. /:-|>.^ ■.'■■■■■ ,.^,,,vv «t * ®'«'"''«''-'" *,«^^,,^ 5/5i-/>' PRINCETON, N. J. BiviiioH OS |.0 5 Section. ..\.. Number _ .* " - I »•.< I '•/^' 1 ;Vr 4. . ..,» vv CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED BY C. J. CLAV MA. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. -TT^^bW.. Er)tfl'if>U. i^n^. f\\x'\'hnYx-z^r\ THE CAMBRIDGE PARAGRAPH BIBLE OF THE AUTHORIZED ENGLISH VERSION, WITH THE TEXT REVISED BY A COLLATION OF ITS EARLY AND OTHER PRINCIPAL EDITIONS, THE USE OF THE ITALIC TYPE MADE UNIFORM. THE MARGINAL REFERENCES REMODELLED, AND A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION PREFIXED BY THE REV. F. H. SCRIVENER, M.A., LL.D. RECTOR OF ST. GERRANS, EDITOR OF THE GREEK TESTAMENT, CODEX AUGIENSIS, &c. ONE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT COMPANY OF REVISERS OF THE AUTHORIZED VERSION. CBliitcti for t\)e ^gntrtcs of tfte Santbrrsitg ^rcss. Cambrfiifft : AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. LONDON: CAMBRIDGE WAREHOUSE, 17, PATERNOSTER ROW. CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL AND CO. 1873- lAll Rights reserved.] Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 http://www.archive.org/details/cambridgeparagraOOscri CONTENTS. I'AGE Introduction ix Sect. I. — On the History of the Text of the Authorized Version of the English Bible, from A.D. 1611 down to the present time x Sect. II. — On the Alar ginal Notes and the Original Texts of the Authorized Version of the English Bible ........... xxiv Sect. III. — On the Use of the Italic Type by the Translators, and on the extension of their principles by subsequent Editors ........ xxxii Sect. IV. — On the System of Punctuation adopted in 161 1, and modified in more recent Bibles xl Sect. V. — On the Orthography, Grammatical Peculiarities, and Capital Letters of the Original, as compared with Modern Editions ..... xlv Sect. VI. — On the References to parallel texts of Scripture which are set in the APargin Iv Sect. VII. — Miscellaneous Observations relating to the present Edition, and general Conclusion lix Appendix A. — List of passages in which this Edition departs from the Text of iCtii . Ixviii Appendix B. — T7ie two Issues of the Bible of 1611 compared ..... Ixxxvi Appendix C. — List of passages in 'which the Readings of the Edition of the Authorized Bible of 1611 have been restored in t/te present volume . . . . , . xci Appendix D. — Blaynefs Report to the Rev. the Vice- Chancellor, and the other Delegates of the Clarendon Pi-ess .......... xcviii Appendix E. — T7ie Greek Text adopted by the Translators of the Authorized Version of the New Testament .... ........ c The Translators' Preface to the Reader cv The Epistle Dedicatory cxix THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS. THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Exodus Leviticus . Numbers . Deuteronomv Joshua Judges Ruth I. Samuel II. Samuel I. Kings . II. Kings . I. Chronicles II. Chronicles Ezra . Nehemiah Esther Job . Psalms Proverbs PAGE liapter s . so . I 40 . 46 27 . 85 ■ 36 . 114 34 • 155 24 . 190 21 213 4 ■ 237 31 • 241 24 . 271 22 297 25 • 327 29 . 356 . 36 . 383 10 415 13 • 425 10 • 439 42 . 447 150 . . 480 31 . ■ 563 Ecclesiastes hath Chapters The Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah . Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel . Amos Obadiah . Jonah MiCAH Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi . 12 8 66 52 5 48 12 14 3 9 I 4 7 3 3 3 2 14 4 PAGE 592 600 60s 669 728 734 783 799 S09 813 821 823 825 S31 834 838 841 843 853 THE BOOKS CALLED APOCRYPHA. I. EsDRAS hath Chapters . 9 • PAGE I The Song of the Three II. EsDRAS i6 . . 16 Children hath Chapters I TOBIT .... 14 . 41 The Story of Susanna . I Judith .... 16 . ■ 5° The Idol Bel and the The rest of Esther 6 . . 64 Dragon .... I Wisdom .... 19 ■ . 68 The Prayer of Manasses I Ecclesiasticus . 51 • . 82 I. Maccabees . 16 Baruch, with the Epistle of 11. Maccabees . IS Jeremiah 6 . ■ 132 139 142 144 146 147 177 THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Matthew hath Chapt ers . 28 I I. Timothy hath Chapters 6 . • 197 Mark 16 . • 31 II. Timothy 4 • 201 Luke 24 . • 50 Titus 3 • 204 John 21 • 83 Philemon . 1 206 The Acts . 28 . . 107 To the Hebrews 13 • 207 The Epistle to the Romans 16 139 The Epistle of J.\mes 5 ■ 218 I. Corinthians. 16 . 152 I. Peter . 5 • 222 II. Corinthians 13 • i6s II. Peter . 3 • 226 Galatians . 6 . 174 I. John 5 • 229 Ephesians . . . 6 . 179 II. John . . . . I 233 Philippians 4 • 184 III. John . . . . I 234 Colossians 4 • 188 Jude .... I 235 I. Thessalonians 5 • 192 Revelation 22 237 II. Thessalonians 3 • 19s ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA. Introduction p. xi. col. 2. note 3, I. ;. To the Bibles of 161 1 resembling Synd. A. 3. 14 add the copy in the Muniment Room of the Library at Lambeth Palace. p. xiii. col. I. I. 30, for "insist" read "rests." p. .wii. col. 1. 1. 10, for "oversights" read "errors." p. xlix, col. 2. I. 25, after Ezra iii. n : add "sunk Num. xi. 2 marg. and seven other places (sank Ex. xv. 5 ; 10) : " p. liii. col. I. 1. 32, after 2 Mace. iv. 4, 5 add "; the keeper hedrew" .\cts xvi. -7* p. Ixi. col. 2. 1. 21, after xiii. 32, a; add "xxiv. 2, 3; ' p. c. col. 2, ad calcem, add "In Acts xix. 20 all tlie English versions except Covcrdale read "of God "(the Greek being tov Kuplou), probably by inadvertence, although the Clementine \'ulgate has "Dei," .-igainst the best manuscripts of that version." p. 14. Gen. xix. Read " t/tis place" in ver. 12, "this pl.icc" in vcr. 13. INTRODUCTION. THE help afforded to an attentive reader of Holy Scripture by the simple plan of ar- ranging its unbroken text in paragraphs accommo- dated to the sense, is by this time too well appre- ciated to require, for adopting that method, either apology or enlarged explanation. By discarding the over-numerous and sometimes arbitrary breaks at the end of each verse in our ordinar)' Bibles; by banishing the numerals which indicate the chapters and verses into the margin, where they may be used for the purpose of reference ; by broadly distinguishing the poetical books or por- tions of books from those written in prose ; by marking clearly to the eye the passages of the Old Testament which are quoted in the New ; as much aid will probably have been rendered to- wards the right understanding of the Inspired Volume as can be hoped for from the employment of devices merely typographical. But it is not mainly as a Paragraph Bible that the interest of theological students is sought in behalf of the present work, to the preparation of which upwards of seven laborious years have been willingly devoted. The S)'ndics of the Cambridge University Press have considered that its special and exceptional form presents a favourable opportunity for supplying to scholars and divines their much- felt want of a critical edition of the Authorized Version of the Holy Bible, such as would have been executed long ago, had this Version been nothing more than the greatest and best kno^xm of English Classics. And this design has been rendered all the more necessary by the fact that a formal revision of the Translation itself is now in progress, having been undertaken about three years ago under the auspices of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury. If a judgment may be formed from previous experience in like cases, the revised and unrevised Versions, when the former shall be at length completed, are destined to run together a race of generous and friendly rivalry for the space of at least one gene- ration, before the elder of the two shall be super- seded in the affections of not a few devout persons, who, in so grave a matter as the daily use of Holy Scri])ture, shall prove slow to adopt changes which yet they will not doubt to be made, on the whole, for the better. With such a struggle before it, it is only right that the Authorized or King James's Bible should be represented, so far as may be, in the precise shape that it would have assumed, if its venerable Translators had shewn themselves more exempt than they were from the failings in- cident to human infirmity ; or if the same severe accuracy, which is now demanded in carrying so important a volume through the press, had been deemed requisite or was at all usual in their age. The purpose of this Introduction is to discuss, within as moderate a compass as the subject will permit, the principles which have been adopted in editing the following pages, the reasons whereon they are grounded, and the difliculties which have been encountered in the prosecution of an arduous but by no means a wearisome task. For the reader's convenience it will be divided into seven Sections, the chief contents of which are here sub- joined. Section I. On the history of the text of the Authorized Version, from a.d. i6ii down to the present time. Section II. On its marginal notes; and on the original texts, both Greek and Hebrew, em- ployed by the Translators. Section III. On the use of the Italic type by the Translators, and on the extension of their prin- ciples by subsequent editors. X INTRODUCTION. [sect. I. Section IV. On the system of punctuation adopted in 1611, and modified in more recent Bibles. Section V. On the orthography, grammatical peculiarities, and capital letters of the original, as compared with modern editions. Section VI. On the references to parallel texts of Scripture which are set in the margin. Section VII. Miscellaneous observations re- lating to the present edition, and general Con- clusion. To the Introduction is annexed, besides several other Appendices, a full Catalogue of the places in which the text of modern Bibles differs from that of the standard of 161 1, with the dates at which the variations were severally adopted, so far as by diligent care they have been ascertained. Section I. On the history of the text of the Authorized Version of the English Bible, from a.d. 16 ii doivn to the present time. Most readers will be aware that numberless and not inconsiderable departures from the original or standard edition of the Authorized Translation as published in 161 1, are to be found in the modern Bibles which issue from the press by thou- sands every year. Some of these differences must be imputed to oversight and negligence, from which no work of man can be entirely free; but much the greater part of them are deliberate changes, introduced silently and without authority by men whose very names are often unknown. Now, if such alterations had been made invariably for the worse, it would have been easy in future editions to recall the primitive readings, and utterly to re- ject the later corruptions. This, however, is far from being the case. Not a few of these variations, especially those first met with in Cambridge folio Bibles dated 1629 and 1638, which must have been superintended with much critical care, amend mani- fest faults of the original Translators or editors, so that it would be most injudicious to remove them from the place they have deservedly held in all our copies for the last 240 years'. A full and, it may 1 On a question of so great importance as that of retain- be hoped, a fairly complete list of these changes is given in Appendix A at the end of this Intro- duction, to which the student is referred once for all : the attempt therein made to assign the period at which they were severally admitted into the text, although great pains have been bestowed upon the investigation, must be regarded as some- times only approximately successful. Other copies, of an earlier date than that cited, may occasionally have anticipated it in making the given correction ; but these inaccuracies will hardly affect the general results, or impair the conclusions to which they lead. One class of variations has been advisedly excluded from the Catalogue, as seeming rather curious than instructive or important ; namely, that arising from errors which, having crept into editions later than that of 161 1, after holding a place in a few or in many subsequent issues, have long since disappeared from the Bibles now in use. Of this kind is that notorious misprint in the Cambridge folio of 1638, once falsely imputed to ecclesiastical bias, "whom ye may appoint over this business" ("ye" for "we") Acts vi. 3 ; a blemish which obstinately maintained its ground in some copies, at least as late as 1682 ^ The several editions of the Authorized Version which have been used in the formation of our Catalogues and in our re- ing changes for the better already made by previous editors of the Authorized Version, it is safe to be fortified by the judgment of so cautious and well-informed a writer as Dr Card well: "There is only one case, perhaps, in which it would become the duty of the privileged editor to enter into questions of criticism, without some express authority to sup- port him. If a given mistake of the Translators had already been conected before his time, if the public opinion had concurred, either avowedly or tacitly, in the change, he might reasonably hope that the general acknowledgment of the truth would relieve him from the obligation of returning into error. I say nothing of the boldness which first made the alteration ; I only commend the sound judgment which, after it was generally adopted, did not hesitate to retain it" [Ox- ford Bibles, 1833, p. 2, by Edward Cardwell, D.D., Principal of S. Alban's Hall, Oxford). " Hartwell Home, to whose Introduction all English stu- dents of the Bible own more than they can ever duly acknow- ledge, adds another instance of less importance (though he does not quite know its true history), which shall serve as a sufficient specimen of the whole ckass. In i Tim. iv. 16 for "the doctrine" of the books from 161 1 to 1630, we read "thy doctrine" in 1619 (Camb.) to 1762. Blayney (1769) restored "the," but Home has seen "thy" in Bibles of the commencement of the present century. Iiitroduclioii, Vol. 11. Pt. II. p. 79 note (1834). SECT. I.] INTRODUCTION. XI vision of the text are chiefly, though not exclusively, the following. (i) The standard or primar}' one published in 1611, "Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie." Here, however, we are met on the threshold of our researches by the perplexing fact that at least two separate issues bear the date of that year, yet differ from each other in so many minute particulars, that we cannot help raising the question which is the earlier or more authoritative, and consequently the more suitable to be taken as the model to which subsequent reprints ought to be accommo- dated. On this subject, so interesting to students of the English Bible, much light has recently been thrown by Mr Fry of Bristol, whose materials will be thankfully used by many that feel unable to adopt his conclusions, and might desire a little more scholarlike precision in the method of his investi- gations'. The two chief issues of 16 11 may be respectively represented by a folio now in the British Museum (3050. g. 2), and another in the same Library (3050. g. i) of which Mr Fry says in a manuscript note "it is every leaf correct, and may be taken as a standard copy of this issue." There is yet a third class of books, bearing date the same year, containing (some more, some less) sheets of six leaves or twelve pages each, or occa- sionally only two or four leaves of a sheet, which appear to be reprints of portions of one or the other of the aforenamed issues, the preliminary matter being made up from the folio of 16 17 or elsewhere, a circumstance which complicates the question not a little, so that in what we have to say it will be advisable to exclude all considera- tions respecting these reprinted portions'. This * A Description of the Great Bible, 1,^39, also of the editions, in large folio, of the Authorized Version of the Holy Scriptures, Printed in the years 1611, 1613, 1617, 1634, 164O. By Francis Fry, F.S.A., folio, London, 1865. ' Gen. xlvi. 12 — xlix. 27; Num. xxi. 2 — xxvi. 65; Josh. X. 9— xi. 11; XV. 13 — xvii. 8; Judg. xiv. 18 — xx. 44; Ruth i. 9 — 2 Sam. ix. 13; xi. 26 — xiv. 19; xv. 31 — xvii. 14; xix. 39 — xxii. 49; I Kin. i. 17 — xvi. 3; xvii. 20 — xxii. 34; 2 Kin. i. 15 — 2 Chr. xxix. 31; Ezra ii. 55 — ^Job xxii. 3; xxv. 4 — xxxi. 28; xxxiv. 5 — xli. 31; Ps. vi. 3 — Prov. vi. 35; ix. 14 — xiv. 28; xvii. 3 — Eccles. ii. 26; vi. i — Cant. vii. i ; Isai. i. i — xxxii. 13; xli. 13 — Ixiii. i; Jer. i. 7 — vii. 26; xi. 12 — xv. 10; xxvi. i8^Ezek. xiv. 22; xvii. 22 — xx. 44; Zech. xiv. 9 — Mai. ii. 13; I Esdr. iv. 37 — v. 26; Ecclus. xvi. 7 — xx. 17; may be done the better, inasmuch as Mr Fry's researches have discovered only six such leaves in the Pentateuch, five in the Apocrypha, none in the New Testament. These reprints are bound up with and form a complete book with portions of each issue in two other Bibles in the Museum (1276. 1. 4 and 3050. g. 3) respectively. The textual differences between the two original issues have been diligently collected in Appendix B, pp. Ixxxvi. — xc, from which only very manifest misprints of both books have been excluded ; by a careful exa- mination of which collation, in those portions where there are no known reprints, the student can form an independent judgment respecting the internal character of each of them. In preparing the pre- sent volume, a Bible belonging to the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press (A. 3. 14, wanting sheet A of Title-page, Dedication and part of the Translators' Preface) has been substituted for the Museum book 3050. g. 2, and for 3050. g. i the Ox- ford reprint of 1833, as being a well-known pub- lication which exactly resembles it in all places consulted, and was itself taken verbatim, with un- usual care for insuring accuracy, from a Bible in the Library of the Delegates of the Oxford Uni- versity Press at that time in actual use. Copies of both issues or recensions of 161 1 survive in great numbers in private as well as in public hands, since when the Translation was completed every Church had to be furnished with at least one without delay. Fifteen copies of that which it followed, twelve of the other, are enumerated in the Advertisement which preceded the publication of the Oxford reprint (dated Jan. 14, 1834), and Mr Fry has seen at least seventy, although he seldom gives us in- formation as to where they are severally located^. The question which of the two recensions is Banich iii. i — iv. 28; Song, ver. 20 — Hist. Susanna, ver. 15. In all 244 leaves (but not so many in any one copy), distin- guished by the comparison of B. M. 3050. g. 2 with 44 other copies, in respect to initial letters and minute typographi- cal variations (Fry, Table 2). ^ Besides those named above the Editor has examined (not to mention some in private hands) resembling Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14, S. John's Coll. Cambridge (T. 2. 24); King's Collie (53); Jesus Coll. Cambridge (A. 7. 7 with ihe false date of 1613 on the title-page of the O. T.); resembling the Oxford reprint, Brit. Mus. (466. i. 6); Cambridge University Library, I. 15; 16; Emmanuel College (B. i. 23), and the very fine copy in the Bodleian. b 2 xu INTRODUCTION. [SECT. I. the earlier must be decided partly by external, partly by internal considerations. The latter will speak for themselves, and it may be taken for granted that no one will doubt the great supe- riority on the whole of the text of the Oxford reprint to the other, or hesitate to mark in it many designed improvements and corrections which be- tray a later hand (Appendix B ii. pp. Ixxxviii. — xc), while the instances in which the Syndics' book is superior or not inferior to the other (App. B i. pp. Ixxxvi., Ixxxvii.) are scanty, slight, and incapable of suggesting the converse inference'. Both contain innumerable errors of the press, some peculiar to a single issue", not a few (including nearly all the false textual references in the margin, see Sect. vr. p. Ivi.) common to both. It is useful to remem- ber one characteristic erratum of each, which will enable us to determine at a glance to which recen- sion a particular volume in our hands belongs. The Syndics' copy and its fellows have "Judas" in- stead of "Jesus" in Matt. xxvi. 36; the Oxford reprint and its associates read twice over the follow- ing words in Ex. xiv. 10 "the children of Israel lift up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians march- ed after them, and they were sore afraid : and " the printer's eye wandering back from the second "the children of Israel" in the verse, to the firsts Yet in spite of this portentous blunder, the recen- sion which contains it is decidedly the more cor- rect of the two, and irresistibly forces on the mind of any one that has minutely studied both, that whether we regard emendations of the sense or ' A few instances are as good as a thousand, if only they be unequivocal. We would press Ezek. xliv. 29, where what we call the first issue treats the final mem as if it were double ; Amos vi. 7, where the second issue corrects the wrong num- ber of the first ; but i Mace. x. 47 seems conclusive, where our second issue, deeming "true peace" too strong a ren- dering of \lr^uv elpriviKuv, banished " II True" into the margin. There are no reprints in these leaves. It is fair to add two instances (App. B, p. Ixxxvii.) we have found tending to an op- posite conclusion, in the false arrangement of the margins of Wisd. iii. 14 ; Mark vii. 4, in the Oxford reprint. But the ge- neral drift of the internal evidence sets strongly the other way. - In compiling a list of errata in the Syndics' copy (A. 3. 14) much aid was given by the corrections made in that book by Gilbert Buchanan, LL.D., of Woodmansteme, Surrey, in the winter of 1813 — 4, when engaged in revising for the King's Printer his quarto edition of 1806. '■' It deserves notice that this could easily be done if the type were set ^lp from the Syndics' copy, where " the chil- dren of Israel " begins a line in both parts of the verse. comparative exemption from typographical over- sights, it had undergone revision, fitful and super- ficial perhaps, but not the less real on that account. Hence it is not quite reasonable, in answer to the enquiry "Which of the two issues was first print- ed?" to say with Mr Fry, " I do not think that any evidence on this point can be adduced, from the existence of an error in one, and the absence of it in another copy" (A Description, &c. p. 23). Not certainly from noting a single error or from noting twenty, for such an argument is cumulative in its weight, and can only be appreciated by patient enquirers : but if, out of two books substantially the same, one shall prove on examination more free than the other from mechanical imperfections and printers' errata, and at the same time full of small yet unequivocal corrections whether of the style or the matter of the performance, we cannot doubt that, in the absence of any considerable proof to the contrary, the common consent of man- kind would pronounce that the better executed volume must needs be the later of the two. And what considerable proof to the contrary has Mr Fry been able to allege ? Direct evidence on the subject there is none, for never was a great enterprise like the production of our Authorized Version carried out, with less knowledge handed down to posterity of the labourers, their method and order of working. There still remains the bibliographical branch of this investigation, and this will demand some attention. The first point we take up makes little in favour of Mr Fry's view of the priority of that issue which the Oxford reprint follows with such faithful exactness. All copies of the other issue which have a title-page at all, exhibit a respectable and elaborate woodcut (repeated before the New Testament with the neces- sary change in the printed words) that had often done duty before, notably in the Bishops' Bible of 1602. It represents the four Evangelists with their pro- per emblems at the top and bottom of the cut, the tents and armorial bearings of the twelve tribes on the left of the letter-press, the twelve Apostles on the right of it, the Paschal Lamb slain on the altar beneath it, the Lamb Triumphant under the In- communicable Name surmounting all. But in many copies of the recension to which the Oxford re- print belongs the title-page is of a totally different character. It is a very elegant copper-plate en- SECT. I.] INTRODUCTION. gra\-ing, of whose refined beauty Mr Fry's repro- duction on stone (Plate 34) gives but a poor idea. Here Moses stands cornntiis on the left of the letter-press title, Aaron on the right, the Apostles and Evangelists above and below in attitude and form cjuite different from the conventional manner of artists ; above, the Incommunicable Name, the Dove, the Lamb Triumphant ; below, the Pelican and het young ; at the foot of this masterpiece the subscription C. Bod fecit in Richnwnt, Cornelius Boel of Antwerp then working at Richmond in Surrey. Now the point to be noted is this. It is admitted by Mr Fry and by every one else that in no copy of what he calls the second issue is there an engraved title, whereas some copies of his first issue have the engraved plate, others the woodcut, a few possibly, though not certainly, both, prefixed to the Old Testament. The in- ference seems a natural one that Boel's plate not being ready when the earliest copies of our Au- thorized Version were published, the old woodcut was made to serve in its place for a while, and that those copies of Mr Fry's first and our second issue which contain Boel's copper-plate, are in all pro- bability the latest of any. If there be any more simple solution of the matter, it would be well to state it. But that which is most dwelt upon by such as would invert what internal evidence points out as the true order of the two issues insist on facts relative to the reprinted leaves which Mr Fry has demonstrated with great pains and ingenuity. Out of 25 copies of his first issue which he e.xamined, 23 were leaf for leaf alike, agreeing entirely with each other : in one copy two leaves, in another six, were of the rival issue. Forty-five copies of this latter issue were then collated, of which the large number of 41 were found to vary from each other in some of the reprinted leaves supplied (see p. xi. note 2), and only two pairs were entirely iden- tical. " I have now shewn" he proceeds to sum up "from the actual comparison of a very large number of the Bibles of 16 11, as many as seventy, that one issue is unmixed (with the exception of eight leaves in two copies out of 25 examined), and that the other issue is made up in a very re- markable manner, not only with reprints, but that it is often mixed with the other issue, with the pre- liminary leaves of 1613, 1617, and 1634. Is not this conclusive evidence that the Bibles No. i and No. 2 before alluded to' are respectively of the ist issue and of the 2nd issue"" {Description, &c. p. 25)? Certainly not, if we understand what is meant by conclusive ei'idence. The facts established by Mr Fry (and we can confirm many of them from our own experience) are sufficient to raise a strong presumption that not very rnany copies of the earliest printed issue were bound up at once and sent out to Parish Churches, for which reservation their shameful inaccuracy will abundantly account : after the great and immediate demand was satisfied by that better edition which the Oxford reprint exhibits, and after the Translators were dispersed and had ceased to have any control over their work, the printer seems to have gradually put forth the unused sheets that had been first printed and deliberately laid aside, supplemented by reprinted leaves and other portions of later books. "Why these 244 leaves were required to be printed a second time we can only conjecture" {ibid. p. 24). In truth the difficulty presses equally upon every possible hypothesis that can be maintained. The only real information available which bears even remotely on the matter is Dr Anthony ^Valker s Life of John Bois° [1560 — 1643], who was a ^ As usual, Mr Fry does not indicate what and where are the copies he used. He only says just before, " I placed my two best copies side by side, the one with the error of three lines in Ex. xiv. 10, the No. i copy..., and the other with the verse correctly printed, No. 2 copy... (p. 22)," which is v.igue enough. He tries also to make something of "the obvious difference in the condition of the rules with which the black lines [inclosing the letter-press] are printed. In No. I they are straight and generally true at the corners ; in the 2nd Issue they are not so \.n\e, and are more open, shew- ing the effect of use" (p. 25). The difference will not appear so great to every one who inspects these early Bibles ; from the original leaves supplied at the end of the Syndics' copy of his Qvn\ book, and from comparing various parts s) of 1638 — 1762; Luke xiv. 4 "let him go" for "let him go" of 1638 — 1762; Rom. iii. 14 "is full" (7^M") ; I Cor. iii. 23 "ye are Christ's" for "ye are Christ's" of 1638 — 1762; Gal. v. 10 "his judgment" for "//w judgment" of 1611 — 1762. Out of this whole list of blunders in regard to the italic type, some of them being very palpable, the American Bible of 1867 corrects those in Ps. xvii. 6; I.V.W. 5, Professor Scholefield (whose care on this point will be noticed again, Sect. iii. p. xl., note i) ' .See note 3 on the preceding page. the last two. Blayney is followed in the rest by the whole flock of moderns, without enquiry and with- out suspicion. For many years which followed the publication of the edition of 1769, even after its glaring imper- fections had become in some measure kno\vn, the King's Printer and the two English Universities continued to reproduce what was in substance Dr Blayney's work, when the public attention was claimed in 1831 by Mr Curtis of Islington, who complained that all modern reprints of Holy Scrip- ture departed widely from the original edition of 161 1, to the great deterioration of our Vernacular Translation I It is needless to revive the contro- versy that ensued, in which the case of the privi- leged presses was successfully maintained by Dr Cardwell in behalf of Oxford, by Dr Turton for Cambridge, in the pamphlets which have been already cited in this Section. The consequent pub- lication of the standard text in the Oxford reprint of 1833, which we have used so much, virtually set- tled the whole debate, by shewing to the general reader the obvious impossibility of returning to the Bible of 16 11, with all the defects which those who superintended the press had been engaged, for more than two centuries, in reducing to a more consistent and presentable shape. One result of the communication at that time entered upon be- tween the Delegates of the Oxford and the Syndics of the Cambridge Presses was a letter written from Dr Cardwell to Dr Turton in 1839 respecting a more exact accordance of the Authorized Version as published by the two Universities. These learned men were instructed to confer together on the subject, although it is not easy to point out any actual result of their consultation. The only papers at Cambridge at all bearing on the subject have been placed at the Editor's disposal, but they amount to very little, though it is to them he is indebted, when in the Appendices or else- where he speaks of an alteration as having been made by the direction of Bp. Turton". ^ The Existing Monopoly, an inadequate protection of the Authorized Version of the Scriptures, &c., &c. By Thomas Curtis, London, 1833, 8vo. ' It would be ungrateful not to notice the minute and un- pretending diligence of those who prepared Bagster's editions of the Holy Bible. We have consulted the miniature quarto of 1846, wherein we found anticipated many a small discovery we had supposed to be original. Appendix A, pp. Ixix., &c. SECT. I.] INTRODUCTION. The revision of the Canonical Scriptures pro- jected (1847 — 1851) by the American Bible Society was a more ambitious enterprise, which until lately has hardly been heard of in England'. A Commit- tee of seven, on which we recognize the honoured name of Edward Robinson, engaging as their col- lator James W. McLane, a Presbyterian minister in the State of New York, superintended his compari- son of a standard American Bible with recent copies published in London, Oxford, Cambridge and Edin- burgh, as also with the book of 161 1. Where the four modem British volumes proved uniform, the new revision was conformed to them, or, in matters of punctuation, to any three united. Other rules drawn up for McLane's guidance shew laudable care on the part of the Committee, who felt and confessed that some restraint (even though a light one) was peculiarly needed by their citizens, since "the exposure to variations is naturally greater, wherever the printing of the Bible is at the option of every one who chooses to undertake it, without restriction and without supervision ; as in this coun- try since the Revolution" {Report, p. 8). To this task the good men devoted themselves for three years and a half, and finally presented their Report and revision to the Board of Managers which had appointed them. //'/ omitis cffusus labor: adopted at first, the work was rejected the very next year (1852) by a majority of the same body, "on the ground of alleged want of constitutional authority, and popu- lar dissatisfaction with a number of the changes made'." Some small fruits, however, of their faith- ful toil remain in the editions of the Bible pub- lished by the American Bible Society since i860, to which reference is frequently made in the course of this Introduction and its Appendices'. It is not easy to persuade ourselves that very much has will explain what we mean. Tlie revision seems due in the main to Wm. Greenfield, F.A.S., of the British and Foreign Bible Society, although he died in 1831. ' The only account which has reached England is given in a scarce Tract in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society (U. 4. ■23) : Report on the History and Recent Collation of the English Version of the Bible: presented by the Committee of Versions to the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, and adopted. May i, 18 jr, pp. 32, [New York] 1851. ' Philip Schaff, D.D., Revision of the English p'ersion, &c. New York, 1873, p. xxxi. note. ' The edition we have used is the beautiful Diamond Ref. 24mo. of 1867. been lost by the failure of the praiseworthy effort just described. The plan of operation was not sufficiently thorough to produce any considerable results. Between the five recent Bibles that were collated the differences would be slight and super- ficial, but when the standard of 16 n came to be taken into account, it is very credible that the re- corded variations, solely in the text and punctua- tion, amounted to 24,000 {Report, p. 31). No attempt seems to have been made to bridge over the wide gulph between the first issues of the Au- thorized Version and those of modem times by the use of such intermediate editions as have been examined in the present Section; nor does the general tone of their Report encourage the belief that the previous studies of the revisers had lain in that direction. Hence followed of necessity, or at any rate in practice, so complete a postpone- ment of Bibles of the seventeenth century to those of the nineteenth, that wheresoever the latter agreed together, their very worst faults, whether relating to the text or to the italic type (and more especially to the italics), were almost sure to escape detection, and never did come to the knowledge of the Committee, save by some happy accident. It remains to state that the model or standard copy by which the present work has been set up at the press is the Cambridge 8vo. edition, small pica (with marginal references) 1858. This Para- graph Bible, therefore, agrees with the Cambridge method of spelling certain words enumerated in Sec- tion V. (j). xlviii.), rather than with the London or Oxford fashion. Our standard may be pronounced to be accurately printed, inasmuch as close and repeated examination has enabled us to note only the following errata in the text or margin. 1 Chr. iv. 24 (margin of 1762) Zoar for Zohar; 2 Chr. i. 4 Kiria^h ; Ezra i. 7 his god (presumably by accident, yet it looks true : compare in Hebrew 2 Kin. xix. 37 ; Dan. i. 2) ; Esther i. 7 gave them; Job xv. 35 niischiof; xxi. 26 worm; Ps. xxxi. 7 adversity ; xlv. 1 1 thy lord ; Hos. ii. i Ru-hamah; Jonah i. 4 was tlike (see Appendix C); Luke iv. 7 marg. fall Aovin (so Camb. nonpareil, 1857). Since this Bible of 1858 does not contain the Apocrypha, a Cambridge 4to. 1 863 has been adopt- ed for the model of that portion of our work. Besides correcting the mistakes of Blayney and his successors in the passages indicated in pp. xxi., XXIV INTRODUCTION. [SECT. II. xxii., this book alone (so far as we know) has the following changes for the better: I Esdr. V. 5 marg. "Or," set before "jhacim;" i Esdr. vi. 49 w/a^g-. "Or," set before "Behemoth;" Ecclus. iv. i6 "generations" for "generation" of i6ii, &c. For Tobit iv. lo ; Judith i. 6 ; 2 Mace. ix. 1 8, see Appendix C. This book contains also the following errata: I Esdr. V. 72 and Judith iv. 7 "straight" for "strait;" I Esdr. vi. 22 "our Lord" for "our lord;*' viii. 32 marg. " Shechanaiah" for " Shechaniafi ;" ix. 4 "bear" for "bare;" 16 nwrg. Porosh for Parosh ; 1 Esdr. vii. 17 "shall" for "should;" Judith x. 8 and xiii. 5; Ecclus. xxxvii. 16; 1 Mace. xiv. 5 "enterprizes:" but "enterprises" in i Mace. ix. 55; Judith xvi. n II with "these," instead of with the first "they;" Wisd. i. 6 "a witness" for "witness;" v. 23 "dealings" for "dealing;" vi. 11 "affections" for "affec- tion;" xiii. II "lla carpenter" for "a llcarpenter ;" Ecclus. iii. 27 "sorrow" for "sorrows;" xlvi. 7 "murmurings" for "murmuring;" Song, ver. 5 "upou us" (second); i Mace, iv. 20 "hosts" for "host;" 34 "above" for "about;" vii. 45 "ilThen they" for "Then llthey;" x. 54 "son-in-law" for "son in law:" Comp. Tobit x. 12; ch. xi. 2; xiv. 27 " hight priest ;" ver. 32 "the II valiant " for " II the valiant ;" 2 Mace. i. 23 "priest" for second "priests;" xiii. 23 marg. " II Or, rcbt'ilt'd^* over against ver. 24 ; ibid. " entreated " for " in- treated" (as six times before); xiv. 25 "Hand" for "and II." The Epistle of" The Translators to the Reader," which follows the Dedication in all principal edi- tions of the Authorized Version, has been illus- trated in this volume by such notes as seemed necessary. The reputed author of this noble Pre- face (for, in spite of the quaintness of its style and the old fashion of its learning, it deserves no meaner epithet) is Dr Miles Smith of the first Oxford Company, who would naturally be one of the six final revisers (p. xiv.), and became Bishop of Gloucester in 161 2. The Calendar and Tables of Lessons usually annexed to this Preface are no more a part of the Version than the Book of Com- mon Prayer and the metrical Psalms which are sometimes placed at the beginning and end of the Bible. The Genealogical charts, accompanied with a Map of Canaan and its Index, the work of John Speed, were printed separately in various sizes, that they might be bound up with the Bibles, without any option of the purchaser. Mr Fry prints {A Descriptio7i, &c. p. 40) a Patent granting to him this privilege dated in the eighth year of James I., to hold good "only during the term of ten years next ensuing," at an additional charge of not more than two shillings for the large folio size. Section II. On the }>iarghial notes and the original texts of the Authorized Version of the English Bible. Besides those references to parallel texts of Scripture which will be spoken of elsewhere (Sec- tion vi), the margin of most of our English Bibles, including the Authorized Version, contains certain brief annotations, the extent and character of which will now be described. The practice was begun by Tyndale, in whose earliest New Testament of 1525, the slight fragments of whose single known copy enrich the Grenville Library in the British Museum, notes rather expository than relating to interpreta- tion are extant in the margin. In some places, and yet more in his version of the Pentateuch (1530 and subsequent years), these notes become strongly polemical, and breathe a spirit which the warmest admirers of that truly great man find it easier to excuse than to commend. In Coverdale's Bible (1535)) which was issued in hot haste to seize a fleeting opportunity, only five out of the eighteen notes found in the New Testament are explanatory, the rest having reference to the proper rendering : in the earlier pages of his Bible they occur much more frequently. Annotations of this kind are quite a distinctive feature as well of the Geneva New Testament of 1557, as of the Geneva Bible of 1560; and, mingled with others which are purely interpretative, are strewn somewhat unequally over the pages of the Bishops' Bible (1568, 1572). One of the most judicious of the Instructions to the Translators laid down for their guidance by King James I., and acted upon by them with strict fidelity, prescribed that " No marginal notes at all be affixed, but only for the explanation of the Hebrew or Greek words, which cannot, without some circumlocution, so briefly and fitly be ex- pressed in the text." It had by that time grown intolerable, that on the self-same page with the text of Holy Scripture, should stand some bitter pithy comment, conceived in a temper the very reverse of that which befits men who profess to love God in Christ. \ In the Old Testament the marginal notes in our standard Bibles of 161 1 amount to 6637, whereof 41 11 express the more literal meaning of the original Hebrew or Chaldee (there are 77 re- SECT. II.] INTRODUCTION. XXV ferring to the latter language): 2156 give alter- native renderings (indicated by the word ""Or" prefixed to them) which in the opinion of the Translators are not very less probable than those in the text: in 63 the meaning of Proper names is stated for the benefit of the unlearned (e.g. Gen. xi. 9; xvi. 11): in 240 (whereof 108 occur in the first book of Chronicles) necessary information is given by way of harmonizing the text with other passages of Scripture, especially in regard to the orthography of Hebrew names (e.g. Gen. xi. 16, 20, 24): while the remaining 67 refer to various readings of the original text, in 31 of which the marginal variation (technically called Keri) of the Masoretic revisers of the Hebrew is set in compe- tition with the reading in the text {Chetiv). Of this last kind of marginal notes a list is subjoined, as many of them are not readily distinguishable from the alternative renderings, being mostly, like them, preceded by " "Or". They are Deiit. xxviii. 22. Josh. viii. 12 {Keri inraarg.); xv. 53 (Keri in marg.). i Sam. vi. 18 (|3X for PDX, mth the Tar- gum and Septuagint) ; xxvii. 8 {Keri in text). 1 Sam. xiii. 37 (A>n in text); xiv. 1^ (Keri in marg.). i Kin. .xxii. 48 (Keri in text). I Kin. v. 1-2 (Keri in marg.); xx. 4 (Keri in text); xxiii. 33 (Keri'm. text), i Chr. i. 6; 7. 2 Chr. i. 5. Ezra ii. 33; 46 (Keri in text); viii. 14 (Keri'xa. marg.) ; x. 40 ^ Neh. iii. 20 (Keri in marg.). Job vi. 21 (Keri in text); .\xxiii. 28 (twice as Keri in text). Ps. ix. 12 (Keri'va. text); x. 12 (Keri in text); xxiv. 6 (marg. with the Septuagint, Syriac, and Latin Vulgate); Ixiv. 6; Ixviii. 30; c. 3 (Ae-n in marg.); cii. 3; cxivii. 19 (Keri in marg.). Prov. xvii. 27 (Keri in text); XX. 30 [Keri in marg.); xxi. 29 (Keri in marg.); xxiv. 19; xxvi. 17. Cant. v. 4. Isai. x. \->,(Keri'vn. marg.?); xiii. 22; xviii. 2; XXX. 32 (Keri in marg.); xli. 24; xlix. 5 (Keri in marg.); Ixiii. II (marg. with Aquila and the Vulgate); Ixv. 4 {Keri in text). Jer. ii. 20 (Keri in text) ; iii. 9 (text with the Septuagint); vii. 18 and xliv. 17 (riDN^D^ for n^ipD^, apparently from conjecture) ; xvi. 7; xviii. 4; xxiii. 31 (pro- bai)ly a conjectural reading, pPPI for pH?) ; xxxiii. 3 ; xlix. i and 3 (marg. with the Septuagint) ; 1. 9 (EJ* text, B" marg.) ; ^ Strangely enough, this is the earliest marginal note re- lating to various readings, noticed by Bp. Turton in his Text of the English Bible Considered. He gives Ezra x. 40. Ps. cii. 3. Cant. v. 4 for the Old Testament, and eight references to the New, adding, " I will not positively affirm that no other Various Readings than the following are to be found in the Margin, but the impression of my mind is that no others do exist there" (p. 128, second edition). But, in truth, his whole treatise is a notable example of what wary tact and dialectic skill may accomplish, when wielded by one who does not know too much about the matter at issue, and is fortunate enough to encounter opponents who know consi- derably less. 26 (5 text, 7 marg.) ; Ii. 59 (marg. HND? irapi — eSedou, Sep- tuagint). Ezek. vii. i:; xxiii. 43 (Keri in marg.); xxv. 7 (Keri in text); xxx. 18 ("E^ text, "b marg.); xxxvi. 14 (7t^3 Chetiv in marg., PDC in text, but Keri is quite different, viz. IPC); ver. 23 (marg. with the Masora, Septuagint, and some Hebrew manuscripts, against the commonly printed text) ; xl. 40; xiii. 9 (Keri in marg. "he that brought"). Dan. ix. 24 (Keri in text, " to make an end "). .A.mos iii. 12 (Hebrew manuscripts varying between pK'0'1 of the printed text, which is represented by marg., and the name of the city pfe'D"!). Zech. xi. 2 (Keri in text). Mai. ii. 15 (marg. DSb "excel- lency," being the rendering of Coverdale, "an excellent spirit"). Where the variation in the reading was brought prommently into view by the Masoretic notes, it was only natural that the Translators should refer to it in their margin. Respecting the Hebrew text which they followed, it would be hard to identify any particular edition, inasmuch as the differences between early printed Bibles are but few. The Complutensian Polyglott, however, which afforded them such important help in the Apocrypha, was of course at hand, and we seem to trace its in- fluence in some places, e.g. in 2 Chr. i. 5 D!^ "there," of the Complutensian text, the Septuagint and Vulgate, being accorded a place in the margin; as also in Job xxii. 6 Tns "thy brother," where later editors give the plural, as do the Targum, Syriac, Septuagint, and Vulgate. Yet the Complutensian throws no light on the reading in many other pas- sages, where some other text must have been before them: e.g. i Chr. vi. 57 ("of Judah" added); Ps. Ixiv. 6, where the marginal rendering ought to be taken in preference. It has been sometimes alleged that the alterna- tive renderings (introduced by " ' Or ") which are set in the margin of the Authorized English Version, are superior, on the whole, to those in the text^ It would be indeed a conspicuous instance of bad judgment on the part of the Translators, if it could be justly maintained that where two or more senses of a passage were brought fairly before them, they mostly, or even frequently, put the worst into the body of their work. But no competent scholar who has carefully examined the matter will think ' "The Translators... have placed some different signifi- cations in the Margent; but those most- what the better; because when tmth is tryed by most voyees^ it is commonly out-voted." Dr R. GelTs Essay toward the Afiiendmetit of tli€ last English Translation of the Bible, 1659 (Preface, p. 24). XXVI INTRODUCTION. [sect. II. that they have gone so far \vrong. On the other hand, he will perhaps feel disposed to complain that so many of these marginal notes assign a sense to the sacred record which cannot possibly be ac- cepted as true. Some of these, no doubt, are taken either from the text or margin of the Bishops' Bible, which had been read in Churches for about forty years when the Authorized Version was made, and which King James had expressly directed " to be followed, and as little altered as the truth of the original will permit." But far the greater part must be traced to another source, to which adequate attention has not yet been directed. Of the several Latin translations of the Old Testament which were executed in the sixteenth century, that which was the joint work of Immanuel Tremellius [1510 — 80], a converted Jew (the proselyte first of Car- dinal Pole, then of Peter MartjT), who became Professor of Divinity at Heidelberg, and of his son-in-law Francis Junius [1545 — 1602], was at once the latest and the most excellent. Originally published in 1575 — 9, and revised in 1590 after the death of Tremellius by Junius, who added a version of the Apocrypha of which he was the sole author, a large edition printed in London in 1593 soon caused it to become very highly esteemed in this country for its perspicuity and general faithful- ness. One great fault it has, a marked tendency, in passages either obscure in themselves, or sug- gesting some degree of difficulty, to wander into new paths of interpretation, wherein it ought to have found few to follow or commend it. This version must have lain open before the Translators throughout the whole coiirse of their labours : it has led them into some of the most conspicuous errors that occur in their text (2 Chr. xx. i ; Job xxxiv. 33), while as regards the margin, whensoever a rendering is met with violently harsh, inverted, or otherwise unlikely, its origin may be sought, almost with a moral certainty of finding it, in the pages of Tremellius and Junius. These statements are made with reference to every part of the Old Testament (e.g. Gen. xl. 13, 16, 19, 20. Ex. xvii. 16; xxix. 43. Judg. ix. 31. 2 Sam. i. 9; xxi. 8), but, for the sake of brevity, the proof of them shall be drawn from one distinct portion, the books of the Minor Prophets. To these authorities solely, so far as the writer has observed, are due the sup- plying of "/- Fritzsche's STD); 17 — i()(quoniam tcmpus erat... mores eorutn. The whole passage is hopelessly corrupt, and no English version affords even a tolerable sense. In ver. 19 Coverdale reads creator with Vulg., mense with Fritzsche's TD : creatorum {KnaS^vTuv) seems a conjecture, adopted by the Bishops' version and our own : our margin reads messe, and so probably the text and Bishops' seed: the .Syriac must have read mensd) ; xii. 42 (popiilis Vulg. Junius, Coverdale, Bishops': prophetis Fritzsche's SD); .xiii. 2, 13 (Junius stands alone: above, p. xxvii.); 3 (millibus Vulg. Junius, Bishops': nubibus Fritzsche's SD, Coverdale); 20 (in hunc Vulg., in iinnc diem Junius : but in hac Fritzsche's D, Syriac and yEthiopic, in hac ST, in these Coverdale, into these Bishops', in their substitute for italic type) ; 45 (the margin is only a bold guess of Junius'); xiv. 44 (904 Fritzsche's STD: he himself reads 94 from the versions) ; 47 {ftimen all autho- rities. Perhaps Inmcn is conjectural) ; xv. 36 (text as siiffra- ginem S, snffragmen D, f ragmen T: avertam Junius: but sitbstramen Vulg., titter Coverdale, Bishops') ; 43 (text extcr- rent Coverdale, Bishops' : but margin exterent Vulg. Junius) ; 46 (coneors in spent Vulg. Junius [Coverdale, Bishops']: censors specie or in specie Fritzsche's SD); xvi. 68 (very perplexing: fede the ydle loith Idols Coverdale : cibabunt idolis occisos Vulg., shall slay you for meat to the idols Bishops'. Fritzsche notes no variation of his manuscripts). Three like marginal notes (the first two of importance), due to the Bible of 1762, may be conveniently added in this place. 2 Esdr. xii. 32 (ventns Vulg. Coverdale, Bishops'; Spiritus Junius: Unctus Fritzsche's STD); xiv. 9 (consilio Vulg. Junius, Coverdale, Bishops': filio Fritzsche's STD) ; xvi. 46 (in captivitatem Ju- nius, but the margin hardly rests on his sole authority). TOBIT i. 2 (Kvplm% Cod. 248. Compl. : KuSiws Aid. Rom.); 5 (Si'i'djuei 248. Compl.: 5a/xdXct Aid. Rom., but Bahali deo Junius); 7 {^Kipwv Compl. Aid,: Atui Rom.) ; 14 {h iypois T^s M7;5etas Aid. tV Vayoh ttjs Mtjo. Rom. in /^ages civitatem 3/edornm Vulg. .See Appendix A, p. Ixxxv., note 2); 17 (iTvl ToO TetxofS Compl. Aid. : dTrltTu} toD t. Rom.) ; ii. 10 ((TTpoi<6ia LXX.: hirundines Vulg., whom Coverdale and the Bishops' follow closely throughout Tobit) ; vii. 17 (dreS^^aTo LXX.: 6.Tep.6p^aTO two old Latin manuscripts in Parsons); ix. 6 (Vulg. rather favours the daring conjecture of Junius); xi. 18 (the margin is only another guess of Junius'*); xiii. 10 (eitppdrri Compl. Aid., ei(pp3.vai Rom.) ; xiv. 5 (e^s irdaas ras 7Ci'fd! ToO alwuos Compl. Aid. Junius: omitted by Rom. Vulg.); 10 (^7r7;|a>' Compl. Aid. Junius; lirrjiev Rom.); II (Idafiv Compl. Junius: lBa\pav Aid, Rom.). The book of 1762 adds, ch. i. 2, Shatmaneser, from the Old Latin, Vulg. Syriac. Judith iii. 9 and iv. fi (Esdrelom refers to ch. i. 8, where only LXX. has that form) ; iii. 9 (Awxa/as LXX. Junius: but TouSai'as Aid.); iv. 3 (Ik ttjs lovSalas 24S, Compl. Aid., but Rom. omits 4k); v. 14 (6pos 248. Compl. Aid. Junius: 65Ak Rom. deserta Sina montis Vulg.); vii. 3 (^jri LXX. Vulg.: ^ "Etsi quid si corrupt^ est Eretz Ararat, id est, regie Armenife. Docti viderint." Junius in loc. * " Hunc locum sic legendum suspicor, 'Ax'x"/"" " '''<'' NiffjSa!." Junius in loc. SECT. II.] INTRODUCTION. XXIX Junius alone has a); viii. i (S^afiaiiX Aid., ^afia\iri\ 248. Compl., 2aXa^7)\ Rora., Salathiel Vulg., Sammiil Junius); 22 (tpovov Rom., (fio^or 248. Compl. Aid.); xvi. i (Kaivbv Vulg. Roman edition, against Cod. Vaticanus : Kal alvov 248. Compl. Aid.); 13 (Kaivdv Rom. with Cod. Vaticanus, Vulg. Junius: /tai alvov Aid.). Esther xiv. 12 (OcHv Aid. Rom. Vulg.: eOfuiw Compl. Junius); xv. 7 [it poiropevo^ivii^ Rom. Compl. Junius: iToptvo- liivTii Aid.: went ■wU/i her Coverdale, Bishops'). WiSD. iii. 14 (rac^ all authorities: cf. Isai. Ivi. 5. Whence came Xau 'of margin?); v. 11 (SiaTrTdvTos Compl. AH., but SiHTracTos Rom. Vulg. Junius) ; 14 (xoi's Rom. Coverdale's and Bishops' margins : xvom Compl. Aid. Vulg. Junius, Co- verdale, Bishops') ; vii. 9 (rlfuoy 248. Compl. Vulg. Junius : iriiJ-qTOv of margin. Aid. Rom.); 15 (o^Sw/v-ei/ Compl. Aid. Old Latin, Vulg. Junius: Sijii; Rom.); i/rit/. (dedofi^vay Rom. Junius, SiSo/Xcvoiv Compl. Vulg. Jun., evSo/iefiiiy Aid., Xe70^^- fuii Fritzsche, after the Syriac and other versions, Codd. Sinaiticus and Alexandrinus) ; ix. 1 1 {Buvdfiet Vulg. Cover- dale, Bishops' only, for So^rf) ; xv. 5 {6pe^ip Compl. Vulg. Junius: SveiSos Aid. Rom.). The text of this book is far purer than that of Ecclesiasticus, which is largely interpo- lated through the influence of the Complutensian Polyglott and its prototype, Cod. 248. ECCLUS. Prolog. II. 1. 36 (l4>oSiov Grabe, viaticum Junius, whence the margin : a6p.oiov LXX.) ; eh. i. 13 (ivpriaei. xop"' Aid. Rom.: (uXoyTjOriaiTat. Compl. Vulg. Junius, Coverdale, Bishops') ; vii. 26 (p-icovixivri Compl. [Aid. Rom. have not the line] Vulg. &c. No trace of " light," except it be a euphemistic paraphr.ise) ; xiii. 8 {ev^^poffvvri LXX. Junius: ipoavvrj Vulg. Coverdale [simpleiiess]. Bishops') ; 1 1 {lirex^ LXX., lies operant Junius: flTrex^ retineas Vulg., -withdraw Coverdale, Bishops'); xiv. i (TrX^ffei 248. Compl. Junius: \{nrri Aid. Rom. Vulg., conscience Coverdale, Bishops') ; xix. 12 (lioMq. LXX. Junius: Kapblq. Vulg. Coverdale, Bishops'); XX. 19 {avdpitnro^ dxapi-S, fj.vdos &Kaipos' both clauses are in LXX. &c.); xxii. 9 (Tpo(priv 248. Compl., Tix''W manuscripts named by Aniald in his elaborate Critical Commentary on the Apocrj'pha, the only considerable one in English. In Aid. Rom. Vulg. &c. ver. 9, 10 are wanting); 17(701x01' luoTou Aid. Rom. with the margin: 248. Compl. prefix iTrl, Vulg. in. The rendering of {,v^^a)- f).€v lierA [aJ Vulg. &c.] rail' ciSeX^wi' viiuv Koi TroXe/iijcrw- /iev...); 37 (Na5a/jd» Aid. Rom., tsa^adaS Compl., Macia/vi Vulg. Coverdale, Bishops', Medeba Junius) ; 66 {'OSoMwa Compl. Aid., 'Qooa.a.ppT]v Rom., Odaren Vulg. Coverdale, 0 notes at least must accordingly be de- ducted from the 96 imputed to Dr Paris, and they are among the best of this class. After having been swept away from the ordinary Bibles whereof ours of 1743 — 4 is a type, he brought them back again into their former places. As Tremellius had special influence with the revisers of the Old Testament, and Junius with those of the Apocrypha, so Beza had considerable weight with the Translators of the New Testament. Some of their worst marginal renderings come from his Latin version, such as Mark i. 34. Luke iv. 41. Acts i. 8. Rom. xi. 17. i Cor. iv. 9, though this last belongs to 1762. The earlier versions also often gave rise to the margin. Thus 2 Cor. v. 1 7 is alleged to this effect by Bp. Turton", where the Genevan Bible of 1560 led our Translators to in- sert a note in opposition to their own judgment, fortified as it was by Beza, and all the English versions save that one. Particular attention was naturally paid to the Bishops' Bible, which was the basis of the Authorized. Sometimes its ren- derings both in text and margin are retained un- changed : e.g. 2 Cor. viii. 22 : or the margin alone INTRODUCTION. ' .\11 these particulars (a little revised) are derived from p. 10 of Professor Grote's Manuscript, for which see above, p. xviii., note i. He includes in his list Acts xvii. 19, but this is as old as 161 1. The note on Eph. ii. 5 " liy whose grace, " taken from a various reading of the Clementine Vul- gate "aijiis gratia," seems due to Scattergood (see p. xix.), and is suggested in that portion of Poli Synopsis of which he is the reputed author (Grote MS. p. 41). * Text of English Bible, p. 7 1 note. is kept, after the te.xt is changed, e.g. Heb. xii. 2 : or the Bishops' rendering, although removed from the text where it once stood, is used for a mar- gin, e.g. Gal. iii. 4. Eph. iv. i. 2 Thess. iii. 14. 2 Tim. iv. 5, 15. Li that primary passage Lleb. ii. 16 the text and margin are both virtually the Bishops', with their places reversed. It is needless to pursue this subject further, however curious the questions it suggests, since after all, every render- ing must be judged upon its own merits, indepen- dently of the source from which it was drawn. The following marginal notes relating to various readings occur in the New Testament in the two issues of 161 1. They are nearly all derived from Beza's text or notes. S. M.\TX. i. II; vii. 14; ix. 26 (perhaps avroC of Codex BezK [D] is represented in the text: "the fame of this" Bishops') ; xxiv. 31 ; .xxvi. 26. S. MARK ix. 16 (aurous Beza 1565, afterwards changed by him to aurowi). .S. Luke ii. 58 ; X. 22 (the words in the margin are from the Complutensian edition and Stephens 1550); xvii. 36. S. John xviii. 13 (the words of this margin, except the reference to ver. 24, are copied from the text of the Bishops' Bible, where they are printed in the old substitute for italic type^). Acts xiii. 18; XXV. 6. Rom. v. 17; vii. 6; viii. 11. i CoR. xv. 31*. 2 Cor. xiii. 4*. G.4L. iv. 17 (u^as Compl. Erasm. Steph. Beza 1565, was Beza 1589, ijqS). Eph. vi. 9 (u/iuJi' nal avidv Compl.). Heb. iv. 2 (ffuyKEKpa/t^i/ous margin, vvilli Compl. Vulg.); ix. 2 (ayia text, with Compl. Erasm. Beza: ayio niarg. with Steph.) ; xi. 4 (XoXei text, with Erasm. Aldus, Vulg. English versions : XaXeirai margin, Compl. Stephens, Beza"). J.wiES ii. 18 (xwpi! text, Colinceus 1534, Beza's last three editions, Vulg,: « margin, Compl. Erasm. Stephens, Beza 1565, all previous Englisli versions), i Pet. i. 4 (V«s Steph.); ii. 21 (u^mk Beza 1565, not in his later editions: this marginal note is also in the Bishops' Bible). 2 Pet. ii. 2 (ao-eX^eiats marg. Compl.) ; 11 (marg. as Vulg. Great Bible) ; 18 {li\i-iOv Compl. A^ulg.). 2 JOH.N 8 {eipyd)v), not both. The two words are confused in 18 other places, of which Delitzsch points out 17. ' The addition in this passage and others is from the Hebrew Keri or margin ; but J\eri is received without italics where we should not wish to insert them now : e. g. Judg. xx. 13 "the children;" Ruth iii. 5, 17 "to me." In ver. 37 of this chapter we have italicised Keri "his sons" for the sake of consistency. In the parallel place Isai. xxxvii. 38 "his sons" stands in Chetiv, or the text. ' N'33n Ti'y nx-nsni (contrast ch. ix. 29 nx-ur'S?! njn^). The absolute state of nS-133n seems connected with a break in the sense, such as occurs in ver. 1 1 ; ch. xvi. 9. Tlie Vulgate has here Azariir fiUi Oded, as all in ver. r. Thus again in Prov. xv. 22, by italicising "they," we intimate that "thoughts" is probably not the real nominative to D-lpf). XXXVI INTRODUCTION. [sect. III. place. Also in Ecclus. i. 7; xvii. 5, italics have been substituted, as was stated above, p. xxvii., in the room of brackets, as a mark of probable spuriousness in the lines so printed. The portion of I John V. 7, 8 which is now for the first time set in italics, is probably no longer regarded as genuine by any one who is capable of forming an inde- pendent judgment on the state of the evidence. (6) The last class to which we may refer the italicised words in our version, is that wherein the words supplied are essential to the English sense, although they may very well be dispensed with in the Hebrew or Greek ; nay more, although they could not be received into the original without burdening the sense, or marring all propriety of style. This last head comprises a far greater num- ber of cases than all the rest put together, and it may reasonably be doubted whether much advan- tage accrues from a change of type where the sense is not affected to an appreciable extent. Whether we say "the folk that are with me" (Gen. xxxiii. 15) with the Bible of 161 1, or "the folk that arc wthme" with the Cambridge edition of 1629, could make no difference whatever, except to one who was comparing English with Hebrew idioms, and such a one would hardly need to carry on his studies in this fashion. One thing, however, is quite clear, that if it be well thus to mark the idiomatic or grammatical divergences between lan- guages, all possible care should be devoted to secure uniformity of practice ; cases precisely simi- lar should be treated in a similar manner. Now this is just the point at which our Authorized Ver- sion utterly fails us ; we can never be sure of its consistency for two verses together. To take one or two instances out of a thousand, why do we find ''it be hid" in Levit. v. 3, 4, and "it be hidden" in ver. 2, the Hebrew being the same in all ? Or why should the same Hebrew be repre- sented by "upon all four" in Levit. xi. 20, but by "upon (or "on") a// four" in ver. 21, 27, 42 ? Even in graver matters there is little attempt at uniform- ity : thus ovTos Heb. iii. 3 is "this man" in 161 1, but "this man" in Heb. viii. 3, a variation retained to this day; in i Pet. iv. 11 "A-/ liim speak" is italicised in 161 1, but the clause immediately follow- ing "/rf him do it" not before 1629. These gross oversights, with coundess others, are set right by the revisers of 1629 and 1638, yet these later editors have been found liable to introduce into the printed text nearly as many inconsistencies as they removed. Thus, for example, whereas " which were left" Lev. X. 16 adequately renders the Hebrew article with the participle of the Niphal conjugation, and so in 161 1 was printed in ordinary characters, the edition of 1638 wrongly italicises " which were" here, but leaves untouched "that were left" in ver. 12, a discrepancy which still cleaves to our modem Bibles. The same must be said of " ye are to pass" {''are" first itahcised in 1629) Deut. ii. 4 com- pared with "thou art to pass" ver. 18 : " ctch unto Azzah" ver. 23 ("even" correctly italicised in 1638, indeed the word is expressed in ver. 36), but " even unto this day" left untouched in ver. 22: "the slain man" {"man" first in 1629) Deut. xxi. 6, but "the slain man" ver. 3: "their backs" {"their" first in 1629) Josh. vii. 12, but " their backs" ver. 8'. The reader will find as many instances of this nature as he cares to search for in any portion of our modern Bibles he may please to examine, and from the whole matter it is impossible to draw in the main any other conclusion than tliis : — that the changes introduced from time to time have been too unsystematic, too much the work of the mo- ment, executed by too many hands, and on too unsettled principles, to hold out against hostile, or even friendly criticism. Dr Blayney in his Report to the Oxford Dele- gates (Appendix D, p. xcviii.) appeals to the edition- of Dr Paris (1762) as having "made large correc- tions in this particular," adding that " there still remained many necessary alterations, which es- caped the Doctor's notice" and had to be set right by himself and his friends. And it cannot be doubted, that the two Bibles of 1762 and 1769 between them largely increased the number of the words printed in italics, but the effect was rather 1 In the Bible of 1638 we occasionally notice a strange want of critical skill. In Prov. iii. iS our version happily changes "he" of the Bishops' veision into "every one," to express the plural participle, to wliich the feminine pronoun is affixed, yet this book, followed by all the rest, actually sets " crery one" in it.^lics. In Cant. iv. 2 "even shorn" is designed to -translate On-lVipn {d\oK\^po3v, Symmachus, 0/ the same bigness, Bishops'), yet "even" is set in italics, as if it were a conjunction. In Ileb. xi. 36 we have retained, not without hesitation, the italics first used for the word cnie! in 163S, since all the earlier English versions were satisfied with " mockings:" ludih-ia, Vulg. SECT. III.] INTRODUCTION. XXXVII to add to than diminish the manifest inconsis- tencies of earlier books. Thus Blayney (and after him the moderns) in Luke xvii. 29 (uTravTas) itaU- cises '■'■them" before "all," yet leaves untouched "them all" ver. 27: in Luke xix. 22 he reads ^^ thou wicked servant," retaining "thou good ser- vant" in ver. 17. Nor can the correctness of Dr Paris be praised overmuch. In putting into Roman type the '■'■good" of 161 1, Eccles. vii. i, he has been blindly followed by the rest, though a glance at the Hebrew would have set them right : yet some of his errors in italics were removed in 1769, e.g. "wd^y-side" Matt. xiii. 4; Mark x. 46; Luke viii. 5. Hence it becomes manifest that in preparing a critical edition of our vernacular Trans- lation, which shall aim at meeting the wants and satisfying the scholarship of the present age, no- thing less than a close and repeated comparison of the sacred originals, line by line, with the English Bible, will enable us to amend the mistakes, which lack of time and consideration has led certain of the most eminent of our predecessors to pass by unnoticed, or even to exaggerate while attempting to remedy them. A task so laborious, yet promising from the first so little benefit from its most faithful execution, has been undertaken for the purposes of this volume only from a deep conviction of its necessity ; and through the intervention of the Syndics of the Cambridge Press that task has been somewhat lightened by the use the editor has been allqwed to make of the manuscript notes of the Rev. J. Gorle, Rector of Whatcote, whose acute- ness, learning, and patience in the prosecution of researches so minute those who have toiled in the same field can best appreciate. In the Apocrypha indeed the work had to be done almost afresh, inasmuch as the Company of Translators to whom these books were assigned took no sort of pains to assimilate their portion of the work to that executed by the others. They introduce this difference of type only 54 times in the whole Apocrypha, indeed only three instances occur at all later than Ecclus. xlv. 4, after which brackets [ ], or sometimes ( ) are substituted in their room. No improvement worth mention seems to have been attempted before 1638, when 96 (e.g. Judith xiv. 18, but Tobit iv. 13 in 1629) fresh instances of italics were added, and most of the brackets were displaced to make room for italics. though a few yet survive in modern Bibles (2 Esdr. iii. 22. Wisd. xii. 27 ; xvii. 2, 3, 4. Ecclus. vi. i, 2 ; viii. II ; xi. 30 ; xii. 5 ; xiv. 10'). About ten places more were subsequently italicised (e.g. Wisd. v. 17; vui. 2. Baruch iii. n. 2 Mace. xi. 2,1 and, all in 1769), so that the italics of modern Bibles are but 273 in all. Those that are employed are of much the same character as in the Canonical Scriptures ; some for pointing out the zeugma (above, p. xxxiv.^ as I Mace. vii. 19=; x. 20, 24; 2 Mace. xi. 14: or a transition in the form of speech (Judith v. 23. Ecclus. ii. 18. I Mace. i. 50; xvi. 21; so i Esdr. i. 4 in 1629, and 2 Mace. vi. 24 in 1638): some for supplying a real or seeming grammatical defect (i Esdr. iv. 11. Tobit viii. 10. EccKls. xii. 5): one for indicating uncertainty in the reading (Tobit X. 5'; see p. XXXV.): a few for no reason that is apparent (Wisd. vi. 9 O kings. Ecclus. xl. 4; xlv. 4^), it would seem in mere error. As our version of the Apocrypha is so imperfectly revised as to resemble the Bishops' version in other respects more closely than we find in the inspired books, so does it in this over-free use of italic type by way of commentary. The interpolations in Wisd. ii. I ; xvi. 10. i Mace. vii. 32 are derived from this source ; that in Ecclus. vi. 2 from the note of Junius {fcrociens incerto ct vago iinpctii) ; and too many others are conceived in the same spirit, e. o-. Wisd. X. 10; .\iv. 12; xix. 14. Ecclus. viii. 11; xi. 30; xlvi. 6. I Mace. viii. 18. In i Mace. ix. 35, after Coverdale and the Bishops' Bible, our Translation actually brings a Proper name into the te,\t " [John]," avowedly on the authority of Josephus, for the slight evidence now produced in its favour (the Syriac and three recent Greek copies) was unknown to them. 1 In Ecclus. xliv. 22 the brackets [ ] can only be intended for marks of p.nrcnthesis { ), since no copy omits the enclosed words. - But we have set in ordinary chamcter "[liave they cast out]" of 161 1 in ver. 17, inasmuch .as the ellipsis is only accidental, arising from the order of the words cited from Ps. Ixxix. 2, 3 in the Septuagint, and indeed in the Hebrew. '^ In 161 1 we read "AW / care for nothing, my son, since I have let thee go," oi /j^Xei iioi, t^khov, Sn i.(prjKd tre, but Junius would have us read oX for ou (Diusius persuades even Fritzsche to read ai iJ.i\(i), from the Vulgate hen hen me, fill mi, vt quid le misimus. The italic type should be changed into Roman, since the passage m,iy very wAX stand. * In the original edition the first four words of Ecclus. viii. 8 are italicised by a like oversight. They were set in Roman typ^ in 1629. XXXVUl INTRODUCTION. [sect. III. After this general survey of the whole subject, it is proper to state certain rules, applicable to par- ticular cases, which a careful study of the Bible of 1611 will shew that our Translators laid down for themselves, but which haste or inadvertence has caused them to carry out very imperfectly in prac- tice. It will be seen that many of their omissions were supplied in one or other of those later edi- tions which display care in the matter, while almost as many have remained to be set right in the pre- sent volume. "Whether the Translators, if they had foreseen and fully considered how far the system of italics which they adopted, when carried out, would lead, would have adopted it, ...may be a question. And whether the abundance of the italics... does not in a measure defeat its own pur- pose by withdrawing attention from them, is perhaps a question also. But as it was, the course adopted by the editors of 161 1 having been to mark by italics not important insertions only, but to aim at marking in this manner everything, even trifling pronouns and auxiliary verbs, not in the originals, carrying out however their intention very imper- fectly : the choice for after editors lies between adopting a different system, and carrying out theirs to the full'." Between these alternatives few per- haps will censure us for having chosen the latter without much hesitation. The following observations, therefore, grounded on the practice of our Translators, will guide us in a vast number of doubtful cases. (i) The English possessive pronoun, when it renders the Hebrew or Greek article, should be set in italics. Compare in i6ii Judg. iii. 20. 2 Sam. vi. 7 ; xvii. 23. 2 Kin. i.x. 35 ; xiii. 3. 2 Chr. xiii. 10. Job i. 5 ; ii. 13. i Cor. i. i. 2 Cor. i. 1. Gal. v. 10. Eph. iv. 28. Phil. ii. 13. So in 1629, Gen. xxvi. II. Neh. xii. 42: in 1638, Matt. viii. 3; x. 24; xii. 10, 33; xiii. 15 iter); xiv. 19, 31; xv. 5, &c. passim: in 1762, Matt. xii. 46; xxi. 31; xxvi. 23, 51; xxvii. 24: in 1769, Matt. xv. 8; xxv. 32. Mark V. 29 ; X. 16, &c. (2) Since the definite article is only the un- emphatic form of the demonstrative " that," and has itself a demonstrative forced it might not appear necessary to set "that" in italics when it repre- sents the Greek or Hebrew article. In 1611, how- ' Grote MS. p. ■24. See p. xviii., note i. * Bain, English Grammar, p. 34. ever, it is thus printed so often as to prove that our Translators designed to do so always with "this" and "that." For their practice compare Gen. .xviii. 32. Ex. ix. 27 ; xxxiv. i. Num. xi. 32. Josh. iii. 4. I Sam. xiv. 8 ; xxv. 24. i Chr. xviii. II ; xxi. 22. 2 Chr. xx. 29; .xxxvi. 18. Ezra ix. 2; X. 9. Eccles. vi. 12. Luke viii. 14. 2 Tim. ii. 4. In 1629 many more were added, e.g. Gen. xxxi. 43 {these \.tx); xliii. 16 (bis): in 1638, i Chr. vi. 64; vii. 21. 2 Chr. xxviii. 22. Ezra x. 4. Neh. viii. 10. Job xxxii. 5. Ps. Ii. 4. Eccles. viii. 8 ; ix. 9. Isai. xxxvii. 30 (yet not 2 Kin. xix. 29). Jer. ix. 26; xxxviii. 12. Ezek. xliv. 3; xlvi. 2, 8. Hab. i. 6. Mark iv. 11 ; ix. 42. John v. 13. Acts xxiv. 22. Rom. xvi. 22. i Cor. ix. 12; xi. 27. 2 Cor. V. I, 4. 2 Thess. i. 11. i Tim. vi. 7, 14. 2 Pet. i. 14 : a few in 1769, 2 Sam. ,\vi. 11 ; xviii. 32. Hos. ix. 10. Yet in the New Testament this rule is even now greatly neglected. (3) The idioms of the English and the He- brew differ so widely that no attempt has been made, in the great majority of cases, to print the English definite article in italics when the Hebrew one is wanting. The only apparent instance of such distinction being kept up by our Translators occurs in I Sam. xxvi. 8, and is a mere error, the He- brew article being present : hence " the" is put into Roman type in 1638^. Occasionally, however, the sense is so much affected, perhaps for the worse, by the presence of the English article, that we have been careful to note its absence in the He- brew: e.g. Ps. xiv. I. Ezek. iv. i ; x. 20; xxiii. 45. Hos. ii. 4; viii. 7 ; x. 10; xii. 4. Joel ii. 6. Amos vii. 10. Jonah iv. 10 mai-g. Mic. v. 5. In thus dealing with the Greek article rather more freedom has been assumed, regard being always had to the anarthrous style of certain of the sacred writers, and to the licence which permits the omis- sion of the article in certain constructions. Com- pare Ecclus. xliv. 18. Rom. i. 6; ii. 14. i Cor. ix. 20. Gal. iv. 31. I Thess. ii. 6. i Tim. ii. 5. Heb. ii. 5. i Pet. i. 12; iv. 10. i John ii. i. 3 John 3. Rev. .xiv. 9 ; xv. 2 ; xxi. 1 7. The Enghsh indefinite article'', or none at all, would better suit most of these places. ^ In Job xi. 16 also Synd. A. 3. 14, B. M. 1276. 1. 4 and 3050. g. 3 read " the misery," but this is probably a misprint for "M/miseiy" of the other issue. < It is, of course, quite unmeaning to italicise our indefi- SECT. III.] INTRODUCTION. XXXIX (4) Annexed to proper and common appella- tions of places the Hebrew Hl\ the old accusative termination, is regarded as denoting motion to, and its absence, or that of a corresponding preposition, is indicated by italics: e.g. Job xxx. 23; Ps. v. 7 in 1611. Buti%' prefixed, which may be the article, and sometimes accompanies He annexed (compare 2 Sam. xiii. 10), is not so regarded. Prepositions of motion in English, which have no Hebrew equivalent, are systematically set by us in italics, the rather, since it is not always certain that the right one is employed, e.g. i Sam. xxiii. 25. 2 Kin. xvi. 8. (5) When an article is prefixed to a participle, but not otherwise, and it is rendered by "which are," "that is" &c. ("such as were" Eccles. iv. i), these words are best printed without italics, as in 161 1 they are pretty uniformly, e.g. Lev. x. 16. Deut. XX. 11; xxv. 6, 18; xxix. 29'. In 1638 italics came to be employed in some cases of this kind, e.g. "//w/ icas buih" Judg. vi. 28; "■ ivhich is shed" Ps. Ixxix. 10; "she that looketh" Cant, vi. 10 ; "one that accuseth" John v. 45. We have retained italics in the last place (perhaps wrongly), discarding them in the rest. In Judg. xi. 30 marg. '•that which cometh forth" of 16 11 is properly changed in 1629 into "-that which cometh forth" (6) But even if the article be prefixed to an adjective, the correct practice is to italicise the words supplied. Thus in 161 1 ''that are wise," ''that are mighty" Isai. v. 21, 22; "who is holy" Heb. vii. 26, in which passages there is no article. In Judg. viii. 15, where the article is found, we have "that are weary" 1611, "that are weary" 1629, "///(7/rt/-^ weary "1638 correctly. This last edition is very careful on the point, having rightly put into italics what had previously been Roman in I Sam. xv. 9. Neh. iv. 14. Ps. Ixxxv. 12. Ezek. xxii. 5. Yet in Judg. xvii. 6; .xxi. 25 and such like passages we adopt (not very consistently) "that which luas right," to intimate the presence of the article, as i Sam. ix. 24 in 1638. (7) In such phrases as "anil it came to pass ...that," if the Hebrew copulative } be not ex- nite article, as 161 1 has done in rare instances, and 1762 in Acts xxiv. 5. It is here set in Roman type. ' In the concise style of poetry we have often willingly overlooked the absence of the article before the present par- ticiple. pressed at the beginning of the second clause, its absence is denoted by italicising " that," which otherwise would stand in Roman type. This nice distinction is observed by our Translators with as much consistency as they display in greater mat- ters. Thus 16 II in Gen. iv. 14. Ex. xxxiii. 8. Num. xvi. 7. 2 Kin. xviii. 1. i Chr. xiv. 15. Esther V. 2. Isai. x. 12, 20, 27; xxiv. 18. So in 1629, Ex. xxxiii. 7. Lev. ix. i. Num. xvii. 5 : in 1638, Neh. iv. 16 : in 1762, Matt. xiii. 53 ; xix. i. Luke XX. I. Compare Luke v. i, 17; vii. 12; viii. I, &c. , (8) The personal pronoun, when omitted with the Hebrew infinitive (occasionally with some risk of ambiguity in the sense), should always, when supplied in the version, be printed in italics. This comprehensive rule is abided by in 16 11 Gen. vi. 19, 20 "to keep Mf;« alive ;" Ex. xxx. 12 (second case, but overlooked in the first), 15; xxxi. 13. Deut. xxvi. 18. I Kin. xii. 6 ("/" overlooked by 1629 and later Bibles), i Chr. xxviii. 4. 2 Chr. XXXV. 6. Isai. 1. 4 ("/" again overlooked in 1629 and its successors). Thus also in 1629, Ex. xxviii. 28. Esther iv. 11 : in 1638, Gen. iii. 6. Acts .xii. 19. Rom. xiii. 5 : in 1769, Ex. xxxv. i. Deut. xxix. 29. Heb. xii. 10. (9) Where in Hebrew the first of two nouns is in the state of construction, the word "of" be- tween them is not italicised in English : but if the preceding noun be susceptible of a change by reason of the state of construction, and yet be not so changed, "of" or its equivalent is italicised. Compare, for example, Ex. xxxvii. 24 with Ex. xxv. 39. The Masoretic points are necessarily taken for true under this head. (10) It would seem natural to italicise "own" in the expressions "your own," "his own" &c. where the original has but the simple possessive pronoun. Yet in 161 1 we find it so wTitten only in 2 Sam. xviii. 13. Job v. 13 ; ix. 20. Prov. i. 18 {bis). Blayney has "his own" in Gen. i. 27, and in no other place, as if he shrunk from making about 200 changes in respect to one word. We have italicised "own" only in Job xix. 17, where its presence excludes one very possible sense, and in Acts xxi. 11, where it is important to mark that iavTov is not in the text. (ix) The Hebrew preposition ? " to," with or without the verb " to be," is considered as equiva- I xl INTRODUCTION. [sect. IV. lent, idiom for idiom, with the EngHsh verb " to have." It is so treated in the book of 1611 usually (e.g. Gen. xii. 20; xvi. i), but not always (e.g. Gen. xi. 6 "they have" ver. 30 "she had"). But "per- tained " in such phrases is always italicised, as Judg. vi. II in 1611. Hence we would not follow Scholefield', who reads "what have I" i Cor. V. 12. (12) We have adopted, with some hesitation, Mr Gorle's refined distinction, confirmed by 161 1 in Jer. xli. 16, between int< " after t/iat" and !?"*1QX "after that;" not however with infinitives, as 2 Chr. xxvi. 2. Jer. xxxvi. 27 ; xl. i. (13) When in different parts of Scripture a phrase or expression is given with more or less fulness, it is right to distinguish the shorter form, by setting the missing part of it in italics. Exam- ples are in 16 11 "dead tncn" Ex. xii. 33 ; "mighty man" Ps. cxx. 4 marg. (compare Ruth ii. i. i Sam. xiv. 52. Jer. xli. 16 where "man" is expressed): in 1638, Job xvii. 8, 10. Isai. xxix. 8; xliv. 25: in 1769, Isai. -xli. 2. Again in 1611, "fill with" Gen. xliv. I. Ps. Ixxi. 8 (bis) ; Ixxii. 19, a preposition being supplied after the verb C'!?'?) in Ex. xvi. 32. 2 Kin. ix. 24. Ezra ix. 11. Job xli. 7. Ezek. xxxii. 6. Care, however, should be taken to put in italics no more than is really wanting : thus in Matt. viii. 25 irpocre\f?di'Tf? ought to be " came to him ;" Matt. X. I TT/joo-KaXfo-d/ievos " called unto him " as it is given in 1762, not as the same word is represented by 1769 in Matt. xv. 32 "called unto him." This rule extends very widely, and is difficult to be ob- served with perfect consistency. (14) The verb substantive is italicised before the participle passive (Faiil), to distinguish it from the Niphal conjugation of the verb (e.g. Gen. xxix. 31,33 "was hated" in 1629 Camb.); but more licence has been granted to the auxiliaries that render the active participle (Pocl). In Num. x. 29 we have given " we arc journeying," though in other places the present " is " " are " &c. is in Ro- man type, but not " was " or " were." ' In the Greek and English New Testament, published at Cambridge by Professor Scholefield (new edition, 18,^6), many words were printed in italics for the first time, chiefly such as bear on our first rule, that regarding pronouns. The changes he introduced evidence great care, but seem not to have influenced other editions of the Bible published since his time. Such are the principal rules which the Transla- tors of the Authorized Version designed to follow in the arrangement of italics for the standard Bible of 161 1. How little what they printed was sys- tematically reviewed and corrected in the prepara- tion of later editions is evident from the numerous glaring errors, committed by them, which have re- mained undetected down to this day. The reader will perceive what is meant by comparing the present volume with any modern Bible in i Chr. vii. 6. 2 Chr. x. 16. Neh. v. 19. Job i. 5 ; xxii. 24; xli. 20. Ps. Iv. 21. Prov. XV. 26. Cant. v. 12. Isai. xxii. 18 {"like" a little doubtful). Jer. xi. 4, 7 ; xxxvi. 22; xlvi. 13. Ezek. iv. 4, 9; xiii. 18; xxii. 20 marg.; xxxix. 11; xliii. T,marg. Dan. i. 7; viii. 26 ; ix. 23 7narg. Obad. 6. Hab. iii. 9. i Esdr. viii. 63. Tobit iii. 3. Wisd. ii. i; xix. 14. i Mace, viii. 18; X. 24; xii. 37. Tit. ii. 3. 3 John 12. In- deed some more recent corrections are positively false, e.g. 2 Chr. iii. 11 "one wing of the one" (1638) : Luke X. 30 "man" (1762). What Blayney intended to do, and seems to have lacked time for (Appendix D, p. xcviii.), has been re- garded as a matter of imperative duty by the editor of the present work. He has made out a full list of all the changes with respect to italics, in which this volume differs from his standard, the Cambridge small pica octavo of 1858, together with such rea- sons for them as each case might require ; and has deposited the list for future reference in the Library of the Syndics of the University Press. Section IV. On the system of punctuation adopted in 161 1, and modified in more recent Bibles. " The question of punctuation," to employ the language of the late Professor Grote^ "has two parts : one, respecting the general carrying it out for purposes of rhythm and distinction of sentences, independent of any question as to the meaning of the words ; the other respecting the particular cases where different punctuation involves diffe- rence of meaning." In regard to the first of these parts, much variety of practice will always exist, ° Grote MS. p. 25. See p. xviii., note i. SECT. IV.] INTRODUCTION. xli according to the age in which a writer lives, or the fashion which he has adopted for himself Thus the edition of i5ii abounds with parentheses' which are largely discarded in modern Bibles, wherein commas supply their place, unless indeed they are left unrepresented altogether. The note of admiration, which is seldom met with in the old black-letter copies (wherein the note of in- terrogation usually stands in its room : e. g. Prov. xix. 7) is scattered more thickly over Blayney's pages than the taste of the present times would approve. Upon the whole, while the system of recent punctuation is heavier and more elaborate than necessity requires, and might be lightened to advantage, as in this volume has been attempted'; that of the standard of 161 1 is too scanty to afford the guidance needed by the voice and eye in the act of public reading. " It is a torture to read aloud from, as those who have had to do it know'." Grote contrasts it in this particular with a Cam- bridge edition of 1683, into which more changes in the stops were admitted than later books cared to follow, and whose punctuation differs in fact but little from that in vogue in recent times. The case in which difference of punctuation involves difference of meaning cannot be thus summarily dismissed. Since interpretation is now concerned, rather than arbitrary liking or conveni- ence, the principles laid down in the First Section are strictly applicable here (pp. x., xiv.). The stops found in the original ought not to be altered un- less the sense they assign be not merely doubtful, but manifestly wrong*. Modern changes, if still abided by, should be scrupulously recorded, and their retention can be justified only by the con- sideration that it is at once pedantic and improper to restore errors of the standard Bible which have once been banished out of sight. The following list will be found to contain all divergencies of ' In Synd. A. 3. 14, these marks of parenthesis often seem to have been inserted with a pen, in places where the Oxford reprint lias them. - For instance, in such expressions as "and behold," " and lo," '• for lo," we omit the comma set by Blayney, &c. , between the two words. ' Grote A/S. , ubi supra. * Thus no stronger stop than a colon (as in 161 1) is proposed after "Jesaiah", i Chr. iii. 21, though Dr Pusey's view seems veiy maintainable {Book of Daniel, p. 300), that quite another line than Zeinibbabel's now follows. punctuation from that prevailing in recent editions, not being too insignificant to deserve special notice, which can be supposed to influence the sense. They naturally divide themselves into two classes, those which are, and those which are not, counte- nanced by the two issues of 161 1. I. The stops of 16 II are retained in prefer- ence to those of later Bibles, there being no strong reason to the contrar)', in Gen. xxxi. 40, " Thus I was in the" day, the drought consumed me," 1611, after Masoretic stops, LXX., Vulg., against the Bishops', 1638— 1769, moderns, who have " Thus I was; (, 1638—176?) in the day the drought con- sumed me." Lev. iv. 2, " {conct-rriin;^ things which ought not to be done)." Here 1769 and the moderns reject the parenthesis of the earlier books, which, though not found in vv. 13, 22, 27, tends to relieve a hard construction. Joshua iii. 16, "very far, from thecity Adam," 1611 — 1630. In 1629 Camb. and subsequent editions the comma after "far" is removed, but the other distribution is not less probable, i Kin. xii. 32, " and he" offered upon the altar (so did he in Bethel,) 1; sacrificing." The moderns, after 1769, punctuate "and heil offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, li sacrificing :" against the Hebrew stops, Zakeph- iatoii standing over both "altar" and "Bethel;" and rendering the margin (which provides for 7j?.'l, being the Kal rather than the Hiphil conjugation) quite unintel- ligible, xix. 5, "behold then, an angel" (njTI.iini): "behold, then an angel," 1769, moderns. Neh. ix. "4, " upon the stairs of the Levites," (0*1711 TOVITTS.) : " upon the stairs, of the Levites," 1769, moderns, ver. 5, " Jeshua and Kadmicl," (cf. Ezra ii. 40): "Jesliua, and Kadmiel," 1769, modems. Job xix. 28, "persecute we him?. ..found in me." 161 1 — 1617. But 1629 Lond., 1630 place (?) also after "me:" 1629 Camb., 1638, moderns, transfer the second clause into the oralio oHiqtia ' ' persecute we him, . . . found in me?" xxxi. 30. This verse is rightly set in a parenthesis in 161 1 — 1744, which 1762, modems, remove, xxxiii. 5, " If thou canst, answer me," as in ver. 32. The first comma is removed in 1629 Camb. (not 1629 Lond., 1630) and all modern books. xl. 24 marg. " or bore,' i6n : "or bore" 1629, 1638, Bagster 1846. But 1744, 176:, moderns, "or, fore," quite absurdly. Psalm ii. 12, "but a little: Blessed," 1611 — 1744, "but a little. Blessed," 1762 mod.' Ixxix. 5, "wilt thou be angry, for ever?" Cf Ps. xiii. i ; Ixxxix. 46. The comma is re- moved by 1616 (not 1617, 1630), 1629 Camb., &c. ver. II, "come before thee. According to the greatness of thy ' The two lines of the couplet are closely connected, as the parallelism shews. Here, and in some other places (notably in Ps. iii. 5 ; l.xiv. 7), the Masoretic punctuation is at variance with the poetical stracture. So in Ps. xl. 12, Ribiah has tempted 1762 to change the comma after " head " into a semicolon, 1769 and the moderns into a colon, where \'ie. prefer the comma of 161 1 — 1744- / xlii INTRODUCTION. [sect. IV. power: Preserve thou." Thus 1611 — 1744> following the Hebrew punctuation, "come before thee; According to the greatness of thy power (, 1762 only) Preserve thou" 1769, moderns, very boldly, though approved by Canon Perowne. Ixxxix. 46, " How long. Lord', wilt thou hide thyself, forever?" The third comma is removed in 1629, London and Camb. (not 1630), 1638, 1744, 1769 mod. In 1762 this comma is strengthened into a semicolon. Prov. i. 27. The final colon of 161 1 — 1630 is clearly prefer.able to the full stop of 1629 Camb., moderns, xix. 2. Restore the comma before "sinneth" discarded in 1762: also in xxi. 28, that before "speaketh," removed in 1769: both these for the sake of perspicuity, xxx. ifin. The full stop is changed into a comma by 1769 mod. Eccles. ii. 3, "(yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom)." In 1769 mod. the marks of parenthesis are rejected, and a semicolon placed after "wisdom." Cant. vii. 9, ", For my beloved, that" i6n, iS:c. (", For my beloved that," 1629 Lond., 1630: almost preferable; cf. Heb.): "For my beloved, that" 1769, moderns, viii. 2, ", of the juice" 1611 — 1630: "of the juice" 1629 Camb., 1638, &c. Isai. xxiv. 14, "they shall sing,". The comma is found only in 161 1 (Oxford reprint, not .Synd. A. 3. 14), and acknowledged by Vulg. and Field (" jubilabunt ;") as representing the Hebrew ^M«o/{'^. xlviii. 12, ",0 Jacob, and Israel my called;" 1611 — 1630. But 1629 Camb. 1638 place commas after "Israel," 1769 and the moderns join "Jacob and Israel," against the Hebrew stops. Lam. ii. 4, "pleasant to the eye," (cf. Heb. stop): 1769 mod. remove the comma, iv. 15, " , when they fled away and wandered:" (, for : in 1769 mod.). Hosea vii. II, "a silly dove, without heart." In 1629 Camb. and the moderns, the comma (which represents the Hebrew accent) is removed, as if "without heart" referred exclu- sively to the dove. Hagg. i. i, 12, 14; ii. 2, remove comma of 1769 mod. after " Josedech." Cf. Zech. i. i. 2 Esdr. viii. 39, " and the reward that they shall have." [d salvationis et mcrccdis receptlonis, Vulg., but et salutis^ ct rcdpiendcs mcrcedis Junius): but 1762 mod. place a comma after " reward," as if rcceptioitis of Vulg. belonged also to salvationis. xii. 2, " and behold, the head that remained, and the four wing . appeared no more." In 1762 a comma is inserted after "wings:" in 1769 mod. both commas are removed. There is a pause in the sense after " remained," such as a semicolon would perhaps better represent, before the vision in ch. xi. 18, &c., is repeated. Judith iv. 6, " toward the open country near to Dothaim (/vara irpoffhiirov rod iredlou toO irX-qalov AuSaf/i, LXX.). Here 1629 Camb., 1630, &e., insert a comma before "near." viii. g, 10. In 1769 mod. the marks of parenthesis are withdrawn, to the detriment of perspicuity, xiv. 17, "After, he went" {koX elafi\8ev, LXX.): 1629 Camb. (not 1630), 1638 mod. remove the necessary comma. Ecclus. xxxvii. 8, "(For he will counsel for himself):" 1769 mod. reject the marks of parenthesis, setting a semicolon after "himself", ver. 11, " , of finishing" (iripl avvTe\da%, LXX.): 1769 mod. obscure the sense by rejecting the comma. Baruch vi. 40, "that they are gods?" In 1629, &c., " gods," the interrogation being thrown on the end of the verse. But compare the refrains ver. 44, 52, 56, 1 So read instead of " Lord ?" of 1 769 mod. The printed text of the present volume is inconsistent as it stands. 65, to justify our arrangement of the paragraph, i Mace, vi. 51, "to cast darts, and slings." The comma is removed in 1638 mod. S. Matt. ix. 20 — 22, are inclosed in a parenthesis by 1611 — 1762, which 1769 rejects^. S. Mark iii. 17, and v. 41. The marks of parenthesis (of which 1769 mod. make too clean a riddance) are restored from 161 1 — 1762. S. John ii. 15, "and the sheep and the oxen," thus keeping the animals distinct from iravra^ ("them aU...with the sheep and oxen," Bishops'). In 1630 (not 1638, 1743), 1762 mod., a comma intrudes after "sheep." xviii. 3, "a band 0/ men, and officers," iCii — 1762, thus distinguishing the Roman cohort from the Jewish virriperai [Arc/il>. Trench). In 1769 mod. the comma is lost. Acts xi. 26, " taught much people, and the disciples were called," 1611 — 1630: both verbs depending on eyivero. Yet 1638 — 1743 substitute a semicolon for the comma, while 1762 mod. begin a new- sentence after " people," as if the editors had never glanced at the Greek, xviii. 18, "and Aquila: having shorn his head ", Paul being the person referred to in Kcipd/icvos. By changing the colon into a semicolon, 1762 mod. render this more doubtful. Rom. i. 9, " , always in my prayers," 161 1, 1612, 1613. The first comma is removed in 1629 Camb. and London, 1630, &c. : the second changed into a semi- colon by 1769 mod. Cf. i Thess. i. 2; Philem. 4. iv. I, "Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh," 1611 ■ — 1762. In 1769 mod. the comma is transferred from after "father" to before "our." v. 13—17, were first inclosed in a parenthesis by 1769, which is followed by all modems, even by the American Bible of 1867, though the American revisers of 1 85 1 (see p. xxiii.) had removed it. It is worse than useless, inasmuch as it interrupts the course of the argument, viii. 33y?«. The colon of 1611 — 1762 is almost too great a break, yet 1769 mod. substitute a full stop. The semicolon of 7V;t' /^s^r C/tv^/«('« is quite sufficient, xv. 7, "received us," 161 1 — 1743. The comma is removed in 1762 mod. I Cor. vii. s, "prayer," 1611 — 1630. But 1638 mod. sub- stitute a semicolon for the comma, as if to drive us to take the various reading awipx^aO^ of Beza 1598 (see App. E, p. civ.), and the Elzevirs, viii. 7, "with conscience of the idol unto this hour," 1611 — 1762, as if the reading fus cT^ti toC eiSiiXou were accepted, ("with the yet abiding consciousness of the idol,") or cf. Phil. i. 26, and Prof. Moulton's IViner, p. 584. In 1769 mod. the comma is deleted. 2 Cor. xiii. 2, "as if I were present the second time," i6n — 1762. In 1769 mod. a comma is put in after "present," through an ob- vious misconception. Eph. iii. 2 — iv. i "of the Lord," is wrongly set in a parenthesis by 1769 mod. (not American, 1867). Rather connect ch. iii. i with ver. 14. Phil. i. 11, " by Jesus Christ unto the glory..." In 1762 mod. a comma is inserted before "imto." Col. ii. 11, "of the flesh, "the two clauses beginning with iv T17 being parallel (cf. var. Iccl.), so that 1762 mod. wrongly remove the comma after " flesh." I Thess. iii. 7 ", by your faith" i6ii — 1630, but 1629 London and Camb. and all after them wrongly omit the comma. 2 Thess. i. 8, " in flaming fire," 161 1 — 1762, connect- ing the words with kv t-q diroKaXv^ei, ver. 7. In 1769 mod. ' The parenthesis is absent from the parallel passage of S. Mark. It is not so much wanted in Luke viii. 42 — 48^ but we retain it from 1611 — 1743, though 1762 mod. reject it. SECT. IV.] INTRODUCTION. xliii the comma is absent. Titus ii. 8, "sound speecli that can- not..." The comma after "speech" in 1769 mod. obscures, rather than helps, the English. ver. 12, "teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live..." Thus the sentence rans in the O.xford reprint of 161 1 and in 1612, and this is the safest plan in such a construction, but Synd. A. 3. 14 places a comma after "lusts," and is followed by 1613 and the rest. In 1629 Camb., &c. another comma is set after "us," which 1769 mod. do not improve upon by transposing it to after "that." Heb. ii. 9, "lower than the angels," In 1769 mod. this comma is removed, so as to compel Vi% to take 5ia to TrddTifi.a tov Bavdrov with the pre- ceding clause, to which it hardly seems to belong, iii. 7 — 11. Reject the marks of parenthesis introduced into modern Bibles in 1769. The American Bible of 1867 has them not. X. 12, "for ever, sat down." So 1611 — 1630, plainly re- jecting "is set down for ever" of Bishops' Bible. This arrangement is supported by our standard Cambridge edition of i8.;8, and the American (1867), Bp. Christ. Wordsworth, &.C., and is surely safer than "for ever sat down" of 1638 — 1769 and most moderns, xii. 23. Restore the comma of 161 1 — 30 after " assembly ". xiii. 7. Restore the full stop of 161 1 at the end of this verse, which 1762 mod. change to a colon. 2 Pet. ii. 14. The Greek compels us to reject the comma after "adultery" of 1743. mod. Jude 7, "the cities about them, in like manner.. ." The comma after " them " is injudiciously removed by 1638, 1699 (not 1743), while 1762 mod. increase the error by placing it after " in like manner." It would be endless, and answer no good pur- pose, to enumerate all the cases wherein minute but real improvements in the punctuation, intro- duced into editions subsequent to 161 1, have been universally acquiesced in (e.g. Jer. xvii. 3 ; Dan. xi. 18 ; Bel & Drag. ver. 10; Matt. xi.x. 4; Rom. ii. 13 — 15; I Pet. v. 13). Some very strange oversights of the standard Bible, in this as in other particulars (see pp. x., xl.), were permitted to hold their place quite late. Thus in John xii. 20 "And there were certain Greeks among them, that came up to worship at the feast:" the intrusive comma lingered till 1769. The comma, which originally stood after "about midnight," Acts .x.xvii. 27, was removed and set after " Adria " later than 1638. In regard to weightier matters, the comma put by 1611 after "God" in Titus ii. 13 is fitly removed by 1769 mod., that "the great God and our Saviour" may be seen to be joint predicates of the same Divine Person. Luke xxiii. 32 affords us a rare instance of an important change in the stops subsequent to 1769 (we have not been able to trace it up earlier than D'Oyly and Mant's Bible 1817) "And there were also two other malefactors," where recent editors insert a comma before " male- factors ", in order to obviate the possibility of mis- take in the meaning of a phrase which is rather Greek than English. They were rightly unwilUng to adopt the alternative of changing the plural "other" into "others," as the American Bible (1867) has unfortunately done'. The following chief additional changes in punctuation made in this volume, like those affecting the text itself (Appendix A, p. Ixxxiii.), though usually sanctioned by respectable authority, occasionally by some of our own Bibles, must ultimately depend on their own merits for justification. II. Passages in which the stops, as well of 161 1 as of most later Bibles, have been altered in the present volume. Ex. xi. 1 — 3 we have placed within a parenthesis, thus referring ver. 4 to ch. x. 29: Josh. vi. i might well be treated in the same manner. Josh. xv. i, "amt to the border of Edora " is better followed by a comma, as in 1762, than by the semicolon of 161 1 — 1744: both stops are removed in 1769. i Kin. vii. 19, and x.\i. 25, 26, should be set in parentheses, so as to connect closely the preceding and following verses in either case. xxi. 20. With 1617 (only) place a comma at the end of this verse, the protasis begin- ning with iV*, ver. 20, the apodosis with 'JJil, ver. 21, just as in ch. xx. 36. Cf. also ch. xx. 42; x.\i. 29. 2 Kin. xv. 25. Set a semicolon after Arieh, in place of the comma of 161 1, &c. The "him " following refers to "Pekah," not to " Arieh." So Tremellius after Heb.- Job iv. 6. See Appendix A. p. Ixxiii. vi. 10, " Vea, I would harden myself in sorrow ; let him not spare :" forms one line in the stichometry (Z>t'///sic/i). This does not appear in 161 1 — 1744, which set a comma after " spare, " or in 1762 mod., which punctuate " : let him not spare." xxviii. 3. Lighten the colon of 161 1, &c., after "perfection" into a comma. "The stones" is governed by " scarcheth out," whether we con- sider nv3ri"?37 to be used adverbially, or no. Ps. cv. 6, "Ye children of Jacob, his chosen." Unless the comma be inserted, "his chosen" would not be understood as plural. ' Luke X. I is exactly parallel in this use of other, but that antiquated plural is very common in our version ; Josh, viii. 22; xii. 19; 2 Sam. ii. 13; i Esdr. vii. 6; 2 Esdr. x. 6, 57; xi. 18; xvi. 22; Tobit vi. 14; WLsd. xi. 10, 13; 2 Mace. vii. 34; xi. 7, 11, 20; Matt, xxiii. 23; Luke xi. 16, 42; xviii. 9; John xix. 18; Acts xvii. 9 (but others ver. 34); I Cor. xiv. 29 ; 2 Cor. xiii. 2 ; Phil. i. 1 7 ; ii. 3 ; iv. 3, most of which remain unchanged in modern Bibles. 2 In Neh. xii. 24, we have substituted a semicolon instead of a full stop at the end of the verse, and perhaps ought to have changed the comma after Obadiah, ver. 25, into a colon. It would seem from i Chr. ix. 15 — 17 ; ch. xi. 17 — 19, that the list of the singers ends with Obadiah, that of the porters begins with Meshullam. f^ xliv INTRODUCTION. SECT. IV. In I Chr. xvi. 13, a comma is inserted by 1769 mod. without much need. Ps. cvii. 35. End in a semicolon: yet all our Bibles have a full stop. Ps. cviii. 5, 6. All our Bibles except that of the Tract Society (i86i)join these two verses, which seems an impossible arrangement (Perowne). Sub- stitute a full stop for the colon of 161 1 (which is made a semicolon by 1629 Camb. and the moderns) at the end of ver. 5, and a semicolon for the colon after " delivered," as 161 1 has in Ps. Ix. 5. Prov. vi. 2. Since this verse, as well as ver. i, is plainly hypothetical (Bp. Christ. IVordrwort/i), in spite of LXX., Vulg. and Tremellius, a comma must take the place of the full stop of 1611, &c. after "mouth." viii. 2, " high places by the way." Transfer the comma of 161 1 from after "place" to after "way." Eccles. iv. i, "and behold," 1629 Camb. — 1762. In 1769 mod. the comma is removed though it is really wanted. Even the Hebrew has a distinc- tive mark (') here. Cant. iii. 2, " In the streets and in the broad ways," So LXX., the Hebrew punctuation and parallelism. In 161 1, &c., the comma is transferred to a place after "streets," thus joining the second clause with what follows. Isai. xi. 11, "his people, Which shall be left from Assyria," So the Hebrew stops, the analogy of ver. 16 (recognized by 1611 — 1762, not by 1769 mod.), LXX., Vulg., Lowth, Field: "his people that shall be left, from Assyria" 161 1 — 1762: in 1769 mod. another comma follows " people." xxxii. 9. This verse is a distich, the true division of which after " voice " is plainer in Hebrew than in English. It is variously punctuated in our Bibles, but all agree in suggesting a false division into three lines, ending respectively at "ease," "daughters," "speech." x.\xviii. 10, "I said," All insert the comma in ver. 11. Jer. xlviii. 29. Instead of the parenthesis which encloses " he is exceeding proud " in all our Bibles, substitute a semicolon before, a colon after the words, as in Isai. xvi. 6 in 1762 mod. Ezek. V. 6, "my judgments, and my statutes." The comma, imperatively required by the Hebrew, was inserted in 1629 (both editions) — 1762, discarded in 1769 mod. xxi. 29, "that are slain of the wicked." The comma after " slain " , appar- ently employed by 1611, &c., to aid the voice, fails to repre- sent the status coiistructus of the Hebrew, xlvi. 18, "by oppression to thrust them out " renders a single Hebrew word {opprcssione ddurhatido COS., Trem. ). Yet 1611 — 1630 separate the English by placing a comma after "oppression," which 1762 mod. restore after it had been rejected by 1629 Camb., 1744. xlviii. 30, "of the city:" So the Hebrew stops. The Bishops' Bible and 161 1 — 1630 have a comma after "city," which 1629 Camb. and the modems omit alto- gether (cf. U'ordyworth). Hosea ix. 15, "in Gilgal :" the colon of 161 1 and the rest is too strong for the sense and the Hebrew accent, xii. 10. Remove the comma of 161 1, &c., after "simiUtudes." Cf. Heb. Micah vi. 5, " ; From Shittim", the inserted semicolon representing the Hebrew Athnakh (cf. Wordsworth]. The BishoiJs' Bible separates these words from the preceding, though only by a comma'. 2 Esdr. ii. 15 marg. " ,as a dnv," with 1629 — 1744. In ^ Tremellius seems anxious that no mistake should be made as to his judgment, rendering thus : " et quid re- sponderit ei Billiam filius Behoris ; ut agnoscens juste facta Jehovse a Schittimis Gilgalem usque, dicas..." 161 1 we have " as a dove:" in 1630 ", as a dove:" against the Latin. In 1762 mod. " , as a dove ", but our way seems safer, vii. 42, " is not the end, where..." Without the inserted comma, our version is hardly intelligible; in eo so. saculo, notyfwf. Judith viii. 21, "if we be taken, so all..." Junius and 161 1, &c., join oirrus closely to the preceding words. (Cf Moulton's Winer, p. 678.) Wisd. xiii. 13, "the very refuse among those, which ser\'ed to no use," (to hi e| avriv a.Tr6j3\t]fia eU ovSiv i\jXpyiavrji, the comma after " Antiochus" dis- tinguishing the text from that of Josephus, namely tou iirupa- cous, as mentioned in the margm. 2 Mace. x. 29, " men upon horses with bridles of gold " (€0' 'lttttuiv xp^'^oxo.Mviav difSpts). In i6ii, &c.,a comma, worse than idle, is set after "horses." xiii. 2, " a Grecian power, of footmen, &c." In 161 1, &c., we have " a Grecian power of footmen" ". S. Matt. xix. 28, " which have followed me, in the regeneration, when, &c." So 1630 alone of our old Bibles, with Nourse (Paragraph Bible, Boston, 1836), Bagster 1846, Scholefield (English), Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles. This is at any rate the safest course. The second comma is wanting in 161 1, 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, 1629 London, most modern Bibles, D'Oyly and Mant (1817), Tract Society's (1S61), Blackadder (1864), American (1867), Newberry (1870), and Alford's. The first comma is absent in the Bishops' Bible, the books from 1629 (Camb.) to 1769, and Scholefield's Greek text. S. Luke i. 55, " (As he spake to our fathers)". Thus with Nourse, the Tract Society, and Blackadder (see last note), indicate by a parenthesis the change of construction. Ver. 70 is also parenthetic'. Acts xxiii. 8, "neither angel nor spirit:" Even though the trae reading be /n^7-e...jui;re instead of /i.riSi...iiriTe, angel and spirit comprehend together one class, resurrection the other, the two classes together comprising aixtjioTepa. The comma after "angel" in 161 1 — 1630, abolished by 1629 (both editions) — 1743, is restored in 1762 ' Yet it must be confessed that the Roman edition reads Itririh immediately afterwards, while our punctuation repre- sents linriuiv^ of Codex Alexandrinus. ^ It would be well also to place Acts i. iS, 19 within a parenthesis, even though the words be still regarded as S. Peter's. It is quite possible that the citation in ver. 20 is appealed to in ver. 16. SECT. IV.] INTRODUCTION. iW mod. Rom. viii. 20, " , in hope." We can hardly do more in this doubtful passage, than relax the connection of fir' cXtt/oi with what precedes, by inserting the comma before it, and lightening the stop after it from a colon to a comma, as in 1769 mod. xi. 8, from "according" to "hear" is rightly set in a parenthesis in 1769, as approved by the F'ive Clei-gymen. i Cor. xvi. 22. See Appendix A, p. Ixxxii., note 4. 2 Cor. v. 2, " we groan, earnestly desiring..." The adverb is doubtless intended to represent the intensive force of the preposition in eTriiroSoiJn-cs (rendered cozietiiig by Wickliffe, but simply desiring by the later versions), so that this punctnation, first found by Prof. Grote in Field's small 8vo. (not in his i2mo.) Bible of 1660, but afterwards lost sight of, is that to be received, although through mere oversight, rather than with a view to render iiigemiscimus of the Vulgate, the comma is placed after, not before, " earnestly" in 1611 — 1762, the final correction being due to 1769, from which the modems adopt it. ver. 19, "God was in Christ reconciling..." All the Bibles from i6iidown- wards, except that of 17+3, insert a comma after " Christ". Eph. iv. 12, " for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for..." (7r/)6s...fis...ei!). The comma of 1611, &c., after "saints" w-ould be tolerable if the three prepo- sitions were truly parallel. Phil. ii. 15, "the sons of God without rebuke," The comma set after " God " in 161 1, &c., would inevitably suggest a different gender for d^w/iijra or iiiwua. Col. ii. 2, " of God and of the Father and of Christ." The received text can hardly stand here, but the translation (taken verbatim from the Bishops' Bible) is unquestionably very inferior to that of Tyndale, Coverdale, the Great Bible and Geneva (1557), "of God the Father, and of Christ." The Bishops' and our own Bibles from 161 1 downwards, make bad worse by adding a comma after "God". Heb. iv. 6, 7, "unbelief, ag as in Num. xx. 14, in all the books from 1611 to the American (1867) which has travail: although many like errors of the original edition have been corrected by its successors. The case be- tween twined and twinned is stated below (.Appen- dix B, p. Ixxxviii., note 3). The distinction between morter (Gen. xi. 3) and mortar Num. xi. 8; Prov. xxvii. 22, was first taken in 1638: by spelling both morter, the Bible of 161 1 confounds words which have only an accidental resemblance. We should also discriminate carefully between naught (5?!)) 2 Kin. ii. 19; Prov. xx. 14, and nought (i.e. no- thing) Gen. xxix. 15, &c. : they were both spelt nought previously to 1638-. In spite of the analogy of nought, it is probably right to spell aught in such places as Gen. xxxix. 6, as the American revisers have done, but we have here abided by ought with 161 1. We have not ventured on the fine distinc- tion between veil, an article of dress, and the Vail of the Sanctuary, but retained in all cases (except in error Wisd. xvii. 3; Ecclus. 1. 5 marg.) vail oi 161 1 in preference to veil of later editions. In Job xiv. 17 the great oversight of 161 1 sowest for sewest was left in our Bibles till 1762. The similar error sow for srw in Eccles. iii. 7; Mark ii. 21, remained till 1629; in Ezek. xiii. 18 it survived beyond 1638. Between intrcat (to pray) and entreat (i. e. treat) there is a broad difference of sense, properly recog- nized in 1762: yet in 1611 the former is spelt followed in each case as it arose. The result of this has been to keep up apparent inconsistency in some places : e. g. Josh, xiii. 27, compared with ch. xix. 35. = The spelling of i6ri, &c. up to 1638 "at naught," Luke xxiii. 11, is mere error. It occurs also 2 Esdr. ii. 33, in Synd. A. 3. 14, and 1613, not in Oxford 1611. xlviii INTRODUCTION. [sect. v. intreated Job xix. i6, but entreated in the next verse; while in Job xxiv. 21 the second is /«/rifa/- eth. In Jer. xv. 11 text and margin, intreat and entreat actually change places in i6ii, and are not put right until 1638. Between enquire and inquire, on the contrary, the choice is purely indifferent ; the former is chiefly adopted in 161 1 (but in- quired Deut. xvii. 4 Oxford reprint ; Ps. Ixxviii. 34 ; Ezekiel xx. 31 bis; John iv. 52, &c. ; inquiry Prov. XX. 25), the latter is our practice, derived from our model (1858) and the recent Cambridge Bibles. Thus also we take informed viith 161 1 in Acts XXV. 2, rather than enformed as in 2 Mace, xiv. i; Acts xxiv. i; xxv. 15 : but enrolled of 161 1 in I Mace. x. 36 in preference to inrolled of the margins of Luke ii. i ; Heb. xii. 23. In Isai. V. 1 1 enjiaine is in 1 6 1 1 , but inflaining in Isai. Ivii. 5 ; modern Bibles reverse this, yet all keep inflamed oi 161 1 in Hist, of Susanna ver. 8. Many words, the exact orthography of which is quite in- different, we have laboured to reduce to a uniform method. Thus ankles, the usual modern practice, which we take in all five places, is found in 1611 only in Ps. xviii. 36 mai-g., but ancles in 2 Sam. xxii. 37 marg.\ Ezek. xlvii. 3 text and marg.; Acts iii. 7 : in 1629 ancles is set in the first place, ankles in the third and fourth, later Bibles recalling this last correction, but bringing ankles into 2 Sam. xxii. 37 marg. Sometimes the later Bibles issuing from different presses exhibit their characteristic varie- ties of spelling. Instead of inquire, noticed above as a peculiarity of the Cambridge books, those of Oxford (1857) and London or the Queen's Printer (1859) read enquire: for axe (which word is thus spelt ten times in 161 1) these last, after the ex- ample of their predecessors from 1629 (Camb.) downwards, wrongly print ax, against the modern Cambridge editions. In i Kin. v. 9 ; 2 Chr. ii. 16; I Esdr. V. 55 we ^ndflotes in 1611, but recent Cambridge Bibles have needlessly changed it into floats. These last are again wrong in soap, which, after 16 11, the Oxford and London Bibles spell soJ>e in both places (Jer. ii. 22; Mai. iii. 2). The truer form 7-asor occurs seven times in 1 6 1 1 and the Cam- bridge text, while the books of Oxford and London have razor. In Judg. ix. 53 the Oxford editions, with 16 1 1, adopt scull, but the Cambridge, and 161 1 in all other places, prefer skull. The Cam- bridge books, after 161 1, have gray (greyhound Prov. XXX. 31, rightly so spelt in 1629 Camb., 1630, has no connection with it), the Oxford and London grey. With the Cambridge Bible we also spell counsellcr (not counsellor with those of Oxford and London), as does also that of 1611 except in three places, where it has counsellours (Ezra viii. 25 ; Prov. xii. 20; XV. 22). Council (variously spelt Ciiuncill, councel, councell \n 1611) is ordinarily dis- tinguished from counsel or counsell, but the latter is put for the former in i Esdr. iii. r5 marg. (xpr/fiaTiaTrj- piio); Matt. V. 22; Mark xiv. 55, all subsequently set right. Since ours, yours, theirs are possessive cases plural of the personal pronouns, the apo- strophe set before j' in the editions of 1762 and 1769, as also in the London and Oxford Bibles to this day, is positively incorrect: hence the Cambridge practice, which never admitted the apostrophe, has been followed in this respect. Again, there are forms not wholly banished from our modern books, though their number is diminished in later times, whose presence tends to lend richness and variety to the style. Such is marish Ezek. xlvii. 11 ; i Mace. ix. 42, 45, for the more familiar marsh : the pathetic astonied, yet standing for the more common-place astonished in Ezra ix. 3, 4; Job xvii. 8; xviii. 20; Jer. xiv. 9; Ezek. iv. 17; Dan. iii. 24; iv. 19; v. 9, and re- stored to its rightful position in the great passage Isai. Iii. 14, whence a folse taste has removed it subse- quently to 1638. Stablisha\&o has been brought again into twelve places (e.g. Lev. xxv. 30 ; Deut. xix. 15) instead of established of later books : grin or grinne (Job xviii. 9 ; Ps. cxl. 5 ; cxli. 9) has been treated as a legitimate modification oi gin ox ginne (Job xl. 24 marg.; Isai. viii. 14; Amos iii. 5), though cast out in 1762. Once only, it would appear, a super- ficial difficulty is attempted to be concealed by a slight change in the spelling. In Gen. 1. 23 marg. borne, which in 16 11 was equivalent to born, was sufficiently correct to convey no wrong impression. To ensure clearness the final e was dropped in 1629 (Camb.), but restored again in 1762, by which time it would be sure to suggest a false meaning. Enough has been said of those variations in orthography which are due to accident or the ca- price of fashion. Others, more interesting, spring from grammatical inflections common in the older stages of our language, which have been gradually withdrawn from later Bibles, wholly or in part,chiefly SECT, v.] INTRODUCTION. xlix by those great modernisers, Dr Paris (1762) and Ur Blayney (1769), and have all been brought back again in the present volume. Yet it is not always easy to distinguish these from forms involving a mere change in spelling, and different persons will judge differently about them at times. Thus we cannot well retain gro7ven i Kin. xii. 8^ 10, while we alter knowen i Kin. xiv. 2, &c. To reject, how- ever, such words as fet by substituting the modem fetched^ is a liberty far beyond what an editor of our version ought ever to have assumed : we have restored 7^/ in 2 Sam. ix. 5 ; xi. 27 ; i Kin. vii. 13 ; ix. 28 ; 2 Kin. xi. 4; 2 Chr. xii. 11 ; Jer. xxvi. 23 ; xxxvi. 21; Acts xxviii. 13: it is full as legitimate as fetcht of 2 Sam. xiv. 2 ; 2 Kin. iii. 9 ; 2 Chr. i. 17, and even of our latest Bibles in Gen. xviii. 7. The editors of 1762 and 1769 bestowed much evil diligence in clearing our English Translation of this participle in -t, Blayney following in the steps of Paris and supplying many of his deficiencies, yet, with characteristic negligence, leaving not a few untouched. Thus burned is substituted by them for burnt in some 93 places (burnt being left untouched in 2 Kin. xvi. 4; .xvii. 11, &c.). For lift they put lifted 95 times, once (Dan. iv. 34, where lift is past tense indicative) with some show of reason ; sometimes (e. g. Zech. i. 21, where lift up is present) to the detriment of the sense. Similar cases are built Neh. iii. i {bttildedvtr. 2,1611): clapt 2 Kin. xi. 12 : clipt^&x. xlviii. 37 : cropt Ezek. xvii. 4 : crusht Num. xxii. 25 : deckt Prov. vii. 16 ; 2 Esdr. XV. 47 ; i Mace. iv. 57 : dipt Lev. ix. 9; I Sam. xiv. 27; 2 Kin. viii. 15; Rev. xi.x. 13 {dipped also in 161 1 Gen. xxxvii. 31) : girt i Sam. ii. 4 {girded vex. i8 in i6n): leapt i Kin. xviii. 26 (text, leaped maxg.) ; Wisd. xviii. 15 {leaped 161 1 in ch. xix. 9); I Mace. xiii. 44; Acts xix. 16: mixt Prov. xxiii. 30 ; Isai. i. 22 ; Dan. ii. 41 {sic 161 1, not ver. 43, the second time) ; 2 Esdr. xiii. 1 1 : past 2 Cor. V. 17 (so even modems in i Pet. iv. 3 ; in Eph. ii. 1 1 we have/fWJf^in 1611, past i^Gc)) : pluckt i Chr. xi. 23; Ezra ix. 3; Neh. xiii. 25; Job xxix. 17; Prov. ii. 22 tnarg.; Dan. vii. 4, 8; xi. 4; Amos iv. 11 ; Zech. iii. 2 ; 2 Mace. xiv. 46 {plucked 161 1 in Gal. iv. 'i.'^'.puft Col. ii. \Z:pusht Ezek. xxxiv. 21: ravisht Prov. v. 19, 20 (ravished 161 1 in Zech. xiv. 2): ript 2 Kin. xv. 16 ; Hos. xiii. 16 ; Amos i. 13 : slipt I Sam. xix. 10 ; Ps. Ixxiii. 2 ; Ecclus. xiii. 22 ; xiv. I : stampf 2 Kin. xxiii. 6, 15 : start Tobit ii. 4 (started 1762, but it might be present, ai-airT/Sjjo-as ai'«iXd/xijv) : stopt 2 Chr. xxxii. 4 (stopped ver. 30 ; Zech. vii. 11 in 161 1): stript Ex. xxxiii. 6; i Sam. xviii. 4;" xix. 24; 2 Chr. .x.x. 25 ; Job xix. 9; Mic. i. 8 : 'cvatcht Ps. lix. title : wrapt i Sam. xxi. 9 ; 2 Kin. ii. 8 ; Job xl. 17 ; Ezek. xxi. 15 ; Jonah ii. 5. These archaic preterites contribute to produce a pleasing variety in the style of our version, and are grammatically just as accurate as the modem forms; which is perhaps hardly the case with rent when it is used not as a preterite only, but as a present, as in Lev. xxi. 10 (sic, 16 11); 2 Sam. iii. 31; 1 Kin. xi. 31 ; Eccles. iii. 7; Isai. Ixiv. i (sic, 161 1); Ezek. xiii. II, 13; xxix. 7; Hos. xiii. 8; Joel ii. 13; Matt. vii. 6; John xix. 24. Other antiquated preterites are begun Num. x.xv. I (began 161 1 in Gen. iv. 26): drunk Gen. xliii. 34 (te.xt not margin) ; Dan. v. 4 : shaked Ecclus. xxix. 1 8 ; shincd quite as often as slione; spratig Gen. xii. 6 (sprung ver. 23): stale Gen. xxxi. 20; 2 Kin. xi. 2 (stole 2 Sam. xv. 6; 2 Chr. xxii. 11 in 161 1) : strooke I Sam. ii. 14; 2 Chr. xiii. 20 (sic, 161 1); 1 Esdr. iv. 30 (stroke 2 Mace. i. 16 ; Matt. xxvi. 51 ; Luke xxiu 64; John xviii. 22, also strake 2 Sam. xii. 15 ; XX. 10: never struck) : stunk Ex. vii. 21 (stank ch. viii. 14 in 161 1) : sung Ezra iii. 1 1 : swore i Mace, vii. 35: liKin I Mace. i. 2; xii. 33 (sic, 161 1); 2 Mace. X. 17 ; xii. 28 (won 2 Mace. xv. 9 in 16 11). Among past participles may be noted (wast) begot Ecclus. vii. 28: (his) hid (things) Obad. 6: (have) sit Ecclus. xi. 5. It would have been well to have retained lien (which even modern Bibles keep in Ps. l.xviii. 13) for lai7i in Num. v. 19, 20, as we have in the other places, Judg. xxi. 1 1 ; Job iii. 13 ; John xi. 17. Other verbal forms deserving notice are oweth Lev. xiv. 35; Acts xxi. 11, and ought Matt, xviii. 24, 28; Luke vii. 41, which were not changed into owneth and owed respectively till after 1638: leese (lose 1762) i Kin. xviii. 5. The noun fiixe (Jlix 1629) was corrupted vcAo fliix in Acts xxviii. 8 as early as 1699. It is hard to discover any intelligible principle which guided the editors of 1762 and 1769 in their vexatious changes of several particles into their cognate forms. Thus for amongst they print amotig 8 1 times, for towards they print toward 121 times, for besides they give beside 44 times', yet keep the 1 In Josh. xxii. if) the change of besides of 1611 to beside by 1629 (Lond.), 1630, 1769, moderns (but not by 1629 g INTRODUCTION. [sect. v. forms they dislike so often that it is plain they i ral rule of adopting that one out of several forms have no design to disuse them altogether. Such wanton, or perhaps merely careless, variations are cancelled in this volume. Nor can there be any good ground for turning siih into since as does Dr Paris in Jer. xv. 7 ; Zech. iv. 10 marg.\ 2 Esdr. vii. 53, and Blayney in Jer. xxiii. 38, the rather as sHh is in our modern Bibles Ezek. xxxv. 6 : sithmce in 2 Esdr. X. 14 was modernized mto since as early as 1616, so that it must have been going out of use even then. All our Bibles preserve whiles in 2 Mace. ix. 9; X. 36, yet in Ps. xlix. 18 while is printed in 1762; in Isai. Ixv. 24 7i'hiles in 1769 becomes -dihile; ivhilst becomes 7C'/;//('in Heb. iii. 15; ix. 17 in the books of 1629; in 2 Mace. vii. 24 whilst is substituted for whiles in 1629. The inter- changes between to and unto in Gen. xxv. 33 (1629 Lond.); i Kin. xxii. 53 (1616): i Mace, vii. 20 (1629 Camb.); Luke xx. 42 (1616); 2 Cor. xi. 9 (1629 Camb.) are not very intelligible. Amidst all this unmeaning tampering with the text, the several editors, especially those of 1762 and 1769, carried out fully at least two things on which they had set their minds : they got rid of the quaint old moc for more (spelt mo in the Bible of 1638) from the 35 places in which it occurs in the standard copies, and in 364 places they have altered the nominative plural you into ye, besides that Blayney makes the opposite change in Build you Num. xxxii. 24 ; Wash you Isai. i. 16 ; Get you Zech. vi. 7 ; Turn you Zech. ix. 12. In one particular the orthography of modern Bibles has been acquiesced in. The word midst is often spelt in the Authorized Bibles as middest, about Ezekiel and some of the later Prophets almost constantly for a time. This form, however strange to our eyes, would have the advantage of sug- gesting the true character of the word as a su- perlative adjective; but the spelling varies so much between midst, middest, widest (Judith vi. 11), middcs (Ps. cxvi. 19; Acts xxvii. 21; Phil. ii. 15) and mids (Jer. xxxvii. 1 2 ; Hist. Susanna ver. 34, 48, &c.), that it seemed safer to fall back on our gene- Camb., 1638, 1744, 1762) will not affect the sense, as may be seen from ver. 19, where the Hebrew is virtually tlie same. Both forms of the English word then meant "except," which is the signification here. which best suits the modern usage. The practice of the Authorized Version with respect to placing the indefinite article a or an before a word beginning with // calls for some con- sideration, the rather as modern Bibles, with the exception of the American (see p. xxiii.) which con- | forms to present usage, have made no systematic ' or important changes regarding it. It would seem indeed as if a were but an abridged form of an, the n being dropped before an initial consonant proper, and only subsequently, under certain limi- tations, before h aspirated. Thus Chaucer's use an halle, an hare, an herih, is uniform, and the fashion maintained its ground far into the sixteenth century. In the earliest draft of our English Litany, contained in the King's Primer of 1545, we read, " an heart to love and dread thee," as it still remains in the Book of Common Prayer; and sucli cases as a harpe i Sam. x. 5, a hert Ecclus. xvii. 6 in Coverdale's Bible of 1535 are quite rare, though no doubt the custom of dropping the ;/ had already begun. In the Authorized Version of 161 1 we mark a further step in the same direction. As a general rule an is there retained before the sounded //, though the exceptions are more numerous than some have supposed, and suggest to the modern editor the propriety of conforming the Bible to the now universal habit of the best English \\Titers. The following list will shew how the matter stands in the original books : An habergeon Ex. xxviii. 32; xxxix. 23^: an habit Hel). V. 14 marg.; a habitafian Jer. xxxiii. 12 up to 1629 Camb., 1630, but an in 8 places : an Hachmonite i Chr. xi. 1 1 : a hair 1 Kin. i. 52-; Luke xxi. 18 up to 1629 Camb. and Lend., 1630, an in 3 places: a hairy Gen. xxvii. 11, an twice: a half ^Ti. xxv. 10 (ist and 3rd, an in 2nd until 1629I, 17, 23; xxxvi. 21; xxxvii. i (tcr), 10; Ezek. xl. 42 (2nd); 2 Esdr. xiii. 45, but an in 16 places: a hammer Jer. xxiii. 29, an hammer Jwig. iv. 21: a hand Ex. xix. 13 up to 1638, but an 5 times: an Iiandbreadlh 7 times: an /landfill 5 times : a handmaid Gen. xxix. 24 up to the two editions of 1629, but an twice: an hanging \\\nce: a liappy 1 Mace. vii. 24: a hard 2 Kin. ii. 10; Ps. xxxi. 18 marg.; ' This is apparently correct, if Dean Alford's rule be tnie : " When the accent is on the second, or any following .syllable of the word, we may use an, because the first syllable, by losing its accent, also loses some portion of the strength of its aspiration " {The Queen's English, p. 43). - Synd. A. 3. 14, not the Oxford reprint. SECT, v.] INTRODUCTION. li Ecclus. xl. 15, but an 4 times : a Aarlol Joel iii. 3 up to 1 769, but an in 21 places; an harmless Wisd. xviii. 3: a harp I Sam. X. 5 ; I Chr. xxv. 3, but an 4 times : an hart Isai. XXXV. 6: an harvest Hos. vi. 11 : an hasty Ecclus. xxviii. 11 {bis): a hat 2 Mace. iv. 12: o haven 1 Esdr. xii. 43, but an thrice: a haughty Ecclus. xxiii. 4, but an Prov. xvi. 18. An he (lamb or goat) thrice: a head Judith xiv. 18, an Josh. xxii. 14: an head-tyre i Esdr. iii. 6: an healer Isai. iii. 7: an healing Dan. iv. 27 marg.: a heap Isai. xvii. 11 ; Ecclus. xi. 32, but an in 15 places: a hearer Wisd. i. 6; James i. 23: a heart i Chr. xii. 33 marg. (bis); Ecclus. xiii. 26; xvii. 6; xxii. 17, but an 15 times: a hearth Zech. xii. 6 up to 1762, ati hearth Ps. cii. 3: an heathen Matt, xviii. 17: an heave (offering) 1 1 times : an heavenly Heb. xi. 16 : « heavy Ecclus. xxv. 23 up to 1629, but an 5 times: an Hebrew 10 times: an Hebrewess Jer. xxxiv. 9: an hedge 4 times : an heifer 9 times : an heinons Job xxxi. 11: an heir 3 times, cor- rectly by modern usage : an helmet 5 times : a help Ps. xliv. id marg.; Ecclus. xxxiv. 16 until 1762; xxxvi. 24, but an 5 times: a helper Ps. xxii. 11 marg. but an thrice: a hen Matt, .xxiii. 37; Luke xiii. 34: an herald Dan. iii. 4: an herb Isai. Ixvi. 14 is probably right: an /;cr .xvi. 16 in 16 17, of thy iox thine before eyes Job xv. 12 in 1769, and of thine for thy before hands i Mace. xv. 7 in 1629, prove clearly that they had no principle to guide them in the matter. Mutations of these forms made for the better in later Bibles will be seen in Deut. xvi. 15 and xviii. 4(1769); Isai. Ixiv. 8 (1629 Camb.); Ezek. xvi. 11 (1762); Zecln viii, 6 (1629 Camb.); Tobit ii. 13 and v. 14 (1629); Wisd. viii. 17 (1629); I Mace. ii. i8 (1629); Luke xiii. 12 (1616); 2 Cor. xi. 26 (1629, both books). Those changed for the worse are Deut. ii. 24 and xv. 7 (1769); Ruth ii. 13 (2nd) and i Sam. ii. 35 (1629, both books); Job xxxi.7 (1762); xl. 4(1629 Camb.); Ps. cxvi. 16 (later than 1638); Eccles. iii. 18 (1629 Lond.); 2 Esdr. x. 55 'and Ecclus. v. 8 (1629); Ecclus. h. 2 (1629, 1630). These passages maybe verified by comparing any modern Bible with the present volume. The apparent solecisms also and unusual gram- matical constructions of our standard of 1,6 1 1 have been scrupulously retained, without any attempt to amend them. Such as they are, they comprise an integral part of the Translation, and preserve phrases once legitimate enough, which have since grown obsolete. Later editors have but ill spent their pains in partial attempts to remove or con- ceal them. Some, indeed, violate the concord of the verb with its subject, as Ex. ix. 31 "the flax and the barley was smitten," as in the Hebrew: "tidings is brought" 2 Sam. xviii. 31 tnarg.: "thou wast he that leddest" i Chr. xi. 2: "earth and water was wont" Judith ii. 7 marg.: "the number of names together were" Acts i. 15': "a great company... were obedient" Acts vi. 7, as in the Greek: "riches is..." Rev. xviii. 17. In i Cor. vii. 32, however, we have acquiesced in " the things that belong" (see Appendix A), "belong" being substituted for "belongeth" as early as 1612. These faults may be imputed to venial carelessness, to the momentary relaxing of close attention which every one is sensible of in the course of a long task. At other times our version reminds the reader of some racy idiomatic expression which once formed a part of the spoken or even of the written language of our ancestors. A good exam- ple of this kind of archaism, which the best gram- marians even now hesitate to condemn, is the double genitive in such cases as Gen. xxxi. i and the rest, given in Appendix C, p. xci., and note 3. The opposite practice of suppressing the sign of the possessive altogether, which survives in modem Bibles in Judg. iii. 16 "of a cubit length," is found in 161 1 in Lev. vii. 23; xiv. 54 (Appendix C in loco); xxv. 5 "it^ own accord"; and in one issue, Esther i. 13 "the king manner" (Appendix B, p. Ixxxix.): it was never removed from Rev. xviii. 12 (pis). It may be stated here that the habit of placing the apostrophe before or after j to indicate the possessive case, singular or plural re- spectively, was first adopted by the editor of 1762 in part, more consistently by Bla}'ney, yet witli so little care that not very few errors in the placing of the apostrophe, such as one glance at the original would have detected, have clung to our common Bibles to this day, and have been left for us to set right. These are all noted in Appendix A (see p. Ixix., note 4), and being of modern date, are dis- tinguished by being placed within brackets: e.g. ' Thus also Rev. ix. 16 (and viii. 9) in all Bibles. In I Esdr. viii. 49 a similar oversight is corrected in the present edition, as also in Acts xxv. 23 "was" is amended into "were." See Appendix A, pp. Ixxxiv., Ixxxvi. In Tobit iv. 10 (see .\ppendix C), the text of 161 1 is correct. Compare also Cant. iv. 2 with ch. vi. 6. * The only place in our version where " it" occurs in the possessive case, altliough much wanted in Num. xx. S ; Zech. iv. 2. See Mr Aldis Wright's full note on "It" in his Bible Word-book, and Bain, English Grammar, p. 87. SECT, v.] INTRODUCTION. liii 1 Sam. ii. 13; i Chr. vii. 2, 40. Since there exists no doubt that this s represents the Anglo-Saxon possessive ending -es {-is more often in Old English) it is manifest that the possessive /its standing after the possessing noun is a mere error. We have accordingly adopted the changes of 1762, "Asa's heart" i Kin. xv. 14 for "Asa his heart" (Bishops'); " Mordecai's matters" Esther iii. 4 for " Mordecai his matters"; elsewhere retaining the original form in I Esdr. ii. 30; iii. 7, 8; Judith xiii. 9; xv. 11; 2 Mace. i. 33 marg.; iv. 38; xii. 22 (Bishops'), all in the debased style of the Apocrypha (see Sect. VII. p. Ixv.). The antiquated singular for plural with the word " year" has been kept in 2 Kin. xxiii. 36; Jer. Hi. i; Dan. v. 31; Amos i. i ; i Esdr. i. 39; I Mace. ix. 57; 2 Mace. iv. 23; Rom. iv. 19 (see App. C in locis citatis). In like manner we have "two mile" John xi. 18 marg. (App. C) : "three pound" i Kin. x. 17; Ezra ii. 69; Neh. vii. 71, 72; I Mace. xiv. 24; XV. 18; John xix. 39: "thirty change" Judg. xiv. 12, 13: "thirty foot" Ezek. xli. 6 marg.: so " an eight days" Luke ix. 28 ; these last have never been altered. The use of the cardinal for the ordinal number we have sup- pressed only four times, the earliest being Gen. viii. 13, on which passage in Appendix A, note 2, the case is stated. Nor have we meddled with a few manifest inaccuracies of other kinds, most of which the hands even of Dr Blayney have spared. Such are the pronouns pleonastic in "which pains... they slack not" 2 Esdr. xvi. 38; "Onias...he went" 2 Mace. iv. 4, 5': the double negatives in "shall not leave... neither name nor... 2 Sam. xiv. 7; " Give none offence, neither... nor... nor' I Cor. x. 32. The objective in the place of the nominative in "him that soweth" Prov. vi. 19 was corrected in 1769; it is less clear that "whom" is wrong in Matt. xvi. 13, 15; Acts xiii. 25. The use of the adjective for the adverb is not unfre- quent in the Authorized Version (Eph. iv. i ; i Thess. ii. 12; 2 Pet. ii. 6), and has not been disturbed even in so extreme a case as "wonderful great" 2 Chr. ii. 9. Double superlatives, "most straitest" Acts xxvi. 5 ; "chiefest" Mark .x. 44, and the places ' In Ileb. ix. 12, though "he" before "entered" may be technically wrong, it could not be dispensed with. The pleonastic il in Isai. xxviii. 4 (see Appendix A, p. Ixxiv.) might very well have been retained. cited in the margin there, have ceased to displease by reason of their very familiarity. Verbs transitive and intransitive are sometimes confounded; e.g. "lying in wait" Acts xx. ig compared with "lay- ing await" Acts ix. 24; "to be heat' Dan. iii. 19; "shall ripe" 2 Esdr. xvi. 26; "will fat" Ecclus. xxvi. 13 (see Appendix C, p. xcv., for the last three); "can white" Mark ix. 3; compare "did fear" Wisd. xvii. 9. The following errors have not been touched, the first three being imported from the Bishops' version, " that we should live still in wickedness and to suffer, and not to know wherefore" 2 Esdr. iv. 12; "if any man knew where he were" John xi. 57; "or ever he come near" Acts xxiii. 15; "if we know that he hear us" I John V. 15 (Bishops', after Tyndale). The next instance seems to have been influenced by the Greek (like Acts vii. 39), '" she took //, and laid it on her mule; and made ready her carts, and laid them (aura) thereon" Judith xv. 11. A few miscellaneous obser%ations may close this branch of the subject. The more English prefix 1111- in the place of im- or ///- has been restored in all eleven passages where it was given in 1611 ; even modem Bibles keep itii- perfect, Ps. cxxxix. 16. This form chiefly comes from the Bishops' version ; except those cases cited on Matt. xvii. 20 in Appendix C, it is found only in Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus. To set s after the Hebrew termination -im (Gen. iii. 24; Ex. x.vv. 18; xxvi. I, &c.) is a manifest inaccuracy, and if the American rule {Report, &c. p. 22) had been adopted of rejecting the s throughout, no valid objection could have been raised. The middle course taken in recent English editions, that of sometimes making the required change and sometimes not, admits of no reasonable defence. We have simply abided by the standard of* 16 11 in every instance, not caring to adopt even such changes as that set down in Appendix C on Gen. xxvi. i. In regard to the interjection O or Oh, the American plan {ubi supra) looks tempting from its simplicity, since it limits O to the pure vocative, and employs O/i for the optative, which practically introduces the latter into the great majority of places. But O/iiw English is neither dignified nor pleasing enough for con- stant repetition, and after a fruitless attempt to discover the law observed by our Translators, it has been judged advisable to limit Oh to passages liv INTRODUCTION. [sect. v. where the optative sense is very decided, as when it answers to the Hebrew 5' with INt" . We can only conjecture that the " Scotch edi- tion" of which Dr Blayney speaks so vaguely in his Report to the Delegates (see Appendix D, p. xcix.) was that of Brown of Haddington, then just pub- lished. The parallel texts of Canne (1664, 1682), though often surprisingly wide of the mark, are said by those who have patiently used them to be at times very suggestive, and to contain more truth than might appear on the surface'. The editor of Bagster's Miniature Quarto Bible 1S46, while "ad- mitting without e.xamination the references of Blayney, Scott [1822], Clarke [18 10, &c.] and the English Version of Bagster's Polyglot, from their acknowledged accuracy," held himself obliged " to ' "Canne's references are very different in character from those of the edition of 161 1, being more for the purpose of comment and explanation, and less for that of scholarlike illustration. He refers scarcely at all to quotations. His references are more suggestive than immediately striking. They are not numerous, but evidently carefully selected. In the edition I have seen (Edin. 174") they are most incorrectly ■printed." Grote.l/S'. p. I3(seep. xviii. , note i). John Canne was an Independent, and a prolific writer in the interest of that party. His own small octavo editions bear no mark of place or printer's name, but came from Amsterdam, whither he went into exile after the Restoration. He had prepared a larger work, which was never published, on the principle of making the Bible its own Interpreter. In his edition of 1682 he says, " The sweetness and great content that I have had all along in this Scripture work, hath caused me to account other studies and readings (which I formerly used) very low in comparison of it. It is said of Jacob, that he sen'ed seven years for Rachel, and they seemed but a few days, for the love he had to her. I can truly speak it, I have served the Lord in this work more than thrice seven years, and the time hath not seemed long, neither hath the work been any way a burden to me, for the love I have had to it" (Preface, p. i). His book was often reprinted in the former half of the eighteenth century. verify all that were found in Canne, Brown, and Wilson [i.e. Crutwell, 1785, p. xcix., note 2]; the aggregate number, it is believed, being nearly half a million" {Preface, p. i.). It is plain that so numerous a host can prove little else than an encumbrance to the private Christian, by positively discouraging him from resorting to the margin at all, and even earnest students will often be sensible of the dan- ger incurred by such burdensome and minute com- mentaries, lest, " after all, the design and scope of the whole may not be understood, while the reader's mind stays so long in the several parts" (Bp. Patrick, Dedication to Paraphrase of Job). Bagster's publi- cations have been so perpetually consulted in cases of difficulty for the purposes of the present volume, that the editor may fairly express his regret that what is intrinsically valuable in them should be buried under a heap of irrelevant matter. Less full, but on the whole more profitable for study, is the collection of texts in the Religious Tract Society's "Annotated Paragraph Bible" of 1861, but here too, as in Bagster's books, nearly all the old matter is adopted without any attempt at re- vision, or apparent consciousness of the need of it. That the additions made in the present work to the store of already existing references will by many be deemed too copious, their compiler is painfully aware. He can only plead in self-defence that he has aimed at brevity throughout; that no single text has been accepted as parallel which did not seem to him really illustrative either of the sense or language of Scripture; and that all the materials, whether new or old, have been digested into such a shape as, it is hoped, will prove convenient for practical use; while the form in which they are given will afford some indication as to their respec- tive characters and relative values. With this last end in view, the reader's attention is directed to the following simple rules, on which the collection of textual references in the margin of this volume has been constructed and arranged. (i) When the parallel between the passage in the text and that in the margin, whether it be verbal or relate to the general sense, is as exact as the subject allows, the marginal text stands with no prefix: e.g. 2 Cor. iv. 6 cited in the margin of Gen. i. 3. (2) If "So" stand before the marginal text, it indicates that the parallel, although real, is less Iviii INTRODUCTION. [sect. VI. complete, or that the language is more or less varied in the two places: e.g. 2 Chr. xiii. 9 "^no gods" being exactly like Jer. v. 7, but less closely akin to Deut. xxxii. 21, the marginal note is thus expressed " \Ter. 5. 7. So Deut. 32. 21." Again, Job. xi. 10 '-'shut up," being precisely identical with Lev. xiii. 4, while in Job xii. 14 the Hebrew verb is of a different conjugation, the margin runs '"Lev. 13. 4, &c. So ch. 12. 14'." (3) If instead of " So," the word " Compare" or "Comp." be prefixed, it is intimated that the resemblance is slighter and less direct, or even that there is a seeming inconsistency between the two places: e.g. 2 Kin. ii. 11 in the margin of Gen. V. 24, where the events recorded are not in all respects analogous. So also " ^Comp. 2 Kin. 8. 26. and ch. 21. 20" annexed to 2 Chr. xxii. 2, to draw at- tention to the numerical difficulty. Such phrases as " Supplied from" in the margin of 2 Sam. xxi. 19; "Expressed in" Ex. .xxiii. 2; "Expressed" Judg. vii. 18, will be understood at once by consulting the passages alleged. (4) Much space has been economised and the constant repetition of a body of texts, all bearing on the same point, avoided, by setting them down once for all in full, and elsewhere referring the reader to that place by means of the word "See." Thus "See i Chr. 29. 14" in the margin of 2 Chr. ii. 6, directs the reader to a place where all extant examples of a certain idiom had already been brought together. In Num. ix. 15, "See Ex. 13. 21" shews that the latter place contains a collec- tion of the texts relating to the pillars of cloud and fire. This method has been much employed in regard to Proper names both of places and per- sons. It should also be stated that where passages of the New Testament are noticed as " Cited from" the Old, it has been judged needless to repeat the textual references previously set down in the cor- responding places from which the citation is made ; e.g. Matt, x.vii. 37, 39, 44. (5) When the parallelism extends to a whole paragraph, or indeed to any portion of the sacred text exceeding a single verse, the fact is carefully - Occasionally the reference assumes the character of 4 brief exposition: e.g. Heb. ix. 27 cited at Job xxi. 33 (after 1769) ; Ex. xvi. 1 2 at Job xxxi. 31 ; Luke v. 7, 10 at Job xli. 6. But this liberty has lieen taken very sparingly. indicated by a peculiar notation. Thus in the margin of Ex. xxi. i, "To ver. 17, Deut. 5. 6 — 21" (the name of the book being printed in italic type) intimates that Ex. xx. i — 17 is in substance identi- cal with Deut. v. 6 — 21. Such instances occur very frequently, especially in the books of Samuel and Kings compared with Chronicles, and in the first three or .Synoptic Gospels. Here again it has not been thought advisable to repeat in a later passage the textual references already given in an earlier passage in great measure resembling it. Such as are found in the second passage either belong to it alone, or are intended to direct atten- tion to its divergencies from the first one: e.g. '■Compare 2 Sam. 10. 18" in the margin of i Chr. xix. 18. (6) The parallel is frequently a real one in the original tongues, although it appears faintly or not at all in the Authorized Version. In this case (Heb.), (Chald.), or (Gk.), as the case may be, is annexed to the citation, to give notice of the fact : e.g. Lev. xi. 17. Where several texts are cited, a'.id this is true of two or more of them, the expre - sion is varied to "in the Heb.", "in the Gk.": e.g. Deut. xxxiii. 27, where the notation happens to relate to all the three places in the Psalms. \\'hensoever, in the margin of the New Testament, (Gk.) is set after a quotation from the Old, it is intimated that the Septuagint version agrees with the New Testament: e.g. Matt. xxvi. 12. In a few instances, and for special reasons, the word (Septuagint) has been printed at length. (7) If, on the contrary, the resemblance be- tween two or more passages belong only to the English, and have no respect to the original, (Eng.) or (English) is added to the quotation. Such notices are designed to gather in one view words nearly obsolete, or otherwise to throw light upon the phraseology of the Authorized Version: e.g. Gen. xlv. 6; I Sam. ix. 5; i Kin. xx. 11; 2 Chr. xxvi. 14; Dan. vi. 3; 2 Esdr. xvi. 49; Tobit iv. 14; vi. 12; Matt. X. 10; xiii. 20; xiv. 8; xvii. 12, 25; xx. 11; xxiv. 48; xxvi. 67; xxvii. 39; Mark x. 44; Luke i- 54; vi. 32; vii. 4; viii. 23; xiv. 32; i Tim. ii. 9. Compare Judg. xii. 14. (8) Lastly, as a note of interrogation (?) has been used to bring into question the references both of the standard of 161 1 (p. Iv.), and of pre- ceding editors (p. Ivii.), so it has been occasionally SECT. VI.] INTRODUCTION. lix employed for the same purpose with certain that appear in the present volume either alone, or with little countenance elsewhere: e.g. " i Chr. 27. 21" cited for "Iddo" in i Kin. iv. 14. Names of places and persons are frequently so marked, if the orthography be somewhat varied: e.g. "Ramah," Josh, xviii. 24. In Judg. xviii. 30, by illustrating "Gershom" from "Ex. 2. 22? & 18. 3?" attention is directed to the proposed substitution of " Moses" instead of " Manasseh," a reading both probable in itself, and supported by weighty and varied au- thorities. In the same spirit, an attempt has fre- quently been made to convey some notion of the relative value of the marginal renderings (see Section II.) as compared with those in the text, by means of passages cited by us to illustrate one or both of them : e. g. Esther vi. i ; Ps. vi. 6. Advantage has also been taken of the present opportunity to insert in the margin a great number of passages tending to illustrate the internal connec- tion and relative dates of the several books of the Old Testament, which have been the most subjected in modern times to criticism more or less sober and profound. Such references as are made to the Pentateuch in Judg. xix. 7, S; 2 Sam. xiv. 7, are so many additional pioofs that the diction of the oldest books of the Bible clave to the memory, and was wrought into the literary style even of the earliest surviving writers after the conquest of Ca- naan. Nothing short of actual collation of parallel texts, undertaken by the student for himself, can cause him to realize the extent to which the pecu- liar language of the book of Job has influenced those which followed it, or can do justice to its claim to the most venerable antiquity. Thus too the resemblances between Zech. i. — viii. and ix. — xiv. have been diligently recorded : while in regard to the prophecies of Isaiah it may be confidently affirmed that no unprejudiced scholar, who shall but faithfully examine the numberless coincidences both in thought and expression between the first thirty-nine and last twenty-seven chapters of his book (coincidences which are all the more instruc- tive by reason of their often being so minute and sometimes lying below the surface), will ever again admit into his mind the faintest doubt, whether the two several portions of that inspired volume are the production of one author or of more. The compilation of this virtually new body of textual references has been greatly aided by Wet- stein's only too copious collections from the Sep- tuagint in the notes to his Greek Testament (1751 — 2), and yet more by two laborious volumes, to which the editor has been more largely indebted than he knows how to express; — Canon Wilson's accurate and exhaustive English, Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon and Concordance {Second edition 1866), especially valuable for the attention paid therein to the marginal notes ; and Wigram's Hebra- ist's Vade Mcciim (1867), which, answering as it does many of the purposes of that great desideratum of sacred literature, a real Hebrew Concordance, has been his hourly companion ever since it was pub- lished. He has also enjoyed the benefit of using for the Poetical and Prophetic books, that glory of the Clarendon Press, the Origenis Hexaplorwn qitcs supcrsitnt (1867 — 1871) of Mr Field; whose Latin version of the Hebrew passages cited through- out the work, by reason of its elegance and preci- sion no less than from an almost instinctive percep- tion of the true sense of the original in cases of difficulty, leaves us nothing to regret save its frag- mentary character, and begets in the student an earnest longing for a continuous translation, at least of these harder portions of the Old Testament, from the same able and accomplished hand. Section VIT. Miscellaneous obseiTations relating to the present edition, and general Conclusion. It is obvious that the practice of printing the English Bible in sections or paragraphs accommo- dated to the sense (the notation of the chapters and verses being set in the margin), which Mr Reeves the King's Printer introduced early in the present century, and in which he has found so many imita- tors, is in substance only a return to the fashion that prevailed in our early versions, before the Genevan New Testament of 1557 unfortunately broke up the text into divisions at once so minute and so arbitrary as the verses invented by Robert Stephens. "The subdivision of the books of Sacred Scripture into chapters and verses, without regard h2 Ix INTRODUCTION. [sect. VII. to the sense, and frequently to its great injury, has thrown a most serious obstacle in the way of com- mon readers." It has given rise to "a very errone- ous impression, that the Bible is rather a collection of apophthegms, or disconnected sentences, than composed of regular histories and treatises on reli- gion, which have their separate topics and connex- ions." "It is a method peculiar to the Bible, and confined to translations alone. Yet the word of God is not deserving of such an injurious peculiarity as this'." Thus clearly is the case stated by an editor who seems to have been the first to introduce this simple plan into the United States of America, and who has certainly carried it out with singular skill and discretion. For indeed the division of the sacred text into sections suitable for general use will not be deemed an easy matter by any one who has assayed it. If we look only to the broad and prominent breaks in a Bible narrative or discourse, they will usually be found too far apart for the reader's convenience : if the subordinate members be separated from each other, the result will often be a virtual return to the discarded verse divisions. Something between these two extremes is to be aimed at, and in this effort there is room as well for much honest difference of opinion, as for the exercise of careful discrimination and a subtil faculty of analysis. From the marks of paragraph division (IT) employed for the first time in the Authorized Version, litde help has been derived. They are unequally and capri- ciously distributed, and in both issues of i6ir and in the Bible of 1613 they cease altogether after Acts XX. 36 : nor have they any perceptible con- nection with the headings of the chapters, here- after to be mentioned. The editor would have been glad, in the prosecution of this portion of his task, if he could have followed rather than preceded the publication of the new Church Lec- tionary. It is, however, with great satisfiiction that on comparing the paragraiihs in this volume with the beginnings and endings of the Lessons as ap- pointed by the Royal Commissioners, he has been able to note a resemblance between the two which is quite remarkable, due allowance being always ' The Holy Bible with the text of the common Translation arranged in Paragraphs, &c. By James Nourse. Boston and Philadelphia. 1836. Preface, pp. i, 2. made for the motives which sometimes cause a Church Lesson to commence or leave off at a certain place, irrespective of conbiderations sug- gested by the sense. The poetical portions of the Old Testament and Apocrypha, as well as a very few passages of the New Testament ^ have been arranged accord- ing to the principles first enunciated by Bishop Lowth, and modified and improved upon by his successors. The series of couplets or triplets of parallel lines is furthermore broken everywhere by divisions (similar to those in the prose books) sug- gested by the sense, which throughout Job (as represented by Delitzsch) and in some of the Psalms (e.g. xlii., xliii. , Ixxxix. ; cvii.) may be regarded as stanzas, often though by no means always of uni- form length. The thirteen alphabetical poems' are distinguished by Hebrew letters at the proper places, so that an English reader may form some notion of the grounds on which the Lowthian system of He- brew parallelism ultimately rests. Here again a difficulty often occurs which is at times unavoid- able in a version made before the true laws of the poetry were ascertained, in that the order of the English, departing for good reasons from that of the original, forbids a correct distribution of the verse into its proper members. Instances may be noticed in Ps. xxxi. 18; Ixviii. 23; Ixxiv. 6; Ixxv. 8; xci. 9; xcviii. i; cxix. 4; cxx. i; cxxix. 5; cxxxii. 12; cxxxiv. 3; cxxxvii. 2. Prov. viii. 2, 3; xxiv. 11. Isai. xxviii. 4. Mic. iv. 8. Nah. iii. 3. Zeph. iii. 17. Zech. ix. I. Mai. i. 3. Ecclus. i. 2, 3; xviii. 6; xxvi. 9; xxxiii. 19; xl. 29; xlviii. 22. Not that we should be over anxious to maintain an equable length for the lines, as Nourse too often does, divid- ing (for example) Mai. iv. 5, at the word "coming" instead of "prophet," in violation of the sense, and against the Masoretic points, which, through some happy instinct of their authors, seldom lead us wrong. More considerable is the perplexity, in dealing with writers that pass gradually from what ^ Luke i. 46—55; 68 — 79; ii. 14; 29 — 32. Rev. xviii. 1 — 24. Also, in imitation of some of the earliest Greek manuscripts, the Beatitudes (Matt. v. 3 — 12 ; Luke vi. 20 — 26), the short parables of Matt. xiii. and the eight woes of Matt, xxiii. (compare Luke xi.), have been set each in a separate paragraph. '^ Ps. ix.; X. (imperfect); xxv. ; xxxiv. ; xxxvii. ; cxi. ; cxii.; cxlx. ; cxlv. Prov. xxxi. 10 — 31. Lam. i.; ii. ; iii. ; iv. SECT. VII.] INTRODUCTION. h might well be deemed poetry into rhetorical prose, and so back again, to determine the precise point at which the poetical structure should begin or termi- nate. This was found especially the case in Jeremiah and the earlier chapters of Zechariah, wherein an- other mind might easily arrive at a different result. Portions also of Ecclesiastes (ch. vii. i — 14; x. i — xii. 7) and 2 Esdras xvi., are imperfectly metrical, though printed as prose ; while on the other hand the tone of Zephaniah is less elevated than is usual in poetry. We notice a burst of poetic fervour in so prosaic a book as Daniel (ch. ii. 20 — 23), while the last prayer of David (i Chr. xxix. 10 — 19), which began in the same high strain, gradually sinks to a lower level. Passages of the hymn Neh. ix. 5, &c., are among the latest breathings of an expiring literature of holy song. The opening of Wisdom again is quite as capable of being thrown into parallel lines as Ecclesiasticus, yet as the book proceeds (though it is the work of a single writer and composed on a regular plan) it insensibly swells into the ornate periods of the later Greek style'. How wholly unsuitable some parts of it are for reduction into parallel lines may be seen in the edition of O. T. Fritzsche {Libri Apocryphi V. T. 187 1), who in this matter will find few imitators. We are very little concerned with the chapters and verses of ordinary Bibles, though they should not be interfered with needlessly. In the Apocry- phal additions to Esther, nothing can be more con- fused or preposterous than the order of the matter and the numbering of the chapters in our own ver- sion, and to some extent in the Clementine Vulgate and earlier English Bibles. By adopting Jerome's arrangement, and omitting his explanatory notes, we have as a result, among other inconsistencies, the interpretation of Mardocheus' dream before the dream itself. It is hoped that the directions placed within brackets [ ] in this volume will prove sufficient for the reader's guidance. In other cases the divisions of chapters have been disregarded without scruple, whensoever they appeared errone- ' " Grandiloquus, cotliurnatus, tumidiis" are Lowth's ex- pressive epithets. De Sacra Poesi. Praslect. xxiv. ' Bp. Lord A. C. Hervey in Smitli's Dictionary of the Bible. Coverdale and the Bishops' Bible get rid of the diffi- culty by omitting ch. x. 4 — xi. i altogether. ous or unnecessary. Thus with the Hebrews we join Lev. vi. i — 7 with ch. v. Connect also Josh, v. 1 5 with ch. vi. ; Isai. ii. 2 2 with ch. iii. ; Isai. x. T — 4 with ch. ix.; Jer. xix. 14, 15 with ch. xx.; Ezek. XX. 45 — 50 with ch. xxi. (the parable with its solution), as in the Hebrew (which also rightly joins Hos. xi. 12 with ch. xii.; and Nah. i. 15 with ch. ii.); Amos ii. i — 3, or i — 5, with ch. i. ; Ecclus. vi. I with ch. v. 15; Matt. xv. 39 to ch. xvi.; xix. 30 to ch. xx.; Mark ix. i to ch. viii. ; the first clause of Acts viii. to ch. vii. ; i Cor. xi. i to ch. X. ; 2 Cor. v. i to ch. iv. ; vii. i to ch. vi. ; Col. iv. I to ch. iii.; Rev. viii. i to ch. vii. Nor can anything be worse than the verse divisions at times, especially in the Old Testament, e.g. Ps. Ixxviii. 30, 31; xcv. 7, 8; Isai. i. t6, 17. We may also notice that in the Song of the Three Holy Children the modem verses are, from the commencement, one in advance of those of 16 11 (see Appendix A, p. Ixxix.), and that the English verses in John i. 38, &c.; Acts ix. 28, 29; xi. 25, 26; xiii. 32, 33; 2 Cor. xiii. 12, 13 differ slightly from those in ordinary Greek Testaments. The headings of the chapters, as also those set over the several columns of the text, the plan of this work compels us to dispense with alto- gether, and nothing considerable is lost by their omission. The column headings of necessity varied more or less for every edition which did not (like the black-letter books of 161 7, 1634, and that of 1640 very nearly) correspond with the standard of 1 6 1 1 page for page : the headings summing up the contents of each chapter do not much resemble those previously given either in the Genevan or in the Great and Bishops' Bibles (which two in this particular are almost identical), but seem to be quite original. In the early chapters of the Acts of the Apostles they are inordinately long. The variations between our present headings and those of 161 1, other than mere corrections of the press, are but twelve in number, that prefixed to Ps. c.xlix. being the only one of importance ^ ' Where " that power which he hath given to tlie Church to rule the consciences of men" is discreetly curtailed in the edition of 1762 by the omission of tlie last six words, that of 1769 further amending by substituting "his saints" for "the Church," which latter some modern Bibles still retain. D'Oyly and Mant stand to the 'words of i6n. On this b INTRODUCTION. [sect. VII. Dr Blayney, however, for his edition of 1769, gave what may be called " a New Version of these head- ings, bearing somewhat of the same relation to the Old that Tate and Brady does to Sternhold and Hopkins. It has been stigmatized by some as a doctrinal depravation of them, and praised by others as an improvement. It is in fact a modernization or dilation of them, with little systematic ditference of doctrine, but with less force of it, giving however in many cases a better account of the real contents of the chapters than the old'." This portion of his labours Blayney speaks of with complacency in his Report to the Delegates of the Clarendon Frcss (Ap- pendix D, p. xcviii.); but whatever might be its merits, it met with no sort of acceptance. Oxford Bibles have returned long since to the headings of 1 6 1 1 ; his changes were never adopted at Cambridge. It was felt, perhaps, that there is much comment of this kind in the original edition which long prescrip- tion alone has persuaded men to tolerate, and his work was rejected not because it was bad, but be- cause it was new. The chronological dates placed in the margin of the present volume are derived from Bishop Lloyd's Bible of 1701 (above, p. xix.), without any pretence of vouching for their correctness. They are in substance taken from Archbishop Usshers Annates V.etN. Tcstamenii ( 1650 — 4), and are beyond doubt sufficiently exact to be a real help to the reader, the data on which they are constructed being always assumed as true. In the history of the later kings of Judah modern researches have not been able to suggest a variation from them of more than two years. The dates according to the Greek reckon- ing, set under those of the Hebrew in the first six books of the Bible, are grounded upon the well- known differences in respect to numerals between the text of the Hebrew and of the Septuagint, in the fifth and eleventh chapters of Genesis. Bp. Lloyd's dates have not been materially tampered with since they were first brought into our Bibles, though in some copies they are repeated more fre- quently than in others. Lloyd and after him the books of 1762 and 1769 had assigned to the ninth chapter of Zechanah the date of B.C. 587 (being subject the editor is much indebted to an obliging communi- cation from the Rev. C. K. Paul, of Bailie, Wimborne. 1 Grote MS. (see p. xviii., note i), p. 18. 67 years earlier than that of his first chapter), in accordance with an opinion, more plausible than solid, to which Joseph Mede first lent the weight of his profound learning, that the last six chapters of that prophecy are the composition of some earlier writer, who flourished about the period of the Cap- tivity. Modern Bibles later than 1835 '""^-^^ substi- tuted in ch. ix. the date of B.C. 517; in Bagster's edition of 1S46, it is reduced to B.C. 510, in the American of 1867 to B.C. 487, which is much too low. A mark of interrogation has simply been placed by us after this and some other questionable dates. The year B.C. 791 for the ecUpse referred to Amos viii. 9, being now known to be incorrect, other more possible dates have been substituted within brackets. Injer.xxvii. i,"b.c. 598" is omitted altogether, as it rests on the needless supposition that for "Jehoiakini" in the text we ought to read "Zedekiah. " The like remedy has been applied to Isai. ix. 8 and x. i, which obviously belong to the same idyl or ode, and are connected by the same refrain: yet the one part of it is assigned to B.C. 738, the other to B.C. 713. It would have been well to have set a query after the date (b.c. S62) of tha prophecy of Jonah, inasmuch as it is nearly certain that the Twelve Minor Prophets stand in the Canon in chronological order: and certainly on comp.aring Mic. vi. 16, the third chapter of that book must have been written before the fall of Samaria, not eleven years after it (b.c 710). In the second Prologue to Ecclesiasticus "the eight and thirtieth year" being that of the writer's life, not of the reign of Euergetes, for B.C. 133 we should pro- bably read some earlier time. The few dates added in this volume are included in brackets, and may perhaps be regarded as at once convenient and cer- tain: such as that on Esther xi. i. It is not easy to approve of the boldness of the editor of 1762, who affixes to Ps. cxx. "cir. 1058," apparently on the authority of the chapter heading that Doeg is the enemy referred to, as indeed a comparison of ver. 4 with Ps. lii. I renders not improbable. The passages of the Old Testament which are cited in the New we have distinguished by printing them in spaced type, both in their original places and where they occur as quotations'. Whensoever ^ We have thus anticipated the suggestion of Mr R. B. Girdlestone, of the Bible Society (Revision of tlic Englisli Bible, SECT. VII.] INTRODUCTION. Ixiii a text is quoted generally, or (as is so often the case) with variations, those words only are set in spaces which are truly identical, at least in sense. But we have not employed this notation where the reference seems uncertain or remote, such as Ps. Ixvii. 4 alleged by some in Acts xvii. 31, and Gen. vi. 5 or viii. 21 in James iv. 5. The present is scarcely a fit opportunity for discussing at length the merits and faults of the AuthorizedVersion, which "so laborious, so generally accurate, so close, so abhorrent of paraphrase, so grave and weighty in word and rhythm, so intimately bound up with the religious convictions and asso- ciations of the English people'" will never yield its hard-earned supremacy, save to some reverential and well-considered Revision of which it has been adopted as the basis, that shall be happy enough to retain its characteristic excellencies, while amending its venial errors and supplying its unavoidable defects. Yet it may not be improper to touch briefly on one or two particulars, which have not been prominently noted by others, but have im- pressed the editor's mind in the prosecution of his laborious, yet most interesting task. First then, we mark great inequality in the exe- cution of the several portions of this version. The limits of life and human patience would forbid the whole Bible (including the Apocrypha) from being committed to the care of a single Company, but it was surely a mistake to divide the whole body of Translators into six parties. The Bishops' Bible indeed seems to have had a fresh translator for almost every book', and the inconsistency which p. 8), who notices that the same plan is adopted by the American Bible Union, and justly prefers it to the method of the Douay Bible, and indeed of the Rhemish New Testament, which em|>loyed italics for the same purpose. • Preface to The Gospel of S. John revised by Five ClerQ'- men, p. VI. In regard to the rhythm it may be said that those can best appreciate the Translators' happy skill, who have tried to improve upon their version. liven such an expression as " that that " Ezek. xx.\vi. 36; Dan. xi. 36; Jonah ii. g; Zech. xi. 9 (bis), 16 — all the work of one Company — is common in so musical a contemporary writer as Fletcher. ° Fourteen of the sacred books have appended to them the initials of their translators, eight of these being Bishops, so far as they can be identified; but "they do not indicate all the contributors." Westcott, General Viiw of ike History of such a plan must needs engender may have been one of the causes which hindered that version from obtaining general acceptance. No doubt it had been wisely provided by the King's ninth and tenth Instructions that " As any one Company hath despatched any book..., they shall send it to the rest to be considered of seriously and judiciously; for His Majesty is very careful in this point:" as also that " If any Company doubt or differ upon any place... the difference be compounded at the general meeting, which is to be of the chief persons of each company at the end of the work." But our very meagre information respecting the pro- gress of the Translators gives us no great reason to believe that this wholesome device was carried out in practice (see Sect. i. p. xiv.), while in- ternal evidence points decidedly to a contrary con- clusion^ Certain it is that the six or twelve who ■met at Stationers' Hall during the nine months which immediately preceded publication had mecha- nical work enough on their hands in carrying the sheets through the press, without troubling them- selves much about higher matters. The first West- minster Company undertook the historical books from Genesis down to the end of 2 Kings, and included the great names of Andrewes, then Dean of Westminster ; of Overall Dean of S. Paul's ; and of Adrian de Saravia, by birth a Fleming, at that time Prebendary of Westminster, but best known as the bosom friend and spiritual counseller of saintlike Richard Hooker. Compared with other portions of Holy Scripture their share in the work may seem the English Bible, p. 135. This is plain both from the manner in which the initials are distributed, and because the names of some persons known to have been em)iloyed nowhere appear. But even in regard to the present Authorized trans- lation, tradition has assigned a share in the final revision to Dr Thomas Bilson, Bishop of Winchester, whose name appears in no list of the six Companies. 3 One instance of this lack of consistency observable in the different p.arts of our Translation, the more mhuite the better for our purpose, will serve to illustrate a statement which is no- toriously true. The Oxford Company, which revised the Pro- phets, was careful to render the Niphal conjugation of "I3T with some intensity of meaning, whether wrongly or rightly matters not. In Ezek. xxxiii. 30 we find " still are talking ;'• in Mai. iii. x6 "spake often;" three verses before " spoken so much," where 1629 so little understands what is intended as to put "w much" in italics. This Niphal form occurs only once elsewhere, Ps. cxix. 23, where the second Com- pany simply has "speak." Ixiv INTRODUCTION. [sect. VII. an easy one, yet the eminent success of the whole enteqjrise is largely due to the simple dignity of their style, and the mingled prudence and boldness wherewith they so blended together the idioms of two very diverse languages, that the reader is almost tempted to believe that the genius of his native tongue must have some subtil aflinity with the Hebrew. Not inferior to theirs in merit, but far surpassing it in difficulty, is the work of the third, or first Oxford Company, the prophets from Isaiah to Malachi inclusive. This body was presided over by Dr John Harding, Regius Professor of Hebrew [1591 — 8; 1604 — 10], in the room of the great Puritan John Reynolds, President of Corpus Christi College \_ob. 1607], who is reputed to have first suggested the new translation at the Hampton Court Conference (1603—4), full three years before it was actually commenced. This party included Dr Richard Kilbye, Rector of Lincoln College j^ijgo — 1620], afterwards Regius Professor of He- brew [1610 — 1620], whose testimony to the anxious pains devoted to this version, as preserved by Isaac Walton, will be most readily credited by those whose privilege it has been to bear a part in similar conferences, directed to the same great end'. It needs but the comparison of a single chapter of Isaiah, for instance, as rendered by the Authorized translation, with that in the Bishops' Bible which was adopted as the ground of their labours, to estimate very highly the manifold improvements effected by this Company. The common notion that the Minor Prophets are less felicitously ren- dered than the four Greater, must be modified by the consideration that three or four of the Twelve, 1 " Tlie Doctor going to a Pftrish Church in Derbyshire ...found the young preacher to have no moie discretion than to waste a great part of the hour allotted for his sermon in exceptions against the late tran^-lation of several words {not expecting such a hearer as Dr Kilbye), and shewed three reasons why a particular word should have been otherwise translated. When Evening Prayer was ended, the preacher was invited to the Doctor's friend's house, where after some other conference the Doctor told him, he "might have preached more useful doctrine, and not have filled his audi- tors' ears with needless exceptions against the late translation ; and for that word for which he offered to that poor congrega- tion three reasons why it ought to have been translated as he said, he and others had considered all of them, and found thirteen more considerable reasons why it was translated as now printed." 'Walton, Life of Sauda-son, p. 367 (Zouch, 1807). as well from their pregnant brevity as from the obscurity of their allusions, are among the very hardest books of the Bible in the original, whose difficulties no faithful translator would wish to dissemble or conceal. Respecting the second, or first Cambridge Company, which sustained irrepar- able loss by the death of Edward Lively, Regius Professor of Hebrew [1580 — 1606], before their task was fairly begun, his successor also, R. Spalding, apparently dying a year after, it may be confessed that its version of Job is very unsatisfactory, nor indeed could it well be otherwise before the breaking forth of that flood of light which Albert Schultens long afterwards (1737) shed upon it from the cog- nate languages. A more legitimate subject of com- plaint is the prosaic tone of its translation of the Psalms, which, however exact and elaborate, is so spiritless as to be willingly used by but few that are familiar with the version in the Book of Common Prayer ; a recension which, though derived imme- diately from the Great Bible, is in substance the work of that consummate master of rhythmical prose. Bishop Miles Coverdale. Of the other three Companies it will suffice to re-echo the general verdict, that the Epistles, entrusted to persons sitting at Westminster of whom little is now known, are worse done than any other part of the Canonical Scriptures, and bear no comparison with the Gospels, the Acts (which book is especially good, as indeed is its prototype in the preceding version, from the hand of Bishop Cox of Ely), and Apocalypse, as re- vised by the second Oxford Company, on which served Sir Henry Savile, then the most famous Greek scholar in England. In the New Testament, as was both right and almost necessary, the renderings of the older English versions were more closely adhered to than in the Old. Of the performance of the fourth, or second Cambridge Company, to which the Apocrypha was consigned, little favourable can be said. It was the earliest party to complete its share, as appears from the fact that John Bois (above, pp. xiii., xiv.) was transfeiTed to the first Cambridge Company after his proper task herein was com- pleted ^ A formal correction of the text, often so ' Yet John Selden, who was twenty-seven years old in 161 1, and must have had means of information not open to us, is represented in his 'J'aMe Talk (p. 6) as speaking thus: " The translation in King James's time took an excellent way. SECT. VII.] INTRODUCTION. Ixv obviously corrupt, might have been impossible with the means within their reach; yet it required very little critical discrimination to perceive the vast superiority of that which they perpetually appeal to as the "Roman edition" (p. xxvii.) over the older recensions of the Complutensian and Aldus. For the rest, they are contented to leave many a render- ing of the Bishops' Bible as they found it, when nearly any change must have been for the better ; even where their predecessor sets them a better example they resort to undignified, mean, almost vulgar words and phrases ' ; and on the whole they convey to the reader's mind the painful impression of having disparaged the importance of their own work, or of having imperfectly realised the truth that what is worth doing at all is worth doing welP. Nor can the attentive student of the Authorized Version fail to marvel at the perfect and easy com- mand over the English language exhibited by its authors on every page. The fulness and variety That part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a tongiie — as the Apocrypha to Andrew Downes" [Regius Professor of Greek, 1585 — 1625]. He adds moreover this interesting piece of information, to what- ever part of the work it may apply: "Then they met toge- ther, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, eitlier of the learned tongues, or French [Olivdan 1535, The Pastors' 1588], Spanish [Pirw/ 1553, De Rcyna 1569, Dc Valera 1602], Italian [Bniccioli 1532?, or more probably Diodati 1607], &c. If they found any fault, they spoke; if not, he read on." We hear nothing from him of Luther's Gernian [1522, &c.], which, however, is no doubt the "Dutch" of the Translators' Preface {infra, p. cxvi.), a passage that Selden probably had in his mind. ^ Such are the colloquial forms, "He sticks not" i Esdr. iv. 21 ; " stands fast" Ecclus. xliv. 12. So Baruch vi. 9, 21. " Cocker thy child" Ecclus. xxx. 9 ; " a shrewd turn" Ecclus. viii. 19 ; "get the day" (yet the verbal play of the Greek is thus kept up) 2 Mace. v. 6 ; "he is not for our turn" Wisd. ii. 12; "sour behaviour" 2 Mace. xiv. 30. Add the mere archaisms "brickie" Wisd. xv. 13; "the party" Tobit vi. 7; "pensions" (sX^pous) i Esdr. iv. 56 (Bp.); "liberties" (opfois) I Mace. X. 43 (Bp.). We find nothing like this elsewhere in our version. ^ The foregoing estimate of the relative merits of the several portions of our version differs only in one particular from that of its sturdy opponent Dr Robert Gell : " The further we proceedin survey of the Scripture, the Translation is the more faulty, as the Hagiographa more than the Histo- rical Scripture, and the Prophets more than the Hagio- grapha [?], and the Apocrypha most of all ; and generally tlie New more than the Old Testament." (An Essay tvuiard the amendment of the last English Translation of the Bible, 1659. Preface, pp. 38, 39.) of their diction, the raciness of their idiomatic re- sources, seem almost to defy imitation, while they claim our just and cheerful admiration. We need not extenuate that great error of judgment which is acknowledged to be the capital defect of the Trans- lation, especially in the New Testament, in that the same foreign word is perpetually translated by seve- ral English ones, while on the other hand a single English word is made to represent two or three in the original, and that too in the same context, where the cogency of the argimient or the perspi- cuity of the narrative absolutely depends on iden- tity in the rendering. But in avoiding this conspi- cuous fault of the men of 161 1, some modern re- visers whose efforts are already before the public have fallen into the opposite mistake of forcing the same English word to stand for the saine Hebrew or Greek one where there is no real need for preserv- ing such slavish uniformity, thus at once impoverish- ing our native tongue which is so much more copious than either of the others, and casting over the ver^ sion an air of baldness very painful to a cidtivated taste. Let us take for an example of the beautiful flexibility of their English style the numberless de- vices our Translators resort to while endeavouring to convey the intensive force of the Hebrew gerun- dial infinitive when used with some finite form of the selfsame verb, of which the earliest example occurs in Gen. iii. 4, "Ye shall not surely die." The passages are cited almost at random and might be midtiplied indefinitely. I .Sam. ii. 16. Let them not fail to burn the fat. 2 Sam. xiv. 14. we must needs die (after the Bishops') ; xvii. 10. shall utterly melt; 16. speedily pass over; xviii. 2. I will surely go forth; 3. if we flee away (with the Bishops') ; 25. came apace (Bishops') ; xx. 18. They were wont to speak (margin. They plainly spake), i Kin. ii. 37, (42). thou shall know for certain that thou shalt surely die ; iii. 26, 27. in no wise slay it (Bishops') ; ix. 6. If ye shall at all turn, i Chr. iv. 10. Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed (Bishops'). Neh. i. 7. We have dealt very comiptly against thee (" grievously sinned " Bishops'). Esther iv. 14. If thou altogether boldest thy peace. Job vi. 2. Oh that my grief were tliroughly weighed (" truly weighed" Bishops'); xiii. 17 and xxi. 2. Hear diligently (Bisliops') ; x.xvii. 22. he would fain flee. Jer. xxiii. 17. They say still; 32. profit at all; 39. utterly forget; xxv. 30. mightily roar; xxxi. 20. earnestly remember; xli. 6. weeping all along; 1. 34. throughly plead. Ezek. i. 3. came ex- pressly. Thus too both versions even in translating the Latin of 2 Esdr. iii. 33 ; iv. 2, 26; vii. 2r, &c. Yet it has been said by one who ought to know, that " our Translators of the Bible, in their attempt Ixvi INTRODUCTION. [sect. VII. to maintain idiom, have sometimes sacrificed vi- gour'." Tile editor earnestly trusts that no apology is necessary for the labour Iiestowed in this volume on the English text and marginal references of the Apocrypha. So long as that very miscellaneous collection of books shall comprise a part of the Holy Bible in its largest form, or lessons shall be selected from it for the course of Divine service, it deserves far more regard than has been paid to it in recent times, even by those who have under- taken to reprint it. But the frequent and exact study of a large portion of the Apocryphal writings may be vindicated on higher grounds by such as most loyally accept the rule that " the Church doth read them for example of life and instruction of manners; but yet doth it not apply them to esta- blish any doctrine." Few more conspicuous in- stances can be alleged of the tendency in man's na- ture to rush into extremes than the strong reaction to their prejudice which has set in since the Refor- mation, by way of protest against the error that had placed the greater part of them on a level in point of authority with the Canonical books of the Old Testament. Add to this that by some unto- ward accident those portions of the Apocrypha which deserve the least esteem have become best known, as in the case of the History of Susanna (unfit for public reading, for all its delicate touches of natural beauty), and of the grotesque story of Bel and the Dragon. Yet Ecclesiasticus and the first book of the Maccabees, written in the second century before the Christian sra, are among the noblest of uninspired compositions; if indeed their authors, so full of faith and holy fear, can be re- garded as entirely uninspired. The second book of the Maccabees also, though greatly inferior to the first in respect of energy, judgment, veracity, and correct taste, abounds in passages fraught with encouragement to those who in every age shall be called upon to suffer for the truth's sake; not to add that it powerfully illustrates the eleventh chapter and other parts of Daniel's prophecies. The Wisdom of Solomon (which was not seriously intended to be ascribed to the king of Israel) ap- ' Dean Goulbum, Thoughts on Personal Religion, Part III. ch. viii. p. 232. His example is Prov. iv. 23, where he pre- fers the marginal rendering to the te\t. proximates in tone to the spirit of Christ more nearly than any book without the Canon ; the Epi- stle of S. James is full of allusions to it, and to the first five Chapters of Ecclesiasticus. Judith too is a fine work; grave, elevated, pious, chaste in thought and expression, exquisitely finished. Were it not buried where it is, it would long since have attracted the admiration it deserves; but it is not history, and does not claim to be such. It is fable constructed with a moral purpose; and must have stirred up the heart of many a Jewish patriot in that heroic struggle for liberty and religion whose details fill the books of the Maccabees. For the remaining books less can be said. Tobit, probably the oldest of them all, exhibits a pleasing picture of the prosperity of a religious household in the land of their captivity : the main outlines seem cor- rect, though sadly deformed by childish supersti- tions, which are more visible in the Old Latin ver- sion followed by the Bishops' Bible, than in our own which adhered to the Greek. Baruch, though of course apseudonym, contains some excellent poetry: the Prayer of Manasses and the Song of the Three Children need no praise. It is difficult to deter- mine the precise relation of i Esdras to the Cano- nical books of Ezra and Nehemiah: after all the trouble bestowed upon it, we can but conclude that it contains not much intrinsically valuable. " The rest of the book of Esther" seems worth little for any purpose, since it is founded on a radically false conception of the character of two of the most worldly-minded persons God ever employed in the dispensations of His Providence, and rewarded for their obedience with blessings purely temporal. The remaining book, the second of Esdras, is a curious composition, not very fitly placed in the same volume as the rest, and never accounted ca- nonical by any branch of the Church. Though extant only in Latin, it betrays on every page its Hebrew original; but since no considerable portion of it can be earlier than the second century after Christ, what it has in common with the Revelation and other books of the New Testament is drawn from them, not they from it. It can hardly be questioned that the fortunes of the Roman empe- rors during the first century are herein figuratively depicted. The celebrated passage ch. vii. 26 — 35 bears every appearance of interpolation. It may be thought seemly in the editor to SECT. VII.] INTRODUCTION. Ixvii plead some excuse for the long time this work has been in hand, or at least for the unexpected delay which has ensued since the publication of its earlier Parts. Hindrances indeed and grave ones he has met with, but to detail them could interest none who are not already acquainted with them. The main causes of all were the great labour demanded by this employment, and an ever-growing sense of the duty of avoiding haste, but for which any one of those that had assayed the same task before him, would have accomplished it thoroughly once for all. Their short-comings (for, compared with what the case required, Blayney and those who preceded him must be held to have fallen greatly short) might justly prove a warning to one who was treading in their steps, and induce him to store up for his profit the words of a living Divine, himself as able as most men et properare loco ct ccssarc: " \Vhen we consider the errors and failures that mark every stage in our most deliberate and most matured progress in merely secular subjects, we may well pause before we presume to hurry through the sanctuary of God with the dust and turmoil of worldly, self-seeking, and irreverent speed'." Finally, it is right to state very explicitly that the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, after having arranged with the editor the general plan of this volume first projected by themselves, were pleased to leave all details to his judg- ment; and furthermore, that he alone is respon- sible for the statements alleged and the opinions maintained in the foregoing pages of this Intro^ DUCTION. ' Bp. EUicolt. I'refact- to the Galatians, 18:9. St. Gerr.'VNS, April 2%, i8;3. t 2 l.wiii APPENDIX A. (See Introduction, p. x.) List of Passages in Schick this Edition fol/o7i's others in depaiiing from the Text of 1611. Catalogue of the variations from the original edition of the Authorized Version of the Holy Bible (161 1), which, being found in all modern editions, have been retained in this volume. Obvious misprints and the peculiar orthography of the original are excluded, and the dates annexed are those of the editions in which the several variations originated, so far as these can be ascertained. Genesis Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. Leviticus Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. V. 32 ; vi. 10 ; Sem Shem, 1629. i. 9 the inwards his inwards, 1638. vii. 13 ii. 4 an unleavened cake unleavened cakes. vi. 5 God GODS i''29. 1638. viii. 13 six liundvedth ami one six hundredth and vi. 2 in II fellowship ... t vio- li in t fellowship ... vio- first", 1629. lence lence, 1629 (nearly). ix. 18,23, 27; Japhet Japheth, 1O29. vi. 6, marg. t Heb. the day tHeb. in theday, 1629. X. I, 2, 21 X. 14 the sacrifice the sacrifices, 1629. X. 14 Pliilistiim Philistim, 161 2 (not 1613), 1639. xviii.2i,W(7;-,f. iVloloc Moloch, 1629. X. 19 Sodoma and Gomorcili Sodom and Gomorrah, 1 xix. 34 shall be shall be unto you, (Gomorrah, 1612) 1629. 1638. xiv. 15 Hoba Hobah, 1638. ( XX. I I be put surely be put, 163S. XV. 7 Caldees (Clialdees, cli. Chaldees, 1629. j xxiii. io,w/a;y. an Omer omer, 1638. xi. 31) xxiii. 20 for the priests for the priest, 1638. XV. 19 Kenizites Kenizzites, 1629. xxiii. 22 the field thy field, 1638. jtvi. 14 ; XX. ,1 Cadesh (Kadesh, ch. xiv. 7) Kadesh, 1638. xxv. 5, marg. separations separation, 1629 C.,-^ 1630. XXV. 6 the stranger thy stranger, 163S. ^ix. 21 this thing thi.s tiling also, r638. xxv. 31 walls wall, 1769. Xxii. 7 and wood and the wood, 1616 xxvi. 23 reformed reformed by me, 1638. (not 1617). xxvi. 40 the iniquity (the ini- their iniquity and the xxiii. 10 gates gate, 1762. quities, 1 61 3) iniquity, 1616. xxxiv. 3 to her heart to the heart of the Numbers viarg. damsel, 1 744. i. 2, 18, 20 poll polls, 1769 (so all in xxxvi. 33 Bozra Eozrali, 1613. ver. 22). xxxix. 16 Iter lord his lord, 163S. ^ iv. 40 houses house, 1769 (so all in xii. 40, 77iarg. armed be armed, 1629. ' ver. 42). Exodus vi. 2 II prefixed to first " se- 11 prefixed to second xiv. 25, marg. made and made., 1629. parate" "separate," 1744 XV. 25 made a statute made for tliem a (not 1762), 1769. statute, 1638. vi. 14 and one lamb and one ram, 163S. xxi. 19, marg. ceasing his ceasing, i (>^ vii- 31. 55 charger charger of the weight. xxi. 32 shekels shekel* of silver, 1638. 1762 (so all in ver. xxiii. 13 names name, 17C9. 4 3)- xxiii.27,OT(7r^. iieeJis (so all in Josh. neck, 1O29. vii. 48, 53; Ammiud Ammihud, 1638 (so all vii. 8) X. 22 in ch. i. 10). xxvi. 8 and the eleven and the eleven cur- vii. 54. 59; Pedazur Pedalizur, 163S (so all tains, 1629. X. 23 in ch. i. 10). XXX. 3, marg. IHebr. the roof... and the walls f Heb. roof, 1629. vii. 61 a silver bowl one silver bowl, 1638 (so all in ver. 55, xxxiv. 25 of Passover of the passover, 1762. &c.). XXXV. II and his bars and his boards, his xix. II, marg. soul soul of man, 1638. bars, 1638. xxi. 20, marg. hill the hill, 1638 (Cf. XXXV. 29 Ijands of Moses hand of iVIoses, 1629. Deut. xxxiv. 1). xxxvii. 19 Tliree bowls made he Three bowls made xxi. 24 Jabok Jabbok, 1629, C. and after after, 1629. L.^ (so all in Gen. Leviticus xxxii. 22, &c.). i. 8 in the fire on the fire, 163S. !' xxii. 3i,»/a;y. WBoived 11 Or, bowed, 1C29. ^ Heb. Jehovah. The words "Lord" and "God" are always in- * In some places this bold archaism (see Introduction, p. liii.) is re- tended to be printed in smalt capitals in the Authorized Version, when tained in the text of the present volume, e. g. Ezek. xliii. 27. 2 Esdr. they are employed to translate that Holy Name. Adonai jfchovnh is vii. 68. 1 Mace. xiii. 51. 2 Mace. xi. 21, but not in 1 Kin. vi. 1: xvi. represented by "Lord God" about a hundred times in Ezekicl alone, S'23. . . and yehoz'nh Adonni by "Lord God" only in Hab. iii. 19, itself cor- 3 By 1629, with or without C annexed, we indicate the Cambridge rected fperhaps wrongly) in the Cambridge folio of 1629. See Ap- folio of that year {Introduction, p. xvi.) ; ijy 1629 L, the London quarto pendix B- IT. Ps. xliv. 23. [ibid.]. APPENDIX A. -. , I Reading of the Authorized PMimbers ' jjible. Variation of later editions. XXIV. 3, niar^. xxvi. 6 xxvi. 21 Deuterono- my iv. 25 iv. 32 iv. 49 V. 29 open Hesron. . . Hesronite5 Hesron. . . Hesronites^ 6halt have remained upon eartli of this side my commandments ix. 10 of fire X. 10, mjrg. XV. n,fin. fortie the land xvi. 4 coasts XVI. 5 the gates xix. 6, marg. third day XX. 7 in battle xxvi. I the Lord xxviii. 5, kneading troughs viar^. xxvm. 23 the heaven xxvm. 42 locusts xxix. 26, text. \Tsihom he had not marg. given \Hebr. divided: Or, ■who had not given to them any portion xxxii. 15, & Jesurun xxxiii. .s, 26 xxxiv. I, Hill marg. Joshua iii. 10 Girgashites iii. 15 vii. 14 at the time and the households vii. 26 X. 10, & xvi. the place Bethoron . 3. .'^ xi, 8, marg. burning of waters xi. 17 unto Baal-Gad xii. 6 and Gadites opened. Hezron . . . Hezronites, Bagster 1846. Hezron ... Hezronites, 1769. ye shall have remain- ed, 1762. upon the earth, 1629. on this side, 1 6 1 7 (not 1629 L.,1630), 1629 C. all my commandments, 1629. of the fire, 1762. former, 1629. thy land, 1629. coast, 1762. thy gates, 1616 (not 1617, 1629L., 1630), 1629 C. tlie third day, 161 2, i6i3(not 1629 C. and L., 1630), 163S. Cf. ver. 4, &c. in the battle, 1769. Cf. ver. 5, 6. the Lord thy God, 1629, 1637. kneading trough, 1762. Cf. Ex. viii. 3. thy heaven, 163S. locust, 1612 (not 1613 &c.), 1629. Wwhom he had not + given. II Or, who had not given to them any portion. \W.e\i. divided, 1619. Jeshurun, 1638-. the hill, 1638. Cf. Num. xxi. 20. the Girgashites 1612 (not 1613), 1629. all the time, 1638. and the household, 1616, 1617, 1629 C. (not 1629 L., 1630). that place, 1629. Beth-horon, 1629. Cf. ch. xviii. 13, &c. burnings of waters, i629''. even unto Baal-Gad, 1638. and the Gadites, 1762. Joshua xii. 18, :nar^ xiii. 27 xin. 29 XV. 33 XV. 38 XV. 42 ,xv. 43 XV. 49 XV. 50 XV. 57 XV. xix ?8 xix. 12 XIX. xix. 35 38 XIX. 44 XXI. 23 .XXI. 31 Judges i- 31 i. 36, marg. iv. 21 V. 26, tejct, marg. V. 29, marg. V. 30, marg. XI. 31, marg. ibid. xiv. 17 xxi. 19 Ruth ii. 3, marg. Rending of the Authorizes Bible. Lachis Saron Cinneroth Manasseh, by Esthaol Dileam (Diieam 1612, Diliam 1617) Lebnah (Lebanah, 1630) Jiphta Kirjath-Sannath Ashtemoth, Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14 Ashtemoh, Oxf. i6ir, 1612, 1613, '^c. Gibbeah Maarah Izreel .Shahazimath Cinnereth Bethanah Baalah Gibethon Helkah Aclrzib, nor llelbath, nor Aphik Maale- ttook (first) + smote (first) \Heb. hammered words t Heb. for the necks of the spoil 7f//;fc(Jephthah Heb. xi. 32) his wives sons shall come forth Or, I will offer while the feast Lebanon \ Called Math. i. 5, Booz Variation of later editions. Lachish, 161 3 (not 1616, 1617) 1629 C. and L. Sharon, 1629. Cinnereth, 16 29 — 1762 (Chinnereth, 1769 mod.). Cf. ch.xix. 35- the children of Manas- seh, by 163S. Eshtaol, 1629 (Estha- hol, 1630). Dilean, 1629. Libnah, 1638. Jiphtah, 1638. Kirjath-sannah, 1629. Eshtemoh, 1638 Gibeah, 1629 C. and L., 1630. Maarath, 1629. Jezreel, 1629, Cf. ch. xvii. 16, &c. Shahazimah, 16 17. Chinnereth, 1769. Beth-anath, 1629. Baalath, 1629. Gibbetlion, 1629. Helkath, 1629. of Achzib, nor of Hel- bah, nor of Aphik, i762(Helbah, 1629, &c.). Maaleh-, 1629. ttook (second), 1629. twith tire hammer. tHeb. she hammered, 1629. her words, 1638 Delet 1638. Jephthae, 1629. his wife's sons, 1762* (wifes, 1744). ■which shall come forth, 1629. Or, or I will offer, 1638. while their feast, 1638. Lebonah, 1629. Brought up to ver. i, marg. 1762. * Cambr. Synd. A. 3. 14 (see p. xi.), Brit.'Mus. 1276. 1. 4 (not 3050 g. 2 or g. 3) have " Hezronites " in ver. 21, but '* Hesron " in the same verse. Comp. also I Chr. v. 3. ' In Deut. xxxiii. 5 alone "Jeshurun" is read also in 1629 C and L, 1630. In Isaiah xliv. 2 the same form is found in 1616 alone of all our editions. 3 Modern editions follow 1762, 1769 in omitting "c/ivaters." * The apostrophe does not usually appear in our Bibles before 1762, norconstantlybcforei769(e.g.notini762, Ezraii. 59. Neh. vii.Ci. Fs. vi. 4 ; xxxi. 16 ; xliv. 26 : Ixxxi. 12 ; cvii. 27 : cxl. 3. &c.). Through the errors of these books, it is sometimes misplaced, as is noted in this list within brackets. Cf. i Sam. ii. 13. i Chr. vii. 2, 40. Ezr.a 11. 59- J 5- '*''^'- "• Matt. xiv. 9. Mark vi. 26, in which places, unless the contrary be stated, the apostrophe is placed right for the first time in the present edition. Ixx INTRODUCTION. I Samuel Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. I Kings ^eading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. i. 20, tt'xt^ ttime twhen, 1638. ix. II that then Solomon that then king Solo- iftijf'^. revelation (so 1612, revolution^ 1616, 1617, mon, 1638. 1613, 1629 L.j 1629, 1630 : inreiio- lution, 1638. ibid. Galile See Tobit i. 2 Galilee, 1629, C. and L., 1630. ["• 13 priest's custom, 1762, priests' custom]. See xi. I Sydonians Camb. Zidonians, 1629. Cf. 1769 p. Ixix., note 4. . Synd. A. 3. 14 ver. 5, 11. iv. 21, text II Icliabod, saying, 11 Ichabod, saying, The Sidonians Oxf. 1611, marg. 11 The glory glory. 1612— 1638 11 T/iat is, where is tlu II That is, ivhe^-e is the xi. 5 Amorites (Ammorites Ammonites, 1679. glory i W Or, thci-c is. glory ^ or, there is 1612) no glory tio glory, if.29. xi. 33 Ashtaroth (pl.Cf. Tudg. Ashtoreth, 1629. Cf. V. 4, marg. the filthy part^ the fishy part, 1616, -x. 6) ver. 5. 1617. xiii. 6 was restored again was restored himagain, vi. 7 X. 10 the calves their calves, 1629. 1638. a company of the pro- a company of pro- xiv. 4. marg. stood for hoariness stood for his hoariness. phets phets, Ih29. 163S. X. 23 xiii. 18 the shoulders his shoulders, 1638. XV. 2, \_nmrg.'\ Michaia, 1769 Michaiah, Bagster, Bethoron Beth-horon, 1629. 1846, Camb. 1858, xvii.3S,wz(7;-^-. xviii. 27 clothed clothed David, 1638. American 1867. Cf. David arose David arose and went, 2 Chr. xiii. 2. 1629. XV. 10, marg. grandmotlier grandmothers, 1638, XXV. 16 keeping sheep keeping the sheep, '3, 1762. 1629. XV. 14 Asa his heart- Asa's heart, 1762. xxviii. 7 And his servant said And his servants said. XV. 19 break the league break thy league, 1629, 1629. C. and L., 1630. xvi. 8 twentieth and sixt (sixth 161 3) twentyandsixth, 1629. Cf. ver. 10, 15. 1 Samuel xvi. 23 the thirty and one the thirty .and first iii. 26 Siriah Sirah, 1629. year^ year, 1769. vi. 12 pertained pertaineth, 1638. viii. 1 1 he had dedicate- lie had dedicated. 2 Kings 1612 (not 1613). v. 1 1, marg. tHeb. said tHeb. / said, 1617 xi. I that after the year {that 163S) after the year, 1762. (not 1629, C. and L., 163c), 1638. xi. 3, \_mayg.'\ Bath-shuah, 1762, Bath-shua, Bagster, viii. 19 promised promised liim, 1629. 1769 1846; American, ix. 23 turned his hand (Vul- turned his hands(Heb. 1867. Cf. ( Chron. gate) LXX.), 1629. iii. 5. xi. 10 the Temple the temple of the Lord, xi. 21 Jerubesheth Jerubbesheth, 1629. 1638. xiii. 20, jnarg. set not thine heart set not thine heart upon. xii. 19, 20 Jehoash Joash, 1629. So Bagster, 1846. Cf. xiii. 24 Hazael the king of Hazael king of Syria, ch. xviii. 3, marg. Syria 1612 (not 1613), XV. 3, »;ar°-. none will hear you none wilt hear thee. 1629. 163S. XV. 15 the conspiracy his conspiracy, 1038. xvi. 12 requite good requite me good, 1629. xviii. 8 fenced cities fenced city, 1O29. xix. 34, marg. \ tlo-^a many 1 Heb. Hoii' many, xviii. iS Helkiah (so ver. 37 Ililkiah, 1629. 1616, 1617. Camb. Synd. A. 3. xxi. 4, marg. silver or gold silver nor gold, 1616, 14 alone) 1617. xix. 37 Adramelech Adrammelech, 1G38. xxiii. 32 Elihaba Eliahba, 1629. Cf. ch. xvii. 31. xxiii. 37 Berothite Beerothite, 1629. XX. I Amos Amoz, 1629. Cf. ch. XX. 13 shewed them the house XIX. 2, 20. shewed them all the I Kings house, 1638. iv. 10 Heseb, marg. Ben-He- Hesed, marg. Bett- xxi. 21, & all the ways all the way, 1629. seb Hescd, i(iz(). xxii. 2 vi. 1 fonrseore- Cf. ch. xvi eightieth, 1762. xxiii. 13 Milchom Milcom, i^sS. «, 23 xxiii. 21 this book of the Cove- the book of this cove- vii. 42, ma7g. upon the face Cf. 2 upon the face cf the nant nant, 1629 ^ Chr. iv. 13 marg. pillars, 1638. xxiii. 31 Hamital Hamutal, 1629. vii. SI, marg. things of David holy things of David, xxiv. 13 and the treasure and the treasures, 1629. 1629. xxiv. 19 Jehoiachin (Cf.LXX.) Jehoiakim, 1629 viii. 61 the Lord your God the Lord our God, 1629. XXV. 4, 5, 10, 13,24,25,26 Caldees "Chaldees, 1744. 1 That this marginal rendcringofifiii, 1 )i2, 1613 cannot be designed = But these archaisms we have elsew lere retained: e.g. 2 Kin. appears from the version of Junius, which, p. xxvi.;, our Translators closely follow;—} especially in the margin {see xii. 18. Conipa re 1 Chr. ,\xvi. 20. App, C. tiod re/crcbat piscein. See 3 The render ing of 1611 is quite justifial le, but the LXX. and Vul- CardwcU, Oxford BMes, p. 16. gate translate a. in 1629. . . APPENDIX A. Ixxi 1 1 Chronicles Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. I Chronicles Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. i. 9 Siba Seba, 1629. iv. 3t, marg. Hazar-Siisa Hazar-susah, 1629. i. 20 Hazermaveth Hazarmavelh, 1634, 1638. iv- .U Amashiah Amaziah, 1629. i- 33 Ephar Epher, 163S. iv. 35 Josibia...Seraia Josibiah, 1629... Se- i. 39, marg. Heman 1611 — 1769^ Heinam, Bagsteri846, raiah, 163S. {Hemah 161 7) Camb. [858, Ameri- can, 1S67. iv. 36 Jehohaiah, Camb. Synd.. •\. 3. 14, alone Jeshohaiali, 163S. i. 40, marg. Sep ho S/icfi/ici,i62g. Cf.Gen. xxxvi. 23. Jesohaiah, Oxf. 161 1, 1612 — 1630 i. 42 Eilhara...Dishon Bilhan,i629.,.Dishan, iv. 37 Jedaia Jedaiah, 1638. 1638. V. 2 chiefll rulers 11 chief ruler, 1629 i- 44 Bosrah Bozrah, 1638. Cf. Isai. Ixiii. I, &c. (place of II changed by Bagster, 1846). ii. 10 Aminadab, bis Amminadab,fo>, 1629. V. 3 Ezron Hezron, 1629. ii. 13, marg. Shamma S/iamma/i, 1629. Cf. V. 6, marg. Tiglath -pilneser Tiglath-pileser, 1629. I Sam. xvi. 9. V. 8 Azah (Aza, 1630) .■\zaz, 1629. ii. 14 Nathanael Nethaneel, 1638. \\.'i,^2,7narg. Izahar Izhar, 1629. Cf. ver. ii. IS Shobab and Shobab, 1629. iS, 38. ii. 25 Ozen Ozem, 1629. vi. 21, marg. Adaia Adaian,i(s2(). Cf.ver. \u 27 Ekar Eker, 1638. 41. ii. 42 Maresha Mareshah, 1638. Cf. ch. iv. 21. vi. 40 Baasiah...Melchiah Baaseiah ... Malchiah, 1638. ii. 48 Maacha Cf. ch. ix. 35 Maachah, 1638. vi. 57 Libna Libnah, 1638^ ii. 52, &iv. 2, Haroe Haroeh, 1638. vi. 60 Anathoth (Anathoch, and Anathoth, 1629. viarg. 1617) ii. 54 Salmah Salma,i638.Cf.ver.5i. vi.69,&viii.i3 Aialon Aijalon, 1629'. iii. 2 Maaclia. . . Adoniah Maacha, 1638. ..Ado- nijah, 1629. Cf vi. 78, marg. 11 Or, Bozor, Josh. xxi. 35 Delet 1629. I Kin. i. 5, t she, 1616, i6t 7'. vi. 19 and him that soweth and he that soweth. 1769. With her much fair xli. 5 wilt thou bind orwiltthou bind, 1638. vii. 21 Withmuchfairspeech xlii. 10, titarg. added to Job added all that had been speech, 1638. to Job, 1638. X. 23 as a sport (a sport, as sport, 1638. Psalms 1629, C.) ii. 6, & niarg. Sion Zion, 1638 -. Cf. Ps. Ixix. 35. xi. I A + false + A false, Bagster, 1846. (So read.) xxix. 8, g «shaketh...to cilve shaketh 11 to calve, XX. 14 nought, bis naught, bis, 1638. 1620. [xxvi. 3 the fool's, 1762 the fools']. See p. xxxiv. 5 CThey looked ... were { They looked. ..Hwere Ixix., note 4. lightened lightened, 1629, 163S. xxvii. 26 thy field the field, 1638. j Bagster 1846 only. xxviii. 17 flie flee, 1617 (not 1629, ■ xxxvii. 3, in truth and stablencss in truth, or stableness L., 1630) 1629. Cf. viarg. (1629), 163S. Ps. cxxxix. 7. , y.x\\x.6,j/iar^. image a7i image, 1629. [xxxi. 14 merchants', 1 769 (mer- merchant's]. Cf. ch. xlii. 6 Missar Mizar, 1629. chant, 1762) XXX. 18. xlii. 9 God, My (my 1612, God my rock. Why Eccles. 1630) rock, why (1629), 1638. i- 5 the place his place, 16 38. xliv. title of Korah of Korah, Maschil, 1629. ii. i5 shall be forgotten shall all be forgotten, 1629 i liii. 6 Taakob (Jakob, 1630) Jacob, 1629, 1638. vii. 26, marg. \ He {Ilee, 161 3) that t lieo. he that is, 1616 i lix. title, 11 Or, to the chief Musi- W Destroy, 1638. Cf. is, (t Heb. that is. (not 1617), 1629 i mnrg. cian, Or, to destroy Ps. Iviii. & Ixxv. i6i2, i629,L.,i630) title, marg. viii. 17 seek // out seek 2V out, yet he shall Ixli. 10 become not vain and become not vain, 1629. Canticles not find it; 1629 Ixv. I Sion Zion, Amer. iS67only. .See Ps. ii. 6, note. iv. 6 mountains of myrrh mountain of myrrh, 1629 Ixv. 9 and 11 waterest it Hand waterest it. Bag- ster, 1S46. v. 12 rivers of water rivers of water.s, 16 16 (not 1617, 1629, L., Ixix. 3^ seek good seek God, 16 17. 1630), 1629. Ixix. 35 Sion Zion, 1762. Cf. Ps. ii. 6 & note. vi- 5 is a flock is as a flock, 1616, 1617. Cf. ch. iv. I. Ixxv. title, il Or, to the cliief musi- WOx,Destroynot. H Or, vi. 12, marg. the chariot the chariots, 1629. jnoTg. cian destroy not (Al- taschith, 1616, 161 7 for Asaph, 1638. Isaiah for {destroy nof\) a viii. 8, maig. stretching stretchings, 1629. i psahn or song for ix. I Galile. SeeTobiti. 2. Galilee, 1629 Asaph. X. 34 forests forest, 1769. [Ixxxi. 11 heart.s', 1769 heart's]. Seep. Ixix., xxiii. 13, & Caldeaiis Chaldeans,i63S(i630, note 4. xliii. 14, & ch. xlvii. 5). Ixxxix. 4, to generation and gene- Deest (ver. 4 being xlvii. I, 5, & marg. ration cited in ver. i, marg.) xlviii. 14, 20 1162. xxviii. 4 seethit(//, 163S, 1744) seeth,i683(Grotei1/.S'. xcix. 1 all people all the people, 161 2 xxviii. 26, p. 93), 1762. (not i6i3,&c.) 1769. marg. as God as his God, 1629 cv. 30 The land Their land, 1638. x.xix. I, text Woe... 11 the city II Woe... 11 the city. cvii. 43 those things these things, 1762. marg. Cod: Or, of the city God. \\0\;ofthecily, 1629 cxix. loi that I may keep that I might keep, 1 638. xxxi. 9, text he shall.. .11 his strong theshall...!lhisstrong. cxxvii. I , text^ thatt (llCamb. Synd. tthat build. marg. (11+ his strong, 1629) marg. A. 3. 14, B.M. 1276. \\Oi;his strength: Heb. t Heb. his rock, &c. 1. 4 only ; 16 13) build + Heb. that are build- 7-oche 11 Or, his str.-ngih. + Heb. ai-e builders ers, 1638. 1638. cxxxii. 6 Ephrata Ephratah, 1629. Cf Ruth iv. 11; Mic. xxxiv. 1 1 The cormorant But the cormorant, 1629. V. 2. xxxviii. 17, me my soul, 163S. cxxxix. 7 fly, Cam. Synd. A. 3. flee, 1629, C. Cf. marg. 14, & 1276. 1.40nly, Prov.xxviii. 17. See xliv. 2 Jesurun Jeshurun 1616, Amer. 161 2, i630;flie,Oxf. 1 Esdr. xiv. 15. 1867, only. Seep. 1611,1613— i629,L. Ixix., note 2. [cxl. 3 adders', 1769 adder's] Cf Isai. lix. xliv. 20 feedeth of ashes ' feedethon ashes, 1762. .5 marg. xlvii. 6 the yoke 1 thy yoke, 1629. cxliii. 9 (lie flee, 1616 (not 1617), xlix. 13 heaven. ..God 1 heavens, 1629 ... the 1629. LORD, 1638. ' The "eagle 'should have been masculine throughout vers. 27 — 30, but 6 : Ixxiv. 2 ; l.\.\\ i. 2 : Lxxviii. 68 : xcvii. 8. Elsewhere 1611 has '"Zion," after h.aving reg.n rded it as feminine thus far, it is too late to change here. except in Ps. Ia V. I where all have "Sion" except Amer. 1867. 2 So Ps. ii. I 1,14; xi». 7; X.V. 2; xlviii. 2, 11, 12; 1. 2;li. j8; liii. APPENDIX A. Ixxv Isaiah Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variatfbn of Liter editions. Jeremiah Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. liii. 6, marg. he halh made hath made, 1629. 1. 10, &h. 24, Caldea Chaldea, 163S. Ivii. 8 made a covenant made thee a covenant. 3.5 ^ 1638 1. li. 12 watchman watchmen, 1629. [lix. 5, marg. adders', 1769 adders, Bagster 1S46, h. 27 i her horses the horses, 1638. Amer. i867.]CfPs. li. 30 their dwelling places her dwelling places. cxl. 3. 1629. Ixii. 8, marg. if he give If I give, 1629. Hi. 31 Jehoiakim, bis Jehoiachin,&> (Jehoia- Ixiv. I rent the heavens rend theheavens, 1762. kin 1616), 1629. Ixvi. 9 il Ijring ... cause to bring ... li cause to Lament. bring bring, 1629. ii. 2, marg. made to conch * made to touch, 1629. Ezekiel i. 2 Jehoiakins Jehoiachins, 1629, C. Jeremiah and L. (Jehoiakims i- '3 the face thereof ma/ the face thereof is. 1^17, i()3o) 1638. 1762. i. 3, &.xii. 13, Caldeans Chaldeans, 16^8(1612, iv. 6 standards standard, 1629. & xxiii. 14, ch. i. 3), xii. IS will bring again will bring them again, 1629. a removing, 1629. n XV. 4, marg. a moving i. 17 returned turned, 1769. Cf. ver. xxi. 4, 9 Caldeans Chaldeans, 1638-. 9, 12. xxiii. 30 my word my words, 1638. iii. 5, marg. deep of lips deep of lip, 1629. xxiv. 5, marg. captivity the captivity, 1629. iii. 6, marg. . heavy langiwge heavy of language, 1629. xxvi. 18 Morashite Morasthite, 1629. Cf Micah i. i. iii. 1 1 1 thy people the children of thy the high places as the high places. people, 1638. 1629. Cf. Micah iii. iii. 50, marg. \ II A man + Heb. a man, 1629. take thee balances. 12. V. I take the balances xxviii. 6 the words thy words, 1629. 1 1638. xxxi. 14 goodness my goodness, 1629. vi. 8 i that he may have thatyemayhave, 1613. xxxi. 1 8 thou art the Lord for thou art the Lord, xi. 34 & , Caldea Chaldea, 1638 (1630, ' 1629. xvi. 29 & ch. xvi. 29). xxxiii. 16, ychova Jehov-ah, 1629. xxiii. I j, 16 marg. xii. 19 of them that dwell of all them that dwell. XXXV. 13 and inhabitants and the inhabitants. 1629. i6i6(noti6i7),i629. xxi. 30, marg. cause to it to return cause it to return, 1639 XXXV. 19, text Jonadab. . twant(+shall t Jonadab... want. C. and L. marg. not want, 1629) [xxii. 10 fathers', 1769 father's]. See p. Ixix., + Heb. there shall not a tHeb. There shall not 1 note 4. man be cut off from, be cut off from fo- xxiii. 23 .Shoah Shoa, 1629. &c. nadab the son of xxiii. 43, 1 II Her whoredoms t + Heb. her 'whore- Rechab to stand, &.C., marg. doms, 1629, C. & L. 1638. (t + Heb. whordomes xxxvii. 14, or, lie , or a lie, 1638. 1617). mai'g. xxiv. 5 let him .seethe let them seethe, 1638. xxxviii. 16 So the king So Zedekiah the kintj, xxiv. 7 poured it poured it not, 161 3. 1638. xxiv.25,/«fl/-^. of the soul of their soul, 1638. xl. I Ramath Ramah, 1629, C. and L. (not 1630), 1638. xxvi. 14 they shall be a place thou shall be a place, 1638. xl. 5 all the cities the cities, 1638. xxvii.6,?«a?-^. made haiches made thy hatches, 1O29. 9, 10, ii:xt ver. 9 t to serve ver. 10. + to ser\'e. xxvii. 16, •works thy works, 1638. marg. t Heb. to stand bcjore. t Heb. to stand before. marg. And so verse lo-' 1629 — 1769, Bag- xxvii. 22, 23 Shebah Sheba, 163S. ster 1 846, American, xxvii. 27, luithall, 1 6 1 1 — 1630 with all, 1629, 163S, 1867. marg. (withal, 1744) 1762. xli. I Elishamah Elishama, 1638. xxxi. 4 + Heb. conduits !! Or, conauits, 1638. xlii. 16 after you in Egypt after you there in Cf. Job xxxviii. 25. Egj'pt, 1629. xxxii. 22 Ashur Asshur, 163S. .xlviii. 36 is perished are perished, 1 762. xxxii. 25 all her multitudes all hermultitude, 1629. xlix. I inherit God (so 1612, inherit Gad, 1616 x.xxiv. 28 beasts of the land beast of the land, 1 762. 1613) 161 7, 1629, C. and xxxiv. 31 my flock of my pasture my flock the flock of my pasture, 1629. ' CardwcU (0 x/ord Bibles, p. 16) imputes knew no more of Camb. li this change to Bp. Lloyd ' This gross error of 1611—1630, though CO rrected long ago, is revived in 1701. But he 38 than Bp. Turton did of in most modern Bibles, e.g. D'Oyly & Mant 1817, Oxford 1835, Camb. Camb. 1629. Se e Introd. p. xvii. 1858. 2 So ch. xxii 25: xxiv. 5; XXV. 12: x> "ii. 4. 5. 24i 25. 28, 29, 43 : * This rendering might possibly stand, but that Tremellius, from xxxiii. 5 : XXXV 11; xxxvii. 5, 8 — 11, 13, 14 : xxxviii. 2, 18, 19, 23 : whose version our Translators mostly derive d their margin in the Old xl. 9, 10 : xli. ), 18: xliii. 3: 1. I, 8, 25, . 5. 4S ; li- 4. 54 : I'i- 7. 8, Testament (sec p. xxvi.), has Heb. facit ut p •rtingat. Hence "coucA'* 14. 17- is a mere misprin t. k2 Ixxvi INTRODUCTION. Ezekiel Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. Daniel Reading of the Autliorized Bible. Variation of later editions. xxxvi. 2 the enemy had said the enemy hath said, marg. II Or, munitions. Heb. t Heb. {potius, II Or) i63o(not 1629C&L. Alauzzin, or, as for as for the Almighty 163S, 1744), 1762. the .Almighty (Al- God. ..I Or, viicni- xxxvi. 15 the nations thy nations, 1629, mightie 161 7) God tions. +Heb.y)/a«s- xxxix. 1 1 at that day in that day, 1638. zim, 1638 (so 1744, xlii. 1 7 a measuring reed the measuring reed, 1638. Cf. ver. 16, 18, 19. but in tire same order as 161 1). To Mauszim 1 74 4, 1 762, xliii. 3, marg. See chap. 9. 2, 5 See ch. 9. i. 5, 1769. 1769 add ^^ov,Gods xliv. 23 cause men cause them, 1629. (God's 1744, 1762) xliv. [30 the priest's, 1 769 the priests'], Gorle. protectors ". See p. Ixix., note 4. xii. 8 0 my Lord (so all 0 my lord (»3nS)i744 only here. xlvi.13, ff/a?g-. of his year a son of his year, 1638. before 1629 in ch. xlvi. 23 a new building ^row of building, 1638. X. 16, 17, 19. Zech. xlviii. S they shall oiTer ye shall offer, 1638. iv. 4, 5. 13; vi. 4 Daniel xii. 13 in the lot in tliy lot, 1638. i- 4 Caldeans Chaldeans, 1638'. i. 12 give + pulse give us + pulse, 1629. Ilosea ii. 5, marg. Cal. (-Camb. Synd. Cliald. 1638 (Chal. iv.4 this people thy people, 1629. A. 3. >4) ch. ii. 14, in Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14: so VI. 9, marg. Siehem{i>ychem, 1630) Sheehem, 1629, C. (not L.). 1616 in ch. v.). ix. 1 1 flee away fly (flie 1629, 1638) ii. 8, mai-g., Cald.2 awav, 1744. also x. 5, marg. II Chemarims \\Oi,Chemarim,(C/te- V. 7, 9, 12, Calde marims, 1629, C. 16, marg. and L., 1630), 1629, 1 [ii- 41 potters', I 769 letter's] See p. Ixix., 163S. note 4. xiii. 3 dew it passelh dew that passeth, 163S ii. 45, 7«i7;-^. in hand, 1 6 1 1 — 1 769, in hands. Bagster 1 846. (but not ch. vi. 4). 0.xf. 1835, 1S57, Camb. 1S58, Amer. 10, [ma!g.'\ Hosea, 1762, 1769 Hoshea,0.xf i835,&c. Lond. 1859 1867. Cf. ver. 34, marg. Joel iii. 15 a fiery furnace abuming fiery furnace, i. 16 your eyes our eyes, 1629. 1638. iii. 13 the wickedness theirwickedness, 1629. iii. 18 thy golden image thegoldenimage,i629. iii. 21, OTa/;^'. mantle... turbant mantles ... tttrbanis, Amos 1629. i. 3, ma>g. he, (hce 1616, 1617) yea for four, 1629. V. 77, ?;wri'-. fie, as fee, Bagster 1846. for four vi. 13 the captivity of the the children of the i. II and kept and he kept, 1762. children captivity, 1629, C. viii. 3 songs of the Temples sonqs of the temple, (iwt L. 1630). (temples, 1629) 1638. vi. 27, 7i!a>g. Heb. Chald. Bagster 1S46 only. ix. 5 Jonah all that dwelleth ^ all that dwell, 1629. vii. iS, marg. i. things [in things, that \s, things 1613 (not i. 16, maig. a sacrifice a sacrifice unto the 1630) 1629 L.), 1629 C. Lord, 1638. viii, 13, ?««;y. 11 The nnmbercr 11 Or, the nnmbcrer, 1744. Micah ix. 13, marg. + Heb. intreatcd the 1 Heb. intreatedwe not V. 2 Beth-leem Beth-lehem, 1629, C. face the face of the, iSic. and L. 1638. vii. 3, marg. the soul his soul, 1629. ix. 26, OT<7;y. 11 Or, shall have no- 11 Or, and shall have thing iiothing, 1629. Nahum Lx. 27, marg. 11 Or, ivith the abomin- 11 Or, and upon the bat- i. I, fuarg. Lord LORD, 1638. See able armies ■* tlements shall lie the Gen. vi. 5, note. idols of the desolator, i- 4 floure flower, 1629. See 2 1762. Esdr. XV. 50. xi. 13, ?«<7r^. of times [, 1744] of of times [, 1769] even ii. 2, marg. and the pride as the pride, 1629. years years, \-j(i'L. ii. 3, marg. t t \{eo. fiery 11 11 Or, fiery, 1629. Thy crowned, 1629, xi. 24, ?«rt?g. peaeeable or fat peaceable and fat, 1629. iii. 17 The crowned !&•iis yjictaphoricS, nt Isai. viii. 8." - So Crt/. or Cald. (the two issues of 1611 soiuetimes varying between Whatever may 1 e its value, it ought not to have been displaced by the tliese forms] D.Hn. ii. 8, 14, iS, 25 (/<«), 28, 29, 31, 43, 44 (Wi), 45 ; ch. iii. edition of 1762 ( which 1769 and the moderns have servilely followed) for 4 (iiw), J2, 13, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29 (^(fr), 30; iv. 2, 10, 14; V. 2, 6 (/tvj, 20, 31 ; vi. 8 ; vii. 1, 12, 15, iS, 19. something not s ) very good of its own. Wc have retained both. * So in Amos vi. 7 Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14 alone has "first that goeth" 3 This;-e»deringof the margin in i6ji comes, as usual, from Tremel- for " first that go" of Oxf. j6xi, 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, &c. Sec lius {I/iirod. p. xxvi.), " ies^ioiws dctesiatioiiitin dcsolantes. Heb. alam Appendix B, p. ? c. APPENDIX A. 1-XXvii Habakkuk Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. I Esdras Reading pf the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. iii. I, text Sigionotli Shigionoth, 1762. V. 19 Pyra^ Pira, 1629 (not 1630). marg. Shigianotk Shigionoth, 1629. Aldus 7ri/3as. iii. 13 \ by discovering by t discovering, 1629 — 1762, Bagster V. 20 Cyrama Cirama, 1629. Aldus 1846 (not 1769, V. 20, marg. Rama Ramah, 16 13 only. mod.). Cf. Ezra ii. 26. iii. 19 LORD God 16 II— Lord GOD, 1629 C, V. 20, viarg. Gabah Gaba, 1613 (not 1616, 1630, 1762, 1769, 1638, 1744- Cf. 1617, 1630), 1629. moderns Zeph. i. 7. See Cf. Neh. vii. 30. p. Ixviii., note i. V. 26, 7narg. Hodaviah Hodaviah, 1629. Cf. Zephaniali Ezra ii. 40. iii. II mine lioly my holy, 1629, C. & L. , 1 630. Cf. marg. V. 30, inarg. Giddes Ciddel, 1629. Cf. Ezra ii. 47. Haggai V. 31, marg. A"fK»;/«...Asipha Meunim, 1629 {life- i. I, 12, I4,& Josuali. Cf. Ezr.-i iii. Joshua, 1629 (ver. 12, &31 hunim, Ezra ii. 50) ii. 2 2, marg. 1629, L.). ...Acipha, 1629. Aldus aKKpd. Zechariah V. 32 Chareus Chareus, 16:9. Aldus i. I, 7 Barachiali Berechiah, 1762'. iv. 12, marg. by the hand by the hand of, Bag- V. 33 Joeli Jceli, 1 629. Aldus UriSt. ster 1846: cf. ch. vii. V. 37 the sons of Ban the son of B,-in, 1629. 7, 12, marg. V.38 marg. note Barz- re- marg. note Barz- re- vii. 7 of tlie plain and the plain, 1638. ferred to Addus ferred to Berzelus, viii. 19, mar!i. + + Heb. solemn II Or, sole?nn, 1762. 1630 only. viii. 2 1 , viarg. the face the face of the LORD, 1638. V. 66 Juda Judah, 1612 (noti6i3), xi. 2 all the mighty the mighty, 1638. 1629. Cf. ver. 5. xiv. 10 Hananiel Hananeel, 1762. V. 69, marg. Asar-haddon, Chap, iv. 3 Esar-haddon, Ezra iv. 2. 1744. Malachi vi. 3, marg. Shether- Shethar-, 1638. Cf. iii. 4 offerings offering, 1638. Ezra V. 3. jv. 2 and shall go forth and ye sliall go forth, vii. 9, 7narg. Esdr. Ezra, 1629. 1617, 1629, &c. viii. 2 Eleasar Eleazar, 1629, 1630. I Esdras Cf. ver. 43, 63. i. 6, II Moyses Moses, 1629. viii. 6 of king Artaxerxes of Artaxerxes, 1629. i. 8 Siel'us Syelus, 1638. (Bishops' Bible) i. 9, 12, Diarg. Or, prefixed to margin- viii. 29, 32, Shecheniah Shechaniah, 1638(1629 al note, 1638. So marg. in ver. 32). 1629, ch. v. 73; vi. viii. 40 ■t Bago in text, but no marg. t Heb. Bogvai, 3i;viii. 16,50,61,63. marg. 1613, 1616, 1617. i- ^5 Pharao Pharaoh, 1629. t Heb. Bogua, 1 630. i-[3' father's, 1762, 1769 fathers' (jrarpiKi^)]. 2 Chr. x.xvi. 24. t 'iie\>. Bigvai,\(>ix. 1863.^ xiv. 10 the foreskin of his flesh the flesh of his fore- skin, 1629. vii. 37, OT«)-^. Archor Achor, 1616, i6i7,&c. XV. 4 Bethomasthem Betomasthem, 1638, viii- 3'. 32> 11 Are sick II Be willing 11 Or, arc sick. 11 Or, be (BaiT-). marg. willing, 1638. XV. 13 before the people before all the people, viii. 43 the rain thy rain, 1629. 1629. viii. 53. """■.?■• 11 Or, ^;-i7Z'f II Or, the grave, 1638. xvi. 8, marg. f Gr. or miter t Gr. mitre, 1629. X. 2, ?«(7)-^. countrymen [, 1630] conntrynien, Lat. citi- xvi. 24 to all them that are to all them that were citizens zens, 1629. nearest nearest, 1612, 1616, xiii. 14 wonders these wonders, 1629. 1617, &c. xiv. 15 fiie. But cf. ch. xv. flee, 1629- (ti-ansmi- 32; xvi. 41 grare). Esther, title. Calde Chaldee, 163S. XV. 41 fleeing. Cf. Rev. xii. 14 flying, 1629 (volantes). xi. I Ptolomeus (tei^. Cf. I Mace. i. 18 Ptolemeus (tcr), 163S. 1 See Introd. Sect. i. p. xxiii., xxiv. 2 A like variation is found in Ps. cxxxix. 7. Prov. xxviii. 17, Wisd. 5. Ecclus. xi. 10. Baruch vi. 55. i Mace. i. 53. 2 Mace. ix. 4. i Tin 3 So 1 Kin. ix. II. Isa. ix. I. Judith i. 8 : xv. 5. i Mace, x. 30; xii. 47 {bis) ; 49. Mark xv. 41 ; xvi. 7. Luke iv. 44. Acts xiii. 31 (Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14). Yet 1611 often has " Galilee," e.g. seven times in 1 Maec. v. APPENDIX A. Ixxix Wisdom 1- 5 xii. 1 [xv. 4 xvi. il.mun Ecclus. iv. 1 6 xi. 10 [xiii. 19 XX. 13 xxiii. iy xxiv. 25 XXV. 9 xxvii. s xxix. 6 xxxv. 15 XXXV. 18 xliii. 5, maro xlv. 15 xlvii. 4 xh'iii. 12 xlix. 4 xlix. 8 li. 12 Baruch i. 2 &.Songver. 25 [Baruch i. 4 i. 10, marg. iv. 2 vi. 45 vi. 55 Song, title and ver. I Reading of the Authorized Bible. to be II revenged^ painter's 1762 i Mir. (tHeb. 1616— 1630) unfaithful {dxO'Pl-'^TOvy his generation i6ii — 1769 flying (5ia5pas) lion's 1762, 1769 11 Lost commandment Physon of him that will hear vessel If lie prevail Doeth not the tears till he hath smitten + Gr. Ae stayed Moises (Moyses i6i5, 1617, 1630) Goliali Elizeus Ezechias Ezechiel deliverest (elflXou) Variation of later editions. flee, 1629^. II to be revenged, 1629 (not 1630), 163S (not 1744), 1762, 1769, Oxf. 1835, not Mant, 181 7, Camb. 1863. painters', {oKMypi- (J>0}V).'\. tOr. 1638. unthankful 1629 (not 1630), 163S. his generations, Camb. 1863. fleeing, 1629^ lions' (Xe6i'Twi')*]. II Or, lost, 1638. commandments, 1629. Phison, 1629. of them that will hear, 1629. vessels, 1629. II If he prevail, 1613, 1616 (not 1617), 1629. Do not the tears, 1 6 38. till he have smitten, 1629, 1640. II Or, he stayed, 1629. Moses, 1613, 1629, 163S. Goliath, 1629 (roXta'«). Eliseus, 163S. Ezekias, 1613, 1616 (not 1617, if>30, 1634) 1629, 1640. Cf. ch. xlviii. 17, 22. Ezekiel, 161 2 (not 1613, 1634), 1629, 1640. deliveredst, 1616 (not 16 1 7, 1634, 1640), 1629, 1630. Caldeans Chaldeans, 1638. king's sons 1762, 1769 a meat offering take heed workman fly (aie 1613— 1630) [And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God and blessing the Lord]... [Then Azarias ( Aza- ria 1617) stood up] kings' sons(j3aij-iXe'wi')]. Cf. I Mace. X. 89. that is, a meat offering, 1744. take hold, i629(^n-iXo- workmen, 1762. flee, 1629 (tv^ovra%y. Song — fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery fur- nace [1769 adds vex. 23] — ...And they walked ... Then ver. i2„marg. ver. 66, tnarg. Hist, of Susanna ver. 56 Bel and Dragon ver. 27 Prayer of Manasseh, line 36 I Maccab. i. 18 1- 53 ii. 26, 54 11. 29, marg. ii. 70 iii. 28, tnarg. iii. 38 iv. 9 iv. 18 iv. 29 V. 3, marg. v. 9 V. 65 vi. I vi. 5 vn. 24 vii. 45 viii. 4 viii. 8 viii. 17 viii. 26 Reading of the Authorized Bible. ... [And Nabucha- donosor (Nabucho- donosor 161 1 Oxf., 1612, 1616, 1630)] napthil...c, (ca. 16 16) 105 grave Chanaan fat iniquity Variation of later editions. Ptolomee {bis) [Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14, Pot- lomee secundo loco\ flie Phineas (Phinehas 1616, & 1630 ver. 26) sit, abide sepulchre t Gr. or at Ptoleme (Ptolomee 1616, 1630) Pharao your enemies met with them II Or, Arabathene fin. Arabeltine Galead townes thereof {jup- 70t)s) Elimais brought in tidings (a.Tra^-f{K\uv aiT(fi) the coast Gasera ( Aldus P aVi/po) that place Lidia Accas covenant Nebuchadnezzar, ver. 24. 163S. /iaj>/it/ia ....C3.p. 105, 1629. t/ie grave, 1744 (not 1762), 1769. Canaan, 1629, Oster- vald 1808, only. See Judith, v. g. and fat, 1629. iniquities, 1762. Ptolemee, 1629. Cf. Esther xi. I ; ch. iii. 38; X- 51. 55. 57; xi. 3; XV. 16. 2 Mace. I. 10; iv. 45, 46. flee, 1629', (ipvyaScv- Tijplif) . Cf. ch. iv. 5. Phinees, 1638. Cf. 2 Esdr. i. 2. sit, or abide, 1638. sepulchres, 1629 {ra- 0ois). + Gk. at, 1629. Ptolemee, 1629. Pharaoh, 1629.. our enemies, 1629. met them witli, 1613, &c. II Ox,Arabathane,\62C), Vulg.Bishops'Bible, (-tthane, 1 638,mod.) Akrabattinc, 1629. Galaad, 1612. Cf. ver. 17, 20, &c. towers (towres, 1638) thereof, 1629. Elymais, 1638. brought him tidings, 1629. the coasts, 1629. Gazera, 1638. Cf. ch. iv. 15. the place, 1629. Lydia,i6i6(noti6i7), 1629. Accos, 1629. covenants, 1769. ^ See note 2, p. l.vxviii. * The errors of 1611 and its earlier reprints in regard to these margi- nal marks are numberless. We note only the most important, or those remarkable for other causes, adopting in silence the corrections made in other places, chiefly in the editions of 1629, C. and 1638. 3 Evidently an oversight Vulg. Junius have "ingrati, the Bishops Bible "unthankful." Cf. Luke vi. 35. 2 Tim. 111. 2. . • Ecclus. x.v.-iviii. 33 "judges' ■' (176.)) may stand, since Cod. 24aana the Complutensian edition read SucaoTiCi-, against 6i«o(rioi/ 01 Coa. K a, Vulg., 5uf«(TT0u of Cod. A. Ixxx INTRODUCTION. I Mace. Re.lding of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. I Mace. Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. ix.^, & 35, Jos. ijosep. 161 1, ch. Joseph. (1613, 1616, xvi. 10, marg. set fire set on fire, 1629. /«ary. & xi- 34) 1630), 1629. xvi. 14 seventh year seventeenth year, 1 769. X. I, & 8i, marg. 2 Mace. ix- 35 Nabbatliites Nabathites, 1616 (not 1617), 1629. Cf. ch. i. 10 hundreth'. ..eight hundred. ..eight(eighth 1638, &c.), 1629. V. 25. i. 10, & iv. Ptolomeus, Ptolemeus, 1629 (ex- ix. 49, marg. ant. {anil. 161 7) Antiq. 1762. Cf. ch. 21, & ix. cept ch. i. 10), 1638. xi. 34. 29, &x. 12. So 161 1, ch. viii. 8, ix. so, marg. Tfckm, Camb. Sj'nd. A. 3. 14, &c., 1617, Tecoa, 1629. 1630, ch. iv. 21. See I Mace. i. 1 8. Teckoa, O.xf. 161 1, i. 29, & ii. 4, Moises (Moyses 161 3 Moses, 1629. So 161 1, 1612, 1613, i5i6 8, 10. & —1630 /ere) ch. vii. 30, and 1612 ix. 68 travail travel, 1629 — 1762, not vii. 6 in ch. i. 29, & vii. 6. 1769, modems (?0o- iv. 4 Appolonius ApoUonius, 161 2,1613, oos). 1616 (not 1617), &c. X. 25 unto liini unto them, 1629,1630. iv. 2 1 Manastheus (Monas- Menestheus, 1629. x. 30, xii. 47 Galile Galilee, 1638. See theus 1630) (to), 49 Tobit i. 2. iv. 30 Tharsus(Tharsosi629) Tarsus, 1638. X. 5i> 55 Ptoleme (Ptolome ver. Ptolemee, 1616 (not iv. 40 on Auranus one Auranus, 1629 55, 1630) 1629), 1638. See (not 1630), 1638. ch. i. 18. iv. 45, 46, Ptolomee (Plnlome Ptolemee, 1629. X. 57 Ptolome Ptolemee, 1638 (Ptole- & vi. 8 1630, ch. %i. 8j me, 1629). vi. 2, marg. yos....c. Joseph. 1744 ... cap. X. 58 gave unto him (161 2 hegaveuntohim, 1630, •6.3. — 1762), Camb. 1769. Ostervald, ™'- ii Calisthenes C.illisthenes, 1638. 1863 1808, D'Oyly and Mant, 1817, Oxf. ix. 4 fiie (Tre^uyaSeuKiSTtJi') flee, 1629, 1630. See 2 Esdr. xiv. is, note. 1835- xi. 4 thousand (bis) thousands of {bis), X. [89 the king's blood, 1762, the kings' blood]. Cf. 1629. 1769 Baruch i. 4. xi. 9 altogether all together. 1629 xi. 3. 8, 13, Ptolomee(Ptololmeev. Ptolemee, 1629, 1617, {ojxov 5^ 7^a^Tes). IS— 18 8, 1612, Ptolmee v. ver. 4: (Oxf. 161 1, xii. 15 Josua Joshua, 1629. 13, 1616J ver. 18). xii. 26, marg. /. (Or, 1613} That is, 1629, 1630. xi. 34 Lidda Lydda, 1616 (not 1617 — 1630), 1638. xii. 35, marg. II Put by his army ii Or (1638) put by his arm: or, 1629 (not xi. s6 Triphoii Tryphon, 1616 (not 1630), 1638. 1617), 1629. xiv. 16 Dessaro Dessau, 1629 (Aeir- xi. 62 the chief men their chief men, 1629. caai). xi. 70 Absolon (Absalon Absalom, 1629 ('Ai//ct- XV. 3 this most ungracious the most ungracious. 1630) Xiiaov). Cf. ch.xiii. 1 1. 1629. xii. 7, w/ar-^. look. ..Ant. See, 1744 ... Antiq., 1613. S. Matthew xii. 8, marg. Jos. Ant. Joseph. (1613 &c.). i- 5 ■ Boos {bis) Booz {bis), 1629. Antiq. (163S). i. 9 Achas (bis) Achaz {bis), 1629. xii. 19, ?narg. xii. 3i,?«fl?i»-. \yos. Joseph. 1629. ii. I Hierusalem passim Jerusalem, 1629 (not 1629L., 1630), 1638=. xii. 19 Omiares Oniares, 1629. iv. 13, 15 Nephthali Nephthalim, 1638. xii. 28, marg. nil. ant. 13. 9 (.\nt.lib. Antiq. lib. 13. cap. g. V. 22 Racha Raca, 1638. 1616, &c.) 1762. v. 2 J counsell (counsel 1 744) council, 1629 L., 1630 xiii. II Absolom (Vulg.) Absalom, 1613, 1629. (counceli6i2, 1629, xiii. 15, viarg. officers ojfici-s, 1629, 1630. 163S). See I Esdr. XV. 16 Ptolome Camb. Synd. Ptolemee, 1638 (Pto- iii. 15, note. A. 3. 14, &c., 161 7, leme, 1629). vi. 3 tliy right doeth thy right hand doeth. -omee Oxt. i6ii, 1613 (not 1616, i6i2,i6i3,i6i6aIso 1617), 1629, 1630. xvi. II Ptolomeus Ptolemeus, 1629. xii. 41 Nineve (Ninive 1616) Nineveh, 1629 (not xvi. 16,18,21 Ptolome Ptolemee, 1638 (Ptole- Luke xi. 32). me, 1629), Cf.ch.i. 18. [xiv. 9, and oath's 1762 &c. oaths']. See p. Lxix., XV. 22 The same thing The same things, 1629. Mark vi. 26 note 4. XV. 23 Sycion . . . Phaseilis . . . Sicyon (i629).,.Pha- xiv. 34 Genesaret Gennesaret, 1629. Cf. Sidee...Gortina selis (i63SJ...Side Luke V. I. (1638) .... Gortyna, xvi. 16 Thou art Christ Thou art the Christ, i6i6,i629(noti6i7) 1762. Cf. ver. 20. * See p. Ixviii , note 2. But " hundreth " 15 only an old way of spelling -xiii. I : xiv. 4. Comp. Introduction, p. liii. "hundred" often found in 1611. Esther xv . I ; Ecclus. xvi. 10; espe- ^ " Hierusale m" is the constant form in tl e N.T. except in Acts xxv. cially in these r •ckonings by the Greek era , 1 Mace. i. 10, 20, 54 : ii. I (Camb. Synd. 1 Cor. xvi. 3. Ga -■V. 3. 14, &c., 1612, 1613. 617, not Oxf. i6ji. 1616). 70; iii. 37; iv. 5 2; vi. 16 (not vi. 20); vii. i: X. 67; xi. 19. 2 Mace. i. 17, 18 ; ii. 1 ; iv. 25, 26. He b. xii. 22. See 2 Esdr. ii. 10. APPENDIX A. Ixxxi S. Matthew XVI. 19 x\ni.28marg. XX. 29 XIV. 32 xiv. 55 XV. 34 XV. 41, & xvi. 7. Luke iv. 44 ; Acts xiii. 31 (Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14, &c.) S. Luke i- 3 i- 5.7.13.24. 36, 40, 41 (i's), 57 '• 74 iii. 21 iii. 25, 26 iii. 31 !"• 35 iv. 27 Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. whatsoever thou shall loose 7. og. 11 Or, in the week + Gr. in the week, 1629. i. 19 Sylvanus Silvanus, 1613 (not xvn.72,marg. II Or, court II Or, the court, 1638. 1616, 1617), 1629 xxi. 28, & farther. Cf. ch. iv. 17 further, 1699, 1762 (not 1629 L., 1630). xxiv. 4 (ch. xxiv. 4, 1620 — Cf I Peter v. 12. 174.3). V. 20 that ye be (that be ye be ye reconciled, 1612, xxlv. 24 which was a Jew which was a Jewess, 1629. Cf ch. xvi. I. Ox.i6ii) reconciled 1616 (not 1613), 1617, 1629. xxiv. 27 Fortius Porcius, 1638. viii. 21 but in the sight but also in the sight. xxvii. 5 Lysia Lycia, 1629. Cf i 1638. Mace. XV. 23. ix. 5 not of covetousness and not as of covetous- xxvii. 7 Gnidus Cnidus, 1638. ness, 1638. xxvii. 1 8 And being exceedingly And we being exceed- ix.6 sparingly... bountifully also sparingly. ..also tossed with a tem- ingly tossed with a bountifully, 163S. pest the next day, tempest, the next xi. 26 journeying joumeyings, 1762. day 1638=. xi. 32 the city the city of the Damas- Romans cenes, 1629. iii. 24 Jesus Christ Christ Jesus, 1762. Subscription Philippos Philippi, 1629. iv. 12 but also walk but who also walk, 1762. therefore reign, 1616 vi. 12 reign therefore Galatians (not 1617), 1629. iii. 13 on tree (Tynd.— Bi- on a tree, 1629. vii. 13 Was that then Was then that 1616 (not 1617), 1629. shops') ix. 29 Sabboth (.Sabbath sabaoth, 1629 — 1762 Ephesians 1629 L., 1630) (Sabaoth^, 1769). iv. 24 that new man the new man i6r6(not X. 16 text, our 11 + report + our '1 report. 1617), 1629 C. marg. 11 Or, before + Cr. + Gr. before I'Or, 1629 (not 1629 L., 1630), 1638. vi. 24 sincerity sincerity. Amen. 1616, 1617 (not 1629 L.), 1629, 1630. xi. 28 for your sake for yoursakes, 1762. Philippians xii. 2 that acceptable and acceptable, 1629. iv. 2 Syntiche Syntyche, 1629, 1638 xiv. 6 regardeth a day regardeth the day, (not 1699), (S:c. 1629. iv. 6 request requests, 1629. xiv. 10 we shall all stand for we shall all stand, 1638. 2 Thess. xvi. 10 Appelles Apelles, 1616 (not 1617, 1630), 1629, ii. 14 the Lord Jesus Christ our Lord Jesus Christ, 1629. C. and L. i ii. 15 or our epistle or by our epistle, i()i3 I Cor. only. i. 12. & iii. Apollo ApoUos, 1638. I Tim, 4—6, 22, i- 4 edifying godiv edifying, 1638 & iv. 6 (Tynd.— Bps'.). vii. 32 things that belongeth things that belong, 1612 (not 1613), i6i6, &c. vi. II file (^eC^e) flee, 1613 (not 1616, 1617), 1629 C. cS:L. Cf. 2 Esdr. xiv. 15 ix. 9, & x. 2 Moyses Moses, 1629 (1612, note. ch. ix. 9). Subscription Pacaciana (Bishops' Pacatiana, 1629. X. 28 The earth is For the earth is, 1638. Bible) xii. 28 helps in governments helps, governments, 2 Tim. 1629. i- 7 of love and of love, 1638. xiv. 23 some place one place, 1629. ii. ig the seal this seal, 1(117, 1C29, XV. 6 And that After that 1616 (not C. & L., if)30. 1617), 1629, C.&L. iv. 8 unto them also unto all them also, Cf. ver. 7; 1629. 1 After Deut. I. 31 in this marginal note modern Bibles which do not 3 In James v 4, .Sabbaoth, Cam. S>Tld. A. 3. 14, &c. 1613, 1617, contain the Apoc rypha (e.g. Camb. 1858) unwarrantably omit the refer- 162Q L., 1630: .Sr baolh, Oxf. 1611, 1612, 1616; sabaoth, 1629 C, 1638, &c. ence to 2 Mace. n\. 27. See Introd. p. Ivi. * But 1762 an d American 1867 have Anathema, Maran-atha, and 1769 ^ In 1616 (no ; 1617) — 1630 the stop is transferred, but i^kCiv is still even removes th e necessary comma between the words : and so D'Oyly overlooked. and Mant 1817, 3xf. 1835, Camb. 185S and other moderns. APPENDIX A. Ixxxiii 2 Tim. Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. Jude Reading of the Authorized Bible. Variation of later editions. iv. 13 bring with thee, bring Tvith thee, and the boolis, 1616, 1617, ver. 1 1 Kain Cain, 1630, 1638. See Heb. xi. 4. 1629 C. &L., 1630. ver. 25 now and ever both now and ever. Heb. 163S. iii. 10 their hearts their heart, 1638. iv. 8, tnarg. Jositah Joskiia, 1638. Revelation viii. 8 and the house of Judah and with the house of Judah, 1638. 1- 4 Churches in Asia Churches wliicli are in Asia, 1638. xi. 4 Kain Cain, 1638. Cf. I John iii. 12; Jude 1. 11 Philadelphia unto Philadelphia, 1638. II. V. 13 honour, glory. and honour, and glory. xi. 23 and they (thy, 1617) and they were not ■ 638. not afraid afraid, 1638. vn. 5 Ruben Reuben, 1016 (not .\i. 33 Gideon... Jephthah Gedeon ... lephthae, 1629. Cf. Judg. xi. i6i7),i629,C.&L., 1630. I niarg. vii. 6 Nepthali (Nephthali, NephthaHm, 1638 — xii. I unto the race the race, 1629, C. & L., 1630. 1629, C.) 1762, Amer. 1867 2. Cf. Matt. iv. 13, 15. James ix. 17, & xxi. jacinct jacinth, 1762. V. 2 motheaten are motheaten, 1638. ■ 20 xu. 14 flee (Hr'nTai) Cf. 2 fly (flie, 1629 — 1699), I Peter Esdr. XV. 41 1743. >76j. ii. 5 sacrifice sacrifices, 1629. xiii. 6 them that dwelt them that dwell, 1629. ii. 6 Wherefore Wherefore also, 1638. xiii. 16, marg. to give to give them, i'j6g. V. 12 Sylvanus Silvanus, 1629, C. iSc XVUl. 12 Thine (Thyne 1629 L.) thyine, 1629, C. L. (not 1630), 1638. XX. ii,marg. 11 Or, hell (II Or, well. 110/-, gra7'e, 161 3 — Cf. 2 Cor. I. ig. 1612) 16^0: W Or, thegrave. I John 1638. ii. 16 the lust of the eyes and the lust of the XXI. 1 9 saphir' sapphire, 1638. eyes, 1638. XXI. 20 sarclonix (even 1699)... sardonyx 1634, 1640 V. 12 liath not the Son^ hath not the Son of God, 1629, C. (not topas . topa.!, 1629. i629L.,i63o),i638. Colophon FINIS THE END, 1762. 1 The Book of Common Prayer (Epistle for the First Sunday after Easter) follows the reading of 161 1, as does the Gospel for Palm Sunday in Matt, xxvii. 52, "of saints which slept," not "the saints," as in 1762 and later Bibles. See Cardwell, Ox/ard BMes, p. 14. 2 1769, followed by our standard (Camb. 1858), and all other moderns we know of. reads "Nepthalim. " 3 Elsewhere the forms employed in 1611 sxz saphire, and saphyre. Sec Itttrod. p. .xlvii. List of Passages in which this Edition departs from the Text of 16 11. N.B. All variations in the foregoing list, except those relating to the apostrophe, have been made in at least one previous edition. The changes described in the subjoined list (which relates chiefly to the Apocrypha) are peculiar to this volume, and must justify themselves. Genesis 1. 20 X. 16 Numbers xxvi. 58 2 Samuel xvii. 25 Xntarg.'l Reading of 161 1 and later editions. creature th,at hath tlife Girgasite (Gergasite 1630) Korathites Ismaelite, 1762 Correction made in the present volume. + creature that hath life. Girgashite, passim. Korahites. Cf. i Chr. L\. 19^. Gorle. Ishmeelite, Cf. i Chr. ii. 17. 2 Kings 111. 9 xvi. 7 Imarg.'X I Chronicles vii. 28 Ezra ix. 8 Reading of i6xz and later editions. Correction made in the present volume. t that followed tHeb. TUgath-pUeser, 1762 unto II Gaza a t little space that t followed. \ Heb. Tiglath-pelese; I unto Gaza''. a little t .space. Cf. Isai. xxvi. 20. ^ Less palpable is the error in i Chr. xxvi. 19 (cf. ver. i), where Kore (K^p) is put for Korhitc ('5 i-it MriSeiM. See Introducli.m, p. .xvviii. tttftnini of the text, Junius Nihil 7vnit in nientetn of the margin, the 3 This must be the proper arrangement even if for Trpo A,,;^eiu9 o^x;i)« Bishops' Bible " I cannot perceive." be read irpb A^feiut opy"! "''*' 'h': Complutensian, or Ttfukti^im opjo 2 So Fritzsche'stext of the LXX. ; Vulg. has civitatetn But the ar- with Cod. 106, or iro6 Anff^c aVvi' with Grabe. The verse is wantmg rangement of 1611 might very well stand, as the margin exactly represents in the best manuscripts and the Aldine edition. Ixxxvi INTRODUCTION. S. Matthew Reading of 1611 and later editions. Correction made in the present volume. Acts Reading of 161 1 and later editions. Correction made in the present volume. xxiii. 24 strain at a gnat Strain out a gnat '. XXV. 23 was entered (Bishops' Hible). Cf. I Esdr. were entered (Tyn- dale, Great Biljle, S. Mark Vlll. 49 Geneva, 1557). VI- 53 Genesareth (Gennesa- Genesaret. Cf. Luke ret, 1638) V. I. Romans xvi. 9 Urbane Urban. S. Luke i. 78, marg. Malach. iv. 1 ; follmas Mai. iv. I, follows Isai. xi. I sunrising. Philippians ii. 7,S B likeness of men... likeness of men S. John fashion as a man 11 fashion as a man '. X. 25 and ye believed not and ye believe not. Hebrews i. 6 11 And again, 1762 And II again. Acts viii. 8 Judah Juda. Cf. Matt. ii. vii. 11, & Chanaan Canaan (161 2 only, ch. 6 ; ch. vii. 14; Rev. xiii. 19 xiii. 19). See Ju- dith V. 9. v.5. SoCamb. 1863 in Ecclus. .\lix. 4. xxi. I Choos (Coos, 1638, Cos. Cf. I Mace. XV. X. 23 faith (the reading of a hope. See Appendix &c.) 2 3- single manuscript) E. p. c. ^ So all the early versions from Tyndale to the Bishops' Bible, and even T. Baskett's Svo. edition of the Authorized, London, 8vo. 1754, Brit. Mus. 1411. f. 5. This last fact was made known by the Rev. J. Henley {Guardian^ June 7, 1871). 2 That the margin "Or habit" refers to (tx^m-iti, not to 6ft.ouafi.ari., is plain enough in itself, not to add that foro'\i7^taTi the Vulg, has /tadi/u, Tyndale, Coverdale, and the Great Bible apparel. APPENDIX B. The Hoo Issues of the Bible of iGii compared. Catalogue of variations (not being very manifest misprints) between the two issues of the Authorized Version of 1611, represented by Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14 and the O.xford reprint of 1S33 respectively. See Introduction, Sect. i. pp. xii. xiv. Wheresoever the contrary is not stated, the British Museum copies, 3050. g. 2, 3050. g. 3, and 1276. 1. 4, have been ascertained to agree with Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14. N.B. Bp. denotes the Bishops' Bible (1572), Synd. our Cambridge, Oxf. our O.xford model. Amer. the New York Bible, diamond, 24mo. 1867^ § I. The readings of Camb. Synd. A. 3. 14 have been preferred in forming the text of the present volume in the following places : Gen. X. 16 'Amorite 1617, 1634, 1640, 1769, moderns. Amer. (Emorite \Bp?\ Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1629 L & C, 1630, 1638, 1744, 1762, here only), xlvi. 17 Lshui 1617 (Isui Oxf. 1612, 1613, &c.). xlvii. 27 possession [with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only] (possessions Bp. Oxf. 161 2, 1613, &:c.). ExoD. xxxviii. 11 the hooks (hoopes Oxf. 16 12, but not ver. 10) of the pillars 16 13, &c. cf. Bp. ver. 10, II*. Lev. xviii. 30 ye shall 1630 (shall ye Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1629 L & C, &c.). Num. x. 2 thou shalt (shalt thou Bp. O.xf 161 2, 16 13, &c.). xxvi. 21 Hezronites [with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only] (Hesronites Bp. Oxf. 161 2, 16 13, &c.). Deut. viii. 7 the valleys (valleys Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1613, &c.). ' The readings of the Bishops' Bible are added in some places, in case that any should think that light may be thrown upon the origin of these variations by the Bible from which, as it would seem, our own version was set up for the press. Inferences thus drawn seem to the editor for the most part too slight to be relied on. See, however, the next note. ^ Since Bp. has "hoops" in both verses (lo, ii), though for the word rendered "fillets" in 1611, it is not unlikely that Oxf. was set up from a copy oi Bfi., and the same inference might be drawn from other places, where Bp. and Oa]/. minutely coincide. APPENDIX B. Ixxxvii xvii. 4 it is true' (it be true Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1613, &c.). xxxii. 15 Thou art waxed 161 7 (Thou art waxen Oxf. 1612, 1613, &c.). 2 Sail xvii. 25 AbigaP 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (Abigail^/. Oxf. 1629 C & L, &c., as in i Chr. ii. 16). i Kin. iii. 20 rose [with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only] 1613 (arose Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1616, 1617, &c.). ix. 22 bondman 1613 (bondmen Bp. Oxf, B. M. 3050. g. 3, 1612, 1616, 1617, (S:c.). Job xix. 15 maidens Bp. 1613 (maides Oxf. 1612, 1616, &c.). Prov. xi. 20 unto the Lord 1613 (to the Lord Oxf., B. M. 3050. g. 3, i5i2, 1616, 16 1 7, &c.). Cant. ii. 7 till he please (so all known editions except Oxf? till she please here only, not ch. iii. 5 ; viii. 4). Isai. xlix. i from afar 1613, 1617 (from far Oxf 1612, 1616, 1629 C & L, &c.). ver. 20 strait 1613, 1617 (straight Oxf. 1612, 1616). lix. 21 thy seed 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (the seed Oxf). Ixv. 2 mine hands 1617 (my hands Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616). Cf. ch. Ixiv. 8. Jer. v. 24 latter 1612, 1613, 1617 (later O.xf 1616, not in ch. iii. 3). xxv. 15 mine hand 16 13 (my hand Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629, &c.). EzEK. vi. 14 mine hand [with 3050. g. 3 only] Bp. 1613 (my hand Oxf. 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629, &c.). XX. 37 marg. delivering 1613, 1630 (a deliring Oxf: so 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629 C & L, &c.). xxxi. 18 with the sword Bp. 16 17 (by the sword Oxf. 16 12, 1613, 1616). Cf. ver. 17; ch. xxxii. 28, or ch. .xxxii. 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30. xxxix. 9 marg. for them'', 1617 (of them Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, &c.). Dan. ii. 14 marg. dial. [Cald. Oxf. 1612 — 1630). ver. 34 in pieces 1617, 1630 (to pieces Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, &c.) ; cf ver. 40 bis, 44, 45, or ver. 35. Ho.s. vi. 5 hewed 1612, 16)3, 1617, &c. (shewed Oxf. 1616). Nah. i. 10 while they be drunken 1617 (while they are drunken Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, &c.). I EsDR. v. 5 marg. Jiidah 1612, 1616, 1617, (S;c. {Juda Oxf. 1613). ver. 15 marg. hezekiah 1617, 1629, &c. (liezekia Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1630). ver. 16 marg. Bezai 16 17, 1629 (Besai Oxf. 16 12, 1613, 1616, 1630). ver. 26 Bannas Bawou (Banua Bp., Banuas Oxf. 1612, 1613, moderns), vi. 23 Ecbatane Bp. 1617 (Ecbatana Oxf. 1612, 1613, 16 16, moderns). Cf Tobit iii. 7, &c. viii. 54 ww/y. Serebias 1613, 1617, &c. (Sereiiias Oxf. 1612, Se- reiiias 1616). See Appendix A, p. Ixxxiv. ToBixxi. 14 thy holy 1617 (thine holy Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, &c.). Judith iii. 5- — vii. 16 Olofernes 1612, 1613, 1617, 1630, 1629, &c. passim, 1616 in ch. vii. 16 (Holophernes .5/. Oxf 1616). See App. C, p. xcv. WiSD. iii. 14 text 'in the Temple marg. Or, amotigst the people 1612, 1613, &c. (text in the Temple marg. or amoiigst the people after chosen, in the previous note, Oxf). EccLUS. xxi. 24 with disgrace (with the disgrace Oxf. 1612, 1613, &c.). xxiii. ^marg. 'Or, giant like 1612, 1617 (' Or, a giant like Oxf 1613, 1616, 1630 : aliter sanat 1629). xliv. 5 recited 1612, 1 6 13, &c. (rejected 0.%/.). Song ver. 4 are (rather (j;/-f) truth (truth Oxf. 1612, 1613, &c.). i Macc. vii. i marg. lib. 12. 1617, 1630, S:c. (lib. 10, 12. Oxf 1612, 1613, 1616). X. 47 true peace 1612, 1613, 1616, 1 6 1 7 , &:c. {text ' peace, marg. " true Oxf. ). 2 Macc. iv. 13 not high priest 161 2, 1616, 1617, 1629 — 1762 (no high priest Oxf. 1613, 1630, 1769, modems). S. Matt. xiii. 4 way side 1613, 1617, 1743 [way-side 1762], 1769 (wayes side Oxf. 1612, 1616, 1629 C & L, 1630, &c.), as all ver. 19; Mark iv. 4; Luke viii. 12; xviii. 35. Cf. Mark x. 46; Luke viii. 5 (see Appendix A, p. Ixxxi.), where Synd. Oxf. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, have "ways," but 1629 C & L, 1630, 1638 vary between the two: 1743, 1762, 1769 have "way" consistently through- out, xiii. 31 like unto a grain 1613, 1617, 1629 L, 1630 (like to a grain Bp. Oxf. 1612, 1616, 1629 C, &c.), as all (including Bp.) in ver. 33, 44, 45, 47, 52. S. Mark vii. 4 Oxf. alone transposes the margi- nal notes, placing ' Or beds, before ■ Sextarius. Acts .x.xi. 2 Phenicia 1617, 1629, &c. (Phenicea O.xf. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1629 L, 1630). xxv. I Jerusalem 1612, 1613, 1617, 1629 C, &c. (Hierusa- lem Oxf. 16 16, 1629 L, 1630): cf. ver. 3, and Appendix A, p. Ixxx., note 2. Ro.m. x. 21 have I stretched Bp. 1613, 1617, 1629 L (I have stretched Oxf. 1612, 1616, 1629 C, 1630, &c.). xi. 22 toward 1613, 1769 (towards.^. Oxf 1612, 1616 — 1762). I Pet. ii. 7 marg. "he is precious 16 17 (he is 'precious Oxf 1612, 1613, 1616, 1629 L & C, 1630. But 1638, &c. retain 'before "precious," and omit " he is " in the margin). 1 The copy in S. John's College, C.^mbndge (T. 6. 26), and B. M. ^050. g. 3, must be earlier on this leaf, since they read " it it time." See Sect. I. p. xvi. ' Thus dispensing with the marginal note of 1762 "t Heb. AhigaV* But B. M. 3050. g. I and 466. i. 6 have ** Abigal," against Oxf. 3 .So B. M. 466. i. 6 "she," but not 3050. g. i which is almost identical with it. Bp. has "till she be content her self" in all these places. The original American revise of 1851 (see hitrodjtction, p. -xxiii.) read " she " uniformly in all, but Amer. 1867 has returned to " he." * Dni} : 0/ iltem, is no alternative rendering to the text. Ixxxviii INTRODUCTION. § II. List of variations between the two issues of 1611, wherein the readings of the Oxford reprint have been preferred in this volume. Gen. xvi. 6 But Abram Bp. 1612, 1613 (And Abram Synd.). .xxvi. 34 Bashemath 1612, 1613 (Bashemah Synd.). xxxi. 30 longedst 1612, 1629 C & L, 1630 (longest Bp. Synd. 1613, 1617, 1634, 1640). xxxvi. 10 Bashemath 1612, 1613 (Bashamath Synd.). xlvi. 34 an abomination Bp. 16 12, 16 13 (abomination 5>7/rt^.). E.xod. xi. 8 all these 1612, 16 1 3 (also these Synd.). xix. 4 eagles wings Bp. 1612, 1613 (eagle wings Synd.y. xxi. 26, 27 let him go 1629 C (let them go Bp. Sytid. [1612, 1613, 1629 L, 1630 in ver. 26], 1616, 1617)". xxxvi. 29 marg. izainned 1629 C and L' {{wined Synd. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, 1630, 1634, 1640). Lev. i. 16 marg. thereof 1612, 1613 {there Synd.). xxv. 28 until the year Bp. 1612, 1613 (unto the year Synd.). Num. i. 47 tribe 1612, 1613, 1629 C & L (tribes Bp. Synd. 1617). xvi. 34 said Bp. i6r2, 1613 (say Synd.). xxi. 18 direction 1612, 1613 {directions Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). xxxiv. 2 this is the land Bp. 1612, 1613 (that is the land Synd.). Cf ver. 13. ver. 11 go down Bp. 1612, 1613 (come down .Synd.). Cf. ver. 12. Deut. i. 18 all the things Bp. 1612, 1613 (all things .Synd. 16 17). ix. 10 spake with you 16 12, 161 3 (spake unto you Synd. 16 17). xii. 26 thy holy things Bp. 1612, 1613 (the holy things Synd. 1640). xiv. 29 widow Bp. 1612, 1613 (widows Synd.). xvi. 14 thy maidservant 1612, 1613 (the maidservant Synd.). xxxiv. i plains 1612, 1613 (plain Bp. Synd.). JOSH. v. 8 they abode Bp. 1612, 1613 (all abode vSji'«(/.). viii. 32 the stones 1612, 1613 (the stone Synd.). xv. 50. See Appen- dix A, p. Ixix. xvi. 6 Taanath [so also B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1613 (Taanah Synd. 161 2). xviii. 22 Betha- rabah Bp. 1612, 1613 (Bethabarah Synd.). xix. 5 Hazar- 1612, 1613, 1629 C & L, 1630 (Hasar- Synd. 1616, 1617, 1634, 1640). Cf. I Chr. iv. 31 marg. Ruth ii. 11 thou knewest Bp. [B. M. 3050. g. 2], 1612, 1613 (thou knowest Synd.). ui.Smarg. took hold on [B. M. 3050. g. 2], 1612 {Synd. 1613 add ///;/;). ver. 15 he went* (she went Synd. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, 1629 C & L, 1630, 1634, 1638, 1640, 1744, 1762, 1769, all moderns), i Sam. vii. I Kirjath- [B. M. 3050. g. 2], 1612, 1613, &c. (Kiriah- .Synd.). 2 Sam. vi. 9 ark of the Lord Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (ark of God Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), ver. 16 city of David Bp. 161 2, 16 13, &c. (house of David Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), xviii. 31 all them that rose Bp. 16 12, 16 13, &c. (all that rose Synd.). Cf. ver. 32 (Heb.). xxiii. 20 a valiant man, of Kabzeel, 1612, 1616, 1629 C & L, &c. (a valiant man of Kabzeel Synd. 1613, 16 1 7). Cf Heb. I Kin. xi. i. See Appendix A, p. Ixx. XX. 3 the goodliest 1612, 1616, 1629 L & C (thy goodliest ^/?(/. 1613, 1617, 1630). xxi. 2 my house Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616 (mine house Synd. 161 7). 2 Kin. v. 12 turned Bp. 161 2, 161 6, 1617 (returned Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613). xvii. 6 Halah 1612, 1613, 1616, 1629 (Halath [rr] Synd. 1617, 1629 L, 1630). ver. 34 commandment Bp. [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1613, 1616, &c. (commandments Synd. 16 17). xix. 15 before the Lord Bp. [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1613, &c. (unto the Lord Synd.). xxiv. 2 Chaldees.^. 1612, 1630, 1744 (Caldees Synd. 1613 — 1638). i Chr. i. 5 Meshech 1612, 1613, 1616, &c. (Mesech Bp. Synd- 1617). ver. 47, 48 Samlah [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1 6 16 semei, 1629, &c. (Shamlah Synd. 16 13, 16 16 se- mel, 1617). ii. 49 Sheua 1612, 1613, &c. (Shua^iw^., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), iii. 18 Hosama Bp. 1612, 1613, &:c. (Hosanna Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). Cf Appendix A, p. Ixxi. ver. 23 marg. Hiskijali yHisldjahu I762,&c.],i6i2, i6i3,&c.(/rw- kiah Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), iv. 30 and at Hormah Bp. 1612, 1616, i6i7,&c. (and Hormah Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613). ver. 36 Jesohaiah 1612, 1613, &c. (Jehohaiah Synd.). Cf. Appendix A, p. Ixxi. vi. 74 Mashal 1612, 1613, &c. (Mdchal .Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), vii. 13 Jezer Bp. 16 12, 1616, &c. (Gezer ^«(/., with • Yet "e.igle wings" though antiquated is not incorrect. Marsh {Etiglish Lnngungc, p. 278) cite?; from Wyclift" "unkil doughter" Gen. xxix. 10. So Num. x.xiv. 6 (1611); Esther i. 13 {Sytid.'). Even modern Bibles retain "a cubit length " Jiidg. iii. 16. See Itttrpci. p. Hi. - Several copies of the issue represented by fj^^, like 1612, 1613, 1629 and 1630, have "let them go" in ver. 26. Such are Brit. Miis. 466. i. 6 not ^050. g. i)'; Camb. University Lib. t. 15: Emmanuel Coll. B. I. 23 ; and one belonging to Mr James North of Liverpool. ' So Synd. ch. xxvi. 7\tnarg., though 1612, ifii3, 1630 have '* tivhwd" there also, and so even 1629 L in the earlier place. After the error was corrected in 1629 — 1744. the Bibles of 1762, 1769 went wrong again, mis- leading moderns (even Bagster 1846), till twinned w^^ restored in Canib. 1858, Amer. 1867. * American Report, p. 19. Vet Atncr. restored "she" in 1867. See Introd. p. x.tiii. I APPENDIX B. Ixxx B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613, 1617). ver. 36 Suah Bp. 1612, 1629 C & L (Shuah Synd.. with B. \l. 1276.1.4 only, 1613, 1616, 1617). xxvi. 5 Issachar Bp. 1612, 1616 (Isachar Synd. 1613, 1617). ver. 25 Jeshaiah 161 2, 1613 (Jeshiaiah Synd.). Cf. ch. XXV. 3. xxvii. 33 Hushai [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 16 1 6 (Hushi 1613, 1617). 2 Chr. vi. 5 my people Israel Bp. 161 2, 161 6, 1617 (my people of Israel Synd. 1613). xvi. \ fin. Judah [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1616, 1617 (Juda Bp. Synd. 1613). xxi. 15 disease of thy bowels Bp. 161 2, 1613 (diseases of the bowels Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), xxx. i) his princes 1612, 1616, 1629 C, 1630 (the princes Synd. 1613, 1617). xxxii. jo Amoz 1612, 1616 (Amos Bp. Synd. 1613, 1617). Cf. ver. 32. xxxiv. 21 for them that are left Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (of them that are left Synd.). Ezra ii. 28 two hun- dred, twenty Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616 (two hundred and twenty Synd. 1617). ver. ^^ Hadid 1612, 16 13, &c. (Haddid Synd.). ix. 2 hath been chief 1612, 1616, 1617 (have been chief Synd. 1613). Nehem. vi. TO Mehetabel 1612, 1613 (Mehetable Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). Cf. Appendix A, p. Ixxiii. viii. 10 unto our Lord i7/>. 1612, 1616 (unto the Lord Synd. 16 13, 16 17). ix. 14 thy holy sabbath Bp. 1612, i6i3,&:c. (the holy sabbath Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), x. i those that sealed 16 12, 1613, 1616, &c. (these that sealed >S)'«(/. I 1617).- ver. 16 Biguai .5^. 1612, 1613, &c. (Bigui I Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), xi. 11 Hilkiah 1612, 1613 (Helkiah Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). Cf. ch. xii. 7, 21. Esther i. 13 king's manner Bp. 1612, 161 3, &c. (king manner Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). See p. Hi. I ix. 6, II Shushan 1612, 1613 (Sushan Synd. here only). Job ix. 9 viarg. Cesil [B. M. 3050. g. 2], 1612, 1616, 1617, &c. (Cecil Synd. 1613). xi. 16 thy misery Bp. [B. M. 3050. g. 2], 1612, i5i6, 1617, &c. {the misery Synd. 1613). Psalm xxiv. 8 Who is this king 1612, 1613, 1617 (Who is the king Bp. Synd.,v!\\.h. B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1616, so 1630 even in ver. 10). xxxiii. 7 gathereth Bp. 1612, 1613, (S:c. (gathered Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). XXXV. 27 yea let them say Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (yet let them say Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), xliv. 23 O Lord 1612, 1616 — 1744, Oxf 1835, Camb. 1858, Amer. 1867 (O Lord Synd. 1613, 1762, 1769, even D'Oyly and Mant 1817, Bagster 1846). See Appendix A, p. Lxviii., note i. hi. 6 gather [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1613, &c. (gathered Synd.). Ixxiv. 23 rise up 1612, 1616, &c. (arise up Synd, with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613, 1617). Ixxx. 9 preparedst 1612, 1613, &c. (preparest Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), civ. 4 his angels Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (the angels Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). Prov. viii. 27 marg. a circle 1612, 1616, Sac. {circle Synd. 1613). xxiii. 31 upon the wine Bp. [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1613, &c. (among the wine Synd.). Eccles. i. 17 spirit 1612, 1613, 1616, &c. (the %^vnt Synd. 161 7, here only), xii. i thy Creator 1612, 1613, &c. (the Creator Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). Isaiah i. 9 Gomorrah 1613, 1616, 1617 (Gomorah Synd., With B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, not in ver. 10: 1612 in both), ix. 18 smoke 161 2, 161 6, 1617 (the smoke Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613). x. 15 as if it were 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 {as it were Synd., with B. M. 1276. I. 4 only), ver. 19 ^ with few 1612, 1616, 1617 i^with write Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613). xiii. I Amoz 1612, 1629 C, 1630 (Amos Sytid. 1613, 1616, 1617, 1629 L). xix. 5 the river 1612, 1616, 1629 C & L, 1630 (the rivers Bp. Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only, 1613, 1617). xxiii. 12 have no rest i>y>. 1612, 1613, i5i6, 1617 (take no rest Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only), ver. 13 founded 16 12, 16 13, 16 16, 161 7 (found Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). Ivii. 10 wearied [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629 C & L (weary Bp. Synd. 1613). lix. 14 afar off [B. M. 3050. g. 3], 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (far off Bp. Synd.). Ix. 4 from far Bp. [B. 3M. 3050. g. 3], 1612 (from afar Synd. 1 6 13). Cf ver. 9. Ixi. 10 and as a bride Bp. 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629 C & L (as a bride Synd. 1613). Jerem. v. 15 upon you Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (upon thee Synd.). xii. 7 hand 1612, 1613, 1616 (hands Synd. 1617). xxvi. 20 Kiriath- 1612, 1613, 1616 (Kiriah- Synd. 1617). xl. 12 of all places Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (of the places Synd.). xlviii. 34 Elealeh 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (Elealeth Synd., with B. M. 1276. 1. 4 only). F.ZEK. v. 5 This is Jerusalem 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629 C & L (Thus is Jerusalem Synd., with B. M. 3050. g. 3 only, 16 13). xvi. 16 And of thy garments 1612, 1616, 1617, 1629 C & L (And thy garments Synd, Of thy garments 16 13). ver. 59 hast despised Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, 1629 C xc INTRODUCTION. & L (hath despised Synd. 1630). xxvii. 10 thy men of war 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (the men of war Synd.). xxix. 18, 19 Nebuchadrezzar 1612, 1613, 161 6, 1617 (Nebuchadnezzar Synd.). xxxi. 4 the field ^. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (the fields ,5rW.). XXXV. 10 mine BJ>. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (thine Synd.). xxxvi. 10 the wastes 1612, 1613, 1616 (the waste Synd. 161 7). xlii. 12 directly Up. 161 2, 1613, 1616, 1617 (directed Synd.). xliv. 29 the trespass offering 161 2, 1613, 1616, 16 17 (their tres- pass offering Synd.). Dan. xi. 6 she shall be given up 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 {ht...Synd.). ver. 10 sons 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (son Synd.). Hosea xiv. 3 Asshur £J>. 1612, 1613, 1616 {A&hm Synd. 1617). Amos vi. 7 that go captive £p. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (that goeth captive Synd.). Obad. ver. 7 thy confedracy Sp. 161 2, 161 3, 1616 (the confedracy Synd. 16 17). Micah i. 5 for the sins 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (the sins Sp. Synd.). Hab. ii. 15 that puttest 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (thou puttest Synd.). Zeph. i. 7 hath bid 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (had bid Synd.). Zech. iii. 7 tnarg. walks 1612, 1613, 1616 (walk Synd. 161 7). x. 3 his goodly 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617 (the goodly Synd.). I EsDRAS i. 23 his Lord 1612, 1613 (the Lord Synd.). ver. 29 king Josias 1612, 1613 (Josias Synd.). 2 EsDR. ii. 33 at nought 1612, 1616, 1629, 1630 (at naught Synd. 1613, 1617). Cf. ch. iv. 23. vii. 40 Sennacherib Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616 (San- nacherib Synd. 1617). xiv. 12 the tenth Bp. 16 12, 1613, 1616 (a tenth Synd. 1617). Tobit v. iS marg. Ld not 1612, 1613 {Ld no Synd.). Judith xvi. 4 stopped 161 2, 1613, 16 16, &c. (stoppeth Synd. 1617). EccLU-s. xxiii. ig eyes of men Bp. 161 2, 1613 (eyes of man Synd.). Baruch vi. 40 Chaldeans 1612, 1616, 1630 (Caldcans 1613, 1617, 1629 C). Prayer of Manasses 1. 3 their right- eous 1612, 1613, 1616, 1629 (the righteous Bp. Synd. 161 7). I Macc. xii. 47 7na7-g. left 16 12, 16 13 (Id Synd.). S. Matt. xiii. 45 goodly pearls Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616, &c. (good pearls Synd. 1617). xviii. 30 went Bp. 1612, 1616, 1617, &c. (went out Synd. 1613). Cf. ver. 28 (Gk.). xxii. 24 a man Bp. 1612, 1616, 1629 C & L (any man Synd. 1613, 1617, 1630)'. S. Mark xv. 46 unto the door Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (upon the door Synd.). S. Luke ii. 24 offer a sacrifice 1612, 1613, &c. (offer sacrifice Synd.). X. 36 among the thieves Bp. 1612, 1613, &:c. (among thieves Synd.). S. John xiv. 23 a man Bp. 1612, 1616, &c. (any man Synd. 1613)'. Acts iv. 27 thy holy child Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (the holy child Synd.). vi. 12 came upon Bp. 1612, 1616, &c. (came unto Synd. 1613). Cf. Luke xx. i; ch. iv. I. XV. II the Lord Bp. 1612, 1616, 1629 C & L (our Lord Synd. 1613, 1617). xvi. 7 suffered them Bp. 1612, 1613 (suffered him Synd.). ver. 19 drew them into Bp. 1612, 1613, &c. (drew themi unto Synd.). Rom. vi. 21 had ye 1612, 1613, 1616, &c. (had you .Synd. 1617). xvi. Subsa-iption, of the Church Bp. 1612, 1616, &c. (to the Church Synd. 1613). Eph. vi. 21 ye also may ^. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1629 C & L (ye may also Synd. 1617, 1630). I Thess. Title, Paul the Apostle 161 2, 1613, 1616, i6i7,&c. (the Apostle Paul Synd. here only), ch. i. 9 turned Bp. 1612, 1613, 1616, 1617, 1630, &c. (returned Synd. 1629 L). James v. 4 Sabaoth 1612, 1616, 1629 C (Sabbaoth Synd. 1613, 1617, 1630): see App. A, p. Ixxxii., note3. i Pet. i. 22 your souls -^. 1612, 1616, 1629, &c. (your selves Synd. 1613,1617). 2 Pet. ii. 6 Gomorrha 1612, 1616, 1629 L, 1630, 1638 (Gomorrah Synd. 1617, 1630; Gomorra 1629 C). * The context must decide which form is prefcr.-ible, as the practice varies in rendering 71s : e. g- John xv. 13 "a man ;" John xvi. 30 "any man.' Note. Between the two copies in the British Museum which icsemljle the Oxford reprint (3050. g. i and 466. i. 6) the only differences in any of the passages cited in the foregoing hsls § I. and § II. occur in Ex. xxi. id ; Cant. ii. 7. Of the other issue, B. M. 3050. g. 2 being regarded as the standard, and 3050. g. 3, 1276. 1. 4, and Synd. A. 3. 14 mixed copies, the Syndics' nowliere agrees willi 3050. g. 2 against the other two, but with 30,^0. g. 3 alone in Ezek. v. 5 ; with 3050. g. i and 1-276. I. 4 against 3050. g. 3 in 15 places ; with 3050. g. 3 and 1276. 1. 4 against 3050. g. 1 in <; ])laces ; with 1276. 1. 4 alone (which is a fine tall volume, once the property of Lea Wilson) in no less than 34 places. Not one of the four is ever left without one copy to countenance it, except Synd. in 2 Kin. xviii. 37 (p. Ixx.) ; i Chr. iv. 36. Hence it is plain that Synd. A. 3. 14 and B. M. 1276. 1. 4 were among the earliest and least revised of the copies printed off. APPENDIX C. List of Passages in 'which the Readings cf the Edition of the Authorized Bible of i6i i have been restored in the present Volume. The date annexed is that of the later edition in which each change is supposed to have originated. See Introduction, Sect. i. p. xiv. N. B. Variations relating only to English orthography or grammatical inflexions are not admitted into the following list, since they have been sufficiently described in the Introduction, Section v. pp. xlviii. — liv. Genesis Reading of 1611 restored. Variation of later Bibles. Leviticus Reading of 161 1 restored. [ Variation of later Bibles. 1 V. 26 marg. +Heb. Lemecli omitted 1629, transfer- red to ver. 25, 163S. xiii. 29 hath a plague have a plague, J 769. Cf ver. 38. vii. 2 + by sevens by + sevens, 1629. >^v. 33 which is unclean that is unclean, 1 769. X. 7 Sabtecha(Amer. 1S67) Sabtecah, 1762, .Sab- xxii. 10 a sojourner of the a sojourner of the techah, 1769. priest's priest, 1638^. xix. 21 concerning tliis tiling concerning this thing XXV. 5 it own accord its own accord, 1744*. also, 1638'. XXV. 23 were strangers, 1613, are strangers, 1616, XXV. 4 Abicia Abidah, 1629-. 1617 1629, C. and L., xxvi. I, S, 14, Pliilistims Philistines, 1629, C. 1630- 15, 18 (1613 liis, 1629, L. tcr). Numbers xxxi. I wliich was of our fa- which was our fathers, iii. 13 they shall be shall they be, 1769. northward, 1629. Cf. tlier"s i6i6^ 'i'. ii northwards "xxxvi. 14 daughter of Zibeon thedaughter of Zibeon, ver. 23, 29, 38. 1629. V. 19, 20 hath lien" (Iain, 1762), have lion, 1629, L. xxxvii. 36 Medanites, 1612 — Midianites, 1616, 1629, 1C13— 1762 (lain, 1769). i6^o C. Cf ch. XXV. 2. ix. iS in the tents in their tents, 1769 (as xxxix. I hand hands, 1629, C. and L., in ver. 17, 20, 22). 1630, 1637. XX. 5 or vines or of vines, 1769. xlvi. r 2 Zerah Zarah, 1769 (Serah, xxiv. 6 the river side, 1613, the rivers (river's. 1630) ■*• 1617'" 1762) side, 1616, xlvii. 6 any man [better than any men, 1762, any i629,C.andL.,i63o. " any man "] men, 1769. xxiv. 20, 1' T/ie first of t/ie na- II Or, t/ie first of 't/te xlvii. iS also had our herds. Cf. also hath our herds. marg. tions nations, 1744. ver. 22 1629 C. (had also... XXX. 8 disallow disallowed, 1769. 1630). xxxvi. 3 whereinto. Cf.ch. xiv. whereunto, 1629. Exodus 24 vi. 21 Zichri Zithri, 1769'. xxiii. 23 theHivites,ifii2, 1613, and the Hivites, i6i(>, Deuteronomy 1617, 1629, L., i629,C. — i-(>2{aiid. xxii. 9, marg. t/ie seed tfiy seed, 1629. 1 7698 1638— 1762). xxiii. 2j the standing corn of thy the standingcom of thy xxix. 26 consecrations (as ver. consecration, 1 762 (as neighbours neighbour, 1769'*. 34; Lev. viii. 28, ver. 22,27, 31 ; Lev. xxiv. 15, /ic lifel/i liftet/i, 1638. 31), Heb. viii. 33)- marg. Leviticus xxvii. 12 Gerizzim Gerizim, 1769. Cf.ch. V. 10 had sinned hath sinned, 1762. Cf. xi. 29. ver. 6. xxviii. 29 noon days noon-day, 1762. vii. 23, & xiv. manner manner of, 1762 (as 54' ch. vii. 26, 27, &c.). Joshua XI. 3 cheweth cud cheweth the cud, 1629 iii. II even the Lord, 1612 of the Lord, 1629 (as ver. 4—6). —1630 (LXX. Vidg,). xi. 10 nor scales (as ver. 12) and scales, 1769. X. I, 3 Adoni - zedek (-ck. Adoni-zedec, 1769. xii. 6, inarg. sou of /lis year a son of /lis year, 1629. Cf. Gen. xvii. 12. 1629, L., ver. 1) br * This change, however, ought to have been acquiesced in ; cf. Hc- ew. 2 So nil have the word in i Chr. i. 33, and the final Ain is not usually represented by //, cf. 2 Sam. v. 14. 1 Chr. xxiv. 11. See however /* final in Gen. xxxv. 27; xxxviii. 2 (but not i Chr. ii. 3); Jo';h. xxi. 11. This variation was overlooked in the text of the present volume. ^ Cf. Lev. xxii. 10. Deut. xxiii. 25. i Cor. x. 29. This double pos- sessive is sometimes retained even in modern Bibles : e. K- 2 Kin. xxii. 12. 2 Chr. ii. 13: xxxiv. 20. MaiL xxvi. 51 (not so Mark xiv. 47; Luke xxii. 50), Luke xv. 17. * ^'ct so even 1611 in ch. xxxviii. 30 on account of the Hebrew pause. * Corrected in the Scotch and American (1S671 Bibles only. " The re-correction of 1769 is followed by Mant 1817, Oxford 8vo. 1835, Bagster 1846, Oxford 4to. 1857, London 8vo. 1S59, American 1867, but not by our standard (Cambr. 8vo. 1858) and some modern Bibles. '' Remove "of" before "plague " in ch. xiv. 54 from the text of this vohime. See Introd. p. Hi. " See Introd. p. Hi. ^ On this participial form see Introd. p. xlix. *" See Appendix B, p. Ixxxviii., note on Ex. xix. 4. xcu INTRODUCTION. Joshua Reading of 1611 restored. ' Variation of later Bibles. xi. 2, & xii. 3 xii. 2 xiii. 18 xiii. 23 xix. 2 XIX. IQ ibid. XIX. 42 xxi. II, text & marg. Judges iii. 15. marg. vi. 15, & ix. 9 xix. 29 I Samuel ii. 20, marg. iv. 7, OTrtT^. xviii. I XX. 5 KXxi. 2 2 Samuel ii. 9 IV. 4 V. 14 vii. 7, marg. xvi. 8 xxi. 21 xxiii. 20, marg. xxiii. 37 1 Kings iii. 4 Cinneroth river of Anion (IMr. (That is 1629) breach Iladadezcr in Ahimclech \\\...Saraia in Uriah, 1629 C. (not L.), as 161 1, Ezra viii. 33 ; Neh. iii. 4. belonged, 1762. to make Israel to sin, 1762. cried aloud, 1616, 1629, C. and L. in the third year, 1629, C. + Heb. a chamber in, 1638. sneezed, 1762. to give him, 1629, C. had dedicated, 1762. Cf. App. A, p. XX., note 2. Isaiah (transferring to ver. 2 the marg. note of 161 1 on ver. 6), 1629. C. into Babylon, 1629, C. twenty and five years old, 1629, C. See Introd. p. liii. Reu, 1638. Cf. Gen. xi. 18, 19*. Ezar, 1629, C. and L. (not 1630). Geslinm, i", 69. Achsa, 1638. and the sons of Zerub- babel, 1629, C. and L., 1630. Hiz/iijahu. 1 6 2 9—1744 , Iliskijahu 1762, &c. Salcali, if- 29. tofvaliant men, 1629'°. Shimrom, 1629, C. and L., 1^30 (not 163S —1762), 1769. valiant men of might, 1638. Cf. ver. 2. Shemidah, 1 762. Jehoshuah, i6jO, 1762. And the sons, 1744. Eluzai. 1629, C. t (11 1762) \Wt\:>. shook, 1 762, &c. II That is. The breach, 1638. Hadadezer, 1769. Ahimelech ... Scraiah, 1744. Cf. App. A, p. Ixxii. 1 Modem Bibles are divided between the two wrong renderings of j6i6, 1769. The American only follows 1611. 2 This gross error is corrected in Bagster 1846, Camb. 1858. 3 So 0.\f. 1835, Bagster 1846. * See p. xci., Uen. xxv. 4 note 2. Aiyi is not represented in ver. is bis, 16 bis. s Vulg. has prevtuni tc mala tita. The Translators give what they hold to Ije the general sense in the text, reserving a more literal render- ing for the margin. 6 'J he reading of the Keri and of 1 Chr. xx. 7. The variation of 1769 will not suit the form in the Chrtiv and the Vatican Septuagint (Ce/ieet). Yet "Shinieah " is correct in ch. xiii. 3. ' A very needless change, though upheld by LXX. and Vulg. Cf. Cardwell, Ox/oj-d Bibles, p. 16. In 1762, &c. we find the marginal note 1 Heb. sptt. ** Aitt final is usually mute (see p. xci., note 2), but in the middle of a word the pratrticc is less fixed. 9 In ver. 21 the first "sons" ii also singular in Hebrew, so that 1611 is inconsistent in the mat'er. So ch. vii. ^5. "* Corrected only in B 11. St r 1846 cf the moderns. APPENDIX C. xciii 1 Chronicles Reading of 161 1 restored. Variation of later Bibles. Job Reading of 161 1 restored. Variation of later Bibles. xxiii. 20 Michah. Cf. ch. xxiv. Micah, 1629. XX. 25 glistering glittering, 1762. Cf. 24, 25 i 1 Deut. xxxii. 41. xxiv. 1 1 Jeshua. Cf. Ezra ii. , Jeshuah, 1629, C. and xxviii. 17, vessel vessels, 1744. 36 L. (not 1630). 1 7nari^. xxvl. 20, 26, dedicate things dedicated things, 1762. i xxviii. 27, did number number, 1638. & xxviii. 12. Compare App. A, rna?-^. 2 Chr. xxiv. p. Ixx., note 2. xxix. i7,?7/(7?;^. I cast cast, 163S. 7, &xxxi. 12. XXX. 3 flving fleeing, 1629 (LXX.). Ezek.xliv.29 XXX. 6 ciiftsO clifl"s, 1762. I Chr. xxix. 6 rulers over the king's rulers of the king's xli. 6 the companions^ thy companions, 1769. work work, 1762. xli. ^0, marg. of the potsherd of potsherd, 1-^62. x.xix. 17, tHeb. found. Cf. l\ Or, /ottud, 1638. Psalm marg. Judg. .XX. fS ii. 4 theLoRD,i6i2 — 1630, 1762, 1769 the Lord, 1629, C. — '744'- 2 Chronicles xxiv. 3 and who shall stand or who shall stand, ix. II, inarg. slairs {staircs) (slaies, i62g,C.,s/aj'es, ; 1769. ib^S), stays, 1744— xlv. I I thy Lord. Cf. Isai. the lord, Canib. Svo. 1769'. Ii. 22 1858 (our standard) xvi. 6 was a building was building, 1769. only. XX. 36 Ezion-geber {sic Ugc'it- Ezion gaber, 1638 {in Ixxxi. 1 2, imagination imaginations, 1 762. diim). Cf. I Kin.xxii. pans a). Cf Numb. ma>x. 48 xxxiii. 35,36; Ueut. cvii. 19 he saveth (jWhesaveth. 1 76 2. So ii. 8. cxiii. 9 to be a joyful and to be a ]oyh\\, 1629. XXV. I S, ;«<7?y. furre hitsh ifiii', 161 2, fnrze-btisk, i-jf)'!, furze cxv. 3 whatsoever he plea,scd whatsoever he hath 1613, 1630, 1744) bush, 1769. pleased, 1769. xxvi. 18 pertaineth, 1612, 1613, appertaiueth, 161 6, cxix.42,OT^9t(in pausii). vii. 25 C. andL. (not 1630}, vii. j9 Pochereth (, 1629, L.) Pochereth of Zebaim, 163S Zebaim 1629, C. Cf. Ezra xiv. 9, text + chief ones +11 chief ones. ii. =7^ marg. 1 Heb. leaders, or great tHeb. leaders. llQr, Job goats great goats, 1629. X. 10 cruddled (crudlod, curdled, 1762. xiv. \-i,marg. Iwmamrd homezvards, 1762. 16.3) xviii. 7, marg. polished. &c. (polished. polished. t6i3, 1629, xviii. 9 griiuie, 1612— 1630; gin, 1762. SeePs.cxl.?, &c. i6i2.i(ji6, 1621), C, 1638, i-,^3,; po- grin, 1629, C. and Introd. p. xlviii. L., 1630) lished: l'fi2, &.Z. ' This mere typographical error, whose adoption may have been s" ver. 18, remains in Mant 1817, Bagster 1846 and some the moderns, the general sense, though not the Hebrew words, being helped by "'staye the same as here. modern Bibles, b ut is corrected in Oxford 1835, Cambridge 1858, Ameri- ^ That is, the partners in the fishery (Luke v. 7, 10) : Blayney's varia- can 1867. tion hardly looks accidental, and lingers in many later 1 ibies, e.g. Oster- - In this voIl me "Mizpar" of the later Bibles has been retained in vald 1808, Oxford 8vo. 1813. D'Ov ly & Mant 1817, even in Bagsier 1846. error. ? The present text is Adonai, but yehfyz'ah is read in at least ^5 ^ This seems to be an attempt on the part of the Tran^ilators (after- Hebrew manuscripts and five early editions, so that the Translators (who wards given ov tx\ ch. vii. 18) to represf^nt, whensoever it might be seldom err in this matter) probably intended to use cTpitals. ^ Since possible, the slal In 2 Chr. .\ X. 16 " cliffe" of 1611 represents another Hebrew word. the moderns may be as good as that of 1611, but not identical with it. "Clift" in Ex. xxxiii. 22; Isai. Ivii. 5 is left unaltered in 1762 and For "off" sec 1611 in Gen. xxxvili. 14. Ex. iii. 5. xciv INTRODUCTION. Isaiah Reading of 16 11 restored. Variation of later Bibles. Amos Reading of 1611 restored. Variation of later Bibles. xix. 14, marg. perversities perverseness. 1762. i. I two year 1 two years, i6i6, 1630 xxii. 17,w/rtr^. V. 18. shall surdy. shall surely. Sac. ver. (not 1612, 1613, &c. 18, 1629. 1617, &c., 1629, C xxviii. I r, lip lips, 1638. and L., 163S). 1744. marg. ii. 2 Kerioth. Cf.Jer.xlviii. Xirioth, 1629, C. and li. 1 6 and have covered and I have covered, 1769. '4 L., 1630. Kerioh, 1612. Ixiii. 1 9, marg. t tHeb. t (II 1744). "Or, 1638. Jonah Jeremiah i. 4 twas like was t like, Bagster, xvi. 2 nor daughters or daughters, 1769. 1846, Camb. 8vo. xxxiv. 1 1, & afterwards afterward, 1769. 1858, American, xlvi. j6 Nahum 1867. xxxiv. 16 whom ye had set whom he had set, 1629 C, 1638, moderns. iii. 16 Zechariah flieth. Cf. Hab. i. 8 fieeth, 1762. xxxvii. 9 yourt selves tyourselves, 1762. iv. 2 which were (were, which are upon, 1762. xl. r The word which The word that, 1 762. 1629) upon xliv. iS,marg. or from them [men or them, 1762. Mal.ichi 1616). i. 14, marg. t t Heb. II II Or, 1629. lii. I one and twenty year, one and twenty years. ii. 2 and will curse and I will curse, 1616 1612— 1638 1630. 1744- (not 1617), 1629. Ezeliiel I Esdras vii. 1 1, Itxt II theirs (11 their multi- their H multitude i. 9 Jechonias* Jeconias, 1629. tude, i6ii)i II theirs. i- 28, 32, 47, Jeremie. Cf. 2 Esdr. Jeremy, 1762 (1612, marg. II Or^ their tumultuous \.Or, tumult. WOt, their 57, & u. I ii. 18; Ecclus. xlix. 1613,1616, i629,&c. persons. Heb. tu- tumultuous persons. 6; 2 Mace. ii. i, 5, partially). mult. 1629. 7; Matt. ii. 17 X. 5 utter court outer court, 1762'. Cf. 2 Mace. xiv. 41. i- 39 twenty year old twenty years old, 161 2 (not i6i3,&c.), 1629, xi. 24 in vision in a vision, 1769. 1630. Cf. 2 Kin. xiii. 9, marg. eounsel council, 1762. xxiii. 36. xviii. I And the word The word, 1638. i- 55 brake down. ..set fire and break down, 1769 xxiii. 23 all the Assyrians and (and, 1638) all the ...and set fire, 1762. Assyrians, 1616 (not iii. II strongest, 1612 — 1630, the strongest, 1629 — 1617), 1629. 1769 1762^. xxvii. 16, II II Or, ehrysoprasc II (+ 1744) + Heb. iv. 21 He sticks He sticketh, 1769. Cf. marg. (Chrysophrase 1616). ehrysoprasc, 1638, Ecclus. xliv. 12. j Cf. ch. xxviii. 13 1744 iv. 29, marg. Themasius Themasus, 1769^. XXX. 17 Phi-beseth Pi-beseth, 1762. V. 14 Adonican (Aldus), Adonicam, Bp. 1613 xxxi. 14 their trees their trees II, 1629'. i6i2, 1630 — 1744: -kam, 1762, ! xxxvi. 3, come up on come upon, 1612, 1616 1769, modems. Cf. j marg. (rot 1613, 1617), ch. viii. 39. 1629. 1 V. 29, marg. Agabah ^^a(Tt Aid., Compl., Fritische. XCVl INTRODUCTION. 1 Mace. Reading,ofl6ii restored. Variation of later Bibles, -2 Macc. Reading of 1611 restored. Variatiun of later Bibles. iii. 16, ^4, & vii. 3y, & ix. SO V. 15 V. s6 ix. 37 it. 57 X. 29 X. 45 xi. 6 xiii. J I xiii. 53 2 Mace, i. 36 ii. I, 5, 7 iii. 11 iv. 2 iv. 21 iv. 23 iv. JO V. 20 viii. 33 ix. 3 ix. 18 xi. 21 xi. 21, mar^. xii. 42 xiv. 6 xiv. 41 Bethoron {'BaiOwpai') in peace.ible manner. Cf. ver. 48. in AIema(rf /«, Vulg.) Canaan two year I do free for building (second) Forsomucli Joppa seventy and one year , and dwelt ' as much to say as''' Jercniie such wrong tendred (/tijSe^ii'a) unto Egypt-. Cf. ver. 22 Three year. ..foresaid m power the adversities wlio was fled (Trajycv yoTa) Ecbatana the letter, 1612 — 1630, Camb. 1S63 eight^ and forty year, the four and twenty day Dioscoros for the sin, LXX. .■\sideans. Cf i Mace. ii. 42, p. l.\x.»:v. utter door Bethhoron, 1769 (Ijeth-h. 1762 bis). in a peaceable man- ner, 1769. and Alema, 1629 (not 1630), 163S. Chanaan, 1638. two years, 1629 (not i6,io), 1638. do I free, 1629, &c. (I frf^e, 1744). for the building, 1629 (not 1630), 1638. Cf ver. 44, 45. Forasmuch, 1629 (ch. xiv. 29, 1744). Joppe, 1638 (as else- where). seventy and first year, 17(19 , and he dwelt, 1762 (; 1769). as much as (1629 om. as) to say, 1638. Jeremy, 1744 (ver. 7, 1613). See I Esdr. i. 28. such wrongs, 1629 (not 1630), i6.;S. tendered, 163S. into Egypt, 163S. Three years, 1630 (not 1629, 163S)... afore- said, 1629 (not 1630), 163S. of ]iower, 1629 (not lO.iO- 1744). 1638, 1762. the adversity, 1629 (not 1630), 1638. who had fled, 1769. Ecbatane, 1762. Cf. Tobit iii. 7. the letters, 1629, 1638, moderns. eight and fortieth year, the four antl twen- tieth day, 1638. (Dioscores, iC)^o),£)tos- I'onis, 1762. for the sins, Vulg. 1629 (not 1630), 1638. Assideans, 1629 (not 1630), 1638. outer door 1762^ See Ezek. .\. 5. Colophon .S. Matthew ii. I7,&.\xvii. 9 iii. 12 ix- 34 xn. 23 ,\iii. 6 xvii. 20,&xix. 26. Luke i. 37; xviii. 27 Matt, xxiv.50, & Luke xii. 46 Matt.xxvi.39, &Marki. 19 Matt, xxvii.52 S. Mark vi. 7 xiv. 36 S. Luke viii. 8 xi. 16, & xviii. 9 xii. 20, mar-g. xix. 13, niarg. S. John xi. 1 8, mai'g. xi. 34 Acts V- 34 X. 9 xvn. 31 xviii. s xtx. 19 xxiv. \\ xxviii. S I'm. The end of Apocrypha Jeremie but will burn up casteth out the devils Is this the son had not root. Cf. ver. 2 1 unpossihle (BLshops'). See Introd. p. liii. ware. Cf. Acts xiv. 6 ; 2 Tim. iv. 15 further bodies of saints which slept he callcth not that I will, but what when he said i^lywv) And other. Cf. ver. 42; ch. xxiii. 32 + + Gr. tivo shillings sixpence two mile, 1613, 1617, 1629, L. They say unto him a doctor of law upon the house (owfia) 1! hath given pressed in spirit also of them ! and the prophets. Bishops' sitting in the judgment seat. Bishops' (but both read "on," ver. 17) flixe (flix, 1629) The end of the Acts of the Apostles The end of the Apo- crj'pha, 1638. Jeremy, 1699(1625, in th. xxvii. 9). See I E.sdr. i 28. but he will burn up, 1629. casteth out devils, 1762. Is not this the son, 1638 <. had no root, 1762. impossible, 1743. Cf. Mark x. 27. aware, 1762. farther, 1762, modems (not American, 1867). bodies of the saints which slept, 1 762 ^. he called, 1769. not what I will, but what, 1629. when he had said, 1629. others, 1744 (ch. xviii. 9 in 1629J. IlilOr, 1629. two shillings and six- pence, i-jfx^. two miles, 1612, 1616, 1629, C, i6.5d They said unto him, 1769, modems (not American, 1867). a doctor of the law, 1762. Cf Lukev. 17. upon the house top, 1629. Cf Matt. xxiv. 17. hath II given, 1629, C. (not L., 1630), 1638. pressed in the spirit, 1769. Cf. ver. 25. of them also, 1769. and in the prophets, 1762. See Appen- dix E, p. ciii. sitting in the judgment seat, 1762. flux, 1699. omitted, 1629. ' The comma is from Synd. A. 3. 14 (only) and 1613, not Oxf. i6n and 1612. Notwithstanding ch. xvi. i, Simon, not John, is mtcnded by the Translators to be the subject of " dwelt." 2 So read in the present volume. 3 In ver 33 "eight" of 1611 — 1630 (not 1629) may be regarded as another mode of spelling the ordinal, as 1611 h s it in Lev. xiv. 10. 23: Luke XV. 8 marg. Compare also 2 Kin. xv 8 and Epek xliii. 27. p _>civ. * So, though wrongly, nearly all the modems, but not Scnolelield, in the Cambridge Greek and English N.T. [Inirod. p. .\l.,note i), and the Tract Society's Bible 1868. Archbishop Trench contrasts the insertion of " not" in John iv. 29 with its omission in John viii. 22; xviii. 35 ; Acts ^ii. 42 : X. 47. Compare also John vii. 26, 31. " This change has not been imported into the Gospel for Palm Sun- day in the Book of Common Prajer. Cf I John v. 12 in Appendix A, and 1 Cor xiii. 2 below, where in modern Prayer Books we read "not" in the Epistle for Qiiinquagesima Sunday. APPENDIX C. XCVII ^ So always in the Apocrypha. Note also that 1701 has the apo- strophe In Rom, iv. ig ** Sara's;" but not elsewhere, so far as we have observed. The awkwardness of "Saras" caused it to be brought into this EiLfle from the ordinary literature of the period. ^ A deliberate but needless correction (which ought not to have been followed in the present volume), derived from Tyndale's, Covcrdale's, the Great, and the Bishops' Bibles. The Geneva (1557; has " destinaie Romans • Reading of 1611 restored. Variation of later Bibles. I Timothy Reading of i6n restored. Variation of later Eibles. iv. 19 an hundred year, 161 2 an hundred years, 1630, iv. 16 the doctrine, 161 1 — thy doctrine, 1629, C, — 1699 1 701, i7-f3> &c. 1630, 1 7C9, moderns 163S, 1699, 1 70 1, i/t. & ix. 9 Saras', 1 629, 1638, 1 701, Sarah'.s, 1762 (so 1743 1743,1762. See In- 1743 (ch. iv. 19, Sa- only in i Pet. iii. C). trod. p. X., note 2. racs, 161 1— 1630). 1 2 Timothy Cf. Heb. xi. 11; 1 i. 12 and I am persuaded and am persuaded. Pet. iii. 6. 1762. vii. 2 law of the husband law of her liusband, i6i6(not 1617,1629, James L., 1630), 1629, tkc. V. 4 which have reaped who have reapeddown, xi. 23 bide abide, 1762. do«'n 1762. • I Cor. I Peter iv.9 approved to death, i6i2, 1613 appointed to death ^, 1616, 1617, 1629, C. and L., &c. V. 10 X Peter called us into called us unto, 1 63S. X. It) of the other's (others, of the other, 1 762, 1 769. i. 9 see far off see afar off, 1701 (not 1611 — 1743), ToG .See p. xci., note 3. 1762), 1769. er^fiov I Jolm xiii. 2 have no charity have not charity, 1762. ii. 29 which doelh (uoth, that doeth (doth, 1629, See p. xcvi., note 5. 1612, 1613, 1616, C), 1629, C. and L., xiv. 15 and will pray and I will pray, 1638. 1630)., 1638. iii. 17- hath need have need, 1629, C. 1 Cor. (not 1629, L., 1630), V. I made with hand made with hands, i6i2(not 1613,1616, 1617), 1629. Revel.itiiDn 16^8. Galatians ii. 6, I j Nicolaitans Nicolaitanes, 1638 V- 15 take heed ye be not talve heed that ye be (not ^743^— 1762." not, 1625. vii. 7 Isacliar Issachar, 1629, C. and Ephesians L., 1630 (not 1638 i. 9 had purposed h.ath purposed, 1629. — 1743), 1762. xvii. 2 inhabiters. Cf. ch. viii. inhabitants, 1762. Colossians 13; xii. IS i. 21 sometimes sometime, Bj}., 1629'. xvii. 4 precious stone precious stones, 1630 (not 1629 C. and I Timothy L — 1743), I7'52. ii. 9 sliamefastness shamefacedness, 1743 (shamefac'dness. Cf. ch. xviii. 12, 16; x.\i. 19. 1674, 16S3, 1699, xxi. 20 chiysolite. Cf. Ezek. chrysolyte, 1762. 1701). Cf. Ecclus. xxviii. 13, marg. xli. 16. , xxii. 1 of either side on either side, 1762. to death." 3 So Wisd. xvi. 18, where the Bishops' renders ttotc "sometimes" and ** sometime" in consecutive verses. The modern distinction between the two words did not exist when these versions were made. Hence all our Bibles have "sometimes" Eph. ii. 13; v. 8 ; Titusjii.3: all "some- time " Col. iii. 7 ; i Pet. iii. 20, the Greek being always ttotc. XCVJU APPENDIX D. Blayncys Report to the Ra'. the Vicc-Chancelior, and the other Delegates of the Clarendon Press. n^HE Editor of the two editions of the Bible -^ lately printed at the Clarendon Press thinks it his duty, now that he has completed the whole in a course of between three and four years close application, to make his report to the Delegates of the manner in which that work has been executed ; and hopes for their approbation. In the first place, according to the instructions he received, the folio edition of 1611, that of 1701, published under the direction of Bishop Lloyd, and two Cambridge editions of a late date, one in Quarto, the other in octavo, have been carefully collated, whereby many errors that were found in former editions have been corrected, and the text reformed to such a standard of purity, as, it is presumed, is not to be met with in any other edi- tion hitherto extant. The punctuation has been carefully attended to, not only with a view to presei-ve the true sense, but also to uniformity, as far as was possible. Frequent recourse has been had to the Hebrew and Greek Originals ; and as on other occasions, so with a special regard to the words not expressed in the Original Language, but which our Translators have thought fit to insert in Italics, in order to make out the sense after the English idiom, or to preserve the connexion. And though Dr Paris made large corrections in this particular in an edi- tion published at Cambridge, there still remained many necessary alterations, which escaped the Doc- tor's notice ; in making which the Editor chose not to rely on his own judgment singly, but submitted them all to the previous examination of the Select Committee, and particularly of the Principal of Hertford College', and Mr Professor Wheeler. A list of the above alterations was intended to have been given in to the Vice Chancellor at this time, but the Editor has not yet found time to make it completely out. Considerable alterations have been made in the Heads or Contents prefixed to the Chapters, as will ai)pear on inspection ; and though the Editor is unwilling to enlarge upon the labour bestowed by himself in this particular, he cannot avoid taking notice of the peculiar obligations, which both him- self and the public lie under to the Principal of Hertford College, Mr Griffith of Pembroke College, Mr Wheeler, Poetry Professor^ and the late Warden of New College ^ so long as he lived to bear a part in it ; who with a prodigious expence of time, and inexpressible fatigue to themselves, judiciously corrected and improved the rude and imperfect Draughts of the Editor. The running titles at the top of the columns in each page, how trifling a circumstance soever it may appear, required no small degree of thought and attention. Many of the proper names being left untrans- lated, whose etymology was necessary to be known, in order to a more perfect comprehension of the allusions in the text, the translation of them, under the inspection of the above named Committee, has been for the benefit of the unlearned supplied in the margin. Some obvious and material errors in the chro- nology have been considered and rectified. The marginal references, even in Bishop Lloyd's Bible, had in many places suffered by the inaccu- racy of the Press ; subsequent editions had copied those Errata., and added many others of their own ; so that it became absolutely necessary to turn to and compare the several passages ; which has been done in every single instance, and by this precaution several false references brought to light, which would otherwise have passed unsuspected. It has been the care of the Editor to rectify these, as far as he could, by critical conjecture, where the copies uni\ersally failed him, as they did in most David Diirell, D.D., 1757—1775. 1766 — 1776; Regius Professor of Divinity, 1776 — 17S3. 3 Thomas Bayward, 1764 — 1768. APPENDIX D. XCIX of the errors discovered in Bishop Lloyd's edition. In some few instances he confesses himself to have been at a loss in finding out the true reference, though the corruption was manifest in the want of any the most distant resemblance between the pas- sages compared together. Cases of this sort indeed did not often occur ; so that a very small number only of the old references are, with the sanction of the Committee, omitted, and their places more usefully supplied. It had been suggested by the late Archbishop of Canterbury', that an improvement might be made in the present editions of the Bible, by taking in a number of additional references, of which many useful ones, as he supposed, might be furnished from other editions refeiTed to by him, and particu- larly from a Scotch edition, of which the present Vice-Chancellor was kind enough to lend a Copy. The references found in it, which were indeed very numerous, having been severally turned to and examined, such of them were selected as the Editor judged most pertinent, together with others that occurred from his own reading and observation. In doing this he has endeavoured to keep clear of mere fanciful allusions, of which too many pre- sented themselves in the before named Scotch edi- tion ; and to adhere as near as possible to the plan marked out in the former collection made by Bishop Lloyd ; pointing out such passages chiefly, where the same history or the same name were intro- duced, the same matter treated of, or sentiment expressed, or at least where parallels might fairly be drawn ; and sometimes where a similar use of a par- ticular word or expression tended to illustrate the application of it, on another occasion. The num- ber of References being thus augmented considera- bly, the Collection upon the whole will, it is hoped, be regarded as useful in the light of a Concord- ance, material as well as verbal, always at hand. In this state the Quarto Copy was sent to press ; and the first proofs carefully collated with the Copy both text and margin ; after which the second proofs were again read, and generally speaking, the third likewise ; not to mention the frequent revi- sions of proofs besides, which are common in cor- recting the press. This proved indeed a very tire- some and tedious task ; but was not more than was absolutely necessary in order to attain the degree of accuracy that was wished. A particular attention was required with respect to the figures belonging to the marginal References, where errors were continually creeping in after a manner that would appear highly astonishing to those, who have never been concerned in correcting multitudes of figures, as they came from the press. When the Quarto Sheets, were printed off", the Forms were lengthened out in order to make up the Folio Edition ; in doing which the parts were often so jumbled together, and such Confusion introduced by misplacing the References and mis- taking the Chronology, that nothing else would suffice than a fresh Collation of the whole with the Quarto Copy, and a repetition of almost the same trouble and care in the revisal, and in making up the running Titles anew, as had been used before. But the Editor thinks he has just reason to congra- tulate himself on the opportunity hereby given him of discovering and correcting some few trivial inac- curacies, which in spite of all his vigilance had escaped his notice in the Quarto Edition. So that the Folio Edition is rendered by this somewhat the more perfect of the two, and therefore more fit to be recommended for a standard Copy. The Editor humbly hopes this Account of his proceedings will not be unacceptable to the Board; and will think his time and pains not ill bestowed, if he shall have succeeded in his desire of giving satisfaction to those who honoured him w^ith the employment, and of contributing in any wise to God's honour, and the public utility. Hertford Colkgc, Oct. 25, 1769. ' Thomas Seeker, bom 1693; Bishop of Bristol, 1735 1737; Archbishop of Canterbury, 1758 — 1768. " Benjamin Blayney, D.D., Regius Professor of Hebrew, 17S7 1802. B. Blayney" of O.\ford, I This Report is reprinted from the GtntlemxiCs Magazine for 1769 (Vol. XXXIX. p. 517), to which periodical the writer seems 10 have sent it. — I Cnitwell republished it in 1785 in his edition of the Holy Bible with Ep. Wilson's notes. APPENDIX E. The Greek Text adopted by the Translators of the Authorized Version of the N'eii' Testament. N.B. In forming this list, that of Scrivener {Supplement to English Version, pp. 7, 8), and that of Canon Westcott [SmitHs Dietionary of the Bible, Vol. 11. p. 524, note), have been compared throughout, their errors corrected, and defects supplied. Compl. indicates the Complutensian Polyglott (1514— 1522) ; Erasm. the editions of Erasmus (1,516, 1519, &ic.); Aid. that of Aldus (151S). § I. Passages in which the text of the Authorized Version differs from those of Stephens (1550) and of Beza (1589) jointly. S. Matt. ii. 11. Cilov (for tvpoxi) Compl., Bishops', ix. iS. apx^yv els Compl, Vulg. x. 10. pajSSous Compl. S. Mark iv. 18. omit second ovTol iLCTiv Compl. V. 38. KOL K/Xatoi/Ta; Erasm., Aid., Vulg. ix. 42. Twu fxiKpwv TovTLov Compl., Vulg.("these" i6ii,"thesc" 1638). xv. 3. add to the end aiiTos Sc ovZlv ciTrcKpiVaTo Compl., Stephens 1546, 1549, Bishops'. S. Luke iii. 31. /iei/d/*, Erasm., Aid., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops', Authorized before 1629 (Cambridge). 35. "E/Jep Erasm., Tyndale, Great Bible, Bishops'. See Appendix A, p. Ixxxi., and note 2. xii. 56. tov ovpa- voij /cat T)?; -/'}% Compl., Vulg. (Clementine), Cover- dale, Great Bible, Bishops': but the reverse order is found in Erasm., Tyndale, Geneva 1557, &c. XX. 31. KQi is inserted before ov KariXnTovhy Erasm. and all English. S. John viii. 6. add to the end ju.») ■n-pocnroiovjxei'o's Compl., Stephens 1546, 1549, Bishop.s' ("as though he heard them not" italicised not earlier than 1769). xviii. i. toO Kt'Spwi' appa- rently. Acts vii. 16. 'Ep-op Erasm., Aid., Tyndale, Great Bible, Geneva, Bishops', Authorized before 1629 (Camb.). See Appendix A, p. Ixxxii. viii. 13. Sui'ct/teis Koi (Trjpua yivopeva Erasm., Aid. (Svvdpm Koi arjpua p.(yoXa yivo/xeva Compl.), Tyndale (Co- verdale), Great Bible, Bishops'. The marginal reading is due to 1762. xxvii. 29. iKTria-Mpiv Compl., Tyndale, Bishops'. Eph. vi. 24. om. 'A/.i?;V Vulg. See Appendix, p. Ixxxii. 2 Tim. i. 18. p.01 added after StrjKoi'ijcre Vulg. (Clementine), &:c., all English. Philem. 7. ;^apai/ Compl., Vulg., all English: x°V"' Erasm., Stephens, Beza. Heb. xii. 24. to 'AfieX Erasm.., Aid. {quatn sanguis Abel Erasm. Lat. and English versions up to the Bishops': "that of" 161 1, not italicised before 1638). 2 Peter i. i. ^pmr Compl., Vulg., all English, except Tyndale 1526, Geneva 1557 ("Simeon"): but 2vp,ca)v Erasm., &:c. I John iii. 16. tov Qe.ov added after ayan-r/v Compl., Vulg. ("of God" italicised as late as 1769). JuDE 12. vplv added after uwevmyavp-^^oL Compl., Geneva 1557, Bishops' (the italics are our own). Rev. xi. 4. at prefixed to Su'o \v)(\'ia.i Compl. xvii. 4. riv (for 1]) Trfpip^pX-qpcfri Coni])l., Vulg., all English, xviii. 1 . aWov prefixed to uyy^Xov Compl., Erasm., Aid., all English. 5. iKoXXj'/Oricrav (for ■>]KoXov6r]aav) Compl. (" pervenerunt" Vulg., "are gone up" Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops': "are commen" Geneva 1557; "have reached" 1611). xix. 18. T€ added after iXcvOlpwv Compl. ("both" italicised 1769). xxi. 13. koI d-n-d fSoppa... Kai. a-TTo voTov...Kal drro Svcrp.wv Compl., Vulg., Tyn- dale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops': koI aVo Poppa. Geneva 1557: koI utto 8uct-/x(ui' Geneva 1557, Authorized. Total 29. The variation in Heb. x. 23 "faith" for "hope" is not included, since it is a mere oversight of our Translators. ( Tregclles' Home, Vol. IV. p. 227, note). In Acts ix. 29, eAa'Aft t£ might seem omitted, but "spake boldly" is adopted after "spake frankly" of Geneva 1557 as adequate- ly rendering 7rapp7jo-ia^o/xcros...€/\u'Act tc. APPENDIX E. ci § II. Passages in which the text of the Authorized Version agrees with Beza (1589) against Stephens (1550). S. Matt. ix. 33. on omitted' Compl., Erasm. xxi. 7. fTreKa^Lo-av. xxiii. 13, 14 (transposed by Compl., Stephens). S. M.ark. vi. 29. iv [tw Steph.] fivrj/jLeiia'^. viii. 24. on and opul omitted, Compl. against Erasm., and the other English versions. i.x. 40. T^ixwi' [v/xoV Compl., Steph., Vulg.] ^rcire, Erasm., Aid., all English except Tyndale. xii. 20. ovv added after ^uav; so Coverdale, Geneva 1557. S. Luke i. 35. cV a-ov added after yevvw/j.ei'ov Compl., Erasm. (15 16 only), Aid., Vulg. (editions), with Coverdale "(of the)," Geneva 1557. ii. 22. avT^<; (for auriui') Compl. vii. 12. iKaro;-^]'. xv. 26. iraiSuiv (without uvTov) Compl, Vulg., Coverdale, Geneva 1557. xvii. 35. •>; ixLa Erasm., all English, ver. 36. This verse, extant in Compl., the Great Bible (within brackets and in another type), and the Bishops', is omitted by P>asm., Vulg., and the other English versions, xxii. 45. airov added after fx.a6rjrd<; by Erasm., Aid. S. Johx viii. 25. d rt (on Compl., Erasm., Steph.). xiii. 30, 31. rjv 8e vv^- ore ovv {^v 8e vvi ore Compl., Steph.) Erasm., Aid., Vulg., Engl.', xvi. 33- e%cTe, for which there is very little authority, is a false correction by Beza of a typo- graphical error pf Stephens 1550*. Even Tyndale (not Coverdale), the Great Bible and Geneva 1557 have the future, after Vulg. xviii. 24. ovv added after dTriareiXev, SO Geneva 1557, Bishops' Bible: "And Annas" Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, after Vulg. Acts i. 4. In Beza's editions of 1582, 1589, 1598 (not 1565) /t£T avT(Lv follows crvvaXi^o- /i€i/os, being doubtless derived from his own cele- brated manuscript, Codex D. The italics in " with //ie//r' belong to 1769: no other English have "with." xvii. 25. Kol Ta TTOLVTa Vulg. So Geneva only of preceding English versions, xxi. 8. rj\9ofjLiv Compl., Vulg., all English, xxii. 25. TrpotTeuav Compl., Beza 1589 (not 1565), Vulg., the other English; against Eras., Stephens, Coverdale Trpoi- Tuvev. xxiv. 13. Trapaa-Trjaai (Erasm., Steph. add //.i) Compl. ver. 18. rtves (Erasm., Steph., Vulg., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops' add Se) Compl. ver. 19. ISet Vulg., Geneva 1557: but Sti Compl., Erasm., Steph., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops', xxvii. 13. aaaov Erasm. (but his Latin Jsson, as Steph., Vulg., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops'): "nearer" Geneva 1557. Rom. vii. 6. dwodav6vTo% on no known authority. vui. II. Sia Tov ivoiKovvTO^ avrov irrtujuaTos Compl. : but &a TO iyoiKovv avTov Trreil/xa Eras., Aid., Steph., Vulg., all English, xii. 11. Kvplw Compl. (Erasm. 15 16 Kvpwv), Vulg., Geneva 1557, Bishops': but Kaipoj Erasm. 15 19 (and Latin of 1516), Steph., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, xvi. 20. 'AyxijV only in Bishops': omitted in other English, after Compl., Erasm., Steph., Vulg. i Cor. v. i i. fj iro'pi/os Erasm. (Latin), Vulg., all English. »} iropvos Erasm. (Greek), Steph. xiv. 10. 0/ them is placed in the type representing italics in the Bishops' Bible and in ours of 16 11, in deference to Beza, who, after Colinasus (1534) and Vulg., would fain omit aiTwv. XV. 31. vp-cTipav Compl., Vulg., Geneva 1557: but ■qp-iripav Erasm., Steph. (even Beza 1565), Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops'. 2 Cor. iii. i. V ri XpM"/^^" Vulg., Coverdale, Bishops', for d fir) XP- of Compl., Erasm., Steph. v. 4. £<^' w "for that" Compl., Vulg., Geneva 1557 ("wherein 70/ii/a uif. arc"), but «VeiS»7 Erasm., Steph., " for" Tyndale, Coverdale; "because" Great Bible, Bishops', vi. 15. BeAtaX Compl., Erasm. (Lat.), Vulg., all English : BeXiap Erasm. (Greek), Steph. vii. 1 2. -rrjv a-irov^v i]p.u3v -rrjv virtp v/xtZv Compl., Vulg., Tyndale, Geneva 1557 • but rr/v ii> Erasm., Steph. only. 3 John 7. avrov after 01 d/naros of Compl., Vulg. (Clementine), Eng- lish versions, is omitted in Erasm., Steph., Vulg. manuscripts. Jude 19. iavrois is added after otto- Siopt'^oiTcs in Vulg., Beza, and our own Version against Compl., Erasm., and the other English ("ma- kers of sects"), ver. 24. ij/ias Vulg., English ver- sions, but oiJTovs Compl., Erasm., Steph. Rev. i. 11''. cTTToi is prefixed to iKK\r]o-Lai<; in Compl., Vulg., Great Bible, Geneva 1557, Bishops'; but not in Erasm., Steph., Tyndale, Coverdale. iii. i. tTrra is prefixed to Trvevfiara in Compl., Vulg., all English except Tyndale ("the spirit"); but not in Erasm., Steph., Luther, v. 11. Erasm., Steph. omit koI tjv o api.6fi.os avTuJv fivptdoe's ixvpidSiDv with Tyndale. Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops': iivpid&c% nvpidBiov is omitted in Vulg., Geneva 1557. But Compl. and the Authorized have the whole clause, vii. 2. dva- (iaLvovra Compl., Vulg., Bishops' ("ascend" other English) : ava/?dvTa Erasm., Steph. ver. 3. cr^payi(Tu>- fxev Compl., English versions: o-^payi'^oj/icv Erasm., Steph. ver. 10. Tip O^m tj/xiLv tw KaOrjixivoi tTTt TOV ^poVov Compl., Vulg., Geneva 1557: but tw ko^t;- fxivi^ iiTL TOV dpovov TOV 6cov -qjiuiv Erasm., Steph., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops', ver. 14. auras (after iXixmavav) Compl., Vulg., English ver- sions: o-roXas avTwv Erasm.', Steph. viii. 6. ol ^ The word "as" in the .Authorized Version was not italicised before 1629, and is now restored by us to Roman type. 2 Canon Westcott considers ^ijfro^ef a conjecture of our Translators : if so, it was a happy one, being the reading of the three great manu- scripts SAB. 3 The marked inferiority of Stephens* text in the Apocalypse will be seen to arise from his following Erasmus in preference to the Compluten- sian throughout that book. * Erasmus 1516 has aiiTa^ for the catchword only, but oroAa? avTwv in the text, agreeing with his later editions. APPENDIX E. t)(ovTii Compl., Vulg., all English: but Erasm., Steph. omit ol. ver. ii. twv vSaTuiv after to rpiTov is omitted by Tyndale, Great Bible, Bishops' ; but not by Compl., Vulg., Coverdale, Geneva 1557. ix. ig. at yap t4-oi'(riat avTwv Iv T(3 crTOfaTt avriov ilaii' (omitting Kal Iv rats oi'pais avriuv) Erasm., Steph., against Compl., English ("their powers be" Bishops'), xi. I. Kol 6 dyycXos cio-tt/kci before Xiymv is omitted by Erasm., .Steph., Vulg., Tyndale, Cover- dale, Great Bible: the words are found, less cor- rectly, in Compl., Geneva 1557, Bishops', ver. 2. liioBiv (before tuv i/aoiJ) Compl., Vulg., Geneva 1557, Bishops'; but lo-u^ei/ Erasm., Steph., Tyndale, Cover- dale, Great Bible, xiii. 3. l$avfji.acr€v oXrj 7; yr) Compl., Vulg., all English : idavixdcrdq iu oX-i] T)} yy Erasm., Steph. xiv. 18. Tovs /Surpvas d^s a/xjreXou Compl., Vulg., Geneva 1557, Bishops': but t^s a/iire'Aou is omitted in Erasm. (but not his Latin of 15 16), Staph., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, xvi. 5. ia-ofj-ivoi (for ocrtos), a bold variation of Beza's last three editions, is adopted in our version and the Elzevir text of 1633. ver. 14. d iK-iropiverai Compl., Vulg. (Clementine) : but iKiropivia 6 ai of Erasm., Steph., all English versions before the ,\uthorized, is perhaps preferable, xix. 14. ra is prefixed to Iv ria ovpavm in Compl., Vulg., all English versions ("which were" not being italicised in the Authorized before 1769): but ra is omitted by Erasm., Steph. Total 81. § III. Passages in which the text of the .Vuthorized Version agrees with that of Stephens (1550) against Beza (1589). S. M.\TT. i. 23. KaXe'crovtrt all English. Beza's KoAeVcis must be derived from Codex D (Greek, but its Latin version vocabU), which in 1565 had been in his possession about three years. It has little other support, xx. 15. ci d o<^5aX/ids (tov Compl., Erasm., Vulg., English versions, but -iy (for i £() Beza. S. Mark xvi. 20 fiyi. 'Afnjv of Compl., '' Vulg. (manuscripts), is omitted by Erasm., Vulg. j (Clementine), and ail English versions except the Authorized. S. Luke vii. 12. avxr; yv XW<* Erasm., Aid., Vulg., all linglish except Geneva 1557: but avT^ x'/'p? Compl. S. JOHx iv. 5. Su^op Compl., Erasm., Vulg., Bishops', but Six^P other English. ix. 10. o-ov Compl., Erasm., all English: a-oi Vulg. xiv. II. iartv after iv e/xoi is in Erasm., Vulg., Coverdale only. .wiii. 20. TraVres of Erasm., Vulg., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Geneva 1557, Bishops', is the true reading : our Authorized Ver- sion derives Travrore from Compl., Steph. : TravroOev seems a mere conjecture of Beza. Acts ii. 36. Ka\ /cupiov Compl., Erasm., Vulg., Geneva 1557, Bishops': Kal, not rendered by Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, is omitted by Beza. iv. 27. iv rrj noXu ravrr] is added after iir aXrj6eLa<; only in Stephens 1546, 1549, Beza's last three editions, the Vulgate, and Great Bible (in other type and within brackets), xvi. 17. T^fuv Compl., Erasm., all English: ip-lv Vulg., &c. xxiv. 14. Tois Trpo(j>ijTaLs (without iv) Compl., Erasm., Vulg., all English except Coverdale. The word "in" before "the prophets" in modern Bibles is as late as 1762. xxvi. 8. rt aTria-Tov Compl., Erasm., all English, rather than tl ; airi- a-TOV. I Cor. vii. 29. 6 Kaipos ooivco-TaX/xeVos' to Xoiirof i(TTiv (omitting otl before o Kaipos) Compl., Erasm., Vulg., Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible (the Bishops' renders on, "because"): but otl 6 Kaipos crwccTTaXpcVos to Xoittov Icttlv Geneva 1557 after Beza. xi. 22. v/ias iv tovtu) ; ovK iiraivia Compl., Geneva 1557 • t>ut v/nas; iv tovtw oi'k iiraLvw Erasm., Beza, Tyndale, Coverdale, Great Bible, Bishops'. 2 Cor. iii. 14. o Tt Erasm. 15 19, all English: but oTi. Compl., Erasm. 15 16, Beza, Vulg. viii. 24. koI €ts Trpo'o-wTrov Erasm., Beza 1565, Coverdale, with the Authorized: Kal is omitted in Compl., Beza's last three editions, Vulg., and the other English versions, xi. i. rrj a.po(rvvrj Compl., Erasm., Aid., all our English : Tt t^s a^poo-utj;? Beza, Vulg. (" some little of my folly" Rhemish). Phil. i. 23. ■n-oXXw Compl., Erasm., Vulg., all English : Beza, S:c. add ydp. Titus ii. 7. d(j>6apa-iav of Compl., Bishops', Authorized, is omitted by Erasm., Aid., Vulg., and the other English versions. Hebr. x. 2. OVK av iiravcravTO 7rpoo-<^€po//£i'ai ; Erasm., Vulg., Tyndale, Great Bible, Geneva 1557, Bishops': av iiravcravTo 7rpoep6iJ.evai, Compl., Beza, Cover- dale. Total 21. CIV INTRODUCTION. The following variations of the Greek could scarcely be represented in our English versions: Acts vii. 26 & XV. 32. re Compl., Erasm., Steph. Se Beza. xix. 27. /ne'AXciv 8c Compl., Erasm. 15 16, Steph. ixiXXuv T6 Erasm. 1519, Beza. xxvii. 3. irpds Tovs i^tA.oi)5 Compl., Erasm.: tov? omitted by Ste- phens and Beza. i Cor. vii. 5. crvvipxw^^ Compl., Erasm., Steph., Beza 1565, 1589: crvi'ipxc(T6c Beza 1598, Vulg., Tyndale 1534 (perhaps also 1526), Great Bible, Geneva 1557, Bishops'. See Introd. p. xlii. 2 Thess. ii. 4. "all that is called God" is the rendering of all our versions from Tyndale downwards, or it might be thought to represent Beza's conjectural reading irai' to for TraVra. Rev. iv. 10. Since all read ■Ki.aovvTai, no stress can be laid on the variation between the present and future in the verbs that follow, x. 7. Te\(.cr6y Compl., Erasm., Steph., Beza 1565, "shall be finished" other English versions after Vulg. But Beza's last three editions have TeAco-^r/o-eTai, which ill suits "should be finished" of the Authorized. Postscript on note i, fagc xix. His Grace the Archbishop has permitted the editor to search for himself the Records of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, with the following results. No trace of any synodical j action about a new edition of the Bible in 1699 now remains either in the Registers or in the Schedules, which for that year are not complete. Those for 1703 (the year ending on March 24) are all preserved, and in a long list of Gravamina, brought to the Upper House on Feb. ii, i7o|, as "The humble representation of the Lower House," one article declares "That in some late editions of the Holy Bible and of the Liturgy of the Church of England, several gross errors have been committed." The temper of the whole document, as well as the express testimony of Lewis, renders it likely that the complaint was aimed chiefly at Lloyd's edition by men willing enough to wound, but half afraid to strike. cv THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER; Sng'fh've yEAL to promote the common good, been caium- i—i whether it bc by devising any thing ourselves, or revising that which hath been laboured by others, deserveth cer- tainly much respect and esteem, but yet findeth but cold entertainment in the world. It is welcomed with suspicion in- stead of love, and vv-ith emulation instead of thanks: and if there be any hole left for cavil to enter, (and cavil, if it do not find a hole, will make one) it is sure to be misconstrued, and in danger to be condemned. This will easily be granted by as many as know story, or have any experience. For was there ever any thing projected, that savoured any way of newness or renewing, but the same endured many a storm of gainsaying or opposition? A man would think that ci- vility, wholesome laws, learning and elo- quence, synods, and Church-maintenance, (that we speak of no more things of this kind) should be as safe as a sanctuary, «fu^.-Aou!. and 'out of shot, as they say, that no man would lift up the heel, no, nor dog move his tongue against the motioners of them. For by the first we are distin- guished from brute beasts led with sensu- ality: by the second we are bridled and restrained from outrageous behaviour, and from doing of injuries, whether by fraud or by violence: by the third we are enabled to infoma and reform others, by the light and feeling that we have attain- ed unto ourselves : briefly, by the fourth, being brought together to a parle face to face, we sooner compose our differ- ences than by ^^Titings, which are end- less: and lastly, that the Church be suf- ficiently provided for is so agreeable to good reason and conscience, that those mothers are holden to be less cruel, that kill their children as soon as they are born, than those nursing fathers and mo- thers (wheresoever they be) that withdraw from them who hang upon their breasts (and upon whose breasts again them- selves do hang to receive the spiritual and sincere milk of the word) livelihood and support fit for their estates. Thus it is apparent, that these things which we speak of are of most necessary use, and therefore that none, either without ab- surdity can speak against them, or with- out note of wickedness can spurn against them. Yet for all that, the learned know that certain worthy men have been brought to untimely death for none other fault, but for seeking to reduce their countrymen to good order and discipline: and that in some Commonweals it was made a capital crime, once to motion the making of a new law for the abrogating of an old, though the same were most pernicious: And that certain, which would be count- ed pillars of the State, and patterns of virtue and prudence, could not be brought for a long time to give way to good let- ters and refined speech; but bare them- selves as averse from them, as from rocks or boxes of poison: .^nd fourthly, that he was no babe, but a great clerk, that gave forth, (and in writing to remain to pos- terity) in passion peradventure, but yet he gave forth, That he had not seen any profit to come by any synod or meeting of the Clergy, but rather the contrary : And lastly, against Church-maintenance and allowance, in such sort as the ambas- sadors and messengers of the great King of kings should be furnished, it is not un- known what a fiction or fable (so it is esteemed, and for no better by the re- porter himself, though superstitious) was devised : namely. That at such time as the professors and teachers of Christianity in the Church of Rome, then a tnie Church, were liberally endowed, a voice forsooth was heard from heaven, saying, Ajuzcharsis [Herod, iv. 76], •with ot/ufs. Cato the elder. Gregory the Divine [6 ©foAoyos, of Nnzinjtzits. E;(oj \t.kv ov- 'rlx\r^Bi'i ypd- 4teiv, tutne TrafTd i sweet and goodly thmgs it had hangmg ,,,1 „ioto5 on it; of the Philosopher's stone, that it "T"^' 'nt,- turneth cojiper into gold ; of Cornu-copia, a^, /ta. e^ai- that it had all things necessary for food ^n olive in it; of Panaces the herb, that it was ''""s'^^ good for all diseases; of Catholicon the .ibiutwith drug, that it is instead of all purges; of ^™;;'_'^' ^'J^^'^'^" Vulcan's amiour, that it was an armour of hang figs, proof against all thrusts and all blows, &'c. ^.j honey i" Well, that which they falsely or vainly a.pot, and attributed to these things for bodily good, we may justly and with full measure a- scribe unto the Scripture for spiritual. It is not only an armour, but also a whole armoury of weapons, both offensive and defensive; whereby we may save our- CVIU THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER. [Rev. 22. 2.] i. e, iitoitUiy. ] Koti/bf ia- Tpctoc. ^. Basil, in Psal. pri- Tnunt \initio\. Translation necessary. iCo-. I4[ii]. Ciem. A lex. i^ Strom. \cap. XVI, P- 133]- selves, and put the enemy to flight. It is not an herb, but a tree, or rather a whole | l)aradise of trees of life, which bring forth fruit every month, and the fruit thereof is for meat, and the leaves for medicine. It is not a pot of Alanna or a cruse of oil, which were for memory only, or for a meal's meat or two; but as it were a shower of heavenly bread sufficient for a whole host, be it never so great, and as it were a whole cellar full of oil vessels; whereby all our necessities may be pro- vided for, and our debts discharged. In a word, it is a panary of wholesome food against fenowed* traditions; a physician's shop (Saint Basil calleth it) of preserva- tives against poisoned heresies ; a pandect of profitable laws against rebellious spirits ; a treasury of most costly jewels against beggarly rudiments ; finally, a fountain of most pure water springing up unto ever- lasting life. And what marvel? the ori- ginal thereof being from heaven, not from earth; the author being God, not man; the inditer, the Holy Spirit, not the wit of the Apostles or Prophets; the penmen, such as were sanctified from the womb, and endued with a principal portion of God's Spirit; the matter, verity, piety, purity, uprightness ; the form, God's word, God's testimony, God's oracles, the word of truth, the word of salvation, c?-r. ; the efiects, light of understanding, stableness of persuasion, repentance from dead works, newness of life, holiness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost; lastly, the end and reward of the study thereof, fellow- ship with the saints, participation of the heavenly nature, fruition of an inherit- ance immortal, undefiled, and that never shall fade away: Happy is the man that delighteth in the Scripture, and thrice ha]_)py that meditateth in it day and night. But how shall men meditate in that which they cannot understand? How shall they understand that which is kept close in an unknown tongue? as it is writ- ten. Except I know the power of the voice, I shall he to him that spcaketh a barbarian, and he that spcaketh shall be a barbarian to me. The Apostle excepteth no tongue; not Hebrew the ancientest, not Greek the most copious, not Latin the finest. Na- ture taught a natural man to confess, that all of us in those tongues which we do not understand are plainly deaf; we may turn the deaf ear unto them. The Scyth- ian counted the Athenian, wliom he did not understand, barbarous : so the Roman did the Syrian and the Jew: (even S. .s". Hie- 7/;VwOTf himself calleth \.\\t Hebrnv Xongu^ 'olmaso. barbarous ; belike, because it was strange to so many:) so the Emperor of Constan- Michael. tinople calleth the Latin tongue barbarous, J.'^'>f'"'' though Pope Nicolas do storm at it : so 2 Tom. the Jcias long before Christ called all ^edi"pe'tri other nations Lu\i;nazim *, which is little f[Q*;,y,l, better than barbarous. Therefore as one ^ .,,•(,_ comnlaineth that always m the Senate 01 i 1,111 CXIV. ij. Rome there was one or other that called ciccro^. Dc for an interpreter; so, lest the Church be [^"^^"ii^, driven to the like exigent, it is necessary to isgj]. have translations in a readiness. Trans- lation it is that openeth the window, to let in the light; that breaketh the shell, that we may eat the kernel; that putteth aside the curtain, that we may look into the most holy place; that removeth the cover of the well, that we may come by the water; even asjacob rolled away the Gen. 29. 10. stone from the mouth of the well, by which means the flocks of Laban were watered. Indeed without translation into the vulgar tongue, the unlearned are but like children at Jacob's well (which was John 4- "• deep) without a bucket or something to draw with: or as that person mentioned by Esay, to whom when a sealed book was delivered with this motion, Read this, isai. 29. n. L pray thee, he was fain to make this an- swer, / cannot, for if is sealed. While God would be known only in The transia- Jacob, and have his name great in Lsracl, oi'JJ TeU- and in none other place; while the dew mentomof lay on Gideon's fleece only, and all the into Greek, earth besides was dry; then for one and the same people, which spake all of them See .r. Au- the language of Canaan, that is, JLebreiv, j"^,'tra^' "' one and the same original in LLebreui was Faust, cap. sufficient. But when the fulness of time ^^' drew near, that the Sun of righteousness, the Son of God, should come into the world, whom God ordained to be a re- conciliation through faith in his blood, not of the Jeii^ only, but also of the Greek, yea, of all them that were scat- tered abroad; then lo, it pleased the Lord to stir up the spirit of a Greek Prince, {Greek for descent and language) even of L'tolcmy Philadelph king of E.iypt, to procure the translating of the book of God out of Hebrc7v into Greek. This is the translation of the Seventy interpreters, commonly so called, which prepared the way for our Saviour among the Gentiles by written preaching, as Saint_/('//;/ Baptist did among the Jnus by vocal. For the THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER. cix Grecians^ being desirous of learning, were not wont to suffer books of worth to lie mouiding in kings' libraries, but had many of their servants, ready scribes, to copy them out, and so they were dis- persed and made common. Again, the Greek tongue was well known and made familiar to most inhabitants in Asia by reason of the conquest that there the Grecians had made, as also by the colo- nies which thither they had sent. For the same causes also it was well under- stood in many places of Europe, yea, and of Africk too. Therefore the word of God being set forth in Greek, becometh hereby like a candle set upon a candle- stick, which giveth light to all that are in the house; or like a proclamation sound- ed forth in the market-place, which most men presently take knowledge of; and therefore that language was fittest to con- tain the Scriptures, both for the first preachers of the Gospel to appeal unto for witness, and for the learners also of those times to make search and trial by. It is certain, that that translation was not so sound and so perfect, but that it need- ed in many places correction; and who had been so sufficient for this work as the Apostles or apostolick men? Yet it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to them to take that which they found, (the same being for the greatest part true and sufficient) rather than by making a new, in that new world and green age of the Church, to expose themselves to many exceptions and cavillations, as though they made a translation to serve their own turn, and therefore bearing witness to themselves, their witness not to be re- garded. This may be supposed to be some cause, why the translation of the Sex'eiity was allowed to pass for current. Notwithstanding, though it was com- mended generally, yet it did not fully content the learned, no not of the /e7i's. For not long after Christ, Aquila fell in hand with a new translation, and after him Theodotion, and after him Symina- chus: yea, there was a fifth and a sixth edition, the authors whereof were not known. These with the Seventy made up the Hexapla, and were worthily and to great purpose compiled together by Ori- gen. Howbeit the edition of the Seventy went away with the credit, and therefore Epi/.iut„.De '^°'- ^'''^y ^^^ placed in the midst by Ori- tiifiisuris et gen, (for the worth and excellency thereof fca/.'i7J-" above the rest, as Epiphanius gathereth) but also was used by the Greek Fathers for the ground and foundation of their commentaries. Yea, Epiphanius above- named doth attribute so much unto it, that he holdeth the authors thereof not only for interpreters, but also for pro- phets in .some respect : and Justinian the Emperor, enjoining the_/t7i'j- his subjects to use specially the Translation of the Sei'enty, rendereth this reason thereof. Because they were, as it were, enlighten- ed with prophetical grace. Yet for all that, as the Egyptians are said of the Pro- phet to be men and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirit : so it is evident, (and Saint Hierome aflirmeth as much) that the St-venty were interpreters, they were not prophets. They did many things well, as learned men; but yet as men they stumbled and fell, one while through oversight, another while through ignorance; yea, sometimes they may be noted to add to the original, and some- times to take from it: which made the Apostles to leave them many times, wlien they left the Hebrew, and to deliver the sense thereof according to the truth of the word, as the Spirit gave them utter- ance. This may suffice touching the Greek translations of the Old Testament. There were also within a few hundred years after Christ translations many into the Latin tongue: for this tongue also was very fit to convey tlie law and the Gospel by, because in those times \ery many countries of the West, yea of the South, East, and North, spake or under- stood Latin, being made iirovinces to the Romans. But now the Latin translations were too many to be all good, for they were infinite ; {Lati/ti interpretes nullo modo nuinerari possimt, saith S. Augus- tine.') Again, they were not out of the Hebreiu fountain, (we apeak of the L^atin translations of the Old Testament) but out of the Greek stream ; therefore the Greek being not altogether clear, the Latin derived from it must needs be muddy. This moved S. ILierome, a most learned Father, and the best linguist without controversy of his age, or of any that went before him, to undertake the translating of the Old Testament out of the very fountains themselves; which he performed with that evidence of great learning, judgment, industry, and faith- fulness, that he hath for ever bound the Church unto him in a debt of special re- membrance and thankfulness. See 6". ^ K- ffust. 2° De doctrin. Christian, c. IS. Novell, dia~ tax, 146. ITpO Ex. 16. 29, 30. Heb. 4. 4. ' ch. 15. 15. & 16. 12. & 24. 18, 22. "1^1.4.34,37. 'Seech. 4. 40. "Luke 18.20, James 2. 11. ° See Ex. 24- *» See ch. 4. 24. P ch. 3. & II. 2. *iEx. ig. 19. ' ch. 4. 33. See Ex. 33. 20. ' ch. 18. 16. f Heb. fK^ io luar. ' ch. 4. 33. " See Ex. 20. '9- it, as the Lord thy God hath command- ed thee. Six days thou shalt labour, 13 and do all thy work: but ''the seventh 14 day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine O-X, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates ; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 'And remember that thou wast a servant is in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence ''through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. Honour thy father and 16 thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; 'that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. ""Thou shalt not kill. 17 ■"Neither shalt thou commit adultery. ,8 Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt '^ thou bear false witness against thy neigh- bour. Neither shalt thou desire thy 21 neighbours wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neigh- bour's. These words the Lord spake unto all 22 your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, icith a great voice : and he added no more. And "he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. And it came to pass, 23 "when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders ; and ye said. Be- 24 hold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and Phis greatness, and ■'we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire : we have seen this day that (iod doth talk with man, and he ■'liveth. Now therefore why should we die.'' for 25 this great fire will consume us: *if we *hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. 'For who 26 is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? Go thou near, and hear all that 27 the Lord our God shall say: and "speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God * Gal. 3. 19. shall speak unto thee ; and we will hear 28 //, and do it. And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this peo- ple, which they have spoken unto thee : ''they have well said all that they have ''^''- '^- ''• 29 spoken. >0 that there were such a ^■^^'^f'"^' heart in them, that they would fear me, isai. 48. 1's. and keep all my commandments always, ^u Matt. 23. ^that it might be well with them, and Luke 19. 42. 30 with their children for ever! Go say to '^ ' ""' ''°' them. Get you into your tents again. 31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and "I will speak unto thee all the com- mandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which 32 1 give them to possess it. Ye shall ob- serve to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ''ye shall ""ch. 17. 20. not turn aside to the right hand or to the j;!h: '1*7. 33 left. "^You shall walk in all the ways 'jj^j-s. which the Lord your God hath com- cS^'io. 12. manded you, that ye may live, and '^that ^J°- '^■ it may be well with you, and that ye may So Luke 1.6. prolong your days in the land which ye ''S"'=''-*-t°- shall possess. Now these are *the commandments, VL the statutes, and the judgments, which ' ch. 4. i. & the Lord your God commanded to teach ^■^'" "' '' you, that ye might do them in the land 2 whither ye 'go to possess it: that ''thou V^j^^,^^ mightest fear the Lord thy Clod, to keep '■ vcr. 13,24. all his statutes and his commandments, '^ •;.°-'2. '3. which I commant: See Ex. 3.8. f Cited Mark 12. 29 So \^a\. 42. 1 . 3- I Cor. 8. 4, 6. ** ch. 10. 12. & 11. 1. 13. . & 13. 4- thee, thou, and thy Ps- m- jo- son, and thy son's son, all the days of Kccies.12.13. thy life; "^and that thy days may be pro- s^^jj; ''•*"* 3 longed. Hear therefore, O Israel, and i. 2. observe to do it; '=that it may be well &'Jr'i7'.'' ^' with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, ''as the Lord God of thy fa- thers hath promised thee, in =the land j^'J^*"'' that floweth with milk and honey. ~ " 4fHear, O Israel: The Lord ourGod sis one Lord: and sthou shalt love &.30 6 1 I 1 y-T , t. ■ , 111- Cited Matt. the Lord thy God "with all thine 22.37. heart, and with all thy soul, and ^^rt"'- 3°- . 1 ■ , Luke 10. 27. 6 with all thy ''might. And 'these words, '■2Kin.23.25. which I command thee this day, shall & 3j"fi.'*' 7 be in thine heart: and ''thou shalt 'teach ^,^- 37. 3'- them diligently unto thy children, and is.ii'*5i!'7. shalt talk of them when thou sittest in kseech°4^9. thine house, and when thou walkest by * Heb. m/iet, the way, and when thou liest down, and rs'eeEx^"9. 8 when thou risest up. 'And thou shalt |''gP^'j''-3-3 bind them for a sign upon thine hand, & 7. 3. and they shall be as frontlets between comp.'isar 9 thine eyes. "'And thou shalt write them 57. 8. (161) Chap. vi. io. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. vh. 13. " Josh. 11.13. & 24. 13. So Ps. 105. 44. o ch. 8. 9, 10, > So Num. 33- 52, S3- *: Ex. 13. 14. tHeb. to niorrffiv. So Gen. 30. Ex. 13. 14. ^ See ch. 4. 34- e Ps. 135. 9. See ch. 4. 34. t Heb. evii. ' ver. 2, 13. s ch. 10. 13. Jer. 32. 39. h Ps. 41. 2. So ch. 4. 1. &8. I. Lev. 18. 5. I ch. 24. 13. upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. And it shall be, when the Lord io thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fa- thers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Ja- cob, to give thee great and goodly cities, "which thou buildedst not, and houses n full of all good t/iiiigs, which thou fil- ledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; "when thou shalt have eaten and be full; thai be- 12 ware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of 'bondage. Thou shalt pfear the Lord thy 13 God, and serve him, and 1 shalt swear by his name. Ye shall not ''go after 14 other gods, ^of the gods of the people which a>-c round about you; (for 'the 15 Lord thy God is a Jealous God among you) "lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. " Ye lO shall not tempt the Lord your God, yas ye tempted ////// in Massah. You shall ^diligently keep the command- 17 ments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. And thou shalt is do t/iaf which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: *that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, ''to cast 19 out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken. ^;«/<^when2o thy son asketh thee *in time to come, saying, What wean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you? then thou shalt say unto thy son, 21 ^Ve were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egj'pt ''with a mighty hand: =and the Lord 22 shewed signs and wonders, great and ♦sore, upon Egjq^t, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes : and he brought us out from thence, that 23 he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our furthers. And the Lord commanded us to do all 24 these statutes, fto fear the Lord our God, sfor our good always, that ''he might preserve us alive, as // is at this day. And 'it shall be our righteousness, 25 if we observe to do all tliese command- ments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. When the =" Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many na- tions before thee, ''the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations 2'=greater and mightier than thou; and when the Lord thy God shall ''deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and "^utterly destroy them; fthou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew 3 mercy unto them: sneither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: ''so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee 5 suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall 'destroy their altars, and break down their 'images, and cut down 'their groves, and burn their graven im- I. ages with fire. ''For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God : the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a 'special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the 7 earth. The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were moe in number than any people; for ye were ""the fewest of all people: shut "because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep "the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out Pwith a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of 9 Pharaoh king of Eg}'pt. Know there- fore that the Lord thy God, he is God, ■J the fiiithful God, ""which keepeth cove- nant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a 10 thousand generations; and ^repayeth them that hate him to their face, to de- stroy them: 'he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to 11 his face. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee i2//;/j day, to do them. "Wherefore it shall come to pass, *if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee ^the covenant and the mercy which 13 he sware unto thy fathers: and he will Jiove thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: ^he will also bless the fruit of thy vn. " ch. 31. 3. Ps. 44. 2, 3. *> See Ex. 13. 5- ' ch. 4. 38. & 9. I. & II. =3- •i ver. 23. ch. 23. 14. '^ Ex. 22. 20. Lev. 27. 28,29 (Heb.). Num. 21. 2. 3. ch. 2. 34. & 3. 6. & 13. 15. i^ 20, 17. Jnsh. 6. 17 (Heb.). 21. & 8. 26. & 10. I, 37, 39. & II. II, 12, 21. f See Ex. 23. 32. \ et comp. ch. 20.10, &c. Josh. 2. 14. & 9. 18. Judg. I. 24. ^ Josh. 23. 12. See Ex. 34. 16. !> Seech. 6.15. * See Ex. 34. t Heb. statues, or, pilla ?-s. So Ex. 34. 13 marg. See Ex. 23. 24. t Ex. 19. 6. ch. 14. 2, 8; 26. ig, & 28. 9. So Jer. 2. 3. ' See Ex. 19, 5- So Amos 3. 2. I Pet. 2. 9. •" Comp, ch. 10. 22. " ch. 10. 15. Hos. II. I. Mai. I. 2. So Deut. 33. 3. t> E.\. 32. 13. Ps. 105. 9—11. p See ch. 4. 34- . 1 Isai. 49. 7. 1 Cor. I. g. & 10. 13. 2 C'ir. I. 18. 1 John 1. 9. So I Thess. 5- =4- 2 Thess. 3. 3. 2 Tim. 2. 13. Heb. II. II. "■ Ex. 20. 6. ch. 5. 10. Nch. 1. 5. & Q. 32. Dan. g. 4. * Isai. 59. 18. So Nah. I. 2. * Comp. ch. 32. 35- " Lev. 26. 3, &c. ch. 28. I — 14. t Heb. dtiitust'. As ch. 8. 20. '^ Ps. 105. 8. Luke 1. 55, ?-'■ 73- y Cnmp. John 14. 21. « Seech. 28.4. (162) Chap. VII. 14. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. viii. 16. ' Ex. 23. 26. •> ch. 28. 60. So Ex. 9. 14. & 15. 26. ch. 28. 27. * So ver. 2. ■l ch. 13. 8. & 19. 13, 21. & 25. 12. ^ ver. 25. Judg. 8. 27. See E,x. 23. 33- INum. 33. S3. See Ex. 15.9. B ch. I. 29. & 31. 6. ' Ps. 77. II. & 105.5. 'Seech. 4. 34. k Ex. 23. 28. Josh. 24. 12. ' Num. 11.20. & 14. 14, 42. Josh. 3. 10. ■» ch. 10. 17. Neh. I. 5. & 4. 14. & 9. 32, in the Heb. " Ex. 23. 29, 30. f Heb. pluck off. So ver. I jHeb.l. 1 Heb. before thy face. So ver. 2. 0 Josh. 10. 24, 25, 42. & 12. I, &c, P Ex. 17. 14, ch. 9. 14. & 25. "9. & 29. 20. 1 ch. n. 25. Josh. I. 5. So Josh. 10.8. & 23. g. *■ ver. 5. So ch. 12. 3. Comp. ' Ex. 32. 20. 1 Chr. 14. 12. ■ Comp. Josh. 7. 1,21. 2 Mace. 12. 40. ' ver. 16. " ver. 26. ch. 17. I. * Lev. 27. 28. ch. 13. 17. Josh. 6. 17, 18. & 7. I. So Mic. 4. 13. womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Thou 14 shalt be blessed above all people: ^there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. And the 15 Lord will take away from thee all sick- ness, and will put none of the evil ''dis- eases of Egypt, which thou kno\vest,upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee. And "^thou shalt con- 16 sume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; '^ thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be "^a snare unto thee. If thou shalt say in 17 thine heart. These nations are moe than I; how can I fdispossess them? sthouis shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well ''remember what the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egj'pt; 'the great temptations which thine eyes 19 saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the Lord thy God brought thee out: so shall the Lord thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. Moreover the Lord 20 thy God will send ''the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. sThou shalt not be affrighted at them: 21 for the Lord thy God is 'among you, "'a mighty God and terrible. "And the 22 Lord thy God will 'put out those na- tions before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. But the Lord thy God shall de-23 liver them 'unto thee, and shall destroy them ti'ith a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. And °he shall de-24 liver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name Pfrom un- der heaven: ithere shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have de- stroyed them. The graven images of 25 their gods ■'shall ye burn with fire: thou ^ shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take // unto thee, lest thou be 'snared therein: for it is "an abomination to the Lord- thy God. Neither shalt thou bring an abomination 26 into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it : /'/// thou shalt utterly de- test it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is "a cursed thing. All the commandments which I com- VI IL mand thee this day ^shall ye observe to »ch. 4. i. do, that ye may live, and multiply, and | % X^"' go in and possess the land which the 2 Lord sware unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee ''these forty ';<^''-|- 3- & years in the wilderness, to humble thee, Amos 2.''?o.^' atid <:to prove thee, '^lo know what was seeEx^i in thine heart, whether thou wouldest 25. 3 keep his commandments, or no. And 3,° ^^^' ^'^' he humbled thee, and = suffered thee to "Ex. 16.2,3. hunger, and Ted thee with manna, which 14^%' 35"' thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that sman doth not live by bread 'CitedMatt. only, but by every word that pro- Luke4. 4. ceedeth out of the mouth of the 4 Lord doth man live. ''Thy raiment ■■ ch. 29. 5. waxed not old upon thee, neither did '^"'''' * ^'" 5 thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man 'chasteneth his son, so the 'ch. n. 2. 6 Lord thy God chasteneth thee. There- Prov^^?;,. fore thou shalt keep the commandments fj"*- '°- '°- of the Lord thy God, '^to walk in his %a:^itm. 7 ways, and to fear him. For the Lord \^\ ^ thy God bringeth thee into a good land, Kev. 3. 19. 'a land of brooks of w\ater, of fountains 1 ch.' u.^'*' and depths that spring out of the valleys ■»-"2- 8 and hills ; a land of wheat, and barley, '"and vines, and fig trees, and ])omegra- 9 nates; a land 'of oil olive, and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread with- out scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land "whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest 10 dig brass. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he 11 hath given thee. Beware that thou for- get not the Lord thy God, in not keep- ing his commandments, and his judg- ments, and his statutes, which I com- 12 mand thee this day: °lest ivhen thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built ^^^t'll'''''' 13 goodly houses, and dwelt therein: and Prov. 30. 9. li'hen thy herds and thy flocks multiply, '^*' '^' and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; ^Pthen thine heart be lifted up, and thou p Comp. <)forget the Lord thy God, which brought \ '^"vi:^. thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from "■ & ^<^- ^^■ 15 the house of bondage; who ''led thee 'Seech.i. through that great and terrible wilder- l%!um. 21. ness, 7i'herei/t were * fiery serpents, and *■ S- 'scorpions, and "drought, where there "SoiioL was no water; 'who brought thee forth l\^ ^^ g 16 water out of the rock of flint; who fed Num. 20. n. * Comp. Num. 20. 5. t Heb. 0/ olive tree of oil. •^'ch. 33. 25 marg. ? ch.6. I (163) Chap. viii. 17. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. ix. 21. * ver. 3. E; i6i 15. thee in the wilderness with '"manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might liumble thee, and that he might ]>rove iComp. jer. thee, ^to do thee good at thy latter end; and thou say in thine heart, My power 17 and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remem- 18 ber the Lord thy God: yfor // is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, ^that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as if is this day. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget 19 the Lord thy God, and walk ^after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, •'I testify against you t/iis day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations 20 which the Lord destroyeth before your face, '^so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. Hear, O Israel: Thou art to ^pass over Jordan i/tis day, to go in to possess nations ''greater and mightier than thy- self, cities great and '^fenced up to hea- ven, a people great and tall, ''the chil- 2 dren of the Anakims, whom thou know- est, and qf 70/10/// thou hast heard suy, Who can stand before the children of Anak! Understand therefore t//is day, 3 that the Lord thy God is he which "^goeth over before thee; as a fconsum- ing fire she shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: •■so shalt thou drive them out, and de- stroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee. 'Speak not thou in thine 4 heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land : but ''for the wickedness of these nations the Lord ''doth drive them out from before thee. 'Not for thy righteousness, or for 5 the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God ''doth drive them out from be- fore thee, and that he may perform "'the word which the Lord sware unto thy liithers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Understand therefore, that the Lord thy 6 ■.13. See God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou a/-/ "a stififnecked people. Remember, ; a/iii forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilder- ness: "from the day that thou didst de- part out of the land of Egj'pt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been re- 24. 5—7 Heb. 12. II 7 Comp. Prov. 10. 22. Hos. 2. 8. » ch. 7. 8, 12. » ch. 6. 14 (Heb.). *» ch. 4. 26. & 30. 18. in Jhe Heb. * Comp. Dan, g. 11, 12. IX. ft ch. II. 31. & 12. lo. Iot;h. I. II. ^ Seech. 7. i. c ch. I. 28 (Heb.). d See Num. 13. 22. e ch. 31. 3. Comp. Josh, 3. II. 1 beech 4.24. 8 So ch. 7. 23. h So Ex, 23. 31. ch. 7. 24. See Ex. 15. 9. ' Comp. ch, 8.17. ^ Gen 15. 16. Lev. 18. 24, 25. ch. 18. 12. 1 Comp. Titus 3. 5. " See Ge 50. 24 Fx. 32. 9. So ch. 10. 16. 2 Kin. 17. 14. Prov. 29. I. o Ex. 14. II. & 16. 2. S; 17. 2- Num. II. 4. & 20. 2. & 25. 2. So ch. 31.27. sbellious against the Lord. Also Pin Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to 9 have destroyed you. iWhen I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, er'en the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount ''forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink 10 water : ^and the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them 7i'as written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire 'in the day of the n assembly. And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, evai the tables of the covenant. 12 And the Lord said unto me, "Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted thc//isdves ; they are ''quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they 13 have made them a molten image. Fur- thermore 5' the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and be- 14 hold, ^it is a stiffnecked people: "let me alone, that I may destroy them, and ''blot out their name from under hea- ven: "^and I will make of thee a nation 15 mightier and greater than they. ''So I turned and came down from the mount, and "^the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in 16 my two hands. And 'I looked, and be- hold, ye had sinned against the Lord your God, a/ui had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the Lord had command- 17 ed you. And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and 18 brake them before your eyes. And I sfell down before the Lord, '^as at the first, forty days and forty nights : I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, be- cause of all your sins which ye sinned, 'in doing wickedly in the sight of the 19 Lord, to provoke him to anger. For I was afraid of the anger and hot displea- sure, wherejf'///; the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. JBut the Lord hearkened unto me at that time 20 also. And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him : and I prayed for Aaron also the same time. 21 And ''I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and P Ex. 32. 4. Ps. 106. 19. *5 Ex. 24. 12, >5- f Ex. 24. 18 & 34. 28. •Ex. 31. 18. * Ex. 19. 17. ch. 4. 10. ft 10. 4. & 18. 16. " Ex. 32. 7, 8. * ver. 16. ch, 31. 29. Judg. 2. 17. r Ex. 32. 9. * See ver. 6. •Jndg.11.37. So Ex. 32.10. *» ch. 29. 20. .Seech. 7. 24. ^ Num.14.12. ■■ Ex. 32. 15. * ch. 4. II. & 5. 23. So Ex. 19. iS. ' Ex. 32. 19. s ver. 25. Ex. 34. 28. So Ps. 106.23. *> ver. 9. I ch. 4. 23. J Ex. 32. 10, M. 33. 34- ^ 33- 17- ch. 10. 10. ^ Ex. 32. 20. (164) Chai'. IX. 2: DEUTERONOMY. Chap. x. 22. ' Num II. »> 3- "» Ex. 17. 7. "Num. II. 4, "Num. 13. 3, 26 & 14. I. 1' Pfi. 106. 24, M ver. 7. ch. 31. 27. ' Ex. 32. II— 13. * Num. 14. 16. ° iKin.S.51. Neh. 1. 10. So ch. 4. 20. X. * Ex. 34. 1,2. ^ Ex. 25. 10. *= Ex. 25. 16, 21. ■* Ex. 25. 10. & 37. I. « Ex. 34. 4. f Ex. 34. 28. 1 Heb. W(»v3!>. So Ex. 34. 2S. ch. 4. 13, 8 Ex. 20. I. *> See ch. 9. 10. Ex. 34. 29. Ex. 40. 20. ' Kin. 8. 9. Stamped it, aut/ ground ii very small, ez'en until // 7i'as as small as dust : and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. And at 22 'Taberah, and at "Massah, and at "Ki- broth-hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath. Likewise "when the Lord 2^ sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you ; then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and Pye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 1 You have been 24 rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. 'Thus I fell down be- 25 fore the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down a/ the Jirst; because the Lord had said he would destroy you. ^I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and 26 said, O Lord God, destroy not thy peo- ple and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Remember 27 thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Ja- cob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin: lest the land whence thou 2S broughtest us out say, 'Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. "Yet 29 they are thy people and thine inherit- ance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. At that time the Lord said unto me, ^'Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and ''make thee an ark of wood. And I will write on the tables the words 2 that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and "^thou shalt put them in the ark. And I made an ark of ''shit- 3 tim wood, and = hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. And Hie wrote on the 4 tables, according to the first TOting, the ten 'commandments, s which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire ''in the day of the as- sembly: and the Lord gave them unto me. And I turned myself and 'came 5 down from the mount, and ''put the tables in the ark which I had made; 'and there they be, as the Lord com- manded me. And the children of Is- 6 Lsrael, -what doth the "s.^™"-'*''" rael took their journey from Beeroth ""of the children of Jaakan to "Mosera: " Num. 33. "there Aaron died, and there he was ■> Num. 33.30. buried ; and Eleazar his son ministered Num^Jo. 28. 7 in the priest's office in his stead. PFrom & 33- 38. thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; 32,3^'''^" and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land sof rivers of waters. At that time "ithe iNum. 3. 6. Lord separated the tribe of Levi, "^to fa V* ^ bear the ark of the covenant of the [?'''""•'•• 5- Lord, Ho stand before the Lord to'ch. 17. 12. minister unto him, and 'to bless in his fg^^^' f,'J; ^ 9 name, unto this day. "Wherefore Levi ==•, hath no part nor inheritance with his is. 20. ""^ brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God pro- 10 mised him. And * I stayed in the " See ch. 9. mount, according to the 'first time, forty ui,, former days and forty nights; and >'the Lord "W'-j- hearkened unto me at that time also, ig."^' '^ ' ^ a//if the Lord would not destroy thee. M ^ And the Lord said unto me. Arise, ' Ex. 32. 34. 'take thy journey before the people, t rieb.'j-o m that they may go in and possess the J'""'"'y- land, \sliich I sware unto their fathers to give unto them 12 And now. Lord thy God require of thee, but ''to c|"c'h''''°' fear the Lord thy God, '^to walk in all "s'eech'.e."! his ways, and ''to love him, and to serve rp^^'jj^'fs; the Lord thy God with all thy heart So i Kin. 8. 13 and with all thy soul, to keep the com- pL' ,48. ^. mandments of the Lord, and his sta- p^"-^- '9- s- tutes, \\hich I command thee this day So Gen. 14. 14 '=for thy good? Behold, <"the heaven and i'^^ ^ the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy Comp. ch. God, sthe earth also, with all that there- ?ch. 30.^6 ' 15 in is. ''Only the Lord had a delight in ^"- f ■♦• S" •' o SLX. O. 12. thy fathers to love them, and he chose ''Seech.9.6. their seed after them, ere/i you above all 'p{°'i''36'"!;"' 16 people, as // is this day. Circumcise Dan. 2. 47. therefore 'the foreskin of your heart, >n'Rev^,7.,4. 17 and be no more ''stiffnecked. For the f^se'ech Lord your God is 'God of gods, and 21. ■"Lord of lords, a "great God, a mighty, "s^j^r^: and "a terrible, which "regardeth not Acts 10. 34. iS persons, nor taketh reward: Phe doth Gar2.%."' e.\ecute the judgment of the fatherless ^pJ'- ^■^■ and widow, and lo\eth the stranger, in i Pet. 1. 17. 19 giving him food and raiment. iLove s'^^^'e*,.'' ye therefore the stranger : for ye were See Ex. 22. 20 strangers in the land of Egypt. ■'Thou Tiev. ig. 33, shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt ^%^^^y, ^ , thou serve, and to him shalt thou ^cleave, 13- 21 and ""swear by his name. 'He is thy & ij,"' "' praise, and he is thy God, "that hath fp3° /°- done for thee these great and terrible & 109. i. things, which thine eyes have seen. l'^Jslm.\%. 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt Ps.106.21, 22. (■fs) Chap. xi. i. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xi. 29. •See Gen. 46. =7- y See Gen. 15. 5. So ch. 28. 62. Neh.9.23. XI. a Seech. 6. 5. •> See Lev. 8. So Ezek. 44. 16. « Seech. 8. 5. ^ ch. 3. 24. & 5. 24. « Seech. 4. 34. fch. 6. 22. 8 Ex. 14. 27, 28. & 15. 9, 10. •* Num. 16.1 31. & 27. 3. Fs. 106. 17. 1 Or, living sithsfance zohich fol- Icnved thon. 1 Gen. 7. 4, 23, only. t Heb. was at tluir/eet. k Josh. 1.6,7. 1 See ch. 4. 40. •" See Gen. 50. 24. " See E.\. 3, o Comp. Zech. 14. 18; P ch. 8. 7. tHeb. sefketh, *1 So I Kin. g. 3- »■ See ch. 6. 5. ' Lev. 26. 4. ch. 28. 12. "with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee y as the stars of heaven for mul- titude. Therefore thou shaU ^love the Lord thy God, and ''keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments alway. And know you 2 this day : for / speak not with your chil- dren which have not known, and which have not seen <^the chastisement of the Lord your God, ''his greatness, 'his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, fand his miracles, and his acts, which 3 he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pha- raoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; and what he did unto the 4 army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; show he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day; and what he did unto you in the 5 wilderness, until ye came into this place; and ''what he did unto Dathan and Abi- 6 ram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reu- ben : how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their house- holds, and their tents, and all the "'sub- stance that *«vw in their possession, in the midst of all Israel: but your eyes ^ have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did. Therefore shall ye keep s all the commandments which I com- mand you this day, that ye may ''be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; and 'that 9 ye may prolong your days in the land, "'which the Lord sware unto your fa- thers to give unto them and to their seed, " a land that fioweth with milk and honey. For the land, whither thou 10 goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and °wa- teredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: Pbut the land, whither ye go tOn possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, a)id drinketh water of the rain of hea- ven : a land which the Lord thy God 12 •careth for: ithe eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the be- ginning of the year even unto the end of the year. And it shall come to pass, 13 if you shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, 'to love the I^ord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, that ^I will give 14 yoii the rain of your land in his due season, 'the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and 15 thy wine, and thine oil. "And 1 will 'send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, 16 that thou mayest "eat and be full. Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not ydeceived, and ye turn aside, and ^ serve other gods, and worship them ; 17 and the7i »the Lord's wrath be kindled against you, and he ''shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that '^the land yield not her fruit; and lest ''ye perish quickly from off the good land which 18 the Lord giveth you. Therefore '^shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and fbind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may 19 be as frontlets between your eyes, s And ye shall teach them your children, speak- ing of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when 20 thou risest up. ''And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine 21 house, and upon thy gates: that 'your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, '^as the days of heaven upon the 22 earth. For if 'ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I com- mand you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, 23 and "'to cleave unto him; then will the Lord "drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall "possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. 24 P Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: '•from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto ■■the uttermost sea shall your coast be. 25 ^There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay 'the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, "as he hath said unto you. 26 "Behold, I set before you this day a 27 blessing and a curse; "a blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this 28 day: and a v curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, ^to go after other gods, which ye have not zt) known. And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath brought • Jer. 5. 24. Hos. 6. 3. Juel 2. 23. James 5. 7. " Ps. 104. 14. t Heb. give. ^ ch. 6. II. So Joel 2. 19. y Job 31. ^^ (Heb.;. So ch. 29. 18. '■ ch. 8. 19. & 30. 17. » See ch. 6. 15- IJ I Kin. 8. 35. 2 Chr. 6. 26. & 7. 13. ^ See Lev. 26. 4 I Heb.). •^ cK. 4. 26. & 30. 18. Josh. 23. 13, 15, 16. •^ See ch. 6. 6. fch. 6. 8. See Ex. 13.9. s See ch. 4. 9. *> ch. 6. 9. ' Prov. 4, 10. & 9. II. So ch. 4. 40. &6. 2. Prov. 3. 2, k Ps. 89. 29. ' ch. 6. 17. •" See ch. 10. 20. " ch. 4. 38. o ch. 9. I. P Josh. I. 3. Su Josh. 14.9. 't Oeii. 15. iS. Ex. 23. 31. Num. 34. 3. — 12. ch. I. 7. Josh. I. 4. '' ch. 34. 2. See Josh. 15. 12. • ch. 7. 24. 'Seech. 2. 25. " en. 30. 15. 19. » ch. 28. ! ? ch. 28. 15— 45- 'Se 14- ch. 6. (166) Chap. xi. 30. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xii. 22. * ch. 27. 12, ■3- Josh. 8. 33. t See Gen. 13. 18. •^ Gen- 12. 6. Judg. 7. I. <* Seech.g. i. <^ ch. 5. 32. & 12. 32. XII. * See ch. 6. i. b ch. 4. 10. I Kin. 8. 40. 0 Or, inJurii. < I Kin. 14. 2 Kin. ^d. 4. & 17. 10. Jer. 3. 6. t Heb. break dtKVft. So Ex. 34.13. ch. 7. 5. Judg. 2. 2 (Heb.l. <* See Ex. 23. 24- <■ Comp. ch. 7. 5 I Heb.). f ver. 31. * ver. II, 14, 18, 21, 26. ch. 14. 23, 24, 25. & 15. 20. & 16. 2, 6, 7, II, 15, 16. & 17. 8. & 18. 6. & 26. 2. & 31. II. Josh. g. 27. 1 Kin. 8. 29. 2 Chr. 7. 12. Ps. 78. 68. Comp. Josh. 18. I. •> ver. 11, 17. ch. 14.22.23. * ch. 14. 23. & 15. 19, 20. i ver. 18. ch. 14. 26. •* ver. 12, 18. Lev, 23. 40. ch. 14. 26. & 16. 11, 14, 15. & 26. II. & 27. 7. ■ ver. 18. ch. 15. 10. & 23.20 (Heb.), & 28. 8, 20 (Heb.l. " Judg. 17.6. & 21. 25. " ch. II. 31. • See ver. 5. thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put ^the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. Are they not 30 on the ot/ier side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside ''the plains of '^Moreh? For ye '•shall 31 pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. And ye shall observe '=t0 32 do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day. ^ These are the statutes and judg- ments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, ''all the days that ye live upon the earth. Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, 2 wherein the nations which ye shall 'pos- sess served their gods, '^upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree : and you shall 3 'overthrow their altars, and break ''their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ^you shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place, f Ye 4 shall not do so unto the Lord your God. But Sunto the place which the 5 Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, ei'en unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come : and thither ye 6 shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your ''tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and ' the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: and J there ye shall eat before 7 the Lord your God, and ''ye shall re- joice in all ' that you put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. Ye 8 shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, ""every man whatso- ever is right in his own eyes. For ye 9 are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. But when "ye go over 10 Jordan and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and 7vhai he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; then there shall be "an place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there ; thither shall ye bring all that I com- mand you ; your burnt oflferings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave oftering of your hand, and all 'your choice vows which ye vow unto the 12 Lord: and Pye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within youv gates ; forasmuch as ihe hath no part nor inheritance with 13 you. ■'Take heed to thyself that thou ofter not thy burnt offerings in every 14 place that thou seest: ^but in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt ofler thy burnt oflferings, and there thou shalt do 15 all that I command thee. Notwith- standing ' thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: "the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, •■'as of the roebuck, and 16 as of the hart. vOnly ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the 17 earth as water. Thou mayest not eat \vithin thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave of- i8fering of thine hand: ^but thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy mansenant, and thy maidser\-ant, and the Le\ite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all 'that 19 thou puttest thine hands unto. ''Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite 'as long as thou livest upon 20 the earth. When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, •'as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat fle.sh, 21': whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have com- manded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates '^whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 22 ■= Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the un- clean and the clean shall eat of them t Heb. t!ie choice 0/ your vows. P ver. 7. q See Num. 18. 20. "■ Lev. 17. 4. s ver. 5, 6. " ver. 22. ^ ch. 14. 5. & 15. 22. I Kin. 4. 23. y See Lev. 3. 17- ^ ver. II, 12. & ch. 14. 23. •^ ch. 14. 27. So Ecclus. 7, 3i- < Heb. all thy days. ^ Ex. 34. 24. ch. 19. 8. So Gen. 28. 14. ch. II. 24. & 19. 9. c ver. 15. (167) Chap. xii. 23. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xin. 17. * Seever. i6. tHeb. be strong. « See Gen. 9. 4- f ch. 4. 40. So Eccles. 8. 12. Isai. 3. 10. 8 Ex, 15. 26. ch. 13. i8. I Kin. II. 38. *> Comp. Num. 5. 9, 10. & 18. 19. * iSam. 1. 21. '*■ Lev. 1.5,9, 13. & 17. II. " ch. 19. I. t Heb. inheriU-st, or, />ossess- est theuz. Sover. 2. ch. 19. I. n ch. 7. 16. t Heb. after tkevz, ° ver. 4. Lev. 18. 3,25, 26, 30. Comp. 2 Kin. 17- 15- tHeb. abomination of the. So ch. 7. 25. & 17. I. & 18. 12. & 22. 5. & 23. 18. & 25. j6. & 27. 15- P See Lev. 18. 21. 1 See ch.4.2. XIII. ^ Zech. JO. 2. ^ Comp. Matt. 7. 22, 23. & 24. 24. 2 Thess. 2. 9, II. Rev. 13. 14. c Comp. ch. i3. 23. Jer. 28. 9. ■1 ch. 8. 2. " 2 Kin. 23. 3. 2 Chr. 34. 31. fSee ch. lo. alike. "'Only *be sure that thou eat 23 not the blood: 'for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it 524 thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. Thou shalt not eat it; fthat it 25 may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, swhen thou shalt do that 7uhich is right in the sight of the Lord. Only thy *> holy things which 26 thou hast, and 'thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the Lord shall choose: and "^thou shalt offer 27 thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lord thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. Observe and hear all these 28 words which I command thee, 'that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. When 29 "the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou *suc- ceedest them, and dwellest in their Idnd; take heed to thyself "that thou 30 be not snared *by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying. How did these na- tions serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. "Thou shalt not do so 31 unto the Lord thy God : for every ♦abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for Peven their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, ob- 32 serve to do it: "ithou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. If there arise among you a prophet, or a ^dreamer of dreams, ''and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and "^the sign 2 or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying. Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not 3 hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God •'proveth you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall 'walk after the Lord 4 your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall sers-e him, and ^cleave 5 unto him. And sthat prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath 'spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to Hhrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God com- manded thee to walk in. ''So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst 6 of thee. 'If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or Hhe wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, '< which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, 7 thou, nor thy fathers; namely, 'of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 thou shalt '"not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither "shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, 9 neither shalt thou conceal him : but thou shalt surely kill him; "thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all 10 the people. PAnd thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to ^thrust thee away from the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the 11 house of 'bondage. And 'all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is 12 among you. ''If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, say- i^mg, Certain men, "the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have ^withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying. Let us go and serve other gods, 14 which ye have not known; then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and a.sk 'diligently; and behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomi- 15 nation is wrought among you; thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, "destroy- ing it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge 16 of the sword. And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt "burn with fire the city, and all the spoil there- of every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be ^a heap for ever; it 17 shall not be built again. And there Sch. 18. 20. So Jer.14.15. Zech. 13. 3. t Heb. spoben re- z'oit against Uu Lord. Comp. ch.19. 16 marg. ^ ch. 17. 7,12. & 19. 19. & 2». 21. & 22. 21, 22, 24. & 24. 7. ^ .So 1 Cor. 5. .'3- ' ch. 17. 2. J ch. 28. 54, 56. Mic. 7. s. " So I Sam. 18. I, 3. & 20. 17. I ch. 6. 14. " Prov. 1. 10. n See ch. 7. 16. ° ch. 17. 7. P ch. 17. 5. tHeb. bondnten. So ver. 6. See ch. 6. 12. I ch. 17. 13. & ig. 2c. ■" Josh. 22. II, &c. II Or, naugh- ty men. Judg. 19. 22. & 20. 13. 1 Sam. 2. 12. & 25. 17. 1 Kin. 21, 10, ■3- So I Sam. 25. 25. 2 Sam. 16. 7. & 20. I. Prov. 6. 12 1 Heb.!. 2 Cor. 6. 15. Comp. ch. 15. 9- * ver. 5, 10 (Heb.l. 2 Kin. 17.21? I Heb.). ' ch. 17. 4, & 19. 18. " E\. 22. 20. Josh. 6. 17, 21. ^ Josh. 6. 24. J Josh. 8. 28. Jer. 49. 2. (168) Chap. xiii. i8. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xv. 4. "Or, devoted. See ch. 7. 26. So Josh. 6. 18. * Josh. 7. 26. ** Gen. 22. 16, 17- See Gen. 50. 24- c ch. 12. 25, 28. XIV. » Hos. I. 10. John I. 12. Rom. 8. 16. & 9. 8, 26. Gal. 3. 26. I John 3. I. >> I Kin. 18. 28. Jer. 16. 6. &; 41.5. &47. s- Comp. I Thess. 4. 13. c See Lev. 19. 28. ^ See Ex. 19. 6. e Cited I Pet. 2. 9. fSoIsai.6s.4. Ezek. 4. 14. Acts 10. 13, 14- 8 'I o ver. 20, Lev. II. 2 — 23. 1" I Kin. 4. 23- II Or, bison. Heb. disltmi. ' Isai.51. 20? J Lev. II. 26. ■^Comp. Lev. II. i4!Heb. '. ' Isai. 34. 15. ■» Comp. Lev. II. 21. shall cleave nought of the 'cursed thing to thine hand: ^that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, ""as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; when i8 thou shall hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his com- mandments which I command thee this day, <=to do that ichich is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God. Ye are »the children of the Lord your God: ''ye shall not cut yourselves, nor <=make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. ^ For thou art a holy 2 people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be^a peculiar people unto himself, above all the na- tions that arc ujion the earth. fThou shalt not eat any abominable 3 thing. sThese are the beasts which ye 4 shall eat: the o.\, the sheep, and the goat, i^the hart, and ''the roebuck, and 5 •"the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the 'pygarg, and 'the wild ox, and the chamois. And every beast that parteth 6 the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud amongst the beasts: that ye shall eat. Nevertheless 7 these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; (zxthe camel, and the hare, and the coney : for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. And the swine, s because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, -"nor touch their dead carcase. These ye shall eat of all that arc in 9 the waters : all that have fins and scales shall ye eat : and whatsoever hath not 10 fins and scales ye may not eat; it is un- clean unto you. Of all clean birds ye shall eat. But ,2 these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, and ''the glede, ami the kite, 13 and 'the vulture after his kind, and every 14 raven after his kind, and the owl, and 15 the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, the little owl, 16 and the great owl, and the swan, and the 17 pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cor- morant, and the stork, and the heron is after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. And 'every creeping thing that flieth 19 is unclean unto you: ""they shall not be eaten. But of all clean fowls ye may eat. » 21 "Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: °for thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God. PThou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 22"5Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth 23 year by year. ■'And thou slialt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and ''the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou may- est learn to fear the Lord thy God al- 24 ways. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or 'if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy =5 God hath blessed thee: then shalt thou turn // into money, and "bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall 26 choose: and thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul 'desireth: and "thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thine house- =7 hold, and ^the Levite that is within thy gates ; thou shalt not forsake him ; for yhe hath no part nor inheritance with 28 thee. ^ At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay // 23 up within thy gates: ^and the Levite, (because >'he hath no part nor inherit- ance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that ='the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. At the end of '^ez'ery seven years thou 2 shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release: Every 'creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact // of his neighbour, or of his brother; because 3 it is called the Lord's release. ''Of a foreigner thou mayest exact // again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine 4 hand shall release; 'save when there shall be no poor among you; "^for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for " See Lev, 17. 15. ^ ver. 2. P See Ex. 23. 19. I ch. 12. 6, II, 17. See Num.iS. 21. •■ ver. 26. ch. 12. 7, 17, 18. See ch. 12. 5. 3 Seech.i2.6. t ch. 12. 21. " 2 Kin. 5. 23. & 12. 10 marg. t Heb. asketh 0/ thee. * See ch. 12. 7- ^ See ch. 12. 19- r ver. 29. See Num. 18, 20. ' ch. 26. 12. Comp. Amos 4- 4- * ch. 15. 10, & 24. ig. So Ps. 41. 1. Prov. 14. 21. & 19. 17. & 22. 9. Mai. 3. 10, XV. * ver. g. ch. 31. 10. Comp. ver. la. Ex. 23.10,11. Lev. 25.2 — 4. t Heb. master of the lending of his luitta. See Gen. 37. 1 9 marg. b Comp. ch. 23. 20. II Or, to the end that there be jto poor antong yoit. But comp. ver. II. c ch. 28. 8. (169) Chap. xv. 5. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xvi. 8. d ch. 28. I. • So ch. 28. 12, 44. f So ch. 28. Comp. Prov. 32. 7. e ch. 2. 30 (Heb.l. Comp. ijohn 3- 17- b So Lev. 25. 35- Matt. 5. 42. Luke 6. 34, 35- t Heb, word. iKeh.Beiiai. Comp. ch.13. 13 marg. 1 Sam. I. 16. 2 Sam. 22. 5. Ps. 18. 4. & 41- 8. & 101. 3. Nah. I. II. See also 2 Sam. 23. 6. 1 ch. 28. 54, 56. Prov. 23. 6. & 28. 22. Matt. 20. 15. ^ ch. 24. 15. ' Comp. Matt. 25. 41, •" 2 Cor. 9. 7. n See ch. 14. 29. o See en. 12. 7- P Matt. 26. n. Mark 14. 7. John 12. S. 0 ver. 8. r Ex. 21. 2. Jer. 34. 14. Comp. Lev. 25- 39—41- • ch. 8. i3. * See ch. 5. IS- "Ex. 21.5,6. an inheritance to possess it: only "^if 5 thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee f/ii's day. For the Lord thy God 6 blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and ^thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and fthou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. If there be among 7 you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not sharden thy heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: ''but 8 thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, /// f/;ni! which he wanteth. Beware that there be not a 'thought in 9 thy 'wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine 'eye be evil against thy poor bro- ther, and thou givest him nought; and ''he cry unto the Lord against thee, and 'it be sin unto thee. Thou shalt surely 10 give him, and "Hhine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him : be- cause that "for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all "that thou puttest thine hand unto. For Pthe poor shall never cease n out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, iThou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. And ''if thy brother, a Hebrew man, 12 or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. And when thou sendest him 13 out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: thou shalt furnish 14 him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that where7tv//5 the Lord thy CJod hath ^blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. And 'thou shalt remember that thou 15 wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command thee this thing to day. And it shall be, "if he say unto .6 thee, I will not go away from thee; be- cause he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; then thou 17 shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. It 18 shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double "hired servant to thcc, in serving thee si.K years : and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest 19 ''All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: ^thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy 20 sheep. ^Thou shalt eat it before the Lord thy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and 21 thy household. ^And if there be a7iy blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates : ''the un- clean and the c\fAW person shall eat it ■sX^Xx, 23 as the roebuck, and as the hart. "^Only thou .shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. Observe the =• month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for ''in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of 2 Egypt by night. Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of \\\^ flock and '^the herd, ''in the place which the Lord shall choose to 3 place his name there. Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread there- with, even the bread of affliction; for thou earnest forth out of the land of Egypt in = haste : that thou mayest re- member the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of 4 thy life. 'And there shall be no leaven- ed bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, sremain all night until 5 the morning. Thou mayest not "sacri- fice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee: 6 but at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover ''at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out 7 of Egypt. And thou shalt 'roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 8''Si.x days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and 'on the seventh day shall he a 'solemn assembly to the Lord thy God : thou shalt do no work therein. ^ Comp. Isai. 16. 14- S121. 16, ^ See Ex. T3. J Comp. I ev. 25. 39 marg. ' See ch. 12. 5,6- * See Lev. 22. 20. .So Ecclus. 35. '^ See ch. 12. IS- •^ See Lev. 3. 17- XVI. » To ver. 8, Jl^. 12. 2—39. See Lev. 23. 4- ^ Ex. 13. 4. & 34- 18. *: Num. 28.19. "^ See ch. 12. * Ex. 12. II. Isai. 52. 12. f Ex. 13. 7. 8 Ex. 34. 25 (Hcb.i. II Or, iM. .So ver. 2, 4, 6, S:c. ch. J2. 15,21. ■> Comp. Ex. 12. 6 marg. ' 2Chr.35. 13. ^ Comp. ver. 3- 4- Ex. 12. 16. & 13. 6. 1 Lev. 23. 8. t Heb. restraint. See Lev. 23. 36 marg. (>7o) 1 Chap. xvi. 9. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xvh. 12. "" Ex. 23. 16. & 34. 22. Lev. 23. 15. Num. 28. 26. Acts 2. I. " ch. 23. 25 (Heb.). I Or, sufficiency. Comp. ch.26. I — II. * ver. 17. I Cor. 16. 2. Pch. 12. 7, 12, 18. & 14. 26. ver. 14. *J See ch. 5. 15- r Ex. 23. 16. See Lev. 23. 34- f Heb. JJoor, and thy winepress. So ch. 15. 14. ■ ver. II. So Neh. 8. 9 — 12. ' Lev. 23. 39. " Ex. 23. 14, 17. & 34. 23. * See Ex. 23. 14. IS- t Heb. according to the gt/t of his haiui. Comp. 2 Cor. 8. 12. yver. 10. • ch. I. 16. 2Chr. 19.5,8. « ch. 20. 5,8, 9, & 29. 10. & 31. 28. I Chr. 23. 4- ^ 26. 29. See Num. 11. 16. & Josh. I. 10. ijEx. 23.2,6. ch. 24. 17. Comp. Lev. 19. 15. ^ See ch. I. 17- ^ See Ex. 23. 8. So Eccles. 7. OOr, matters. t Heb. J,' according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee. ^Judges and ^ofiicers shalt thou make is thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people zoith just judgment. ''Thou shalt not 19 wrest judgment; "^thou shalt not respect persons, ''neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and per- vert the 'words of the righteous. 'That 20 which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not plant thee "-a grove ^21 any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou "= shalt make 22 thee. Neither shalt thou set thee up any "image; which the Lord thy God hateth. Thou ^shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or "sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evil favour- edness : for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 2 ''If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, '^in transgressing his 3 covenant, and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either ''the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, "= which I have not commanded; 4 and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired ^diligently, and be- hold, it is true, ami the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Is- srael: then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have commit- ted that wicked thing, unto thy gates, (T.'c-« that man or that woman, andsshalt stone them with stones, till they die. 0 1' At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is 7i.'orthy of death be put to death; /'/// at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to 7 death. 'The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So ''thou shalt put the evil away from among you. 8 'If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, 'between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and be- tween stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up '"into the place which the Lord thy God shall 9 choose; and thou shalt come unto 'the priests the Levites, and unto 'the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; "and they shall shew thee the sentence 10 of judgment: and thou shalt do accord- ing to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: 11 according to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and accord- ing to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not de- cline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the 12 left. And the man that "will do pre- II Or, statue, or, pillar. .See Ex. 23. =4- XVH. * See Lev. 22. 20. U Or, ffoai. See Ex. 12. 3 marg. ^ To ver. 7, ch. 13. 6 — 14. ^ Josh. 7. II, 15. & 23. 16. Jiidg. 3. 20. 2 Kin. 18.12. Hos. 6. 7. & 8. 1. d See ch. 4. 19. •^ Jer. 7. 31. & 19. 5- & 3:^- 35- ' ch. 13. 14 (Heb.J. P Comp. Lev. 24. 14, 16. Josh. 7. 25. h See Num. 35- 30. So John 8. 17. * ch. 13. Q. Acts 7. 58, ^ ver. 12. See ch. 13. 5. 1 ch. 19. 17. & 21. 5. 2 Chr. 19. 8, 10. So Ps. 122. 5. Jer. 18. 18. Hag. 2. II. Mai. 2. 7. '" See ch. 12. n So Ezek. 44. 24. o .So ver. 13. ch. I. 43. & 18. 20, 22. Comp. Ezra 10. 8. (17O Chap. xvii. 13. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xviii. 20. t Heb. not to hearken. V ch. 10. 8. & 18. 5, 7. Q See ch. 13, 5- >• See ch. 13. IX. ■ 1 Sam. 8. 5, 19, 20. * Comp. 1 Sam. g. 15. & 10. 24. & 16. 12. 1 Chr. 22. 10. " So Jer. 30. ^ But 1 Kin. 4. 26. & 10. 26, 28. 2 Chr. I. 16. & 9. 28. y Isai. 31. I. Ezek. 17. 15. * ch. 28. 68. Hos. II. 5. Comp. Ex. 13- 17- Num. 14. 3,4. Jer. 42, 15—19- * Comp. 1 Kin. II. 3,4. ^ Comp. 2 Kin. II. 12. c ch. 31. 9, 26. 2 Kin. 22. 8. 2 Chr. 34. 14. ** ver. 9. ch. 18. I. &24.8. &27. 9. Josh. 3. 3. & 8.33. « So Josh. I. 8. f ch. 4. 10. & 14. 23. 8 ch. 5. 32. So I Kin. 15. S- h ch. 4. 40. XVIII. * See Num. 18. 20. So Num. 26. 62. *> So Num. 18. 8, 9. 1 Cor. 9. 13. cComp. Lev. 7- 3°— 34- ** Ex. 22. 29. Num. 18, 12. sumptuously, *and will not hearken unto the priest Pthat standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and ^thou shalt put away the evil from Is- rael. And all the people ""shall hear, ij and fear, and do no more presump- tuously. When thou art come unto the land m which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, ^I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that at-e about me ; thou shalt in any wise set 15 him king over thee, 'whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one^ixoxn among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. But he shall not multiply ^horses to him- 16 self, nor cause the people ^to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multi- ply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, ^Ye shall henceforth re- turn no more that way. Neither ^shalli? he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. ^And it shall be, when he sitteth is upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that n'hich is "^before "^the priests the Levites: and "^it shall be with 19 him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that Hie may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them : that his heart be not lifted up 20 above his brethren, and that he stum not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: ''to the end that he may prolong his days in his king- dom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel. The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, * shall have no part nor in- heritance with Israel: they ''shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they 2 have no inheritance among their bre- thren : the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. And this shall 3 be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether // be ox or sheep; and '=they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. ''The firstfruit 4 a/so of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the first of the fleece of 5 thy sheep, shalt thou give him. For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, <^to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons 6 for ever. And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, f where he sojourned, and come swith all the desire of his mind ''unto the place which 7 the Lord shall choose; then he ''shall minister in the name of the Lord his God, 'as all his brethren the Levites do, "= which stand there before the Lord. 8 They shall have like ''portions to eat, beside *that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. 9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, 'thou shalt not learn to do after the abo- 10 minations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one ""that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or " that useth divination, or °an observer of times, or Pan en- n chanter, or 'a witch, or ""a charmer, or a consulter with ^familiar spirits, or ^a 12 wizard, or 'a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and "because of these abomi- nations the Lord thy God doth drive 13 them out from before thee. Thou shalt 14 be "perfect with the Lord thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt 'possess, hearkened unto "observers of times, and unto "diviners: but as for\\\tt, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. 15 "The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto i6me; unto him ye shall hearken; ac- cording to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb ^in the day of the assembly, saying, ^Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any 17 more, that I die not. And the Lord said unto me, ^They have well spoken \itliat which they have spoken. ^I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and ''will put my words in his mouth; and "^he shall speak unto them all that I shall 19 command him. ''And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will re- 20 quire // of him. But the prophet, which <= shall presume ''to speak a word in my name, which I have not com- manded him to speak, or ethat shall •^ See ch. 17, fNum. 35. 2. 3- ^ ch. 12. IS (Heb.). •> See ch. 12- 5- ' 1 Chr. 23. 6. 2 Chr. 31. 2. '^So2Chr.3i. 4- Neh. 12. 44, 47. & 13. 10. *Heb. his sales by tlie /atherst 1 Lev. 18. 26 — 30. ch. 12. 2g — 31. ^ See Lev- is. 21. " ver. 14. Num. 22. 7. & 23. 23. Jcsh. 13. 22 marg. 1 Sam. 15. 23 marg. & 28. 8. 2 Kin. 17.17. " ver. 14. Mic. 5. 12 (Heb.,L So Isai. 2. 6 (Heb.). See Lev. 19. 26. P See Lev. 19. 26. So Num. 24. I. q See E.\. 7. II. So Isai. 47- 9 (Heb.). ■■ Ps. 58. S- So Isai. 47. 9 (Heb.). * Lev. 20. 27, See Lev. 19. 31- ' Comp. I Sam. 28. 7. " Lev. 18. 24, 25. ch. 9. 4. \\07,upriffht, or, sincrre. See Gen. 17. I. II Or, inJierti. So ch. 12. 2. « ver. 18. John I. 21, 25. 45- Cited Acts 3. 22. & 7. 37. ^ Sec ch. 9. 10. y See Ex. 20. ig. « ch. 5. 28. » ver. 15. ** Jer. 1. 9. & 5. 14. So John 17.8. c John 4. 25. SoJohnS.zS. & 12. 49, 50. ^ Cited gene- rally Acts 3. 23- ^ ch, 17. 12. fch. 13. 5. Jer. 14. 14, Zech. 13. 3. e Jer. 2. 8. (172J Chap, xviii. 21. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xx. 6. *> Compare Jer. 28. 9 with ch. 13. 1—3. XIX. * ch. 12. 29. t Heb. inhe- riiesty or, possessest. So ch. 12. 2, 29. & 18. 14. ^ Ex. 21. 13. Num. 35. 10, 14. Josh. 20. 2,8. <: ch. 4. 42. So Num. 35. IS- t Heb.yV(j;« yesterday t!ie third day. So ver. 6. See Gen. 31. 2 marg. and Ex. 4. 10 marg. t Heb. iron. t Heb. wood. tHeb. fiiidcth. •* Num. 35. 12, 19, &c. t Heb. jwiVi? hitn in ///^. tHeb. from yester- day \tlie\ third day. See ver. 4. * ch. 12. 20. f Gen. 15. 18—21. 8 ver. 2. Josh. 20. 7. *> Num. 35. 16 — 21. So ch. 27. 24. tHeb. in /./f. So ch. 22. 26 (Heb.). speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. And if thou say 21 in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoker^? •■when a prophet speaketh in the name 22 of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the pro- phet hath spoken it 'presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. When *the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou 'succeed- est them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; ''thou shalt separate 2 three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. Thou shalt prepare 3 thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither. And this 4 is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: *= Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not 'in time past; as when a man goeth 5 into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the *head slippeth from the * helve, and Uighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: lest '^the avenger of the blood 6 pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and * slay him; whereas he ivas not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not Un time past. Wherefore I ^ command thee, saying, Thou shalt sepa- rate three cities for thee. 'And if the 8 Lord thy God 'enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and fgive thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers ; if thou shalt keep 9 all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways ; sthen shalt thou add three cities moe for thee, beside these three: that innocent blood be not shed in thy 10 land, which the Lord thy God giveth theeyi'r an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. But ''if any man hate his n neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him 'mor- tally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities : then the elders of his city 12 shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger ■3 of blood, that he may die. 'Thine eye shall not pity him, Jbut thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it ?>iay go well with thee. 14 ''Thou shalt not remove thy neigh- bour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord 15 thy God giveth thee to possess it. One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: 'at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter i6be stablished. If ""a false witness rise up against any man to testify against 17 him ^that which is wrong; then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, "before the priests and the judges, which shall be in 18 those days; and the Judges shall make "diligent inquisition: and behold, //" the witness l>c a false witness, and hath tes- igtified falsely against his brother; Pthen shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so 1 shalt thou put the evil away from among you. 20 And those which remain "^ shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no 21 more any such evil among you. *And thine eye shall not pity; but 'life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest "horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is ''with thee, which brought thee zup out of the land of Egj^jt. And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach 3 and speak unto the people, and shall say unto them. Hear, O Israel, you ap- proach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not )-our hearts 'faint, fear not, and do not 'tremble, neither <=be ye 4 terrified because of them ; for the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, 'to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. 5 And ''the officers shall speak unto the people, saying. What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not 'dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and 6 another man dedicate it. And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet 'eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest ' ver. 21. See ch. 7. 16. J ver. 10. Num. 35. 33. ch. 21. 9. So I Kin. a. 31- ^ ch. 27. 17. Prov. 22. 28. ^ 23. 10. Hos. 5. 10. So Job 24. 2. ' See Num. 35- 30. Cited Matt. 18. 16. John S. 17. 2 Cor. 13. z. So I Tim. 5. Heb. 10. 28. ■n Ps. 35. II. Comp. Ps.27. 12. 8: ver. i8 (Heb.). 'i Or, /a itiiig away. Comp. ch.13. 5 marg. n ch. 17. 8,9. So ch. 21. 5. o See ch. 13. 14. P Prov. 19. 5, 9; Comp. Dan. 6. 24. •3 See ch. 13. 5. '"See ch. 13. II. Soch. 21. 21. > ver. 13. ' See E.>c 21. 23. 24. XX. * Comp. Ps. 20. 7. Josh. 17. 18. Isai. 31. I. " ch. 31. 6, 3. 2 Chr. 13. 12. & 32. 8. tHeb. fie tender, S.I ver. 8 'Heb.). t Heb. iitahe hnste. Sojob4o. 23. .= ch. I. 29,30. & 3. 22. Josh. 23. 10. d See ch. j6. See Num. t Heb. inade it eotnition ? Comp. Lev. 19. 23, 24. So ch. 28.30. (m) Chap. xx. 7. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxi. 14. fch. =8. 30. So ch. 24. 5. 8 Comp. Judg. 7. 3. 1 Mace. 3. 56. t Heb. yiult. Josh. 2. II. &5- I- &7. 5. See ch. I. 28 marg. tHeb. to be in the kead pf tke people. *> Comp. 2 Sam. 2a. 18, 2a 1 Num. 31. 7. + Heb, spoil. So Josh. 8. 2 (Heb). ^ So Josh. 22. 1 Num. 33. 52. ch. 7. 1,2. Josh. II. 14. "1 ch. 7. 4. & 12. 30, 31. & 18. 9. ■ Ex. =3- 33- « Comp. ch. 19. 5 (Heb.). > Ot,/or, O man, the tree of the Jield x-i to be employed in tJte siege. Comp. Lev. 27. 12 marg. P Comp. ch. 24. 6. t Heb. to ^ofrom before thee. he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. f And what man is there that 7 hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return imto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. And ''the of- 8 ficers shall speak further unto the peo- ple, and they shall say, sWhat man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart 'faint as well as his heart. And it shall be, when ''the offi- 9 cers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make cap- tains of the armies ' to lead the people. When thou comest nigh unto a city 10 to fight against it, ''then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it maken thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, 12 but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it : and when the 13 Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, ' thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword : but the women, and the little ones, and 14 the cattle, and all that is in the city, eren all the spoil thereof, shalt thou 'take unto thyself; and ''thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. Thus 15 shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. But 'of 16 the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth : but thou shalt utterly 17 destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebus- ites; as the Lord thy God hath com- manded thee : that ™ they teach you is not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto theii gods; so should ye "sin against the Lord your God. When thou shalt besiege a city a long 19 time, in making war against it to take it, thou .shalt not destroy the trees there- of "by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (Tor the tree of the field is P man's life) 'to employ them in the siege: only the trees which thou 20 knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build 1 bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, un- til 'it be subdued. If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, atid it 2 be not known who hath slain him : then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which arc round about him that is 3 slain : and it shall be, that the city zohich is next unto the slain inaii, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke ; 4 and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there sin the valley: and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for *them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and ''by their 'word shall every controversy and every stroke be 6 fried: and all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, '^ shall wash their hands over the heifer that is 7 beheaded in the valley: and they shall answer and say. Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes 8 seen //. Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeem- ed, ''and lay not innocent blood 'unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the 9 blood shall be forgiven them. So "= shalt thou put away the gui/t of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that iL'hich is right in the sight of the Lord. 10 When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, 11 and thou hast taken them captive, and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife ; 12 then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, 13 and "pare her nails; and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and ''l.)ewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, 14 and she shall be thy wife. And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; 1 Mic. 5. I (Heb). So Isai. 29. 3 iHeh.). t Heb. ;■/ come do".on. XXI. a ch. 10. 8. I Chr. 23.13. '' ch- 17. 8, 9. & U-), 17. t Heb. IHOlitk. c Comp. Ps. 26, 6. ^^ 73- 13- Mall. 27. 24. ^ Jiinah 1. 14. t Heb. in the ifiitist, " ch. 19. 13. n Or. .^tffcr to grmt'. Hirb. tuake, or, dress. fCnmp. Ps. 45- i"^- (174) Chap. xxi. 15. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxii. 19. Bch. 24. 7. »> Gen 34 2 marg. ch. 22. 24, 29. Judg. 19- 24- 2 Sam I- . 12 marg. 14 22, ?Gen. 29- 33- iiCh r. S I, 2. But comp I Chr. 26. 10. sChr. 11. 19. 20, 22. t Heb. that is/oitHii •with hint. * See Gen. 49- 3- "» Gen. 25. 31. 3J- "Prov. 23.21. o See ch. 13. P ch. 13. II. q ch. 19. 6. f Comp. Josh. 8. 29. & 10. 26, 27. John 19. 31. •Cited Gal. 3. 13- t Heb. the citrse of God. Comp. Num. 25. 4. 2 S.im. 21. 6. ' Num.35. 34. XXII. » Ex. 23. 4. ^ L,\. 12. 3 marg. but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not smake mer- chandise of her, because thou hast •^ humbled her. If a man have two wives, one be- 15 loved, and another 'hated, and they have born him children, both the be- loved and the hated; and if the first- born son be hers that was hated : then 16 it shall be, i^when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: but he 17 shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all *that he hath: for he is ' the beginning of his strength ; ™ the right of the firstborn is his. If a man have a stubborn and rebel- 18 lious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: then 19 shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place ; and they shall say unto the 20 elders of his city, This our son is stub- born and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is "a glutton, and a drunk- ard. And all the men of his city shall 21 stone him with stones, that he die: °so shalt thou put evil away from among you; Pand all Israel shall hear, and fear. And if a man have committed a sin 2= "iworthy of death, and he l)e to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: ■■his body shall not remain all night up- 23 on the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for ^he that is hanged is 'accursed of God;) that ' thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an in- heritance. Thou => shalt not see thy brother's ox or his '^sheep go astray, and hide thy- self from them : thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto 2 thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like man- 3 ner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing oi thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide n thyself '^Thou shalt not see thy bro- ther's ass or his o.x fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them : thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. 5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man j)ut on a woman's garment: for all that do so a?-e abomination unto the 6 Lord thy God. If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, '•thou shalt 7 not take the dam with the young: but thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; <=that it may be well with thee, and that thou 8 mayest prolong thy days. When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, 9 if any man fall from thence. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard ^with divers seeds : lest the 'fruit of thy seed which thou ■ hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, 10 be defiled. Thou shalt not plow with 11 an o.x and an ass together. Thou shalt not wear a garment 8 of divers sorts, as 12 ''of woollen and linen together. 'Thou shalt make thee •'fringes upon the four 'quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. 13 If any man take a wife, and go in 14 unto her, and hate her, and give occa- sions of speech against her, and bring uj) an e\'il name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to 15 her, I found her not a maid : then .shall the father of the damsel, and her mo- ther, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of 16 the city in the gate: and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and 17 he hateth her; and lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the 18 cloth before the elders of the city. And the elders of that city shall take that 19 man and chastise him; and they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Is- " So Ex. 23. 5- •• So Lev 28. « Sec ch. 4. 40. f Lev. 19. 19. t Heb. fulness of t/te seed. B Lev. 19. 19. •» Lev. 13.47, 4S. ' So Num. 15. 38. J 1 Kin. 7, 17 (Heb). ^ So Num. 15. 38. (■75) Chap. xxii. 20. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxhi. 20. k See Gen. Seech.13.5- ?Ser- ■"Lev. 20. 10. John 8. 5. 1 Comp. Matt. I. 18, 19- *> See ch. 21. 14. P ver. 21, 22. See ch. 13. fbr, /(7^v strong koid of her. Comp. 2 Sam. 13.14 (Heb.). lEx. 17- ^ ver. 24. " Lev. 20. II. See Lev. i8. 8, ' Ruth 3. g. Ezek. 16. 8. XXIII. » Zech. 9. 6. b Neh. 13. ij c Comp. ch. 2. 29. rael : and she shall be his wife ; he may not put her away all his days. But if 20 this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: then they shall bring out the damsel to 21 the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath ''wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: 'so shalt thou put evil away from among you. ™If a man be found lying with a 22 woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the wo- man: 'so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. If a damsel that is a virgin be 23 "betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; then ye shall bring them both out unto 24 the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die ; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, Ijecause he hath "humbled his neighbour's wife: pso thou shalt put away evil from among you. But if a man find a betrothed damsel 25 in the field, and the man "force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: but unto 26 the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin -icorthy of death : for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter : for he found her in the 27 field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. ilf28 a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found ; then the man that lay with her 29 shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath ''humbled her, he may not put her away all his days. ^A man shall not take his father's 30 wife, nor discover his father's 'skirt. He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut oft", shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. ^A bastard .shall not enter into the con- 2 gregation of the Lord ; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord. ''An Am- 3 monite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: "^because they met you not 4 with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they ''hired against thee Ba- laam the son of Beor of Pethor of Me- 5 sopotamia, to curse thee. Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned "^the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved 6 thee. fThou shalt not seek their peace nor their 'prosperity all thy days for 7 ever. Thou shalt not abhor an Edom- ite; sfor he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because ""thou 8 wast a stranger in his land. The chil- dren that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord /■// their third generation. 9 ^\'hen the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from 10 every wicked thing. If there be among you any man, that is not clean 'by reason o{ iincleawiess that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the 11 camp : but it shall be, when evening *cometh on, he shall ''wash himse/fwiih water: and when the sun is down, he 12 shall come into the camp again. Thou shalt have 'a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad : 13 and thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou 'wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig there- with, and shalt turn back and cover that 14 which Cometh from thee : for the Lord thy God '"walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and "to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no 'un- clean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 15 °Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his 16 master unto thee: he shall dwell with thee, ci'e// among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it 'liketh him best: Pthou shalt 17 not oppress him. There shall be no "whore lof the daughters of Israel, nor ■'a 18 sodomite of the sons of Israel. Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the 19 Lord thy God. ^Thou shalt not lend upon u.sury to thy brother; usury of mo- ney, usury of victuals, usury of any thing 20 that is lent upon usury: 'unto a stranger ^ Num. 22. 5,6. 2 Pet. 2. 15. e So Num. 23. II. f Ezra 9. 12 {Heb.;. t Heb. good. 8 Gen. 25. 24 — 26. Obad. 10, 12. •^ Comp. Ex. 22. 21. & 23. 9. Lev. 19. 34. ch. lo. 19. ' So Lev. 16. t Heb. f7tr7i- eth ttnvarii. ^ See Lev. IS- 5- 1 See Num. 2. 17. t Heb. sitiest doi.un. ^ So Lev. 26. 12. ^ ch. 7. 2, 23. tHeb.«rt^f(^- ness o/ajxy thing. Comp. ch. 24. I marg, o I bam. 30. 15. tHeb. hgood for hint. I' E.\. 22. 21 (Heb.). ll Or, sodoi/iitess. 1 So Lev. 19. 29. ^ I Kin. 14. 24. & 15. 12. it 22, 46. 2 Kin. 23. 7. 5 See Ex. 22. 25- So Luke 6- 34. 35- ' ch. IS. 3. (.76) Chap, xxiir. 21. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxv. i. " ch. 15. 10. * ch. 12. 7. * See Num. 30. ■£. So Ps.66. 13, 14. & 76. II. y ch. 16. 9 (Heb.). * Matt. 12. I. Mark 2. 23. Luke 6. I. XXIV. » Matt. 19. 7. Mark 10. 4. Cited Matt. 5. 31. tHeb. matter of nakedness. Rather as ch. 23. 14 marg. tHeb. cutting off. So ver. 3. Isai. 50. I. Jer. 3. 8. 1> Jer. 3. I. c ch. 20. 7. t Heb. not any tiling shall pass rtfio'i him. •' Comp. Prov. 5. 18. * Comp. ch. 20. 19. f See Ex. 21. 16. B ch. 21. 14. •j See ch. 13. 5. thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: "that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all "that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. "When thou shalt vow a 21 vow unto the Lord thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. But if thou shalt 22 forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. That which is gone out of thy lips thou 23 shalt keep and perform; a'en a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the Lord thy God, which thou hast pi-omised with thy mouth. When thou 24 comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. When thou comest 25 into the >' standing cornof thyneighbour's, ^then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand ; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's ystanding corn. When a •''man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found 'some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of 'divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. And 2 when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife. And {/the latter husband hate her, and 3 write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth // in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife; ''her 4 former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled ; for that is abo- mination before the Lord; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth theeyf'r an in- heritance. "^When a man hath taken a 5 new wife, he shall not go out to war, 'neither shall he be charged with any business: hut he shall be free at home one year, and shall "^ cheer up his wife which he hath taken. No man shall take the nether or the 6 upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh '^a man's life to pledge. ^ If a man be ^ found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Lsrael, and smaketh mer- chandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; ''and thou shalt put evil away from among you. Take heed e in 'the plague of leprosy, that t/iou ob- serve diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall 9 observe to do. Remember what the Lord thy God did Junto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out 10 of Egypt. When thou dost 'lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into 11 his house to fetch his pledge. Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge 12 abroad unto thee. And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: 13 ''in any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and 'bless thee: and ""it shall be righte- ousness unto thee before the Lord thy 14 God. Thou shalt not "oppress a hired servant tkat is poor and needy, whether /le be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates : 15 at his day °thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and 'setteth his heart upon it: Plest he cry against thee unto i5 the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. iThe fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers : every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 ■'Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; ^nor 18 take a widow's raiment to pledge : but 'thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I 19 command thee to do this thing. "\Vhen thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot "a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the father- less, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may ''bless thee in all the work 20 of thine hands. When thou beatest thine olive tree, 'thou shalt not go over the boughs again : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not >' glean // 'after- ward : it shall be for the stranger, for the 22 fatherless, and for the widow. And 2 thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt : there- fore I command thee to do this thing. If there be a 'controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then > Lev. ch. 13. &14. J Num. 12. tHeb. knd tlu loan 0/ any ihin^lo,S^c. So ch. 15. 2 marg. ^ See Ex. 22. 26. I Job 29. 13. & 31. 20. "' Ps. 112. 9. So Dan. 4. »7. Comp. ch. 6. 25. " See Lev. 6. 2. 0 See Lev. 19. 13. So Jer. 22. 13. t Heb. hr lifteth his soul unto it. .\s Pi. 25. I. & 86. 4. & 143. 8. p ch. 15. 9. So James 5. 1 Cited 2 Kin. 14. 6. 2 Chr. 25. 4. So Jer. 31. 29, 30. Ezek. 18. 2, 4, 20. "■ ch. 27. 19. So ch. 10. i8. E.v. 22. 21, 22. & 23. 6. Prov. 22. 22. Isai. I. 23. Jer. 5. 28. * Comp. ver. 6, 13. ' ver. 22. See ch. 5. '5; " Lev. 19. 9. & 23. 22. " See Lev. 23. 10 marg. * See ch. 14. 29. t Heb. thou shall jiot bough it lifter t/iee. Comp. Isai. 10. 33. Ezek. 17. 6. & 31. 5. 6, 8, 12, 13, in the Heb. y r.,ev. ig. lb. tHeb. after tfue. ' ver. 18. x.xv. ^ ch. ig. 17. 1'77) 23 Chap. xxv. 2. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxvi. 11. *> Prov. 17. '5- ^ 2 Cor. II. 24- • =4- 9- i8 forth out of Fgypt; how he met thee bv the way, and "smote the hindmost of " J"^''- '°- ■» ./ 1, 1 ,-1111-, marg. thee, ruen all that were feeble behmd thee, when thou 7C'ast ^faint and weary; 'So2Sain. 19 and he feared not God. Therefore it ''' '' shall be, ^when the Lord thy God hath ^ ' s^^™- >5. given thee rest from all thine enemies "' ^' round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt ^blot out 'Ex. 17. 14. the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven ; thou shalt not forget //. And it shall be, when thou art come XXVI. in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth \\\tsfor an inheritance, and 2possessest it, and dwellest therein; ^that '^'^- ^3- '9- thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit Num. 15. 20. of the earth, which thou shalt bring of ^h.'ik'io. thy land that the Lord thy God giveth Prov. 3. 9. thee, and shalt put // in ''a basket, and shalt '^go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name 3 there. And thou shalt go unto tlie priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our 4 fathers for to give us. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the 5 Lord thy God. And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, ''A h!;,""!?: 12. Syrian =ready to perish was my father, = Gen. 43. i, and he went down into Egypt, and so- ^' iourned there with a ffew, and became fQ<="-46.i. J . , , 27. ch. 10. 22. there a nation, great, mighty, and popu- Acts 7. 14,15. 6lous: and sthe Eg>'ptians evil entreated ^ ^x. i. n, us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us 7 hard bondasfe: and ""when we cried unto '' Ex. 2 23, 24 2<; & 3 the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord , '& ^ ^i heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our op- 8 pression : and 'the Lord brought us forth ' Ex. 12. 37, out of Egypt ''with a mighty hand, and k'seech. 4. with an outstretched arm, and ''with 34- great terribleness, and with signs, and 9 with wonders : and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even 'a land that floweth with milk '^^■<^''i.'5 10 and honey. .\\m1 now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of^ the land, w^hich thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy ^ 11 God: and ™thou shalt rejoice in every y. See Ex. 3. 8. 1>JSJ Chap. xxvi. 12. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xxvir. 20. B See Lev. 27. 30. » ch. 14. 28, 29. Comp. Amos 4. 4. pPs. iig. 141, 153. 176- 5- • ch. 7. 6. & 14. 2. So Ex. 19. 5. » ch. 23. I. Comp. ch. 32. 8. * See ch. 7. 6. So ch. 28. 9. XXVII. ■ Josh, i ^ Josh. 8. 32. good t/iin(^ which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. When thou hast made an end ofi2 tithing all the "tithes of thine increase the third year, which is ° the year of tithing, and hast given if unto the Le- vite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; then thou shalt say 13 before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed t/iings out of wine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy command- ments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy command- ments, Pneither have I forgotten i/iem: II have not eaten thereof in my mourn- 14 ing, neither have I taken away otig/it thereof for any unclean use, nor given otig/it thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. ''Look 15 down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, 'a land that floweth with milk and honey. This 16 day the Lord thy God hath command- ed thee to do these statutes and judg- ments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. Thou hast ^avouched the 17 Lord (his day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his sta- tutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: and the Lord hath avouched i3 thee this day to be 'his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; and to make thee "high above all na- 19 tions which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be "a holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying. Keep all the commandments which I com- mand you this day. And it shall be on 2 the day ^when you shall pass over Jor- dan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: ''and thou shalt write upon 3 So Ex. 20. 25. them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, <=a land 'that floweth '^ch. 96.9, with milk and honey ; as the Lord God & 3^5! of thy fathers hath promised thee. 4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, ''in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister ■'ch. 11.29. 5 them with plaister. And there shalt ■'°^- ^- '°- thou build an altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones: <=thou shalt not ^Jo;h. 8.31. 6 lift up any iron tool upon them. Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God (2/" = whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the 7 Lord thy God: and thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and s rejoice before the Lord thy God. And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 9 And Moses and the priests the Le- vites spake unto all Israel, saying. Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; ^this day fch. 26. j8. thou art become the people of the 10 Lord thy God. Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his sta- tutes, which I command thee this day. 11 And Moses charged the people the 12 same day, saying, e These shall stand ^, '=';•"■ =9- A ■ ■ 11 1 Josh. 8. 33. upon mount Gerizzmi to bless the peo- Comp. l)ie, when ye are come over Jordan; ■'"''S" 9- 7- Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Is- issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: and sthese shall stand upon mount Ebal 'to *Hob.>r curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and '"""'""■^' MZebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. And ''the ^^*'°"p- Levites shall speak, and say unto all the oin. q. li. IS men of Israel ruith a loud voice, 'Cursed ' ^|^ ^•''- =°- be the man that niaketh any graven or So isai. ^ molten image, an abomination unto the fi^s ^^ ^ Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret p/aee. ''And all the people shall answer ■'Comp. 16 and say, Amen. 'Cursed be he that jtr."M^s^°' setteth light by his fiither or his mother. iCor 14. 16. And all the people shall say. Amen. 12. & 21. 17. 17 "'Cursed be he that removeth his neigh- J},";,'^' ^' hour's landmark. And all the people 18—2;. 18 shall say. Amen. "Cursed /;^ he that ^4.'^" ''''• '* maketh the blind to wander out of the ° So Lev. 19. way. And all the people shall say, '*' 19 Amen. "Cursed be he that perverteth "Seech. 24. the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall 20 say, Amen, p Cursed be he that lieth "J'^l'^^- with his father's wife; because he un- ;i79) Chap, xxvii. 21. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xxviii. 25. q Ch. 22. 30. *■ See Lev. 18. 23. » Lev. 18. 9. & 20. 17. » So Lev. 18. 17. & 30. 14. " Ex. 21. 12, 14. ch. 19. II. * Ex. 23.7, 8. ch. 16. 19. Ezek. 22. 12. ^ Jer. II, 3. Cited Gal. 3. 10. Soch. 28. 15. Ps. iig. 21. XXVIII. » So Ex. 15. 26. Lev. 26. 3. Isai. 55. 2. ^ See ch. 26. 19- *^ ver. 15. Zech. I. 6. •i Gen. 39. 5. e ver. II, 18, ^i- = ch. 7. 13. bo Gen. 49. 25. ch. 30. 9. 1 Tim. 4. 8. f Seech. 26. 2. II Or, dough, or, knead' ingtrough. So ver. 17. Exod. 8. 3. & 12. 34. K Ps. 121. 8. •1 So Lev. 26. 78. 2 bam. 22. 32-41. Ps. 18. 117—40. Comp. ver. 25. * Lev. 25. 21. I Or, bants. Prov. 3. 10. kSeech.12.7. > See Ex. 19. 5.6. ch. 7. 6. So ch. 26. iS, 19. & 29. 13. '" See Num. 6. 27. « Soch. II. 25- " ch. 30. 9. II Or, Jor good. \ Heb. belly. So ver. 4, 18 en. 30. 9. covereth ihis father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. ■'Cursedji be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. ^Cursed be he that lieth with 22 his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 'Cursed 23 be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say. Amen. "Cursed be he that smiteth his neigh- 24 hour secretly. And all the people shall say. Amen. ""■ Cursed be he that taketh 25 reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say. Amen. ^'Cursed be he that confirmeth not26 all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen. And it shall come to pass, ^if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy Ciod, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee f/iis day, that the Lord thy God will set tliee on ''high above all nations of the earth: and all these 2 blessings shall come on thee, and "^over- take thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed 3 slialf thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be ^m the field. Blessed shall 4 be ^the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cat- tle, "^the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Blessed s/iall be s thy ^basket and thy " store. Blessed 6 s/ialt thou be swhen tliou comest in, and blessed shall thou be when thou goest out. The Lord ''shall cause thine 7 enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee be- fore thee seven ways. The Lord shall 8 'command the blessing upon thee in thy 'storehouses, and in all that thou ''set- test thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 'The Lord .shall es- 9 tablish thee a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. And 10 all people of the earth shall see that thou art '"called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be "afraid of thee. And °the Lord shall make thee plente-n ous ''in goods, in the fruit of thy 'body, and in the fniit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give 12 thee. The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven Pto give ^^ Lev' 26'*' the rain unto thy land in his season, and ito bless all the work of thine 1 ch. 14. 29. hand: and ■'thou shalt lend unto many 'Soch.is.e. nations, and thou shalt not borrow, ver. 44. 13 And the Lord shall make thee Hhe ' 's"'- 9 '<. head, and not the tail ; and thou shalt \% 6. be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to ob- 14 serve and to do them: 'and thou shalt 'Seech. 5. not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. 15 But it shall come to pass, "if thou wilt " ^°'^''- '^■ not hearken unto the voice of the Lord Lam. 2. 17. thy God, to observe to do all his com- Ma"'?!"''^' mandments and his statutes which I Baruch i. 20. command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and "over- 'ver. 2. 16 take thee: cursed shalt thou be ^in the ^ver. 3— 6. city, and cursed shalt thou be in the 17 field. Cursed shall be thy basket and 18 thy store. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of 19 thy sheep. Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be 20 when thou goest out. The Lord vshall ''Mai- =■ =• . . ^ cn. 7. 2^ send upon thee cursing, ^vexation, and (Heki "rebuke, in all ''that thou settest thine 'jfe^;. ""*■ °° hand unto 'for to do, until tliou be de- Zech. .4. 13 stroyed, and until thou perish quickly; i so Ps. 80. because of the wickedness of thy doings, j^-. 21 where/n' thou hast forsaken me. The & si. 20. Lord shall make "^the pestilence cleave ^^I^^J-h. 12. unto thee, until he have consumed thee ?■ from off the land, whitlier thou goest to i„/„v/,' tlmi 22 possess it. The Lord shall smite thee «■»'"'"'"'<'<'• with ''a consumption, and with ''a fever, 26, 25. and with an inflammation, and with an Lev. 26. 16. extreme burnirig, and with the 'sword, 'Or. and with •= blasting, and with = mildew; « '/Km'. 8. 37. and they shall pursue thee until thou Ai^''^- 9 23 perish. And ""thy heaven that is over f So Lev. 26. thy head shall be brass, and the earth g':^^ 24 that is under thee shall be iron. The So Lev. 26. Lord shall make the rain of thy land S'. 32'. 30. powder and dust: from heaven shall it i*jj;,.3°- ''• come down upon thee, until thou be de- & 24. 9. ' 25 stroyed. sThe Lord shall cause thee 1 3^; J^; to be smitten before thine enemies: thou Ezek. 23. 46. shalt go out one way against them, and sj^^isaL^lt flee seven ways before them: and ''shalt }%] , , be 'removed mto all the kmgdoms of remomng. (iSoJ Chap, xxviii. 26. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xxviii. 55. ' Ps. 79. 2. Jer. 7. 33. & 16. 4- & 34. 20. Soi Sam. 17. 44. 46. J Jer. 7- 33- See Lev. 26. 6(Heb.). k ver. 35. See Lev. 13. 18 iHeb.). 1 I Sam. 5. 6. ™ Comp. Lev. 21. zp. & 22. 22. n 2 Kin. 9.20. Zech. 12. 4. Comp. ver. 34, o Zech. 12. 4. So Jer. 4. 9(Heb.]. P Job 5. 14. Solsai.59.10. q ch. 20. 5—7- r So Amos 5. II. Zeph. 1. 13. t Heb. pro- fane, or, use it as com- ■nwn fneat. As ch. 20. 6. f Heb. j//rt// 7tot return to thee. s Ps. 69. 3. & 1 19. 82, 123. * Comp. Gen. 31. 29. Prov. 3. 27, in the Heb. « So ver. 29. ^ ver. 67. * 2 Kin. 17. 4,6. & 24. 12, 14. & 25. 7, II, 2 Chr. 33. II & 36. 6, 20. y See ch. 4. 28. & ver. 64. 'I Kin, 9.7,8 Jer. 24. 9. & 25. 9. » Ps. 44. 14 (Heb.). Ezek. 14. 8. h Hag. I. 6. SoMic. 6. 15 " Joel 1. 4. S: 2. 25. the earth. And 'thy carcase shall be 26 meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and •'no man shall fray than away. The Loud will 27 smite thee with ''the botch of Eg)'pt, and with 'the emerods, and with '"the scab, and with the itch, wherery thou canst not be healed. The Lord shall 28 smite thee with "madness, and blind- ness, and "astonishment of heart : and 29 thou shalt Pgrope at noondays, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. iThou 30 shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: ''thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not 'gather the grapes thereof. Thine 31 ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall he violently taken away from before thy face, and 'shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine ene- mies, and thou shalt have none to res- cue them. Thy sons and thy daughters 32 shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and ^fail with long- ing {or them all the day long: and there shall be 'no might in thine hand. The 33 fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; "and thou shalt be only oppress- ed and crushed ahvay : so that thou shalt 2^ be mad "for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. The Lord shall smite 35 thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore "botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. The Lord shall ^ bring thee, 36 and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known ; and >' there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. And thou shalt become ^an 37 astonishment, ='a proverb, and ^a by- word, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee. ''Thou shalt carry 3s much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for <^the locust shall consume it. Thou shalt plant vineyards, 39 and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. Thou shalt 40 have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit. Thou shalt beget sons and daugh- 41 ters, but 'thou shalt not enjoy them; for 42 ''they shall go into captivity. All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the lo- 43 oust 'consume. "^The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very 44 low. fHe shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: =he shall be the 45 head, and thou shalt be the tail. More- over Sail these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his command- ments and his statutes which he com- 46manded thee: and they shall be upon thee ''for a sign and for a wonder, and 47 upon thy seed for ever. Because thou ser\-edst not the Lord thy God with joy- fulness, and with 'gladness of heart, ''for 48 the abundance of all things; therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he 'shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he 49 have destroyed thee. ""The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, ^as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue 50 thou shalt not 'understand; a nation 'of fierce countenance, "which shall not re- gard the person of the old, nor shew 51 favour to the young: and he shall Peat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed : which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have de- 52Stroyed thee. And he shall 1 besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land": and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord 53 thy God hath given thee. And 'thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own 'body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daugh- ters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, ^in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall 54 distress thee : so that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, 'his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward "the wife of his bosom, and towards tlie remnant of his children which 55 he shall leave : so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his chil- dren whom he shall eat: becausa he t Heb, Ihey shall not De thine. ^ So Lam, I. 5- II Or^ possess. « Comp. ver. 13. f Comp. ver, 12. «ver. 15. •> Comp, Isai. 8. 18. ' Isai. 65. 14 iHeb.l, ^ So ch, 32, 15- Jer. 2$, 14, o' Comp. Jer. 5, 15. & 6, 22, 23. Luke 19, 43. ■' Jer, 48, 40. & 49. 22. Lam, 4, 19, Ezek. 17. 3, (li!, Hos, 8. I. Hab, I, 8, t Heb, hear. ^ H<:h. strong of face. So Prov. 7. '3- , Eccles, 8, I. Dan, 8, 23, o Comp. 2 Chr, 36. 17, Isai. 47, 6. f ^er, 33, So Isai, 62. 8. See ver, 4. •3 Comp, 2 Kin. 25, I, 2, 4. r Lev. 26, 29, ver, 57, Jer, 19, 9, Comp, 2 Kin, 6, 28, 29, 1-am. 2. 20. & 4. 10. Bariich 2. 3. t Heb. belly. So ver. 4t ii, 18. " ver. 55, 57. t See ch. 15. 9 " See ch. 13. 6. (181) Chap, xxviii. 56. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxix. 15. ' ver. S4- Isai. 47- 1. tHeb, afterbirth, * Gen. 49. 10. 7 Ex. 6. 3. « Ps. 17. 7. & 31. 21 (Heb.). a Sec ch. 7. 15- t Heb. cause to ascetid. b ch. 26. 5. * ch. 10. 22. Neh. g. 23. See Gen. 15. 5. ^ ch. 30. g. Jer. 32. 41. Zeph. 3. 17- So Isai. 62. 5. &65. ig. e Comp. Prov. I. 26. Isai. I. 24. Ezek. 5. 13. f See Lev. 26. 33. So Jer. 16. 13. B ver. 36. h Comp. Amos 9. 4. 1 Comp. Lev. 26. 36. •^ So I-ev. 26. 16. ' Job 7. 4. hath nothing left him =in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine ene- mies shall distress thee in all thy gates. The "tender and delicate woman among 56 you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicatenessand tenderness, 'her eye shall be evil towards the husband of her bo- som, and towards her son, and towards her daughter, and towards her 'young 57 one that cometh out "from between her feet, and towards her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly ^in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. If thou wilt not observe to do all the 58 words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mavest fear this glorious and fearful name, VtHE LORD THY GOD; then the Lord =^will make thy 59 plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. Moreover he will 60 bring upon thee all the ^ diseases of E- gypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. Also every 61 sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord 'bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. And ye .shall be left 62 ''few in number, whereas ye were '^as the stars of heaven for multitude; be- cause thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God. And it shall 63 come to pass, that as the Lord ''re- joiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord '=will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. And the Lord f.shall scatter 64 thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and sthere thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, C7'cn wood and stone. And •'among Cs these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: 'but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and •''failing of eyes, and ''sorrow of mind: and thy life shall 66 hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: 'in the morn- 67 ing thou shalt say. Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say. Would God it were morning! for the fear of Jer. 43. 7- thine heart wherewzV/^ thou shalt fear, and ""for the sight of thine eyes which "■'■"■34. 68 thou shalt see. And the Lord "shall ^""j/' '^^ bring thee into Egypt again with ships, Comp. by the way wheref^/" I spake unto thee, °Thou shalt see it no more again: and 16.''^'^ ' ''" there ye shall lie sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall \y\xy you. These (r/r the words of the covenant, XXIX. which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside ^the covenant "<:''• s- '■ 3- which he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, ''Ye have seen all that •'Ex. 19. 4. the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; 3'^the great temptations which thine eyes "Seech. 4. have seen, the signs, and those great mi- 4 racks: yet ''the Lord hath not given J Comp. you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, & 63. 'if. sand ears to hear, unto this day. ^And ;A'c'ts 2'8''26 I have led you forty years in the wilder- 27- ness: fyour clothes are not waxen old f leech's. 4. upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen 6 old upon thy foot. sYe have not eaten ''^''■p^- 3- bread, neither have you drunk wine or strong drink : that ye might know that I 7 am the Lord your God. And when ye came unto this place, ''Sihon the king of '■ Num. 21. Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, 33—35! came out against us unto battle, and we 'J.''- =• 3'- ^ . ct 3. I. 8 smote them: and we took their land, and 'gave it for an inheritance unto the ' ^'""- s^' Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to 9 the half tribe of Manasseh. 'Keep therefore the words of this covenant. 33- ch. 3. 12, 13. J ch. 4. 6. ye may "prosper in Josh. I. 7. Sam. 18. 5, 14..; 5. 3°- I Kin. 2. 3. er. 10. 21. and do them, that all that ye do. 10 Ye stand this day all of you before ' the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your 'offi- 'g^&josh*' iicers, with all the men of Israel, your i. 1°. little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from ""the hewer of " J"'''- 9- =1. thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: °^' ^'' 12 that thou shouldest ' enter into covenant * Heb. /««. with the Lord thy God, and into his "oath, which the Lord thy God maketh "xFf '',■"'• '^s 13 with thee this day: that he may "esta- osoch. 28.9. blish thee to day for a people unto him- self, and that he may be unto thee a p Ex. 6. 7. God, Pas he hath said unto thee, and cS^p,'"''" las he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Gen. 50. 24. 14 Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. Nei- jen^i'^'31, therwith you only''do I make this cove- T^'^^-^ jsnant and this "oath; but with him that 8—10.' (182) Chap. xxix. i6. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxx. 12. ■ So Acts 2. 39- tHeb. dun^ gods. So Lev. 26. 3°- . I Km. 21. 26. Ezek. 22. -3, & 30. 13, &c. ' Acts 8. 23. Heb. 12. 15. II Or. n f-oi- snnful kerb. Heb. rosh. ch. 32. 32. " Rev. 8. J I. I Or, stub- bornness. Ps. 81. 12. Jcr. 3. 17. & 7. 24. * Isai. 30. I. t Heb. the drunken to the thirsty. 1 Ps. 74. I. ' Ps- 79- 5- * See ch. 9. >4- (Heb. is ivriiien. So ch. 30. 10. *• ver. 24. tHeb. wherewith the Lord hnth made it sick. ' Ps. 107. 34 marg. Judg. 9. 45. Jer. 17. 6. Ezek. 47. Ti. Zeph. 2. 9. ■^Gen. 19. 24, 25, 29. Jer. 20. l6. * ver. 22. f I Kin. 9. 8, Q. ter. 22. 8, 9. s See Ex. II. HOr, whoArt// not giTi-n to them any portion. tHeb. diirided. '' I Kin. 14. IS- 2 Chr. 7. 20. standeth here with us thts day before the Lord our God, 'and also with kim that is not here with us this day : (for i-e 16 know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by; and ye 17 have seen their abominations, and their 'idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which 7oere among them:) lest there iS should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these na- tions; 'lest there should be among you a, root that beareth 'gall and "worm- wood; and it come to jjass, when he 19 heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the 'iivagi- nation of mine heart, "to add 'drunken- ness to thirst : the Lord will not spare 20 him, but then >"the anger of the Lord and ^his jealou.sy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord ''shall blot out his name from under heaven. And the Lord 21 shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the ' curses of the covenant that 'are written in this book of the law: so that the ge-22 neration to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, ''shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses 'which the Lord hath laid upon it; and that the 2^ whole land thereof is brimstone, and ■^salt, and burning, t/iat it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth there- in, ''like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: even all nations "=shall say, 24 "■Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what mea?ieth ethe heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, 25 Because they have forsaken the cove- nant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: for they went and served other =6 gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and ^ivhom he had not 'given unto them: and the anger of the 27 Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are writ- ten in this book: and the Lord ''rooted 28 them out of their land in anger, and in ^vrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as // is this day. 29 The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our chil- dren for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. And ^it shall come to pass, when ''all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and nhou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the 2 Lord thy God hath driven thee, and shalt "i return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and 3 with all thy soul; that then the Lord thy God "= will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and fgather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scatter- 4 ed thee, slf any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of hea\en, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5 and the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possess- ed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will •'do thee good, and multiply thee 6 above thy fathers. And 'the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all 7 thy soul, that thou mayest live. And the Lord thy God will put ail these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. sAnd thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his com- mandments ■^^•hich I command thee this 9 day. 'And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again ''rejoice over thee for good, as he 10 rejoiced over thy fathers: if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and I. with all thy soul. For this command- ment which I command thee this day, 'it is not hidden from thee, neither is 12 it far off. '"It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, XXX. ■^ Lev. 26. 40 — 42. ^ ch. II. 26. & ch. 28. « So ch. 4. 29—31. I Kin. 8. 47—5°- °- Isai. 55. 7. Lam. 3. 40. Joel 2. 12, 13. « Ps. 126. I, 4- Jer. 29, 14. Her. 32. 37. Lzek. 34. 13. 8: 36. 24. *-■ Neh. I. 9. So ch. 38. 64. ^ ch. 28. 63. ' See ch. lo. Jch. 28. II. ^ Sec ch. 28. 63. 1 Comp. Isai. 45. ig. & 48. 16. "" Cited generally Rom. 10. 6—8. (183) Chap. xxx. 13. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxxi. 17. n ver. 19. o ver. 6. Sec ch. 6. 5. Pch. 29. 18. 1 ch. 4. 19 (Heb.). ' Comp. ch. 26. 3 (Heb.). » Seech. 4. 26. So ch. 31. 28. * ver. 15. ch. 32. 47. " ver. I. ^ See ch. 10. 20. jSoPs. 27.1. &66. 9. See John ii. 25- ' See Gen. XXXI. ' ch. 34. 7. See Ex. 7. t* See Num. 27. 17. c ch. 3. 27. So Num. 20. 12. & 27. 13. ^ ch. 9. 3. ' ch. 3. 28. So Num. 27. 21. t ch. 3. 21. 8 Num. 21. 23. 24. 33. 35- h ch. 7. 2. ' ver. 7, 23. ch. 3. 28. Josh. I. 6, 7, 9. & 10. 25. 1 Chr. 22. 13. & 28. 20. ^ ch. I. 29 (Heb.l. & 7. 18, 21 (Heb.). & 20. 3 (Heb.). 1 ch. 20. 4. that we may hear it, and do it? Neither 13 is it beyond the sea, that t/wu shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is 14 very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that i/idu mayest do it. See, "I have set before thee f/iis day 15 life and good, and death and evil; in 16 that I command thee i/iis day °to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. But 17 if P thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but ishalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and sei-ve them ; 'I denounce unto you //lis day, that ye 18 shall surely perish, a//d tliat ''ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. *I call heaven and earth 19 to record this day against you, that 'I have set before you life and death, "bless- ing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: that thou mayest love the Lord thy 20 God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and "that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy >iife, and the length of thy days : that thou mayest dwell in the land ^ which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. And he said unto 2 them, I am ^an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more ''go out and come in : also the Lord hath said unto me, "^Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. The Lord thy God, ''he 3 will go over before thee, and he will de- stroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them : tf/z^ Joshua, he shall go over before thee, «as the Lord hath said. 'And the Lord shall 4 do unto them sas he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. And the Lord shall give them up before 5 your face, that ye may do unto them •^ according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 'Be t strong and of a good courage, ''fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, 'he // is that doth go with thee; '"he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou 8 shalt cause them to inherit it. And the Lord, °he it wthat doth go before thee; he will be with thee, "'he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee : fear not, nei- ther Pbe dismayed. 9 And Moses wrote this law, land de- livered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, 'which bare the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, and unto all the 10 elders of Israel. And Moses command- ed them, saying. At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the ^year of release, 'in the feast of taber- 11 nacles, when all Israel is come to "ap- pear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, "thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their 12 hearing, v Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and ob- serve to do all the words of this law: 13 and tliat their children, ^which have not known any thing, ^may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses, ''Be- hold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that '=1 may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the con- isgregation. And ''the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud : and the pillar of the cloud stood over 16 the door of the tabernacle. And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt 'sleep with thy fathers; and this people will "^rise up, and ""go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to i^^ amongst them, and will Eforsake me, and ''break my covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and ' I will forsake them, and I will ''hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall 'befall ■" ver. 8. See Josh. I. 5- " ver. 6, 23. 0 So ch. 9. 3. See Ex. 13. P ch. I. 21 (Heb.). Josh. I. 9. &8. I. & 10. 25. ch. 7. 18. 1 Comp. ch. 17. 18. >■ ver. 25. Num. 4. 15. Josh. 3. 3- & 8- 33- I Chr. 15. 15. 8 ch. 15. I, 2, So t See Lev. 23. 34- " cli. 16. 16, ^ Josh. 8. 34, 35- . 2 Kin. 23. 2. Neh. 8. 1—3. y ch. 4. 10. * ch. II. 2. a Ps. 78. 5,6. *• ver. 2, 16. c ver. 23. Num. 27. 19. ** Ex. 33. 9. t Heb. lie diT^vn Sec 2 Sam. 7. 12. ^ E.\. 32. 6. f See Ex. 34. 15. 8 Judg. 2. 12. & 10. 6, 13. *• ver. 20. Judg. 2. I. Sec Lev. 26. ' 2 Chr. 15.2. I's: 24. 20. •^ cli. 32. 20. Ps. 30. 7. i'^: 104. 29. Is.ti. 8. 17. .^ 64. 7- L/ek. 39. 23. Comp. Isai. 59. 2. t Heb. Jiud them. So ver. 21. Josh. 2. 23. Judg. 6. 13. See Gen. 44. 34 marg. ch. 4. 30 marg. ;i84; Chap. xxxi. i8. DEUTERONOMY. Chap. xxxh. 13. 1 Nvim. 14- 42. ■" ver. 17. o See Ex. 3. P So ch. 32. 15- q ver. 18. •■ Num. 14. II, 23. & 16. 30- , See ch. 32. 19. ■ver. 17. t Heb. be- fore, *■ Comp. Hos. 5. 3. & 13- 5, 6. " Gen. 6. 5 marg. t Heb. do. " ver. 14. * See ver. 6. " ver. 9. * Comp. 2 Kin. 22. c See Ex. 32. " ch. 9. 7, 34. e See ch. 16. 18. f So ch. 30. 19. Comp. ch, 32. 1. 8 ch. 32. 5 and marg. ludg. 2. 19. Hos. 9. 9. *• ch. 4. 30. See Gen. 49. I. • ch. 4. 25. 8z 9. 18. & 32. 16, 21. So ch. 32. 19, 27 fHeb.). Judg. 2. 12, 1 Sam. 1 . 6, 7.&C. them ; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because ' our God ts not amongst us ? And '"I will surely hide my face in 18 that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. Now there- 19 fore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel : put it in their mouths, that this song may be "a. witness for me against the children of Israel. Jnir when I shall have brought ;o them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, °that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and p waxen tat; ithen will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and "^provoke me, and ''break my covenant. And it shall come 21 to pass, ^when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify 'against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for 'I know their "imagi- nation which they *go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. Moses therefore 22 wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. "And he 23 gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, *Be strong and of a good courage : for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and >'I will be with thee. And it came to pass, when Moses 24 had made an end of ^writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the 25 Levites, ^ which bare the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord, saying. Take this 26 book of the law, ^and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there ''for a witness against thee. For I know thy ■^^ rebellion, and thy '^ stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, "'ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death? Gather unto me all the elders 28 of your tribes, and your <= officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, fand call heaven and earth to record against them. For I know that after 29 my death ye will utterly scorrupt your- selves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you ''in the latter days; be- cause ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, 'to provoke him to anger through 30 the work of your hands. And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended. Give ear, ='0 ye heavens, and I will speak ; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 ''My doctrine '^ shall drop as the rain, My speech shall distil as the dew. As the small rain upon the tender herb. And ''as the showers upon the grass: 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord: Ascribe ye ■= greatness unto our God. 4 He is f the Rock, his work is perfect: For Sail his ways are judgment: ''A God of truth and 'without iniquity, Just and right is he. 5 ' They have corrupted themselves, 'their spot is not the spot of his children : They are a ''perverse and ''crooked generation. 6 Do ye thus 'requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he "'thy Father that hath "bought thee? Hath he not "made thee, and esta- blished thee? 7 Remember the days of old. Consider the years of * many genera- tions: P Ask thy father, and he will shew thee; Thy elders, and they will tell tliee. 8 \Vhen the most High ^divided to the nations their inheritance. When he ''separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people According to the number of the chil- dren of Israel. 9 For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the 'lot of his inheritance. 10 He found him ^in a desert land. And in the 'waste howling "wilder- ness ; He ' led him about, he instructed him, He kept him as •'"the apple of his eye. 11 ^As an eagle stirreth up her nest, ^ Fluttereth over her young, Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, >'Beareth them on her wings: 12 So the Lord alone did lead him. And there was no strange god with him. 13 "He made him ride on the high places of the earth. XXXII. ' See ch. 4. 26. Ps. 50. 4. Comp. Josh. 24. 27. ^ So Isai. 55. 10, II. 1 Cor. 3. 6, 7,8. " ch. 33. 28. ^ Ps. 72. 6. So Mic. 5. 7. e ch. 3. 24. & 5. 24. ' ver. 15, 18, 30. 3i> 37- 2 Sam. 22. 3, 32, 47.&23.3. Ps. 18. 2, 31, 46- & 92. 15. Hab. I. 12 marg. ^ So Dan. 4. 37- Rev. 15. 3. hSoPs. 31. 5. Jer. 10. 10. ' Job 34. 10. t Heb. He hath cor7-upted to himself. Comp. ch. 31. 29. II Or. that they are fu}t his children^ that Is tlteir blot. ^ 2 Sam. 22. 27. Ps. 18. 26 in the Heb. Matt. 17. 17. Luke 9. 41. Phil. 2. 15. ' So Ps. 116. 12. ni Isai. 63. 16. & 64. 8. n P.s. 74. 2. ° ver. 15. Isai. 27. II. & 44. 2. & 51. 13. t Heb. gene- ration and gemration. P See Ex. 13. 26. So P-S. 44- I- *1 Acts 17.26. ""Gen. II. 8. t Heb. cord. So ch. 3. 4, 13, 14 in the Heb. » ch. 8. 15. Jcr. 2. 6. Hos. 13. 5. * fob 12. 24 I'Heb.). » See Num. 21. 20 marg. " Or, cotnfiassed hitn about, ^ Ps. 17. 8. Prov. 7. 2. SoZech. 2.8. ^ E.\. 19. 4. So Isai. 31. 5. ■ Gen. 1. 2 (Heb.). » Isai. 58. 14. So ch. 33. 29, Ezek. 36. 2. (185I 24 Chap, xxxii. 14. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xxxii. 36. ** Job 20. 17. Ps. 81. 16, = ch. 33. 24. Job 29. 6. Ps. 81. 16. ■1 ch. 8. 15. « Ps. 81. 16. & 147. 14. f Gen. 49. II. « ch. 33. 5, 26. Isai. 44. 2. •i 1 Sam. 2.29. > Neh. 9. 25. Jer. 5. 7, 28. So ch. 31. 20. Hos. 13. 6. Comp. Ps. 17. 10. J Jcr. 15. 6. k ver. 6. I Ps. 89. 26. So 2 Sam. 22. 47. Ps. 95. I. " Ps. 73. 58. So ver. 21. See Num. 25. II. 1 Ps. 106. 37. Cited I Cor. 10. 20. See Lev. 17. Tor, which were jtot God. Comp. ver. 21, 0 IsaL 17. 10. Jer. 2. 32. p So Judg. 2. 14. 1 Or, despised. Lam. 2. 6. See ch. 31. 20. <1 Comp. Isai. I. 2. r See ch. 31. 17- " Prov. 2. 12, 14. & 6. 24. * So ver. 16. " I Kin. 16. 13, 26. So Ps. 31. 6. Jer. 8. 19. & 10. 8. & 14. 22. & 16. 19. Jonah 2. 8. Acts 14. 15. 'f Comp. Hos. I. 9, 10. Cited Rom. 10. 19. J Jer. 15. 14. & 17. 4- I Or, hath burned. " Lam. 4. II, II Or, hath consumed. That he might eat the increase of the fields; And he made him to suck ''honey out of the rock, And <^oil out of ''the flinty rock; Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, 14 AVith fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, And goats, with '=the fat of kidneys of wheat ; And thou didst drink the pure fblood of the grape. But fijeshurun waxed fat, and ''kicked : 15 'Thou art wa.xed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered 7cnth fat- ness ; Then he J forsook God which i^made him. And lightly esteemed the 'Rock of his salvation. ' '"They provoked him to jealousy with 16 strange gods, With abominations provoked they him to anger. "They sacrificed unto devils, "not 17 to God; To gods whom they knew not, To new gods that came newly up, Whom your fathers feared not., Of the Rock that begat thee thou art 18 unmindful, And hast "forgotten God that formed thee. PAnd when the Lord saw it, he 'ab-19 horred them, Because of the provoking of 'his sons, and of his daughters. And he said, 'I will hide my face 20 from them, I will see what their end skalt be: For they arc a *very froward gene- ration. Children in whom is no faith. 'They have moved me to jealousy with 21 that which is not God ; They have provoked me to anger "with their vanities: And ^I will move them to jea- lousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. For ^a fire is kindled in my anger, 22 And "shall burn unto the lowest hell. And ^" shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire ^the foundations of the mountains. I will heap mischiefs upon them; 23 ^\ will spend mine arrows upon them. They shall he burnt with hunger, and devoured with 'burning heat. And with bitter destruction : 1 will also send ''the teeth of beasts upon them. With the poison '=of serpents of the dust. ■JThe sword without, And terror 'within, shall 'destroy Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling also with the man of gray hairs. s^I said, I would scatter them into corners. 36 * Ps. 7.12, 13, Ezek. 5. 16. t Heb. burn- ing coats. Cant. 8. 6. Hab. 3. s- li So Lev. 26. 22. *^ Mic. 7. 17. ** Lam. I. 20. SuEzel<.7.i5, t Heb. /rotn the clutmbers. tHeb. bereaz-e. Gen. 42, 36. '= Ezek. 20. 13. f Jer. 19. 4 (Heb.). *! See Num. 14. 16. .So Ps. 140. 8. II Or, Our I would make the remembrance of '"e'' ''""<'' ana not the Lord, them to cease from among men II this. ^ So Isai. I. 3. & 27. II. ' .So ch. 5. 29. Ps. 81. "Were it not that I feared the wrath of '"'"■' *" the enemy. Lest their adversaries 'should behave |e! themselves strangely, pS' ^^ And lest they should ssay, "Our hand Luke'i9'.^4; is hish i '*"'■ '''■ '• Jb lllgil, ^ Lani. I. 9. And the Lord hath not done all this. ' See Lev. For they are a nation void of counsel, f judg. 2. 14. ''Neither is there any understanding in &3-8.&4.2,9 -' ° cV 10. 7. them. I Sam. 12. 9, 'O that they were wise, that they un- f'^i;"^,,''- derstood this. That they would consider J their latter end! How should ''one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight. Except their Rock 'had sold them. And the Lord had shut them up? For '"their rock is not as our Rock, ,. , , , • 1 1 ; • Ezek. ID. 46. "Even our enemies themselves being v a. ^i). it,. judges. & 52. 3. °' I .Sam. 2. 2. ^ Comp. I Sam. 4. 8. II Or, is wor^e tha7t the vine of .Sodom. &^c. As Ezek. z6. 43. Matt. 10. 15. o Isai. '/j- of the vine *l ver. 24. Ps. 53. 4. of ' Job 20. 14, 16. Ps. 58. 4. & 91. 13. Isai. II. 8. ^ Job 14. 17. So Hos. 13. For their vine "Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah : Their grapes are grapes of Pgall Their clusters «rt' bitter: Their wine is ithe poison of dragons, Rom. 2. 5. And the cruel Pvenom of ■'asps. ■s'"g^\.''^' Is not this laid up in store with me, J^^'- '■/4- ,1 .\ c^ 59- 18. And '^sealed up among my treasures.'' Nah. i. 2, 'To me helongeth vengeance, and ^''' ° recompence; Their foot shall slide in due time: For "the day of their calamity is at hand. And the things that shall come upon them make haste. "For the Lord shall judge his people, ■''And repent himself for his servants. When he seeth that MrtV'powerisgone, And y there is none shut up, or left. Ecclus. 28. I. Cited Rom. 12. ig. Heb. 10. 30. *'So2Pet.2.3. *' Comp. ver. 20, 37. Ps. 135. 14. Cited Heb. 10. 30. ^ Judg. 2. 18. Ps. 106. 45. See Gen. 6.6. t Heb. hand, y 1 Kin. 14. 26. So 1 Kin. 14. 10. & 21. 21. 2 Kin. 9. 8. (181 Chap, xxxil 37. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xxxni. lo. « So Judg. 10. 14. 1 Kin. 18. 27. 2 Kin. 3. 13. Jer. 2. 28. tHeb. a hiding for you. » Ps. 102. 27 (Heb.1. Isai. 41. 4. & 48. 12. *> 1 Sam. 2. 6. a Kin. 5. 7. So Hos. 6. I. Tob. 13. 2. Wisd. 16. 13. c Jobs. iS. <* See Num. 14. 30. e So Ps. 7. 12. Isai. 27. I. & 34- 5- & 66. 16. Ezek. 21. 9, 10, 14, 20. f Jer. 46. 10. ' Judg. 5. 2. I Or, Praise his people, ye natiojts: or. Sing ye. Ps. 32. 11. & 81. I. t Cited Rom. 15. 10. ' Rev. 19. 2. So Rev. 6. 10. ' ver. 35, 41. 1 Comp. Ps. 8s. I. ^Or, Joshua. Comp. Num. 13. 8, 16. ■» ch. II. l3. See ch. 6. 6. f* ch. 30. 19. Prov. 3. 22. & 4. 22. Se' Lev. 18. 5. & ch. 4. 40. o See Num. 27. 12. And he shall say, == Where are their 37 gods, Their rock in whom they trusted. Which did eat the fat of their sacri- 38 fices. And drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you, And be ' your protection. See now that ^I, even I, am he, 39 And there is no god with me : •"I kill, and I make alive; •^I wound, and I heal: Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For ^I lift up my hand to heaven, 40 And say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering "^svvord, 41 And mine hand take hold on judg- ment; I will render vengeance to mine ene- mies. And will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with 4= blood. And fmy sword shall devour flesh ; And that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, From the beginning of ^revenges up- on the enem)'. ""Rejoice, O ye nations, with his 43 people: For he will 'avenge the blood of hi.s servants. And ''will render vengeance to hi.s adversaries. And will be merciful unto his 'land, and to his people. And Moses came and spake all the 44 words of this song in the ears of the people, he and 'Hoshea the son of Nun. And Moses made an end of45 speaking all these words to all Israel: and he said unto them, ""Set your hearts 46 unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. For it is not a vain 47 thing for you; "because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. And the Lord spake unto Moses that 43 selfsame day, saying. Get thee up into 49 "this mountain Abarim, unto mount Ne- bo, which is in the land of Moab, that w over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession : and 50 die in the mount whither thou goest up, and Pbe gathered unto thy people; as lAaron thy brother died in mount Hor, 51 and was gathered unto his people: 'be- cause ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of 'Meribah-Kadesh, /// the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the 52 midst of the children of Israel. *Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel. And this is ^'the blessing, wherewith Moses ''the man of God blessed the 2 children of Israel before his death. And he said, •^The Lord came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shined forth ^from mount Paran, And =he came with ten thousands of saints : From his right hand went *a fierj- law for them. 3 Yea, f he loved the people ; All his saints are in thy hand : And they ssat down at \\\y feet; Every one shall ''receive of thy words. 4 'Moses commanded us a law, ^ Even the inheritance of the congrega- tion of Jacob. 5 And he was ''king in 'Jeshurun, When the heads of the people And the tribes of Israel were ga- thered together. 6 ""Let Reuben live, and not die; And let not his men be "few. 7 And this is °the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him unto his people : Let his hands be sufficient for him; And be thou a help to him from his enemies. 8 And of Levi he said, ^Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with ithy holy one, ■■Whom thou didst prove at Massah, And with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; o Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not *seen him; 'Neither did he acknowledge his bre- thren. Nor knew his own children : For they have observed thy word, And kept thy covenant. 10 '"They shall teach Jacob thy judg- ments. And Israel thy law: P See Num. 20. 24. *1 Num. 20. 25, 28. & 33. 38. '' Num. 20. II— 13. & 27. 14. II Ox, strife at Kadesk. " ch. 3. 27. & J4- 4- XXXIII. » Gen. 49. 28. !> Josh. 14. 6. Judg. 13. 6. 1 Chr. 23. 14. 2 Chr. 30. 16. Ezra 3. 2. Ps. 90, title. « Ex. 19. 18, 20. Judg. 5. 4, 5. Ps. 6S. 7. d Hah. 3. 3. bee Num. 10. 12. So I Sam. 25. I. •* Comp. Ps. 68. 17. Dan, 7, 10. Acts 7. 53. Gal. 3. ig. Hcb. 2. 2. Jude 14. Rev. 5. II. t Heb. a^re 0/ law. ' So ch. 7. 7, 8. & 10. 15. Hos. II. I, Mai. I. 2. K Luke 10. 39. Acts 22. 3. ^ So Prov. 2. I. ' John 7. 19. J So Ps. 119. III. ^ But comp. Judg. g. 2. & 17. 6. & 18. I. .^ 19. -. & 21. 25. 1 See ch. 32. 15- *" Comp. Gen. 4Q. 3. 4, n Sec Gen. 34. 30 for the Heb. ° Expressed ver. I. So ver. 16. P See Ex. 28. '1 Comp. Ps. 106. 16. r See Ex. 17. 7- ' Gen. 2g. 32. I Chr. 17. 17. Job 37. 24 in the Heb. ' E.v. 32. 26 — zg. Num. 25. 7, 8. II. BOr, Let tht-m teacJi, &=€. " See Lev. 10. II. So ch. 17. 9— II. (187) 24- Chap, xxxiii. ii. DEUTERONOMY. Chap, xxxiv. i. •Or, Let theinpitt intense. ^ Ex. 30. 7, 8. I Sam. 2. 28. tHeb. at thy nose. y Ps. 51. 19. * 2 Sam. 24. 23. Ezek. 20. 40, 41. & 43. 27. * Gen. 4q. =5- ^Gen. 27. 28. ver. 28. ch. 32. 2. tHeb. thrust Jorth, Comp. ver. 27. tHeb. ^WiJCH^. c Gen. 49. 26 (Heb.). Hab. 3. 6 (Heb.). a Ps. 24. 1. e Ex. 3. 2, 4. Acts 7. 30, 35. ' Gen. 49. 26. 8 Comp. I Chr. 5. I. li See Num. 23. 22. t[Heb. aji utiicor>t\. ' I Kin. 22. II. Ps. 44. 5. Dan. 8. 4. k Comp. Gen. 48. ig. ' Comp. Gen. 49. 13, 14, 15. " So Isai. 2. 3- » Ps. 4. s. & SI. 19. '"They shall put incense 'before thee, yAnd whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. Bless, Lord, his substance, n And ^accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins of them that rise against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again. And of Benjamin he said,' 12 The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; Atid the Lord shall cover him all the day long. And he shall dwell between his shoul- ders. And of Joseph he said, 13 "Blessed of the Lord be his land. For the precious things of heaven, for •=the dew. And for the deep that coucheth be- neath. And for the precious fruits brought 14 forth by the sun. And for the precious things 'put forth by the 'moon, And for the chief things of the ancient 15 mountains. And for the precious things <^of the lasting hills. And for the precious things of the 16 earth and ''fulness thereof. And for the good will of =him that dwelt in "^ the bush : Let °thc blessing come fupon the head of Joseph, And upon the top of the head of him that 7vas separated from his brethren. His glory is like the s firstling of his 17 bullock. And his horns arc like ''the horns of 'unicorns: AVith them 'he shall push the peo- ple together to the ends of the earth : And ''they arc the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Ma- nasseh. And of Zebulun he said, is ■Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents. They shall "'call the people mito the 19 mountain; There "they shall ofter sacrifices of righteousness : For they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, And (i/ treasures hid in the sand. And of Gad he said. Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad : He dwelleth °as a lion. And teareth the arm with the crown of the head. And Phe provided the first part for himself. Because there, in a portion of "ithe lawgiver, was he * seated ; And ''he came with the heads of the people. He executed the justice of the Lord, And his judgments with Israel. And of Dan he said, Dan is ^a lion's whelp: 'He shall leap from Bashan. And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, "satisfied with favour. And full with the blessing of the Lord: Possess thou the west and "the south. And of Asher he said, ^Let Asher be blessed with children; Let him be acceptable to his bre- thren, And let him vdip his foot in oil. 'Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be. There is ^none like unto the God of "Jeshurun, •j Who rideth upon the heaven in thy help. And in his excellency on the sky. The eternal God is thy "^refuge. And underneath are the everlasting arms: And he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; And shall say. Destroy them. ! Israel then <' shall dwell in safety ''alone: fThe fountain of Jacob shall be upon Ea land of corn and wine; Also his heavens ''shall drop down dew. 3 ' Happy art thou, O Israel : ■iWho is like unto thee, O people saved ' by the Lord, ''The shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! And thine enemies "shall be found liars unto thee; And thoushalt tread upon 'their high places. And Moses went up from the plains of Moab ''unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of ' Pisgah, that is over against 0 Gen. 49. 9. Num. 2'. 24. & 24. 9 In the Heb. P Num. 32. 1 — 5, 16 — 19. ■' .See Gen. 49. 10. Num. 21. 18. Judg. 5. (9), 14 Heb.). 1 Heb.aV& Deut. 34. s. « Deut. II. 24. So en. 14. g. <* See Gen. 15. 18. Ex. 23. 31. Num. 34. 3 — 12. « Comp. Deut. 3. 25 (Heb.). I Deut. 7. 24. So ch. 10. 8. e ver. 17. Ex. 3. 12. ••Deut. 31.8, 23- ver. 9, 17, ch. 3. 7. So ch. 6. 27. Judg. 2. 18. & 6. 12. Isai. 43. 2, s. •Deut.31.6,8. I Chr. 28. 20. Cited Heb. 13. 5- ''ver. 7, 9, 18, See Deut. 31, 6. UOr, iJimi shall cause this people to inherit the land, ^c. 1 ch. II. 15. n> See Deut. 5- 32- li Or, _ dc 7VTse?y, See Deut 29. n Ps. 1. 2. BOr, do -wisely, ver. 7. ° ver. 6, 7, r8. P Deut. I, 2g. & 7. 21. & 20. 3. &31. 6 in the Heb. Q See Deut. 31.8. ^ ver. 7. " ch. 3. 2. & 8. 33. & 23. 2. & 24. I. See Deut. i6. 18. * ch. 3. 2. Comp. Deut. II. 31. NOW after the death of Moses the sen'ant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the soil of Nun, Moses' ^minister, say- ing, ''Moses my servant is dead; now = therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. '^ Every place that 3 the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, "^as I said unto Moses. '*From the wilderness and 4 'this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea tozvard the going down of the .sun, shall be your coast. fThere shall not any man be able 5 to stand before thee all the days of thy life: sas I was with Moses, so^^l will be with thee: 'I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. ''Be strong and of a 6 good courage: for "unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto tlieir fathers to give them. Only •'be thou strong and 7 very courageous, that thou mayest ob- serve to do according to all the law, 'which Moses my ser\'ant commanded thee: "turn not from \ito the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest "prosper whithersoever thou goest. This book of s the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but "tliou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt "have good success. Have not I com- 9 manded thee? "Be strong and of a good courage; Pbe not afraid, neither ibe thou dismayed : for the Lord thy God is with thee ''whithersoever thou goest. Then Joshua commanded ^the officers 10 of the people, saying. Pass through the n host, and command the people, saying. Prepare you victuals; for 'within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. 12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gad- ites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, 13 spake Joshua, saying. Remember the word which "Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and 14 hath given you this land. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan ; but ye shall pass before your brethren 'armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help 15 them; "until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: "then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this 16 side Jordan toward the sunrising. And they answered Joshua, saying. All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will 17 go. According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God >'be is with thee, as he was with Moses. Who- soever he be that doth ^ rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou com- mandest him, he shall be put to death : only =be strong and of a good courage. And Joshua the son of Nun "sent^out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, say- ing. Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came itito a ''har- lot's house, named "^Rahab, and 'lodged 2 there. And it was told the king of Je- richo, saying. Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Is- 3 rael to search out the country. And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to " Num. 32. 20 — 28, t Heb. ttiarshaUcd byjive. Ex. 13. 18. ch. 4. 12. ^ch. &c. y See ver. 5. So I Sam. 20. 13. I Kill. I. 37. ^ See Deut. 1. 26. * ver. 6, 7,9. II. " fOr, had sen(\. Comp. ch. I. II. & 3. 2. * Num. 25, b'Heb. II. 31- Jam. 2. 25, *^ Matt. 1. 5. t Heb. lay. So ver. 8. (iQOJ Chap. ii. 4. JOSHUA. Chap. in. 7. ** Comp. 2 Sam. 17. 19, 20. * Ex. 15. 16. & 23. 27 (Heb.). 1 Heb. melt. ver. 24. Ex. 15. 15. f ch. 4. 23. Comp. Ex. 14. 21. K Num. 21. 24, 33—35- •» See Deut. 7. 2. ' Ex. 15. 14, 15- ' ch. 5. I. &7.5. 2 Sam. 17. 10. Ps. 22. 14. Isai. 13. 7. Ezek. 21. 7. IHeb. rose up. 1 ch. 5. I (Heb.). i" Deut. 4. » Comp. I Sam. 20. 14—17. o ver. 18. t Heb. instead of you to die. P So Judg. I. 24. 4 I Sam. 19. 12. Acts 9. 25. 2 Cor. n. 33. >■ ver. 19, 20 (Heb.). Ex. 20. 7 (Heb.). thee, which are entered into thine house : for they be come to search out all the country. ''And the woman took the two 4 men, and hid them, and said thus. There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: and it came to pass 5 about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. But she had brought 6 them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof And the men pursued after them the ^ way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. And 8 before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; and she 9 said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that "^your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land *faint be- cause of you. For we have heard how 10 the Lord fdried up the water of the Red sea for you, when you came out of Egypt ; and Swhat you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that 7aere on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ''ye utterly destroyed. And 'as soon as n we had heard these things, ''our hearts did melt, neither 'did there remain any more 'courage in any man, because of you: for ""the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth be- neath. Now therefore, I pray you, 12 "swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and "give me a true token: and 13 that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and de- liver our lives from death. And the 14 men answered her. Our life 'for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that Pwe vk^ill deal kindly and truly with thee. Then she ^let them 15 down by a cord through the window: for her house 7vas upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. And she 16 said unto them. Get you to the moun- tain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned : and afterward may ye go your way. And the men 17 said unto her. We will be 'blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us 3 swear. '^ Behold, 2i.ihcn we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of 'scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: "and thou shalt 'bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy bre- thren, and all thy father's household, J home unto thee. And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we 7Lnll be guilt- less : and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, ''his blood shall be on our uhead, if any hand be upon him. And if thou utter J'this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou 1 hast made us to swear. And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they de- parted: and she bound the scarlet line 2 in the window. And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned : and the pursuers sought fhetn througliout all the way, but found them 3 not. So the two men returned, and de- scended from the mountain, and ^passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that * befell (them: and they said unto Joshua, Truly ''the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do 'faint because of us. And Joshua rose early in the morn- ing; and they removed *from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there 2 before they passed over. And it came to pass ''after three days, that "^the ofifi- 3cers went through the host; and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and ''the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove (from your place, and go after it. 'Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by mea- sure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way ;' heretofore. And Joshua .said unto the people, ''Sanctify yourseUes : for to mor- row the Lord will do wonders among 5 you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, sTake up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. 7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This ^ ver. 12. • Gen. 38. 28, 3°- " Comp. ch. 6. 23, I Heb. gather. » See Matt. 27. 25. y ver. 14, ^ ver. 7. ^ See Deut. 31. 17 marg. b Ex. 23. 31 ch. 6. 2. & 8. I. & 21. 44. t Heb. melt. ver. 9. III. * ch. 2. I. *' ch. I. II. •= See ch. i. ^ ver. 8. Num. 10. 33. Deut. 31. g, 25. See Deut, 17. 18. " Comp. Ex. 19. 12. t Heb. si7tce yesterday, and t/t£ third day. See Gen. 31. 2. Ex. 4. ID. Deut. 19.4,6. So ch. 4. 18. f Ex. 19. 10, 14. 15- Lev. 20. 7. Num. II. 18. ch. 7. 13. I Sam. 16. 5. So Joel 2. 16. 8 Num. 4. 15. U91) Chap. hi. 8. JOSHUA. Chap. iv. i6. ^ ch. 4. 14. 1 Chr. 29. 35. 2 Chr. I. I. ' Seech, i. 5. i ver. 3. k ver. 17. 1 Hos. 1. 10. So Deut. 5. 2&. iSam. 17.26. 2 Kin. 19. 4. Matt. 16. 16. I Thess. 1. 9. >" See Judg. II. 24. n See Ex. 13. S- " ver. 13. Mic. 4. 13. Zech. 4. 14. &6. 5- Comp. Deut. 9. 3. V ch. 4. 2. 4. ■■1 Num. 13. 2 ,Heb.). r ver. 15, 16. ■ See Ex. 15. 8. So Ps. 114- 3. * Acts 7. 45. ^ I Chr. 12. 15. So Jer. 12. 5. & 49. 19. & 50. 44. Ecclus. 24. 26, 30, y Comp. ch. 4. 18. & 5, 10, 12. * I Kin. 4. 12. & 7. 46. Comp. . judij. 7. 22. I Kin. II. 26. * Deut. 3. 17. ^ See Gen. M- 3- e Comp. Ex. 14. 29. IV. »ch. 3. 17. *> ch. 3. 12. day will I begin to ''magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, 'as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. And thou shalt command s Jthe priests that bear the ark of the co- venant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ''ye shall stand still in Jordan. And Joshua 9 said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. And Joshua said. Hereby 10 ye shall know that 'the living God is among you, and //lat he will without fail "'drive out from before you "the Canaan- ites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. Behold, the ark of the covenant, ezvn "the n Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. Now therefore Ptake 12 ye twelve men out of the tribes of Is- rael, lout of every tribe a man. And 13 it shall come to pass, ■'as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, °the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, t/iai the waters of Jordan shall be cut off //vm the waters that come down from above; and they '^shall stand iz/ivi a heap. And it came to pass, when the people 14 removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the 'ark 0/ the covenant before the people; and 15 as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and "the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for ^Jordan overfloweth all his banks vall the time of harvest,) that 16 the waters which came down from above stood and rose up u/iofi a heap very far, from the city Adam, that /s beside ^Zaretan: and those that came down •''toward the sea of the plain, a'at ''the salt sea, failed, tT;id were cut off : and the people passed over right against Jericho. And the priests that bare the 17 ark 0/ the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jor- dan, '^and all the Israelites passed over on Ary ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed ^over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, say- ing, •' Take you twelve men out of the 2 people, out of every tribe a man, and 3 command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where "^the priests' feet stood firm, ''twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in "the lodging place, where you shall lodge 4 this night. Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe 5a man: and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of 0 Israel : that this may be a sign among you, that fwhen your children ask their fathers 'in time to come, saying. What 7 mean you by these stones.'' then ye shall answer them. That ?the waters of Jordan were cut ofi" before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jor- dan were cut off: and these stones shall be for ''a memorial unto the children 8 of Israel for ever. And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, asthe Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, 'in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood : and they are 10 there unto this day. For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the I! people hasted and passed over. And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in 12 the presence of the people. And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over ''armed before the children of Israel, 'as Moses spake unto them: 13 about forty thousand ' prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto batde, 14 to the plains of Jericho. On that day the Lord '"magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel ; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his hfe. 15 And the Lord spake unto Joshua, 16 .saying, Command the priests that bear ^ ch. 3. 13, 15, ^ Deut. 27.2. « ver. 8, 19. fver. 21. See K.x. 12. 26. Comp. Ps. 44- I. f Heb. to morrow. ver. 21. Deut. 6. 20. See ch. 22.24. e ch. 3. 13, 16. ii Ex. 12. 14. Num. 16. 40. k Ex. 13. 18 m.irg. ch. 1. 14. ' Num. 32. 27, 28. II Or, ready a nned. Num. 31. 5. & 32. 27. So ch. 6. 7, "' See ch. 3. 7- (xgaj Chap. iv. 17. JOSHUA. Chap. vi. 4. n Ex. 25. 16, iHeb. plucked up. So ch. 8. 6, i6(Heb.), t Heb. went. o ch. 3. 15. P ch. 5. 9. Comp. ver. 3. ^ ver. 9. *■ ver. 6. f Heb. to morrow. ver. 6. ■ So ch. 3. 17, ' ch. 2. 10. Comp. Ex. 14. 21. " I Kin. 8. 42. 43. So 2 Kin. 19. 19. Ps. 83. 18. & io6. 8. * Deut. 3. 24. y Ex. 14. 31. Deut. 6. 2. tHeb. ali t//zys. Comp. Deut. 12. 19. V. * Num. 13. 29. >> See Ex. 15. 14- •^Seech. 2. II. J 1 Kin. 10. 5- So ch. 2. II. B Or, knives ofjiirtls. Comp. Ex. 4. 25. I Or, Gibeah- haaralotk. « Num. 14. 29. & 26. 64, 65. Deut. 2. 16. f Num. 14. 33- Deut. I. 3. * 2. 7. 14. Ps. 95. 10. "the ark of the Testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. Joshua there- 17 fore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. And it 18 came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark. of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jor- dan, and the soles of the priests' feet were *hft up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and 'flowed over all liis banks, °as they did before. And the people came 19 up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped Pin Gil- gal, in the east border of Jericho. And 20 ■! those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gil- gal. And he spake unto the children 21 of Israel, saying, i^When your children shall ask their fathers 'in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? then == ye shall let your children know, saying, ^Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. For the Lord your God dried 23 up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, 'which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: "that all the people of the 24 earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is '^mighty: that ye might >'fear the Lord your God 'for ever. hvA it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, »which were by the sea, •'heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart "^melted, ''neither was there spirit in- them any more, because of the children of Israel. At that time the Lord said unto 2 Joshua, Make thee 'sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. And Joshua made him 3 'sharp knives, and circumcised the chil- dren of Israel at 'the hill of the foreskins. And this is the cause why Joshua did 4 circumcise: "^All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, rren all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. Now all the people that came out were 5 circumcised : but all the people thai were bom in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised. For the children b of Israel walked fforty years in the wil- derness, till all the people that 'were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord : unto whom the Lord ssware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, ''a land that floweth with milk and honey. 7 And 'their children, ivlwin he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised : for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the 8 way. And it came to pass, ' when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the 9 camp, ''till they were whole. And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away 'the reproach of Egypt from off you. W'herefore the name of the place is called '"'Gilgal unto this day. 10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover "on the fourteenth day of the month at even in 11 the plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the mor- row after the passover, unleavened cakes, and "parched com in the selfsame day. 12 And Pthe manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lift up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood "ia man over against him ''with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him. Art thou 14 for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, Nay; but as 'captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua 'fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him. What saith 15 my lord unto his servant? And the cap- tain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, 'Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. Now Jericho 'was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came 2 in. And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, ^I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and ''the mighty 3 wr// of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do 4 six days. And seven priests shall bear s Num. 14. Ps. 95. II. Heb. 3. II. 1> See Ex. 3. 8. ' Num. 14.31. Deut. I. 3^ t Heb. wltitt the people ttad tnade an end to be circum- cised. ^ Comp. Gen. 34. 25. I Gen. 34, 14. II That is, Rolling. ■» ch. 4. 19. "> See Ex. 12. 6. Comp. ch. 4. 19. & ver. S. o Lev. 2. 14 (Heb.). P Ex. 16. 35. <1 Gen. 18. 2. & 32. 24. Zech. I, 8— II. Acts I. 10. Comp. Ex. 23, ao, =3- ■■ Num. 22. 23- ^ Or, pnrue. Dan. 10. 13, 20, 21. & 12. I. = Gen. 17. 3. t Ex. 3. 5. Acts 7. 33. VI. tHeb. did shut up, a nd was shut up. *■ Deut. 7. 24. See ch. 2. 24- b ch. I. 14. (193) ClIAP. VI. 5. JOSHUA. Chap. vii. i. ' Comp. Judg. 7. 16, 22. •^ver. C,8, 13. Comp. ver. 5. 8 So Num. 10.8. f Ex. 19. 13 (Heb.). Judg. 20. 37 marg. t Heb. under it. ver. 20. t Heb. fathering est. ver. 13. Num. 10. 25, Isai. 52. 12. & 58. 8. tHeb. ntnlie ymtr voice to be heard. B Comp. Num. 4. 15. before the ark seven "^trumpets ''of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and "^the priests shall blow with the trumpets. And it shall come to pass, that when 5 they fmake a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout unth a great shout ; and the wall of the city shall fall down 'flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight be- fore him. And Joshua the son of Nun called 6 the priests, and said unto them. Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord. And 7 he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord. And it came to pass, when 8 Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trum- pets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord fol- lowed them. And the armed men went 9 before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the 'rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blow- ing with the tnmipets. And Joshua had 10 commanded the people, saying. Ye shall not shout, nor *make any noise with your voice, neither shall a7iy word pro- ceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. So n the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once : and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. And 12 Joshua rose early in the morning, and sthe priests took up the ark of the Lord. And seven priests bearing seven trum- 13 pets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. And the second day they compassed the 14 city once, and returned into the camp : so they did six days. And it came to 15 pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same man- ner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. And 16 it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for 17 the Lord hath given you the city. And the city shall be "accursed, evcji it, and all that arc therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that arc with her in the house, because •"she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And you, ''in any wise keep yourschrs from the "accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the "accursed thing, and make the camp of 19 Israel "a curse, and 'trouble it. But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, (7;r 'consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury 20 of the Lord. So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets : and it came to pass, when the people heard the soimd of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that ''the wall fell down 'flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the 21 city. And they 'utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the 22 sword. But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go /;//(' the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, 23 ""as ye sware unto her. And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, "and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had ; and they brought out all her ♦kindred, and left them without the camp 24 of Israel. And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: "only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the trea- 25 sury of the house of the Lord. And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had ; and Pshe dwelleth in Israel n>cn unto this day; because she hid the mes- sengers, which Joshua sent to spy out 26 Jericho. And Joshua ^adjured them at that time, saying, ■■ Cursed he the man before the Lord, that riseth up and build- eth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the 27 gates of it. ^So the Lord was with Joshua ; and ' his fame was /w/jtr/ through- out all the country. But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing : for ''"Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of "Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of 1 Or, devoted. .See Deut. 7. 26. >■ ch. iC L.en. 34. 30, ch. 7. 25. 1 Km. 18. 17, iS. I Chr. 2. 7. t Hel>. Itoliness. 30. •t ver. ■ I Kin. 16. ' Soch. I. 5. ' ch. 9. 9. VII. * ell, 22. 20. II [1 Chr, 2. 7, Acharl Comp. ch. 6. 18. & ver. 25. li [dr, Zimri, 1 Chr. 2. 6J. (194) Chap. vii. 2. JOSHUA. Chap. vn. 25. ^ ch. 18. 12. I Sam. 13. 5. & 14. 23. Hos. 4. 15. &5-8. & 10. 5. c Gen. 28. 19. t Heb. ahoitt 2000 titen, or about ^ Lev. 26. 17. DeuL 28. 25. lOr, /« Morad. But cump. ch. 10. 11. ^r. 48. 5. Mic. 1. 4, and marg. " See ch. 2. II. i See 2 Sam. Z. II. 8 Lain. 2. 10. So I Sam. 4. 12. 2 Sam. I. 2. & 13. 19. & 13. 3=- Neh. 9. I. Jub 2. 12. ^ Comp. Ex. 5. 22. 2 Kin. 3. 10. t Heb. necks. So ver. 12. See E.\. 23. 27 marg. ISoPs. 83. 4. J Comp. Exod. 32. 12. tHeb. falUst. ver. 6. ^ ver. 15. See Deuu 17. 2. ' ch.6. 17, iS. ™ Comp. Num. 14. 45. Judg. 2. 14. " See ver. 8. 0 ver. 1 1. P Seech. 3. 5. Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. And 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside ''Beth-aven, on the east side of "^Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. And they returned to Joshua, and said 3 unto him, Let not all the people go up ; but let * about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they arc but few. So there went up thither 4 of the people about three thousand men: and ''they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of s them about thirty and six men : for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them 'in the going down: wherefore "^the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And Joshua frent his clothes, and fell 6 to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Ldkd until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and sput dust upon their heads. And Joshua said, ^ Alas, O Lord God, •'wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amor- ites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall 3 I say, when Israel turneth their 'backs before their enemies ! For the Canaan- 9 ites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and 'cut off our name from the earth: and Jwhat wilt thou do unto thy great name? And the Lord said unto 10 Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore *liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel hatli n sinned, and they have also ''transgressed my covenant which I commanded them : for they have even taken of 'the ac- cursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even amongst their own stuff. ""There-ii fore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their "backs before their enemies, be- cause they were "accursed: neither will I be with you any more, e.xcept ye de- stroy "the accursed from amongst you. Up, sanctify the people, and say, PSanc-13 tify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, There is °an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel : thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away °the accursed thing from among you. 4 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes : and it shall be, that the tribe which ithe Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by 5 man. 'And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath ^transgressed the cove- nant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought 'folly in Israel. 5 So Joshua rose up early in the morn- ing, and brought Israel by their tribes; 7 and the tribe of Judah was taken: and he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of 'the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man 8 by man ; and Zabdi was taken : and he brought his household man by man; and "Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of 5 Judah, "was taken. And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, "give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and ^make confession unto him; and ytell me now what thou hast done; hide // 3 not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said. Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and I thus and thus have I done : when I saw among the spoils a goodly ^Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a 'wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my i tent, and the silver under it. So Jo- shua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 3 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and 'laid them out before the 4 Lord. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto s^the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, ''Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord 1 See Judg. 20. 9. r Comp. I Sam. 14. 38, 39- ^ ver. II. lOr, •wkkedruss. See 2 Sam. 13- 12. Num. 26. * Comp. 1 Sam. 14. 42. * Isai. 42. 12. So 1 Sam. 6. ,s. Jer. 13. 16. Mai. 2. 2. John 9. 24. ^ Ezra 10. n. So Num. 5. 6,7. 2 Chr. 30. 22. Dan. 9. 4. Comp. Prov. 28. 13. y So I Sam. 14- 43- ' Gen. 10. 10. & II. 2. & 14. I in the Heb. tHeb. tongue. ver. 24. t Heb. poured. But comp. 2 Saiu. 15. 24. * ver. 26. ch. 15. 7. bSeech.6.i8. (195J 25- Chap. vii. 26. JOSHUA. Chap. vni. 24. « Deut. 17. 5. d ch. 8. 29. 2 Sam. 18. 17. So ch. 10. 37. Lam. 3. 53? oDeut. 13.17. f ver. 24. ch. 15. 7. Isai. 65. 10. Hos. 2. 15. tl That is, Trouble. VIII. » See Deut. 31. 8. b Seech. 2. 24. c ch. 6. 21. ^ ver. 27. Deut. 20. 14. e So JutJg. 20. 29. ' Judg. 20. 32- tHeb. piilled. So ver. 16. Judg. 20. 31 32. See ch. 4. 18. 8 ch. I. 9. 2 Sam. 13. 38. h Comp. ch. 7. 2 with Gen. 12. 8. & 13. 3. shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him 'ivith stones, and burned them with fire, after they had "^stoned them with stones. And they 26 "^raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So '^the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Where- fore the name of that place was called, f The valley of "Achor, unto this day. And the Lord said unto Joshua, ='Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, ''I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: and thou shalt do to Ai and her 2 king as thou didst unto '^Jericho and her king: only ''the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an am- bush for the city behind it. So Joshua 3 arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. And he 4 commanded them, saying. Behold, '=ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very for from the city, but be ye all ready: and I, 5 and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that ^we will flee before them, (for they will come 6 out after us) till we have Mrawn them from the city; for they will say. They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them. Then ye shall 7 rise up from the ambush, and seize up- on the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand. And it a shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: ac- cording to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. sSee, I have com- manded you. Joshua therefore sent 9 them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, *'on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. And Joshua rose up early in 10 the morning, and numbered the people, and went \x\y, he and the elders of Is- rael, before the people to Ai. And all 1 1 the people, n See ch. 10. 28, Comp. Deut. 7. 2 (196) Chap. viii. 25. JOSHUA. Chap. ix. 17. n ver. 2. Comp. Num. 31. 22 — 26. o See Deut. 13. 16. p ch. 10. 26. *i Deut. 21. 23- ch. 10. 27. »■ Seech. 7.26. ' Deut. 27. 4.5- ' Ex. 20. 25. Deut. 27. 5, 6. " Ex. 20. 24. * Deut. 27. ^ See ch. i. 10. y See Deut. 31- 9- 2 So Deut. 31. 12. a Deut. II. 29. & 27. 12. *> See Deut. 31. II. « Deut. 28. 2—14. & 30. 19 •1 Deut. 28. 15—68. & 29. 20. 21. « Dent. 31. 12. f ver. 33. I Heb. walked. IX. * Deut. I. 7. b Num. 34. 6. 1 ch. 12. 8. See Ex. 13. 5- and smote it with the edge of the sword. And so it was, that all that fell that day, 25 both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. For 26 Joshua drew not his hand back, where- with he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. Only the cattle and the spoil 27 of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he "commanded Joshua. And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it "a^s heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. PAnd the king of Ai he hanged on ^ a, tree until eventide: land as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and ■■ raise there- on a great heap of stones, that rcmaineth unto this day. Then Joshua built an altar unto the 30 Lord God of Israel '^in mount Ebal, as 31 Moses the servant of the Lord com- manded the children of Israel, as it is written in the 'book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron : and "they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings. And "he wrote there upon the stones a 32 copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. And all Israel, and their elders, and 33 "officers, and tlieir judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, vwhich bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well ^the stranger, as he that was bom among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; *as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. And afterward ''he read all the words of 34 the law, '^the blessings and ''cursings, according to all that is wTitten in the book of the law. There was not a word 35 of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congrega- tion of Israel, "^with the women, and the little ones, and fthe strangers that *were conversant among them. And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, "in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of ''the great sea over against Lebanon, "^the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard there- 2 of; that they gathered themselves to- gether, to fight with Joshua and with 3 Israel, 7aith one 'accord. And when the inhabitants of ''Gibeon = heard what Jo- shua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 they did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound sup; and old shoes and f clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was 6 dry and f mouldy. And they went to Joshua «unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now 7 therefore make ye a league with us. And the men of Israel said unto the '•Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and 'how shall we make a league with you? s And they said unto Joshua, HVe aiv thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? 9 And they said unto him, ''From a very far country thy servants are come be- cause of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have 'heard the fame of him, and 10 all that he did in Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that 'ivere beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, 11 which was at ""Ashtaroth. Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying. Take vic- tuals 'with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them. We are your servants: therefore now make 12 ye a league with us. This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and 13 it is mouldy: and these bottles of wine, which we filled, 7aere new; and behold, they be rent : and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the 14 very long journey. .4nd 'the men took of their victuals, and "asked not counsel 15 at the mouth of the Lord. And Joshua "made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live : and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. 16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they 17 dwelt among them. And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their t Heb. ntottth. •* ch. 10. 2, 10, 12. & iS. 25. 2 Sam. 21. 1, 2. I K.in. 3. 4, 5. & 9. 2. Isai. 28. 21. o ch. 6. 27. fver. 12. Gen. 30. 32, 33. 35 [HA.]. h ch. II. 19. Comp. a Sam. 21. 2. •Comp. Deut J ver. II. 2 K.in. 10. 5. •t Deut. 20. 15. Comp. Deut 20. 10, II. 1 ch. 2. 10. & 6. 27. ■" Deut. I. 4. ch. 12. 4. I Chr. 6. 71. t Heb. in your hayui. B Or, they received th^ 7ficn by rca- sou 0/ their ■victuals. " See Num. 27. 21. o ch. II. 19. 2 Sam. 21. 2. (197) Chap. ix. if JOSHUA. Chap. x. 14. Pch. 18. 25, 26, 28. Ezra 2. 25. 4 ch. 15.9,60. Ik j8. 14. Judg. iS. 12. I Sam. 0. 21. & 7. 1. 1 Chr. 13. 5,6. 2 Chr. I. 4. Ps. 132. G ' See Num. I. 53- » Comp. 2 Sam. 21. 1, 2,6. Ezek. 17. 10, 19. Zech. 5. 3>4- Mai. 3. 5. ' Deut. 29. II. ver. 23, 27. ^ ver. 15. ^ ver. 6, g. * ver. 16. y Gen. 9. 25. t Heb. f/n£ be cut off from you. * ver. 21, 27. » Deut. 7. I, »> Ex. 15. 14. c Gen. 16. 6. t [Heb. gave, or, i/t'- iivered to be. 1 Chr. 9. 2. Ezra 8. 20]. Kr'-a 2. AT,. Neh. 7. 60. fi II. 3. *i ver. 21, 23. " Sec Deut. 12. 5. X. » ch. 6. 15— 21. b ch. 8. 3, 22, 26, 28. ' ch. 9. 15. dDciil.ii 25. t Heb. cities of tlie kingdom. ^ch. II. 21. & 14. 13— IS- & 15. "S- &21. 13. Judg. I. 10. I Sam. 30. 31. 2Sam.2.i,ii. & 5- ■■ 3. 5- 1 Kin. 2. II. 2 Chr. II. 10. SeeGen.23.2. cities on the third day. Now their cities were PGibeon, and Chephirah, and Beer- oth, and iKirjath-jearim. And the chil-is dren of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. But all the princes 19 said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Israel : now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do to them ; we 20 will even let them live, lest 'wrath be upon us, ^because of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said 21 unto them, Let them live ; but let them be 'hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation ; as the princes had "promised them. And Joshua called 22 for them, and he spake unto them, say- ing. Wherefore have ye beguiled us, say- ing, "We are very far from you; when ^ye dwell among us? Now therefore ye 23 are >'cursed, and there shall 'none of you be freed from being ybondmen, and ^hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. And they an- 24 swered Joshua, and said. Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God ^commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore ''we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. And now, behold, 25 we are '=in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. And so did he unto them, 26 and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. And Joshua 'made them that 27 day ''hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, "^in the place which he should choose. Now it came to pass, when Adoni-ze- dek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; *as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to ''Ai and her king; and "^how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; that they '* feared 2 greatly, because Gibeon 7uas a great city, as one of the 'royal cities, and be- cause it 7i.ias greater than Ai, and all the men thereof 7cierc mighty. Wherefore 3 Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of ^ Hebron, and unto Pi- ram king of fjarmuth, and unto Japhia king of sLachish, and unto Debir king 4 of sEglon, saying. Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon : for it hath made peace with Joshua and 5 with the children of Israel. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of ''Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and 6 made war against it. And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua Ho the camp to Gilgal, saying. Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quick- ly, and save us, and help us : for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against 7 us. So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and 'all the people of war with him, sand all the mighty men of valour. And the Lord said unto Joshua, '^Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of 9 them stand before thee. Joshua there- fore came unto them suddenly, and went 10 up from Gilgal all night. And the Lord 'discomfited them before Israel, and slew them lidth a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to "Beth-horon, and smote them to "Azekah, and unto "Makkedah. 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to '"Beth-horon, Pthat the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died : they were moe which died with hail- stones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. 12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, iSun, 'stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of ""Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the people had avenged them- selves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of 'Jasher.^' So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven. And ^hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was 'no day hke that before ^ch. 12. II. & 15. 35. 5 ch. 12. II. 6 15. 39. 2 Km. 14. 19. & 18. 14, 17. & 19. 8. 2 Chr. II. 9. & 25. 27. I»ai. 37. 8. Jer. 34. 7. Mic. I. 13. *" Cump. Cell. 23. 3, 10, &c. 1 ch. 5. &9. e. J ch. ! kSoch. II. 6. Judg. 4. 14. ' Judg. 4. 15. 1 Sam. 7. 10. 2 Sam. 22. 15. Ps. iS. 14. ™ ch. 16. 3, 5. & 18. 13, 14. & 21. 22. I Sam. 13. i8._ I Kin, 9. 17. 1 Chr. 6. 68. & 7. 24. 2 Chr. 8. 5. " ch. 15. 35. 1 Sam. 17. I. 2 Chr. II. 9. Jer. 34. 7. ■^ ch. 12. 16. & 15. 41. P Ps. i3. 12, 13- Isai. 30. 30. Rev. 16. 21. 4 Hab. 3. II. Ecclus. 46. 4. Ci.nip. I^ai. 28. 21. tHeb. /v silent. '" ch. ig. 42 ;Heb.,. S: 21. 24 (Heb.). Judg. 1.35 (Heb.). I Sam. 14. 31 I Heb.). 1 Chr. 6. 6g (Heb.;. 2 Chr. II. 10 1 Heb.). & 28. 18. II Or, the nt right' So 2 Saoi. I. 18. " ch. 17. 15 [Heb.;. Jer. 17. 16. ' Comp. 2 Kin. 20. II. Isai. 38. 8. (198) Chap. x. 15. JOSHUA. Chap. x. 41. » See E\. 14 '4- ^ ver. 6, 43. t Heb. ml ffthe tail. So Deut. 25. ' ch. S. 24. TE.t. II. 7. ■ Sec Deut. 31.8. * Deut. 31. 7. *» So Deut. 3. 21. & 7. 19. « See ch. 8. 29. ■* Comp. ch. 7. 26. it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for "the Lord fought for Israel. And Joshua 'returned, and all Israelis with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. But is these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at "Makkedah. And it was 17 told Joshua, saying. The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. And is Joshua said. Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them : and stay you not, but pur- 19 sue after your enemies, and * smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities : for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand. And it came to pass, when Joshua and 20 the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them icith a ver}' great slaugh- ter, •''till they were consumed, that the re%t u'/i!ih remained of them entered into fenced cities. And all the people re- 21 turned to the camp to Joshua at Mak- kedah in peace: >none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of 22 the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. And they did 23 so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. And it came to pass, 24 when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the cap- tains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. And Joshua said unto them, 25 ^Fear not, nor be dismayed, "be strong and of good courage: for ''thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. And after^vard Joshua 26 smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they '^were hang- ing upon the trees until the evening. And it came to pass at the time of the 27 going down of the sun, t/iat Joshua com- manded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and ''laid great stones in the cave's mouth, 7i'/tich remain until this very day. And that day Joshua took Makkedah, 28 and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein ; ^he let none remain: and he did to the 'So Num. king of Makkedah ""as he did unto the ^iiA.). 29 king of Jericho. Then Joshua passed vei^'o"' from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, 37, 39.'4o' initfl sLibnah, and fought against Lib- ^''k.to.'io. n. 3onah: and the Lord delivered it also, <-'omp. and the king thereof, into the hand of f ven°i', 30. Israel ; and he smote it with the edge of « ch^'ij" the sword, and all the souls that were .t is- 42. therein; he let none remain in it; but fKin.'8.'22. did unto the king thereof as he did unto ^ ")■ *■ 31 the king of Jericho. And Joshua passed & 1% Is. from Libnah, and all Israel with him, fChr. 21.10. unto Lacnish, and encamped agamst it, Jer. 52. i. 32 and fought against it: and the Lord de- livered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that iiwe therein, ac- cording to all that he had done to Lib- 33 nah. Then Horam king of ''Gezer came *■, ':''• "• is- up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote !t2i.'2i.'°' him and his people, until he had left -'"^s- 1- 59. 34 him none remaining. And from Lach- I5— '17- ish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all '^^^^z^'^lo Israel with him; and they encamped 4- 3s against it, and fought against it : and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that 7i'cre therein he utterly de- stroyed that day, according to all that ;6 he had done to Lachish. And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought a- 37 gainst it : and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon ; but de- stroyed it utterly, and all the souls that 3S7C'ere therein. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to 'Debir; and fought ^"^J; '',^'- :9 against it: and he took it, and the king & is- 15. if. thereof, and all the cities thereof; and judg. V.'ii^ they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that li'ere therein ; he left none remain- ing: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. 40 So Joshua smote all the country ofjg^^^J^ ^^ the hills, and of the south, and of the 3- vale, and J of the springs, and all their ,6, "'.■°°' kings: he left none remaining, but ''ut- P^- "■ "■ o I 1 Ueut. 9. terly destroyed all that breathed, as the 23. 41 Lord God of Israel commanded. And ^"f'^um. m Joshua smote them from 'Kadesh-bar- 2f. (199) Chap. x. 42. JOSHUA. Chap. xii. 2. ™ See ch. 15. 47- n ch. II. 16. & 15. 51- o ver. 14. P ver. 15. XI. * Comp. Judg. 4. 2, &c. b ch. 12. 19. & IS. 23- & 19. 36. Judg. 4.2,&c. & 19. 35- « So ch. 10. 3. eut. 20. I. ch. 17. 16, 18. Judg. I. 19. &4. 3- ■J ch. 10. 9. II Or, Zidon- ral'bah. .See ch. 19. 28. II Or, Salt pits. Heb. BurHini^s\ of waters. Isai. 33. 12. So ch. 13. 6. r ver. 3. ' ver. 6, tHeb. any breath. So ver. 14. Deut. 20. 16. ch. 10. 40. • See Deut 20. 16, 17. nea even unto ""Gaza, and all the coun- try of "Goshen, even unto Gibeon. And 42 all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, "because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel, p And 43 Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. And it came to pass, when ^Jabinking of I'Hazor had heard those tilings, that "^he sent to Jobab king of "• Madon, and to the king of ^Shimron, and to the king of f Ach- shaph, and to the kings that were on the 2 north of the mountains, and of the plains south of eCinneroth, and in the valley, and in i^the borders of Dor on the west, and to the Canaanite on the east and on 3 the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and 'the Je- busite in the mountains, and to J the Hi- vite under ^ Hermon in the land of 'Miz- peh. And they went out, they and all 4 their hosts with them, much people, ^cvcn as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and cha- riots very many. And when all these 5 kings were 'met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Me- rom, to fight against Israel. And the Lord said unto Joshua, " Be 6 not afraid because of them: for to mor- row about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel : thou shalt "hough their horses, and burn Ptheir chariots with fire. So Joshua came, and 7 all the people of war with him, against them by tlie waters of Merom ^ sudden- ly; and they fell upon them. And the 8 Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto "great Zidon, and unto 'Misre- photh-maim, and unto the valley of ■'Miz- peh eastward ; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. And 9 Joshua did unto them ^as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. And Joshua at 10 that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. And theyn smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not 'any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. And all 12 the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, 'as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. But 13 as for the cities that stood still 'in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua bum. 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither 15 left they any to breathe. "As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so "did Moses command Joshua, and "so did Joshua; 'he left nothing undone of all i5that the Lord commanded Moses. So Joshua took all that land, ''the hills, and all the south eoiiiitry, ^and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and ^the mountain of Israel, and the 17 valley of the same; ^evcn from "the mount Halak, that goeth up to ''Seir, even un- to "^Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under '*mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew isthem. Joshua made war '^a long time 19 with all those kings. There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save fthe Hivites the inhabit- ants of Gibeon : all other they took in 20 battle. For sit was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might de- .stroy them, ''as the Lord commanded 21 Moses. And at that time came Joshua, and cut oft" ' the Anakims from the moun- tains, from ''Hebron, from 'Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel : Joshua destroyed them utterly 22 with their cities. There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in "'Gaza, in "Gath, and 23 in °Ashdod, there remained. So Joshua took the whole land, Paccording to all that the Lord said unto Moses ; and 1 Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their ■'divisions by their tribes. ''And the land rested from t Heb. on their luap. Deut. 13. 16. ch. 8. 28. " Ex. 34. II, t2. ^ Deut. 7. 2. " ch. I. 7. t Heb. //(■ removed ttothiftg. « ch. 12. 8. y ch. 10. 41. & 15. 51. * ver. 21 (Heb.). ^ ch. 12. 7. II Or, the smooth mountain. ^ Gen. 14. 6. & 32. 3. ^ 36 8, 9. Deut. 2. I, 4, 5. & 33- 2. ^ ch. 12. 7. & .3. 5- <• Sec Deut. 3- 9- '^ Till B. C. 1445 Heb. 1564? Gr. ver. 23. Comp. ch. 14. 7, 10. f ch. 9. 3, 7. K Comp. Deut. 2.^30. Judg. 14'. 4. 1 Sam. 2. 25. 1 Kin. 12. 15. 2 Chr. 10. 15. & 22. 7. ^ 25. 20. Rom. 9. 18. See Ex. 7. 13- •» Deut. 20. 16, 17. ' See Num. 13. 22. I* See ch. lo. 3- 1 See ch. 10. 38. '" See ch. 15. 47' " See I Sam. 17. 4. o See : Sam. P Num. 34- 2. &c. •1 Num. 26. 5S- ch. 14. I — 19, '■ ch. 12. 7. .*<: 18. 10. * ch. 14. 15. So ch. 21. 44. .S: 22. 4. S: 23. I Sec Judg. 3. XII. Now these arc the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and ]5ossessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, •■•from the river Arnon ''unto mount Her- mon, and all the plain on the east: 7 "Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from ''Aroer, y;„, ^ ^^ which is ujjon the bank of the river of & 3- 6, i6. Arnon, wad from the middle of the river, j.'je. * Num. 21. 13, 24, &c. *> See Deut. 3- 9' ^ Num. 21. (200) Chap. xii. 3. JOSHUA. Chap. xiii. 14. ' See Gen. and//vm half Gilead, even unto the river I See Num. <^ Jabbok, 7i'//ic/i IS the border of the chil- DeuV's. 17. '^''^'^ °^ Ammon ; and 'from the plain 3 e ch. 13. 20. to the sea of Cinneroth on the east, and Ez" k'. 25! 9?' unto the sea of the plain, eirn the salt sea Conip. on the east, the way to sBeth-jeshimoth; Num. 21. 20. J ^ II , ,•' II . , , , . II Or, 7V«««. and Irom " the south, under 'Ashdoth-pis- ^^Pjl^'j's- gah: and h the coast of Og king of Bashan, 4 Job 9. 9. ■which was of 'the remnant of the giants, marg. "' '' ^ Aat dwelt at Aslitaroth and at Edrei, and 5 \hJ'stri„ s '■^'gn'^d in ''mount Hermon, and in 'Sal- o/Pi^!ut! cah, and in all Bashan, ™unto the border Deuf 3'"i7. °f '^he Geshurites and the Maachathites, & 4- 49- and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king c"'io. 40. of Heshbon. "Them did Moses the ser- 6 &13. 20. vant of the Lord and the children of •» Num. 21. , , . 1 , , 33,35. Israel smite: and "Moses the servant ?^\l;'^;^°' of the Lord gave it for a possession SeeGen..4.5. unto the Reubenitcs, and the Gadites, J Deut:\.'i and the half tribe of Manasseh. ch. 9. la And these n?r the kings of the countrv' , t See D4ut.' P which Joshua and the children of Israel i^'d'eut. 3. 10. smote on this side Jordan on the west, ch. 13. u. from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon » See Deuu cven unto the mount Halak, that goeth 3- 14- up to PSeir; which Joshua gave unto So ch. 13. II, .^ . ■■, / T 1 .r ■ 13. the tribes 01 Israel Jor a possession ac- °4!'33?35.'' cording to their ^divisions ; '\n the moun- 8 » Nuni. 32. tains, and in the valleys, and in the S'euL3.ii,i2. plains, and in the springs, and in the ch. 13. 8. wilderness, and in the south countrv ; ^the P beech. II. -.. . , . , , -^ 17. Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaan- ^''J'g.io.''^' it^S' the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the ^ch. 10^40. Jebusites: 'the king of Jericho, one; "the 9 ^ king of Ai, wliich is beside Beth-el, one ; See ~^ ' ch. 9. I. 'ch 6 2^'^' "'^^ king of Jerusalem, one; ''the king of i <■ ch. 8. 29. Hebron, one ; "^ the king of Jarmuth, one ; n « Seech. lo. ^the king of Lachish, one; -the king ofi2 iSeech.io. Eglon, one ;>' the king ofGczer, one; =^thei3 •Seech. 10. kingof Debir, one; ^the king of Geder, »^h. 15 36? °?^' ^^^^ '^'"S of Hormah, one; <^the 14 4i?'58»' king of Arad, one; "^the king of Libnah, ij 2Chr:28.'it? on*^; 'the king of Adullam, one; fthe.6 >> See Num. king of Makkedah, one; 8the king of = Se'e N^m. Beth-el, one; ''the king of Tappuah, one; 17 d Seech. 10 't^^ ^'"S of Hepher, one; ''the king of is 29. ■ Aphek, one; the kingof "Lasharon, one; See'i w' 'the king of Madon, one; 'the king of .9 22- 1- Hazor, one; the king of ■"Shimron-me-20 i!ch.8°'/7.' ron, one; 'the king of Achshaph, one; l"-26^' "the king of Taanach, one ; "the king of n K See ch. IS. Megiddo, one; "the king of Kedesh, one; 22 'tKin.4.,0. ''the king of Jokneam of iCarmel, one; Comp. i-fjjg j-i^g q{ j)oj jf, {]^g coast of Dor, 23 2icm.''|'25. one; the king of Hhe nations of 'Gilgal, I' ch. 13. 53? I Sam. 4. i. Not as i Sam. 29. i? or as ch. 13. 4. it 19. 30, Judg. I. 31? I Kin. 20. 26, 30. 2 Kin. 13. 17. B Or, Sharon, i Chr. 5. 16. &27. 29. Cant. 2. I. Isai. 33. 9, & 35. 2. & 65. 10. Acts 9. 35. ' ch. 11. i. ™ ch. II. I. & 19. 15, n ch. 17. II. See Judg. 5. 19. o gee ch. 19. 37. p See ch. 19. II. Q See ch. 19. 26? Not as ch. 15. 55? r ch. 11. 2. & 17. II. • Comp. Gen. 14. i. Isai. 9. i. ' Not that named ch. 4. iq. & 5. 9? =4 one; "the king of Tirzah, one : all the " ^ee i Kin. kings thirty and one. ^*' ''' Now Joshua ^was old and stricken in XIII. years; and the Lord said unto him, ' ^"i- '3- '• Thou art old and stricken in years, and ch^'^i'J: lo. there remaineth jr/ very much land 'to L>L«i/ 2 be possessed. ''This is the land that "Judg- 3-' ' yd remaineth: all ^the borders of the cjod 3. 4 3 Philistines, and all ^Geshuri, from "^Sihor, ^^>=^)- which is before Egypt, even unto the lo.'^ii."' borders of Ekron northward, 7i>hich is g ^^™^ ^'' counted to the Canaanite: f five lords of ch. 12. 5. the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the ^/chnil's. Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Git- ]f- ^- '^• tites, and the sEkronites; also ''the Av- & 16.^30^' ^' 4ites: from the south, all the land of the &^6™'t2^'j6' Canaanites, and " Mearah that is beside \^- ' ' ' ' the Sidonians, 'unto Aphek, to the bor- &29.6,7,&c. 5 ders of ' the Amorites : and the land of '^ ^ee ch.' 15. ''the Giblites, and 'all Lebanon, toward "beut. 2. 23 the sunrising, 'from Baal-gad under Jor''''' mount Hermon unto ""the entering into "u-cme. 6 Hamath. All the inhabitants of the hill ch^^^is. country from Lebanon unto " Misre- ' ■''"'e- ■■ 34, photh-maim, and all the Sidonians, 'I'Kin.s. 18. °them will I drive out from before the ^^^' '' children of Israel: only Pdivide thou it 'ch. ii^.'i7.' by lot unto the Israelites for an inherit- S |ee Nu^. 7 ance, as I have commanded thee. Now 34. 8. therefore divide this land for an inherit- 8 mTr?. ance unto the nine tribes, and the half "iJ-"""?- 8 tribe of Manasseh, with whom the Reu- Judg.'2. 21, benites and the Gadites have received p ch. 23. 4. their inheritance, iwhich Moses gave So Num. 34. them, beyond Jordan eastivard, even as judg. is. i. Moses the servant of the Lord gave .^^■,'*-^ , , r « T . o m the Heb. 9 them; "'from Aroer, that ts upon the 1 Num. 32. bank of the river Amon, and the city ifeut. 3. 12, that is in the midst of the river, and all '3- & 29- S-' loathe plain of 'Medeba unto 'Dibon; and &22.%. ' "all the cities of Sihon king of the Amor- ^^=1°""- ites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto "SeeDeut. the border of the children of Ammon ; }\^°' jg^ ,^ II and "Gilead, and the border of "the See Nuiii. Geshurites and Maachathites, and all u'kum. 21. V mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto l\^^- i2''Salcah; all the kingdom of Og in Ba- »ver. 13. shan, which reigned in ^Ashtaroth and See Deut. 3. in Edrei, who remained of -^the rem- ' See Deut. nant of the giants: for these did Moses ^^Seech. 12. 13 smite, and cast them out. less the children of Israel expelled not ''the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: "ver. n. but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this 14 day.) '^Only unto the tribe of Levi he 'gSee^Num. gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, ''as he said unto them. '•ver. 33. (Neverthe- fseech.,2.4. (aoi) Chap. xiii. 15. JOSHUA. Chap. xiv. ii. And Moses gave unto the tribe of 15 the children of Reuben inheritance ac- cording to their famihes. And their 16 = Soever. 9. coast was ^from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all "=the plain by <=Medeba; Heshbon, and 17 all her cities that are in "^the plain; = Dibon, and " Bamoth-baal, and Beth- baal-meon, and f Jahazah, and s Kede- is moth, and s Mephaath, and '^ Kirjathaim, 19 and 'Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley, and i^Beth-peor, 20 and "Ashdoth-pisgah, and 'Beth-jeshi- moth, and '"all the cities of the plain, 21 and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Hesh- bon, "whom Moses smote °with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, 7a/iich were p dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. ° Balaam also the son of Beor, the 22 "soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with tlie sword among them that were slain by them. And the border of 23 the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border f/wrtvf. Tliis li'as the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their fa- milies, the cities and villages thereof And Moses gave inheritance unto the 24 tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families. And 25 their coast was ijazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and ■'half the land of the children of Amnion, unto Aroer that is before ^ Rabbah ; and from Heshbon 26 unto Ramath-' mizpeh, and Betonim ; and from "Mahanaim unto the border of "Debir; and in the valley, •''Beth- 27 aram, and >Beth-nimrah, and ^Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of ■'' Cinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. This is the inheritance of the 28 children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. And Moses gave inheritance unto the 29 half tribe of Manasseh : and this was the possession of the half tribe of the chil- dren of Manasseh by their families. And 30 their coast was from Mahanaim, all Ba- shan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and ''all the towns of J air, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: and half Gilead, and "^Ashtaroth, and 31 Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the chil- dren of Machir the son of Manasseh, I Or, tite high places ojBaal, and house of Baal-tneon. Comp. Num. 21. 19. & 22. 41. & 32. 38. Ezek. 25. 9. f ch. 21. 36. I Chr. 6. 78 (Heb.). See Num. 21. 23. s ch. 21. 37. I Chr. 6. 79. h Num. 32. 37- Ezek. 25. g. iNum. 32. 38 (Heb.). Isai. 16. 8, 9. Jer. 48. 32. k Deut. 4. 46. See Num. 23. 28. II Or, springs 0/ r isgali, or, tite hill. See ch. 12. 3 marg. I See ch. 12. 3- "" See Deut. 3. 10. " See Num. 21. 24. 0 Num. 31. 8. P Ps. 83. II. Ezek. 32. 30. Dan. II. 8! Mic. 5. 5 marg. II Or, diviner. .See Deut. 18. 10. 1 See Num. 21. 32. & 32. 35- r Compare Num. 21. 26, 28, 29 with Deut. 2. 19. & Judg. II. 13—27. s See Deut. 3. II. ' See ch. II. " See 2 .Sam. 17. 24. * 2 Sam. 9. 4, S- & 17. 27? * Num. 32. 36? J Num. 32. 3.36- * See Gen. 33- 17- So 1 Kin. 7. 46. 2 Chr. 4. 17. » See Num. So ch. II. 2. & 12. 3. *> Deut. 3. 14. I Chr. 2. 23. See Num. 32. 41. cSee ch. 12.4. eveii to the one half of the children of 32 ''Machir by their families. These arc the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance 'in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, 33 eastward. ^But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance : the Lord God of Israel ivas their inherit- ance, 8 as he said unto them. And these are the countries which the chil- dren of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, "which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the chil- dren of Israel, distributed for inherit- 2ance to them. ''By lot 7vas their in- heritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, 3and_/w the half tribe. "^For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half tribe on the cM^r side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none in- 4 heritance among them. For ''the chil- dren of Joseph were two tribes, Ma- nasseh and Ephraim : therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell ///, with their suburbs for their i^ cattle and for their 5 substance. ^As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land. 6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal : and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the sKenezite said unto him. Thou knowest "^ the thing that the Lord said unto Moses ' the man of God concerning me and thee 7 in Kadesh-barnea. Forty years old nias I when Moses the servant of the Lord 'sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word 8 again as // -was in mine heart. Never- theless ''my brethren that went up with me ''made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly 'followed the Lord my 9 God. And Moses sware on that day, saying, "^Surely the land "whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inhe- ritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast 'wholly followed the 10 Lord my God. And now behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, °as he said, these forty and five years, ermi since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel 'wandered in the wilderness: and now lo, I am this 11 day Pfourscore and five years old. "lAs yet I am as strong this day as / was in the day that Moses sent me : as my '* See ch. 17. I. e See Num. 22. I. ch. 18. 7. 8 See Num. 18. 20. XIV. 1 Num. 34. 17, 18. 1> Num. 26. 55- & 33- 54- & 34- 13- See Judg. 20. 9. ^ ch. 13. 7, S, 32. 33. d Gen. 48. 5. I Chr. 5. 1, 2. e Gen. 34.23. & 36. 6 in the Heb. f Num. 35. 2. ch. 21. 2. s Num. 32. 12. ver. 14. ch. 15. 17. h Num. 14. 3°- Deut. T. 36, 38. ' See Deut. 3.V 1- J Num. 13. 6, 26. fit 14. 6. " Deut. 1,28. 1 See Num. 14. 24. Deut. I. 36 marg. ™ Num. 14. 23. 24. Deul. I. 36. So ch. I. 3. " Comp. Num. 13. 22. o Num. 14. 30. B.C. 1444 Heb. i';63? Gr. t Heb. •walked. P Comp. ver. 7. q Ecclus. 46. 9. Comp. Deut. 34. 7. (202) Chap. xiv. 12. JOSHUA. Chap. xv. 28. »■ See Deut. 31- 2- ' Num. 13. 28, 33. ' ch. 22. 6. " ch. 10. 36, 37. & 15. 14. Judg. I. 20. I Chr. 6. 56. I Mace. 2. 56. * ver. 8, 9. y See ch. 21. II. « See ch. 11. 23- XV. a Num. 34. 3. *» Num. 33. ^\ c ch. 12. 3 marg. tHeb. toitgite. ver. 5. ch. 18. ig. So Isai. II. 15- II Or, the going 7// to Acrahbiin. Num. 34. 4. Judg. I. 36. ^ ver. 47. See Num. 34. 5- "ch. 18.10,21 (Heb.). Ich. 18. 18, 22, orver. 6i? e ch. 18. 17. Comp. ver. 37. t» Not as ver. 15. ^See ch.7.26. J ch. 18. 16. 2 Sum. 17. 17. 1 Kin. I. 9. ^ ch. 18. i6. 2 Kin. 23. 10. 2 Chr. 28. 3. Jer. 7. 31, 32. & 19. 2, 6. ^ See ver. 63. "' See ch. 17. 15- Strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both ""to go out, and to come in. Now therefore give me this 12 mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how ^the Anakims were there, and that the cities locre great and fenced: if so be the Lord wU! he with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said. And Joshua 'blessed him, 13 and "gave unto Caleb the son of Jephun- neh Hebron for an inheritance. He- 14 bron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he ''wholly followed the Lord God of Is- rael. And >the name of Hebron before 15 7iias Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. ^And the land had rest from war. This then was the lot of the tribe of • the children of Judah by their families; '•^rcen to the border of Edom, the ''wil- derness of Zin southward was the utter- most part of '^the south coast. And their 2 south border was ^from the shore of the salt sea, from the ' bay that lookelh southward : and it went out to the south 3 side to ' Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-bamea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa://ww thence it passed ''toward 4 Azmon, and went out '' unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea : this shall be your south coast. And the east border was 5 the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter 7vas from the bay of the sea at the utter- most part of Jordan: and the border 6 went up to =Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-farabah ; and the border went up ^to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben : and the border went 7 up toward ''Debir from 'the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is s before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed to- wards the watersof 8En-shemesh,and the goings out thereof were at -"En-rogel: and the border went up "^by the valley 8 of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the 'Jebusite; the same /j Jerusa- lem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before "'the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at n ch. 18. 15 (Heb.). ° ver. II, 29, 60? ch. 19. 44? the end of '"the valley of the giants 9 northward: and the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto "the foun- tain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to "Baalah, which ^^am. 6.' 2 lais PKirjath-jearim : and the border com- pSee'^ch^g^i?! passed from Baalah westward unto mount \ Sam'e'g .Seir, and passed along unto the side of '^..^c. mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the 2 cii"' 25! 2J; north side, and went down to 1 Beth-she- ^g , 11 mesh, and passed on to 'Timnah: and Notasch. the border went out unto the side of J*//' ^^' ^Ekron northward: and the border was Gen. 38.12, drawn to Shicron, and passed along to judg. 14.1,5? mount 'Baalah, and went out /////y Jab- j^i^hr. 28. is. neel; and the goings out of the border «"v-er. 45''4l 12 were at the sea. And the west border was ^t'-/3- 3- "to the great sea, and the coast thereof. Judg. i.'is. This is the coast of the children of Judah .V'^'V "' round about according to their families. '* ?■. '■•■ 13 "And unto Caleb the son of Jephun- 3, 6,' 16."' '' neh he gave a part among the children ^^h^ 2'^' of Judah, according to the command- z<:ch. 9. 5.' ment of the Lord to Joshua, cirn 'the uver.V city of Arba the father of Anak, which Sj"- ^3- 4- 14 city is Hebron. And Caleb drove thence Ezek.' 47. 20! the three sons of Anak, '^Sheshai, and ^° ?"""■ "• . ' 24. & 34. 2. Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of " ch- h- 15 Anak. And he went up thence to the ii(>,'AVr>- inhabitants of >'Debir: and the name o{ Jatk-'irbn. 16 Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. ^^nd c"'2^*n. " Caleb said. He that smiteth Kirjath- k°™p j^. jg. sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give «Num.i3.22. 17 Achsah my daughter to wife. And Oth- ll^^' '■ "°' niel the "son of Kenaz, the brother of ' ^'=''- ■♦9- Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah 'To^-er"!!,' 18 his daughter to wife. And it came to ^'^f_ '• pass, as she came nnto him., that she Lomp. moved him to ask of her father a field : > Num.'s'Ja! and ''she lighted oft" her ass; and Caleb ch. 14. 6, 14. 19 said unto her, ^\'hat wouldest thou? Who Cen."^'. 64, answered, Give me a "^blessing; for thou c|'™(3en^^" hast given me a south land; ''give me 33 n- also springs of water. And he gave her d,°.'"i4'. 13. the upper springs, and the nether springs. J'.Comp. 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of & 26. 15, the children of Judah according to their »^ chr'.n 22 21 families. And the uttermost cities of Neh. n. 25? the tribe of the children of Judah toward -•^■"■^^' ^' the coast of Edom southward were ' Kab- 22 zeel, and fEder, and Jagur, and Kinah, 23 and Dimonah, and Adadah, and sKe- 24 desh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, ''Ziph, and 25'Telem, and Bealoth, and Hazor, Had- attah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, (Heb.). B Not as ch. 12. 22. & 19. 37. >> ver. 55? 1 Sam. 23. 15,19,24. & 26. I, 2. 2 Chr. i:. 8. which ,''_^gS4, tWe.^ 26 is Hazor, Amam, and Shema, and •'•'■Mo- j comp. 27ladah, and Hazar-gaddah, and Hesh- f.^'gn^ls. 28 mon, and ' Beth-palet, and ■''' Hazar-shual, ' Neh. i .. =6. (203) 26 — 2 Chap. xv. 29. JOSHUA. Chap. xvn. 3. >»Gen.=i.3i. and ■'"'Beersheba, and Bizjothjah, ^'Ba-zg 1=6. 2* 33. alah, and lim, and '"Azem, andJ"Elto-3o & 28. 10. lad, and Chesil, and '° Hormah, and 31 I s^m's. 2. 'PZiklag, and Madmannah, and Sansan- See2Sam.3. j^^j^^ ^,^^ J Lcbaoth, and Shilhim, and 32 »i'chr.4,29. •i'lAin, and ■'■'Rimmon: all the cities are o^iSam.30. jj^^,g„(y and nine, with their villages. See Num. y4//t/ in the valley, ^Eshtaol, and ^Zo-33 pVsam.27.6. reah, and Ashnah, and Zanoah, and En- 34 fchr'la I gannim, 'Tappuah, and Enam, "Jar- 35 Neh. n. 28. muth, and "Adullam, ^Socoh, and ^Aze- ch'2"i6."' kah, and =^Sharaim, and Adithaim, and 36 '^h. 19. 7 ^Gederah, "and Gederothaim; fourteen judg.' 20. 45, cities with their villages. Zenan, and 37 Neif fi2^* Hadashah, and Migdal-i'gad, and Dilean, 38 -ch. 19.41. and Mizpeh, and '^Joktheel, ''Lachish, 39 and = Bozkath, and '^ Eglon, and Cabbon, 40 and Lahmam, and Kithlish, and Gede-41 roth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and f Makkedah ; sixteen cities with their vil- lages. sLibnah, and ''Ether, and ''Ash- 42 an, and Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Ne-43 zib, and 'Keilah, and 'Achzib, and 44 ^ Mareshah ; nine cities with their villages. 'Ekron, with her "'towns and her vil-45 lages : from Ekron even unto the sea, all 46 that /ay 'near "Ashdod, with their vil- lages: Ashdod wM her "'towns and her 47 'towns and her Jud, 25. ' 13. 2, 16. 31 (Heb.). 1 Chr. 2. S3. 2 Chr. II. 10. Comp. Num. 13. 23. * ch. 12. 17. & 16. 8 ? & 17 7, 8. So ver. S3. "Seech. 10. 3. "" See I Sam. ^ I Sam. 17.1, 2 Chr. II. 7. 6 28. 18. Comp. ' See ch. 10. villages, °Gaza 7Lu't/i her villages, unto Pthe river of Egypt, and ithe great sea, and the border thereof. And in the mountains, Shamir, and 48 ■■Jattir, and ^Socoh, and Dannah, and 49 ' Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, and 50 k?ni4 7? Anab, and "Eshtemoh, and Anim, and 51 "Goshen, and "Holon, and >'Giloh; eleven cities with their villages. Arab, 52 and ^Dumah, and Eshean, and "Janum, 53 and Beth-^tappuah, and Aphekah, and 54 Humtah, and ''Kirjath-arba, which is He- bron, and Zior; nine cities with their vil- lages. '^Maon, ''Cannel, and "^Ziph, and 55 fjuttah, and sjezreel, and Jokdeam, and 56 Zanoah, Cain, Gibeah,and ''Timnah; ten 57 cities with their villages. Halhul,Beth-zur, 58 1302^1.11. and'Gedor,andMaarath,andBeth-anoth, 59 Mic'it 15! ^nd Eltekon ; six cities with their villages. 'Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, 60 and Rabbah ; twocities with their villages. In the wilderness, ''Beth-arabah, Mid- 61 din, and .Secacah, and Nibshan, and the 62 city of salt, and 'En-gedi; six cities with 5. I. ° ch. 10. 41. & II. 22. & 13. 3. Judg. I. 18. & i5. I, Sam. 6. 17. I Chr. 7. 28. Jer. 47. i, s- Amos i. 6, 7. 2eph. 2. 4. Zech. 9. 5. Acts 8. 26. See Gen. 10. 19. P ver. 4. fl See ver. 12. "" ch. 21. 14. I Chr. 6. 57. " Comp. ver. 35. ' Comp. ver. 15. " So ch. 21. 14. I Chr. 6. S7. ^ ch. lo. 41. & 11. 16. ^ ch. 21. 15. So i Chr. 6. 58. 7 2 Sam. 15. 12. ^ See Isai. 21. 11 ! II Or, yanits. ^ ver. 34. •* ver. 13. •J 1 Sam. 23. 24, 25. & 25. 2, &c. ** I Sam. 15. 10. & 25. 2, &c. & 27. 3. & 30. s. Comp. ch. 19. 26. " ver. 2i. f ch. 21. 16. K i Sam. 25. 43. & 27. 3. & 29. I, II? & 30. 5. Comp. ch. 17. 16. h See ver. 10. ' 1 Chr. 4. 39. I Mace. 15. 39 [marg.]. J See ver. 9. k ver. 6? 1 i Sam. 23. 29. & 24. I. 2 Chr. 20. 2, So Ecclus. 24. 14. " I Sam. 17. 52 (Heb.). * See ch. 12. n Or, or. So ch. 19. 2. *" Comp. ver. 6. C2 dSeech.10.3. « 2 Kin. 22. I (Heb.). fSee ch. lo. 10, 21. s See ch. 10. 29. h ch. 19. 7. I Sam. 30. 30? I Chr. 4. 32. i I Sam. 23. I, 2, &c. J See Gen. 38.5. So I Chr. 4. 22? 1 ver. " See Num. 21. 2S marg. So ch. 17. II t Heb. l>y ike place of. See Num. z. "See Sam. 63 their villages. "As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out : but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Ju- dah at Jerusalem unto this day. And the lot of the children of Joseph 'fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to ^the wil- derness that goeth up from Jericho 2 throughout mount Beth-el, and goeth out from Beth-el to ''Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of "^Archi to Ata- 3 roth, and goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of "^Beth- horon the nether, and to "=Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 fSo the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. 5 And the border of the children of E- phraim according to their families was . thus: even the border of their inherit- ance on the east side was sAtaroth-ad- edar, unto ''Beth-horon the upper; and the border went out toward the sea to 'Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastivard unto Taanath-'^shiloh, and passed by it on 7 the east to Janohah ; and it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to 'Na- arath, and came to Jericho, and went 8 out at Jordan. The border went out from ""Tappuah westward unto the "river Kanah ; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by 9 their families. And "the separate cities for the children of Ephraim tcicrc among the inheritance of the children of Manas- seh, all the cities with their villages. 10 P And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and i serve under tribute. There was also a lot for tlie tribe of Manasseh; for he was the => firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for ''Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead : be- cause he was a man of war, therefore he 2 had ■= Gilead and Bashan. There was also a lot for ''the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the chil- dren of <=i'Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of '' Hepher, and for the children of ''Shemida : these aw^ the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph 3 by their families. But 'Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the " ver. 8. ch. 18. 16, 28. Comp. Judg. I. 8,21. & ig. 10 — 12. 2 Sam. s. 6. I Chr. II. 4. So ch. 16. 10. XVI. f Heb. ivent forth. So ver. 2. ^ ch. 8. 15. & 18. 12, 13. t* Gen. 28. ig. ch. 18. 13. Judg. I. 23, 26. c 2 Sam. 16. 16. I Chr. 27. 33. ^ ver. 5. See ch. lo. 10. 6 ver. 10. See ch. lo 33- t Comp. ch. 17. 14. K ch. 18. 13 iHeb.). Comp. ver. 2, 7. I Chr. 2. 54. ^ See ver. 3. ' ch. 17. 7. k See ch. r8. >Soi 7. 28. Chr. ™ ch. 12. 17. & 17. 8. " ch. 17. 9 marg. > Comp. :h. 17. 9. p Judg. I. 29. Comp. I Kin. 9. 16. So ch. 15. 63. & 17. 12, 13. q See Gen. 49- ^5' XVII. * Gen. 41. 51. & 46. 20. & 48. 18. ^ Gen. 50. 23. Num. 26. 29. & 32- 39. 40- ch. 13. 31. 1 Chr. 7. 14. *^ Deut. 3. 13. ^ Num. 26. 29—32. e Judg. 6. II, 24. & 8. 2, 32. Comp. I Chr. 7. 18. II [Num. 26. 30. JeezerX f Num. 26. 33. & 27. 1. & 36. 2, II. I Chr. 7. 15. (204) Chap. xvii. 4. JOSHUA. Chap. xvni. 9. e ch. 14. I. h Num. 27. 6,7. ' ver. 2, 3. J ch. 13. 29—3'- ' ch. 16. 6. * Gen. 12. 6 (Heb.)2 & 33. 18. & 35. 4 & 37. 12—14. ch. 20. 7. & 21. 21. & 24. 1,25,32. Judg. 8. 31. &g. 1, &c. I Kin. 12. I. 25- 1 Chr. 6. 67. 2 Chr. 10. I. Ps. 60. 6. Jer. 41. 5. Acts 7. 16. ■" S« ch. 15. 34- U Or, oraok ofr£e(h. So ch. i5. 8. " ch. 16. 9. " I Chr. 7. 29. P ver. 16. Judg. I. 27. I Kin. 4. 12. So I Sam. 31. ID, 12. 2Sam. 21. 12. I Mace. 5. 52. Comp. 2Macc. 12.29. 1 Judg. I. 27. 2 Kin. 9. 27. So I Chr. 6. 70 ? Comp. ch. 21. 25. "■ See ch. II. 2. »iSam. 28. 7. Ps. 83. 10. * See Judg. 5. 19. " Judg. I. 27, 28. * ch. 16. 10. « ch. 16. 4. y Comp. Num. 13. 8. ' Gen. 48. s, 22. a Gen. 48. 19. Num. 26. 34, 37- son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. And they came near before sEleazar the 4 priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, •^The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the command- ment of the Lord he gave them an in- heritance among the bretliren of their father. And there fell 'ten portions to 5 Manasseh, J beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; because the daughters of 6 Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. And the coast of Manasseh was from 7 Asher to '^Michmethah, that licth before 'Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-"'tappuah. Now Manasseh had a the land of Tappuah: but '"Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim ; and the coast de- 9 scended nnto the "river Kanah, south- ward of the river: "these cities of E- phraim are among the cities of Manas- seh : the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the out- goings of it were at the sea : southward 10 it was Ephraim's, and northward // Jvas Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east. °And Manasseh had in Issachar and in n Asher PlJeth-shean and her towns, and ilbleam and her towns, and the inhabit- ants of ■'Dor and her towns, and the in- habitants of^Endorand her towns, and the inhabitants of 'Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of 'Megiddo and her towns, ei'en three countries. Yet "the children of Manasseh could 12 not drive out t/ie inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. Yet it came to pass, when 13 the children of Lsrael were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to "tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. And '^the children of Joseph spake 14 unto yjoshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but '^one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am ^a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto? And Joshua answered them, 15 If thou be a great people, then get thee up to ''the wood country, and "^cut down for thyself there in the land of the Periz- zites and of the 'giants, if "Amount E- lephraim be too narrow for thee. And the children of Joseph said. The hill is not enough for us : and all the Canaan- ites that dwell in the land of the valley have •= chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they 17 who are fof the valley of Jezreel. And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, rren to Ephraim and to Manasseh, say- ing. Thou ati a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot is only: but the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down : and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Ca- naanites, though they have ^siron cha- riots, ami thouglr they be strong. And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together ^at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was 2 subdued before them. And there re- mained among the children of Lsrael seven tribes, which had not yet received 3 their inheritance. And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, ''How long are you slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given 4 you? Give out from among you three men for eaeh tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them ; and they shall 5 come again to me. And they shall di- vide it into seven parts: '^Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and •ithe house of Joseph shall abide in their 6 coasts on the north. Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, '=that I may cast lots for you here before the 7 Lord our God. ^But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: sand Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inherit- ance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave 8 them. And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord 9 in Shiloh. And the men went and pass- ed through the land, and described it I" 2 Sam. 18. 6,17. ^ ver. 18. Comp. Ezek. 23. 47 niarg. liOr, Rtphaims. So ch. 12. 4. & 13.12.& 15. 8. & iS. 16. See Gen. 14. 5. & 2 Sam. 5. 18. d See ch. 24. * beech.ii.6. f Judg. 6. 33. Hos. I. 5. So ch. 19. 18. 1 Kin. 4. 12. & 18. 45, 46. & 21. 1, 23, 2 Kin. 8. 29. & 9. 10, 15, &c. & 10. 6, 7. 2 Chr. 22. 6. Comp. ch. 15. 56. *>' Deut. 20. I. XVIII. ^ ver. 8,9, 10. ch. 19. 51, & 21. 2. & 22. 9, 12. Judg. 18. 31. & 21. I2» 19, 21. 1 Sam. 1.3,9, 24. & 2. 14. & 3. 21. & 4. 3, 4, 12. & 14. 3. I Kin. 2. 27. & 14. 2, 4. Ps. 78. 60. Jer. 7. 12, 14. & 26. 6, 9. & 41- 5- So ch. 16. 6. ^ So Judg. 18, 9. c ch. 15. I. ^ ch. 16. 1, 4. ^ ch. 14. 2. ver. lo, fch. 13. 33. See Num. 18. 20. e ch. 13. 8. (20s) Chap, xviii. io. JOSHUA. Chap. xix. 14. 1' ch. II. 23. & 12. 7. * ch. 16. I. by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shi- loh. And Joshua cast lots for them in 10 Shiloh before the Lord: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to ''their divisions. And the lot of the tribe of the chil- n ! dren of Benjamin came up according to their families : and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Ju- dah and the children of Joseph. 'And 12 their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains west- ward; and the goings out thereof were 'at the wilderness of -i Beth-aven. And 13 the border went over from thence to- kch. 16. 2. ward Luz, to the side of Luz, i^ which is Beth- el, southward; and the border de- scended to 'Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side '"of the ne- ther Beth-horon. And the border was 14 drawn thciice, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that licth before '"Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at " Kirjath- baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah : this was the west quarter. And the south quarter was 15 from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to °the well of waters of Nephtoah: and the border came down to the end 16 of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, atid which is in Pthe valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the ivalley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to ''En-rogel, and 17 was drawn from the north, and went forth to ''En-shemesh, and went forth to- ward ^Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to 'the stone of Bohan the son of Reu- ben, and passed along toward the side 18 over against "Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah : and the border 19 passed along to the side of "Beth-hoglah northward : and the outgoings of the border were at the north 'bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. And Jordan was the 20 border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benja- min, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their f;imilies. Now the cities of the tribe of the chil- 21 dren of Benjamin according to their fa- * ver. 12. ch. 2. I, &c. ■^ See ch. 15. 6. J' Gen. 10. 18! 2 Chr. 13. 4. ^ ch. 16. 2. '^ I Sam. 13. 17. Comp. Mic. I. 10. ^ ch. 21. 17. I Sam. 13, 3, 6 (Heb.l. j See ch. 7. 2. * ch. 16. 5 (Heb.). °' See ch. 10. " See ch. 9. I7- o ch. 15. 9 (Heb.). P See ch. 17. 15- 4 ch. 15. 8. 2 Kin. 23. 10. 2 Chr. 28. 3. & 33- 6. Jer. 7. 31, 32. & iq. 2, 6. & 32. 35- »• Seech. 15. 7- » Comp. ch. 15- 7- ' ch. 15. 6. nOr, tlie plain. Coinp. ch. 15. 6, 61 ' See 2 Sam. 15. 28. " ch. 15. 6 (Heb.). tHeb. tongite. See ch. 15. 2 Hos. s. 8. XIX. l" To ver. 8, ; Chr. 4. 28—33- milies were "Jericho, and "Beth-hoglah, 22 and the valley of Keziz, and " Beth-ara- =3 bah, and 'Zemaraim, and ^Beth-el, and 24Avim, and Parah, and ^Ophrah, and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and ''Gaba; twelve cities with their villages. 25'^Gibeon, and ''Ramah, and 'Beeroth, 26 and fMizpeh, and 'Chephirah, and Mo- 27zah, and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Tara- Ezra2. 26. zslah, and sZelah, Eleph, and •'Jebusi, ^^^ij- ?- 3°. which /> Jerusalem, 'Gibeath, rtW'Kir- isai.'iJ.'ag. jath; fourteen cities with their villages, djudg^'j^^" This is the inheritance of the children & '9- 13- of Benjamin according to their families. \ Ki!I!'i5%7| 21. 2 Chr. 16. I, 5. Ezra 2. 26. Neh. 7. 30. & 11. 33. Isai. to. 29. Jer. 31. 15? & 40. I. Hos. 5. 8. Matth. 2. 18? Not as ch. 19. 18, 29 or I Sam. I. 19. * ch. 9. 17. Ezra 2. 25. f Judg. 20. i, 3. & 21. i, 5, 8. 1 Sam. 7. 5, 6, 16. & 10. 17. 2 Kin. 25. 23? Not as Gen. 31. 48 or ch. 15. 3S. B 2 Sam. 21. 14. ^ ver. 16. ch. 15. 8, 63. ' So Judg. 19. 12 — 16. & 20. 4, &c. 1 Sam. 10. 26. & II. 4. & 13. 15. & 14. 16. & 15. 34. & 22. 6. 2 Sam. 21. 6. & 23. 29. I Chr. 11. 31. S: 12. 3. Isai. 10. 29. " & 9. 9. & 10. g. ^ Comp. Ezra 2. 25 (Heb.). And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the chil- dren of Simeon according to their fami- lies : ^and their inheritance was within ' the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 And ^ they had in their inheritance <^Beer-sheba, ''or Sheba, and Moladah 3 and'= Hazar-shual, and Balah, and« Azem, 'See ch. 15. 28. 4 and ' Eltolad, and Bethul, and <" Hormah, J .So ch. 15. sand 8Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and g,;;;^''^. 6 Hazar-susah, and Beth-''lebaoth, and ■ c'hr. 4. 28 Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their vil- (\Ln. 26. 33. 7las;es: ''Ain, ''Remmon, and 'Ether, and ' '^^- 's- 28, ' 'Shunem, and Hapharaim, 19 and Shion, and Anaharath, and Rab- ;o bith, and ''■ Kishion, and .^bez, and 21 Remeth, and ^En-gannim, and En-had- dah, and Beth-pazzez; and the coast 22 reacheth to ^ Tabor, and Shahazimah, and ''Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan : sixteen cities with their villages. This is the 23 inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar accordmg to their families, the cities ami their villages. And the fifth lot came out for the 24 tribe of the children of Asher accord- ing to their families. And their bor- 25 der was '^ Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and ''Achshaph, and Alammelech, and i6 Amad, and =Misheal; and reacheth to fCarmel westward, and to Shihor-lib- nath ; and turneth toward the sunrising 27 to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to ethe valley of Jiphthah el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to ''Cabul on the left hand, and Hebron, and 'Rehob, and 28 Hammon, and Kanah, even unto ''great Zidon; and then the coast turneth /(.129 Ramah, and to the strong city 'Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to 'Achzib: Ummah also, 30 and '"Aphek, and 'Rehob: "twenty and two cities with their villages. This is zn the inheritance of the tribe of the chil- dren of Asher according to their fami- lies, these cities with their villages. The sixth lot came out to the chil- 32 dren of Naphtali, etZorah, and >'Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, and ^Shaalabbin, and ^^Aijalon, and Jethlah, and Elon, and ''Thimnathah, and "^Ekron, and "^Elte- keh, and ''Gibbethon, and=Baalath, and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and fGath-rim- mon, and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border 'before 'Japho. And sthe coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called ^ Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their fa- ther. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them : according to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, a'cn 'Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein. ''These a/r the inherit- ances, which Eleazar the priest, and Jo- shua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot 'in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion. So they made an end of dividing the country. The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying, .Speak to the children of Israel, .saying, "Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: that the slayer that '■killeth any person unawares and "^un- wittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of r ch. 21. 32? I Chr. 6. 76? ^ See ch. II. 2. * See ch. II. " ch. 12. 22 (not 15. 23). & 20. 7. & 21. 32. Judg. 4. 6. I Chr. 6. 76. » Matt. 15. " Judg. I. 33. Comp. ver. 22. ^ Comp. ver. 15, 30. y See ch. 15. 33- ^ So Judg. I. 35- * See ch. 10. 12, ^ See ch. 15. 10? •^ See ch. 15. II- ** ch. 21. 23. I Kin. 15. 27. & i6. 15. •-' ch. 15. 9? 1 Kin. 9. 18. 2 Chr. 8. 6. f ch. 21. 24. 1 Chr. 6. 69. il Or, over against. li Or, yoppa, 2 Chr. 2. 16. Jonah I. 3. 1 Esdr. 5. 55. & I Mace. 2 Mace. 4. 21. & 12. 3, 7. Acts 9. 36, 38, 42. 43. & 10. 8. 8 Comp. Num. 26. 43. Judg. I. 34, 15- & 18. I. « Comp. Judg. 18. 7» 27, 29. * ch. 24. 30. So Judg. 2. 9. •t Num. 34. 17- ch. 14. f. ' See ch. 18. XX. « Ex. 21. Num. 35. 13 6, .1, 14. Deut. 19. 2—6. *■ ver. 9. See Num 35. II. t ver. s- (207) Chap. xx. 4. JOSHUA. Chap. xxi. 24. ^ Comp. Ruth 4. 1 cSoDeut. 32. 30 (Heb.J. f ver. 3. Deut. 4. 42. & 19. 4. K ver. 9. Num. 35. 12, 24. h See Num. 35. 25- f Heb. sanctified. ' See ch. 19. J See ch. 17. See ch. 24. See ch. 21. ?• Luke I, 39. " Deut. 4. 43. ch. 21. 36. 1 Chr. 6. 78. n See f)eut. 3- 10. 0 ch. 21. 3S. See I Kin. 22. 3. P Deut. 4. 43. ch. 21. 27. 1 Chr. 6. 71. *J So Num. 35- 15- >■ ver. 3. 8 ver. 6. XXI. * ch. 14. I &17. 4- & 19- 5'- b Seech. i8. c Num. 35. 2. •^ ver. 9 — ig. Ex. 6. 18, 20. Num. 3. 19. ^ Comp. chap. 24- 33 with ver. 21. f ver. 2o, &c. blood. And when he that doth flee 4 unto one of those cities ''shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. And if the avenger of blood pursue after s him, then they shall not 'deliver the sl^iyer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour funwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. And he 6 shall dwell in that city, suntil he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of ''the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. And they 'appointed 'Kedesh in Gali- 7 lee in mount Naphtali, and 'Shechem in ''mount Ephraim, and 'Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. And on the other side Jordan s by Jericho eastward, they assigned ™Be- zer in the wilderness upon "the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and °Ra- moth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and P Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. These were the cities 9 appointed for all the children of Israel, and for ithe stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever ■'killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, ^until he stood before the congregation. Then came near the heads of the fa- thers of the Levites unto ^Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; and 2 they spake unto them at ''Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "^The Lord com- manded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. And the children 3 of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their sub- urbs. And the lot came out for the fa- 4 milies of the Kohathites: and ''the chil- dren of Aaron the priest, uihich were of the Levites, ''had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thir- teen cities. And fthe rest of the chil- 5 dren of Kohath had by lot out of the fa- milies of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half 6 tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. And sthe children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen 7 cities. ''The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of 8 the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 'And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their sub- urbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here 'mentioned by name, 10 1' which the children of Aaron, be'mg of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had : for theirs 11 was the first lot. 'And they gave them 'the city of Arbah the father of '"Anak, which city is Hebron, "in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round 12 about it. But "the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Ca- leb the son of Jephunneh for his posses- 13 sion. Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest p Hebron with her sub- urbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; 14 and iLibnah with her suburbs, and ''Jat- tir with her suburbs, and ^Eshtemoa with 15 her suburbs, and "Holon with her sub- i6urbs, and 'Debirwith her suburbs, and "Ain with her suburbs, and "Juttah with her suburbs, and " Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those >'two 17 tribes. And out of the tribe of Ben- jamin, ^Gibeon with her suburbs, "Geba 18 with her suburbs, •''Anathoth with her suburbs, and "Almon with her suburbs; 19 four cities. All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 ''And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of 21 Ephraim. For they gave them ■= She- chem with her suburbs in mount Eph- raim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; 22 and ''Cjezer with her suburbs, and Kib- zaim with her suburbs, and '=Beth-horon 23 with her suburbs ; four cities. And out of the tribe of Dan, fEltekeh with her suburbs, fGibbethon with her suburbs, 24 8Aijalon with her suburbs, ''Gathrim- 8 ver. 27, &c. Ex. 6. 17. Num. 3. 18. •» ver. 34, &c. Ex. 6. 19. Num. 3. 20. •tYiib called. ^ ver. 4. ' To ver. 19, I Chr. 6. 54—60. « Or, AVr- jath'Cirbak, So Gen. 23.2. & 35. 27. ch. 14. 15. & >5. 13. 54- & 20. 7. Judg. I. 10. Neh. II. 25. ™ See Num. 13. 22. " ch. 2o. 7 (Heb.). 0 ch. 14. 14. 1 Chr. 6. 56. r ver. II marg. ch. 20. 7. I See ch. lo. 29 f ch. 15. 48. ^ So ch. 15. 50. l[iChr.6.5S, Hilen, ch. 15. 51]. ' ch. 15. 15, 49. See ch. 10. 38. II [i Chr. 6.59, Ashan\i ch. 15. 42: also ch. 15. 32. & 19. 7. " ch. 15. 55. ^ See ch. 15. 10. y ver. 9. ^ See ch. 9. 3. I [ch. 18. 24, G(iba\ where see refer- ences. *2Sam.23.27. I Kin. 2. 26. Isai. 10. 30. Jer. I. I. & II. 23. ct 29. 27. & 32. 7, 8, 9. II [i Chr. 6. 60, A kmeth\. b ver. 5. To ver. 26, I Chr. 6. 66 — 70. •^ ch. 20. 7. See ch.17. 7. ^ See ch. 10. 33- e See ch. lo, 10. f See ch. 19. 44- 8 See ch. lo. 12. h ch. 19. 45. (208) Chap. xxi. 25. JOSHUA. Chap. xkii. 10. • See Judg. 5- 19- i But comp. 1 Chr. 6. 70. k ver. 6. To ver. 33, r CAr. 6. 71—76. » Seech. 20. 8. " Comp. 1 Chr. 6. 71. " ch. ig. 20 (Heb.). " ch. 19. 12 (Heb.). P Comp. ch. 19. 21 with I Chr. 6. 73. 1 ch. ig. 21. *■ See ch. 19. 26 (Heb.). " ch. ig. 25. Comp. t Chr. 6. 75. * ch. ig. 28 or 30. " See ch. 19. 37- * ch. 19. 35 ? I Chr. 6. 76? * Fuller form in I Chr. 6. 76? y ver. 7. To ver. 40, see 1 C/ir. 6. 77-81 * See ch. 19. II. * Josh. ig. 15 (Heb.). *> See ch. 20. S. c See ch. 13. 18 (Heb.;. •i ch. jj. 18. "See I Kin. 22. 3. f See 2 Sam. 17. 24. *Num. 21. 25. &c. ch. 13. 26. h Isai. 16.8,9. See Num. ' Num. 35. 7. * See Gen. 13. 15. Ich. I &23. mon with her suburbs; four cities. And 25 out of the half tribe of Manasseh, 'Ta- nach with her suburbs, and JGath-rim- mon with her suburbs; two cities. All 26 the cities 7cvrf ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. ''And unto the children of Gershon, 27 of the families of the Levites, out of the of/ier half tribe of Manasseh t/icy gave 'Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and ""Be- eshterah with her suburbs; two cities. And out of the tribe of Issachar, " Ki- rs shon with her suburbs, "Dabareh with her suburbs, Pjarmuth with her suburbs. 29 "iEn-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. And out of the tribe of Asher, ■'Mishal 30 with her sul;url)s, Abdon with her sub- urbs, 'Helkath with her suburbs, and 'Re- 31 hob with her suburbs; four cities. And 32 out of the tribe of Naphtali, "Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and "Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and •" Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. All the cities of the 33 Gershonites according to their families Kwr thirteen cities with their suburbs. >'And unto the families of the chil-.u dren of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, ^Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, Dimnah with her suburbs, ^Na-35 halal with her suburbs; four cities. And :/> out of the tribe of Reuben, ''Bezer with her suburbs, and "^Jahazah with her sub- urbs, "^Kedemoth with her suburbs, and 37 ''Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. And out of the tribe of Gad, <= Ramoth 38 in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and fMahanaim with her suburbs, sHeshbon with her 39 suburbs, ''Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. So all the cities for the 40 children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 'All the cities of the Levites 41 within the possession of the children of Israel u>e?-c forty and eight cities with their suburbs. These cities were every 42 one with their suburbs round about them : thus were all these cities. And the Lord gave unto Israel ''all 43 the land which he sware to give unto their fathers ; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the Lord 'gave 44 them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and "there stood not a man of all their ene- mies before them ; " the Lord delivered 45 all their enemies into their hand. "There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the hou.se of Israel; all came to pass. Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of 2 Manasseh, and .said unto them. Ye have kept ^all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obey- ed my voice in all that I commanded 3 you: ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but ha\e kept the charge of the commandment of 4 the Lord your God. And now ''the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get ye unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, "^which Moses the ser- vant of the Lord gave you on the other 5 side Jordan. But ''take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, "=to lo^e the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to ''cleave unto him, and to ser\e him with all your 6 heart and with all your soul. So Joshua s blessed them, and sent them away: and 7 they went unto their tents. Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had gwen /'ossession in Bashan : '"but unto the ^/Av half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan west- ward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he bles.s- 8ed them, and he spake unto them, say- ing. Return with much 'riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much rai- ment: J divide the spoil of your enemies 9 with your brethren. And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of '^Shiloh, which is in the land of Ca- naan, to go unto 'the country of Gilead, to the land of their po.ssession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Mo- 10 ses. And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. •" ch. 10. 8. & 23. 9. " See ch. 2. 24- ° ch. 23. 14, IS- XXIL " Num. 32. 20—22. Deut. 3. 18—20. ch, I. 12 — 17. ^ ch. 21. 44. & 23. I. c See ch. 13. <* Dent. 6. 6. 17. & II. 22. e Deut. 6. 5. & 10. 12. ' ch. 23. 8. See Deut. 10. 20. s ver. 7. ch. 14. 13. See Ex. 39. 43- ^ ch. 17. 5. I See 2 Chr. I. IT, 12 (Heb.). J I Sam. 30. 24. So Num. 31. 27. k Sec ch. 18. I. I Num. 37. I, 26, 29. (209) 27 Chap. xxii. ii. JOSHUA. Chap. xxii. 32. i» Deut. 13. 12—15. So Judg. 20. " Judg. 20. I. And the say, Behold o See Num. 25. 7. (Heb. house of the father. P Num. I. 4. 1 See Num. 14. 9. Comp. ver. ig. Lev. 17. 8, 9. Deut. 12. 13, 14- <• See Num. ' ver. 20. Num. 16. 22, ■ ch. 18. I. " ch. 7. I, 5. ' So Deut. 10. 17. ^ So Job 10. 7. & 23. 10. Ps. 44. 20, 21. Jer. 12. 3. 2 Cor. II. II 3'- children of Israel "heard n the children of Reuben and the children of (iad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the bor- ders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. And when the chil- 12 dren of Israel heard of it, "the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them. And the 13 children of Israel "sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, "Phinehas the .son of Eleazar the priest, and with him ten 14 princes, of each 'chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and Peach one was a head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Is- rael. And they came unto the children 15 of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying, Thus saith the whole con- 16 gregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might ■irebel tJtis day against the Lord? Is \^ the iniquity of ■'Peor too little for us, from which w^e are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, but that 18 ye must turn away this day from follow- ing the Lord? and it will be, seeing ye 1 rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow ^he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. Notwithstand- ic ing, if the land of your possession be un- clean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, 'wherein the Lord's taliernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but irebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God. "Did not Achan 2c the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. Then the children of Reuben and the 2. children of C^ad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thou.sands of Israel, The 2: Lord ''(Jod of gods, the Lord God of gods, he '^knoweth, and Israel he shall know : if it be in rebellion, or if in trans- gression against the I>ord, (save us not 23 this day,) that we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord; or if to ofter thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offer- ings thereon, let the Lord himself >re- \l ^|.™- =°- 24 (]uire /'/,■ and if we have not rather done Deut. 18. 19. it for fear of this thing, saving, 'In time '"'''■ to come your children might speak unto So ver. 27, our children, saying, What have you to y,„ j„_ ^^ 25 do with the Lord God of Israel? For Ex. 13. 14. the Lord hath made Jordan a border c\T\'. 6, 2°' between us and you, ye children of Reu- ben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the Lord : so shall your children make our children cease from fearing =6 the Lord: therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for 27 burnt offering, nor for sacrifice : but that it may be ^a witness between us, and 'ver. 28, 34. you, and our generations after us, that ^^."^ "^ ' '*' 7cie might "do the service of the Lord «Deut. 12. s, before him with our burnt offerings, and i8,"'6,'2V' with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come. Ye 28 have no part in the Lord. Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the ''pattern of the altar of the "See Deut. Lord, which our fathers made, not for ■*■ ' ' burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it 29 is a witness between us and you. God forbid that we should <^rebel against the ' ver. 16, 18, Lord, and turn this day from following '^' °°' the Lord, to build an altar for burnt of- ferings, for meat offerings, or for sacri- fices, besides the altar of the Lord our (iod that is before his tabernacle. 30 And when <^ Phinehas the priest, and '' ver. 13, 14. the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which 7i'i're with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of (lad and the children of Manasseh spake, 31 'it pleased them. And Phinehas the '.Heb. r T^i 1 ■ • 1 il '^ ".OnS good son of Lleazar the jiriest said unto the ,„ theireyes. children of Reuben, and to the children J";, 3|^ jj of Gad, and to the children of Manas- ^:4'"37. sell. This day we perceive that the Lord J.j^'J.g ' is 'amone us, because ye have not com- u^'- '■ =3- , ,R ^ . , T 2 S.nm. 3. 36. Slutted this trespass against the Lord: , Kin. 3. 10. 'now ye have delivered the children of "j'-^^^- =*■ Israel out of the hand of the Lord, t Heb! then. 32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the ]3rinces, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, ^out of the land of Gi- ia°T\,'7i!^' (210) Chap. xxii. 33. JOSHUA. Chap. xxiv. 7. 8 I Chr. 29. 20. Kch. 8. 6. Dan. 2. 19. Luke 2. 28. I That is, A witness. >> See Ex. 18. 4. XXIII. About B.C. 1427 Hcb. 1546? Gr. * ch. 21. 44. & 22. 4. *> ch. 13. I. t Heb. co))te into days. So ch. 13. I. c ch. 24. I. So Deut. 31. 28. I Chr. 28. I. <* See ch. i. 10. » See E.v. 14. I4- f ch. 13. 6. 8 See ch. 15. 12. t Heb. at the sunset. ^ So Ex. 23. 30. & 33. 2. if: 34. II. Deut. 4. 38. & II. 23. ch. 13. 6. I Num. 33.53. J ch. 1. 7. ^ See Deut. 5. 32. 1 Comp. E.'c. 23. 33. Deut. 7. 2, 3. » See E.\. 23. 13. So Ps. 16. 4. " Sojer. 5. 7. Zeph. I. 5. I Or, For if yoit wilt cleave ^ ^c. Comp. >er. 12 (Heb.}. 0 ch. 22. 5. See Deut. 10. 20. 1 Or, Then the Lord will drive. P Deut. II. 1 ch. 10. 8. & 21. 44. *■ See Lev. 26. 8. Comp. Judg. 3. 31. & IS. tj- 2 Sam. 23. 8. * ver. 3. *See ch.22.5. t Heb. souls. So Deut. 4. >S- " See Ex. 34. 16. * So Judg. 2. 3. 21. Comp. ch. 13. 6. lead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. And the thing pleased the 33 children of Israel; and the children of Israel s blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to de- stroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. And the chil- 34 dren of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar '.£'(/.• for it s/m// be a wit- ness between •'us that the Lord is God. And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord "had given rest unto Is- rael from all their enemies round about, that Joshua ''wa.xed old and 'stricken in age. And Joshua '^called for all Israel, 2 and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their ''offi- cers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: and ye have seen all 3 that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you ; for the •^LoRD your God is he that hath fought for you. Behold, fl have divided unto 4 you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut oft", even unto sthe great sea 'west- ward. And the Lord your God, ''he 5 shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, 'as the Lord your God hath promised unto you. JBe 6 ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, ''that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; thatj't' 'come not among these ^ nations, these that remain amongst you ; neither "'make mention of the name of their gods, nor "cause to swear by t/w/n, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them. "But "cleave unto the Lord a your God, as ye have done unto this day. "Ppor the Lord hath driven out 9 from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, ino man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. ''One 10 man of you shall chase a thousand : for the Lord your God, he it is that fight- eth for you, ^as he hath promised you. 'Take good heed therefore unto your- n 'selves, that ye love the Lord your God. Else if ye do in any wise ^go back, and 12 cleave unto the remnant of these na- tions, even these that remain among you, and shall "make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: know for a certainty that "the Lord 13 your God will no more drive out atty of these nations from before you; •''but they » Num. 33. shall be snares and traps unto you, and judg. ° 3. scourges in your sides, and thorns in ^"^^ ^^- =3- your eyes, until ye perish from off this "kin°"iT.'4. good land which the Lord your God 14 hath given you. And behold, this day y\ am going the way of all the earth: ji Kin. 2.2. and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that ^not one thing hath 'ch. 21, 45. failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you ; all are come to pass unto you, and not 15 one thing hath failed thereof Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; ="30 shall "Lev. 26. 14, the Lord bring upon you all evil things, \)^m. 28. 15, until he have destroyed you from off this '6. '>'':•. Os- good land which the Lord your God 16 hath given you. When ye have ''trans- ^seeDeut. gressed the covenant of the Lord your ''■ ^■ God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them ; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. And Joshua gathered all the tribes of XXIV. Israel to ^Shechem, and ''called for the "ver 25, 32. elders of Israel, and for their heads, iich.'^23.'2.^' and for their judges, and for their "^officers; and they ''presented them- "" See ch. i. 2 selves before God. And Joshua said "I'sam. 10. unto all the people. Thus saith the '9- Lord God of Israel, «Your fathers. ' ver. 14, 15. dwelt on the other side of the flood in ^,':"- '"■ '*' old time, n-en Terah, the father of Abra- }udith 5. ham, and the father of Nachor: and com'p. 3 they sers-ed other gods. And fl took S'Qm''i^°'i your fother Abraham from the other 6. side of tlie flood, and led him through- ^'="7.'. 3- out ail the land of Canaan, and mul- tiplied his seed, and sgave him Isaac, e Cen. 21. 2, 4 And I gave unto Isaac ''Jacob and J(3j„^j Esau: and I gave unto 'Esau mount 1^4— =6. Seir, to possess it; ''but Jacob and his Dcut'.'2. 5. ' 5 children went down into Egypt. ' I sent " ^^"-'''- *^- Moses also and Aaron, and "'I plagued Acts 7. 15. Egyi)t, according to that which I did cJl'^',^] '°' amongst them : anil afterward I brought '" li^- d'- 7 6 you out. And I "brought your fathers ^Ex.'ii.^r. out of Egypt: and °you came unto the 5'^,^ sea; Pand the Egyptians pursued after pE.v. 14. ■> your fathers with chariots and horse- 7 men nnfo the Red sea. And when they 1 cried unto the Lord, ''he put V^^'l^,^"; darkness between you and the Egyp- , j-^. ,^ ^^^ tians, ^and brought the sea upon them, 23. (21.) 27"-~2 Chap. xxiv. 8. JOSHUA. Chap. xxiv. 33. ' Dcut. 4. 34. & 2g- 2, ° ch. 5. 6. Comp. ch. 23. 1 (Heb.). ^ Num. 21. 21— 35- Bcut. ; &3- ■• 32- y Comp. Judg. ji. 25. * Num. 22. 5. Deut. 23. 4. ■ Deut. 23. 5. b Num. 23. II, 20. & 24. I, 10. « ch. 3. 14, 17. & 4. 10. •i Judg. 9. 2, 3, iic. & 20. 5. 2Sam. 21. 12 in the Heb. * ch. 6. I. & 10. 1, 3. & II. 1—3. See Ex. 13.5. f Ex. 23. 28. Deut. 7. 20. sPs. -H. 3,6. b Deut. 6. ic II. Comp. ch. II. 13. i Deut. 10. and covered them; and 'your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness "a long sea- son. And I brought you into the land 8 of the Amorites, which dwelt on the oi/ier side Jordan ; " and they fought with you : and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you. Then yfialak the son of Zippor, king 9 of Moab, arose and warred against Is- rael, and ^sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: ^but I would lo not hearken unto Balaam; ''therefore he blessed you still ; so I delivered you out of his hand. And '^ye went over Jor-n dan, and came unto Jericho: and ''the men =of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzit'es, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Je- busites; and I delivered them into your hand. And I sent fthe hornet before 12 you, which drave them out from before you, a'en the two kings of the Amor- ites; l/iit Snot with thy sword, nor with thy bow. And I have given you a 13 land for which ye did not labour, and •^ cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them ; of the vineyards and olive- yards which ye planted not do ye eat. 'Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve 14 iSara. 12. 24. him in J sincerity and in truth: and ''put J Judg. 9. 16, 19. Ps. 84. II (Heb.). See Gen. * ver. 2, 23. Comp. Lev. 17. 7. Ezek. 20. 18. ' Ezek. 20. 7, 8. & 23. 3. "" vcr. 22. Comp. Ruth I. 15. I Kin. 18. 21. Ezek. 2o. 39. " ver. 2, 14. o So Ex. 23. 24. 32, 33- &34- 15. UcuL. 6. 14. & .3. 7- & 29. 18. Judg. 6. 10. P Gen. 18. 19. *1 As Deut. 6. 12 marg. ' Matt. 6. 24. away the gods which your fathers served on the ot/it-r side of the flood, and 'in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord. And if 15 it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, "choose you //lis day whom you will serve ; whether " the gods which your fa- thers served that Ttwf on the of/uTSidc of the flood, or "the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: Pbut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And the people answered and said, 16 God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; for the Lord 17 our God, he i/ is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of 1 bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed : and is the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land : thorfore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God. And Joshua said unto the people, "'Yeig cannot serve the Lord: for he is a *'2 Kin. 1 1. 17. 2 Chr. 23. 16. c Exod.15.25. ^ Deut. 31. 24- ^ Comp. Gen. 28. iS. 'holy God; he is 'a jealous God; "he ;^!,^'f '^^ will not forgive your transgressions nor Ps.99. 5, 9. 20 your sins. "If ye forsake the Lord, t'^'ah',', i. and serve strange gods, ^then he will SeeEx. 20. 5. U J^j( T -J 21 turn and do you hurt, and consume jncb'.)" ' you, after that he hath done you good. "g^° ' '''"'• 21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; 2 chr. 15. 2. 22 Ijut we will serve the Lord. And J^^'j^ \ ^g.' Joshua said unto the people. Ye art' &<55. n, 12. witnesses against yourselves that yye «ch. '23.^5. have chosen you the Lord, to serve ^° '"'■ ^3- him. And they said, Wc arc witnesses. 1 ver. 15. 23 Now therefore ^put away, ^ said he, the fyj.^"'"* strange gods which are among you, and '^'"- '4- incline your heart unto the Lord God judg'!"io^ 'it. 24 of Israel. And the people said unto I ^^"p'' ^' Joshua, The Lord our God will we Ex. is. 4 25 serve, and his voice will we obey. So Joshua ''made a covenant with the peo- ple that day, and set them "^a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 26 And Joshua ''wrote these words in ch^ 4- 3 the book of the law of God, and took judg.g.'e'*' "^a great stone, and set it up there km- ^^^s- 1 11 1 , ^^ ^o Gen. 31 der an oak, that 7cias by the sanctuary 48, 52. 27 of the Lord. And Joshua said unto all °'="Jg 3'- '9' the pieople, Behold, this stone shall be ch' 22. 27, sa witness unto us; for ''it hath heard h cump. all the words of the Lord which he p?"'- 32- 1. spake unto us: it shall be therefore a (Hek)." witness unto you, lest ye 'deny your God. ^f^„^^,^\ 28 ■'So Joshua let the people depart. See Lev. 19. 29 every man unto his inheritance. And "xo ver. 31, it came to pass after these things, that 7'"'chariots of 20 iron. ^And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled 21 thence the three sons of Anak. •''And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jeru- salem; but ''the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el : and tlie Lord 2j 7i'as with them. And the house of Jo- seph "^sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was ''Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth 1 ch. 3. 9. ™ ch. 4. IX, 17. & 5. 24. I Sam. 15. 6. I Chr. 2. 55. ^ See Deut. 34.3. 0 Num. 21. I. & 33. 40. Josh. 12. 14. P Comp. Num. 10. 29—32. 1 ver. 3. r So 2 Chr. 14. to. » Josh. 19. 4. Comp. Num. 14. 45. & 21. 3. ' But comp. Josh. It. 22. ch. 3. 3. See Josh. IS- 47- " ch. 14. 19. 1 Sam. 6. 17. 2 Sam. I. 20. Jcr. 2S. 20. & 47- 5. 7- Amos I. 8. Zeph. 2. 4, 7. Zcch. Q. 5. " See Josh. 15. II. '^ ver. 2, 22. 1 Or, he pos- sessed tke inottnlain. But comp. ver. 27. y See Josh. It. 6. " Num. 14. 24. Deut. I. 36. See ver. lO. "Josh. 1B.28. Comp. ver. 8. I' Comp. 2 Sam. 5. 6. c Num. 13. 2, 21, 32. & 14. 6, 34- So Josh. 2. I. & 7. 2. ch. 18. 2. J Gen. 28. 19. & 35- I, 6. & 48. 3- Josh. 7. 2. S: 18. 13, 22. ("3) Chap. i. 25. JUDGES. Chap. n. 16. « Josh. 2. 12, i4tHeb.l. & 8. 35 ;Heb.l. f Josh. I. 4. 1 Kin. 10. 29. 2 Kin. 7. 6. 2 Chr. 1.17. 8 ver. 27, 28, yosh. 17. 11—13- *> Josh. 16. 10. See Josh. 10. 33. i ver. 30, 32. So Ps. 106. 34, 35- J So Josh. 19. 15. & 21. 35. ^ Josh. 19. 28 — 30. Comp. Josh. 12. 18. ^ ver. 29. ™ Josh. 19. 38. n ver. 28, 30, 35- 0 Josh. 19, 47- ch. 18. I. P Comp. Josh, ig, 41 (Heb.) with ch. 2. 9 marg. •J So Josh, ig. 42. tHeb. was hcaTV, II Or, Maaklf akrabbiin. Num. 34. 4. Josh. 15. 3. II. 1 Or, messenger, » ver. s. out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the en- trance into the city, and 'we will shew thee mercy. And when he shewed them 25 the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. And the man went into f the 26 land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz : which is the name thereof unto this day. ^Neither did Manasseh drive out the^iq inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her town.s, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. And it came to pass, 28 when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them' out. 1^ Neither did Ephraim drive out the 29 Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; 'but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. Neither did Zebulun drive out 30 the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the J in- habitants of Nahalol; but the Canaan- ites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. Neither did Asher drive out 31 the inhabitants of Accho, nor the in- habitants of i^Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of ''Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of ''Aphik, nor of ■'Rehob : but the Asher- 32 ites 'dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land : for they did not drive them out. Neither did Naphtali 33 drive out the inhabitants of '"Beth-she- mesh, nor the inhabitants of '" Beth- anath; but he 'dwelt among the Canaan- ites, the inhabitants of the land: never- theless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath "became tributaries unto them. And °the Amorites forced 34 the children of Dan into the mountain : for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: but the Amorites 35 would dwell in mount PHeres in lAija- lon, and in Thess.4.s. another generation after them, which go jit. i.ie! ''knew not the Lord, nor yet the works g'^''™'^ 11 which he had done for Israel. And the ' See beut.' children of Israel did evil in the sight of ,l'beut 6.14. 12 the Lord, and served Baalim: and they " ver. 17, 19. 'forsook the Lord God of their fathers, ^\, which brought them out of the land of ° s='= ^eut. Egypt, and followed '"other gods, of the pver.'n. gods of the people that were round about ^l',^; |' them, and "bowed themselves unto them, So i s.im. ^. 13 and "provoked the Lord to anger. And p,,. 106. 36. they forsook the Lord, and Pserved '^i^^''-"''- 1°- 14 Baal and Ashtaroth. And ithe anger of Ps! 106.40,41. the Lord was hot against Israel, and he \l ''"'"• "'■ "■delivered them into the hands of spoil- "SeeDeut. ers that spoiled them, and *he sold them i^so^Lev. 26. into the hands of their enemies round -;7- 1 Josh. 7.12,13. al)out, so that they 'could not any longer >' Lev. 26. 15 stand before their enemies. Whitherso- Pch.Vsi.is- ever they went out, the hand of the So ■ Sam. 12. Lord was against them for evil, as the Acts 13. 20. Lord had said, and "as the Lord had •Heb..r«w. ' So ver. 18. sworn unto them : and they were greatly ch. 3. 31. & 16 distressed. Nevertheless *the Lord J;?-,^; ^|';'3 raised up judges, which 'delivered them & 13- 5' out of the hand of those that spoiled 3^'g'marg.' (=H) Chap. ii. 17. JUDGES. Chap. ht. 21. J See Ex. 34. 15. So ch. 8. 33. " Dent. 9. 12. i* So Josh. I. 5. »• Ps. 106. 45- Jonah 3. 10. See Gen. 6.6. So Deut. 32. 36. 2 Chr. 7. 14. Jer. 18. 8. & 26. 3. Comp. ch. 10. 16. <= Ex. 2. 24. &£. 5- <* ch. 3. 12. & 4. I. & S. 33- H Or, ttvr^ coT^rupt. Comp. Deut- 31. 29. t Heb. tluy let nothing fall of their. « ver. 14. f See DeuL 17. 2. * Josh. 23.13. So ver. 3. Comp. Josh. 13. 6. n ch. 3. I, 4- ' See Ex. 15. 25- nor, $7tffered. So ch. 3. I. III. *ch.2. 21, 22. ver. 4. Josh. 13. 2—6. ** See Josh. 13. 3. « See Josh. >3' 4. 5- d Ps. 106. 35. See Ex. 13. 5. « See Ex.34. 16. About B. C. 1406. f ch. 2. II. them. And yet they would not hearken 17 unto their judges, but they >went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: ^they turned quickly out of the way which their fa- thers walked in, obeying the command- ments of the Lord; but they did not so. And when the Lord raised them up is judges, then ='the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for ''it repented the Lord be- cause of their '^groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. And it came to pass, ''when the 19 judge was dead, that they returned, and "corrupted thcinsch'cs more than their fa- thers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; 'they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. And "=the 20 anger of the Lord was hot against Is- rael ; and he said. Because that this peo- ple hath ^transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; si also n will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: that ''through them 22 I may 'prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. Therefore the Lord 'left those na-23 tions, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Now these are *the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; only 2 that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof: 7iamc/y, ''five lords of the Phi- 3 listines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount <= Lebanon, from mount Baal-her- mon unto the entering in of Hamath. And they were ^to prove Israel by them, 4 to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. ''And the children of Israel dwelt s among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: and ''they took their 6 daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 'And the children of Israel 7 did evil in the sight of the Lord, and '^j^'^'^'l^'s- forgat the Lord their God, sand served is.^So"' ^""^ 8 Baalim and •'the groves. Therefore 'the ?^^^,.i% "/' anger of the Lord was hot against Is- ' Hab. 3. ji rael, and he 'sold them into the hand o{[^am-,ia- ■'Chushan-rishathaim king of 'Mesopo- ''arah,,. tamia: and the children of Israel served &ch. '4!''3. 9 Chushan-rishathaim eight years. And f *■ *' '■ o ./ 6; 10. 10. when the children of Israel 'cried unto iSam. 12. 10. the Lord, the Lord ""raised up a 'de- ^t\t. I!' liverer to the children of Israel, who 1° P|- 7^ 34. delivered them, eiwi " Othniel the son of & loj. 6^13, loKenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And i?'^^^ jg ■^the spirit of the Lord 'came upon him, ' Hei). and he judged Israel, and went out to sTveTis. war: and the Lord delivered Chushan- ■ Sam. n. 3 rishathaim king of 'Mesopotamia into Comp.'ch. his hand; and his hand prevailed against ^' aw^' 11 Chushan-rishathaim. And I'the land B.C. 1394. had rest forty years. And Othniel the "seeCe'n.' son of Kenaz died. 4; 38- So 12 lAnd the children of Israel did evil ch.e.'s'.' ' again in the sight of the Lord : and the | "■ ^9- Lord strengthened Eglon "'the king of & '4- 6, 19. Moab against Israel, because they had , sam.'to. 6, done evil in the sight of the Lord. }^f"-^- 13 And he gathered unto him the children 2 CHr. 15. i. of "Amnion and 'Amalek, and went and f '°- '■•• ' vv 24. 20. smote Israel, and possessed "the city of t Heb. k.^a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. qseech.2.19. 16 But Ehud made him a dagger which g ■^'"'"' had two edges, of a cubit length; and 'i Sam. 12.9. he did gird it under his raiment upon ',.^1^' ^^' 17 his right thigh. And he brought the ' '^J?- s- 14. present unto Eglon king of Moab: and - see^DMt 18 Eglon 7cias a very fat man. And when J'JijJ';,, ^g s he had made an end to offer the present. About he sent away the people s'that bare the «ver. J.^^ ' 19 present. But he himself turned again "Or, =^from the 'quarries that 7cwr by (iilgal, yw«/«i. and said, I have a secret errand unto ^o i Sam. 9. f-t \ • , -IT- ■! ^ marg. thee, O kmg: who said. Keep silence. But comp. And all that stood by him went out &%";6.*' '' 20 from him. And Ehud came unto him ; i Kin. 2. s. and he was sitting in 'a summer parlour, shuti,/iiis which he had for himself alone. And ^isM ha,ui. . , CD. 20. ID. Ehud said, I have a message from God Comp. unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. \ see'^'i'lkm. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and io=7- 11 1 r 7 ■ -1 1 ■ 1 ■'' 2 Sam. 8. 2 took the dagger from his right tliign, (Heb.). •■ ver. 13. Comp, Josh. 4. 20? I Or, graven imagi-s. So ver. 26. t Heb. a parlour 0/ cooling, ver. 23, 25. So 2 Sam. iS. 33. 2 Kmgs 1. 2. i: 4. 10, II. & 23. 12. Jer. 22. 13, 14 in the Heb. Comp. ver. 24. Amos 3. 15. ("■5) Chap, hi. 22. JUDGES. Chap. iv. 19. BOr. it came out at tkefufi- davtent. » Gen. 7. 16 (Heb.). ch. 9. 51. *> 2 Sam. 13. 17.18 (Heb.}. I Or, docth his easfftien t. I Sam. 24. 3. «Gen. 19. 16 (Heb. I. & 43. 10 (Heb.). Ps. 119. 60 .'Hcb.l. Hab. 2. 3. •* ver. 19 marg. c ch. 6. 34. 1 Sam. 13. 3. Comp. Num. 10. 9. f ch. 5. 14. See Josh. 24- 33- 8 ch. 4. 7, 14. &6. 1. & 7- 9. 15- 1 Sam. 17. 47. '> Josh. 2. 7. ch. 12. 5. So Josh. 22. 11. ch. 7. 24. 2 Sam. 19. 18. Comp. ver. 13. t Hcb./rt/. ' ver. II. U [ch. 5. 6, 8. I Sam. 13. 19, 22. II seems to concern only the country next to the Philistines]. ^ ch. 2. 16. Comp. Lev. 26. 8. I Sam. 17. 47- so- il [So part IS called Israel, ch.4. 1, 3,&c. & 10. 7, 17. & II. 4, &c. 1 Sam. 4. 1]. IV. About B.C. 1316. *Seech.2.i9. ^ See Deut. 32. 30. *= Josh. II, I — • 10. & 19. 36. Il[i Sam. 13,9. Ps. 83. 9. It seems to concern only North- Israel]. ** ver. 13, 16. 6 See ch. 3. g. ^ ver. 13. See Josh. ii. 6. * Comp. ch. 5. 8. Ps. 106. 42. *> See Josh. 18. 25. ' See Josh. =4- 33- About B. C. 1296. J Heb. II. 32. '' See Josh. '9- 37- and thrust it into his belly; and the haft:2 also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and 'the dirt came out. Then Ehud 23 went forth through the porch, and ='shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and ''locked them. When he was gone out, 24 his servants came; and when they saw that behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he 'cover- eth his feet in his summer chamber. And they tarried till they were ashamed: 25 and behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and behold, their lord 7C'as fallen down dead on the earth. And Ehud escaped while they "^tarried, 26 and passed beyond the ''quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. And it came to 27 pass, when he was come, that "=he blew a trumpet in the fmountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. And he said unto them. Follow 28 after me: for sthe Lord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took 'uhe fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. And they slew of Moab at that 29 time about ten thousand men, all 'lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. So Moab was subdued that 30 day under the hand of Israel. And 'the land had rest fourscore years. And after him was "Shamgar the son 31 of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an o.\ goad.; ^ and he also delivered 'Israel. And "the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the L()rd, when Ehud was dead. And the Lord ''sold them 2 into the hand of '^Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in '^Hazor; the captain of whose ho.st ^cas 'Sisera, which dwelt in ''Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the 3 children of Israel '^cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred fchariots of iron; and twenty years ^he mightily op- pressed the children of Israel. And De- 4 borah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapi- doth, she judged Israel at that time. And she dwelt under the palm tree of s Deborah between ''Ramah and Beth-el in 'mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. And she sent and called liarak the son 6 of Abinoam out of ^ Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saviiii^, Go and draw toward mount 'Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children 7of Zebulun? And I will draw unto thee to the "'river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jahin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and "I will deliver him 8 into thine hand. And Barak said unto her, °If thou wilt go with me, then I will go ; but if thou wilt not go with me, gthe?! I will not go. And .she said, I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall Psell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to 10 Kedesh. And Barak called iZebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men ■'at his feet; 11 and Deborah went up with him. Now Heber '^the Kenite, which was of the children of 'Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto "the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount 13 'Tabor. And Sisera 'gathered together all his ''chariots, even nine hundred cha- riots of iron, and all the people that 7i'cre with him, from Harosheth of the 14 Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which "the Lord hath de- livered Sisera into thine hand: "is not the Lord gone out before thee? So Ba- rak went down from mount ' Tabor, and 15 ten thousand men after him. And the Lord ''discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak ; so that Si- sera lighted down off his chariot, and 16 fled away on his feet. But Barak pur- sued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; a7id there was not 'a 17 man left. Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and 18 the house of Heber the Kenite. And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him. Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered 19 him with a 'mantle. And he said unto ' See Josh. 19. 12. "• ver. 13. ch. 5. 21. I Kin. 18. 40. Ps. 83. 9. " Sec ch. 3. 28. ° Comp. Ex, 4. 14, ' ch. 7. 10. P See Deut. 32- 30- q ch. rSeeEx.iT.S. ^See ch.i.i6. ' Num. 10. 29. " See ch. g. 6 marg, Comp. Josh. ig. 33 (Heb.) f Heb. giitltc7-cd by cry, or. pro- cla?iiation. So 2 Sam. 20. 4. 5 (Heb.). Jonah 3. 7? Zech. 6. 8 ^Heb.j? Comp. ch. 6. 34. & I Sam. ro. 17. * Deut. 9. 3. 2 Sam. 5. 24. Ps. 68. 7. So Isai, 52. 12. Hab. 3. 13. ^ So ver. 23. Ps. 83. TO. See Josh. 10. 10. t Hob. ujtto one. H Or, ruer, or, blanket. (216J Chap. iv. 20. JUDGES. Chap. v. 19. y ch. 5. 25. « ch. 5. 26. t Heb. put. * ver. 15. ivent and was itard. V. ft See Ex. 15. I, So Ps. 18, title, b Deut. 32. 42- Comp. 2 Sam. 22. 48. Ps. 18. 47. c ver. 9. 2 Chr. 17. 16. ■1 Ps. 2. 2 (Heb.). Prov. 31. 4. Comp. Deut. 32. 1,3, Ps. 2. 10. "^ See Deut, 33- 2- Comp. Deut. 4. II. f Ps. 63. 7. B Ps. 68. 8. So 2 Sam. 22. 8. Ps. 18. 7. & 77- -8. Nan. 1. 5. Hab. 3. 3, 10. ^ Isai. 64. 1,3. SoDeut.4.11. Ps. 97. 5. Mic. I. 4. tHeb. ^flowed. So Isai. 64. I, 3. * Comp. Ex. 19. 18. i ch. 3, 31. ^ ch. 4. 17. '. See Lev. 26. 22. t Heb. walk- ers of paths. t Heb. crook- ed -ways. So Ps. 125. 5. °* ver. II. See Deut. 3-Sf her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And .she opened a bottle >'of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. Again he said 20 unto her. Stand i/i the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say. Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. Then Jael Heber's wife took ^a2i nail of the tent, and 'took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground : for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. And 22 behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. So ''God subdued on that day Jabin the 23 king of Canaan before the children of Israel. And the hand of the children 24 of Israel * prospered, and prevailed a- gainst Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Ca- naan. Then ^sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying. Praise ye the Lord for the ''avenging 2 of Israel, '^When the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye 3 ''princes; I, men I, will sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. Lord, =when thou wentest out of 4 Seir, ■ fWhen thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, sThe earth trembled, and the heavens dropped. The clouds also dropped water. ''The mountains 'melted from before 5 the Lord, Even that 'Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel. In the days of JShamgar the son of 6 Anath, In the days of ''Jael, 'the highways were unoccupied. And the 'travellers walked through ' byways. The inhabitants of the. ""villages ceased, 7 they ceased in Israel, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel. '.217) They "chose new gods; Then teas war in the gates : "Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel? My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That P offered themselves willingly a- mong the people. Bless ye the Lord. 'Speak, ye ithat ride on white asses, "■Ye that sit in judgment, And walk by the way. They that are delivered from the noise of archers in Hhe places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the 'righte- ous acts of the Lord, Even the 'righteous acts towards the in- habitants of his ""villages in Israel: Then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates. 'Awake, awake, Deborah: Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, And "lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. Then he made him that remaineth "have dominion over the nobles among the people : The Lord made me have dominion over the mighty. Out of >'Ephraim was there a root of them against ^Amalek; After thee, Benjamin, among thy people ; Out of " Machir came down ''governors, And out of Zebulun they that 'handle the pen of the writer. And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah ; Even Issachar, and 3.\so "^ Barak: He was sent on 'foot into the valley. •For the divisions of Reuben there were great 'thoughts of heart. AVhy abodest thou among the ''sheep- folds, To hear the 'Heatings of ''the flocks? •For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. sGilead abode beyond Jordan: And why did ''Dan remain in ships? 'Asher continued on the sea 'shore, And abode in his 'breaches. ' Zebulun and Naphtali 7i'ere a people that 'jeoparded their lives unto the death In the high places of the field. The kings came and fought, Then fought the kings of Canaan 2S " So Deut. 32. 16. ch. 2. 12, 17. * So I Sam. 13. ig, 22. Comp. ch. 4. 3. lOr, Meditate. So Ps. 105. 2. & 119. 27. & 145- 5- '1 Num. 22. 21. ch. 10. 4. & 12. 14. Comp. Zech. g. 9. r Ps. 107. 3a? Isai. 28. 6? s See Gen. 24. II. tHeb. righteous- nesses of tlie Lord. So I Sam. 12. 7. • Ps. 57- 8. " Ps. 68. 18. Eph. 4. 8. '■ Ps- 49- '4- y ch. 3. 27. ^ See ch. 3. '3- * Num. 32. 39. 40- •* See Deut. m eb. draw with the pen, <5r»f. « ch. 4. 14. f Heb. his feet. DOr, In the divi- sions, &^c. t Heb. »«- Pressions. <• Gen. 49. 14. So Ps. 68. 13 in the Heb. « See Jer. i8. 16 (Heb.). f Num. 32. I. D Or. /«. 8 Josh. 13. 24—28. *> Josh. 19. 46. * Josh. 19. 29, I? Or, port. See Gen. 49. B Or, creeks, i ch. 4. 10. t Heb. exposed to reproach. Chap. v. 20. JUDGES. Chap. vi. 13. It Josh.I2.21. & 17. ri. ch. I. 27. I Kin. 4. 12. So Josh. 21. 25- 1 Josh. 12.21. & 17. II. ch. I. 27. I Kin. 4. 13. 49. 15. ! Kin. 9. 27. & 23. 29, 30. 2 Chr. 35- 22. So Zech. 12. II. Comp. Rev. 16. 16. '"ch. 4.15,16. t Heb./aMj. As Num. 20. iglHcb.). n Seech. 4. 7. 1' Or, iraiiip- lings, or, plimgings. o Gen. 49.24. pSoch, 21. 5, 9, ID. Neh. 3. 5. q So I Sam. 18. 17. & 25. 28. rch. 4. 17. s ch. 4. 19. * ch. 4. 21. t Heb. \she\ hammered. tHeb. Betuieen, )Heb. destroyed. " 2 Sam. 6. 16 (Heb.). '^ Prov. 7. 6 (Heb). ' Ex. 32. I (Heb.). tHeb. \her\ words. y See Ex. 15. 9. tHeb. to tlic Ju'iid of a man. In ''Taanach by the waters of 'Me- giddo ; '"I'hey took no gain of money. 'J'hey fought from heaven; 2. The stars in their 'courses fought a- gainst Sisera. The " river of Kishon swept them 2 away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. Then were tlie horsehoofs broken by = the means of the "pransings, Tlie pransings of their "miglity ones. Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the =3 Lord, Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; p Because they came not ito the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty. Blessed above women shall 'Jael the 24 wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed shall she be above women in the tent. ^He asked water, and she gave him-^i milk ; She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 'She put her hand to the nail, 26 And her right hand to the workmen's hammer ; And 'with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head. When she had pierced and stricken through his temples. 'At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay 27 down : *At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down 'dead. The mother of Sisera "looked out at =8 a window. And cried "through the lattice, Why is his chariot so •''long in coming? Why tarry the wheels of his chariots? Her wise ladies answered her., 29 Yea, she returned 'an.swer to herself. Have they not sped? have they not y:, y divided the prey; 'To every man a damsel or two; To Sisera a prey of divers colours, A prey of divers colours of needle- work, Of divers colours of needlework on both sides. Meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 1. ^So let all thine enemies perish, O p^°8T9, -o- Lord ; But let them that love him be ^as the " ^ s^™- =3- sun ''when he goeth forth in his '■ Ps. 19. 4, 5. might. = See ch. 3. And '^the land had rest forty years. "■ And the children of Israel "did evil in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord delivered them into the hand ''of Midian 2 seven years. And the hand of Midian ♦prevailed against Israel: and because of "^-^ll^' '^• the ''Midianites the children of Israel Num. 22.4, 7. made them the dens which are in the fg'^ 3^; '^^' mountains, and "^caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the ''Midianites came up, and ''the Amalekites, "^and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 4 and they encamped against them, and & 6o. 6. •^ - . - - . .... Hab. 3. 7. VI. About B. C. 1256. * So ch. 2. 19. ^ Gen. 25. 2. & 37. 28. ; 8. 1, &c. 3, 7, 8, ch, 7. So. & I I Kin. II. Ps. 83. 9. Isai. 9. 4. 8: 10. 26. ""destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto sGaza, and left no sus- II Or, goat. See iix. 12. 3. '' So ch. 7. ' See ch. 3. 9. tHeb. was. strong. ^\ Sam. 13. 6. tenance for Israel, neither "sheep, nor Heb n. 38. 5 ox, nor ass. For they came up with ^^^" "^^ ^■ their cattle and their tents, and they '■ Oen. 29. i. came ''as grasshoppers for multitude; c"'7.%- for both they and their camels were with- f ^;^'°- out number: and they entered into the jobi.'s.' 6 land to destroy it. And Israel was greatly ?See°Le°v.'^' impoverished because of the Midianites; =6.16. and the children of Israel 'cried unto \l^„.°^ ' 7 the Lord. And it came to pass, when the children of Israel 'cried unto the 8 Lord because of the ''Midianites, that the Lord sent 'a prophet unto the chil- Comp. dren of Israel, which said unto them, °About^' Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 'I ,?,S;"i';„ brought you up from Egypt, and brought apropiu-t. you forth out of the house of bondage ; f ° f^- ,■♦„ 9 and I delivered you out of the hand of >8. the Egyptians, and out of the hand of ^"j. ^' ^ all that oppressed you, and ^drave them out from before you, and gave you their icland; and I said unto you, I am the \l°%^^^- Lord your God; fear not ''the gotls of 2 Kin. 17. the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 11 And there came an angel of the Lord, iHei,. 11.32, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash 'the Abi-ezrite: and his son "Gideon '"thresh- ed wheat by the winepress, 'to hide // ^^^^^'^''' 12 from the Midianites. And the "angel ""ch.'n. 3. Luke I. II. Acts 10. 3. ^ See Josh. I- 5. I' See Dent. 31. 17 marg. '\ Cump. P». 89. 49- ]sai. 59. I. & 63. 15- '■ Ps. 44. I. 35-38. Jer. 10. 2. ' See Josh. lied Gt'dcon. "' Comp, ver. 4. t Heb. of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is "with thee, 13 thou mighty !nan of valour. And Gi- deon said unto him, O my lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this Pbefallen us? and iwhere be all his mira- cles '"which our fathers told us of, say- (218) Chap. vi. 14. JUDGES. Chap. vi. 39. ■ I Sam. 12. II. Heb. II. 32, 34- ' Josh. I. 9. ch. 4. 6. " So I Sam. ?. 21. Or, my t/tou- sand is the jneajtest. Ex. 18. 21,25. I Sam. 17. 18. Mic. 5. 2. *■ Ex. 3. 12. So Josh. I. 5. ^ See Ex. 33- I3- J Ps. 86. 17. Comp. Ex. 4. 1—8. ver. 36, 37. 1 Sam. 10. 7. 2 Kin. 20-8,9. Isai. 7. II. « Gen. 18. 3, 5. So ch. 13. 15. »Or. r/teat offering. But comp. ch. 3. 15. • Gen. 18. 6, 7.8. t Heb. a kid of tite goats. Gen. 27. 9,16. & 38. 17, 20. ch. 13. 15, 19. & 15- I- I Sam. 16. 20. ^ ver. 21. ch. 13. 19. c Comp. I Kin. 18. 33, 34- ■* See Lev. 9. 24. « So ch. 13. 21. f Gen. 32. 30. So Ex. 33. 20. ch. 13. 22. Comp. Deut. 34. 10. 8 Dan. 10. 19. i That is. The Lord send peace. Comp. Gen. 16. 14. & 22. 14. Ex. 17. 15. Ezek. 48. 35. h ver. II. ch. 8. 27, 32. II Or, aiut. 1 See Ex. 34. 13. Comp. ch. 3. 7. t Heb. strong piace. Dan. ri. 7, 10, 31 in the Heb. I Or, in an orderly manner. .So Ex. 39.37. Lev. 24. 6 in the Heb. ing, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and dehvered us into the hands of the ''Midianites. And the Lord looked m upon him, and said, ^Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the ''Midianites: 'have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, O 15 my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, ""my family is poor in Manas- seh, and I am the least in my father's house. And the Lord said unto him, 16 "Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the •'Midianites as one man. And he said unto him. If now "I have 17 found grace in thy sight, then > shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. ^De-is part not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my 'present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. ^ And Gideon went in, and made ready 19 ♦a kid, and unleavened cakes o/an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought // out unto him under the oak, and presented //. And the angel of:o God said unto him. Take the flesh and the unleavened caia, and ''lay i/u-m up- on this rock, and '=pour out the broth. And he did so. Then the angel of the 21 Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and ''there rose up fire out of the rock, and con- sumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord de- parted out of his sight, .^nd when Gi- =2 deon = perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God ! ''for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face. And the 23 Lord said unto him, s Peace be unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not die. Then 24 Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it • Jehovah-shalom : unto this day it is yet in ''Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. And it came to pass the same night, =5 that the Lord said unto him. Take thy father's young bullock, 'even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and 'cut down the grove that is by it : and build an altar unto the Lord 26 thy God upon the top of this 'rock, 'in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt 27 cut down. Then Ciideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, be- cause he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do // by day, that he did // by night. 28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the al- 29 tar that was built. And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done 30 this thing. Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die : because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that 7vas by it. 31 And Joash said unto all that stood a- gainst him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whil.st // is yet morning : if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down 32 his altar. Therefore on that day he called him 'Jerubbaal, saying. Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33 Then all 'the.Midianites and the A- malekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in "the valley of Jezreel. 34 But "the spirit of the Lord 'came upon Gideon, and he "blew a trumpet; and 35 Abi-ezer 'was gathered after him. And he sent messengers throughout all Ma- nasseh; who also 'was gathered after him : and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou 37 hast said, Pbehold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor ; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as jsthou hast said. And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a ibowl full <;/■ water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, ■'Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me pro\e, I pray thee, but this once with tlie fleece ; let it now be drj' only upon the I [That is, Let Baal plead. 1 Sam. 12. II. (2Sam.11.21, yetntbbe- slteth) \ that is. Let the shautejul thing plead. See Jer. ii. '3- Hos. 9. jo]. ' ver. 3. ^ See Josli. 17. 16. About B.C. 1249. " See ch. 3. 10. tHeb. clotlud. So I Chr. 12. 18. 2 Chr. 24. 20. <• Seech. 3. 27. tHeb. 7vas called after him. Such. 18. 22, 23. I Sam. 14. 2o(Heb.;. Comp. ch. 4. 13. & 7. 23, 24. P Comp. Ex. 4. 1—7. 1 ch. 5. 25 (Heb.). r Gen. 18.32. (2I9J 28-2 Chap. vi. 40. JUDGES. Chap. vh. 22. VII. tk ch. 6. 32. b Comp. ch. 6. 33 with I Sam. 29. 1. and with ver. 3 ! Heb. ). c Gen- 12. 6. Deut. II. 30. <1 See Ex. 8. qmarg. So Deut. 8. 17. I Cor. I. 29. ' Deut. 20.8. 1 Mace. 3. 56. fPs. 17. 3. & 26. 2. & 66. 10. I-sai. 1. 25 (Heb.). K Comp. 1 Sam. 14. 6, 2 Chr. 14. II I Gen. 46. 2, 3- J ver. 2, 7, I4> 15- So ch. 3. 28. kver. 13 — 15. Comp. Gen. 24. 14. I Sam. 14. 9, fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. And God did so that night: 40 for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. Then -'Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside ''the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midi- anites were on the north side of them, by the hill of '^Moreh, ''in the valley. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The 2 people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel '^ vaunt themselves against me, saying. Mine own hand hath saved me. Now therefore go to, 3 proclaim in the ears of the people, say- ing, "= Whosoever is fearful and ''afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. And 4 the Lord said unto Gideon, The peo- ple are yet too many ; bring them down unto the water, and I fwill try them for thee there : and it shall be, f/urf of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. So he brought down the people unto 5 the water: and the Lord said unto Gi- deon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. And the number of 6 them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men : but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. And the Lord said unto Gideon, sBy 7 ■ the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the oi/ier people go every man unto his place. So the people took victuals in their 8 hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all i/ie rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was be- neath him ''in the valley. And it came to pass the same 'night, 9 that the Lord said unto him. Arise, get thee down unto the host; for J I have delivered it into thine hand. But 10 if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host: and thou shalt i^hear what they say;ii "armed "Or, r««,c-i lyfive. And the See Ex. 13. and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the 12 men that were in the host. Midianites and the Amalekites and 'all 'ch. 6. 3, s, the children of the east lay along ''in 33- the valley 'like grasshoppers for multi- tude ; and their camels luere without number, '"as the sand by the sea side '"See josh. 13 for multitude. And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Be- hold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned 14 it, that the tent lay along. And his fellow answered and said. This is no- thing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel : for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, 15 and all the host. And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and Hhe interpretation thereof, that he \^jf;.f^,.. worshipped, and returned into the host ingthtrcof. of Israel, and said. Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host 16 of Midian. And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put *a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and 'lamps within thcimitdof 17 the pitchers. And he said unto them. Look on me, and do likewise : and be- hold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall rff",','^^.''' 18 ye do. When I blow with a trumpet, Job 12. 5. I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, ^The s7vord oi the I^'^IT'^^ 19 Lord, and of Gideon. So Gideon, and "the hundred men that 7i'cre with him, °'"^''' '*■ came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch : and they blew the trumpets, and brake the 20 pitchers that 7C'ere in their hands. And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trum- pets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, I s^''^]?"; "'' 21 and of Gideon. And they Pstood every jfi; 29. man *) in his place round about the 7. ". " camp: and ■'all the host ran, and cried, '^"g^^f'"*" 22 and fled. And the three hundred ^blew t'comp. ' the trumpets, and 'the Lord set "every 5'.,''3i*| * man's sword against his fellow, even " ■ Sam. 14. throughout all the host: and the host rchr.20. 23. t Hel). trumpets in all oftfu»t. I Or./jrc- Irnttds, or, torches. .So ver. 20. P So Ex. 14. 13. (2Z0) Chap. vii. 23. JUDGES. Chap. viii. 24. HOr, towards. •'Josh. 3. 16? I Kin. 4. 12 t & 7. 46? t Heb. up, ' 1 Kin. 4. 12. & 19. 16. Comp. ch. II. -^3 marg. y ver. 24. ch. 10. 17 marg. & 12. I marg. 1 Sam. 13. 4. 2 Kin, 3. 21 marg. Comp. ch. 6. 34 marg. « ch. 6. 35. ^ See Josh. 24- 33- b ch. 3. 28. e John I. 28? d ch. 8. 3. Ps. 83. II. * Isai. ID. 26. VIII. » Comp. ch. 12. I. zSam. 19. 41. Isai. 9. 21. I Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us? tHeb. strongly. ^ Isai. 24. 13. Jer. 49. 9. Obnd. s. Mic. 7. I. ^ ch. 7. 24, 25. See ch. 3. 28. tHeb.i>/r//. ■1 Prov. 13. I. « ch. 7. 6. f See Gen. 33- '7- Josh. 13. 27. sSee Ex.. II. S marg. •> Comp. I Sam. 25. II. I Kin. 20. II. tHeb. thresh. J See Gen. 32. 31. k So I Kin. 22. 27, 28. ' ver. 17. fled to Beth-shittah 'in "Zererath, and to the 'border of "Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. And the men of Israel >ga- 23 thered themselves together ^out of Naph- tali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midi- anites. And Gideon sent messengers through- 24 out all ''mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of E- phraim ygathered themselves together, and ''took the waters unto '^Beth-barah and Jordan. And they took ''two princes 25 of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon "=the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. And "the men of Ephraim said unto him, 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou call- edst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him 'sharply. And he said 2 unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not ''the glean- ing of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? ' God hath 3 delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then dieir '''anger was abated toward him, when he had said that And Gideon came to Jordan, aftd 4 passed over, he, and "^the three hundred men that ^cere with him, faint, yet pur- suing them. And he said unto the men 5 of ^Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people ^that follow me; for' they he faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. And the princes of Succoth 6 said, ^Are the hands of Zebah and Zal- munna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? And Gideon said, Therefore when the ^ Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zal- munna into mine hand, 'then I will •tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. And he 8 went up thence to JPenuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. And he 9 spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, i^When I come again in peace, 'I will break down this tower. Now 10 Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of "'all the hosts of "the children of the east: for there fell 'an hundred and twenty II thousand men that drew sword. And Gideon wtent up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of "Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the 12 host: for the host was Psecure. And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pur- sued after them, and itook the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and 'discomfited all the host. 13 And Gideon the son of Joash re- turned from battle before the sun was 14 up, and caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him : and he 'described unto him the princes of Suc- coth, and the elders thereof, even three- 15 score and seventeen men. And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said. Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, ''Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread 16 unto thy men that «;■(' weary? ■'And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he 'taught the men of Succoth. 17* And he beat down the tower of Pe- nuel, and slew the men of the city. 18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zal- munna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at 'Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one 'resembled the children of a 19 king. And he said. They 'uvre my bre- thren, a'en the sons of my mother: ^as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them 20 alive, I would not slay you. And he said unto Jether his firstborn. Up, and slay them. But die youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he 21 7vas yet a youth. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said. Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and "slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the "ornaments that were on their ca- mels' necks. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gi- deon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also : for thou hast delivered us from the hand of 23 Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: "the Lord shall rule 24 over you. And Gideon said unto them, *" ch. 7. 12. "Seech. 6. 3. "Or, an hundred and tiuettty thousand^ every one drawing a Fzvord. ch. 20. 2, 15, 17.25.35.46. 2 Sam. 24. 9. 2 Kin. 3. 26. I Chr. 21. 5. 0 Num. 32. 35, 42- Pch. 18. 27. 1 Ps. 83. II. t Heb. terrified. So 2 Sam. 17, 2 (Heb.). ■ ver. 6, 7. f Heb. vmd€ to know. ^ ver. 9. Comp. I Kin. 12. 25. * Sec Josh. 19. 12. Comp. ch. 6. 2, &c. t Heb. according to the form, ^r'C. " See Ruth 3- 13- *" Comp. I Sam. 15.33. & 22. 17, 18. I Kin. 2. 34. II Or, orjm- vtents like the moon. So ver. 26. Isai. 3. 18. ^ I Sam, 12. 12. So I Sam. 8. 7. & 10. 19. & 12 17, 19. Chap. viii. 25. JUDGES. Chap. ix. 18. I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the ^earrings of his prey. (For they had golden ear- rings, y because they icei-t: Ishmaelites. ) And they answered, We will willingly 25 give t/(em. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear- rings of his prey. And the weight of 26 the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred s/ic- swcei jczveU. /^^/j. ^f ggi^j . beside ^ornaments, and So Isai. 3. 19. . J , ■ , • Esth. 8. 15. 'collars, and ^'purple rannent that 7C'as on the kings of Midian, and beside the ''chains that 7C'cre about their camels' necks. And Gideon made an '^ephod27 thereof, and put it in his city, cTai ''in Ophrah: and all Israel "=went thither a whoring after it : which t/ii/ig became fa snare unto Gideon, and to his house. Thus was Midian subdued before the 28 children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. sAnd the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went 29 and dwelt in his own house. And Gi- 30 deon had ''threescore and ten sons 'of his body begotten: for he had many wives. And his concubine that tons in 31 she also bare him a son, whose name he 'called Abimelech. And 32 Gideon the son of Joash died 'in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, ''in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. And it came to pass, 'as 33 soon as Gideon was dead, that the chil- dren of Israel turned again, and '"went a whoring after Baalim, and made "Ba- iseech.2.19. al-berith their god. And the children of 34 in ver 27 "ch. 9.4^46. Israel "remembered not the Lord their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: Pneither shewed they kindness to the 35 house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, ac- cording to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto ^his mother's bre- thren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, .saying, Speak, I pray 2 'See Josh, you, in the ears of all '^the men of She- tfeeb.' What chem, 'Whether is better for you, either \&Kood> that all the sons of Jerubbaal, 7(. See Gen. 29. 14. Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined 'to follow Abimelech; for 4 they said. He is our = brother. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of sil- ver out of the house of fEaal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired Evain and 5 ''light persons, which followed him. And he went unto his father's house 'at Oph- rah, and 'slew his brethren the sons of Jembbaal, being threescore and ten per- sons, upon one stone : notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerub- 6 baal was left; for he hid himself. And all ''the men of Shechem gathered to- gether, and all ''the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, 'by the plain of 'the pillar that was in She- chem. 7 And when they told // to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of "'mount Gerizim, and lift up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, you ''men of Shechem, that God may 8 hearken unto you. "The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, 9° Reign thou over us. But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fat- ness, Pwherewith by me they honour God and man, and 'go to be promoted 10 over the trees? And the trees said to the tig tree. Come thou, and reign over 11 us. But the fig tree said unto them. Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over 12 the trees? Then said the trees unto the vine. Come thou, and reign over us. 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I lea\e my wine, 'i which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over 14 the trees? Then said all the trees unto the 'bramble. Come thou, and reign 15 over us. And the bramble said unto the trees. If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my 'shadow: and if not, Met fire come out of the bramble, and devour 16 'the cedars of Lebanon. Now there- fore, if ye have done "truly and sincere- ly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to "the deserving of his hands ; 17 (for my father fought for you, and 'ad- ventured his life far, and delivered you 18 out of the hand of Midian: and ye are risen up against my lather's house this day, and ^have slain his sons, three- score and ten j)ersons, upon one stone, t Hch.a/tcr. So 2 Sam. 15. 13- 0 ver. 18. Gen. 29. 15. ' ver. 46. ch. 8. 33. s ch. n. 3. 2 Chr. 13. 7. So Prov. 12. II. Acts 17. 5. ^ Zeph. 3. 4. Comp. Gen. 49. 4 ;Heb.). ' See ch. 6. 24. J Comp. 2Kin.ii.i,2. " ver. 20. See 2 Sam. 5- 9 compared with ver. 46, 47, 49- II Or, fy the oak of tlt£ pillar. ver. 37. ch. 4. ir. See Gen. 13. 18. ' Isai. 29. 3 (Heb.). °' See Deut. II. 29. Comp. John 4. 20. " Cnmp. 2 Kin. 14. 9. o ch. 8. 22, 23. P Comp. Ps. 104. 15? II Or, go up and down for other trees. Sover.ii, 13. See ch. 5. 10. « Deut, 3. 14. 1 Or, ^ tJu villages of 7 air. See Num.32. 41- About B.C. 1 161. *lch. 2. II. &3. 7. & 4. I. &6. I. & 13. I. gathered together. And Abimelech gat 48 him up to mount "Zaimon, he and all the people that were with him ; and Abi- melech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that 7vei-e with him, What ye have seen 'me do, make haste, and do as I have done. And all the peo- 49 pie likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the ^hold, and set the hold on fire upon them ; so that all the men of the '^ tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and 50 encamped against Thebez, and took it. But there was a strong tower within the 51 city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and -''shut /'/ to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. And Abimelech 52 came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And a cer-s3 tain woman >'cast a Apiece of a *mill- stone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull. Then ''he called 54 hastily unto the young man his armour- bearer, and said unto him. Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thnist him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that 55 Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. "^Thus God 56 rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: and all the evil of 57 the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came "'the curse of Jotham the son of Jerub- baal. And after Abimelech there arose to 'defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in Amount Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty 2 and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, 3 and judged Israel twenty and two years. And he had thirty sons that ''rode on 4 thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, "^which are called ' Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. And Jair died, and was buried 5 in Camon. And ''the children of Israel did evil 6 again in the sight of the Lord, and <= served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of 'Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the gPhihstines, and ''forsook the Lord, 7 and served not him. And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he 'sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of Uhe 8 children of Ammon. And '' that year they 'vexed and 'oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, 9 which is in Gilead. Moreover 'the chil- dren of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; ""so that Israel was sore dis- 10 tressed. "And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because ''we have forsaken our God, and also ser\'ed 11 Baalim. And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I delii'er you from ° the Egyptians, and from p the Amorites, from " ch. 2. 15 (Heb.). " See ch. 3. 9. 0 Ex. 14. 30, p Num. 21. 21 — 24, 33—35- Q ch. 3. 13. '■ ch. 3. 31. * ch. 3. 13. & 5. 14- &6. 3. ^ 2 Chr. 26. 7. Comp. 1 Chr. 4. 41 (Heb.). " Ps. 106. 42, 43- * See ver. 6. So Deut, 32. 15- Jer. 2. 13. '' See Deut. 32- 37. 38. t Heb. is good in thine eyes. So ch. 19. 24. 1 Sam. I. 23. & 3. 18. & II. 10. & 14. 36, 40. 2 Sam, 15. 26. + Heb. gods of strangers. So Gen. 35. 2, 4. Josh. 24. 20, -3; I Sam. 7. 3. y ch. 2. 18. * See Isai. 63. 9. t Heb. ".i'as siiorteft' ed- See Num. 21. 4. So ch. 16. 16. Zech. II. 8. + Heb. cried togetlter. See ch. 7.23. » ch. II. II, 29. See Josh. II. 3, ^ ch. II. 5, 6, 8, II, 2 Kin. 5. I. XI. I Heb. II. 32, called Jeph- Ihae. * ch. 6. 12. t Heb. a tvoman a harlot. Comp. ch. 4. 4 (Heb.), (224) Chap. xi. 2. JUDGES. Chap. xi. 2c t Heb.yViJw; the face. *• ver. 5. 2 Sani. 10. 6, 8. 1 Mace. 5. 13. 2 Mace. 12. 17? <= See ch. 9. 4. Conip. I Sam. 22. 2. IHcb. after days. ^ ch. 10. 18. o So Gen. 26. 27- t Heb. be the hearer betiueen its, ijer. 42. 5. h I Sam. 10. 19, 25. & II. 15. & 12. 7. So ch. 20. I. I Sam. 10. 17. * ch. 10. 17. See Josh. II. 3. About B.C. 1143. ^ Comp. Num. 21. 26. Deut. 2. 19 with Deut. 3- II. Josh. 13. 25. ' See Num. 21. 13. ■n See Gen. 32. 22. "Deut. 2. 9, 19. 0Num.14.2s. Deut. I. 40. thah. And Gilead's wi^e bare him sons ; and /us wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shak not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. Then Jephth.-ih fled 'from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of ''Tob: and there were gathered <^vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. And it came to pass 'in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war a- gainst Israel. And it was so, that when the children of Amnion made war against Israel, ''the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of ''Tob: and they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight witli the children of Ammon. And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, "=Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be ''our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. And Jephthah . said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me /t-wtf again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord de- liver them before mc, shall I be your head? And the elders of Gilead said i. unto Jephthah, The Lord 'be witness between us, ^if we do not so according to thy words. Then Jephthah went i with the elders of Gilead, and the peo- ple made him ^head and captain over them : and Jephthah uttered all his words ^ before the Lord in ' Mizpeh. And Jephthah sent messengers unto i the king of the children of Ammon, saying. What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? And the king of the chil- 1 dren of Ammon answered unto the mes- sengers of Jephthah, ''Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from 'Arnon even unto "Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now there- fore restore those /a//ds again peace- ably. And Jephthah sent messengers i again unto the king of the children of Amnion: and said unto him. Thus saith i Jephthah, "Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the chil- dren of Ammon: but when Israel came i up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness "unto the Red sea, and T^u.^« s Num. Ihen i3^„,.j. 46. i7Pcame to Kadesh; then "J Israel sent "S^^.^'""- messengers unto the kmg of Edom, q Num. 20 saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass "''' through thy land: ^but the king of [g^","^; =°- Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: i3 and Israel ^abode in Kadesh. they went along through the wilderness, and 'compassed the land of Edom, and 'Num. 21. 4. 1 1 irnvT, , ,, Deut. 2.1— 8. the land of Moab, and "came by the "Num.21. east side of the land of Moab, .^and "^um, 21. pitched on the other side of Arnon, but ^s- & 22. 36. came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. 19 And >Tsrael sent messengers unto Sihon ' ^um. 21. king of the Aniorites, the king of Hesh- Deut, 2. 26. bon; and Israel said unto him, ^Let us 'Num.21. pass, we pray thee, through thy land Deut. 2. 27. 20 into my place. ^But Sihon trusted not 'Num. 21. Israel to pass through his coast : but Deut. 2. 32. Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in ''Jahaz, and fought a- j^^'^j-'"^''' 21 gainst Israel. And the Lord God of (Heb.). Israel delivered Sihon and all his peo- ple into the hand of Israel, and they •^smote them: so Israel possessed all the *^""'' °'' land of the Aniorites, the inhabitants of Deut.'2. 33, 22 that country. And they possessed all '*' the coasts of the Aniorites, ''from Arnon i^^"=''- '3. =6. even unto Jabbok. and from the wilder- ^"'' °' ^ ' 23ness even unto Jordan. So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Aniorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? 24 Wilt not thou possess that which <=Che- ',^'',^„^'""- mosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever ^tlie Lord our shall drive out from before us, them will J"sh. 3. 10. 25 we possess. And now art thou any g margV '^' thing better than sBalak the son of Zip- q^"'"''^-"- por, king of Moab? did he ever strive Deui.23.3,/. against Israel, or did he ever fight ■'"*'"• ^"^ * :6 against them, while Israel dwelt in •■Heshbon and her towns, and in 'Aroer '•Nu:t^2i. and her towns, and in all the cities that sL^Num. Z'^ along by the coasts of Arnon, J three ?|ee'beut. hundred years? why therefore did ye not 2- 36- 27 recover them within that time? Where- ActTi'^'. 20 fore I have not sinned against thee, but "'''' ■ *^'"- thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord ■'the Judge be judge this day ^^SeeGen. between the children of Israel and the s'lsias. 28 children of Ammon. Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened 'Seech. 3. not unto the words of Jephthah which 1 jephthah he sent him. hive been 29 Then 'the spirit of the Lord came Jj'Jp ""'x II T , ■ , , , 1 of Norlh- upon "Jephthah, and he passed over east An;^/]. God[^Dr;,'-5- {225) 29 Chap. xi. 30. JUDGES. Chap. xh. 15. "Gen. 28. 20. Num. 30. 3, &c. 1 Sam. I. II. t Heb. that which com- eth/orlh. [■whkh\shall come forth, n Comp. Lev. 27. 2, 3, &c. » Or, \pr\ I 7oiU ojjfcr it, ^c. •> Ps. 66. 13. P Ezek. 27. li Or, Abel. CoDip. 2 Chr. 16. 4. Thus ch. 7. 22. 2 Sam. 20. 14, iS. _ 1 Kin. 4. 12. & 15. 20. & 19. 16. 2 Kin. 15. 29. So I Sam. 6. i8! ^ ver. II. ■"I Sam. 18.6. ^ See Ex. 15. 20. So Jer. 31. 4 (Heb.). « Or, /&? had not of his ozvn either son or daughter. Heb. of Jtiinsclf. ' Gen. 44. 13. " So ch. 21. 18. See Num. 30. 2. « See Ex. 4. 26, tHeb. go and go do"Mn. y ver. 31. < Or, ordinance. So Lev. 18. 30. Jer. 10. 3 marg. & 12. II. tHeb. from year to year. So ch. 21. 19 marg. I Sam. 1. 3 marg. Comp. ch. 17. 10. & 19. 2. See Gen. 24. 53 m.-ug. "Or, to talk with. ch. 5. II (Heb.). XII. "Seech. 8. i. t Heb. were called. See ch. 7. 23. Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. And Jephthah "vowed a 30 vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall 31 be, that 'whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, "shall surely be the Lord's, '°and I will offer it up y^r a burnt of- fering. So Jephthah passed over unto 32 the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands. And he smote them 33 from ' Aroer, even till thou come to PMinnith, even twenty cities, and unto "the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the chil- dren of Israel. And Jephthah came to 'i Mizpeh unto 34 his house, and behold, his daughter came out ■'to meet him with Himbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; "beside her he had neither son nor daughter. And it came to pass, 35 when he saw her, that he 'rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter, thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and "I cannot go back. And 36 she said unto him. My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth ; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the chil- dren of Ammon. And she said unto 37 her father, Let this thing be done for me: "let me alone two months, that I may 'go up and down upon the moun- tains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. And he said. Go. And 38 he sent her away for two months : and she went with her companions, and be- wailed her virginity upon the mountains. And it came to pass at the end of two 39 months, that she returned unto her fa- ther, who ydid with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a "custom in Is- rael, that the daughters of Israel went 40 'yearly 'to lament the daughter of Jeph- thah the Gileadite four days in a year. And "the men of Ephraim 'gathered themselves together, and went north- ward, and said unto Jephthah, Where- fore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will bum 2 thine house upon thee with fire. And Jephthah said unto them, I and my jjeo- ple were at great strife wdth the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye dehvered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I ''put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Am- mon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand : wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against 4 me? Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gilead- ites '^are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Ma- 5 nassites. And the Gileadites took the ''passages of Jordan before the Ephraim- ites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? 6 If he said, Nay ; then said they unto him. Say now "Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan : and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thou- 7 sand. And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gilead- ite, and was buried in one ofxkit cities of Gilead. 8 And after him "Ibzan of «Beth-lehem gjudged Israel. And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he lojudged Israel seven years. Then died Ibzan, and was buried at "= Beth-lehem. 11 And after him 'Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten 12 years. And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the coun- try of Zebulun. 13 And after him "Abdon the son of Hillel, a fPirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty ' ne- phews, that Erode on threescore and ten ''ass colts: and he judged Israel eight 15 years. And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, 'in the mount of the Amalekites. b I Sam. 19. 5. & 28. 21. Job 13 14. So Ps. 119. 109. Comp. ch. 9. 17. "^ Comp. 1 Sam. 25. 10. ** See ch. 3. 28. t Heb. sons^ sons. I Tim. 5. 4. {226). Chap. xiii. i. JUDGES. Chap. xiv. 3. XIII. About B. C.1161. t Heb. add4:d to commit, ^c. So ch. 4. I . & 10. 6. Comp. ver. 21 (Heb.;. * ch. 2. II. &3-7&4-1- &6. I. & 10. 6. 11 [This seems a partial captivity]. But comp. ch. 15. 20. ''ch. 3. 31. & 10. 7. I Sam. 12. 9. cjosh. 15. 33. <* So 1 Sam. I. 2. Luke I. 7. « ch. 6. 12. Luke I. II, p- I ver. 7, 14. Num. 6. 2, 3. Cited Luke I. 15. 8 ch. 16. 17. I Sam. I. II. So Num. 6. 5. h Num. 6. 2. • Comp. 1 Sam. 7. 13. 2 Sam. 8. I. I Chr. 18. I. J See Deut. 33. I. So I Sam. 2. 27. & 9. 6, 7. 1 Kin. 13. I. & 17. 24. 2 Km. 23. 17. ^ Comp. Dan. 10.5, 6? Matt. 28. 3. Acts 6. 15. 1 Comp. Gen. 16. 8 (Heb.). ^ ver. 17, 18. " ver. 3—5. t Heb. Whitt shall be tlte matmer of the, &'c. I' Or, what shall he dol Heb. what shall be his work ? o ver. 4. And the children of Israel •''did evil again in the sight of the Lord; 'and the Lord delivered them •'into the hand of the Philistines forty years. And there was a certain man of "^Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name 7vas Manoah; and his wife 7C'as ''barren, and bare not. And the "=angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her. Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shall con- ceive, and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and fdrink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: for lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no srasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be ''a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall 'begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, '>h man of God came unto me, and his ''countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I 'asked him not 'whence he 7vas, neither told he me ""his name: but he said unto me, "Be- hold, thou sha/t conceive, and bear a son ; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean t/ting: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. Then Manoah intreated the Lord, 8 and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be bom. And God hearkened to the voice of 9 Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field : but Manoah her husband 7C'as not with her. And the woman made haste, 10 and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him. Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. And Manoah arose, and n went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. And Manoah said, 12 Now let thy words come to pass. 'How shall we order the child, and '//C7i' shall we do unto him? And the angel of the 13 Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. She may not eat of any thing that com- 14 eth of the vine, "neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any un- clean thine;: all that I commanded her 15 let her observe. And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, Plet us detain thee, until we shall have 16 made ready a kid *for thee. And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt ofler a burnt ofiering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that 17 he was an angel of the Lord. And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, iWhat is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do 18 thee honour? And the angel of the Lord said unto him, 'Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is "secret? 19 So Manoah ^took a kid with 'a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did won- drously; and Manoah and his wife look- 20 ed on. For it came to pass, "when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and "fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more ap]5ear to Manoah and to his wife. "Then Manoah knew that he 7C'as an 22 angel of the Lord. And Manoah said unto his wife, vWe shall surely die, 23 because we have seen God. But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received ^a burnt ofiering and a meat ofiering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name ^ Samson : and i' the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25'= And the spirit of the Lord began to ''move him at times in *the camp of Dan, 'between Zorah and Eshtaol. And Samson went down '^to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the 2 daughters of the Philistines. And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Phi- listines: now therefore ''get her for me 3 to wife. Then his father and his mo- ther said unto him. Is there never a woman among the daughters of "^thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the ''un- circumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father. Get her for me; P Gen. 18. 5. ch. 6. 18. tHeb. be/ore tJiec. q ver. 6. ■" Gen. 32. 29 (Heb.). « Or, ivotitierfiil. Comp. Isai. 9. 6. Also ver. 19. Ex. 15. n. Ps. 77. II, 14. & 88. 10, 12. & 119. 129. Isai. 25. I, &c. in the Heb. * So ch. 6 19, 20- ' ch. 6. 18 marg. " So ch. 6. 21. " Comp. I Chr. 21. 16. Ezek. I. 28. Matt. 17. 6. See Lev. 9. 24; ^Soch. 6. 22. y So Gen. 32. 30. E.\. 33. 20. Deut. 5. 26. See ch. 6. 22. * ver. 16, 19. *Heb. II. 3a. ^ I Sam. 2. 21. & 3. 19. Luke I. So. Comp. Luke 2. 52. <= See ch. 3. 10. ^ See Gen. 41. 8 [Heb.). t [Heb. Ma- lumeh-dan, as ch. 18. 12]. " See Josh. iS-33iHeb.). XIV. About B.C. 1141. a Josh. ig. 43. See Gen. 38. 12. b Gen. 21. 21 (Heb.). & 24. 4 (Heb.). & 34- 4. c Gen. 24. 3. 4- « Gen. 34. 14. ch. 15. 18. 1 Sam. 14. 6. & 17. 26, 36. & 31. 4. 2 Sam. I. 20. See Ex. 34. 16. («7) 29 — 2 Chap. xiv. 4. JUDGES. Chap. xv. 8. t Heb. sJie r right in ■jiiine eyes. So ver. 7. Num. 23. 27. 1 Sam. iS. 20, 26, 2 Sam. 17. 4. & 19. 6. 1 Kin, 9. 12. 2 Chr. 30. 4. « See Josh. II. 20. f ch. 13. I. B Ezek. 19. 2. 3- tHeb. in meetifig him. So ch. 15. 14. b ver. 19 (Heb.). ch. 15. 14. So I Sam. 10. 6, 10. &11. 6 in the Heb. See ch. 3. 10. I Ezek. 17.2. Luke 14. 7. So 1 Kin. 10. I. Ps. 78. 2. Prov. I. 6. ''Gen. 29.27. II Or, shirts. Prov. 31. 24 (Heb.). Isai. 3. 23 (Heb.). 1 2 Km. 5. 5, 22, 23. So Gen. 45. 22. •" ch. 16. 5. n ch. 15. 6. tHcb. to possess T/S, or, /(7 iinpoz'crisk 7IS? Comp. Deut. 28. 42 marg. » So ch. j6. IS- for *she pleaseth me well. But his fa- 4 ther and his mother knew not that it teas =of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time ^the Philistines had dominion over Israel. Then went Samson down, 5 and his father and his mother, to Tira- nath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and behold, sa young lion roared 'against him. And ''the spirit 6 of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as /i£ would have rent a kid, and /le had nothing in his hand : but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. And he went down 7 and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. And after a time he returned to take 8 her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and behold, there 7vas a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. And he took there- 9 of in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. So his father went down unto the wo- 10 man: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. And n it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. And Samson said unto 12 them, I will now 'put forth a riddle unto you : if you can certainly declare it me 7vithin ''the seven days of the feast, and find // out, then I will give you thirty "sheets and thirty 'change of gar- ments: but if ye cannot declare // me, 13 then shall ye give me thirty "sheets and thirty 'change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. And he said unto them, 14 Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days ex- pound the riddle. And it came to pass 15 on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, ""Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, "lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us *to take that we have? is it not so 2 And 16 Samson's wife wept before him, and said, °Thou dost but hate me, and lov- est me not : thou hast put forth a riddle unto the cliildrcn of my people, and hast not told // me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told // my father nor my mother, and shall I tell IT it thee? And she wept before him "the seven days, while their feast lasted : and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because Pshe lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the 18 children of her people. And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down. What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If )-e had not plowed with my lieifer. Ye had not found out my riddle, ig And ithe spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to ''Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their "spoil, and gave 'change of gar- ments unto them which e.xpounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20 But Samson's wife ^was given to his com- panion, whom he had 'used as his friend. But it -came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with ^a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not 2 suffer him to go in. And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion : is not her younger sister fairer than she? 'take her, I pray 3 thee, instead of her. And Samson said concerning them, "Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though 4 I do them a displeasure. And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took "firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst 5 between two tails. And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both ''the shocks, and also ''the standing corn, with the vine- 6 yards (7;/(/ olives. Then the Philistines said, AVho hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and '^burnt her 7 and her father with fire. And Samson said unto them. Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and 8 after that I will cease. And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in ''the top of the rock ^Etam. « Or, the rest iy^ the seven ditys, &^c. n ch. 16. 16 (Heb.). I ver. 6 (Heb.l. See ch. 3. 10. '■ .See ch. I. iS. II Or, iipparcl. So 2 Sam. 2. 21. 3 ch. 15. 2, 6. ' Cant. 5. I. John 3. 29. XV. About B.C. 1140. a Gen. 38. 17 & marg. ch. 6. 19 niarg. t Heb. let her be thine. So ch. 14. 20. li Or, Nmu shall I be blamcltss from the Philistines^ though ^c. II Or, torches. So ch. 7. 16. t- Ex. : (Heb.) <= ch. 14. 15. •* ver. j£. l^ai. 2. 21 (Heb.). & 57. 5 (Heb.l. « I C-hr. 4. 3: ( (228) Chap. xv. 9. JUDGES. Chap. xvi. 14. {■2 Sam. 5. 18, 22. 8 ver. 14, 17, 19. tHeb. Comp. ver. 12, 13. *> ch. 14. 4 (Heb.J. I ch. 16. II, 12. J ch. 14. 6, 19 (Heb.). See ch. 3. 10. t Heb. 7vere jtiflteit Sec Deut. zo. 8. t Heb. moist. Isni. I. 6 (Heb.). 1' See Lev. 26. 8. Josh. 23. 10. Comp, ch. 3. 31. tHeb. a !ieap^ iivo heaps, « That is, t/ie li/ting up of the jaxvbone^ or, casting away 0/ t!i£ jawbone. ' Comp. Prov. 27. 22. Zcph. I. II in the Heb. II Or, Leki. As ver. 9, 14, '7- ""So Gen. 45- 27- 11 That is the it'cU of ■ him that called, or, cried. II [He seems to have judged South-west Israel during twenty years of their servi- tude of the Philistines], '» ch, 1 3. I. XVI. About B. C. 1 1 20. ■^ ver. 21. See Josh. 15. 47- tHeb. tz wotitatt a harlot. So ch. 4- 4 (Heb). & 19. I. Then the Philistmes went up, and 9 pitched in Judah, and ^spread them- selves in sLehi. And the men of Ju-io dah said, 'Why are ye come up against us? And they answered. To bind Sam- son are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. Then three thousand n men of Judah 'went to '^the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Know- est thou not that the PhiUstines are •"rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them. As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. And they said unto 12 him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into ihe hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them. Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. And they 13 spake unto him, saying. No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand : but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two 'new cords, and brought him up from the rock. And when he came 14 unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted a- gainst him: and Jthe spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and 'the cords that 7iierc upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands Moosed from off his hands. And he 15 found a 'new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and ''slew a thousand men therewith. And 16 Samson said. With the jawbone of an ass, 'heaps upon heaps, With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. And it came to pass, when he had 17 made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place "Ramath-lehi. And he was sore athirst, and called is on the Lord, and said. Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? But God clave 'a hoi- 19 low place that was in "the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, "'his spirit came again, and he revived : wherefore he called the name thereof "En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. "And he judged 20 Israel "in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Then went Samson to ^Gaza, and saw there 'a harlot, and went in unto 2 her. Aiid it 7cias told the Gazites, say- ing, Samson is come hither. And they ''compassed hitn in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were 'quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we 3 shall kill him. And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, 'bar and all, and put than upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before Hebron. 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman "in the valley of s'^Sorek, whose name 'a'as Delilah. And ''the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, "= Entice him, and see wherein his great strength licth, and by what means we may pre- vail against him, that we may bind him to "afllict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of 6 silver. And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength licth., and wherewith thou might- 7 est be bound to afflict thee. And Sam- son said unto her, If they bind me with seven " green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as 8 'another man. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven 'green withs which had not been dried, 9 and she bound him with them. Now there iLi.i. 20. 4. ^ Comp. Lev. 19. 4. f Isai. 40. 19. 8: 4(x 6 in the Heb. « ch. 8. 27. & iS. 14, 17, &c. 1' See Gen. 31. 19 mar?, t \ich. Jiiled tht- hntid. See E-\. 29. 9 marg. So ver. 12. I Kin. 13. 33. ' ch. 18. 1. & 19. I. & 21. 25- ^ Deut. 12. 8. ch. 21. 25. (230) Chap. xvu. S. JUDGES. Chap. xvni. 21. 1 ch. 19. I. See Gen. 35. 19, andcoinp. Josh. 19. 15. ch. 12. S, 10. tHeb. in making his way. "» ch. 18. 19. n Gen. 45. 8. ch. 18. 19. 2 Kin. 5. 13. " See ch. II. 40. hOr, a double sitit, &'c. Heb. rtw order 0/ garments. P E.X. 2. 21. 1 ver. 5. »■ So ch. 18. 30- XVIII. » See ch. 17. 6. *> Josh. ig. 47- ch. I. 34. t Heb. sons. So Deut. 3. 18 marg. ch. 21. 10. Conip. I Sam. 18. 17. '=■ ver. 8, n. ch. 13. 25. See Josh. 15. 33 (Hek). ** Comp. Num. 13. 17. Josh. 2. I. ch. I. 23. 'ch. 17. 1,8. *^ch. 17. 10. K See Num. 27. 21. So Hos. 4. 12. '* Comp. ch. 17. 5. & ver. 14. ' I Sam. 1. 17. Comp. 1 Kin. 22. 6. « tjosh. 19. 47. called, Leshem\. ^ ver. 27, 28. So ver. 10. ch. 8. II. tHeb. possessor^ or, lu-ir of restraint. Comp. I Sam. g. 17 marg. 'Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Ju- dah, who ^i'as a Levite, and he sojourned there. And the man departed out of 8 the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to * mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, 'as he journeyed. And Mi- 9 cah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. And Micah 10 said unto him, Dwell with me, ""and be unto me a "father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by °the year, and "a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. And the Levite Pwas content to dwell n with the man ; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. And Micah 12 iconsecrated the Levite; and the young man ■'became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. Then said Micah, Now 13 know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. In ^^ those days there was no king in Israel : and in those days ''the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the 2 children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, *men of valour, from '^Zorah and from Eshtaol, ''to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them. Go, search the land: who when they came ''to mount Eph- raim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. When they were by the house of 3 Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him. Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? And 4 he said unto them. Thus and thus deal- eth Micah with me, and hath ""hired me, and I am his priest. And they said 5 unto him, ^Ask coiitisel, we pray thee, ''of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. And the priest said unto them, 'Go in 6 peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go. Then the five men de- ^ parted, and came to • Laish, and saw the people that ivere therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zido- nians, ''quiet and secure; and there was no 'magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and shad no business with any man. And they came unto their brethren to 'Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said 9 unto them, What say ye? And they said, "'Arise, that we may go up against them : for we have seen the land, and behold, it /> very good: and areyt "still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to 10 possess the land. When ye go, ye shall come unto a people "secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; Pa place where thet-e is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of 'Zorah and out of Eshtaol, si-\ hundred men 12 'appointed with weapons of war. And they went up, and pitched in "iKirjath- jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place ■'Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is ^ behind Kirjath-jearim. 13 And they passed thence unto 'mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of 14 Micah. Then "answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren. Do ye know that "there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now there- 15 fore consider what ye have to do. And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and 'sa- 16 luted him. And the vsix hundred men appointed 'with their weapons of war, which 7vere of the children of Dan, stood 17 by the entering of the gate. And ^the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took "the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the si.x: hundred men that were appointed with v^'eapons of war. iS And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What 19 do ye? And they said unto him. Hold thy peace, ''lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, "^and be to us a father and a priest : is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a 20 tribe and a family in Israel? And the priest's ''heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the peo- 21 pie. So they turned and departed, and ™ Comp. Num. 13. 30. Josh. 2. 23, " I Kin. 22. 3. Comp. Josh. 18. 3. ° ver. 7, 27. P So Deut. 8.9. tHeb. girded. So ver. 16. "i See Josh. 9. 17. r See ch. 13. 25 marg. » Ex. 3. I (Heb.)? ' ver. 2. "^ Ex. 23. 2 marg. Deut. 26. 5 iHeb.;. & 27. 14 vHeb.). I Sam. 9. 17 fHeb.l. ^ 14. 23. Job 3. 2 marg. Cant. 2. 10 (Heb.). Isai. 14. 10 (Heb.). Zech. 3. 4. Acts 10. 46. «ch. 17.4,5. fHeb. tiski'd kiin ,/pL-ace. So Gen. 43. 1 Sam. 10. 4. & 17. 22. 2 .Sam. II. 7. y ver. II. " ver. 2, 14. »ch. 17. 4.5. l* Job 21. 5. Mic. 7. 16. So Job 29. 9. &40. 4- Prov. 30. 32. « See ch. 17. d Seech. 19.6. (=31) Chap, xviii. 22. JUDGES. Chap. xix. 15. Isai. 10. 2 Acts 21. I in the £ngU:^h. tHeb. that tkoJt put the little ones and the cattle and '_' Sam. 17. efiie carriage before them. And when they were a good way from 22 the house of Micah, the men that 7ucrc in the houses near to Micah's house were gatliered together, and overtook the children of Dan. And they cried 23 unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, 'that thou comest with art gathered ^^xcki a Company? And he said, ^¥624 Soten^22. have taken away my gods which I made. See ch. 6. 34 ^^^^ (j^g pnest, and ye are gone away: 1 SoGen. 31. and what have I more? and what is this ^°' that ye say unto me. What aileth thee? And the children of Dan said unto him, 25 Let not thy voice be heard among us, 'Heb.&v/t-r jg5(- tg^^g^y fgHows run upon thee, and So I Sam. I. thou losc thy life, with the lives of thy household. And the children of Dan 26 went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. And they took the things which Micah 27 had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were sat quiet and secure: i^and they smote them with the edge of the ^vei'.^^' "'' sword, and burnt the city with fire. And 28 there 7mTS no deliverer, because it 7C'as 'far from Zidon, and they had no busi- 1 Gen. 14.14. jjggg ^yj(.].j j^iy iiian; and it was in the Dent. 34. 1. - ' I Kin. 12.29, valley that /ieth by i^ Beth-rehob. And s°e^h.^io.°i. they built a city, and dwelt therein, and 29 "■Gen. 30. 6. they called the name of the city 'Dan, ^"' '' after the name of Dan their father, ""who was born unto Israel : howbeit the name of the city zaas " Laish at the first. And 30 the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of °Ger- shom, the son of i\Lanasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan un- til the day p of the captivity of the land. And they set them up Micah's graven 31 image, \\4iich he made, all the time that ithe house of God was in Shiloh. And it came to pass in those days, ^^when there 7s.'as no king in Israel, that Comp.'/oiii. there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of •'mount Ephraim, who took to him 'a concubine out of ■= Beth-lehem- judah. And his concubine played the 2 whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-le- hemjudah, and was there 'four whole months. And her husband arose, and 3 went after her, to speak 'friendly unto 11 Or, a year undyhfir montlis. Heb. daySj /our 7na}ttlis. t Heb. to her lieari. So Ruth 2. 13 marg. See 10 marg. &22. 2 mar; 2 Sam. 17. i marg. K See ver. 7. '> Josh. 19. 47. Comp. ■' 2 Sam. 10. 6. See Josh. 19. 28. 0 E-\. 2. 22 & 18. 3? P ch. 13. I. 1 Sam. 4. 2, 3, 10, II. Ps. 78. 60 — 64. Comp. ver. 31. 4 So ch. 19. 18. & 20. 18, 26, 31. & 21. 2, 10. I Sam. I. I3] 7. See Josh. 18. I. XIX. About B. C. 1406. 24. 33 with ch. 20. 28. * See ch. 17. 6. ^ See Josh. 24. 33. I Heb. a wainatt a coitcubine, or, a iL'ife a concttbiite. See ch. 16. i marg. •^ch. 17. 7. See ch. 11. 40 marg. Gen. 34. 3. her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him intu her father's house: and when the father of the dam- sel saw- him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his father in law, the damsel's fa- ther, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and 5 drink, and lodged there. And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, * Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and after- 6 ward go your way. And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them to- gether: for the damsel's father had said unto the man. Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine ''heart 7 be merry. And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law "= urged him: 8 therefore he lodged there again. And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart : and the damsel's fa- ther said. Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they f tarried 'until afternoon, 9 and they did eat both of them. And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him. Behold now, the day 'draweth towards evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, 'the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry ; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go 'home. 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came 'over against sjebus, which is Jerusa- lem ; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with 11 him. And when they were by Jehus, the day was far spent ; and the servant said unto his master. Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the i2jebusites, and lodge in it. And his master said unto him. We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we 13 will pass over to ''Gibeah. And he said unto his servant. Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all 14 night, in Gibeah, or in 'Ramah. And they passed on and went their way; and the suu went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, M-hich bchngcth to 15 Benjamin. And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a (Heb. Strengthen. ver. 8. Gen. 18. 5 marg. So I Kin. 13. 7 (Heb.). ° ver. 9, 22. ch. iS. 20 (HebJ. riuth 3. 7. Eccl. 7. 3 I Heb. I. So ch. 16. 25. See 2 Sam. 13. 28. ^ Gen. 19. 3 (Heb.). f Gen. 19. 16. 6c 43. loin I he Heb. tHeb. //// the day declined. tHeb. is weak. t Heb. it is the pitching time 0/ the day. t Heb. to thy tent. So I Sam. 13. 2. t Heb. to_ 07'er against yel>us. K Sec Josh. 15. 63. h See Josh. 18. 28. 'SecJuh. iS. 25- (232) Chap. xix. i6. JUDGES. Chap. xx. lo. 1> ver. 1 8. Conip. Matt, 25- 35. 43- Heb. 13. 2. J ver. 14. ch. 20. 4. t [ ' See ch. 18. 3'- t Heb. gatfureth, ver. 15. 1 Gen. 24, 25. 32. "' ch. 18. 10. "Gen. 43. 23, ^ Gen. 19. 2. P See Gen. 43. 24. 1 ch. 20. 5. See DeuL >■ Hos. g. 9. & 10. 9. See Gen. 19. 5- * Gen. 19. 7. ' So Gen. 34- 7. Deut. 22. 21. ch. 20. 6. 2 Sam. 13. 12. So Josh. 7.15. " Coinp. Gen. 19. 8. * ch. 20. 5 marg. See Deut. 21. 14. » See Gen. 16. 6 marg. tHeb. tJie matter of this folly. y I Sam. 31.4. 2 See Ps. 46. 5 marg. Street of the city : for there was no man that took ^them into his house to lodg- ing. And behold, there came an old man i6 from his work out of the field at even, which was also of 'mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place zwn' -i Benjamites. And when i? he had lift up his eyes, he saw a way- faring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou.'' And he said is unto him, We are passing from Beth-le- hem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I : and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am nno going to ''the house of the Lord; and there is no man that 'receiveth me to house. Yet 'there is both straw and provender ly for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy ser\'ants: there is ""no want of any thing. And the old man said, "Peace 20 be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only °lodge not in the street. So he brought him into his 21 house, and gave provender unto the asses: and Pthey washed their feet, and did eat and drink. Nmi.' as they were 22 making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain ^sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, 'Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. And 23 the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, ^Nay, my brethren, 7iay, I pray you, do not so wickedly ; seeing that this man is come into mine house, 'do not this folly. " Behold, here is my daughter a 24 maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and "humble ye them, and do with them "what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not 'so vile a thing. But the men would not 25 hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and ^'abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. Then came the woman ^in the 26 dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. And her 27 lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way : and behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands 7i'ere upon =sthe ^threshold. And he said unto her, " See isai. 6. Up, and let us be gomg. But ''none an- ''ch. 30. 5. swered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. 29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and = divided her, together \i(ll'x %,„ with her bones, into twelve pieces, and ^fi. 20. 6. sent her into all the coasts of Israel. , saS. n. ^ 30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, (Heb.). There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto SoiJ.ii.'io this day: consider of it, ''take advice, i^':'')- , -^ , . , ' rrov. 13. 10. and speak your minds. Then ='all the children of Israel went XX. out, and the congregation was gathered so josh 22 together as one man, from ''Dan even to "2. Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto ^^Tj'";;?' 2 the Lord in "^Mizpeh. And the So Josh. 8. 5,6. '^ ver. 41 (Heb.). So Josh. 8. 14, 15. ■1 So Josh. 8, 19. « ch. 9. 33 I Heb. J, 44. «0r, tirade a long sound with the trumpet. So Ex. 19. 13- Josh. 6. s. (234) I Chap. xx. 38. JUDGES. Chap. xxi. iS. H Or, thne. t Heb. 'with. + Heb. elei'ation, ver. 40. Comp. Ter. 6. i (Heb.). f ver. 31, 32. tHeb. to smite the ivottnded. So ver. 31. 8 ver. 38 marg. h So Josh. 8. 20. t Heb. the whole con- sumption. t Heb. touch- ed tfum. So ver. 34 (Heb.). 1 ver. 45, 47. So Josh. 8. i5» 24- k Ps. 22. 12 (Heb.). B Or, from Menuchah, But comp. Mic. 2. 10 (Heb.), and see Num. 10. 33. tHeb. jitito over (iga in^t. 1 Josh. 15. 32. "> Deut. 24. n ver. 44, 45. 0 ch. 21. 13. tHeb. ivas fmttid. tHeb. •were found. So Gen. 19. 15 marg. 1 Sam. 9. 8 marg. & 13. 15 marg., 16. &21. 3 marg. I Chr. 29. 17 marg. a. Chr. 34. 32 marg. Ezra 8. 25 (Heb.l. XXI. * ver. 18. ch. 20. I. ^ See ch. 20. 31- with the edge of the sword. Now there 38 was an appointed 'sign between the men of Israel 'and the hers in wait, that they should make a great 'flame with smoke rise up out of the city. fAnd when the men of Israel retired in 39 the battle, Benjamin began 'to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons : for they said. Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. But when the sflame4o began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites ''looked behind them, and behold, 'the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. And 41 when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil 'was come upon them. Therefore they turned their backs before 42 the men of Israel unto 'the way of the wilderness ; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. Thus they ''inclosed the Benjamites 43 round about, and chased them, and trode them down 'with ease 'over against Gi- beah toward the sunrising. And there 44 fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men ; all these ivere men of valour. And they 45 turned and fled toward 'the wilderness unto the rock of 'Rimmon: and they ■"gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thou- sand men of them. So that all which 46 fell that day of Benjamin were "twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these ivcre men of valour. "But six hundred men turned and fled 47 to 'the wilderness unto the rock Rim- mon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. And the men of Israel 48 turned again upon the children of Ben- jamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of ei ver. 5. ch. 2. 20. k So ch. 3. 24 THE BOOK OF RUTH. NOW it came to pass in the days when ^the judges 'ruled, that there was ''a famine in the land. And a cer- tain man of <^Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the : name of the man 7i'as Ehmelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chi- lion, '•Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came '^into the country of Moab, and 'continued there. And Eli- : melech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they . took them wives of the women of Moab ; the name of the one loas Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth : and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the coun- try of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had fyisited his people in sgiving them bread. Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the Lord ''deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with 'the dead, and with me. The Lord grant you that you may find ''rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lift up their voice, and wept. And they i said unto her. Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. And Naomi said, : Turn again, my daughters: why will you go with me? are there yet any tnoe sons in my womb, 'that they may be your 12 husbands? Turn again, my daughters, go your loay; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, '//" I should have a husband also to night, and should also bear sons; 13 would ye 'tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for 'it grieveth me much for your sakes that "the hand of the Lord is gone out 14 against me. And they lift up their voice, and wept again : and Orpah kiss- ed her mother in law; but Ruth clave 15 unto her. And she said, Eehold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her peo- ple, and unto her gods: "return thou i'5 after thy sister in law. And Ruth said, 'Intreat me not to leave thee, or to re- turn from following after thee-: for whi- ther thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: °thy people shall be my people, and thy God my 17 God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Pthe Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death ispart thee and me. iWhen she saw that she 'n'(7j' stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. 19 So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that ''all the city was moved about them, and 20 they said. Is this Naomi? And she said unto them. Call me not " Naomi, call me 'Mara: for ^the Almighty hath dealt 21 very bitterly with me. I went out full, ■and the Lord hath brought me home- again empty: why then call ye; me Na- omi, seeing the Lord hath testified a- gainst me, and the Almighty hath afflict- 22 ed me? So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with IGen. 38. II. Deut. 25. 5. n Or, if / were with a husband. t Heb. hope. 1 Heb. / haz'e mitch hittcntess. "' Comp. Judg. 2. 15. Job 19. 21. Ps. 32. 4. & 38. 2. & 39. 9, 10. " Comp. Josh. 24. 15. 2 Kin. 2. 2 — 6. Comp. Gen. 32. 26. II Or, Be not against me. So Judg. 15. 12. & 18. 25. ch. 2. 22 in the Heb. och. 2. II, 12. Pi Sam. 3.17. & 14. 44. & 20. 13 Heb.). & 25. 22. 2 Sam. 19. 13. t Km. 19. 2. S; 20. 10. 2 Kin. 6. 31. 1 Comp. Acts 21. 14. * Heb. strengthen- ed herself. So I Kin. 12. 18. 2 Chr. 10. 18. & ,3. 7. •■ Comp. I\latt. 21. 10. II That is. Pleasant. Comp. 2 Sam. I. 26. Cant. 7. 6. II That is. Bitter. See Ex. 15. 23- s See Job 27. 2. 'SoJobi.2i. '237) Chap. ii. i. RUTH. Chap. hi. 3. ' 2 Sam. 21. 9. Comp. ■ 23- ch. II. » ch. 3. 2- Prov. 7. 4. *> ch. 4. 21. « Called, Matt. I. 5, Booz. 6 See Deut. 24, 19. + Heb. hap happened. •* Comp. Ps. 129. 7, «ch. 1. 10,22. f So I Sam. 25. 23> 41- s ch. I. 14, 16, 17. *» Comp. I Sam. 24. 19. 1 So Ps. 17. 8. & 36. 7. & 57- I- 1^61. 4. & 63. 7- & 91- 4. U Or, /7f«.^ favour. Comp. I Sam. I. 18. ^ ver. 2, 10 (Heb.). See Gen. 33- "S- her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem "in the beginning of barley harvest. And Naomi had a ^kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name ivas ''•Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and '^ glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her. Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her *hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who ii. Blessed be^o thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than 'at the beginning, inas- much as t/iou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. And now, my n daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the 'city of my people doth know that thou art ^a. virtuous woman. And now it is true 12 that I am thy 'near kinsman: howbeit ■"there is a kinsman nearer than I. Tarry this night, and it shall be in the 13 morning, that if he will "perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he v.'ill not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kins- man to thee, ° ch.'a. 12.' unto \\hom he said. Ho, such a one, turn aside, six down here. And he turn- 2ed aside, and sat down. And he took ten men of "^the elders of the city, and " Comp- said, Sit ye down here. And they sat ' ^'"' "' ^' 3 down. And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which 7i'as our brother Elimelech's: 4 and ' I thought to advertise thee, say- t Heb. ing, > I Chr. 6. 22, 26, 27, 34. 35- e See Gen. 35- ig. ** Comp. Judg. 13. 2. Luke I. 7. « SeeE.\'. 23. 14. Comp. Luke 2. 41. + Hch./rv/n year to year. So Judg. II. 40. & 21. ig. ch. 2. 19. Comp. Gen. 24. 55. ver. 7, 21. fDeut. 12. 5. 6, 7. K See Josh. i8. I. •i Deut 12. 17, 18. & 16. II. II Or, adtiitblf portioti. t Heb. (T«- gered her. .So ver. 7. Deut. 32. 21. See Deut. 31. 29. ' Comp. Job 24. 21. D Or, fyotn tkf thitf that shf^ &■■€. Heb. /yoiii her geiiig u/>. J Ruth 4. 15. k ch. 3. 3. ' So Job 7. II. & 10. I. t Heb. bitUr of soul. Comp. Judg. 18. 25. 2 Sam. 17. 8. ™ See Judg. II. 30. " Gen. 29. 32. So 2 Sam. 16. 12? o ver. 19. See Gen. 8. i. tHeb. seed oj men. NOW there was a certain man of Ra- mathaim-zophim, of => mount E- phraim, and his name was ''Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Ehhu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, "^an Ephrathite; and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Pe- ninnah had children, but '' Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city =* yearly fto worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in s Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. And when the 'time was that Elkanah offered, '' he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions : but unto Hannah he gave 'a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb. And her adversary i also 'provoked her sore, 'for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. And as he did so year by year, 'when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; there- fore she wept, and did not eat. Tlien ! said Elkanah her husband to her, Han- nah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I J better to thee than ten sons? So Hannah rose up after they had < eaten in sShiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of ''the temple of the Lord. And she was "in bitterness of i< soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. And she "vowed a vow, i: and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed "look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and "remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid 'a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and Pthere shall no 12 rasor come upon his head. And it came to pass, as she 'continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her 13 mouth. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was ^ not heard : therefore Eli 14 thought she had been drunken. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from 15 thee. And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman 'of a sor- rowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have "Jpoured out 16 my soul before the Lord. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of ■'Be- lial: for out of the abundance of my ' complaint and grief have I spoken 17 hitherto. Then Eli answered and said, 'Go in peace: and 'the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast 18 asked of him. And she said, " Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman ^went her way, and did cat, and her countenance was no more igsad. And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to >Ramah: and Elkanah knew Han- nah his wife; and ^the Lord remem- sobered her. Wherefore it came to pass, 'when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she' bare a son, and called his name 'Samuel, '^saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, ''went up to oft'er unto the Lord 22 the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, / wi// not go up until tlie child be weaned, and then I will bring P See Judg. i3- 5- * Heb. vtultipUed to pray. t Heb. hard 0/ spirit. 1 Job 30. 16. Ps. 42. 4. So Ps. 62. 8. Lam. 2. 19. r See Deut. 13- 13- *c IS- 9- II Or, meditation. But comp. Job 9, 27. ^ 21. 4. & 23. 2. ■ ch. 20. 13, 4=- 2 Sam. 15. g. 2 Kift. 5. 19. RLirk 5. 34. Luke 7. 50. 5 8. 48. So ch. 25. 35. ' So Ps. 20. 4. S- " See Gen. 33- 15- ^ Comp. Ecclcs. 9. 7. J' ver. I. ch. 2. II. 6 7. 17. & 8. 4. & 15- 34- 5 16. 13. 6 19. 18, 19, 22,23. & 20.1. & 25. I. & 28. 3. I M.1CC. II. 34? Matth. 27. 57. &c. Not as josh. 18. 25, or Josh. 19. 20 (comp. en. 9. t6). z ver. II. t Heb. [/«] rt'-jolution of days. Comp. Ex. 34. 22. II That is, Asked of God. ft See Ex. 18 4- ^ ver. 3. (=40 31 Char i. 23. I. SAMUEL. Chap. ii. 21. c Ex. 21. 6. Yiim^ that he may appear before the 7.%^ Comp. Lord, and there abide "^for ever. And 23 Tcr. II, 28 d jjii^^anah her husband said unto her, With ch. 2. j_---" ^/ 11,18. & 3. 1. Do -what seemeth thee good; tarrj- until Num!"3o. 7. thou have weaned him; 'only the Lord • 2 Sam. 7.2;. estabhsh his word. So the woman abode, 6, m" ' '" ^' and gave her son suck until she weaned 'a^^i \'^' o him. And when she had weaned him, 24 See Josh. iS. , ^ , , . • i i • i i I. she 'took him up with her, with three ci?'i7.T5& bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a =°- 3- bottle of wine, and brought him unio 4. 6.' & 4. 30. the house of the LoRd vi sShiloh: and kv^r 7i' 22 'lis child 7C'as young. And they slew a 25 11 Or,'reiurii- bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 'fuho'm} lutve And she said, O my lord, ""as thy soul 26 obtained iiy Hyeth, my lord, I a?n the woman that f/JLZ'RD. stood by thee here, praying unto the «2';« //,«... Lord. For this child I prayed; and 27 obtained i-y the LoRD 'hath givcii me my petition ikaitierc- which I askcd of him: i^ therefore also 1 28 tiinied. have "lent him to the Lord; as long See'Ex.^3.''22. as he liveth "he shall be lent to the '"'6)^'^ Lord. And he 'worshipped the Lord ' Gen. 24. 26, there. ^''' And Hannah prayed, and said, '■'■■ »Mv heart reioiceth in the Lord, a To ver. 10, / .-■ , , ■ 1 T Lukei. oMme horn is exalted in the Lord: tZl^i. My mouth is enlarged over mine ene- mies; Because I <^rejoice in thy salvation. & 89. 17, 24. d j'/iffi; is none holy as the Lord : 2 & 92. 10. . -^ . & 112. 9. For //lere is "^none beside thee : ?So''ps't Neither is there any frock like our 14. & 13. 5- God. & 35! %. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; 3 efeeDeu"' ^Let iiot 'arrogancy comc out of your mouth : For the Lord is a God of know- ledge, jude 15. And by him actions are weighed. t Heb. hard, h-phe bows of the mighty men are 4 Ps. 31. 18 ^ J marg. brokeii, & ot 4- -^"'^ *'^^y ^'^^^ Stumbled are girt with >> So Ps. 37. strength. sVe' 3- ' ' They that were full have hired out 5 i Luke^. 53. themselves for bread; And they that were hungry ceased : I So Ps. 68. 6. gQ {[.j^f kfPig baiTen hath born seven; isai. 54.' I. And 'she that hath many children is ' Jer. .5. 9. .^yaxed feeble. " SeeDeut. m-phe LoRD killeth, and maketh alive: 6 ^' ' ' He bringeth down to the grave, and 1 See Ex. bringeth up. job'i.'^r^' The Lord "maketh poor, and maketh 7 1° ^' "He bringeth low, and lifteth up. pPs. 113. 7, pHe raisethup the poor out of the dust, 8 Luke 1. 52. Anii lifteth up the beggar from the So Dan. 4. dunghill. « 9. 2. t" ver. 10. Ps. 75 iDeut 32. s So Mai. 3, 1T0 set them among princes, ^ ^°-'°'' 36. And to make them inherit the throne of glor}' : For ^the pillars of the earth a?-e the '',S''T' , , * J 00 3s. 4, 5, Lord s, 6. And he hath set the world upon ^\lt,l'^. them. 'i '°4- 5- 9 ^He will keep the feet of his saints, 'j,p^^ "\l- And the wicked shall be silent in SoPs. 91. n. darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail. 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be 'broken to pieces; ' ^° ^^- ^- '>■ "Out of heaven shall he thunder upon "011.7. lo- , ' Ps. 18. 13. them : Sec 2 Sam. "The Lord shall judge the ends of the l%^-*p^ ^ earth ; 10, 13. And he shall give strength unto his ^sS-s- king. And "exalt the horn of his anointed. 'See ver. i. 11 And Elkanah went to vRamah to hisySeech. i. house. ^And the child did minister .^^^^^ ^g unto the Lord before Eli the priest. ch. 3. i. 12 Now the sons of EH 7ciere ^soiis of ' ch. i. 3. 13 Belial; ''they knew not the Lord. And ',3.'^,3.'^"'' the priests' custom with the people 7cias, ""Seejudg. that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three 14 teeth in his hand; and he strooke it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; <^all that the fleshhook brought up the'tComp. priest took for himself So they did in \^.^l Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came Deut. 18. 3. 15 thither. Also before they ''burnt the <• Comp. fat, the priest's servant came, and said 5,^6. & 7.' 2^, to the man that sacrificed. Give flesh to =5, 31- roast for the priest ; for he will not have 16 sodden flesh of thee, but raw. And i/ any man said unto him. Let them not fail to burn the fat 'presently, and then * Heb. «i take as much as thy soul desireth; then °" "'"'■''' he would answer him, N'ay ; but thou shalt give // me now : and if not, I will 17 take it by force, ^^'herefore the sin of the young men was very great ^before "See Gen. the Lord: for men fabhorred the offer- ing of the Lord. i8 But sSamuel ministered before the''^"-"- Lord, beini; a child, ''girded mnth a " ^-"^ =!■ t- ' <> * ^ . . ,2 Sam. 6. 14. 19 linen ephod. Moreover his mother i chr. 15. 27. made him a little coat, and brought // Lc^'e. 10. to him 'from year to year, when she ' ch. 1. 3 came up with her husband to offer the k"se?Num. 20 yearly sacrifice. And Eli i^ blessed El- ^=3- So J J . . . Oen, 14. 19. kanah and his wife, and said. The Lord « Or, give thee seed of this woman for the t^!,l''"'hc 'loan which is lent to the Lord. And •isked,&'c. 21 they went unto their own home. And ch!"l!'28. 6. II. f C'lmp. Mai. 2, 8. (242) Chap. ii. 22. I. SAMUEL. Chap. hi. 13. ' Gea. 21. I. ™ See Judg. 13. 24. So vcr. 26. fHeb. assembUd by troops. See Ex. 38.8. D Or, / luar ez'il words of you. lOr, to cry oltt. o Ex. 21. 6 (Heb.). & 22. 8, 9 (Heb.), 28 marg. See Ex. 12. 12, P See Josh. II. 20. Comp. Prov. 15. 10. S & 33. 27 (Heb.). ver. 32. I Chr. 4. 41. Ps. 26, 8. &68. 5. Comp. Deut. 12. 5,6. * Ex. 27. 21 . & 29. 5. ■* Comp. Jer. 18. 9, 10. c Ps. 91. 14. ** Comp. Mai. 2. 9. « I Kin. 2. 27. Comp. ch. 4. 11, 18, 20. & 22. 18, &c. I Or, the ajjfliction of tkf taberttn- clc./orall the we.^lth which God would haTC given Israel. Comp. ch. 4. II. fSeeZech.S. 4. So ver. 33. t Heb. men. the Lord 'visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel "'grew before the Lord. Now Eli was very 22 old, and heard all that his sons "did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that * assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And he said unto them, Why do ye such 23 things? for 'I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay, my sons; for 24 /'/ is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people "to transgress. If one man sin against another, "the 25 judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they heark- ened not unto the voice of their father, Pbecause the Lord would slay them. And the child Samuel igrew on, and 26 was ■'in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. ^And there came a man of God unto 27 Eli, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, 'Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Eg)'pt in Pharaoh's house? And did I 28 "choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to "wear an ephod before me? and "did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? Wherefore >'kick ye at my sacrifice and 29 at mine offering, which I have com- manded i/i my ^habitation; and honour- est thy sons above me, to make your- selves fat with the chiefest of all the ofiferings of Israel my people? Where- 30 fore the Lord God of Israel saith, *I said indeed f/mt thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, ''Be it far from me; for them that honour me "^I will honour, and ''they that de- spise me shall be lightly esteemed. Be- 31 hold, "^the days come, that I will cut off thine ann, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. And thou shalt 32 see "an enemy in my habitation, in all the 7oea/th which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be fan old man in thine house for ever. And the man of 33 thine, 'w/unn I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart : and all the increase of thine house shall die 'in the flower of their age. And this shall ^ be sa sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; ''in one day they shall die 35 both of them. And ' I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind : and '^ I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before 'mine 36 anointed for ever. And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and "'a morsel of bread, and shall say, 'Put me, I pray thee, into "one of the priests' offices, that / may eat a piece of bread. And ^the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And ''the word of the Lord was precious in those 2 days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, '^and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could 3 not see; and ere ''the lamp of God went out "=in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God 7i'as, and Samuel was 4 laid down to sleep; that the Lord called Samuel: and he answered. Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said. Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he 6 went and lay down. And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said. Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son ; lie down 7 again. 'Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the 8 Lord yet revealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord 9 had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down : and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down 10 in his place. And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answer- 11 ed. Speak ; for thy servant heareth. And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, ^at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall 12 tingle. In that day I will perform against Eli sail things which I have spoken concerning his house: 'when I 13 begin, I will also make an end. "sFor I have told him that I will ''judge his 8 See I Kin. 13. 3- ** ch. 4. II. * See I Kin. 2. 35- k ch. 25. 28. I Kin. II. 38. So 2 Sam. 7. II, 27. '2Sam. 22.51. Ps. 18. so. SoPs. 89. 20. '" Ex. 29. 23 (Heb.). Judg. 8. 5 ,Heb.). ch. ID. 3 (Heb.). Prov. 6. 26 iHeb.). t Heb. yoin. So ch. 26. 19 marg. "Or, sonie^ukai about the priesthood. in. ^ ch. 2. II, iS. *» Comp. Ps. 74- 9- Amos 8. II with ver. 21. *= Gen. 27. I. Deut. 34. 7. So Gen. 48. 10. ch. 4. 15. ** E.\. 27. 20, 21. Lev. 24. 2, 3. 2 Chr. 13. II. « ch. I. 9. "Or. Thus did Samuel be/ore he kfie^u the Lord, and before the ivord 0/ tJie L ORD was revealed unto kim. f 2 Kin. 21. 12. Jer. 19. 3. 8 ch. 2. 27—36. t.Heb. beginning and ending. « Or. Andl iviil tell him, <5-'("- h Ezclc. 7. 3, 8. & 18. 30. & 33- 20. (243) 31—2 Chap. hi. 14. I. SAMUEL. Chap. iv. 19. ' ch. 2. 12, 17, 22. II Or, accursed. See Ex. 21. 17 marg. tHeb. Jrtnvfted not upon them. ^ ch. 2. 23—25. 1 So Isai. 22. 14 (Heb.;. t Heb. .TfJ add. See Ruth I. 17. II Or, zvord, t Heb. all the things, or, "words. ™ Comp. Job 1. 21. & 2. 10. Ps. 39. Q. Isai. 39. 8. » See Judg. 13. 24. o See Gen. 39. 2. So Josh. 6, 27' P So ch. 9. 6. Comp. Esih. 6. 10. •3 See 2 Sam. ?. 10. Or, faithful. So ch. 2. 35. >■ See Josh. 18. I. s ver. I, 4. IV. About B.C. 1141. Comp. Judg. 13. I. II Or, caiue to pass. Heb. tvas. So I Kin. 6. II. See Judg. 3. 10 marg. * ch. 5. I, & 7. 12. l" See Josh. 12. 18. t Heb. the battle ivas spread. tHeb. the array. Sever. 12, iG. c Comp. Num. 14. 44 t Heb. take 7t7ttO its. <* See Josh. 18. 1. e See Ex. 25. 22. AddPs.99. I. Comp. Num. 7. 89. f Josh. 6. 5, 20. 81 Kin. 1. 45. Comp. Ruth I. 19 (Heb.). house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because 'his sons made them- selves 'vile, and he "'restrained them not. And therefore I have sworn unto 14 the house of Eli, that 'the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor oftering for ever. And 15 Samuel lay until the morning, and open- ed the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. Then Eli called Samuel, and 16 said, Samuel, my son. And he answer- ed, Here am L And he said, What is 17 the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and *more also, if thou hide any " thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. And is Samuel told him 'every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, ™It is the Lord : let him do what seemeth him good. And Samuel "grew, and °the Lord 19 was with him, and Pdid let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Is- 20 rael ifrom Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was "established to be a prophet of the Lord. And the =1 Lord appeared again in ■'Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh ''by the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel "came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Phi- listines to battle, and pitched beside ^Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in ''Aphek. And the Philistines put 2 themselves in aiTay against Israel : and when *they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of *the army in the field about four thousand men. And when the people 3 were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said. Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? '^Let us 'fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of ''Shiloh unto us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. So the people sent to ''Shiloh, that they 4 might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, 'which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. And when the ark of the 5 covenarit of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel f shouted 7inth a great shout, so that the earth Srang again. I' 2 Sam. 18. i7._& 19. 8. 2 Kill. 14. 12. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord 7 was come into the camp. And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said. Woe unto us: for there hath not 8 been such a thi/ig 'heretofore. Woe ' ^eb. unto us: who shall deliver us out oi 'ot the Mrd the hand of these mighty Gods? these i'^-. , ^ , , , T^ • So ch. 10. II are the Gods that smote the Egyptians (Heb.). & 1+. with all the plagues in the wilderness. 2l;f(He'b.t 9 '' Be strong, and ' quit yourselves like ^°"p- men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not il'so^'sin. servants unto the Hebrews, ' as they ■%'- S'"'^'' have been to you: 'quit yourselves like 1 Heb. 10 men, and fight And the Philistines Comp.'iKin. fought, and ' Israel was smitten, and 2- ^■ ''they fled every man into his tent: and Jso^r.'l'.'' there was a very great slaughter; for f^_l*' there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot- Comp.' 11 men. And 'the ark of God was taken; u°J;t.''28.'25. and ™the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, 'were slain. 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin '^°^ ^^- ^'■ out of the army, and came to '' Shiloh 2Chr. 25. 22. the same day "with his clothes rent, ^h'""^^^ 13 and °with earth upon his head. And marg. when he came, lo, Eli sat Pupon a seat 1 Heh^'diat by the wayside watching: for his heart "So2Sam. trembled for the ark of God. And "Secjosh. when the man came into the city, and J|\^'j. jj_ 14 told //, all the city cried out. And ch. i. g. when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, AVhat meaneth the noise of this tumult ? And the man came in hastily, 15 and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and ihis eyes 'were ^Heb'^jw 16 dim, that he could not see. And the So i kin. 14. man said unto Eli, I am he that came ■*'■ out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said. What 'is |■^"/^^,;„■, 17 there done, my son ? And the mes- So 2 Sam. 1. senger answered and said, Israel is fled *' before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of 18 God is taken. And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of b.'cTi^i. God, that he fell from off the seat back- Comp. ver. i. ward by the side of the gate, and his to h.^rbeen neck brake, and he died: for he was an ^^^'-'^f,*;^'" old man, and heavy. 'And he had judg- only, and ed Israel forty years. wiT-west 19 And his daughter in law, Phinehas' /"vitfl. • • II Or wife, was with child, near 'to be deli- toc'ryout. (2441 Chap. iv. 20. I. SAMUEL. Chap. VI. t Heb. were turned. r Gen. 35. 17. t Heb. set not her heart. Com p. ch. 9. 20. B That is. Where is the glory ? or, There is no glory. ' ch. 14. 3. t Ps. 2I 8 (Heb.}. V. ^ ch. 4. I. & 7. 12. ^ _Josh. II. J2. & 13. 3. & 15. 46, 47. ch. 6. 17. 2 Chr. 26. 6. Neh. 13. 23, 24- Isai. 20. I. Jer. 25. 20. Amos I. 8. & 3. 9. Zeph. 2. 4. Zech. 9. 6. Judith 2. 28. I Mace. 10. 83, 84. & II. 4, &c. Acts 8. 40. »= See Judg. 16. 23. d Conip. Isai. 46. 1,2,7. * Comp. Jer. 50. 2. Ezek. 6. 4, 6. Micah I. 7. • Or, //le Jishy part. f Coinp. Zeph. I. 9. 8 ver. II. Ps. 32. 4. So ver. 7. Ex. 9. 3. Acts 13. II. h So ch. 6. 5. 1 Dent. 28. Ps. 78. 66. J See Josh. 13. 3- ^ See ch. 17. 4- ' Deut. 2. 15. ch. 7. 13. & 12. 15. ™ ver. II. vered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains 'came upon her. And 2 about the time of her death the women that stood by her said tinto her, ''Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, ' neither did she regard //. And she named the child ' ^ Ichabod, 2 saying. The 'glor)' is departed from Is- rael : because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. And she said. The glory 2 is departed from Israel : for the ark of God is taken. And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from ^Eben-ezer unto ''Ashdod. AVhen the Philistines ; took the ark of God, they brought it i?tto the house of "^Dagon, and set it by Dagon. And when they of Ashdod ; arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was ^ fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. And when they arose . early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon 7Lias fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and '^the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only '^the stump (?/" Dagon was left to him. Therefore neither the i priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the fthreshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. But sthe hand of the Lord was heavy ( upon them of Ashdod, and he *> destroy- ed them, and smote them with 'emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. And when the men of Ashdod saw that ; if was so, they said. The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. They sent therefore ; and gathered all the ' lords of the Phi- listines unto them, and said. What shall we do with the ark of the God of Is- rael? And they answered. Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about tmto ''Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither. And < it was so, that after they had carried it about, 'the hand of the Lord was against the city ™7c,V// a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. Therefore they i sent the ark of God to ° Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came /() " Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying. They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to 'us, to slay 11 us and our people. So they sent and gathered together all the J lords of the Philistines, and said. Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay *us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; °the 12 hand of God was very hea\'y there. And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the ^diviners, saying. What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? tell us where- 3 with we shall send it to his place. And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not •'empty; but in any wise return him "^a trespass offer- ing: then ye shall be healed, and it shall ''be known to you why his hand is not 4 removed from you. Then said they, \\'hat shall be the trespass oflering which we shall return to him? They answered. Five golden emerods, and five golden ^mice, ^according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on 'you all, and on your lords. s Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that 6mar the land; and ye shall ''give glory unto the God of Israel : peradventure he will 'lighten his hand from oft" you, and from off 'your gods, and from off your eland. Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, ''as the Egyptians and Pha- raoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought 'wonderfully among them, 'did they not let 'the people go, and they de- 7 parted? Now therefore make "'a new cart, and take two milch kine, "on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves 8 home from them: and take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put "the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a cofter by the side thereof; and send it away, 9 that it may go. And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to PBeth- shemesh, then "he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then iwe shall know that // is not his hand that smote ° See Josh. 15. II. t[Hcb. tnc, to slay me and myl. t [Heb. ine not, and my]. o ver. 6. VI. About B. C. 1 140. » See DeuL 18. 10. Comp. Gen. 41. 8. Ex. 7. II. Dan. 2. 2. & 5- 7. ^ See Ex. 23. 15- c So Lev. 5. 15, 16. •1 ver. 9. ® Lev. II. 29. f ver. 17. 18. See Josh. 13. t Heb. ifiem. e So ch. 5. 0. *» See Josh. > Comp. ch. 5.6,9, II. ] ch. 5. 3, 4, 7. ' So Ex. 8. 15, 32- & 9- 7. 34- i<: 10. I. See Ex. 7. 13. I Or, reproach' fully. So Ex. 10. 2. ' Ex. 12. 31. t Heb. them. *" 2 Sam. 6. 3. So Num. 7. 3,6. ^ Num. 19. 2. o ver. 4, 5. P See Josh. 15. 10. II Or, it. 1 ver. 3. (245) Chap. vi. io. I. SAMUEL. Chap. vii. 13. r See Num. 20, 19. s Comp. Josh. 21. 16. * ver. 4. u See Josh. ^ See ch. 5. 1. " See Josh. IS- 47- " See Judg. I. i3. y See ch. 17. 4- * See Deut. 3- 5- "Or, great stone. As ver. 14,15. " Comp. ver. 19 with Gen. 50. II marg. or Judg. II. 33 marg. ^ Comp. Ex. 19. 21. Num. 4. 5, 15, 20. 2 Sam. 6. 7. e Comp. 2 Sam. 6. g. d See Josh. 24. 19. e See Josh. 9. 17. US ; it K'ai' a chance tliat happened to us. And the men did so; and took two lo milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: and n they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the cotter with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. And the kine took the straight way to 12 the way of PBeth-shemesh, and went along the ''highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or /() the left ; and the lords of the Phi- listines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. And they of Beth-she- 13 mesh 7C'cre reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see /'/. And the cart came into the field 14 of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there 7vas a great stone : and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. And the ''Levites took 15 down the ark of the Lord, and the cof- fer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold 7iiere, and put them on the great stone : and the men of Beth-shemesh of- fered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacri- fices the same day unto the Lord. And 16 when 'the five lords of the Philistines had seen //, they returned to "Ekron the same day. And these arc the golden 17 emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for ''Ashdod one, for "Gaza one, for "As- kelon one, for >Gath one, for "Ekron one; and the golden mice, according to li the number of all the cities of the Phi- listines Moiiging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of ^country villages, even unto the 'great stone of ^Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth- shemite. And •'he smote the men of Beth-she- 19 mesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people ^lamented, be- cause the Lord had smitten many of the people li'ith a great slaughter. And the 20 men of Beth-shemesh said, "^Who is able to stand before this ""holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us? And they sent messengers to the in- 21 habitants of "^Kirjath-jearim, saying. The Philistines have brought again the ark ^ 2 Sam. 6. 3 and marg. Aboui B.C. 1120. ' Isai. 55. 7. Hos. 6. I. of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. And the men of =" Kirjath- VIL jearim came, and fetched up the ark of ° '^''- ^- "'■ the Lord, and brought it into the house of t'Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord. 2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long : for it was twenty years : and all the house of Israel lamented after co^mp' 3 the Lord. And Samuel spake unto all ^"^- y- the house of Israel, saying, If ye do '^re- » Kin. s. 48. turn unto the Lord with all your hearts, dlce^'judg. then ''put away the strange gods and riulo,"'"^' ^Ashtaroth from among you, and fpre- f 2 Chr. ig. ' pare your hearts unto the Lord, and \^^°'l^[ sserve him only: and he will deliver you Jobn. 13. 4 out of the hand of the Philistines. Then marg. ' the children of Israel did put away "^ Ba- '■' So Oeut. 6. alim and Ashtaroth, and served the&'is. 4.' 5 Lord only. And Samuel said. Gather ^J!,";^ ^^ all Israel to "^Mizpeh, and 'I will pray Luke 4. 8. 6 for you unto the Lord. And they ga- I's. 2& * ' thered together to Mizpeh, "^and drew '5'^u\°°' ' water, and poured it out before the Comp.'ver.g. Lord, and 'fasted on that day, and said ^ Sam'''i4 there, "We have sinned against the 14- Lord. And Samuel judged the chil- ch"2f.' 2o'.°& 7 dren of Israel in Mizpeh. And when 31-13. the Philistines heard that the children Dan.' 9.3,4,5. of Israel were gathered together to Miz- ISf.^i^^^^ peh, the lords of the Philistines went up 10. See against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard //, they were afraid of the 3 Philistines. And the children of Israel said to Samuel, '"Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will 2'Kin. ig.^. .save us out of the hand of the Philis- o Comp! '*' 9 tines. And Samuel took a .sucking lamb, and ofl'ered \\.for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and "Samuel cried unto '^"l^'^^\ the Lord for Israel; and the Lord 10 'heard him. And as Samuel was offer- ing up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but tlie Lord Pthundered with a great thun- ^o^Vo.''°*''' der on that day upon the Philistines, Comp. and ^discomfited them; and they were rSo*Gen!'28. II smitten before Israel. And the men of J^^- *=3i- 45- Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued josh.' 4. g. the Philistines, and smote them, until if-j-'^nt 12 ///rt" C(?w^ under Beth-car. Then Samuel ne stone of took ■'a stone, and set it between Miz- Jf,'^ ,. peh and Shen, and called the name of it ^J- ■■ s Num. 14. 'Eben-ezer, saying, ^Hitherto hath the 19 marg. .3 Lord helped us. 'So the Philistines j^j™';P', , were subdued, and "they came no more " Comp! I Kin. 8. 47. \ MA. Be not silent from iisfrojn crying. " See Ex. 14. Comp. Ps. gg. 6. Jer. 15. I. I Or, v., gg. 6. Mic. 3. 4. P ch. 2. 10. Ps. 18. 13. See 2 Sam. 22. 14, 15. into the coast of Israel: and "the hand wsce^ch'';.,. (246) Chap. vii. 14. I. SAMUEL. Chap. ix. 6. * See Josh. 15. II. y Seech. 17.4. * See Gen. a ver. 6. ch. 12. II. & 25. I. t Heb. anti Jte circuited. b See Josh. 16. 2. c See Josh. d See Josh. 18. 26. « See ch. i. fSo Judg. 21. 4- ver. 9. ch. 14. 35. VIII. About B. C. 1112. » See Deut. 16. 18. *J Comp. Judg. 10. 4. & 12. 14 with Judg. 5- 10. U [ / -tishni, I Chr. 6. 28]. Com p. 1 Chr. 6. 33. « See Josh. 15. 28. d Ex. 18. 21 (Heb.). « See Ex. 23. 8 (Heb.). So Ps. 15. 5 (Heb.]. B.C. 1095. f See ch. i. 19. 8 ver. 19, 20. Deut. 17. 14. Hos. 13. 10. Acts 13. 21. t Heb. •was evil in the eyes 0/ Samuel. So Gen. 38. 10. & 48. 17. ch. 18. 8. 2 Sam. II. 25. 27- I Chr. 21. 7. Isai. 59. 15. So Jonah 4. i. h Comp. Ex. 16. 8. ' See Judg. 8.23. II Or, obey. So ver. 7, 22. 1 Or, not- •wiihstand- ing ivhen tkou hast soUtnnly protested a- gaifist thetii, t/tftt ihoH stialt s/urzv, &-C. j ver. II — 18. ^ Comp. Deut. 17. 16, &c. ch. 10. 25. 1 ch. 14. 52. ™ See Gen. 45. 6 (English). of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. And the cities 14 ■which the Philistines had taken from Is- rael were restored to Israel, from "^ Ekron even unto vGatn; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace be- tween Israel and the ^Amorites. And 15 Samuel ^judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went from year to year *in 16 circuit /^ ''Beth-el, and <^Gilgal, and <'Miz- peh, and judged Israel in all those places. And his return was to ^ Ramah ; 17 for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he 'built an altar unto the Lord. And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he ^made his ''sons judges over Israel. Now the name of his first- 2 born was 'Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they avnr judges in "^Beer- sheba. And his sons walked not in his 3 ways, but turned aside ''after lucre, and ^took bribes, and perverted judgment. Then all the elders of Israel gathered 4 themselves together, and came to Samuel unto fRamah, and said unto him. Be- 5 hold, thou art old, and thy .sons walk not in thy ways: now smake us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the 6 thing 'displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. And the Lord 7 said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for ''they have not rejected thee, but 'they have rejected me, that / should not reign over them. According 8 to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, where- with they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. Now therefore "hearken unto their voice: 9 'howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and ' shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. And Samuel told all the words of the 10 Lord unto the people that asked of him a king. And he said, '^This will be then manner of the king that shall reign over you: 'He will take your sons, and ap- point them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. And he will ap- 12 point him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties ; and wiN set them to ""ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and 13 instruments of his chariots. And he will take your daughters to be "confectio- naries, and to be cooks, and to be bak- i4ers. And °he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and gi\ e them to his 15 servants. Aiid he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his 'officers, and to his servants. 16 And he w-ill take your menservants, and your maidser\'ants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put \jthem to his work. He will t.ake the tenth of your sheep : and ye shall be his 18 serv^ants. And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord Pwill not hear you in that day. 19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay, but we will have a king over us; 20 that we also may be "ilike all the na- tions; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our bat- II ties. And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in 22 the ears of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, ■■ Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Sa- muel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city. Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was *Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Be- chorath, the son of Aphiah, 'a Benja- 2 mite, a mighty man of 'power. And he had a son, whose name rvas .Saul, ''a choice young man, and a goodly: and there 7i'as not among the children of Is- rael a goodlier person than he: "^from his shoulders and upward he rcas higher 3 than any of the people. And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son. Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, 4 go seek the asses. .^nd he passed through ''mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of "^Shalisha, but they found them not : then they passed through the land of fShalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. 5 And when they were come to the land of gZuph, Saul said to his servant that 7vas with him. Come, and let us return ; lest my father leave caring for the asses, 6 and •'take thought for us. And he said unto him. Behold now, there is in this city 'a man of God, and he is an honour- " Comp. Ex. 30. 25 niarg. o I Kin. 21.7. Ezek. 46. 18. (Heb. euniicfts. See Gen. 37. P Mic. 3. 4. See Prov. i. q ver. 5. ^ ver. 7. Hos. 13. II. IX. » ch 14. 51. Comp. I Chr. 8. 33. & 9. 30. ■ Or, tfu son of a man of jfemini. Comp. ver. 4. Judg. 3. 15 marg. "Or, substance. Comp. Ruth 4. II marg. with Judg, 6. 12. & I J. I. b ch. 8. 16 (Heb.). « ch. 10. 23. <* See Josh. 24- 33- ,. o So 2 Kin. 4. 42. fch. 13. 17? s Comp. ver. II, 14 with ch. I. I. h ch. 10. 2 (Heb.). Comp. Matt. 6- 27. 3I' 34- & 10. 19. Luke 12. II, 23, 35, 26 in the English. ' See Judg. 13-6. 1^47) Chap. ix. 7. I. SAMUEL. Chap. x. 3. Jch. 3I9- able man; ^all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go. Then said Saul to 7 kSoi Kin. ]^jg servant, But behold, if we go, •'what aKiii. 4. 42. shall we bring the man? for the bread VK.^Visgoite 'is spent in our vessels, and there is not outof,b'c. a present to bring to 'the man of God: t *^'.'jv what *have we? And the servant an- s IS tvtth Its. , 1 • , T-i 1 1 1 + T iHch.tiere swered Saul agam, and said, Behold, 'I mfZfJ!' have here at hand the fourth part of a Comp. shekel of silver: that will I give to the Judg. 20. 48 /• ^^ J .. i 11 /71 marg. man of God, to tell us our way. (Be- 9 iGen. 25. 22. foretime in Israel, when a man 'went to intjuire of God, thus he spake. Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime "2 Sam. 15. called ™ a Seer.) Then said Saul to his 10 i'chr.26. 28. servant, 'Well said; come, let us go. So 2^chr. 16. 7, ji^gy wenl unto the city where the man isai. 30. 10. of God 7C'as. And as they went up 'the n ^Thl°iuord hill to the city, they found "young maid- iSj?"'"'- ens going out to draw water, and said in tiu ascent unto them, Is the seer here? And they 12 n'Gm.^+ii. answered them, and said. He is; behold, he is before you : make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a s^ve'^Tj'.' "sacrifice of the people to day in "the ch. 2o. 6. high place: as soon as ye be come into ^z slmar''^' ^'' the city, ye shall straightway find him, Comp. before he go up to "the high place to & '13.' ?i."'' eat : for the people will not eat until he &16. 2. &20. pQj^g^ because he doth bless the sacri- o I Kin. 3.2— fice; (7;/(/ afterwards they eat that be bid- cii. fo°s. den. Now therefore get you up; for t Heb. to about Uhis time ye shall find him. And 14 So'^ver. 27. they went up into the city: a;/^ when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place, pch, 15. 1. pNow the Lord had 'told Samuel in 15 t^Heb.^' "' liis ear a day before Saul came, saying, revealed To morrow about this time I will send tc slmuet thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, fHeb°'^'''' "'^"'^1 ithou shalt anoint him to be cap- Ruth 4. 4 tain over my people Israel, that he may TsLm. 7. 27. save my people out of the hand of the qch. 10. 1. Philistines: for I have 'looked upon my 25. &3.'7,'9. people, because their cry is come unto me. And when Samuel saw Saul, the 17 • See Judg. Lord ^said unto him, 'Behold the man ' m'"*" ^\ whom I spake to thee of: this same shall (Gk.). ' 'reign over my people. Then Saul drew 18 M;omp.'' °^' "S''^'' 'o Samuel in the gate, and said, ch. i6. 12. Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's restrain in. liouse is. And Samuel answered Saul, 19 Comp. a^,-)^ gaid^ I ^„i the seer: go up before margl me tt/ito the high place; for ye shall eat witli me to tlay, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in 20 thine heart. And as for "thine asses "ver. 3. that were lost 'three days ago, set not \]i<-^- today ■ , , r ^ r j ""'" days. thy mnid on them ; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's 21 house? And Saul answered and said, Ai/i not I a Benjamite, of the "smallest "^^f ''■ of the tribes of Israel? and "my family &2i^6. the least of all the families of the tribe -^^h'.t^'i^' of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest Sojudg. 6. 22 thou 'so to me? And Samuel took Saul ?Heb. ac- and his servant, and brought them into sordini; to ' , , ,° . . , this luord; the yparlour, and made them sit m the 1 2 Kin. 23. chiefest place among them that were j^-^ ^^ ^ bidden, which were about thirty persons. & 36- 12. Sc. 23 And Samuel said unto the cook. Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which 24 1 said unto thee. Set it by thee. And the cook took up ^the shoulder, and that ^ E"- =9- ==> which -iiias upon it, and set it before Lev. 7. 32,33. Saul. And Samuel said. Behold that ^° l?omp'*' which is "left; set it before thee, (?«// Gen. 43. 34. eat : for unto this time hatli it been kept rese'r-.ied. for thee since / said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel com- muned with Saul upon ^the top of the ^Se= = Sam. 26 house. And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying. Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Sa- 27 muel, abroad. And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on be- , j^^j^ ^^ fore us, (and he passed on,) but stand day. thou still *a while, that I may shew thee ^"'■"- '3- the word of God. Then =" Samuel took X. a vial of oil, and poured it upon his ^"^,''6*3'^" head, ''and kissed him, and said. Is it 2Sam. 2. 4. not because the Lord hath anointed ,Kin^i. 39, thee to be captain over <^his inheritance? f^,^?,/^- , 2 When thou art departed from me to 3,6. &ii.i2. day, then thou shalt find two men by \f'l^^Z'u,. ■^ Rachel's .sepulchre in the border of ' Deut. 32. 9. Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say do',,; 35.' unto thee, The asses which thou wentest '* ^o- to seek are found: and lo, thy father hath left 'the care of the asses, and <=sor- *Hcb. //«• , 117TJ t>nsine5S. roweth for you, saymg. What shall 1 do « ch. q. 5 3 for my son? Then shalt thou go on for- ("=''•)■ ward from thence, and thou shalt come to the fjilain of Tabor, and there shall f See r,en. meet thee three men going up to God to '^' ' ' , _. , , - 1 1 ■ J 1 ^ See Judg. sBeth-el, one carrj'ing three kids, and 20. 31 marg. 1:^8) Chap. x. 4. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xi. 4. 4Heb. ask tfue of Peace. See Judg. 18. 15 marg. l» ver. 10. ' ch. 13, 3, 4. 2 Sam. 8. 6, 14. 1 Cnr. II. 16. & 18. 13. 2 Chr. 17. 2. ^ So ch. 9. 12. I Gen. 31. 27. Comp. 2 Kin. 3- 15- See Ex. 15. 20. ™ ver. 10. ch. II. 6. & 16. 13- Judg. 14. 6, ig. See Judg. 3. 10. Comp. Num. II. 25. •> ver. 10. ch.iq. 23, 24. shall come to pass ^ that •wlten these signSy ^f^c. o Comp. Ex. 4. 8. Judg. 6. 17. Luke 2. 12. t Heb. do fcr tfiee as thine hand shall find. See Judg. 9- 33 marg. p See Josh. 1- 5- *1 ch. II. 14, 15. & 13. 4. See Josh. 5. 9- r ch. 13. 8. tHeb. shoulder. Gen. 49. 15. tHeb. iitrtted. ' ver. 5. * So ch. 19. 20. " ver. 6. t Heb. a tfian to his neighbour. So Gen, 11. 3, 7- & 43- 33. &c. ^ ch. 19. 24. Comp. Matt. 13. S4, 55- t Heb.yr(7;rt thence. * So Isai. 54. 13- * ch. 14. 50. y ch. 9. 20. * So ch. II. 15- * ch. 7. 5, 6. See Josh. i8. 26. » Judg. 6. 8, 9. So ch. 12. 8. another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine : and they will 'salute thee, and give thee 4 two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. After that thou 5 shalt come to ''the hill of God, where is the 'garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down ■^from the high place with a psaltery, and a 'tabret, and a pipe, and a 'harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: and "the spirit of the Lord will come 6 upon thee, and "thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into an- other man. 'And let it be, when these 7 "signs are come unto thee, ''that thou do as occasion serve thee; for PGod is with thee. And thou shalt go down before 8 me 1/(7 Gilgal; and behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offer- ings : ■'seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. And it was so, that when he had 9 turned his 'back to go from Samuel, God 'gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. And 10 ^when they came thither to the hill, be- hold, 'a company of prophets met him; and "the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. And n it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that behold, he prophe- sied among the prophets, then the peo- ple said 'one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? '/c Saul also among the prophets? And 12 one 'of the same place answered and said, But "who is their father? There- fore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets? And when he 13 had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. And -''Saul's 14 uncle said unto him and to'his servant, Whither went ye? And he said. To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. And Saul's uncle said. Tell me, I pray 15 thee, what Samuel said unto you. And 16 Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that 5' the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. And Samuel called the people to- 17 gether ^unto the Lord to ^Mizpeh; and is said unto the children of Israel, ''Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Eg}'ptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, i<)and of them that oppressed you: 'and ye ha\'e this day rejected your God, who himself saved' you out of all your adver- sities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, iVay, but set a king over us. Now therefore ''present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by 20 your thousands. And when Samuel had "= caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 21 When he had caused the tribe of Benja- min to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they ^inquired of the Lord fur- ther, if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Behold, he 23 hath hid himself among the stuff. And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, she was higher than any of the people from 24 his shoulders and upward. And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him ''whom the Lord hath chosen, that t/iere is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, 'God save 25 the king. Then Samuel told the people ■the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid // up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people :6away, every man to his house. And Saul also went home to •'Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, 27 whose hearts God had touched. 'But the "children of Belial said. How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no "presents. But 'he held his peace. Then Nahash the "Ammonite came up, and encamped against ''Jabesh-gi- lead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, <= Make a covenant with 2 us, and we will serve thee. And Na- hash the Ammonite answered them. On this condition will I make ^a covenant with you, that / may ^thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for fa reproach 3 upon all Israel. And the elders of Ja- besh said unto him, 'Give us seven days' respite, that we may send mes- sengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if t/ierc be no man to save us, 4 we will come out to thee. Then came 'Gen. 34. 14. ch. 17. 26. i net. Forbear lis. 'ch. 8. 7, 19. & 12. 12. ' Josh. 24. 1. *• Josh. 7. 14, 16, 17. See Judg. 20. 9. f ch. 23. 2, 4, 9, 10, II. S-ch. g. 2. h 2 .Sam. 21.6. tHeb. Let tiie kittg live. So I Kin. I. 25.39- 2 Kin. II. 12. ' Comp, DeuL 17. 14 — 20. Soch. 8. II. ^ ch. II. 4. See Josh. 18. 28. ' Comp. ch. II. 12. " See Deut. 13- 13- "Gen. 43. II. Judg. 3. 15. 2 Sam. 8. 2, 6. 1 Kin. 4. 21. & 10. 25. 2 Chr. 17. 5. Ps. 72. 10. Matt. 2. II. So ch. 16. 20. & 17. 18. & 25. 27. Prov. iS. 16. U Or, //<■ tvas as thoiteh he Itad bee ft dca/. XL " Gen. 19. 38. Deut. 2. ly. & 23' 3- Judg. 3. 13. & 10. 7, II. & II. 4, 15, 33. ch. 12. 12. iS: 14. 47. 2 Sam. 10. I, 8:c. I Kin. "■i>5. 7.33- l> See Judg. 21. 8. c Gen. 26. 28. Ex. 23. 22. &34. 12, 15. Deut. 7. 2. I Kin. 20. 34. Job 41. 4. Ezek. 17-. ?3- ■1 As in I Kin. 8.9. c See Num. 16. 14. (249) Chap. xi. 5. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xh. 14. 8 ch. 10. 26. See Josh. 18. 28. •■ Judg. 2 4. ' ch. 10. 6, 10. See Judg. 3. 10 J Judg. 19. 29 (Heb.). 1 Kin. 18. 23, 33 (Heb.). k Comp. Judg. 21. 5, 8, 10. tHeb. as one man. Judg. 20. I. ' Judg. I. 5. "' Comp. Judg. 20. 15—17. & a Sam, 24. 9. I Or, deliverance. So ver. 13 (Heb.). See 2 Sam. 19. 2, *^ ver. 3. 0 Comp. ch. 31. II. P Judg. 7. 16. 1 See Ex. 14. 24. r ch. 10. 27. ^ Comp. Luke 19. 27. ^ So 2 S.im. 19. 22. " Ex. 14. 13 (Heb.). ch. 19. 5. " ch. 10. 8. * See Judg. II. IT. So ch. 10. 17. y ch. 10. 8. XII. » ch. 8. s, 19. 20. ^ ch. JO. 24. & II. 14, 15. the messengers to sGibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the peo- ple: and ''all the people lift up their voices, and wept. And behold, Saul 5 came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. And 'the 6 spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. And he took a yoke 7 of oxen, and Shewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, ''Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out 'with one consent. And 8 when he numbered them in 'Bezek, ""the children of Israel were tliree hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. And they .said unto the mes- 9 sengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To mor- row, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have 'help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Ja- besh ; and they were glad. Therefore 10 the men of Jabesh said. To morrow "we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. And it was so on the morrow, that n "Saul put the people p/« three com- panies; and they came into the midst of the host in ithe morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. And the people said unto Samuel, 12 ■■Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? ^bring the men, that we may put them to death. And Saul said, 13 'There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day "the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel. Then said 14 Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to "Gilgal, and renew the king- dom there. And all the people went to 15 Gilgal; and there they made Saul king ^before the Lord in Gilgal; and >' there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offer- ings before the Lord ; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. And Samuel said unto all Israel, Be- hold, I have hearkened unto ^your voice in all that ye said unto me, and '^have made a king over you. And now be- 2 hold, the king ' walketh before you : ''and I am old and grayheaded; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my child- 3 hood unto this day. Behold, here I am : <^ witness against me before the Lord, and before fhis anointed: £ whose ox have I taken? or vi-hose ass have I taken ? or whom have I '' defrauded ? whom have I ''oppressed? or of whose hand have I received a'ly * bribe " to 'blind mine eyes therewith? and I will 4 restore it you. And they said. Thou hast not ''defrauded us, nor ''oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any 5 man's hand. And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and fhis anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought 'in my hand. 6 And they answered, I/e is witness. And Samuel said unto the people, ^ It is the Lord that "advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up 7 out of the land of Egypt. Now there- fore stand still, that I may 'reason with you before the Lord of all the 'right- eous acts of the Lord, which he did s*to you and 'to your fathers. '"When Jacob was come i/!to Egypt, and your fathers "cried unto the Lord, then the Lord "sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 And when they Pforgat the Lord their God, ihe sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of 'the Philistines, and into the hand of the king '^of Moab, 10 and they fought against them. And they 'cried unto the Lord, and said. We have sinned, because we have for- saken the Lord, "and have served Baa- lim and Ashtaroth: but now "deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we 11 will serve thee. And the Lord sent " Jerubbaal, and J'Bedan, and ^Jeph- thah, and 'Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on 12 every side, and ye dwelled safe. And when ye saw that ''Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ''=ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us : when '^ the Lord 13 your God raas your king. Now there- fore ^behold the king fwhom ye have chosen, a /id whom ye have desired: and behold, Ethe Lord hath set a king over 14 you. If ye will ''fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not * Comp. Num. 27. 17. ch. 8. 20. " ch. 8. I— s- 16. ^ Ecclus, 46. f ver. 5. ch. 24. 6. & 26. 9, II, 16. 2 Sam. I. 14, 16. Comp. ch. 10. I. 8 See Num. 16. 15. So I Thess. 2. 5. h Dent. 28. 33 (Heb.). t Heb. ra nso}U. II Or, that r should hide viine eyes at hint. » So Deut. 16. 19. J Ex. 2 & 22. 4 ^ So Mic. 6. 4- li Or, jnade. ' Comp. Isai. I. 18. & 5- 3. 4- Mic, 6. 2, 3. tHeb. rightcojts- fU'sses, or, benefits. So Judg. 5. 1 1. t Heb. ivith. "^ Gen. 46. 5, 6. " Ex. 2. 23. o Ex. 3. 10. & 4. 14 — 16. Su ch. 10. 18. P Judg. 3. 7. ^ Judg. 4. 2. Sec Deut. 32- 30- "■Juflg- 3- 31- & 10. 7. ® Judg. 3. 12. ' Judg. 10. 10. See J"%. 3- 9- "Judg. 2. 13- ^' Judg. 10. 15. ^ Judg. 6. 14, 32. y Judg. 12. 13—15? or Judg. 13. 24, 25? ^ Judg. II. 1. " ch. 7. 10—13. ^ ch. 10. 27. & II. I. c ch. 8. 5, 19. d Judg. 8.23. So ch. 8. 7. & 10. 19. « ch. 10. 24. f ch. 8. 5. & 9. 20. K HoS. 13, II. So ch. 9. 16, 17. 1' ver. 24. See Deut. 6. 2. & Josh, 24. 14. (250) Chap. xii. 15. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xiir. 15. t Heb. JHOttth. Deut. I. 26, 43- Josh. I. 18. ver. 15. ch._i5. 24. 1 Kin. 13. 21, 26 Heb'. tHeb. be after. > See Lev. 26. 14. & Josh. 24. 20. J See ch. 5. 9. I' ver. g. 1 Ex. 14. 13. •nProv. 26. 1. ^ See James 5. 16. 0 ch. 8. 7. p Ex. 14. 31. Co nip. Ezra 10. 9. 1 ver. 23. So Ex. 9. 28. & 10. 17. "• Deut. II. 16. 8 Jer. 16. ig. Hab.^2. iS. So I Cor. 8. 4. 'i Kin. 8. 57. Ps 04. 14 (Heb.). " Josh. 7. 9. So Ps. 106. 8. Jer. 14. 21. Ezek. 20. 9, 14, 22. ^ See Deut. Tfld f ver. 19, » I Kin. 3. 36. 2 Chr. 6. 27. Ps. 27. n. Prov. 4. 11. ^ Jer. 6. 16. 1* ver. 14. * Isai. 5. 12 in the Heb. N Or, tvluii a great thing, &c. Comp. Ps. 126. z, 3. ^ See Num. 16. 26. « So Deut. 28. 36. XIII. t Heb. the son (?/" one year in his reigning. B. C. 1093. » ver. 5, II, i5, 23. ch. 14. 31. Neh. II. 31. ls.ii. 10. 28. So Ezra 2. 27. I Mace. 9. 7 j. b ch. ID. 26. See Josh. 18., 28. « See ch. 10. ^'Or,l/u-hill. But comp. ver. 16. See Josh. 18. 24, d See Judg. 3. 27. rebel against the 'commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you 'continue following the Lord your God: but if ye 15 \vill 'not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall ^the hand of the Lord be against you, ''as // was against your fathers. Now therefore 'stand and 16 see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes. Is it not 17 ™ wheat harvest to day? "I will call un- to the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that "your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king. So Samuel called unto the Lord; and is the Lord sent thunder and rain that day : and Pall the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the 19 people said unto Samuel, iPray for thy ser\'ants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not : for we have added unto all our sins t/iis evil, to ask us a king. And 20 Samuel said unto the people, Fear'not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart; and 'turn ye not aside: for t/ien should :ii ye go after vain things, which cannot ^profit nor deliver; for they are vain. For 'the Lord will not forsake his peo-22 pie for "his great name's sake: because ^it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. Moreover as for me, God 23 forbid that I should sin against the Lord 'in ceasing >'to pray for you: but ^I will teach you the ^good and the right way: ''only fear the Lord, and 24 serve him in truth with all your heart: for '^consider 'how ''great things he hath done for you. But if ye shall still do 25 wickedly, ''ye shall be consumed, "^both ye and your king. Saul 'reigned one year; and w-hen he had reigned two years over Israel, Saul 2 chose him three thousand men of Israel ; 7vhereof two thousand were with Saul in ''Micbmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in ""Gi- beah of Benjamin : and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. And Jonathan smote the "^garrison of 3 the Philistines that was in ^Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul ''blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying. Let the Hebrews hear. And all Israel heard say that Saul had 4 smitten a "^garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also 'was had in abomi- nation with the Philistines. And the people =were called together after Saul ito Gilgal. And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and si.\ thou- sand horsemen, and people fas the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude : and they came up, and pitched in Mich- 6 mash, eastward from sBeth-aven. When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people ''were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in 'caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, 7 and in J high places, and in pits. And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people 'followed him trembling. 8 And ''he tarried seven days, accord- ing to the set time that Samuel had ap- pointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 And Saul said. Bring hither a burnt oftering to me, and peace offerings. 10 And he offered the burnt offering. xVnd it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of oftering the burnt offer- ing, behold, Samuel came ; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might II 'salute him. And Samuel said. What hast thou done? And Saul said, Be- cause I saw that the people were scat- tered from me, and that thou earnest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together 12(7/ Michmash; therefore said I, The Phi- listines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not ' made sup- plication unto the Lord: I 'forced my- self therefore, and offered a burnt ofTer- ising. And Samuel said to Saul, "'Thou hast done foolishly: "thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee : for now would the Lord have established thy 14 kingdom upon Israel for ever. "But now thy kingdom shall not continue : Pthe Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his peojjle, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. IS And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal nuto iGibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were 'present with him, ''about six hun- tHeb. did stink. 2 Sam. 10. 6. & 16. 21. So Gen. 34. 30. Ex. 5. 21. ch. 27. 12. I Chr. 19. 6. 0 See Judg. 7. 23. Comp. ch. 7. 13. f See Josh. II 4. 8 ch. 14. 23. See Josh. 7.2. ^ ch. 14. 24. ' Judg. 6. 2. ] Judg. 9. 46, 49 ;Heb.). tHeb. trembled after hint. I^ch. 10.8? t Heb. />iess him. ch. 25, 14. 2 Kin. 4. 29, & 10. 15 marg. So ch. 15. 13. See Ruth 2. t Heb. intrcatcd the/ace. I Kin. 13. 6. See Ex. 32. II m-arg. I Gen. 45. I (Heb.). '" 2 Sam. 24. 10. 1 Chr. 21. 8. 2 Chr. 16. g. " ch. 15. II. » So ch. 15. P Cited Acts 13. 22. n See Josh. 18. 28. I Heb. /ojtnd. So Ezra 8. 25. Comp. Judg. 20. 48. r ch. 14. 2. 32—2 Chap. xm. i6. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xiv. 20. « ver. 2. t [Heb. Gebah]. So ver. 3. ch. 14. 5. See Josh. i8 24. ' ch. 14- 15- " See Josh. 18. 23. vch. 9. 4? w See Josh. 10. 10. *Neh. II. 34. y Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 14. Jer. 24. I. & 29. 2. 2 Igai. 2. 4. Joel 3. 10. Mic. 4- 3 in the Heb. t Heb. ajile tuith juouths. t Heb. to set. n- Eccles. 12. ir. b So Judg. 3. 31. & 5. 8. & 14. 6. & 15- 15. ch. 17.47,50. U Or, stand- ing camp. ch. 14. I, 4, 6, II, 15. 2 Sam. 23. 14. c ch. 14. 4. Isai. 10. 29. Comp. Jer. 22. 20. XIV. About B.C. 1087? B Or, there •was a day. * See Josh, 1 3. 28. •' Comp. Judg. 4. 5, or Judg. 20. 45, 47 (Heb.). «^ Isai. 10. 28. •1 ch. 13. 15. D [ch. 22. 9, II, 20, called Akii)ielech\. * ch. 4. 21. f See Josh. 18. I. 8 See ch. 2. z8. h See ch. 13. =3- t Heb. tooth. So ver. 4. 1 ch. 2. 8 (Heb.). J So ch. 13. 16 marg. » See Judg. 14. 3. dred men. And Saul, and ^Jonathan i6 his son, and the people that were 'pre- sent with them, abode in 'Gibeah of Benjamin : but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. And 'the spoilers came 17 out of the camp of the Philistines /// three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to "Ophrah, unto the land of 'Shual: and another is company turned the way to "Beth-horon : and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of •'^Zeboim toward the wilderness. Now 19 y there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make than swords or spears : but all the Israelites went 20 down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his ^coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. Yet they had ^a2i file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and *to sharpen the ^goads. So it came to 22 pass in the day of battle, that ''there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that 7i'crc with Saul and Jonathan : but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. And the "garrison of the Philis- 23 tines went out to <=the passage of Mich- mash. Now "it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour. Come, and let us go over to the Phi- listines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. And 2 Saul tarried in the uttermost part of => Gibeah under a ^ pomegranate tree which is in '^ Migron : and the people that were with him were ^ about six hundred men; and "Ahiah, the son of 3 Ahitub, <^I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in fShiloh, Swearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. And between '■the passages, 4 by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there 7t'as a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one urns Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. The 'fore- 5 front of the one 7cias 'situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against ^Gibeah. And 6 Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these ''uncir- cumcised : it may be that the Lord will work for us: for thci-e is no restraint to the Lord 'to save by many or by few. 7 And his armourbearer said unto him. Do all that is in thine heart : turn thee ; behold, I am with thee according to thy 8 heart. Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and v/e 9 will discover ourselves unto them. If they say thus unto us, 'Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. ID But if they say thus, Come up unto us ; then we will go up: for ""the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and "this 11 shall be a sign unto us. And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines : and the Phi- listines said, Behold, the Hebrews °come forth out of the holes where they had 12 hid themselves. And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said. Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. 13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his annour- bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew 14 after him. And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were "a half acre of land, 7vhieh a 15 yoke of oxen might plow. And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people : the garrison, and Pthe spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was 'a very great trembling. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in 1 Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude ""melted away, and they went 17 on ''beating down one another. Then said Saul unto the people that 7vcre with him. Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had number- ed, behold Jonathan and his armour- 18 bearer ivcre not there. And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time igwith the children of Israel. And it came to pass, while 'Saul talked unto the priest, that the 'noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased : and Saul said unto the priest, 20 Withdraw thine hand. And Saul and all the people that were with him 'as- 1 Comp. Judg. 7. 4, 7. 2 Chr. 14. II. (Heb. Be still. So Josh. xo. 12 marg. ™ ver. 12. I Mace. 4. " Comp. Gen. 24. 14. Judg. 7. II. o ch. 13. 6. 1 Or, half a /urfo^v of an acre of laud. Comp. Ps. 129. 3, also Isai. S- 10. P ch. 13. 17. I Heb. a tre»tbling of God. See Gen. 23. 6. <1 See Josh. 1 8. 28. r See Josh. 2. 9 marg. » Isai. 16. 8 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 19, 20. (252) GhAP. XIV. 21. I, SAMUEL. Chap. x^v. 47. " Judg. 7. 22. So 2 Chr. 20. 23- " See Deut. 28. 20. »■ Comp. ch. ij. 7. ^ ch. 13. 6. ver. II. y See Josh. 24- 33- ' E.v. 14. 30. * ch. 13. 5. See Josh. 7. b ch. 13. 6. ° So Josh. 6. 26. <• Gen. 41. 57 (Heb.). I Kin. 10. 24. So Deut. Q. 28. Matt. 3. 5. = Ex. 3. 8. f Comp. Cant. 5. I. B See Judg. .8.14. B Or, weary. ver. 31. Judg. 4, 21. h See ch. 13, 2. ' See Josh. 10, 12. J ch. 15. 19. * See Lev. 3. 17- OOr, dt-ah irca- chirously. So Job 6. 15. sembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and behold, "every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great 'discomfiture. More- 21 over "the Hebrews f/ia( were with the Philistines before tliat time, which went up with them into the camp from the cowitry round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. Likewise 22 all the men of Israel which ='had hid themselves in >' mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. ^So the Lord saved Israel 23 that day: and the batde passed over ^unto Beth-aven. And the men of Israel '^were distress- 24 ed that day: for Saul had "^adjured the people, saying. Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. And "^all they of the land came to a 25 wood; and there was 'honey upon the ground. And when the people were 26 come into the wood, behold >=the honey dropped ; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. But Jonathan heard not when 27 his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that 7uas in his hand, and dipt it in a fhoneycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlight- ened. Then sanswered one of the peo- 28 pie, and said. Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were 'faint. Then 29 said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. How much 30 more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their ene- mies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? And they smote 31 the Philistines that day from ''Mich- mash to 'Aijalon: and the people were very faint. And the people ' flew upon 32 the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground : and the people did eat them ''with the blood. Then they told -Saul, saying, 33 Behold, the people sin against the Lord, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have 'transgressed: roll a 34 great stone unto me this day. And Saul said. Disperse yourselves among the peo- ple, and say unto them. Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his 'sheep, and slay ///tv// here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox 'with him that night, 35 and slew them there. And Saul °' built an altar unto the Lord: *the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord. 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said. Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the "priest. Let us draw near 37 hither unto God. And Saul asked, fiW«- sd of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But "he answered 38 him not that day. And Saul said, PDraw ye near hither, all the *chief of the peo- ple: and know and see wherein this sin 39 hath been this day. ' For, "^as the Lord liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. Jjut there was not a man among all the 4o])eoi)le that answered him. Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto 41 thee. Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, "Give a perfect ■■/()/. And ^Saul and Jonathan were 42 taken: but the people 'escaped. And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was 43 taken. Then Saul said to Jonathan, 'Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, "I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that roas in mine hand, and lo, I 44 must die. And Saul answered, "God do so and more also : ^ for thou shalt 45 surely die, Jonathan. And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Is- rael? God forbid: '^as the Lord liveth, >■ there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place. 47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, 1 Ex. 12. 3 niarg. t Heb. ill his Juitid. '" ver: 33. So ch. 7. 17. t Heb. that altnr he began to build uttto t lie Lord. " ver. ; 19- » ch. 28. 6. P Comp. Josh. 7. 14. ch. 10. 19. t Heb. comers. See Judg. 2o. 2. 1 See Ruth 3. 13. HOr, Shdv tlic intwccnt. r See Judg. 20. 9. " Comp. Josh. 7. 16, &c. ch. 10. 20, 21. t Heb. ivcnt forth. ' Comp. Josh. 7. 19. " ver. 27. " See Ruth I. 17. * ver. 39. 1 2 Sam. 14. II. I Kin. I. 52. So Matt 10. 30. Luke 12. 7- & 21. 18 Acts 27. 34- (253) Chap. xiv. 48. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xv. 2 ^ ■ ch. II. II 8.3. I Sam. 1 Or, fuigktiiy. t> ch. 15. 3—7- « Comp. ch- 31. 2. 2 Sam. 2. 8—10. 1 Chr. 8. 33. & 9. 39. d ch. 18. 17—19. « ch. 18. 20, 27. & 19. 12, &c. & 25. 44. 2 Sam. 3. 14, &c. & 6. 20 — 23. & 2 1. 3. t[Heb. A bine r]. f See 2 Sam. 2. 8. B ch. 10. 14. 1> ch. 9. I. * Comp. ch. 8. II. XV. About , B.C. 1079. 6 ch. 9. j6. b E.x. 17. 8, 14. 16. Num. 14. 45. & 24. 20. Deut. 25, 17—19. Comp. ch. 27.8.8:28.18. & 30. I. 2 Sam. 8. 12. I Chr. 4. 43. Ps. 83. 7. See Judg. 3. 13. c I Kin. 20. 12 (Heb.). d Lev. 27. 28, 29. Josh. 6.17,21. * So ch. 22. 19- fch. 23. 3 (Heb.). 6 Josh. 15. 24? II Or, fought. h ch. 27. 10. See Judg. I. 16. 1 Comp. Ex.18. ID, 19. Num. 10. 2g, 32- J ch. 14. 48. ^ See Gen. 2. II. I ch. 27. 8. See Gen. i6. 7- •» Comp. ch. 27. 8. & 30. I. " ver. 3, 15. Comp. ch. 28. 18. II Or, of the second sort. and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of ^Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of ^Zobah, and against the Philistines : and whither- soever he turned himself, he vexed them. And he 'gathered a host, and smote 48 '■the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. Now '^ the sons of Saul were 49 Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn '^ Merab, and the name of the younger ^ Michal : and the name of Saul's wife 50 was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host 7iHis ""Abner, the son of Ner, sSaul's uncle. And ^ Kish was the father of 51 Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner tvas the son of '■Abiel. And there was sore 52 war against the Philistines all the days of Saul : and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, 'he took him unto him. Samuel also said unto Saul, ^ The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now there- fore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord, Thus saith the 2 Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amaiek did to Israel, ''how he "^laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite 3 Amaiek, and ''utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not ; but slay =both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. And Saul ^gathered the people together, 4 and numbered them in sTelai-m, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul s came to a city of Amaiek, and ' laid wait in the valley. And Saul said unto 6 •"the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I de- stroy you with them: for 'ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. And ^Saul smote the Ama- ^ lekites from ''Havilah ««/// thou comest to 'Shur, that is over against Egypt. And he took Agag the king of the 8 Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed ■"all the people with the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people "spared 9 Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and "of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them : but every thing that icas vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 10 Then came the word of the Lord 11 unto Samuel, saying, °It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is P turned back from following me, land hath not performed my command- ments. And it grieved Samuel ; and he 12 cried unto the Lord all night. And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to ''Carmel, and behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul : and Saul said unto him, ^Blessed be thou of the Lord : I have performed the command- 14 ment of the Lord. And Samuel said, What nieancth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of 15 the oxen which I hear? And Saul said, They have brought them from the Ama- lekites: 'for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest 16 we have utterly destroyed. Then Sa- muel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him. Say 17 on. And Samuel said, " When thou wast little in thine own sight, 7i ch, IS. 23, 26. «Seech. 10. 1. ■ So Dcut. 20. 3. ^ Gjmp. ch. 16. 18. I Or, kid. See Ex. IS 3marg. ^ ver. 26. •2 Cor. I. 10. Comp. 2 Tim. 4. 17, 18. f See ch. 20. 13- tHeb. clothed Da- vid ivitk his clotfus. So ver. 5. riches, and ^will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Is- rael. And David spake to the men that 26 stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Phi- listine, and taketh away 'the reproach from Israel? for who is this "uncircum- cised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of "the living God? And the 27 people answered him after this manner, saying, vSo shall it be done to the man that killeth him. And Eliab his eldest 2s brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled a- gainst David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilder- ness? I know thy pride, and the naugh- tiness of thine heart ; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. And David said. What have I now 29 done? ^/f there not a cause? And he 30 turned from him towards another, and ''spake after the same 'manner: and the people answered him again after the for- mer 'manner. And when the w^ordssi were heard which David spake, they re- hearsed them before Saul; and he 'sent for him. And David said to Saul, ^Let no 32 man's heart fail because of him ; '^thy ser- vant will go and fight with this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Thou art not 33 able to go against this Philistine to fight with him ; for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. And 34 David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a ' lamb out of the flock: and I went out after him, and 35 smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew 36 both the lion and the bear : and this ''uncircumcised Phili.stine shall be as one of them, •* seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. David said 57 moreover, "^The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and ^the Lord be with thee. And Saul 'armed 38 David with his armour, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. And 39 David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved //. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off 40 him. And he took his staff" in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the 'brook, and put them in a shep- herd's 'bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling ivas in his hand; 41 and he drew near to the Philistine. And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and sthe man that bare the 42 shield wetit before him. And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him : for he was but a youth, and ''ruddy, and of a fair coun- 43 tenance. And the Philistine said unto David, '^Am I a dog, that thou comest to me \vith staves? And the Philistine 44 cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a ''shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, 46 whom thou hast 'defied. This day will the Lord 'delix-er thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give "'the car- cases of the host of the Philistines this day "unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth ; "that all the earth may know that there is a God in 47 Israel. And all this assem-bly shall know that the Lord Psaveth not with sword and spear: for ^the battle is the Lord's, and ''he will give you into our hands. 43 And it came to pass, when the Philis- tine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran ttnvard the army to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang //, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and 50 he fell upon his face to the earth. So ^David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there 7i'as 51 no sword in the hand of David. There- fore David ran, and stood upon the Phi- listine, and took 'his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and "cut oft' his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their cham- 52 pion was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shout- » Or, valley. See Num. 13. 24 marg. t Heb. vessel. ver. 49. 8 ver. 7. h See ch. 16. * See 2 Sam. 3.8. k ver. 6 (Heb.). t Heb. shut thee up. ch. 24. iS. & 26. 8. 1 Sam. 18. 28. So ch. 23. II, la, 20. ■" See Deut. 28. 26. » ver. 44, o I Kin. 18. 36. See Josh. 4. 24. P Ps. 44. 6, 7. Hos. I. 7. Zech. 4. 6. •1 2 Chr. 20. 15. So ch. 18. 17. & 25. 28. r See Judg. 3.28. ' Ecclus. 47. 4- I Mace. 4- 30. * ch. 21. 9. Comp. 2 Sam. 23.21. " ch. 31. 9- Judith 13. 8. 1^57) II Chap. xvii. 53. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xvni. 25. " See Josh. 15- II- » Josh. 15. 36;Heb.}. ^ See ver. 4. y 2 Sam. 5. 6-9. «Se : Sam. * Comp. ch. 16. 21, 22. ^ See ch. i. 26. c ch. 20. 22 (Heb.;. ver. 3. So ch. 19 2. & 20. 17. 2 Sam. I. Comp. Deut. 13. c ch. 17. 26. 6. 5- 1 Or, prospered. ver. 14, 15, 30. 2 Kin. 18. J, See Deut. 29. 9- I Or. Philtsthtcs, *■ Ex. 15. 60. Jtldg. II. 34. See Judg. 21. 21. t Heb. three- stringed in- striitnents. « Ex. 15. 21. ch. 21. II. Sec Num. 21. 17 marg. f ch. 21. II. & 29. 5. Ecclus. 47. 6. t Heb. tuas evil in his eyes. See ch. 8. 6. ed, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of "Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to ".Sha- araim, even unto •''Gath, and unto Ekron. And the children of Israel returned from 53 chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. And David took 54 the head of the Philistine, and brought it to y Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. And when Saul saw David go forth 55 against the Philistine, he said unto ^Ab- ner, the captain of the host, Abner, ^ whose son is this youth? And Abner said, '^As thy soul liveth, O king, I can- not tell. And the king said. Inquire 56 thou whose son the *= stripling ?>. And 5? as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul ■'with the head of the Philistine in his hand. And Saul 58 said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, / am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. And it came to pass, when he made an end of speaking unto Saul, that ''the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, ''and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him 2 that day, "^and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then 3 Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stript himself of the 4 robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. And David went out whithersoever Saul 5 sent him, and 'behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. And it came to pass c, as they came, when David Was returned from the slaughter of the "Philistine, that ''the wolilen came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to itieet king Saul, with ''tabrets, with joy, and with 'instruments of musick. And the 7 women ■= answered one another as they played, and said, "■Saul hath slain his thousands) And David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the say- s ing 'displeased him; and he said. They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thou- sands: and li'/iat can he have more but 98 the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that ''the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and 'he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David ''played with his hand, as at other times: 'and 11 there was a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul ""cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his pre- lisence twice. And Saul was "afraid of David, because °the Lord was with him, 13 and was Pdeparted from Saul. There- fore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and ihe went out and came in before 14 the people. And David " behaved him- self wisely in all his ways; and ■'the 15 Lord ivas with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very 16 wisely, he was afraid of him. But ^all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. 17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter 'Merab, "her will I give thee to wife: only be thou 'valiant for hie, and fight "the Lord's battles. For Saul said, " Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines 18 be upon him. And David said unto Saul, yWho am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I 19 should be son in law to the king? But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto ^Ad- 2oriel the ^Meholathite to wife. And ''Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing 'pleased 21 him. And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be '^a snare to him, and that ''the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt ''this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. 22 And Saul commanded his servants, say- ing, Comhiune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee : now 23 therefore be the king's son in law. And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, ""Seem- eth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, 24 and lightly esteemed ? And the servants of Saul told him, saying, 'On this man- 25 ner spake David. And Saul said. Thus s ch. 15. 28. •1 ch. 16. 14. See Judg. g. ?3- ' ch. 19. 24. Comp. 1 Kin. 18. 2g. Act.s 16. i6. ^ See ch. 16. 16. ' ch. 19. 9. "' ch. 20. 33. So ch. 19. 10. ° ver, 29. So ver. 15. o See ch. 16. 18. V ch. 16. 14. & 28. 15. 'J ver. 16. .See Num. 27. 17. Comp. 2 Sam. 5. 2. 11 Or, prospered. ver. 5. r ver. 12. * ver. 5. 1 ch. 14. 49. " ch. 17. 25. + Heb. a son o/i'iiiojtr. ch. 14. 52 (Heb.!. Comp. Judg. 18. 2 marg. " ch. 25. 28. So ch. 17. 47. ■'' ver. 21, 25. y So ver. 23. 2 Sam. 7. 18. " 2 Sam. 21. 8. ^ See Judg. 7. 22. •> ver. 28. See ch. 14. 49- t Heb. was right iit his eyes. So ver. 26. See Judg. 14. 3. *^ See Ex. 10. 7. d ver. 17. " Comp. ver. 26. f So Num. 16. 9. tHeb. .•I aorditig to these luords. ;=>s8) Chap, xviii. 26. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xix. 23. s See Gen. 34. 12. ^ So ch. 14. 24- * ver. 17. k Comp. ver. 21. t Heb. /ulJilUd. I Chr. 17. II I ver. 13. "> 2 Sam. 3. 14- 0 2 Kin. 13. 3 (Heb.). P ch. 19. 8. (Heb.). 2 Sam. II. I Q ver. 5. tHeb. precious. ch. 26. 21. 2 Kin. I. 13. Ps. 72. 14. & 116. 15. Isai. 43. 4. XIX. '^ ch. 18. I. ^ ver. 5. Gen. 42. 22. <= See Judg. 12. 3. <* ch. 17. 49, 50. • See ch. ii. 13- So I Chr. II, 14- f Matt. 27. 4. B See Ruth 3- 13- n ch. 16. 21. & 18. 2, 13. t Heb. yesterday^ third day. Gen. 31. 2 maig. shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any s dowry, but an hundred fore- skins of the Philistines, *'to be avenged of the king's enemies. But 'Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. And when his servants told David these words, it J pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and ■^the days were not * expired. \\'}iere- fore David arose and went, he and 'his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men ; and ™ David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. And Saul saw and knew that "the Lord 7vas with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. And Saul was yet the more "afraid of David; and Saul became Da- vid's enemy "continually. Then the princes of the Philistines Pwent forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that Da\id 1 behaved himself more wisely than all the ser\'ants of Saul; so that his name was much 'set by. And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan Saul's son ^delighted much in David: and Jona- than told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: and I will go out and stand beside niy father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee. And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him. Let not the king ''sin against his servant, against David ; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good : for he did ''put his life in his hand, and ''slew the Philistine, and =the Lord wTOught a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest //, and didst rejoice: where- fore then wilt thou sin against finno- cent blood, to slay David without a cause? And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As e the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. And Jonathan called David, and Jo- nathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, ''as 'in times past. And there was war again : and David went out, and fought with the Philis- tmes, and slew them Tcith a great slaughter; and they fled from 'him. 9 And 'the evil spirit from the Lord was 26 upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand : and David j 10 'played with /«> hand. And Saul sought 27 to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipt away out of ! Saul's presence, and he smote the jave- I hn into the wall : and David fled, and II escaped that night. '^Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: 28 , and Michal David's wife told him, say- j ing. If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou sha/t be slain. 29 12 So Michal 'let David down through a window ; and he went, and fled, and 30 13 escaped. And Michal took an 'image, and laid // in the bed, and put a pillow j of goats' hair for his bolster, and cover- ' 14 ed // with a cloth. And when Saul sent i messengers to take David, she said, He 15 is sick. And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying. Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay 2 16 him. And when the messengers were come in, behold there 7oas an image in the bed, w^ith a pillow of goats' hair for 17 his bolster. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escap- 3 ed.' And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; ""why should I kill thee? 18 So David fled, and escaped, and came 4 to Samuel to "Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel ^vent and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, 20 David is at Naioth in " Ramah. And Saul sent messengers to take David : °and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel stand- ing as appointed over them, the spirit of God w'as upon the messengers of 21 Saul, and they also p prophesied. And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied like- wise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu : and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be 23 at Naioth in "^ Ramah. And he went thither to Naioth in "Ramah: and ithe About B. C. 1062. tHeb. Itis/oie. ' See Judg. 9. 23. j See ch. 16. 16. ^ Ps. 59, title. ' See Josh. 2. 15- t [Heb. terapkhn\ ver. 16. See Gen. 31. ig. •" So 2 Sam. 2. 22. " .See ch. I. 19. 0 ch. 10. 5, 6, 10. P Comp. Num. II. 25. (25'/) 33—2 Chap. xix. 24. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xx. 27. r See ch. i8. 10. tHeb.///. See Num. 24. 4. 3 Isai. 20. 2. Mic.i. 8,(11?). John 2T. 7. Comp. 2 Sam. 6. 14, 20. *ch. 10.11,12. XX. "Seech. 1. 19. tHeb. uncover tninc ear. ver. 12, 13. ch. 22. 8, 17. See ch. 9. 15. b Ruth 2. 2, 10. ver. 29 iHeb.l.&ch. 16. 22'!Heb. ). See Gen. 33. 15- c ch. 25. 26. 2 Kin. 2. 2, 4, 6. & 4. 30. See Ruth 3. 13- •l See ch. I. =6. U Or, Say what is M,}/ tnind, atid I 'will do, ^c. tHeb. speaketh, or, tkiuketh. " See Num. 28. II. f ch. 19. 2, 3. B ch. 16. 4. •» Comp. Judg. II. 40 marg. 1 Or, /east. ch, 9. 12. ' ver. 9. ch. 25. 17. Esth. 7. 7. So ver. 33. i See Judg. I. 24. So ver. 14 (Heb.). k ver. 16, 42. ch. 18. 3. & 23. 18. 2 Sam. 21. 7. 1 2 Sam. 14. 32- tHcb. searched. spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in " Ramah. And he 24 stript off his clothes also, and ■'pro- phesied before Samuel in like manner, and 'lay down ^naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, '/f Saul also among the prophets? And David fied from Naioth in =" Ra- mah, and came and said before Jona- than, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And 2 he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die : behold, my father will do nothing cither great or small, but that he will 'shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. And David sware moreover, 3 and said. Thy father certainly knoweth that ''I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith. Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as ■^the Lord liveth, and as "^thy soul liv- eth, there is but a step between me and death. Then said Jonathan unto David, 4 'Whatsoever thy soul ' desireth, I will even do // for thee. And David said 5 unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the "^new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that fl may hide myself in the fields unto the third day at even. If thy 6 father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might .run ^to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a ''yearly "sacrifice there for all the family. If he say thus, It is well; 7 thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that 'evil is determined by him. Therefore thou a shalt -ideal kindly with thy servant; for •'thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: not- withstanding, 'if there be in me ini- quity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? And Jo- 9 nathan said. Far be it from thee : for if I knew certainly that evil were deter- mined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? Then said 10 David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what //thy father answer thee roughly? And Jonathan said unto David, Come, n and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. And Jonathan said unto David, 12 O Lord God of Israel, when I have ' sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and 'shew it J^Jf^J,;.,, 13 thee; "'the Lord do so and much thim-ear. more to Jonathan: but if it please my .'..VeY'Ruth father to do thee evil, then I will 'shew '■ '?• it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace : and "the Lord be "Josh. 1. s, with thee, as he hath been with my ch'. 17. 37. 14 father. And thou shalt not only while \ ^|J"; ^;, Yi yet I live shew me the kindness of the 16. 15 Lord, that I die not: but also "thou ° 2 Sam. 9.1, shalt not cut oft' thy kindness from my ^' '' ^'' '' house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off" the enemies of David every 16 one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan ' made a covenant with the L^''^- "''■ 1 r T-. - I ■ T IT So ch. II. 2. house 01 David, saying, PLet the Lord & 22. 8 even require it at the hand of David's ^^^iJ'r.'v. is 17 enemies. And Jonathan caused David (Heb.). to swear again, "because he loved him: p'jos"22. 2.? "5 for he loved him as he loved his own (»'='>■) 18 soul. Then Jonathan said to David, ch. 25! 22 ■■To morrow is the new moon : and thou ],f',;;^ i^,^ shalt be missed, because thy seat will t.y.vards igbe 'empty. And when thou hast stayed q'seech. 18. three days, then thou shalt go down J- "quickly, and come to ''the place where tHeb.' thou didst hide thyself 'when the busi- "er""'; j^. ness was in hand, and shalt remain by So ver. 6. 20 the stone "Ezel. And I will shoot three 2,' ^^' '' '^' arrows on the side thereof, as though I 'ij'^ij^'t- '6 21 shot at a 'mark. And behold, I willior,' send a lad, saying. Go, find out the ''^g"'""- arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, irreatiy. Behold, the arrows a7-e on this side of \ Heb.'' ^' thee, take them ; then come thou : for ''] "•:' '^^y 'I there is peace to thee, and 'no hurt;«0r, 22 ''as the Lord liveth. But if I say thus '';f,tZay. unto the young man. Behold, the arrows ' J"'' '6- "• arc beyond thee; go thy way: for the t H^b.'^iw/' 23 Lord hath sent thee away. And as ^"X '^'il'^v touching ' the matter which thou and 1 3. 13. have spoken of, behold, the Lord be \ver. 14, 15. between thee and me for ever. ver^Ji. 24 So David hid himself in the field : and when the new moon was come, the 25 king sat him down to eat meat. And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, rven upon a seat by the wall : and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was 26 empty. Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day : for he thought, Something hath befallen him, "he is not 27 clean ; surely he is not clean. And it ^'t 15! Z 5, came to pass on the morrow, lahich 7C'as the second ''day of the month, that Da- ll'^^^^'^^^ vid's place was emjjty: and Saul said ■ Lev. 7. 21. & II. 24—28. (260) Chap. xx. 28. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxi. 10. unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore com- eth not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? And Jonathan's answered Saul, >■ David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem : and he 29 said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found fa- vour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table. Then Saul's anger was kindled 30 against Jonathan, and he said unto him, " Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? For as longs, as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shall not be stablished, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he ' shall surely die. And Jonathan answered 32 Saul his father, and said unto him, ^Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? And Saul ^cast a javelin at 33 him to smite him : whereby Jonathan "Sover. 7. ]jtiew that "^it was determined of his fa- ther to slay David. So Jonathan arose 34 from the table "^in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. And it came to pass in the morning, 35 that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. And he said unto 36 his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow 'beyond him. And 37 when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow ''beyond thee? And 33 Jonathan cried after the lad. Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. But the lad knew not 39 any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. And Jonathan gave 40 his 'artillery unto 'his lad, and said unto him. Go, carry them to the city. And as soon as the lad was gone, 41 David arose out of a place toward tlie south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times : and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. I Or. TlwH per- verse rebel- Heb. Son of peri'erse rebellion. But comp. Pfov. 12. 3 marg. \ Heb. is the son 0/ death. 2 Sam. 12. 5. So ch. 26. 16. * So ch. 19. 5. • ch. i8. II. So ch. 19. 10. « See Ex. 8 marg. tHeb. to pass over him. t Heb. in- stnintents. As ch. 21. 8 (Heb.), not as I Mace. 6. 51. t Heb. that was his. So ch. 24. 4. 4: And Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, "forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying. The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and de- parted : and f Jonathan went into the city. Then came David to »Nob to "Ahi- melech the priest: and Ahimelech was ''afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, ^^'hy ait thou alone, and 2 no man with thee ? And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me. Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have com- manded thee : and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is 'present. 4 And the priest answered David, and said. There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is "^hallowed btead; ''if the young men have kept themselves 5 at least from women. And David an- swered the priest, and said unto him. Of a truth women lum- been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is '^in a manner common, ' yea, though it were sancti- 6 fied this day in the vessel. So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shew- bread, ""that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day 7 when it was taken away. Now a cer- tain man of the servants of Saul 7i'as there that day, s detained before the Lord; and his name was ''Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen s that belonged to Saul. And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's 9 business required haste. And the priest said, 'The sword of Goliath the Philis- tine, whom thou slewest in "^the valley of Elah, 'behold, it is here wrapt in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said. There is none like that; give it me. 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to "Achish ® ver. 13. See ch. 1. 17. I Or, the Lord be witness of that •whieh, &»c. Comp. ver. 23. f ch. 23. 16. XXL * ch. 22. 9, II, 19. Neh. II. 32. Isai. 10. 32. II [ch. 14. 3, called [Called also Abiiithary Mark 2. 26]. *>See ch. 16.4 ,Heb.j. See Judg. 20. 48. <= E.-?. 25. 30. Lev. 24. 5. Matt 12.3,4. Mark 2. 25, 26. Luke 6. 3» 4. ^ Ex. 19. 15. Lev. 15. 18. Zech. 7. 3? ^ Comp. Lev. 8. 26. II Or. especially ivhen this day there is other sancti- /ied in the vessel. Comp. Lev. 24. 8. I Chr. g. 32 with Matt. 12. 1. Mark 2. 23. Luke 6. I. 8: ver, 7. f Lev. 24. 9, K Comp. ver. 5 marg. '' See ch. 22. 9- ' ch. 17. 51. ^ See ch. 17. 2. ' Comp. ch. 31. 10. B [Or, Abimek'ch, Ps. 34. t't'e]. So en. 27. 2. Comp. Gen. 20. 2. & 26. I. (a6i; Chap. xxi. ii. I. SAMUEL, Chap. xxn. 22. °»Ps. 56,title. See ch. 17. 4. n See ch. 18. 7. 0 See Judg. 21. 21. P So Luke 2. 19. 1 Ps- 34. title. II Or, juade marks. II Or, playfth the 7nad 3>iaii, XXII. »Ps. 57, title, & 142, title. >* 2 Sam. 23. 13- 1 Chr. II. 15. SoGen. 38. 1. See Josh. 12. 15. & "5. 35- 2 Chr. II. 7. Mic. 1. 15. •^ Comp. Judg. 9. 4. & II. 3. I Heb. had a crfdiior. As2Kin. 4.1. Isai. 50. I. f Heb. bitter of SOllt, SoProv. 31.6. See Judg. i8. 25. Comp. ch. 30. 6. ** ch. 23. 13. & 25. 13. « Comp. Ruth I. 4. & 4. 21, 22. f 2 Sam. 24. II, 18, 19. 1 Chr. 21. 9, II, 13, 18, 19. & 2Q. 29. 2 Chr. 29. 25. B See Josh. 18. 28. I Or, grove in a higli /-lace. See Gen. 21 •i See Josh. 18. 25. 1 ch. 8. 14. tHeb. iincoz'ercth tiiitie ear. So ver. 17. See ch. 20. 2. 1 ch. 18. 3. Comp. ch. 20. 30. J Comp. ch, 23. 21. the king of "Gath. And the servants n of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not "sing one to another of him in "dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? And David Plaid up these words in his 12 heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. And "ihe changed his be- 13 haviour before them, and feigned him- self mad in their hands, and "scrabled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Then 14 said Achish unto his servants, Lo, you see the man "/j mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? Have 1 15 need of mad men, that ye have brought this/('//c7i.'' to jjlay the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? David therefore departed thence, and escaped to ^the cave ^Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. And "^every one that was in 2 distress, and every one that *was in debt, and every one that was 'discon- tented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about "^four hundred men. And David went thence 3 to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto 'the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and he with you, till I know what God will do for me, And he brought them 4 before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. And the prophet s f Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold ; depart, and get thee info the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. When Saul heard that David was dis- 6 covered, and the men that 'lUcre with him, (now Saul abode in sGibeah under a 'tree in ''Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were stand- ing about him ;) then Saul said unto his 7 servants that stood about him. Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse 'give every one of you fields and vineyards. (?;/// make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds: that all of you have conspired against s me, and there is none that 'sheweth me that ' my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is Jnone of you that is sorry for me, or 'sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at 9 this day? Then answered ''Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the ser- vants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to 'Nob, to Ahimelech the 10 son of "'Ahitub: and he "inquired of the Lord for him, and °gave him vic- tuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath 11 the Philistine. Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in 'Nob: and they 12 came all of them to the king. And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahi- tub. And he answered, ' Here I am, 13 my lord. And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread and a sword, and hast "in- quired of God for him, that he should rise against me, Pto lie in wait, as at 14 this day? Then Ahimelech answered . the king, and said. And who is so faith- ful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable 15 in thine house? Did I then begin to "inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew notliing 16 of all this, 'less or more. And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, 17 thou, and all thy father's house. And the king said unto the 'footmen that stood about him. Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall is upon the priests of the Lord. And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edom- ite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and islew on that day fourscore and five persons that ''did wear a linen ephod. 19 And 'Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, ^both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the -sword. 20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named 'Abiathar, 21 "escaped, and fled after David. And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had 22 slain the Lord's priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, •^ ch. 21. 7. Ps, 52. title, &: ver. i, 2,3. 21. 1. "' ch. 14. 3. o See Num. 27. 21. o ch. 21. 6, g. t Heb. Beltold lite, .So ch. 3. 4, 5, 6, &c. I Heb. little or great. ch. 25. 36. So Num. 22. 18. 1 Or, guard. Heb. rittliiers. So 2 Kin. 10. 25. &11. 4, 6. 2 Chr. 12. 10. ^ Comp. ch. 2. 31. i" See ch. » ch. 15. 3. Comp. 2 Sam. 21. I. ' ch. 23. 6, g. " Comp. ch. 2. 33. (262) Chap. xxii. 23. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxni. 27. » I Kin. 2. 26. XXI II. ■= Josh. 15. 44. Neh. 3. 17, 18. Ij ver. 4. See Num. 27. 21. Comp. vcr. 6, 9. c ver. 14. Judg. 7. 7. & 20. 28. ** ch. 22. 20. About B. C. 1061. * ch. 15. 4 (Heb.l. f ch. ^o, 7. See ver. 2. s Comp. ch. 22. 19. •1 See Josh. 24.11 (Heb.; tHeb. s/ttt/ lip. ver. II, 20. Deut. 32. 30. Josh. 20. 5. ch. 30. 15. .See ch. 17,46. Comp. ver. 7. ' ch. 22. 2. & 25. 13. & 27. 2. •^ So 2 Sam. 15, 20. I Heb. I. when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occa- sioned the dftitli of all the persons of thy father's house. ''Abide thou with 23 me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against ^Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore 2 David ''inquired of the Lord, saying. Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Kei- lah. And David's men said unto him, 3 Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Phi- listines? Then David inquired of the 4 Lord yet again. And the Lord an- swered him and said. Arise, go down to Keilah; for "^I will deliver the Phi- listines into thine hand. So David and 5 his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them ^inth a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. And it came to 6 pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahime- lech '^fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. And it was told Saul that David was ^ come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand ; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. And Saul 8 "= called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. And David knew that 9 Saul secretly practised mischief against him ; and Hie said to Abiathar the priest. Bring hither the ephod. Then said 10 David, O Lord God of Israel, thy ser- vant hath certainly heard that Saul seek- eth to come to Keilah, sto destroy the city for my sake. Will ''the men ofn Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said. He will come down. Then 12 said David, Will ''the men of Keilah 'deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will 'deliver thee up. Then David and 13 his men, ivhkh ivere about 'si.\ hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and ^ went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah ; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a moun- tain in the wilderness of 'Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God de- 15 livered him not into his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life : and David was in the wilderness of 'Ziph in a wood. 16 And ""Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and 17 strengthened his hand in God. And he said unto him. Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be ne.xt unto thee; and "that 18 also Saul my father knoweth. And they two "made a covenant Pbefore the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jo- nathan went to his house. 19 Then icame up the 'Ziphites to Saul to ''Gibeah, saying. Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in ^the hill of Hachilah, which is 20 'on the south of ' Jeshimon? Now there- fore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to 'deliver him 21 into the king's hand. And Saul said, "Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ''ye 22 have compassion on me. Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his 'haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me 23 that he dealeth very subtilly. See there- fore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he liideth himself, and come ye again to me "with the certainty, and I will go with you : and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out through- 24 out all the thousands of Judah. And they arose, and went to 'Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of >'Maon, in the plain 25 on ^the south of Jeshimon. Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down '^into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in 26 the wilderness of Maon. And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made "haste to get away for fear of Saul ; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men 27 round about to take them. But there came a messenger unto Saul, saynig, 1 See Josh. 15. 24. •" ch. 20. 41, 42. " ch. 20. 30, 31. & 24. 20. 0 See ch. 20. 8. P See 2 Sam. 5. 3- 1 Comp. ch. 26. 1. Ps. o. I. & Ps. 54, title. •■ See josh. 18. 28. ' ch. 26. I, 3. t Heb. o«/*^ right hand. See Gen. 14. 15- 1 Or, the 7iiil(ientess ? ver. 24. Comp. Ps. 63, title. See Num. 21. 20, ' ver. 12. " See Ruth 2. 20. * Comp. ch. 22. 8. I Heb./Mt sltatl be. ' ch. 26. 4 (Heb). y See Josh. 15- 55- '■ See ver. 19. I [Or, from the rocfi]. « So Ps. 31. (263; Chap, xxtti. 2^ I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxv. 4. *> Comp. 2 Kings 19. 9. iHeb. s^reaa iluntselves upon, &>£, So ch. 27. 8, 10. & 30. I, 14. See Judg. 9. txhat is, Ml? rock of diz/isions. c See Josh. 15. 62. Add Cant I. 14. Ezek. 47. 10. XXIV. * ch. 23. 28. t Heb. after, b Num. i:. 28 (Heb.). So ch. 26. 2 (Heb.). c Num. 32. 16 (Heb. i. ** Judg. 3. 24. eps. 57. title, & 142, title. f So ch. 26. 8. t Heb. the robe which •was SauVs. So ver. 5. ch. 20. 40. I Kin. I. 33 marg. 8 2 Sam. 24. 10. h ch. 26. II. 'ver. 10. See ch. 12. 3. t Heb. cut off. So Lev. I. 17. Judg. 14. 6 in the Heb. J Ps. 7. 4. Matt. 5. 44. Rom. 12. 17, 19. k Ps. 141. 6? * ver. 4. "* Expressed Gen. 45. 20 marg. Deut. 7. 16. & 13. 9. & 19. 13. 21 in the Heb. &c. Haste thee, and come; •'for the PhiHs- tines have 'invaded the land. AVhere- 28 fore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place "Sela- hammahlekoth. And David went up from thence, and 29 dwelt in strongholds at '^En-gedi. And i it came to pass, *when Saul was re- turned from 'following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. Then Saul took three thousand ''chosen 2 men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. And he came to the 3 ■^sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to <* cover his feet: and <= David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. And the men 4 of David said unto him, fBehold the day of which the Lord said unto thee. Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of 'Saul's robe privily. And it came to s pass afterward, that s David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. And he said unto his men, ''The Lord 6 forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, ' the Lord's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. So David 'stayed his servants with these 7 words, and •'suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. David s also rose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord tlie king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed him- self. And David said to Saul, ''Wherefore 9 hearest thou men's words, saying, Be- hold, David seeketh thy hurt? Behold, 10 this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and ^some bade me kill thee: but '^mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord ; for he is the Lord's anointed. Moreover, my fa- n ther, see, yea see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee ; yet thou i2huntest my soul to take it. "The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee : but mine 13 hand shall not be upon thee. As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wicked- ness proceedeth from the wicked : but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out ? after whom dost thou pursue ? 15 "after a dead dog, after Pa flea. "iThe Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and ■'see, and 'plead my cause, and 'deliver me out of thine hand. 16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, '/f this thy voice, my son David? And Saul 17 lift up his voice, and wept. "And he said to David, Thou at-t "more right- eous than I : for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee 18 evil. And thou hast .shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me : forasmuch as when the Lord had 'de- livered me into thine hand, thou killedst 19 me not. For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? where- fore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 20 And now behold, vl know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established 21 in thine hand. =^ Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, ''that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of 22 my father's house. And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto •■the hold. And "Samuel died; and all the Is- raelites were gathered together, and ''la- mented him, and buried him '=in his house at ''Ramah. And David arose, and went down to =the wilderness of 2 Paran. And there was a man in fs Maon, whose 'possessions were in sQarmel; and the man 7i'as very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thou- sand goats: and he was shearing his 3 sheep in Carmel. Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beau- tiful countenance : but the man was churlish and evil /;/ his doings; and he iwas ^oi the house of Caleb. And " ver. 15. See (Jen. i6. 5. So Judg. II. 27. Job 5. 8. 0 See 2 Sam. 9. 8. So 2 Sam. 3. 8. P ch. 26. 20. 1 ver. 12. r 2 Chr. 24. 22 [Heb.). * ch. 25. 39. Ps. 35- ■■ & 43. I. & 119. 154. Prov. 22. 23. Jer- 50. 34- & 51. 36. Lam. 3. 58. Mic. 7. 9. t Yioh. jndf^e. ^ ch. 26. 17. " So ch. 26. 21. ^ Gen. 38. 26. tHeb. shut up. See ch. 17. 46. y ch. 23. 17. •^ Gen. 21. 23. ^2 Sam. 21. 7. ^ ch. 23. 29. xxv. About B. C. 1060. » ch. 28. 3. Ecchis. 46. 1 3 — 20. ^ Gen. 50. 10 (Heb.). So Num. 20. 29. Deut. 34. 8. ^ I Kin. 2. 34. ^ See ch. i. 19. ^ See Num. 10. 12. f ch. 33. 24. II (jr. business. So Gen. 47. 3 .Heb.). K See Josh. 15- 55- ^ See ch. 30. 14! (264) Chap. xxv. 5. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxv. 30. * 2 Sam. 13 t Heb. ask him in 7ny ttame officnci--. See Judg. 18. J So I Chr. 12. 18. Ps. 122. 7. Comp. Matt. 10. 12, 13. Luke 10. 5. t Heb. shamed, ver. 15. ch. 20. 34. ^ ver. 15, 21. See ch. 20. 18. 1 See ch. 20. 3 (Heb.). u»Esth. 8.17. &9. 19, 22. Comp. ver. 36. 1 See Judg. 9- 33- + Heb. rested. 0 Judg. 9. 28. P Comp. Jud§;. 12. 4. 1 Comp, Judg. 8. 6. tHeb. slaughter. Gen. 43, 16. ' ch. 22. 2. & 23. 13. & 27. 2. & 30. 9. " ch. 30. 24 (Heb.). t See ch. 13. 10 marg. t Heb. fleiu upon ilicvt. ch. 14. 32. & 15. 19. t Heb. shmticd. ver. 7. " Ex. 14. 22. So Job 1. 10 ' See ch. 20. ^ See Deut. 13. 13. So ver. 25. J See Gen. David heard in the wilderness that Na- bal did 'shear his sheep. And David 5 sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and 'greet him in my name: and thus shall ye say 6 to him that liveth iti prosperity, ' Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. And now I have heard that thou 7 hast shearers : now thy shepherds which were with us, we *hurt them not, nei- ther was there ought ■'missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. Ask thy young men, and they will shew s thee. Wherefore let the young men 'find favour in thine eyes: for we come in " a good day : give, I pray thee, "whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. And when David's young men came, 9 they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and 'ceased. And Nabal answered David's 10 servants, and said, "Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days Pthat break away every man from his master. 1 Shall In then take my bread, and my water, and my 'flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be? So Da- 12 vid's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. And David said unto 13 his men. Gird you on every man his sword. And they girded on ever}' man his sword; and David also girded on his sword : and there went up after Da- vid about '■four hundred men; and ''two hundred ''abode by the stuff. But one of the young men told Abi- h gail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, Da- vid sent messengers out of the wil- derness to 'salute our master; and he 'railed on them. But the men were 15 very good unto us, and we were not 'hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields : they were 16 "a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. Now therefore know and i? consider what thou wilt do ; for "evil is determined against our master, and against all his household : for he is such "a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. Then Abigail made is haste, and 'took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred 'clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of i^Jigs, and laid than on asses. And she said unto her servants, ^Go on before me ; behold, I come after you. But 20 she told not her husband Nabal. And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met 21 them. Now David had said. Surely in vain have I kept all that this _/;-//<;7t' hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him : and he hath "requited me evil for good. 22 ''So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any 2-ithat "^pisseth against the wall. And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and ''lighted off the ass, and =fell before David on her face, and bowed 24 herself to the ground, and fell at his feet, and said, f Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity l)e: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ' audience, and hear the words of thine 25 handmaid. Let not my lord, I pray thee, 'regard this sman of Belial, even Nabal : for as his name is, so is he ; " Nabal is his name, and folly is with him : but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst 26 send. Now therefore, my lord, ^as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, see- ing the Lord hath 'withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from 'avenging thyself with thine own hand, now J let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 27 And now this 'blessing which thine hand- maid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the )'oung men that 28 'follow my lord. I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid : for the Lord will certainly make my lord ''a sure house; because my lord 'fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul : but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God ; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he '".sling out ^as out of the middle of a sling. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have done to my lord accord- 11 Or, lumps, ch. 30. 12. 2 Sam. 16. I. 1 Chr. 12. 40. '■ Gen. 32. 16 iHeb.). * Prov. 17. 13- i> See Ruth I. 17. = ver. 34. 1 Kin. 14. 10. & 16. II. & 21. 21. 2 Kin. 9. S. *• Comp. Gen. 24. 64. Josh. 15. 18. Judg. I. 14. " .So ver. 41. Ruth 2. 10. f So 2 Sam. 14. 9. f Heb. ears. f Heb. lay it to his heart. 8 See Deut. 13. 13. 1 1 That is. Fool]. b Seech. 20. 3. I ver. 34 (Heb.). Comp. Gen. 20. 6. \ Heb. sav- ing thyself. ver. 31, 33. Comp. Isai. 59. 16. & 63. 5 in the Heb. J So 2 Sam. 18. 32. I Or, present. ch. 30. 26. See Gen. 33. II. & 2 Km. 18. 31. tHeb. ival/i at the feet of, B'C. ver. 42. See Ex. 11.8. k ch. 2. 35. I Kin. II. 38. So 2 Sam. 7. II, 27. I Kin. 9. 5. I Chr. 17. 10, 25. 1 ch. 18. 17. i» Jer. 10. iS. t Heb. in the niiiist 0/ the hniight o/a sling. (265) 34 Chap. xxv. 31. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxvi. 12. tHeb. no stagger- ing, or, stuvibling. n ver. 3Q. Gen. 24. 27. 0 So ver. 34t 39- p See Ruth 3- 13- Q ver. 26 (Heb.). ' ver. 22. 8 See ch. I . "7- * See Gen. 32. 20. " 2 Sam. 13. 23, 28. I Kin. S. 66 (Hcb.l. So I Kin. 21. 7. " Ch. 22. 15 niarg. ^ ver. 32. y See ch. 24. ^ So ver. 26, 34- ,.. f* 1 Kin. 2. 44. So Ps. 7. 16. Ezek. 17. 19. l- Ruth 2. 13. IHeb. at her feci. ver. 27. ing to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appoint- ed thee ruler over Israel ; that this 31 shall be *no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. And David said to Abigail, "Blessed 32 he the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: and blessed 33 he thy advice, and blessed he thou, which hast "kept me this day from coming to 'shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. For in very 34 deed, Prt'j'the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath "skept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there "^had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. So 35 David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, ^Go up in peace to thine house ; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have ' accepted thy person. And Abigail came to Nabal ; and 36 behold, "he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and "Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he ivas very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, "less or more, until the morn- ing light. But it came to pass in the 37 morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. And it came 38 to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died. And 39 W'hen David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, -''Blessed he the Lord, that hath ^pleaded the cause of my re- proach from the hand of Nabal, and hath ^kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath "returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. And when the 40 servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, say- ing, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. And she arose, 41 and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let •'thine hand- maid he a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. And Abigail hasted, 42 and rose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went *afterher; and she went after the messengers of ° See^josh. 43 David, and became his wife. David " ch. 27. 3. & also took Ahinoam '=of Jezreel ; and f /^V^/,'^: ^ they were also both of them his wives, i Chr. 3. i, 2. 44 ]5ut Saul had given <=TSIichal his daughter, jSam^'s.^n. David's wife, to " Phalti the son of Laish, " V''"'"M, 1-1 V r/^ ir 2h.im. 3. 15]. which 7t'(7j- of 'Galhm. fcomp. And the ■''Ziphites came unto Saul to '"•'''■ '°- ='• Gibeah, saying. Doth not David hide ^ ^^^]- himself in the hill of Hachilah, whieh is sse 0^.22- sbefore Jeshimon? Then Saul arose, and J,9^^ ^ went down to •'the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Is- rael with him, to seek David in the wil- 3 derness of Ziph. And Saul pitched =»in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jes- himon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come <=in very '^-.^.'i- '3 , T . , 1 (Heb.). 5 deed. And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched : and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and >* Abner the son of Ner, the captain '' See 2 Sam. of his host: and Saul lay in the ''trench, ?br, and the people pitched round about him. ""^^j{j^'" 6 Then answered David and said to ver. 7. Ahimelech'^the Hittite, and to fAbishai ?|ee2'sa^°.' sthe son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, say- j'- «• - ^ - ' ^ Sam. 2. ing, Who will ''go down with me to Saul is, &c. to the camp ? And Abishai said, I will | J°' 7 go down with thee. So David and Abi- & is. shai came to the people by night : and | ^3; Jg. behold, Saul lay sleeping within the '^^•^^■'"'■ trench, and his spear stuck in the s 2 Sam. '3.39. ground 'at his bolster: but Abner and fji^r.'^f.'ie. 8 the people lay round about him. Then •> So judg. 7. said Abishai to David, ''God hath *de- ?^";g. ,3, livered thine enemy into thine hand >6 (Heb.). , . , 1 ,. 1 ■ ver. II, ID. this day : now therefore let me smite , Kin. 19. 6 him, I pray thee, with the spear even to Tsa^ch. 24. 4. the earth at once, and I will not smite t nA. 9 him the second time. And David said s'"e' St.' zj. to Abishai, Destroy him not : for who 46. can stretch forth his hand against 'the ^ver. 11,16, Lord's anointed, and be guiltless ? ch'. 24. 6, 10. 10 David said furthermore, "^j' the Lord m'^ge'eVuth'' liveth, "the Lord shall smite him ; or 3- n- "his day shall come to die; or he shall oso'/ob?. i. 11 descend Pinto battle, and perish. The |^^''Q|„^y_ iLoRD forbid that 7 should stretch 29. forth mine hand against 'the Lord's qeh.r4.6. anointed : but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and 12 the cruse of water, and let us go. So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster ; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, (266) Chap. xxvi. 13. I. SAMUET. Chap, xxvni. i. ^ Gen. 2. 21. £: 15. 12. f Heb. t^ sons of death. See ch. 20. 31. Comp. I Kin. 2. 26 marg. 8 ch. 24. 16. ' So ch. 24. 9—11. " 2 Sam. 24- I (Heb.l. )Heb.«w«. Gen. 8. 21. Lev. 26. 31- ' Comp. Ps. 120. 5. tHeb. cleaving So ch. 2. .^6 marg. ^ 2 Sam. 14. 16. & 20. iq. & 21. 3- y ch. 24. 14. «Jer. 17 IJ. • ch. IS. ^4- So ch. 24 17- !• See ch 18. 30. « Gen. 31 .2K (Heb.). "> So Ps. 7. 8. nor knew //, neither awaked : for they liiere all asleep ; because ""a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them. Then David went over to the other i^ side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off ; a great space being between them : and David cried to the people, and to 14 Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner ? Then Abner answered and said. Who art thou that criest to the king ? And David said to Abner, Art 15 not thou a valiant man ? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to de- stroy the king thy lord. This thing is 16 not good that thou hast done. ^As the Lord liveth, ye are 'worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, 'the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that 'toas at his bolster. And 17 Saul knew David's voice, and said, ^ Is this thy voice, my son David ? And Da- vid said, // is my voice, my lord, O king. And he said, ' Wherefore doth my lord is thus pursue after his servant ? for what have I done ? or what evil is in mine hand ? Now therefore, I pray thee, let 19 my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have "stirred thee up against me, let him 'accept an offer- ing : but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord ; for "they have driven me out this day from 'abiding in "the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods. Now 20 therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord : for the king of Israel is come out to seek ya flea, as when one doth hunt a =^ par- tridge in the mountains. Then said 21 Saul, ^I have sinned: return, my son David : for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul ''was precious in thine eyes this day : behold, ■= I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. And David answered and said. Behold, 22 the king's spear; and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. ''The Lord render to every man his 23 righteousness and his faithfulness : for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed. And behold, as thy life was much set 24 by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all 25 tribulation. Then Saul said to David, •= Blessed be thou, my son David : thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still fprevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. And David. said in his heart, I shall now * perish one day by the hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines ; and Saul shall de- spair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel : so shall I escape 2 out of his hand. And David arose, and he passed over with ^the six hun- dred men that ivere with him ''unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of 3 t^Gath. And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David '' with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more s again for him. And David said unto Achish, If ■= I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there : for why should thy servant 6 dwell in ''the royal city with thee ? Then Achish gave him sZiklag that day : where- fore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of 7 Jticbh unto this day. And 'the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philis- tines was 'a full year and four months. 8 And David and ''his men went up, and invaded 'the Geshurites, and the ' Gezrites, and the ■• Amalekites : for those nations ivere of old the inhabitants of the land ''as thou goest to Shur, even unto 9 the land of Egypt. And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and 'the camels, and the apparel, and returned, 10 and came to Achish. And Achish said, ' \Vhither have ye made a road to day? And David said. Against the south of Judah, and against the south of "'the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of 11 "the Kenites. And David "saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying. Lest they should tell on us, saying. So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the 12 countr}- of the Philistines. And Achish believed David, saying. He hath made his people Israel 'utterly to abhor him : there- fore he sliall be my servant for ever. And ^ it came to pass in those days, « See Ruth 2. 20. fGe XXVII. .About B. C. 1058. t Heb. be cotisuincd. ch. 26. to. * ch. 23. 13. 2 Sam. 15. 18. ■• ch. 21. 10 — 15. Comp. I Kin. 2. 39. c See ch. 17. 4- ^ See ch. 25. 43- Josh. 15. 55, 56. " See ch. 20. 1 Josh. 10. 2 marg. Comp. 2 Kin. II. I. K See Josh. 15. 31. t Heb. the /lumber ofciitys. t Heb. a year of days. See Gen. 24. 55. Comp. ch. 29. 3. Till B.C. 1056. I" I Chr. 12. 1, &c. 1 Josh. 13. 2 only. 1 Or, Gerzites. Comp. 2 Mace. 13. 24! See Josh. 10. 33. J See ch. 15. 2. k See Gen. 16. 7. * Gen. 12. 16. & 24. 10, &c. & 37. 25. ch. 30. 17. I Chr. 12. 40. II Or, DidyoH not make a road, &-'c. Seech. 23.27. "* ch. 30. 29. I Chr. 2.9,25. » See Judg. 1. 16. o ver. g (Heb.). tHeb. /o stink. See Gen. 34 . 30. XXVIII. About B. C. 1056. "* ch. 29. 1. (267) 34-3 Chap, xxviii. 2. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxix. i. iJ ch. 25. 1. •^ See ch. I. " because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto 19 thee this day. Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines : and to morrow s/ialt thou and ^thy sons l>c with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. 20 Then Saul 'fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, be- cause of the words of Samuel : and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 21 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him. Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and ^I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto 22 me. Now therefore, I pray thee, heark- en thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee ; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest 23 on thy way. But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, to- gether with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon 24 ''the bed. And the woman had '^a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took ''flour, and kneaded //, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: 25 and she brought // before Saul, and be- fore his servants ; and they did eat. Then they arose up, and went away that night. Now ='the Philistines gathered to- gether all their armies to ''Aphek: and " ver. 16. ch. 16. 14. & 18. 12. ' ver. 6. tHeb. iy the hand 0/ prophets. ver. 17. " Ecclus. 46. I Or, for hitnsciy. tHeb. mine liatui. ver. 15. » ch, 15. 28. J ch. 15. 9. So I Chr. 10. 13. Comp. I Kin. 20. 42. Jer. 48. 10. " ch. 31. 2. t Heb. mndc haste and /,ll with Ihc /uiru'SS of his stature. Comp. ch. 9. 2. & ID. 23. a See Judg. 12. 3. 1' See Esther .. 6? ^ See Jer. 46. 21 marg. <1 Gen. 18. 6 (Heb.). 1 Chr. 12. 40 (Heb.). XXIX. »ch. 28. I. tJ See Josh. 12. 18. (268) Chap." xxix. 2. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xxx. 15. ■= Jiide. 7. 1 HebJ. Comp. Judg. 6. 33. "^ ver. II, See Josh. 17. 16, rather than Josh. 15. 56. Cnmp. ch. 30, I. •= See Josh. 13. 3. f ch. 28. 1,2. ^ Comp. ch. 27. 7. hSoDan.6.5. Comp. ver. 6. ch. 25. 28. ' See Gen. 25. 18 marg. J ver. II. ch. 27. 6. & 30. I. ^ As ch. 14. 21. » ch. iS. 7. & 21. II. See Judg. 21. 21. ^ See Ruth 3- 13. " 2 Kin. 19. ?7-. Isai. 37. 28. So 2 Sam. 3. 25- Ezek. 43. II, o ver. 3. t Heb. £/wu art «(j/ goed ift tlte eyes o/th:' lord4. See Gen. 16. 6. p So ch. I. IT. tHeb. do not etnl in the eyes of the lords. Comp. Num. 22. 34. t Heb. be/ore th> ch. 27. 8. See ch. 15. 2. the Israelites pitched by "^a fountain which is in '^Jezreel. And 'the lords = of the Philistines passed on by hun- dreds, and by thousands : but David and his men passed on in the rereward ^with Achish. Then said the princes of the 3 Philistines, What do these Hebrews here} And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the ser- vant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me s these days, or these years, and ''I have found no fault m him since he 'fell vnto me unto this day? And the princes of the PhiHstines were 4 ^\Toth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make tliis fel- low return, that he may go again to his place, which ^thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest "^in the battle he be an ad- versary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men? Is not this David, of whom they sang s one to another in dances, saying, 'Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? Then Achish called David, 6 and said unto him, Surely, ™(?j-the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and "thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for °\ have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless *'the lords favour thee not. Wherefore now return, and Pgo 7 in peace, that thou 'displease not ^the lords of the Philistines. And David said s unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been 'with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? And 9 Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, ■sas an angel of God: notwithstanding 'the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the bat- tle. Wherefore now rise up early in the 10 morning =with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. So David and his men n rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to 'Jezreel. And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to ^^Ziklag on the third day, that the ^JAmalekites had in- vaded the south, and Ziklag, and smit- 2 ten Ziklag, and burnt it with fire; and had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, 3 and went on their way. So David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were 4 taken captives. Then David and the people that 7vcre with him lift up their voice and wept, until they had no more 5 power to weep. And David's ^two wives were taken captives. Ahinoam the Jez- reelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal 6 the Carmelite. And David was greatly distressed; ''for the people spake of ston- ing him, because the soul of all the peo- ple was 'grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but <^ David en- couraged himself in the Lord his God. 7 And David said to ^Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought 8 thither the ephod to David. And sDa- vid inquired at the Lord, sajnng. Shall I pursue after this ''troop? shall I over- take them? And he answered him, Pur- sue : for thou shalt surely overtake them^ 9 and without fail recover all. So David went, he and 'the si.x hundred men that li'ere with him, and came to the J brook Besor, where those that were left behind 10 stayed. But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the ' brook Besor. 11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and 12 they made him drink water; and they gave him a piece of ''a cake of fys, and two clusters of raisins : and when he had eaten, 'his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any J3 water, three days and three night.s. And David said unto him. To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, ser- vant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell 14 sick. We made an invasion upon the south of ""the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of "Caleb; and we burnt 15 Ziklag with fire. And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said. Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my c See ch. 25. 43- Jo.sh. IS. S5. 56. t" Ex. 17. 4, ^'KA.Htter. 2 Kin. 4. 27. See Judg. 18. 23. l'SoPs.42.S. & S5-3.4, II- f ch. 23. 6, g. s ch. 23. 2, 4. b I Chr.i2. 21 (Heb.). ' See ch. 25. But Comp. I Chr. 12. 21. J See Num. 13. 23 marg. k ch. 25. 18. I Chr. 12. 40. So 2 Kin. 20. 7. Isai. 38. 21. 1 Judg. 15. 19. So Gen. 45. ct. 14. 27. " 2 Sam. 8. 18. & 15. 18. & 20. 7, 23. I Kin. I. 38, 44. I Chr. 18. 17. So Ezek. 25. 16. Zeph. 2. 5. Comp. ver. 16. " ch. 25. 3? See Josh. 14. »3- {269) Chap. xxx. i6. I. SAMUEL. Chap. xkxi. 13. f Heb. their morrow, o See ch. 27. 9- P ver. 8. q 2 Sam. 8. 12. r ver. 10. II Or, asked them ho^v they did. See Judg. 18. 15 marg. 8 Deut 13. 13- t Heb. men. * Comp. Num. 31. 27. Josh. 22. 8. Ps. 68. 12. " ch. 25. 13 (Heb.). t Heb. and Jbnvard. So ch. 16. 13. tHeb. blessing. Seech. 25. 27, " Gen. 28. 19. Josh. 18. 22, &c. » So Josh. 19. 8? y See Josh. 15. 48. « See Deut. 2. 36' » Num. 34. 10 ? ** See Josh. 15. 50. master, and I will bring thee down to this company. And when he had brought i6 him down, behold they iocre spread a- broad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. And David smote them 17 from the twilight even unto the evening of 'the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon "camels, and fled. And David p recovered all that the 18 Amalekites had carried away : and David rescued his two wives. And there was 19 notliing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, nei- ther spoil, nor any t/iing that they had taken to them : David recovered all. And David took all the flocks and the 20 herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, iThis is David's spoil. And David came to the 'two hun-21 dred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the J brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the peo- ple, he ' saluted them. Then answered 22 all the wicked men and ^/iicn of Belial, of 'those that went with David, and said. Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. Then said 23 David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. For who will hearken unto you in 24 this matter? but 'as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be "that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. And it was so from that day 25 •forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. And when David came to Ziklag, he 26 sent of the spoil unto the elders of Ju- . dah, even to his friends, saying. Behold a 'present for you of the spoil of the ene- mies of the Lord; to them which ^vere^^ in "Beth- el, and to them which were in ^ south Ramoth, and to them which were in yjattir, and to them which were in 28 ^Aroer, and to them\\\\\c\v were in »Siph- moth, and to them which 2iiere in ''Esh- temoa, and to them which 7vere in K.a- 29 dial, and to them which were in the ' See ch. 27. cities of '^the Jerahmeelites, and to them "Seejudg. which were in the cities of ''the Kenites, \'^^i^ ,2 30 and to them which were in '^Horniah, m- st 15- 3°- and to them which were in Chor-^ashan, judg.'^. 17. 31 and to tliem which were in Athach, and f5-'"'','»-,3°- to tliem which 7<:wc' in s Hebron, and to 15. 42? all the places where David himself and ^ ^" J"*"^ lo 3. his men were wont to haunt. Now ^the Philistines fought against Is- ^ ^■^■^'■ rael : and the men of Israel fled from be- j cVr^-^o.^ fore the Philistines, and fell down "slain Jq"- 2 in mount ''Gilboa. And the Philistines ■wounded. followed hard upon Saul and upon his islm. 1.19, sons; and the Philistines slew ■= Jonathan, =-• =5. and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's bch^' 28. 4.' 3 sons. And ''the batde went sore against \f^^.^l'^'^ Saul, and the 'archers 'hit him; and he 'Seech. 14. 4 was sore wounded of the archers. '=Then ^h' sg."?!' said Saul unto his armourbearer. Draw t'"°'"''fi\. thy sword, and thrust me through there- t Hek' ' with; lest f these uncircumcised come ^''""'Zf-w ^ men ivitn and thrust me through, and "abuse me. tmus. But his annourbearer would not; sfor he /omuihim. was sore afraid : therefore Saul took a ° So judg. 9. 5 sword, and ''fell upon it. And when his 1 See judg. armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, J^^^- he fell likewise upon his sword, and died 'nock me. 6 with him. So Saul died, and his three 19.25.^' sons, and his armourbearer, and all 'his j2Sam. 1.14. ' , , ' l" Comp. men, that same day together. 2 Sam. i. ro. 7 And when the men of Israel that ',^?(,"'',o j. were on the otlier side of J the valley, and J Comp. they that were on the other side Jordan, ^vith josii." saw that the men of Israel fled, and that ','-,'^', Saul and his sons were dead, they for- h.s. i. 5. sook the cities, and fled; and the Phi- ^^^ee ch. 17. 8listines came and dwelt in them. And '2 Sam. 1.20. it came to pass on the morrow, when iq^j^ 2^ ^' the Philistines came to strip the slain, ""Comp. cn 21 Qi that they found Saul and his three sons » judg. 2. 9 fallen in mount Gilboa. And i^they cut p^'sam. ai. off his head, and stripped off his ar- 12- Comp. mour, and sent into the land of the Phi- \ see josh. ' listines round about, to 'publish // /« q'ch''ii the house of their idols, and among the i— 11. 10 people. And they put ">his armour in f^g'"''^' the house of "Ashtaroth: and "they fas- "Or.^OT;- tened his body to the wall of i-Beth- r'comp. 11 shan. And when the inhabitants of ija- ^''^^'^j'""' besh-gilead heard "of that which the Phi- 4—7. ' 12 listines had done to Saul, ■'all the valiant °^^ ^*'J; 'f- men arose, and went all night, and took jer. 34. 5. the body of Saul and the bodies of his t ^Sam'. 2°'. sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and "'.m- came to Jabesh, and ^burnt them there. Com'p. 13 And they took their bones, and 'buried i^e'^ch^H: them under "a tree at Jabesh, and -''fast- So2Sam. ed y seven days. 12- 16. i' Gen. 50. 10. (270) THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED, THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS. I. B. C. 1056. » I Sam. 30. 17, 26. b ch. 4. 10. c So ver. 1 1 . I Sam. 4. 12. See Gen. 44. d See Josh. 7.6. « Gen. 16. 8 (Heb.). So ver. 13. t Heb. IV/iat 7uas, &^f . So I Sam. 4. 16. f Comp. 1 Sam^. 31. I— 4. + Heb. Belwld me. H Or, my coat of utaily lor, my em- broidered coat) hinder- eth me, tliat my, &=c. Comp. Ex.28. 20, 39 1 Heb.]. g 2 Kin. II. 12. Ps. 89. 39. & 132. 18. ^ Num. 31. 50 iHeb.i. NOW it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from *the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Zik- lag; it came even to pass on the third 2 day, that behold, ""a man came out of the camp from Saul '^with his clothes rent, and ''earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. And David said unto him, '^From whence 3 comest thou? And he said unto him. Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. And David said imto him, *How went 4 the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered. That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. And 5 David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? And 6 the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gil- boa, behold, fSaul leaned upon his spear; and lo, the chariots and horsemen fol- lowed hard after him. And when he 7 looked behind him, he saw me, and call- ed unto me. And I answered, -'Here am I. And he said unto me, Who ati s thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. He said unto me again, 9 Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for 'anguish is come upon me, be- cause my life is yet whole in me. So 1 10 stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen : and I took sthe crowTi that 7iHis upon his head, and ''the brace- let that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. Then David n took hold on his clothes, and "^rent them; and likewise all the men that 7aere with IS him : and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jo- nathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel ; because they were fallen by the sword. 13 And David said unto the young man that told him. Whence aii thou? And he answ'ered, I am the son of a stranger, 14 an Amalekite. And David said unto him, How wast thou not 'afraid to ■■ stretch forth thine hand to destroy ''the Lord's 15 anointed? And 'David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, a>id fall upon him. And he smote him that i6 he died. And David said unto him, ■"Thy blood be upon thy head; for "thy mouth hath testified against tiiee, saying, I have slain ''the Lord's anointed. 17 And David "lamented with this la- mentation over Saul and over Jonathan 18 his son: (also he bade t/wm teach the children of Judah the use of p t/ic bow: behold, // is written in the book "of Ja- sher.) 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: ■iHow are the mighty fallen! 20 ''Tell // not in Gath, Publish // not in the streets of ^Aske- lon: Lest the daughters of the Philistines 'rejoice, Lest the daughters of "the uncircum- cised triumph. 21 Ye "mountains of Gilboa, /<•/ t/iere be no dew, Neither let- there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings : For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away. The shield of Saul, as though he had not been "anointed with oil. 22 From the blood of the slain, ' I Sara. 31. 4. j I Sam. 24. 6. & 26. 9. So Ps. 105.15. ^ See I Sam. 12. 3. 1 ch. 4. 10, 12. "• Josh. 2. ig. 1 Kin. 2. 37. So Lev, 20. 9. ^ ver. 10. Comp. Luke 19. 22. 0 ch. 3. 33. 2 Chr. 35. 25- Ezek. 27. 32. & 32. 16. p Comp. 1 Sam. 31. 3S 1 Or, o/tlie upright. So Josh. 10. 1 ver. 25, 27. '1 Sam. 31.9. Mic. 1. 10. See I Sam. 17. 4. " Sec Judg. 1. 18. Comp. Judg. 16. 23. ' Comp. E.\od. 15. 20. Judg. II. 34. I Sam. 18. 6. " See Judg. «■ See I Sara. 31. I. s J Sam.io.i. (271) Chap, i. 23. II. SAMUEL. Chap. ii. 23. J I Sam. 18. 4. I Or, sweet. » Jer. 4. 13. Hab. I. 8. a Judg.14.18, b Ex. 33. 4. 5,6. Ezek. 7. 20. & 16. 7, II. ^ See I Sam. 18. I. Comp. 1 Sam. 23.16. ^ ver. 19, 25. II. a See Num, 27. 21, b See Josh, lo. 3. *= See I Sam. =5- 43- ^ I Sam. 27- =. .?• & 30. I. I Chr. 12. I. * ver. II, ch. 5. 5. I Mace. 2. 57. f 1 Sam. 31. See Judg. 21. 8. 8 See Ruth " So 2 Tim. I. 16, 18. t Heb. I'C yc tJte soils of valour. • I Sam. 14. SO. & 17. 55. & 20. 25. & 26. 5, 7, 14, IS- ch. 3. 6, &c. I Kin. 2. Si &c. I Chr. 26. 28. not and: not From the fat of the mighty, vThe bow of Jonathan turned back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty. Saul and Jonathan u^crc lovely 'pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were divided : They were ^swifter than eagles, They were ^stronger than lions. Ye daughters of Israel, weep over 24 Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, Who put on •'ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the 25 midst of the battle ! 0 Jonathan, thou luast slain in thine high places. 1 am distressed for thee, my brother 26 Jonathan ; Very pleasant hast thou been unto me : •^Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women. '^How are the mighty fallen, 27 And the weapons of war perished ! And it came to pass after this, that David ^'inquired of the Lord, saying. Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him. Go up. And David said. Whither shall I go up? And he said. Unto ''Hebron. So David went up thither, and his "^two 2 wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. And ''his men that were with him did 3 David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 'And the men of Judah 4 came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, 77/(7/ the men of fjabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. And David sent messengers unto ; the men of fjabesh-gilead, and said un- to them, g Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto )'our lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. And now '•the Lord shew 6 kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. Therefore now 7 let your hands lie strengthened, and 'be ye valiant : for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. But 'Ab- 8 ner the son of Ner, captain of 'Saul's host, took 'Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to ^Mahanaim; 9 and he made him king over ''Gilead, and over the ''Ashurites, and over 'Jezreel, and over '^ Ephraim, and over "^ Benjamin, 10 and over all Israel. Ish-bosheth Saul's son -was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah follow- 11 ed David. And the 'time that David was king in ''Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Malianaim to "'Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met 'together by "the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other 14 side of the pool. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, 15 Let them arise. Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benja- min, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the sen-ants 16 of David. And they caught ever)' one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called "Helkath-hazzurim, which is in 17 Gibeon. And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the ser- isvants of David. And there were "three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abi- shai, and Asahel: and Asahel ivas vas ig light 'of foot 'las a wild roe. And Asahel pursued after Abner ; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left 'from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answer- 21 ed, I a/n. And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his "ar- mour. But Asahel would not turn aside 22 from following of him. And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: "■ wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 23Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him '^under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind t Heb. //«• limt ivhich was Saul's, See I Sam. 24. 4. «IOr. Esh-l'aal, I Ch. 8. 33. & 9. 39]. Comp. ch. 4. 4. & II. 21. J See ch. 17. 24. ^ iChr, 12.29, 30. 36, 37- • See Josh. 17. 16. H. C. 1055. t Heb. nitm- ber o/days. ■n See Josh. 9. 3. t Heb. tlum togetlu-r. " Jer. 41. 12. 1 That is, the field 0/ strong men. o See I Sam. 26. 6. p Amos 2. 15 iHeb.). + Heb. of his feet. t Heb. as one of the roes that is /;/ the field. liChr. 12. 8. Cant. 2. 17. & 8. 14. So ch. 22. 34. Ps. 18. 33. t Heb.yVc/w after Abner. So ver. 21,22, 26, 27, 30. ch. 20. 2, &c. II Or, spoil. So I udg. 14. 19, "" So I Sam. 19. 17. " ch. 3. 27. & 4. &■ & zo. 10. C272) Chap. ii. 24. II. SAMUEL. CiiAr. III. 20. * ver. 14. Comp. Prov. 17. 14. ♦ Heb. from ike U Or, ffone away. "Cant. 2.17? * See ch. 17. =4- 7 1 Sam. 26,6. ver. t8, &c. ch. 3. 22. & 8. i6. & II. I. & 12. 26. & 14. I. & 18. 2, 10. & 19. I. & zo. 7, 23. & 24. 2, 3. I Kin. 1. 7. & 2. 5, 28 & II. IS. I Chr. 2. 16. & 26. 28. & 27. 24, 34. III. * To ver. 5, iCAr.3. 1 — 4. b I Sam. 25. 1 Or, Dantet, I Chr. 3. I. e See Dent. 3. 14. Add ch. 14. 23,32. & 15. 8. I Chr. 2. 23. ^ I Kin. i."s, &c. him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. Joab also and Abishai pursued 24 after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lictk before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. And 25 the children of Benjamin gathered them- selves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill. Then Abner called to Joab, and 26 said. Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitter- ness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren ? And Joab said. As God liveth, unless 27 'thou hadst spoken, surely then 'in the morning the people had 'gone up every one from following his brother. So 28 Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. And Abner and his men walked all 29 that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went throjigh all "Bi- thron, and they came to ''Mahanaim. And Joab returned from following Ab- 30 ner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. But 31 the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. And they took up Asahel, and buried 32 him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And vjoab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David : but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed wealcer and weaker. And ^unto David were 2 sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, ''of Ahinoam the Jezreel- itess; and his second, 'Chileab, of Abi- 3 gail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maa- cah the daughter of Talmai king <=of Geshur; and the fourth, ''Adonijah the 4 son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shepha^ tiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, 5 Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. And it came to pass, while there was 6 war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made him- 7 self strong for the house of Saul. And Saul had a concubine, whose name was <=Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish- boshdh said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou fgone in unto my father's concu- 8 bine? Then was Abner very wToth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I Ba dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault con- 9cerning this woman? ''So do God to Abner, and more also, except, 'as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I 10 do to him; to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, ''from Dan even to Beer- 11 sheba. And he could not answer Ab- ner a word again, because he feared him. 12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, M'hose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, 13 to bring about all Israel unto thee. And he said. Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, 'that is, 'Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring ""Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my 14 face. And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying. Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me "for an hundred foreskins of the 15 Philistines. And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, eveti from i6°Phaltiel the son of Laish. And her husband went with her 'along weeping behind her to PBahurim. Then said Abner unto him. Go, return. And he 17 returned. And Abner had communica- tion with the elders of Israel, saying. Ye sought for David 'in times past to 18 be king over you: now then do it: ifor the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my ser\'ant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand 19 of all their enemies. And Abner also spake in the ears of ■'Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the 20 whole house of Benjamin. So Abner came to Da\'id to Hebron, and twenty ' dh. 21. 8, 10, fch. 16. 21. K Comp. Deut. 23. 18. 1 Sam. 17. 43. & 24. 14. ch. 9. 8. & 16. 9. 2 Kin. 8. 13. 1> ver. 35. See Ruth l. 17- ' I Sam. IS. 28. & 16. I, 12. & 28. 17. I Chr. 12. 23. * Judg. 20. 1. 1 .Sam. 3. 20. ch. 17. II. & 24. 2, 15. I Kin. 4. 25. fHeb. sayini^. 1 So Gen. 43. 3- •" See I Sam. 14. 49. n I Sam. 18. 25, 27. 0 1 Sam. 25. 44, PltaltU t Heb. going and ivceping, P ch. 16. 5. & 17. 18. & 19. 16. 1 Kin. 2. 8. t Heb. both yesterday and the third day. So ch. 5. 2. See Gen. 31. 2 marg. Ex. 4. 10 marg. Lev. 14. 2. 2 Kin. 5. 1. <= Prov. 31. 19 (Heb.). Comp. Ex. 21. 19, ^ ch. 2. 23. See 1 Chr. 27. 7- • See ch. 1. 2. *" See I Kin. 20. 31. f Heb. bed. B See ch. I. 17. men with him. And David made Ab- ner and the men that were with him a feast. And Abner said unto David, 1 21 will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, ^that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest 'reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. And behold, the servants of David 22 and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them : but Abner ^uas not with David in Heb- ron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. When Joab and 23 all the host that ivas with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. Then Joab came to the king, 24 and said. What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast 'sent him away, and he is quite gone? Thou knowest Abner the 25 son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know "thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest. And when Joab was come 26 out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah : but David knew if not. And when Abner was returned 27 to Hebron, Joab "took him aside in the gate to speak with him "quietly, and smote him there "> under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. And afterward when David heard //, 28 he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the ' blood of Abner the son of Ner: ^let it rest 29 on the head of Joab, and on all his fa- ther's house; and let there not 'fail from the house of Joab one ^\ha.X hath an issue, or •'that is a leper, or that leaneth on "=a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. So Joab 30 and Abishai his brother slew Abner, be- cause he had slain their brother '^Asa- hel at Gibeon in the battle. And David said to Joab, and to all 31 the people that loere with him, ''Rent your clothes, and fgird you with sack- cloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the 'bier. And they buried Abner in Hebron 132 and the king lift up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. And the king e lamented 33 over Abner, and said. Died Abner as a ''fool dieth? 34 Thy hands were not bound. Nor thy feet put into fetters: As (7 man falleth before 'wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over 35 him. And when all the people came 'to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, 'So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, '^till the sun be 36 down. And all the people took notice of it, and it 'pleased them: as whatso- ever the king did, 'pleased all the people. 37 For all the people and all Israel under- stood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38 .^nd the king said unto his servants. Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? 39 And I am this day 'weak, though an- ointed king; and these men 'the sons of Zeruiah "^be too hard for me: "the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. And when Saul's son heard that Ab- ner was dead in Hebron, "his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were 2 troubled. And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one" was Baanah, and the name of the 'other Rechab, the sons of Rim- mon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for ''Beeroth also was reck- 3 oned to Benjamin : and the Beerothites ■^fled to ''Gittaim, and were sojourners 4 there until this day.) And ''Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that 7vas lame of his feet, and was fi\-e years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan fout of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was "Me- 5 phibosheth. And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who 6 lay on a bed at noon. And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him sunder the fifth 7-ib: and Rechab and Baanah his bro- 7 ther escaped. For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bed- chamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through •'the 8 plain all night. And they brought the *» ch. 13. 12, 13- tHeb. children of iniquity. ch. 7. 10. Ps. 89. 22 in the Heb. > ch. 12. 17. j ver. 9. kch. t Heb. ii'(ts good in their eyes. See Josh. 22. 30. Comp. ch. ig. 18, 27. 37, 38. tHeb. tender. So Gen. 29. 17? ' See 1 Sam. 26. 6. ™ Comp. ch. 19. 7. n So Ps. 28. 4. & 62. 12. 2 'I'im. 4. 14. IV. * Ezra 4. 4. Isai- 13. 7 iHeb.]. Jer. 6. 24. f Heb. second. *> Josh. 18. 25. ch. 23. 37. < Comp. 1 Sam. 31. 7. "iNeh. 11.33. So ch. 6. 10, II? e ch. 9. 3, *" 1 Sam. 29. " [Or. Merib'haaf, 1 Chr. 8. 34. & 9. 40]. ch. 9. 6. Comp. ch. 2. 8. & II. 21. e See ch. a. 23. h ch. (274) Chap. iv. 9. II. SAMUEL. Chap. v. 2 5- ' I Sam. 19. 2, 10, II. & 23. 15. & 25. 29. J See Ruth 3. ^\ Kin. I. 29 (Heb.;. So Gen. 48. 16. Ps. 31. 7. 1 ch. I. 2, 4, tHeb. Jic-was in his mun eyes as a bringer^ &^c. D Or, ivhich was the re- ward I gave kim Jbr \i\s tidings. « See Gen. 9- 5. 6. " Mark 14. 51- " ch. 3. 32. V. * To ver. lo, 1 C/tr. II. 1^-9. So 1 Chr. 12. 23—40. ** See Gen. 29. 14. » I Sam. 18. 13- d 1 Sam. 16. I, 12. Ps. 78. 71, 72. Comp. ch. 7. 7. « ch. 2. 3. f ch. 3. 12, 13, 21. 2 Kin. II. 17. So I Sam. j8. 3. & 23. 18. 8 I Sam. 23. 18. So Judg. II. II. B.C. 1048. ^ I Chr. 26. 31. & 29. 27. ' ch. 2. II. 1 Chr. 3. 4. Comp. I Kin. 2. ir. 1 Chr. 29. 27. ''Judg. I. 21. • Comp. Josh. 15. 63. D Or, saying, David sltall twtf &=€. •" ver. 9. 1 Kin, 2. 10. &8. I. " Ps. 42. only. head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Heb- ron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, 'which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. And David answered Rechab and Ba- 9 anah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, ■'.<4j' the Lord liveth, ''who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 'when 10 one told me, saying. Behold, Saul is dead, 'thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, 'who tkouf^ht that I would ■ have given him a reward for his tidings : how much more, when wicked men n have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not there- fore now ""require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? And David commanded his i^ "3'oung men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Heb- ron. But they took the head of Ish-bo- sheth, and buried it in the "sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. Then •''came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, say- ing. Behold, ^ we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul 2 was king over us, '^thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, •'Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. So all the elders 3 of Israel came to the king to '^ Hebron ; fand king David made a league with them in Hebron sbefore the Lord : and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he be- 4 gan to reign, ^and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Ju- 5 dah 'seven years and si.x months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. And the king and his men went ^to 6 Jerusalem unto 'the Jebusites, the in- habitants of the land : which spake unto David, saying, E.\cept thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: "thinking, David cannot come in hither. Nevertheless David 7 took the strong hold of Zion : ""the same is the city of David. And David said s on that day. Whosoever getteth up to "the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, °he shall be chief anil captain. 'Wherefore they said. The blind and the lame shall not come into 9 the house. So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from PMillo 10 and inward. And David *went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts 11 was with him. lAnd 'Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and 'masons : 12 and they built David a house. And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that ^he had e.valted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 13 And 'David took him "mo concu- bines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron : and there were yet sons and daughters born to 14 David. And these ie the names of those that were bom unto him in Je- rusalem; 'Shammua, and Shobab, and 15 Nathan, and Solomon, Ibhar also, and i6'Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, and Elishama, and "Eliada, and Eliphalet. 17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Is- rael, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard 0/ it, "and 18 went down to the hold. The Philis- tines also came and ^spread themselves 19 in J'the valley of Rephaim. And David ^inquired of the Lord, saying. Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deli- ver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines in- 20 to thine hand. And David came to "Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said. The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place 'Baal-pe- 21 razim. And there they left their images, and David and his men ''■burnt them. 22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and ^spread themselves in the valley of 23 Rephaim. And when "David inquired of the Lord, he said. Thou shalt not go up ; Imt fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against 24 the mulberry trees. And let it be, when thou ''hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then "shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite 25 the host of the Philistines. And David did so, as the Lord had commanded » Supplied from 1 Chr. II. 6. So ch. 6. 6. & 8. 4, 18. & 21. 19. & 23. 8. Comp. Gen. 30. 27. II Or, Because ihty had said, even the blind and the lame. He sliall not come into the house. P I Kin. 9. 15, 24. & II. 27. 2 Kin. 12. 20. 2 Chr. 32. 5. Comp. Judg. 9 6, 20. t Heb. it'citl, going and gro-.ving. So ch. 15. 30. Ps. 126. 6. Cump. cli. 13. 19. & 16. 5, 13 (Heb.;. q To ver. 25, 1 Chr. 14. I— 16. r I Kin. 5. I. t Heb. ht-it'crs 0/ tJte stone 0/ the tvall. " See Num. 24. 7. ' To ver. i6, I Chr. 3. 5—9- " Comp. Deut. 17. 17. [ii Or, Shimea^. I Chr. 3. 5. [N Or, £lishama\. 1 Chr. 3. 6. [lOr, Bectiada]. I Chr. 14. 7. " I Sam. 22. 4. 5- ch. 23. 14 (Heb.). I Chr. II. i6. Cump. I Chr, 14. 8. * ver. 22. Judg. IS. 9, y Josh. 15. 8 (Heh). & 18. 16 (Heh). ver. 22. ch. 23. 13. I Chr. II. 15. See Josh. 17. 15- " See Num. 27. 21. * Isai. 28. 21- C That is, the plain 0/ breaches, ^i Chr.14.12. See Deut. 7- 5. 25. , « Or, took them a'way. *= ver. ig. d So 2 Kin. 7.6. e See Judg. 4. 14. (27s) 35— 2 Chap. vi. i. II. SAMUEL. Chap. vn. 6. H[i Chr. 14- 16, Gibeon\. *^See Josh. 10. 33. VI. * To ver. 1 1, 1 Ckr. 13. 6 — 14. II [Or, Baalah, that is, Kirjath- jeariuty Josh. 15. 9, 60]. 2 Chr. I. 4. y Or, at which the name, even the name of the Lord of liosts^ was called upon. b See Ex. 25. 22.1 Sam. 4. 4. t Heb. made to ride. 2 Kin. 13. 16 (Heb.). « I Sam. 6. 7. "Or, the kill. ver. 4. I Sam. 7. I. d I Sam. 7. 1, 2. t Heb. ivith. e I Kin. 10.12. ^ See Ex. 15. s Ps. 150. 5. t[iChr.i3.9, he is called, Chidon\ l» Comp. Num. 4. 15. & 7 9- 1 Chr. 15. 2, 13. 15- * Supplied from I Chr. 13, 9. See ch. 5.8. II Or, stumbled. But comp. 2 Kin. 9. 33. J Comp. I Sam. 6. 19 II Or, rashness. tHeb. hrnkett. II Tliat is, Me breach ofUzzah, ^ Comp. I Kin. 17. 18 1 Josh. 21. 24, 25? or ch. 4. 3? "n I Chr. 26. 5. So Gen. 30. 27. B. C. 1042. n To ver. i6, I C/i?*. 15. 25 — 29. So I Kin. 8. 1. 0 Num. 4. 15. Josh. 3. 3. 1 Chr. 15. 2, p .So I Kin. 8. 5. Comp. I Chr. 15. 26. ^ Comp. Exod. 15. 20. Ps. 30. II. r See 1 Sam. him ; and smote the Philistines from " Geba until thou come to fGazer. Again, David gathered together all the chosen mai of Israel, thirty thou- sand. And ^ David arose, and went 2 with all the people that were with him from 'Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, "whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts t' that dwelleth bdu'een the cherubims. And they 'set the ark of God '^upon a 3 new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that 7C'as in "Gibeah : and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abi- nadab, drave the new cart. And they 4 brought it out of '^the house of Abi- nadab which zaas at Gibeah, 'accom- panying the ark of God : and Ahio went before the ark. And David and all the s house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, =even on harps, and on psal- teries, and fon timbrels, and on cornets, and Son cymbals. And when they came 6 to 'Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah ''put forth '^his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen "shook it. And the anger of the Lord was kindled ^ against Uzzah; and -iGod smote him there for his "error; and there he died by the ark of God. And David was 8 displeased, because the Lord had 'made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place "Perez-uzzah to this day. And David was afraid of the 9 Lord that day, and said, ''How shall the ark of the Lord come to me .^ So 10 David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David : but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom 'the Gittite. And then ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months : and '"the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and all his household. And it was told king David, saying, 12 The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all 'CniA pertaincth unto him, because of the ark of God. "So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. And 13 it was so, that when °they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed Poxen and fatlings. And 14 David 1 danced before the Lord with all his might; and David 2ms girded ^7tnth a linen ephod. So David and 15 all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and 16 with the sound of the trumpet. And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter ^ looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her 17 heart. And 'they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in "his place, in the midst of the "tabernacle that Da- vid had ' pitched for it : and David "offered burnt offerings and peace of- isferings before the Lord. And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, *he blessed the people in the name of the 19 Lord of hosts. And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the wo- men as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. vSo all the people 20 departed every one to his house. >'Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of .Saul came out to meet David, and said. How glo- rious was the king of Israel to day, who =^ uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the ^vain fello^vs "shamelessly 2iuncovereth himself! And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, •> which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore '^will I play before the 22 Lord. And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight : and " of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them 23 shall I be had in honour. Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. And it came to pass, •'•when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his 2 enemies; that the king said unto ''Na- than the prophet. See now, I dwell in ■^a house of cedar, but the ark of God 3 dwelleth within ''curtains. And Nathan said to the king. Go, do all that is "=in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee. 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Na- 5 than, saying. Go and tell 'my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, 'Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house ssince the time that I brought up the ' Judg. 5. 28 (Heb.). 2 Kin. 9. 30 (Heb.). ' To ver. 19, I Chr. 16. 1—3- " I Chr. 15.1. T I Chr. 16. 1 (Heb.). tHeb. stretched. Gen. 12. 8. & 26. 25. '^ So I Kin. 8. 5. 62, 63. * So I Kin. 8. 14. 55- y I Chr. 16. 43- * ver. 14, 16. See I Sam. 19. 24. a See Judg. o. 4. 11 Or, openly. •> I Sam. 13. 14. & 15. 28. II Or, 0/ tlw Jiand- ma ids of my servants. Comp. ver. VII. * To ver. 29, I Chr. 17. 1—27. " ver. 17. See ch. 12. i. «= ch. 5. II. d Ex. 26. I, &c. Comp. Acts 7. 46. ^ I Kin. 8. 17, 18. 1 Chr. 22. 7 (Heb.). & 23. 2. t Heb. /(? my ser-:'artfy to David. ver. 8. I Chr. 17. 7. f So I Kin. 5. 3. & 8. 19. I Chr. 22. 8. & 28. 3. « I Kin. 8. 16. (276) Chap. vii. 7. 11. SAMUEL. Chap. vni. 4. h Ex. 40. 18, 19. 34- So ch, II. II. * Lev. 26. II 12. Deut. 23. 14. U In the I Chr. 17. 6, any of the judges. ^ See ch. 5. 2. 1 See I Sam. 16. II. ^ Isai. 65. 10. Ezek. 25. 5 in the Heb. t Heb. from after. " I Sam. 18. 14. ch. 5. 10. & 8. 6, 14. t Heb.yrtJw; thy face, " Gen. 12. 2. P Ps. 44. 2. & 80. 8. Jer. 24. 6, Amos 9. 15. 1 So 2 Kin. 21. 8. >• Judg. 2. 14, 15, 16. I Sam. 12. 9, II. Ps. 106. 41, 42- ■ ver. I. * Ex. I. 21, ver. 27. 1 Kin. II. 38. So I Sam. 2. 35- " See 1 Km. 2. 1. ^Deut.31.16. I Kin. I. 21. &2. 10, &c. So Acts 13. 36. y Comp. I Kin. 8. 20. Ps. 132. II. ■ I Kin. 5. 5. & 6. 12. & 8. 19. I Chr. 22. 10. & 28. 6. * ver. 16. So Ps. 8g. 4, 29. 36- 37- b So Ps. 89. 26.27,30—33. Cited Heb. I. 5- <= ch. 19. 19. & 24. 17. 1 Kin. 8. 47. 2 Chr. 6. 37. Ps. id6. 6. Jer. 9. 5 in the Heb. <* I Sam. 15. 23, 28. Comp. I Kin. II. 13, 34. ® ver. 13. Comp. Luke I. 33. f Isai. 22. I, 5 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 4. s Comp. Gen. 32. 10. h So Isai. 55.8. t Heb. iaw. Comp. I Chr. 17. 17 (Heb.)? ' Ps. T39. >— 4- children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in *'a tent and in a tabernacle. In all //le places 7 wherein I have 'walked with all the chil- dren of Israel spake I a word with 'any of the tribes of Israel, whom I com- manded ''to feed my people Israel, say- ing, Why build ye not me a house of cedar? Now therefore so shalt thou say s unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 'I took thee from "the sheepcote, 'from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: and " I was with thee whithersoever thou 9 wentest, and have cut off all thine ene- mies *out of thy sight, and have made thee °a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint a place for my 10 people Israel, and will Pplant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and imove no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, and as ■'since then time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have ^caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee 'that he will make thee a house. And "when thy days be i: fulfilled, and thou ^shalt sleep with thy fathers, vl will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. ^He shall build a house for my name, 13 and I will Establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. ''I will be his fa- 14 ther, and he shall be my son. If he <^commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men : but my 15 mercy shall not depart away from him, ''as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house 16 and thy kingdom shall be stablished for ever before thee: ^thy throne shall be stablished for ever. According to all 17 these words, and according to all this fvision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Then went king David in, and sat be- 18 fore the Lord, and he said, sWho am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And this was yet a small thing in thy 19 sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spok- en also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. ''And is this the 'man- ner of man, O Lord God? And what 20 can David say more unto thee? for thou. Lord God, 'knowest thy servant. For 21 thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know ■ them. Wherefore Jthou art great, O Lord God : for ^ there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, ac- cording to all that we have heard with 23 our ears. And 'what one nation in the earth is like thy people, n'cn like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you '"great things and terri- ble, for thy land, before "thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from E- g>'pt, //w« the nations and their gods? 24 For thou hast "confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Lord, art become 25 their God. And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, P establish it for ever, and do as thou 26 hast said. And let thy name be magni- fied for ever, saying. The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel : and let the house of thy servant David be established be- 27 fore thee. For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast 'revealed to thy ser- vant, saying, I will build thee a Jiouse : therefore hath thy ser\-ant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 28 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and ithy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy 29 servant: therefore now 'let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that // may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken //.■ and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed ''for ever. And "after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and sub- dued them: and David took 'Metheg- ammah out of the hand of the Philis- 2 tines. And ''he smote Moab, and mea- sured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites '^became David's servants, and 3 '' brought gifts. David smote also " Ha- dadezer, the son of Rehob, king of ' Zo- bah, as he went fto recover his border 4 at the river Euphrates. And David took 'from him a thousand '^chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David shoughed all the e ver. 5, 12. I Sam. 14. 47. ch. 23. 36. i Kin. 11. 23. Ps. ch. 10. 6. 2 Chr. 8. 3. f Comp. Gen. 15. 18. « Or, ^/ I Chr. 18. 4. See ch. 5. 8. « See Josh. 11. 6. J So 1 Chr. 16. 25. 2 Chr. 2. 5. Ps. 48. I. & 86. 10. &96. 4- « 135. 5- « 145- 3- Jer. 10, 6. ^ See Ex. 15. 11. So Isai. 45. 5. ' So Deut. 4- 7, 32. 34- & 33. 29. Ps. 147. 20. '^^Deut.10.21. " Deut. 9. 26. Neh. I. 10. o ver. 13, 16, 26 (Heb.). So Deut. 26. P I Sam. I. Km. 2. 4 (Heb.). t Heb. open- ed tfie ear. See I Sam. 1 John 17. 17. t Heb. be thou pleased and bless. r ver. 13, 16. I Sam. I. 22. ch. 22. 51. VIII. • To ver. 18, I Chr. 18. I— 17. 1 Or. the bridle 0/ Ammnh. Comp. I Chr. 18. I. b Num. 24.17. 2 Kin. 1. 1. & 3. s, 24—27. Ps. 60. 8. •^ ver. 6, 14. <■ ver. 6. Judg, 3. 1 8 (Heb.). So 2 Kin. 17. 3. See 1 Sam. 10. 27. II [Or, Hadarezer, I Chr. 18. 3I. ch. 10. 16, 19. So ver. 5, &c. 60, title. So his. I As (277) Chap. viii. 5. II. SAMUEL. Chap. x. 2. h Comp. 1 Kin. II. 23, 24. as. » See I Sam. J See I Kin. II. 24. It ver. 14. So ch. 7. 9. '2 Kin. 1 1. 10. 2 Chr. 23. 9. Cant. 4. 4. Jcr. 51. II. Ezek. 27. II. MOr, TibhatkX II [Or, r/fw/;, r Chr. 18. 8]. I Chr. 18. 9]. "* See I Kin. 8. 65. B [i Chr. 18. 10, Hadoram\ tHeb. ask kim of peace. ch. II. 7. See Judg. i8 15 marg. t Heb. nvas a f/ian of nvars witlu t Heb. in his hand ivere. " I Kin. 7.51. I Chr. 26. 26. *• ch. 10. 14. & 12. 30. P ch. 5- 17—25. q I Sam. 30. 20. + Heb._ his smitittg. •"2 Kin. 14. 7. Comp. Josh. 15. 62. » Comp. I Chr. 18. \7-. Ps. 60, title. »[0r, slaying], Comp. I Kin. II. 15, 16. ' Gen. 25. 23. & 27. 29, 37, 40. Num. 24. 18. 1 Kin. 22. 47. Comp. 2 Kin. 3. 9. & 8. 20. " ver. 6. ' See I Kin. 10. g. * To ver. 18, ch. 20. 23 — 26. y Seech. 2. 32. " I Kin. 4. 3. I Or> remctn- brattcer, or, tvritcr 0/ chronicles. ch. 20. 24. 1 Kin. 4. 3. 2 Kin. 18. 18, 37- 2 Chr. 34. 8. & 2. 25, 29, 34, I Chr. 18. 17. 1 Or, prificcsy IX. » I Sam. 18. 3. & 20, 14, I7i 42. ver. 7. ch. 10. chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. ^^And when the 5 Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put 'garrisons in Sy- 6 ria of ' Damascus : and the Syrians be- came servants to David, and brought gifts. ''And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. And David took 7 'the shields of gold that were on the ser- vants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. And from "Betah, and 8 from "Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. When 9 'Toi king ""of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, then Toi sent "Joram his son unto 10 king David, to 'salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Ha- dadezer, and smitten him : for Hadade- zer 'had wars with Toi. And Joram 'brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: which also king David "did dedicate n unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; of S)Tia, and of 12 Moab, and ° of the children of Ammon, and Pof the Philistines, and lof Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. And David gat 13 him a name when he returned from 'smit- ing of the Syrians in ""the valley of salt, ^"^(vwi,'- eighteen thousand me?i. And he 14 put 'garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he 'garrisons, and 'all they of Edom became David's servants. "And the Lord preserved David whitherso- ever he went. And David reigned overall Israel; and 15 David "executed judgment and justice unto all his ])eople. "And yjoab the son 16 of Zeruiah 7C'as over the host; and ^Jeho- shaphat the son of Ahilud 7C'as "recorder; and ^Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahi- 17 melech the son of Abiathar, iacre the priests; and Seraiah icas the "scribe; and 18 ''Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was '^over both thCiCherethites and the ^Pelethites; and David's sons were "chief rulers. • I Chr. 6. 8. &24. 3, 6. II Or, secretary. •> i Kin. i. 8. 35,46.&4.4. I Chr. II. 22, 24.& 27. 5, 34, c Supplied from ch. 23. 8. J See Deut. 31.6. ^ 1 Sam. 4. q. ' I Sam. 3. 18, ■" See I Sam. 26. 6. About B. C. 1036. him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Amnion. And the princes of the children of Am- 3 mon said unto Hanun their lord, 'Think- est thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to over- throw it? Wherefore Hanun took Da- 4 vid's sen-ants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, ^even to their buttocks, and sent them away. When 5 they told // unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said. Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. And when the children of 6 Amnion saw that they <= stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired ^the Syrians of ffieth-rehob, and sthe Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king ''Maacah a thou- sand men, and of "Ish-tob twelve thou- sand men. And when David heard of ^ it, he sent Joab, and all the host of ■ 'the mighty men. And the children of s Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by them- selves in the field. When Joab saw 9 that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians : and the 10 rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon. And he said, Ifn the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. ■'Be of good 12 courage, and let us ''play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and 'the Lord do that which seemeth him good. And Joab drew 13 nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians : and they fled before him. And when 14 the children of Amnion saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before '" Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the chil- dren of Amnion, and came to Jerusalem. And when the SjTians saw that they 15 were smitten before Israel, they ga- i6thered themselves together. And "Ha- darezer sent, and brought out the Sy- rians that were beyond "the river: and they came to Helam; and 'Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer loent 17 before them. And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with ishim. And the Syrians fled before Is- rael; and David slew ° the men of seven p hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand 'horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who 19 died there. And when all the kings tliat were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they 1 made peace with Israel, and ■■ served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. And it came to pass, 'after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his ser\'ants with him, and all Is- rael; and they destroyed ^the children of Amnion, and besieged ''Rabbah. But ; David tarried still at Jerusalem. And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from oft" his bed, and walk- ed upon '^the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself ; and the woman was 3 very ''beautiful to look upon. And Da- vid sent and inquired after the woman. And one said. Is not this "Bath-sheba, the daughter of 'Kliani, the wife of 4 Uriah the Hittite ? And David sent messengers, and took her; and she ■^canie in unto him, and he lay with her; 'for she was ''purified from her uncleanness : and she returned unto her 5 house. And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am 6 with child. And David sent to Joab, saying. Send me Uriah ^the Hittite. 7 And Joab sent Uriah to David. And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him 'how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war 8 prospered. And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and ''wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there 'followed him 9 'a mess of meat from the king. But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, 10 and went not down to his house. And "Seech. 8.3. 1 fThat is, Euphrates], ch. 8. 3. ' [Or, S/wp/iach, I Chr. 19. 16]. So ver. 18. 0 So ch. 8. 4. P Cnmp. 1 Chr, ig. 18. II [i Chr. 19. i^y/ootmett]. 1 Josh. 10. I. 4. ■■ So ch. 8. 6. XI. About B. C. 1035. t Heb. at tlte return of the year. 1 Kin. 2o. 22, 26. 2 Chr. 16. 10. * Comp. 1 Chr. 20. I. ^ See Deut 3. II. "^ Deut. 22. 8. 1 Sam. 9. 25, 26(Heb.l. ch. 16, 22 ,Heb.:. 2 Kin. 23. 12 (Heb.). Jer. 19. 13. & 32. 29, Zeph. I. 5 (Heb.). Matt. 24. 17. Acts 10. 9. ** Gen. 26. 7 (Heb.). "[Or, Bath-skua, 1 Chr. 3. sJ. " [Or, A miftu-l], «^Ps. 51, title. il Or, and ■zvhen she had pnrt- Jied iu-rsclf^ (S-T. site re- turned. '" Lev. 15. rg, 28. & 18. 19. 8 ver. 3,21,24. I Sam. 26. 6. ch. 12. 9. & 23. 39. Comp. Gen. 15. 20. t Heb. o/the peace pf, &r=c. ch. 8. 10. See Judg. 18. 15 iiiarg. >> See Gen. (279J Chap. xi. ii. II, SAMUEL. Chap. xii. io. J ch. 7. 2, 6. •t ver. 13. ch. 20. 6, I Kin. I. 33. i ch. 14- 19. See 1 Sam. I. 26. °> So Gen. 19. 33> 35- tHeb. strong. t Heb.yr£7W( after kim, ^ ch. 12. 9. " Judg. 9. 53 • [Judg.6. 32, Jerubbaal\, Comp. ch. 2. 8. when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? And Uriah said unto David, ^The ark, n and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and ''the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and ^as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. And 12 David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. And when 13 David had called him, he did eat and • drink before him; and he made him ™ drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. And it came to pass in the 14 morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying. Set 15 ye Uriah in the forefront of the 'hottest battle, and retire ye *from him, that he may "be smitten, and die. And it came 16 to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men ^ucre. And the men of the city went out, 17 and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. Then Joab sent and told David all the is things concerning the war; and charged 19 the messenger, saying. When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, and if so be 20 that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall ? Who smote ° Abime- 21 lech the son of "Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. So the messenger 2= went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. And the 23 messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them awn unto the entering of the gate. And the shooters shot from 24 off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. !5 Then David said unto the messenger. Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing 'displease thee, for the sword devoureth * one as well as another : make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it : and encourage ih thou him. And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, l^ she mourned for her husband. And when the mourning was past, David sent and fet her to his house, and she P became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done 'displeased the Lord. And the Lord sent ^Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, ''There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other 2 poor. The rich' wr?;/ had exceeding 3 many flocks and herds: but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nou- rished up : and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own 'meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto 4 him as a daughter. And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him ; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for 5 the man that was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled a- gainst the man; and he said to Nathan, '^As the Lord liveth, the man that hath 6 done this thing "shall surely die: and he shall restore the lamb ''fourfold, be- cause he did this thing, and because he 7 had no pity. And Nathan said to Da- vid, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I "^anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee 8 out of the hand of Saul; and I gave thee thy master's house, and fthy mas- ter's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and 9 such things. Wherefore hast thou sdes- pised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? ''thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the 10 children of Amnion. Now therefore tHcb. bf n'il in thific eyes. See 1 Sam 8. 6. t Heb. so nnd sttch. P ch. 12. g. t Heb. ivas et'il in the eyes of. So ver. 25. XII. ^'ch. 7. 2 — 17. ver. 7, 25. I Kin. I. 10, 22,34.8:4.5. 1 Chr. 29. 29. 2 Chr. g. 29, Ps. 51, title. *• L'omp. Judg. 9. 8-15. ch. 14. 5, &c. I Kin. 20. 35—41- Isai. 5. I — 7. tHeb. morsel. Gen. 18. 5. c See Ruth is worthy to die, [or, is a son 0/ death, I Sam. 26. 16]. See I Sam. 20. 31. ** Ex. 22. I. Luke 19. 8. « 1 Sam. 16. 13- f Comp. ch. 3. 7. & 16. 21. I Kin. 2. 22. B See Num. 15- 31- >> ch. II. IS, 16, 17, 27. (280) Chap. xii. ii. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xin. 6. * Amos 4- 1 (HebJ. So ver. 6. kDeut.aS-so. ch. 1 6. 22, • Comp. I Sam. 15. 24. '» Ps. 51. 4. So ch. 24- 10. Job 7. 20. Ps. 32. 5. Prov, 28. 13. ■> ch. 24. 10 I'Heb.). Job 7. 21. Mic. 7. 18. Zech, 3, 4. So Ps. 32. I. Ecclus. 47. II. ° I.sii. 52. 5. So £zek. 36. 20, 23. Rom. 2. 24, tz/ast. Sec I Sam. 31. 13. So I Kin. 21. 27. P ch. 13. 31. fHeb. do hurt. So Num. 20. 15. 1 Ruth 3. 3. ' Job I. 20. ' Jonah 3. 9. Comp. Isai. 3S. 1—5. the sword shall never depart from thine house, 'because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the n Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil a- gainst thee out of thine own house, and I will ''take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst // secretly : 12 but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 'And David said 13 unto Nathan, ■"! have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath "put away thy sin; thou shall not die. Howbeit, because 14 by this deed thou hast given great occa- sion to the enemies of the Lord "to blas- pheme, the child also that is born imto thee shall surely die. And Nathan departed unto his house. 15 And the Lord strake the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. David therefore besought God for the 16 child ; and David 'fasted, and went in, and Play all night upon the earth. And the 17 elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth : but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. And it came to pass on the 18 seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead : for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then *ve.\ himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? But when David saw 19 that his servants whispered, David per- ceived that the child was dead: there- fore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said. He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and 20 ■J washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and ■'worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. Then said his ser-21 vants unto him. What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, ■li.ihik it 'was alive ; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said. While the child 22 *ivas yet alive, I fasted and wept: ''for I said. Who can tell rohether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I 23 fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but 'he shall not return to me. 24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and "she bare a son, and ^he called his name Solomon : and the Lord loved 25 him. And he sent by the hand of Na- than the prophet ; and he called his name 'Jedidiah, because of the Lord. 26 And sjoab fought against =^Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the 27 royal city. And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of wa- 2Sters. Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and 'it be called after my name. 29 And David gathered all the people to- gether, and went to Rabbah, and fought 30 against it, and took it. =>And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof 'was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city *in great abundance. 31 And he brought forth the people that wwv therein, and ''put/'Av// under ■= saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through ''the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. And it came to pass after this, ■''that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name 7C'as ''Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so ve.xed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she 'was a virgin; and 'Amnon thought it hard for 3 him to do any thing to her. But Am- non had a friend, whose name was Jo- nadab, the son of "^Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab 'was a very subtil 4 man. And he said unto him. Why art thou, being the king's son, 'lean 'from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, 5 my brother Absalom's sister. And Jo- nadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may 6 see it, and eat // at her hand. So Am- non lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, ' So Job 7. 8, 9, 10. B. C. 1033. " Matt. I. 6. ^ Comp. 1 Chr. 22. 9. n That is, Beloved of tiie Lord. y 1 Chr. 2o. I. 'ch. 11. ipi-j. tHcb. jiiy 7tafne be called upon it. • To ver. 31, I CAr. 20. 2, 3. tHeb. very great. ver. 2. ch. 8. 8 in the Heb. *• Comp. I Kin. 9. 2o, 21. c I Kin. 7. g. d Jer. 43. 9. Nah. 3. 14. XIII. * ch. 3. 2, 3. b I Chr. 3. 9. f Heb. it was marvellous^ or, hidden in tite eyes 0/ Avnton. So Zech. 8. 6 marg, •^ Comp. I Sam. 16. 9. I Heb. thin. \ Heb. morning by morning. So Ex. 30. 7. & 36. 3- Lev. 6. 12 in the Heb. (28.) 36 Chap. xiii. 7. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xni. 35. ■1 So Gen. 18. let Tamar my sister come, and "^make *■ me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. Then David sent 7 home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat. So Tamar went to her brother 8 Amnon's house ; and he was laid down. I Or, faste. ^^^j ghe took 'flour, and kneaded it, and 34, 39.' ' ' made cakes in his sight, and did bake If^;^''^' the cakes. And she took a pan, and 9 in the Heb. poured t/ic'm out before him; but he re- ' Gen 45. 1 fused to eat. And Amnon said, = Have ^ ^ " out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. And Amnon 10 said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought than into the chamber to Amnon her brother. And when she had brought them unto n him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her. Come lie with me, my sister. And she answered him, Nay, my bro-u *HeK ther, do not 'force me; for f'no such So'ver!^ 14!' thing ought to be done in Israel : do not ==• 3^- thou this sfolly. And I, whither shall 1 13 Gen. 34. 2. .' -I J Y- 1 SeeDeut. cause my shame to go? and as jor thee, f Le'v.',3. 9, thou Shalt be as one "^of the fools in Is- II. & 20. 17'. rael. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak o^shinitso unto the king; for he will not withhold to be done, jjjg {xoixi thcc. Howbeit he would not 14 bee L/en. 34- , , , . i , ; t_ • 7marg. hearken unto her voice: but, 'bemg ig^'LV''"''^' stronger than she, forced her, and lay |> ch. 3. 33. with her. Then Amnon hated her *e.\- 15 'D^u't!^22, 25 ceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith t'He^'b'with '"'^ hated her was greater than the love great hatred wherewith he had loved her. And Am- Fomp^ver. "OH Said uuto her, .^rise, be gone. And 16 3fi- she said unto him. There is no J cause: 1 Jer- 3- s. ^j^.^ g^.jj jj^ sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. Then he called his servant that minister- 17 ed unto him, and said, Put now this 7l See Josh, cloor after her. And Tamar put ™ ashes ij '■ ■ on her head, and rent her garment of " Jer. 2. 37. divers colours that 7('as on her, and "laid t [Heb. her hand on her head, and went on cry- Av,i»o«.-\ jj,„ ^nd Absalom her brother said 20 MIA. set not '"o ,t , . . . , i thine heart unto her. Hath 'Amnon thy brother Cotp'.' been with thee? but hold now thy peace, ch. 18. 3. niy sister: he is thy brother; 'regard not desolate!" this thing. So Tamar remained 'desolate 21 in her brother Absalom's house. But when king David heard of all these things, 22 he was very wroth. And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon "neither good » Gen. 24.50. nor bad : for Absalom hated Amnon, be- ^ ''" ^*' cause he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 And it came to pass after two full B.C. 1030. years, that Absalom had Psheepshearers i-Cen. 31. -.g. in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: i s^;,m! 25!^ and Absalom invited all the king's -sons. 3*- 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said. Behold now, thy ser\'ant hath sheep- shearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he 1 pressed " V?r- ^7- him : howbeit he would not go, but bless- ^Heb!').' s? 26 ed him. Then said Absalom, If not, I ^''"j '*. 2- pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, 27 ^Vhy should he go with thee? But Ab- salom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 28 Now Absalom had commanded his ser- vants, saying, Mark ye now when Am- non's heart is ■'merry with wine, and 'Juds.ie.z?. J , . I ."jam. 25. 30. when I say unto you. Smite Amnon; i Kin. 8.66 then kill him, fear not: ''have not I com- ''^^^'\, ,0. manded you? be courageous, and be 'va- ^^e jmig. 29liant. And the servants of Absalom did Kin.'^i.V unto Amnon as Absalom had command- " '^.'■' , will you not, ed. Then all the king s sons arose, and shue 1 have every man 'gat him up upon his mule, and ""''"'""'"'■ 30 fled. And it came to pass, while they Gomp. ruere in the way, that tidings came to si's.' s!' '' David, savinsr, Absalom hath slain all * ^"^ """ ^ J !^' . 0/ valour. the king's sons, and there is not one of t Heb. rode. ji them left. Then the king arose, and ^tare his garments, and 'lay on the '^er. 19 earth; and all his sen-ants stood by with seech.'i. 2. 32 their clothes rent. And "Jonadab, the l,''^''^-/^'^- son of Shimeah David's brother, answer- ed and said. Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead : for by the 'apijointment of Absalom this • ""''; , 1 , 11 1 ■ 1 r 1 I mouth. liath been "determined from the day that 1 or, settled. 33 he forced his sister Tamar. Now there- fore "let not my lord the king take the 'ch, 19. 19. thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for .\mnon only is 34 dead. >' But Absalom fled. And the ' ''"■ 37. 38. young man that kept the watch lift up his eyes, and looked, and behold, there came much people by the way of the 33 hill side behind him. And Jonadab said t Heb. unto the king. Behold, the king's sons ""J^^^"i^} come: 'as thy servant said, so it is. thy servant. (282) Chap. xiii. i6. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xiv. 23. tHeb. with a great iLvepiiig greatly. Conip. vcr. IS- • ch. 3. 3. r Chr. 3. 2. lOr, Antmihur. a Seech. 3. 3. U Or, toas cansiiiJied. Comp. Ps. 73. 26. & 84. 2. bGen. 38.12. So Gen. 24. 67- S; 37- 35- XIV. B. C. 1027. ■* ch. 13. 39. , ** ch. 23. 26. 1 Chr. 27. 9. 2 Chr. II, 6. & 20. 20. Neh. 3. 5, 27. Jer. 6. I. Amos 1. I. I Mace. 9. 33. Comp, I Chr. 2. 24, & 4, 5. '^Ruth 3. 3. ■* ver. 19. See E.\. 4.15. « I Sam. 20. 41- ch. I, 2, t Heb. Save. So ch. 10, II. 2 Kin. 6. 26. f See ch, 12. 8 Gen. 17. 19. Ezra 10. 13 Heb.). t Heb. ,10 tieliverer be- tiuecK iJunt. ^ Matt. 21. 38, &c. ' Gen. 45. 7 marg. f Heb. upon tJie/acc 0/ tJte earth. J I Sam. 25. 24. So Gen. 27. 13. Watt. 27.25. ^ch. 3. 28,29. I Kin. 2. 33. t Heb. that the rerenger of blood do not multiply to destroy. 1 Num. 35. 19. 21. Deut. 19. 12. "■ See Ruth 3- 13- And it caxne to pass, as soon as he had 36 made an end of speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and hit up their voice and wept ; and the king al.so and all his servants wept *very sore. But Absa-37 lom fled, and went to ^Talmai, the son of 'Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. So Ab- 38 salom fled, and went to ^Geshur, and was there three years. And the soul ofy^ king David 'longed logo forth unto Ab- salom: for he was ''comforted concern- ing Amnon, seeing he was dead. Now Joab the son of Zeruiah per- ceived that the king's heart k'(7j- =■ toward Absalom. And Joab sent Lo ''Tekoah, 2 and fetcht thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and '^anoint not thy- self with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead : and come to the king, and speak on 3 this manner unto him. So Joab ''put the words in her mouth. And when the 4 woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she ^fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, 'Help, O king. And the king said unto her. What aileth 5 thee? And she answered, ^I am sin- deed a widow woman, and mine hus- band is dead. And thy handmaid had 6 two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there loas 'none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. And behold, ''the whole fa- ^ mily is risen against thine handmaid, and they said. Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and •'we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not 'leave to my husband nei- ther name nor remainder 'upon the earth. And the king said unto the wo- s man. Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee. And the wo- 9 man of Tekoah said unto the king. My lord, O king, Jthe iniquity be on me, and on my father's house : ''and the king and his throne be guiltless. And the 10 king said. Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. Then said she, I n pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, 'that thou wouldest not suffer 'the revengers of blood to de- stroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, ""^.f the Lord liveth. Comp. Num. 35. 15, 25, 2S. "there shall not one hair of thy son fall " See i Sam. 12 to the earth. Then the woman said, ''*' ^^' Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And 13 he said. Say on. And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against °the people of God? for "JuJs-zo.z. the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth 14 not fetch home again Phis banished. For ^f"- '3- 37. we must needs die, and are as iwater 1 Comp. spilt on the ground, which cannot be 'S"'" :'-^- gathered up again; 'neither doth God " 0''> respect any person: yet doth he ^ devise '/ZT'J'"' means, that his banished be not e.xpelled ^tf z"/";^-' 15 from him. Now therefore that I am hatUaho come to speak of this thing unto my t'l'aZ'. &.c. lord the king, // is because the people have made me afraid: and thy hand- maid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will per- 16 form the request of his handmaid. For the king will hear, to deliver his hand- maid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together 17 out of "the inheritance of God. Then ■ See t Sam thine handmaid said. The word of my ' ''' lord the king shall now be 'comfortable: *,Heb. for 'as an angel of God, so is my lord the king * to discern good and bad : therefore the Lord thy God will be with i3 thee. Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my 19 lord the king now speak. And the king said. Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, "As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, "none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my '° ■"^■'s- lord the king hath spoken : for thy ser- vant Joab, he bade me, and "he put all "'■=■■■ 3 these words in the mouth of thine hand- 20 maid: to fetch about this form of speech • hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all 21 things that ai'e in the earth. And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the 22 young man Absalom again. And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bow- ed himself, and 'thanked the kinsj: and 'Heb Joab said. To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath ful- 23 filled the request of 'his ser\'ant. So Joab arose -"and went to Geshur, and ch. 13.^38. /or rest. * ver. 20. Sec I Sam. 29. g. t Heb. to hear. " See I Sam. I. 26. 1 SeeMic.6. ilesseJ. I Kin. 8. 66. I Or, t/ty. ' ver. (283) -,6-2 Chap. xiv. 24. 11. SAMUEL. Chap. xv. 18. t Heb. An^ as Absalom there ivas not a beau- tiful man in all Israel to praise greatly, y Isai. I. 6. ■ Conip. Ezek. 44. so (Heb.). ■ Ex. 13. 10 (Heb.). *> Comp. ch. 18. 18. •^ Gen. 12. II (Heb.). ^ ch. 13. 23 (Heb.). t Heb. fiear my place. So ch. ig. 43 (Heb.). e I Sam. 20.8. B.C. 1025. f Gen. 29. 13. & 3'- 55- & 33- 4- & 45- '5- Ex. 18. 7. ch. 15. 5. & 19. 39. & 20. 9. Luke 15. 2c, & 22. 47. XV. * So I Kin. 1. 5. tHeb. to come. I Or, fione win hear thee from tlu kifig downwarJ. brought Absalom to Jerusalem. And .-4 the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. 'But in all Israel there was none to 25 be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: 5' from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. And when he ^polled 26 his head, (for it was ^at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight. And ''unto Absalom there were born 27 three sons, and one daughter, whose name Kms Tamar: she was '^a woman of a fair countenance. So Absalom 2% dwelt ''two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face. Therefore Ab- 29 salom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. There- 30 fore he raid unto his servants. See, Joab's field is 'near mine, and he hath barley there ; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. Then Joab arose, and came to Absa- 31 lorn unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? And Absalom an.s\vered 32 Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying. Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say. Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and "^if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me. So Joab came to the king, and told 33 him: and when he had called for Ab- salom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king : and the king f kissed Absa- lom. And it came to pass after this, that Absalom =" prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood 2 beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that 7i'hen any man that had a con- troversy 'came to the king for judg- ment, then Absalom called unto him, and said. Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. And Absalom said 3 unto him. See, thy matters arc good and right; but '^ there is no man deputed 4 of the king to hear thee. Absalom said moreover, ''Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, 5 and I would do him justice. And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 6 .^nd on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judg- ment: so Absalom stole the hearts of 7 the men of Israel. And it came to pass "^after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have 8 vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron. For thy servant ^ vowed a vow = while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord. 9 And the king said unto him, fGo in peace. So he arose, and went to He- lobron. But Absalom sent spies through- out all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trum- pet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth 11 in Hebron. And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were s called; and they went ''in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 12 And Absalom sent yt>r 'Ahithophel the Gilonite, J David's counseller, from his city, even from ^ Giloh, while he of- fered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people 'increased "■continually with Absalom. 13 And there came a messenger to Da- vid, saying, "The hearts of the men of 14 Israel are after Absalom. And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us "flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom : make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and * bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the 15 edge of the sword. And the king's servants said unto the king. Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my 16 lord the king shall 'appoint. And the king went forth, and all his household 'after him. And the king left Pten wo- men, which were concubines, to keep 17 the house. And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tar- isried in a place that was far off. And all his servants passed on beside him; and all <) the Cherethites, and all ■'the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, si.\ hun- dred men which came after him from b Judg. 9. 29. B.C. 1023. " I Sam. 16. 1. ^ Gen. 28. 20, 21. <•■ ch. 13. 38. fSee I Sam. I. 17. 5 r Sam. g. 13 (Heb.). So 1 Sam. 16. 3, 5. ^ Gen. 20. 5 marg. i Kin. 22. 34 marg. ' ver. 31. ch. 16. 2o. & 17. I, 14, 23. Comp. ch. II. 3. 6 23- 34- J I Chr, 27. 33. Comp. Ps. 41. 9. & 55. 12, 13, "tjosh-is-si. " So Pb. 3. 1. "' Ex. 19. 19. ch. 3. I (Heb.}. " ver. 6. Sojudg. 9. 3. o ch. 19. 9. Ps 3. title, f Heb. thrust. ch. 14. 14 (Heb). t Heb. choose. tHeb. at his feet. So ver. 17, 18. P ch. 16. 21, 30. 14. ■■ See ch. 8. i8. (»84) Chap. xv. 19. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xvi. 6. ■ 1 Sam. 27.2. See I Sam. 17. 4. » ch. iS. 2. " So 2 Kin. 17. an- & 24. 14. & 25. 21. Amus I. 5. &6. 7- t Heb. make tkte ivander in going. So Num. 32. 13- Amos Q. Q. " So I Sam. 23. i3(Heb-). " See Ruth 3.13. Cump. Ruth r. 16, * ver. 23. y I Kin. 2. 37. & 15. 13. 2 Kin. 23, 4, 6, 12. 2 Chr, 15. 16. & 29. 16. & 30. 14. Jer. 31. 40. ii Called, John 18. I, Cedron. » ver. 28. ch. 16. 2. & 17. 16, 29. » ch. 8. 17. & 20. 25. z Kin. 4. 4, &c. '' Num. 4. 15, <= Josh. 7. 23 (Heb.j. <* I Sam. 32. 20. & 23. 6, 9. ch. 20. 25. I Kin. 4. 4, &c. eSoPs.43. 3. f Ex. 15. 13. Jer. 25. 30. tf Num. 14. 8. ch. 22. 20. 1 Kin. 10. 9. 2 Chr. 9. 8. Ps. 18. 19. & 22. 8. Isai. 62. 4. ^ See Judg. 10. 15 niarg. ' See I Sam. 9. 9. J ver. 36. ch. 17. 17. & 18. 19, 27. I Kin. I. 42. I Chr. 6.%, 53- ^ ch. 17. 16. Comp. Josh. 5. 10. &L 18. 18 marg. ch. 2. 29. &4. 7. 2 Kin. 25. 4. S- Jer. 39. 4, 5. & 52. 7, 8. t Heb. going up and •weeping. ' Eslh. 6. 12. Jer. 14. 3, 4. Comp. ch. 19. 4. ™ Isai. 20. 2, 4- ■^ ch. 5. 10 marg. Ps. 125. 6. ^ ch. 16. 23. & 17. 14, 23. ^Gath, passed on before the king. Then 19 said the king to ' Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us ? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also "an exile. Whereas thou earnest hut ^a yesterday, should I this day 'make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go "whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. And Ittai answered the king, 21 and said, '"As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whe- ther in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. And David said 22 to Ittai, Go and "pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. And all the country wept unlh 23 a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the y brook 'Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the ^wilderness. And lo ^'Zadok also, and 24 all the Levites were with him, ''bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and "^they set down the ark of God; and ''Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. And 15 the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he 'will bring me again, and shew me both it, and fhis habitation: but if he 26 thus say, I have no s delight in thee; behold, here am I, ''let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. The king 27 said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a 'seer? return into the city in peace, and ^ your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. See, I will tarry *= in the =8 plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. Zadok 29 therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there. And David went up by the ascent of 30 mount Olivet, 'and wept as he went up, and 'had his head covered, and he went ■" barefoot : and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, "weeping as they went up. And one told David, saying, 31 Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, "turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. And it 32 came to pass, that when David was come to the top 0/ the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the PArchite came to meet him iwith his coat rent, and ■'earth upon his head: 33 unto whom David said. If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be *a 34 burden unto me : but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, 'I will be thy servant, O king; as 1 have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me " defeat the counsel of Ahi- 35 thophel. And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, "'thou shalt tell // to Zadok and 36 Abiathar the priests. Behold, they have there "with them their two sons, Ahi- maaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abi- athar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 37 So y Hushai David's friend came into the city, ^ and Absalom came into J eru- salem. And *when David was a little past the top 0/ the hill, behold, ''Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred "^bunches of raisins, and an hundred ''of summer fruits, and a bottle 2 of wine. And the king said unto Ziba, = \Vhat meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be 3 f faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king said. And where is thy mas- ter's son? sAnd Ziba said unto the king. Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my 4 father. Then said the ki.ig to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, 'I hum- bly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 5 And when king David came to '■Ba- hurini, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was 'Shimei, the son of Gera: 'he came forth, and cursed still 6 as he came. And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and PSeeJosh.i6. 2. 1 ch. 1. 2. ' See Josh. 7.6. ■ ch. 19. 35. * ch. 16. 19. •• See Ps. 33. 10 marg. ' ch. 17. IS, 16. * ver. 27. y ch. 16. 16. I Chr. 37. 33 iHeb.l. Comp. I Kin. 4. 5. 16. • ch. 16. 15. XVI. * ch. 15. 30, 32- ^ ch. Q. « See I Sam. 25. 18 marg. ** Isai. i6. 9. Jer. 40. 10, 12. « See Gen. 33. 8 marg. ^ Ver. 14. ch. 17. 29. « ch. 19. 26, 27. t Heb. / do obeisance. *» See ch. 3. 16. ' ch. 19. i6. I Kin. 2. 8, 44. II Or, /**■ stilt came /orth and cursed. Ns) Chap. xvi. 7. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xvh. 12. t Heb. tnan of blood. k See Deut. 13. i^ marg. * 1 Km. 2. 32. So Judg. g. 24. 56. 57- I Kin. 2. 33. •^ Comp. ch. I, 16. & 3. 2S, 29. & 4. II, 12. t Heb. behold thee in thy evil. n Seech. 9. 8. So ch. 3. 8. 0 ch. 19. 22. 1 Kin. 17. 18, 2 Kin. 3. 13. 2 (Jhr. 35. 21. Ezra 4. 3. So Matt. 8. 29. Mark i. 24. Luke 4. 34. &: 8. 28. John 2 4 (Greek). p See I Sam. 26. 6. fl See Gen. 15- 4- ' So 2 Kin. 19. 4. 8 See Gen. 29. 32. 1 Or, tears. Heb. eye. t Heb. dusted him > ch. IS. 37- " ch. 15. 37. See Josh. 16. 2. tHeb. Let the hin^ live. I Sam. 10. 24. 2 Kin. II. 12. So 1 Kin. 1. 25. 39- ^ ch. 19. 25. ' ch. 15. 34. y ch. 15. 16. & 20. 3. on his left. And thus said Shimei wlien ^ he cursed, Come out, come out, thou 'bloody man, and thou ''man of Belial: the Lord 'hath returned upon thee ""all 8 the blood of the hou.se of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, 'behold, thou art taken to thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. Then said 9 Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king. Why should this "dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. And 10 the king said, "What have I to do with you, Pye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, AVherefore hast thou done so? And n David said to Abishai, and to all his servants. Behold, my son, which icame forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Ben- jamite do it] let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him. ■■It may be that the Lord '^will look on 12 mine "affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day. And as David and his men went 13 by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and 'cast dust. And the king, and all 14 the people that 7C'cre with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there. And 'Absalom, and all the people 15 the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. And it came 16 to pass, when Hushai the "Archite, Da- vid's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, 'God save the king, God save the king. And 17 Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? "why wentest thou not with thy friend? And Hushai iS said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. And again, 19 ^whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence. Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, 20 Give counsel among you what we shall do. And Ahithophel said unto Absa-21 lom. Go in unto thy father's yconcu- bines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou ^art abhorred of thy father: then shall ^the hands of all that are with =2 thee be strong. So they spread Absa- lom a tent upon ''the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines <= in the sight of all Israel. 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the • oracle of God : so iLias all the counsel of Ahithophel <^both vk'ith David and with Absalom. Moreover Ahithophel said unto Ab- salom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and 2 pursue after David this night : and I will come upon him while he is ^weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that (7;r with him shall flee; and I will smite the king 3 only: and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the 4 people shall be in peace. And the say- ing 'pleased Absalom well, and all the 5 elders of Israel. Then said Absalom, Call now ''Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise ' what he saith. 6 And when Hushai was come to Absa- lom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this man- ner: shall we do after his 'saying? if 7 not ; speak thou. And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahi- thophel hath 'given is not good at this 8 time. For, (said Hushai,) thou know- est thy father and his men, that they he mighty men, and they be 'chafed in their minds, as "^a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with 9 the people. Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be 'overthrown at the first, that who- soever heareth it will say. There is a slaughter among the peoi)le that follow 10 Absalom. And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly ''melt: for all Israel know- eth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, <=from Dan even to Beer-sheba, fas the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and Uhat thou 12 go to battle in thine own person. So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we icill ^ ch. 10. 6 (Heb.). See I Sam. 13.4. ^ ch. 2. 7. Zech. 8.9, 13. b ch. II. 2. *= ch. 12. II, t Heb. word. d ch. 15. 12. XVII. a So Deut. 25. 18. ch. 16. 14. t Hell, ivas right in the eyes o/y St'c. See Judg. 14- 3- l> ch. 16. 18, 19. t Heb. ■what is in his mouth, + Heb. word? t Heb. counselled. t Heb. bitter pf soul. See Judg. 18. 25. c Prov. 17. 12. Hos. 13. 8. tHeb. fallen. ** See Josh. « See ch. 3. 10. f I Kin. 4. 20. So Gen. 22. 17- t Heb. that thy face, or, presence go. (2&6) Chap. xvir. 13. II. SAMUEL. Chap, xviii. 7. s Amos 9. 9 marg. t Heb. rc?«- jitaitded. ^ ch. 15. 34. ' ch. 15. 35, 36. ^ See ch. 15. 28. 1 See Josh. IS- 7- "" ch. t6. 5. See ch. 3. 16. " Comp. Josh. 2. 6. ** ProV. 27. 22 (Heb.;. P Comp. Josh. 2. 4, 5. Q ver. 15, 16. f Heb. done, •■ ch. 15. 12. tHeb. ^rtr'i" charge cpncerning his house. So 2 Kin. 20. light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground : and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. IMoreover, if he be 13 gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one ssmall stone found there. And Ab- 14 salom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had 'appointed ''to de- feat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom. 'Then said Hushai unto Zadok and 15 to Abiathar the priests. Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. Now therefore send 16 quickly, and tell David, saying. Lodge not this night "^in the plains of the wil- derness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the peo- ple that a)-e with him. Now Jonathan 17 and Ahimaaz stayed by 'En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king Da- vid. Nevertheless a lad saw them, and is told Absalom : but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house '"in Bahurim, which had a well in his court ; whither they went down. And " the woman took and 19 spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread "ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. And when 20 Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, ^\'here is Ahi- maaz and Jonathan? And Pthe woman said unto them. They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find than,, they returned to Jerusalem. And it came to 21 pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, 1 Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Aliithophel counselled a- gainst you. Then David arose, and all 22 the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of thtin that was not gone over Jordan. And when Ahithophel saw that his 23 counsel was not 'followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to 'his city, and 'put his ^ Soch. 16. 2. ^ Sec ch. 15. 23- XVIII. household in order, and Mianged him- " ^.i^"- =7- s. self, and died, and was buried in the josh"i3^'26. 24 sepulchre of his father. Then David ;^^^=';38- came to ' Mahanaim. And Absalom ch. '2? 8. passed over Jordan, he and all the men f k'^.^j.' 3. 25 of Israel with him. And Absalom made & {■ '4- "Amasa captain of the host instead of c.^.'e^f ' Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, "JJ^s-^ whose name was ' Ithra an Israelite, s^.g^is^ that went in to Abigal the daughter of 3,'^;'chr.''2. 'Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mo- i7-SoiChr. 26ther. So Israel and Absalom pitched iifbJf' 27 /« the land of Gilead. And it came to ?'"'■'■?.« pass, when David was come to Maha- i chr. 2. 16, naim, that "Shobi the son of Nahash of s^,\ Kin. 2 5. Rabbah of the children of Amnion, and ' tOr, jesse'. ■"Machir the son of Ammiel of vLo- ?.%"_';6r' debar, and ^Barzillai the Gileadite 0^"^^"^^ 28Rogelim, brought beds, and ' basons, S:i2°26!' and earthen vessels, and wheat, and jSee?!,*,.;. barley, and flour, and parched com, and 'ch.19. 31,32'. beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, E^^j.^e/.' 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and J^^r, cups. cheese of kine, for David, and for the ■ Kin^7.''5o people that 'mere with him, to eat : for ^^^'°X they said. The people is hungry, and ^weary, and thirsty, ''in the wilderness. And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thou- sands and captains of hundreds over 2 them. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, »and a third part under the » ch. is. 19. hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, ''I will surely go n ch. 17. 3 forth with you myself also. <^But the \~^- people answered. Thou shalt not go "^ ' ""' ''" forth : for if we flee away, they will not "care for us; neither if half of us die, "Heb. will they "care for us: but now thou art 'h'arrjuus. 'worth ten thousand of us: therefore '-j'""P- now // is better that thou 'succour us t^Heb!^°' 4 out of the city. And the king said unto w'^t"" them. What seemeth you best I will do. • h=''- *' ' And the king stood by the gate side, '''"""^■ and all the people came out by hun- 5 dreds and by thousands. And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying. Veal gently for my sake with the young man, CTcn with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Ab- 6 salom. So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was 7 in the ''wood of Ephraim; where the •'Josh. 17. js, people of Israel were slain before the so ver. 17. servants of David, and there was there (287) Chap, xviii. 8. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xvih. 33. tHeb. tttititipUcd to devour^ • See Gen. 35- 4- f Comp- Gen. 24. 22. Ex. 30. 23, 24- Num. 7. 14, &C. Deut. 22. 19, 29. Judg. 8. 26. & 17. 2, 3, 10. ch. 21. 16. K I Sam. 1 8. 4. tHeb. weigh upon mine hand. h ver. 5. tHeb. Be7vare zv/tosoet'er ye be, of, Sr'c. 1 Heb. be/ore iJtee. t Heb. heart. Dent. 4. II. Ps. 46. 2. Jonah 2. 3. ' See Josh. 7. 26. J ch. 19. 8. See I Sam. 4. 10. Add I Sam. 13. 2. ch. 20. 22. 1 Kin. 8. 66. 2 Kin. 8. 21. & 13- S- Comp. ch. 20. I. •t See Gen. 28. 18. ' Gen. 14. 17. ■" Comp. ch. 14. 27. n See cli. 15. 27. t Heb. judged him front the hand, ^'c. So ver. 31. tHeb. be a man pf tidings. a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. For the battle was there s scattered over the face of all the coun- try: and the wood 'devoured more peo- ple that day than the sword devoured. And Absalom met the servants of Da- 9 vid. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great "^oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth ; and the mule that 7vas under him went away. And a certain man saw //, 10 and told Joab, and said. Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. And Joab n said unto the man that told him. And behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have gi\'en thee ten ^shekels (y silver, and a sgirdle. And the man 12 said unto Joab, Though I should 're- ceive a thousand ^shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: ''for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saj'ing, 'Beware that none touch the young man Absa- lom. Otherwise I should have wrought 13 falsehood against mine own life : for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thy- self against inc. Then said Joab, I may 14 not tarry thus ' with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Ab- salom, while he %vas yet alive in the 'midst of the oak. And ten young 15 men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. And Joab blew the trumpet, and 16 the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. And they took Absalom, and cast him 17 into a great pit in the wood, and laid 'a very great heap of stones upon him : and all Israel ^fled every one to his tent. Now Absalom in his lifetime had is taken and reared up for himself ^ a pillar, which is in 'the king's dale: for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place. Then said "Ahimaaz the son of Za-19 dok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath ' avenged him of his enemies. And 20 Joab said unto him. Thou shalf not 'bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the 2£ king's son is dead. Then said Joab to "Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast "Rut comp. seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto jcr. i3.'23. ' 22 Joab, and ran. Then said Ahimaaz the '^sS- 7. '<> son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But •howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also ' Heb. /■<• run after Cushi. And Joab said. Where- so "0^23. fore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that 23 thou hast no tidings ''ready? But how-'°''' . , -^ •• " . , , ,° ' , , , convenient. soever, ^said lie, let me run. And he p See Ex. 18. said unto him. Run. Then Ahimaaz "*• ran by the way of '^ the plain, and over- ' See Deut. 24 ran Cushi. And David sat between i^th^',3. 34 the two gates: and ''the watchman went '^'?!'-'- o 2 Kin. 9. 17. Up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lift up his eyes, and looked, 25 and behold a man running alone. And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said. If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came 26 apace, and drew near. And the watch- man saw another man running : and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth 27 tidings. And the watchman said, 'Me *,"=''„ , ■ , , , r I r ' , . I see the thmketh the runnmg 01 the foremost ts running: 'like the running of Ahimaaz the son of ^ 'kT'^g, 20. Zadok. And the king said, 'He is a'Soikin. good man, and cometh with good tid- '' ^^' 28 ings. And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, " All is well. And he ' Or, rcace fell down to the earth upon his face Heb. before the king, and said, Blessed be ''^"^'■ the Lord thy God, which hath 'deli- '"=''■ , , ■' ' ,.^ , . shut up. vered up the men that lilt up their See i sam, 29 hand against my lord the king. And the king said, ^ Is the young man Ab- salom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and ^° ''''• ''°- '• me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, 30 but I knew not what it luas. And the king said unto him. Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and 31 stood still. And behold, Cu.shi came; and Cushi said, 'Tidings, my lord the yyJ^^-^/j,-^ king: for the "Lord hath avenged thee inonght. tliis day of all them that rose up against "^^'."^ '' 32 thee. And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, "The enemies of my ' So i Sam. lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young 33 man is. And the king was much mov- ed, and went up to "the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, "' '"' thus he said, >0 my son Absalom, my j ch. 19.4 .46. t Heb. Is there pence t ver. 32, 25. 26. ' See Judg. (2I Chap. xix. i. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xix. 25. XIX. t Heb. sal- vation, or, deliverance. 1 Sam. II. 9. 13- ch. 23. 10, 12. I Chr. II. 14. * ver. 32. ch. 18. 4, 24. ^ ch. 10. 5. ^ Comp. ch. 15. 30. ) Heb. hy laving, &^c. t Heb. ihnt princes or servants are not to tliee, <1 See Jud'j. 14. 3 marg. t Heb. to the heart 0/ thy servants. See Gen. 34. 3- «S ee I bam. ch. 18. 17. t Heb. are ye silent ? fch. 15. 24—29. " ch. 5. I. See Gen. 2y. 14. son, my son Absalom: would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son. And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absa- lom. And the 'victory that day was 2 turned into mourning unto all the peo- ple: for the people heard say that day ho7i.> the king was grieved for his son. And the people gat them by stealth 3 that day ^iiito the city, as people ''being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. But the king ■= covered his face, 4 and the king cried with a loud voice, O .my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son. And Joab came into the house 5 to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed tliis day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daugh- ters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 'in that thou 6 lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends : for thou hast declared this day, 'that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then ''it had pleased thee well. Now therefore arise, go forth, 7 and speak 'comfortably unto thy ser- vants : for I swear by the Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that 'ivill be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. Then the king rose, and sat in the s gate. And they told unto all the peo- ple, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel ''had fled every man to his tent. And all the people were at strife 9 throughout all the tribes of Israel, say- ing, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. And Absalom, whom we an- 10 ointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why 'speak ye not a word of bringing the king back? And king Da- n vid sent to ^Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? see- ing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. Ye are my 12 brethren, ye are smy bones and my flesh : wherefore then are ye the last to ^ See ch. 17. =5- 1 See Ruth I. 17. J 2 Kin. 4. 13. 13 bring back the king? And say ye ''to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? 'God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not ■'captain of the host before me continually in the 14 room of Joab. And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, '^even 'judg. 20.1. as the heart of one man; so that they sent this raonf unto the king. Return 15 thou, and all thy servants. So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to 'Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan. r6 And™Shimei the son of Gera, a Ben- jamite, which ^aas of " Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah 17 to meet king David. And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and °Ziba the ser\'ant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him ; and they went over 18 Jordan before the king. And there went over a ferry boat to carr)- over the king's household, and to do 'what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he 19 was come over Jordan; and said unto the king. Let not my lord impute ini- quity unto me, neither do thou remem- ber that which thy ser\'ant Pdid per- versely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king 20 should itake // to his heart. For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all 'the house of Joseph to 21 go down to meet my lord the king. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said. Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he ^cursed the Lord's 22 anointed? And David said, 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? "shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Is- =3rael? Therefore 'the king said unto Shi- mei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. 24 And "Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he 25 came again in peace. And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, '•Wherefore wentest not thou with Jobh. 5. 9. ^ ch. 16. C. I Kin. 2. 8 " See ch. 3. 16. ° ch. 9. 2, 10. & 16. I — 4. •Heb. the good in his eyes. ver. 27, 37, 38. See Josh. 22. 30. & ch. 24. 22. P See ch. 7. 14- ^ ch. 13. 33. *■ Comp. ch. lb. 5. " Ex. 22. 28. ch. 16. 7. ' ch. 16. 10. See 1 Sara. 26.6. " So I Sam. II. 13. ^ Comp. 1 Kin. 2. 8, 9. 37, 46. " ch. 9. 3, 6 » So ch. 16. 17- (289) 37 Chap. xix. 26. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xx. 7. 7 ch. 16. 3. * See ] 29. 9. Sam. t Heb. iitCK o/dmth. Comp. 1 Sam. 26. 16. ch. 12. 5. » ch. g. 7, 10, 13. *> I Kin. 2. 7. *= ch. 17. 27. me, Mephibosheth ? And he answered, 26 My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. And >he hath slandered thy ser-27 vant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is ^as an angel of God : do therefore what is good in thine eyes. For all of my fathers house were but 28 'dead men before my lord the king: ''yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? And the king said 29 unto him, Wliy speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said. Thou and Ziba divide the land. And Mephibo-30 sheth said unto the king. Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. And •'Barzillai the Gileadite came 31 down from "^Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. Now Barzillai was a very 32 aged man, even fourscore years old : and <^he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. And the king said 33 unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusa- lem. And Barzillai said unto the king, 34 'How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 1 35 am this day fourscore years old : and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women 1 where- I Kin. 2. 5. ''Seech. 2. 23. tHeb. doitbUd itot hU stroke. * See Num. 20. 19. ™ ver. iS. Judg. II. 33 marg. ? 2 Kin. 15. 29. 2 Chr. 16. 4? "Seech. 10.6. So 2 Kin. 25. 23. 0 ch. 4. 2? See Num. 21. 16. P 2 Kin. 19. 32. Isai. 37. 33. Jer. 6. 6. Ezek. 4. 2. & 26. 8. U Or. /V stood against tlie (nttntost wall. 1 Kin. 21. 23. Nah. 3. 8. tHeb. tnarred to throw down. II Or, Thfy pUiht- ly spake /« the begin- ning, say- ing. Surely they will ask 0/ Abel, and so make an end. As Deut. 20. 10, II. But comp. I Sam. 23. 2. & 30. 8. ch. 2. I. & 16. 23. *1 ch. 17. 16. r See I Sam. 26. 19. salem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. ^^'hen they were at the great s stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's gannent that he had put on ivas girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fast- ened upon his loins in the sheath there- of; and as he went forth it fell out. And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in 9 health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to ^ kiss him. But Amasa took no heed 10 to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so 'he smote him therewith "^in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and 'strake him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his bro- ther pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. And one of Joab's men stood n by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. And Amasa wallowed in 12 blood in the midst of 'the highway. And when the man saw that all the peo- ple stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. When 13 he was removed out of '.the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. And he went through all the tribes of m Israel unto ""Abel, and to Beth-°maa- chah, and all "the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. And they came and besieged 15 him in ™Abel of Beth-maachah, and they I' cast up a bank against the city, and "it stood in the trench: and all the people that 7vere with Joab 'battered the wall, to throw // down. Then cried a 16 wise woman out of the city. Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. And when he was come near unto her, 17 the woman said, Ati thou Joab? And he answered, I a7>i he. Then she said unto him. Hear the words of thine hand- maid. And he answered, I do hear. Then she spake, saying, 'They were is wont to speak in old time, saying. They shall surely ask coiiruel zX ™Abel: and so they ended the fnaiter. I am one of them 19 that are peaceable and faithful in Israel : thou seekest to destroy a city and a mo- ther in Israel: why wilt thou ■iswallow up ■'the inheritance of the Lord? And 20 Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should 1 swallow 21 up or destroy. The matter is not so : but a man ^of mount Ephraim, Sheba ' Jo^h- 17- is- the son of Bichri 'by name, hath lift 3^ ^^ '^^ up his hand against the king, even a- \^^^,^J gainst David : deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the wo- t ver. 16. man said unto Joab, Behold, his head f-ff'?^-,*''- sha// be thrown to thee over the wall, scattered. 22 Then the woman went unto all the peo- Gen^"",,'^, pie 'in her wisdom. . And they cut off &c. the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, ""ch.V^l^xi. and cast it out to Joab. And he blew ' '=^- =^3- a trumpet, and they 'retired from the y°ver^7. city, ever)^ man to his tent. And Joab '^g"' ^'"' returned to Jerusalem unto the king. » ch. 8. 16. 23 Now "Joab 7L'as over all the host o^lol^Xifm- Israel: and "Benaiah the son of Tehoi- f''""^''':- ada 7i'as over >'the Cherethites and over 24. 24 the Pelethites: and ^Adoram ivas over SNumy^',. the tribute: and ^Jehoshaphat the son Judg. 10. 4. 25 of Ahilud was 'recorder: and Sheva was Sor'"' '*' '^' scribe: and ''Zadok and Abiathar Kiere "^''^'"^ 26the priests: and "^ Ira also ''the Jairite SeeCen. 41. was ' a chief ruler about David. « -"^--s- Then there was a famine in the days XXI. of David three years, year after year; and David 'inquired of the Lord. And *"^|;y/„ the Lord answered. It is for Saul, and /ace, b'c. for his bloody house, because *he slew NuT'27. 21. 2 the Gibeonites. And the king called the "Comp. Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now J8,^\riiii the Gibeonites were not of the children ^=''- =■ of Israel, but ''of the remnant of the A- "^osh. 9. morites; and the children of Israel had ^ ''' sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of 3 Israel and Judah.) AVherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless "^the ''=''■ =°- '9- (inheritance of the Lord? And the Gi- J^l^. *'"' beonites said unto him, 'We will have "Or, no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his sHver'nor house; neither for us sha/t thou kill any goidtiuitwe • T t .11 -1 -111 haTe to do man m Israel. And he said. What you wuhsaui 5 shall say, that will I do for you. And ZwJr'^': tliey answered the king. The man that '^"'"^ '• '" '" consumed us, and that '"devised against [Or. Sippaz']. I Or, Kapha. ver. 16, 20, But the king took the two sons of sRiz- i pah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibo- sheth; and the five sons of "Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she 'brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Me- holathite: and he delivered them into < the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord: and they fell a// seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first i/ays, in '^the begin- ning of barley harvest. And Rizpah the i. daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, 'from the beginning of harvest until water drop- ped upon them out of heaven, and suf- fered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. And it was told David i what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. And Da- 1; vid went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from Jthe men of Jabesh-gilead, ''which had stolen them from the street of 'Beth- shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa : and he brought up from i thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his i son buried they in the country of Benja- min in ™Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that "God was intreated for the land. Moreover the Philistines had yet war i again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants wth him, and fought against the Philistines: and David wax- ed faint. And Ishbi-benob, which 7aas i of the sons of 'the giant, the weight of whose 'spear weighed three hundred ° shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new szoord, thought to have slain David. But PAbishai the son i of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David .sware unto him, say- ing, iThou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the 'light of Israel. ■'And it came to pass i after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then ^Sib- bechai the ^Hushathite slew 'Saph, which itias of the sons of "the giant. And i there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where 'Elhanan the son of 'Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew ^ihe brother of Goliath the Gittite, "the staff of v^hose spear tuas like a weaver's abeam. And there was yet a battle in ^Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty i/i number; and he also was born to 1 "the giant. And when he 'defied Israel, Jonathan the son of >Shimea the bro- 2 ther of David slew him. These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell ^by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. And David spake ^unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the 2 hand of Saul: '■and he said. The Lord is <=my rock, and ''my for- tress, and my deliverer; 3 The God ''of my rock; fin him will I trust: He is my ^shield, and the ''horn of my salvation, my 'high tower, and my ''refuge. My saviour; thou savest me from vio- lence. i I will call on the Lord, 'who is 7uor- thy to be praised : So shall I be saved from mine ene- mies. 5 When the 'waves of death compassed me. The floods of 'ungodly men made me afraid ; 6 The 'sorrows of hell compassed me about ; The snares of death prevented me : 7 In my distress ™I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God : And he did hear my voice out of his temple, And my cry ^did enter into his ears. 3 Then "the earth shook and trembled; PThe foundations of heaven moved And shook, because he was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke 'out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured : Coals were kindled by it. :o He ibowed the heavens also, and came down; And ■■ darkness was under his feet. I. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: And he was seen ''upon the wings of the wind. ' Comp. ch, 23. 24. II [Or, Jair\ " Supplied from I Chr. 20. s. See ch. s. 8. * I Sam. 17. 7. ch. 23. 7. ^ See 1 Sam. 17. 4. « Or, Ra/iha- ver. 16, 18, 22. "Or, reproached. I Sam. 17. 10, 25, 26, 36, 45. ch. 23. 9. > 1 Sam. 16. 9, \_Shaittniah\ ^ ver. 16, 17. XXIL » See Ex. 15. I. So Judg. 5. I. Ps. 18, title. Comp. I Chr. 16. 7. i* To ver. 51, Ps. 18. 2— SO. c Ps. 31. 3. & 71. 3. ■< Ps. 91. 2. & 144. 2. •^ .See Deut. 32. 4. ver. 32, 47. f Cited Heb. 2. 13. s See Gen. 15. 1. ver. 31 (Heb.). i* Luke I. 69. i Ps. 9. 9. & 46. 7, II. & 59. 9. 16, 17. & 62. 2,6 in the Heb. k Ps. 59. 16. Jer. 16. 19. I I Chr. 16. 25- Ps. 48. 1. & 96. 4. II Or, patigs. But comp. Ps. 42. 7. & 93. 4. Jonah 2. 3. tHeb. Belial. See Deut. 15. 9. II Or, cords. Ps. 116. 3. •" Ps. 120. 1. Jonah 2. 2. " Comp. Ps. iS. 6. o See Judg. 5. 4- p So Job 26. t Heb. hy. 1 Ps. 144- s: So Isai. 64. 1. r See Ex. 20. 21. ' Ps. 104. 3. [292) Chap. xxit. i3. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xxn. 44. 'Job 36. 29 (Heb.J. f Heb. Binding of •maters. "I Sam. 2. 10. & 7. 10. Job 37. 4- Ps. ag. 3. So Isai. 30. ''Deut.32.25. Ps. 7. 13- & 77. 17. & 144. 6. Hab. 3. II. y See Josh. 10. 10. ^ Ps. 106. 9. Nah. I. 4. So Ex. 15. 8. B [Or, anger, Ps. 74. ij. ' Ps. 144. 7. *> Ex. 2. 10 marg. D Or, great. ^ ver. I. "* ver. 6. • Ps. 31. 8 IHeb.,. & 118. 5. f See ch. 15. s6. B ver. 25. So I Sam. 26. =3- I Kin. 8. 32. Ps. 7. 8. h Ps. 24. 4 (Heb.). • Gen. 18. 19. Prov. 8. 32. J So Ps. 119. 30y icf2. ^ See Gen. 17. I. t Heb. to him. Comp. Ps.i8. 23 marg. * ver. 21. t Heb. be/ore kis eyes, " Matt. 5. 7. " Or, wrestle. So Ps. 18. =6. Comp. Deut. 32. 5. And he made darkness ' pavilions 12 i 28 round about him, I *Dark waters, and thick clouds of the ^ skies. I Through the brightness before him 13 29 Were coals of fire kindled. I The Lord "thundered from heaven, 14 1 30 And the most High uttered his voice. And he sent out •''arrows, and scat- 15 tered them; 1 31 Lightning, and y discomfited them. And the channels of the sea ap- 16 ] peared, I The foundations of the world were 32 discovered, At the ^rebuking of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of his " nostrils. ^He sent from above, he took me; 17 ''He drew me out of "many waters; 'He delivered me from my strong 18 enemy, And from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. They ''prevented me in the day of 19 my calamity : But the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth also 'into a 20 large place : He delivered me, because he f de- lighted in me. eThe Lord rewarded me according to 2. my righteousness: According to the "i cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have 'kept the ways of the 22 Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his J judgments were before 23 me : And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. I was also ''upright 'before him, 24 And have kept myself from mine I iniquity. | Therefore 'the Lord hath recom-2s pensed me according to my right- eousness; According to my cleanness *in his eye sight. With "the merciful thou wilt shew 26 thyself merciful, Atid with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. With the pure thou wilt shew thyself 27 pure ; And with the froward thou wilt "shew thyself unsavoury. And the "afflicted people thou wilt save: But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. For thou art my 'lamp, O Lird: And the Lord will lighten mydarkness. For by thee I have "run through a troop : By my God have I leaped over a wall. As for God, his way is perfect ; "The word of the Lord is 'tried: He is Pa buckler to all them that trust in him. For iwho is God, save the Lord? And who is a rock, save our God? God is my ■'strength and power: And he 'maketh my way 'perfect. He 'maketh my feet 'like hinds'/t-^/.- And setteth me "upon my high places. ^He teacheth my hands 'to war; So that a bow of steel is broken hy mine arms. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: .\nd thy gentleness hath 'made me great. Thou hast enlarged vmy steps under me; So that my *feet did not slip. I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; And turned not again until I had consumed them. And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise : Yea, they are fallen under my feet. For thou hast ^girded me with strength to battle: "Them that rose up against me hast thou 'subdued under me. Thou hast also given me the •'necks of mine enemies, That I might destroy them that hate me. '^They looked, but there was none to save ; Even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. Then ''did I beat them as small "^as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them ""as the mire of the street, and sdid spread them abroad. Thou also hast delivered me ''from the strivings of my people, ' Thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen : " Comp. Ex. 3. 7. L' Or, caudle. Seech. 21.17. II Or, broken a troop. ° Ps. 12. 6. & 119. 140. Prov. 30. 5. 'I Or, refined. Ps. 12. 6. P ver. 3 iHeb.). So Ps. 17. 7. '^ I Sam. 2. 2. Isai. 45. 5, 6. So Deut. 32. 31, 39- Ps. 86. 8. >■ Ps. 27, I. & 28. 8. & 31.4. tHeb. ridiieth, or, looseih. Ps. 105. 20. * Job 22. 3. Ps. loi. 2, 6. & no. I. t Heb. eqiialleth. » Hab. 3. 19. So ch. 2. 18. "DeuL32.i3. & 33- 29- Isai. 58. 14. » Ps. 144. 1. i Heb. for the ivar. t Heb. mul- tiplied me. y Prov. 4. 12. t Heb. ankles. « Ps. i8. 32, 39- ■ ver. 49. Ps. 44. 5. t Heb. caused to btnv. t* Gen. 49. 8. Ex. 23. 27 and marg. Josh. 10. 24. <^SoJob27. 9. Prov. 1. 28. Isai. I. 15. ^ Ex. 30. 36. Job 14. 19 (Heb.;. ^ 2 Kin. 13. 7. ' Mic. 7. 10. Zech. 10. 5. So Isai. 10. 6. K Comp. Gen. I. 6 marg. Not in Ps. 18. 42. hch. 19.9,43. & 20. 1, 2, 22. 'ch. 8. I— 14. {293) Chap. xxii. 45. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xxin. 18. j Isai. 55. 5. + Heb. Sotts of the stranger. ver. 46. II Or, yield feigited obe- dieitce, Heb. lie. Deut. 33. 29. Ps. 66. 3. &81. 15. 1^ Ps. 76. 10 (Heb.). 1 Mic. 7. 17. m Ps. 95. I. So Deut. 32. 15- Ps. 89. 26. Not in Ps. 18. 46. t Heb. givcik avengeinetit for me. Comp. Ps. 18. 47 marg. Sojudg. 3. 2. " So Ps. 144. 2. o ver. 40. So Ps. 59. 1 . P Ps. 140. I marg. q Cited Rom. 15. 9, Comp. Ps. 18. 49 marg. r So Ps. 144. 10. s So Ps. 89. 20. ' ch. 7. 12, 13, 29. So Ps. 89. 29. XXIII. * Comp. Num. 24. 3, 15 (Heb.). ^ ch. 7. 8, 9. Ps. 78. 70, 71. <= 1 Sam. 16. 12, 13. Ps. 89. 20. ^ 2 Pet. I. 21. o See Deut. 32. 4. So ch. 22. 3, 32. lOr, Be thou ruler, Ss^c. Comp. Ps. no. 2. f Ex. 18. 21. 2 Chr. 19. 9. " Judg. s. 31. Prov. 4. 18. Comp. Ps. no. 3. ** ch. 7. IS, 16. Ps. 89. 29. Isai. 55. 3. A ■'people ivhkh I knew not shall serve me. •Strangers shall "submit themselves 45 unto me: As soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. Strangers shall fade away, 46 And they ''shall be afraid 'out of their close places. The Lord liveth; and blessed be wcj ^^ rock ; And exalted be the God of the '"rock of my salvation. // is God that 'avengeth me, 4S And that "bringeth down the people under me. And that bringeth me forth from mine 49 enemies : "Thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me : Thou Iiast delivered me from the P violent man. ^Therefore I will give thanksso unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, And I will sing praises unto thy name. He is the tower of ■'salvation for his 51 king: And sheweth mercy to his ^anointed, Unto David, and 'to his seed for evermore. Now these be the last words of David. ^David the son of Jesse said, ''And the man w/io was raised up on high, 'The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, ''The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, 2 And his word 7cias in my tongue. The God of Israel said, 3 ^The Rock of Israel spake to me, 'He that ruleth over men »iiist be just, Ruling ^in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the 4 morning, w'//<:'« sthe sun riseth, Even a morning without clouds; As the tender grass springing out of the earth By clear shining after rain. Although my house /^6' not so with God ; s ''Yet he hath made with me an ever- lasting covenant. Ordered in all things, and sure: For this is all my salvation, and all my desire, Although 'he make it not to grow. 6 But the sons of ' Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away. Because they cannot be taken -vAxh hands: 7 But the man that shall touch them must be 'fenced with iron and ''the stafi" of a spear ; And they shall be utterly burnt with fire in the same place. 8 'These be the names of the mighty men whom David had : " The Tach- monite that sat in the seat, chief among ""the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite : " he lift up his spear against eight hundred, 'whom he slew at one gtime. And after him was "Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when ° they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and 10 the men of Israel were gone away: he arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and the Lord wrought a great Pvictory that day; and the peo- ple returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him was iShammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Phi- listines were gathered together "into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles : and the people fled from the 12 Philistines. But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines : and the Lord 13 wrought a gi-eat Pvictory. And "three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the har\-est time unto ''the cave of Adullam : and the troop of the Philistines pitched in ^the valley of Re- 14 phaim. And David was then in ' a hold, and "the garrison of the Philis- 15 tines 7uas then in Beth-lehem. And David longed, and said. Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the 16 gate. And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth- lehem, that 'ivas by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: neverthe- less he would not drink thereof, but 17 poured it out unto the Lord. And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is tiot this "the blood of the men that went m Jeopardy of Xh&x lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty izmen. And Abishai, the brother of Joab, ' Gen. 3. 18. J Job 34. 18 ifieb.). iSIah. I. 15. See Deut. 13- 13- & IS. 9- t UtA-yilUd. ^ ch. 21. 19. ' To ver. 39, I Chr. 11. 10 — 41. II Or, Jos/icb- I'lisscbct tlu TacJunoti- itc, /wad of the three. Comp. I Chr. II. II. & 12. 18. & 27. 2. "< Ex. 14. 7. S: 15. 4. II Supplied from I Chr. II. II. See ch. 5. 8. t Heb. slain. ver. 18. See I Sam. 31. I. "1 I Chr. II. 12 — 14. & 27. 4. 0 ch. 21. 21 marg. P ver. 12. See ch. 19. 2. q I Chr. n. 27. Comp. I Chr. II. 13, 14. II Ox, far foraging. ver. 13. II Or, the three cap- tains 07'er the thirty. I Chr. II. 15. '' See I Sam. 22. I. s See ch. 5. 18. ' I Sam. 22. 4. 5- ch. 5- 7. 17- ^ See I Sam. 13. 23 marg. » See Lev. 17. 10. (294) Chap, xxiii. 19. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xxiv. 14. t Heb. slain. ver. 8. ^ ver. 23. 1 Chr. II. 21. J ch. 8. 18. & 20. 23. ver. 22. ^Josh. 15. 21. + \i&\i. great of acts. T Heb. liott of God. I Chr. II. 22. Isai.29.1,2,7. Ezek. 43. 15, 16 I Heb.;. ' See Ex. 15- 15- tHeb.rt viaii of coinitc- ftattce, or, sight: called, I Chr. II. 23, a man of great sta- ture. II Or, Iwtwur. able among tlie thirty. But comp. ver. 19. I Chr. II. 25. '' ver. ig. the son of Zeruiah, Kias chief among three. And he hft up his spear against three hundred, *and slew them, and had the name among three. Was 19 he not most honourable of three? there- fore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the ^first three. And 20 >'Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of ^Kabzeel, 'who had done many acts, he slew two 'hon- hke men of ''Moab: he went do^\^l also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow : and he slew an Egyp- 21 tian, *a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egj-ptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. These things did Benaiah the son of22 Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. He was "more ho- 23 iOr,'coiincii. nourable than the thirty, but he attained S»««a«,i" not to the ^iirst three. And David set I Sara. 22. 14 him over his 'guard. 11.^4 ma^!' "^Asahel the brother of Joab was one 24 icii'r'?'^'"' of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo ■ judg."?. I? (T/Beth-lehem, Shammah the ''Harodite, 25 Elikathe Harodite, Helez"=thePaltite, Ira 26 the son of Ikkesh fthe Tekoite, Abiezer27 ethe Anethothite, Mebunnai 'uhe Hu- shathite, Zalmon 'the Ahohite, Maharai 28 the 'Netophathite, Heleb the son of 29 Baanah, a JNetophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of ''Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah 'the Pirathonite, 30 Hiddai of the 'brooks of "Gaash, Abi-31 albon "the Arbathite, Azmaveth °the Bar- humite, Eliahba Pthe Shaalbonite, (^the 32 sons of Jashen, Jonathan, iShammah33 the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, Eliphelet the son of Ahas- 34 bai, the son of the ■'Maachathite, 'Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, Hezrai 'the Carmelite, Paarai the Ar- 35 bite, Igal the son of Nathan of "Zobah, 36 Bani the Gadite, Zelek '■'the Ammonite, 37 Naharai^'the Beerothite, armourbearerto Joab the son of Zeruiah, '■Ira an yIth-38 rite, Gareb an Ithrite, ^ Uriah the Hit- 39 tite : thirty and seven in all. 3. Seech. 15. 12. 'Josh. 15. 55. " See ch. 8. Comp, I Chr. II. 27. & 27. 8. ^ See Josh. 15. 27? f Seech. 14. 2. e See Josh. 21. 18. J* ch. 21. 18. 'i Chr. II. 12, 29. & 27. 4. So ver. 9. Comp. I Chr. 8. 4. J See 2 Kin. 25. 23. 'Judg. 19. 13, 14. See Josh. 18. 28. * Judg. 12. 13. IS- I Chr. 27. 14, I Mace. 9. 50. II Or, valleys. See Num. 13. 23 marg. "•Josh. 24. 30. Judg. 2. 9. " See Josh. 18. 18 marg. "Seech. 3.16. P See Josh. So I Km. 4. 9- *l ver. 11. r See ch. 10. 6, 8. > ch. ^ ch. 10. I, &c. & 17. 27. rjosh. 15.48? I Chr. 2. 53. * See ch. 4. *See ch. II. 6, ^ ch. 20. 26. XXIV. *And ''again the anger of the Lord B. C.1017? was kindled against Israel, and 'he I SnT;.''^' moved David against them to say, '^Go, 1—28. number Israel and Judah. For the king II la; See Judg. 8. 10. " I Sam. 24. 5- 0 ch. 12. 13. p See I Sam. 13- 13- ^ See I Sam. 22- s- •■ 2 Kin. 17. 1 Chr. 21. q. & 25. 5. & 29. 29. 2 Chr. g. 29. & 12. IS. Amos 7. 12. * Comp. I Chr. 21. iz. II Or, mafiy. Ps. 119. 156. (=95) Chap. xxiv. 15. II. SAMUEL. Chap. xxiv. 25. » Gen. 6. 6. So 1 Sain. 15- "• Joels. 13,14. "■ 2 Kin. 19. 35- Acts 12. 23. * Ex. 12. 13, 23- t [i Chr. 21. ig, Oman : See ver. iS]. 2 Chr. 3. 1. y See ch. 7. 14- t [Heb. not fall into the hand of man. So the 15 Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time ap- pointed: and there died of the people 'from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. And when the angel stretched out 16 his hand ti/cv/ Jerusalem to destroy it, "the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to "the angel that ^destroyed the people, // is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord vifas by the threshingplace of 'Araunah the Jebusite. And David spake unto the 17 Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I vhave done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. And Gad is came that day to David, and said unto him, C'lO up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingffloor of ^Araunah the Jebusite. And David, according to 19 the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded. And Araunah looked, and =0 saw the king and his ser\'ants coming on toward him : and .A.raunah went out, and bowed himself before the king o» 21 his face upon the ground. And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, ^To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that "the l)lague may be stayed from the people. 22 And .\raunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what ''seemeth good unto him : behold, /lar be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and "^threshing instruments and other "^ instruments of 23 the oxen for wood. All these thiiii^s did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The 24 Lord thy God ^accept thee. And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price : neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for ""fifty -'3 shekels of silver. And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and sofl'er- ed burnt offerings and peace offerings. So •'the Lord was intreated for the land, and 'the plague was stayed from Israel. ' Comp. Gen. 23. 8—16. ^ ver. 25. See Num. 16. 48, 50, ^ ch. 3. 19. & ID. 12. & 15. 26. & 19. 18 marg. *^ Isai. 41. 15 marg. ** I Kin. 19. 21. *■ See Deut. 33. II. f Comp. iChr. 21.25. ^Judg. 20. 26. & 21. 4. '' ch. 21. 14. ' ver. 21. (S9'5) THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED, THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS. I. B. C. 1015. t Heb. enter- ed into days. See Gen. 24. I marg. Josh. 23. I mars;, t Heb. Let them seek. t Heb. a davisel, a virgin. So Judg. 21. 12 marg. t Heb. leu me thy servant, and Za-26 So ver. 31 (-jok the priest, and Benaiah the son 39." See'*' of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, J ^e™s'°io''' h^-tli he not called. Is this thing done =7 32. ' ' by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed // unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? Then king David answered 28 and said. Call me Bath-sheba. And she t Heb. fc/o« came *into the king's presence, and i/ieimg. g^^^^ j^gj-^j.g j]^g ],j,^g^ ^,^(j the king 29 » 2 s.-im. 4. 9 sware, and said, ^As the Lord liveth, s"e Riith 3. that hath redeemed my soul out of all '3- distress, 'even as I sware unto thee by 30 ' ' the Lord God of Israel, saymg, As- suredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. Then Bath-sheba 31 bowed 7i'if/i her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, " Neh. 2. 3. "Let my lord king David live for ever. t^'tt'" A"'^l king David said, "Call me Za-32 I s- 10. (Jok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, "ver.'il'' and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. The king 33 also said unto them, Take with you s 2 Sam. II. xfhe servants of your lord, and cause W^hXlhich Solomon my son to ride upon 'mine beiongeth/o Q^yjj niule, and bring him down to So I Sam. 24. yGihon: and let Zadok the priest and 34 COTip^' Nathan the prophet ^ anoint him there Esth. 6. 8. king over Israel: and "blow ye with the 2Chr.|2'.3a trumpet, and say, God save king Solo- f=_33- M- nion. Then ye shall come up after 35 '■ See 1 Sam. ,.,,■' . h 10. 1. hmi, that he may come and sit ui)on * Kin.'g.' 13. my throne; for he shall be king in my &11. 14. stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. And 36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said. Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too. •■Sec I Sam. by\g {]-,£ LoRD hath been with my lord 37 ^°' '^' the king, even so be he with Solomon, = vcr. 47. and "^make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David. So 38 So 2 Sam 15. 10. Zadok the priest, and Nathan the pro- phet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the <• Cherethites, and the ' Peleth- *■"=■■• ^• , ' , r. , '"^^ I Sam. ites, went down, and caused Solomon 30. 14. to ride upon king David's mule, and a.^,"/^^""' 39 brought him to Gihon. And Zadok the priest took a horn of foil out of the ta- ""Ex. 30. bernacle, and sanointed Solomon. And Ps. 89T20. they blew the trumpet; and ''all the ^^' "^^'^ =9- people said, God save king Solomon, i Chr. 23. i. 40 And all the people came up after him, so'/'sam. and the people piped with "pipes, and ||'q°''v,^^ rejoiced ^viih great joy, so that the earth isai.'s. 12.' rent with the sound of them. ter°l8'36. 41 And Adonijah and all the guests that -were with him heard // as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said. Wherefore is this noise of the city being 42 in an uproar? And while he yet spake, beliold, 'Jonathan the son of Abiathar '2 Sam. 15. the priest came: and Adonijah said unto Vy'.^ ' ' ''' him, Come in; for Uhou art n valiant ^ |°^^ ^^™- 43 man, and bringest good tidings. And ' ''• Jonathan answered and said to Ado- nijah, Verily our lord king David hath 44 made Solomon king. And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the "^Chereth- '''•er. 38. ites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's 45 mule: and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon : and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city 'rang ' See 1 Sam. again. This is the noise that ye have comp. 46 heard. And also Solomon '"sitteth on ^q^°' 47 the throne of the kingdom. And more- 1Ci1r.29.23. over the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and "make his throne greater " ™''- 37. than thy throne. And the king "bowed "So Gen. 47. 48 himself upon the bed. And also thus said the king, Bles.sed />e the Lord God of Israel, which Phath given o/ic to sit '' '=•'■ 3- 6. on my throne this day, mine eyes even 49 seeing //. And all the guests that 7c>i're with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. 50 And Adonijah feared because of So- lomon, and arose, and went, and icaught "i^^ =• ^^• 51 hold on the horns of the altar. And it e.v. 27. 2. was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Ado- nijah feareth king Solomon: for lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying. Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his (2yS) Chap. i. 52. I. KINGS. CUAV. IT. 25. <• See I Sam. 14- 45- II. a See Gen. 47- =9- i>Josn. 23. 14- = Comp. I Sam. 4. 9 marg. d See Deut. 29. 9. So 1 Chr. 22. 12. 13- II Or, rf(7 -iviscly. I Sam. 18. 5, 14. 15, 30- « 2 Sam. 7. 25 (Heb.). 1 So Ps. 132. 12. e ch. 3. 6. 2 Kin. 20. 3. l» 2 Sam. 7. 12. 13. f Heb. ^t' C7it off from thee Jrovt the throne. Comp. ch. 8. 25. &9-S- ' See 2 Sam. 2. 32. Comp. 2 Sam. 18. 5, 12, 14? & 19. 5-7? ■' ver. 32. 2 Sam. 3. 27, 39- 1 2 Sam. 20. 10. t Heb. /«/. '^^ ver. 9. " 2 Sam. iQ. 31, 33. o 2 Sam. 19. 28. So 2 Sam. 9. 7, 10. P 2 Sam. 17. 27. q 2 Sam. 16. ) Heb. strong. Comp. in the Heb. Job 6. 25. Mic. 2. 10. •■ See 2 Sam. 17. 24. ^ 2 Sam. 19. 18. ' 2 Sam. 19. 23- " Ex. 20. 7. Job 9. 28. "■ Gen. 42. ,^8. & 44. 31. ^ ch. I. 21. Acts 2. 29. & 13- 36. See 2 Sam. > 2 Sam. 5.7, ch. 3. I. & 9. 24. ti II. 43, ccc. servant with the sword. And Solomon 52 said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, ■'there shall not a hair of him foil to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. So king 53 Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon : and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. Now =the days of David drew nigh that /le should die ; and he charged Solo- mon his son, saying, ''I go the way of 2 all the earth: <^be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man ; and keep the 3 charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as // is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest '"'pro- sper in all that thou doest, and whither- soever thou turnest thyself: that the ^ Lord may <^ continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, 'If thy children take heed to their way, to swalk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, ^ there shall not 'fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. Moreover thou 5 knowest also what Joab the son of Ze- ruiah 'did to me, andv;\\it he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, un- to ''Abner the son of Ner, and unto 'Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and 'shed the blood of war in ])eace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. Do 6 therefore ""according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. But shew kindness un- 7 to the sons of "Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that °eat at thy table : for so p they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. And behold, thou hast with s thee qShimei the son of Gera, a Benja- ■ mite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a 'grievous curse in the day when I went to ""Mahanaim: but ^he came down to meet me at Jordan, and 'I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. Now 9 therefore "hold him not guiltless: for thou aii a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head ''^' bring thou down to the grave with blood. So •'' David slept with 10 his fathers, and was buried in v the city 1 1 of David. And the days that David ^reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Je- rusalem. 12 "Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom 13 was established greatly. And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, ''Comest thou peaceably? And he said, 14 Peaceabl)'. He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she 15 said. Say on. And he said, Thou know- est that the kingdom was 'mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that / should reign: howbeit the king- dom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for ''it w-as his from the Lord. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, 'deny me not. And she said unto him, 17 Say on. And he said. Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me 18 ■= Abishag the fShunammite to wife. And Bath-sheba said. Well; I will speak for 19 thee unto the king. Bath-sheba there- fore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; sand she sat on his right 20 hand. Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not 21 say thee na)'. And she said. Let "^Abi- shag the Shunammite be given to Ado- 22nijah thy brother to wife. And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother. And why dost thou ask '=Abi- shag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; ''for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for 'Abiathar the priest, and for Joab 23 the son of Zeruiah. Then king Solo- mon sware by the Lord, saying, ^God do so to me, and more also, if Ado- nijah have not spoken this w'ord against 24 his own life. Now therefore, '^as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, 'as he promised, Adonijah shall 25 be put to death this day. And king Solomon sent by the hand of '"Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. * 2 Sam. 5. 4. 5- 1 Chr. 2g. 26, 27- ^ I Chr. 29. 23- 2 Chr. I. I. B.C. 1014. ^ See I Sam. 16. 4. « ch. I. 5. ^ I Chr. 22. 9, 10. & 28. s-7. t Heb. turti 7wi a7t'tty ttiy/ace. So ver. 17, 20. 2 Chr. 6. 42. Ps. 132. 10. « ch. I. 3, 4. f See Josh. 19. 18. e Comp. Ps. 45. 9. ii ch. I. 6. I Chr. 3.2,5. ' ch. I. 7. J See Ruth I. 17. k See Ruth 3. 13- 1 2 Sam. 7. II— 13. So I Chr. 22. 10. >" .See 2 Sam. 8. iS. (299) .38-2 Chap. ii. 26. I. KINGS. Chap. in. 4. " See Josh. 21. 18. t Heb. rt f/tan of death. See 1 Sam. a6. 16 marg. o I Sam. 23. 6. 2 Sam. 15. 24, 29. P I Sam. 22. 1 1 Sam. 2. 31—35- I- See Josh. 18. I. » ch. I. 7. * 2 Sam. 17. 25. & 18. 2, &c. " Comp. 1 Chr. 16. 39. & 21. 29. 2 Chr. I. 3. V See ch. i. 50. "^ Ex, 21. 14. ^ So Num. 35- 33- Deut. 19. 13. & 21. 8, 9. y ver. 33. Judg. 9. 57 (Heb.). See Judg. 9. 24. * 2 Chr. 21. 13- * ver. 5. 2 Sam. 3. 27, 39- ^ 2 Sam. 20. ■ San 29. ^ See Judg. 8. 21. «i Sam. 25.1. f I Chr. 29. 22. £zek. 44. 10, 15. Comp. Num. 25. II, I Sam. 2. 35 with I Chr. 6. 53. & 24. 3.6. K ver. 27. ' ver. 8. And unto Abiathar the priest said the 26 king, Get thee to "Anathoth, unto thine own fields ; for thou art ' worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because °thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because Pthou hast been afflicted in all where/// my father was afflicted. So Solomon thrust out Abi-27 athar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might ^ fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in ''Shiloh. Then tidings came to Joab: for JoabiS ^had turned after Adonijah, though 'he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled " unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and "caught hold on the horns of the altar. And it was told king Solomon 29 that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying. Go, fall upon him. And Benaiah came to the taber-30 nacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said. Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. And the king said unto 31 him, "Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; ^that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. And the Lord >' shall 32 return his blood ujson his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and ^better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not know- ing thereof, to lait, "Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and ''Amasa the son of J ether, captain of the host of Judah. Their blood shall 33 therefore return '^upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord. So ''Benaiah the son 34 of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried "^in his own house in the wilderness. And 35 the king put Benaiah the son of Je- hoiada in his room over the host: and fZadok the priest did the king put in the room of s Abiathar. And the king sent and called for 36 ''Shimei, and said unto him. Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over 'the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: ^thy blood 33 shall l)e upon thine own head. And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good : as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei 39 dwelt in Jerusalem many days. And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto i^ Achish son of Maachah king of 'Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 40 And Shimei aro.se, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and 41 brought his servants from Gath. And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was 42 come again. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him. Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whi- ther, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me. The word that I 43 have heard is good. Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have 44 charged thee with? The king said more- over to Shimei, Thou knowest '"all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the Lord shall " return thy 45 wickedness upon thine own head; and king Solomon shall be blessed, and "the throne of David shall be established 46 before the Lord for ever. So the king commanded '^Benaiah the son of Je- hoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the Pkingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. And ^Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pha- raoh's daughter, and brought her into the '^city of David, until he had made an end of building his '^own house, and ''the house of the Lord, and 'the wall 2 of Jerusalem round about. Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name 3 of the Lord, until those days. And Solomon Hoved the Lord, Swalking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high 4 places. And the king went to ''Gibeon ' See a Sam. 15. 23- J See 2 Sam. I. 16. B. C. lou. ^ Comp. I .Sam. 27. 2. 1 See 1 Sam. 17. 4. ■" 2 Sam. 16. 5- " See I Sam. =5- 39- o Comp. Prov. 25. 5. P ver. 12. So 2 Chr. I. I. III. B. C. 10T4. » ch. 7. 8. & 9. 16, 24. & II. 1. 2 Chr. 8. II. ^ See ch. 2. 10. c ch. 7. I. •i ch. 6. "ch. 9. 15,19. f Deut. 30. 16, 20. Ps. 31. 23. See DeuL 6. s. P ver. 6, 14- !■ See Josh. 9- 3- (300) Chap. hi. 5. I. KINGS. Chap. iv. 6. 'i Chr. 16.39. & 21. 29. 2 Chr. 1. 3, 6, 13- J Comp. 1 Sam. 9. 12. "t 2 Chr. I. 6. ' ch. 9. 2. & II- 9. To ver. 14, 2 Chr, \. 7—12. "> Sec Num. 12. 6. U Or, bounty. "See ch. 2. 4. So ch. 9. 4. Ps. 15. 2. 0 ch. I. 48. P So I Chr. 28.5. 'discern between good and bad : for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? And the speech ^pleased the Lord, that 10 Solomon had asked this thing. And n God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself 'long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding ' to discern judgment; ^behold, I have done ac-12 cording to thy word: ''lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. And I have also "^given 13 thee that which thou hast not asked, both ''riches, and honour: so that there ' shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. And ifi4 thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, <=as thy father David did walk, then I will f lengthen thy days. And Solomon 15 sawoke; and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before ''the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and 'made a feast to all his servants. Then came there two women, that 16 'li'cre harlots, unto the king, and ''stood before him. And the one woman said, 17 O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of isa child with her in the house. .-\nd it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we icerc together; there 7ie two in the house. And this woman's child died in the night; 20 because she overlaid it. And she rose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her 21 dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did 22 bear. And the other woman said. Nay; but the li\ing is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said. No ; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 23 Then said the king, The one saith. This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my 24 son is the living. And the king said. Bring me a sword. And they brought 25 a sword before the king. And the king said. Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the 26 other. Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels *yerned upon her son, and t Heb. she said, O my lord, give her the living see 'g^''.' 43. child, and in no wise slay it. But the 3°- So other said, Let it be neither mine nor comp.'' ^°' 27 thine, but divide //. Then the king '"'^'- w- '=■ answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it : she is the 28 mother thereof And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had 1 vcr. 9, n, judged; and they feared the king:, for "^^^,.^^ they saw that the 'wisdom of God 7oas I'lc midst 0/ *in him, to do judgment. "'"" So king Solomon was king over all IV. 2 Israel. And these 'locre the princes " or, t/w which he had; Azariah the son of Za- i"f£.'li sdok 'the priest, Elihoreph and .'Vhiah, 45 m.arg. , c r.1 • 1 11-1 XII Uut comp. the sons of "Sliisha, "scribes; Jehosha- iChr. 6. 10. phat the son of Ahilud, the 'recorder, ^f^l^'^g.^^. 4 And ''Benaiah the son of Jehoiada laas &;2o, 25. over the host: and Zadok and "^Abiathar Js. 5 7Ciere the priests : and Azariah the son of " O''', . ■^ . ' . . __ . secretaries. Nathan icas over '' the officers : and So 2 Sam. 8. Zabud the son of Nathan was =prin- Wf^^'^^'il 6 cipal officer, and fthe king's friend : and & 18. 18. Ahishar 7cias over the household: and /,„,«r,4-.' See Sam. 8. 16. bch. 2. 35. See 2 Sam. 8. 1 8. e 2 Sam. 20. 25. Comp. ch. 2. 27. Ueut. 3. 8—10. 19. & 25. 1, 4, S> 6. Ps. 88, title. ^ 1 Chr. 2. 6? y Prov. I. I. Eccles. 12. g. ^ Cant. I. 1. * See Judg. 9- 15- " See Ex. 12. 22. *= 2 Chr. g. 23. See ch. 10. i. " [\er. 10. & i3. 2 Chr. 2. 3, Hnram]. a .See Josh. 19. 29. & Amos I. g. b2Sam. 5. II. 1 Chr. 14. 1. <= To ver. 11, 2 Chr. 2. 3-16. Tn the fourth year was the founda- ''■•". i. tion of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif : and in the eleventh year, i or, with in the month Bui, which is the eighth "'"'""t- 1 II ;- • I 1 » 1 , purtenances pionth, was the house finished "through- thereof and out all the parts thereof, and according "■'"*"«'■''«• ordinances So was he seven "''''"'/■ B. C. 1005. to all the fashion of it. years in building it. But Solomon was building his own VIL house ^thirteen years, and he finished '^-S'- '°°5 J till 992. 2 all his house. He built also ""the house » ch. 3. i. ■ of the forest of Lebanon; the length fA'°g thereof was an hundred cubits, and the I'ch. io.'i7, breadth thereof fiftycubits, and the height n';.,, '^""p- thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the 3 pillars. And // was covered with cedar above upon the 'beams, that lay on t Heb. r/i'j-. 4 forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. And ^^."g'' there were windows in three rows, and marg. 'light 7vas against light in three ranks, against'^' 5 And all the "doors and posts were "sht, ■ 7 7 - 1 11-1 "V^T. 5. square, with the windows : and light was 1 Or, spaces 6 against light in three ranks. And he "."fe^j^'mi made a porch of pillars; the length \n prospect. thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits : and the porch was "before them: and the other pillars and "•,°''; "5/"^^' 7 the thick beam were "before them. Then Comp. Ezek. he made a porch for the throne where tor.'acct^d- he might judge, even the porch of judg- ingtothem, ment: and it was covered with cedar 'from one side of the floor to the other, t Heb. sAnd his house where he dwelt had ■a.v\.--^l'"J}£°°'' other court within the porch, which was "-""JP- of the like work. Solomon made also a "^ ' ' '^' ' ' house for Pharaoh's daughter, "^whom he 'Seech.3.1. had taken to wife, like unto this porch. 9 All these 'were of costly stones, accord- ing to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the cop- ing, and so on the outside toward the 10 great court. And the foundation was of costly stones, n-en great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 12 And the great court round about was ^'with three rows ^y hewed stones, and a ■ich. 6. 36. (304) Chap. vii. 13. I. KINGS. Chap. vh. 40. Bt2Chr.4. II, Huravi : See ver. 40]. tHeb. th^son of a ivitiaiv •woinan. As ch. II. 26. f Comp. 2 Chr. 2. 14. 8 2 Chr. 2. 14. & 4- 16. »» Ex. 31. 3. & 35-31- tHeb. fashioned. * To ver. 21, 2 C^r. 3. 15-.7. Lomp. 2 Kin. 25. 17. 1 Chr. iS. 8. 2 Chr. 4. 12. Jer. 52. 21 — 23. J Comp. a Chr. 3. 15. k Deut. 22. 12 (Heb.). I ch. 6. 3. " Comp. ver. 42. 2 Chr. 3. 16. & 4. 13. Jer. 52. 23. B That is, A^c shall establish. « That is, In it is strength, Comp. Ruth 2. I. Isai. 45. 24. " To ver. 26, 2 C/ir. 4. 2 — 5. So 2 Kin. 16. 17. & 25. 13. 1 Chr. 18. 8. Jer. 52. 17. Comp. Ex. 30. 18. t Hcb. from his brim to his brim. o ch. 6. 18. Comp. 2 Chr. 4- 3- P Jer. 52. 20 (Heb.). row of cedar beams, both "Tor the inner court of the house of the Lord, and •^for the porch of the house. And king Solomon sent and fet 13 'Hiram out of Tyre. He was *a widow's 14 son fof the tribe of Naphtali, and ehis father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and ''he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and WTOught all his work. For he 'cast 'two pillars of brass, of 15 ^eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of .them about. And he made two chapi- 16 ters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter 7i.'as fi\-e cubits, and the height of the other chapiter 7cias five cubits: and nets of checker work, r?«(/ ''wTeaths 17 of chain work, for the chapiters which 7iien' upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. And he made the pil- 18 lars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that 7i'fre upon the top, ?<:'//// pomegra- nates : and so did he for the other chapi- ter. (And the chapiters that 7i>ere upon 19 the top of the pillars avre of lily work in 'the porch, four cubits). And the 20 chapiters upon the two pillars had pome- granates also above, over against the belly which was by the network : and the pomegranates were ""two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapi- ter. And he set up the pillars in the 21 porch of the temple : and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof 'Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof ' Boaz. And 22 upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished. And he made "a molten sea, ten cu- 23 bits 'from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height zcas five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. And un-24 der the brim of it round about there ^oeir °knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops 'were cast in two rows, when it was cast. It stood upon Ptwelve oxen, 25 three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three look- ing toward the south, and three looking toward the east : and the sea 'was set a- bove upon them, and all their hinder ^ Cnmp. 2 Chr. 4. 5. *■ 2 Kin. 25. 13. 2 Chr. 4. 14- Jer. 52. '7- 26 parts -were inward. And it -was a hand- breadth thick, and the brim thereof was ^\Tought like the brim of a cup, 7c>ith flowers of lilies: it contained "itwo thou- sand baths. 27 And he made "'ten bases of brass; four cubits 'was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and 28 three cubits the height of it. And the work of the bases 'was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were 29 between the ledges : and on the borders that were betn-een the ledges 'were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above : and be- neath the lions and oxen 'were certain 30 additions made of thin work. And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters : under the laver 'were undersetters molten, at the side of every 31 addition. And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above 7vas a cubit : but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and a half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, 32 not round. And under the borders 'were four wheels; and the a.xletrees of the wheels 'were 'joined to the base: and the l'^^''- , height of a wheel 'was a cubit and half a """ ""' 33 cubit. And the work of the wheels 'was like the work of a chariot wheel : their axletrees, and their ^ naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, 'were all mol- 34 ten. And there 'were four undersetters to the four corners of one base : and the undersetters were of the very base itself. 35 And in the top of the base 'was tJiere a round compass of half a cubit high : and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the 36 same. For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he gi-aved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the 'proportion of every * Hcb. 37 one, and additions round about. After ""''"'""'■ this manner he made tiie ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, '3S and one size. Then 'made he ten la- '2Chr. 4. < vers of brass : one laver contained forty baths : and every laver was four cubits : and upon every one of the ten bases one , pj^^ 39 laver. And he put five bases on the s/wMr. right 'side of the house, and five on the °J_ '''"'■ ■•■ left side of the house : and "he set the sea "' j.^^"- 5' on the right side of the house eastward 11—5.' over against the south. 40 'And 'Hiram made the lavers. " So Ezek. iS (Heb.). t[Heb. Hirotn : and See ver. 13]. (305) 39 .Chap. vii. 41. I. KINGS. ClIAP. VIII. 19. " ver. 45. Ex. 27. 3. & 38. 3. » 2 Chr. 4. 12, 13 (Heb.). y ver. T7, iS. « 2 Chr. 4. 13. Comp. ver. 20. t Heb. 7(/f« tlieface \of the pillars]. * ver. 23, 25. *> E.\. 27. 3 (Heb.). t Heb. made bright, or, scoured. So Ezek. 21. II, 28. t Heb. in the thick- ness of the ground. « See Josh. 13. 27. d See Josh. 3. 16. tHeb.yi)r//:f exceeding jntiliitude. tHeb. searclted. Comp. 1 Chr. 22. 3, 14. « Ex. 37. 25, &c. f Ex. 37. 10, &c. Coinp. 2 Chr, 4. 8. 6 See Ex. 25. so- fa 2 Chr. 4. 7. > Ex. 25. 31. J Ex. 25. 37. »t Ex. 25- 38. l2Kin.12.13. "» Ex. 25. 29. tHeb. ask fans. See Ex. 27. 3. n See ch. 6. j6. tHeb. \Ju>ly\ things 0/ David. Comp. ch. 15. 15 marg. o 2 Sam. 8. VIII. * To ver. 9, 2 C/;r. 5. 2 — II. tHeb. firinces. See Num. i. 16. ^ 2Sam.6. 17. « 2 Sam. 5. 7, t. &6. 12, 16. ver. 65. 2 Chr. 7. 8—10. Lev. 23. 34. B. C. 1004. ^ See Num. 4. 15. So josh. 3. 3, 6. I Chr. 15. I4j "the shovels, and the basons. So Hi- ram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord : the two pillars, and 41 the two •''bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two v networks, to cover the two -'' bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; and ^four hundred 42 pomegranates for the two >" networks, evm two rows of pomegranates for one net- work, to cover the two ^ bowls of the chapiters that were *upon the pillars; and the ten bases, and ten lavers on 43 the bases; and »one sea, and twelve 44 oxen under the sea; and ''the pots, and 45 the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon /t^r the house of the Lord, 7Li this place. ^ Comp. ver. eb. and W^.,. ...... he reiptire an oath 0/ him. Lev. 5. I. * Comp. Ex. 22. II. Dent. 29. 12. Neh. 10. 29. son that '^shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. And the Lord hath performed 20 his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, ''as the Lord promised, and have built a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. And 21 I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is =the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. And Solomon <" stood before the altars: of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and sspread forth his hands toward heaven : and he said, 23 ■•Lord God of Israel, '^t/ierc is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, '^vvho keepest covenant and mer- cy with thy servants that 'walk before thee with all their heart : who hast kept 24 with thy ser\^ant David my father that thou promisedst him : thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as // is this day. Therefore 25 now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou pro- misedst him, saying, "'There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; 'so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. "And now, O God of Israel, let 26 thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. But will God indeed dwell on the 27 earth? behold, "the heaven and Pheaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? Yet have thou respect unto the prayer 28 of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the j cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: that 'Uhine^fj | 41 eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, ■'My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken un- to the prayer which thy servant shall make ' towards this place. And hearken 31 thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray 'towards this place: and hear thou in heaven ^thy dwelling place : and when thou hearest, forgive. If any man trespass against his neigh- 3 bour, 'and 'an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come 32 before thine altar in this house: then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, "condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and jus- tifying the righteous, to give him accord- ing to his righteousness. 33 "When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and ''shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee 34 "in this house: then hear thou /;/ heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. 35 >'\Vhen heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee ; if they pray towards this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their 36 sin, when thou afflictest them : then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou ^ teach them ='the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon tliy land, which thou hast gi\en to thy people for an inheritance. 37 *> If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, lo- cust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their 'cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever 38 sickness there be; what prayer and sup- plication soever be 7nade by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and "^spread forth his hands towards this 39 house: then hear thou in heaven ''thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, a So Lev. 26. 16, 25, 26. Deut. 28. 21, 22, 27, 38, 42. 2 Chr. 20. 9. II Ot^ juris- diction. So Deut. 28. 52 vHeb.). c So ver. 22. •* Sec ver. 13. « Acts I. 24. So Ps. II. 4. See 1 Sam. 16. 7. I Deut. 12. I. BDeut. 3. 24 2 Chr. 6. 32 in the Heb. '1 See Josh. 4. 24. So ver. 60. ' Ps. 102. IS, 16. t Heb. thy jtatne is called upon this house. (307I 39- Chap. viii. 45. I. KINGS. Chap. ix. 3. tHeb. the "way of the city. So ver. 48. fl Or, right. ver. 49, 59. ^ Prov. 20. 9. Eccles, 7. "30. James 3. 2. I John I. 8, 10. See Gen. 6. 5. 1 So Lev. 26. 34. 44- Deut. 28. 36, 64. " So Lev. 26. 40. t Heb. bring back to their heart. So Deut. 4. 39. & 30. I. n So I Sam. 7.6. Neh. I. 6. Ps. 106. 6. o See 2 Sam. p See I Sam. 7- 3- So Jer. 29. 12 — 14. q Dan. 6. 10. Comp. ver. 44 niarg. " Or, right. ver. 45, 59. •• Ps. 106. 46 (Heb.). * See Deut. 9. 29. « See Deut. 4. 20. " ver. 29. 3 Chr. 6. 40. "Ex. 19.5,6. & 33. 16. Deut. 9. 26, 29. & 14. 2. * 2 Chr. 6.13. y ver. 14. ♦ Heb. fallen. Josh. 21. 45. & 23. 14. their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord 'toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name : then hear thou in heaven 45 their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their "cause. If they sin against ^6 thee, (''for t/icre is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives 'unto the land of the enemy, far or near; ^yet'ii they 47 shall 'bethink themselves in the land whi- ther they were carried captives, and re- pent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, "We have sinned, and "have done perversely, we have commit- ted wickedness ; and so p return unto thee 43 with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee 1 toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: then hear thou their 49 prayer and their supplication in heaven ''thy dwelling place, and maintain their "cause, and forgive thy people that have 50 sinned against thee, and all their trans- gressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and ■'give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them : for ''they be thy people, and thine in- 51 heritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, 'from the midst of the fur- nace of iron: "that thine eyes may be 52 open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. For thou didst 53 separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, "as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God. And it was so, that when Solomon had 54 made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from "kneeling on his knees with his hands spread np to heaven. And he stood, 55 and yblessed all the congregation of Israel loith a loud voice, saying. Blessed 56 be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not 'failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his ser- 57 vant. The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not 58 2 leave us, nor ^forsake us: that //t' may ''incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his command- ments, and his statutes, and his judg- ments, which he commanded our fathers. 59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the "^cause of his ser\-ant, and the cause of his people Is- rael 'at all times, as the matter shall 60 require: ''that all the people of the earth may know that <=the Lord is God, and 61 that there is none else. Let your heart therefore be fperfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 62 sAnd the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand o.xen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel 64 dedicated the house of the Lord. The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that 7C'as before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because ''the brasen altar that was before the Lord 7cias too little to receive the burnt offer- ings, and meat offerings, and the fat of 65 the peace offerings. And at that time Solomon held 'a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from ^ the entering in of Hamath unto ''the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, 'seven days and seven days, even four- 66 teen days. 'On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they "blessed the king, and went unto their '"tents joyful and "glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his ser- vant, and for Israel his people. And "it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, ''and the king's house, and all Solomon's '^desire which he was pleas- 2 ed to do, that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, ''as he had 3 appeared unto him at 'Gibeon. And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me : I have hal- lowed this house, which thou hast built. ' Deut. 31.6. Josh. I. 5. ^ See I Sam. 12, 22. t" Ps. iig. 36. ' ver. 45, 49 marg. tHeb. the thijig of a day in his day. ^ See Lev. 23. 37. Add 2 Kin. 25. 30. 1 Chr. 16. 37. 2 Chr. 8. 14. Jer. 52, 34 marg. So 2 Chr. 8. 13. So ver. 43. • Deut 4. 1 ch. II. 4. & 15. 3, 14. 2 Kin. 20. 3. 1 Chr. 28. g. & 29. 9, 19. 2 Chr. 16. 9. ^ To ver. 66, 2 Chr. 7. 4 — 10. Comp. Ezra 6.16,17. ^ 2 Chr. 4. I. &7. 7. ' ver. 2, Lev. 23. 34. J Num.13.21. & 34. 8. josh. 13- 5- Judg. 3- 3- 2 Kin. 14. 25. 2 Chr. 7. 8. Ezek. 47. 20. So Gen. 10. 18. 2 Sam. 8. 9. 2 Kin. 14. 28. & 17. 24, 30. & 18. 34. & 19. 13. & 23- 33- & 25. 21. I Chr. I. 16. & 18. 3, 9. 2 Chr. 8. 3, 4. Isai. 10. 9. & II. II. & 36. 19. & 37- 13- Jer. 39- .';. & 49. 23. Ezek. 47- 16. Amos 6. 2. Zech. 9. 2, ^ 2 Kin. 24. 7. See Num. 34, 5, ' Comp. 2 Chr. 7. 8, 9, 10, fiOr, thanked. 2 Sam. 14.22. ^ See 2 Sam. iS. 17. " See 2 Sam. 13- 28. IX. ^ To ver. g, 2 Chr. 7. II — 22. I" ch. 7. I. * ver. 19. 2 Chr. 8. 6. Isai. 21. 4 (Heb.). '' ch. 3. 5. & II. 9. " See Josh. 9- 3- (308) Chap. ix. 4. I, KINGS. Chap. x. 3. f ch. 8. 29. B So Dent. II. 12. •^ See Gen, }7; '• ' ch. II. 4, 6, 38. & 14. 8. & 15. 5. ^ 2 Sam. 7. 12, 16. ch. 2. 4. & 6. 12. I Chr. 22. 10. Ps. 132. 12. 1 I Sam. 15. " Deut. 4. 26._ 2 Kin. 17. 23. & 25. 21. ° Jer. 7. 14. o See Deut. 28. 37. P Expressed 2 Chr. 7. 21. q Deut. 29. 24 — 26. Jer. 22. 8, 9. ■■ To ver. 28, 2 C//r. 8. I— 18. ■ch. 6. 37, 33. &7. I. B. C. 992. t Heb. 7veyr not right in kis eyes. See Judg. 14- 3- > Comp. I Chr. 8. 2. 1 That is, displeasing, or, dirty. Comp. Josh. 19. 27. " ch. 5. 13, and marg. ^ ver. 24. See 2 Sam. S- 9- y See Josh. II. 1. * See Judg. 5. 19. * See Josh. 10. 33. >■ See Josh. 16. 10. fto put my name there for ever; sand mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. And if thou wilt •'walk be- 4 fore me, 'as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have command- ed thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: then I will establish the 5 throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, '^as I promised to David thy father, saying. There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. But if you 6 shall at all 'turn from following me, you or your children, and will not keep my com- mandments a/id my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: ™then will 1 7 cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them ; and this house, which I have hallowed "for my name, will I cast out of my sight; °and Israel shall be a pro- verb and a byword among all people: and at this house, f-ichich is high, every 3 one that passeth by it shall be astonish- ed, and shall hiss; and they shall say, 'iWhy hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? And they 9 shall answer. Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them : therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil. And ■'it came to pass at the end ofm ^twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, (now Hiram the n king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) t/iat then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. And Hiram came 12 out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they 'pleas- ed him not. And he said, 'What cities 13 ai-e these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of'Cabul unto this day. And Hiram 14 sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. And this is the reason of "the levy 15 which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and "Millo, and the wall of Jeru- salem, and vHazor, and ^Megiddo, and ^Gezer. For Pharaoh king of Egypt had 16 gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the ''Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a pre- sent unto his daughter, T7And Solomon built Gezer, and sire 0/ Solo- mon, 'which he desired. See ver. i. ' Judg. I. Solomon's wife. " ver. 24. 'Ophir, and fet from thence gold, '^''■•■'9.4. four hundred and ^twenty talents, and &2S.\6.'^ brought it to king Solomon. Ecclus. 7. i3. Comp. Gen. lo. 29. And when the ^ queen of ''Sheba heard X. of the fame of Solomon concerning the " T" '•'"■ '3. name of the Lord, she came to prove i— iT' * 2 him with "^hard questions. And she 9'".?' .^ , ^ . , Matt. 12. 42. came to Jerusalem with a very great Luke n. 31. train, wit/i camels that bare spices, and or*^s"3.'°' ''^ very much gold, and precious stones : j chr. i. 32. and when she was come to Solomon, (Heb.). she communed with him of all that was f/'^^^ „ 3 in her heart. And Solomon told her all isai. tio. 6. her 'questions: there was not any thing Ezek.'27°'22, hid from the king, which he told her not. ^J- f^3f- '|- c See Judg. 14. 12. +Heb. ivords. Ps. 45. 9, Isai. 13. 1 I Chr. I. 23. « Comp. 2 Chr. 8. 18. (309) Char x. 4. I. KINGS. Chap. xi. 3. tHeb. standi Kg. Comp. ver. S.ch. 12. 6. 8, II Or, bttildi-s. Gen. 40. I, &c. " To ver. 28, 1 Chr, 9. 13—28. " Neh. 3. 31, 32- & 13. 20. Cant. 3. 6. Ezek. 17. 4. &27. 3,&c. Nah. 3. 16. II Or, captains. ch. 20. 24. 2 Kin. iS. 24. Ezra 8. 36. Neh. 2. 7, 9. & 3- 7- & 5. 14, IS. 18. & 12. 26. Esth. 3. 12. &8. 9. &9- 3- Isai. 36. g. Jer. 51. 23, 28, 57. Ezek. 23. 6, 12, 23. Hagg. I. 1, 14. & 2, 2, 21. Mai. T. 8. See Ezra 5. 14 (Chald.;. o ch. 14. 26. P Comp. 2 Chr. 9. 16. *1 ver. 21. ch. 7. 2. And when the queen of Sheba had seen 4 all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, and the meat of his 5 table, and the sitting of his servants, and the 'attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his "cupbearers, and ''his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; 'there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the 6 king, It was a true 'report that I heard in mine own land of thy "acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not 7 the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen //.■ and behold, the half was not told me: *thy wisdom and prospe- rity exceedeth the fame which I heard. ^Happy are thy men, happy arc these 8 thy servants, which stand continually be- fore thee, and that hear thy wisdom, s Blessed be the Lord thy God, which 9 delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel : ''because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, 'to do judgment and justice. And 10 she Jgave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of She- ba gave to king Solomon. ''And the n navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from 'Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of "almug trees, and precious stones. And the king made of the al- 12 mug trees 'pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers : there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. And king Solomon 13 gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, \s\\2Xsoevcr she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her 'of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. '"Now the weight of gold that came m to Solomon in one year was si.x hundred threescore and six talents of gold, be- 15 sides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the '^spice mer- chants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the 'governors of the country. And king Solomon made two hundred 16 targets of beaten gold : six hundred she- kels of gold went to one target. And he 17 made three hundred "shields of beaten gold; P three pound (/gold went to one shield: and the king jjut them in "ithe house of the forest of Lebanon. More- is over the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the ''best 19 gold. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne 7Lias round 'be- hind: and there 7i'cre 'stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two 20 lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not 'the like made in any 21 kingdom. And all king Solomon's drink- ing vessels n'cre of gold, and all the ves- sels of ^the house of the forest of Le- banon were (/pure gold: 'none 7ve}-e of silver: it was nothing accounted of in 22 the days of Solomon. For the king had at sea a navy of 'Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, 'ivor}', and apes, and 23 peacocks. So "king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and 24 for wisdom. And all the earth 'sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which 25 God had put in his heart. And they brought every man his "present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and gar- ments, and armour, and spices, horses, 26 and mufes, a rate year by year. ^And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen : and he had ^a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thou- sand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king 27 at Jerusalem. ^And the king 'made sil- ver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as •''the sycomore trees that arc in the vale, for abundance. 28 'And Solomon had ''horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn : the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a 29 price. And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of "the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out 'by their means. But ^king Solomon loved ''many strange women, 'together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Am- monites, Edomites, Zidonians, (?;/(/ '^Hit- 2tites; of the nations concerning \i\-{\c!n the Lord said unto the children of Israel, ''Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you : for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods : Solomon clave unto these in 3 love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concu- bines : and his wi\-es turned awav his r Comp, 2 chr. 9. 17. t Heb. on the hinder part tin re of. tHeb. hands. t Heb. so. ' ver. 17. II Or, there was no silver in them. ' ch. 22. 48. So in Heb. Gen. 10. 4. 1 Chr. I. 7. 2 Chr. 20. 36. 37- Ps. 48. 7. & 72. 10. Isai. 2. 16. & 23. 1,6, 10, 14. & 60. g, & 66. 19. Jer. 10. 9. Ezek. 27. 12, 25. & 3S. 13. Jon. I. 3. & 4- 2. UOr, elephant^ teeth. Comp. ver. 18. ch. 22.39,&c. ^ ch. 3. 12, 13. & 4. 30. 2 Chr. I. 12. tHeb. sought the face of. * See I Sam. 10. 27. * To ver. 29, 2 Chr. 1. 14—17. J Comp. ch. 4. 26. 2 Chr. I. 14. & 9. 25- ^2Chr. g. 27. So Job22. 24. t Heb. gave. a See I Chr. 27. 28. t Heb. Afid the going forth of tJte houses •which was Solomon's. Comp. I Sam. 24. 4 marg. b 2 Chr. 9. 28. SeeDeut. 17. 16. <-■ ch. II. I. See Judg. I. 26. t Heb by their hand^ 2 Chr. 7. 6. XI. »Neh. 13.26. li Deut. 17. 17- Ecc1us.47.19. II Or, besides. c ch. 10. 29. <* See E.\. 34. 16. (3,0) Chap. xi. 4. I. KINGS. Chap. xi. 3^ About B.C.9S4- * Josh. 23. 12. 13. i See ch. 8. 6i. s See ch. 9. 4- •» ver. 33. 2 Kin. 23. 13. So Judg. 2. 13- 1 Sam. 7. 3. & 12. 10. & 31. 10. U [Called, Molech, ver. 7]. So ver. 33. tHeb.>/- JiUed not after. See Num. 14. 24. ' Com p. Num. 33. 52. j ver. 33. See Num. 21. 29. ^ Com p. 2 Kin. 23. 13. 1 Lev. 18. 21. & 20. 2, 3, 4. 2 Kin. 23. iQ. So Amos 5. 26? Zcph. 1. 5? Acts 7. 43. Comp. ver. 5, 33. ■" ver. 2, 3, 4. n ch. 3. 5^ & 9. 2. o ch. 6. 12. &9. 6. t Heb. is ivitk thee. P ver. 31. ch. 12. IS, 16. 'Hadadezer king of ^f™''; 24 Zobah : and he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them '^ of Zobah: and they t^^^?-'; 3- ,, 1,1, . -' ci 10. 8, 18. went to ''Damascus, and dwelt therem, »Gen.i4.i5. 25 and reigned in Damascus. And he was fsim\ 6. an ad\ersary to Israel all the days of ';''■ 's- is. Solomon, beside the mischief that Ha- & 2* H'. dad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. I. & 17. 12. Ps. 132. 6. ■1 Josh. 3. i6? or see 2 Chr. 4. 17? « So 2 Sam. 20. 21. f ch. 9. 24. See 2 Sam. 2 Kin. 5. 12. & 8. 7. & 14. 28. 26 And ''Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an f chr.''i8.°s, "^Ephrathite of ''Zereda, Solomon's ser- «. vant, whose mother's name teas Zeruah, &2S.'s,''^s^ a widow woman, even he 'lift up his ^'"'V '.■ ••• „ 1 1 ■ , I • .ft- beelsai. 7.8. 27 hand agamst the kmg. And this was '• ch. 12. 2, the cause that he 'lift up his hand f chr. 13. 6. against the king: Solomon built ''Millo, 'See Gen. and 'repaired the breaches of the city io/s; 2Sof David his father. And the man Je- roboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he 'was industrious, he made him ruler over all the 'cliarge of the house of Jo- 29 seph. And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, tHeb. that the prophet eAhijah the ''Shilonite f'^lt found him in the way; and he had clad f'/^T"'"'''- himself with a new gannent ; and they i,„A-„. 30 two 7C'ere alone in the field : and Ahijah ]/\i"'"8o caught the new garment that 7C'as on 5 ch. 12. 15. 31 him, and 'rent it in twelve pieces: and & Jj] 29. he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten ^ ^'"'- 9- ^9- pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the iS." God of Israel, J Behold, I will rent the [l^'c'^p, kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, 32 and will give ten tribes to thee : (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all 33 the tribes of Israel :) because that they I Sam. 15. 27. j ver. II, 13. (3") Chap. xi. 34. I. KINGS. Chap. xn. 16. » ver. 5. 1 ver. 7. Dch. 12. 15, 16, 17. Over. 13, 32. Comp. ch. j2. 21, t Heb. /«/«/, or, candle. See 2 Sam. 21. 17. P ver. 32. ch. 14. 21. See Deut. 12. 5. Rehoboam went to •'Shechem : for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass, 2 when "^Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in >* Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king So- lomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) that they sent and called him. And 3 Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Reho- boam, saying, "= Thy father made our 4 yoke grievous : now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, 5 lighter, and we will serve thee. And he said unto them. Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. 6 And the people departed. And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that fstood before Solomon his father while hejr/ lived, and said. How do you advise that / may answer this people? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, s If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt ser\'e them, and an- swer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for 8 ever. But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which gfstood before him: and he said unto them. What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying. Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us 10 lighter? And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying. Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying. Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them. My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke : my father hath chastised you with i* whips, but I will chastise you 12 with 'scorpions. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, Jas the king had appointed, saying, 13 Come to me again the third day. And the king answered the people 'roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that 14 they gave him ; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, ^ My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke : my father also chastised you with whips, but I will 15 chastise you with scorpions. Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the peo- ple; for the cause was 'from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which ■"the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shi- lonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, "^\'llat portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : f See ch. 10. 5 niarg. e Cnmp. 2 Chr. ic h Prov. 26. 3. ' See Deut. S. 15. Comp. Judg. 8. 16. J ver. 5. t Heb. hardly. I Sam. 20. 10. So Gen. 42. 7, 30 marg. k ver. II. • ver. 24. See Josh. II. 20. ™ ch. II. II, 31- n See 2 Sam. 20. I. (3") Chap. xii. 17. I, KINGS. Chap. xhi. 8, och. : 36. P Seech. 4.6. t Heb. strengiJtcn- ed hansel/. See Ruth r. 18. *1 2 Kin. 17. 21. UOr, fell aivay. SozKin. 1. 1. & 3- 5. 7- *■ ch. II. 13, 32. 36. Comp. ver. 21, 23 ■ 2 Chr. 12. 5.7, 15. So 2 Chr. II. 2. 'See Judg. 13.6. " ver. 15. * Comp. Judg. 9. 45. See Josh. 17. 7- 7 See Josh. =4- 33- * Gen. 32. 31. Comp. Judg. 8. 17. » See Deut, 12. 5. t" 2 Kin. 10. 29. & 17. 16. 2 Chr. II. 15. & 13. 8. Hos. 8. 5, 6. & 10. 5. & 13. 2. So ch, 14.9. « Ex. 32. 4, 8. <* See josh. 16. 2. * See Judg. 18. 29. f ch. 13. 34. So 2 Kin. 17. 21. To your "tents, O Israel: Now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. But as for "the children of Israel which 17 dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. Then king Reho- is boam sent PAdoram, who loas over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. There- fore king Rehoboam * made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Je- rusalem. So 1 1srael 'rebelled against 19 the house of David unto this day. And it came to pass, when all Israel 20 heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel : there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Ju- dah 'only. And when Rehoboam was come to 21 Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand cho- sen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. But the word of God came 22 unto ""Shemaiah 'the man of God, say- ing, Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of 23 Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying. Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go 24 up. nor light against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; "for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord. Then Jeroboam •''built Shechem ^in 25 mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein ; and went out from thence, and built ^Pe- nuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart, 26 Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: if ^this people go up 27 to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Re- hoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the 28 king took counsel, and made ''two calves of gold,, and said unto them, // is too much for j'ou to go up to Jerusalem: <= behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in ''Beth-el, 29 and the other put he in =Dan. f And 30 this thing became a sin : for the people went to worship before sthe one, even 31 unto 'Dan. And he made ''a house of high places, and 'made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of 32 the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam or- dained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto -"the feast that is in Judah, and he 'offered upon the altar (so did he in Beth-el,) ' sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el ''the priests of the high places 33 which he had made. So he ' offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth ■ month, even in the month which he had 'devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel : and he 'offered uponthealtar,'and burnt incense. And behold, there •''came ''a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el : and Jeroboam stood 2 by the altar 'to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shaU be born unto the house of David, "^Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones 3 shall be burnt upon thee. And he gave ■^a sign the same day, saying. This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that arc upon it shall be poured 4 out. And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying. Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he 5 could not pull it in again to him. The altar also 7i.. filhd his hand. See Judg. 17. s- " So ch. 12. 30. '^ Ex. 23. 23. Comp. ch. 14. 10. XIV. » See Josh. 18. I. (3M) Chap. xiv. I. KINGS. Chap. xiv. 28. *> ch. II. 29, 31- »^ So I Sam. 9. 7, 8. t Heb. in thifte hand. 1 Or, cakes. Comp. Josh. 9. 5 iHeb.). I Or, bottU. Jer. 19. I, 10. tHeb. stoodfor\Jiis\ koa-riness. So I Sam. 4. IS. t Heb. hard. d ch. 16. 2. Su 2 bam. 12. 7—9- 6 ch. II. 31. fcK II. 33, 38. &15. 5- See ch. 9. 4. E See ch. 12. 28. 1» See Ex. 34-, ■ 7- ' Xeh. 9. 26. Ezek. 23. 35. So Ps. 50. 17. About B.C. 95«. J ch. 15. 29. ^ See I Sam. 25. 22. ' See DeuL 32. 36. •" So ch. 16. 3 (Heb.). ^ ch. 16. 4. & 21. 24. *>2Chr. 19. 3. So 2 Chr. 12. 12 inarg. P ch. 15. 27—29. ^ Comp. Luke 12. 49. prophet, which told me that ^I should be king over this people. And "^take 3 'with thee ten loaves, and 'cracknels, and a 'cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. And Jeroboam's wife did so, 4 and arose, and went to ='Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahi- jah could not see; for his eyes 'were set by reason of his age. And the Lord 5 said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another 7iW;/(7«. And 6 it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said. Come in, thou wife of Je- roboam ; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with 'heavy tidings. Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus ^ saith the Lord God of Israel, ''Foras- much as I e.xalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and =rent the kingdom e away from the house of David, and gave it thee : and yi:t thou hast not been as my servant David, 'who kept my com- mandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which ivas right in mine eyes; but hast done evil 9 above all that were before thee: sfor thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and ''molten images, to provoke me to anger, and 'hast cast me behind thy back : therefore, behold, J I will bring 10 evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam "^him that pisseth against the wall, ^ and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and "'will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. "Him that dieth of n Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field .shall the fowls of the air eat: for the Lord hath spoken it. Arise thou therefore, get 12 thee to thine own house : and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. And all Israel shall mourn for him, 13 and bur}' him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him "there Ts found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. PMoreover the I^ord shall 14 raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: ibut what? even now. For the Lord 15 shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall ■'root up Is- rael out of this ^good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them 'beyond the river, "because they have made their groves, "provoking the 16 Lord to anger. And he shall give Is- rael up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and "who made Israel to 17 sin. And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to "Tirzah: and when she came to the >' threshold of the isdoor, the child died; and they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, =^according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by the hand of his ser- igvant Ahijah the prophet. And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he ^war- red, and how he reigned, behold they are written in the book of die chronicles 20 of the kings of Israel. And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he 'slept with his fa- thers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. ai And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. ''Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city ■= which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mo- ther's name luas ''Naamah an Aramo- 22 nitess. ■= And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they ^provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fa- a3thers had done. For they also built them shigh places, and 'images, and ''groves, on 'every high hill, and 'Sunder 24 every green tree. And there were also ''sodomites in the land: and they did ac- cording to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel. 25 And it came to pass ' in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt "'came up against Jerusalem: 26 and he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all : and he took away all the shields of gold 27 "which Solomon had made. And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the 'guard, whicli 28 kept the door of the king's house. And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare r See DeuL 29. 28. So Ps. 52. 5. Prov. 2, 22. » Josh. 23. i5t 16. ' 2 Kin. 15. 29. " See Ex. 34. *■ ver. g. See Deut. 31. 29. ^'' ch. 15. 26, 30. 34. is: 16. 2, 13, 19, 26. i*t 21. 22. & 22. 52. 2 Kin. 3. 3. & 10. 29, 31. & 13. z, 6. & 14. 24. & 15. 9, 18, 24, 28. ii 23. 15. So 2 Kin. 17. 21. & 21. II, 16. ^Josh. 12. 24. ch. 15. 21,33. & 16. 6, 8, 15, 23- 2 Kin. 15. 14, 16. Cant. 6. 4. J' See Isai. 6. 4 marg. Comp. ver. 12. " ver. 13. ft 2 Chr. 13. 2 — 20. tHeb. Itiy down. ver. 31. Sec ch. 2. 10. Such. II. 43. & 15- 8, 24- & 16. 6, 28. & 22. 40, 50. B. C. 954- b 2 Chr. 12. 13- B.C. 975. « ch. II. 32, 36. *» ver. 31. ch. II. I. B.C. 972. Comp. 2 Chr. II. 17. ^ 2 Chr. 12. 1, f See Num. 25. II. __ s 2 Kin. 16.4. & 17. 9. II Or, stand- ing images^ or, statiu's. Sec Ex. 23. 24- '' 2 Kin. 16. 4- & 17. 10. ' }gt. 2. 20. J Sec Deut. 12. 2. So 2 Kin. 16. 4. Isai. 57. 5. ^ See Deut. 23. 17. B.C. 971. 1 ch. II. 40. 2 Chr. 12. 2. "" To ver. 28, 2 Chr. 12. 9— II. Comp. ch. 15. iS. " ch. 10. 17. f Heb. rtittJurs. ver. 2S. See I Sam. 22. 17 marg. (3-5) Chap. xiv. 29. I. KINGS. Chap. xv. 27. ° Ezek. 40. 7, 33 iHeb.). f I0 vcr. 31, 2 Chr. 12. 15, 16. 4 Ch. 12. 2X — 24. & 15. 6. B.C. 958. r See ver. 20 marg. ii ver. 21. ll[3Chr. 12. 16, Abijah]. [Matt. I. 7, Wi^/rtJ. So 1 Chr. 3. 10. 2 Chr. II. 20, 22. XV. ! Chr. 13- I, 2. b2Chr. II. 20 — 22. "[2 Chr. 13.2, M ichaiah (he iiattgh- tero/L'?-it'l]. ll[2Chr.ii.2i, A bsalom], c See ch. 8. 61. Comp. ver. 14. 2 Chr. 13. 10. Ii Or, candle. See 2 Sam. ai. 17. J ch. 14. ?. See ch. 9. 4. 4. 15- ii: 12. 9. I ch. 14. 30. e 2 Chr. 13. 22. ^ 2 Chr. 13. 2, &c. B.C. 955- > 2 Chr. 14. I. H That is, grandma- tlu-r\:s\. Comp. ver. 1, 13. 3 tvin. 8. 26. 1^ 2 Chr. 14. 2. About B.C. 951. ^ See Deut. 23. 17. ■" See Deut. 29. 17. So 2 Chr. 15. 8. n To ver. 15, 2 Chr. 15. 16— iS. " See ch. ii. 19. t Heb. cut cff. P So Ex. 32. 20. 4 3ee 2 Sam. '5- 23- •* ch. 23. 43. 1 Kin. 12. 3. & 14. 4. 2 Chr. 15. 17. Comp. i Rill. 18. 4. 2 Chr. 14. 3,5. them, and brought them back into the guard "chamber. pNow the rest of the ay acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And 30 there was iwar between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all tlicir days. And Reho-31 boam ■'slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. ^And his mother's name 'was Naamah an Ammonitess. And "Abijam his son reigned in his stead. Now "in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abi- jam over Judah. Three years reigned 2 he in Jerusalem. ''And his mother's name was "Maachah, the daughter of "Abishalom. And he walked in all the 3 sins of his father, which he had done before him: and '^his heart was not per- fect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his fatlier. Nevertheless 4 for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a "lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: because David '^did that 5 which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, "^save only in the matter of Urijah the Hittite. ""And there was war be- 6 tween Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. sNow the rest of the ^ acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chro- nicles of the kings of Judah? '"And there was war between Abijam and Je- roboam. 'And Abijam slept with his fa- a thers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. And in the twentieth year of Jero- 9 boam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reign- lo ed he in Jerusalem. And his "mother's name urns ALaachah, the daughter of Abishalom. "^And Asa did that which n ivas right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his flither. And he took 12 away 'the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the "'idols that his fa- thers had made. And also "Maachah 13 his mother, even her he removed from i^««^'- "queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa 'destroyed her idol, and p burnt // by the brook iKi- dron. ''But the high places were not 14 removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the Loud all his days. And 15 To ver. 32, 16. See Josh. 18.25. " Comp. ch. 12. 27. 2 Chr. II, 16. he brought in the '' things \s\\\A\ his fa- * Heb. /«/,.. ther had dedicated, and the things which \ K.in.^'i. 4, himself had dedicated, into the house of f^i^^ ^g the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels. 26. 16 And there was war between Asa and s't^.M '' Baasha king of Israel all their days. ^ =4- ?■ 17 And 'Baasha king of Israel went up » -/o' "' against Judah, and built 'Ramah, "that \^'^ he might not suffer any to go out or ' ver. iscome in to Asa king of Judah. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold "■that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of ^Q^' the king's house, and delivered them ch. 14. 26. into the hand of his servants: and king f",^*^ Asa sent them to "Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at "Damascus, say- iging, There is a league between me and ''^' thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a ^present of silver and gold; come <;«(/)• 2 Kin. i6. 8. break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may 'depart from me. tHeb.^ox/. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote =^Ijon, and "Dan, and ''Abel-beth- ^g.^'"' '^• maachah, and all '^Cinneroth, with all "Se^Judg. 21 the land of Naphtali. And it came to >> 2 lam. 20. pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he 't-- , •' ' 2 fi.!!!. 15. 29. left off building of 'Ramah, and dwelt Seejudg. 22 in ^Tirzah. Then king Asa made a pro- Com"'"'"'^' clamation throughout all Judah; none ^Chr.ie 4. 12. iS. Comp. 2 Chr. 16. ^ See ch. i 2 Chr. 16. 3 (Heb.}. 'exempted: and they took away the c See Josh. Asa built with them ^Geba of Ben- %See josh. 10- 24. The rest of all the ' Jer. 41. 6, See 26. Stones of Ramah, and tlie timber there- \f^^ '^'^' "'' of, whereTt'//// Baasha had builded; and 'Heb./r«. kin 23 jamm, and ""Mizpah. acts of Asa, and. all his might, and all j'osh.' ,8^ that he did, and the cities which he * = t;'"'- '6. built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless ''in the time of his old age i" 2 Chr. 16. 24 he was diseased in his feet. '.'Vnd Asa 'b.c. 914. slept with his fathers, and was buried ' = '^'>''- '6. with his fathers in the city of David his iJtT^'' '" father: and ' Jehoshaphat his son reigned called" '" ' in his stead. Josafhat. 25 And J Nadab the son of Jeroboam ''he- ^ H.'c.'gs^"' gan to reign over Israel in the second ' ^f*"; , year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned ch.'^i4'. ii. 26 over Israel two years. And he did evil ^^;}^\ „ in the sight of the Lord, and walked in =3, 29.' & 22! the way of his father, and in his sin te. "^ ^'"' ^' 27 •< wherewith he made Israel to sin. 'And ' See ch. 14. Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house u'h. 14. 14. of Issachar, conspired against him; and se^jJ^ '^' Baasha smote him at '"Gibbethon, which "19- 4+ (3'6) Chap. xv. 28. I. KINGS. Chap. xvi. 1 ch. 14. o Seech. 11. 29. Pch.14- 9, 16. 1 ver. 16. 2 Chr. 16. g. B. C. 95J. 'ver. 26. ch. 12. 2S, 29- & 13- 33- & 14. 16. & 16. 2, 13, 19, 26. XVI. About B. C. Q30. * ver. 7, 12. 2 Chr. ig. 2. & 20. 34. *> 2 Chr. 16. 7. c ch. 14. 7. d See ch. 15. 34- » So ch. 14. loiHeb.). \- 21. 21. Ps. 49. 13. f ch. 15. 29. Comp. ver. II. K See ch. 14. ^ See ch. 14. 17. ^ ch. 15. 27, 20. Comp. Hos. I. 4. B. C. 93<=- bclongeth to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. Even in the third year of Asa king of =8 Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. And it came to pass, when 29 he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto "the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant "Ahijah the Shilonite: because of Pthe'30 sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provo- cation wherefi'///; he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger. Now the rest 31 of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? '5 And there was war between Asa and 32 Baasha king of Israel all their days. In 3j the third year of Asa king of Judah be- gan Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in <^Tirzah, twenty and four years. And he did evil in the sight 34 of the Lord, and ■■ walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. Then the word of the Lord came to ^Jehu the son of •"Hanani against Baasha, saying, "^Foras- 2 much as I e.xalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and ''thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; behold, I will 3 ''take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like ^the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. sHim that dieth of 4 Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. Now the 5 rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.-" So Baasha slept with 6 his fathers, and was buried in '^Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead. And also by the hand of the prophet ^ 'Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, in provok- ing him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jero- boam; and because *=he killed him. In the twenty and sixth year of Asa s king of Judah began Elah the son of Ba- asha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two >" See I Sam. 25. 22. 9 years. And his servant 'Zimri, captain '2X10.9.31. of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he -was in Tirzah, drinking him- self drunk /;/ the house of Arza 'steward * Heb. 'Mhuh moi his house in Tirzah. And Zimri went stlc^n.^i. in and smote him, and killed him, in the '^- , . . 1 r . \ ■ ^ So ch. 18. 3. twenty and seventh year of Asa kmg of b. c. 929. 11 Judah, and reigned in his stead. And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha : he left him "■not one that pisseth against a wall, ' neither (^his kinsfolks, nor ^y' his friends. '^O'"' ''""' ''" 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of JUdTis' Baasha, "according to the word of the ^'■"'""^■ . . " ver. 3. Lord, which he spake against Baasha 13 'by "Jehu the prophet, for all the sins ' Heb. ^j of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, ch' I's.'W by which they sinned, and by which they ^j37^ '*• g made Israel to sin, in provoking the & 10. 10.' & Lord God of Israel to anger with their \^- °3- ^ =■•■ 14 p vanities. Now the rest of the acts of So ver. 7, 34. Elah, and all that he did, are they not p Wt. 26. written in the book of the chronicles of ^''' ^'="'- 32. 21. the kmgs of Israel? 13 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people ^uere encamped "J against Gibbethon, which g^'Ji'^lij'J' li belonged to the Philistines. And the 44- people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over 17 Israel that day in the camp. And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. is And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with 19 fire, and died, for his sins which he sin- ned in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in ■'walking in the way of Jero- ' See ch. 15. boam, and in his sin which he did, 2oto make Israel sin. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his ^treason that • 2 Kin. n. he wrought, are they not written in the '*■ " *-'■'• ^3' book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 21 Then were the people of Israel di- vided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king ; and half followed Omri. 22 But the people that followed Omri pre- vailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, 23 and Omri reigned. In the thirty and B.c.g^s. first year of Asa king of Judah began (ji?) Chap. xvi. 24. I. KINGS. Chap. xvii. 19. * Comp. ver. 15, 29. f Heb. Slwmeron. " ver. 28, 29, 32. ch. 13. 32. & 20. I, 10, 17. & 21. 18. & 22. 10, 37, 38. 2 Kin. 10. I. & 17. 24. Ezra 4. 10. Judith 3. 10, &c. John 4. 4. Acts 8. I, 5, &c. T Mic. 6. 16. * ver. 30. ^ ver. 13. B.C. 918. Omri to reign over Israel, 'twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. And he 24 bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built oil the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of She- mer, owner of the hill, ♦"Samaria. But 25 "Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and "did worse than all that were before him. For he walked in all the 26 way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel 9. Eccius.50. to anger with their ^vanities. Now the 27 rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? So Omri slept =8 with his fathers, and was buried in Sa- maria : and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. And in the thirty and eighth year of 29 Asa king of Judah hci:;an Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. And 30 Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord v above all that were before him. And it came to pass, *as 31 if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of that ^he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the ^'Zidonians, and went and ^sei-ved Baal, and worshipped him. And he reared 32 up an altar for Baal in <=the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. And Ahab made "la grove; and Ahab 33 did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger '^Ihan all the kings of Israel that were before him. In his days did Hiel the Bethelite 34 build fjericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his iirstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, saccording to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. And 'Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, ''As the Lord God of Israel liveth, •'before whom I stand, "= there shall not be dew nor rain ''these years, but according to my word. And the 2 word of the Lord came unto him, say- &22 I " ™S' Get thee hence, and turn thee 3 2 Kin. 3. 14. eastward, and hide thyself by the brook lei Ruth 3. Cherith, that ?> before Jordan. And it 4 13. •> ch. 18. 15. So Deut. 10. 8. c Ecclus. 48. 3. James 5. 17. <• See ch. 18. i. y ver. 25, 33. ch. 21. 25. t Heb. 11103 it a light things i^^c. 'See Ex. 34. Nebat 16. * ch. II. I. ** ch. 21. 25, 26. Comp. 2 Kin. 3. 2. & 10. 18. & 17. 16. •; 2 Kin. 10. 21, 26, 27. d ch. 18. 19. 2 Kin. 13. 6. & 21. 3. So 2 Kin. 17. 10. 2 Chr. 14. 3. See Ex. 34. 13. <= ver. 30. f 2 Kin. 2. 4, 19 — 22. 8 Josh. 6. 26. xvn. About B. C. 910. tHeb. Elija/iu. Luice 4. 25, he is called Elias. (As also Luke I. 17). * ver. 12. ch. 18. 10,15. shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ra- svens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of 7 the brook. And it came to pass 'after a while, that the brook dried up, be- cause there had been no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the Lord came 9 unto him, saying. Arise, get thee to <= 'Zarephath, which bclongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have com- manded a widow woman there to sus- 10 tain thee. So he arose and went to ^Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman 7L>as there 'gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a 11 vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said. Bring me, I pray thee, a 12 morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, ^As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, lam fgathering etwo sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, 13 and die. And Elijah said unto her. Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make ■4 for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord 'sendeth rain upon the 15 earth. And she went and did accord- ing to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat '^matiy 16 days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil foil, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake 'by Elijah. 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no 18 breath left in him. And she said unto Elijah, ''What have I to do with thee, O thou 'man of God? art thou come unto me to 'call my sin to remem- igbrance, and to slay my son? And he fHeb. at the ejtd of days. So ver. 15. Sec Gen. 24. 55 marg. & Judg. II. 40 marg. « Obad. 20. II Luke 4. 26, called Sarepta. f Xum. 15. 32, 33- ^ So Isai. 17. 6. Jer. 3. 14. tHeb. giz'et/i. I Or, a full year. See ver. 7. t Heb. hy the hattd of. See ch. 16. b See 2 Sam. 16. 10. Comp. Luke s. 8. ' See Judg. 13.6. J Comp. Num. 5. 15. (3-8) Chap. xvii. 20. I. KINGS. Chap. xvhi. 24. » ver. 23 (Heb.). 1 So 2 Kin. 4. 33. 34, 35- IHeb. measured. Comp. Acts 20. 10. t Heb. into his in- ward parts. ver. 22, "Heb. II. 35. *» Comp. John 3. 2. & 16. 30. XVIII. About B. C. 906. » ch. 17. I. Comp. Luke 4. 25. >> Deut. 28. f Heb. Ohndiahic. t Heb. oi'cr his Iwitse. See ch. 16. o. tHeb. Izebel. ver. 13, ig. ch. 16. 31, t Heb. tliat we cut not (^ourselves frotn tlie beasts. said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a ''loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And 'he cried unto the Lord, and said, 20 O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I so- journ, by slaying her son.' 'And he 21 •stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come 'into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; 22 and the soul of tlie child came into him again, and he "'revived. And Elijah took 23 the child, and brought him down out of the ''chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother : and Elijah said. See, thy son liveth. And 24 the woman said to Elijah, Now by this "I know that thou art a 'man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. And it came to pass after "many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying. Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and ''I will send rain upon the earth. And Elijah 2 went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there 7L'as a sore famine in Samaria. And Ahab called 'Obadiah, which jvas 3 *the governor of his house. (Now Oba- diah feared the Lord greatly: for it 4 was so, when 'Jezebel cut off the pro- phets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them bv fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) And Aliab said unto 5 Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, 'that we leese not all the beasts. So they divided 6 the land between them to pass through- out it : Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by him- self. And as Obadiah was in the way, ^ behold Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? And he an- s swered him, I am: go, tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah is here. And he said, 9 What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? As the Lord thy 10 God liveth, there is no nation or king- dom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee : and when they said. He is not there; he took an oath of the king- dom and nation, that they found thee 11 not. And now thou sayest. Go, tell 12 thy lord. Behold, Elijah is here. And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that '^the spirit of the " = Kin. 2. 16. Lord shall carry thee whither I know j^s^s'T' not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, [^^^'l and he cannot find thee, he shall slay ' me: but / thy ser\-ant fear the Lord 13 from my youth. Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them 7iiit/i thread and water? And now thou say- est, Go, tell thy lord. Behold, Elijah 15 is here: and he shall slay me. And Elijah said, '' As the Lord of hosts '' See ch. 17. liveth, before whom I stand, I will "' surely shew myself unto him to day. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him : and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 And it came to pass, when AJiab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, "Art thou he that ftroubleth Israel? " ^°''''- ='■ 20. isAnd he answered, I have not ^troubled f See josh. Israel ; but thou, and tliy father's house, lo 'I'cts 16. sin that ye have forsaken the com- ^°- mandments of the Lord, and '' thou t ch. le.'s'i!'" 19 hast followed Baalim. Now therefore send, ami gather to me all Israel unto mount ' Carmel, and the prophets of [ See josh. Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of ''the groves four hundred, 'Seech. 16. 20 which eat at 'Jezebel's table. So Ahab f 2 Kin. 3. 13. sent unto all the children of Israel, and ■"gathered the prophets together unto " '^''- "^^ ^• 21 mount 'Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said. How long halt yd between two "oi)inions? "if the 'P''' ,, , T /yiirn 1- 1 'r-ni t^ouglttsi Lord be God, lollow hmi: but it Baal, Comp. then follow him. And the people an- ,Tcomp.josl'. 22 swered him not a word. Then said 24..I5- Elijah unto the people, °I, nen I only, o ch!";9?io,'' remain a prophet of the Lord; Pbut '•»• p ver. iQ« Baal's prophets are four hundred and 23 fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay // on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put 24 no fire under: and call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that ■Janswereth by fire, let him be God. ""'■•s^- And all the people answered and said. (319) Chap, xviii. 25. I. KINGS. Chap. xix. 5. *Heb. The tvord is good. 1 Or, answer. ver. 37. U Or, fieard. II Or, leaped vp and down at the altar. Comp. ver. 21 (Heb.). t Heb. %vith a great voice. ver. 28. II Or, lie meditateth. Comp. 2 Kin. 9. II (Heb.). t Heb. katk a pursuit. f So Lev. 19. 28. See Deut 14. I. tHeb. poured out blood upon tlunt. t Heb. ascending. * ver. 36. See Ex. 29. 41. Comp. Acts 3. 1. So 2 Kin. 3. 20. ' ver. 26. tHeb. attention. 2 Kin, 4. 31. Isai. 21. 7 (Heb,). '^ ch. 19. 10, 14 (Heb.). ^ See Gen. 32. 38. y See Lev. i. * Comp. Judg. 6. 20. t Heb. ivent. * ver. 32, 38. *> Ex. 3. 6. * ch. 20. 13. See Josh. 4. 24. & I Sam. 17- 4*- <* So Num. 16. 28. 'It is well spoken. And Elijah said 25 unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress // first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire wider. And they took the bullock 26 which was given them, and they dress- ed ?y, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, 'hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that "answered. And they 'leapt upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, 27 that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry * aloud: for he is a god; either "he is talking, or he 'is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried 28 loud, and ''cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till 'the blood gushed out upon them. And 29 it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until t/ie time of the 'offering of ^the evening sacrifice, that there ivas 'neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any 'that regarded. And 30 Elijah said unto all the people. Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was "broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, 31 according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, -"^ Israel shall be thy name : and with the stones 32 he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he >'put33 the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said. Fill four barrels with water, and ^pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the 34 second time. And they did it the .second time. And he said. Do it the third time. And they did // the third time. And the water 'ran round about 35 the altar; and he filled ='the trench also with water. And it came to pass at 36 the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said. Lord ''God of Abra- ham, Isaac, and of Israel, "^let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that ''I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear 37 me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then "^the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that 'was in 39 the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, fThe Lord, he is the God; 40 the Lord, he is the God. And P^lijah said unto them, 'Take the prophets of Baal ; let not one of them escape. And they 'took them: and Elijah brought them down to the sbrook Kishon, and •"slew them there. 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is "a sound 42 of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of 'Carmel; and he ''cast himself down upon the earth, and 43 put his face betvifeen his knees, and said to his servant. Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said. There is nothing. And he said. Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said. Behold, there ariseth 'a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said. Go up, say unto Ahab, 'Prepare ^thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee 45 not. And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black 7vith clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to 46"Jezreel. And °the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he Pgirded up his loins, and ran before Ahab 'to the en- trance of "Jezreel. And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had •''slain 2 all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, ''So let the gods do to mc, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to mon-ow 3 about this time. And when he saw ///(//, he arose, and went for his life, and came to <^Beer-sheba, which Mong- eth to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he ''re- quested 'for himself that he might die; and said, // is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better 5 than my fathers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold then, •^ See Lev. g. 24. So 1 Chr. 21. 26. ' ver. 24. 1 Or, .Appfchcnd. So ch, 20. 18. 6 See Judg., 4- 7- ^ Deut, 13. 1—5- & 18. 20. So 2 Kin. 10. 25- U Or, a souftd of a noise of rain. > See Josh. ig, 26. ■^2 Kin. 4. 34, 35 :Heb.). Cump. James 5. 18. * Luke 12. 54. tHeb. Tie, or, Bind. Comp. ch. 20. 14. ^ Expressed Gen. 46. 29. Ex. 14. 6. 2 Kin. 9. 21. ^?o Jer. 46, 4. " See Josh. 17. 16. 0 See 2 Kin. 3- 15- P So 2 Kin. 4. 29. & 9. I. So Job 38. 3. & 40. 7. I?;ai- II. 5. Jer. I. 17. Luke 12. 35. Ephes. 6. 14. 1 Pet. I. 13. Comp. E.v. 12. II. t Heb. till thou come to Jezreel. XIX. » ch. 18. 40. b See Ruth I. 17. c See Josh. 15. 28. 20 upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and .said, "^Let me, I "Matt. s. pray thee, kiss my father and my mo- Luke^. 61, ther, and then I will follow thee. And ^-■ he said unto him, 'Go back again: for 'Heb. 21 what have I done to thee? And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boil- ed their flesh ''with the instruments of ^ " Sam. 24. the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and ^ 2 Kin. 2. i. =went after Elijah, and f ministered unto '^°^ '^'"■ him. And ^Ben-hadad the king of Syria XX. gathered all his host together : and there ^ b. c. 901. were thirty and two kings with him, and &!c^' ^'^■'' horses, and chariots: and he went up |.^'"*-^''- and besieged ''Samaria, and warred a- jer.^g. 27? 2 gainst it. And he sent messengers to cZp.'"*' Ahab king of Israel into the city, and ch 13. is. said unto him. Thus saith Ben-hadad, 24, "5. '^' ^' 3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine ; thy \ See ch. 16. wives also and thy children, even the 4 goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said. My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am 5 thine, and all that I have. And the messengers came again, and said. Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying. Although I have sent unto thee, saying. Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and 6 thy wives, and thy children; yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatso- l."v^>,/^. ever is ' pleasant in thine eye.s, they Ezek. 24. 16, shall put /■/ in their hand, and take it soHos.9. 6. 7 away. Then '^the king of Israel called ' J°- =■ '6- all the elders of the land, and said, 22, 3^, 3^, '' Mark, I pray you, and see how this f^ \'i «-j_ man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto 4, Sc. me for my wives, and for my children, ^, s!"' ^' ' and for my silver, and for my gold; f|;9'jfi^- sand 'I denied him not. And all the 5.7. elders and all the people said unto him, \^^];J,,'"'^' Hearken not unto him, nor consent, froju um. (321) 41 Chap. xx. 9. I. KINGS. Chap. xx. 33. e See Ruth 1. 17. t Heb. are at tuy/fct. See Ex. II. 8. f ch. 22. 34. 2 Chr. 9. 24. & 18. 33- 1 Mace. 3. 3. & 4- 7- 2 Mace. 3. 25. &S-3- & 15. 28 in the English. Comp. Ex. 13. 1 8. t Heb. word. 8ver, 16. H Or, tents. ver. 16. I Or, />&£■<■ the engines. A Tui they /'laced en- gines. Comp. 1 Sam. 15. 2 (Heb.). t Heb. approached, 1> ver. 28. i See ch. i3, 36. II Or, senuntis. As ch. i8. 43. &c. t Heb. iiml, or, tie, 2 Chr. 13. 3 (Heb.). See ch. i8. 44 marg. Comp. ver. 29. ^ ver. I, 12. ch. 16. g. Wherefore he said unto the messengers 9 of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the mes- sengers departed, and brought him word again. And Ben-hadad sent unto him, 10 and said. The gods ^do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the peo- ple that 'follow me. And "^the king ofn Israel answered and said, Tell /lim, Let not him that girdeth on /lis ^harness boast himself as he that putteth // off. And it came to pass, when Ben-kaiiati 12 heard this 'message, as he 7vas s drink- ing, he and the kings in the "pavilions, that he said unto his servants, " Set yourselves in army. And they set them- selves ill array against the city. And behold, there 'came a prophet 13 unto Ahab king of Israel, saying. Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, "^I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and 'thou shalt know that I am the Lord. And 14 Ahab said. By whom? And he said. Thus saith the Lord, Even by the "young men of the princes of the pro- vinces. Then he said. Who shall 'order the battle? And he answered. Thou. Then he numbered the young men of 15 the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. And they went out at 16 noon. But Ben-hadad 7t'as ''drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. And the young men 17 of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. And he said, Whether is they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. So these young 19 men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. And they slew 20 every one his man: and the Syrians fled ; and Israel pursued them : and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen. And "^thesi king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and sJew the Syrians with a great slaughter. And 'the prophet came to "^the king 22 of Israel, and said unto him. Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at ™the return of the year the king of Syria will come up 23 against thee. And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him. Their gods are gods of the hills ; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in "the plain, and surely 24 we shall be stronger than they. And do this thing. Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put 25 captains in their rooms : and number thee an army, like the army 'that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in "the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he heark- 26 ened unto their voice, and did so. And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Sy- rians, and went up to °Aphek, 'to fight 27 against Israel. And the children of Is- rael were numbered, and 'were all pre- sent, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the 28 Syrians filled the country. And there came Pa man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, iThe Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, there- fore ''will I deliver all this great mul- titude into thine hand, and ye shall 29 know that I am the Lord. And they l)itched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the se- venth day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Sy- rians an hundred thousand footmen in 30 one day. But the rest fled to °Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, 'into an inner 31 chamber. And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, ^put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to "^the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy 32 life. So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and//// ropes on their heads, and came to ''the king of Israel, and said. Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said. Is he 33 yet alive? he is my brother. Now the ■" ver. 26. See 2 Sam. " See Deut. 3. 10 (Heb.; t Heb. that \wa^_falU'n. B. C. goc. 0 ver. 30. Comp. Josh. 12. 18. & 13. 4. 1 Sam. 29. I. 2 Kin. 13. 17. t Heb. to the zuar with Israel. II Or, were victualled. Asch.4.7,27. P See Judg. :3. 6. 1 ver. 23. *■ ver. 13. II Ox, front chamber to chatnbcr. Heb. into a chamber Tvithin a chamber. ch. 22. 25. 2 Kin. 9. 2. 2 Chr, 18. 24. s Gen. 37. 34. So 2 Sam. 3. ch. 21. 27. 2 Kin. 6. 30. & 19. I, 2. 1 Chr, 21. 16. Neh. 9. I. Esth. 4. I. Ps. 35. 13. &69. II. Isai. 22. 12. & 37. I, 2. Joel I. 13. Jonah 3. 5, 6. 8. Judith 4. 10, II, 14, &c. 1 Mace. 2. 14. & 3- 47- 2 Mace. 3. 19. 8: 10. 25. Rev. II. 3. {322; Chap. xx. 34. I. KINGS. Chap. xxr. 14. t See Gen. 44- 5 marg. " Comp. ch. 15. 20. ^ Sec ch. II. * Comp. ch. 22. 31. r See 2 Kin. 2. 3. * See ch, 13. * ch. 13. 24. tHeb. Slutting atid ivowidutg l» See I Sam. 2S. 8. « ver. 42 (Heb.l. 2 Kin. 10. 24, tHeb. ^veieh. Esth. 3. 9. &4- 7. See Ex. 22. 17- t Heb. lie was /w^. See Jer. 31. 15- <* ver. 7. *• ch. 22. 38. So I Sam. 28. 18. fch. xxr. 'Seejosh.17. 16. men 'did diligently observe whether any thin;:; would come from him, and did hastily catch //.• and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. And Ben- 34 /ladad sa\d unto him, "The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in "Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with t/iis covenant. ^So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. And a certain man of 3 the sons of 35 the prophets said unto his neighbour ^in the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. Then said he unto him, 36 Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, ^a lion found him, and slew him. Then he found another man, and 37 said. Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, *so that in smiting he wounded hhii. So the prophet depart- 33 ed, and waited for the king by the way, and ''disguised himself with ashes upon his face. And as the king passed by, 39 he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle ; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man : if by any means he be missing, then "^ shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt 'pay a talent of silver. And as thy servant 40 was busy here and there, *he was gone. And "^the king of Israel said unto him. So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. And he hasted, and took 41 the ashes away from his face; and ""the king of Israel discerned him that he 7C'« that pisseth against the wall, and "///;« that is shut up and left in Israel, and will make 22 thine house like '^the house of Jero- boam the son of Nebat, and like >the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and ^made Israel to sin. And of Jezebel also spake the 23 Lord, saying, ^The dogs shall eat Jeze- bel by the "wall of Jezreel. ''Him that 24 dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat ; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. (But 25 *= there w-as none like unto Ahab, which did ''sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife "stirred up. And he did very 26 abominably in following "-'idols, accord- ing to all tliini:;s fas did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel). And it came to 27 pass, when Ahab heard those words, that 8 he rent his clothes, and •> put sackcloth upon his flesh, and 'fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. And the word of the Lord came to 28 Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Seest thou 29 how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days : but ''in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. And they continued three years with- 2 out war between Syria and Israel. ^ And it came to pass on the third year, that ''Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came 3 down to "^the king of Israel. And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that ''Ranioth in Gilead is our.s, and we be 'still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth- gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "=I am as thou art., my people as thy people, my horses as thy 5 horses. And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at 6 the word of the Lord to day. Then the king of Israel ^gathered the pro- phets together, about four hundred men, and saiti unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I for- bear? And they said. Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of 7 the king. And sjehoshaphat said. Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, There is yet one man, Mi- caiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord : but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehosha- 9 phat said, Let not the king say so. Then the king of Israel called an "officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of 10 Imlah. And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on //;«> robes, in a 'void place in the entrance of the gate of ''Samaria; and all the prophets 11 prophesied before them. And Zede- kiah the son of Chenaanah made him 'horns of iron: and he said. Thus saith the Lord, With these ''shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed 12 them. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver // into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying. Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king icith one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak XXII. B. C. 897. * To ver, 35, 2 Chr. 18. 2—34- '' ch. 15. 24. ver. 41. * Seech. 20. 7. ■IJosh. 21.38. ch. 4. 13. 2 Kin. 8. 28. & 9- I. -4- 2 Chr. 22. 5. So Deut. 4. 43- Josh. 20. 8, 1 Chr. 6. 80. t Heb. silent from taking it. Comp, Judg. 1 8. 9. e 2 Kin. 3. 7. f ch. 18. 19. s 2 Kin. 3. " Or, eunuch. See Gen. 37. 36 marg. 2 Kin. 8. 6 marg. t Heb. Jloor. Judg. 6. 37. Ruth 3. 2 (Heb.;. ^ See ch. 16. 24. » Zech. I. iS, 19. Comp. Jer. 27. 2. & 28. 10. Acts 21. II. ^ See Deut. 33- »7- 1384) Chap. xxii. 14. I. KINGS. Chap. xxii. 43. I See ch. 17. I. ■" See Num. 33. 18. n See Num. 27. 17. Over. 8. p Isai. 6. I. Ezek. I. 26. & 10. I. Dan. 7. 9. Rev. 4. 2. & 20. 4. *1 Comp. Job I. 6. &2. I. Ps.l03. 20,21. Zech. I. 10. Matt. 18. 10. Heb. I. 7, 14. & 12. 22. Rev. 9. 16. See Deut. 33- 2. BOr, deceive. ver. 21, 22. Prov. 25. 15. *■ Comp. Judg. 9. 23. Isai. 19. 14. Jer. 4. lo. Ezek. 14. 9. 2 Thess. 2. iz. 8 Lam. 3. 30. Mic. 5. I. Matt. 5. 39. & 26. 67. Mark 14. 65. John 18. 22. Acts 23. 2. I Or, from chamber to chamber. Heb. chamber in a chitmber. ch. 20. 30. ' So 2 Chr. 16. 10. " So Judg. 8.9. " So Num. 16. 29. Comp. Deut. 18. 20 — 22. that which is good. And Micaiah said, 14 '^j- the Lord liveth, ""what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak. So he is came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him. Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver // into the hand of the king. And the 16 king said unto him. How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord? And he said, I saw 17 all Israel scattered upon the hills, "as sheep that have not a shepherd : and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. And the king of Israel said 18 unto Jehoshaphat, °Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good con- cerning me, but evil? And he said, 19 Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: pI saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and '! all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the Lord said, Who 20 shall 'persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth 21 a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the 22 Lord said unto him. Wherewith ? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be 'a lying spirit in the mouth of all his pro- phets. And he said. Thou shalt per- suade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore behold, the 23 Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee. But Zedekiah the son of Che- 24 naanah went near, and ''smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said. Which way went the .spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? And Micaiah said, 25 Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go "into an inner chamber to hide thyself. And the king 26 of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Anion the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; and say, 27 Thus saith the king, 'Put this /c//()?t'' in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, un- til "I come in peace. And Micaiah said, 23 If thou return at all in peace, "the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jehosha- phat the king of Judah went up to 30 Ramoth-gilead. And the king of Is- rael said unto Jehoshaphat, 'I will ^dis- guise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robe.s. And the king of Israel '■disguised himself, and 31 went into the battle. But the king of Syria commanded his y thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, ^ Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to pass, -when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said. Surely it is the king of Israel. And they ^turned aside to fight against 33 him: and Jehoshaphat ^cried out. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back 34 from pursuing him. And a certain man drew a bow 'at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betvveen the 'joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot. Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for 35 1 am 'wounded. And the battle 'in- creased that day : and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even : and the blood ran out of the wound into the 36 'midst of the chariot. And there went a proclamation throughout the host a- bout the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man 37 to his own country. So the king died, and 'was brought to Samaria; and they 38 buried the king in Samaria. And one washed the chariot in the pool of Sa- maria ; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; ''according unto the word of the Lord 39 which he spake. Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and "^the ivor}' house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of 40 the kings of Israel? So Ahab slept with his fathers ; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa be- gan to reign over Judah in the fourth 42 year of Ahab king of Israel. ''Jehosha- phat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name 7C'as Azubah the daughter 43 of Shilhi. And he walked in all the ways 'of Asa, his father; he turned not 1 Or, when he was to disguise himself, a?td enter into tlu battle. * See I Sam. 28. 8. y Comp. ch. 20. 1, 24. z Comp. ch. 20. 33, 34. * Comp, 2 Chr. 18. 31. t Heb. in his simplicity. 2 Sam, 13,11, t Heb, y(7z«/j and tlte breastplate. See ch. 20. II. t Heb, made sick. 2 Kin. 8. 29. 2 Chr. 35. 23. t Heb. ascended. Ezek. 41. 7. t Heb. bosom. i Heb. came. ^ ch. 20. 43.& 21. 19, * Amos 3. IS- B. C. 897, B, C, 914- [Began to reign alone, ver, si]. Comp. ver. 42 with ' 2 Kin. 8. 16. d To ver. 43, 2 Chr. 20, 31—33- o Comp. 2 Chr. 17. 3 marg., 6 (3=5) Chap. xxii. 44. I. KINGS. Cap. xxii. 53. f See ch. 15. 14- EaChr. 18. I. & 19. 2. *» Comp. 2 Chr. 20. 34. * ch. 15. 12. See Deut. 23 '7- B. C. 913- k See 2 Sam. 8. 14- Comp. 2 Kin. 3. 9. 1 See ch. 4. 5. n» To ver. 49, 2 Chr. 20. 35—37- , II Or, had ten ships. " See ch. 10. 22. o See ch. 9. 28. P See Num. 33- 35- aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord : never- theless f the high places were not taken away ; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. And 44 syehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of 45 Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, arc they not WTitten ''in the book of the chroni- cles of the kings of Judah? And the 46 remnant of 'the sodomites, which re- mained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of tlie land. '' There jms 47 then no king in Edom: a 'deputy mas king. '"Jehoshaphat "made "ships of 48 Tharshish to go to "Ophir for gold: but they went not ; for the ships were broken at PEzion-geber. Then said Ahaziah 49 the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the so ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. And ijehoshaiihat slept with his fathers, and ''^.9?'''iV' '■ was buried with his fathers in the city of [Now'hebe- David his father: and Jehoram his son f |"„V]! '■''^" reigned in his stead. ^°u}p- 51 ■'Ahaziah the son of Ahab Ivgan to reign over Israel in Samaria the seven- teenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Ju- dah, and reigned two years over Israel. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and '^walked in the way of his father, ' ^h. 16. 30, and in the way of his mother, and in ^'' the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, 53 'who made Israel to sin: for he served 'Seech, i, Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, -^accord- ing unto all that his father had done. 2 Km. I. 17 with 2 Kin. 3. I. & 8. 16. 2 Chr. 21. 3. f ver. 40, 49. B. C. 897. (326) THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED, THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS. I. About B. C. 896. * See 2 Sam. 8. 2. ' ch. 3. 5. *= See Judg. 3. 20. " ver. 3,6, 16. So Matt. 10. =5- & 12. 24, 27. Mark 3. 22. Luke II. 15, 18, 19. • See Josh. 15. II. fch. S. 8. « See I Kin. 21. 17. I Heb. TAe bed whither thou art ^one ii/f, thoit alialt Hot came dtrwn Jront it. ver. 6, 16. tHeb. What was the manner p/the man. ^ Gen. 37. 19 (Heb.). So Gen. 25. 25. &27. II? Comp. Isai. 20. 2. Zech. 13. 4. Matt. 3. 4. Mark i. 6. ' See Judg. 13.6. THEN Moab =»rebelled against Israel •"after the death of Ahab. And Aha- 2 ziah fell down through a lattice in his "^ upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of ''Baal- zebub the god of "^Ekron whether 'I shall recover of this disease. But the angel 3 of the Lord said to Elijah sthe Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of ''Baal- zebub the god of <^Ekron? Now there- 4 fore thus saith the Lord, 'Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. And when the s messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? And they said unto him. There 6 came a man up to meet us, and said unto us. Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of <* Baal-zebub the god of = Ek- ron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And he said ^ unto them, 'What manner of man fi'tfj/zt' which came up to meet you, and told you these words? And they answered s him, He was •'a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said. It is Elijah sthe Tishbite. Then the king sent unto him a captain 9 of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him : and behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spake unto him, Thou 'man of God, the king hath said, Come down. And Elijah answered and said 10 to the captain of fifty. If I be a man of God, then ' let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, 1 and consumed him and his fifty. Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath 2 the king said, Come down quickly. And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And "^the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed liim and his 3 fifty. And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and 'fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, 'be pre- 4 cious in thy sight. Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties : therefore let my life now be 5 precious in thy sight. And the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, Go down with him : be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto 5 the king. And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of '' Baal-zebub the god of ■= Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone 1 up, but shalt surely die. So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And "Jehoram reign- ed in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of sjudah; because he had no son. Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book J Luke 9. 54. ^ See Job I. 16. t Heb. bozticd. .So I Kin. 19. 1 ver. 14. I Sam. 26. 21. So Ps. 72- M- See I Sani. 18. 30. B. C 896. "(The second year that yekoratn was Prorex, and the eighteenth of yeho- shaphai, ch. 3. ij. Comp. ch. 8. 16. 2 Chr. 21. 3. (327) Chap. ii. i. II. KINGS. Chap. in. 2. II. » ver. II. Comp. Gen. 5. 24. *> I Kin. 19. 21. c ch. 4. 38. See Josh. 5. 9- ^ ver. 4, 6. Comp. Ruth 1. IS, i6. * See Josh. 16. 2. f ver. 4, 6. See I Sam. 20. 3. f I Sam. JO. 10. & 19. 20. I Kin. 18. 4 & 20. 35. ver. 5, 7, 15. ch. 4. I, 38. & 5. 22. &6. I. &9. I (Heb.). Comp. ch. q. 4. '' See ch. 4. ?^- 'i Kin. 16. 34- (Heb. or, over against, . ver. 15. So ch. 4. 25 (Heb.). •t I Kin. 19. 19. ^^ ver. 14. So Ex. 14. " Deut. 21. 17- tHeb. Thou hast done hard in asking;. 0 ch. 6. 17. Comp. Ps. 68. 17. & 104. 4. P Ecclus. 48. 9- 1 iVIacc. 2. 58. •3 ch. 13. 14. of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? And it came to pass, when the Lord would ^take up Elijah inlo heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with ''Elisha from <=Gilgal. And Elijah said unto = Elisha, ''Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to = Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, ^ As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So tliey went down to Beth- el. And sthe sons of the prophets that 3 were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master ''from thy head to day? And he said. Yea, I know //; hold you your peace. And Eli- 4 jah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to 'Jericho. And he said, ^ As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. And the sons of the prophets that 7i'ere 5 at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master ''from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it: hold you your peace. And Elijah said 6 unto him. Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, ^As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. And fifty men of ^ the sons of the prophets went, and stood 'to view afar off : and they two stood by Jordan. And Elijah took ''his mantle, s and wrapt it together, and smote the waters, and '"they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. And it came to pass, 9 when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let "a double portion of thy .spirit be upon me. And he said, 'Thou hast asked a hard 10 thing: nevertheless, if thou see me K'//t'« I am taken from thee, it shall be so un- to thee; but if not, it shall not be so. And it came to pass, as they still went n on, and talked, that behold, there ap- peared °a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and p Elijah went up by a whirlwind into hea- ven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried, 12 iMy father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof And he saw him no more : and he took hold of his own clothes, and ''rent them in 13 two iiieces. He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the 'bank of Jordan; 14 antl he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said. Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, ^they parted hither and thither: 15 and Elisha went over. And when the sons of the prophets which were 'to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed them- 16 selves to the ground before him. And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty 'strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure "the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon 'some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 17 And when they urged him -''till he was ashamed, he said. Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought is three days, but found him not. And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth : but the water is naught, and the ground 20 'barren. And he said. Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they 21 brought // to him. And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and vcast the salt in there, and said. Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these M-aters; there shall not be from thence any more 22 death or barren ^land. So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. 23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el : and as he was going up by the way, there came forth "little ''children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him. Go up, thou bald head ; 2) go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked on them, and "= cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two ''chil- 25 dren of them. And he went from thence to mount "^Carmel, and from thence he returned to f Samaria. Now "Jehoram the son of Ahab be- gan to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of 2judah, and reigned twelve years. And t Heb. lip. Gen. 41. 17. Deut. 4. 48. Josh. 13. 9, 16. Ezek. 47. 7, 12. Dan. 12. 5. ■ ver. 8. t Heb. sotis of strength. I Chr. 26. 7, 9- See Judg. 18. 2 marg. " See I Kin. 18. 12. t Heb. one 0/ the inoitntains, ^ J"dg-3. 25- ch. S. II. tHeb. cajisiftg to miscany. ver. 21. Gen. 31. 38. Tob 21. 10. So Mai. 3. II. J Comp. Ex. 15. 23. ver. 8, 14. ch. 4. 2g, 41. & 5. 10. & 6. 6. Mark 7. 33. & 8. 23. John g. 6. See Ex. 7. 19. * Expressed ver. 19. * I Kin. 3. 7. Comp. Gen. 44. 20. 1 Sam. 20. 35- ^ Gen. 22. 5, 12. & 41. 12. & 43. 8. R\ith 2. 15. 2 Sam. iS. 5. 2 Chr. 13. 7 icomp. 2 Chr. 12. 13) in the Heb. c Neh. 13. 25. ^ Gen. 37. 30 (comp.ver.2). ch. 4. 1 (Heb.), &c. ^ See Josh. 19. 26. f Comp. ch. 3. II. III. a ch. I. 17 marg. B. C. S96. (3=8) ■ Chap. hi. II. KINGS. Chap. iv. 2. t Heb. statue. ch. 10. 26. See Ex 2.3- 24. b Comp 1 Kin. .6. 31, 32; c I Kin 12. 28, 31, ^2- d See I Kin 14. 16. e Amos I. I (Heb.). 1 Comp Isai 16. 1, 2 e ch. I. I. B. C. 89s. ^ Comp. I Kin. 22. 47 tHeb. at their feet. See Ex. u. 8. 1 ver. 13. See Josh. 7. 7. "I Kin.22.7. *» Comp. ch. 2. 25. o iKin. 19.21. Comp. Johu 13. 4, 5. P See 2 Sam. 16. 10. q Ezek. 14. 3. So Judg. 10. 14. r I Kin. 18. ■ See 1 Kin. 17. 1. • Gen. 19. 21 (Heb.). ch. 5. I marj^. " Comp, 1 Sam. 10. s. fi. 1 Chr. 35. I. » I Kin. j8. 46. Ezek. I. 3. & 3. 14, 22. &8. 1. & 37. I. & 40. I. he >\TOught evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the 'image of Baal '■that his father had made. Never- 3 theless he cleaved unto <^the sins of Jero- boam the son of Nebat, ''which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. And Mesha king of Moab was a = sheep- 4 master, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand f lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, witli the wool. But it came to pass, when sAhab 5 was dead, that the king of Moab rebel- led against the king of Israel. And king 6 Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. And he 7 went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: 'I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. And he said, ^\'hich way e shall we go up? And he answered. The way through the wilderness of Edom. So the king of Israel went, and the king 9 of Judah, and ''the king of Edom: and they fetcht a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that 'followed them. And the king of Israel said, 10 'Alas, that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. But "Jehosha-ti phat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And "one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said. Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, "which poured water on the hands of Elijah. And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the 12 Lord is with him. So the king of Is- rael and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. And Elisha 13 said unto the king of Israel, PWhat have I to do with thee? iget thee to the pro- phets of thy father, and to ■'the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deli- ver them into the hand of Moab. And 14 Elisha said, ^As the Lord of hosts liv- eth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I 'regard the presence of Je- hoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. But 15 now bring me "a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that ""the hand of* the Lord came upon 16 him. And he said. Thus saith the Lord, 17 Make this valley full of ''ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and 18 your beasts. And this is but va light thing in the sight of the Lord : he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all \vells of water, and 'mar every good piece of land with 20 stones. And it came to pass in the morn- ing, when ^ the meat offering was offer- ed, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings w-ere come up to fight against them, they 'gathered all that were able to 'put on armour, and upward, and stood 22 in the border. And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the ■water on the other side as red as blood: 23 and they said, This is blood : the kings are surely 'slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to 24 the spoil. And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but 'they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their 25 country. And they beat down the cities, and ^on every good piece of land cast everj' man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: 'only in ''Kir- haraseth left they the stones thereof; how- beit the slingers went about it, and smote 26 it. And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men "^that drew swords, to break through am unto the king of Edom: but they could not. 27 Then ''he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt ofi'ering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel : and they departed from him, and •= returned to their oicn land. Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of *the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying. Thy servant my hus- band is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and ''the creditor is come to take unto him my 2 two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha " Jer 14, 3 iHcbJ. r ch. 20. 10. So I Kin. 16. 31- tHeb. grin'e. Comp. ver. 25. I<.ii. 5. 2. " See Ex. 29. ?9, 40. So I Kin. 18. 29, 36. t Heb. iverc cried iogetltt'v. See Judg. 7. 23. t Heh. sird him.self with a girdle. t Hcl-. destroyed. I Or, lltey smote ill it rz'en smit- ing. * ver. 19, t Heb. until he le/t llu- stones there- of m Kir- haraseth. '» Isai. 16. 7. So Isai. 16. II. Jer. 48. 31, 36. Perhaps 2 Mace. 12. 17- ^ See Judg. 20. 2. •^ Ainn*; 2. I. See Micah6. e Comp. 2 Chr. 20. I, 22, 23. IV. ^ See ch. 2. 3. i» See I Sam. 22. 2. Comp. Lev. 25. -\Q — 41. So Neh. c. 5. Malt.'iS. 25. {329) 42 Chap. iv. 3. 11. KINGS. Chap. iv. 32. ' ch. 6. 5. But see Kx. 3. 22 (Heb.,!.&ii. 2. & 13. 35. « Or. scant not. Coin p. ch. 3. 16. ^ See Judg. 13 6. ^ Cniiip. iKin. 17. r6. II Or. creditor. t Heb. /Acrf ivas a day. ver. 11, 18. Job 1. 6, 13. &2. I. « See Josh. 19. 18. 1 1 Sam. 25.2. 2 Sam. 19. 32. t Heb. laid hold on him. * See Judg. 3- 20. h vcr. 14, 25, ih. 5. 20, &c. & 8. 4, 5. ' See 1 Ram. 16. 4 I Heb. 1. It ch. 5. I. See 2 Sam. 1 See Gen. 18. 14. tHeb. set time, ver. 17. Gen. 17. 21. "> Gen. 29. 13. & 33- 4- & 48, 10. o vcr. 28. said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said. Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, (50, '^borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; ''borrow not a icw. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and ujjon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son. Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her. There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and ^ told ""the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy 'debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. And 'it fell on a day, that Elisha pass- B ed to "^Shunem, where 7i.'as 'a great woman; and she 'constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. And she .said unto her husband, 9 Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy ''man of God, which passeth by us con- tinually. Let us make a little ?cham-io ber, I pray thee, on the wall ; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. And it fell on a day, n that he came thither, and he turned into the ^chamber, and lay there. And he 12 said to ''Gehazi his servant, Call this 'Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. And he said 13 unto him, Say now unto her. Behold, thou hast been 'careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to ''■the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. And he said, What then is to 14 be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her hus- band is old. And he said, Call her. 15 .\nd when he had called her, she stood in the door. And he said, 'About this 16 'season, according to the time of life, thou shalt "embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, ''thou man of God, "do not lie unto thine handmaid. And 17 the woman conceived, and bare a son at " Comp. Pb. 121. 6. '1 Kx pressed ver. 4, 5, 33. r .See Num. iS. n. t Heb. pence. that season that Eli.sha had said unto her, according to the time of life. 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his 19 father to the reapers. And he said unto his father, °My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his 20 mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on Pthe lied of ''the man of God, and shut ■;';■='■■ "'■ 3= 1^ '^the door upon him, and went out. And she called unto her husband, and said. Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to ""the man of God, and come 23 again. And he said. Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? // is neither ■■new moon, nor sabbath. And she said. It, It shall be 'well. Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant. Drive, and ''," ''"■ ^^ , . ch. S. 21 22 go foi'ward; 'slack not thy riding for ^Heb.). 25 me, except I bid thee. So .she went fg/i^'/jj.'' and came unto the man of God to ' Heb. c .. /-> 1 A J •. . restyatn Hot hiiount Carmel. And it came to pass, y;,r ,„.■ /o when the man of God saw her 'afar 'ch'j off, that he said to Gehazi his servant. See josh.' ]3ehold, yonder is that ' Shunammite : t'chi't'. 7 26 run now, 1 pray thee, to meet her, and "^fs- say unto her. Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, // zj well. 27 And when she came to the man of God to "the hill, she '^caught 'him by the "v^r. 25. J- .,.,,, • ° . r, . ^ Matl. 28.9. feet : Init Gehazi came near to thrust 1 Heb. her away. And the man of God said, ''> '"'/"'■ l,et her alone; for her soul is 'vexed tHeb. within her: and the Lord hath hid // seiTsam. =s from me, and hath not told me. Then 30- 6- she said. Did I desire a son of my lord? >'did I not say, Do not deceive me?'""- '6. 20 Then he said to Gehazi, 'Gird up thy 's^'f^' '^'"• loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy jcay: if thou meet any man, "salute him not; and if any salute thee, "Luke 10. 4. ■, I, , See I Sam. answer him not again: and "lay myi3. lomarg. 30 staff upon the face of the child. And ',f "= '=''• "• the mother of the child said, '^As the Comp. Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, 1 c cht j^'a"' will not leave thee. And he arose, and ^'='=,' ^"'"• 31 followed her. And Gehazi passed on & 20! 3. before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child ; but there was neither voice, nor 'hearing. Wherefore he went 'Heb. again to meet him, and told him, say- scc"! Khi. 32ing, 'J"he child is not ''awaked. And 1'';.='' , , when Khsha was come into the house, n. n. behold, the child was dead, and laid iS. 46. (330) Chap. iv. ^t,. II. KINGS. Ch.m'. v. n. * ver. 4. Conip. Malt. 6. 6. & 9. 25. Mark 5. 37, +o- Luke 8. 51, f I Kin. 17. 20, 21. fc* I Kin. i3. 42 (Heb.'. io I Kin. 17. 21. Acts 20. 10, f Heb. cmv hither, and oticii tkither. *> I Kin. 17. =3- Heb. II. 35. Coinp. ch. 8. I, 5. Abont B. C. 801. i.h. 2. i: ' ch. 8. I. 1 ver. I. See ch. 2. 3. "'Deut. 33.3. ch. 2. 3, 5. I.ukc 10. 39. .\cts 22. 3. " £zck. 24. 3. upon his bed. He went in therefore, 33 and =shut the door upon them twain, and fprayed unto the Lord, .^nd he 34 went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon hi.s mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands : and he s stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned, 35 and walked in the house *to and fro; and went up, and s stretched himself upon him : and the child neesed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi, and said, Call 36 this "^Shunammite. -So he called her. And when she was come iii unto him, he said, Take up thy son. Then she 37 went in, antl fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and ''took up her son, and went out. And Eli.sha came again to 'Gilgal:38 and there 7vas a ''dearth in the land; and 'the sons of the prophets were '"sitting before him: and he said unto his ser- vant, "Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. And one went out into the field to 39 gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred f/iem into the pot of pottage : for they knew i/iem not. So they poured out for the men 40 to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat t/icnvf. But he said, 41 Then bring meal. And "he cast // into the pot; and he said. Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no 'harm in the pot. And there came a man from Baal- 42 Pshalisha, and ^brought the man of God bread of the firstfruit.s, twenty loaves of barley, and ■■ full ears of corn ' in the husk thereof. And he said, *Give unto the people, that they may eat. And 43 his 'servitor said. What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again. Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and " shall leave thereof. So he set 44 // before them, and they did eat, and "left thereof, according to the word of the Lord. Now Naaman, ''captain of the host of the king of -Syria, was a great man 'with his master, and "honourable, because by . \ii:h. lifted up. or, acce/'ted in countenance . Seech. 3. 14. o .See ch. 2. 21. t Heb. n'il thinff. P I Sam. 9. 4. '1 .So I Sam. 9 7- ■^ See Lev. 2. 1H his scrip, or, garment. ■ Comp. Matt. 14. 16 21. & 15- 32-33. Mark 6. 37—44- & 8. 4—9. Luke 9. 13—17. John 6. 5—13- ' ch. 6. 13 (Heb.-. " Ruth 2. M- V. Af-out B. C. 394. » ch. 4. 13. tHcb. ^tyi'r*'. I Or, graciou him the Lord had given "deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty 7nan 2 in valour, but he loas a leper. And the .Syrians had gone out by ''companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid ; and " Or, victory. Judg. ij. iS. See Judg. 2. 16 marg. •* ch. fi. 23 (Heb., I. ' she ' waited on Naaman's wife. And t Heb. ivas lir/ore. \ Heb. before. t Heb. gather in. ver. 6, 7, 1 1 she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were 'with the prophet that is in Samaria; for he would 'recover him 4 of his leprosy. And one went in, and told his lord, saying. Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of 5 Israel. And the king of Syria said. Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. .\nd he departed, and '^took 'with him ten talents of silver, and si.\ thousand//ftv.f of gold, and ten ''changes 6 of raiment. And he brought the letter to 'the king of Israel, .saying. Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of 7 his leprosy. And it came to pass, when 'the king of Israel had read the letter, that fhe rent his clothes, and said, ^Am I God, to kill anil to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leiiro.sy? wherefore ''con- sider, I pray you, and see how he seek- 8 eth a quarrel against me. And it was j"(', when Elisha the man of God had heard that 'the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying. Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in 9 Israel. So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the 10 door of the house of Klisha. And Eli- sha sent a messenger unto him, saying. Go and 'wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall com.e again to thee, 11 and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Beho'd, "I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and 'strike his hand over the place, and 12 recover the leper. Are not '.'\bana and Pharpar, rivers of '' Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he 13 turned and went away in a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, ' My father, // the pro- phet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it/ how much rather then, when he saith to c.Sce I Sam. 9- 7- 1 Heb in his Itand. ch. 8. 8,9. •l ver. 22, 2-1. See Judg. 14. 12. •See I Kin. 20. 7. fSee Cen. 44- i.^ « So Cen. 30. 2, See Deiit. 33. 39. ^ So I Kin. 20. 7. ISc ch. 3. 21. Cump. John <> 7. t Heb. [/] said. U <.)r, / said with tfiyseif, I/e will surely come out. &^c. f Heb. and dotvn. Coiiip. Job 31, 21. Isai. II. 15 in the Heb. liOr, Ainana. AsC;mt.4.8? k See I Kin. II. 24. 1 ch. 6. 21. & 8. 9. Judg, 17. 10. hi<) 42 — 2 Chap. v. 14. II. KINGS. Chap. vi. 14. "> ver. 10. So Job 33. 25. ° Luke 4. 27. *> So Dan. 2. 47- & 3- 29- & 6. 26, 37. p See Gen. 33- "■ ,,. 1 See I Kin. 17. 1. r Comp. Gen. 14. 23. ■ Comp. I Kin. 15. 18. Zech. 12. II. * ch. 7. z, 17. " See I Sam. I. 17. t Heb. n lit- tle pUce 0/ ground. See Gen. 35. 16. ^ See ch. 4. 12. y See Ruth 3- 13- ■ Gen. 24. 64. t Heb. Is xhcvG peace? ch. 9. II. See ch. 4. 23. So ver. 22. » See Josh. 24. SB- fa See ch. 2. c ch. 6. 3. "J See Deut. 14. 25- *" Isai. 3. 22 (Heb.). "Or, src ret place, Comp. 2 Chr. 27. 3. thee, Wash, and be clean? Then went 14 he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and ""his flesh came again hke unto the flesh of a httle child, and "he was clean. And he returned to the man of God, 15 he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is "no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now there- fore, I pray thee, take Pa blessing of thy servant. But he said, '^As the Lord 16 liveth, before whom I stand, ■'I will receive none. And he urged him to take //; but he refused. And Naaman 17 said. Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth ofter neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord. In this thing the Lord iS pardon thy servant, that when my mas- ter goeth into the house of ''Rimmon to worship there, and 'he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon : when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord par- don thy servant in this thing. And he 19 said unto him, "Go in peace. So he departed from him *a little way. But "Gehazi, the servant of Elishaso the man of God, said, Behold, my mas- ter hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, yas the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. So Gehazi followed after Naa- 21 man. And when Naaman saw him run- ning after him, he ^lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, */r all well? And he said. All is well. My 22 master hath sent me, saying. Behold, even now there be come to me from ^mount Ephraim two young men of ''the sons of the prophets : give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. And Naaman said, '^Be23 content, take two talents. And he urged him, and ''bound two talents of silver in two '^bags, with two changes of gannents, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. And when he came to the " tower, 24 he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. But 25 he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence eomest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy 26 servant went 'no whither. And he said unto him. Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive gar- ments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, 27 and maidservants? The leprosy there- fore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence fa leper as white as snow. And ='the sons of the projAets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait 2 for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answer- 3 ed. Go ye. And one said, Be content, I i^ray thee, and go with thy servants. 4 And he answered, I will go. So he went with them. And when they came 5 to Jordan, they cut down wood. But as one was felling a beam, the *axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and .said, Alas, master, for it was ""bor- 6 rowed. And the man of God said, ^Vhere fell it? And he shewed him the place. And "^he cut down a stick, and cast // in thither ; and the iron did 7 swim. Therefore said he. Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his ser- vants, saying. In such and such a place ) Chap. vi. 15. II. KINGS. Chap. vh. 5. tHeb. heaiy. 1 Kin. 10. 2. ch. 18. 17. 2 Chr. 9. I. Isai. 36. 2. So Gen. 50.9. I Kin. 3. 9. Dpr. vtinister. ch. 4. 43 (Heb.). B 2 Chr. 32. 7. So Ps. 55. 18. b See ch. 2. II. So Ps. 34- 7- Comp. Zcch. I. 8. & 6. 1—7. ' Gen. ig. II. t Heb. come ye after me. So ver. 32. J ver. 17. k ch. 8. 9. Sec ch. 5. 13. 1 Gen. 48. 22, ■" Rom. 12. 20. " ch. 5. 2 (Hcb.l. & 13. 20. & 24. 2. 2 Chr. 22. I. & 25. 9, 10, 13. & 26. II. Su ver. 8, 9. About B. C. 892. o See I Kin. 20. 2. fore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a 'great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. And when the "servant of the man of 15 God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his ser- vant said unto him, Alas, my master, how shall we do? And he answered, 16 Fear not: for ^they that be with us are moe than they that be with them. And ^^ Elisha prayed, and said. Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of ''horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And when they came down to him, is Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said. Smite this people, I pray thee, with 'blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Eli- sha. And Elisha said unto them, This 19 is not the way, neither is this the city: 'follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. And it came to pass, when 20 they were come into Samaria, that Eli- sha said, J Lord, open the eyes of these mat, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Sa- maria. And the king of Israel said 21 unto Elisha, when he saw them, •'My father, shall I smite thc?n ? shall I smite them? And he answered. Thou shaltaa not smite them : wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive 'with thy sword and with thy bow? "'set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. And he prepared great provi-33 sion for them : and when they had eaten and drunk, lie sent them away, and they went to their master. So " the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. And it came to pass after this, that 24 °Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. And there was a great fa-cs mine in Samaria: and behold, they be- sieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five /lieccs of silver. And as the king 26 of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying. Help, my lord, O king. And he said, 27 ".//" the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the Pbarn- r,s floor, or out of the winepress? And the king said unto her. What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat 29 my son to morrow. So "iwe boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the 'ne.xt day, Give thy son, that we may eat him : and she hath 30 hid her son. And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he ''rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had ■'sack- 31 cloth within upon his flesh. Then he said, ^God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and 'the elders sat with him ; and the king sent a man from before him : but ere the mes- senger came to him, he said to the el- ders. See ye how this son of "a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: ^w not the sound of his master's feet behind 33 him? And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him : and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; vwhat should I wait for the Lord any longer? Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, ^To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour l)e sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then '''a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, "^//the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said. Behold, thou shalt see // with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof 3 And there were four leprous men ^at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another. Why sit we here 4 until we die? If we say. We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there : and if we sit still here, we die also. Now there- fore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they .save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall shut die. And they rose up in "=the twi- light, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the utter- most part of the camp of Syria, behold, I Or, Let not the Lord save thee. Comp. ch. 7. 2 (Heb.). I' Num. 18. 27. 30 (Heb.). 1 See Deut. 28. 53. So Ezek. 5. 10. t Heb. other. Gen. 17. 21. r I Kin. 2T. 27. See Gen. 44. 13- See Ruth • I?- ' Ezek. 8. I. & 14. I. & 20. I. " Isai. I. 31. Comp. I Kin. 18. 4. & 2:. 13. * Comp. ch. 7. 17. y Comp. Job 2. 9. VII. About B.C. 892. » ver. 18. " ver. 17, 19. cli- 9. 25 (Heb.). ^'t 15- 25 (Heb.). t W^h.alord ■ivhich be- longed to the f^'itu; leaning ■upon his hand. ch. 5. 18. e Mai. 3. 10. See Gen. 7. ti. * See Lev. 13- 46. « Comp. ver. 9, 13 (333) Chap. vii. 6. II. KINGS. Chap. viii. 7. f So 2 Sam. 5. 24. Coinp. ch. 6. 17. 8c ,9. 7. Job 15. 21. 29. See Jiidg. I. •» Comp. Ps. 48. 4,5,6. Frov. 28. I. ' So ver. 10. John 4. 6. shailjind Punishment. (Jomp. Cieii. 4. 13 inarg. kisai. ig. 18 Comp. Is.ti. 4. 1. Amtw ■ 3» 6, 9, 11 Zcch. 8. 21. tHeb. in it. there was no man there. For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians fto hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us sthe kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the ?]gyptians, to come upon us. •■ Where- fore they arose and fled in =the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp 'as it 7i'as, and fled for their life. And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid //,■ and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid //. Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, ''some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. So they came and called unto the por- 1 ter of the city: and they told them, say- ing, We came to the camp of the Syri- ans, and behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents 'as they rrvn'. And he called the porters ;i and they told it to the king's house within. And the king arose in the night, and i said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry ; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, W'hen they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. And ■ one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, ''five of the horses that remain, which are left 'in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, / say, they arc a'en as all the multitude of the Israelites that are con- sumed :) and let us send and see. They t took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Sy- rians, saying. Go and see. And they . \vent after them unto Jordan: and lo, all the way icas full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers re- turned, and told the king. And the i people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two mea- sures of barley for a shekel, 'according to the word of the Lord. 17 And the king appointed ""the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate : and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of Clod had said, who sjjake "when 18 the king came down to him. And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, 'Two mea- sures of barley for a shekel, and a mea- sure of fine flour for a shekel, .shall be to morrow about this time in the gate igof Samaria: and that ""lord answered the man of God, and said. Now behold, if the Lord shoidd make mndows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said. Behold, thou shalt see // with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 20 And so it fell out unto him: for the peo- ple trode upon him in the gate, and he died. Then spake Elisha unto the woman, "whose son he had restored to life, say- ing. Arise, and go thou and thine house- hold, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord '>hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the 2 land seven years. And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philis- 3 tines seven years. And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philis- tines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 4 And the king talked with '^Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying. Tell me, I ]iray thee, all the great thins^s that 5 Elisha hath done. And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had ^'restored a dead hoiiy to life, that be- hold, the woman, whose son he had re- stored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said. My lord, O king, this is the wo- man, and this is her son, whom Elisha 6 restored to life. And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain 'offi- cer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 7 And Elisha came to ■= Damascus; and fBen-hadad the king of Syria was sick; n ch. 6. 32. VIII. .\l...llt I). C. »<,r. »ch. 4. 3;. >> Ps. 105. iC. Hag. I. II. So Gen. 41. I Kin. 17. I. Arts II. 2S. Comp. ch. 4. jE. .\1..,„, 15. C. Ui. •^ See ch. 4. 12. B Or, riiniich. I N.m. S. 15. I Kin. 22. 9. ch. 9. 32 Heb. . I Chr. 28. I. See Gen. 37. B. C. 885. « See I Kin. II. 24. f St;e 1 Kin. l33+) Chap. viii. 8. II. KINGS. Chap. ix. 6. P See I Kin. ic). 17. 1j See I Sam. 9.7. » ch. I. 2. t Heb. in his hand. So ch. 5. 5. k See ch. 5. *3- tHcb. rt« Isai. 13. 16. Hos. 13. 16. Nah. 3. 10. So Ps. 137. 9. Hos. 10. 14. p ch. 15. 16. Hos. 13. 16. Amos I. 13? 'I See 2 Sam. 3.8. *■ Comp. I Kin. 19. 15. ■ ver. 10 (Hcb.). E. C. 892. • ch. I. 17. " 2 Chr. 21.1, 3> 4- tHeb. reigned. See 1 Kin. 15. 25. [Began to reign in con- sort with his father.] See I Kin. 22. 2, 41, 50 marg. ch. I. 17 marg. ^ To ver. 24, 2 Chr, 21. 5—10. J ver. 26. Comp. ch. 9, ' So 2 Sam. 7. J2, 13. Ps. 132. II. t Heb. can- dle, or, tamfi. See 2 Sam. 21, 17. * Expressed 2 Chr. 21. 7. "^ ch. 3. q. See I Kin. 22. 47. and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. And the king said s unto sHazael, Take ''a present in thine hand, and go, meet tlie man of God, and 'inciuire of the Lord by him, say- ing, Shall I recover of this disease? So 9 Hazael went to meet him, and took a present 'with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' bur- den, and came and stood before him, and said, ''Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? And Elisha 10 said unto him, Go, say unto him. Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that 'he shall surely die. And he settled his counte- n nance 'stedfasdy, "'until //f was ashamed: and the man of God wept. And Hazael 12 said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered. Because I know "the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young mai wilt thou slay with the sword, and "wilt dash their children, and Prip up their women with child. And Hazael said. But what, ")« thy ser-13 vant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, ''The Lord hath shewed me thai thou s/njlt be king over Syria. So he departed from 14 Elisha, and came to his m.aster; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered. He told me t/tat '^thou shouldest surely recover. And it came 15 to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipt // in water, and spread // on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. And in the fifth year of 'Joram the 16 son of .\hab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, "Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah ^hci^an to reign. ^Thirty and two years old was 17 he when he began to reign ; and he reign- ed eight years in Jerusalem. And he 18 walked in the way of the kings of Is- rael, as did the house of .\hab: for >'the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. Yet 19 the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, ^as he promised him to give to him alway a 'light, "az/r/to his children. In his days Edom revolt- 20 ed from under the hand of Judah, and ''made a king over themselves. So Jo- 21 ram went over to Zair, and all the cha- riots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compass- ed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled "^into their 22 tents. 'Vet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then 23 '' Libnah revolted at the same time. And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of 24 Judah? And Joram slept with his fa- thers, and was buried with his fathers <=in the city of David: and "Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 In the ^twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did .\haziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to 26 reign. ''Two and twenty years old 7C'as Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mothers name 7C'as Athaliah, the 27 'daughter of Omri king of Israel. And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of .-^hab: for he 7i'(7j 'the son in law of the house of 23.-\hab. And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against ^ Hazael king of Syria in 'Ramoth-gilead; and the 2j Syrians wounded Joram. And "king Joram went back to be healed in "Jez- reel of the wounds 'which the Syrians had given him at 'Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. "And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was 'sick. .Vnd Elisha the prophet called one of ■"•the children of the projihets, and said unto him, ''Gird up thy loins, and take this <^bo.\ of oil in thine hand, and go to 2 *' Ramoth-gilead : and when thou comest thither, look out there "=Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among fhis brethren, and carry him to an 'inner 3 chamber: then take the <=bo.\ of oil, and pour it on his head, and say. Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and 4 flee, and tarry not. So the young man, eim the young man ''the prophet, went 5 to Ramoth-gilead. .'\nd when he came, behold, the captains of the host iccre sit- ting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said. Unto which of all us? And he said. To thee, eO captain. And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus < See 2 Sam. 18. 17. ^ [.\nd so ful- filled Gen. 27. 40J. •^ Sec Josh. 10. 29. Cnmp. 2 Chr. 21. 10. ' Comp. 2 Chr. 21. 20. ' To ver. 29, 2 Ckr. 22. 1—6. B.C. 885. 1 [Called Aztiriit/l, 2 Chron. 22. 6, and Jekonhaz, 2 Chr. 21. 17. B Comp. ch. 9. 29. *• Comp. 2 Chr. 22. 2. U [Or, ^»vi/irf- daughteri See ver. 18]. So I Kin. 15. 10. ch. 9. 20. • Comp. Gen. iq. 14. B. C. 884. ^ ver. 15. ' See I Kin. 22. 3. ^ ch. 9. 15. n See Josh. 17. 16. t Heb. 7t' ifrrwith the Syrians had ivounded. D LCaliea Ktzmoth, ver. 28]. So 2 Chr. 22. 5.6. o ch. 9. r6. t Heb. ivoundfd . See 1 Kin. 22- 34- IX. B. C. 884. * See ch, 2. 3. 1* .See I Kin. 18. 46. c 1 Sam. 10. I Heb. . d ch. 8. 28, 29. See I Kin. 22. 3. * I Kin. 21. 29. ver. 14. Comp. 1 Kin. 19. 16. S'> comp. 2 Chr. 32. 2 with ch. 8. 18, 26. 2 Chr. 21. 6: also Ezra 5. I. & 6. 14 with Zecli. I. I. f ver. 5, II. t Hcb. chamber in a cluimber. .See I Kin.20. 30. (335) Chap. ix. 7. II. KINGS. Chap. ix. 32. s I Kin. iS. 4. & 21. 15. *> I Kin. 14. 10. & 21. 21. ch, 10. 17. 1 See I Sam. 25. 22. ii See Deut. 32. 36. ' I Kin. 14. 10. & 15. 29. & 21. 23. ■" I Kin. 16. 3. II- n 1 Kin. 21. ver. 35, 36. o See Josh. 17. 16. Pch. 5. 21. 1 Jer. 2g. 26. Hos. g. 7. So ver. 30. John 10. 20. Acts 26. 24. ■■ 1 Kin. 18. 27 (Heb.). •Malt. 21. 8. Mark ir. 8. * See I Kin. I. 34. tHeb. reignfth. " ch. 8. 28. 'See 1 Kin. 19. 17. J ch. 8. 29. t Heb. yekoram. (not ver. 16'. t Heb. smote. t Heb. lei no escapergo, &'C. saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. And thou 7 shalt smite the house of Ahab thy mas- ter, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, sat the hand of Jezebel. For the whole house 8 of Ahab shall perish: and ''I will cut oft" from Ahab '//im I hat pisseth against the wall, and "^hiin that is shut up and left in Israel: and I will make the house of 9 Ahab like the house of 'Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of ■"Baasha the son of Ahijah: "and the 10 dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of ° Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. Then Jehu came forth to the servants n of his lord: and one said unto him, vis (2// well.' wherefore came "Jthis mad/c/- lotv to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his ■'communica- tion. And tliey said, // is false; tell us 12 now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying. Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then they hasted, and ^took every man 13 his garment, and put // under him on the top of the stairs, and 'blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu 'is king. So Je- 14 hu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. ("Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of •'^Hazael king of Syria. But vking 'Joram was returned is to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians 'had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said. If it be your minds, then *let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell // in "Jezreel. So Jehu 16 rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. vAnd Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. And there stood a watchman on the 17 tower in Jezreel, and he spied the com- pany of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said. Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say. Is it peace.' So there went is one on horseback to meet him, and said. Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. Then he sent out a second on horse- 19 back, which came to them, and said. Thus saith the king. Is it peace? And Jeliu answered. What hast thou to do 20 with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, He came lOr, even unto them, and cometh not again: marching. and the 'driving is ^like the driving of e^h. 25. Jehu ■•'the sc)n of Nimshi; for he driveth !s.°m''i8 21 'furiously. And Joram said, 'Make » Comp. ' ready. And his chariot was made ready. ^Heb. ''*' And ''Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah '" '»ndness. king of Judah went out, each in his cha- See^DeuV.' riot, and they went out against Tehu, ft,"?- „. . 1 * 1 ■ • 1 . .- *T , , ' "■^^- Bind. and 'met hmi "=m the portion of Naboth See i Kin. 22 the Jezreelite. And it came to pass, b^chr. 22.7. when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is * iieb./ounj. it peace, Jehu? And he answered. What I^Heb°;.'^' '^ peace, so long as the ''whoredoms of thy ^^^ '^'="- •»••• mother Jezebel and her ''witchcrafts are ' ver. 25,26. 2iSo many? And Joram turned his hands, 'll '^^' """ and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is Comp. Ex. 24 treachery, O Ahaziah. And Jehu 'drew Tnlb.J/kd a bow with his full strength, and smote '"'%'"•'"/ J ehoram between his arms, and the ar- * Heb. row went out at his heart, and he 'sunk e's'ee'th. 7. 2. 25 down in his chariot. Then said Jehu to ^ 'S'v"?- '■ Bidkar his "^captain, Take up, (?W cast 1 1 Kin. 21. him in the portion of the field of Naboth l\^ the Jezreelite: for remember how that, Siis'i- when I and thou rode 'together after ^0^23'.' 33. Ahab his father, sthe Lord laid this ^ech. 9. i. 26'' burden upon him; surely I have seen tHeb.''" yesterday the 'blood of Naboth, and the I'""*; 'blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and ^Or.foriion. sl will requite thee in this 'plat, saith ^^"'"■='' the Lord. Now therefore take and cast ' ^"' '=°"ip- him into the 'plat of ground, according lee j'^os".' '" to the word of the Lord. iifintiie 27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah kingdom of saw this, he fled by the way of the gar- f chr""2.'9]. den house. And Jehu followed after See judg. him, and said. Smite him also in the rch'23. 30. chariot. '^And they did so at the going up ^^°"jr'- ^ to Gur, which is by 'Ibleam. And he About' 28 fled to «Megiddo,^ and died there. And iii?i,enhfbc. his servants 'carried him in a chariot to gan to reign Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepul- iikfoheJin chre with his fothers in the city of Da- ''is^'<:''n«s, ... rT ^ Chron. 21. 29 via. And m the eleventh year of Joram is, 19. But the son of Ahab began 'Ahaziah to reign i"t-h°y™r'he over Judah. began to 30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, ^h.^s.^s^' Jezebel heard of it; and she k* painted g^^^gg^ her face, and tired her head, and 'look- "Jer. 4. 3^. 31 ed out at a window. And as Jehu f'-^Cj.f entered in at the gate, she said. Had '-"-'yyi'i '"Zimri peace, who slew his master ? "fse'e's'sam. 32 And he lift up his face to the window, *; "i^^'^y- and said, u ho is on mv side? who? g-^o- t336J Chap. ix. 33. II. KINGS. Chap. X. 20. II Or, chatn- bertains. See ch. 8. 6. " I Kin, 16. 31- t Heb. by the hand of . See I Kin. 16. 12. o So I Kin. 21. 23. Com p. ver, 26. V Ps. 83, 10. Jer. 8. 2. & 9. 22. ife 16. 4. & 25. 33. X. B. C. 884. a See I Kin. 16. 24. t Heb. riouris/iers. ver. 5 (Heb.).Esth. 2. 7 marg. >>Josh.9. 8, tHeb. /or me. ' Ps. Bi. (Heb.), Jer. 24. And there looked out to him two or three 'eunuchs. And he said, Throw 33 her down. So they threw her down : and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he 34 was come in, he did eat and drink, and said. Go, see now this cursed rvoman, and bury her : for " she is a king's daughter. And they went to bury her : 35 but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. Wherefore they came 36 again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake 'by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, say- ing, "In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel : and the 37 carcase of Jezebel shall be Pas dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. And .^hab had seventy sons in ^Sa- maria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jez- reel, to the elders, and to 'them that brought up AhabV children, saying. Now 2 as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; look even out the best and meetest of 3 your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your mas- ter's house. But they were exceedingly 4 afraid, and said. Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? And he that 7i'as over the 5 house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the childrcti, sent to Jehu, saying, '■We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do .thou that which is good in thine eyes. Then he wrote a letter the 6 second time to them, saying, If ye be * mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow tliis time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, ',i ch. 8. 12. See I Kin. 19. 17. t Heb. low.ard the rising 0/ the sun. bly for Baal. And they "proclaimed //. And Jehu sent through all Israel: and 21 all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the ^ house of Baal; and the house of Baal was "full from one end to another. And he 22 said unto him that lims over the vestry, >" Bring forth vestments for all the wor- shippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. And Jehu went, and 23 Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the wor- shippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with yon none of the servants of the Lord, but the worship- pers of Baal only. And when they went 24 in to offer sacrifices and burnt ofterings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, // any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that lettcth him go, ^his life sha// be for the life of him. And it came to pass, 25 as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the "guard and to the captains, ''Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with 'the edge of the sword; and the "guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. And they brought forth the 'images out 26 of the house of Baal, and burnt them. And they brake down the image of 27 Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it "^a draught house unto this day. Thus Jehu destroyed =8 Baal out of Israel. Howbeit from the 29 sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, •^who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, «the golden calves that 7cc;r in Beth-el, and that were in Dan. And the Lord said unto 30 Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, fthy children of the fourth gene- ration shall sit on the throne of Israel. But Jehu 'took no heed to walk in 31 the law of the I^ord God of Israel with all his heart : for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, ''which made Is- rael to sin. In those days the Lord sbegan *to 32 cut Israel short: and ''Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; from 33 Jordan 'eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, 'from Aroer, which is by the river Anion, "even ''Gilead and 34 Bashan. Now the ''rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, arc they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers : and they buried him in Samaria. And Je- hoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 36 And 'the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria 7cth. i. 7 mare^. (1 [2 Chr. 22. II, yehn- shaheathX " [Or, yehoashX ver. 21. ch. 12. r,S:c. B. C. S78. •^ ver. 9. Comp. 2 Chr. ?2. II. ** ver. 19. Comp. 2 Sam. 20. 23 (Heb.j. •* ch. 10, 25. See I Sam. 22. 17. f I Chr. 9. 25. B Comp. 2 Chr. 23. 5. R Or, from breaking iifr, Comp. 2 Chr. 24. 7? II Or. companies. Heb. hafids. So Gen. 47- 24. 2 Sam. 19. 43 in the Heb. h ch. 6. 14 I Heb. I . ' ver. 15. I Kin. 6, 9 (Heb. I. J See Num. 27. 17. fc I Chr. 1 8. 7? See 2 Sam. 8. 7. (338) Chap. xr. ii. II. KINGS. Chap. xii. 14. tHeb. sliouldir. * See 2 Sam. 1. 10. >" Ex. 25. 16. &31. 18. Coiiip. Deut. 17. 18. t Heb. Ltt ike king live. See I bam. 10. 24. n ch. 23. 3. 2 Chr. 34. 31. <• See I Kin. I- 34- P See Gen. 44- IJ- n Num. 31. 14 (HebJ. 2 Chr. 23. 14 tHeb.). r Comp. 2 Chr. 23. 15. 'Josh. 24. 25, ^ 2 Sam. 5. 3. " ch. 10. 21, 26. * Deut. 12. 3. tHcb. offices. Comp. X Chr. 26. 30. 2 Chr. 24. II. y ver. 4. * ver. 6. Comp. 2 Chr. 23. 20. XII. * To ver. 15, 2 Ckr. 24. I— M- •» See Josh. 15. 28. were in the temple of the Lord. And n the ^ guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right 'corner of the tem- ple to the left corner of the temple, alo?ig by the altar and the temple. And he brought forth the king's son, 12 and put ' the crown upon him, and gave Jii/ii ""the Testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapt their hands, and said, * God save the king. And when Athaliah 13 heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord. And when she 14 looked, behold, the king stood by "a pillar, as the manner 7i.ias, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and "blew with trumpets: and Athaliah P rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. But Jehoiada the priest com- 15 manded the captains of the hundreds, ithe officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without ' the ranges : and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said. Let her not be slain /// the house of the Lord. And they laid hands on 16 her; and she went by the way by the which 'the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. And ^Jehoiada made a covenant be- 17 tween the Lord and the king and the people, that f/uy should be the Lord's people; 'between the king also and the people. And all the people of the land 18 went into the "house of Baal, and brake it down; ^his altars and his images brake they in pieces throughly, and slew Mat- tan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed 'officers over the house of the Lord. And he took 19 >the rulers over hundreds, and the cap- tains, and the guard, and all the people of the land ; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way ^of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. And all 20 the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Atha- liah with the sword beside t\\t king's house. Seven years old was Jehoash when he 21 be'j;an to reign. In the seventh j'ear of Jehu •''Jehoash bei^an to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name ivas Zibiah of ** Beer-sheba. And 2 Jehoash did ikat which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days where/// J Jehoiada the priest instructed him. But "^the high places, were not taken away: ' See i Kin. the people still sacrificed and burnt in- &CI1.14. 4. 4 cense in the high places. And Jehoash Ii^/j;',hi„gs. said to the priests, All the money of the Heb. 'dedicated things ''that is brought into ve/'iT'^' the house of the Lord, even ''the money s='= ' '^'"■ of every one that passeth the account, rg. II Or 'high priest came up, and they 'put up s,cn-tary. "^in bags, and told the money that was ' J^'"- 4- 3. 11 found /'// the house of the Loku. And ' cii. 22 4, they gave the money, being told, "into lo^^h.'^jj''' the hands of them that did the work, "S. 2 chr. that had the oversight 0/ the house of It, & 3,. lo, the Lord : and they ' laid it out to the ^.'"= N"""- carpenters and builders, that wrought tHeb'. i: upon the house of the Lord, " and to sZ"d"m. masons, and hewers of stone, and to m-^^s- buy timber and hewed stone to repair "i,. ^^l"^" the breaches of the house of the Lord, 'l?l'-^'- ^'^■ and for all that 'was laid out for the brought u 13 house to repair //. Howbeit "there were -{''J'(*'^ „ not made for the house of the Lord t Heb. p bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trum- '^-nt /onh. , 1 r Comp. pets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of 2 chron. 24. silver, of the money that was brought p 'gee i Kin. ninto the house of the Lord: but tliey 7;^^- ^^^ gave that to the workmen, and repaired js""^; \^, (339) 43-2 Chap. xii. 15. II. KINGS. Chap. xhi. 20. therewith the house of the Lord. More- 15 'set his lace to go up to 17^4'! '*''""■ Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Ju-i8 JiKin. 2. 15. dah ^took all the hallowed t/ii/igs that civT'ii. Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Aha- [^"A ^'"' '^''^'^' '^'^ fathers, kings of Judah, had ch. t6. 8. dedicate, and "his own hallowed things, Comp.'^' '^' and all the gold that was found in the I Kin. 14. 26. treasures of the house of the Lord, «ver%.'''' and in the king's house, and sent it to 2Chr^' 2 Hazael king of Syria: and ''he *went tHeb. away from Jerusalem. And the rest of 19 c'ch.'iTs. the acts of Joash, and all that he did, Tover.2i, are they not written in the book of 25—^7.°*' the chronicles of the kings of Judah? lOr^ '^' And "^his servants arose, and made a 20 Beth-miiio. conspiracy, and slew Joash in "the house See 2 Sam. ^j- j^jjjj^^ ^^,^j^j^ g^^j,^ ^^^^^ ^^ dgj,j^_ ■* SjV'^P-g , For " Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and 21 (Heb.). ' Jehozabad the son of 'Shomer, his serv- H2Chr. 24. g^rits, smote him, and he died; and they Zai-ad\ buried him with his fathers in the city skniirithx of David : and Amaziah his son reigned 2Chr. 24.=5. ii^i his stead. Xin. 'Ill the three and twentieth year of Jo- B. c. 85a ash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah tumiiJtii'"' Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign yearaiid Qygr Israel in Samaria, and rciirned se- t/iif'ci ycftf. . . ver. 9, 10. ' venteen years. And he did that which 2 f Heb.' '^' *"' "^^'"^ evil in the sight of the Lord, and mat/icd 'followed the sins of Jeroboam the son I Sam. 17. of Nebat, "which made Israel to sin; he 13. 14. ieparted not therefrom. And ''the an- -Q viv.!.**.*.! n_va iwjK. \,n^i^ii.wii.i< jiiivA Lin., till- 3 I Kin.' 14. 8,' ger of the Lord was kindled against Is- ?see I Kin. I'ael, and he delivered them into the M- 16- hand of '^ Hazael king of Syria, and into B.C. 849. the hand of ''Ben-hadad the son of Ha- 'JjJ<'|-^-^"4- zael, ^all their days. And Jehoahaz fbe- 4 See'i kin! sought the LoRD, and the Lord heark- ^'ver'24, 25. ened unto him: for she saw the oppres- « ver. 22, or giou of Israel, because the king of Syria 'hc™)'.' '^"^ o])pressed them. (''.\nd the Lord gave s f See Ex. 32. Israel a 'saviour, so that they went out II marg. ' J . Comp. from under the hand of the Syrians : and '''■ About' the children of Israel dwelt in ''their ^B.c. 842. tents, * as beforetime. Nevertheless they 6 Sodi.H^ departed not from the sins of the house l^- of Teroboam, "who made Israel sin, but " VT. 25. " &ch. 14. 25, 27. 1 See Judg. 3. 9 marg. ^ See 2 Sam. 18. 17. t Heb. as yes- terday, and third day. See Gen. 31. 2 marg. i Sam. 4. 7 marg. 'walked therein: and 'there 'remained \^''\, ^ 7 the grove also in Samaria.) Neither did i"s^"i Kin. he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but j',!}'^- ^^^^^ fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten Eccies. 2. 9. thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them 8 like the dust "'by threshing. Now the "'Amos 1.3. rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, a/-e they not writ- ten in the book of the chronicles of the 9 kings of Israel? And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and "Toash his son reigned in Lt\"' ',°' ...... ° jfchoask]. his Stead ". • (AloneJ. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Jo- B.C. 841. ash king of ludah bcmn 'Jehoash the ' "" consort r T 1 u ^ ■ T I • ""h his son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in father, 11 Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. And J^^• '••■ '^• he did that which rcas evil in the sight ch. 12'. i. of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, "who made Israel sin: but he walked 12 therein. "And the rest of the acts of ° ^h. 14. ij. Joash, and "all that he did, and his ° Comp. ver. might PwhereTcv'/// he fought against A- p'di^^'i'4.°'' maziah king of Judah, are they not writ- ^~^*- ten in the book of the chronicles of the 17—24. 13 kings of Israel? And Joash slept with B.C. 825. his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 14 Now "lElisha was fallen sick of his t/'}^'^ sickness whereof he died. And Joash q ch. 9. i^.* the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O ''my "-ch. 2. 12. fl\ther, my father, the chariot of Israel, 15 and the horsemen thereof. And Elisha said unto him. Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, 'Put ' Heb ;i/«fe . , ^ . , , t/ti/te hand thine hand upon the bow. And he put to ride. his hand upon it: and Elisha put his ^ ^^"'- ^- 3- 17 hands upon the king's hands. And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said. The an-ow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in '^Aphek, till thou ' ' Kin. 20. 18 have consumed thent. And he said, josh. 12. is. Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. .A.nd he smote 19 thrice, and stayed. And 'the man of 'Seejudg. God was wroth with him, and said, '^' Thou shouldest have smitten five or si.\ times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed //.• whereas now 2othou shalt smite Syria but "thrice. And "''''"' '^^ (340) Chap. xiii. 21. II. KINGS. Chap. xiv. 2- About B. C. 838. * ch. I. I. & 3- 7. &24. 2. tHeb. wefU down. * Ecclus. 48. i3» '4- J ch. 8. 12. « So ch. 14. 27. ^ So Ex. 2. 24, ^ See Ex. 32. 13- tHeb./rtc:^. So Gen, 3. S, &c. About B. C. 839. tHeb. returned and took. See 2 Chr. 19. 4. About B. C. 836. « ver. 18, 19. Comp. Amos I. 4. XIV. B. C. 839. » Comp. ch. 13. 10. ** ch. 12. 21. To ver. 6, 2 C//r. 25. ■— 4- •= ch. 12. 3. & 15. 4. 35- So ch. 16. 4. See I Kin. IS. 14. ^ ch. 12. 20. « Cited from Deut. 24. 16. So Jer.31. 30. Ezek. 18. 4) 20. About B. C. 827. f 2 Chr. 25. II. K2 Sam. 8.13. 1 Chr. 18. 12. Ps. 60, title. II Or, the rock, Isai. r6. i. Comp. 2 Chr. 25. 12. •» Josh. 15. 38! About B. C. 826. \yoseph. Ant. IX.]. ' To ver. 14, 2 Chr. 25. 17—24. J ver. II. So ch. 23. 29. Comp. 2 Chr. 25. 13. Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the " Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. And 21 it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the se- pulchre of Elisha: and when the man ♦was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, -''he revived, and stood up on his feet. But >■ Hazael king of Syria oppressed 22 Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. ^ And 23 the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and ='had re- spect unto them, because of his cove- nant with ''Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his 'presence as yet. So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben- 24 hadad his son reigned in his stead. And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz 'took 25 again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. "^Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. In ^the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned ''.\ma- ziah the son of Joash king of Judah. He was twenty and five years old when 2 he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jeru- salem. And he did that which tuas right 3 in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. '=How- 4 beit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. And it s came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his, hand, that he slew his servants ''which had slain the king his father. But the children of the mur- 6 derers he slew not : according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherew the Lord command- ed, saying, =The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the chil- dren be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. ^He slew (/Edom in ethe val- ^ ley of salt ten thousand, and took 'Se- lah by war, and called the name of it •"Joktheel unto this day. 'Then Amaziah sent messengers to 8 Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Je- hu, king of Israel, saying. Come, ' let us 9 look one another /// the face. And Je- hoash the king of Israel sent to Ama- ziah king of Judah, saying, ''The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the 'cedar that was in Lebanon, saying. Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Le- banon, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and "thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry *at home: for why shouldest thou "meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, encn thou, and Judah 11 with thee? But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore JehoasJi king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another /;/ the face at "Beth-shemesh, \\\\\c\\bclongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah 'was put to the worse before Israel; and theyPfled every man to their 13 tents. And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Je- hoash the son of Ahaziah, at °Beth-she- mesh, and came /() Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from ithe gate of Ephraim unto ■'the corner gate, 14 four hundred cubits. And he took ^all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Sa- 15 maria. 'Now the rest of the acts of Je- hoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Ju- dah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17 "And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jeho- ash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fif- i3 teen years. And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not Avritten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of 19 Judah? "Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jeru.salem: and he fled to vLachish; but they sent after him to La- 2ochish, and slew him there. And they brought him on horses : and he was bu- ried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the 21 city of David. And all the people of Ju- dah took 'Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of 22 his father Amaziah. He buik ^Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the I' See Judg. 9. 8. ' See Judg. 9- 15- ™ So Deut. 8- 14. 2 Chr. 26. 16. & 32. 25. Ezek. 28. 2, 5, 17- t Heb. at thy itonse. " See Deut. 2. 5- 0 See Josh. 15. 10. t Heb. ivas smitten. 1 Sam. 4. 10. P See I Sam. 4. 10. & 2 Sam. i8. 17. 1 See Neh. 8. 16. •■ 2 Chr. 26. 9.Jer. 31.38. So Zech. 14, 10. Comp. 2 Chr. 25. 23 marg. * I Kin. 7. 51. See ch. 12. 18. About B. C. 825. ' ch. 13. 12, 13- " To ver. 22, 2 Chr. 25. 25 — 26. 2. ^ Comp. 2 Chr. 25. 27. y See Josh. 10. 3. B. C. 810. "[ch. 15. 13]. & 2 Chr. 26. 1, he is called Uzziah. ^ Deut. 2. ch. 16. 6 \ twice). So I Kin 26. ch. 16. 6 (once I. 2 Chr. 8. 17. & 26. 2. B.C. 825. (341) Chap. xiv. 24. II. KINGS. Chap. xv. 23. " [Now he be- gins to reign alone]. Ccmp. ch. 12. 1. & 13. 10. & 14. 17. » See I Kin. 14. 16. t See I Kin. 8. 65. *; Dcut. 3. 17. & 4. 49. Josh. 3. 16. d Jonah I. I. Matt. 12. 39, 40, called Jonas. ojosh. 19. 13. B. C. 822. f Ex. 3. 7. So ch. 13. 4. B See Deut. 32. 36. b So ch. 13. 5. 23- ' See I Kin. II. 24. •*■ Conip. 2 Sam. 8. 6. I Kin. u. 24. 1 Chr. iS. 5,6. 2 Chr. 8. 3. B. C. 784. II [After an interregnum of n years, ch. 15. 8]. XV. About B.C. 810. II [This is the 27 th year of Jeroboam's partncriihip in the king- dom with his father, who made him consort at his going to the Syrian wars. It is the six- teenth year of Jero- boam's mon- archy]. Comp. ch. 14. 17. » ch. 14. 21. II [Called Uzziah, ver. 13, 30, .S:c,]. ^ 2 Chr. 26. 3. 4- cSeech.14.4. About B. C. 765. d To ver. 7, 2 Chr. 26. 20 — 23. * See Lev. 13. 46- About B. C. 758. f Comp. 2 Chr. 26. 23. About RC. 773- [There having son of Joash king of Judah 'Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. And he did i/iat which was^^ evil in the sight of the Lord: he de- parted not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, "who made Israel to sin. He restored the coast of Israel 25 •^from the entering of Hamath unto '^the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant ^Jo- nah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of "^Gath-hepher. For these Lord fsaw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for ^ there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. ''And the Lord said not that he^^^j would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, =8 and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered 'Da- mascus, and Hamath, ^ which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not v/ritten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? And Jeroboam slept with his 29 fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and " Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. In the 'twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel '■began 'Aza- riah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. •'Sixteen years old was he when 2 he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name rcvw Jecholiah of Jerusa- lem. •'And he did that which was right 3 in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; "^save that the high places were not re- 4 moved : the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. And 5 the Lord ''smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and ''dwelt in a several house. And Jo- tham the king's son icas over the house, judging the people of the land. And 6 the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? So Azariah slept with his fa- 7 thers; and they buried him fwith his fa- thers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. In the thirty and eighth )'ear of Aza- s riah king of Judah did "Zachariah the been an interregnum for ii years]. Comp. ch. 14. 23. son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in 0 Samaria si.x months. And he did that which 7C'as evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of 10 Nel)at, Ewho made Israel to sin. And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired a- gainst him, and "smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his 11 stead. And the rest of the acts of Za- chariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of 12 Israel. This 7oas ''the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying. Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh Ihgan to reign in the nine and thirdeth year of 'Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned 14 'a full month in Samaria. For Mena- hem the son of Gadiwent up from ''Tir- zah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they arc written in the book of the chro- nicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then Menahem smote 'Tiphsah, and all that ic'cre therein, and the coasts thereof from ''Tirzah : because they open- ed not to him, therefore he smote it; and all "'the women therein that were 17 with child he ript up. In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Sa- 18 maria. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jero- boam the son of Nebat, swho made Is- igrael to sin. And "Pul the king of "As- syria came against the land: and Mena- hem gave Pul a thousand I'talcnts of sil- ver, that his hand might be with him to 20 1 confirm the kingdom in his hand. And Menahem 'exacted the money of Israel, C7'c?t of all ''the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty Pshekels (t/" silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not 21 there in the land. And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the 22 chronicles of the kings of Israel? And Menahem slept with his fathers : and Pe- kahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of t? See I Kin. 14. 16. About E. C. 772. 'I [As pro- phesied, Amos 7. 9]. ^ See ch. 10. About E. C. 772. "Matt. i.[S,J 9, called Oz/as, [and ver. 1, Azarm/t]. tHeb. rt mcnih of days. Deut. 21. 13. Comp. Cen. 41. I. Dan, 10. 2. ^ See 1 Kin. 14. 17. 1 I Kin » See ch. 8. B. C. 772. B. C. 771. n I Chr. 5. 26. Comp. Hos. s. 13. & 8. 9. ° Gen. 10. II. Ps. S3. 8 Heb.,.- V Comp. E.x. 38. 25, 26. q Soch. 14. 5. * Heb. caused to co»tc forth. '■ Comp. ch. 24. 14 (Heb.). B.C. 761. (34a) Chap. xv. 24. II. KINGS. Chap. xvi. i - "See ch. 7. 2. t I Kin. 16. 18. 2 Chr. 36. 19, iilC. B.C. 759- B. C. 740. » ch. 16. 7. 1 Chr. 5. 26. Comp. Isai. 9. I. * I Kin. 15. ?o. y 2 Sam. 20. 14. 15. * Josh. 16.6? * See Josh. 19- 37: " I Kin. 9. 15. See Jo?;h. II. r. B. C. 739- B [After an anarchy ffir some years, ch. 17. I. Ho5. 10. 3, 7. 15I. h fin the fourth year of Ahaz, in the twentieth year after Jotham had be^un to reign: Us/i.}. Comp. ver. 33. 2 Chr. 27. I, B.C. 758- « 1 n ver. 34, 2 C/tr. 27. I, 2.* ** ver. 3. 2 Chr. 27. 6. « See ch. 14. 4- f 2 Chr. 23. 20. & 27. 3 (Heb.). Not as I Chr. q. 18. fezek. 46. I, 2? 8 2 Chr. 27. 7. About B.C. 742. HAt the end of Jotham'i reign]. Comp. ch. 16. 5. I' ch. 16. 5. Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem icj^an to reign over Israel in Samaria, an// reigned two years. And he did tJiat ^^ which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jero- boam the son of Nebat, swho made Is- rael to sin. But Pekah the son of Re- 25 maliah, a ^captain of his, conspired a- gainst him, and smote him in Samaria, in 'the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. And the rest 26 of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they arc written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. In the two and fiftieth year of Aza-27 riah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. And 28 he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord : he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, swho made Israel to sin. In the days of Pe- 29 kah king of Israel came "Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took •''Ijon, and "yAbel-beth-maachah, and >^Janoah, and ■"•Kedesh, and ''Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. And 30 Hoshea the son of Elah made a con- spiracy against Pekah the son of Rema- liah, and smote him, and slew him, and 'reigned in his stead, "in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. And 31 the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are WTitten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. In the second year of Pekah the son 32 of Remaliah king of Israel began "= Jo- tham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. Five and twenty years old 33 was he when he began to reign, and he reigned si.xteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. And he did that -^ which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did ''according to all that his father Uzziah had done. "= Howbeit the 35 high places were not removed: the peo- ple sacrificed and burnt incense still in the high places. He built the Hiigher gate of the house of the Lord, b Now 36 the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, arc they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? "In those days the Lord began 37 to send against Judah ''Rezin the king of Syria, and 'Pekah the son of Rema- 38 liah. '^And Jotham slept with his fa- thers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Aliaz the son of Jo- tham king of Judah began to reign. 2 ^'Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his 3 God, like David his father. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, ''and made his son to pass through the fire, <=according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out 4 from before the children of Israel. And '*he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and 'on the hilLs, and un- 5 der every green tree. 'Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but scould 6 not overcome him. At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from 'Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt 7 there unto this day. ''So Ahaz sent mes- sengers to 'Tiglath-pileser king of As- syria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son : come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which 8 rise up against me. ''And Ahaz Hook the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the trea- sures of the king's house, and sent it for a 'pre.sent to the king of Assyria. 9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against 'Damascus, and 'took it, and carried the people of it captive to '^ Kir, and slew Rezin. 10 And king Ahaz went /c' Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and sav/ an altar that ivas at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to '^''Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship 11 thereof And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made // against king Ahaz came 12 from Damascus. And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and 'the king approached to 13 the altar, and olTered thereon. And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat ' ver. 27. ^ 2 Chr. 27. 9. XVI. About B.C. 742. * To ver. 4, 2 Chr. 28. 1—4. ''See Lev. 18. 21. Comp. Ps. 106. 37, 38. <= ch. 21. 2. So Dent. 12. 3T. & 18. 9. •^ Seech. 14.4. « See I Kin. 14- 23. B. C. 742- ' Isai. 7. I, 4—9. s Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 5, 6. I [Heb. h 2 Chr. 28. 16, 20, 21. t [Heb. Ti^- latk-peleser. I Chr. s. 26. & 2 Chr. 28. 20, Tilgatk- pilncs€r\. ver. 10. ch. 15. 29. * See ch. 12. 18. J I Kin. 15. 19. tHeb. DavtmeseJi. ^cr. 10, II, &c. Comp. 1 Chr. 18. 5. 2 Chr. 28. 5. See I Kin. II. 24. 'I [Foretold, Amos I. 5]. ^ Isai. 22. 6. Amos I. 5. & 9, 7. kk Um. 8. 2 (Heb.;. ' Comp. 2 Chr. 26. 16, 18, 19. (343) Chap. xvi. 14. II. KINGS. Chap. xvii. 18. t Heb. ivhkh were /:/.*■, See I Sam, 24. 4 marg. n* 2 Chr. 4. 1. n Ex. 40. 6, 29. o ver. II. p See Ex. 29. 39, 40, 41. B. C. 739- *i ch. 24. 13 (Heb.). Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 24. •• I Kin. 7. 27, 28, 38. ■ 1 Kin. 7. 23, 25- * To ver. 20, 2 Chr. 28. 26, 27. B. C. 726. " Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 27. XVII. B. C. 730. II [After an interregnum, ch. 15. 30]. " ch. 18. 9. So Hos. 10. 14. To ver. 7, ch. iS. 9 — 12. tHeb. rendered. " Or, tribute. Judg. 3. 15. 2 Sam. 8. 2. See I Sam. 10. 27. B. C. 725. b ch. 18. 9. B.C. 721. ''ch. 18. 10. fHos. 13. 16, foretold', d Comp. Lev. 26. 32, 33- Dcut. 28. 36, 64. & 29. 27, 28. • ch. 18. II. I Chr. s. 26. offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of 'his peace offerings, upon the altar. And he brought 14 also "'the brasen altar, which icas before the Lord, from "the forefront of the house, from between °the altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of "the altar. And king Ahaz is commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon °the great altar burn Pthe morn- ing burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and "the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by. Thus 16 did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded. And king 17 Ahaz icut off ■'the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down Hhe sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. And the is covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria. 'Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz 19 which he did, arc they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And Ahaz slept with his fa- 20 thers, and was buried "with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began "Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. And he did that which loas evil in the = sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. Against 3 him came up ''Shalmaneser king of A.s- syria; and Hoshea became his servant, and *gave him "presents. And the king 4 of Assyria found con,spiracy in Hoshea : for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no "present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. Then ''the king of Assyria came up 5 throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. ■^In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king 6 of Assyria took Samaria, and ''carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them ^in Halah and in Habor by the river of ^^Gozan, and in the cities of the '*• '9- "• ' Isai. 37. 12. EMedes. coen. 10. 2. 7 For so it was, that the children of Is- |5th.*,.%. rael had sinned against the Lord their i^ai. 13. 17. God, 'which had brought them up out jer'25.'25. of the land of Egypt, from under the ^^^^ "'J^- hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had 31'. 8 feared other gods, and walked in the fv^^.'se. statutes '^ of the heathen, 'whom the Lord See Lev. 25. cast out from before the children of Is- k iev. 18. 3. rael, and 'of the kings of Israel, which p<;>"-i8. 9. 9 they had made. And the children of So ver. 19. Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, "'from the tower of the " ch. 18. 8. 10 watchmen to the fenced city. "And " See i Kin. they set them up 'images and "groves tHeb. in every high hill, and under every green J.'"^'^^- 11 tree: and there they burnt incense in 24. all the high places, as did the heathen ° See Ex. 34. whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things Pto p ver. 17. 12 provoke the Lord to anger: for they ^"■4-»s. served "Jidols, ■■ whereof the Lord had "• See Deut. said unto them, ^Ye shall not do this ?seeEJ??o. 13 thing. Yet the Lord 'testified against fp^m Israel, and against Judah, 'by all the < See Neii. prophets, and by all "the seers, saying, ?Hei). «,,«<• "Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep I'mido/aU. my commandments and my statutes, ac- c"'24^'2. cordinc; to all the law which I com- See i Kin. ^ . 10. 12. manded your fathers, and which I sent "See2Sam. to you 'by my servants the prophets. J''jerVi8. n. 14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, & 25- 4. 5. but "hardened their necks, like to the » s^ee Dcut. neck of their fathers, that did not be- ?„%^ g^*^- 15 lieve in the Lord their God. And they beut. 31.27. rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed y vanity, and 2 became vain, and Twnt after the hea- then that 7iiere round about them, con- cerning whom the Lord "had charged them, that they should not do like them. 16 And they left all the commandments of \\ ^In. 14. the Lord their God, and made them 15. =3- molten images, even ''two calves, and & li' 33.' made "^a grove, and worshipped ''all the ^"^J". ='• |-^^ 17 host of heaven, and served "^Baal. And Deut.4.19. "■they caused their sons and 'their daugh- °,' &'"2.'5*3. ters to pass throusrh the fire, and sused jh n. 18. ,. . .' , 1, * , , ■ , J fch. 16. 3. divmation and ''enchantments, and 'sold see Lev. 18. themselves to do evil in the sight of %\^^ p^^^^ the Lord, ■'to provoke him to anger, is. 10. 18 Therefore the Lord was very angry with '.'^^'ig "''' Israel, and removed them out of his ' See i Kin. sight: there was none left but the tribe kver.H. y See Deut. 32. 21. '■ Jer. 2. 5. Comp. Rom. I. 21. * Deut. 12. 30. 31. 1> See 1 Kin. (344) Chap. xvii. 19. II. KINGS. Chap, xviii. 4. 1 I Kin. II. 13. 32. & 12. 20. "Sojer. 3.8. Ezek. 23. II. " ver. 15. ch. 23. 27 (Heb.). o Jiidg. 2. 14. Comp. ch. 13. 3. & I?. 29. P I Kin. II. II. 31. ^ I Kin. 12. 20, 28. "• Sec Deut. 13. 13. * See I Kin. 14. 16. * vcr. 13. So I Kin. 9. 7. " ver. 6. * Ezra 4. 2, 9, 10. About B. C. 678. y Gen. 10. 10. ver. 30. 1 [ch. 18. 34, » See I Kin. 8. 65. * ver. 31. ch. 18. 34. & 19. 13. b I Kin. 12. ?9. c ver. 32. I Kin. 12. 31 & 13. 32. ^ ver. 24. « See Lev. 18. 21. f Comp. ch. ig. 37. of Judah 'only. Also ""Judah kept not 19 the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. And the Lord "re- 20 jected all the seed of Israel, and afflict- ed them, and "delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until /le had cast them out of his sight. For Phe rent Israelii from the house of David; and ithey made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam ■'drave Israel from follow- ing the Lord, and hiiade them sin a great sin. For the children of Israel 22 walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; until the Lord removed Israel 23 out of his sight, 'as he had said by all his servants the prophets. "So was Is- rael carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. ^And the king of Assyria brought 24 men from y Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from "Ava, and from ^Hamath, and from ='Sepharvaim, and placed f/u'w in the cities of Samaria instead of the chil- dren of Israel: and they possessed Sa- maria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. And so it was at the beginning of their 25 dwelling there, f/ia^ they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew sowe of them. Wherefore they spake to the king of26 Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land : therefore he hath sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the man- ner of the God of the land. Then the 27 king of Assyria commanded, saying. Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom 28 they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in ''Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. Howbeit every nation made gods 0129 their own, and put f/iem in "=the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. And the men of 30 '' Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of HamatJi made Ashima, and the 31 Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites <= burnt their children in fire to fAdrammelech and Anamme- 32 lech, the gods of Sepharvaim. So they feared the Lord, and smade unto them- selves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in =the houses of the high places. 33 ''They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations 'whom they carried away from 34 thence. Unto this day they do after the fonner manners : they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their sta- tutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the Lord commanded the children of Ja- 33 cob, 'whom he named Israel; with whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, ^Ye shall not fear other gods, nor 'bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice 36 to them: but the Lord, ""who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and "a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye wor- ship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 37 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he ^VT0te for you, °ye shall ob- serve to do for evermore; and ''ye shall 38 not fear other gods. And the cove- nant that I have made with you Pye shall not forget; neither ''shall ye fear 39 other gods. But "J the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but 41 they did after their former manner. ''So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children : as did their fathers, jy do they unto this day. Now it came to pass in ^the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Is- rael, M(Z/ '''Hezekiah the son of Ahaz 3 king of Judah (^cyfzw to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when lie di'giifi to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also 7C'tTs 'Abi, the daughter of Za- 3chariah. "^And he did //laf which joas right in the sight of the Lord, according 4 to all that David his father did. ''He removed the high places, and brake the ' images, and cut down =the groves, and brake in pieces the fbrasen sei"pent that Moses had made : for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it : t Heb. statues, ch. 3. 2. & 10. 26. & 17. 10. See Ex. 23. 16. 21. Mic. 5. 14. See Ex. 34. 13. ' Num. 21. 8, S See I Kin. 12. 31. *> ver. 32, 41. Comp. Zeph. I. 5. OOr, ".vho carried thevi away from ikcttfe. ' See Gen. 32. 28. So I Kin. 18. 31. ^ ver. 37. Judg. 6. 10. 1 See Ex. 20. " See Deut. 4- 34- 0 Deut 5. 32. pDeut. 4. 23. ^ ver. 36. See Deut. 6. ■3. ' ver. 32, 33. XVIII. B. C. 726. * Comp. ch. 17. I with ch. 16. 2. " 2 Chr. 28. 27. To ver. 3, 2 Chr. 29. I, 2. B He is called EzekiaSy Matt. 1. 9. 1 [2 Chr. 29. 1, A bijah\ c ch. 20. 3. So 2 Chr. 31- 20. ^ ver. 22. 2 Chr. 31. I. So 2 Chr. 30. 14- See I Kin. 15. 14- „ 24. « Deut. (345) 44 Chap, xviii. 5. II. KINGS. Chap, xviii. 30. II [That is, A piece of brass\. 8 ch. 19. 10. So Ps. 13. 5. & 33. 21. 1* Comp. ch. 23. 25. > See Deut. 10. 20. & Josh, 23. 8. t Heb.yVww after him. ch. 17. 21. ^2 Chr. 15. 2. See Gen. 39. 2. About B. C. 725- ' See I Sam. tS. 5. *" Comp. ch. 16. 7. n Isai. 14. 29. tHeb. Gen. 10. 19. See Josh. 15- 47- och. 17. 9. P To ver. 12, r/i. 17. 3—7. About B. C. 723- B.C. 721. Q Dan. 9. 10. r See Deut. 17. 2. B C. 7x3. ■ 2 Chr. 32. I. Is. 36. I. Ecclus. 48. 18. tHeb. Sanherib. Comp. Isai. 20. 1. * 2 Chr. 32. 9. See Josh. 10. 3. " Comp. ch. 23. 33. * ch. 16. 8. See ch. 12. 18. tHeb. «<•;;/, About B. C. 710. y To ch. ig. 37, Isai. 36. 2—37- 38. So 2 Chi'. 32. 9 — 22. ' I->;ai. 20. I. tHeb. Juavy. See ch. 6. 14. * Isai. 7. 3. Comp. ch. 20. 20. and he called it 'Nehushtan. He etrust- 5 ed in the Lord God of Israel; *'so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him. For he 'clave to the Lord, 6 and departed not 'from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses. And "^the 7 Lord was with him; am/ he 'prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he ■"rebelled again.st the king of Assyria, and served him not. He "smote the a Philistines, avn unto 'Gaza, and the borders thereof, "from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. And Pit came to pass in the fourth 9 year of king Hezekiah, which 7i'as the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, //lat Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. And at the end of three 10 years they took it : even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. And the king of Assyria did n carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor l>y the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: because '^they obeyed not the 12 voice of the Lord their God, but ■'trans- gressed his covenant, and all that Moses the serA'ant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear ///em, nor do //lem. Now '^in the fourteenth year of king 13 Hezekiah did 'Sennacherib king of As- syria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. And 14 Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to 'Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: ///a/ which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto He- zekiah king of Judah "three hundred ta- lents of silver and thirty talents of gold. And Hezekiah '^gave /t/ni all the silver 15 that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house. At that time did Hezekiah cut 16 off f/ie go/d from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave 'it to the king of AssyTia. >And the king of Assyria sent ^Tar-17 tan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a 'great host agains/ Jerusalem. And they went up and came /o Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by ''the conduit of the tipper pool, which is in the highway of the 18 fuller's field. And when they had call- ed to the king, there came out to them ''Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which 7c Isai. 22. 15, 19, 20. POr, secretary. ver. 37. I Kin. 4. 3. ch. 12. 10. & ig. 2. &c. * ver. 37. See 2 Sam. 8. 16. *t 2 Chr. 32. 10. II Or, talkcsi. t Heb. "word i^f the lips. i Or, but counsel and strength are /or the war. t Heb. trust- est thee. So ver. 24. Ezek. 2g. Isai. 30. 2—7 Comp. ver. 4. 2 Chr. 32. 12. "Or, hostages. Comp. ch. 14, 14- 8 Ezra 4. 7. Dan. 2. 4 (Heb.). t Heb. the water 0/ iltiir /eet. t" 2 Chr. 32. i8. ' 2 Chr. 32. 15. J Gen. 3. 13 (Heb.). ch. 19. 10. (346) Chap, xviii. 31. IT. KINGS. Chap. xix. 19. H Or, Seek my/avour. Heb. Make with nte a blessing. See I Sam. 25. 27. ^ See I K.in. 4- 25- ^ Ox, pit, ch. 10. 14. Neh. 9. 25 marg. Prov. 5. 15. Eccles. 12. 6. 1 So Deut. 8. 7,8. «" See Ex. 3.. 8. lOr, deceive th. 2 Chr. 32. II, 15- " ch. 19. 12. 2 Chr. 32. 14. So is. 10. 10, XI. o ch. 19. 13. P See 1 Kin. 8. 65.. ■1 Isai. 10. 9. Ter. 49. 23. H [ch. 17. 24, A va\. ^ Dan. 3. 15. ■ ver. 18, 26. ch. 19. 2. * ch. 19. I. See Gen. 44. 13. Comp. Isai. 33. 7. XIX. « ch. j8. 37. •> See 1 Kin. 20. 31. * ver. 14. Ps, 73. 16, 17. So I Kin. 8. •* 2Chr. 32.20. I Or, pro- z'ocation. Comp. Neh.g.18,26. (Num. 14- II. & 16. 30.) with Ezek. 35. 12. 0 So 2 Sam. 16. 12. fver. 16. ch. 18. 35. Comp. 1 Sam. 17. 26. 8 Ps. 50. 21. h Num. 12.2. Comp. I Sam. 7. g. ' ch. 17. 6. Comp. Isai. I. g. tHeb. foutid. See Judg. 20. 48 marg. * Luke 3. 4, called Esaias, in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Hearken not to Hezekiah:3i for thus saith the king of Assyria, • Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man ''of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his "cistern: until I come and 32 take you away to a land like your own land, 'a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and '"of honey, that ye may live, and not die : and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he ' persuadeth you, saying. The Lord will deliver us. " Hath any of the gods of the nations 33 delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of AssyTia? "Where 34 are the gods of PHamath, and of lAr- pad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and "Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand? Who are n they among all the gods of the coun- tries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that ■'the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? But the people held their peace, and 36 answered him not a word : for the king's commandment was, saying. Answer him not. Then came ^Eliakim the son of 37 Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah 'with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh. And it came to pass, when king He- zekiah heard //, that ='he rent his clothes, and ''covered himself with sackcloth, and "^went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim, which was over 2 the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, ''covered with sackcloth, ''to Esai the prophet the son of Amoz. And they said unto 3 him. Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and 'blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. <=It may be the Lord 4 thy God will hear all the words of Rab- shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent ^to reproach the living God; and svvill reprove the words which ''the Lord thy God hath heard: where- fore lift up thy prayer for 'the remnant that are 'left. So the servants of king 5 Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And * Isaiah 6 said unto them. Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, loith which ''the servants of \^^'^„^^; the king of Assyria have blasphemed 2 Sam. 9. g 7 me. Behold, 'I will send ""a blast up- 1 TC^r'^'35, 36, on him, and he " shall hear a rumour, 37- and shall return to his own land; and I (Hckif'' ' will cause him to fall by the sword in ".,^'"I'"7 his own land. marg!" 8 So Rab-shakeh returned, and found ch!": 1'. °^ the king of Assyria warring against "Libnah: for he had heard that he was \tlg°''^' g departed from Pl.achish. And i when ''See ch. 18. he heard say of Tirhakah king of ■'Ethi- ''b.c. 710. opia. Behold, he is come out to fight \ Sam^'i against thee : he sent messengers again 27. 10 unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus shall ye 'neb.V&Ss. speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, say- i. &2o. 3—5- ing. Let not thy God '^in whom thou 45.'*?4.^' trustest 'deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem ^'='= '^"- '°- shall not be delivered into the hand of »ch. is. 5. ir the king of Assyria. Behold, thou hast \l^- '*■ '* heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 12 "Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed ; as >^Gozan, and v^Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of ^Eden which were '^^^- ^^1 13 in ^Thelasar? ''Where is the king of &=■' Hamath, and the king of "=Arpad, and 23/'' ' ^^' the king of the city of Sepharvaim, i?/^?'"?'- s- ».' i^ >y» Isai. 37. 12 Hena, and Ivah ? (Heb.). 14 And Hezekiah received the ''letter of c uai'j^.^ta the hand of the messengers, and read •^'^^:^- it : and Hezekiah went up into the ,7! '' ^^' house of the Lord, and spread it before '-''""?• ""■ * 15 the Lord. And "= Hezekiah prayed be- «2Chr. 32. fore the Lord, and said, O Lord God tsee Ex. 25. of Israel, which dwellest Uyeticeai the!--„. ' Si K.in. 18. cherubims, s thou art the God, er■ 1°. ''bow down thine ear, and hear: 'open, seePs.86.io. Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear ^ ^''- 3'- 2- ^ ct 71. 2 the words of Sennacherib, which hath (Heb.i. sent him ''to reproach the living God. iDan*g.'i8. 17 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria So 2 chr. 6. have destroyed the nations and their Tver. 4. 18 lands, and have 'cast their gods into s^l^j-l'Y"' the fire : for they were qo gods, but 4. ' the work of men's hands, wood and ^^"^^rmp"' stone : therefore they have destroyed 2 Chr. 32. ig them. Now therefore, O Lord our God, '^' I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, "'that all the kingdoms of the ^ f;= J"^''- earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only. ' ch. 18. 33. ' ch. 17. 6. y Gen. II. 31. (347) 44- Chap. xix. 20. II. KINGS. Chap. xx. 2. n So ch. 20. *>Lam. 2. 13. pSo Jobi6.4. Ps. 22. 7. & 109. 25. Lam. 2. IS (Heb.). 1 ver. 4. r ver. 6. » Ps. 71. 22, Isai. 5- 24. & 60. 9. Jer. 51- S- t Heb. 5j/ tki- hand of. See I Kin. 16. 12. ' eh. 18. 17. "SoPs.20.7. * Comp. Jer. 22.6, 23. See Judg. 9. 15- t Heb. ike ialiness, ^c. As Isai. 37. 24. n Or, the forest and kis fruitful field. Comp. 2 Chr. 26. 10. Isai. 10. 18. y See Josh. 19. 26. 1 Ot, fenced. Isai. 19. 6. See zChr.-^z. 10 marg. B Or, //rtj/ //ff w ho/ heard how / //rtr'^ vtade it long ago, znA formed it ofaneicnt times 1 should I now bring it to be laid waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous itcafs ? ^ Isai. 45. 7. * Comp. Isai. 10. 5. t Heb. short of hand. ^ Gen. 1. II marg. c Ps. 129. 6. 1 Or, sitting. Ps. 139. 2 (Heb,). d See I Sam. 29. 6. * SoJob4i. 2. Isai. 30. 28. Kzek. 29. 4. & 38. 4. Comp. Amos 4. 2. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to 20 Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria "I have heard. This is the 21 word that the Lord hath spoken con- cerning him; The ° virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem p hath shaken her head at thee. Whom hast thou 1 reproached and == "■blasphemed? And against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, And lift up thine eyes on high ? Eve?i against ^the Holy One of Is- rael. ' ' By thy messengers thou hast reproach- 23 ed the Lord, and hast said, "With the multitude of my chariots I am come u)) To the height of the mountains, to the sides of ^Lebanon, And will cut down *the tall "cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: And I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into " the forest of his yCarmel. I have digged and drunk strange wa-24 ters. And with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of " be- sieged places. ' Hast thou not heard long ago ho7o 25 ^I have done it. And of ancient times that I have formed it? Now *have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste Fenced cities into ruinous heaps. Therefore their inhabitants ivere 'of 26 small power, They were dismayed and confounded ; They were as the grass of the field, and as the green 'Jherb, As "^the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. But I know thy 'abode, and ''thy go- 27 ing out, and thy coming in, And thy rage against me. Because thy rage against me and 28 thy tumult is come up into mine ears. Therefore I will put 'my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, And I will turn thee back fby the way by which thou earnest. 29 And this shall be sa sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year ''such things as grow of themselves, And in the second year that which springeth of the same; And in the third year sow ye, and reap. And plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof 30 'And 'the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah Shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, And 'they that escape out of mount Zion: ''The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this. 32 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there. Nor come before it 7vith shield, Nor 'cast a bank against it. 33 "By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, And shall not come into this cityj saith the Lord. 34 For ° I will defend this city, to save it. For mine own sake, and "for my servant David's sake. 35 And rit came to pass that night, that •ithe angel of the Lord went out, and smote "■ in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand : and when they arose early in the morn- ing, behold, they wet-e all dead corpses. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria depart- ed, and went and returned, and dwelt 37 at ^Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nis- roch his god, that 'Adranlmelech and Sharezer his sons "smote him with the sword : and they escaped into the land of 'Armenia. And "Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. In ^ those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, 'Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, 2 and not live. Then he turned his face ''to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, charge concerning ihinc house. So 2 Sam. 17. 23. 20. 25. 'ver. 33, 36. ^ I Sam. 2. 34- ch. 20. 8, 9. Is. 7. II, 14. Luke 2. 12. See I Kin. 13- 3- ^ Lev. 25. 5, II. Comp. Lev. 25. 21, 22. • Comp. 2 Chr. 32. 22. 23. t Heb. the csca/iing of the house 0/ Judah that remaiueth. t Heb. tlie escaping. Judg. 21. 17. Isai. 10. 20. Comp. 2 Sam. 15. 14. '. Isai. 9. 7. 1 See 2 Sam. 20. 15. ■» ver. 28. " ch. 20. 6. So Isai. 31. 5. 0 I Kin. It. 13- P 2 Chr. 32. 21. Tobit I, 21. Ecclus. 48. 21. 1 Mace. 7. 41. 2 Mace. 8. 19. & 15. 22. Comp. Hos. I. 7. ^ See 2 bain. 24. 16. ■" ver. 8. ^ Gen. 10. II. Jonah I. 2, &c. B. C. 709. * Comp. ch. 17. 31. Tobit I. 21. " ver. 7. t Heb. .■irarat. Gen. 8. 4. Jer. SI. 27. * Ezra 4. 2. XX. B.C.7t3. Comp. ch. 18. 2 with ver. 6. * 2 Chr. yi. 24. To ver. 11, Isai. 38. I — 8, 21, 22. tHeb. Give Comp. I Sam. C348) Chap. xx. 3. II. KINGS. Chap. xxi. 8. '^ Neh. 5. 19 (Heb.). & 13. 14, 22, 31- ^ See I Kin. 8. 61. « ch. 18. 3. f Comp. Ps. 39. 13. tHeb. with a great weeping. > Or, city. Camp. ch. 22. 14. B I Sam. 9. 16. & 10. I. >■ Ps. 65. 2. So ch. 19. 20. * Ps. 39. 12. & S6. 8. k See ch. rg. 34- * Isai. 38. 21. " See Lev. 13. 18. » See ch. 19. 29. " Ecdus. 48. 23. p ch. 3. iS. 9 Ps. 102. II (Heb.). tHeb. degrees. B.C. 712. f To ver. ig, Isai. 39. 1—8. "[Or, Merodach- batadan\ Isai. 39. I. Comp. Jer. 50. 2. " Comp. Isai. 39. 2 with 2 Chr. 32.3'- U Or, sjucery. So Gen. 37. 25. & 43- ■>• 1^ Or, jewels. Heb. vessels. Comp. 2 Chr. 32. 27. saying, I beseech thee, O Lord, =re- 3 member now how I have walked before thee m truth and with ''a perfect heart, and '^have done t/tat which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah fwept 'sore. And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was 4 gone out into the middle 'court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying. Turn again, and tell Hezekiah 5 Ethe captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, •^I have heard thy prayer, I have seen 'thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up uiifi) the house of the Lord. And I will 6 add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and ''I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. And 'Isaiah said. Take a lump of figs. ^ And they took and laid // on "Hhe boil, and he recovered. And Hezekiah said 8 unto Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up info the house of the Lord the third day? And Isaiah said. This 9 sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: ^shall the shadow go fonvard ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered. Pit is a light 10 thing for ithe shadow to go down ten degrees : nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. And Isaiah then prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees back- ward, by which it had gone down in the 'dial of Ahaz. •■At that time • Berodach-baladan, the 12 son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah : for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. And Hezekiah ^hearkened 13 unto them, and shewed them all the house of his 'precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his "armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. Then came 14 Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him. What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said. They are come from a far country, even from Ba- bylon. And he said. What have they 15 seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, 'All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have i6 not shewed them. And Isaiah said un- to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the 17 Lord. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, "shall be carried unto Baby- lon : nothing shall be left, saith the 18 Lord. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, ^shall they take away; "and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of 19 Babylon. Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, 5' Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. And he said, 'A it not good, if peace and truth be 20 in my days? ^And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he ^made a pool, and a conduit, and ''brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the 21 chronicles of the kings of Judah? And ■^ Hezekiah slept with his fathers : and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. Manasseh '^was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mo- 2 ther's name 7cias Hephzi-bah. And he did that which zcas evil in the sight of the Lord, ''after the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast 3 out before the children of Israel. For he built /// again the high places <=which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made ' ver. 13. " ch. 24. 13. Jer. 20. 5. So ch. 25. 13. Jer. 27. 19 — 22. & 52. 17. ^ ch. 24. 12. 2 Chr. 33. II. II [Fulfilled, Dan. I. 3]. y See I Sam. 3. 18. Comp. z Chr. 32. 25, 26. li Or, S/iali there not be peace aftd truth, ^c. Comp. Isai. 39. 8. About B. C. 710. " 2 Chr. 32. 32- >» ch. 18. 17. Neh. 2. 14.& 3. 16. I* 2 Chr. 32. 30. _ Isai, 22.9,11. « 2 Chr. 32. About B. C. 698. XXI. " To ver, 9, 2 C/ir. 33. 1—9. b See ch. 16. c See ch. 18. 4. Comp. ch. 23. 4, 6. d I Kin. 16. 32. 33- Comp. ver. 13. •■■ch. 17. 16.& 23' 5- See Deut. ..19. ■Jer. a grove, "^as did Ahab king of Israel; Oer. 7. 30. Ezek, ''"' and worshipped ^all the host of heaven 4 and sers'ed them. And ^he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord said, sin Jerusalem will I put 5 my name. And he built altars for <^all the host of heaven in ''the two courts 6 of the house of the Lord. And 'he made his son pass through the fire, and ^ observed times, and '^ used enchant- ments, and dealt with 'familiar spirits and wizards : he wrought much wick- edness in the sight of the Lord, to 7 ■"pro\'oke hi>n to anger. And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jeru- salem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name 8 for ever: "neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the 7. 20. &3. 6. ^ ver. 7. 2 Sam. 7. 13. 1 Kin. 8. 29. & 9. 3. ch. 23. 27. So Deut. 12. II. Ps. 132.13,14, ^ I Kin. 6. 36. & 7. 12. ch. 23. 12. 2 Chr. 4. 9. > See Lev. 18. 21. J See Lev. 19. 26. ^ ch. 17. 17. See Gen. 44- 5- ' ch. 23. 24. See Lev. 19. 31- " ver. 15. ch. 22. 17. & 23. 19. See Deut. 4. 25- " ver. 4. ch. 23. 4- *■ So 2 Sam. 7. 10. (349) Chap. xxi. 9. II. KINGS. Chap. xxn. 10. P ch. 23. 26. & 24. 3, 4. Jer. 15. 4. So ver. 2. Q I Kin. 21. 26. "■ ver. 16. So ver. 9. Comp. 1 Kin. 14. 16. 8 ver. 21. ch. 23. 24. See Deut. 29. 17. * See I Sam. 3. II. " Isai. 28. 17. So Isai. 34. II. Lam. 2. 8. Comp. Amos 7. 7, 8. tHeb. ke zvipeth and titnteth it upon the /ace tltereqf. * ch. 24. 4. tHeb. from moitth to mouth. As ch. 10. 21. r 2 Chr. 33. II — ig. « 2 Chr. 33. » ver. 26. 2 Sam. 6. 6 — 8. I Chr. 13. 7— II or 2 Chr. 26. 23? B. C. 643. *» To ver. 24, 2 C/ir. 33. 21—25. <= See Num. 33- 33? <* ver. 2 — 6, II. " ch. 22. 17. So 1 Kin. II. land which I gave their fathers ; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and ac- cording to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. But they 9 hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the na- tions whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel. And the Lord spake by his sen-ants 10 the prophets, saying, p Because Manas- n sell king of Judah hath done these abo- minations, 1 and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and ''hath made Judah also to sin with his ^ idols: therefore 12 thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Be- hold, I am bringing such evil upon Je- rusalem and Judah, that whosoever hear- eth of it, ' both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem "the ij line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jeru- salem as a man wipeth a dish, * wiping //, and turning H upside down. And 1 14 will forsake the remnant of mine inhe- ritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies ; because they have done that which 15 was evil in my sight, and have "pro- voked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. -''Moreover Manasseh shed innocent 16 blood very much, till he had filled Je- rusalem *from one end to another; be- side his sin ■'whereKvV'// he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. Now vthe rest 17 of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, aj-e they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And is ^Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of ='Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. '' Amon urns twenty and two years old 19 when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of '^Jotbah. And he did that ^a which was evil in the sight of the Lord, ''as his father Manasseh did. And he 21 walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: and he «^forsook the Lord God of his 22 fathers, and walked not in the way of 23 the Lord. And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the 24 king in his own house. And the peo- ple of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son 25 king in his stead. Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles 26 of the kings of Judah ? And he was buried in his sepulchre fin the garden of Uzza: and *Josiah his son reigned in his stead. Josiah ^7i.ias eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter 2 of Adaiah of ''Boscath. And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and '^turned not aside ■xto the right hand or to the left. ''And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshul- 1am, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, 4 saying. Go up to Hilkiah ''the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is ^brought into the house of the Lord, which the keepers of the 'door have 5 gathered of the people : and let them 8 deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the Lord : and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the Lord, to repair the 6 breaches of the house, sunto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the 7 house. Howbeit "^there was no reckon- ing made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. 8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, 'I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to 9 Shaphan, and he read it And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said. Thy servants have 'gathered the money that was found in the house, and have deli- vered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the 10 house of the Lord. And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shajjhan read it before the king. f ver. 18. • Matt. 1. 10, called Josias. XXIT. E. C. 641. a 2 Chr. 34. *» Josh. 15. 39 (Heb.j. " See Deut. 5- 32- About B. C. 624. •* To ver. ao, 2 Chr. 34. 8—28. e ver. 8. Sec ch. 12. 10. f ch. 12. 4. Comp. 2 Chr. 34- 9- t Hcb. threshohi. See Isai. 6. 4 niarg. P ch. 12. II, 12, 14. h ch. 12. :$. ' Comp. Deut. 31. 24 — 26 with 2 Chron. 34. 14, tHeb. melted. Ezek. 3a (350) ChAF. XXII. II. II. KINGS. Chap, xxiii. io. i ver. 19. See Gen. 44. ^ ch. 25. 22. Jer. 26. 24. & 19. 14. & 40. 5. D [A bdoHy 2Chr. 34. 20]. D[Or, MUakl 2 Chr. 34. 20. Comp. Judg. 17. 1. 1 ver. 17. So Deut. 29. 27. 2 Chr. 34. 22]. "[Or, Hasrah\. 2 Chr. 34.22. tHeb. famients. Or, in the second part. 2eph, I. 10. Comp. ch. 20. 4. ^ ch. 21. 22. So Deut. 29. 25, 26. n ch. 21. 6, 15- o ver. 13. P So Ps. 51. 17- Isai. 57. 15. 4 I Kin. 21. 29. Comp. ver. II, &c. »■ Lev. 26. 31. 32- 2 Chr. 29. 8. & 30. 7. Jer. 19. 8. & 25. 9, 18. & 29. 18. & 44. 22. Mic. 6. 16 in the Heb. » Jer. 24. 9. & 26. 6. & 44. 22. ' Comp, Ps. 37. 37. Isai. S7- I, 2- XXIII. * To ver. 3, 2 Chr. 34. 29 — 32. And it came to pass, when the kingn had heard the words of the book of the law, that ■> he rent his clothes. And 12 the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and '^Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and •Achbor the son of "Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying. Go ye, in- 13 quire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is 'the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the wonis of this book, to do according unto all that which is wTitten concerning us. So 14 Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of "Tikvah, the son of 'Harhas, keeper of the 'ward- robe; (now she dwelt in Jenisalem 'in the college;) and they communed with her. And she said unto them. Thus is saith the Lord God of Lsrael, Tell the man that sent you to me. Thus saith 16 the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read : '"becttuse they have forsaken me, and 17 have burnt incense unto other gods, that they might "provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; there- fore °my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. But to the king of Judah which sent is you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; because thine p heart 19 was tender, and thou hast 1 humbled thy- self before the Lord, when thou heard- est what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, tliat they should become 'a desolation and ^a curse, and ■> hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me ; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. Behold therefore, 1 20 will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou 'shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. And ^the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up into 2 the house of the Lord, and all the men ^ ch. 21. 3,7. ' See 2 Sam. =3- of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, •both small and great: and ''he read in \^^i{^°^ their ears all the words of the book of >"ito great. the covenant ■= which was found in the f°seeDeuf' 3 house of the Lord. And the king f. u^ stood by '^a pillar, and made a covenant Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burnt them without Jerusalem in the fields of 'Ki- dron, and carried the ashes of them unto 5 Beth-el. And he 'put down the 'idola- 'Hob , * , , . ^ T 1 1 caused to trous priests, whom the kmgs of Judah cease. had ordained to burn incense in the p^"q mq high places in the cities of Judah, and So ver. n in the places round about Jerusalem; tHeb'.' them also that burnt incense unto Baal, c'^"""^'" , , , 1 [Hos. 10. 5. to the sun, and to the moon, and to Foretold, the 'planets, and to Jail the host oi ^^^■^;,Jl^ 6 heaven. And he brought out the ''grove "i'"i, or. from the house of the Lord, without //^"if "' Jerusalem, unto the 'brook Kidron, and ^"^p- burnt it at the brook Kidron, and & 38. 32 ' 'stampt // small to powder, and cast j^^''j'; the powder thereof "'upon the graves of ' ch. 21. 7. 7 the children of the people. And he 2^ch'r.'i^s. 16. brake down the houses of "the sodom- So2Chr. 30. ites, that were by the house of the Lord, >"2Chr.34.4. "where the women wove 'hangings for °,^'j'l°'"'' 8 the grove. And he brought all the ° Comp. priests out of the cities of Judah, and tHeb." defiled the high places where the priests p"'"^?;^ had burnt incense, from PGeba to 22. See 1 Beer-she ba, and brake down the high ^seejosh!^ places of the gates that rcere in the "s- 28. entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which 7C'ere on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. ■■ Comp. 9 "■ Nevertheless the priests of the high io-i'4'*with places came not up to the altar of the ^"^ ='■ Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat ■ isai. 30. 33. of the unleavened bread among their ^^^ij'gf ' ^'' 10 brethren. And he defiled ^Topheth, M';];',.-'^^^ which is in 'the valley of the children l"secjosh.' of Hinnom, that no man "might make l\^^j^,_ his son or his daughter to pass through is. 21. (351) Chap, xxiii. ii. II. KINGS. Chap. xxih. 32. ; Kin. •See II. 7. ^ ver. 5 marg. J I Chr. 9. 26, 33. & 23. 28. & 28. 12. 2 Chr. 31. II. Ezi-a 8. 29. & 10. 6. Neh. 10. 37, |8' 39- bee I bam. ?. 22. Or, eunuch, or, officer. ch. 24. 12,15. & 25. 19. See ch. 8. 6. * Comp. 1 Chr. 26. 18 (Heb.). ^ Jer. 19. 13. & 32. 29. Zeph. 1. 5 in the Heb. ^ See Judg. 3. 20. « ch. 21. 5. " Or, mn /rovt tltence. Comp. 2 Chr. 35. 13 marg. Hab. 3. 2. •* ver. 4. 6. D That is, the mount of Olives. Comp. I Kin. II. 7. e See I Kin. 11. 5. f See Num. 21. 29. t Heb. sttj.t7fes. See Ex. 23. 24 marg. 8 I Kin. 12. 28, 29, 33. ^ See I iCin. 14. 16. ' I Kin. 13. 2. kEzek.sg.i (Heb.). So' Jer. 31. 21 (Heb.5. 1 I Kin. 13. I, 3°- See ludg. .3.6. tHeb. to escape. Comp. I Sam. 20. 29 (Heb.). ■»T Kin. 13. II, 31. n 2 Chr. 34. S. 7- lOr, sacrificed. I Kin. 13. 2 (Heb.). o So Ex. 22. 20. T Kin, 18. 40. ch. II. 18. the fire to "Molech. And he ''tookn away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of tlie house of the Lord, by the >' cham- ber of Nathan-melech the "chamberlain, which 2cias in the ^suburbs, and burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. And 12 the altars that were ^on the top of the ''upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which '^Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and 'brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into ''the brook Kidron. And 13 the high places that were before Jerusa- lem, which ivere on the right hand of "the mount of corruption, which Solo- mon the king of Israel had builded for ^Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zi- donians, and for ''Chemosh the abomi- nation of the Moabites, and for =Mil- com the abomination of the children of Amnion, did the king defile. And he 14 brake in pieces the 'images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, 15 a?id the high place « which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, ''who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burnt the high place, and stanipt it small to powder, and burnt the grove. And 16 as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burnt them upon the altar, and polluted it, 'according to the word of the Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. Then he said, What '^title is ij that that I see? And the men of the city told him, // is 'the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el. is And he said. Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones 'alone, with the bones "'of the prophet that came out of Samaria. And all the 19 houses also of the high places that were "in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. And 20 he '"slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars. and P burnt men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. 21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, ") Keep the passover unto the Lord your God, 'as it is written 22 in ^the book of this covenant. 'Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; 23 but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, 7uherei>i this passover was holden 24 to the Lord in Jerusalem. Moreover the ^workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the "images, and -"'the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform ^the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house 25 of the Lord. ^And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and ''with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like 26 him. Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, whererc'//'// his anger was kindled against Judah, '^because of all the 'pro- vocations that Manasseh had provoked 27 him withal. And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as "I have removed Israel, and ''will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and '=the house of which I said, 28 My name shall be there. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the 29 chronicles of the kings of Judah ? fin his days sPharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him ; and he slew him at ''Megiddo, when he 'had seen him. 30 ''And his servants carried him in a chariot ' dead from'' Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And "the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. 31 "Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was "Hamutal, the 32 daughter of Jeremiah of " Libnah. And he did that which 'was evil in the sight P2Chr. 34.5. <1 2 Chr. 35. I— 17. I Esdr. I. 1---19. r E.X. 12. 3. Lev. 23. 5. Num. 9. 2. Dent. 16. 2. s ver. 3, 24. ch. 22. II. ' 2 Chr. 3S. 18, 19. I Esd. I. 20 — 22. About B. C. 623. (His iSth year ending]. Comp. ch. 22. 3. " Expressed ch. 21. 6. II Or, terapkitn. See Gen. 31. 19. " ch. 31. II, 21. See Deut. 29. 17. -^ Lev, 19. 31. & 20. 27. Deut. 18, II. ^ Comp, ch, 18, 5. » Deut. 6, 5. ^ See ch. 21. II. f Heb. ajigers. I Kin. 21. 22. = ch, 17. 18, 20. & 18, II. & 21. 13. ^ ch. 17. 20 ;Heb.). ^ See ch. 21. 4- B. C. 610. f 2 Chr. 35. 20 — 23. 8 ver. 33, 34, 35- Jer. 46. 2, *> See Judg, 5, 19. Comp. Zech. 12. II. • So ch. 14. 8, II. k ch. 9. 28. ' Comp. 2 Chr. 35, 24, ^ To ver. 34, 2 Chr, 36. 1—4- 1 [Called SJinllum, I Chr. 3. 15. Jer. 22. iij. D ch. 24. 18. « See Josh, 10, 29, (35«) Chap, xxiii. 33. II. KINGS. Chap. xxv. i. Pch. 25. 6, 20, 21. Jer. 39. 5. 6. & 52. 9, 10, 26, 27. 1 See I Kin. 8.65. B Or, becaitse he reigned. t Heb. jf^ ^ mulct ttpon the land. So 2 Chr. 36. 3- Comp. Prov. 19, 19 iHeb.]. •■ Comp. ch. 18. 14. ■ So Gen. 41. 45- ch. 24. 17. Dan. I. 7. * Matt. I. II [marg. ], called yakint. * Jer. 22. II, 12. Ezek. 19. 3, 4- " ver. 33. » Lev. 27. ?, 14 (Heb. . B. C. 610. y 2 Chr. 36. 5. "Judg.g. 41? * ver. 32. ch. 24. 9, 19. Jer. 22. 13—17. XXIV. * B. C. 607. Comp. 2 Chr. 36. 6. Dan. I. I. b B.C. 606. Jer. 25. I. B.C. 603 — 600. e Jer. 25. 9. & 32. 28. Ezek. 19. 8. ** Jer. 35. II. See ch. 25. 4. eSeech.6.23. fch. 13. 20. 8 See I Sam. II. I. •> ch. 20. 17. & 21. 12, 13, 14. & 23. 27. t Heb. by i/u hand of. ch. 17. 13, 23. See 1 Kin. 16. 12. * See ch. 21. II. J ch. 21. 16. ii 2 Chr. 36.8. B.C. 599- * Lomp. 2 Chr. 36. 6. Jer. 22. 18, 19. & 36. 30. "» Comp. Jer. 46. 2 with Jer. 37. 5, 7. •> See Num. 34- 5. MCalled Jecoiiiah, 1 Chr. 3. 16. Jer. 24. I. And Coniah, Jer. 22. 24, 28I. & 37. I. Comp. Esth. 2. 6. o Comp. 2 Chr. 36. 9. of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharaoh-nechoh 33 put him in bands at pRiblah in the land of 1 Hamath, "that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and 'put the land to a tri- bute of ■'an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. And Pharaoh- 3* nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and ^turned his name to ''Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away : and he came Vi? Egypt, and died there. And Jehoiakim 35 gave "the silver and the gold to Pha- raoh; but he "taxed the land to give the money according to the command- ment of Pharaoh : he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his ta.xation, to give // unto Pharaoh-nechoh. >' Jehoiakim was twenty and five year 36 old when he began to reign ; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of ^Rumah. ^.^nd 37 he did that which 7vas evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. In "his days Nebu- chadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant ''three years : then he turned and rebelled against him. "^And the Lord sent 2 against him ''bands of the Chaldees, and ''= bands of the Syrians, and ^'"bands of the Moabites, and bands of sthe children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, '•according to the word of the Lord, which he spake ' by his servants the prophets. Surely at the command- 3 ment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, 'for the .sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; and also/t'rJ the innocent blood 4 that he shed : for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood ; which the Lord would not pardon. ''Now the rest of s the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? So Jehoiakim 'slept with his fathers: 6 and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. And the king of Egypt came ^ not again any more out of his land : for "■the king of Babylon had taken from the "river of Egypt unto the river Eu- phrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. _ "Jehoiachin was "eighteen years old 8 when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name ivas Nehushta, the daugh- '',^=''- '9- 9 ter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. And he t Heb.' Vamc did that which 7vas evil in the sight of S'^^f ' the Lord, according to all Pthat his See2Chr.32. 10 father had done. At that time the '°b"c'^s99. servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of ^J^"- 1^- '■ Babylon came up (T^^/wj-/ Jerusalem, and Ezek.i'7.%2. ..the city *was besieged. And Nebu- ^^^f-jg ,, chadnezzar king of Babylon came a- 'Or, ' gainst the city, and his servants «'/>/ s'eech'% ... 12 besiege it. And 1 Jehoiachin the king of J f^^ww Judah went out to the king of Babylon, nezLir-V ' he, and his mother, and'his servants, j?^'":^."' and his princes, and his 'officers: and ch.^lfs. ' the king of Babylon --took him in the jeTfj. 28. .3 eighth year of "his reign. And he car- "Seeck. 20. ried out thence all the treasures of the • ch. .6. .7 house of the Lord, and nhe treasures ["^"j;'- of the king's house, and 'cut in pieces 2Chr.'36. 7. all the vessels of gold which "Solomon Dan' 1.2. king of Israel had made in the temple ^ 52. 3- of the Lord, "as the Lord had said. 48—50"''' .^.-Vnd yhe carried away all Jerusalem, ^\Z\V1,'\ and all the princes, and all the mighty ' Comp. men of valour, rcen ^ten thousand cap- jer. 52'. 23. fives, and all ^the craftsmen and smiths: °^^"- '*■ none remained, save '' the poorest sort &^^X. '' .5 of the people of the land. And "^he ^'5^^' carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and '9. 22.' the king's mother, and the king's wives, ^^^'^'^ '^*'' ''''" and his "officers, and ''the mighty of the °j?^Jf^j'|"°- land, those carried he into captivity from Ezek. .'. 2. .6 Jerusalem to Babylon. And 'all the \'^',;,c,^_ men of might, even ^ seven thousand, ver. .2. and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, Ezek. '^7. 13. all that 7c* Expressed Jer, 39. 2. & 52. 6. So Zech. 8. ^ Comp. Lam. 4. 9, 10. fTo ver. 12, ?"■■ 39- 4 — 10, B Expressed Jer. 39. 4. & 52- 7- li Xeh. 3. 13. > ver. 5, 10, 13, 24, 25, 26. Gen. 15. 7. ch. 24. 2. 2 Chr. 36. 17. Ezra 5. 12. Job I. 17. Isai. 13 19&C. J Comp. Ezek. 12. 12. ^ See 2 Sam. 15. 28. 1 Jer. 32. 4. •" See ch. 23. t Heb. spake ■with hi HI. See Jer. 4. 12. t Heb. tii/ide btiytd. n Ezek. 12. 13. 0 See Judg. 16. 21. P Zech. 7. 5. & 8. 19. <1 Comp. Jer. 52. 12. r Comp. ch. 24, 12 with Jer. 52. 29. 1 Or, chief marshal. ver. 10, IT, 12, iB. 20. See Gen. 37- 36. » 2Chr. 36. 19. So Ps. 79. I. * Jer. 17. 27. Hos. 8. 14. Amos 2. 5. " Expressed Jer. 52. 14. * So 2 Chr. 36. 19. Neh. I. 3. « 2 Chr. 36. 20. tHeb. fallen away. t ch..24. 14. Jer. 40. 7. * ch. 20. 17. 2 Chr. 36. 18. Jer. 27. 19, 22. » I Kin. 7. '5- *• I Kin. 7. 27. c See I Kin. 7- 23- d Ex. 27. 3. I Kin. 7. 45 in the Heb. «i-Kin. 7. 50. [ ch. 12. 13. f-Ex. 25. 29. I Kin. 7. 50. « ver. 13. «Heb. the one sea. h Comp. Jer. 52. 20. they built '^ forts against it round about. And the city was besieged unto the 2 eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And 3 on the ninth day of the ^fourth month '^the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. And '=the city was broken up, 4 and fall the men of war sjlcd by night l>y the way of the gate between two walls, which is by ''the king's garden: (now the ' Chaldees 'lUcre against the city round about :) and ■' the king went the way toward '^the plain. And the 5 army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in "^the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scat- tered from Iiim. .So they took the king, 6 and 'brought him up to the king of Babylon to '"Riblah; and they 'gave judgment upon him. And they slew 7 the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and '"put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and ° bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. And in the p fifth month, on the ise- s venth day of the month, which is ■'the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnez- zar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar- adan, " captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, wita Jerusalem: and *he burnt the house of the Lord, 9 and the king's house, and 'all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. And all the 10 army of the Chaldees, that were '^Knt/i the captain of the guard, "brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. Now "the rest of the people that wereu left in the city, and the 'fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Ne- buzar-adan the captain of tlie guard carry away. But the captain of the 12 guard left s'of the poor of the land to be vinedre.ssers .and husbandmen. ^ And 13 ''the pillars of brass that wcir in the house of the Lord, and ''the bases, and '^the brasen sea that icas in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And ^ the pots, and <' the 14 shovels, and 'the snuffers, and fthe spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And '' the firepans, and "^ the 15 bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the cap- tain of the guard took away. sThe 16 two pillars, 'one sea, and ''the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; 'the brass of all these 17 vessels was without weight. •'The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass : and the height of the chapiter 'three cubits ; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these h.ad the second pillar with wTeathen is work. And the captain of the guard took ""Seraiah "the chief priest, and °Zephaniah Pthe second priest, and the 19 three keepers of the 'door: and out of the city he took an 'officer that was set over the men of war, and ifive men of them that 'were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the ''principal .scribe of the host, which mus- tered the people of the land, and three- score men of the people of the land lothat were found in the city: and Ne- buzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of J I Babylon to ■■ Riblah; and the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at "■Riblah in the land of Hamath. ^So Judah was carried away out of their land. 22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchad- nezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made ' Gedaliah the son of ".\hikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 23 l\.w\ when all the " captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Geda- liah governor, there came to Gedaliah to vMizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tan- humeth ^the ^Netophathite, and Jaaza- niah the son of a "^ JNLaachathite, they 24 and their men. And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the Land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall 25 be well with you. But '^it came to pass in the ''seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed 'royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees 26 that were with him at vMizpah. And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to *= Egypt : for they were afraid of the Chaldees. ' I Kin. 7. 47. k I Kin. 7. 15—18. Comp. 2 Chr. 3. 15. t Cnmp. I Kin. 7. 16. Jer. 52. 22. " I Chr. 6. 14. Ezra 7. I. Comp. Neh. II. II? " See ch. 12. 10. " Jer. 21. I, & 29. 25. &,37- 3- P .See ch. 23. 4. I Heb. threslwld. See Isai. 6. 4 marg. I Or, tunuch. See ch. 23. II. 'I Comp. Jer. 52. 25. t Heb. salu the hinges face. Esth. I. 14. II Or, scribe of tlte captain of the host. r See ch. 23. 33- « See Lev. 26. 33. So ch. 23. 27. • Jer. 39- I4- & 40. 5. " See ch. 22. 12. ^ To ver. 24, Jer, 40. 7—9- y See Josh. 18. 25. ' Comp. Jer. 40. 8. * 2 Sam, 23. 38, 29. 1 Chr. 2. 54. & 9. 16. ^'t II. 30. Ezra 2. 22. Neh. 7. 26. & 12. 28. b See 2 Sam. 20. 14. B. C. 588. c Jer. 41- I — 3. Comp. Jer. 40. 14. J Zech. 8. 19. t Heb. o/tfu: kijigdom. So 2 Sam. 12. 26. ch. II, I. Isai. 62. 3. Jer. 41. I, See Esth. 1.7. « Jer. 43- (354) Chap. xxv. 27. II. KINGS. Chap. xxv. 30. B. C. 562. f To ver. 30, yer. 52. 31— 34- B ch. 24, 12, 15- " Comp. Jer. 52. 3X. ' See Gen. 40. 13. t Heb. good things luith him. fAnd it came to pass in the seven 27 and thirtieth year of sthe captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the ''seven and twentieth day of the month, t/iat Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he I'cgan to reign, 'did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison ; and he spake 'kindly to hiui, and set 28 his throne above the throne of the kings 29 that icere with him in Babylon ; and changed his prison garments: and he did ''eat bread continually before him 30 all the days of his life. And his 'al- lowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. * 2 Sam. 9. 7. ■3- ' Jer- 4° 5 (Heb.;. (355' 45-2 THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. I. B. C. 4004 Heb. 5586? Gk. * Gen. 4. 25, 26(Heb.1. & 5. 3. 6 (Heb.), 9 'Heb.\ 12, 15 (Heb.}, 18 [Heb.}, 21, 25, 29, 3a. *> To ver. 7, Cfw. 10. a— 5. c See 2 Kin. 17.6. ^ Gen, io» 3 (Heb.). UQr, Dtpkathy as it is in some Copies. ^ See I Kin. 10. 22. U Or, .A'ijrfa- «;'»«, accord- ing to some copies. ' To ver. 16, Gen. 10. 6—8, 13^18. s To ver 2^» Gent 10. 22—29. & II. to «:c. i» Com p. Gen. 10. 21. 1 Or, Mash, Gen. 10. 21- 1 Gen. 10 . 24. & II. 13 m the Heb 1 That is division. Gen. 10. 25. J Comp. Gen. 10. a8. ■'' ADAM, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Ma^ 2 -^ halaleel, Jered, Henoch, Methuse^ 3 lah, Lamech, Noah, .Shcni, Ham, and ^ Japheth. ''The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and 5 Magog, and '=Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, .and Tiras. And 6 the sons of Gomer; ''Ashchenaz, and 'Ri- phath, and Togarmah. And the sons ^ of Javan ; Ehshah, and <=Tarshish, Kit- tim, and "Dodanim. fThe sons of Ham; Cush, and Miz- 8 raim. Put, and Canaan. And the sons 9 of Cush ; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to 10 be mighty upon the earth. And Miz-n raim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, and Pathru- 12 sim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim. And Ca- 13 naan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, the Jebusite also, and the Amor- 14 ite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, 15 and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the 16 Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. sThe sons of Shem; Elam, and As- 17 shur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, •'and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and ' Meshech. And Arphaxad begat 18 'Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. And 19 unto Eber were born tw^o sons : the name of the one was "Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan. And 20 Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, Hado-21 ram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, and 22 J Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, and =3 Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 25 ''Shem, Arphaxad, 'Shelah, Eber, Pe- ^^ leg, Rehu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, 'Abram; 2S the same is Abraham. The sons of Abraham; ""Isaac, and "Ishmael. 29 ° These are their generations : The firstborn of Ishmael, PNebajoth; then p Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, ' Hadad, 31 and Tenia, Jetur, Naphish, and Kede- mah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32 Now 1 the sons of Keturah, Abra- ham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and ■'Shuah. And the sons of 33 Jokshan; 'Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of 'Midian; 'Ephah, and Epher, and "Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah. 34 And "Abraham begat Is.aac. "The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 35' "The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz ; Teman, and Omar, 'Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and "^Timna, 37 and Amalek. The sons of Reuel; Na- hath, Zerah, Shanimah, and Mizzah. 38 vAnd the sons of Seir ; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Di- 39shon, and Ezer, and Dishan. And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and "Homam: and 4oTimna 'ivas Lotan's sister. The sons of Shobal; "Allan, and Manahath, and Ebal, "Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of 41 Zibeon; Ai.ah, and Anah. The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of ^Di- shon; 'Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, 42 and Cheran. The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and ^Zavan, and "=Jakan. The sons of Dishan ; Uz, and Aran. 43 <^Now these are the kings that reign- ed in the land of Edom before atiy king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his ^ To ver. 27, Gen. II. 10 — 26. So Luke 3. 34—36. ' Gen. 17. s. " Gen. 21. 2. 3- I Gen. 16. II, 15. " To ver. 31, Gen. 25. 13 — 16. P See Isai. 6a. 7. II Or, Hadar, Gen. 25. 15. About B, C. 1853 Heb. 1972? Gr. 1 To ver. 33, Gen. 25. 1—4- ■•Job 2. 11! " Comp. ver. ^. * Isai. 6c. 6. Seejudg.6.i. " Gen. 25. 4 (Heb.). ^ Gen, 25. 25, 26. " To ver." 37, Gen. 36. 4, 5, ?0r, 'Zepko, Gen. 36. II. * Comp. Gen. 36. 12 with ver. 39. y To ver. 42, Gen. 36. 20 — 28. "Or, He mam. Gen. 36. 22, I Or, A Ivan, Gen. 36. 23. U Or, S/iefiko, Gen. 36. 23. ^ Comp. ver. 38. II Or. Hcmdan, Gen. 36. 26. * Gen. 36. 27 (Heb.). II Or, Akan, Gen. 36. 27. 1* Num. 33. 31 (Heb.). About E. C. 1676 Heb. 1795 ?Gk. c To ver. 54, Gen. 36. 31—43- (356) Chap. i. 44. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. ii. 36. city 7aas Dinhabah. And when Bela 44 was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of M|a!.^ 34. 6. d Bozrah reigned in his stead. And when 45 jcr. '48.' 24? Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of Amusi^'i"' t^he =Temanites reigned in his stead. Mic. 2. 12. And when Husham was dead, Hadad 46 (Heb.;.^ ' ^* the son of Bedad, which smote Midian Job 2. II in ti^g j^gijj Qf Moab, reigned in his bover. 30,53. , , , ' ,S . jer. 49, 7, 20. Stead : and the name 01 his city 7t'as And when Hadad was dead, 47 Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. And when Samlah was dead, 'Shaul of 46 T(H'eb^) "' Rshoboth by the river reigned in his stead. And when fShaul was dead, 49 , Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. And when Baal-hanan 50 lOr, Hadar, ^y^^ dead, ' Hadad reigned in his stead : Oen. 36. 39. , , ... V II T-i • J I Or, Pan, and the name of his city was 'Fai; and Gen. 36. 39. j^jg wife's name 7cias Mehetabel, the Ez=k. 25. .3. Avith, Amos I. 12, Obad. 9. Hab. 3. 3. Baruch 3. 22. daughter of Hatred, the daughter of Mezahab. Hadad died also. And the 51 dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, About B. C. 1496 Heb. {QT,Aiva}i]. duke 'Aliah, duke Jetheth, duke Aholi-s2 bamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, duke 53 Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These arcs^ the dukes of Edom. These ff/r the sons of 'Israel; =■ Reu- ben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, and Benja- 2 min, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. The sons of Judah; '■Er, and Onan, 3 and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of "^Shua the Ca- naanitess. And ^ Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. And 'Taniar 4 his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. The sons of f Pharez; Hezron, % and Hamul. And the sons of Zerah; 'Zimri, and 6 Gen. 36. 40. II. lOr, Jacob. ch. I. 34. *Gen. 29. 32. & 30. 5, &c. & 35. 18, 22. & 46. 8, &c. »■ Gen. 38. 3—5- & 46. 12. Num. 26. 19, 20. « Gen. 38. 2 Heb.). "l Gen. 38. 7. * Gen. 38. 29, 30. Ruth 4. Matt. I. 3. 'Gen. 46. 12. Ruth 4. 18. t Or, Zabdi, Josh. 7. I. \Or,Darda. sEthan, and sHeman, and sCalcol, and Mos"h.'';.\'.' 'Dara: five of them in all. And the 7 1 Or, Aciian. sons of ''Carmi; ■''Achar, the troubler of &7.%'s. '' Israel, who transgressed in the thing J ver. 25. i accursed. And the sons of Ethan ; 8 1 bam. 27. 10. . ^ & 30. 29. Azariah. Mat'tr'iT4. '"^^^ ^°"^ ^'^° °f Hezron, that were 9 kRuth4. ig, bom unto him; JJerahmeel, and '"^Ram, and 'Chelubai. And Ram begat ''Am- 10 minadab ; and Amminadab begat '''Nah- shon, 'prince of the children of Judah; and Nahshon begat 'Salma, and Salma n begat '"Boaz, ""and Boaz begat Obed, 12 and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat 13 his firstborn °Eliab, and "Abinadab the Matt. I. 4. 1 Or, Caleb, ver. 18, 42. Comp. ch. 4. * Num. I. 7. & 2. 3. So Ex. 6. 23 iHeb.). About B. C. 1471 Heb. 1590? Gk. '[Or, Salmon, Ruth 4. 21. Matt. " I Sam. 16. 6, 8. & 17. J3. Comp. ch. 27. 18. . 4]. "Ruth 4. 21,22. 14 second, and 'Shimma the third, Ne- thaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, isOzem the si.xth, David "the seventh: 16 whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abi- gail. And Pthe sons of Zeruiah; Abi- 17 shai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. And Abigail bare lAmasa: and the father of Amasa joas "Jether the Ishmeelite. 18 And ■'Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah ///V wife, and of Je- rioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and igShobab, and Anion. And when Azu- bah was dead, Caleb took unto him 2o'Ephrath, which bare him Hur. And ' Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat " Be- zaleel. 21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of •'"Machir the father of Gi- lead, whom he 'married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him 22 Segub. And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of 23Gilead. >'And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father 24 of Gilead. And after that Hezron was dead in ^ Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him "Ashur the fa- ther of '^Tekoa. 25 And the sons of "^Jerahmeel the first- born of Hezron were. Ram the first- bom, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, ^6 and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had also an- other wife, whose name -was Atarah ; she 27 7vas the mother of Onam. And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel 28 were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. .\nd the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Na- 29 dab, and Abishur. And the name of the wife of Abishur 7aas Abihail, and 30 she bare him Ahban, and Molid. And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: 31 but Seled died without children. And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the chil- 3:dren of Sheshan; ''Ahlai. .^nd the sons of "^Jada the brother of Shammai; Je- ther, and Jonathan: and Jether died 33 without children. And the sons of Jo- nathan ; Peleth, and Zaza. These were 34 the sons of Jerahmeel. Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And She- shan had a servant, an Egj-ptian, whose 35 name was Jarha. And Sheshan gave ''his daughter to Jarha his servant to 36\vife; and she bare him Attai. And I Or, S/taimitah. I Sam. 16. 9. & 17. 13. 0 Comp. 1 Sani. 16. 10, it 17. 12, 14. P2Sam. 2. 18. 1 2 Sam. 17. 25. So ch. 12. 18. U[2 Sam. 17. 25, Itlira an lsraelite\ About B.C. 1471 Heb. 1590! Gk. ^ ver. 9, 42. ■ ver. 50. ' Ex. 17. 10, 12. & 24. 14. " See Ex. 31. ^ Num. 27. I. f Heb. took. ch. 4. 18 &c. y Num. 32. 41. 42. Deut. 3. 14. Josh. 13. 30. About B. C 1471 Heb. 1590? Gk. ' ver. 19, 50. ch. 4. 4. ° ch. 4. 5. ** Comp. a Sam. 14. 2. * ver. 9. " ver. 35. " ver. 28. (357) Chap. ii. ^j. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. iv. 3. f ch. II. 41. K Comp. 2 Chr. 23. 1. •* 3 Kin. 25. 25 or Jer. 36. 12, 21 ? ver. 9, 10 J ch. 4. 16. Comp. Josh. 15- 55- ^ ch 4. 21. Comp. Josh. 15^- 44- ' Comp. Josh. 15- 54- "' Comp- Josh, 15. 53. " Comp. 2 Chr. II. 7. 0 Comp. Josh. 15. 27. PComp.Josh. 15 .3i- Isai. 10. 31. <1 Comp. Josh. 15. 57. ' Not as Josh. 15. 17. Judg. I. 13. s ver. 19. n [Or, Ephrath, ver. 19]. So ch. 4. 4. ' Comp. Josh. 15. 9. " Comp. Gen. 35. 19. & ch. 4. 4. WOt, Reaiak, ch. 4. 2. Comp. 1 Sam. 9. 9 (Heb.). II Or. half of the Me- nnchites. or> Hatsi-ftnfH- menuchoth. Comp. ver. 54 (Heb.). ch. 8. 6. ^ See 2 Sam. 2.V 38. ych. 4. 2. See Josh. 15. 33. * ver. 51. » See 2 Kin. 25- 23. BOr Ataritcs, or, crtr.vns of the hoiise ofyoab. See Josh. 16. 5. ^ ver. 52. <^ Comp. ch. 4. 9, 10. a Judg. I. 16, or Jjsh. 15. « 2 Kin. 10. '5- Jer. vi5. 2. III. About B. C. 1053, &c. * To ver. 4, 2 Sam. 3. 2 W'r.Chileab, 2 Sam. 3. 3. Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat fZabad, and Zabad begat Ephlal, and 37 Ephlal begat b Obed, and Obed begat 33 Jehu, and Jehu begat sAzariah, and Aza-39 riah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, and Eleasah begat Sisamai, 40 and Sisamai begat Shallum, and Shal-41 knn begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah be- gat ''Ehshama. Now the sons of 'Caleb the brother 41 of Jerahmeel 7ewe, Mesha his firstborn, which 7C'as the father of JZiph; and tlie sons of ''Mareshah the father of 'He- bron. And the sons of Hebron; Korah, 43 and "'Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. And Shema begat Raham, the father of 44 Jorkoam : and Rekem begat Shammai. And the son of Shammai jcas ' Maon : 45 and Maon 7c'i7s the father of "Beth-zur. And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare 46 Haran, and Moza, and Gazez : and Haran begat Gazez. And the sons of 47 Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Ge- shan, and ° Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, 48 bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. She bare 49 also Shaaph the father of PMadmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of ^Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb rcas ■'Achsah. These were the sons of Caleb ^the so son of Hur, the firstborn of 'Ephratah; Shobal the father of ' Kirjath-jearim, Salma the father of " Beth-lehem, Ha- 51 reph the father of Beth-gader. And 52 Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; "Haroeh, and "half of the Mana- hethites. And the families of Kirjath-53 jearim; the "Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the vZareathites, and the yEshtaulites. The sons of ^Salma; "Beth-st lehem, and the " Netophathites, "Ata- roth, the house of Joab, and ''half of the Manahethites, the y Zorites. And 55 the families of the scribes which dwelt at "^Jabez ; the Tirathites, the Shimeath- ites, and Suchathites. These an' the ''Kenites that came of Hemath, the fa- ther of "^the house of Rechab. ''Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron ; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second "Daniel, of Abi- gail the Carmelitess: the third, Absa- 2 lorn the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: the fifth, 3 Shephatiah of Abital : the sixth, Ithream 4 by Eglah his \\ ife. T/iese six were bom unto him in Hebron; and there ^he reigned seven years and six months : and '"=in Jerusalem he reigned thirty sand three years. ''And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; 'Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and "= Solomon, four, of "Bath-.shua the daughter of "Am- emiel: Ibhar also, and 'Elishama, and 7 Eliphelet, and Nogah, and Nepheg, and sjaphia, and Elishama, and "Eliada, and 0 Eliphelet, nine. These 7i'Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and sjShaphat, six. And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and 'Hezekiah, and Azrikam, =4 three. And the .sons of Elioenai 7c>cre, Hotlaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkul), and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. . * Ezra 2. 2. & 3. 2. & 5. 2. Neh. 12 Zech. 4. 6 — 10. Ecclus. 49. 11. y Ezra 8. 2. t Heb. Hiskijah. ** 2 Sam. 2.1 1. * 2 Sam. 5. 5. So ch. 29. 27. <> To ver. 8, 2 Slim. 5. 14 — 16. ch. 14. 4—7. I' Or. .S/taiiitfiua, 2. Sam. 5. 14. ch. 14. 4. *^2Sam. 12.24. 1 Or, Bath-sheba, 2 Sam. II. 3. Ii Or, EliaiHy 2 Sam. II. 3. II Dr, Elislnta, 2 Sam. s- 15- ch. 14. 5. II Dr. Beilinda, ch. 14. 7. f 2 .Sam. 13. I. Ei Kin. II. 43. lir)r..^^//'«iw/, I Kin. 15. I. •• I Kin. 15. 8. I Kin. ■5 24- M Ut. I. 12. Luke 3. 27 I. I, 12, 14. & 2. 2, 4, 21 23 s Neh. 3. 29. J2Kin. 8. 16, 24. II Or, Aza- riah, 2 Chr. 22. 6. [or, ychnahaz, 2Chr.]2i. 17. ^ 2 Kin. II, 2. ' 2 Kin. 12. 21. II Or, I'zziah, 2 Kin 15. 30. ■>' 2 Kin. 15.7. » 2 Kin. 15. 38. ° 2 Km. 16. 20. p 2 Kin. 20. 21. ^ 2 Kin. 21. 18. ■■ 2 Kin. 21. 26. II Or, Jfhoahaz, 2 Kin. 23. 30. II Or, Siiakim, 2 Kin. 23. 34. II Or. Mcittam'nk, 2 Kin. 24. 17. s.Matt. I. n. marg. D Or. yehoinchifti, 2 Kin. 24. 6. or, Cottiahf Jer. 22. 74. " 2 Kin. 24. 17. being Iiis uncle. i Hell. Shcalttel. Ezra 3. 2. & 5. 2. J^agg. I. I, 12, 14. & 2. 2. 2^. Comp. . I. 47. Hagg. "Neh. ID. 22, IV. ='The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, g ^ , ^ and 'Carmi, and ''Hur, and "^Shobal. ' &c.^°°' 2 And "Reaiah the son of Shobal begat &*^/6"-,|''5- Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and ' Or, Lahad. These are the fiimilies of the "'t't!'' 3 ^ Zorathites. And these ivere of the °r- '^"'•'^^ ^ en. 2. 18. ' ch. 2. 19. c ch. 2. 50. I Or, Haroeh, ch. 2. 52. •* ch. 2. 53, 54. ,'353) Chap. iv. 4, I. CHRONICLES. Chap. iv. 42. e Com p. Josh. 15. 56. f Comp. ver. 18,39- s Comp. ch. 2.51. *» ch. 2. 24. 1 Comp. ch. 2..5S. ''Gen. 34. ig. B That is sorrowful. Comp. ver. 10. > So Gen. 3. 16. + Heb. If thou ivilty ^c. tHeb. ^me. 'Or, the city of Nahash. ™ See Josh. 15- 17- So Juflg. I. 13. &3. 9, II. II Or, Hathath, and Meono- thui, who begat, &-V. "Neh. II. 35. I Or, inhabitants oftlie valley. As Gen. 41. 57- 1 Kin. 10. 24. 2 Kin. 16. 9. ch. 10. II. & r?. 15. B That is, craftsmen. 0 See Num. •.3.6. II Or, Uknaz. P ch. 2. 42. 1 ver. 19. Comp. ch. 6. 57- II Or, the Jewess. Comp. ver. 19- r ver. 4. 'Comp.Joih. 15. 35- * Comp. Josh. !■!■ 34- lOr. yekudijah, mentioned before. " Comp. I Sam. 23. I. * See 2 Sam. 10. 6. « Gen. 38. I, 5. & 46. 12. Num. 26. 20. ch. 2. 3. So ch. 9. 5. Neh. n. 5. father of Etam; =Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sis- ter 'luas Hazelelponi: and Penuel the 4 father of 'Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These arc the sons of '^ Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, 8the father of Beth-lehem. And ''Ashur the father of Tekoa had s two wives, Helah and Naarah. And 6 Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These 7c>ere the sons of Naarah. And the sons ^ ' =4 of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and 1 Ethnan. And Coz begat Anub, and s =5 Zobebah, and the famihes of Aharhel ' 26 the son of Harum. And 'Jabez was ''more honourable 9 27 than his brethren : and his mother called his name 'Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with 'sorrow. And Jabez call- lo ' ed on the God of Israel, saying, *0h 28 that thou wouldest bless me indeed, ( and enlarge my coast, and that thine ' 29 hand might be with me, and that thou :,:. wouldest 'keep me from evil, that it may 31 not grieve me. And God granted him [ that which he requesteil. ' And Chelub the brother of .Shuah be-n gat Mehir, which was the father of Esh- , 32 ton. And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and 12 Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of 'Ir- nahash. These are the men of Rechah. And the sons of "'Kenaz; '"Othniel, and 13 Seraiah : and the sons of Othniel ; ' Ha- thath. And Meonothai begat Ophrah:i4 and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of ° the ' valley of ' Charashim ; for they were craftsmen. And the sons of "Caleb 15 the son of Jephunneh ; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, 'even Kenaz. And the sons of Jehaleleel; 16 PZiph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. And the sons of Ezra 7f'cvr, Jether, and 17 Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of lEshtemoa. And his wife 18 'Jehudijah bare Jered the father of ■'Ge- dor, and Heber the father of ^Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of 'Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. And the sons of his wife 'Hodiah the 19 sister of Naham, the father of "Keilah the Garniite, and Eshtemoa the "Ma- achathite. And the sons of Shimon 20 'luere, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. The sons of ''Shelah the son of Judah 21 33 were, Er the father of Lecah, and La- adah the father of yMareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought yi'fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, and Jokim, and the men of ^Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the domi- nion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things. These 7vere the potter.s, and those that dwelt amongst plants and hedges: there they dwelt witli the king for his work. Tlie sons of Simeon were, 'Nerauel, and Jamin, 'Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mish- ma his son. And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shi- mei his son. And Shimei had sixteen sons and si.\ daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family =" multiply, Mike to the chil- dren of Judah. And ''they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar- shual, and at "^'Biihah, and at =Ezem, and at "^'Tolad, and at ''Bethuel, and at 'Hormah, and at Ziklag, and at Beth- marcaboth, and 'Hazar-susim, and at ''Beth-birei, and at ""Shaaraim. These 7L> Gen. 28. 14 marg. * See Josh. I^ 58? Comp. ver. 4, 18. •t p5. 104. 25 (Heb.). ' Judg. 18. 7, ™ ver. 34 — 38. About B.C. 715. n Comp. Judg. 10. 12 ;Heb.}. och. 5. 22 (Heb.). (359) Chap. iv. 43. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. vi. 7. P Gen. 36. 8 &c. <1 See I Sam. 15. 2. V. B. C. 1300, &c. *Gen. 29. 32. & 49- 3- ''Gen. 35. 22, & 49. 4 c Gen. 48. IS — 22. ^ Gen. 49. 8 — 10. II Or,pri7ice. So Mic. 5. 2. Matt. 2. 6. * Gen. 46. 9. Ex. 6. 14. Num. z6. 5, 6. \\Ox,Tiglaih- pilescr, 2 Kin. 15. 29. & 16. 7. f Comp. ver. 17. "Or, Skcniaiak, ver. 4. 8 See Deut. 2. 36. ^ See Num. 32. 3- * Num. 32. 38- Josh. 13, 17. Ezek. 25. 9. J Josh. 22. 9. ^ ver. 19, 20. Ps. 83. 6. So ch. II. 38. & 27. 31. Baruch 3.23. Comp. Gen. 25. 12. 2 Sam. 24. 6 marg. t Heb. upon alt the face 0/ ilu east. ' See Josh. 12. s. *"ch. 27. 29? Not as Josh. 12. 18 marg? tHeb. their goings /orth. " 2 Kin. 15. 5. 32- B.C. 758—743- of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Pmount Seir, hav- ing for their captains Pelatiah, and Nea- riah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. And they smote "Jtlie rest 43 of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for ^he 7C'as the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he ''defiled his father's bed, "^his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned af- ter the birthright. For ''Judah prevailed 2 above his brethren, and of him came the 'chief ruler; but the birthright 7C'as Jo- seph's :) ■= the sons, / say, of Reuben the 3 firstborn of Israel lacre, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons 4 of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaia 5 his son, Baal his son, Beerah his son, e whom "Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive : he Ji'as prince of the Reubenites. And his brethren by ^ their families, fwhen the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, and Bela 8 the son of Azaz, the son of 'Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in sAroer, even unto '^ Nebo and ' Baal-meon : and 9 eastward he inhabited unto the enter- ing in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied ■■ in the land of Gilead. And 10 in the days of Saul they made war ''with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents 'throughout all the east land of Gi- lead. And the children of Gad dwelt overn against them, in the land of Bashan unto 'Salchah: Joel the chief, and Shapham 12 the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. And their brethren of the 13 house of their fathers 7c>cre, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. These are the children of Abihail the 14 son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz ; Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son 15 of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. And they dwelt in Gilead in 16 Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of ""Sharon, upon 'their bor- ders. All these were reckoned by ge- 17 nealogies in the days of "Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of "Jeroboam "^Kin. 14. king of Israel. ' b. c. 18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, 97^54, or and half the tribe of Manasseh, of 'va- 825— 7S4. liant men, men able to bear buckler and ''^t^'iou"' sword, and Pto shoot with bow, and skil- ' Sam. 18.17 ful in war, 7i'ere four and forty thousand "?h^'8. 40 seven hundred and threescore, ithat went ''f?^''-'- „ 1 AT, ^ Chr. 14. 5 19 out to the war. And they made war (Heb.). with ""the Hagarites, with \yetur, and fHeb.)'&: 2o^Nephish, and Nodab. And they were V- = (Heb.) helped against them, and the Hagarites \ Num. i. 3. were delivered into their hand, and all '^"- '°- . ' "(jen 25. 15. that loere \s\\\v them: for 'they cried to ch. 1.31. God in the battle, and he was intreated so'^chr!'i4.' of them; because they "put their trust in "• 21 him. And they ' took away their cattle ; \^\ ^^^- * of their camels fifty thousand, and of ' Heb. sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, ^"^"'^*''-"- and of asses two thousand, and of 'men tHeb. smU 22 an hundred thousand. For there fell tZ'.'y'^Xi. down many slain, because the war was ?",^- 5f .'^ of God. And they dwelt in their "steads Rev.^s.%'. 23 until >the captivity. And the children \^^^\'^^ of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in > ver.'e. the land: they increased from Bashan &'^i,"-6?- "'■ unto Baal-hermon and ^Senir, and unto Comp. ver. 24^ mount Hermon. And these were the » Ezek. 27. 5. heads of the house of their fathers, even ^"^' ^'='"- 3- 9- Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jah- diel, mighty men of valour, 'famous 'Heb. wcm men, and heads of the house of their fa- 'a^!""'.^. 25thers. And they transgressed against ?? '^''"■,®- ■•• 1 iri'ri Num. 16. 2. the God of their fathers, and went ^a '>2Kin. 17. 7. whoring after the gods of the people of \^^ "' ^' the land, whom God destroyed before 26 them. And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of ''Pul king of Assyria, ''2Kin.1s.19. and the spirit of "^Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and '^- l^Z' brought them unto ''Halah, and ''Ha- ,?c. 740. bor, and Hara, and ''to the river Gozan, unto this day. ^The sons of Levi; "Gershon, Kohath, sand Mer.ari. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, '"Izhar, and Hebron, and Uz- 3 ziel. And the children of Amram; Aa^ ron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons cii. 23. 6. also of Aaron; '^Nadab, and Abihu, Ele- "cv,5/„,„, azar, and Ithamar. ''"■ '6, 17, 4 ''Eleazar begat "^Phinehas, Phinehas b°comp''ver. s begat Abishua, and Abishua begat Buk- ^'^^^ ^^ eki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, and Uzzi be- <> To ver.'e,' gat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat fMe- ^'^^^''7. 1— 5. 7 raioth, Meraioth begat Amariah, and i" ^"- s. -'t'r. 50 — 53. » Ex. 6. 25. See Josh. 24. 33. fComp. ch.'g. 11. Neh. 11. 11. About B. C. 771. c 2Kin. 15.29. See 2 Kin. ^ See 2 17. 6, VI. About B. C. 1300, &c. * Gen. 46. II. Ex. 6. 16. Num. 26. 57. (360) Chap. vi. 8. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. vi. 6o. 8 2 Sam. 8.17. *»2 Sam. 8.17. 1 Kin. 2. 35. ch. 12. 28. & 24. 3. » a bam. 15.27. J 2 Kin. II. q, &c. ? » 2 Chron. 26. 17, 18 ? t Heb. in the hoitse. ch. 10. 10. > 1 Kin. 6. 2 Chron. 3. "2Chr,iQ. II. "Or, Afeshrtllajn, ch. 9. II. Neh. II. II. ■"2 Kin. 22.4, &c. Ezra?. I. ""» 2 Chr. 31. 10? "2 Kin. 25.18. oSeeE2ra3.2. P2 Kin.25.21. *1 To ver. 19, £x.6. 16 — 19. ver. I. ■"Comp. ch. 23- 7- *ch. 23. 12. *Num. 26. 58. ch. 9. 19. "ch. 23. 21. ^2Chr.29.i2. To ver. 21, ver. 43 — 41. U Or, Etkan^ ver. 42. \Ov.,Adaiahy ver, 41. B [Or, Eth7ti, ver. 41]. * To ver. 28, ver. 38—33. H Or, Iznar, ver. 2, 18, 38. Ex. 6. 18,21. "Num. 26.11. 7 ch. 9. 19. So Ex. 6. 24, a [Or, Zephaniahj Azariak^ JoelyV^x. 36]. * Comp. ver. 36. 35- " Or, Zupk, ver. 35. I Sam. I. I. Hver. 34, TVrt/iJ.Comp. I Sam. I. I. ([ver. 34, Eliell Comp. I Sam. 0 Called also yoel, ver. 33. & 1 Sam. 8. 2. * Comp. ch. 23. 21. B.C. 1042. *'2Sam. 6.12. ch. 16. 1. t Heb. stood. ver. 32. lKm.i2. 6, 8. c ch. 15. 17, 19. & 16. 41, 42. & 25. 1,4, 5, 6. 2 Chr. 5. 12. & 29. 14. & 35- 15. Ps. 88 title. Per- haps I Kin. 4- 3'- «* As ver. 28 in the Heb. * So ch. 7. 2. Amariah begat fAhitub, and sAhitub be- 8 gat Zadok, and ''Zadok begat 'Ahimaaz, and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Aza- 9 riah begat Johanan, and Jjohanan begat 10 ''Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office *in the temple 'that Solo- mon built in Jerusalem:) and Azariah n begat "Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahi- tub, and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Za-12 dok begat 'Shallum, and Shallum begat 13 ■"Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat "■"Azariah, and Azariah begat "Seraiah, and Seraiah 14 begat "Jehozadak, and Jehozadak went 15 into captivity, when the Lord carried .away Judah and Jerusalem fby the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. iThe sons of Levi; 'Gershom, Ko- 16 hath, and Merari. And these be the 17 names of the sons of Gershom; ■'Libni, and Shimei. And '^the sons of Kohath 18 were, Amram, and Izhar, and 'Hebron, and Uzziel. "The sons of Merari ; ' Mah- 19 li, and ' Mushi. And these are the fami- lies of the Levites according to their fathers. 'Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath2o his son, Zimmah his son, "Joah his son, 21 'Iddo his son, Zerah his son, 'Jeaterai his son. 'The sons of Kohath; 'Amminadab22 his son, 'Korah his son, "Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and vEbiasaphzs his son, and Assir his son, Tahath his 24 son, ' Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. ^And the sons of Elka-25 nah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. As for^i Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; 'Zophai his son, and 'Nahath his son, 'Eliab his 27 son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn 28 'Vashni, and Abiah. The sons of Merari; ='Mahli, Libni 29 his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah 30 his son. And these are they whom David set 31 over the service of song in the house of the Lord, ''after that the ark had rest. And they ministered before the dwelling 32 place of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusa- lem : and then they waited on their office according to their order. And these 33 (z;r they that 'waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: "^He- man a singer, the son of Joel, the son of ''Shemuel, the son of Elkanah, the son 34 of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of 7- 44- the f "•''■"- « 12. 35, 46. Ps. 50. & 73 35 'Toah, the son of 'Zuph, the son of =E1- V-T'.lf' kanah, the son of ALihath, the son of » (or, Zo- 36 Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of •^g'''^- '■^'■■ 'Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Ze- " Comp. 37 phaniah, the son of Tahath, the son of Jfver'24, Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of ^^!;^''>, 38 Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Ko- Urici\' hath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother f Asaph, who stood 'ch. 9. 15. & Son his right hand, even Asaph the son le.' s.^V-'s^ 40 of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, the °5- \' '^ ^^^f son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the 5. 12. & 20."^' 41 son of Malchiah, the son of ''Ethni, the 3J f H \l] 42 son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, the Ezra 2. 41. & son of F'.than, the son of Zimmah, the Ne'h!'; 43 son of Shimei, the son of Jahath, son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren the sons of Me- Ttldl'^i^'i;. rari htooJ son the left hand: ''•Ethan ^ Comp. ver.' the son of 'Kishi, the son of Abdi, the 25.' 3 "(Heb.)! 45 son of Malluch, the son of Hashabiah, " T" ""■ 43, . ' f«'r, 2 1 , 20, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, ' Expressed 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the rch.^''5.^?7, 47 son of Shamer, the son of 'Mahli, the ■9- . son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the k. 'sg n'tie'' son of Levi. ''S""^'' 48 I heir brethren also the Levites were c\\. ^. -Lti ■"appointed unto all manner (j/" service of K)r^'''^'''' 49 the tabernacle of the house of God. But /^^I'Mah, Aaron and his sons oti'ered "upon the 2n!'^2.''' altar of the burnt offering, and °on the Y'-, 's- '7. 1 r • 7 • t r '^'^- 23. 23. altar of nicense, and were appointed for & 24. 30. all the work of the place most holy, and °h'^^.";- ^- ' Pto make an atonement for Israel, ac- Comp! ch. 9. cording to all that Moses the servant of n'Lev. i. 9. 50 God had commanded. lAnd these are \^ ^°- '• the sons of Aaron ; Eleazar his son, Phi- Lev, 4. io. ' 51 nehas his son, Abishua his son, Bukki f ° ^"^"^ '*• his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, "^ To ver. 53, 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahi- ''"^^ ■* 53 tub his son, Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their ''castles in their coasts, 'Gen. 25. 16. of the sons of Aaron, of the families of See^Ps 69!°' the Kohathites: *for theirs was the lot. ^\"j"^,, 55 'And they gave them Hebron in the 'lover. 60, land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof £7^'- "'• " 56 round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave 57 to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of "See josh, refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, Add°'sam. and Jattir, and ■'Eshtemoa, with their i°Qfj^^i^„ 58 suburbs, and 'Hilen with her suburbs, josh, 15. 51. 59 Debir with her suburbs, and "'Ashan »|e4josh. with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with \^q^'^-^.^ 60 her suburbs : and out of the tribe of josh. 21. ie. (361) 46 Chap. vi. 6i. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. vii. ii. * Comp. ch. 7-8. ^ Or, A /wa/t, Josh. 21. i8. y Comp. Josh. 21. i6, 17- ^ ver. 66 — 70. Josh. 21. 5. a ver. 54. b Josh. 21. 26. c Josh. 21. 6. •1 Josh. 21. 7. •^ Josh. 21. 3. f osh. 21. 4. Kver. 57 — 60. h ver. 61. To ver. 70, yos/t. 21. 20 —26. ' I Kin. 4. 12 (Heb.i. So Josh. 12. 22. & 19. u. Comp. Josh. 21. 34. 1 [See Josh. 21. 22 — 35, where many of these ci- ties have o- ther names]. J ver. 61. '' Comp. Josh. 17. 11? ' To ver. 76, y<^s/t. 21. 27 —33. "> ch. II. 44? See Josh. 9. 10. Comp. Josh. 21. 27. " Comp. ver. 76. o See Josh. 19. 12. p Josh. 19. 21? t See Josh. 19. 26. >■ So Josh. 19. 34. Comp. Josh. 19. 26. & 21. 31. " Comp. Josh. 19. 35, F+ 2 ' To ver. 81, Josk. 21. 34 — 39. " Rather as Josh. 21. 34. Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and '•".\lemeth with her suburbs, and "Ana- thoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were >' thirteen cities. And unto the sons of Kohath, ^whichei were left of the family oi^f/iat tribe, 7vere cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, •'ten cities. "^And to the sons of Ger-62 shom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manas- seh in Bashan, thirteen cities. ''Unto 63 the sons of Merari 7C'ere given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. <=And the children of Is- 64 rael gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. fAnd they gave by lot 65 out of the tribe of the children of Ju- dah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Rthese cities, which are called by tfieir names. ''And the re-ef, sidite of the families of the sons of Ko- hath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. And they gave unto 67 them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, and 6s '"Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth- horon with her suburbs, and Aijalon 69 with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon \v\'&\. her suburbs: 'and out of the half tribe 70 of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and •'Bileam with her suburb.s, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. ■ Unto the sons of Gershom 'ivere given 71 out of the family of the half tribe of Ma- nasseh, Golan in Bashan with her sub- urbs, and "'Ashtaroth with her suburbs: and out of the tribe of Issachar; "Ke-72 desh with her suburbs, "Daberath with her suburbs, and p Ramoth witli lier sub- 73 urbs, and PAnem with her suburbs : and out of the tribe of Asher; iMashal74 with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, and "■ Hukok with her suburbs, 75 and Rehob with her suburbs : and out 76 of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and^Hammon with her suburbs, and ''Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 'Unto "the rest of the children of Me- 77 rari lucre given out of the tribe of Zebulun, "Rimmon with her suburbs, "Tabor with 78 her suburbs: and >'on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east siiie of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and ^Jahzah with her sub- 79 urbs, Kedemoth also with her sub- urbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: 80 and out of the tribe of Gad ; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Maha- sinaim with her suburbs, and ^Heshbon with her suburbs, and ''Jazer with her suburbs. ''Now the sons of Issachar w^r^. Tola, and "Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. 2 And the sons of Tola ; Uzzi, and Re- phaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and ''Shemuel, heads of their fathers' liouse, to wit, of Tola : they were valiant men of might in their genera- tions; whose number was '^in the days of David two and twenty thousand and 3 six hundred. And the sons of Uzzi ; Izrahiah : and the sons of Izrahiah ; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, 4 five : all of them chief men. And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand jHcn: for they had many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar ivere men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thou.sand. 6 ^ The sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and 7 Becher, and Jediael, three. And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five ; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour ; and were reck- oned by their genealogies twenty and a two thou.sand and thirty and four. And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and '=.Anathoth, and ^Alameth. All these are the sons 9 of Becher. And the number of them, after their genealogy by their genera- tions, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, icas twenty thou- 10 sand and two hundred. The sons also of Jediael ; Bilhan : and the sons of Bilhan ; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Thar- 11 shish, and Ahishahar. All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soidicrs, fit to go out for war and battle. * See Josh. 19- 12, 13. yjosh. 13. 32. See Num. ^ See Josh. 13. 18. » Comp. Josh. 13. 17. >' ch. 26. 31. See Num. 21. 32. & Josh. 21. 39. VII. E. C. 1400J * Gen. 46. 13. U \Phuvahy yob\. See Num. 26. 23 niarg. *> Comp. ch. 6. 33. ^ Comp. 2 Sam. 24. I, 2, 9. cli. 27. I, 24. So ver. 4, 5, 7, 9, II, 40. "*Gen.46. 21. Num. 26. 38. ch. 8. I, &c. " Comp. ch. 6. 60. (362) Chap. vh. 12. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. vni. 19. tl [Num. 26. 39, Shu- phatn^ and H upka»i\. B Or, /r/, ver. 7. II Or, Akiratn, Num. 26. 38. Com p. ch. 8. I. ■ [Gen. 46.24, Shilleml Num. 26. 4g. f Comp. Num. 26. 29 K See Josh. 17. I. ^ Camp. ver. 16. * See Num. 26. 33. J Gen. 38. 4, 5- ■t 1 Sam. 12. B [Num. 26. ?o, JVf r^. See Josh. 17. z. •" Corap, Num. 26. 35- n See I Sam. 17. 4. o See Josh. 10. 10. P Num. 1. 10. & 7. 48. S Or, Nun, Num. \3. 8, 16. 1 Num. 13. 16. •■ Josh. 16. 2. tHeb. daughters. Num. 21. 25 marg. H Josh. 16. 7, [^Vrt^zrrtM]. 8 Josh. 16. 3. 8 0r, v^rtVwjrt. I Mace. 7. 45. t Josh. 17. 7. See Josh. 17. II. " Gen. 46. 17 iHeb.). Num. 26. 44 (Heb.). 'Shuppim also, and Huppim, the child- 12 ren of "Ir, and Hushim, the sons of ■Aher. The sons of Naphtali ; Jahziel, and 13 Guni, and Jezer, and 'Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. The sons of Manasseh : Ashriel, 14 whom she bare : (but his concubine the Aramitess bare sMachir the father of Gilead : and Machir took to wife ^ the 15 sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad : and "Zelophehad had daughters. And 16 Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and ■'she called his name Peresh ; and the name of his brother zcas Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. And 17 the sons of Ulam ; ''Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. And his sister is Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and 'Abiezer, and Mahalah. And the sons of 'Shemi-19 da were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. "■And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthe- 20 lah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, and Zabad his son, and Shu- u thelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of °Gath that were bom in t/iat land slew, because they came down to take a^i'ay their cattle. And 22 Ephraim their father mourned many- days, and his brethren came to comfort him. And when he went in to his wife, 23 she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. (And his daughter 24 7vas Sherah, who built °Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen- sherah. ) And Rephah 7i'as his son, also 25 Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, I.aadan his son, Ammihud his 26 son, PElishama his son, 'Non his son, 17 ■ijehoshua his son. And their possessions and habitations 28 zvere, "■ Beth-el and the 'towns thereof, and eastward "Naaran, and westward ^Gezer, with the * towns thereof; Shechem also and the 'towns thereof, "unto Gaza and the 'towns thereof: 'and by the 29 borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her ♦ towns, Taanach and her 'towns, Megiddo and her 'towns. Dor and her 'towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. The sons of Asher; "Imnah, and jo "Isuah, and "Ishuai, and Beriah, and 31 Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel, who is 32 the father of Birzavith. And Heber begat Japhlet, and 'Shomer, and Ho- '^}J,^J,;J*^ 33 tham, and Shua their sister. And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children 34 of Japhlet. And the sons of 'Shamer; *^^l;^f,' Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 3s And the son of his brother Helem ; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and 36 Amal. The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and Hamepher, and Shual, and Beri, 37 and Imrah, Bezer, and Hod, and Sham- ma, and Shilshah, and •''Ithran, 38 Beera. And the sons of "Jether ; Je 39phunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. And the sons of Ulla ; Arah, and Haniel, 40 and Rezia. All these were the children of Asher, heads of t/teir fathers' house, >■ choice and mighty men of valour, chief ^ ^^- 9- =2. of the princes. And the number through- out the genealogy of them t/iat loere apt to the war and to battle 'was twenty and six thousand men. *Now Benjamin begat Bela his first- born, Ashbel the second, and K-Vharah the 2 third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the 3 fifth. And the sons of Bela were,«'^Addar, Jj^-^^-^AsS. ^^A ''So ver. 38 and (Heb.). VIII. 1400, &c. Gen. 46. 21. ch. 7. 6. 4 and Gera, and Abihud, and Abishua, *■ ^°''^f- '=''■ sand "^Naaman, and ''Ahoah, and Gera, i'oT',Ard, 6 and "Shephuphan, and Huram. And ?Nunf26.'' these are the sons of Ehud : these are the 40-, heads of the fathers of the inhabitants .f.Ti' ^'""■ of 'Geba, and they removed them to '' V''- , e-\r 11 1 XT 1 , 1 ■ 1 ^'tUp/UUHf 7'Mananath: and sJNaaman, and sAhiah, Num. 26. 39. and sGera, he removed them, and begat ^^f'^' '^^^ '■ sUzza, and Ahihud. And Shaharaim be- » See josh. gat children in the country of Moab, fcii^t. 52,54. after he had sent them away; Hushim '^"■4,5. 9 and Baara zcci-e his wi\-es. And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and 10 Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Minna. These 'were his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and 12 Elpaal. The sons of Elpaal ; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built '''Ono, ^ Ezra 2. 33. and •>'JLod, with the towns thereof: ^t:^l'^'''^ 13 Beriah also, and ''Shema, who were ^Z^"^^- ^- ^• heads of the fathers of the inhabitants 35, 38, of 'Aijalon, who drove away the inha- i4bitants of "Gath: and Ahio, Shashak, 15 and Jeremoth, and Zebadiah, and Arad, 16 and Ader, and Michael, and Ispah, '7- 1. 17 and loha, the sons of "Beriah ; and Ze- "''"■ '3- badiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, 18 and Heber, Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, ,9 and Jobab, the sons of "Elpaal; and °^"'='- " ver. 21? 1 See Josh. 10. 12 Comp. Josh. ig. 42. '" See I Sam. (363) 46- Chap. viii. 20. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. ix. 21. 1 Or, SJitma^ ver. 13. P ver. 14- *l To ver. 32, ch. 9. 35—38. >■ See Josh. 9. ^Called Jehiel, ch. 9. 35. BOr, Zec/iariak, ch. 9. 37. s Comp. ch. 9- 37- HOr, Skijneain, ch. 9. 38. t To ver. 38, ch. 9. 39—44. " Comp. 1 Sam. 9. I. & 14. 51. * I Sam. 31. 2. ch. 10. 2. 1[i Sam. 14, 49, lskui\. II Or, Isk-bosJieth. 2 Sam. 2. 8. B Or, Mephi- basket h. See 2 Sam. 4. 4. y So 2 Sam. 9. 12. UOr. 7>i^m7, ch. 9. 41. ch. 9. 42]. Kch. 9. 43. Rephaiah\ " See ch. 5. x8. IX. B.C. 1200, &c. » Comp. Ezra 2. 59. 'ch. About B. C. S3S. « Ezra 2. 70. Neh. 7. 73. & II. 3. d Ezra 2. 43, 58. & 7. 7. 24. & 8. 17, 20. Neh. 3. 26. & 7. 60, 73. & 10. 28. & II. 3, 21. So Josh. 9. 27 Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, and 20 Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, and 21 Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of "Shimhi ; and Ishpan, and He- 22 ber, and Eliel, and Abdon, and Zichri, 23 and Hanan, and Hananiah, and Elam, ;4 and Antothijah, and Iphedeiah, and 25 Penuel, the sons of PShashak; and 26 Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Atha- liah, and Jaresiah, and EHah, and 27 Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. These 28 Kh're heads of the fathers, by their gene- rations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. lAnd at "'Gibeon dwelt the "father of 29 Gibeon; whose wife's name ivas Maa- chah : and his firstborn son Abdon, and 30 Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, and Gedor, and Ahio, and " Zacher. 31 And ^Mikloth begat "Shimeah. And 32 these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. 'And " Ner begat Kish, and Kish 33 begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and "'Abinadab, and " Eshbaal. And the son of Jonathan 34 was "Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat yMicah. And the sons of Micah were, 35 Pithon, and Melech, and 'Tarea, and Ahaz. And Ahaz begat "Jehoadah; and 36 Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azma- veth, and Ziniri; and Zimri begat Moza, and Moza begat Binea: "Rapha 7vas his 37 son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: and 38 Azel had si.x sons, whose names at-e these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. And 39 the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. And the sons 40 of Ulam were mighty men of valour, ^archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. So all Israel were reckoned by gene- alogies; and behold, ^ they 7<:'(.7y written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, 7cihfl were carried away to Baby- 5- "5- Ion for their ''tran.sgression. "^Now the first inhabitants that d7velt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and ^ the Nethinims. = And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh ; Uthai the son of Animihud, the son of Comp. ch. 6. 48 (Heb.). « Comp. Neh. ii. i. Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of fPharez the son of 5 Judah. And of the sShilonites; Asaiah 6 the tirstborn, and his sons. And of the sons of fZerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, 7 six hundred and ninety. And of the sons of Benjamin; ''Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the 8 son of Hasenuah, and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, 9 the son of Ibnijah; and their brethren, according to their generations, 'nine hundred and fifty and si.x. All these men were chief of the fathers "in the house of their fathers. 10 ■'And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Je- 11 hoiarib, and Jachin, and • Azariah the son of ''Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of ''Zadok, the son of ''Meraioth, the son of i^Ahitub, 'the ruler of the 12 house of God; "'and Adaiah the son of '"Jeroham, the son of "'Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and "Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the 13 son of ""Immer; and their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and three- score; 'very able men /fr the work of the service of the house of God. 14 "And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of isMerari; and PBakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and "iMattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of 'Asaph; 16 and PObadiah the son of PShemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of ^Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of 17 the ' Netophathites. And the porters 7Liere, "Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren : Shal- islum 7i To ver. 44, ch. 8. 33-38. Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. All 22 these which were ''chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom ^Da- vid and Samuel "^the seer 'did ordain in their "set office. So they and their chil-23 dren had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. In 24 four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. And 25 their brethren, which loere ''in their vil- lages, we7'e to come = after seven days from time to time with them. For 26 these Levites, the four chief porters, rvcre in their 'set office, and were over the ' chambers and treasuries of the house of God. And they lodged round 27 about the house of God, because fthe charge was upon them, and the opening thereof ewtry morning pertained to them. And certain of them had the charge of 23 the ministering vessels, that they should 'bring them in and out by tale. Some^g of them also 7aere appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the 'instruments of the sanctuary, and sthe fine tlour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frank- incen.se, and the spices. And sofne of 30 the sons of the priests ''made the oint- ment of the spices. And Mattithiah, 31 one of the Levites, who 7C'as the first- born of 'Shallum the Korahite, had the 'set office over the things that were made 'in the pans. And other oi their 32 brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, 7t:'£vr J over the 'shewbread, to prepare // every sabbath. And these are "^ the 33 singers, chief of the fathers of the Le- vites, 7vho remaining in the chambers 'iL'cre 'free: for 'they were employed in that work ™day and night. These chief 34 fathers of the Levites were chief through- out their generations ; these dwelt at Jerusalem. "And in Gibeon dwelt the father of 35 Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name 7Lias Maachah : and his firstborn son Abdon, 36 then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, and Gedor, and Ahio, and 37 Zechariah, and Mikloth. And Mikloth 38 begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. "And Ner begat Kish ; and Kish begat 39 Saul ; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh- 4obaal. And the son of Jonathan was PMerib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Mi- 41 cah. And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, '^and 42 A has. And Ahaz begat ■■ Jarah ; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, 43 and Zimri ; and Zimri begat Moza ; and Moza begat Binea; and ^Rephaiah his 44 son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan : these 7i.'ere the sons of Azel. Now ^the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down 2 'slain in mount Gilboa. And the Phi- listines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and 'Abinadab, and Malchi- 3 shua, the sons of Saul. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the 'archers 'hit him, and he was wounded of the 4 archers. Then said Saul to his armour- bearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these uncircum- cised come and 'abuse me. But his ar- mourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell 5 upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise 6 on the sword, and died. So Saul died, and his three sons, and all ^ his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that wei-e in the valley saw that "^they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled : and the Philistines came and dwelt in 8 them. And it came to pass on the mor- row, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his 9 sons fallen in mount Gilboa. And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his annour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings "^unto their idols, and to 10 the people. And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened It 'his head in the temple of Dagon. And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that 12 the Philistines had done to Saul, they arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under 'the oak 13 in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. So Saul died for his transgression which he 'committed against the Lord, even sa- P Comp. ch. 8.3s. 1 E.\pressed ch. 8. 35. *■ Comp. ch. 8. 36. " Comp. ch. s. 37. X. B. C. 1056. * To ver. 12, I Sam. 31. I— 13. where see references. II Or. wounded. 'I Or, Ishjtiy I Sam. 14. 49. tHeb. shooters with ho%vs. Comp. I Sam. 31. 3. t Heb. /ound him. II Or. viock me. ** Comp. 1 Sam. 31. ^ Comp. I Sam. 31. ^ Comp. I Sam. 31. 9. ■^ Comp. I Sam. 31. 10, f Comp. 1 Sam. 31.13. t Heb. trans- gyes.-;ed. 2 Chr. 28. 19. & 36. 14 in the Heb. K I Sam. 13. 13. & 15. 23. (56s) Chap. X. 14. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xi. 31. ^ Expressed I Sam. 28. 7. ' Comp. I Sam. 28. 6. ^ ch. 12. 23, So I Sam. 15. ! Sam. 3- 9. t Heb. /sai. XI. B.C. 1048. '^ To ver. 9, 2 Sam. 5. I ■ — 3. 6 — ID, where see references. t Heb. /}of/i yes te 7-day and the third day. So 2 Sam. 5. 2. See Gen. 31. 2. 11 Or, rule. So Ezek. 34. 23- ^ ver. 10. 1 Sam. 16. I, 3^, 12, 13. So ch. 12. 23. t Heb. by the hand of. 2 Kin. 24. 2. " 2 Sam. 5. 7{H=b.). ^ Comp. 2 Sam. 5. 8. t Heb. hcaj. ver. 10, II, 20. ch. 12. 18,23. II That is, Ziofi, 2 Sam. 5. 7. ver 5. tHeb. revived. t Heb. w^/// /« gciit^ and ilKreasing. So Esth. 9. 4. *= To ver. 41, 2 Sa»t. 23. 8—39, where see references. II Or, lietd strongly with hiin. f ver. 3. 8 ch. 27. 2. 1 Or, son of Machtnoni. As ver. 38, 45. Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 8. ch. 27. 32 marg. I" ch. 12. 18. B. C. 1047. II Or, E/>/u-s- datniniin^ 1 Sam. 17. I. ' Comp. 2 Sam. 23. II, 12. « Or, stood. 2&am. 23. 12. gainst the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of ^one that had a famihar spirit, to inquire of if: and 'inquired not of the Lord: 14 therefore he slew him, and ''turned the kingdom unto David the son of ' Jesse. Then ^all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we afe thy bone and thy flesh. And 2 moreover 'in time past, even when .Saul was king, thou 7C'ast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee. Thou shalt "feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. There- 3 fore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron ; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, ^according to the word of the Lord 'by Samuel. And David and all Israel went to 4 Jerusalem, which is Jehu's; where the Jebusites laerc, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of Jebus 5 said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the '^castle of Zion, which is the city of David. And David said, Whosoever 6 smiteth the Jebusites first ^ shall be 'chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. And David dwelt in the castle; there- 7 fore they called 'it the city of David. And he built the city round about, even 8 from Millo round about: and Joab 're- paired the rest of the city. So David 9 'waxed greater and greater : for the Lord of hosts 2iias with him. ^ These also are the chief of the 10 mighty men whom David had, who " strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, ^according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. And n this is the number of tlie mighty men whom David had; sjashobeam, "a Hach- monite, ''the chief of the captains: he lift up his spear against three hundred slain l>y him at one time. And after 12 him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. He was with David at ' Pas- 13 dammim, 'and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. And 'they "set themselves in the midst 14 of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines ; and the Lord 15 saved them by a great " deliverance. Now "three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Pliilistines encamped Jin the valley of Rephaim. 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' ''garrison was then at 17 Beth-lehem. And David longed, and said. Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, 18 that is at the gate. And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-le- hem, that was by the gate, and took //, and brought /'/ to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out 19 to the Lord, and said. My God forbid it me, that /should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men 'that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three 20 mightiest. And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of 'the three: for lifting up his spear against three hun- dred, he slew them, and had a name 21 among the three. Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained :2 not to the frst three. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, 'who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit 23 in a snowy day. And he slew an Egyp- tian, 'a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear '"like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff', and pluckt the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. =4 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among =5 'the three mighties. Behold, "he was honourable among the thirty, but attain- ed not to ihefrst three : and David set him over his guard. 26 Also "the valiant men of the annies 7Ciere, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elha- nan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 27"Shammoth the ''Harorite, Helez Pthe 28"Pelonite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the 29Tekoite, Abi-ezer ithe Antothite, ■''Sib- becai the Hushathite, 'Ilai the .■\hohite, 3oMaharai the Netophathite, "Heled the 31 son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ithai > Or. salvation. See 2 Sam. 19. 2. « Or, thri-e cap- tains over tlte thirty. J ch. 14. g. ^ See I Sam. 10. 5. t Heb. tuith their lives i 1 Rather as 2 Sam. 23. t Heb. great o/deeds. tHeb. a man of measure. Isai. 45. 14. So Num. 13. 2 Sam. 21. 20. Comp. 2Sam. 23. 21. *" I Sam. 17, 7- 2 Sam. 21. 19. " Rather as ver. 21. 2 Sam. 23. 19, 23 (te,\t). o Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 24. «[Or, Shammah]. llOr, Harodite, 2 Sam. 23. 25. P ver. 36. ch, 27. 10. •iyO-r, Paltite. 2 Sam. 23. 26]. *1 2 Sam. 23. 27 (Heb). '" See ch. 27. II. II [Or, Mel'nnnai]. II [Or, Zalmon\ II |Or, Heteil (366) Chap. xi. 32. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xii. 25. « [Or, Hiddat\. l[()r. Abi-albon}. ■ ror, yasheti\. Comp.zSam. 23- 32. 33- '[Or, Sltarar\. H[Or. ElipheletX II [Or, Ahashai\. * Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 34. nor, Hezrai\ B [Or, Paarai the A rbite\ It Or. Ou: Haggerite. As ver. II. So ch. 27. 31 (Heb.). Coiiip. ch. 5. 10. & ver. 39, 41, 46. ' Comp. ch. 2. 31.36. " See Josh. 9. 10. « See Deut. 2. 36. nor, Shim rite. Comp. ver. 11, 38. XII. About B. C. 1058. ' 1 .Sam. 27. I — 6. See Josh. 15. 31. r Heb. being yet shut up. See Deut. 32. 36. >> 2 Chr. 17. 17. So Ps. 78.9. c So Judg. 3. 15'. & 20. 16. HOr, Hasmaak. "* See Josh. 18. s8. « ch. n. 28. & 27. 12 Heb.). See Josh. 21. 18. f Josh. 9. 3. 8 Josh. 15. 36? '' Comp. ch. 6. 22. 66, 68, ^9 with ver. 26. See ch. 9. 19. ' See Josh. 15- 58. I Heb. of the host. So ver, 23, 25, 33. 36. 37- J Rather as Num. 25. 7. So ver. 24. See 2 Chr. 25- '5. ^ 2 Sam. 2.18. t Heb. ns the IOCS tt/roTi the lnountai>ts to make hnste. the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that per- tained to the children of Benjamin, Be- naiah the Pirathonite, "Hurai of the 32 brooks of Gaash, "Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the 33 Shaalbonite, the sons of "Hasheni the 34 Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, Ahiam the son of "Sacar the 35 Hararite, "Ehphal the son of 'Ur, He- 36 pher Hhe Mecherathite, Ahijah the pPe- lonite, " Hezro the Carmelite, ' Naarai 37 the son of Ezbai, Joel the brother of 38 Nathan, Mibhar "the son of Haggeri, Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Be- 39 rothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, Ira the Ithrite, Gareb 40 the Ithrite, Uriah the Hittite, 'Zabad4i the son of Ahlai, Adina the son of42 Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, Hanan 43 the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, Uzzia the "Ashterathite, Sha-44 ma and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the ^Aroerite, Jediael the 'son of Shimri, 45 and Joha his brother, the Tizite, ElieUe the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Josha- viah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, Eliel, and Obed, and 47 Jasiel the Mesobaite. Now'' these (7rrthey that came to David to Ziklag, 'while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they KWif among the mighty otot, helpers of the war. They jocre •'armed with bows, and 2 could use both the right hand and '^the left in //i/r/i/ig- stones and s/wofiiig mxows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. The chief was Ahiezer, then 3 Joash, the .sons of "Shemaah the ''Gi- beathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth ; and Berachah, and Jehu the ■= Antothite, and Ismaiah the fGi- 4 beonite, a mighty ma/i among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jcsabad the sGederathite, Eleuzai, and Jerimoth, and 5 Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shepha- tiah the Haruphite, Elkanah, and Je- 6 siah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the ''Korhites, and Joelah, 7 and Zebadiah, the sons of Jerohani of ' Gedor. And of the Gadites there s separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men ' of war Jit for the battle, that could handle shield and ■"buckler, whose faces 7iiere like the faces of lions, and ^were *as swift as the roes upon the mountains : Ezer the first, 9 Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the 11 fifth, .'Vttai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the ele- 14 venth. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: "one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest 15 over a thousand. These are they that went over Jordan in 'the first month, when it had 'overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all t/iem of the valleys, boi/i toward the east, and to- 16 ward the west. And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the 17 hold unto David. And David went out 'to meet them, and "'answered and said unto them. If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall 'be knit unto you: but li ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no 'wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and "rebuke //. 18 Then 'the spirit came upon °Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said. Thine are 7C'e, David, And on thy side, thou son of Jesse : p Peace, peace be unto thee. And peace be to thine helpers; For thy God helpcth thee. Then David received them, and made 19 them captains of the band. And there fell some of Manasseh to David, iwhen he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but thev helped them not : for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying. He will fall to his master Saul ' to the ■iajeopardy of our heads. As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that 21 were of Manasseh. And they helped David 'against ■'the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, 22 and were captains in the host. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host *of God. 23 And these are the numbers of the 'bands 'that were ready armed to the war, and "came to David to Hebron, to ''turn the kingdom of Saul to him, y according to the word of the Lord. 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and J spear were .six thousand and eight 25 hundred, ready "armed to the war. Of I Or, one that was lensr could resist an huitdred, and the greatest a thousand. Comp. Lev. 26, 8. ' E.\. 12. 2. Comp. Josh. 3. 15- t Heb. Jzlied oTer. See Josh. 3. 15- t Heb. before tlietn. " See Judg. 18. 14. t Heb. ^ir one. II Or,viole7tce. Gen. 16. 5. Job 19. 7 marg. " Gen. 20. 16 (Heb.l. &21. 25 (Heb.). & 24. 44 [Heb.l. & 31. 42. t Heb. the spirit clot/ted Ainasai. See Judg. 6. 34. *> .See 2 Sam. 17. 25. Pi Sam. 25.6. About B. C. 1056. q I Sam. 29. 2 — 9- t Heb. on our heaiis. Comp. I .Sam. 29. 4 (Heb.), II Or, '.vith a band. r I Sam, 30. 8 (Heb.). Comp. I Sam. 30. I — 10. " I Sam. 14. 15 marg. See Gen. 23. 6. Job 1. 16. B. C. 104S. I Or, captaittSj or, tnen. Heb. heads. Job I. 17. See ch. 11. 6. *2Chr. 20.2r. & 28. 14 in the Heb. " 2 Sam. 2. 3, 4. & 5- ■■ ch. II. I- ^ ch. 10. 14. J' So ch. II. 3, 10. »0r, prepared. See Num. 31. ^. So ver. 23. (367) Chap. xii. 26. L CHRONICLES. Chap. xiv. 2. ^ Comp. ver. 6. a Seech. 6. 8. f Heb. brethren. ver. 2. Gen. 31. 23. t Heb. a tnultitude of them. 2Chr. 30. 18. 1» 2 Sam. 2. 8, 9- & 3- 19- t Hel). w;^« of names. See ch. 5. 24 marg. c See Num. I. 17. d So Esth. 1. 13- « ver. 36. H Or, rangers of battle^ or, ranged in battle. ver. 35. So ver. 36. II Or, set the battle in array. So ver. 38. t Heb. %vith- out a heart and a fteart. Ps. 12. 2. Comp. ver. 38. fi Or, keepi7ig their rank. So ver. 33. f See I Kin. 8.61. B See I Sam. 27- 9- . 'I Or, victual of meal. *> See I Sam. ■xo. 12. 'See I Sam. 25. 18 marg. XIII. B. C. 1045. the (.hildren of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. Of the children of ^Levi 26 four thousand and six hundred. And 27 Jehoiada ^tnis the leader of the Aaron- ites, and with him ivere three thousand and seven hundred; and ''Zadok, a 28 young man mighty of valour, and of his fatVier's house twenty and two cap- tains And of the children of Benja-29 min, the * kindred of Saul, three thou- sand: for hitherto "'the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. And of the children of '=Eph-3o raim twenty thousand and eight hun- dred, mighty vien of valour, 'famous throughout the house of their fathers. And of the half tribe of Manasseh 31 eighteen thousand, which '=were express- ed by name, to come and make David king. And of the children of Issachar, 3.. which were men "^that had understand- ing of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them we/v two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. Of Zebu- 33 lun, <=such as went forth to battle, "ex- pert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could " keep rank : they were 'not of double heart. And of 34 Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. And of the Danites 35 expert in war twenty and eight thou- sand and six hundred. And of ''Asher, 36 'such as went forth to battle, "expert in war, forty thousand. And ''on the 37 other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all 77ianner of instru- ments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. All these men 3R of war, that could keep rank, came fwith a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. And there 39 they were with David three days, eating and drinking : for their brethren had prepared for them. Moreover they that 1,0 were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on scamels, and on mules, and on oxen, and "meat, meal, •'cakes of figs, and 'bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there 7vas ^oy in Israel. And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, aiid with 2 every leader. And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If // seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, 'let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are ^left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites ivhich are 'in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto 3 us : and let us ' bring again the ark of our God to us: for ''we inquired not at 4 it in the days of Saul. And all the con- gregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all 5 the people. So "^ David gathered all Is- rael together, from '•Shihor of Egypt even =unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from fKirjath- ejearim. eAnd David went up, and all Israel, to ''Baalah, that is, to Kirjath- jearim, which /'£-/(W« ch. 26. 5. Comp. 2 Chr. 25. 24. XIV. Abuut B. C. 1043. *To ver. 16, 2 Sain. 5. II —25. (368) Chap. xiv. 3. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xv. 21. tHeb.^f/. *> To ver. 7, ck. 3. 5-a. 1 Or, Eliada, 2 Sam. 5. 16. ch. 3. 8. c Comp. a Sam. 5. 17. B- C. 1047. <* ver. 13. See r Sam. 23. 27 Diarg. B That is, a place of breaches. • Comp. 2 .Sam. 5. 2 1 . D [2 Sam. 5 25, Gebii\. f So Josh. 6. 27. 2 Chr. 26. 8. K See Deut. 2. 25. XV. B. C. 1042. * ch. 16. I. 2 Chr. I. 4. tHeb. It is WiJ^ /(7 carry ike ark o/ God, bitt /or ths LeX'ites. ^ Num. 4. 2, IS. & 7- 9- Deut. 10. 8. & 31. 9. ver. 15, 26. '■ ch. 13. 5. So 1 Kin. 8.1. •* ver. I, 12. 2 Sam. 6. 17. And David took *raoe wives at Jeru- 3 salem : and David begat moe sons and daughters. Now ''these are the names 4 of his children which he had in Jeru- salem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, and Ibhar, and Ehshua, 5 and Elpalet, and Nogah, and Nepheg, 6 and Japhia, and EHshama, and 'Beeliada, 7 and Eliphalet. x\nd when the Philistines heard that 8 David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek Da- vid. And David heard of it, and '^went out against them. And the Philistines 9 came and ^ spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. And David in- 10 quired of God, saying. Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand ? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. So theyn came up to Baal-perazim ; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place " Baal-perazim. And when 12 they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were = burnt with fire. And the Philistines 13 yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. Therefore David inquired 14 again of God; and God said unto him. Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And it shall be, 15 when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle : for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. David there- 16 fore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from 'Gibeon even to Gazer. And 'the 17 fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought sthe fear of him upon all nations. And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and ^pitched for it a tent. Then David said, 'None ought 2 to carry the ''ark of God but the Le- vites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And David "^ga- 3 thered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto ''his place, which he had prepared for it. And David assembled the children of 4 i Aaron, and the Levites : of the sons of ^Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his "bre- ithren an hundred and twenty: of the sons of = Merari ; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: r of the sons of =Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty: ! of the sons of f Elizaphan ; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hun- )dred: of the sons of s Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore : 3 of the sons of sUzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. I And David called for ""Zadok and 'Abiathar the priests, and for the Le- vites, for J Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, She- zmaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, and said unto them. Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites : " sanctify your- selves, both ye and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto ^the place that I have 3 prepared for it. For ''because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God ' made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 4 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the 5 Lord God of Israel. And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the "staves there- on, as "Moses commanded according to 6 the word of the Lord. And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren /(' he the singers with instnnnents of musick, "psalteries and "harps and "cymbals, sounding, by 7 lifting up the voice with joy. So the Levites appointed PHeman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, 1 Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, "■ Ethan the son 8 of Kushaiah ; and with them their bre- thren of the second degree, Zechariah, *Ben, and "Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Be- naiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed- 9 edom, and Jeiel, the porters. So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, 7t.■ ch. 6. 8. & 16. 39. * I Sam. 22. ao. I Kin. 2. 26. J ver. 5 — 10. JJ See 2 Chr. 35-6. ^ 2 Sam. 6. 3. ch. 13. 7. 1 2 Sam. 6. 8. ch. 13. II. ""So Num.4. 10, 12. & 13. 23 in the Heb. " Ex. 25. 14. See ver. 2. Over. 19 — 21, 28. ch. 13. 8. & 16. s, 42. & 25. I, 6. 2 Chr. 5. 12. & 9. II. & 20. 28. & 29. 25. .So Ezra 3. 10. P See ch. 6. •1 See ch. 6. 39- ' See ch. 6. 44-. ' Comp. ver. 21. *.See ver. 16. I [ver. 18, •Jaaziel}. "Ps. 46,title. Comp. Ps. 9, title. & Ps. 48. 14 (Heb.). II Or, Oil the eighth to oversee. Ps. 6, title. & Ps. 12, title. * See ch. 23. 4 marg. (3f9) 47 Chap. xv. 22. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xvi. 25. 1 ()r, was /or the car- riage: he instructed about ike carriage. t Heb. li/tiftg up. ver. 27. y Num. 10. S, lo. ver. 28. ch. 16. 6. 2 Chr. 5. 12, 13. & 7. 6. & 13. 14. & 29. 26, 27, 28. Ezra 3. 10. Neh. 12. 35, 41- * To ver. 28, 2 Sam. 6. 12 — 15. * Num. 23. 'i. Job 42. 8. ** ch. 4. 21. 2 Chr. 2. 14. & 3. 14. & 5. 12 (Heb.}. Esth. I. 6. & 8.15. Kzek. 27. 16. 1 Or. carriage. Comp. ver. 22. <= Ex. ig. 16. 2 Sam. 6. 15. Ps. 81. 3 in the Heb. See 2 Chr. 15- 14- •* See ver 24, « See ver. 16. ^ To ch. 16. 3, 2 Satn. 6, 16 — jg. XVI. ' Ps. 38, & 70, title. b See ch. 6. 39- 'ch. 15. 18 (Heb.j. t Heb. wilh ittstrutnettts 0/ psaUeri<:s itnd karfis. ** See ch, 15. 16. * See ch. 15. 24- excel. And Chenaniah, chief of the Le- 22 vites, ' was for ' song : he instructed about the 'song, because he was skilful. And Berechiah and Elkanah iccre door- 23 keepers for the ark. And Shebaniah, 24 and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow y\vith the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah 7C'etr door- keepers for the ark. .So ^David, and the elders of Israel, 25 and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed- edom with joy. And it came to pass, 26 when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered ^ seven bullocks and seven rams. And David toas clothed 27 with a robe of ''fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the 'song jait/i the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of28 the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the "= cornet, and with •^trumpets, and with <= cymbals, making a noise with ' psalteries and "= harps. 'And it came to pass, as the ark of 29 the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart. So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. And when David had made an end of 2 offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. And he 3 dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every orfe a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon pf 7vinc. And he appointed cer- 4 tain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to ^record, and to thank and jiraise the Lord God of Israel: '"Asajih the chief, and "^next 5 to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemira- moth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom : and Jeiel * with '' psalteries and with ''harps; but Asaph made a sound with ^ cymbals ; Benaiah also and Jahaziel 6 the priests with '^trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day David delivered f first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of ''Asaph and his brethren. 8 fc'Give thanks unto the Lord, ''call upon his name, 'Make known his deeds among the people. 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, •^Talk you of all his wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name :~ Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 11 .Seek the Lord and his strength, 'Seek his face continually. 12 "'Remember his marvellous works that he hath done. His "wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen cues. ■ 14 He is the Lord our God; His "judgments are in all the earth. 15 Be ye mindful always of his cove- nant; - The word 7i'hich he commanded to a thousand generations; 16 Even of the eoimant p which he made with Abraham, And of his Poath unto Isaac; 17 And hath confirmed the same to Ja- cob for a law. And to Israel for an everlasting cove- nant, is Saying, lUnto thee will I give the land of Canaan, 'The lot of your inheritance; 19 When ye were but 'few. Even 'a few, and ^strangers in it. 20 And when they went from nation to nation, .^nd from one kingdom to another people ; 21 'He suffered no man to do them wrong : Yea, he "reproved kings for their sakes, 32 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, And do my ^prophets no harm. =3 >Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; Shew forth from day to day his sal- vation. =4 Declare his glory among the heathen ; His marvellous works among all na- tions. 25 Eor ^great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: f Comp. 2 Sam. 22. I. & 23. I. 8 To ver. 22, Ps. 105. I — '5- . ^ Isai. 12. 4. 1 So Ps. 145. 11. '' See Judg. ;. 10 marg. ' Ps. 24. 6. & 27. 8. ■" So Ps. 77. II. &143. 5. n Ex. 4. 21. I & 7. 3. & II. c,, 10. Ps. 78. 4J, &c. f Isai. 26. 9. P Gen. 17. a. & 22. 16. J^ 26. 3. & 28. 13. & 35. 1.. Comp. Luke I- 73- Heb. 6. 17- 1 Gen. 13. 15. & 15. iS— 21. + Heb. the cord. See Deuu .■?2- 9- Comp. 2 Sam. 8. 2 (Heb.). + Heb. rfien 0/ numbet . See Gen. 34. 30. r Deut. 7. 7. & 26. 5. « Heb. II. 9. * So Gen. 35. 5- "Gen. 12. 17. & 20. 3. * Gen. 20. 7. y To ver. 33, /v. 96. 1 — 13. » Ps. 145. 3- See 2 Sam. 32. 4. (370) Chap. xvi. 26. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xvii. u. • P . Q5. 3- 1> Sec Lev. 19. 4. » Corap. Ps. 115. 15. Isai, 42. 5. & 44. 24. Jcr. 10. II, 12. •1 Ezra 6. I'i fChaldee>. Neh. 8. 10 (Heb.l. • Ps. 29. I. r Ps. 29. 2. ^2Chr.20.2i. Ps. 29. 2. SoPs. no. 3. Comp. Prov. 14. 28 (Heb.l. Rather .is Ps. 96. 9 marg.? •> Isai. 49. i3(Heb.> 1 Ps. 93. I. & 97. I. .t 99. I. Is;ii. 52. 7. So Rev. II. 15, 17. & 19. 6. k Ps. 98. 7. ' Ps. lofi. I. & 107. T. & 118. I. & 136. I. See ver. 4 1. *" To ver. 3^^, /".f. 106. 47, 48. » Ps. 41. 13. oDeut.27. 15. P ver. 4, s. 1 See 2 Chr 31. 16. ' ch. 26. 10. ' ch. 15. II. * See I Kin. 3- 4. He also is to be feared = above all gods. For all the gods of the people are 26 >> idols : "^But the Lord made the heavens. Glory and honour art: in his pre- 27 sence ; Strength and "^ gladness an- in his place. Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of =3 the people,\ = Give unto the Lord glory and strength. fGive unto the Lord the glory due 29 unto his name: Bring an offering, and Loine before him : Worship the Lord in sthe beauty of holiness. Fear before him, all the earth : 30 The world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. Let the heavens be glad, and ''let the 31 earth rejoice : And let Mcn say among the nations, 'The Lord reigneth. ''Let the sea roar, and the fulness 32 thereof: Let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. Then shall the trees of the wood sing 33 out at the presence of the Lord, Because he cometh to judge the earth. 'O give thanks unto the Lord; for /k ^ is good ; For his mercy endurdh for ever. And say ye, 35 ■"Save us, O God of our salvation. And gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen. That we may give thanks to thy holy name. And glory in thy praise. "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for 36 ever and ever. "And all the people said. Amen, and praised the Lord. So he left there Pbefore the ark of 37 the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as "^ every day's work re- quired: and Obed-edom with their bre- 38 thren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and "^Hosah to be porters: and ^Zadok the priest, 39 and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord 'in the high place that was at Gibeon, to offer 40 burnt offerings unto the Lord upon "the altar of the burnt offering "con- tinually 'morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded 41 Israel ; and with them " Heman and 5'Jeduthun, and the rest that were cho- sen, who ^were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, ^because his 42 mercy cnduretli for ever; and with them "Heman and >Jeduthun with 'nnmipets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with ''musical instnmients of God. And "^the sons of Jeduthun a,i7i.iere 'porters. ''And all the people de- parted every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house. Now "it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaincth under curtains. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart ; for God is with 3 thee. .\nd it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to 4 Nathan, saying, tio and tell David my servant. Thus .soith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in : 5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but 'have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the ''judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying. Why have ye 7 not built me a house of cedars? Now therefore thus shalt thou .say unto my ser\'ant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from tlie sheepcote, eren ' from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Is- 8 rael : and I have been with thee whi- thersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in 9 the earth. .Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more ; neither shall the children of wickedness •^waste them any more, as at the begin- loning, and since the time that I com- manded judges to he over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that II the Lord will build thee a house. And « Ex. 27. I. ' Ex. 29. 38, 39. 41- Num. 23.3.4. t Heb. in the mornings and in the evening. ^ See ch. 6. 33- y ver. 38, 42. ch^25. 1,3,6. zChr. 29. 14. Comp. ch. 6k 44- * See Num. I. 17. » ver. 34. 2 Chr. 5. 13. &7. 3, 6.&20. 2r. Ezra 3. 11. Jer. 33. u. l* 2 Chr. 5.13. t ver. 38. f Heb.y;>»- //te ^ate. ■^ 2 Sam. 619, 20. XVII. " To ver. 27, 2 Sam. 7. I —29. t Heb. haz'c been. ^ Cnmp. 2 Sam. 7. 7, Heb. front after. ' Ps- 49- iHeb... (37.) 47—3 Chap. xvii. 12. I. CHRONICLES. Chap, xviii. 13. •1 Cited Heb. I. 5- " Comp. 2 Sam. 7. 15. f Supplied from 2 Sam. 7. 19. • See Deut. 33. 9 in the Heb. *> 2 Sam. 7. 19 marg.? * Comp. a Sam. 7. t Heb. greatnesses. t Heb. hast revealed tlie ear 0/ thy servant. See I Sam. 20. 2. ^ Supplied from 2 Sam. 7. 27. it shall come to jiass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will stablish his kingdom. He shall build me a house, and I will 12 stablish his throne for ever. <•! will 13 be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from ^him that was before thee: but I will settle 14 him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be es- tablished for evermore. According to 15 all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. And David the king came and sat 16 before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And fyd this was a small thing in thine 17 eyes, O God ; for thou hast ^also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and 8 hast regarded me ac- cording to the •> estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God. What can David 18 speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy serv- ant. O Lord, for thy 'servant's sake, 19 and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these 'great things. O Lord, 20 there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thea, according to all that we have heard with our ears. And 21 what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to re- deem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terrible- ness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? For thy people Israel 22 didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God. Therefore now. Lord, let the 23 thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. Let it even be established, 24 that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee. For thou, 25 O my God, 'hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore thy servant hath found ^in his heart to pray before thee. And now, Lord, 26 thou art God, and hast promised this 27 goodness unto thy servant : now there- fore 'let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that // may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever. Now "after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and sub- dued them, and took ''Gath and her <: towns out of the hand of the Phi- slistines. And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and 3 brought gifts. And David smote 'Ha- darezer king of Zobah unto '^Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by 4 the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and 'seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thou- sand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them 5 an hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of ' Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand 6 men. Then David put 'garrisms in Syria-damascus ; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Tlius the Lord preserved David whi- 7 thersoever he went. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them 8 A? Jerusalem. Likewise from 'Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, where- with f Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 9 Now when ' Tou king of '' Hamath heard how David had smitten all the 10 host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; he sent 'Hadoram his son to king David, "to inquire of his welfare, and 'to con- gratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him ; (for Hadarezer ' had war with Tou ;) and ^icith him all manner of vessels of gold 11 and silver and brass. Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and 12 from Amalek. Moreover 'Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whi- thersoever he went. 1 Or, it hath pleased thee. XVIII. About B. C. 1040. * Tover. 17, 2 Sam. 8. I —18. ** See I Sam. 17. 4. Comp. z Sam. 8. X. <= Num. 21. 25 marg. nOr, Hadadezer, in 2 Sam. 8.3. So ver. 5, &c. d See I Kin. 8. 6c;. 11 [2 Sam. 8.4, seven hun- dred]. + Heb. Damuseh. ver. 6. Comp. 2 Kin. 16. g. * Supplied from 2 Sam, 8. 6. ^ from ver. 13. n Called in the book of Samuel Betah, and Berothai. f I Kin. 7. IS, 23. 2Chr. 4, 12. 15, 16. li Or, Toi, 2 Sam. 8. 9. !1 Or, Jaram, ■2 Sam. 8. 10. 11 Or, to salute. (Heb. as 2 Sam. 8, 10). tHeb. to bless. + Heb. ivas the fuan of ivars. So Isai. 41. 12 marg. s Comp. 2 Sam. S. 10. t THeb. A bshai]. ch. 19. II. See I Sam. 26. 6. (372) Chap, xviii. 14. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xx. 3. ! Or, refKcnt' hrancer. 1 Cnlled Akivtelech^ inzSam.S.i?. Comp. ch. 24. 3. 6. i Called Seraiah, in 2 Sam. 8. 17. and Skis Jut, 1 Kin. 4. 3. Comp. 2 Sam. 20.25. tHeb. at the hand cf tlt€ king. Comp. ch.23. 28 marg. XIX. About B. C. 1037. * To ver. 19, 2 Satn, 10. 1—19. tHeb. In thine eyes doth tHeb. to stink. So Gen. 34. 30- **Gen. 24. 10. Deut. 23. 4. Judg. 3. 8. Comp. ver. j6. e Comp. 2 Sam. 10. 6. '' Josh. 13.9, 16. 1 M.1CC. 9. 36. See Num. 21. 3°- About B. C. 1037. t Heb. the face oj the battle was. So David reigned over all Israel, and 14 executed judgment and justice among all his people. And Joab the son of 15 Zeruiah 7oas over the host ; and Je- hoshaphat the son of Ahilud, 'recorder. And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and 16 'Abimelech the son of Abiathar, Kiere the priests; and 'Shavsha 7cias scribe; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 7C'as 17 over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David jcere chief ' about the king. Now *it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Am- mon died, and his son reigned in his stead. And David said, I will shew 2 kindness unto Hanun the son of Na- hash, because his father shewed kind- ness to me. And David sent mes- sengers to comfort him concerning his fether. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. But the 3 princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, *Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land ? Wherefore Hanun took David's 4 servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by ^/leir buttocks, and sent them away. Then there went ceiiain, and told David 5 how the men were served. And he sent to meet them : for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said. Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. And when the children of 6 Annnon saw that they had made them- selves 'odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of ^ Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-'^maachah, and out of Zobah. So they hired thirty and two ^ thousand chariots, and the king of "=Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before "^Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. And when David heard of it, he 8 sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. And the children of Am- 9 mon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by them- selves in the field. Now when Joab lo saw that *the battle was set against him tl,„ ' Sam. 8. 16. t'le & 9. 2 in the About B. C. 1036. ver. 6. Slwbach, 2 Sam. 10. 16. before and behind, he chose out of all the "choice of Israel, and put them in ' '-'■■• 11 array agamst the Syrians. And the rest Comp. of the people he delivered unto hand of 'Abishai his brother, and they He'b. set themselves in array against the chil- Ablhai. 12 dren of Ammon. And he said. If the ^"- 's- Syrians be too strong for me, then thou 2 Sam. 10. shalt help me : but if the children of "°- Ammon be too strong for thee, then- 13 1 will help thee. Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God : and let the Lord do that which His good in his sight. So Joab and the people that 7C'ere with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and 15 they fled before him. And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abi- shai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. 16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Svrians that -ioere beyond the 'river: iThatU, and "Shophach the captain of the host comp''""' J7 of Hadarezer 7aent before them it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and ^^ came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the 18 Syrians, they fought with him. But the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew of the Syrians seven « thousand men 7crd, I 'offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do // unto thee. 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, 'Choose thee ij either fthree years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee ; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him 13 that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very 'great are his mercies: but let me not 14 fall into the hand of man. So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. ■:5 And God sent an angel unto Jerusa- lem to destroy it : and as he was destroy- ing, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, // is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of 'Oman 16 the Jebusite. And David lift up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretch- ed out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who 7i.icre ^clothed 17 in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I // is that have sinned and done evil indeed ; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. 18 Then ''the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Oman the 19 Jebusite. And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the 20 name of the Lord. 'And Oman turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons witli him hid themselves. Now Or- 21 nan was threshing wheat. And as Da- vid came to Oman, Oman looked and saw David, and went out of the thresh- ingfloor, and bowed himself to David 22 with his face to the ground. Then Da- vid said to Oman, 'Grant me the place I Heb. stretch out tHcb. Take to thee. Prov. 19. 20 iHeb.5. ^ Comp. 2 Sam. 24. i^ B Or, many. OOr, A rauttah, 2 Sam. 24. 16, « See 1 Kin. M. 31. h Comp. 2 Clir. 3. I. 1 Or, IVheK Oritait ttirn. ed baek and saiu the an- gel, then he and his four sons with him hid themselves. ) Heb. Give. (374) Chap. xxi. 23. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxn. 19. i Comp. 2 Sam. 24. 24- ' See Lev. 9. 24. ^ See 1 Kin. 3- 4- " ch. 15. 13 (Heb.). 2 Chr. 19. 3 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 10. 14. " Esth. 7. 6. Dan. 8. 17. XXII. • ch. 21. 18, 19, 26, 28. 2 Chr. 3. 1. Comp. Dent. 12. 5. *• Comp. 1 Kin. 9. 21. 2 Chr. 2. 17. « 1 Kin. 5. 17 (Heb.). •^6 2 Chr. 34. II (Heb.). •* ver. 14. So I Kin. 7. <-■ I Kin. 5. 6. f ch. 29. I. So I Kin. 3. Prov. 4. 3. of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt 'grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the peo- ple. And Oman said unto David, Take 23 it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give iJu'c the o.xen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the 'wheat for the meat offering; I give // all. And king Uavid said to Or- 24 nan. Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price : for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt otferings without cost. So David gave 25 to Oman for the place ^six hundred she- kels of gold by weight. And David built 26 there an altar unto the Lord, and offer- ed burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and ''he an- swered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. And the 37 Lord commanded the angel; and he ]mt up his sword again into the sheath thereof At that lime when David saw that the 28 Lord had answered him in the thresh- ingfloor of Oman the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. 'For the tabernacle of 29 the Lord, which Moses made in the wil- derness, and the altar of the burnt offer- ing, 'ivcrc at that season in the high place at Gibeon. But David could not go 30 before it "'to inquire of God: for he was "afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord. Then David said, ^This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Is- rael. And David commanded to gather 2 together ''the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew "^wrought stones to build the house of God. And David prepared iron in 3 abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the "joinings; and brass in abundance ■'without weight; also ce- 4 dar trees in abundance: for '^the Zido- nians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. And David said, 5 Solomon my son is fyoung and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries : I will there/ore now make pre- paration for it. So David prepared a- bundantly before his death. Then he called for Solomon his son, 6 and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. And David 7 : Chr. 2 (Heb.). said to Solomon, My son, as for me, ^it ' was in my mind to build a house ''unto &29.T0! 8 the name of the Lord my God : but the ^"^ ° ^""^ word of the Lord came to me, saying, Comp. Ps. 'Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and l^^rTi^o- •■hast made great wars: thou shalt not Keu'- 12- 5, build a house unto my name, because i kin. 5. 3. thou hast shed much blood upon the ] fj^l] |; 3 9 earth in my sight. Behold, a son shati be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him ''rest from all ^i Kin. 4. 25. his enemies round about: for his name .Sec ver. 18. shall be 'Solomon, and I will give peace 'That is, 1 -^ . T I-,., peaceable. and quietness unto Israel m his days. Comp. 10 'He shall build a house for my name; ^ ^^™- "• and '"he shall be my son, and I will be ■2'sam.7.i3. his father; and I will establish the throne so''2 s'^^f?. of his kingdom over Israel for ever, y , ti Now, my son, "the Lord be with thee; "ver.Ve^' and prosper thou, and build the house f",'^^""" of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of 12 thee. Only the Lord "give thee wis- °SoiK.in. 3. dom and understanding, and give thee Co'mp. charge concerning Israel, that thou may- ^^- '>"■ '• est keep the law of the Lord thy God. rsPThen shalt thou prosper, if thou takest pjosh. .7,8. heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments ° "^ ■ = • ?• which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: ibe strong, and ofich. 28. 20. good courage; "'dread not, nor be dis- |'"=i^'='"-3'- MiTiayed. Now behold, ''in my trouble ^ !''="'■ 3'. 8 I have prepared for the house of the lOxjnmy Lord an ^hundred thousand talents of (S''"!'^'- J Katner as gold, and a thousand thousand talents of Kx. 3. 7 silver; and of brass and iron 'without icomp.*^'^' weight; for it is in abundance: timber <=''■ =9- 4- also and stone have I prepared ; and ^ ^"' ^' 15 thou niayest add thereto. Moreover there are workmen with thee in abun- dance, hewers and 'workers of stone and ' That is, timber, and all manner of cunning men '"I'^JcHt'rs^ 16 for every manner of work. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is "no number. Arise therefore, ^ •.•^r. ^ and be doing, and 'the Lord be with i^er.'ii. thee. 17 David also commanded all "the princes "ch. 28. 1, 2, of Israel to help Solomon his son, say- ^'^' 18 ing. Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he '^not >' given you rest on 'Joi>3. n. every side? for he hath given the inhabit- 10. ants of the land into mine hand; and ^"^""■■"' the land is subdued before the Lord, 2 Sajm 7. i. 19 and before his people. Now ^^ set your .see'^vinV' heart and your soul to seek the Lord ' tjomp. your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring . , Ki„ g c„ ='the ark of the covenant of the Lord, '"^^^^^ and the holy vessels of God, into the & 6. n. l37S) Chap, xxiii. i. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxiv. 4. house that is to be built to the name of XXIII. the Lord. So when David was old and B c 1015. ^f"ll 'his \ Sc^e Ex!°' sons were named of the tribe of Levi. f'^ '■ _ ^The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and 15 10 marg'!' ""' Eliezer. ^ (ythe sons of Gershom, 'She- 16 Num^'Je'^o buel was the chief And the sons of 17 1 Sam. 2. 28. Eliezer were, ''Rehabiah "the chief And u^e^NuuL Eliezer had none other sons; but the \^'i- _ sons of Rehabiah 'were very many. 6^18 33.°i° """ the sons of Izhar; "Shelomith the chief ^Comp^^^^ „Qjr ti^g song of Hebron; Jeriah the .9 • Ex. 2. 22. first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the ?ch.'2'6.'*24. third, and Jekameam the fourth. O/20 I [Shubaei. the sons of Uzziel ; ^ Michah the first, antl Comp; ch!' ''Jesiah the second. 25. 4, 20. ^ ch. 26. 25. I Or, thejtrst. t Hcb. -were hiekiy tn-uUiplied, Comp. vei-- 1 r. l[.S^f/f ;«()///, ch. 24. 22]. c ch. 24. 23. Comp. en. 26. 31. d^h. 24. 24,25[Hch. 21 'The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mu- i^''- 1^"'; ... . iSum. 20. 50. shi. The sons of Mahli ; Eleazar, and ch. 6. 19, 29. 22fKish. And Eleazar died, and shad no fch^^^V sons, but daughters: and their 'brethren » ch. 24. 28. 23 the sons of Kish ''took them. 'The oen.'i's. 8. ' sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and & u- m- & ' ' ' 29. 12. Jeremoth, three. '■ Comp. 24 These were ''the sons of Levi after the ^"'"- ^''- ^' house of their fathers; even the chief of '=''■/'''• 3°- the fathers, as 'they were counted by ii°Num. '"' number of names by their polls, that did ??■ "■ .' . 1 c Num. 1. 32 the work for the service of the house of iHeb.). the Lord, from the age of ""'twenty years "' "-'"""p- 25 and upward. For David said. The Num. i. 3. Lord God of Israel "hath given rest £^ra%^8 "'' unto his people, "that they may dwell in withver. 3. 26 Jerusalem for ever; and also unto the &8"'24'!'^' Levites; they shall no more "carry the ta- " ^h- 2=. is. bernacle, nor any vessels of it for the ctweiuth in 27 service thereof For by the last words >"'■""'<•■'". of David, the Levites were 'numbered " Num. 4. 5 28 from twenty years old and above : be- 7chr. 35. 3, cause 'their office 7s.ias to wait on the '"'^ sons of Aaron for the service of the 1 Heb. their house of the Lord, in the courts, and in ^/"J^""/,^^,^ the Pchambers, and in the purifying ol 0} the sons all holy things, and the work of the ser- clmp^is'; ,7 29 vice of the house of God; both for "ithe ^=j&- shewbread, and for ■'the fine flour for Neh!^'i^i!'2'^' meat offering, and for Hhe unleavened ""jjlji,^' "* cakes, and for that which is baked in the See 2 kin. 'pan, and for that which is 'fried, and q'^e" ch. 9. for all manner of "measure and "size; 3=marg. 1 1 ■ . .1 1 •" t-ev. 0. 20, 30 and to stand every morning to thank j,. and praise the Lord, and likewise at ^'j^^* ^■ 31 even; and to offer all burnt sacrifices «or, ' unto the Lord in the "sabbaths, in the -g'"^'{f"J'% ynew moons, and on the ^set feasts, by 5,marg. number, according to the order com- ch"'g.\,. manded unto them, continually before '^-J^-.V' 32 the Lord: and that they should ^keep 13.^ "'■ '' the charge of the tabernacle of the con- " See Lev. gregation, and the charge of the holy « isai. 1. 13. place, and ''the charge of the sons of sm Num^' Aaron their brethren, in the service of 28^ ■■■ * See N unii the house of the Lord. 29. 39. » See Num. 1.53. t* ver. 28. Num.3. 6 — 9- Now these are the divisions of the X.XIV. sons of Aaron. »The sons of Aaron; » Num. 26. Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Itha- 2 mar. But i" Nadab and Abihu died be- ^^^^ ^"■ fore their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed 3 the priest's office. And David distribut- ed them, both "^Zadok of the sons of ' ^ s='"'- '• Eleazar, and "^Ahimelech of the sons of ch. 6. 8. Ithamar, according to their offices in ^wi^l' 4 their service. And there were moe chief ver ewith men found of the sons of Eleazar than ,=. (376) Chap. xxiv. 5. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxv. 14. « ver. 30 (Heb.j. Num. 1. 2 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 6 inarg. e See Judg. 2 o. g. So ver. 31. f I Sam. 22. 20. & 23. 6, 2 Sam. 15. 35. & 20. 25. I Kin. I. 7, &c. ch. 18. 16. & 27- 34- tHeb. house 0/ tJie ftitlit-r. s I Mace. 2.1. *> Ezra 2. 36, 37. 39- See ch. 9. 12. ' ch. 9. 12. J Luke I. 5. k ch. g. 25. I ch. 23. 13, i7- II (ch. 23. 16, Ifch. 23. 18, Sfu'lotnithy ™ Supplied from ch. 23. 19. & 26. 31. " ch. 23. 20. " See ch. 23. 21. P ch. 23. 22. 1 ch. 23. 21, of the sons of Ithamar: and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Elea- zar there were sixteen chief men '^of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar "laccording to the house of their fathers. Thus were they 5 divided by ''lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuarv, and governors qf the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. And Shemaiah the son of 6 Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and '^Zadok the priest, and = Ahi- melech the son of ' Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one 'principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Itha- mar. Now the first lot came forth to 7 ejehoiarib, the second to ''Jedaiah, the 8 third to ^ Harim, the fourth to Seorim, the fifth to 'Malchijah, the sixth to Mija- 9 min, the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth 10 to -"Abijah, the ninth to Jeshua, then tenth to Shecaniah, the eleventh to Elia- 12 shib, the twelfth to Jakim, the thirteenth 13 to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to 14 ''Immer, the seventeenth to Hezir, the .5 eighteenth to Aphses, the nineteenth to 16 Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, the one and twentieth to Jachin, the 17 two and twentieth to Gamul, the three 18 and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. These were the 19 orderings of them in their service ''to come into the house of the Lord, accord- ing to their manner, under, Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. And the rest of the sons of Levi 7ciere 20 these: Of the sons of 'Amram; 'Shubael: of the sons of Shubael ; Jehdeiah. Con- 21 cerning 'Rehabiah: of the sons of Reha- biah, the first was Isshiah. Of the 22 Izharites; 'Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. And the sons ""(3/^23 Hebron; Jeriah "^ the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. Of the sons of Uzziel ; 24 "Michah: of the sons of Michah; Sha- mir. The brother of Michah rc'^j- " Is- 25 shiah: of the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah. "The sons of Merari 7(' ver. 8 iHeb.). So 3 Chr. 23. 13- * Conip. ch. 23. 5. J Expressed ch. 26. 16. Neh. 12. 24. Comp. ch. 26. 12. It ch. 24. 7. 1 ver. 2. "' ver. 3. " Supplied from ver. 9(Heb.J. o ver. 4. (377) 48 Chap. xxv. 15. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxvi. 28. p Comp. ver. 3 and marg. q ver. 4 marg. "■ So ver. 4. Comp. ch. 23. 23 with ch. 24. 30. XXVI. II Or, Sheletniakf ver. 14. II Or, Ebiasaph, ch. 6. 23, 37, & 9. 19. a ch. g. 21. * ch. 15. i8, 24. & 16. 38. II That !s, Obed-edom, as ch. 13. 14. 2 Sam. 6. II. <= ver. 4. <» ver. g. See 2 Kin. 2. 16 marg. ■ ver. I. f ver. 16. ch. 16. 38. 'Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his bre- thren, were twelve: the eighth to ""Je- is shaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, ^vere twelve : the ninth to ° Mattaniah, he, i6 his sons, and his brethren, 7i'(7r twelve : the tenth to PShiniei, he, his sons, and his 17 brethren, taere twelve : the eleventh to is lAzareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: the twelfth to "Hashabiah, 19 he,his sons, and his brethren, av^-f twelve : the thirteenth to <)Shubael, he, his sons, 20 and his brethren, 7eiere twelve: the four- 21 teenth to "'Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, 7iiere twelve : the fifteenth 22 to ""Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his bre- thren, 7cr;-6' twelve : the sixteenth to °Ha-23 naniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: the seventeenth to ° Josh- 24 bekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : the eighteenth to ° Hanani, 25 he, his sons, and his brethren, kv/y twelve : the nineteenth to °Mallothi, he, his sons, 26 and his brethren, 7C'ere twelve : the twen- 27 tieth to "Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, tcere twelve : the one and twen- 28 tieth to °Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, 7ciere twelve : the two and twen- 29 tieth to °GiddaIti, he, his sons, and his brethren, Tvere twelve : the three and 30 twentieth to "Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, 7eicre twelve : the four and 31 twentieth to " Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, 7ciere twelve. Concerning the divisions of the por- ters: Of the Korhites 71-wj- 'Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of "Asaph. And the sons of => Meshelemiah 7aere, 2 ^Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the se- cond, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam tlie fifth, Jehohanan the 3 si.Kth, Elioenai the seventh. Moreover 4 the sons of ''Obed-edom 7ciere, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Ne- thaneel the fifth, Ammiel the si.xth, Issa- 5 char the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed "him. Also unto "^She- 6 . maiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father : for they 7i:iere mighty men of valour. The 7 sons of .Shemaiah ; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren Tcvre ''strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. All s theseof the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, 7C'ere three- score and two of Obed-edom. And 9 « Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, ''strong men, eighteen. Also fHosah, of 10 the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the first- born, yet his father made him the chief;) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth : all the sons and 12 brethren of Hosah 7C'ere thirteen. Among these 7C'ere the divisions of the porters, ez'en among the chief men, hn7'/>ig wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord. 13 And they ecast lots, "as well the ^ ^h. 24. 31. .small as the great, according to the mMhv/Atr house of their fathers, for every gate. "J/""'!^/"'^ 14 And the lot eastward sfell to 'Shele- ch' 25. 8.' miah. Then /or Zechariah his son, a ifcaUedti//-' wise counseller, they cast lots; and his siu-icmiah, 15 lot came out northward. To Obed- edom southward; and to his sons the 16 house of 'Asuppim. To Shuppim and tHeb. Hosah the lot came forth westward, with fer.'i""'^^' the gate ''Shallecheth, by 'the causeway ^f^^.^f^/^- ''of the going up, ward against ward. 12, tt;Heb.). 17 Eastward 7i.'ere six Levites, northward ^ch^^'j;. ^^, four a day, southward four a day, and '■ isai- 6. 13 18 toward Asuppim two atid two. At 'Par- 1 ver. 18. bar westward, four at 'the causeway, and 5° ^Kin. 12. 19 two at Parbar. These are the divisions ^ , Kings 10. of the porters among the sons of ""Kore, l^ ^^hr. 9. and among the sons of "Merari. 4- 20 And of the Levites, Ahijah 7t.>as over 1 lv^\n. I3. "the treasures of the house of God, "jj^^l"-''' and over the treasures of the * dedicate 7^ things. As concerning the sons of "Laa- dan ; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, rct 13. 12. Mat 3. 10. 1 Heb. ch. 23. 8. 1 ch. 23. 12. '■ ch. 23. 16, 17- » So ch. 24. * See 2 Sam. 8. II. W.tth.Outof the hattlts and spoils. " ch. 29. 29. ?■' Ner, and "Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated ; and whosoever had dedicated , g^^ , anything, it 7iias under the hand of She- 2- 3=. l373i- Chap. xxvr. 29. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxvh. 26, 5Neh. II. 16. " ch. 23. 4. See Deiit. 16. 18. * ch. 'j-T. 17. t Heb. (77'c-r tite clutrge. *> So ch. 23. 19. & 24. 23. B.C. 1015. c ch. 6. 81. See Num. 21. 32(Heb.), & Josh. 21. 39- d 2 Chr. 19. II. tHeb. M/«^. So ch. 27. I. XXVII. ' ch. *• Num. 26. 20 (Heb.). So Gen. 38. 29. « Or, ZJorti), ch. II. 12. Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 9 (Heb.;. * See 2 Sam. 8. 18. " Or, princi- pal officer. 1 Kin. 4. 5 (Heb. I. See Gen. 41. 45 and marg. « 2 Sam. 23. 20, 22, 23. ch. II. 24, 25. « 2 SaJn. 2. 18. & 3. 30. & 23. 24- ch. 2. 16. & II. 26. f Comp. 2 Sam. 2. 23. ** Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 25- ch. II. 27. 1" ch. II. 28. lomith, and of his brethren. Of the 29 Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons 7s. Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month. And 4 over the course of the second month was ' Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise H'cre twenty and four thousand. The third captain of the 5 host for the third month 7i>as '^Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a 'chief priest : and in his course were twenty and four thou- sand. This is that Benaiah, 7vho 'was 6 ''mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty : and in his course was Ammi- zabad his son. The fourth eaptain for ^ the fourth month was =Asahel the bro- ther of Joab, and Zebadiah his son fafter him : and in his course were bventy and four thousand. The fifth captain 8 for the fifth month 7uas sShamhuth the ■Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The sixth eaptain 9 for the sixth month was •'Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite : and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The 10 seventh captain for the seventh month was 'Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course 'were 11 twenty and four thousand. The eighth captain for the eighth month was -"Sib- becai the ^^Hushathite, of the 'Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four 12 thousand. The ninth captain for the ninth month was ™Abiezer the Ane- tothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course 7L'ere t\venty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was "Maharai the Netophathite, of the 'Zarhites : and in his course 7i'ere twenty 14 and four thousand. The eleventh cap- tain for the eleventh month was "Be- naiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty 15 and four thousand. The twelfth cap- tain for the twelfth month was 'Heldai the Netophathite, of POthniel: and in his course luere twenty and four thou- sand. 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Is- rael: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Si- meonites, Shephatiah the son of IMaa- 17 chah : of the Levites, "i Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, ■'Za- isdok: of Judah, 'Elihu, one of the bre- thren of David: of Issachar, Omri the 19 son of Michael : of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Je- 20 rinioth the son of Azriel : of the chil- dren of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, 21 Joel the son of Pedaiah : of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, ^Iddo the son of Zechariah : of Benjamin, Jaasiel 22 the son of 'Abner: of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These 7iVTf "the princes of the tribes of Israel. 23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under : because the Lord had said he would increase Israel "'like to the stars of the 24 heavens. Joab the son of Zeruiah be- gan to number, but he "finished not, because "there fell wTath for it against Israel; neither 'was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. 25 And o\'er the king's treasures 7oas yAzmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of 26 Uzziah : and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the > ch. II. 27. i 2 Sam. 21. iB (Heb.;. ch. II. 29. & 20. 4 (Heb.). Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 27. k ch. 4. 4! * ver. 13. Gen. 38. 30. Num. 26. 20. Comp. ver. 8 ? ™ ch. II. 28 (Heb.l. " ch, II. 30. 0 ch. II. 31. 1 Or, Heled, ch. II. 30. Comp. 2 Sam. 23.29. I'Judg. I. 13. & 3. 9- ch. 4. 13. ^ ch. 26. 30. *■ ch. 24. 3. Hi Sam. i6. 6, Eliab\. ' So I Kin. 4. 14? * See 2 Sam. 2. 8. " ch. 28. 1. ^ See Gen. 15- 5- About B. C. 1017. * Comp. ch. 21. 5. * 2 Sam. 24. 5—15- ch. 21. 7. t Heb. ascended. Comp. 2 Chr. 20. 34 marg. About B. C. 1015. y 2 Sam, 23. 3T? ch. II. 33? (379) 48—2 Chap, xxvii. 27. I. CHRONICLES. Chap, xxviii. 16. ' See Josh. 18. 25. t Heb, oz'er that ttikich \J3A 0/ the vineyards. <* See I Sam. 30. 28? ^ I Kin. 10. 27- 2 Chr. I. 15. .t 9. 27. Ps. 78. 47- Luke 19. 4. c See Josh. 12- 13. d ch. 5. 16? j See Josh. 12. 18 marg. e Gen. 37. 25 (Heb. ,1. I f So Gen. 36. I 24- Num. 31. 34. I ch. 5. 21. j Neh. 7. 69. « Neh. 3. 7. •» See ch. 5. 10. DOr. 1 secretary. Soch. 18. 16. j ^OT,Hach- ?ii07iite. ch. 11. II (Heb. J. Comp. J 2 Sam. 23. 8. .' See 2 Sam. 15- 12- J See 2 Sam. 15- 37- *^ See Josh. 11 0 See 2 Sam. XXVIII. *Soch. 23. 2. •^ ch. 27. 16 — 22. ^^ ch. 27. I — • 15- ** ch. 27. 25 —Si- ll Or, cattle. II [Or, a/id his soils.] • Or, eunuchs. See 2 Kin. 8.6. • ch. II. 10 'See ch. 22. 7- sPs. 99. s. & 132. 7. Isai. 66. r. Lam. 2. I. Comp. Ps. no. I. b 2 Sajn. 7. 5, 13- 1 Km. 5. 3— 5- ch. 17. 4. (Heb. bloods. ch. 22. 8. ' Gen. 49. 8. Ps. 78. 67, 68. See ch. 5. 2. J ver. 7, 8. ch. 17. 23, 27. ^ t Sam. 16. I. 1 I Sam. 16. 12. 13. ■" ch. 3. I— 9. & 14. 3— 7- ground luas Ezri the son of Chelub : and over the vineyards was Shimei ^the 27 Rainathite: 'over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi ='the Shiphmite: and over the olive trees ss and the •'sycomore trees that were in the low plains ^vas Baal-hanan =the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: and over the herds that fed 29 in '•.Sharon was .Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that 7vere in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: over the camels also was Obil 'the 30 Ishmaelite: and over fthe asses was Jehdeiah sthe Meronothite: and over 31 the flocks was Jaziz ''the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's. Also Jona-32 than David's uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a 'scribe: and Jehiel the 'son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: and 'Ahithophel was the king's 33 counseller : and ' Hushai the "^ Archite was the king's 'companion: and after 34 Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of ■"Benaiah, and "Abiathar: and the gene- ral of the king's array was ° Joab. :6. 2. 1 See 2 Sam. 15. 37. ^ ver. 5. 11 See ch. 24.6. And David =" assembled all the princes of Israel, ''the princes of the tribes, and ■= the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and "* the stewards over all the substance and 'possession of the king, 'and of his sons, with the 'officers, and zvith ^the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people : As for me, fl had in mine heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for sthe footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: but God said unto me, ''Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed ' blood. Howbeit the Lord God of Israel 'chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel Jfor ever: for he hath chosen 'Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, ''the house of my father; and 'among the sons of my father he liked me to make mc king over all Israel: ""and of all my sons, ; (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) "he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of °the kingdom 6 of the Lord over Israel. And he said unto me, PSolomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I 7 will be his father. Moreover I will establish his kingdom -ifor ever, ''if he be 'constant to do my commandments and' my judgments, as at this day. 8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave // for an in- heritance for your children after you gJfor ever. And thou, Solomon my son, ''know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with ^a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for ' the Lord searcheth ail hearts, and understandeth "all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but ''if thou forsake him, he will 10 "cast thee off for ever. Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: """be strong, and do it. II Then David gave to Solomon his son •''the pattern of >'the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the ^ upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours there- of, and of the place of ^the mercy seat, 12 and the pattern 'of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the ''chambers round about, "^of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the 13 dedicate things: also for the ''courses of the priests and the "^Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of 14 service in the house of the Lord. He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for ail instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments 15 of every kind of service : even the weight for the f candlesticks of gold, and for their slamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and /or the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to 16 the use of every candlestick. And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise " ch. 22. 9. & 23. I. 0 So I Kin. 3- 7- ch. 29. 23. P 2 Sam. 7. I3..I4- 1 Kin. 5. 5. ch. 17. 12. & 22. 9, 10. So 2 Chr. 1.9. 1 So ch. 22. t3. t Heb. strong:. So ver. 10. •* See Judg. 2. IC. So Hos. 4. I. ' See I Kin. 8. 6i. ' See I Sam. 16. 7. So ch. 29. 17. Ps. 139. 2. Prov. 17. 3. Rev. 2. 23. " ch. 29. 18. Comp. Gen. 6. 5 marg. * See Josh. 24. 20. ^ 2 Chr. II. 14. & 29. 19 ,Heb.). '^ " Ezra 10. 4 (Heb.). So ver. 20, ^ ver. 19, See E.X. 25. 40. y I Kin. 6. 3. 2 Chr. 3. 4. ^ 2 Chr. 3. 9. Comp. 1 Kin. 6. 5, &c. ^ E.\-, 25. 17. t Heb. o/all that 7uas luith him. ^ See 2 Kin. 23. II. ^ See ch. 26. 20. ^ ch. 24. I (Heb.;. « ch. 23. 6. f Ex. 25. 31. B E.v. 25. 37. (380) Chap, xxviii. 17. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxix. iS. ■> Ex. 38. 3. 1 Sam. 2. 13, 14- 2 Chr. 4. 16. ■ Ex. 38. 3 (Heb. . k Ex. 25. 29 (Heb.). Num. 4. 7 (Heb.). 1 Ezra I. 10. & 8. 27. n> Ex. 30. I. " ch. 29. 4. Ps. 12. 6. 0 Ecclus. 49. 8. P Ex. 25. 18 22. 1 Sam. 4. 4. I Kin. 6. 23 —28. ^ Expressed Ex. 25. 20. I Kin. 6. 27. rSee Ex. 18. 4- "ver, II, 12. See Ex. 25. 40. ' See ch. 22. 13- " See Josh. I. 5- * ver. 1"^. ch. 74, & 25, &26. y So Ex. 35. 25, 26. & 36. I, 2. XXIX. E. C. 1015. » See ch. 22. b ver. 19. Neh. 2. B. & 7- =• ^ Comp. Ezra 6. 2. Neh. I. I. Eslh. I. 2, 5. & 2. 3, 5, 8, &c. Dan. 8. 2. cSee Gen. 2. 12. ■* E.V. 25. 7. & 35. 9. 27. '^ Is.ai. 54. II (Heb.). fEzek. 17. 3. 8 So Esth. I. 6. Cant. 5. 15. h Comp. ch. 22. 14. • See I Kin. 9.28. J See ch. 28. 1 8. silver for the tables of silver: also pure 17 goldyw'the ''fleshhooks, and the 'bowls, and the '^ cups : and for the golden basons /le gave gold by weight for every ' bason ; and likeicisc silver by weight for every bason of silver: and for the ""altar 18 of incense "refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the "chariot of the Pcherubims, that spread out i///«> 7vi)igs, and covered the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord. All t/iis, 'said Da- 19 vid, the Lord made me understand in writing ^by liis hand upon me, even all the works of t/iis pattern. And David 20 said to Solomon his son, 'Be strong ' and of good courage, and do //.• fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, ei'en my God, "7ot7/ be with thee; 'he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. And behold, ^the courses of the priests 21 and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God : and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every will- ing y skilful man, for any manner of service : also the princes and all the people ivill be wholly at thy command- ment. Furthennore David the king said un- to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone (iod hath chosen, is yet »young and tender, and the work is great : for the '' palace is not for man, but for the Lord God. Now I 2 have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood ; •^ony.x stones, and stones ''to be set, • ■^glistering stones, and fof divers co- lours, and all manner of -pxeaoui stones, and smarble stones in abundance. More- 3 over, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, 7vhich 1 have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, even "^ three 4 thousand talents of gold, of the gold of 'Ophir, and seven thousand talents of 'refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses ivithal : the gold for things 5 ('/' gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And w'ho then is willing 'to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord? 6 Then ''the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with 'the rulers over the king's work, 7 oftered willingly, and gave for the ser- vice of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand "drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand ta- slents of iron. And they with whom' ^precious stones were found gave them to the 'treasure of the house of the Lord, °by the hand of Pjehiel the gGershonite. Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they ^offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy. 10 Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, 'Blessed be thou. Lord God of Is- 11 rael our father, for ever and ever. Thine, 0 Lord, is the ^greatness, and the 'pow- er, and the 'glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the 'kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted 12 as head above all. "Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all ; and "in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand // is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, 14 and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should *be able to offer so willingly after this soi-fi for all things come of thee, and 15* of thine own have we given thee. For we are ^strangers before thee, and so- journers, as were all our fathers: >'our days on the earth are as a shadow, and 16 there is none 'abiding. O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thine holy name comcth of thine hand, and is all 17 thine own. I know also, my God, that thou ^triest the heart, and ^hast plea- sure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willing- ly offered all these things: and now have 1 seen ''with joy thy people, which are 'present here, to offer willingly unto 18 thee. O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in '^the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and "prepare t Heb. to Jill I kis hatiil. I .See Ex. 29. 9 marg. '' ch, 27. I. & 23. I. * ch. 27. 25 — 31. ™ Ezra 8. 27. Con.p. Ezra 2. 69. Neh. 7. 70, .71. 72- " Expressed " See ch. 23. 8. V Comp. ch. 25. 2 Heb.J. 'I2 Kin. 12.4. See 2 Cor. g. 7- 'See Luke i. ' See Deut. 3. 24. t Matt. 6. 13. So I Tim. 1. 17- Kcv. 5. 13. " Comp. Rom. II. 35, 36. " 2 Chr. 20. 6. tHeb. retain, or, 06 tain strength. 2 Chr. 2. 6 marg. & 13. 20 (Heb.). & 22. 9. Dan. 10. 8, 16. 8: II. 6 ;Heb.j. Comp. 2 Chr. 14. II. & 20. 37 I Heb.;. f Heb. 0/ thine Itand. ver. 16. " Ps. 39. 12. So Ps. 90. g. See Lev. 25. 23- y Job 14. 2. Ps. 102. II. & 144. 4. t Heb. ex- pectation. ' Prov. 17. 3. So I Sam. 16. 7- ch. 28. 9. » So Prov. II. 20. ^ ver. g. tHeb. found. See Judg. 20. 48 marg. « ch. 28. 9. \\Ox,stablish. Ps. 10. 17. Soch. 17. 13. (38.) Chap. xxix. 19. I. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxix. 30. *> ver. q. See I Kin. 8. 6i. « See ver. i. f ver. 2 iHeb.). Ch. 22. 14. B Sec Josh. 22- 33- ^ See E.\. 4. 31. ' See Gen. 35- H- J Comp. ch. 23. I. k I Kin. I. 33—39- 1 I Km. 2. 12. 35- S02 Chr. i.i. ""Soch.28.5. 2 Chr. 9. 8. & 13.8. their heart unto thee : and give unto So- 19 lomon my son ''a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all t/iesf tJtini^s^ and to build the <= palace, for the which fj have made provision. And David said to all the congrega-20 tion, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation sblessed the Lord God of their fathers, and ''bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king. And they sacrificed 21 sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thou- sand lambs, with their 'drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel: and did eat and drink before the Lord 22 on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king 'the second time, and •'anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief go- vernor, and JZadok to be priest. 'Then 23 Solomon sat on "'the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, 'submitted themselves unto Solomon the 25 king. And the Lord "magnified Solo- mon exceedingly in the sight of all Is- rael, and "bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. 26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned 27 over all Israel. And the time that he reigned over Israel was p forty years; ■J seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Je- 28riisalem. And he died ■'in a good old age, "^full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his 29 stead. Now the acts of David the king, 'first and last, behold, they are written in the 'book of "Samuel the seer, and in the 'book of "Nathan the prophet, and in the "book of "Gad the >'seer, 3oM'ith all his reign and his might, and ^the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. ^ See I Sam. 22. 5 y 2 Chr. 19. 2. & 29. 25, 30. & 33. i See 2 Sam. 24. 11. * So Dan. 4. 23, 25. tHeb. gnz'i: ike hand ittider Solomon. 2 Chr. 30. 8. So 2 Kin. 10. 15- Ezra 10. 19. Jer. 50. 15. Lam. 5. 6. Ezek. 17. 18. " 2 Chr. I. I. See Josh. 3. 7- »iKin. 3.13. 2 Chr. I. 12. Eccles. 2. 9. P2Sam. 5. 4. I Kin. 2. II. Q See 2 Sam. ■■Gen. 15.15. & 25. 8. " Soch. 23. I. ' 2 Chr. 9. 29. & 12. 15. & 16. II. & 20. 34. & 25. 26. & 26. 22. & 28. 26. & 35. 27. II Or, history. Heb. words. " ch. 26. 28. See I Sam. 9-9- „ ^ See 2 Sam. 12. I. i, 19. & 35. 15. (382, THE SECOND BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES, I. B.C. 1015. * So I Kin. 2. 46. »> See Gen. 39- 2- « See I Chr. 29. 25. ■i So I Chr. * ver. 13. See 1 Kin. 3. 4- f I Chr. 21. 29. K2Sam. 6. 2, 17- I Kin. 3. 15. I Chr. 15. I. >* See Josh. 9.17. 'Ex. 27. I, 2. & 38. I, 2. J Ex. 31. 2. lOr, was there. As ver. 3. '' See I Chr. >3- 3- °*To ver. 12, I Kin. 3. 5 — 14- ■'iKin.'8.26. ch. 6. 17 in the Heb. t Heb. jnitck as the dttst 0/ t/te earth. So Gen. 13. 16. 0 ver. 12. Josh. 22. 8 (Heb.). Ezra 6. 8. & 7.26(Chald.). Eccles. 5. 19. &6. 2. AND ^Solomon the son of David was ■ strengthened in his kingdom, and •"the Lord his God 'loas with him, and "^magnified him exceedingly. Then So- 2 lomon spake unto all Israel, to "'the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers. So 3 Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to "^the high place that 7C'as at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, fwhich Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness. sBut the ark of God 4 had David brought up from hKirjath- jearim to the place tchick David had pre- pared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. Moreover 'the bra- s sen altar, that ' Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, 'he put be- fore the tabernacle of the Lord : and Solomon and the congregation ''sought uii/o it. And Solomon went up thither 6 to the brasen altar before the Lord, which 7C'as at the tabernacle of the con- gregation, and 'offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. "In that night did God appear unto ^ Solomon, and said unto him. Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said a unto God, Thou hast shewed great mer- cy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. Now, O Lord 9 God, let thy promise unto David my fa- ther "be established: for thou hast made me king over a people 'like the dust of the earth in multitude. Give me now 10 wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, t/iat is so great? And God said to Solomon, n Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, °wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thy- self, that thou mayest judge my people, 12 over whom I have made thee king : wis- dom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and "wealth, and honour, such as Pnone of the kings have had that /lave been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. 13 Then Solomon came from his journey to ithe high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over 14 Israel. 'And Solomon gathered chari- ots and horsemen: and *he had a thou- sand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in 'the chariot cities, and with 15 the king at Jerusalem. And the king •made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the 16 vale for abundance. And 'Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the 17 linen yarn at a price. And they fetcht up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, *by their means. And Solomon ^determined to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a house 2 for his kingdom. And ''Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men "^to bear burdens, and fourscore thou- sand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred "^to oversee them. 3 ''And Solomon sent to "Huram the king of Tyre, saying, *= As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send P See I Chr. 29. 25. So ch. 9. 22. *l ver. 3. •■ To ver. 17, 1 Kin. 10. 26 — 29. & ch. 9. 25 — 28. * Comp. 1 Kin. 4. 26 wilh I Kin. 10. 26. ch. 9. 25. * See I Kin. 9. 19. t Heb. gave. Gen. 9. 12, 1 Heb. the going/orth 0/ the horses luhich was Soioinon's. t Heb. fy their hand. II. » I Kin. 5, 5 {Heb.j. •» I Kin. 5. 15, 16. & 9. 20, 21. ver. 18. ch. 8. ^, 8. c ch. 34. 13. Comp. I Chr. 23- 4- "1 To ver. 16, I Kin. 5. 2— II. II Or. Hiratn, I Kin. 5. I. e I Chr. 14. I. (383) Chap. ii. 4. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. hi. 10. f See Gen. 30. 27. t Heb. incense of spices. bee E.\. 30. 7- & 39- 38 marg s So Ex. 25. 30- Lev. 24. 6, 8. •^Num. 28. 3, 9, II, 19, 26. ch. 8. 13. 1 So Ps. 135. S- t Heb. hath retaineti, or, obtained strength. See I Chr. 29. 14. J ch. 6. 18. See I Kin. S. 27. k So Ex.25. 4, &c. I ver. 14. ch. 3. 14. tHeb. to grave gravings, ver. 14. So Ex. 39. 6. °> I Chr. 22. «0r. almuggim, I Kin. 10. II. Comp. ch. 9. 10, II. tHeb. great and ivonder/nl. So Joel 2.26. "Comp. Ezra 3. 7. " Comp. I Kin. 5. II. p Ezra 7. 22. See I Kin. 4. 22. Q^zek. 45. 14. •ch. q, 8. ■ I Kin. 10. 9. * See Gen. I. I. So Ps. I02. 25. & 124, 8. & 134. 3. Act^ 4. 24. t.Heb. knowitig prttdencc and under- standing. " ver. I. * Comp. I Kin. 7. 14. y See ver. 7, " See I Chr. 15. 27. him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, ^ am so deal with me. Behold, 4 I build a house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him * sweet incense, and for sthe continual shewbread, and /\\xt, and 14 purple, and crimson, and ifine linen, and 'wrought cherubims thereon. "^Also he 15 made before the house two pillars of ^thirty and five cubits 'high, and the chapiter that ^cas on the top of each of them was five cubits. And he made 16 chains, as in 'the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made "an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. And he reared up 17 the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand 'Jachin, and the name of that on the left 'Boaz. Moreover he made ^an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. ''Also he made a molten sea of ten 2 cubits ' from brim to brim, round in com- pass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. And under it ivas the 3 similitude of "^oxen, which did compass it round about : ten in a cubit, compass- ing the sea round about. Two rows of o.xen 7C'ere cast, when it was cast. It 4 stood upon twelve o.xen, three looking toward the north, and three looking to- ward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea 7i.'as set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were in- \rard. And the thickness of it was a 5 handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, ^with flowers of lilies; (7«^ it received and held ''three thousand baths. He made also =ten lavers, and put 6 five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: 'such things as they oflered for the burnt ottering they <■ washed in them; but the sea was for 7 the priests to wash in. And he made sten candlesticks of gold ''according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the 8 left. He made also 'ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he 9 made an hundred 'basons of gold. Fur- thermore he made -"the court of the priests, and ''the great court, and doors for ''the court, and overlaid the doors 10 of them with brass. And 'he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. 11 "'And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the 'basons. And Huram 'finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God ; T.-ito lint, the two pillars, and "the pom- mels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two ^\Teaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which zcere on the top of 13 the pillars; and °four hundred pome- granates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the "two pommels of the chapiters 14 which 'were 'upon the pillars. He made also Phases and "lavers made he upon 15 the bases; one sea, and twelve oxen un- i6der it. The pots also, and the shovels, and ithe fleshhooks, and all their instru- ments, did ■■ Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord 17 as set; moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn "after the manner before 21 the '^oracle, of >'pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he ^gold, and that 'perfect gold; 22 and the snuffers, and the 'basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of >'pure gold: and the ^ entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of go\A. Thus all the w^ork that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished : and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the ' I Kin. 7. J'- « ver. 20 {Heb.\ Comp. Ex. 25- 31—39- & 27. 20, 21. 1 Chr. 28. 12, ' ver. ig. Comp. 1 Kin. 7, 48. li Or, bmvts. So ver. II, 22. Comp. Neh. 7. 70. J I Kin. 6. 36. & 7. 12. ch. 7. 7. ^ ch. 6. 13 (Heb.). Comp. 2 Kin. 21. 5. ' I Kin. 7. 39, ™To ch. 5. 1, I Kin. 7. 40 —51. n Or, bowls. ver. 22. So ver. 8. t Heb. Jiiiished to tnake. "i Kin. 7.41, 42 (Heb.). "I Kin. 7. 42. Comp. 1 Kings 7.20. t Heb. upon the face \of the pillars\ I' ver. 6. I Kin. 7. 27, liOr. caldrons. M I Chr. 28. 'I Kin. 7. 14. t Heb. inade bright, or, scoured. Lev. 6. 28. t Heb. thick- nesses of tlic groutui. ■ Judg. 7. 22? Comp. I Kin. 7. 46. & 1 1. 26. ' Heb. as I Kin. 7. 47. " \cr. 8. " ver. 7. " Sec I Kin. 6.5. y See I Kin. 6. 20. tHeb. perfections of gold. It Or, boiuls. ver. II. So ver. 8. ' Comp. I Kin. 7. 50- V. B.C. 1005. (385) 49 Chai'. v. 2. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. vi. 14. B.C. ic»4. * To ver. 10, I Kin. 8. 1— 9- b Comp. ver. 7. 1 Kin. 8. « Supplied from 1 Kin. 8. 4. But see Deut. 17. iS. Soch. 23. 18. <1 Comp. I Kin. 8. 8. I Or, they are there, as I Kin. 8. 8. fl Or, where. « See 1 Kin. 8. 10. tHeb. Jbtttid. I Sam. 13.15 16. See Judg. 20 ^8 marg. _ Chr. 24. I (Heb.;, 5. B I Chr. 25. 1—4. See 1 Chr. t 6. 33> 39- h See I Chr. 15. 27. . 1 See I Chr. 15. 16. k ch. 7. 6. See 1 Chr. 15- 24- 1 I Chr. 16. 42. •" ch. 7. 3, 6 & 20. 21. Ps. 136. I. So Neh. 12. 24- See I Chron 16. 34, 41 gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. =»Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. Where- fore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which Wds in the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came; and "^the Levites took up the ark. And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests ^and the Levites bring up. Also king Solomon, and all the 6 congregation of Israel that were assem- bled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude. And the ^ priests brought in the ark of the cove- nant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cheru- bims: for the cherubims spread forth 3 their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. And they drew 9 out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen ''from the ark before the oracle ; but they were not seen without. And "there it is unto this day. Theie teas nothing in the ark save the 10 two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, 'when the Lord made a cove- nant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. ^And it came u to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were * present were sanctified, rtW did not then wait by f course: also the Levites 12 which were the singers, all of them sof Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being ar- rayed in ''white linen, having 'cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty ''priests sounding with trumpets :) it came even to pass, as 13 the trumpeters and singers 7t'ere as one, to make one sound to be heard in prais- ing and thanking the Lord; and when they lift up their voice with 'the tnmi- pets and cymbals and instmments of musick, and praised the Lord, '^saying, ' For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: <=that then the house was filled with a cloud, £7'c;/the house of the Lord; 14 "so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. ^Then said Solomon, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the thick 2 darkness. But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a ''place for thy 3 dwelling for ever. And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congre- gation of Israel: and all the congrega- 4 tion of Israel stood. And he said, Bless- ed /'(• the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father Da- 5 vid, saying. Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there ; '^neither chose I any man 6 to be a ruler over my people Israel : ''but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David -to be over my people Israel. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord 8 God of Israel. But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in 9 thine heart: notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall 10 build the house for my name. The Lord therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken : for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord pro- mised, and have built the house for the ,1 name of the Lord God of Israel. And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel. 12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congre- gation of Israel, and spread forth his 13 hands: for Solomon had made 'a bra- sen scaffold, of five cubits 'long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of ""the court: and upon it he stood, and e kneeled doii.>n upon his knees before all the con- gregation of Israel, and spread forth his 14 hands towards heaven, and said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and sheivest mercy un- n J Kin. 8.1 ch. 7. 2. VI. » To ver. 39* I Kin. 8. 12 —50- b As I Kin. 8. 13 Heb.). c Comp. I Kin. 8. 16. «* ch. 12. 13. « ch. 34. 31. Comp. aKin. 11. 14. & 23. 3. Neh. 8. 4. t Heb. the length thereof, &--ir. fob. 4. 9 (Heb.^ Si Kin. 8.54. (386) Chap. vi. 15. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. vi. T,y. ^Heb. There sJiaU not a ttttzn 6e cutoff. ch. 7. 18. 1- Hcb. as I K.iu. S. 29. t Or, in this place. So ver. 21, 26, 29, 32. t Heb. pray. So I Kin. 8. 29. \nAyandkc require an oatho/ him. I Or, be siniiten. As 1 Kin. S. sa- il Or, toivards. Not as ver. 20, 21, 26, 29, 32, 38. * Comp. I Kin. 17. I. to thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: thou which hast 15 kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled // with thine hand, as U is this day. Now 16 therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father thai which thou hast promised him, saying, 'There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. Now then, O 17 Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David. But will God in very deed dwell with 18 men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built? Have respect therefore to 19 the prayer of thy serv^ant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and the jjrayer which thy servant prayeth before thee: that thine eyes may be open ''upon 20 this house day and night, ''upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant pray- eth 'towards this place. Hearken there- 21 fore unto the supplications of thy ser- vant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall * make towards this place : hear thou from thy dwelling place, a'ai from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive. If a man sin against his neighbour, 22 'and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; then hear thou 23 from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righte- ousness. And if thy people Israel ''be put to 24 the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee ; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee 'in this house; then hear thou from the 25 heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again un- to the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers. 'When the heaven is shut up, and 26 there is no rain, because they have sin- ned against thee; yet if they pray to- wards this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost 27 afflict them ; then hear thou from hea- ven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. 28 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars ; if their enemies besiege them 'in the cities of their land ; whatsoever sore or what- 29 soever sickness there be: then what prayer w what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth 30 his hands 'in this house: then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man ac- cording unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men :) 31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, 'so long as they live 'in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 32 Moreover concerning the stranger, ■"which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far countr)' for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm ; if they come and 33 pray in this house; then hear thou from the heavens, nen from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that 'this house which 1 have built is called by thy name. 34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I ha\-e built for 35 thy name; then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their suppli- 36 cation, and maintain their 'cause. If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and 'they carry them away captives unto a land far off 37 or near; yet if they 'bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried t Heb. in the land of their gates. As in 1 Kill. 8.37. " Or, io^uard this Jtouse. .See ver. 20. Not so ver. days ivkich. t Heb. upon the /act 0/ ike land. J So I Kin. 8. John 12. 20. Acts S. 27. fHeb. thy fiame is called upon this house. Comp. ch. 7. 14. " Or, right. So ver. 39. f Heb. they that take them ca/>- tives carry i/tcm away. So I Kin. 8. 46. t Heb. hrin^ hack to tfteir heart. (387) 49- Chap. vi. 38. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. vn. 19. n Or, right. So ver. 35. "^ ver. 20. See I Kin. 8. 29. 1 ch. 7. 15. Neh. I. 6, II. Ps. 130. 2. t Heb. to the prayer of this place, ch. 7. 15. ^ Ps. 132. 8, 9- "I Chr. 28.2. ° Neh. 9. 25. So ch. 7. 10. P Ps. 132. 10. See I Kin. 2. 16. " I Chr. IS. 16. ' ver. 3. t Heb. by their hand. Num. 15. 23. ch. 8. 18 (Heb.), &c 3 ch. 5. 12. See I Chr. 15. 24. captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; if they return 38 to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them cap- tives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and to- 7vard the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name : then hear thou 39 from the heavens, ei See I Chr. 29. 23. B [i Kin. 10. II, alinug irees\. ■ Or, stairs. Heb. kighiuays. Comp. I Kin. 10. 12 with Ps. 84. 6. Prov. 16. 17 in the Heb. « Comp. 1 Kin. 10. 13. d To ver. 28, I Kin. 10. 14 —28. lOr, captains. e Comp. I Kin. 10. 17. f Comp. 1 Kin. 10. iS tHeb. hands. It was a true 'report which I heard in mine own land of thine 'acts, and of thy wisdom : howbeit I behaved not 6 their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen //.• and behold, t/te one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. Happy are thy ^ men, and happy arc these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. Blessed be the Lord 8 thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on ""his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God : because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, there- fore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. And she gave 9 the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. And the servants 10 also of Huram, and the servants of So- lomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought 'algum trees and precious stones. And the king made of the algum trees n "terraces to the house of the Lord, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. And king Solomon gave to the 12 queen of Sheba all her desire, what- soever she asked, besides that which "^she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants. ''Now the weight of gold that came 13 to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold ; besides that which chapmen and mer- 14 chants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and "governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. And king Solomon made two hundred 15 targets of beaten gold : six hundred she- kels of beaten gold went to one target. And three hundred shields made he of 16 beaten gold: 'three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover the king made a 17 great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with fpure gold. And there were six is steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and 'stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays : and twelve lions stood there on 19 the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made 20 in any kingdom. And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon loere of 'pure gold: 'none ^cvre of silver; it was ^not any thing accounted of in the days of Solo- 21 mon. For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of 'larshish bringing gold, and silver, 22 'ivory, and apes, and peacocks. And king Solomon passed all the kings of 23 the earth in riches and wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wis- dom, that God had put in his heart. 24 And they brought every man his pre- sent, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, ''harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 25 'And Solomon had ''four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen ; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king 26 at Jerusalem. 'And he reigned over all the kings from the 'river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the bor- 27der of Egypt. And the king 'made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in ""the low pkiins in abund- ssance. And they brought unto Solo- mon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands. =9 "Now the rest of the acts of Solo- mon, "first and last, are they not written in the 'book of p Nathan the prophet, and in the ^prophecy of ""Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of ''Iddo the 'seer against Jeroboam the son of 3oNebat? And Solomon reigned in Je- 31 nisalem over all Israel forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. And "Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to 2 make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who 7c. See I Kin. 6. 20. 1 Or, there was no sit- 7'er in them. 8 SuppUed from 1 Kin. 10. 21. «0r, elfphants^ h Heb. as I Kin. 10. 25. Comp. Ex. 13. 18. See I Kin. 20. 1 1. ' To ver. 28, ch. 1. 13 — 17. '^ Comp. I Kin. 4. 26 with I Kin. 10. 26. ch. I. 14. I I Kin. 4. 21. H That is, Euphrates. See Gen. 15. 18. t Heb. gave* "» Heb. as I Kin. 10. 27. ch. 1. 15. n To ver. 31, I Kin. II. 41 —43- o See I Chr. 29. 29. tHeb. IVOrds. P See 2 Sam. 12. I. Q ch. 15. 8. r See I Kin. II. 29. ■ So ch. 12. 15. & 13. 22. * See 2 Sam. 24. II. B.C. 975- X. "^ To ch. II. 4, 1 Kin. 12. 1—24. 1* 1 Kin. 1 1.40. (390) Chap. x. 5. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xi. 17. c Comp. I Kin. 12. 7. tude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. And he said unto them. Come s again unto me after three days. And the people departed. And king Reho- 6 boam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his fa- ther while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people? And they spake unto him, 7 saying, '=If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. But he forsook the counsel which s the old men gave him, and took coun- sel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him. And he said unto them, What advice 9 give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying. Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us? And the 10 young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying. Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou //somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, ]\Iy \ixx\e. Jinger shall be thicker than my father's loins. For whereas my father n wi^h.iaJed. tpu(- ^ heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke : my father chastised "Expressed y^y ^yith whips, but I '^un/l chastise yoit with scorpions. So Jeroboam and all 12 the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying. Come again to me on the third day. And the king answered them roughly; 13 and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, and answered them 14 after the advice of the young men, say- ing, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chas- tised you with whips, but I ^icill chas- tise you with scorpions. So the king 15 hearkened not unto the people : for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of "^Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. And when all Israel saw that the king i« would not hearken unto them, the peo- ple answered the king, saying. What portion have we in David? And K'c have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: Every man to your tents, O Israel : And now, David, see to thine own house. eSee I Kin, 11. 29. 17 So all Israel went to their tents. But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reign- 18 ed over them. Then king Rehoboam sent fHadoram that K'as over the tri- bute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam * made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jeru- 19 salem. And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again 2 to Rehoboam. But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of 3 God, saying. Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all ^Israel in Judah and Benjamin, say- 4 ing. Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against ^''your brethren : return every man to his house, for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam. s And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built ''cities for defence in Judah. 6 He built even '=Beth-lehem, and '^Etam, 7 and "^Tekoa, and ^Beth-zur, and sShoco, sand ''Adullam, and 'Gath, and ''Mare- 9 shah, and 'Ziph, and ™Adoraim, and io"Lachish, and °.\zekah, and PZorah, and ''Aijalon, and ■■ Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, ''fenced cities. 11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of 12 victual, and ^ oil and wine. And in every several c\ty he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. 13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel 'resorted to him out 14 of all their coasts. For the Levites left ^their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Je- roboam and his sons 'had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto 15 the Lord : and he ordained him "priests for the high places, and for "the devils, and for >'the calves which he had made. 16^ And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord (iod of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord 17 God of their fathers. So they ^strength- ened the kingdom of Judah, and made f See I Kin. 4.6. tHeb. strengthen- ed hufiself. XI. * Comp. I Kin. 12. 23. "» ch. 28. 8. ^ So ver. 10, =3- ch. 8. s. & 12. 4. & 14. 6. & 17, 2, 19. & 21. 3 in the Heb. ' See Gen. 35- 19- J Judg. 15. 8. 1 Chr. 4. 3, 3=- •* See 2 Sam. 14. 2. fjosh. 15,58, Neh. 3. 16. So I Alacc. 4. 29, & 6, 7. Comp. I Chr. 2. 45. s See Josh. iSSSiHeb,). & I Kin. 4. 10. ^ See I Sam. 22. I. ' See I Sam. 17. 4. h Sec Josh. 15- 44- So ch. 20. 37. 2 Mace. 12. 3S- 1 See Josh. 15. 24. ra I Mace. 13.20? " See Josh. 10. 3. " See Josh. 10. 10. P See Josh. 15. 33- '1 See Josh. ID. 12. *■ See Josh. 10. 1. B.C. 974. t Heb. presented themselves to him. >Num. 35. 2. ' ch. 13. g. " See 1 Kin. 12. 31. ^ Lev. 17. 7. y 1 Kin. 12. 28. « ch. 15. g. & 16. I. Comp. ch. 30. II, 18. * ch. 12. I. (391) Chap. xi. i8. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xhi. 5. *»! Sam. 16.6. & 17. 13, 28. 1 Chr. 2. 13. «i Kin. 15. 2. [She is called Michaiah the daugh- ter of Uriel, ch. 13. 2], d Comp. 2 Sam. 14. « Comp. z Kin. 14- 31- f Comp. Deut. 21. 15 —17. g See Gen. 45- -^l- ^ Deut. 14. 26 marg. t Heb. a ntultitudc of wives. XII. B.C. 972- ^ So ch. II. 17. & 26. 16. ver. 13. *• ver. 5. I Kin. 14. 22 —24. <= ver. 9. I Kin. 14. 25. See I Kin. II. 40. B.C. 971. d ch. 16. 8. Dan. II. 43 {Heb.). Nah. 3. 9. e ch. II. 5— 12. f ch. II. 2. See I Kin. 12. 22. 8 See ch. 15. *> Seech. 2 1. 2. 1 Ex. 9. 27. J I Kin. 31. ch. 7. 14. ver. 12. So James 4. 10. 0 Or, a little ivkiU. But comp. Isai. I. 9 (Heb.). So I Chr. 16. 19- k ch. 34. 25. Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years : for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon. And Rehoboam took him Mahalath is the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, ami Abihail the daughter of ''Eliab the son of Jesse; which bare 19 him children ; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. And after her he took so "^Maachah the daughter of "^Absalom; which bare him '=Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. And Rehoboam 21 loved Maachah the daughter of Absa- lom above all his wives and his concu- bines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) And fRehoboam made "^Abijah the son 22 of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren : for he thought to make him king. And he dealt wisely, and dis-23 persed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them s victual in abundance. And he ''desired 'many wives. And it came to pass, when Reho- boam had established the kingdom, and ='had strengthened himself, ''he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. And it came to pass, that '=in the 2 fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jeru- salem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, with twelve hundred 3 chariots, and threescore thousand horse- men: and the people were without num- ber that came with him out of Egypt; the ^ Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the ^Ethiopians. And he took ^the fenced ^ cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. Then came fShe- s maiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were ga- thered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, sYe have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. Whereupon the princes 6 of ''Israel and the king humbled them- selves; and they said, 'The Lord is righteous. And when the Lord saw ^ that they ^humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; there- fore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them 'some deliverance; and ''my wrath shall not be ])oured out upon Je- rusalem by the hand of Shishak. Ne- 8 vertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know 'my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the coun- 9 tries. "'So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold "which Solomon had 10 made. Instead of which king Reho- boam made shields of brass, and com- mitted them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of lithe king's house. And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fet them, and brought them again into the guard 12 chamber. And when he humbled him- self, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy him alto- gether: "and also in Judah things went well. 13 So king Rehoboam ° strengthened him- self in Jerusalem, and reigned: for PRe- hoboam 7vas one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, ithe city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was 14 Naamah an Ammonitess. And he did evil, because he "prepared not his heart 15 to seek the Lord. 'Now the acts of Rehoboam, '^first and last, are they not written in the 'book of 'Shemaiah the prophet, and of "Iddo the '"seer con- cerning '^ genealogies ? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam 16 continually. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and "Abijah his son reigned in his stead. Now *in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over 2 Judah. He reigned three years in Je- rusalem. His mother's name also laas '' Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of ■^Gibeah. ''And there was war between 3 Abijah and Jeroboam. And Abijah 'set the battle in array with an army of \\aliant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also ■^set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. 4 And Abijah stood up upon mount fZemaraim, which is in smount Ephraim, and said. Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and sail Israel; ought you not to know that ' Deut.28.47, 48. So Isai. 26. 13- ""To ver, ii, I Kin. 14. 25 " ch. 9. 16. II Or, andyet ift Judah there were good things. Comp. I Kin. 14. 13. ch. 19. 3. ^ ch. 13. 21 (Heb.l. So ver. I. Pi Kin. 14.21. q ch. 6. 6. WOv, fixed. ver. I (Heb.). r To ver. 16, I Kin. 14. 29 —31- s See I Chr. 29. 29. t Heb. ivords . * See I Kin. 13. 22. " See ch. 9. " See 2 Sam. 24. II. * I Chr. 5. I, 7. 17- & 9. I, &c. II [ I Kin. 14. 31, ASi/atn], XIII. B.C. 958. »iKin. 15. I, 2. ^ Comp. 1 Kin. 15. 2. ch. II. 20. B.C. 957- ' See Josh. 18. 28. ^ I Kin. 15. 7. t Heb. hcuitd to- gether. I Kin. 20. 14 (Heb.l. ^ Judg. 20. 22. 1 Sam. 17. 2 marg. ch. 14. 10, &c. f See Josh. 18. 22. Comp. ver. 19. e See Josh. 24- 33- (39a) Chap. xiii.'6. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xiv. i i. ''2 Sam. 7.12, 13, 16. > See Num. 18. 19. t I Kin. II. 26. & 12, 19, 20. * See Judg. 9- •»• ■" See Deut. 13- 13- " Comp. ch. 12. 13. See 2 Kin. 2. 23- " See I Chr. 29. 23. P See I Kin. 12. 28. 1 ch. II. 14, 15- See I Kin. 12. 31. t Heb. to fill his hand. ch. 29. 31. See Ex. 29. f See E,\-. 29. I. ' Jer. 5. 7. So Deut. 32. 2T. * Comp. I Kin. 15. 3. "Seech. 2. 4. » I Chr. 9. 32 marg. ch. 4. ig. * ch. 4. 20. r Ex. 27. 20, 21. Lev. 24. 2 — ■ 4- ^ See Num. I- 53- * Num. 10. 9. ^ So Acts 5. <= Comp. Josh. 8. 9. Judg. 9. 34. & 20. 29. ch. 20. 22. « ch. 14. 12. fch. 16. 8. See Judg. 3. 28. the Lord God of Israel ''gave the king- dom over Israel to David for ever, ezvn to him and to his sons by 'a covenant of salt? Yet Jeroboam the son of Ne- 6 bat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath '^rebelled against his lord. And there are gather- ^ ed unto him 'vain men, '"the children of Belial, and have strengthened them- selves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was "young and tender hearted, and could not with- stand them. And now ye think to 8 withstand °the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and t/iere are with you P golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods. '^ Have ye not cast 9 out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Ixvites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of ot/icr lands? so that who- soever Cometh ' to consecrate himself with "'a young bullock and seven rams, t/te same may be a priest of t/icm that are ^no gods. 'But as for us, the Lord 10 is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites ■Kiait upon their busi- ness: and they burn unto the Lord n every morning and every evening "burnt sacrifices and"sweet incense : the "'■'■' shetc- bread also set they in order upon the pure table; and ^the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, s'to burn every evening: for we ^keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have for- saken him. And behold, God himself is iz with us for our captain, and his priests ''with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, "^fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper. But Jeroboam caused <^an ambush- 13 ment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the am- bushment was behind them. And when 14 Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind : and they cried unto the Lord, and ''the priests sound- ed with the trumpets. Then the men 15 of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God "=smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. And the chil- 16 dren of Israel fled before Judah: and fGod delivered them into their hand. And Abijah and his people slew them 17 with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thou- 18 sand chosen men. Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevail- ed, because they srelied upon the Lord ly God of their fathers. And Abijah pur- sued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, •'Beth-el with the towns there- of, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and 'Ephrain with the towns thereof. 20 Neither did Jeroboam ''recover strength again in the days of .-Vbijah : and tlie 21 Lord 'struck him, and "'he died. But Abijah "waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and 22 two son.s, and si.xteen daughters. And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, arc written in the ■story of the prophet °Iddo. So -\bijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and *Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2 And Asa did that which 'ii tire high places and tlie 'images: and the kingdom was quiet 6 before him. And he built ''fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in "= those years; because 7 the Lord had gi\'en him rest. There- fore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them ''walls, and towers, gates, and bars, 7vhile the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and she hath given us rest on ever)- side. So they built and prospered. s And .Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah ''three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and 'drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty me)i of valour. 9 And there came out against them Zerah 'the P^thiopian with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots ; and came unto ^ Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley :i of 'Zephathah at ''Mareshah. And Asa B ch. 14. II (Heb.). & 16. 7, 8. Isai. 10. 20 (Heb.l. &31. I (Heb.). So I Chr. 5. 20. I'Soch. 15.8. & 17. 2. Comp. I Kin. 12. 30. ' Josh. 15. 9? or 18. 23? k See 1 Chr. 29. 14 marg. ' I Sam. 25. 38. "" I Kin. 14. 20. n ch. 12. 13 iHeb.). 1 Or, com- ineniary. ch. 24. 27. o See ch. 9. 29. XIV. B.C. 955. "I Kin. 15.8. About B.C. 951. l^ ver. 5. Comp. I Kin. 15.14. ch. 15. 17. t Heb. siatitfs. Ex. 34. 13. See Ex. 23. 24- = Deut. 7. 5. Sec I Kin. 16. 33. t Heb. sitK images. Lev. 26. 30. ch. 34. 4, 7. iKii. 17. 8. & 27. 9. Ezck. 6. 4, 6. ■* See ch. II. 5- « ver, I. fScech. 8.3- Kch. 15. ts.' & 20. 30. '' Comp. ch. 13. 3. I See I Chr. 5. 18. J ch. 16. 8. So ch. 12. 3. ^ See Josh. 15. 44. & ch. II. 8. 1 So Judg. I. ■7- (393) 5° Chap. xiv. 12. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. XVI. 4. •° So Ex. 14. 10. iChr. 5. 20. ch. 13. 14. Ps. 22. 5. Sec Judg. 3. 9- „ n I Sam. 14. 6. Comp. Judg. 7. 7. 0 See ch. 13. 18. P So I Sam. J7- 45- 1 Or, mortalnian. Job 4. 17. 1 See I Chr. 29. 14 marg. ■• ch. 13. 15. ^Gen. 10. 19. & 20. 1. & 26. T, 6. ' Ezra 9. 8, 9(Heb.). tHeb. broken. As ver. 3. " ch. 17. 10. & 20. 29. See Gen. 35. 5. XV. * See Num. 24. 2. *> Comp. ver. 8. tHeb. be/ore Asa. c ver. 4, 15. I Chr. 28. 9. ch. 34. 3. So Jer. 29. 13. Matt. 7. 7. ti ch. 12. 5. & 24. 20. So Deut. 31. 17- 1 Kin. iS. 18. Ezra 8. 22, e Hos. 3. 4. f So ch, 17. 8, 9- & 35- 3- See Lev. 10. II. K See Deut. 4- 29- >> So Judg. 5. 6. fHeb.^f'rt/f« in pieces. Isai. 30. 14. ' Josh. I. 6, 7,9- •^ 2 Sam. 1 7. 2. Ezra 4. 4. ^ Gen. 15. I. See Ps. 62. 12, >» I Kin. 15. l2{Heb.l. t Heb. flfo- tttittaticrts. 1 Kin. II. 5, 7- 2 Kin. 23. 13. Isai. C6. 3, &c. " ch. 17. 2. & 19. 4- So ch. 13. ig. o ch. 8. 12. Pch. II. 16. Comp. ch. 16. I. "cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is "nothing with thee to help, uilidher with many, or with them that have no power; help u.s, O Lord our God; for we "rest on thee, and Pin thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not 'man i prevail against thee. So the 12 Lord ''smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. And Asa and the people that 13 were with him pursued them unto ^Ge- rar : and the Ethiopians were over- thrown, that they could not 'recover themselves ; for they were * destroyed before the Lord, and before his ho.st; and they carried away very much spoil. And they smote all the cities round 14 about *Gerar; for "the fear of the Lord came upon them : and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. They smote also the 15 tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned /(' Jerusalem. And ^the spirit of God came upon ^Azariah the son of Oded: and he went 2 out *to meet Asa, and said unto him. Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and '^if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but "^if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. Now 3 <^for a long season Israel hath hecti with- out the true God, and without fa teach- ing priest, and without law. But Swhen 4 they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. And ''in those s times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations 'ivcre upon all the inhabitants of the countries. And na- 6 tion was 'destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. Be 'ye strong therefore, and - let not ''your hands be weak: for 'your work shall be rewarded. And when Asa heard these words, s and the prophecy of ''Oded the pro- phet, he took courage, and ""put away the * abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities "which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that ftwi' "before the porch of the Lord. And he gathered all Ju- 9 dah and Benjamin, and I'the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manas- seh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his Clod was 10 with him. So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the 1 third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign 11 of Asa. And they offered unto the Lord * the same time, of ■■ the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred 12 o,\en and seven thousand sheep. And they ^entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all 13 their heart and with all their .soul; that whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel 'should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or 14 woman. And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with "cornets. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath : for they had sworn with all their heart, and '^sought him with their whole desire; and he was "^found of them: and the Lord "gave them rest round about. 16 " And also concerning Maachah the 'mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an 'idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and "stamped //, and 17 burnt it at the brook Kidron. But J'the high i^laces were not taken away out of Israel : nevertheless the heart of Asa was is perfect all his days. And he brought into the house of God tlu- things that his father had dedicated, and that he him- self had dedicated, silver, and gold, and 19 vessels. And there was no 7?iore war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa. In the ^six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa '' Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ra- mah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king 2 of Judah. Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at 'Damascus, saying, 3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may 4 depart from me. And Ben-hadad heark- ened unto king Asa, and sent the cap- tains of 'his armies against the cities of Israel ; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and "^Abel-maim, and all ''the store cities ^ Comp. Deut. 16. 9 with Ex. 12. t Heb. in that day, 'ch. 14. 13, 15- * So 2 Kin. 23- 3- ch. 2g. l See ch. 13. i8. i ch. 14. 9. j Seech. 12.3. t Heb. iti abutidatice. "ch. 13. 16. * Zech. 4. 10. So Job 31.4. & 34. 21. Prov. 5. 21. & 15- 3- Jer. 16. 17. & 32. 19. UOr, strongly to kold -with them, &c. " See I Kin. 8. 61. " See I Sam. 13- 13- 0 I Kin. 15. 16, 32. Pjer. 20. 2, 3 (Heb.j-&29. 26. Soch. 18.26. 1 Kin. 22. 27. t Heb. crushed. Job 20. 19. See Judg. 10. 8 marg. *i I Kin. 15. 23- I- See 1 Chr. 39. 29. B.C. 914. 'i Kin. 15. 24. t Heb. digged. See Gen. 50. 5- * See Gen, 50. 2. So Mark 16. " Ps. 144. 13. =t Ex. 30. 25. So I Chr. g. y ch. 21. 19. See I Sam. 31. 12. XVII. * I Kin. 15. 24- "^ ch. 19. 5. So ver. 19. See ch. II. 5. ^ See I Sam. \o. 5. ■1 ch. 15. 8. .So ch. 13. 19. 1 (Or. o/his father, and of David], • Comp. 1 Kin. 22. 43. fi Kin. 12.28. of Naphtali. And it came to pass, when = Baasha heard //, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. Then 6 Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, whereav'//; Baasha was a building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah. And at that time =Hanani 'the seer 7 came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, ^Because thou hast •'relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. Were not '^the Ethiopians and 8 Uhe Lubinis *a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, be- cause thou didst rely on the Lord, ''he delivered them mto thine hand. For 9 ' the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, ' to shew himself strong in the behalf of t/icm whose ™heart is perfect towards him. Herein "thou hast done foolishly: there- fore from henceforth "thou shall have wars. Then Asa was wroth with ^the 10 seer, and put him in Pa prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thino. And Asa 'oppressed some of the people the same time. And behold, ithe acts of Asa, ■'first n and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. And 12 Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign iwas diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. ^\nd Asa slept 13 with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. And 14 ^they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had 'made for him.seif in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled '■icith sweet odours and "divers kinds of spices prepared by "the apothecaries' art: and they made ^a very great burning for him. And ^Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself a- gainst Israel. And he placed forces in 2 all ''the fenced cities of Judah, and set ■^garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, ''which Asa his father had taken. And the Lord was 3 with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways " of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; but "= sought to 4 the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after fthe 5 doings of Israel. Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah 'brought to Jehoshaphat 'Heb. ^ai/^. ^presents; and ''he had riches and ho- ch.'^3'2."23 enour in abundance. And his heart 'was i"'^'';; ... . See I Sam. lift up m the ways of the Lord : more- lo- =7- over he took away 'the high places and ""rcI^is. 7^groves out of Judah. Also in the third 'TJiatis, year ot his reign he sent to his princes, m^ed, rvcn to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and \^^,^U to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to ch. i5."i"7.''^' Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Ju- ^-™-.33. 8 dah. And with them //( j So ch. 19. 3. B.C. 912. 35- 3- Ezra 7. Nch. 8. sent Levites, a•<;<« Israel, they turned back again 'from '^/\SJ."^".\t,. pursuing him. And a certain man drew 33 Mieh lit his a bow *at a venture, and smote the tHeb'"'*'' king of Israel 'between the joints of the beHreeu ii:e hamess : therefore he said to /lis chariot joints and i ■ , between t/ie man, Tum thmc hand, that thou mayest breastplate. ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^j- jj^^ j^^^j. f^^ j ^^^ *„^5)?„-j.^. 'wounded. And the battle increased 3., that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died. XIX. And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah "di^'is'^i ^returned to his house in peace to Je- b See I kin. rusalcm. And ''Jehu the son of Ha- 2 oSee'iChr. "^"1 "^the Seer went out to meet him, 29-?9. and said to king Jehoshaphat, Should- 44. ch. is. i. est thou help the ungodly, and ''love , Comp. them that hate the Lord? therefore is en. 20. 37. Ps. 139. 21. "^wrath upon thee from before the Lord. «ve°r lo.''*' Nevertheless there are fgood things 3 Seech. 24. found in thee, in that thou hast staken fi'Kin.14.13. away the groves out of the land, and mare' "' '' ^^^' ''prepared thine heart to seek God. «Comp. And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: 4 h cKl^'^i ^"d *he went out again through the peo- I 30- 19- pie from ' Beer-sheba to ■* mount Ephraim, See'^i'sam"' and brought them back unto the Lord THeb /u-te- ^^'^ of their fathers. And he set ''judges s turned ami in the land throughout all 'the fenced TK-m.fi.^i. cities of Judah, city by city, and said 6 & ='■ 3- to the judges. Take heed what ye do: i'comp^' for ""ye judge not for man, but for the rleTchti's!' Lord, wlio is with you 'in the judg- 8. * ment. Wherefore now let the fear of 7 di^^s'. 13. the Lord be upon you; take heed and kbeut. is. clo //.• for there is "no iniquity with the Uh. 17. 2. Lord our God, nor "respect of persons, De'^^' f. 17. '^°'' t'^king of gifts. Moreover in Jeru- s tHei). /« ■ salem did Jehoshaphat set Pof the Le- o/judglnent. vites, and (/ the priests, and of the Comp. Eccles. s. S. " So Deut. 12. 4. Job 8. 3. & 34. 10. Rom. 9. 14. 0 See Deut. 10. 17. P So ch. 17. 7, S. ' See Ex. 18. 20 iHeb.;. ^ Comp. Ezek. 3. iS. chief of the fathers of Israel, ""for the judgment of the Lord, and for con- troversies, when they returned to Jeru- g salem. And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do 'lin the fear of the c^^^E,f' Lord, faithfully, and with a "'perfect i8°"?.' loheart. And ^vhat cause soever shall g ^|f' '^''' come to you of your brethren that 'See Deut. dwell in their cities, between blood and ''' ^' blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even 'warn them that they trespass not a- gainst the Lord, and so "wrath come ""ve'r"''2" upon you, and upon your brethren : ' this do, and ye shall not trespass. II And behold, •''Amariah the chief priest ^rchr.'e. is over you vin all matters of the Lord; )\^ ^ ^^^^ and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ^6. 32. ruler of the house of Judah, vfor all the king's matters : also the Levites ^■ni't'conr- shall be officers before you. 'Deal cour- age and do. ageously, and the Lord shall be with 10. the good. '^'" '°- + It came to pass after this also, that XX. the children of -''Moab, and the children ^^,^'"- '■ '■ of ''Amnion, and with them other be- 2 Kin! 3. 4. side the "^Ammonites, came against Je- J'steiSam. 2 hosha[)hat to battle. Then there came ■■■ '■ JW/fthattoldJehoshaphat, saying. There L^?"^^' '°' cometh a great multitude against thee 'Heb^'?' ■♦' • from beyond the sea on this side Syria; ch. -a. 7? and behold, they he in ^ Hazazon-tamar, f„°'^P; l^^' 3 which is «En-gedi. And Jehoshaphat ■* Cen! .4. 7. feared, and set 'himself to fseek the 23^'iV ^""'^ Lord, and sproclaimed a fast through- '. ^=''- 4 out all Judah. And Judah gathered f'so cii^'ig. 3. themselves together, to ask help of the ^ch'r'''22 n Lord : even out of all the cities of '^ Ezra 8. 21, Judah they came to seek the Lord. junaS^j.^j. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congre- |'>Jo=i!-i4- gation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the ^' '^' house of the Lord, before the new 6 court, and said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou ''God in heaven? " See Deut. and 'rulest not thou over all the king- comp. doms of the heathen? and in thine i'fchr^2t^' hand is there not power and might, so 12 (Hci).). that none is able to withstand thee ? f 5°. ^^^ ■*'''' TArt not thou ''our God, 'who 'didst ^'^i<'_J'-6- '3- drive out the inhabitants of this land E.v.^a 7.'' '' before thy people Israel, and gavest it \^f'-"'"'' to the seed of Abraham thy '"friend SceEx. 15.9. s for ever? And they dwelt therein, and cited James have built thee a sanctuary therein for ^- =3- 9 thy name, saying, "If, when evil cometh ° ' ^^- '■ upon us, as the sword, judgment, or ch!6.28— 30. pestilence, or famine, we stand ° before °Comp. 1-1 , • 1 /r Ezra lo. i. this house, and m thy presence, (for Pthy name is in this house,) and cry " ^h- «■ ^o- (397) Chap. xx. io. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xx. 34. 1 ver. 1, 22, 23- '■Gen. 3*^- 8. ch. 25. II, 14. See Gen. 32. 3- " Deut. 2. 4, Q, ig. 'So Num. 20. 21. " Ps. 83. 6. 7, 12. 5^ See I Sam. 3- 13- y So Ps. 25. 15. & 123. I, 2. & 141. 8. 2 Ps. 83 title' II See Num. 24. 2. & Judg. 3. 10. ^ ver. 17. ch. 32. 7. So Deut. I. 29, so- ft 31. 6, 8. »= I Sam. 17. tHeb. ascent. Comp. I Sam. 9. II. li Or, vaiiey. See Num. 13, 23 marg. •i So E.V. 14, 13. 14- Judg. 7. 21. B ch. 15. 2. & 32- 8. So i\um. 14. 9- Rom. 8. 31. f Neh. S. 6. So ch. 29. 29, 30- See Ex. 4.31. s Ex. 6. 16, 18. h Ex. 6. 24. Num. 26. 58 (Heb.). I Chr. 9. 19, 31 iH=b,). & 26. I, 19 (Heb.). ' I Mace. 9. See 2 Sam. J4. 2. ^ Isai. 7. Q. t Heb. praisers. 1 See I Chr. 16. 29. unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and lielp. And now behold, 10 the children of lAmmon and Moab and ■■mount Seir, whom thou ''wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but 'they turned from them, and destroyed them not ; behold, I say, how they reward us, to n come "to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. O 12 our God, wilt thou not •''judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; nei- ther know we what to do: but vour eyes are upon thee. And all Judah 13 stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zecha- 14 riah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of ^Asaph, ^carne the spirit of the Lord in the midst of the con- gregation; and he said, Hearken ye, all 15 Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, ''Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great mul- titude; for '^the battle is not yours, but God's. To morrow go ye down against 16 them: behold, they come up by the * cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the "brook, before the wil- derness of Jeruel. ''Ye shall not need 17 to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jeru- salem: 'jfear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: '=for the Lord liiill be with you. And Jehosha-is phat f bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the in- habitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. And the 19 Levites, of the children of the sKohath- ites, and of the children of the •'Kor- hites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. And they rose early in the morning, 20 and went forth into 'the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehosha- phat stood and said. Hear me, O Ju- dah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; '^ Believe in the Lord your God, so shall you be established ; believe his pro- phets, so shall ye prosper. And when 21 he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and 'that should praise 'the beauty of holi- ness, as they went out before the army, and to say, ""Praise the Lord; for his ^^SeeiChr. 22 mercy endureth for ever. 'And when ^UthlAndiH they began 'to sing and to praise, the ^lh[-y"'^c'!'^^ Lord set ° ambushments against the '.Heb. children of "Amnion, Moab, and mount 'Z'i'frafse. Seir, which were come against Judah; ° s^ech. 13. 23 and ' they were smitten. For the chil- » ver. 10. dren of "Amnion and Moab stood up ^t'hcy smote against the inhabitants of mount Seir, cue another. utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped 24 'Pto destroy another. And when Judah tHeb. came toward the watch tower in the -{^^j//^^^*" wilderness, they looked unto the mul- ^li ==• 4- titude, and behold, they were dead 22.° ' '' bodies fallen to the earth, and *none ■g'Jj;- ;^;.=,°- 23 escaped. And when Jehoshaphat and was wo/ a« his people came to take away the spoil confp"'^' of them, they found among them in Judg. 21. 17. abundance both riches with the dead Ezra 9. 8, 13, bodies, and 1 precious jewels, which they \*^ '5- stript off for themselves, more than marg. they could carry away: and they were Soch.32. 27. three days in gathering of the spoil, it & a*. 10 26 was so much. And on the fourth day ""^' they assembled themselves in the valley of "Berachah; for there they blessed the 1 That is. Lord : therefore the name of the same **""'^- place was called, The valley of Bera- 27 chah, unto this day. Then they re- turned, every man of Judah and Jeru- salem, and Jehoshaphat in the * fore- front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; ''for the Lord had made them 25 to rejoice over their enemies. And they came to Jerusalem with * psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of '^ ' 29 the Lord. And 'the fear of God was 'j^:'i,"f on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet : for his "God gave him rest round about. 31 "And Jehoshaphat reigned over Ju- dah: he was thirty and five years old i *'"'• 22- 41 when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name 2vas Azubah the 32 daughter of Shilhi. And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which 7C'as right 33 in the sight of the Lord. Howbeit ythe high places were not taken away: ^Seech. 17. for as yet the people had not ^prepared »'soch. n. their hearts unto the God of their '■*■ ^* '9- 3- 34 fathers. Now the rest of the acts of » g^^ ^ q^^ Jehoshaphat, ^first and last, behold they 2<)^29- are written in the t Heb. head. Mic. 2. 13 I ,Heb.). '" Neh. 12. 43. ' See I Chr. I iic 17. 10. ch. 14. 7. & 5. 15- To ver. 33, 'book of Jehu the ^Jji. (.'9S) Chap. xx. 35. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxii. b See I Kin. 16. I. Comp. I Kin. 22.45. tHeb. 7vas made to ascend. Comp. I Chr. 27. 24 niarg. ch. 3. 14 marg. eToch. 21. I, I Kin. 22. 4S— 50. K.C. 896. II [At first Je- hoshaphat was unwill- ing, I Kings 22. 49]. dSeech.ii.8. «Seech.iQ.2. f See I Cnr. 29. 14 marg. XXI. B.C. 889. n [Alone]. Comp. I Kin. 22. 50 marg. * ver. 4. ch. 12. 6. & 23. 2. & 24. 5, 16. & 28. 19, 23, 27. & 33. 18. & 35. 18. ^ See Gen. 24- 53- « See ch. II. 5- H [Jehoram made part- ner of the kingdom with his father, 2 Kin. 8. 16]. Comp. 2 Kin. I. 17. B.C. S92. ^ To ver. 10, 2 Kin. 8. 17 —24. il[In consort, 1 Kin. 8. 17]. «Seech. 18. 1. f Heb. lamp, or, candle. B.C. 839. fHeb. lut'id. 2 Kin. 8. 20, 22. So ver. 10. f Comp. 2 Kin. 8. 21. son of Hanani, ''who *is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. And 35 after this "^did Jehoshaphat king of Ju- dah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: "and he 36 joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-gaber. Then Eliezer the 37 son of Dodavah of '^Mareshah prophe- sied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "= Be- cause thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they 'were not able to go to Tarshish. Now Jehoshaphat slept wn'th his fa- thers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son 'reigned in his stead. And he had 2 brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Aza- riah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these 7cwt' the sons of Jehoshaphat king of * Israel. And their father gave 3 them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of ''precious things, with "= fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to 'Jehoram; because he was the firstborn. Now when Jehoram was risen 4 up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of ^Israel. "^Jehoram joas thirty and two years 5 old when he ^bcgaii to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And 6 he walked in the way of the kings of Is- rael, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had "^the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought t/iat which was evil in the eyes of the Lord. Howbeit the 7 Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he pro- mised to give a 'light to him and to his sons for ever. In his days the Edom- s ites revolted from under the 'dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. Then Jehoram went forth fwith his 9 princes, and all /«> chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. So the 10 Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand ; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. Moreover he made n high places in the mountains of Judah, and scaused the inhabitants of Jerusa- lem to commit fornication, and ''com- pelled Judah thereto. 1= And there came a 'writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saymg. Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in 'the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in 13 ''the ways of Asa king of Judah, but hast walked in 'the way of the kings of Israel, and hast smade Judah and the in- habitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the ""whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast "slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which loere "better 14 than thyself: behold, Ji'ith 'a great plague will the Lord smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy 15 goods: and thou sha/t have great sick- ness by Pdisease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness 16 day by day. Moreover the Lord 1 stir- red up against Jehoram the spirit of the •■Philistines, and of the ■'Arabians, that iT7c>ere near the ^Ethiopians: and they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and 'carried away all the 'substance that was found in the king's house, and "his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save "'Jeho- isahaz, the youngest of his sons. 'And after all this the Lord smote him in vhis 19 bowels with an incurable disease. And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two ^years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness : so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like ^the burn- 2oing of his fathers. ''Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed 'without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, "^but not in the sepulchres of the kings. And the inh.abitants of Jerusalem made ''Ahaziah his ''youngest son king in his stead: for the "^band of men that came with ''the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. "So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reign- 2 ed. f Forty and two years old was Aha- ziah w-hen he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also 7vas Athaliah sthe 3 daughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wicked- 4ly. Wherefore he did evil*in the sight .32. fi ver. 13. See Ex. 34. 16. 1» 2 Kin. 17. 21 (Heb.). li[Which was writ before his death, 2 Kin. 2. i]. ' ch. 17. 3. '' ch. 14. 2 — 5- ' ver. 6. '^ So 2 Kin. 9. 22. Comp. I Kin. 16. 31 —33- " ver. 4. "I Kin. t Heb. , great stroke. V ver. 18, 19. About B.C. 887. ^ Comp. 1 Kin. II. i^, =3- r ch. 17. II. & 22. I. & 26. 7. ^ See 2 Kin- 19. 9. (Heb. carried captive. ^ ver. 14 (Heb.). " ch. 24. 7? B.C. 887. ^ ch. 25. 23, II Or, ch. 22. I. or, Azariah, ch. 22. 6. B.C. B85. I! [His son, Ahaziah Frorex, 2 Kin. 9. 29, soon after], y ver. 15, " See Gen. 24. 55 marg. ■^ ch. 16. 14. See I Sam. 31. 12. ^ ver. 5. 2 Kin. 8. 17, 24. t Heb. ti'iih- P2it d<-sirt\ Comp. 1 Sam. 9. 20. Hagg. 2. 7. <: So ch. 24. 25. & 28. 27. Comp. Jer. 22. 18. XXII. B.C. 885. * Comp. ver. 7, &c. with ch. 21. 17. ver. 6. '* ch. 21. 17. c See 2 Kin. 6. 23. <* ch. 21. 16. e To ver. 6, 2 Kift. 8. 24 —29. f Comp. 2 Kings 8. zS. & ch. 21. 20. e ch. 21. 6. See 2 Kin. 9. 2. (399) Chap, xxit, 5. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxhi. 14- B.C. S84. with f/tty zuoiitided him. II Otherwise called Ahaziah, ver. I, and yehoakaz, ch. 21. 17. iu^ dinvtu ^ See Josh. II. 20. ' 2 Kin. 9. 21. •t 2 Kin. 9. ,6,7. 1 Comp. 2 Kin. 10. 10, II. "1 2 Kin. 10. 13. 14. " Comp. 2 Kin. 9. 27. II [At Megid- dfl in the kingdom of Samaria\. ^ Comp. 2 Kin. 9. 28. P ch. 17. 4. q See I Chr. 29. 14 marg. B.C. 884. •■ To ch. 24. 1, 2 Kin. II. 1 — 21. ll[2Kin. II. 2, ychos/ieba]. XXIII. B.C. 87S. ' ch. 22. II. I >> I Chr. 2. 38? c See ch. 21. of the Lord, like the house of Ahab : for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction. He 5 walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Sy- ria at Ramoth-gilead : and the Syrians smote J Oram. And he returned to be 6 healed in Jezreel, because of the wounds 'which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And "Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. And the 'destruction of Ahaziah ^ ''was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, 'he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nim- shi, "^whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. And it came 8 to pass, that when 'Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and '"the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. "And he sought Ahaziah : and they caught 9 him, (for he was hid in "Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu : and when they had slain him, "they buried him: Be- cause, said they, he is the son of Jeho- shaphat, who p sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power ito keep still the kingdom. ■"But when Athaliah the mother of 10 Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. But 'Jehoshabeath, n the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from a- mong the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bed- chamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daugh- ter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoi- ada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. And he was with 12 them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned o\-er the land. And in the seventh year ^Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the cap- tains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Je- roham, and Ishmael tlie son of Jehoha- nan, and ''Azariah the son of ''Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into cove- nant with him. And they went about 2 in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fiithers of "^Israel, and they came 3 to Jerusalem. And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as ''the Lord hath said of the sons of Da- 4vid. This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sab- bath, of the priests and of the Levites, s shall be porters of the 'doors; and a third faii shall be at the king's house; and a third / Comp. ch. 26. 5. ever. 14, 17 — 22. <* Gen. 5. 4, &c. « ch. 2g. 10 IHeb'. See I Chr. 22. 7. tHeb. to rcneiv. ver. 12. Isai. 61. 4 (not ver. 5). B.C. B56. f See ch. 21. 2, B Comp. ■ 2 Kin. 12.6, host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges : and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the Lord. So they laid hands on 15 her; and when she was come to the en- tering of the '"horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. And Jehoiada made a covenant be- 16 tween him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord's people. Then all the ^^ people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and ™™slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Also Jehoiada appointed the offices ofis the house of the Lord by the hand of "the priests the Levites, whom "David had distributed in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written Pin the lav/ of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, *as it was ordained by David. And he 19 set the 4 porters at the gates of the house of the Lord, that none which 7vas unclean in any thing should enter in. And he took the captains of hundreds, 20 and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the ■'high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. And all the people of 21 the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. Joash 7oas seven years old when he began to reign, and ''he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also tcHis Zibiah of Beer-sheba. And 2 Joash ''did that which was right in the sight of the Lord <^all the days of Jehoi- ada the priest. And Jehoiada took for 3 him two wives; ''and he begat sons and daughters. And it came to pass after 4 this, ///(// Joash =was minded 'to repair the house of the Lord. And he gather- ; ed together the priests and the Levites, and said to them. Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all fJsrael money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye haste the matter. sHowbeit the Levites hastened /■/ not. And the king called for Jehoi- 6 ada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jeru- salem the collection, according to the com- maniiment of ^ Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Is- 7 rael, for the ' tabernacle of Witness ? For •^the sons of Athaliah, that wicked wo- man, had broken up the house of God; and also all the 'dedicate things of the house of the Lord did they bestow upon 8 Baalim. And at the king's command- ment they made a chest, and set it "'without at the gate of the house of the 9 Lord. And they made 'a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the Lord "the collection that Mo- ses the servant of God laid upon Israel 10 in the wilderness. And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they 11 had made an end. Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in 12 abundance. And the king and Jehoi- ada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and hired masons and carpenters to re- pair the house of the Lord, and also such as wrought iron and brass to "mend 13 the house of the Lord. So the work- men wrought, and *the work was per- fected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. 14 And when they had finished if, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, Pwhereof were made vessels for the house of the Lord, CTcn vessels to minister, and ' to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and sil- ver. And they offered burnt ofterings in the house of the Lord continually lall the days of Jehoiada. 15 But Jehoiada waxed old, and ■'was full of days when he died ; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he 16 died. And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Tsrael, both towards 17 God, and towards his house. Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto 18 them. And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served ^groves and 'idols: and "wrath came ^ Ex. 30. 12 —16. 2 Kin. 12. 4. ' See Num. 17 7. ^ ch, 21. 17? ' .See 1 Kin. 15. 15 marg. •» Comp. 2 Kin. 12. tHeb. a voice. Comp. Ezra I. I marg. ■> ver. 6. ® ver. 5 (Heb.;. tHeb. the healing went up up- on the work. So in Heb., Neh. 4. 7. Jer. 8. 22 marg. & 30. 17- p Comp. 2 Kin. 12.13. I Or, pestiU. Comp. Lev. 16. 12, ■3? *I ver. 2. About B.C. 850. riChr. 23. I. About B.C. 840. * 1 Kin. 14. 23- ^ See Ex. 34. t I S.^m.3I.g. 2 Sam. 5. 21 (Heb.). " ch. 19. 3, 10. & 29. 8. & 3=- =5. So ch. 28. II, >3- (401: s« Chap. xxiv. 19. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxv. 14- upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their •Seech. 36. trespass. "Yet he sent prophets to 19 '^' them, to bring them again unto the TNeh. 13. Lord; and they y testified against them: '^' "' but they would not give ear. And the 20 tHeb. spirit of God 'came upon Zechariah the Scejudg. son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood Ai^'''iud-' above the people, and said unto them, 3. 10. " °' Thus saith God, ^Why transgress ye the j^°4?'""' commandments of the Lord, that ye »ver. 24. cannot prosper? •''because ye have for- ce c .15.2. gg^jj^gj^ ^YiQ Lord, he hath also forsaken you. And they conspired against him, 21 bSeeNeh. and ''Stoned him joM stones at the ?'Matth. 23. commandment of the king "^in the 35- court of the house of the Lord. Thus 22 Luke II. 51. , . , , ^ , ■•Josh. 2. 14 Joash the king remembered not "the (Heb.). kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And • I Sam. 24. when he died, he said. The Lord ^look f Gen.''9.'5. upon it, and f require //. B.C. 840 And it came to pass 'at the end of 23 rn^ii'it'i'on ' the year, ///(?/ sthe host of Syria came 0/ lite year, ^p against him: and they came to Ju- 1 Sam. 1. 20 dah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all vT.%. 6 ""the princes of the people from among (Heb.). the people, and sent all the spoil of 2 Ki!I!''i2. them unto the king of 'Damascus. For 24 17,18. |-[.jg army of the Syrians 'came with a t Hei). ' small company of men, and the Lord s'oTchn^is. delivered a very great host into their s- , hand, because they had forsaken the if.^V '" Lord God of their fathers. So Hhey s'^ii' ^"'6^' executed judgment against Joash. And ?' came to pass, when the kingdom was 'established to him, that he slew his ser- ' " J*"- . vants that had killed the king his father, upon him. 4 But he slew not their children, but did Sv*^'"- '-t- as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying. The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, I according to the houses of thci)- fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them '^from twenty years cNum. i. 3. old and above, and found them ''three ■' Comp. hundred thousand choice men, able to go &i3"3.&i7. forth to war, that could = handle spear 14-19- & =6. 6 and shield. He hired also an hundred « So i chr. thousand mighty men of valour out of ]e',^;,6 g. Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came ^a man of God to him, fSeejudg. saying, O king, let not the army of Is- ''' rael go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, 7vith all the children 8 of Ephraim. But if thou ?<:'///' go, do //, be strong for the battle : God sshall ^j^"^-^^,^- ^3 make thee fall before the enemy: for ''God hath power to help, and to Scast '■So ch. 20.6. 9 down. And Amaziah said to the man ,„ , , of God, But what shall 7ve do for the 36. 37' J Comp. when they were departed from him, (for ch. 22". 8. they left him in great '' diseases,) 'his own isai. 10. 5. servants conspired against him for the b!c.'839"' blood of the "'sons of Jehoiada the priest, 1 To ver. 27, and slew him on his bed, and he died : 2 Km. 12. 20, . , , . . , . r -r^ 21. and they buried him in the city of JJa- nch"2i''2a' vid, "but they buried him not in the & 28. 27. sepulchres of the kings. And these are 26 2Km!'i2. 21. they that conspired against him; "Zabad "J-'j' , the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, 2 Kin. 12.21. and Jehozabad the son of "Shimrith a "jk';^'",'"";; Moabitess. Now concerning his sons, 27 Over. II, 12? and °the greatness of the burdens laid /ounding. upon him, and the 'repairing of the fHeb^i^ house of God, behold they ai-e written i Or,' com- in the 'story of the book of the kings. 'ch.'lt'^^L Ancl Amaziah his son reigned in hi.s stead. XXV. Amaziah "was twenty and five years » To ver. 4. o](j jcdtcn he ficQan to reign, and he 2 A m. 14. 1 " . ^ . ^ —6. reigned twenty and nine years in Jeru- salem. And his mother's name 7i'as Je- 8. e" ' '" hoaddan of Jerusalem. And he did tliat 2 Comp. ver. ^vhich ivas right in the sight of the Lord, 14. & 2 Km. I ■ , .-I „T • 14.3. but not ''with a perfect heart. Now it 3 ver. 10. hundred talents which I have given to |'^^ = '^'"• the 'army of Israel? And the man of tHei). /o God answered. The Lord is able to give '/slm^''2.''2o. 10 thee much more than this. Then Ama- 'Heb. ziah separated them, to wit, the army '"„l'fr. that was come to him out of Ephraim, Soch. 28. n, ,, . , ^ , h ' 13. 6: 2g. 10. to go 'home again: wherefore their anger & 30. s. was greatly kindled against Judah, and g marg.' "" they returned home 'in great anger. „-^°'" 11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and ■ 2 kin. i4i''7. led forth his people, and 'went to the g^^^^'^j,'''' valley of salt, and smote (^/'"the children m. 12 of Seir ten thousand. And otlier ten 1 K'in.'';4. 7 thousand Aft alive did the children of ™jV-?- Judah carry away captive, and brought therms of them unto the top of 'the rock, and cast '^.'^'J"""'- them down from the top of 'the rock, Comp. ver. that they all were broken in pieces, m^^^f^^'}; 13 But 'the soldiers of the army '"which Comp. ver. Amaziah sent back, that they should not i^ch. 28. 18 go with him to battle, "fell upon the T^^V't cities of Judah, from "Samaria even unto See I'sam. PBeth-horon, and smote three thousand o^comp. of them, and took much spoil. <=''• 's- s. & 14 Now it came to pass, after that Ama- J'se^e josh, ziah was come from the slaughter of the q°^J°; Edomites, that ihe brought the gods of ch. ss. 23. (402) Chap. xxv. 15. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxvi. 12. " So 1 Sara. 19. 17. 2 Sam. 2. 22. ' ver. 20. See Josh. II. 20. tHeb. counselled. Isai. ig. 17. B.C. 826. " To ver. 24, 2 Kin. 14. 8 — M- Comp. ver. 10, 13. 1 Or, furrc hitsh, or, thorn. ch. 33. II. Job 31. 40. & 41. 2. Prov. 26. g. t Heb. a beast 0/ tUe field. Lev. 26. 22. 2 Kin. 4. 39. Job 39. IS. Hos. 13. 8 marg. So 2 Sam. 2. 18 marg. tHeb. smitten. * ch. 21. 17 and marg. 1 See Neh. 8.16. t Heb. the gate of it that looketk. Comp. 2 Kin. It 13. « E.\p " E.\pressed 2 Kin. 14. 14. » Comp. 1 Chr. 13. 14. & 26. 5, 6. b To ch. 26. 2, 2 Kin. 14. 17 ''the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. Wherefore the anger of the Lord 15 was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, 'which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? And it came to pass, as 16 he talked with him, that the king said unto him. Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; Hvhy shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that 'God hath 'de- termined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. Then "Amaziah king of Judah took 17 advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Is- rael, saying. Come, let us see one an- other /// the face. And Joash king of 18 Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The 'thistle that teas in Leba- non sent to the cedar that was in Leba- non, saying, tiive thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by 'a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. Thou sayest, Lo, thou 19 hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home ; why shouldest thou med- dle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? But Amaziah would not hear; for 'it:o came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because "they sought after the gods of Edom. So Joash the king of Israel went up; 21 and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which be/ongcth to Judah. And Judah was 'put to the worse before 22 Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. And Joash the king of Israel 23 took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of "Jehoahaz, at Beth- shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the vgate of Ephraim to 'the cor- ner gate, four hundred cubits. And ^he-.^^ took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with ^Obed-edom, and the trea- sures of the king's house, the hostages ' also, and returned to Samaria. ''And Amaziah the son of Joash king 25 of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen 26 years. Now the rest of the acts of A- maziah, '^first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of 27 Judah and Israel? Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away 'from fol- lowing the Lord they 'made a conspi- racy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lach- 28 ish after him, and slew him there. And they brought him upon horses, and bu- ried him with his fathers in the city of 'Judah. Then all the people of Judah took '^Uzziah, who 7oas si.Kteen years old, and made him king in the room of 2 his father Amaziah. He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 ^Si.xteen years old icas Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mo- ther's name also 7oas Jecoliah of Jeru- 4salem. ^And he did that which 'was right in the sight of the Lord, accord- ing to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And ''he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who <^had understanding 'in the visions of God : and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to 6 prosper. And he went forth and ''war- red against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of "^Gath, and the wall of f Jabneh, and the wall of sAshdod, and built cities 'about Ashdod, and among 7 the Philistines. And God helped him against the ''Philistines, and against the ''Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and 8 the 'Mehunims. And the ''Ammonites gave 'gifts to Uzziah: and his name l'^i;\t, 'spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt: for he strengthened himself 9 exceedingly. Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the ""corner gate, and at the "valley gate, and at "the turning of the waft, and 'fortified them. 10 Also he built towers in the desert, and 'digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in Pthe plains : ^husbandmen a/so, and i vine- dressers in the mountains, and in '■'Car- iimel: for he loved 'husbandry. More- over Uzziah had a host of fighting men, that went out to war by ^ bands, accord- ing to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maa- seiah the 'ruler, under the hand of Ha- 12 naniah, one of the king's captains. The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour 7cicre two ■= See I Chr. 29. 29. B.C. 810. tHeb. from after. Deut. 7. 4. ch. 34. 33,&c. t Heb. conspired a conspircuy. 2 Kin, 12. 20. & 14. 19. & 15- 15. 30. 1 That is, the city of Dai'id, as it is 2 Kings 14. 20. XXVI. B.C. 810. II Or, _ Azariak. 2 Kin. 14. 21. & 15. I, &c. °- 2 Kin. 15. 2. 3- ^ Comp. ch. 24, 2. « Dan. I. 17. & 10. X. t Heb. in the see- ing of God. ^ Isai. 14. 29. « See 1 Sam. 17. 4. fjosh. 15. II? See I Mace. 8 Sec I Sam. 5- I- II Or. in the country of Ashdod. h ch. 21. 16. ' See Judg. 10. 12. Comp. ch. 20. I. ^ See I Sam. 11. I. ' So 2 Sam. ch. 17. II iHeb, . t Heb. ivent. Comp. ver. 15. "" See 2 Kin. 15. & 3. 13. o See Neh. 3- ^9- 1! Or, repaired. ch. 24. 5. li Or, cut out many cister/ts. Deut. 6. II. Neh. 9. 25 marg. Not as Gen. 21. 30. & 26. 15. 32- V See Deut. 3. 10. ^l Joel 1. II. il Ox, fruit- ful fields. See 2 Kin. 19. 23. "■josh. 15.55? t Heb. ground. Gen. 4. 2. • See 2 Kin. 6.23- t I Chr. 23. 4, (Heb.). See Num. II. 16. (403) 51—2 Chap. xxvi. 13. IL CHRONICLES. Chap, xxvni. 6. tHeb. ih£ pmver of an army. " See ch. 25. 5- * Neh. 4. 13, 16. y 1 Sam. 17. 5.38. « Neh. 4. 16. Job 41. 26. So Ex. 28. 32. & 39. 23 m the Eng- lish. 1 Heb. stones o/slings. a Eccles. 7. 29 (Heb.). So Eccles. 7. 25, 27. & 9. 10 in the Heb. ^ Prov. 21. 9. & 25. 24 in the Heb. f Heb. ivcnt forth. Comp. ver. 8. About B.C. 765. « ch. 12. 1 (Heb.J. So ch. 25. 3. Comp. i>eut. 32. 15. '^ ch. 32. 25. Ezek. 28. 2, 5. 17- So Deut. 8. 14. 2 Km. 14. 10. ch, 25. 19. Hab. 2. 4. e Ex. 40. 5. f Comp. 2 Kings i5. 12. 13- Ki Chr. 6.10. h ch. 28. 6. 2 Kin. 2. 16 marg. (Heb.). > Num. 16. 40. & 18. 7. k Ex. 30. 7, 8. 1 See Ex. 4.6. " Esth. 6. 14 (Heb.). " Esth. 6. 12. So Esth. 3. 15. & 8. 14 (Heb.). o To ver. 23, 2 Kin. 15. 5 t Heb. free. So 2 Kin. 15. 5- P See I Chr. 29. 29. ^ Isai. I. I. &6. I. r 2 Kin. 21. 18, 26? thousand and six hundred. And under i their hand tvas *an army, "three hun- dred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the ene- my. And Uzziah prepared for them i throughout all the host ^'shields, and "spears, and >' helmets, and y^ haberge- ons, and "bows, and ^slings to cast stones. And he made in Jerusalem i ^engines, invented by cunning ?nen, to be on the towers and upon the ''bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name 'spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. But "^when he was strong, ''his heart i was lifted up to his destruction : for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into "^the temple of the Lord fto burn incense upon "^the altar of in- cense. And sAzariah the priest went i in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were ''valiant men : and they withstood LTzziah the i king, and said unto him, '// pertain- eth not unto thee, LTzziah, to burn in- cense unto the Lord, but to the ''priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense : go out of the sanctu- ary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lord God. Then Uzziah was wroth, i and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, 'the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the in- cense altar. And Azariah the chiefs priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they ""thrust him out from thence; yea, himself "hasted also to go out, because "the Lord had smitten him. And Uzziah the king was a leper 2 unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a 'several house, bcini:; a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord : and Jotham his son 7i'as over the king's house, judging the people of the land. Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, Pfirst = and last, did "J Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. So Uzziah slept 2 with his fathers, and they buried him with his fatliers ""in the field of the burial which bi'loiigcii to the kings; for they said. He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. Jotham ^7cias twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also 7C'as Jerushah, the 2 daughter of Zadok. And he did that which icas right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit ''he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the 3 [jeople did yet corruptly. He built the '-high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of '"Ophel he built 4 much. Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests she built '=castles and towers. He fought also with the king of the fAmmonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Amnion gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand s measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. 'So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, ''because he 'prepared his ways before the Lord his 7 God. 'Now the rest of the acts of Jo- tham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo they are written in the book of the kings 8 of Israel and Judah. '^ He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 'And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. Ahaz ^laas twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem : but he did not that which was right in the sight of the 2 Lord, like David his father: for he walked in the ways of the kings of Is- rael, and made also ''molten images for 3 '^Baalim. Moreover he 'burnt incense in "^the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt "his children in the fire after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the chil- 4dren of Israel. He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 5 Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of .Syria ; and they '= smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to 'Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him 'with a 6 great slaughter. For fPekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty tliousand in one day, ichieh iciere XXVII. B.C. 758. » ver. 8. To ver. 3, 2 Kin. 15. 32—35- b ch. 26. 16. ^ See 2 Kin. 15- 35- d ch. 33. 14. Neh. 3. 26, 27. & II. 21. NOr, the tower, 2 Kin. 5. 24. Isai. 32. 14. Mic. 4. 8. ^ ch. 17. 12 marg. ' .See I Sam. II. 1. s See I Kin. 4- 22 marg. t Heb. This. *> ver 2. I Or, established. 1 Chr. 17. II, &c. > 2 Kin. 15. 36. ^ ver. I. 2 Kin. 15. 33. ' 2 Kin. 15. 38. About B.C. 742. XXVIII. B.C. 742- ^ To ver. 4, ■2 Kin. 1 6. 2 — 4- iJ See Ex. 34. 17- *= Judg. 2. II. I! Or, offered sacrifice. a Kin. 16. 13, 15. ch. 29. II. Comp. ver. 4, 25. ** See Josh. 18. 16. About B.C. 741- e Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 5.6. tHeb. Darmesek, ver. 23. See I Chr. 18. 5. f 2 Kin. 15. 27. & 16. 5. {404; Chap, xxviii. 7. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxix. 5. tHeb. sorts of valour. Sue ch, 26. 17- 8 Comp. 1 Kin. 22. 26. ch. 18. 25. tHeb. tfu second to the king. So Esth. 10. ^ ch. II. 4. • Comp. Isai. 47. 6. Ezek. 25. 12, 15. & 26. 2, Obad. 10, &c. J So Ezra 9. 6. Rev. 18. s. ' Heb. as vcr. 27. ' 2 Kin. 15. " ch. 20. 21 (Heb.;. Comp. iChr. 12. 23. " ver. 12. ch. 31. 19. See Num. I. 17. 0 Comp. 2 Kin. 6. 22. Prov. 25. 21, 22. Rom. 12. 20. p Deut. 28. ■40. Ruth 3. 3. 2 Sam. 14. 2. Mic 6. 15. 1 See Deut. 34- 3- About B.C. 741- •■2 Kin. 16. 7. t Heb a captivity. So ver. II, 13. 14. 15. ■ Comp. Ezek. 16. 27, 57- ' See ch. 25. 13- "Josh. 15.33 (Heb). ch. 26. 10. all 'valiant men; because they had for- saken the Lord God of their fathers. And Zichri, a mighty ma7i of Ephraim, ^ slew Maaseiah sthe king's son, and Az- rikam sthe governor of the house, and Elkanah that teas *next to the king. And the children of Israel carried away 8 captive of their ''brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. But a prophet of the Lord was there, 9 whose name 7L'as Oded : and he went out before the host that came to Sa- maria, and said unto them. Behold, 'be- cause the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that 'reacheth up unto heaven. And now ye purpose to keep 10 under the children of Judah and Jerusa- lem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, ei'en with you, sins against the Lord your God? Now hear me therefore, and de-n liver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren : for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you. Then certain of the heads of the chil-i2 dren of Ephra'.m, Azariah fhe son of Jo- hanan, Berechiah the son of Meshille- moth, and ''Jehizkiah the son of 'Shal- lum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, and said unto them. Ye shall 13 not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and thei-e is fierce wrath against Israel. So ""the armed men left 14 the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. And 15 the men "which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that icere naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and "gave them to eat and to drink, and p anointed them, and car- ried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, ithe city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. ■■At that time did king Ahaz send 16 unto the kings of Assyria to help him. For again the Edomites had come and 17 smitten Judah, and carried away 'cap- tives. The 'Philistines also had 'in-is vaded the cities of "the low countr)-. and of the south of Judah, and had taken "Beth-shemesh, and "Ajalon, and yQederoth, and ^Shocho with the ^vil- lages thereof, and ''Timnah with the ^vil- lages thereof, Gimzo also and the » vil- lages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Judah low be- cause of Ahaz king of '^Israel; for he ''made Judah naked, and transgressed 20 sore against the Lord. And 'Tilgath- pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened 21 him not. ^For Ahaz took away a por- tion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not. 22 And -in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord : 23 this is that king Ahaz. For she sacri- ficed unto the gods of ' Damascus, which smote him : and he said. Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, ''that they may help me. But they 'were the 24 ruin of him, and of all "^Israel. And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and ^cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and ''shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and 'he made him altars in every corner 25 of Jerusalem. And in every several city of Judah he made high places 'to burn incense unto other gods, and ""pro- voked to anger the Lord God of his 26 fathers. "Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, "first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings 27 of Judah and Israel. And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, e7'en in Jerusalem: Pbut they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of '^Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. Hezekiah ^begau to reign ichen he was five and twenty years old, and he reign- ed nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name teas Abijah, the 2 daughter of '^Zechariah. And he did that which -was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his 3 father had done. He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, "^opened the doors of the house of the Lord, 4 and repaired them. And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gather- ed them together into the east street, sand said unto them. Hear me, ye Le- vites, ''sanctify now yourselves, and " See Josh. IS- lo. ^ See Josh. 10. 12. J Josh. 15.41. ' See Josh. 15- 35- » Num. 31. 25 marg. b See Josh. 15. 10. So 1 Mace. 9. so- •^ See ch. 2i. •1 Ex. 32.25. B.C. 740. '^ See 2 Kin. 16. 7 marg. f 2 Kin, 16. K Comp. ch. 25. 14. t Heb. Dartnesek. Sec vcr. 5. '' Comp. Jcr. 44. 17, iS. ' ch. 25. 8 (Heb.). J Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 17. '^ Comp. ch. 29. 3, 7. ' Comp. ch. 30. 14. ^ Or y to offer. ver. 3 marg. ™ Deut. 4. 25. " To ver. 27, 2 Kin. 16. 19, 20. w See 1 Chr. 29. 29. B.C. 726. p ch. 21. 20. & 24- 25. XXIX. B.C. 726. ^ To ver. 2, sAVw. 18. •»ch. 26. 5? or Isai. 8. 2? « ch. 28. 24- ver. 7. •1 vcr 15, 34. Seech. 35. 6. (4^) Chap. xxix. 6. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxix. 30. « ch. 35. 22. Comp. Jer. 2. 27. Ezek. S. 16. f Heb. given tlie neck. Ex. 23. 27 (Heb.). ich. 28. 24. B See ch. 24. + Heb. commotion ^ Isai. 28. 19. See Deut. 28. 25. ii Jer. 19. 8. & 25. 9, 18. & 29. 18. Mic. 6. 16. Comp. Judg. 5. 16 (Heb.). So I Kin. 9.8. Jer. 18. 16. Lam. 2. 15. >ch. 28. 5, 6, 8,17- J ch. 24. 4 (Heb.'. See I Chr. 22. 7. ■^See ch. 15. 12. II Or, be not novj deceived. Comp. 2 Kin. 4. 28. I Num. 3. 6. & 8. 14. & 18. 2, 6. Comp. Num. 16. 40. II Or, offer sacrijice. See ch. 28. 3 marg. ""ch. 31. 13, 15- n Num. 3. 17. I Chr. 6. I, &c. ch. 34. 12. 0 Comp. 1 Chr. 6. 44. P Comp. I Chr. 6. 20, 21. q I Chr. IS. 8. See Num. 3. 3°- r See I Chr. 6. 39. ■ See I Chr. 6. 33,44. ' vcr. 5, 34. II Or, in the dtcsiness of t/ie LORD. But comp. ver. 30. ch. 30. 12. " Neh. 13. 9. * See 2 Sam. IS- 23. y ver. 3. sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthi- ness out of the holy //(7f6'. For our fa- 6 thers have trespassed, and done thai which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have "= turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and 'turned their backs. Also they have fshut up 7 the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burnt incense nor ottered burnt ofterings in the \\o\y place unto the God of Israel. Wherefore the s Swrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to 'trouble, to astonishment, and to "^hissing, as ye see with your eyes. For lo, 'our fathers have fallen by the 9 sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives arc in captivity for this. Now // is -"in mine heart to make ''a co- 10 venant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. My sons, "be not now negligent: n for the Lord hath 'chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that you should minister unto him, and 'burn in- cense. Then the Levites arose, ™Mahath the 12 son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Aza- riah, of the sons of the "Kohathites: and of the sons of "Merari, "Kish the son of Abdi, and "^ Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the "Gershonites; Pjoah the son of Zimmah, and "'Eden the son of Joah: and of the sons of lElizaphan; Shimri, 13 and Jeiel: and of the sons of ''Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: and of the 14 sons of ^Heman; "'Jehiel, and ""Shimei: and of the sons of ^Jeduthun; "'Shemai- ah, and Uzziel. And they gathered 13 their brethren, and 'sanctified them- selves, and came, according to the com- mandment of the king, "by the words of the Lord, "to cleanse the house of the Lord. And the priests went into the 16 inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse //, and brought out all the un- cleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took //, to carry // out abroad into the "brook Kidron. Now they began on the first 17 liay of ythe first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord : so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, "We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels there- of, and the shewbread table, with all the 19 vessels thereof Moreover ^all the ves- sels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and behold, they are before the altar of the Lord. 20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went 21 up /(' the house of the Lord. And they brought ^ seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven ^he goats, for a ''sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the 22 Lord. So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and '^sprinkled /;" on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar : they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the 23 blood upon the altar. And they brought 'forth the he goats for the sin oflering before the king and the congregation; 24 and ''laid their hands upon them: and the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, <^to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering ^ssliouhl be made for all Israel. And fhe set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, ^according to the commandment of IJavid, and of ''Gad the king's 'seer, and ''Nathan the prophet: for so ivas the commandment 'of the Lord 'by his 26 prophets. And the Levites stood with 'the instruments of David, and "'the 27 priests with the trumpets. And Heze- kiah commanded to oft'er the burnt of- fering upon the altar. And 'when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with "'the trumpets, and with 'the instruments ordained by 28 David king of Israel. And all the con- gregation worshipped, and the 'singers sang, and "'the trumpeters sounded: anil all this co/iti/incil until the burnt offering 29 was finished. And when they had made an end of offering, "the king and all that were 'present with him bowed them- 30 selves, and worshipped. Moreover He- zekiah the king and the princes com- manded the Levites to sing praise unto ^ I Chr. 23. 28, 29. Comp. ch. 28. 24. ^ So Ezra 6. 17. & 8. 35. » Lev. 8. 14, 15. 19. =4- Heb. 9. 21, Comp. ch. 35. II. + Heb. near. ver. 31 (Heb.). d Lev. 4. 15, * See Lev. 4. 26. f So I Chr. 16. 4. & 25.6. See I Chr. 15. 16. s I Chr. 23.5. & 25. I. ch- 8. 14. '^ See I Sam. 2^. 5- » See 2 Sam. 24. II. ^ See 2 Sam. 12. I. t Heb. hy the hand of the Lord. t Heb. by the hand of ^ See 1 Kin. 16. 12. 1 ver. 27 {Heb.). I Chr. 23. 5. »" See 1 Chr. 15. 24. t Heb. in the time, t Heb. hands of in' stntfnents. Comp. ch. 23. 18 marg, + Heb. song. " So ch. 20. 18. m^h. found. ch. 5. II. & 30. 21. & 31. I. & 34. 32, 33- & 35- 7i 17. 18. See Judg. 20. 48. (406) Chap. xxix. 31. II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxx. 17. \Gr, filled your hand, ch. 13. 9. See Ex. 28. 41. o Lev. 7. 12. ch. 33. 16. pEx. 35. s, 22 iHeb.j. '^ ch. 35. II. See Lev. i. 6. t Heb. strengthen- ed them. Cotnp. Job 8. 20 marg. *■ ch. 30. 3, 24- ' Ps, 7. 10. & 125. 4- * Lev. 3. I, 16. "Num. 15. 5, 7, 10. XXX. » Num. 9. 10, II. ver. 13, 15. *> Comp. ch. 29. 17. Ex. 12. 6, 18. <: ch. 29. 34. ver. 24. t Heb. •was right in tile eyes of the king. See Judg. 14. 3. «* See Ezra I. I marg. * See 2 Sam. 3. 10. 'ver. 10. Esth. 3. 13, 15. & 8. 10, 14. Job 9. 25. Jer. SI. 31. t ^\i\i.froin the hand. So ch. 31. 13 (Heb.). the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the 'seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and "they bowed their heads and worshipped. Then He- 31 zekiah answered and said. Now ye have 'consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and "thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacri- fices and "thank offerings; and as many as were Pof a free heart burnt offerings. And the number of the burnt offerings, 32 which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs : all these were for a burnt ottering to the Lord. And the consecrated things were si.x hun- 33 dred o.xen and three thousand sheep. But the priests were tco few, so that 34 they could not flay all the burnt offer- ings: wherefore 1 their brethren the Le- vites 'did help them, till the work was ended, and ■'until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites ivere more Hipright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. And also 35 the burnt offerings 7C'ere in abundance, with 'the fat of the peace offerings, and "the drink offerings for a'ery burnt of- fering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. And Heze- 35 kiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly. And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Kph- raim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel. For the king 2 had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the ^second month. For they could not keep it ''at that 3 time, "^because the priests had not sanc- tified themselves sutficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. And the thing 'pleased 4 the king and all the congregation. So 5 they established a decree to ''make jiro- clamation throughout all Israel, "= from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. So ^the 6 posts went with the letters 'from the king and his princes throughout all Is- rael and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying. Ye children of Israel, stum again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Is- rael, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the 7 hand of ''tiie kings of Assyria. And 'be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore ''gave them up to desolation, 8 as ye see. Now 'be ye not 'stifthecked, as your fathers were, but 'yield your- selves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and ser\-e the Lord your God, ""that the fierceness of his wrath may 9 turn away from you. For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find "compas- sion before them that lead them cap- tive, SO that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is "gracious and p merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, lif ye re- loturn unto him. So ^the posts passed from city to city through the country of "^F.phraini and iNIanasseh even unto Zebulun : but they laughed them to 11 scorn, and ^mocked them. Neverthe- less divers of '.■\sher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and 12 came to Jerusalem. Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, "by the word of the Lord. 13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of un- leavened bread in the "second month, 14 a very great congregation. And they arose and took away the ^altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and >cast 15 them into the brook Kidron. Then they killed the passover on the four- teenth day of the "second month: and the priests and the Levites ^'were a- shamed, and •''sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the 16 house of the Lord. And they stood in 'their place after their manner, ac- cording to the law of Moses •'the man of God : the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the 17 Levites. For there jcerc many in the congregation that were not sanctified : therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them 8 ver. 9. So Jer. 4. I, Joel 2. 12, 13. h 2 Kin. 15. 19, 29. ' Comp. Ezek. 20. 18 k ch. 29. 8. See 2 Kin. 22. 19. tHeb. harden not your flecks, Deut, 10. 16. 2 Kin. 17. 14. ch. 36. 13. Neh. 9. 16, 17, 29. Jer. 7. 26. & 17. 23. & 19. 15- ' Deut. 9. 6. See Ex. 32. 9. * Heb. give the hand. Sec 1 Chr. 29. 24. ■" ch. 29. 10. n Ps. 106. 46 iHcb.i. ■^ Ex. 34. 6. See Ex. 22. -■7. I' See Deut. 4- 31. ^1 See I Sam. 7- 3- r ver. I. ."Soch.36. 16. * ver. 18, 21, =5- Comp. ch. II. 16. ' ch. 29. 15. '^ ch. 28. 24. So 2 Kin. 18. 4. J So ch. 15. 16. 2 Kin. 23. 6. See 2 Sam. ■5. 23. '■ ch. 29. 34. * So Ezra \ Heb. their standing. ch. 34. 31. & 35. 10. Neh. S. 7. & 9.3. &13. II. Comp. I Kin. 10. 5 marg. ch. 35. 15 marg. ^ See Deut. 33. I. 407) Chap. xxx. i8. 11. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxxi. 13. « ver. II, 25. ° ver. 5. Comp. Ex. 12. 43, &c. « See ch. 19. 3- f Heb. found. See ch. 29. 1 See Ezra 6. 22. t Heb. hi- st rumcnts o/strengtk. So Ps. 68. 33 (Heb.). t Heb. to tlte heart of all, S^c, ch. 32. 6. See Gen. 34. 3 marg. B Seech. 35. 3. *» See Lev. 5, 5- * Comp. 1 Kin. 8. 65. tHeb. lifted up, or, offered. ch. 35- 7. 8. 9' * ver. 3. ch. 29. 34. ^ ch. 7. 9, 10. n See ch. 23. 18. o Num. 6. 23 t Heb. the habitation of his holi- ness, Deut, 26. 15. Ps. 68. 5. XXXI. t Hcb.y^H«(/. Seech. 29.29. a 2 Kin. 18.4. tHeb. statues. See Ex. 23. 24. I Heb. !(«/!/ to maki an efld. unto the Lord. For a multitude of the is people, evm '^many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than ""it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one that '^prepareth his heart to seek 19 God, the Lord God of his fathers, thougli /if be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. And 20 the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. And the children 21 of Israel that were 'present at Jerusa- lem kept the feast of unleavened bread f seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with * loud instruments unto the Lord. And Heze-22 kiah spake ' comfortably unto all the Levites s that taught the good know- ledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offer- ing peace offering.s, and ''making con- fession to the Lord God of their fathers. And the whole assembly took counsel 23 to keep ' other seven days : and they kept other seven days with gladness. For Hezekiah king of Judah *did give 24 to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep ; and the princes *gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests ''sanctified themselves. And all the con- 25 gregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation ' that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, re- joiced. So there was great joy in Je-26 rusalem: for "> since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel their was not the like in Jerusalem. Then 27 "the priests the Levites arose and "bless- ed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came /// to *his holy dwelling place, a'e?i unto heaven. Now when all this was finished, all Israel tliat were 'present went out to the cities of Judah, and ^ brake the ' images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Ma- nasseh, 'until they liad utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Is- rael returned, every man to his posses- sion, into their own cities. And Heze- 2 kiah appointed "^the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites '=for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the 3 tents of the Lord. He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt oflerings, to wit, for the '' morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the "-" sab- baths, and for the ''new moons, and for the 8 set feasts, as it is written in the 4 law of the Lord. Moreover he com- manded the people that dwelt in Jeru- salem to give the •'portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be ' encouraged in ' the law of the Lord. 5 And as soon as the commandment ' came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits ''of corn, wine, and oil, and "honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in 6 abundantly. And concerning the chil- dren of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of o.xen and sheep, and the ' tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, 7 and laid them ' by heaps. In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the 3 seventh month. And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his 9 people Israel. Then Hezekiah ques- tioned with the priests and the Levites 10 concerning the heaps. And "'Azariah the chief priest of "the house of Zadok answered him, and said. Since the peo- ple began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for °the IjOrd hath blessed his people; and that iiwliich is left is this great store. Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare "cham- bers in the house of the Lord ; and 12 they prepared //;(•///, and brought in Pthe offerings and the tithes and >iChr. 23. 6. ^ 24. 1 iHeb.). » I Chr. 23. 30, 31. li Num. 28. 3-8. « Num. 28. 9, 10. f Num. 28. II— IS. 8 Num. 28. 16 — 29. 40. See Num. 29. 39- 1" Num. 18. 8 -24- Neh. 13. 10. 'ch. 35. 2. J See Ezra 7. 10. tHeb. brake _fortk. 1 Chr. 4. 38 (Heb.). & 13. 2 marg. See Gen. 28. 14 marg. ^ Neh. 13. 12, &c. 1 Or, dates. Not so Judg. 14. 8, &c. 1 Lev. 27. 30. Deut, 14. 28. t Heb. Iteaps, heaps. So Heb. in E.v. 8. 14. 2 Kin. 3. 16. ™ Not as I Chr. 6. 13? f I Chr. 6. 3. 0 Mai. 3. 10. II Or, storehojtses. I Chr. 9. 26, v>- See 2 Kin. 23. II. P ver. 14 (Heb.). Noh. 10. 39. q See i Kin. 15. 15 marg. ""So Neh. 13. 13- Comp. ch. 35. 9. * ch. 29. 12, 14. t Heb. at the hand. So ch. 30. 6 /Heb.). (408) Chap. xxxi. 14, II. CHRONICLES. Chap. xxxh. 17. ^ ver. 10, or ch. 29. 12! « See Ex. 40. 10. t Heb. rt/ /lis hand. See ch. 17. 15 marg. * Josh. 21. Q— 19. nOr. trust. See 1 Chr. g. 22. Rather as ver. 12. (Heb.j? ch. 34. 12. Comp. ver. 18. y Heb. as 1 Kin. 3. 59 marg. 2 Kin. 25. 30. I Chr. 16. 37. Ezra 3. 4. Neh. II. 23. & 12. 47. Jer. 52. 34 marg. See Ex. 5. 13- ' See I Chr. 23. 24. II Or, trtist. Conip. ver. 15. * See Lev. 25- 34- *> ch. 28. 15. See Num. i. Comp. ver. 12 — 15. c 2 Kin. 18. 3. & 20 3. XXXII. B.C. 713- * Comp. 2Kin. 18. 13. I sal. 36. I. tHeb. to break them up. tHeb. his/ace was to -war, Comp. Luke 9. 53. ^ ch. 30. 14. or ver. 30. tHeb. OT'erJlenfed. Job 14. 19 marg. Isai. 10. 22. & 28. 2. <: ch. 25. 23. Comp. Isai. 22. 9, king, and ' Azariah the ruler of the house of God. And Kore the son of Imnah 14 the Levite, the porter toward the east, 7uas over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute Pthe oblations of the I.ord, and "the most holy things. And 'next 15 him tvcrc '^Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and ^Shemaiah, Amariah, and .Shecaniah, in "^the cities of the priests, in their 'set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: beside their genealogy 16 of males, from three years old and up- ward, a'cn unto ever)' one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his J' daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses ; both to the 17 genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites ^from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses ; and to the 18 genealog)' of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation : for in their 'set office they sanctified themselves /// holiness: also of the sons of Aaron the 19 priests, 7cas good and right and truth before the LoRii his God. And in every work 21 that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did // with all his heart, and pros- pered. ■■•After these things, and the establish- ment thereof, Sennacherib king of As- syria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought ' to win them for himself And 2 when Hezekiah saw that .Sennacherib was come, and that 'he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, he took coun- 3 sel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which ■zc'e?r without the city : and they did help him. So there was gathered 4 much people together, who stopt all the fountains, and ''the brook that 'ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? Also he strength- 5 ened himself, "^and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised // up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired ''Millo in the city of David, and made 'darts and shields in abund- 6 ance. And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and 'spake comfortably to them, 7 saying, ^Be strong and courageous, fbe not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him : for s there be moe with us sthan with him: with him is an ''arm of flesh; but 'with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our bat- tles. And the people * rested them- selves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 9 J After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself hiid siege against La- chish, and all his 'power with him.) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that 'were at Jerusalem, saying, 10 1^ Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assy- ria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide II 'in the 'siege in Jerusalem? Doth not Hezekiah ""persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, "The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king 12 of Assyria? °Hath not the same Heze- kiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Je- rusalem, saying. Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it ? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? Pwere the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver 14 their lands out of mine hand? PWho was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah 1 de- ceive you, nor '"persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him : for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers : how much less shall your God deliver you 16 out of mine hand? And ''his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, 17 and against his servant Hezekiah, He wrote also '^letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, 'As the gods of the nations ^ .See 2 Sam. S- 9- 'I Or, s7uords, or, weapons. ch. 23. 10. Neh. 4. 17, Joel 2. 8 marg. t Heb. he spake to their heart. ch. 30. 22. See Gen. 34, 3 marg. « See Deut. 31. 6. 1 See ch. 20. 15- 8 2 Kin. 6. 16. . h Jer. 17. 5. ' ch. 13. 12. See ch. 20^ tHeb. haned. So Ps. 71. 6. Isai. 48. 2. in the Heb. B.C. 710. J To ver. 22, 2 Ktn. 18. 17- —19- 37- tHeb. dominion. As 1 Kin. 9. 19- _ 2 Kin. 20.13. ^ 2 Kin. 18. li Or, in the strong hold. Hab. 2. I marg. 1 Ezek. 4. 2, 7! So 2 Kin. 24. 10. & 25. 2, See 2 Kin. 19. 24 marg. "' ver. 15. 2 Kin. 18, 32. See I Kin. 21. 25 marg. " 2 Kin. i8. 30- "2Kin.18.22. ch. 31. I. P 2 Kin. 18. 33—35- Q2 Kin. 18.29. r2Kin. 18. 27- » 2 Kin. 19, 14- ■ 2 Kin. 19. 12. (+=9) 52 Chap, xxxii. i8. II. CHRONICLES. Chap, xxxnx. 9. " 2 Kin. i8. » 2 Kin. 18. 26, 27. y ver. 14 — 16. ' 2 Kin. 19. 18. * 2 Kin. 19. 15- b 2 Km. 19. 2—4. About B.C. 710. c 2 Kin. 19. 35—37- •1 Ps. 44. IS. Jcr. 7, 19 (Heb.). D.in. g. 7, 8 iHebj. So Ezra 9. 6. t Heb. iiithie hifn fait. 2 Kin. 19. 7 (Heb.). « ch. 17. 5 (Heb.l. t Heb. pre- cioHS things. See Gen. 24. 1 So ch. I. I. B. C. 713- B2 Kin. 20. 1. Isai. 38. I. UOr, ivronght a miracle for him. As Ex. 7. 9 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 31. l» Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 8 — II. 1 Ps. 116. T2. *= See ch. 26. 16. * See ch. 24. 18. >" ch. 33. 12. Jer. 26. 18, 19. t. Heb. the lifting up. Ps, 10. 4. " Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 19. t Heb. instruments of desire. ch. 36. 10 (Heb.). So ch. 20. 25. & 36. 19. Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 13. " See Ex. i. II. p I Kin. 4. 26. 'I See a Kin. 20. 20. r 2 Kin. 2. 21 (Heb). _ ■ See I Kin. 1. 33. of otiur lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. Then they "cried 18 with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem •''that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them ; that they might take the city. And they spake y against the God 19 of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, rvhich loere ^the work of the hands of man. And for 20 this mnsc ''Hezekiah the king, and ''the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. ^And the Lord 21 sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with "^ shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels 'slew him there with the sword. Thus 22 the Lord saved Hezekiah and the in- habitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. And many brought 23 ^gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and 'presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that Hie was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth. sin those days Hezekiah was sick to 24 the death, and prayed unto the Lord: and he spake unto him, and he "gave him ''a sign. But Hezekiah 'rendered 25 not again according to the benefit done unto him; for ''his heart was lifted up: therefore there was 'wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. Not- 26 withstanding Hezekiah '"humbled him- self for 'the [jride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them "in the days of Hezekiah. And Hezekiah had exceeding much 27 riches and honour: and he made him- self treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of 'pleasant jewels; "storehouses also for 2s the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and Pstalls for all manner (t/' beasts, and cotes for flocks. Moreover he provided 29 him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him sul)stance very much. iThis .same 30 Hezekiah also stojjped the upper 'water- course of ^Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of Da- vid. And Hezekiah prospered in all his 31 works. Howbeit in the business of the 'ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, 'who sent unto him to inquire of the "wonder that was done in the land, God left him, "to try him, that he might know 32 all that was in his heart. Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his 'good- ness, behold, they are written in ^the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the ^book of the kings of 33 Judah and Israel. ^And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the "chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manas.seh his son reigned in his stead. Manasseh '^7cas twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty '2 and five years in Jerusalem : but did thai which 7vas evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the hea- then, whom the Lord had cast out before 3 the children of Israel. For 'he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, 4 and served them. Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said. In Jerusalem shall my s name be for ever. And he built altars for all the host of hea\-en in the two 6 courts of the house of the Lord. And he caused his children to pass through the fire in ''the valley of the son of Hin- nom : also he observed times, and used enchantments, and "^used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wiz- ards : he wrought much e\il in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, ''the idol which he had made, in tlie house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put 8 my name for ever: neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the sta- tutes and the ordinances by the hand 9 of Moses. So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err. and to do worse than the heathen, whom B.C. 712. t Heb. in- tcrpreters. Gen. 42. 23. Job 33. 23. Isai. 43. 27 nuirg. ' 2 Kin. 20. 12. Isai. 39. I. " ver. 24. »■ Dcut. 8. 2. t Heb. kindnesses. ch. 35. 26. Neh. 13. 14. ^ Isai. 36, & 37, & 38, & r Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 20. ' 2 Kin. 20. 21. «Or, higliest. Comp. 2 Sam. 15. 30 (Heb.). B.C. 698. XXXHL ^ To ver. 9, 2 Kin. -21.. I t Heb. he returned and built. Seech. 19. 4 marg. b See Josh. 18. 16. c See Deut. 18. 10, end. d ver. 15. See Deut. 4. i6. (4W) ChAF. XXXIII. lO. II. CHRONICLES. Chap, xxxiv. lo. e Comp. Deut. zS. 36. t Heb. •which were ike king's, 2 Kin. 16. 13 marg. See I Sam. 24. 4 marg. f See ch. 25. 18 marg. B Or, citains. ch. 36. 6. Seejudg. 16. 21. K 2 Kin. 20. fa See I Kin. ■ 13. 6 marg. 1 ch. 32. 26. ver. 19, 23. ^ ver. 19. See Gen. 23. 21. • See Dan. 4. 25- ■" See I Kin. I. 33. n Neh. 3. 3. & 12. 39. Zeph. I. 10. I Or, ttu; toiut-r. See ch. 27. 3. ■> ver. 3, 5. P ver. 7. Q See ch. 29. r Comp. ch. 32. 12. ' So ver. 13, * See 2 Sam. 24. II. " See ch. 21 I Or, llosai. y Comp. 2 Kin. 21. 18. ' To ver. 25, 2fi'ift. 21. 19 —24. * ver. 7. ch. 34. 3. 4, 7 (rfeb.). the Lord had destroyed before the chil- dren of Israel. And the Lord spake to Manasseh, lo and to his people: but they would not hearken. Wherefore "^the Lord brought h upon them the captains of the host 'of the king of Assyria, which took Manas- seh among the ^thorns, and bound him with 'fetters, and s carried him to Baby- lon. And when he was in affliction, he 12 •> besought the Lord his God, and 'hum- bled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, and prayed unto him: and 13 he ''was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Ma- nasseh 'knew that the Lord he was God. Now after this he built a wall 14 without the city of David, on the west side of '"Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the "fish gate, and compassed about 'Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. And he took away the "strange gods, 15 and the Pidol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast t/iem out of the city. And he repaired the 16 altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and 1 thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. Nevertheless ''the peo- 17 pie did sacrifice still in the high places, jii unto the Lord their God only. Now is the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and ^his prayer unto his God, and the words of Uhe seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, be- hold, they are written in the book of the kings of "Israel. ^His prayer also, 19 and hoic' God •'was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and •'^the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he 'was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of ' ' the seers. So Manasseh slept with his fa- 20 thers, and they buried him >/;/ his own house : and Anion his son reigned in his stead. ^Amon was two and twenty years old 21 when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. But he did thai ^1 which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Anion sacrificed unto all ='the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, 23 and served them; and humbled not him- self before the Lord, ""as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Anion 24* trespassed more and more. And his servants conspired against him, and slew 25 him in his own house. But the people of the land slew all them that had con- spired against king Amon; and the peo- ple of the land made Josiali his son king in his stead. Josiah '^was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jeru- 2 saleni one and thirty years. And he did that which 7vas right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his fither, and declined neither •Jo the right hand, nor to the left. For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to ''seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem "^froni the high places, and tlie gro\es, and the carved images, 4 and the ''molten images. 'And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the 'images, that laere on high above them, he cut down ; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed // fupon the 'graves of them that had sacrificed 5 unto them. And he s burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and 6 cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. And so did he in the cities of '"Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naph- tali, with their 'mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the al- tars and the groves, and had 'beaten the graven images ' into powder, and cut down all the J idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 3 Now •'in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent 'Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and "'Maaseiah the "go- vernor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz "the recorder, to repair the house 9 of the Lord his God. And when they came to ^Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of ''Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned ,o/tf Jerusalem. And they put // in the hand of the workmen that had the over- sight of the house of the Lord, and ' Heb. multiplied trespass. So ver. 6. ch. 36. 14. E.V. 36. 5. Lev. II. 42, S:c. in the Heb. XXXIV. B.C. 641. *2Kin. 22. I, B.C. 634. ^ ch. 15. 2. B.C. 630. ' ch. 33- 3. 17, 22. ■> Ex. 34. 17, ^ Lev. 26. 30. Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 4. u;r, situ i/uages. ver. 7. See ch. 14. 5. 2 Kin. 23.6. 1 Heb. /(Iff ef t/u- graves. *^ I Kin. 13. 2. 2 Kin. 23. 20. " ver. 9. Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 15, 19. ^ Or, mau/st ' Deut. g. 21 IHcb.). 1 Heb. t0 )iiake ptru'ticr. As ver. 4. J ver. 4 marg. B.C. 624. ^ To ver. 28, 2 Kiu. 22. 3 — 20. ' ver. 20 &c. Jer. 26. 24. & 29. 3. & 36. 10, II, 12. Kzek. 8. II. ■» Jcr. 21. I. & 2g. 21, 25. & 37- 3- " ch. 18. 25. ** See 2 Sam. 8. 16. P ver. 14 ttc. ch. 35. 8. Sec I Chr. 6. 13. (411) 52—2 Chap, xxxiv. i i. II. CHRONICLES. Chap, xxxiv. 33. 1 I Chr. 22. 3 (Heb.J. 1 Or, to rafter. Neh. 2. 8 (Heb.l. So Neh. 3. 3.6- ' See ch. 29. 12. • ch. 35. 8. * I Chr. 23. 4 marg. So ver. 13. "ch. Neh. 2. 2, 4. ic * So Ezra 7.6. 7 So I Chr. 23- 4. 5- t Heb. by the hand of. ch. 35^ 6. As I Rill. 16. 12, &c.? '■ See Judg. 18. 14. & X Sam. 9. 17. t Heb. to the hand of. Heb. as ver. 1 4 marg. t Heb. poured out, or, incited. Job 10. 10. Comp. ver. 21, 25. t Heb. IK it. Not so 2 Kin. 22. lOi lOr, Achlor, 2 Kin. 22. 12, 14 lOr. Httrkas, 2 Kin. 22. 14. tHeb. garments. I Or, ill tlu school, or, r« tlte se- eond part. they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and mend the house: even to the artificers n and builders gave they //, to buy hewn stone, and timber for 1 couplings, and "to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. And the men 12 did the work faithfully: and the over- seers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of "'Merari; and ^Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the ■'Kohathites, 'to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. Also 13 they were over "the bearers of burdens, and were 'overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were * scribes, and y officers, and porters. And when they brought out the mo- 14 ney that was brought into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given 'by Moses. And Hilkiah ^answered and 15 said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. And .Shaphan carried the 16 book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying. All that was committed 'to thy servants, they do it. And they have 'gathered together the 17 money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen. Then Shaphan the is scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Sha- phan read 'it before the king. And it 19 came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. And the king commanded Hil- 20 kiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and 'Abdon the son of jMicah, and Sha- phan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying. Go, inquire of the 21 Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found : for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book. And Hilkiah, and they that the king had 22 appointed, went to Huldah the prophet- ess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tik- vath, the son of ' Hasrah, keeper of the 'wardrobe; (now .she dwelt in Jerusalem "in the college:) and they spake to her =3 to that effeet. And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell 24 ye the man that sent you to me. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabit- ants thereof, eic. 12. 3. " I Chr. 15. 12. ch. 29. 5, IS, 34. & 30. 3, '5- bo Ezra 6. 20. t Heb. offered, ch. 30. 24. « ch. 30. 17 , ,Heb.;. V ch. 31. 3. t Heb. offered. ver. 7, 8. 'I See ch. 34. 9- ' ch. 34. 12. * E.\pressed ver. 7. " Comp. ch. 31. 12, 13. *Heb. offered. ver. 7, 8. * See ch. 30. 16. J Ezra 6. iS. *ch. 30. 15. Ezra 6. 20. * Expressed ch. 29. 22. *• Comp. ch. 29. 34. ' Ex. 12. 8, 9. Deut. 16. 7. parted not 'from following the Lord, the God of their fathers. Moreover ^Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the ''fourteenth day of the first month. And he set the priests 2 in their charges, and '^encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord, and said unto the Levites ''tliat taught all 3 Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, •^Put the holy ark fin the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did buikl; ^ it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders : serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel, and prepare 4 yourselves '^hj the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the 'writing of David king of Israel, and ac- cording to the ''writing of Solomon his son. And 'stand in the \o\y place -xc- 5 cording to the "'divisions of 'the families of the fathers of your brethren 'the peo- ple, and after the division of the families of the Levites. So kill the passover, and 6 ".sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. And Josiah 'gave to the peo- 7 pie, (^ the flock, lambs and kids, all for the "passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thou- sand, and three thousand bullocks: these 7wn' of P the king's substance. And his s princes 'gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: iHil- kiah and ''Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the "passover offerings two thousand and six hundred ^small cattle, and three hundred o.\en. "Conaniah y also, and "Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiaii and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, 'gave unto the Levites for "passover offerings five thousand ^small cattle, and five hundred oxen. So the service was prepared, and 10 the priests •''stood in their place, and the Levites ^in their courses, according to the king's commandment. And ^theyn killed the passover, and the priests sprin- kled ^//;f blood from their hands, and ''the I-evites flayed the?ii. And they removed 12 the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen. And 13 they '^roasted the passover with fire ac- cording to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings <=sod they in "^pots, and in *= caldrons, and in fpans, and 'divided them speedily among all the people. 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests tiie sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and fthe fat until night; therefore the Levites pre- pared for themselves, and for the priests 15 the sons of Aaron. And the singers the sons of Asaph luere in their 'place, ac- cording to the commandment of s Da- vid, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jedu- thun the king's ''seer; and 'the porters waited at every gate; they might not de- part from their service; "for their breth- 16 ren the Levites prepared for them. So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to oft'er burnt off"erings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the command- i7ment of king Josiah. And the children of Israel that were 'present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of i3^ unleavened bread seven days. And ''there was no passover like to that, kept in Israel from the days of 'Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of ""Is- rael keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were 'pre- sent, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 20 "After all this, when Josiah had pre- pared the 'temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against "Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against 21 him. But he sent ambassadors to him, .say- ing, PWhat have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? /come not against thee this day, but against 'the house where- with I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: 1 forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, 22 that he destroy thee not. Nevertheless Josiah would not ■'turn his face from him, but ^disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho 'from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the >' valley of 23"Megiddo. And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants. Have me away; for I am sore 24 ' wounded. "^ His servants therefore took liim out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried "in one of the se- ^ 2 Kin. 4. 38, &c. ^ I Sam. 2. 14. Job 41. 20, in the Heb. f So 2 Kin. 21. 13, Heb. 1. t Heb. made them run. Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 12 marg. ' Lev. 3. 14, 17. tHeb. station. I Chr. 23. 28 marg. See I Kin. 10. 5 marg. ^ I Chr. 25. I, &c. •• See 2 Sam. 24. II. ' I Chr. 9. 17, 18. & 26. 13, &c. " ver. 14. t Wfih.fouttd. See cii. 29. 29. J See Ezra 6. 22. '^ 2 Kin. 23. 22, 23. t Comp. 2 Kin 23, 32. ch. 30. 13 — "* See ch. 21. B. C. 610. " 2 Kin. 23. 29. tHeb. hoitse. ch. 34. 8, 10 &c. ° isai. 10. 9. Jer. 46. 2. p See 2 Sam. 16. 10. tHeb. the /louse 0/ my war. 1 ch. 25. 16 iHeb.;. So Ex. 14. 12 iHeb.;. "• ch. 29. 6. ' See I Sam. 28. 8. " See Judg. 5- 19- t Heb. iiiade sick. See I Kin. 22. 34. ^ 3 Kin. 23. so- il Or, amofig- ike scpukhrvs. (4'3) Chap. xxxv. 25. II. CHRONICLES. Chap, xxxvi. 23. y Com p. Zech. 12. II. ^ See 2 Sam. I. 17. Cotnp. Lam. 4. 20. ' 2 Sam. 19. 3S. Matt. 9. 23. Comp. Ezra 2. 65. Neh. 7. 67. b See Judg. II. 39 marg. t Heb. kindnesses. See cl). 32. 32- •^ See I Chr. 29. 29. XXXVI. B. C. 610. * To ver. 4, 2 Kin. 23, t Heb.'w- vwved him. Gen. 35. 2. Deut. 21. 13, in the Heb. tHeb. tnulcted. Deut. 22. 19 (Heb.). So 2 Kin. 23. 33- " 2 Kin. 23. 36, 37- B.C. 607. <: 2 Kin. 24. 1. [Foretold, Hab. I. 6], B.C. 606. II Or, chains. Seech. 33.11. Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 8. 1 Esdr. I. 43. t Heb. at the return 0/ the year. See 2 Sam. II. I. * 3 Kin. 24. 10 — 17. k Comp. ver. 7. B.C. 599. tHeb. vessels of desire. Seech. 32. 27. So ver. ig. lOr, ^lattartiah, [his/iitliers brotlier\. 2 Kin. 24. 17. So Gen. 14. •4- 1 Jer. 37. I, &c. >» 2 Kin. 24. 18, 19. Jer. 52. I, 2. pulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem ymourned for Josiah. And Jeremiah ^lamented for Josiah: and 25 all ^the singing men and the singing 7uo- men spake of Josiah in their lamenta- tions to this day, and made them ''an ordinance in Israel: and behold, they are written in the lamentations. Now 26 the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his •goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the Lord, antl 27 his deeds, "^first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Then =the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusa- lem. Jehoahaz was twenty and three 2 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And the king of Egypt 'put him down 3 at Jerusalem, and 'condemned the land m an hundred talents of silver and a ta- lent of gold. And the king of Egypt 4 made Eliakim his brother king over Ju- dah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakira. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. •'Jehoiakim was twenty and five years 5 old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which Kias evil in the sight of the Lord his God. ■= Against him 6 came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Baby- lon, and bound him in ''fetters, to <^carry him to Babylon. ■= Nebuchadnezzar also 7 carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon, f Now the rest of the 8 acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and "Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. Bjehoiachin jiwj- ''eight years old when 9 he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. And 'when the year was m expired, 'king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, '^with the 'good- ly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made ''Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. "'Zedekiah was one and twenty years n old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did 12 that which loas evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before "Jeremiah the prophet speaking 13 from the mouth of the Lord. And he also "rebelled against king Nebuchadnez- zar, Pwho had made him swear by God: but he "istiflened his neck, and ''hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord 14 God of Israel. Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, ^transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen : and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Je- 15 rusalem. And the Lord (iod of their fathers 'sent to them 'by his messengers, rising up "betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on 16 his dwelling place: but they "mocked the messengers of God, and ''despised his words, and >' misused his prophets, until ''the wrath of the Lord arose against his izpeople, till//;(7rK'(?j-no 'remedy. ^There- fore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who ''slew theiryoung men with the sword in the house of their sanctu- ary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or "^him that stooped for age: he gave them all into ishis hand. And "^all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes ; all these he brought to Babylon. 19'= And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the fpalaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the sgoodly vessels 20 thereof And "'them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Ba- bylon; where 'they were servants to him and his sons until ''the reign of the king- 21 dom of Persia: to fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of 'Jeremiah, until "'the land had enjoyed her sabbaths :/i;;' as long as she lay desolate " she kept sab- bath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be ac- complished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and //// it also in writing, say- =3 ing. Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Je- rusalem, which is in Judah. ys\\o is there among you of all his people ? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. " Jer. 21. 1 — 7. & 27. 12 — 28. 17. & 32. 1—5. & 37. 1 — 10. & 38. 14—28. B.C. 593- 0 See 2 Kiu. 24. 20. V Comp. Ezek. 17. 18. *i Seech. 30 8. ^ Deut. 2. 30 iHeb.). * See ch. 33. 23 marg. ' ch. 24. ig. Neh. g. 30. t Heb. hy the hattd 0/ his iites- sertf^ers. See I Kin. 16, 12. 11 That is, conti/tttally and care- Jully. Jer. 7.13, 25. & 25. 3, 4. S: 26. 5. & 29. 19 iv 35. 15. & 44. 4. So Jer. II. 7. & 3= 33- "Soch.30.10. ^ See Num. 15- 31. i So Gen. 27. 12 Heb.). Comp. Jer. 32. 3. ii 38. 6. Matt. 23. 34—37- '■ So Ezra 5. J 2. tHeb. healing. P0JV.6. 15. & 29. I. B.C. 590. * 2 kin. 25. I, ciic. So Deut. 28. 49- Ezra 9. 7. B.C. 588. b Ps. 78. 63. & 79- 2, 3. •^ So Job 12. 12. & 15. 10. .'V298.ii;32.6, in the Heb. ** 2 Kin. 25. 13— '5- Comp. ver. 7, 10. "a Kin. 25. g. Ps. 74. 6, 7. & 79. I. 1 2 Kin. 15.25. t' See ch. 32. 27. t Heb. the Vfinainder frotn the S-Lvord. •' 2Kin.25.11. i Jer. 27. 7. ^ ver. 22. ' Jer. 25. 9, II, 12. ik. 29. 10. "' Lev. 26. 34, 35. 43- Dan. 9. 2. I Mace. 6.49. Comp. Job 14. 6 iHeb.}. »' Lev. 25.4,5. B.C. sSf- o To ver. 23, Ezra 1. 1 — 3- {414) EZRA. I. B.C. 536- * To ver. 3, 2 Ckr. 36. 22, 23. Jer. 25. 12, 13. & 29. 10. & 33. 10 — 14. t ch. 5. 13. tHeb. caused a voice to fiass. Ex. 36. 6. 2 Chr. 30. 5. ch. 10. 7. Nch. 8. IS (Heb.). Comp. Lev. 25. 9 (Heb.i. ' Isai. 44. 28. &45- I. 13- ■> So Dan. 6. 26. t Heb. lift him K/. 1 Kin. 9. II (Heb.). cb. 8. 36 iHeb.J. Esth. 9. 3. «Phil. 2. 13. f ver. I (Heb.). 1 Tb.1t i5, helped tlu'tn. Conip. ch. 4. 4. Jer. 38. 4. 8 See Gen. 24. 53- *> ch. 5. 14. & 6. 5. ' See 2 Chr. 36. 7- J So I Chr. 25. 2 (Heb.). ' ch. 4. 7. ' ch. 7. 21 (Cbaldee). ^ See ch. 5. '4- " Comp. I Esdr. 2. 13. oi Chr.28.17. ch. 8. 27. IVJOW in the first year of Cyrus king -l- ^ of Persia, that the word of the Lord =by the mouth of Jeremiah might be ful- filled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, ''that he *niade a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus ; saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath ■^charged me to build him a house at Je- rusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there ; among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jeru- salem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (''he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. And ^ whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place 'help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. Then rose up the chief of the fathers 5 of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit ^God had f raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jeru- salem. And all they that -were about 6 them 'strengthened their hands with ves- sels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with sprecious things, beside all ///(7/ was willingly offered. ""Also 7 Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, 'which Nebu- chadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; even those did C)tus s king of Persia bring forth J by the hand of ''Mithredath the 'treasurer, and num- bered them unto "Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. And this is the number of 9 them: thirty chargers of gold, a thou- sand chargers of silver, nine and twenty "knives, thirty "basons of gold, silver 10 basons of a second sort "four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. t Heb. the trans- pnrtattoji. ch. 4. I. & 6. 16 ^Chald.;, II All the vessels of gold and of silver were p'Comp. pfive thousand and four hundred. All ;^^^''^^^'- these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them ^'the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 19, 20, 21. & 10. 7, 16. Esth. 2. 6. So ch. 2. 1, &c. (Heb.}. Now ^these ^r^ the children of the pro- n. vince that went up out of the captivity, About ^ those which had been carried away, ^^^'^^'^' •■whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Ba- Ne?J"f^' bylon had carried away unto Babylon, ^.^^^^ and came again unto Jerusalem and Ju- throughout 2 dah, every one unto his city; which came ^^^^''''^'^ s- 4 with "^Zerubbabel : Jeshua, Nehemiah, ""^ Kin. 24. 'Seraiah, 'Reelaiah, ^Mordecai, Bilshan, ^X'^t^ •Mizpar, Bigvai, 'Rehum, Baanah. = ^''■■- 36- ^o- -T-i 1 r 1 ^ , , •• Sec I Chr. 1 he number of the men of the people 3 iq- 3 of Israel: the children of <^Parosh, two cSiT^marg. thousand an hundred seventy and two. '"■■• ■ 4 The children of fShephatiah, three hun- i7^'t^. sdred seventy and two. The children of '^^\ 8 Arab, sseven hundred seventy and five. ' (Or. 6 The children of ''Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua '<7//(/ Joab, two thou- 7 sand eight hundred and stwelve. The children of ^Elam, a thousand two hun- sdred fifty and four. The children of 9 ''Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. The s,"N'ch.'i2.3. children of 'Zaccai, seven hundred and NcKo. 25. 10 threescore. The children of 'Bani, six (Hei,^)'i,o 11 hundred forty and "'two. . The children ^s- of "Bebai,six hundred twentyand "three. No^al'Neh. 12 The children of "Azgad, a ""thousand two \°^^\ - 13 hundred twenty and two. The children "Neh.'e.'is. of"Adonikam,sixhundred sixtyand "'six. ^eh''' 14 The children of PBigvai, two thousand n- ' ' .5 '"fifty and six. The children of PAdin, \^'^-^^:^-^ ic^four hundred fifty and four. The chil- N'lh. 3. n. dren of lAter of Hezekiah, ninety and Neh.''?o. 14. .7 eight. The children of 'iBezai, three Nch'''"ii'' 18 hundred twenty and ■'three. The chil- comp. ' ch. 8. g. J ch. 8. 7. & 10. 2, 26. Not as Nch. lo. 14. & 12. 42. k ch. 10. 27. Not as Neh. 10. 14 (Heb.). Comp. Neh. 7. 13. ' Neb. 3. 20 marg. \Or, Binnui. Neh. 7. 15. &12. 8. Comp. ch. 10. 29, or 34. Neh. 11. 22. Not as Neh. 3. 17. & 8. 7. & 9. 4, 5, & 10. 13. 14, >« Comp, Neh. 7. 15, 16, 17, 18. 19. 20. "ch. 8. II. & 10. 28. Notas Neh. 10. 15. » Seecb. 8. 12, 13. P ver. 2. ch. 8. 6, 14. Not as Neb. 10. 16. *l Comp. Neh. ic. 17, iS. >' Comp. Neh. 7. 23, 22, 26. RaainiaJi], '• Esther 2. S.*tc. «[Or, MisperethA Neh. 7. 7. «[Or, A eh u ml. U's) Chaf. II. 19. EZRA. Chap. ii. 68. ^^f^^^''jP''> dxtn of 'Jorah, an hundred and twelve. The children of ^Hashuin, ■'Uvo hundred 19 twenty and three. The children of 'Gib- 20 bar, ninety and five. The children of 21 'Beth-lehem, an hundred ''twenty and three. The men of "Netophah, 'fifty == and six. The men of "Anathoth, an =3 hundred twenty and eight. The chil-i4 dren of " Azmaveth, forty and two. The 25 children of ""Kirjath-arim, '■Chephirah, and ''Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. The children of s'Ramah and 26 y Gaba, si.\ hundred twenty and one. The 27 men of ^Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. The men of •■• Beth-el and Ai, 28 •"two hundred twenty and three. The 29 children of "^Nebo, fifty and two. The 30 children of ''Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. The children of '=the other E-31 lam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. The children of Harim, three hun- 32 dred and twenty. The children of ^Lod, 33 "sHadid, and fOno, seven hundred twen- ty and •'five. The children of 'Jericho, 34 three hundred forty and five. The chil- 35 dren of -"Senaah, three thousand and ''six hundred and thirty. The priests: the children of 'Jedaiah, 36 of the house of '"Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. The children of " Im- 37 mer, a thousand fifty and two. The 38 children of "Pashur, a thousand two hun- dred forty and seven. The children of 39 p Harim, a thousand and seventeen. The Levites: the children of ijeshua^o and iKadmiel, of the children of 'Hoda- viah, seventy and four. The singers : the 41 children of '"Asaph, an hundred ''twenty and eight. The children of the 'porters : 42 the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the chil- dren of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hun- dred thirty and '"nine. The " Nethinims : the children of "Ziha, 43 the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, the children of Keros, the 44 children of 'Siaha, the children of Pa- don, the children of Lebanah, the chil- 45 dren of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, the children of Hagab, the children of46 "Shalmai, the children of Hanan, the chil- 47 dren of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, the children of48 Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the chil- Neh. 7. 24, * ch. 10. 33. Comp. Neh. 8. 4. & 10. 18. liOr, Gihcon, Neh. 7. 25. See Josh. 9. 3- 'See Gen. 35. 19- Comp. Neh. 7. 26. " See 2 Kin. 25. 23. * See Josh. 21. 18. Comp. Neh. 10. 19. I Or, Beth- nztnaveih, Neh. 7. 28. Comp. Neh. 12. 29. * Comp. Josh. 18. =3. ^ Josh. 9. 17. y See Josh. 18. 24, 2s. ' See I Sam. 13. z. ^ Josh. 7, 2. & 8. 9. So Neh. II. ?'■ t* Comp. Neh. 7. 32. « ch. 10. 43. Comp. Neh. 7. 33. ■i So Neh 10. 20? ® Comp. ver. 7. f See I Chr. 8. 12. s Neh. II. 34. «0r. Harid, as it is in some copies, h Comp. Neh. 7. 37. ' I Kin. 16. 34. Neh. 3. 2. J Neh. 3. 3 (Heb.)? ^ Comp. Neh. 7. 38. ' I Chr. 24. 7. Neh. 12. 6, 19 fnot 7. 21). Not as Neh. 11. 10. » I Chr. 24. II. " See I Chr. g. 12. <* I Chr. 9. 12. ch. 10. 22. Neh. Ti. 12. Jer. 21. I. & 38. I. Not as Neh. 10. 3. Comp. I Chr. 24. 9. P I Chr. 24. 8. ch. 10. 21,31. Neh. 3. II. & 12. 15. Not as ver. 32. Neh. 10.5,27. M ch. 3. 9. Neh. 12. 8. Not as Neh. 3. 19. & 8. 7 &9. 4, 5. & 10. 9. ■ ■. Neh. Comp. Neh. 12. 24. 0 Or, Jutfah, ch. 3. 9. called also Hodevak, Neh. 7. 43. »■ .See i Chr. 6. 39. ■ Comp. Neh. 7. 44. 45. 'See i Chr. 9. 17. " Josh. 9. 21, 27. See i Chr. 9. 2. » Comp. Neh. 11. 21. I (Or, Sia\ Neh. 7. 47. 1 Or, Slmmlai. Comp. Neh. 7. 48. 49ilren of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of vPaseah, the children of 50 Besai, the children of Asnah, the chil- dren of Mehunim, the children of 'Ne- 51 jjhusim, the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of 52 Harlnir, the children of "Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Har- S3sha, the children of Barkos, the chil- dren of Sisera, the children of Thaniah, 54 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 55 The children of ^Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of So- 56 phereth, the children of ' Peruda, the chil- dren of Jaalah, the children of Darken, 57 the children of Giddel, the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of ^Zebaim, the s8 children of "Ami. All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, u3 put from the priesthood. And the 'Tir- shatha said unto them, that they ^should not eat of the most holy things till there stood ?// a priest with ''Urim and with 'J'hummim. 64 The whole congregation together icas 'forty and two thousand three hundred (iscind threescore, beside their ser%-ants and their maids, of whom there icere seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven : and there loere among them ''two hun- dred singing tiien and singing seamen. 66 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty 67 and five; their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 68 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the ToRD which is at Jerusalem, offered free- ly for the house of God to set it up in J Neh. 3. 6. II [Or, Nephi- shcsiiii\ Neh. 7. 52. 1 Or.BazUth, Neh. 7. 54. ^ Neh. n. 3. See I Kin. 9. 21. "Or. Perida, Neh. 7. 57. " So Gen. 10. 19? II Or, AtHortj Neh. 7. 59. t[Or, A ddm, Neh. 7. 61). t* Expressed Neh. 7. 61. * Comp. T Chr. g. 1. I! Or, pedigree. ^ Comp. Neh. 7. 62. = Neh. 3, 4. f See 2 Sam. 17. 27. tHeb. they were polluted from the priesthood. Comp. Num. 3. 10. II Or, gen'entor. See Neh. 8.9. B Lev. 22. 2, 10, 15, 16. See Ex. 40. 10 marg. I" See Ex. 28. 3°- ' I Esdras 5. 41 (Greek). ^ Comp. Neh. 7. 67. See 2 Chr. 35. 25- (416) Chap. ii. 69. EZRA. Chap. iv. 7. 1 So I Chr. 26. 20. ™ Comp. Neh. 7. 70 — 72. n See I Chr. 29. 7. o See 1 Kin. III. a Neh. 7. 73. DOr, Joshua. .Hag. I. 1, 12, 14. & 2. 2, 4. Zech. 3. I, 3, 6,8. See Neh. 12. 7. II Matt. I. 12. & Luke 3.27, called Zorob- abeL Comp. I Esdr. 4. 13. U Matt. 1. 12. & Luke 3. 27, called Salathicl. See I Chr. 3- 17- b Deut. 12. 5.6. cDeut. 33. I. d Num. 28. 3.4. « Comp. ver. I. Neh. 8. 14, 17. Zech. 14. 16. fEx. 23. 16. See Lev. 23- 34. 8 Num. 29. 12-38. tHeb. the matter 0/ i/u- day in his day. See 2 Chr. 31. 16. *» Ex. 29. 38. * See Num. 28. II. •' See Num. 29- 39- * ver. I. t Heb. the tetnfile of the Lord •was not yet founded. 1 Or, workmen, 2 Kin. 22. 6. °» I Kin. 5- 6.9. 2 Chr. 2. 10. n See Josh. 19. 46. o ch. I. 2, 3. &4.3-& 6.3. B. C. 535- P ver. 2. ch. 2. 2. & 4- 3- q See I Chr. 23. 24, r I Chr. 23. 4 marg. " See ch. 2. J?; I Or, Hodaviak, ch. 2. 40. his place : they gave after their ability 6g unto the 'treasureof the work "threescore and one thousand "drams of go\A, and five thousand "pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garmen ts. So the priests, ^o and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. ^And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel lacre in the cities, the people gathered them- selves together as one man to Jerusalem. Then stood up 'Jeshua the son of Joza- 2 dak, and his brethren the priests, and 'Zerubbabel the son of "Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is ''written in the law of Moses '^the man of God. And they set 3 the altar upon his bases ; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even "^ burnt offerings morning and evening. They kept also the '^ feast of tabernacles, 4 fas it is \vritten, and offered ethe daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, 'as the duty of every day required ; and afterward offered the ''con- 5 tinual burnt offering, both 'of the new moons, and of all the ''set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offer- ing unto the Lord. From the first day 6 of the 'seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But 'the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. They gave money also 7 unto the masons, and to the "carpenters; and ""meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of "Joppa, "according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. Now in the second year of their com- s ing unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began PZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Pjeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their bre- thren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the capti- vity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites from 1 twenty years old and up- ward, ■'to set forward the work of the house of the Lord. Then stood ^Je- 9 shua until his sons and his brethren, ^Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of "Ju- dah, 'together, 'to set forward the work- men in the house of God : the sons of ' Henadad, with their sons and their bre- 10 thren the Levites. And when the build- ders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests "in their apparel with "trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with -^cymbals, to praise the Lord, >' after the ordinance of David 11 king of Israel. And they ^sung together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; -'because he is good, for his 'msjoj endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, be- cause the foundation of the house of the 12 Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, 7(jho were ancient men ''that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted aloud for 13 joy: so that the people could not dis- cern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people : for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. Now 7uhen ^the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that 'the children of the captivity builded the temple unto 2 the Lord God of Israel; then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them. Let us build with you : for we seek your God, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto him ''since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, 3 which brought us up hither. But Zerub- babel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, "^ You have nothing to do w-ith us ''to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as «king Cyrus the 4 king of Persia hath commanded us. Then fthe people of the land s weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and trou- 5 bled them in building, and hired coun- sellers against them, to ''frustrate their ]nirpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius eking of Persia. And in the reign of ' Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an 'accusation a- gainst the inhabitants of Judah and Jeru- 7salem. And in the days of Artaxer.xes \\Tote • Bishlam, ^ Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their 'companions, unto Ar- . taxerxes king of Persia ; and the wTiting of ''the letter was written 'in the Syrian tHeb. Hagg. 2. 3. IV. " ver. 7 — 9. tHeb. the sons of tite trans- portation. See ch. i. ii. ^2 Kin. 17. 24. 32, 33- & 19. 37. Comp. ver. ID. About B. C. 678. *= See 2 Sam. 16. 10. *i Neh. 2. 20. « See ch. 3. 7. fch. 3. 3. B. C. 534. e See 2 Chr. 15- 7- •> See Ps. 33, 10 marg. tHeb. A hash' verosh. So Esth. I. i.&c. Dan. 9. 1. ' Gen. 26. 21 marg, B.C. 522. "Or, in peace. ver. 17. But Comp. I Esdr. 2. 16. J ch. I. 8. t Heb. societies. Comp. ver. 9 marg. " ch. 7. II. So ver. 18, 23- 1 See 2 Kin. 18. 26. (417) 53 Chap. iv. 8. EZRA. Chap. v. 9. «(Chaldee). I Or, secretary. So I Kin. 4. 3,&c. t Chald. societies. ver. 17, 23. & 5. 3, 6. & 6. 6,13. Comp. ver. 7. ™ Comp. 2 Kin. 17. 24, 30. 3'- n ch. 5. 6? & 6. 6? * See Neh. I. I. P See Isai. II. II. About B.C. 678. 1 Comp. ver. 2. r See i Kin. 16. 24. ■ ver. II. ch. 7. 12. So ver. 17. t Chald. Clieeneth. B.C. 522. I Or, Jittisked. ch. 5- 3. 9. 16. &6. 14. So ver. 13, 16. t Chald. sewed toge~ ther. \ societies. ver. 13. See ch. 4. g. '' ch. 4. 9. I Chald. iy me a decree is made. ver. II, 12, 14. & 7. 13, 21. So ch. 7. 23. ' ch. 7. 26. See 2 Chr. I. 1 1. ' Sec ch. 4. 13- t Chald. made to cease. ch, 4. 21. f Chald. of rest. See (Jen. 8. 21 marg. ' Jer. 29. 7. I Tim. 2. 2. t Chald. let him be destroyed. n» So Dan. 2. S- & 3- 29. Comp. 2 Kin. 10. 27? " 1 Kin. 9. 3. ch. 5. I Chald. decree. As ver. 8. ch. 4. 19. p ch. I. I. & 5. 13. ver. 3. '1 ch. 4. 24. ver. 12. r ch. 7. I. (♦■9) 53 — 2 Chap, vi. 15. EZRA. Chap. vh. 21. ■ Esth. 3. 7, 13. &8. 12. & 9. 1, 15, 17, 19, 21 (13. 6. & 16. 20). 1 Mace. 7.43. 2 Mace. 15. 36. Comp. 1 Esdr. 7. 5. B.C. 515. t Chald. tJte sous of the tratts- poriation. See eh. i. ii (Heb.l. ' So I Kin. 8. 63. 2 Chr. 7. 5. " So ch. 8. 35- f 2 Chr. 35. 5 in the Heb. So I Chr. 24. 1. J I Chr. 23. 6(Heb.1. 2 Chr. 35. 10. t Chald. ac€07-dhtg to the ivritifig. ^ Num. 3. 6. & 8. 9. * (Hebrew). * Ex. 12. 6. 2 Chr. 35. I. b So 2 Chr. 30. 13. & 35. II. '^Neh. 10. 28. So ch. 9. I. Neh. 9. 2. Comp. Ex. 12. 48, 49- Esth. 8. 17. & 9. 27. t* ch. g. ri (Heb.l. ^Ex. 12. 15. & 13. 6. 2 Chr. 30. 21. & 35. 17- I Comp. ch. 7. 27. Prov. 21. I. B Comp. Neh. 13. 6. VII. B.C. 457- » Neh. 2. I. *> To ver. 5, I Ckr. 6. 14 — 4- « Ps. ^5- I (Heb.). So ver. II, 12, 21. Neh. 8. I, 4, 5, 13. & 12. 26, 36. Comp. Neh. 12. 33. <■ ver. 9, 28. ch. 8. 18, 22, 3'- Neh. 2. 8, 18. Conip. ch. 5. 5. "ch. 8. 1— 14. fch. 8. 15— 19. « ch. 8. 17, 20. So ch. 2. 43. king of Persia. And this house was 15 finished on the third day of the month ^Adar, which 7iias in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. And the 16 children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of 'the children of the captivity, kept ' the dedication of this house of God with joy, and offered 17 at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and "for a sin of- fering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. And they set the priests in is their ''divisions, and the Levites in their ^courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; '^as it is written in the book of Moses. *And the children of the captivity kept 19 the passover "upon the fourteenth day of the first month. For the priests and 20 the Levites were '^purified together, all of them were jiure, and ''killed the pass- over for all the children of the cap- tivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. And the children of 21 Israel, which were come again out of cap- tivity, and "^all such as had separated themselves unto them from the ''filthi- ness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat, and 22 kept the feast of unleavened bread '^ seven days with joy : for the Lord had made them joyful, and fturned the heart of sthe king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. Now after these things, in the reign of •'' Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra •'the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the 2 son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, the 3 son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, the son of Zerahiah, 4 the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, the 5 son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest : this Ezra went up from e Babylon; and he was "^a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given : and the king grant- ed him all his request, ''according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. And there went up soine of the 7 = children of Israel, and of the priests, and fthe Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and sthe Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Arta- 8 xerxes the king. And he came to Jeru- salem in the fifth month, which 7vas in 9 the seventh year of the king. For upon the first day of the first month 'began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, •'according to the good hand 10 of his God upon him. For Ezra 'had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do //, and to ''teach 11 in Israel statutes and judgments. Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Arta.xerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, ei'en a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel. 12 * Artaxerxes, 'king of kings, "unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, "'and at 13 such a time. "I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which arc minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 14 Forasmuch as thou <7;-/sent 'of the king, and of his "seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, ac- cording to the law of thy God which is 15 in thine hand ; and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his "coun- sellers have freely oflered unto the God of Israel, Pwhose habitation is in Jeru- 16 salem, land all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill oftering of the people, and of the priests, 'ofi'ering wil- lingly for the house of their God which IT is in Jerusalem: that thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their ^meat offerings and their 'drink offerings, and "offer them upon the altar of the house of your 18 God which is in Jerusalem. And what- soever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and gold, ihat do after the ig will of your God. The vessels also that are given thee for the ser\ice of the house of thy God, those deliver thou =o before the God of Jerusalem. And whatsoever more sliall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow // out 21 of the king's treasure house. And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do "make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it B.C. 457. t Heb. was tht'/ouitda- tion of the going up. *> See ver. 6. ' See I Sam- 7- 3- ^ So ver. 6, =5. 2 Chr. 31. 4. Neh. 8. 1—8. Matt. 23. 2, See 2 Chr. 35- 3- • 'Chaldecl. ' Ezek. 26. 7. Dan. 2. 37. II Or, to Ezra the priest, a per/ect scribe oft hi tiiit' of tlte God of hea- VC71, peace, &c. '» See ch. 4. 10. 1 See ch. 6. 8. t Chald. froin before the kiuic. Over. 15, 28. ch. 8. 25 (Heb.). Cnmp. Esth. r. 14. P Ps. 135. 21. 1 ch. 8. 25. ■■ So I Chr. 29. 6, 9. s Num. 15. 4— 13- ' Num. 15. 10. " Deut. 12. 5, (420) Chap. vii. 22. EZRA. Chap, viil 22, tChald. cors. See I Kin. 4. 22 marg. ^ Comp. Ezek. 45. 14. tChald. IV/tatsoever is 0/ the de- cree. See ch. 6. 8. r ch. 6. 10. « See ch. 4- 13- » ver. 14. "Ex. 18. 21, 22. Deut. 16 18 t Chald. to rooting out. * (Hebrew). See ver. 6. VIII. About B.C. 457- » I Chr. 24. 3. 4- <• Neh. 10. 6. ■^ I Chr. 3. 22. Neh. 10. 4? & 12.2? "iChr. 3.21. * See ch. 2. 3. f See ch. 2. 6. f f See ch. 2. IS- K See ch, 2. 7. '' ch. 2. 4. be done speedily, unto an hundred 22 talents of silver, and to an hundred 'measures of wheat, and to an hundred "baths (j^wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 'Whatsoever is commanded by 23 the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of hea- ven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of ^the king and his sons? Also we certify you, that touch- ■i^ ing any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it sha/I not Iv law- ful to impose ^toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. And thou, Ezra, after "the 25 wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set ''magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are be- yond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and "^ teach ye them that know them not. And whosoever 26 will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be exe- cuted speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or 'to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprison- ment. *'' Blessed be the Lord God of our 27 fathers, "=which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jeru- salem : and fhath extended mercy unto 28 me before the king, and his ^counsel- lers, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as ''the hand of the Lord my God jcas upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. These are now the chief of their fa- thers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. Of 2 the sons of "Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of ^'Ithamar; ''Daniel: of the .sons of David; <^Hattush. Of the sons of 3 ''Shechaniah, of the sons of "=Pharosh; Zechariah : and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. Of the sons of fPahath-moab; 4 Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. Of the sons of 5 ''Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. Of the 6 sons also of ''''Adin; Ebed the son of Jo- nathan, and with him fifty males. And 7 of the sons of ^Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. And of the sons of ''Shephatiah; Zeba- 8 diah the son of Michael, and with him 9 fourscore males. Of the sons of 'Joab; J,f°™P' Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 10 two hundred and eighteen males. And of the sons of Shelomith ; the son of Jo- siphiah, and with him an hundred and 11 threescore males. And of the sons of '^Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and ' See ch. 2. 12 with him twenty and eight males. And ^s! '°' ^ ^°' of the sons of •'Azgad; Johanan 'the Not as Neh. son of Hakkatan, and with him an hun- i°6r,%/te 13 dred and ten males. And of the last J^""^"' sons of '.Adonikam, whose names ir/r But comp. these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, 1' c^'t' 13.^^' 14 and with them threescore males. Of the sons also of ""Bigvai; Uthai, and 'Zab- J"^''- ''■ ^' '■•- bud, and with them seventy males. Zaaur, as .5 And I gathered them together to the ^'"^ ''='"'■ river that runneth to "Ahava; and there "ver. 21, 31. "abode we in tents three days: and I '^Or, pitched. viewed the people, and the priests, and !t"&'3i'. 19! found there none of the "sons of Levi. ° Comp. 16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for *^ ' '' '' Shemaiah, and for lilnathan, and for Ja- rib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for PZechariah, and for iMeshul- 1am, chief wc«.- also for Joiarib, and for 17 Elnathan, men of understanding. And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and 'I told them what they should say tHeb. //»< unto Iddo, ajui to his brethren the Ne- ■^'^dsin ... ' , . . their ntojtth. thmims, at the place Casiphia, that they See Ex. 4. should bring unto us ministers for the ''' 18 house of our God. And 'by the good rSeech. 7.6. hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of 'Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of ' i chr. 6.19. Israel; and 'Sherebiah, with his sons t ver. 24. 19 and his brethren, eighteen; and "Hasha- ^eh. 8. 7. & biah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons 12. & 12. 24.' of 'Merari, his brethren and their sons, '^^\^ g 20 twenty; also of the "Nethinims, whom "ver. 24. David and the princes had appointed &''io'. \i.\ for the service of the Levites, two hun- J=; ^4- dred and twenty Nethinims: all of them 16. 21 "were expressed by name. Then I y pro- claimed a fast there, at the river "A hava, that we might ^afflict ourselves be- fore our God, to seek of him a ^right way for us, and for our little ones, and 'See Lev. 22 for all our substance. For I was ashamed J'^ps.^' g. to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spok- en unto the king, saying, ''The hand of ""Seech.?. 6. our God is upon all them "^for good that ,3.° seek him; but his power and his wxath so^'ciJ*'!?' is against all them that ''forsake him. 2. P ver. 3 or II? Neh. 8. 4.& 12. 41? 1 ch. 10. 15. Neh. 3. 4, 30. & 6. 18. & 8. 4. & 10. 7 or 20. & 12. 33. ' ch. 7. 7. See I Chr. ^ See Num. I. 17. > See 2 Chr. 20. 3. (421) Chap. viii. 23. EZRA. Chap. ix. ii. e See Gen. 25. 21. So Isai. 19. 22. fver. 18. s ver. 19. I^ch. 7. 15,16. < Ex. 25. 2 marg. k See Judg. 20. 48 marg. 1 ch. I. 10. ™ See I Chr. 29. 7. t Heb. yellow., or, shitting brass. Comp. Lev. 13. 30, 32, 36. tHeb. fiesirable. 2 Chr. 20.25. Dan. II. (8.!, 43- ""Lev. 21. 6. "Lev. 22.2,3. " ch. 10. 6. See 2 Kin. 23. II. P ver. 15, 21. Q Comp. ch. 7. 9. r See ch. 7. 6. B Neh. 2. II. * ver. 26, 30. <■ Neh, 3, 4, 21. & 10. 5. " Neh. 3. 4, 21. & 8. 4 in the Heb. J ch. 10. 23? Neh. 8. 7. & II, 16. * Neh. 3. 24. & 10. 9. See ch. 2. 10. » Comp. ch, 2. I. *'Soch. 6. 17. 2 Chr. 29. 21. ^ ch. 7. 21. "* Esth. 3. 12, &8. 9. &9. 3. Dan. 3. 2, 3, 27, & 6. 2. 3 in the Chaldee, e See I Kin. 10. 15. So Neh. 2. 7, 9 ;Heb.;. & 3- 1- ' See ch. I, 4 marg. So we fasted and besought our God for 23 this: and he was "^intreated of us. Then I separated twelve of the chief 24 of the priests, fSherebiah, sHashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, and 25 weighed unto them ''the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the 'oflering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there ''present, had offered: 1=6 even weighed unto their hand si.x hun- dred and fifty talents (j^ silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents; also twenty 'basons 27 of gold, of a thousand "'drams; and two vessels of 'fine copper, 'precious as gold. And I said unto them. Ye are '"holy 28 unto the Lord; the vessels are "holy also; and the silver and the gold are ''a freewill oftering unto the Lord God of your fathers. \Vatch ye, and keep them, 29 until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in "the chambers of the house of the Lord. So took the priests and the Levites the 30 weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. Then we departed from the river of 31 PAhava on ''the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and ■'the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the ene- my, and of such as lay in wait by the way. And '^we came to Jerusalem, and 32 abode there three days. Now on the 33 fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels 'weighed in the house of our God by the hand of "Meremoth the son of -''Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was yjozabad the son of Je- shua, and Noadiah the son of ^Binnui, Levites; by number and by weight of 34 every one: and all the weight was writ- ten at that time. Also the children ^of 35 those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, ''twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering : all this 7C'as a burnt offering unto the Lord. And they delivered the king's '^commis- 36 sions unto the king's ''lieutenants, and to the "governors on this side the river: and they ^furthered the people, and the house of God. Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying. The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not ^separated them- selves from the people of the lands, ^doing according to their abominations, ei'en of the '^Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the "'Ammon- ites, the Moabites, the Eg)'ptians, and 2 the Amorites. For they have "= taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the 'holy seed have s mingled themselves with the peo- ple of those lands : yea, the hand of the princes and ''rulers hath been chief in 3 this trespass. And when I heard this thing, 'I rent my garment and my man- tle, and pluckt off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down ''astonied. 4 Then were assembled unto me every one that 'trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgress- ion of those that had been carried away ; and I sat '^astonied until the ""evening 5 sacrifice. And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my 'heaviness; and " having rent my garment and my man- tle, I fell upon my knees, and "spread out my hands unto the Lord my God, 6 and said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for Pour iniquities are increased over our head, and our 'trespass lis grown up 7 unto the heavens. ■'Since the days of our fathers have we l>een in a great tres- pass unto this day; and for our iniquities *have we, our kings, a?id our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to cap- tivity, and to a spoil, and to 'confusion 8 of face, as it is this day. And now for a little 'space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a "remnant to escape, and to give us "a nail in his holy place, that our God may "lighten our eyes, and give us a little re- 9 viving in our bondage. •''For we 7vere bondmen ; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but vhath extended merry unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and 'to repair the desolations tliereof, and to give us 10 ^a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. And now, O our Clod, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy command- II ments, which thou hast commanded 'by thy servants the prophets, saying. The IX. B.C. 457, ■ See ch. 6. 21. '•DeUt.12.30, 3»- ■-' See Ex. 13. 5- ^ See I Sam. II. I. « See Ex. 34. 16. So ch. 10. 2. Neh. 10. 30. & 13. 23, 27. Mai. 2. ti. f So Deut. 7.6. « Ps. 106. 35. So 2 Cor. 6, M- 1> Neh. 2. 16. &c. * ver. 5. Job I, 20. See Gen. 44. '3- ^ ver. 4, .So Ps. 143. 4 (Heb.]. Comp. Neh. I. 4. 1 ch. 10. 3. So Isai. 66. 2. 5- ^' See Ex. 29. 41- Comp. 1 Kin. iS. 29. HOr, affliction, n ver. 3. o See I Kin. 8. 22. p So Ps. 38. 4. BOr, guiltiness. ver. 7, 13, 15. ch. 10. 10, 19. 2 Chr. 24. 18. •J Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 9. >■ Ps. 106. 6. Dan. 9. 5, 6. * Neh. 9. 30. ' Dan. 9. 7, 8. See 2 Chr. 32. 21. t Heb. luoment. Isai. 26. 20. See Num. 16. 21. "ver. 13. 14, 15 in the Heb. See 2 Chr. 20. 24 marg. II Or, a pin : that is, a constant and sure abode. Isai. 22. 23, So Zech. 10. 4- Comp Eccles.12.11. - Ps, 13. 3. « Neh. 9. 36 iHeb.). y ch. 7. 28. t Heb. to set ttp. As 2 Sam, 22. 34. " Isai. 5. 5, t Heb. l>y the hattd ff thy sen'atits. See I Kin. 16. 12. (4a>) Chap. ix. 12. EZRA. Chap. x. iJ t Hch.Jrotn mouth to mouth. So 2 Kin. 10. 21. & 21. 16. » ch. 6. 21 (Heb.}. b Ex. 23. 32. Deut. 7. 3. See ver. 2. e Deut. 23. 6 (Heb. '. °So Prov. 13. 22. & 20. 7. • ver. 7. f So Job II. 6. Ps. 103. 10. t Heb hast •withheld beneath our iniquities. B Rather as ver. 8, 14, 15. ^ See ver. 2. 1 So Deut. 9.8. Comp. John 5. 14. 2 Pet. 2. 20, 21. * Neh. g. 33. Job 8. 3. Ps. 119. 137. Dan. 9. 14. Jer. 12. I. ' iCor. 15.17. >" Ps. 130. 3. X. • Neh. 1. 6. Dan. 9. 20. b Deut. 9. 18 (Heb.). * Comp. 2 Chr. 20. 9. tHeb. •wept a great "weeping. •* ver. 26. « Neh. 13. 27. t Heb. /o bring forth. ver. 19. f ch. 9. 4. B Deut. 7. 2, 3- !> I Chr. 28. 10. So 2 Chr. 19. II. * Neh. 5. 12. & 13. 25- *■ ver. I. ' ch. 8. 29. See 2 Kin. 23. II. "> Neh. 12. 22, 23. See Neh. 3. i. "Deut. 9. 18. land, rtnto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abomina- tions, which have filled it *from one end to another with their ^'uncleanness. Now therefore ''give not your daughters 12 unto their sons, neither take their daugh- ters unto your sons, nor "^seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and '' leave // for an inheritance to your children for ever. And after all 13 that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for '^our great trespass, seeing that thou our God f'hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such ^deliverance as this; should we 14 again break thy commandments, and ''join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest thou not be 'an- gry with us till thou hadst consumed its., so that there should be no remnant nor ^escaping? O Lord God of Israel, 15 ''thou art righteous: for we remain yet ^escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee 'in our trespasses: for 7M cannot ""stand before thee because of this. Now •■'when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and ''casting himself down '^before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation 0/ men and women and children : for the people Hvept very sore. And Shecha- 2 niah the son of ''Jehiel, oue of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have 'trespassed against our Ciod, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land : yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thius;. Now therefore let us make a covenant 3 with our God *to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that ftremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done saccording to the law. Arise; for this matter de- 4 longeth unto thee: we also luill be with thee: ''be of good courage, and do //. Then arose Ezra, and made the chief 5 priests, the Levites, and all Israel, 'to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Then Ezra 6 rose up ''from before the house of God. and went into the 'chamber of "'Joha- nan the son of "'Eliashib: and 7i Chap. x. 19. EZRA. Chap. x. 44. * See 2 Kin. 10. 15. *■ See I Chr. 9. 12. * ver. 31. See ch. 2. 39. & Neh. 10. 8. ^ See ch. z. 38. *•' Neh. 12. 41 ^ <1 Sec ch. 8. 33- « Neh. 8. 7, & 10. 10. f Neh. 9. 5. >> Neh. 8. 4. ' See ch. 2. 7. J Sec ch. 2. 8. the son of Jozadak, and liis brethren ; Maaseiah, and EHezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. And they "gave their hands 19 that //ity would put away their wives; and /m'/jg guilty, ^^uy offered ^a ram of the flock for their trespass. And of the 20 sons of ^Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. And of the sons of "Harim; PMaaseiah, 21 and Elijah, and ''Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. And of the sons of ''Pashur; 22 ■^Elioenai, PMaaseiah, Ishmael, Netha- neel, Jozabad, and Elasah. Also of the Levites; ''Jozabad, and 23 Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is '^Ke- lita,) fPethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. Of 24 the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. Moreover of Israel: of the sons of 25 gParosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and ''Mal- chiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and ••Malchijah, and Benaiah. And of the 26 sons of 'Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. And of the sons of ' Zattu ; 27 Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Je- remoth, and Zabad, and Aziza, Of 2s the sons also of ''Bebai; Jehohanan, 29 Hananiah, 'Zabbai, and Athlai. And of the sons of ™Bani; Meshullam, "Mal- luch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, 30 and Ramoth. And of the sons of °Pa- hath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, PMaaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and 31 Binnui, and Manasseh. And ver. 13. ' ch. I. 4, 5. ver. 20. Ezra 5. 12, Dan. 2. 18, &c. f Heb. ivife. Ps. 45. 9. J Comp. ch. 5. 14. ^ 13. 6. " Ezra 8. 36 /Heb.). See I Kin. 10. 15. ' Eccles. 2. 5. Cant. 4. 13 in the Heb. "' ch, 7. 2. See I Chr. 29. I. (42s) S4 Chap. ii. 9. NEHEMIAH. Chap. hi. 13. " ch. 3. 7. o ver. 18. See Ezra 7. 6. B.C.445- P ver. ig. ch. 4. 1, 7. & 6. I, 2, s, 12, 14. & 13. 28. ^ Isai. 15. 5. Jer. 48. 3, 5, 34, rather than Josh. 10. II? ■' ver. 19. ch. 4. 3, 7. & e. I, 12, 14, 17, 19. & 13. s See 1 Sam. II. I. * So Esth. 10. " Ezra 8. 32. * See 2 Chr. 26. 9. ^ ch. 3. 13, 14. & 12. 31 in the Heb. ySoch. I. 5. * ver. 3. *ch. 3. 15. & 12. 37. *> 2 Kin. 20. 20. So 2 Chr. 32. Comp. ch. 3. 16. c See 2 Sam. 15. 23. ** Ezra 9. 2. e ver. 3. f ch. I. 3. Bch. I. 3. Ps. 44. 13. & 79. 4. Jer. 24. 9. Ezek. 5. 14, 15. & 22. 4. h ver. 8. • So 2 Sam. 2. 7. ■^ ch. 6. I, 2, 6. Comp. ch. 4. 7. ' ch. 4. I (Heb. J. Ps. 80. 6 fHeb.). So Ps. 44. 13. & 79. 4. ■n ch. 6. 6. the wall of the city, and for "the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, ° according to the good hand of my God upon me. Then I came to the '^governors be- 9 yond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent cap- tains of the army and horsemen with me. When PSanballat the iHoronite, 10 and ■'Tobiah the ser\'ant, the ^Ammon- ite, heard 0/ it, it grieved them exceed- ingly tliat there was come a man 'to seek the welfare of the children of Is- rael. "So I came to Jerusalem, and n was there three days. And I arose in 12 the night, I and some few men with me ; neither told I a)iy man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusa- lem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. And I went out by night by the "'gate 13 of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the ■''dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were >' bro- ken down, and ^ the gates thereof were consumed with fire. Then I went on 14 to the 'gate of the fountain, and to the ''king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. Then went I up in the night 15 by the '= brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the "gate of the valley, and so returned. And the ''rulers knew not whither 1 16 went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told // to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the ''rulers, nor to the re.st that did the work. Then said I unto them. Ye see 17 the distress that we a;r in, how Jeru- salem '^lieth waste, and f the gates there- of are burnt with fire: come, and let us build vp the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more sa reproach. Then I is told them of ^ the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. .So they 'strengthened their hands for this good 7oork. But when Sanbal- 19 lat the Horonite, and Tobiah the ser- vant, the Ammonite, and ''Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they 'laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? "Hvill ye rebel against the king ? Then answered 1 20 them, and said unto them. The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build : ch. 13. 13. See 2 Chr. & 13. 13! e See 2 Chr. M. IS- So ch. 6. I. & 7. I. ^ ver. 21. See Ezra 8. "but you have no portion, nor right, nor " ^^'^ •♦■ 3- memorial, in Jerusalem. Then "Eliashib the high priest rose HI. up with his brethren the priests, and ^^^i^°;oli they built the ''sheep gate; they sane- 23. & 13. 4, tified it, and set up the doors of it ; even \^^^ ,0. e. unto the '^ tower of Meah they sanctified j!^''"^32. ait, unto the ''tower of Hananeel. And Johns. 2' 'next unto him builded '=the men of f^j^^j^ Jericho. And next to them builded '' Jer. 31. 38. j'Zaccur the son of Imri. But the sfish t Heb.'a/°" sate did the sons of ^ Hassenaah build, ''" '""•''■ - > ver. 4 c. 7, who also 'laid the beams thereof, and &c.' ' set up the doors thereof, the locks 4 thereof, and the bars thereof. And next 17- 15 unto them repaired ''Meremoth the son (a^\o.'{'^. of ''Uriah, the son of 'Koz. And next unto them repaired "'Meshullam the son ss'V^ of Berechiah, the son of "Meshezabeel. Jn^eb.V' ^^ And next unto them repaired "Zadok Comp. 5 the son of Baana. And next unto them i ver.'s.^' the "Tekoites repaired ; but their nobles ^1^- ^- *• put not their necks to Pthe work of J ver. i, 6, 13, 6 their Lord. Moreover the 1 old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of ''Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they 'laid the beams thereof, and set up Fizras 61 the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, ■" ver. 30. 7 and the bars thereof. And next unto f" ^"^ '■ them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, ".';'>• i°- ^^■ and Jadon '^the Meronothite, the men ch."!^'. 24. & of 'Gibeon, and of "Mizpah, unto the '3- '3? ' ^ . , ° ver. 27. ''throne of the governor on this side the See 2 Sam. 8 river. Next unto him repaired Uzziel Jcump. the son of Harhaiah, y/the >a;oldsmiths. i^'^z- s- 23- -T 1 • , -ITT I ch. 12. 39. Next unto him also repaired ^ H ana- r Ezra 2. 49. niah the son oi one of X\\t ^apothecaries, "^h,.^"i'' and they "fortified Jerusalem unto the » i Chr. 27. 9 ''broad wall. And next unto them re- ?seejosh. paired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the «• 3- 1 .-1 ,1/- ft 1^ "ver. 15, 19. ruler of "the half part of Jerusalem, .seejosh. 10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah J^^i,"''^ g the son of Harumaph, even over against ^ ver. 31, 32. his house. And next unto him repaired ^'^ •'" ^' ''' ii''Hattush thesonof'^Hashabniah. fMal- ^''"X^so- chijah the son of sHarim, and ''Hashub comp!^'*'^"' the son of ' Pahath-moab, repaired the ^I'^i"' ^^ 'other piece, and the ''tower of the fur- "orTfc// i2naces. And next unto him repaired ^'""/"/J"' Shallum the son of 'Hallohesh, the ruler broad wall. of "the half part of Jerusalem, he and bch.'i2. 38. .3 his daughters. The "'valley gate re- dNoias^kzra paired " Hanun, and the inhabitants of 8. 2. "Zanoah; they built it, and Pset up the soch'io.'js? doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the 'jf^ry- 3' bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on see ch! 8. 4. 8 See Ezra 2. 39. h ver. 23? ch. 10. 23? * See Ezras. 6. t Heb. second measure. ver. 19, 20, 21, 24, 27,30. It ch. 12. 38. ' ch. 10. 24. '" Sec 2 Chr. 26. 9. n ver. 30. 0 Josh. 15. 34 or 56. ch. 11. 30. Comp. I Chr. 4. 18. P See ver. 3. (426) Chap. hi. h- NEHEMIAH. Chap. iv. io. 1 ch. 2. 13. & 12. 31. rSee ch. 8.4. s Jer. 6. I. * Seech. 2.14. " ch. II. 5. ^" ver. 7, 19. "So Isai-8.6. John 9. 7, II. Comp. Luke 13. 4. ^ 2 Kin. 25. 4. y ch. 12. 37. " See 2 Chr. II. 7. * I Kin. 2. 10. Acts 2. 29. ** Isai. 22. II. See 2 Kin. 20. 20. c'See Ezra 2. TO. ■iSee Ezra 8. 19- ^ See 1 Sam. 23. I. f See Ezra 3. 9- . K ch. 12. 42. ^ See Ezra 2. 40. * ver. 7, 15. ^ I Kin. 10. 17? 1 ver. 20, 24, 25- 2 Chr. 26. 9. Comp. Ex. 26. 24. & 36. 29 in the Heb. '" ch. 10. 6? " Ezra 10. 78. iOr.Zaica!. As Ezra 2. 9. 0 ver. I. P ver. 4. 1 Gen. 13. 10, II, 12. & 19. 17. 25. 29- Deut. 34. 3. 2 Sam. 18. i3. 1 Kin. 7. 46. 2 Chr. 4. 17. ch 12. =8. •■ Ezra 10. 32. ' ver. II? ch. II. 15? * ch. 8. 7. & 10. 2. & 12. 33- " See ch. 8.4. *' See Ezra 8. 33- ^ ver. 31, 32. Comp. 2 Kin. 14. 13. y Jer. 32. 2. ■Jer. 32. 2. & 33. I. & 37- 2'- & 38. 6, 13, 28. & 39. 14. So ch. 12. 39. » ch. 8. 4? & 13. 13! ^ See Ezra 2. 3. *=See 1 Chr.9. 2. I [Or, which divelt in Ophcl, re- paired nnto\ But comp. ch. II. 21. lOr, the tower. See 2 Chr. 27. 3. <• ch. 8. I, 3, 16. & 12. 37, « ver. 5. the wall unto ithe dung gate. But the 14 idung gate repaired ■'Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of ^Beth- haccerem; he built it, and Pset up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof But 'the gate of the foun- 15 tain repaired Shallun the son of " Col- hozeh, the ruler of part of "' Mizpah ; he built it, and covered it, and Pset up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of "Siloah by the •''king's garden, and unto 5' the stairs that go down from the city of David. After him repaired Ne- 16 hemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of ^ Beth-zur, unto the place over against *the sepulchres of David, and to the ''pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. After him repaired the Levites, Rehum 17 the son of '=Bani. Next unto him re- paired ''Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of ^Keilah, in his part. After him is repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of fHenadad, the ruler of the half part of "^Keilah. And next to him repaired 19 sEzer the son of ''Jeshua, the ruler of 'Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to ''the armoury at 'the turn- ing of the wall. After him "Baruch the 20 son of "'Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from 'the turning of the 7Ciall unto the door of the house of ° Eliashib the high priest. After him 21 repaired PMeremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of "Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. And 22 after him repaired the priests, the men of 4riie plain. After him repaired '■Ben-23 jamin and ''Hashub over against their house. After him repaired 'Azariah the son of "Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house. After him repaired " Bin- 24 nui the son of fHenadad another piece, from the house of 'Azariah unto 'the turning of the wall, even unto ^the comer. Palal the son of Uzai, over against ' the 25 turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from >the king's high house, that 7oas by ^the court of the prison. After him ^Pedaiah the son of ''Parosh. Moreover '^ the Nethinims ' dwelt in 26 " Ophel, unto the place over against the ''water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. After them the 27 <^Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. From 28 above the f horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of simmer over against his house. After him repaired also '■Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the 'east gate. 30 After him repaired '^Hananiah the son of 'Shelemiah, and '"Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired "Meshullam the son of Bere- 31 chiah over against his "chamber. After him repaired p Malchiah ithe goldsmith's son unto 'the place of the Nethinims, and of the ^merchants, over against the gate 'Miphkad, and to the 'going up of 32 the corner. And between the 'going up of the corner unto the " sheep gate repaired 1 the goldsmiths and the mer- chants. But, it came to pass, ^that when San- ballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indigna- 2tion, and ''mocked the Jews. And he spake before his brethren and the army of "= Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews ? will they ' fortify them- selves ? will they .sacrifice ? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rub- sbish which are burnt? Now ^'Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if ''a fox go up, he shall even break down their 4 Stone wall. «Hear, O our God; for we are 'despised : and 'turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them 5 for a prey in the land of captivity: and Scover not their iniquity, and ''let not their sin be blotted out from before thee : for they ha\e provoked thee to 6 anger before the builders. So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together uilto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 7 But it came to pass, that when San- ballat, and Tobiah, and the 'Arabians, and the 'Ammonites, and the ''A.shdod- ites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem 'were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were 8 very \\TOth, and 'conspired all of them together to come and to fight against 9 Jerusalem, and 'to hinder it. Never- theless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day 10 and night, because of them. And Ju- dah said. The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able f See 2 Chr. 23^ IS- ^ See I Chr. 9. 12. •^i Chr. 3. 22. ch. 12. 34? ' Comp. Jer. 19. 2 marg. '^ ver. 8. ch. 12. 41. ' ch. 13. 13- •" ver. 13. " ver. 4. o ch. 12. 44. & 13. 7. P Seech. 8.4. '1 ver. 8. '■ ver. 26. * See I Kin. 10. 15. * 2 Sam. 24.9. 2 Chr. 31. 13 in the Heb. It Or, corner cluituher. See 1 Chr. 26. 16. " ver. I, IV. * ver. 7. See ch. 2. 10. •^ ch. 2. 19 (Heb.,1. *= See 1 Kin 16. 24. t Heb. leave to iltginselves. ch. 3. 8. ** Comp. Lam. 5. i3. " So Ps. 123. 3. 4- tHeb. despite. ' Ps. 79. 12. Comp. ch. 2. 17. & 5. 9. & 6. 13. 8 So Ps. 69. 27, 28. & 109. ■4, IS- 'I Jer. 18. 23. ich. 2 J See I 19. Sam. ^ See I Sam. 5. I. t Heb. ascended. See 2 Chr. 24. 13 marg. ' Comp. Ps. 83. 3-S. tHeb. io make an error to it. (427) 54—2 Chap. iv. ii. NEHEMIAH. Chap. v. 14. ^ ver. 7. n See Gen. IT Or, That from all places ye must re- turn to us. t Heb.yVtfw the louver parts 0/ tJie place, ^'C. oNum, 14. 9. P See Deut. 7. 21. *J So 2 Sam. ' Job 5. 12 (Heb.). 8 See 2 Chr. 26. 14. f Heb. (J« his loins. So Ezek. g. 2> 3. II. ' ver. 14. ch. 5. 7. & 7- 5- " See Ex. 14. 14. " Gen. 19. 15 (Heb.). II Or, every one went with his ivcnfion for zvater. Comp. Judg. 5. II. to build the wall. And our adversaries n said, They shall not know, neither see, till we corae in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. And it came to pass, that when 12 the Jews which dwelt by "Hhem came, they said unto us "ten times, "From all places whence ye shall return unto us they zvill be upon you. Therefore set 13 I 'in the lower places behind the wall, a?id on the higlier places, I even set the people after tlieir families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And I looked, and rose up, and said 14 unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, °Be not ye afraid of them : remember the Lord, which is Pgreat and terrible, and 'ifight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. And it came to pass, when our ene-is mies heard that it was known unto us, and God had ■'brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. And 16 it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the ^spears, the shields, and the bows, and the ^habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They which builded on the 17 wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one Avith one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. For the builders, every one had his 18 sword girded *by his side, and so build- ed. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. And ' I said unto the no- 19 bles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people. The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far ■ from another. In what 20 place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: "our God shall fight for us. So we laboured 21 in the work : and half of them held the spears from •''the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. Likewise at the 22 same time said I unto the people. Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day. So neither I, nor my brethren, 23 nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, '^saving that every one put them oSfor washing. And there was a great "cry of the people and of their wives against their 2 ^brethren the Jews. For there were that said. We, our sons, and our daugh- ters, are many: therefore we take up corn/6ir them, that we may eat, and live. 3 Some also there were that said. We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because 4 of the dearth. There were also that said. We have borrowed money for the king's '^tribute, and t/iat upon our lands 5 and vineyards. Yet now ''our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and lo, we bring into bondage our <=sons and our f daughters to be servants, and some of our daugh- ters are brought unto bondage already : neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vine- 6 yards. And I was very angry when I 7 heard their cry and these words. Then *I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, s You exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly 3 against them. And I said unto them. We after our ability have ''redeemed our brethren the Jews, wliich were sold unto the heathen; and will you even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, 9 and found nothing to answer. Also I said. It is not good that ye do : ought ye not to walk 'in the fear of our God ''^ because of the reproach of the heathen 10 our enemies? I likewise, and my bre- thren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn : I pray you, let 11 us leave oft" this usury. Restore, I pray you, to then), even this day, their lands^ their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and af the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 12 Then said they, We will restore them., and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and 'took an oath of them, "'that they should do according 13 to this promise. Also I shook my "lap, and said. So God "shake out every man from his house, and from his Plabour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and * emptied. And all the congregation said, lAmen, and praised the Lord. And the people did accordmg to this promise. 14 Moreover from the time that I was V. ^ ver. 6. Ex. 3. 9. Isai. 5. 7. ^ Lev. 25. 35, 36. Deut. 15. 7. « See Ezra 4. 13- *» Isai. 58. 7. Comp, Gen. 29. 14, « See 2 Kin. 4. I. fEx. 21. 7. t Heb. vty heart coristiiicd in ine. B See Ex.22. i» So Lev. 25. 48, 49. ' ver. IS. So Lev. 25. 17. 36, 43- *' ch. 4. 4. Comp. 2 Sam. 12. 14. ' Sec Ezra 10. 5. ■" Comp. Jer. 34. 8,9. " Acts 18. 6. " Ex. 14. 27 marg. P Isai. 45. 14, &c. t Wt-h. empty, or, 7'oiil. q ch. 8. 6. So I Cor. 14. 16. See Num. 5. U28) Chap. v. 15. NEHEMIAH. Chap. vn. 2. ■■ See I Kin. 10. 15. ' ch. 2. I. 'ch. 13. 6. " ver. iS. So 2 Thess. 3.8. 7 See 2 Sam. g. 10. o I Kin. 18. 19. « So I Kin. 4. 22. * ver. 14, 15. n ch. 13. 14. 22, 31 in the Heb. So 2 Kin 20 3- VI. « See ch. 2. 10. II [Or, Gashiiiti, ver. 6]. See ch. 2 .10 b See ch. 3-3 !•>. Job 2. II (Heb.). ' See I Chr. 8.12. II Or. Ceshevi, ver. 1, 2. *J ch. 2. 19. appointed to be their ■'governor in the land of Judah, from the ^twentieth year even unto the 'two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not "eat- en the bread of the ""governor. But the is former ■■ governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people : but so did not I, because of "the fear of God. Yea also I continued in the 16 work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants locrc ga- thered thither unto the work. More- 17 over there were vat my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. Now 18 that ^ which was prepared for me daily was one ox and i[\ choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : yet for at/ this required not I ''the bread of the ""governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. '^Think 19 upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. Now it came to pass, when "Sanbal- lat, and ^'Tobiah, and "Geshem the Ara- bian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein ; (''though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) that Sanballat and Ge- 2 shem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us '^'^meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of '^Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. And I sent 3 niessengers unto them, saying, 1 am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? Yet they sent unto me four times 4 after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. Then sent San- s ballat his servant unto me in like man- ner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand ; wherein 'Mas written, // is re- 6 ported among the heathen, and "Gash- n"iu saith //, that thou and the Jews think t'to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. And thou hast also appointed prophets 7 to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saynig. There is a king in Judah : and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and 8 let us take counsel together. Then I sent unto him, saying. There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou <=feignest them out of thine own 9 heart. For- they all made us afraid, say- ing. Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, ^O God, strengthen my 10 hands. Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who 7i.>as sshut up; and he said. Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple : for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. 11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I atn, would go into the temple to save 12 his life? 1 will not go in. And lo, I perceived ""that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat 13 had hired him. Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might 'reproach 14 me. ''My God, think thou upon To- biah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the ''prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day oi the month 'Elul, '"in fifty 16 and two days. And it came to pass, that when "all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that 7i'ere about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for "they per- ceived that this work was wrought of 17 our God. Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah *sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came 18 unto them. For there were many in Ju- dah P sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of lArah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of "^Meshullam the 19 son of Berechiah. Also they reijorted his good deeds before me, and uttered my 'words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had "set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the 2 Levites were appointed, that I gave my brother ''Hanani, and "^Hananiah the ruler of ''the palace, charge over Jeru- «i Kin. 12. 33 (Heb.). f As ver. 14. ch. 4. 4. & 5- 19. ^c- e Jer. 36. 5. Sec Deut. 32- 36. ^ Comp. Ezek. 13. 17, > See ch. 4. 4. ^ ch. 13. 29. See 2 Sam. 3- 39- About , B.C. 445- • I Mace. 14. 27. "' Gomp. ch. 4. 6. " ch. 2. 10. & 4. 1, 7- ver. I, oSoPs. 126. t Heb. vinltiplied \their\ let- ters passing to Tobiah. P See Gen. 37. 19 niarg. (Heb.). 1 Ezra 2. 5. >■ See Ezra 8. 16. "Or, matters. VII. ^ ch. 6. I. b ch. I. 2. & 10. 22? c ch. 10. 23? d ch. 2. 8. (429} Chap. vii. 3. NEHEMIAH. Chap. vii. 57. * So ch. 13, Ex. 18. 21. f Heb. broad in spaces. Judg. iS. 10. Isai. 22. 18 marg. f Ezra ] About B. C. 536. ^ To ven 73, Ezra 2. I — 70, where see reicrences. II Or, Serai- ah. Ezra 2. 2. !■ Comp. Ezra 2. 5. ' Comp. Ezra 2. 6. j Comp. Ezra 2. 8. II Or, S«7;;. Ezra 2. 10. "^ Comp. Ezra 2. 10, u, 12, 13j 14, 13- ' Comp. Ezra 2. 19, II Or, Jorah. Ezra 2. 18. Comp. ch. 10. ig. Or, Gibbar. Ezra 2. 20. saleni: for he ukis '^■a. faithful man, and 'feared God above many. And I said Unto them, Let not the gates of Jeru- salem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. Now the city ivas ' large and great : but the peo- ple were few therein, and the houses tvere not builded, And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the ru- lers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up fat the first, and found written therein, sThese are the children of the pro- vince, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzaf the king of Ba- bylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; who came with Zerubba- bel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, "Azariah, Raa- miah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this: The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. The chil- dren of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. The children of Arah, *'six hun- dred fifty and two. The children of Pa- hath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand andeight hundred(7«(/ 'eighteen. The children of Elam, a thou- sand two hundred fifty and four. The children of Zattu,-'eight hundred forty and five. The children of Zaccai, seven hun- dred and threescore. The children of "Binnui, six hundred forty and •'eight. The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and ''eight. The children of Azgad, ''two thousand three hundred twenty and two. The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and ''seven. The children of Bigvai, two thousand ''three- score and seven. The children of Adin, ''six hundred fifty and five. The chil- dren of xVter of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. The children of Hashum, 'three hundred twenty and eight. The chil- dren of Bezai, three hundred twenty and 'four. The children of 'Hariph, an hun- dred and twelve. The children of "Gi- beon, ninety and five. The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred 27 ""fourscore and eight. The men of .\- g^';;^"'''^, nathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 22. 28 The men of "Beth-azmaveth, forty and ' O''. 29 two. The men of "Kirjath-jearim, Che- Ezrk2.'24.' phirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty ".'-'.'■; '^''^' 30 and three. The men of Ramah and Ezra 2. 25, 31 Geba, six hundred twenty and one. The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty 32 and two. The men of Beth-el and Ai, 33 "an hundred twenty and three. The men of "the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34 The children of the other PElam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. «=• 35 The children of Harim, three hundred ver.""iT 36 and twenty. The children of Jericho, 37 three hundred forty and five. The chil- dren of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven 38 hundred twenty and 'one. The chil- dren of Senaah, three thousand inine hundred and thirty. 39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred 40 seventy and three. The children of Im- 41 mer, a thousand fifty and two. The children of Pashur, a thousand two hun- 42 dred forty and seven. The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of ''Ho- 44 devah, seventy and four. The singers : " Comp. Ezra 2. 28. o Not that named Num. 32. 3, which ^ Comp. Ezra 2. 33,35. II Or, H odaviak, Ezra 2. 40. the children of Asaph, an liundred 'forty Ezra^'g''' Comp. Ezra2. 41,42. s As Ezra 2. 43 I Heb.;. II [Or, Siaka\ « [Or, Shaiitlai\ Comp. Ezra 2. 46. 45 and eight. The porters : the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the chil- dren of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and ''eight. 46 The Nethinims : the children of Ziha, the children of ^Hashupha, the children 47 of Tabbaoth, the children of Keros, the children of "Sia, the children of Padon, ,8 the children of Lebana, the children of Ezra 2'. 44. 49 Hagaba, the children of "Shalmai, the children of Hanan, the children of Gid- 50 del, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the 51 children of Nekoda, the children of Gaz- zam, the children of Uzza, the children 52 of Phaseah, the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of "Ne- "fP"-. . phishesim, the children of Bakbuk, the Ezra 2. 50. ' of Hakupha, the children of the children of "Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Har- 55 sha, the children of Barkos, the children 56 of Sisera, the children of Tamah, the children of Neziah, the children of Ha- tipha. 57 The children of Solomon's servants : children 54 Harhur, II [Or, BazllM]. Ezra 2. 52. (430) Chap. vii. 58. NEHEMIAH. Chap. vni. 10. II [Or, Feruda], Ezra 2. 55. II Or, Ami. Ezra 2. 57. II [Or, A tiiinti], Ezra 2. 59. II Or. pedigree. ' Comp. Ezra 2. 60. I Or, /fe gtrvcntor^ ver. 70. See ch. 8. g. " Comp. Ezra 2. 65. t Heb. part. r)an. I. 2. » Ex. 27. 3, &c. a Chr. 4. 8. y Comp. Ezra 2. 6g. the children of Sotai, the children of So- phereth, the children of ' Perida, the 58 children of Jaala, the children of Dar- ken, the children of Giddel, the chil-59 dren of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Ze- baim, the children of "Amon. All the 60 Nethinims, and the children of Solo- mon's servants, were three hundred nine- ty and two. And these were they which went up 61 also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Che- rub, 'Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their fathers' house, nor their '■ seed, whether they were of Israel. The 62 children of Delaiah, the children of To- biah, the children of Nekoda, six hun- dred 'forty and two. And of the priests : 63 the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. These sought their register 6., among those that were reckoned Ijy ge- nealogy, but it was not found : therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. And "the Tirshatha said 65 unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. The whole congregation together jcas 66 forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, beside their manservants 67 and their maidservants, of whom t/iere were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had "two hundred forty and five singing we;/ and singing 7C'onien. Their horses, seven hundred 68 thirty and si.x: their mules, two hundred forty and five : t/ieir camels, four hun- 69 dred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. And 'some of the chief of the fathers 70 gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure >'a thousand drams of go\ A, fifty ^basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. And some of 71 the chief of the fathers gave to the trea- sure of the work ^ twenty thousand drams of go\(\, and two thousand and two hun- dred pound of silver. And t/iat which 72 the rest of the people gave icas >' twenty thousand drams (/gold, and two thou- sand pound (/ silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. So the priests, 73 and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities ; ^ and when the seventh VIII. About B. C. 445. •^ Ezra 3. month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. And all the people "gathered them- selves together as one man into the street that was before the ''water gate; and they sp-ake unto Ezra the "^scribe to ''SeecH, 3, bring the book of the law of Moses, = Ezra 7. 6. which the Lord had commanded to Is- 2 rael. And Ezra the priest brought ''the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all 'that could hear with understanding, upon 'the first day 3 of the seventh month. And ''he read ■I See Deut. 31. II, 12. f Heb. l/mt understood in heizrirtg. * Lev. 23. 24. Comp. ver. g. f Heb. y>-(7;« t/ie lig/tt. t Heb. tower Comp. 2 Ciir. 6. 9. 4. therein before the street that 'was before o/iwod. the ''water gate 'from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, f '^'^ • • , and those that could understand; and ^A^^o.'^ii the ears of all the people loere attentive "See Ezra 8. 4 unto the book of the law. And Ezra f ver. 7. the scribe stood upon a 'pulpit of wood, ^Z^ '°' "' which they had made for the purpose; ^- "■'U'''^- and beside him stood fMattithiah, and 10? 18^30^" Shema, and sAnaiah, and ''Uriiah, and '='■■ 3. 23- & . , ' 10. 25. or 3s Hilkiah, and 'Maaseiah, on his right ch. n. 5. hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, \^^oT\z^m and Mishael, and ''Malchiah, and 'Ha- Ezra 10. 25, shum, and Hashbadana, "Zechariah, ch.^i'o. 3. & ^atid "'JMeshullam, And Ezra opened He'b;? the book in the 'sight of all the people; 'ch. 10. is. (for "he was above all the people;) and e™'',. 19. when he opened it, all the people stood °' See Ezra 6 1/p: and Ezra ° blessed the Lord, the tHeb. o-". great God. And all the people answer- ,^^."; '*■ 3- ed, PAmen, Amen, with ^lifting up their » -See josh, hands: and they ''bowed their heads, rsei?ch. 5. and worshipped the Lord -with their 's- 7 faces to the ground. Also ^Jeshua, and 2. ' '''''' 'Bani, and "Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, ^x'|;,v'-/8 "Shabbethai, s'Hodijah, 'Maaseiah, ^Ke- 'Seeichr! lita, ''Azariah, ''Jozabad, "^Hanan, ^^Pe- ?see\zra laiah, and the Levites, ''caused the peo- fo'«°.p pie to understand the law: and the peo- 8 pie ^ stood in their place. So they read in the book in the law of God fdistinct- ly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 9 And Nehemiah, which is 'the Tir- shatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites sthat taught the peo- ple, said unto all the people, *> This day is holy unto the Lord your God; 'mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, p^l. when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said unto them. Go your 7c>ay, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom no- governor. thing is prepared: for this day is holy fh^" 65^^; & 10. 1 ' ^ Sec Ezra 10. 15. ych, 9, 5. & 10. 10 or 13- " See Ezra 10. 23. * See ch. 3. 23- l* See Ezra 8. 33- ^ ch. 10. 10. d See 2 Chr. Expressed ch. Q. 3. <" Ezra 4. 18 (Chald.). Or, tJte 70. Comp. ch. 12. 26. ' So Eccles. 3. 4. K ver. 7, 8, 12 (Heb.). J ver. 12. Esth. 9. 22. *• Comp. ver. 2. {431) Chap. viir. ii. NEHEMIAH. Chap. ix. i6. •t ver. 7, 8, 9. II Or, thai they might iiishiict in the ivords of the laiv. As ch. 9. 20. Ps. 32. 8. Prov. 16. 23. & 21. II. f Heb. by the hand oj. ch. 9. 14, 30- & 10. 29. See I Kin. 16. 12. ■"Lev. 23. 34, 42. Deut. 16. 13. " ch. 12. 42 marg. So Lev. 23. 4- oDeiit.i6.i6. P 1 Kill. 6. 23 marg. (Heb.j. 1 Lev. 23. 40. •■ See 2 Sam. II. 2. s ver. I, 3. See ch. 3. 26. ' 2 Kin. 14.13. 2 Chr. 25. 23. ch. 12. 39. » Comp. 1 Kin. 8. 2. 2 Chr. 7. 9. & g.13. iLzra 3. 4. "So 2 Chr. 30. 21. J Deut. 31. 10, II. t Heb. a restraint. See Lev. 23. 36. IX. B. C. 445. » ch. 8. 2. ^ See I Sam. 7.6. « See I Kin. 20. 31. <* See Josh. 7.6. ® So Ezra 10. II. ch. 13. 3, 30. t Heb. strange childrfJi, Gen. 17. 12, 27 (Heb.), f ch. 8. 7, K ch. 8. 7, 8, iB. S: 13. I. • Or, scaffold. I' Seech. 8. 7. ' See Ezra 2. 40. k ch. 10. 10, or 12. & 12. (.1), >4. unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. So the Levites stilled all the people, n saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. And all 12 the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to Jsend portions, and to make great mirth, because they had ''understood the words that were de- clared unto them. And on the second 13 day 'were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even "to understand the words of the law. And they found written in the 14 law which the Lord had commanded 'by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in ""booths in the feast of the seventh month : and that they should 15 "publish and proclaim in all their cities, and "in Jemsalem, saying. Go forth un- to the mount, and fetch olive branches, and Ppine branches, and myrtle branches, and "ipalm branches, and branches of ithick trees, to make booths, as it is written. So the people went forth, and 16 brought them., and made themselves booths, every one upon ""the roof, of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in ''the street of the water gate, and in the street of the 'gate of Ephraim. And 17 all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day "had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very ''great gladness. Also day by day, from is the first day unto the last day, >he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was 'a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. Now in the twenty and fourth day of ^this month the children of Israel were assembled with ''fasting, and with '=sack- clothes, and ''earth upon them. And 2 ■^the seed of Israel separated themselves from all * strangers, and stood and con- fessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. And they f stood up in 3 their place, and sread in the book of the law of the Lord their God otie fourth part of the day ; and another fourth part they confessed, and wor- shipped the Lord their God. Then 4 stood up upon the "stairs of the Levites, ''Jeshua, and ''Bani, 'Kadmiel, ''Sheba- niah, 'Bunni, "Sherebiah, ''Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice sunto the Lord their God. Then the Levites, ''Jeshua and 'Kadmiel, ''Bani, " Hashabniah, ■" Sherebiah, ° Hodijah, ''Shebaniah, aw^'pPethahiah, said. Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be ithy glorious name, which is e.xalted 6 above all blessing and praise. ""Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; =thou hast made heaven, 'the heaven of heavens, with "all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou ''preservest them all; and the host of heaven wor- 7 shippeth thee. Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose vAbram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of 8 ^Abraham; and foundest his heart ^faith- ful before thee, and madest a ''cove- nant with him to give the land of ''the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give //, / say, to his seed, and ''hast performed thy 9 words ; for thou art righteous : and f didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest ftheir cry by the Red sea; 10 and gshewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they ''dealt proudly against them. So didst thou 'get thee a name, 11 as // is this day. And ''thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into 'the deeps, as a stone 12 into the mighty waters. Moreover thou "'leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way 13 wherein they .should go. "Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spak- est with them from heaven, and gavest them "right judgments, and 'true laws, 14 good statutes and commandments: and madest known unto them thy Pholy sab- bath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Alo- is ses thy servant: and "igavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and ■'broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should ^go in to possess the land 'which thou hadst 16 sworn to give them. But they and our ' ch. 10. 15. ^' See Ezra 8. 18. " ch. 3. 10. Sci ch. 10.25? "Seech. 8. 7. P Ezra 10. 23. 1 So I Chr. 29. 13. '■ See 2 Km. 19- >S- ' Gen. I. I. So Rev. 14. • See Deut. 10. 14. " See Gen. 'So Ps. 36. 6. i" Gen. II. 31. & 12. 1. 'Gen. 17. 5. * Gen. 15. 6 iHeb.). '' Gen. 12. 7. & 15. iS. & 17. 7—9. " See E,\. 13. S- ^ So Josh. 23. 14. '• E.v. 3. 7. f E.V. 14. 10. e E.\. 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, & 14, chapters. I' E.x. 18. II. So ver. 16,29. ' Is. 63. 12,14. Jer. 32. 20. Dan. g. 15. So Ex. 9. 16. 1 Chr. 17. 21. ^ E.\. 14. 2T, 22, 27, 28. 1 Ex. 15. s. So Ex. 15. 10. "' ver. 19. Ex. 13. 21,22. Num. 14. 14. I Cor. 10. I. " Ex. 19. 20. & =0. I. » So Ps. 19. 8,9. Rom. 7. 12. t Heb. laivs o/truth. So ch. 7. 2. p Ex. 16. 23. So Ex, 20. 8 — 17. Ezek. 20. 12, 20 4 Ex. 16. 14, 15- Cited John 6. 3>. '■ Ex. 17. 6. Num. 20. 9, &c. i* Deut. I. 8. I Heb. ivhick thou hadst lift «/ thine hand to give tlu-iH, Num. 14. 30. See Gen. 14. (43=) Chap. ix. 17. NEHEMIAH. Chap. ix. 37. * ver. 10, 29. Comp. Ps. 106. 6. " ver. 17, 29 (Heb.l. See 2 Chr. 30. 8. » Ps. 78. II, 42. 43- 7 Num. 14. 4 jHeb.). T Heb. a God qfpiz rdotis. 2 ver. 31. Ex. 34. 6 Heb.;. Joel 2. 13. * Num. 14. 18 (Heb.;. See Ex. 22. 27. b Ex. 32. 4. •= ver. 26. See 2 Kin. 19. 3 marg. Deut. 8. 4. 6 29- 5- ''Num. 24. V- Jer. 48. 45. ' Num. 21. 21. "* See Num. 32. 37- n Num. 21. 33— 35- o See Gen. 15- 5- P Josh. I. 2, &c. q So Ps. 44. 2, 3- tHeb. rtc- cordhig to their ivilL ver. 37 (Heb.). Esth. 9. 5 marg. r ver. 35. So Num. 13. 27. Deut 8. 7. 8. Ezek. 20. 6. s Deut. 6. ir. II Or, cisterns, 2 Chr. 26. 10. See 2 Kin. 18. 31. f Heb. tree o/food. * See Deut. 32- 15- " So ver, 35. 2 Chr. 6. 41. Hos. 3. 5. * So Judg. 2. II, 12. Ezek. 20. 21. J" See I Kin. 14- 9- ' I Kin. 18. 4. & iq. 10. 2 Chr. 24. ao, 21. Matt. 23. 37. Acts 7. 52. ^ ver. 18. *'Judg. 2. 14. & 3- 8. 9. Ps. 106. 41, 42. 44- fathers 'dealt proudly, and "hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, and refused to obey, 17 neither ''were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but "hard- ened their necks, and in their rebellion >' appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art 'a God ready to pardon, ^gracious and merciful, ^"slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Yea, ''when they 18 had made them a molten calf, and said. This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought "^ great provocations; yet thou in "^thy mani-19 fold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: 'the pillar of the cloud de- parted not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. Thou 20 gavest also thy 'good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy smanna from their mouth, and ga\-est them ^wa- ter for their thirst. Yea, ''forty years 21 didst thou sustain them in the wilder- ness, so that they lacked nothing; 'their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. Moreover thou gavest them 22 kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into ''comers: so they possessed the land of 'Sihon, and the land of the king of '"Heshbon, and the land of "Og king of Bashan. Their children also 23 multipliedst thou as °the stars of hea- ven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. So Pthe children went in 24 and possessed the land, and ithou sub- duedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them *as they would. And they took strong cities, and a ■'fat 25 land, and possessed ^houses full of all goods, 'wells digged, vineyards, and ohveyards, and 'fruit trees in abund- ance: so they did eat, and were filled, and 'became fat, and delighted them- selves in "thy great goodness. Never- 26 theless -^they were disobedient, and re- belled against thee, and vcast thy law behind their backs, and ^slew thy pro- phets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they WTOught ^ great provocations. ''Therefore thou 27 deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from hea- ven ; and according to '^ thy manifold °:^l^ J9. 31 mercies thou gavest them <• saviours, '^ Judg. 3. 9 who saved- them out of the hand of "^'s- 28 their enemies. But after they had rest, ''they did evil again before thee: there- *"''^- '^^y fore leftest thou them in the hand of lo ""if. their enemies, so that they had the do- *° ' '^'"- '3- minion over them : yet when they re- §« job 7. ^ turned, and cried unto thee, thou heard- fSp. est them from heaven: and fmany times ■'"''s- 3- ", didst thou deliver them according to thy V.'i°s. y.\ 29 mercies: and testifiedst against them, fc'c , ■ ., .*-■ ''So rs. 100. that thou mightest brmg them again 43- unto thy law: yet they sdealt proudly, t-ver. 10, 16. and hearkened not unto thy command- ments, but sinned against thy judg- ments, (''which if a man do, he shall '"See Lev. Uve in them;) and 'withdrew the shoul- tHii,. //«.^ der, and 'hardened their neck, and would p'"''".'"''"^- 30 not near. Yet many years didst thou siumider. 'forbear them, and i< testifiedst against fver;,6,'i7 them by thy spirit "in thy prophets: jHeb.). yet would they not give ear: "'therefore pntract gavest thou them into the hand of the com''^'"' 31 people of the lands. Nevertheless for Ps. 109. 12 "thy great mercies' sake "thou didst not k"ver.'26, 29, utterly consume them, nor forsake them ; 34- . for thou ati a Pgracious and imerciful fHe"b.'««« 32 God. Now therefore, our God, the 'ZtLu^t'''^ ■■great, the mighty, and the terrible God, .Seech. 8.14 ^who keepest covenant and mercy, let 3l"s^ "''"'' not all the 'trouble seem little before ^o ■ Pet. i. thee, 'that hath come upon us, on our 2 Pet. 1.21. kings, on our princes, and on our priests, Z^'\ * '' and on our prophets, and on our fathers, (Heb.;. ' and on all thy people, 'since the time °^s<": J"-- 4- of the kings of AssjTia unto this day. fj^"-'?- sjHowbeit "thou art just in all that is '\ll' brought upon us; for thou hast done 'See Deut. right, but ^ we have done wickedly : » beut. 7. g. 34 neither have our kings, our princes, our ^l^i,'^"^' priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, \ 'i='>: nor hearkened unto thy commandments %au'l'"\^. and thy testimonies, whereziv'M thou Comp.job 35 didst testify against them. For they * Hei). >have not served thee in their kingdom, 'j!,t.'J']'^, and in ^thy great goodness that thou See Gen. 44. gavest them, and in the large and ^fat ^^omarg.'' land which thou gavest before them, u''^e"E7ra^' neither turned they from their wicked 9- 's- 36 works. Behold, ^we are servants //'if Dan' 9°^. *' day, and/o/- the land that thou gavest '■DeuL28.47. oo \'er 2^ unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof « Ezra 9. 9 ' and the good thereof, behold, we are (H"'''- 37 servants in it: and ''it yieldeth much ''Deut.28.33, increase unto the kings whom thou hast 43, 51. (433) 55 Chap. ix. 38. NEHEMIAH. Chap. xi. i. See Ezra 2. 39. ' See Ezra 8. 33- ^ Comp. ch. 12. 4, 16. 1 ch. 3. 20. "> See Ezra 8, 16? » Comp. ch. 12. 5. o Comp. ch. 12. 5, t8. V Ezra 10. 21. ch. T2. 34, or 42. Comp. ch. 12. 6, 18. <* See Ezra 2. 40. r See Ezra 3-9- ' ch. 9. 4. ' See ch. 8.7. " See Ezra 10. 23. ^ ch. 8. 7. & 13. 13- r Comp. ch. II. 17, 22 (Heb.). 2 See Ezra 8. 19. * See ch. 3. 2. 1> See Ezra 3. i3. « See Ezra 2. 10. ^ See Ezra 2. 3. •^ See Ezra 2. 6. f See Ezra 2. 7. s See Ezra 2. 8. '' Ezra 10. 34? > ch. Q. 4. J See Ezra 3. II, 12. k See Ezra 2. 15, 16. ' Ezra 2. 16, set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. And be- cause of all this *^we make a sure cove- nant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, * seal unto it. Now ' those that sealed were, Ne- hemiah, " the Tirshatha, =» the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, i^Seraiah, "= Aza- riah, ''Jeremiah, 'Pashur, Amariah, ^Mal- chijah, sHattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, ''Harim, 'Meremoth, Obadiah, s Daniel, ''Ginncthon, 'Baruch, '"Meshullam, Abi- jah, "Mijamin, Maaziah, °Bilgai, PShe- maiah : these ^vere the priests. And the Levites: both ijeshua the son of Aza- niah, 'Binnui of the sons of ""Henadad, iKadmiel; and their brethren, ^Sheba- niah, 'Hodijah, "Kelita, ^Pelaiah, "Ha- nan, >'Micha, Rehob, ^Hashabiah, ^Zac- cur, ^sherebiah, ^Shebaniah, 'Hodijah, •^Bani, Beninu. The chief of the peo- ple ; '' Parosh, •= Pahath-moab, fElam, eZatthu, ''Bani, 'Bunni, -i Azgad, ■'Bebai, Adonijah, ^Bigvai, ''Adin, 'Ater, "Hiz- kijah, Azzur, Hodijah, "Hashum, 'Be- zai, "Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, PMag- piash, iMeshullam, Hezir, ■■ Mesheza- beel, ""Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatiah, ^Ha- nan, 'Anaiah, Hoshea, "Hananiah, "Ha- shub, "Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, '^Re- hum, y Hashabnah, ^ Maaseiah, and Ahi- jah, ^Hanan, Anan, ^Malluch, ''Harim, ■^Baanah. And the rest of the people, ^ the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and ^all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daugh- ters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding ; they clave to their brethren, their nobles, and enter- ed into fa curse, and into an oath, sto walk in God's law, which was given 'by Mo.ses '' the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judg- ments and his statutes; and that we would not give 'our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daugh- 38 "' Rather a.s Ezra 2. 16. » .See Ezra 2. ig. o Comp. ch. 7. 24, 1 P So Ezra 2. 30? 1 See Ezra 8. 16? f ch. 3. 4. > ch. 13. 13? 'cK. 8. 4? " ch. 7. 2? "Seech. 3. II. » ch. 3. 12. > Comp. Ezra 2. 2. XSoch. 3. lo. & 9. 5? ^Seech. 8. 4. » Ezra 10. 29, or 32. 1> See Ezra 2. 39. ^ Comp. Ezra 2. 2. d Comp. Ezra 2. 36 — 43. '■ See Ezra 6. 21. f Deut. 29. 12, 14. i Kin. 8. 31 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 5. 12, 13. Ps. 119. 106. 8 So 2 Kin. 23. 3. 2 Chr. 15. 12. & 34. 31. t Heb. ly the haudof. See ch. 8. 14. ^ See Deut. 33. i. 1 Ex. 34. 16. Deut. 7. 3. Ezra 9. 12, 14. 31 ters for our sons: ''and ?/" the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy // of them on the sab- bath, or on the holy day: and tliat we would leave the 'seventh year, and the 32 " exaction of * every debt. Also we made ordinances for us, to charge our- selves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of 33 our God ; for " the shewbread, and for the "continual meat offering, and for the ° continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of p the new moons, for <) the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings ■'to make an atone- ment for Lsrael, and for all the work 34 of the house of our God. And ^we cast the lots among the priests, the Le\ites, and the people, for 'the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at "times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, 35^^ as it is written in' the law: and to bring "the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the 36 Lord: also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, ^as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minis- 37 ter in the house of our God: ^and that we should bring •''the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all ?nanner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the '■chambers of the house of our God; and the '^tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites ?night have the tithes 38 in all the cities of our tillage. And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, ^ when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the •^chambers, into "=the 39 treasure house. For the children of Is- rael and the children of Levi ""shall bring the offering of the corn, of the Enewwine, and the oil, unto the ''cham- bers, where arc the vessels of the sanc- tuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and ''we will not forsake the house of our God. And the rulers of the people » dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also ''cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem <^the holy city, and ^ Ex. 20. TO. Lev. 23. 3. Deut. 5. 12. ch. 13. 15— • Ex. 23. 10, II. Lev. 25. 4. "' Deut. 15. I, 2. ch, 5. 7, 10 in the Heb. tHeb. ei't'ry hand. Comp. Deut. 15. 2 marg. " Lev. 24.5,6. 2 Chr. 2. 4, See I Chr. g. 32 marg. " Num. ch. 28 & 29. P See Num. 28. II. ■i See Num. 29. 39. r See Lev. 1. 4- * ch. II. I. See Judg. 20. g. ' ch. 13. 31. Comp. Isai. 40. 16. " See Ezra ID. 14. ** Lev. 6. 12. -^ Ex. 23. 19. & 34. 26. Lev, 19. 23. Num. 18. 12. Deut. 26. 2. J E.X. 13. 2, 12, 13, Lev. 27, 26, 27. Num. 18. 15, ^ Lev, 23. 17, Num. 15. 19. & 18. 12. Deut. 18. 4. "* See Num. 15. 20. >> See 2 Kin. 23. II. So ver. 38, 39- « See Lev. 27. 30. See Judg. 20, 9. So I Chr. 24. 31- ch. 10. 34. « ver. 18. Lsai. 48. 2. & 52. I. iMatt. 4. s. & 27- 53- Rev. II. z. & 21. 2. (434) Chap. xi. 2. NEHEMIAH. Chap. xii. 2. <* See Judg. 5. 2. e See j Chr. 9. 2. fEzra 2. 55. I [Gen. 38. 29, I chr. 9. 4. So ver. 6. 6 See ch. 8. 4- ^ ch. 3. 15. • Rather as I Chr. 9. 5. i Comp. I Chr. 9. 7. ^ Comp. 1 Chr. 9. 9. 1 To ver. 14, I C^tr. 9. 10 — 13- ™ Ezra 2. 36. " Comp. I Chr. g. ID. 0 ch. ID. 2. Comp. 1 Chr. 9. II. P Not as Ezra 10. 29 or 39? Comp. I Chr. 9. 12. Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and yi'Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of i8jeduthun. AH the Levites in "^the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept 'the gates, loere an hundred seventy and two. 20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, ''every one in his inheritance. 21 But the ■= Nethinims dwelt in ' Ophel : and f Ziha and Gispa zvere over the Ne- 22 thinims. The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of sBani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of "^Mat- taniah, the son of ''Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers 7iwrover the busi- 23 ness of the house of God. For it was 'the king's commandment concerning them, that "a certain portion should he 24 for the singers, '^due for eveiy day. And Pethahiah the son of 'Meshezabeel, of the children of "Zerah the son of Judah, was ™at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. 25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at "Kirjath-arba, and in the "villages there- of, and at PDibon, and in the "villages thereof, and at '3jekabzeel, and in the 26 villages thereof, and at Jeshua, and at 27''Moladah, and at ''Beth-phelet, and at ■■Hazar-shual, and at ''Beer-sheba, and 28 /« the "villages thereof, and at ^Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the "villages 29 thereof, and at 'En-rimmon, and at "Za- 3oreah, and at "Jarmuth, >Zanoah, ==Adul- 1am, and in their villages, at "Lachish, and the fields thereof, at •''Azekah, and in the "villages thereof And they dwelt from ''Beer-sheba unto ''the valley of Hin- 31 nom. ThechildrenalsoofBenjamin' from Geba d7oelt ^at Michmash, and "Aija, 32 and '^Beth-el, and /// their "villages, and 33^/ ''xVnathoth, "^Nob, Ananiah, fHazor, 34SRamah, ''Gittaim, 'Hadid, ''Zeboim, 35 Neballat, 'Lod, and 'Ono, "'the valley 36 of craftsmen. And " of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. 1 See 1 Chr. 8. 12. ™ i Chr. 4. 14 and m.arg. n ch. 12. 27. ^ Comp. I Chr. 9. 16. "^ See ver. i. t Heb. nt 1 he gates, <1 ver. 3. •^ See I Chr. l Or, iiie tower. ch. 3. 26. See 2 Chr. 27. 3. I Comp. Ezra 2. 43. ^ See Ezia 2. 10. ^ Comp. ver. 17, ' Ezra 6. 8, 9. & 7. 20. ^ Or, a sure ordijiatice. ch. 9. 38 ;Heb.;^ ^ ch. 12. 47. See 2 Chr. y,i. 16. ' ch. 10. 21. Comp. ch. 3. 4. ll(Gen. 38. 30, Zarah\ ^ I Chr. 18. 17. & 23. 28. "See Josh. 21. II. " Num. 21. 25 marg. P Josh. 15. •i Josh. 15. 21 ? ■■Josh. 15. 26, 27, 28. * Josh. 15.31. ' Comp. Josh. 15. 32. " See Josh. 15 33 (Heb.). ^ See Josh. 10. 3. r See ch. 3. 13- ' See I Sani. 22. I. a See Josh. ID. 10. •* Sec Josh. 15.8. II Or, of Geba. See Josh. iS. 24. D Or, to Michtnask. See 1 Sam. 13. 2. « So Josh. 7. 2. S: 8. 9. Ezra 2. 28. ch. 7, 32. "1 See Josh. 21. 18. * See I Sam. 21. I. f Josh. 15.23, or 25? or 2 Sam. 13. 23? 8 Josh. 18.25. •» 2 Sam. 4. 3. ' Ezra 2. 33. k I Sam. 13. 18. Now these are the ^priests and the XII Levites that went up with ^Zerubbabel bfeeVc the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: '*Sera liah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, "Malluch. 3- 19- l Or, Melicii, (435) SI- Chap. xii. 3. NEHEMIAH. Chap. xn. 43, II Or, Shebn- feia/i,veT. 14. II Or, NariKi, ver. 15. 11 Or, A/crai- oth, ver. 15. liQr, Ginne- thon, ver. 16. Com p. ch. 10. 6. II Or, Minin- iniiiy ver. 17. Comp. ch. 10. 7 (Heb.). II Or, Moa- diahy\cx, 17. c Comp. ch. 10. 8. •* ver. 19. II Or, Sallai, ver. 20. ^ ver. 21. f ver. I, 10, 26. Ezra 2. 2, 36. & 3- 2, 8. & 5. 2. Ecclus. 49. 12. See Ezra 3. 2 marg. ^ See Ezra 2. 40. '' See Ezra 2. 10. ' Comp. ch. II. 17. ver. 24, 25. II That is, the psahns of ikattks- giving. Comp. I Chr. 25. 3 (Heb.). J ver. 22. See ch. 3. i. k ch. 13. 28. ' Comp. ver. 22, 23. 1' ver. 10, 26. " Ezra 2. 39. o Ezra 10. 6. Comp. ver. II. P See Ezra 8. 19. <1 See Ezra 8. 18. ""See Ezra 2. 40. " ver. 9. t 2 Chr. 5.13. " ch. II. 17. ver. 8. So ver. 27, 31. 38, 40- V I Chr. eh. 25. "2 Chr. 8.14. ver. 36. '' ver. 9 (Heb.). Comp, Ezra 3. II. y ch. II. 17. *iChr. g. 16. So ch. II. 17. " I Chr. g. 17. II Or, trea- suries, or, assc7nhlics. See I Chr. 26. 15 marg. B. C. 445- bi Chr. 6. 15, c See I Kin. 10. 15. d See Ezra 7.6. e See Num. 7. 10. fch. .36. Hattush, "Shechaniah, "Rehum, "Mere- 3 moth, Iddo, "Ginnetho, Abijah, 'Mia- \ min, 'Maadiah, '=Bilgah, "^Shemaiah, and 6 Joiarib, ''Jedaiah, ''Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, 7 =Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of fjeshua. Moreover the Levites : 8 sjeshua, •'Binnui, «Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, «;/(!' 'Mattaniah, which was 'over 'the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. Also 'Bakbukiah and Unni, their bre- g thren, loere over against them in the watches. And fjeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim 10 also begat ■> Eliashib, and Eliashib begat ''Joiada, and Joiada begat 'Jonathan, n and Jonathan begat Jaddua. And in the days of "'Joiakim were 12 priests, the chief of the fathers : of Sera- iah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah ; of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jeho-13 hanan; of Melicu, Jonathan; of Sheba- 14 niah, Joseph; of "Harim, Adna; of Me- 15 raioth, Helkai; of Iddo, Zechariah; of 16 Ginnethon, Meshullam ; of Abijah, Zichri ; 17 of Miniamin, of INIoadiah, Piltai; of Bil- is gah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehona- than; and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of ''Je- 19 daiah, Uzzi; of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, 20 Eber; of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of '=Jeda-2i iah, Nethaneel. The Levites in the days of ' Eliashib, 22 ''Joiada, and "Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers : also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. The sons of Levi, the chief of 23 the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of °Johanan the son of Eliashib. And the 24 chief of the Levites: p Hashabiah, 1 Shere- biah, and ■■Jeshua the son of ■'Kadmiel, with their brethren ^over against them, 'to praise and "to give thanks, "accord- ing to the commandment of David "the man of God, ''ward over against ward ; vMattaniah, and y Bakbukiah, ^Obadiah, 25 ^Meshullam, "Talmon, ^Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the "thresh- olds of the gates. These were in the 26 days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of ''Jozadak, and in the days of Ne- hemiah 'the governor, and of Ezra the priest, ** the scribe. And at 'the dedication of the wall of 27 Jerusalem they sought the Levites f out of all their places, to bring them to Jeru- salem, to keep the dedication with glad- ness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, li'ith e cymbals, psalteries, and 28 with haqis. And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of ''the plain country round about Jeru- salem, and from the villages of 'Neto- 29phathi; also from the house of ^Gilgal, and out of the fields of ''Geba and 'Az- maveth : for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. y, And the priests and the Levites '"puri- fied themselves, and purified the people, 31 and the gates, and the wall. Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great com- panies of them that gave thanks, whereof "(7«c went on the right hand upon the 32 wall "toward the dung gate ; and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the 33 princes of Judah, and PAzariah, "lEzra, 34 and ■'Meshullam, Judah, and Benjamin, 35 and '^Shemaiah, and 'Jeremiah, and cer- tain of the priests' sons "with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Matta- niah, the son of "Michaiah, the son of ! sb'^Zaccur, the son of Asaph: and his bre- thren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with I'the musical instnmients of David ^the man of God, and Ezra the 37 scribe before them. And at the *foun- tain gate, which was over against them, they went up by ''the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the "-■ water 38 gate east7tv?;v/. And ''the other company of them that gave thanks went over against ihcin, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the "tower of the furnaces even unto 39 the f broad wall ; and from above the sgate of Ephraim, and above the ''old gate, and above the 'fish gate, and the ''tower of Hananeel, and •'the tower of Meah, even unto the ''sheep gate: and 40 they stood still in the 'prison gate. So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and 41 the half of the rulers with me : and the priests; Eliakim, "'Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, "Elioenai, "Zechariah, and 42PHananiah, with trumpets; and "^ Ma- aseiah, and 1 Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and ■■Uzzi, and ''Jehohanan, and "'Malchi- jah, and Elam, and ^Ezer. And the singers 'sang loud, with Jezrahiah their 43 overseer. Also that day they oflered great sacrifices, and rejoiced : 'for God had made them rejoice tuith great joy: the s See I Chr. 15. 16. So 2 Chr. 5. 13. ii 7. 6. •> See ch. 3. 22. ' See 2 Kia. 2S- 23. j Josh. 15. 7. So Josh. 18. I7'( k See Josh. 18. 24. 1 See Ezra 2. 24. ™ ch. 13. 22, 3°- ^ Comp. ver. 38. 0 ch. 2. 13. & 3. 13, 14. P See ch. 3. ■■! Ezra 7. I, 6? Comp. ver. ^6.- ' See Ezra 8. 16. * See ch. 3. 29, or 10. 8. ' See ch. 10. 2. " ver. 41. See I Chr. 15. 24. * Comp. 1 Chr. 9. 15. ch. II. 17. * I Chr. 25. 2, 10. y I Chr. 23. 5- ^ ver. 24. » See ch. 2. >4- ■j ch. 3. 15. ^ See ch. 3. 26. ^ Comp. ver. 31. « ch. 3. II. f ch. 3. S. 8 See ch. 8. 16. >■ ch. 3. 6. ' See 2 Chr. 33. 14. ^ See ch* 3. i. 1 See ch. 3. !5. •" See ch. 8.4. 'I Ezra 10. 22? ° See Ezra 8. 16. P ch. 3. 30. *1 See ch. lo. 8. 1' ver. 13? 19? s ch. 3. 19. t Heb. tnadc their voice to be heard. ch. 8. 15 (Heb.). ' 2 Chr. 20. 27. (436) Chap. xii. 44. NEHEMIAH. Chap, xiil 21. " ch. 13. 5, 12, 13. So 2 Chr. 31. II, 12. '* See ch. 3. so- il That is, fippointed by the law. t Heb. /or the joy o/Judah. t Heb. that stood. So I Kin. 10. 5 tnarg. ch. 13. II. * I Chr. 25 &26. y I Chr. 25. I. 2 Chr. 2g. 30. « See I Chr. 3. X9- a ch. II. 23. See 2 Chr. 31. 16. [*Num.iS.2i, 24. U That IS, set apart. cNum. 18.26. XIII. « ch. 8. 3, 8, Q, iS. & 9. 3. f Heb. iLre was read. f Heb. cars. ^ Deut. 23. 3. 4. 5. •^ Num. 22. 5. Josh. 24. 9, 10. <* Nuni.23. u. & 24. 10. « ch. 9. 2. f Ex. 12. 38 marg, ^'' ver. 7, 28. See ch. 3. 1. f Heb. b€i?tg set over. '1 See ch. 2. 10. ' So ch. 12. f Heb. //«■ cofittnand- ineni of tlie Lez'ites. Ii ch. 5. 14. * Comp. Ezra 6. 22. About B.C. 434- tHeb. at tlie end oj days. II Or, / earnestly reguested. I Sam. 20. 6, 28 (Heb.). "> ver. 5. » See ch. 3. 30. wives also and the children rejoiced : so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. "And at that time were some appoint- 44 ed over the "chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions 'of the law for the priests and Levites: 'for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites 'that waited. And both the 45 singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purifica- tion, "according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. For 46 in the days of David and vAsaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto (iod. And all Israel in the days of ^Zerubbabel, 47 and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, ^ every day his portion: and '^they "sanc- tified holy things unto the Levites ; and •^the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron. On that day ="' they read in the book of Moses in the 'audience of the people; and therein was found written, ''that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; because they met not the children 2 of Israel with bread and with water, but ■^ hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: ''howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. Now 3 it came to pass, when they had heard the law, ^that they separated from Israel all fthe mixed multitude. And before this, sEliashib the priest, 4 'having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto ''Tobiah : and he had prepared for him 5 a great chamber, 'where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, 'which was commanded to be given to the Le- vites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. But in 6 all this time was not I at Jerusalem : for in the •'two and thirtieth year of Arta- xerxes 'king of Babylon came I unto the king, and 'after certain days "obtained I leave of the king: and I came to Jeru- 7 salem, and understood of the evil that sEliashib did for ''Tobiah, ""in preparing him "a chamber in the courts of the house of God. And it grieved me sore : s therefore I cast forth all the household 9 stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. Then I commanded, and they "cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again '"the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. lo And I perceived that Pthe portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to iiihis field. Then ■'contended I with the rulers, and said. Why is ^the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their 'place. 12 Then brought all Judah 'the tithe of the com and the new wine and the 13 oil unto the 'treasuries. And "I made treasurers over the 'treasuries, '^Shele- miah the priest, and J'Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, ^Pedaiah: and 'next to them was *Hanan the son of ''Zac- cur, the son of Mattaniah : for they were counted '^faithful, and 'their office 7oas to distribute unto their brethren. 14 ^ Remember me, O my God, concern- ing this, and wipe not out my 'good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the 'offices thereof 15 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses "^on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, f which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified sagainst them in the 16 day wherein they sold victuals. There dwelt men of ''Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the chil- i7dren of Judah, and in Jerusalem. Then 'I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them. What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sab- 18 bath day? ''Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city ? yet ye bring more Avrath upon Israel by pro- igfaning the sabbath. And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem 'began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought 20 in on the sabbath day. So the mer- chants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto tliem, Why lodge ye 'about the o 2 Chr. 29. 15, 16, 18. P2Chr. 31, 4. So Mai." 3. 8. . & 10. 10, or 22, or 26. '^ Seech. 3. 2. c ch. 7. 2. 1 Cor. 4. 2. + Heb. it was upon them. ^ ver. 22, 31. See ch. 5. 19. t Heb. khtdftesses. See 2 Chr. 32. 32- " Or, obser' Vatioiis. 2 Chr. 7. 6. " Ex. 20. 10. fch. 10. 31. s E-xpressed ver. 21. 2 Chr. 24. 19. I' See Josh. 19. 29. & Amos I. 9. ' ver. II. So ver. 25. Jer. 17. 21 -23 Lev. 23. 32. t Heb. be/ore tfte luatl? (437) Chap. xiii. 22. NEHEMIAH. Chap. xiii. 31. "> ch. 12. 30. " Expressed ver. 14. "Or, inuttitudt. Gen. 16. 10, &c. t Heb. liad made to dwell with them. ver. 27. See Ezra lo. 10. About B.C. 434. o See Ezra 9.2. P ch. 4. 7. See I Sam. 5- I. 'i ver. I. Ezra 9. I. t Heb. they discerned not to speak, f Heb. 0/ people and people. '■ So ver. II, 17- II Or, reviled them. 2 Kin. 2. 24. See Ex. 21. 17- s See Ezra lo. wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. And 1 22 commanded the Levites that they should '"cleanse themselves, and //;' transgress against our God in marr)'ing strange wives ? 28 And one of the sons ^of Joiada, the son of ^Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to ''Sanballat the Horonite: there- 29 fore I chased him from me. '= Remem- ber them, O my God, 'because they have defiled the priesthood, and '' the covenant of the priesthood, and of the 30 Levites. Thus "^cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one 31 in his business; and for 'the wood of- fering. Sat times appointed, and for the firstfruits. "^ Remember me, O my God, for .good. " I Kin. 3. 13. 2 Chr. I. 12. ^ 2 Sam. 12. 24- y Ezra 10. 2. ' ch. 12. 10, II, 22. * See ch. 3. 1. *» See ch. 2. ID. ' ch. 6. 14. tHeb.yirrti? dcjiliytgs. <» ftlal. 2. 4. ■ ch. 10. 30. ^ See ch. lo. 34- fc' See Ezra 10, 14. ^ See ver. 14. (438) THE BOOK OF ESTHER. I. » Not as Ezra 4. 6. Dan. 9. I. >> ch. 8. 9. ^ See 2 Kin. 19. 9. <> ch. 8. 9. t 9. 30. Comp. Dan. 6. i. « I Kin. 20. 14, 17, 19. Ezra 6. 2 iChald.', &c. 'I Kin. r. 46. B See Neh. I. I. About B.C. 519? 1> ch. 2. 18. Job I. 5. See 1 Kin. 3- IS- 1 ch. 6. 9. Dan. I. 3 (Heb.l. tHeb.>««rf. ch. 5. 16. See Judg. 20. 48 (Heb. ;. ' ch. 7. 7, 8. 1 Or, viWet. ch. 8. 15. Comp. Ex. 25. 4. &c. 1 ch. 8. 15. See I Chr. IS- 27- " ch. 7. 8. I Sam. 28.23? Ezek. 23. 41. Amos 6. 4. I Or, ofpor- phyre, and marble, atiti alabaster, njld stone of blue colour. tHeb. wine of tlie kingdom. ver. 9, II, 19. ch. 2. 16, 17. &5. 1.&6. 8. &8. 15. See 2 Kin. II. I. & 25. 25- f Heb. according- to the htinti of tlte king. ch. 2. 18. " See 2 Sam. 13. 28. 0 So ch. 7. 9. P So ch. 2. 21. & 6. 2. 1 Or, eumtcfts. ver. 12, 15. ch. 2. 3, 14, 21. & 4- 4, S- NOW it came to pass in the days of ^'Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from '' India even unto ■^ Ethiopia, over ^ an hundred and seven and twenty ^provinces :) that in those a days, when the king Ahasuerus fsat on the throne of his kingdom, which toas in sShushan the palace, in the third 3 year of his reign, he ''made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the 'nobles and princes of the provinces, being be- fore him : when he shewed the riches of 4 his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, ei'en an hundred and fourscore days. And s when these days were e.\pired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were 'present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of '^ the garden of the king's palace; where were white, green, and 6 "blue hangings, fastened with cords of ' fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: ""the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement 'of red, and blue, and white, and black marble. And they gave them drink in ^ vessels of gold, (the vessels being di- verse one from another,) and ' royal wine in abundance, 'according to the state of the king. And the drinking 8 was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. Also Vashti the queen made 9 a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. On the seventh day, when "the heart 10 of the king was merry with w-ine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, " Har- bona, PBigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven ' chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasue- rus the king, to bring Vashti the queen n & 6. 2, 14. & 7. 9. See Gen. 37. 36 marg. before the king with the icrowm royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she 7i'as 'fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment * by his chamberlains : therefore was the king very WTOth, and his anger burned in 13 him. Then the king said to the ■'wise men, 'which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner towards all that knew 14 law and judgment: and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, «;/<■/' Memu- can, the '^ seven princes of Persia and Media, '^ which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) 15 ' What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the cham- 16 berlains? And Memucan answered be- fore the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that a7-e in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported. The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but is she came not. Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and 19 wrath. 'If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment 'from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the >Medes, 'that it be not altered. That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus ; and let the king give her royal estate 'unto 20 another that is better than she. And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all 1 ch. 2. 17. & 6. 8. t Heb. good of counte- nance. Gen. 24. 16. & 26. 7. ch. 2. 2, 3, 7 (Heb.). T Heb. which was by the hand of his ertnttc/is. ver. 15. See I Kin. 16. 12. ■■ Jer. 10. 7. Dan. 2. 12, n- Matt 2. I. * So I Chr. 12. 32. ' ver. 16, 21. " See Ezra 7. 14. ^ 2 Kin. 25. t Heb. W/tat to do. f Heb. //// 6t' good with the king. Neh. 2. 5, 7. ch. 3- 9. &5- 4 I Heb.), S. & 7- 3- & 8. 5. & 9. 13. t Heb.yr»;« before him. ch. 4. 8 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 2. 9, 17. & 7.6. >■ See 2 Kin. 17.6. t Heb. tlutt it pass uot away. Comp. ch. 8. 8. Dan. 6. 8, 12. 15- t Heb. nut(? her coinpaitioft. I Sam. 15. 28. (439) Chap. i. 21. ESTHER. Chap. ii. 20. his empire, (for it is great.) all the wives shall ^give to their husbands ho- nour, »both to great and small. And 21 the saying 'pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan : for he sent let- 23 ters into all the king's provinces, into . _. i^every province according to the writing i",&c.'^''^' thereof, and to every people after their ch. 2. 4, 9. language, that every man should bear &s- 14? rule in his own house, and ' that it should b'ch.s'. 12. & be published according to the language 8. 9 in the of every people. t Heb. i/iat one should publish it according to the language of his pcoflc. ' Eph. 5. 23 —24. 33- Col. 3. 18. I Tim. 2. 13. I Pet. 3. I. * ver. 5. t Heb. ivas good in the eyes of the king. Gen. 34. 18. & 41- 37 II. B. C. 518. ach. I. ig, 20. + Heb. unto the ha7id, ver. 8, 14. II Or, Hegai, ver. 8, 15. b ver. 9, 12. Comp. Prov. 20. 30 niarg. «i Comp. 1 Sam. g. i. 2 Sam. 20. I in the Heb. « 2 Kin. 24. 14. 15. 2 Chr. 36. 10, 20. Jer. 24. I. & 29. 2. II [Or, Jehoiachin, 2 Kin. 24. 6]. tHeb. nonrislied. 2 Kin. 10. I, 5- So ver. 20. fver. 15. WiA.fair of form, and good ofconnte- itajice. So Gen. 29. 17. & 39. 6 (Heb.). Comp. ch. X. II. 8 ver. 3. h Sever. 15, 17- ch. 5. 2. * ver. 3, 10. t Heb. htr portions. After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he re- membered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was ''decreed against her. Then said the king's servants that : ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: and ; let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young vir- gins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, 'unto the custody of " Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their •> things for purification be given t/iem: and let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was "^Mor- decai, the son of Jair, the son of Shi- mei, the son of Kish, "^a Benjamite ; who "^had been carried away from Je- rusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with "Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. And he 'brought up Hadassah, that is, Es- ther, fhis uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was 'fair and beautiful; whom Morde- cai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. So it came to pass, when the king's com- mandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens Swere gather- ed together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought a/so unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. And the maiden pleased him, and she ''obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her 'things for purification, with 'such things as be- longed to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and 'he preferred her and ^^^^.'^/i^r her maids unto the best place of the 10 house of the women. *= Esther had not ' '"=^- '°- shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she J I should not shew it. And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, 'to know how Es- \^'^^' ^ ther did, and what should become of thepeace. 12 her. Now when every maid's turn was i.^mai'g.^^' come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after a*;""' that she had been twelve months, ac- cording to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifica- tions accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for 13 the purifying of the women ;) then thus came rt'ery maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the 14 women unto the king's house. In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaash- gaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by 15 name. Now when the turn of Esther, 'the daughter of Abihail the uncle of ',)'«'•• ?• Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them 16 that looked upon her. So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh 17 year of his reign. And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and 'favour 'in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and \^,''^- , - 11 1 r T r 1 • oejore nun. made her queen instead of Vashti. ver.9(Heb.). isThen the king "'made a great feast ^h.T'ig. unto all his princes and his servants, ^A^owt T- .1 , r . J 1- J B.C. 514? rocn Esther s feast ; and he made a n. ch. 1. 3. 'release to the provinces, and "gave l^l^'^''"'' gifts, "according to the state of the king. 8 :Heb.). 19 And when the virgins were gathered pver.'3,%. together Pthe second time, then Morde- set reta nes. that Haman had commanded unto the See i Kin. king's ^Adar, and ""to take ^'^i'-^- "■ 14 the spoil of them for a prey. >The copy ich.s.13,14. of the -rtTiting for a commandment to be given in every province icas published unto all people, that they should be ready 15 against that day. "The posts went out, being hastened by the king's command- ment, and the decree was given in Shu- shan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but ^the city ^,,°"P'j. Shushan was peqilexed. ' '' When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai ''rent his clothes, and put on ''sackcloth with '^ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried 2 with a loud and a bitter cry; and came l°- 3'- even before the king's gate: for none i Kin. '20. 38, might enter into the king's gate clothed V^h 2 8 3 with sackcloth. And in every province, }er. 6. 26. whithersoever the king's commandment i)inl^^-i^°' and his decree came, there was great a ver. 16. mourning among the Jews, and ''fasting, s.''- 9- 3"- J ° ■ »,-'.,.' . , =" See I Sam. and weepmg, and wailing; and 'many ,.6. 4 lay in ''sackcloth and '^ashes. So Es- J^^^ ther's maids and her 'chamberlains came as/iJsmere ' See E.\. 14. 3 (Heb.). IV. About B. C. 510? * See Gen. 44- 13- ^ Sec I Kin. So Es- ' Hf„-/- and told it her. Then was the queen i"a„y'"''"' exceedingly grieved; and she sent rai- isai- 58. 5- ment to clothe Mordecai, and to take isaL^. n. away his sackcloth from him : but he re- ',J^;°^>„ 5 ceived it not. Then called Esther for See ch. i. lo. •^Hatach, one q{ the king's chamberlains, j^'^'' ' '' 'whom he had ajiiwinted to attend upon '^^J^^f^^"'" her, and gave him a commandment to before lur. {4+1) 56 Chap. iv. 6. ESTHER. Chap. v. 14. f ch. 10. 2 (Heb.). Coinp. ch. 3. 9. B ch. 3. 14. & 8. 13. So Ezra 4. II, 23. &5.6.Sn. 1> See ch. 5- '■ ' Dan. 2. 9. !■ ch. 5. &8. 4. fHeb. respiration. .So Ex. 8. 15. Comp. Job 9. 18. tHeb.y(j««(/. See en. i. 5. ' ch. 5. I- "^ Comp. r."n. 43. 14. tHeb. passed. Kx. 17. 5. ^'l: 37. 27. & 38. -^o. T Kin. 92. 24 in the Heb. V. » ch. 4. 16. " ch. 4. Comp. ch. 6. 4 Mordecai, to know wliat it was, and why it was. So Hatach went forth to Mor- decai unto the street of the city, which ivas before the king's gate. And Mor- decai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of ''the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. Also he gave him sthe copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare // unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. Again i Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai : All i the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that who- soever, whctlic?' man or woman, shall come unto the king into ''the inner court, who is not called, '^there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom •'the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live : but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. And i they told to Mordecai Esther's words. Then Mordecai commanded to answer: Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether i boldest thy peace at this time, thai shall there 'enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place ; but thou and thy father's house shall be de- stroyed : and who kno^^•eth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Then Esther bade them return i Mordecai this answer: Go, gather to- 1 gather all the Jews that are 'present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink 'three days, night or day; I also and my maidens will fast like- wise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and "if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai i 'went his way, and did according to all that Esther iiad commanded him. Now it came to pass "on the third day, that Esther put on her royal ap- parel, and stood in ''the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. .And it was so, -. when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that "^she obtained favour in his sight: and ''the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 Then said the king unto her. What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy re- quest? it shall be even given thee "=to 4 the half of the kingdom. And Esther answered. If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prejjared 5 for him. Then the king said. Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther 6 had prepared. fAnd the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, ?What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even ^to the half of the kingdom it shall be per- 7 formed. Then answered Esther, and 3 said. My petition and my request is; •'if I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and ' to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the ban- quet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said. 9 Then went Haman forth that day joy- ful and with a 'glad heart: but when Ha- man saw Mordecai in the king's gate, ''that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against .0 Mordecai. Nevertheless Haman 're- frained himself: and when he came home, he sent and 'called for his friends, 11 and "'Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and "the multitude of his children, and all the thiiii^s where/;? the king had ° promoted him, and how he had "advanced him above the princes and servants of the 12 king. Haman said moreover. Yea, Es- ther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I P invited unto her also with the Taking. Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew siV 14 ting at the king's gate. Then said ""Ze- resh his wife and all his friends unto him. Let a 'gallows be made of fifty cu- bits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon : then go thou in men-ily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman ; and he caused the gallows to be made. <= See ch. 2. 9. ^ ch. 4. II. & S. 4. « ver. 6. ch. 7. 2. So Mark 6. 23. f ch. 7. 2. ^ ver. 3. ch, 7. 2. & 9. 12 in the Heb. >> ch. 7. 3. Gen. 18. 3. & 30. 27, &c. So ch. 8. 5. t Heb. tn do. 'I Kin. 8. 66. ch. 3. 5. ' See Gen. 45- '. tHeb.rrtWjff/ to come. ^ ver. 14. ch. 6. 13. "ch.9. 7 10. ' ch. 3. P I Sam. 9, 13. Heb.;. Sn I Sam. 9. 24. 2 .Sam. 13.23. Job I. 4, &c. t Heb. tree. ch. 6. 4. & 7. 9, 10. 6S: 8. 7. & 9. 13, 25. (44S) Chap. vi. i. ESTHER. Chap. vni. i. VI. t Heb. the kijig^s sleep JJed titvay. Gen. 31. 40 (Heb.). Dan. 6. 18 (Chald.;:. * ch. 2. 23. & 10. 2. Sec Mai. 3. i6. OOr, Bigihart, ch. 2. 21. Soch. I. 10. ^ ch. 2. 21. i Heb. threshold. See Isai. 6.4. c ch. 1. 4 (Heb.). *1 Comp. ch. 4. II. & S- '■ " ch. 5. 14. t Heb. in whose honour the king de- lighteth. ver. 7, 9, II. tHeb. in ivhose honour tlie kin^ de- lightcth. i Heb. let ilu'in bring the royal apbarel- iHeb. ivherewith tile king clolheth himself. f Comp. I Kin. I. 33. sSee ch. 1.3. t Heb. cause hint to ride. .So ver. 11. Gen. 41. 43. t Heb. suffer not a 'whit to/nil. So I Sam. 3. 19- li See 2 Chr. 26. 20. ' See 2 Sam. 15. 30. ^ ch. 5. 10, 14. I ch. 4. 7 (Heb.). On that night 'could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring ='the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it 2 was found written, that Mordecai had told of "Bigthana and ''Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the 'door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, 3 What '^honour and "^dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. And the king said. Who is in the court? 4 Now Haman was come into ''the out- ward court of the king's house, "^to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. And the king's servants said unto 5 him. Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. So Haman came in. And 6 the king said unto him, A\'hat shall be done unto the man 'whom the king de- lighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart. To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to my- self? And Haman answered the king, 7 For the man 'whom the king delighteth to honour, 'let the royal apparel be s brought 'which the king uscth to wear, and 'the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head : and let this apparel and 9 horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most snoble princes, that they may array the man ivithal whom the king delighteth to honour, and ' bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. Then the 10 king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: 'let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. Then took Haman the apparel n and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. And Mordecai came again to 12 the king's gate. But Haman ''hasted to his house mourning, and 'having his head covered. And Haman told '^Ze-13 resh his wife and all his friends 'every thins;: that had befallen him. Then said his wse men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, 14 but shalt surely fall before him. And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and "'hast- ed to bring Haman unto "the banquet that Esther had prepared. So the king and Haman came 'to 2 banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, ^What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, 3 even to the half of the kingdom. Then Esther the queen answered and said, ''If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my 4 people at my request: for we are "^sold, I and my people, 'to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the ene- my could not countervail the king's s damage. Then the king Ahasuerus an- swered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, 'that durst 6 presume in his heart to do so? And Esther said, 'The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman ■^was afraid "before the king and the 7 queen. And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into "^the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was fevil determined against him by the 8 king. Then the king returned out of =the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine ; and Haman ^\as fallen upon sthe bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king. Will he force the queen also 'before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 9 And '^Harbonah, one of the chamber- lains, said before the king, Behold also, the 'gallows fifty cubits high, which Ha- man had made for Mordecai, 'who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king 10 said, Hang him thereon. So they hang- ed Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then i^was the king's wTath pacified. On that day did the king Ahasuerus '" 2 Chr. 26. 2o;Heb.\ " ch. 5. 8. VII. t Heb. to drink. * ch. 5. 6. & 9. 12. b See ch. 5- 8. <= ch. 3. 9. & 4. 7. tHeb. that they should de- stroy, and kill, and cause to perish. ch. 3. 13. & 8. II. t Heb. tvlwse heart hath Jilled him, \ Heb. The man adversary. Comp. ch. 3. 10. '^ See I Chr. 21. 30. II Or, at tlte presence of. Comp. ch. I. 19. 0 ch. I. s. f See 1 Sam. 7- s Seech, i. 6. tHeb. •with me. ^ Soch. 1. 10. t Heb. tree. See ch. 5. 14. ^ ch. 2. 22. * ch. 2. I (Heb.). VIII. (443) 56- Chap. viii. 2. ESTHER. Chap. ix. 5. * ch. 2. 7, 10, 15, 20. ^ See ch. 3. 10. tHeb. attd she Ttiefit, attd besought him. c See ch. 3. : ** ch. 4. II. &5. 2. 8 See Eccl. II. 6. t Heb. tite device. D Or, who •wrote. tHeb. be able that 1 7nay see. f So Neh.2.3. E See Gen. 44. 34niarg. > ch. 3. 12. k Comp. ch. I. 19. 1 ch. 3. 12. ""Earuch 1.8 " See Ezra 8. 36. ° .See I Kin. 10. 15. PSee ch. 1. 1 q ch. I. 22. & 3. 12. ■"ch. 3. 12,13. * See I Kin. 4. 28 marg. *ver. i4only. give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king ; for Esther had told "what he was unto her. And the king took off ''his ring, 2 which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. And Esther spake yet again before the 3 king, and fell down at his feet, 'and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the "^Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. Then ''the king held 4 o«t the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, and said. If it please the king, 5 and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing "=seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters 'de- vised by Haman the son of Hamme- datha the "^Agagite, 'which he WTOte to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: for how can I *en- 6 dure to see ^the evil that shall scome unto my people? or how can I 'endure to see the destruction of my kindred? Then the king Ahasuerus said unto 7 Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, ''I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews. Write ye s also for the Jews, as it liketh you, 'in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring : for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, ^ may no man reverse. 'Then were the king's scribes 9 called at that time in the third month, that is, the month "Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the "lieutenants, and the "deputies and ru- lers of the provinces which arc from p In- dia unto Ethiopia, Pan hundred twenty and seven provinces, tifito every pro- vince ^according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their lan- guage, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. "^And he wrote 'in the king .0 Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseljack, and riders on ^ mules, 'camels, (?;/// young dromedaries : ■■ where- n in the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves toge- ther, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and pro- vince that would assault them, both httle ones and women, and "to fake 12 the spoil of them for a prey, >^upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the 13 month Adar. vThe copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was 'published unto all peo- ple, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves 14 on their enemies. So the posts that rode upon ^mules and 'camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment, and the decree 15 was given at Shushan the palace. And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king ^in royal apparel of 'blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of ^fine linen and ''purple: and '=the city of Shushan 16 rejoiced and was glad. The Jews had ''light, and gladness, and joy, and ho- 17 nour. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's com- mandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and ''a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for fthe fear of the Jews fell upon them. Now "in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when ''the king's com- mandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule 2 over them that hated them;) the Jews '^gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as ''sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for =the fear of 3 them fell upon all people. And all the rulers of the provinces, and the f lieutenants, and the s deputies, and ' officers of the king, helped the Jews ; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon 4 them. For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces : for this man Mordecai ''waxed greater and greater. 5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies 7i.iith the stroke of the sword, and " Comp. ch. 9. 10, 15, 16. « ch. 3. 13. &9. I. y ch. 3. 14, 15. t Heb. revealed. ch. 3. 14. ''■ Comp. Gen. 41. 42. Dan. 5, 29. II Or, violet. ch, I, 6. ' See I Chr. IS- 27. t* See Judg. 8. 26. So Dan. 5. 29 iChald.). ■^ Comp. ch. 3. IS. •i So Ps. 97.11. «i S.am. 25.8. ch. 9. 19, 22. f"ch. 9. 2, So Deut. 2. 25 (Heb.). See Gen. 35. 5- IX. About B.C. 509? " ch. 8. 12. ^ ch. 3. 13. c ch. 8. II. & ver. 15, 16, 18 (Heb.). d Ps. 71. 13, 24. •^ ch. 8. 17. f See Ezra 8. 36. B See I Kin. 10. 15. t Heb. those ivhich did the htsi- r/fss that belonged tc> t/w /i-ifi.?. 1» Comp. 2 Sam. 3. I. 1 Chr. II. 9. Prov. 4. iS in the Heb. {444) Chap. ix. 6. ESTHER. Chap. ix. 31. t Heb. ac cording to iJieir "will. See Neh. g. 24. 'ch. 5. II. ^ ver. 15, 16. Comp. ch. 8. II. t Heb. ca?ne. ^See ch. 5. 6. *" ver. 15. ch. 8. II. t Heb. let men luiitg. So ver. 25. I t Heb. in it. ver. I, 21. So ver. 18. ch. 3. 12. & 8. 9 in the Heb. Iyer, ii, 15. »■ See Deut. 3- S- ^Ezek. 38. II Zech. 2. 4. ' See ch. 8. " ver. 22. Neh. 8. 10, Rev. slaughter, and destruction, and did 'what they would unto tliose that hated them. And in Shushan tlie palace the Jews 6 slew and destroyed five hundred men. And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and ^ Aspatha, and Poratha, and Adalia, and s Aridatha, and Parmashta, and Arisai, 9 and Aridai, and Vajezatha, ' the ten 10 sons of Haman the son of Hamme- datha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but ''on the spoil laid they not their hand. On that day the number of those n that were slain in Shushan the palace 'was brought before the king. And the 12 king said unto Esther the queen. The Jews have slain and destroyed five hun- dred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman ; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee : or 'what is thy request further? and it shall be done. Then 13 said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do "to morrow also ac- cording unto this day's decree, and 'let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. And the king command- 14 ed it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. For the Jews that 15 were in Shushan "gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hun- dred men at Shushan; but °on the prey they laid not their hand. But the other 16 Jews Pthat 7vcre in the king's provinces "gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but ''they laid not their hands on the prey, on the thir-17 teenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day 'of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. But the Jews that wercis at Shushan assembled together ion the thirteenth day thereof, and on the four- teenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. There- 19 fore the Jews "'of the villages, that dwelt in the '^unwalled towns, made the four- teenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and 'a good day, and of "sending portions one to another. And Mordecai wrote these things, and so sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasue- 21 rus, both nigh and far, to "stablish this "ver. 27,29, among them, that they should keep the Heb." '" ^fourteenth day of the month Adar, and ''^^^^'^'^ 's- the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 22 as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sor- row to joy, and from mourning into 'a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of "send- ing portions one to another, and >' gifts ^ So Neh. 8. 23 to the poor. And the Jews ^undertook « ver. 27 to do as they had begun, and as Morde- ('^=''-)- 24 cai had written unto them ; because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, *had devised against the Jews to de- ' '^t'- 3- ^. /■ stroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to 'consume them, and to de- 'HebcrwA. 25 stroy them; but 'when ^Esther came (Heb;r '^ before the king, he commanded by let- ^^f^am^"^ ters that his wicked device, which he •• v<:r- 13. m- devised against the Jews, should '^return &'s.''3.'' ' upon his own head, and that he and ° ^^^ J"<'g- his sons should be hanged on the gal- 26 lows. Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of "Pur. There- "That is, fore for all the words of "^this letter, and ver. 24. of that which they had seen concerning ^''^;^3- ?• this matter, and which had come unto eisai 56 , 6 27 them, the Jews "ordained, and ^took Zech. 2. n'. upon them, and upon their seed, and 2^ upon all such as "^joined themselves ''j°"y'' unto them, so as it should not 'fail, tHei)./«M. that they would keep f these two days f'v'j.vi'ji. according to their writing, and accord- • Heb. >,ij.r. ing to their appointed time every year; t Hek' 26 and that these days should be remem- 'i"!"'/^- bered and kept throughout every gene- ;Hebj. ration, every family, everj' province, and tHek'«.7 every city; and that these days of Purim ^'rengih. should not 'fail from among the Jews, {Heb°j.^ nor the memorial of them 'perish from Dan. 2. 37. 29 their seed. Then Esther the queen, (Chku.). ?the daughter of Abihail, and Morde- f^h'-g''-,^ cai the Jew, uTote with 'all authority, to "confirm this '■second letter of Purim. 30 And he sent the letters unto all the t'u-i'- smb. Jews, to 'the hundred twenty and seven 43marg. pro\nnces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, fHeb.)'.^ 31 -with words of peace and truth, to "con- J"'' '8. 4. & firm these days of Purim in their times ps. \x. 2. appointed, according as Mordecai the '**'j''®- -■ ^^ Jew and Esther the queen had " en- Jer. 37. 9. & joined them, and as they had "decreed Amm2. 14, 'for themselves and for their seed, the ^nnmarg., matters of ''the fastings and their cry. 1011.43,16. ver. 20. ' See ch. i t Heb.>r (445) Chai'. IX. 32. ESTHER. Chap. x. 3. X. About B.C. 495? ■^ Isai. II. II & 24- 15- ^ ch. 9. 29 marg. 'ch. 4. 7 (Heb.). 1 ch. 8. 15. Sg. 4- And the decree of Esther "confirmed 32 these matters of Purim ; and it zoas writ- ten in the book. And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and iipoii "the isles of the sea. And all the acts of his ''power 2 and of his might, and "^the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, ''where- unto the king ' advanced him, are they ', ^"^^^ '""^ not written m "^the book of the chroni- Soch. 3. i. cles of the kings of Media and Persia? ^e^Heb" 3 For Mordecai the Jew was fnext unto "ch. 2. 23. & king Ahasuerus, and great among the f'sosChr. Jews, and saccepted of the multitude of =?. 7 marg. his brethren, ''seeking the wealth of his Ge".''4i. 40. people, and speaking peace to all his seed, ^f'^"'' '^^' •» So Neh. 2. 10. Ps. 122. 8, 9. (446) J THE BOOK OF JOB. t [.\ff}sfs is thought to have wrote the Book of y^o^, whilst among the AftiifmnrttfS, before Christ about IS20.] I. '"PHERE was a man in the land of \JZ'^%r' "Uz, whose name 7aas ''Job; and Comp. Gen. that man was "^perfect and upright, and l°'meK\'' 0"s t'''^' ''feared God, and "^eschewed evil. And there were bom unto him 2 seven sons and three daughters. His 3 ' substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five i Prof'te'e' hundred she asses, and a very great ' See Ps. 34^ " household ; so that this man was the greatest of all the ♦men of the east. And his sons went and f feasted in their 4 II Or^'''^°' "^^ houses, every one his day; and sent and 8 called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it s was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and ''offered burnt offer- ings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and 'cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job 'continually. Now J there was a day when '^the sons 6 t Sani^^'s. 29. of God camc to present themselves be- Ich"i*!^' f'^''^ ^^ Lord, and 'Satan came also jer. 33. 18. 'among them. And the Lord said un- ^ or 36. 28. I Chr. I. 17, or 42. I" Ezek. 14. 14, 20. James 5. II. ^ ver. 8. ch. 2. 3. 14- 1 Or, cattle. ver. 10. husbaitdry Gen. 26. 14. t Heb. S07ts of the east. Seeju(ig.6.3. f Esth. I. 3 (Heb. '. s See Esth. 5. 12. i> Gen. 8. 20. Comp. ch. 42. 8. • ver. IT. ch. 2. 5, g. I Kin. 21. 10, 13 Heb.'i, t Heb. all to Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, 'From going to and fro in tlie earth, So Gen. 6. 5. J ver. 13. ch. 2. I. I Sam. I. 4 Heb.l. mi^g'li^s ^"^f^ ixom walking up and down in it, "Gen.'e. 2.4. And the Lord said unto Satan, 'Hast a "^ ■ ^' '■ thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, ""a perfect and an upright man, one that ^Y^.'the' feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then 9 adversary. Satan answercd the Lord, and said. Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast to not thou "made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that liM^toft'iu-m 1t^ hath on e\-ery side? "thou hast bless- Gen. 3. 8,&c. ed the work of his hands, and his 'sub- .See^^'sam. Stance Pis increased in the land. "iButn' 24. 2. Comp. I Pet. 5. 8. f Heb. l/ast thott set thy heart on. ch. 2. 3. Hag. I. 5. 7. So Is.ii. 41. 22. Hag. 2. 15, 18. "' See ver. i. " See cli. 10. II. o Comp. Ps. 128. I, 2. II Or, cattle. See ver. 3. P See Gen. 28. 14 marg. 1 ch. 2. 5. & 19. 21. 38. 7. See I Kin, 22. 19. Comp, ver. 7, *S:c. See I Chr. 21. 1. Comp. Rev. 12. 9.10. put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, 'and he will curse thee i2''to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy 'power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. 13 And J there was a day ^when his sons and his daughters were eating and drink- ing wine in their eldest brother's house : 14 and there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and 15 the asses feeding beside them: and 'the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword ; and I only 16 am escaped alone to tell thee. While he ivas yet speaking, there came also another, and said, 'The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burnt up the sheep, and the servants, and con- sumed them ; and I only am escaped 17 alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made out 'three "bands, and 'fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell 18 thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, "Thy sons and thy daughters 7vere eating and drink- ing wine in their eldest brother's house: 19 and behold, there came a great wind 'from >'the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I 20 only am escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job ^arose, and •'■rent his 'mantle, and ''shaved his head, and fell down upon 21 the ground, and worshipped, and said, "^ Naked came 1 out of my mother's womb, And naked shall I return thither: The ■'Lord *gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; f Blessed be the name of the Lord. t Heb. if he curse ilwe not to thy face. .See ver. 5. r Isai. 65. 3. So ch. 13. IS :Heb.). Deut. 7. 10. t Heb. Itaiid. Gen. 16. 6. Deut. 32. 36 marg. So Josh. 8. 20 marg. s ver. 5, 18. * See I Kin. 10. I. H Or, ^ great yire. 2 Kin. I. 12. So I Sam. H- 15- & 26. 12. 1 Chr. 12.22. Cant. 8. 6. Hos. 13. 15. See Gen. 23. 6. "Gen. T1.28. 2 Kin. 24. 2. Dan. I. 4. & 2. 2, &c. &c. '■ Judg. 7- 16. 1 Sam. II. II. So Gen. 14. 13- " I Chr. 12. 23 marg. t^Hcb. rttshed. 2 Chr. 25. 13. See Judg. 9. 44. & 1 Sam. 23. 27. ^ ver. 4, 13. t Heh.yrom asiilc, fy^c. y Isai. 21. 1. Jer. 4. 11.' Hos. 13. 15. 'Jonah 3. 6. » See Gen. 44- 13- , B Or, rode. Ezra 9. 3. ^ Jer. 7. 29. ^lic. I. 16 in the Heb. So Isai. 15. 2. & 22. 12. Jer. 16. 6. & 47-S- & 48.37. Ezek. 7. 18. Comp. Lev. 21. 5. Ezra 9. 3. t^ Eccles. 5. 15- 1 Tim. 6. 7. *1 ch. 12, 9 (Heb.). « Eccles. 5. 19. James i. 17. f Ps. 113. 2. Dan. 2. 20. Chap. i. 22. JOB. Chap. hi. 18. sin all this Job sinned not, nor "charged 22 God foolishly. Kch. 2. 10. II Or, attributed /oily to God. So ch. ;!4. 12. Comp. ch. 6. 6. Jer. 23. 13 marg. Also Ps. 68. 34. Jer. 13. 16 in the Heb. II. a See ch. i. 6. ^ ch. I. 7. c ch. 1. 1, 8. ^ ver. 9 iHeb.). So ch. 27. 5, 6. e Prov. It. 3. t Heb. to STjualloiu hiiti up. ch. 8. 18. & 10. 8. f ch. 9. 17. Cch. 1. II. i^Seech. I. 5. ' ch. I. 12. II Or, only. j See Lev. 13. 18. '' Deut. 28. 35- So Isai. I, 6. Comp. ch. 7. 3. S» 13— 15.& 13. 14, 28, & 16. 8, 15. & 17. 1. & 19. 17, 20. & 30. 17, 18, 30- • ch. 42. 6. Ezek. 27. 30. Jonah 3. 6. Matt. II. 21. See Esth. 4. I. ■^ Comp. ch. 21. 15. 2 Kin. 6. 33. " ver. 3. Comp. 2 Sam. 6. 20. Tobit 2. 14. *> 2 Sam. 13. See Judg. 19. 23. P James 5. 10, II. ^ ch. I. 22. rSo Ps. 30. I. » See I Chr. I- 45- *Gen. 25. 2. I Chr. I. 32. " Neh. 6. 2 (Heb.). ^ ch. 42. II. Isai. 51. ig in the Heb. * See Gen. 44. 13- ^ See Josh. 7.6. 1 Ezek. 3. 15. Comp. Gen. so. 10. III. Again ^there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves be- fore the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. ''And the Lord said unto 2 Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said. From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. <^And 3 the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he "^hold- eth fast his *= integrity, although thou movedst me against him, 'to destroy him ^without cause. And Satan answer- 4 ed the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. sBut put forth thine hand now, s and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will ''curse thee to thy face. 'And the 6 Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; "but save his life. So went 7 Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore J boils ''from the sole of his foot unto his crown. And he took him a potsherd to scrape s himself withal ; 'and he sat down among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, 9 ""Dost thou still "retain thine integrity? ''curse God, and die. But he said unto 10 her. Thou speakest as °one of the fool- ish 7i'omcn speaketh. 'What? p shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? n sweetetted m 1 company. counsel. Let death seize upon them, '' See job 29. Andlet them ^go down\juick intfl'heW: Comp. For wickedness is in their ' dwellings, fHeki." and amoncr them. As for me, I will call upon God; And the Lord shall save me. "Evening, and morning, and ■■ So Ps.42.4. s Num. 16.30, 33 (Heb.). See Ps. 124. *at 'Or, noon, will I •'^pray, and "cry aloud: ste'^ivTe. And he shall hear my voice. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that 7aas against me : For there were 5' many '^with me. God shall hear, and afflict them. Even he that abideth "of old. Selah. 'Because they have no ''changes, Therefore they fear not God. He hath put forth his hands against •= such as be at peace with him : 'He hath broken his covenant. '^ The words of his mouth ^ were smoother than butter, but war ivas in his heart : "His words were softer than oil, '^''yet 'I'nJyJ, were they drawn swords. ' Job 18. ig. " Dan. 6. 10. Acts 3. I. & "o. 3, 30. See Luke i8. I. * Acts 10. 9. ^ So ver. 2 (Heb.). See Job 15.4. y Comp. 2 Kin. 6. l6! 2 Chr. 32. 7, 8? » Or as Ps. 94. 16? ■* Deut. 33. 27 (Heb.). II Or, -luith tvhom also there be no changes, yet ' . . trtr not God. sCast thy "burden upon the Lord, 17.^*^ and he shall ii sustain thee : ' ^° ■''^- '■ •*• He shall ^ro/aned. ^s- Sq. 31. 34- So Num. 30. "See Ps. 28. 3- = Prov. 5.3,4. f See Ps. 57. tHeb never suffer the righteous Heiuith ' to be moved. '' ' But thou, O God, J'shalt bring them down into ''the pit of destruction: 'Bloody and deceitful men "shall not live out half their days; But "I will trust in thee, 6 See Ps. 37- Or, gift. li Gen. 45. 11 (Heb.), or Ps. 112. s (Heb.). i See Ps.io.6. J Ps. 56. 7 (Heb.). So ver. 15. Ps. 59. 11. ' Ps. 69. 15. Prov. 23. 27. So Ps. 94. 13. t Heb. mefi of bloods aptd deceit. See Ps. 5. 6. t Heb. sliall not half tluir days. ' See Job 15. 32. So Prov. 10. 27. ■" See Ps. 25.2. PSALM LVL To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-recho- kim, IIMichtam of David, when the •Philis- tines took him in Gath. Be "merciful unto me, O God : for man would ''swallow me up ; He fighting daily oppresseth me. » See Ps. 4. I. b Ps. 57. 3, I Or, A gold- en Psalm of David, See Ps. 16, title. • r Sam. 2x. 10,11. &22.1? So Ps. 21. 9. & 124. 3. {508) LVI. 2. PSALMS. LVIII. 6. t Heb. Mine obserz'ers. See Ps. s. 8. 0 Ps. 92. 8. See Ps. 83. 18. d See Ps. 25. 2. « ver. 10, II. fPs. 118. 6. So Ps. 146. 3. S- Isai. 31. 3. & 51. 12. Heb. 13. 6. 8 See Matt. 15. 19. >■ Ps. S9- 3- & 140. 2. Isai. 54. 15. ' See Ps. 10. 8. J So Ps. 71. ' Ps. 55. 23. & 59. II m the Heb. 1 So 2 Kin 20. 5. Ps. 39. 12. ■n See Mai. 3. 16. ° Ps. 102. 2 (Heb.). 0 So Ps. 44. 10. P Ps. 118. 6 marg. 1 Num. 30. 6 marg. f See Ps. 50. 14. ' Ps. 116. 3. So Ps. 34. 22. & 86. 13. & 103. 4. See Ps. 49. ' So Ps. 116. 9- " Job 33. 30. So Ps. 49. 19- See Ps. 27. I3- I Or, Destroy not. Deut. 9. 26. Ps. 58, 59, 75, lilies. Comp. I Sam. 24. 7. t [W golden Psalm.] See Ps. 16, title. * I Sam. 22. 1, or 24- I — 4- So Ps. 142, title. » See Ps. 4. 1. *> See Ps. 25. 2. e See Ruth 2. 12, d Isai. 26. 20. * See Ps. 52. *Mine enemies would daily ''swallow 2 7jie up : For they be many that fight against me, "^O thou most High. What time I am afraid, 3 ''I will trust in thee. "= In God I will praise his word, 4 •^■^In God I have put my trust; '^I will not fear What flesh can do unto me. Every day they wrest my words : 5 All their s thoughts are against me for evil. They ^ gather themselves together, 6 they 'hide themselves, They Jmark my steps. When they J wait for my soul. Shall they escape by iniquity ? 7 In thine anger ''cast down the people, OGod. Thou tellest my wanderings : 8 'Put thou my tears into thy bottle: Are they not in ""thy book? "When I cry imto thee, then shall 9 mine enemies "turn back: This I know; for God is pfor me. •^In God will I praise his word: 10 In the Lord will I praise his word. "^In God have I put my trust: fl will n not be afraid What man can do unto me. iThy vows are upon me, O God: 12 I will render ■'praises unto thee. ^ For thou hast delivered my soul 13 from death : wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, 'That /may walk before God in "the light of the living ? PSALM LVII. To the chief Musician, ||Al-taschith, 'Michtam of David, *\vhen he fled from .Saul in the cave. Be =' merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me : For my soul •'trusteth in thee: Yea, '^in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, ''Until these •= calamities be overpast. I will cr)' unto God most High; 2 Unto Goil that "^performeth all thitigs for me. 8 He shall send from heaven, and save 3 me • From the reproach of him that would ''swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth ' his mercy and his truth. ■" See Ps. 56. I. ' See Ps. 40. 11. f Ps. 138.8 (Heb.). B So Ps. 144. S. 7- I Or, lie reproacheth hitn that wotiid swallow me up. JMy soul is ''among lions: And I lie ei'en among them that are set on fire, ei'en the sons of men. Whose 'teeth are spears and arrows. And ""their tongue "a sharp sword. °Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; Let thy glory be above all the earth. They have prepared Pa net for my steps; My soul is PPbowed down: iThey have digged a pit before me. Into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah. 'My heart is 'fi.xed, O God, my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise. ^ Awake up, 'my glory; awake, "psal- tery and "harp: I myself \\W\ awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : I will sing unto thee among the nations. For "thy mercy is great unto the hea- vens. And thy truth unto the clouds. °Be thou e.xalted, O God, above the heavens : Let thy glory be above all the earth. PSALM LVIII. To the chief Musician, || * Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation ? Do ye judge ^uprightly, O ye sons of men? Yea, in heart you work wickedness; ^You weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. ''The wicked are estranged from the womb : They go astray *as soon as they be born, speaking lies. <: Their poison is 'like the poison of a serpent : They are like the deaf ' adder that stoppeth her ear ; Which will not hearken to the voice of ■" charmers, 'Charming never so ■= wisely. f Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth : Break out the s great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. J Ps. 105. 18 marg. ^ Comp. Job 4. 10, 11. 1 So Prov. 30. 14. " Ps. 55. 21. & 59- 7- & 64. 3. & 120. 4 marg. Prov. 12. 18. So Jer. 9. 8. See Ps. 52. 2. n Prov. 5. 4. o ver. II. Ps. 108. s. & 113- 4- P See Ps. 9. IS- PP Ps. 145. 14- & 146. 8. IPs. 119.85. See Ps. 7. 15. r To ver. 11, Ps. 108. I— 5. "Or, prepared. See Ps. 51. 10 marg. & 112. 7. So Ps. 59. 4. * See Judg. 5. 12. ' Sec Ps. 30. 12 marg. " See I Chr. 15. 16. » See Ps. 36. S- eunntn^. Ps. 3. 7. Deut. 18. II. e Prov. 30. 24 (Heb.). 8 Job 29. 17 marg. nOr, Destroy noty A golden Psalm of David. * See Ps. 16, title, & 57, title. * See Ps. 17. 2. »a Ps. 78. 50 marg. Prov. 4. 26. & 5. 6, 21 (Heb.). Isai. 26. 7. So Ps. 94. 20. Isai. 10. I. »»SeePs.5i.5. t Heb. /row the belly. See Isai. 46. 3- " So Ps. 140. 3- f Heb. ac- cording to the likeness. Dan. 10. 16 (Heb.). It Or, asp. See DeuL 32. 33- d See Eccles. 10. II. II Or, be ///*• chartner never so So Job 4. 10. (509) LVIII. 7. PSALMS. LX. 3. Let them ''melt away as waters 7iihich ^ run continually: When 'he bendeth his kna to shoof his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. As a snail ichich ''melteth, let every s o?ie of them pass away : Like "the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. J Before your pots can feel the ''thorns, 9 He shall 'take them away as with a whirlwind, 'both living, and in Iiis wrath. ■"The righteous shall rejoice when he 10 seeth the vengeance : He shall "wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. °So that a man shall say, Verily there n is ' a reward for the righteous : Verily Phe is a God that judgeth in the earth. i> Job 7. s (Heb.). Ps. 112. 10. See Josh. 2. II. 1 Ps. 64. 3. See Ps. 7. 12. >' Job 3. 16. Eccles. 6. 3. j Comp. Ps. 118. la. Eccles. 7. 6. k Judg. 9. 14 (Heb.). ' Job 27. 21 (Heb.). So Prov. 10. t'Heb. (M livings, as ■wrath.. >" Ps. 32. II (Heb.). See Job 22. 19- n So Ps. 68. 23- o Comp. Ps. 92. 15. \ Heb./«i/V oftlu, &'c. Comp. Isai. 3. 10. p So Job 19. 29. Ps. 9. 8. & 50. 6. & 67. 4. & 75. 7. & 76. 9. & 82.1. & 94. 2. & 96. 10, 13. & 98. 9. I Or, Destroy nott A golden Psalm of David. * See Ps. 16, title, & 57, title. t I Sam. 19. II. a Ps. 143. 9. So 2 Sam. 22. 49. t Heb. set me on higli. See Ps. 20.1. b So Ps. 17,7. & 139. 21. bb See Ps. 94- 4- » See Ps. 5. 6. d Ps. 10. 9. » See Ps. 56. 6. f So I Sam. 24. II. Ps. 7- 3- 8 See Ps. 35. t^eb. to meet me. I Sam. 17. 48, &c. >> Ps. 80. 4. & 84. 8. i See Ps. 25. 3- j ver. 14. Comp. P.s. 22. 16. kSeePs. 145- 7- 1 See Ps. 57- 4' "See Job22. '3- n See Ps. 2. 4- PSALM LIX. To tlie chief Musician, || * Al-taschith, Miclitam of David ; t when .Saul sent, and they watcht the house to kill him. ^Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God : 'Defend me from ^''them that rise up against me. Deliver me from ''''the workers of 2 - iniquity, And save me from <^bloody men. For lo, they ''lie in wait for my soul : 3 The mighty '^are gathered against me ; f Not/cr my transgression, nor_/»r my sin, O Lord. They run and prepare themselves < f without my fault : g Awake 'to help me, and behold. Thou therefore, '' O Lord God of 5 hosts, the God of Israel, sAwake to visit all the heathen : Be not merciful to any wicked 'trans- gressors. Selah. j They return at evening : 6 They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city. Behold, they ''belch out with their 7 mouth : ' Swords are in their lips : For ""who, say they, doth hear? But thou, O Lord, "shalt laugh at 8 them ; Thou shalt "have all the heathen in derision. 9 Because of his strength will I wait up- on thee : For God is 'my defence. 10 The God of my mercy shall "prevent me : God shall let me Psee my desire upon 'mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people for- get: 1 Scatter them by thy power ; And ' bring them down, O Lord ■"' our shield. 12 For 'the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips Let them even be taken in their pride : And for cursing and lying which they speak. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them., that they may not he : And "let them know that God ruleth in Jacob Unto ^the ends of the earth. Selah. 14 And >'at evening let them return; And let them make a noise like a dog. And go round about the city. 15 Let them ^wander up and down 'for meat, 'And "grudge if they be not satisfied. 10 But I will sing of thy power ; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning : For thou hast been my ''defence And "^ refuge in the day ''of my trouble. 17 Llnto thee, O my strength, will I sing: For God is my ''defence, and "^the God of my mercy. PSALM LX. To the chief Musician * upon Shushan-eduth, IIMichtam of David, Uo teach; when he 'strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, ='thou hast cast us off, thou hast 'scattered us. Thou hast been displeased; ""O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it : ''Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 "Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : ''Thou hast made us to drink the wine > See Ps. 77. 3- « Ps. 62. 7, 8 Heb.). .See Ps. 14. 6. ^ See Prov. 18. 10. " Ps. 15. I. So Ps. 27. 4. II Or, make my rc/lige. Ps. 57. I. f See Ruth 2. 12. sPs. 21. 4. tHeb. Thou shali add days to tlte days 0/ t/ie kiii^. >> Ps. 63. II. Comp. Ps. 84. 9. t Heb. as generation and genera- tion. PSALM LXI. To the chief Musician upon "Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God ; => Attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart '' is over- whelmed : Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a <= shelter for me, And'^a. strong tower from the enemy. I will « abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will " f trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows : Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. g'Thou wilt prolong ^ the king's life: And his years • as many generations. PSALM LXII. To the chief Musician, to *Jeduthuii, A Psalm of David. ' Truly 3 my soul ♦ waiteth upon God : From him cometh my salvation. '. ''He only is my rock and my salva- tion ; He is my 'defence; <= I shall not be greatly moved. I How long will ye imagine mischief against a man ? Ye shall be slain all of you : ■1 As a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. They only consult to cast him down from his = excellency : They delight in lies : fThey bless with their mouth, but they curse ♦ inwardly. Selah. 8 My soul, wait thou only upon God; For my expectation is from him. •■He only is my rock and my salva- tion : He is my defence ; "= I shall not be moved. 7 'In God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my ^re- fuge, is in God. 8 'Trust in him at all times; ye people, '"Pour out your heart before him: God is ''a refuge for us. Selah. 9 "Surely "men of low degree are "p vanity, and°n\QTi of high degree are la lie : To be laid in the balance, 'they are ' altogether lighter than "p vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, And "^become not vain in robbery: * If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. n God hath spoken 'once ; 'Twice have I heard this; That "'power helongcfh unto God. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth "mercy : For y thou renderest to CTery man ac- cording to his work. Ezek. 7. 27. & 33. 20. Matt. 16. 27. Rom. 2. 6. i Cor. 3. 8. Eph. 6. 8. Col. 3. 25. I Pet. i. 17. Rev. 2. 23. & 22. 12, B.C. 1048. • See Ps. 39, title. II Or, Only. As ver. 2, 4, 5,6. See ver. 9. '^ See Ps. 33. 20. tHeb. is silent. Ps. 65. I. So ver. 5. Ps. 22. 2. & 39. 2. Comp. P5. ,^7. 7 marg. ** ver. 6. See Ex. 15.2. & Ps. 38. 32. tHeb. high place. See 2 Sam, 22. 3. = See Ps. 10. 6. ^ So Isai. 30. 13. fi See Job 13. II. f. See Ps. 28.3. t Heb. in t/teir in- «'(!>•(/ parts. Ps. 5. 9? & 109. 18, 22 (Heb.). s So ver. i. •• ver. 2. ' See Ps. 3. 8. k Ps. 61. 3 (Heb.). See Ps. 14. 6. ' SeePs.25.2. ™ Lam. 2. ig. So I Sam. I. 15. Ps. 42. 4. n Ps. 39. s (Heb.J, 6,11. See ver. i marg. ** Ps. 49. 2 (Heb.). P Job 7. 16. *l Rom. 3, 4. Comp. . Ps. 116. II. •■So Jer. 5.5 (Heb. I. II Or, alike. *■'■ Jer. 2. 5. "Job 31. 25. Luke 12. 15. See Ps. 52. 7. & Mark 10. ' Job 40. 5. So Job 33. 14. " Rev. 10. I. II Or, strefigth. Ps. 59. 9, 17. » See Ps. 86. IS- y 2 Chr. 15.7. Job 34. II. Prov. 24, 12. Jer. 17. 10. tSc' 32. ig. 2 Cor. 5. 10. (5") LXIII. I. PSALMS. LXV. 6. * I Sam. 22. S- & 23. 14, 15. & 24. 2. But comp. ver. II. » Ps. 78. 34- Prov. 7. 15. Isai. 26. 9 in the Heb. See Job 7. 21. !> Ps. 84. 2. See Ps. 42. 2. » Ps. 78. 17. & 107. 35 in the Heb. So Ps. 105. tHeb. iveary. Ps. 143. 6. Isai. 32. 2. So Job 22. 7. Isai. 28, 12. & 46. I. Jer. 31. 25. t Heb. iiiith- oiit water. See Job 30. 3. Comp. Matt. 12. 43. »« I Chr. 16. II. Ps. 78. 61. & 105. 4. & 132. 8 in the Heb. So Ps. 27. 4. <1 See Ps. 69. 16. • So Ps. 30. 5. ( So Ps. 104. 33 (Heb.). & 146. 2. 8 See Ps. 119. 48. l'SoPs.36. 8. tHeb. /atttess. 1 S0PS.42.S. & 77. 2, 6. & 119. 55. & 130. 6. & 149- 5. See Job 35. 10. J Ps. 119. 148. See Ex. 14. 24. k Ps. 44. 26. 1 See Ruth 2. 12. = So Ps. 41. 12. » Comp. Ps. 139. 19. o Ps. 139. 13 ! Eph. 4. 9. S like water by Ps. 61. 6. 1 • Ps. 55- 2 ,'Heb.). See Job 15.4. ^ See Job 29. _!omp. Ps. 55. 14 (Heb.). i>i'SeePs.94. « SoPs. II. 2. See Ps. 57. 4. "i Ps. 58. 7. So ver. 7. ^ Jer. 9. 3. See Ps. 7. 12. PSALM LXIII. A Psalm of David, *when he was in the wil- derness of Judah. 0 God, thou art my God; ^^ early will I seek thee : >'My soul thirsteth for thee, '^My flesh longeth for thee. In a "^dry and 'thirsty land, 'where no water is; To see '='=thy power and thy glory. So as I have seen thee in the sanc- tuary. Because "^thy lovingkindness is '=Let- ter than life. My lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee f while I live: 1 Swill lift up my hands in thy name. ^ My soul shall be satisfied as uiit/i * marrow and fatness ; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : ^^'hen ' I remember thee upon my bed. And meditate on thee in Jthe flight watches. Because thou hast been ''my help, Therefore ' in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee : Thy right hand ™uphoIdeth me. "But those that seek my soul, to de- stroy //, Shall go into °the lower parts of the earth. 'They shall fall by the sword : 10 They shall be a portion for foxes. But Pthe king shall rejoice in God; n Every one that 1 sweareth by him shall glory: But ■'the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Heb.). Isai. 44. 23. So Ps. 86. 13. & 88. 6. Lam. 3. 55. ee Ezek. 31. 14. tHeb. They shall tiiake hhtt run out the hmtds 0/ the suiord. Jer. 18. 21. Ezek. 35. 5. P See See Deut. 6. 13. ^ So Job 5. 16. Ps. 107. 42. Rom. 3. 19. PSALM LXIV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my ^ prayer : Preserve my life from fear of tlie enemy. Hide me from •'the secret counsel of 2 the wicked ; From ''the insurrection of ''■'the work- ers of iniquity : "^Who whet their tongue like a sword, 3 And ''bend their hnvs to shoot their arrows, even bitter words : 4 ''That they may shoot f in secret at the perfect : Suddenly do they shoot at him, and f'fear not. 5 6 They encourage themselves in an evil " matter : They commune 'of laying snares pri- vily; ''They say, Who shall see them? 6 They search out iniquities ; "They accomplish 'a diligent search: Both ' the inward thoiiglit of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7 But God ''shall shoot at them 7iiith an arrow ; Suddenly ' shall they be wounded. ''}'=y ''i'?' r. 111 11. throughly 8 So they shall make ''their own tongue semciicd. to fall upon themselves : ^c^carch 'All that '"see them shall """flee away. f"'''^''£f^- 9 And all men shall "'fear, h.^" ^'*^' And shall " declare the work of God ; \^9^- , „ . , . , . , ? their ivouud For they shall " wisely consider of his shiii be. doing. ^jS^^P™- 10 PThe righteous shall be glad in the 'Ps, 31.". . . ™ Ps 40 ^ Lord, and "> shall trust in him ; & 52.' t. ' PAnd all "-the upright in heart shall °'° >"■■ tS- ^ ° 27 marg. glory. " So Jer. 50. 28. & 51. 10. 0 Job 34. 27. Ps. 106. 7. & 119. gg in the Heb. P See Job 22. 19. & Ps. 32. II. <1 See Ps. 25. 2. r See Ps. 7. 10. e So Ps. II. 2. f So Ps. 10. 8 (Heb.). ff Comp. Ps.' 55- 19- K So Jer. 23. 14. Ezek. 13. 22. 0 Or, speech. So ver. 3 (Heb.). t Heb. to hide snares. SoPs. 140.5. & 141. 9. Comp. Prov. 1. II. ''See Job 22. II ^r, IVc are con- sumed by that which PSALM LXV. To the chief Musician, "A Psalm and Song of David. Praise 'waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : And unto thee shall ''the vow be per- formed. O thou that "" hearest prayer. Unto thee ''shall all flesh come. ■=' Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou shall '' purge them away. ■= Blessed is the man who?n thou choos- est, And causest to approach unto thee, that ^\\t may dwell in thy courts : We shall be ^satisfied with the good- ness of thy house. Even of thy holy temple. By gs terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation ; Who art the confidence of all ''the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar oft' upon the sea : Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; Being ' girded with power : fK Ps. 45. 4. h Ps. 48 10. See Ps. 22. 27. * See Ps. 48, title. tHeb. is silent. See Ps. 62. 1. » So Ps. 132. 2. See Ps. 50. 14. ^^ 2 Kin. ig. 20. So Ps. 5. 2. l" Ps. 86. 9. Isai. 66. 23. « So Ps. 38. 4. & 40. 12. tHeb. Words, OT, A/a tiers of iniquities, Ps. 35. 20. & 105. 27. & 137. 3. & 145. s. So Job 41. 12 (Heb.). ■l Ps. 78. 38 (Heb.). & 79. 9. Isai. 6. 7. Heb. 9. 14. I John I. 7, So Ps. 51. 2. « Ps. 33. 12. & 84. 4. So Ps. 144. 15. f So Ps. 27. 4. & 36. 8. See Ps. 116. 19. B SoPs. 16. II (Heb.). 'SoPs. 93. I. (S") LXV. 7. PSALMS. LXVII. 4. Which Jstilleth ''the noise of the seas, ■'The noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. They, also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening "to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, 'and 'water- est it : Thou greatly enrichest it JFM "'the river of God, ■u'/iic/i is full 0/ water : Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. T/uw ' waterest the ridges thereof a- 1 bundantly : ' //lou settlest the fur- rows thereof: *Thou makest it soft with "showers: thou blessest the springing thereof Thou crownest 'the year with thy i goodness ; And thy paths "drop fatness. They "drop it/iw Pthe pastures of the 1 wilderness : And the PPlittle hills '■) rejoice on every side. ''''The pastures are clothed with flocks; i The valleys also are covered over with corn; They ■■ shout for joy, they also sing. J Ps. 89. 9. So Ps. 93. 3, 4- & 107. 29. Matt. 8. 26. ^ Isai. 17. 12, 13. So Ps. 74.23(Heb.). Comp. Ps. 76. 10. II Or, /n sing. Job 29, 13. I Or, after thou ftndst made it to desire rain. * See Job 5. 10. Comp. Ps. 104. 13. ™ Comp. Ps. 46. 4, or see Acts 7. 20. I Or, thou causest rain to descend into the furrows thereof t Heb. thou (iissoivest it. Job 30. 22. n See Deut. 32. 2. t Heb. the year of thy goodness. So Isai. 61. 2. 0 See Job 36. 28. P Ps. 23. 2 marg. & 74. 20. & 83. 12. Jer. 9. 10 marg. & 23. 10. & 25- 37- Lam. 2. 2. Joel 1. 19 marg., 20. & 2. 22. Amos 1. 2 in the Heb. PP See Ps. 72. 3. t Heb. are girded w'nh joy. 1 See Isai. 55. 12. 1Q Isai. 30. 23. So Job 38. 26, 27. Comp. Ps. 37. 20. r Ps. 108. 9 (Heb.). • See Ps. 48, title. *See Ps.95.1. t Heb. alt the earth. Ps. 98. 4. & 100. I. *> So Isai. 42. 12. c So ver. 5. Rev. 15. 3. See Ps. 47. 2. 1 Or, yield feigned obe- dience. Heb. lie. 2 Sam. 22. 45. *• Ps. 22. 27. & 86. 9. So Ps. 67. 3. & 117. I. •SoPs.46.8. Comp. ver. 16. f Ex. 14. 21. B Ps. 74. .5 ;Heb.). Comp. Josh. 3. 14 — 17- ^ Ps. 36. 12. & 53- 5- See Ps. 14. s. I 'SeePs. II. J See Ps. 68. PSALM LXVI. To the chief Musician, *A Song or Psalm. ^ Make a joyful noise unto God, • all ye lands : Sing forth the honour of his name: ; ''Make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How '^terrible art thou ■_ in thy works ! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies ' submit them- selves unto thee. ''All the earth shall worship thee, i, And shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. ■^Come and see the works of God: . He is '^terrible in Ids doing toward the children of men. fHe turned the sea into drj' land: < BThey went through ^the flood on foot: •^ There did we rejoice in him. He ruleth by his power for ever; \ 'His eyes behold the nations: Let not Jthe rebellious exalt them- selves. Selah. 8 O bless our God, ye people, And make the voice of his praise to be heard : 9 Which * holdeth our soul in life. And '^ suffereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For thou, O God, hast ' proved us : Thou hast "tried us, as silver is tried. 11 Thou broughtest us into the "net; Thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12 "Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; We went through fire and p through water : But thou broughtest us out into a ' wealthy plaa: 13 ''I will go into thy house with burnt offerings : ■■ I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have * uttered. And my mouth hath spoken, ^when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of ' fatlings. With the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 16 ' Come (7«(/hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 17 I cried unto him with my mouth. And he was "extolled with my tongue. iS If I ^^'regard iniquity in my heart, "The Lord will not hear tne: 19 But verily >God hath heard me; He hath ^attended to tlie voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed he God, which hath not turn- ed away my prayer. Nor his mercy from me. PSALM LXVH. To the chief Musician on 'Neginoth, 'A Psalm or Song. God ^ be merciful unto us, and bless us ; And ''cause his face to shine ' upon us ; Selah. 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, '^Thy saving health among all nations. 3 '' Let the people praise thee, O God ; Let all the people praise thee. A O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For « thou shalt judge the people nght- eously. And 'govern the nations upon earth. Selah. t Heb. pntteth. t Ps. 121. 3. ' See Job 23. 10. & Ps. 26. 2. n»Isai. 48.10. Zech. 13. 9 in the Heb. So I PeL I. 6, 7- See Judg. 7. 4- n Ezek. 12. 13, Heb.;. " Comp. Isai. 51. .23 with Isai. 36. 8. P Isai. 43. 2. t Heb. moist. Comp. Ps. 23. s. q Ps. 100. 4 ;Heb.). & 116. ig. So Ps. 71. 16? r See Ps. 22. 25. & 50. 14. t Heb. opened. So Judg. "• 35- See Lam. 2. 16. ' Ps. 18. 6. & 31. 9. & 59. 16. & 69. 17. & 102. 2 in the Heb. So Ps. 4. I. 8: I2Q. 1. t Heb. marrow. Is.ii. 5. 17 (Heb.'. ' So Ps. 34. II. Comp. ver. 5. " Ps. 149. 6 (Heb). " Hab. I. 13 .Heb.). So Job 36. 21. ^ See Prov. I. 28. J So Ps. 116. I, 2. ■ See Ps. 55. • See Ps. 4, title. t See Ps. 48, title. * Num. 6. as (Heb. .24. ^ See Num. 6. 25. So Job 33. 26. Ps. 4. 6. & 31. 16. t Heb. rvith lis. Not as Num. 6. 25. c Luke 2. 30, 'it. 2. II. *■ ver. 5. Sec Ps. 66. 4. ' See Ps. 58. t Heb. lead. Ps. 23. 3. & 61. 2, &c. IS«3) LXVII. 5. PSALMS. LXVIII. 24. ''Let the people praise thee, O God ; 5 Let all the people praise thee. f Then shall the earth yield her in- 6 crease ; And God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us ; 7 And Ball the ends of the earth shall fear him. PSALM LXVIII. To the chief Musician, *A Psalm or Song of David. Let *God arise, let his enemies ''be scattered : Let them also that hate him flee 'be- fore him. "^As smoke is driven away, so drive s them away: ■^As wax melteth before the fire. So let the wicked perish at the pre- sence of God. But let <^the righteous be glad; let 3 them rejoice before God: Yea, let them 'exceedingly rejoice. Sing unto God, fsing praises to his 4 name: sExtol him that rideth upon the heavens By his name ''JAH, and rejoice be- fore him. A 'father of the fatherless, and a judge 5 of the widows. Is God in his holy habitation. God ''setteth the 'solitary 'in families: 6 ™He bringeth out those which are bound with chains: But "the rebellious "dwell in a dry laiul. O God, I'when thou wentest forth be- ^ fore thy people, i\Mien thou didst march through ■'the wilderness ; .Selah. iThe earth shook, the heavens also s dropped At the presence of God: even ^Sinai itself 'loas moved At the presence of God, the God of Israel. 'Thou, O God, didst 'send a plentiful 9 rain. Whereby thou didst 'confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. & 107. 10, 14. & 146. 7. Comp. Acts 12. 7. & 16. z6. " ver. i8. Ps. 66. 7. & 78. 8 (Heh.l. Prov. 7. II iHeb.j. ls.ii. i, 23. & 30. i. Hos. 4. 16 iHeb.) & q, 15. So Jer, 6. 28 (Heb. ). o So Ps. 107. 34, 40. p See Judg. 4. 14. « See Judg. 5. 4. ■■See Num. 21. 2oniarg. ' See Judg. 5. 5. > See Lev. 26. 4. & Job 5. 10. f Heb. shake out. So Isai. 10. 15. Comp. Piov. 7, 17. t Heb. co'tjirm it. fPs. 85. 12. See Lev. 26. e See Ps. 22. =7- • See Ps. 48, title. * Num. 10. 35- Comp. Ps. 24. & 132. 8. Isai. 33. 3. b So Ps. 89. 10. & 92. 9. t Heb. frmn his face. So ver. 2. » Ps. 37. 20. Isai. 9. 18. Hos. 13. 3. ■1 Ps. 22. 14. & 97- 5- Mic. 1. 4. " See Ps. 32. II. tHeb. rejoice itttt/i gladness, 1 Ps. 66. 4. « Rather as Isai. 57. 14. & 62. ID in the Heb. Comp. Isai. 40. 3 (Heb.). h Ex. 15. 2. & 17. 16. ver. 18. Ps. 77. II. & 89. 8. & 94. 7, 12. & 102. i8. & 115. 17,19. & 118. 5, 14, 17, 18, 19. Jk 122, 4. & 130. 3. & 135- 4- & 150. 6. (and in the word Hallc- iujalt,. Cant. 8. 6 (Heb.). Isai. 12. 2. & 26. 4. &38. II. ' See Ps. 10. ?4- *■ Ps. 113. 9. So I Sam. 2. 5, or Isai. 58. 7? ' So Ps. 25. 16 (Heb.). t Heb. in a itoitsc. Comp. Ps. 113. 9. m Job 36. 8. Ps. 69 33. Thy "congregation hath dwelt there- "/f^J^'^b^j Comp. ver. ■ 30 (Heb.). *^ I Chr. 12. 39. Ps. 65. 9 (Heb.). ii 78. 20 (Heb.). t Heb. army. As ver. 12. ^ So Ps. 110. Thou, O God, hast ^'prepared of thy goodness for the poor. The Lord gave the word : Great was the 'company of those that pubhshed if. ^ Kings of armies 'did flee apace: ' And yshe that tarried at home =^ di- vided the spoil. Though ye have lien among ^ithe pots. Yet shall ye be as the '^ wings of a dove covered with silver. And her •'feathers with yellow gold. When the Almighty '^scattered kings «in it, It was lohite as snow in ■'Salmon. The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; A high hill as the hill of Bashan. Why '^leap ye, ye high hills? This is fthe hill ^w/iich God desireth to dwell in ; Yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever. ''The chariots of God are 'twenty thousand, ^even thousands of angels: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the \\o\y place, ''Thou hast ascended on high, 'thou hast led captivity cap- tive: ""Thou hast received gifts 'for men; Yea,/w- "the rebellious also, "that the pLord God might dwell among them. Blessed he the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits. Even the God of our salvation. Selah. He that is our God is the God of sal- vation; And <)unto God the Lord Mw_^''the issues from death. But ^'God shall wound the head of his enemies. And the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The Lord said, I will bring 'again from Bashan, I w^ill bring my people again "from the depths of the sea: "■That thy foot may be "dipped in the blood oi thine enemies. And ythe tongue of thy dogs in the same. They have seen thy goings, O God; Even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. t Heb. did Jiee, didjiee. Comp. 1 Sam. 2. 3 (Heb.). J Jer. 6. 2 marg. Comp. Judg. 5. 3°- ^ See 1 Sam. 30. 24. » Ezek. 40. 43 marg. See Gen. 49. 14? t* See Job 39. 13- * Zech. 2. 6 (Heb.). li Or, /or her, s/u- 7uas. But comp. ver. 10 (Heb.). •^ Judg. 9. 48 (Heb.). « Heb. not as Ps. 114. 4, 6. f Ps. 87. I, 2. e So Ps. 132. Comp. Ps. 78. 54. & 87. I. See Deut. 12. 5. *i So 2 Kin. 6. 16, 17. Hab. 3. 8. * Luke 14. 31. I' Or, e^-cn vrafty thousa nds. So Num. 10. 36- Deut. 33. 2, Dan. 7. 10. Rev. 9. 16. ^ Acts I. 9. Cited Eph. 4. 8. ijudg. 5. 12. ■" Acts 2. 33. \ Heb. 271 the man. Heb. as Ps. 78. 60. " I Tim. I. 13, or 1 PeL 3. 20? See ver. 6. ° Comp. Ps. 78. 60. P See ver. 4. 4 See DeuL 32- 39- *■ Prov. 4. 23. s Ps. 110. 6. Hab. 3. 13. So Judg. 5. 26 (Heb.). * Num. 21. 33- " Kx. 14. 22. Comp. Ex. 15. s. Ps. 69. 15. ^ So Ps. 58. ID. I Or, red. y So Kin. 21. 19. (514J LXVIII. 25. PSALMS. LXIX. 15. « So I Chr. 13-8. & 15. 16. Ps. 47- 5- » Ps. 33. 3 (Heb.). Conip. Ps. 4, title. b See Ex. 15- 20. c Ps. 26. 12. D Or, ye that are of tke fountain of Israel. d Comp. Deut. 33. 28. Prov. s- 16. Isai. 4S. I. & 51. I. • See I Sam. 9. 21. II Or, with their coinpany. f Judg. 5. 18. 8 See Ps. 133. 3- fa See Ps. 45. 12. » Ps. 76. II. Isai. 18. 7. •^Ps. 9. 5- Cntnp. Ezek. 32. 2. BOr. the beasts of tke reetis. Job 40. 21. ■ Comp. ver. 10 (Heb.). ^ See Ps. 22. 12. *» Prov. 6. 3 (Heb.). Comp. 2 Sam. 8. 2,6. 0 Or, he scattereth. 0 Comp. Isai. ig. 19, 21. P Isai. 411. 3. So Ps. 87. 4. See 2 Kin. 19. 9. *» See Zeph. 3. 10. r So Ps. 102. 22. • See Deut. ^->.■ 26. ' See Deut. 10. 14. " So Ps. 29. 4- t Heb. give. Ps. 46. 6. So Ps. 77. 17. ^So Ps. 29. 1. See Job i. 22 marg. • So Ps. 150. 1 (Heb.). 1 Or, hea- vens. So Ps. 89. 6, 37. So Ps. 45. 4. & * See Ps. 45, title. t Rom. II. 9. * ver. 2, 14, See Job 22. xz. *> Jonah 2. 5. ^The singers went before, *the play- .-s ers on instruments /ci//i?z<:'«/ after; Among tJum were the damsels '■play- ing with timbrels. ■^ Bless ye God in the congregations, 26 Even the Lord, "from <^the fountain of Israel. There is = little Benjamin tinth their 27 ruler, The princes of Judah '^and their council, fThe princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. Thy God hath s commanded thy 28 Strength : Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. Because of thy temple at Jerusalem 29 ''Shall kings 'bring presents unto thee. ''Rebuke 'the 'company of spear- 30 men, The multitude of ™the bulls, with the calves of the people, Till every one "submit himself with pieces of silver: 'Scatter thou the people that delight in war. Princes shall come ° out of p Egypt; 31 P"! Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Sing unto God, 'ye kingdoms of the 32 earth ; O %\x\g praises 7into the Lord; Selah. To him that ^rideth upon Hhe hea-33 vens of heavens, which were of old; Lo, "he doth 'send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. ^Ascribe ye strength unto God: 34 His excellency is over Israel, And "his strength is in the '■''clouds. O God, thou art y terrible ^ out of thy 35 holy places: The God of Israel is he That giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. ' Ps. 36. s. & 57. 10. & 78. 23. & 108. 4. 65. 5. ^ Comp. Ps. 110. 2.& 114. 2. PSALM LXIX. y See Ps. 47. 2. I To the chief Musician "upon .Shcshannim, A Psalm of t David. Save me, O God; for ='the waters are come in ''unto my soul. ^•^I sink in *deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into 'deep waters, where ^the floods '='= overflow me. ^I am weary of my crying : my throat is dried: sMine eyes fail ''while / wait for my God. 'They that hate me without a cause Jare moe than the hairs of mine head: They that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty : '^Then I restored that which I took not away. 0 God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my 'sins are not hid from thee. Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: Let not those that seek thee be con- founded for my sake, O God of Israel. Because 'for thy sake I have borne reproach ; Shame hath covered my face. 1 ""am become a stranger unto "my brethren. And an alien unto my mother's chil- dren. For "the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; And Pthe reproaches of them that reproached thee are fall- en upon me. When I wept, and chastened imy soul with fasting. That was to my reproach. I made i'' sackcloth also my garment; And I became ^a proverb to them. They that sit in the gate speak against me; And /was the 'song of the 'drunkards. But as for me, "my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, '"in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salva- tion. Deliver me " out of the mire, and let me not >sink: ^Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the vdeep waters. Let not the ='waterflood overflow me. Neither let ^ihs deep swallow me up, And let not ''the pit '^shut her mouth upon me. ^ Ps. 40. 2. t Heb. the mire of depth. y'O.At.i depth of waters, ver. 14. '* Ps. 130. I. « ver. 15. Seejudg. 12. 6 marg. ^« Ps. 124. 4 (Heb). See 2 Chr. 32. 4 marg. 1 Ps. 6. 6. e See DeuL 28. 32. So [sai. 38. H- '' Ps. 31. 24 (HebJ. 1 See Ps. 3S. 19. Cited John 15- 2S. i Ps. 40. 12. ^ Comp. Ps. 35. II. Jer. 15. 10. tHeb. ffiiiltiness .So Gen. 26. ' Jer. 15. IS (Heb). " Ps. 31. II. Comp. Isai. S3. 3. John I, II. & 7. 5- " Job 19. 13. ^ So Ps. 119. 139- Cited John 2. 17, P So Ps. 89. 50. Cited Rom. 15- 3- ^1 Ps. 35. 13. ■■ See I Kiu. 20. 31. • See Job 17. 6. ' See Job 30. tHeb. drinkers of strong drink. So 1 Kin. 16. 9. » So Ps. 109. 4- * Isai. 49. 8. 2 Cor. 6. 2. See Isai. 5S-6. * Ps. 40. 2. y ver. 2 ' So Ps, 144. 7- ^ ver. 2 (Heb). Ps. 88. 6. Comp. Ps. 68. 22. ^ See Ps. ss- 23' ^ Comp. Num. 16. 33. .See Ps. 141. 7- (SIS) 65- LXIX. l6. PSALMS. LXXI. 2. d Ps. 63. 3. & 109. 21 (Heb.). ' See Ps. 25. 16. f So Ps. 106. 45- B See Ps. 27. 2' See Ps. 66. 14. tHeb. 7nake liaste to Itear inc. So Ps. 79. 8. ' Ps. 102. 2 (Heb.). & 143. 7. J Ps. 22. 6. ' Heb. 12. 2 (Gk.). See Matt. 27. 29. • Comp. Matt. 26. 37. ■» So Ps. 142. 4- tHeb. to lament with me. See Job2. IL "Job i6. 2. 0 See Deut. 29. 18. P Matt. 27. 34, 48. Mark 15. 23, Luke 23. 36. John 19. 29. 1 See Ruth 2. 14. ' Cited Rom. II. 9, 10. See Ps. 91.3. To ver. 28, Comp. Ps. 35. 4-8. & 109, 6^15. « Ps. 23. 5. Comp. ver. 21. ' See Matt. 13. 14. " So Dan. 5. 6. Nahuin2. 10. » Cited Acts, I. 20. y Comp. Matt. 23. 38. Luke 13. 35. t Heb. their palace. Cant. 8. 9. Ezek. 25. 4. See I Chr. 6. 54. t Heb. let tlwre not he a dweller. * Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 9. Zech. I. 15. » Isai. 53. 4. ** Rather as Ps. 2. 7 raarg? t Heb. thy ivo7itided. So Isai. 66. 16. Jer. 25. 33. 0 See Neh. pityiishiitcnt ofiniquily. See Job 21. 19 marg. 1 Phil. 4. 3. See Ex. 32, 32- « So Ps. Z^. 6. 8 Ps. 34. 3. Hear me, O Lord; ^for thy loving- 16 kindness is good : 'Turn unto me faccording to the mul- titude of thy tender mercies. And shide not thy face from thy ser-17 vant ; For I ''am in trouble: *'hear me speedily. Draw nigh unto my soul, and re- 18 deem it : Deliver me because of mine enemies. Thou hast known Jmy reproach, and 19 ''my shame, and my dishonour : Mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart; and 20 'I am full of heaviness : And ""I looked/f/' some 'to take pity, but there was none; And for "comforters, but I found none. They gave me also °gall for my meat; 21 And Pin my thirst they gave me "ivine- gar to drink. ■■Let their "table become a snares: before them : And t hat ivhich should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 'Let their eyes be darkened, 23 that they see not ; And "make their loins continu- ally to shake. Pour out thine indignation upon 24 them, And let thy \vrathful anger take hold of them. ^Let y*their habitation be deso-25 late ; And 'let none dwell thei tents. For nhey persecute ^him whom thou 26 hast smitten ; And they "^talk to the grief of 'those whom thou hast wounded. <^Add "iniquity unto their iniquity : 27 And let them not come into thy righte- ousness. Let them be blotted out of ''the book 28 of the living, And not be '-written with the righteous. But I a>n poor and sorrowful : 29 Let thy salvation, O God, ^set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a 30 song; And will emagnify him with ''thanks- giving. Ezek. 13. 9. Sec Luke lo. 20. See Ps. 20. i marg. ^ See Ps. so. 14. i" This also shall please the Lord bet- ter than an o.x Or bullock that hath horns and ' hoofs. The •'"humble shall see this, and be glad : And ' your heart shall live that seek God. For the Lord heareth the poor. And "despiseth not his prisoners. " Let the heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and every ////;/;,'• that 'mov- eth therein. °For God will save Zion, And will build the cities of Judah : That they may dwell there, and Phave it in possession. iThe seed also of ■'his servants shall inherit it : And Pthey that love his name shall '^ dwell therein. Lev. II. 3. k Ps. 34- =■ II Or, meek. Ps. 22. 26. ' Ps. 22. z6. "' See Ps. C8. 6. n So Ps. 96. II. &98.7. & 14B. I— 12. Isai. 44. 23. & 49- '3- tHeb. creepeth. See Lev, 20. 23. ° Comp. Ps. 51. 18. Isai. 44. 26. P Isai. 65. 9 (Heb.). 1 So Ps. 102. 28. & 136. 22. ■■ Ps. 1:3. I. » Ps. 37. 29. ic 102. 28 jHeb.). deliver 'To ver. 5, i^s. 40. 13— J7- PSALM LXX. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, * to * i Chr. 16. bring to rememljiance. 4;_^ ^^^ j.^j^_ Make haste, »0 God, to me; Make haste ' to help me, O Lord. ^t^,fyMp, Let them be ashamed and confound- Heb. as Ps. ed that seek after my soul : i%r'i2. Let them be turned backward, and ""Heb. asPs. ''put to confusion, ''that desire my ^°' ''*' hurt. ; Let them "^be turned back for a re- ° ^o Ps. 6. ward of their shame That say, Aha, aha. I Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be mag- nitied. ; But I am poor and needy : '^ make '' Ps. 141. i. haste unto me, O God : Thou art my help and my deli- verer; O Lord, make no tarrying. PSALM LXXL * In thee, O Lord, do I put my b. c. 10232 trust: *-■■""?• ,, ver. 9, 18. Let me never be put to confusion. "To ver. 3, Deliver me in thy righteousness, and ^' ^"' '~^' cause me to escape : Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. I5i6) LXXI. 3. PSALMS. LXXII. 6. f Heb. Be thou ta me /or a rock of habittttioH. ^ Ps. 90. I (Heb. 1. See Deut "SeePs. 133. 3- «= See Ps. 91. 2. ■1 So Ps. 140. 1.4- *i Tim. I. I. Sojer. 14, 8. & 17. 13. & 50. 7. f See 2 Chr. 32. 8 marg. « Ps. 22. 10. Isai. 46. 3. •* So Ps. 22. 6- Comp. Gal. I. 15. ' Isai. 8. 18. Zech. 3. 8. It See ver. 24, ' TC1-. iS. tHeb. vjiitch^ or, observe. So Ps. 56. «. » Ps. 83. 5 (Heb.). nPs. 105. 11. & 119. 82. " See Ps. 35. 22. 9 Ps. 40. 13. & 70. 1. "1 So ver. 24. Ps. 35. 4, 26. & 40. 14. & 70. 2 in the Heb. f Ps. IC9. 2g. * ver. 24. Esth. 9. 2. ' So ver. 3, 24- * S«e Ps. 92. 5- « As Ps. 56. '3? 'Be thou my strong •'habitation, 3 whereunto / may continually re- sort : Thou hast "^given commandment to save me ; For thou art my rock and '^'^my for- tress. "i Deliver me, O my God, out of the 4 hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art <=my hope, O Lord s God: Thou art my trust from my youth. By thee have I been fholden up sfrom 6 the womb : Thou art '' he that took me out of my mother's bowels : My praise shall be continually of thee. I am as 'a wonder unto many; 7 But thou art my strong refuge. Let "^my mouth be filled with thy 3 praise And tuith thy honour all the day. ' Cast me not off in the time of old 9 age; ' Forsake me not when my strength faileth. For mine enemies speak against me; .0 And they that May wait for my soul "take counsel together, "Saying, God hath forsaken him : n Persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. "O God, be not far from me: 12 0 my God, Pmake haste for my help. iLet them be confounded and con- 13 sumed that are ■■ adversaries to my soul ; ■■Let them be covered 7C'ith reproach and dishonour ^that seek my hurt. But I will hope continually, :^ And will yet praise thee more and more. 'My mouth shall shew forth thy right- 15 eousness Ami thy salvation all the day; For "I know not the numbers thereof. ^I will go in the strength of the Lord .6 God: 1 will make mention of thy righteous- ness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my 17 youth : And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also 'when I am void and gray- headed, O God, y forsake me not; Until I have shewed ' thy strength unto this generation. And thy power to every one that is to come. 'Thy righteousness also, O God, is ver)' high, ^Who hast done great things: 0 God, ''who is like unto thee ! Thou, <^ which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, Shalt ''quicken me again, And shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side. 1 will also praise thee ' with the ^psaltery. Even thy truth, O my God : unto thee will I sing With the '^harp, O thou f Holy One of Israel. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; And smy soul, which thou hast re- deemed. ^ My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long : For 'they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. PSALM LXXII. A Psalm II 'for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, And ^thy righteousness unto ''the king's son. ■^He shall judge thy people with right- eousness. And thy poor with judgment. The ''mountains shall bring =peace to the people. And the ''little hills, by "-'righteousness. "^He shall judge the poor of the peo- ple. He shall save the children of the needy. And shall break in pieces the op- pressor. They shall fear thee 'as long as the sun And moon endure, throughout all ge- nerations. sHe shall come down like rain upon ''the mown grass: As ' showers that water the earth. + Heb. urtlo oid age and gray Itairs. So Isai. 46. 4- >' ver. 9. tHeb. thine arm. So Isai. 53.1. Comp. Ps. 79. II. * See Ps. 36. S- * Luke I. 49. So Ps. 126.2. ^ See Ex. 15. II. « So Ps. 60. j'Ps. 85. 6 (Heb.). So Ps. So. 18. & 138. 7. & 143. II. Hos, 6. 2. Hab. 3. 2 in the Heb. Sec Ps. 119. 25- tHeb. with the instrument o/frsiiliery. I Chr. 15. 16. « Ps. 33. 2. &81. 2. & 92. 3 (Hib). & 144. 9. & 149- 3. & 150. 3. f Ps. 78. 41. & 89. 18. See 2 Kin. 19. 22. ^ Ps. 34. 22. So Ps. 103. 4. 1' Ps. 35. 28. So ver. 8, 15. ' See ver. 13 1 Or, o/. See Ps. 46, title. * Ps. 127, title. B. C. 1015? ■* Comp. I Chr. 22. la. ^ Isai. 19. 11. ^ So Isai. 11. I' ■*• & l-i. I. <" Ps. 65. la. & 114. 4, 6. Joel 3, 18 Heb.'. = Ps. 85. 10. Isai. 32. 17. f So ver. 7, 17- Ps. 89. 36, 37- Jer. 31. 35, 36. Comp. Jer. 33. 20, 25- e So 2 Sam. 23. 4. Hos. 6. 3. h Amos 7. 1 (Heb.). » Deut, 32. 2. Ps. 65. 10. (517) LXXII. 7. PSALMS. LXXIII. 17. ^ Ps. 92. 12. ' So Isai. 2. 4. See Eph. 2. 14. in See Luke I- 33- . tHeb. ^/V/ there be HO moon. So Job 14.12. " Ps. no. 2 CHeb.l. See Ex. 23. 31. SoPs. 80.11. & 89. 25. oSeePs. 2.S. P Ps. 74. 14. Isai. 23. 13. PP Ps. 22. 29. So Ps. 95. 6. *! Isai. 49. 23. Mic. 7. 17. I" I Kin. 5. ID. & 10. 10. See Ps. 45.12. *2 Chr. Q. 21. See I Kin. 10. 22. ' Ps. 97. I. Isai. 42. 10, 12. & 51- 5. & 60. 9. " See I Sam. 10. 27. == See I Kin. 10. I. y Gen. 10. 7. I Chr. I. 9. Isai. 43. 3. So Isai. 45. 14. Comp. Ezek, 23. 42. ' Ezek. 27.15 (Heb.) only. a Isai. 49. 23 (Heb.). ^ Job 29. 12, •^See Ps.io 7. ■iSoPs. 116. 15- See I Sam. 18. 30. t Heb. one shall give. As Isai. 14. 32. « ver. 10. f Dent. g. 20. fi Comp. I Kin. 4. 20. ^ Num. 24. >9- ^ See Ps. 92. 7- ^ Job 5. 25. t Heb. shall be. Ps. 81. 15. & 89. 36. & 104. 31. Comp. ver. 7. t Heb. Shall be as a sott to coiitituie his/aihers nafne/or ever. See Isai. 14. 22 (Heb.). I Gen. 22. 18. & 26. 4. Jer. 4. 2 (Heb.). So Gen. 12.3. & 18. iS. ^ So Luke I. i 4 in the Heb. Job 5. 9. Ps. r Num. 14. 21. titles. Ps. 55. In his days ''shall the righteous flourish; ^ And 'abundance of peace ">*so long as the moon endureth. " He shall have dominion also from 8 sea to sea, And from " the river unto ° the ends of the earth. PThey that dwell in the wilderness 9 shall PPbow before him; And his enemies 1 shall lick the dust. ■■The kings of ^Tarshish and of 'the 10 isles shall bring "presents : The kings of -^Sheba and ^Seba shall offer 2 gifts. Yea, all kings ^ shall fall down before n him : All nations shall sei-ve him. For he shall deliver the needy ''when 12 he crieth ; The poor also, ''and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, 13 And shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from <^ de- 14 ceit and violence : And ''precious shall their blood be in his sight. And he shall live, and to him * shall 15 be given of the gold of •= Sheba : Prayer also shall be made ffor him continually ; And daily shall he be praised. There shall be a handful of corn in if. the earth upon the top of the mountains; The fruit thereof shall shake like Le- banon : sAnd '^'thcy of the city ' shall flourish ''like grass of the earth. His name 'shall endure for ever : 17 *His name shall be continued as long as the sun : And ^men shall be blessed in him : ""All nations shall call him blessed. '"Blessed be the Lord God, the God is of Israel, AVho "only Pdoeth wondrous things. And blessed be ihis glorious name for 19 ever: 'And let the whole earth be filled zvith his glory; ^Amen, and Amen. 'The "prayers of David the son of 20 Jesse are ended. (3. " Ps. 106. 48. See Luke i. 68. " Job 9. 8. & Ps. 136. P Ps. 86. 10. & 105. 5 (Heb.) & 136. 4. So Ex. 15. 11. 77. 14. & 78. 12. & 88. 10 (Heb. I. & 139. 14. q Neh. 9. 5. ■ See Ps. 41. 13. * So Job 31. 40. » Ps. 17, 86, X. & 86. 6. So Ps. 90, 102, titles. PSALM LXXIII. II A Psalm of • Asaph. ' Truly God is good to ^Israel, Even to such as are ' of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost ■'gone ; My steps had well nigh .slipt. "^For I was ''envious at the *= foolish, When I saw the '^prosperity of the wicked. For there arc no e bands in their death : But their strength is 'firm. They are not ' in trouble as other men; Neither are they "^ plagued ' like other men. " Therefore pride compasseth them about ' as a cliain ; Violence covereth them J as a gar- ment. ''Their eyes stand out with fatness: ' They have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression : ' They speak "'loftily. They set their mouth against the hea- vens. And their tongue walketh through the earth. "Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full °ctip Pare wrung out to them. And they say, i How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the most High? Behold, these arc the ungodly, ' \Vho prosper in the world ; they in- crease in riches. ^Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, And 'washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been '' plagued, And 'chastened "every morning. If I say, I will speak "thus ; Behold, I should offend against ''the generation of thy children. AVhen I "thought to know this, 'It was too painful for me; Until I went into "the sanctuary of God; Then y understood I ^ their end. So 2 Kin. 19. 1. Ps. 77. 13. y Deut. 32. 29 (Heb.). 11 Or, A Psalm /or Asaph. * See Ps. 50, title. II ilr, }-et. Rather as ver. 13, 18. '^ John 1. 47. Kom. 9. 6. t Heb. clean 0/ heart. . Ps. 24. 4 (Heb.). •* Num. 20. 17 (Heb.). •^ See Job 21. 7- ** Gen. 30. I. Prov. 23. 17. « See Ps. 5. . 5. f Ps. 35. 27. 8 Isai. 58. 6 only. t Heb.y&^ Gen. 41. 2, &c. t Heb. in the trouble 0/ other jne7l. '' ver. 14. 1 Heb. with. ver. 25 (Heb.;. * See Judg. 8. 26. Comp. Ps. 75. 5. J Prov. 7. 10 (Heb.). So Ps. 109. 18. ^ See Job 15. 27. Comp. Ps. 141. 4. t Heb. They pass the thoughts 0/ the heart. 1 So 2 Pet. 2. iS. Jude 16. "' Heb. as Ps. 18. 16. ii 144. 7. " ver. 6. " From Ps. 75. 8? P Lev. I. 15. ^ 5- 9- So Ps. 75. a Isai. 51. 17. Ezek. 23. 34 (Heb.). Comp. Judg. 6. 38. 1 See Job 22. 13- I" So ver. 3. Ps. 17. 14- ■ ver. 1, See Job 21. t Ps. 26. 6. SeeDeut. 21. 6. t Heb. my c/iasiisc- nu-iit was. ti See Ps. 101. 8. " ver. II. ^ Comp. Ps. 14. 5- * Ps. 77- 5 (Heb.). t Heb. //was labour in mine eyes. Eccles. 8. 17. ^ See Ps. 20. '« Ps. 37- 38- (518) LXXIII. 1 8. PSALMS. LXXIV. 19. • So Ps. 35. 6. Jer, 23. 12. Comp. Ps. 37. 35, 36- ' Ps. -4. 3 (Heb.). « Num. 16. 21. ■l So Ps. 40. 14- « See Job 18. II. f See Job 20. 8. So Ps. 90. 5. 8 Ps. 78. 65. *» See Ps. 49. 10. t Heb. / krteiv itflt. See Ps. 82. 5- 1 Job iS. 3. Comp. Job II. 12? t Heb. •with thee. As ver. 23. JSoPs. 32.8. See Ps. 107. II. JJ See Ps. 49- 15. ^ ver. 5 (Heb.). 1 So Ps. 40. & 119. 81. t Heb. rxk. See Ps. 18. > See Ps. 16. n Comp. Dan. 12. 2. ° So Ps. 119. I5S- P See Ex. 34- 15- So Num. 15. 39- Ps. 106. 39. 1 So Ps. 107. 22. & 118. 17. I Or, A Psalm for Asapk to gh'c iu- strncttOK. See Ps. 32, title. * See Ps. 50, title. » See Ps. 44. SoPs. 79. I, •> Deut. 29. 20. Ps. 18. 8. So Ps. 80. 4. * Ps. 79. 13. & 100. 3. Ezek. 34. 31. So Ps. 95. 7. <• Ex. 15. 16. Deut. 32. 6 fHeh.). I Or, tribe. As Isai. 63. 17- * Jer. 10. 16. & 51. ■9- f Ex. 15. 17. Deut. 9. 29. Isai. 63. 9. * So Lam. 2. 24. 15. Com ^Surely thou didst set them in =>shp- is pery places : Thou castedst them down into ''de- struction. How are they brought into desolation, 19 ■^as /// a moment ! They are utterly ''consumed with = ter- rors. f As a dream when one awaketh ; =0 So, O Lord, swhen thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. Thus my heart was grieved, 21 And I was pricked /// my reins. So ''fooHsh was I, and 'ignorant : 22 I was as 'a beast * before tliee. Nevertheless I am continually with jj thee : Thou hast holden tnehy my right hand. J Thou shalt guide me with thy 2., counsel, And afterward JJ receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee t j; And there is none upon earth that I desire ''besides thee. . ' My flesh and my heart faileth : 16 But God is the 'strength of my heart, and ™ my portion " for ever. For lo, ° they that are far from thee 27 shall perish : Thou hast destroyed all them that Pgo a whoring from thee. But // is good for me to draw near to .s God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, That / may ''declare all thy works. PSALM LXXIV. II Maschil of 'Asaph. O God, why hast thou " cast us off for ever ? Why doth thine anger ''smoke against "^ the sheep of thy pasture ? Remember thy congregation, which 2 '^ thou hast purchased of old ; The "= rod of ''thine inheritance, which sthou hast redeemed ; This mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual 3 I" desolations ; Even 'all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. Thine enemies 'roar in the midst of 4 thy J congregations; ''They set up their ensigns_/■ Ps. jj. .g (Heb). Comp. Isai. 61. 4. 7. J Lam. 2. 6 (Heb.). So ver. 8 (Heb.). t See Matt, p. ver. g. s A man was famous according as he ' ' '^'"- ^• had lifted up ^% Kin. 25. Axes upon the thick trees. |' T» T 1 1 T 11 So ver. 3. 6 ±iut now they break down ' the can'ed Ps. 20. 2. work thereof g"^^; ^ At once with axes and hammers. ' Heb. fuey 7 "''They have cast fire into thy sane- ^IVtualy'^ tuarv "'^^ tltejire, "They have defiled ° by casting liown &2o'li. ' the dwelling place of thy name to '^^{^ f- 39 the ground. » Supplied 8 P They said in their hearts. Let us comp."' ^' 'destroy them together : I's. 118 5. They have burnt up all the Js)Tia- p'soPs.83. gogues of God in the land. f-^,^^ ^,^^, 9 \ve see not our ■'signs: Comp. •J There is no more any prophet : mZg!^' ^^ Neither is there among us any that "j ' ^^'"- 3- 1- knoweth ""how long. EzS-.^te. 10 O God, ''how long shall the adversary f m"*^' "' '^ reproach? 46. & 9. 27. Shall the enemy ^blaspheme thy name r ps'''6'*'3. for ever ? & 79- 5- 11 'Why ' withdrawest thou thy hand, even & si', t. thy right hand? | ^9- *^- Pluck it out of thy bosom. & 94.' l^' ,2 For "God is my King of old, pTyg.^;"' ^^'orking salvation in the midst of the So Ps. 10. 13 pnrth (Heb). C'lrtn. 'Lam. 2. 3 13 "Thou didst * divide the sea by thy (h^'' )- Strength : Ex. 4. 7 >-Thou brakest the heads of the «dra- 'At^ , , I s. 44. 4. gons in the waters. ' Ex. 14. 21. 14 Thou brakest the heads of ^leviathan Sojo'b'16? ' in pieces, ;^-. At 1 • . » L . Isai. 24. 19. A/!/i gavtst "him to be meat ''to the >Soisai. 51. people inhabiting the wilderness. |^^^ ^ 15 "^Thou didst ''cleave the fountain and &32. =■ tlie flood : '^•^f^ ^ Thou driedst up * mighty rivers. Add Deut. iS The day is thine, the night also is thine : Neh"i. 13. Thou hast prepared fthe light and 1°'' '■ "• i I a Ps. 91. 13. the sun. & 148. 7. 17 Thou hast sset all the borders of the Jf'ji.^J; "■ earth : Jer. 51. 34. Thou hast 'made ''summer and winter, in^'helieb. 18 'Remember this, that the enemy hath ^^ ''*■ **■ 1 ,1 ^ ^9 marg, "reproached, O Lord, "Secjob4i. And ^that ""the foolish people have J'comp. '^blasphemed thy name. ^'!""■ '*■ 9? l'*S 72 O 19 O deliver not the soul of "thy tur- uai.' 23.' 13. tledove unto the "multitude 0/ the \^^^ ^"^ ''• wicked : •' isai. 48. 21. Forget not the "congregation of thy '^j.J"^''- 3- "3, poor for ever. So Ps. 66. 6. * 1 Heb. riTcrs of strength. Comp. Ex. 14. 27. Amos 5. 24 in the Heb. f Gen. i. 14, 16. So Job 38. 12. Ps. 104. ig. 8 Deut. 32. 8 (Heb.). So Acts 17. 26. t Heb. made t/iem. ^ Gen. 8. 22. 1 ver. 2, 22. Ps. 89. 50. So Rev. 16. 19. S: 18. 5. k ver. 10. Ps. 89. 51. > So Ps. 39. 8. ■" Ecclus. jo. 26. So ver. 22. n Comp. Cant. 2. "14. ° See Ps. 68. 10, or as Ps. 79. 2 (Heb.). (s-9) LXXIV. 20. PSALMS. LXXVII. 2. P Gen. 17. 7, 8. Lev. 26. 44, 45- Ps. 106. 45. 1 See Ps. 88. 6. ■• See Ps. 63. 12. » Ps. 9. 9. & 10. iS. t See Ps. 86. I. " So I Sam. 24. 15: see references. ■^ See Ps. 65. tHeb. ascendeth. Jonah J. z. B Or, Destroy not. * See Ps. 57, title. t See Ps. 48, title. liOr, Jbr Asaph. See Ps. 46, & 50. titles. * So Dent. 4. I Com p. Ps. 46. 10. II Or, When I shall take a set time. See Ps. 102. 13- e See Ps. 17. 2. "* Comp. Isai 24. ig. * So I Sam. 2. 8. Comp. Ps. II. 3. & 82. 5- f See Ps. 5. 5- B So Zech. 1. 21. ver. 10. l» See I Sam. 2. 3. ^ Job 15. 26 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 73. 6. t Heb. desert. Comp. Gen. 14. 6. k Ps. 50. 6. So Ps. 76. 8,9- See Ps. 58. 1 I Sam. So Dan. 2. 7, » See Job 21. 20. n Ps. II. 6. & 73. ID? o So Prov. P See Ps. 73. 10. '1 Jer. 48. 25. Comp. Job 16. 15. r See I Sam. Have respect unto p the covenant : 20 For "ithe dark places of the earth are full of'th^ habitations of cruelty. 0 let not =* the oppressed return 21 ashamed : Let 'the poor and needy praise thy name. Arise, O God, " plead thine own 22 cause : ' Remember how the foolish man re- proacheth thee daily. Forget not the voice of thine ene- 23 mies : "The tumult of those that rise up against thee *increaseth continually. PSALM LXXV. To the chief Musician, || * Al-taschith, -I- A Psalm or Song li of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thcc do we give thanks : For that thy name is "near thy won- drous works declare. ^ ' When I shall receive the congre- = gation 1 will judge "^uprightly. ^ The earth and all the inhabitants 3 thereof are dissolved : I bear up "=the pillars of it. Selah. I said unto the f fools. Deal not fool- 4 ishly : And to the wicked, sLift not up the horn : Lift not up your horn on high: 5 Speak not with a ''stiff 'neck. For promotion coincth neither from t the east. Nor from the west, nor from the ' south. But "^(lod is the judge: - 'He putteth down one, and setteth u[) another. For ■" in the hand of the Lord s i/iere is °a cup, and the wine is red ; It is full ('/""mixture; and he poureth out of the same : But the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall p wring them out, and drink them. But I will declare for ever ; ,, T will %mg praises to the God of Jacob. All ''the horns of the wicked also will .0 I cut off ; But "■ the horns of the righteous shall be e.xalted. PSALM LXXVL To tlie chief Musician on 'Neginoth, t A Fsalm * ^^' P*- ■•• or Song II of Asaph. In "Judah is God known : His name is great in Israel. In ''Salem also is his ■= tabernacle, And his dwelling place in Zion. title. I See Ps. 48, title. I Or, /or Asaph. Ps. 46. & 50, titles. ^ So Ps. 48. There ''brake he the •= arrows of the '■Gen. 14. 18 Kr^,„ 1"°' 33- 18). DOW, Heb. 7. I, 2. The .shield, and the sword, and the \^l^'''>- ^ battle. Selah. Lam.' 2. 6. ■1 See Ps. 46. Thou art more glorious and excellent ?'ps. 78. 48 than the mountains of "^ prey. P^'f; . i^ J See Deut. 33. g I he Stouthearted are spoiled, they 24 marg. have '' slept their sleep : \^,^'"^ "■ And none of the men of might have ^° ^^^^ 38. found their hands. &'39%. At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, So>b*f4"' Both 'the chariot and horse ''tfA^cast 22- into a dead sleep. ^Z^' ""' ^' Thou, even thou, art ■'to be feared:- isai. 5. 27. And who may ^ stand in thy sight Nolfum°3. 18 when once thou art angry ? ",' '■^^ Heb. 'Thou didst cause judgment to be 2K'i'i' heard from heaven ; The earth feared, and was still, When God arose ' to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. Selah. Comp. '>:m. 19. 35. Jer. 51. 39. Stt ver. 6. > So Ex. 15. I, 21. Kzek. 39. 20, Nahum2. 13. Zech. 12. 4. ^ Ezra 9. 15. Ps. 130. 3. Surely the wrath of man shall praise m^i.^^'; *• thee The remainder of -wTath shalt thou "restrain. °Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God : "Comp Jt\. 9. 10. PLet all that be round about him p^. 65. 7, ■J bring presents 'unto him Rev. D. 17. See Ps. I. 5. 1 So Ps. 75. 7- See Ps. 58. presents 'unto him that ought to be feared. He shall cut off the spirit of princes : He is ■'terrible to the kings of the earth. 1 See Ps. 68. 29. >• See Ps. 47. 2. t Heb. to /car. " 2 Sam. 22. 46. Ps. 18. 45 in the Heb. o See Ps. 50. 14. P Ps. 89. 7. Comp. 2 Chron. 32. 22, 23, Isai. 8. 12. Comp. Gen. 31. 42, 53. PSALM LXXVIL To the chief Musician, * to Jeduthun, A Psalm II of Asaph. " I cried unto God with my voice, E'l'en unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. ^In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : * My sore ran <^ in the night, and ceased not : My soul ''refused to be comforted. • See Ps. 39, title. II Or, /or Asaph. See Ps. 45, & 50, titles. ^ Ps. 142. I. So Ps. 3. 4, ■> Ps. 86. 7. So Ps. 20. X. & 50. 15. t Heb. »iy hand. ' Ps 63. 6. Isai. 26. 9. Sec Ps. 88.1. '' Gen. 37.35. (5K>) LXXVII. 3. PSALMS. LXXVIII. II. * Ps. 42. 5, II. & 43. 5 in the Heb. f Ps. .42. 3. & 143. 4. « Ps. 107. 5 (Heb.). & 142. 3. & 143, 4. Jonah 2. 7 (Heb.) So Ps. 61. 2. & 102, title. ^ See Gen. 41. 8. ' Ps. 73. 16 (Heb.). " Ps. 143- S- J So DeuL 32. 7. Ps. 44. I. & I43- S- Isai. 51. 9. ^ See Job 30. ?• * ver. 2. See Job 35. zo. So Ps. 4. 4. & 16. 7. & 17. 3. ■" See Ps. 44. 9- " Ps. 85. I. » Hab. 3. 9 (Heb.,). Comp. Rom. 9. 6. tHeb. io g-enera- iion and generation? Ps. 79. 13. & 85. 5. & 89. I, 4. & 102. 12. & 106. 31. & 1 19. 90. & 135. 13- & 146. 10. So Ps. 100. & MS- 13- P Comp. Isai. 49. 15. 0 So Hab. 3. 2. *■ Jer. 10. 19 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 31. 22. » See Ps. 68. ' Ps. 143- S- So 1 Chr. 16. 12. X See Judg. 13. 18 marg. * See Ps. 90. 16. y Ps. 9. II. * See Ps. 73. 17- * Ex. 15. 11. Ps. 86. 10. ^ See Ps. 73. 18. bl> So Ps. 106. 8. c Ex. 6. 6. ■i Ps. 74. 2. ^•^ See Ps. 81.5. « Ps. 114. 3. Comp. Ex. 14. 21. fHab. 3. 10 (Heb.). See Ps. 92. 9. Comp. Ps. 90. 5. 22. 15. ' Ps. Judg. 5. 4. only. P Ps. I remembered God, and was = trou- bled : I complained, and ^my spirit was 8 overwhelmed. Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking : I am so ^ troubled that I cannot speak. I have 'considered "the days of old, JThe years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my '' song ' in the night : I commune with mine own heart : And my spirit made diligent search. Will the Lord "cast off for ever? And will he "be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth °kis promise fail 'for evermore? PHath God forgotten to be gracious? - <5 Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? Selah. And I said. This is 'my infirmity : i< But I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of nheu Lord : Surely 'I will remember thy "won- ders of old. 'I will meditate also of all ^thy work, u And 'talk of >'thy doings. Thy way, O God, is in =^the sane- 1; tuary : ^ Who is so great a God as oicr God ? Thou art the God ^''that doest "won- 14 ders : Thou hast ^''declared thy strength among the people. Thou hast '^with thine axra '='1 redeemed thy people, The sons of Jacob and <*<^ Joseph. Selah. ^fThe waters saw thee, O God, the 16 waters saw thee; ''they were afraid: The depths also "^were troubled. 'The clouds ' poured out water: ij The skies ssent out a sound : ■i Thine arrows also went abroad. 'The voice of thy thunder icas in the 18 heaven : •^The lightnings lightened the world : 'The earth "'trembled and 'shook. "Thy way is in the sea, ,g And thy "path in the great waters. And thy Pfootsteps "Jare not known. t Heb. The cloitds were poured forth with ivater 8 So Ps. 68. 33. h So Hab. 3. 11. See 2 Sam'. 104. 7. " Ps. 97. 4. Comp. Ex. 20. 18. 1 Sec ' See . ver. 16 (Heb.). » Hab. 3. 15. 0 Jer. 18. 13 lHeb.1 Jer. 4. 8y. 52. ■! Comp. Ps. 36. 6. 'is So P' 13 1 7 ■"Thou leddest thy people ^like a '„Ex. 13 flock ^'*"' ' By the hand of Moses and Aaron, & 80. I. & 107. 41. So Isai. 63. II, 12. SoPs. 78. 53. * Job 21. II. Ps. 78. 52 (Heb.). • Comp. Hos. 12. 13. sayings " Isai. 51.4. „r So Ps. 49. I. Comp. Ps. 105. & 106. ^ So Ps. 49. 4. See Matt. 5. Matt. 13. 35. •^ See Num. 21. 27. Comp. 8 Job 15. 18. So ver. 5, 6. Deut. 4. g, & 6. 7. PSALM LXXVIII. * II Maschil of Asaph. • Ps. 74, title. => Give ear, O my people, to my law: p^i'm'/o,- Incline your ears to the words of my Asaph to mouth. givei,^tr,u:- , . tton. °\. Will open my mouth in a '^para- See Ps. 46. ble: &.32, titles I will Gutter "^dark old: Which we have heard and known And four fathers have told us. ?We will not hide than from their cited children, *> Shewing to the generation to come The praises of the Lord, and his Pro" strength, '' See Ps. And 'his wonderful works that he hath «Prov'. i.e. done. S'^" .'"''s- 14. 12. For he estabhshed Ja testimony in ^^'!\^^' ''Jacob, And appointed a law in i^ Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, = That they should make them known joei' i.'j. to their children : '' See Ex. 12. That 'the generation to come might °v'er. n know them, even "" the children j "^''s',' ^^' which should be born ; ^ ver. 21, 71. Who should arise and s declare them p"'"^- to their children : That they might set their "hope God, And not forget the works of God, But ""keep his commandments : And "might not be as their fathers, A Pistubbom and P''rebellious gene ration ; A generation Uhat set not their heart E^ek.' 2 °.' iS aright, ^ Deut. 21. And whose spirit was not ^stedfast jeV.^s! 23 with (iod. (H=i>)- The children of Ephraim,^«>/^ 'armed, 68." and ' carrying ' " bows, ' ^° ^°"'- ^Turned back in the day of batde. & 3I. 27, They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law; And "forgat his works. And 'his wonders that he had shewed |°''=''^37: .^1 See I Sam, them. 7. 3. 147. 19. • ver. 4. See Ps. 102. m 18. ■" So Ps. 22. 31. " Job 4. 6. Ps. 49. 13 m the Heb. "" So Ps. s°l;^^ 2Kh 17. 14. 2 Chr, t Heb. that prepared not their heart. 2 Chr. 20. 33. Chr. 12. 2. 29 (Heb.). i. lofi. 13. Comp. Jer. 46. g [Heb.). " Comp. ver. 57. (521) (Heb.). t Heb. thro-wtng forth. ' Judg. 20. 39, 41 ^Heb.), 66 LXXVm. 12. PSALMS. LXXVIII. 42 J Ex. ch. 7— 12. So ver. 43 — 52. See Ps. 72- 18. ■ ver. 43. See Num. 13. 22. * Ex. 14. 21. So Ps. 136. b Ex. 15. 8. So Ps. 33. 7. c See Ex. 13. 21. d See Ex. 17. i 6. Comp. Ps. 114. 8. dd Ex. 15. 8. ver. 44 in the Heb. • Num. 20. 8, 10, II. f Isai. 6 Lam. 5. 42 in theHeb. So Deut. g. 10. 22. Ps. 95. 8- 10. Heb. 3. 16 Glc.). Comp. ver. 40, 56. PSeePs,63.i. '> ver. 41,56. Deut. 6. 16. Ps. 95. 8. & 106. 14. Comp. Ex. 16. 2, &c. I Cor. 10. 9. > Comp. Ex. 16. 3. & ■?. 3- Num. u. 4. & 20. 3. &21. 5. Ps. 23. s. Prov. 9. 2 in the Heb. J Ex. 17. 6. So Num. 20. II. ^ Ps. 105.41. Isai. 48. 21. Comp. Lam. 4. 9. ' See Ps. 68. 10. '^ See Deut. 3. 26. " Num. n. I, 10. 0 See ver. 5. P ver. 31 (Heb. . 1 ver. 8. 32, 37 in the Heb. Heb. 3. 18. Jude 5. *■ See Gen. 7. II. " Ex. 16. 4. ' So Ps. 105. See John 6. 3'- Comp. Ex. 16. 14. II Or, E7'ery otic did cat tlu bread of iltc mighty. " Ex. 16. 3. * Ex. 10. 13. y Marvellous things did he in the sight ■= of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in ^the field of Zoan. He ^divided the sea, and caused 13 them to pass through ; And he •'made the waters to stand as a heap. <= In the daytime also he led them 14 with a cloud. And all the night with a light of fire. •^He clave the rocks in the wilder- is ness, And gave them drink as out of the great depths. He brought ''''streams also out ofi6 " the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers. And they sinned yet more against 17 him By fprovoking the most High in the ^wilderness. And i' they tempted God in their is heart By asking meat for their lust. Yea, they spake against God ; they 19 said, 'Can God ' furnish a table in the wil- derness ? Behold, Jhe smote the rock, that ''the 20 waters gushed out, And the streams overflowed ; Can he give bread also ? Can he ' provide flesh for his people? Therefore the Lord heard this, and 21 ""was wroth : So "a fire was kindled against "Jacob, And anger also Pcame up against "Is- rael ; Because they 1 believed not in God, 22 And trusted not in his salvation: Though he had commanded the clouds 23 from above, And ""opened the doors of heaven. And had * rained down manna upon 24 them to eat, And had given them of 'the corn of heaven. ' Man did eat "angels' food : 25 He sent them meat "to the full. He caused an east wind ' to blow in 26 the heaven : And by his power he ^brought in the south wind. Comp. Wisd. 16. 20. "Job 24. 22. Comp. Ps. 103. 20. So ver, 29. t Heb. io go. So Num. 11. 31 (Heb.). ver. 52. ver. 52 in the Heb. He rained flesh also upon them vas dust. And 'feathered fowls like ^as the sand of the sea : I ^'And he let // fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations. I "^ So they did eat, and were well filled : For he gave them their own '^desire; 30 They were not estranged from their I '^lust. I But ''while their meat loas yet in their 1 mouths, I 31 The wrath of God =came upon them, And slew the ''fattest of them. And 'smote down the "chosen meii of Israel. 32 For all this sthey sinned still, 1 And ''believed not for his wondrous 1 works. 33 Therefore 'their days did he consume m ''vanity. And their years in trouble. When he slew them, then they ' sought him : And they 'returned and ''"inquired early after Cjod. And they remembered that "God 7L'as their rock, And the high God "their redeemer. Nevertheless they did p flatter him with their mouth. And they 'Jlied unto him with their tongues. For ''their heart was not '^right with him, Neither were they ''stedfast in his co- venant. But he, being ' full of compassion, " forgave their iniquity, and de- stroyed them not : Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath. For "he remembered that they rcwr /^«/ ''flesh ; ">'A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. How oft did they ' provoke him in the wilderness, And ^grieve him in "the desert ! Yea, they turned back and '' tempted God, And "^limited the ''Holy One of Is- rael. They '= remembered not his hand : Nor the day when he delivered them 'from the enemy. y See Gen. 13- 16. tHeb./OTi./ o/wing. So Ezek. 39. 17. * See Gen. 22, 17. a .See Ex. 16. 13. b So ver. 25. Num. II. 20. *= ver. 29 (Heb.l. Num. II. 4, 34 •^ So Num. II. 33. Comp. Job 20. 23. *> ver. 21 (Heb.;. f Isai. 10. 16 (Heb.j. Gump. Ps. 22. 29. t Heb. made io bow. See Ps. 18. 39- I Or, young men. ver. 63. e Num. ch. 14. & ch. 16, " ver. 22. See Num. 14. ti. * Num. 14. 29> 35- & 26. 64. 65. k See Ps. 39. 5. 1 Hos. 5. IS (Heb.l. m See Ps. 63. I. " See Deut. 32- 4- 0 Isai. 41. 14. & 43. 14. & 44. 6, 24. So Ps. 74. 2. P So Ezek. 33- 3?- 1 Isai. 57. II. r So ver. 8. * Ps. 51, 10. 1 Ex. 34. 6 Heb.\ " So Jer. 18. 23- Comp. Num. 14. 20. Sec Ps. 65. 3. * Ps. 103. 14, 16. So Job 7. 7. & 10. 9. ^ Gen. 6. 3. y Job 7. 7. I! Or. tebel a- gainst nim. ver. 56. So ver. 17. See Ps. 107. II. 2 See Eph. 4. 30. a Ps. 106. 14. See Num. 21. 20. *> See ver. 18. <: See Ezek. 9. 4 marg. d 2 Kin. 19. ejudg.8. 34. " Ox, f torn affliction. Hos. 5. 15. 2ech. 8. 10. LXXVIII. 43. PSALMS. LXXIX. I. fver. 12. To ver. 51, Ps. 105. 27 — 36. t Heb. set. Ex. 4. 21. & 10. 2 in the Heb. 5 Ex. 7. 3. S0Ps.106.22. Acts 7. 36. *» Ex. 4. 21. &7.9(Heb.). 6 11, 9, 10. ' See ver. 12. k Ex. 7. 17— 25- Ps. 105. 29. ' ver. 16 (Heb.). »" Ex. 8. 21— 24. Ps. 105. 31. n Ex. 8. 2— 14. Ps. 105. 30. oi Kin. 8. 37. 2 Chr. 6. 28. Isai. 33. 4. Joel I. 4. & 2. 25. Comp. Ps. 105. 34. p Ex. 10.12 — 15. Ps. 105. 34, 35. of Ham : But ^made his own people to go forth 52 ^ like sheep, And ^guided them in the wilderness like a flock. And ''he ='led them on safely, so that 53 they feared not : But 'the sea 'overwhelmed their ene- And he brought them to the border 54 of his ''sanctuary. Even to this '''^mountain, whieh his right hand had purchased. ^He cast out the heathen also before 55 them. And s divided them an inheritance by ''line. And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 'Yet they ''tempted and 'provoked 56 the most high God, And kept not his testimonies : But ""turned hack, and dealt unfaith-57 fully like their fathers : They were turned aside "like a de- ceitful bow. For they "provoked him to anger with their p high places. And "i moved hun to jealousy with their ■'graven images. \\'hen God heard this, he ^was wroth, And greatly ' abhorred Israel : "So that he forsook the ^tabernacle of'^Shiloh, "The tent ivhich he "placed among men ; And delivered >his strength into ^cap- tivity, And his glory into the enemy's hand. He ^gave his people over also ''unto the sword; And '^was wroth with his inheritance. The fire consumed their young men; And then- maidens were not 'given to marriage. ''Their priests fell by the sword; *And their widows ^made no lamenta- tion. Then the Lord Bawaked as one out of sleep, And ''like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. And 'he smote his enemies in the hinder parts : He put them to a perpetual reproach. Moreover he J refused the tabernacle of JJ Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim : But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion '^ which he loved. And he built his sanctuary like high pahices. Like the earth which he hath 'esta- blished for ever. 70 ""He chose David also his servant, And took him from the "sheepfolds: 71 'From following the nves "great with young he brought him To Pfeed 'ijacob his people. And 1 1srael ■his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the '•in- tegrity of his heart ; And 'guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. ° Ps. 50. 9 (Heb.). t Heb. From after. 2 Sam. 7. 8. ls.u. 40. II. P2 Sam. 5. 2. I Chr. II. 2. Ps. 28. 9. f bee I Sam. 10. I. • i Kin, 9. 4. Ps. loi. 2 (Heb.). 'ver. 67 63 69 » See Deut. 31- 29. P Lev. 26. 30. _ 1 Kin. ir. 7. & 12. 31. See Deut. 12. 2. 1 See Num. 25. II. ' Deut. 7. 5, 25. & 12. 3. * ver. 62. So Ps. 106.40. See Deut, 3. 26. ' ver. 67 (Heb.). Ps. 89. 38. " I Sam.4,11. Comp. Jer. 7. 12 — 14. & 26. 6. ^ So Josh. 22, ig, * See Josh. 18. 1. ^ Comp. Ps. 68. i8. >■ Ps. 105. 4. & 132. 8. See Ps. 63. 2. ''■ So Judg. 18. 30. * ver. 48 marg. ^ I Sam. 4. 10. <^ ver. 59. t Heb. praised. See Jer. 7. *^ I Sam. 4. II. Comp. 2 Chr. 26. 17- e Job 27. 15 (Heb,). f Ezek. 24. 23 (Heb.). So Jer. 22. 18. B So Ps. 73. 20. See Ps. 35. 23- h Isai. 42. 13. > I Sam. 5. 6, 12. & 6. 4, or rather 1 Sam. 14. 2Q, &c. j ver. 59 (Heb.). jj See Ps. 81.5- k Ps. 87. 2. Comp. Ps. ,32. 5? t Heb. founded. Hab. 1. 12. I" I Sam, 16. II, 12. 2 Sam. 7. 8. »Gen. 33. 13. 1 ver. 5. .4, 53 (Heb.). PSALM LXXIX. 'Or. for Asapk. A Psalm II of Asaph. Ps. 46, & 50, O God, a the heathen are come into i",^'^^ ^ _^ '' thine inheritance ; ll^'^'p ■^Thy holy temple have they defiled; 2. " ^ '■•■ dThey have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 'J^« Ps. 5. 7 Comp. Ps. 74. 7. ^ Mic. 3. 12. So Jer. 26. 18. Comp. 2 Kin. 25. g, lo. 2 chr. 36. 19. Ps. 102. 14. & 137. 3? (5^3) 66—2 LXXIX. 2. PSALMS. LXXX. 14. ^See^Deut. ^ The dead bodies of thy servants 2 Add jer. have they given &'i9 7 -^ '^'' rneat unto the fowls of the hea- f Cited ven, Ise^pr'' fThe flesh of ethy saints unto the 50-5- ''beasts of the earth. (Heb.r' '' Their blood have they ' shed like 3 STo. .0 water (Heb.). Round about Jerusalem ; and //len (Heb.). '^''" Jnone to bury f/wm. j So Jer. \Vg are become a '^'reproach to our 4 &'i6. 4. neighbours, jeTzi. 19. '-^ scorn and derision ''to them that Rev. II, 9. are round about us. f£^"p|-^- -""How long, Lord? wilt thou be 5 j3- angiy> " for ever ? 74. il. ^' Shall thy "jealousy °°burn like fire? "See Ps. ip Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen 6 SoP.s. 74.1. that have inot known thee, ^Deut^.'zQ. ^'^'^ upon the kingdoms that have =9- ■'not called upon thy name. &'^3. 8.'' ' ' For they have devoured Jacob, 7 °° Ps. 89. 46. And laid waste his * dwelling place. V ver. 6, 7. o 1 7«-. 10! 25. 'O remember not against us 'former 8 sojeph.3.8. iniquities: q isai. 45. Let thy tender mercies speedily "pre- vent us : "For we are brought very low. yHelp us, O God of our salvation, 9 4. 5- See Judg. 2. 10. ■■ See Ps. I5 (Hrb ) '' ^°^ ''''^ glory of thy name • isai. 64. 9. And deliver us, and Spurge away our l°fJfL S'"s, ^for thy name's sake. o/iAem ''Wherefore should the heathen say, 10 be/o^Zl Where is their God ? As Jer. II. Lgt ].iini be known among the hea- 10 Heb.). i-u • • 1 ,. Comp. then m our sight "See°Matt -^-J' ^^^ 'revenging of the blood of thy 17. 25. ' servants which is shed. Scfps.'! 16.^6. Let '=the sighing of the prisoner come n J 2 Chr. 14. before thee, • SeePs. According to the greatness of 'thy 'yePs.=5. , P°wer: II. 'Preserve thou <^ those that are ap- bSeePs.42. pointed to die; fHeb. And render unto <= our neighbours 12 So"p's"94^i. *^ sevenfold sinto their bosom Coinp. "^ Their reproach, wherewith they have tPs.'iS. to reproached thee, O Lord. ! K^eb ' ^° we ''thy people and 'sheep of thy 13 thitu arm. paStUre See Ps. 71. ^^Y\\\ give thee thanks for ever: IS"''- ., ^"^^t will shew forth thy praise 'to all ** Reseiriie the . ^ ^ children of generations. death. ^ Jer. 44- 7 (Heb.). Over. 4. f Gen. 4. 15, 24. Ps. 12. 6. Prov. 6. 31. Isai. 30. 26. So Lev. 26. 21, 28. Ps. 119. 164. Prov. 24. 16 (Heb.). 8 Ps. 35. 13. Prov. 6. 27. Isai. 65. 6, 7. Jer, 32. 18. Luke 6. 38, So Ps, 89. 50. & 129. 7. b Ps, 74. 10, 18, 22. So Nch. 4, 4 iHeb.), > See Ps, 74. I. ^ Isai, 43, 21. t Heb. to generatio7i and generation. See Ps. 77. 8. PSALM LXXX. •SoPs.60, title. To the chief Musician *upon .Shosharmim-Eduth, \^^^^ *^' A Psalm II of Asaph. ii Or, /or Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Ps, 46. Thou that leadest ^Joseph ='Mike afs^^'pj"-,. flock; 5|^ Thou that dwellest ^betweeti the che- i5(He'b,V rubims, ■= shine forth. fee'ps'*' 2 ^Before Ephraim and Benjamin and 20. Manasseh ?ps^'99''i.'- ^Stir up thy strength, See Ex. 25. And 'come and save us. 3 fTurn us again, O God, « See Ps. 50, 2. ^ Comp. sAnd cause thy face to shme; and we Num. 2, shall be saved. «^p^.^35. 23. t Heb. come 4 ''O Lord God (/ hosts, forsaiva- 'How long 'wilt thou be angry against So Ps. nS. the prayer of thy people ? f t'e" 7, 19. s Thou feedest them with ''the bread of So ver. 14. Ps, 60, I. tears ; & 85, 4, And gi\-est them tears to drink in ^|m^ s^^^- great ' measure. 6, 25, 6 Thou makest us a strife unto ""our hp^^^j*' & 84, 8, ' See Ps. 74. neighbours : And our enemies laugh among them- selves. ',"=>'• '"l" 7 ■ 1 urn us again, O God of hosts. See Ps, 74, i. And cause thy face to shine ; and we so^Ps,''io2^'9, shall be saved. ' '^ai. 40, 12 marg, " Ps, 44, 13. 8 Thou hast brought " a vine out of & 79, 4, Egypt: tt'T'- Thou hast °cast out the heathen, and ^=""- *■ "• , , . ' Jer, 2. 21. P planted it. & „, 10. 9 Thou "5 preparedst ;wOT before it, ^"t^'e"^' And didst cause it to take deep root. Jt 19, 10, and it filled the land. ' ^^^X il' "' 10 The hills were covered with the sha- J;"'"= 2°- 9- dow of it, jff is. I— And the boughs thereof rftvr ///Cv 'the Jv, o , ,, f " i^s. 78, 55, goodly cedars. p Ps. 44. 2, 11 She sent out her ■■ boughs unto the comp. ''''' ^"" sea, Josh- 24- ", And her ^branches 'unto the river. theccdan 0/ God. 12 Why hast thou then "broken down her f ^^^^g"' ''^' hedges, ■■ See job So "that all they which pass by the 'seejobs. way do "pluck her? ' t'le Ps 72. 13 The boar ^out of the wood doth s, waste it, ".P'- ^9- ''°' And nhe wild beast of the field doth isai. s-s devour it. .l"-ant. s. i 14 ^ Return, we beseech thee, O God of ^",^^ '■ hosts : (Heb,l' J Jer, 5, 6 (Heb,), ''Look down from heaven, and "^be- Isee'v^!^ hold, ^ Isai, 63. 15. And visit this vine ; ° ^'- *"• ^■ (5=4) LXXX. 15. PSALMS. LXXXII. 8. <* Comp. Heb. of Gen. 49. 22. « ver. 17. Isai. 44, 14. f Isai. 33. 12. 8 Ps. 76. 6. So Ps. 39. II. h So Ps. 8g. 21. See Luke 1. 66. ' ver. 15. J Comp. Ps. 8. 4, 5. k See Ps. 71. • Ps. 8, & 84, titles. DOr, for Asapk. Ps. 46, & 50, titles. " See Deut. 32- 43- b See Ps. 95. I. Comp. Lev. 23. 24. Num. 29. 1 in the Heb. <= See Ex. 15. 2o. <* See Ps. 71. 22. « Lev. 25. 9. So I Chr. 15. 24, 28. f Lev. 23. 24. Num. 10. 10. & 29. I. 8 So Prov. 7. 20. *> Ps. 77. 15. & 78. 67. & 80. 1. i Ps. 78. 5- & 122. 4. ^ Ex. II. 4. tl Or, agaiftst. As ver. 14, &c. 1 So Ps. 114. I. m Deut. 28. 49 marg. Jer. 5. 15. Comp. Isai. z8. II. & 33; 19- *• Isai. 10. 27. 50 Isai. 9. 4. o See Ex. 1. II. t ^^^b.passed mvay. Ps. 88. 16 (Heb.). P See rather 2 Kill. 10. 7. Q Ps. 50. 15. Comp. Ex. 2. 23. & 14. 10. r Ex. 19. 19. & 48. 28. See And the vineyard which thy right 15 hand hath planted, And the ''branch that thou 'madest strong for thyself. // is f burnt with fire, it is ^cvX down: 16 They perish Sat the rebuke of thy countenance. •^Let thy hand be upon the man of 17 'thy right hand, Upon Jthe son of man whom thou '^''madest strong for thyself So will not we go back from thee : 18 ^ Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. 'Turn us again, O Lorp God of\tj hosts. Cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. PSALM LXXXI. To the chief Mu.sician 'upon Gittith, A Psalm II of Asaph. = Sing aloud unto God our strength : ''Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the 2 <^ timbrel. The pleasant '' harp with the '' psal- tery. Blow up the 'trumpet fin the new 3 moon. In 8 the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this loas a statute for Israel, 4 And a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in >» Joseph yi;^ 'a s testimony, When ''he went out 'through the land of Egypt : ' Where I heard a language that I "understood not. I " removed his shoulder from the e "burden : His hands 'were delivered from the Ppots. iThou calledst in trouble, and I de- ^ livered thee ; I 'answered thee in the secret place of thunder : I ^proved thee at the waters of ' Me- ribah. Selah. ' Hear, O my people, and ' I will 8 testify unto thee : O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me : * Ex. 17. 6. Num. 20. 13. I Or, Strife. Ex. 17. 7. Ezek. 47. ig. ' Ps. 50. 7 (Heb.). There shall no "strange god be in thee ; \^f- ■>+■ =o- Neithershalt thou worship > "'strange "Deut. 32.' god. fsee Ex. " I am the Lord thy God, ^°- ^■ Which brought thee out of the land of 3, 1 ^' ^'" Egypt : n Prov. 1. yQpen thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. « job's. 4 But my people would not hearken to i^';'''- ^ \ ^ So Acts 7. 42. my voice ; & 14. 16. And Israel >>• would none of me. f ™- '■ ''*' So I ^gave them up ' unto their own » Or, to the heart's lust: 'Zf^ZX., And they "^ walked in their own coun- °''' '."'"^" SelS. See Deut. ''O that my people had hearkened °9; "'• •^ * ^ ■* Jer. 7. 24. unto me, So Ps. 106. And Israel "=had walked in my ways ! S^gee Deut. I should soon have subdued their s- 29. c Acts 14. 16. enemies, Sec Deut. 5. And '' turned my hand against their ?3; . , . -^ ° a Isai. I. 25. adversaries. Amos i. 8. 'The haters of the Lord should have s^Rom.^;. 'submitted themselves unto him : 30. But their time should have endured /ei^^doi>e- dience. , . , Heb. lird. 'with See 2 Sam. 22. 45. t Heb. with And 7C'ith ^ honey out of the rock the /at 0/ should I have satisfied thee. ps.'^h?. 14. So Deut. 32. 14. f So Deut. 32. 13. Comp. Job 29. 6. PSALM LXXXII. A Psalm II of Asaph. ,„ ^ God "^ standeth in the congregation /<"'''^'V>'''- of the mighty; t^.ief'"' "^ He judgeth among the ''gods. ' Comp. 'How long will ye judge unjustly, L^. ''' '* ^ And fe accept the persons sof the Eccies. s- s. wicked ? belah. ' Defend the ^ poor and ' fatherless : 'Uo justice to the afflicted and needy. ''Deliver the ''poor and needy: ' Rid them out of the hand wicked. ■"They know not, neither will they understand ; "They walk on in darkness : for ever. He should have fed them also the finest of the wheat : Mic. 7. 2, 3. ^ Isai. 3. 13. = See Ps. 58. II. <* I Sam. 2. 25 (Heb.). Of thef,"'^""- « See Ps. 74. f See Deut. 10. 17. So Deut. }^■ "All the foundations of the earth are f f,™^- '^-s- , f t Heb. ' out of course. 6 Pi have said, Ye art' igods; yudge. Ps 10. i! 1" Ps. 41. And all of you are ■■ children of the marg. most High. But ''ye shall die 'like men. And fall like one of the princes. "Arise, O God, judge the earth: " For thou shalt inherit all nations. ' So Jer. 22. 3- ^ So Job 29. 1 So Prov. 24. II. ■« Ps. 14. 4. &53' 4- i^ 73. 22. Jer. 4. 22. So Mic. 3. i. " So Prov. 2. 13. "So Ps. 11. 3. Comp. Ps. 75. 3. t Heb. moved. See Ps. 10. 6. P Cited John 10. 34. Comp. ver. 6, 7 with Ezek. 28. 2 — 10? 1 i Sam. 28. 13? See ver. i. "■ Comp, Ps. 89. 27. * So Job 21. 32. Ps. 49. 12. Ezek. 31. 14. ' Job 31. 33 marg. " So Ps. 12. 5. ^ So Ps. 2. 8. (5"S) LXXXIII. I. PSALMS. LXXXIV. II. * See Ps. 48, title. II Or, for A saph. Ps. 46, & 50, titles. Comp. 2 Chr. 2o. 14. * Isai. 62. 7 marg. b See Ps. 28. I, <: Ps. 39. 6 (Heb.-). & 46. 3. Isai. 17. 12 (Heb.). iPs. 81. 15. e Judg. 8. 28. See Job 10. 15. f Comp. Neh. 4. 8. 8 See Ps. 27. b 2 Chr. 32. 21. So Ps. 74. 8. ' Jer. 31. 36. & 48. 2. So Isai. 7. 8. & 17. I. & 25, 2. ^ Ps. 71. 10 (Heb.). So ver. 3. \nea.hcart. Comp. I Chr. 12. 38. 1 See I Sam. 11. I (Heb.). ^ See 2 Chr. 20. I, 10, II. n Gen. 25. 18. o See I Chr. 5. 10. P See Josh. 13- 5- q See I Sam. 15.2. r 2 Chr. 17. II. & 21. 16. ■ Ezek. 27. 6, 8.9- * See 2 Kin. 15. 19. t Heb. They have been an arm to tlie children of Lot. Isai. 33. 2. So Ps. 44. 3. " See Luke I. 54 (Eng ). * Deut. 2. 9. So Gen. 19. 37, 38. y Num. 31. 7. Judg. 7. 22. See Judg. 6. PSALM LXXXIII. *A Song or Psalm ||of Asaph. => Keep not thou silence, O God : •'Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For lo, thine enemies "^make a tu- 2 mult : And they that "^hate thee have =lift up the head, f'rhey have taken crafty counsel a- 3 gainst thy people, And consulted against sthy hidden ones. They have said. Come, and let us 4 •"cut them off ' from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have •< consulted together 5 with one * consent : They ' are confederate against thee : The tabernacles of ""Edom, and the 6 "Ishmaelites; Of ■" Moab, and the "Hagarenes ; P^Gebal, and "Amnion, and 1 Ama- 7 lek; The ■■ Philistines with the inhabitants of ^ Tyre ; ^'Assur also is joined with them: s *They have " holpen •''the children of Lot. Selah. Do unto them as unto the y Midian- 9 ites ; As to ^Sisera, as /«; Jabin, at ^ the brook of Kison : 7/ 7//(:/i perished at ''En-dor : lo They became '^as dung for the earth. Make their nobles like ''Oreb, and n like dZeeb: Yea, all their •= princes as 'Zebah, and as fZalmunna : Who said, sLet us take to ourselves 12 The ''houses of God in possession. 0 my God, make them 'like a wheel; i^ ''As the stubble 'Pbefore the wind. 'As the fire burneth a wood, 14 And as the flame '"setteth the moun- tains on fire ; So 'persecute them "with thy °tem-i5 pest. And make them afraid with thy 'P storm. 1 Fill their faces 7inth shame ; 16 That they may seek thy name, O Lord. « Judg. 4. 15, 24- & 5- 21. » See Judg. 4- 7- '' See Josh. 17. II. ■: See 2 Km. 9- 37- So Job 20. 7. Zeph. I. 17. ■i Judg. 7.25. & 8. 3. « See Josh. 13.21 (Heb.). f Judg. 8. 5,6, 12, 2i. « So 2 Chr. 20. ir. ■• See Ps. 65. 12. ' Isai. 17. 13 (Heb.). ^ Job 13. 25. Isai. 5. 24. See Ps. 1.4. 1 See Isai. 9. 18. " Deut. 32. 22. Ps. 106. 18 (Heb.). nSoJobg. 17. " Ps. 55. 8. P Job 21.18. 'I So Job 10. 15 (Heb.). » See Ps. 86. 17 Let them be "^confounded and trou- ^ee Ps. 35. bled for ever ; • So Ps. 59. Yea, let them be ■'put to shame, and t'leeEx.e perish : 3- 18 That men ^ may know that thou, 'whose name "alone is TEHO- ! ""l' '• ^" VAH, l;V,^- Art "the most High over all the &^.V*-''' earth. & 113. 4. PSALM LXXXIV. To the chief Musician *upon Gittith, II for the sons of Korah. A Psalm ♦ Ps. 8, & Si, titles. How =" amiable are ^ thy tabernacles. See Ps. 42, O Lord of hosts ! "b'^c. .023. ■^My soul longeth, yea, even ''fainteth Comp. for '^the courts of the Lord : • So''ps. 2^ My heart and my flesh crieth out for 4- f the living God. " " *^' ' hath found 6 sparrow a & 132. 5 (Heb.), 7. ' So Ps. 42. Yea, the house, And the sswallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Eveti thine altars, O Lord of hosts, I'my King, and my God. ' Blessed are they that dwell in thy . house : They •'will be still praising thee. Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; In whose heart are ' the ways of iltcm. Who passing through the valley " of Baca make it a well ; The "rain also *"filleth the pools. They go ""from strength to strength, Every one of them in Zion Paispeareth terry tms -^ -' * ^ make litnt before God & 63. I. & 119. 20. ■> Ps. 119. 81. So Job 19. 27- Ps. 143. 7- See 2 Sam. 13. 39- «SeePs. 116. 19. • See Ps. 42. 2. 26. 2 B Prov. (Heb.). 1' Ps. s. 2. i Ps. 65, 4. k So Ps. 42. 5. "• &43. 5. ' Comp. 2 Chr. 9. n marg. " Or, o/titiU- t'rry trees »take him a weti, &'c. 2 Sam. 5. 23, 24. 1 Chr. 14. 14, 15 in the Heb "' Joel 2. 23 (Heb.). tHeb overetk. Ps. 109. ig. " .So Isai. 35. I- I QT,/ram covipaiiy to 'I had rather be a doorkeeper in the company. house of my God, ^ - - '' '' Than to dwell in the tents of wicked- my 1O Lord God of hosts, hear prayer : Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 'Behold, O God our ^shield. And look upon the face of ' thine anointed. For a day in "^ thy courts is better than a thousand. 0 So Prov. 4. 18.^ Isai. 40. 31. John I. 16. 2 Cor. 3. 18. P Ps. 42. 2. See Ex. 34. 23. Comp. Ps. 36. 10 marg. > See Ps. 71. 20. J So Ps. 90. & 149. 2. l'SoHab.2.1. 1 Zech. 9. 10. So Hag. 2. 9. "> See Ps. 50. 5. "2 Pet. 2. 21. » So Ps. 49. ■3? See Job 4. 6. PSee Isai. 46. 13. iHag. 2. 7,9. Zech. 2. 5. Comp. John I. 14. r Ps. 89. 14. See Ps. 40. ri. & Prov. 3. 3. '■'■ Prov. 22. 2. & 29. 13. 'SeePs.72.3. *See Lulce2. 14. » So Isai. 45. 8. « Ps. 84. II. James i. 17. O Lord of hosts, 12 ^Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. PSALM LXXXV. To the chief Musician, A Psalm || for the sons of Korah. Lord, thou hast been 'favourable un- to thy land : Thou hast ^brought back the cap- tivity of Jacob. Thou hast ''forgiven the iniquity of 2 thy people, Thou hast ''covered all their sin. Se- lah. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : 3 "Thou hast '^turned ^thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. 'Turn US, O God of our salvation, 4 fAnd cause thine anger towards us to cease. sWilt thou be angry with us for ever? s Wilt thou ''draw out thine anger to all generations? Wilt thou not 'revive us again : 6 That J thy people may rejoice in thee ? Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, 7 And grant us thy salvation. ''I will hear what God the Lord will s speak : For ' he will speak peace unto his people, and to '"his saints : But let them not "turn a,i;ain to "folly. Surely Phis salvation is nigh them that 9 fear him ; That 1 glory may dwell in our land. ■■Mercy and truth ■'''are met together; 10 '^Righteousness and ^' peace have kiss- ed each other. Truth shall "spring out of the earth; u And "righteousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, "the Lord shall give that which 12 is good ; And your land shall yield her increase. ^Righteousness shall go before him; 13 And shall set us in the way of his steps. t Ps. 67. 6. Comp. Hos. 2. 22. ' Ps. 89. 14 (Heb.). II Or, A Prayer, be- ing a Psalm of David. See Ps. 72. 20. . » Ps. 17. 6. &31. 2. & 71. 2. & 88. 2. & 102. 2. & ir6. 2 in the Heb. 10. & 37. 14. & 74. 21. & 109. 16, 22. PSALM LXXXVl. II A Prayer of David. "Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me : For ''I am poor and needy. •> Ps. 40. 17. & 70. 5. So Ps. 35. Comp. Ps. 145. 17. c So Isai. 26. Preserve my soul ; for I am ' holy : ' 9''' ""', ^-. , /-.I 1 whom thou 0 thou my God, save thy servant favoured. <:that trusteth in thee. S"' ^^■:k°-% ^ Be merciful unto me, O Lord : For ''I cr}' unto thee "daily. 3. Rejoice the soul of thy servant : See Ps, 25. 2, For funto thee, O Lord, do I lift up See"ps'. 4. i. my soul. Jor,'^'^' For thou, Lord, <7/-/good, and ^ready all the day. to forgive; £y^f And s plenteous in mercy unto all * 89. 16 them that call upon thee. & i'43'''8.'" •"Give ear, O Lord, uiito my prayer; SeeDeut.24. And '''attend to the voice of my sup- "SeePs.130. plications. J'ex. 34. e. J In the day of my trouble I will call y?"'- 's- upon thee : marg. ■^For thou wilt answer me. /Heb^i '^ 'Among the gods there is none like Comp! unto thee, O Lord; Neither are there any works "like un- to thy works. All nations whom thou hast made " shall come And "worship before thee, O Lord; And shall glorify thy name. For thou art Pgreat, and 'i doest won- drous things : "■Thou art God alone. ^Teach me thy way, O Lord; 'I will fo'L'i^- "^ walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name. 1 will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart : And I will glorify thy name for ever- more. For great is thy mercy toward me : And thou hast " delivered my soul from ^the lowest "hell. O C;od, "the proud are risen against me, And the assemblies of ' violent men ha\e sought after my soul ; And have not set thee before them. "But thou, O Lord, art a God full qf compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering, and g plenteous in mercy and trutli. O yturn unto me, and ''have mercy ujion me ; Give thy strength unto ^thy ser\-ant, And save 'the son of thine handmaid. ''Shew me a token ''for good; That they which hate me may see H, and be ashamed : Ps. 145. 8 marg. I' See Ps. 55. 1, 2. ' So Ps. 130.2. i See Ps. 77. 2. k Ps. 17. 6 (Heb.). 1 See Ex. 15. II. "' Deut. 3. 24. " Ps. 22. 31. & 65. 2. Isai. 66. 18. 145. 8. II marg. 43- 7. " Ps. 66. 4. Isai. 66. 23. P Ps. 77. 13. 1 See Ps. 72. 18. ' So Deut. 6. 4. & 32. 39. Ps. 83. 18. Isai. 37. 16. & 44, 6, 8. Mark 12. 29. I Cor. 8. 4, 6. Eph. 4. 6. See 2 Kin. 19. 15. • Ps. 27. II. & 1 19. 33. SpePs. 25. 4. ' .So Ps. 26. 3. " So Ps. 30. .1 56. 13- & 1 16. 8. » See Ps. 63. ii Or, e^ave. See Ps. 16. 10. * Comp. Ps. S4. 3- tHeb. terrible. Ps. 37. 35. & 54- 3. See Job 6. ^ See Ex. 34. 6. So Ps. 62. 12. Because thou. Lord, hast "^holpen me, & 103. s. and comforted me. & "e' 5! & 130. 7. & J See Ps. 25, 16, • Ps, 116, 16, • Judg. 6. 17. l> Deut. 28. Neh. 5. 19. & 13. 31. See Jer. 14.11. ' See Luke 1.54 (Eng. . (527) LXXXVII. I. PSALMS. LXXXIX. 5. • See Ps. 48, title. II Or, of. See Ps. 42, title. * So Isai. 28. 16. t> Ps. 121. I (Heb.). & 133. 3- So Ps. 48. 1. Comp. Ps. 68. 16. Isai. 2. 2, 3. ' Ps. 78. 68. <> See Ps. 46. So Matt. s. 35- « Ps. 89. 10. Isai. 51. 9. See Job 9. 13 marg. Comp. Isai. 19. 22 — v>- '2 Kin. 20. 12? « Ps. 36. 10. So Job 19. ',3- See John 10. 14. >• See Ps. 68. 31. ' ver. 5. ■' Ps. 22. 30 (Heb.). > See Ps. 69. 28. " Comp. PSALM LXXXVIL 'A Psalm or Song ||for the sons of Korah. His ^ foundation is in '' the holy mountains. The Lord <^ loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O ''city of God. Selah. I will make mention of 'Rahab and f Babylon eto them that know me: Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with •> Ethiopia ; This ?na?i was bom 'there. And of 'Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her : And the Highest himself shall estab- lish her. The Lord shall ''count, when he ' writeth /// the people. That this »iaii was born there. Selah. As well the singers as the ""players on instruments shai/ be there: All my springs are in thee. Ps. 5, title. I Sam. 10. 5. See i Kin. 1.40. titli « Or, 0/ .See Ps. 42, title. *.Ps.S3, title. t Ex. 32. 18. Isai. 27. 2. Jer. 51. 14 marg. II Or, A Psalm 0/ Heinatt the Ezrakite^ giving in- struction. Ps. 32, title. • See I Kin. &iCIir.6.33. t iChr. 2.6? • See Ps. 24. ° Ps. 22. 2. Luke 18. 7. « See Ps. 86. I. d Comp. Ps. 30. 3. & 107. 18. • See Ps. 16. 10. fSeePs. 28. 1. SoPs. 31. 12. B So ver. See Ps. 6. 5. >• Isai 53. 8. I Or, by thy hand. ' Lam. 3. 55 (Heb.). See Pi. 63.9. k ver. 18. Ps. 143. 3. Lam. 3. 6 (Heb.). So Ps. 74. 20. ver. 12. I See Ps. 69. "" See Ps. 42. 7. " ver. 18. So Ps. 142, 4. Luke 23. 49 (Gk./. See Ps. II. Comp. Matt. 26. 56. o So Job 30. 10. Pjer. 32. 2. Q See Job 3. go PSALM LXXXVni. • See Ps. 48, • A .Song or Psalm || for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician upon *Mahalath 'Lean- noth, IIMaschil of *Heman the • Ezrahite. 0 Lord ^God of my salvation, 1 have ''cried day^/Wnight before thee : Let my prayer come before thee : ■^Incline thine ear unto my cry ; For my soul is full of troubles : And ''my life draweth nigh unto =the grave. I am counted ^with them that down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength : Free among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave. Whom thou srememberest no more: And they are ''cut oft" "from thy hand. Thou hast laid me in ' the lowest pit, ^\n darkness, in 'the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with ""all thy waves. Selah. Thou hast put away " mine acquaint- ance far from me ; Thou hast made me "an abomination unto them : / am Pshut up, "land I cannot come forth. ■• See Ps. 6. 7- ■■Mine eye mourneth by reason of af- fliction : Lord, ^I have called daily upon thee, ' I have stretched out my hands unto thee. sWilt thou "shew wonders to the dead? " See Ps. 72. Shall "the dead arise and praise thee? i see job Selah. ^6. s. Shall thy lovingkindness sbe declared in the grave ? Or thy faithfulness in vdestruction ? Shall ^thy wonders be known in ^'the d.ark? And thy righteousness in the land of ''forgetfulness? But "^unto thee have I cried, O Lord; And ''in the morning shall my prayer " prevent thee. Lord, why fcastest thou off my soul? ]Vhy ehidest thou thy face from me? I am afllicted and ready to die from my youth i/p : While I suff'er thy terrors I am dis- tracted. Thy fierce wrath ''goeth over me; Thy ' terrors have cut me off". J They came round about me " daily like water ; They "^compassed me about together. 'Lover and friend "'hast thou put far from me, ^W^'mine acquaintance into "dark- ness. • Ps. 86. 3. * See Job ii. 13- J See Job 26. 6. « Ps. 89. 5. See Judg.13. 18 marg. ^ Job 10. 21. So vet. 6. >■ So Ps. 31. 12. ver. 5. See Eccles. 9- 5. c Ps, 30. 2. >» See Ps. 5. 3- ' Ps. 89. 14 (Heb.!. See Matt. 17. f See Ps. 44. 9- ^ .See Job 13. 24. h Ps. 81. 6 marg. ' Job 6. 4 only. i Ps. 118. 10 —12 (Heb.). « Or, all tlw day. See Ps. 86. t Ps. 22. 16 (Heb.). ' Ps. 38. II. •» ver. 8. ^ So Job 17. 14- PSALM LXXXIX. IIMaschil of *Eth,-in the I Ezrahite. lOr, A Psalm /or Ethan " I will sing of the '"= mercies of the kite, 'to give Lord for ever : pf^'liMe. With my mouth will I make known • See 'i Kin. "^■^thy faithfulness 'to all generations, t, ciir. 2. 6? For I have said, Mercy shall be " ^° ^^ '°^- ' built up for ever : b'see isai. ''Thy faithfulness "=shalt thou establish fs^^s^ ^^ in the very heavens. 5- I have made a covenant with ^my cho- 24^'33,^i|' ' sen. (Heb.). Ps. 88 11 I have ssworn unto David my servant, & ^9.90.' 4 ''Thy seed will I stablish for ever, f°™^- ""• And 'build up ''thy throne 'to all ge- * Heb. nerations. Selah. timnnT 5 And ""the heavens shall praise "thy ver 4. wonders, O Lord : f== ^^ "■ >^Thy faithfulness also ""in the con- ^SoPs. ng, gregation "of the saints. ttsai. 42. i (Heb.). So ver. 19. I Kin. 8. 16. B ver. 35, 49. So 2 Sam. 7. 8— 16. i.Chr. 17- 7 — 14. ver. 19, &c. Ps. 132. 11, 12. See Jer. 30. 9. ti ver. 29, 36. John 12. 34. * ver. 2. ^ ver. 29, 36. 2 Sam. 7. 13, 16. Jer. 33. 17. Comp. Isai. 9. 7. Luke i. 32, 33. I ver. i marg. ^ See Ps. 50. 6. " Ps. 88. 12. See Judg. 13. iSmarg. "nPs. 149. 1, SoPs. iii. i. "ver 7. Job 5. 1. Comp. Job 1. 6. (5=8) LXXXIX. 6. PSALMS. LXXXIX. 38. P Ps. 40. 5 marg. So Ps. 113. 5. q Ps. 29. I. See Ps. 85. 10. I Ps. 88. 13 (Heb.). See Ps. 95.2. k Lev. 23. 24. Num. 10. 5, 6. & 23- 21 in the Heb. So Ps. 98. 6. See Ps. 27. 6. 1 Ps. 4. 6. &44- 3- So Ps. 90. 8. See Ps. 67. I. *" ver. 10 marg. n ver. 24. See I Sam. 2. I. Comp. Ps. 132. 17. I Or, mir o shield is of tits Lord, and our kifig is of the Holy One 0/ Israel. Ps. 47- 9- 0 See Ps. 84. 9- P See Ps. 71. 22. »Ps.21. 5. '2 For who in the heaven p can be com- 6 pared unto the Lord ? Who among i the sons of the mighty can be hkened unto the Lord ? God is greatly to be feared in m the ^ assembly ° of the saints. And ''to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 0 Lord God of hosts, s Who is a strong ^ Lord ' like unto thee? Or /(' ^ thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea : 9 \Vhen the waves thereof arise, thou " stillest them. ''Thou hast broken 'Rahab in pieces, lo as one that is slain ; Thou hast >' scattered thine enemies ' with thy strong arm. ^The heavens an- thine, the earth also n is thine : As for ^ the world and ■'' the fulness thereof, thou hast ''founded them. "^The north and the south thou hast 12 created them : ^Tabor and "^Hernion shall ^rejoice in thy name. Thou hast 'a mighty arm : 13 Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand s Justice and judgment (7;r the 'sha-i4 bitation of thy throne : •• Mercy and truth shall 'go before thy face. Blessed is the people that know the 15 ''joyful sound : They shall walk, O Lord, in the 'light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the 16 day : And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. For thou art the glory '" of their 17 strength : And in thy favour "our horn shall be exalted. For " the Lord is our defence ; is And Pthe Holy One of Israel is ^our king. "J Then thou spakest in vision to ""thy 19 holy one. And saidst, I have *laid help upon one that is 'mighty ; 1 have exalted one "chosen out of the people. 'I ver. 3, 4. •■ See Ps. i6. lo. Comp. Ps. 14s. 17. Sam. 17. ID. SoProv. 8. 14. " i Kin. 11, 34. See ver. 3. I Sam. 16. 1, ==! have found David my servant ; '^^'^'^'^ ■^''^'^ >'\Vith my holy oil have I anointed Comp. him : ^With whom my hand shall be es- tablished : Mine arm also shall ^strengthen him. ** So 2 Sam. J' I Sam. 16. 13- ver. 38. « So Ps. 80. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; » 2 Sam. 7. Nor ^ the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will ''beat down his foes before 7; 9- , . ^ Comp. his face, Ps. 2. 9. And plague them that hate him. dieever'1'7 24 But ■= my faithfulness and "^my mercy "See Ps. 72. s/ia// be with him : r ^ sam. 7. And in my name ''shall his horn be 't., ■' I Chr. 22. 10. e.xalted. So i Chr. 28. 23 I will set his hand also in «the sea, *■ And his right hand in "^ the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto me. Thou aii ''my ^ Father, Com^p. My God, and sthe rock of my salva- &82.'6.' tion. ' ^^ ^"^ 27 Also I will make him •'///!■ firstborn, 'Higher than the kings of the earth. 28 "fMy mercy will I keep for him for evermore. And ' my covenant shall stand fast |ec job 14. with him, '=■ 29 ""His seed also will I make to endure ,4. ^"'' '' for ever. And "his throne "as the days of hea ven, 30 Pif his children iforsake my law, And walk not in my judgments ; 31 If they 'break my statutes. And keep not my commandments ; 32 Then will I ''visit their transgression with ^the rod, And their iniquity with ^ stripes. 33 Nevertheless '=my lovingkindness 'will ^=<=J°''^' I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer "^my faithfulness 'to fail 34 ' My covenant will I not 'break. Nor alter the thing that is gone out of ^5, niv line ' ^^^- '" '"^• "'/ "PS- As Ps. 44. 17. 35 Once have I "sworn ^by my holiness '^'=''- 31 ' That I will not lie unto David. sl^lr. 33.21. 36 ""His seed shall endure for ever, " \"- 3. ■»■ . , , . , , , ,- Amos 4. 2. And °his throne "as the sun before So Ps. 60. 6. & 108. 7 in "''^- the Heb. ,7 It shall be established for ever as "the ♦ Heb, /// lie. moon, go Gen. 21. And as a faithful >' witness in heaven. Ps'*'„ Selah. marg. Ps. 132. 3, 4 38 But thou hast ^cast off and ai'abhor- l^'^'p^ ^^ red, 5 Thou ""^hast been wroth with ''thine ^^Sojobie. anointed. ' s== ^^- ■•■•■ 9- To ver. 45, Comp. Ps. 44. 9—22. • Ps. 78. 59. >■ Job 10. 3 (Heb.). <= See Deut. 3. 26. <* ver. 20, 51. s See 2 Sam. 22. 47. 24. 7. ■^ See ver. i. ' ver. 3, 34, 39- ■» ver. 4. 36. " .See ver. 4. ° Deut, II. So I Kin. 2. 4- S: 8. 25. 1 Ps. 119.53. Jer. Q. 13. t Heb. profane jity statutes. ver. 34. •So ver. 39. See Ps. 55. 20. r See Num. 16. 29. » 2 Sam. 7. ■4- 9 t Heb. / will not make Z'oid from hint. See Lev. 26. (529) 67 LXXXIX. 39. PSALMS. xc. 16. e Lam. 2. 7 (Heb.) only. rPs. 74. 7 (Heb.). 8 See Lam. 5. 10. h Ps. 7. 5 (Heb.). ver. 44. So Dan. S. 7. 1 Ps. 80. 12. J See Ps. 44. 13. (Heb. drighincss. So £x. 24. 10. k So Ps. 102. 23. 1 See Ps. 74. 9. ■» So Ps. 13. Hab. I. 2. " Ps. 79. 5- 0 Job 7. 7. & 10. 9. p Ps. 39. 5. See Job II. 17. 1 Ps. 12. 8 marg. &90. 3 (Heb). ■■ So Ps. 49. 9. ■ See Luke 2. 26. Comp. Job 14. 14. ' ver. I (Heb.). " See ver. 3. ' So Ps. 54. 5- " Ps. 74. 18, 22. So Ps. 69. 9. 19. ^ See Ps. 79. ' Ps. 77. 19. Comp. Ps. 17. II. * See Ps. 41. '3- Thou hast "=made void the covenant 39 of thy servant : fThou hast profaned s his crown I'v casting it ^ to the ground. 'Thou hast broken down all his 40 hedges ; I Thou hast brought his strong holds to 1 ruin. ' All that pass by the way spoil him : 41 He is J a reproach to his neighbours. i Thou hast set up the right hand of ^2 his adversaries ; Thou hast made all his enemies to ; rejoice. Thou hast also turned the edge of his 43 sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle. ; Thou hast made his ' glory to cease, 44 ! And cast his throne down ''to the ground. ^ ^ The days of his youth hast thou 45 • shortened : Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. '■"How long. Lord? ""wilt thou hide 46 thyself, "'for ever? Shall thy wTath "burn like fire? "Remember how short Pmy time is: 47 Wherefore hast thou made all imen in vain ? ■■What man is he that liveth, and shall 48 not ^ see death ? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? Selah. Lord, where are thy former ' loving- 49 kindnesses. Which thou "swarest unto David in thy <^ truth? ^Remember, Lord, the reproach of 50 thy servants; How I do bear ''■ in my bosom the re- proach (T/all the mighty people; Wherewith "' thine enemies have re- 51 proached, O Lord; Wherewith they have reproached the >■ footsteps of ''thine anointed. ^Blessed be the Lord for evermore. 52 Amen, and Amen. PSALM XC. II A Prayer *of Moses the man of God Lord, II Or, A Prayer, be- ing a Psalm 0/ Moses. See Ps. 72. thou hast been our dwelling 20. 1 I ■ II i- * See Deut. place 'in all generations. 33, , ''Before "^the mountains were ''brought ' See Deut. forth, ?He& In Or ever thou hadst '"'formed ■= the f^'^'^^f/;;;,. earth and the world, tion. •^Even from everlasting to everlasting, comp.'Deut thou art God. Thou sturnest man to destniction And sayest. Return, ye children of men. ^g^H^'i,^''' For ''a thousand years in thy sight ' See job 37. ' Are but as yesterday ' when it is past, And as a watch in the night. Thou '^carriest them away as with a flood ; 'they are as a sleep : In the morning they are "'"like grass 7vhich " ° groweth up. Pin the morning it "iflourisheth, and "groweth up; Pin the evening it is ""icut down, and ' i's. 77. 17 withereth. ^^^^ "' "' For we are consumed by thine anger, ^'' ^1- 37. 2- And by thy wrath are we troubled. p*. los'.'is. ' ■"Thou hast set our iniquities before ifo';^°*''' thee, changed. 5 Our secret sins in the light of thy 29. '^o marg. countenance. qs°V'b^°' For all our days are 'passed away in See I's, 92.7 thy wrath : l^o p... 50. We spend our years "as a tale that is See jer. 16. told. Comp. ''The days of our years are threescore Pj- '3°. 3- ' ' ' So Job 34. years and ten ; 32. And if by reason of strength they be fne?' /"i fourscore years, Yet is their strength labour and sorrow ; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knoweththe power of thineanger? 32. 7. >> Prov. 8. 25. c So Job 15.7. f See Job 36. 26. B So Gen. 3. 19. Eccles. 12. 7. h Eccius. 18. 10. 2 Pet. 3. 8. ' SoPs. 39. 5. I' Or, w/u'ii he hath passed them. urti- ed aivay. Dent. 16. 7 ;Heb.l. II Or, as a meditation. So Ps. 49. 3. Even according to thy fear, so is thy \^%f„y. of our years, ill them are seventy wrath. "So teach us to number our days. That we may ' apply our hearts unto }'''"''■ . J i r J t Gen. 47. 8, Wisdom. 9, 28, "Return, O Lord, >= how long? "neb'^L And let it >' repent thee concerning to come. thy servants. x see Ps*V4. O satisfy us ^ early 7C'ith thy mercy ; ^°- That ^we may rejoice and be glad all 36. our days. ^^/f,^- Make us glad according to ''the days See Gen, 6.6. 7C'herein thou hast afflicted us, . g'e'e Ps.^'85! And ''the years wherein we have seen f- ., .' "^ Deut. 32. 7 evil. (Heb). Let <:thy work appear unto thy ser- h^^j.^'"*' vants, Ps. 77- 12. & And thy glory unto their children. ioisai.2ii!?! (530) xc. 17. PSALMS. xcii. 12. d Ps. 27. 4. e DeuL 2. 7. & 14. 29. & 16. 15. & 24. 19. & 28. 12. & 30- 9- Com p. Ps. 92. 4. & 143- 5- « See Ps. 32. 7. t Heb. hJge. Job 39. 28. i Ps. 17. 8. See Ps. 121. 5- c ver. 9. Ps. 94. 22. See Ps. 14.6. So Ps. 9. 9. '^ Ps. 31. 3. & 71. 3. & 144. 2. See 2 Sam. 22. 2. e See Ps. 25. 2. f Prov. 6. 5. See Acts 12. II. 8 Job 18. 9 (Heb.;. Ps. 69. 22. & 119. no. & 124. 7. & 140. 5. & 141. 9. & 142. 3. Hos. 5. I. &9. 8. So Ps. II. 6. >■ See Ps. 52. 2. • See Job 39. '3- k See Ruth 2. 12. Comp. Matt. 23. 37. Luke 13. 34. 1 So Ps. 35. 2. ■" Cant. 3. 8 (Heb.). Comp. Job 5. 19, 23. Prov. 3. 23 — 26. Isai. 43. 2. » See Job 10. ' Wings slialt thou ' shield and ° Ueut. 32. =4- Isai. 28. 2. So Hos. 13. »» Ps, 37. 34. So Mai. I. 5. V See Deut. 33- 27- 1 Prov. 12. 21. So Job 5. 19. "■Ps. 38. II marg. » See Job 8. 22. • Cited Matt. 4. 6. Luke 4. 10, 71. » Ps. 34. 7- See Matt. 18. 10. * Prov. 3. =3- Comp. Ps. 37. 24- y See Job 10. 16. tl Or, rtj/. See *> So Ps. 22. 9. And let "^the beauty of the Lord our 17 God be upon us : And establish thou '=the work of our hands upon us ; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. PSALM XCL He that dwelleth in ^the secret place of the most High Shall 'abide ''under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, I/t: is my <=re- 2 fuge and "^ my fortress : My God ; «in him will I trust. Surely he shall f deliver thee from ethe 3 snare of the fowler, A»d from the •'noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his 'feathers, 4 And ''under his ''' trust : His truth s/ial/ be thy buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid ""for the ter- 5 ror by night ; Nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in 6 "darkness ; Nor for the "destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, 7 And ten thousand at thy right hand ; But it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou be- 8 hold And °° see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, 9 which is my "= refuge, £7'c/i the most High, thy p habitation ; 1 There shall no evil befall thee, 10 Neither shall any ""plague come nigh thy ^dwelling. 'For he shall give "his angelsn charge over thee. To keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in thcirii hands, Lest thou -^dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the >'lion and 13 " adder ; The young lion and the ^dragon shalt thou ^trample under feet. *> Because he hath set his love upon 14 me, therefore will I deliver him : I will "^ set him on high, because he hath ''known my name. IS He shall <=call upon me, and I will ^J°i' " 4 answer him I will he with him in trouble ; ■^I will deliver him, and "^shonour him, '' With 'long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation. So Ps. 50. 15. See Ps. 107. f'Ps. 50. 15 (Heb.). B I .Sam. 2. t Heb. length o/days. Ps. 21. 4. Prov. 3. 2, 16. John 12. 26. l» Deut. 6. 2. I Kin. 3. 14. So Ps. 23. 6. & 93. 5. Deut. 32. 33. 2 Seg pg ^^ j^_ <= See Ps. 20. I. d Ps. 9, * See Luke 10. 19. * See Ps. 48, title PSALM XCH. *A Psalm or .Song for the sabbath day. ^ It is a good thing to •'give thanks " ^'' ^^- '-t?' unto the Lord, i-'see Ps. 71. And to ^■ikvLg praises unto thy name, O most High : To shew forth thy '^lovingkindness in the morning. And ■= thy faithfulness ' every night, '' Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the '"^psaltery; " L'pon the '"Miarp with 'a solemn wwwm the hfirj). ' See Ps. 36. 5. f Heb. in the nights. Ps. 134. I. Cant. 3. 1,8 in the Heb. ^ See Ps. 33. 2. II Or, iifion the solemn sound. 4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through "=thy work : I will triumph in the "= works of thy hands. 5 O Lord, fhow great are thy works ! And thy thoughts are very sdeep. 6 A ''brutish man knoweth not ; Neither doth '' a fool understand this. 7 \\'hen ' the wicked ^ spring as the grass, T Heb. Higgaion, See Ps. 9. 16. = Ps. I43-5- See Ps. 90. 16, 17. f Ps. III. 2. Isai. 28. 29 (Heb.). Rev. 15. 3. So Ps. 40. 5. & 71. 15- & 139- H, 17. Comp. Job ch. 38 — 41. 8 Rom. II. 33- And when all J the workers of iniquity iiloP^s.^'.s! do '^l flourish; See Ps. 49. // is that they shall be destroyed for 'See job ever : p- *■ • Jver.g. But thou, Lord, art ^inost High for See Ps. 94.4. '^ ver. 12 evermore. (Heb.;. For lo, "thine enemies, O Lord, ?u'uV' * For lo, "thine enemies shall perish ; So ver. 13 All nhe workers of iniquity shall "be i "^''^^i ^s. scattered. £*?"*■ But I'my horn shalt thou e.xalt like Mic^'6^6^' ///(• horn (/Ian unicorn : iPl''''' T 1 11 1 • 1 ■ 1 r 1 ., "*^"- not as 1 shall be anointed ""with Afresh oil. ver. i. ' Mine eye also shall see my desire on ^^il'li. mine enemies. Comp. Atid mine ears shall hear niy desire n So'ps.''77. of the wicked that rise up against '^-^ss- me. "The righteous shall i' flourish like "the palm tree : He shall grow like ^a cedar in Le- banon. 3- & 94. I, 3, 23- &96. I, 7. 8, 13- & 98. 5- & 129. I, 2. Isai. 15. 1. Nah. I. 2. " Job 4. II. So Ps. 68. I. & 89. 10. P See i Sam. 2. 1. 1 See Num. 23. 22. f See Ps. 23. 5. =■ ver. 14 marg. ' See Ps. 54. 7. " Ps. 72. 7. Comp. Num. 24. 6. Ps. 52. 8. Isai. 65. 22. Hos. 14. 5 — 8. Amos 2. 9. * Cant. 7. 7. Jer. 10. 5. Ecclus. 24. 14. ? See Judg. 9. 15. (S3i) 67-2 xcii. 13. PSALMS. XCV. I. •SeePs. 1.3. • Ps. 52. 8. i> See Ps. 116. 19. t Heb. green. ver. 10 (Heb.). <= Comp. Ps. 58. II. <■ See Deut. 32. 4. e Rom. 9. 14- See Job 34. » See I Chr. 16. 31. *> Ps. 96. 10. See Ps. 92. 9. *= Isai. 51. 9. So Job 40. 10. Ps. 104. I. •'SeePs.92.9. = So Ps. 65. 6. f SeePs 10.6. 8 Ps. 45. 6. I Heb. front then. Prov. 8. 22. Isai. 16. 13. & 44. 8. & 45. 21. &48. 3, S. 7, (8) in the Heb, l" Hab. 3. 8 (Heb.). lSeePs.65.7. J So Isai. 57. 15. Comp. Ps. 92. 8. ^ Ex. 15. 10. 'See Ps.42.7. t Heb. to length oj days. Ps. 23. 6. SeePs.91.16. t Heb. God 0/ revenges. Comp. Jer. 51. 56. * Deut. 32. 35- Nahum i. 2. ' See Ps. 92. 9- tHeb. skine/orth. SeePs. 50. 2. = Ps. 7. 6. "■Gen. 18.25. See Ps. 58. II. " See Ps. 74. 10. «° See Ps. >45- 7- f Ps. 31. 18 marg. .See I Sam. 2. 3 marg. « Job 34. 8. ver. 16. Ps. 5. s. &6. 8. & 14. 4. & 28. 3. & 36. 12. & S3- 4- & 59. 2. & 64. 2. & 92. 7, 9. & 101. 8 (Heb.). & 125. 5. & 141. 4 (Heb.), 9. " Prov. 22. 22 (Heb.). Isai. 3. 1 Ps. 92. 6. See Those that be ^planted ^m the house 13 of the Lord Shall ''flourish in ''the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old 14 age ; They shall be fot and 'flourishing; ■^To shew that the Lord is upright : 15 He is "^niy rock, and '^there is no un- righteousness in him. PSALM XCIIL ''''The Lord reigneth, "^he is clothed with majesty; The Lord ''is clothed "^with strength, whereiidth "^he hath girded himself: ''The world also is stablished, tliat ^it cannot be moved. sThy throne is established 'of old: 2 Thou art from everlasting. The '' floods have lifted up, O Lord, 3 ''The floods have lifted up their voice ; '' The floods lift up their waves. 'The Lord J on high is mightier 4 Than the noise of many waters, F«?, than the '^mighty 'waves of the sea. Thy testimonies are very sure : 5 Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, ' for ever. PSALM XCIV. O Lord 'God, ^to whom vengeance belongeth ; '^O God, to whom vengeance belong- eth, ' shew thyself. <^Lift up thyself, thou <• judge of the 2 earth : Render a reward to the proud. Lord, "^how long shall the wicked, 3 ''How long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they '= utter and speak 4 ^hard things 1 And a.\\ sthe workers of iniquity boast themselves ? They ''break in pieces thy people, O 5 Lord, And afllict thine heritage. They slay the widow and the stranger, 6 And murder the fatherless. 'Yet they say, Tiie •'Lord shall not see, 7 Neither shall the God of Jacob re- gard it. 'Understand, ye 'brutish ""among the s people : And ye 'fools, when will ye be wise? IS. ' See Job 22. 13. k ver. 12. See Ps. 68. 4. Ps. 49. 10. " Comp. Deut. 4. 7. " He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, .shall he not see ? He that "chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct ? P He that teacheth man knowledge, sha// not he knoiv 1 "iThe Lord knoweth the thoughts of man. That they are ''vanity. Blessed is the man whom thou °^chas- tenest, O ''Lord, And Pteachest him out of thy law ; That thou mayest 'give him rest from "the days of adversity. Until ^the pit be digged for the wicked. For "the Lord will not cast off his people. Neither will he forsake his inherit- ance. But judgment shall return unto right- eousness : And all " the upright in heart ' shall follow it. Who will vrise up for me ^against the evildoers ? Or who will >' stand up for me ^a- gainst Ethe workers of iniquity? " Unless the Lord had been my help. My soul had "'almost dwelt in '^si- lence. When I said, <' My foot slippeth ; Thy mercy, () Lord, "= held me up. In the multitude of my fthoughts with- in me Thy comforts delight my soul. Shall the throne of ^iniquity have fel- lowship with thee, ^\ hich frameth mischief ''by a law? They gather themselves together a- gainst the soul of the righteous, And 'condemn the innocent blood. But the Lord is my J defence ; And my God is '^ the rock of my ' refuge. And "'he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, And shall ""cut them off in their own wickedness ; Yea, the Lord our God "shall "cut them off. » So Ex. 4- II. Prov. 20. 12. » Heb. as ver. 12. Comp. Rom. I. 20. & 2. 14, 15. p ver. 12. job 35. II. Isai. 28. 26. 1 Cited 1 Cor. 3. 20. r See Ps. 39. * See Deut. 8.5. _ So I Cor. II. 32. ' Job 34. 29 (Heb.). " Ps. 49. 5 (Heb.). ' See Ps. 55. * I bam. 12. 22 (Heb.). Cited Rom. II. 2(Gk.). '^ See Ps. 7. t Heb. shaU be after it. So I Sam. 12. 14- 2 Sam. 2. 10. I Kin. 14. 8. >' 2 Sam. 23. 10, 12. So Ps. 12. 5. ■'SoPs. 55. 18 (Heb.). » Ps. 124. I, 2(Heb.!. tl O^.quiekly, Ps. 81. 14 (Heb.). b Ps. 2. 12 (Heb.). & 73. 2. &119. 87. Prov. 5. 14. « See Ps. 31. 17- ■i See Ps. 38. 16. * SeePs. 20.2. f Ps. 139. 23. So Job 4. 13. & 20. 2. 8 See Ps. 52. 2. *» Comp. Ps. 50. 16 (Heb.). See Ps 58.2. * See Ex. 23. 7.; Comp. Matt. 27. 4, J See Ps. 59. ^ Comp. Ps. 95. I. I See Ps. 91. 2. ■n See Ps. 7. 16. So Ps. 34. 21. " Ps. loi. 5, 8(Heb.). ^ See Ps. 92. 9- PSALM XCV.* Heb. 4. 7. O come, let us sing unto the Lord : " ver. 2. »Let us make a joyful noise to ''the ^He").' rock of our salvation. f^ ^- '• & 81. 1 (Heb.). & 98. 4, 6. & 100. I. 6 See 2 Sam. 22. 47. Comp. Ps. 94. 22. (532) XCV. 2. PSALMS. XCVII. 8. Let us *come before his presence with 2 thanksgiving, Anif ^ make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For "^the Lord is a great God, 3 And a great King '="^above all gods. ' In his hand are the deep places of 4 the earth : ' The '^ strength of the hills is his also. ' The sea is his, and ■= he made it : 5 And his hands formed "= the dry land. O come, let us f worship and show 6 down : Let us ''kneel before the Lord 'our Maker. For he is our God ; 7 And we are '^the people of his pasture, and 'the sheep of his hand. '"To day if ye will "hear his voice, "Harden not your heart. Pas in 3 the 'provocation, And 3,5 in the day of "stemptation in the wilderness: Whenyourfathers"'itemptedme, 9 Proved me, and saw ■'my work. ''Forty years long was I 'grievedio with this generation, And said, It is a people that do err in their heart, And they have not known my ways : Un/o whom "I sware in my wrath n 'That they should not enter into my "rest. 16. ■ See Acts 13. iS. Comp. Heb. 3. 17 with Heb- 3. 9, 10. t Ezek. 16. 47 marg. See Ezck. 6. 9. So Ps. 119. 158. & 139. 21. " Ps. 106. 26? Heb. 3. II, 18. See Deut. 1. 35. Cited Heb. 4. 3, 5, t Heb. If th^y enter into my test. Num. 14. 23. So Ps. 89- 35 marg. '^ DeuL 12. 9. t Heb. fire- vent his/ace. Ps. 17. 13 marg. & 89. 14 (Heb.). Comp. Mic. 6. 6. See Matt. 17. 25. « Ex. 18. II. Ps. 96. 4. & 135- 5- " Ps. 97. 9. tHeb. /?/ tvkose. II Or, TItc li^ights of the ItilU are his. ^ See Num. 23. 22. tHeb. Whose the sen is. «Gen. 1.9, 10. fPs. 45- '■■ B See Ps. 72. li'2 Chr. 6. 13- Dan. 6. 10. ' Ps. 149. a (Heb.). So Ps. 100. 3. See Deut. 32. 6. « See Ps. 74. IPs. 80. I (Heb.l. »> Cited Heb. 3. 7— II, IS- & 4. 7. n Num. 14. 22. "Prov. 28. 14. So Ex. 9. 34. Deut. 15. 7. 1 Sam. 6. 6. 2 Chr. 36. 13. pEx. 17. 2, 7. tHeb. contention. See Num. 20. 13. Ps. 78. 18. 'I So ver. 9. >■ See Ps. 93. * I Chr. 16. 7. *To ver. 13, I Chr. 16. 23 where see references. Comp. Ps. 98. *> See Ps. 33. 3- « See Ps. 92.9. ■1 See Ps. 48. I. * Comp. Ps. 78. 61 (Heb.). PSALM XCVI.* ="^0 sing unto the Lord ''a new song: ■^Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; Shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, His wonders among all people. For ''the Lord is great, and gi'eatly to be praised : He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols : But the Lord made the heavens. Honour and majesty are before him : •^Strength and 'beauty are in his sanc- tuary. Give unto the Lord, O ye ^kindreds of the people, <^Give unto the Lord glory and strength. ■^Give unto the Lord the glory 'due unto his name : Bring ean oftering, and come into ''his courts. O worship the Lord ' in the beauty of holiness : ''''Fear before him, all the earth. Say among the heathen that ' the Lord reigneth : 'The world also shall be estabHshed that it shall not be moved : J He shall judge the people ''righte- ously. Let the heavens rejoice, and 'let the earth be glad ; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof "Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : Then shall all the trees of the v>ood " rejoice Before the Lord, for he cometh, For J he cometh to judge the earth : ■^He shall judge the world with right- eousness. And the people with his truth. PSALM XCVU. »The Lord reigneth ; ''let the earth rejoice ; Let the 'multitude of "^isles be glad thereof. ^ Clouds and '' darkness are round about him : '^Righteousness and judgment are the ''habitation of his throne. 'A fire goeth before him. And burnetii up his enemies round about. sHis lightnings enlightened the world : The earth saw, and trembled. ''The hills melted 'like wa.x at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of ''the Lord of the whole earth. ' The heavens declare his righteous- ness. And all the people see his glory. Confounded be all they that serve "'graven images, That boast themselves of "idols: "Worship him, all ye gods. Zion heard, and Pwas glad, And Pthe daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Lord. f So Ps. 22. 27- t Heb. 0/ his nafne. I Chr. 16. 29. Ps. 29. 2. 6 See Ps. 45. 12. li See Ps. 116. 19. D Or, in the glorious satictuary. See I Chr. 16. 29. >>h Ps, 114. 7 (Heb.). 1 Ps. 93. I. See Ps. 10. 0. j So ver. 13. See Ps. 58. II. " See Ps. 9. 8. ' Ps. 97. I (Heb.). ™ See Isai. 35- I. ■' Heb. as I Chr. 16. 33. " See I Chr, 16. 31. •■ Ps. 96. II (Heb.). t Heb. many, or, great isles. See Ps. 29. 3 marg. ■: See Ps. 72. ID. •* I Kin. 8. So Ps. J See Ex 9- ' Ps. 89. 14 (Heb.). I Or, esta- hlisknient. f See Ps. 21. 9- « Ps. 77. 18 l" See • • •9- Judg. So N-ohum I. 5- I See Ps. 68. 2. ^ See Josh. 3. II. 1 Ps. 50. 6. *" See Ex. 20. 4. » See Lev. 19^4. * Comp. Heb. I. 6. P Ps. 48. II (Heb.). (533) XCVII. 9. PSALMS. c. 5- n See Ps. 83. 18. ' Ps. 95- 3- " Ps. 101. 3. Amos 5. 15. Rom. 12. 9. So Ps. 34. 14. & 36. 4. & 37. 27. Prov. 8. 13. * Ps. 121. 7. So Ps. 145-20. » Ps. 31. 23. & 37. 28. Prov. 2. 8. See Ps. 50. 5. ^' See Acts 12. II. So Dan. 3.28. & 6. 22, 27. " So Esth. 8. 16. Job 22. 28. Ps. 32. II. For thou, Lord, art ^ And give thanks ' at the remem- brance of his holiness. Ps. 112. 4. & 118. 27. Prov. 4. 18. » See Ps. 7. lo. r See * Ps. 30. 4. II Or, to the memorial. Comp. Ex. 3. 15. PSALM XCVHL ♦ A Psalm. O ='sing unto the Lord a new song; For ''he hath done marvellous tilings: <^His right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. ''The Lord hath made known his sal- vation : '''^His righteousness hath he "''openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath sremembered his ''mercy and his ''truth toward the house of Is- rael : ""All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. '^Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : ' Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing/;-(7M6'. Sing unto the Lord with the ""harp; "'With the harp, and "the voice of a psalm. With "trumpets and sound of Pcornet ■^iMake a joyful noise before the Lord, the King. ■■Let the sea roar, and 'the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods 'clap tJtcir hands: Let "the hills be joyful together Before the Lord; "for he cometh to judge the earth : With righteousness shall he judge the world, And the people ^with equity. » See I Chr. 16. 31. >> Ps. 80. I. See Ex. 25. 22. *Heb. staler. PSALM XCIX. •''The IjORD reigneth; let the people tremble : '' He sitteth between the cherubims ; let the earth ' be moved. The Lord is great in Zion ; And he is "^high above all the people. Let them praise thy ''great and '''= ter- rible name ; For 'it is holy. The ^king's strength also loveth judg- ment ; Thou dost establish ''equity, Thou executes! 'judgment and right- eousness in Jacob. ''Exalt ye the Lord our God, And worship at 'his footstool ; For """he is holy. ""Moses and Aaron among his "priests. And "PSamuel among them that call upon his name ; They i called upon the Lord, and Phe answered them. He spake unto them in the ■" cloudy pillar : 'They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. Thou answeredst 'them, O Lord our God: Thou wast a God that " forgavest them, "Though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. ''Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at "his holy hill ; For '''"the Lord our God is holy. '" Ex. 33. 9. Num. 12. 5. 14. 20. * Ps. 95. II, &c. " So Ps. 105. 28. t ver. 6. * See Ps. 2. 6 marg. «SoPs.ii3.4. See Ps. S3. 18. >• See Deut. 7. 21. = Deut. 28. 58 ,Heb.). Ps. III. 9 (Heb.J. 1 ver. 5, 9 (Heb.l. .See Luke i. 49 *^ ver. 1. I' See Ps. 17. 2. ' So Job 37. 23. ^ ver. 9. See Ps. 107. 32. ' See I Chr. 28. 2. So Isai. 60. 13. Ezek. 43. 7. I Or, it is holy. Rather as ver. 9. '" Rev. 15. 4. See Josh. 24. ig. "Jer. 15. I. " Ex.24. 6 — 8. & 40. 23, 25, 27. Lev. 8. I — 30. P I .Sam. 7. 9. Ecclus. 46. if,, \j. •1 1 Sam. 12. 18. So Ex. 14. 15. & 15. 25. & 17. II, 12. & 32. 30 — 32. Num. 12. 13. Deut. 9. 19, 20. " So Num. II Or, thanks- giving. ver. 4iHeb.), or see Ps. 50. 14. Comp. Ps, 145, title. » See Ps. 95. t'Heb. n« the earth. Ps. 66. PSALM C. A Psalm of || praise. "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, '"all ye lands. ''Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with sing- ing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he t/iat hath <=made us, "and not b^J'o'ptj „ we ourselves; 'SeePs.9s.6. IVc are ''his people, and ''the sheep ^^" P'- "9- of his pasture. & 138. 8. "Enter into his gates with thanks- mr] ai^'hi, tfiving, me are. And mto his ' courts with praise : 30, 31. sBe thankful unto him, (?// Matt. 7. 23. See Ps. 31. 7- & John 10. 14. ■ ver. 8 (Heb). Ps. 94. 23. t So Ps. 18. 27. & 131. I. Prov. 6. 17. & 21. 4 in the Heb. Comp. Job 22. 2g marg. 1 Prov. 21.4. So Prov. 16. 5- ■ & 28. 25. "" Isai. I. 13. Jer. 44. 22 in the Heb. I Or, perfect in the way. So Ps. 119. I. n Heb. as ver. 2. 0 Ps. 52. 2 (Heb. 73. 14. So Jer. ' See Ps. 48. 8. PSALM CI. A Psa'm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. I will =" behave myself wisely in a : perfect way. O ''when wilt thou come unto me? I will '^walk within my house with <=<^a perfect heart. I will set no Nvicked thing before .; mine eyes : <^I hate the work of 'them that turn aside ; if shall not cleave to me. sA froward heart shall depart from 4 me : I will not "^ know a wicked person. Whoso privily slandereth his neigh- 5 hour, him will I 'cut off: Him that hath ''a high look and 'a proud heart "will not I suffer. Mine eyes shall he upon the faithful 0 of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh '"in a perfect way, he shall serve me. ° He that worketh deceit shall not 7 dwell within my house: He that telleth lies *shall not tarry in my sight. I will Pearly 'destroy all the wicked s of the land; That /may cut off all 1 wicked doers from ''the city of the Lord. ]. \ Hth. shall not be established. Ps. 102. 28. P Ps. 21. 12 in the Heb. See Job 7. 18. 1 See Ps. 94. 4. * ver. I, 17. Hab. 3. I. See Ps. 72. 20. I Or, /or. f See Ps. 77. * Ps. 142. 2. * Ps. 39. 12 >> See' 39. 12. Job 19. •^ I Sam. 9. 16. Ps. 18. 6. ** See Ps. 27. 9- e See Ps. 66. fSeePs.S6.i. 5 Ps. 56. 9 (Heb.). h See Ps. 69. .17- ' See James 4. 14. II Or, (as some read) into s!nol:e. So in Ps. 37. 20. k Job 30. 30. So Ps. 22. 15. 6 31. 10. & 32. 3. Lam. I Sam. I. 7. PSALM CII. A ' Prayer ||of the afflicted, when he is t over- whelmed, and *poureth out his complaint be- fore the Lord. =• Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my ^cry "^come unto thee. ''Hide not thy face from me 2 In the day when =1 am in trouble; ^incline thine ear unto me : sin the day 7vheii I call ''answer me speedily. ' For my days are consumed ' like 3 smoke, And *= my bones are burnt as a hearth. My heart is smitten, and 'withered 4 like grass; "So that I forget to eat my bread. By reason of the voice of my groan- s ing ""my bones cleave to my "skin. I. 13. ' ver. II. So Isai. 40. 7. See Isai. 40. 6. n Comp. 2 Sam. 12. 17, 21. >» Job 19. 20. So Lam. 4. 8. ^ Or, JZesh. I am like a "pelican of the wilder- ness : I am like an °owl of the desert. I P watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop. Mine enemies reproach me all the day ; And they that are imad against me are sworn ''against me. For I have eaten ashes like bread. And = mingled my drink with weep- ing, Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : For thou hast 'lifted me up, and "cast me down. My days are "^ like a shadow >' that declineth ; .Vnd I am 'withered like grass. And *thy remembrance ''unto all gene- rations. Thou shalt arise, ami '^ have mercy upon Zion : For the time to favour her, yea, the ''set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in "^her stones. And favour ^the dust thereof. So the heathen shall sfear the name of the Lord, And ''all the kings of the earth thy glory. When 'the Lord shall build up Zion, He J shall appear in his glory. ^ He will regard the prayer of ' the destitute. And not despise their prayer. This shall be "written "for the gene- ration to come : And "the people which shall be created shall praise Pthe Lord. For he hath i looked down from the height of his sanctuarj- ; ''From heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; To hear *the groaning of the pri- soner; To loose 'those that are appointed to death ; To 'declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem; When the people are gathered toge- ther, And "the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. ^ See Lev. II. 18. ° Lev. It. 17 (Heb.). P Ps. 127. I (Heb.). So Ps. 77. 4. ^ Eccles. 2. 2. See Job 12. 17. r Comp, rather Isai. 65. 15. Jer. 29. 22. See Jer. 42. 18. " So Ps. 42. 3- & 80. 5. * Job 27. 21 (Heb.). & 30, 22. Isai. 64. 6 (Heb.). See Ezek. 3. 12 (Heb.), 14. Comp. Isai. 2z. 18. "Job 18. 7? But ^thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ^Seejobu- ^„ . 2. y Ps. 109. 23. Comp. Judg. 19. 8 marg. " See Ps. 9. 7- So ver. 26. Ps. 10. 16. a Ex. 3- 15. Ps. 135. 13 111 the Heb. ^ See Ps. 77. 8 marg. c Isai. 60. 10. So Zech. I. 12. 0 Ps. 75. 2 marg. See Dan. 8. ig. ' Neh. 4. 2. See Ps. 79. I. f Neh. 4. 10 (Heb.). « 1 Kin. 8. 43- >■ Ps. 138. 4. Comp. Zech. 14. 9, 16. ' See Ps. 147. 2. J Isai. 60. 2. ■* Comp. Neh. I. 6, II. ' Jer. 17. 6 (Heb.). »■ See Rom. 15. 4- » Ps. 48. 13. & 78. 4, 6. ^ Ps. 22. 31. Comp. Isai. 43. 21. P See Ps. 68. 4- Ps. 79. II (Heb.). t Heb. the children 0/ death. Ps. 79. II. ' Ps. 22. 22. " So Ps. 68. 32- '535) CII. 23. PSALMS. CIV. 2. tHeb. afflicted. Job 30. II. » So Ps. 89. 45- y Comp. Isai. 38, 10. ' Job 36. 20 (Heb.). * So Job 21. 21. Comp. Job 15. 32. b So Job 36. 26. Ps. 90, 2. Hab. I. 12. « So Ps. 90.1. <* Gen. I. I. & 2. I. Cited Heb. 1. 10 — 12. ® So Isai. 34. 4- &51.6. & 54. 10. & 65. 17. Matt. 24. 35. a Pet. 3. 7, 10, 12. Rev. 20. II. & 21. I. Comp. Job 14. 12. f So ver. 12. t Heb. .?/««(/, So Ps. 19. g. & III. 3, 10. & 112, He 'weakened my strength in the 23 way ; ''He shortened my days. >'I said, O my God, ^take me not 24 away ^ in the midst of my days : ''Thy years are "^throughout all gene- rations. ^Of old hast thou laid the founda-2s tion of the earth: And the heavens are the work of thy hands. ■They shall perish, but ''thou26 shalt 'endure : 3hal wax ol Yea, all of them like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be chang- ed : But ethou art the same, 27 And thy years shall have no end. ''The children of thy servants shall 2S 'continue, And J their seed shall ''be established before thee. 3,9. K Heb. 13. 8. Heb. as in Deut. 32. 39. Isai. 41. 4. & 43. 10, 13. & 46. 4. & 48. 12. & 52. 6. So Neh. 9, 6. IMal. 3. 6. !■ So Ps. 69. 36. " Ps. 37. 29. & 69. 36 in the Heb. J See Ps. 112. 2. k Ps. loi. 7. * ver. 2, 22. Ps. 104. 1,35. So Ps. 146. I. *> Comp. Deut. 6. 12. &8. II. « So Ps. 130. 8. Luke 7. 47. ** Isai. 33. 24. Matt. 9. 2, 6. Mark 2. 5, 10, II. 0 Ex. 15. 26. See Ps. 6. 2. f See Job 19. =5- B See Ps. 56. 13- h Ps. 16. 10 (Heb.). ' Ps. 5. 12. t P.s. 32. 9 only. ' Isai. 40. 31. Comp. Mic. I. 16. ' '" Ps. 146. 7. " Ex. 33. 13 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 147. 19, PSALM cm. A Psalm of David. "" Bless the Lord, O my soul : And all that is within me, bless his holy name. ^ Bless the Lord, O my soul, And ''forget not all his benefits: Who '^''forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who <''=healeth all thy diseases ; Who *"redeemeth sthy life from ''de- struction ; Who 'crowneth thee with lovingkind- ness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy ■'mouth with good things : So that thy youth is renewed 'like the eagle's. The Lord ""executeth righteousness And ""judgment for all that are op- pressed. "He made known his ways unto Mo- ses, His acts unto the children of Israel. °The Lord is merciful and gracious. Slow to anger, and 'plenteous in mercy. PHe will not always chide : Neither will he ^ keep his auger for ever. ■■He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; Nor '^rewarded us according to our iniquities. ' For ' as the heaven is high above the earth. So "great is his mercy toward ^them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west. So far hath he '^removed our trans- gressions from us. "" Like as a father pitieth his children, So the Lord pitieth '■them that fear him. For he knoweth our v frame ; ^He remembereth that we rt-zv ^dust. As for man, his days are as ''grass : As a '^flower of the field, so he ''flou- risheth. For "the wind passeth over it, and 'it is gone ; And <> the place thereof shall know it no more. But "^the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon ^ them that fear him. And his righteousness funto chil- dren's children; To such as skeep his covenant. And to those that remember his ''com- mandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared ' his throne in the heavens ; And ''his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye 'his angels, 'That excel in strength, that "'do his commandments, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye '"his hosts; Ye "ministers of his, that do ^his plea- sure. ■! Bless the Lord, all his works Li all places of his dominion : ■" Bless the Lord, O my soul. So Heb. 1. 14. <1 So Ps. 145. 10. PSALM CIV. ^ Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, ^ thou art very \l[ '°^' '' great ; '- See 2 Sam. ^Thou art clothed with '^honour and majesty. >■ So Ezra 9. 13- ^ See Ps. 13. 6. ' See Ps. 36. 5- t Heb. according to the height 0/ the /wavcH. " Ps. 117. z. ^' ver. 13, 17. Luke I. 50. See Ps. 135. ■20. * Comp. Isai. 38. 17. ^^ 43- 25- ^ So Mai. 3, 17- J Isai. 29. 16 (Heb.). Comp. Heb. of Gen. 2. 7. ^ See Ps. 78. 39- '^ Gen. 3. 19. Eccles. 12. 7. b Ps. 90. 5, 6. See Isai. 40. 6. *= See Job 14. 2. ■^•^ Isai. 40. 7 (Heb.). '. '?«''■ ft is /lot. Ps. 37. 36. & 104. 35 iHebi. ■^ Job 7. 10. So Job 20. 9. ■^ See Ps. 25. 6. ' Ex. 20. 6. « Deut. 7. 9. I' Ps. 19. 8 (Heb.). ' See Ps. II. 4- '' .See Dan. 4. 17- • Ps. 148. 2. See Luke 2. '3- ' f «'>• jiiighty in si7-etigth. Comp. Ps. 78. 25. ™ Matt. 6. 10. " Josh. 5. 14. See I Kin. 22. 19. " Ps. 104. 4. So Dan. 7. 10. P Ps. 40. 8. & 143. 10 in the Heb. ' ver. 35, •^ Job 40. 10 (Heb.). Who coverest thyself with "light as ?° ''*•93•'• „,.,v/ - ■' ° ■* See Ps. 21. witli a garment : 5. Who ''stretchest out the heavens like ^T""' «a curtain: \tl)" f See Job 9. 8. So Gen. i. 6— 8. s Ex. 26. 7. Comp. Isai. 40. 22. (536) CIV. 3,. PSALMS. CIV. 35. Who ""layeth the beams of his 'cham- 3 bers Jin the waters : Who maketh ^the clouds his chariot: Who walketh 'upon the wings of the wind : ™Who maketh his angels spirits; 4 "His ministers a flaming "fire: * P JV/io laid the foundations of the 5 earth, TAat lit should not be removed for ever. ■■Thou coveredst it 7C'M the deep as c, jiiu'f/i a garment : The waters stood above the mountains. ^At thy rebuke they fled ; 7 At ' the voice of thy thunder they "hasted away. "They go up iy the mountains; they s go down />y the valleys Unto '^ the place which thou hast P founded for them. ''Thou hast set ^'a bound ///a/ the}' 9 may not pass over ; ^ 77/^7/ they turn not again to cover the earth. 'He sendeth the springs into the val- 10 leys, IVhich * run among the hills. They *give drink to every beast ofn the field : The ''wild asses 'quench their thirst. By them shall >= the fowls of the hea- 12 ven have their habitation, JF/iicA *sing among the branches. He ^'watereth the hills from his 'cham- 13 bers : , •^The earth Pis satisfied with =the fruit of thy works. ^He causeth the sgrass to grow foru the cattle. And ''herb for the service of man: That /w may bring forth "food out of the earth ; And ''wine ///(?/ 'maketh glad the heart 15 of man, A/!)^ "''oil to make /lis face to shine. And bread w/ik/t "strengtheneth man's heart. "The trees of the Lord Pare full ; 16 iThe cedars of Lebanon, '^which he hath planted ; Where the birds make their nests : 17 As for the ^stork, the fir trees are her house. h So Amos 9. 6. ' ver. 13. See Judg. 3. 20. J Gen. I. 7. ^ So Isai. 19. I. 1 2 Sam. 22. II. Ps. 18. 10. "' Cited. Heb. I. 7. " Ps. 103. 21. 0 See 2 Kin. 2. II. 1 Heb. He hath fouiui- eii the eartk upon her bases. Comp. I Kin. 7. 27, &c. p ver. 8 ;Heb.). Job 38. 4. Ps. 24. 2. & 89 II. So Pro. 8. 29. Comp. Job 9. 6. &"2e. 7, II. & 38. 6. Ps. 136. 6. Q So Eccies. I. 4. Comp. Ps. 119. 152. ' Gen. I. 9. " Isai. 50. 2. See 2 Sam. 22. 16. Comp. Matt. 8. 26. ' Ps. 77. 18. " Ps. 48. 5- II Or, The inoiitttaitis ascettd, tlie valleys de- scend. But comp. Ps. 107. 26 (Heb.). » So Job 38. 8, 10, II. y See Job 26. 10. • Gen. 9. TI 16. tHeb. JVIw sendeth. So Job 5. 10. i Heb. walk. Ex. 9. 23. * ver. 13 (Heb.). b See Job 6-5. tHeb. break. c Gen. I. 30. & 2. 19. &6. 7. & 7. 23. &9. 2 in the Heb. So Matt. 13. 32- t Heb. give a voice. Jer. 10. 13 (Heb.). Amos 3. 4 marg. d Comp. Ps. 65. 9, 10. 0 Comp. Jer. 10. 13. & 14. 22. fPs. 147.8,9. 8job40.i5. h Gen. I. II. 29, 30. & 3. 18. & 9. 3. I Job 28. 5 [Heb. 1. So Ps. 136. 25. ^ So Judg. 9 . 13. See Jer. 31. 12. J So Prov. 31, 6, 7. Eccius. 31. 31. Comp. Acts 14. 17. "' Ps. 23. 5. t Heb. to make W\s/nce shine ivith oil, or, more than oil. Comp. Judg. q. 9. » Gen. 18. 5 marg. See Ps. 20. 2. Comp. Ps. 105. 16. o See Ps. 36. 6. & Acts 7. 20. P Heb. as ver. 13. y See Judg. 9. 15. rNum. 24. 6. » See Job 39. 13. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the ' wild goats ; Sam. 24. 2. Job 39. I. So Prov. 5. ' See Lev. II. s. And the rocks for the "conies. He appointed the moon "for seasons: >'The sun knoweth his going down. ^Thou makest darkness, and it is night: ^0="- '• h. Wherein 'all the beasts of the forest 4° '"■ ^^' Eccius. 43. 7. >■ See Ps. 74. 16. '^ So Isai. 45. t Heb. all tlie beasts thereo/do trample oil thejorest. « Job 38. 39. So Job 24. 5. do ' creep yy///;. The ='young lions roar after M<7>='prey, And ''seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather them- selves together, And lay them down in their '^dens. ''Man goeth forth unto "=his work And to. his labour until the evening, ^.j^^^ 0 Lord, how manifold are thy works! '■s^ejoeii. 'In wisdom hast thou made them all: c jab 37 8 (Heb.). "* Gen. I. 26. « Gen. 3. 19. fSee Prov. 3. 19. tJ See Ps. 105. 21 marg. I' Gen. 34. 21 (Heb.). I Chr. 4. 40. The earth is full (^ thy sriches. So is this great and ''wide sea, 'Wherein are things creeping innume rable, Both small and great beasts. There go the .ships: There is that ''leviathan, 7i'/iom thou SeVKeli. 7. hast 'made to 'play therein. Vf^'I). 34. These '"wait all upon thee; Comp. That t/uvi mayest "'"give t/iem their t'seljob4i. meat in due season. Iha That thou givest them they gather: formed. ""Thou openest thine hand, they are \^' ^' '' ' filled ivith good. iS,""''' "Thou hidest thy face, they are trou- n>°Ps'''i4^ bled: J%b36.3x. PThou takest away their breath, they So Ps. ^36. c"e. & 147. 9, And P^return to their dust. Acts 14. 17. mi Ps. 14s. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they 16. are created: plleTob'34. And thou renewest the face of the m. 15. ., So Gen. 2. 7. earth. job 27. 3. & 33. 4. The glorv' of the Lord 'shall endure Ezek*37!'o. for eve'r : ^^'^ ■'■ =5. 'The Lord shall rejoice in his works. Comp. He looketh on the earth, and *it trem- bleth: He 'toucheth the hills, and smoke. I wil I live: See Ps. 37. 38. » See ver. i. " See Ps. 105. 45- (537) 63 CV. I. PSALMS. CV. 41. » To ver. 15, I Chr. 1 6. 8 — 22, where see refer- ences. Comp. Ps. 78. & 106. b Isai. 12. 4 (Heb.). See 1 Chr. 16. 34. "H Ps. 145. 12. <: See Ps. 63. 2. ■> See Ps. 72. *> ver. 43. Ps. 106. 5, 23- So ver. 26. Comp. I Chr. 16. 13. f So ver. 42. Cited Luke I. 72, 73- Comp. I Chr. 16. 15. « Deut. 7. 9. h See Ps. 71. II. Comp. ver. 15. t Heb. The cord. Josh. 17. (5), 14. Ps. (16. 5). & 78. 55 in the Heb. 1 Comp. I Chr. 16. ig. i Jer. 44. 28 (Heb.). k Gen. 26. II. 1 Gen. 41-54- See 2 Kin. 8. I. >» See Lev. 26. 26. Comp. Ps. 104. 15. n Gen. 45. 5. & 50. 20. 0 Gen. 37.28, Acts 7. 9. P Comp. Gen. 39. 20. 1 Ps. 149. 8. t Heb. ■■ his sold caiftc into iron. ' Ps- 57- 4- ' Gen. 40. 8. &41. i6? ' See Ps. 119. 50. " See Judg. 7- 4- * Gen. 41. 14- » Ps. 146. 7. y See Gen. 41. 40. t Heb. possession. Gen. 31. 18. & 34. 23. & 36. 6. Josh. 14. 4, &c. So Ps. 104. 24- PSALM CV. ^O ''give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name : ''I' Make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: Talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his '^strength: Seek his face evermore. Remember his ''marvellous works that he hath done; His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; O ye seed of ■= Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, "^his chosen. He is the Lord our God: His judgments are in all the earth. He hath fremembered his cove- nant for ever. The word which he commanded sto a thousand generations. fWhich covenant he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. And to Israeiyi;/" an everlasting cove- nant : ''Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, *The lot of your inheritance: When 'they were btif'afejc men in number; Yea, very few, and strangers in it. When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people ; He suffered no man to do them wrong: Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes ; '^Saying, ''Touch not mine anointed. And do my prophets no harm. Moreover, 'he called for a famine upon the land : He "brake the whole ""staff of bread. " He sent a man before them. Even Joseph, who °was sold for a servant : P Whose feet they hurt with ifetters: * He was laid in iron : Until the time that *his word came: 'The word of the Lord "tried him. "The king sent and "loosed him; Even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. yHe made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his 'substance: 14 15 37 16 3S ^To bind his princes ='at his plea- sure ; And teach his senators wisdom. ''Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned <^in the land of Ham. And ''he increased his people greatly; And made them stronger than their enemies. "^He turned their heart to hate his people. To ''deal subtilly with his servants. sHe sent Moses his servant; ^We Aaron ''whom he had chosen. 'They shewed 'his signs among them, And J wonders "in the land of Ham. ''He sent darkness, and 'made it dark; And ""they rebelled not against his word. "He turned their waters into blood. And slew their tish. "Their land Pbrought forth frogs in abundance. In the 1 chambers of their kings. "He spake, and there came ''divers sorts of flics, And ^lice in all their coasts. "He gave them hsWfor rain, And flaming "fire in their land. 'He smote their vines also and their fig trees ; And brake the trees of their coasts. "He spake, and the ''locusts came. And y caterpillars, and that without number. And did ^eat up all the herbs in their land. And ^devoured the fruit of their ground. "He smote also all the first-born in their land, "The chief of all their strength. He brought them forth also ''with silver and gold : And there ^cas not one '^ feeble /<';'w« among their tribes. ''Eg)'pt was glad when they departed: For 'the fear of them that fell upon them. fHe s spread a cloud for a covering; And fire to give light in the night. The people ''asked, and 'he brought quails. And satisfied them with ''the bread of heaven. 'He opened the rock, and '"the waters gushed out; They ran in the "dry places like a river. ' So Gen. 41. 44- ^ Ps. 27. 12. & 41. 2 in the Heb. !• Gen. 46. 6. Acts 13. 17. = See Ps. 78. 51. ■1 See Ex. i. 7- <> So Ex. I. 8, ?■ t Gen. 37. j8 (Hell.). So Ex. I. ID. Acts 7. 19. ^' Ex. 3. ID. S: 4. 12, 14. t* See Nuni. ID. 5. Comp. ver. 6, 43. ' To ver. 36, Ps. 78. 43— 51. t Heb. tvords 0/ his signs. See Ps. 65. 3 marg. J Ex. 7, 9 (Heb.). ^ Ex. 10. 21 -23. 1 See Ps. 139. 12 niarg, ■" So Ps. 99. "'Ps. 78. 44. » Ps. 78. 45. P Gen. 1. 20 (Heb.). q Cant. I. 4. ■• Ps. 78. 45. » Ex. 8. 16— 18. « Ps. 78. 47, 48, t Heb. He gave their rain, luiil. " E.\. 9. 23. ' ver. 31. Ps. 107, 25 (Heb.). ^ Ex. 10. 4. Ps. 78. 46. 1 Jer. 51. 14, 27. Joel I. 4. & 2. 25. Nah. 3. IS, 16 in the Heb. Comp. Pi. 78. 46. « Heb. the same. " Ps. 78. SI. 'J Ex. 12. 3S. •= I-sai. s- 27 (Heb.). *t Ex. 12. 33. « See Ex. IS. 16. t See Ex. 13. 21, 8 See Job 36. 29. !> Ps. 78. 18. ' See Ex. 16. 13- k Ps. 78. 24, 25- See John 6. 3i- 1 See Ex. 17. S. " See Ps. 78. 20. n See Ps. 63. (5JS) cv. 42. PSALMS. CVI. 29. » So ver. 8, 9; Comp. Gen. 15. 14- p See ver. 6. tHeb. singing. Ps. 107. 22. Isai. 35. 10 in the Heb. 1 Josh. 13. 7. See Deut. 6. 10, 11. So Ps. 78. 55. ' Deut. 4. I, 40. ■ So Ps. 78. TtHeb. Hallelujah]. Ps. 104. 35. & 106. 48. & 113. 9. & 115. 18. & 116. 19. & 117. 2. & 135. 21. & 146. 10. & 147. 20. & 148. 14. & 149. 9. & 150. 6. tHcb. Hallelujaii. Ps. III. I. & 112. 1. & 113. I. & 135- - & 146. I. & 150. t. • See I Chr.' 16. 34. Comp. Ps. 78. & 105. *> I Mace. 4. 24 marg. So-Ps. 119. 68. Matt. iq. 17. 0 See 1 Chr. 16. 4T. & Ps. 25. 6. » So Ps. IS- 2. f Acts 24. 16. BSo Ps. 119. 132. h See Ps. 105. 6. ' Zeph. 2. 9 (Heb.). " Job 33. 27 (Heb.). 1 Kin. 8. 47 (Heb.). Dan. g. 5. Baruch 2. 12. 1 Lev. 26. 40. Ezra 9. 7. Neh. I. 6, Ps. 79- 8 marg. •" See 2 Sam. 7. 14. n Neh. 9. 33- 0 See Ps. 64. 9-„ P So ver. 13, 21. 1 ver. 33, 43. See Ps. 107. II. Comp. Ex. 14. II, 12. ' Ex. 20. q. So * Nahum 1. 4. J Isai. 63. 13. For °he remembered his holy pro- 4= mise, And Abraham his servant. And he brought forth his people with 43 joy, y^«(/Phis chosen with 'gladness: And igave them the lands of the hea- 44 then: And they inherited 'ithe labour of the people; 'That they might observe his statutes, 45 And ''keep his laws. * Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CVI. ' * Praise ye the Lord. ^O give thanks unto the Lord; ''for he is good : ■^ For his mercy endiireth for ever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the 2 Lord? Who can shew forth all his praise ? Blessed are they that keep judgment, 3 And he that "^doeth righteousness ''at all times, g Remember me, O Lord, with the 4 favour that thou bearest unto thy people,: O visit me with thy salvation; That •/ may see the good of "ithy 5 chosen. That / may rejoice in the gladness of 'thy nation, That / may glory with thine inherit- ance. We have ''sinned 'with our fathers, 6 •^We have committed iniquity, '^"we have done wickedly. Our fathers "understood not thy won- ^ ders in Egypt; They Premembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But 1 provoked him at the sea, a^en at ■■the Red sea. Nevertheless he saved them ^for his s name's sake. That he 'might make his mighty power to be known. "He "rebuked the Red sea also, and 9 it was "dried up: So yhe led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. And ^he saved them from the hand lo of him that hated them, And =• redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 13.18. So ver. 9, 22. Comp. Ps. 107. 3. " geg E^g^^ Ex. 9. 16. ' So Ps. 77. 14. u Ex. 14. 21. So Ps. 18. 15. Isai. 50. 2. I Isai. 50. 2. & 51. 10. * Ex. 14. 30. a Ps. 107. 2. ^ Ex. 14. 27. & 15. s. ' E.v. 14. 28. ** Ex. 14. 31. & 15. 1. * So ver. 7, 21. Ps. 78. II. Comp. Ex. 15. 24. & 16. 2. & 17. 2. t Heb. They made haste, th^yforgat. So Ps. 69. 17. & 102. 2 in the Heb. f See Ps. 33. 20. 8 Num. II. 33- And ''the waters covered their ene- mies : ■^ There was not one of them left. Then •* believed they his words; They '^sang his praise. "^'They soon forgat his works; They 'waited not for his counsel : ?But Ousted exceedingly in the wil- derness, And ''tempted God in 'the desert. And Jhe gave them their request; But sent ''leanness into their soul. 'They envied Moses also in the camp, And ■" Aaron the saint of the Lord. "The earth opened and swallowed up %'; ^^' '^' Dathan, t Heb. lusted And "covered "the company of Abi- Nu'm.'n. 4. ram. s== P*- '4-5 marg. • And Pa fire was kindled in their com- Luke 22. 15 marg. •» Ex. 17. 2. 1 Ps. 107. 4 (Heb.). bee Num. 21. 20 marg. J Num. II. 31- Ps. 78. 29. '' Isai. 10. 16. Mic. 6. 10 marg. ' Num. 16. 1—3- •" Comp. Deut. 33. 8. " Num. 16. 3?— 35- pany; ' forgat God their saviour, Which had done ^great things in , Egypt; Wondrous works in the land ■''of Ham, And ''\.m\h\ii things by ''the Red sea. beurn. 6. "^Therefore ''he said that he would "3 iHei,.'*'' destroy them, " Num. ie. Had not Moses "^his chosen stood ^^Ps' 83. 14 before him f in the breach, '^Num' 16 To turn away his wrath, slest he f>- should destroy them. Acts 7^^411' Yea, '' they despised ' the pleasant land, J, ^^"'.."^J So Rom. 1. 23- ^ See Deut. And hearkened not unto the voice of 4- 16. .1 T *' Deut. 32. the Lord. ,3. Therefore ""he lifted up his hand against them, 'To overthrow them in the wilderness : ^° '"'• '^' 'To overthrow their seed also among " See Ps. 78. They 'believed not his word: ''But 'murmured in their tents. So ver. 7, 13. ' Deut. 10. the nations. And to " scatter them in the lands. " ver. 7, 9. ' Ex. 32. 10, They "joined themselves also unto &'53. 13. PBaal-peor, 8,';3!''2i"- And 'iate the sacrifices of ''the dead. "SeePs. Thus they provoked him to anger ' Ezek. 13. 5 marg. & 22. 30 ;Heb.). with ^their inventions: And the plague brake in upon them. '''Deut. 10. 10. So Deut. 9. 14, 19. =5- Zech. 7. 14. 1 Deut. 1. 27. h Num. 14. 31. t Heb. a laud of desire. Jer. 3. 19. i Deut. 1. 32. & 9. 23. So Heb. 3. 18. ^ Num. 14. 2, 27. ■^ Ex. 6. 8. Num. 14. 30 marg. Deut. 32. 40. Ezek. 20. 6, 15, 23. .See Ps. 95. II. t Heb. To make them /alt. So Num. 14. 29, 32. " Ezek. 2o. 23 (Heb.). See Ps. 44. 11. " Num. 25. 3, 5. P See Num. 23. 28. Q Num. 25. 2. See Acts 15. 20, ' Isai. 8. 19. "ver. 39. (539) 68—2 cvi. 30. PSALMS. CVII. II. * Num. 25. 7,8. " I Sam. 2. 25- Ezek. 16. 52 in tlie Hcb. " Num. 25, 11—13. * Num. 20. 2—13- So Ps. 8r. 7. y Deut. g. 7, 8, 22 ^Heb.j. * Num. 20. 12. So Deut. I. 37- & 3. 26. » ver. 7, 43. See rather Ps. 107. II. Comp. Isai. 63. lo. *> Num. 20. 10. c See Lev. 5. 4-- ** Judg. I. 21, 27 —36. e Deut. 7. I, 2, 16. Judg. 2. 2. f Ezra 9. -2. So Judg. 3. 5,6. K Judg. 2. 12, 13- 17. 19- & 3. 6, 7. i» See Ex. 23. 33.- * See Isai. 57. 5- " Deut. 32. 17 only. So Lev. 17. 7- 2 Ghr. II. 15. 1 Cor. 10. 20. 1 Isai. 24. 5 (Heb^). See Num. 35- 33- ■" Ezek. 20. 18, 30, 31. n See Ps. 73. 27. ° ver. 29. P See Judg. 2. r4. St) Ps. 78. 59. 62. I P.S. 28. 9. See Deut. 9. 29. ' See Neh. 9. ■Judg. 4. 3. & to. 12. ' Judg- 3- 30- & 8, 28. & II. 33 in the Hib. So Judg. 4. 23- P.S. 107. 12. "Judg. 2. t6. » See Ps. 81. 12. II Or, impo- verished, or •weakened. So Lev. 26. 39' » Ps. 107. 6, 13, 19, 28 (Heb.l y See Judg. 3. 9. Cbmp. . Deut. 30.1,2. » I Kin, 8. 28. Ps. i;. I. & 61. I. * Isai. 63. 7 (Heb. Then 'stood up Phinehas, and^exe-so cuted judgment: And so 'the plague was stayed. And '■''that was counted unto him for 31 righteousness Unto all generations for evermore. "Tliey >■ angered ///;« also at the waters 32 of strife, ^So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: Because they ^ provoked his spirit, 33 ''So that he '^ spake unadvisedly with his lips. "^They did not destroy the nations, 34 Concerning whom =the Lord com- manded them : fBut were mingled among the hea- 35 then, And learned their works. And 8 they served their idols: 36 ''Which were a snare unto them. Yea, 'they sacrificed their sons S7 And their daughters unto ''devils, And shed innocent blood, ;8 Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, 'Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan : And 'the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they ""defiled with their :i>j own works, And """went a whoring with "their own inventions. Therefore Pwas the wrath of the Lord ^o kindled against ''his people. Insomuch that he abhorred ihis own inheritance. And Phe gave them into ''the hand of4i the heathen; And they that hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also ^oppressed them, 42 And they were 'brought into subjec- tion under their hand. " Many times did he deliver them ; 43 But they ^'provoked /inn "with their counsel, And were 'brought low for their ini- quity. Nevertheless he regarded '■' their afflic- 44 tion. When yhe heard their ^cry: And he ^remembered for them his 45 covenant. And •'repented "^according to the mul- titude of his mercies. » See Lev. 26. 42. b Judg. 2. 18. See Ps. 90. 13. ,). Lam. 3. 32. So Ps. 51. I. & 69. it. ver. 7. 46 ''He made them also 'to be pitied Of all those that carried them cap- tives. '^Save us, O Lord our God, And Egather us from among the hea- then, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise. ''Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: And let 'all the people say, ''Amen. ♦Praise ye the Lord. k See Ps. 41. 13. t [Heb. Hallelujali\. See Ps. 105 PSALM CVII. ■> I Kin. 8. 50 ';Heb.;. Comp. Ezra g. 9. Jer. 42. 12. •= 2 Chr. 30. 9- Neh. I. II. Dan. I. 9 in the Heb. 1 I'.i ver. 48, I L'lir. 16. 35. 36. 8 See Ps. 107. 3- I' Ps. 72. 1 8. See Luke I. 68. ' Comp. I Chr. 16. 36. 45- ' See I Chr. *0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : For his mercy endiireth for ever. Let '' the redeemed of the Lord say so, ''Whom he hath redeeriied from 'the isaf.' i^ii^' hand of the eneiny; ■('■ 34- & Ps. 106. I. *• Isai. 62. 12. So Isai. 63. 4. Ps. 106. 10. & 43- 5- & 56. 8. And ''gathered them out of '=the lands, jer. ig.' 14. From the east, and from the west, tzek. ^39' 27. from the north, and 'from the "^ Ps- 105. 44- south. ■ 120^-2^34. 41. They ^wandered in the wilderness in *t 34- 13 'i „ r.. the Hi;b. = a solitary way; t Heb./r«H tJie sta. Isai. 49. 12? Comp. Ps. 106. 7. *^So ver. 40. JThen they cried unto the Lord '^in Deut. 32. lo. - ^ K Ps. 106. 14 (Heb,). See Num. 21. They found no sscity to dwell in. ''Hungry and thirsty. Their soul 'fainted in them. their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the 'right way. That they might go to ssa city of habi- tation. 20 marg. ^^ ver. 7, 36 (Heb.). ^ ver. 9. ' Jonah 2. 7. Stte Ps. 77. 3- J \^er. 13, 19, ■"Oh that men would praise the Lord Sce judg. 3. /'"' his goodness, soPs.50. ,5. And /(?/- his wonderful works to the ^^iQi-is- children of men! ,Heb.)' ' ""^ "For he satisfieth the "longing swil, ' "^'^s- ='• ^ o ' '" ver. 15, 21, And filleth the Phungrysoul rtvy/zgood- z^. „ -.,.,. " See Luke ness. , 53. o 1 ■ ■ ^ '^^'- ^9- S Such as fsit m darkness and ''in the (Heb.). P ver. 5. shadow of death, Being ^\)0\^XiA in affliction and iron; Because they 'rebelled against the words of God, And "contenmed the "counsel of the inc. 7. 1 most High: '""■-'■'- So Ps. 146. 7- '1 Isai. 42. 7. Luke 1. 79. So Isai. 49. Q. .^ee Job 3. 5. ' Job 36. 8. ' Deut. I. 26. Josh. I. 18. Ps. 78. 40, 56. & 106. 7, 33, 43 in the Heb. " Prov. I. 30. & s. 12. S: 15. 5 in the Heb. * Ps. 73. 24. Luke 7. 30. Acts 20. 27. (540) cvir. 12. PSALMS. CVIII. I. * See Ps. 22. II. y ver. 6, ig, 28. « See Ps. 68. 6. * ver. 10. b Ps. 2. 3. Jer. 5. s. ^b ver. 8, 21, *^ Isai. 45. 2. d Prov. I. 7. & 14. 9, &c. « So Job 33. 20. 1 So Job 33. 22. Ps. 88. 3. 8 See Job 38. 17- " ver. 6, 13, 28. * Ps. IT I, g, •^ Ps. 147. 18. So Ps. 147. 15- Comp. Matt. 8. 8. Luke 7. 7. » See Ps. 6. 2. Comp. 2 Kin. 26. 5. "» So Job 33. 28, 30. Ps. 30- 3- 8: 4g. 15. & 5°- 13- & 103. 4. ° Lam. 4. 20 iHeb.;. o ver. 8, 15, p So liev. 7. 12. Ps. 116. -17 (Heb.). See Ps. 50. M- 9 So Ps. 9. II. & 73. 28. & irS. 17. tHeb. sinking. See Ps. 105. 43- •■ Is-ii. 42. 10. So Jonah 1. * See Ps. 29. ' Ps. 105. 31, 34 ;Heb.;. tHeb. viakftk to stand. So E\. g. 16. " Ps. 148. 8. So ver. 29. Junah I. 4 (Hcb... ^ Amos 9.13. Nahum i. 5. SoPs. 22. 14, & iig. 28. Nahum 2.10. f Isai. 24. 20 (Heb.), So Isai. 29. 9. " So Job 12. 25- t Heb. all their ivisdom is swallowed up. Su Isai. 19. 3- " ver. 6, 13, 19. Therefore he brought down their heart t: with labour; They fell down, and there was •''none to help. yThen they cried unto the Lord in 13 their trouble, And he saved them out of their dis- tresses. ^He brought them out of ^darkness 14 and the shadow of d^ath. And ''brake their bands in sunder. ''''Oh that men would praise the Lord 15 for his goodness. And for his wonderful works to the children of men ! For he hath <^ broken the gates of brass, 16 And cut the bars of iron in sunder. ■Tools because of their transgression, 17 And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. *= Their soul abhorreth all manner ofx-i meat ; And ''they draw near unto sthe gates of death. ''Then they cry unto the Lord in their 19 trouble. He saveth them out of their dis- tresses. He "^sent '^his word, and 'healed -o them. And "delivered them from their "de- structions. °0h that men would praise the LorDi. for his goodness. And for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them I'sacrifice the sacrifices 22 of thanksgiving, And 1 declare his works with ' rejoicing. ^They that go down to the sea in 23 ships, That do business in ^great waters; These see the works of the Lord, i^ And his wonders in the deep. For 'he commandeth, and 'raiseth the .-s "stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they 26 go down again to the depths: Their soul ^is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and y3tagger27 ^like a drunken man. And 'are at their wit's end. ^'Then they cry unto the Lord in their 28 trouble. And he bringetli -them out of their distresses. 29 ''He maketh the storm a '^calm, So that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they ''be quiet ; So he bringeth them unto their de- sired haven. 31 "^Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness. And for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 32 Let them f exalt him also sin the con- gregation of the people, And spraise him in the assembly of the elders. 33 He tumeth rivers into a wilderness. And the watersprings into ''dry ground ; 34 'A fruitful land into 'barrenness, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 55 ''He turneth the wilderness into ■'■a standing water. And ""dry ground into watersprings; 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare "a city for habitation; j7 And sow the fields, and plant vine- yards, Which may yield fruits of increase. jS He blesseth them also, so that "they are multiplied greatly; And suffereth not their cattle to de- crease. i9 Again, they are niinished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow, to PHe poureth contempt upon princes, lAnd causeth them to wander in the 'wilderness, where there is no way. (I Yet ''setteth he the poor on high 'from affliction. And ^maketh him families like a flock. i2 ''J'he righteous shall see //, and re- joice: And all "iniquity shall stop her mouth. 13 >^\Vnioso is wise, and will observe these things. Even they shall understand the loving- kindness of the Lord. PSALM CVHL * A Song or Psalm of ' David. ^O God, my heart is fixed ; I will sing and give praise, Even with my glory. '■ See Ps. 65. 7- ^ See t Kin. 19. 12. •l Jonah 1. II, 12. So Prov. 26. 20 marg. « ver. 8, 15, 21. t Ps. 30. I (Heb.). *t 34- 3- & 99. s, 9- & 145. I (Heb.). bee E.'t. 15. 2. 8 See Ps. 22. 25- !■ Deut. 8. 15- Isai. 35. 7 in the Heb. ' Gen. 13. 10. & 14. 3. & 19. 25 — • 28. So Ps. 68. 6. tHeb. saitncss. SeeJob39. 6. ■^ Isai. 41. i3 (Heb ). » Ps. 114. 8. ^ See Ps. 63. I. So Job 38. 26, 27. " ver. 4 (Heb.). 7. 0 Comp. Gen. 17. 20. Exod. 1. 7. P Job 12. 21, 24- 1 Job 12. 24. So ver. 4. « Or, void place. Heb. of Deut. 32. 10. Job 12. 24. Isai. 24. 10. See Gen. i. 2. ■■ So I Sam. 3. 8. Ps. 113. 7. 8. See Ps. 20. I. « Or, after. Dan. II. 23. ■ So Job 21. II. See Ps. 77. 20. ' See Job 22, 19. "Jobs. »6- So Ps. 63. II. Rom. 3. 19. ^ Jer. 9. 12- Hos. 14. 9 in the Heb. • See Ps. 4b. title. • Ps. 57. & 60, title.v • So ver. 5, Ps. 57. 7- i54li CVIII. 2. PSALMS. CIX. 21. 1> Ps. 113. 4. Conip. Jer. SI. 9. II Or, skies. " See Ps. 68. 34- <1 To ver. 13, Ps. 60. 5— ' Ps. 65. 13 (Hcb.). Comp. Ps. 60. 8. f Josh. 19. 29. KSo Ps. 44. 9. & 60. 10 in the Heb. » See Ps. 28. I. •> See Deut. 10. 21. t Heb. inmith of deceit. So Ps. 52. 4. t Heb. have opcitcd themselves. <: See Ps. 35. 19. ■1 Ps. 38. 20. See ver. 6. « Comp. Ps. 120. 7. fSo Ps. 69. IS- IS So Ps. 35. 12. & 38. 20. Awake, psaltery and harp : 2 I myself \\\\\ awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among 3 the people : And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great "^ above the 4 heavens : And thy truth rcachetli unto the ' ■= clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, '^above the s heavens : And thy glory above all the earth. ''That thy beloved may be delivered ; 6 Save with thy right hand, and answer me. God hath spoken in his holiness ; 7 I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, And mete out the valley of Succoth. Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is mine ; 8 Ephraim also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; Moab is my washj.iot ; 9 Over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; Over Philistia '^ will I triumph. Who will bring me into "^"^the strong 10 city ? Who will lead me into Edom ? Wilt not thou, O God, li'ho hast castn us oft"? g And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts ? Give us help from trouble : 12 For vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: 13 For he it is that shall tread down our enemies. PSALM CIX. To the chief Musician, A Psahii of David. ''Hold not thy peace, ''O God of my praise ; For the mouth of the wicked and the 2 * mouth of the deceitful ' are open- ed against me : They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They compassed me about also u'his posterity be cut oft"; And in the generation following let ^their name be blotted out. Let ''the iniquity of his fathers be re- membered with the Lord; And let not the sin of his mother ''be blotted out. Let them be before the Lord conti- nually, ■^That he may cut oft" the memory of them from the earth. Because that he remembered not to shew mercy. But persecuted ''the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the >= broken in heart. •^As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: As he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. As she clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, So let it ''come 'into his bowels like water. And like oil into his bones. Let it be unto him as the garment wliich covereth him. And for a girdle whereri'//// he is girded continually. Let this he the reward of 'mine adver- saries from the Lord, And of them that speak evil against my soul. But do thou for me, O God the Lord, J for thy name's sake : ''Because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. *» To ver. 15, comp. P^- 35. 4 —8. & 6g. 22—28. i So Ps. 55. 12, 13. ^ Zech. 3. I. II Or, an adversary. So ver. 4, 20, 29. See I Chr. 21. I. • Job 30. 12. "' Comp. Ps. I. 5- t Heb. go out guilty y or, 7vicked. So Ps. 37. 33. Comp. ver. 31. " Prov. 28. 9. 0 Cited Acts I. 20. So John 17. 12. " Or, charge. Num. 4. 16. 1 Chr. 24. 3. Sn ver. 6 Heb.). p See Ex. 22. 24. 1 See Ps. 59. 15- "■ Prov. 20. 4. '^ Supplied Ps. 37 25. ^ Fs. 38. 12 iHeb.). " So Isai. Comp. Ps. 128. 2. « See Ps. 36. 10 marg. Comp. Neh. 9. 30 marg, -"^ Comp. Job 5. 4. > See Ps. 21. 10. ^ Comp. Prov, 10. 7. ^ See Ex. 20. 5. t See Neh. 4- 5- c Ps. 34. 16. See Job 18. " ver, 22. See Ps. 86. i. « See Ps. 34, 18. f Comp. Ezek. 35. 6. e So Ps. 73- 6- *> So Num. 5. 22. f Heb. unthhi him. ver. 22. See Ps. 62. 4. * ver. ag. See ver. 6. J See Ps. 25. n. k See Ps. 69. 16. (S42) CIX. 22. PSALMS. CXI. lO. 1 Ps. I02. II. See Job 14. 2. ■" See Judg. 16. 20. So Neh. 5. '3- ° Job 3g. 20 (Heb.i. ■> See Hcb. 12. 12. P So Job 16. 8 (Hcb.!. <1 See Ps. 22. 6. ■• Ps. 22. 7. Matt. 27. 39. See 2 Kin. 19. 21. > Ps. 119. 86. * So 2 Sam. 16. 12. " So Isai. 65. 14' ^ ver. 20. See ver. 6. * See Job* 8. 22. » Ps. 71. 13. y See Ps. 22. • See Ps. x6. 8. Comp. ver. 6, 7. t Heb.yr(»w the jtifiges of liis soul. ♦ Matt. 22. 43i 45- Mark 12. 36, 37- Luke 20. 42, 44- Acts 2. 34. • Cited Matt. 22. 44. Mark 12. 36. Luke 20. 42, 43- Acts 2. 34. i5- For I am ^ poor and needy, 22 And my heart is wounded within me. I am gone Mike the shadow when it 23 declineth : I am ™ tossed up and down "as the locust. °My knees are weak through fasting; 24 And my flesh Pfaileth of fatness. I became also 1 a reproach unto 25 them : W/ien they looked upon me "'they shaked their heads. '^Help me, O Lord my God: 26 0 save me according to thy mercy : That they may know that this is thy 27 hand; T/tat thou, Lord, hast done it. 'Let them curse, but bless thou : 28 When they arise, let them be asham- ed; but let "thy servant rejoice. Let ^mine ^adversaries "'be clothed 29 with shame, And let them "cover themselves with their own "confusion, as with a mantle. 1 will greatly praise the Lord with 30 my mouth; Yea, y\ will praise him among the multitude. For he shall stand ^at the right hand ;■ of the poor, To save him *from those that con- demn his soul. PSALM ex. A Psalm of 'Daviti. "The Lord said unto my Lord, ''Sit thou "^at my right hand, ''Until I make thine enemies thy •^footstool. The Lord shall send the frod of thy 2 strength sout of Zion : •"Rule thou in the midst of thine ene- mies. 'Thy people shall be willing in the day 3 of thy power, ^in the beauties of holiness "From the womb of the morning: thou hast 'the dew of thy youth. "•The Lord "hath sworn, and 4 "will not repent, "'pThou art a ipriest ''for ever After the order of ^Melchizedek. See Matt g. 27- •> Cited Heb. I. 13. *= .\cts 2. 33. &5.3i,Gk.\ & 7- 55- Eph. t. 20. Col. 3. I. Heb. I. 3. &8. I. & 10. 12. & 12. 2. I Pet. 3. 22. d I Cor. 15. 25- Eph. I. 22. Heb. 2. 8. I Pet. 3. 22. Cited Heb. 10. 13. • See i Chr 28. 2. Comp. Ps. 8. 6, & 18. 38. f Jer. 48. 17. Ezek. 19. 14 in the Heb. Cnnip, Ps. 45. 6. Isai. II. I. 8 Comp. Ps. 68. 35. l" Ps. 72. 8 (Heb.). > See Judg. 5. 2. So Neh. 11. 2. ^ See i Chr. 16. 29. 0 Or, Moro thtxK the ivotnb o/t/u' mornitig: thou shalt Jtave, &7=c. ' 2 Sam. 17. 12. Mic. ;. 7? " Cited Heb. 7. 21. » Ps. 132. 11. Heb. 6. 17, 18. o Nutn. 23. 19. See Gen. 6.6. P Cited Heb. 5. 6. & 7. 17. So Heb. 6. 20. q Zech. 6. 13. "■ Heb. 7. 24, 28. See John 12. 34. > Gen. 14. 18. The Lord 'at thy right hand >'Shall strike through "kings in "the day of -^ his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies ; He >' shall wound the heads over 'many countries. He 2 shall drink of the brook in the way : Therefore shall he lift up the head. 'SeePs.16.8. So Ps. 109. 31- " So Ps. 68. '4- * Rom. 2. 5. "^ Ps. 2. 5, 12. Rev. II. 18. y ver. 5 (Heb.). See Ps. 68. 21. II Or, great. See Ps. 29.3. ^ So Judg. 7. 5. 6. PSALM CXL * Praise ye the Lord. //^//'.V .j. (N)"I will praise the Lord with my SeePs.iifi.i. whole heart. » See Ps. 22. (2) ''In the assembly of the upright, SoPs. 89.5. and ^in the congregation. ^s'o'ps.'sg. 7. (J) " The works of the Lord are ^J'^'^-.j- ^ « See Ps. great, 92. 5. ("1) Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein, (n) '^ His work is 'honourable and glo rious: Cl) And fhis righteousness endureth?l;5 f ' Comp. ■» So Ps. 143- S- ' See Ps. Ps. 112. 3, 9. 31. IS- Mai. 3. 10 in the Heb. So Matt. 6. 26, 33. for ever. (T) He hath made his wonderful works t°Jl'- '°' . . . oce rs. 103. to be remembered : 26 marg. (rt) The Lord is sgracious and full of * So Ps. 86. compassion. «t 103. s. (tD)He hath given "'meat unto them |o^„f ''• 5*-*' that fear him : Ps. nk 4. (') He will ever be mindful of his I'^t/'T covenant. (3) He hath shewed his people the power of his works, (7) That he may give them the herit- age of the heathen. (J3)The works of his hands a/e 'verity 3^° '*"• '*• and judgment ; k'ps, jg, ,. (J) AH his commandments are insure. Is*^™^' 8 (D)'They 'stand fast for ever and *•=>"• s- 18. p p • Hcb. are (V) A //il are done in '"truth and up- fs-.u^-S. ^ . 1 .^ t Isai. 26. 3 nghtness. (Heb.). (3) '"He sent "redemption unto his l^^^/'' ' people : {"H) He hath commanded his covenant for ever : (p) " Holy and °p reverend is his name. ( ^) The fear of the Lord is the begin- ning of 1 wisdom: (EJ')"A good understanding have all ^"g;"^ they 'that do ''his commandments : Prov.'s. 4. (H) His praise fendureth for ever. fffe^.\hat da ilt£nt. ^ ver. 7. marg. " Ps. 107. 20. n Luke I. 68. " See Ps. 99. p'So Ps. 8. 1. 1 See DeuL 4.6. So Ecclus. I. 16. Or, Good (543) CXII. I. PSALMS. cxv. 4. tHcb. HaUetnjah. See Ps. 106. 1. » Ps. 128. I. So Ps. I IS- IS- & 128. 4. Comp- Ps. I- I, 2- b Ps. 1 19- 35. See Ps- 119. 16- c Ps. 25. 13. & 37. 26. & 102. 28. i Prov. 8. 18 (Heb.). Comp. Matt. 6. 33. Mark 10. 30. I Tim. 4. 8. 8 ver. 9. Comp. Ps. III. 3. f See Ps. 97. II. e Comp. Ps. III. 4. hMatt. I. 19. t Ps. 37. 26 (Heb.l. See Matt. 5.42. J Ps, 55. 22 (Heb). judgment. ' Isai- 28. 26. 1 See Ps. 10. 6. »> See Prov. 10. 7. n So Prov. » See Ps. 57. 7- . P Isai. 26. 3. See Ps. 25. 2. qSee Ps. III. 8. >■ See Ps. 54. 7- ' Cited 2 Cor. 9. 9. ' Prov. II. 24- See Matt. 5. 42- " See Matt. 6. I. ' See I Sam. 2. I. » See Job 16. 9. & Matt. 8. 12. » Ps. 58. 8. y So Prov. 10. 28. & II. 7- » Ps- I- 6. • Matt. 26. 30 marg. fHeb. Hallelujah. See Ps. 106. » Ps. 135. I. i> Ps. 69. 36. & 102. 28. & 134- I- & 136. 22. « So Ps. 115. 18. See Jobi. 21. ■i Ps. 50. I. Mai. I. II. So Isai. 59. 19- « See Ps. 48. 10. PSALM CXIL I 4 'Praise ye the Lord. (X)=' Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, ' ' {'2) T/iat ''delighteth greatly in his commandments. (J) '^ His seed shall be mighty upon 2 earth : (*l) The generation of the upright shall be blessed, (n)'' Wealth and ''riches .r/;(7///v in his 3 house : (1) And "^ his righteousness endureth for ever. (T)''Unto the upright there ariseth 4 light in the darkness : (n) //t' is ggracious, and full of com- passion, and 'righteous. (J3) A good man 'sheweth favour, and 5 lendeth : (') He will Jguide his aftairs with "'dis- cretion, i (3) Surely 'he shall not be moved for 6 ever : (^)"'The righteous shall be in ever- lasting remembrance. (J2)"He shall not be afraid of evil 7 tidings : (2) His "heart is fixed, Ptrusting in the Lord. (D) His heart is '5 established, "he shall 8 not be afraid, (y) Until he ''see /lis desire upon his enemies. (S) ''He hath 'dispersed, he hath 9 given to the poor; (X) ''His "righteousness endureth for ever; (p) His ^horn shall be exalted with honour. (1) The wicked shall see //, and be to grieved ; (JJ') He shall "gnash 7vit/i his teeth, and "melt away : (n) ^The desire v^of the wicked shall perish. * PSALM CXHL •Praise ye the Lord. ^Praise, O ye =" ''servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord. ■= Blessed be the name of the Lord 2 From this time forth and for ever- more. ''From the rising of the sun unto the 3 going down of the same 'The Lord's name is ho be praised. f Ps. i8. 3. So I Chr. 16. 25. Ps. 48. I. & 96. 4. & 145. 3, The Lord is shigh above all na- tions, A /lit ''his glory above the heavens. 'Who is like unto the Lord our God, Who 'dwelleth on high, JWho humbleth liiinself lo behold The things that arc in heaven, and in the earth? ''He raiseth up the poor out of the dust. And lifteth the needy out of the dung- hill; ''That //(' may 'set him with princes, ETeii with the princes of his people. ■"He maketh the barren woman 'to keep house, To be a joyful mother of children. "Praise ye the Lord, PSALM CXIV. When ^Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob "^from a people of strange language; Judah was '^his sanctuary. And Israel ''his dominion. "The sea saw //, and fled: f Jordan was driven back. sThe mountains skipped like rams, And the ''little hills like lambs. 'What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? Thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? sYe mountains, that ye skipped like rams ; And ye ''little hills, like lambs? ''Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob; Which turned 'the rock into "'a stand- ing water, The "flint into a fountain of waters. PSALM CXV. = Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us. But unto thy name ''give glory, For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, <^ Where is now their God? ''But our God is in the heavens: <=He hath done whatsoever he pleased. ^Their idols are silver and gold, 8 The work of men's hands. « So Ps. 99. 2. 1> Ps. 108. 4. So Ps. 8. I. & 57- 5. li- ft 148. 13. i So Ps. 89. 6. t Heb. exalteth himself /tf dwell. i SoPs. II. 4. & 138. 6. Isai. 57. 15. ^ I Sam. 2. 8. So Ps. 107. 41- & 136. 23. 1 So Job 36. 7- ™ I Sam. 2. 5. Isai. 54. I. Comp. Ex. I. 21. t Heb. fo diotrll in a Iwiise, Comp. Ps. 68 6. " See Ps. 105. 45. » Ex. 13. 3. b See Ps. 81. 5- « Comp. Ex. 6. 7. & 19. 6. & 25. 8. & 29. 45, 46. Deut. 27. g. Ps. 68. 35. d Comp. Num. 23. 21. « See Ps. 77. 16. I Josh. 3. 13, 16. e ver. 6. Ps. 29. 6. So Ps. 68. 16. Hab. 3. 6. 1> See Ps. 72 3- ' ver. 3. Comp. Hab. 3. 8. li Ps. 96. 9 (Heb.l. I Ex. 17. 6. Comp. Num. 20. II. Ps. 78. 15. ■" See Ps. 107- 35- n See Job 28. 9 marg. * Comp. Isai. 48. II. *' Acts 12. 23. ^ See Ps. 42. 3- ** Comp. I Chr. 16. 26. See Ps. II. 4. e Ps. 135- 6. So Dan. 4. f To ver. 8, Ps, 135. 15— 18. B Deut. 4. 28. 2 Kin. 19. 18. Comp. Isai. 44. 10 — 20. Acts 19. 26. {544) cxv. s. PSALMS. CXVII. 2. ** Jer. lo. 5. So Isai. 46.7, Hab. 2. 18. 1 Isai. 44. 9. k Comp. Ps. 135. 17. 1 Not in Ps. 135- ° So Isai. 44. II. Jonah 2. 8. Hab. 2. 19. " Ps. 118. 2, So Ps. 135. 19, 2o. •> See Ps. 25. 2. P Ps. 33. 20. So Deut. 33. 29. 1 See Ps. 84. 9- ' See Ps. 135. 20. ' Ps. 13s. 19. • So Ps. 112. I. & 128. 1, 4. t Heb. Tuil/i. » Deut. I. II (Heb.). T See Ruth 2. 20. ^ Ps. 121. 2. & 124. 8. & 134- I- & 146. 6. So Gen. 1. 1. Ps. 96. 5. * Comp. Ps. 148. 4. " See Ps. 6. 5- J- See Ps. 68. 4- * See Ps. 31. '7- * Ps. 113. 2. So Dan. 2.20. b See Ps. 105. 45- »SoPs. 18. 1. >> So Ps. 66. I9- & 118. 21. •■n See Ps. 140. 6. » See Ps. 86. tHeb. in my days. Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 19. <• Ps. 18. 4. • So Ps. SS.4- See Ps. 40. 12. fPs. 118. 5. Lam. I. 3 in the Heb. tHeb. /tmnd mi; They have mouths, •'but they speak 5 not: Eyes have they, ^but they see not: ''They have ears, but they hear not: < Noses have they, but they smell not : 'They have hands, but they handle 7 not: Feet have they, but they walk not : Neither speak they through their throat. ""They that make them are like unto 8 them ; So is every one that trusteth in them. °0 Israel, "trust thou in the Lord: 9 PHe is their help and theLr 1 shield. "O house of Aaron, "trust* in the 10 Lord : PHe is their help and their ^shield. °'' Ye that fear the Lord, "trust in the n Lord : PHe is their help and their ■) shield. The Lord hath been mindful of us : 12 he will bless us ; He will bless ^the house of Israel; He will bless *the house of Aaron. He will bless "'them that fear the 13 Lord, Both small *and great. The Lord shall "increase you more 14 and more. You and your children. You are ^blessed of the Lord 15 ■"Which made heaven and earth. "The heaven, ei'cn the heavens, are 16 the Lord's : But the earth hath he given to the children of men. '"'The dead praise not the vLord, 17 Neither any that go down into ^si- lence. ^'But we will bless the ^Lord ,8 From this time forth and for evennore. •'Praise the Lord. PSALM CXVI. I => love the Lord, because ^ he hath heard bb]\/[y voice a/iJ my supplications. Because he hath '^ inclined his ear un- 2 to me. Therefore will I call upon him *as long as I live. ''The sorrows of death « compassed me, 3 And the ''pains of hell 'gat hold up- on me : I found trouble and sorrow. See Gen. 44. 34. sThen called I upon the name of the Lord; 0 Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. *> Gracious is the Lord, and 'right- eous ; Yea, our God is '^merciful. The Lord preserveth the ''simple : 'I was brought low, and he helped me. Return unto thy "rest, O my soul; For the Lord "hath dealt bountifully with thee. ° For thou hast delivered my soul from death. Mine eyes from tears. And ° my feet from falling. 1 will walk before the Lord PJn the land of the living. il believed, therefore have I spoken : I was greatly afflicted : ■■ I said in my haste, ^All men are liars. ^Vhat shall I 'render unto the Lord For all his 'benefits towards me? I will take the "cup of salvation, "And call upon the name of the Lord. y I will pay my vows unto the Lord Now in the presence of all his people. ^ Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of his ^ saints. Oh Lord, truly ''I am thy servant; I a?n thy servant, and '^the son of thy handmaid : Thou hast ''loosed my bonds. I will "= offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, •■And will call upon the name of the Lord. el will pay my vows unto the Lord Now in the presence of all his peo- ple. In the ^ courts of the Lord's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. ' Praise ye the Lord. eSoPs. i8.6. ■i See Ps. 86. .15; ' See Ezra 9. So Ps. 145. 17- ^ Prov. I. 4. So Ps. 19. 7. ' See Ps. 79. 8. ■» So Jer. 6. 16. Matt. 11. 29. n See Ps. 13. 6. » Ps. 56. 13- So Ps. 86. 13. P See Ps. 27. 13- 1 Cited 2 Cor. 4. 13. ■■ Ps. 31. 22. = So Ps. 62. 9. Rom. 3. 4. ' 2 Chr. 32. 25. So Deut. 32. 6. " See Ps. 16. S- Comp. Luke 22. 17. ^ ver. 17. y ver. 1 8. See Ps.22.25. '■ So Num. 23. 10. Ps. 72. 14. See I Sam. 18. 30. * See Ps. 50. 5- '' Ps. 119. Ac 143. 12. " Ps. 86. 16. Comp. 2 Tim. I. 5. " J"l> 39- 5- SoJobj2. i8? * See Ps. 107. 22. f ver. 13. 6 ver. 14. >■ Ps. 65. 4. & 84. 2, 10. & 92. 13. &96. 8. & 100. 4. & 135. 2. Isai. 1. 12. > See Ps. 105. 45. PSALM CXVII. O Upraise the Lord, all ye na- tions : Praise him, all ye people. For ''his merciful kindness is great toward us : And "the truth of the Lord cndureth for ever. ''Praise ye the Lord. » Cited Rom. 15. II. See Ps. 66.4. ^ Ps- 103. II. c So Ps. 100. 5- <* See Ps. 105. 45- (545) 69 CXVIII. I. PSALMS. cxix. 8. "^ ver. 2Q. See 1 Chron. i6. 34, 41- St Ps. Jo6. I. i'SeePs.115. 9, 10, II. 'SeePs. 135. See 2 Sam. 22. 20. ■ Cited Heb. 13. 6. I Heb. for me. ver. 7 (Heb.). Job 19. 27? Ps. 56. 9. J Ps. 56. 4,11. See Ps. 23. 4. 'SoPs. 5.1. 4. 1 See Ps. 54. 7. " See Ps. 25. 2. " Ps. 146. 3. 0 Ps. 88. 17 (Heb.). t Heb cut tlu^m off. ver. II, 12 (Heb.l So Job 14. 2. Ps. 58. 7. & 90. 6 in the Heb. pDeut. I, 44. (1 So Ps. 58- g. Eccles. 7. 6. Comp. Nahumi. lo. tHeb. cut down. ver. 10, II (Heb.). ' SeePs. 140. s Ex. 15. 2. Isai. 12. 2. So Ps. 27. I. ' ver. 22. So Ps. 80. 2. " See Lukii 1. 51- » See Ps. 60. ^ Hab. t. 12. » See Ps. 107. 22. So Ps. 6. 5- y 2 Cor. 6. 9. PSALM CXVIII. » O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : Because his mercy endurdh for ever. '^ Let Israel now say, : That his mercy endurdh for ever. ''Let the house of Aaron now say, That liis mercy endurdh for ever. ''Let them now '^that fear the LoRX) • say, That his mercy cndureth for ever. "^I called upon the = Lord 'in fdis- . tress : The "= Lord answered me, and ssei mc in '■a large place. ■The Lord is *on my side; JI ^ will not fear: What can man do unto me? ''The Lord taketh my part with them that help me : Therefore shall 'I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to "trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. It is better to "'trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in "princes. All nations "compassed me about: i But in the name of the Lord will I •destroy them. "They compassed me about; yea, they i compassed me about : But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. "They compassed me about Plike bees ; ■ They are quenched las the fire of thorns : For in the name of the Lord I will * destroy them. Thou hast 'thrust sore at me that /■ might fall : But the Lord helped me. The ^^ Lord is my strength and i song, And ^'is become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation i is in the tabernacles of the right- eous : "The right hand of the Lord ^doeth valiantly. The right hand of the Lord is ex- 1 alted : "The right hand of the Lord "doeth valiantly. I * shall not die, but live, i And "declare the works of the ''Lord. The ''Lord hath v chastened me sore : i But he hath not given me over unto death. 2 Open to me the gates of right- eousness : I will go into them, and I will praise the <=LoRD : This gate of the Lord, ^Into which the righteous shall enter. I will praise thee : for ''thou hast heard me, ''And art become my salvation. ''The stone which the builders refused Is become "the head stone oi\.\\.Q corner. 'This is the Lord's doing; It is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. f Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. sBlessed-^iT iihe that cometh 'in the name of the Lord: ''We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. God is the Lord, which hath 'shewed us light: Bind the ""sacrifice with cords, Even unto " the horns of the altar. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : Thou art my God, I will "exalt thee. P O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endurdh for ever. PSALM CXIX. ALEPH. (^4)Blessed(^;^'the"undefiledin the way, ''Who walk in the law of the Lord. (N) Blessed arc they that "keep his testimonies, And that ''seek him with the whole heart. (X) "They also do no iniquity: They walk in his ways. (X) Thou hast commanded us To keep thy ''precepts diligently. (^ O that my ways "were directed To keep thy statutes ! (X)Then ""shall I not be ashamed. When I have respect unto all thy commandments. (X) I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned 'thy righte- ous fjudgments. (X) I will keep thy statutes : O forsake me not utterly. ' Isai. 26. 2. Comp. Ps. 24. 7, 9. ^ Rev. 22. 14. See Isai.3S.8. I" So Ps. 116. 1. *= ver. 14. <• Cited Matt. 21. 42. Mark 12. 10, 11 Lulie 20. 17. Cited gene- rally Acts 4. II. So Ephes. 2. 20. 1 Pet. 2. 4, 6. See Isai. 28. 16. « Zech. 4. 7. Comp. Job 38. 6. t Heb. This is front ilte Lord. f Heb. as Matt. 21. 9, 15. Mark II. 9, 10. John 12. 13. e Cited Matt. 21. Q. & 23. 39. Mark II. 9. Luke 13. 35. ^ Comp. Matt. II. 3. ^ Num. 6. 27. Deut. 21. 5. 2 Sam. 6. 18. Ps. 129. 8. kSoPs. 119.8. 1 Ps. 18. 28 (Heb.). See Ps. 97. II. "■ E.X. 23. 18 marg. Mai. 2. 3 (Heb.). " Ex. 27. 2. o See Ex. 15. 2. & Ps. 107. 32. P See ver. i. II Or, perfect^ or, sincere. Prov. II. 20 (Heb.). & 13. 6. See Gen. 17. I. So Ps. loi. 6 marg. *■ So Ps. 128. I. b ver. 10. See 2 Chr. 15- 2- c I John 3. 9. & 5. 18. d See Ps. 19. 8. ^ Prov. 21. 29 te.vt. So Ps. 37. 23 (Heb.). Prov. 16. g. Jer. 10. 23. t'"^ ver. 80. \Y{f:\y. judg- 7>ients of thy righieoiis- ■ncss. ver. 62, 106, 164. So ver. 160. f Ex. 21. I. & 24. 3. (546) cxix. 9. PSALMS. CXIX. 45. s See Ps, 25, 7- " ver. 21, 118 (Heb.). So ver. no. 1 So Luke 2. 19, 51- See Ps. 37. 31- J ver. 26, 64, 68, to8, 124, 135' 171- Ps. 25. 4- & 143. 10. So Ter. 33. See Ps. 27. II. ^ So Ps. 40. 9. 1 ver. 162. So ver. III. ^ ver. 78. So ver. 23. 27 (Heb.), 48, 148. Comp. ver. 97, 99. "^ ver. 47, 70. So ver. 24, 77. 92* 143. Corap. ver. 35. " See Ps. 13. 6. tHeb. Reveal. Num. 22. 31 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 22. P So ver. 54. See Lev. 25. 23- 1 See Ps. 84. 2. *■ So ver. 40, Comp. ver. 131. ■ See ver. 51. ' Deut. =7. 26. " ver. iS mare. (Heb.), or josh. 5. 9 (Heb.l? " See Ps. 39. 8. * ver. 2, 129. So ver. 33, 34, .s6, 69. 100, 115. 14s. ^ ver. 161. " ver. 48. So ver. 15, 78. y ver. 77, 92, 143. 174- So ver. 16, 47, 70. See Prov. 8. 30. t Heb. tnett of itty connsel. So Isai. 46. II. » So Ps. 44- 25- 1 ver. 37, 40, 88, 93, 107, M9. 154, 156, 159. bo ver. 50. See Ps. 71. 20. ** See ver. 65. •'See ver. 12. BETH. (2) ^Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. (3) With my whole heart have I ''sought thee: 0 let me not ''wander from thy com- mandments. (3) 'Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee. (3) Blessed art thou, O Lord: J Teach me thy statutes. (3) ''With my lips have I declared All the judgments of thy mouth. (i) I have 'rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches. (3) I will "'meditate in thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. (3) I will "delight myself in thy sta- tutes : 1 will not forget thy word. GIMEL. (J) "Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, And keep thy word. (J) ' Open thou mine eyes. That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. (J) I am Pa stranger in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me. (J)iMy soul breaketh for the 'long- ing That it hath unto thy judgments at all times. (J) Thou hast rebuked the ^proud that are 'cursed. Which do ''err from thy command- ments. (J) "Remove from me "reproach and contempt; For I have "kept thy testimonie.s. (J) '^Princes also did sit and speak against me : But thy servant did ^"meditate in thy statutes. (J) Thy testimonies also arc vmy de- light And *my counsellers. IMLETH. (*7)^My soul cleaveth unto the dust: =" Quicken thou me ^'^^ according to thy word. (*7) I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me : •'Teach me thy statutes. (^) '"''Make me to understand the way of thy precepts : So shall I ''talk of thy wondrous works. (1)''My soul *melteth for 'J'' heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. ("7) Remove from me the way of lying : And '=grant me thy law graciously. ("I) I have chosen the way of truth: Thy judgments have I laid ^before me. ("J) I have stuck unto thy testimonies : O Lord, Sput me not to shame. (1) I will run the way of thy com- mandments, \\'hen thou shalt ''enlarge my heart. HE. (;^) 'Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; And I shall Jkeep it "^unto the end. (J^)'(iive me understanding, and I shall -"keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. (n)"'Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I "delight. (H) "Incline my heart unto thy testi- monies. And not to Pcovetousness. (n)*Tum away Inline eyes from be- holding vanity; y4//rtf "quicken thou me in thy way. (n)''Stablish thy word unto thy ser- vant, ■\\'ho is demoted to thy fear. (rt) Turn away ^my reproach which I fear: For thy judgments are good. (H) Behold, I have 'longed after thy precepts : ^Quicken me in thy righteousness. VAU. C)) Let thy mercies "come also unto me, O Lord, j£'(Y'« thy salvation, "according to thy word. ("l)'So shall I have wherewith to an- swer him that "reproacheth me: For I trust in thy word. (1) And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have >' hoped in thy judgments. Cl) So shall I keep thy law continually For e\er and ever. (1) And I will walk 'at liberty: For I seek thy precepts. 'ii> ver. 34, 73, 125, 144, 169 in the JHeb. So ver. 130. See Job 32.8. <:ver. 15, &c. (Heb.:. See Judg. 5. 10 marg. ^ So Ps. 107. 26. * Heb. droppetk. Job 16. 20 1 Heb.). Eccles. 10. 18. dd See Prov. 10. 1. e So ver. 58, 132 (Heb.). See Ps. 4. I. f Expressed Ps. 16. 8. ^ ver. 116 (Heb ). l" 2 Cor. 6. II. Solsai.6o. 5. 2 Cor. 6. 13. Comp. t Kin. 4. 29. ' See ver. 12. J ver. 145. See ver. 22. ^ ver. 112. See Heb. 3.6. 1 See ver. 27. » Ps. 25. 5 (Heb.). " Ps. 112. I. So Ps. I. 2. Comp. ver. 16. 0 ver. 112. 1 Kin. S. 58. So Ps. 141. 4. P Prov. I. ig. Ezek. 33. 31. Mark 7. 21, 22. Luke 12. 15. I Cor. s. 10. I Tim. 6. 10. Heb. 13. 5. t Heb. Make to pass, ver. 39. I Isai. 33. 15. So Job 31. 1. >■ Sec 2 Sam. 7- 25- ' ver. 42. * ver. 174. So ver. 20. " ver. 77. « ver. 58. 76, 116, {154), 170. So ver. 25, 65, 107, 169. II Or, Soshali J afiszucr him that reproveth 7/te in a thing. * ver. 39. y ver. 49 (Heb.), 74, Si, 114, 147. See Ps. 31. 24. t Heb. at l^yge. SoPs. 118. 5. Comp. Prov. 4. 12, (547) 69—2 cxix. 46. PSALMS. CXIX. 81. "Ps. 138. I? Co nip. Matt. 10. 18. ** See ver. 16. b Ps. 63. 4. & 141. 2. Lam. 3. 41. So Neh. 8. 6. Ps. 28. 2. & 134. s. I Tim. 2. 8. « See ver. 15- d See ver. 43. ^ Job 6. 10 only. So Rom. 15. f Ps. 105. 19. & 138. 2. Heb, of ver. II, 38, 41,58, 67, 76, 82, 103, 116, 123, 133. 140. 148, 154. 1581 162, 170, 172. 8 See ver. 25. h ver. 21, 69, 78, 8s, 122. 1 So Jer. 20. 7. J See Ps. 44. J 8. So ver. 157. kSee Ps. II. 6. Comp. Ezra 9. 3. 1 See Ps. 89. 3°-,. ™ So ver. 19. See Gen. 47. "See Ps. 6v 6. "•1 ver. 69, 100. See ver. 22. 0 See Ps. 16. 5- Comp. ver. III. t Heb./i«. Ps. 45. 12. See Job II. P See ver. 29. 1 See ver. 41. r Comp. Luke 15. 17. " See Judg. 3. 26. fOr, companies. As I Sam. 10. 5, 10. Rather as Ps. 18. 5 marg? ' See ver. 83. " Comp. Acts 16. 25. " ver. 7 marg. » Ps. 33- 5- J See ver. 12. (1) I will speak of thy testimonies also 46 2 before kings, And will not be ashamed. (1) And I will •'' delight myself in thy 47 commandments, Which I have loved. ("l)'^My hands also will I lift up unto 48 thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will <=meditate in thy statutes. ZAIN. (T) Remember the word unto thy ser- 49 vant, Upon which thou hast "^caused me to hope. (T)This is my = comfort in my affliction : 50 For ^thy word hath s quickened me. (T)The ^'proud have 'had me greatly 51 in derision : Yet have I not ■" declined from thy law. (T) I remembered thy judgments of old, 52 O Lord; And have comforted myself. (T)'' Horror hath taken hold upon mess because of the wicked That 'forsake thy law. (T) Thy statutes have been my songs 54 In the house of my ^pilgrimage. (T) " I have remembered thy name, O 55 Lord, in the night. And have kept thy law. (T) This I had, 56 Because I ""kept thy precepts. CHETH. (n) TJwii art "my portion, O Lord: 57 I have said that / would keep thy words, (n) I intreated thy 'favour mth my li whole heart : PBe merciful unto me "^according to thy word, (n) ''I thought on my ways, 59 And turned my feet unto thy testi- monies. (n)I made haste, and ^delayed not 60 To keep thy commandments, (n) The 'bands of the wicked have 61 robbed me : But ' I have not forgotten thy law. (n) At "midnight I will rise to give 62 thanks unto thee Because of "thy righteous judgments, (n) I am a companion of all than that 63 fear thee. And of them that keep thy precepts. (n)''The earth, O Lord, is full of thy 64 mercy; yTeach me thy statutes. TETH. 65 (to) Thou hast dealt well with thy ser- vant, O Lord, ^according unto thy word. 66 (^) Teach me good ^judgment and knowledge: For I have believed thy command- ments. <^i (£3) ''Before I was afflicted' I went astray : But now have I kept thy word. 63 (^) "^Thou art good, and "^doest good ; ''Teach me thy statutes. <•» (b)The <= proud have f forged a lie against me : But I will '■fkeep thy precepts with my whole heart. 70 (to) ETheir heart is as fat as grease; /)'/// I ''delight in thy law. 71 (£2) // ^is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I might learn thy statutes. 72 (J3) 'The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver. JOD. 73 {*)-'Thy hands have ''made me and '^ fashioned me: 'Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74 (^) They that fear thee will ""be glad when they see me ; Because I have "hoped in thy word. 75 (*) I know, O Lord, that thy judg- ments are 'right. And that ''thou °in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76 (') Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kind- ness be 'for my comfort, P According to thy word unto thy servant. 77 0) Let thy tender mercies Pcome unto me, that I may live: For thy law is imy delight. 78 Oi'Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me ^with- out a cause : But I will 'meditate in thy precepts. 79 C*) Let those that fear thee turn unto me. And those that have known thy tes- timonies. So C") Let my heart be sound in thy sta- tutes; "That I be not ashamed. CAPH. Si (i) "^ My soul fainteth for thy salvation : ^ ?«■ 84. =• But I >hope in thy word. j see'"ver.'74! ^ ver. 25, 107, 169. See ver. 41. » Phil. 1. 9 marg. ** So ver. 71, 75- Jer. 31. 18, 19. Heb. 12. 6— II. « Ps. 125. 4. SoPs. 134. 3. See Ps. 106. I. ^ See ver. 12. « See ver. 51. f Job 13. 4. & 14. 17 (Heb.). ffver. 56, 100. See ver. 22. e See Job 15. 27. & Tsai. 6. lo. ■* See ver. 16. t So ver. 127. See Ps. 19. J So Job 10. 8. Ps. 100. 3. ^ Job 31. 15. ' See ver. 27. ■» Ps. 34. 2. " ver.81,114, 147. See ver. 43. So Ps. 130. s- t Heb. right- eousiu'ss. ver. 138, o So Ps. 33. 4 (Heb.). t Heb. io comfort me. p See ver. 41. 1 See ver. 41. 24. '■ So Ps. 25. 3. See ver. 51. s ver. 86 (Heb.). * See ver. 15. ° ver. 6. (548) cxix. 82. PSALMS. CXIX. 117. " ver. 123. See DeuL 28. 32. • See Ps. 71. II. >> So Ps. lOI. 2. c Comp. Job 30. 30. 0 See Matt. 9. 17. « So ver. 61, 93. 109. 141. 153. 176. f See Ps. 39. 4- 8 Rev. 6. 10. h See ver. 51. 1 Ps. 57. 6. See Ps. 7. 15. t Heb.y!;///;- fulncss. ver. 138. J ver. 78 (Heb.). See Ps. 35. 19. t Ps. 109. 26, ' See ver. 25. "Sover.152. Ps. 89. 2. & 148. 6. See I Pet. I. 25. f Ps. 89. I. * Heb. * to genera' ticn and feneraiion. ce Ps. 77. 8. tHeb. siandeih. ver. 91 CHeb.). Eccles. I. 4. o So Jer. 33. 25' P See ver. 24. y See ver. 83. I •■ See Matt. S. .8. But comp. Job 28. 3. • So Job II. ?■ ' ver. 113, 163, 165. So ver. iig, 127, 140, 159, 167. " ver. 99. So Ps. 1. 2, See ver. 15. " So DeuL 4.6. Comp. ver. 99, 100. t Heb. it is n'er witli me, " See Ps. 64. 9 ^ 2 Tim. 3. 15- (D) ^ Mine eyes fail for thy word, 82 => Saying, ''When wilt thou comfort me? O) For I '^am become like a ''bottle 83 in the smoke; K.-/ '=do I not forget thy statutes. (J) ^How many arc the days of thy 84 servant ? sWhen wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me ? (3) The ''proud have 'digged pits for 85 me. Which are not after thy law. Q) All thy commandments are 'faith- S6 ful: They persecute me J wrongfully; ''help thou me. 0) They had almost consumed me 87 upon earth ; But I forsook not thy precepts. Q) 'Quicken me after thy lovingkind- 83 ness ; So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. LAMED. (7) For ever, O Lord, 89 "f Thy word is settled in heaven. (7) Thy "faithfulness is 'unto all gen- 90 erations: Thou hast established the earth, and it 'abideth. ('^) They continue f/iis day accord- 91 ing to thine "ordinances: For all art' thy servants. ('^) Unless thy law /lai^ been Pmy de- 92 lights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. ('^) 1 1 will never forget thy precepts : 93 For with them thou hast 'quickened me. ('n) I am thine, save me ; 94 For I have sought thy precepts. ( 7) The wicked have waited for me 95 to destroy me : B.ut I will consider thy testimonies. ( '^) ■'I have seen an end of all perfec-96 tion : But thy commandment is exceeding ^ broad. MEM. (0) O 'how love I thy law! 97 It is "my meditation all the day. (D) Thou through thy commandments 98 hast made me 'wiser than mine enemies : For ' they are ever with me. (&) I ""have more understanding than 99 all my teachers: "For thy testimonies are "my medi- tation. 109 (JJS)"! yunderstand more than the ancients. Because I sTkeep thy precepts. (0) ^I have refrained my feet from every evil way. That I might keep thy word. (0) I have not departed from thy judgments : For thou hast taught me. (0) How a sweet are thy words unto my ' taste ! Yea, sweeter ='than honey to my mouth ! (23) Through thy precepts I get un- derstanding : Therefore •>! hate every false way. NUN. 0) "^Thy word is a "lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path. Q)I ''have sworn, and I will perform ''' That /will keep '=thy righteous judg- ments. (J) I am afflicted very much : fQuicken me, O Lord, saccording unto thy word. (J) Accept, I beseech thee, ■> the free- will oft'erings of my moutli,0 Lord, And 'teach me thy judgments. (J) '' My soulwcontinually in my hand : Yet 'do I not forget thy law. (J) The wicked have laid "'a snare for me : Yet "I erred not from thy precepts. Q) Thy testimonies have I taken as °an heritage for ever : For they are Pthe rejoicing of my heart. Q) I have 1 inclined mine heart 'to perform thy statutes Alway, ^even unto the end. •SAMECH. (D) I hate vain ^thoughts : But 'thy law do I lo\e. (D) Thou art my "hiding place and my "^ shield : I >'hope in thy word. (D) ^Depart from me, ye evildoers : For I will ^'^keep the commandments of my God. (D) Uphold me =' according unto thy word, that I may live : And ''let me not '^be ashamed of '^'=my hope. (D) ''Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : And I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. J Comp. Job 32. 7—9. yy ver. 56,69. See ver. 22. 2 So Prov. I. IS- « So Ps. 19. 10. t Heb. palate. Prov. 24. 13. Cant. 2. 3. So Prov. 5. 3. & 8. 7. Cant. 5. 16. Hos. 8. u See Job6. 30. ** ver. 128. "= Prov. 6. 23. II Or, candle. See 2 Sam. 21. 17. *> Neh. 10. « ver. 7 marg. f See ver. 25. K See ver. 65. *> Comp. Hos. 14. 2. Keb. 13. 15. * See ver. 12. ^ See Judg. 12. 3. ' See ver. 83. «> See Ps. 91. 3- " So ver. 10, 21, 118. oDeut. 33. 4. Comp. ver. 57. P So ver. 14, 162. ' rejoice at thy word, ='As one that findeth great spoil (2>) I hate and ablior lying: Bi/t ythy law do I love. (2') ^^ Seven times a day do I praise thee Because of 'thy righteous judgments. (K')^ Great peace have they which ylove thy law : And 'nothing shall offend them. (^)LoRD, =^1 have hoped for thy sal- vation, And done thy commandments. (2J>) JMy soul hath kept thy testimo- nies ; And ''/love them exceedingly. (JJ>) I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies : For all '=my ways are before thee. TAU. (fl) Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: ''Give me understanding "= according to thy word. (n) Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me '^ according to thy word. (f\) My lips shall s utter praise. When thou hast ''taught me thy sta- tutes. (n) My tongue shall speak of thy word : For all thy commandments are right- eousness. 156 15S 176 {T\) Let thine hand help me ; For I have 'chosen thy precepts. 'Josh. 24. (ri) I ^have *= longed for thy salvation, prov. i. 29. O LuRD ; !-''''= lo- 42- And thy law is 'my delight. So ver. 20. (n)Let my soul live, and it shall 'Soever. 24. praise thee; And let thy judgments help me. (n) I have "'gone astray like a "lost ■» See isai. sheep; seek thy servant ; "seejob29. For °I do not forget thy command- .63 164 i6S 167 168 169 ments. PSALM CXX. 'A Song of degrees. In "my distress I cried unto the Lord, And he heard me. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips. And from a deceitful tongue. 'What shall be given 'unto thee? or what shall be 'done unto thee, Thou false tongue ? '■'Sharp arrows of the '^mighty, With coals of "^juniper. Woe is me, that I sojourn in ^Mesech, That I dwell in the tents of e Kedar ! My soul hath ''long dwelt With him that hateth peace. ' I am ^for peace : but when I speak, they are for war. ■ 27 13- ^ See ver. 83. * Ps. 121— 134. titles. Comp. t Kin. 12. (Heb.). Ps, 42. 4. Isai. 30. 29, or Ezra 7. 9. [About B. C. 1058'] ■^ Jonah 2. 2. SoPs. 118. 5. See Ps. 66. 14 I Or, ll^/iat s!iail the deceitful tongue gh'e unto t/we ? or, Wf'iat shall it profit thee ? t Heb. added. So 1 Sam. 3. 17 marg? II Or, It is as ^ t/u slutrp ike mi^kty man. with coals ofjuytiper, t> See Ps. 45. 5. Jer. 50. g. Comp. Ps. 52. i. Comp. also Neh. 9. 32? J e Job 30. 4. So t Kin. 19. 4, 5. f Gen. 10. 2. 1 Chr. i. 5. & 38. 2, 3. & 39. I in the Heb. B See Isai. 60. 7. ** marg. So Ps. 123. 3 (Heb.). ' Comp. Ps. 109. 4. & 147. 14 a man o{ peace. arrows of « Ps, 127. 4. Sec Ps. 57. 4. Ezek. 27. 13. See Ps. 129, I marg. D Or, • See Ps. 120, title. I Or, Sltall ,., . , I lift up lift up mine eyes unto -^"the miueeyes PSALM CXXL *A Song of degrees. • I will hills. From whence cometh my help. ''My help cometh from the Lord, ■= Which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer ''thy foot to be moved : He that '=keepeth thee will not ^slum- ber. Behold, he that '=keepeth Israel Shall neither 'sslumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy « keeper ; The Lord is thy ''shade 'upon thy P|: 'V?- right hand. 115^%.'" ''The sun shall not 'smite thee by see^-^'* day. Nor the moon by night. to the hills i •Uilunce slwidd tny help coi/ie ? So Gen. 29. *C42, 7. Num. II. 13, &c. in the Heb. » See Ps. 123. 1. »» See Ps. Comp. Jer. 3. 23. * Ps, 124. 8, Comp. Ps. 41. 2 (Heb.). S;i27. i. & ^ So Ps, 91, I, See Num. Rev, 7. 16. So Ps. 91. 5. 145. 20 (Heb, ) 14. 9 marg. ' Comp. 2 Kin fSeePs,76, 5, See Ps, 16, 8, k 4. 19. ' Jon, Sam, 2, 9. « ver, 4, 5, 7 (Heb,), 8 (Heb,). 8 Isai. 5. 37. u. 49. to. 8 [Heb.). {551 J cxxi. 7. PSALMS. CXXVI. I. >» Ps. 97. 10. n Deut. 28. 6. See Num. 27. 17. » See Ps. 120, title. t Ps. 124, 131. 133- titles. a Isai. 2. 3. •> See Ps. 147. 2. Comp. 2 Sam. 5. g. = Ex. 23. 7. & 39. 4 in the Heb. SoNeh. 4.6. ■i See Deut. 16. 16. « See Ps. 68. 4- tSee Ps. 81. K See Deut. 17. 8. t Heb. do sit. Ps. 125. I. Joel 3. 20 marg. t So Ps. 51. 18. ■ Ps. 48. 13 (Heb.). •i So 1 Sam. 25. 6. ' Neh. 2. 10. Esth. 10. 3 iu the Heb. • See Ps. 1 20, title. » Ps. 121. I. So Ps. 2";. 15. & 141. 8. b Ps. 2. 4 (Heb.l. SeePs. II. 4. » See Ps. 4. I marg. <1 So Ps. 120. 6 Heb.). See Ps. 129. I marg. « Neh. 4. 4 (Heb.). fSo Neh. 2. 19. K See Amos 6. I. The Lord shall '^preserve thee from ^ all evil : He shall '^'"preserve thy soul. The Lord shall "^preserve °thy going s out and thy coming in From this time forth, and ei'en for evermore. PSALM CXXII. * A Song of degrees +of David. I was glad vi'hen they said unto me, Let us go ^info the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand 2 Within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is ''builded 3 As a city that "^is compact together: ^'Wliither the tribes go up, the tribes 4 of the "= Lord, Unto fthe testimony of Israel, To give thanks unto the name of the Lord. For 8 there 'are set thrones of judg- ; ment, The thrones of the house of David. •"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : i They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy 'walls, ; And prosperity within tiiy 'palaces. For my brethren and companions' ( sakes, I will now say, ^ Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord • our God I will ' seek thy good. PSALM CXXIIL *A Song of degrees. Unto thee =■ lift I up mine eyes, O thou that "^dwellest in the hea- vens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, Until that he have mercy upon us. <=Have mercy upon us, O Lord, '^have mercy upon us : For we are '^ exceedingly filled with 'contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled With the fscoming of e those that are at ease. And with the = contempt of the proud. PSALM CXXIV. *A Song of degrees tof David. =ilf it had not been the Lord who was on our side, ''Now may Israel say; "If // liad not been the Lord who was on our side, When men rose up against us : Then they had <= swallowed us up '^'^ quick. When their wrath was kindled against us : Then ''''the waters had •= overwhelmed us. The stream had gone over our soul : Then the proud waters Had gone over our soul. Blessed be the Lord, ^\'ho hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird "^out of fSeePs. 91. the snare of the fowlers : '■ The snare is broken, and we are escaped, g Our help is in the name of the « Ps- 121. 2. Lord, •"Who made heaven and earth. • SeePs. 120, title. t See Ps. 122, title. " Ps. 94. 17. 1* Ps. 129. I. « Num. 16. 30, 32, 33- Prov. 1. 12 (Heb.). See Ps. 56. I. <1 Ps. 55. 15. ''I' Comp. Job 22. II. Ps. 18. 16. & 144. 7. c Ps. 6g. 2. Isai. 8. 8 in the Heb. See 2 Chr. 32. 4 marg. PSALM CXXV. *A Song of degrees. They that " trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, Which •'cannot be removed, but "^a- bideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, •^So the Lord is round about his people From henceforth even for ever. 1 For '^the rod of 'the wicked shall not frest upon the slot of the righteous; Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. I ''Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, And to them that are 'upright in their hearts. ; As for such as ''turn aside unto their 'crooked ways. The Lord shall lead them forth with "" the workers of iniquity : But "peace shall be upon Israel. PSALM CXXVI. * A Song of degrees. \\Tien the Lord ^^ turned again the captivity of Zion, ^We were like them that dream. b See Ps. 115- 15. • See Ps. 120, title. ■>■ See Ps. 25. 2. i* Prov. 10. 30. See Ps. 10. 6. c Ps. 122. 5 marg. •i So Zech. 2. 5- e Prov. 22. 8. Comp. Isai. 14. 5 (Heb). t Heb. •wickedness. f Ex. 10. 14. Isai. 25. 10. Comp. Isai. 30. 30 (Heb.). B Ps. 16. 5. !■ Ps. 119. 68. 1 See Ps. 7. 10. ^ Job 23. II (Heb.). Cum p. Ps. 40. 4. & loi. 3. • Judg- 5- 5. So Prov. 2, 15- »" See Ps. 94. 4 n Ps. 128. 6. So Gal. 6. 16. • See Ps. J20, title, t Heb. returned tfu- reiurft- ing 0/ Zion, So ver. 4? » See Job 42. 10. b Acts 12. 9. (552) CXXVI. 2. PSALMS. CXXX. 4. e Job 8. 21. •* Luke I. 49. So 1 Sam. 12. 24. Ps. 71. 19. Comp. Neh. 6. 16. * Heb. hatk viaj^nijied to do with thfm. Joel 2. 20. So ver. 3. * Comp. Job 6. 15. f Comp. Judg. I. IS. * Comp Jer. 31. 9, &c. lOr, singings ver. 2, 6. Ps. 30. 5. lOr, seed basket. Rather comp. Amos 9. 13 marg. Then "^was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue ivith .singing : Then said they among the heathen, ''The Lord 'hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things ; for us ; Whereof "^z are glad. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, ^ «^As the streams in 'the south. sThey that sow in tears shall reap in 5 'joy- He that goeth forth and weepeth, 6 bearing "'precious seed, Shall doubtless come agam with re- joicing, bringing his sheaves with him. • See Ps. 120, title. I Or, 0/ Solomon. Ps. 72, title, f Heb. that are builders of it ifi it, « See Ps. 121. 4. '' Ps. 102. 7 (Heb.). <= Comp. Isai. 5. ir. Or, .Much. So Heb. of 2 Chr. 30. 17, 18. I's. 65. 9. 6i lao. 6. •^ 123- 3. 4- " Sec Ps. 92. " Jer. 2. 2. 22. 21. sconfounded and = Ps. ^ Comp, 2 Cor. 4, 8 — 10. '''* Comp. Isai. 50. 6. *^ I Sam. 14. 14 marg. Let them all be s turned back That hate Zion. Let them be ''as the 'grass upon the r p™^. housetops, " See P: Which 'withereth afore itgroweth up: ii'2Kin. Where?.:'///; the mower filleth not his ^t. hand ; Nor he that bindeth sheaves his ''bo- som. Neither do they which go by say, 'The blessing of the Lord be upon you : ™We bless you in the name of the Lord. 19. sai 37. 37. So Ps. 37. 2. ' loh 8. 12 (Heb.). '' .See Ps. 79. 1 Ruth 2. 4. Ps. 118.26. PSALM CXXX. *A Song of degrees. "Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice : •"Let thine ears be attentive to ''''the l°S'^\.''- i:. (. ,. . t* So Ps. 8c voice of my supplications. If thou, '^LoRD, shouldest ''mark ini quities, O Lord, ^who shall ""stand? But there is s forgiveness with thee, ■■That thou mayest be feared. Ps. 90. 8. Dan. 9. g. Jer. 33. 8, • Sec Ps. 123, title. » Ps. 69, 2, 14. Comp. Lam. 3. 55. 3. 86. 6. See 2 Chr. 6. 40. tb See Ps. 140. 6. « See Ps. 68. 4. '^ See Job 10. 14. Comp. « See Ps. 143.2. f See Ps.76. 7.' 8Keh. 9. 17 marg. (Heb.!, So Ps. 86, 5, Isai, 55. 7. See Ex. 34. 6. b 1 Kin. 8. 39, 40. 9. Comp. Ps. 25. II. & 79. 9. (553) 70 cxxx. 5. PSALMS. CXXXIII. 3. ' Ps. 40. I. Isai. 26. 8. See Ps. 27. 14. k See Ps. 33. 20. I Ps. 119. 74. ™ So Ps. 63. 6. " See Ps. 5. II Or, whick watch jiftto the jllorniJtg. o Ps. 131. 3. P See Ps. 86. 15- *1 Ps. 25. 22. So Ps. 103. 3. *SeePs.i2o, title. t See Ps. 122, title. «SeePs.i38. 6. *• So 2 Sam. 6. 22. See Ps. loi. « So Jer. 45. 5- Rom. 12. 16. t Heb. walk. So Ps. I. I. See Job 23, 'Iwait for the Lord, ''my soul doth wait, And 'in his word do I hope. My soul 7CHiifdh for the Lord More than they "that watch for "the morning : ^^I say, more than they that watch for the morning. "Let Israel hope in the Lord: For Pwith the Lord tlicrc is mercy, And with him is plenteous redemption. And ihe shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities. PSALM CXXXI. *A Song of degrees tof David. Lord, ='my heart is not haughty, nor ''mine eyes lofty: Neither '^do I 'exercise myself in great matlcrs, or in things too *high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted * myself, •^As a child that is weaned of his mo- ther: My soul is even as a weaned child. ^Let Israel hope in the Lord * From henceforth and for ever. tHeb. ivondcr/tiL See Job 42.3, & Ps. 9. I. tHeb. my soul. See Esth. 9. -I. i See Matt. 18. 3. " Ps. Ps. 113. 2. & 115. ]8. & 121. 8. & 125. 2 ii 130. 7. the Heb. i Heb. /row 'loiv. * See Ps. 120, title. About B. C. 1004. Comp. ver. 10. Also 2 Chr. 6. 41, 42 with ver. 8—10. » 2 Chr. 6.42. «" So Ps. 6s. I. ^ ver. 5. Gen. 49. 24. Isai. 49. 26. & 60. 16. So Isai. 1. 24. c Prov. 6. 4, 10. (1 I Chr. 22. Acts 7. 46, or Ps. 78. 68, 69? t Heb. ha- bitations. ver. 7 (Heb.). See Ps. 84. 1. « ver. 8. Comp. 1 Chr. 13. 3- f I Sam. 17. 12. See Gen. 33. '9- K I Chr. 13. 5. J So Ps. 5. 7. PSALM CXXXIL *A Song of degrees. Lord, ^'remember David, And all his afflictions : How he sware unto the Lord, 2 And 3^vowed unto ''the mighty God of Jacob ; Surely I will not come into the taber- 3 nacle of my house. Nor go up into my bed; I will not <^give sleep to mine eyes, 4 Or '^slumber to mine eyelids, Until ''I find out a place for the 5 Lord, 'A habitation for ''the mighty God of Jacob. Lo, we heard ^^it at fEphratah: t eWe found it in the fields ''of the wood. We will go into his 'tabernacles: 7 J\Ve will worship at his ''footstool. 'Arise, O Lord, into '"thy rest; s Thou, and the '^"ark of thy strength. 1> I Sam. 7. I (Heb.), k See 1 Chr. 26. 2. To ver. 10, See Ps. 63. 2 Chr. 6. 41, 42. See Josh. q. 17. ' ver. 5 mnrg. ' Num. 10. 35. Comp. Ps. 68. 1. r. 14. ° Ps. 78. 61. & 105. 4. "Let thy priests be clothed 7c'//// righteousness; And let thy v saints shout for joy. For thy servant David's sake iTurn not away the face of ■'thine anointed. 'The Lord 'hath sworn /// truth unto David; 'He will not turn from it; "Of the fruit of 'thy body will I set upon thy throne. ■^If thy children will keep my cove- nant And my testimony that I shall teach them. Their children also shall "'sit upon thy throne for evermore. ^'For the Lord hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habita- tion. This is >'my rest for ever: Here ^will I dwell; for I have desired it. a I will "abundantly bless her pro- vision : I ''will satisfy her poor unth bread. ■=1 will also clothe her priests with salvation : And her '''= saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I ^make the horn of Da- vid to bud : I have ordained sa "lamp for ''mine anointed. His enemies will I 'clothe with shame : But upon himself shall his crown flourish. See 2 Sam. 21. 17. ^ ver. 10. ' PSALM CXXXIII. • A Soncc of decrees t of David. * See Ps. ^ "^ 1 20, title. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is [j^ee Ps. 122, For ^brethren to dwell 'together in » See Heb. unity. t Heb. even It is like ''the precious ointment <^up- '^^'j"-'''- on the head, 30. " That ran down upon the beard, even U^l^^J- Aaron's beard : See p.s. 23. 5. That went down to the ^ skirts of his &^^: ^l; ^'' garments; ^htHeb"^'" As the dew of " Hermon, and as the « yee Deut. dew that descended upon the ''moun- \^^^ p^^ j^_ tains of =Zion : '• For there the Lord ''commanded the (nofso"*"*^ blessing, "«''■)• . »' I'Lev. 2S. 21. hven hie ior evermore. Deut. 28. 8. Comp. Ps. 42. 3. & 44. 4. S; 68. 28. & 71. 3. « So ver. 16. See Job 29. 14. P See Ps, 50. 5. '1 See I Kin. 2. lb. ' ver. 17. Cump. 1 Kin. I. 39. » So Ps. 89. 3, •1, 34—37- ^ So Ps. no. 4- " 2 Sam. 7. 12. 2 Chr. 6. 16. See Luke l. 32. t Heb. thy belly. See Ps. 127. 3- » I Kin. 2. 4. "^ See I Kin. 8. 25. it Job 36. 7. » Ps. 78. 68, 69. i>o Ps. 48. I, 2. & 135. 21. J ver. 8. So Ps. 68. 16. '• See Matt. 23. 21. ^ So Ps. 147. 14. 11 Or, surely. Heb. asGen. 2. 17, &c. l- So Ruth I. 6. '. So ver. 9. <• See Ps. 50. 5- e Ps. 149. 4. r Kzeic. 29. 21 ^Heb.,1. .So Luke r. 09. See Ps. 89. 17. ^ 1 Kin. II. 36. & 15. 4- 2 Kin. 8. 19. 2 Chr. 21. 7. Ii Or, candle. See Job S. 22. (554) CX.WIV. I. PSALMS. CXXXVI. 12. * SeePs. 120, title. "^ Ps. 135- i> 2. i> I Chr. 9. ¥- P bee Jrs, 92. 2, Cump. Luke 2. 37. c I Chr. 23. 30- 2 Chr. 29. II. & 35- 5. See Deut. 10. 8. ■1 Ps. 28. 2. See Ps. 119. PSALM CXXXIV. *A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye ^ servants of the Lord, Wliich tby night ^"^ stand in the house of the Lord. <^Lift up your hands ";// <=the sanc- tuary. And bless the Lord. <=For the Lord will judge his people, ' Deut. 32. And '^'^hewill repent himself concern- JsoPs. 90. ing his servants. '^^ TheLoRDfthat made heavenand earth sBless thee out of Zion. 48. II Or, in holiness. « Ps. 63. 2. fSee Ps. 115. 15. B See Ps 126. 5. ^ See Ps. io6.- I. •-SeePs. 113. I. ^ SeePs. 134. 1. ■"SeePs.iie. "9. = Ps. 119. 68. f Ps. 147- I- So Ps. 52. 9. B See Ps. 68. 4- h Deut. 10. "5. ' See Ex. 19. ' See Ps. 95. So 2 Chr. 2. • See Ps. 115. "' Jer. 10. 13. & 51. 16. " Comp. Job 36. 33 m.lrg. " So Job 5. 10. & 28. 25, 26. & 38. 24 — 26. Zech. 10. I. P Job 38. 22 iHeb.>. <1 See Ps. 78. S". So Ps. 136. 10. 1Heb. front ittait unto bfttst. Gen. 6. 7. ■• Deut. 6. 22 (Hebl. Ccimp. Ex. ch. 7 — 10. & ch. 14. ' Ps 136. IS. ' To ver. 12, Ps. 136. 17 22. " Num. 21. 2t — 26. Deut. 29. 7. "^ Num. 21. 3.1—35- J Jish. 12. 7 —24. ' Deut. 29. 8. See Ps. 78. 55. » Ex. 3. 15. ** Ps, I02. 12. tHeb. to genera- tion and fcnetation. ee Ps. 77. 8 marg. PSALM CXXXV. ^Praise ye the Lord. ''Praise ye the name of the Lord ; Praise him, O ye '"= servants of the Lord. Ye that '^ stand in the house of the Lord, In the ''courts of the house of our God, Praise the Lord; for "^the Lord is good: Sing //-tf/jtT unto his name; "^for // is pleasant. For the sLord •'hath chosen Jacob unto himself. And Israel for his 'peculiar treasure. For I know that ''the Lord is great. And thai our Lord is above all gods. 'Whatsoever the Lord pleased, That did he in heaven, and in earth, In the seas, and all deep places. "He "causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; ""He maketh lightnings "for the rain ; ™He bringeth the wind out of his P treasuries. iWho smote the firstborn of Eg)'pt, *Both of man and beast. Who sent ■■ tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Eg)'pt, Upon ^Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 'Who smote great nations, i And slew mighty kings; "Sihon king of the Amorites, i And "^Og king of Bashan, And >'all the kingdoms of Canaan : And ^gave their land for an heri- 1 tage,_ An heritage unto Israel his people. ^Thy name, O Lord, e/iJunih fori ever; Aiid^^ thy memorial, O Lord, * through out all generations. ■^ To ver. I?, Ps. 115. 4— =The idols of the heathen arc' silver and gold, The work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not ; f Neither is there any breath in their fSoHab. 2, mouths. They that make them are like them : So is every one that trusteth in them. Bless the Lord, sQ house of Israel: Bless the Lord, sO house of Aaron: Bless the Lord, O house of Levi : ^Ye that fear the Lord, bless Lord. Blessed Iv the Lord 'out of Zion, t'seePs. 132. ''which dwclleth at Jerusalem. .'3; _ , . -' ' bee Ps. 105. ' Praise ye the Lord. 45. 19. Comp. unto P*- "5.6. sPs. 115. 9, 10, 12. & 118. 2, 3. •» Ps. 22. 23. & 115. II. & 118. 4. the ^° '"''• '°3. 11, 13, 17. ' See Ps. 128. PSALM CXXXVI. "O give thanks unto the Lord; ''for he is good : "^ For his mercy endiirdh for ever. O give thanks unto ''the God of gods: For his mercy endurcth for ever. O give thanks to '' the Lord of lords : For his mercy cndiireth for ever. To him who ^ alone doeth great won- ders : For his mercy aidiireth for ever. To him that ^by wisdom smade the heavens : For his mercy ciuiunth for ever. To him that ''stretched out the earth 'above the waters ; For his mercy endurcth for ever. To him that made '^ great lights : For his mercy cndureth for ever : ' The sun • to rule by day : For his mercy cndureth for ever : ' The moon and stars to rule by night : For his mercy cndureth for ever. To him that '^ smote Egypt in their firstborn : For his mercy cndureth for ever : And "brought out Israel from among them : For his mercy cndureth for ever : °With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm : For his mercy cndureth for ever. « Ps. T18. I. So ver. 26. See I Chr. 16. 34. ■■SeePs.ioe. I. « Ezra 3. II. See 2 Chr. 16. 41. I" Deut. 10. 17. « See Ps. 72. 18. f See Prov. 3. 19- B See Gen. I. I. h Isai. 42. 5. & 44. 24 in the Heb. Comp. Gen. I, 6, 9. See Job 37. 18.& Ps. 104. 5. 1 Ps. 24. 2 (Heb). '' So Gen. i; 14. ' Gen. I. 16. f Hch./br 1/te rttlins "> See Ps. 78. 51. So Ps. 135. 8. " E.\, 12. 51. & 13. 3, 17. » Deut 4. 34 iHeb;. (5SS) cxxxvi. 13. PSALMS. CXXXIX. I. i Pi Kin. 3. 25, 36. So Ps. 78. ■3- *J Ex. 14. 21, 32. '■ Gen. 15. 17 (Heb.). - Ex. 14. 28. So Ps, 135. 9. t Heb. shaki'd off. Kx. 14. 27. t Deut. 8. 15. So Kx. 15. 22. " To ver. 22, Fs, 135. 10 — ' So Ps. 69. 36. * See Gen. 8. I. ^ Eccles. 10. 6 (Heb.;. (Jcmp. Ps. 113. 7. y Comp, Gen. 27. 40 (Heb.). " See Ps. 104. 27. About B.C. S70. * See Job 40. 33. tHeb. tlte guards of a song, .See Ps. 65. 3. t Heb. laid Its on heaps. Comp. Ps. 79. i! ■» Comp. Neh. 2. 3. tHeb. land 0/ n strnttgcr^ Comp. Ps. 144. 7, II Heb.). *''> Comp. Ps. 76. 5. ■^ See Job 29. 10. tHeb. the head 0/ my joy. Comp. Kx. 30. 23 Heb.) and references. To him which Pdivided "Jthe Red sea 13 into '■parts : For Ills mercy cndureth for ever : lAnd made Israel to pass through 14 the midst of it : For his mercy auhirdh for ever : '^But 'overthrew Pharaoh and his host 15 in the Red sea : For his mercy cndureth for ever. To him 'which led his people through 16 the wilderness : For his mercy endureth for ever. To him "which smote great kings : 17 For his mercy endureth for ever : And slew famous kings : 18 For his mercy endureth for ever : Sihon king of the Amorites : 19 For his mercy cndureth for ever : And Og the king of Bashan : 20 For his mercy endureth for ever : And gave their land for an heritage : 2: For his mercy endureth for ever : Even an heritage unto Israel ''his 22 servant : For his mercy endureth for ever. Who " remembered us in our '^ low 33 estate : For his mercy endureth for ever : And hath ^redeemed us from our:'4 enemies : For his mercy enduirth for ever. Who ^giveth food to all flesh : 25 For his mercy endureth for ever. ^ O give thanks unto the God of 26 heaven : For his mercy endureth for ever. PSALM CXXXVIL By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept. When we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps 2 Upon the ^ willows in the midst thereof For there they that carried us away 3 captive required of us * a song ; And they that 'wasted us required of us mirth, Saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. ''How shall we sing the Lord's song 4 In a 'strange land ? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, 5 ^''Let my right hand forget her eun- nin/^. If I do not remember thee, 6 Let my >= tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; If I prefer not Jerusalem above ' my chief joy. Remember, O Lord, ■* the children ^".49-7- of Edom //; the day of Jerusalem ; Lam. 4. 21. Who said, ' Rase //, rase //, eren to g^^,^ ^^ the foundation thereof —14. O daughter of Babylon, = who art to oba'i'io— /'(• ' destroyed ; m- Happy shall he be, 's that ''rewarded! aZs'i.h. thee '.?';''■, , , , , Make bare. As thou hast served us. ps. 141. s. Happy shall he be that taketh ^^^^^ \'7- And 'dasheth thy little ones against H.ib. 3. 13. 'the stones. I& 47- (Heb. I didst I Rev. rocli. Zeph. 2. 14. ^ Isai. 13. I — 14. 23. er. 25. 12. & 50. I — 46. t Heb. wasted. Jer. 4. 30 b. that recompcnseth itnto thee f thy deed which thott to us. f Ps. 28. 4- Jer. 51. 56 in the Heb. K So Jer. 50. 15, 29. 18,6. t Jer. SI. 34 (Heb.). ' See 2 Kin. 8. 12. t Heb. /*.• Ps. 78. 16, &c. -IS- tfc » Ps. 119.46? or Ps. 95. 3. & 96. 4, 5, &c1 >> I Kin. 8. 29. & marg. Ps. 28. 2. c See Ps. 5. 7. (1 So Isai. 42. 21. oSeePs. 119. 5°- f See Cant. 6. s- 8 Ps. 103. 15. PSALM CXXXVIII. A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart ; ^ Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship ''towards <^thy holy tem- ple. And praise thy name for diy loving- kindness and for thy truth : For thou hast ''magnified ■= thy word above all thy name. In the day when I cried thou answer- edst me. And fstrengthenedst me ^cith strength in my soul. s All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, When they hear the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : For great is the glory of the Lord. ''Though the Lord /vhigh, yet ''■hath he respect unto the lowly : But 'the proud he knoweth afar off. ''Though I walk in the midst of trou- ble, ' thou wilt revive me : Thou shalt ""stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies. And thy right hand shall save me. The Lord will " perfect that which concerneth me : "Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : Forsake not p the works of thine own hands. PSALM CXXXIX. * To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 21. O Lord, "thou hast searched me, and So Ps. 7. 9. known me. ^zxl'iLi. t See Ps. 113. 5, 6. ' Ps. 131. I. Prov. 3. 34. See Luke i. 48. & James 4. 6. ^ So Ps. 23. 4, 1 See Ps. 71. 20. •^ I Kin. 13. 4 (Heb.). ° Ps. 57. 3 (Heb.). Phil. I. 6. » Ps. 136. I, &c. P Job 14. 15. Isai. 64. 8. So Job 10. 3.3. See Ps. 100. 3- • See Ps. 4, title. = See Ps. 44. (SSSJ CXXXIX. 2. PSALMS. CXL. 6. *> 2 Kin. 19. 27(Heb.}. « Ps. 127. 2. Lam. 3. 63 in the Heb. t* Deut. 6. 7. & II. 19 in the Heb. « So Job 14. .6. & 3i- 4- See Matt. 0.4. I ver. 17. nOr. ivi7tnoivest. So Ruth 3. 2. See Ps. 44. II. * Job 22. 21. b Heb. 4. 13. ' See Job 19. 8. ^ So Job 9. Comp. Job 13. 21. & 33- 7- ' Rom. 11.33. " See Job 42. 3- •* Comp. Jcr. 23. 24. 0 Jonah I. 3. P So Amos 9. 2—4. 'SeeProv.8. 22. * Comp. Job 10. II. » See Ps. 72. 18. tHeb. greatly. y So Eccles. II. 5- Comp. Job 10. 8— 10. BOr, strength^ or, body. See Job 30, 21. Heb. not as ver. 16. » Heb. as Ex. 26. 36. & 27. 16, &c. a See Ps. 63. t Heb. all of them. Sn ver. 4 (Heb.). " Or, what days they sftoiiid be fashioned. Comp. Job 17. 7. Thou knowest '"^my downsitting and a '^''mine uprising, =Thou understandest my f thought afar off. 'Thou 'compassest my path and my 3 lying down, And art ^ acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my 4 tongue, But lo, O Lord, *> thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast 'beset me behind and be- 5 fore, And ^laid thine hand upon me. Such 'knowledge is ""too wonderful 6 for me ; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. ° Whither shall I go from thy spirit? ^ Or whither ° shall I flee from thy pre- sence ? Pif I ascend up into heaven, thou art a there : ilf I ^make my bed in hell, behold, thou art then: If\ take Hhe wings of the morning, 9 And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand ' lead me, 10 And thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall n cover me ; Even the night shall be light about me. Yea, " the darkness * hideth not from u thee; But the night shineth as the day: ' The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast ^possessed my reins: 13 , Thou hast "covered me in my mo- i ther's womb. I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully i, and wonderfully made : ^Marvellous are thy works ; And that my soul knoweth 'right well. yMy 'substance was not hid from 15 thee, When I was made in secret, And ^curiously wTought in ^the lowest parts of the earth. yThine eyes did see my substance, yet 16 being unperfect ; And in thy book 'all my members were written, ' Which in continuance were fashion- ed, when as yet there was none of them. ''How precious also are "^ thy thoughts unto me, O God : How great is '' the sum of them ! If I "= should count them, they are moe in number than f the sand : AMien I awake, I am still with thee. sSurely thou wilt ''slay the wicked, O God: 'Depart from me therefore, ''ye bloody men. For they ' speak against thee wick- edly, And thine ""enemies take ^thy name in vain. ° Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? And am not I p grieved with So Isai. II. 4- i See Ps. 6. 8. ' See Ps. 5. 6. ' So Jude 15. " 1 ^am. 28. 16 Heb.). ° Supplied from Ex. 20. "See 2 Chr. 19. 2. & Ps. 26. s. P See Ps. 1 19. 158. «'seePs. 52. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of Comp. the wicked ; ^Ps.'ss. 4. ''Preserve me from the violent man; Comp. Who have purposed to *■ overthrow tcited my goings. floVs.' II.' The proud have 'hid '^a snare for me, 7 and ' cords ; They have spread a side ; They have set "grins for me. Selah. 1 So Ps. 36. 12. net by the way & ns. isin ■' ■' the Heb. I ■ Ps. 35. 7. & 142. 3 (Heb.). "" said unto the Lord, Thou art my 22, God Hear °the voice of my supplications, O Lord. ° Ps. 64. 5 22. & 130. (Heb.). SoPs. 141. 9. 2. So Ps. 116. I. & 143. ^ Ps, 142. 3. See Ps. 91. 3. ' Job 18. 10 {Heb.i. ■n See Ps. 9. "» Ps. 142. s. » Ps. 28. 2, 6. & 31. (S57) CXL. 7. PSALMS. CXLllI. I. p So Ps. 28. 8. q Comp. Ps. 60. 7. '" J3- Prov. 13. 3. So Prov. 21. Comp. Ps. 39. I. fSeePs. iiQ. 36. 8 ver. g. See Ps. 94. 4. •» So Prov. 23. 6. Comp. Ps. 73. 7. 1 So Prov. 9. 8. & 19. 25- &27- 6. Eccles. 7. 5. Gal. 6. I. 1 Or, Let ilie righteous stitite fne kittdty, and reprp7ie fitc : Let tri'tihoc precious oil break my Itead, <5hc. k See Ex. 30. 23 (Heb.). 1 1 Sam. 24. q! Comp. Ps. 148. II. 0 God the Lord, Pthe strength of my 7 salvation, Thou hast "J covered my head in the day of ''battle. Grant not, O Lord, ""the desires of e the wicked: Further not his wicked device; ^'■Lest they exalt themselves. Selah. As for the head of those that compass 9 me about, "Let the mischief of their own li[is cover them. Let burning coals ^fall upon them : 10 Let them be cast into the fire ; Into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Let not *"an evil speaker be esta-n blished in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow /lim. 1 know that the Lord will "maintain i; the cause of the afflicted. And •''ythe right of the poor. Surely Hhe righteous shall give thanks 13 unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy pre- sence. PSALM CXLL A Psalm of David. Lord, I cry unto thee: "make haste unto me; Give hear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Let "^my prayer be 'set forth before 2 thee as ''incense; Atid <:the lifting up of my hands as ''the evening sacrifice. Set "^a watch, O Lord, before my 3 mouth; "=Keep the door of my lips, f Incline not my heart to a/iy evil thing, 4 To practise wicked works with men that Swork iniquity: And •'let me not eat of their dainties. ■'Let the righteous smite me; // s/ia// 5 be a kindness : And let him reprove me; it shall he an ''e.xcellent oil. Which shall not break my head : For yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. When 'their judges are overthrown in « stony places, 'They shall hear my words; for they are sweet. ""Our bones are scattered "at the grave's mouth. As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. But "mine eyes tr/Yunto thee, O God the Lord: Pin thee is my trust; 'leave not my soul destitute. Keep me from 'the snare 7i.ihich they have laid for me, And the ■■ grins of sthe workers of ini- quity. Let the wicked ^fall into their own nets, AVhilst that I withal 'escape. (Heb.). & 38. 4 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 148. 6. ■» Ps. 53. 5. " Isai. 5. 14. So Ps. 69. 15- o See Ps. 25. 15- P See Ps. 25. t Heb. make not tny soul bare. See Ps. 13'/^ 7- Or as Isai. q See Ps. 91. 3- '■ Sec Ps. 140. 5- " See Ps. 7. t Heb. Pa^s over. Oen. 33. 3. &c. Ps. 37. 36 Prov. 4. 15. PSALM CXLII. he IIMaschil of David; A Prayer 'when was in tlie cave. "I cried unto the Lord 7vith my voice; With my voice unto the Lord did 1 •'make my supplication. I '^poured out my ''complaint before hun ; I shewed before him my trouble. When <^my spirit was overwhelmed^.^" '' '' within me, Then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked Have they 'privily laid a snare for me. II Or, A Psalm of David, giz'- iitg instruc- tion. See Ps. 32, title. * I Sam. 22. I, or 24. 1 — So Ps. title. 57> on my "ri; :ht hand, and ^ Ps. 30. 8. ^ Ps. 102, title. '^ See Job 15. 4 marg. e Ps. 143. 4. So Ps. 102, title. See Ps. 77. 3- 1* See Ps, 140. S- 8 Is. 63. s- So Ps. 69. 20. II Or, Look on the right band, and see. li See Ps. 16. s«I looked beheld. But there was no man that would 'know me: Refuge 'failed me; 'No man cared for my soul. I cried unto thee, O Lord: ''I said, Thou art my 'refuge And "my portion "in the land of the living. "Attend unto my cry; PFor I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; '5 For they are stronger than I. ''Bring my soul out of prison, That / may praise thy name : The righteous shall compass me about; smi- For thou shalt Meal bountifully with k "■^.^"^''e. me. ' See Ps.' 14. 6. " See Ps. 27. 13. 1 So Ps. 17. i. p Ps. 79. S -■' See Ps. 13. 6. i Ruth 2. 10, ig Heb.). t Heb. fcrished /rom nte. Job 11. 20. Jer. 25. 35. Amiis 2. 14 in the Heb. t Heb. no man sought after my '" See Ps. 16. s, SoPs. 116. 6. 1 Ps. 18. 17. >■ Comp. Ps. 143. II. PSALM CXLIIL A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, ^Give ear to my supplications: ''In thy faithfulness answer me, and ''in thy righteousness. a,SeePs. 140. 6. b So Ps. 31. I. I John 1. Q. (558) CXLIII. 2. PSALMS. CXLIV. 14. = See Job 14. 3- " So Job 15. '4- Ps. 130. 3. Rum. 3. 20, 23. 24. 1 Cor. 4. 4. Gal. 2. 16. See I Kin. 8. 46. & Job 4. 17. Comp. Ex. 34. 7. « See Ps. 88. 6. f Ps. 142. 3. See Ps. 77. 3. »>' Eccles. 7. 16. Isai. 59. 16. & 63. 5. D.an. 8. 27 in the Heb. I' Ps. 77. II. ' Ps. 77. 5- J SoPs. m. ^ Ps. 92. 4, See Ps. 90. 17- ' See Job II. "■ Ps. 42. 2. " Comp. Prov. 25. 25. » See Ps. 63. I. l> See Ps. 69. '1 See Ps. 84. 2. "" See Ps. 27. 9- ' Ps. 28. I. « Or, For I tim decairif like, <5r'c. See Ps. 28. 'SeePs. 5. 3- » See Ps. 25. * See Ps. 25. 4 (Heb.). * See Ps. 25. j'Ps. 59. I. tHeb. hid tne with thee. 'See Ps. 119. 12. » Ps. 40. 8. & 103. 21 I Heb.). '' Neh. 9. 20. Comp, Ps. 51. II, 12. ^ See Ps. 23. 3- ■' Ps. 27. II (Heb.); So Isai. 26. ID. * See Ps. 71. 20. ' See Ps. 116. 16. And "^enter not into judgment with 2 thy servant : For ''in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my 3 soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground; He hath made me to dwell <=in dark- ness, as those that have been long dead. Therefore Hs my spirit overwhelmed 4 within me; My heart within me sis desolate. '■I remember 'the days of old; 5 I meditate on all thy J^-works ; I muse on ''the work of thy hands. ' I stretch forth my hands unto thee : 6 "•My soul ^thirsteth after thee, °as a thirsty land. Selah. PHear me speedily, O Lord : imy ^ spirit faileth : P''Hide not thy face from me, ^"Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness s 'in the morning; For " in thee do I trust: "Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For "I lift up my soul unto thee. >• Deliver me, O Lord, from mine ene- y mies: I 'flee unto thee to hide me. == Teach me to do ^thy will; for thou 10 art my God : ''Thy spirit is good; "^lead me into '' the land of u]5rightness. ' Quicken me, O Lord, ffor thy name's u sake: For thy righteousness' sake sbring my soul out of trouble. And of thy mercy ''cut off mine ene- u mies. And destroy all them that afflict my soul: For 'I am thy servant. f See Ps. 25. II. e Comp. Ps. 142. 7. t Ps. 54. 5. ver. 10. Comp. ver. 2 with 2 Sam. 5. f Heb. my rock. Ps. 18. 2, 31, 46. * 2 Sam. 22. 35. PSALM A Psalm* CXLIV. of David. Blessed be the Lord 'my strength, ^Which teacheth my hands 'to war, A7id my fingers ^to fight: Ps. 18. 34. t Heb. to thc-jiar, Ss'c. b 1 My goodness, and "^ my fortress; ''my ""^ Sam. 22. high tower, and my deliverer; » br, 71/y ''My shield, and he in whom I trust; "".'.^p^ \\'ho "=subduetli my people under me. Ps. 59. 10, fLoRD, what is man, that thou stakest ^"s^^i'ft.^qj. knowledge of him? 'Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, "Whose mouth speaketh vanity, And their right hand is a right hand victory. 22. 51. Ps. 18. 50 (Heb.). II Or, of falsehood : That our sons may be ^z.% plants grown up in their youth; See 2 Sam. 19. 2. y ver. 7. » ver. 8. »SeePs.i28. 3- That our daughters may be as ''corner ^-^l^ ®' '' stones, 'polished after the simili- * Heb. «■ Isai. 24. 11. Jer. 14. 2. & 46. 12 in the Heb. sgomg out; (5S9) CXLIV. 15. PSALMS. CXLVl. 10. » So Deut. 33- 29- Ps. 65. 4- ^ Ps. 33. 12- So Ps. 146. 5- *ver. 21. Com p. Ps. 100, title. »See Ps. 107. b See Ps. 48. I. Coinp. Vs.. 147- 5- t Heb. Ami of his great- ness there is nosearclu Job 5. 9. & 9. 10. Prov. 25. 3. Isai. 40. 28. cSce Isai. 38. 19. d See Judg. 5. 10 marg. eSee Ps. 21. 5. Comp. ver. 12 (Heb.). tHeb. things, or, •wor^s. See Ps. 65. 3 ITiarg. tHeb. declare it. See Ps. 12. 7 marg. I Heb. as Ps. 19. 2. & 59- 7. & 78. 2. & 119. 171. Prov. 1. 23. & IS- 2 marg., 28. Eccles. 10. I. So Prov. 18. 4 (Heb.). e Isai. 63. 7. b See Ex. 34. 6. tHeb. great in tnercy. See Ps 86. 5- > See Ps. 100. S- k So Ps. 103. 22. Comp. Ps. :9. I. ' See Ps.50.5. » Ps. 105. I. " ver. 4. Ps. 150. 2. 0 Comp. ver. 5 (Heb.). P See Ps. 10. 16. t Heb. a kingdom 0/ all ages, Comp. 1 Kin. 8. 13 (Heb). q See Ps. 77. 8 marg. ' So Ps. 37. 17. 24- ■ Ps. 146. 8. • Ps. 57. 6. I Or, hok unto thee, Ps, 104. 27, " See Ps. 104. 27. ^ See Prov. 'Happy is that people, that is in such 15 a case : Yea, 1^ happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. PSALM CXLV. David's Psalm of 'praise. ({4)^1 will extol thee, my God, O king; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever. O) Every day will I bless thee ; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever. (J) t' Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; *And his greatness is unsearchable. ("!)'= One generation shall praise thy works to another, And shall declare thy "mighty acts, (n) I will >* speak of '^the glorious ho- nour of thy majesty, And of thy wondrous 'works. (1) And tiicn shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : And I will ' declare thy greatness. (T)They shall fabundantly utter the 7 memory of thy sgreat goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. (n) ''The Lord is gracious, and full of s compassion ; Slow to anger, and 'of great mercy. (t2)'The Lord is good to all: 9 And his tender mercies are over all his works. (*)'*A11 thy works shall praise thee, 10 O Lord; And 'thy saints shall bless thee. (3) They shall speak of the glory ofn thy kingdom, And talk of thy power; (7)"'To make known to the sons of 12 men his "mighty acts, And "the glorious majesty of his king- dom. (to) P Thy kingdom is 'an everlasting 13 kingdom, And thy dominion endiircth 'The Lord is righteous in all his See Ezra 9. ways, I Or, And 'Mioly in all his works. '"'un/i/!u'"' (p)»The Lord is nigh unto all them 2Sam. 22126. ' that call upon him, l^k^ieX To all that call upon him ''in truth. So beut. 33. (^)'=He will fulfil the desire of them p's. 89. 19. that fear him: _ .„ ^'^VV.'' He also "^wiU hear their cry, and will See Deut. 4. save them. Ejohn 4. 23, (E^)The Lord <=preserveth all them i*- that ''love him: But all the wicked will he destroy. (n)My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: And Het all flesh bless his holy name See Ps. 121, 10. 24. See John 9. 3 So Ps. 31. 22. 23. f' Ps. 97. 10, sfor ever and ever. iSoPs.iso.6. s ver. I, 2. tHeb. IlallelujaJl, See Ps. 106. I. » See Ps. 103. I. *> Ps. 104. 33 (Heb.). So Ps. 63. 4. c So Ps. iiB. o'So Ps. 118. 8. Isai. 2, 33. PSALM CXLVL ' Praise ye the Lord. "Praise the Lord, O my soul, t While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing/;v7w« unto my God ''while I have a>iy being. •^Put not your trust in princes, ^Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no 'help. •^His breath goeth forth, he returneth Jer. 17. $■ to his earth ; ^ salvation. In that very day fhis thoughts perish. ^'^'H' g Happy is he that hath the God of So Ps! 149.4. Jacob '' for his help, ;|== ^^^ '°''- Whose 'hope is in the Lord his God: f Comp. '^'Which made heaven, and earth, e so°Ps°'i4'4. 'The sea, and all thit therein is: y- „ ' See Ps. 2. 12. Which keepeth truth for ever: &56. 4. "Which executeth judgment for the \^^J^; ^^" 1 Ps, 119. 116. k Sec Ps. 115. 15. ' Cited Acts 14- oppressed Which giveth food to the "hungry. "The Lord Plooseth tjie prisoners iThe Lord openeth the eyes So Ps. 92. 1. " Ps. 135- 3- <• Ps. 33. I. « Ps. 51. 18. & 102. 16. So Ps. 122. 6. f Ezek. 39.28. So JDeuc. 30. 3- s Isai. II, 12. & 56- 8. So Isai. 27. See John 7. 35- 1> See Ps. 6 2. ' See Ps. 34. 18. k Ezek. 34. 4. 16. f Heb. See Ps. 127. 2. ' Comp. Gen. 15. 5. ■" Isai.40. 26. » See Ps. 48. I. Comp. Ps. 145. .3- *• 00 Isai. 40. 26. Nahum i. 3. )Heb. ('///M itftdvrstdrui- inffihere is 7to number, .Fob 5. 9. & 9. 10. P So Isai. 40. 28. 1 So Ps. 146. 8,9. ^ See Ps. 20. 8. ^ See Num. 21. 17 m;iig. So I Sam. 18.7. & 28. II. « See I Chr. 15. 16. njob 38. 26 —28. See Job 5. 10. * Ps. 104. 14. " So Job 39. 4- Ps. 104. 27, 28. See Joel 1. 20. » See Job 38. 41- y See Ps. 33. 17- ' Ps. 149. 4. « Ps. 33. 18. •> Neh. 3. 3, &c.? Comp. Neh. 7.1— 4? tHeb. Wlio ifiakfth thy border peace. Comp. Ps. 35. 6 marg. & 120. 7. ^ Isai. 60. 17, 18. <> So Ps. 13:. tHeb./ Job 38. 29. 'Jobs;, k ver. 15. Ps. 107. 20. Comp. Job 37. 12. Ps. 33. 9. 19 'He sheweth 'his word unto Jacob, ""His statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 20 "He hath not dealt so with any na- tion: And as for his "judgments, they have not kno\vn them. P Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXLVIIL ' Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord ^from the heavens : Praise him ^^in the heights. 2 Praise ye him, all ''his angels: Praise ye him, all ''his hosts. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon : Praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ''''ye heavens of heavens, And <^ye waters that be above the hea- vens. 5 ''Let them praise the name of the Lord: For ''he commanded, and they were created. 6 "^He hath also stablished them for ever and ever : He hath made a decree 'which shall not pass. 7 Praise the Lord sfrom the earth. Ye ''dragons, and all deeps: 8 'Fire, and 'hail; snow, and vapour; ''Stormy wind 'fulfilling his word: 9 ""Mountains, and all hills; "Fruitful "'trees, and all cedars: 10 "Beasts, and all "cattle; "Creeping things, and 'flying fowl: 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; Princes, and all i' judges of the earth: 12 Both young men, and maidens; Old men, and ^children: 13 ''Let them praise the name of the Lord: For *his name alone is 'excellent; 'His glory is above the earth and heaven. 14 He also "e.xalteth the horn of his people, "The praise of all his '''saints; Even of the children of Israel, ^a people near unto him. '^ Praise ye the Lord. See Prov. 18. 10 marg. * So Ps. 113. 4. " See i Sam. 2, 61. II. & 62. 7. Comp. Ps. 149. 9. * See Ps. 50. 5. Eph. 2. 17. See Deut. 4. 7. * See Ps. 105. 45. PSALM CXLIX. 'Praise ye the Lord. "Sing unto the Lord a new song. And his praise ''in the congregation of "^saints. 1 So Deut. 33- 2—4- Ps. 78. 5- & 103. 7. i Heb. his ivords. ^ Mai. 4. 4. » Comp, See Deut. 4. 32—34- « See Rom. 3-2- P See Ps. 105. 45- t Heb. Hallelujah. See Ps. io6i I. » See Ps. 69. 34- Comp. ver. 6. 1* See Job i6. 19. So Matt. 21. ^ Ps. 103. 20, t'i> Deut. 10. 14- 1 Kin. 8. 27. Neh. 9. 6. So Ps. 68. 33. & 115. 16. 2 Cor. 12. 2. "^ Gen. I. 7. d Ps. 33.6,9. e Ps. iig. 89 —91. See Job 14. 12. f See Esther 1. 19 marg. Comp. Ps. 141. 10 marg. B Comp. ver. I. ^ Gen. I. 21 (Heb.). See Ps. 74. 13- So Isai. 43. 20. 1 Ps. iS. 12. ' Ps. 107. 25. ' So Job 37. ■ 147- IS- Ps. 18. ™ I.sai. 55. 12. So Isai. 44. 23- & 49. 13. " Gen. 1. II (Heb.). 0 Gen. I. 24. t Heb. birds ofwing. So Gen. i. 21 (Heb.). P Ps. 141. 6. o. Heb. as 1 Sam. 4. 21. *■ ver. 5. « So Fs. 8. J. t Heb. exalted, Isai. 12. 4. &33-5. . I. * Isai. y Lev. 10. 3. tHeb. Hallelujah. SecPs. 106. 1. » See Ps. 33. b'Ps. 89. 5. So Ps. III. I, *^ See Ps.50.5, (561) 71 CXLIX. 2. PSALMS. CL. 6. d See Ps. 85. 6. * See Job 35. 10. & Ps. 95. 6. So Ps. 100. 3. f See I Chr. 16. 31. SoZech. 9.9. BPs. 150.3,4. See Ps. 71. 22. 1 Or, nvith thepij>e. P.s. 150. 4. I> See Ps. 30. II, > See Ex. 15. 20. ^ Ps. 147. II. SoPs. 35.27. 1 So Isai. 61. 3- "> Ps, 132. 16 (Heb.). See Ps. 146. 3 marg. "See Job 35. 10. 0 Ps. 4. 4. Hos. 7. 14. So Ps. 63. 6. P Ps. 66; 17 (Heb.). Comp. 2 Mace. 15. 27. t Heb. in their throat. Ps. lis. 7 (Heb.). *J Isai. 41. 15 Prov. 5. 4. 34. 19. Num Let Israel ''rejoice in =him that made a him : Let the children of Zion be joyful in their ^King. sLet them praise his name 'in i^'the 3 dance: Let them sing praises unto him with 'the timbrel and fharp. For "^the Lord taketh pleasure in his 4 people : He will 'beautify the meek with ""sal- vation. Let 'the saints be joyful in glory: 5 "Let them ™sing aloud "upon their beds. Let the Phigh praises of God be 'in 6 their mouth, And a itwoedged sword 11 in their hand ; To execute vengeance upon the hea- ^ then, _ I And punishments upon the people ; ' To bind their kings with ■'chains, s And their =^nobles with 'fetters of iron; marg. Heb. 4. 12. Rev. i. 16. & 2. 12 in the Gk. Comp. I'l Comp. Neh, 4. 17, iS. ' Job 36. 8 (Heb,). » Uen. ,. 22. 15 in the Heb. * Ps, 105. 18. 9 "To execute upon them the judgment ^written: vThis honour have all '^his saints. 2 Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CL. * Praise ye the Lord. Praise God ^'in his sanctuary: Praise him in ''the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his '^''mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent ''greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the " trumjjet : ^Praise him with the '^psaltery and "^harp. 4 ^Praise him with the ftimbrel and "dance: Praise him with e stringed instruments and ''organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud 'cymbals: Praise him upon the high sounding 'cymbals. 6 ''Let every thin;:; that hath breath praise the 'Lord. " Praise ye the Lord. & 25. 1, 6. k So Ps. 145. 21. . ' See Ps. 68. 4. >" See Ps, 41. " Deut. 7. I, 2? » Isai. 65. 6. Comp. J ob 13. 26. J' Comp. Ps. 148. 14. " See Ps. 105- 45- tHeb, Hatlclnjak, See Ps. 106; I. '^ Comp. Ps. II. 4. >> So Ps. 68. 34 (Heb.). ^ See Ps. 145. 12. ^ Deut. 3. 24 iHeb.). li Or, cortiei. Ps. 98. 6. See I Chr. 15. 28. & 2 Chr. 15. 14. « Ps. 149. 3. See Ps. 71. 22. f See Ex. 15. 26. I Or, fifte. See Ps. 149. 3- 8 Comp. Isai. 38. 20. *• Gen. 4. 21. Job 21. 12. & 30. 31. ' 2 Sam. 6. 5. So I Chr. 15. i6.*i9, 28. 13. & J05. 45. (562) THE PROVERBS. THE * proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel. To know wisdom and ^ instruction ; 2 To "^perceive the words of '^ under- standing ; To receive the '^instruction of -wisdom, 3 ^Justice, and judgment, and * equity; To give ^ subtilty to the s simple, 1 To the young man knowledge and ' discretion. A wise mnu will hear, and ''will in- 5 crease ' learning ; And a man of understanding shall "attain unto J wise counsels : To '^understand a ^proverb, and 'the 6 interpretation ; The words of the wise, and their '' dark sayings. ' The fear of the Lord /s ' the begin- 7 ning of knowledge : But "fools despise wisdom and •'in- struction. "My son, hear the ^instruction of thy s father. And "forsake not the law of thy mother : For they s//a// be ' an ornament of 9 grace unto thy head. And ° chains about thy p neck. My son, i if sinners entice thee, 10 Consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us ■■ lay n wait for blood, Let us ^lurk privily for the innocent without cause : Let us "swallow them up alive ^asu the grave ; And whole, "'as those that go down into the pit : We shall find all precious substance, 13 We shall fill our houses with spoil : Comp. Ecclus. I. 25. & 6. 35. & 18. ag. I Job 28. 28. I. [Before CHRIST written about 1000]. » t Kin. 4.32. ver. 6. ch. 10. I. & 25. I. & 26. 7, 9 (Heb.;. Eccles. 12. 9. See Num. 21. 27. Comp. Ps. 78. 2 (Heb.l. Ecclus. 30. 3. i* ver. 3. 7, 8, &c. Job 5. 17 (Heb.). ch. 15. 5, 10, " ver. 6 (Heb.). *• See ch. 2. 3 (Heb.). • ch. 2. 9 (Heb.). t Heb. See Ps. 17.2. f ch. 8. 5, 12 (Heb.). BPs. 116. 6. ch. 7. 7. & 8. 5. & 9. 6 (Heb.;. & 14. 18. & 27. 12. So Ps. 119. 130. ver.22,32,&c. I Or, ad- 7'isetne/tt. Job 42. 2. ch. 2. II. & 3. 21. .So ch. 5. 2. & 8. 12 in the Heb. •> ch. 9. 9 (Heb.). ' See Job II. 4- ''Seech. 8. 22. J See Job 37. 12. il Or, an sf'eech. Hab. 2. 6 (Heb.l. k Wisd. 8. 8. Ecclus. 39. 3 in the Gk. See Judg. 14. 12. , .._,-., Ps. III. :o. ch. 9. 10. Eccles. 12. 13. So Deut. 4. 6. ch. 15. 33. Ecclus. I. 14, 16. & 19. 18. B Or, tiK principal part. ch. 4. 7. Comp. Ps. iii. 10. 1' So Ecclus. 21. 12? See Ps. 107. 17. "» ch. 4. i. & 23. 22. So Ps. 34. II. ch. 6. 20. Comp. Eph. 6. i, 2. " ch.6. 20. t Heb. an akjiitg. ch. 4. 9. So ch. 3. 22. o See Judg. 8. 26. Comp. ch. 25. 12. P ch. 3. 3, 22. & 6. 21 only. •) ch. 16. 29. So ch. 4. 14. See Ps. 1. i. ' ver. 18. Ps. 10. 9. ch. 12. 6. Sojer. 5.26. "ver. 18. Ps. 10. 8. Comp. Ps. 64. 5. " See Ps. 124. 3. ' See ch. 27. 20. » See Ps. 28. i. Cast in thy lot among us ; Let us all have one purse : My son, I'^walk not thou in the way with them ; Refrain thy foot from their path : >'For their feet run to evil. And make haste to shed blood. Surely in \'ain ^the net is spread *in the sight of any bird. And they 'lay wait for their own blood ; They "^lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one '•that is greedy of gain ; Which taketh away the life of ^<^the owners thereof. '^Wisdom crieth without; She uttereth her voice in the streets : She crieth in the chief place of con- course, in '='=the openings of the gates : In the city she uttereth her words, saying. How long, ye ^simple ones, will ye love simplicity ? And the sscorners delight in their scorning, And fools •'hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof : Behold, ' I will J pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. •^ Because I have called, and ye ' re- fused ; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded ; But ye have ™ set at nought all my counsel, And "would none of my reproof: I also will "laugh at your calamity; I will °mock when your fear cometh ; When your fear cometh as I'desolation, And your destruction cometh as a whirlwind ; When distress and anguish cometh upon you : 1 So Ps. 119. loi. ch. 24. I. fSoch. 6.18. Isai. 59. 7. Cited Rom. 3- IS. " See Ps. 9. 15. t Heb » in tlie eyes 0/ e'jery thing !> t)lat luith a iving. * Job 40. 24, 1^ Eccles. 10. 20 (Heb.). See ch. 22. 24- *= See ver. 11. ** ch. 15. 27. See Ps. 119. «<* See ch. 3. 27 mari;. t Heb. WisdomSt that is. Excellent wisdom. ch. 9. I. & 24. 7. Ps. 49- 3. = ch. 8. I. So ch. 9. 3. Comp. John 7. 37. e« ch. 8. 3 (Heb.). I See ver. 4. s See Ps. I. I. •i ver. 29. So ch. 5. 12. & 12. I. Comp. Job 21. 14. i Joel 2. 28. J See Ps. 14s. 7- ^ Isai.65. 12. &66. 4. Jer. 7. 13. 1 Zech. 7. II. ™ See ch. 8. So ch. 5. 12. ° ver. 30. Ps. 81. II. So Luke 7. 30. o See Ps. 2. 4. p So Job 30. 3- (563) 71- Chap. i. 28. PROVERBS. Chap. hi. 6. 1 T Sam. 8. 18. 2 Sam. 22. 42. Job 27. 9. &35. 12? Ps. 18. 41. & 66. 18. Isai. I. 15. Jer. II. II. & 14. 12. Ezek. 8. 18. Mic. 3. 4. Zech. 7. 31. John 9. 31. James 4. 3. •■ ch. 7. 15. & 8. 17. & II. 27. & 13. 24 in theHeb. See Ps. 63. I. ■See Ps. 119. 173- * See Ps. 107. II. » So Jer. 6. 19. «* ch. 12. 14 (Heb.). & 14. 14. So Job 4. 8. ch. 22. 8. Isai. 3. II. II Or, {-ase of tJie shnple. ^ Jer. 2. ig. & 3. 25. 12, 13. & 112. II. * ch. 7. I. *> ver. 7. ch. 7. I in the Heb. So ch. 4. 21. *>*> So ch. 4. 20. &S. I. •= ch. 1.2. & 4. ■, S, 7, &c. So ch. 3. 5- & 23. 4 in the Heb. \ Heb. gk'est thy voice. See Ps. 46. 6. ■l So ch. 3. 14- * Job 3. 21. So Matt. 13. 44- f See Job 32. 8 See Job s. 12 marg. i> See Ps. 84. ?'So Ps. 84. 11. i' So ch. 16. '7- r. J So 1 Sam. 2. 9- Ps. 66. 9. See Ps. 97. 10. •i ver. 5. ' ch. I. 3 (Heb.). '" See Ps. 17. n See ch. I. 4 marg. o ch. 6. 22 (Heb.). 9 Then shall they call upon me, but 1 28 will not answer ; They shall ■'seek me early, but they shall not find me : For that they ^ hated knowledge, 29 And did not ^ choose the fear of the Lord: They "would none of my counsel : 30 They ' despised all my reproof Therefore shall they eat of "the fruit 31 of their own way, And be "filled with their own de- vices. For the '"turning away of the simple 32 shall slay them, And the prosperity of fools shall de- stroy them. But y whoso hearkeneth unto me shall 33 dwell safely. And 2 shall be quiet from fear of evil. 22. & 5. 6. & 8. 5. Hos. II. 7 in the Heb r So Ps. . 7, g. « See Job 3. 18. ^ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, ^ And *> hide my commandments with thee; So that thou ''^incline thine ear unto 2 wisdom, And apply thine heart to understand- ing J Yea, if thou criest after '^ knowledge, 3 And * liftest up thy voice for under- standing ; If thou seekest her ^ as silver, 4 And searchest for her as for ^hid treasures ; ^ Then shalt thou understand the fear 5 of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God. For f the Lord giveth wisdom : 6 Out of his mouth comcth knowledge and understanding. He ''layeth up e sound wisdom for the 7 righteous : He is a '■buckler to them that 'walk uprightly. Jle "keepeth the paths of judgment, 8 And J preserveth the way of his saints. i^Then shalt thou understand 'righte- 9 ousness, and judgment. And "equity; jar, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine 10 heart. And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul ; "Discretion "shall preserve thee, n Understanding shall keep thee : To deliver thee from the way of the ^J^eut. 32. evil man, ver. 14. From the man that speaketh Pfroward ^g' things ; Who leave the paths of uprightness. To iwalk in the ways of darkness ; q'^soPs 82 5, ■■Who rejoice to do evil, Comp. A/id Melight in the pfrowardness of 1°^" ^- ^^' the wicked ; rSojer. n. Whose ways are ' crooked. And f/iey "froward in their paths: "To deliver thee from the ''strange t" so Ps. 125. 5- . 6. 14. 13. & 10. 31, 32. & 16. 28, 30. & 23. 3} in ■ : Heb. 15- Seech. 10. 23. " So Rom. 1. woman. " ch. 3. 32. (Heb.) Isai. 30. 12 (Heb.). So ch. 4. 24 (Heb.). " ch. 7. 5. ^ ch. 5. 3, 20, & 22. 14. & 23. 33- y ch. 5. 20. & 6. 24. & 20. 16? & 23. 27. '"Even from vthe stranger which ^flat- &_i4-_2 tereth with her words ; Which forsaketh ^the guide of her youth. And forgetteth the covenant of her God. For "^ her house inclineth unto death. And her ■= paths unto ''the dead. None that go unto her return again. Neither take they hold of the paths l'^^ ,3,„ of life. J'^^^H^i'- That thou mayest walk in the way of ch. 6.'24!' good men, ° J=L3- 4- And keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright *= shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it. But the wicked f shall be cut oft" from the earth, And sthe transgressors shall be 'root- ed out of it. See Ps. 55. 13. Comp. f See Ps. 37. 38. 8 See Ps. 25. 3. 52. 5. ch. 15. 25 in the Heb. « Or, flnclit up. Hos. 2. 15. Ma!. 2. 14, IS- b See ch. 7. 27. « ver. 9, 15. See Ps. 17. 5. ^ See Job 26. 5- « Comp. ch. 10. 30. See Ps. 37. 9. DeuL 28. 63. Ps. My son, forget not my law ; •'' But let thine heart keep my com- mandments : For '' length of days, and * long life, And ■= peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not ''mercy and truth forsake (Heb.), III. » Deut. 8. I. & 30. 16, 20. b ver. 16. Ps. 91. 16. + Heb. years of life. ch. 4. 10 &9. II. » See Ps. iig. 165. thee ■= Bind them about thy ''neck ; "Write them upon the table of thine \l s*""- '5' heart : sSo shalt thou find ''favour and 'good understanding s In the sight of God and man. 'Trust in the Lord with all thine heart ; And J lean not unto thine o-wn under- standing. In all thy ways '' acknowledge him, And ' he shall direct thy paths. 1 Or, good success. See Ps. J So J er. 9. 23. Ecclus. 5. 2. ' Ps- 37- 3. 5: ch. 14. 22. & 16. 6. & 20. 28. See K. 85. 10. e ch. 6. 21. &7.3- Comp. Ex. 13. 9, 16. Deut. 6. 8. & II. 18. f See ch. 1.9. ffch. 7. 3. Jer. 17. I. 2 Cor. 3. 3. 8 See I Sam. 2. 26. i» ch. 13. 15. See Ps. 25. 2. ^ I Chr. 28. 9 tHeb.). ^ Comp. Jer. 10. 23. (564) Chap. hi. 7. PROVERBS. Chap. iv. 4. " Cited Rom. 12. 16. See ch. 12. 15. n Job I. I. oSee Jub28. 28. t Heb. medicine. Comp. Heb. ofch. 4. 22. Also Jer. 30. 13. & 46. ir. Ezek. 30. 21. tHeb. ivatering^cvc^ ■moistening. Ps. 102. 9 (Heb.). P Job 21. 24. ^ Ex. 22. 29. Mai. 3. 10. Tobit 4. 7. Ecclus. 7. 31, 32. & 35- 8. Luke 14. 13. See Ex. 23. 19. r Deut. 28. 8 marg. ■ Job 5. 17. So Ps. 94. 12. James i. 12. Rev. 3. 19. Cited Heb. 12. 5, 6. « See Deut. 8. 5. So I Cor. II. 32. " ch. 8. 34 (Heb. I, 3=:. Ecclus. 25.10. t Heb. the ittan that dralvctk oitt under- standing. See ch. 8. 35 marg. ' Job 28. IS —17- Ps. 19. 10. ch. 2. 4. & 8. II. r Ps. 68. 13. ch. 8. 10, ig. & 16. 16 in the Heb. "See Job 28. 18. » ch. 8. II. So Wisd. 7. 8-11. Matt. 13. 44. ^ ver. 2. 1: ch. 8. 18. •* Comp. Matt. II. 29, 30- " Gen. 2. g. & 3. 22. ch. II. 30. & 13. 12. & 15. 4. Rev. 2. 7. & 22. 2. Comp. Ecclus. 4. 12. "« So ch. 4. f So Ps. 104. 5. 24- ch. 8. 27. 8 Ps. 136. 5. Jer. 10. 12. & SI. 15 in the Heb. II Or, prepared. So ch. 8. 27. >> Gen. 7. II? Comp. Gen. I. 9. 1 See Job 36. 2; ™ See ch. I. 4 ■" Be not wise in thine own eyes: ^ "Fear the Lord, and ""depart from evil. It shall be * health to thy navel, s And 'P marrow to thy bones. Honour the Lord with thy sub- 9 stance, And with 1 the firstfruits of all thine increase : So shall thy ■'barns be filled -luith 10 plenty. And thy presses shall burst out with new wine. ^My son, despise not the chast-n ening of the Lord; Neither be weary of his correc- tion : For whom the Lord loveth he 12 correcteth ; Even 'as a father the son /;/ 7vkom he delighteth. "Happy is the man tliat findeth wis-,j dom. And *the man t/iaf getteth under- standing. For "the merchandise of it is better 14 than the merchandise of silver, And the gain thereof than ^ fine gold. She is more precious than ^rubies : 15 And ^all the things thou canst de- sire are not to be compared unto her. '' Length of days is in her right 16 hand ; And in her left hand "^riches and honour. d Her ways air ways of pleasantness, 17 And all her paths are peace. She is «a tree of life to them that 18 "^ lay hold upon her : And happy is every one that retaineth her. fThe Lord sby wisdom hath founded 19 the earth ; s By understanding hath he ' estab- lished the heavens. By his knowledge ''the depths are 20 broken up. And 'the clouds drop down J the dew. My son, ^ let not them depart from 21 thine eyes : Keep ' sound wisdom and "discretion : So shall they be " life unto thy soul, 22 And grace to thy "neck. J DeuL 3;^. 28. ^ So ch. 4. 21. * See Job 5. 12 marg. arg. " See Deut. 32. 47. o See ch. i. 9. PThen safely. shall thou walk in thy way " ^o /s. 37. ^ ^ 24. & gi. II. ch. 10. 9. And I thy foot shall not stumble. f plqf.' ,2 ""When thou Uest down, thou shalt not (Heb.). br . 1 So ch. 4. 12. e afraid : r so ch. 6. 22. See Job ii. '9- „ » See Ps. 91. 5. Comp. ' 1 Pet. 3. 14. *" So Job 5- 21. ^ See I Sam. and thy Yea, thou shalt lie down, sleep shall be sweet ^Be not afraid of sudden fear, ^Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy dence. confi- 2. 9. " Gal. 6. 10. And shall ' keep thy foot from being \ue'^„„^ taken. thereof. ch. I. 19. "Withhold not good from *them to (Heb.^ whom it is due, S^y^ ? When it is "in the power of thine .t 18. 9 hand to do //. i^H^l'-of ySay not unto thy neighbour. Gen. 31. 29. Go, and come again, and to morrow Neil'' 5°.^' ^'' I will give ; When thou hast it by thee. " Devise not evil against thy neigh- bour. Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. ^ Strive not with a man cause, If he have done thee no harm. Micah2. I. > Ecclus. 4. 3, See Lev. 19. 13- II Or. Prac- tise no evil. ch- 6. 14. & 12. 20 without ("'='>•)• & 14. 22. " See Rom. 12. 18. * See Ps. 37.1. ■■"Envy thou not *the oppressor, tHeb.a«m« And choose none of his ways. c'h.^i6."29'' For the ''froward is abomination to L^'i'-'- , , So Ps. 140. ' the Lord : But <=his secret is with the right- eous. ''The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked : But ''''he blesseth the habitation of the ^he scorneth the just. Surely ers : But he giveth grace unto lowly. sThe wise shall inherit glory : But shame 'shall be the promotion of =6 text? e , ^ t Heb. exalt- tools. eth tlujools. So Ps. marg. ■* See ch. 2. 15- c See Job 29. ch. 7. 25 (Heb.i. « So Ps. 36. 4.. Micah 2. I. » Job II. 17. &22.28. Isai. 60. 3. it 62. I. Dan. 12. 3. Matt. 5. 14. & 13- 43- Phil. 2. IS. I^ 2 Sam. 23. 4. SoPs. 97. II. Dan. 6. 19 (Heb.). « See Ps. 84. 7. d So I Sam. ?•?■ Isai. 59. 9, 10. Jer. 23. 12. John 12. 35. See Job 18. « Comp. John II. 10. I John 2. 10. ce'ch. 5. I. So ch. 2. 2. f So ch. 3. 21. s So ch. &. I. i-'Get wisdom, 'get •'understanding : 5 Forget /;■ not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall pre- serve thee : J Love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is ''Turn from it, and pass away. ^For they sleep not, e.\cept they have 16 ! done mischief; , And their sleep is taken away, unless j they cause JCOTc to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, 17 And drink the wine of violence. ^But the path of the ju.st is ''as the is shining light, That shineth "^more and more unto | the perfect day. '^The way of the wicked is as dark- 19 I ness : They know not =at what they stum- ble. <='-My son, attend to my words; 20 Incline tliine ear unto my sayings. fLet them not depart from thine 21 eyes; EKeep them in the midst of tliine heart. For they are ''life unto those that find ''=''• 8. 35- ^ & 21. 21. them, See Deut. And ' health to all their flesh. f^J^ Keep thy heart ' with all diligence ; medicint. ' For out of it arc *= the issues of life. from thee ' a ch. 6. &12. 'froward & 13- "7. & 14. 30. 27 Put away mouth, & ,5. ; And '"perverse lips put far from thee, f '"'■ ='''.• , . 1 1 • 1 ct 29. 1 m Let thine eyes look right on, the Heb. And let thine eyelids look straight fff^''' ^ before thee. " Ponder the path of thy feet. And ' let all thy ways be established "Turn not to the right hand nor to the left : p Remove thy foot from evil above all keeping. 1 So Matt. 12. 34. ■ Ps. 68. 20. I Heb. /to- wardness of in out It, anil perverse- tiess of lips. I ch. 6. 12. ■» See ch. 2, 15. •> ch. 5. 6, 21. See Ps. 5S. 2. i Or, nil tity "ways shall be ordered aright. « See Deut. 5. 32. P See Isai. i. j6. ^ My son, attend unto my wisdom, V. And ='^bow thine ear to my under- g*^',,"',,""' standing : »» See cii. ' That thou mayest regard ''discretion, b'geech. i. keep know- 4 marg. ^ ' So Mai. 2. And that thy lips may ledge. For the lips of a "^strange woman ^ drop as a honeycomb. And her hnouth is ''smoother than oil d See ch. 2. 16. <^ Cant. 4. II tHeb. palale. But her end is ^bitter as ''wormwood, SeePs. 119, 103. f So Ps. 55- 21. s So Eccles. 7.26. the '.'s^'"'- '^■ Jer. 9. 15. Her "ways "are moveable, that p thou Lam! 3*15, canst not know thcni. '9- , . .Amos 5. 7. iHear me now therefore, O ye children, & 6. 12 And depart not from the words of my ''^^''■' mouth. f' Sharp as a i* tvvoedged sword. Her feet 'go down to death ; Her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest '"ponder path of life, 1 Ps. 57. 4. "^ See Ps. 149. 6. 1 ch. 7. 27. '" ver. 21. ch. 4. 26. 1 See Ps. 17. Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house : Lest thou give thine honour unto others. And thy years unto the ■" cruel : Lest strangers be filled 7C'ith ' thy wealth ; And thy ^ laljours /v in the house of a stranger ; And thou ' mourn at the last, ^Vhen thy flesh and thy body are con- t iieb. /hy J ^ ■' strength. sumed, job 6. 22. And say, How have I "hated instruc- » Ps. 127. 2 (Heb,). tion, Soch. 29. 3. And my heart ^despised reproof; »^Ezek. 24. And have not obeyed the voice of <» See ch. 12, my teachers, xgoch. i. Nor inchned mine ear to them that instructed me ! 0 See ch. 7. II. P Isai. 47. II. So Ps. 35. 8. 1 ch. 7. 24. I Heb.). So ch. 4. I. >■ ch. II. 17. & 12. 10. (t 17. II. See Job 30. See Ps. 107. (566) Chap. v. 14- PROVERBS. Chap. vi. 24. y See Ps. 94. 17- * So ver. 18. Comp. ch. 9. 17. Cant. 4. 12. Ecclus. 26. 19—21. » Hos. 13. 15. Conip. Ps. 68. 26. Isai. 48. I. b Zech. 8. 5. Comp, Jer. 9- 21* »: So Deut. 24. 5. d Mai. 2. 14. So Ps. 127. 4 (Heb.i'. * Cant. 2. 7. &3-5- &8. 14 (Heb.). t See Ps. 104- 18. 8 Ezek. 23. 3. 3, 21 ;Heb.). tHeb. water thee. Isai. 16. 9. h Jer. 31. 14 (Hcb.l. t Heb. rrr thett ahvays in her love. Heb. as ver. So ver. 20. ' See ch. 2. 16. J So Ps. 1 19. 168. k See 2 Chr. 16. 9. So Job 14. 16. Hos. 7. a. Heb. 4. 13. 1 ver. 6. " See Ps. 17. 5. n See Ps. 7. 15- o ch. 6. 2. t Heb. «'«. VI. » ch. II. 15. & 17. i8. & 20. 16. & 22. 26. & 27. 13- So Job 17. 3. b ch. s- 22. c Ps. 68. 30 fHeb.l. 1! Or, sosknlt thou pm'ait ■with thy friend. See Cant. 6.5. ^ Ps. 132. 4. So ver. 10. <= Cant. 2. 7, 9. I7- &3-S. &8. 14. f So Ps. 91. 3. & 124. 7. •5 Comp. Job 12. 7. "» ch. 30. 25. ' ver. 9. ch. 10. 26» &c. ^ ch. 23. 19. & 27. II. I was ^almost in all evil m In the midst of the congregation and assembly. Drink ^waters out of thine own cis- 15 tern, And running waters out of thine own well. Let thy ^fountains be dispersed a- 16 broad, y4w/ rivers of waters '=in the streets. Let them be only thine own, 17 And not strangers' with thee. Let thy ^fountain be blessed : 18 And <= rejoice with "^ the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving '^hind and 19 pleasant froe ; Let her ^breasts ^''satisfy thee at all times ; And ' be thou ravisht always with her love. And why wilt thou, my son, be ra-20 visht wdth a ' strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a 'stranger? For Jthe ways of man ai-c before ''the =1 eyes of the Lord, And he ' pondereth all his "goings. "His own iniquities shall "take the i;; wicked himself. And he shall be holden with the cords of his * sins. P He shall die without instruction ; 23 And in the greatness of his folly he shall igo astray. P See Job 4. 21. ^ ver. 19 marg. My son, if thou ='be surety for thy friend. If thou hast * stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of 2 thy mouth. Thou art ''taken with the words of thy mouth. Do this now, my son, and deliver thy- 3 self. When thou art come into the hand of thy friend ; Go, >^humble thyself, ' and make sure thy friend. ^ Give not sleep to thine eyes, 4 '' Nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a =roe from the s hand of the hunter. And fas a bird from the hand of the fowler. s Go to the ■> ant, thou ' sluggard ; e Consider her ways, and "^ be wise : ' Comp. ch. 30. 27. ■" ch. 25. IS (Heb.;. See Isai, t. ' Which having no "guide, " overseer, or ruler, •^ Provideth her meat in the summer, ^«(/°gathereth her food in the harv'est. How long wilt thou sleep,0 'sluggard? °of^' '; A\'hen wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? ;Heb.\ &c. vVet a little ^ sleep, a little <> slumber, " °'"'- "^ A little folding of the hands to sleep : ™-^'°^ s. ^ 1S0 shall ''thy poverty come as one 'i'ioA.ll that travelleth. And thy want as an armed man. '■'■ A naughty person, a wicked man, Walketh with a ''froward mouth. He 'winketh with his eyes. He speaketh with his feet. He teacheth with his fingers; "Frowardness is in his heart, ^He deviseth mischief continually; He 'soweth discord. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; >■ Suddenly shall he be broken =^with out remedy. These ^six things doth the hate: Yea, = seven are an abomination to him : 'A proud look, ''a lying tongue. And '== hands that shed innocent blood, ^.\ heart that deviseth •= wicked ima- ginations, •^fFeet that be swift in running to mis chief, A false witness sfhat speaketh lies, .Vnd he that '^soweth discord among Mic. 5. 5. ° tHeb 6, S> 19 34- *' So ch. 10. 4. & 12. 24. & 13. 4- & 19. 15, 24- & 20. 4. & 23. 21. " So ch. 16. 27 marg. See Deiit. 13. 13 marg. ' ch. 4. 24. ' See Ps. 35, tg. So Ecclus. 27. 22. Comp. Rom. 6. 13, 19. " See ch. 2. 12. " See ch. ;(. 29. Comp. Mic. 2. I. t Heb. cast- LOKD ^'^'>''^'''- ver. 19. ch. 16. 28. y Isai. 30. 13. Comp. Jer. 19. II. ' 2 Chr. 36. 16 marg. ch. 29. I. See ch. 4. 22. ^ Jobs. 19. So ch. 26. 16, 25. & 30. 15, 18, 29. Eccles. II. 2. Amos I. 3, 6, 9, II. J4 2. I, 4, 6. ' un- brethren. 'My son, keep thy father's command- ment. of his soitl. Job 18. 4 marg. t Heb. llaugltiy And 'forsake not the law of thy mo- '^y"- ^, •' Ps. 18. 27. tner: .soPs. 101.5. 21 ''Bind them continually upon thine jij;,^''^' heart. And ' tie them about thy "' neck. =2 "When thou goest, it shall lead thee; "When thou sleepest, it "shall keep thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk 10" with thee. 23 For the commandment is Pa 'lamp; ^SeeGen.6.5, and the law is Plight; fso^cii.'i^ie. And PP reproofs of instruction are the J*".'"- 3- '5- i «ch. 12. 17. way 01 hie : & 14- 5. =s. 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, comp.^' * From ithe flattery 'of the tongue of a fs. 27. 12. "■strange 7w;//a«. isee'ch.i. 8. li Seech. 3.3. • Job 31. 36 (Heb.). " See ch. i. 9. " So ch. 3. 23, 24. » ch. 2. 11 ;Heb.). pPs. 119. 105. So Ps. 19. 8. IOt, candle. See 2 S;im. 21. 17. PP So ch. 10. 17. 1 So ch. 7. 21. I Or, o/the strange tongue. ' See ch. 2. 16. 'hunt for ^the precious life. Can a man ='take ''fire in "^his bosom, 27 And his clothes not be burnt? Can one "^go upon hot coals, 28 And his feet not be ''burnt? So he that goeth in to his neighbour's 29 wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be ''"'innocent. Men do not despise a thief, if he steal 30 =To satisfy his <='=soul when he is hun- gry; But if he fbe found. Hie shall restore 31 s sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house. But whoso committeth adultery with 32 a woman ''lacketh 'understanding: He t/tat doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; 33 And his reproach shall not be wiped away. For 'jealousy is the rage of a man : 34 Therefore he will not spare ''in the day of vengeance. 'He will not regard any ransom; 35 Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. * My son, keep my words. And ° lay up my commandments with thee. ''Keep my commandments, and ''live; 2 And my law as "^the apple of thine eye. ''Bind them upon thy fingers, 3 ''Write them upon the table of thine heart. Say unto wisdom. Thou aii "^my sister; 4 And call understanding thy ^kinswo- man: sThat they may keep thee from the 3 strange woman, sFrom the stranger ivhieh flattereth with her words. For ''at the window of my house 0 •■I looked through my casement, And beheld among the 'simple ones, j I discerned among 'the youths, A young man ''void of understanding. comer; cant. 3. And he went the way to her house, S,Ver. 12 In the "twilii'ht, 'in the evening, ''Jo'' ^4 In the "black and dark night: eccius. 2 And behold, ""there met him a woman f^^i,^ With Pthe attire of a harlot, and sub- evenini , lil of heart. 'so'ch.' (She is iloud and "'stubbom; 2o(Heb. "Her feet abide not m her house: 9. 3. Now is she without, now in the streets, ^,^X]^' And ^^Yitih in wait at ""every corner.) Comp. So she caught him, and kissed him, i'ch. 9.1 And 'with an impudent face said un- [^^Jf-p, to him, 6. ^ I liave 'peace offerings with me; "-rYxm.'i This day have I "payed my vows. Comp. Therefore came I forth to meet thee, ss'chi'jf "Diligently to seek thy face, and I ',"'=''•/; tt .' •' ' strength have found thee. at her/, I have deckt my bed with y coverings g" d?.';'; of tapestry. See Deu With carved ivorks, with ^fine linen THeb. / of Egypt. off,-rmg: I have "perfumed my bed comp. ]Vith ''myrrh, ''aloes, and "^cinnamon. ^"^^J; ^' Come, let us take our fill of love un- ' l<:v. ^ til the morning : Let us solace ourselves wth loves. For the ''goodman is not at home, He is gone a long journey: He hath taken a "=bag of money 'with him. And will come home at 'the day ap- pointed. " See Ps. 50. '•♦■ ^ See ch. i. 28. y ch. 31. 22. ^ Cunip. 1 Km. 10. 2S. Isai. 19. 9. " Comp. Ps. 68. 9 , (^Heb.). With her much ^fair speech she caused ^g^''39.^°'"' t See Ex. 30. him to yield. With sthe flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her 'straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Till a dart strike through his liver; ''As a bird hasteth to the snare. And knoweth not that it is for his life. "= Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children. And ''attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart 'dechne to her ways, Go not astray in her paths. For shehathcast down many wounded : Yea, '"many strong i/icit have been slain by her. "Her house is the way to hell. Going down to "the chambers death. 35 =3- •> See Matt. 20. II ^Enghshl. ^ Gen. 42. (Heb.). t Heb. in his kand. li Or, the new tnoon. So Ps. Si. 3. 1 See Job II 4- f ch. 6. 24. So ch. 5. 3. t Heb. stiadeiity. ch. 6. 15. t' Eccles. g. 12. ■ ch. 5. 7 ,'HeU). I So ch. 4. I 1 cb. 4. 15 (Heb.,. "> Judg. 16. 1—5. Neh. 13. 26. " So ch. 2. 18. &5.5- of ^?■ '^- " Comp. Isai. 14. iS. (S ver. 19. See ch. 3. 14. 0 Si> Job 28. 15— iq. Ps. ig. 10. & 119. 72, 127. Comp. ch. 4. 5, 7. & 16. 16. P See Job 28. 18. 1 ch. 3. 15. fSeeLukeii. 49- I Or, siMilty. ver. 5. ch. 1. 4 iHeb.J. ■ch. I. 4 marg. ' So ch. i6. 6. » See Ps. 97. 10. * Comp. ch. 6. 17, & 16. 5. y See ch. 2. 12. * So Isai. 9. 6. » See Job 5. 12 marg. ^ So Ps. 89. Comp. Eccles. 7. 19. *= Comp. Dan. 2. 21. Rom. 13. r. Rev. 19. 16. 1 Heb. as Ps. 2. 2. ch. 31. 4. See Judg. s. 3- Not as ver. 16. ^ Comp. John 14. 21. •^ James 1. 5. 8 See ch. I. 28. '' ch. 3. 16. 1 See Ps. 112. 3- Doth not =>>'wisdom cry? And ''understanding ^put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of <=high places by the way, In the places of the paths. She ''crieth at the Agates, at the en- try of '='=the city, At the coming in at the doors. Unto you, O men, I call; And my voice is to the sons of man. 0 ye fsimple, understand f wisdom: •_ And, ye fools, be ye of an understand- ing heart. Hear, for I will speak of sexcellent < things ; And the opening of my lips shall be ■"right tilings. For my 'mouth shall ^^ speak truth; , And wickedness is *an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in s righteousness; There is nothing *■ fro ward or 'per- verse in them. They are all °>plain to him that un- 9 derstandeth, And right to them that find know- ledge. Receive my instruction, and not sil- to ver; And knowledge rather than "choice gold. °For wisdom is better than Prubies; ,1 And lall the things that may be de- sired are not to be compared to it. 1 ■'wisdom dwell 'unth 'prudence, ._> And find out knowledge of Hvitty in- ventions. 'The fear of the Lord is to "hate .3 evil: "Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way. And ythe froward mouth, do I hate. ^ Counsel is mine, and => sound wisdom : 14 I am understanding; ''I have strength. •^By me kings reign, ,5 And ''princes decree justice. By me princes rule, ,6 And nobles, even all the judges of the earth. «^ I love them that love me; ,7 And ""those that sseek me early shall find me. ■"'Riches and honour are with me; is Yea, durable 'riches and 'righteous- ness. 33 My fruit is J better than ''gold, yea, than 'fine gold; And J my revenue than ''choice silver. I 'lead in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of judgment: ,,omp. That / may cause those that love me |p''- 3- s. to inherit substance; ^''' ^' And I will fill their treasures. i ch. 3. 14 (Heb.). ^ ver. 10. See ch. 10. 20. ' See Ps. 19. 10. Comp. 1 Or, ~.vaik. ■» Wisd. 9. 9. To ver. 31, Job 28. 25— 28. ■» Heb. as ch. t. s. & 4- 5, 7. &C. Eccles. 2. 7. ""The Lord "possessed me °in Pthe beginning of his way. Before his w^orks lof old. ^^^^^^ ^ I was ■'set up from everlasting, from So correct the beginning, ^,!"- "•■ '9' ^Or ever the earth was> ^^- '39- 13. When there were no 'depths, I was So ch.^;s''32. "brought forth; f '*■ "5- W hen there were no fountains abound- ^ =?■ ^3- ing with water. .^en.V.t'.- Before the mountains ''were settled, l°^p^'- '• g "Before the hills was I "brought forth : >-°chX*,' While as yet he had not made the f"c1us:24.9. earth, nor the "fields, Comp. Nor "the "highest part of the dust of ^ See Ps.'93. the world. ^"^"■s- When he ^prepared the heavens, I and'maVl; 7<.'<7j- there: » John 17. 5. ,,., , , • ch. 3. 20. When he ^set "a compass upon the So ver. 27, face of the 'depth : cen. i. j. When he established the clouds above : " s^e Job 15. When he strengthened the fountains L Ps. 51. 5 of the 'deep: il.'^''); ,, „ o-n'i 1 , u, . , ^ See Job38. »\Vhen he gave to the sea ''his decree, 6 marg. That the waters should not pass his i,or;^en' commandment ; //ni-«. When he^ippointed -^the foundations f=''-'°''5- of the earth : ' Or. //«■ ''Then I was by him, as «one brought s^'E^ra's'. up 7i'ith hif/i: J°- „. And I was daily his f delight, 9 marg. ' s Rejoicing always before him; -ver "2' ■''''' s Rejoicing in '"die habitable part of 'Heb'.). his earth; I'^J;.^,^ And my ''delights were 'with the sons See job 22. of men. itomp. Gen. I. 9, 10. • XT 1 r , , '' S«e Job 26. J Now therefore hearken unto me, O '°- ye children : io4'^°s. ^' For '^blessed are they that keep my sfe^iohn'/' ways. 'Hear instruction, and be wise, And "'refuse // not -.3- • Or as Cant. 7.1? Comp. "Blessed is the man » that heareth me, & s'l^j.'' "' Watching daily at my gates, See Eph. 2. Waiting at the posts of my doors. ' isai. 5. 7. Jer. 3t. 20 in the Heb. Sec Ps. 119. 24. Comp. Matt. 3. 17. s ch. 31. 25. So Job 41. 5 ,Heb.). l> Job 37. 12 I Heb.). Sojer. 31. 15. ' Gen. i. 26. J ch. 5. 7 (Heb.). S: 7. 24. ^ Ps. 128. I, 2. So Ps. 119. I. 2. Luke 11. 28. 1 See ch. 4. 1. "ch. I. 25 iHeb.). & 4. 15 (Heb.). & 13. 18. & 15. 32. " ch. 3. 13 (Heb.). o Comp. Matt. 17. 5. (569) 72 Chap. viii. 35. PROVERBS. Chap. x. ii. ' •** ch. 21. 21. j See ch. 4. 22. t Heb. bring I forth, I ch. 3. 13. [ & 12. 2. & 18. 22. p Comp. Job 5. 24. '1 So ch. 15. 32. 21. 6. & 29. 24. IX. » ch. 24. 3. So ch. 14. I. Comp. Matt. 16. 18. Eph. 2. 20 — • 22. I Pet. 2. 5. t> See ch. 6. » I Tim. 3. IS (Gk.). J So Matt. az- 3. 4- Luke 14. 16, 17- fHeb. //^r killing. Gen. 43. 16. e ver. 5. Comp. ch. 23. 30. Cant. 8. 2. *" Ps. 23. 5. & 78. 19 in the Heb. B Comp. Ps. 68. II (Heb.). h ch. 8. I, 2. ' ver. 14. ch. 8. 2 in the Heb. J ver. 16. ^ See ch. 6. 32- ' Comp. Cant. 5. I. Isai. 55. I. John 0. 27. ^ See ch. i. 4- » ver. 15. ch. 4. 14. & 23. 19 in the Heb. So ch. II. 5 marg. o So Matt. 7.6. i> See Ps. 141. 5. n ch. I. 5. Ecclus, 21. So ch. 4. 2. Comp. Matt. 13. 12. •"See ch. 1. 7. >■'* ch. 30. 3. • ch. 3. 2. So ch. 3. 2, 16. & 10. 27. Comp. ver. 6. • Comp. Job 22. 2. & 35- 6, 7- « Job 5. 27 marg. So ch. 16. 26. " Gal. 6. 5. » To ver. 18, comp. ch. 7. 7— =7. y ch. 7. II (Heb.). • So ch. 5. 6 (Heb.)? » Sec ver. 3. For whoso "findeth me °°findeth life, 35 And shall 'obtain favour of the Lord. But he that p sinneth against me 36 iwrongeth his own soul: All they that ■'hate me ''love death. & 20. 2. Comp. Job 35. 6. Ecclus. ig. 4. f So ch. 12, 1. ■ So ch. =• Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her ''seven <=pil- lars : •^She hath killed 'her beasts; she hath 3 ^mingled her wine; She hath also ^ furnished her table. She hath sent forth sher maidens: 3 •"She crieth upon 'the highest places of the city, j Whoso is simple, let him turn in 4 hither: As for Ji'him that wanteth under- standing, she saith to him, ' Come, eat of my liread, s And drink of ^the wine which I have mingled. Forsake ™the fooli.sh, and ^live; 6 And "go in the way of understand- ing. He that reproveth a scorner getteth 7 to himself shame : And he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. "Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate 8 thee : pRebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruelion to a wise man, and he 9 will be yet wiser : Teach a just man, and SeePs.76.6. So Judg. 4. (570) Chap. x. 12. PROVERBS. Chap. xi. n. * Soch. 17.9. 1 Cor. 13. 4, 7- James 5, 20. Cited I Pet. 4. 8. *> So ch. 19. 29. & 26. 3. tHeb. heart. See ch, 6. 33. ^' Com p. ch. 12. 23. «* ver. 15, 29. ch. 13. 3. & i8. 7. & 21. 15. 0 ch. 18. II, Conip. Ecclus. 40. 26. See Mark 10. 24- *•'•' ch. II. 19. & 19. 23. ^ So ch. 6. 23. II Or, cauS' eth to err. ch. 12. 26 iHeb.). Isai. 3. 12. & 9. 16. & 30. 28. Micah 3. 5. 8 So Ps. 15. h'Soch. 18. 2, 21. See Job 11. 2. ' ch. 17. 27 (Heb.). See James I. 19. J ch. S. 19. So ch. 16. 16. & 22. I. k Com p. ch. II. 9. tHeb. 6/ heart. See ch. 6. 32. • Soch. 3. 33. See Gen. 26, 12. Co nip. Dcut. 8. 18. '■' See Ps. 127. 2. " So ch. 2. 14. & 14. 9. & 15. 21. °" ch. 21. 27 marg. 0 So Job 15. 21. P So Ps. 145- 19. Matt. 5. 6. 1 Johns. M» '1 So Ps. 58. Wisd. 5. 14, r Ps. 37. 9, 10, 36. => Matt. 7. 24, 25- So ver. 30. ch. 12. 3. & 28. 18. ' See ch. 9. I I. t Heb. addeth. ch. 3. 2. &9. II iHeli.). " Comp. Job 15. 32, Ps. 55. 33. I'-C^ICs. 7. 17, Hatred stirreth up strifes : 12 But ='Iove covereth all sins. In the lips of him that hath under- 13 standing wisdom is found : But ''a rod is for the back of him that is void of 'understanding. | Wise men "^lay up knowledge : m I But the mouth of the foolish is near "^destruction. 'The rich man's wealth is his strong 15 city : The "^destruction of the poor is their poverty. The labour of the righteous tcndii/i ,; == to life: I The fruit of the wicked to sin. j f He is in the way of life that keepeth 17 instruction : But he that refuseth reproof 'erreth. He that hideth hatred rcit// lying lips, is And she that uttereth a slander, is a fool. •■In the multitude of words there want- 19 eth not sin : But ' he that refraineth his lips is wise. The tongue of the just is (js J choice 20 silver : The heart of the wicked is little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many: ;i ^ But fools die for want 'of wisdom. 'The blessing of the Lord, it maketh 22 rich, And he addeth no ™ sorrow with it. "// is as sport to a fool to do ""mis- 23 chief : But a man of understanding hath wisdom. " The fear of the wicked, it shall come -.•t upon him : But P the desire of the righteous shall be granted. "J As the whirlwind passeth, so is ''the 25 wicked no more : But ^ the righteous is an everlasting foundation. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke 26 to the eyes. So is the sluggard to them that send him. ' The fear of the Lord ' prolongeth 27 10 days : But "the years of the wicked shall be shortened. The hope of the righteous shall be^i gladness : But -^the expectation of the wicked shall perish. ' .lob 8. 13. ch. II. 7. So Job II. 20. Pa. 112. 10. yThe way of the Lord is strength to the upright : vBut '^'^ destruction s/iall he to ''the workers of iniquity. ^ The righteous shall never be re- moved : But "-the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. "^The mouth of the just "^bringeth forth wisdom : But the froward tongue shall be cut out. The lips of the righteous know fwhat is acceptable : But the mouth of the wicked speakcih ' frowardness. ^A 'false balance is abomination to the Lord : But * a just weight is his delight. ^ When pride cometh, then cometh shame : But with the "^lowly is wisdom. "'The integrity of the upright shall guide them : But "'the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. "= Riches profit not 'in the day of wrath : "= But righteousness delivereth from death. The righteousness of the perfect shall ' direct his way : But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the uprights shall deliver them : But transgressors "^ shall be taken in their own naughtiness. When a wicked man dieth, ^ his ex- pectation shall perish : And Jthe hope of unjust men perish- eth. ''The righteous is trouble, And the wicked stead. A j hypocrite with his mouth destroy- eth his neighbour : ' But through knowledge shall the just be delivered. •"When it goeth well with the righte- ous, the city rejoiceth : And when the wicked perish, there is shouting. "By the blessing of the upright "the city is e.xalted : But it is "'"'overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. delivered out of cometh in his 1 Ps. I. 6. Comp. Ps. 37. 20. ' ch. 21. 15. ■^.See Ps.94.4. b Ps. I2S. I. So Ps. 37. 22, 29. ver. 25. See Ps. 10.6. ^ Comp. ch. 2. 21, 22. '*SdPs.37.3o. " So Isai. 57. 19 .^Heb. }. ' ch. 14. 9 (Heb,). So Eccles. 10. 12. t Heb.y>-<7- ivardjiesses, ver. 31 (Heb.). See ch. 2. I2. XI. ^ Lev. 19. 35. 36- Deut. 25. 13—15- ch. 16. II. & 20. 10, 23. tHeb. Balances of deceit. ch. 20. 23. SoMic.6. II. t Yiea. a per- fect stone. See Lev. 19. 36. *» See ch. 29. 23- Coinp. Diin. 4. 30, 31- c MIcah 6. 8 (Heb.). ** ch. 15. 4. So ch. 13. 6. I'v: 19. 3. & 21. 12. & 22. 12 in the Heb. " See ch. 10. 2. f Ezek. 7. 19. Zeph. I. 18. tHeb. rectify. See ch. 9. 6. p So ver. 8. •> Ps. 9. IS. ch. 5. 22. See Ps. 7. 15- ' See ch. 10. 28. J So Job 8. Wisd. 5. 14. " So ver. 6. ch. 21. 18. ' Comp. ch. 10. 21. » So ch. 28. 12, 28. Comp. Esth. 8. IS. " So ch. 29. 8. o See ch. 8, 00 ch. 14. I (Heb.). {57') 72- CriAr. XI. 12. PROVERBS. Chap. xii. ii. He that is 'void of wisdqm Pdespis-12 eth his neighbour : But a man of understanding holdeth his peace. * A talebearer revealeth secrets : 13 But he that is of a faithful spirit con- cealeth the matter, pp Where noicounsel /x, the people fall: 14 P But in the multitude of counsellers there is safety. "■ He that is surety for a stranger 'shall 15 smart yi)/' //.• And he that hateth ♦ suretiship is sure. 'A gracious woman retaineth honour : 16 And ' strong men retain riches. "The merciful man doeth good to his 17 own soul : But he that is "cruel troubleth his own flesh. The wicked worketh a deceitful work : 18 But & "him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. As righteousness taideth y to life : 19 So ^ he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. They that are ^ of a froward heart are 20 abomination unto the Lord: But such as are ''upright in their way are "^his delight. ^Though \-\M-\dJoi/i in hand, the wick- 21 ed shall not be unpunished: But "^the seed of the righteous shall be dehvered. As fa jewel of gold in a swine's snout, 22 So is a fair woman which ' is without ^discretion. The desire of the righteous is only 23 good: £ut the expectation of the wicked is Swrath. BsThere is that '■scattereth, and yet 24 increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, 'but /'/ tendeth to po- verty. J'The liberal soul '^shall be made fat: 25 And ''•'he that watereth shall be water- ed also himself. He that withholdeth com, 'the people 26 shall curse him : But blessing shallbe upon the head of him that "selleth //. He that ""diligently seeketh good pro- 27 cureth favour: But "he that seeketh mischief, it shall come imto him. :h. 21. 5. J Comp. a Cor. g. 6 — lo, \ Heb, The soul fl, ch. 13. 4. & 28. 25. ^ii So Matl. s- 7. & 7. a. ' ch. 24 °He that trusteth in his riches shall "See Mark tail: p Ps. 92. 12. But the righteous shall p flourish as '5 a ]en%7" I'in branch. '•": Heb. He that troubleth his own house ^c)^.\T—\\. ■■shall inherit the wind: "-So^Eccies. And the fool shall be servant to the > See'ch. 3.18. wise of heart. T^^.^t^i. iThe fruit of the righteous is a ^tree Comp. r T /- I Cor. 9. IQ — of life ; 22. And 'he that 'winneth souls is wise. *^^^^]^ "Behold, the righteous shall be " So jer.as. recompensed in the earth: utedgene- Much more the wicked and the r^'iy 1 Pet. 4. 18. Sinner. Whoso loveth instruction loveth know- XII. ledge: „ , cn I"?, 10. But he that ^hateth reproof is ''brut- Soch. 5.12. •1 & 8. 36. 'Sll- _ Eccliis.21.6. A good man '=obtaineth favour of the Seech. 1.22. lORO- "SeePs.49. But a man of wicked devices will he ' ^'^'^ '='■• ^• 3; marg. condemn. ///"the 'counsels of the wicked are ^ Seech, i. deceit. ' So ch. 14. The words of the wicked are to ''lie "SoPs. 37. in wait/c/- blood: ^a^^l[ u But 'the mouth of the upright shall Matt. '7. 24— deliver them. I'^e ch. 15. "The wicked are "overthrown, and =5- , " Job 34. 25 arexiOX: (Heb.) But "the house of the righteous shall "^'^k,'''- " t> (Heb.). stand. t Heb. A man shall be commended ""accord- ^/XTrl ing to his wisdom : Comp. But he that is 'of a perverse heart o comp^"'^"' shall be despised. '^'^v'^/' ° He that is despised, and hath a ser- 10. 27, 30? vant, is better ^^JP-. ^. Than he that honoureth himself, and ' O''. *<^^'i- lacketh bread. G^'i,^. 30. pA righteous man regardeth the life "Seech. 5. of his beast : ■■ ch. 28. 19. But the "tender mercies of the wicked fg';'^'"^- =°- fl'A'^? 1 cruel. "ch. 20. 13. 'He that tilleth his land "'shall be sa- Seech.il'' tisfied with bread: .'seejudg. But Mie that followeth ^v&vn. persons is 9. 4- "void of understanding. 3,^"= '=''• *' (57") Chap. xir. 12. PROVERBS. Chap. xih. 17, D Or, the fortress. Eccle5. 9. 14. So Isai. 29. 7. Ezek. TQ. 9 in the Heb. ^ Eccles. 7. 26(Heb.). So Job 19. 6. Eccies, 9. 12. Coinp. Ps.io. 8—10. * So ch, 13. f Heb. Tli^ STtare of tlie •wicked is in the trans- gression 0/ lips. » See ch. 18. y So ch. 21. 2 Pet. 2. g. " ch. 13. 2. & 18. 20. » ch. 1. 31. & II. 30. Isai. 3. 10. b ch. 19. 17. See Judg. 9. 16. « ch. 21. 2. So ch. 3. 7. & 16. 2. & 26. 12 {Heb.}. Comp. ch. 14. 12. & 16. 25. <* ch. 27. 3. So ch. 29. 1 1. Comp. ch. 14. -K-i,. t Heb. in that day. Comp. I Sam. 2. i6 marg. • See ch. 6. 19. ■0 See ch. 11. 24. 'See Lev. 5. 4- e See Ps. 57. 4- Comp. ch. 18. 8? ^ See ch. 4. 22. 1 So Ps. 52. 4, 5- ch. 19. 9. ^ See ch. 3. 29. ' Ps. 91. 10. So Ecclus. 33- I- "> So ch. 6. t6, 17. ° ch. II. 20. o So ch. 13. 16. & 15. 2. Comp. ch. 10. 14. P ver. 27. ch. 10. 4 (Heb.l. See ch. 6. 11. *l ch. 13. 4. BOr, deceitful. As Job 13. 7. & 27. 4. r Gen. 49. 15 (Heb.). " So ch. 15. & 17. 22. Ecclus. 30. 21. & 38. 18. The wicked desireth 'the ^'net of evil i= men : But the root of the righteous "'yield- eih/ru!f. *^The wicked is snared by the trans- 13 gression of /u's lips : But >the just shall come out of trouble. ^A man shall be ^satisfied wM good r4 by ^ the fruit of /i/s mouth : And the ''recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. <=The way of a fool is right in his own 15 eyes: But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. ■^A fool's \vrath is 'presently known : 16 But a prudent man covereth shame. Jle that 'speaketh truth sheweth forth 17 righteousness : But '^z. false witness deceit. =^There is that 'speaketh elike the is piercings of a sword : But the tongue of the wise is ''health. The lip of truth shall be established 19 for ever: But 'a lying tongue is but for a mo- ment. Deceit is in the heart of them that 20 ''imagine evil: But to the counsellers of peace is joy. 'There shall no evil happen to the 21 just: But the wicked shall be filled with mischief "'Lying lips arc '"■'abomination to the 32 Lord: But thev that deal truly are his de- light. ' °A prudent man concealeth know- 23 ledge : But °the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. The hand of the Pidiligent shall bear 2., rule: But the P' slothful shall be ""under tri- bute. ^Heaviness in the heart of man mak-2s eth it stoop: * But 'a good vt^ord maketh it glad. The righteous is more 'excellent than 26 his neighbour : But the way of the wicked seduceth them. The "slothful ma7i roasteth not that 27 which he took in hunting: But the substance of a "diligent man is precious. ' Comp. Isai. 50. 4. I Or, abundant. " ver. 24. In the way of righteousness is life ; And in the pathway thereof there is no death. A wise son hcarctJi his father's instruc- tion: But a scomer •''heareth not rebuke. A •'man shall eat good by the fruit of liis mouth : But the soul of the transgressors "^ shall eat violence. ''He thatkeepeth his mouth keepeth his life : But ''''he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. ^The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But =the soul of the diligent ^shall be made fat. A righteous mati hateth lying: But a wicked man is loathsome, and Cometh to shame. ^Righteousness keepeth him that is '' upright in the way: But wickedness ^overthroweth 'the sinner. 'There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: " There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. JThe ransom of a man's life arc his riches: But the poor ''heareth not rebuke. 'The light of the righteous rejoiceth : But the 'lamp 'of the wicked shall be put out. •"Only by pride cometh contention: But with the well advised is wisdom. "Wealth gotten by vanity shall be di- minished: But he that gathereth 'by labour shall increase. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : But °whcn the desire cometh, it is Pa tree of life. Whoso "Jdespiseth ■'the word shall be destroyed : But he that feareth the commandment 'shall be ^rewarded. The law of the Vidse is a 'fountain of life, " To depart from "'■'the snares of death. "■"Good understanding giveth "favour: But the way of transgressors is hard. >' Every prudent 7nan dealeth with knowledge : But a fool 'layeth open his folly. A wicked messenger fallcth into mis- chief: But ^'a faithful ambassador is » health. XIII. ■> ver. 8 ? b See ch. 12. 14- c Comp. ch. 26. 6. <1 See Ps. 141. 3. <1J Seech.iS. 7. Comp. ch. 20. 19. eSeech.6.ii. f See ch. 11. 25- e So ch. II. 3: Heb.), 5.6. li So ch. 11.20. See Ps. 119. 1 marg. t Heb. sin. ' ver*. 23. See ch. 11.24, " Comp. ch. 12, 9, or 2 Cor. 6. 10. James 2. 5? J Comp. ch. 14. 24. " Job 3. 18, or ver. \ t Comp. Eccies. 4. 4. I See Job 18. 5- li Or, candle. See 2 Sam. 21. 17. So ch. 31. 18. >" Heb. as Gen. 20. II. So ch. 28. 25. " Comp. ch. 10. 2. & 20. 21. & 21. 6. & 28. 20, 22. t Heb. ivitk tlie /uind. 0 So Ter. 19. P See ch. 3. iS. So ch. 15. 5. 3». 3a. Kccles. 7. 5. •: See ch. 8. 33- <• So ver. 12. t Hek j//,7// ^c broliL n. So ch. II. 15. « ch. II. 19. See Ps. 32. 10. (^ So ver. 13 (Heb). K See Ezra 9. 12. Comp. Ps. 37- =3- >. So Job =7. 16, 17. di. 28. 8. ICccles. 2. 26. ' So ch. 12. J Jer. 4. 3. Hos. 10. 12. So ch. 21, 4 in the Heb. ^ See ver. 7. 1 ch. i5. 8 (Hcb.). '" So ch. 19. 18. iS: 23. 15. S: 23. 13, 14. & 2y. 15, 17. Ecclus. 50. I. " See ch. I. 28. » So Ps. 34. 9. lo. & 37- 3- XIV. » See ch. 9. I. I" See Deut. 25. 9- ^ ch. II. 11 (Heb.). ^•^ So ch. 19. I. "■ Job 33. 23. c Comp. Job 12. 4. > See ch. 2. ■5- « Isai. II. I. Comp. Jer. 18. 18. " So ch. 12. (,% Hos. 7. 16. 1 See Job 39. 9- It See Ex. 20. 16. 1 See ch. 6. 19. '1 ver. 25 (Heb.). >" So ch. 24. 7. ■»" So ch. 8. & 15- 14- & 17. 24. " See Num. 2, 2 marg. So Heb. of Gen. 21. 16. I Sam. 26.20. ''Poverty and shame shall be to him li that '=refuseth instruction: But ''he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 'JThe desire accomphshed is sweet to i , the soul: But it is abomination to fools to de- part from evil. He that walketh with wise nun shall ;o be wise : But a companion of fools 'shall be de- stroyed. 'Evil pursueth sinners: =! But to the righteous good shall be ^repayed. A good man sleaveth an inheritance to 2^ his children's children: And ''the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 'Much food is in Jthe tillage of the ^j poor: But ''there is that is destroyed 'for want of judgment. ■"He that spareth his rod hateth his 24 son: But he that loveth him chasteneth him "betimes. "The righteous eateth to the satisfy- 25 ing of his soul: But the belly of the wicked shall want. Every ^wise woman ^''buildeth her house: But the foolish "^plucketh it down with her hands. He "that walketh in '^his uprightness 2 feareth the Lijru : But "^he that is ^perverse in his ways despiseth him. In the mouth of the foolish is a erod j of pride: But ''the lips of the wise shall pre- serve them. Where no oxen an; the 'crib is clean : 4 But much increase is by the strength of the ox. A ''faithful witness will not lie: 5 But 'a false witness "will utter lies. A scorner '"seeketh wisdom, and /nil- i, eth it not: But """'knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Go "from the presence of a foolish 7 man, When thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to un- s derstand his way: But the folly of fools is deceit. "Fools Pmake a mock at sin: But among the righteous there is 1 fa- vour. The heart knoweth 'his own bitter- ness; yVnd a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. ■■The house of the wicked shall be overthrown : But ''the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. "* There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But '"the end thereof are the ways of death. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And "'"'the end of that mirth is "heavi- ness. The backslider in heart >' shall be filled with his own ways: And a good man shall be sat isjicdirom. himself. The simple believeth every word: But the prudent man looketh well to his going. ^A wise ma?i feareth, and "departeth from evil: But the fool ''rageth, and is confident. He that is "^soon angry dealeth fool- ishly: And a man of wicked devices is hated. 'I'he ''simple inherit folly: But the prudent are crowned 7C'ith knowledge. The evil bow before the good; And the wicked at the gates of the righteous. •^The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: But 'the rich hath many friends. He that f despiseth his neighbour sin- neth : But he that hath mercy on the poor, B happy is he. Do they not err that ''devise evil ? But ' mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. In all labour there is profit : But the talk of the lips ^tendeth only to penury. 'The crown of the wise is their riches : But the foolishness of fools is folly. A true witness delivereth souls : But a deceitful witness "'speaketh lies. In the fear of the Lord is strong con- fidence: And his children shall have "a place of refuge. ^ See ch. lo. P ch. 3. 34. & iq. 2S in the Heb. ^ ch. 10. 32 (Heb.!. t Heb: the I'iiterticss of his soiiL Comp. I Sam. I. 10 marg. Job 3. 20. '■ Job 21. 28. ch. 15. 25. So Job 8. 15. ■ ch. 16. 25. Comp. ch. 12. 15, & 16. 2. See ch. II. 24. ' So Rom. 6. 21. " ch. 5. 4. "Eccles. 2.2. & 7. 3. So Luke 6. 25- ^ See ch. lo. I. I ch. I. 31. ^ So ch. 22. 3. & 27. 12. « See Job 28. 28. & Ps. 34. 14. •^ ch. 26. 17 marg. "= Comp. ver. 29 marg. Job 14. 1 (Heb.). " See ch. i. 4- So ver. 15. « So ch. 19. 7. Comp. ver. 21. t Hcb. itiniiy are the liTi'ers 0/ the rich. r ch. II. 12. B Ps. 41. I. .SoPs. 112. 9. '' See ch. 3. 29 ' See ch. 3. 3. * ch. II. 24 iHeb.l. Seech. 21. 5. 1 Cump. ch. 13. 8. "' ver. 5 (Heb.). n See Ps. 14. 6 !Hcb.;. (574) ClIAP. XIV. 27. PROVERBS. Chap. xv. 23. The fear of the Lord is °a fountain 27 of hfe, pTo depart from the snares of deatli. iln the muhitude of people is the 23 king's honour: But in the want of people is the de- struction of the prince. J/e that is "^slow to wrath is of great 29 understanding: But he that is * hasty of spirit exalteth folly. A ^sound heart is ''the life of the flesh: 30 But 'envy the "rottenness of the bones. He thatoppresseth the poor "reproach- 31 eth ''J'his Maker: But he that honoureth him hath mercy on the pool'. The wicked is driven away >■>' in his 32 wickedness : But ^the righteous hath hope in his death. Wisdom ^resteth in the heart of him 33 that hath understanding: But ^'^that ivhich is ''in the midst of fools is made known. Righteousness exalteth a nation : 34 But sin is a >= reproach 'to any ])eople. ''The king's favour is toward a wise 35 servant : But his wrath is against him 'that causeth shame. 26. ^ ch. 15. 31 (Heb.). c Lev. 20. 17 (Heb.). So ch. 25. 10. t Heb. to ttations. Gen. 27. 29. Isai. 17. 12, 13. <* ch. 16. 13 iHeb.^, 15. & ig. 12. Coinp. ch. 22. II. Matt. 24. 45, 47. * See ch. 10. 5. A ^soft answer turneth away wrath : But ''grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise "^useth know- 2 ledge aright: "J But the mouth of fools 'poureth out foolishness. *The eyes of the Lord arc in every 3 place, Beholding the evil and the good. * A wholesome tongue is ''a tree of life: 4 But Bperverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. seA fool ''despiseth his father's instruc- s tion: 'But he that regardeth reproof ''is pru- dent. /// the house of the righteous is much 6 'treasure: But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. The lips of the wise disperse know- 7 ledge : But '"the heart of the foolish doeth 0 See ch. 10. 11. P ch. 13. 14. 1 Conip. 1 Kin. 4. 20. f ch. 15. 18. & 16. 32 in the Heb. So ch. 25. 15. James i. 19. Cump. ch. 19. II. Eccles. 7. 9. \ Heb. short of spirit. So Job 21. 4. See ver. 17. \ Seech. 4. 22. * Cump. Ps. 112. 10. " ch. 12. 4. ^ ch. 17. 5. Cump. ch. 28. 8. Matt. 25. 40, 45- y See Job 35. 10. So Job 31. IS, 16. ch. 22. 2. W So ch. 24. 16. ■So Gen. 49. 18. Job 13. 15? & 19, 25—27. Ps. 16. II. & 17. IS- & 23. 4. & 37- 37- ch. 21. 16. See 2 Cor. i. 9- » Eccles. 7.9. *^ So ch. 12. 16. £^ 2< Eccl :lus. 21. XV. * So ch. 25. ■5- Comp. Judg. 8. I— 3- ■* Comp. I Sam. 25. 10--13. I Kin. 12. 13 — 16. •^ ver. 13 (Heb.l. J ver. 28. ch. 12. 23. & 13. 16. .So Eccles. 10. 14, tHeb. belch):th, or, iniM'leth. See Ps. 145. 7- « See 2 Chr. 16. g. So Heb.4. 13. t Heb. The heating 0/ the tongue. See ch. 4. 22. f See ch. 3. 18. E See ch. 11. «B See ch. 10. I. 1" See Ps. X07. II. ' ch. 13. 18. So ver. 31. 32. Comp Ecchis, 10. 26. * See ch. 19. 25 marg. ' See ch. 27. 24 marg. <" Comp. Matt. 12. 34. " Isai. 16. 6. "not SO. Comp Ecchis, 10. 26. The "sacrifice of the wicked is an abo- mination to the Lord: But the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomi- nation unto the Lord: But he loveth Phim that followeth after righteousness. 'Correction is >5 grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: And he that ■'hateth reproof shall die. ^Hell and destruction are before the Lord: Ho'.v much more then 'tlie hearts of the children of men ? A scorner "loveth not one that re- proveth him: Neither will he go unto the wise. ''A merry heart "^maketh a cheerful countenance: But >'by sorrow of the heart the spirit is ^broken. ^The heart of him that hath under- standing seeketh knowledge : But the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. All the days of the afflicted arc evil : But //;■ that is ^of a merry heart hath a continual feast. ''Better is little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure and trouble there- with. "^Better is a ''dinner of herbs where love is. Than =a stalled o.x and hatred there- with. ^A wrathful man 'isstirreth up strife: But he that is "^slow to anger appeaseth strife. 'The way of the slothful man is as ''a hedge of thorns: But the way of the righteous '« made plain. 'A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish man despiseth his mo- ther. ""Folly is joy to him that is 'destitute of wisdom : But a man of understanding "walketh uprightly. "Without counsel purposes arc disap- pointed : "But in the multitude of counsellers they are established. A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth : And Pa word spoken 'lin due season, how good is it ! ° ch. 21. 27. Eccefi. 5. I. Isai. I. 11, '5- So ch. 21, 3. & 28. 9. Isai. 61. 8. Jer. 7. 22. Micah 6. 7. Ecclus. 34. '9- Sec Ps- 40. 6. P ch. 21. 21. I Tim, 6. II, See ch. 1 1. 19, lOr, histntctioit. ver. 5, 32, 33. ch, 23, 12, 13 (Heb, !. See ch. I. 2. 1 Comp. I Kin. 22. 8. r .See ch. 12. ' ch. 27. 20. See Job 26.6. ' See I Sam. 16.7. SoPs. 44. 21. " Amos 5.10. * ch. 17. 22, Ecclus. 13. 25. Comp. ver. 15. J See ch. 12. 25- *■ ch. 17. 22. & 18. 14 in ihc Heb. " See ch. 14. 6. t> Ps. 37. 16. ch. 16. 8. So Eccles. 4. 6. 1 Tim. 6. 6. •^ ch. 17, I. <* See Jer. 40. 5. " Luke 15. 23. 27. 3°- So Matt. 32. f ch. 29. 22. So ch. 16.28. & 26. 21. « ch. 28. 25. •' See ch. 14. 29. ' So ch. 19. 24. & 22. 5. ^ Comp. ch. 24. 31. 1 Heb. is raised up as a causey. Ur. 18. 15. ' See ch. 10. '" See ch. 10. t Heb. roiti 0/ hvfirt. See ch. 6. 32- » So Eph. 5. 15- 0 See ch. 11. '"*; ,_ p So ch. 25. II. Comp. Isai. 50. 4? t Heb. in his season. Ps. I. 3. Eccles. 3. II. 1 Ps. 104. 27. & 145- 15- (575) CHAr. XV. 24. PROVERBS. Chap. xvi. 23. ■ 3" . 15. r Col. 1, I, 2. So PhiU 3. 20. s So ch. 12.7. & 14. II. ' See ch. 2. 22. " Comp. Dent. ig. 14. ch. 23. 10. w See ch. 22. z8. » Ps. 68. 5. & 146. 9. y So ch. 6. 16. 18. t Heb. "Joorifs of pleasant- ness. So ch. 3. 17. ^ ch. 16. 24. "^ See ch. i. 19. & 23, 4. l> See ch. 17. 23- <= Ps. 37- (Heb.). Comp. I Pet. 3. d ver. 2. e Ps. 10. 1. Comp. Ps. 18. 41. & 34. 16. 1 Ps. 145. 18, 19. See John 9, b So Ps. 3S. 10. h ch. 25. 25 (Heb.). » Comp. Ps. 20. 3. ^ So ver. 5. ch. 25. 12. ^'^ ch. 19. 23. I ch. 14. 33 (Heb.). H See ch. 8. 33- II Or, cor^reciion. See ver. 10. '" See ch. S. 36- \Ox^obeyeth. So Gen. 22. 18 » See ch. 1. 7. XVI. * Comp. ver. 9. II Or, disposing!^. ^ Comp. Matt. 10. ig, 20. « So,ch. 21. 2. & 24. 12 in the Hcl). *1 Sj ch. lo. 12. Comp. Luke 18. II. bee ch. 12. « Soch. 24.12 (Heb.). See I Sam. 16. 7. f See Ps. 37. 5- So Phil. 4.6. t Heb. Roll. Ps. 22. 8. So Ps. 37. 5. B So Isai. 43. Rom. II. 36. *> Job 21. 30. 17. Luke 16. ch. 6. 29. & I Dan. 4. 27. The way of life is ■■ above to the wise, 14 That he may depart from hell be- neath. ^The Lord will 'destroy the house of =5 the proud : But he will "establish "'the border of ^the widow. yThe thoughts of the wicked «;r an 20 abomination to the Lord : But the words of the pure are *^ plea- sant words. ='He that is greedy of gain troubleth ;- his own house; But ''he that hateth gifts shall live. The heart of the righteous '^studiethis to answer: 'iBut the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. The Lord is "=far from the wicked : 19 But fhe heareth the prayer of the righteous. sThe light of the eyes rejoiceth the 30 heart : And^z. good report 'maketh the bones fat. ''The ear that heareth the reproof of 31 life '^''Abideth 'among the wise. ''He that "refuseth 'instruction '"de-32 spiseth his own soul: But he that "heareth reproof 'getteth understanding. "The fear of the Lord is the instruc-33 tion of wisdom ; And o before honour is humility. &c. t Heb. possessetk a heart, ch. ig. S. See ch. S. 22. o ch. 18. 12. See ch. 29. 23. ='The 'preparations of the heart in man, And ''the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. "^AU the ways of a man arc ''clean in 2 his own eyes; But "the Lord weigheth the spirits. f Commit thy works unto the Lord, 3 And thy thoughts shall be established. sThe Lord hath made all things for 4 himself: Yea, ''even the wicked for the day of evil. Every one that is 'proud in heart is 5 ''an abomination to the Lord: ' Though hantl Join in hand, he shall not be 'unpunished. By ""mercy and truth "iniquity is purged: 6 And by the fear of the Lord men "depart from evil. Rom. g. 22? Sec Ex. g. i6. ' See Ps. loi. 5. ^ ch. 6. 16, 15. Soch. 8. 13. ' ch. II. 21. t Heb. lield innocent. I. 21. & 17. 5. & ig. 5, 9. & 28. 20. >" Seech. 3.3. ^ So Luke II. 41. o ver. 17. See Job 28. 28. When a man's ways please the Lord, He Pmaketh even his enemies to be pjosh. lo. i, at peace with him. ■*■ 1 Better is a little with righteous- ness Than great revenues ■■ without right. A ^man's heart deviseth his way: But 'the Lord directeth his steps. '"A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : His mouth transgresseth not in judg- ment. A just ^^weight and ^balance are the Lord's : 'AH the •'^weights of the ^bag (7r6' his work. // is an abomination to kings to com- mit wickedness: For ^the throne is established by righteousness. Righteous lips are ^the delight of icings; And they love him that speaketh right. ''The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : But a wise man will '^pacily it. ''In the light of the king's countenance is life ; And "his favour is as a cloud of "the latter rain. '^How much better is it to get wisdom than Kgold ! And to get understanding ''rather to be chosen than silver ! The 'highway of the upright is Jto de- part from evil : He that ''keepeth his way preserveth his soul. '^Yx\i\e. goeth before destruction. And a haughty spirit before a fall. Better // is to he '"of an humble spirit with the lowly. Than "to divide the spoil with the proud. 'He that handleth "a matter wisely "^ shall find good: And P whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. The wise in heart shall be called prudent : And the sweetness of the lips lin- creaseth learning. Understanding is ' a wcllspring of life ^unto him that hath it : But the instruction of fools is folly. 'The heart of the wise 'teacheth his mouth. And laddeth learning to his lips. *1 .See ch. 15. 16. r ch. 13. 23 (Heb.). ** Comp. ver. I. See ch. 19. 21. ' Ps. 37. 23 (Heb.). ch. 20. 24. See Ps. 119: I Heb. Dii'ittation, Nutn. 23. 23. Si:eDeut.l8. 10. " Comp. 1 Kin. 3. 28. *' Isai. 40. 12 iHeb.;. ^ See ch. 11. t*Heb. All the stones. See Lev. 19. 36 marg. y See Deut. 25- 13- * ch. 25. 5. Soch. 20. 28. & 29. 14. * See ch. 14. 35- ^ So ch. 19. 12. & 20. z. c Ezek. 16. 63- Soch. 25. 15. ^ Job 29. 24. « See Job 29. 23- > So ch. 8. 10, 1 1, 19. K bee ch. 3. 14. ^ See ch. 10. 20. * Comp. 2 Chr. g. II. J See ver. 6. ^ So ch. 2. 8. ^ See ch. 29. 23- "* ch. 29. 23. Isai. 57. 15. See Ps. 34. 18. " See Ex. 15. 11 Or, He ,that under- standeth a TJialter. °ch. 13. 13 (Heb ;. o** So ch. ig. 8. P See Ps. 2. 12. & 25. 2. 1 ver. 23 tHeb.;. •' See ch. 10. II. s See ch. 3. 27 marg. ^ Matt. 12. So Ps. 37. 30- I Heb. vtak- eih ivisc. See Neh. 8. 13 marg. (576) Chap. xvi. 24. PROVERBS. Chap. xvh. 22. " ch. 15. 26. « So Ps. 19. 10. y So ch. 17. 22. See ch. 4. 22. * ch. 14. 12. See ch. 11. 24. tHeb. /"At' soul of hint that laboureth. Comp. Job 20. 22. * See ch. 9. 12. bEccles.6. 7. tHeb. boweth unto him. Comp. Job 33. 7. t Heb. A i7tan of Belial. So ch. 19. 28. See ch. 6. 12. eLev. 13.23, 28 (Heb.). James 3. 6. d See ch. 15. 18. • So ver. 30. t Heb. send- ethforth. ch. 6. 14, 19. 1 ch. 18. 8. & 26. 20, 22 in the Heb. B ch. 17. 9 (Heb.). *» See ch. 3. 31- • ch. I. 10. "t So ver. 28. See ch. 2. 12. 1 Soch. 6. 13. & 10. 10 in the Heb. °* So ch. 20. 29. n ch. 17. 6. o So ch. 19. II. & 25. 28. P See ch. 14. 29. ^ See Judg. 20. XVII. » ch. 15. 17. 1 Or, good clteer. See Gen. 31. 54 i"3rg. ^ See ch. 10. 5- Comp. ver. 21, 25. Ecclus. 10. 25- *^ ch. 27. 21. So Ps. 26. 2 (Heb.). Mai. 3. 3. Wisd. 3. 6. Ecclus. 2. 5. & 27. 5, *> See 1 Chr. 29. 17. SoJer. 17.10. » ch. 14. 31. f So Job 31. ch. 24. 17. Obad. 12. t Heb. held inttocetit. See ch. 16. 5. "Pleasant words are as a == honey- 24 comb, ^ Sweet to the soul, and >' health to the bones. ^ There is a way that seemeth right 25 unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. ' He that laboureth laboureth •'•for him- =6 self; For ^ his mouth ' craveth it of him. * An ungodly man diggeth up evil : 27 And in his lips f/ure is as a <^ burn- ing fire. •^ A "= froward man ' soweth strife : 28 And fa whisperer sseparateth chief friends. •■A violent man 'enticeth his neigh- 29 bour, And leadeth him into the way that is not good. He shutteth his eyes to devise "^ fro- 30 ward things : ■Moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. "The hoary head is "a crown of 31 glory. If it be found in the way of right- eousness. °IIe that is psIow to anger is better 32 than the mighty ; And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. ■iThe lot is cast into the Map; 35 But the whole disposing thereof «> ^of the Lord. ' See ch. 17. 23. » ch. 29. 26 (Heb.). ^Better is a dry morsel, and quiet- ness therewith. Than a house full of ' sacrifices with strife. A wise servant shall have rule over ''a son that causeth shame, And shall have part of the inherit- ance among the brethren. "^The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold : But the Lord ^trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; And a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor = reproach- eth •= his Maker : And fhe that is glad at calamities shall not be ' unpunished. s Children's children are '■the crown f.P?;'"^-^- r 1 J t>0 Ps. 127. 3, 01 old men ; 4. & 128. 3. And Uhe glory of children are their ^ti^f^ll fathers. n. * Excellent speech ^ becometh not a ^Afip'of fool : excellency. Much less do ' lying lips a prince. 0°™.%. 3. 'A gift is as 'a precious stone in the &'j6.7in°- eyes of "him that hath it: the Heb. t Heb. a lip ^Vhithersoever it turneth, it prosper- oftyh.g. eth. See ch. 6. 17. 9 " He that covereth a transgression i6.° "^ ' ' ' 'seeketh love; | ^9- ^• But he that repeateth a matter ° sepa- < Heij.'a rateth very friends. I-^'i."-^ 10 'A reproof "lentereth more into a wise "' 3== ch. 3. 27 marg. •"■"'?■" ■ "Soch.10.12. Than an hundred stripes into a fool, l^'' ,. 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion : ch. n. 27. Therefore a ^cruel messenger ^shall H^^^""" be sent against him. " ch. 16. 28 12 ^Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet 1 or, a re- a man, proo/aiuetk "Rather than a fool in his folly. mantrteB^ 13 "Whoso rewardeth -^evil for good, j„'„iranh,m- Evil shall not depart from his house, rf'v-rf times. 14 The beginning of strife is as when one s.^l'"'^'''"' letteth out water: 'j Comp. Therefore >'leave off contention, before jer. Vi. ?3 // ^be meddled with. cset'c"''"' [s He that ^justifieth ihe wicked, and he • Comp.' that bcondemneth the just, ."2 w'^l Even they both arc abomination to ""?• '3- s. the Lord. ch. "^''3. .6 Wherefore is there a price in the hand "^f" "*• ^°- of a fool See Matt. 5. To "^get wisdom, seeing he hath no x'seePs.35. heart to it? "• 17 ''.\ friend loveth at all times, & "li^'^' And a brother is born for adversity. I J^^\l*'"' ;8 A man void of ' understanding «strik- & 20. 3.' eth hands, ^ \^^X^ And c becometh surety in the presence ^"c]'- ''*■ =4- of his friend. So Ps.li'- ". 9 He loveth transgression that loveth ^^'if' strife : ^ c'h! 23^*23 And fhe that exalteth his gate seek- i^ob'e. 14, eth destruction. Secch. 27.' !o *He that hath a froward heart findeth ?Heb. And he that hath a per\'erse tongue "Seecii.&i. falleth into mischief. ^|'' "^^ =* ■I sHe that begetteth a fool doeth it to '«■=•>• ^^S h frotvardof IS sorrow: heart. And the father of a fool hath no iov. !''•„"• °°- . . J J TiO rs. 101. 4. .2 "A merry heart doeth good ^like a « ver. 25. medicine: .^See''ch.''i5: But a ''broken spirit 'drieth the bones, y- ,^ ^ So ch. 15. 15. 1 Or, to a medicine. Comp. ch. i6. 24. * So Ps. 22. 15. ch. I2. 25. (577) 73 Chap. xvii. 23. PROVERBS. Chap. xix. 3. ■^ch. 21. 14. Eccles. 7. 9. Comp. ch. 16. 33 (Heb.). See Ps. 79. 12. iSoch.15.27. Micah 3. II. &7. 3- See Ex. 23. S. ""See ch. 14. 6. " So Eccles. 2. 14. Comp. Eccles. 8. I (Heb.). noch. 23. 25. Cant. 6. 9. ° See ch. 21. IX. 00 ch. TO. 19 (Heb.). See James I. 19. 11 Or, a cooi spirit. ch. 25, 25. Jer, 18. 14 in the Heb. P So Job 13. 5- XVIII. 1 Or, He tliat ^sepa- rateth hhn- self seeketh according ta his desire. And intcr- vieddletk in every bidsiness, * See Jude 19? t" See ch. 17. 14- « See Job 5. 12 marg. <* So ch. 10. E. & 13. 16. :cles. 10. 3. * See ch. 10. II. f ch. 20. 5. 8 Comp. Ps. 78. 2. John 7. 3S. See Ps. 145. 7- k Ps. 82. 2. So Lev. 19. 15 (Heb.). SeeDeut. 10. 17- Comp. ch. 24. 23. lSoDeut.i6. 18 (Heb.). Seech. 17.15. ^ ch. 19, 29 (Heb) only. 1 See ch. 10. 14. So Ps. 59. 12. & 64. 8. & 140. g. ch. 12. 13. & 13. 3- Eccles. 10. 12. ™ ch. 26. 22. lOr, •whisperer. Seech. 16. 28. I Or, like as when men are woundt 30. " So ch. So 2 Sam. 22. 3, set aloft. Isai. A wicked iiuiii taketh a gift out of 23 the ''bosom 'To pervert the ways of judgment. "■Wisdom is "before him that hath 24 understanding ; But "the eyes of a fool arc in the ends of the earth. sA foolish son is a grief to his fa- 25 ther, And bitterness to ""her that bare him. Also *> to ° punish the just is not 26 good, Nor to strike princes for equity. He that hath knowledge °°spareth his 27 words : And a man of understanding is of "an excellent spirit. Even a fool, Pvk'hen he holdeth his 23 peace, is counted wise: And he that shutteth his lips is es- teemed a man of understanding. 'Through desire a man, having sepa- rated himself, seeketh And ''intermeddleth with all "^ wisdom. A fool hath no delight in under- 2 standing, But ^ that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then com- 3 eth also contempt. And with ignominy reproach. ''The words of a man's mouth are as 4 fdeep waters. And the wellspring of wisdom as sa flowing brook. It is not good to '■accept the person 5 of the wicked. To 'overthrow the righteous in judg- ment. A fool's Hps enter into contention, 6 And his mouth calleth for ''strokes. 'A fool's mouth is his destruction, 7 And his lips are the snare of his soul. "■The words of a 'talebearer are 'as 8 wounds, "■And they go down info the 'inner- most parts of the belly. He also that is slothful in his work 9 /s "brother to him that is a "great waster. The name of the Lord is Pa strong 10 tower: The righteous runneth into it, and 'is safe. '(/. Comp. ch. 12. 18. t Heb. chambers, ch. 20. 27. 28. 24. o See ch. 3. 27 marg. & 22. 24. P Ps. 61. 3. 51. Ps. 18. 2. & 27. I. & 91. 2. & 144. 2. t Heb. ;j 2. II, 17. & 12. 4. So Ps. 20. I. & 148. 13. ch. 29. 25. r Ps. 73. 7 (Heb.). See ch. 25. II. ' See ch. 29. 23- « ch. 15. 31. tHeb retarnetk a ivord. I Sam. 17. 30 (Heb.), " So Ecclus. II. 8. John 7. 51. ^ See ch. 15. 13- y See ch. 8. 22. * Gen. 32. 20. 1 Sam. 25. 27. See ch. 17. 8. & I Sam. 10. 27. * Comp. Matt. 7. 5. iThe rich matii wealth is his strong '"'=''• ^°- 's- city, And as a high wall in his own '^ con- ceit. ^Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And 'before honour is humility. He that 'answereth a matter "before he heareth //, It is folly and shame unto him. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But " a wounded spirit who can bear? The heart of the prudent >' getteth knowledge ; And the ear of the wise seeketh know- ledge. ^ A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men. He that is first in his own cause secm- eth just; But "his neighbour cometh and search- eth him. The lot causeth contentions to cease. And parteth between the mighty. A brother offended is harder to he 7iion than a strong city : And their contentions are like the bars of a '■castle. "^A man's belly shall be satisfied with •^the fruit of his mouth; And with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. ''Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. "= Whoso findeth a wife findeth a fgood thing, And sobtaineth favour '■of the Lord. The poor useth intreaties; But 'the rich answereth roughly. A man that hath friends must J'shew himself friendly: And ''there is 'a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. ^Better is the poor ''that walketh in his integrity, "Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without know- ledge, it is not good ; And ''he that hasteth with his feet, sinneth. The foolishness of man ''perverteth his way : And "his heart fretteth against the Lord. b See Isai. 25. 2. *^ See ch. 12, 14- ^ So ch. 10. 19- Matt. 12. 37. Seech. 21. 23. ♦^ ch. 12. 4. & 19. 14- & 31. 10—31. f Gen. 2. iS. Ecclus. 26. 3. B See ch. 8. 35 marg. '^ cli. 19. 14. ' Comp. James 2. 3. J Rather as Isai. 24. 19? See ch. 11. 15 marg. ^ See ch. 11. 24- 1 See ch. 27. XIX. » ch. 28. 6 (Heb.). ^Sorh. 14. 2. See ch. 20. 7. cch. 21. s & 28. 20. & 29. 20. d See ch. 1 3- • Comp. Ps. 37. 7. te78) Chap. xix. + PROVERBS. Chap. xx. 4. •^ Wealth maketh many friends; 4 But '^the poor is separated from Iiis neighbour. sA false witness shall not be 'un- 5 punished, sAnd he ^that speaketh lies shall not escape. 'Many will ''intreat the favour of the c prince : And 'every wan is a friend to 'him that giveth gifts. '"All the brethren of the poor do hate 7 him: How much more do his friends "go far from him ! He °pursueth them tvit/i words, yet they are wanting to him. He that Pgetteth 'wisdom loveth his s own soul: He that keepeth understanding "J shall find good. sA false witness shall not be un- 9 punished, sAnd /le ^that speaketh lies ■■ shall perish. ^Delight is not 'seemly for a fool; 10 Much less "for a servant to have rule over princes. "The 'discretion of a man deferreth u his anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression. The king's wrath is >'as the roaring 12 of a lion; But =^his favour is ='as dew upon the grass. •'A foolish son is the calamity of his 13 father : And ^the contentions of a wife arc a ''continual dropping. ■= House and riches are the inheritance 14 of fathers : And a prudent wife is •'from the Lord. sSlothfulness ''casteth into a deep is sleep; And an idle soul shall 'suffer hunger. ■^He that keepeth the commandment 16 keepeth his own soul; ^///''hethatdespiseth his ways shall die. 'He that hath pity upon the poor 17 lendeth unto the Lord; And 'that which he hath given "will he pay him again. "Chasten thy son while there is hope, is And let not °thy soul spare 'for his crying. I A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: For if thou deliver him, yet thou must 'do // again. 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise Pin thy lat- ter end. 21 1 There are many devices in a man's heart ; Nevertheless 'A ^slothful 7nan hideth his hand in his 2 bosom. And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 25 * Smite a fscorner, and the simple "■will beware: And <^reprove one that hath under- standing, and he will understand knowledge. 26 He that wasteth his father, and chas- eth away his mother. Is a ''son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction That causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 *An ungodly witness scorneth judg- ment: And the mouth of the wicked "=de- voureth iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for ''scomers, And sstripes ''for the back of fools. Cnmp. Job 20. 12, 13. f ch. 20. 1 (Heb.). See Ps. i. i. (Heb.) only. *» So ch. lo. 13. & 26. 3. 3 Wine is a ''mocker, strong drink is raging: And whosoever '^is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is ''as the roaring of a lion: Whoso provoketh him to anger «sin- neth against his own soul. 3 It is an honour for a man ^to cease from strife: But every fool ^vill be meddling. 4 sThe sluggard will not plow by rea- son of the ' cold ; Therefore shall he ''beg in harvest, and '^have nothing. Ps. 74. 17, &c. •■ Ps. log. 10. f Heb. add. "So I Sam. 3. 21 iHeb.), &c. P So Ps. 37. 37- See ch. 23. J 8. ■) Ps. 33. 10, II. .So Job23. 13. ch. 16. I, 9. & 20. 24. Ibai. 14. 26, 27. Heb. 6. 17. See ch. 21. 30. *■ Isai. 46. 10. " ch. 20. 6 marg. * ch. 10. 16. & II- 19. " Ps. 25. 13 (Heb.). ch. 15. 31. Comp, Ps. 59. 15 ^ See I Tim. 4.8. J ch. 26. 15. So ch. 15. 19. & 26. 13. ^ Rather as 2 Kin. 21. 13. So 2 Chr. 35. 13- Comp. Matt. 26. 23. Mark 14. 20. '^ So ch. 21. II. Comp. ch. 20. 30. t Heb. tvill be cunning. I Sam. 23. 22. ch. 15. 5 in the Heb. "^ Comp. Deut. 13. II. c See Ps. 141- 5- ^ See ch. 10. 5- t Heb. A loitness of Belial. Soch. 16. 27. See Deut. 13- 13- « See Job 15. 16. e ch. iS. 6 XX. * Gen. 9. 21. ch. 23. 29 — 32- Eph. 5. 18. See ch. 23. 20. b ch. 19. 25, 28 :Heb.). '^ Isai. 28. 7 (Heb.). So Hos. 4. II. ^ See ch. ig. 12. " See Num. 16. 38. So ch. 8. 36. f See ch. 17. M- K See ch. 6. II. N Or, winier. Gen. 8. 22. So ch. 19. 15. (579} 72^—2 Chap. XX. s. PROVERBS. Chap. xxi. 7. ' ch. j8. 4. ■» See Ex. 2. 16. " Comp. ch. 25. 14. Matt. 6. 2. U Or, bounty. ch. 19. 22 (Heb.). O Ps. 12. !• P So Ps. 26. I, II. ch. 19. I. See 2 Cor. i. 12. q See Ps. 112. 2. r ver. 26. So ch. 25. 5. Comp. Ps. lOI. 5. 6 I Kin. 8. 46. 2 Chr. 6. 36. Job 14. 4. Ps. 51. 5. Eccles. 7. 20, 28. Rom. 3. 9. I John 1. 8. t Job 8. 6 (Heb.). & II. 4 (Heb.). & 16. 17 (Heb.). & 33- 9- " See ch. n. I. Comp. ch. 16. 2. t Heb. A stone and a stone. Deut. 25. 13. ver. 23. Comp. Ps. 12. 2 marg. j t Heb. an I epftah and I rt« ephak. I Deut. 25. 14. "^ Matt. 7. 16. » ch. 25. 12 (Heb.). y So Ex. 4. II. Ps. 94. 9. Comp. ver. 13. « So ch. 6. 4. & 31. 15- Rom. 12. II. ft Comp. ver. 12. ^ ch. 12. II (Heb.). c See ch. ii. 24. !•*■ .See ch. 23. blessed. is. 22 ^Say not thou, I will recompense evil; So bem.32. But ywait on the Lord, and he shall 35- , ch. 17. 13. save thee. Rom. 12. 19. 23 ^Divers weights are an abomination See Matt. 5. unto the Lord ; » See Ps. 27. And 'a false balance is not good. Comp. 24 -'Man's goings ^;r of the Lord; 2Sam. 16. 12. . ' See ver. lo How can a man then understand his t keb. own way? ''"/'d""i,. 25 It is a snare to the man ii>ho '^devour- Seech. n. i. eth that which is holy, _ _ 'se^e'ch.^'.s.'' And "^after vows to make inquiry. 21. A wise king ''scattereth the wicked, 3?'"^° And bringeth "= the wheel over them. ' So Eccies 27 ""The spirit of man is the "candle of d\tr^8 the Lord, ^ '^ai. 28. 27. sSearching all ''the inward parts of 11 or, /iiw/.'' the belly. J"- "i . -' , , . ^ee 2 Sam. 28 'Mercy and tnith preserve the kmg: 21.17. And ''his throne is upholden by mercy, z^p""^; „. .-9 The glory of young men is their '■ ch. 18. 8 Strength: i.Seech.3. ,. And 'the beauty of old men is the ^^See ch. it., gray head. So Ps. 101. i. 30 "The blueness of a wound 'cleanseth 3,^° "'^^ "^■ away evil : 7ia'^' *' '^ ".So da stripes ''the inward parts of the isJ. W ^\„ belly. f'iS';!"^^ ^ T Heb. IS a fin'glng medicine agahtst ez'il. See Esther 2. 3. " Comp. ch. 19.25. The king's heart is in the hand of the XXI. Lord, as ^the rivers of water: t com'p.^' He ''turneth it whithersoever he will, p'^ 6. 22. 2 '^Everyway of a man is right in his Soch°''i6'^2 own eyes: k"e cii: 12. But ""the Lord "^pondereth the hearts. 15- 3 <=To do justice and judgment Luke °i6. '5'. Is more acceptable to the Lord than i Cor. 4. 4. .r '^ See I Sam. sacrince. ,;. 22. 4 f'A high look, and sa proud heart, f s„"'''h '|' f: A?id "the '■plowing of the wicked, is tHcb.' • n a light i- ^'"' . vess of eyes. 5 The thoughts of 'the diligent tend only So Ps. 101.5. ^ , ° * -^ 8SeePs.ioi. to plenteousness; 5. But of every one that is ''hasty 'only V^^j'^.i to want. wicked. 6 "The getting of treasures by a Ij-ing ft^j"'^"^.'''' tongue '■ See ch. 13. Is "a. vanity "tossed to and fro of fseech. lo. them Pthat seek death. J- , 7 The robbery of the wicked shall '^de- i ch. n.' 24." stroythem; & It Vein Because they refuse to do judgment, the Heb. ch. 10. 2. n See ch. 13. ii. o Lev. 26. 36 marg. Job 13. 25. Isai. 41. 2 in the Heb. P So ch. 8. 36. t Heb. - See Neh. 8. 13 marg. •= Comp. Ps. 37. 35, 36- ** ch. 22. 12. See ch. 11. 3- fi Comp. Matt. 18. 30 ■-34. James 2. 13. * See ch. 17. 8. 6 ch. 17. 23. See Ps. 79. 12. h ch. 10. 29. See ch. 10. 14. * ch. 10. 29. See Ps. 94- 4. j Comp. Ps. 49. 14. See ch. 14. 32- ^ See Job 26. 5. H Or, sport. 1 ver. 20. Comp. Ps. 23. 5. '" So ch. II, 8.. " Isai. 43. 3. » See ver. 9, So Ecclus. 25. 16, 23, Matt. 19. 10. t Heb. in the land of the desert. P So Ps, 112. 3- ch. 22. 4. '1 Comp. Matt. 25. 4. >■ Job 20. 15, 18 (Heb.). " See ch. 15. 9- So Matt 5. 6. ' ch. 8. 35. See ch. 4. 22. " Comp. 2 Sam. 5. 6 T9- cji 24. s. Eccles. 7. 19, & 9. 14—18. » See Ps. 141. 3- So ch. 18. 21. Ja lies 3. 2. ^ ch. 22. 5. The way of man is froward and 8 strange : But as for the pure, his work is right. '// is better to dwell in a "corner of 9 the housetop, 'Than with *a brawUng woman in *a wide house. yThe soul of the wicked desireth evil : 10 His neighbour 'findeth no favour in his eyes. ^When the scomer is ''punished, the n simple is made wise : And when the wise ''is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. The righteous «(7« '''wisely consider- 12 eth the house of the wicked: But ^God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. =\Vhoso stoppeth his ears at the cry ij, of the poor. He also shall crj' himself, but shall not be heard. •"A gift in secret pacifieth anger: 14 And a reward in sthe bosom strong wrath. It is joy to the just to do judgment: 15 '■But destruction shall be to 'the work- ers of iniquity. The man that wandereth out of the 16 way of understanding J Shall remain in the congregation of ''the dead. He that loveth "pleasure shall be a 17 poor man : He that loveth wine and 'oil shall not be rich. ""The wicked shall be a "ransom foris the righteous, And the transgressor for the upright. °It is better to dwell 'in the wilder- 19 ness, Than with a contentious and an an- gry woman. ^ There is treasure to be desired and 20 'loil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man ''spendeth it up. ^He that followeth after righteousness 21 and mercy 'Findeth life, righteousness, and hon- our. "A wise man scaleth the city of the 22 mighty. And casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his 23 tongue ^Keepeth his soul yfrom troubles. y So ch. 12, 13. " ch. 13. 4. ^ See Luke !2. 15 marg. ■■ So Ps. 37. 26. & 112. 5, 9. 29 Proud and ^ haughty scorner is his 'i|^b''i Jiii^ name, t Heb. /« Who dealeth 'in proud wTath. 'Ijf^uc"" ••'The desire of the slothful killeth SojobsS. him ; For his hands refuse to labour. He •'coveteth greedily all the day long: But '^the righteous eiveth and spareth m^". 5. 42. ° ^ ^ Eph. 4. 28. not. i So Ps. 50. ''The sacrifice of the wicked is abomi- %■ , hCclUS. 7. 9. nation : & 34. is. How much more, 7i.'he>i he bringeth it fnek'/vf ^' 'with a wicked mind? -wickedtusst ♦A false witness shall perish: & i9.'29.''' But the man that heareth, speaketh ^j^^°- '■y "= constantly. (Heb°).''^ A wicked man ' hardeneth his face : (i/eVj! But as for the upright, he "sdirecteth ' Heb. a his way. '' There is no wisdom nor understand- ing Nor counsel against the Lord. 'The horse is prepared against the day of battle : But •''safety is of the Lord. ■tness of lies. Soch. 19. 5,9. * Comp. Heb. with ch. 12. ig. • See ch. 7. 31 ■ 1 lie iiorse is uicuaicu auaiiisi. iiic 13 marg. suiereth. ch. 23. I. & 24. 12. s See Ps. X19. 5. 1^ So Isai. 8. 9, 10. Jer. g. 23. Nah. i. 9. Matt. 15. 13. Acts 5. 38, 39. See ch. 19. 21. ' See Ps. 33. 17. & Isai, 31. i. lOr, victory. Jer. 3. 23 (Heb.). ' See Ps. 3. 8. A ^good name is rather ''to be chosen than great riches, And "loving favour rather than silver and gold. 2 The rich and poor "^meet together: ■iThe Lord is <= the Maker of them all. 3 fA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: fBut the simple pass on, and sare punished. 4 ' By humility and the fear of the Lord Are 'riches, and honour, and life. 5 ''Thorns «■« Ps. 19. II. ' See Ps. 112. So ch. 21. 2a " Job 5. 5 only. Soch. 15.19. 1 ch, 21. 23. Soch. 24. 12. I John 5. 18. n» So Eccles. 12. I. Ecclus. 7. 23. See Eph. 6. .^Or, . Catechise. Heb. as Deut. 20. 5. 43. 7 marg. pHos. 10. 13. 1 Ps. 125. 3. isSi) Chap. xxii. g. PROVERBS. Chap, xxiii. ii. * 2 Cor. 9. 6. Comp. Ecclus. 31. t Heb. Good of eye. So Ecclus. 35.8. Comp. ch. 23, 6. ' See ch. ig. 17- Comp. Luke 14. 13, 14. "Gen. 21. 9, 10, Comp. Ps. lOI. 5. * So ch. a6. 20. * Comp. Ps. loi. 6. H Or, And hath grace in his lips. Comp. Eccles. ID. 12. r See ch. 14. * ch. 21. 12. See ch. 11. 3. B Or, /^ jtiatters. As Gen. 24. 9, &c. *^ ch. 26. 13. ^ See ch. 2. 16. « ch. 23. 27 (Heb.l. d So Eccles. 7. 26. e See ch. 13. 24. t So ch. 28. 22. See ch. 21. 5. K ch. 4. 20 {Heb.}. &S- 1. h See ch. 24. 32 marg. ' ver. 17. tHeb. in thy hcUy. So Job 32. 18. Comp. Job ig. 27 marg. M Or, tnist thou also. J So ch. 23. 15- k So ch. 8. 6. Or comp. Eccles. 4. 12 (Heb.)? 1 So Ps. 60. 4 (Heb.)? B Or, to those that send thcc ? ch. 10. 26, & 25- 13- ™ So Zech. 7. TO. See Ex. 23. 6. "See Jobs. 4- & Ps. 94. 5. ° Job 31. 21 (Heb.). See Ps. 127. p ch. 23. II. So Ps. 12 5. & 35- lo- & 68. s. & 140. 12. See I Sam. 24. 15. 1 Mai. 3. 8,9 [Heb.) only. ^'He that hath a bountiful eye shall 9 be blessed ; For 'he giveth of his bread to the poor. "Cast out the sconier, and contention 10 shall go out; Yea, ■" strife and reproach shall cease. ''He that loveth pureness of heart, n "/vw the grace of his lips >'the king shall be his friend. The eyes of the Lord preserve know- 1; ledge, And he ^overthroweth 'the words of the transgressor. ^ The slothful man saith, There is i;, a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. The mouth of ''strange women is "^ai.i deep pit: ''He that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a 15 child; But <=the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. He that oppresseth the poor to in- 16 crease his riches, And he that giveth to the rich, shall f surely come to want. sBow down thine ear, and hear Uhei words of the wise, And ''apply thine heart unto my know- ledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep i 'them 'within thee; They shall withal be fitted in thy lips. That thy trust may be in the Lord, i I have made known to thee this day, "Jeven to thee. Have not 1 written to thee '^excellent! things In counsels and knowledge, That /might make thee know 'thes certainty of the words of truth; That thoii mightest answer the words of truth "to them that send ti/ito thee? ""Rob not the poor, because he is^ poor: Neither "oppress the afflicted "in the gate: For Pthe Lord will plead their 2 cause. And "5 spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 24 Make no friendship with "^an angry man ; And with a furious man "thou shalt not go : 25 Lest thou learn his ways. And get a snare to thy soul. 26 Be not thou one of ^them that strike hands. Or of ^ them that are sureties for ' debts. =7 If thou hast nothing to pay, \\'hy should he "take away thy bed from under thee? 28 "Remove not the ^''ancient 'land- mark, Which thy fathers have set. 29 ^Seest thou a man >' diligent in his business ? He shall ^stand before kings; He shall not stand before ' mean me?i. ch. 28. 22. So Ecclus. 14. 10. See Deut. 15. 9- & Matt. 6. =3- Comp. ch. 22. 9 niar.^. J Comp. Ps. 12. 2. l* ch. 23. 16. 1 So ch. 9. 8. °^ See ch. 22. 28. U Or, bound. " See Job 19. 25. o See ch. 23. (583) Chap, xxiii. 12. PROVERBS. Chap. xxiv. ii. P Heb. as ver. 13. See ch. 15. lomarg. 1 See ch. 13. 24. f Comp. ch. 19. i3 marg. ' Comp. I Cor, 5. 5. t ver. 24, 25. Seech. 10. i. I Or, t'zvn I will rejoice. " So ch. 22. 19. X Ps. 7. 9- & 73. 21. y ver. 31 (Heb.). . ch. 8. 6. See Ps. 17. 2. * ch. 24. I. See Ps. 37. 1. » So ch. 23. 14. D ch. 24. 14. Comp. Luke 16. 25. See ch. 11. \Ox^reivard. ch. 24. 14, 20. Comp. Ps. 19. II. &S8. II. « Ps. 37. 37. ver. 32 (Heb.). ch, IQ. 20, & 20. 21, Comp. Eccles. 12. M- 1 See Ps. 9. 18. • See ch. 6. 6. f Seech, g. 6. B ch. 4. 23. *» ver. zg, 30. Isaj. 5. II, 22. Matt. 24. 4g. Luke 21. 34. Rom. 13. 13. Seech. 20. i. ' Deut. 21. 20 (Heb. . J ch. 28. 7. t Heb. of Vteir flesh. ' See ch. 6. II. ^ So ch. 30. '7- See ch. I. 8. ^ ch. 4. 5, 7. & 18. 15 in the Heb. MatL 13. 44, See ch. 8. 22. ° ver. IS, 25. Seech. 10. I. ^ .See ch. 17. 25- p ch. 22. 14 Heb.). 'I See ch. 2. 16. ' See Ps. 55. 23- '' ch. 7. 12. So Eccles. 7. 26. ■ Or, as a rvbber. * See ver. 21. " So ver. 35. *Gen, 49. 12. Apply thine heart unto Pinstruction, 12 And thine ears to the words of know- ledge. Withhold not p correction from the 13 1 child: For // thou beatest him with the rod, ^he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, 14 And shalt ^deliver his soul from hell. • My son, if thine heart be wise, 15 My heart shall rejoice, '"even mine. Yea, *my reins shall rejoice, 16 When thy lips speak >' right things. Let not thine heart ^envy sinners: 17 But be thou in ^ the fear of the Lord all the day long. For surely ''there is an "i^end ; is ''And thine "^expectation shall not be cut off. Hear thou, my son, and ^be wise, 19 And "^guide thine s heart in the way. Be not amongst •''winebibbers; 20 Amongst 'J riotous eaters 'of flesh : For the 'drunkarrl and the 'Jglutton 21 shall come to poverty: And •'drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 'Hearken unto thy father that begat 22 thee. And despise not thy mother when she is old. ™ Buy the truth, and sell // not ; 23 Also wisdom, and instruction, and un- derstanding. "The father of the righteous shall 24 greatly rejoice: And he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. Thy father and thy mother shall be 25 glad, And "she that bare thee shall re- joice. My son, give me thine heart, 26 And let thine eyes obsers-e my ways. For a whore is Pa deep ditch; 27 And la strange ivomaii is a narrow "■pit. ^ She also lieth in wait ' as for a :3 prey, And increaseth the transgressors a- mong men. 'Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? zg Who hath contentions? who hath bab- bling? Who hath "wounds without cause? Who hath ''redness of eves? ^ Isai. 5. II. So Ps. 127. 2 (Heb.). ^ Isai. 65. II (Heb.;. So Ps. 75. 8. Comp. ch. g. 2, 5. y So Cant. 7. 9- ■ ver. 16 (Heb.). * ver. 18 (Heb.). 35 'They that "tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek "mi-xt wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it giveth his colour in the cup, When it vmoveth itself >' ^aright. ^At the last it ''biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like 'an "^adder. j_ Thine eyes shall behold ''strange com"'""''' women, i°^ '°- ^S- And thine heart shall utter <=per\'erse cmia/rice. things. As Lsai 14. r Y 1 1 1 ^9 nearly. \ ea, thou shalt be as he that heth ' isai. n. 8 down • fin the midst of the sea, "'sg^'s marg. Or as he that heth upon the top of J"- ^^ '7 a mast. ^Seech. 2. They have s stricken me, "^ shall thou eseech 2 say, and I swas not sick; They have beaten me, and "I felt ;'/ not : When shall I awake? ''I will seek it yet again. t Heb. in the heart of the sea, Comp. ch. 30. ig. See 2 Sam. 18. 14. f Comp. I Kin. g. 28. & 10. 22. 8 Jer. 5. 3 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 29. ch. 27. 22. •» Comp. Kx. 18. 4. t Heb. I kfteiv it not. Job 20. 20. Eccles. 8. 5. * Epli. 4. ig. Comp. ch. 26. 9. ^ Isai. 56. 12. ^ Be not thou envious against evil men. Neither desire to be ''with them. •^For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips talk of ''mischief Through ^wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it "=is established : .■Vnd by knowledge shall the cham- bers be filled With all precious and pleasant riches. f ^i. wise man ' is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge ' increaseth strength. For ''by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: .\nd 'in multitude of counsellers there is safety. •^Wisdom is ^too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth ""in the gate. He that "deviseth to do evil Shall be called °a mischievous per- son. The Pthought of foolishness is sin: And the scorner is an abomination to men. If thou faint in the day of adversity. Thy strength is 'small. If thou forbear ito deliver them that are drawn unto death, And those that are ■■ ready to be slain ; X.XIV. * ver. 19. ch. 23. 17. See Ps. 37. I. t> ch. I. 15. •= So Isai. 59. 13 (Heb.). d Ps. 10. 7. 0 Num. 21. 27 ;Heb.). See ch. 9. i. f See ch. 21. 22. t Heb. is in strength* t Heb. K Strengthen' eik might. K 2 Chr. 24. ^ See ch. 20. ' See ch. iz. 14. k See ch. i. 20 marg. iSoPs. 10. 5. ch. 14. 6: or Comp. Job 28. i8 marg. a> See Ps. 127. 5. n Rom. 1. 30. 0 See ch, 22. P See ch. 21. 27 marg. tHeb. narrow. ch. 23. 27. 1 Ps. 82. 4 (Heb.). f ch. 25. 26 CHeb.J. (583) Chap. x\iv. 12. PROVERBS. Chap. xxv. 7. ■ Comp. Isai. S3. 8. ' ch, 21. 2. So ch. 16. 2 iHeb.). " See ch. 22. 5. ' See Ps. 62. 12. » See Cant. 4, II. y Ps. 19. 10. & iig. 103. t Heb. «/i)7£ thy palate. See Ps. 119. 103. " ch. 23. 18. * Ps. 10. 9, 10. i> See Ps. 37. =4 c See Job 5. 19- & Ps. 79. 12. d So ch. 14. e Heb. as ver. 17. t So Ps. 35. 15, 19- See ch. 17. 5. t Heb. it be evil i/t his eyes. Num. II. 10. B See Ps. 37. 1 Or, Keep not company •with tJte ixyicked. Heb. not the same as 2 Chr. 20. 35> 37? li See ver. 1. * ch. 23. 18 marg. ^ ch. 13. 9. See Job 18. 5. 11 Or, lamp. See 2 Sam, 21. 17. 1 See I Pet. 2. 17. tHeb. changers. So ch. 31. 5 marg. " Jer. 2. 36. n So Eccles. 8.7. '" See Job 30. 24. » Comp. ver. 21. " Deut. I. 17- & 16. 19. ch. 28. 21. So Ecclus. 42. I. Matt. 22. 16. See ch. i8. 5. Comp. John 7. 24. p See ch. 17. 'S-, 4 ch. II. 26. t Heb. a blessing 0/ ^ood. t Heb. That answereth right words. '.Seech. 8.9. If thou sayest, * Behold, we knew 12 it not ; Doth not he that 'pondereth the heart consider it I And he that "keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it i And shall not he render to every man ^according to his works? My son, eat thou "Phoney, because z/u is good ; And the '^ y honeycomb, which is sweet * to thy taste : ySo shall the knowledge of wisdom 14 be unto thy soul : When thou hast found //, then ^ there shall be a reward, ^And thy e.xpectation shall not be cut off. ^^Lay not wait, O wicked man, against 15 the dwelling of the righteous; Spoil not his resting place: ^For a just man falleth =seven times, 10 and riseth up again: But •* the wicked shall "-'fall into mischief. fRejoice not when thine enemy falleth, 17 And let not thine heart be glad when he 'stumbleth: Lest the Lord see //, and *it dis-is please him, And he turn away his wrath from him. s'Fret not thyseU' because of evil men, 19 Neither "^be thou envious at the wicked; For there shall be no 'reward to the 20 evil man; ''The 'candle of the wicked shall be put out. My son, 'fear thou the Lord and the 21 king: And meddle not with *them that are given to change : For their calamity shall rise suddenly; 22 And "who knoweth the "'ruin of "them both? These things also belong to the wise. 23 // is not good ^to have respect of persons in judgment. PHe that saith unto the wicked. Thou 24 art righteous; iHim shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: But to them that rebuke him shall be 25 delight. And 'a good blessing shall come upon them. Every man shall kiss his lips 26 *That giveth a ''right answer. ^Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house. 'Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. "Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. •"I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man yvoid of understanding; And lo, it was all grown over 7inth thorns. And ^nettles had covered the face thereof, And the stone ^wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and * considered // well : I ''looked upon it, and received in- struction. •" Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep : So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; Aird thy want as *an armed man. These are also ''proverbs of Solo- mon, which ''the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. // is the glory of God '^to conceal a thing : But the honour of kings is ''to search out a matter. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth. And the heart of kings ^ is unsearch- able. ■^Take away fthe dross from the sil- ver. And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 'Take away sthe wicked //vw^ before the king, And ''his throne shall be established in righteousness. ' Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, And 'stand not in the place of great men: JFor better it is that it be said unto thee. Come up hither; Than that thou shouldest be put low- er in the presence of the prince ''Whom thine eyes have seen. s So Luke 14. 28. ^ So ch. 25. " See ch. 20. ^ Comp. Job 5. 3. y See ch. 6. ^ See Job 30. 7. Comp. ch. 15. 19. ^ Isai. s. s. t Heb. set i/iy heart. ch. 22. 17 (Heb.). & 27. 23 marg. So Ps. 48. 13. See Job 7. 17. ^ ver. 33, 34, ck. 6. 10, II. So Eccles. 4. tHeb. a vtan of shield. ch. 6. II. XXV. [About B.C. 700]. » See ch. I. I. & 10. I. b 2 Kill. 19. 2? c Deut. 29. 29. See Rom. II, 33- ** So ver. 27. Job 29. 16. t Heb. there is no !,t'a7-i.hi7ig. See Ps. 145. 3 marg. e Jsai. 27. 8 marg. f ch. 26. 23. See Ezek. 22. 18. Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 21. K ch. 20. 8. h See ch. 16. 12. tHeb. Set not out thy s^ory. Comp, Lam. 5. 12. ' So ch. 22. 2g. j Luke 14. 3 ^ Comp. 2 Sam. 14. 24, 28. 1584) Chap. xxv. 8. PROVERBS. Chap. xxvi. 12. ■Go not forth hastily to strive, s Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbour hath "put thee to shame. "Debate thy cause with thy neigh- 9 hour himself; And 'discover not a secret to another: Lest he that heareth // "put thee to 10 shame. And thine infamy turn not away. °A word 'fitly spoken n Is like Papples of gold in ^pictures of silver. As ■'an earring of gold, and an ^oma- 12 ment of 'fine gold, '^So is a wise reprover upon an ^obe- dient ear. As the cold of snow in the time of 13 harvest. So is ya faithful messenger to them that send him: Forherefresheththe soul of his masters. ^ Whoso boasteth himself 'of a false gift 14 Is like "clouds and wind without rain. ^By '^long forbearing is a ^jjrince per- 13 suaded. And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. •^Hast thou found honey? eat so much 16 as is sufficient for thee. Lest thou be filled XhtKiviik, and ^vomit it. 'Withdraw thy foot from thy neigh-:? bour's house; Lest he be * weary 0/ thee, and so hate thee. A man that sbeareth false witness is against liis neighbour Is a maul, and ''a sword, and a 'shaqs arrow. Confidence in an unfaithful tnan in 19 time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and "^a foot out of joint. As he that 'taketh away a garment in 20 cold weather. And as vinegar upon "nitre. So is he "that singeth songs to a heavy heart. °If thine enemy be hungry, give 21 him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt Pheap icoals. of 22 fire upon his head. And the Lord shall reward thee. ^ So Job 12. 5{Heb.). 1 Rather as IsaL 6i.,io? _" Jer. 2. 22. », Kcclus. 22. 6. Comp. Dan. 6. 18. ° So £,>:. 23. 4, 5. 2 Kin. 6. 22. 2 Chr. 28. 15. Matt. 3. 44. Cited Rom. 12. 20. P See ch. 6. 27. 1 See ch. 26. 21. ^ So ch. 17. 14. Matt. 5. 25. Luke 12. 58. 11 ch. 28. 7 (Heb.). ■" Matt 18. 15- I Or, discover not the secret 0/ another. " See ch. 14. 34- « See ch. 15. 23. -So Ecclus. zo. 1,7,19,20. tHeb. spoken upon his wheels. Comp. I Kin. 7. 32. P Cant. 2. 3, 5. & 7- 8. &8. 5. Joel I. 12. 1 Ps. 73. 7 marg. ch. 18. II. Ezek. 8. T2 in the Heb. See Lev. 26. I marg. »■ See Gen. 24. 22. * So Cant. 7. 'See Job 28. 16. » Comp. ch. I. 9. * ch. 20. 12 (Heb.). So ch. 15. 31. J So ch. 13. l7(Heb.l. * So ch. 20. 6. tHeb. in a gift of falselwod. So ver. 18 Heb.!. &c. * Jude 12. 1* Comp. Gen. 32. 4. I .Sam. 25.24. ch. 15. 1. Xt 16. 14. Eccles. 10. 4. c See ch. 14. 29. ^ ch. fi. 7 Heb.!. ' Ex. 3. 8. Judg. 14. 8. I Sam. 14. 25. ch. 27. 7. Comp. ver. 27. f ch. 23. 8. . I Or. Let thy foot be set- JotK in thy tteiglthoitrs house. Isai. 13. 12 I Heb.). Comp. 1 Sam. 3. I 'Heb.). tHeb. full of thee. So I Clir. 23. I, S:c. 8 Ex. 20. 16. So ch. 24. 28. 1" See Ps. 57. 4- i See PS.4S.S. 23 'The north wind driveth away rain: So doth an angry countenance a ^back- biting tongue. 24 '// is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, 'Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. 25 As cold waters "to a thirsty soul. So is "good news from a far country. 26 A righteous man ^falling down before the wicked Is as a. y troubled fountain, and a cor- rupt spring. 27 ^It is not good to eat much honey: ="50 for men ''to search their own •"^glory is not glory. 23 '■He that Iiath no rule over his own spirit Is like a city that is •= broken down, and without walls. ii So ver. 2 (Heb.). • ch. 3. 3, 5. & 26. i, 8 [Heb.!, S:c. •1 So ch. 16. 32. * 2 Chr. 32. 5. ^as rain in « Or, The north wind ' bringeth forth rain: So doth (X backbiting tongue an angry court' tenance. r Deut. 32. 18. Ps. 90. 2. ch. 26. 10 in the Heb. See Job 15. s So Ps. loi. 5 (Heb.). * ch. 21. 9. " Comp. Ps. 143. 6. '^ ch. 15. 30 (Heb.). ^ ch. 24. II (Heb.!. y So Ezek. 32. 2. 6 34- 18. 19 in the Heb. ' Comp. ver. 16. » Comp. Kccliis. 3.21T Eccles. 10. I. XXVI. ' I Sani. 12. !> So ver. 8. Comp. As snow in summer, and harvest, ■"So honour is not "^seemly for a fool. As the ''bird by wandering, as the ch""l9. lo. •iswallow by flying, d^^rg^"' So =the curse causeless shall not come. (Heb.). f A whip for the horse, a bridle for the . jju,?,; I3. g. ass. And sa rod for the fools' back. 32. 9. K See ch. ig. 29. ^ 2 Sam. 16. II. 2 Kin. 18. 36. ' Matt. 16. Deut. 23. 5. 2 Sam. 16. 12. Comp. ''Answernotafool according to his folly, fp-.^"- '°- Lest thou also be hke unto him. 'Answer a fool according to his folly. Lest he be wise in 'his own conceit. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool ^-+; ^^_^^ Cutteth off the feet, and ''drinketh & 23. 16-22, 'damage. ?Heb:/m The legs of the lame 'are not equal : own eyes. So is a 'parable in the mouth of fools. ch.'28.'ii. 'As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, jg'j'', '^''•,6 ■■So is he that giveth honour to a fool. ch. 13. 2. ' As '"a. thorn goeth up into the hand I2knce. of a drunkard, ^h- 1°- 6- ". So is a 'parable in the mouth of fools, f jieb. are 'The great God thoit "formed all M/wj.'-j- r^'''''„"f Both rewardeth the fool, and reward- ' EccIus. 15. eth transgressors. leTch.' 1. 1. As Pa dog returneth to his vomit, "0''',^f,''= ^ P, , , . ^ ,, ' thatputteth So la fool returneth to his folly. « precious ''Seest thou a man wise in his own ^,"'^11}" conceit? stones. Comp. ^ There is more hope of a fool than of ,s"m. is. 17. him. "Comp. ch. 23. 3S. 1 Or, A great man " gricveth all. And he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors. " See ch. 25. 23. » Comp. Jer. 23. 19 (Heb.). P Cited 2 Pet. 2. 22. « Comp. Ex. 8. 15. t Heb. iterateth his folly. 2 Sam. 20. 10 marg. 1 Kin. 18. 34 in the Heb. ' So ch. 22. 29. & 29. 20. See ch. 12. 15. " ch. 29. 20. I585) 7+ Chap. xxvi. i PROVERBS. Chap, xxvii. 17. ' ch. 22. 13. " See Job 10. 16. * See ch. 19. 24. I Or, He is •weary. So Ps. 68. 9. * ver. 5. 7 ver. 25. See ch. 6. 16. * ch. 27. II (Heb.). " ch. II. 22 (Heb.). II Or, is enraged. ch. 14. 16. See Dent. 3. 26. a But Heb. not as ch. 14. 10. & 20. iq. & 24. 21? tHeb. Jiames, or, s/arA's. So Isai. 50. II. tHeb. Without ivood. So Job 7. 6 (Heb.). II Or, whisperer. ver. 22. See ch. 16. 28. *• So ch. 22. 10. t_ Heb. is silent. See Ps. 107. 30- <= Isai. 44. 12. & 54- 16. So Ecclus. 28. 10. ^ Ps. 140. 10. ch, 25. 22 (Heb.). * So ch. 15.18. & 29. 22. fSeech. 1S.8. tHeb. f ckainhers, B See Ps. 7. 13- •> Ex. 26. 32 (Heb.'. i See ch.25.4. 1 Or, is kumuH. Lam. 4. 8. So ch- 20. It. ^ So Gen. 42. 7. 1 Kin. 14. 5, 6 in the Heb. ' See Ps. 28. ^Heb. maketh his voice ^ja- cious. 1 Or, hatred is covered in secret, ■» So Ps. 98. 2 (Heb.;. n job 30. 28 (Heb.). ° 'The slothful man saith, T/i^r? «> "a 13 lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon his hinges, 14 So doth the slothful upon his bed. "The slothful hideth his hand in his^i bosom; 'It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser "in his own 16 conceit Than yseven 7ncn that can ^render a ^^reason. He that passeth by, mid '^meddlethiy with strife hclougi)ig not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. As a mad man who casteth 'fire- 18 brands, arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his 19 neighbour. And saith. Am not I in sport? 'Where no wood is, there the fire 20 goeth out : So where there is no 'talebearer, ''the strife 'ceaseth. As "^coals are to "^burning coals, and 21 wood to fire; So is =a contentious man to kindle strife. •^The words of a talebearer are as 22 wounds, And they go down into the 'inner- most parts of the belly, s Burning lips and a wicked heart 23 Are like a potsherd ''covered with silver 'dross. He that hateth "^ dissembleth with his 24 lips, And layeth up deceit within him ; 'When he 'speaketh fair, believe him 25 not: For there are y seven abominations in his heart. Whose "hatred is covered by deceit, 26 His wickedness shall be ""shewed "be- fore the whole congregation. "Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : 27 And he that rolleth a stone, it will Prelum upon him. A lying tongue hateth those that are ^z afflicted by it; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin. ch. 28. 10. Ecclus. 27. 26. See Ps. 7. 15. P Ps. 7. 16. XXVII. * See James 4. 13, 14. t Heb. to titorro^v day: Isai. 56. 12? => Boast not thyself of 'to morrow; ='For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 ''Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; A stranger, and not thine own lips. 3 A stone is 'heavy, and "^the sand weighty; But a "="= fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 ' Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrage- ous; But who is able to stand before 'envy? 5 'Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6 = Faithful are h\\Q wounds of a friend; But the skisses of an enemy arc 'de- ceitful. 7 The full soul * loatheth *' a honey- comb ; But to the hungry soul 'every bitter thing is sweet. 8 JAs a bird that wandereth from her nest. So is a man that wandereth from his place. 9 ''Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: So doth the sweetness of a man's friend 'by 'hearty counsel. 10 Thine own friend, and '"thy father's friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: J^or " better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. It °My son, Pbe wise, and make my heart glad. That I may i answer 'him that re- proacheth me. 11 'A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; £ut 'the simple pass on, and are pu- nished. 13 "Take his garment that is surety y^^r a stranger. And take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning. It shall be counted a curse to him. 15 "A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike. 6 Whosoever hideth her, hideth the wind. And the ointment of his right hand, 7C'hich >■ bewray eth itself, 17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. *> 2 Cor. 10. 12. & 12. II. tHeb. heaviness. Isai. 30. 27. * Ecclus. 22. 15- <='^ ch. 12. 16. Comp. ch. 17. 12. t Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an ■t overjiow- ing. " Job 38. 25. Ps. 32. 6 (Heb.). See Oan. 9. 26. II Or, jeah'itsyl ch. 6. 34. ' So ch. 28. 21- f SoPs. 141. 5- ^ Cant. I. 2. I Or, earnest, or, frtqueni. ■f Heb. treadcth under Joot. Ps. 44. 5. Comp. 1 Sam. 14. 25- ^ See ch. 25. 16. > So Job 6. 7. J ch. 26. 2. ' Ps. 23. 5 (Heb.). t Heb. _/rf/« the counsel 0/ the soul. ^ See Ps. lo. 3- •" Comp. 1 Kin. 12. 6 —8. 2 Chr. 10. 6, 7- ■ ch. 18. 24. Cump. ch. 17. 17. & 19. 7. o See ch. lo. I. p See ch. 6. 6. Q ch. 26. 16 (Heb. I. ■■ Ps. 119. 42. ^ See ch. 22. 3. * See ch. i. 4- " See ch. zo. 16. ^ See ch. 19. J See Matt. 26. 73. 1586) Chap, xxvii. i8. PROVERBS. Chap, xwiii. 21. » So I Cor. 9- ?• „ • Cant. 8. 12. »» Comp. Ecclus. 34. 3. iJ ch. 15. ir. See Job 26.6. *i ch. 30. IS, 16. Hab. 2. 5. So ch. 1.12. t Heb. not. ■1 Eccles. I. 8. S:4. 8. Ecclus. 14 9. « Heb. as in note <=. 'Seech. 17. 3. K Comp. Liike 6. 26. 1' Heb. as ch. 12. 8. ' Comp. ch. 23. 35. See Isai. i. 3. ^ See Judg. "5- "9- 1 2 Sam. 17. 19 :Heb.). t Heb. set thy heart. .See ch. 24. 32 marg. tHcb. strength, ch, 15. 6. Isai. 33. 6. Jer. 20. j. Kzelv. 22. 25 in the Heb. t Heb. to gctu'ration and /it:>iera- tion f See Ps. 77. 9. ™ P.s. 104. 14 ;Heb.). " Gen. I. II marg. 0 Ecclus. 7. 22. P Comp. 1 Tim. 6. 8. t Heb ti/e. S0Isai.57.10. XXVIII. » See Lev. 26, 17. ^ Comp. 1 Kin. 16. S —28. 2 Kin. 15. 8 —15. 1 Or, iy vi-n 0/ un- tterstamiing and -Mtsdoin slut II tluy liknvise l-e prolonged. «Gen. 40. 13. & 41. li- Dan. II. 7, 20, 21, 38 in the Heb. •i Rather as 2 Sam. 3. I? IJiil comp. ver. II, 15. eS0Jer.46.15. I Heb. -.uith- ont/ood. 1 See Rom. 1. 32. «Deut.2.9,24. Ter. 50 24 I Heb.). Dan. II. 10, 25 (Heb. l._ Comp. I Kin. 18. 18, 21. " 2. 15. James i ^ Whoso ^keepeth the fig tree shall eat is the fruit thereof: So he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. As in water ^ face ansiuerdh to face, ig So the heart of man to man. ''Hell and destruction '^are 'never full; 20 So ''the eyes of man ^are never satis- fied. ^As the fining pot for silver, and the 21 furnace for gold ; bSo is a man 'Ho his praise. ' Though thou shouldest bray a fool 22 in a ''mortar among 'wheat with a pestle. Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Be thou diligent to know the state of 23 thy flocks, And 'look well to thy herds. For 'riches (//•£• not for ever: 24 And doth the crown endure 'to every generation? "The hay appeareth, and the "tender 25 grass sheweth itself. And "herbs of the mountains are ga- thered. "The lambs (?r£: for Pthy clothing, 26 And the goats arc the price of the field. And ilwu shalt have goats' milk enough 27 for Pthy food. For the food of thy household, And for the 'maintenance for thy maidens. The wicked ^flee when no man pur- sueth : But the righteous are bold as a lion. For the transgression of a land ''many : are the princes thereof : But 'by a man of understanding and knowledge the =state ///(.vriy shall be prolonged. A poor man that oppresseth the ''poor 3 Is like a = sweeping rain 'which leaveth no food. They that forsake the law Upraise the 4 wicked: But such as keep the law scontend with them. ''Evil men understand not judgment: 5 But 'they that seek the Lord under- stand all things. ■'Better is the poor '''that walketh in 6 his uprightness. Than he that is 'per\'erse in his ways, though he be rich. So Ps. 92. 6. ' Ps. 119. 100. Comp. John 7. 17. 1 Cor. 5. I John 2. 20, 27. k ch. 19. I. 1 ver. 18. Whoso keepeth the law is ""a wise son : But he that "is a companion of riotous men "shameth his father. "He that by usury and 'unjust gain in- creaseth his substance, I' He shall gather it for ihim that will pity the poor. He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even ■'his prayer j/za//^^ abomination. \Vhoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, *He shall fall himself into his own pit : But the upright 'shall have good things in possession. The rich man is wise 'in his own con- ceit; But the poor that hath understanding "searcheth him out. "When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory : But ywhen the wicked rise, a man is '^hidden. "''He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: But ''whoso "^confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Happy is the man ''that feareth '-'alway : But he that ''hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. ^As a roaring lion, and a ''ranging bear; So is 'a wicked ruler over the poor people. The prince ^ that wanteth understand- ing is also a great ''oppressor: Biit\\t that hateth ''covetousness shall prolong his days. 'A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person Shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him. ■"Whoso "walketh uprightly shall be saved : But he that is "perverse in his ways shall fall at once. "He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread : But he that p folio weth after vain /^z-- sons shall have poverty enough. A faithful man shall abound with bless- ings: But ihe that maketh haste to be rich shall not be 'innocent. ■^To have respect of persons is not good: For ''for a piece of bread that man will transgress. .See ch. 16. 5. r See ch. 18. 5. • Ezi Comp. ch 6. 26. See John 13. 26 marg. So ™ So ch. 29. 3- I Orjcedeth gluttons. ch. 29. 3. & see en. 23. n ch. 25. 8 (Heb. I. 0 See Ex. 22. 25- * Heb. by increase. Lev. 25. 36. P See ch. 13. 22. 1 So ch. 14. 31- r Ps. 109. 7. So John 9. 31. Comp. ch. 15. 8. * ch. 26. 27. See Ps. 7. 15. * See Matt. 6. 33. t Heb. in his eyes. .See ch. 26. 5. " Job 13. 9. * Cll. II. low J ver. 28. Comp. ch. 29. 2. Eccles. 10. 5.6. I Or sotightfor. Ps. 64. 6 Heb.;. Comp. I Cor. II. 19. ' Heb. not as ver. 2S. « Job 31. 33 [Heb. . I lolin 1. 10. Su Jer. 2.3V t* See Ps. 32. ^ Ecclus. 20. 2. See Josh. 7. 19. d Ecclus. 18. So ch. 23. 17. I'^.il 66. 2, 5. Comp. Rom. II. 20. * Ps. 16. 8. f Sec Ps. 95. 8. 8 t Pet. 5- 8. Comp, ch. 19. 12, & 20. 2. >» Isai. 33. 4. Joel 2. 9 in the Heb. Soch. 29. 2. J Sec ch. 6. * l.sai. 33. 15 (Heb.). • See Gen. 9. 6. "» So ch. 10. See ch. 3. 23. n ver. 6. « ch. 12. II. p Sec ch. II. 19. 4 So ver. 22. ch. 20. 21- See ch. 23. 4. Comp. ch. 13. II. II Or, nn- punishcd, Kcclus. 27. I. {587) 74-: Chap, xxviii. 22. PROVERBS. Cn.\r. XXIX. 24. 1 Or, He that hath an ez'il eye hasteth to be rich. * So ver. 20, " ch. 20. 21? Ps. 30. 7 (HeB.). ^ ch. 23. 6. See Deut. IS- 9- , * So ch. 22. 16. ^ So ch. 27. 5,6- 7 ch. 29. 5. * ch. 18. 9. tHeb. avian destroying. ch. 6. 32. » So ch. t3. 10. *>See Ps. loi. « See ch. 15. 18. <* ch. II. 25. So I Tim. 6. 6. •Sojer.17.9. f See ch. 19. 17- 8 So ch. II. 1> Isai. I. 15. Comp. ch. 29. 7. * See ver. 12. t So Job 24. 4- XXIX. fHeb,.-! rnjin of reproofs. So ver. 4, 10 (Heb.), 13 (Heb.l, 22 (Heb.), 27 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 140. II marg. » I Sam. 2. 2S. ch. I. 24 — 27. •> See Deut. 9.6. « See ch. 6. 15- ■1 Esth. 8. IS. See ch. 28. iz. I Or, increased. Gen. 7. 17, 18, &c. ver. 16 (Heb.). e Esth. 3. 15. So ch. 28. 17, f Soch. 28. 7. See ch. 10. T. s So ch. 5. 9, 10. & 6. 26. h ch. 28. 7 (Heb.). > Luke 15. 13. 3°- J I Kin. 15. So 2 Chr. g. "He that "hasteth to be rich hath "an 2: evil eye, And considerethnot that "'poverty shall come uJ>on him. ^Fle that rebuketh a man, afterwards 23 ' shall find more favour Than he that yflattereth with the tongue. Whoso robbeth his father or his mo- 24 ther, And saith. It is no transgression ; The same ^is the companion of '^a destroyer. »He that is •'of a proud heart '^stirreth 25 up Strife: But he that putteth his trust in the Lord "^ shall be made fat. "=He that trusteth in his own heart is -^^ a fool : But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. ^He that giveth unto the poor ^sha^2^ not lack : But he that ''hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. 'When the wicked rise, men ''hide ss themselves : But when they perish, the righteous increase. '^He, that being often reproved •'hard- eneth his neck. Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that ■= without remetly. ''When the. righteous are 'in authority, 2 the people rejoice: But "^when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. fWhoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his 3 father : But she that ''keepeth company with harlots 'spendeth his substance. The king by judgment Jstablisheth 4 the land : But 'he that receiveth gifts overthrow- eth it. A man that 'flattcreth his neighbour 5 Spreadeth "'a net for his feet. "In the transgression of an evil man e ihar is a snare : But °the righteous doth Psing and re- joice. iThe righteous considereth the cause ^ of the poor: ISiit'ihc. wicked regardeth not to know it. Comp. ver. 14. ^ Heb. a inan 0/ ^ oblations. See ver. i. * 2 Chr. 31. 14. Isai. 40. 20. ' ch. 28. 23. '" Sec Ps. 9. 15. •» Comp. Ex. 15. 9, 10. * Comp. E,\. 15.1,21. P Ps. 35. 27 (Heb.). 1 So Job 29. 16. Comp. Job 31. 13. 'Comp. ch. 28. 27. 'Scornful men 'bring a city into a "Such, n, snare : But wise men turn away wrath. If a wise man 'contendeth with foolish man, "Whether he rage or laugh, there is no "rest. 'yThe bloodthirsty hate the upright: But the just seek his soul. ''A fool uttereth all his mind : But a wise ??ian =" keepeth it in ////after- wards. ''If a ruler hearken to lies. All his servants are wicked. The poor and "the deceitful man "=meet together: ''The Lord lighteneth both their eyes. ■'The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, fHis throne shall be established for ever. BThe rod and reproof give wisdom: But a child ""left to himself 'bringeth ''his mother to shame. When the wicked are multiplied, trans- gression increaseth : But ' the righteous shall "see their fall. B" Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, ''he shall give delight unto thy soul. "Where there is no vision, the people "perish : But P he that keepeth the law, happy is he. 'A servant will not be corrected by words : For though he understand he will not answer. ■iSeest thou a man that is hasty 'in his words? ■■ There is more hope of a fool than of him. He that delicately bringeth up ''his servant from a child Shall have him become his son at the length. 'An angry man stirreth up strife. And "a furious man aboundeth in transgression. A "'man's pride .shall bring him low: But honour shall uphold the "humble in si)irit. Whoso is partner with a thief >'hateth his own soul : 'He heareth cursing, and ^ bewray eth // not. " Or, set a city onjire. Job 20. 26. ch. 6. ig. Ezek. 21. 31 (comp. Ezek. 22. 21) in the Heb. * See Isai. 59. 4- " Comp. Matt. II. 17. ^ Sec Job 36. 16 marg. & Eccles.4.6. I Heb. Men of blood. See Ps. 5. 6 marg. & ver. I. y So I John 3. 12. ^ ch. 12. 16. & 14- 33- » Rather as Ps. 6s. 7, note J ? ^EccUis. 10. 2. « Or, the usurer. ' Ps. 8s. 10. ch. 22. 2. '' Job 25. 3- Matt. 5. 45. «SoPs. 72.4. f See ch. 16. 12. Comp. ver. 4. ^ ver. 17. See ch. 13. 24- •> Isai. 16. 2. & 27. 10 in the Heb. • Sec ch. 10. 5. '' See ch. 10. & James 4. 6. « ch. 16. 19. See Ps. 34. t8. 1 See ch. f 5. I. Judg. 17. 2. Comp. ch. 30. 9. » See Matt. 26. 73. ' So Ps. 37. 36. & 58. 10. ° Ps. 37- 34- " ch. 19. 18 (Heh). o See Ps. 74. 9- U Or, is made naked. Ex. 32. 2";. 2 Chr. 28: 1 9. P See Luke n. 28. M ch. 22. 20. So ch. 26. 12. II Or, in his 7natierst Heb. as ver. 19. ' ch. 26. 12. " Comp. ver. 19. Isai. 2. 6. ' ch. 15. iS. So ch. 26. 21. " See ch. 22. 24- w 2 Sam. 22. 28. Job 22. 29. So ch. 11. 2. & IS- 33- & 16. 18. & 17. 19. & 18. 12. Dan. 4. 37. See Matt. 23. 12. . 36. * Lev. (588) Chap. xxi\. 25. PROVERBS. Chap. xxx. 24. <> Lufce 12. 4. Comp. Gen. 13. 12. & 20. 2, ti. & 26. 7. John 12. 43. » Sec Ps. 2S. >'The fear of man bringeth a snare: 25 But whoso "^putteth his trust in the Lord 'shall be safe. <^Many seek 'the ruler's favour; 26 But every man's =judgment eomeih from the Lord. ^An unjust man is an abomination 1027 the just : And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. t Heb. slmll be set oit high. See ch. i8. 10 marg. <* ch. 19. 6. t Heb. the face of a ruler. So ch. 19. 6. • ch. 16. 33 (Hcb.). 'Sec 2 Cor. 6. 14. XXX. » See ch. lo. " b ch. 31. I. Heb. as I&ai. 13. I. & 14. 28, &c. See 2 Kin. 9. 25- c Ps. 73- 22. d See Ps. 49. 10. Comp. Ecclcs. 4. t Hcb. know, ver. 18. Comp. Pt. 82. s. * ch. 9. 10. f John 3. 13. * Comp. Job 38. 4-7- Ps. 104. 3, s, 6. Isai. 40. 12 — IS- 1> Job 26. 8. * See Ps. 22. 27. ^ Rev. 19. ' job 38. 5 (Heb.'. "> See Ps. i1o=°- So Ps. i3. ?Heb. purified. See Ps. 12.fi. " See Ps. 84. II. p See Deut. 4. 2. *l Job 41. 9 (Heb.). t Heb. "with- hold not Jrotn tiie. Gen. 30. 2. 'Gen. 45. =3. f Heb. of tiiy aUoiva/ue. ch. 31. 15. Comp. Job 23. 12. Matt. 6. ir. > See Deut. 8. 14. So Deut. 31. 20. & 32. IS. Neh. 9. 25» 26. ver. 22. t Heb. Mie thee. See Josh. 24, : tongue. So p; 22. 4 .Heb.). ^The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, ezrn ''the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal. <= Surely I am more >* brutish than any 2 man, And have not the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom, 3 <^Nor 'have =the knowledge of the holy. ''Who hath ascended up into heaven, 4 or descended? eWho hath gathered the wind in his fists? ''Who hath bound the waters in a garment? ^^'ho hath established ' all the ends of the earth? ''What is his name, and what is his son's name, 'if thou canst tell? Every ""word of God is 'pure: s "He is a "shield unto them that put their trust in him. PAdd thou not unto his words, 6 Lest he reprove thee, and thou ibe found a liar. Two things have I required of thee; 7 'Deny me them not ''before I die: Remove far from me vanity and 8 lies : Give me neither poverty nor riches ; Feed me with food ' convenient for me : ^Lest I be full, and 'deny thee, 9 And say, Who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And 'take the name of my God in vain. ' Accuse not a servant unto his 10 master. Lest he "curse thee, and "thou be found guilty. 17. * Comp. ch. 29. 24. t Heb. Hurt not with thy . loi. 5. " So Eccles. 7. 21. Comp. ch. 26. 2. * Ezek. " See Ex. 21. 17- So ver. 17. There is a generation thai ''curseth their father, And doth not bless their mother. There is a generation that are vpure in their own eyes. And yet is not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how ^lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation, ^ whose teeth * See Ps. 57. are as swords, ■* And their ""jaw teeth as knives. To "^devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men. The horseleach hath two daughters, crying. Give, give. There are ''three things that are never '' ""■ i'- " satisfied, T See ch. 16. « Ps. 131. I. See Ps. 101. 5- *• See Job 29. 17 marg. « See Ps. 14. 4- say not. '// 29. Seech. 6. 16. tHeb. Weailh. ver. 16. " See ch. 27. Yea, '^ four things enough : 'The grave; and ^the barren womb; The earth that is not filled with water; t Gen. 30. i. And the fire that saith not, // is enough. The eye that emocketh at his father. And ''despiseth 'to obey his mother, ''The ravens of 'the valley shall 'pick it out. And the young eagles shall eat it. There be ''three things which are ""too wonderful for me, Yea, ''four which I know not: "The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock ; "The way of a ship in the 'midst of the sea; And the way of a roan with a maid. Such is the way of an adulterous woman ; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness. For ''three things Pthe earth is dis- quieted, And for ''four 'ivhieh it cannot bear: ''For a servant when he reigneth; And "'a fool when he is filled with meat ; For an 'odious woman 'when she is married ; And a handmaid "that is heir to her mistress. There be four things which are little upon the earth, But they are ' exceeding wise : R So ver. 1 1. Comp. Gen. 9. 22. ■" ch. 23. 22. ' Gen. 49. 10 Hcb. ^ I Kin. 17. 4- 1 Or, the brook. Sec Num. 13. 23- 'So Num. 16. 14 matg. ■" See Job 42. 3. " Wisd. 5. II. o Wisd. 5. 10. t Heb. heart. ch. 23. 34. P Joel 2. TO. Amos 8. 8 in the Heb. *? ch. 19. 10. So Eccles. 10. 7. r See ver. 9. ' Deut. 21. 15. 17 (Heb.). ' ls.ai. 54. I. &62. 4. " Comp. Ecclus. 22. 4. t Heb. 'wise jiiade wise. Ps. 58- 5 (Heb.). So Ps. 64. 6 marg. (5891 Chap. xxx. 25. PROVERBS. Chat. xxxi. 25. * ch. 6. 6. ' ch. 6. 8 (Heb.). ^ Ps. 104, 18 y See Lev. II. 5- » Comp. ch. 6. 7. * Heb. gnt lured together. Comp. Hirb. of Judg. 5. II. Job 21. 21. '•^ Comp. Joel 2. 25. £ ver. 15. c See Isai. 30. 6. d Job 39. 22. II Or, horse. t Heb. girt iti ike lohis. Comp. Job 40. 16. " Gen. ir. 6 (_Heb.). ' Supplied from Job 40. See Judg. 1 8. 19. XXXI. About B.C. 1015. * So ver. 4. Comp. Num. 3. 24. See ch. 10. I. *> See ch. 30. c Ps. 2. 12 only in the Heb. *' So Isai. 49. '5- e As I Sam. I. II? f Comp. ch. 5. g. B Comp. Deut. 17. 17. 1 Kin. II. I. See ch. 7. 26. •> Eccles. 10. '7- ' Hos. 4. II. k ch. 8. 15. See Judg. 5. 3 t Heb. alter. Ps. 89. 34. Jer. 2. 36 Heb.). So ch. 24. 21 marg. t Heb. o/all the sons of affliction. So ver. 8. *The ants are a people not strong, 25 Yet "they prepare their meat in the summer ; ' "The y conies are hut a feeble folk, 26 Yet make they their houses in "the rocks ; The locusts ^have no king, 27 Y*et go they forth all of them '^by bands ; The spider taketh hold with her hands, =8 And is in kings' palaces. There be ''three things which go well, 19 Yea, •'four are comely in going: A '=lion iL'hich is strongest among 30 beasts. And <*turneth not away for any; A "greyhound; a he goat also; 31 And a king, against whom there is no rising up. If thou hast done foolishly in lifting 32 up thyself. Or if thou hast "= thought evil, (Lay thi)ie hand u]5on thy mouth. Surely the churning of milk bringeth 33 forth butter. And the wringing of the nose bring- eth forth blood : So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. The words of king 'Lemuel, ^the pro- phecy that his mother taught him. What, my <^son? and what, "^the '^son ; of my womb? And what, "^the "^son of my vows? fCiive not thy strength unto women, 3 Nor thy ways sto that luhich destroy- eth kings, h// is not for kings, O => Lemuel, // is 4 not for kings 'to drink wine; Nor for i^ princes strong drink: Lest they drink, and forget the law, 5 And 'pervert the judgment *of any of the afflicted. 'Give strong drink unto him that is 6 "ready to perish, And wine unto those that be 'of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his po- 7 verty, .\nd remember his misery no more. "Open thy mouth for the dumb s In the cause of all ' such as are appointed to destruction. ' So Ps. 104. 15. Ecclus. 31. 27, 28. " See Job 29. 13. t Heb. bitter 0/ soul. See Job 3. 20. " Comp. Job 29. 12, 15, 16. Isai. i. 17. t Heb. t/te sons of thstntction. So ver. 5. * Comp. ver. 21, 22, 24. Open thy mouth, "judge righteous- ^^ev. 19.^^5. ly. And "P plead the cause of the "5 poor ^ J^r. 22. 16. 1 J ^ q ver. 20, and needy. see Ps. 86. i. (V)"'Who can find *a virtuous wo- ' ch. 20. 6. ^'^' -. »Rnth3. II. man ? ch. 12. 4. For 'her price is far above "rubies. ^° EccIus. (3) The heart of her husband doth Seech. 18. safely trust in her, f|„ e^^,„^ So that he shall have no need of 7. 19- ., "See Job 28, spoil. ,8. (J) She will do him good and not evil All the days of her life. ("7) She "seeketh wool, and flax. And worketh willingly with her hands (n) She is like the merchant's ships; She bringeth her food from afar. (1) >She riseth also while it is yet night. And ^giveth meat to her household. And ''a portion to her maidens. (1) ''She consideretha field, and 'buy- eth it : With the fruit of her hands she plant- eth a vineyard. (H) ^ She girdeth her loins with 1 strength. And strengtheneth her arms. (JO) * She perceiveth that her mer- chandise is good : Her ''candle goeth not out by night. C) .She layeth her hands to the spindle. And her hands hold the = distaff. JSe 13- ch. " Luke 12. 42- See Ps. III. 5- » ch. 30. 8. ^ Comp. Luke 14. iS. tHel^ t,xketk. A.S Num. 21. 25, &c. « .See I Kin. 18. 46. t Heb. SIk tastcth. I Sam. 14. 29. d See ch. 13. 9- « 2 Sam. 3. P) 'She fstretcheth out her hand to ?Heb!^ivi« spreaiifth. ch. 29. 5. the Spoor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to f'sec^kom. , the eneedy. \%^}:^^ (7) She is not afraid of the snow for her household : For all her household are clothed with "'scarlet. \0t, double (to) She maketh herself 'coverings of fg""™^''^'^ tapestry ; i. 24. Her clothing is '^silk and 'purple. kcen.^f.' (J) '"Her husband is known "in the 4=. 'e.^t rather than gates, niarg. "When he sitteth among the elders of g"'"P the land. (D) She maketh "fine linen, and sell- eth it; And delivereth girdles unto the p mer- chant. (y) ■! Strength and honour are her clothing ; And ■■ she come. shall rejoice in time to 19. 8, 14. I See Judg. 8. 26. "' ch. 12. 4. " Ruth 3. II. & 4. I, 2. o See Judg. 14. 12 marg. P See Job 41. 6. q ver. 17. ■■ ch. 8. 30, 3i- (590) Chap. xxxi. 26. PROVERBS. Chap. xxxi. 31. (3) She openeth her mouth witli wis- =£ dom; And in her tongue is the law of kindness. (^) She looketh well to the ways of 27 her household, And eateth not the bread of idle- ness. (p) Her children arise up, and call 23 ' her blessed ; Her husband also, and he praiseth her. tuously, But thou excellest them all. (1) Many daughters 'have done 'vir- '°J;„*'''^ ' riclus. ■ Job 20. 15. Ps. 62. 10. {^) "Favour is deceitful, and beauty S:73- 12- /j-vain: ^Ir'.ll'.'" But a woman that feareth the Lord, "^'-"^P;^ she shall be praised. (Hebj. (ri) Give her of the fruit of her hands ; And let her own works praise her in the gates. «9') ECCLESIASTES, THE PREACHER. Before CHRIST abuut 977- I. * ver. 2, 12, ch. 7. 27, THE words of the ^^ Preacher, the son of David, ''king in Jerusalem. "^Vanity of vanities, saith the => Preach- er, "^vanity of vanities; ^all is ^vanity. fVVhat profit hath a man sof all his la- & 12. 8, 9, 10. \^Qxxx which he taketh under the sun? ■°- '■ h C'/zc generation passeth away, and (7«- ot/ier generation conieth: but 'the earth abideth for ever. ''The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and 'hasteth 40. lomarg. tg his pLicc where he arose. 'The wind i^"om''s.'2o. goeth toward "Hhe south, and turneth «ver. 14, &c. about unto the north; it whirleth about Psl'sg'ste. continually, and the wind returneth (7<,'<7/« according to his circuits. "All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place "from whence the rivers come, thither they 'return again. All things arc full of labour; man cannot ut- ter //.■ Pthe eye is not satisfied with see- ing, nor the ear filled with hearing. iThe thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done i Ps no 90. ^-f th^t which shall be done : and there is So Ps. 104. 5. no new t/ii/zg under the sun. Is there Lomp. ^^^^ thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been "■ already of old time, which was before us. T/iere is n ^no remembrance of former things; nei- ther shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after, I the ^Preacher was 'king over Israel u in Jerusalem. And "I gave my heart to 13 seek and search out by wisdom concern- ing all things that are done ^ under hea- ven: *this sore ^travail hath God given to the sons of man 'to be exercised I have seen all the works 14 that are done under the sun; and be- hold, all is '^vanity and >'ve.\ation of Hcb, of 1 Kin, 8, I, 2 Chr, 5, 2. ** ver. 12. = ch, 12. 8, Coinp. Ex I, & 62, 9. & 144, 4, f ch, 3, 9. & 5. 16, So ch. 2, II, i3(Heb.;, &5. 9- & 7, 12 (Heb,), & 10. 10, TI iHeb.) only. B ch. 2. 22. Ecclus. 40. I. h Ecclus. 14, Ps. 19. 5, 6- IHeb. panteth. Ps. 119. 131. Amos 2. 7. 1 See ch. ii. '" See Deut. .13- 23- » Ecclus. 40. II. Comp. Job 38. 10. Ps. 104. S— 10. w Comp. Job 36. 27, is. T Heb. re- turn to go. ^vZ:'^r- therewith. 20. ch. 4, 8. '■ ch, 3, 15. So ch. 2. 12. '■ ch. 2. 12, 16 (Heb.), & 3, 15, & 4. 2. & 6. lo. & 9. 6, 7 (Heb.). • ch. 2. 16. 'ver. I, ch. 2, 7. 9. "See ver, 17, " Comp. i Kin. 4, 33, » ch. 3.10. » ch. 2. 23, 26. & 3. 10. & 4. 8. & 5. 3 (Heb.), 14. &8. 16 (Heb.; nnly. I Or, /(? ch, 2, 11, 17, 26, & 4, 4, ;6, it 6. q onlv. So ver. 17. K: ch. p. 22. & 4, ifi. Inspirit. "^ That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and 'that which is It, wanting cannot be numbered. I com- muned with mine own heart, saying, Lo, "I am come to great estate, and have ^gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem : yea, my heart 'had great experience of wis- lydom and knowledge. And ''I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know '^madness and ''folly: I perceived that 10 this also is 'vexation of spirit. For fin much wisdom is much sgrief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth £ sorrow. f So ch. 12. 12, Ecclus. 21, 12, I said in mine heart. Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore * en- joy pleasure: and behold, this also is 2 vanity. ''I said of laughter. It is '^mad: 3 and of mirth. What doeth it? ''I sought in mine heart 'to give myself unto wine, (''J yet acquainting mine heart with wis- dom) and to lay hold on 'folly, till I might see what 7iias that good for the sons of men, which they should do un- der the heaven 'all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works; ^I builded me 5 houses; bI planted me vineyards: I made me ''gardens and 'orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of b fruits : I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth 7 forth trees: I '=got ;«i seen muc/i. b So ver. 12. ch. 2. 3, 12. & 7. 23, 25. Comp. I Xhes. 5. 21. •^ ch. 2. J 2. & 7. 25. ^^ \^' boch. 10. 73. ^ See ch. 2. 3- « See ver. 14. 8 ch. 2. 23. .■^ 5. I. i Neh. 2. 8 (Heb.). Cant. 4. 13. ^ See Prov. 8. |i.'>«j of my house. Gen. 15. 3 (Heb.). See Gen. 14. 14. Hch'). ' »» See ch. Ex. 19. 5. V I Kin. 4. 21. •» 1 Kin. 9. 28. & 10. 10, 14, & 10. 15. II. a Ps. 34. 12 (Heb.). ch. 3. 13. & 5- 18. & 6. 6 (Heb.). & 9, 9 marg. So ver. 24. l> So Prov. 14. 13. ch. 7, 6. c Ps. 102. 8. ** See ch. i. 17- t Heb. to draw ifiy JieJi with iviue. (l^ Comp. ver. 9. ^ ver. 12, 13- ch. 7. 25 (Heb.). & 10. I, 13 (Heb.J. So ch. I. 17. t Heb. the mnttber 0/ the days 0/ their life. ch. 5. 18. & 6. 12. f I Kin. 7. I — 12. e Cant. 8. II, 12. *• Cant. 4- 16. 22. ^ tHcb. 1 I Kin. 4. 23 21. " See (59a) Chap. ii. 9. ECCLESIASTES. Chap. hi. 14. 1 I Kin. 20. 14, &c. ch. 5. 8. Lam. I. I. Ezek. 19. 8, &c. ' 2 Sam. 19. bo 2 Chr. 35. 25- s See Prov. 19. 10. t Heb. ffiusi- Cai itistru- ntent and ittstni- jttents. * So ch. I. 16 (Heb.). Comp. I Chr. 29. 25. " Comp. ver. 3. * See Num. II. 17. y ch. 3. 22. & 5. 18. &9. 9. " See ch. i. 14- * Seech. 1.3. *» ch. 7. 25. See ch. i. 17. <= See ver. 3. cc Comp. ver. 18? U Or, /« //;^'j(' things ivhich have been al- ready done. ^ Seech. 1,9. e See ch. i. + Heb. that there is an » excellency in wisdout more than in folly y c^c. fProv. 17. 24. So ch. 8. I. K Ps. 49. 10. ■> ch. 3. 19 (Heb.). & 9. 2, 3, II. So ver. 15 (Heb.). t Heb. haf- pcficth to me, even lo itic. 1 ch. 6. 8, II. & 7. II, 16. & 12. 9, iz. Esth. 6. 6 in the Heb. J ch. I. II. ^ See ch. I. 14. (Heb. lalioitrcd. ch. 9. g. So ch. I. 3. ver. 20. 1 See Ps. 39. 6. "* Comp. ver. 12? """^ So ch. 7. 25 murg. n ch. 4. 4. & 5. II in the Heb. Comp. ch. II. 6 marg. t Heb. give. Jer. 40. 1 1 ^Heb.). «> ch. I. 3. So ch. 3. 9. P See ch. i. 14. *1 See Job 14. 1 provinces: I gat me 'mat singers and women singers, and the ^delights of the sons of men, as 'musical instruments, and that of all sorts. So. 'I was great, 9 and increased more than all that were before me ""in Jerusalem: also "my wis- dom remained with me. And whatso- 10 ever mine eyes desired I -^kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my la- bour: and s'this was my portion of all my labour. Then I looked on all the works n that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and behold, all was ^vanity and ve.\ation of spirit, and there was no ^profit under the sun. And I turned myself to behold wis- 12 dom, and ''madness, and '^foUy: for what ea/i the man t/o that cometh "^"^after the king? '*'^cTcn that which hath been '^already done. Then I saw 'that wis- 13 dom e.xcelleth "^folly, as far as light ^ex- celleth darkness. "^The wise ma/i's eyes m are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also sthat ''one event happeneth to them all. Then said I in my heart, As ''it happen- 15 eth to the fool, so it 'happeneth even to me; and why was I then 'more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. For f/iere is Jno remembrance 16 of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing f/iat which ^now is, in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And show dieth the wise man? as the fool. Therefore I hated life; because 17 the work that is WTOught under the sun is grievous unto me: for all « ''vanity and ve.xation of spirit. Yea, I hated all is my labour which I /lad 'taken under the sun: because 'I should leave it unto the man that shall be ""after me. And 'who 19 knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour where/« I have laboured, and where/« I have shewed myself wise un- der the sun. This /> also vanity. There- 20 fore I """"went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. For there is a man 21 whose labour is in wisdom, and in know- ledge, and in "equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he 'leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For what hath man 22 °of all his labour, and of the Pvexation of his heart, wherein he /lai/i laboured under the sun? For all ihis days are 23 ■■sorrows, and his * travail "■ grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. =4 ' T//ere is nothing better for a man, i/tan that he should eat and drink, and i/tai he 'should make his soul "enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, "that it was from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten 26 hereunto, more than I ? For -^ God giv- eth to a man that is good 'in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth ^travail, 'to gather and to heap up, ythat he may give to him that is good before God. This also is ^vanity and vexation of spirit. Gen. 7. I. Luke i. 6. y.See Prov. 13. 22. ' To every thing there is a season, and *a time to every ''purpose under the heaven: 2 A time 'to be born, and a time to ■^die; A time to plant, and a time to ''pluck up that 'which is jjlanted ; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time "^to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time ''to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, and a time s'to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to 'get, and a time to lose; A time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to ''rent, and a time to sew; A time 'to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace. 9 J What profit hath he that worketh in that where/« he laboureth ? 10 I have seen the "^travail, which 'God hath given to the sons of men ''to be 11 exercised in it. He hath made every thing "" beautiful "in his time: also he hath "set the world in their heart, so that Pno man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the 12 end. I know ithat there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and ^to 13 do good in his life. And also ^that every man should eat and drink, and 'enjoy the good of all his labour, "it is 14 the gift of God. I know that, whatso- ever God doeth, it shall be for ever: 'ch. 1. iS. " See ch. I. * ch. 3. 12, 13, 22. So ch. 5. 18. & 8. 15. & 9. 7. & II. Ecclus. 14. 14. Luke 12. 19. I Cor. 15. 32. Comp. I Tim. 6. 17. II Or, deiig/i/ /lis senses. " See ver. i. * See ch. 3. 13- ^ See Job 32. 8. t Heb. ie/ore him. See ch. 1. 14. III. * ver. 17. ch. 8. 6. ^ ver. 17. ch. 5. 4 ,Heb. . 8. & 8. 6. is: 12. I iHci).;, 10 m.irg. t Heb. to bear. Gen. 4. 2, &c. = Heb. 9. 27. Comp. ver. 20. ^ So Zeph. 2. 4- « .So Neh. 8. ' 2 Kin, 3. 25 (Heb.). 8 Comp. Joel 2. 16. 1 Cor. 7. 5. t Heb. to he far from. Job 21. 16, &c. H Or, seek, ver. 15 (Hcb.l. '■ Sec Gen. 44 13. ' Ecclus. 20. 6,7. So Amos 5. 13- Comp. Ecclus. 32. 4. j See ch. I. 3. So ch. 2. 22. '' See ch. i. 1 Comp. Gen. 3. 17 — 19. "' Comp. Gen. I. 31. " Prov. 15. 23 marg. o So ch. 9. I. Pch. 8. 17. See Job 5. 9. 4 ver. 22. ^ Ps. 34. 14. & 37- 3- * See ch. 2. 24- ^ See ch. 2. I. " ch. 5. 19. So ch. 2, 24. &9. 9. (593) IS Chap. hi. 15. .ECCLESIASTES. Chap. v. 8. * James i. 17- y So ch. I. 9. * See ch. i. 10. » See ch. 12. 14. t Heb. that which is driven a7vny. b ch. 5. 8. So ch. 4. I. « See ver. i. d See Matt. j6. 27. e ch. 7. 14. & 8. 2 in the Heb. Dan. 2. 30 marg. II Or, thnt they might dear God^ and srt; Gt'c. f Ezek. 20. 38 (Heb.). So Dan. ir. 3^5 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 9. I (Heb.l? sPs. 49. 12, 20. & 73. 22. ^ Comp. ch. 2. 16. ' See ch. 2. 14. k See Gen. 3- 19- So Wisd. 2. Ecclus. 16. 3°' & 17. I. 1 ch. 12. 7. t H&h.o/t.':e softs 0/ man. ver. iS, 19. t Heb. is asccndifig: Gen, 2. 6, &c. •" ver. 12. See ch. 2. 24. IV. » ch. 3. 16. See ver. 7. b So ch. 5. 8. &7. 7- ^ See Lam. 1. 2. t Heb. hand. Ex. 2. 5 (Heb.). ** Comp. Job 3. II — 22. •^ See ch. I. 10. f ver. 3 only. 8 So ch. 5. 3. t Heb. nil the *> right- ncsso/ivork. ^ See ch. 2. 21. t Heb. M/i is the cn7'y of a /iiatt yreiii his tteighboiir. > Comp. Prov. 13. 8. J See ch. i. ■4- k So Prov. 6. 10. & 24. 33. 1 See Is.^i. 9. in the Heb. ^nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. >That:5 which hath been, is ^now; and that which is to be hath ^already been; and God ^requireth 'that which is past. And moreover I saw under the sun i6 the place of judgment, that ''wickedness 7i>as there; and the place of righteous- ness, that iniquity was there. I said in 17 mine heart, ^God shall judge the right- eous and the wicked: for there is "^a time ''there for ever}' purpose and for every work. I said in my heart "^concerning the is estate of the sons of men, "that God might ^manifest them, and that they might see sthat they themselves are beasts. For ''that which befalleth the 19 sons of men befalleth beasts; even 'one thing befalleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath ; so that a man hath no pre- eminence above a beast : for all is vanity. All go unto one place; ''all are of the 20 dust, and all tum to dust again. Who 21 knoweth 'the spirit *of man that *goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Where- 22 fore I perceive "'that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for "that is his por- tion : for who shall bring him to see "what shall be after him? " See ch. 2. 10. » ch. 6. 12. & 8. 7. &: 10. 14. So *I returned, and considered all the '= oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had '^no com- forter; and on the 'side of their oppres- sors there was power; but they had "=no comforter. Wherefore ''I praised the 2 dead which are ^already dead more than the living which are fyet alive. Yea, 3 better is lie than both they, ''e which hath not fyet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. Again, I considered all travail, and 4 'every right work, that 'for this a man >is envied of his neighbour. This is also J vanity and vexation of spirit. The fool 5 ''foldeth his hands together, and 'eateth his own flesh. ""Better is a handful 7i'ith 6 "quietness, than both the hands full 7inth travail and J vexation of spirit. Then °I returned, and I saw vanity 7 Prov. 29, 9. ch. 6. 5. & 9. I ; 20. *" See Prov. 15. 16. Over. I. ch. 9. ii. 8 under the sun. I'here is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath nei- ther child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his Peye satisfied with riches; neither ^saith he, ■■For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, 9 yea, it is a sore 'travail. Two art* bet- ter than one ; because they have a good 10 reward for their labour. F"or if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but 'woe to him that is alone when he falleth ; for he hath not another to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but "how can one be warm iiahnte? And if one •''prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a vthree- fold cord is not quickly broken. 15 ^Better is a ^poor and a wise child than an old and ''foolish king, 'who will 14 no more be "^admonished. "'For out of ''prison he cometh to reign; ^whereas also he that is bom in his kingdom be- 15 cometh poor. I considered all the liv- ing which walk under the sun, swith the second child that shall stand uj> in his 16 stead. There is no end of all the peo- ple, ez'e/i of all that have been before them: ''they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is 'vanity and vexation of spirit. ^Keep thy foot when thou goest to ^^the house of God, and iv more ready to hear, ''than to give the sacrifice of fools : for they consider not that they do 2 evil. "^Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any "thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy 3 words be ""few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of ^business; and a fool's voice is known '^by multitude of 4 words. sWhen thou vowest a vow unto God, ''defer not to pay it; for he hath no 'pleasure in fools: pay that which 5 thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou should- 6 est vow and not pay. J Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before ''the angel, that it 7s.'as 'an error: wherefore should God be an- gry at thy voice, and destroy the work 7 of thine hands? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also diTcrs vanities: but "'fear thou God. s "If thou seest "the oppression of the ^ I Cor. II. 10. Comp. Mai. 2. 7 (Heb.), or see Ex. 14. 19. Num. 15. 25. 26 in the Heb. ch. 8. 5. ™ ch. 12. 13. " ch. 3. 16. & 4. I. » Ezek. iB. 18. 1* Comp. Prov. 27. 20. 1 John 2. 16. 1 See Ex. 18. '■See Ps. 39. 6. ' .See ch. I. '3- ' ch. 10. 16 only. " I Kin. I. I. ^ See Job 14. 20. So ch. 6. 10. y Comp. Prov. 22. 20 (Heb.l. ^ 1 Kin. II. 26. & 12. 2, &c.? ■* ch. 9. 15, 16. So Deut. 8. 9. ** Comp. Prov. 30. 2 ? t Heb. ivho knmveth not to be adinO' vished. So Isai. 50.4. "^ Ps. 19. II iHeb.j. ch, 12. 12. "^Gen. 41. 14. <' So Judg. 16. 21, 25 (Heb.). f I Kin. II. II, 12. & 12, 19, 8 I Kin. 12. 20? ^ I Kin. 13. 33. 34? Ecclus. 47. 23—25- * See ch. i. 14. * Comp. Ex. 3. 5. & 30. x8— 20. Isai. I. 12. So ver. 7. »* Gen. 28. 17. •» See I Sam. 15. 22. & Prov. IS. 8. ^ See ch. 7. 9- II Or, ivo7-d. As ver. 3, 7. So ch. 6. II (Heb.). J Ecclus. 7. 14. Matt. 6. 7. ^ ch. 8. 16. See ch. i. 13. f Job II. 2. Prov. 10. 19. K See Num. 30. 2. h See Ps. 50. 14. So Prov. 20. 23. Ecclus. 18. 22. * See ch. 3. i. J Comp. Gen. 3. 10 — 12- J Lev. 4, 2. So ver. I. (S94) Chap. v. 9. ECCLESIASTES. Chap. vn. 9. P See ch. 2. 8. tHeb. at the will, \iT^ purpose. See ch. 3. i. 1 So Ps. 12. 5- »■ Seech, i. 3. 8 See Ps. 37. 16. ' See ch. 2. 21. ^* ver. 13. ch. 7. 12. & 8. 8 in the Heb. See Pruv. 3. 27 marg. » ch. 6. I. ^ ver. 16. »3- :ch. * See Job i. 21. So Ps. 49. 17- b See ch. 1. c So Prov. II. 29. ** Comp. Ps. 127. 2. « See ch. 2. 24. I Heb. there 15 a good ivhich is comely, &'C. f See ch. 2. t*Heb. t/te nuntber 0/ the days. See ch. 2. 3. K See ch. 2. 10. b ch."6. 2. So Job I. 21. 1 See 2 Chr. I. 1 1. ^ See ch. 3. n- BOr, Though he give «(?/ much, yet ^^ renicm- btreth, &^c. VI. * ch. 5. 13. *> ch. 5. 19. c Comp. 1 Kin. 3. 13. •1 .See 2 Chr. • Gen. 47. 8 inarg. poor, and "violent perverting of judg- ment and justice in a p province, marvel not *at the matter: for i//t' that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. Moreover ''the profit of the earth is 9 for all: the king himself h served by the field. He that loveth silver shall not 10 be satisfied jcith silver; nor he that lov- eth ^abundance 7oith increase : this is also vanity. When goods increase, they n are increased that eat them : and what ■good is there to "the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? The sleep of a labouring man is 12 sweet, w-hether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. * There is >'a sore evil 7i'hich I have 13 seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for "the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil ^travail: 14 and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. ^As he came forth 15 of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. And this also 16 is >a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and ''what profit hath he that hath >= laboured for the wind? All his days also ''he eateth in 17 darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. Behold that which I have seen: ''it is is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to fenjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun 'all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for sit is his portion. Every man 19 also '^to whom God hath given riches and 'wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; ''this is the gift of God. ' For he shall not much 20 remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. ^ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: a man '■to whom '^God hath given 2 '^riches, ''wealth, and "^honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God ''giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. If a man beget an hun- 3 dred children, and live many years, so that "^the days of his years be many, and '^his soul be not filled with good, and also ^ that he have no burial; I say, that San untimely birth is better than 4 he. For he cometh in with \anity, and departeth in darkness, and ''his name 5 shall be covered with darkness. More- over he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more ' rest 6 than the other. Yea, '^though he live a thousand years twice told, yet "==hath he 'seeii no good: do not all go to one place ? 7 ""All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the '"appetite is not 8 filled. For what hath the wise ''more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? 9 Better is Pthe sight of the eyes 'than the wandering of the desire : this is also 10 1 vanity and vexation of spirit. That which hath been ''is named ■'already, and it is known that it is man: 'neither may he contend with him that is II 'mightier than he. Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what 12 « man "the better? For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, 'all the days of his vain life which he spend- eth as "a shadow? for "^who can tell a man >what shall be after him under the sun ? vanity. See ch. 2. 3. " See Job 14. 2. » See ch. 8. 7. J A ^good I'name is better than precious 'V'll. ''ointment; and '^the day of death than ^Prov. 22. i. 2 the day of one's birth. It is better to c°nt'''2. 13. go to the house of mourning, than to go \ g;,',p '• ^• to the house of feasting: for that is the ch. 12. 7. end of all men; and the living will '■lay ^■^X'.":^l' 3 it to his heart. ' ^Sorrow is better than ij^i<=b ;• laughter : ^for by the sadness of the p""|^'. ,2. countenance sthe heart is made better. '^^^"^"S"'- 4 The heart of the wise is in the house « Prov. 17. 25 of mourning; but the heart of fools is J."",''; ,5 5 in the house of mirth. '' // is better jHebj. to hear the rebuke of the wise, than .h^'"'^ «« Cimip. ver. 6. f Isai. 14. 20. So Jer. 22. 19. Comp. 2 Kin. 9. 35. e Job 3. i6. Ps. 58. 8. So ch. 4. 3. *> Corap. ver. 10. ' See ch. 4. 6. ' Esth. 7. 4 (Heb.) only. • See ch. 2. 1. °* Prov. 16. 26. t Heb. soul. ver. 2, 3, 9. " Prov. 23. 2. *> See ch. 2. 15- P Dcut, 28. 34. 67. ch. II. 9. Isai. II. 3. i Heb. tlian the -uialking 0/ tligsoul. Josh. 14. 10. Coiup. ver. 7. 'I .See ch. i. 14- f See ch. 1. 10. ■ See Job 9. 3=- So Isai. 45. 9- Jer. 49. 19. Ezek. 22. 14. I Cor. 10. 22. ' So ch. 4. 12. t Heb. the number of the days of the life of his See ch. 3. 22. for a man to hear the song b.). of fools. *"„"'■ - , See Prov. 14. 6 For 'as the 'crackhng of thorns under ,3. a pot, ''so is the laughter of the fool: 8}^^:^°- this also is vanity. sei'iud '' 7 Surely ' oppression "" maketh a wise \^^C ^' man mad; and "a gift destroyeth the ';^^e=^Ps. "8 heart. Better is "the end of a thing so Prov. 13. than the beginning thereof : and i' the ^^\^ j,_ ^^ patient in spirit is better than the proud ^Sf^'sf 9- gin spirit. '3 Be not hasty in thy spirit t Heb'^oxarf. Pto be angry: for anger --resteth in the fgJI,,;', ^ I See ch. 4. I. ■» See Job ,2. ,7. ° See Ex 23. 8. ii P''"^- '7- ^3- » So Matt. 10. 22. P See Prov. 14. 29. Comp. Job 6. 1 1 r h en. 5. 2 iHeb.). &8. 3. 'Prov. 14. 33. (595) 75—2 Chap. vii. io. ECCLESIASTES. Chap. viii. 13. t Heb. out o/iuisdom, II Or, as good as an inlurit- ancc, yea, better too. " See ch. 2. IS- ' ch. II. 7 (Heb.). I Heb. shadoiv. See Num. 14- 9. Comp. ch. 10. 19. " See ch. I. bosom of fools. Say not thou, What 10 is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire 'wisely concerning this. Wis-n dom is "good with an inheritance: and by it there is ^profit 'to them that see the sun. For wisdom is a * defence, 12 and money is a 'defence: but the "ex- cellency of knowledge is, that wisdom ^ giveth life to " them that have it. Consider the work of God: for who 13 can ymake that straight, which he hath y^made crooked? ^In the day of pro- 14 sperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider : God also hath ' set the one over against the other, ''to the end that man should find nothing after him. All things have I seen in the days 15 of my vanity: *^ there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth ^ his life in his wickedness. Be not right- 16 eous over much; "= neither make thyself ^over wise: why shouldest thou 'destroy thyself? Be not over much wicked, 17 neither be thou foolish: swhy shouldest thou die ' before thy time ? // is good 18 that thou shouldest take hold of ''this; yea, also from ' this ''withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. ' Wisdom 19 strengtheneth the wise more than ten ■" mighty men which are in the city. "For there is not a just man upon earth, 20 that doeth good, and " sinneth not. Also 'otake no heed unto all words 21 that are spoken; lest thou hear Pthy servant curse thee : "for oftentimes also 22 thine own heart knoweth that thou thy- self likewise hast cursed others. All this have I proved by wisdom : 23 1I said, I will be wise; but it 7L power in the day of death: and there is no 'p discharge in that war ; neither shall wickedness deliver i those that are given to it. 9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his 10 own hurt. And ''so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from nhe place of the holy, and 'they were forgotten in the city where they had so done : this is also vanity. 11 " Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, there- fore the heart of the sons of men "is 12 fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and >his ^^dajs be prolonged, yet surely I know that ='it shall be well ''with them that fear God, which fear 13 before him: but it •"= shall not be well * See ch. 1. I. II Or, weigh- ing one thing a/ter another, to Jind out the ^ reason. ^ Comp. ver. 20. >> Job 33. 23. ^ Comp. I Kin. ii. 3. Ecclus. 47. 20. See ver. 25. J Tsai. 65. 20. * Supplied from ver. 12. So ch. 7. 15. & 12. 25. Isai. 3. 10. » So Ps. 37. 10, II, 18, 19. Prov. i. 25. 34, 41. ' Isai. 3. II. VIII. * Comp. Prov. 4. 8, 9. & 17. 24. !> So Ps. 19. 8. Comp. Acts 6. 15. t Heb. the strength. See rather Deut. 28. so. ^ See ch. 3, iS. ^ Ex. 22. II. 2 Sam. 21. 7. I Kin. 2. 43. Comp. 1 Chr. 29. 24. Rom. 13. 5. <> See ch. 7. ' So ch. 10. 4. B I Chr. 20. 4 marg. So Ps. I. I. ^ ver. 8 only. > Job 9. 12. Comp. Jub 34. 18. iHeb. shall knoi.v. See Prov. 23. 35- J ch. 12. 14. ^ Seech. 3.1. " So Prov. 24. 22. Q» ch. 6. 12. & 10. 14. So ch. 9. 12. See ch. 3. 22. II Or, hoiu it shall be^ " See ch. 7. 19. oSoJobi4.5. II Or, casting of weapons. P Comp. Deut. 20. 5 —8. q See ch. 5. II. r Esth. 4. 16 only. s See Matt. 24. 15. Comp. Neh. II. I. * So Prov. TO. 7. See ch. 9. 5. " So Ps. 10. 6. & 50. 21. Isai. 26. 10. Ecclus. 5. 4. Rom. 2. 4, 5. 2 Pet. 3. 9. i So Esth. 7. 5 marg. Acts 5- 3- ■^ Deut. 4. 40. 32. 33. Matt. {596) Chap. VIII. 14. ECCLESIASTES. Chap. x. 3. with the wicked, neither shall he pro- <> See Job 14. long his days, which are "^as sha- « Ps. 73. 14. ch. 7. 15. Comp. ch. 9. 1^3. ' See Job 21. 7- s See ch. 2. 24- fa Comp. Gen. 29. 34 (Heb.). ' ch. s- 3- k ch. 3. II. See Job 5. g. ' Ps. 73. 16. IX. f Heb. / gave, or, set to my heart. So ch. 3. II. & 8. 16. * Comp. ch. 3. 18 ;Heb.;? >> See ch. 8. •4- •= Comp. Heb. 12. 5 — 7- <> So Job 9. 22. & 21. 7 — iS. Ps. 73. 3, 12. 13- Mai. 3. 14, ■S- « See ch. 2. 14- f Zech. 5. 3. - Comp. Mai. 3. 5. B See ch. I. 17- fa Comp. Job 14. 21. Isai. 63. 16? ' Ps. 31. 12. ch. 8. 10. Isni. 26. 14. So Ps. 88. 5, 12. Comp. Job 7. 8— 10. ^ See ch. I. dow; because he feareth not before God. There is a vanity which is done 14 upon the earth ; that there be just men, =unto whom it happeneth accord- ing to the work of the wicked ; again, there be wicked men, ^ to whom it hap- peneth according to the work of the righteous : I said that this also is vanity. Then I commended mirth, because ?a 15 man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall "^ abide with him of Tiis labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. AVhen I applied mine heart to know 16 wisdom, and to see the 'business that is done upon the earth : (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) then I beheld all the 17 work of God, that ''^a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun : because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find //; yea further, though a wise man think to know it, 'yet shall he not be able to find For all this *I considered in my heart even to =■ declare all this, "^that the right- eous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: '^no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. '^All things come alike to all: 2 there is "^one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean ; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and fhe that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. This is an evil among all 3 things that are done under the sun, that there is '^one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and e madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. For to him that is joined to 4 all the living there is hope : for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the s living know that they shall die : but "^ the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for 'the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, 6 and their hatred, and their envy, is ''now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. 7 Go thy way, 'eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; "for God ''now accepteth thy works. 8 Let "thy garments be always white; and 9°let thy head lack no ointment. 'Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, Pwhich he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: ifor that is thy portion in this life, and in thy la- bour which thou takest under the sun. 10 Whatsoever ■'thy hand findeth to do, 'do // with thy might; for there is no work, nor 'device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 11 I "returned, and saw under the sun, that •''the race is not to the swift, nor >'the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet ^favour to men of skill; but time and ''chance 12 ''happeneth to them all. For "^man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil "^net, and as 'the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men ^snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 14 there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and sbesieged it, and built 15 great ''bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a 'poor wise man, and he ''by his wsdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same 'poor 16 man. Then said I, 'Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless ""the 'poor W(z;/'s wisdom is despised, and his words 17 are not heard. The words of wise men are heard in "quiet, more than the cr)' of 18 him that ruleth among fools. 'Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but "one sinner destroyeth much good. ' See ch. 2. 24. Comp. I Sam. I. 18. "" Comp. ver. II. ch. II. 9. ^ See Rev. 3. 4- 0 See Ps. 23. 5 I Heb.). t Heb. See, or, E)tji}y Ufe. See ch. 2. I. p See ch, 3. See ch. 2. 14. c See ch. 8. See Prov. 12. 12 marg. ' .See ch. 4. 13- ^ Comp. 2 Sam. 20. 22. • Seech. 7.19. ^ Ecclus. 13. 22. & 26. 28. Comp. Mark 6. 2, 3. " Sec ch, 4. 6. o Comp. Josh. 7. I, U)ead flies cause the ointment of X. the ^apothecary to ^send forth a stink- ^^^^'^f ing savour: so doth a little ^folly/^/V// f'i^^'- that is in reputation for wisdom and ^o.%. honour. ^ _ ;SeePs, 2 A wise ma/i's heart /s at his right cjeech.s.s- 3 hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh \^f;„^f_ by the way, *his wisdom faileth ///>/, Sec Prov. 6. and "^he saith to every one that he is a JseeProv. fool. '^- " (597) Chap. x. 4. ECCLESIASTES. Chap. xii. 5. If the spirit of the ruler rise up a- 4 gainst thee, ■= leave not thy place; for fyielding spacifieth great oftences. There is an evil which I have seen 5 under the sun, as an ^error which pro- ceedeth 'from the 'ruler: ''folly is set 6 •in great dignity, and the rich sit in 'low place. ""I have seen servants "upon 7 horses, and princes v^'alking as servants upon the earth. ° He that diggeth a pit shall fall into s it; and whoso Pbreaketh a hedge, ia serpent shall bite him. Whoso ■'re- 9 moveth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that ^cleaveth wood shall be en- dangered therel)y. If the iron 'be blunt, and he do not 10 "whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is -''profit- able to y direct, Surely the serpent will bite without n ^enchantment; and 'a babbler is no "better. "The words of a wise mcm'%12 mouth are 'gracious; but ''the lips of a fool will swallow up himself The be- 13 ginning of the >vords of his mouth is <= foolishness: and the end of 'his talk is "A fool also 'is 14 • So ch. 8. 3. ' Prov. 14. 3°- & 15. 4. So Jer. 8. 15. See Prov. 4. 22. 8 See Prov. 25. 15. *> See ch. 5. 6. be/ore. Gen. 41. 46 (Heb.). > See ch. 7. 19. 'So Prov. 28. 12. & 29. 2 ? tHeb. in great heights. See Job 16. 19 marg. 1 Ps. 136. 23 (Heb.). ■" See Prov. 19. 10. n Esth. 6. 8. Jer. 17. 25. Ezek. 23. 12. o So Ecclus. 27. 26. 29. See Ps. 7. 15. V Isai. 5. 5 (Heb.). *1 .Amos 5. 19. r Comp. Deut. 27. 17^ or 2 Kin. 3. 25 » " Comp. Deut 20. 19. mischievous ti madness. 29,°3o."^' ^'' full of words : ""a man cannot tell what S'tteHeb. shall be; and what shall be after him, s who can tell him? The labour of the 15 foolish wearieth every one of them, be- cause he knoweth not how to go to the u Ezek. 21 21 (Heb. ^ See ch. > See ch. II. 6 marg. « Isai. 3. 3. & 26. 16. Jer. 3. 17 in the Heb. So Ps. 58. 5 t Heb. the vtaster of the tongue city. ''Woe to thee, O land, when 'thy 16 king is Ja child, and thy princes ''eat in the morning. Blessed art thou, O land, 17 when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes 'eat in due season, for See Gen. 37. strength, and not for drunkenness. By much slothfulness the building is ■"decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house "droppeth through. A feast is made for laughter, and 19 °wine 'maketh merry: but Pmoney an- swereth all thi?igs. '1 Curse not the king, no not in thy 20 "thought; and curse not the rich ■'in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and nhat which hath winsrs shall tell the matter. 32. I Heb. grace. Prov. 22. II. *> See Prov. 18.7. « See ch. 2. t Heb. his inoiitlt. Gen. 43. 7 marg. d See ch. I. 17- « See Prov. 15. 2. t Heb. mul- words^ As Gen. 3. 16, &c. f Seech. 322. e See ch 8. 7. h ch. 4. 10 only. ' Isai. 3- 4, S, 12- J Comp. 2 Chr. 13. 7 (Heb.). li Comp. Isai. 5. II. 1 So Prov. 31. 4. ■» So Job 24. 24 Ps. 106 43 m the Heb. "See Ps. 119. 28. o See Jer. 31. 12. \Yie\,. maketh glad the life. So Ps. 104. 15. P ch. 7. 12? ^ " See Ex. 22. 28. « Or, con sciaice. Heb. as 2 Chr. i. 10, 11, 12. Dan. i. 4, t; only. [Figure l.ke Luke 19. 40]. ' Luke 12. 3. ■ Prov, Cast thy bread ^'upon the waters: ''for thou shalt find it after many days. Dan. I. 4, 17 I V. I. 17 (Heb.). XI. * Comp. , Isai. 32. 20. Give a portion to "seven, and also to t Heb. «>o« •- the face of the waters. Gen. I. 2. '' See Prov. eight; "=for thou knowest not what evil 3 shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full (/ rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall to- ward the 'south, or toward the north, in the place wliere the tree falleth, there it 4 shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and she that regardeth 5 the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the '' spi- rit, nor 'how the bones do groiv in the womb of her that is with child : even so thou knowest not the works of God who 6 maketh all. In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening ''withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether 'shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shali be 'alike good. 7 Truly the light is sweet, and a plea- sant thing it is for the eyes to "'behold 8 the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him re- member "the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is va- nity. 9 "Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy Pyouth, and iwalk in the ways of thine heart, and in ''the sight of thine eyes: ^but know thou, that for all these things 'God will bring thee into judg- loment. Therefore remove "sorrow from thy heart, and "put away evil from thy fiesh: for childhood and youth arc va- nity. So 2 Kin. 23. 26. See ch. 7. 3. " 2 Cor. 7. i. Remember now thy Creator "in the days of thy ''youth, ^while '=the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when ''thou shalt say, I have no <= pleasure in 2 them; '^while the sun, or 'the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, 3 nor the clouds return after the rain : in the day when the keepers of the house shall E tremble, and the ''strong men shall bow themselves, and 'the grinders cease because they are few, and 'those that look out of the windows be darken- 4ed, and nlie doors shall be shut in the ••streets, when 'the sound of the grind- ing "is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all "ithe daughters 5 of musick shall be ™ brought low; also ' Comp. Gen. 27. See Prov. 7. 8. [. & 48. 10. ' Jer. 25. 10 I Sam. 3. 2. Rev. 18. 22. J So Ps. 141. 3. I" Isai. 2. 9, ly. 17. ^ I Tim. 6. 18, 19. See Matt 5. 42. ** See Prov. 6. 16. " See Eph. 5. 16. f See Deut. 33. 23- B Comp. Gal. 6. 9, 10. i> Heb. as ch. I. 6. Comp. John 3. 8 (Gk.). ' So Job 10. 8. Ps. 139. 13— 16. 2 Mace 7. 22. ' ch. 7. 18 (Heb.). t Heb. shall te right. Esth. 8. 5. So ch. 10. 10 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 2. 21. I Isai. 65. 25 (Heb.). See Ezra 3. 9 marg. "' ch. 7. II (Heb). ".So ch. 12. I. o See Luke 12. 19. P ch. 12. I only. q See Job 31- 7- >■ See ch, 6.9. ■ Comp. ch. 9, 7. * See ch. 12. 14. II Or, afiger. 2 Tiin. 2. 22. XII. » So Prov. 22. 6. Lam. 3. 27. ^ ch. II, 9 only. *^ So ch. II. 8. "i Comp. 2 Sam. 19. 35. c Seech. 3. i. f Uen. I. 3 comp. with Gen. I. 16. B Ksth. 5. 9 (Heb.). Dan. 5. 19. & 6. 26. So Hab. 2. 7 (Heb.). I" Comp. Cant. 5, IS? «Or, the grinders fail, liecausc they grind little. ' ver. 5. I, 17. & 5. 15. :598) Chap. xii. 6. ECCLESIASTES. Chap. xu. 14. o So Cant. 6. II. & 7. 12 in the Heb. 0 See Num. '3- 33- P Heb. as Ps. 143. 3. q Job 17. 13 (Heb.). ■^ See Jer. 9. 17- * Heb. as ver. I, 2. ' Zech. 4. 2, 3- " Gen. 2. 7. & 3. 19. Job 34. 15. So Ps. 90. 3. & 103. 14. ch. 7. I. * ch. 3. 21. y Gen. 2. 7. See Num. 16, 22. So Job 34. * ch. T. 2. *See ch. I.I. 1 Or, "I tie more wise tJie ch. 7. 13. iLihen they shall be afraid of that niJiich is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall "flourish, and the "grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail : because man goeth to his Plong ihome, and ■'the mourners go about the ''streets: *or ever the silver e cord be loosed, or the golden 'bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cis- tern. Then shall "the dust return to ^ the earth as it was: and ^the spirit shall return unto God ^who gave it. ^Vanity of vanities, saith the => Preach- 8 er; all is vanity. And "^ moreover, because the ^ Preach- 9 er was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and'^%&. in order ''many Preacher ivas, ^'^c. ^ Esth. 6. 6. See ch. 2. 15. *J I Kin. 4. 32. See Prov. i. i. 'See 10 proverbs. The "Preacher sought to find *„",,^j„^ out 'acceptable words: and that which ^"Lght. teas written 7Cias upright, even words of ^l",.^ e/;^'" II truth. The words of the wise an: as g.smarg. goads, and as "= nails f fastened l>y the jlrdg.'4. 21. masters of eassemblies, tchiirh are given " See i chr. ■ =from hone shepherd. And ^further, by f^H^s^^; these, my son, 'be admonished: •'of 23. making many books thc'/r is no end; See John 10. and 'much "study is a weariness of the ^Seech.4.13. flesh. I Ki"'!;. 33. 13 'Let us hear the conclusion of the ilor"'^' whole matter: "Tear God, and keep his r?« his 'chambers: JWe will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember ''thy love more than wine : 'The upright love thee. I am black, but •'comely, 'O ye : daughters of Jerusalem, As ""the tents of "Kedar, as the cur- tains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am 1 black. Because the sun liath "looked upon me: My mother's children were angry with me J They made me Pthe keeper of the vineyards ; Bui Inline own vineyard have I not kept. Tell me, O thou iiwhom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest, where thou mak- est ^thy floclz to rest at noon: For why .should I be "as one that turneth aside by the flocks of '^thy companions? If thou know not, 'O thou fairest among women. Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock. And feed thy kids beside the shep- herds' tents. I have compared thee, "O my love. To a company of -"'horses in Pha- raoh's chariots. >Thy cheeks are comely with ^rows ofje^vcls, Thy neck with chains of gold. We will make thee "borders of gold ^Vith studs of silver. While "the king sittcth at his table. My •'spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof A bundle of •= myrrh is my well-be- loved unto me; He shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. My beloved is unto me as a '•cluster of "camphire In the vineyards of i^En-gedi. fBehold, thou art fair, 'my love; be- hold, thou art fair; fsThou hast doves' eyes. Behold, thou ati fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant : Also our bed is green. The •'beams of 'our house (7/-^J cedar, And oViX 'rafters of J fir. I am the ^rose of •'Sharon, And the '^lily of the valleys. As the "^lily among thorns, So is '•my love among the daughters. As the •= apple tree among the trees of the wood. So is my beloved among the sons. •I sat down f under his shadow with great delight. And Shis fruit was sweet to my 'taste. •'He brought me to the 'banqueting house. And his banner over me was love. 'Stay me with J flagons, 'comfort me with '= apples: For • I am sick of love. ■ '7 See ch. 5. 16. '' Comp. ch. 1. 4. t Heb. hajisr p/ivine. 37 marg. J 2 Sam. 6. 19. i Chr. 16. 3. Hos. 3. i. t tnc itiith apples. ^ Job 17. 13. So Job 41. 30 in the Heb. " See ver. 15. * 2 Chroit I. 16, 17. 1 So Ezek. 16. II — 13. Comp. ch. 5. 13. 2 ver. 10 (Heb.). So Ex. 28. —20? ^ So ver. 4. i» ch. 4. 13, 14- Mark 14^ 3. John 12. 3. ^ See John 19- 39- ^ So ch. 7. 7,8. II Or, cypress. So ch. 4. 13. « See I Sam. 1 23. 29. fch. 4. I. II Or, my companion. ver. 9. ch. 2. 2, 10, & 4. I, 7. & 5. 2. &6. 4. So Judg. II. 37 (Heb.). ^ So ch. 5.12. See ch, 2. 14. ^ See 2 Chr. 'So ch. 7. 13. J Comp. I Kin. 5. 8. UOr, galleries. II. a Isai. 35. I. ^ See Josh. 12. 18. *^ 2 Chr. 4. 5. Hos. 14. 5. So ver. 16. ch. 4. 5. & 5. 13. & 6. 2, 3. & 7. 2. Comp. Ps. 45, title. ^ bee ch. I. 15- '^ See Prov. 25. 11. t Heb. / delighted and sat doWHy &'C- f So Isai. 25. 4. & 32. 2. K Comp. Rev. 22. 2. t Heb. palate. 1 Gen. 27. Heb. '^ Straiv 1 ch. 5. 8. ifioo) Chap. ir. 6. SOLOMON'S SONG. Chap. iv. i. ra ch. 8. 3. Comp. Deut. 33. 27. tHeb. / adjure you. Josh. 6. 26. " ch. 3. 5. &8. 4. So ch. 5. 8, 9- o See ch. i. 5. p So ver. 9, q See Prov. 6.5. r See Prov. 5- 19- 3 Comp. Isai. 52. 7. t ver. 17. ch. 8. 14. So ver. 7. See 2 Sam. 22. 34. " ch. 4. 5. *.7-3v . T See Isai. 14. 16, tHeb. flourishing. See Ps. 92. 7. » See Judg. 18. 14. ^ver. 13. y Comp. Ps. 74. 19. Jer. 8. 7. * ver. 15. ch. 7. 12. "* Comp. Eccles. 7. 1. » ver. lo, *» ch. 5. 2. & 6. 9. See ch. i. 15. Comp. Matt. 10. 16. « So Jer. 48. 28. ** Jer. 49. 16. Obad. 3. « Rather as Ezek. 38. 20 text. fch. 8. 13. B See ch. i. 5- »» Ezek. 13. 4. Comp. Luke 13. 32. » So ch. 6. 3. & 7. 10. ^ ch. 4, 5. &6. 3. See ver. i. ' See ch. 4. 6. " ch. 8. 14. See ver. 9. I Or. 0/ division. Gen, 15. 10. Jer. 34. 18, 19 in the Heb. " 2 Sam. 2. 29? III. * ver. 8 (Heb.). See Ps. 92. 2. & Isai. 26. 9. ** ch. I. 7. "'His left hand is under my head, 6 ""And his right hand doth embrace me. *"I charge you, "O ye daughters of ^ Jerusalem, By the P^roes, and by the P''hinds of the field, : That ye stir not up, nor awake )ny love, till he please. behold, he s skip- The voice of my beloved ! Cometh Leaping ^upon the mountains, ping upon the hills. My beloved is 'like a roe or a '"young 9 hart : Behold, he standeth behind our wall He "looketh forth at the windows, 'Shewing himself through the lattice. My beloved "spake, and said unto m me, •''Rise up, <^my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, u The rain is over a//tf gone; The flowers appear on the earth; 12 The time of the singing 0/ birds is come, And the voice of the >' turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, 13 And the vines with the ^tender grape give a ^good smell. ^Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. O ''my dove, '^that art ^'m the clefts 14 of the rock, in the secret places of the "^stairs, Let me see thy countenance, ^let me hear thy voice ; For sweet is thy voice, and thy coun- tenance is s comely. Take us the ''foxes, 15 The little foxes, that spoil the vines: For our vines kavc ^tender grapes. ' My beloved is mine, and I am his : if. He ^ feedeth among the lilies. ' Until the day break, and the sha- 17 dows flee away. Turn, my beloved. And ""be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains 'of "Bether. •■•By night on my bed I souglit ^/lim whom my soul loveth: "=1 sought him, but I found him not. c ch. 5. 6. See John 7. 34. 7 See Jer. 6. 17- * Comp. I will rise now, and go about the city In the ''streets and "=in the broad ways, '^ See Prov. I will seek ^/liin whom my soul loveth: e'jer. 5. i •=1 sought him, but I found him not. '"^''■'• 'The watchmen that go about the city fch. s. 7. found me: s To whom I said, Saw ye ^him whom my soul loveth? '^■'" '°- ^ It was but a little that I passed from them, But I found ^him whom my soul lov- eth: I ''held him, and would not '''let him i'Seejob27. Until I had J brought him into my mother's house. And into the chamber of '' her that ' Hos. 2. 5. conceived me. 'I charge you, "O ye daughters of ' See ch. 2. 7. Jerusalem, ^'Seech.!. By the roes, and by the hinds of the field. That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. " Who is ° this that cometh out of the ° ch. s. 3. wilderness like p pillars of smoke, comp! ^' '°' Perfumed 7vith <) myrrh and frank- ' ' incense. With all powders of the ''merchant? Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; ^Threescore valiant mm are about it, Of the valiant of Israel. They all hold swords, being expert in war : Every man hath 'his sword ' See Ex. 26. J ch. 8. 2. Isai. 60. 8. 0 Jer. 2. 2. Comp. Acts 7. 38? J* Joel 2. 30. Comp. Ex. 13. 21. 1 ch. 4. 6. See John 19. 39- ' See I Kin. 10. 15. ' ch. 6. 8. upon Comp. 2 Sam. 23. S (Heb.), &c ' Pf- 45. 3. " Ps. 91. 5 (Heb.). 1 Or, a bed. his thigh " because of fear " in the night. King Solomon made himself 'a cha- riot of the wood of Lebanon. He made the pillars thereof > Josh. 2. iS. ' See ch. I. 5. k ch. 6. 7. 1 ver. 13. ch. 6. II. & 7. 12. &8. 2. ■n So ch. 7. 4. n Comp. 1 Kin. 10. 17? Neh. 3. 19? 0 Ezek. 27. 10, II. p See 2 Sam. 8.7. 1 ch. 7. 3. So Prov. 5. 19. ch. z. 7. Comp. ch. 8. 10. •■ See ch. 2. 9. ■ ch. 2. 16. & 6. 3. See ch. 2. I. ' ch. 2. 17. t Heb. hreathe. So ver. 16. Ezek. 21. 31 in the Heb. Comp. Gen. 3. 8. " Comp. Ps. 109. 23. * So ver. 14. See ch. 3. 6. ' Cited generally Eph. 5. 27. y Ps. 72. 16. See ch. 7. 4. * Comp. Isai. 6z. 5. Wisd. 8. 2. » 2 Kin. 5. 12 marg. ^ See Deut. 3- 9- « Isai. II. 6. Jer. 5. 6. & 13. =3- Dan. 7. 6. Hos. 13. 7. Hab. 1. 8. Eccltis. 28. 23. Rev. 13. 2. H Or, taken away my heart. d ver. 10, 12. ch. 5. I, 2. Prov. 7. 4. « See Judg. 8.26. f ch. I. 2, 4. 8 So ch. I. 3. 1» Prov. 5. 3. ' So Prov. 24. >3. ch. 5. I. J Hos. 14. 6. So Gen. 27. 27- tHeb. barred, Heb. as Judg. 3. 23, 24- 2 Sam. 13. 17, iB. k See Prov. 5. 15- * See Deut. 32. 34- Comp. Gen. 26. 15, ; Eccles. 2. 5. (Heb.). 1 sThy teeth arc like a flock of sheep 2 that arc even shorn, wliich came up from the washing; s Whereof every one beareth twins, and • none is barren among them. Thy hps arc like a i^ thread of scarlet, 3 and thy speech is 'comely : ''Thy temples arc like a piece of a '''pomegranate ''within thy "^locks. ™Thy neck is like the tower of 4 David Builded for an "armoury, Whereon there ° hang a thousand bucklers, all p shields of mighty men. iThy two breasts arc like two ''young 5 'iroes that arc twins. Which ^feed among the lilies. 'Until the day 'break, and "the sha- b dows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of *■ myrrh, and to the hill of ^'frank- incense. ^Thou art all fair, my love; there is ■, ^no spot in thee. Come with me from y Lebanon, my s ^spouse, with me from Lebanon: Look from the top of ^'Amana, from the top of ''Shenir and '■Hermon, From the lions' dens, from the moun- tains of the <^leopards. Thou hast "ravished my heart, ''my 9 sister, 7ny spouse; Thou hast "ravished my heart with one of thine eyes. With 'one chain of thy neck. How fair is thy love, ''my sister, my 10 spouse ! How much f better is thy love than wine ! And sthe smell of thine ointments than all spices ! •"Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the n 'honeycomb : ^ Honey and milk arc under thy tongue ; And the smell of thy garments is JHke the smell of Lebanon. A garden 'inclosed is ''my sister, my i^ spouse ; A spring ' shut up, '' a fountain ' sealed. Thy plants arc an '"orchard of "pome- ij granates, with "pleasant fruits; "Camphire, with P.spikenard, P Spikenard and saffron ; 1 Calamus and 1 cinnamon, with all "i See Ex. 30. trees of ■'frankincense ; ?so ver. 6. ' Let my beloved come into his garden, And ^eat his "pleasant fruits. ^I am come into my garden, ''my sister, my spouse : I have == gathered my ''myrrh with my spice ; *I have eaten my f honeycomb with my honey ; si have drunk my wine with my milk: Eat, O ""friends; drink, 'yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. I sleep, but my heart waketh : It is the voice of my beloved 'knocketh "^saying. that Open to me, ''my sister, 'my love, ""my dove, " my undefiled : For my head is filled with dew, Ami my "locks witli the Pdrops of the night. ; II have put oft" my coat; 11 how shall I put it on ? I have ■" washed my feet ; how shall I defile them? I My beloved put in his hand by nhe hole of the door. And 'my bowels were moved ' for him. ? I rose up to open to my beloved ; And my hands dropped with myrrh. And my fingers with 'sweet smelling myrrh. Upon the handles of the lock. 3 I opened to my beloved ; But my beloved had "withdrawn him- self, and was gone : My soul failed "when he spake: but I could not find * So ver. 6 marg. y ch. 5. I, &6. 2. " Comp. Eccles. 2. 5. V. a ch. 4. 16. & 6. 2. So ch. 8. 13. ^ Seech. 4. 9. «= Ps. 80. 12 [Heb.;. ** ver. 5, 13. So ch. 4. 14. See John ig. 39- * Soch. 4. II. *^ So I Sam. 14. 27. 6 Comp. Prov. 9. 5. *• Judg. 14. 20. John 3. 29. Comp. Matt. 9. 15, &c. II Or, andbe dntnkejt with loves. Comp. Prov. 7. 18. ' Rev. 3. 20. ^ Comp. Ex. 18. 4. ' Seech. 1. 15, •" See ch. 2, 14- »» ch. 6. 9. ^ ver. II. P Amos 6. II marg. 1 Comp. Rev. 16. 15. q^i Comp. Luke II. 7. r See Gen. 18. 4- s Rather as Ezek. 8. 7, *■ Jer. 31. 20. B Or, (as some read) ifi VIC. f Heb. pass- ing, or, run- 71 hig about* ver. 13. " Jer. 31. 22 (Heb.) only. *' Comp. ver. 2. ^ ch. 3. I. y Prov. I. 28. 2 Kin. 3. 18,25. 2 Chr. 32. 30. "» Neh. 2. 8 (Heb.\ " See ver. 3. » ver. 16. ch. 7. 13. So Deut. 33.13 — 16 P See ch. 1. 12. " See ver. 3. » ver. 1 Or, cypress. So ch. 1. 14. I sought him him ; yl called him, but he gave me no answer. 2 The watchmen that went about the '^h. 3.3- city found me, They '"^ smote me, they wounded me ; * 1 Kin. 20. The keepers of the walls took away ^7 "i^rg. K -1 r Isai. 3. 23 my ^vail irom me. only. (603) Chap. v. 8. SOLOMON'S SONG. Chap. vh. 4. * See ch. 2. 7. •* Seech, i. 5. t Heb. what. « ch. 2. 5. fSeech. I. 8. t Heb. A standard- bearer. ch. 6. 4, 10. So ch. 2. 4. See Ps. 20. 5. 8 See Mark io.44(Eng!. . l" See Job 2S. 16. * See Ps. 19. 10. ^ ver. 2. D Or, curkd. * Soch. 1. 15. &4-.. tHeb.«V//«^ in/uiness, that is, ^i" 6' placed^ and ^^etasapre- cioits stone in the foil of a ri?tg. '"So Ex.25. 7. & 35- 9- ver. 14. " Comp. ch. I. 10. 0 ch. 6. 2. Ezek. 17. 7, 10 (Heb.). n Or, towers of perfumes, Comp. ch. 8. 10. p Comp. Ps. 45. 2- '1 Seech. 2. i. "■ ver. 5. s Ex. 28. 20. & 39- i3' Ezek. 1. 16. & 10. 9. & 28. 13. Dan. 10. 6. ' See Ex. 24. 10. " Comp. Eccles. 12.3? Rev. 10. 1. ^ Estheri.6. y ch. 4. 8. & 7. 4. See Judg. See Ps. 119. 103. VI. « See ch. 1. 8. ^ ch. 4. 16. &5. I. « ch. 5. 13. •* See ch. 2. 1. 0 See ch. 2. 16. f See ch. i. 15- 8Josh. 12. 24. See I Kin. 14. 17. n Seech. 1.5. ' ver. 10. Hab. I. 7 only. k See ch. 5. 10 marg. 1 Or, they have pKJfcd me up, Ps. 13S. 3. So Prov. 6. 3. Isai. 3. 5 in the Heb. 1 See ch. 4. 1 . <=I charge you, <*0 daughters of Jeru- s salem, If ye find my beloved, 'that ye tell him, I That "=1 am sick of love. ^Vllat is thy beloved more than an- g otlicr beloved, ^O thou fairest among women ? What is thy beloved more than an- other beloved, that thou dost so "^charge us? My beloved is white and ruddy, lo *The schiefest among ten thousand. His head is as ''the most 'fine gold, n His ''locks arc 'bushy, and black as a raven. 'His eyes are as the eyes of doves by i. the rivers of waters. Washed with milk, (///(Z 'fitly set. "His cheeks are as a "bed of spices, 13 as 'sweet flowers: PHis lips //feililies, dropping ■'sweet smelling myrrh. His hands are as gold rings ""set with m the ^ beryl: His belly is as bright ivory overlaid ■with 'sapphires. "His legs arc as "pillars of marble, i^ set upon sockets of 'fine gold : His countenance is as ^ Lebanon, ex- cellent as the y cedars. 'His mouth is '^most sweet: yea, he is if. altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, '^ O daughters of Jerusalem. 9. 15. ' t Heb. His palate. ch. 2. 3. & 7. 9 (Heb.). 2 Neh. 8. 10 (Heb.j only. Whither is thy beloved gone, ^ O thou fairest among women? Wiither is thy beloved turned aside ? that we may seek him with thee. My beloved is gone do^vn into •'his 2 garden, to the '^ beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather ''lilies. =1 am my beloved's, and my beloved 3 is mine : He feedeth among the ''lilies. Thou art beautiful, O "^my love, as 4 sTirzah, ''Comely as Jerusalem, 'Terrible as an army ''with banners. Turn away thine eyes from me, for 5 "they have overcome me: 'Thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. "'Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing. Whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. ".'Vs a piece of a pomegranate arc thy temples within thy locks. There are ° threescore queens, and fourscore concubines. And P virgins without number. iMy dove, ■'my undefiled is but one; She is the only one of her mother. She is the ^choice one of 'her that bare her. "The daughters saw her, and blessed her; Yea, "the queens and the concubines, and tliey praised her. •''Who is she that looketh forth as the morning. Fair as >'the moon, * clear as v^the sun. And ' terrible as an army with ban- ners? I went down into the garden of nuts to see the '' fruits of the valley, And ''to see whether the vine flou- rished, and ''the "= pomegranates ^ budded. ' Or ever I was aware, My soul 'made me like the <= chariots of Ammi-nadib. Return, return, O ''Shulamite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. \\'hat will ye see in the Shulamite ? As it were the s company • of two armies. How beautiful are " thy feet with shoes, "^O prince's daughter ! The joints of thy thighs are like "= jewels. The work of the hands of ''a cunning workman. Thy navel is like a round "goblet, tidiich wanteth not 'liquor: Thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with ^ lilies. sThy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. ''Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; Thine eyes like they?.f//pools in 'Hesh- bon, by the gate of Bath-''rabbim : Thy nose is as 'the tower of "'Le- banon which looketh toward "Da- > So ch. 4. 2. " ch. 4. 3. " ch. 3. 7. Comp. ver. 9. P So Ps. 43. 9. 14- 1 See ch. 2. 14- r ch. 5. 2. s ver. 10 (Heb... See 2 John i. « See Prov. 17. 25. "Gen. 30. 13. ^ So ch. 3. 0. & 8. 5. J Isai. 24. 23. & 30. 26 in the Heb. Comp. Rev. 12. I. * Job 30. 28 (Heb.). » Job 8. 12 (Heb.). So Dan. 4. 12, 14, 21. b ch. 7. 12. c See ch. 4- 3. ** See Eccles. 12. 5. t Heb. I knew not, 1 Or, set me on the chariot[s\ of my will- ing people, Ps. no. 3. So Ex. 35.21. Judg. s. 2. e So 2 Kin. 2. 12. & 13. 14- t As 1 Kin. I. 3, &c. 2 Kiu. 4. 12, &c.» SSeeJer. 31. lOr, «/■ Maltanaim, Gen. 32. 2. See 2 Sam. 17. 24. VII. ^ Comp. Ephes. 6. 15. l" So Ps. 45. "'■ „ c So Prov. 25. 12. d See Prov. 8. 30. e See Isai. 22. 24. t Heb. mixture. f Seech. 2. i. I! ch. 4. 5. ii So ch. 4. 4. ' Num. 21. 26. ^ 2 Sam. 12. 26, 27? 1 I Kin. g. 19. 2 Chr. 8. 6. ■" ch. 4. B. & 5- '5- n See t Km. (603) Chap. vii. 5. SOLOMON'S SONG. Chap. viii. 14. ■ Or, crimson. So 2 Chr. 2. 7. 14- &3. 14? o See Josh. 19. 26. P Comp. ch. 4- 1 ? q Seech, i. 4- t Heb.^c««'^. Gen. 40. 3, &c. So Num. 30. r Render as in Ex. 2. 16, or Gen. 30. 38,_4'- *2 Sam. I. 26. ' See Pruv. 19. TO. « ver. 8. See Ps.92.12. '^ Deut.32.32. Mic. 7. I. So ch. I. 14. y See Prov. 25. II. * See ch. 5. 16. a So Prov. 23. 31. t Heb. straightly. See ch. 1. 4. II Or. o/tnc ancient. Heb not quite as ver, b ch. 5. 2. cSoch. 2.16. &6. 3. d Gen. 3. 16. So Gen. 4 7. Comp. Ps. 45. II, e See ch. 6. II. f See ch.2.13. t Heb. open. Job 41. 14, &c. BGen. 30. 14. h Soch. 2. 17. Heb. not as ver. 4, or as ch. 8. 9. i Seech. 4.13. J Matt. 13.52. k Job 23. 12 marg. VIII. f Heb. Ih.-y should not despise me. Prov. 6. 30. ver. 7. As Luke 12. 20. » ch. 3. 4. ^ Comp. Prov. Q. 2, 5. c Sec fsai. 49. 26. liSeecn. 4. 3. • ch. 2. 6. Thine head upon thee is like ' ° Car- 5 mel, And Pthe hair of thine head Uke purple ; iThe king is 'held in the ■■ galleries. How fair and how * pleasant art thou, o O love, for 'delights! This thy stature is like to a "palm 7 tree, And thy breasts to ''clusters (/ grapes. I said, I will go up to the "palm s tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof : Now also thy breasts shall bd as •''clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy nose like y apples ; And 2 the roof of thy mouth like the 9 best wine. For my beloved, » that goeth tio7i'>i. * sweetly. Causing the lijjs " of those that arc ''asleep to speak. •^I am my beloved's, and his ''desire 10 is towards me. Come, my beloved, let us go forth n /';//(' the field ; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vine- 1.- yards ; Let us "= see if the vine flourish, 7i'hc- ther the ^ tender grape ' appear, And'^'Ca^ pomegranates bud forth: There will I give thee my loves. The smandrakes give a smell, 13 And at ''our gates are all manner of 'pleasant//7c//j-, JNew and old, Which I have ''laid up for thee, O my beloved. 0 that thou wcrt as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mo- ther! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee ; Yea, 'I should not be despised. 1 would lead thee, and ''bring thee 2 into my mother's house, who would instruct me : I would cause thee to drink of ''spiced wine, of the '-juice of my <' pomegranate. <^His left hand shoiihl be under my - head, 'And his right hand should embrace fl charge you, sO daughters of Jeru- salem, ' That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. '' \Vho is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved ? I 'raised thee up under the ''apple tree : There thy mother brought thee forth : There she brought thee forth that bare thee. Set me as a seal upon thine heart. As 'a seal upon thine arm : For '"love is strong as death; "Jealousy is 'cruel as the grave: The "coals thereof are coals of fire. Which hath p a most vehement 1 flame. Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it : 'If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned. We have a little sister, and 'she hath no breasts : What shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? If she be a wall, we will build upon her a ^palace of silver : And if she be a door, we will inclose her with 'boards of cedar. f See ch. 2. 7. fiSee ch. 1. 5. t Heb. Why should yc stir ufi, or luhy, iS^r. Not soch. 2.7. & 3- 5- ^ See ch. 3. 6. 1 Heb. as ver. 4. ' See Prov. 1 See Jer. 22. 24. So Isai. 49. 16. 2 Tim. 2. 19. >» Comp. Rom. 8. 35. 1 Comp. Prov. 6. 34, 35- t Heb. hard. So Heb. of E-\. 6. 9. Isai. ig. 4. o Job 5. 7 marg. See Ps. 78. 48. p See Job 1. 16 marg. & Ps. 68. 4. q Job 15. 30. Ezek. 20. 47 only. r Comp. Ezek. 16. 7. " See Ps. 69. 25- ' So I Kin. 6. IS- I am a wall, and my breasts like " towers : "Comp. Then was I in his eyes as one that See'ch'^4. 5. found ♦ favour. ' "=^- Z""^'- , T-» 1 SeeKom.s.i. Solomon had a ^vnieyard at ''' Baal- ' Eccies. 2. 4. hamon; 1^^"""' -■' He let out the vineyard unto » Matt. 21. y keepers; SeePs. 80. s. Every one for the fruit thereof was "S^^h.i.e. to bring ^a thousand pieces of silver, 'isai. 7. 23 ° (Heb,). My vineyard, which is mine, is be- fore me : Thou, O Solomon, must have 'a thou- sand, And V those that keep the fruit there- " C''"'p- r 1 y :\ ' '"'"■• 3- °t 9- of " two hundred. & 9. ?■ *>See ch. 5.1. ''Thou that dwellest in the gardens, ''^^•"/ ?• , '-*. .So Job 41. 6. •^1 he companions hearken tothy voice: j ch. 2. 14. d Cause me to hear //. \f°£^''- "' Comp. ■= ' Make haste, my beloved, Ps. 55. 6. And fbe thou like to a roe or to a ^j^f^ii^ay. young hart £<;"- '*• fi> 8- Upon the mountains of spices. f cii. 2. 9, 17. iCo4) 1 Ecclus. 48. 22, 24, 25. Matt. 3. 3. Luke 4. 17. Acts 8. 28, 32. & 28. 25. Rom. xo. 16, 20. +THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH. i of THE ^vision of Isaiah the son Amoz, which he saw concerning Before CHRIST about 760. Judah and Jerusalem ^*in the days ot ^' ''Uzziah, '^Jotham, "^Ahaz, ant/ ^Heze- kiah, kings of Judah. ffiear, O heavens, and egive ear, O = earth : For the Lord hath spoken, I have gs nourished and brought up children. And they have rebelled against me. ■"The ox knoweth his owner, 3 And the ass his master's 'crib : J>ut Israel '''doth not know, My people 'doth not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people * laden ^ with iniquity, ""A seed of evildoers, children that are comipters : They have forsaken the Lord, They have "provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger. They are 'gone away backward. "Why should ye be stricken any more? Ye will 'revolt more and more : The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head f/iere is no Psoundness in it ; 5/// "Jwounds, and i'' bruises, and ""pu- trifying sores : They have not been closed, neither bound up, neither 'mollified with 'ointment. " Your country is desolate. Your cities arc burnt wi//t fire : Your land, strangers devour it in your presence. And // is desolate, 'as overthrown by strangers. And the daughter of Zion is left ^as a cottage in a vineyard, As "■'a lodge '"in a garden of cucum- bers, As a besieged city. *2Chr.26. 22. & 32. 20, 32. ch. 2. I. & .3. I. ft 20. 2. & 37. 2, 21. & 38. I. •» Hos. I. I. So Mic. I. I. b 2 Kin. 15. I. 13- ch. 6. I. c 2 Kin. 15. 32. •* 2 Kin. 16. 1, ch. 14. 28. • 2 Kin. 18. 1. 2 Chr. 32. 32. fDcut. 32. I. See Deut. 4. 26. Sch. 34. I. Jer. 22. 29. Mic. I. 2, 88 ch. 23. 4. l> So Jer. 8.7. ' SeeJob39.9. ''See Jer. 9.3. * Soch. 5. 12, 13. See Deut. 32. 28. < Heb. 0/ kcavittess. •" So ch. 57. 74- Lam. 3. 22. Rom. II. 5. Cited Rom, 9. 29. )' Comp. 2 Kin. 19. 4. 2 Esdr. 9. 21. Ecclus. 48. Judg. II. 6, 9 "Except the Lord of hosts had '^^Soch.'e.is. left unto us ^a very small '" remnant, \Ve should have been as^Sodom, And we should have been like unto ^Gomorrah. 10 Hear the word of the Lord, ye ^rulers J see ch. 13 of ''Sodom : «>; , ^. 11 r /^ J * Josh. 10. Give ear unto the law of our tiod, ye 24 people of Gomorrah. 11 To what purpose is "^the multitude of F>rov. 6. 7. your sacrifices unto me? saith the ch.'j. ef 7. Lord : ^^^ 3. ^^ I am full of the burnt offerings of Mic' 3. 1.9 rams, and the fat of fed beasts; ^"Eze'k^e'ic, And I delight not in the blood of 48, 49. 55- bullocks, or of lambs, or of 'he c=^;p"- ^■ goats. ch. 3. 9. ,2 When ye come '''to appear before me, ,," " ' '^' •^Who hath required this at your hand, °^^^l^^ ^""^ to tread "^my courts? 13 Bring no more vain oblations ; in- cense is an abomination unto me ; 8''The new moons and ^sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, 'I cannot away with ; It is 'iniquity, even ''the solemn meet- ing. 14 Your "^new moons and your 'appoint- ed feasts my soul hateth : They are ""a trouble unto me ; " I am weary to bear them. 15 And "when ye spread forth your fSeePs! hands, pI will hide mine eyes from g', chr. 23. you : Yea, when ye 'make many prayers, I will not hear : lYour hands are full (j/" 'blood. .6 'Wash ye, make you clean ; put away ?or,^r,>/. the evil of your doings fioni before p* 90. 10 ' ° iHeb). mme eyes ; k see Lev. 17 ^Cease to do evil; learn to do well \\lm 2 6 (Heb.). ' See Num. 29. 39. " Deut. 1. 12 (Heb.). » So ch. 43. 24. " See i Km. 8.22. Comp. I Tim. 2. 8. P Prov. 28. 27. See Prov. 1. 28. Soch. 59. 2. t Heb. .««///>/)• /r-aj'fr. Uai. 9.3, &c. <1 So ch 59.3. Comp. Prov. 6. 17. 1 Heb. Uomh. Gen. 4. 10, &c. ch. 9. 5 (Heb. . & 26. 21. ■■ See Jer. 4. 14. • See Ps. 34. 14. & 97. ID. So Prov. 4. 27. Ecclus. 38. 10. i Pet. 3. 11. 5. 22. & Ps. 40. 8. & Prov. 15. S. Comp. ch. 66. 3. t Heb. great hf goats. c h. 14. 9. & 34- 6, &c. t Heb. to be seen. Ex. 34. 24. Dent. 31. II in the Heb. d Ex. 23. 17. & 34- 23. • Comp. Eccles. 5. r. 16. Judith 8. 6. I Mace. 10. 34. " See Num. 28. II 1 See Ps. loi. |6oS) 77 Chap. i. i8. ISAIAH. Chap. h. 7. ' Jer. 22. 3. " Mic. 6. 8. Zech. 7. g. & 8. 16. " Or. Hzhtcu. " 2 Esdr. 2. 20, See ver. 23. & James i. 27. Comp. Prov. 31. S. * So ch. 43. 26. Mic. 6. 2. Comp. I Sam. 12. 7. ^ Ps. 51. 7. Comp. Rev. 7. 14. y ch. 40. 5. & 58. 14. So ver. 2. ch. 21. 17. & 22. 25. & 24. 3. & 25. 8. Mic. 4. 4. See Num. 23. 19. * Jer. 2. 20. Rev. 17. 1. See Ex. 34. 15- ^ Jer. 6. 30. So ver. 25. See Ezek. 22. 18. ^ Comp. ch. 27. 2. Rev. 14. 10. <= Ho?;. 9. 15. See Ps. 68. 6. d So Prov. 29. 24. e Hos. 4. 18. Mic. 3. II. &7. 3. See Ex. 23.8. f So Zech. 7. 10. See Deut 24. 17- & ver. 17. e ch. 3. I. & 10. 33. & 19. 4. So ch. 10. 16. h See Ps. 132. 2. i So Ezek. 5. 13- >t Judg. 16. 28. So Deut. 32. 41. I Ps. 81. 14. Amos I. 8. t Heb. according to pttrencss. So 2 Sam. 22. 25- "> Jer. 6. 29. &9.7. Zech. 13. cj. Mai. 3. 3 in the Heb. See Judg. 7. 4- "Jer. 33. 7, XI. o ver. 21. So Zech. 8. 3- II Or, they thai return of her. P Job 31. 3. Ps. I. 6. & s. fi. Job 41. 25. ch. 24. 20. '"Seek judgment, 'relieve the oppress- ed, 'Judge ■'the fatherless, plead for ''the widow. Come now, and "let us reason to- 18 gether, saith the Lord : Though your sins be as scarlet, *they shall be as white as snow ; Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall 19 eat the good of the land : But if ye refuse and rebel, 20 Ye shall be devoured 7oith the sword : yFor the mouth of the Lord hath spoken //. How is the faithful city ^become a =1 harlot ! // was full of judgment ; righteous- ness lodged in it ; But now murderers. ^Thy silver is become dross, 22 ''Thy wine mixt with water : •^Thy princes arc rebellious, and "^com- 23 panions of thieves : Every one <=loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards : f They judge not the fatherless. Neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. Therefore saith sthe Lord, the Lord 24 of hosts, ''the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will 'ease me of mine adver- saries, And '^avenge me of mine enemies : And I will ' turn my hand upon 25 thee. And 'purely ""purge away ^thy dross. And take away all thy tin : And I will restore thy judges "as at 26 the first. And thy counsellers as at the begin- ning : Afterward thou shall be called, The city of righteousness, "the faith- ful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judg- ^^ ment. And "her converts with righteous- ness. And Pthe *i destruction of the trans- 23 gressors and of the sinners shall be together. And they that ''forsake the Lord shall be consumed. «73. ■5- 5- 27. & 92. 9. & 104. 35. t Heb. breaking. 1 Prov. 16. 18. & 17. 19. & 18. 12. ' See Josh. For they shall be ^ashamed of 'the ^fj'ikt^' oaks which ye have desired, ' ch. 57. 5 And ye shall be confounded for "the S'ch^'es 3. gardens that ye have chosen. ?cbf e '13 For ye shall be as ^an oak whose leaf (Hek). r 1 +1 Ezek. 6. 13. laaetn, % jujg. ,6. ,. And as "a garden that hath no water. Eccius. 21.Q. And the strong shall be "as tow, so "c'h.°43. 17. 'And the maker of it as a spark, \li^;Zi. And ythey shall both burn together, JSeech-V and none shall quench them. ' ■ The word that ^ Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. I "^'And it shall come to pass ''in the last days. That <^the mountain of the Lord's house shall be «<' established in the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills ; And "fall nations shall flow unto it. ; And many people shall go and say, sCome ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, To the house of the God of Jacob; And he will ''teach us of his ways, And we will walk in his paths : For 'out of Zion shall go forth the law. And ''the word of the Lord from Je- rusalem. 4 And he shall judge among the nations. And shall rebuke many people : And 1^ they shall beat their swords into 'plowshares, ''And their spears into """pruning- hooks : Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, "Neither shall they learn war any more. 5 O house of Jacob, come ye. And let us °walk in the light of the Lord. 5 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy peo- ple the house of Jacob, Because they be replenished "Pfrom the east. And are isoothsayers ''like the Phi- listines, And they '* please themselves in the children of strangers. 7 Their land also is 'full of silver and gold. Neither is there any end of their trea- sures ; Their land is also "full t. V Num. 23. . M See Deut. 18. 14. ' 2 Kin. I. 2. II Or, abound with the children. b'c. * Comp. Prov. 29. 21, ' Deut. 17. '7- » Deut 17. (606) Chap. ii. 8. ISAIAH. Chap. hi. io. T So Jer. 2. 28. ^ ver. 18, 20. ch. 10. 10, II. See Lev. 19. » ch. 5. 15. So ver. II, 1 See Eccles. 12. 4. * So ver. 19, 21. lob 40. 13. Rev. 6. 15. » Cited 2 Thess. I. 9. So 2 Esdr. 16. 12. b ver. 17. So ch. 13. II. See ver. 9. c So Ps. 46. 10. ch. 5. 16. 2 Cor. 10. s. d ver. 17, 20. ch. 3. 7. 18. & 4- I. 2- & 5- 2°- & 7. 18, 20 (Heb.), 21, 22. & IO. 20, 27. & II- 10, 11. &12. 1,4. & 24. 21. & 25. 9. & 26. I. & 27. I, 2, 12, 13- & 28. 5. & 29. 18. & 30. 23. & 52. 6- Jer. 30. (7), 3. Ezek. 38. 14, 19. & 39- II, f22). Hos. 2. 16, 18, 21. Joel 3. 18. Amos 9. II. Obad. 8. Mic. 4. 6. & 5. 10. f& 7. II, 12.) Zeph. 5. II, 16. Zech. 2. II. & o. 16. See 2 Tim. i. 12. « Job 40. II, 12. f See Judg. B Ezek. 27. 6. Zech. II. 2. Comp. ch. 10. 18. Rev. 8. 7. ^ ch. 30. 25. ' See I Kin. 10. 22. Comp. Rev. 8. 9. t Heb. pUtnrcs of desire. See 2 Chr. 32. 27. J See ver, ii. k See Tobit 14. 6. B Or. the \ idols shall utterly poiS aivay. ' See ver. lo. Their land also is 'full (t/"" idols ; s They worship the work of their own hands, That which their onto fingers have made : And "the mean man boweth down, 9 And "the great man vhumbleth him- self; Therefore forgive them not. ^ Enter into the rock, and hide thee 10 in the dust, ^^For fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. •^The lofty looks of man shall be hum- n bled. And the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down. And "^the Lord alone shall be ex- alted ''in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts 12 shall be upon every one that is <= proud and lofty. And upon every one that is lifted up ; and he shall be ■= brought low: And upon all fthe cedars of Lebanon, 13 that are high and lifted up. And upon all ethe oaks of Bashan, And ''upon all the high mountains, 14 And •'upon all the hills that are lifted up, And upon every high tower, is And upon every fenced wall. And upon all 'the ships of Tarshish, 16 And upon all 'pleasant pictures. And Jthe loftiness of man shall be 17 bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be made low : And the Lord alone shall be exalted Jin that day. And ''"the "idols he shall utterly abo- 18 lish. And 'they shall go into the ""holes 19 of the rocks. And into the caves of 'the earth, 'For fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, \\'hen he ariseth " to shake terribly the earth. "'In that day "a man shall cast 'his 20 "idols of silver, and his "idols of gold, 'Which they made each one for him- self to worship. To the moles and to Pthe bats; Ho" 10. 8. Luke 23. 30. Rev. 6. 16. & 9. 6. " Josh. 10. 17 (Heh.). t Heb. the dicst. ver. 10. " ver. 2i. See Ps. lo. 18. So Job 9. 6. ch. 13. 13. & 30. 32. Joel 3. 16. Hag. 2. 6, 21. Heb. 12. 26. » ch. 31 7 So ch. 30. 22. \ W&\}. the idols 0/ his siher^ (j^c. i Or, H'hich they mnde/or him. P Lev. 11. 19. Deut. 14. 18. 'To go into "ithe clifts of the rocks, And into ""the tops of the ragged rocks, 'For fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty. When he ariseth "to shake terribly the earth. * Cease ye from man, 'whose breath is in his nostrils : For wherein is he to be accounted of? For behold, *the Lord, the Lord of hosts, •■Doth take away from Jerasalem and from Judah "^the stay and the staff, The whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, ''The mighty man, and the man of war, The judge, and the prophet, and *the prudent, and the ancient. The captain of fifty, and 'the ho- nourable tnan. And the counseller, and fthe cunning artificer, and the 'eloquent orator. And •> I will give children to be their princes. And 'babes shall rule over them. And the people shall be J oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour : The child shall ''behave himself proud- ly against the ancient. And the base against the honourable. When 'a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ■"ruler. And let this "niin be under thy hand : °In that day shall he 'swear, saying, I will not be a 'healer ; For in my house is neither bread nor clothing : IMake me not a ""ruler of the people. For Jerusalem "is ruined, and Judah is fallen : Because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, pTo provoke the eyes of his glory. The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; And they ideclare their sin ''as So- dom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul ! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Say ye to the righteous, nhat // shall be 'well with him : For "they shall eat the fruit of their doings. ^ Ex. 33, 22. So 2 Esdr. 16 2S. r See Judg. ' See Ps. 146. ' Cfimp. Job 27. 3. in. » See ch. . 24. ^ Job 12. 20, 24. *^ See Lev. 26. 26. & Jer. 37. 21. ** 2 Kin. 24. JA. e So Dent. 18. 10 [Heb.). t Heb. a man eminent in couritennrice. 2 Kin. <;. I. Job22.*8. ch. 9. 15. f 2 Kin. 24, 14. Comp. 2 Chr. 26. ?(^r. sK'ilM o/« speech. 8 See Eccles. 10. II. So ver. 20. *> Eccles. 10. 16. So ver. 12- Comp. 2 Chr. 36. g. 1 ch. 66. 4 (Heb.). J ver. 12- k Sec Cant, 6.5. 1 So ch. 4. I. Comp. Prov. 28. 28. "" See ch. 1. 10. " Zeph. I. 3 (Heb.). So ver. 8. 0 ver. 18. See ch. 2. II. t Heb. li/t uf> Ihe h.ind. So Ex. 6. 8. See Gen. 14. 22. 1 Heb. binder itp. ch. I. 6. Comp. Hos. 5. 13. p See Ps. 78. I?. 1 Job 15. 18 (Heb;. ' Ocn. 13. 13. S: 18. 20, 21. & 19 5. Comp. ch. I. 10. " See Eccles. 'So Jer. 44. 8. 2. 17- " Ps. 1: Comp. Ps. 58. (607) 77—2 ClIAP. III. II. ISAIAH. Chap. iv. 6. 'EcclesS.Tj. So Jobio. 15. Ps. II. 6. * Prov. 12. 14 (Heb.). See J.ldg. 9. >6. t Heb. done to hhn. I Or, they which call thee blessed. ch. 9. 16. Mai. 3. 15 in the Heb. tHeb. swallow up. ch. 9. 16. & 19. 3- & 25. 7, 8. & 28. 4. & 49. 19. » Ps. 82. I. J See Hos. 4. I. ■See Ps. 143. 2. r Or, hunt. ch. 5. s- & 6. 13. & 50. II in the Heb. * ch, 5. 7. See Ps. So. 8. ''SeePs.g4-5. *= Comp. ch. 32. 9 — II. " See ver. 3. n Gen. 41. 42, &c. o So Gen. 24. VI- Ezek. 16. 12. p Zech. 3. 4 (Heb.;. q Ruth 3. 15 (Heb.). ■■ 2 Kin. 5. 23 (Heb.). rr ch. 8. I (Heb.). » So Esth. 14. Woe unto the wicked ! '^it shall be ill n with him : For "the reward of his hands shall be 'given him. As for my people, •'children arc their 12 J oppressors, And women rule over them. O my people, "they which lead thee cause thee to err. And 'destroy the way of thy paths. The Lord ^standeth up yto plead, 13 And standeth to judge the people. The Lord ^will enter into judgment 14 with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: For ye have "eaten up ='the vine- yard; The spoil of the poor is in your houses. What mean ye that ye ''beat my peo- 15 pie to pieces. And grind the faces of the poor? Saith the Lord God of hosts. Moreover the Lord saith, j6 *= Because ''the daughters of Zion are haughty. And walk with stretched forth necks and 'wanton eyes, Walking and 'mincing as they go, And ■= making a tinkling with their feet: Therefore the Lord will smite with a 17 scab the crown of the head of ''the daughters of Zion, And the Lord will '^discover their secret parts. 18 sin that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their >= tinkling orna- ments about their feet, And ^their 'cauls, and their 'round tires like the moon. The 'chains, and the bracelets, and 19 the 'mufflers, ''The bonnets, and the ornaments of 20 the legs, and 'the headbands, And the 'tablets, and ""the earrings, "The rings, and "nose jewels, 21 pThe changeable suits of apparel, and 22 the mantles. And ithe wimples, and ■'the crisping pins, "■■■The glasses, and nhe fine linen, 23 And 'the hoods, and "the vails. And it shall come to pass, that ^■in-24 stead of sweet smell there shall be "stink ; See Judg. 14. 12. ' See Job 29. 14. " Cant. 5. 7. 2. * ch. 5. 24 (Heb.). And instead of a girdle a rent ; ^'^^''^ '_s^ '• And instead of ''well set hair '•''bald- jer."47. 5. And instead of a stomacher ^a gird- & 27- 3>. ,- 1 , ^1 Amos 8. 10. mg ot sackcloth ; see job 1. Ami burning 'instead of beauty. ^°^^ ^"""p- Thy men shall fall by the sword, Deut. 14. 1. And thy 'mighty in the war. 3.^°.s?e' "^' And " her gates shall ''lament and Lam- "■ 'o- mourn ; And she being " ' desolate '^ shall upon the ground. ' Jer. 14. 2. ■ Job 2. 13. Lam. I. 4. Lam. 2. ic ^ ch. 19. 8. 1 Or, emptied. Comp. 2 Esdr. 15. sit ^3- '"'• t Heb. might. Judg. 5. 31, &c. i Heb. cleansed. pon us. So ver. 3. II Or, take And ^ in that day *> seven women IV. "= shall take hold of '' one man, say- * See ch. 2. ing, "see Job 5. ^Ve will eat our own bread, and wear 1%^ ch 3 6 our own apparel : ■' Comp. Only ♦ let us be called by thy name, wfih'cii. 3. '<^To take away our reproach. =5- *In that day shall ''^the branch o{ thy name the Lord be ' beautiful and glo- *^^f "'"' rious. And the fruit of the earth shall be thou away. 'f excellent and comely " See Gen. * For them that are escaped of Israel. «'jer! 23. 5. And it shall come to pass, that he |^3j- is-^ that is left in Zion, & 6. 12. And he that remaineth in Jerusalem, seeVuke2'4. ''Shall be called holy, Jt^ ^ ,-, .,..,,* rieb. jLven every one 'that is written ''a- i beauty and mong the living in Jerusalem : fdP^i, ig JWhen the Lord shall have washed &23. 9. away the filth of ''the daughters of & jj'. 1%, s Zion, irch'''i"°i''' And shall have 'purged the blood & 28. it 3, 5 of Jerusalem from the midst TS'X ^/or thereof «thcescap- "By the spirit of judgment, and by "'fwi^tL' the spirit of burning. | 's- 9- And the Lord will create upon every joef 2.^32.^^' dwelline; place of mount Zion, PS^i,'^: °,' , ,. "boObad. 17. And upon her assemblies, ' Luke 10.20. ■"A cloud and smoke by day, se'eVx'^^!' And "the shining "of a fiaminsr fire 32- byni-hf \Or.ioli/e. For ' ui)on all the Rlorv shall be ' a Mf;'- 3- 2. 3- , ,. ' o ^ k See (.J, -_ defence. 16. And there shall be "a tabernacle Pfor '^^''g^'^''- a shadow in the daytime from the ""see Matt. heat. 3. II. " See Ex. 13. And 1 for a place of refuge, and for ■■a covert from storm and from "Comp. Zech. 2. 5. rain. ' Or, above. Comp. Ecclus. 40. 27. t Heb. a cohering. See Ps. 19. 5. ° See Kev. 7. 15. P ch. 25. 4. So ch. 16. 3. & 32. 2. See Ecclus. 14. 27. Comp. Cm\x. i. 7, *1 ch. 25. 4. See Ps. 27. 5. r So ch. 16. 4. (608) Chap. v. i. ISAIAH. Chap. v. 21. V. » See Ps. 60. *> ch. 26. I. So ch. 27. 2. Comp. Ps. 45. title, c See Ps. 80. 8. t Heb. tke iicrn 0/ the son of oil. Comp. ch. 21. 10. <* Matt. 21. 33- , Mark 12. i. I Or, made a TV all about it. '^Soch.62.10. fjer. 2. 21 (Heb.). SoGen.49. II. t Heb. IieTved. ch. 51. I. K Judg. 7. 25. ch. 16. 10. Jer. 48. 33. Hos. 9. 2. Joel 2. 24. &3. 13- Hagg. 2. 16. Zech. 14. 10 in the Heb. So Ecclus. 33. 16. h ver. 4. So MatL 21. ig. Mark 11. 13. Luke 13. 6. * Prov. 15. iQ. Comp. ch. I. 7. J Seech. 6. 13. k Ps. 80. 12. Eccles. 10. 8 in the Heb. So Prov. 24. t Heb. /or a treading. ch. 7. 25. & 28. 18. Mic. 7. 10. So ch. 10. 6. Ezek. 34. 19. Dan. 8. 13. Comp. ch. 18. 2, 7. 1 ch. 7. 23 — 25. & 9- ^8. & 10. 17. & 27. 4- Heb. 6. 8. °> ch. 3. 14. t Heb. plant 0/ his ^ pleasures. » See Prov. ■ 8. 30. I t Heb. a scab. I o So Mic. 2. 2. t[Heb.>r]. I n Or, This is in mine j ears, saiih ! the Lord, ' So ch. 22. 14. t Heb. // not, ^T'c. So Num. 14. 35, &:c. ch. 14. 24. & 22. 14 in the Heb. p See Ezek. 45- "• q So Hagg. 1.6. &2. 16. Now will I sing to ^ my wellbeloved ''a song of my beloved touching <^ his vineyard. =■ My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in * a very fruitful hill : And '' he " fenced it, and " gathered = out the stones thereof, And ''planted it tci/A ""the choicest vine, And '' built a tower in the midst of it, And ''also *made sa winepress therein : And ''he looked that i( should bring forth grapes. And it brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, 3 and men of Judah, Judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to 4 my vineyard, That I have not done in it ? Wherefore, •'when I looked that i( should bring forth grapes. Brought it forth wild grapes ? And now go to, I will tell you what 5 I ?£'/// do to my vineyard : I wi// take away ' the hedge thereof, and J it shall be eaten up ; And ''break down the wall thereof, and it shall be * trodden down : And I will lay it waste : 6 It shall not be pruned, nor digged ; But there shall come up ' briers and thorns : I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For ■" the vineyard of the Lord of 7 hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah ' his pleasant plant : And he looked for judgment, but be- hold ' oppression ; For righteousness, but behold a cry. Woe unto them that join " house to 8 house, T/iaf lay "field to field, till f/iar be no place. That ' they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth ! ' In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, 9 ' Of a truth many houses shall be de- solate. Even great and fair, without inha- bitant. Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield 10 one P bath. And "i the seed of p a homer shall yield p an ephah. ■■ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink ; '^ That continue until night, til/ wine ' ' inflame them ! And ""the harp, and ""the viol, the ""^ytabret, and ">pipe. And wine, are in their feasts : But ^ they regard not ^ the work of the Lord, ^ Neither ^ consider '^ the operation of his hands. Therefore my people are gone into captivity, ■= because i/iey have no knowledge : And ' their honourable men are fa- mished, And their multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore '' hell hath enlarged herself, And ^ opened "^her mouth without measure : ^\nd their glory, and "^their multitude, and their spomp. And ffhe that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. And ''the mean man shall be brought down, And the mighty man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled : But ' the Lord of hosts shall be ex- alted in judgment. And ''God that is holy shall be sanc- tified in righteousness. Then shall the lambs feed after J their manner, And the waste places of ''the fat ones shall ' strangers eat. Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, And ■" sin as it were with a cart rope : " That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work. That we may see it: And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come. That we may know //. Woe unto them ' that call evil good, and good evil ; "That put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; That put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter ! Woe unto them that are Pwise in their own eyes. And prudent ' in their own sight '" So ver. 22. See Prov. 23. 20. Comp. Ps. 127. 2. Eccles. 10. 16. " Prov. 23. 30. U Or, pursue them. ' Ezek. 24. 10 (Heb.). " 1 Sam. 10. s(Heb.). >■ ch. 24. 8. Ezek. 26. 13. " ch. 14. II. Amos 5. 23. & 6. 5. ' Ezek. 28. 13- See E.X. 15. 20. J I Esdr. 5. 2 (Gk.). ' Ps. 28. 5. So Job 34. 27- * 1 Sam. 12. 24. ch. 26. 10 I Heb.). b See Ps. 143. 5- » Hos. 4. 6 (Heb.). So ch. 1. 3. t Heb. their glory are tueft of /amine. ■1 Hab. 2. 5 (Heb.l. * See Job t6. 10. * .See Ps. 141. 7- ffch. 13. 3,4. e Heb. as ch. 13. 4. & 17. 12, 13, & 24. S. & 25. 5. &66. 6. •* See ch. 2. 'See ch. 2. II. I Or, the holy God. Sec Josh. 24. >9- t Heb. the God the htly. J Mic. 2. 12 (Heb.). k Ps. 66. 15 (Heb.). So ch. 10. 16. 1 So Ps. 109. II. "' So Ecclus. 7. 8. " See 2 Pet. 3- 4- \ Heb. that say concern- ing evil. It is good, &^c. 0 Job 17. 12 (Heb.). P See Rom. 12. 16. Comp. Job 37. 24. Rom. I. 22. 1 Cor. 3. 18. f Heb. be/ore their face. [609) Chap. v. 22. ISAIAH. Chap. vi. 12. 1 See ver. ii. *■ Ecclus. 31. 25- ■ See Prov. 17. IS- ' See Ex. 23. 8. a Ex. 15. 7. ch. 47. 14. See Ps. 83. t Heb. ^/w tojigue of fire. b ch. 33. II. « Matt. 3. 12. d See Job iS. j6. * ch. 3. 24 (Heb.). ' Seech, i. 4. ff See ch. 12. 6. B Comp. 2 Kin. 22. 13, 17- ^ See Jer. 4. 24. II Or, «f dung. Comp. 2 Kin. 9. 37. • ch. 9. 12, 17, 21. & 10. 4. So Jer. 4. 8. Comp. Lev. 26. 14 — 18. ^ ch. II. 12 (Heb.). & 13. 2. & 18. 3- Jer. 50. 2. See Ps. 60. 4. 1 Hab. 1. 8. So ch. 10. 3. & 39. 3- Jer. 5. 15- '" ch. 7. 18. Zech. 10. 8. " Deut. 28. 49- "» So Joel 3- ■•• ,. , " So 2 Ebdr. 2. 12. p Ps. lbs. 37 (Heb.). 4 See Ps. 76. r So Dan. 5. 6. a Gen. 14. 23. See Mark 1. 7- • See Ps. 45. 5- So Jer. 5. 16. " See Ps. 7. 12. ^ ch. 21. I. • Comp. 1 Chr. 12. 8. Rev. g. 17. I ch. II. 6. & 31. 4. See Job 38. 39. J See ch. 2. II. • ch. 8. 22. So Jer. 4. 23. Lam. 3. 2. Ezek. 32. 7, 8. Or, distress. So Deut. 2. 9. "9- I Or, When it IS li^htt it shall he dark tn the destt actions thercej. 1 Woe unto them that are "■ mighty to 22 drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink : = Which justify tlie wicked for ' reward, 23 And take away the righteousness of the righteous from him. Therefore ='as 'the fire devoureth ''the 24 stubble, And "^the flame consumeth ''the chaff, So ^ their root shall be as = rotten- ness. And their blossom shall go up as dust : Because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, And 'despised the word of '"^the Holy One of Israel, g Therefore is the anger of the Lord 25 kindled against his people, And he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: And ^ the hills did tremble, and their carcases were " torn in the midst of the streets. ' For all this his anger is not turned away. But his hand is stretched out still. •^ And he will lift up an ensign to the 26 nations ' " from far, And "will hiss unto them "from the end of the earth : And behold, they shall come ""with speed swiftly : °None shall be weary nor Pstumblei? amongst them ; None shall 1 slumber nor sleep ; Neither ■■ shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, Nor ^the latchet of their shoes be broken : ' Whose arrows are sharp, and all 28 " their bows bent. Their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint. And their wheels " like a whirlwind : Their roaring shall be "' like " a lion, 29 They shall roar like " young lions : Yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey. And shall carry // away safe, and none shall deliver //. And y in that day they shall roar 30 against them like the roaring of the sea : And ^ if one look unto the land, ^be- hold darkness arid " sonow, ' And the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. VL » About * In the year that king "^ Uzziah died "^ I saw also the Lord sitting upon a p ^^ ^ throne, high and lifted up, and ' his = Kin. 15. 7. 2 train filled the temple. Above it stood \ chr.'26.'22. the seraphims : each one had ''si.x wings; "J°''" ""i'- <=with twain he covered his face, and iq.'^' fwith twain he covered his feet, and 1^/;^.,^/^ 3 with twain he did fly. And ' one cried thereo/. unto another, and said, {"' '^^ ^^' sHoly, holy, holy, ts the Lord of hosts : Lam. i. 9. "''The whole earth Is full of his glory. Se^eE™ 28?' 4 And the posts of the * door moved Pj^^^, g at the voice of him that cried, and "^ the <■ Com'p.' 5 house was filled 7C'ith smoke. ' Then r so* Ezfic'I^ said I, Woe is me ! for I am 'undone ; "■ because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips : for mine eyes have 20 (Heb'; seen "> the King, the Lord of hosts, c^^p. ■•• *• 6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto J?!,'", '^.'■ me, 'having a live coal in his hand, j:terj,isi'tie which he had taken with the tongs from ■'",l"^l°£ 7 off " the altar : and he ♦ ° laid it upon earth. my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath ^'3,' '^ ^' touched thy lips ; and thine iniquity is (^■^"■j; 8 taken away, and p thy sin purged. Also ig. ' '"' I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, \^^\ Whom shall I send, and who will go ♦ Heb. for lus? 'Then I said, '^Here am I 9 send me. this cried to this. So Ex. 14. thresholds. Judg. ig. 27. And he said. Go, and tell ' '^'"- '4- this people, "Hear ye 'indeed, but under- stand not ; And see ye 'indeed, but perceive not. ■ 7 .. 2 Kin. 12. 9. & 22. 4. & 23. 4- & 25. 18. 1 Chr. 9. 19, 2 Chr. 3. 7 "Make the heart of this people & 34! 9! f „ t Esth. 2. 21 ^^^^ &6. 2. And make their ears heavy, and J". 35. 4. "shut their eyes ; „ 5?. 24. Ezek. 40. 6. & 41. 16. & 43. 8. Zeph. 2. 14. And understand with their heart, Jj^"' '^ -'^ and convert, and be healed. 'Lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears. Then said I, "Lord, how long? And he answered. Until the cities be wasted without in- habitant, And the houses without man. And the land be ' utterly desolate. And ythe Lord have removed men far away. And there be a great forsaking in the qj,'°j '• '5' midst of the land. " ' ev. 15. a. See Ex. 40. 34. Comp. Ps. 18. 7, 8. 1 So Ex. 3. 6. & 6. 30. Jer. 1. 6. See Judg. 6. 22. & Luke 5. 8. f Heb. cut off. ch. 15. 1. Jer. 47- 5- Hos. 4, 6. ch. 33. 17. T Heb. and tn kis hand a live coal. « Rev. 6. 9 or 8. 3. t Heb, caused it to touch. o Jer. I. 9. So Dan. 10. 16. P So ch. 22. 14. & 27. 9. See Ps. 65. 3. *J See Gen. I. 26. Comp. Ezek. 21. 10. •" Ecchis. 48. 22. t Heb. Behold mr. * I Sam. 3. 4, &c. 1 Heb. hear ye in hearing, &^c. Job 37. 2. ' Cited Matt. 13. 14, which see. So Mark 4. 12. Luke 8. 10. John 12. 40. II Or, w/M- out ceasing, &>c. t [Heb. ift seetng\. " So Ps. 119. 70. Comp. ch. 63. 17. * So Ps. 69. 23. ch. 29. 10, " So Jer. 5. 21. * So Ps. 79 5. & 89. 46. \ Heb. desolate v/'w.'hdesoiation. ? ch. 26. 15. Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 21. v6iu, ClIAP. VI. 13. ISAIAH. Chap. vii. 21. ■ So ch. 7. & lO, 2I1 22. II. But yet in it shall be 'a. tenth, 'and 13 il shall return, and = shall be eaten : As •' a teil tree, and as an oak, whose ' substance is in them, *= when they cast l/ieir lawes : Sa "^ the holy seed s/iall be the ' sub- stance thereof. 17.6. & 46- 3. See ch. i. q. B Or, urhen it is returti- fd^ and luzik been broused. * Num. 24. 22 (Heb. . ch. 5. 5. i" See ch. i. 30. I Or, stock, or, stem. <* Ezra q. 2. So Mai. 2. 15. Or comp. ch. ir. i? c I Chr. 26. 16 (Heb.). VII. » About B. C. 742- ch. I. I. 2 Kin. 16. t. I* 2 Kin. 15. =5, 37- & 16. 5. 2 Chr. 28. s, 6. ch. 8. 6. **t Q. II. t Heb. « resteth on Ephraim. c ver. 19. ch. It. 2. &I4-7- B That is, nant shall return. ch. 10. 21. See ch. 6. 13. Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 8-15. d 2 Kin. 18. ch. 36.2. « Comp. ch. 22. g. UOr, caitseivny. *^See Num. 20. 19. I Heb. let 7tot thy luart be temler. Deut. 20. 3. Jer. SI. 46 (Heb.). So Job 23. 16. 8 Amos 4. II. Zech. 3. 2 (Heb.). ^ ver. 5, 9. ch. 8. 6. II Or, ivakeii. ' Job 22. 28 (Heb.). ch. 8. lo. So Prov. 21. V>- ^ 2 Sam. 8. 6. 1 See I Kin. II. 24. Add ch. 8. 4. & 10. Q. & 17. I, 3. Jer. 49. 23, 24, 27- Kzek. 27. 18. & 47. i6— 18. & 48. I. Amos I. 3, s. & 5. 27. Zech. 9. I, Judith T, 7, And it came to pass in the days of *Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah king of Judah, that ^ Rezin the king of Syria, and ^Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to- wards Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. And it 2 was told the house of David, saying, Syria ' is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. Then said 3 the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and ' Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of ^ the conduit of <= the upper pool in the " ^highway of the fuller's field ; and say unto him, 4 Take heed, and be quiet ; Fear not, * neither be fainthearted For the two tails of these smoking f firebrands. For the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of '^the son of Remali.ah. Because SjTia, Ephraim, and "^ the s son of Remaliah, Have taken evil counsel against thee, saying. Let us go up against Judah, and ' vex it, 6 And let us make a breach therein for us. And set a king in the midst of it, r^n the son of Tabeal : Thus saith the Lord God, 7 ' It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. For ''the head of Syria is 'Damascus, s And "the head of Damascus is Rezin; And ""within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, ' that // be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is "Samaria, 9 And the head of Samaria is ^ Rema- liah's son. ■ ° If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. & 2. 27. & IS- 5. I Mace. II. 62. & 12. 32. Acts 9. 2, 3, 8, lo, ig, 22. 27. & 22. 5, 6, 10, II. & 26. 12, 20. 2 Cor. II. 32. Gal. 1. 17. n ver. i. " 2 Kin. '7- 24. t Heb./ri»« a people. So Job 34. 30 (Heb.). See Ps. 83. 4. " ch. 8. 4. & 9. 9. & 10. g. II. & 36. ig. See t Kin. 16. 24. & Jer. 23. 13. 1 Or, Do ye not belu-ve ? it is because ye are not stable, o 2 Chr. 20. 20. 10 ' Moreover the Lord spake again un- to Ahaz, saying. It Ask thee p a sign of the Lord thy God ; ' Ask it either i in the depth, or ■■ in the height above. 12 But Ahaz said, ^I will not ask, nei- i3ther w^ill I tempt the Lord. And he said. Hear ye now, ' O house of David ; " Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye '" weary my God also ? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you P"a sign; ''Behold, >■ a Virgin shall con- ceive, and bear ^a Son, And "shall call his name "Im- manuel. 15 ''Butter and ''honey shall he eat, <=That he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16 ^ For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, ''The land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of *= both her kings. 7 The Lord shall bring fupon thee. And i upon thy people, and upon thy father's house. Days that have not come, From the day that *> Ephraim depart- ed from Judah ; ^& Even the king of Assyria, is And it shall come to pass 'in that day. That the Lord ''shall hiss 'for the fly that is in the uttemiost part of the rivers of Egypt, And •'for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them In the desolate valleys, and in "" the holes of the rocks. And upon all " thorns, and upon all ' bushes. 20 ' In the same day shall the Lord shave with " a rasor that is hired, Namely, Pby them beyond PPthe river, by the king of Assyria, The head, and the hair of the feet: And it shall also consume the beard. 21 And it shall come to pass ' in that day, That a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep ; t Heb. And t/ie Lord added to speak. So Gen. 8. 12. & 38. 26. ch. 8 5 in the Heb. See Luke ig. II. PSee 2 Kin. 19. 29. II Or, make thy petition deep. So ch. 30. 33. Comp. Rom. 8. 39. 1 Matt. 12. 38, 39. ' Mark 8. II. ^ Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 7. 2 Chr. 28. 16. ' Luke I. 27, 6g. & 2. 4. " Num. 16. 9. ^ Eph. 4. 30. * Comp. ch. 8. 18. » Cited Matt. I. 23. So Luke I. 31. 34- >' Gen. 24. 43. E.v. 2. 8 (Heb.l. Ps. 68. 2S (Heb.). Prov, 30. 19 (Heb.). Cant. I. 3. & 6. 8. See Gen. 3. 15. » ch. 9. 6. D Or, thoH^ 0 virgin. sJuilt call. Gen. 16. II. Comp. Gen. 4. I, 25. & 29. 32. & 30. 6. 8. 1 Sam. 4. 21. a ch. 8. 8, iQ (Heb.). ^ Deut. 32. 13. M- Job 20. 17. ver. 22. c Luke 2. 40, ** Comp. ch. 8. 4. & 10. g. * Comp. 2 Kin. 15. 30. & 16. 9. ch. 17. 3. f 2 Chr. 28. 19, 20. ver. 18. e 2 Kin. 18. 13- n I Kin. 12. 16. ' See ch, 2. II. ^ See ch. 5. 26. ^ 2 Kin. 23. 29. 33—35- "» Jer. 13. 4. & 16. 16. " ch. 55. 13 only. nOr, cofHvieiid- able trees. o Comp. Ezck. 5. I. P2 Kin. 16.8. 2 Chr. 28. 2X. pp ch. 8. 7. & II. 15? (611) ClIAP. VII. 22. ISAIAH. Chap. viii. 19. I Heb. m the midst 0/ the land. iJen. 48. 16. 1 Cant. 8. II iHeb.j. ' ver. 24, 23. See ch. 5. o. * Comp. Judg. 5. 6, And it shall come to pass, for the =2 abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter : For b butter and ''honey shall every one eat that is left ' in the land. And it shall come to pass 'in that day, 23 That every place shall be, Where there were a thousand vines at la thousand silverlings, It shall a'cn be for "^briers and thorns, s With arrows and with bows shall 24 me7i come thither ; Because ^all the land shall become "■ briers and thorns. And on all hills that shall be digged 25 with the mattock. There shall not come thither the fear of " briers and thorns : But 'it shall be for the sending forth of oxen. And "for the treading of lesser cattle. Moreover the Lord said unto me. Take thee a great ^roll, and ''write in it with "^a man's pen concerning • Maher-shalal-hash-baz. And I took 2 unto me faithful witnesses to record, d Uriah the priest, and ■= Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. And I * went unto 3 the prophetess ; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me. Call his name Maher-shalal-hash- baz. fFor before the child shall have 4 knowledge to cry. My lather, and my Km^Is^' mother, "fthe riches of s Damascus and the spoil of ''Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. The Lord spake also unto me again, ; saying, Forsomuch as this people refuseth the ( waters of ' Shiloah that go softly. And rejoice in ^ Rezin and Rema- liah's son ; Now therefore behold, the Lord ; bringeth uj) upon them 'The waters of "the river,strong and many. Even ""the king of Assyria, and all his glory : And he shall come up over all his channels, And go over all his banks : And he shall pass through Judah ; 1 He shall ""overflow and "go over. He shall reach even " to the neck ; And •')the stretching out of ""his wings shall fill ^ the breadth of thy land, O 'Immanuel. "Associate yourselves, O ye people, °^Sojoei3. ' and '' ye shall be broken in " or, yet. * So Dan. 2 pieces ; 3,, 35. And give ear, all ye of far countries : " See judg. Gird yourselves, and ye shall be \ broken in pieces ; Gird yourselves, and ye shall be bro- 7, ken in pieces. ^ ^'^ ^°"^ ■"Take counsel together, and it shall t Heb. in ''come to nought; ;^'™J^' Speak the word, and y it shall not » Heb. as stand : For " God is with us. 'Comp. ch. 27. 10. " See ch. 5. S- VIII. * ch. 3. 23 (Heb.). ^ ch. 30. 8. Hab, 2. 2. c See Deut. 3. 11. I Heb. /« jjcakirtg ipeed to tiu: spoil he Jiasteiteth tlu: prey, or, Miike speed, &7=c. ver. 3. Comp. ch. 10. 6. ^ 2 Kin. 16. 10, I Heb. approaclted unto, Heb. as Gen. 20. 4. f See ch. 7. 16. t Or, he ihat is bejore the king oj As- syria sliatl take away the rieheSf ts'e. b Seech. 7. 8. ''bee ch. 7. g, ' bee i\eh. 3. 15. Cump. i-a. 46. 4. ^ bee ch. 7. '. 4. 1 boEzek. 32. 2. Lunip. ch. 17. 12, 13. Kev. 17. 13. '' ch. 7. 20. 6: II. 15? *■' ch. 7. 17, 20. & iQ. 12. Cump. 2 Km. 17. s, 6. " ch. 30. 28 u bee I's. 12 the stretch^- ^ i Heb. vthe/uhtess oj the breadth 0/ thy land shall be r. r t H.-1. /"A'^ ^«' ^/ -^^ ivings. P See ch. 6. 3. 1 Ezek. *.;,,''■ 'ch. 18. I. Dan. 9. 27 'Heb.). ■ Comp. Rev. 20. 9. ^ " iH.1,1 rh 7. 14. 'Heb.l. ch. I- 3°. See Job 33. ID niarg, y See ch. 7. Kin. II. 14. & 12. 20. & 14. 19. & 15. 15. 3°. Wltn So Amos 7. For the Lord spake thus to me a strong hand, And instructed me that / should , S is, 17. not walk in the way of this people, J"- 37- "3. saying, '•ciiediPet. Say ye not, => A confederacy, ^ ^m. ^s^^ To all them to whom this people shall 20. 12. say, ^ A confederacy ; \^^' '^' '■ •^ Neither fear ye their fear, nor Luke 12. 5. b„ r . * J See Matt. lo. e afraid. ^g •^Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; ' ^o Ezek. And ^let him be your fear, and let him 1 so cii. 28. Z'.' your dread. stLuke2. And « he shall be for a sanctuary ; 34. But for fa stone of stumbling and ^'3^3'' ^°'"- for a rock of offence to both the & i Pet. 2. s. houses of Israel, &''i%^5/''' E For a gin and s for a snare to the & m'- 9 '" inhabitants of Jerusalem. h See Matt. And many among them shall stum- f'g "■ ble, and *> fall, and be broken. And be snared, and be taken. : Dan. ^ ch. so. 4. & 54- '3. Jer. 2. 24. Bind up the testimony, ' seal the law & 13 23 in ^ I J- ■ 1 'he Heb. among my '' disciples. 1 Hab. 2. 3. And I will ' wait upon the Lord, See Ps. 33. That ■" hideth his face from the house Comp. of Jacob, \t^-''- And I will " look for him. " c''- 54- s.^ "Behold, I and Pthe children ,7." '"'■^'' whom the Lord hath given me °Q,ed'Heb. Arc ifor signs and "Jfor ■'wonders in 2. 13. Israel T.-Jl' From the Lord of hosts, which dwell- "Deut. 28. eth in mount Zion. ^h 20. 3. Comp. And when they shall say unto you, ch. 7. 14. Seek unto ^ them that have familiar zech.^3'.' 8.' spirits, '^ '^'"- ="■ And unto "^ wizards ' that peep, and & 23. 24. "that mutter: ch'r'Jo.f*' ' Should not a people seek unto their sec Lev. 19. God? For the living to " the dead ? 'ch. 38. 14 (Heb). : Sam. 28. II - 14. * Comp. ch. 44. 25. •Ps. 31- * ch. ro. 14. & 29. 4. & 38. 14 in the Heb. 06. 28. Comp. 1G13) Chap. viii. 20. ISAIAH. Chap. ix. 17. » See Luke 16. 29. y Comp. I John 4. 6. • So ver. 22. Mic. 3. 6. t Heb. «a Neh. 4. 21. "■ Amos 8. II. b So Kev. 16. 9, II, ZI. « See ch. 5. TO. 'Wonder- ful, =^Counseller, *The mighty God, ''The everlasting '^Father, ''The Prince of Peace. IX. » ch. 8. 22. b Comp. 2 Chr. 16. 4 (B.C. 940). I Chr. 5. 26 (B.C. in). 1 Kin. 15. 29 (B.C. 74°)! c ch. 23. 9 (,Heb.). a Cited Matt. 4. 15, 16. • Job 19. 25? ' Rather as Jer. 30. 19. So ch. 25. 3. & 26. 15. & 29. 13 Heb.), & 43- 23 (Heb.). & 49- 5- « Heb. as Num. 22. T. Deut. I. I, 5. Josh. I. 14, 15- h 2 Kin. 15. 29. I Or, populous. 1 So I Mace S- >S- Comp. Judith I. 8. J Comp. Eph. 5. 8, 14. ^ So di. 42. Luke I. 79. I See Job 3. 5. *• See ch. 26. I Or, to him. So Job 6. 21. Ps. 100. 3. ch. 49. 5. "■ Ps. 4. 7 (Heb.). Comp. John 4. 36. » See Ps. 119. 162. ° Judg. 5. 30. See Ex. 15.9- I Or, When tltcu hrakest. P ch. 10. 27. & 14. 25. Comp. Nah. I. 13. Matt 11. 29. 1 ch. 10. 5 (Heb.), 24. & 14. 5 (Heb. K r Judg. 7. 22. Ps. 83. 9. ch. 10. 26. ■ See Judg. 6. i. 1 Or, \V)ten the whoU battle o/the 7t.> ch. 57. 15 {Heb.), c John 14. 18 marg. ■* See Eph. 2. 14. Of the increase of his govern- ' See Ps. 89. ment and peace '^ there shall be & Luke i. no end, g;,,^^; ch. ■^Upon the throne of David, and upon ==■ 23- his kingdom, To order it, and to stablish it ''with 'See jer. 23. judgment and with justice ^' From henceforth even for ever. 6 The zeal of the Lord of hosts will '' = i^'"- '9- perform this. ch. 37. 32. The Lord sent a word into Jacob, And it hath lighted upon Israel. And all the people shall ''know, JLvcn 'Ephraim and the inhabitant of ''Samaria, That say in the pride and stoutness of heart, The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones : 'The sycomores are cut down, but we will ""change them info cedars. Therefore the Lord shall "set up the adversaries of "Rezin against him, And 'join his enemies together ; PThe Syrians before, and "ithe Philis- tines behind ; And they shall devour Israel 'with open mouth. "■For all this his anger is not turned away. But his hand is stretched out still. For nhe people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, Neither do they seek the Lord of hosts. Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel 'head and tail, •"Branch and ''rush, "/// one day. The ancient and >' honourable, he is the head ; And ^the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For ' •'' the leaders of this people ^ cause them to err ; And ^'^they that are led of them are '^destroyed. Therefore ''the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, Neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows : For every one is "^a hypocrite and an evildoer. And every mouth speaketh ''='^folly. '' For all this his anger is not turned away. But his hand /.; stretched out still. li See Job 21. '9- ' ch. 7. 2, &c. ^ See ch. 7. 9. ' I Kin. 10. 27. So Amos 7. 14. See I Chr. 27. 28. >" See ch. 40. 3'- " See Ps. 20. I. o Seech. 7. I. tHeb. mingle. ch. 19. 2. P 2 Kin. 16. 6. *i 2 Chr. 28. 18. t Heb. tvith ivhole mouth. *■ ver. 17, 21. ch. 10. 4. See ch. 5. 25, * Hos. 7. TO. See ch. 1. 5. * ch. ig. 15. So Deut. 28. 13- " Job 15. 32. " ch. 58. 5 (Heb. J. See Job 41. 2. * ch. 10. 17. & 47. 9. See Rev. 18. 8. y See ch. 3.3. ' Mic. 3. 5. nor, Uwy thai call them blessed. » See ch. 3. 12. II Or, tluy that are called Mess- ed 0/ t/tem. t Heb. swal' Icnved up. b Ps. 147. 10, II. c ch. 10. 6. & 33. 14. See Job 8. 13. D Or, villany. cc I Sam. 25. 25- d See ver. 12. f-^i. ClIAP. IX. iS. ISAIAH. Chap. x. 17. « Ps. 83. 14. ch. 10. 17, 18. So ch. I. 31. & 27. 4- Mai. 4. I. 'Seech. 5. 6. K ch. 10. 34. t So Ps. 63. 3. Hos. 13. 3. t Heb. itteat. ver. 5. 1 So Mic. 7. 2, 6. t Heb. ait. Hab. 3. 17 (Heb.). k See Lev. 26. 26. 1 Eccles. 4. 5. ch. . 26. ..... .,^. — "> See Judg. 8. I. n 2 Chr. 28. 6—8. Comp. ch. IX. 13. X. » So Ps. 58. 2. & 94. 20. II Or, to the •writers that •write griev- OllSflCSS, a» See Num. 23. 21. l> See ch. 14. 32- bb See Job 22. 9. c Job 31. 14. d Hos. 9. 7. So Luke 19. 44- , See Num. 16. 29. •= Prov. I. 27. Ezek. 38. 9 (Heb.). I See ch. 5. 26. s Hos. 13. 4 (Heb.). •i See ch. 9. 12. About B.C. 713- I Or, IVoa to tlu As- syrian. As ver. i. t Heb. Asshitr. ch. 7. 17, 18, 20, &c. ' See ch. 9. 4. See also Ps. 17. 13. II Or, though. k See ch. 9. 17- 1 Jer. 34. 22 (Heb.). "» Comp. ch. 8. I. tHeb. to lay them a trending. See ch. 5. 5. For wickedness •= burnetii as the fire : i8 It shall devour fthe briers and thorns, And shall kindle in sthe thickets of the forest, And they shall mount up like ''the lifting up of smoke. Through the wrath of the Lord of 19 hosts is the land darkened, And the people shall be as the 'fuel of the fire : 'No man shall spare his brother. And he shall 'snatch on the right =0 hand, and be hungry ; And ''he shall eat on the left hand, and ''they shall not be satisfied : 'They shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm : ""Manasseh, Ephraira ; and Ephraim, 21 Manasseh : And "they together s/iaH be against Judah. ^ For all this his anger is not turned away. But his hand is stretched out still. Woe unto ^them that decree unright- eous decrees. And 'that write =»^grievousness 7vkidi they have prescribed ; To turn aside the needy from judg- 2 ment. And to take away the right from ■'the poor of my people, ''''That widows may be their prey, And i/iat ''they may rob the fatherless. And "^what will yc do in "ithe day of 3 •^visitation. And in ^the desolation 7vkich shall come ffrom far? To whom will ye flee for help ? And where will ye leave your glory ? eWithout me they shall bow down 4 under the prisoners, And they shall fall under the slain. ''For all this his anger is not turned away. But his hand is stretched out still. 'O 'Assyrian, 'the rod of mine anger, 5 'And 'the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against ''a hypocriti- 6 cal nation. And against the people of my wrath 'will I give him a charge, ■"To take the spoil, and to take the prey. And 'to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Howbeit "he meaneth not so, Neither doth his heart think so ; But // is in his heart to destroy And cut off nations not a few. "For he saith. Air not my princes al- together kings ? Js not PCalno as iCarchemish? 'Is not ^Hamath as 'Arpad? Js not "Samaria "as Damascus? ^'As my hand hath found the king- doms of "the idols, And who.se graven images did excel i/icm (7/^ Jerusalem and 2 Kin. 19. 13- ■ See 1 Km. 8. 65. * See 2 Kin. 18. 34. " ver. ID, II. •See ch. 7. 9. Comp. 2 Kin. 17. 6. cli. 7. 16. *2 Kin. iG, 9. See ch. 7. 8. * So 2 Kin. 18. 33. ^ See ch. 2. 8. y Heb. as ch. 46. I. Comp. 2 Kin. 18. 14 —16. & 19. I. = Sce Jcr. 25. 29. •^ Comp. 2 Kin. 19. 31. *• 2 Kin. 19. 35— 37- t Heb. 7'isit upon. See ch. 24, 21. So Jer. 50. 18. t Heb. o/the greatness of the heart. ch. 9. 9. e .'iec ch. 8. 7. "* So 2 Kin. 19. 23. » Ezek. 28. 4. I Or, like many people. .See ch. 17.12. f Job 34. 20 (Heb.). Or as ch. 34. 7- Jer. 50. II. See Ps. 22. 12. s Job 31. 25. t Sec ch. 8. 19. 1 See Ex. 8.9. II Or, As if a rod shoitld shake them that lift it up. II Or, that which is not tvood. ^ See cli. I. 24- ' Ps. 78. 31 (Heb.). ch. 17. 4. See ch. 5. 17. •"SecPs. 106. ■,5- , So ch. 17. 4. & 24. 16. Comp. Ps. 109. 24. ■> See ch. 9. 18. » Seech. 5. 6. P Sec ch. 9. 14. Comp. 2 Kin. 19. 35. (614) Chap. x. i< ISAIAH. Chap. xi. 5. 1 See ch. 2. f ch. 16. 10 (Heb.). Jer. 4. 26. Mic. 7. 14. See 2 Kin. 19. 23 marj. f Heb. From t/ie soul, and ci'en to a tkejlesh. •Ezek. 10. 12. t So Zech. 9. 16 (Heb.1. \ Heb. number. See Job 16. 22. " ver. 27. Sec ch. 2. II. " See ch. 4. 2. * Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 7. 2 Chr. 28. 20, 21. I See 2 Chr. 13. iS. y Seech. 7. 3. So 2 Chr. 30. ■ See ch. g. 6. » Cited gene- rally Rom. 2. 27, 28. See Gen. 22. 17. t Heb. in, or, amongst. Job 26. 14. *: So ch. 28. 22 (Heb.). I Or, in. •* ch. 28. 22. Dan. 9. 27. &11. 36. e So 2 Kin. 19. 6. f See Job 21. 9. & ch. 9. 4. B Or, But he sliall lift up his staff/or thee. B ver. 26. Comp. E.\. 9. 16. & 14. 30? i» G-2n. 19. 31. ' So ch. 54. 7. J ch. 29. 17. So ch. 16. 14. & 24. 6. ^ Dan. II. 36 (Heb.). ' 2 Kin. 19. 35- '"Judg.7. 25- See ch. g. 4. " Ex. 14. 26, 27. Comp. ch. II. 15. "* See ver. 20. P ch. 14. 25. So Ps. 81. 6. See ch. 9. 4. t Heb. shall Teutoz'C. ver. 13. en the 21 remnant of Jacob, Unto ^the mighty God. For =» though thy people Israel 22 be ''as the sand of the sea. Yd a remnant 'of them shall re- turn : '^The consumption decreed shall overflow ^tvith righteousness. For the Lord God of hosts shall 23 ''make a consumption, even de- termined, In the midst of all the hind. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of 24 hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, <^ Be not afraid of the Assyrian : He shall smite thee with ^a rod, 'And shall lift up his ^ staff against thee, safter ''the manner of Egypt. For 'yet Ja very little while, and ''the 25 indignation shall cease. And mine anger in their destniction. And 'the Lord of hosts shall stir upiG a scourge for him According to ™the slaughter of Mi- dian at the rock Oreb : And as "his rod teas upon the sea. So shall he lift it up safter '"the man- ner of Egypt. And it shall come to pass °in that 27 day, That Phis burden 'shall be taken away from off thy shoulder. And his yoke from off thy neck. And the yoke 1 shall be destroyed because of "'the anointing. He is come to "■■'Aiath, he is passed 28 to ^Migron ; At 'Michmash he hath laid up his " carriages : They are gone over 'the passage : they have taken up their lodging at "Geba ; ='Ramah is afraid; >'Gibeah of Saul is fled. ' Lift up thy voice, O daughter of ^ Gallim : Cause // to be heard unto Laish, O poor => Anathoth. •"Madmenah is removed; The inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. As yet shall he remain at <= Nob that day : He shall '' shake his hand '^ao^a/nst <='=the mount of ''the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem. Behold, 8 the Lord, the Lord of hosts. Shall lop ''the bough with terror: And 'the high ones of stature shall he hewn down, And the haughty shall be humbled. And he shall cut down *= the thickets of the forest with iron. And 'Lebanon shall fall 'by a mighty one. 1 Ezek. 31. 3. Comp. ch. 29. 17. & 37. 24. " And there shall come forth ^a rod out of ''the stem of "^Jesse, And ''a Branch shall grow out of ''his roots : And fthe Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, g The spirit of wisdom and under- standing. The spirit of counsel and might. The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ; And shall make him of 'quick un- derstanding in the fear of the Lord : And ''he shall not judge after 'the sight of his eyes. Neither reprove after the hearing of his ears : But "^ with righteousness shall he judge the poor, And " reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : And he shall ' smite the earth with the rod of his mouth. And '" with the breath of his lips "shall he slay the wicked. And "righteousness p shall be the gir- dle of his loins. And faithfulness the girdle of his reins. ' I Sam. 23- * See Josh. 18. 24. ^ See Josh. iS. 25. 7 I Sam. II 13. See Rev. 19. 15. " So Ps. 139. 19. Eph. 6. 14. See 1 Kin. 18. 46. o Comp. Job 29. 14. See Josh. 18. 28. ) Heb. Cry shrill witli thy voice. So ch. 12. 6. & 54. I. * 1 Sam. 25. 44- ■ Ezra 2. 23. Neh. It. 32. See Josh. 21. 18. •* ch. 25. 10 marg. Sojo.sh. 15. 31. Jer. 48. 2. Comp. 1 Chr. 2. 49. *= See I Sam. 21. I. ** ch. II. 15. & 13. =■ & 19. 16. " Supplied Job 31. 21. *e ch. 16. I. fch. 37. 22. B See ch. i. 24. *> See Deut 24. 20 marg. ' Comp. Amos 2. Q. k ch. 9, 18. Or, mightily. XI. * Prov. 14. 3 nnly. Comp. Ps. no. 2. b Job 14. 8. ch. 40, 24 in the Heb. ^ Acts 13. 23. So ver. 10. See Heb. 7. 14. ** See ch. 4. 2. Comp. ch. 6. 13? Matt. 2. 23. e Judg. 5. 14. ver. 10. ch. 53. 2. 'SeeMatt. 3. 16. So John 3. 34- Acts 10. 38. e DeuL 34.9. Comp. Eph. 1. 8. t Heb. sent, or, smell. Gen. 8. 21 &c. ii Comp. John 7. 24. * See Eccles. 6.9. *■ Ps. 72. 2,4. Rev. 19. II. So Ps. 10. 18. H Or, argue. ver. 3. See Job 9. 33- 1 Mai. 4. 6. So Ps. 2. 9. m Job 4. 9. 2 Thess. 1. 8. p Comp. (?. ivings. Sec Job 37.3. So ch. 24. 16. n So Jcr. 3. 18. Ezek. 37. 16, I Josh. 15. 8, 10, 3». 35. 16' iThe wolf also shall dwell with the 6 lamb, And 'the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; And the calf and '■''the young lion and the fatling together ; And a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall ^ feed; Their young ones shall lie down to- gether : And i^the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on s the hole of ^^the asp, And the weaned child shall put his hand on the 'cockatrice' den. I'They shall not hurt nor destroy in 9 all "my holy mountain : " For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea. And ■"in that day ''there shall be 10 ya root of Jesse, Which shall stand for ^an en- sign of the people; To it shall the Gentiles seek: And ^his rest shall be 'glorious. And it shall come to pass "'in thatu day. That the Lord shall set his hand again the second time To recover the remnant of his people, ^ Which shall be left •> from Assyria, And ''from Egypt, and from =Pathros, And from ''Cush, and from ^Elam, and from ^Shinar, And from eHamath, and from ''the islands of the sea. And 'he shall set up Jan ensign for^ the nations. And shall assemble ''the outcasts of Israel, And 'gather together '"the dispersed of Judah From the four 'corners of the earth. " The envy also of Ephraim shall de- 13 part. And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah .shall not vex Ephraim. But they shall fly upon "the shoulders 14 of Pthe Philistines toward the west; They shall spoil 'them of the east together : 7, 22. Hos. I. II. Comp. ch. g. 21. « Num. 34. 11. II. iKin.6. Sin the Heb. p Comp. Acts 8. 26. & 9. t Heb. the thitdren 0/ the east. See Judg. 6. 3. I'They shall lay their hand upon 'g^" y^^/; ■■Edom and ^Moab ; and m oat lAnd 'the children of ^'Ammon"shall f^l^/J,^„j- obey them. their hand. 15 And the Lord 'shall utterly destroy >2Chr2o^i! '^the tongue of the Egyptian sea; See Judith And with his mighty wind shall he iHeii. m^ yshake his hand over ^the river, ''i'""„l°-^ And shall smite it in the seven streams, 'heir obe- And ''make men go over 'dryshod. j'sam.' 23. 16 And ''there shall be "^a highway for fi'"'"'% the remnant of his people, n. i. <■ Which shall be left from Assyria ; " See ch. 60. "^Like as it was to Israel ' SoZech. In the day that he came up out of comp] the land of Eeypt. <:''• m- =«• °-' ' « See Josh. 15. 2 marg. y See ch. lo. 32. ' Gen. 31. 21 7 ch. 7. 20? & 8. 7? & 27. 12? See ch. 44. 27. But comp. ch. ig. 16. 2 Esdr. 13. 47. ^ Rev. 16. 12. t Heb. in shoes. Comp. Eph. 6. 15. ^ ch. iq. 23. <= ch, ig. 23. See Num. 20. 19. <1 ver. 11. 0 E.x. 14. 29. ch. 51. 10. & 63. 12, 13. And "in that day thou shalt say, 0 Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, ''God is my salvation ; 1 will trust, and not be afraid : For the <= Lord JEHOVAH is my ''strength and my song; He also is become my salvation. Therefore ''with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And " in that day shall ye say, •^ Praise the Lord, 'fcall upon his name, f E Declare his doings among the peo- ple, Make mention that ''his name is 'ex- alted. ''Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things : This is known in all the earth. 'Cry out and ■ ""shout, thou 'inha- bitant of Zion : For great is " the Holy One of Israel "in the midst of thee. XII. * See ch. 2. II. >> See Ps. 38. 22. So Ps. 18. 2. •^ ch. 26. 4. See Ps. 68. 4. <> Ex. 15. 2. Ps. 118. 14. So Ps. 59. 17. ^ Comp. John 7. 37, 38. f I Chr. 16. 8. Ps. 105. I in the Heb. II Or. Jtroclaim his navie. K So Ps. 145. 4-6. I' Ps. 148. 13. ' See Prov. 18. 10. ' So Ex. 15. I, 21. Ps. 98. I. ' ch. 54. I. .So ch. 10. 30. ™ Zeph.3. 14. Comp. Zech. 9. g. t Heb. in- habiiress. See Jer. 21. 13- " ch. 5. 24. & 41. 14, 16. See Ps. 71. 22. » See Ps. 46. 5- The "burden of ''Babylon, "^ which Lsaiah the son of Amoz did see. ! ''Lift ye up a banner "upon the 'high mountain. Exalt the voice unto them, sshake the hand. That they may go into the gates of & the nobles. * =?■ "• ' XIIL About B. C. 712. Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 12—18? » ch. 14. 28. & 17. 1. & 19. I. Zech. 47. I. 51- 25. 1 3. & 23. 1, 25. 2. I. So 2 Chr. 24. 27. See 2 Kin. 9. 25. & Prov. 30. 1. *> ch. Jer. 50, & 51. c See ch. 1. i. ** See ch. 5. 26. " So Jer. Zech. 4. 7. f So Job 33. 21 (Heb.j ? 8 See ch. lo. 32. (616) Chap. xiii. 3. ISAIAH. Chap. xiv. i. h So ch. 45. I. Comp. Ps. 50. 5. ' Joel 3. II. k So Zeph. 3. II. Comp. Ps. 149. 5, 6. * See ch. 5. 14. f Heb. the likeness of. Gen. 1. 26, &c. ™ Comp. ver. 16. ^^ ch. 32. 7. & 54- 16. 0 ch. 14. 31. & 15. 2, 3, 8. & 16. 7. Jer. 51. 8. P Zeph. I. 7. So ver. 9, 22, See Rev. 6. 17- q Joel I. 15. •■ Comp. Job 31. 23. lOr, fall down. Sec 2 Sam. 4. I. ■ ch. 19. I. See Josh. 2. II. * I Sam. 4. ig (Heb.). ch. 21. 3. " ch. 66. 7. Hos. 13. 13. * Ps. 48. 6. ch. 26. 17. Mic. 4. 9, 10. So ch. 37. 3. John 16. 21. 1 Thess. 5. 3. See Jer. 6. 24. Comp. Dan. 5. 6. I Heb. ivonder, Jer. 4. 9. * Heb. every ntnn at his Jicigh- bour. ch. 3. 5, &c. t Heb. /aces of the JIatiies. * Mai. 4. I. So ver. 6. * ver. 13. "«SoPs. 104. 35- Prov. 2. 22. See Ps. 37. 38. J' So Job 9.9. & 38. 31. Amos =;. 8. * See Job 31. 26. * See Matt. 24. 29. b See ch. 24. 21. « Nah. 2. 2 (Heb.). ^ So ch. 2. II, 17. * Comp. ch. 24. 6. i Prov. 25. 17 marg. 8 See Ps. 19. 10. i> See Job 28. 16. I Hag. 2. 6. Soch. 14. 16. See ch. 2. ig. J ver. 9. * Lam. I. 12. I have commanded ''my sanctified 3 ones, I have also called 'my mighty ones for mine anger, JEveti them ''that 'rejoice in my high- ness. The noise of 'a multitude in the moun- 4 tains, Mike as of a great people ; ' A tumultuous noise of the king- doms of nations gathered together: The Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. ■"They come from a far country, from 5 the end of the heaven, E7'en the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, " To destroy the whole land. °HowI ye; Pifor the day of the Lord 6 is at hand ; lit shall come ''as a destruction from the Almighty. Therefore shall all hands "be faint, ^ And every man's ^heart shall melt : And they shall be afraid: 'pangs and 8 "sorrows shall take hold oithem; "''They shall be m pain as a woman that travaileth : They shall 'be amazed 'one at another; Their faces shall be as 'flames. Behold, "the day of the Lord cometh, 9 Cruel both with "wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate : And "" he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and >' the 10 constellations thereof shall not^give their light : "The sun shall be darkened in his going forth, And ^the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will ''punish the world forn their evil, And the wicked for their iniquity ; And I will ■= cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease. And will ^ lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. =1 will make a man ''more precious 12 than sfine gold ; Even a man than ''the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore 'I will shake the heavens, 13 And 'the earth shall remove out of her place, In J the wrath of the Lord of hosts, And ''in the day of his J fierce anger. And it shall be as the chased roe, nd as a taketh up : ' Jer. 50. 16. And as a sheep that no man Com" Rev'' j8. II — 19. "I" ' ■" Jer. 51. 4. 'They shall every man turn to his So jer. 50. own people, - Nahum 3. And flee every one into his own land. J,°- „. „ T- 1 • ,- 1 t ,. . ''ee 2 Km. 8. Lvery one that is found "" shall be 12. thrust through; Pjer.^i.'*'!!: And every one that is joined nnto 1 ch. 21. 2. them shall fall by the sword. i'ln.'j; ^ "Their children also shall be dashed £'^^^1 to pieces before their eyes ; "17.^6^ Colnp. ° Their houses shall be spoiled, and r c^^'p "their wives ravished. Judg. 5'. iq. Behold, PJ will stir up ]Z:%^\. against them, ■■Which shall not regard silver ; And as for gold, they shall not de- light in it. ^ Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces ; And they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb ; 'Their eye shall not spare children. And Babylon, "the glory of kingdoms, "The beauty of 'the Chaldees' "ex- cellency, "Shall be 'as •''when God overthrew |" R«^- "t. ^Sodom and Gomorrah. ^It shall never be inhabited, Neither shall it be dwelt in from Jj/r'^o generation to generation : Am_os4.°ii° Neither shall ='the Arabian pitch tent there ; Neither shall the shepherds i-make ji^""' 3"- their fold there. 'j''- '■ 9. 1°- •^But "iwild beasts of the desert shall Zeph''^2.'^' =9; & 5J. 3. * Gen. 45. 20. Ezek. 5. It. & 7. 4, 9. & 8. 18. & 9. 5, 10. Judith 2. II. See Deut. 7. 16. " See ch. 4. 2. Comp. Baruch 4. 33—35- * See ch. 23. 13- ^ Gen. 19. 24. 25. So J er. 20. 16. t Heb. as ifte trver- threnuing. So Deut. 29. Jer. 49. 18. Rom. 9. 29. • Jer. 50. 39. Oj So Jer. 50. 3. &S'.29. 43. 62. ■2 Chr. 9. 14. Neh. 2. 19. &4. 7. lie there ; And their houses shall be full 'doleful creatures ; And "''owls shall dwell there. And ''^satyrs shall dance there. And '''the wild beasts of the islands ^^- '■ shall cry in their '^desolate houses, marg.' And sdragons in their ''pleasant 'pa- jer'3'2; laces : & 25. 24. And ''her time is near to come. Acts '2.^i"i."' And her days .shall not be prolonged. j",g '''"'■ •> So Cant. I. 7. Jer. 33. 12 in the Heb. « Comp. ch. 34. 11 — 13, 15. 3 Esdr. 15. 2g. Rev. 18. 2. t Heb. Ziivi. ^ ch. 34. 14. Jer. 50. 39. t Heb. Ochim. il Or, ostriehes. \ Heb. dauphters of the ozul. See Job 30. 29. c Lev. 17. 7. 2 Chr. 11. 15 in the Heb. Comp. Dan. 8. 21 (Heb.), t Heb. lim. U Or, palaces. See ch. 25. 2. f Ezek. 19. 7 (text). K Jer. 51. 37. See Ps. 44. 19. ti ch. 58. 13 (Heb.) only. 'en. , It So ver. 6, 9. Jer. 51. 33. • 39- 7- XIV. For the Lord ^ will have mercy on « Ps. ma. 13. Jacob. fse^'z'ech. And ''will yet choose Israel, j- 17- And "^set them in their own land : 22" 23."^ ^ ' (617), Chap. xiv. 2. ISAIAH. Chap. xiv. 23. ■• So ch. 60. 4, 5. lo- Zcch. 8. 22, Eph. 2. 12 — ■ 14- < ch. 49. 22. & 60. 9. & 66. 20. Comp. Ps. 126. 2. • Comp. ch. 49. 23. & 61. 5. I Heb. that had taken them cap- tives. Comp. Judg. 5. 12. Ps. 68. tS. s So ch. 60. !■ Mic. 2. 4. Hab. 2. 6. I Or. /(!■•/«/- irig speech. See Num. 21. 27- lOr, exaciress pf gold. ' Rev. iS. 16? ■i See ch. 9. 4- 1 Ps. 125. 3 (Heb.). f Heb. a stroke without removing. ™ ch. 44. 23. & 49. 13. & 54. I. & s5- 12. So'Ps. 9S. 4. " Comp. Ezek. 31. 16. 0 See 1 Kin. 5.8. P See Judg. 9. 15. 1 So Ezek. ■^2. 21. tOr, 77i■ See Job 26. tHeb. leaders, or, i^rcat goats, Jer. so. 8. Zech. 10. 3. See ch. i. 11. » See Judg. 18. 14. ' See ch. 5. 12. " Ecclus. 10. II. ^ Esth. 4. 3 (Heb.l. SoPs. 139. 3. * So ch. 34. 4- Lam. 2. 1. Rev. 8. 10. Comp. Luke 10. 1 8. I Tim. 3. 6. I Or, O day star. * Comp. Job 38. 7. > ch. 22. 25. * Sec Job 14. 10 marg. And ''the strangers shall be joined witli them. And they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. And the people shall take them, and 2 ^ bring them to their place : And the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord •^For servants and handmaids : And they shall take them captives, * whose captives they were ; And sthey shall rule over their op- pressors. And it shall come to pass in the day 3 that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, that thou shalt "^take up 4 this ' proverb against the king of Baby- lon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the ' 'golden city ceased ! The Lord hath broken ''the staff 'of 5 the wicked, and '^ ' the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath 6 ^i'ith 'a continual stroke, He that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. The whole eartli is at rest, and is 7 quiet : '" tliey break forth into sing- ing. "Yea, °the fir trees rejoice at thee, s a7id o P the cedars of Lebanon, saying. Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 1 ' Hell from beneath is moved for 9 thee to meet thcc at thy coming : It stirrcth up "'the dead for thee, even all the * chief ones of the earth ; It hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall ''speak and say unto 10 thee. Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us ? Thy pomp is brought down to the n grave, and the noise of thy 'viols : "The worm ^is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. "How art thou fallen from heaven, 12 "O Lucifer, ''son of the morning! ILmi art thou y cut down to the ground, which didst ^weaken the nations ! For thou hast said in thine heart, ^ I will ascend into heaven, ■^I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon <^ the mount of the congregation, in '' the sides of the north : i" I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; 'I will be like the most High. Yet 'thou shalt be brought down to hell, to f the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall ''narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying. Is this the man that ' made the earth to tremble, that 'did shake king- doms ; Tliat made the world as a wilder- ness, and destroyed the cities thereof; That "opened not the house of his prisoners ? All the kings of the nations, even all of them. Lie in glory, every one "^ in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch. And as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword. That go down to sthe stones of the pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. ' Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial. Because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : "The seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. Prepare slaughter for his children "for the iniquity of their fathers ; " That they do not rise, nor possess the land, Nor fill the face of the world 7i'ith cities. For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, And cut oft" from Babylon Pthe name, and "i remnant, And 'son, and ■'^ nephew, saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for ' the bittern, and pools of water : And I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. « Jer. 51. 53. So Job 20. 6. Amos 9. 2. Matt. II. 23. Luke 10. 15. ("omp. Jer. 49. 16. t Obad. 4. So Dan. 8. ID. 2 Mace. 9. 10. Comp. Dan. 5. 22, 23- « Comp. ch. 2. 2. ^ Ps. 48. 2. * Comp. 2 Tliess. 2. 4. f So Obad. 4. Matt. II. 23. Luke ro. 15. B Ezek. 32. 23- Comp. ver. 19. >> Ps. 33- If Cant. 2. 9 in the Heb. > So ch. 13. 13. & 23. II. I Or, did jiot let his prisc?ters loose home- ward ? ^ Comp. Prov. 7. 27. 1 Sc. 6.3. Eccles. I" See Ps. 21. " F.x. 20. 5. Comp. Malt. 23. 35. ° Ps. 140. ID. Comp. Ps. 140. 8. P Prov. 10. 7. *1 So Jer. 51. 62. r Gen. 21. 23 (Heb.). Job 18. ig. .So Ps. 72. 17 (Heb. . » See Judg. 12. 14 marg. (Engl). ' ch. 34. II. Zcph. 2. 14. (61S; Chap. xiv. 24. ISAIAH. Chap. xvi. 2. " ch. 37. 36. Comp. Jer. 50. 18 with ver. 4 — ' See ch. 9. "^ ch. 10. 27. » So Dcut. 4. 34. &<:. J So 2 Chr. 20. 6. Job 9. 12. Dan. 4. 3:, 32. 35. See Prov. 21. 30. « See Ps. 33. 10 marg. • ch.43. 13 marg. <> B. C. 726. 2 Kin. xG. 20. •^ See ch. 13. I. <* ver. 31. E.\. 15. 14 in the Engl. Heb. a> Ps. 60. 8. & 87. 4. & 108. g. * 2 Chr. 26. 6. Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 18. f2 Kin. 18. 8. I Or, adder. 6 See Prov. 23. 32 marg. •» ch. 30. 6. See Num. 21. 6. 1 Job 18. 13. J See ch. 13. 6. ''Nahiim2.6. See Josh. 2. 9- llOr, he shall not be alone, Ps. 102. 7. Hos. 8. 9. I Or, assemblies. So ver. 13 (Heb.). ' Gen. 18. 14. "» So Ps. 87. I. 5. & 102. 16. & 132. 13. " Zeph. 3. 12. 0 ch. 10. 2. So Zcch. II. 7, II. 1 Or, i5f/<7fe themselves iinto it. Pch. 57. 13. Sec Ps. 2. 12, The Lord of hosts hath sworn, 24 saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; And as I have purposed, so shall it stand : "That /will break the Assyrian in 25 my land, And upon my mountains tread him under foot : Then shall his ^yoke depart from off them. And "" his ^ burden depart from off their shoulders. This is the purpose that is purposed 26 upon the whole earth: And this is ''the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For y the Lord of hosts hath pur- 27 posed, and ^who .shall disannul //.'' And ''his hand is stretched out, and "who shall turn it back? In the year that ''king Ahaz died was 28 this "^burden. Rejoice not thou, whole "^Palestina, 29 Because =the rod of him that smote thee is broken : For fout of the serpent's root shall come forth a 'Scockatrice, And "^his fruit shall be ''a fier)' flying serpent. And 'the firstborn of the poor shall 30 feed, And the needy shall lie down in safety : And I will kill thy root with famine, And he shall slay thy remnant. JHowl, O gate; cry, O city; 31 Thou, whole ^ Palestina, art ''dis- solved : For there shall come from the north a smoke. And 'none shall be alone in his "ap- pointed times. What shall one then answer the mes-32 sengers of the nation? That '"the Lord hath founded Zion, And "othe poor of his people "shall ' P trust in it. XV. The ''burden of '■Moab. About B.C. 726? * Seech. 13. 1. biSam. 14.47. 2 Sam. 8. 2. 2 Kin. I. I. & 3- 4—27. 2 Chr. 20. I — 30. ch. 25. 10. Amos 2. I — 3. See ch. 6. 5. Because "^in the night ^Ar of Moab is laid waste, and " brought to silence ; « Because in the night fKir of Moab is laid waste,(7«(/'brought to silence; c Obad. 5. Comp. Jer. 48. 1—47, &c. Ezek. 25. 8— 11. Zeph. 2. 8, 9. <• See Num. 21. 8, 15. II Or, cut off. e See Ps. 92. 9. f As ch. 16. 7 r Not as 2 Kin. 16. g. Comp. ver. 9. ^ Num. 21. 20 (Heb.). So ch. 16- 12. ' Sec ch.13.6. ■' See Num. 32. 3- 1 See I Chr. ■" See ch. 3. 24- " Jer. 48. 37. o See ch. 3. 24. P Jer. 48. 38. PP ch. 16. 7. t Heb. descending into iveep- iitgf or, conring dozon luith Comp. 2 Sam. 3, marg. 'i ch. 16. See Num. 8,9. He is gone up to '^Bajith, and to 'fComp. jei. sDibon, ''the high places, to weep: sSee^Num. Moab 'shall howl over ''Nebo, and over 'Medeba: On all their heads shall be "'baldness, and "every beard cut off. In their streets they shall "gird them- selves with sackcloth : P On the tops of their houses, and Pin their streets, PP Every one 'shall howl, 'weeping abundantly. And "i Heshbon shall cry, and '"Elea- leh: Their voice shall be heard even unto ^ Jahaz : Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab w'epi»"l shall cry out; His life shall be grievous unto him. 'My heart shall cry out for Moab; 'His "fugitives shall flee unto "'Zoar, "A heifer of three years old : For ''by the mounting up of Luhith ?j'er''48^34- with weeping shall they go it up; See josh. 13. For in the way of >Horonaim they tj'cr. 48. 31. shall raise up a cry of 'destruction. V,"'"?' For ^ the waters of " Nimrim shall be & 21". 3." ' ^'^desolate: _ ',^^2ie.s For the hay is withered away, the tiieyco/, grass faileth, there is no green thing. "Z"" t^ir.'^,' ^ Therefore the abundance they have ^j^°";p- gotten, and that which they ha\^e "^ laid up, .Shall they carry away to the ■''brook of the willows. 3. & 19 For the cry is gone round about the 'Sec jer. 48. borders of Moab ; Vj^^ ,,3. 5 The howling thereof unto ''Eglaim, "{=''■'■ ^ y Jer 48 % and the howling thereof itn/o <^Beer- s, 34.' Com'p. elim. ".N^"-- -■ For the waters of ""Dimon shall be treaHng. full (/blood: Mer'^S: 34.- For I will bring 'more upon 'Dimon, "SoNum. sLions upon ''him that escapeth of t^Heb^ ' '■ Num. 32. 3, 37. ch. 16. g. ch. 27. " So ch. 43. 14 marg,. nr see Job 26. '3- * Gen. 14. 2, Moab, desolations. So Ezek. 33. And upon the remnant of the land. 28, 29. & 35.3. *• Comp. Jer. 48. 36. I Or, valley of the Arabians. Sec ch. 13. 20. c gee Job 40. 22. d So Ezek. 47. 10. • Comp. Num. 21. 16 — 18. f Comp. ver. 2. t Heb. additions. K Comp. Nah. 2. 1 1 — 13. *> See ch. 4. 2. Send ye " the lamb to the ruler of the XVL land • 2 Kin. 3. 4. From ' Sela to the wilderness, Heb. a''"' Unto ''the mount of the daughter of 7''i'- ry. ° jndg. I. 36. Z,10n. 2 Kin. 14. 7. For it shall he, that, as a wandering J'^'j; ^°;,^// bird 'cast out of ''the nest, '/orsaken. c Prov. 29. 15 (Heb.). ch. 27. 10. <■ Comp. Jer. 48. 28. (6.9) Chap. xvi. 3. ISAIAH. Chap. xvh. 7. '■'' Num. 21. '3. i4> 24, 26, 28. & 22. 36. Deut. 2. 24, « 3. 8, 12, 16. & 4. 48. Josh. 12. I, 2. & 13. 9, 16. Judg. II. i^s, 18, 22, 26. 2 Kin. 10. 33. Jer. 48. 20. f Heb. Bring; Gen. 4. 3, 4, &c. « See ch. 4. 6. ' ver. 4. ch. 27. 13. See ch.ii.i2. B See Matt. 26. 73. •> So ch. 4. 6. 1 Heb. ivritige?: So Prov. 30. 33- 1 Heb. The i readers down. ch. 63. 3. ' See Luke i. 33- . "Or, prepared. ch. 14. 21. & 30- 33- ^ Ps. 96. 13. & 98. 9. Su Ps. 72. 2. Com p. I Mace. 2. 29. 1 See Prov. 22. 29. "'Jer. 48. 29. So Zeph. 2. 10. " Jer. 48. 30 marg. Seejob 11. 3. Cotnp. ch. 2S. 15. 0 Prov. 15. 7. P So Jer. 48. 20, 31. pp ch. 15. 3. 1 ver. II. As ch. 15. I ? See 2 Kin. 3. 25- U Or, mutter. ch. 59. 3. ••Jer. 48. 31. » See ch. 15. 4- ' ch. 19. 8. & 24. 4, 7. & 33- 9- "Jer. 48. 32. ' ver. 9. See Josh. 13. 19. " So Ps. 80. II. * See Num. 21. 32. So 1 Mace. I Or, plucked ; Be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : For the ' extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, 'The oppressors are consumed out of the land. And in mercy 'shall the throne be s ' established : And he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, ''Judging, and seeking judgment, and ' hasting righteousness. "' We have heard of the pride of 6 Moab ; lie is very proud : Even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath : But " his lies shall " not de so. Therefore shall Moab p howl for 7 Moab, PP every one shall howl : For the foundations of P^Kir-hare- seth shall ye " ■■ mourn ; surely //ie_y are stricken. For ^the fields of Heshbon 'languish, s a;!il "the vine of ^Sibmah : The lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, "They are come even unto "Jazer, "they wandered through the wilder- ness : Her branches are 'ystretched out, they are gone over "the sea. Therefore I "will bewail with the weep- 9 ing of "Jazer the vine of ^Sibmah : I will water thee with my tears, ^O Heshbon, and '^Elealeh : For '^the shouting for "thy summer fruits and for "thy harvest is fallen. =• And gladness is taken away, and joy 10 out of ''the plentiful field; And "^in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: The treaders shall tread out no ^'wine in their ''presses; I have "^ made M«r w«/a^f ^shouting to cease. & 51. 14. •* See ch. 5. 2. nn is fallen upon^ ir'c. * ver. 10. Jer. 25. 30. & 48. 33. » Jer. 48. 33. *» See ch. 10. 18. « See Judg. 9. 27. B ch. 21. 2. So ch. 17. 3. & 24. 8. Wherefore fmy bowels shall sound Soch*!''?' like a harp for Moab, ''° And mine inward parts for iKir- haresh. And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on ^the high place, That he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab ''since that time. But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, 'as the years of a hireling. And the glory of Moab shall be con- temned,withall//;*?/ great multitude; And the remnant shall be '^very small and 'feeble. The ^burden of ''Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away ■= from being a city, And it shall be a ruinous heap. ''The cities of Aroer are forsaken: They shall be for flocks, Which ^shall lie down, and '^fnone shall make them afraid. sThe fortress also shall ''cease from Ephraim, And sthe kingdom from ''Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: They shall be as the glory of the chil- dren of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts. \ And in that day it shall come to pass. That sthe glory of Jacob shall be made thin. And 'the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean, i And it shall be Jas when the harvest- man gathereth the corn, And reapeth the ears with his arm; And it shall be as he that gathereth ears in ''the valley of Rephaim. i 1 Yet "'"gleaning grapes shall be left in it, ""as the shaking of an olive tree, ■^Two or three berries in the top of Pthe uppermost bough, iFour or five in ■'the outmost fruitful branches thereof, Saith the Lord God of Israel. 1 At that day shall a man look to ^his Maker, And his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. Comp. ch. 15. 5. s Seech. 15. 2. ''ch.48.3,s, 7, 8 (Heb.). See Ps. 93. 2 marg. Comp. Amos 2. 1 — 3. ' ch. 21. 16. So Job 7. T. ^ See ch. 10. 25. I Or, 7iot ttiarty. See ch. 17. xvn. About E. C. 741- ^ Seech. 13. 1. b Comp. Jer. 49. 23—27. Amos I. 3 — 5. Zech. 9. I. See ch. 7. 8. (Fulfilled B.C. 740, 2 Kin. 16. 9]. <= ch. 25. 2. So ch. 7. 8. See Ps. 83. 4. ^ Josh. 13. 25, and see Deut. 2. 36. Comp. 2 Kin. 15. 29. I Chr. 5. 26. 0 Job II. 19. Zeph. 3. 13. Comp. ch. 27. TO. f Lev. 26. 6. Deut. 28. 26 (Heb.). Jer- 7- 33 (Heb.). & 30. 10. ^ 46. 27. Ezek. 34, 28. & 39. 26. Mic. 4. 4. Nahuni 2. 11. 8 ch. 7. 16. & 8. 4. Comp. ch. ID. 9. ^ See ch. 16. 10. • ch. 10. 16. J See Jer. 51. 33- ^ See 2 Sam. 5- 18. 1 See ch. 6. 13- ra ch. 24. 13. So 2 Esdr. 16. 29, 30. " See Judg. 8. 2. See I Kin. 17. 12. P ver. 9. (Heb.). 'ch. 27. II iHeb.). "l So 2 Esdr. 16. 29, 31. Hos. 8. 14. See Prov. 14. 3 o So Job 33. •■ ch. 27. 10 1620) Chap, xvii. 8. ISAIAH. Chap. xix. 2. ' Com p. 2 Kin. 16. II. " Mic. 5- 14. SeeDeut. 16. 21. *■ ch. 27. 9. 1 Or, sufi images. See 2 Chr. 14. 5. « Heb. as 1 Sam. 23. 15, 16, iS> 19. 2 Chr, 27. 4. Ezek. 31. 3. " Comp. Josh. II, 23. y So Ps, 68. 19, 20, « So DeuL 32, 18. Ps, 31. 2. & 62, 7. BOr, retnoved IK tli£ day 0/ inlurit- ance, and there shall be deadly sorrow. II Or, a ?/fl/V, » Ps. 65. 7 [Heb.). Comp. ch, 8. 7. '• Jer. 6. 23. See Ps. 83.2. II Or, many. ch. 10. 13. & 16. 14. -: Job 8. 2 (Heb.). ch. 28. 2. : d Ps. 9. 5. « SeePs.1.4. DOr, thisthdmvn. fPs. 83. 13 (Heb.l. g Ps. 83. 15 (Heb.). '^ So ch. 33. 1, 4. XVIII. About B.C. 714- » Comp. 2 Kin. 19. g. ch. 20. 4, 5. Ezek. 30. 4, 5, g. Zeph. 2. 12. & 3. 10. '•Seech. 8. S. •= See ch. ii. II. <■ ch. 57. 9 (Heb.). ' ch. 19. 5. Jer. 2. 23. & And he shall not look to the altars, 'the work of his hands, Neither shall respect that which his fingers have made. Either ""the groves, or the ""images. In that day shall his strong cities be . As a forsaken ^" bough, and Pan upper- most branch, •■>■■ Which they left because of the chil- dren of Israel: And there shall be desolation. Because thou hast forgotten ^'the God i of thy salvation, And hast not been mindful of ^the rock of thy strength. Therefore shalt thou jjlant pleasant plants. And shalt set it with strange slips : In the day shalt thou make thy plant 1 to grow, And in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish : But the har\'est shall be 'a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. Woe to the "multitude of many i people. Which ''make a noise like ^the noise of the seas; And to ■''the rushing of nations, That make a rushing like ^the rush- ing of •'= mighty waters. "The nations .shall rush like "the rush- 1 ing of many waters : But God shall ''rebuke them, and they shall flee far off. And shall be chased «as the chaff of the mountains before the wind. And like 'fa rolling thing before sthe whirlwind. And behold at eveningtide trouble; i And before the morning he is not. ''This is the portion of them that spoil us. And the lot of them that rob us. *Woe to the land shadowing ''with wings. Which is beyond the rivers of "^Ethi- opia : ''That sendeth ambassadors by "^the 2 sea, Even in vessels of f bulrushes upon the waters, saying. Go, ye 8 swift messengers, f See Ex. 2. 3. 5 Ecdes. 9. 11. ch. 19. i. & 30. 16. 46. 6. Lam. 4. 19. Amos 2. 14, 15. Comp. Job 9. 26. To ''a nation 'scattered and J peeled, ''To a people terrible ''from their be- ginning hitherto; '"'A nation meted out and trodden down, "'Whose land the rivers have spoiled. All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, See ye, when he "lifteth up an en- sign on the mountains ; And when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will 'con- sider in °my dwelling place Like a clear heat "upon p herbs, And like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, And "ithe sour grape is ripening in ithe flower. He shall both cut oflf the sprigs with "■pruning hooks, And take away and cut down Hhe branches. •They shall be left together unto "the fowls of the mountains, And to the beasts of the earth : And "the fowls shall summer u[3on them, And all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. In that time "shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts (y'a people 'scattered and peeled. And from ''a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; •'A nation meted out and trodden under foot, ''Whose land the rivers have spoiled, To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion. The "burden of ''Egypt. Behold ,<= the Lord rideth upon a ''swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt : And ''the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence. And "=the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 2 And I will 'set the Egj'ptians against the Egyptians: And they shall fight every one against his brother, and ''every one against his neighbour; City against city, (3r«(/ kingdom against kingdom. t Heb. titiiiglr. ch. 9. 11. ' See Judg. 7. 22. " ver. 7. I Or, i out- spread and J polished. ver. 7. * Comp. ch. 45. 14. J Ezek. 29. 18. Comp. I Kin. 7. 45 marg. k So Heb. of I Sam. 18. 9. Ezek. 39. 22. II Or, a tiatioK that ineteth out, and • tread- eth dmcn. 1 ch. 22. 5. See ch. 5. 5. t Heb. a na- tron o/^lijte^ line, and treading under foot. "' So ch. 28. 10. H Or, whose land the rivers de- spise. " See ch. 5. 26. B Or, regard 0 tny set dwelling. « See Ps. 89. 14- Comp. Ps. 99. I. 1 Or, after rain. P So 2 Kin. 4. 39. ch. 26. ig. 1 Job 15. 33. r ch. 2. 4. ' Jer- 48. 3' (Heb.). * Comp. ch. 37. 36 ? " Rather as ch. 46. 1 1. '• See Ps. 68. 29. Comp. 2 Chr. 32. 23, Ps. 68. 31. Zeph. 3. 10. 1 Or, out- spread and polislied, &c. See ver. 2. XIX. » See ch. 13. I, b Comp. Jer. 46. 13— 26. Ezek. 29. 1 — 31. 2. & 31. iS— 32. c So Ps. 18. 10. & 104- 3. Comp. Matt. 26. 64, Rev. I. 7. ^ See ch. 18. 2. So Ex. 12. 12. Jer. 43. 12. e See ch. 13- 7- (621) 79 Chap. xix. 3. ISAIAH. Chap. xix. 22. t Heb. shall be emptied. ch. 24. 1, 3. Jer. 19. 7 (Heb.,. &51. 2. Hos. 10. I marg. Nah. 2. 2. t Heb. snvallaw u/>. See ch. 3. 12. So Ps. 55. 9- & 107. 27. eSeech.8.19. So ch. 47. 12. II Or, shnt]tj>. Heb. as Gen. S. 2. Ps. 63. II. h ch. 21. 2 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 22. ch. 20. 4. Jer. 46. 26. Ezek. 29. 19. » See ch. I. 24. J ch. 41. 17. Jer. 18. 14 (Heb.). k ch. i8. 2. ^ Job 14. II fHeb.}. n» Ezek. 30. 12. Comp. Jer. 51. 36. " 2 Kin. 19. 24. ch. 37. 25 in the Heb. 0 Ex. 2. 3, 5- P ch. 33. g. pp See ch. 41. 2. t Heb. ana shall not be. So ch. 17. 14. q Comp. Num. II, 5. >■ See Job 41. I. sSeech.i6. 8. ' Comp. 1 Kin. 10. 28. Prov. 7. 16. Ezek. 27. 7. II Or, luhitc 'works. Comp. Gen. 40. 16. Esth. I. 6. & 8- 15 in the Heb. t Heb.y^K«- dations. Ps. II. 3 only, t Heb. of liv- ing things. As Gen. i. 20, &c. u See Num. 13. 22. So Judith I. io(Gk.). ^ Jer. 10. 14, 21. & 51. 17. TT See ch. 31. 2. " Ps. 72. I. ^ I Cor. 1.20. y Jer. 2. 16. & 44. I. & 46. 14) 19' Ezek. 30. 13, 16. So Hos. 9. 6. 2 ver. 14. Job i». 24, 25 in the Heb. I Or, governors. t Heb. corners. See Judg. 20. 2. So Zech. 10. 4. And the spirit of Egypt ' shall fail in 3 the midst thereof; And I will ' destroy the counsel there- of: And they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, And to ethem that have familiar spirits, and to sthe wizards. And the Egyptians will I "give over 4 into the hand of ''a cruel lord; And ""a fierce king shall rule over them, Saith 'the Lord, the Lord of hosts. And the waters shall Jfail from ''the 5 sea, And 'the river ""shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far 6 away; Atid " the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: The reeds and "flags shall Pwither. The paper reeds by the brooks, by 7 the mouth of the brooks. And every thing sown by the brooks, Shall wither, PPbe driven away, 'and be no more. iThe fishers also shall mourn, 8 And all they that cast ''angle into the brooks shall lament. And they that spread nets upon the waters ^ shall languish. Moreover they that work in 'fine r flax. And they that weave "networks, shall be confounded. And they shall be broken in the 'pur- 10 poses thereof, All that make sluces and ponds 'for fish. Surely the princes of "Zoan aren fools. The counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh ^is become brutish : How say ye unto Pharaoh, '"I am the son of the wise, "The son of ancient kings? "Where are they? where arc thy wise 12 meti ? And let them tell thee now, And let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. The princes of "Zoan are become 13 fools, "The princes of ^Noph are deceived; They have also ^seduced Egypt, en-n **//ief that arc the stay of the tribes thereof. The Lord hath mingled *a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: And they have ^caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, ^As a drunken man ^staggereth in his vomit. Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, Which ''the head or tail, ^'branch or rush, may do. •^In that day shall Egypt ''be like unto women : And it shall be afraid and fear Because of =the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, <= Which he shaketh over it. And the land of Judah shall be a ter- ror unto Egypt, Every one that maketh mention there- of shall be afraid in himself. Because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts. Which he hath determined against it. ■^In that day shall ""five cities in the land of Egypt BSpeak 'the language of Canaan, And swear to the Lord of hosts : One shall be called, The city 'of 'de- struction. '^In that day shall there be ''an altar to the Lord 'in the midst of the land of Egypt, And '^a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and ""for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt : For "they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors. And he shall send them "°a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deli- ver them. And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, And 'the Egyptians shall know the Lord "^in that day, And shall do sacrifice and p ob- lation; Yea, ithey shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform //. And the Lord shall smite Egypt: ^he shall smite and heal it: And theyshall return even to the Lord, and -^he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. t Heb. a spirit of perversities. See I Kin. 22. 22. So ch. 29. 10. » So Ps. 107. 27. ch. 24. 20. & 28. 7. & 29. 9. See Jer. 25, 16. i» See ch. 9. 14. *= ver. 18, 19, 21, 23, 24. Comp. ch. 2. II, ?ic. *' Jer. 50. 37. & 51. 30. So Nahum 3. ^ See ch. 10. f See 2 Kin. 7- 13- K Zcph. 3. 9. Comp. Jer. 43, 13. t Heb. s the lip. Gen, II. I, 6, 7, 9- Ps. 81. 5- ^ Or, of Hcres, or, of^ the Sim. »» Judg. 8. 13. & 14. iS. Job 9. 7. Comp. Jer. jg. 2 marg. * So Judg. 6. 25- I Kin. 18. 30. & 19. 10, 14. ch. 22. ig in the Heb. ^ See Ex. 24. 4- ' Comp. Ps. 68. 31. ^ See Josh. 22. 27. " See Judg. 3. 9- o So Obad. 21. Comp. Matt. 2. 14. p Mai. I. 11 (Heb.l. See Heb. 13. 15- q See Ps. 50.; 14. >■ Comp. ver. 2, 4. Ps. 87. 4- ' Sec Gen. 25. (623) Chap. xix. 23. ISAIAH. Chap. xxt. 12. t See ch. ii. 16. « Comp Job 36. II. ^ Comp. Hos. 2. 23. Eph. 2. 14, 17- - y See en. 29. 23- Comp. ch. 25. 3. « Joel 3. 2. So 2 Km. 2t. 14. ch. 47. 6. Jer. 12. 7. 8, g. & 50. 1 1. XX. » 2 Kid. 18. 17- ^ See I Sam. 5. I. c Comp. Tobit I. 15. t Heb. by the /tank 0/ Isaiah. See I Kin. 16. 12. ^ Seech. 1. 1. « Comp. Zech. 13. 4 withch. 50. 3. See 2 Kin. i. 8. f See I Sam. 19. 24. Comp. ch. 47. 2. B 2 Sam. 15. 30. Jer. 2. 25 iHeb.). h Comp. ch. 37. 30. i See ch. 8. 18. So I Cor, 4. 9. i See Zeph. 3- lo- •t ch. 19. 4. t Heb. the captivity of Egypt. Hab. I. 9. I ch. 18. I. •"2Sam.io.4. See ch. 3. 17. t Heb. nakedness. Gen. 9. 22, 23, &c. ° ch. 37. 27 iHeb.i. « ch. 37. 9. P ch. 30. 3. 5, 7. & 36. 6. II OT,cauHtry. Jer. 47. 4. XXI. * See ch. 13. I. b Comp. Rev. 17. 3. " Jer. 51. 36, So Rev. 17. 1, 15. Comp. ch. ig. 5. •1 Job 37. 9. =In that day 'shall there be a high- 23 way out of Egypt to Assyria, And the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into As- syria, And the Egyjatians shall serve ''with the Assyrians. <:ln that day shall Israel be the third 24 with Egypt and with Assyria, Even a blessing in the midst of the land: Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, 23 saying. Blessed be Egypt ^my people, . And Assyria vthe work of my hands, And Israel ^mine inheritance. In the year that ^Tartan came unto •".Vshdod, (when '=Sargon the king of As- syria sent him,) and fought against Ash- dod, and took it; at the same time 2 spake the Lord *by ''Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying. Go and loose =the sackcloth from off thy loins, And put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking ^naked and sbarefoot. And the Lord said, 3 Like as my servant Isaiah hath walk- ed f naked and sbarefoot ''Three years for 'a sign and wonder Upon Egypt and upon J Ethiopia; So shall ''the king of Assyria lead 4 away 'the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ji Ethiopians captives. Young and old, ^naked and share- foot. Even ™with //;«> buttocks uncovered, To the '.shame of Egypt. And "they shall be afraid and asham- 5 ed °ofJ Ethiopia their expectation. And Pof Egypt their glory. And the inhabitant of this 'isle shall 6 say in that day. Behold, such is our expectation. Whither we flee for help To be delivered from the king of As- syria : And how shall we escape? The ^burden of ''the desert of '^the sea. As "^ whirlwinds in the south pass through ; So ''it Cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. So Zech. 9. 14. Comp. Jer. 51. i. * See Job i. 19. A 'grievous vision is declared unto me ; fs The treacherous dealer dealeth trea- cherously, and f the spoiler spoileth. Go up, ''O Elam: besiege, 'O Media; All the sighing thereof ''have I made to cease. my loins filled with t Heb. /ittrti. Heb. as ch. 19, 4. f ch. 33. I. s Ex. 21. 8 (Heb.;. Judg. 9. 23. I Sam. 14. 33 marg. Job 6. 15 iHeb.i. ch. 24. 16. &33. &9. & 12. I. Lam. I. 2. Hos. 5. 7. Mai. 2. 10, II, 14 — 16. Heb. as Ps. 25. 3, note f. ^ See ch. ii. 1 1. ' See ch. 13. ^ See ch. 16. 10. ' Nahum 2. chariot of ^,2;^:;^ ^'diligently with Therefore pain: •"Panes have taken hold upon me, as the ?: 48. s. r 1 -I , Jer. 3. 8, II pangs 01 a woman that travaileth : 20. & s I was "bowed down at the hearing (y//, I was dismayed at the seeing of it. ' My heart panted, "fearfulness affright ed me: PThe night of my i pleasure hath he * turned into fear unto me. "■ Prepare the table, watch in the watch- tower, eat, drink: Arise, ye princes, and ^anoint the shield. For thus hath the Lord said unto me,. ^°^^''^- ^°- Go, set a watchman. See ch. 15. 5. Let him declare what he seeth. s' ^'^' '^ " '^' And he saw "a chariot 7C'ith "a couple "f*: 38. 6 ^ iHeb.). of horsemen, • Or, A chariot of asses, a/id a camels ; And he hearkened much '■ heed : And 'he cried, A lion: My lord, *I stand continually upon ^^^^-/g'- the watchtower in the daytime, &c ' ' ' And "I am set in my ward nights: Jer.5i.39."57- And behold, here cometh 'a chariot of . comp.'*' ^" men, with "a couple of horsemen. ^^^\™' g " ' And he answered and said, Jer. 51. ii. "Babylon is fallen, is fallen; sl^h^^^i.e. And >'all the graven images of her gods ?■ Comp. he hath broken unto the ground. & .o^is.' ^ Omy ^threshing, and the 'corn of ^my " Comp. floor: V See I Kin. That which I have heard of the Lord l%^^;.,.,-^j as a lion. Comp. Hos. II. 10. Rev. 10. 3. »■ Hab. 2. I. D Or, every iiii^ht. » Cited Rev. 14. 8.& 18.2. .So Jer. 51. 8. y See ch. 46. Comp. » See Ps. 55. S- P Comp. Deut. 28. 67. 1 See 1 Kin. 9- 'whole 'SocJ'' 23- WUUIC ,5 Comp. of hosts, the God of Israel, Have I declared unto you. The ''burden of "^Dumah. He calleth to me out of ''Seir, Watchman, what of the night? \\'atchman, what of the night ? The watchman said, The morning night : If ye will inquire, inquire ye: Return, =come. cometh, and also the Dan. 5. 2—4. " Amos I. 3. Micah 4. 13. Hab. 3. 12. So Jer. 51. 33. Comp. ch. 25. 10. & 27. 8. & 28. 27. & 41. 15. Joel 3. 14 marg. f Heb. son. Comp. ch. 5. i. » See Matt. 3. 12. >> See ch. 13. 1. « Gen. 25. 14- ' Chr. i. 30? Comp. ver. 13, or Josh. 15. 52? or i Chr. 4. 42- J"'"' Vi- 7. 8. Ezek. 25. 12—14. Obad. I. with Ps. 137. 7, 8. "> See Ezek. 35. 56. 9. "• « ch. (623) 79- CHAI'. XXI. I ■ ISAIAH. Chap. xxii. 19. f See ch. 13. 20. 8 Gen. 37. 25. ** Gen. 25. 3. I Chr. I. 32. Jer. 25. 23. Sc 49. 8. Ezek. 27. 20. * See Job 6. "Or, bring ye. Jer. 12. 9 marg. k See Matt. 17. 25. UOr, for fear. t Heb.yriJw: the face. 1 See ch. 16. 14. "> See ch. 60. 7- t Heb. hows. ch. 22. 3. n See ch. i. XXII. About B. C. 712. a See ch. 13. 1. ^ ver. 5. Comp. Jer. 21. 13. c ch. I. 1. & 6. I. d See 2 Sam. II. 2. * ch. 32. 13. So ch. 23. 7. f Comp. 2 Chr. 33. II. 2 Kin. 24. II — 16. & 25. 2 — II. K See ch. i. 10. t Heb. 0/ the bmi}. ch. 21. 17. Comp. ver. 6. ^ Job 7. 19. & 14. 6. Ps. -^9. 13 in the Heb. ' So Jer. 4. J* &Q. I. tHeb. Iwill be bitter in lueefiing, k So ch. 37. i See ch. i8. 2. ™ Mic. 7. 4. " Lam. I. 5. & 2. 2, 0 See Rev. 6. i6. Pjcr. 49. 35. See ch. II. II. 1 See ch. 21. 7- r See 2 Km. iG. ch. 21. 6. towards. The ''burden upon <=f Arabia. 13 In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye 8 travelling companies of ''De- danim. The inhabitants of the land of 'Tenia 14 'brought water to him that was thirsty, They ''prevented with their bread him that fled. For they fled "'from the swords, 15 From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow. And from the grievousness of war. For thus hath the Lord said unto me, 16 Within a year, 'according to the years of a hireling. And all the glory of "Kedar shall fail: And the residue of the number ofi7 'archers. The mighty 91101 of the children of ""Kedar, shall be diminished: "For the Lord God of Israel hath spoken //. The "burden of ''the valley of "= vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up ''to the housetops? Thou ///!?/ (?/•/ full 'the lower pool. And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, And the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. ^Ye made also a ditch between the two walls "for the water of the old pool: But ye have not looked unto "the Maker thereof. Neither had respect unto him that foshioned it "long ago. : And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call '■to weeping, and '=to mourning. And ''to baldness, and "to girding with sackcloth: ; And behold joy and gladness. Slaying oxen, and killing sheep, Eating flesh, and drinking wine : fLet us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. 1 And it was revealed sin mine ears by the Lord of hosts. Surely this ''iniquity shall not be purg- ed from you 'till ye die, Saith the Lord God of hosts. 5 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts. Go, get thee unto this treasurer, a Com p. ver. 15. » Gen. 45- ^ Esther 16. « See Matt. 16. 19. ' ch. 9. 6. So Job 31. w Rev. 3. 7. Comp. Job 12. 14. * ver. 25. ch. 33. 20. & 54- 2- So Judg. 4. 21. Ezek. 15. 3 in the Heb. See Ezra 9. 8 marg. y Comp. ch. 9. 7. « See Job 5. 25- * Ex. 24. 6. Cant. 7. 2 in the Heb. DOr, instruments 0/ viols. b Rather as ch. 30. 14. Lam. 4. 2. <^ See ver. 23. ■i ch. i-i. 12. « See en. 13. z. f See ch. r. XXIII. About B. C. 715. ' See ch. 13. I. ^ Comp. Jer. 25. 22, & 27. 3. & 47. 4. Ezek. 26. 2 —28. 26. & 29. 18, 20. Amos I. g. Joel 3. 4. Zech. g. 2 — 4. " ver. 14. See I Kin. 10. 22. ^ ch. 24. ID (Heb.). See ch. 7. 8. * ver. 12. See I Mace. 1. I. t Heb. silent. ' Jer. 47- 6. B ver. 6. ** See Josh. 19. 28. 1 See I Chr. 13- S- k So Ezek. 27. 3. 1 ch. I. 2. And it shall come to pass in that day, 2, That I will call my servant '^'Eliakim the son of Hilkiah : And ^ I will clothe him with thy robe, 2 And strengthen him 7L'/f/i thy girdle. And ^I will commit thy government into his hand : And he shall be 'a father to the in- habitants of Jerusalem, And to the house of Judah. And " the key of the house of David 2 will I lay ''upon his shoulder; So "'he shall open, and none shall shut; And ^he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him as "a, nail in a 2 sure place; And he shall be yfor a glorious throne to his father's house. And they shall hang upon him all 2, the glory of his father's house, ^The oflspring and the issue. All vessels of small quantity. From the vessels of ^ cups, even to all the 'vessels of ''flagons. In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, 2 Shall <=the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed. And be "^cut down, and fall ; And the « burden that was upon it shall be cut off: Tor the Lord hath spoken //. The •''burden of ''Tyre. ■^Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; For it is laid waste, ''so that f/iere is no house, ''no entering in : From the land of <=Chittim it is re- vealed to them. Be 'fstill, Eye inhabitants of the isle; Thou whom the merchants of ''Zidon, that pass over the sea, have re- plenished. And by great waters the seed of 'Sihor, The harvest of the river, is her re- venue ; And ''she is a mart of nations. Be thou ashamed, O ''Zidon : for the sea hath spoken, £re'i the strength of the sea, say- ing, I travail not, nor bring forth children, Neither do I 'nourish up young men, fior 'bring up virgins. As af the report concerning Egypt, So shall they be sorely pained ai the report of Tyre. Pass ye over to "^Tarshish ; howl, eye inhabitants of the isle. Is this your "'joyous cify, whose an- tiquity is of "ancient days? Her own feet shall carry her * afar off to sojourn. Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning dfy, Whose merchants an- princes, whose ""trafiickers are the honourable of the earth ? The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, 'To stain the pride of all "glory, A;id to Pbring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. Pass through thy land as ia river, O daughter of "^Tarshish : T/icTe is no more '"'strength. He stretched out his hand over the sea, *^he shook the kingdoms : The Lord hath given a command- ment 'against 'the merchant ci/j, to destroy the 'strong holds there- of. And he said. Thou shall no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon : Arise, pass over (0 ^Chittim ; There also shalt thou have no rest. Behold the land of 'the Chaldeans; This people was not, Ti// the Assyrian founded it for "them that dwell in the wilderness: They set up the 'towers thereof. They raised up the palaces thereof; And he brought it '' to ruin. "^Howl, ye ships of Tarshish : for your strength is laid waste. And it shall come to pass in that day. That Tyre shall be forgotten "seventy years, According to the days of "•''one king : >' After the end of seventy years '>' shall Tyre sing as a harlot. ^Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten ; ^Make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou ma)'est be remem- bered. And it shall come to pass Rafter the end of seventy years, T/iai the Lord will ^"^ visit Tyre, And yshe shall turn to her hire. And ''shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world Upon the face of the earth. ™ See ch. 22. 2. " Ps. 44. I (Heb.). t Hch.Jrofn afar fff. ch. 5. 26. & 22. 3. i»" See ver. II marg. t Heb. To poilitte. ch. 47. 6. & 48. II. & 56. 2, 6. 0 See ch. 4. 2. p ch. 9. I (Heb.). 1 Heb. as Gen. 41. I — 3, &c. So ver. 3. I Heb. girdle. Ps. 109. 19. r Job 12. 21. » See ch. 14. 16. I Or, concerning a ntercliant- 7nan. t Heb. Catiaatt. ver. 8 (Heb.). See Job 41. 6. II Or, strengths. ver. 4, 14. * ch. 13. 19. & 43. 14. & 47- I. 5- & 48. 14, 20. See 2 Kin. 2S-4- Comp. Gen. 22. 22. " Ps. 72. 9. & 74. 14. » So Jer. 6. " ch. 25. 2. ^ Comp. Jer. 25. 9— II. & 27. 3 — 6. *^ Comp. Dan. 8. 20. y ver. 17. tHeb. it sltall be unto Tyre as the so'tg 0/ a harlot. * Soch. 21. 5- * Ps. 33- 3 (Heb.). aa See ch. 24. 21. l* So Rev. 17. s! 18. 3, g. (625) Cpiap. XXIII. iS. ISAIAH. Chap. xxiv. 21. c Zech.14.20. dsops.45.12. Comp. Ezra 3.7. Ps.87.4. Ezek. 28. 24. Acts 21. 3, 4. « ch. 55. 2. Ezek. 3g. 19. Hagg. I. 6 in the Heb. t Heb. old. SoProv.S.iS. Comp. Job 27. 16 XXIV. About B. C. 712. * Comp. Matt. 24. 30. Luke 21. 25. ^ ver. 3. See ch. 19. 3. •^ So Nah. 2. 10. t Heb. ** pervertctk ike/ace thereof. ^ Lam. 3. 9 iHeb.). " Hos. 4. Q. II Or, /r/«a-. See Gen. 41. 45 marg. 1 So Ezek. 7. 12. 13- 5 Jer. 15. 10 (Heb.). I> Heb. as ver. I, 4, 5. So ver. II, 13- » See ch. i. J ver. 7. See ch. 16. 8, t Heb. The height of tlw people. Jer. 49. 16. & 51- 53- k See Num. 35- 33- 1 Gen. 17. 13, 14, 19, &c. So ch. 33. 8. "> See Ps. 5. 10. n See Job 30. 30. o See ch, 10. =S- Comp. ch. 13. 12. P Joel I. 10, 12. So ch. 16. 8, 9- See Hos. 2. 8. q Rev. 18. 22. See Jer. 7. 3t r See ch. 5. 12. ■ See ch. 16. xo. ' See ch. 5. " ch. 34. II. See Ps. 107. ^ ch. 23. I (Heb.). And her merchandise and her hire is shall be "^holiness to die Lord : It shall not be treasured nor laid up; For ''her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, To eat *= sufficiently, and for 'durable clothing. Behold, nhe Lord t<:maketh the i earth empty, and '^maketh it waste. And 'turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof And it shall be, "^as tvith the people, = so with the "priest ; As witli the servant, so with his master ; As with the maid, so with her mis- tress ; ^As with the buyer, so with the seller; As with the lender, so 7vith the bor- rower ; eAs with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. ''The land shall be ''utterly emptied, : and utterly spoiled : 'For the Lord hath spoken this word. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, . The world J'languisheth and fadeth away, 'The haughty people of the earth Jdo languish. The ''earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; Because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, 'Broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth. And they that dwell therein ""are de- solate : Therefore the inhabitants of the earth "are burned. And "few men left. PThe new wine mourneth, the vine Jlanguisheth, All the merryhearted do sigh. iThe mirth of ■'tabrets ^ceaseth, 'the noise of them that rejoice endeth. The joy of ■'the harp •'^ceaseth. They shall not drink wine with a song ; Strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. The city of "confusion is broken i down : Every house is shut up, ''that no man may come in. There is '^a crying "for wine in the "SeePs.144. streets ; ' Comp. All joy is darkened, W\^■l■ The mirth of ''the land is gone. In the city is left desolation. And the gate is smitten with destruc- tion. When thus it shall be in the midst of ''the land among the people. There shall be ^as the shaking of an olive tree. And ^as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. They shall lift up their voice, 'they shall sing. For the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud '^from the sea. Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the •■^ fires, ^^j^,. ^ ^_ Even ''the name of the Lord God of « Seech! n.' Israel in "^the isles of the sea. Wea ■wing. See ch. 11.12. From the 'uttermost part of the earth ^Hcbf^' ^ have we heard ='=songs, even fglorv ' Seecii. 4.2. ° ' ° •' I Heb. ^^ Leanness T See ch. 17. 6. * 2 Esdr. 12. 42. Ecclus. 33. 16. See ch. i. 9. Comp. Matt. 24. 31. • So ch. 35. 10. Comp. Rev. 14. 2, 3. ^ Comp. ver. 15. U Or, vaileys. c So ch.31.9. it 44. 16. iS: 47. 14. & 50. II (Heb.) to the righteous. But I said, 'My leanness, niv leanness, '",'"<■• "■■. ' •' , ' ■' ' Afy secret to woe unto me ! me. sThe treacherous dealers have dealt "S=ech. lo. lb. treacherously ; « See ch. 21. Yea, the treacherous have t Jer. 48. 43, 44. ' See Luke 21- 35- J See Rev. 3. 10. ■^ So 1 Kin. 19. 17. Job 20. 24. dealers dealt very treacherously. ''Fear, and the pit, and the 'snare. Are wpon thee, JO inhabitant of the earth. ''And it shall come to pass, that ''he who fleeth from the noise of the j^""'^ s- '9- fear shall fall into the pit; EccIus. 36. 9. And he that cometh up out of the '^f " ^'"- '■ midst of the pit shall be taken in ■" So Ps. 18. the snare: Ldus. 16. For 'the windows from on hi"h are "> ° " Prov. 18. open, =4jH=b. And "'the foundations of the earth do shake. The earth "is utterly broken down, 'J'he earth "is clean dissolved, The earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall Preel to and fro like a drunkard. And shall be removed like •) a cottage; ch.'"ia 12. And the transgression thereof shall 'J '3- ■■■ . , ° . & 26. 21. be heavy upon it ; & 27. i, 3 And it shall fall, and not rise again, z^'h'';;,. 3, And it shall come to pass ■'in that soch. 23. 17. '^^Yi &c'h.26. 14 That the Lord shall 'punish the host f°y^)- of the high ones that are ^on high, jer. 50.' 18. And 'the kings of the earth upon the '^s°J°i'=s- earth. ' Ps. yd. 12. 19. > So Job 16. 12 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 75. 3. P See ch, "4- 1 ch. I. I (Heb). '" See ch. t Heb. z'isil (626) Chap. xxiv. 22. ISAIAH. Chap. xxvi. 7. t Heb. with the gather- ing of pri- soners. "Seech. 42. 7. nOr, dungeon. Gen. 40. 15. & 41. 14. Jer. 37. 16. & 38. 6. ^ So Ezek. - 27- See 2 Pet. 3. 4. B OT^/aund ■wanting. ch. 34. 16. S Comp. ch. 60. 11. 15. shall h& glory XXV. About B. C. 71Z. a See Ex. 15. 2. & Ps. 107. 32. c See Ps. 72. 18. d See Judg. 13. 18 marg. « ch. 22. II (Heb.). f ch. 37. 26. Jer. 51. 37. K ch. 23. 13. b 1 Kin. 16. 18. Prov. 18. r 9 (Heb.). ch. 13. 22 marg. > See ch. 17. I. J ch. 29. 13. & 43. 23 in the Heb. So Rev. ir. See ch. 9. i. ^ Comp. ch. 19. 24, 25- 1 ch. 27. 5. ^ See ch, 4. 6. <» See Num. 14. 9. So CanL 2. 3. ch. 30. 2. o See ch. 5. 14. p ch. 32. 2. ^ See Ex. 13. 21. r Heb. as ch. 24. 16. ■ Comp. ch. 2. 2, 3. & 24. 23. tSoPs. 63. 5. Prov. 9. 2. Matt. 22. 4. Luke 14. 16. " So Dan. 7. 14- See Matt. 8. II. tHeb. sivallow up, ver. 8. See ch. 3. 12. Comp. Num. 4. 20 (Heb.). tHeb. covered. ' So Eph. 4. " ch. 28. 20, & 30. I in the Heb. Comp. 2 Cor. 3. 2g marg. i Chr. And they shall be gathered together, 2= * (7J-" prisoners are gathered in the 'pit, And shall be shut up in the "prison, And "after many days shall they be ""visited. "Then ythe moon shall be con- 23 founded, and ^the sun ashamed, When ''the Lord of hosts shall reign In "mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, .\nd "before his •'ancients gloriously. ee I Sam. zo. i8. " cb. 29. 6. » See MatL 24. 29. Rev. 21. 23. y See Cant, e.'io. « See Rev. a See Heb. 12. 22. Coir.p. ch. 25. 6, 7, 10. B Or, there bejore his ancients, ^ Comp. Rev. 4. 4 (Gk.). O Lord, thou art my God ; i ■ ^I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; For <:thou hast done '='' wonderful things ; Thy counsels "^of old «« faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made fof a city a heap; 2 Cya defenced city sa ruin : •■A palace of strangers 'to be no city; It shall never be built. Therefore shall the strong people 3 J glorify thee, ''The city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. For thou hast been 'a strength to the 4 poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, ™A refuge from the storm, ""'a shadow from the heat, When the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Thou shalt bring down °the noise of 5 strangers, As the heat in Pa dry place; Even the heat iwith the shadow of a cloud : 'The branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. And in Hhis mountain shall 'the Lord t of hosts make "unto all people * A feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, Of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. And he will 'destroy in ^this mountain ^ The face of the covering 'cast 'over all people. And "the vail that is spread 'over all nations. ■^'He will swallow up death in s ^victory; And "the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; 15. ^ Cited I Cor. 15. 54, which see. * i Sam. 15. 29. II. Lam. 3. 18 (Heb.). * See Rev. 7. 17. And the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth : >'For the Lord hath spoken //. 9 And it shall be said ^in that day, Lo, this is our God ; ^We have waited for him, and he will save us: This is the Lord; ^'we have waited for him, •"We will be glad and rejoice ''in his salvation. 10 For in 'this mountain shall the hand of the Lord "^rest. And ''Moab shall be 'trodden down ''under him, Even as straw is 'trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them. As he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim : And he shall bring down their pride Together with the spoils of their hands, i; And the fortress of ethe high fort of thy walls shall he sbring down, eLay low, and sbring to the ground, r^en to the dust. ^In that day ''shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; <=Salvation will God appoint /(V walls and ''bulwarks. 2 ''Open ye the gates, 'That the righteous nation which keepeth the 'truth may enter in. 3 Thou wilt keep him ^ in 'perfect peace. Whose 'mind is ^stayed on thee: Because ''he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord 'for ever: For in ''the Lord JEHOVAH is 'everlasting strength: 5 For 'he bringeth down them that dwell on high; '■"The lofty city, he layeth it low; 'He layeth it low, nrn to the ground; 'He bringeth it a'cn to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. 7 The way of the just is n upright- ness: "Thou, most upright, dost Pweigh the path of the just. t Heb. the rock of ages. Comp. Deut. 32. 4. ' ch. 25. 12. 19. » Sec Ps. 17. 2. » So Ps. 37. 23. P See Ps. Ps. 5. 8. 1 See ch. I. 20. 2 See ch. 2. II. " ch. 26. 8. See Gen. 49. 18. So Ps. 27. 14- Rom. 8. 23. Titus 2. 13. !> See Ps. 9. 14- c See Ps. 125. » So ch. 32. 58. 2. Comp. (627) Chap. xxvi. 8. ISAIAH. Chap. xxvh. 7. n So ch. 64. f See ch. 25. 9- ■ See Ps. 130. t'SoNeh. I. It. ^SeePs. 135. 13 (Heb.). T See Ps. 77. 2. & Cant. 3. 1. " See Ps. 63. I. ' I Chr. 16. 14, y See Eccles. 8. 12. ' Prov. 21. 10 marg. * SeePs. 143. 10. ^ See ch. 5. 12. So ver. II. ^ Or, towards ^y people. « See Ps. 21. 9- d See ver, 3. " See Job 22. 17- f See 1 Cor. 15. 10. Comp. Ex. 14. 13. II Or, ^ for us. ff So 2 Chr. 12. 8. Comp. 2 Chr. 28. 22 — 25. 8 Comp. 2 Kin. 18. 4-6. 2 Chr. 31. 20, 21. ^i ver. xg (Heb.). .See Job 26. "'Heb. as Jer. 5. 2. ' Comp. ch. 30. 33. & 37. 36. ^ See Eccles. Q. 5. 'So Job 12. 23. ch. 9. 3. "» See ch. 9. 1. n ch. 6. 12. o Ps. 48. 10. & 65. 5. p Hos. 5. 15 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 37. 1. & 38. 2. t Heb. secret sf>eech. See Eccles. 10. II. Comp. ch. 29. 4. l. " Prov. 25. 4, 5; Comp. ver. 12. ch. 21. 10. & 30. 28. Amos 9. 9. Luke 22. 31. 'Secjer. i8. »7- * See Zech. 13. 9. * bee ch. 22. '4- J Cited Rom. .27. ■ Dan. 5. 5 (Chald.). » See ch. 17. 8. Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 6-14. B Or, sun images. See 2 Chr. 14. 5 marg. b So ch. 64. 10, II. 0 See 2 Sam. 15- 25- <* See ch. 16. 2. * Comp. ch. 7. 21 — 25. & 17. 2. & 32. 14. f ch. 17. 6 (Heb.). e See Job 14. "■See Heb. 6. 8. > See Deut. 32. 28. So Jer. 8. 7. k ch. 22. II. & 43- 7- & 44. 2, 24. See Deut. 32. 6. & ch.17.7. 1 ch. 43. I. & 44. 21. °^ See ver. i. n Heb. as Deut 24. 20. Judg. 6. II. Ruth 2. 17. ch. 28. 27. Comp. ver. 8. « See Judg. 12. 6 [marg.]. P See ch. 11. 15. So Gen. 15. 18. q 2 Chr. 7. S. Rev, II. 15. " So ch. 2. 2. XXVIII. About B. C. 725- * ver. 3. So ver. 5. *> Aer. 4. So ver. 5. See ch. 4. 2. <= Comp. Amos 4. I. & 6. I. ■■^In measure, 'when it shooteth forth, thou wilt 'debate with it: ' He stayeth his rough wind in the day of "the east wind. "By this therefore shall "the iniquity . of Jacob be purged ; And this is all the fruit ^to take away his sin; When he maketh all the stones of the altar as ^chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, ^The groves and '^images shall not stand up. Yet ''the defenced city .r/w-i^ (^^ deso- x^ late, A7id '"^the habitation 'Amoss. 7 And ''the glorious beauty, ''which is |Heb''wi//i on the head of the fat valley, shall }>ft. be a fading flower, ^""'- ''■ '• Ami as ''the hasty fruit before the ' Hos. 9. 10. •^ Mic. 7. 1. summer; Sojer. 24. 2 Which 'iL'hen he that looketh upon it "' '''= "'''■ seeth, ^^^lile it is yet in his hand he 'eateth ' Heb. s-.raUtnveth. It up. See ch. 3. 12. 'In that day shall the Lord of hosts 'Seech, i. be for ""a crown of glor)', ^'3^ ^^^ , And for a diadem of ''beauty, unto the residue of his people. And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment. And for strength to them that turn the battle " to the gate. ■■ Heb. asch. But they also "have erred through "omp. wine, and p through strong drink JV-''^- s- s. ' , ■ ° ° »Prov. 20. I. are out of the way ; SoHos, 4.H. 1 The priest and the prophet have \ ^'' '^''- '9- erred through strong drink, 1 Soch. 56. They are swallowed up of wine, they comp. are out of the way through strong l=^- j°- 9- drink ; 28.° ° ^'' They err in vision, they stumble in '^^^' ■■judgment. 21. For ^ill tables are full of vomit and \l°^"- *• filthiness, •''='?■ "'f So that t/iere is no place c/can. SeTvef 19. » See Matt. ' Whom shall he teach knowledge ? "■ =5- And whom shall he make to under- i qV ^' stand ' doctrine ? v^v^'T"'. " Them that are weaned from the milk, SoPs. 19. 4.' And drawn from the breasts. marg'' "^ For precept ' jnust be upon precept, * cited precept upon precept ; 1 or. 14.21 " Line upon line, line upon line ; Here a little, and there a little : For "with '"stammering lips and '"t'omp!^' another tongue 'Will he speak to this people. To whom he said, >'This is the rest 7i.'hercwith ye may cause ^ the weary to rest ; And this is ='the refreshing: "yet ■ pai-g^ Comp. ch. 30. 4. t Heb. itamtner- ch. 32. 4. See Ps. Si. s. iO-r,Hclmth spoken. 1 Matt. II. 28, 29. So ch. 30. 15. « See Ps. 63. thev would not hear. So 2 Esdr. 46. (629) So Chap, xxviii. 13. ISAIAH. Chap. xxix. 4. c ch. 8. 15. d So ver. 22. ch. 29. 20. «Wisd. I. 16. Comp. ver. 18. f Comp. ver. 2, 17, i8. Job s. 21. B ver. 17. See Rom. i. h Cited I Pet. 2. 6. i Gen. 49. 24. See Ps. 118. 22. & ch. 8. 14. Comp. Jer. 51. i6. J Luke 23. ^s (Gk.). •i I Cor. 3. It. So Ps. 87. I. I Cited Rain. 10. II. SeePs. 25. 2. •" 2 Kin. 21. 13- " See Job 3S. 23- tHeb. a treading down to it. See ch. 5. 5. no ch. 50. 4. 0 See Dcut. 28. 25. II Or, when ke shall make you A' iinderstmtd doctrine. P ver. g (Heb.). ch. 53. I. 1 Seech. 25. 7. ■•253111. 5. 20. 1 Chr. 14. 11. 9 Josh. 10. 10. 12. Or, 2 Sam. 5. 25 [marg.]. I Chr. 14. 16. « See Josh. 9- 3. But the word of the Lord was unto 13 them !■ Precept upon precept, precept upon precept ; ''Line upon line, line upon line ; Here a little, and there a little ; That they might go, and "^fall back- ward, and •= be broken, And "^ snared, and "= taken. Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, 14 •^ye scornful men. That rule this people which is in Je- rusalem. Because ye have said. We have 15 •^made a covenant with death. And 'with hell are we at agreement ; When fthe overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : For E we have made lies our refuge. And Sunder falsehood have we hid ourselves : Therefore thus saith the Lord God, 10 ■'Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation 'a stone, JA tried stone, 'a precious cor- ner stone, '' a sure foundation : ■"'He that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to ^'^ the 17 line, And righteousness to "" the plummet : And " the hail shall sweep away s the refuge of lies, And the waters shall f overflow sthe hiding place. And "your covenant with death shall 18 be disannulled. And "= your agreement with hell shall not stand ; fWhen the overflowing scourge shall pass through, Then ye shall be 'trodden down by it. From the time that it goeth forth it 19 shall take you : For "" morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night : And it shall be °a vexation only '/c understand p the report. For the bed is shorter than that a 20 man can stretch himself est your bands be made strong : For I have heard from the Lord God of hosts ^^A consumption, even determined LTpon the whole earth. Give ye ear, and hear my voice ; Hearken, and hear my speech. Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? Doth he open and '' break the clods of his ground ? When he hatli made plain the face thereof, Doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, And cast in " the principal wheat And the appointed barley and the 'principal • rye iVMheir* place? _ ^XtnM. ' For his God doth instruct him to "ppomtcd ' Sec ch. * See Job 39. I Or, Ml- tihcat i the y discretion, (?«(/ doth teach him. Xor.'spcit. For the fitches are not threshed with S" ^"^- •* 9- tHeb. border ? 1 Or, Aiill/:e hitideth it in such sort as \ltis\Goddoth teach him. y Ps. 112. 5. So Ps. 94. 10. ^ See Job 41. 3°- See also ch. 21. 10. " Prov. 20. 26. ""* See ch. 27. 12. ** So Ps. 92. 5 . Jer. 32. ^ a threshing instniment, Neither is a cart 'wheel turned about upon the cummin ; But the fitches are ■''=' beaten out with a staff. And the cummin with a rod. Bread corn is bruised ; Because he will not everbe threshing it. Nor break it 7vith the wheel of his cart. Nor bruise it 7i>ith his horsemen. This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, ^ Which is wonderful in counsel, «;/■ e bee Is. 118. 2 7- fSe. the dust, ' " ch. 22. 18. B Comp. 2 Kin. 25. I. Seel.tikc 19. 43. *i Jiulg. 9.6 (Heb.}. ' Sc' Deut. 20.20. 1^ So Luke ig. 44. 1 Comp. ch. 26. 16. (650} Chap. xxix. 5. ISAIAH. Chai". xxix. 22. » See ch. 8. '9- t Heb. peep, or, chtrp, n ch. 25. 5. Comp. ver. 20. o SeePs. 1.4. P So Num. 69. ch. 30. 13. ') ch. 24. 22. Ezck. 38. 8. rSoch. 28.2. ■ ch. 30. 30. ' Comp. ch. 37. 36. " See Prov. 12. 12 marg. V Job 20. 8. * Ps. 73. 20. ^ Ps. 107. 9 ,Heb.). 1 Or, Take your pleasure, and riot. y See ch. 19. '4- = ch. 51. 21. * Cited gene- rally Rom. II. 8. b See Job 4. '3- <> See ch. 6. t Heb./jf So ch. 29. »= Seech. 25.7. 'iDeut.29. 19. e ch. 31. I. f See Num. 27. 21. So 1 Kin. 22. Jer. 21. 2. « See Num. 14. 9 marg. l> ver. 7. ch. 20. 5« ^^ 31. I. Comp. ch. 36. 6, Q. jer. 37. 5. 7- > See Num. 13. 22. J Ezek, 17. 15. ^ Jer. 43. 7 marg. 1 So Jer. 2. "> ver. 6. n See ch. 13. I. 0 Job 40. 15. Comp. Ps. 68. 30 marg. ch. 51. 9. Ezek. 39. 3. P ch. 8. 22. 1 Comp. Deut. 8. 15. r Job 4. II. Prov. 30. 30 (Heb.). " ch. 14- 29 (Heb.). * See Job 20. 16. " See Num. 21. 6. » So ch. 57. 9. Hos. 12. 1. wjudg. 10.4. & 12. 14. ver. 24. 1 Or, to Iter. * See Job 9. 13- J Hab. 2. 2. » Job 19. 23 (Heb.). t Heb. the latter tiny. So Num. 24. 14- Comp. Job 19. 25. Woe to ^the rebellious children, saith the Lord, ^ That take counsel, but not of me ; And that ■= cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, '' That they may add sin to sin : That walk "= to go down into Eg)'pt, And have not f asked at my mouth ; To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in s the shadow of Egypt. Therefore shall the strength of Pha- raoh be your shame. And ''the trust in sthe shadow of Egypt your confusion. For his princes were at ' Zoan, And J his ambassadors came to ''Hanes. 'They were all ashamed of ""a people that could not profit them. Nor be a help nor profit, But a shame, and also a reproach. "The burden of "the beasts of the south ; Into the land of p trouble and p an- guish, ■i From whence come the young and ■■ old lion, ^'The viper and ■"'"fiery flying serpent, ^ They will carry their riches upon the shoulders of ""young asses, And ^ their treasures upon the bunches of camels. To ■" a people that shall not profit ///rw. For *> the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose : Therefore have I cried " concerning this, Their ^ strength is to sit still. Now go, y write it before them in a table. And ^ note it in a book, That it may be for 'the time to come For ever and ever : That ^ this is a rebellious people, lying children. Children that will not hear the law of the Lord : "Which say to the '' seers. See not ; And to the prophets, <: Prophesy not unto us right things, ^ Speak unto us smooth things, Prophesy deceits : Get ye out of the way, Turn aside out of the path. Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word. And trust in 'oppression and <=per- verseness. And stay thereon : Therefore this iniquity shall be to you fas a breach ready to fall, Swelling out in a high wall, s Whose breaking cometh si^suddenly at an instant. And ' he shall break it as the break- ing of ' the potters' vessel That is broken in pieces ; '' he shall not spare : So that there shall not be found in the bursting of it '^'^a sheard ' To take fire from the hearth, Or to take water zaithal out of ""the pit. For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel ; In returning and " rest shall ye be saved ; ° In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength : P And ye would not. But ye said, No; for iwe will flee upon horses ; Therefore shall ye flee : And, 1 We will ride upon ■" the swift ; Therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. ^One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one ; At the rebuke of five shall ye flee : Till ye be left as " a beacon ujjon the top of a mountain. And as " an ensign on a hill. And "therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, And therefore ^will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you : For the Lord is a God of judgment : " Blessed arc all they that wait for him. • So Deut. 32. 20. ch, 1. 4. t* I Sam. 9. g. « So Jer. II. 21. Amos 2. 12. S- 7. 13. Mic. 2. 6. ^ 1 Kings 22. '3- I Or, /riuiii. e See Prov. fSoPs. 62. 3. Ezek. 13. II —13- B Prov. 6. IS. li Seech. 29.5. iSeePs. 2. 9. t Heb. the J Iwtt/e 0/ potters. J See ch. 22. 24. •t Job 6. 10 (Heb.). kk Ezek. 23. =4- ' See Prov. 6. 27. " Ezek. 47. II (Heb.). 1 So ch. 2S. 12. See Job 36. 16. o ch. 7. 4. So Ex. 14. 14. pMatt.23.37. ■iSoch. 31. 1. Comp. Hos. 14. 3. ■•Seech. 18.2. 9 See Lev. -6. S. So Deut. 28. n Or, a tree bere/t 0/ broiiehes^ or, bouglis: or, 'rt mast, • ch. 33. 23. Ezek. 27. 5. " ch. 33. 23 (Heb.). " Sec Rom. 2. 4. » Ps. 46. 10. » See Ps. 2. j2. & 33. 20. (632) Chap. xxx. 19. ISAIAH. Chap. xxxi. 2. « So ch. 6s. 9. 19- 7 So I Kin. 22. 27. Ps. 127. 2. * 1 Kin. 22. lOr, oppression, Ex. 3. 9. »SeePs.74.9. " ch. 3S. 8. See Acts 9. 2. >> See Ueut. 5- 32- « Num. 16. 38, 39- <* So ch. 2. 20, & 31. 7. t Heb. •* the graven images 0/ thy silver. • Baruch b. 8,57- ( Ex. 28. 8. & 39. 5 ia the Heb. tHeb. scatter. Num. 16. So ch. 41. 16 (Heb.;. « Esther 14. 16. Comp. I Cor. 4. 13. l" So Hos. 7- 'Seech. 2. 11, J Ps. 65. 13. ^ So ch. 32. 20. ' See ver. 6. °> See Gen. 45. 6 [Engl.}. I Or, saz>oury, tHeb. leavened. " See Job 24. 6. 0 ch. 2. 14, IS- tHeb. lifted up. ch. 2. 14. P ch. 44. 4 (Heb.l. 1 So ch. 60. 19, 20. ■■ See Cant. 6. 10. ■ See Ps. 79. ' See Job 5. 18. I Or, and tlte ^griez'- oitsness 0/ ^ Jlajne. " ch. 21. 15. *' J udg. 20. 38. 40. tHeb. heaviness, Prcv. 27. 3. For ^ the people shall dwell in Zion 19 at Jerusalem : Thou shall weep no more : He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry ; When he shall hear it, he will answer thee. And tJwugh the Lord give you y the 20 bread of adversity, and ^ the water of ' affliction. Yet a shall not thy teachers be re- moved into a corner any more. But thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a word 21 behind thee, saying, 2^ This is the way, walk ye m it, •>When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Ye shall defile also "^the covering of 22 "^' thy graven images ' of silver. And fthe ornament of thy molten images = of gold : Thou shalt 'cast them away sas a menstruous cloth ; ■•Thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, 23 That thou shalt sow the ground withal ; And bread of the increase of the earth. And it shall be fat and plenteous : ' In that day shall thy cattle feed in large J pastures. ^ The oxen likewise and ' the young 24 asses that ™ ear the ground Shall eat " ' clean " provender, Which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. And there shall be ° upon every high 25 mountain. And ° upon every ' high hill. Rivers and p streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter. When ° the towers fall. Moreover 1 the light of ■■ the moon 26 shall be as the light of ''the sun, And the light of ■■ the sun shall be ^ sevenfold, As the light of seven days. In the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, And ' healeth the stroke of their wound. Behold, the name of the Lord com- 27 eth from far. Burning vith his anger, "and the burden thereof is ' hea\7 : His lips are full (t/" indignation, And his tongue as a devouring fire : And ^his breath, as an overflowing stream, * Shall reach to the midst of the neck, ''"To sift the nations with the sieve of vanity : And there shall be y z. bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. Ye shall ha\-e a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept ; And gladness of heart, as ^ when one goeth * with a pipe To come into ^ the mountain of the Lord, to the 'mighty One of Israel. And the Lord shall cause ' his glori- ous voice to be heard. And shall shew '^the lighting doAvn of his arm, With the indignation of his anger. And 2i>ith '' the flame of a devouring fire. With scattering, and 'tempest, and ^ Hiailstones. For E through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian ''be beaten down, ' Which smote with a rod. And '/« ^vktxy place where the ground- ed staff shall pass. Which the Lord shall ' lay upon him, It shall be with "^tabrets and ''harps: And in battles of 'shaking will he fight ' with it. For " Tophet is ordained ' of old ; Yea, for the king it " is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large : "The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, p doth kindle it. Woe to them ^that go down to Egypt for help ; And '' <^ stay on horses. And ''trust in chariots, because they are many ; And in horsemen, because they are very strong ; But they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, "= Neither seek the Lord. Yet he ''also w wise, and will bring evil. And "= will not ' call back his words : But will arise against the house of the evildoers. And against the help of ''them that work iniquity. * ch. II. 4. 2 'I'hess. 2. 8. » So ch. 8. 8. ^^ See ch. 27. 8. y So ch. 37. 29. ' Comp. Ps. 42. 4. & 55- "•«. * See I Km. I. 40. t* ch. 2. 3. t Heb. Rock. Devil. 32. 4. ch. 26. 4 marg. & 44. 8 marg. t Heb. the glory of his Z'oiee. ^ Comp. Job 36. 16. Ps. 125. 3. ^ ch. 29. 6. "'Seech.28.2. f See Josh. 10. II. 8 See ch. 37. 36- ^ ch. 31. 4 (Heb.). 'ch. TO. 5,24. t Heb. every passing- of tlte rod founded. t Heb. catise to rest upon him. ch. 28. 12. ^ See ch. 5. 12. 'So ch. II. 15. & 19. 16. See ch.2. 19. II Or, against them. *" See 2 Kin. 23. 10. & ch. 26. 14. t Heh. from yesterday. I Sam. 10. II (Heb.). n Matt. 25. ■41. See ch. i6. 5 marg. o Ezek. 24. 9. P Ezek. 20. 48. sEsdr. 16.15. XXXL * ch. 30. 2. See ch. 30. 3. b So ch. 30.16. & 36. 9. See Ps.20. 7. & 33- 17- c See 2 Chr. 13. 18. <* Comp. 1 Kin. 4. 30. ch. 19. II. Acts 7. 22. c So Num. 2?- 19. tHeb. remove. 2 Kin. 17. 23. & 18. 4. f SeePs.94-4. (633) Chap. xxxi. 3. ISAIAH. Chap. xxxh. 15. KSecPs.56.4. ^ See Luke i. ■;4 (Eng.). * Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 7. Jer. 37. s-7- ^ Hos. II. 10. Amos I. 2. & 3. 8. 1 See ch. s. 29. ""Seech. 6. 3. " ch. 30. 31 iHeb.J. NOr, i/tttltiiude. ch. 29. s, 7, 8. & 32. 14. & 63. IS marg. t* So ch. 42. '3- P So Deut. 32. II. Ps. 91. 4. 1 So 2 Km. 19- 34- •• Ex. 12. 13. 23,27. " Hos. s. 2 (Heb.). &9. 9. * So en. 2. 20. &L 30. 22. " See Lev. 19 4. I Heb. ' l/ie idols 0/ his gold. ' I Kin. 12. 30. & 13. 34. " See ch. 37. * See ch. 2. 9. y Job ig. 29. I Or, '■Jor fear 0/ the sword. ^ I Sam. 23. 26. "Or, tributary, Heb. as (_ien. 49. 15. Frov. 12. 24. 1 Heb. /or tiielting, or, tribute. So ch. 10. 18. & 13. 7. & 19. I. •^ Comp. ch. 37. 37- I Heb. [/(«] roc/i shall pass away lor/ear, '1 Or, his strength. ^ Comp. Ex. 17. 15. ch. II. 10. <= See ch. 24. 15- *i Ps. 21. 9. Mai. 4. I in the Heb. XXXII. • Ps. 45- 1- & 72. I, 2, 4. Seejer.23.5. b ch. 4. 6. & 25. 4. So Cant. 2. 3. « ch. 25. 5. t Heb./wrtr'y. So ch. 36. 2. <1 See Ps. 63 I marg. Now the Egyptians are men, and 3 g not God ; And their horses s flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, Both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is '' holpen shall fall down. And ' they all shall fail together. For thus hath the Lord spoken un- 4 to me, k Like as the lion and ' the young lion roaring on his prey, When " a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him. He will not " be afraid of their voice. Nor abase himself for the ' noise of them : ° So shall the Lord of hosts come down To fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof p As birds flying, so will the Lord of s hosts defend Jerusalem ; 'I Defending also he will deliver it ; And '■passing over he will preserve //. Turn ye unto Jiim from whom the c children of Israel ^ have deeply re- volted. For in that day ' every man shall ^ cast away His " idols of silver, and ' his idols of gold, Which your own hands have made unto you '^for a sin. Then shall " the Assyrian fall with £ the sword, not of " a mighty man ; And the sword, not of -'' a mean man, shall devour him : But y he shall flee ' from the sword, And his young men shall be " ' dis- comfited. And ^ * he shall pass over to " his 5 strong hold for fear, And his princes shall be afraid of •^the ensign, Saith the Lord, "^whose fire is in Zion, And his ^ furnace in Jerusalem. Behold, =" a king shall reign in righte- ousness, And princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as a hiding place ; from the wind. And '^ a covert from the tempest ; As rivers of water ■= in a dry jjlace, As ^ the shadow of a ' great rock ^ in a weary land. And "the eyes of them that see shall 'Seech.35.5. not be dim, And "=the ears of them that hear shall hearken. The heart also of the 'rash shall un- 'Heb.Wj'. Hab. I. 6. derstand knowledge, So ch. 35. 4. And the tongue of ""the stammerers '^omp. ^ ch. 28. II. shall be ready to speak "plamly. & 35.6. The vile person shall be no more \f/ga„iiy. called liberal, Nor the churl said to he bountiful. For the vile person will speak villany, And his heart will work iniquity, To practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, To make empty the soul of the hungry, ^ And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. The instruments also of the churl arc evil : He deviseth wicked devices sTodestroy the poor with lyingwords, 'Sccch.13.5. Even "when the needy speak eth right. /„.l},Ziefh But 'Hhe liberal deviseth liberal t/iiitgs; against the And by liberal things shall he ' stand. iZnt^" ^ i" See Job 30. Rise up, ye women 'that are at ease, ,'5™=is. hear my voice ; established. Ye careless daughters, give ear unto PvTr'iV'iS^' my speech. (Heii. ' Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: For the vintage shall fail, the gather- ing shall not come. Tremble, ye women 'that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones : ^'- Strip ye, and make ye bare, and ' So ch. 47. ' gird saekcloth upon your loins. 1 'ch'. 3. 24. They shall lament for the teats, frs'i.*^'"' For * the pleasant fields, for " the t Heb. the fruitful vine. desirf: "Upon the land of my people shall Ainoss.u. ' / y '■ 1 Ps. 128. 3. come up thorns and briers ; Ezek. 19. 10. 'Yea, upon all the houses of joy in °Soch. 34. 1 the joyous city : Hos. 9. 6. "■ Because the palaces shall be forsaken ; ,„/'„^„""' See Amos 6. I. Comp. ch. 3. 16 — 24. t Heb. Days above ayear. 'i'he multitude of the city shall be left: V ch. 3. 24. q Seech.22,1. The »'^ forts and towers shall be for \^°'^.^\^, dens for ever, ' O";. cUfts ^ . . r ■ 1 T t c and luatch- ' -V joy of wad asses, a pasture ot /„„„■«. flocks; lASr'-' Until 'the spirit be poured upon us 'Seejoci2. from on high, ''^' And "the wilderness be a fruitful " ■'''"^''- 35- field, ^And the fruitful field be counted for ' ch. 29. 17. a forest. (634) Chap, xxxii. i6. ISAIAH. Chap, xxxhi. 19. '^ James 3.1S. Comp. Ps. 72. 3- Rom. 5. I. *See Ps.119. .65. y Seech. 28. 2. * Zech. II. 2. a ch. 9. 18. & xo. 18, ig. Comp. Ezek. 31. 18. 0 Or, A nd t/ie city shall be utterly abased. So ch. 26. 5- '' Comp. Eccles. II. I. = Job 21. II. dSoch.30.34. XXXIII. * ch. 21. 2. Soch. 17. 14. ver. 4, 2-*. Hab. 2. 8. *'Scech.2i.2. c Comp. Rev. 13. 10, ^ ch. 25. 9. & 26. 8. • Ps. 83. 8 marg. f See Job 7. iS. Comp. ch. 17. 14. & 37. 36. « So Num. 10. 3S. Ps. 68. I. ^ See Job 27. 19. ' See Ps. 78. 46. kProv. 28. IS (Heb.). 1 Ps. 148. 13. So Ps. 97. 9. " Ps. 37- 3 marg. " See Prov. 27. 24 marg. t Heb. salvations, Ps. 28. 8. Heb. of ch. 26. :8. 1 Or, tttessengcrs. Comp. ch. 29. I. o Comp. 2 Kin. iS. 37. P So Judg. 5.6. Then judgment shall dwell in the 16 wilderness, And righteousness remain ^ in the fruitful field. And "the work of righteousness shall 17 be ^ peace ; And the effect of ^righteousness quiet- ness and assurance for ever. And my people shall dwell in a is peaceable habitation, And in sure dwellings, And in 'quiet resting places ; 19 When yit shall hail, ^coming down on ^ the forest ; ' And the city shall be low in a low place. Blessed arc ^ ye that sow beside all 20 waters. That "^send forth thither the feet of '^ the o.\ and the ass. ^\'oe to thee ^ that spoilest, and thou least not spoiled ; And •'dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee ! ■^When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled ; And when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. O Lord, be gracious unto us ; ^ we = have waited for thee : 'Be thou their arm f every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble. At the noise of the tumult the people 3 fled; sAt the lifting up of thyself the na- tions were scattered. And "your spoil shall be ''gathered 4 like the gathering of 'the cater- pillar : As the running to and fro of locusts shall he ^^run upon them. ' The Lord is exalted ; for he dwell- 5 eth on high : He hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. And wisdom and knowledge shall be 6 ""The stability of thy times, and " strength of ' salvation : The fear of the Lord is his treasure. Behold, their 'valiant ones shall crj" ^ without : ° The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly, p The highways lie waste, the way- s faring man ceaseth : He 1 hath broken the covenant, ■■ He hath despised the cities, he re- gardeth no man. ^The earthmourneth ver. 20 (Heb.). c Seech. 16. 8. ** See ch. 30. 17- ^ch. 30. 17 or Ezek. 27. 7? f Gen. 49- 27. ver. 4. s Comp. Ps. 68. 12. *> See Ps. 103. 3. Comp. ch. 38. 1—8. ' See Jer. 50. 20. & James 5. 15. Comp. ch. 38. 17. XXXIV. •SoPs. 49. 1. b Deut. 32. 1. ch. I. 2. t Heb. the fulness tiurcof. ch. 42. 10. See Ps. 24. I. c Job 31. 8. ch. 42. 5, &c. See jobs. 25. <* Joel 2. 20. Comp. ch..66. 24. e SeePs. 102. 26. & Matt. 24. 29. So Heb.i.ii. f Rev. 6. 13. 8 Rev. 6. 14 (Gk.&Engl.). 1» So ch. 14.12. 1 So Fs. I. 3. k Jer. 46. 10. So Deut. 32. 4=- 1 Heb. as Look upon Zion, the city of our ^ so- 20 lemnities : ' Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a "quiet habitation, A tabernacle that shall not be taken down ; ■'Not one of "'the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, Neither shall any of " the cords there- of be broken. But there the glorious Lord will be 11 unto us A place * of broad y rivers and y streams ; Wherein shall go no galley with oars, Neithershall gallant ship pass thereby. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord 22 is our ^ * lawgiver, =" The Lord is our king ; he will save us. "Thy •'tacklings <=are loosed ; 23 They could not well strengthen their '^ mast, they could not spread '^ the sail : Then is fthe prey of a great f spoil divided ; s The lame take the prey. And "^ the inhabitant shall not say, =4 I am sick : ' The people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. ^ Come near, ye nations, to hear ; And hearken, ye people : •> Let the earth hear, and * all that is therein ; The world, and all "^things that come forth of it. For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, And his fury upon all their armies : He hath ° utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, And '' their stink shall come up out of their carcases. And the mountains shall be melted with their blood. And "^fall the host of heaven shall be dissolved. And s the heavens shall be rolled together as a scrole : And "^ all their host shall fall down. As ' the leaf falleth off from the vine. And fas a idXmi^jig from the fig tree. For ''niy sword shall be 'bathed in heaven : ■" Comp. Jer. 49.7, &c. Mai. I. 4. e Mark 3.8. » Heb. as ver. 2. p Soch. 63. I. SeeZeph.1.7. •1 See 1 Chr. I- 44. & I Mace. s. 26. li Or, rhi- nocerois. •■ See Num. 23. 22. • Ps. 22. 12 (Heb.). I Or, drtiitken. ver. 5. ch. 43. 24. Judith 6. 4. Rev. 17. 6. So Ecclus. 32. 13. &3g. 22 in the Gk, * ch. 61. 2. & 63. 4. Comp. Rev. 9. 15. " Comp. Deut. 29. 23. Behold, "" it shall come down upon " Idumea, And upon the people of my ° curse, se^""'' ^' to judgment. I'The sword of the Lord is filled itnth blood. It is made fat with fatness, And with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams : For P the Lord hath a sacrifice in 1 Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of " Idumea. And the " ^ unicorns shall come down with them, And * the bullocks with ^ the bulls ; And their land shall be " soaked with blood. And their dust made fat with fatness. For // is ' the day of the Lord's ven- geance, A7id the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. And " the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch. And the dust thereof into brimstone. And the land thereof shall become burning pitch. It shall not be quenched night nor day; ^The smoke thereof shall go up for ever: "From generation to generation it shall lie waste ; None shall pass through it for ever and ever. '^But the 'cormorant and 5' the bittern shall possess it; ^The owl also and the raven shall dwell in it : And ='he shall stretch out upon it the line of '"^confusion, and ''the stones of <=emptiness. They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, And all her princes shall be nothing. And = thorns shall come up in her palaces, f Nettles and f brambles in the for- tresses thereof: And "it shall be sa habitation of •^ dragons. And 'a court for '*owIs. tThe '^Jwild beasts of the desert shall also meet with 'the wild beasts of the island, And 'the satyr shall cry to his fellow; •> See Rev. 14. II. '■SoMal.1.4. ^ So ver. 13 — IS- Comp. ch. 13. 21. Rev. 18. 2. " Ot, pelican. See Lev. ii. 18. y See ch. 14. =3- * Lev. II. 17. Deut. 14. 16. » 2 Kin. 21. i3- Lam. 2, 8. Comp. Amos 7. 7 — ^ See ch. 24. 10. « See Gen. I. 2. <*Zech. 4. 10. « See ch. 32. f Hos. g. 5. B ch. 35. 7. •> ch. 13. 22. See Ps. 44. 19- ' Comp. ch. 35. 7 (marg.). II Or, ostriches. tHeb. daughters 0/ tiu- owl. See Job 30. 29. t Heb. Ziim. J See ch. 13. t Heb. Ijim. Seech. 13.22. (636I Chap, xxxiv. 15. ISAIAH. Chap, xxxvi. 8. 1 Or, night monster. jj ch. 51. 4. ^ Jer. 17. II marg. ^Deut. 14.13. " See Luke 16. 29. " ch. 40. 26. & 59. 15. *" I Sam. 20. 6. & 25. 15. Comp. ch. 24. 22 inarg. XXXV. » See ch. 53. 12. Comp. ver. 6. •> Heb. as ch. 41. 18. & S3. 2. ' Cant. 2. I. See Ecclus. 24. 14. " So ch. 32. IS- « ch. 33. 9. f Cant. 3. 9. &4. 8,11, 15. e Cant. 7. 5. See Josh. 19. 26. ■i Cant. 2. I. See Josh. 12. 18. i Job 4. 3, 4 (Heb.). Cited Heb. 12. 12. t Heb. hasty. Seech. 32. 4. k Ps. 146. 8. ch. 29. 18. & 32. 3. & 42. 7. Matt. 9. 27 — 30. & II. 5. & 12. 22. & 20. 30 — 34. & 21. 14. John 9. 6, 7. See Acts 26. 18. 1 Mark 7. 32 —35- ■"Matt. 11.5. & IS- 3°- &21. 14. Johns. 3, 8,9. Acts 3. 2—8. & 8. 7. & 14. 8— 10. " ch. 32. 4. Matt. 9. 32, 33. & 12. 22. o ch. 41. 18. & 43. 19, 20. & 44- 3. 4. &4S. 21. Comp. John 7. 38, 39. f See Ps. 107. 33. The 'shrich owl also JJ shall rest there, And find for herself a place of rest. ^There shall the great owl make her 15 nest, and lay, And hatch, and ''gather under her shadow : There shall 'the vultures also be gathered. Every one with her mate. ""Seek ye out of the book of the 16 Lord, and read: No one of these shall "fail. None shall "want her mate: For my mouth it hath commanded. And his spirit it hath gathered them. And he hath cast the lot for them, 17 And his hand hath divided it unto them by line: PThey shall possess it for ever. From generation to generation shall they dwell therein. ='The wilderness and ''the solitary place shall be glad/*'/- them; And the desert shall rejoice, and blos- som as "=the rose. •'It shall blossom abundantly and re- 2 joice Even with joy and singing: The glory of ■= f Lebanon shall be given unto it. The excellency of "^sCarmel and ^iiSharon, They shall see the gloiy of the Lord, Atid the excellency of our God. 'Strengthen ye the weak hands,3 And confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a 'fearful heart, 4 Be strong, fear not : ]3ehold, your God will come 'with vengeance, Even God ivith a recompence; He will come and save you. Then ''the eyes of the blind shall be 5 opened. And ''■the ears of the deaf shaJl be unstopped. Then shall ™the lame man leap as a 6 hart, And '"the tongue of the dumb sing: For ^°in the wilderness shall waters break out. And streams in the desert. And °Pthe parched ground ishall be- 7 come a pool. And ■'the thirsty land Psprings of water : Rev. 22. 17. P ch. 49. 10 (Heb.). 1 So Ps. 84. 6. In Hhe habitation of dragons, 'where each lay, Shall be '"grass with reeds and ^rushes. And a highway shall be there, and ^'a way, And it shall be called The way of holiness; "The unclean shall not pass over it; ' but it shall be for those : The wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. >'No lion shall be there. Nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon. It shall not be found there; But ^the redeemed shall walk there: ''And the ransomed of the Lord shall return,. ''And come to Zion with ''songs "And everlasting joy upon their heads : "They shall obtiiin ''joy and glad- ness, "And "^sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Now it came to pass "in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them. 2 ''.'\nd the king of Assyria sent Rabsha- keh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great anny. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field. 3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, 'which was over the house, and 'Shebna the 'scribe, and 4 Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. And Rabshakeh said unto them. Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith ''the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is 5 this where/« thou trustest? I say, ''''.frtjrj-/ thou, (but they are but 'vain words) "/ hare counsel and strength for war : now on whom dost thou trust, that thou re- 6 bellest against me? Lo, thou trustest in the staft" of this broken reed, on Eg}''pt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: 'so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust 7 in him. But if thou say to me. We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall wor- 8 ship before this altar? Now therefore ' See ch. 34. 13- * Jer. 50. 6. 1 Or, 'acourt /or reeds j&'c, " ch. 15. 6. & 40. 6 — 8, &c. ^See Ex.2. 3. " See ch. 30. 21. * ch. 52. I. See Joel 3. 17- Comp. Ps. 118. 20. Heb. 12. 14. tO-r,/orhe shall be with them. y See Lev. 26. 6. Comp. ch. II. 7 — 9. ' ch. 51. 10 (Heb). See ch. 62. 12. ^ ch. SI. II. ^ Ps. 105. 43 (Heb). So ch. 24. 14. « ch. 25. 8. & 65. 19. Rev. 7. 17. & 21. 4. XXXVI. BC. 7,3. " 2 Kin. 18. 13- So 2 Chr. 32. I. B.C. 710. *=Toch.37.38, 2 A7«. 18. '7—19. 37- •^ See ch. 22. IS- II Or, secretary. " ver. 13. Judith 2. 5. & 3. 2. '!>' See ch. S6. 12. I Heb. a iL'ord of lips. Prov. 14. 23. I Or, but counsel ajld strength are /or the war. c .So ver. g. Comp. ch. 30. 3. & 31. I. (637) 81 Chap, xxxvi. 9. ISAIAH. Chap, xxxvii. 13. I Or, hostages. fSeePs.2o.7. give 'pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. How 9 then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's ser- vants, and ^ fput thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? And am 1 10 now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. Then said Eliakim and Shebna and n Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that ai'e on the wall. But Rabshakeh said, Hath my 12 master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hat/i he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that t/icy may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you? Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with 13 a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of ''the great king, the king of Assyria. Thus saith m the king. Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you. Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in 15 the Lord, saying. The Lord will surely deliver us: this city shall not be de- livered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Hearken not to Hezekiah: for 16 thus saith the king of Assyria, "Make an agreement with me l>y a present, and come out to me : and eat ye every one (7/his vine, and every one of\\\s fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; suntil I come and take 17 ' you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. Bauare lest Hezekiah is persuade you, •'saying. The Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Where 19 are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and iSccch. 7. g. have they delivered 'Samaria out of my hand? Who are tiiey amongst all the 20 gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? But they held their peace, 21 and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, An- swer him not. Then came Eliakim, the 22 lOr, Seek my /avour by fi present. Heb. Make with me a blessing. e Comp. 2 Kin. 18. II k So Judith 6.3. son of Hilkiah, that was over the house- hold, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Heze- kiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh. And it came to pass, when king Heze- XXXVII. kiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and 2 went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ^Isaiah the prophet the " ver. 21. 3 son of Amoz. And they said unto him. Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is ''a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and '>Soch. 22.5. of "blasphemy: for '=the children are'Or./ro- come to ''the birth, and there is not cseech.is.s. 4 strength to bring forth. It may be the \^^\ ^^' '^ Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard : wherefore lift up thy prayer for ^^ the "''' ver. 32. 5 remnant that is 'left. So the servants tHeb./o««rf. 6 of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. And Isaiah said unto them. Thus shall ye say unto your master. Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, where7i'/i'/; the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed 7 me. Behold, I will 'send a blast upon wor, fut him, and "^he shall hear a rumour, and '],^,to7Jm. return to his own land; and I will =Comp. cause him to fall by the sword in his obad.'i.'* ' own land. 8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Lib- nah: for he had heard that he was 9 departed from Lachish. And Hie heard 'ch. 20. 5. say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethio- pia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard //, he sent 10 messengers to Hezekiah, saying. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying. Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, say- ing, Jerusalem shall not be given into 11 the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of As- syria have done to all lands by destroy- ing them utterly; and shalt thou be 12 delivered? Have the gods of the na- tions delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden 13 which 70cre in Telassar? Where is the king of g Hamath, and the king of sAr- = J"- 49- =3- (638) ClIAP. XXXVII. 14. ISAIAH. Chap, xxxvii. 36. !■ So Acts 4. ' Acts 4. 29. * Heb. lands. Not so 2 Kin. 10. 17. t Heb. given. J ch. 45. 6. ^ ch. 10. 32. Zech. 2. 10. & 9. g. «Heb. JTyrtf lutttd 0/ thy servants. t Heb. tlu iallness of the cedars ilisreof, and ^ tlie cfioice of tltejir trees thereof. 1 ch. 22. 7. ■n ch. 14. 8. I Or, the forest and hisfruit- fulficld. " So Mic. 7. 14 (Heb.). " ch. 19. 6 (Heb.,1. II Or,Jenced attd closed. Jer. 10. 17. Mic. 7. 12. Hab. 2. I. Zech. 9. 3 in the Heb. See Ps. 31. phad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? And Hezekiah received the letter from 14 the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up wito the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed unto 15 the Lord, saying, O Lord of hosts, 16 God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth : ''thou hast made heaven and earth. 'In- 17 cline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see : and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. Of a i3 truth. Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the 'nations, and their countries, and have *cast their gods 19 into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone : therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O Lord our God, 20 save us from his hand, J that all the king- doms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, ami thou only. Then ''Isaiah the son of Amoz sent 21 unto Hezekiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria: this is the word which the 22 Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, "^ the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn ; The daughter of Jerusalemhathshaken her head at thee. Whom hast thou reproached and bias- 23 phemed? And against whom hast thou exalted t/iy voice, And lifted up thine eyes on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel. 'By thy servants hast thou reproached 24 the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my cliariots am I come up To the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon ; And I will cut down *the tall ""cedars thereof, and the choice ™fir trees thereof: And I will enter into the height of his border, and ""the forest of his Car- mel. I have digged, and drunk water; 25 And with the sole of my feet have I dried up all "the rivers of the ""be- sieged//«<:«. 26 'Hast thou not heard long ago, /ww Pi have done it; Attd of ancient times, that pI have formed it? Now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste iDefenced cities into ruinous heaps. 27 Therefore their inhabitants 7uere * of small power, "■They were dismayed and confounded : They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, As the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. =3 But I know thy "abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in. And thy rage against me. 29 Because thy rage against me, and thy >* tumult, is come up into mine ears, Therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and 'my bridle in thy lips, And I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 30 And this skail be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself ; And the second year that which spring- eth of the same : And " in the third year sow ye, and reap. And plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof 31 And 'the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah Shall again "'take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth '■a remnant, And 'they that escape out of mount Zion : The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this. 33 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning the king of Assyria, >'He shall not come into this city, =^ Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it icith 'shields, Nor ^cast a bank against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return. And shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. 35 For ''I will defend this city to save it For mine own sake, and for my ser- vant David's sake. 36 =Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and ''smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred and fourscore and II Or, Hast thou not heard how / have made it long ago, andfornied it of ancient times ^ Should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be riiinotis heaps ? P Comp. ch. 10. 5, 15. & 22. II. I Seech. 25.2. t Heb. short of hand. Comp. Job 14. I. Prov. 14. 17, 29 in the Heb. '■ ch. 20. 5 (Heb.;. II Or, sitting. " Comp. Amos 6. I marg. 'SoPs. 32.9. " Comp. ch. 20. 3. t Heb. » the escaping of the Iwnse of Judali tluit remaineth. V See ch. 4. 2. * Seech. 27.6, ^ ver. 4. (Heb. '//«T escaping. r Comp. ch. 33. 20. ^ Comp. P«. 76. 3- t[Heb. shield). As 2 Kin. 19. 32- * See Luke 19. 43. i" ch. 38. 6. « Comp. 2 Kin. 19. 35. <■ Comp. Ps, 76. 6. ch. 14. 25. & 17. 14. & 30. 3'- & 31. 8. I639) Chap, xxxvii. 37. ISAIAH. Chap, xxxix. 3. * Comp. ch. 31. 9. tHeb. Ararat. xxxvni B.C. 713- « To ver. S, 2 Kin. 20. I — 6, 9 — II. Comp. 2 Chr. 32. 24. ch. 33. 24. t" Seech. I.I. tHeb. Give charge concerning thy house. « Ecclus. 3S. 9- tHeb. with ^reat •weeping. d ch. 37. 35. e Comp. 2 Kin. 20. g, 10. tHeb. degrees hy\ or, 7wV/i tlic snn. *" Comp. Ps. 102. 24. e Matt. 16. I (Gk.). See Job 38. 17- t See Ps. 6S. 4- i See Ps. 27. 13- k See 2 Cor. 5. I. I So Job 7. 6. n» Job 6. 9. II Or, from the ikritiit. n So Job 4. five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib kings? of Assyria departed, and 'went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And 33 it came to pass, as he was worshipping ill the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of 'Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. => In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And ''Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him,Thus saith theLoRD,'Setthinehouse in order : for thou shall die, and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward : the wall, and 'Sprayed unto the Lord, and said. Remember now, O Lord, I ; beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept 'sore. Then , came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying. Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus 5 saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. And I will de- 6 liver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and <^I will de- fend this city. And this shall be a sign 7 unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken; «^ behold, I will bring again the shadow s of the degrees, which is gone down in the 'sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees back- ward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. The writing of Hezekiah, king of 9 Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: fl said, in the cutting off" of my days, 10 i I shall go to sthe gates of the grave : I am deprived of the residue of my years. I said, I shall not see ''the Lord, h even ''the Lord, 'in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. Mine age is departed, and is removed 12 from me ''as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off 'like a weaver my life: ""he will cut me oft"'' with pining sick- ness: " From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 3 I reckoned ""till morning, that, °as a "^Seejobio. lion, so will he break all my bones: "From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 4 Like Pa crane or Pa swallow, so did I >' Jer- s. 7. 1 chatter: ^ .See ch. s. I did i''mourn as a dove: 'ch. 59. n. ^Mine eyes fail with looking M.-^w'a.x^ : ?|eePs!6^3. 0 Lord, I am oppressed; ''under- 'Or, . f. ease me. take for me. t see job 17. 5 What shall I say? he hath both spoken 3- unto me, and himself hath done it: 1 shall " go softly all my years ^' in " Ps. 42. 4 the bitterness of my soul. comp.' 6 O Lord, ■" by these thijigs men live, J siej^oi,"'' And in all these things is the life of n. my spirit: ;s°,p-'9- So wilt thou recover me, and "make Comp. ... ' Ps. 119. 71, me to live. 75. 17 Behold, "for peace I had great bit- lOr, »« terneSS • n,y peace iv,iiiv.oo . cam^ great But ' thou hast in love to my soul f'/f'T'""^^- delivered it from the pit of cor- hastio-.wd ^'^Ption: /^,;X>,v. For ^ thou hast cast all my sms >' be- ^ So Mic. 7. hind thy back. cW is For ^ the grave cannot praise thee, Ps. 103. «. death can not celebrate thee : y comp. ' ^They that go down into the pit can- ^g^^^'^f/j not hope for thy truth. SoEccies. 9. 19 ''The living, the living, he shall praise Eccius.17.27. thee, as I do this day : J'i™'^h^' ''' ■= The father to the children shall °,. ° " ' "'*' make known thy truth. b Ecciuf.^i?: 20 The Lord was ready to save me : 28. Therefore we will sing my songs to s.°^"'' ^ '' '' the stringed instruments r^. 7s. 3, 4. All the days of our life in the house d Htb.''3. 19. nf the T ORD Sccjobso.g. 01 [lie i^UKU. &Ps.4,litle. 21 For "= Isaiah had said. Let them take Comp. a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister f|Kin°'2o. 7. upon the boil, and he shall recover. 22 f Hezekiah also had said. What is the f2K!n. 20. 8. sign sthat I shall go up to the house of 62 Kin. 20.5. the Lord ? =" At that time Merodach-baladan, the XXXIX. son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent j,^°"J letters and a present to Hezekiah : for , to ver. s", he had heard that he had been sick, i^"^- '°- " 2 and was recovered. And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his " precious things, '' the silver, and the gold, and ''''the spices. 11 Or, spice ry, b Comp. 2 Kin. 18. 15, and '"''the precious ointment, and all the ^'' "''•'" •^i'- house of his "armour, and ''all that >'i' Comp. was found in his treasures : there was fl^^'^jX^eis. nothing in his house, nor in all his ' Hcb. ves- dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them Zntment's. 3 not. Then came Isaiah the prophet (640) Chap, xxxix. 4. ISAIAH. Chap. xl. 15. 0 See ch. 5. 26. II [Fulfilled, Dan. I. 2, 3,7]- d ch. 13. 22. unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee ? And Hezekiah said, They are come '^from a far country unto me, ez'en from Baby- lon. Then said he, What have they 4 seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered. All that is in mine house have they seen : there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, s Hear the word of the Lord of hosts : Behold, the days come, that all that 6 2S in thine house, and f/iaf which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried fo Babylon : no- thing shall be left, saith the Lord. And of thy sons that shall issue from 7 thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and " they shall be eunu-chs in ''the palace of the king of Babylon. Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good s ?'s the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days. XL. * Ecclus. 4S. 24. So Luke 2. 25- , See ch. 51. 3. t Heb. fo the heart. Judg. 19. ?. Ruth 2. 13 in the Heb. 2 Chr. 30. 22. & 32. 6. SeeGen.34.3. UOr, appointed titne. See Job 7. i. *> Job II. 6. So Job 42. 10. ch. 61. 7. c Comp. ch. 58. I. Cited Matt. 3. 3. Mark i. 3. Luke 3. 4. John I. 23. d Mai. 3. I. Seech. 57. 14. c So ch. 49.11. ' Cited Luke 3. 5. e Comp. Baruch 5. 7. *» Soch. 45. 2. BOr, a straight place. ch. 42. 16 (Heb.). I Or, a plain place. ch. 41. 18 (Heb.). * See John i. 14. ■" Cited I Pet. i ^ Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye * comfortably to Jerusalem, i and cry unto her, That her ' warfare is accomplished, That her iniquity is pardoned : For she hath received of the Lord's hand "^ double for all her sins. "^The voice of him that crieth in 3 the wilderness, ''Prepare ye the way of the Lord, '^Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. fEvery valley shall be exalted, 4 And 'Eevery mountain and hill shall be made low: And ''the crooked shall be made "straight, And the rough places "plain : And ' the glory of the Lord shall be 5 revealed, ''And all flesh shall see // to-' gether : 'For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken //. The voice said. Cry. e And he said. What shall I cry ? ■"All flesh is "Pgrass, ^ Cited generally Luke 3. 6. 1 See ch. i. 20. " Ps. 90. 5. ch. 51. 12. So Ps. 102. 4, II. And all the goodliness thereof is as °P the flower of the field : "^iThe grass withereth,"the flower fadeth: Because ■■ the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it : Surely ^ the people is " grass. ■"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth : 'But "the word of our God shall stand for ever. ' O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; ' O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength ; Lift // up, be not afraid ; Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold )'our God. Behold, the Lord God will come ' "■ with strong hand. And '^his arm shall rule for him : y Behold, his reward is with him, >■ And ' his work before him. == He shall » feed his flock like a shepherd : "^ He shall gather ■> the lambs with his ann, And "= carry than in his bosom. And '' shall gently lead those ' that are with young. '=■ Wio hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand. And 'meted out heaven with the span, And comprehended the dust of the earth in *a measure. And ^veighed the mountains in sscales, And the hills in sa balance ? •■Who hath 'directed the spirit of the Lord, JQr being 'his counseller hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and 'cijho * instructed him, And taught him in the path of judg- ment, And '' taught him knowledge, And shewed to him the way of * un- derstanding ? Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket. And are counted as 'the small dust of the balance : Behold, he taketh up ""the isles "as a very little thing. J Ecclus. 42.21. tHeb. man 0/ his counsel, ch. 46. it. Aim undersland. ^ Job 21. 22. 1 Heb. understandings ? 'Wisd. 11.22 (Gk.). "> See ch. 41. I. " ch. 29. 5. 0 Job 14. 2. P Ps. 103. 15. J.-imes I. 10. Comp. Ecclus.14.18. 1 Cited James i. 11. ■■ Ps. 103. 16 (Heb-). ' Job 12. 2. ch. 42. 5. t Cited I Pet. I. 25. " Comp. Ps. III. 8. Malt. 5. 18. & 24. 35 or John 12. -14. 1 Or, ''O thou that tellest good tidings to Zio?i. V ch. 61. I. SoPs. 68. II. ch. 41. 27, & 52- 7- &60. 6. DOr, T O thou ilmt tt'Uest good tidings to Jerusalem. II Or, against the strong. *SoE.v.6. 6. * So ch. 59. 16. See Luke i. 51- y ch. 62. II. See Rev. 22. 12. D Or, recoin- Pence/or his work. ch. 49. 4. Comp. Lev. 19. 13. Rev. 11. 18. *Ezek. 34.23. Zech. 13. 7. See John 10. II. * Luke 12. 32- John 21. 15. So Acts 20. 28. b So Luke 15- 5- * Num. 11.12. ^ Gen.47.17. ch. 49. 10 in the Heb. See Ps. 23. 2. n Or, that give suck. SeePs.78.71. " See Prov. 30. 4. Comp. 2 Esdr.16.57. Ecclus. 43. 12. tHeb. a tierce. Ps. 80. 5. f Comp. 2 Mace. 9. 8. eprov. 16. II Heb.). h Cited Rom. 1 1. 34 (which see) & 1 Cor. 2. 16. * Prov. 16. 2. So ver. 12. Prov. 21. 2. & 24. 12 in the Heb. t Heb. made Job 32. II. (641) Chap. xl. i6. ISAIAH. Chap. xli. 6. o Comp. Neh. lo. 34. & 13- 31- ? Comp. Ps. 50. 10. q Sops. 62. 9. Dan. 4. 35. r ch. 41. 12 (Heb.). s Job6. 18. ch, 29. 21. ver. 23. ch. 44. 9. & 45. 18, 19. & 59. 4. Seech. 24. ID. ^ See ver. 25. " ch. 41. 7. & 44. 12, 13. & 46. 6. Jer. ID. 3, 4. Wisd. 13. II. Baruch6. 45. * See Judg. 17. 4- y Jer. 10. 9 (Heb.). I Heb. is poor of oblation. " ch. 41. 7. So Jer, 10. ^ a ver. 28. Comp. Ps. 19. I. Acts 14. 17. Rom. 1. 19, 20. ilOr, Hint thai sitteth, (V Have ye not understood fnmi the foundations of the earth? " It is he that sitteth upon ■= the circle 22 of the earth, And the inhabitants thereof are <^ as grasshoppers ; '^That stretcheth out the heavens «as a curtain. And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : 'That bringeth the princes to sno-ss thing ; He maketh the judges of the earth as 6 vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted ; 24 Yea, they shall not be sown : Yea, their "^ stock shall not take root in the earth : And he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, And ' the whirlwind shall take them away ^ as stubble. 'To whom then will ye ™ liken me, 25 or f" shall I be equal ? saith the Holy One. """Lift up your eyes on high, 26 And behold who hath created these things, " That bringeth out their host by number : ° He calleth them all by names By P the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power ; 1 Not one faileth. ^Vhy sayest thou, O Jacob, and speak- est, O Israel, ■" My way is hid from the Lord, And -"^ my judgment is passed over from my God ? "Hast thou not known? "hast thou not heard, That the everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, P'ainteth not, neither is weary ? P ' There is no searching of his un- derstanding. He giveth power to the faint ; And to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall : But " they that wait upon the Lord ^"shall * renew their strength ; They shall mount up with wings "^as eagles ; They shall run, and not be weary ; And they shall walk, and not faint. "Keep silence before me, O "^islands; And '^ let the people renew their strength : Let them come near; then let them speak : Let us come near together to judg- ment. ''Who raised up *the righteous man "= from the east. Called him f to his foot, ffGave the nations before him, and s made him rule over kings? He ''gave them as the dust ta his sword, And as ' driven stubble A) his bow. He pursued them, ffz/r;' passed 'safely; Even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. '^ Who hath wrought and done //, Calling the generations from the be- ginning ? I the Lord, ' the first. And with the last ; "■ I am he. " The isles saw //, and feared ; The ends of the earth were afraid. Drew near, and came. They helped every one his neigh- bour; And every one said to his brother, * Be of good courage. o Ps. 147. 4. P So Ps. 147.5. 1 So ch. 34. 16. ■■ Job 3. 23. Comp. ch. 49. J 4. » ch. 49. 4. * Rom.1r.33. See Ps. 145. 3 marg. " Ecclus. 36. 16. & 51. S. ^' ch. 41. I. " So Ps. 103. 5. Comp. Slic. I. 16. See Ps. 84. 7. tHeb. change. See J ob 29. 20. Comp. ch. g. 10. * See E.X. ig. j XLI. a Zech. 2. 13. 1^ ver. 5. ch. 40. 15. & 42. 4, 10, 12, 15. & 49. I. SeePs.72. 10. & ch. II. II. ^ ch, 40, 31. d So ch. 45. t Heb. right- eonsnrss. ver. 10. e ch. 46. II. So ver. 25. Comp. Rev. 16. 12. f See Job i8. 1 1. "2 Chr. 36. 23- ^ So ch.45. I. ^ See Ps. 44. II. ' Soch. 19. 7, See Prov. 21. 6. I Heb. in peace. ch. 57. 2 marj;. See Job 5. 24, ''See ver. 26. ' ver, 27. ch. 43. 10,13. & 44. 6. & 48. 12. See Rev. I. II. »' See Deut. 32. 39. & Ps. I02. 27. " ver, I. t Heb. Be strong. Deut. 31. 7. (64=) Chap. xli. 7. ISAIAH. Chap. xli. 27. 0 See ch. 40. 19. OOr, founder. See Judg.17. 4- 1 Or, the stniting. II Or, saying of the sodcr. It is good. P ch, 40. 20. 1 ch. 44. 1,2. *■ ver. 9. ch. 42. 19. & 44. 21. & 45. 4. & 48. 20. & 49. 3. Jer. 30. 10. & 46. 27, 28. Comp. ch. 42. I. •"p ver. 9. Deut. 7.6. & 10. 15. & 14. 2. Ps. 135. 4. ch. 43. 20. Comp. ch. 43. I. ■2 Chr. 20. 7. Cited James 2. 23. * Ex. 24. II (Heb.). " ver. 13, 14. See ch. 43. ^. » Deut. 31.6, 8. * ver. 23. * ch. 45. 24. y Comp. Ex. 23. 22. ch, 60. 12. Zech. 12. 3. t Heb. Mf men of thy strife. So Obad. 7 inarg. t Heb. Me men of iky contention. t Heb. tlie 9nen of thy it'ar. Comp. I Chr. 18. 10 marg. ch. 42. 13. « ch. 40. 17 (Heb.). ver. 29. "^ ch. 45. I. So ch. 42. 6. * See Ps. 22. 6. 1 Or,/<-a/ 7nen. Comp. Gen. 34. 30. •"ch. 54. 5,8. See Ps. 78. 35- c ver. 16. See ch. 12. 6. <* See ch. 21. 10. * Comp. ch. 28. 27. f 2 Sam. 24. 22. tHeb. mouths. See Ps. 149. 6. 8 Jer. 51. 2. So ch. 30. 22 marg. •> So ch. 45. 25- ' See ch. 19. 5- ° So the carpenter encouraged the 7 'goldsmith, And\\& that smootheth with the ham- mer " him that smote the anvil, ■ Saying, It is ready for the sodering : And he fastened it with nails, ^that it should not be moved. But thou, 1 1srael, art ^ my servant, 8 Jacob "whom I have chosen. The seed of '^Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the 9 ends of the earth, And called thee from ' the chief men thereof, And said unto thee, ■'Thou art my servant ; I "have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. " Fear thou not ; '' for I am with thee : 10 "'Be not dismayed; for I am thy God : "I will strengthen thee; yea, "I will help thee ; Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all " they that were incensed n against thee shall be ^ashamed and confounded : y They shall be as nothing ; and 'they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not 12 find them, e7 be dismayed, and be- hold it together. Behold, "^ye are "of nothing, and your work ' of nought : An abomination is he that chooseth you. '' I have raised up one = from the north, and he shall come : ''From the rising of the sun f shall he call upon my name : And he shall come i/Jion princes as upon morter. And as the potter treadeth clay. sAVho hath declared from the begin- ning, that w-e may know ? And beforetime, that we may say. He is righteous ? Yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth. Yea, there is none that heareth your words. •> The first '^ shall say to Zion, Be- hold, behold them : And I will give to Jerusalem 'one that bringeth good tidings. ^ See ch. 29. 23- * See ch. 35. 6,7- ■" Num. 23. 3 marg. " ch. 40. 4 (Heb.). o Ps. 107. 33 (Heb.). So Ps. T14. 8. ch. 43. 19. Comp. E.\. 17. 6. 2 Kin. 3. 16. P See ch. 35. I. PP So ch. 55. 13. Q So Ex. 25. 5, &c. f Baruch 5. 8. s ch. 60. 13. ' See Job 12. " So ver. 22 marg. i Heb. Caitse to coiite near. ch. 46. 13, ^ Comp. 2 Cor. 10. 4. " ch. 45. 21. Comp. ver. 26. ch. 44. 8. " ch. 42. 9, t Heb. set our heart upon them. See Job i. 8 marg. So ver. 22. y ch. 44. 7. So ch. 45. II. y^ ch. 42. 23 marg. * So John 13. ig. '' Jer. 10. 5. '' ver. 10. « So Ps. 115. 8. ver. 29. ch. 44. 9. 1 Cor. 8. 4. l!Or, worse t!ia7i nothing. li Or, worse titan of a ■viper. So ch. 30. 6. & 59- 5- " ver. 2. * Jer. 50. 3. » Comp. 2 Chr. 36. 23. B So ver. 4. ch. 43. 9. & 44. 7. & 45. 21. & 46. 10. & 48. 3, 14. Comp. ver. 22. ch. 42. g. h See ver. 4. i ch. 40. 9. (643) Chap. xli. 28. ISAIAH. Chap. xlii. 21. fe Com p. ch. 63. 5. tHeb. return. Ex. 19. S. 1 So ver. 24. ™ See ver. XLII. • Cited Matt. 12. iS — 20. t* ch. 43. 10. & 52. 13. & 53- "• Ezek. 34. 24. Zech. 3. 8. Phil. 2. 7. Comp. ch.41. 8. & 49- 3- = Ps. 89. 3. So ch. 49. 7. d See Matt. 3- 17- e ch. II. 2. &61. I. John 3. 34. See Matt. 3. 16. I Or, dimly hurnhtg. Heb. as I Sam. 3. 2. t Heb. quench it. tHeb. ihroken. f Heb. as ver. 3. ch. 58. 6. s So ch. 60. 9, Comp. Matt. 12. 21. ^ ch. 44. 24. iZech. 12. I. See Job 9. 3. tSeePs.^e. 6. t ch. 34. I, &C. See Job 5. 25. •^ Acts 17.25. "So Heb. 12. See ch. 40. 7. " See Job 8. 20 marg. So ch. 41. 13. p ch. 49. 8. 1 ch. 49. 6. So ch. 9. 2. &51.4. &eo. I — 3. See Luke 2. 32. •^ Seech. 35. 5. 8 Ps. 142. 7. ch. 24. 22. So ch. 49. 9. &6i. 1. Luke 4. 18. 2 Tim. 2. 26. Heb. 2.14, 15. t Luke I. 79. See Ps. 107. 10. So ch. 9. 2. & 49. 9. Comp. John I. 4, g. & 8. 12. & g. 5. & 12. 46. "ch. 48. II. Comp. Wisd. 14. 21. ' Ps. 16. 4. * Comp. ch.41. 22, 26. * See ch. 43. J9- '^ For I beheld, and there was no man; 23 Even amongst them, and there toas no counseller. That, when I asked of them, could ' answer a word ' Behold, they are all vanity ; their 29 works are '" nothing : Their molten images are wind and confusion. ^Behold •"=my servant, whom I uphold ; <^Mine elect, in whom ''my soul delighteth ; "= I have put my spirit upon him : He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, 2 Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A fbruised reed shall he not 3 break, And the 'smoking flax shall he not 'quench : He shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be 'discouraged, 4 Till he have set judgment in the earth : s And the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the Lord, 5 He that created the heavens, and ^ ' stretched them out ; ■'■'He that spread forth the earth, and ' that which cometh out of it ; '">He that giveth breath unto the people upon it. And " spirit to them that walk therein : I the Lord ha^'e called thee in right- c eousness, And "will hold thine hand, and will keep thee. And Pgive thee for a covenant of the people, 'ifor a light of the Gentiles; "■ To open the blind eyes, , To * bring out the prisoners from the prison. And ' them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the Lord : that is my name : e "And my glory will I not give to ^another. Neither my praise to graven images. Behold, '^ the former things are come s to pass. And " new things do I declare : Before they .sj)ring forth I tell you of them. y Sing unto the Lord a new song. And his praise from the end of the earth, ^ Ye that go down to the sea, and 'all that is therein ; ^The isles, and the inhabitants thereof. '' Let the wilderness and the cities thereof "^ lift up their voiee, The villages that ^ Kedar doth in- habit : Let the inhabitants of tiie rock sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them ■= give glory unto the Lord, And " declare his praise in " the islands. The Lord shall go forth ^as a mighty man, He shaH stir up jealousy like sa man of war : He shall cry, yea, •'roar; He shall "prevail against his enemies. I have long time holden my peace ; I have been still, and ' refrained my- self: Now will I cry '^ like a travailing woman ; I will destroy and ' devour at once. I will make waste mountains and hills. And dry up all their herbs ; And I will make the rivers ^islands, And I will dry up the pools. And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not ; I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, And crooked things ' straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. They shall be ' turned back, ™ they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images. That say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. " Hear, ye deaf; And °look, ye blind, that j'f may see. P Who is blind, but 1 my servant ? Or deaf, as my messenger ///«/ I sent? Who is blind as he that is perfect. And blind as 1 the Lord's servant ? "■Seeing many things, ^but thou ob- servest not ; 'Opening the ears, but he heareth not. The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake ; He " will magnify the law, and make ' // honourable. J See Ps. 33. 3- " Ps. 107. 23. So Jonah i. 1 Heb. the futness thereof. See ch. 34.1. • ver. 4, 12, 15. See Ps. 72. 10. & ch. 41. 1. t* See ch. 55. Comp. Job 21. 12. J See ch. 60. 7- Comp. ch. 21. 16, 17. « SoPs.66.2. See Josh. 7. 19. «" See ch. 43. 21. f Ps. 78. 65. 8 So Ex. 15. 3- Comp. ch. 41. 12. t" Zeph. 1. 14 (Heb.). II Or, behave hiinsel/ tttightily, Heb. as Job 13. 25 & 36. g. 'See Gen. 45. k'ch. 13. 8. See Jer. 6.24. t Heb. sivalioWi or, sttp up. See Job 7. 2 marg. Eccles. I. 5 marg. t Heb. into straight- tiess. ch. 40. 4 (Heb.). 1 ch. so. 5. & 59- 13 (Heb.), (14). See Ps. 35. 4. m Ps. 97. 7. ch. I. 29. & 44. II. t: 45- 16. " Comp. John 8. 43. 0 Comp. John 9. 39. pSoch. 43.8. Comp. John 9. 41. 1 See ch. 41. r Deut. 2Q. 2. « Rom. 2. 21. t So Jer. 6. 10. Ezek. 12. 3. See Matt. 13. 14. " So Ps. 138. 2. B Or. him. ifi^i) Chap. xlii. 22. ISAIAH. Chap. xlhi. 19. lOr, InsJmr^ in^ all tlie youfiff inc7i of thejn, " 2 Kin. 21. 14- jer. 30, t6. t Heb. n ircadht^: " ver. 24. Zeph. I. 13. So Hab. 2. 7 in the Heb. t Heb.>r i/te a/tfr time? ch. 41. 23. " Comp. Deut. 29. 24 —28. y 2Kin. 25. 9. 2 Hos. 7. 9. " ch. 47. 7. 57- I. II- So ch. 44. 19. & 46. 8. XLIII. About B. C. 712. » ver. 7. ^ ver. 21. ch. 44. 2, 21, 24- Seech. 27.11. ':ch.44.22,23. So ver. 14. <'ch. 45. 3,4. So Baruch 4. so. « Ps. 66. 12. f Deut. 31.6, 8. So Ps. 23. 4. 8 So ver. 16. Comp. Josh. 3. 13— 17. n Dan. 3. 25, 27. 1 Prov. 6. 28. J ch. 49. 26. & 60. 16. k 2 Kin. 18. 21. & 19. g. 1 See Ps. 68. 31- "Prov.2i.lS. So ver. 4. Comp. Prov. II. 8. » See Ps. 72. 10. ° See I Sam. 18. 30. " Or, person. Prov. 28. 17. p ver. I. ch.41. 10, 13, 14. & 44. 2. Jer. 30.10,11. & 46. 27, 28. Lulce I. 74. & 12. 32. ^ See Ps. 107. 3- "■ See 2 Cor. 6. 18. But this is a people robbed and 22 spoiled ; " T/uy are all of them snared in holes, And they are hid in prison houses : They are "for a prey, and none de- livereth ; "•iv;-" a spoil, and none saith, Restore. Who among you will give ear to 23 this? Who will hearken and hear * for the time to come ? Who gave Jacob for " a spoil, and 24 Israel to the robbers? Did not tlie Lord, he against whom we have sinned ? For they would not walk in his ways, Neither were they obedient unto his law. ^Therefore he hath poured upon him 25 the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle : And vit hath set him on fire round about, ^ yet he knew not ; And it burned him, yet he ^laid // not to heart. But now thus saith the Lord ^that created thee, O Jacob, ''And he ^that formed thee, O Israel, fppear not: '^for I have redeemed thee, "^I have called t/ice by thy name; thou a>i mine. « When thou passest through the wa- 2 ters, f I tciill be with thee ; And g through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : ^''When thou "walkest through the fire, ** thou shalt not be ' burnt ; Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, 3 The Holy One of Israel, J thy Saviour : ^ I gave ' Eg)'pt ""/(V thy ransom, ■ Ethiopia and " Seba for thee. Since °thou wast precious in my sight, 4 Thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee : "" Therefore will I give men for thee. And people for thy ' life, p Fear not : for I a?n with thee : 5 I will bring thy seed 1 from the east. And 1 gather thee from the west ; I will say to "ithe north. Give tip; 6 And to the south, Keep not back : Bring ■■ my sons from far. And ""my daughters from the ends of the earth ; (645) Even every one ^ that is called by my '■:''• 63- 19- ■^ ^ •' ^ 65. I. name : james 2. 7. For 3 ' I have created him for my ^Jj^'^g'^' 'i' glory, => I have formed him; yea, "I have "See Ps. 100. made him. ^' ''Bring forth the blind people that have eyes. And the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered to- gether, And let the people be assembled : "■ \\"ho among them can declare this, And shew us fonner i/iiiigs ? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified : Or let them hear, and say. It is truth. "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, And ymy ser\-ant whom I have chosen: That ye may know and believe me, And understand that I am he: ^Before me there was 'no God formed, Neither shall there be after me. ^ I, rc'ai I, am the Lord ; ^ And ''beside me there is no saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, Wlien there zcas no '^ strange god among you : Therefore '^ ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that = I am God. Yea, "^fbefore the day was I am he; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand : I will work, and who shall ' s let it ? Thus saith the Lord, '•your re- deemer, the Holy One of Israel ; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And have brought down all their * ' nobles, And the '' Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. I 0711 the Lord, your Holy One, The creator of Israel, your King. Thus saith the Lord, ' which maketh a way in the sea, And a path in the mighty waters ; ™ Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; They shall lie down together, they shall not rise : They are e.\tinct, " they are quenched as tow. ° Remember ye not the former things, Neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do Pa new thing; Now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it ? 82 " So ch. 42. 19. See Matt. 13. 14- " See ch. 41. 26. * ver. 12. ch. 44.8. y See ch. 42. I. Comp. ch. 55. 4. * See ch. 41. 4. H Or, nothing Jprtned of God. ^ Hos. 13. 4. See ch. 45. 21. •» See Ps. 3. 8. c Deut. 32. 16. See Ps.8i.g. <* See ver. 10. « See John 8. 58. I So Ps. 90. 2. See ch. 41. 4. t Heb. turn it back 1 ch. 14. 27. e So Job g. 12 (Heb.). ^ ch. 44. 6, 24. & 48. 17. & 49. 7, 26. & 54. 5, 8. & 59. 20. & 63. 16. So ver. I. Sec Job 19. 25. & Ps. 78. 35- t Heb. bars. See Jer, 51. 30. * Rather as ch. 15. 5 ? » See ch. 23. ' Ex. 14. i6, 22. So ch. 51. 10. See ver. 2. '" Comp. Ex. 14. 4 — 9, 25- •> See ch. i. 31- o So Jer. 16. 14. & 23. 7. P 2 Cor. 5. 17- Rev. 21. 5- So ch. 42. 9. Chap, xliii. 20. ISAIAH. Chap. xliv. 12. qDeut. 8. 15. r So ch. 41. 18. & 48. 21. See Ex. 17.6. & ch. 35. 6. ■ See Num. ai. 30. * ch. 13. 22. See Ps. 44. 19. BOr, ostridies. t Heb. daughters of the owl. ch. 13. 21. See Job 30. " See ver. i. " Ps. 79. 13- Comp. Ps. 102. iS. * ch. 42. 12. I Pet. 2. 9. ^ So Mic. 6. 3- Mai. I. 13. y Comp. Amos 5. 25. tHeb. lambs, or, kids. ch. 66. 3. See E.V. 12.3. * See ch. 25. 3- "^ ver. 24. Mai. 2. 17. So ver. 22. l> Jer. 6. 20. Comp. Ex. 30. 23. tHeb. juade me drmik, or, abundantly moistened. Jer. 31. 25. So ch. 34. 7. c So ch. 1. 14. ^ ch. 44. 22. See Ps. 51. 1. Comp. Mark 2. 7. « ch. 48. II. Ezek, 36. 22. f Jer. 31.34. So ch. I. i8. t Heb. inter- preters. See2Chr.32. 31. e ch. 47. 6. Lam. ?. 2. II Or, holy princes. *> So Jer. 42. 18. ' Dan. 9. II. Zech. 8. 13. k So Ps. 79. 4. Jer. 24. 9. See Earuch 2. 4. XLIV. * See ch. 41. *> ch. 43. 1, 7. ver. 21, 24. See ch. 27. II. c See ch. 43. S- that made 2 thee, And ''formed thee from the womb, which will help thee ; "= Fear not, =■ O Jacob, my servant ; And thou, ^ Jeshurun, " whom I have chosen. For •= I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, And floods upon the dry ground : ^1 will pour my spirit upon thy seed. And my blessing upon thine s ofl"- spring : And "= they shall spring up as among the grass, As ''willows by 'the water courses. One shall say, I am the Lord's ; And another shall call himself by the name of Jacob ; And another shall ^ subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, And ' surname himself by the name of Israel. Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, And '"his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I " am the first, and I am the last ; And "besides me there is no God. And P who, as I, shall call. And shall declare it, and set it in order for me. Since I "Jappointed the ancient people? And ■■ the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid : ^Have not I told thee 'from that time. And have declared // ? " ye arc even my witnesses. °''"Is there a God besides me? Yea, '" there is no ' God ; I know not any. " They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; And their • delectable things shall not profit ; And y they are their own witnesses ; ^ They see not, nor know ; that they may be ashamed. Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image ^ That is profitable for nothing ? Behold, all his fellows ^ shall be ashamed : And the workmen, they arc of men : Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up ; Yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. <= The smith ''•with the tongs both worketh in '' the coals. And fashioneth it ■= with hammers. And worketh it with the strength of his arms : * See ch. 35. 6,7- f So ch. 3a. 15- Joel 2. 28. John 4. 10. & 7.38. Acts 2. 18. Comp. Luke 24. 49- Gal. 3. 14. B See Job s. =5- '» See Job 40. 22. ' ch. 30. 25 (Heb.). ^ Comp. Gal. 6. 17? Rev, 13. 16. ' Job 32. 21, 22 (Heb.;. ch. 45. 4. ■" ver. 24. .Seech, 43.14. " See ch. 41. 4- " ver. 8. See Ps. 86. 10. p See ch. 41. 26. q See Job 38. 5- »' See ch. 41. 23- 8 Comp. ch. 41. 22. t See Ps. 93. 2 marg. " ch. 43. 10, 12. V See Deut. 4-35- " 2 Sam. 22. 32. t Heb. rock. See ch. 30. 29 marg. ^ ch. 41. 24, 29. See ch. 40. 17- + Heb. de- sirable. See Job 20. 20. J' Comp. ver. 8. >^Ps. 115- 5- ^ Hab. 2.18. i* So Ps. 115. s. See ch. 42. 17- c See ch. 40. 19. Comp. Jer. lo- 3—5- Wisd. 13. II. Ecclus. 38. 2S. II Or, with an axe. Jer. 10. 3. d See Prov. 26. 21. c Jer. 10. 4. (646) Chap. xliv. 13. ISAIAH. Chap. xlv. i. f Ecclus. 24. 13. & 50. 10 {English). Ii Or, takeik . courage. s Ps. 80. 15, 17 (Heb.). h Wisd. 13. 12. » ch. 5. 5. & 6. 13 in the Heb. J ver. 17, TQ. ch. 46. 6. k See ch. 24. 1 ch. 45. 20, Wisd. 13. 17. " Seech. 45. iHeb. (/rt uhed. Ezek. 13. 10, &c. See Lev. 14. 42. t Heb. set- ieih to his heart. ch. 46. 8. So ch. 42.25. S: 47- 7. & 57. I, n. Comp. ch. 65. 17. t Heb. that ivhich comes 0/ a tree '< ob 40. 20 iHeb.n 1 So Job 13. Wisd. 15. 10. o So Hos. 4. 12. Rom. 1. 21. See Heb. 3. 13- P See Ps. 144. 8. &Rom. 1. 25. Yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth : He drinketh no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; i : he marketh it out with a line ; He fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, And maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man ; That it may remain /// the house. He heweth him down cedars, and m taketh ^ the cypress and the oak. Which ' s he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest : He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish /'/. *> Then shall it be for a man ' to bum : is For he will take thereof, and warm himself; Yea, he kindleth //, and baketh bread; Yea, he maketh a god, and worship- peth /// He maketh it a graven image, and J faileth down thereto. He burnetii part thereof in the fire ; r. With part thereof he eateth flesh ; He roasteth roast, and is satisfied : Yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen ''the fire : And the residue thereof he maketh a 17 god, ivcn his graven image : He ' faileth down unto it, and wor- shippeth //, and ' prayeth unto it, And saith, Deliver me ; for thou art my god. "> They have not known nor under- is stood : For he hath ' shut their eyes, that they cannot see ; And their hearts, that they cannot un- derstand. And none * considereth in his heart, 19 Neither is there knowledge nor under- standing to say, I have burnt part of it in the fire ; Yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it : And shall I make the residue thereof an abomination ? Shall I 'fall down to 'the stock of a tree ? He " feedeth on ashes : 20 °A deceived heart hath turned him aside, That he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not p a lie in my right hand ? (647) Remember these, O Jacob And Israel ; for 1 thou art my ser- vant : I ihave formed thee ; thou art my servant : 0 Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 1 ''have blotted out, ^as a thick cloud, thy transgressions. And, as a cloud, thy sins : Return unto me ; for 'I have redeem- ed thee. "Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it : Shout, '■■ ye lower parts of the earth : " *" Break forth into singing, ye moun- tains, "^ O forest, and every tree therein : For ' the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, And y glorified himself in Israel. Thus saith the Lord, ^ thy redeemer. And ^ he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things ; •"^That stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; '=''That spreadeth abroad the earth = by myself; That frustrateth the tokens of ""the liars, s And ^ maketh ' diviners mad ; That turneth wise men backward. And ''maketh their knowledge foolish ; That confirmeth the word of ' his servant, And performeth the counsel of his messengers ; That saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited ; And ""to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built. And I w-ill raise up the * decayed places thereof: " That saith to the deep, Be dry, And I will dry up thy rivers : That saith of ° Cyrus, He is my shepherd. And shall perfomi p all my pleasure : Even saying ■) to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And ii> the temple. Thy foundation shall be laid. Thus saith the Lord to ^ his an- ointed, to Cyrus, Whose ''right hand I 'have holden, '^ To subdue nations before him ; And ^ I will loose the loins of kings, 82—2 ISeev ■• ch. 43. 23. See Ps. 51. I. ■ Job 30. 15 {Heb.y. ' ch. 43. I. So ver. 23. ch. 48. 20. See I Cor. 6. 20. " ch. 4g. 13. So Ps. 6g. 34. ch. 55. 12. Jer. 51. 48. See Rev. 12. 12. >' See Ps. 63. Q- '''Seech.14.7. ^ See ch. 55. 12. y ch. 49. 3. & 60. 21. & 61. 3. ' See ver. 6. * ver. 2. ch. 49. 5. >*SeeJobg.S. * Sec ch. 42. 5- d See Ps. 136. 6. « 2 Esdr. 3. 4, f See Jer. 50. 36- *'' Comp. ch. 8. 19. & 47- 13- '» See Job 12. ' See Dcut. iS. 14. ^ I Cor. I. 20. 1 Comp. ch. 20. 3. ^ Ps. 69. 35. ^Yi^h-ivastes. ch. 49. 19. &5..3. & 52. 9- & 61. 4. n Soch. 11. 15. & 27. 12. Jer. 50. 38. & 51- 32, 36. Comp. Josh. 4. 23. Rev. 16. 12. " ch. 45. 1. Comp. I Kin. 13. 2. P ch. 46. 10. & 48- M- ^ ch. 45. 13. So 2 Chr. 36. 22, 23. Ezra I. I — 3. XLV. »Soch. 13.3. & 44. 28. ^ ch. 41. 13. Comp. ch. 48. 14- II Or, strength" cried. Ezek. 16. 49. c Soch. 41. 2. Comp. Dan. 5. 30. *■ Comp. Job 12. 21 marg. ClIAP. XLV. 2. ISAIAH. Chap. xlv. 20. e Seech. 40. 4. fPs. 107. 16. B So Jer. 50. 37. & 51. 13. ^ Job 3. 21. Prov. 2. 4 in the Heb. * ch. 43. I. So ch. 48. 15. ^ Ex. 33. 12, 17. 1 See ch. 29. 23- >» ch. 44. I. See ch. 41. 8. "Seech. 44. 5. o ver. 5- See Judg. 2. 10. P ver. 6, 14, 18, 21, 22. ch. 44. S. & 46. 9. See Deut. 4. ^1 1 Sam. 2. 4. Ps. 18. 32,39. '■ ch. 37. 20. > So Mai. I. ^ So Ps. 104. 20. " Amos 3. 6. ^ Deut 32. 2. See Job 36. 28. Comp. ch. 55. 10. ' Ps. 72. 3. &8s. II. '^ See Eccles. 6. 10. y Job 33. 13. ' ch. 29. 16. & 64. 8. Jer. 18. 6. Cited Rom. 9. 20. Comp. Job 9. 12. 2 Esdr. 8. 7. To open before him the two leaved gates ; And the gates shall not be shut ; I will go before thee, And "= make the crooked places straight : fj will break in pieces the gates of brass, fAnd cut in sunder the bars of iron : And I will give thee s the treasures of darkness. And ^ hidden riches of secret places, That thou mayest know that I, the Lord, ' which call ///ce ^ by thy name, am ' the God of Israel. * See ch. 41. 23- l* Comp. Jer. 31. 9. « See ch. 29. 23- For "Jacob my servant's sake, and 4 " Israel mine elect, I have even 'called thee '^ by thy name : I have " surnamed thee, though thou hast ° not known me. P I am the Lord, and p //lere is none s else, T/iere is no God besides me : I I girded thee ° though thou hast not known me : ■■ That they may know ^ from the 6 rising of the sun, and from the west. That P t/iere is none besides me. p I a/n the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and 'create darkness : 7 I make peace, and " create evil : I the Lord do all these things. "Drop down, ye heavens, from above, s And " let the skies pour down *■ right- eousness : Let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, And let " righteousness spring up to- gether ; I the Lord have created it. ^ Woe unto him that y striveth with 9 ^ his maker ! Let the potsherd strive with the pot- sherds of the earth. ^Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? Or thy work. He hath no hands? Woe unto him that saith unto his 10 father, What begettest thou ? Or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth ? Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One n of Israel, and his maker, Ask me of " things to come concern- ing ^my sons. And concerning <^ the work of hands command ye me. my ^ I have made the earth. And ' created man upon it : I, even my hands, ^have stretched out the heavens, And e all their host have I com- manded. ^ I have raised him ujj in righte- ousness. And I will " direct all his ways : ' He shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, ^ Not for price nor reward, Saith the Lord of hosts. Thus saith the Lord, 'The labour of Egypt, and merchan- dise of ™ Ethiopia And of the " Sabeans, °men of stature, Shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine : They sh.all come after thee. Pin chains they shall come over. And 1 they shall fall down imto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, ■■Surely God is in thee ; And ^ there is none else, there is no God. Verily thou art a God ' that hidest thyself, 0 God of Israel, the saviour. " They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them : They shall go to confusion together that are makers of " idols. But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation : "Ye shall not be ashamed nor con- founded " world without end. " For thus saith the Lord that cre- ated the heavens ; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it. He created it not y in vain, he fomi- ed it to be inhabited : 1 ^ am the Lord ; and there is none else. '■1 have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth : I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me y in vain : ■'' I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare *= things that are right. Assemble yourselves and come ; Draw near together, "= ye that are escaped of the nations : ^ They have no knowledge = that set up the wood of their graven image. And "^pray unto a god that cannot save. ^ Jer. 27. 5. *^ Gen. I. 26, 27. fSeeJob9. 8. B Gen. 2. I. •^Soch. 41. 2. II Or, make straight. ver. 2. * See ch. 44. 28. k So ch. 52. 3. 1 Ps. 68. 31. & 72. 10, II. ™ See Zeph. 3. 10. " See Ps. 72. 10. 0 See I Chr. II. 23 marg. Comp. ch. 18. 2, 7. p Ps. 149. 8. 1 See ch. 49. "■ I Cor. 14. 25- s See ver. 5. ' ch. 57. 17. See Rom. II. 33. " ch. 44. II. See ch. 42. 17- •< Ps. 49. 14 (Heb.). " ch. 54. 4. " ch. 26. 4. ' ch. 42. 5. y ch. 49. (Heb.). See ch. 4 )0. 17. 2 ch. 48. So Deut 16. 30. II. John 18. a So Ps. 138. l-SeeP 20. 119. • 17 c'So ch. 66. 19. d So ch. 44. 18, :9- & 48. 5, 7. 8. Rom. I. 22, 23- 1 ch. 46. (Heb). fSee ch 7 44. 17- (648) Chap. xlv. 21. ISAIAH. Chap. xlvh. 5. s See ch. 41. 22, 26. *» See Ps. 93. 2 marg. » Ecclus. 24. 24. See ver. 5. ^ ch. 43. II. See Ps. 3. 8. * ch. 52. 10. See Ps. 22. 27- "Cited Rom. 14. II. *' See Gen. 22. 16. 0 Phil. 2. 10. P See Deut. 6. 13. n Or, Sitre/y /nf sltall say of file. In tJie LORD is all righte- mtsttess and strength. 1 ch. 54. 17. See I Cor. I. 30. \ Heb. right- eoustusses. ch. 33- IS- "■ ch. 14. n. » So ch. 41. 16. XLVI. <* Jer. 50. 2. & 51. 44. Bariich 6. 41. Bel&Drag.3. So ch. 21. 9. Wisd. 14. II. Baruch6. 27. b ch. 10. II. <= See Juds. iS. 21. J See Ps. 63. I in.^rg. 0 Comp. Jer. 48. 7. tHeb. tiwir stntl. ch. 44. 20. & 47. 14. See Esther 9- 31- ' Comp. ch. 6. 13. s Ps. 22. 10. & 71. 6. So Ps. 53. 3. ch. 48. 8. & 49. I, 5- I'SoEx. 19.4. Num. II. 12. Dcut. 1. 31. ^ 32. II. ver. 4. ch. 63. 9 in the Heb. ' See Ps. 71. 18. ^ See Ps. 102. ' ch. 40. iS, 25- •^ See ch. 40. 19. " See ch. 44. s Tell ye, and bring the?n near ; 21 Yea, let them take counsel together : s Who hath declared this from ancient time ? who hath told it '' from that time? Have not I the Lord ? and ' there is no God else beside me ; A just God and ^ a saviour ; ^ there is none beside me. Look unto me, and ^be ye saved, 'all 22 the ends of the earth : For ' I am God, and there is none else. """ I have sworn by myself, =3 The word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not re- turn, "That unto me "every knee shall bow, PEvery tongue shall swear. ' Surely, shall c?ne say, in the Lord 24 have 1 1' righteousness and strength: £veu to him shall men come ; And ■'all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. 9 In the Lord shall all the seed of 25 Israel be justified, and ^shall glor^-. " Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth. Their '' idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle : Your <= ° carriages 7aere heavy loaden ; T/iejr are a burden to the ^ weary beast. They stoop, they bow down together; 2 They could not deliver the burden, •= But ♦ themselves are gone into cap- tivity. Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, 3 And fall the remnant of the house of Israel, Which are borne by me ?from the belly, ''Which are carried sfrom the womb: And even to your ' old age "^ I am he ; 4 And even ' to hoar hairs will I carry you : I have made, and I will ^ bear ; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. ' To whom will ye liken me, and 5 make me equal. And compare me, that we may be like? ™ They lavish gold out of the bag, 6 And weigh silver in the balance. And hire a goldsmith ; and he maketh it a god : " They fall down, yea, they worship. °They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him. And Pset him in his place, and he standeth ; From his place shall he not remove : Yea, one shall cry unto him, lyet can he not answer, Nor save him out of his trouble. Remember this, and ■■ shew yourselves men : ^ Bring it again to mind, O ye 'trans- gressors. " Remember the former things of old : " For I am God, and there is none else ; I am God, and there is none like me, " Declaring the end from the be- ginning. And from ancient times the things that are not yet done. Saying, " My counsel shall stand, And I will do >' all my pleasure : Calling ^ a ravenous bird -'' from the east, ' The man >' that executeth my coun- sel from a far country ; Yea, ''I have spoken //, I will also bring it to pass ; I have purposed //, I will also do it. Hearken unto me, "^ye stouthearted, That are far from righteousness: ''I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off. And my salvation "^shall not tarry: And I will place ^salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.. ^Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin ''daughter of Babylon, <= Sit on the ground : ^ there is no throne, = 0 daughter of the Chaldeans; For thou shalt no more be called ^tender and delicate. sTake the millstones, and ''grind meal : Uncover thy 'locks, make bare the leg, ■^Uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. ■^Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen : ■I will take vengeance, and I will not ' ""meet thee as a man. As for ""our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, "The Holy One of Israel. Sit thou p silent, and get thee into Pdarkness, ^O daughter of the Chal- deans: ■iFor thou shalt no more be called, ■■The lady of kingdoms. " ch. 45. 20 fHeb.}. Jer. 10. 5. Comp. I Sam. 5. 3. Amos 5. 26. Baruch 6. 4. So ver. I. I> Wisd. 13. 15- "J See Ps. 115- 5- ■■ So I Sam. 4. 9. I Cor. 16. 13, * See ch. 44. 'Ecclus. 51. 13 marg. " Deut. 32. 7. ^ See ch. 45. 5- " See ch. 41. 26. So Ecclus. 42. 19. ^ See Prov. 19. 21. y See ch. 44. 28. * Gen, 15. II. Job 28. 7. ch. 18. 6. Jer. 12. 9. Ezek. 39. 4 in the Heb. * ch. 41. 2, r"Heb. T/ie 7nan qftny coujisel. ch, 40. 13. So Ps. iig. 24. *> Num. 23. 19. c See Ps, 76.5. ^ Ps. 85. 9. ch. 51. 5. So ch. 56. 1. •^ Hab. 2. 3. f Soch. 62. II. XLVir. » So Jer. 48. 18. b Ps. 137. 8.1 See ch. 13. X. c ch. 3. 26. ^ See Job 36. 7- " ver. 5. Seech. 23. 13. f Deut. 28. 56. s Ex. II. 5. ludg. 16. 21. Matt. 24. 41. '» Job 31. 10. ' Cant. 4. 1, 3, &6. 7. ""■ Compare 2 Sam. 10. 4. ch. 20. 4. S; 32. II. See ch. 3. 17. ' Rom. 12. ig. ^ ch. 64. 5. " ch. 43. 14. Jer- 50. 34- 0 See Ps. 19. 14. p I Sam. 2. 9. 1 Comp. ch. 13. 19. >■ ver. 7. (S49) Chap, xlvii. 6. ISAIAH. Chap, xlviii. 7. " Conip. Zech. I. 15. ' See ch. 19. 25- " ch. 43. 28 (Heb.). T Deut. =8. 50- 2 Chr. 36. T7. Lam. 4. 16. &5. '^• w Rev. 18. 7. I See ch. 42. 25. 7 See Deut. 32. 29. « Zeph. 2. 15. » ver. 10. ^ Comp. ch. 45. 6, 18. & 46. 9- c Rev. 18. 7. So Baruch 4- 12. d ver. 9. Ps. 35. 12 (Heb.). c ch. 51. 19. f So ver. II. I Thess. 5- 3- B See ch. 9. 14. t> ver. 12. So Nahum 3- 4- > So Deut. 18. 10, II (Heb.t. ^ Comp. Ps. 52. 7. I ch. 29. 15. So Pii. 10. II. See Job 22. "> So Jer. 50. 35- & 51- 57- II Or, caiiseJ thee to turn away. So Jer. 50. 6, t Heb. the morning iJurcof. " Ezek. 7. 26. t Heb. expiate. Num. 35. 33 marg. o Ps. 35. 8. P See Prov. 5.6. 'JSoch. 19. 3. ■■ See Ps. 10. 18. ' See ch. 57. 10. ^ Comp. ch. 44. 25. D.in. 2. 2. * Heb. view- ers of tlw heavens, I Heb. that give kninulctlge concerning the months. ^I was wroth with 'my people, "I 6 have polluted 'mine inheritance, And given them into thine hand : Thou didst shew them no mercy; "Upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. And "thou saidst, I shall be ^'l lady 7 for ever: So that thou didst not '^lay these things to thy heart, Neither didst remember J'the latter end of it. Therefore hear now this, thou that art s given to pleasures, ^that dwellest carelessly, ^^That sayest in thine heart, 'T am, and none else besides me; ■=1 sliall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know ^ the loss of chil- dren : But *= these two things shall come to 9 thee •"/« a moment sin one day, ■^The loss of children, and widow- hood : They shall come upon thee in their perfection ''For the multitude of thy 'sorceries, and for the great abundance of ''thine 'enchantments. For thou '^hast trusted in thy wicked- 10 ness: 'thou hast said, None seeth me. ■"Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath 'perverted thee; And "thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else besides me. Therefore shall evil come upon thee;ii thou shalt not know 'from whence it riseth: And "mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to 'put it off: And "desolation shall come upon thee ^suddenly, which Pthou shalt not know. i.Stand now ''with thine enchantments, 12 and ''with the multitude of thy sor- ceries, Wherein '^ thou hast laboured from thy youth ; If so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest ''prevail, n'hou art wearied in the multitude of 13 thy counsels. 'Let now the 'astrologers, the star- gazers, 'the monthly prognostica- tors, Stand ///, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. I Behold, they shall be "as stubble; the fire shall burn them; They shall not deliver from the power of the flame There shall not be a coal to warm at, nor ^fire to sit before it. Thus shall they be unto thee ' Nahum 1. Obad. 18 ' themselves Mat 'j; ,. 2Esdr. 15. 61. & 16, 6. See ch. 5. 24. t Heb. their souls, 'i'lfh See ch. 46. 2. whom thou hast laboured, ei'cn *^'thy ,5" "^ ' "■*' merchants, from thy youth : "^^^ Kev. They shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Which are called by the name of Israel, And "are come forth out of the waters of Judah, ''Which swear by the name of the Lord, And make mention of "^the God of Israel, But not ''in truth, nor in righteous- ness. For they call themselves of "the holy city, And 'stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name, sl have declared the former things ''from the beginning; And they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and 'they came to pass. Because I knew that thou art 'obsti- nate. And J thy neck is an iron sinew, And thy brow brass : I have even ''from the beginning de- clared it to thee; Before it came to pass I shewed it thee: '=Lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them. And my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. Thou hast heard, see all this ; And will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, Even 'hidden things, and thou didst not know them. They are created now, and not ''from the beginning; Even before the day when thou heard- est them not; '^Lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. •< Sec ch. 45. ' Heb. as ch. 49. 6. XLVIII. » See Ps. 6S. 26. >> So ch. 65. 16. See Deut. 6. '3- •: bee ch. 29. =3- •1 Jer. 4. 2. Comp. Jer. 5. 2. '^ ch. 52. I. See Neh. 11. I. f See 2 Chr. 32.8. So Mic. 3. II. Rom. 2. 17. s See ch. 41. 26. ^ ver. 5, 7, 8 fHcb,^ ch. 16. 13 (Heb.). See Ps. 93. 2 marg. ' Comp. Josh. 21. 45. t Heb. hard. 2 Sam. 3. 39. J See Ex. 32.9. (650) Chap, xlvhi. 8. ISAIAH. Chap. xlix. 6. °» See ch. 21. 2. n ch, 49. I. See ch. 46. 3. 0 ver. II. Ezek. 20. 9, 14, 22, 44. See Ps. 25. II. So ver. II. Comp Deut. 9. 5- p So Ps. 78. 38. *l Prov. 19. 1 1. ■■ Ps. 66. 10. See I Pet. 1.7. 1 Or, for sih'er. 'Ezek. 22. 18, 2D, 22. ' ch. 43. 25. Ezek. 36. 32. So ver. 9. " Ezek. 20. 9. ■< ch. 42. 8. Comp. Ps. 115. I. » See Deut. ^\ 39- , ^ See ch. 41. 4- y Ps. 102. 25. ch. 51. 13, 16. I Or, the palm of my rii^ht liand hath spread out, Comp. Ecclus. iS. 3. ' See ch. 41. 26. * Comp. ch. 45. I. 1> See ch. 44. 28. c ver. 20. See ch. 23. d So ch. 45. 1-3- « See ch. 45. 19. f So ch. 61. I 8 ch. 49. 7. h See ch. 43. 14. So ver. 20. 1 Ps. 32. 8. J So Deue. 32. 29. Ps. 81. 13. Luke 19. 42. ^ ch. 66. 12. Yea, thou heardest not; yea, ''thou knewest not; Yea, '^from that time that thine ear was not opened : For I knew that thou wouldest ™deal very treacherously, And wast called a transgressor "from the womb. "For my name's sake Pwill il defer 9 mine anger, KxiAfor my praise will I refrain for thee, That / cut thee not off. Behold, ''I have refined thee, but not 10 'with silver; I have chosen thee ^in the furnace of affliction. 'For mine own sake, even for mine n own sake, will I do it: For " how should my name be polluted ? And 'T will not give my glory unto another. Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Is-ia rael my called; "I am he; "I am the first, I also am the last. vMine hand also hath laid the foun- 13 dation of the earth, And ' my right hand hath spanned the heavens : ]Vhcn I call unto them, they stand /// together. All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; 14 ^ Which among them hath declared these things? ^'The Lord hath loved him: ''He will do his pleasure on Babylon, And ^his arm shall be on '^the Chaldeans. I, even I, have spoken; yea, ''I have 15 called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this ; 16 "=I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, there a?n I : And now fthe Lord God, and Hiis Spirit, hath sent me. siiThus saith the Lord, ''thy redeemer, 17 the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teach- eth thee to profit. Which leadeth thee 'by the way that thou shouldest go. J O that thou hadst hearkened to my 18 commandments! Then had ''thy peace been as a river, And thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: Thy seed also had been 'as the sand, 'Gen. 22. 17. And ""the offspring of thy bowels like Hos. i. 10. the gravel thereof; ^^Seejobs- His name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. " Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from •^the Chaldeans, ""With a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, Utter it even to the end of the earth; Say ye, ""oThe Lord ''hath redeem- ed Phis servant Jacob. And ithey thirsted not 7ahen he led them through the deserts: "■He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them : iHe clave the rock also, and *the waters gushed out. '^ There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked. " ch. 52. IT. Jer. 50. 8. & SI. 6, 45. Zech. 2. 6, 7. Rev. 18. 4. So 2 Cor. 6. 17- "" ch. S2. 9. " See ch. 44. 22, 23. Comp. Ex. 19. 4 — 6. PSeech.41.8. •lSeech.35.6. r See ch. 43. 19- ■ Ps. 78. 20. & 105. 41. ' ch. 57. 21. Listen, ="0 isles, unto me; And hearken, ye people, ''from afar; •^The Lord hath called me ''from the womb ; From the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made "^my mouth ^like a sharp sword; ?In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me. And made me ''a polished shaft; In his quiver hath he hi"d me; And said unto me, 'Thou art my servant, 0 Israel, ''in whom I will be glorified. Then I said, ' I have laboured in vain, 1 have spent my strength ""for nought, and in vain : Yet surely "my judgment is with the Lord, And 'my work with my God. And now, saith <^the Lord "that formed me ''from the womb to be his servant, To bring Jacob again to him, 'Though Israel be not gathered, Yet shall I Pbe glorious in the eyes of the Lord, And my God shall be my strength. And he said, " ilt is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the '"•preserved of Is- rael : XLIX. * Seech.41.1. *> So ch. 33. c ver. 5. See Gal. i. I";. 'iSeech.48.8. «Soch. 11.4. & 51. 16. Hos. 6. 5- f Heb. 4. 12. See Rev. i. 16. ^ So ch. 51. 16. i>SeePs.4S.5. 'Seech. 41. 8. So ch. 51, 16. ^ See ch. 44. 23. & John 13. 31. I ch. 65. 23. So Job 39, 16. '" See ch. 45. 18. " ch. 40. 27. II Or, viy mvard. ch. 40. 10. & 61. 8. & 62. II. & 65. 7. " ch. 44. 2, 24. Jer. I. 5. ilOr, That Israel may be gathered to hint, and I may, &^c. See ch. 9. 3. pSee ch. 9. i. U Or, Art thou lighter than t/iat thou s/wuld- est, &^ 2 Kin. 4. 1. Matt. 18. 25. See Lev. 25. 39- « See Deut. 32. 30. **Soch. 59. 2. « ch. 52. 3. See Rom. 7. 14. '"ch. 65. 12. & 66. 4. Jer 7. 13. So Prov. I. 24. 8 Num. 11.23. ch. 59. I. *> Ps. 104. 7. & 106. 9. Nahum i. 4. ' Lx. 14. 21. See ch. 51. 10. ^ Josh. 3. 16. • Comp, Ex. 7. i8, 21. '" Comp. Ex. 10. 21. u Rev. 6. 12. Comp. ch. 20. 2. " Comp. Ex. 4, II, P Seech. 8. 16. 1 Comp. Prov. 12. 25. & 15. 23- ••So Matt. II. 2 3. ' ch. 28. 19. ' So Ps. 40. 6. "Matt. 26. 39. John 4. 34. S: 14. 31. Rom. 5. ig. Phil. 2. 8. Heb. 5. 8. & 10. 5—7. ' See ch. 42. 17- ° Shall the prey be taken from the 24 mighty, Or ' the lawful captive delivered ? But thus saith the Lord, 25 Even the ' captives of the mighty shall be taken away, And the prey of the terrible shall be delivered : For I will contend with Phim that contendeth with thee, And I will save thy children. And "i I will feed them that oppress 26 thee with their own flesh ; And ■■ they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with ' sweet wine : And all flesh ^ shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour And ' thy redeemer, " the mighty One of Jacob. Thus saith the Lord, Where is ^ the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away ? Or ''which of my creditors is it to whom '^ I have sold you ? Behold, ''for your iniquities ^have you sold yourselves. And for your transgressions is your mother put away. Wherefore, when I came, toas there 2 no man ? fWhen I called, toas there none to answer ? s Is my hand shortened at all, that // cannot redeem ? Or have I no power to deliver ? Behold, ^ at my rebuke I ' dry up the sea, ^ I make the rivers a wilderness : ' Their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. ™ I clothe the heavens with black- 3 ness, And "I make sackcloth their covering. ° The Lord God hath given me the 4 tongue of P the learned, I That / should know how to speak a word in season to 'him that is w eary : He wakeneth ^ morning by moming. He wakeneth mine ear to hear as Pthe learned. The Lord God 'hath opened mine ear, 5 And " I was not rebellious. Neither " turned away back. I "gave my back to the smiters, And " >■ my cheeks to ^ them that plucked off the hair : I hid not my face from shame and " ^ spitting. For the Lord God will help me ; Therefore shall I not be confounded : Therefore have '' I set my face like <= a flint, And ^ I know that I shall not be ashamed. "= J/e is near that justifieth me ; fWho will contend with me? let us stand together : Who is *mine adversary? let him come near to me. Behold, the Lord God will help me ; Who is he that shall condemn me? Lo, s h they all shall wax old as a garment ; s i the moth shall eat them up. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, That obeyeth the voice of his servant, ^ That walketh /// darkness, and hath no light ? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, And ' stay upon his God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with " sparks : Walk in "the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye " have kindled. P This shall ye have of mine hand ; Ye shall lie down 1 in sorrow. » Hearken to me, '' ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord : "= Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, And to the hole of '' the pit whence yt. are digged. Look unto = Abraham your fother, And unto ''Sarah tliat bare you : 8 For I called him '' alone, And s' blessed him, and s increased him. For the Lord "^ shall comfort Zion : He will comfort all 'her waste places; And he will make her wilderness like "' Eden, And her desert "like the garden of the Lord ; Joy and gladness shall be found therein, Thanksgiving, and " the voice of melody. " Matt. 27. 26. Comp. Ps. 129. 3. ch. S3. 5. » Matt. 26. 67. 1 Job 16. 10. Lam. 3. 30. Matt. 5. 39. So John 18. 22. " Neh. 13. 25. "^ J ob 30. 10. "■Ezek. 3.8,9. Lukeg. 51. « See Job 28. 9 marg. ■" Heb. 12. a. ^ Rom. 8. 32 —34- 'Job 13. 19. t Heb. the iiiitsier 0/ my cause ? See Gen. 37. 19 marg. s Job 13. 28. ^ Ps. 102. 26, ch. 51. 6. ' ch. SI. 8. So Ps. 39, II. Matt. 6.19, 20. Luke 12. 33. k Ps. : ' See 2 Chr. "So Prov. 26. iS. " See ch. 24. IS- "Seech. 3.14. P Comp. John g. 39. ISoPs. 16.4. LL ^ ver. 7. So ver. 4, 21. ^ Rom. 9. 30, 31- <= Comp. Job 33. 6. Ps. 68. 26. ^ 2 Esdr. s. 24- » See Rom. 4. I. I Heb. II. II, 12. fGen. 12.1, 2. ^ Ezek. 33. 24 (Heb.). * Gen. 24. I, IK » ch. 40. r. & 52. 9. ver. 12. So Ps. 102. • See ch. 44. 26. ™ See Gen, 2. 8. II Gen. 13. 10. 0 Ps. 98 (Heb.J. (653) 83 Chap. li. 4. ISAIAH. Chap. li. 20. P P.s. 78. I. •J ch. 2. 3. •• ch. 34. 14. "Seech. 42. 6. * See ch. 46. 13- » Ps. 67. 4. See Ps. 58. II. ^ ch. 60. 9. So ch. 42. 4. See Ps. 72. 10. &ch.4i.i. * ch. 40. 26. « See Ps. 102. 26. y ch. 50. 9. "Num. 13.33. Job 9. 35. Ps. 127. 2 in the Heb. ^ Ps. 37. 31. ' See Matt. 10. 28. ■^ Seech. 50. 9. * ch. 52. 1. So ver. 17. Ps. 44. 23. f Ps. 93. I (Heb.). s ch. S3. I. So ch. 52. 10. See Luke 1. 51. >■ Ps. 44. I (Heb.). ch. 23. 7. See Ps. 79. s- ' Job 26. 12. ^ See Job 9. Comp. ch. 30. 6 fHeb.). ' ch. 27. 1. So Ezek.29.3. See Ps. 74. '3- »» Ex. 14. 21. Ps. 106. 9. SoPs. 74. 13. ch. 43. 16. & 50. 2. See ch. 11. 16. "Seech. 35. 9. o ch. 35. 10 (Heb.). =* Hearken unto me, my people ; 4 And P give ear unto me, O my nation : For 1 a law shall proceed from me. And I will ■■ make my judgment to rest ^for a light of the people. ' My righteousness is near ; my salva- s tion is gone forth, And " mine arms shall judge the people ; ^The isles shall wait upon me, And on mine arm shall they trust. " Lift up your eyes to the heavens, 6 And look upon the earth beneath : For " the heavens shall vanish away like smoke. And y the earth shall wax old like a garment. And they that dwell therein shall die ^ in like manner : But my salvation shall be for ever. And my righteousness shall not be abolished. ^ Hearken unto me, ye that know 7 righteousness, The people ^ in whose heart is my law ; ■= Fear ye not the reproach of men, Neither be ye afraid of their re- vilings. For '^ the moth shall eat them up like s a garment. And the worm shall eat them like wool : But my righteousness shall be for ever, And my salvation from generation to generation. ^Awake, awake, fput on strength, sQ 9 arm of the Lord ; Awake, as *■ in the ancient days, i/i the generations of old. Arf thou not it ' that hath cut ^ Ra- hab, and wounded ' the dragon ? Art thou not it which hath '" dried 10 the sea, the waters of the great deep ; That hath made the depths of the sea a way for ° the ransomed to pass over ? "Therefore the redeemed of the Lord n shall return, ° And come with singing !////c) Zion ; " And everlasting joy s/ia// be upon their head : °They shall obtain gladness and joy; "^////sorrow and mourning shall flee away. I, even I, am Phe that comforteth you : ppWhO(7/-/ thou, that thou shouldest 5 be afraid of a man that shall die. And of the son of man ivliich shall be made ^ as grass ; PPAnd ^forgettest the Lord 'thy Maker, "That hath stretched forth the hea- vens, and ^ laid the foundations of the earth ; And hast feared continually every day because of the fury of " the op- pressor, As if he " were ready to destroy ? And " where is the fury of the op- pressor ? V The captive e.\ile hasteneth that he may be loosed, And ^ that he should not die " in the pit. Nor that his bread should fail. But I am the Lord thy God, •^ That '^ divided the sea, whose waves roared : ^The Lord of hosts is his name. And '^I have put my words in thy mouth. And "^have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand. That I may plant the heavens, and *^lay the foundations of the earth, And say unto Zion, s Thou art my people. •> Awake, awake, stand up, O Jeru- salem, 'Which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord ^ the cup of his fury ; • Thou hast drunken ^ the dregs of "the cup of trembling, and 'wrung them out. " There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth ; Neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. ° These two things ' are come unto thee ; who shall be p sorry for thee? Desolation, and * destruction, and the famine, and the sword : 1 By whom shall I p comfort thee ? I'lThy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as ■'a wild bull ^ in a net : They are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God. P ch. 66. 13. 2 Cor. I. 3, 4. See ver. 3. pp So ch. 57. II. 1 SoPs. 118. 6. See Ps. 56. 4. Comp. 1 Mace. 2. 62. •■Seech. 40. 6. '^ See Ps. 9. 17. ' ch. 17. 7. & 27. II. & 54. 5- See Job 35. 10. "SeeJobg.S. ^' ver, 16. ch. 48. 13. *■ ch. 29. 7 (Heb.). il Or. made him- self ready. ^ Job 14. 10. & 20. 7. y ch. 63. I. Jer. 2. 20. & 48. 12 in the Heb. 2 Comp. Zech. g. II. " Jo** 33- 22. E/ek. 28. 8 in the Heb. ^ Jer. 31. 35. ^ Job 26. 12. SoPs. 74. 13. ^ ch. 59 21. So 2 Esdr. 15- I- See Num. 23. 5- " So ch. 49. 2. 2 Esdr. 2. 29. fver. 13. K Comp. ch. 49. 3. h See ver. 9. So Eph. 5. 14. ' See Job 21. 20. ^ ver. 22. Comp. ver. 21. See Matt. 20. 22, 1 Ezek. 23. 34- See Ps. 73. 10. ™ Ps. 60. 3 (Heb.). So Ps. 75. 8. Ezek. 23. 33. Zech. 12. 2. " Comp. 2 Chr. ■},(>. 14. Jer. 5. 31. Dan. 9. 6, 8, 10. 0 ch. 47. 9. t Heb. happened. Jer. 44. 23. P Job 2. II (Heb.). \ Heb. brrakiiig. So Ezek. 21. 6. 1 .Amo'; 7. 2. qi Comp. Lam, 2. II, 12. r So Deut. M- 5- ' So Ps, 141. (654) Chap. li. 21. ISAIAH. Chap. liii. •See ver. I. "ch. 54. II. "ch. 29.9. Comp. Lam. 3. 15. 'Ps. 45. II. " |er 5°- 34 See I Sam. 24. 15. * So Jer. 25. 17, 26, 28. Zech. 12. 2. y Comp. Ps. 66. II, 12. ' Comp. ch. 52. 2. LII. » See ch. 51. 'So Ex. 28. 2, 40. « ch. 48. 1. SeeNeh.ii.i. ■• ch. 35. 8. Rev. 21. 27. So ch. 60. 21. See Joel 3. 17- ^ Comp. ch. 51. 23. f So Zech. 2. 7- s See ch. 50. I. b See Ps. 44. 12. ' So ch. 45. '3- I Pet. I. 18. ^ Gen. 46. 6. ' Comp. Ezek. 36. 20, =3- Cited Rom. 2. 24. So I Tim. 6. 1. 2 Pet. 2. 2. '" See ch.1.4. " See ch. 2. II. 0 See Ps. 102. 27- p Nahum i. IS- Cited Rom. 10. 15. '1 Cant. 2. 8. '• Eph. 6. 15. Comp. Acts 5. 9. ' See ch. 40. 9- • See I Chr. 16. 31. Therefore ' hear now this, " thou af- 21 flicted. And '^"drunken, but not with wine : Thus saith ' thy Lord the Lord, 22 And thy God that " pleadeth the cause of his people. Behold, I have taken out of thine hand •= the cup of "> trembling, Even I' the dregs of the cup of my fury ; Thou shalt no more drink it again : But " I will put it into the hand of 23 them that afflict thee ; y Which have said to thy soul. Bow down, that we may go over : And ^ thou hast laid thy body as the ground. And as the street, to them that went over. ^ Awake, awake ; put on thy strength, O Zion ; Put on ^thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, ^the holy city : For henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and ^ the unclean. = Shake thyself from the dust ; arise, 2 and sit down, O Jerusalem : f Loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For thus saith the Lord, 3 g Ye have sold yourselves ''for nought ; And 'ye shall be redeemed without money. For thus saith the Lord God, 4 •= My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there;. And the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what have I here, 5 saith the Lord, That my people is taken away for nought ? They that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord ; And 'my name continually every day is '"blasphemed. Therefore my people shall know my 6 name : Therefore they shall know " in that day "that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. pHow beautiful 1 upon the moun- 7 tains are ■■ the feet of him ^'that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace ; = That bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation ; That saith unto Zion, ■ Thy God reigneth ! the " So I Cor. 13. 12. » See Ps. 98. * Comp. ch. 58. 12. & 61. 4. See ch. 44. 26. '^ .Seech. 51. 3. y ch. 48. 20. ' Ps. 98. I. So ch. 51. 9. ' Ps. 98. 3. So Matt. 28. Cited gene- rally Luke 3. 6. Thy watchmen shall lift up voice ; JFith the voice together shall they sing: For " they shall see eye to eye, When the Lord shall bring again Zion. " Break forth into joy, sing together, "ye waste places of Jerusalem : " For the Lord hath comforted his people, yhe hath redeemed Jeru- salem. The Lord hath made bare ^ his holy se^pt''22^■ arm in the eyes of all the nations ; 27- "And ''all the ends of the earth 20."^'' "* ' shall see the salvation of our '^"■"p- 2 i im. 2. 21. God. Cited 2 Cor. <: Depart ye, depart ye, go yedElrai.7- out from thence, touch no un- v- clean thing; Lev. 22. 2. Go ye out of the midst of her; be See i Pet. 2. ye clean, '' that bear the vessels of « Comp. the Lord. For "= ye shall not go out fwith haste, Pi"'- ".6- 3 , n- , B So MlC. 2. Nor go by flight : 13. s For the Lord will go before you ; ^""'j'^, ,,, And 8 the God of Israel 7C'ill • de your iH^b.^aiAer J you up, rereward. ch. 58. 8. See Josh. 6. 9. Behold, ''my servant shall 'deal pra- io^,'proTt^. dently, SeeDeut.'29. ■ He shall be exalted and extolled, 9. and be very high. As many ^ were astonied at thee ; ' His visage was so marred more than any man. And his form more than the sons of men : So ■" shall he sprinkle many nations ; " The kings shall shut their mouths at i'so'ch!''49' him: For °that which had not been 15 21 £.1.12.33,39. f Ex. 12. II. ' See ch. 53. 12. k Job 17. 8. ' ch. 53. 2, 3. Comp. Ps. 22. 6. ' See Lev. 4. 6.& Heb. 10, 22. So Ezek. 36. 25- Heb. 0.13,14. 7, 23- 0 Cited Rom. told them shall they see; Comp. ch. 55. 5. And that which they had not SeeRom. i6. heard shall they consider. believed our ' ' re- 's- ^Who hath believed our "'re- Lm. D O r t .^ * Cited John And to whom is ''the arm of Rom^jo. ,5. the Lord revealed? ' o-;. . , 1 r t • doctrine ? For he shall grow up before him as a ch. 28. 9. tender plant, I"r,>;^? And as "^a root out of ''a dry ground: '■.Seech.51.9. = He hath no form nor comeliness ; '°c\i!'X.'^. ' And when we shall see him, ///t-r^ ^^«':h.3^I. is no beauty that we should de- (Seech.49.7. 1 ■ Comp. Sire him. Mark 9 12. fHe is despised and srejected of men ; *jPf|^39- 4 '' A man of sorrows, and acquainted i, con.p. with grief: Heb. 4. is- (655) Chap. liii. 4. ISAIAH. Chap. liv. 7. II Or, lie hid as it ivere front tts. t Heb. as a hiding 0/ faces/rom him, or, from us. ' Comp- Ps, 69. 8. ch. 50. 6. •' John I. 10, II. 1 Cited Matt. 8. 17. 1 Pet, 2. 24. So ver. 10, II. Heb. 9. 28. •" Ps. 73. 14. So ver. 8. Comp. 2 Kin. 15. 5 (Heb.). " Ps. 69. 26. 0 See Rom. 4. 25. So I Cor. 15.3. KOr, tormented. P ch. 51. 9. 1 Comp. Job 20. 3 (Heb.}. See John 7. 27. Comp. Heb. 7. 3 ? « Ps. 88. 5. So Dan. 9. 26. <• ch. 38. II. See Ps. 27.13. t Heb. W.1S //;;■ stroke uji^n him. See ver. 4. e Matt. 27. 57, 60. t Heb. deaths. Ezek. 28. 10. f Job 16. 17 (Heb.). k Cited i Pet 2 22 See Heb. 4. 15. h Mic. 6. 13 1 Heb.). II Or, When his soul shall make an offering. ' Sec ver. 4, 6. ' Heb. as Lev. 5. 15, 16, 18, >9, «<: ' So Ps. 22. 30 ch. 66. 22. See Job 42. 16. "' Rom. 6. 9. I Cor. 15. 4. ■" Comp. Eph. I. 5, 9. 2 'Ihess. i. 11. « Luke 10. 21. And " ' we hid as it were our faces from him ; He was despised, and "^ we esteemed him not. Surely 'he hath borne our griefs, 4 And carried our sorrows : Yet we did esteem him ™ stricken, " Smitten of God, and afflicted. But " he vjas ' p wounded for our 5 transgressions, He uias bruised for our iniquities : 1 The chastisement of 'ii our peace ii See Phil. 3. 8. 4 I John 2. I. '■ Sec ch.42. 1. • .'\cts 13. 39. So Rom. 5. 18, 19. ' Rom. 5. 15, 19 See Matt. 20. 28. " ver. 4, 5. John I. 29 marg. " So P.s. 2. 8. ch. 52. 13. Phil. 2. 9. Cnnip. John 10. 17. " Col. 2. 15. Comp. Man. 12. 29. " Ps. 141. 8 {Heb.)» Comp, ver. 6. I John 2. I. LIV. a Cited Gal. 4. 27. So Zeph. 3. 14. i*Seech.i4.7. *= See ch. lo. ^ So I Sam. 2- 5- « ch. 62. 4. f Comp. ch. 49. 19, 20. K ch. 33. 20. h ch. 58. I. 1'" E.X. 35. 18. & 39. 40. ' See ch. 22. 23- J Ezek. iG. 46. •^ Soch. 61.9. Comp. ch. 55. 5. °' So Jer. 3, 25. & 31. 19. " See ch. 51. 13- " See Jer. 3. 14. & Rev. 19. 7. P Comp. Ps. 45. n. Luke I. 32. 1 ver. 8. Si;e ch. 43. 14, r So Zech. 14. 9. Rom. 3. 29. ' ch 49- 14. '* ch. 60. 15. & 62. 4. t Prov. 5. iB. Mai. 2. 14, 15- " Ps. 30. s. ch. 26. 20. So ch. 10. 25. ^ ch. 60. 10. (656) Chap. liv. 8. ISAIAH. Chap. lv. io. * ch. S. 17. & 64. 7- So ch. 50. 2. * Soch. 55. 3. Jer. 31- 3- y Gen. 8. 21. & 9. II. Comp. ch. 55. 10, II. " Comp. Jer. 31.35,36. * Gen. 7. 19, 20. ^ Ps. 46. 2. See Ps. 102. 26. Comp. ch. 51. 6. c Xum-25. 12. Ezek. 34. 25. & 37. 26. So Mai. 2. 5. d ch. 51. 21. « I Chr. 29. 2 (Heb.). f See Rev, 2t. '9- 8 Ezek. 27. 16. h Comp. Heb. of ch. 32. 12. ' Cited John 6. 45. So Jer. 31. 34- John 14. 26. I Cor. 2. 10. 1 Thess. 4. 9. I John 2. 20, 27- ^ Joel 2. 28. Acts 2. 39. Comp. I S-im. 10. 12. iSeech.S.i6. Comp. ch. 2. 3. & II. 9. Mic. 4. 2. »' Ps. 119. 163. " See Ps. 56. 6. *> Comp. Hos. 8. 4. Joel 3. II, 12. P See Prov. 26. 21. 1 Seech. 13.5. !■ So 2 Esdr. 2. 28. ■ Comp. Acts 6. 10. ' So ch. 45. 24. 25- In a little wrath "' I hid my face from s thee " for a moment ; But " with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord i thy redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me : For y as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth ; ^ So have I sworn that / would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. ^ For => the mountains shall depart, 10 And ^ the hills ^ be removed ; But my kmdness shall not depart from thee, Neither shall "^ the covenant of my peace be removed, Saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. ''O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, n and not comforted, Behold, I will lay thy stones ' with fair colours, And ^lay thy foundations with sap- phires. And I will make thy windows (y"i2 s agates. And thy gates of carbuncles. And all thy borders of ^ pleasant stones. 'And all ''thy children s/ta// be 12 'taught of the Lord; And ""great shall be the peace of thy children. Li righteousness shalt thou be esta- 14 blished : Thou shalt be far from oppression ; for thou shalt not fear : And from terror; for it shall not come near thee. Behold, they shall surely ° gather to- 15 gether, ° but not by me : \Miosoever shall " gather together a- gainst thee shall fall for thy sake. Behold, I have created the smith 16 That bloweth p the coals in the fire, And that bringeth forth an instru- ment for his work ; And I have created the waster 1 to destroy. ■"No weapon that is formed against 17 thee shall prosper ; And ^ every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And Hheir righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. Ho, * every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters. And he that hath no money ; •^ Come ye, <= buy, and eat ; Yea, come, buy ''wine and milk ''with- out money and without price. LV. ' See John 7- 37- Sii ch. 65. 13. M.ilt. 5. 6. •> Comp. Prov. 9. s. Kcclus. 15. 3. & 24 ig. ^ Wherefore do ye ' spend money for ,8. '^^ ^'^"'' ^' that which is not bread ? <'_EccIus. 51. And your labour 'for that K'hich satis- .See Matt. 10. fieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that zvhich is good. And let your soul s delight itself in [^"^ '=''■ =3- fatness. I ch. 57. 4 Incline your ear, and ''come unto me: s^e job ^j. Hear, and 'your soul shall live ; 2S. And '' I will make an everlasting 28. ^ ' "' i See Prov, 4- 4- ' ch. 61. 8. Jer. 32. 40. So ch. 54. 8. 1 Cited Acts 13- 34- So 2 Chr. 6. ^ John 6. 27. t iiith.weigh. Sec Gen. 23. covenant with you. Even 'the sure mercies of '"David. Behold, I have given ■" him for " a witness to the people, A ° leader and commander to the people. Behold, Pthou shalt call a nation that \^. thou knowest not, "3;,.^^= J"' And 1 nations that knew not thee .shall ° See Rev run unto thee Because of the Lord thy God, 42, Ps, 89. J, 28, I. 5. Comp. ch. 43. 10. John 18. 37. ** Dan. 9. 25. And for ■■ the Holy One of Israel ; So Mic 5. 2! ■■ for ^ he hath glorified thee. ■ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near : Let the wicked forsake his way. And ' the unrighteous man " his thoughts : And "■ let him return unto the Lord, '^f- 32. 6. and he will have mercy upon him ; Ecdns'^5. 7 And to our God, for ' he will abun- ff^- f,;^- dantly "pardon, Luke 13, 25. Acts 5. Rev. 17, 14. & 19. 16. P Comp. ch. 52. 13. & 54. 3- & 60. 5. Eph.2.II,I2. *1 2 Sam. 22. 44- I" ch. 60. 9. * See Acts 3. 13- For * my thoughts arc not your joi'n^ 34^' thoughts, ' & s- 21. . . . , ^ ' . , 2 Cor. 6. 2. Neither are your wa\-s my wa)'S, saith Heb. 3, 13. the Lord, ' g-P-^ ,, For y as the heavens are higher than & 24 23. the earth, th/mano/ So are my ways higher than your 'j"'^'ii'->'- J J ^ J ;3t;c Ps. 140. ways, II marg. And my thoughts than your thoughts "'^- *'*-* For ^ as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither. soZech.8,17. !■ See I Sam. h But watereth the earth. And maketh it brincr forth and bud, Heb. hi will muHl- J>ty to Jiar- don. So Ps. 130. 7 (Heb,). ='That it may give seed to the sower, "ScePs. 130. and bread to the eater : »'<5o 2 Sam. 7 »9 Ps. 40. 5. & 92. 5. y Ps. 103. II, « Deut. 32. 2. Comp. Job 29. 22, 23. ch. 45. 8. Ezek. 21. 2. Mic. 2. 6 (Heb.;. & 5. 7. " So 2 Cor. 9. 10, («57) Cm At. Lv. II. ISAIAH. Chap. lvii. 3. '■ Comp. ch. 54. 9- c See ch. 35. lO. d See ch. 44. '3- «SeePs.98.8. So I Chr. 16. 33- Pa. 65. 12. & 96. la. & 148. 9. ch. 35. I, 3. & 42. II. & 44- 23- & 49- 13- f So ch. 41. 19. 8 ch. 7. 19. Comp. Mic. 7. 4. h Jer. 13. II. & 33- 9 (Heb.). LVI. » See Wisd. I. I. II Or, equity. b So ch. 46. 13- &SI. 5.6- See Matt. 3.2. Comp. Rom. 13. II. » Heb. as Ps. 8. 4. d ver. 4, 6. ch. 58. 13. e ver. 6. See ch. 60. 10. SoDeut.23.3. Acts 10. I, 2, 34. & 17. 4- & 18. 7. f ver. 6. ch. 14. I. See Esther 9. 27. BDeut. 23. I. Wisd. 3. 14. Acts 8. 27. hEzek.17.24. & 20. 47. So Ecclus. 6. 3- * Comp. I Tim. 3. IS k 1 Sam. 15. 12. 2Sam. 18. iS. ch. 57. 8. See Num. 2. 17- 1 See John i. 12. Comp. Rom. 8. IS. ^So shall my word be that goeth forth n out of my mouth : It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. "^ For ye shall go out with joy, 12 And be led forth with peace : The mountains and the hills shall ■^ break forth before you into singing, And all ' the trees of the field shall clap their hands, f Instead of s the thorn shall come up 13 the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree : And it shall be to the Lord i^for a name. For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut oif. Thus saith the Lord, * Keep ye "judgment, and do justice: For ''my salvation is near to come. And my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is '^ the man that doeth this, = And '=the son of man that layeth hold on it ; "^ That keepeth the sabbath from pol- luting it. And keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Neither let = the son of the stranger, : fthat hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying. The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people ; Neither let ? the eunuch say, Behold, I am ^ a dry tree. For thus saith the Lord unto the . eunuchs ^ that keep my sabbaths. And choose the things that please me, And take hold of my covenant ; Even unto them will I give in ' mine house and within my walls ■^A place and 'a name better than of sons and (j/" daughters : I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off Also ^the sons of the stranger, fthat join themselves to the Lord, To serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, To be his servants. Every one <* that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, And taketh hold of my covenant ; ' So ch. 2. : See Ezek. " Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, 20. 40. And make them joyful in my house of s"^VeL2'.5'. prayer : so'^Rom' i^' " Their burnt offerings and their sa- ,6. "'"' '^' crifices shall be ° accepted upon ^ ' ^i^'^'^- 7- mine altar ; cited Matt. For P mine house shall be called Mk^'n. 17. a house of prayer ifor all peo- Luke 19. 46. r J ' • ° Comp. to him. Eph. 2. II- 16. t Heb. ta his 'All ye beasts of the field, come to gatiured. , •' 'Jer. 12. 9 devour, Itw, all ye beasts in the forest. His " watchmen are " blind : they are 62T 6" & Rev. 19. 17, 18. " See ch. ' dogs, they can lovin to Jer. 6. 17. ' See Matt. 15. 14. « See Phil. 3. 2. ^ Or, Dream- ing, or, talk' ing in their sleep. »SeePs.76.5. t Heb. strong of appetite, y Prov. 23. 2. Eccles. 6. 7. 1 Heb. kturw jtot to be satisfied. 'Ezek. 34.2,3. "* See Jer. 23- fetch £ ch.'57. 17. Jer. 6. 13. So.Mic. 3. II, all ignorant. They are all dumb not bark ; " Sleeping, lying down, slumber. 11 Yea, they are * greedy dogs which '^can never have enough. And they are ^''shepherds that cannot understand : They all look to their ovvti way, '^ Every one for his gain, from his ■= quarter. 12 ^ Come ye, ^ say they, I will wine. And we 'will fill ourselves with strong Scech. t.23. J • 1 c Num. II. I drink ; ^ ,Heb.). And fto morrow shall be as this day, ■'Soch. 28. 7. 7 , ,1 -^ e ch. 36. s. anil much more abundant. & 58. 3. See Ex. 18. 4. f So Prov. 23. 35. Luke 12. ig. See ch. 22. 13. The righteous perisheth, and no man LVIL ^ layeth it to heart : v^cX^. And ' merciful men are <^ taken away, Comp. ... 2 Kui. 20. 21. none considering « ver. n. ''That the righteous = is taken away fnet'iw/' " from the evil to come. of kindness, 2 He shall ' enter into peace : 7,esl^°'"'' They shall rest in their >= beds, bSeePs.i2.i. Each one walking ' in his f upright- (Heb.)' °°' ness. 1 Kin. 14. 13, 2 Kings 22. See Job 27. 19. & Ps. 26. rj. 9 marg. 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of ' ' the ■^ Comp. sorceress, g ^ The seed of the adulterer and the j^— ?°- , Wisd. 4. II. whore. Il Ov,/rom that which is evil. r Or, go in peace, ch. 41. 3 marg. Luke 2. 29. ^ 2 Chr. 16. 14. Ezek. 32. 35. ^ Or, be/ore him. As Ex. 14. 2. Ezek. 46. 9 (Heb.l. f ch. 26. 10. & 30. 10 (Heb.) & 50. 14 iHeb.). f So ch. 2. 6 ;Heb.). See Deut. 18. 14. « Wisd. 3. 16. See Matt. 12. 39. (658) Chap. lvii. 4. ISAIAH. Chap, lviii. 3. >■ ch. 55. 2. & 58. 14. & 66. 11 in the Heb. See Job 22. 26. ' Ps. 35. 21. SoPs. 22. 13. ^ ver. 3. ch. I. 4. U Or, among the oaks. ch. 1. 29. &61. 3. 1 So ch. 44. 10. & 45. 20 in the Heb. "2 Kin. 16.4. See I Kin. 14. 23 "» See Lev. 18. 21. So Ps. 106. 37- Ezek. t6. 20. & 23- 37. 39- " ch. 2. 21 (Heb.). See Judg. .5.8. 0 So Ezek. 16. 16, 25. P Ezek. 23. 1 Comp. Dcul. 6. 9. & II. 20. "■ Comp. Ex. 13. 9. ver. II. ■ So Ezek. 16. 15. I Or, he^mti \\/or thyself I.irger thtzn theirs. See I Sam. 20. 16 marg. ^ Comp. Ezek. 16. 26, 28. & 23. 2 — 20. II Or, thou prffziid^st " rootn. " Seech. 56.5. 1 Or, tlwu * respectedst the king. " Hos. 14. 8 (Heb.). " See ch. 30. 6. Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 7, 8. 2 Chr. 28. 16, 20. * Comp. ch. 39. 2. 1 So Prov. 7. '7- Ezek. 23. 41. «ch. 18. 2 (Heb.). So Ezek. 23. 16. * ch. 47. 12 (Heb.). So ch. 47.13. *> Jer. 2. 25. & 18. 12. See Job 6. 26. c Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 9. li Or, living. So Prov. 27. 27- d So ch. 51. 12, 13. * Ps. 78. 36. f See ver. i. 8 So Ps. 50. Against whom do ye ^ sport your- 4 selves ? Against whom 'make ye a wide mouth, (7«rf'draw out the tongue'' Are ye not children of transgression, ^ a seed of falsehood, Inflaming yourselves "with 'idols "un- s der every green tree, "Slaying the children in the valleys under " the clifts of the rocks ? Among the smooth stones of the b stream is thy portion ; They, they are thy lot : Even to them hast thou poured a drink offering. Thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? "Upon a lofty and high mountain ^ hast thou set Pthy bed : Even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 1 Behind the doors also and the posts 8 hast thou set up 'thy remem- brance : For ^thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; Thou hast enlarged Pthy bed, and 'made thee a covenant with them; 'Thou lovedst their bed ""where thou sawest it. And '"thou wentest to the king with 9 ^ointment. And ydidst increase "thy perfumes, And didst ^send thy messenffers far oflT, And didst debase thyself a'en unto hell. ^Thou art wearied in the greatness 10 of thy way : Yet •'saidst thou not. There is no hope: "^Thou hast found the 'life of thine hand; Therefore thou wast not grieved. And ''of whom hast thou been afraid n or feared, that ^ thou hast lied. And ''hast not remembered me, nor ^laid it to thy heart? sHave not I held my peace even of old. And thou fearest me not? I will declare thy righteousness, la And thy works; for they shall not profit thee. When thou criest, let thy companies 13 deliver thee; But the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: But ''he that putteth his trust in me 'shall possess the land, And shall inherit ''my holy mountain; And shall say, 'Cast ye up, cast ye up, '""prepare the way, Take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. For thus saith the high and lofty One That inhabiteth "eternity, "whose name is Holy; I dwell P/« the high and "^hoXy place, 'With him also that is of a contrite and ^humble spirit, 'To revive the spirit of the humble. And to revive the heart of the con- trite ones. "For I will not contend for ever. Neither will I be always wroth : For "the spirit "'should fail before me, And 'the souls ^ which I have made. For the iniquity of >'his covetousness yywas I wToth, and smote him: ^I hid me, and was wroth. And he went on *frowardly in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and •''will heal him : I will lead him also, and restore com- forts unto him and to ''his mourners. I create "^the fruit of the lips; ''^Peace, peace "^to ////;/ that is sfar off, and ^to him that is near, saith the Lord; And ^ I will heal him. But '' the wicked are like the troubled sea. When it cannot rest. Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 'There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. ^Cry 'aloud, ''spare not, l.ift u\) thy voice '^like a trumpet, .\nd ''shew my people their trans- gression. And the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, And "^delight to know my ways, As a nation that did righteousness. And forsook not the ordinance of their God : They ask of me the ordinances of justice; fThey take delight in approaching to God. sWherefore have we fasted, ^say they, and thou seest not? ]Vherc/ore have we 'afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? ^ ch. 14. 32. ' See Ps. 37.9. * ch. II. 9. & 65. 11,35. ' ch. 62. 10. Comp. Ps. 68. 4. ™ ch. 40. 3. n ch. g. 6 iHeb.l. 0 See Luke 1. 49. P So Ps. 93. 4, or see Mic. 6. 6. 1 Zech. 2. 13. •' See Ps. 34. 18. So Ps. 113. 6. & 138. 6. ch- 66. 2. " See Prov. 16. 19. * Soch. 61. 1. " See Ps. 103. 9- * Job 34. 14 ;Heb.). *Ps.io2 title. See Ps. 77. 3. ^ See Num. 16. 22. y See ch. 56. II. yy ch. 60. 10. * ch. 45. 15. t Heb. tunt- iKg away. Heb. as Jer. 3- M. 22- ■* See Jer. 3. 22. ^ ch. 61. 2, 3. & 66. 10. See Matt. 5' 4- « Heb. 13. 15. Comp. Prov. 10. 31 (Heb.). •i Cited Eph. 2. 17. * ch. 26. 3 m.^rg. See Luke 2. 14. f ch. 33. 13. •^ .See Acts 2. 39- I' So Ecclus. 33- 2. Jude 13. Comp. Job 15. 20, &c ' ch. 48. 22. LVIII. * Comp. ch. 40. 3. t Heb. 7vitk the throat. St) Ps. 149. 6. iJ ch. 54. 2. ^ Lev. 25. 9. So Joel 2. 1. Comp. I Cor, 14, 8. '' 2 Esdr. I. 5. « Job 21. 14 [Heb.). f See Matt. 13. 20. B Comp. Mai. 3. 14. i> See ch. 56. 12. • ver. s- See Lev. 16. 29. (659) Chap, lviii. 4. ISAIAH. Chap. lix. 7. ^ Ecclus. 34. a6. 1 See ch. 60. 17- 1 Or, things whcreivWi ye grneve otliers. \Yi^. griefs. "Prov. 5. 10. " Conip. I Kings 21. 9. 12, n- if Or, Ye fast not as this day. 0 Coinp. Matl. 6. 7. p Zech. 7. 5. nOr, Toaf flict his soul for a day ? 1 ch. 9. 14. & 19. 15 in the Heb. >' Esth. 4. 3 marg. So Ps. 139. 8 (Heb). 9 Jonah 3. 6. See Esther 4. I. Comp. Matt. 6. 16. * Ps. 73. 4 only. Acts 8. 23 (Gk.). " Comp. Neh. 5- 10 — J Heb. V ^/le bitndles of w the yoiiC. ' Ex. 12. 22. Amos g. 6 in the Heb. ^ ver. 9. Lev. 26. 13 (Heb.). ''Sojer.34.9. Cited Luke 4. iS. \'Wf:\i. broken. ch. 42. 4 marg. y ver. 10. Ezek. 18.7, 16. See Matt. 25. 35- « See Luke 3- II- \Ox,afflict€d. * Comp. Ps. 68. 6? ^ Job 31. 19. c Neh. 5. 5. Comp. Gen. 29. 14. I Tim. 5. 8. <* So ver. 10. Job II. 17. « Jer. 8. 22. & 30. 17. & 33- 6. 1 Heb. shall gather thee up. See ch. 52.12. f Comp. Prov. 6. 13. 8 So Ps. 12. 2. *» Ps. 144. 13 (Heb.l. See Prov. 8. 35 marg. * See ver. 7. ■* ver. II. 1 So Ps. 48. 14. )Heb. droughts. Comp. Ps. 68 Behold, ''in the day of your fast yoii find pleasure, And 'e.xact all your "*"■ labours. Behold, "ye fast for strife and debate, 4 And to smite with thefist of wickedness: "Ye shall not fast as ye do this day, "To make your voice to be heard on high. Pis it such a fast that I have chosen? ; "A day for a man to 'afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as ia bulrush, And ''to spread ^sackcloth and ashes tinder him ? Wilt thou call this a fast. And an acceptable day to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I have chosen? i To loose 'the bands of wickedness, "To undo 'the heavy burdens, And ''to let the 'oppressed go free. And that ye break every yoke ? Is it not y^to deal thy bread to the : hungry, And ythat thou bring the poor that are 'cast out ^to thy house? ^•^When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him ; And that thou hide not thyself from "= thine own flesh? "^Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, And thine ^health shall spring forth speedily : And thy righteousness shall go before thee; The glory of the Lord 'shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; Thou shalt cry, and he shall say. Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, fThe putting forth of the finger, and Sspeaking vanity; And if thou ^draw out thy soul 'tOi the hungry, And ''satisfy the afflicted soul; ''Then shall thy light rise in obscurity, And thy darkness be as the noonday; And the Lord shall guide thee 'con-i tinually, And ''satisfy thy soul in 'drought, And make fat thy bones: And thou shalt be ""like a watered garden. And like a spring of water, whose waters 'fail not. 6 ^Heb.). ™ Jer. 31. 12. \ Heb. lie, or, deceive. And they that shall be of thee "shall build the old "waste places: Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; And thou shalt be called, PThe re- pairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If ithou turn away thy foot from the sabbath. From doing thy pleasure on my holy day; And call the sabbath ''a delight, The holy of the Lord, honourable; Andshalt honour him, not doing" thine own ways. Nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine oivn words : Then =*shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; And I will 'cause thee to ride '"upon the high places of the earth, And feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: ^For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken //. Behold, "the Lord's hand is not shortened, that // cannot save; Neither his ear heav)-, that it cannot hear: But ''your iniquities have separated between you and your God, And your sins "have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For "^your hands'' are defiled withblood. And your fingers with iniquity; Your lips "have spoken lies. Your tongue hath ""uttered perverse- ness. None callcth for justice, nor any •^pleadeth for truth: Thev trust sin vanity, and ■= speak lies; ^'^ They conceive mischief, and 'bring forth iniquity. They hatch 'cockatrice' eggs. And weave ''the spider's web: He that eateth of their eggs dieth. And "that which is crushed breaketh out into "a viper. ''Their webs shall not become gar- ments. Neither shall they cover themselves with their works : Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands. "°Their feet run to evil, "And they make haste to shed in- nocent blood: " See ch. 61. 4. Comp. Neh. 4. 6, 17 — 21. o See ch.52.9. P Ezek. 22. 30 (Heb.). ich. 56.2,4,6. Comp. Neh. 10. 31. ^^ 13. 15—22. •■ rh. 13. 22 (Heb.). >■» See ch. G6. 3- 3 See ch. 57. " See 2 Sam. ^ See ch. 20. LLX. * Num.II.23. ch. 50. 2. Su Ecclus. 39. 18. ''So ch. 50. 1. & ch. 64. 7. II Or, ha7'e }nade him hide. KutseeDeut. 31- 17- & 54. 8. *= Soch. 1. 15. ^ Lam. 4. 14 {Heb.;. ^ So ver. 4, 13. ' Prov. 29. 9 (Heb.). ch. 66. 16. Jer. 2. 35. & 25- 31- K So ch. 29. 21 (Heb.). See ch. 40. 17- ^ ch. 33. IT. ' Job 15. 35. So Ps. 7. 14. II Or, adder's. ch. II. 8. See Prov. 23. 32- ^ Job 8. 14, 15- 1 Or. that ivhich is sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper. ' Job 39, 15. *" Job 20. 16. ch. 30. 6. So ch. 41. 24 marg. " Prov. I. 16. So Prov. 6. 17, 18. 2 Esdr. 1. 26. o Cited Rom. 3- 13—17- {660) Chap. lix. 8. ISAIAH. CriAP. Lx. 4. Pch. 60. 18. f Heb. breaking. ch. 30. 14. S: 65. 14. I Or, right. ch. 10. 2. & 3J. 7. •1 See Ps. 17. 5- ''So Ps. 125.5. Prov. 2. 15. * So ver. II. Jer. 8. 15. £: 14. 19 ia the Heb. * Sec Prov. 4. 19. "Deut.28.29. Job 5. 14. So job :2.25. 2 Pet. I. 9. ' See ch. 38. 14- ' Comp. Job 12. 3 marg. * So ver. 14 (Heb.l. See cK. 42. 17- ' So Prov. 24. 2!Heb.). ■MatL 12.34, 35. » Seech. 57. 2. ^ See ch. 34. 16. I Or, i> accounted mad, ' Ps. 76. s (Hcb.j. t Heb. it ivas cz'ti in his eyes. See I Sam. 8. 6. '1 So ch. 63, 5. F.zek. 22. 30. « SeS Ps. 143. •*• So Mark 6. 6. f ch. 53. 12. Jcr. 15. II. & 36. 25. Comp. Job 36. 32. « ch. 63. 5. See Job 40, «4- *» Sec ch. 40. Their thoughts arc thoughts of ini- quity; ■'PWasting and 'destruction arc in their paths. "The way of peace they know not; s And there is no 'judgment in their <) goings: "■They have made them crooked paths ; Whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. Therefore is judgment far from us, ch. 40. 5. tt 58. 8. So ver. 2, 7, ig. Hagg. 2. 7,9. Comp. Mai. 4. 2. « Job 37. 19. d Jer. 13. 16. * Ps. 102. 16, f So ver. s, II. See ch. 42. 6. B ch. 49. 23. ver. 10, II, 16. Kev. 21. 24. So ch. 62. 2. *> ch. 49. 18 (Heb.). So Baruch^. p6, 37. & 5. 5. * ch. 49. 20 — 22. So ch. 14. I. J ver. 9. k ch. 66. 12 (Heb.}. (661) 84 Chap. lx. 5. ISAIAH. Chap. lx. 22. ' Vs. 34. 5 text or marg. So ch. 66. 12. >" SoPs. 119. 3=- " See ch. 55. 5- (Jomp. Rum. II. 25. II Or, ^fioisc of the sea shall be turned to- ward ihcc. 0 ch. 17. 12 text or niarg, li Or, tveallh. ver. 1 1 marg. ch. 61. 6. P So Jer. 2. 23- ^ See Judg. 6. I. f Gen. 25. 4. 1 Chr. I. 33. ' Ps. 72. 10. See I Kin. 10. I. * Matt. 2. II. So ch. 61. 6. " See ch. 40. 9- *Gen. 25. 13. I Chr. I. 29. Ps. 120. 5. Cant. I. 5. ch. 21. 16, 17. & 42. II. Jer. 2. 10. & 4Q. 28. Ezek. 27. 21. * Gen. 25. 13. & 23. 9. & 36. 3- I Chr. 1. 29. So I Mace. 5- 25- " Comp. ch. 66. 20. y ver. 13 (Heb.). " ch. 64. II (Heb.). * Comp. Cant. 3. 6. & 6. 10. &8. s. » Gen. 8. 9. •> ch. 51. 5. « See Ps. 72. 10. •* ch. 2. 16. & 23. I, 14. « ver. 4. See ch. 14. 2. f Gal. 4. 26. K Ps. 68. 30. & 105. 37. Zech. 14. 14. '' Jer- 3- '7- ' ch. 55. s. t ch. 56. 3, 6. &61. 5 (Heb.). & 62. 8. So Zech. 6. IS- * See ver. 3. ™ ch. 57. 17. n Ps. 102. 13. ch. 14. 1. & 54. 7, 8. "Rev. 21. 25. II Or, IV faith. See ver. 5. PSoRev. 21. 24- 1 Comp. ch. 41. II. & 49, 25, 26. Zech. 14. 17 — 19. •■ ch. See z Chron. Then thou shalt see, and 'flow to- 5 And thine heart shall fear, and "'be enlarged; Because "the ""abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, The ""forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover 6 thee, PThe dromedaries of iMidian and ^Ephah; All they from ''Sheba shall come: They shall bring 'gold and incense; And they shall "shew forth the praises of the Lord. All the flocks of "Kedar shall be ga- 7 thered together unto thee, The rams of "Nebajoth shall minister unto thee : ^They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, And I will > glorify vvthe house of ''my glory. ^Who are these that fly as a cloud, s And ^as the doves to their windows? Surely '"^the isles shall wait for me, 9 And ''the ships of 'Tarshish first, •'To bring ^thy sons from far, sTheir silver and their gold with them, '' Unto the name of the Lord thy God, And 'to the Holy One of Israel, 'be- cause he hath glorified thee. And ''the sons of strangers shall build 10 up thy walls. And 'their kings shall minister unto thee: For ""in my wrath I smote thee. But "in my favour have I had mercy on thee. Therefore °thy gates shall be continually; They shall not be shut day nor night ; That men may bring unto thee the 'forces of the Gentiles, And that 'p their kings 7nay he brought. For "Jthe nation and kingdom that 12 will not serve thee shall perish; Yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. ■■The glory of Lebanon shall come 13 unto thee, ^The fir tree, tlie pine tree, and the box together. To 'beautify the place of my sanctuary; And I will make "the place of my feet glorious. open 1 35 2 28. 2. • ch. 41. 19. Comp. ch. 66. I • ver. 7 (Heb.) " Ezek. 43. 7. "The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee ; And all they that despised thee shall "bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet ; And they shall call' thee, "The city of the Lord, yThe Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas thou hast been ^forsaken and ^hated. So that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal ''excel- lency, A joy of many generations. 'Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, And "^shalt suck the breast of kings: And <^thou shalt know that ''I the Lord am thy Saviour •^And thy redeemer, ''•'the mighty One of Jacob. = For brass I will bring gold. And for iron I will bring silver, And for wood brass. And for stones iron: I will also make thy officers "^peace. And thine sexactors righteousness. '' Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, 'Wasting nor destruction within thy borders; But thou shalt call J thy walls Sal- vation, And thy gates ''Praise. 'The sun shall be no more thy light by day; 'Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: But the Lord shall be unto thee "'an everlasting light, And "thy God thy "glory. PThy sun shall no more go down ; Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: For the Lord shall be thine everlast- ing light, And ithe days of thy mourning shall be ended. "■Thy people also shall he all righte- ous : '■They shall inherit the land for ever, 'The branch of my planting, "the work of my hands, "that / may be glo- rified. ='A little one shall become a thousand. And a small one a >' strong nation: I the Lord will ^ hasten it in his time. V So ch. 14. 2. ■ See ch. 49, Soch. II. 14. * See Ps. 46.4. y Comp. Hub. 12. 22. Rev. 14. I. ' ch. 54. 6. & 62. 4. » Deut. 21. 15- "^ bo Pt,. 47. 4. « ch. 49. 23. & 61. 6. & 66. I t. 12, Comp. I Theas. 2. 7, <" ch. 43. 3. See ch. 49. 26. 1" See Ps. 132. 2. * I Kin. 10. 21, 27. fPs. 147. 14. e ch. 3. 12. v'c 14. 2. >t 58. 3 in tliL- Heb. ^ See ch. II. ' oh. 59. 7. J ch. 26. I. ^ See ch. 61. II. ' Rev. 21. 23. & 22. 5. Comp. «h. 24. 23. & 30. 26. '» 2 Esdr. 2. 35- See Ps. 27. I. "SoZech.2.5. 0 See ver. i. P Comp. Amos 8. 9. ^ Rev. 21. 4. St:e ch. 65, 19. •"See ch.52.1. So 2 Pel. 2. 13- = Sec Ps. 37. 9- ' ch. 61. 3. Matt. 15. 13. Jolin 15. 2. " ch. 64. a. Eph. 2. JO. See ch. 29,23. ^ See ch. 44. 23- ^ Comp. Matt. 13. 31, y^- y Ps. 35. i8 marg. ■ Comp. Hab 2. 3. 2 Pet. 3. 12. (66>) Chap. lxi. i. ISAIAH. Chap. lxii. 6. LXI. * Cited Lulte 4- iS. 19- So ch. II. 3. & 42. I. & 48. 16. John I. 32. *i: 3- .34- " P5. 45. 7. c So Mark i. 38. See ch. 40. g. •* ch. 29, 19. * Ps. 147. 3. Soch. 57. 15. & 66. 2. f See Ps. 34. 18. 8 See Lev. 25. 10. l> So Ps. 146. 7- See ch. 4-.^. 7. ' Comp. Lev. 25. 9, Ps. 65. II mnrg. ^ Seech. 34.8, Comp. ch. 35. 4. & 59. 17. & 66. 14. Mnl. 4. I, 3. 2 Thes. 1. 7. 8,9. 1 See ch. 57. 18. ™ Comp. Ps. 30, II. » So Ps. 149. 4 ; or as ver. 10. ch. 3. 20 in the 'Heb. " Ps. 45- 7- Hcb. 1. 9. P ch. 57. 5 marg. Rev. 2. 17. & 3. 12. So ch. 65. 15. Comp. ver. 4, 12, Acts II. 26. Rev. 22. 4, ^ So Zech. 9. 16. Wisd. 5. 16. f See Job 29. M- KSoHos. i.io, 1 Pet. 2. 10. '' ch. 49. 14. & 54. 6, 7. it 60. 15. ver. 12. ' ch. 54. I. a That is. My delight is /// her. So P.S. i6. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 21. 1. II Tliat is, ' Married. ^ So Cant. 3. 1 1. ' ch. 49. 22. & 60. 4. t Heb. with the joy 0/ the hyidegroout. ™ John 3. 29. " ch. 65. 19. Sue Deut. 28, 63- o Cant. 3. 3. &5-7. So ch. 52. 8. & 56. 10. Jer. 6. 17. Ezek. 3. 17. & 7,Z- 7- II Or. } V that are the LORD'S P reitictn- brancers. p See 2 Sam. 8. 16 marg. q ch. 26. 13. & 63. 7- & 66. 3 (Heb.). (653) 84—2 Chap. lxii. 7. ISAIAH. Chap. lxhi. 15. tHeb. silence. \ ver. G. I Ps. 83. I. r Zeph. 3. 20. I See cli.6i.ii. I 1 Heb. /// 1 ^h'e, <5r* See I Chr. 1. 44. tHeb. dfcked. c See ch. 51. 14. «* Rev. 19. 13. • X^m. I. 15. Rev. 14. ao. & 19. 15. ' Comp. Ps. 60. 12. s See ch. 59. 18. •> ver. 6. Lam. 3. 18 in the Heb. Comp. Gen. 49. II. »Secch.34.8. Comp. Lii)' ga- ther out the stones ; ^ Lift up a standard for the people. Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed n unto the end of the world, =■ Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Be- hold, ''thy salvation cometh ; ■^ Behold, his reward is with him, <=And his "work before him. And ^ they shall call them, <^ The 12 holy people, 'The redeemed of the Lord : And thou shalt be called, Sought out, eA city not forsaken. Who is this that cometh from Edom, » With dyed garments from ^ Bozrah ? This that is ' glorious in his apparel, <: Travelling in the greatness of his strength ? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore "^ (?;■////('« red in thine apparel, 2 And thy garments like him that ^treadeth in the winefat? I have ^trodden the winepress alone; 3 And of the people ilure luas none with me : For fJ will tread them in mine anger. And trample them in s my fur)- ; And ^ their >> blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, And I will stain all my raiment. For ' the day of vengeance is in mine 4 heart, And the year of ''my redeemed is come. ' And I looked, and "' there was none ; to help ; And I wondered that there 'was none to uphokl : p See th. 62. 6. ■1 ch. 59. 18. ' Ps. 145- 7- * See Ps. 106. 45- * Judg. 10.16. Comp. Zech. 2. 8. Acts g. 4< 14. Sol 33- "Therefore mine own arm brought " «■:= <:i>- 59- . '^ 16. salvation unto me ; "And smy fury, it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger. And °make them drunk in smy fury, "^^^iJ"*""- And I will bring down their ''strength ch'. 49. 26. to the earth. I will P mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, * ch. 64. 8. I SoDeut.32.6. [ 1 Chr. 29. 10. ' John 8. 41. ! •■ Comp. ] Job 14. 21 ? ; Eccles, g. s f i I Or. our ri'dectncr frofn ever- lasting is thy nanif. ' See ch. 43. 14- • See Ps. 1 19. 10. " Comp. ch.6. 10, with John 12. 40. *■ Num. 10.56. Ps. 90. 13. • Ps. 74- 3 marg. • ch. 62. 12. See Deut. 7. 6. Luke 21. 24. 43- 7- & 65. I. LXIV. . So 2 Sara. 11. 10. Ps. 18. 9. & 144- S- Comp. Mark I. 10. '' ver. 3. Sojudg.s.s- Comp. Mic. r. 4. »Heb. the fire of Meltings. « E.V. 34. 10. Comp. Judg. 5. 4. Ps. 68. S. Hab. 3. 3, 6. ■* Cited gene- rally I Cor. I. 9. I Or. seen n God besides thee, which doetk ^li/i'r kitn, i * a way that was not good, after ^their own thoughts; A people 8 that provoketh me to anger continually "^ to my face ; That sacrificeth 'in gardens, and burn- eth incense ' upon ^ altars of brick ; ' Which remain among the graves, And lodge in the monuments, ■" Which eat swine's flesh. And '"broth of ° abominable things is in their vessels ; P Which say, Stand by thyself. Come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my ' nose, ■1 A fire that burneth all the day. I Or, anger. 1 So ch. I. 31. & 9. 18. och.40. 6— S. So Ps.90.5,6. P ch. 34. 4. ^ See Ps. 103. 10. r Hos. 7. 7. See Ps. 14. 4. ■See ell. 54. 8. t Heb. melted. Ps. 40. 6. t(Heb. ^j-M* hitJtdz as Jobs. 4]. So ch. 65. 7. * See ch. 63. 16. " See Job 4. ^ See ch.45.Q. "See Ps. 138. 8. &ch.6o.2i. » So Ps. 74. I, 2. 1 Ps. 79. 8. ' Ps. 79- U- ' Comp. ch. 27. 10. l- So Ps. 79. X. <= ch. 60, 7 (Heb.). <* 2 Kin. 25.9. 2 Chr. 36. 19. IV 74. 7. Soch. 63. 18. • Lam. I. 10. So Kzek. 34. 21, 25. Comp. Matt. 23. 38. & 24. 2. ' ch. 42. T4. SccGen.45.1. »rh. 65. 6 (Heb,). So Ps. 33. I. LXV. ■ Cited Rom. 10, ro- So Rom. 9, 2t, 25, 26,30. Eph.2.I2,I3. ^ See ch. 63. 19. c Cited Rom. 10. 21. d Ps. 78. 8 (Heb.). See Ps. 68. 6. e Ps. 36. 4. See ch. 66. 3. fch. 55. 7, 9. & 66. 18. ^ Deut. 32.21. *» Sec Job 1. II. * ch. T. 29. & 66. 17. Comp. Lev. 17. 5. f Heb. 7 Judg. 6. ig, 2D. o Ezek. 4. 14. SoDeut.14.3. See Lev.7.:8. P Comp. Matt. 9. II. Luke iS. II. (665) ClIAP. LXV, 6. ISAIAH. Chap. lxv. 24. »■ See Mai. 3. 16. Com p. Dmit. 32. 34. 35- Ps. 149. 7. 9. " ch. 64. 12. So Ps. 50. 1. «■ Jer. 16. 18. So Ezek. II. 21. " See Ps. 79. 12. ^Soch. 64. 7. * See Ex. 20. 5- Comp. Matt. 23. 35. y So Ezek. 18. 6, II. & 22. 9. " Comp. Ezek, 20. 27, 28. » See cb. 49. 4 marg. i* Comp. ch. 10. 21. <: See Hos. 2. S. So Job II. 16. ^ ch. 66. 22. 2 Pet. 3. 13. Rev. 21. 1. See Ps. 102. 26. t HcK come n/>ot! the heart. Jcr. 3. ,6. See ch. 44. 19, 1 ch. 26. 4 (Heb.). "» Comp. Jer. 31. 7. " beech. 62. 5. o See ch. 35. 10. So ch. 60. 20. & 66. 10. P Comp. Jer. 31. 17. q Eccles. 8. 12. Wisd. 4. 8,9, 16. rEzek.28.26. ^^ 3&- 33. 36- Amos 9. 14. « Jer. 31. 5. Sec ch. 62. 8. t So Ps. 92. 12, 13- See Gen. 2.9. I Heb. skull fnake thrm con- t:mic long^ or, shall ivcar out. Job 21. 13. ]..Tm. 3. 4. "See Ps. 90. 'See ch. 49, 4. * Comp. Deut. 28. 41. Hus. 9. 12. * Ps. 78. 33. See Lev. 26. 16. y ch. 61. 9. * See Job 5. 25- » See Ps. 32. 5 ** Dan. 9. 21, (666) Chap. lxv. 25. ISAIAH. Chap. lxvi. 17. 'ch. II. 6. j d See Eccles. II. 6. * ch. II. 7 iHeb.). f Gen. 3. 14. Mic. 7. 17. 8 ch. II. 9. *»See ver. ii. LXVI. • Cited .\cts 7- 49. 50- So 1 Kin. 8. 27- 2 Chr. 6. 18. .\cts 7. 48. & 17. 24. See Ps. 11. 4. >> Matt. 5. 35. See I Chr. 28. 2. Comp. ch. 60. 13, = Jer. 14. 22 (Heb.). Sec job 12. <* So ch. 57. &61. I. e See Ps. 34. 18. ' ver. 5. Ezra 9. 4. & 10. 3. So Prov. 28. '■♦a s Comp. ch. I. II. & 61. 8. I Or, kiii. See ch. 43. 23 marg. I' Ex. 13. 13. ' See 2 Sam. 3.8. & Phil. 3. 2. •^ So I Mac;:. I. 47. t Heb. mak- eth a mc- tfiortal of. ch. 62. 6. See Lev. 2. 2. 1 ch. 58. 13. So ch. 65. 2. I Or, dt-'iccs. ™ Comp. ch. 3. 4. " Sec ch. 65. 0 So Malt. 10. 22. p Comp. Luke 6. 22. 1 Comp. Job 13. 8. John 16. 2. ^ Rather as ch. 5. 19 (Heb.). ■ 2 Thes. I. q, 10. Tit. 2. 13. ' See ch. 5. M- " See ch. 13. 8. Comp. Kev. 12. 2. "= The wolf and the lamb shall feed.'; ^ together, And = the lion shall eat straw like the bullock : And fdust shall be the serpent's meat. sThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all h my holy mountain, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord, ^'The heaven is my throne, and ''the earth is my footstool : Where is the house that ye build unto me? And where is the place of my rest? For t^all those things hath mine 2 hand made, And all those things have been, saith the Lord : But ■* to this ma7i will I look, Even to him that is poor and 'of a contrite spirit. And f trembleth at my word. 8 He that killeth an o.\ is as if he 3 slew a man ; He that sacrificeth a 'lamb, as ^''he cut off ' a dog's neck ; He that offereth an oblation, '^ as if he offered swine's blood ; He that • burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen 'their own ways, And their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their '""delusions, 4 And will bring their fears upon them ; " Because when I called, none diti answer ; " When I spake, they did not hear : " But they did evil before mine eyes, " And chose that in which I delighted not. Hear the word of the Lord, ye that 5 f tremble at his word ; Your brethren ° that hated you, That P cast you out for my name's sake, said, 1 Let the Lord be glorified : But he ^ shall appear ^to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. A voice of ' noise from the city, a t voice from the temple, A voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies. Before she " travailed, she brought ; forth ; Before her " pain came, she was deli- vered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing 1 who hath seen such things 1 Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once ? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not ' cause to bring forth ? saith the Lord : Shall I cause to bring forth, and 'shut ""the ivomb ? saith thy God. ' Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: >■ Rejoice for joy with her, all ye ^that mourn for her : That ^ ye may suck, and be satis- fied with ^the breasts of her conso- lations ; That ye may milk out, and ''be de- lighted with the ' abundance of her glory. For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend "= peace to her like a river, And '' the glory of the Gentiles ' like a flowing stream : Then =" shall ye suck, ^ye shall be borne e upon her sides. And '^ be dandled upon ' her knees. ''As one whom his mother comforteth. so ' will I comfort you ; ■in Je- And ye shall be comforted '' rusalem. And when \'e see this, ■'\\our heart shall rejoice. And » your bones shall flourish " like an herb : And the hand of the Lord shall be known towards his servants. And his indignation towards his ene- mies. For behold, Pthe Lord will come with fire, And with 'i his chariots ■■ like a whirl- wind. To render his anger ^with fury. And his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and 'by his sword will the Lord " plead with all flesh : And * the slain of the Lord " shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves ' in the gardens ' Behind one tree y in the midst, ^ Eating swine's flesh, and the abomi- nation, and * the mouse. Shall be ''consumed together, saith the Lord. 1 Or.iv^itf Oen. n. 27, &c. " Gen. 16- 2. * Supplied Gen. 20. 18. ^ See ch. 65 19. ) So Tobit 13. 14. = See ch. 57. 18. ^ Sec ch. 60. 16. ^ See ch. 57. 4- "Or, brightness, Ps. 50. II. & 80. 13. = ch. 48. 18. So ch. 60. 5. <* Comp. Rev. 21. 24. « ch. 30. 28. 'ch. 49. 22 (Heb.). ■: ch. 60. 4 (Heb). I' ch. II. 8 (Heb.). ' See Job 3. 12. ^ Comp. Gal. 4. 2O. ' Sec ch. 51. 12. '" See John 16. 22. " Ecclus. 46. 12. & 49. 10. Comp. Ezek. 37. I — [0. " Deut. 32. 2. So ch. 36. 19. P Comp. ch. 9. 5. & 33- >4. See 2 '1 hess. I 8. I Ps. 68. 17. Hab. 3. 8. ■■ch.,21. I. * See ch. 59. 18. * ch. 27. I. " See ch. 59. 4- ' Jer. 25. 33. So Ps. 6g. 26. ^ Comp. ver. 24. Rev. 19. 21. » See ch. 65. II Or, One af- ter anotlter. J Ezek. 8. II. * See ch. 65. * See Lev. II. 29. t» Esther 9. 28 marg. (66;) Chap. lxvi. i8. ISAIAH. Chap. lxvi. 24. * Seech. 65. 2, <> See Ps. 8&. 9- • Luke a. 34. f So ch. 45. ' See I Kin. 10. 22. b Jer. 46. 9. See Ezek. 27. 10. ' Gen. 10. 2. See Ezek. 27. 13. k See Gen. 10. 5. & ch. 51. 5. 1 So Mai. I. II. •" See ch. 14. 3. n See ch. 49. 22. «Rom. 15. 16. Comp. ch. 60. 7. P Coinp. Banich 5. 6. M Or, coaches. Num. 7. 3 (Heb.). For I know their works and <= their is thoughts : It shall come, that / will gather all nations and tongues ; And ''they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set •= a sign among them, 19 And I will send f those that escape of them unto the nations, To 6 Tajshish, ^ Pul, and '' Lud, •> that draw the bow, To ' Tubal, and ' Javan, to ^ the isles afar off, That have not heard my fame, nei- ther have seen my glory ; And ' they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. And ™ they shall bring ° all your 20 brethren °fof an offering unto the Lord out of all nations P Upon horses, and in chariots, and in ' litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts. To my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, As the children of Israel bring an offering In a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. And 1 will also take of them for 1 priests and for Levites, saith the Lord. For as ''the new heavens and the new- earth, which I will make, .S'Az// remain before me, saith theLoRD, So ^ shall your seed and your name remain. 'And it shall come to pass, that * 'from one new moon to another. And from one sabbath to another, ' " Shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord. And they shall go forth, and look Upon " the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me : For "^' their worm shall not die, Neither shall "their yfire be quenched ; And they shall be ^an abhorring unto all flesh. 1 See ch. 6i. 6. >■ See ch. 65. 17- ■ See ch. 53. 10. * Comp. Zech. 14. 16. t Heb._/V'a7« nfU) tnoon to his fuw snoon, and from sal'- bath to his sabbath, Comp. ch. 28. 19 (Heb.). " Ps. 6s. 2. .1 86. 9. Rev. 15, 4. ' Comp. ch, 34. 3, * Judilh 16. 17. Ecclus. 7. 17. ' Cited Mark 9- 44. 46, t,i. J ver. 15. 16. Comp. Job 14. 22. Rev. 21. 8. \So Dan. 12. 2 ,Heb,). (663) THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH. THE words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, ^of the priests that were in •"Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of <=Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, '•in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of 'Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, funto the end of the eleventh year of eZedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, •'unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive •''in the fifth month. Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I J form- jisai.44.2,24. ed ti^ge in the belly ''I knew thee; and See'Gai.t.15. 'before thou earnest forth out of the womb I "sanctified thee, and! 'ordain- ed thee a prophet "unto the nations. Then said I, °Ah, Lord God, behold, I cannot speak: for pI am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child : for thou shall go to all that I shall send thee, and iwhatso- i Kin 23. s- sver I command thee thou shalt speak " ver. 10. ch.25.15 Before CHRIST about 629. I. a So Ezek. I- 3- ° ch. 29. 27. See Josh. 21. 18. SoiChr.6.60. C2 Kin. 22. I, &c. <« ch. 25. 3. So ch. 36, 2, •2Kin.23.36. So ch. 25. I. ^ ch. 39. 2. B2Kin.24.18. *>ch.52 12,15, > See 2 Kin. 25.8, ^ So Ex. 33. 12, 17. I Cor. 8. 3. 1 Judg. 13. 5. & 16. 17. Luke I. 15. ^ Ecclus. 49. 7. See John 10. 36. t Heb. gave. ver. 18 - - -=9- & 46 — ch. 51. oSeeEx.4.10. & Isai. 6. 5. P Comp. I Kin. 3. 7. 1 ver. 17. ■■^Be not afraid of their faces: for ^'"I a am with thee 'to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Then "the Lord put forth his 9 hand, and ^"touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me. Behold, "I Izet"' J' '^' '^^^'^ P^*- "^y words in thy mouth. See, 10 Comp.^' '' I have this day set thee "over the na- Num. 22. 20, jj^j^g ^j^j Q^.gj. ^j^g kingdoms, ^to root Matt. 28. 20. out, and to pull down, and to destroy, 2. 6° ^'^ ' and to throw down, to build, and to See ver. 17. plant. Moreover, the word of the Lord h came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see ==a rod of an almond tree. Then said the Lord 12 unto me. Thou hast well seen: for ^1 will hasten my word to perform it. And the word of the Lord came unto 13 me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see ''a seething , ch. 5. 14. So Isai. 51.16. & 59. 21. y ch. 18.7,9. & 31.28. & 45. 4 in the Heb. EccUis. 49. 7. So 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5. Comp. ch. 25. 15. « ch. 48. 17. tt Comp. Hist, of Susanna, 55, 59. t» So Job 41. 20. Ezek. 22. 21. &Matt.io.28. ■ Deut. 31. 6, 8. ' ver. 19. ch. 15. 20. & 20. 11. Acts 26. 17. So Heb. 13.6. >■ Ex. 3. 12. Deut. 31. 23. Josh. I. 5. Acts 18. 10. ^ Comp. Ezek. 2. g. &8. 3. "See Isai. 6.7. « Deut. 18. 18. •^pot; and the face thereof is 'towards <^Ezek. 24.3- 14 ''the north. Then the Lord said unto '\T^^^T^■ me, ''Out of the north an evil 'shall tH<:b.><'?' ■11/-1 nt-t.- /. the face of break forth upon all the mhabitants of the>wrtii. 15 the land. For lo, I will call =all the &t' ,".'*■ families of the kingdoms ''of the north, & lo 22- saith the Lord; and they shall come, i8.&4fi5°' and "^they shall set every one his throne ^==S:8. 16. at the entering of the gates of Jerusa- & 15! 12! lem, and against all the walls thereof | J*; j°' ^'*" round about, and against all the cities E^^k. i. 4. See ch t i8 16 of Judah. And el will utter my judg- t Heb. ivia// ments against them touching all their *'"''/'■'"•''• wickedness, '"'who have forsaken me. So ch. 5. 15. ''and Jhave burnt incense unto other fcomp. gods, and ''worshipped the works of <^)^- 39- 3- 17 their own hands. Thou therefore 'gird ssee'cM.iz. up thy loins, and arise, and ""speak unto l!]^"^,'""'''' them all that I command thee: "be not &22. 9. ' dismayed at their faces, lest I "confound ch!2"3,f7,i9; 18 thee before them. For behold, I have ^^ s- 7. 19- "made thee iliis day P''a defenced city, Sce'beut. and Ian iron pillar, and ■'brasen walls /J.),"'' against the whole land, against the kings &33.i8(Heb.) of Judah, against the princes thereof. Amok 4. 5 against the priests thereof, and against ™"e: 19 the people of the land. "'And they shall Soch."23.'6,7. fight against thee; but they shall not lA?^^ '^^ ^V^ prevail against thee; ■'^for I am with is. 46. thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee. "Ezck'V 9. See ver. 8. ! Or, break to pieces. Heb. as ch. 49. 37. over. 5 marg. Ezek. 3. 17, & 33. 7 in the Heb. P ch. 4. 5. & 5. 17. & 6. 27.&8. 14. Comp. Isai. 50. 7. Ezek. 3. 8,9, *1 See Rev. 3. 12. ^ q\i. 15. 20. » See ver. 8. Moreover the word of the Lord came 2 to me, saying. Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying. Thus saith the Lord; I remember "thee, the kindness of ''thy youth, ''the love of thine espousals, ■^when thou wentest after me in the wil- derness, ''in a land that vas not sown. 3 = Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and fthe firstfniits of his increase: all that devour him s shall offend; ''evil shall 4 come upon them, saith the Lord. Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of 8 Ezek. 25. 12 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 50. 7. *• Comp. ch. j2. II. I Or, /or thy sa/ce, * ch. 3. 4. See Ps. 129. I. b Ezek. i5. 8, 22, 43, 60. See ch. 3. 14. Comp. Rev. 2. 4. c Deut 2. 7. Cant. 3. 6. d So Deut. 8. 2, 3. Amos 2. 10. c Ex. 28. 26. So Ex. 19.5,6. f See James I. 18. 14. I («9) 85 Chap. ii. 5. JEREMIAH. Chap. n. 29. 'Sovcr. 31. Jacob, and all the families of the house Mk! 6. 3. of Israel : Thus saith the Loud, 5 i'2Kin.i7.i5. iwhat iniquity have your fathers found 1 Ch. 10. 15. . 1 , r r & 14. 22. in me, that they are gone far Irom me, ^naii'z'.'s. and ''have walked after 'vanity, and Ps. 62. 10. i:'"are become vain? Neither said they, 6 Rom. 1. 21.^ -yvhere is the Lord "that brought us up " So Isai. 9. II. 13- out of the land of Egypt, "that led us Over.??.'' through the wilderness, through Pa land See Deut. i. ^f (jgggrts and of ipits, through Pa land SoDeut. 32. of ■'drought, and of ^the shadow of p°Sec Matt, death, through a land that no man pass- im'-is- ed through, and where no man dwelt? i-isai. 35. i' And I brought you into "'a plentiful 7 (Heb.). country, to eat "the fruit thereof and bee J Ob 30. 3. J ' ' ch. 13. 16. the goodness thereof; but when ye en- .^."^Jj^jj^- 5- tered, ye ''defiled my land, and made B [Or, //te . ' -' . ^ . ' . ,,„ land of mme heritage an abommation. J he 8 ''^Seec'h.4'.26. ptiests Said not, Where is the Lord? "Num. 13. and "they that handle the law knew me Deut.s!?^'. not: "the pastors also transgressed a- "^SejiLev. gainst me, and "•''the prophets prophe- SoPs.106.38. sied by Baal, and walked after ythings & 16! I's. ^''"^^ "io '^o' profit. Wherefore I ^will 9 Comp. yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and "ch. is. 'is' ^with your children's children will I Rom. 2. 20. plead. ^^For pass "over the isles of 10 &'io. 21.'^' '' Chittim, and see ; and send unto ■= Kedar, & 12. 10. ^j^ J consider diligently, and see if there & 22.' 22! be such a thing. ^ Hath a nation changed n Ep°h.4'.'i°" ia //"'//• gods, «which a;r yet no gods? but the Enghsh. niy pcople ''have changed their glory for See cii.''s! 31. ^that which doth not profit. Be asto- 12 Com' "' nished, ""O ye heavens, at this, and be Hab. 2. 18. horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, Ezeky^y.^'i. ^aith the Lord. For my people have 13 & 20. 35, 36. committed two evils; "'they have forsak- » Ex. 2'o!'5, 6. en me '''the fountain of "diving waters, "' '^°?^- '^- and hewed them out cisterns, broken 13. Comp. . 1,1 Ezek. 5. 7. Cisterns, that can hold no water. &16. 47. n/f Israel a servant? is he °a home- 14 II Or, over to. , • , * ■ i i> See Gen. bom slavcl why IS he 'spoiled? p The is &iMacc.i.i. young lions roared upon him, and 'yel- = See Isai. led, and ithey made his land waste: ■'his d'comp. cities are burnt i^without inhabitant. Msai'*' ^'i "^'^^ ^^ children of 'Noph and "Taha- 16 ch.^^6.'2^o.''' panes "have broken the crown of thy ^Ps'^i'cJe'M head. "Hast thou not procured this 17 Rom. I. 23. unto thyself, 'in that thou hast forsaken 1^161.6 the Lord thy God, "when he led thee (Heb.). by the way? And now vwhat hast thou is B ver. 8. •' •' •> Isai. I. 2. So ch. 6. 19. See Deut. 4. 26. • ver. 17, 19. Judg. 10. 6, 13. T.iai. 65. II. Soch. 15. 6. See ch. 1. 16. ^ ch. 17. 13. i Ps. 36. y. Cant. 4. 15. See Prov. 10. ii. Comp. ch. 18. 14. "» John4. 10. "Comp. E.v. 4. 22. o Gen. 17. 12, 13, 27 iHeb.). 1 Heb. become a s/>ot'l? ch. 30. 16 (Heb.). P Isai. 5. 20. See ch. 4. 7. f Heb. ^ave out their voice. 2 Chr. 24. 9 (Heb.). ch. 4. 16. & 10. 13. & 22. 20. & 25. 30. Amos 3. 4. So ch. 12. 8. Q So ch. 46. 19. ■■ So Isai. I. 7. " ch. 9. 11. See ch. 4. 7. * See Isai. 19. 13. " ch. 43. 7, 8, 9. & 44. I. & 46. 14. Ezek. 30. 18. D Or, "feed on thy crown. [Comp.] Deut. 33. 20. Isai. 8. 8. ^ Mic. 5. 6 marg. Comp. Isai. 3- '7- & 7- 20. cli. 47. 5. & 48.37. » ch. 4. 18. » See ver. 6. J So ver. 36. Isai. 30. i, 2. & 31. i. & 36. 6. ch. 37. 5, 7. to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the ^^'^^j; =3^3j waters of ^Sihor? or ''what hast thou to 13. 5. do in the way of Assyria, to drink the \^^ ^o%u' 19 waters of ''the river? <^Thine own wick- See Hos. 5. edness shall correct thee, and thy "^back- bGen.31. 21. slidings shall reprove thee: know there- ^^^g'' '• ^°- fore and see that // is an evil thing 3.x\iX ^So'is'ai.s.g. ^bitter, ^that thou hast forsaken the f"^ 5. ^ Lord thy God, and that my fear is not & s- 6- in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts. see'pJov. t. 30 For of old time el have broken thy g- Comp. yoke, and sburst thy bands; and thou & 7. 24.' saidst, I will not "transgress; when '■'up- ?]!„„. 5.,,, on every high hill and under every =3. 24. green tree ^thou wanderest, "playing the fver.'iV 21 harlot. Yet "I had planted thee "a no- fgee^'ch '^' ble vine, wholly a right seed: how then & 30. 8.' art thou turned into ''the degenerate V^Jh.^i^'Z 22 plant of a strange vine unto me? For So isai. 57. though Pthou wash thee with 1 nitre, and see'Deut. take thee much ''sope, jr/ thine iniquity ]^^^- ^ is hnarked before me, saith the Lord & 13- 27.' 23 God. 'How canst thou say, I am not f^s'^^'^' polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? Soch. 3. 13. see tliy way " in the valley, know what 51. 14. ' thou hast done: '•^thoii art "a swift ""dro- l^°,^'^: 3- =■ . I . See lsai.i.2i. 24 medary traversing her ways; "™'a wild "'ch.ii. 17. ass 'used to the wilderness, that 'snuf- Se= £«• 15. feth up the wind at *her pleasure; in her & Ps. 80. 8. "occasion who can "turn her away? all 5.2. they that seek her will not weary them- ° ^° ^™'- selves; yin her month they shall find isii. 5. 4. 25 her. Withhold nhy foot from being ^i!,tv'25.°o. unshod, and thy throat = from thirst : ^ Mai 3. 2. •"but thou saidst, '"^There is no hope: 32.^34. '" ' no; for I have loved "^strangers, and p^^"^'"^^ 35- 26 after them will I go. As the thief is Comp. ashamed when he is found, so is the u"h.'!,^'3,,3j. house of Israel ashamed ; they, '''' their & n* =■ 5- kings, their princes, and their priests, comp. ' ^' 27 and their prophets, saying to '=a stock, i'^q,^}j ^,-0 Thou art my father; and to a stone, dromedary. Thou hast 'brought me forth: for they "g^" ''"'• have turned ^ their back unto me, and r* ^" '"'■ not thdr face : but '^^in the time of their 11 6r,'o wild f trouble they will say. Arise, and save VX^^'^' (, 28 us. But s where arr thy gods that thou "Seejobe.s. hast made thee? let them arise, •'if they Gen'.'';6. 12. can save thee in the time of thy "^trou- J"'' "■ i=- ble: 'for according to the number of thy t Heb. '' 29 cities are thy gods, O Judah. ''Where- taught. fore win ye plead with me? ye all have Seeisai.8.'i6. transgressed against me, saith the Lord. ^^^^i'J}' her heart, * So Judg. 14. 4? ^ Or, reverse it? y i Kin. 4. 27. « Comp. Deut. 8. 4. & 29. 5. » Ex. 17. 6, &c. l" Isai. 57. 10. ch. 18. 12. II Or, /s the case desperate? ^ See Job 6. 26. ^ Ueut. 32. 16. ch. 3. 13. dd ^h. 13. 13. & 32. 32. So ch. 8. I. e ch. 3. 9. II Or, begotten me. t Heb. the hinder part 0/ tfu: neck. ch. 18. 17. & 32. 33. & 48. 39. See Josh. 7. 8. Comp. 2 Chr. 29. G. Ezek. 8. 16. «" So Judg. 10. 9, 10. Ps. 78. 34. Isai. 26. 16. f ch. II. 12, 14. & 51. 2. K See Deut. 32. 37. h Isai. 45. 20. \ Heb. L-.'ii. ' ch. II. 13. So Isai. 2. 8. ^ Comp. ver. 23, 35. I670) Chap. ii. 30, JEREMIAH. Chap. ih. 17. ' Seeisai.1.5. " See Neh. 9. 26. So 2 Chr. 36. i6. iThess. 2.15. ° Comp. Deut. 32. 5. ° So ver. 5. f Heb. li^e have doittiniojt, Comp. Ps. 12. 4. P Hos. II. 12 (Heb.). 1 Isai. 3. 20 (Heb.). Comp. Isai. 61. 10. r Deut. 32. 18. Ps. 106. 21. Isai. 17. 10. ch. 3. 21. & 13. 25. & 18. 15. Hos. 8. 14. 2 Esdr. I. 14. " See ch- 7. 3. ■ Heb. as ch. 5- 2-. *2 Kin. 21. 16. & 24. 4. Ps. 106. 38. ch. 19. 4. Comp. ver. 23, 29. Lam. 4. 13. t Heb. digging. Ex. 22. 2 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 26. " See Isai. 59- 4- So ver. g. ''Prov. 28. 13, 18. « See In vain 'have I smitten your children; 30 they received no correction: ""your own sword hath devoured your prophets, hke a destroying lion. "O generation, see ye the word of the 31 Lord. "Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, 'PWe are lords; we will come no more unto thee? Can a maid 32 forget her ornaments, wa bride her 'at- tire? yet 'my people have forgotten me days without number. Why "trimmest 33 thou thy way to seek love? ^therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. Also in thy skirts is found 34 'the blood of the souls of the poor inno- cents: I have not found it by ^secret search, but upon all these. Yet thou 35 sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, "I 7vill plead with thee, "because thou sayest, I have not sinned. '"Why gad- 36 dest thou about so much to ''change thy way? >thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, "as thou wast ashamed of Assy- ria. Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, 37 and ^thine hands uiion thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. . 2 Esdr. 16. S3. I John i. 8, lo. ' So ch. 31. 22. Sec ver. Prov. 24. 21 raarg. J Isai. 30. 3. '2 Sam. 13. 19. 'They say, ^If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, ^ shall he return unto her in. f Heb. Saying. Heb. as Aiaxt.iC^, again? shall not that ''land be greatly polluted? but thou hast "'played the har- lot with many lovers; yet ''return again to me, saith the Lord. Lift up thine 2 eyes unto =the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. 'In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and ''thou hast polluted the land with thy whore- doms and with thy wickedness. There- 3 fore Bthe showers have been withholden, and there hath been no ''latter rain; and thou hadst 'a whore's forehead, ''thou refusedst to be ashamed. Wilt thou not 4 Eccius.17.25. from this time cry unto me. My father, Num. 23'. 3 thou art 'the guide of "my youth? "Will he reserve his anger for ever? will 5 he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as Prov. 2''3. 23. thou couldest. Ezek. 16. 25. So ch. 2. 20. e ch. 14. 22. So Lev. 26. 19. Deut. 28. 23, 24. ch. 9. 12. & 14. 4. Zech. 14. 17. Comp. ch. 5. 24, 25. h See Job 29. 23. 1 So Ezek. 3. 7. ^ So ch. 6. 15. & 8. 12. 1 See Prov. 2. 17. m g^e ^h. 2. 2. n ver. 12 {Heb.l. See Ps. 103. 9. 4' Comp. Isai. 62. 5. ^ ver. 2, 9 iHeb.). Ps. 106. 38. Isai. 24. 5 (Heb. . See Num. 35. 33- So ch. 2. 7. & j6. 18. c See ch. 2. 20. ^ 2 Chr. 30. 6. ver. 7, 12, 14, 22. ch. 4. I. Hos. 14. I. Joel 2. 12. Zech. I. 3. marg. ch. 4. II. & 7. 29. So ver. 6. fGen. 38. 14. 6 The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king. Hast thou seen that which "backsliding Israel hath done? Pshe is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath "played the harlot. 7 "J And I said after she had done all these things, ''Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her ■'treacherous 8*sister Judah saw it. And I saw, 'when for all the causes whereby "backsliding Israel committed adultery "I had put her away, and given her "a bill of di- vorce; 'yet her ■■ treacherous sister Ju- dah feared not, but went and played 9 the harlot also. And it came to pass through the 'lightness of her whoredom, that ''she defiled the land, and commit- ted adultery with "stones and with 10 stocks. And yet for all this her 'trea- cherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me "with her whole heart, but 11 'feignedly, saith the Lord. And the Lord said unto me. The "backsliding Israel vhath justified herself more than 12 ■'treacherous Judah. Go and proclaim these words toward ^the north, and say, ''Return, thou "backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and\ will not ^cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am ''mer- ciful, saith the Lord, and "I will not 13 keep anger for ever. ''Only acknow- ledge thine iniquity, that thou hast trans- gressed against the Lord thy God, and hast = scattered thy ways to the ^strangers Sunder every green tree, and •'ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. u'Tum, JO backsliding children, saith the Lord; for ''I am married unto you: and I will take you 'one of a city, and ■"two of a family, and I will bring you 15/1' Zion: and "I will give you "pastors according to mine heart, ''which shall feed you with knowledge and under- 16 standing. And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more. The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither .shall it 'come to mind: neither shall they re- member it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall ^that be done any more. 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and lall the nations shall be gathered unto it, ■'to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem : nei- ther * shall they walk any more after the B Or, it he vtagnified. 1 Comp. Isai. 2. 2, 3. ' Isai. 60. 24. & 9. 14. & II. 8. & 13. 10. & 16. 12. & 18. 12. & 23. 17. About B.C. 612. ° ver.8,ii,i2. So ver. 14, 22. ch. 31. 22. & 49- 4- See ch. 2. 19. P Seech. 2. 20. So ver. 2, 13. ^ 2Kin. 17.13. "■ ver. 10. So ver. 8, 11, 20. See Isai. 21. 2. * Ezelc. 16.46. & 23. 4. ' Ezek. 23. 9, II. "2 Kin. 17.18. ^Deut.24.1,3. Isai. 50. I. llOr.yawe. Comp. Gen. 18. 21. Rev. 18. 5. * ch. 2. 27. ^ Hos. 7. 14. t Heb. in falsehood. ch. 29. 9 marg. So ch. 5. 31. & 23. 14. & 27. 15 in the Heb. y Ezek. 16. SI. 52- So Matt. 12. 41, 42. ' ver. i3. See ch. 1. 13. Comp. 2 Kin. 17. 6. ■* Or, as Job 29. 24 ;Heb.). '>SeePs.86.5. c See ver. s- ^ So Lev. 26. 40, &c. Deut. 30. I, 2, &c. Prov, 28. 13. ^ Comp. ver. 2. fSeech. 2.25. s ver. 6. See ch. 2. 20. *» ver. 25. Seech. 22.21. * See ver. 1. J ver. 22. So Isai. 57. 17. ch. 31. 32. & 49- 4. k Isai. 54. 5. & 6a. 5. ch. 2. 2. & 31. 32. Hos. 2.19,20. Mai. 2. n. So ver. r. ' Comp. Rom. II. 5, ^ See X Kin. 17. 12. " ch. 23. 4. So Ezek. 34. 23- See John 10. II. •> See ch. 2. 8 (Engl.). p See Acts 20. 28. 1 Heb. coitte upon i/ie heart. Isai. &^. 17. ch. 19. 5. & 32- 35- & 44. 21. & 51- 50- g. " ch. 7. [671J 85- Chap. hi. i8. JEREMIAH. Chap. iv. 17. I Or, stu6- 1 imagination of their evil heart. IniS l«D"ut. those days 'the house of Judah shall 29. 19. ^aik. «with the house of Israel, and they See'iS.'*' shall come together out of the land of ior^io "the north to "the land that I have " ve'r. 12. "given for an inheritance unto your fa- &23.V^' thers. But I said, How shall I put thee .9 &31 8. among the children, and give thee a 'fo'ch.V?' 'pleasant land, 'a goodly heritage of the io'r°«»w hosts of nations? and I said, "Thou shall yourfathers call me, My father; and shalt not turn Heb"afch. away 'from me. Surely as a wife ''•nrea- 20 z ' h*'8 12 cherously departeth from her 'husband, tHeb. w so yhave you ''"dealt treacherously widi l^fpi^ioe. me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord. 24- A voice was heard upon ^the high 21 UHeb'««°' places, weeping and ''supplications of '""^"■^"0/ '^he children of Israel: for they have \L°7y\°^' perverted their way, and "^they have for- Danl's'.g"!' gotten the Lord their God. "Return, 22 II. 16, 41, 45- ye backsliding children, and! ''will heal isai'es.'te. your "^backslidings. Behold, we come tHeb./r«« unto thee; for thou art the Lord our H^iTar God. Truly in vain is salvation hoped ^^ Dcut. 7. 4. f i{xo\\\ the hills, and from the multi- I Sam. 15. II. ./"^ " . ' , ■ 1 T "^Seever. 7. tudc of mountams : truly im the Lord ^friend. our God is the salvation of Israel. For 24 Heb.asver.i. hghame hath devoured 'the labour of our »ver.%!'" fathers from our youth; their flocks and IrisaT'i''' 2 their herds, their sons and their daugh- »Seech.3i'.9.' tcrs. We lie down in our shame, and 25 cleewr.'ir ^our confusion covereth us: for ''we have J4. ' sinned against the Lord our God, we So2°Chr'. 30. and our iathers, 'from our youth even ?°-. ^ unto this day, and "'have not obeyed Isai. 0. 10. . r I -w /-^ ^ & 57- 18. the voice of the Lord our God. See Ps. 6. 2. e See cil. 2. 19. fver.2i. Comp. Ps. 121. i, 2. sSeePs.3.8. l>Seech. II. 13. 'Seech. 20.5. jSeeJob8.22. ' Comp. Ezra 9. 7. See Ezek. 2. 3. • ch. 22. 21.&31. 19. S;32- 3°- Solsai. 54. 4. See Ps. 25. 7. "Seever. 13, IV. If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the ^s^As-^i- Lord, "return unto me: and if thou Ps. II. I. ' wilt put away thine abominations out of inX Heb. my sight, then shalt thou not i^remove. »Deut. 6. 13. c^nd thou shalt swear, ''The Lord 2 fsaT'65°'i6. liveth, «in truth, in judgment, and "=in Comp.^ righteousness; and 'the nations shall Sch^V's- bless themselves in him, and sin him I'll:;!; IS- shall they glory. For thus saith the 3 & 23. 7, 8. Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusa- &46;l8: lem, •'Break up your 'fallow ground, SocM4-=«- and ''sow not among thorns. 'Circum- 4 See Ruth. , o j ... i 3. 13.. cise yourselves to the Lord, and take Zech-'s^^s.'' away the foreskins of your heart, ye fSeePs. 72. jnen of judah and inhabitants of Jeru- Soisai.65.16. salem: '"lest my fury come forth like ' Cor \^' "i' ^^^' ^^'-^ hurn that none can quench it, 2 Cor. 10. 17. ""because of the evil of your doings. hHOS. 10.12. , r- T^ ^- t 1 Prov. 13. 23(Heb.). ' Matt. 13. 7, 22. ' See Dcut. 10. 16. Comp. ch, Q. 26. ■" ch. 21. 12. » Deut. 28. 20. ch. 26. 3. So ch. 23. 2, 22. & 25. 5, 5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Je- °^^-^ ^^ '• rusalem; and say, "Blow ye the trumpet Hos.'s.s. in the land: cry, gather together, and ^oE/ek'7.14. say, P Assemble yourselves, and let us go Sover. 19,21. 6 into ithe defenced cities. ''Set up the Pdi.'8.'i4. standard toward Zion: 'retire, stay not: ^i^^p- for I will bring evil from ^the north, iseech.i.is. 7 and a great 'destruction. 'The lion is 's^^'^,^°^^\j_ come up from his thicket, and the de- ' Or, stroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he ctTrfiHcb.). is gone forth from his place "to make 'Seech.1.13. thy land desolate; and thy cities shall hn'ixkwg. be laid waste, "without an inhabitant, 'f'"'- '■ ^^'^■ 8 For this "'gird you with sackcloth, la- ver. 20. ' ment and howl: "for "s'the fierce anger y^^'|' '^' of the Lord is not turned back from us. & 49. 19. 9 And it shall come to pass at that day, ezS. 19.' 3'',6. saith the Lord, that the heart of the ^^l\\\^ king shall perish, and the heart of the "Seech.is.ie. princes; and the priests shall be asto- ^'|^|'j^' '• nished, and the prophets shall ^wonder, ver. 29. 10 (Then said I, Ah, Lord God! ''surely &33. 10! thou hast greatly deceived this people 1 34- 22. and Jerusalem, ''saying. Ye shall have &46'. 19.' peace ; whereas the sword reacheth unto | ^^; * 11 the soulj. At that time shall it be said Zeph. 2. 5. to this people and to Jerusalem, So^ch.'2. 15. '^A dry wind of ''the high places =in p^^* "• the wilderness toward the daughter ch. 6. 's. of my people, *isai.^22. 12. Not to fan, nor to cleanse, & 32. n. 12 Even 'a full wind from those places &49.'3. 'see shall come unto me : ' "^'"^ =">• 3"- IT 1 ■ 1 1 T + • • ^ Lam. 2. 10. Now also will 1 'give sentence against >; Num. 25.4. thpm Solsai. 5. 25. inem. , ^^^ ^^ 13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, isai. 13.9,13. And his chariots shall be fas a whirl- ips.'^4'8'V^ wind: SIV3.8 His horses are sswifter than eagles. marg. Woe unto us! ''for we are spoiled. 28 !He"b.').''^ 14 O Jerusalem, 'wash thine heart from » See i Kin. wickedness, that thou mayest be S so^ii. 5. 12. saved. %^^i\ see ch. 6. 14. How long shall thy vain thoughts "Soch. 51. i. lodge within thee? SceEzek.i7. 15 For •'a voice declareth 'from Dan, jl^'^r^'l; 5' ''^ And publisheth affliction from "'mount 'lorji/uiur Ephraim. m^^"'""' ifi Make ye mention to the nations; be- t Hei) vuer hold, publish against Jerusalem, ■'ch*,!"!"' That watchers come "from a far coun- & s?- 9- So 2 Km. 25. 6. try, ch. 1. 16. And give out their voice against the g^^'^'^'^^; cities of Judah. Lam. 2. 19. 17 "As keepers of a field, are they against ^^ °'='"' ='• her round about; l'c^^'■''''6 Because she hath been rebellious a- iame?4:'8. ' gainst me, saith the Lord. 1 seech. I^ia. •" See Josh. 24. 33. " See ch. 5. 15. " So ch. 6. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 1—4. (67a) Chap. iv. i8. JEREMIAH. Chap. v. S. P ch. 2. 17. Comp. Ps. 107. 17. Isai. 50. I. 1 ch. 2. 19. r Isai. 16. II. SoHab. 3.16. Comp. Isai. 22. 4. ch. 9. I, 10. t Heb. tlie avails 0/ vty heart. " Isai. 15. 5. S: 21. 4. * ver. 21. ch. 6. 17. & 42. 14. So ver. 3. See Job 39. 24. ^' ch. 49. 2. "^SoPs. 42, 7, Ezek. 7. 26. ' ch. 10. 20. & 49. 29. * See Ps. 82. 5- ^ Comp. Ps. 36. 3. Wisd. I. 5. Rom. 16. 19. y Comp. Isai. 24. 19. * See Gen. I. 2. "■ So ver. 28. See Isai. 5. 30- ^ Nah. 1. 5. So Isai. 5. 25. Ezek. 38. 20. Rev. 6. 14. = So Zeph. I- 3- •* ch. 9. 10. « ch. 2. 7 (Heb.)._ See Isai. 10. 18. & ch. 12. 4. *" See ver. 8. K Neh. 9. 31 (Heb.). ch. 5. 10, 18. & 30. II. & 46. 28. So Ezek. II. 13- 1* ch. 12. 4. & 33. 10. Hos. 4. 3. ' Isai. 50. 3. ^ See Num. 23. 19. Comp. ch. 7. 16. ' Ps. 78. 9 (Heb.). "" Job 30. 6 only. " See ver. 7. Thy way and thy doings Phave pro-iS cured these things unto thee; This is thy wiclcedness, because i// /jt bitter, Because it reacheth unto thine heart. ■■My bowels, my bowels! I am pained ly at * my very heart ; ^My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, Because thou hast heard, O my soul, 'the sound of the trumpet, "the alarm of war. "Destruction upon destruction is cried; 20 for the whole land is spoiled: Suddenly are ^my tents spoiled, and "my curtains in a moment. How long shall I see the standard, 21 and hear ' the sound of the trumpet? For my people is foolish, ^"they have 22 not known me; They are sottish children, and they have none understanding: ^They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. yl beheld the earth, and lo, // was-^^ ^without form, and void; And the heavens, and ^they had no light. I beheld ''the mountains, and lo, they 14 trembled. And all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and lo, "^ there was no 25 man, And "^all the birds of the heavens ••were fled. I beheld, and lo, ^the fruitful place 26 was a wilderness, And all the cities thereof were broken down At the presence of the Lord, and by his ffierce anger. For thus hath the Lord said, 27 The whole land shall be desolate; Yet Ewill I not make a full end. For this ''shall the earth mourn, and 2S ^'the heavens above be black: Because I have spoken //, I have pur- posed //, And '^will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. The whole city shall flee for the noise 29 of the horsemen and 'bowmen; They shall go into thickets, and climb up upon '"the rocks: Every city shall he forsaken, and "not a man dwell therein. And "when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou Pdeckest thee with ornaments of gold, Though thou rentest ithy 'face with painting, in vain ■'shalt thou make thyself fair; Thy ^lovers "will despise thee, they will seek thy life. Fori have heard a voice as of "a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. The voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that "spread- eth her hands, ""Saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. » Ps. 137. 8. P See Isai. 61. 10. q See 2 Kin. 9- 3°- t Heb. eyes, ' Comp. 2 Esdr. 15. 54. ^ See Ezek. 23- 5- . ' So ch. 30. Lam. I. 2, 19. "Seech. 6. 24. ' Isai. I. 15. So Lam. 1. 1 7. See I Kin. 8. 22. * See ch. 50. 5. »Run ye to and fro through the V. Streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and '.^^"•."^- ■*■ 11, 1-1 1 11 Amos 8. 12. know, and "seek in the broad places SoaChr.ie.g. thereof, "^if ye can find a man, ''if there le'ch'4.^'10. be any that executeth judgment, that *■ Cant. 3. 2 seeket'h the truth; <=and I will pardon c Eleic22.3o. 2 it. And 'though they .say, sThe Lord q^^^'^^-^ _ sliveth; '"surely 'they swear falsely. O 32. ' Lord, are not "^thine eyes upon the fcem' 18.26. truth? thou hast '"'stricken them, but Comp. ver. 7. they have not "grieved; thou hast con- sseecMlt sumed them, but "they have refused to ,"'=''■''/ receive correction: °they have made isai. 26. 14. their faces harder than a rock; °°they fh*2 33 4 have refused to return. Therefore I said, '^ck 7. g. Surely these are poor; Pthey are foolish: 1 le'^'iMuJ; for 'ithey know not the way of the Tjf/^V^-ss Lord, nor ithe judgment of their God. "ch. 7.28. s I will get me unto the great men, and | ^^- ^3- will speak unto them; for ithey have & 35- '3- known the way of the Lord, and ithe fo'di.^s.^'' judgment of their God: but ■'these have " So isai. altogether broken the yoke, and '■■ burst E°iek. 3.8,9. 6 the bonds. Wherefore ^a lion 'out of ~|°^^^^5^7- the forest shall slay them, and "a wolf isai. 19. 13. of the "evenings shall spoil them, "a theHek '" leopard shall watch over their cities : ^^^ 8- 7- every one that goeth out thence shall r pi' ^.'g. be torn in pieces: because their trans- ^^^7''i4^' gressions are many, and their ""back- ch. 2. 20. jslidings ♦''are increased. vHow shall I Ip^&.'tj'' pardon thee for this? vvthy children 'H|\)- „ , ij7 Hab. I. 8. have forsaken me, and 'sworn by '^thcm zeph. 3. 3. that are no gods: ''when I had fed them f^T'^^^'- to the full, ''''they then committed adul- ^ Or, deserts. tery, and "^assembled themselves by seecrnt!4.'8.' 8 troops in the harlots' houses. They were "^';'i,!'«r^"'' strong. Isai. 31. I. «ch. 15. 8. &30. 14, 15- '""■•'„ "J""» .'I" Josh. 23. 7- •.Chr.13.9- So Deul. 32. 21. Gal. 4- 8- " S" ver. =8. See Deut. 32. 15. i." ch. 9 2. & 23. 10. - Mic. 5- ■• So Ps. 94- " •» 'li^ Heb. (673I Chap. v. g. JEREMIAH. Chap. vi. 7. ^ ch. 13. 27. & 50. II [marg.]. « See Ezek. 33. II, f ver. 29. ch. g. 9. Comp. ch. 44. 22. 8 Comp. ch. 39. 8. ""vcr. 18. See ch. 4. 27. » Isai. 18. 5. ch. 48. 32 in , the Heb. ^ ch. 3. 20. See Is.ii.2i.2. I See ch. 4. 10. Comp. ch. 14. 15. "' ch. 14. 13. S0Isai.28.1s, ch. 23. 17. » Mic. 2. II marg. o Seech, i. 9. pSoObad.iS. Zech. 12. 6. Rev. II. 5. See Isai. 9. 18. iDeut. 38.49. Comp. Amos 6. 14. >■ Isai. 39. 3. ch. 4. 16. See Isai. 5. 25.&ch.i.i5. » ch. 50. 44 (Heb.). ' So Isai. 33. 19. SeePs. 81. 5. " So Isai. 5. 28. ^ Ps. 5- 9- * So Lev. 26. t6. Dent 28. 31, 33. SI- Comp. Isai. 62. 8. * See ch. i. 18. r So Deut. 29. 24, 25. I Kin. 9. 8, g. ch. 13. 22. & 16. 10. & 22. 8. ■ ver. 7. See ch. 1. 16. » So Deut 4. 27, 28. & 28. 48, 68. k So Deut. 32. 6. ' See Matt. 13. 14. t Heb. Aenr/. Hos. 7. II. *Prov.9.4, 16. (Id Seech. 10. 7- e Ps. 104. 9. *« See Job 26. 10. f ch. 46. 7 (Heb.). If ch. 51. 55. So Ps. 46. 3. 8 Deut. 21. 18, zo. Ps. 78. 8 in the Heb. So ch. 6. 28. as fed horses in the morning : every one •i neighed "^ after his neighbour's wife, f Shall I not visit for these thiiigs'i saith 9 the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? eGo ye up upon her walls, and de-io stroy; but ''make not a full end: take away her "battlements; for they are not the Lord's. For the house of Israel n and the house of Judah •'have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord. 'They have belied the Lord, 12 and said, // is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; "neither shall we see sword nor fiimine: and the prophets 13 shall become "wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of m hosts, Because ye speak this word, be- hold, °I will make my words in thy mouth Pfire, and this people Pwood, and it shall devour them. Lo, I will bring 15 "Ja nation upon you 'from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is =a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, ia na- tion whose language thou knowest not, 'neither understandest what they say. "Their quiver is as "an open sepulchre, 16 they are all mighty tnen. And "they 17 shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, ^i'hich thy sons and thy daugh- ters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy '^fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. Never- 18 theless in those days, saith the Lord, I ''will not make a full end with you. And it shall come to pass, when ye 19 shall say, y Wherefore doth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shall thou answer them. Like as ^ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so => shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. Declare this in the house of Jacob, and 20 publish it in Judah, saying. Hear now 21 this, O '"^foolish people, and without '''understanding; ■= which have eyes, and see not ; which have ears, and hear not : ''''fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will 22 ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand /cr the •= bound of the sea by a perpetual "='^ decree, that it cannot pass it : and though the waves thereof 'toss themselves, yet can they not prevail ; though ^they roar, yet can they not pass over it? But this people 23 hath 8a revolting and a rebellious heart; 24 they are revolted and gone. Neither ™ See Deut. say they in their heart. Let us now fear So'jobs. 10. the Lord our God, ??that giveth rain, \^ J^'J; both ''the former and 'the latter, in his Matt. 5. 45. season: ''he reserveth unto us 'the ap- comp.*' ''' 25 pointed weeks of the harvest. Your ini- ?]'■ 3- 3- ' . . , , . . Baruch 6. 53. quities have turned away ""these things, h Deut. n. and your sins have withholden ""good ^^-p^. g g ■2f, things from you. For among my peo- (Hebj. pie are found wicked men : ' " they lay ^i°s^^']^^' wait, as he that setteth snares ; they set 23^ 27 a trap, they catch men. As a ' cage is ]^^° "^"^ ^' full pf birds, so are their houses full 0/ 'Ex. 34- =2. ,.-',' ^ , 1 Deut. 16. 9. deceit : therefore they are become great, m ch. 3. 3. 28 and waxen rich. ° They are waxen fat, 'Or. "'p' theyshme: yea, they overpass the deeds crsUdK of the wicked : p they judge not the "'^'^j, , ,j_ cause, the cause of p the fatherless, lyet See Prov. i. they prosper; and the right of the needy "or, «<./. 29 do they not judge. "■ Shall I not visit for ^eb. as , -; . ., • 1 , T 1 11 Amos 8. 1,2. these things^ saith the Lord: shall not my o see ver. 7. soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? \^° ^"'' '• 30 "A wonderful and ^ horrible thing is ch. 7. 6. 31 committed in the land ; ' the prophets gee beut'.°' prophesy " falsely, and the -Driests " bear =+ 17- 1 ,',■", . - ' , ' , 1 Seech. 12. 1. rule " by their means ; and my people ■■ See ver. 9. love to have it so : and what will ye do '.j°J;„,-j/,. in the end thereof? mentand Jil thin ess. *ch. 23. 14. So ch. 18. 13. Hos. 6. lo. * ch. 7. 8. & 14. 14. & 20. 6. & 23. 25, 26. & 27. to, 15. & 2g. g. Wisd. 14. 28. So ch. 2. 8. Lam. 2. 14. Eztk. 13. 2, 6. " See ch. 3. 10. li Or, take into their hands. ^ ch. 33, 23. See I Chr. 25. 2 marg. * Comp. Mic. 2. 11. VL * Judg. t. 21. b ch. 4. 6 marg. Comp. ch. 10. 17. « Seech. 4. 5. d See 2 Sam. 14. 2. "^ Judg. 20. 38, 40. Isai. 30. 27 marg. f Neh. 3. 14. BSee ch. 1.13. \\Qr,dwclli7ig at home. Ps. 68. 12. li Deut. 28. 56. ' Seech. 23. 1. 1 See ch.4. 17. ™ See Isai. 56. 5? " ch. 12. 3. & 22. 27. Joel 3. 9. Soch. SI. 27, 28. » ch. 15. 8. P Ps. 90. 9 marg. *tDeut.20.20. " Or, /-our out the e}i~ ..??'«(• of shot. Ezek. 26. 8 marg. So ch. 32. 24. r Ezek. 4. 2. & 26. 8. See 2 Sam. 20. 15. Jt Luke 19. 43. 3. » ch. 20. 8. ^ O ye children of Benjamin, '' gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and "^blow the trumpet in ''Tekoa, and set up «a sign of fire in fBeth-haccerem: for evil appeareth sout 2 of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a 3 " comely and '" delicate woman. ' The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; 'they shall pitch their tents against her round about ; they shall 4 feed every one i?i his '" place. " Pre- pare ye war against her ; arise, and let us go up "at noon. Woe unto us ! for Pthe day goeth away, for the shadows 5 of the evening are stretched out. Arise, and let us go by night, and let us de- 6 stroy her palaces. For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, i Hew ye down trees, and '"'cast a mount against Je- rusalem : this is the city * to be visited ; she is wholly oppression in the midst 7 of her. 'As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wicked- ness: ""violence and "spoil is heard in her ; before me continually is grief 'Lukeig. 4t. " Corrp. Isai. 57. 20. "Ps. 55. ^ Ezek. 7. 11, 2 (674) Chap. vi. 8. JEREMIAH. Chap. vii. 6. * Ezek. 23. 17, i8(Heb.). SoHos. 9. 12. t Heb. be loosed, or, disjointed. Gen. 32. 25. ^ Seech. 4. 7. Comp. ch. 8. 13. & 22. 6. y Comp. Deut. 24. t2. " Isai. 46. 3. »SoIsai.2S.9. b Acts 7. 51. See Ex.6. 12. c Soch. 7. 26. Seelsai.42.20. d ch. 20. 8. * ch. 20. q (Heb.). f ch. 9. 21. s ch. 15. 17. •* So Lam. 2. 21. i ch. 8. 9. ■t See Deut. 28. 30. * To ver. 15, ck. 8. 10 — 12. ■» ch. 31. 34. Jonah 3. 5. Acts 8. 10. Heb. 8. II. So 1 Kin. 22. 31. ch. 42. I, 8. & 44. 12. Judith 13. 4, 13. Baruch 1. 4. Mace. 5. See Acts 26. 22. ^ See Isai. 56. II. ° ch. 14. 18. & 23. II. Mic. 3. II. See Lam. 4.13. f Heb.^^'awr, or, brciuk. ch. 30. 12. Nah. 3. 19. P Supplied from ch. 8. II, 21. *» ch. 4. 10. & 14. 13. &23. 17. &28. 9. Ezek. 13. 10. Mic. 3. 5. See John 14. 27. r Isai. 48. 22. & 57. 21. Ezek. 7. 25. * ch. 8. 12. * So ch. 3. 3. " ch. 18. 15. So Ps. 1 39. 24. See Luke 16. 29. » Cited Matt. II. 29. So Ps. 116. 7. Ecclus. 6. 28. & 22. 13. * So Is.ai. 28. 12 (Heb.). *Seech.44.i6. ^* Isai. 56.10. Solsai.2i.ii. Hab. 2. I. Seelsai.62.6. Comp. ch. 25. 4. y Seech. 50. 5. 'Seelsai.58.1, & ch. 4. ig. * See ch. 2. 12. >> So Prov. I Kin. 10. ; and wounds. Be thou instructed, O 8 Jerusalem, lest "my soul 'depart from thee ; lest I make thee desolate, a land ^ not inhabited. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, vThey 9 shall throughly glean ^ the remnant of Israel as a vine : turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets. * To whom shall I speak, and give 10 warning, that they may hear? behold, '^ their ear is uncircumcised, and ' they cannot hearken : behold, '' the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. Therefore I am n full of the fury of the Lord ; = I am weary with holding in : I wili pour it out 'upon the children abroad, and up- on sthe assembly of f*" young men to- gether: for even the husband with the wife ■ shall be taken, '' the aged with him that is full of days. And '' ' their 12 houses shall be turned unto others, 7(iith their ' fields and wives together : for I will stretch out my hand upon the in- habitants of the land, saith the Lord. For ™ from the least of them even unto 13 the greatest of them "every one is given to covetousness; and "from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. They have healed also the 14 ' hurt P of the daughter of my people slightly, 1 saying, Peace, peace ; when ■■ there is no peace. ^ ^Vere they ashara- 15 ed when they had committed abomina- tion ? nay, ' they were not at all asham- ed, neither could they blush : * there- fore they shall fall among them that fall : at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the 16 ways, and see, and ask for " the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, ^and ye shall find "rest for your souls. ^But they said, We will not walk therein. Also I set '"'watch- 17 men over you, v saying, Hearken to the sound of ^ the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. Therefore hear, 18 ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is am.ong them. ^ Hear, O earth : 19 behold, I will bring evil upon fhis peo- ple, ri'en ''the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. "^ To what purpose cometh there to 20 ■ me "^incense from «Sheba, and fthe sweet cane from a far country? syour .31. ' See Ps. 40. 6. ^ Isai. 43. 23. & 60. 6. « See f Isai. 43. 24. See Ex. 30. 23. « So ch. 7. 21. & 14. 12 burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor " ^ee Ezek. 21 your sacrifices sweet unto me. There- h to ver. 24, fore thus saith the Lord, es Behold, I will f' 5° '"-■'3- ' ' ' ch. 13. 20. lay stumblingblocks before this people. See ch. 1. 13. and the fathers and the sons together s^^i^i'^^' shall fall upon them ; the neighbour ^ 50. 41 in 22 and his friend shall perish. Thus saith 1 see ]oh 39. the Lord, ''Behold, a people cometh l^-, . from ' the north countr)-, and a great (Heb.). nation ■'shall be raised from the sides f'i^t' l^. -ii. 23 of the earth. They shall lay hold on °'*^';'7-'^- bow and 'spear; they are ""cruel, and scz'-j.^'^^' "have no mercy; "their voice roareth fne'b'')^"'"'' like the sea ; and they ride upon horses, & 47. 3- set in array as men for war against thee, tee2Sam.4.t. 2,0 daughter of Zion. We have heard '■'s"- 42- h- the fame thereof: Pour hands wa.x fee- &'i3.'li.' ble : anguish hath t.aken hold of us, f "• ^3- , 'J , . ■■ *^ 30. 6. ana 1 pain, as 01 a woman in travail. & 49- m- 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk so'ch.''48. 41. by the way; for the sword of the enemy ^i^/^-, 26 (?//(/■■ fear is on every side. O daughter 38,39.' of my people, ^gird thee with sackcloth, f'^'^g"*,^^' ''" and 'wallow thyself "in ashes: make See isans.s. thee ^' mourning, as for an only son, Ileech.^-i most "'bitter lamentation: for the spoiler ''=''; ^5- 34- 27 shall suddenly come upon us. I have mIc. li^'o^"' set thee for ■''a tower and >'a fortress ''*?''•'• , -' t>oLam,3. ID. among my people, that thou mayest >■ See Esther 23 know and ^try their way. ''They are t }■ „ -' , i ,,.-'.,» Amos 8. 10. all grievous revolters, ''walking with So Zech. 12. slanders : they are <= brass and iron ; they i°^,, 29 are all ^ corrupters. The bellows are Hos. 12. 14 burnt, <=the lead is consumed of the «Sou'ai.23.i3. fire; 'the founder melteth in vain: for iSee<;h.i.i8. r , • 1 1 111 ^'^ '^h. 15. 20. > the wicked are not plucked away. « ch. 9. ^. 30 5' Reprobate silver shall men call them, &""=o- because the Lord hath rejected them. Zech. 13. q. SeeJob23.io. »Soch. 5. 23. SeePs. 68. 6. b ch. 9. 4. See Lev. 19. 16. ^Ezek. 22. 18. <* Isai. 1.4. « See Isai. I. 25. f Comp. Amos 4. 11. Zech. 3. 2. Judea3. K See Isai. i. 22. Comp. Wisd. 2. 16. 1 Cor. 9. 27. U Or, Refuse silver. The word that came to Jeremiah VIL 2 from the Lord, saying, = Stand in the BAi°foo. gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim » ch. 26. 2. there this word, and say. Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the J Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, '' Amend your ways '' ver. 5. and your doings, and <=I will cause you j^Heb.)'^ 4 to dwell in this place. ''Trust ye not ?; '*, " • 1 ■ 1 ■ n^i 1 f (Heb.). in lying words, saying, 1 he temple 01 & 26. 13. the Lord, The temple of the Lord, dv". s. The temple of the Lord, are these. .seeMic. 3. 5 For if you "^ throughly amend your ways comp. and your doings; if you = throughly ex- '^^;..^\^^' ecute judgment between a man and his 6 neighbour; // fye oppress not "= the ^ ^^=f j^;'^'^- stranger, ' s the fatherless, and the wi- 2S. (675) Chap. vii. 7. JEREMIAH. Chap. vii. 34. i> ver. 9. dow, and = shed not innocent blood in &25!6! 'see this place, '' neither walk after other Deut 6. 14. „Q(js i to your hurt : '^^ then will I cause • bo Deut. D. 0 , ^ „ . , . - -11,1 1 1 15- you to dwell in this place, m '^'-the land k^So Deut. 4- k tj^at I gave to your fathers, ' for ever "Scech.3.i8. and ever. 1 ch. 25. 5. >» See ch. 5. 3'- "Hos. 4 1,2. o ch. 5. 2. P Seech. 1. 16. IHeb. my name is called. II, 12. Ps. 78. 60. ch. 26. 6. * ver. 25. See 2 Chr. 36. 15. J ver. 27. Behold, ''ye trust in "lying words, 8 ///(?/ cannot profit. JF///_}'i- "steal, mur- 9 der, and commit adultery, and ° swear falsely, and Pbum incense unto Baal, and ''walk after other gods whom ye know not; and come and stand before 10 ver.11,14,30. jjjg j^ tjjjg house, * which is called by & '34- 15. my name, and say, We are delivered Seech^M^g.' to do all these abominations ? Is 1 this 1. 1 Comp. house, which is called by my name, Isai. 56. 7. , , /-..it: rated Matt, bccome 'a den of ^robbers m your Marku I eyes? Behold, even I have seen //, Luke 19. 46. saith the Lord. But go ye now unto 12 7.^22. ^^''^' ' my place which was in ' " Shiloh, Oudg.18.31. v-yyhere I set my name at the first, Se'eYosh^'ie.!. and see '^'what I did to it for the wick- '^Ii'm'"' edness of my people Israel. And now, 13 Sam. 4. 10, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, ^rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and ^I called you, but ye answered not; therefore will I do unto 14 Sceisa!'.5o.2. tliis liouse, which is called by my name, 'i2^" Comp. wherein ye trust, and unto ^the place 1 Kin. 9. 7 which I save to you and to your fathers, *2Kin.i7.6, .r ,° , ^ ry, .y -. A J T 23. ^as I have done to Shiloh. And lis Hos.' 4^7.'' ■"'il' cast you out of my sight, ^'as I &S.9. i&e.V have cast out all your brethren, a'en the whole seed of •= Ephraim. '^ There- 16 fore ''pray not thou for this people, '^ neither lift up "= cry nor prayer for them, neither "^make intercession to me: cfor I iLnll not hear thee. Seest thou 17 not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem ? The is children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women s knead their dough, ^ to make cakes to the " ' queen of heaven, and ^^Xo pour out liaruc'h 6. 43. drink offerings unto other gods, ' that ?Or,/"i"K, ^f^^y ™^y provoke me to anger. "Do 19 or, ivork- t;hey provoke me to anger ? saith the heaven. LoRD : " do tiicy not provokc themselves 1 K^n.''23. 13. °to ''''^ confusion of their own faces? kch. 19. 13. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; 20 ?iKrn'.'i4."' Behold, Pmine anger and my fury shall *'ch' ^' ^^ poured out upon this place, upon cb. /I'.^V^ man, PPand upon beast, and upon the \-^Xt'-^oX. fees of the field, and upon the fruit of &44.'3. 8. the ground; and it shall burn, pi and &\(>'.^iJ' shall not be (juenched. •n Job 35. 6. » Comp. Deut. 32. 16, 21. o See 2 Chr. 32. 21. So. ch. 51. 51. P 2 Chr. 34. 25. ch. 42. 18. & 44. 6. So Lam. 4. 11. pp See ch. 12. 4. « ch. 17. 27. 12. I c ch. II. 14. **ch. 14. II. See Job 21. 15. Coinp. Ex. 32. 10. Deut. 9. 14. ch. 4. 28. & 15- I. I John 5. 16. • I Kin. 8. 28. fch. 15. II (Hob.). & 36. 25. See Isai. 59. 16. » Hos. 7. 4. Comp. 21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; "■ Put your burnt offer- ings unto your sacrifices, and ■'''eat flesh. 22 ^ For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, ' ' concerning burnt offerings or sacri- 23fices: but this thing commanded I them, saying, ^ " Obey my voice, and " I will be your God, and ye shall be my peo- ple : and " walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that ^ it may 24 be well unto you. y But they heark- ened not, nor inclined their ear, y but ^ walked in the counsels and * in the ' imagination of their evil heart, and ' ■> went backward, and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, '^ I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, "^'' daily 26 rising up early and sending (hem : ^ yet they hearkened not unto me, ^nor in- clined their ear, but f hardened their neck r ^they did worse than their fa- 37thers. Therefore '"thou shalt speak all these words unto them ; but they will not hearken to thee: 'thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer 28 thee. But thou shalt say unto them, This IS a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, ''nor re- ceiveth " correction : ' truth is perished, and is cut off" from their mouth. 29 ■" Cut off thine " hair, O Jenisahm, and cast it away, and take up a lamen- tation on "high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the genera- 30 tion of his wrath. For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord: p they have set their abomi- nations in the house i which is called 31 by my name, Pto pollute it. 'And they have built the high places of ^Tophet, which is in ' the valley of the son of Hinnom, " to bum their sons and their daughters in the fire; ■''' which I com- manded them not, neither * came it into 32 my heart. '"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called ^Tophet, nor 'the val- ley of the son of Hinnom, but the val- ley of slaughter : •'' for they shall bury 33 in Tophet, till there be no place. And y the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; ^and none 34 shall " fray them away. Then will ^ I Seelsai.i7.2. * i Macc.14.12 [Engl.). SeeEcclus. 22. 20. *> rSoIsai.i.ii. ch. 6. 20. & 14. 12. Amos 5. 21. Comp. Hos. 8. 13. Zech. 7. 6. '■•■ Comp. ch. II. 15. ^ ch. II. 4, 7. ' Hos. 6. 6. See Ps. 40. 6. & Prov. 15. 8. t Heb. coti- centing the matter of. ch. 14. 6. " Ex. 15. 26. Deut. 6. 3. ^SeeEx. 19.5. & Lev, 26. 12. * See Deut. 5- 33- ^ ch. 42, 6. See Deut. 4. 40. y ver. 26. SoPs. 81. II. Seech. 34. 14. « Ps. 81. 12. * Seech, 3. 17, » Or, stiib- I'ornncss. t Heb. were. ^ So ch. 2. 19, 27, &8, 5. & 15. 6. & 32. 33. Hos. 4. 16. c See 2 Chr. 36- 15- ^ ver. 13, * ver. 24. See ch. 25. 4, So ch. 6. 10. f See 2 Chr. 30. 8. E ch. 16. 12. h Seech, i. 7. i See ver. 13. •^ Seech. 5.3. II Or, instruction^ ch. 17. 23. & 32. 33. Zeph. 3. 7. 1 So ch. 9. 3. ^SeeJobi.20, " See Num. 6. 4 marg. 0 See ch. 3. 2. P ch. 32. 34 1 Heb.). SoEzek.7.20. See 2 Kin. 21. 4> 7- SiEzek. 5. II. 1 See ver. 10. r ch. 19. 5. & 32- 35- s See 2 Kin. 23. 10. * See Josh. 18. 16. & ch. 2. 23. Comp. ch. -M. 40. "SoPs. 106.38. * Deut. 17. 3. t Heb. came it upon my hea rt, 2 Kin. 12. 4. F.zek. 38. 10. SoKzek.11.5. w ch. 19. 6. ^ ch. 19. II. Comp ch. 8.2. Ezek. 6. 5. > See DeuL 28. 26l & ch. 34.20. Comp. ch. 12. 9. *■ Soch. 9.22. Secl&^-i6.i So ch. 9. 6. P So ch. 5. 3. 1 Comp. 2 Pet. 3. 9. ■■ ch. 22. 1 7. & 23. 10 in the Heb. ■ Heb. as Isai. 30. 28. Ezek. 13. II, 13. 'Sojob3<3.2i. " So Isai. 1.3. V See Job 39. ■3- y See CanL 2. 12. • Isai. 38. 14. • cK 5. 4, 5- S0Isai.27.11. fa Comp. Rom. 2. 17,18. II Or, Me Jalse pen 0/ the scribes ■worketh/or /alsefwod. Comp. Isai. 10. I. «SeePs,4S.i. i Or, Have tfcey been a- shained, &'c. As ver. 12. d See I Cor. Jo% ; e Job 5. 13. ch. 6. II. t Heb. till •wisdom af •what thing. f To ver. 12, ch, 6. 12 — 15. cause to "^ cease from the cities of Ju- dah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, "^the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, ^ the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride : for "= the land shall be desolate. II. ** John 3- 29. * So Lev. 26. 31, 33. ch. 27. 17. & 44. 2. ii ch. 22. 5- At that time, saith the Lord, ='they shall bring out the bones of *> the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves : and ^ they shall spread 2 them before "^the sun, and the moon, and ^ all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have serv- ed, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and '''whom they have worshipped : ^they shall not be gathered, s nor be buried; "^ they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. And ' death shall be chosen ra- 3 ther than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all "^ the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts. Moreover thou shalt say unto them, ^ Thus saith the Lord; 'Shall they fall, and not arise ? shall he turn away, and not return ? Why then is this people of s Jerusalem ■" slidden back by a perpetual "backsliding? ° they hold fast deceit, P they refuse to return. I 1 hearkened 6 and heard, but they spake not aright : no man repented him of his wicked- ness, saying, What have I done ? every one turned to "■ his course, as the horse ^rusheth 'into the battle. Yea, "the 7 "stork in the heaven knoweth her ap- pointed times ; and v the turtle and ^the crane and ^ the swallow observe the time of their coming ; but " •' my people know not the judgment of the Lord. How do ye say. We are wise, and '' the 8 law of the Lord is with us ? Lo, cer- tainly ' in vain made he /// •= the pen of the scribes is in vain. ' '' The wise 9 men are ashamed, they are dismayed and ' taken : lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord ; and ' what wsdom is in them ? Therefore f will I give 10 their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them : for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have n Eccles. 10. 4. !■ So Job 39. 20 (Heb.). ' ch. 4. 15. See ch. I. 13. ' ch. 49. 21. & 50. 46. & 51. 28 in tail tinf ^^' ^'''■ an mac useech.13.27. healed the hurt of the daughter of my Jor/« ^■^' people slightly, saying. Peace, ■pea.ce ; g-ai/imng i .2 when there is no peace. Were they f^^'^"';^^"^- ashamed when they had committed abo- See Ps. 26.9. mination ? nay, sthey were not at all ch. e!"!.' ashamed, neither could they blush : ^'J^^'-.s- 1.^- therefore shall they fall among them Comp.^' '' that fall: in the time of their visitation Luke i^' 6* they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. ' isai. i. 30. 13 ' I will surely consume them, saith the see c^'i^is. Lord : •> there shall be ' "^ no grapes on ° ^^e ch. 48. 1 • u ,- ^ r 1 2 marg. the vme, " nor figs on the fig tree, and » ch. 9. 15. 'the leaf shall fade; and the things that LaSj.^f," I have given them shall pass away from Hos. 10. 4 14 them. Why do we sit still ? ™ assemble AnTos 6. 12. yourselves, and ""let us enter into the '^^\ defenced cities, and ° let us be silent 1 Or^ foism. there : for the Lord our God hath put f"j^''"' us to silence, and given us "water of''ch 14. 19. ' gall to drink, because we have sinned 11:^°^^°'^ ' 15 against the Lord, p We looked for ("'^•'•'i"- ^ , , , f. "^ See Prov. peace, but no good came ; and for a ^^ 22. & time of 1 health, and behold trouble. 16"^ The snorting of his horses was heard ^ from Dan : ' the whole land trembled at the sound of "the neighing of "his strong ones ; for they are come, and '"have devoured the land, and is in it; the city, and those that dwell 'Judg. 5%2. 17 therein. For behold, "I will send ser- 47.'3''&]o!ti. pents, " cockatrices, among you, which .'-='"'• '-'s will not be y charmed, and ^ they shall " See ch. ' bite you, saith the Lord. tHebW''- 18 When I would comfort myself against >"" thereof. 19 sorrow, ^ my heart is faint * in me. Be- isli"34.^'i! hold the voice of the cxy of the daughter ^^'^- '°- of my people * because of them that Ezek.'i2. 19. dwell in "^a far country: Is not the Scomp?'*'' Lord in Zion ? is not '' her king in her ? Lev. 26. 22. Why have they '' provoked me to anger i see Pr'ov.'' with their graven images, and with p- 3'- 20 strange vanities? The harvest is past, the 10. n. summer is ended, and we are not saved, t itar "5.*" 2t'=For the hurt of '^'^the daughter of my Lam. i. 22. people am I hurt ; ^ I am black ; astonish- tHcb' k/*^^. 22 ment hath taken hold on me. Is there no ' '^=''- *'' , , , , . ^. ., , . , , . . cattse o/^the "balm m Oilead ; is there no physician country 0/ there? why then is not 'the health of fthe '^"}"Zff. daughter of my people ' recovered ? fJ^'i"' "' c Comp. Isai. 39. 3. d See Deut. 32. 21. "ch. 14. 17. So ch. la 19. fver. 11, 19,22. Seech. g.i. 8Job 5. 11.& 30.28(v/hich?ee). ch. 14.2: orcomp. Lam. 4. 8. Joel 2. 6. Nahum2. 10. fa Gen. 37. 25. &43. 11. ch. 46. 11.&51.8. Ezek. 27. 17. * See Isai. 58. 8. t Heb. gone up? 1 Chr. 24. 13. ch. 30. 17. & 33. 6. 'O ^that my head were waters, and IX. mine eyes a fountain of tears, l^f^i^my That I might weep day and night for head, &'c. the slain of ''the daughter of my uluii^. 29, people! ^soPs.ii9. 136. Isai. 22.4. ch.4. 19. & 13. 17. & 14. 17. ver. 18. Lam.1.2, i6. & 2.n, i8. & 3. 48. fa Isai. 22. 4. ch. 8. 19, 2t, 22. & 14. 17- ver. 7. Lam. 2. 11. & 3. 48. (677) 86 Chap. ix. 2. JEREMIAH. Chap. ix. 21. ki-ch. « ch. 5. 7, 8. & 23. 10. Hos. 7. 4. *1 See Lev. °%3*V ■ « See Isai. 21. 2. fSeePs, 64. a- So Isai. 59. 4, II, IS- Comp. ver. 8. ch. 18. 18. 8Soch. 7. 28. ^ Hos. 4. I, » So ver. 6. Isai. I. 3. See Judg. 2. 10. ^ ch. 12. 6. Mic. 7. 5, 6. See Ps. 41. 9. I Or, friend. Gen. 38. 12, &c. I Gen. 27. 36. >" ch. 6. 28. See Lev. 19. 16. H Or, mock. I Kin. 18. 27. Job 13. 9. n See 2 Sam. 7. 14. o So ch. 8. 5. P See Isai. 1. 25- 1 See ch. 6. 27. r Ho.';. II. 8. » See Ps. 57. 4- '. So Ps. 12. 2, 3- & 120. 3, 4. "SeePs.28.3. t Heb. in the midst of him. Heb. as Gen. 41. 21 marg. » Hos. 7. 6. 1 Or, WdjV yi^r kiiit. * ch. 5. 9, 29. ^Seecli.12.4. I Or, pastures. See Ps. 65. 12. y ch. 23. lo (Heb.). Joel I. 19. ifOr, desolate. ^ ver. 12. See ch. 2. 15. t Heb. yViJWi thefenvl even to, &t'c. * ch. 4. 25. bSoIsai.25.2. c ch. 10. 22. & 49- 33- & 51. 37- «i Sec Ps. 44, 19. t Heb. desolation, ch. 10. 22. & 34. 22. &44. 6. O that I had in the wilderness a 2 lodging place of ''''wayfaring men; That I might leave my people, and go from them ! For '^they be all adulterers, ''an as- sembly of = treacherous meri. And ^they bend their tongues like 3 their how for lies : But sthey are not valiant for "^the truth upon the earth; For they proceed from evil to evil, And'^'theyknownotme, saiththeLoRD. ''Take ye heed every one of his < "neighbour, And ''trust ye not in any brother: For every brother 'will utterly supplant, And every neighbour "'will walk with slanders. And they will "deceive every one his [ neighbour, And will not speak the truth: They have taught their tongue to speak lies, And weary themselves "to commit inicjuity. Thine habitation is in the midst of > deceit; "Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts. Behold, I will Pmelt them, and itry them; For "'how shall I do for i^the daughter of my people? '^ Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; 'it speaketh deceit: C«<;" speak eth peaceably to his neigh- bour with his mouth. But *in heart "he layeth "his wait. "Shall I not visit them for these t /lings 1 saith the Lord: Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? For the mountains will I take up a i weeping and wailing. And "for the ">' habitations of the wilderness a lamentation. Because they are "^ burnt up, so that none can pass through than; Neither can men hear the voice of the cattle ; 'Both ^the fowl of the heavens and the beast ^'Are fled; they are gone. And I will make Jerusalem ''heaps, 1 and^di den of ''dragons; And I will make the cities of Judah ♦desolate, without an inhabitant. =Who is the wise man, that may un- « Ps. 107. 43, derstand this? Solii.'ts.'is, And 7o/io is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it. For what the land perisheth And ^\s burnt up like a wilderness, fver. 10. that none passeth through? And the Lord saith, Because ethey « See Ps. 89 have forsaken my law which I set ^"' before them, And have not obeyed my voice, nei- ther walked therein; But ''have walked after the "'imagi- tseech. 3. nation of their own heart, J^^ j,,^^_ And after Baalim, 'which their fathers bortlness. taught them : Gai°Ti4, Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, ''I 7oiil feed them, am this people, 'with wormwood, And ""give them water of gall to drink. "I "will scatter them also among the heathen, Pwhom neither they nor °gS=« l='- their fathers have known : ~ " So Ps. 80. 5. ' Deut.29.18. ch. 23. 15. Lam. 3. 15,19. See Prov.5.4. "> See ch. 8. 14- 0 Deut. 28. And "II will send a sword after them, p''^, till I have consumed them. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, SoEze^'."' P See ch. 15. Seech. 14. 12. r 2 Chr. 35. th^t |5g- Eccles. Consider ye, and call for ''the mourn- 1 ing uiomen, that they may come ; And send for cunning toonien, they may come : "• s- And let them make haste, and take &'34.V up a wailing for us, ^,™''^ 5- is. I o ' Matt. 9. 23. That *our eyes may run down 7vtfn Mark 5. 38. tpav« 'ch. 14. 17. Lcai3, ^ s^g Ygr. I. And our eyelids gush out with waters. For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, 'How are we spoiled! 'ch. 4. 13. We are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land. Because our dwellings have "cast us "Rather as nut ^^"- ^- " out. (Heb.). Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women. And let your ear receive the word of his mouth. And teach your daughters wail- ing. And every one her neighbour lamen- tation. For death is come up into our win- dows, and is entered into our palaces. To cut off "the children "from with- 'ch. 6. n. 7 „ 1 „ r 1 Comp. out, (?;/(/ "the young men "from the Prov. 5. 16. streets. (678) Chap. ix. 22. JEREMIAH. Chap. x. 14- »Seech. 8. 2. y Comp. Lev. 23. 10. Job 5. 26. 'Soch. 7. 33. a So Prov. 3. 5. & 21. 30. Eccles. 9. n. Ecclus. 10.22, b Cited generally 1 Cor. I. 31. 2 Cor. 10. 17. ' Ps. 34- 2 (Heb.). ; v». 22. '^ See Jobs. lo. "his treasures. Comp. Job 38. 28. lOr, ^^/or rain. ■n Job 38. 23. 2 Esdr. 6. 40. Ecclus. 43- 14. n See ver. 8. D Or, is tnore brutish than to know. Comp. Rom. I. 22. » Isai. i. 29- & 4«- I7- & -t^- "• ^ *S P Hab. 2. 18 So ch. 13. 25. See Rom. i. 25. Every man "'is brutish in his know- ledge: Every founder °is confounded by the graven image : For his molten image p/V falsehood, and 'ithere is no breath in them. Prov. 30. 16 in the Heb. 1 Ps. 135. 17. Hab I679) 86-2 Chap. x. 15. ' See ch. 2. 5. " Wisd.14.11. 'See Ps. 1 6. 5. JEREMIAH. Chap. xi. 14. ° So Deut. 32- 9- See Ps. 74. 2. * Isai. 47. 4. "i SI- i5- & 54. 5- ch. 31. 3S. t 32. 18. = 50. 34- * Comp. ch. 6. I. Ezek. 12. 3. t Heb. ittkabitress. See ch.21.13. * See Isai. 37- 25. y I Sam. 25. 29. So ch. 16. 13. " ch. 16. 21. «Deut. 28.52 (Heb.). » See ch. 29. 14. ■^ Soch. 4. ig. & 8. 21. &9. I. ^ ch. 14. 17. & 30. 12. Nah. 3. 19. <* Ps. 77. 10 (Heb.). « Mic. 7. 9. f ch. 4. 20 (Heb.). Comp. Isai. 54. 2. ff See ch. 31. 15- B See ch. 2. 5 (Engl.). & 23. 1. *> See ver. 8. 1 ch. 23. 5. 6 50. 9 (Heb. 5: See Deut. 29. 9. k Nah. 3. 19. 2 Mace. 4. 39, & 8.7 (Engl.). 1 Seech. 1,13. " See ch. 9. ir. "Prov. 20.24. Comp. Prov. 16. I. 0 SeePs. 119. So Prov. 3. 6. Pch. 30. 11. & 46. 28 in the Heb. So Ps. 6. I. & 38. 1. t Heb. di- mifiisk me. Lev. 25. 16. Num. 26. 54. 1 ver. 25. Ps. 79. 6, 7. So Ecclus. 36. 3. 7- 'Job 18. 21. See 1 Thes, 4- S. ■ ch. 8. j6. & 30. 16. See Ps. 14. 4. ' Isai. 65. 10. ch. 23. 3 in the Heb. "■They are vanity, and the work of 15 errors : In the time of nheir visitation =they shall perish. 'The portion of Jacob is not like 16 them : For he is the former of all things; And "Israel is the rod of his inherit- ance: " The Lord of hosts is his name. "Gather up thy wares out of the 17 land, O 'inhabitant of "the fortress. For thus saith the Lord, is Behold, y\ will sling out the inhabit- ants of the land ^^at this once, And will =^ distress them, ''that they may find it so. ^Woe is me for my hurt! "^my wound 19 is grievous : ■^But I said. Truly this is a grief, and = 1 must bear it. fMy tabernacle is spoiled, and all my 20 cords are broken : My children are gone forth of me, and fthey are not : There is none to stretch forth my tent any more. And to set up fmy curtains. For sthe pastors "^are become brutish, 21 And have not sought the Lord: Therefore they shall not 'prosper; And all their flocks shall be scattered. Behold, the noise of the "^ bruit is 22 come, And a great commotion out of 'the north country, To make the ""cities of Judah deso- late, ^«d""aden of dragons. O Lord, I know that "the way of 23 man is not in himself: // is not in man that walketh "to direct his steps. O Lord, Pcorrect me, but with judg- 24 ment; Not in thine anger, lest thou 'bring me to nothing. iPour out thy fury upon the heathen 25 "■that know thee not, And upon the families that call not on thy name : For they have * eaten up Jacob, and '^devoured him, and consumed him, And have made his 'habitation deso- late. The word that came to Jeremiah from 2 the Lord, saying, ^ Hear ye the words of ^this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of 3 Jerusalem; and say thou unto them. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; ''Cursed i^ So DeuL 27. 26. Gal. 3. 10. c See Deut. .1. 20. •» Lev. 26. 3, 12. ch. 7, 22, 23. ver. 7. e So Deut. 7. 12, 13. Ps. 105. 9,10. f ch. 32. 22. See Ex. 3. 8. Deut. 27. 15 —26. f ch. 33. 10. B ver. 8. Rom. 2. 13. James i. 22. h See 2 Chr. 36. 15. ' See ch. 34. 14. ''Seech. 3. 17. 11 Or, k stub- hornness. ' Ezek. 22.25. See Isai. 8. 12 [Heb.). Comp. Hos. 6. 9. °>SoPs.79.8. ch. 17. 23. " Deut. 31. 16, 20. t Heb. to g& forth of. I Sam. 14.41. o ver. 14. See Prov. 1. 28. t Heb. ez'il. ver. 14, See ch. 2. 28. p ch. 2. 28. t Hch.sluiMe. ch. 3. 24. Hos. 9. 10. See Judg. 6. 32 marg. 1 See ch. 7. 16. (680} Chap. xi. 15. JEREMIAH. Chap. xii. 15. t Heb. evil, q neither lift up a cr^' or prayer for them : ■■ Comp." " for °I will not hear than in the time that fsai'°'i'i*i2. '^'^^y "^T ""^'o ™s f*^"" ths''' 'trouble. tHeb: «>//<./ "-'What hath ^my beloved to do in 15 ^lrv''ed7nmy mine housc, seeing "she hath wTought ^""Si lewdness nnth many, and "the holy flesh Sec Ps.' 60! 5'. is passed from thee? 'when thou doest jf.^lr''"'' evil, nhen thou rejoicest. The Lord ,6 >'Hagg.2.i2. called thy name, "A green olive tree, ch.°^'2i. fair, and of goodly fruit : with the noise \ Or, ■when Qf ^ great "tumult he hath kindled fire thy evil IS. H , , , r ■ i-SeeProv. upon It, and ythe branches of it are »Set'ps.52.8. broken. For the Lord of hosts, ^ that 17 » Ezek. 1. 24 planted thee, hath pronounced evil a- jRom.'i. 17. gainst thee, for the evil of the house of ch^'l;"' Israel and of the house of Judah, which "Seech.?. 18. they have done against themselves *to SerR?v."'6.' provoke me to anger in offering incense « ch. 18. 18. unto Baal. And the Lord hath given is ■isre^ii.s'o.s. me knowledge of it, and I know it: then • Comp. tj^Qu shewedst me their doings. But 1 19 ^Tisd. 2. IQ. t Heb. tiie was ^like a lamb or an ox that is brought 'hu^fwiad. to the slaughter ; and I knew not that fch. 5. 17. "^they had devised devices against me, MattTis.i?. ^saying, ^Let us destroy 'sthe tree with tSoisai.53.8. tj^g ff^it; thereof, and ''let us cut him off ' oCC* S 27.1 "l. . . . J Ps. 83. 4. from 'the land of the living, J that his ^^°j,'^''j'j''°' name may be no more remembered. See k. 7. 9. But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest 20 "S^i'sam! righteously, ''that ' triest the reins and 16. 7. "the heart, "let me see thy vengeance n Qxi. 20. 12. J >SeePs. yea, they have taken root: 'they grow, '7' J' c yea, they bring forth fruit : fthou art e Job 12. 6. .''.•' . o , . . , . & 21. 7—17. near in their mouth, and far from their fs^,' 36.' '' '' reins. But thou, O Lord, ? knowest 3 &'73. 3—7- me : thou hast seen me, and ''tried mine & 92. 7. ch. 5. 28. Hab. I. 4, 13. Mai. 3. 15. ^ Lam. i. 5 (Heb.). e ver. 6. See Is.-ii. 21. 2. t Heb. they go on. ' See Isai. 29, 13. K See Ps. 139. i. So ch. 15. 15. li Ps. 17. 3 (Heb.). See ch. 6. 27. heart ' towards thee : 'pull them out ''like \^^^t,^^ sheep for the slaughter, and ' prepare As ver. i. 4 them for ""the day of slaughter. How 8^6^„4°rg*!' long shall " the land mourn, and the |^ Comp. herbs of every field wither, "for the rseech.'6.4. wickedness of them that dwell therein ? " See James Pthe beasts are consumed, and the "Seech.4.2S. birds; because they said, He shall not ■°''"-"- see our last end. ch. 9. 10. & 23. 10. 5 If thou hast run with the footmen, pSo 0^4.25! and they have wearied thee, then how | '■ °°- canst thou pp contend with horses? and if Hos. 4! 3. in the land of peace, loherein thou Rom!''8. 22. trustedst, t/iey 'cvearied thee, then how "'^''■,''^- '5 wilt thou do in 1 the swelling of Jordan? qch. 49. 19. 6 For even 'thy brethren, and the house ^ech '*■'■ of thy father, even they have •= dealt iHeb.). ' treacherously with thee; yea, "they have ^o Josh. 3. called a multitude after thee: ^beheve i Chr. 12. 15. them not, though they speak 'fair uiords ]ohlk. n. unto thee. &'(^\t I 7 I have forsaken mine house, I have 'Seech. 9. 4. ■ left 'mine heritage; I have given 'the ci°"f.' 19, 21. dearly beloved of mv soul into the hand " Or, Mp- /-I • .Ar- !■ • . cried after 8 of her enemies. ' Mine heritage is unto thce/uiiy. me as a lion in the forest; it ' 'crieth out J^^,^' '• '"• against me : therefore have I hated it. ch. 4. 5 9 Mine heritage is unto me as a 'speckled i prov.'rf. 25. "bird, "the birds round about (zn- against tHeb. ^o<\/ her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of So'"2^km. 10 the field, ''come to devour. Many ^J- ^^• "pastors have destroyed "my vineyard, 'Seeisai. 19. >'they have trodden my portion under ViifA,. foot, they have made my 'pleasant por- the love. iition a desolate wilderness. They have ior'i yetielh. made it desolate, and being desolate "it ^"^^j};^,,^ mourneth unto me ; the whole land is his voice. made desolate, because no man ^layeth l^o^^'s^' '^ 12 it to heart. The spoilers are come upon ^^Or, taioned. Sec Xs^i all high places through the wilderness: 46. n. ' for the sword of the Lord sha// de\our '^/2/i/»'"' from the one end of the land even to the come, other end of the land : no flesh sha/l Vi'^dlX 13 have peace. ^ They have sown wheat, Soch. 7. 33. but shall reap thoms: ''they have put Rev.'il'i^" themselves to pain, but shall not profit : "^^"^-^^^ -^j g and 'they shall be ashamed of "^your (Engi). revenues ''because of the fierce anger of s'e p'sf 80.' i.' the Lord. J {|^j; 63. is. 14 Thus saith the Lord against all <=mine fortimo/ evil neighbours, ^that touch the inherit- l"^*^'; ^ ^^ ance ?which I have caused my people & 25. 34. Israel to inherit; Behold, I w^ill pluck ^,^"5'"'- them out of their land, and pluck out « So Lev. 20. the house of Judah from among them, ^^^^j ^j ^g^ 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I Mic. 6. 15. = ^ H.igg. I. 6. I" Comp. Isai. 55. 2. Hab. 2. 13. I [Or, ye\ But comp. ch. 17. i, 2. 0 Rom. 6. 21. <1 ch. 4. 8, 26. & 25. 37, 38. & 30- 24- & 49 37- & 5'- 45- Lam. I. 12. & 4. II. « Comp. Ps. 137. 7. ch. 40. 14. Ezek. 25. 6— 12. Obad. 10—15. f Zech. 2. 8. Comp. ch. 2. 3. « ch. 3. 18 (Heb.). (681) Chap. xii. i6. JEREMIAH. Chap. xni. 27. >> ch. 33. 26. have plucked them out, ^ I will return, 30*3. °'"' and ''have compassion on them, and isecch.24.6. hiyviii bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. And it shall come to pass, if they will m diligently learn the ways of my people, i>Seech.4.2. kfo swear by my name. The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall 'they be built in the midst of my people. But "if 17 they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord. 1 See I Pet, 2. 5. ™ Comp. Isai. 60. 12, XIII. About B.C. 602. Cofnp. ver. 18. » Comp. Ex. 28. 39. Lev. 16. 4. ** Comp. Acts 21. II. •^ Comp. Isai. 20. 2. ch. 19. I. & 27. 2. Kzek.4.1 — 5. & 5. 1—4- & 12. 3 — II. & 24- 3—5- ^ Isai. 7. 19. ch. 16. 16. ^ ver. 9. ch. 18. 4. f" ver. 10. Ezek. 15. 4. s Comp. Ps. 137. 1. h See Lev. 26. ig. 1 ch. 16. II, 12. See ch. 3. 17. B Or, ' stud- bontftess. ^ SoEx.19.5. 1 ch. 33. 9 (Heb.). _ ™ See Isai. 55- 13- " Zeph. 3. 20. " Isai. 62. 7. p ch. 48. 12. 4 See ch. 25. '■ Comp. Ezek. 11.2,3, Thus saith the Lord unto me. Go and get thee ^a linen '^girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. ■^So I got a girdle, according to the word 2 of the Lord, and put it on my loins. And the word of the Lord came unto 3 me the second time, saying. Take the 4 girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in ''a hole of the rock. So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as 5 the Lord commanded me. And it came 6 to pass after many days, that the Lord said unto me. Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. Then 7 I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where 1 had hid it: and behold, the girdle <^was marred, it fwas profitable for no- thing. Then the word of the Lord 8 came unto me, saying, Thus saith the 9 Lord, e After this manner will I "^mar ''the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. This evil people, which 10 refuse to hear my words, which 'walk in the "imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which ''is good for nothing. Forn as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; i=that t/iiy might be unto me for a people, and '"'"for a name, and '""for a praise, and 'for a glory: but they would not hear. Therefore thou shalt speak unto them 12 this word; Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, p Every bottle 1 shall be filled wiih wine: and "^they shall say unto thee. Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled wi/h wine? Then .shalt thou say unto them. Thus 13 saith the Lord, Behold, I wi/l fill all ^chi7--9.=o- the inhabitants of this land, even *the .See ch.'2. 26. kings that sit upon David's throne, and | ^^i 2* '^the priests, and ^the prophets, and all J^E'ek. 23.33. the inhabitants of Jerusalem, '^with socii.^^.i. Mdnmkenness. And "I will dash them l^j^^'.^Xr ♦one against another, even the fathers brother. and the sons together, saith the Lord: f^/.f"""' I will not pity, nor spare, nor have tHeb./w;« ., f 1 destroy tns; mercy, 'but destroy them. tium. 15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: '^" J"*"^' 16 for the Lord hath spoken. '"Give glory " Amos 5. 8. to the Lord your God, before "he cause seeKs. 139. darkness, and before your feet stumble '= 'T'lrg. ,11 ■ 1 1 ■! So Isai. 5. 30. upon the dark mountains, and, while "ye &8. 22. look for light, he turn it into >'the shadow ^^_^3. ". of death, and make // ^gross darkness. Deut. 23. 29. 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall ai^j',. '"^ weep in secret places for _>w^r =' pride; ^ See isai. and ''mine eye shall weep sore, and run j'ch*2. 6. down 7vith tears, because the Lord's f"/;"^^;,^; 18 flock is carried away captive. Say unto ■ Job 33. 17. nhe king and to '^''the queen, Humble ccomf.'*'' yourselves, sit down: for your "princi- 2Km. 24. 12. palities shall come down, a'en ''the crown d see'i Kin. 19 of your glory. The cities of the south l\-^]\^ shall be "^shut up, and none shall open /<>«. ///(';;/.■ Judah shall be carried away cap- ^ IT.'-^t"^' tive all of it, it shall be wholly carried 's-'j- «?. |. . ' .,- .^ ^ J So Is-ii. 28. 5. =0 away captive. Lift up your eyes, and Lam. 5. 16. behold ethem that come from the north: gJ,"'''^ *j'- where is the flock that was given thee. See ch. 1.13. =,thy beautiful flock? What wilt thou 'Jj,*"- """ say when he shall 'punish thee? for thou i^"" '^'j- '• =s. hast taught them to be '■captains, (jW & ,2. 5', 6'in' as 'chief over thee: •= shall not sorrows ['l^^'^'J' 5 22 take thee, as a woman in travail? And i'Seech.6.24. if thou say in thine heart, 'Wherefore \ftlr.^li''^ come these thitizs upon me? For the Nah. 3.5- ^ 1 9 ^ . . . 1 So Lam. i. 8. greatness of thine iniquity are ""thy secisai.3.17. skirts discovered, and thy heels 'made fo';_ '>,„/, 23 bare. Can the Ethiopian change \i\s he violently skin, or "the leopard his spots? "then s'oLamT'^. may ye also do good, that are 'accus- ° See Cant. 24tomed to do evil. Therefore will I -Comp. scatter them Pas the stubble that passeth tHcKto^i-f/. away by the wind of the wilderness, ch. 2. 24. 25iThis is thy lot, the portion of thy fg" '"'• *• measures from me, saith the Lord; be- g^^^ps^/^' cause ■■ thou hast forgotten me, and 4 so job '20.' 26 trusted in ^falsehood. Therefore will I p^^- ^^ ^ discover ""'thy skirts upon thy face, that ■■Seech.2.32. 27 "thy shame may appear. I have seen t si:"Ho°!'2.' thine adulteries, and thy 'neighings, the ^° lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine v^h. s. 16.' abominations "on the hills in the fields. ?l;'ecii'2 fi. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem ! ^w'ilt thou 'Ezek. 24.13 not be made clean? 'when shall it once i h' b. V'<»' Ij^ 2 when yet i i68a) Chap. xiv. i. JEREMIAH. Chap. xiv. 22. XIV. About B.C. 601. ' ch. 7. 22. t Heb. tlu- words 0/ the dearths, or, restraints. b ch. 17. 8. « Lam. I. 4, So Isai. 3, 26. d Lam. 2. 8. See Isai. i6. 8. « ch. 8. 21. f See Ps. 144. 1+ 8 So I Sam. 5. 12. 1> ch. 48. 4. • Ps. 40. 14. k See 2 Sam. 15. 30. * See ch. 3. 3. " Job 39. I. Ps. 29. 9. ^ See ch. 2. 24- o See Ps. 44. 19, or Ps. 74. 13. P ver. 21. See Ps. 25. II. M See ch. 2. 19. ■■ See ver. 20. s ch. 17. 13. So Ps. 71. 5. ch. 50. 7. Ecclus.34.14. * ch. 9. 2. " Comp. Isai. 59. I. ^ See Ex. 29. 45. t Heb. thy name is catt- ed upon us. ch. 7. 10, II, 14. 3°. & 15. 16. Dan. 9. 18, 19. So ch. 25. 29. " Eph. 3. 15. * Ps.119.121. y Hos. 8. 13. * Hos. 9. 9. * See ch. 7. 16. ** ch. 21. 10. & 24. 5, 6. & 39. 16. & 44. 27. So ch. 15. II. See Ps. 86. 17. ^ See Prov. I. 28. Comp. Isai. 58. 3. '^ So ch. 6. 20. & 7. 21, 22. " ch. 16. 4. & 44. 27. See ver. 15. So ch. 9. 16. f ch. 24. 10. & 27. 8, 13. & 32- =4, 36. & 34- 17- Ezek. 14. 21. See ch. 15. 2. "See ch.4. 10. t Heb. feace o/truth. •» See ch. 6. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah ^^ concerning •''the dearth. Judah mourneth, and "^the gates 2 thereof ''languish; 'They are black unto the ground; And fthe cry of Jerusalem sis gone up. And their nobles have sent ■" their 3 little ones to the waters : They came to the pits, and found no water; They returned "u'i/h their vessels empty; 'They were ashamed and confounded, and ''covered their heads. Because the ground is chapt, 4 For 'there was no rain in the earth, The plowmen were ashamed, ''they covered their heads. Yea, '"the hind also calved in the 5 field, and forsook //, Because there was no grass. And "the wild asses did stand in the 6 high places, ""They snuffed up the wind like "dragons; Their eyes did fail, because ikere was no grass. O Lord, though our iniquities testify 7 against us, do thou // Pfor thy name's sake: for lour backslidings are many; ■■we have sinned against thee. *0 the 8 hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as 'a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? Why shouldest thou 9 be as a man astonied, as a mighty man ^that cannot save? yet 'thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and '"we are called by thy name; ^ leave us not. Thus saith the Lord mito this people, 10 Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore ythe Lord doth not accept them; y^he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. Then said the Lord h unto me, ^Pray not for this people ''for their good. <^When they fast, I will not 12 hear their cry; and ''when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but 'I will consume them by "^the sword, and by ""the famine, and by ''the pestilence. sThen said I, Ah Lord God! behold, 13 the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you 'assured '■ peace in this place. Then the Lord 14 said unto me, The prophets 'prophesy lies in my name : ■> I sent them not, nei- ther have I commanded them, neither spake unto them : they prophesy unto you a false vision and ''divination, and a thing of nought, and 'the deceit of := their heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that pro- phesy in my name, and JI sent them not, "yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; "By sword and famine shall those prophets be con- iDSumed. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and "they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour 17 their wickedness upon them. Therefore thou shall say this word unto them; PLet mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and ilet them not cease : For the virgin ■'daughter of my people is broken tt'ith a great breach, with a very ^grievous blow. iS If I go forth into 'the field, then be- hold the slain with the sword: And if I enter ^tnto the city, then be- hold them that are sick with famine : Yea, " both the prophet and the priest '^go about ^'^into a land that they know not. 19 '*• Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion ? ^\'hy hast thou smitten us, and " there is no healing for us ? y IVe looked for peace, and there is no good ; And >for the time of healing, and behold trouble. 20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wick- edness, and the iniquity of our fa- thers : ^ For we have sinned against thee. 21 Do not abhor us, ^'for thy name's sake, Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: ^ Remember, break not thy covenant with us. 22 '^ Are there any among <' the vani- ties of the Gentiles that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give = showers ? M/7 not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee : For thou hast made s all these things. ' ch. 20. 6. & 23. 25. & 27. 10. See ch. 5. 31, J ver. 15. ch. 23. 21. & 27. 15. & 29. 9. Ezek. 13. 6. See Deut. 18. 20. & Matt. 7. 15. ^ Soch. 27. 9. & 29, 8. See Deut. 18. 10. ' ch. 23. 26. •" ch. 5. 12. ° ch. 44. 12. Comp. ch. 23. 30. See ver. 12. o See Ps. 79. 3- P ch. 9. 18. See ch. 9. i. & Lam. 2. 18 t Lam. 3. 49. r See ch. 8. ' See ch. 10. 'Ezek. 7. 15. " Comp. ch. 5. 31. See ch. 6. 13. II Or, ' luii/ce merchan- dise against a land, and men ac- kno7viedge it Jiot. ^ Gen. 34. 10, 21. & 42. 34 in the Heb. '» Seech. 13. ■4- * Lam. 5. 22. " So ch. 15. i8. I ch. 8. 15. « Ps. 106. 6. ver. 7. Dan. 9. 8. * See ver. 7. l" Ps. 106. 45. See Lev. 26. 42- c Job 38. 28. Zech.io. 1,2. <* Deut. 32.21. See ch. 2. 5. « ch. 3. 3. f So Isai. 30. 23- ch. 10. 13. See Job 3. ID. & ch. 5. 24. 6 Isai. 66. 2 (Heb.). See Job 12.9. (633) Chap. xv. i. JEREMIAH. Chap. xvi. 4. XV. * ver. 19. c h. 35. 19. "Comp. ch. 7. 16. &14. II. Ezek. 14. 14, 16, 18, 20. b Ps. 99. 6. " Ex. 17. II. & 32. II— 13. Num. 14. 13. Ps. 106. 23. •1183111.7.8,9. &8. 6. & 12. 16, 23. &15 Then said the Lord unto me, ''Though ^ '^ Moses and ^ "^ Samuel ^ stood before me, ytf my mind coit/d not de toward this people : cast f/iem out of my sight, and let them go forth. And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth ? then thou shalt tell them. Thus saith the Lord ; = Such as are for death, to death ; and such as are for the sword, to the sword ; and such as are for the famine, to the e ch."i4?*i2. ' famine ; and such as are for the capti- & 16. 4. vity, to the captivity. And '^1 will ap- & 43.' ?i. point over them four ' kinds, saith the ^o'Ezei!^'i2 Lord: the sword to .slay, and the dogs " ' to tear, and s the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour job27. 14, 15. and destroy. And •! will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of ^ Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for f/m/ which he did in Jerusalem. For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or ' who shall bemoan thee ? or who shall go aside * to ask how thou doest ? ... , '^ Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Ti! la'"^! Lord, thou art ' gone backward : there- fore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee ; ■" I am weary with repenting. And 1 will " fan them with ° a fan in the gates of the land ; I will bereave i/iem p of " children, I will destroy my people, sr//i i they re- turn not from ttieir ways. Their wi- dows are increased to me ■■ above the sand of the seas : I have brought upon them " against the mother of the young men a spoiler ' at noonday : 1 have caused /lim to fall upon it suddenly, and ' terrors li/ou the city. " She that 42- 36. hath borne seven languisheth: ''she hath I Or, vjhaiso- ■ ,1 i ^ «. 1 ever i! dear, given up the ghost ; '^her sun is gone iSoisai.9.13. down while i( was yet day: she hath AiTios4.'6, 8, been ashamed and confounded: and the ?'p's°'i39. 18. residue of them will I deliver to the I Or, agaiitst sword before their enemies, saith the ike iitotlier t LORD. Zech. II. 9. Comp. f Lev. 26. — 22. t Heb. families. Gen. 8. 19. K See Deut. 28. 26. tHeb. / ivill giz>e them for a retnoz'inff. See Deut. 28, 25. &ch.24.9. & 23. 26. & 24. 3, 4. Comp. ch. 16. 12. Lam. 5. 7. ' Isai. 51. 19. Nah. 3. 7. t Heb. to ask 0/ thy peace ^ Judg. iS. 15 marg. ■'Deut. 32,15. So ch. 2. 13. 1 Seech. 7. 24. ■" Comp. ■ Hos. 13. 14. "Isai. 41. 16. ch. 51. 2. o Isai. 30. 24. p See Gen. city a young man spoil- ing^ &^c. or, against the mother and tile young men. ■ ch. 6. 4. ' See Lev. 26. 16. i» I Sam. 2. 5. So Lam. I. I. ^ Job II. 20. & 31. 39 marg. * See Amos 8.9. » See ch. 20. 14. ? Isai. 24. 2 (Heb.). Comp. Ps. 15. 5. See Ex. 22. 25. ■ See ch. 14. n. I Or. / will intreat the enemy for tliec. See ch. 7, 16. • Comp. ch. 39. II, 12. & 40. 4, 5. & 52. 31—34. ^ Woe is me, my mother, that thou lo hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth ! I have neither y lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury ;_yr/ every one of them doth curse me. The Lord h said, Verily ^ it shall be well with thy remnant ; verily ' ^ I will cause the ene- my to entreat thee well in the time of evil, 12 and in the time of affliction. Shall iron break *= the northern iron and <^ the 13 steel? ''Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil =with- *> See ch. i. 13- •^ See Job 20. 24. "l ch. 17. 3. out price, and that for all thy sins, "^even " See Ps. ■ 44- 14 in all thy borders. And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into '^a land which thou knowest not : s for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you. 15 "^ O Lord, thou knowest : ' remember me, and visit me, and ■''revenge me of my persecutors ; take me not away in thy longsuffering : ''''know that 'for thy 16 sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy words were found, and " I did eat them ; and " thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart : for * I am called by thy name, O Lord God of 17 hosts. ° I sat not in p the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; ppI sat alone because of thy hand : for thou hast is filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound i in- curable, which ■■ refuseth to be healed ? wilt thou be altogether unto me ^as a liar, and '^ as waters that ' fail ? 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord, 'If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt ' " stand before me : and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth : let them return unto thee ; but 20 return not thou unto them. And I "■ will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall : and they shall fight against thee, but "they shall not prevail against thee : ''for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, 21 saith the Lord. And " I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of ythe terrible. The word of the Lord came also 2 unto me, saying. Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have 3 sons nor daughters in this place. For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and con- cerning their fathers that begat them in 4 this land ; they shall die of grievous =» deaths ; •= they shall not be lamented ; •> neither shall they be buried ; but "^they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth : and ^ they shall be consumed ''by the sword, and ^ by famine; and <= their carcases shall be meat for the f ch. 9. lb, & 14. 18. & 16. 13. & ^^. 4. & 22. 28. 8 Deut. 32. 22, ch. 17. 4. ■' Soch. 12.3. 'Judg. 16.28. ^ Soch. 1 1.20. & 20. 12. ^'^ See ch. 17. 16. ' Ps. 69. 7 (Heb.). ^ "So Ezek. 3. I. 3- Rev. 10.9, 10. ^'Ps. 119.111, 162. \ Heb. //y name is call- ed upon 7ne. See ch. 14. 9. o So Ps. I. I. & 26. 4, 5. P ch. 6. II. PP See Lam. 3-28. «! Job 34. 6. Isai. 17. II (Heb.). ch. 17. 9 (Heb.). & 30. 12, 15. '■Soch.i4-ig. ^ Job 6. 15. Isai. 58. II. Comp. ch. I. 18, 19. + Heb. be 71 ot sure? So Isai. 22. t" So Zech. 3- 7- " ver. I. '^ ch. 1. 18. & 6. 27. * ch. 20. II. ^ Seech. 1.8. y Isai. 13. II. & 25- 4, 5- & 29. 5. XVI. * Seech. 15.2. b ver. 6. ch. 25. 33. So ch. 22. 18, Comp. Ezek. 7. II. *= See ch. 8. 2. ** See ch. 14. 12. « ch. 19. 7, See Deut. 28. 26. & ch. 34. 20. (684) Chap. xvi. $. JEREMIAH. Chap. xvn. 8. fSoEzek. 24. 16, 17, 22, 23. t Or, mourn- ing/eiut. So Amos 6.7. 8 See Deut 14. I. So Lev. ig. 28. *» See Job i. 20. & Isai. 3. 24. 1 Or, break bread for them, as [Isai. 58. 7], Ezek. 24. 17. See Deut. 26. 14. & Tobit 4. T7. Comp, 2 Sam. 12.20. Job 42. II. ' See ch. 7. 34- kSeech.5.iQ. So Deut. 29. 24. 1 ch. 22. 9. So Deut. 29. ^ ch. 13. 10, " ch. 7. 26. I Or, stub- bornness. See ch. 3. 17. » So Deut. 4. 26—28. & 28. 36, 63— 6s. ch. 10. 18, P ch. 22. 26. Comp. Isai.22. 17,18. ^ ch. 17. 4. See ch. 15. 14. "" To ver. 15, eh. 23. 7, 8. So Isai. 43. 18. B Seech. 9.25. ' See ch. 4. 2. " See ch. 3. 18. Comp. Isai. 43. 5, 6. ^ ch. 24. 6. & 30. 3. & 32. 37- So Baruch 2, 34- »■ So Ezek. 12. 13. Amos 4. a. Hab. I. 15. fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. For thus said the Lord, s f Enter not into the house of ' mourn- ing, neither go to lament nor bemoan them : for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies. Both the 6 great and the small shall die in this land : •> they shall not be buried, *> nei- ther shall men lament for them, nor ?cut themselves, nor '^ make themselves bald for them : neither shall men ' tear 7 themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead ; neither shall men give them the cup of con- solation to drink for their father or for their mother. Thou shalt not also go s into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. For thus 9 saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, ' I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bride- groom, and the voice of the bride. And it shall come to pass, when thou 10 shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, ''AVhere- fore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God? 'Then shalt thou say unto them, n Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and " have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have for- saken me, and have not kept my law; and ye have done " worse than your 12 fathers ; for behold, "" ye walk every one after the " imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me : ° therefore will I p cast you out of this 13 land 1 into a land that ye know not, nei- ther ye nor your fathers ; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour. ■■ Therefore behold, ^ the days come, 14 saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, ' The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ; but, ' The Lord liveth, that is brought up the children of Israel " from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them : and " I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. Behold, 16 I will send for many " fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every moun- tain, and from every hill, and out of 17'^ the holes of the rocks. For vmine eyes are upon all their ways : they are not hid from my face, ^ neither is their 18 iniquity hid from mine eyes. And first ^I will recompense their iniquity and their sin '' double ; because '"'' they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their 19 detestable and abominable things. O Lord, my strength, and '=my fortress, and ** my refuge in the day of aflliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say. Surely our fathers have inherited lies, "= vanity, and things 's wherein there is no 20 profit. Shall a man make gods unto 21 himself, and s they are no gods? There- fore behold, I 7C'i/l •'this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might ; and they shall know that 'my name is 'The Lord. The sin of Judah is WTitten with ^ a pen of iron, and with the 'point of ''a diamond : // is "^graven upon the table of their heart, and upon ''the horns of a ^f your altars; whilst ' their children re- member their altars and stheir groves •■by the green trees upon the high hills. 3 O 'my mountain in the field, JI will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, 4 throughout all thy borders. And thou, even 'thyself, shalt ''discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and 'I will cause thee to serve thine enemies '"'in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, ivhieh shall burn for ever. s Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be "the man that trusteth in man, and "maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth 6 from the Lord. For he shall Pbe like the <)heath in the desert, and ■'shall not see when good cometh; but shall in- habit the parched places in the wilder- ness, /// ^a salt land and 'not inhabited. 7 " Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose "hope the Lord is. 8 For "he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but '■her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the s See Deut. 29. 21. & Job 39. 6. • ch. 50. 13. 39-, ° ^=5 ^^' 'SeePs.71.5. Sover. 13. "SecPs. I. 3. SoJobS. 16. ^Seech.13.4. y ch. 32. 19. See 2 Chr. 16. 9. ^ Comp. Ps. 51. g. &90. 8. » Isai. 65. 6. b ch. 17. 18. Comp. Isai. 40. 2. bb So ch. 2. 7. Comp, Ezek. 43. 7,g. See ch. 3. 1. ^ Heb. as 2 Sam. 22.33. Ps. 31. 4. & 43. 2. Isai. 25. 4. & 27- 5- d See 2 Sam. 22. 3. So ch. 17. 17. e Seech. 2. 5. Soch. iS. 15. f Isai. 44. 10. 8 See ch. 2. II. ^ ch. 10. 18. ' Ex. 6. 3. & IS- 3- ch. 33. 2. See Amos 4. J [Or, JE- HOVAH. Ps. 83. 18]. XVII. * Job 19. 24. See Ps. 45. I. t Heb. nail. Deut. 21. 12. •> Ezek. 3. 9. Zech. 7. 12 in the Heb. « See Prov, ^ Ex. 27. 2. Ps. 118. 27. « Comp. Ezek. 7. 24- Matt 23. 38. f Comp. ch. 19. s. ^ Ju'^e- 3- 7. Isai. 27. 9. SeeEx.34.13, & Isai. 17. 8. Comp. Isai. I. 29. h Seech. 2. 20. » Ps. 48. I, 2. & 87. I. Isai. 2. 3. J ch. 15. 13. t Heb. in thyself. k Deut. 15. I— 3 1 Heb.). 1 See ch. 15. 14. >" ch. 16. 13. n See Ps. 146. 3. 02Chr.32. 8. Comp. Isai. 31- 3- P So ch. 48. 6. Q Ps. 102. 17 (Heb.). So ch. 48. 6. Comp. Job 8. 12. "" Ps. 34. 12. ch. 29. 32 (Heb.).' See Job 20. 17. SlEccIcs. 2. I. , 2.12. &2S. a. s Prov. 11. 28. (68s) 87 Chap. xvii. 9. JEREMIAH. Chap, xviii. 10. 'Or, year of 'drought, neither shall cease restraint. c • t i" r •*. ch. 14.1. from yielding fruit. i^"'!""' ^The heart is ^deceitful above all 9 Heb.3. 15. things, and ^desperately wicked: who 'Heb')!*"' '' can know it? I the Lord ''search the 10 »ver. i6. heart, / "=try the reins, even ''to give Seech. 15. 18. "^ i- , , • , ^ Ps. 44. 21. every man according to his ways, ami ffi'^'l^™' according to the fruit of his doings. I Ch'r. 28. 9. As <=the partridge " sitteth on eggs, andu ^3,24. '^^" hatcheth them not; so he that getteth Rom. 8. 27. riches, and not by right, s shall leave See'ch^'ii'.2o. them •'in the midst of his days, and at SoWisd.I.6. J^ig g„J s],^.j1I |jg i^ fQQ]_ ** bee Job . . 34. II. & A glorious high throne from the begin- 1^ fjllnj^jg ning/fthe place of our sanctuary. O 13 =°- ^ Lord, '''the hope of Israel, 'all that etk VSung forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they ■iuhichs/Le ti.,3^t depart from me shall be ■"written brought m the earth, because "°they have lor- "nslt'34. 15. saken the Lord, °the fountain of living BComp. waters. PHeal me, O Lord, and I m t Ps^*5.'23. shall be healed ; save me, and I shall be kSeech°i ^8 ^avcd : for ithou art my praise. Behold, 15 'SoPs.'73. ' ""they say unto me, Where is the word isai. I. 28. of the Lord? let it ^come now. As 16 See Josh. 24. for me, ' I have not " hastened from "Comp. being ^ a pastor * to follow thee : neither Luke 10. 20. ].,^yg J desired the ■•'woeful day: ""thou bee Kx. 32. i • 1 f 32. Or comp. knowest : that which came out of my nSeech.t'.fe! lips was ''right before thee. Be not a 17 »Seech.2.i3. terror unto me : "■■*■■ thou aii my hope in ch°"l8'.i4. the day of evil. yLet them be con-iS qSeeDeut^' founded that persecute me, but ^let not 10. 21. ' me be confounded : let them be dis- ^sfitaY^ig! niayed, but let not me be disn:iayed : See 2 Pet. bring upon them the day of evil, and » Heb. as * ^destroy them with ''double destmc- Judg. 13. 12, t;o^_ I Sam. 9. 6. ch?T4', &c. Thus said the Lord unto me; Go 19 "See Josh, and stand in the gate of the children of 'see^ch.2. 8. the people, whereby "^the kings of Judah L/?fr '//ot come in, and by the which they go out, So 2 Kin. 17. and in all the gates of Jerusalem; and 20 «'p^%. 9. s^y ""to them, '' Hear ye the word of ch.is. 15. the Lord, '^yt kings of Judah, and all '^ srch.' 16! Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jeni- jSeePs S4 ^^1™'"' ''''^t enter in by these gates: So ch. 20. ii'. Thus saith the Lord; Take heed to 21 tHcb^^'''^'^' yourselves, and ^bear no burden on the hreakthem sabbath day, nor bring ?Vin by the gates Viehreadi. of Jerusalem; neither carry forth a 22 » Comp. burden out of your houses on the sab- cn. 11. 20. , , (. . .' bSoch.ie.iS. bath day, 'neither do ye any work, but =^Seech. 13. ffhallow ye the sabbath day, sas I com- ^ch. 19. 3. manded your fathers. ''But they obeyed 23 •^ ver. 24, 27. Neh. 13. 15, 19. John 5. 10. f ver. 24, 27. Comp. Num. 15. 32. f Ezek. 20. 20. s See Ex. 20. 8, 9. Comp. Isai. 56. 2. & 58. 13. ^ ch. 7. 24, 26. So ch. II. ID. See ch. 25. 3, 4. not, neither inclined their ear, but 'made < See 2 Chr. their neck stiff, that they might not hear, 3°- ^■ 24 nor ''receive instruction. And it shall ii Seech. 5.3. come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, = to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but f hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein ; 23 ' then shall there enter into the gates 1 ch. 22. 4. of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and "'on horses, they, and their ""SeeEccies. princes, the men of Judah, and the in- '°' ^' habitants of Jerusalem : and this city „ ^h. 32. ^4. 26 shall remain for ever. And they shall & 33- 13 come from " the cities of Judah, and o"zcch. ^. 7. from ""the places about Jerusalem, and J'jj°u''i '^" ^^ from "the land of Benjamin, and from 'JGen.'i3. i, ""Pthe plain, and from "the mountains, fsuppHed and from """Jthe south, bringing burnt from Lev. offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offer- \ H', ,g, ings, and incense, and bringing ^sacrifices 2Chr. 33. 16. of praise, unto the house of the Lord. & ne. \^ in 27 But if you will not hearken unto me "^to 'J'J^f^v''' hallow the sabbath day, and not •= to bear 15- a burden, even entering in at the gates La ' ^'' '*' of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then Soch. 4312. ^will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, &50. 32! and ' it shall devour the palaces of i^J^?,';''''. Jerusalem, and "it shall not be quench- ch. 52. 13. ed. »ch.7. 20. The word which came to Jeremiah XVIII. 2 from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go p^!'T'. down to ^the potter's house, and there I • , chr. 4.' 3 will cause thee to hear mv words. Then ^'• •^ J c\\. ig. I, 2. I went down to the potter's house, and Comp. behold, he wrought a work on the iior,/rB«/«i 4 "'wheels. And the vessel "that he made ?J>^'''''^p of clay i^was marred in the hand of the ,. ,6 only, potter: so he 'made it again another ' E"'"^- s^- vessel, as seemed good to the potter to « 6r, that lie 5 make //. Then the word of the Lord '""amT'as 6 came to me, saying, O house of Israel, day in the A . T 1 • 1 1 ■ , , -1 hand of the "cannot I do with you as this potter? potter. saith the Lord. Behold, «as the clay is \^-^l^- '■ in the potter's hand, so arc ye in mine returned 7 hand, O house of Israel. At what Z''7^um!\i. instant I shall speak ^concerning a 4-, . 1 ■ 1 • 1 f .. *■ Isai. 45. 9. nation and concerning a kingdom, 'to see Rom. 9. pluck up, and to pull down, and to "^^ 8 destroy //; if that nation, against whom job 9. 12. I have pronounced, stum from their g' j'ob''ia^9. evil, ''I will repent of the evil that I f "■ ^h 9 thought to do unto them. And at what ,0.''' instant I shall speak concerning a nation, ^^'^^ j?^^^ and concerning a kingdom, *^to build is. 21. 10 and to plant //,■ if it do evil in my sight, 'j';''^"^'^' that it obey not my voice, then I will Jonah 3. 10. repent of the good, wherewith I said / ," °' ^' (6S6) Chap, xviii. ii. JEREMIAH. Chap. xix. ii. 25- ■n See ch. 3. 17- "Soch.e. 10. Comp. I Cor, 5. I. o See ch. 5. 30. i Or, tny yields for a rock, or for Lebattoii shall the running waters be 1 See 2 Kin. would benefit them. Now therefore go n So Jonah. ^0, Speak to the men of Judah, and to 3- 8- the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, iseech/i.^' Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: 'return ye now every one from his evil way, and ''make your ways and your doings good. And they said, 12 'There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do " the imagination of his evil 'tebaZnf heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord; 13 "Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of forsaken for jsj-^gi hath done ° a very horrible thing. «« waters? Will a vtaii leave ' the snow of Lebanon 14 Comp. or shall the cold flowing waters that &'i7.'i3.' come from another place Pbe forsaken? rfoch^of' Because imy people hath forgotten me, 15 & 16. 19. ' ' they have burnt incense to "■ vanity, Bamcii6. 27. ^nd they have caused them to stumble jch. 6. 16. in their ways //w« the ^ancient 'paths, (He'b.Yoniy. to Walk in paths, in a way not "cast up; »^Prov. 15.19 ^Q make their land "desolate, (7//(/ a per- 15 See Isai. 57. petual "hissing; every one that passeth »ch. 19. 8. thereby shall be astonished, and "wag & 25.9,11,18. his head. I "will scatter them as 7infh l^ Sso.'!'; yan east wind before the enemy; I will shew them ^the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. Then said they, Come, and ^let us i8 devise devices against Jeremiah; ''for the law shall not perish <^from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, ^ nor the di'.''i3r2t^' word from the prophet. Come, and ''let rGcn. 41. 6, us smite him 'with the tongue, and let Ex. 10. 13. us not give heed to any of his words. Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken 19 to the voice of 'them that contend with me. f Shall evil be recompensed for 20 EKk!'27-''26. good ? for sthey have digged ''a pit for Hos. 12. 1, my soul. Remember that I stood be- jonah^.'s. fore thee to speak good for them, and "Seech.2.27. (-Q tm.f, away thy wrath from them. aSeech.11.19. _,, ^ . ,•' ,. ■' , . , ., , i> Comp. Therefore ' deliver up their children to 21 the famine, and *pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and 'let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows ; and let their men be put to death ; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. J Let a cry be 22 io/jartiie heard from their houses, when thou '"pf 35. ,. shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them : '"h^Sel? for sthey have digged a pit to take me, fSeePs. 35. and ''hid snares for my feet. Yet, 23 "ps 35. 7. Lord, thou knowest all their counsel 9, 10. f Heb. /(?«r ///*■/« (Jw^. J ch. 20. 16. ^ Ps. 140. 5. & 51. 37. So ch. 4. 7. & 49. 13. Lam. 2. II. See 2 Chr. 29. 8. & ch. 46. 19. " See Job 16. 4-& Matt. 27. 39. Job 15. 2. & 27. 21. & 38- 24. Ps. 48. 7. & 78. 26. Is; ' ch. 2. 8. &5- "3. 31- &6. 13. & 13- 13- « See 2 Chr. 35- 3- d So Job 5.21. Prov, 14. 3. Comp. ch. 9. 3, 8. & 57. 6. ver. 22. •> ch. 2. 6. ' Comp. Ps. 109. Ps. 63. 10 marg. Ezek. 35. 5 raarg. against me 'to slay me: 'forgive """not their iniquity, "neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be over- thrown before thee; "deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. See Neh. 4. 5. o See Ps. 119. 126. Thus saith the Lord, ^Go and get •"a potter's earthen "^bottle, and take of ''the ancients of the people, and of ■'the 2 ancients of the priests; and go forth unto "^the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of *the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I 3 shall tell thee, and say, "^Hear ye the word of the Lord, ''O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, 4 8 his ears shall tingle. Because ''they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and ''have burnt incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place 7uilh 'the blood of innocents ; 5 ''they have built also the high places of Baal, 'to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, '''"'which I commanded not, nor spake //, neither 6 came // into my mind : "therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this place shall no more be called vTo- phet, nor 'The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter. 7 And I will ''"make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and pI will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and itheir carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts 8 of the earth. And ' I will make this city desolate, and a hissing; everyone that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues 9 thereof. And ^=1 will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend 'in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall 10 straiten them. Then " shalt thou break "^the bottle in the sight of the men that 11 go with thee. "And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Even so ^will I break this people and this city, "as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot 'be made whole t Ueb./cr death. ch. IS. 2. ' So Ps. 78. 38. ">SeePs.35,4. Comp, ch. II. 20, & 15. 15. XIX. *See ch.13.2. b Seech. 18.2. ^ ver. 10. 1 Kin, 14. 3. Immer the priest, who ^ms also '^chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jere- miah prophesied these things. Then 2 Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in ^ the stocks that were in the high legate of Benjamin, which was by the hoitse of the Lord. And it came 3 to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of "^the • stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him. The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but ' Magor-missabib. For i, thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee '==a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends : and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it ; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. Moreover Q will deliver all sthe strength . of this city, and all ^ the labours thereof, and all ' the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and "^carry them to Babylon. And thou, ( Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity : and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and , all thy friends, J to whom thou hast pro- phesied lies. 29. 21. See ch. 5. 31. 0 Lord, thou hast ''deceived me, and I was "''deceived : 'Thou art stronger than I, and ""hast prevailed : 1 " am in derision daily. Every one mocketh me. For since I spake, I cried out, I cried "violence and spoil; Because Pthe word of the Lord was made i a reproach unto me, And 'ia derision, daily. Then I said, I will not make mention of him. Nor speak any more in his name. But '///V av/-(/ was in ■'mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, And ^I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. ' For I heard the defaming of many, "fear on every side. " Report, ""say they, and we will report it. '"All my familiars v watched for ^my halting, "" saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and "" we shall prevail against him, And we shall take our revenge on him. But "the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: Therefore my persecutors shall stum- ble, and •'they shall not prevail: "=They shall be greatly ashamed: for they shall not prosper: Their ^ everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. But, O Lord of hosts, ^that triest the righteous, A>id "^seest the reins and the heart, ■^fLet me see thy vengeance on them: ^For unto thee have I opened my cause. sSing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: sFor he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. ^ Ezek. 14.9. See I Kin. 22. 20 text and marg. II Ot, enticed. ver. 10. * So ch. 1. 6. ver. g. Comp. 2 Pet. I. 21. *" ch. I. 19. & 5. 22. ver. JO, II. " Lam. 3. 14. So Ps. 119. 51- ° ch. 6. 7. P ch. 6. 10. See ch. 34. g. 1 Ps. 44- J3- & 79. 4. rSee Ps.39. 3. Comp. Job32.i8,i9. Acts 18. 5. 8 ch. 6. II (Heb.). ' Ps. 31. 13 (Heb.l. " See ver. 3. ^ Eccles. 10. 20. ch. 36. 16, 20 in the Heb. " See ch. 50. S. t Heb. ^ Every man of my /leace. *SeePs.4i.9. y Comp. Vs.. 56. 6. ' Ps. 35. 15- & 38. 17. a ch. 1.8, 19. ^ ch. 15. 20. See ver. 7. * Soch. 17.18. "* ch. 23. 40 (Heb.). ' See ch. 'See Ps. 54. 7. e So Ps. 35. 9, 10. & 109. 30, 31. ''Cursed be the day wherein I was ''Job 3. 3. 1 So ch. 15. 10. born : Let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee ; Making him very glad. And let that man be as 'the cities ^^^^J^^=- which the Lord overthrew, and 19. repented not: And ''let him hear the cry in the morn- ' cii- '8. 22. ing, and 'the shouting at noontide; ^ i°^^- ^- s- (688) Chap. xx. 17. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxh. 8 ■» So Job 3. 10, II. ■> So Job 3. 20, o Comp. Lam. 3. I. XXI. About B.C. 589. ach. 38. I. See ch. 20. i. i> See 2 Kin. 25. 18. c See 2 Chr. 34.8. & ch. 35. 4. ** ch. 37. 7. So ch. 37. 3. See Isai. 30.2. *2 Kin. 25. 1. fPs. 105. 2,5. ff So ch. 32. 5. 8 Isai. 13. 4 iHeb.). >i So Ex. 6. 6. ch. 27. 5. & 32. 17, 21. Ezek. 20. 33, ?4- See DeuL 4. M- ' Deut. 29. 28(Heb.). ch. 32. 37. J ch. 37. 17. Comp. ch. 39. 5. & 52. 9. ^ ch. 22. I. ' So Deut. 28. 50. 2 Chr. 36. 17. See Ezek. 5. II. ™ Deut. 30. 15, 19. So Ecclus. 15- 17. ™™ See ch. 15. 2. n ch. 38. 2. n" ch. 37. 13. o ch. 39. iS. & 45- 5- Comp. Ps. 119. 162. Isai. 9- 3- ™ Because he slew me not from the 17 womb ; Or that my mother might have been my grave, And her womb fo h' always great toM me. hmn Wherefore came I forth out of 18 the womb °To see labour and sorrow, Tha,t my days should be consumed with shame? The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him ^'Pashur the son of Mel- chiah, and ''Zephaniah the son of '^Maa- seiah the priest, saying, '^ Inquire, I 2 pray thee, of the Lord for us; for ■= Ne- buchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all ^his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. Then said Jeremiah unto 3 them. Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; 4 Behold, ^'1 liiill turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, where- with ye fight against the king of Baby- lon, and against the Chaldeans, = which besiege you without the walls, and si will assemble them into the midst of this city. And I myself will fight against s you ''with an outstretched hand and mth a strong arm, even ' in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. And I will smite 6 the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. And aftenvard, saith the 7 Lord, JI will deliver Zedekiah ''king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; 'he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy. And unto this people thou shalt say, 8 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, "I set be- fore you the way of life, and the way of death. "He that abideth in this city shall 9 die """by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: "but he thatgoeth out, and ""falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and "ohis life shall be unto him for a prey. For 1 10 have Pset my face against this city for ""Lev. 20. s. evil, and not "-for good, saith the Lord: SoAmosg. 4. ■■it shall be given into the hand of the f^^ ^'=''- "'• king of Babylon, and ^he shall burn it Comp. 11 with fire. And touching the house of q gee ch.^'ili the king of Judah, ^^say. Hear ye the j"- 12 word of the Lord. O house of David, &'^38.^3.' °' thus saith the Lord; '*E.xecute judg- '/''•34-2,22. ment "m the morning, 'and deliver him &iS. 18, 23. //lat is spoiled out of the hand of the ch.l^: j!*' oppressor, ^iest my fury go out like fire, &32. 29- "and burn that none can quench //, be- 2Chr36. 19. 13 cause of the evil of your doings. Be- ^^i-^-- p\ hold, "I am against thee, O 'inhabitant from^r.^s. of "the valley, a/iiirock of the plain, saith g^ze^' j' the Lord; which say, >'Who shall ^come 'Heh.j'ui/^e. down against us? or who shall enter ch™22!^i'6!'*' 14 into our habitations? But I will 'punish "SecPs. ,. , ^ . - ^ , loi. 8. you accordmg to ^the fruit of your do- 'ch. 4. 4. ings, saith the Lord: and ''I will kindle "He?''^''' a fire in the forest thereof, ''and ^it shall inhaHtress. devour all things round about it. cS'io"i7.' & 22. 23. & 48. 19. & 51. 35. Mic. I. II. * Comp. Isai. 22. i, 5. J So ch. 49. 4. * Prov. 17. 10 (Heb.). t Heb. visit upon. See ch. 9. 25. * Isai. 3. 10. So Prov.i.3i. b Ezek. 20. 47. See ch. 17. 27. Thus saith the Lord ; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak 2 there this word, and say, ^ Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, ''that sittest upon the throne of David, <^t]iou, and thy servants, and thy people 3 * that enter in by these gates: Thus saith the Lord; ''E.xecute ye judgment and righteousness, ''and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppres- sor; and =do no wrong, do no violence, ■^fto the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither f? shed innocent blood in 4 this place. For if ye do this thing in- deed, ''then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings 'sitting 'upon the throne of David, ''riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and 5 his people. But if ye will not hear these words, JI swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house ''shall become a 6 desolation. For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah ; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of 'Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness and ""cities 'ti'hich are not 7 inhabited. And I will "prepare de- stroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down "thy choice cedars, and Pcast them into the 8 fire. And many nations shall pass by p See ch. 21. 10, xxn. About B.C. 609. " See ch. 17. 20. ^ ver. 4, 30. ch. 13, 13, & 17. 25, & 29. i6l & 33- ;?.' & 36. 30- « ch. 21. 7. ^ ch. 21. 12. So ch. 7. 5. ^ Lev. ig. 33 (Heb.). fch. 7. 6. So Ps. 82. 3. See Isai. i. 17- 8 ver. 17. h ch. 17. 25. ' See ver, 2. t Heb.>r David upon his throne, ch. 13. 13. J ch. 49. 13, So ch. 44. 26. & 51. 14. Amos 6. 8. See Geo. 22, 16. ^ Isai. 64. 10, ch. 7. 34. & 25. II, 18. & 44. 6, 22. Ezek. 5. 14. & 38. 8 in the Heb. 1 ver. 23. See 2 Kin. 19. 23. ™ Comp. ch. 6. 8. n See ch. 6, 4- o So Isai. 37. 24- (689) Chap. xxii. 9. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxhi. 2. 9 See ch. 5. j.)^is city, and they shall say every man '^eut. 29. to his neighbour, i Wherefore hath the i^lnios Lord done thus unto this great city? Soch. 16. II. "-Then they shall answer. Because they 9 ?Comp.'' '*' have forsaken the covenant of the Lord 2 Kin. 22. lo. (-j^gjf God, ■'and worshipped other gods, Isai. 57. I. J 1 .1 o ' • 3 Kin. 23. and served them. 3°- 2 Chr. 35. 24. 25. ^Weep ye not for 'the dead, neither 10 " ver. II. 11- » Comp. bemoan lum : 'Ph'2Kin' -^"^ weep sore for "hira that goeth 23. 30. away : ^2 Kin. 23. -p^j. j^g gj^,|^]j return no more, 2 Chr. 36. 4. Nor see his native country. eS'iq. 4. For thus saith the Lord touching h isai!T8-2 ''Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, J ver." 18. 'which reigned instead of Josiah his ?Kin: 23. father, ""which went forth out of this 35._,37- place; He shall not return thither any « See'^'judg.' more: but he shall die "in the place 12 3- 1°- whither they have led him captive, and » ch. 25. 14. .1 • 1 J r ' See Lev. 25. shall scc this und no more. ^'sL^Lev. "Woe unto vhim that buildeth his 13 19. 13. & house by unrighteousness, Comp'.^'''' And his ^chambers by wrong; nib 2 '"' ^ ^''"''^ useth his neighbour's service Eccius.21.8. b^yithout wages, through- And giveth him not/cr his work; aired. That saith, I will build me a wide 14 'jjmd^!. house and 'large ^chambers, Comp. ^^(j cutteth him out "windows; cn 17 I 2* c See bent. And it is '^cieled with cedar, and "ezVic'^^'h. painted ^iwith vermilion. ' ch- 12- 5 Shalt thou reign, because thou ^closest 15 So Neh. 3. 20 thyself in cedar ? 1"^,^.'- Did not thy father eat and drink, ii Kid. 23. , , t t ■ \ 1 • • 25. And 'do judgment and justice, E^',;'f|; f-. And then s// was well with him ? isai. 3. 10. j^e judged ''the cause of the poor 16 'Seejudg.'' and needy; then s// was well with ?• "o- him : Comp.'' Was not this 'to know me? saith the ch. 26. 23. T oRn k Ezek. 22. . -l^OKU. i3(Heb.). J But thine eyes and thine heart cn'i; 'Comp.''^ not but for thy ''covetousness, Ezek. 19. 6. j\,id J for to shed innocent blood, iitcilrsum. And J'for oppression, and for 'vio- ch 8. 6 lence, to do //. & 23. 10 ' marg. Therefore thus saith the Lord con- 18 n ch^'e! 4!, 6. ceming ™Jehoiakim the son of Jo- ie='p.?864. siah king of Judah; [Fulfilled "They shall not lament for him, say- ^iScmll'is. /V/^, "Ah my brother! or. Ah sister! 30. They shall not lament for him, say- Jch! 36! 30. i)ig, PAh lord! or. Ah his glory. SoiMi.14.19. fje shall be buried with the burial of 19 ch. 8. 2. See Eecies. 6. 3. an ass, 2^n'24 6 "J Drawn and cast forth beyond the 2 Chr. 36. 6. gates of Jerusalem. 20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and ,HeblP' lift up thy voice in Bashan, Num.'27. 12. And cry from 'the passages: Pve"r''22''""' For all -thy lovers are destroyed. Comp. 21' I spake unto thee in thy * prosperity; ^nli^/ras- But thou saidst, I will not hear. t'X''"^- This hath been thy manner 'from thy i. "That thou obeyedst not my voice. Seech. 25. 3. 22 The wind shall eat up all nhy pas- &^ch.''2:8''"' tors, t^fb';-«- And ^ thy lovers shall go into cap- habu'ress. tivitv Seech.21.13. ''^ "> • » See ver. 6. Surely then shalt tliou be ashamed Comp. and confounded for all thy wicked- i sm ciL' 48. neSS. J Seech 6 2 23 O 'inhabitant of "Lebanon, "that ^ See'^isai.^''' makest thy nest in the cedars, I'a Kings 24. How gracious shalt thou be when 6, 8. " . , I Chr. 3. t6. pangs come upon thee, ver. 28. vThe pain as of a woman in travail. ^- 37- 1- ^ Comp. Num. 13. 16 24 "^As I live, saith the Lord, though i,Gen''-8 is "Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of 25.^ Judah were ''the signet upon my right cStl's^'e.^' hand, yet would I pluck thee thence ; P^fg- 2. 23 ,,';.,,. , ' . , , , i m the Heb. 25 And "^I will give thee into the hand of Eccius.17.22. them that seek thy life, and into the ^o^p"' hand of them ''whose face thou fearest, isai. 49. 16. even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar dDeut*'i!°7. king of Babylon, and into the hand of ^h. 3?; ■;. 26 the Chaldeans. "^And 'I will cast thee 15. ' '^''' out, and sthy mother that bare thee, into 'i^^l^-l^l another country, where ye were not 13. =7 born; and there shall ye die. But to compi'"''' the land whereunto they 'desire to re- f'jv'j'Jy, turn, ''thither shall they not return. „///otV 28 Is this man ^ Coniah a despised broken '^^"'^■ idol? is he 'a vessel wherein is no plea- See D'eut.24. sure? wherefore are they ''cast out, he lo Ezek. 24. and his seed, and are <=cast into 'a land =5- 29 which they know not? "'O earth, earth, h^oT.^ 8 earth, hear tlie word of the Lord. S^'f;,p 30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this ch. 29. s, 9. man "childless, a man that shall not hos.'s^'s'.^' prosper in his days : for no man of his S" p*. 31. 12. seed shall prosper, "sitting upon the 14. throne of David, and ruling any more '^g'^-'"'' in Judah. ' See ch. 15. 14., "' See Isai. i. 2. Comp. ch. 7. 4. " Comp. ver. 28. i Chr. 3. 17. Matt. I. 12. o ch. 36. 30. See ver. 2. Woe be unto "///4. ' overcome, "ecV^fV. 'Because of the Lord, and because j8- of the words of his holiness. &y='- '' For "the land is full will utterly forget you, and "I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out 40 of my presence : and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and ^ a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. ^The Lord shewed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that ''Nebu- chadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive "^Jeconiah the son of Je- hoiakim king of Judah, and ''the princes of Judah, with ''''the carpenters and '' smiths, from Jerusalem, and had 2 brought them to Babylon. One basket had very good figs, ejien like the figs that are ffirst ripe : and the other basket /lad fvery naughty figs, which could not 3 be eaten, 'they were so bad. Then said the Lord unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they 4 are so evil. Again the word of the 5 Lord came unto me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge 'them that are carried away captive of Judah, swhom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans '' for 6 t/ieir good. For I will ssset mine eyes upon them ''for good, and ' I will bring them again to this land: and '''I will build them, and not pull t/icm down; ''and ""I will plant them, and not pluck 7 tkcm up. And " I will give them a heart to know me, that I atn the Lord: and "they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto 8 me Pwith their whole heart. And as •^■^the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give iZedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, tliat remain in this land, and ''them that dwell in the land of 9 Egypt: and I will deliver them '"to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for t/zcir hurt, "to be a reproach and *' a ])roverb, " a taunt and a " curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And yJ will send ^the sword, ^the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah ^in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of » ch. 36. I. Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 1. ch. i. 3. Dan. i. 1. ' ch. 20. (Heb.). XXIV. About B.C. 598. ft Amos 7. 1,4, & 8. I. ^2 Kin. 24,12. 2 Chr. 36. JO. ch. 27. 20. & 29. 2. Esther 2. 6. SoMatti.i2. *= See ch. 22. 24. •^aKin. 24.14. ch. 29. 2. e See I Sam. 13. ig. f See Is. 28.4. f" ver. 3, 8. ch. 29. 17 in the Heb. t Heb. /or badness, S0Gen.41.19. t [Heb. t/w taptivity\ See ch. 28. 4. 8 ch. 29. 20. pff ch. 39. 12. Amos 9. 4. *» ver. 6. See ch.14. II, 1 ch. 12. 15. & 29. 10. •* ch. 42. 10. So ch. 31. 28. ' ch. 33. 7. ■" ch. 32. 41. Amos 9. 15. n ch. 32. 39. Ezek. II. 19. & 36. 26, 27. Earuch2. 31. SoDeut.30.6. ©ch. 30. 22. & 31.33 &32. 38. Baruch 2. 35. See Lev. 26. 12. p ch. 29. 13. *J ch, 31. I. •■ Comp. ch. 43. ^'^ 44- t Heb. ^/or rcmoi'hig, ox,^vcxation. * 2 Chr. 29. 8 (Heb.). ^ Isai. 28. 19. " ch. 15. 4. & 29. 1 3. & 34. 17. See Deut. 2S. 25. V ch. 29. 18. & 40. 13. SeeNeh.2 17. So Isai. 43. 28. * 2 Chr. 7. 28 (Heb.). See Deut. 28. 37- ^ch.25. 18. & 25.6.& 29.22, See 2 Kin. 22. 19. y ch. 29. \-j. "Seech. 14.12. xxv. B.C. 607 endinjj. B.C. 606 beginning. (692) Chap. xxv. 2. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxv. 29. b ch. 1. 2. From B.C. 629 till B.C. 606. c See 2 Chr. 36. 15. " vcr. 4, 7, 8. ch. 7. 13. &11. 7, 8, 10. & 13. 10. II. ,&i6. 12.&17. 23. & 19. 15. .&22.21.&26. 5. &29. 19. & 34.-I4.&3S.I5- ■ Comp. ch. 6. 17. & 18. 12. e ch. 7. 26. & 11. 8. & 17- 23. & 34. 14. & 35- 15- fSeech.18.11. K ch. 23. 22. See ch. 4. 4. ^ ch. 7. 7. i ch. 7. 6. & 13.10.&35.15. SeeDeut.6.14. ^ Dent. 32. 21. See ch. 7. 18. ' Seech.1,16. ™ ch. I. 15. See ch. i. 13. " ch. 27. 6. & 43. 10. Comp. Isai. 44.28.&45.1. ch. 40. 2. Ezek. 29. 18 Baruch 6. i. 0 ver. 18. See ch. 18. 16. So ch. 4. 7. t Heb. / wiii cause to perish from them. Heb. as ch. 49. 38. p Seech. 7. 34. Comp. Isai. 24. 6 — 12. 1 So Eccles. 12. 4. See Ex. 11. 5. rRev. 18. 22, 23- • ver. 18. Seech. 22. 5. ' ch. 27. 3, 6. & 28. 14. ^Comp. ver. 9, " Comp. Isai. 23. 15. •^2Chr. 36.21, 22. Ezra I. I. ch. 29. 10. Dan- 9- 2- Zech. I. 12. & 7. 5. So ch. 27. 7. 22. •Beginning about B.C. 606, '[z Kin. 24. 1] ending [nbout] B.C. 536. tHeb. visit upon. See ch. 9. 25. *<3h.5i.26,62. Ezek. 35. 9. Zeph. 2. 9. (ver. 9). SGi:h.5o.3,i3, 23, 39, 40, 45. Comp. Isai. 13. 19. & 14. 23. & 21. I, Slc. & 47. 1. * ch. 46---ch. 51. Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby- lon; the which Jeremiah the prophet 2 spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, say- ing, ''From the thirteenth year of Jo- 3 siah the son of Anion king of Judah, even unto thi« day, that is the three and twentieth year^the word of the Lord hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, "^rising early and speaking; ''but ye have not hearkened. And the 4 Lord hath sent unto you all his ser- vants the prophets, '^rising early and sending them; ''but ye have not heark- ened, nor ^inclined your ear to hear. They said, fTurn ye again now every 5 one efrom his evil way, and efrom the evil of your doings, and ''dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers ""for ever and ever: and 'go not after other gods to serve 6 them, and to worship them, and ''provoke me not to anger with 'the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt Yet ^ ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might ''provoke me to anger with 'the works of your hands to your own hurt. Therefore thus saith the Lord of 8 hosts; Because ye have not heard my words. Behold, I will send and take 9 all '"the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, "my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and 'against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them "an astonishment, and °a hissing, and perpetual desolations. Moreover ' I will 10 take from them Pthe voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, i''the sound of the millstones, and 'the light of the candle. And this whole n land shall be '^a desolation, and°a.n as- tonishment; and 'these nations shall serve the king of Babylon " seventy years. And it shall come to pass, 12 "when * seventy years are accQmplished, that I will 'punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chal- deans, and "will make it perpetual deso- lations. And I will bring upon that 13 land all my words which I have pro- nounced against it, even all that is written "in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. g'^'V'- 7- 14 For y^many nations and v^great kings 'ch. 50.^914;, y^'shall serve themselves of them also: ^51-27.28. . en. 22. 13. and ''I will recompense them according See Lev. 25. works of their own hands. ^ ch. 50. 29, Soch.51.6,24. 15 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel So Lam' unto me; Take '^the wine cup of this \'";^^^''^' fury at mine hand, and cause all the Seejoij2i.2o. nations, to whom I send thee, to drink lRev.V4.10. 16 it. And ''they shall drink, and ^be Comp.ver.27. moved, and be '""mad, fbecause of the &i3.' i2,'i3. sword that I will send among them. go'^Nahum 17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's ho. & 3.11. hand, and smade all the nations to See Isai. 19. drink, unto whom the Lord had sent ' '=''■ ■♦^- ^■ 18 me: to wit, Jerusalem, and the cities ch. 46!'9!'''*' of Judah, and the kings thereof, anii the | ^°- ^^■ princes thereof, to make them ''a deso- Nah.'2.'4in lation, 'an astonishment, 'a hissing, and Jr ver. ''2''7'. 19 J a curse; as // is this day; ''Pharaoh « See isai. king of Egypt, and his servants, and his t seVver. n. 20 princes, and all his people; and allj'|e"r2'' 'the mingled people, and all the kings 'ch. 46. 2,25. of "the land of'"Uz, and all the kings of ch''5o.°37. the land of "the Philistines, and "''Ash- Ezek. 30. 5. kelon, and "PAzzah, and lEkron, and 38.° 2inhe remnant of Ashdod : ^"Edom, S,""?- cn 46 21 and '"Moab, and the children of ""Am- " 22mon, and all the kings of ""Tyrus, and all the kings of^Zidon, and the kings of the 'isles which are beyond 23 "the sea, ^Dedan, and ^ Tenia, and '' S"='= <^="- •" Lam. 4. 21. See Job i. i. " ch. 47. I, 5. 7- " See Judg. 4-1 *"■ 19 niarg. Buz, and all that are 'in the utmost &Josh. 15.47. *l See Josh, 15. II. r Comp. Isai. 20. 1. ■ ch. 9. 26. & 49- 7— 2"' ' ch. 48. 1— 47. " ch. 49. 1 — 6^ See I Sam. II. I. 24 corrters, and '^all the kings of ''Arabia, and all the kings of ^ the mingled people 25 fthat dwell in the desert, and all the s^'i'sknu kings of eZimri, and all the kings of '■Elam, and all the kings of 'the Medes, 26 and all the kings of J the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of ''^''•.'".■^ c oee Isai.?*! x 27 ''Sheshach shall drink after them. There- » ch. 27'. 3.' ' fore thou shalt say unto them, Thus Ye^],„i,y saith the Lord of hosts, the God oi the sea siiU, Israel; '"'Drink ye, and "be drunken, i\\.''^.^ and ""spue, and fall, and rise no more, See isai. 21^ "because of the sword which I will send » See job 6. 28 among you. And it shall be, if they iseejob32.3, refuse to 'take the cup at thine hand to ^^i^- "'' drink, then shalt thou say unto them, "fo^'ers. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; PYe "• "''"'''■''^ ' . the comers 29 shall certainly drink. For lo, I 1 begin of the hair polled ; ch. 9. 26. & 49. 32. *■ See Lev. 19. 27. « 2 Chr. 9. 14. ^ See Isai. 13. 20. « See ver. 20. fSoch. 49. 31. « Gen. 25. 2 ? *> ch. 49. 34—39. See Isai. 11. n. ' See 2 Kin. 17. 6. j ch. 50. 9. ' ch. 51. 41. Comp. ch. 27. 7. & 31. 39. & 50. 21. ' ver. 15. ■» Hab. 2. 16. n See ch. 48. 26. & 51. 30. » ver. 16. f ch. 49. 12. So ch. 30. 11. 1 So Prov. II. 31. Isai. 10. 12. Ezek. 9, 6. Amos 3. 2. Obad. 16. Luke 23.31. 1 Pet. 4. 17. Comp. ver. 18. Erek. 20. 47. & 21. 3, 4. (693) 88 Chap. xxv. 30. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxvi. 13. t Heb. upon vjhich my name is callcii. See ch. 14. 9. fEzek. 38.21. So ch. I. 5. 8 Joel 3. 16. Amos I. 2. tSeePs.46.6. & ch. 2. 15. " Ps. 68. 5. So Ps. II. 4. ch. 17. 12. ▼ See 2 Sam. 15. 25. * See Isai. 16. 9. Comp. £zek. 7. 7. »Judg. 9. 27. J See Hos. 4. I. Comp. ch 45. 5- " Isai. 66. 16. So Joel 3. 2. See Isai. 59. 4. * ch. 23. 19. & 30. 23. See Ezek. i. >>'Sc. ch 6. c See Isai. 66. 16. d ch. 16. 4, 6. « Seech. 8. 2. f ch. 4. 8. BSee ch.23.1. ^ Supplied from ch. 6. 26. t Heb. your days/or slaughter. t Heb. a -vessel of desire. See ch.12.10. \yieo. flight shall perish Jro?n the sheplurds, and escap- ing froiMf b'c. See Ps.142.4. * So Isai. 32. 18. See Ps. 65. 13. Comp. Lam. 2. 2. ^Seech.48.2. ' ver. 38. See ch. 12. 13. «» Ps. 76. 2 (Heb.). See Job 38. 40. " See Job 38. 39 Comp. ver. 30. t Heb. a desolation. ch. 44. 6, 22. Baiuch 2. 4 (Gk.). o Comp. ch. 46. 16. & 50. 16. Zeph. 3. I. to bring evil on the city * which is called by my name, and p should ye be utterly unpunished? PYe shall not be un- punished: for "■! tvill call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of ho.sts. Therefore 30 prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, ^The Lord shall roar from on high, And 'utter his voice from "his holy habitation ; He shall mightily roar upon ^his habi- tation ; He shall give a "shout, as they that ^ tread the grapes., Against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise shall come even to "the ends 31 of the earth ; For >'the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, ^^He 7w7/ plead with all flesh ; He will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 32 Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation. And ■■'a great whirlwind •'shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. And '=the slain of the Lord shall be 33 at that day From one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth : ''They shall not be lamented, "= neither gathered, ''^nor buried ; "=They shall be dung upon the ground. fHowl, gye shepherds, and cry; 34 And wallow yourselves ^in the ashes, ye principal of the flock : For 'the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions, are accomplished. And ye shall fall like 'a pleasant vessel. And 'Ethe shepherds shall have no 35 way to flee. Nor the principal of the flock to escape. A voice of the cry of s the shepherds, 36 And a howling of the principal of the flock, shall he heard: For the Lord hath spoiled their pas- ture. And 'the peaceable habitations ''area? cut down 'Because of the fierce anger of the Lord. He hath forsaken '"his covert, as 38 "the lion: For their land is 'desolate Because of the fierceness of "the op- pressor, And 'because of his fierce anger. *In the beginning of the reign of Je- hoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord; ''Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's house, "^all the words that I command thee to speak 3 unto them; ''diminish not a word: 'if so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that <"! may re- pent me =of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them sbecause of the evil of 4 their doings. And thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord ; ''If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, 5 which I have set before you, ' to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, ' whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, 6 'but ye have not hearkened; then will I make this house ''like Shiloh, and will make this city 'a curse "to all the nations of the earth. 7 So "'the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. s Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that '"the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying. This house shall be ''like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate "without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. 10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the liouse of the Lord, and sat down ' in the entry of " the new 11 gate of the Lord'j- house. Then sjjake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, 'This man is worthy to die; Pfor he hath prophesied against this city, as ye 12 have heard with your ears. Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying. The Lord sent me to proi)hesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye 13 have heard. Therefore now lamend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God ; and fthe Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. XXVI. B C. 610 ending. B.C. fi)9 beginning. 2 Kin. 23. 36. 2 Chr. 36. 5. Comp. ver. 21. ^ ch. 27. I. ^ ch. 19. 14. "^ Ezek. 3. ip. ■^ Dent. 4- 2, & 12. 32. So Acts 20,27. c ch. 36. 3. f ver. 13. 19. See ch. 18. 8. •5 Seech. 4. 4. '' Lev. 26. 14. Deut. 28, 15. ' See ch. 25. 3. 4. " ver. 9. See ch. 7. 12, 14. 'Seech. 24.9. 11 ch. 29. 18. n> ver. B. Seech. 23.33. " See ch. 4.7. II Or, at the door, o ch. 36. 10. t Heb. The jttdgtnent of death \s.for this man. ver. 16. Deut. 19. 6. & 21. 22. P So ch. 38. 4. ^ Seech. 7.3. C694) Chap. xxvi. 14. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxvii. 14. I ■■ Josh. 9. 25. So ch. 38. 5. t Heb. as it i?,goo^ and right in your eyes. " Comp. Acts 5. 34. 'Seech.i9.i. " Mic. I. I. About B.C. 710. ' Cited from Mic, 3. 12, which see. w So 2 Chr. 32. 26. fHeb. tke/aceofike LORD. I Kin. 13. 6. SeeEx.32.11. & Job II. 19. * See Ex. 32. 14. & 2 Sam. 24. 16. y Comp. Acts 5. 39. * See Josh, g, ^7- * Comp. ver. I. ch. 27. I. *> ch. 36. 12, 25. 2 Kin. 24. 8 ? c 2 Kin. 22. t2, 14. About B.C. 609. d Comp. ch, 22. 17. See Neh, 9, 26. & Matt. 21. 35. « Comp. 2 Mace. 9. 4. S Heb. sonsof Hupeoplc. Comp. Ezek. 23. 42. f See 2 Kin. 22. 12. 8 2 Chr. 34.8. ch. 36. 10. XXVII. * ch. 26. I. b Comp. ver. 3, 12, 20 ch. 28. I. I (Or, hath the LORD saitt]. As for me, behold, ■■ I c7m in your hand : 14 "^ do with me ' as seemeth good and meet unto you. But know ye for certain, that 15 if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the in- habitants thereof: for of a truth the I.ORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. Then said the princes and all the 16 people unto the priests and to the pro- phets ; This man is not worthy to die : for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. ^Then rose up 17 certain of 'the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, "Micah the Morasthite prophe-i8 siedinthedaysof Hezekiahkingof Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, say- ing. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; ^Zion shall be plowed /ike a field, And Jerusalem shall become heaps. And the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all 19 Judah put him at all to death? "did he not fear the Lord, and besought 'the Lord, and f^'the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them ? yThus might we procure great evil against our souls. And there 20 was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of 'Kirjath-jearim, who pro- phesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah : and * when Jehoiakim the 21 king, with all his mighty iiieii, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death : but when Urijah heard //, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; and Jehoiakim 2: the king sent men into Egypt, namely, t" Elnathan the son of "^Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. And 23 they fet forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; ''who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into "^the graves of the ' common people. Nevertheless 24 the hand of <" Ahikam the son of s Sha- phan was with J eremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. ^In the beginning of the reign of •'Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. Thus 'saith the 2 Lord to me ; '^Make thee bonds and dyokes, and put them upon thy neck, = See t Kin. sand send them to the king of 'Edom, & ch.''i3. 2. and to the king of =Moab, and to the ^'°";p- king of the = Ammonites, and to the j ch. 28. 10, king of = Tyrus, and to the king of g^'^J/- ^ ^g "=Zidon, by the hand of the messengers SoLev.26.13; which come A? Jerusalem ''unto Zedekiah E'2^ei::'3.,,*'j^" 4 king of Judah; and command them [" fh« «'=''• ' to say unto their masters. Thus saith 22'! ' ^^' ""' the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : " °''' ■ , ' > concerning Inus Shall ye say unto your masters; theirmas- sff have made the earth, the man and f'Si";-^;'^; the beast that are upon the ground, by See Ps. 115. my great power and s by my outstretched k see ch. 21. arm, and ''have given it unto whom it l'so Ps us 6 seemed meet unto me. And now have iS- I given all these lands into the hand of ^^^^^; ''■ Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, 'my servant; and ''the beasts of the L^/fffg^f^- field have I given him also to serve Dan. 2. '38. 7 him. 'And all nations shall serve him, f° {"'''* and ""his son, and "his son's son, '"un- B.iruch3. 16. til the very time of his land come : and 20. ''' ^ ' then Pmany nations and great kings ",?''■ 5='- v- u 11 \\ 1 <- 1 • . 1 ■ "Dan.5.i,3o. 8 shall serve themselves of him. And it "Seech. 25. shall come to pass, that the nation and Tsee ch. 25. kingdom which will not serve the same '4- Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, ch°."5! 26. and ithat will not put their neck under 'J^Sover. n, the yoke of the king of Babylon, that ch. 30. s. nation will I punish, saith the Lord, i^^""^''^-"- ■■with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have 9 consumed them by his hand. "'There- fore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to ^your diviners, nor to your ' dreamers, nor to your ' enchanters, nor to your "sorcerers, ^which speak J^He'b' ''*' unto you, saying. Ye shall not serve dreams. 10 the king of Babylon: ""for they pro- & j^.V^ l)hesy a lie unto you, to remove you far !^''f ■,='■ ^ from your land ; and that I should drive So Deut. 18. 11 you out, and ye should perish. But u°so"Deu't ithe nations that bring their neck under 18. 10 the yoke of the king of Babylon, and i^er,'';.,, ,5. serve him, those will I let remain still * See ch. 5. in their own land, saith the Lord ; and ^'' '■*■ '■*■ they shall till it, and dwell therein. 12 I spake also "to Zedekiah king of j^;^- 598? Judah according to all these words, say- ing, 1 Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and >' serve him rver. 17. 13 and his people, and live. ^Why will ^g^^|;.33 '^• ye die, thou and thy people, '"by the » Baruch.2. sword, by the famine, and by the pesti- ^^' lence, '' as the Lord hath spoken against >■ ver. s. the nation that will not serve the king 14 of Babylon? ^Therefore hearken not' ver. 9. unto the words of the prophets that •■ ver. 13. See ch. 14. ' ch. 29. 8. See Deut. .& (69s) 88—2 Chap, xxvii. 15. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxvni. 16. * See ver.io. ^ Sec ch. r4. 14. t Heb. in a He, or, lyingly. See ch. 3. 10. f ver. 10. s 2 Kin. 24. 2Chr.36.7,io. ch. z8. 3. Dan. I. 2. *» ch. 44. 2 (Heb.). Seech. 7. 34. ' See Job 21. 15. & Isai. 59. 16. " Dan. I. 2. ' See 2 Kin. 25- 13- ™ Matt. I. II, 12. See ch. 24. n 2 Kin. 25. 13- 2Chr. 36. 18. ch. 52. 17, 20, 21. 0 ch. 32. 5. See ch. 25. 12. p ch. 29. 10. q Ezra T. 7. & 5. 14. & 7. 19. XXVIII. About B.C. 596? * Comp. ch. 27. 12. >■ ch. 36. 12? & 37. 13? 6 Ezek. II. I. <* Josh. 21. 17. See Josh. 9- 3- « ver. 4, II, ch. 27. 12. So ch. 27. 2, It. ver. 10, 12. f See ch. 27. 16. 1 Heb. two years 0/ d&ys. Gen. 41, I. 2 Sam. 13. 23 speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: ''for they prophesy a lie unto you. 'For I have 15 not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy 'a lie in my name; 'that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that pro- phesy unto you. Also I spake to the 16 priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord ; " Hearken not to the words of your prophets that pro- phesy unto you, saying. Behold, sthe vessels of the Lord's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon : "for they prophesy a lie unto you. Hearken not unto them ; y serve the 17 king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city ""be laid waste? But is if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now 'make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that ''the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. For thus saith the 19 Lord of hosts concerning ' the pillars, and concerning 'the sea, and concern- ing ' the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels, that remain in this city, which Nebuchadnezzar king of 20 Babylon took not, '"when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoia- kim king of Judah from Jerusalem' to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; yea, thus saith the 21 Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, con- cerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and /// the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem; "they shall be carried to Babylon, and 22 "there shall they be until the day that Pi visit them, saith the Lord; then iwill I bring them up, and pi restore them to this place. And it came to pass =" the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zede- kiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and'va the fifth month, that ''Hananiah the son of '^Azur the prophet, which was of ''Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying. Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the 2 God of Israel, saying, I have broken ^theyokeof the king of Babylon. fWith- 3 in 'two full years unll I bring again into this place fall the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnezzar & 14. 28. ver. II. I Mace. I. 29 IGk. I. SoAmos4.4. king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 4 and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the 'captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for*^! will break the yoke of the king 5 of Babylon. Then the prophet Jere- miah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all tlie people that stood in 6 the house of the Lord, even the pro- phet Jeremiah said, 8 Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord's house, and all that is carried away captive, 7 from Babylon into this place. Never- theless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of sail the people. The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and 9 of evil, and of pestilence. ''The pro- phet which prophesieth' of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him. 10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the ''yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's 11 neck, and brake it. And Hananiah spake in- the presence of all the people, saying. Thus saith the Lord; "=Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchad- nezzar king of Babylon 'from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 12 Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hana- niah the prophet had broken ''the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jere- 13 miah, saying. Go and tell HananiaJi, saying. Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; ""I have put a yoke of iron 'upon the neck of all these nations, "that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and °I have given him the beasts 15 of the field also. Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; PThe Lord hath not sent thee; but Pthou makest this 16 people to trust lin a lie. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast t Heb. captivity, ch. 24. 5. & 29. 22, & 40. I. Su ver. 6. ch. 29. 1, 4, 3". Ezek. I. I. K I Kin. I. 36. k Deut. 18. 22. 1 See ch. 6. ^ ch. 27. 2. So ver. 2. See I Kin. 22. II. ^ ch. 27. 7. »> Dout. 48. 28. " See ch II. ■ 25 0 ch. 27. 6. p ch. 29. 31. q See ch. 20. 6. Comp. Ezek. 13. 22. 1696) Chap, xxviii. 17. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxix. 25. '"Deut. 13. 5. ch. 29. 32 in the Heb. Isai. I. 5. About B.C. 595- XXIX. About B.C. 599- ■ See ch. 19. I. & Ezek. 8. I. *» See ch. 23. 33- « 2 Kin. 24. 12, 15. <* See ch. 24. I. * ch. 22. 26. I Or, ck-ant- berlains. Heb. as ch. 34- »9- & 38. 7- & 41. 16. & 52. 25. See 2 Kin. 23. ir. I See 2 Chr. 34.8. 8 See 1 Chr. 6.13. « Comp. ch. 51. 59 marg. » ver. 28. Comp. Ezek, ^ Ezra 6, 10. So I Tim. 2. 2, Baruch i. 11. I Mace. 7. 33. 'Seech. 27.9. ™ See Matt. 24. 4. " ver. 21, 23. So ver. 31. See ch. 14. 14. t Heb. in a lie. See ch. 3. 10. [From] about B.C. 606. 0 See ch. 25. 12. P ch. 27. 22. ■1 ch. 33. 14. See ch. 24. 6. r So ch. 31. 17- Comp. 1 Cor. 10. 13. (Heb. efid and ex- pectation. ■ Dan. 9. 3. So ch. 33. 3. '2 Chr. 15. 2. Hos. 3. 5. Comp. Lev,26.39,4o. Deut. 30. I. " ch. 24. 7. " Deut. 4.29. Ps. 32. 6. & 78. 34. Isai. 55. 6. ch. 10. 18. thee from off the face of the earth : this year thou shalt die, ''because thou hast ' taught 'rebelHon against the Lord. So r Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jeru- salem unto the residue of ^'the elders which were carried away captives, and ''to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon; (after that '^'^Jeconiah the 3 king, and '^'= the queen, and "^the 'eunuchs, ''the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and ''■the carpenters, and ''the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem ;) by the hand 3 of Elasah the son of ""Shaphan, and Ge- mariah the son of sHilkiah, ''whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Baby- lon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God 4 of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Baby- lon; 'build ye houses, and dwell in 5 them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; take ye wives, and beget 6 sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.. And seek the ^ peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and ''pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. For s thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and ')«our diviners, that be in the midst of you, ""deceive you, neither hearken to 'your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. "For they prophesy 'falsely unto you in 9 my name: "I have not sent them, saith the Lord. For thus saith the Lord, 10 That "after seventy years be accom- plished at Babylon Plwill visit you, and 1 perform my good word towards you, PI in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think n towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, ''to give you an 'expected end. Then 'shall ye call upon 12 me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ^'''ye 13 shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me "with all your heart. And ^I will be found of you, saith the 14 Lord: and "I will turn away your "Seech.30.3. captivity, and ^I will gather you from ^'^'!; ^^' '■ all the nations, and from all the places SeePs.io7.3. y whither I have driven you, saith the se^h'^s Lord; and I will bring you again into ' ' ^' the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. IS Because ye have said. The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon ; 1-6 K 11070 that thus saith the Lord of the king ^that sitteth upon the throne of ' S" '^f'- =»• David, and of all the people that dwell- ^' eth in this city, ff^/^f/ your brethren that are not gone forth with you into cap- i/tivity; thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, ^I will send upon them the '<:''■ =4. 'o. sword, the famine,, and the pestilence, and will make them Hike, vile figs, that •'ci'- =4- s. 18 cannot be eaten, they are so evil. And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and "^will deliver them to be removed 'g^" ^'"■ to all the kingdoms of the earth, 'to be ch! 24'. 9. '''a curse, and '"'san astonishment, and ^Jl'^'J:^"" ga hissing, and ''a reproach, ''among all ■'Seccii. 42. the nations 'whither I have driven them: c jjeut. 29. igbecause they have not hearkened to my i?- , • , , T , ■ , T Dan. 9. II. words, saith the Lord, which I sent Zech. 5. 3. unto them by my servants the prophets, f,,""^' ,0 ''rising up early and sending them; 'but fSee2 Kin. ye would not hear, saith the Lord. Isee'sChr. 30 Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, l^-^- . , ,, ■" , , . . , .^ , ' n ch. 26. 6. alijr oj the captivity, ""whom I have 'See ver. 18. 21 sent from Jerusalem to Babylon : thus 36^".^ ^^^' saith the Lord of hosts, the God of 'See ch. 25. Israel, of Ahabthe son of Kolaiah, and m'ch. 24. 5. of Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, "which " See ver. 9. prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby- lon ; and he shall slay them before your 22 eyes; and "of them shall be taken up "See isai. Pa curse by all the captivity of Judah p'sm ch. 24. which are in Babylon, saying. The Lord 9- make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, iwhom the king of Babylon roasted in ""SoDan.s.e. -'3 the fire; because they have ■■ committed H?^of villany in Israel, and 'have committed Sus.mna, adultery with their neighbours' wives, ich.^23. 14- and "'have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and ^am a w-itness, 'Mai. 3- s- saith the Lord. 24 Thus shalt thou also speak to She- B.C. 598. 25maiah the 'Nehelamite, saying, Thus ' Or,^^^ ^ speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of ver. 31, 32. Israel, saying. Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people ^ ^^^ ^ ^^ that are at Jerusalem, and to "Zepha- 25, 18. (697) Chap. xxix. 26. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxx. 16. ""Seech, niah the son of ""Maaseiah the priest, ^^' ■*■ and to all the priests, saying, The Lord 26 hath made thee priest in the stead of '2 Kin. II. vjijhoiada the priest, that _)■£• should be 2Chr. 23. 16? ^>' officers in the house of the Lord, for wSoch.2o.i. every man '^that is mad, and ^maketh 9. i" ^ " ' himself a prophet, that thou shouldest y^iSam. 18. pi^jj. j.^jj^^ jj^ prison, and in ^the stocks. I icin. 18. 29 Now therefore why hast thou not re- 27 "sle'ih^j'is. proved ^Jeremiah of Anathoth, y which "Seech. I.I. niaketh himself a prophet to you? For 23 therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, •"ver. 5- saying. This captivity is long: ''build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. Then 30 came the word of the Lord unto Jere- miah, saying. Send to all them of the 31 captivity, saying. Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied «ch. 28. 15. unto you, and '='^1 sent him not, and dSover. 9- ^^^ caused you to trust in a lie: there- 32 fore thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to «Seech.i7.6. dwell among this people; neither >=shall he behold the good that I will do for fch. 28. 16. niy people, saith the Lord; f because tHeb. i^e hath taught 'rebellion against the revolt. ° ^ Lord. XXX. I'he word that came to Jeremiah from Bx!°fe6. the Lord, saying, Thus speaketh the 2 »Soch.36.2. Lord God of Israel, saying, => Write »« See c . 9- ^j^gg ^jj ^^ words that I have spoken s°H='J'-2-3- unto thee in a book. For lo, ^='the days 3 ch"9.'i4- come, saith the Lord, that •>! will bring 1 32'. 44. again the captivity of my people "^Israel &33.7,ii,26. and Judah, saith the Lord: and "^I will & %. 6?' cause them to return to the land that I ri^'neb"* '" g'^^^ '° '^'"^''' fi^thers, and they shall pos- See Job '42. sess it. And these arc the words that 4 Comp. the Lord spake concerning ■= Israel and Ezra 2. I. concerning Judah. For thus saith the 5 c Hos. I. II. T ° Comp. Lord; ch. 31. 6. -yy i^g^ye heard a voice of trembling, ll.zeK. 20. 40. _ Sec isai. ii. ' Of fear, and not of peace. J^ch. 16. IS. Ask ye now, and see whether 'a man 6 So ch, 12. 15. (Joth travail with child? lOr.xiiere^s Whercforc do I see every man with fear and j^jg j^^nds On his loins, <=as a wo- jwt />so that 7 Joel 2. 6. none /j- like it: Nahum 2.10. , . ,-T 1 > . LI s See Joel 2. It IS cvcn the time of Jacob s trouble ; "ban. 12. 1. But he shall be saved out of it. 8 For it shall come to pass 'in that day, 'Seeisai.2. saith the Lord of hosts. That' I will break his ''yoke from off 'j^'^^J; j'^^^"-^ thy neck, ' ch. 27.2,8! And J'will burst J thy bonds, \\^ ^^^■^ And "strangers shall no more 'serve 34.27. themselves of him : 14. ""^ " '^' 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God, And "David their king, °whom I will "SoPs.89.3. raise up unto them. Ezci(?^34?'23". & 37. 24. See ch. 23. 5. 10 p Therefore 'ifear thou not, O "^ my " Luke i. 69. servant Jacob, saith the Lord; s^j.^za^"' Neither be dismayed, O Israel: \''l; ^'^' "''• PFor lo, I toi/t save thee from afar, See'itai."^ And thy seed ^from the land of their s- . ..' . "^ .See Isai. captivity; 41-, s. PAnd Jacob shall return, 'a.T\ PAnd shall be in rest, and ' be quiet, &,32. 37- P"And none shall make him afraid. is.'^'^ ^' ,1 i^For I am with thee, saith the Lord, " S";' 's^'- to save thee: >i'/,.'46. zS. ""Though I make a full end of all ti;'.'T6. nations whither I have scattered ' So Amos thee, ■'• '■ TwxYet will I not make a full end of " s« ch. 4. 27. thee: But I will correct thee >in measure, '' Seech. 10. ^And vvwill not leave thee altogether so isai. 27. 8. unpunished. &"''■, "I" ^'' For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is ^incurable. And *thy wound is grievous. * ver. 15. See ch. 15. 13 There is none to plead thy cause, *that ° j'"" '^''- '°- thou mayest be bound up: t ricb./or <^Thou hast no healing medicines. or'.'/>re'sf,"p. 14 <> All thy lovers have forgotten thee; hI^"''' ^j" They seek thee not; ob.id. 7. For I have wounded thee 7iiith the °^'': 1*- " I ricD.). wound of "^an enemy, 7iiith the chas- Comp. tisement of ^a cruel one, a\°s. ll. ' "For the multitude of thine iniquity; '' Lam. i. 2, Because thy sins swere increased. s.)ch. 4. 30. IS Why criest thou for thine afflic- 11^ [i-^*- tion ? SoJobi6. 9. ■•Thy sorrow is incurable for the mul- igl'' '■'' titude of thine iniquity: ch. 6. 23- Because thy sins ^were increased, ir so^Lam.'^J! I have done these things unto ly^^^i, 5 thee. ^ See ver. 12. 'Therefore all •'they that devour thee 'vei""iT.' 'shall be devoured; '' Secch. lo. And all thine adversaries, every one i So Ex. 23. of them, shall go into captivity; j^:^; ^ ^^ And ""they that spoil thee shall be "a "■ So isai. ' spoil, il'ch.',. 14. And all that prey upon thee will I See isai. 42. give "for a prey. &Ezek.7.2i. (698) Chap. xxx. 17. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxxi. ii. o ch. 33. 6. See ch. 8.22. PSeePs. 6. 2. 1 Mic. 4. 6. Zeph. 3. 19 in the Heb. f Ps. 142. 4 marg. " See ver. 3. Comp. Amos g. 11. ' Ps. 102. 13. POr, little ^ hill. Heb. as Josh. II. 13. " See Deut 13. 16. ^ ch. 33. II (Heb.). So Isai. 35. 10. & 51. II. ch. 31. 4, 12, 13- * Ezek. 36, lo, 37. Zech. 10. 8. * See Isai. 9. I. y Job 14. 21 (Heb.). ' So Isai. I. 26. ch. 33. 7, II. * Comp. Gen. 49. 10. Deut. 18. 18. *> Num. 16. 1 " Comp. ch. 40. 19. Heb. 5. 4. ^ See Lev. 26. 12. 6 ch. 24. 7. So ch. 31. I. * ch. 23. 19. So ch. 25. 32. tHeb. cutting. So Prov. 21. 7 (Heb.l. liOr, riv«rt/«. 2 Sam. 3. 29. Hos. II. 6. *"See ch. 12. 8 ch. 23. 20. tEzek. 38.16. Hos. 3. s. XXXI. * ch. 30. 24. ] ^Soch.30. 22. See ch. 24. 7. Comp. Tobit 14. 5. 2 Cor. 6. iS. *= So ch. 47. 6. Comp. I Num. 10. 33. Deut. 12. 9. I Ps. 95. II. Isai. 63. 14. For °I will restore health unto thee, 17 And Pi will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; Because they called thee lan Outcast, saying, ■ This is Zion, ''whom no man seeketh after. Thus saith the Lord: iS Behold, ^I 7i'ill bring again the capti- vity of Jacob's tents. And 'have mercy on his dwelling places; And the city shall be builded upon her own '"heap, ' And the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. And out of them shall proceed 19 ■'thanksgiving and the voice of "them that make merry: And "I will multiply them, and they shall not be few ; I will also ^>' glorify them, and >'they shall not be small. Their children also shall be ^as afore- 20 time. And their congregation shall be esta- blished before me. And I will punish all that oppress them. And^theirnoblesshallbeofthemselves, 21 And ■■'their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; And I will ''cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me : For '^who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me ? saith the Lord. And ''ye shall be my people, and 1 22 will be your God. ^Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord 23 goeth forth with fury, A 'continuing whirlwind: "=It shall "fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. fThe fierce Sanger of the Lord shall 24 not return, until he have done ii, sAnd until he have performed the in- tents of his heart : si^In the latter days ye shall consider it. ^At the same time, saith the Lord, ••Will I be the God of all the families of Israel, And they shall be my people. Thus saith the Lord, 2 The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness ; Even Israel "^when / went to cause him to rest. The Lord hath appeared 'of old unto me, saying. Yea, ''I have loved thee tvith 'an ever- lasting love; Therefore '''with lovingkindness fhave I drawn thee. Again si \\'\\\ build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: Thou shalt again ''be adorned with thy "tabrets. And shalt go forth in 'the dances of •ithem that make merry. ''Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of 'Samaria: The planters shall plant, and shall 'eat them as common things. For there shall be a day, That the watchmen upon '"the mount Ephraim shall cry, "Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God. For thus saith the Lord; "Sing with gladness for Jacob, And "shout among Pthe chief of the nations: Publish ye, praise ye, and say, 0 Lord, isave thy people, the rem nant of Israel. Behold, I a'//7 bring them ■'from the north countr)'. And ^gather them 'from the coasts of the earth. And with them "the blind and the lame. The woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: A great company shall return thi- ther. They shall come *with weeping. And with '"supplication will I lead them : 1 will cause them to walk "by the rivers of waters >Tn a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: For ^ I am a father to Israel, And "Ephraim is ='my firstborn. Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations. And declare // in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel ''will gather him. And keep him "^as a shepherd doth his flock. For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, And ''ransomed him "^from the hand of him that was stronger than he. f Heb. /rom a/ar. ch. 30. 10. <> Mai. I. 2. Rom. II. 28. So ver. 20. Luke I. 54. U Or, ^hazie 1 extended loving kind- ness unto tlu-e. •* Ps. 36. 10. & 109. 12. f Hos. II. 4. « ch. 33. 7. ver. 28. Comp. Gen. 16. 2. & 30. 3. •* See Isai. 61. 10. liOr, timbrels. See Ex. 15. zo. ' ver. 13. So Ex. 15. 20. Cant. 6. 13 (Heb.). Judith 15. 13. Seejudg. 21. 21. & Ps. 30. II. J See ch. 30. I9- ■^ Isai. 65. 21. Amos 9. 14. * See ch. 23. 13- • Heb. pro- fane them. Deut. 20. 6. S: 28. 30. Comp. Lev. 19. 23. "' See Josh. =4- 33- " See Isai. 2. 3. Comp. ch. 30. 3. » Isai. 12. 6. Comp. I.'^ai. 65. 18. t» So Amos 6. 1. I Ps. 118. 25. •■Seech. 3. 18. ■ ver. 10. Ezek. 20. 34, 41- >*<: 34- 13- See Ps. 107.3. ' Seech. 6. 22. " So Isai. 35. 5,6. *■ So ch. 50. 4. II Or, favours. ' ch. 3. 21. Zech. 12. 10. ^ So Isai. 35- 7. ca 49. 10. y So Isai. 35.8. & 43. 19. & 49. II. * See Rom. 8.15. Comp. Isai. 45. II. " ver. 18. » Ex. 4. 22. Ps. 89. 27. t» ver. 8. See ch. 23. 3. c Isai. 40. 11. Ecclus.18.13, ^ Isai. 44. 23. & 43- I- & 48. 20. • Comp. Xsai.49.24,25. (699) Chap. xxxi. 12. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxxi. 29. f So Ezek. 17- 23- & 20. 40. B Isai. 2. 2. ch. 51. 44. Mic. 4. 1. h Hos. 3. 5. ' Deut.12. 17. j Zech. 9. 17. ^ So Ps. 104. Eccles.10.19. Joel 3. 18. Amos 9. 14. I Isai. 58. II. ™ See Isai. 35- lo- n See ver. 5. o So John 16. P Prov. 5. 19. So ver. 25. Prov. 7. 18 in the Heb. Q Cited Matt. 2. 18. f See Josh. 18. 25. Comp. Gen. 35. 19, 20. & 48. 7. I Sam. 10. 2. ■ See ch. 6. 26. ' I Kin. 20. 40. en. lo. 20. & 4Q. 10. See Gen. 37. .30. " Ezra I. 5. Hos. I. II. ' So ch. 29. ' Comp. Isai. 65. 2o. *Lam. 5. 21. y Deut. 30. 2. *Ezek.2i.i2. ■Seech. 3.25. Therefore they shall come and sing 12 fin the height of Zion, And e shall flow together •'to the good- ness of the Lord, 'JFor wheat, and 'J ''for wine, and 'for oil. And for the young of the flock and of the herd : And their soul 'shall be as a watered garden ; And "" they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice "in the 13 dance, Both young men and old together: For I will turn their mourning into joy, And will comfort them, and °make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will Psatiate the soul of the 14 priests with fatness. And my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord; 15 lA voice was heard in 'Ramah, Lamentation, and ^bitt'Cr weep- ing; Rahel weeping for her children Refused to be comforted for her children, because 'they were not. Thus saith the Lord, 16 Refrain thy voice from weeping. And thine eyes from tears: For thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; And "they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And 'there is hope in thine end, saith 17 the Lord, That '■"thy children shall come again to their own border. I Jiave surely heard ^^Ephraim be- 18 moaning himself ///wjy Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, As a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke ; ^Turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; For thou art the Lord my God. Surely >' after that I was turned, I re- 19 pented; And after that I was instructed, I ^ smote upon iny thigh : I was ashamed, yea, even confounded. Because I did bear the reproach "of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a ''pleasant child? For since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still : Therefore '^my bowels *are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. Set thee up ''waymarks, make thee high heaps: 'Set thine heart toward the highway, ^ Even the way which thou wentest: Turn again, O virgin of Israel, Turn again to these thy cities, How long wilt thou sgo about, O thou ''backsliding daughter? For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass 'a man. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and inthe cities thereof, ''When I shall bring again their cap- tivity; 'The Lord bless thee, ""O habitation of justice, and "mountain of holi- ness. And there shall dwell in Judah itself. And °in all the cities thereof together. Husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. For I have Psatiated the ''weary soul, And I have replenished every sorrow- ful soul. Upon this I awaked, and beheld ; And my sleep was sweet unto me. Behold, 'the days come, saith the Lord, That *I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah With 'the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. And it shall come to pass, ///'are set on edge. •> See Prov. 8. 30. = Cant. s. 4 (Heb.). See Isai. 63. 15- f Heb.jf)««*/. Isai. 16. i:. ch. 48. 36. •1 See 2 Kin. 23. 17. * So Isai. 57. 14. & 62. 10. 1 Comp. ch. 6. 16. & 50. 5- B Cant, s- 6 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 2. 18, 23, 36. ^ ch. 49. 4. See ch. 3. 6. ' Zech. 13. 7. See Lam. 3. ''Seech. 30. 3. I Comp. Ps. 122.6,7,8. •" ch. 50. 7. So Isai. I. 26. » Zech. 8. 3. o So ch. 33. 12, 13. p Isai. 43. 24 marg. So ver. 14. 1 See Ps. 63. I marg. •■ ver. 31, 38, See ch. 9. 25. ' Hos. 2. 23. Zech. 10. 9. Comp. Ezek. 36. 11. * Ps, 22. 30. Isai. 53. 10. " ch. 32. 42. " ch. 44. 27. ^Seech.i.iQ, Comp. ver. 40. ' ver. 4. See ch. 24. 6. » Ezek. 18. 2, J- So Lam. 5. 7. y Eccles. 10. 10 (Heb.). (700) Chap. xxxi. 30. JEREMIAH. Chaf. XXXII. 8. * So Ezek. 18. 4. Gal. 6. 5, 7. » To ver. 34, cited Heb. 8. 8-12. *• Luke 22. 20. 2 Cor. 3. 6 in the Gk, Comp. Ezek. 16. 61. cSoDeut. I. ?br, Should 1 Jtave con- tinned a husband un- to them ? *^ See ch. 3. 14. e Cited Heb. 10. 16. So Isai. 59. 21. ch. 32. 40. Comp. Deut. 29. 14. Ezek. 37. 26. Baruch 2. 35. fSo Ezek. II. 19. & 36. 26, 27. 2 Cor. 3. 3. See Ps. 37. 31. s See Lev. 26. 12. & ch, 24. 7, So Hos.2.23. Zech. 8. 8. & 13. 9- Rev. 21. 7. *» See Isai. f^, iee ch. 6. k Cited Heb. 10. 17. ' ch. 33. 8. & 36. 3- & 50. 20. So Isai. 53. 10, II. Dan. 9. 24. Mic. 7. 18. Zech. 13. I. Acts 10. 43. & 13- 39- Rom. II. 27. "Isai. 43.25. " Gen. I. 16. Ps. 72. 5, 17. & 89. 2, 36, » Job 38. 33. ver. 36. ch. 33. 25. So Ps 119. 91. P Isai. 51. 15. 1 See Job 26. 12. ' See ch. 10. 16. 'So Ps. 148. 6. Isai. 54. 9, 10. ch. 33. 20, 21, 25. Comp. Job 14. 12. • ch. 33. 24. & 48. 2. See Ps. 83. 4. " So ch. 33. 22, 26. • ch. 33. 24. SoRom.ii.i. ^But every one shall die for his own 30 iniquity: Every man that eateth the sour grape, His teeth shall be set on edge. ^'Behold, ■'the days come, saithai the Lord, That I will make ""a new cove- nant With the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : Not according to the covenant32 that I made with their fathers In the day that "^I took them by the hand. To bring them out of the land of Egypt; Which my covenant they brake, 'Although ''I was a husband un- to them, saith the Lord: ^But this shall be the covenant33 that I will make with the house of Israel ; After those days, saith theLoRD, 'fl will put my law in their in- ward parts. And write it in their hearts; And Swill be their God, And they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more34 every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying. Know the Lord : For ''they shall all know me, 'From the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: For I '''will forgive their ini- quity, ■'And ""I will remember their sin no more. Thus saith the Lord, "which giveth 35 the sun for a light by day. And "the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, p Which idivideth the sea when the waves thereof roar ; ■■The Lord of hosts is his name : ^If those "ordinances depart from be- 36 fore me, saith the Lord, Then the seed of Israel also shall cease ' From being a nation before me forever. Thus saith the Lord ; 37 "If heaven above can be measured. And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, ■'I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, saith the Lord. 38 Behold, "the days come, saith the Lord, That the city shall be built to the Lord From "the tower of Hananeel unto 5' the gate of the corner. 39 And ^the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it Upon the hill ^Gareb, and shall com- pass about to ^Goath. 40 And i-the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes. And all the fields unto '^the brook of Kidron, Unto <^the corner of the horse gate towards the east, ^ Shall be holy unto the Lord ; '^It shall not be plucked up, nor •^ thrown down any more for ever. - The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord *in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judfl.h, ''which was the eighteenth 2 year of Nebuchadrezzar. For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusa- lem : and Jeremiah the prophet was ■^shut up "^in "=the court of the prison, which luas in the king of Judah's house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say. Thus saith the Lord, ''Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and she 4 shall take it ; ''and Zedekiah king of Judah 'shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, '' and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes ''shall be- 5 hold his eyes : and ''J'^he shall lead Zede- kiah to Babylon, and there shall he be ''until I visit him, saith the Lord: 'though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper. 6 And Jeremiah said. The word of the 7 Lord came unto me, saying, Behold, Hanameel the son of '"Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying. Buy thee my field that is in "Anathoth : for "the right of redemption is thine to buy 8 //. So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me ''in the court of the prison accord- ing to the word of the Lord, and said unto me. Buy ray field, I pray thee, that is in "Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamm: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy // for thyself Tlien I knew that ^ See ver. 27. » Neh. 3. I. & 12. 39. Zech. 14. 10. y See 2 Kin. 14. 13. « So Ezek. 40. 3- Zech. I. 16. & 2. I. SeeRev.ii.i. * Comp, ch. 25. 26. & 51. 41, ^ Comp. ch. 7. 31, 32, <= See 2 Sam. 15. 23. <1 See 2 Chr. 23. IS. e Joel 3. 17. Comp. Isai. 52. I. f Comp. ver. 28. XXXII. About B.C. 590. * Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 1, 2 with ch. 37- Si II- & 39- I- & 52- 4- ^ Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 8. ch. 52. 12. c Ps. 88. 8. ^ ver. 8, 12, ch. 33. I. & 37. 21. & 38. 6, 13, 28. & 39. 14. Comp. ch. 37. 4. « See Neh. 3- 25. ' ver. 28. ch. 34. 2. & 38. 3. « See ch. 34. 22. '' ch. 34. 3. » So ch. 38. 18, 23. Comp. ch. 39. 5—7. & 52. 9 — II. J Comp. ch. 39. 7. & 52, II, ^ ch. 27. 22, 1 So ch, 21, 4i & 33. 5, "ch, 35. 4? ^ See Josh. 21. 18. ■* See Lev. 25. 25. (701) 89 Chap, xxxii. 9. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxxn. 35. PGen. 23. 16. Zech. II. 12. See Matt. 26. n Or, sezieti. shekels atid q Esther 3. 12. Tobit?. 14. r ver. 25, 44. Isai. 8. 2. s ver, 14. * Seech. 10.3. " ver. 13, 16. ch. 36. 4, 8, 10, 14, 26, 32. & 43- 3, 6. & 45- 1. Eanich 1.1,3, ^ Comp. ch. 51. 59. this was the word of the Lord. And I 9 bought the field of Hananieel my uncle's son, that was in "Anathoth, and Pweigh- ed him the money, evm 'seventeen she- kels of silver. And I 'subscribed the 10 evidence, and 1 sealed //, and ""took wit- if«piecesof jjgsses, and Pweighed him the money in tHeb. the balances. So I took the evidence n ■protein tit, ^f jj^g purchase, both nhat which was Sovcr. 12,44. sealed accordiiis: to the law and 'custom, and ''that which was open: and 1 gave 12 the evidence of the purchase unto " Ba- ruch "the son of Neriah, the son of Ma- aseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of ""the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat ''in the court of the prison. And 1 13 charged "Baruch before them, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God ^ of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, ^both which is sealed, and ''this evidence which is open ; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. For 15 thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and "fields and vine- yards shall be -^possessed again in this land. Now when I had delivered ^the evi-16 dence of the purchase unto "Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying. Ah Lord God! behold, ^thoui? hast made the heaven and the earth »by thy great power ^^and stretched out arm, and "^there is nothing 'too hard for thee: <:thou shewest lovingkindness unto thou- 18 sands, and '^''recompensest the iniquity of the fathers '•'^into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, ^the ^iC^.doing. Mighty God, ethe Lord of hosts, is his name, ""great in counsel, and mighty in 19 'work: 'for thine eyes arc open upon all the ways of the sons of men: ''to give every one according to his ways, and ac- cording to the fruit of his doings : which 20 hast set '"'signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Is- rael, and amongst other men; and ""hast made thee "a name, as at this day; and 21 ""hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and "with a strong hand, and "Pwith a stretched out arm, and °with great terror; and hast given them 22 this land, 1 which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, See Gen. 18. 14. So ver. 27. II Or, hid front thee. *=■ See Ex. 20. 6. So Deut. 5. 9, 10. tl Isai. 65. 6. « Prov. 17. 23. See Ps. 79. 12. f See Isai. 9.6. B See ch. 10. 16. h See Isai. So Ps. 66. 5. » ch. 16. 17. So Ps. 33. 13. See 2 Clir. 16. 9. k ch. 17. 10. See Ps. 62. 12. 1 Ps. IS";. 9. !» Sec Neh. 9. xo. " So 2 Sam. 7. 23. I Chr. 17. 21. "» See Ex. 6. 6. '> See Deut. 4- 34 P ver. 17. See ch. 21. s. •J Deut. 26. '5- '■ See ch. 11. 5- s Comp. Neh. 9. 26. ch. II. 8. Dan. 9. 10 — obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil 24 to come upon them : behold the 'mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and 'the city is given into the hand of f^'^Macc*' the Chaldeans, that fight against it, " be- cause of the sword, "and o/' the famine, "and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and be- 25 hold, thou seest //. And thou hast said unto me, O Lord God, ""Buy thee the "ver. field for money, and "take witnesses; * ver. 'for 'the city is given into the hand of "!*^''' D Or, engines oj shot. ch. 33. 4. 6. 20, 51. ^ ver. 25, 36, 43- " ver. 36. See ch. 14. the Chaldeans. 26 Then came the word of the Lord 27 unto Jeremiah, saying. Behold, I am the Lord, "the God of all flesh: '' thoitgh\ = 1S * See ch. 19. 13- there ' See Num. 28 any thing too hard for me? Therefore thus saith the Lord; >' Behold, I a////? ver. 3. give this city into the hand of the Chal- deans, and into the hand of Nebuchad- rezzar king of Babylon, and he shall 29 take it: and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and =^burn it with the houses, « See ch. 21, ='upon whose roofs they have offered in- cense unto Baal, and ^poured out drink offerings unto other gods, '"to provoke i> ver. 30, 32. 30 me to anger. For the children of Is- Seech. 7. 18. rael and the children of Judah have only done evil before me efrom their « seech. 3. youth: for the children of Israel have ^'^' only '"provoked me to anger ""with the ""ch. 23. 6,7. work of their hands, saith the Lord. 31 For this city hath been to me as 'a pro- \^f^'j!^ vocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; 'that /should remove it 32 from before my face, because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done •"to provoke me to anger, ■'they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and Dan. 9. s. their prophets, and the men of Judah, 33 and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And 'they have turned unto me the 'back, ^^^^^- ^'^ and not the face : though / taught them, Comp. ■"rising up early and teaching them, yet fH^eb.L'*! they have not hearkened "to receive in- "'See2Chr. 34 struction. But "they set their abomina- nsee^ch. 5. 3. tions in the house, ""which is called by " Sc^ ch. 7. 1 .-, - « 11 1 -1 30- *^ Ezek. 35 my name, "to defile it. PAnd they built 5. n. the high places of Baal, p which are in fseech^'?.'" the valley of the son of Hinnom, ito cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; P which I commanded them not, neither ' 2 Kings 23. 27- & 24. 3. k ch. 2. 26. So ch. 8. I. 1 See Lev. (702) Chap, xxxii. 36. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxxni. 16. ' I Kin. 16. 19. * Deut 30. 3. ch. 23. 3. & 39. 14. So ch. 31. 10. Ezek 37. 21. " See ch. 8. 3. T ch. 21. 5. ^ Ezek. 34. 25- So ch. 23. 6. 6 33. 16. ^ Seech. 24. 7. 7 Ezek. n. 19, 20. * DeuL 6. 24. tHeb. a// ver. 24. ' ver. 10. ^ See ch. 17. 26. So ch. 33. 13. 1 See ch. 30. 3- XXXIII. About B.C. 5C/J. *Seech.32.2. Comp. ch. 37. 4. ° Isai. 37- 26. I [Or, 7.ff- H 01' A HI '^ See ch. 16. 21. & Amos 4. 13- t* Ps. 91. 15. So ch. 29. 12. lOr, hidtUn. « Isai. 48. 6. f See ch. 32. 24- BSoch. 32. 5. came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, ■'to cause Judah to sin. And now therefore thus saith the 36 Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, ^It shall be de- livered into the hand of the king of Ba- bylon ^by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; behold, 'I 7^7/37 gather them out of all countries, "whither I have driven them 'in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them "to dwell safely: and ^they shall be my people, and 1 38 will be their God : and I ^y will give them 39 one heart, and one way, ^that they may fear me 'for ever, ^for the good of them, and of their children after them: and 40 ^''I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away *from them, to do them good; but ''I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Yea, '=1 will 41 rejoice over them to do them good, and ''I will plant them in this land 'assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. For thus saith the Lord; ''Like 42 as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, "so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. And ^fields shall be bought in 43 this land, s whereof ye say, // is desolate 8- without man or beast; ''it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. Men shall 44 buy fields for money, and 'subscribe evi- dences, and 'seal ihetn, and 'take wit- nesses in "^the land of Benjamin, and in ''the places about Jerusalem, and in ''the cities of Judah, and in the cities of ''the mountains, and in the cities of ''the val- ley, and in the cities of ''the south: for 'I will cause their captivity to return, saith the Lord. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet ^shut up in the court of the prison, saying. Thus saith the Lord ''the 2 maker thereof, the Lord ''that formed it, to establish it; ''^the Lord is his name; ••call unto me, and I will answer thee, and 3 shew thee great and ' mighty //;/;/i,'s, ''which thou knowest not. For thus saith the 4 Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by ^the mounts, and by the sword; sthey come to fight with the Chal- 5 deans, but // is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain ""in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness 'I have hid my face 6 from this city. Behold, ''I ■unll bring it health and cure, and ''I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abun- 7 dance of peace and truth. And ' I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and ""will 8 build them, "as at the first. And "I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me, and Pi will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and where- by they have transgressed against me. g And lit shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them : and they shall '■fear and Hremble for all the good- ness and for all the prosperity that I 10 procure unto it. Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, •which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even "in the cities of Judah, "and in the streets of Je- rusalem, that are desolate, without man, and "without inhabitant, and without n beast, "the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, ^Praise the Lord of hosts : for the Lord is good ; for his mercy cmiurcth for ever: and of them that shall bring >the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For 'I will cause to return the captivity of the land 12 "as at the first, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts. Again in this place, which is desolate y>' without roan and wthout beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be ^a habitation of shep- herds ^causing their flocks to lie down. 13 In ''the cities of the mountains, in ''the cities of the vale, and in ''the cities of the south, and in •'the land of Benjamin, and in ''the places about Jenisalem, and in ''the cities of Judah, ''shall the flocks pass again ''under the hands "of him that telleth them, saith the Lord. 14 ffiehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I swill perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Ju- isdah. In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in j6the land. In those days shall Judah be ^ Ezek. 22. 20. ' See Deut. 31. 17. ^ See ch. 30, 17- 1 ver. ri, 26. See ch. 30. 3. "ch. 31. 4,28. See ch. 24. 6. " ver. II. Isai. I. 26. So ch. 30. ao. ° Ezek. 36. 25. Comp. Heb. 9. 13, 14- P See ch. 31. 34- q See ch. 13. •■ Isai. 60. 5. See Ps. 130. 4- * DeuL 2. 25. ' ch. 32. 43. »ch. II. 6. 'Seech. 4.7. * See ch. 7. ^ See I Chr. 16. 34, 41. So Isai. 12.4. y ch. 30. 10 (Heb.). So Lev. 7. 12. See Ps. 107. 22. " Comp. Ezek. 36. II. * So Isai. 65. 10. ch. 31. 24. & 50. 19. Ezek. 34. 14. * Cant. I. 7. So Is.li. 13. 20. b See ch. 17. 26. So ch. 32. 44. c See Lev. 27. 32. *1 See ch. 5. 3i- c Comp. John 10. 3. 1' To ver. 16, ch. 23. 5, 6. B ch. 29. 10. (703) Chap, xxxiii. 17. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxxiv. 15. saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, 'The Lord our righteousness. For thus saith the Lord; "^David shall 17 want a man 'to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; neither is shall J'the priests the Levites want a man before me "^to offer burnt offerings, and 'to kindle meat offerings, and to do iSeech.22.2. sacrifice continually. So ver. 21. All And the word of the Lord came unto 19 Jeremiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord; 20 "■If you can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; ^^thcn may also my co-21 venant be broken with David my ser- vant, that he should not have a son 'to reign upon his throne; and with Jthe Le- vites the priests, my ministers. As °Pthe22 host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither ithe sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. Moreover the word of the Lord came 23 to Jeremiah, saying, Considerest thou 24 not what this people have spoken, say- ing. The two families which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even Pcast them off? thus they have despised my people, II that they should be no more a nation before them. Thus saith the Lord; '"If 25 my covenant be not with day and night, and ''if! have not appointed nhe ordi- nances of heaven and earth; Pthen will 26 I cast away the seed of Jacob, and Da- vid my servant, so that / will not take a7:y of his seed to be rulers over the seed 'ver. 7, Ti. of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for 'I » di."^i2^°5^' '"'^^' cause their captivity to return, "and have mercy on them. The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, ''when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and ''all the kingdoms of the earth 'of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, Thus saith the 2 Lord, the ( Jod of Israel ; Go and speak to ^'Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him. Thus saith the Lord; Behold, ^\ will Seech. 32. 3. give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and ^^he shall burn it with fire: and "^thou shalt not escape out of 3 his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and ■-'delivered into his hand; '=and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, '=and 'he shall speak with thee tHeb. isidkt'tiii. ^'^^^■Ther^ never sfiall not be cutoff/rotn David. ver. 18. ch. 35. 19. '» 1 Kin. 2. 4. See Ps. 89. 4. iS. • So J ver. 21. Comp. Isai. 66, 21. ■s Comp. Rom. 12. I. & 15. 16. Heb. 13. 15, 16. I Pet. 2.5, 9, Rev. 1. 6. & 5. 10. & 20. 6 with ch. 3. 16. ' See ch. i. 16. ™ So ver. 25. See Ps. 72. 5. & ch. 31. 36. Comp. Gen. 8. 22. n So Ps. 89. 34- o See Gen. 15- 5- P ch. 31. 37. q See Gen. 22. 17. IQ Seech. 31 36. *• So Ps. 74, 16, 17. & 104. 19. ■ See ch. 3: 35. XXXIV. About B.C. 591. * 2 Kings 25. I. ch. 39. I. *> See ch. I. y- Comp. ch. 51. 28. t Heb. the dotninion of his hand. 9 So ch. 21. ' ver. 22 Seech. 21. 10. « See ch. 32. 4- t Heb. //;i jttouth shall speak to thy month. mouth to mouth, and ''thou shalt go to ';''■ 3=. s- 4 Bab)lon. sYet hear the word of the^Comp. Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus '^''•38.i7,=o. saith the Lord of thee. Thou shalt not sdie by the sword: but ethou shalt die in peace: and with ''the burnings of thy fa- '' 2 chr. 21. thers, the former kings which were be- see i Sam. fore thee, so shall they burn odours for 31- 12- ■ thee; and 'they will lament thee, saying, ich. 22. 18. Ah lord! for I have pronounced the 6 word, saith the Lord. Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, tg^ r v 7 when the king of Babylon's army fought li^^.^ ' against Jerusalem, and against all the ',o^7o''"''' cities of Judah that were left, against °' •^omp. •^Lachish, and against 'Azekah: for °3^;!J: '^■ ""these "defenced cities remained of the = i-hr.ii.5,9. cities of Judah. ^ ' ^'^' 8 This is the word that came unto Je- About remiah from the Lord, after that the ' ^''' king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jeru- salem, °to proclaim liberty unto them; »Lev. 25. 10. gPthat every man should let his manser- Ti.^l\2 vant, and every man his maidservant, 39—46. being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, ')go "SoUai. 58. free; ''that none should serve himself of rcomp. ,0 them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. N^o^o '^'=''- s- s— when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his man- servant, and every one his maidservant, igo free, that none should ser\'e them- selves of them any more, then they 11 obeyed, and let than go. But ^after- About wards they turned, and caused the ser- s^^e'yej^'i vants and the handmaids, whom they had let "Jgo free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and ,„ for handmaids. " See' Ex. °*' 12 Therefore the word of the Lord came Tcomp to Jeremiah 'from the Lord, saying, Deut. 14. 28 13 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; 26."'i2°™'" I made a covenant with your fathers in 'q''',":^' the day that "I brought them forth out sold hi,nsei/. of the land of Egypt, out of the house of j^^^"'- '5- 14 bondmen, saying. At *'the end of '^^ seven >■ ch. 7. 24, years let ye go every man his brother a &„ g. Hebrew, which "•''hath been sold unto | '7- ^3- thee; and when he hath served thee si.x So''ch.'25. 4. years, thou shalt let him go free from fjl^i,'^' thee : but your fathers y hearkened not to-day. unto me, ^neither inclined their ear. soT'Kings 15 And ye were 'now turned, and had done y- 3- right in my sight, in "proclaiming liberty Neh.'^io. 29. every man to his neighbour; and ^ye *„w,>.« had made a covenant before me in the my name is house 'which is called by my name, see'di. 7. 10. {704) Chap, xxxiv. i6. JEREMIAH. Chap. xxxv. 17. » Lev. 19 (Heb.). See Lev. 12 18. 21. »> ver. 11. cSoch. 2. 24. *1 So Matt. 7. 2. Gal. 6. 7. James 2. 13. « Comp. Lev. 25. 42, 55- I See ch. 14. 12. eSeech.24.9. t Heb. moving. See Deut. 28. 25. Comp. Deut. 28. 64. ^ ch. 29. 18. i Comp. ver. 8. i Gen. 15. 10. k Cant. 2. 17 marg. ' ch. 29. 2. ™ ch. 22. 25. " ch. 7. 33. & 16. 4. & 19. 7. So Ezek. 29. 5. See Deut. 28. 26. 0 ch. 37. 5, II. Comp. ver. II. P Isai. 10. 6 (Heb.). 1 ch. 37. 8. >■ ch. 32. 3. & 38. 3- * See ver. 2. * See ch. 9. II. Comp, Ecclus. 49. 6. "Seech. 4. 7. xxxv. About B.C. 607. * Comp. ch. 35. I. & ver. 1 1. 1 •■ See I Chr. 2. 55- ■: I Chr. 9. 2S, 33. & 23. 28. &28. 12. 2 Chr. 31. II. ver. 4j &c. ch. 36. lo.&c. So I Kin. 6.5. I Mace. 4. 38, 57- il See Deut. 33- I- *t Judg- 13. 6. = I Kin. 6. 6. f ch. 21. I. 8: 29. 25. & 37. 3. B ch. 32. 7 ? But ye turned and => polluted my name, 16 •'and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty <=at their pleasure, to return, and brought them uito subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Ye 17 have not hearkened unto me, in "pro- claiming liberty, every one to his bro- ther, and every man to his neighbour : behold, ''I proclaim =a liberty for you, saith the Lord, 'to the sword, 'to the pestilence, and ^to the famine; and si will make you *to be removed ''into all the kingdoms of the earth. And I will is give the men that have transgressed my covenant, 'which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, J when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between ''the parts thereof, the princes of Judah, and the 19 princes of Jerusalem, 'the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, J which passed between ''the parts of the calf; I will even give them into the 20 hand of their enemies, and "into the hand of them that seek their hfe: and "their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. And Zedekiah king 21 of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and "'into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, "which are gone up from you. Behold, Pi isjill command, saith the 22 Lord, and 1 cause them to return to this city; and ithey shall fight against it, and ■'■'take it, and i^burn it with fire : and 'I will make the cities of Judah a desolation "without an inhabitant. The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord ^in the days of Jehoia- kim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying. Go unto the house of ''the Re- 2 chabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of <=the chambers, and give them wine to drink. Then I took Jaazaniah 3 the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazi- nidh, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites ; and I brought them />//i) the house of the 4 Lord, into "^the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, "^a man of God, which 2vas by '=the chamber of the princes, which 'liuis ^above the cham- ber of fMaaseiah the son of sShallum, 5 '■the keeper of the 'door: and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said 6 unto them. Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine : for 'Jonadab the son of Rechab our fether commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, nei- jtheryt, nor your sons for ever: neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; ''that ye may live many days in the land where 8 ye be strangers. Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our 9 wives, our sons, nor our daughters ; nor to build houses for us to dwell in : nei- ther have we vineyard, nor field, nor 10 seed: but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But it came to pass, 'when Nebuchadrez- zar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said. Come, and let us go fo Jerusalem for fear of the army of "'the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of "the Syrians: "so we dwell at Jeru- salem. 12 Then came the word of the Lord unto 13 Jeremiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not "receive instruc- tion to hearken to my words ? saith the 14 Lord. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed ; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment : notwith- standing I have spoken unto you, Pri.sing early and speaking ; but ye hearkened 15 not unto me. pI have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, Prising up early and sending i/wm, saying, 1 Return ye now every man from his evil way, land amend your doings, ■'and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers : but ^ye have not inclined your ear, nor 16 hearkened unto me. Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have per- formed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them ; but this people hath not hearkened unto me : 17 therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inha- •^2 Kin. 12.9. & 25. 18. I Chr. 9. 19. ch. 52. 24. t Heb. threshold, or, z'fssfi. See Isai. 6. 4 marg. ' 2 Kin. 10. IS, 23. ^ Comp. E.\. 20. 12. £ph. 6, 2, 3 ' Comp. ver. I. ch. 46. 2. 2 Kin. 24. I. *" 2 Kin. 24. 2. ■* Comp. ver. 7. 0 Seech. 5. 3. p See 2 Chr. 36. 15. 1 See 2 Kin. 17. 13. "" See ch. 25. 6. • See ch. 34. '4- (W) Chap. xxxv. i8. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxxvi. 23. t See Isai. 50. 2. tHeb. There shall not a man be cut offfrom \Jottadab the son of Rechab to stand\y &^c. See ch. 33. "beech. 15. 1. XXXVI. About B.C. 607. Comp. ver. 9. » ch. 25. I. 8:45.1. j I' ver. 4, &c. Ezra 6. 2. Ps. 40. 7 ! (Heb.). ] Ezek. 2. g. & 3. 1—3- j Zech. 5. I, 2. So Isai. S. I. I *= So ch. 30. 2. <* ch. 25. 2. ' ch. 25. 15— 26. & 46. I, &c. f ch. I. 2. & 25. 3- e ch. 26. 3. So ver. 7. Ezek. 12. 3. Amos 5. 15. Zeph. 2. 3. !■ ch. 18. 8. ver. 7. Jonah 3. 8. ' See ch. 31. 34- ^ See ch. 32. 12. 1 ch. 45. 1. ™ See Neh. 6. 10. or ch. 33. I. & 39. 15. Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 9. " ver. 9. t Heb. their sufiplicntioH shall/all. ch. 37. 20. & 42. 2. So ch. 38. 26. &42. 9. About B.C. 606. Comp. ver. I. o See 2 Chr. 2o. 3. bitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them : be- cause 'I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard ; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. And Jeremiah said unto the house of is the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jona- dab your father, and kept all his pre- cepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you : therefore 19 thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; 'Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man "to stand before me for ever. And it came to pass ^in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the sonof Josiah king of Judah, thai this word came unto Jere- miah from the Lord, saying. Take thee 2 '"a roll of a book, and "^write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and "^against Judah, and •= against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, ffrom the days of Josiah, even unto this day. sit maybe 3 that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them ; that ''they may return every man from his evil way; 'that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. Then Jeremiah 4 called ■'Baruch the son of Neriah: and 'Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jere- miah all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him, upon 'a roll of a book. And Jeremiah commanded Ba- 5 ruch, saying, ™ I am shut up ; I cannot go into the house of the Lord : therefore 6 go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the Lord in the ears of the people in the Lord's house upon "the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. sit may be Uhey will present their sup- ^ plication before the Lord, and ''will re- turn every one from his evil way : for great is the anger and the fury that the Lord hath pronounced against this peo- ple. And Baruch the son of Neriah did s according to all that Jeremiah the jjro- phet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord /// the Lord's house. And it came to pass in the fifth 9 year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that °they proclaimed " a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of 10 Judah unto Jerusalem. Then read Ba- ruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in I'the cham- ber of Gemariah the son of 'iShaphan "■the scribe, in Hhe higher court ^at the 'entry of the new gate of the Lord's house, in the ears of all the people. 11 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of ' they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king 17 of all these words. And they asked Baruch, saying. Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? 18 Then Baruch answered them. He pro- nounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and ^I wrote them with ink 19 in the book. Then said the princes un- to Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jere- miah; and let no man know where ye be. 20 And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll ^in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to fet the roll : and he took it out of ■''Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes ''which stood beside the 22 king. Now the king sat in "^the winter- house ''in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before 23 him. And it came to pass, tliat when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into pSeech.35.2. ^ ch. 26. 24. See 2 Chr. 34.8. r ver. 12. See 2 Kin, 18. 18. " Comp. I Kin. 6. 36. ^ ch. 26. 10. 1 Or, door. " ver. 20. 2 Kin. 25. 25. I Chr. 2. 41 1 ch. 41. I. ^ ver. 25. ch. 26. 22. »Seech.28.i? ^ ch. 37. 3, I3' & 38. T ? But comp. ver. 26. ' Comp. ver. 21, 2 So Rom. 16. 22. "^ 1 Kin. 10. 5 marg. c Amos 3. 15. •• ver. 9. Comp. 1 Mace. 1.54, 59 with John 10. 22. (706) Chap, xxxvi. 24. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxxvit. 17. « Comp. 2 Kin. 22. II. f ch. 41. 5. See Gen. 44. 13- 8 ver. 12. i» See Isai. 59- 16- D Or, of the king. 1 Kin. 22. 26. So ch. 38. 6. Comp. 2 Kin. 10. 2. Zeph. I. 8. » Comp. ch. 45. 3. About B.C. 605. J ch. 2$. 9» &c ^ ch. 22. 30. * See ch. 22, 2. ™ ch. 22. 19. ^ So Baruch 2. 25. t Heb. viszi upon. See ch. 9. 25- tHeb. XXXVII. About B.C. 599. » 2 Kin. 24. 17- 2 Chr. 36. TO. •^ See ch. 22. 24- c Comp. Ezek. 17. 13. d 2 Chr. 36. 12, 14. I Heb. h the liand 0/ tlu proplut. ch the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that ■was on the hearth, v Yet they were not 24 afraid, "=nor frent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. Nevertheless 25 sElnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah ■■had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll : but he would not hear them. But the king command- 26 ed Jerahmeel the son "of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and ^She- lemiah the son of Abdeel, 'to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet : but the Lord hid them. Then the word of the Lord came to 27 Jeremiah, after that the king had burnt the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, Take thee again another roll, and write 28 in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burnt. And thou shalt 29 say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burnt this roll, saying, Why hast thou written there- in, saying, JThe king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? Therefore thus saith 30 the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah ; ''He shall have none 'to sit upon the throne of David : and his dead body shall be ""cast out "in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. And 31 I will 'punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inha- bitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pro- nounced against them ; but they heark- ened not. Then took Jeremiah 32 another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burnt in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many 'like words. And ^king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of ''Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, *■= whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. ''But neither he, ''nor his ser- 2 vants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake 'by the prophet Jere- miah. And Zedekiah the king sent 3 50. I. See I Kin. i6. 12. =Jehucal the son of <='"Shelemiah and ' ^0^'=''^. 38. i. sZephaniah the son of ''Maaseiah the Comp. priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ssei*2'Ki^^' Pray now unto the Lord our God for pi'^-, 4 us. Now Jeremiah 'came in and went 4. ^'^'^ '^'^' out among the people: '=for they had ' See Num. snot put him into prison. Then 'Pha-'Comp. raoh's army was come forth out of Egypt : & jI^',''' and when the Chaldeans that besieged . ^C- -ss"- Jerusalem heard tidings of them, "^they departed from Jerusalem. 6 Then came the word of the Lord un- 7 to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thus m'^.er.'^°.' saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus ch.jj. 2: shall ye say to the king of Judah, "that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Be- hold, "Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, "shall return to Egypt 8 into their own land. And Pthe Chal- deans shall come again, and Pfight a- gainst this city, and Ptake it, and P''burn l'^" ' E2ek. 17.15. So 2 Chr. 36. 13- Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 7. Comp. ch. 34. II. » ver. 3. So ch. 21. 2. •* Ezek. 29. .6, 7. See ch. 2. 18. Comp. ver. 19. ch. 46. 17. I ch 34 \^2 9 it with fire. Thus saith the Lord; De- t Hebl sauL See Either 9 31. 1 Comp. ch. 21. 4, 5. tHeb. W«tf/ ceive not your 'selves, saying. The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: 10 for they shall not depart. iFor though ye had smitten the whole army of the "'^'"'the princes. Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and ^jiut him in prison in ^arMule. *the house of Jonathan the scribe: for cii- "o- '+ they had made that the prison. & 43' \, &c. i6 When Jeremiah was entered into ''the ^^omp' '' dungeon, and into the "cabins, and Jere- Heb. n. 36. miah had remained there many days ; „ v„. '/o. 17 then Zedekiah the king sent, and "^took \^°'''^-^l- him out: and the king asked him ''secret- & 4',. '7,'' 9.' Lam. 3. S3. See Isai. 24. 22. Comp. Baruch 6. 18. II Or, cells. ' Comp. Bel and Drag. ver. 42. <* ch. 38. 16. See Isai. 8. 12. tHeb. falsehood. (707) Chap, xxxvii. i8. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxxvih. 19. ly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah • Seech.21.7. said. There is: for, said he, «thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. Moreover Jeremiah said un-is to king Zedekiah, What have I offended again.'it thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me tComp. in prison? f Where arc now your pro- 19 ver. 7, 3. pi^ets wjiich prophesied unto you, say- ing. The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land ? There- 30 fore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord tHeb. i'l' the king: *slet my supplication, I pray Titian fail, thcc, be accepted before thee, s that thou Seech. 36^7. cause me not to return to ''the house "^ ■ 3 " • of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. Comp':'''''''" Then Zedekiah the king commanded 2r Eccius,49. 7. ^j^g^f {].jgy should commit Jeremiah "^into 1 See I Sam. , .' . , . j ^i .. j? 2. 36. the court of the prison, and that they ^ch.3^8. 9. s].,Quij give him daily 'a piece of bread So Lam. 2. out of the bakers' street, •'until all the Ez'ek. 4. 10, bread in the city were spent. Thus Je- '*■ reniiah remained "^in the court of the Comp. isai. 3. 1. prison. XXXVHI. Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and • Soch.37.3. ^Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and '=Pa- bseech.21.1. shur the son of Malchlah, heard the iChr.'g. 12. words that Jeremiah had spoken <^unto c ch. 21. 8. ^jj ^Y\t people, saying. Thus saith the 2 ■1011.21.9. Lord, ''He that remaineth in this city So ver. 17, g].|^]i (Jig 5y ti^g sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence : ''but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall ech. 21. 10. live. Thus saith the Lord, <=This city 3 Seech. 32. 3. shall Surely be given into the hand of the f Seech. 34. king of Babylon's army, fwhich shall ^''- take it. Therefore the princes said un- 4 5soch.26.11. to the king, We beseech thee, slet this ("He".'''*''"'' man be put to death : for thus ''he weak- feacc. eneth the hands of the men of war that (^Hebj.^ remain in this city, and the hands of all 1 Comp^ j].,g people, in speaking such words unto ch.'37. 17.' them: for this man seeketh not the 'wel- \^° '=''■ "■ fare of this people, but the hurt. Then s I Or, of Zedekiah the king said. Behold, he is in st=*ch;^36. your hand: for 'the king is not he that ?*• „ can do any thing against you. Then 6 1 ver. 13, 28. , , -^ ■ , , 1 - ■ , Seech. 32. 2. took they Jeremiah, and cast him into ^^"■37- =4- kfhe dungeon of Malchlah the son 'of Zech.'g. II. Hainmelech, that was 'in the court of Ps?°6^.''i4. the prison : and they let down Jeremiah Over. 8, 10, ^yit]^ cords. And ""in the dungeon there ch. 39. 16. was no water, but mire : so Jeremiah Aa°T27, "sunk in the mire. iSeech.29.2. Now when °Ebed-melech Pthe Ethio- 7 iid!s'6.3-5. pian, one of ithe eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting "'in the gate of Benjamin; rSeech. 37. 8 "Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's '3- house, and spake to the king, saying, 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jere- miah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and 'he is like to die ^"^rf,/^ for hunger 'in the place where he is: for " See Ex. 16. 10^ there is no more bread in the city. Then ?see ch. 37. the kini; commanded "Ebed-melech the 21- & Lam. ~ . .1. II. Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men 'with thee, and take up Jeremiah t Heb. ;»» the prophet out of the dungeon, before ch"^. 9" nhe die. So °Ebed-melech took the men So ver, .1. - 1 1 • r 1 ^ Sam. 18. 2. With him, and went into the house of the Cump. king under the treasury, and took thence ^1" .J'„"' old cast "clouts and old rotten rags, and niarg. let them down by cords into the dun- "Engl.).'' ' i2geon to Jeremiah. And °Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine ^armholes under the cords. vEzek.13.18. 13 And Jeremiah did so. So they drew up Jeremiah "with cords, and took him up wver. 6. out of the dungeon : and Jeremiah re- mained in the court of the prison. 14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the "third entry that is in the house "Or, of the Lord: and the king said unto Je- ^co^^^"'' remiah, I 7vill ask thee a thing; hide ,y°vj'^-°° 15 nothing from me. Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare // unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not 16 hearken unto me? So Zedekiah the king sware "sect^tly unto Jeremiah, say- ich. 37. 17. ing, yAs the Lord liveth, ^that made r See Ruth us this soul, I will not put thee to l{^[ ^^ ,5 death, neither will I give thee into the hand of ''these men that seek thy life. '"■'"■ ■■ ■•■ j7Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly ''go forth <^unto the king of Babylon's >> ver. 2, 21. princes, then ''thy soul shall live, and l^ch.lj.ll. this city shall not be burnt with fire; "ver. 18, 22. and thou shalt live, and thine house: j Comp^' .shut ''if thou wilt not go forth "to the <=''• 34- 4, s. king of Babylon's princes, then "shall "Seech. 21. this city be given into the hand of the sover. 23. Chaldeans, "and they shall burn it with fire, and "^thou shalt not escape out of 'ver. 23. 19 their hand. And Zedekiah the king ""'■ ■^^■■*- said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews sthat are fallen to the Chaldeans, BSeech. 37. lest they deliver me into their hand, '■*■ (703) Chap, xxxviii. 20. JEREMIAH. Chap, xxxix. 17. ^ I Sam. 31. 4 marg. * ch. 40. g. tHeb. Men o/thy peace. Obad. 7. ^ ch. 43- 3- See I Kin. 21 23. » Obad. 7. ™ See Job 38. 6 marg. n So Isai. 42. 17. See Ps. 35. 4. o ch. 39. 6. So ch. 41. 10. & 43. 6. Com p. ch. 44. 7. t Heb. thou skalt burn, ^T'c. P See ver. 5. *) .Seech. 36.7. ' ch. 37. 20. t Heb. Mo' 7yf r^ silent front him. Comp. I Sam, 7. S. * ch. 37. 21. ' See ch. 32. XXXIX. B.C. 590. * ver. I, 2, 2 Kin, 25. I — 4- ch. 52. 4—7. B.C. 588. •> ch. 38. 17, 18, 22. * Comp. ch. I. 15. •* ver. 13. Dan. I. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 18. 17. * ver. 13. Matt. 2. I (Gk.:. Comp. Dan. 2. 2, 12, &c. f To ver. lo, 2 A'l'w. 25. 4 — 12. ch. 52. 7 — 16. and they '■mock me. But Jeremiah 20 said, They shall not deHver thee. ''Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so 'it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. But if thou refuse ''to go forth, this is ir the word that the Lord hath shewed me : and behold, all the women that are 22 left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Baby- lon's princes, and those tuomen shall say, 'Thy friends ''have set thee on, and 'have prevailed against thee: thy feet "are sunk in the mire, and "they are turned away back. So they shall bring 23 out all thy wives and "thy children to the Chaldeans: and fthou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Baby- lon: and ''thou shalt cause this city to be burnt with fire. Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, 24 Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. But Pif the princes 25 hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death ; also what the king said unto thee : then thou 26 shalt say unto them, 1I presented my supplication before the king, that ^he would not cause me to return to Jona than's house, to die there. Then came 27 all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had command- ed. So 'they left oft" speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. ^So 23 Jeremiah abode 'in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusa- lem was taken. ^ In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Ne- buchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. And in the eleventh year 2 of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. And ^all the princes of the 3 king of Babylon came in, and "^sat in the middle gate, n'en Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, ''Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, '^Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Ba- bylon. And it came to pass, that fwhen 4 Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went s out the way of the plain. But the Chal- deans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jeri- cho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to sRiblah in the land of Haniath, where ''he 'gave judgment 6 upon him. Then the king of Babylon slew 'the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: ''also the king of Baby- 7 Ion slew all the nobles of Judah. More- over he 'put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him 'with chains to carry him to Babylon. 8 And ""the Chaldeans burnt the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls g of Jerusalem. Then Nebuzar-adan the "captain of the guard carried away cap- tive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and "those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remain- 10 ed. But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left °of the poor of the peo- ple, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields 'at the same time. n Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby- lon gave charge concerning Jeremiah 'to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the .2 guard, saying. Take him, and 'look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, ''Rab- saris, and Nergal-sharezer, "^Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; 14 even they sent, and Ptook Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and icommit- ted him unto 'Gedaliah the son of ^Ahi- kam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt 'among the people. 15 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, p while he was "shut up 16 in the court of the prison, saying, Go and speak to ' Ebed-melech the Ethio- pian, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, ^I 7inll bring my words upon this city for evil, and not "for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. 17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men >'of whom j ch. 22. 25. ^ See 2 Kin. 23- 33- *» See Ezek. 17. IS. t Heb. spake with hint jitdgtnents. See ch. 4. 12. ' See ch. 38. 23- ''Soch.52.10. 1 Ezek. T2. 13, com- pared with ch. 32. 4. t Heb. ji/iM iwo brazen chains, or, /etters. See Judg. i6. 21. ^ ch. 38. iS, 23 See ch. 21. 10. Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 8, ch. 52. 12. B Or, chief marshal. t Heb. chief of the execn- tiafurs, or, slaughter- men: and so ver. 10, II, 13- ch. 40. 1, 2. See Gen. 37. 36- 1 See ch. 37. >3- o Soch. 40. 7. t Heb. in that day. ver. 16, 17. t Heb. ^y the hand of. See ch. 38. 10 marg. t Heb. set thine eves upon him. So ch. 24. 6, & 40. 4. Amos 9. 4. P ch. 38. 28. See ch. 32. 2. •1 ch. 40. 5. Comp. ch. 40. 1 — 4. ■"2 Kin. 25. 22 — 25. ch. 40. 5 — 9, 1 1 — 16. & 41. 1 — 4, 6, 9. 10, 16, i8. & 43. 6. ■> See 2 Kin. 22. 12. * See ch. 37. 12. "Seech. 36.5. ^Seech.38.7. ^ Dan. 9. 12. ^ See ch. 14. (709) 90 Chap, xxxix. i8. JEREMIAH. Chap. xli. 3. thou art afraid. For I will surely de-is liver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the », Seech. 21. 9. sword, but ^thy life shall be for a prey SoPs'^37'40! unto thee: =* because thou hast put thy See Ps. 25. 2. trust in me, saith the Lord. XL. The word which came to Jeremiah B.C. 588. from the Lord, ^'after that Nebuzar-adan chr°39.^i4. the captain of the guard had let him go !> See Josh, from ''Ramah, when he had taken him 11 Or^^' being bound in ""^chains among all '^that manicics. were Carried away captive of Jerusalem ^SoPs.149.8. and Judah, which were carried away J ch. 28. 4 captive unto Babylon. And the captain 2 marg. ^ -^ . ■* . ech. 50. 7. of the guard took Jeremiah, and "^said Deu^'sg. 24, unto him, fJhe Lord thy God hath pro- 25; nounced this evil upon this place. Now 3 ch.°rj''q. the Lord liath brought //, and done ac- s ch. 44. 23. cording as he hath said ; =sbecause ye Dan. g. ii. ]-)a,ve sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is cotae upon you. And now be- 4 i>ver. 2. hold, I loose thee this day from •'the II [Or, .ire chains which "awr upon thine hand. If ItanW" it seem good unto thee to come with \ Heb. iiMi jj^g ifjf^, Pabylon, come; and *I will look set mntf eye / % . -'. . ufioii thcc. well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto Seech. 39. 12. ^j.^gg jQ come witli me into Babylon, for- 1 See Gen. bear: behold, 'all the land is before ^°' '^' thee : whither ' it seemeth good and con- venient for thee to go, thither go. Now s jSeech.50.5. while he was not yet gone back, '^ke k Seech. 39. said, Cio back also to ''Gedaliah the son i2'Kin. 25.22. of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, 'whom ver. 7, II. the king of Babylon hath made governor \i. "*'' ^' '°' over the cities of Judah, and dwell with ■"Seech. 37. him "'among the people: or go where- '^' soever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave » 2 Kin. 25. him "victuals and a °reward, and let 3,°- him go. Then went Jeremiah unto 6 rrow. 15. 17. ". .; ch. 52. 34 in Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to PMiz- olee2Sani. P^-h J and dwelt with him '"among the "• 8. people that were left in the land. 13^^ 1*^5. ' '°' 'iNoic when all the captains of the 7 ch. 41. 6. forces which ^ccir in the fields, even they See Josh. 18. , , ■ 111- r 26. and their men, heard that 'the king of 2A°>ris.'' Babylon had made (iedaliah the son of =3. 24- Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, r 2 Kin. 25. and children, and ■'of the poor of the "• land, of them that were not carried away & 52. 15, 16. captive to Babylon; then they came to s ■ver.14,15,16. Gedaliah to PMizpah, even ^Ishmael the fr^ie'/isT^' son of Nethaniah, and 'Johanan and Jo- «ver. 13, 15, nathan the sons of 'Kareah, and Seraiab ch'. 41. II, 13 the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of sit I 8 Ephai the Netophathite, and "Jezaniah & 43- 2'. 4. s- the son of a Maachathite, they and their " c . 42. 1. jjjgj^_ ^j^(j Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 9 the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans : dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and "'it 'ch. 38. 20. 10 shall be well with you. As for me, be- I hold, I loi/i dwell at PMizpah 'to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto tosta,id ' us; but ye, gather ye wine, and summer *j/'"'^- ^^ I fruits, and oil, and put t/iem in your ves- Deut'i. 38. sels, and dwell in your cities that ye ^^°"^ ,j II have taken. ^Likewise when all the Jews that were in "Moab, and among j,^"!''""" the "Ammonites, and in >'Edom, and 2Sam.8. 2. that 7vere in all the countries, heard that 'J"^ ' ^^'"■ 'the king of Babylon had ^left a rem- ^Gen. 36. 8. nant of Judah, and that he had set (Heb."'°'°' over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 12 the son of Shaphan; ^^even all the Jews "j^^omp. returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and ^gathered wine and summer fruits very » Comp. ° , ^ ch. 41. I. much. 13 Moreover 'Johanan the . son of Ka- reah, and ''all the captains of the forces ^ ver. 7. that jciere in the fields, came to Gedaliah j^' Jg' "' 14 to Mizpah, and said unto him, Dost & 42- 1, 8. thou certainly kno\V that "^Baalis the ccV'^l^o. king of '^the Ammonites hath .sent ^Ish- ^'^''''■'^■''*' niael the son of Nethaniah 'to slay thee? ch. 49! 1—6. But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believ- f^^^- '■'^' 15 ed them not. Then Johanan the son of * Heb. to Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah \n'sa„n secretly, saying. Let me go, I pray thee, qJJ, /|^ ^i. and I will slay Ishmael the son of Ne- (Heb.). thaniah, and no man shall know it: °'"'' ''■ *• wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in 16 Judah perish? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. Now it came to pass "in the seventh XLI. month, ^that "= Ishmael the son of Netha- ^^ech. 8.19. niah the son of "^ Elishama, of the seed ch. 40'. 10, 12 royal, and the princes of the king, even ^"*g^ ^'"• ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah ch. 52. 12. the son of Ahikam to ^^ Mizpah; and 25' '"' °^' there nhey did eat bread together in 'Speech. 40. 2 Mizpah. ''Then arose Ishmael the son ^'seech. 36. of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were ' Ps. 4,. ,. with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, fwhom the king fSeech.4o.s. of BaV)ylon had made governor over the 3 land. Ishmael also slew all ''the Jews that were with him, even with Geda- liah at Mizpah, and ''the Chaldeans (710) Chap. xli. 4. JEREMIAH. Chap. xlii. 9. s See Josh. 17. 7. *t See Josh. 18. I. > See ch. 23. '3- k ch. 48. 37. See Deut. 14. I. So Isai. 15. 2. 1 See ch. 36. 24. "" See Lev. 23- 34- " Lev. 23. 37 (Heb.;. ° Comp. [ Sam. I. 7. with 2 Kings 25. 9- t Heb. in going and 'weeping, 3 Sam. 3. 16. Ps. 126. 6 (Heb.,. P Ecchis. 12. 16. ■1 So I Macc- 7. 19. Comp. Ps. 74. 7. &89. 39. & 118. 5. ' ver. Q. So 2 Kin. 10. 14. See ch. 37. 16. ' Comp. Judg. 6. II. U Or, near Gedaliah, \ Heb. by tlie handy or, by tlw side of Gedaliah. So ch. 46. 6 (Heb.). See ch. 38.10 marg. ' I Kin. 15. 22. 2 Chr. 16. 6. " ch. 43. 6. See ch. 38. ' So ch. 40. 7. ' See ch. 40. 14- * Seech. 40.8. y ver. 13, j6. Seech. 40.13. ■Josh. 18. 14. 2 Sam. 2. 13. * ver. 16. See Josh. g. 3- b ver. 10, 16. that were found there, and the men of war. And it came to pass the second day 4 after he had slain Gedahah, and no man knew it, that there came certain from 5 eShechem, from •'.Shiloh, and from '.Sa- maria, even fourscore men, ''having tlieir beards shaven, and 'their clothes rent, and '^ having cut themselves, ""with "offer- ings and incense in their hand, to bring them °to the house of the Lord. And 6 "=Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from "^Mizpah to meet them, *p weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them. Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. And it was si\ when they came into the 7 midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, '^and cast them into the midst of ""the pit, he, and the men that were with him. But ten men s were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have ^trea- sures in the field, (y"wheat, and (7/"barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. Now ''the pit wherein Ishmael had cast 9 all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain "because of Gedaliah, was it 'which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel : and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. Then Ishmael carried 10 away captive all the residue of the peo- ple that zvcre in Mizpah, ^evcn the king's daughters, and all the people that re- mained in Mizpah, ^vvhom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam : and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to "the Ammonites. But when ''Johanan the son of Ka- n reah, and ^all the captains of the forces • that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, then they took all the men, and ir went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by ^the great waters that are in ^Gibeon. Now it 13 came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and ^all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. So ''all the people that 14 Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escap- 15 ed from Johanan with eight men, and 16 went to "the Ammonites. Then took ''Johanan the son of Kareah, and s'all the captains of the forces that ivere with him, i'all the renmant of the people ''whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty "^men of war, and ■^the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again r7from ''Gibeon: and they departed, and dvvelt in the habitation of ^ Chimham, which is by =Beth-lehem, ^to go to enter liinto Egypt, because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, swhom the king of Babylon made governor in the land. Then ='all the captains of the forces, and ''Johanan the son of Kareah, and I'Jezaniah the son of "^Hoshaiah, and all the people ''from the least even unto the 2 greatest, came near, and said unto Jere- miah the prophet, 'Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and =pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even ffor all this remnant; (for we are left but sa few of many, as thine eyes 3 do behold us:) that the Lord thy God may shew us '■the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you : behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that 'whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; JI will keep nothing back from you. 5 Then they said to Jeremiah, ''The Lord be a true and 'faithful witness between us, ""if we do not even according to all things ^for the which the Lord thy God 6 shall send thee to us. Whether it be good, or whether // be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; "that it may be well with US, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God. 7 And it came to pass p after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto 8 Jeremiah. Then called he ''Johanan the son of Kareah, and ^all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people ''from the least even to 9 the greatest, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me ito present your sup- *= ch. 40. 7. d 2 Sam. 19. 37. 38- " See Gen. 35. ly- ' Comp. ch. 42. 14. s See ch. 5- XLIL * See ch. 40. 13- " See ch. 40. 8. « ch. 43. 2. ^ ver. 8. See ch. 6. 13. II Or, Let our sitppli- cation /all bcJ'o7-e thee. So ver. 9. See ch. 36. 7. •= ver, 20. So I Sam. 7-8. & 12: 19. flsai. 37. 4. S Comp. Lev. 26. 22. h So Ezra 8. 1 See Num. 22. 18. J So 1 Sam. 3.18. Acts 20. 20. ^ So Gen. 31. 50- ' Rev. I. 5, & .3. >4. ■" Judg. u. 10. n ver. 21. o See ch. 7. 23- p So Ezek. 3. 16. Comp. Num.23. 3,4. 1 So ver. 2. (7-1) 90 — 2 Chap. xlii. io. JEREMIAH. Chap. xlhi. 12. ^Seech.24.6. ■ch. 18. 8. So Deut. 32. 36. See Gen. 6.6. ' See ch. 30. zo. II. So Rom. 8. 31- " Ps. 106. 45. Comp. Nch. I. II. » See ch. 44. 16. * Comp. ch. 41. 17. * See ch. 4. 19. ^' .So ver. 19. Comp. Deut. 17. 16, J ver. 17. ch. 44. 12. So 1 Kin. 2. IS- 2 Km. 12. 17. Isai. 50. 7. Dan. II. 17. Luke 9. 51. * ver. 22. » So ch. 44. 12, 13, 27. l>Ezek. II. 8. tHeb. shaU ciea7'e after you. Ps. 63. 8 (Heb.i. t Heb. .Jo shall all the men be. « ver. 22. So ch. 24.10. Ezek. 6. II. <* ch. 44. 14. Lam. 2. 23. So Obad. 14. e See ch. 7. 20. f Num. 5. 27. B ch. 18. 16. •> ch. 24. g. & 44. 8. 1 ch. 26. 6. & 44. 13. Zech. 8. 13. J ch. 44. 18. &49- 13- ^ ch. 29. 18. & 44. 12. 1 So Ps. 102. 8. Isai. 43. 28. tHeb. testified a- fainst you. )eut. 8. 19. B Or, you have used deceit a- gainst your souls. Heb. as Isai. 19. 13, 14. m ver. 2. n ver. 3. o ver. 5. plication before him : if ye will still abide n in this land, then ■'will I build you, and not pull yoii down, and I "'will plant you, and not pluck you up : for *I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. Be not afraid of the king of Baby-i Ion, of whom ye are afraid ; 'be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: 'for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. And I will shew mercies i unto you, "that he may have mercy up- on you, and cause you to return to your own land. * But if ye say, We will not i dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God, saying, No; but i "we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor "hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread ; and there will we dwell: and now there- 1 fore hear the word of the Lord, ye rem- nant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; •'"'If ye wholly ^set your faces to enter into E- gypt, and ^go to sojourn there; then iti shall come to pass, that *the sword, ''which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and ^the fa- mine, whereof ye were afraid, 'shall fol- low close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. 'So shall it be with i all the men that vset their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; '^they shall die ^by the sword, ^by the famine, and by the pestilence: and ^none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. For thus saith i the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As «mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Je- rusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and fye shall be '"''an execration, and 8J''an astonishment, and ''■J'^a curse, and ''■''''a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more. The Lord hath said i concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah ; ""Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have 'admonished you this day. For 'ye dissembled in your hearts, "> when -. ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, "Pray for us unto the Lord our God; "and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. And now I have 2 this day declared it to you ; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing "for the which he hath sent me unto you. Now therefore 2 know certainly that '^ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pesti- lence, in the place whither ye desire "to go and to sojourn. And it came to pass, that when Jere- miah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the Lord their God, y^'/' which the Lord their God had sent him to them, eveii all these 2 words; then spake Azariah the son of "Hoshaiah, and '■Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the "^proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, ''Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: 3 but "^Baruch the son of Neriah ''setteth thee on against us, sfor to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that tliey might put us to death, and carry us away 4 captives into Babylon. So ''Johanan the son of Kareah, and ''all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in 5 the land of Judah. But ''Johanan the son of Kareah, and ''all the captains of the forces, took 'all the remnant of Ju- dah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell 6 in the land of Judah: Even ''men, and ''women, and children, and 'the king's daughters, and eveiy person that ""Ne- buzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and 'Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Eg)'pt : for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord : thus came they ruen to ""Tahpanhes. 8 Then came the word of the Lord unto 9 Jeremiah in "Tahpanhes, saying. Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in °the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in "Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of 10 Judah ; and say unto them, Tlius saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchad- rezzar the king of Babylon, Pmy servant, and iwill set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 And when he cometh, 'he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver ^such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as z^are for the sword to the sword. And 'I will kindle a fire in the houses of "the gods of Egypt ; and he shall burn them, and 'carry them away captives : and he shall "^ array himself with the land of ^[OT,tOgO to sojoum.X ver. 15. ch. 44. 12, 14. XLIII. * ch. 42. I. ''See ch. 40. 8. <= Ps. 86. 14. Isai. 13. II. Mai. 3. 15. &4. I. See Ps. 119. 51- <^ ch. 42. 19. « ver. 6. See ch. 32. 12. f See ch. 38. 22. K Comp. ch. 37. 13. ■* ver. 5. See ch. 40. 13- > ch. 40. TI, ^ ch. 44. 20. ^ ch. 41. 10. ^^ ch. 39- 10. & 40. 7. P [Called Hau-es, Isai. 30. 4]. n See ch. 2. 16. B.C. 588 ending. o See s 12. 31. Sam. P See ch. 25. 9- ■^ Comp. ch. I. 15. '■ ch. 46. 13. So ch. 44. 13. ■ See ch. 15. 2. ^ See ch. 17. 27. " ch. 46. 25. So ver. 13. Ezek. 30, 13. See Isai.19,1. Comp. Ex. 12. 12. ^ See ch. 48. 7- "" Ps. 104. 2. So Isai. 49. 18. See Isai. 61. (r«?) Chap, xliii. 13. JEREMIAH, Chap, xliv. 21. tHeb. statues, or, standing images. * See Ex. 23. 24. Comp. ch. 50. 2. 1 Or, T/u; house of the sun. Comp. Isai. 19. 18. Ezek. 30. 17. ^ Comp. Josh. 15. 10. & 19. 22, 38. XLIV. B.C. 587- * ch. 46. 14. •* Ex. 14. 2. Comp. Ezek. 29. 10. & 30. 6. c See th. 2. 16. ^ See Isai. 19. 13- ^ ver. 15. See Isai. 11. II. ' ver. 6. 8 ver. 8. See ch. 7. 18. >> ver, 5, 8. See ch. 1. 16. ' ch. 19. 4. So Deut. 13. 6. •«■ See 2 Chr. 36- IS. • See ch. 34. 14. ™ See ch. 7. " See ch. 7. 34. & 22. 5. " So ver. 22. Baruch 2. 4 (Gk.). See ch, 9. 11. & 25. 38- P See Num. 16. 38. 1 I Sam. 15. 3(Heb.). Comp. ch. 38. 23. * Lam. 2. II. t Heb. out of the midst ofjudah. ch. 50. 8. &SI. 6. s Ps. 79. II marg. " ch. I. 16. ' ver. 12. See ch. 42. 18. t Heb. -wick- ednesses, or. ^fiunislt- Jnents, ^c. «■ Deut. 31. 17 (Heb.). ' I Kin. II. I, 8. & 15.13. 2 Kin. II. I. ^'f ver. 15. tHeb. contrite. So Ps. 51. 17. •SoProv. 28. Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his gar- ment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. He shall break also the 13 •"images of 'Beth-shemesh, "that is in the land of Egypt; and "the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. The word that came to Jeremiah con- cerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at ^''Migdol, and at ^'=Tahpanhes, and at ^''Noph, and in the country of =Pathros, saying. Thus 2 saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are ^a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, because of their wicked- 3 ness which they have committed ^to pro- voke me to anger, in that t/icy went '■ to burn incense, and to serve 'other gods, whom they knew not, 7ieither they, you, nor your fathers. Howbeit ''I sent un- 4 to you all my servants the prophets, ''rising early and sending them, saying. Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 'But they hearkened not, 'nor in- 5 clined their ear to turn from their wicked- ness, '•to bum no incense unto other gods. Wherefore ""my furj' and mine 6 anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are '^'' wasted and "desolate, as at this day. Therefore now 7 thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil p against your souls, to cut oft" from you iman and woman, '•■child and suckling, 'out ofjudah, to ^leave you none to remain; in that ye 8 s provoke me unto wrath with ^*the works of your hands, ''burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be 'a curse and 'a reproach among all the na- tions of the earth? Have ye forgotten 9 the 'wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of "their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of "'your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? They are not 'humbled 10 even unto this day, neither have they "feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, n the God of Israel; Behold, ''I will set 'Seech. 21. my face against you for evil, and to cut soPs. 34. 16. 12 off all Judah. And I will take the rem- ^^''^- ^4- ^■ nant ofjudah, that have ^set their faces 'Seech. 42. to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn '^" there, and ^they shall all be consumed, 'Soch. 14. and fall in the land of Egypt ; they shall Je! i7,'^22.''''' even be consumed ' by the sword, and bv *^ ''°- ''■ * Ver I 1 27 the famine: they shall die, ^from the » See eke. least even unto the greatest, ^by the '^' sword and by the famine: and '^they >■ see ch. 42. shall be an execration, and zxi. astonish- ■8-^^40-i9- ment, and '^a curse, and '=a reproach, 'ver. 8. 13 ''For I will punish them that dwell in ■' See ch. 43. the land of Egypt, as I have punished "' Jerusalem, ^by the sword, ^by the fa- 14 mine, and ^by the pestilence: so that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall = escape or remain, that they ' See ch. 42. should return info the land of Judah, to '^' the which they 'have a desire to return tHeb. uft to dwell there: for fnone shall return "£Jl'"'' but such as shall escape. Seech.22.27. 15 I'hen all the men which knew that ver""?!!' stheir wives had burnt incense unto «ver. 9, 25. other gods, and all the women that stood A)', a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in ''Pa- ■■ See ver. 2. 16 thros, answered Jeremiah, saying. As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, 'we will not 17 hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do J whatsoever thing goeth forth out of J ver. 25. our own mouth, to burn incense unto the 23. '^'"' '^' "'queen of heaven, and '''to pour out 4"''f;"'3*' drink offerings unto her, as we have done, Comp." ''*' 'we, and our fathers, our kings, and our ^'""- 3°- '■ princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the Ezek. 20. 32. streets of Jerusalem: for then had we \/'iuamir plenty of 'victuals, and "'were well, and ' '^''•'i ^^■ -IT-.- \ r .f y See Job 31. 18 saw no evil. But smce we left off ''to 26. bum incense to the queen of heaven, and J Heb'' '^' ''to pour out drink offerings unto her, bread. we have wanted all things, and "have mso"isaJ;3o; been consumed by the sword and by the 1°: 19 famine. And ''when we burnt incense 22. to the queen of heaven, and 'poured out drink offerings unto her, did we ''make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our 'men? 20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the peo- ple, to "the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given 21 him that answer, saying, "'The incense that ye burnt in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, ' So ch. 6. 16. & 42. 13. I Or, husbands ? Comp. Num.30. 6, 7. ° ch. 43. 6. (713) Chap. xliv. 22. JEREMIAH. Chap. xlvi. 8. » So Deut 31. 29. » ch. 43. 7. ver. 15. and the people of the land, did not the 00 ch. 51. 50. Lord °°remember them, and came it psVch-Vt «<"■ into h'S mind? pSo that the Lord .2 ^% p •) could no longer bear, because of the 5. ' ' evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed ; r See ver. 6. therefore is your land "a desolation, SoHlb.k's. and ''^■an astonishment, and ^'a curse, 'Seech. 42. u^yithout an inhabitant, as at this day. «Seech.4. 7. Because you have burnt incense, and "be- 23 TSeech.40.3. ^.g^ygg yg j.^ ^^ ^ g sinHcd agalnst the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; there- fore "this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the 24 people, and to all the women. Hear the word of the Lord, ^all Judah that are in the land of Egypt : Thus saith the Lord 25 of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; sYe and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, J We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, ' to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and 'to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely per- form your vows. Therefore hear ye the 26 word of the Lord, ■''all Judah that dwell jSoch. 22.5. in the land of Egypt; Behold, ^I have je en. 22. ^^^^^^^ -^^ ^^^y great name, saith the Lord, «SoEzek.2o. zfi^at lyiy name shall no more be named ^^' in the mouth of any man of Judah in all >Seech.4. 2. t^g land of Egypt, saying, ^The Lord ^^eec .31. ^^^ liveth. Behold, ''I ?£'/// watch over 27 c See ch. 14. them for evil, and not "^ for good : and "■ •"'all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt ''shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 'Yet ^a. small 28 number sthat escape the sword shall re- turn out of the land of Egypt i/ito the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know '^=^'1^,251 •> whose words shall stand, 'mine, or t Heb. from theirs. And this s/ia/t be a sign unto 29 me, or/rovi you, saith the LoRD, that I will punish * ""' you in this place, that ye may know that iProv. 19.21. my words 'shall surely stand against you for evil : Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, 30 ''I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of E- gypt into the hand of his enemies, and 'into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave ""Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. d So ver. 12. Isai 51. 19. See ch. 14. 12. Comp. ver. 18. • Comp. ver. 14. Isai. 27. 13. fSee Gen. 34- 3°- B Ezek. 6. 8. So ch. 51. 50, k ch. 46. 13, 25. Ezek. 29.2,3, & 30. 21 — 24, Comp. ch. 37. 5- 1 ch. 46. 26. "» ch. 39. 5. The word that Jeremiah the prophet XLV. spake unto ^Baruch the son of Neriah, Bx^^eliV ''when he had written these words in a "Seech. 32. book at the mouth of Jeremiah, "^in the i^ch. 36. 4. fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Jo- ' '=''■ 3*- *• 2siah king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, 3 O Baruch ; Thou didst say. Woe is me now! for ''the Lord hath added grief to ■• Comp. my sorrow; ^''I fainted in my sighing, dli'ijf^,'*; 5 4 and "=1 find no ^rest. Thus shalt thou iH'=I'-)- say unto him, The Lord saith thus ; Be- r SeTchVsi'. hold, f-that which I have built will I f^^^ break down, and that which I have isai. 5. '5. planted I will pluck up, even this whole ^" ''''• '■ '°- 5 land. And ''seekest thou great things ''Comp. for thyself .? seek than not: for behold, see^Ps.^?3i. 'I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the f„ ^^ Lord : but ''thy life will I give unto thee ch. 25.26, 31. for a prey in all places whither thou ^/'"^ '^'^ °'' goest. The word of the Lord which came to XLVI. Jeremiah the prophet ^against the Gen- ■^^^°^ 2 tiles ; against Egypt, against the army » ch. 25. 13, of '^Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which %~^,\, 5. was by the river Euphrates in '^Carche- ''- 1^'"- fa- mish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of 2 chr. 35. 20. Babylon smote ''in the fourth year of 'pre^fi'.'jyj. Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of ''See2Chr. Judah. "ck°2s. I. •. '-'Order ve the buckler and shield, and ^ 36- 1- 1 II ^ 45- r. draw near to battle. « So ver. 14. 4 f Harness the horses; and get up, ye ^"^1".' 11.12. horsemen, Nahum 2. i. And stand forth withjvar helmets; fseeVkin. ff Furbish the spears, and put on sthe J(*g'"?^''8- brigandines. n. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed g ^^ ^^ and turned away back? 1 Heb. And their mighty ones are ' beaten ^^„""" down, JjM-^o. And are 'fled apace, and •'look not t Heb. fled "''■'-'^ ■ See Matt. 2. For 'fear was round about, saith the m- -^ '' ver. 21. Lord. ch. 47. 3. 6 Let not ''the swift flee away, nor the f w ^-t- . •" So ch. 48. 39. mighty man escape; ■ Seech. 20. 'They shall stumble, and fall toward ^g^j [5^; the north ""by the river Euphrates, js. 2. 7 Who is this Hhat cometh up as '' a flood, D^m.' 11^.' 19. Whose waters Pare moved as the Comp ver. 10. rivers ? ■» ch. 41. 9 8 Egypt "riseth up like "a flood, "c?mp. And his waters 'are moved like the is.ii. s. 7, 8. ch 47. 2. rivers; Dan. 11.22. And he saith, I will go up, and will ° ^'^"■(^'^■(,V cover the earth; p'ch.V 22 ' ' I will destroy the city and the inha- ^^^^\-, 16. bitants thereof (714) Chap. xlvi. 9. JEREMIAH. Chap. xlvi. 27. f See ch. 25. 16. f Hcb. Cush. See Zeph. 3. 10. t Heb. Put. 8 See Ezek. 27. 10. ' So Isai. 66. 19- Corap. Ps. 73. 9- " ch. 50. 14. 29. See I Chr. 5. 18. v See Joel i. IS- * See ch. 50. IS- * ver. 14. See Isai. 34. y'Ps. 36. 8 (Heb.). ' Isai. 34. 6, See Zeph. i. 7- » ver. 0. b eh. SI- 8. See ch. 8. 22. c Comp. Isai. 47. I. f Heb. no cure shall be K«/ shall be waste And desolate ''without an inhabit- ant. Egypt is like a very fair '^Iieifer, But destruction cometh; it cometh ''out of the north. Also '=her hired men are in the midst of her like 'fatted bullocks; For they also fare turned back, •a}id are fled away together; they did not stand. Because s^'the day of their calamity was come upon them, and ''the time 'of their visitation. ''The voice thereof shall go 'like a serpent; For they shall march with an army, And come .against her with axes, "as hewers of wood. ™They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, Though "it cannot be searched; Because they are more than "the grasshoppers, And are innumerable. The daughter of Egypt shall be con- founded ; She shall be delivered into the hand of the people of ''the north. The Lord of hosts, the God of Is- rael, saith; Behold, I will punish the "•= multitude of f No, And Pharaoh, and Egypt, swith their gods, and their kings; Even Pharaoh, and all them that tnist in him: And ''I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives. And into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of his servants : And 'afterwards it shall be inhabit- ed, As /// *=the days of old, saith the Lord. ^But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, And be not dismayed, O Israel: For behold, I will save thee from afar off. And thy seed from the land of their captivity; And Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, And none shall make him afraid. J Comp. ch. 48. 18. t Heb. make t}u:e instru- 7iients of captivity. Ezek. 12. 3 marg. " So Isai. 20. 4- ^ ch. 44, 12. & 48. 9. & 49. 13- Seech. i8. i6. ^ Seech. 4. 7. Comp. Ezek. 29. 12. <: So Hos. 10. II. ^ ver. 6, 10, 24. See ch. i. 13. * Comp. ch. 25. 20. & 50. 37. t Heb. bullocks of the stall. I Sam. 28. 24. Mai. 4. 2. So Amos 6. 4. f See ver. 5. s Ps. 37. 13. b ch 50. 27. So ch. 49. 8. 'See ch. 11. 23- ^ Comp. Isai. 29. 4. ' Mic. 7. 17. Comp. Isai. 27. I. & 51- 9- Ezek. 29. 3. •" Isai. 10.34. So Isai. 14. 8. & 37- 24- n See Job 34. 24. 0 Judg. 6. 5. & 7. 12. II Or, iwurisher. Prov. 8. 30, (Heb.). _ See 2 Kin. 10. t*Heb. A »ion. Nah. 3. 8. ^ ch. 52. 15. fEzek. 30. 14, 15, 16. Nah. 3. 8. 8 See ch. 43. 12. &Wisd. 14. II. i» ch. 44. 30. So Isai. 19.4. Ezek. 30. 4. & 32. II. 1 So Isai. 19. 22 — 25. Ezek. 29. II, i3» 14. Comp. ch. 48. 47. &4g.6,ii.39. ■t See Isai. 51-9- So Lam. i. 7. & 2. 17. * ver. 27, 28, ch. 30. 10, II. 1715) Chap. xlvi. 28. JEREMIAH. Chap, xlvhi. 12. I Or, >tot utterly cut thee of. XLVI I. About B.C. 600. » ch. 25. 20. Ezek. 25. 15, 16. Zeph. 2. 4, 5. Comp. Isai. 14. 29, 31- b Amos 1.6,7. tHeb Azzah. ch. 25. 20. ver. 5. See Josh. 15. 47- c See ch. 46. 7* <* See ch. i. 13 f Heb. the fulness thereof. Seeth. 8. 16. * See ch. 46. f See Nahum 3- 2. s Seech. 46. 5. •» Joel 3. 4. i ch, 25. 22. See Isai. 23. 1. i^So Amos 1.8. tHeb. ' the isle. Isai. 20. 6. 1 SeeGen. 10. 14- >" ch. 48. 37. See Isai. 3- 24. " ch. 25. 20. See Judg. i. 18. 0 See Isai. 6. 5. & ch. 48.2. P So ch. 48. 37- See Deut. 14. I. 1 Ezek. 21. 3, 4,5(Heb.),28. See Deut. 32. 41. t Heb. Ga- tJier thyself Gen. 49. I. •■ So Ps. 35.20. ch. 31. 2. • Isai. 23. 2. \ Heb. How canst tkflu. * So Ezek. 14. 17. " Mic. 6. 9. XLVIII. About B.C. 600. Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 2. » See ch. 25. 21. So Isai. 15. I— 16. 14. Ezek. 25. 8 — 11. Anios2. 37. Josh. 13. marg. Comp. Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, 28 'Saith the Lord: for I am with thee; For I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: But I will not make a full end of thee, But correct thee in measure; Yet will I 'not leave thee wholly un- punished. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet => against the Philistines, ''before that Pharaoh smote *Gaza. Thus saith the Lord; 2 Behold, "= waters rise up ''out of the north. And shall be an overflowing flood. And shall overflow the land, and 'all that is therein ; The city, and them that dwell therein : Then the men shall cry. And all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. At the noise of the stamping of the 3 hoofs of =his strong /n'rst's, At "^the rushing of his chariots, A^id at the rumbling of his wheels. The fathers shall not slook back to ///('/;- children For feebleness of hands; Because of the day that cometh to ^ spoil all ''the Philistines, And to cut off from '"'Tyrus and Zi- don every helper that remaineth: For the Lord w'll spoil the Philis- tines, •^The remnant of 'the country of 'Caphtor. ■"Baldness is come upon Gaza; : "Ashkelon "is cut off with the rem- nant of their valley: How long wilt thou Pcut thyself? O *) thou sword of the Lord, how long 6 7vill it be ere thou be quiet? 'Put up thyself into ithy scabbard, ■■rest, and ^be still. 'How can it be quiet, seeing 'the ^ Lord hath given it a charge Against ■'Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he "appointed it. ^Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Woe unto ''Nebol for it is spoiled: •^Kiriathaim is confounded a7id taken : 'Misgab is confounded and "dis- mayed. I — 3. Zeph. 2.8,9. ^ ver. 22. SeeNum. 32. 3. « Num. 32. 19. ver. 25. Ezelc. 25. 9. H Or, The high place. Ps. 9. 9 ver. 31 with Isai. 15. i. & 16. 7, 11. <== ver. 20, 39 in the Heb. no more praise O There shall he Moab: In ''Heshbon they have devised evil against it; Come, and let us cut it off "=from beitig a nation. Also thou shall 'be cut down, f Madmen; The sword shall 'pursue thee. ?A voice of crying shall be from ''Ho ronaim, .Spoiling and great destruction. Moab is destroyed; Her little ones have caused a cry to if er thee. be heard. ■"'''■ For '/« the going up of Luhith 'Continual weeping shall go up; For 'in the going down of ''Horonaim The enemies have heard sa cry of de- struction. ' Flee, save your lives, And be like 'the heath in the wil- derness. pf 4 Isai. 15. 4. ver. 34, 45. ch. 49. 3. •Sec Num. 32. 37- * ch. 31. 36. See Ps. 83. 4. • Or, l>e brought to silence. h, 8. 14. & 25- 37- & 47. 5. S 49. 26. & 50. 30. & 51. 6. See Ps. 31. 17 marg. & Isai. 6. 5. f See Isai. 10. 31. t Heb. go I Kui, 22. 33 (Heb.). * >•':'■■ 5. 34- '• ver. 34. See IsAi.15.5, ' So Isai. 15. 5 (Heb.). t;Heb Iff,-/- ing with veeping. i ch. 51.6. 1 Or, ci fmked tree. See ch. 17. 6. For "^because thou hast trusted in thy orcomp. works and in thy treasures, ^i-.'' .■"» Thou shalt also be taken: And 'Chemosh shall go forth into (Heb, ^ ch. 49. 4, ' See Num. 21. 29. Comp. Isai. 46. I, 2. ch. 43. 12. S: 49. 3 marg. "' ch. 49. 3. " ch. 6. 26. So ver. I, 18, o ver. 21. See Deut. 3. 10. p So ver. 28. *» See ch. 46. r see ch. 4. 7. ' Comp. Judg. 5. 23. 1 Sam. 15.3,9. Kill. 20. 42. captivity With "'his priests and his princes to- gether. And "the spoiler shall come upon every city, And no city shall escape : The valley also shall perish, And °the plain "shall be destroyed, As the Lord hath spoken. PGive wings unto Moab, That it may flee and get away : For the cities thereof ishall be desolate, ■"Without any to dwell therein. ^Cursed be he that doeth 'the work of '^■''«g' ^o"'- the Lord ""deceitfully, lor, negu- And cursed be he that keepeth back f"'''-^'; j^ his sword from blood. (Hcb.i. Prov. 10. 4. & 12. 24, 27. Moab *hath been at ease from his S:'»'5- " Job 13. 7. youth, & 27. 4. And he hath settled '"on his lees, & j^^'j.'' And hath not been emptied from ves- & 'o'- 7- sel to vessel, Neither hath he gone into captivity: Therefore his taste 'remained in him, And his sent is not changed. Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will send unto him ^wanderers, that shall "cause him to wander, And shall empty his vessels, and '<:'' '3 ybreak their 'bottles. (Hdi.)! 120. 2, 3. Mic. 6. 12. ' See Job 3. 18. * Zeph. 1. 13. Comp. Isai. 25. 6. * Heb. stood. So Eccles. 2. 9- ^ See Isai. 5' 14- r Ps. 2. 9. l7i6) Chap, xlviii. 13. JERExMIAH. Chap, xlviii. 38. * So Hos. 10. 6. *• I Kin. 12. 29. c ver. 8, 18, 20. t Heb. Hie c^ufke of. Gen. 23. 6. <* ch. 50. 27. " See ch. 46. 18. ' Comp. Isai. 14. 4. « SeePs. no. 2. So Isai. 9. 4. & 14- 5. i> ch. I. II. * So Isai, 47. I. Comp, ch. 46. rg. ^ See Num. 21. 30. 1 Comp. Isai. 44. 3. i Heb. inhabitress. See ch. 21. 13- ^ Sec Deut 2. 36. Comp. ver. 6 marg, n Nah. 2. I. So X Sam. 4. 13. 16. o ven 31. Isai. 16. 7. Comp. ch. 51. 8. P See Isai. 16. 2. 'I ver. 8. '" So ver. 34. Isai. 15. 4. S<:e Num. 21. 23. * See Josh. 13. 18. * See ver. i. " Num. 33. 46- So Ezek. 6. 14- ^ So Josh. 13. ■7- * See I Chr. 5.8. * ver, 41. Amos 2. 3. r ch. 49. 13, 22. See I Chr. i. 44. So I Mace. 5. 26, 36. ■ Ps. 75. 10. » So Ezek. JO. 21. ° ch. 25. 27. So Isai. 19. 14. Seech. 51.39. bb ver. 42. Lam. 1.9. Ezek. 35. 13. See Job 19. 5. « ver. 39. " So Ezek. 25-8. Zeph. 2. 8. J Comp. ch. 2. 26. lOr, movcdst tlivsclf. Ps. 64. 8 (Heb.). And Moab shall be ashamed of Che- 13 mosh, As ^the house of Israel was ashamed of "^ Beth-el their confidence. How say ye, \Ve are mighty and 14 strong men for the war? ■^Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of is her cities. And 'his chosen young men ''are gone down to the slaughter, =Saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. The calamity of Moab is near to come, 16 And his affliction hasteth fast. All ye that are about him, bemoan him ; 17 ' And all ye that know his name, '^Say, How is ethe strong staff broken. And the: beautiful ''rod! 'Thou daughter that dost inhabit 18 ''Dibon, Come down from t/iy glory, and 'sit 'in thirst; For '=the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, Anii he shall destroy thy strong holds. O 'inhabitant of ""Aroer, 19 Stand by the way and "espy; Ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, And i&Y, AVhat is done.'' Moab is confounded; for '='=it is broken 20 down : °Howl and cry; Tell ye // in PArnon, that "^Moab is spoiled, And judgment is come upon 1 the 21 plain country; Upon Holon, and upon "'^Jahazah, and upon ^Mephaath, And upon ''Dibon, and upon 'Nebo, 22 and upon Beth-"diblathaim, And upon 'Kiriathaim, and upon 23 Beth-gamul, and upon "Beth-^meon, And upon ''Kerioth, and uponyBozrah, 24 And upon all the cities of the land of Moab, for or near. ^The horn of Moab is cut off, 25 And ''his arm is broken, saith the Lord. ''Make ye him drunken: ''•'for he 26 magnified himself 3.g?LV[is\. the Lord: Moab also shall wallow ''in his vomit. And he also shall be '=in derision. For <^'^was not Israel a derision unto 27 thee? ''Was he found among thieves? For since thou spakest of him, thou 'skippedst for joy. 0 ye that dwell in Moab, =leave the cities, and fdwell in 8the rock. And be ""like '=the dove t/iat s''maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. 'We have heard the pride of Moab; he is exceeding proud : His loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. 1 know 'his wrath, saith the Lord; but // sha// not I'e so ; '"'His lies shall not so effect //. Therefore 'will I howl for Moab, And I will cry out 'for all Moab^; '^Mine heart "shall mourn for the men of ° Kir-heres. pO vine of iSibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of 'Jazer: ^Thy plants are gone over the sea, 'They reach ci'en to the sea of Jazer: The spoiler is fallen upon thy sum- mer fruits and upon thy vintage. '.\nci "joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab ; And 'I have caused wine to fail from the wine presses: 'None shall tread with shouting; " Their shouting shall be no shouting. " From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, And even unto ^Jahaz, have they ut- tered their voice, From "Zoar rven unto Horonaim, As *a heifer of three years old: For >'the waters also of Nimrim shall be 'desolate. Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that of- fereth in ^the high places, .Vnd him that burnetii incense to his gods. Therefore "mine heart "shall sound for Moab like pipes. And '"mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres : Because *the riches that he hath got- ten are perished. For ''every head shall be '^bald. And ''every beard 'dipt: Upon all the hands j'/w/Z^f "^cuttings, And ''upon the loins ''sackcloth. There shall be lamentation generally ''upon all the housetops of Moab, ''and in the streets thereof: For I have broken Moab like =a ves- sel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord. '^ So ver. 9. ' Ps. 55, 6, 7. Cant. 2. 14. ^ So Num. 24. 21. Isai. 16. I, 2. ch. 49. 16. '' ch. 22. 23. See Job 39. 27. i See Isai. 16. 6. •'See ch. 50. 36. liOr, Tlwse &n lukoiit he stayetk (Heb. his bars) do not ri^kt, ' See ver. 20. ™ Supplied from. Isai. 15. 5. ver. 36. " Isai. 16. 7. o Comp. ver. I. See 2 Kin. 3. 25- p Isai. 16. 8, 9- 4 See Josh. 13. 19. f See Num. 21- 32- s See ch. 5. to. * See Isai. 16. 10. u So Joel t. 12. "* See Isai. 15. * See ver. 3. ^ So ch. 50. II. Hos. 10. IT. y Isai. 15. 6. See Ezek. 5- 15- f Heb y desoiatioits. * Isai. 15. 2. & 16. 12. Ezek. 20. 29. * Comp. Isai. 15. 7. *► Isai. 15. 2, « See ch. 47. tHeb. dimiftisJied. Isai. 15. 2. d See Lara. 2. 10. So ch. 49. 3. e See ch, 22. 28. 91 Chap, xlviii. 39. JEREMIAH. Chap. xlix. ii. f See ch. 46. 5- f Heb. neck. See ch. 2. 27. B ver. 26. h Ezek. 17. 3, 12. Dan. 7. 4. ' ch. 49. 22. SeeDeut. 28. 49. k So Isai. 8. 8. II Or, The cities. 1 ver. 24. So Num. 21. 28. Deut. 2. 36. & 3- 4- ch. 4Q. 25 in the Heb. "' So Isai. 13. 7- " ch. 49. 22. See ch. 6. 24. o See Isai. 7. 8. p See ver. 26. 1 1sai. 24. 17, 18. •■ Lam. 3. 47. So^ch. 49. 5. s Comp. Ecclus. 36. g. * See ch. 1 1. " See Num. 14, y marg. ^' See ver. 2, ^ Num. 21. 28. -^ Num. 21. 26. > Num. 24. 17- SoNeh. 9. 22. Comp. ch. 9. 26 marg. t Heb. children of ^ noise. ^ ch. 46. 17. Amos z. 2 ;Heb.). * Num. 21. 29. t Heb. in captivity. Heb. as ch. 22, 22. & 30. 16. ^ See ch. 46. 26. « ch. 49. 6, 39. ^ See ch. 30. « See ch. 23. 20. f ch. 51. 64. XLIX. lOr, Agahtst. ch. 48. I. ver. 7, 23, 28 (Heb.). * ch. 25. 21. So Ezek. 21. 28. They shall howl, saying, How is it 39 broken down! How hath Moab f turned the 'back with shame ! So shall Moab be sa derision and a dismaying to all them about him. For thus saith the Lord; 40 Behold, ''he 'shall fly as an eagle, 'And ''shall spread his wings over Moab. "Kerioth is taken, and the strong 41 holds are surprised, And ""the mighty tnens hearts in Moab at that day shall be As the heart of "a woman in her pangs. And Moab shall be destroyed "from 42 being a people, P Because he hath magnified himself against the Lord. '!''Fear, and ■'the pit, and the snare, 43 shall he upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord. i^He that fleeth from the fear shall 44 fall into the pit; ■lAnd he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: 'For I will bring upon it, ei'en upon Moab, 'the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. They that fled stood under "the shadow 45 of ''Heshbon because of the force: But ""a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, And *a flame from the midst of "Sihon, And shall devour >'the comer of Moab, And the crown of the head of the 'tu- multuous ones. ='Woe be unto thee, O Moab! 46 The people of Chemosh perisheth : For thy sons are taken 'captives, And thy daughters ca])tives. ''Yet '^''willl bring again the captivity 47 of Moab ■^'In the latter days, saith the Lord. ''Thus far is the judgment of Moab. '* Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? Hath he no heir? Why then doth 'their king inherit ''Gad, And his people dwell in his cities? & 25. 2. Amos I. 13 — 15. Zeph. 2. 8, 9. Comp. ch. 40. 14. See i Sam. :i. i. U Or, Mckom. J Kin. II. 5, 33. 2 Kin. 23. 13. ver. 3. *> Comp. Amos i. 13. Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will cause '^an alarm of war to be heard in ''Rabbah of the Am- monites; And it shall be a desolate <'heap, And *^her daughters shall be burnt with fire: Then shall s Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord. Howl, O SB Heshbon, for ''Ai is spoil- ed: Cry, ye daughters of "'Rabbah, 'gird ye with sackcloth ; Lament, and -"run to and fro by the hedges; For 'their king shall go into captivity. And ''his priests and his princes to- gether. Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, "Thy flowing valley, 'O backsliding daughter? ""That trusted in her treasures, '^say- ing, "Who shall come unto me? Behold, Pj will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts. From all those that be about thee; And ye shall be driven out every man right forth; And inone shall gather up him that wandereth. And ■'afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord. ''Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; '/f wisdom no more in "Teman? "Is counsel perished from the prudent? Is their wisdom vanished? "Flee ye, "turn back, "Dwell deep, O inhabitants of "Dedan; For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, yThe time that I will visit him. ^If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave jCOT^^gleaning grapes? ^If thieves by night, they will destroy 'till they have enough. But ''I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places. And he shall not be able to hide himself: His seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and "^he is not. Leave thy fatherless children, I ''will preserve them alive; And let thy widows trust in me. c ch. 4. 19. d Ezek. 21 20 ^Heb.}. & 25. S- Amos 1. 14. See Deut. 3. II. ® ch. 30. i8. See iJeut. 13- 16. f See Ezek. 16. 27. ^ ver. I. Comp. I Mace. 5. 6. fc'eSuech.48.2. •' Comp. Josh. 8. 28. 1 See ch. 4. 8. So ch. 48. 37. J See ch. 5. 1. UOr, k Melcom. See ver. i. ^ ch. 48. 7. liOr, thy valley jloweth away. 1 ch. 31. 22. See ch. 3. 6, 14. ^ ch. 48. 7. " ver. 14. See ch. 50. 5. 0 So ch. 21. ^3- . P bo ch. 48. 43- 1 Is.-ii. 13. 14 (Heb.). ■■ So ver. ir, .39- Seech. 48.47. * ch. 25. 21. So Isai. 21. II. & 34. 5. Lam. 4. 21. Ezek. 25. 12—14. Amo.s I. II. SeePs. 137.7. ' Obad. 8. Baruch 3. 22. So Isai. 2^ 14. Comp. 1 Kin. 4. 30. " ver. 20. See I Chr. i. 45- ' Comp. Isai. 19. II. *■ ver. 30. « Or, tliey are turned back. Ezek. g. 2. * ch. 25. 23. See Isai. 21. J ch. 50. 31. So ch. 46. 21. & 50. 27. " Obad. 5. ^ See Judg. 8. 2. t Heb. iheir s^ifficiency. Ex. 36. 7 (Heb). b So Obad. 6. Mai. I. 3. c Isai. 17. 14. ch. 31. 15. i\: 50. 20 (Heb.), ^ So ver. 6, See ch. 46. 26. (7'8) Chap. xlix. 12. JEREMIAH. Chap. xlix. 29. ■^ Comp. ch. 25. 28. Obad. 16. f ch. 25. 29. E See ch. 22. 5- ■» ver. 22. See ch. 48. ' Sec ch. 46. ^ Seech. 24. g. ' See ch. 42. iS. ™ ch. 25. 9 (Heb.). So ver. 33, " To ver. 16, Obad. I — 4. o Comp. Isai. 37. 7. 00 See ver. 4. P Cant. 2. 14. 1 2 Kin. 14. 7 marg. ' See ch, 48. 28. " Amos 9. 2. So Isai. 14. 15. Comp. ch. 51. 53. ' See ch. 25. II. So Ezek. 35. 9. " See ch. 18. 16. T ch. 50. 13. ' See Job 27. 23. * ch. so. 40. 1 See Isai. 13- 19. ' Deut. 29. =3- Hos. 11. 8. ■• ver. 33. * ver. 19, 20, ch. 50. 44, 45. *• Seech. 4. 7. Comp. Ban. 7. 4. <= Seech. 12.5. ««Soch. 10.6. See £.Y. 15. II. D Or, convent me injitdg' Ttzent. Job 9. 19. d Comp. ch. 3c. 21. e So Job 41. 10. See Eccles. 6. 10. For thus saith the Lord ; 12 Behold, they whose judgment icas ■^not to drink of the cup have as- suredly drunken ; And ^art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? Thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it. For el have sworn by myself, saith 13 the Lord, That •'Bozrah shall become 'a deso- lation, ••A reproach, a waste, and 'a curse; And all the cities thereof shall be ""perpetual wastes. "I have "heard a rumour from then Lord, And an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, ""sayi/tg, Gather ye together. And come against her, and rise up to the battle. For lo, I will make thee small among 15 the heathen, Atiii despised among men. Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, 16 and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest Pin the clefts of PI the rock. That boldest the height of the hill: Though ■'thou shouldest make thy ■■nest as high as the eagle, ^I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. Also Edom 'shall be "a desola-17 tion: ^ Every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, ■"And shall "*hiss at all the plagues thereof. "As /;/ >'the overthrow of Sodom and 18 Gomorrah "And ^the neighbour cities thereof, .saith the Lord, "" No man shall abide there, "Neither shall a son of man dwell in it. ^Behold, he shall come up ''like a lion .9 from "^the swelling of Jordan Against the habitation of the strong: But I will suddenly make him run away from her: And who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? For "who is like me? and who will 'appoint me the time? And ■'who is that shepherd "=that will stand before me? ee See ver. 7. f ch. 8. i6 (Heb.l. See Ezek. 26. 15. Comp. ch. 50. 46. t Heb. Vycciiy sea, Ex. 10. 19, &c. Deut. I. I m.irg. 6 See ch. 48. 40. ^ See ver. 13. * So ver. 24. See ch. 48.41. Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, That he hath taken against Edom; And his purposes, that he hath pur- posed against the inhabitants of '='> Tenia n: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: Surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them. fThe earth is moved at the noise of their fall. At the cry, the noise thereof was heard in the 'Red sea. Behold, she shall come up and sfly as the eagle, e And spread his wings over ^ Bozrah : And at that day 'shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom 'Be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. ''Concerning 'Damascus. r r'^^f!^ ■"Hamath is confounded, and "Ar- 'So'isaLi/.i. „„ J. Amos I. 3. P''"- Zech. 9. I, 2. For they have heard evil tidings : they ' ^e--- ^4, 27- ,/■..,.. I See Isai. 7. 8. are • famthearted ; ■» See i Kin. There is sorrow 'on the sea; °it can- **5' not be quiet. i8. 34. 'Damascus Pis w-axed feeble, arid\^^^j itumeth herself to flee, Ex. 15. 15. And fear hath seized on /icr: {^^ ' '' '' ■■Anguish and sorrows have taken her IP'^- ^^ <"' . ° . ., the sea. 'as a woman m travail. Comp. How is Hhe city of 'praise not left, f'ui'l^^o. 'The city of my joy! ^ See ch. 6. "Therefore her young men shall fall qsee ch. 46. in her streets, f, . - 1111 isai. 13. 8. "And all the men of war 'shall be cut "Soch. 33.9. oft" in that day, ^.^^ '=''• s'- Saith the Lord of hosts. s'^''^!,'"' ^°' And "I will kindle a fire in the wall »see chips'. of 'Damascus, J'seech. .7. "And it shall consume the palaces of 27. y Ben-hadad. ^Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Ne- buchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; "Arise ye, go up to ^Kedar, And spoil ''the men of the east. "'"= Their tents and their flocks they take away: * Amos I. 4. J I Kin. 15. 18. & 20. I. 2 Kin. 6. 24. &8. 7.&13.3. 2 Chr. 16. 2. About B.C. 600. * See Isai. 60. Comp. Isai. 21 shall (7-9) 13. ' ver. 31. •> Isai. II. 14. Ezek. 25. 4, They shall take to themselves ''=their se'e judg. 6. curtains, 3-„ ' . *- Ks. 120. 5. And all their vessels, and ''their j Cant. i. 5. camels; '&xoX^°' And they shall cry unto them, ^Fear fisai. Oo. 6. •' . , •' 8 See ch. 30. IS on every side. 3. 91 — 2 Chap. xux. 30. JEREMIAH. Chap. l. 8. *> ver. 8. f Heb.^iV greatly. Ps. II. I. ch. 50. 8 (Heb.). \ Or, that is at ease. Job 16. 12. & 20. 20 fHeb.). & 21. 23. Ezek. 23. 42. * See Ezek. 38. 8. J Ezek. 38.11. t Mic, 7. 14 (Heb.). So ch. 25, 24. See Num.23. 'ver. 36. ch. 51. a (Heb.). See Ezek. 5. 10. tHeb. cut off into corticrs, or, that have the comers of their hnir /•oiled. See ch. 9. 26. ""Seech-g.!!. Comp. Mai. 1. 3. ^ So ver. 13. ch. 51. 26. o ver. 18. About B.C. 598. P 2Kin. 24.18. Jer. 49. 24. cb. 25. 25. See Isai. ii. II. q Isai. 22. 6. Comp. ch. 50. 14. Dan. 8. I, 2. r See Isai. ■ ch. I. 17 marg. ' See ch. 12. 13- " ch. g. 16. So ch. 48. 2. ' ch. 43- lo- ■• See ch. 48. 47- ^ » ver. 6. "Flee, 'get you far off, ''dwell deep, 30 O ye inhabitants of Hazor, Saith the Lord; For Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, " And hath conceived a purpose against you. ''Arise, get you up unto the 'wealthy 31 nation, 'That dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, J Which have neither gates nor bars, '^ivhkh dwell alone. And their camels shall be a booty, 3; And the multitude of their cattle a spoil : And ' I will scatter into all winds them that are 'in the utmost corners; And I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord. And Hazor shall be ""a dwelling for 33 dragons, Aitd'^z. desolation for ever: "There shall no man abide there, " Nor any son of man dwell in it. The word of the Lord that came to 3^ Jeremiah the prophet against PElam in the beginning of the reign of Ze- dekiah king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 35 Behold, I 7m// break ithe bow of E- 1am, The chief of their might. And upon Elam will I bring the four -/. winds From the four quarters of heaven, And 'will scatter them towards all those winds ; And there shall be no nation Whither 'the outcasts of Elam shall not come. For I will ^cause Elam to be dismay- 37 ed before their enemies, And before them that seek their life : And I will bring evil upon them. Even ' my fierce anger, saith the Lord ; And "I will send the sword after them. Till I have consumed them : And ^I will set my throne in Elam, 33 And will destroy from thence the king and the princes, Saith the Lord. But it shall come to pass "'-''in the latter 39 days, "■ T/iaf I will bring again the captivity of Elam, Saith the Lord. 9- So ch. 51. 8 ^ See IsaL The word that the Lord spake ^against L. Babylon and against the land of the Comp! ^^'' Chaldeans 'by Jeremiah the pro- ch. 51. 59. , •' "^ ^ a So Isai. 13. phet. I— 14. 27. Declare ye among the nations, and | -'• J~'°- publish, and "'setup a standard; Comp. Publish, a;/;/ conceal not: '^nlh.ly Say, <= Babylon is taken, "^Bel is con- the hand of founded, 'Merodach is broken in A.'^^"1. ' pieces; ^"12'^'"' fRer idols are confounded, her images tHeb. are broken in pieces. b ch' ^^5. For sout of the north there cometh ^si-i?, 27- , bee Isau 5. up a nation agamst her, 26. ''Which shall make her land desolate, " See isai. And 'none shall dwell therein: They shall remove, they shall depart, ''both man and beast. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, The children of Israel shall come, 'They and the children of Judah to- d°."3.'i2, 13 gether, ::"• 38- /^ . . . , in ^ Isai. 41. 25. '"Going and weeping: they shall go, ver. 9, 41. And "seek the Lord their God. h^rl'^^^a. °They shall ask the way to Zion with ch. 51.29. their faces thitherward, v saying, iseeve'r '9. Come, and let us join ourselves to the l'''^„s'&^- ' •' So Gen. 6. -r Lord In la perpetual covenant t/iat shall not be forgotten. ''My people hath been ^lost sheep: Their shepherds have caused them to "' p^. 126. s, go astray, 'they have turned them Soch. 31. 9, away "(;« the mountains: _ zech. ,2. ,0. "Thev have eone from mountain to Comp. hill. 46. I. So ch. 51.44. " Comp. 2 Kin. 20. 12 marg, f So cb. SI. 47, 52. Comp. & 7. 23. Ps. 135. 8. 1 ch. 3. 18. Ezek. 37. 2 See Hos. i Ezra 3. 12, 13- They have forgotten their '"resting gW™. 3. 5. place. All that found them "have devoured them : And "their adversaries said, vWe of- fend not. 29. 13. o See Isai. 2. 3- Comp. ch. 31. 21. P ch. 4. 31. & 6. 17. & n. 19. T. ' , . , . , S; 20. 10. Because they have sinned agamst the & 40. 5. Lord, Hhe habitation of justice. Even the Lord, ^the hope of their Lam. 2. 15. ' ' See Ex. 18.4. <) See ch. 32. 40. & 49- 4. 14- & 51. 14. fathers. ''Remove "^out of the midst of Baby- lon, And '^go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, And be as <^the he goats before the '^^■\''°- i Heb! '■ See Isai. 53. 6. So ver. 17. '^ See Job 29. 13. * Isai. 47. ID. ^ Comp. flocks. ^lace to lie do7vn in. Isai. 35. 7. ^ ch. 40. * ch. 31. 2.3. & 65. 10 in the Heb. ' Prov. 24. 15. ' Ps. 79. 7. 2, 3. y Zech. II. 5. Comp. ch. 2. 3. ver. 14. " See ch. 14. 8. So P.s. 22. 4. & 71. 5. ^ ch. 49. 30 (Heb.). = So ch. 51. 6, 45. See Isai. 48. 20. Comp. ver. 28. *^ Isai. 14. 9. Zech. 10. 3. Comp. ch. 51. 40, (720) Chap. l. 9. JEREMIAH. Chap. l. 27. ■ See ch. 25. 14. f ch. 25. 26. Comp. Isai. 13. 3, 4. K ijee ver. 3. ** ver. 14. I Sam. 4. 2. * See Ps. 120. 4- ^ Ps. 127. 4. I Or, destroyer. Deut. 32. 25. * See ch. 10. 21. "" 2 Sam. I. 22. •> So Isai. 47. 6. 0 See Isai. 19. tlieb.^r^.or, corpulent. Hab. I. 8. Mai. 4. 2. SoNah.3.18. Comp. Job 35.15 (Keb.). P See ch. 48. 34- q See rather Hab. 3. 12. fl [Or, ''juigk as ^sUeds], •■ ch. 5. 8. s ch. 47. 3. Seech. 8. 16. Comp. ch. 46. 15. ■ Isai. 10. 13. & 34- 7- See Ps.22.r2. " Isai. 35. I (Heb.). ch. 51. 43. ^ ver. 39. ch. 17. 6. "■ See ver. 3. * ch 4g. 17. See ch.iS.i6. i' ver. 9. Comp. Isai. 21. 2. ch. 51. II. * ver. 15, 29. ch. 51. 2. * ver. 29. ch. 51. 3. So Isai.13.t8. Comp. ch. 49. 35. ■* ver. 7. •= Comp. Josh. 6. 16. " See I Chr. 29.-24. ■I'l So Ezek. 3°^ •♦• . « So ch. 51. f ch. 51.6. So ver. 28. ch. 46. 10. 8: 51. II. e See ver. 29. So Ps. 137. 8. ch. 51. 56. I Or, s)HAe. 1> Joel 3. 13. ' See ch. 46. 16. k See Isai. 13. 14. So ch. 51. 9. 1 See ver. 6. •*>Soch. 2. 15. See ch. 4. 7. n 2 Kin. 17. 6. "" ch. 51. 34. o 2 Kin. 24. 10, 14. ©■i See Lam. 3- 4- For lo, ^I 7m// raise and cause to come 9 up against Babylon 'An assembly of great nations ''sfrom the north country: And ''they shall set iJicmse/vesm array against her; From thence she shall be taken : 'Their arrows shal/ be as ''of a mighty "e.xpert man ; ■"None shall return in vain. And Chaldea shall be a spoil : 10 All that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord. "Because ye were glad, because ye re-n joiced, O ye destroyers of ° mine heritage, Because ye are grown 'fat Pas the heifer ^at gras.s, And 'bellow as 'bulls; Your mother shall be sore confound- 12 ed; She that bare you shall be ashamed: Behold, the hindermost of the nations S/ial/ be "a wilderness, "a dry land, and "a desert. Because of the wrath of the Lord Mt 13 shall not be inhabited, "But it shall be wholly desolate: "every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, "And hiss at all her plagues. yVvX yourselves in array against Baby- 14 Ion ^ round about: ^AU ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: For ''she hath sinned against the Lord. "^ Shout against her ^ round about: i; "^She hath given her hand: •''' Her foundations are fallen, ^ her walls are thrown down: fFor it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; sAs she hath done, do unto her. Cut off the sower from Babylon, i6 And him that handleth the ""sickle in the time of harvest; 'For fear of the oppressing sword 'They shall turn every one to his people, And ''they shall flee every one to his own land. Israel M ' a scattered sheep ; 17 ""The lions have driven liim away: "First the king of Assyria ""hath de- voured him; And "last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon °°hath broken his bones. I 27 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I 7vil/ Ppunish the king of Babylon and his land, lAs I have ppunished the king of As- syria. And 'I will bring Israel again to his habitation. And ■'he shall feed on ^'Carmel and '^"Bashan, And his soul shall be satisfied upon "mount Ephraim and ^"Gilead. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, "The iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, >'and tliere sJiall be none; And the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found : For ^I will pardon them ''whom Ire- serve. Go up against the land 'of ''Mere- thaim, ercn against it, And against the inhabitants of ''"^Pe- kod: \Vaste and "^utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, And do "^according to all that I have commanded thee. f A sound of battle is in the land. And of great destruction. How is sthe hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! '' Howis Babylon 'become a desolation among the nations! '' I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, And 'thou wast not aware: Thou art found, and also caught. Because thou hast "".striven against the Lord. The Lord hath opened his ar- moury, And hath brought forth "the weapons of his indignation : For this is the work of the Lord God of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans. Come against her 'from the utmost border, Open her storehouses: ''"'Cast her up as Pheaps, and ''destroy her utterly : PPLet nothing of her be left. Slay all her ibullocks; iilet them go down to the slaughter : Woe unto them! for ''their day is come, ^The time of iheir visitation. PSee Isai. 24. 21. 4 Comp. Isai. 14. 24, 25- >■ So ch. 33. 12. See Ezek. 34. 13. 14. ' j\Iic. 7. 14. * See Josh. 19. 26. " See Ps. 22. 12. ^' See Josh. 24^33. ^ See Josh, 13. 10. ^ So Isai. 33. 24- y See ch. 49. 10. ' See ch. 31. 34- ^ Comp. Isai. I. 9. II Or, of the rebels. See Ezek. •^ Comp. ch. 25. 26. & 31- 39- &51. 41. HOr, Visitation. Cump. ver. iS, 27 (Heb.). ch. 51. 47 niarg. *= Ezek. 23. 23- *• ver. 26. ch. 51. 3. Su Josh. 6. 17- ® Comp. Isai. 44. 28. & 48. 14 f ch. 51. 54. 8 So Isai. 14. 6. See ch. 51. 20. '' Comp. Rev. 18. 19. ' See ver. 3. k Ps. 141. 9. * Comp. ch. 51. 8, 31, 39. 57- Dan. 5. 30, 31- >" See Prov. 2S. 4. n Isai. 13. 5. t Heb. yV(?;« the cTui. So ch. 51. 31, "Or, Tread her. Ps. 119. 118. Lam. 1. 15. ° Isai, 57. 14. & 62. 10 in the Heb. P Ruth 3. 7, or Neh. 4. 2. pp So ver. 29. 1 Ps. 22. 12. Isa-. 34. 7. 4't ch. 48. 15. r ver. 31. See Ps. 37. s See ch. 4C. 21. So ver. 31. ch. 48. 44. & 49- S. (7«J Chap. l. 28. JEREMIAH. Chap. l. 45 *■ Comp. ver. S. « So Ps. 64. " ch. 51. 10. f See ver. 15. ^ Comp. Dan. 5. 3, &c. * Job 16. 13. 7 ver. 14. ■ ch. 25. 14. ver. 15. So ch. 51. 6, 24. 56. Rev. 18. 6. • So ver. 31, 32- Comp. Isai. 47. 10. ^ ch. 49. 26. So ch. 51. 4. <= See ch. 48. tHeb. ^pride, ** ver. 27. e ch. 49. 8. tHeb. f ch. 21. 14. 8 See ch. 17. 27. ^ Comp. ver. 17. » So Ex. 4. 23. & 8. 2, & 9. 2. & 10. 4. J See Isai. 43- M- k Rev. 18. 8. I See ch. 10. 16. ™ ch. 51. 36. So Isai. 51. 22. See I Sam. 24. 15. n Comp. Dan. 5. 30. 0 ch. 51. 57. P So Isai. 47. chuf stays. \ Heb. bars. ch. 48. 30. See job 11.3. 1 Isai. 44. 25. r Seech. 5. 4. • Rev. 18. 13. * See ch. 25. 20. " ch. 51. 30. See Isai. ig. 16. ^ So ch. 51. 13- Comp. Isai. 45. 3. The voice of 'them that flee andescape 28 out of the land of Babylon, To "declare in Zion "'the vengeance of the Lord our God, "The vengeance of "his temple. Call together *the archers against Ba-29 bylon : yAll ye that bend the bow, camp against it y round about j PPLet none thereof escape : ^Recompense her according to her work ; According to all that she hath done, do unto her: ^For she hath been proud against the LoRD,againsttheHolyOne of Israel. ''Therefore shall her young men fall 30 in the streets, ^And all her men of war "^shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord. Behold, I am against thee, O thou 31 *most proud, Saith the Lord God of hosts : ''For thy day is come, '''the time //;«/! will visit thee. And *the most proud shall stumble 32 and fall. And none shall raise him up : fAnd si will kindle a fire in his cities, •And it shall devourall roundabout him. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 33 •"The children of Israel and the chil- dren of Judah ivere oppressed to- gether: And all that took them captives held them fast; 'They refused to let them go. J Their redeemer w 1^ strong; 34 'The Lord of hosts is his name: "'He shall throughly plead their cause. That he may give rest to the land, And disquiet theinhabitantsof Babylon. A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith 35 the Lord, And upon the inhabitants of Babylon, And ""upon her princes, and upon "Pher wise men. A sword /> upon the "iliars; and they 36 shall ''dote: A sword is upon "her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. A sword is upon ^their horses, and 37 upon * their chariots. And upon all 'the mingled people that are in the midst of her; And "they shall become as women: A sword is upon "her treasures; and they shall be robbed. 38 " drought is upon her waters ; and " See isaL they shall be dried up: Soch.'si.sc. 13. 20. So ver. 3, 13. ch. 25. 12. & 51. 43,62. b See ch. 49. 18. c To ver. 43, ch. 6. 22 — 24. ^ See ver. 3. Comp. ch. 51. 27. « ch. 25. 14. & 51- 27, 28. Comp. Rev. 17. 16. & 19. 19. For it is the land of "graven images, ' isai. 21. 9. And vthey are mad upon their idols. sec^ve?.''2^" Therefore ^the wild beasts of the desert ^ See cii. 25. With =^the wild beasts of the islands » see isaL shall dwell there, '3- ='■ "• And ^ the owls shall dwell therein : And it "shall be no more inhabited • See isai. for ever; => Neither shall it be dwelt in from ge^ neration to generation. ''As God overthrew Sodom and Go- morrah ''And the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; ''561 shall no man abide there. Neither shall any son of man dwell therein. "^Behold, a people shall come ''from the north, And '^a great nation, and many kings Shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. They shall hold the bow and the lance : They are cruel, and will not shew mercy : Their voice shall roar like the sea. And they shall ride upon horses, Every one put in array, like a man to the battle. Against thee, O daughter of Babylon. The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them. And his hands waxed feeble : fAnguish took hold of him, And pangs as of a woman in travail. s Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan Unto the habitation of the strong: But I will make them suddenly run away from her: And who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will 'ap- point me the time? And who is ''that shepherd that will stand before me? Therefore hear ye 'the counsel of the Lord, That he hath taken against Babylon ; And 'his purposes, that he hath pur- posed against the land of the Chal- deans : Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: Surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. f Comp. Dan. 5. 6. 8 ver. 44, 45, ch. 49. 19, ao. D Or, convent me to pleads b Isji. 44. 28. ' Isai. 14. 24. So ch. 51. n, 12, 29. Lam. 2. 8, 1 7. (7«) Chap. l. 46. JEREMIAH. Chap. li. 20. ^ Comp. ch. 49. 21. » See ch. 8. 1 6. «» So 2 Esdr. 15- 44- Rev. 1 8. 9- LI. t Heb. heari. See Prov. 23. 34- ^ * See Lam. 3. 62. D See ch. 4. n. Comp. Isai. 21. I. & 37. 7. « Isai. 41. 16. ch. 15. 7. See chi. 49. 32- Comp. Matt. 3. 12. '^ See ch. 2. 28. « See ch. 50. 14. f Ex. 4. 13. 8 ch. 46. 4. *> See ch. 50. 21. ' ch. 37. 10 marg. Lam. 4. 9 (Heb.); So Isai. 13. ^ So ch. 49. 26. & 50. 30. ' Comp. Isai. 54. 5, 6. " So ver. 9. ch. 50. 8. See Isai. 48. 20. " ver. 45. 0 See ch. 48. 2. p See ch. 50. 1 So ver. 24. See ch. 50. 29. ^ Rev. 17. 4. « See Rev. 14. 8. ' See ch. 25. 16. " See Isai. 21. 9. V So ch. so. 24. Rev. 18. 8, ID, 17, 19. * Isai. 13. 6. So Rev. 18. 9, II, 19. Comp. ch. 48. 20. » See ch. 46. IX. y See IsaL 13. 14. So ch. 50. 16. * See Rev. 18.5. » Ps. 108. 4. I'SOPS.37.6. <= Comp. ch. 23. 6. & 33- >6- •* See ch. 50. 28. ''At the noise of the taking of Baby- 46 Ion 'the earth is moved, And "the cry is heard among the na- tions. Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I wi// raise up against Ba- bylon, And against them that dwell in the 'midst of ^them that rise up against me, ''A destroying wind; And will send unto Babylon "^fanners, = that shall fan her. And shall empty her land : ■ For ''in the day of trouble they shall be against her "^round about. Against Wii'm that bendeth "^let the 3 archer bend his bow, And against ^him thai lifteth himself up in his sbrigandine: And spare ye not her young men; ''Destroy ye utterly all her host. Thus the slain shall fall in the land of 4 the Chaldeans, And they that are 'thrust through ''in her streets. For ' Israel hath not been forsaken, 5 Nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts; Though their land was filled with sin Against the Holy One of Israel. "'"Flee out of the midst of Babylon, 6 "And deliver every man his soul: Be not °cut off in her iniquity; For Pthis ts the time of the Lord's vengeance ; ■iHe K'///renderuntohera recorapence. Babylon hath been ■'a golden cup in ^ the Lord's hand. That made all the earth drunken : ^The nations have drunken of her wine ; Therefore the nations 'are mad. "Babylon is "suddenly fallen and de- 8 stroyed: ^-Howl for her; ''Take balm for her pain. If so be she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but 9 she is not healed : "•Forsake her, and vlet us go every into his own country: For her judgment ^reacheth ^unto heaven. And is lifted up eve7i to *the skies. The Lord iJhath brought forth <^ourio righteousness: Come, and ''let us declare in Zion The work of the Lord our God. *Make 'bright the arrows: gather ^the shields : sThe Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of •'the Medes: For 'his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; ''Because it is the vengeance of the Lord, ''The vengeance of his temple. 'Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, ■"Make the watch strong, "set up the watchmen. Prepare the 'ambushes: For the Lord 'hath both devised and done That which he spake against the in- habitants of Babylon. °0 thou that dwellest upon many waters, Pabundant in treasures, Thine end is come, and the measure of ithy covetousness. The Lord of hosts ^hath sworn 'by himself, ^saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with ■caterpillars; And they shall 'lift up "a shout a- gainst thee. " He hath made the earth by his power, He hath established the world by his wisdom. And hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. When he uttereth his voice, there is a ' multitude of waters in the heavens ; And he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth : He maketh lightnings with rain. And bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. Every man "is brutish by his know- ledge; Every founder is confounded by the graven image: For his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. They are vanity, the work of errors : In the time of their visitation they shall perish. The portion of Jacob is not like them; For he is the former of all things: And" Israe/ is the rod of his inheritance : The Lord of hosts is his name. ^Thou arty my battle a.te ami weapons of war : For 'with thee will I break in pieces the nations. And with thee will I destroy kingdoms : ^ So Isai. 21. 5- ch. 46. 4. Comp. ch. 50. 14. + Heb. pure. ch. 4. II (Heb.). 1 See 2 Sam. K Isai. 13. 17. So Isai. 21.2. ver. 2S. ^ See 2 Kin. 17. 6. > See ch. 50. 45- ■^ ch. 50. 28. So ver. 6. 1 ver. 27. See ch. 50. 2. >" See Nah. 2. I. Comp. Ezek. 38. 7. " So Isai. 21. tHeb./iV« in •wait. Josh. 8. 4 iHeb.). Judg, 20. 29. 0 Rev. 17. 1, 15- Comp. ver. 36. Num. 24. 7. P So ch. 50. ?7- 1 So ch. 22. 17- Ezek. 22. 13 iHeb.). •"Seech. 22. 5, t Heb. by his soul. Amos. 6. 8. See Esther 9. 31- ^ Seech. 50.5. * ver. 27. See Ps. 105. 34. Comp. Joel 2. 2. t Heb. utter. Heb. as Ex. 32. 18. Ps. 88 title. Isai. 27. 2, " See Isai. 16. 9. So Ezek. 21. 22. ' To ver. 19, ch. 10. 12— 16. U Or, noise. II Or, is more brtttisk than to kno%u» ' Supplied from ch. 10. 16. '^ So ch. 50. 23- See Ps. 17. 13- Comp. Isai. 45. I, 2. y So Prov. 25. 18. Ezek. p. 2 in the Heb. 11 Or, in t/tce, or, by tltee. So ver. 21, 22, 23. (7*3) Chap. hi. 21. JEREMIAH. Chap. u. 41. '• Comp. 2 Chr. 36. 17 with ver. 24. Ps. 137- 8, 9. a ver. 28, 57. See 1 Kin. 10. 15 marg. b ch. 50. 15, 29. ver. 6, 56. « See ver. 22. So ver. 49. *l2 Kin. 23. i3(Heb.). So Isai. 13. 2. Zech. 4. 7. Comp. ver. S3. « Rev. 8. 8. Comp. Rev. 18. 8, 9. f Comp. Ps. 118. 22. Isai. 28. 16. tHeb. everlasfing desotatioits. ver. 62 (Heb.). See ch. 25. 12. So ch. 49. 33. B See ver. 12. 1> See ch. 4. 5. » See ch. 6. 4. t See ch. 25. 14- 1 Comp. ch. 50. 41. "»Gen. 8. 4. 2 Kin. 19. 37. >> Ps. 45. 8 (Heb.)? 0 Gen. 10. 3 (Heb.). 1 Clir. I. 6. P Nah. 3. 17 only. holds: Their might hath failed; "they be- came as women : yThey have burnt her dwelling places; ^^Her bars *are broken. 26 Heb.) ^ See Isai. 44. 27. Comp. ver. 36. ■ ver. 41. f Heb. as E.x. 7. 19. & 8. s. 35- s See Isai. One ''post shall run to meet another, tSeezChr. And one messenger to meet another, ?°So*ch. so. To shew the king of Babylon That his city is taken '=at one end, And that ''the passages "^are stop- ped, And fthe reeds they have burnt with 'heHek '° fire, And the men of war are affrighted. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the ^^^^- ^\^\ God of Israel; 35- 7- & 41- The daughter of Babylon is slike a seePs''io^ threshingfloor, g''"// is time to thresh her: Yet a little while, and ' the time of her ■■ " ^sdr. 4. 30. harvest shall come. 1 Or, in tkt Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon '^"nHl^J,. J hath devoured me, he hath crushed 'th her. ' Isai. 17. s- me. Rev. 14. 15, He hath made me an empty vessel, col^"^'^"'^ ''He hath swallowed me up like 'a isai. 13. 22. 1 J ch. 50. 17, dragon, kverr44- He hath filled his belly with my de- ' See Ps. 74. licateS, " So Rev. 3. '"He hath cast me out. lteEzek.40. 'The violence done to me and to my 38. 'flesh i^c upon Babylon, ^vwlclee.^ Shall the 'inhabitant of Zion say; And my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, Shall Jerusalem say. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, "I will plead thy cause. And take vengeance for thee; And ''"I will dry up Pher sea, And imake her springs dry. And Babylon shall become ■'heaps, »A dwelling place for ^^ dragons, 'An astonishment, and 'a hissing, "Without an inhabitant. "■They shall roar together like lions: They shall "yell as "lions' whelps. In their heat •''I will make their feasts, And y^I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, yAnd ^^ sleep a perpetual sleep, vAnd not wake, saith the Lord. I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter. Like rams with ''he goats. How is <=Sheshach taken! And Iww is ''the praise of the whole isai. 33. 9, 15, . . . . * Nahum 2. earth ° surprised ! How is Babylon become 'an astonish ment among the nations ! Gen. 16. 5 (Heb.). "Or, _ rcvtainder. See Lev. 18. 6. t Heb. in- hahitress. See ch. 21. n ch. 50. 34. See I Sam. 24. 15- o So ch. 50. 38. p ver. 42. Isai. 21. I. Comp. Isai. ig. 5. & 27. 1. Ezek. 31. 4. ^ Comp. ver. 13. '■ See Isai. 25. 2. * Sec Isai, 13. 22. & ch. g. 11. So ch. 50. 39. Rev. 18. 2. » See Ps. 44. 19. * ver. 29 ;Heb.]. See ch. 18. 16. " See ver. 29. ^ Amos 3. 4. II Or, shake themselves. Neh. 5. 13. ' See Isai. T ver. 57- ^ So Isai. 19. 14. & 51. 21. & 63. 6. ch. 25. 15, 16, 27. & 48. 26. * So Ps. 13. 3. See Ps. 76. 5. b See ch. 50. 8. c ch. 25. 26. See ch. 50. 21. dch.4Q. 25. Comp. Isai. 13. 19. Dan. 4. 30. ° ver. 32 (Heb.). f See ver. 29. (724) Chap. li. 42. JEREMIAH. Chap. li. 63. B See ver. 36. Comp. Isai. 8. 7, 8. ver. 55. *> See ch. 50. 12. ' ch. 50. 39, 40- k See ch. 50. ■ ver. 34. Comp. Ezra I. 7. °* See ch. 31. " ver. 58. 0 See ver. 6. P See ch. 12. ■3- I [Or, let not\. ^ See Isai. 7. »■ See Isai. 37- 7- 'So Matt. 24. 7- * Soch. 50. 2. ver. 52. f Heb. visit upoK. ver. 44 (Hcb.), 52. See ch, g. 25. " ch. 50. 38. ' See Isai. 44- 23. So Rev. 18. "Seech. 50. 3. I Or, Both Babylon is to /all, O ye slain of Israel, and ivitk Baby- lon, (5^c. » Rev. 1 8. 24. y So ver. 24. 1 Or, the country. Gen. 10. 20, &c. * So ch. 44. 28. * ch. 44. 21. See ch. 3. 16. ^ So Ps. 44. 15, 16. & 79. 4. •^ Soch. 7. 19. « See Lam. I. 10. ^ ver. 47. « Ezek. 26. 15 (Heb.). See Job 24. sThe sea is come up upon Babylon: 42 She is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. Her cities are ^a desolation, 43 ''A dry land, and ''a wilderness, 'A land wherein no man dwelleth. Neither doth any son of man pass thereby. And I will punish '^Bel in Babylon, 41 And I will bring forth out of his mouth 'that which he hath swal- lowed up : And the nations shall not ™flow to- gethef- any more unto him: Yea, ° the wall of Babylon shall fall. °My people, go ye out of the midst 45 of her, And "deliver ye every man his soul pprom the fierce anger of the Lord. And 'lest lyour heart faint, 46 And ye fear for ""the rumour that shall be heard in the land ; A rumour shall both come one year, And after that in another year shall come a rumour. And violence in the land, ^niler against Riler. Therefore behold, the days come, 47 That 'I will *do judgment upon '"the graven images of Babylon : And 'her whole land shall be con- founded, And 'all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. Then ^the heaven and the earth, and 48 all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon : For the spoilers "shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord. 'As Babylon hath ca/iseil ''the slain of 49 Israel to fall, vSo at Babylon shall fall the slain of all 'the earth. ^Ye that have escaped the sword, go 50 away, stand not still: => Remember the Lord afar off, And let Jerusalem ^come into your mind. ''We are confounded, because we have 51 heard reproach: '"^Shame hath covered our faces: "For strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's house, "i Wherefore behold, the days come, 52 saith the Lord, That ''I will do judgment upon her graven images : And "^through all her land <^the wound- ed shall groan. s8 Comp. ver. 42. Though Babylon should ^mount up to 'See isai. 14. heaven, comp. And though she should ''fortify the c^^q^'ie. height of her strength, Yd from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord. s A sound of a cry cometh from Ba- ^ ch. 50. 22. bylon. And great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans: Because the Lord hath spoiled Ba- bylon, And destroyed out of her the great voice ; When ''her waves do roar like great ■■ ch. s. 22. waters, A noise of their voice is uttered : Because the spoiler is come upon her, eirn upon Babylon, co^'p.^'- "^• And her mighty men are taken, ^- 94- 1. E'ciery one (/their bow^s is broken: ch.'|o. 15. For 'the Lord God of recompences See ver. 24. 1111 ^cr. 39. shall surely requite. ' ch. 50. 35. And "^I will make drunk 'her princes, Tfee c"'J|: and 'her wise men, »8. ■"Her captains, and ""her rulers, and The-a,aiis her mighty jnen: "i'T'^ , , , ^ hatylon. And ''they shall sleep a perpetual » So ch. 50. sleep, ■'and not wake, vek 44. "Saith the King, whose name is the iO'-,»m<& T ,- 1 nahea. Lord of hosts. So isai. 32. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; ii (Heb.). nil J P Comp. ""The broad walls of Babylon shall isai. 45. 2. be utterly "broken, ?te"tK''''^ And Pher high gates shall be burnt ' J"'' 39- 25- ■ , r 00 Nahum 2. 12 With tire; in the Heb. And 'ithe people shall labour in vain, ' ^ q**' , And ithe folk ■'in the fire, ^and 'they ' Comp. shall be wearj'. Ba^ch'i!'.. I Or, on the behal/of. Comp. reign. And this Seraiah was 60 "prince. ) The word which Jeremiah the pro- phet commanded Seraiah 'the son of ^'';,f*' ' Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he • Oxlprince went "with Zedekiah the king of Judah "{hl'HZ"" into Babylon "in the fourth year of his "''"'/ ^ - - ^ n ■ chaniber- a "quiet lain. So Jeremiah wrote in a book \^^'ll'% all the evil that should come upon Ba- ch. 45. 3 in bylon, rcen >'all these words that are NCm.^io.'3°3'! (ji written against Babylon. And Jeremiah t^^^^'rC"' said to Seraiah, When thou comest to 2. 52 marg.' Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read ch*^4".''5. 62 all these words; then shalt thou say, O 'ch. 50. i— Lord, thou hast spoken against this t sec ch. so. place, to cut it off, ^that none shall re- ^j^^^ main in it, ^neither man nor beast, but desolations. 63 that it shall be 'desolate for ever. And pRev!is?2',. it shall be, when thou hast made an end So Ex. 15. 5 of reading this book, ///(// ^thou shalt ch^^g' 10, ti. (7=5) 92 Chap. li. 64. JEREMIAH. Chap. lh. 25. bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: and thou shah say, 64 b Num. 11.2. Thus shaU Babylon •'sink, and shall not &""'^inAe rise from the evil that I will bring upon Heb. her: "^and they shall be weary. "^Thus d c"'48!'47. far are the words of Jeremiah. LII. ^Zedekiah was one and twenty year B.C. S99- old when he ''bixan to reign, and he » To ver. 27, . , , "^ . - ° , ' , J 2 Kin. 24. reigned eleven years m J erusalem. And t h^k' ""' l"s mother's name was Hamutal the reigned. daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And 2 he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Je- hoiakim had done. For through the 3 B.C. 593- anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zede- kiah rebelled against the king of Baby- B.c. 590. Ion. And it came to pass ''in the ninth 4 ' \h.\l"\ I', year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, t/iat Nebu- chadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, again.st Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against B.C. 588. it round about. So the city was besieged 5 unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And in the fourth month, in the ninth 6 day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. Then the 7 0 To ver. i6, city was broken up, "^and all the men of cA. 39. 4-10. ^^.^^ gg j^ ^^^^ ^ygj^j f^j.j].j ^m Qj- j].^g (.jjy by night />y the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans 7cicre by the city round about :) and they went l/y the way of the plain. But the army of the 8 Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jeri- Co^*'^'''' '-^^°' ^^'^ ^" '^'^ army was scattered from yer. 27. him. Then they took the king, and 9 carried him up unto the king of Babylon tHcb. blinded. ^ Ox, fetters, to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where o/tiu-u>a"ds. he gave judgment upon him. And the 10 Ezek. 12. j,jj^g q(- Babylon slew the sons of Zede- » ch. 1. 3. kiah before his eyes: '^'^he slew also all 2 k'^.^'^j. 8. the princes of Judah in Riblah. Then n «Corap. i^e tput out the eyes of Zedekiah; and Toi^thief the king of Babylon bound him in "hcwW 'chains, and carried him to Babylon, 0/ tiuexecu- and put him in 'prison ''till the day of slaughter: his death. ««rK. Andso Now in =the fifth month, in the 12 See Gen. 37. 'tenth day of the month, = which was ?Heb stood ^^^c nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar before. king of Babylou, came Nebuzar-adan, Seech. 40. itj-aptain of the guard, which 'served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, 13 and burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house ; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the 14 great men, burnt he with fire: and all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round ■s about. Then Nebuzar-adan the cap- tain of the guard carried away captive "^certain of the poor of the people, and " vcr. 16. the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those 'that fell away, 1 Seech. 37. that fell to the king of Babylon, and the '3- 16 rest of the multitude. But Nebuzar- adan the captain of the guard left ^^ cer- tain of the poor of the land for vine- 17 dressers and for husbandmen. Also '' the pillars of brass that were in the ' ch. 27. 19. house of the Lord, and ''the bases, and ''the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and '^f "'='"• =^7- 'carried all the brass of them to Baby- »■ islon. '""The caldrons also, and the "■"shovels, and the snuffers, and "the 'bowls, and °the spoons, and all the "itea's'/us. vessels of brass wherewith they minis- igtered, took they away. And "the ba- sons, and the "firepans, and °the bowls, and "the caldrons, and ""the candle- sticks, and °the spoons, and ithe cups; that which was c/gold in gold, and that °^=^-;J*- which was (t/ silver in silver, took the 1 Ex. 25. '29.' 20 captain of the guard away. The two Num. '4".' 7 in pillars, one sea, and ■■ twelve brasen the Heti. bulls that 7C'cre under the bases, which !,5, 4.,'jHeb.). king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord; 'the brass of all these vessels 'Heb. 21 was without weight. And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and *a 'fillet of twelve m Kin. 7. cubits did compass it; and the thickness ^He""''''' thereof was four fingers: // was 'hollow, tj'""^- ^ . 1 - r\ ■ ^ ^ec Job II. 22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it; „, and the height of one chapiter was "five "iKin.7. 16. cubits, with "network and pomegranates ^'k,',';'; ^j. ,7. upon the chapiters round about, all cf " 2 Kin. 25. brass. The second pillar also and the '7 1'^^''-'- 23 pomegranates were like unto these. And „ ^^^ ^ ^^.^^ there were "ninety and six pomegranates ^. 20. on a side; and all the pomegranates l^^'^^i upon "the net work 7evre an hundred j See ch. 35. 24 round about. And the captain of the j'Heb. guard took Seraiah ''the chief priest, '^'^'^'f^f-^ and Zephaniah the second priest, and marg. 25 y the three keepers of the 'door: he '^'[jJ^P-^^g took also out of the city an eunuch, »" Heb. snia which had the charge of the men of 't'k/k",g war; and ^seven men of them that 'were E»iiicri.i4. ■ Kin. 25. 14 (Heb.;. II Or, in- struments to remove 'te as/tes. Or, basous. 2 Kin. 25. 15 (Heb.). " I Kin. 7. 50 (Heb.;. II Or, censers. 2 Kin. 25. IS Heb.). tkeir brass. (726) Chap. lii. 26. JEREMIAH. Chap. lh. 34. n Or, scribe of the cap- tain of the host. E.C. 600. * Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 2, 12. Dan. 2. I. B.C. 590. b See ch. 37. 5. Comp. ver. 12. t Heb. souls. Gen. 14. 21. & 36. 6. ■ 585. near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the 'principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. So Nebuzar-adan ^6 the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. And the king of Babylon 27 smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. This is the people whom Nebuchad- 2S rezzar carried away captive : ^in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: ''in the eighteenth 20 year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two 'persons: in the three 30 and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard '^carried away captive of \\\% Jews seven \*'°'"P'j hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hun- dred. 3t ''And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Je- hoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in "^the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of fjehoiachin king of Judah, and brought hnn forth out of 32 prison, and spake 'kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of sthe kings that ivere with him in Babylon, 33 and changed his prison garments : and he did continually eat bread before him 34 all the days of his life. And for his •■diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, 'every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life. B.C. 562. ** To ver. 34, 2 Kin. 25. 27—30. ^ Camp. 2 Kin. 25. 27. f ch. 37, I. Comp. ch- 22. 24 — 30- t Heb. good things 7<'/M hitn. So ch. 12. 6. s Comp. ch. 27. 3. h See ch. 40. t Heb. the matter 0/ the day in his day. See 2 Chr. 31. l6. (7="7) 92 — 2 t Jer. 7. 29. & 9. 10, 20. Comp. 2 Chr. 35. 25. I. About B.C. 588. * ch. 2. I. & 4. I. 2. Jer. 8. 8. & 48. 17. i* ch. 3. 28 {Heb.). , c So Isai. 47. 9- Jer. 15. 8. d So ch. 5.16. Comp. . Ezra 4. 20. « See Eccles. 2. 8. f See Isai. 31. 8 marg. 8 See Jer. 9- I. *» So Job 7. 3. Ps. 6. 6. ' So Jer. 22. 22. & 30. 14. ver. 19. Comp. Jer. 4. 30- ^ ver. 9, 16, 17, 21. Eccles. 4. I. * See Isai. 21. 2. ™ Jer. 52. 27. tHeb.>r t^ie greatness of seniitude. So Job 35. 9 (Heb.). nSoDeut.28. 64, 65. See ch. 2. g. o Jer. 45. 3. P So ver. 6 (Heb.). qSeePs. ii6. r Seech. 2. 6. » See Jer. 14. So ver. 22. "Zeph. 3. 1 3 (Heb.). T Deut. z8. i3,44;Heb.). Jer. 13. 21. * Jer. 12. I (Heb.). * ver. 12. ch. 3. 32 (Heb.). 33 (Heb.). So ver. 4, y So Jer. 30. * Jer. 22. 22, THE 'LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH. (X)='11J0W doth the city ''sit soli- *- J- tary, that was full of people ! '^Hmu is she become as a widow! she that was great among the na- tions, And ''princess among =the provinces, how is she become ^tributary! (i) She sweepeth sore ''in the night, ; and her tears are on her cheeks : Among all 'her lovers ''she hath none to comfort her: All her friends 'have dealt treacher- ously with her, they are become her enemies. (J) "'Judah is gone into captivity be- ; cause of affliction, and 'because of great servitude : "She dwelleth among the heathen, °she findeth no rest: All Pher persecutors overtook her be- tween ithe straits. ("I) The ways of Zion do mourn, be- cause none come to "^the solemn feasts : All ''her gates are desolate: her priests 'sigh: Her virgins are "afflicted, and she ts in bitterness. (n) Her adversaries are ^the chief, her enemies "prosper; For the Lord "hath afflicted her >'for the multitude of her transgres- sions: ^Her children ^laregone into captivity before the enemy. (^) And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed : Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, And they are gone without strength before Pthe pursuer. 14, 15. Dan. 9. 7, & 30. 16. ■ Comp. Jer. 52. 28- 30. (T) Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her ''miseries All her 'pleasant things that she had •^in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her : The adversaries saw her, and did mock at ''her sabbaths. (H) Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she 'is removed: All that honoured her despise her, be- cause 'they have seen her naked- ness: Yea, sshe sigheth, and turneth back- ward. (to) Her filthiness is in her ''skirts; she 'remembereth not her last end; Therefore she came down wonder- fully : J she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction : for the enemy ''hath magnified himself. (*) The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her 'pleasant things: For she hath seen that 'the heathen entered into her sanctuary, ■\\'hom thou didst command that '"they should not enter into thy congregation. (3) All her people ^sigh, "they seek bread ; They have given "their pleasant things for meat 'to relieve the soul: See, O Lord, and consider; for I am . become vile. (7) '/f it nothing to you, all ye that 'pass by? behold, and see P If there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, 1 which is done unto me. Wherewith the Lord 'hath afflicted me ^in the day of '^'his fierce anger. ch. 2. 15. P So D.in. 9. 12. Comp. ch. 2. 13. *! ver. So ch. 3. 51 (Heb). Comp. Jer. 6. 9 (Heb.). ^ See ver. 5. Comp. Job 20. 23. "3 ch. 4. II. See Jer, 12. 13. ** ch. 3. 19. So Isai. 58. 7 marg. II Or. desirable. ver. II. So ver. 10. ^ ch. 2. 17. See Jer, 46. 26. ** Comp. Jer. 17. 21, f Heb. is be- come "a re- fnaz'ing, or, tvandering. "^ So ver. 17. Lev. 15. 19 marg, Zech, 13. 1. 1 Ezek.16.37. .See Jer. 13. 22. & Hos. 2, 10. 8 ver. 4, II. ^ See Isai. 6. 1. ' Isai. 47. 7. So Deut. 32. 29 See Ecclus. 7- 36. J See ver. 2. k See Jer. 48. 26. ■Or, desirable. Isai. 64. II, ch. 2. 4. So ver. 7, 11. I Ps. 79- I (Heb. I. Jer. 51. 51. •^» Comp. Deut. 23. 3. Neh. 13. 1. " So ch. 2. 12. & 4. 4. Comp. Jer. 38. 9. & 52. 6. *" ver. 7. il Or, to make the soul to come again. ver. 16, 19. U Or, It is nothing. 1 Heb. ptiss by the way f Job 21. 29. Ps. 80. 12. & 89. 41. 22. ch, 2. 20. ■ Isai. 13. 13. (728) Chap. i. 13. LAMENTATIONS. Chap. ii. 6. * See Ps. 102. 3- " Ezek. 12. 13. & 17. 20. See Ps. 9. 15. * So ver. 22. ch. 5. 17. " So Deut. 28. 4S. Comp. Ps. 38. 4. * So Job 40. 17- I See Jer. 50. 26 marg. ' See Jer. 8. i5. *See Isai. 63. 2. DOr, * i/te wtJU- f>rt'ss 0/ the virgin, ir'c. *> Jer. 13. 17. & 14. 17. So ch. 2. II, iS. fi 3. 48. See Jer. 9. i. « See ver. 2, ) Heb. bring back. ver. II, 19. •1 See Jer. 4. 31- « Ezek. 18. 6. So ver. 8 marg. f So Dan.9.7. See Jer. 12. i. t Heb. mouth. See 1 Sam. 8 So Jer. 30, See ver. 2. ^ ver. II. ' ch. 2. II. So Job 16. 16. Comp. Job 30. 27. Isai. 16. II. Jer. 4. 19. & 48. 36. ^ Ezek. 7. 15. So Deut. 32. 25- 1 Comp. Jer. 15. 2. & 18. 21. (to) From above 'hath he sent fire 13 into my bones, and it prevaileth against them : "He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate and ''faint all the day. (J) "The yoke of my transgressions is 14 bound by his hand : They are ^wreathed, and come up *'upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall. The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. (D) The Lord hath vtrodden under 15 foot all ^my mighty men in the midst of me: He hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord ^hath trodden "the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress. (V) For these things I weep ; mine 16 eye, ''mine eye runneth down with water. Because "^the comforter that should • relieve my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. (5) Zion ''spreadeth forth her hands, 17 and "^ there is none to comfort her: The Lord hath commanded concern- ing Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as = a menstruous woman among them. (2f) fThe Lord is righteous; for 1 18 have rebelled against his 'com- mandment : Hear, I pray you, all people, and be- hold my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity, (p) I called for smy lovers, but they 19 deceived me : My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, •• While they sought their meat, ''to relieve their souls. ("1) Behold, O Lord; for I am in 20 distress : 'my bowels are trou- bled; Mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled : ■'Abroad 'the sword bereaveth, ''at home there is 'as death. (jy) They have heard that ""I sigh; '^ there is none to comfort me: "All mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done ii: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast 'called, and "they shall be like unto me. (ri) "Let all their wickedness come before thee; And Pdo unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For '"my sighs arc many, and imy heart is faint. (X) ^How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, ^^And cast down from heaven unto the earth •'the beauty of Israel, And remembered not "^his footstool in the day of his anger! (3) The Lord '*hath swallowed up all ''the habitations of Jacob, and ■^hath not pitied: f He hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; He hath 'brought them down sto the ground: he 8''hath polluted the kingdom and ''the princes thereof (J) He hath cut off 'in his fierce an- ger all ''the horn of Israel: 'He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy. And ""he burned against Jacob like a ; flaming fire, which devoureth round ■ about. ("T) "He hath bent his bow ""like an enemy : he stood with his right 1 hand as an adversary, And slew 'all <^that were pleasant to ' the eye, ; In the tabernacle of the daughter of 1 Zion : he poured out his fury like fire. , (n) ""The Lord was as an enemy: Phe ' hath swallowed up Israel, 1 PiHehath swallowed up all her palaces : j he hath destroyed his strong holds, • And hath increased in the daughter of ' Judah ''mourning and lamentation. ) (1) And ^he hath violently taken away \ his "tabernacle, as if it were of a ' garden: he hath destroyed "his | places of the assembly : \ The Lord hath caused "the solemn ' feasts and ^sabbaths to be forgot- ; ten in Zion, And "^hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest. ' See ver. 4. " Comp. Jer. 12. 14. & 25. 21. & 50. II. & 51- 35- ch. 4. 21. II Or, prO' claimed. ler. 3. 12. S: 7. 2, &c. o So Ps. log. p So ch. 2. 20. See ver. 12. (729) Chap. ii. 7. LAMENTATIONS. Chap. ii. 22. » Ps. 8g. 38. ch. 3. 17 (Heb.), 31. So 2 Esdr. 10. 21. See Ps. 44. 9. y Ps. 89. ^9 (Heb.) only. tHeb. shut Hp. Deut. 32. 30. Ps. 31. 8. • So Ps. 74. 4- » See Jer. 50. 45- So ver. 17. »a ver. 18. •> See 2 Kin. 21. 13. t Heb. swal' lowing up- ver. 2, 5, 16. ° See I Kin. 21. 23. ■1 See Jer. 14. 2. ' Ps. 9. 15. f See Jer. 51. 3°- 8 See Deut. 28. 36. So ch. I. 3. _c 4. 20. h Comp. 2 Chr. 15. 3. • See Ps. 74. 9- ^ See Isai. 3. 26. ' Soch. 3.28. See Ezek. 3. IS- 'o See Josh. 7-6. . » Isai. 3- 24. & 15- 3- Jer. 48. 37. Ezek. 7. 18. & 27 31. SoAmos 8. 10. See J;r. 4.8. 0 So ver. 18. ch. 5. 17. See Ps. 6. 7. P Seech. 1. 20. 1 Comp. Job 16. 13. Prov. 7. 23. r Eccius. 20. 13 (Gk.). ■ So ch. 3. 48. ' Jer. 44. 7. ch. 4. 4- I Ot, faint. So ver. 12, 19. Isai. 57. 16 fHeb.). See Ps. 77. 3. Comp. Isai. 51. 20. "Seech. I. II. ^ See ver. 11. *Comp. Isai. 46. 5. o^e ch. I. 12. * So 2 Sam. 5. 20. Comp. Kzek. 26. 3. "» Jer. 2. 8. & 23. 16. See Jer. 5. 31. t See Ezek. 12. 24. ' See Jer. 23. 13- »SoIsai.58.i. b See J er. 30. I 3- I c See Jer. 23. I 33- (T) The Lord hath "cast off his altar, ; he hath vabhorred his sanctuary, He hath 'given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; =^They have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a so- lemn feast. (H) "The Lord hath purposed to de- stroy ^^the wall of the daughter of Zion: ^He hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from 'destroying: Therefore he made 'the rampart and the wall to lament; they ''languish- ed together. (D) Her gates 'are sunk into the ground ; he hath destroyed and 'broken her bars: sHer king and her mong the Gentiles pruices are a- ^the law is no more; 'Her prophets also find no vision from the Lord. (♦) The elders of the daughter of Zion lo ■''sit upon the ground, and 'keep silence: They have "cast up dust upon their heads ; they have "girded them- selves with sackcloth : The virgins of Jeru.salem hang down their heads to the ground. (3) o^'Mine eyes do fail with tears, u Pmy bowels are troubled, iMy liver ■'is poured upon the earth, *for the destruction of the daughter of my people; Because 'the children and 'the suck- , lings 'swoon in the streets of thecity. (7) They say to their mothers, 12 "Where is corn and wine? ■""When they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city. When their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom. (0) What thing shall I take to witness 13 for thee? '"what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? ■"What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daugh- ter of Zion? For "thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? Q) Thy ''"prophets have seen Vvain 14 and ^foolish things for thee: And "they have not discovered thine ini(iuity,''to turn away thy captivity; But have seen for thee false "^burdens and causes of banishment. (D) All that pass *by =clap their hands \ff^:J'f at thee; Seech. 1. 12. They '''hiss and ''wag their head at se'e^chr. the daughter of Jerusalem, ^sayimr, ^9- s- ^ , - , ■ , ,, vTrt^, c V5ee Job 27. Is this the city that Men call " 1 he 23. perfection of beauty, 'The joy of \^'^l^_ ^"'' the whole earth? &.\iatt.27.39. (S)JAll thine enemies ''have opened fs^jer.'^o. their mouth against thee : s- They '''hiss and 'gnash the teeth: they SoEzek.'ie.' say, ""We have swallowed her up: ]*p^ „ ^ Certainly this is the day that we look ed for; we have found, "we have seen it. (y) "The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled . his word that he had commanded Pin the days of old : iHe hath thrown down not pitied : and thine enemy to rejoice over thee, He hath set up nhe horn of thine ad versaries. (V) Their heart cried unto the Lord, 'O wall of the daughter of Zion, "let S' il,'&c. tears run down like a river "day p |j^"h'^, y, .and night: » See ver. 2. Give thyself no ""rest; let not "the \t&lg^%. apple of thine eye cease. I s« ■'"■• 3- (p) Arise, ^cry out in the night: in Comp. ' ' the beginning of =^ the watches, seeDem'V "Pour out thine heart ''like water be- 26. fore the face of the Lord: See°ch"i.V6. Lift up thy hands toward him for the '^^^ s'- 4- life of '=thy young children, Isar38''i2,t3. "That faint for hunger •'in the top of ^"„'tj.^'^^ every street. 2 9. ("1) Behold, O Lord, and consider to H^b.^'/.'^^n' whom 'thou hast done this. "t' Heb. 'Shall the women eat their fruit, and ch°.'^''49. children 'sofa span long? 'Jeb.)'' ^ Shall 'the priest and ''the prophet be j so Ps. 119. slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? 0) 'The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets : J Comp. ch. 3. 46 — 48, 49—51- &: 4. 16, 17. kjudg.11.3s. Job 35. 16. ch. 3. 46. So Job 16. 10. Ps. 66. 14 marg. See Ps. 22. land hath ,'3- , lSeeJobi6.9. he hath 'caused m Ps. 35. 25. So Ps. 56. 2. See ver. 2. & Ezek. 36. 3. " SoPs. 35.21. o Comp. Lev. 26. 16, &c. Deut. 147, 148. ' See Ex. 14. «See Ps.62.8. t" I Sam. 7. 6. 'My virgins and my young men are a i^i.^sl' 20' fallen by the sword; ch. 4. i. I' Thou hast slain them in the day of llf X'' '°' thine anger; thou hast killed, ^and E"''- "«- =5- -,- J eSeech. 1.22. not pitied. 'Seejer.19.9. (n) Thou hast called as in 'a solemn Soch. 4. 10. , J i_ .. Comp. day '"my terrors round about, jcr. 37. u. So that in the day of the Lord's an- X',^w''' ger none "escaped nor remained: their hands 1 "Those that I have p swaddled and vcT?2 brought up hath mine enemy con- ^"'''r'' sumed. 17. Sojer. 6. II. 'ch. 3. 43. marg. " Jer. 42. 17. & 44. 14. B So Ps. 39.5. b See ch. 4. 13. i 2 Chr. 36. Sover. 2, 17. 'See ver. 6. ■» See Jer. 20. 3 0 So Hos. 9. 12, 13. P Comp. ver. 20 marg. (73'>) Chap. hi. i. LAMENTATIONS. Chap. iu. 44. HI. » ver. 27, 35, 39- ler. 31. 22. " Conip. Jer. 20. 18. c See Ps. 2.9. d See Isai. 3. 30- * T Chr. 17. 9. Ps. 49. 14. See Uai. 65. 22. Comp. Job 16. 8. I Isai. 38. 13. So Ps. 51. 8. Co nip. Jer. 50. 17. s Comp. Job 19. 12. »» Job 19. 6. ■ ' ver. 19. Deut. 29. 18. (& 32. 32.) Ps. 69. 21. See Jer. 8. 14. k Ex. 18. 8. Num. 20. 14. Neh. 9. 32 marg. ' Ps. 143. 3 (Heb.). So Ps. 88. 5, 6. ^ ver. 9. Job 19. 8. Hos. 2. 6 ill the Heb. See Job 3. 23. " Pf.. 88. 8. o Job 19. 7. & 30. 20. So Ps. 22. 2. ver. 44. p Isai. 24. I. ver. 36 in ihe Heb. So ver. 59. SeeJobi9. 6. q See Hus. 13.8. '■ bee Job lo, i6. » See Hos, 6. 1. ' Dull. 9- 27 text. See Jer. 18. 16. " ch. 2. 4. "Job 16. 12. Comp. Job 7. 20. Ps. 21. 12? & 38. 2. " Comp, Job 6. 4. f Heb. sotts. So Job 41. 28 (Heb.). ' See Jer. 20. 7- » ch. s. 14 (Heb.). Sei (S) I i?"' ^the man f/taf ''hath seen affliction "^by the rod of his wrath. (X) He hath led me, and ''brought me 2 into darkness, but not into hght. (X) Surely against me is he turned; 3 he turneth his hand against nu all the day. (3) My flesh and my skin 'hath he 4 made old ; ^he hath broken my bones. Q) '^He hath builded against me, and s •"compassed inc with 'gall and "^tra- vail. (3) 'He hath set me in dark places, 6 'as they that be dead of old. (J) ""He hath hetlged me about, "that 7 I cannot get out : he hath made my chain heavy. (J) Also "when I cry and shout, he s shutteth out my prayer. (J) '"He hath inclosed my ways with 9 hewn stone, he hath Pmade my paths crooked. ("7) He icas unto me as ia bear lying 10 in wait, and as ''a lion in secret places. (1) He hath turned aside my ways, n and ''pulled me in pieces : he hath made me 'desolate. (T) He "hath bent his bow, and ''set 12 me as a mark for the arrow, (n) "He hath caused the 'arrows of 13 his quiver to enter into my reins, (n) I was "a derision to all my peo- 14 pie ; and 1 their song all the day. (H) ^He hath filled me with 'bitter- 15 ness, "he hath made me drunken with wormwood. (1) He hath also broken my teeth with 16 ''gravel stones, he hath 'covered me with ashes. (^) .'Vnd thou hast ''''removed my soul 17 far oft" from peace: I forgat 'pros- perity. (1) '=And I said, '^'^My strength and is ''my hope is perished from the Lord: (T) 'Remembering mine 'affliction and 19 my 'misery, "the wormwood and fthe gall. (T) My soul hath them still in remem- 20 brance, and is 'humbled in me. (T) This I 'recall to my mind, 'there- 21 fore have I hope. See Job 30. 9, So ver. 63. . Comp. Ps. .69. 12. t Heb. bit- ternesses. Heb. as Ex. 12. 8. Num. 9. II. * Comp. l.s.ii. St. 21. » ver. 19. See Jer. 9. 15. *> Prov, 20. 17 (Heb.}. II Or, rolled mc in the ashes. See Jer. 6. 26. bb See ch. 2. 7. t Heb. good. Jer. 18. 20. = So ver. 54. cc i Sam. 15. 29. See Isai 63. 3. ■» Ps. 39. 7. I Or, Remember. ' See ch I. 7. ' See ver. 5. t Heb. bowed. Ps. 44. 25. So Ps. 42. 6. t Heb. to return to my heart. Deut. 4. 39. & 30. i. f ver. 24. r!/tv 22 (n) It is of the Lord's mercies that s''we are not consumed, ''because his compassions fail not. 23 (n) They are new 'every morning: ''great is thy faithfulness. 24 (H) The Lord is 'my portion, saith ■"my soul; ''therefore "will I hope in him. 25 (D) The Lord is good unto them "that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 (£2) // is good that a man shoithl both "Phope and pi quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. 27 (£2) "Ji// is good for a man ""that he bear the yoke *in his youth. 28 (*) 'He sitteth alone and keepeth si- lence, because he hath borne // upon him. 29 (') "He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. 30 (*) 'He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. 31 O) For the Lord will not ''''cast off for ever: 32 (3) But though he "cause grief, yet will he have compassion "according to the multitude of his mercies. 33 (3) For yhe doth not "afflict 'willing- ly nor "grieve the children of men. 34 (7) To crush under his feet all nhe . prisoners of the earth, 35 (7) To turn aside the right of a man , before the face of '"the most High, 36 (7) To ''subvert a man in his cause, 'the Lord ' appro veth not. 37 (jb) ''Who is he that saith, and it Cometh to pass, ivhcn the Lord commandeth // not? 38 (0) Out of the mouth of "the most High proceedeth not 'evil and good. 39 (D) '^Wherefore doth a living man 'complain, sa man for ''the punish- ment of his sins? 40 (J) Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. 41 Q) 'Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. 42 (J) ''We have transgressed and 'have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 (D) Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us : '"thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 (D) Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, "that our prayer should not pass through. s Jer. 44. 12, 18. >> Mai. 3. 6. So Isai. I. 9. ' See Job 7. 18. liSoPs. 36.5. ' See Ps. 16.S. ■" Ps. 42. 5, II. &43. 5. " Ps. 130. 6. So Isai. 30. o So Mic. 7. 7 (Heb.). P Ps. 37. 7. 'J See Ps. 62. I. 15 P.S. 94. 12. & 119. 71. ' See Matt. II. 29. * Comp. Eccles. 12. I. Eccius. 7. 23. & 30. 1 2. ' Jer- '5- 17- ch. I. I (Heb.). So ch. 2. 10. " Comp. Job 42. 6. " Job 16. 10. So I.sai. 50. 6. Matt. 5. 39. See I Kin. 22. 24. " See ch. i. 5. ^ See Ps. 106. 45- y Heb. 12. 10. * Heb. front his heart. Comp- Num. 16. 28. " Ps. 107. 10 (Heb.). II Or, a superior. Deut. 26. 19- & 28. I. » ver. 38. ^ See ver. g. •= Hab. 1. 13. 11 Or, seetk not. Comp. Ps. 54. 7. " Coiup. Ps. 33. 9- '^ Job 2. 10. Isai. 45. 7. So Amos 3.6. f Comp. Prov. ig. 3. II Or. JHurtnur. Num. II, r. K Mic. 7. 9. i» ch. 4. 6. Zech. 14, 19. * See Ps. 25. I. & iig. 48. ^ See Dan. 9. 5- " See Ps. 78. 17- •" ch. 2. 21. Soch.2. 2, 17. (730 Chap. iii. 45. LAMENTATIONS. Chap. iv. ii. " So I Cor. 4. 13- P Comp. ch. 2. 16, 17. & 4. 16, 17. 1 Seech. 2.16. r Isai. 24. 17. Jer. 48. 43. * Isai. 51. 19. * Ps. 119. 136- So ch. 1. 16. &2. II. See Jer. 9. i. " Ps. 77. 2 (Heb). See cti. 2. 18. » Jer. 14. 17. * So Isai. 63. IS- See Ps. 14.2. ^Seech.i.i2. t Heb. my soul. ver. 20. B Or, Tftore than all. As in ch. 4. 6. T So ch. 4. 18 (Heb.). «PS. II. I. » See Ps. 35. 19. b Ps. 119. 139 marg. ^ Jer. 37. 16. &3S. 6, 9, 10. <* Dan. 6. 17. Comp. Job 12. 14. e So Ps 69. 2. See Job 22. II. f See Ps. 31. 22. So ver. 18. 8 Ps. 88. 5. Ezek. 37. II. *> So Ps. 130. I. Jonah 2. 2. » Ps. 88. 6. See Ps. 63. 9. k So Ps. 3. 4. & 6. 8. & 18. 6. & 66. 19. & 116. I. 1 Ex. 8. 15. So Esther 4. 14 in the Heb. •" Comp. James 4. 8. "So Josh. 1. 9. 0 See I Sam. 24. 15. P Ps. 119. 154- ■1 So Ps. 34.22, & 71. 23. >■ See ver. 9. ■ So Ps. 9. 4. & 33. 23. * See Jer. ii. >9- " ch. 5. I. " Ps. 18. 39, 48. Jer. sr. i. » See Ps. 9. 16 [inarg.]. »SeePs. 139. 2. * See ver. 14. ? Ps. z8. 4. * See Jer. 11. 20. & 2 Tim. 4. 14. 1 Or, obstinacy 0/ heart. 'Deut.25.19. Jer. 10. II. ^ Ps. 8. 3. (D) Thou hast made us as °the off- 45 scouring and refuse in the midst of the people. (3) PAll our enemies "Jhave opened 46 their mouths against us. (5) ■'Fear and ''a snare is come upon 47 us, desolation and ^destruction. (S) 'Mine eye runneth down wi/kn!, rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people, (y) PMine eye "trickleth down, and 49 ^ceaseth not, "without any inter- mission, (V) Till "the Lord look down, and 50 behold from heaven.' (y) Mine eye ''aftecteth 'mine heart 31 'because of all the daughters of my city. {^) Mine enemies ^chased me sore, 52 '^like a bird, ''without cause. (S) They have ''cut off my life "^in 53 the dungeon, and '^cast a stone upon me. (5f) = Waters flowed over mine head; 54 then fj said, %! am cut off. (p) '' I called upon thy name, O Lord, 55 ' 'out of the low dungeon, (p) '"''Thou hast heard my voice: hide 56 not thine ear at my 'breathing, at my cry. (p) "'Thou drewest near in the days; ' t/iaf I called upon thee: "thou saidst. Fear not. ("1) O Lord, thou hast "p pleaded the ss causes of my soul; pi thou hast re- deemed my life. ("1) O Lord, thou hast seen my 59 "■wTong: ^judge thou my cause, (n) Thou hast seen all their ven-60 geance and all 'their imaginations against me. (^) Thou hast heard "their reproach, 61 O Lord, aw/ all 'their imaginations against me; (^) The lips of "those that rose up 62 against me, and their "device against me all the day. (^) Behold their "sitting down, and 63 their "rising up; "I am their mu- sick. {T\) 5'^Render unto them a recom-04 pence, O Lord, yaccording to the work of their hands, (n) ^Give them "sorrow of heart, thy 65 curse unto them, (n) ^Persecute and destroy them in 66 anger ^from under ''the heavens of the Lord. I. 24. "Nah. 2. 3. So Prov. 31, 21. 0 Job 24. 8. p 2 Kin. 7. 9. Ps. 69. 27. ver. 22. (X) ^How is the gold become dim! IV. Jio7ci is ^the most fine gold changed ! b|ee j'ob28.' The stones of the sanctuary are "S- poured out "^in the top of every \°^^i. 22. street. ' See ch. 2. 19- 2 (i) The precious sons of Zion, com- ■' See Ps. ig. parable to '^fine gold, ^seejer.19. *How are they esteemed "^as earthen "■ i^pitchers, the work of the hands of ^seeui^'Jx. the potter! l\'"'"Si \ 1 (I & Jer. 48. 12. 3 (J) Even the " sea monsters draw out 1 Or, sea the breast, they give suck to their sire's. 74. young ones : '3; The daughter of my people is become 2, marg. ^°' scruel, like ^the ostriches in the " S'==Joi'3o. . ' 29 marg. Wilderness. comp. 4 (1) The tongue of the sucking child {f 39- -3- 'cleaveth to the roof of his mouth 'SoPs. 22. for thirst : k^ch. 2. n, ''The young children ask bread, and "• , 1,11- 1 So ch. I. II. no man 'breaketh // unto them. ' Mic. 3. 3 s (n) They that did feed "delicately i^l^ig^^. are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up """in scar- let "embrace dunghills. 6 (^) For Pthe 'punishment of the ini- quity of the daughter of my people lis greater than ■'the punishment of Ezek. m- io- , *-^ . - f., , * bee Gen. 4. the sm of Sodom, 13. & jobn. ^That was overthrown as in a mo- ,'^^ ment, and no hands stayed on her. iniquity. 7 (I) Her 'Nazarites were purer than ch/j",;^'"' snow, they were whiter than milk, ' See iwi. i. They were more ruddy in "body than 10! 15. "rubies, their "polishing 7uas ■ tion of the daughter of my people. ' So job 19. 11 O) The Lord'''' hath accomplished his p°' ,02 j fury ; <=he hath poured out 'his fierce 'Heb. ^ ' I Jtenv out. anger, SeePs.78.20. And shath kindled a fire in Zion, and ^Seejer.si. it hath devoured the foundations '■Soch.2.2o. thereof ^^orni"' ''■'• Earuch 2. 3. c So Deut. 28. 56, 57. Comp. I Kin. 3. 26. Isai. 49- ^5- ** a Kin. 6. 29 (Heb.). *!'' See Ezek. 5. 13. « See Jer. 7. 20. * See ch. i. 12. " See Jer. 17, 27. Add Amos 2. II, 12. (73a) Chap. iv. 12. LAMENTATIONS. Chap. v. 22. (7) The kings of the earth, and all .2 the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed That the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. (JD) •'For the sins of her prophets, an J it, ''the iniquities of her priests, 'That /m7'c- shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, (J) They have wandered as blind nwn n in the streets, Jthey have polluted themselves with blood, "'So that 7nen could not touch their garments. (D) They cried unto theiu. Depart 15 ye; *it is 'unclean; depart, depart, touch not, when they fled away and wandered : They said among the heathen. They shall no more sojourn there. (3) "'The "anger of the Lord hath di- 16 vided them ; he will no more regard them : They respected not the persons of the priests, "they favoured not the elders, (y) "'As for us, °our eyes as yet failed l^ Pfor our vain help: In our watching we have watched ifor a nation t/iat could not save ns. (5f) ""They hunt our steps, that we-ii cannot go in our streets: Our end is near, '^our days are ful- filled; for 'our end is come, (p) Our persecutors are "swifter than 19 the eagles of the heaven: They ''pursued us upon the moun- tains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. (*l) ''The breath of our nostrils, ^the^o anointed of the Lord, ^was taken in their ^pits, (y whom we said, ^ Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen, (t^*) ''Rejoice and be glad, O daugh-2: ter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of '^Uz; ''The cup also shall pass through "=unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and ""shalt make thyself naked, (n) 'sThe punishment of thine iniquity 22 is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; ''he will no more carry thee away into captivity: ^He will visit thine iniquity, O daugh- ter of Edom; he will 'discover thy sins. ^Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: '^Consider, and ''behold ^<^our re- proach. 2 ^ Our inheritance is turned to strangers. Our houses to aliens. 3 A\'e are orphans and fatherless. Our mothers arc as widows. 4 W'c ha\e drunken our water for money; Our wood 'is sold laito us. 5 'Our necks are under persecution: •^VVe labour, and have no rest. 6 eWe have given the hand ^to the Egyptians, A/hi ^to the Assyrians, to be satisfied wit/i bread. 7 '■'Our fathers have sinned, ami ^^are not; And 'we have borne their iniquities. 8 "' Servants have ruled o\'er us : T/icrc is none that doth "deliver ns out of their hand. 9 We gat our bread with the peril of omx lives Because of the sword of the wilder- ness. 10 °Our skin was black like an oven Because of the " terrible famine. 11 PI They ravished the women in Zion, And'^\\\^ maids in the cities of Judah. 12 Princes are hanged up by their hand: The faces of ^elders =were not ho- noured. 13 They took the young men ^'to grind, And the children 'fell under the wood. 14 ■'The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from "their musick. 15 The joy of our heart is ceased; "Our dance ''is turned into mourning. 16 "'The crown is fallen y>w/z our head: Woe unto us, that we have sinned! 17 For this "our heart is faint; For these things >'our eyes are dim. 18 Because of the mountain of Zion, >•>■ which is desolate, ^The fo.xes walk upon it. 19 •''Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; •'Thy throne from generation to gene- ration. so <=Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, ^// Ps. 45. 6. <: Ps. 13. I. t Heb. for iettgth ojdaysf Ps. 23. 6. &?3. 5. "1 Jer. 31. 18. So Ps. 80. 3, 7. ig- « Ps. «:i. 10. 1 Or, 'For wilt thou utterly re^ ject Its ? f Jer. 14. 19. (733) 93 THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET E Z E K I E L. NOW it came to pass ^in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the 'captives ''by the river of Chebar, that 'the heavens were opened, and I saw ''visions of God. In the fifth day = of the month, wliich tcwj- '■''the fifth year of "^king Jehoiachin's cajjtivity, the word 3 of the Lord came expressly unto *Eze- kiel "f the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans ''by the river Chebar; and sthe hand of the Lord was there upon him. '■And I looked, and behold, 'a whirl- 4 wind came Jout of the north, a great cloud, and a fire 'infolding itself, and ''a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof '^'as "the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of s the midst thereof came the likeness of "four living creatures. And "this 7i'as their appearance; they had p the likeness of a man. PAnd cvety one had four 6 faces, and every one had four wings. ^ See Num. 4- 3- Comp. ver. 3. t Heb. captivity. ch. 3. II, 15. & II. 24, 25. & ch. 12. 2 (Heb.), 4, 7. See Jer. 28.4. l" ver. 3. ch. 3. 15, 23. & 10. 15, 20, 22. & 43. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 17. 6. & iS. II. » So Matt. 3. 16. Mark i. lo. Luke 3. 21. John I. 51. Acts 7. 56. & 10. II. Rev. 19. II. So Rev. 4. I, d ch. 8. 3. & 40. 2. So ch. II. 24. See Num. 12. 6. dd Comp. ch. 8. I. & 20. I. & 24. I. & 29. I. & 26. I. & 30. 20. & 31. I. & 33- 21. & 32. I. 17. & 40. I. & 2Q. 17. e 2 Kin. 24. 12, 15. ch. 33. 21. & 40. I. About B.C. 595- tHeb. JeliczM. ' Sojer. I. I. « ch. 3. 22. & 33- ". & 37. I. So ch. 8. I. See 2 Kin. 3. 1» Ecclus. 49. 8. 1 Jer. 23. 19. & 25. 32. & 30. 23. See Job 38.1. Comp. ch. 3. 12. J See Jer, i. 13. \ 'Ri^h. catching itself, Ex. 9. 24 (Heb.). k See ver, 27. ' ch. 8. 2. "' Lev. 13. 55. Num. II. 7. ver. 7, 16, 22, 27. ch. 8. 2. & 10. g. "Rev. 4. 6. &c. «> So ch. 10. 8. P ver. 10. So ch. 10. 14, 21. t Heb. a straight foot. Comp. ver. 23. *l Dan. 10. 6 (Heb.). So ch. 40. 3. Rev. I. 15. Sc 2. 18. >■ So ch. 10. 8, 21. " ver. 17. ch. 10. 1 & 43. 16, 17 (Heb.). t So ver. 11. " Heb. as Ex. 26. 3. So Lev. 18. 18 marg. ver. 23. ch. 3. 13 in the Heb. ^ ver. 12, 17. So ch. ID. II. * ver. 12. ch. 10. 22. * So ch. 10. 14. Comp. Rev. 4. 7. And their feet 'straight feet; and ^ the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot : and they sparkled "Jlike "' the colour of burnished brass. ''And 8 thiy had the hands of a man under their wings on ''their four sides; and ■'they four had their faces and their wings. ' Their wings 7<:wr "joined one to ano- 9 ther; "they turned not when they went; "'they went everyone straight forward. As for the likeness of their faces, ^ they 10 four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side ; they four also had the face of an eagle. Tlius lotre their faces : and n their wings icwe 'stretched upward ; 1 Or, rf/wV^i/ abiTje. Heb. not as ver. 22. >■ ver. 23. Comp. Isai. 6. 2. * ver. 20. ■two 7vings of every one were joined one to another, and >two covered their 12 bodies. And "they went every one straight forward: ^whither the spirit was to go, they went; and "they turned not 13 when they went. As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance luas like burning * coals of fire, and like the appearance of ''lamps : it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the 14 fire went forth lightning. And the living creatures ' ran and returned as the ap- pearance of ''a flash of lightning. 15 'Now as 1 beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 16 "^The appearance of the wheels and their work was '=like unto the colour of '^a beryl: sand they four had one likeness : and their appearance and their work 7vas Sas it were a wheel in the middle 17 of a wheel. ''When they went, they went upon their four 'sides: and Hhey 18 turned not when they went. As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their 'rings were ''full (3/" "^ eyes round about them four. 19 'And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and '"when the living creatures were lift up from the soe.arth, the wheels were lift up. "Whither- soever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go ; and ""the wheels were lifted up over against them : '"for the spirit ' of the living creature 21 7oas in the wheels. "When those went, these went; and ""when those stood, these Stood; and ""when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up P over against them: "'for the spirit 'of the living creature was in the wheels. 22 And the likeness of PPthe firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible ^crystal, stretched forth over their heads alDove. » Ps. iS. 12, 13. & 140. 10. ch. 10. 2. So Ps. I20. 4. l* See Rev. 4- 5- Comp. Ex. 20. 18 (Heb. . <: ver. iS. Comp. Zech. 4. 10. ** So Dan. lo. 6. Matt. 24. 27. Luke 17. 24. ^ So ch. 10. g, Comp. ch. 10. 2, 6. Dan. 7. g. f Dan. 10. 6, Rev. 21. 20. See Cant. 5. 14. Or as ch. 28. 13 marg. 8 So ch. 10. 10. ^ So ch. 10. II. i ver. 8. J See ver. 9. 1 Or, strakes, 1 Kin. 7. 33. ch. 10. 12 in the Heb. ^ So ch. 10. 12. I ver. 21. So ch. 10. 16. ■" ver. 20, 21. " ver. 12. So cli. 10. 17. II Or, o/li/e. So ver. 21. ch. 10. 17, 20. o ver. 10, 20. 00 So ch. 10. 17. P ch. 10. ig (Heb.). II Or, o/li/c. So ver. 20. PP ver. 25, 26. ch. 10. I. Comp. ch. 10. 20. So Dan. 10. ri. Comp. Matt. 17. 7. e ch. 3. 24. Dan. 8. 18. So ch. II. 5. t Heb. «n- tions. Comp. ch.3.6(Heb.). ** ch. 20. 18, 2[, 30. See Jer.3.25. « So ch. 3. 7. t Heb. hard of face, » ver. 7. ch. 3. II. So ch. 3. 27. s ver. 6, 8. ch. 3. 9,26,27. & 12.2,3,9,25. & 17. 12. & 24. 3. So ch. 44. 6. *■ ch. 33. 33. ' ch. 3. 9. See Jer. i. 8. I Or, rebels. ^ Comp. Isai. 9. 18, Mic. 7. 4. And under the firmament -ivere their 23 wings ■'straight, the one toward the other : every one had two, ^which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. And 24 when they went, ' I heard the noise of their wings, "hke the noise of great waters, as ''the voice of "the Almighty, the voice of •■*■■ speech, J'as the noise of a host : when they stood, they let down their wings. And there was a voice from 23 Pthe firmament that ivas over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. And above Pthe firmament that 7oas :!6 over their heads 7C'as ^the likeness of a throne, ^as the appearance of 'a sap- phire stone : and "^upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness ''as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw "^as the colour of amber, 27 as the appearance of fire round about within it, "from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appear- ance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and ''it had brightness round about. ^AsaS the appearance of the bow ^that is in the cloud in the day of rain, ''so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This jcas the appearance of the likeness of sthe glory of the Lord. ^ And when I saw //, •> I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. ^ Josh. 5. T.^. ch. 3- 23. ,^ 4-,. 3. & 44. 4. Dan. S. i6. Acts 9. 4. Rev. 1. 17. So Num. 24. 4? Seejudg. 13. 12. And he said unto me, "Son of man, ^standuponthy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 'And the spirit entered into me when 2 he spake unto me, and *"= set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. And he said unto me. Son of man, I 3 send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious 'nation that hath rebelled against me: ''they and their fathers have transgressed against me, avn unto this very day. For "fZ/ey are 'impudent 4 children and stift" hearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God. And they, ^whether they will hear, or 5 whether they will forbear, (for fsthey are a rebellious house,) yet ''shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. And thou, ^'son of man, 'be not c afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though "''briers and thorns /v with thee, and thou dost dwell among 'scor- e^'j^^ fj'^- pions : be not afraid of their words, nor See Luke n. 'be dismayed at their looks, though i^seejer.1.7. 7Sthey be a rebellious house. ""And ♦Heb. thou shalt speak my words unto them, Heb. as ' f whether they will hear, or whether they '^^'- 3°^9- will forbear: for they a?-e 'most rebel- Comp! 8 lious. But thou, son of man, hear what l"i!'l'. I!' I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious R^^- 1°- 9-^ like t/urf srebellious house: open thy Dan.^o. io^ mouth, and " eat that I give thee. J^^"- '°- =• o v^ o m p. 9 And when I looked, behold, °a hand jer. i. 9. was sent unto me ; and lo, p a roll of a 35^" ^"' 10 book 7aas therein; and he spread it be- Soch. 3.1— 3. r J -^ v^ i • 1 • J iSoRev.s.i. fore me; and it was written iwithm and rcomp. without : and ^ there was written therein J^,'^\ "'■ '°- 1 i X- J 5 ■ 1 ■ Job 37. 2 lamentations, and ^mourning, and woe. (Heb.i. Moreover he said unto me. Son of man, m. eat that thou findest; ^eat this roll, and ' ':h- 2. s, 9. 2 go speak unto the house of Israel. So com".'^'' ' I opened mv mouth, and he caused me J?!' =3- '^■ , - ,, , , , • , 2tsdr. 14. 38. 3 to eat that roll. And he said unto me, " Rev. 10. 9, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and J?;„,p fill thy bowels with this roll that I give j'"- 'o- thee. ^''Then did I eat if; and it was & t^^xot in my mouth "^as honey for sweetness. * ?/^ ^"^'j^ 4 And he said unto me. Son of man, "iieaiyof go, get thee unto the house of Israel, fo"5r''6.'""' and speak with my words unto them. ■* '''vl'-^ss- '9 s For thou art not sent to a people 'of a c e^x. '4. lo strange speech and of a hard language, ^^^^'aj^ ^ ibiit to the house of Israel ; not to many of u/, and people 'of a strange speech and of a y^'"J,7al"^ hard language, whose words thou canst • Or, /// not understand. 'Surely, Hiad I sent i/!ce!'&=c. thee to them, they would have heark- ■'^■""ifi ""y 7 ened unto thee. Tityi hai'e But the house of Israel hearkem-d will not hearken unto thee; sfor they TsoMl^r'n. will not hearken unto me : for all the 21. 23. house of Israel ^are 'impudent and hs°och.'2."^ 8 hardhearted. Behold, ''I have made ^ff-y.^ff, thy face strong against their faces, and °a„d"hard ' thy forehead strong against 'their fore- rsojei-'', , 9 heads. As 'an adamant '"harder than ''Seejer. 1. flint have ''I made thy forehead: "fear I'leejcr. them not, neither be dismayed at their '?■ »■ looks, "though they be a rebellious ,6. 16. ID house. Moreover he said unto me. Son ™o^° 'c^' of man. Pall my words that I shall speak ch. 9. 4. unto thee ''receive in thine heart, and "seech. 2. s'. II hear with thine ears. And go, get thee '"}'='•■ =*■ to ithem of the captivity, unto children of thy people, and speak unto ^ them, and tell them. Thus saith the sTWis! Lord God ; '^ whether they will hear, or e^."",;. 7. ,2 whether they v.-ill forbear. Then 'the g*:^'^''- sijirit took me up, and I heard behind t ver. 14. ' ^' ch. 8. 3- & II. I, 24. & 43. 5 in the Heb. So ch. 37. i. -Sec i Kings 18. 12. & Ps, I02. 10. & Jer. 23. 9. & Dan. 7. 28. Comp. Matt. 4. i. Luke 4. i. the ch. I. I marg. ;h. 33. 2, 17. 30. .7 i' Comp. (735) 93—2 Chap. iir. 13. EZEKIEL. Chap. iv. 9. " ver. 13. SeeNah. 3.2. ^' See Ex. 18.4. * Comp. ch. 1. 4. ^ ch. I. 5, 15, &c. f Heh. iisseiaef: Comp. Rev. 10. 10. i Heb. Aoi anger. y So ver. 22. See 2 Kin. 3. 15- " ver. 23. See ch. i. i. '* Job 2. 13. Ps. .37. I. Lam. 2. 10. *>Gen. 50. 10. 1 Sam. 31. 13. See Judith 16. 24. <^SoJer. 42. 7. <* ch. 33. 7. e See Jer. i. 18. f Isai. 52. 8. & 56. 10. Jer. 6. 17. ch. 33. 2, 6. Hos. 9. 8. See Isai. 62. 6. Comp. Heb. 13. 17. s Ex. 18. 20. 2 Kin. 6. 10. 2 Chr. 19. 10. ver. 18, 19,20. ch. 33- 3, 7. 8.9. So ver. 21. ch. 33. 4, 5, 6. 1. ch. 33. 8. i Gen. 2. 17. J ver. 19. ch. iS. 18. So John 8. 21, » ver. 20. So ch. 18. 13. & 33- 6. 8. & 34. 10. Comp. Acts iS. 6. & 20. 26. " ch. 33. 9. "^ I Tim.4-16. Comp. Isai. 49. 4, 5. " ver. 21. ch. 14. 14, 20. So Amos 3. 12. Comp. Prov. 6. 5. » See ch. 18. 24; P Jer. 6. 21. ch. 14. 3. So ch. 7. 19. & 14. 4. ?• &44. 12. Comp. I John 2, 10. t Heb. right- eousiicsses. Isai. 64. 6. ch. 18. 24 (Heb.). & 33- I3- Dan. 9. 18. 1 See ch. I. 3- So ver. 14. *■ Gen. II. 2. ch. 37. I (Heb.). Comp. ch. 8. * See ver. 15. me a voice of a great "rushing, "saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord "from his place. / heard a\io the noise of the 13 wings of ''the living creatures that 'touched one another, and the noise of ^the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great "rushing. So Hhe spirit m lifted me up, and took me away, and I went 'in bitterness, in the 'heat of my spirit; but >the hand of the Lord was strong upon me. Then I came to '^them of the cap- 15 tivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt ^by the river of Chebar, and ^I sat where they sat, and ^'remained there astonished among them "^seven days. <^And it 16 came to pass at the end of ''seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ''Son of man, =1 have made 17 thee a ''''watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and sgive them warning from me. ''When I say unto the wicked, is 'Thou shalt surely die; and thou sgiv- est him not warning, nor speakest sto warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; ''the same wicked man J shall die in his iniquity; but '^his blood will I require at thine hand. 'Yet if thou swam the wicked, and he 19 turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, J he shall die in his ini- quity; '"'but thou "hast delivered thy soul. Again, "When a righteous man 20 doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and pI lay a stumbling- block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not sgiven him warning, he shall die in his sin, and °his 'righteous- ness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but '^his blood will I re- quire at thine hand. Nevertheless if2i thou swarn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is Swarn- ed; also thou "hast delivered thy soul. ''And the hand of the Lord was there 22 upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth Mnto the plain, and ^I will there talk with thee. Then I arose, 23 and went forth "■ into the plain : and behold, *'the glory of the Lord stood there, as the glory which I saw 'by the river of Chebar: and ^^I fell on my face. "Then the spirit entered into me, and 24 "set me upon my feet, and spake with ' ch. 4. 8. See Rev, 22, ■ Comp. Acts g. 6. & 22. 10. " See ch. 2. 2. 's See ch. I. 28. me, and said unto me. Go, shut thyself 25 within thine house. But thou, O son of man, behold, ''they shall put bands ' upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among Tg^^o.^"'^ 26 them : and '•'' I will make thy tongue "^ Luke i. 20, cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that comp. ■"thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be ,\^''"'- 3- '• to them 'a reprover: >for they are a manreprov 27 rebellious house. But when I speak "'^p with thee, ^I will open thy mouth, and isai. 29. 21. thou shalt say unto them, "Thus saith iHebj^'" the Lord God; ^He that heareth, let ', ^^^^- '^s- him hear; and he that forbeareth, let 27. him forbear: >for they arc a rebellious house. Thou also, son of man, ^take thee a IV. tile, and lay it before thee, and ''pour- \^''l^"- tray upon it the city, «r« Jerusalem: i" isai. 49. 16 2 and "^lay siege against it, and '''^build a see'^cii.'s. lo^ fort against it, and '"^cast a mount " So ver. 3, against it ; set the camp also against it, s'ee'2 chr. and Eset 'iattcr/ng rams against it round ^ch'"'; i, 3 about. Moreover take thou unto thee & 21. 22. ''an iron pan, and set it for a wall of « jf;. 52. ^ iron between thee and the city: and See 2 Kin. 'set thy face against it, and '=it shall be fban. n. 14. besieged, and J thou shalt lay siege against f"-'"' %^' it. ''This sha// be a sign to the house of • Or, ^Me/ Israel. „ comp. 4 Lie thou also 'upon thy left side, and '^: 3'- "• lay the iniquity of the house of Israel jjatpute upon it : according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou ma 5 shalt "'bear their iniquity. For I have serjJr. 21, laid upon thee the years of their ini- quity, ^"according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days : "so shalt thou "'bear the iniquity of the Ccmp. 6 house of Israel. And when thou hast ^^o.^j,' ' accomplished them, lie again 'on thy ' '-'^"'p- ., ., ,, , \ , , Eccles. 10. 2. right Side, and thou shalt "bear the ver. 6. iniquity of the house of Judah forty "^^"■- ^J'l^ days: "I have appointed thee 'each day See Lev. 5.1. 7 for a year. Therefore 'thou shalt set b.c. g™'. thy face toward '=the siege of Jerusalem, Beginning and "thine arm shall be uncovered, and ,"'^3' '"^* 8 thou shalt prophesy against it. And ^""^^^fm behold. Pi will lay bands upon thee, B.C. 585]. and thou shalt not turn thee 'from one t hX'''''^''' side to another, till thou hast ended "«<'"-''>'■« 11 1-1 • y^^r, a day ithe days of thy "siege. jorayoar. a Take thou also unto thee wheat, and ° '?"'■ 5^- '<>• . ' P ch. 3. 25. barley, and 'beans, and '^lentiles, and t Heb./rwi millet, and "'fitches, and put them in %ifl'° one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, "/^i"- »■ ch. 5. 2, Comp. 2 Kin. 25. I — 3. Jer. 39. i, 2. & 52. 4 — 6 with Jer. 37. 5, ir. ''2 Sam. 17. 28. • Gen. 25. 34. 2 Sam. 23. ir. U Or, ^spelt. * Heb. as E-V. 9. 32. Isai. 28. 25. Comp. ver. 10, 16. slice. See Lev. 2. 5 10. J Isai. 29. 3. ^ Soch. 12. 6, II. & 24. 24, = 7- (736) Chap. iv. io. EZEKIEL. Chap. v. i6. ' ver. 16, Com p. Jer. 37. 21. Rev. 6. S. * Ch. 45. 12. * ver. 16. Judith 7. 21. Sec .lol^" 3- 34- y Lev. 19. 3S. yy See ch. 45. =4- 'Seech. 12,3. " Hos. 9. 3. Comp. Dan. I. 8. » ch. 9. 8. & II. 13. & 20. 49. *> See Acts ro. 14. c ch. 44. 31. See Lev. 7. 24. •* Lev. II. 40 (Heb.). e Ex. 22. 31 (Heb.). f See Lev. 7. 18. * ver. 12. *> Se« Lev. 26, 26. 1 ch, 12. 19 (Heb.). k Lev. 26. 39. ch. 24. 23. & 33. 10 in the Heb. V. B.C. 594. * See Jer. 13. 2. " Ps. 57- 4-. I?.^i. 49. 2 in the Heb. ' Comp. Isai. 7. 20. ^> by measure, the sixth/i/zY of >'va hin: from time to time shalt thou drink. And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, 12 and thou shalt bake it with dung that Cometh out of man, ^in their sight. And 13 the Lord said, Even thus ^^ shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. Then said I, ^Ah Loid God, 14 behold, my soul /laf/i not /vc'/i polluted : '' for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten 0/ '^'^that which dieth of itself, or "is torn in pieces; neither came there ^abominable flesh into my mouth. Then he said unto me, Lo, 15 I have given thee cow's dung sfor man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. Moreover he said unto me, 16 Son of man, behold, ''I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and 'they shall eat bread by weight, and 'with care; and "they shall drink water by measure, and 'with astonishment: that 17 they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and i^ con- sume away for their iniquity. And thou, son of man, ='take thee ''a sharp knife, take thee 'a barber's rasor, and <^ cause // to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide ///e hair. Tliou shalt burn with lire <=a third part 1 in the midst of ^the city, when ethe days of the siege are fulfilled : and tliou shalt take a third /art, and smite about it with a knife: and a third paii ''thou shalt scatter in the \\\r\A; and 'I will draw out a sword after them. ''Thou 3 shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy 'skirts. 'Then 4 take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and bum them in the fire ; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. Thus saith the Lord God; ^This is s Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and ""countries that are round about her. And she "hath changed 6 my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more ■" So ver. 6, 7, 14, 15. Comp. ch. 38. 12. 14- " Heb. as Num. than ""the countries that tz/vr round about her : for they have refused my judgments, and ° my statutes, they have not walked 7 in them. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye fmultiplied more than the nations "'that arc round about you, and °have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, 1 nei- ther have done according to the judg- ments of the nations "'that are round 8 about you; therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, ffw against thee, and iiwill execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the na- 9 tions. And I will do in thee ''that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because to of all thine abominations. Therefore *the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and ^the sons shall eat their fathers ; and I will execute judg- ments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I 'scatter into all the winds. II Wherefore, '^as \ live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because 'thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy "detestable things, and with all thine "abomina- tions, therefore will I also ^diminish thee; >' neither ^ shall mine eye spare, ijyneither will I have any pity. A ''third part of thee shall die with ''the pesti- lence, and with ''famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee : and a third /(7/-/ shall fall by ''the sword round about thee; and "=1 will scatter a third part into all the winds, and ''I will draw t3 0ut a sword after them. Thus =shall Jmine anger be accomplished, and "^I will cause Jmy fury to rest upon them, and sl will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord ''have spoken it in 'Jmy zeal, "^when I have accom- 14 plished my fury in them. Moreover ''I will make thee waste, and 'a reproach among the nations "'that (7;y round about thee, "in the sight of all that pass by. 15 So it shall be 'a reproach and °Pa taunt, Ian instruction and '"an astonishment unto the nations "that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and 'in furious 1 rebukes. I the Lord have 16 spoken //. When I shall send upon them 'the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for tlwir destruction, and which ' See Neh. 2. 17. & Jer. 24. 9. So Ps. 79. 4. ■» See ver. 2 15. » So Dcut. 28. 37. ch. 14. 3. P So Isai. 7. Zeph. 2. 8 (Heb.l. 1 Prov. 6. 23. 'ch. 6, 29. & 35. 3 ill the Heb. So Isai. \%. 6. Jer. 48. 34. t Deut. 32. 23, 24. " ver. 7. P Rather as ch. 7. II marg. So Ps. 46. 6. 1 So ch. 16. 47. Comp. Jer. 2. 10, II. ch. II. 12. Rom. 2. 14, 15. =7- *l'i ch. II. 9. & 16. 41. & 23. 10. ■■ Lam. 1. 12. Dan. 9. 12. Comp. Amos 3. 2. * See Deut. 28. 53. & Jer. 19. 9. ' ]"■ 49- 32- ver. 2, 12. ch, 12. 14. So Lev. 26. 33- Dcut. 28. 64. Jer. g, 16. ch. 6. 8. & 22. 15. Zech. 2. 6. " See Isai. 49. iS. ' 2 Chr. 36. 14. Jer. 7. 30. & 32. 34. ch. 23. 38. So ch. 8. 3, 5- Comp. 2 Kin. 16. 10 — 15. & 21. 7. ■•ch, II. 18, 21. So ch. 7. 20. * ch. 16. 27. J ch. 7. 4, 9. & 8. 18. & 9. 5, 10. So Jer. 21. 7. ch. 24. 14. " ch. 16. 5. & 20. 17. See Isai. 13. 18. * Comp. ver. 2. ''ch. 6. II, 12. See Jer. 15. 2. *= See ver. 10. ** See ver. 2. ^ Lam. 4. II. ch. 6. 12. &7. 8. & 20. 8, 21. Soch. 8. 18. f ch. 16. 42. & 21. 17. & 24. 13. ^ Isai. I. 24 (Heb.). 1' ch. 36. 5, 6. & 38. 19 in the Heb. Comp. ch. 6. 10. ' See Ex. 30. 5- So ch. 39. 25. J ch. 38. 18, 19 (Heb.). k So Lev. 26. 3". 32. Comp. ch. 6. 6. See Jer. 22. S. ° Lam. 43. 28. & 51. 14. & 33. 28, sch. 25. 17. (737) Chap. v. 17. EZEKIEL. Chap. vn. 10. "gS"Lev. I will send to destroy you: and I will »SMch. 14. increase the famine upon you, and "will «i.ev 26 •" break your staff of bread : so will I send 17 SoDeut. 3=. upon you 'famine and ^" evil beasts, and they shall "bereave thee; and ''ypesti- lence and y blood shall pass through tliee ; and I will bring 'the sword upon thee. I the I.ORD have spoken it. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, "set thy face 2 towards ''the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, '^''and say, Ye 3 mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God <^to the mountains, and "^to the hills, to '•■^ the rivers, and '^'-tothe valleys; Behold, I, even I, ^vill bring a sword upon you, and '^I will destroy your high places. And your altars shall be desolate, and 4 fyour "images shall be broken; and f^l will cast down your slain men before your idols. And ^I will 'lay the dead 5 carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and sl •'will scatter your bones round about your altars. In all 6 your dwelling places the cities 'shall be laid waste, and ^the high places sshall be desolate ; that your altars 'may be laid waste and J made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your •^images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. And the slain 7 shall fall in the midst of you, 'and ye shall know that I atn the Lord. ""Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye 8 may have "j^;«£'thatshallescapethesword s'oPs. 53. 5. among the nations, °when ye shall be scatter-ed through the countries. And 9 " they that escape of you "'p shall remember me among the nations whitherthey shall be carried captives, because 'i I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath de- parted from me, and ""with their eyes, which ^go a whoring after their idols: and P'they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. And ' they shall 10 &2o.38,42,44. know that I am the Lord, arid that " I &23'. 49! have not said ''in vain that /would 1 24. 24. do this evil unto them. &35'4.'9.i2. Thus saith the Lord God; Smite "'with u &36. n. it 37. 6, 13. Joel 2. 27. & 3. 17. Sover. lo, 14. ch. 4. 27. & 12. 15, 16. & so. 26. & 24. 27. & 25. II, 17. & 26. 6. &. 28, 22, 23, 24, 26. & 29. 6, 9, 16, 21. & 30. 8, 19, 25, 26. & 32. 15. 8: 33. 29. & 34. 27. & 35. 15. & 36. 23, 38. & 38. 23. & 39. 6, 7, 22, 28. Comp. Ps. 9. 16. See K.V. 7. 5. "' So ch. 12. 16. & 14. 22. " Jer. 44. 28. So vcr g. ch. 7. 16. o See ch. 5. 10. P ch. 20. 43. & 36. 31. So Lev. 26. 39. Comp. Ho?. 5. 15. -l Jer. 23. 9. Comp. Ps. 78. 40. Isai. 7. 13. & 43. 24. & 63. 10. >" Num. 15. 39. ch. 20. 7, 24. See Job 31.7. ■ ch. 23. 30. See E.\. 34. 15. ' Job 10. I (Heb.). ch. 16, 47 marg. So Ps. 95. 10. & 119. 158. & 139. 21. Comp. Job 42. 6. ^ Comp. ch. 5. 13. '^ ch. 14. 23 tHeb.). * See ch. 21. 14. 24. ch. 33. 27. & 34- 25. & 39. 4. -'' See ch. 36. 12, ' ch. 38. 22. VI. >* ch. 13. 17. »*\; 20. 4b. & 21. 2. & 25. 2. & 28. 21. & 29. 2. & 35. 2. & 38. 2. Comp. Luke 9. 51. ^ ch. 19. 9. & 33- 28. & 34. 13. 14. & 35. 12. & 36. I, 4, 8. & 37. 22. & 38. 8. &39> 2.4. 17- Comp. ver. 13. '■''ch. 36, 1,4. <= ch. 36. 4, 6. ^ ch. 31. 12. & 32. 6. & 34- 13- & 35. 8. «SeeJer.2.23, ^ So Lev. 26. 30. II Or, suit images, and so ver. 6. See 2 Chr. 14. 5 marg. ^ ver. 13. Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 14, 16. ' Heb. ^Z?'^. Sover. 13, 14. ch. =;. 14 (Heb.). & 7. 3, Comp. Jer. 7. 32. • ch. 12. 20. See ch. 5. 14. J See Ps. 5. 10 marg. ^ ver. 4 marg. ' ver. 13. ch. 7. 4, 9. & II. 10, 12. & 12. 20. & 13. q. 14, 21, 23. & 14. 8. & 15. 7. & 16. 62. thine hand, and "stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abomina- tions of the house of Israel: for y they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, 12 and by the pestilence, y He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that reniaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: ^thus will I accom- i3plish my fury upon them. Then 'shall ye know that I am the Lord, ^when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, ''upon every high hill, "^in all the tops of the mountains, and ''under every green tree, and ■= under every thick ''oak, the place where they did offer "= sweet savour to all M their idols. So will I "^stretch out mine hand upon them, and ^make the land desolate, yea, "more desolate than the wilderness towards 'Diblath, '^in all their habitations: 'and they shall know that I am the Lord. Moreover the word of the Lord came 2 unto me, saying. Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of ^Israel; ''An end, the end is come upon the four "^corners of the land. 3 Now '^is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and '' will judge thee according to thy ways, and ^will 'recompense upon thee all thine 4 abominations. ■= And fmine eye shall not spare thee, ""neither will I have pity : but •^el will recompense thy ways upon thee, ^and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: ''and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 5 Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, 6 an only evil, behold, is come. ''An end is come, the end is come: it 'watcheth 7 for thee; behold, it is come. 'The morn- ing is come unto thee, O thou that dwell- est in the land: Jthe time is come, '''the day of trouble is near, and not the 8 "sounding again of the mountains. Now will I "'shortly "pour out my fury upon thee, and "accomplish mine anger upon thee: and ''I will judge thee according to thy ways, and '^will recompense thee 9 for all thine abominations. '^'"And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: "T will recomjiense 'thee according to thy ways "^and thine abominations that -Ax^ in the midst of thee; '^''and ye shall know that I am the Lord Pthat losmiteth. Behold the day, behold, it is come: 'the morning is gone forth; ithe rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. ' ch. 25. 6. r ch. 7. 15. So Jer. 42. 17, 22. See ch. 5. 12. ^ Sec ch. 5. '?■ * vcr. 4, 5. ^ Sec Jer. 2. 20. .So ch. 1 8. 6. & 20. 28. ^ Hos. 4. 13. ** Isai. 1. 30. ^ ch. 16. 19. & 20. 28, 41. See Gen. 8. 21. I Isai. 5. 25. ch. 25. 7, 13, 16. & 35. 3. ^ See ch. 33. ■ 28. "Or.l'flVOT- iattr/rt'ti: the iviiiierness, ^ See ch. 5. .'5- » Num. 33. 46. S0Jcr.4S.22. ^ So ver. 6. VII. a Mai. I. I. ^^ 2. ir. •> ver. ;. 6. See Lam. 4. iS. c See Job 37. 3 marg. •^ vcr. 8. See ch. 18.30. t Heh- give. ver. 4, 8, 9. ch. 9. ID, &a « ver. 9 (Heb.j. f Seech. 5.11. E ch. 9. 10. & II. 21, & 16. 43. & 22. 31. ^ ver. g, 27. Sec ch. 6. 7. i Heb. a-tvaJc- etk against thee. ' ver. 10. Isai. 28. 5 ;Heb.). So VLT. 12. ch. 12. 22. & 30- 3- J ver. 12. So Zeph. I. M. 15- ^ I^ai. 22. 5. II Or, echo. I So Jer. 23. 30 (Heb.). See Isai. 16.9. Comp. Isai. 22. 5. '" Job 20. 5 marg. " ch. 9. 8. & 14. 19. & 20. b, 13, 2'. 33. 34- & 22. 22. So ch. 21. 31. & 22. 31. o Seech. 5. 13. t Heb. upon thee. ver. 4. P Isai. 9. 13. t| ver. It. Isai. 10. 5. !738) Chap. vii. ii. EZEKIEL. Chap. viir. 8. ^ ver. 23. Jer. 6. 7. ■* Isai. 14. 5. 'ver. 12, 13, 14- II Or, ti^ir titmultuatis persons. ■■Violence is risen up into "J^a rod ofn wickedness: none of them shall j-emain, nor of their 'multitude, nor of any of "theirs: "neither shall there be wailing for them. 'JThe time is come, the day 12 Hjh.tumuii. ciraweth near: let not ^the buver rejoice, " Comp. ^ I J>.-r.i6.4,5,6. norUhe seller mourn: "' for wrath /j- upon vsol.at'24; all 'the multitude thereof. For -nhe .3 seller shall not return to ^that which is sold, 'although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole 'multi- tude thereof, which shall not return; * ver. 14. * Cump. Lev. 25. 13. y Lev. 25. 14, 25, 27—29. H^b." '" '""^ neither shall any strengthen himself ' in t Heb. tthe iniquity of his life. tlwiigk titcir —- ^ ' li/e v/crcyfi among the Ihntig. II Or. Zi'/wse life is in his itiiijuity. t Heb. his inigitUy. ^ Sec Jer. 4. 5- * Deut.32.25. Lam. 1. 20. See ch. 6- 11. ^ Jer. 14. 18. = See ch. 6. They have blown the trumpet, even 14 to 'make all ready; but none gocth to the battle: "for my wrath is upon all 'the multitude thereof. "The sword is with- 15 out, and "the pestilence and "the famine within: ''he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and ''he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him. But '=they that escape of them 16 shall escape, and shall be '='=on the moun- «Seech.3.. tains diike doves of "the valleys, all of them mourning, every one "^for his ini- quity. fAU Ehands shall be feeble, and 17 fall knees shall *be ''weak as water. They shall also 'gird themselves with 18 sackcloth, and ''horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and 'baldness upon all their heads. They 19 shall cast their silver in the streets, and k'see Ps. 55. their gold shall be 'removed: ""their ?Sce Isai. silver and their gold shall not be able to 3- 24- ^ deliver them "in the day of the wrath of seplrathn,'^ the LoRD : they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: 'because it is Pthe stumblingblock of their ini- quity. As for ithe beauty of his ornament, 20 he set it in I'majesty: but ^they made the images of 'their abominations and of 'their detestable things therein : there- fore have I 'set it far from them. And 21 "I will give it into the hands of "the strangers '^for a prey, and to "the wick- .Seech.3. 20. ed of the earth for a spoil; and "they - ^^'^ ■*■ "' shall pollute it. My face will I turn also 22 from them, and "they shall pollute my secret place : for the "robbers shall enter into it, and "defile it. "^Make a 23 chain: for ythe land is full of bloody crimes, and ^the city is full of violence. ^ See Isai, 38. 14. >^ Heb. as ver. 13. *^ch. 21. 7. B See Jer. 6. 24- f Heb. go into -laatcr. '' Coiiip. Oen. 49 4. ' .See Lair., z or, unct£an- ncss. "^ ver. 20. Lev. 15. 25, &c. n Zeph. I. 18, o So Prov. II. 4. Ecclus. 5. 8. II Or, because tlteir ini- ijtiity is their sium- blitigblock. Pch. 14. 3,4,7. & 44. 12 r Isai. 2. 10, 19, 21. ch. 24. 21 in the Heb. * ch. 16. 17. So Jer. 7. 30. Comp. ch. 8. 5—16. See 2 Kin. 24 Wherefore I will bring "the worst of the 'Seech.30.6. 11 7 1 1 11 , . 11 Or, they heathen, and they shall possess their shall inherit houses: I will also make ^the pomp oi '^'^"^^.^'^ the strong to cease; and "'their holy Jush. 14. i. 25 places ''^shall be defiled. 'Destruction ch.'fk^ls Cometh; and they shall seek peace, and j,'"''- 26'^ there shall be none. = Mischief shall jer. 17.1. come fupon mischief, and rumour shall '^'■^5'- ?3- ^s , ' , , ,, , , "■"'1 ™- 8. 6. be upon rumour; s then shall they seek «Seech. 22. a vision of the prophet; but ''the law /^eb. shall perish from the priest, and counsel Cutting off. 27 from 'the ancients. The king shall i^l^'s. 12 mourn, and the prince J shall be clothed L^ee jer 6 with desolation, and the hands of the 14. people of the land shall be troubled: ''I fi'^i'*'' "■ will do unto them after their way, and Jer. 4. 20. 'according to their deserts will I judge c^"i'^'''''* them; ""and they shall know that I am ch. 20. i, 3. the Lord. ''SeeMai.2.7. > See ch. 8. i. j Comp. Job 8. 22. ^ See Ps. 62. 12. t Heb. with their ^judgments. ^ So Matt. 7. 2. Comp. ver. 23 (Heb.;. •" See ver. 4. 'See ch. 5. 11. I! Or, made it unto t/iem^an unclean thing. ''ch. II. 9 tHeb.). " See ch. 28. 7. So ver. 22. ch. 9. 7. & 24. 21. 2 Esdr. 10. 22. ' ch. 23. 46 (Heb.). & 25. 7 (text". & 26. 5. & 34. 8, 22. 2S. & 36. 4, 5 in the Heb. See Jer. 30. 16. * ver. 24. n Or, burglers. Ps. 17. 4. Jer. 7. 11. ch. 18. 10. Dan. 11. 14. * Comp. Jer. 27. 2. T So ch. 9. 9. & 22. 3, 4. Comp. 2 Kin. 21. 16. ch. ix. 6. ' So ch. 8. 17. & 12. jg. See ver. 11. And it came to pass 'in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and ''the elders of Judah sat before me, that "^the hand of the Lord God fell 2 there upon me. Then I beheld, and lo, ''a likeness as the appearance of fire: ''from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of '•■bright- 3 ness, fas the colour of amber. And she put forth ''the form of a hand, and 'took me by a lock of mine head; and Jthe spirit lift me up '^between the earth and the heaven, and 'brought me '"in the visions of God to Jerusalem, "to the door of the inner gate that looketh to- ward the north; "where was the seat of Pthe image of jealou.sy, "iwhich provoketh 4 to jealousy. And behold, "'the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw •''in the plain. 5 Then said he unto me. Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way towards the north. So I lift up mine eyes the way toward the north, 'and behold, north- ward at the gate of "the altar this p image 6 of jealousy in the entry. He said fur- thermore unto me. Son of man, seest thou what they do? ei'en '""the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that / should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greatc/- abonii- 7 nations. And he brought me to the door of the court ; and when I looked, 8 behold 'a hole in the wall. Then said VI n. .\bout B.C. 594- * Seech, i. 2. ^ ver. II, 12. ch. 7. 26. &9. 6. & 14. I. & 20. I, 3, in the Heb. .So 2 Kin. 6. .^2. See Jer. 19. i. Comp. ch. 33. 31. ^ See ch. I. 3. ^ ch. I. 27. ^ Dan. 12. 3. f See ch. I. 4. s See ch. 2. 9. Comp. Dan. 5. 5. I' ch. 10. 8. 1 Bel& Drag. ver. 36. J Seech. 3. T2. ^ Comp. 2 Cor. 12. I — 1. ' Comp. ch. II. I, 24. ^ 40. 2. Dan. S. 2. "'Seech. 1. 1. Comp. ch. 40. 2. " So ver. 14. oSeech.5.11. P ver, 5. See Deut. 4. 16. '" ver. 17. ch. 18. 12. V Cant. 5. 4. (739) Chap. viii. 9. EZEKIEL. Chap. x. i. " ch. 12. 5. he unto me, Son of man, "dig now in the wall : and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. And he said unto 9 me, Go in, and 'behold the wicked abo- minations that they do here. So I went 10 in and saw ; and behold every form "Gen. I. =4. of "creeping things, and 'abominable s^e Rom. i. beasts, and all the idols of the house of '\h. 73. 14. Israel, ^pourtrayed upon the wall round iee'^job i'-" about. And there stood before them n 27- " ^'seventy men of ^the ancients of the di!"l& =6. house of Israel, and ^in the midst of rNum,ii.i6. them stood Jaazaniah the son of ''Sha- Ex. 24. T. phan, with every man his censer in his Msal "te 17 hand ; and a thick cloud of incense went tSee 2 chr. up. Then said he unto me, Son of man, i= '■*■ *' hast thou seen what nhe ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every tSeeProv. man in the chambers of '=his imagery? js-,^"'- for they say, '''=The Lord seeth us not; « pi'. ?i.'n. ''the Lord hath forsaken the earth. He 13 Seejob22'.^:3. Said also unto me. Turn thee yet again, ' iiMif thou shalt see greats- abominations that they do. Then he brought me to the door of 14 f-So ver.3. fthe gate of the Lord's hou.se which rcas towaTds the north; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. Then 15 said he unto me, Hast thou seen //i/s, () son of man? turn thee yet again, a/n/ thou shalt see greater abominations than BiKin 6. 36. these. And he brought me into sthcis ch. 10. 3. inner court of the Lord's house, and be- &I3'. s.' hold, ff/ the door of the temple of the &45 19- Lord, ''between 'the porch and ''the h See Joel 2. altar, KWY 'about five and twenty men, ■'^Kin. 6. > ""wM their backs toward the temple of kSeever. s. the LoRD, and their faces towards the "■Vomp."' east; and "they worshipped "the sun ler.^2. 27. towards the east. Then he said unto me, 17 nSecjer, 8.2. Hast thou sccu f/ii's, O SOU of man? 'Is "See Job 31. jj ^ jjg].jj j].|jj.|g jQ j,.|g house of Judah i-Or, Vs f/iere that f/irv ""Commit the abominations ^^J/,^cr"t/:a>i which they commit hcrc? for p they have '•"""'"'''■ fi-Ued the land 701 f/i 'i violence, and have So 1 Km. 16. ' , 31. returned ■'to provoke me to anger: and ■^ Seed,' 7.23; lo. they put Hhe branch to their nose. ■•.Seejer. 7. 'Therefore will I also deal in fury:i8 • cti. 15. 2. "mine eye shall not spare, neither will I '■iee'ch'' li' ^^^^ P'^y- ^^^ "though they cry in mine ''seeProv. ' ears 70!//i 3. loud voicc, jr/ will I not '■ ''*• hear them. IX. He cried also in mine ears 7c///i a » Seech. 44. loud voice, saying. Cause them ^that ;'■. have charge over the city to draw near, "> ch. 40. 3. ° .,-',., . & 43. 6. even every man 7C'/f/i his destroymg fee'Luite 24. weapon in his hand. And behold, six 2 •"men came from the way of "^the higher c See 2 Kin 15. 35- Comp. Jer. 20. 2. eate, '''which lieth toward the north, '"=';■ . and every man 'a slaughter weapon in tunud. his hand; and ^one man among them 'tHa>.'"'^' 7iOT«r/i- ' mine hearing. Go ye after him through ^^'"'"*- the city, and smite: ''let not your eye so fsLn.'*!';. 6 spare, neither have ye pity: ^slay 'utter- js-^^ ^ ly old rr«// young, both maids, and little Job 31. '35 children, and women: but 'come not "^f; ^ ^ near any man upon whom is "the mark; &9- 4. , and "begin at my sanctuary. Then & It iV thev becran at "the ancient men which & 20. 4. & * , , . 1 ^2. 4. Coinp. 7 7i'cre before the house. And he said e.x. 12. 7. unto them, ^'^ Defile the house, and fill s^='=Jo'"'6- the courts 7vith the slain : go ye forth. >■ Comp. And they went forth, and slew in the q'so^'ps. tig. citv 53. 136. 158- *-">• , . , ., , 2 Pet. 2. 8. 8 And It came to pass, while they were '11 ver. 2. slaying them, and I 7i■ ^ 1, ^1 '■ See ch. i. ■"as It were a sapphire stone, "as the ap- ^6. (74°) Chap. x. 2. KZEKIEL. Chap. xi. 7. <= Comp. Col. 1. 16. '•Seech. 9. 2. « ver. 6. ch. 23. 24. & 26. 10. See ver. 13. Comp. ch. I. 15. t Heb. the hoilozv 0/ thine hand. ver. 7. Heb. as Ex. 9. 8. Lev. 16. 12. f See ch. i. 13- e So Rev. 8. 5. •1 ver. 19. » ch. 16. 46. 1 Sam. 23. 19 marg., 24. 2 Sam. 24. 5. Tobit I. 2. J See ch. 8. k ver. i8, 19. See ch. I. 28. t Heb. 7uns lifted up. Hos. 13. 6 (Heb.). So ver. 15. 1 Seech, g. 3. ™ ch. 43. 5. & 44. 4. Comp. I Kin. 8. 10. 1 So ch. 43. 2. nn See ch. i. 24. Comp. ver. 18. * ver. 2. t Heb. sent forth. Heb. as Gen. 3. 22. ch. 8. 3, &c. P So ver. 21. ch. I. 8. q ch. 8. 3. •"So ch. 1. 15. Seech. 1. 16. Seech. I. 4. "Soch. 1.17. » Seech, i. 8. * See ver. 22. t Keb.y/.-i//. Isai, 10. 18. ^ See ch. 1. 18. I Or, titey ivere called in my I tearing, tu/teel, or, y GalgaL y Ps. 77. 18 (Heb.). & 83. 13. Eccles. 12. 6. Isai. 5. 28. & 17. 13 (Heb.). Jer. 47. 3. Dan. 7. 9. See ver. 2. * So ch. I. 6. ver. 21. Comp. ch. 41. 18. ^ Soch. I. 10. *• ver. 17, ig (Heb.). So ver. 4, 16. Comp. ver. 18. * ver. 20. ch. I. 5. pearance of the likeness of "^a throne. And he spake unto ''the man clothed 2 with linen, and said, Go in between 'the wheels, evai under the cherub, and fill * thine hand 7C'ith fcoals of fire from between the cherubims, and s scatter them over the city. And he went in ''in my sight. Now the cherubims stood 3 'on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled Jthe inner court. Then ''the glory of the 4 Lord 'went up from the cherub, and stood over 'the threshold of the house; and "'the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of ''"the bright- ness of the Lord's glory. And ""the 5 sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the utter court, "as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. And it came to pass, that 6 when he had commanded ''the man clothed with linen, saying, "Take fire from between '^the wheels, from between the cherubims ; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. And one 7 cherub 'stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that 7C'as between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into "the hands of ^him that 7i>as clothed with linen : who took //, and went out. P And there appeared in the cheru- s bims 1 the form of a man's hand under their wings. ■■ And when I looked, be- 9 hold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub : and ^ the ap- pearance of the wheels was as 'the colour of a beryl stone. And as for 10 their appearances, ^they four had one likeness, ^ as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. "When they went, n they went "■ upon their four sides ; " they turned not as they went, but "/ the fourth the face of an eagle. And the cherubims '' were lifted up. 15 <^This is the living creature that I saw 16 <' by the river of Chebar. •= And when 1 ver. 20, 22. the cherubims went, the wheels went by fl'oA I' '' them : <= and when the cherubims lift up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not 17 from beside them. 'When they stood, fSoch. i. :i. these stood ; and when they were lifted up, these ^ lift up themselves a/so : for sthe spirit 'of the living creature rcas in esoch. 1.20, ^'''^"?- , ?Or, .//;/.. 18 Then '' the glory of the Loiu) ' de- ^"- ^°- parted from off '' the threshold of the ■"so^Ho^g^' house, and stood over the cherubims. ^uke j- igj.^nd the cherubims lift up their wings, Comp.^''' ^'' and •> mounted up from the earth '' in ]",\^^ ^^_ my sight : when they went out, J the ^ ver. 2. wheels also ruere 'besides them, and 'ch. i. 21 «vvT one stood at the door of "' the east i" h!' 'ii. i. gate of the Lord's house ; and ''J the S" Neh. 3. glory of the God of Israel jvas over stech. 43. i. 20 them above. <=This is the living crea- ture that I saw " under the God of " Comp. Israel ''by the river of Chebar; and I ^''- '■ "• knew that they were the ° cherubims. ° Gen. 3. 24. 21 P Every one had four faces apiece, p and <" So ch. i. 6. every one four wings ; and 1 the like- Tsec'ter. s. ness of the hands of a man was under 22 their wings. "^And the likeness of their 'ch. 1. 10. faces 7iias the same faces which I saw '' by the river of Chebar, their 'appear- ances and themselves: ^they went every 'j^^-^-g.^^- ... , -' .'So ver. II. one straight forward. Moreover ''the spirit lift me up, XI. and brought me unto ^ the east gate of c^^^.v"''' the Lord's house, which looketh east- >> .Seech.'io! ward and behold at the door of the Jfo^p. gate '^five and twenty men; among ver. 23. whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of ''Azur, j jer. 23'. i? and <= Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, " ""■ '3- 2 princes of the people. Then said he unto me. Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked 3 counsel in this city: ''which say, 's// is 'Comp. not near; ''/<■/ us build houses: ' this /or_"u "' eity is the caldron, and we />e the flesh. ""'iorxK^to T., /- . . , , btttld houses 4 Iheretore prophesy agamst them, pro- near. 5 phesy, O son of man. ''And the Spirit ^f^^"^"*- "• of the Lord fell upon me, and said ^ Comp. unto me. Speak; Thus saith the Lord; \"ir^:jj'[^'^' Thus have ye said, O house of Israel : f}^ '■'• 3. 6 for I know 'the things that come into Comp.' 6 your mind, n'ery one of them. "" Ye ^"^ 'j^'^j ^ have multiplied your slain in this city, & 3- 24. and ye have filled the streets thereof so ch'!°38^lo. 7 'cuith the slain. Therefore thus saith S'=' J"- '• the Lord God ; ° Your slain whom ye '" See ch. 7. have laid in the midst of it, "they «'•!!■ n so ch. 24. 6. the flesh, and this city is ' the caldron : ° r'^''-^3- but P/ will bring you forth out of the Pv'er.'g.^' (74>) 94 Chap. xi. 8. EZEKIEL. Chap. xii. 12. q jer. 42. 16. midst of it. ^Ye have feared the sword; 8 and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord God. And ? I will bring you 9 ' ch. 7. 21 out of the midst thereof, and "■ deliver (Hek). yQ^, j„(Q tj,g hands of strangers, and sSover. II. =will execute judgments among you. 'Vkir \ *■ '"^^ ^^■'^" '^^'^ ^y ''^^ sword; I will judge 10 ig-j',"' ^'' you " in the border of Israel ; " and ye i^'^^o.'^' shall know that I am the Lord. ° This n "2 Kin.' 14. citxi shall not be your 'caldron, neither vlr."f ■'■ shall ye be the flesh in the midst there- f^n's 6 o^' ^'"^ ^^ ^^''^^ judge you "in the bor- 'ver.'i2. ' der of Israel: "and ye shall know that i= ^Or%hicl I c"i the Lord : ' for ye have not walk- hav'enot ed in my statutes, neither .executed my wcKio, judgments, but "have done after the 't- ;*• „ manners of the heathen tliat arc round SeeLev.18.3. Comp. about you. ch. s- 7. ^jjj it came to pass, when I prophe- 13 «Comp. sied, "that <= Pelatiah the son of Be- Acts 5. 5- naiah died. Then >■ fell I down upon jsoch. 9. 8. ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^.^j ^^^^.^^^ ^ j^^j voice, 'Seech. 4. and said, -Ah Lord God, ywilt thou =■50 ch 20 ''make a full end of the remnant of Is- 17- rael? Again the word of the Lord 14 Scejer.4.=7. (.^„.|g ^y^^^Q ^g^ Saying, Son of man, thy 15 brethren, rucn thy brethren, tlie men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, a}-e they unto whom the inha- bitants of Jerusalem have said. Get ye far from the Lorx> : unto us is this land given in possession. Therefore say, 16 Thus saith the Lord God ; Although I b So isai. 8. j^^.yg pg^gt 'Ca.ftvsx far off among the hea- ch! 37. 26. then, and although I have scattered Rcv.'^ii. 22. them among the countries, yet >> will I » Rather as \^^ (q them as "^ a little sanctuary in the Hos. S.Jo countries where they shall come. There- .17 S'S^g 2. 6. fore say, Thus saith the Lord God; '^ I "ch. 20.41. will even gather you from the people, I 34^ 13! '^ and assemble you out of the countries & 36. 24. where ye have been scattered, ^ and I SoYsal''!!. will give you the land of Israel. And i« "so ch. 37. they shall come thither, and " they shall =3- ■ take away all 'the detestable things Ezra^'g. II. thereof and all fthe abominations there- f ver. 21. Qf- frQi^.^ thence. And s I will give them 19 8 See Jer. 32. one heart, and I will put ''a new spirit Comp. within you ; and I ' will take the stony Acts 4. 32. heart out of their flesh, and 'will give ate. 26.^'' them a heart of flesh: ''that they may 20 SoPs.^s'-'o- walk in my statutes, and keep mine or- Comp."' ^^' dinances, and do them: and 'they shall ^''ccius.'i7.i6. be my people, ' and I will be their God. Comp. But as for them whose heart walketh 21 f Cor.''3.'3.' after the heart of f their detestable things J Ps. j°^5-4S. and f their abommations, ■" I will recom- 26.^2. ' pense their way upon their own heads, ^'fifes'-t saith the Lord God. 22 Then ■> did the cherubims lift up their ° s« ch- lo- wings, and " the wheels besides them ; and ""the glory of the God of Israel »Seech. i. 23 was over them above. And ° the glory of the Lord w£nt up from the midst of the city, and stood upon Pthe moun- pSceZech. tain which is lon the east side of the J.^'^^j 24 city. Afterwards 1 the spirit took me ch. 43. 2. up, and brought me ''in vision by the rseec"'i.'i. Spirit of God ^into Chaldea, to them of 'Comp. the captivity. So the vision that I had ' • ■ 3- 25 seen went up from me. Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the Lord had -shewed me. The wocd of the Lord, also came XII. 2 unto me, saying, Son of man, thou dvvellest in the mid-st of ^a rebellious » ver. 3,9,25. house, ''which have eyes to see, and see bs^o'isat4'2. not ; they have ears to hear, and hear i°- „ ' ^•' , ,11- 1 See Matt. 13. not : ^ for they are a rebellious house. 14. 3 Therefore thou son of man, ■= prepare « See jer. thee "''stuff for removing, and remove W,T^ii„. by day '•'' in their sight ; and thou shalt ^truments. r 11 1 1 Jcf- 46. 19 remove from thy place to another place marg. in tlieir sight: = it may be they will 9^""?;^ j^_ ■"= consider, "though they I'e a rebellious -i ver. 4, 7 4hou-se. Then shalt thou bring forth thy scver' „. stuff by day in their sight, ''as stuff for <'''ver.4, 5,6, removing: and thou shalt go forth fat ch. 4. 12. even in their sight, * as they that go | "_ ^^ s forth into captivity. 'sDig thou^through & 33. 16. the wall in their sight, and carry out Jhe Hcb.'" 6 thereby. In their sight shalt thou bear ' See jer. 36. it upon thy shoulders, and carry // forth ec ch. is. 14, in '' the twilight : f thou shalt cover thy f c„^p face, that thou see not the ground : for 2 Kin. 25. ^. 'I have set thee for a sign unto the i^,^;/' 7 house of Israel. And I did so ' as I ' Heb. « 1 1 T 1 11-1 the goings was commanded : I brought forth my forth of stuff by day, '' as stuff for captivity, and ',"i^'^^;'''^-,> in the even I 'digged through the waIl>rM<-f. with mine hand ; I brought // forth in g °h."'. \. ^ the twilight, and I bare it upon 7ny ^^^^' "'■ shoulder in their sight (Hei;.).' 8 And in the morning came the word ^^*^'„^°' '^' 9 of the Lord unto me, saying. Son of ch. 24. 24, 27. man, hath not the house of Israel, " the j ch.\4.''i8.' rebellious house, said unto thee, ''What * j^j^?- lodoest thou? Say thou unto them. Thus digged for saith the Lord God ; This ' burden con- '^^\.^^ ^ cerncth the prince in Jerusalem, and all kSoch. 17. the house of Israel that are among "^^-^ ^J; ''• 11 them. Say, ' I am your sign : "" like as ' See 2 Kin. I have done, so shall it be done unto & uai. 13. i. them : ' they shall remove and go into "'^^'' "=''■ "^^ 12 captivity. And fthe prince that is a- t Heb. *>■ mong tliem " shall bear upon his shoulder '^"'iTd'"^ in ''the twilight, and shall go forth: "they <'}ptMty- shall dig through the wall to carry out n ver. 5^ 6. (742) Chap. xii. 13. EZEKIEL. Chap. xhi. 13. *> ch. 17. 20. & 19. 8. So Jer. 16. 16. P ch. 32. 3. Ho«. 7. 12. See Ps. 9- 15. •3 Job 19. 6. Ps. 66. II in the Heb. fz Kin. 25. 7. Jer. 52. II. = Comp. Jer. 32. 5. &.34- 3. 4 with Jer. 39. 7- 'Jer. 52. II. ch. 17. 16. " See ch. 5. 10. Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 5. Jer. 52. 8. ^ Seech. 5. 2. ^ ch. 17. 21. &38.6, 9.22. & 39. 4 only. * ver. 16. See ch. 6. 7. So ver. 20. y See ch. 22. 15- yj So ch. 6. 8, 9, 10. & 14. 22. 1 Heb. jtien of number. Comp. Gen. 34, 30. Isai. 10. 19. ch. 5. 3 in the Heb. * See ch. 14. 21. a ch. 4. 16 (Heb.). *> ch. iq. 7. & 30. 12, & 32. 15 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 20. Zech. 7. 14. tHeb. ^ tlie fulness tkireo/. See Jer. 8.16. = So Ps. 107. 34- * See ch. 7. 23. = ch. 6. 6. f See ver. 15. s So ver. 27. ch. II. 3. See 2 Pet. 3. 4- ^ Comp. ver. 23. * So ch. 7. 7, 12. Also ch. 36. 8. See Zeph. i. M- ^ ch. 13. 23. ' Lam. 2. 14. ^ So ch. 13. 6,7. " ver. 28. Solsai.55. II. ** Isai. 13. 22. P See ver, 2. . 1 So Amos 6. 3- bee ver. 22. ■■ Dan. 8. 26. .So Isai. 24. 22. ch. 38. 8. Dan. 10. 14. thereby: "he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. °P My net also will I spread upon him, 13 ° and he shall be taken in 1 my snare : and I "^will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; ^yet shall he not see it, ' though he shall die there. And "'I will scatter toward every wind 14 all that arc about him to help hira, and all his " bands ; '^ and I will draw out the sword after them. ^ And they shall 13 know that I am the Lord, "when ^I shall scatter them among the nations, and y disperse them in the countries. >>■ But I will leave * a few men of them 16 ^ from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence ; 5>' that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come ; " and they shall know that I am the Lord. Moreover the word of the Lord came 17 to me, saying, Son of man, eat thy 18 bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and * with carefulness ; and say unto the people of the land, 19 Thus saith the Lord Gon, of the inha- bitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel ; » They shall eat their bread with carefulness, ^ and drink their water with astonishment, that "^her land may be desolate from 'all that is therein, "= because of ''the violence of all them that dwell therein. And "^the cities that 20 are inhabited shall be laid waste, and ''the land shall be desolate; 'and ye shall know that I am the Lord. And the word of the Lord came 21 unto me, saying. Son of man, what is :n. that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, sThe days are prolonged, and ''every vision faileth? Tell them 23 therefore. Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel ; but say unto them, 'The days are at hand, and '" the eftect of every vision. For •'there shall be no more 24 any '""vain vision nor ""flattering divi- nation within the house of Israel. For 25 I am the Lord : I will speak, and " the word that I shall speak shall come to pass ; it shall be no more ° prolonged : for in your days, p O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God. Again the word of the Lord came to 26 me, saying, Son of man, behold, they of^j the house of Israel say, 1 The vision that he seeth is ' for many days to come, xin. 5 and he prophesieth of the times that izare far off. Therefore say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; "There shall none of my words be ° prolonged any more, " but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God. And the word of the Lord came i 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, prophesy J"- ^3. 16, against the prophets of Israel that pro- SeeNum. 16. phesy, and say thou unto ^ ' them that f ^ab t/iem prophesy out of their own hearts. Hear tkatnrcpro- aye the word of the Lord; thus saith mJ,>^„ the Lord God ; Woe unto the foolish f ^^(f- prophets, that * follow their own spirit, %viiik aficr. 4 ""and have seen nothing! O Israel, ^ Gen. 32. thy prophets are "= like the fo.xes in the Deut. 4. 3 in s deserts. Ye have not gone up ''into lOr, the ''gaps, neither '''made up the hedge ""A^^^^P for the house of Israel '' to stand in the have not 6 battle in the day of the Lord. <= They fc"'^p have seen vanity * and lying divination, Coi. 2. 18. saying, The Lord, saith : and ^the Lord d vt.^ai. 23 hath not sent them : and they have (H^b.). smade others to hope that they would So Ps.' 80. 12. Have ye not seen ^^^^g ^' '' 7 confirm the word = a vain vision, and have ye not spoken Amos 9. *a lying divination, ''whereas ye say, brndtes. The Lord saith //; albeit I have not i^JJ"?- 1, s- rT^i /-I • I 1 T T ' Heb. hedg- 8 spoken? 1 herefore thus saith the Lord cdtheiiedge. God; Because ye have spoken vanity, lo'/h'?"' and seen lies, therefore ' behold, I am (Heb.). 9 against you, saith the Lord God. And ,)^°^.^^'''' mine liand shall be upon <= the prophets ^''- '=■ ^•t- that see vanity, "= and that divine lies : & 22! 2s! they shall not be in the 'assembly oi^Ji^^"'^- my people, neither '' shall they be writ- ' See jer. 14. ten in the writing of the house of Israel, gps. i,g. ^5. 'neither shall they enter into the land i" So jer. 23. of Israel; '"and ye shall know that I ij'er. 21. 13. 10 am the Lord God. " Because, even ^^^^'j^^^fi] because they have seduced my people. See jer. 23. ° saying. Peace ; and there zaas no peace ; k so Ps. 69. and one built up ' a wall, and lo, others =*■ ^ *?; *■ . ^ t.omn. K7r; P daubed it with untempered morter : 11 say unto them Pwhicli daub /'/ with un- tempered morter, that it shall fall : there shall be i''an overflowing shower; and J^.'J\^^' ye, O 1 great hailstones, shall fall ; and 12^'a stormy wind shall rent //. Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be So ch. 36. 3 said unto you, Where is the daubing so ver. 16.' iswhererw/// ye have daubed /// There- See jer. 6. fore thus saith the Lord God ; I will ■ 6r. a even rent // 7inth ' a stormy wind in p ver. n, my fury; and there shall be 1 an over- JJ- ''■ ^^ So Lev. 14. 42 (Heb.). Isai. 44. 18. Comp. Ecclus. 22. 17. Matt. 23. 27. Acts 23. 3. 1 ver. 13. ch. 38. 22. '' 'sai. 28. 2. Jer. 8. 6 in the Heb. Comp. Ecclus. 49. 9. " So Isai. 30. 13. ' ver. 13. Comp. Ezra 2. 59, 62. Neh. 7. s. See Dan. 12. 21, 23. See ch. 6. 7. ' Lev. 26. 43. (743) 94—2 Chap. xiii. 14. EZEKIEL. Chap. xiv. 15. "See ch. 6. 2. T Comp. Ex. 15. 20. Judg. 4. 4. 2 Kin. 22. 14. ' ver. 20. II Or, elbozvs. " Jer. 38. 12. > ver. 21. * Prov. 6. 26. Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 14. i^ See Prov. 28. 21. i* So Ecclus. 21. 2. c ver. 18. II Or. into gardetis. From Heb. ofNum. 17.8, Cant. 6. II. & 7. 12. ^ ver. 23. 8 See ver. g. fSeeJer. 28. 15- 8 See Jer. 23. 14. II Or, thai I should save his life. So ver. iS, 19. t Heb. by guickcning hint. See Ps. 119. 25* *» ch. 12. 24. So Mic. 3. 6, See ver. 6. XIV. * Comp. ch. 20. I. & 33. 31. See ch. 8. i. flowing shower in mine anger, and 1 great hailstones in ;;/;' fury to consume //. So '.vill I break down the wall that 14 p ye have daubed with untempered mor- tcr, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: "' and ye shall know that I am the Lord. Thus will I accomplish my 15 wrath upon the wall, and upon them p that have daubed it 7vith untempered nwricr, and will say unto you, The wall is no 7nore, neither they that daubed it ; to 7i>if, the prophets of Israel which 16 prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and ° which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God. Likewise thou son of man, "set thy 17 face against ^ the daughters of thy peo- ple, '''' which prophesy out of their own heart ; and prophesy thou against them, and say. Thus saith the Lord God; .8 Woe to the women " that sew pillows to all " •'' armholes, and ^ make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature " to hunt souls ! ^ Will ye hunt the souls of my i>eopIe, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you ? And will ye 19 pollute me among my people for hand- fuls of barley and ^ for pieces of bread, •> to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies? Wherefore thus 20 saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against '^ your pillows, whereri.'//// ye there hunt the souls ' to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. "= Your 21 kerchiefs also will I tear, and ^ deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; 'and ye shall know that I am the Lord. Because ' with lies ye have 22 made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad ; and s strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, " • by promising him life : therefore '' ye shall see no more vanity, 23 nor divine divinations : for "^ I will de- liver my people out of your hand : ' and ye shall know that I am the Lord. Then ^canie certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. And 1 the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, these men have set 3 up their idols in their heart, and put ^the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: "^should I be inquired 4 of at all by them? Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God ; Every man of the house of Israel that settethuphis idols in his heart, and putteth "^the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude sof his idols; ''that / may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all "^estranged from me through their 6 idols. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Re- pent, and turn ^^'^ yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all 7 your abominations. For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which '^separat- eth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth ''the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me ; I the Lord will 8 answer him by myself: and si wjH set my face against that man, and will make him a ''sign and 'a proverb, and si will cut him off from the midst of my people; ''and ye shall know that I (?w the Lord. 9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, 'I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 10 And they shall bear "Hhe punishment of their iniquity: "the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment 11 of him that seeketh 7into him; that the house of Israel "may go no more astray from me, neither °be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but Pthat they may be my people, Pand I may be their God, saith the Lord God. 12 The word of the Lord came again to 13 me, saying, Son of man, when the land sinneth against me "iby trespassing griev- ously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and ''will break the st:iff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and "will cut oft' man and beast from 14 it: ^though these three men, 'Noah, "Daniel, and ''Job, were in it, "they should deliver but their own souls •''by their righteousness, saith the Lord God. 15 If I cause >'noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they "spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may ^ ver. 4, 7. See ch. 7. 19. *^ 2 Kin. 3. ch. 20. 3, 31, Comp. ch. 36. 37. ^ Comp. 2 Thess. 2. II, 12. " See Isai. i. 4. 8: Jude 19. So ver. 7 (Heb.). U Or, f others, fch. 18. 30, 32- e ch. 15. 7. See Lev. 17. 10. So Jer. 44. II. h Comp. Num. 26. 10. ' See Dcut. 28. 37. So ch. 5. 15. ^ See ch. 6. 7. ' See I Kin. 22. 22. & Jer. 20. 7. ^ See Lam. 4.6. " So 2 Pet. 2. 15- " ch. 37. 23. P See Lev. 26. 12. I 2 Chr. 36. 14. ch. 15. 8. & 17. 20. & 18. 24. & 20. 27 in the Heb, See Lev. 26. 40. •"See Lev.26. 26. So ver. 21. '"•"Sec ver. 17. ^ ver. 16, 18, 20. See Jer. 15. 1. ' See Gen. 6. 9 . " ch. 28. 3. See Dan. 9. ^ See Job 1. 1. ^' ver. 20. See ch. 3. 19. ^ See Prov. 10. 2. y See ver. 21. II Or, bereave. Lev. 26, 22 (Heb.). See ch. 36. (744) Chap. xiv. i6. EZEKIEL. Chap. xvi. 13. t Heb. in the midst of it, ver. 14, 18, 2a So ver. 9. * ver. 18, 20. See Isai. 49. 18. "Soch. 15. 8. » See Lev. 26. 2<;. & Job 27. 14. So Jer. 47. 6, 7- ch. 21. 3, 4. &29. 8. &33. II. & 38. 21. »» ch. 21. 16. b ver. 13, 19, 21. ch. 25. 13. & 29. 8. SoZeph. I. 3. •= See ver. 14. d 2 Sam. 24. 15- ver. 21. ch. 38. 22. • Seech. 7. 8. BOr, A /so zv/u'fi. f ch. 5. 17. Rev. 6. 8. K ch. 33. 27. *» Jer, 14. 12. ch. 12. 16. • See ver. 17. ^ So ver. 13. 1 ver. 15. ™Seever. 19. n So ch. 6. 8. & 12. 16. See Joel 2. 32- 0 ver. 23. See ch. 20. P Comp. ch. 16. 54 ? 1 ch. 6. 10 (Heb.). XV. a ch. 8. 17. *" See Isai. 22. 23. <= John 15. 6. See Heb. 6. 8. » Heb. as Gen. 30. 32, 33. 35. 39- " ver. 13. <» ch. 7. 20. Comp. ch. 23. 14. t Heb. 0/ a male. Jer. 30. 6. V ch. 23. 41. qSoHos.2.8. tHeb. nsa- vourof rest. See ch. 6. 13. r Comp. ver. 21, 36. ch. 23. 37. » See Isai. 57- 5' bo Jer. 7. 31. ver. 36. ch. 20. 26, 31. & 23. 37. f Heb. to devour. ' ch. 34. iS. See Num. 16. 9. " Supplied ch. 20. 31. ^ ver. 43, 60. ch. 23. (3, 8,) 19- So Jer. 2. 2. ver. 8. See Ps. 129. 1. * See ver. 7. * ver. 6. II Or, lirothet JtoHse. ver. 31, 39. 7 ver. 31. So Isai. 57. 7. Jer. 2. 20. &3. 2. * ver. 31. ch. 21. ig. & 42. t2. So ch. 21. 21. See also Lam. : Comp. Prov. 9. 14. Jer. 3. 2. a See ver. 15. b ver. 26 (Heb.), 29. ch. 33, 19. So Jer. II. 15. c ch. 20. 7, 8. & 23. 19 — 21, Comp. ch. 8. 10. <*SeeJer.7. 18. 19. and thy raiment was of =fine linen, and <=silk, and <=broidered work; fthou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and gthou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. And 14 •"thy renown went forth among the heathen ^^ior thy beauty: for it was perfect through my 'comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God. But thou didst trust ^'\\\ thine own 15 beauty, and ■* playedst the harlot be- cause of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications '' on every one that passed by ; his it was. And of thy gar- 16 ments thou didst take, and 'deckedst thy high places '"with divers colours, and J playedst the harlot thereupon : Ihe like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. Thou hast also taken thy fair 17 jewels of " my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself "images * of men, and J didst commit whoredom with them, and took- is est ' thy broidered garments, and cover- edst them : and p thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. 1 My 19 meat also which I gave thee, ffine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for *a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord God. Moreover thou 20 hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, ■■ whom thou hast borne unto me, and ^ these hast thou sacrificed unto them * to be devoured. Is this of thy whore- doms 'a small matter, that thou hast 21 slain ''my children, and delivered them 5 to cause them to pass through " the fire for them? And in all thine abo-22 minations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered '' the days of thy youth, when thou wast '■'■' naked and bare, and wast " polluted '^'^in thy blood. And it^s came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe mito thee ! saith the Lord God;) that thou hast also built unto 24 thee an " eminent place, and v hast made thee a high place in every street. Thou hast built thy high place ^ at 25 every head of the way, and hast made 8 thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet ^ to every one that passed by, and '^ multiplied thy whore- doms. =" Thou hast also committed for- 26 nication with '^ the Egyptians thy neigh- bours, great of flesh ; and '' hast in- creased thy whoredoms, '^ to provoke me to anger. Behold therefore, I have 27 stretched out my hand over thee, and ■^have diminished ''thine ordinary /o(7/f, and f delivered thee unto the will of them that hata thee, s the ' daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of 28 thy lewd way. ^ Thou hast played the whore also ''with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable ; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet j9C0uldest not be satisfied. ='''Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of ' Canaan unto J Chaldea ; and yet thou wast not satisfied here- 30 with. How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious 31 whorish woman ; ' ' in that thou build- est thine eminent place in the head of every way, and "' makest thine high place in every street ; and hast not been as a harlot, " in that thoit scorn- 32 est hire ; but as a wife that committeth adultery, tvhich taketh strangers " in- 33 stead of her husband. They give gifts to all whores: but "Pthou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and ^ hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every 34 side for thy whoredom. And the con- trary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms : and in that p thou givest a reward, and " no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. 35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word 36 of the Lord : thus saith the Lord God ; Because thy 1 filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered tlirough thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and witli all the idols of thy abominations, and by ■'the blood of thy children, ■■ which 37 thou didst give unto them ; behold therefore, '^I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all thc7n that thou hast loved, ' with all them that thou hast hated ; '^ I will even gather them round about against thee, and "will discover thy na- kedness unto them, that " they may see asall thy nakedness. And ""I will judge thee, *as "'^ jcoinen that break wedlock and "■'"shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down >' thine eminent place, and shall break down ythy high places: ""they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, ^ and ^ shall take * thy fair jewels, and leave thee 40 "= naked and bare. '' They shall also ech. 5. II. ^ Job 23. 12 (Heb.). t 52. 13. ch. 23. 47. 6 Seech, s. 8. ^ ch. 23. 27. So ch. 22. 15. & 23. 48. ' ""■ 33. 34- * S^e ch. 5. 13- ^ See ver. 22. "■ Eph. 4. 30 (Gk.;. " See ch. 7. 4. "i" ch. 22. 9. *> ch. 17. 2. & 18. 2, 3. & 20. 49. & 24. 3. Hab. 2. 6. See Num. 21. 27- P See Lev. 26. 30. So ver. 5. 1 ver. 46. Comp. ver. 61. ch 23. 4, &c. '' See ver. 3. ' ver. 51, S3, 55. See Jer. 23. >3- Comp. ch. 23. 2. ' Isai. 54. 3. " See Gen. 14. 15. f Heb. lessor tjtan thou, ch. 43. 14. ^ ch. 10. 3. See I Sam. 23. 19. * ver. 48, 49, 55. 56- . See Isai. i. 10. ^ See ch. 5. 7. 1 Or. tital ^ Wits tothed as a s/nall thing. r See ch.6. g. * So 2 Kin. 21. 9. ch. 5. 6. ver.48, 51,52. ch. 23. II. * See Isai. 49. 18. ^ Comp. Matt. 10. 15. & II. 24. See ver. 46. '^ Ecclus. 16. 8. <* So Gen. 13. 10. ^ So Gen. 13. 13. & 18. 20. & 19. s. 'Gen. 19. 24. 8 Gen. 18. 21. *• See ver. 46. So ver. 47. ' ver. 52. See Jer. 3. II. J Comp. Rom. 2. 3. k See Ps. 106. 30. ' ver. 54. See ch. 32. 24- bring up a company against thee, and " they siiall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. And fthey shall burn thine houses with 41 fire, and se.xecute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women : and "^ I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and ' thou also shalt give no hire any more. So ^ will I make my 42 fury towards thee to rest, and my jea- lousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. Because thou hast not remembered ' the 43 days of thy youth, but "^ hast fretted me in, all these things ; behold therefore, "I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord God: and thou shalt not ""commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. Behold, every one that useth pro- 44 verbs shall use this ° proverb against thee, saying. As is the mother, so is her daughter. Thou art thy mother's daugh- 45 ter, that p lotheth her husband and her children ; and thou art the sister of 1 thy sisters, which p lothed their hus- bands and their children : ""your mother 7vas a Hittite, and "■ your father an Amorite. And thine elder sister is 'Sa-46 maria, she and her daughters that dwell '"at thy left hand: and 'thy younger sister, that dwelleth '"at thy right hand, is " Sodom and her daughters. " Yet 47 hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations : but, ' as if that were a very little thing, ^ thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. ^ As I live, saith the Lord 4S God, ''Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this 49 was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, ■= pride, '' fulness of bread, and abun- dance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the jjoor and needy. And so ■= they were haughty, and ' committed abomination before me: therefore ""I took them away s as I saw good Nei-51 ther hath '' Samaria committed half of thy sins ; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and 'hast justified thy sisters in all thine abomi- nations which thou hast done. J Thou 52 also, which hast ''judged thy sisters, ' bear thine own shame for thy sins ^ that thou hast committed more abo- minable than they : they are more right- eous than thou : yea, be thou confound- ed also, and bear thy shame, ' in that " Deut. 30.3. thou hast justified thy sisters. & '^l^l^ 53 When ■" I shall bring again their cap- ^f^- =• v- tivity, the captivity of Sodom and her See job 42. daughters, and the captivity of Samaria '"■ c^mV"^ and her daughters, then 701// I bring isai. i. 9. again the captivity of thy captives in I;\^e"'6i' 54 the midst of them : that thou mayest '-Heb.). ' bear thine own shame, and " mayest be ■■ °comp.^' confounded in all that thou hast done, nmicti'Te^i in that ""thou art a comfort unto them. iHeb.). 55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her o/„l„report, daughters, shall return to """ their for- <"■; '^'■.'"^"g- 1 ^ • ^ 1 ° I^al. 53. I. mer estate, and Samaria and her t Heb. daughters shall return to their former ^J'^fgiil-^^Ls estate, then thou and thy daughters ■> Comp. 56 shall return to your former estate. For is.,;'"'.'"' '' thy sister Sodom was not * mentioned 'J^'^'^--"'''''"- 11 1- 1 1 rit-1 Mum. 23. 7, by thy mouth m the day of thy ' pride, &c. 57 before thy wickedness was discovered, c^'"p°'' p as at the time of thy reproach of the 2 chr. 28. 18. daughters of 'Syria, and all that are ^'^\y^\X' round about her, ■! the daughters of the ^O'c, spoil _,.,.. 1 ■ 1 II , -1 1 "^h- 28. 24, 26. Philistines, which "despise thee round Soch. 25. 6, 58 about. "■ Thou hast ' borne thy lewd- \\^^^^t^ ness and thine abominations, saith the 49- 59 Lord. For thus saith the Lord God; hornetkcm. I will even deal with thee as thou hast ^°^^- 3'- *• done, which hast ^despised 'the oath 16, i8, 19. ' 60^ in breaking 'the covenant. Never- '.J'^"'' ^9' theless "I will remember my covenant " See Lev. with thee " in the days of thy youth, ? seli^ver. 22. and I will establish unto thee " an " J^r. 32. 40. 6t everlasting covenant. Then *thou shalt » So ve'r. 63. remember thy ways, and " be ashamed, ^'"J";,^^' when thou shalt receive y thy sisters, Comp.'' y thine elder and thy younger : and I Jcomp. will give them unto thee ^for daughters, \"-}''\'f'- 62 but ^ not by thy covenant. And '' I & 60.^4!''''''' will establish my covenant with thee ; ^com^p!* °*' "^and thou shalt know that I am the Jer. 31. 31,32. 63 Lord : '' that thou ma)'est remember, c See'c".'6.°7. and be confounded, and = never fopen ^"-'"-t^- 1 1 .11 r 1 ® See Kom ?. thy mouth any more, " because ot thy 19. shame, when I am s pacified toward \^^'^f °' thee for all that thou hast done, saith eProv. 16.14. the Lord God. And the word of the Lord came unto XVII. 2 me, saying, Son of man, '■^^\x\. forth a B.c'TgV riddle, and ''speak a parable unto the Comp. 3 house of Israel ; and say. Thus saith the « sce' jiudg! Lord God: '^A great eagle ''with great ;''i"-u ,; ., ' . ° , ^ ,° r \r ? 1> See ch. 16. wings, "longwinged, full of "leathers, 44. which had 'divers colours, =came unto 'Seejcr. 48. Lebanon, and ''took sthe highest branch S02 Esdr. 4 of the cedar : f he cropt oft' the top of "• '■ See Job 39. 12. t Heb. embroidering, i Chr. 29. 2. See ch. 16. 10. ° Comp. Jer. 22. 23. f ver. 22. Comp. ver. 12. B ver. 22. ch. 31. 3, 10, 14. (747) Chap. xvii. 5. EZEKIEL. Chap. xvni. 6. Zi^'ls: his young twigs, and carried it into a h See Hos. land of '^ traffick ; he set it in a city of iCom""^' nierchants. 'He took also of the seed 5 vcrTs.' of the land, and • planted it ■' in a fruitful \ftfiM'' field; he placed // •'by great waters, and of seed. get it ^as a willow tree. And it grew, 6 D^ut!^'. and became ''''a spreading vine 'of low stature, ""whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under kk Seech, 15. j^ijj^,^. j,^ jj. ^3g(;ame a vine, and brought forth "branches, and shot forth "sprigs. There was also Panother great eagle 7 ''with great wings and many ''feathers: and behold, Pthis vine "'did bend her roots towards him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that //t' might water it by ithe furrows of her plantation. It u'base, 14 that // might not lift itself up, ^biit that ch. 29. 14, 15 by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But ^he rebelled agamst hnn "m send- 15 ing his ambassadors ^^into Egypt, '^that they might give him horses and much people. ''Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or "^shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? ^As I live, saith the Lord God, surely j6 sin the place ^uhax the king duic/kfk ■^that made him king, '^ whose oath he despised, and "^ whose covenant he brake, II, 12. Comp. ver. 3. ^ 2 Kin. 24. Jer. 37. I. Comp. ver. 5, i6. * 2 Clir. 36. }?■ t Heb. . brought him to an oath. Neh. 10. 29 (Heb.'. * ch. 32. 21 (Heb.). Job 41. 25. See 2 Kill. 24. 15. y ver. 6. the Heb. tHeb. to keep his covenant^ to stand to it. *2 Kin. 24. 20. 2 Chr. 36. 13. Jer. 52. 3. Comp. ver. 7. ch. 23. 17. » So Isai. 30. i- ° ver. 17. Jer. 37. 5, 7- Comp. ch. 23. 17. 21. & 29. 5, 6. c Deut. 17. 16. So Isai. 31. I, 3- & 36. 6, 9. 16, 18, 19. ch. 16. 59. See ver. 13. B See ch. 12. 13. " ver. 9, 10. • ver. f ver. 19. See Isai. 49. 18. evc?i with him ''in the midst of Babylon 17 he shall die. ''Neither shall 'Pharaoh with liis mighty army and great company make for him in the war, ''by casting up mounts, and ''building forts, to cut off 18 many persons: seeing '=he despised the oath =by breaking the covenant, when lo, he had 'given his hand, and hath done all these things, ^he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord Goo; 'As I live, surely '="'mine oath that he hath despised, and '=my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon 20 his own head. And "I will spread my net upon him, and "he shall be taken in my snare, and '' I will bring him to Babylon, and "will plead with him there for Phis trespass that he hath trespassed 21 against me. And all his fugitives with all ihis bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered 1 towards all winds: and ye shall know that "■! the Lord have spoken it. 22 Thus saith the Lord God; I will also = take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will 'crop off from the top of his young twigs "a tender one, and will plant // 'upon a high moun- 23 tain and eminent: "'in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and "it shall bring forth boughs, and '^bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and Sunder it shall dwell ^all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of ^^the branches thereof 24 shall they dwell. And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord '•have brought down the high tree, "have ex- alted the low tree, have dried up ''the green tree, and have made '"^the dry tree to flourish : ''I the Lord have spoken and have done //. And the word of the Lord came unto 2 me again, saying. What mean ye, that °ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, •'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, ''and the children's teeth 3 are set on edge? '^As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use -'this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls arc mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son w mine: ''the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 5 But if a man be just, and do '"=that 6 which is lawful and right, and hath not f eaten upon the mountains, neither ehath lift up his eyes to the idols of the ^ ver. ao. 2 Kin. 25. 7. ' Jer. 44- 30. t See ch. 4. 2. 1 Chr. 2. & ch. 6. 13. Ps. 123. I. 8 ver. 12, 15. ch. 33. 25. So Deut. 1 See 1 29. 24. So ver. 13. ™See Ecclcs. 8. 2. 1 So ch. 21. 23, 24. Seech. 12.13. och. 20,35, 36. & 33. 22. Sec Jer. 2. 9. V See ch. 14. 1 bee ch. 12. ■4/ •■ See ver. 24. " See ver. 3. * ver. 4. " So Isai. 53. 2. Comp. Isai. II. I. Matt. 1.12,13. ^ Comp. Ps. 2. 6. " ch. 20. 40. & 34. 14. ^u isai. 2. 2, 3- Jer. 31. 12. Alic 4. I. ^ ver. 8 iHcb.,'. So ch. 31. 3. & 36. 8. y Comp. rh. 51. 6. Dan. 4. 12. Matt. 13. 32. ^ Gen. 7. 14. ch. 39. 4. «' See ver. 6. * See ch. 21. 26. *• ch. 20. 47. c .See Isai. 56.3. •^ ch. 22. 14. & 24. 14. & 36. 36. & 37- 14- So ver. 21. ch. 21. 17, 32. & 26. 5, 14. & 28. 10. .'t 30, 12. 't 34. 24. ii 39- 5- XVIII. * See ch. i6. 44. ^ See Jer. 31. ^5- , . « See Isai. 49. 18. ^ ver, 20. So Jer. 31. 30- Gal. 3. 10. See Rom. 5. 12. t Heb. *^ judgment and justice. <•' ver, 19, 21, 27. ch. 33. 14, 16, 19. So I John 3- 7- * ver. II, 15. ch. 22. 9. So Isai. 65. 7. See Deiil. 12. 4. 19. Comp. (748) Chap, xviii. 7. EZEKIEL. Chap. xvni. ^2. " ver. II, 15. See ch. 22. II. I See Lev. 18. 19. So ch. 22. 10. ^ Lam. I. 17. * ver. 12, 16. Ex. 22. 21. Lev. 25. 14. So Lev. iQ. '5- "° ver. 12, 16. ch. 3^^. 15. See Ex.22. 26. " ver. 12, 16, 18. So ch. 33. 15. 0 ver. 1 6. See Matt. 25. 35, 36. , p bo Job 31. 19- 1 ver. 13, 17. ch. 22. 12, r See Ex. 22. 25- So Jer. 15.1D. ' Lev. 25. 36. » So Deui. 1. 16. Zech. 8. 16. " ver. 17. ^ ver. 17, 19, 21. ch. 20. II. Amos 5. 4. See Prov.4.4. HOr, breaker up of a house. See ch. 7. 22. Comp. Dan. II. 14. * See ch. 16. II Or, that docth to his brother be' sides any oftliese. ^ ch. 22. 29 (Heb.). »» ch. 8. 6, 17. 7Lev.20.q,ii, 12, 13, 16, 27. ch. 3. 18. & 33- 4- Acts 18. 6. So ch. 3. 18. t \iQ^\i.btoods. See ch. i6. 9. IJ ver. 28. ch. 12. 3. t Heb. hath not pledged the pledge^ or, taken to pledge. See Job 22. 6. Comp. ver. 7, 12. ■ Comp. Job 9. 33. » Eccles. 5. 8 (Heb.). •> Seech. 3. 18. c See Ex. 20. 5. Comp. ver. 2. 2 Kin. 23. 26. & 24. 3, 4. Lam. 5. 7. ** See ver. 5. **•* ver. 21. • ver. 9, 1 7, 21, 28. fver. 4. house of Israel, neither ■'hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither 'hath come near to ''a menstruous woman, and hath ^ not 'oppressed a.r\y,bii( "'hath restored /(? the debtor his pledge, "hath spoiled none by violence, "hath given his bread to the hungry, and °Phath covered the naked with a garment; ihe i/iat hath not given 8 forth upon ''usurj', neither ihath taken any ^increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, 'hath executed true judgment between man and man, "^hath 9 walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, "he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. If he beget a son t/iat is a. 'robber, "a 10 shedder of blood, and "t/tat doeth the like to any one of these things, and that n doeth not any of those duties, but even 'hath eaten upon the mountains, and ■■defiled his neighbour's wife, '"hath op- 12 pressed the poor and needy, ""hath spoiled by violence, hath not '"restored the pledge, and ?hath lift up his eyes to the idols, ""hath committed abomina- tion, 'ihath given forth upon usury, and 13 hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; ^his 'blood shall be upon him. Now lo, if he beget a son, that seeth 14 all his father's sins which he hath done, and yyconsidereth, and doeth not such like, that fhath not eaten upon the 15 mountains, neither s hath lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, •> hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, neither 'hath oppressed any, ''"hath not 16 withholden the pledge, neither " hath spoiled by violence, but °hath given his bread to the hungrv', and ° hath covered the naked with a garment, that ^ hath 17 taken off his hand from the poor, '^that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, " hath walked in my statutes ; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, "he shall surely live. As for his father, because 18 ='-he cruelly oppressed, ="> spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even >> he shall die in his iniquity. Yet say ye, Why ? •= doth not the son 19 bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done ^ that which is lawful and right, and '^^ hath kept all my sta- tutes, and hath done them, "= he shall surely live. '^The soul that sinneth, it 20 shall die. eThe son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : ■•the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and '''the wickedness of 21 the wicked shall be upon him. But '' if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and ''''keep all my statutes, and '^ do that which is lawful and right, = he shall surely live, 22 he shall not die. ' W\ his transgres- sions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him : in his righteousness that he hath done he 23 shall live. "" Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the Lord God : and not that he should return from his ways, and live ? 24 But " when the righteous tumeth away from his righteousness, and com- mitteth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? ■"•AH his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in Phis trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 23 1 Yet ye say. The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Is- rael ; Is not my way equal ? are not 26 your ways unequal? "When a righte- ous man turneth away from his righte- ousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them ; for his iniquity that he 27 hath done shall he die. Again, ^ when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and <■ doeth that which is lawful and right, 28 he shall save his soul alive. Because he ■'considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath com- mitted, = he shall surely live, he shall 29 not die. lYet saith the house of Is- rael, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? 30 Therefore I ^will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. 'Repent, and turn ^ ^ yourselves from all your transgressions ; so iniquity shall not be 31 your " ruin. ■*' Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed ; and make you " a new heart and a new spirit : y for why will 32 ye die, O house of Israel ? For ^ I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: where- fore turn ' ^yourselves, and live ye. « See Deul. 24. 16. h So Isai. 3. 10, II. ' So Rom. 2.9. ^ ver. 27. ch. 33. 19. So Jer. 18. 8. ch. 33. II, 12, ' ch. 33. 16. "• ver. 32. ch. 33. II. 1 Tim. 2. 4, 6. 2 Pet. 3. 9. So 2 Esdr. 8. 59.. Wisd. I. 13. Tit. 2. II. Comp. Ex, 34. 6, 7. Isai. 27. 4. Nahum i. 3. " ver. 26. ch. 3. 20. 'i 33- "2. 13. 18. Ecchis.26. 28. " Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 20, 21. p See ch. 14. 13- *t ver. 29. ch. 33. 17, 20. •■ See ver. 14. ■i Sam. 3. 13. 2 Chr. 20. 12, ch. 7. 3, 8. & 33. 20. & 36. 19. See Ps.62.12. ■ Matt. 3. 2. Rev. 2. 5. U Or, others, ver. 32. ch. 14 6. See Ps. 85. 3 marg. » See Ps. 85. 3 (lext). " ch. 21. 15. So Isai. 3. 6. " So ch. 20. 7. Eph. 4. 22. * ch. 36. 26. Seech. 1 1. 19. So Eph. 4. 23. y ch. 33. II. « See ver. 23. H Or, others, ver. 30. (749) 95 Chap. xix. i. EZEKIEL. Chap. xx. 13. XIX. » ch. 26 17. & 27. 2, 32. & 28. 12. & 32. 2. Amos 5. 1. So Jer. 7. 29. ver. 14. b Gen. 49. 9. See Rev. 5.5. e Judg. 14. s. a ver. 6. 2 Kings 23. 31. 32- Comp. ver. 4. ch. 22. 25. See ch. 32. 2. d*) ver. 6. ch. 22. 25, 27. * See_Jer.4.7. f ver. 8. So ham. 4. 20. e Ps. 35. 7. & 94. 13. »zKin.23 33. 2 Chr. 36. 4. Comp. Jer. 22. II, 12. * See ver. g. J Gen. 8. 12 (Heb.j. ^ 2 Kin. 23. 34. 36- 2 Chr 36. 5. » ver. 3. Comp, Jer. 22. 13— 18. H Or, t/iezr •zvzdcnvs. I2 Kin. 24. 2. p See Eccles. 2. 8. *l See ch. 12. 13- r2Chr. 36. 6. Comp. Jer. 22. 18. "Or, in hooks. ver. 4. ch. 29. 4. & 38. 4. See Ex. 35. 22. "SeeProv.i2. 12 marg. * See ch. 6. 2. "See ch.i5.6. B Or, in thy quietness, or, in thy Uketiess. ^ch, 16.6,22. Comp. Gen. 49. II. ' Comp. Deut. 8. 8. Ps. 80. 8. 9. * See Isai 32. 12. y ver. 14. So ver. 12. See Ps. 110.2 tSeech.31.3. '*Seech.i7.6. » See ch. 17. 63- T. c See ch. 17. XX. About B.C. 593- See ch. I. 2. Moreover ^take thou up a lamenta- tion for the princes of Israel, and say, What is thy mother ? A lioness : she lay down among ''lions, she nourished her whelps among '^ young lions. And she brought up one of her whelps : '' it became ■= a young lion, and it learned ' she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. ^This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. 10. '' Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 12 — 16. ch, i. i. "^ See Ps. d See Judg. g. 15. Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 20. ch 17. 15 — 19. 6. ( See ver. j. And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day ver. 15, 23, of the month, that certain of ^ the Ji"*^)^''' elders of Israel came to inquire of the c ve^si'ss.' 2 Lord, and ''sat before me. Then came s« 'sai. 49. .18. the word of the Lord unto me, saying, ^ ver. 31. 3. Son of man, speak unto the '' elders I'^'^'^^ij^^- ^^ of Israel, and say unto them. Thus saith « Or //.-ai the Lord God ; Are ye come to inquire comp!^'"' of me? "As I live, saith the Lord l"-^^-^^- God, ^ I will not be inquired of by you. & 38. 22. ' 4 Wilt thou "'judge them, son of man, si'^jj/'je.'' wilt thou judge them? f cause them to 'Soch. 16. 2. know the abominations of their fathers : eDeut. 7. 6. sand say unto them. Thus saith the ?^ '^''- *■ '• ^ J ' II Or, swarf : Lord God; In the day when si chose and so ver. 6, Israel, and ' '' lifted up mine hand unto ^ the seed of the house of Jacob, and =8, 4^ ' made myself known unto them in the & 47. 14.' land of Egypt, when I ^ lifted up mine f^,J,°,^j;fi,h hand unto them, saying, ''I am the see. 6 Lord your God ; in the day that I f ° '^^"" "*• '■ lifted up mine hand unto them, ' to n^n. 12. ^. bring them forth of the land of Egypt comp!°' '' into a land that I had "'espied for ,'|''^- <9- "'g_ them, '"flowing with milk and honey, &4. 3"- 7 which is "the glory of all lands: then ^2^^o.\. said I unto them, ° Cast ve away every ' S5.' £".3.8. . . ^^^UIllJO'37 man the abominations p of his eyes, and (Heb.),'&c". 1 defile not yourselves with ■'the idols of \l"{^ ^^' Egypt: ''I am the Lord your God. See jer. 3.19. 8 But ^ they rebelled against me, and p"."'^8'. j. would not hearken unto me : they did Zech. 7. 14. , ,•' . 0 ver. 8. not every man ° cast away the abomi- So ch. 18. 31. nations of their eyes, neither did they geech^'e 9 forsake ""the idols of Egypt: 'then I 1 ver. 18. said, / will pour out my fury upon p so'Lev°'i8! them, " to accomplish my anger against 3- them in the midst of the land of Egypt, ih! ^e^te]^' 9 " But I wrought "■ for ray name's sake, '^ =>^3. "that it should not be polluted before e.x. 32. 4. the heathen, among whom they were, serisat. 63! " in whose sight I made myself known ^°- unto them, in bringing them forth out So vcr'.33,34. 10 of the land of Egypt. Wherefore "^ I ?";:'';/• *• caused them to go forth out of the land See ch. 5. 13. of Egypt, and brought them v into the ]^"- '•*' "' iiwlderness. And 'I gave them my sta- So isai. 48. tutes, and 'shewed them my judgments, ch. 35.21,22. ''which // a man do, ='''he shall even ' Pf- '.°*; ^■ ,■ • , ■«» , T So Isui. 63. 12 live m them. Moreover also 1 gave m- them <: my sabbaths, to be a sign be- l^e' Ex %"^' tween me and them, that they might know that ''I am the Lord that sanctify 13 them. But the house of Israel ' rebel- led against me in the wilderness : "^they walked not in my statutes, and 'they s^Nei/o^' 13. 14. Ps. 147. 19, 20. t Heb. made thctn to know. See ch. 16. 2. * ver 13, 21. See Lev. 18. 5. So Prov. 4. 4. ch. 33. 15. ^ See ch. 18. 9. c ver. 13, 16, 20. See Ex. 20. 8, 9. & ch. 22. S. *• ch. 37. 28. See Lev. 21. 23. So Neh. 9. 14. " Ps. 78. 40. So Num. 14- 22. Pi. 95. 8 — 10. See ver. 8. 1 ver. 16, 21, 24. & Neh. g. 10. » Ex. 13. 18 20. y Comp. ver. 35. (750) Chap. xx. 14. EZEKIEL. Chap. xx. 39. 5 ver. 8, 21. Comp. Ex. 16. 27,28. ^ Num.:4,29. 6 26. 65. Ps. 106. 2;}. i See ver. 9. * See ver. 5. So Num. 14. 28, 29. Ps. 95. II. * ver. 6. ™ So ver. 24. Num. 15. 39. Ps. 78. 37. Comp. Amos 5. 25, 26. Acts 7. 42, ° So ver. 22. Ps. 78. 38. ° See ch.5.11. P See ch. n. 13- 1 ver. 21, 30. See ch. 2. 3. •■ Comp. Josh. 24. 14. I Pet. 1. iS. s See ver. 7. ' So Deut. 5. 32, 33- Comp. Deut. ch. 6 — ch. 12. ** Jer. 17. 22. "" Comp. Gen. 9. 12. & 17. II. ^Num.25. 1,2. Deut. 31. 27. w See ver. 8. * See ver. 5. yDeuL2S.64. * Ps. 106. 27 (Heb.). See Lev. 26. ■ See ver. 7. b Comp. Ps. 81. 12. ver. 39. Acts 7. 42. Rom. t. 24. 2 Thes. 2. II. c Ex. 13. 12 fHeb.l. See Lev. 18. 21. So 2 Kin. 21. 6. 2 Chr. 28. 3. & 33- 6. Jer. 32. 35. ch. 16. 20, 21. •* Supplied from ver. 31. « So ver. 38, 42. 44- See ch. 6. 7. despised my judgments, ^wRich // a man do, he shall even live in them; and "^fmy sabbaths they greatly pol- luted : s then I said, / would pour out my fury upon them ""in the wilderness, sto consume them. 'But I wrought for 14 my name's sake, ' that // should not be polluted before the heathen, 'in whose sight I brought them out. Yet also 1 15 ■^ lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that /would not bring them into the land which I had given //w/^i, ' flowing with milk and honey, ' which is the glory of all lands ; because ^ they 16 despised my judgments, and ''walked hot in my statutes, but ''polluted "^my sabbaths : for "' their heart went after their idols. " Nevertheless ° mine eye 17 spared them from destroying them, nei- ther Pdid I make an end of them in the wilderness. But I said unto 1 their 18 children in the wilderness. Walk ye not in "■ the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor ^defile yourselves with their idols : I am the 19 Lord your God ; ' walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and "hallow '=my sabbaths; and ""they 20 shall be a sign between me and you, that je may know that I am the Lord your God. Notwithstanding 'the chil-21 dren "rebelled against me: ''they walk- ed not in my statutes, '^neither kept my judgments to do them, ^ which //" a man do, he shall even live in them; ''they polluted my sabbaths : s then I said, / would pour out my fury upon them, *'to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. "Nevertheless I with- 22 drew mine hand, and ' wrought for my name's sake, ' that // should not be pol- luted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 1 23 •''lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that / would y scatter them among the heathen, and ^disperse them through the countries ; because 24 fthey had not executed my judgments, but ''had despised my statutes, and ^had polluted my sabbaths, and ^ their eyes were after their fathers' idols. ^ Where- 25 fore I gave them also statutes t/nH were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live ; and I polluted them 26 in 1 their own gifts, in that ■= they caused to pass through •^ the fire "= all that open- eth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that "^they might know that I am the Lord. 27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; 'Yet in this fComp. your fathers have blasphemed me, in ^^' '^- ^'• that they have 'committed a trespass ♦ Heb. 28 against me. For when I had brought '["fp^'^" them into the land, /t)r the which sj Se- ch.i'4.13. lifted up mine hand to give it to them, "" ^"^ ^'"'' ^' then they saw •''every high hill, and all i>Soisa;.s7.s. the thick trees, and they offered there ?st^^ ci,. 6. their sacrifices, antl there they presented '3- the provocation of their offering : there also they made their '•'sweet savour, t ver. 41. and poured out there their drink offer- 29 ings. Then " I said unto them, ■" What 1 Or, i told is tlie high place whereunto ye go ? luT/a^f' And the name thereof is called Bamah J*''"-'" "^^s, 30 " unto this day. Wherefore say unto "sec'jer. 48. ' Comp, 1 ver. 26, 39. ' Comp. Jer. 44. 17. " Deut. 4. 28. & 23. 36, 64. & 20- 17. say the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; °PAre ye polluted after the ver""4or manner of your fathers? and p commit "ver^fi! ye whoredom after their abominations ? See ver. 7. 3rFor when je ofler lyour gifts, iwhen 39^" ^^' '°°' ye make your sons to pass through the fire, " ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, "fz'if« unto t/iis day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel ? ' As 1 live, saith the Lord ■■ See ver. 3. God, I will not be inquired of by you. 32 And ^that which cometh into your 'Seech.u.s mind shall not be at all, that ye say, ' We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve "wood 33 and stone. 'As I live, saith the Lord God, surely^ with a mighty hand, and ^^,'"- 's- J^^ 'with a stretched out arm, and "with Rev.' 9' 20?^' fury poured out, will I rule over you: ^s=ejer. 21. 34 and "I will bring you out from the j' See ver. 8. people, and ^will gather you out of the Sec^jenji.s. countries wherein ye are scattered, 'with ' J-'"""?- a mighty hand, and 'with a stretched 'See'Si. 17. out arm, and "with fury poured out. 35 And I will bring you into i' the wil- derness of the people, and there will 36^1 plead with you ^face to face. ^*Like as ^I pleaded with your fathers in the 27" wilderness of the land of Egypt, ^will I plead with you, saith the Lord 37 God. And •> I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you 38 into the ' bond of the covenant : and ' I will >• purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against 33, me: <=I will bring them forth out of the '.''^a^"'''' country where they sojourn, and 'they ' '-'"■"p- shall not enter into the land of Israel: f^ch.^/i. 9. Sand ye* shall know that I am 39 Lord. As for you, O house of Israel, lo- m' " Comp, Deut. 5. 4. ^^ Comp, Num. 14, 21 —23, 28, 29. >> See Lev. . 32. so Scjer.33. 13, ^" Comp. ch. 34. 23. & 37- 24- I Or, delivering. ^ Comp. ch. 34. 17, 20, 22, Malt. 25. 32, ^l,„ e See ver. 26, 'n^ tSoJudg. thus saith the Lord God ; '' Go ye, se"°ver. t's. (7S0 95— 3 Chap. xx. 40. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxi. 17. 'Soch. 39. 7. serve ye every one his idols, and here- Comp'' after also, if ye will not hearken unto J"- 44-^2fi- ijie : but ' pollute ye my holy name no zEsdr. 8.'6o. more with "^your gifts, and with your See Lev. 18. j^^jg^ Yox 'in mine holy mountain, 'in 40 iiSeever.31. the mountain of the height of Israel, ch.^8.M,i6. saith the Lord God, there shall ""all s«^'>-'7=3- the house of Israel, all of them in the ver. 29. land, serve me : there " will I accept Seejer*o'.^3. them, and there will I require "your ■> ch. 43. 27. offerings, and the '" firstfruits of your fe'eo"?/ ' oblations, with all your holy things. Com*' "^ ^^''^ accept you with your 'sweet 41 Mai. 3. 4. savour, when p I bring you out from See Rom. 12. ^^^ people, and pi gather you out of the » Seech. 44. countries wherein ye have been scat- ^Or,ciiie/. tered; and ■■ I will be sanctified in you J Sam. 2. 29. before the heathen, s And ye shall 42 tHeb. ii-' know that I am the Lord, when 1I Tr''!""' shall bring you into the land of Israel, Seech. 6. 13. i,-,to the country /w' the which I = lifted « Seech.' II. up mine hand to give it to your fathers, r'ch 28 2-. •'^'^'i there ' shall ye remember " your 43 25. & 39. 27. ways, and all "your doings, wherein ye So Num. 20. j^^yg j^ggj^ defiled; and ^ye shall lothe isai. 8. 13. yourselves in your own sight for all your & 38.16,^23. evils that ye have committed, e And 44 ?Sel"vef''' ys ^^'^^^^ 1^'^°^^ *^'''^' ^ '"" '^""^ Lord, • Seech. 16. when "I have wrought with you for my "ver. 44. name's sake, not according to your ch. 14. 22, 23. wicked "ways, nor according to your &36'J7!i9. corrupt "doings, O ye house of Israel, -teeter','' saith the Lord God. Moreover the word of the Lord came 45 « ch. 21. 2. unto me, saying, Son of man, "Vset thy 46 'Amos 7. 16.' face toward the south, and ^'^drop thy s'''^'lo'b*'2"' WW'' toward the south, and ^^ prophesy 22. & isai. against the forest of the south field; "Comp ^'^"^^ ^'^y '" ''^"^ forest of the south, Hear 47 ch. 21. 2. the word of the Lord; Thus saith the »jer. 21. 14. Lord God; Behold, ^I w/// kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every i>ch. 17. 24. b green tree in thee, and every ''dry Compf^ ■*'' tree : the flaming '^ flame shall not be jer. 25. 29. quenched, and all faces ''from the south c See Cant, to the north shall be burnt therein, o'ch 21. 4. And all flesh shall see that « 1 the 48 <^ Isai. 30. 33. Lord have kindled it: it shall not be fSeech. 4. quenched. Then said I, ^Ah Lord 49 '■*■ , God, thev say of me, Doth he not E Seech. 16. ' , , ., 44. s speak parables? XXI. And the word of the Lord came ■ See ch. 20. unto me, saying. Son of man, " set thy 2 face toward Jerusalem, and ^drop thy word toward the holy [ilaces, and ^ pro- phesy against the land of Israel, and 3 say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against thee. 46, er. 28. ver. 10,11, and will' draw forth my sword out of 'l Jjf • ♦• |' 3°- ''his sheath, and '=will cut off from thee (Heb.i. 4 ''the righteous and the wicked. Seeing lf'^^°^^' then that '^ I will cut off from thee '' the '' See ch. 20. righteous and the wicked, therefore shall « cii. 20. 47. my sword go forth out of '' his sheath L''" .3°- n ^ r t So Isai. 415.23. agamst all flesh "=from the south to the & ss- 'i- 5 north: that all flesh may know that I s'lerlolh!^' the Lord have drawn forth my sword j " out of ''his sheath : fit shall not return com" ''"'' 6 any more. Sigh therefore, thou son of j^'j;,^^- '■'• man, with the breaking of thy loins ; |'i//■ whithersoever thy face is set. Gen. 3. 24. 17 1 will also 'I'smite mine hands together, li^v'e'v!^''32.''^' and ^I will cause my fury to rest: ^^I ?h. 26. 5, 14 the Lord have said tt. seech 17 24 (752) Chap. xxi. i8. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxn. 12. The word of the Lord came unto me is * Comp. >> ch. 23. 47 agam, saymg, Also, thou son of man, ap- 19 «^ce isai. point thee two ways, that the sword of 56.5- ^ithe king of Babylon may come: both 25. ' twain shall come forth out of one land : "i/""" ^' and ''choose thou "^ a place, ''choose ii, Amos'i. '.4' ''at the head of the way to the city. Ap- 20 Comp."''''' point a way, that «the sword may come ver. 28. to ^''Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to 3. 1,, Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. For 21 lun% 9 '''"^ '^''^S °^ Babylon stood at sthe 'part- I Heb, ing of the way, ''at the head of the two 'iZ'tay^ ways, ''to use divination: he 'made his t See Deut. 'arrows bright, he consulted with ' images, i'licdes. 10. he looked in the liver. At his right hand 22 10 (Heb.). .^yjg t}^g divination for Terusalem, to ap- II Or, knrjes, • n . ■ i t Heb. pomt "'captams, to open the mouth 'm SeT^en'3.. the slaughter, "'to lift up the voice with ■9- ,^, shouting, ''to appoint battering rams I Or, 'batter- . '". ^l ^ , mgrams. agamst the gates, "to cast a mount, and Iq^'^iT''""' ''to build a fort. And it shall be unto 23 « Seech- 4. 2. . . , . . , ^ 1 Ps. 42. 10 them as a false divmation m their sight, ""sojer. 51. '"to them that have sworn oaths: but j4:^ he will call to remembrance the iniquity, onihsZiade "that tluy may be taken. Therefore 24 unto ihem. ^^^ gaith the Lord God ; Because ye " See ch. 17. . . . ' , -' J3. have made your iniquity to be remem- Sodi.^'*?. 20. bered, in that your transgressions are p Lev. 21, 7, discovered, so that in all your doings J'comp. your sins do appear; because, / Jrt'j', that sChr. 36. 13. yg ^.jj.g come to remembrance, "ye shall Jer. 52. 2. ^ ' .* ch. 17. 19. be taken with the hand. Soch.2t3,4. ^"^^ thou, Pprofane "i wicked prince of 25 Secjubis. Israel, ■■ whose day is come, ■"■'when ini- r,°ch. 35. 5. quity shall have an end, thus saith the 26 • Ex. 28. 4, Lord God; Remove ^the diadem, and &'29. 6. take off the crown : this shall not be the \2Tl\^^' same: 'exalt him that is low, and abase & 16. 4 in hint that is high. 'I will overturn, over- 27 'Soch. 17. turn, overturn it: and "it shall be no =■• tnore, "until he come whose right it is; SeeMatL23. and "I will give it him. W^-^ And thou, son of man, prophesy and 28 Peniericd, say, Thus saith the Lord God "concern- perverted, log the Ammonitcs, and "^concerning ■will I make f^gir reproach ; even say thou, >'The » So ver. 13. sword, the swijrd is yy drawn: for the 'Gen. 49. 10. slauffhter // is ^furbished, to consume Zech. 6. 12, o . ' , ., , 13. because 01 the >' guttering: whiles ^ they 2g SetVev'!*? see vanity unto thee, whiles ^t/uy divine H a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the 1. 32, 33. necks of them thai are slain of the »^jer. 25. 21. wicked, ''whose day is come, "^'when ch. 2s.2,3,6, their iniquity shall have an end. 'Shall 30 Amos 1. 13. I cause // to return into ^his sheath? Zeph. 2. 8— b I will judge thee in the place where 10. Comp. ver. 20. ch. 22. 4, See I Sam. 11. i. ISee\ . Q, 10. yj I's. 37. 14. " See ch. 13, 6. U Or, Cause it to return. Isai. 42. 22 (Heb.). » See ver. 3. ** ch. 16. 38. So Gen. 15. 14. ■"Wl ibv thou wast created, in the land of "^thy =Seech. i6. 31 nativity. And ''I will pour out mine in- dseech. 7. s. dignation upon thee, "I will blow against '<^''- '^''- ^°- thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver SeeProv. 29. thee into the hand of ""brutish men, a//d ^q^'^- 32 skilful to destroy. Thou shalt be for i"hath com- nDe'ut.?7.i6. mitted abomination with his neighbour's SecEph. 6. 2. wife; and "another ^hath 'lewdly defiled t Or, deceU. his daughter in law; and "another inLe'vT thee ''hath humbled his sister, his father's Pver. 12 12 daughter. In thee ''have they taken gifts IJI'ex '^2 22 ''''to shed blood; "^thou hast taken usury J"'' 22. 9. and increase, and thou hast greedily ^^''l^. ^''' gained of thy neighbours by ''extortion, \^^''"''^- and =hast forgotten me, saith the Lord 16,^1,^4, ' & 23. 38 in the Heb. i \ltth. vien c/ slanders. * Lev. 19. i6. Seejcr. 6. 28. Comp. I Sam. 22. 9. " See ch. 18. 6, v ch. 16, 43. ' Lev. 18. 7, S. & 20. II. See I Cor. 5. i. » So ch. 36. 17 (Heb.). See Lev. iS. 19. ^ Or, every one. ver. 6. J Jer. 5. 8. ch. 18. 11. & 33. 26. See Ex. 20. 14. 'tOr, every one. ver. 6. « Lev. 18- 13. & 20. 12. t Or . hy lewdness. ver. 9. ■> Lev. 18. 9. & 20. 1 7. b See Deut. 27. 25. bt' See ver. 3. « Sec ch. 18. 8. ■■ ver. 7 (Heb.). • ch. 23. 35. See Jer. 2. 32. (753) Chap. xxii. 13. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxui. 10. f Heb. f Seech. 21. QoD. Bchold therefore, ^I havc Smitten 13 ster. 27. mine hand at sthy dishonest gain which ISeb )■ '' t^'io" ^'-^^^ made, and at '^''thy blood which Seeje'r. 22. hath been in the midst of thee. ''Cann h^Comp. thine heart endure, or can thine hands ch. 21. 7. be strong, in the days that I shall deal e.'io.""' with thee? 'I the Lord have spoken //, ^See ch. 17. ^^^ ^^m ^Q ^( ^^^ kti \vill scatter thee is n ch. 12. 15. among the heathen, and '^'"disperse thee ?Deut'.'4. 27. in the countries, and "will consume thy "Seech. 5. fiithiness out of thee. And thou "shaltie n°So ch 24. °take thine inheritance in thyself in the See ch 16.41 sight of the heathen, Pand thou shalt II Or, skait know that I am the Lord. ch^7r2{tte'^). And the word of the Lord came unto 17 &=5-3- me, saying. Son of man, the house ofis och.V24 Israel is to me become ^dross: all they ?Sefch.6. 7. '"■'^ 'brass, and 'tin, and ■'iron, and lead, qps.119.119'. 'in the midst of the furnace; they are &26;2|."'*' ««' "'/'^ 'dross (/ silver. Therefore .9 Jsai. 1.^22,25. thus saith the Lord God; Because ye 'iZi. I. 25. are all become 1 dross, behold therefore, Eccius. 47. J ^yiji gather you into the midst of Je- 'v'er. 20, 22. rusalem. ^As tliey gather silver, and ^o i'so jer.'e. 'brass, and "-iron, and lead, and nin, 'into 3° the midst of the furnace, "to blow the ra°™eTMai. fire upon it, to melt it: so will I gather you '•"'xw mine anger and in my fury, and ^\drosses. I will leave you ihere, and melt you. fHeb.?. Yea, I will gather you, and "blow upon^i ' Heb. ^ you ^in the fire of my wrath, and ye laTlieg,?- shall be melted in the midst thereof, v'see'fh 21; -"^s silver is melted 'in the midst of the 22 31. ' furnace, so shall ye be melted in the "ver."|i.''' midst thereof; and ye shall know that j-Sover. 31. J the LoRD vhavc poured out my fury See ch. 7. 8. * Ps. 68. g. upon you. ?■ ^t-n^'a And the word of the Lord came unto 23 bo I Kin. 0. . _, ^ 1 36. me, saymg. Son of man, say unto her, 24 • "oHos^e.g.' Thou art the land that is not cleansed, Seejer.11.9. nor ^rained upon in the day of indigna- So ch. '4'. 3! tion. There is a ^ conspiracy of her pro- 25 ch"' ''''' 6 phets in the midst thereof, ''like a roar- dComp.' ' ing lion ■: ravening the prey; ** they have ^SomYcs*' devoured souls; >=they have taken ^the "■ treasure and sprecious things; they have l7^T4^arg. made her many widows in the midst «iei-. 2o. 5°- thereof. •'Her priests 'have 'violated 26 See°Lam.%.' my kw, and 'have "^profaned mine holy f^Heb things: 'they have put no difference be- iqffcredmo- twecn the holy and profane, 'neither fz^ph^'j. 4. have they '"shewed difference between tver. 16 the unclean and the clean, and "have So ch. 28. 18. hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and ''I >ch.42. 20. am profaned among them. ''Herprin-27 Soch. 44. 23. \ o 1-1 „ 1 See Lev. lo. ces m the midst thereof rt/r hke Pwolves 10. ™ ver. 2 marg. " Comp Neh. 13. 15. Jer. 17. 22, 24, 27. ch. 44. 24. o So Isai. I. 23. ver. 6. Mic. 3. i— 3, 9— 11. See ver. 3. PZeph. 3. 3, So Gen. 49. 27. Mate. 7. 15. ■^ravening the prey, "to shed blood, and to destroy souls, °ito get dishonest gain. i See ver. 13. 23 And ''her prophets have daubed them 'Seech. 13. with untempered wor/tr, ''seeing vanity, >s'eech.i3.6. and =^ divining lies unto them, saying. Thus saith the Lord God, when the 29 Lord hath not spoken. The people of the land have used 'oppression, and I P''* '"''"''■ f ^ ' "-bee ver. 7. "e.xercised robbery, and "have vexed " ch. iS. 12 the poor and needy: yea, 'they have ^^eb.]. 30 oppressed the stranger 'wrongfully. And tHeb. wm- "I sought for a man among them, that Heb.'ls ' should "•''make up the hedge, and "stand JY' ^°' ''' I- D ' V Jer. 5. 1. in the gap before me for the land, that So isaf. 59. / should not destroy it: but I found iseech.13.5. 31 none. Therefore yhave I poured out ^ So isai. 58. mine indignation upon them ; I have con- Tver. "^2. sumed them ^with the fire of my wrath: 'ver. 21. =1 their own way have I recompensed "Seech. 7, 4. upon their heads, saith the Lord God. The word of the Lord came again unto XXIIL 2 me, saying, Son of man, there were ^two » So jer. 3. 3 women, the daughters of one mother: and Jjo^p"" ''they committed whoredoms '=in Egypt; ch- ■6-45,46. ''they committed whoredoms ''in their ,5." vouth: there were their breasts pressed, °«r.8,i9,27. .1 1 , • 1 r 1 r See ch. 20. 7. and there 'they bruised 'the teats of Comp. 4 their virginity. And the names of them J^^^^.'s',' %. were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah See cii. 16.22. ■Mier sister: and sthey were mine, and rprov.'s^Vg ''they bare sons and daughters. Thus [.'^^''-'g were their names; 'Samaria is 'Aholah, t ver. 37. and Jerusalem "Aholibah. &?}=".' 23. 5 And Aholah played the harlot ''when u- she was mine; and 'she doted on her nu tent', or, lovers, on "' the Assyrians her neighbours, '^'■•''■"acie'i. 6 which were clothed with blue, ""captains i Kin.' 12. 28. and rulers, "all of them desirable young ',/J,'jf,'^^.^: men, "horsemen Priding upon horses. 'UKiemiur. 7 Thus she 'committed her whoredoms kSee''ch.76.' with them, with all them that were • the p- . . ver. 7, Q chosen men of Assyria, and with all on 12, 16, 20.' whom 'she doted: with all their idols ■/^''^j;'-) 3° 3 she defiled herself. Neither left she het ^o ver. n whoredoms brought "^from Egypt: for u.2Ki„;,5.,g. ''in her youth they lay with her, and ^^^■}■ ■ 11 1 r 1 . '. . Hos, 8. 9. "they bruised the breasts of her virginity, » ver. 12, 23. and poured their whoredom upon her. '^^^"^^ ''■'"■ 9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the pch. 38. 15. hand of her lovers, into the hand of ''the ,0*^^. '^ "' 10 Assyrians, 'upon whom shedoted. These ' Heb ^- . 1 • 11 11 cc 1 1 stou'ca her discovered her nakedness: 'nhey took whoredoms her sons and her daughters, and slew "^^'J,'"i"'j her with the sword: and she became dwiu o/^\ the 'famous among women; for they had 'a'^^Z'."'^ 'executed judgment upon her. '' ver 9. 12, '2 fCin.15.29. I & 17. 4— 6, 18, 23. & 18. Q— I J. I Chr. 5. 26. ' ver. 29. Seech. 16.37. 5" ver. 25. t Heb. a name. ch. 16. 14 (Heb.). So Kuth 4. 14. I Chr. 5. 24. Comp. ch. 36. 3. ' See ch. 5. 8. (754) Chap, xxiit. ii. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxni. 39. « Jer. 3. 8, 9. ^ Jer. 3. II. Seech. 16.47, t Heb. she corrupted ^Jier inordi- nate love more than, t Heb, more than the •whoredoms of her sister. * See ch. i6. 28. X ch. 3S. 4 (Heb.]. y See ch. 8. lO. 2 Comp. ch. 1 6. 17. » ch. 16. 29. Comp. 2 Kin. 24. I. ^ Jer. 22. 14. tHeb. at the sight 0/ her eyes. •=501531.57.9. ver. 40. t Heb. children of Babel. ver. 15, 23 (Heb.). c'^Isai.57.7,8. Comp. Prov. 7. 16. ver. 41. ■^ ver. 22, 28. Comp. ch. 17. 15. ver. 21. tHeb. loosed, or, disjointed. ver. iS. See Jer. 6. 8. e See ch. 16. 25- f See ver. 3. s See ch. 16. 26. i" See ver. s- ' Comp. Jer. 2.23,24. & 5. 8. & 13. 27- kSoch. 37. ' Jer. 50. 21. Comp. ver. 21 (Heb.). "' See ver. 6. "See Nmn.i. 16. •'Seech. 10. 2. p Ps. 35. 2. ch. 38. 4. S: 39 9- she doted upon them, and "^sent messengers unto them into ^Chal- dea. And the * Babylonians came to 17 her into '='=the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and ''her mind was * alienated from them. So 18 she discovered her whoredoms, and dis- covered her nakedness : then '' my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister. Yet "^sheig multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance ''the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot sin the land of Egypt. For ^ she doted 20 upon their paramours, s' whose fle.sh is as the flesh of asses, and 'whose issue is like the issue of horses. Thus thou 21 'calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, 'in bruising thy teats sby the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith 22 the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, ^from whom thy mind is alienated, and ^ I will bring them against thee on every side ; the 23 Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, ' Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, all the Assyrians with them : ™ all of them de- sirable young men, captains and ru- lers, great lords and "renowned, all of them riding upon horses. And they 24 shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and "wheels, and with an as- sembly of people, 7tihich shall set against thee P buckler and p shield and 1 helmet round about : and I will set judgment before them, and ■■ they shall judge thee according to their judgments. And I 25 will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears ; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: =they shall take thy sons and » ver. 10. thy daughters; and ^Hhy residue shall be "See Dan. 26 devoured by the fire. ' They shall also <^seech. 16. strip thee out of thy clothes, 'and take ^'>- 27 away thy 'fair jewels. Thus "will JtHeb. '/»- make thy lewdness to cease from thee, ^ky'deMng. and "thy whoredom brought from the sJe''ch''f6 land of Egypt : so that thou shalt not >■ So ver^s^ig! lift up thine eyes unto them, nor re- ^"^'.T 28 member Egypt any more. For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them ™ whom thou hatest, into the hand of " ch. 16. 37. them ''from whom thy mind is alien- 29ated: and they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take a7iiay all thy ^ labour, and shall leave thee >' naked 'Seejer.2o.s. and bare : and ^ the nakedness of thy \'^'"' "''• '*• whoredoms shall be discovered, both ' See ver. 10. 30 thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. / will do these things unto thee, because = thou hast gone a whoring after the 'Seech. 6. 9. heathen, and because thou art polluted 3T with their idols. Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I 32 give ''her cup into thine hand. Thus saith the Lord God; Thou shalt drink (t/" thy sister's cup deep and large: "^thou «Seech.22.4. shalt be laughed to scorn and had in 33 derision ; // containeth much. Thou shalt be filled ^with drunkenness and •'Jer. 13. 13, sorrow, '^7inth the cup of astonishment jf'^f,'*^' and desolation, with the cup of ^ thy Comp. 34si.ster Samaria. ''Thou shalt even drink r se^e vtr''4?' it and ^ s suck it out, and thou shalt s Ps. 75. s break ' the sheards thereof, and pluck '•^''^^■ ^, ^- jQj. I have spo- 10, ^ See Jer. 25. IS- off thine own breasts : 35 ken //, saith the Lord God. Therefore \'^^l ^"■"■ thus saith the Lord God; Because ''thou '^'i^i. .w 14. hast forgotten me, and ' cast me behind 12. thy back, therefore '" bear thou also thy \ S'='= ' '^'"■ lewdness and thy whoredoms. " ch. 16. 58. 36 The Lord said moreo\'er unto me ; ^^^' ■** Son of man, "wilt thou 'judge Aholah °Seech.2o.4. and Aholibah ? yea, ° declare unto them vc^'.^Ji. 37 their abominations ; that they have com- 12w,a'>>- mitted adulter)', and p blood is in their " isai. 58. i hands, and with their idols have they p ver. 45. committed adultery, and have also §0 ch. 22 2. See ch lo caused their sons, v whom they bare 38. unto me, ''to pass for them through ;! y^^^^^_ ^^ ■ii the fire, to devour them. Moreover this 20. they have done unto me : ^ they ha\'e ; see'^ch^^j. defiled my sanctuary in the same day, "• 39 and 'have profaned my sabbaths. For tseech.22.8. (755) Chap, xxiii. 40. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxiv. 19. « ch. 44. 7. "2Kin. 21. 4. See Jer. 23. n. 1 Heb. coming. ^ See ver. 16. w Ruth 3. 3. '^ So 2 Kin. 9. 30. Jer. 4. 30. y See ch. 16. II. t Heb. konoiirabJe. « See Esth. I. 6, or see ver. 17. * See Isai. 6s. II. >> ch. 16. 18. « So Prov. 7. 17- Comp. ch. 41. 22. ^ Isai. 57. 9. So Hos. 2. 8. " Comp. Isai. 22. 2. t Heb. of the multitude 0/ tneit . Comp. Jer. 26. 23. HOr, drunkards. Deut. 21. 20- Prov. 23. 21. f See Ps. 72. xo. Comp. Jer. 37- 5- s See ch- 16. I I. i» ch. 16. 12. t Heb. her ivhoredoins, > See ch. 16. 33. So ver. 24. ch. 24, 14. Comp.ver.36. ^ ver. 37. 1 ch. 16. 40. * Heb. "'for a remotnng and '^ spoil. ■>' See Deut. 28. 25. "See ch.7.21. I Or, single than Old. Heb. as Josh. 17. IS, 18. ch. 21. 19. " 2 Chr. 35. '7- So ch. 24. 21. P 2 Chr. 36. 19- ch. 16. 41. *» See ch. i6. ver. 35. when 'they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day "into my sanctuary to profane it; and lo, " thus have they done in the midst of mine house. And furthermore, 40 that ye have sent for men ' to come from far, ^ unto whom a messenger icas sent ; and lo, they came : for whom thou didst " wash thyself, " paintedst thy eyes, and y deckedst thyself with orna- ments, and satest upon a * stately ' bed, 41 and a table ^prepared before it, where- upon ^ thou hast set mine ' incense and mine "^ oil. And a voice of =a multi-42 tude being at ease 7cias with her : and with the men ' of the common sort 7vere brought ' ''Sabeans from the wil- derness, which put ^bracelets upon their hands, and ''beautiful crowns upon their heads. Then said I unto /ler that was i-, old in adulteries, Will they now com- mit ' whoredoms with her, and she ivith them ? Yet they went in unto her, as 44 they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. And the righteous men, 'they shall 45 judge them after the manner of adulter- esses, and after the manner of women that shed blood ; because they are adul- teresses, and ''blood is in their hands. For thus saith the Lord God; ^I will^e bring up a company upon them, and 7iv7/ give them ' to be removed and spoiled. And 'the company shall stone them with 47 stones, and ' dispatch them with their swords; °they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and pi burn up their houses with fire. Thus ''■'will I cause 43 lewdness to cease out of the land, ''that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. And they shall recom-49 pense your lewdness upon you, and 'ye shall bear the sins of your idols: "and ye shall know that I a7!i the Lord God. 41. "^ ver. 27. ■ So Deut. 13. 11. 2 Pet. 2. 6. ' See " See ch. 6. 7. XXIV. About B.C. 590. See ch. 1. 2, *2Kin. 25. I. Jer. 39. I. & 52. 4. M* See ch. 16. 44- ^ Seech, 2. 5. « 2 Kin. 4.38. Comp. Jer. I. 13. ch. 11.3,7,11. ver. 6. Sec Jer. 13.2. Again "in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, write thee the name of the day, eTen of this same day : the king of Babylon "set himself against Jerusalem this same day. And ""utter a parable unto ''the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; "^Set on a pot, set it on, and also 4 pour water into it: gather ''the pieces iiSeeLev.j.s. thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and ^the shoulder; fill it with ' See i Sam. s the choice bones. Take the choice of for.'^eap. the flock, and "burn also the bones under ^g" '''"'■ ''■ it, and make it boil well, and let them & ver. 9. seethe the bones of it therein. 6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God ; ^ Woe to "^the bloody city, to the pot See 0^.222. whose sscum is therein, and whose scum 1*", "• "• . bo cn. II. 7. is not gone out of it ! bring it out piece '■ Comp. 7 by piece; ''let no lot fall upon it. For Matt" 27.' 35. her blood is in the midst of her; she set See joeis. 3. it upon 'the top of a rock; she ''poured ch. 26.4, 14. it not upon the ground, '''to cover it k LevV ?' 8 with dust ; that it might cause fury to Comp. come up to take vengeance; I have set Deut.'''i2'.°i6, her blood upon 'the top of a rock, that =4- , , . 9// should not be covered. Therefore "■ uai. 30.^33. thus saith the Lord God ; fWoe to the ^°i^'-^'\j bloody city! I will even make ""the pile (Heb.). 10 for fire great. Heap on wood, "kindle p ch. i6^°3"' the fire, consume the flesh, and "spice ,''^,''!''- it well, and let the bones be burnt. (Heb.;.' 11 Then set it empty upon the coals there- Ij^r'^'';"'''" of, that Pthe brass of it may be hot, and (Heb.j. imay burn, and that ''the filthiness of it 22.^4.^*'' may be molten in it, that sthe scum of it ^Seech.5.13. 12 may be consumed. She hath wearied 24. herself with lies, and her great scum x fgam'';!'™' went not forth out of her: sher scum JSeecii. 20. 13 shall be in the fire. In thy filthiness is t\^^ ^h. 23. lewdness: because I have purged thee, 45-, .. , , 1,11 ^ ^ Km. 20. 6. and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not ver. 21, 25. ^be purged from thy filthiness -any more, ^■^"p'^'' till "I have caused my fury to rest upon ch. 7. n. 14 thee. 'T the Lord have spoken //.• it 'wuh.^"' shall come to pass, and 'I will do //.• I Bc "i"'*- - Ps. 37. 7 Jer.i6.s— 7. ^ See Lev. 10. 6. & Judith lo. 3. ^ ver. 23. See Isai. 3. will not go back, "neither will I spare, marj "^neither will I repent; vaccording to thy ways, and y according to thy doings, ^shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God. 15 Also the word of the Lord came unto So isai. 6i. 16 me, saying, Son of man, behold, I take ^Ver.'^."''''' away from thee "the desire of thine eyes Judith 10.4. with a stroke : ''yet neither shalt tliou ^ 'S'. 15. mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears 30-^. 17 'run down. 'Forbear to cry, '"=make »Mi'c. 3. 7. no mourning /w the dead, ''bind the ',^^,°"'J'' •^tire of thine head upon thee, and ""put 1 Heb. on thy shoes upon thy feet, sand ''cover Ai^sov'er. not thy 'lips, and 'eat not the bread of ■"■ Lev I \ A,^ 18 men. So I spake unto the people in the so 2 Sa'm. ' morning: and at even my wife died ; and ."'■ °''- . ^ . .; ' ' ver. 22. I did m the morning -las I was com- SoHos.9. 4. manded. fre/S.I/.- 19 And the people said unto me, ''Wilt 7.^ 1 ill 1 , 7 • '' See ch. la. thou not tell us what these things are to 9. (756) Chap. xxiv. 20. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxvi. i. * See ch. 7. 21, 22. Comp. Jer. 7. 14. ™ See ch. 7. 20, & 30. 6. " So Isai. 64. II. Lam. 2. 4. Comp. Ps. 27. 4. t Heb. /A? ///)' of your sold. 0 So ch. 23. 47- ver. 25. P So job 27. 15- Ps. 78. 64 in the Heb. 1 See ch. 4. *■ Prov. 5. II. ' ver. 27. See ch. 12. 6. * So ch. 12. II. " So John 13. 19. & 14. 29. ^ So ver. 27. See ch, 6. 7. * So ver. 21. t Heb. tJte lifting up of \Jkeir\ soul. See Jer. 22. 27. » ch. 33. 21, 22. y ch. 3. 26, 27. & 29. 21. * ch. 33. 22. XXV. * Seech, 6. 2. ^ See ch. 21. 28. •^ ch. 26. 2. & 36. 2. <*Seech.22.i6, « Comp. ch. 21. 20. tHeb. children. ver. 10. Seejer.49.28. f See Ps. 69. 25- 8 See ch. 21. 20. h See 2 Sam. 7.8. ' Zeph. 2. 15 (Heb.). So Isai. 17.2. & 32. 14. » bo ver. 7, II, 17. See ch. 6. 7. ' Ps. 98. 8. Isai. 55. 12. SeeJob27.23. t Heb. hand. ^ ch, 6. II. t Hel). "/oo/. " So Zeph. 2. 8, 10. t Heb. soitl, o ver. 15. ch. 36. 5. Seech. 16.57. P ver. 13, 16. See ch. 6. 14. US, that thou doest so ? Then I answered 20 them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Speak unto the house of2i Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, 'I 7<''/// profane my sanctuary, ™the e.x- cellency of your strength, ^"the desire of your eyes, and ' that which your soul pitieth ; and ° your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. And ye shall do as 1 22 have done : si> ye shall not cover your lips, 'nor eat the bread of men. And 23 'your tires shall be upon your heads, and fyour shoes upon your feet: ''ye shall not mourn p nor weep ; but 1 ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and ■■mourn one towards another. Thus Eze- 24 kiel is unto you = a sign : ' according to all that he hath done shall ye do : and " when this cometh, '' ye shall know that I am the Lord God. Also, thou son of man, shall it not 25 be in the day when I take from them "•'' their strength, the joy of their glory, ^°the desire of their eyes, and 'that whereupon they set their minds, ° their sons and their daughters, that ''he that 26 escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear // with thine ears? In that day v^ shall thy mouth 27 be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and ^ be no more dumb : and ^ thou shalt be a sign unto them ; and "they shall know that I am the Lord. The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, ^ set thy face ^ against the Ammonites, and pro- phesy against them ; and say unto ^ the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Be- cause thou saidst, '=Aha, against my sanctuary, when ^ it was profaned ; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate;, and against the house of Ju- dah, when they went into captivity ; behold therefore, I w/// deliver thee to ' the * men of the east ^ for a posses- sion, and they shall set their f palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee : they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. And I will make s Rabbah ^ a stable for camels, and the Ammonites 'a couching place for flocks: ^ and ye shall know that I am the Lord. For thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou hast 'clapped thine * hands, and ■"stamped with the 'feet, and ■'rejoiced in 'heart with all thy "despite against the land of Israel ; behold therefore, p I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, "i Seech. 7. and will deliver thee 1 for 'a spoil to ?Or, meat. the heathen; and I will cut thee off [^7''*'- from the people, and I will cause thee ' Seech.35.2. to perish out of the countries: I will de- S'r'."?2. stroy thee; ■'and thou shalt know that "J"- 48.26, I am the Lord. THeb. 3 Thus saith the Lord God; Because Iflyi"^ that ' Moab and = Seir do say, ^s Behold, ""josris. 12. the house of Judah /.- like unto all the cfm"''' '°•^■ 9 heathen ; therefore behold, I will open ^um. 32. 4. the "side of Moab from the cities, I2 3' -'°'''' from his cities ichich are on his fron- ' I"" ' '-'"■• tiers, " the glory of the country, " Beth- "See jer. jeshimoth, ^ Baal-meon, and ^ Kiria- ilor'„i-,r»«/ lothaim, unto the men of the east "with ''^'^ children the Ammonites, and will give them '■ in ^^"""''",'s. possession, that y the Ammonites ^ may '^l^ * not be remembered among the nations. " ch. ii. 32. 11 And I will execute judgments upon l^,^"/"^' 'Moab ; ^ and they shall know that I am So 2 chr. 28. the Lord. 7Esdr.4.43. 12 Thus saith the Lord God; ''Because ^^°™|- that Edom hath dealt against the house isai. ii. n. of Judah ' by taking vengeance, and jer.''i2.' 14. ■= hath greatly oflended, and revenged ^i"- 32- 39- 13 himself upon them; therefore thus saith fijeii.^jr.- the Lord God; <^I will also stretch out '^"/,f"^Z' mine hand upon Edom, and "= will cut cLil s. off man and beast from it ; and «' I will f jerl'l' make it desolate from ^Teman; andl.n^''!- •they of sDedan shall fall by the sword. d"rV'°' 14 And '' I will lay my vengeance upon " s== ch. 14. Edom by the hand of my people Israel: "Soch.35.9. and they shall do in Edom accordinsr '^^'^ ' *'*"'• 01. 45. to mme anger and according to my fury; &• Job 6. 19. and 'they shall know my vengeance, l/mi//a^i fy saith the Lord God. '''"■ ^"ord 15 Thus saith the Lord God; J Because ""0^.27.1".' ^ the Philistines have dealt by revenge, |°' *J 3?- '3- , , J , o ^ oee Isai. 21. and have taken vengeance 'with a de- 13- spiteful heart, to destroy it ^for the old 5er°49.7-22. 16 hatred; therefore thus saith the Lord ^P"" ?■ ■=■ God; Behold, ''I Ti'/// stretch out mine 21.^ ' ' ''' hand upon the Philistines, and ■" I will \ JJ^^^- \J- cut off " the Cherethims, and ■" "destroy 16, 17- 17 the remnant of the 'Psea coast. And '^|==J°''"- I will execute great ' venseance upon ' Comp. .1 ^ • 1 /- • 11 1 . ver. 3, 8, 12 them iwith tunous rebukes, ■'and they with. Num. sliall know that I am the Lord, when I f.-'j '/j j^- shall lay my vengeance upon them. & 108.9, lo. Isai. II. 14. K Isai. 14. 29—32. Jer. 25. 20. & 47. i. Joel 3. 4. Amos i. 6. Zeph. 2.4. See ch. 16. 57. * See ver. 6. ^ Or, whYx/erJ'etiuil hatred. ch. 35. 5. >" So Zeph. 2. 5. n See i Sam. 30. 14. <> So Jer. 47. 4. 0 Or, haven 0/ the sea. Gen. 49. 13. p Jer. 47. 7. ( Heb. vengeances. Ps. 18. 47. & 94. i. Q ch. 5. 15. ' See ver. 5. And it came to pass in the eleventh XXVI. year, in the first day of the month, that i>^J'°j83 See ch. I. 2. Comp. ch. 29. 1. & 30. 20. & 31. i. & 40. i. (757) 96 Chap. xxvi. 2. EZEKIEL, Chap. xxvn. 6. the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, ''because that Tyrus : hath said against Jerusalem, ''Aha, she is broken iliat urns the gates of the people : she is turned unto me : I shall be replenished, 7iow she is laid waste : therefore thus saith the Lord God ; ; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause "^many nations to come up against thee, ^ as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers : I will also scrape her dust from her, and =make her like f the ^ ver. 14. fSeech.24.7. top of a rock. It shall be a place for s the spreading of nets ^ in the midst of the sea : 'for I have spoken «', saith the Lord God: and it shall become ''a spoil to the nations. And ' her daugh- ters which arc in the field shall be slain > v'er. 8. by the sword ; ■" and they shall know Seech. 16. 27. that lam the Lord. * See Is: 23. I. ** Seech. 25.3. Comp. ch. 33. 21. « Comp. Jer. 34. I. d Comp. Lam. 2. 13. K ver. 14. So ch, 32. 3. & 47. 10. ^ ch. 27. 32. ^ See ch. 21. 17- k See ch. 7. ™ Seech. 6. 7. """ch.29. iS, n Ezra 7. 12. Dan. 2. 37. So Hos. 8. 10. o Comp. Jer. J. 14. P Seech. 4. 2. I Or, p(?ur oitt ike en- gine of shot. J er. 6. 6. For thus saith the Lord God ; ■""" Be- 7 hold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebu- chadrezzar king of Babylon, "a king of kings, ° from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. He shall s slay with the sword ' thy daughters in the field : and p he shall make a fort against thee, and "pi cast a mount a- gainst thee, and ' lift up the buckler against thee. And he shall set engines 9 q See 2 Sam. ^f .^yg^J. against thy walls, and with his & Luke 19. axes he shall break down thy towers, r So 2 Kin. By reason of the abundance of his 10 19- 32- horses their dust shall cover thee : thy walls shall shake at the noise of the 'Seech. 10.2. horsemen, and of ^the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy (Heb. ac- gates, ' as men enter into a city wherein "ti'-'"nilr '^ made a breach. With the hoofs ofn jKfj ^a a/y his horses shall he tread down all thy • cf^V't' streets : he shall slay thy people by the So ch. 33. 3r. sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. And they 12 "Seech. 29. shall "make a spoil of thy riches, and "'ch 28 "make a prey of thy "merchandise: and 16, 18 in the they shall break down thy walls, and Hcb. ■ - - t Heb. houses of iky desire. So ch. 23. 6, 12, 23. See Isai. 32. destroy ' thy pleasant houses : and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and "" thy dust in the midst of the water. And "I will cause the noise of thy songs 13 to cease ; and the sound of "thy harps shall be no more heard. And "= I will 14 Seejer. 7. 34. make thee like the top of a rock: sthou & ^]\i. '^' shall be a place to spread nets upon ; ch"^8' I ■ ''^°" shalt be built no more: for 'I the Lord have spoken //, saiih the Lord God. "" ver. 4. ^ So Isai. 14. Ti. & 24. 15 Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus ; Shall not the isles " shake at the sound of thy fall, when ^the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the 16 midst of thee ? Then all ^ the princes of the sea ^ shall come down from their thrones, and "lay away their robes, and put off their ''broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with 'trembling; =''='' they shall sit upon the ground, and <= shall tremble ""at every moment, and 17 'be astonished at thee. And ^they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee. How art thou destroy- ed, Ihat wast inhabited ' of seafaring men, the renowned city, s which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabit- ants, '' which cause their terror lo be on 18 all that haunt it. Now ' shall the isles tremble J in the day of thy fall ; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be 19 troubled at thy departure. For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited ; JJ when / shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great 20 waters shall cover thee ; when '' I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, ''''with the people of old time, and shall set thee ''in the low parts of the earth, in places ' desolate of old, ''with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited ; and I shall set glory ""in the land of the 21 living ; " I will make thee * a terror, "and thou shalt be no more: "though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou "p never be found again, saith the Lord God. The word of the Lord came again : unto me, saying, Now, thou son of man, 3 ^ take up a lamentation for Tyrus ; and say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at ''the entry of the sea, which art <^a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, ^ I a7n * of perfect 4 beauty. Thy borders are in the ' midst of the seas, thy builders '' have perfect- sed thy beauty. They have 'made all thy ship boards of ' fir trees of f Senir : they have taken e cedars from Lebanon 6 to make '' masts for thee. Of ' the oaks of Bashan have they made thine J oars ; " ' the company of ' the Ashur- ites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of "" the isles of Chittim. J .So ver. 29. H Or, ihey have made [ihy'] haiches '^trodden. ' Comp. Ps. 17. 11 (Heb.). t Heb. So Ps. 17. 8 (Heb.). ' Rather as Isai. 41. 19. & 60. 13. 10. 4, 5. & 1 Mace. I. 1. * Jer. 40. 21 (Heb.;. ch. 27. 28. & 31. 16. So ver. 18. 'Jer. 51. 52 (Heb.). ' Comp. Isai. 23. 8. * So Jonah 3. 6. ** See ch. i6. 10. t Heb. tronhlings. Comp. ver. 21 *^*>Seelsai. 3. 26. •= ch. 32. TO. ^ See Job 7. iS. eSeech.27.35. ^ ch. 27. 2, 32. See ch. 19. i. So Rev. 18.9. f Heb. of the seas. ch. 27. 33. 8SoIsai.23.4. ii See ch. 32. 23- > So ver. 15. J See ch. 27. 27. jj So ch. 27. 34- ^ ch. 32. 18 (Heb.). Seech. 31.14. ^^ Comp, Job 22. 15. 2 Pet. 2. 5. ' Comp. Job 3. 14. See ch.38. 12. "" ch. 32. 23— 27. 32- See Ps.27.13. ^ ch. 27. 36. & 28. 19. Comp. Rev. 18. 21. t Heb. " terrors. Comp. ver. 16. o Ps. 37. 36. P See Dan. n. 19. xxvn. " ver. 32. Seech. 19. J. ^ ch. 26. 10. <=SoIsai.23.3. See ver. 12. <* ch. 28. 12. So ver, 4, II. t Heb. fcr/cct Pf beaut J'. Lam. 2. 15. t Heb. heart. Ps. 46. 2. ver. 25 — 27. ch. 28. 2. 8. t Hcb. built. ver. 4, <^ See I Kin. 5. S. fSeeDeut.3.9. s See Judg. 9. 15- " See Isai. 30. 17. ' See Isai. 2. I3-. of ivory "well the daughter. " See Gen. (758, CHAF. XXVII. 7. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxvii. 3-4. " See ch. 16. 10. 0 ver. »6, 24. See ch. i6. 10. P Comp. Isai. 19. 3. *1 Job 36. 29 (Heb.). _ ^ So Isai. 33. 23. II Or, purple and scarlet. ' Ex. 26. 31, 36, &c. ' ver. 16. See Judg. 8. 26. " Gen. 10. 4. 1 Chr. I. 7. ' ver. II. Gen. 10. 18. 1 Chr. I. 16. * ver. 26 (Heb.l. ^ ver. 27 — 29. So Jonah 1.6. y I Kin. 5. 18. Ps. 83. 7. So Josh. 13.5. " ver. 27. II Or, sioftpcrs of chinks. tHeb. strengilten- ers. 2 Kin. 12. 5. * ver. 27, 29. Jonah I. 5. *J ver. 16, ig, 21, 22, 27. 2 Esdr. 16. 42. 47- Luke 10. 13 in the Engl, c ch. 38. 5. <* Isai. 65. ig. Jer. 46. 9. ch. 30. 5. Judith 2. 23. ^Gen. 10(13,, 1, " Fine linen with "broidered work Pfrom 7 Egypt was 1 that which thou spreadest forth to be ■■ thy sail ; ' ^ blue and ^ ' pur- ple from the isles of " Elishah was that which covered thee. The inhabitants 8 of Zidon and ' Arvad were " thy mari- ners : thy wise men, O Tyrus, i/iat were in thee, were thy •'' pilots. The ancients 9 of y Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee ^ thy " ♦ calkers : all the ships of the sea with their "mariners were in thee ^ to '^ occupy thy merchan- dise. They of <^ Persia and of '''^Ludio and of '^'^fPhut were in thine army, s thy men of war : es they hanged the shield and helmet in thee ; they set forth *> thy comeliness. The men of n " Arvad with thine army 7uere upon thy walls round about, and the Gamma- dims were in thy towers : ss they hang- ed ' their shields upon thy walls round about ; J they have made thy beauty per- fect. '' Tarshish 7c'as ' thy merchant by 12 reason of the multitude of all kiiui of riches ; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, ■"they traded in thy fairs. "°Pjavan, 13 ""iTubal, and "i''Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded =the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy ' market. They of the house of 'Togar- 14 mah ■" traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. The men of 15 " Dedan ziiei-c thy merchants ; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand : they brought thee for ^ a present horns of ivory and ebeny. Syria was ' thy i6 merchant by reason of the multitude of ' the wares of thy making : ™ they occupied in thy fairs with " emeralds, ''purple, and "broidered work, and vfine linen, and 'coral, and " ^ agate. Judah, 17 and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants : they traded in thy market ''wheat of =Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and • '' balm. ' Damas- is cus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches ; in the wine of Helbon, and f white wool. Dan also 19 and Javan " going to and fro s occupied in thy fairs : bright iron. ^ cassia, and 1 Chr. I. 5. o Isai. 66. 19. P Gen. 10. 4. i Chr. i. 7. ver. 19. Dan. 8. 21. & 10. 20. & ii. 2. Zech. 9. 13 in the Heb. So Joel 3. 6. *1 ch. 32. 26. & 38. 2, 3. & 39. I. ' Ps. 120. 5. * See Rev. 18. 13. I Or, mcrJuindise. ver. 9, 17, ig, 25, 27. 33, 34 in the Heb. t Gen. 10. 3. I Chr. 1. 6. ch. 38. 6. " ver. 20. Gen. 10. 7. See ch. 25.13. V Ps. 72. 10 (Heb.) only. \\{f:h.\thy\-:uorks. ver. 18. » Ex. 28. i3. & 39. II. ch. 28. 13 in the Heb. See Rev. 4. 3. « See ver. 7. y See i Chr. 15. 27. ' See Job 28. 18. U Or, ckrysoprase. Not as ch. 28. 1 3. » Isai. 54. 12. *> i Kin. 5. 9, 11. Ezra 3. 7. Acts 12. 20. «= Judg. II. 33. Comp. 2 Chr. 27. 5. 0 Or, rosin. ** See Jer. 8. 22. « See Isai. 7. 8. f Comp. Rev. i. 14, D Or, Meuzal. Comp. Gen. 10. 27. K See ver. 9, 12. h Ex. 30. 24. I Chr. I (11' 17. i Gen. 10. 6. I Chr. I. 8. Nahum 3. 9. 6 ver. 27. KS ver. II. Cant. 4. 4. Comp. 1 Mace. 4. 57. •^ ch. 16. 14 (Heb.;. * See 2 Sam. J So ver. 3. k ver. 25. ch. 38. 13. See I Kin. 10. 22. • ver. 16, 18, 21. So ver. 3, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24. ™ ver. 14, 16, tg, 22. So ver. 27, 33 in ihe Heb. » Gen. 10. 2. 20 'calamus, were in thy market. ''Dedan was thy merchant in 'precious clothes 21 for chariots. 'Arabia, and all the princes of " Kedar, ' they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats : in these ■227aere they thy merchants. The mer- chants of "°Sheba and " Raamah, they were p thy merchants : p they occupied in thy fairs with ' chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 23 1 Haran, and Canneh, and '^ Eden, the merchants of ° Sheba, ■■ Asshur, ayid 24 Chilmad, were thy merchants. These were thy merchants in ' all sorts of things, in ^blue • clothes, and * broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, 25 among thy merchandise. ' The ships of "Tarshish did sing of thee in thy mar- ket : and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the " midst of the 26 seas. "■ Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters : ^ the east wind hath broken thee in the ' midst of the seas. 27 y Thy riches, and ' thy fairs, ^ thy mer- chandise, •= thy mariners, and ' thy pi- lots, '' thy calkers, and '' the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all '' thy men of war, that are in thee, 'and in 'all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the • midst of the 28 seas ^in the day of thy ruin. sThe ' suburbs •> shall shake at the sound of 29 the cry of "= thy pilots. ' And all that handle '' the oar, '' the mariners, and all '='the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they .shall stand upon 30 the land; 'and shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall '"cast up dust upon their heads, they shall ""wallow 31 themselves in the ashes : and they shall " make themselves utterly bald for thee, and " gird them with sackcloth, and they shall 'weep for thee ""with bit- terness of heart and bitter wailing. 32 And in their wailing they shall p take up a lamentation for thee, and pp lament over thee, saying, 'What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed lin the midst 33 of the sea? ■'When Hhy wares went forth out of the seas, thou fiUedst many people; Hhou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy 34 riches and of *thy merchandise. In the time "when thou shalt be broken by the seas "in the depths of the waters, 'thy merchandise and 'all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. ' See Ex. 30. ^ See ver. 15. ^Wzh.clothes of/rcedoiit. ' See Isai. 13. 20. "' See Isai. 60. 7. I Heb. tkty were ihe tnerclutnts 0/ thy hand. " Gen. 10. 7. I Chr. I. 9. 0 ver. 23. ch. 38. 13. See I Kin. 10. I. P See ver. 12. •i See 2 Kin. 19. 12. *■ Gen. 25. 3. 1 Or. excel- lent things. t Heb. foldings. Comp. 2 Kin. 2. 8 (Heb.). * See ver. 7. ' Ps. 48. 7. Isai. 2. 16. & 23. 14. " See ver. 12. *■ See ver. 4. »■ ver. 8 (Heb.). « Ps. 48. 7. Sec Jer. 18. '7- t Heb. "^ heart. y So Prov. 11. 4. " See ver. 12. * ver. 13. ^ See ver. g. c See ver. 8. ^ ver. 10. 1 Or, e-jeti with all. « So ver. 34. t Heb. "i heart. f ch. 26. 18. & 32. 10 in the Heb. 8 Seech. 45 2. 1 Or, -a-aves. ■> .See ch. 26. .'5- ' Comp. Rev. 18. 17, 18. •^ So ver. 6. 1 See Rev. 18. 19. " See Jer. 6. 26. " See Job i. 20. & Isai. 3. 24. 0 See Lam. 2. 10. '^ to- paz, and ^the diamond, •'the 'beryl, ■^the onyx, and ''the jasper, 'the sap- Or, Trtthy. ^ Job 28. 19. Rev, 21. 20. » Ex. 28. b See Cant. 5, 14. U Or, chrysolite. See Rev. ^ See Gen. 2. 12. <* See Rev. 4. 3. c Sec 39. 10. " Comp. ch. 26. 13, ' See Isai, 5. 12. SoiEsdr.5.2. '' ver. 15. ' E\-. 25. 20, I Kin. 8. 7. phire, fthe 'emerald, and sthe carbun- f Seech. 27. cle, and "^gold; ''the workmanship of « 6r, thy ' tabrets and of thy pipes was pre- Nofas'^h'?7 pared in thee in ^ the day that thou '«■ 14 wast created. Thou art the anointed ^7. ^j^'g ' ' cherub that covereth ; and I have set ' thee so: thou wast upon ""the holy mountain of God ; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of " the 15 stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from "^ the day that thou wast J'."'"- ^^■ created, till iniquity was found in thee. ch.'"o! i, 2. 16 By the multitude of ° thy merchandise ™ ^" '^''- ^°' they have filled the midst of thee ivith So ver. 16. violence, and thou hast sinned : there- comp.'^' fore I will cast thee as profane out of *'^'- 3- 17. ■"the mountain of God: and I will de- ^'^'^' ^' stroy thee, ' O covering cherub, from 17 the midst of " the stones of fire. PThine ^ ver. 2, 5. heart was lifted up because of '^ thy 1 ver. ^. beauty, thou hast corrupted 1 thy wis- dom by reason of thy brightness : I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee, 18 ""Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by'Soch. 22. the multitude of thine iniquities, by the '*'■ iniquity of ° thy traffick ; therefore ^ will • So ch. 30, I bring forth a fire from the midst of Cnntp.'*' thee, it shall devour thee, and I will '^>=>'- »8. 9, bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that Lehold thee. 19 All they that know thee among the people ' shall be astonished at thee : ' See ch. 27. " thou shalt be 'a terror, and never shalt V's,^^ ^h. 26. thou be any more. 20 Again the word of the Lord came 21 unto me, saying. Son of man, ''set thy face '•'' against Zidon, and " prophesy 22 against it, and say. Thus saith the Lord God ; ^ Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon ; and "''■ I will be glori- Comp fied in the midst of thee : and >' they s SeV'ch.' 30. shall know that I am the Lord, vvwhen ==• I shall have executed judgments in her, 17, isiHtbo'. 23 ^ and shall be sanctified in her. For f^' 3?- '3- '' ' ver. 23, 24, I will send into her =» pestilence, and 26. ^ blood into her streets; and the wound- yy'^vcr. '26. ^' ed shall be judged in the midst of her g''"',^^. by the sword upon her on every side; 41. ''and they shall know that I am the ^^'^,,3^^/^;^ 24 Lord. And " there shall be no more = comp. ^a pricking brier unto the house of joX'/3'',"' Israel, nor anv grieving thorn "^of all 5 i^""'-,". 7. ** See Lev 13 that are round about them, ''that de- 5,. spised them ; '' and they shall know 15^°"^' ,3 25 that I am the Lord God. Thus saith ' ver. 26. the Lord God ; g When I shall have f," '=''■ '^■ gathered the house of Israel from the ^^h. 39. 27. people among whom they are scattered, 17.'' tHeb. " tr'f-fors. "•' See ch. 6. 2. * Isai. 23. 4, 12. Jer. 25. 22. & 27. 3. ch. 32. 30. (760) Chap, xxviii. 26. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxx. 2. •> ch. 37. 25. So ch 36. 28. ' Sojer. 23.6, ch. 36. 28. See ch. 38. 8 II Or, with confidetice. See I Kin. 4. 25 marg. ^ See Isai. 65. 21. II Or, Upoil. XXIX. About B.C. 589- See ch. i. 2 Comp. ch. -ib. I and ''s shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then "^ shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. And ' they -. shall dwell ' safely therein, and shall ''build houses, and '^ plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell wth confidence, ''when I have executed judgments ''up- on all those that " despise them round about them ; ''and they shall know that I am the Lord their God. In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, say- i*^-?)' Son of man, ^ set thy face against • Seech. 6. 2. bpharaoh king of Egypt, and "prophesy eSeTisai. 19.' against him, and •= against all Egypt: I. So jer. 25. speak, and say. Thus saith the Lord God ; ^ Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great "^fdra- gon that licth in the midst of his rivers, s which hath said. My river is mine own, and I have made /'/ for myself But '' I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause tlie fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy ' scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy 'scales. And I will leave ; thee J thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers : thou shalt fall upon the ' open fields ; "^ thou shalt not be brought together, nor ga- thered : I have given thee ' for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. And all the in- < habitants of Egypt "shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been ° a staff of Teed to the house of Israel. ° When they took hold of thee ; by thy hand, thou didst break, and rent all their shoulder : and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and Pmadest all their loins to be at a stand. Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; f 1 Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, 'J and cut off man and beast out of thee. And the land of Egypt shall < be desolate and waste ; ■" and they shall know that I am the Lord : e because he hath said. The river is mine, and I have made it. ^ Behold therefore, I ic am against thee, and ■■ against thy rivers, and ■■ I will make the land of Eg)'pt ♦utterly waste ««« 'Migdolxo Syene]. " E.\. 14. 2. Seveneh, Num. 33. 7. Jer. 44. " See Zeph. 3. 10. . & 46. 14. * ch, 30. 6. » So ch. 32. 13. & 35. 7. tHeb. pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be in- 12 habited forty years. And I will make the land of Egypt "desolate in the midst of the countries that are deso- late, "and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years : ^ and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 13 Yet thus saith the Lord God ; At the end of forty years >' will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they 14 were scattered : and =^I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and \\\\\ cause them to return into the land of ^ Pa- thros, into the land of their ' habita- tion ; and they shall be there a ' base 15 kingdom. It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; '■neither shall it e.xalt itself any more above the nations : for I will diminish them, that they shall no more lerule over the nations. And it shall be no more ' the confidence of the house of Israel, ^ which bringeth their iniquity to rememljrance, when they shall look after them : but ' they shall know that I am the Lord God. ^ ch. 30. 23, 26. Comp. Jer. 46. 19. y Comp. Isai. 19. 23. Jer. 46. 26. ^ See cii. 16. 53- • ch. 30. 14. See Isai. 11. II. > Or, birth. See ch. 16. 3. t Heb. lozu. ch. 17. 6, 14. ver. 15. ** Comp. ch. 30. 13. « So Isai. 30. 2, 3- & 36. 4, 6. Comp. Lam. 4. 17. *^ See Num. 5- '5- • See ver. 6. 17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, f Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon § caused his army to serve a great service •■ against Tyrus : every head was made bald, and every shoulder zvas ' peeled : yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that 19 he had served against it: therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I J will give the land of Egypt unto Ne- buchadrezzar king of Babylon ; and '^he shall take her multitude, a;id ' take her spoil, and take her prey ; and it shall 20 be the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt "^for his labour wherewith he served against it, because s they wrought for me, saith 21 the Lord God. In that day ' will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee ™ the opening of the mouth in the midst of them ; and "^ they shall know that I am the Lord. The word of the Lord came again 2 unto me, saying. Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; About B.C 572. oee ch. i. 2, Comp. Jer. 46. 13. ' ch. 26. 7, 8. 6 See Jer. 25. " See Isai. 23. I. » So Isai. 18. 2. 7- J So ch. 30. 10, iz, 24, 23. & 32. II. See Jer. 46. 13- ^ ch. 30. 4. \ Heb. spoit her spoil, and pny her prey. ch. 38. 12, 13. So ch. 26. 12. & 32. 12. II Or, for his hire. Heb. as Isai. 40. 10 marg. & 49. 4 marg. I Ps. 132. 17 (Heb.). So Luke I. 69. i» ch. 16. 63 fHeb.}. See ch,24.27. Comp. ch. -^i. 22. xxx. (761) Chap. xxx. 3. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxxi. 3. * Isai. 13. 6. ^ ch. 7. 7, 12. Joel I. 15. &2. I. Zeph. I- 7. c See ch. 34. 12. they shall take aioay her multitude, and 'her foundations shall be broken down, s'' Ethiopia, and "''Libya, and 5 k'Lydia, and all "'the mingled people, and Chub, and the hnen of the land '^|ojer. so. jj^g^j jg j,.j league, shall fall with them kjer. 46. 9. ijy the sword. Thus saith the Lord; 6 t Heb. Phut, ^i^^y ^^^^ ^^^^^ uphold Egypt shall fall ; and " the pride of her power shall come down: ""from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. And they shall be Pdeso- 7 late in the midst of the countries that are desolate, Pand her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that arc wasted. lAnd they shall know that I s am the Lord, fwhen I have set a hre in Egypt, dcaA'Whc7i all ^her helpers shall be 'destroyed. In that day 'shall 9 messengers go forth from me in ships q ver. ig, 25, j^ niake the careless sEthiopians afraid, Seech. 6. 7. and f great pain shall come upon them, So"h.'2S.l as in. the day of Egypt: for lo, -^it cometh. Thus saith the Lord God; "I lo will also make the multitude of Egypt ver.i8,2i,22. jQ cease by the hand of Nebuchadrez- °'"^' zar king of Babylon. He and his peo-n pie with him, "the terrible of the na- Seech.2g.1q. tions, shall be brought to destroy the » See ch. 28. ^^^^ . ^^^ V tj^gy si^^^n draw their swords "Isai. 19.5,6. against Egypt, and fill the land ^uith jo.""^''^' the slain. And ™I will make '^ the 12 rivers 'vdry, and "sell the land into the hand of =^the wicked : and '■'^I will make the land waste, and 'all that is therein, by the hand of '' strangers : " I the Lord have spoken //. Thus saith 13 the Lord God ; ^ I will also destroy the "thefidncss idols, and I will cause their ■= images to "3=^4.12. cease out of ""Noph; and s there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt : and '■ I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. And I will make ' Pa- 14 thros desolate, and ''will set fire in "Zoan, and ""will execute judgments in " No. And I will pour my fury 15 upon " Sin, the strength of Egypt ; and I will cut off "the multitude of "No. Comp. And ^ I will set fire in Egypt : Sin shall 16 k So isai. 19. 16. ' See ch. 29. 14. ' ver. 8. I Or, Taiiis. ' See Num. 13. 22. ■» ver. ig. Comp. Nahum 3. 8— 10. "ver. 15,16. See Jer. 46. 25. iOx, Pelusium. 0 See ch. 31. 2. Comp. Jer. 46. 25. have great pain, and " No shall be rent asunder, and 'Noph ^ shall have dis- 17 tresses daily. The young men of 'i Aven and of ' Phi-beseth shall fall by the sword : and these cities shall go into 18 captivity. At "■ Tehaphnehes also the day shall be " darkened, '^ when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt : and ' the pomp of her strength shall cease in her : as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into ig captivity. Thus "'will I e.xecute judg- ments in Egypt : " and they shall know that I am the Lord. p Comp. rather. Ps. 120. 7 ? Ii Or, HeliopoUs. M Heb. as Gen. 41. 45, 50. & 46. 20. Comp. Jer. 43. 13. I Or, Ftibasium. '■ See Jer. 2. 16. II Or, restrained. ■ Lev. 26. 13. ch. 34. 27. Seejer. 27.2. ' See ver. 6. " See ver. 8. About B.C. 588. See ch. i. 2. Comp. ch. 26. 1. ' So Jer. 48. 25. " So Jer. 30. 13. & 46. II. 20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first mouth, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the 21 Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, '^ I have broken the arm of Pha- raoh king of Egypt ; and lo, it shall not be bound up *to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to 22 hold the sword. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; "Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and y will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken ; and I will cause the sword 23 to fall out of his hand. ^And I will scatter the Egyptians among the na- tions, and will disperse them through 24 the countries. And ='Iwill strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand : but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall '^ groan before him with the groanings 25 of a ''deadly wounded man. But =" I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down ; " and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Ba- bylon, and =" he shall stretch it out upon 26 the land of Egypt. ==And I will scat- ter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the coun- tries ; " and they shall know that I am the Lord. And it came to pass in the eleventh XXXI. year, in the third month, in the first „-*fi'°"5g (lay of the month, that the word of the Seech.^.2. 2 Lord came unto me, saying. Son of ^{^'"^^ ^^ man, speak unto Pharaoh king of E- « ver. is. gypt, and to ^ his multitude ; '' Whom ^J; ^°' '*' 3 art thou like in thy greatness? Behold, ^j^- '2. '*• 18, 20, 24, 25, ^ ch. 29. 10. & 35- 3- So ch. 28. 22. & 29. 3. & 38. 2. & 39- 1- y See Job 38. 15- ^ ver. 26. ch. 29. 12. ^ See ver. 10. b Job 24. 12. 26, 31, 32. *> ver. 18. So ver. 7. Comp, ch, 32. 19. (762) Chap. xxxi. 4. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxii. 6. 0 Isai. 10. 34. So Dan. 4. JO, 20 — 22. ^ So ver. 15, 16. See Judg. 9. 15- tHeb./rtz> of branches. Soch. 33.32. « ver. 10. See ch. 17. 23. f See Isai. 17. 9. B ch. 19. II. So Isai, 10. Dan. 4. II. ^ ver. 5, 10, 14. ' ch. 17. 3, 22 (Heb.). " Comp. Jer. 51. 36. UOr, J nourished. "Or, J brought hhn up. i Isai. I. 2. & 23- 4. II Or, cottduits. 2 Kin. 18. 17. & 20, 20, Isai. 7. 3. & 36. 2. Comp. Ecclus. 24. 30. " ver. 6, 8. Comp. Isai. 10. 33 (Heb.). 1 ver. 6, 8, 12 (Heb.), 13. See ch. 17. 6. B Or, when it sent them forth. °^ Comp, ch. 17. 23. Dan. 4. 12. 21. Baruch 3. 17. " ver. 17. Bnruch i, 12. See Lam. 4. 20. Comp. ver. 12. 0 ver. 9, 12 {Heb.). So Dan. 4. 14. See ch. 17. (j. P ver. g. See ch. 28. 13- So ver. 16,18. Q Oen. 30, 37. r Dan. 5. 20. a So ch. 32. 21 (Heb. I. Comp. ch. 4. 2. t Heb. in doin^ he shall ^ do unto him. * See Ps. iig. 126. " See ch. 28. 7- ^ ch. 7. 16. & 32- 5. So ch. 35. 8. '^ Seech. 6. 3. * Soch. 32.4. Comp. Isai. 18. 6. 1 Or, stanii upon ihcyn- selves/or the •= the Assyrian zcas ^ a cedar in Leba- non ' with fair = branches, and with a shadowing f shrowd, and s i^ of a high stature ; and ^' his top was samong ='' the thick boughs. "The waters "made him 4 great, the deep " set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her ' little rivers unto all the trees of the field. There- 5 fore s'^his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and ^ his boughs were multiplied, and ' his branches be- came long because of the multitude of waters, " when he shot forth. '" All the 6 fowls of heaven made their nests in ^ his boughs, and under ' his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and """under his shadow dwelt all great nations. Thus was he 7 fair ''in his greatness, in the length of ° his branches : for his root was by great waters. The cedars p in the gar- 8 den of God could not hide him : the fir trees were not like ^ his boughs, and 1 the chesnut trees were not like ' his branches ; nor any tree p in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. I have made him fair by the multitude 9 of °his branches: so that all the trees of PEden, that -were Pin the garden of God, envied him. Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 10 Because ^ thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up E'''his top among *= the thick boughs, and ■■ his heart is lifted up in his height; I haven therefore delivered him into the hand of ^ the mighty one of the heathen; *he shall surely ' deal with him : I have driven him out for his wickedness. And " strangers, " the terrible of the 12 nations, have cut him off, and have left him : " upon the mountains and in all "the valleys °his branches are fallen, and ' his boughs are broken by all "the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down " from his shadow, and have left him. '■'Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of 13 the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon 'his branches: to the end that none of all the trees it by the waters ""e-xalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up e''' their top among = the thick boughs, neither " their y trees stand up in their height, yall that drink water : for ^ they are all de- ir height. J Isai. i. 29 (Heb.). & ^7. 3 marg. & 6i. 3. Comp. ver. 16. a Ps. 82. 7. liveredunto death, ^''to the nether parts of the earth, "^in the midst of the chil- dren of men, =» with them that go down to the pit. 15 Thus saith the Lord God ; In the day when he went down '=to the grave I caused a mourning ; I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters ''were stayed: and I caused <= Lebanon ' to mourn for him, and all the trees of 16 the field fainted for him. ^I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down '=to hell * with them that descend into the pit : and s all the trees of Eden, s the choice and best of 'Lebanon, ''all that drink water, ' shall be comforted ^ in the 17 nether parts of the earth. They also went down <=into hell with him unto J them that be slain with the sword ; and they that were his arm, that ^ dwelt un- der his shadow in the midst of the is heathen. 'To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among sthe trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with ethe trees of Eden ^ unto the nether parts of the earth : thou shalt lie in the midst of "" the uncircum- cised with J them that be slain with the sword. 'This is Pharaoh and all 'his multitude, saith the Lord God. And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, tliat the word of the 2 Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, ^take up a lamentation for Pha- raoh king of Egypt, and say unto him. Thou art like ''a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a 'whale in "^ the seas : and thou earnest forth with thy rivers, and ''troubledst the waters with thy feet, and = fouledst their rivers. 3 Thus .saith the Lord God ; I will there- fore = ' spread out my net over thee with a company of many people ; and they 4 shall bring thee up in my 'net. Then Swill I leave thee ujion the land, sj will cast thee forth upon the open field, and '•will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth 5 with thee. And I will lay thy flesh 'upon the mountains, and fill 'the val- 6 leys with thy height. I will also water with thy blood ' the land wherein thou swimmest, even ' to the mountains ; and <* ver. 16, 18. ch. 26. 20. & 32. 18, 24. *> See Ps. 63. 9- Comp. Matt. II. 23. •^ ver. 16, 17 (Heb.). See ch. 32. 21. ch. 19, 3, 5, 6. & 38. 13. U Or, dragott. See ch.29. 3. c Isai. 18. 2. & 19. 5. Nahum 3. 8. ^ ver. 13. « ch. 34. 18. So ch. 34. ig. Prov. 25. 36. Comp, Ps. 68. 30. o« Seech. 12. ''Seech.26.5. KSeech.29.5. '» So ch. 31. 13- ' Seech. 31. 12. H Or, tfie land 0/ thy sv.>ijnminz. (763) ClIAP. XXXII. /• EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxii. 30. OOr, extinguish. k See Matt. 24 29. I ch. 32. 15. t Heb. ■" lights of the light in heaven. "1 Gen. T. 16 (Heb.). t Heb. them dark. So ch. 16. 58. ^ See Isai. 5. 3°- (Heb. provoke to ang-er, or, grief. See Jer. 7.18. ° See Jer. 4. 6. P See ch. 27. 35- ^1 ch. 26. 16. •■ See ch. 27. 27. s So Jer. 46. 26. See ch. 14. 17- & 29. 8, ig. *Seech. 31.3. "Seech.28.7. ^ So ch. 29. 19. w So ch. 29. II. ^ Com p. Job 41. I marg. So ch. 34. 18. y See ch. 12. ig. t Heb. y deso- late /rom the /ulness thereof. « See Ex. 7. 5. & ch. 6. 7. » See 2 Sam. I. 17. & ver. 2. •» ch. 27. 32. bb ver. 18. c Seech. 31. 2. About P.C. 587- *^ Comp. ver. I. c ch. 26. 20 (Heb.). I See ch. 31. 14- f-' Comp. ch. 31. 2, 18. h ver. 21, 24. ' ver. 32. So ver. 28 — 3°- J See ch. 28. 10. ^ See ch. 31. '7- 'the rivers shall be full of thee. And 7 when / shall " put thee out, ^ I will cover the heaven, and ' make the stars thereof dark; ''I will cover the sun with a cloud, and '^ the moon shall not give her light. All the * bright lights of s heaven will I ' make * dark over thee, and " set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. I will also *vex the 9 hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy ° destruction among the na- tions, into the countries which thou hast not known. Yea, I will p make 10 many people amazed at thee, and Ptheir kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them ; and 1 they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his o\vn life, ""in the day of thy fall. For thus saith the Lord God; ^Then sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. By the swords of the 12 mighty will I cause ' thy multitude to fall, " the terrible of the nations, all of them : and ^ they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all ' the multitude thereof shall be destroyed. I will destroy also 13 all the beasts thereof from besides the great waters ; ''^ neither shall the foot of man '' trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts ^ trouble them. Then 14 will I "make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God. When I shall make 15 the land of Eg^'pt desolate, and v the country shall be 'destitute of that where- of it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then ^ shall they know that I am the Lord. This 16 is ^ the lamentation wherewith *> they shall lament her: ''•'the daughters of the nations shall lament her : they shall lament for her, even for Egyjjt, and for all "^ her multitude, saith the Lord God. It came to pass also in the twelfth 17 year, "^in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Son of man, wail for '^ the is multitude of Egypt, and "= cast them down, even her, and ''*■ the daughters of the famous nations, '=funto the nether parts of the earth, '^''with them that go down into the pit. s Whom dost 19 thou pass in beauty? ""go down, and ' be thou laid with J the uncircumcised. They shall fall in the midst of ^ them 20 that <7;r slain by the sword : ' she is delivered to the sword : draw her and 21 all '^her multitudes. 'The strong among the mighty " shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with " them that help him: '"'they are gone down, they lie J uncircumcised, '^ slain by the sword. 22 ° Asshur is there and all her company : °° his graves are about him : all of them 23'' slain, fallen by the sword: whose graves are set in p the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave : all of them ^ slain, fallen by the sword, 1 which caused " terror "■ in 24 the land of the living. ° There is '^Elam and all '^ her multitude round about her grave, all of them ^ slain, fallen by the sword, '■ which are gone down J uncir- cumcised 'into the nether parts of the earth, "! which caused their terror ""in the land of the living ; yet ' have they borne their shame ^with them that go 25 down to the pit. They have set her " a bed in the midst of the slain with all '=her multitude: °°her graves are round about him : all of them J uncir- cumcised, ^ slain by the sword : though 1 their terror was caused "■ in the land of the living, yet ' have they borne their shame fwith them that go down to the pit : he is put in the midst of ■2(,thcm that be slain. "There is "Meshech, ^ Tubal, and all '^her multitude: °°her graves aj-e round about him : all of them J uncircumcised, "^ slain by the sword, though 'they caused their terror 27 '■ in the land of the living. And "" they shall not lie with ''the mighty that are fallen of Jthe uncircumcised, >' which are gone down to hell ' with their weapons of war: and >'they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were ithe terror of "the 28 mighty "■ in the land of the living. Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of Jthe uncircumcised, and '^^ shalt lie with ^theni that are slain with the sword. 29 "There is ^Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are ♦ laid by "^ them that wax slain by the sword : ' they shall lie with J the un- circumcised, and '^with them that go 30 down to the pit. "There he =» the princes of *> the north, all of them, and all "^ the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain ; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and ' they lie J uncircumcised '^ with the7n POr, the sword is laid. ' ch. 17. 13 iHeb.). So ch. 31. II (Heb.). See Job 41. •" Comp. Isai. 14. 9, 10. ver. 27. ch. 31. 15, 16. " ch. 30. 8. 0 Comp. ver. 24, 26, 29, 30. *^ ver. 25, 26. So ver. 23, 24. p Isai. 14. 15. 1 ch. 26. 17. ver. 24 — 27, 32- II Or. dismaying. So Jer. 48.39. r See Ps. 27. 13. • Jer. 49. 34- 3,9' , . bee Isai. 11. II. ' ver. 25, 30. ch. 16. 52, 54. & 34. 29. & 36. 6, 7. & 39. 26. '*t 44- i3- " See Isai. 57. =• ' See ch. 27. 13. ^ Comp. Isai. 14. iS, '9- ^ So ver. 21. y Cmnp. I Mace. 13 29. t Heb. with ivcafions 0/ their war. So ch. 27. lo, 27 (Heb.). See ch. 25. t Heb. given, or, fiut. Heb. as ch. 31. 14. &35. 12. ver. 23. ^ See Josh. 13. 21. l" ch. 38. 6, 15. & 30. 2. <= See ch. 28. I764) Chap, xxxii. 31. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxiii. 24. <* ch. 31. 16. •See ver. 16. XXXIII. * ver. 12, 17, .JO. See ch. 3. 11. Comp. Hos. 4. 4. •* See ch. 14. '7- t Heb. A land when I brin^ a sword upon lur. « ver. 6, 7. See 2 Sam. 18. 24. & ch. 3. 17. Comp. Mic. 7. 4. d See ch. 3. 18 tHeb. he that hearhtg hearetJt. ® ver. 5, 6. Jer. 6. 17- See Isai. 58. 1. Comp. Amos 3. 16. f Seech. 18. 13. e So ver. 8, 9. h See ch. 3. 18. 1 ch. 3. 17. k See Jer. i. 18. ' ch. 3. 19. " I Tim. 4. 16. o See ch. 4. 17. o Comp, Isai. 49. 14. ch. 37. II. P ver. 27. See Isai. 49. 18. M See ch. 18. Comp. 2 Sam. 14. 14. that be slain by the sword, and 'bear their shame '^vvith them that go down to the pit. Pharaoh shall see them, 31 and "^ shall be comforted over all = his multitude, evai Pharaoh and all his army ''slain by the sword, saith the Lord God. For 1 1 have caused my 32 terror ''in the land of the living: and 'he shall be laid in the midst of J the uncircumcised with ^ them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all = his multitude, saith the Lord God. Again the word of the Lord came imto me, saying, Son of man, speak 2 to ^ the children of thy people, and say unto them, '' • When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their <^ watchman : // when he seeth 3 the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and '^ warn the people ; then • whosoever heareth = the sound of 4 the trumpet, and '^ taketh not warning ; if the sword come, and take him away, fhis blood shall be upon his own head. He heard "= the sound of the trumpet, 5 and '' took not warning ; f his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. But if 6 ■= the watchman see the sword come, and " blow not the trumpet, and the people '^ be not warned ; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, she is taken away in his iniquity; but ^ his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. ' So thou, O son of 7 man, I have ^ set thee '^ a watchman unto the house of Israel ; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and '^ warn them from me. *> When I 8 say unto the wicked, O wicked jiian, thou shalt surely die ; if thou dost not speak '^ to warn the wicked from his way, sh that wicked tnan shall die in his iniquity ; but ^ his blood will I require at thine hand. 'Nevertheless, 9 if thou ^ warn the wicked of his way to turn from it ; if he do not turn from his way, 8he shall die in his iniquity; '""but thou hast delivered thy soul. Therefore, O thou son of man, speak 10 unto the house of Israel ; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and " we pine away in them, ° how should we then live? Say unto them, '» As I live, saith n the Lord God, "i I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live : turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for ■■ why will ye die, O house of Israel ? 12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto ^the children of thy people, ^The right- eousness of the righteous shall not de- liver him in the day of his transgres- sion : as for the wickedness of the wicked, 'he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wick- edness; ^neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the 13 day that he sinneth. When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live ; ^ if he trust to his own righteous- ness, and commit iniquity, all his right- eousnesses shall not be remembered ; but for his iniquity that he hath com- 14 mitted, he shall die for it. Again, "when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; ^if he turn from his sin, and " do ' that which is lawful and 15 right; if the wicked "restore the pledge, ^give again that he had robbed, walk in y the statutes of life, without com- mitting iniquity ; he shall surely live, 16 he shall not die. ^ None of his sins that he hath committed shall be men- tioned unto him: ^he haih done that which is lawful and right ; he shall 17 surely live. ^Yet ''the children of thy people say. The way of the Lord is not equal : but as for them, their way 18 is not equal. "^ When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die 19 thereby. <• But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and ^do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 2o " Yet ye say. The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Lsrael, = I will judge you every one after his ways. 21 And it came to pass ''in the twelfth year ^of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, sthat one that had escaped out of Je- rusalem came unto me, saying, ''The 22 city is smitten. Now ' the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came ; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning ; and '' my mouth was opened, and '' I was no more 23 dumb. Then the word of the Lord 24 came unto me, .saying, Son of man, they that inhabit those ' wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was '"one, ■■ ch. 18. 31. ' See ch. i8. 24. So ver. 18. « So 2 Chr. 7. 14- " ch. 3. iS. » ch. 18. 27. tHeb. ^ jttdgHtent and justice. ver. 16, 19. See ch. 18. 5. *' Seech. 18.7. ^ Ex. 22. I, 4. 7. Lev. 6. 2, 4, 5. Num. 5. 6, 7. Luke 19. 8. y So Lev. 18. 5. ch. 20. II, 13, 21. ^ch. 18. 22. " ver. 20. ch. 18. 25, 29. '^ See ver. 2. ■: ch. 18. 26. So ver. 12, 13. Seech, 18.24. <■ ch. 18. 27. So ver. 1 1, 12. Seech.18.21. « Sec ch. 18. 30. About B. C. 587- See ch. I. 2. fch. 40. 1. So ch. 1. 2. * ch. 24. 26. '' ch. 40. I. Comp. ch. 26. 2 with 2 Kin. 25. 2—4. Jer. 39. 2. & 52. 5. 6. > See ch. 1.3. ^ ch. 24. 27. I ver. 27. ch. 36. 4. ■" Isai. 51. » (Heb.). Comp. Acts 7. 5. (765) 97 Chap, xxxiii. 25. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxiv. 17. n See Matt. 3. 9. » ch. 44. 7. Si " and he inherited the land : but " we are many ; the land is given us for inhe- s^L^v "■';''■ ritance. Wherefore say unto them, Thus 25 pSeecii. Is.e'. saith the Lord God; ° Ye eat with the rConip.'"'^' blood, and p lift up your eyes toward your idols, and 1 shed blood : and shall ye possess the land ? ■■ Ye stand upon 26 your sword, ye work abomination, and p^ye defile every one his neighbour's wife : and shall ye possess the land ? Say thou thus unto them. Thus saith 27 the Lord God ; '^ As \ live, surely t/uy that are in ' tlie wastes shall fall by " the sword, and him that is in the open field "will I give to "the beasts 'to be de- voured, and t/uy that be '^ in the forts and '' in the caves shall die of " the pestilence. For yf \vill lay the land 28 ' most desolate, and ^ the pomp of her strength shall cease ; and *> the moun- tains of Israel shall be desolate, that Then '^ shall 29 Wisd. 2. II ' See ch. 22. 11. ' See ver. 11. " See ch. 14. 21. ' So ch. 39. 4. Comp. ch. 34. s. < Heb. to dci'our him. * I Sam. 23. 29 (Heb.). * Judg. 6. 2. I Sam. 13. 6. y So Jer. 44. 2, 6, 22. t Heb. deso- lation and '■desolation, ver. 29. ch. 6. 14. & 35. 3. (7). * See ch. 5. 15- •Seech.30.6. ^1 1 i>Seech.6.2. none shall pass through ^lee''ver^'2'' t^ey know that I am the Lord, when \[Or, o/ihee]. \ have laid the land most desolate be- t Heb"! a'-'"' cause of all their abominations which cordmgto thgy have Committed. the coining -' - 0/ the people. See ch.26. 10. II Or, my people sit before thee. 1 See ch. 8.1. 6 So Ps. 78. 36. 37. Isai. 29. 13. Jer. 12. 2. I John 3. 18. t Heb. they make loves, or, jests. t See Ps. 119. 36. & Malt. 19. 23. I See Matt. 13. 20. t Heb. a song of loves. ^ ch. 31. 3 marg. 1 I Sam. 16. 17- Ps. 33. 3. Isai. 23. 16 in the Heb. " ch. Comp, 2. 5. Also, thou son of man, ^ the children 30 of thy people still are talking ' against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that Cometh forth from the Lord. And 31 ^ they come unto thee ' as the people Cometh, and ' they f sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them : for s with their mouth * they shew much love, but ^ their heart goeth after their covetous- ness. And lo, ' thou art unto them as 32 * a very lovely song of ^ one that hath a pleasant voice, and 'can play well on an instrument : for they hear thy words, but they do them not. And when this 33 cometh to pass, (lo, it will come) then ■" shall they know that a prophet hath 1 Sam. 3. 20. been among them. XXXIV. * See Jer. 23. I. So Zech. II. 17- b ver. 8, 10. So Jude 12. Comp. Phil. 2. 21. "= Comp. 2 Cor. 12. 14. (sal. 56. 1 1, And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; ^Woe be to the shepherds of Israel ''that do feed them- selves! '^should not the shepherds feed the flocks? ''Ye eat the fat, and ye Zecii. M. 16. clothe you with the wool, "^ye kill them ozech. 11.4, that are fed: but «ye feed not the flock. SoMic. 3.2,3. fgThe diseased have ye not strengthen- Comp. " James 5. 5. "0 ver. 8. f ver. 16. K ver. 21. ed, neither ''have ye healed that which was sick, neither f'have ye bound up ''that which was broken, neither ''have ye brought again ''that which was driven away, neither '''have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and ""withcruel- s ty have ye ruled them. And "they were scattered," ""because there is noshepherd : and P they became meat to all the beasts of 6 the field, when they were scattered, pp My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill : yea, my flock wasscattered upon alltheface of theearth, and inone did search or seek after tiiem. 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word 8 of the Lord; ''As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock 'became a prey, and my flock p 'became meat to every beast of the field, because there 7vas no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but ''the shepherds fed themselves, and '^'=fed not my flock; 9 therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word 10 of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord Goo ; Behold, I am against the shepherds ; and 'I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds ''feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, Pthat they may not be meat for them. 11 For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, II, a'cn I, will "'both search my sheep, 12 and 'seek them out. 'As '''a shepherd 'seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will de- liver them out of all places where they have been scattered in "the cloudy and 13 '"dark day. And I will bring them out from the people, and 'gather them from the countries, and will brhig them to their own land, and feed them upon ''the mountains of Israel by "the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the 14 country. ^I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon ^the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: "there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a ''fat pasture shall they feed upon "the moun- 15 tains of Israel. '=1 will feed my flock, and "I will cause them to lie down, saith i6 the Lord God. ''I will seek that which was lost, and ''bring again that which was driven away, and ''will bind up that which was broken, and ''will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy 'the fat and the strong; I will feed them 17 ^vith judgment. And as for you, O my 1> Zech. II. 16. ' Ps. 147. 3. '' Deut. 22. 1, Mic. 4. 6 in the Heb. ' ver. II, 12. iMatt. 18. 12. Luke 15. 4. So ver. 23. "' Lev. 25.43, 46, 53 iHeb.). So Ex. 1. 13, M- Comp. I Pet. 5, 3. " I Kin. 22. 17. See Matt. 9. 36. s Or, -.vith- ont a sltep- hcrd: and so ver. 8. 0 See Num. 27. 17. P ver. 8. So ver. 10. .See Jer. 12.9. Comp. ch, 33. 27. PP Matt. 18. 13. 1 Comp. ver. II. r See Isai. 49, 18. * ver, 22. So ver. 28. See ch. 7. 21, ' See ch. 3. 18. So Heb. 13. 17- "■ L\ikeig.io. I Heb. Ac- cording to the seeking. " See John '* ch. 30. 3, " Joel 2. 2. Zeph. I. 15. »■ So Deut. 30- .3- Isai. 65. 9, 10. Jer. 50. 19. ch. 38. 8, 12. SeePs. 107.3. & Jer. 23. 3. ^ ch. II. 17. " Seech. 6.2. ^ Seech. 6. 3, y SoPs,23. 2. John 10. 9. ^ So ver. 26. Seech. 17.23. '^ See Jer. 33. 12. ^ See Num. 13. 20. ■^ l.sai. 4a II. .See ver. 23. ^ See ver. 4. So Mic. 4. 6. ^ So Isai. 10. 16. Comp. •Amos 4. I. ' Jer. 10. 24. Comp. ver. 17, 20, 22. (766) Chap, xxxiv. i8. EZEKIEL. Chap. xxxv. 15. 8 ver. 20, 22. flock, thus saitli the Lord God; s Behold, cattle o}'"^ I judge between 'cattle and cattle, ''be- tween the rams and 'the *he goats. J Sccinetli it a small thing unto you to have is eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures.-" and to have drunk of the ''deep waters, but ye must 'foul the re- sidue with your feet? And as for my 19 \^eo. great flock, they eat "'that which ye havetrod- he goats. ^ J ,i,-,i, ch. 39. 18. den with your ieet; and they drmk 'that Seeisai.i.Ti. ,^.]^jp|^ yg j^^^.g fouled with your feet. Therefore thus saith the Lord God 20 unto them ; e Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. Because ye have thrust 21 lantbs and kids. ver. 20, 22. ch. 45. 15. See Ex. 12.3 marg. l" Matt. 25.32. Comp. ch. 20. 38. > See Zech. 10. 3. jSeech. 16.20. k See ch. 32. 14- 1 Seech. 32.2, ™ See Isai. 5- 5- " Dan 8. 4. SeeDeut.33. .jyjth gi(je and with shoulder, and "pusht 0 ver. 4. P See ver. 8. 1 Eccles. 12, ver. J 5. ch. 37. 24 Mic. 5. 4. & 7. .4- Zech. 13. 7. So ver. 4. Jer. 23. 4, 5. See John 10. II. Comp. all °the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; there- 22 fore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be Pa prey; and si will judge between cattle and cattle. And I will 23 _ . set up lone shepherd over them, and he John 10.^16*' shall feed them,''t7V'« ''my servant David ; ■ihe shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. And 'I the Lord will be 24 their God, and "^my servant David "a sSam. 5. 2. prince among them ; ^I the Lord have Matr2" spoken //. And I will make with them 25 (Gk.). "a, covenant of peace, and "will cause ch. 37.^:?i, 25. ythe evil beasts to cease out of the land: ?SeiYsa°'* ^"^ ''''■'sy shall dwell safely in the wil- 42- I- derness, and ^^sleep in the woods. And 26 Sover'^'o,''!!. I \vill make them and the places round s^^ch. 37.27. about "my hill ''a blessing; and "^I will 22. & 44.' 3.'' cause . 5. 8, 12 22, mine hand against thee, and I will make 29. & 33. 2. 4 thee 'most desolate, a will lay thy i"^!;: J^i^'J-. cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, 'o- S: 24- 4- Sand thou shalt know that I am the icifr.4. 42. 5 Lord. '■''Because thou hast had a "per- \f^^- ^^^°- petual hatred, and hast "shed t/te blood n', 14^ (/the children of Israel by the 'force of J^^.'-j^'^Vs. the sword J in the time of their calamity, ':,''• =5-8. ''in the time that their iniquity had an Ge".'';4. 6. 6 end: therefore, ' Comp. They are laid desolate, ^they are given ^yil^'dll^ 13 us ' to consume. Thus >' with your mouth '«"'""' ".'"^ ye have 'boasted against me, and have s"v"r.'3. ' multiplied your words against me: I have "fe^ech 'I'la 14 heard them. Thus saith the Lord God ; p See ch. 31. zWhen the whole earth rejoiceth, I will q'so isai. 34. 15 make thee desolate. ''As thou didst '^ re- s-'s- )«• ioice at the inheritance of the house of S'. 25'. 13'. Obad. 10. Mai. I. 3, 4. ' See Jer. 25. 12. ' Ps. 83. 12. ch. 36. 2, 3, 5- So Ps. 83. 4. ver. 12. Obad. 13. U Or, though ^tke LORD was there. * See ch. 48. 35. Comp. Ps. 48. I, 3. & 132. 13. 14. " Matt. 7. 2. So ver. 15. ch. 36. 7. See James 2. 13. ' So Esther 14. I2. " See 2 Kin. 19. 3. ' ^^^'^J' 6. 2. t Heb. to devour, ch. 39. 4. J Comp. i Sam. 2. 3. t Heb. magnified. Jer. 48. 26, 42. Lam. 1. 9. ' So Isai. 65. 13, 14. • ch. 36. 5. So Obad. 15. " Mic. 7. 8. (767) 97—2 Chap, xxxvi. i. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxvi. 24. «ch. 56. 5. XXXVI. » ver. 4, 8. See ch. 6. 2. •> ch. 6. 3. " ver. 5. So ch. 35. s. <* Seech. 25.3, « See Deut. 32. 13- So Gen. 49.26. 'ver. 3, 5. Seech. 35. 10. IHeb, " ver. 4, 5. ' So Lam. 2, 15, 16. Dan. 9. 16. Israel, because it was desolate, "^so will I do unto thee: ''thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and '=all Idumea, ei'cn all -see'ver.^^" of it : a and they shall know that I am the Lord. Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto ^the mountains of Israel, ''and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord : thus saith the Lord God ; Because "^ the enemy hath said against you, tiAha, even 'the ancient high places *^are ours in possession : Hab'/e.'^' therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; * Because they have made you desolate, and s swallowed you Because, for yp gj^ every side, ^that ye might be So Lev.' 26. a possession unto ^ the residue of the ch! 13. 10. heathen, ' and " ye are taken up in the B See Amos hps of talkers, and ' are an infamy of ■"'■ the people: therefore, ^ye mountains of Israel, ''hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God '''to SeeD'eut.28. ^j^g mountains, and 'to the hills, 'to II Or, ye are the ' rivers, and ' to the valleys, to " the 'come up on dcsolate wastcs, and to the cities that the lip of the 2S& forsaken, " which became p a prey Comp'' and 1 derision to ^ the residue of " the John. 2 heathen that arc round about; there- fore thus saith the Lord God; Surely "■in the fire of ^my jealousy have I spoken against '^ the residue of the hea- then, and against '^' all Idumea, f which have appointed my land into their pos- session 'with the joy of all their heart, "with despiteful minds, to cast it out Pfor a prey. Prophesy therefore con- o^och.34.28. cerning the land of Israel, and say Dan. 9. 16. lunto the mountains, and 'to the hills, ' to the rivers, and ' to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, ^ I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ^' ye have borne " the shame of the heathen : therefore thus saith the Lord God ; I have ^ lifted up mine hand, v Surely the heathen that are about you, ^ they shall bear their shame. But ye, =" O mountains of Israel, ye ' ch. 34. 29. shall shoot forth your '^ branches, and Comp.' yield your ^ fruit to my people of Israel; •"leech 20''' '^°'' " 'l^^y ^'"'^ ^^ hand to come. For J See ch. 35. behold, I am for you, and I will turn "see ch. 17. unto you, and ye '' shall be tilled and sown : and '^ I will multiply men upon i you, all the house of Israel, eT.3- "■ So Deut. 4. 24- Heb. 10. 27. « So ver. 6. See ch. 5. 13. * Sec ch. 35. 15- « See ch. 25. 6. ^ See ch. 32. 24 Oi 23- * So ch. 12. Comp. Isai. 56. I. *»Deut. 21. 4. Comp. ver. 34. So ch. 48. 19 (Heb.). c ver. 37. (Heb.). Jcr. 30. ig. ch. 37. 26. "^ ver. 33— 35. ch, 12. So Amos 9. 14. e See Isai. 61. 4. 'Comp. Jer. 31. 27. & 33. 38. beast ; and e they shall increase and bring fruit : and I will settle you after '' your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings : ' and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel ; and J they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth •" bereave them of men. 13 Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, 'Thou land devour- est up men, and hast '' bereaved thy 14 nations ; therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither ' '' bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God. 15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee "^ the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the re- proach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord God. 16 Moreover the word of the Lord 17 came unto me, saying. Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, " they defiled it by " their own way and by ° their doings : their way was before me p as the unclean- 18 ness of a removed woman. Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for i the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols whcrnvith they 19 had polluted it : and "■ I scattered them among the heathen, and ■■ they were dis- persed through the countries : ^' accord- ing to ° their way and according to 20 "their doings I judged them. And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, "they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the Lord, and are 21 gone forth out of his land. But I had pity "for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the 22 heathen, whither they went. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; "" I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but '■■'' for mine holy name's sake, which ye ha^■e pro- faned among the heathen, whither ye 23 went. And I will sanctify "my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them ; and the heathen 'shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lonl God, "" when I shall be sanc- 24 tified in you before ' >' their eyes. For ^I will take you from among the hea- then, and gather you out of all coun- eCen. *> ch. 16. 55. ' So ver. 23, 38. See ch. 6. 7. J Obad. 17. ^ ver. 13, 14. ch. 5. 17. & 14- 15- So Jer. 15. 7. See Gen. 42. 36. 1 Num. 13.32. li Or, ^caust to/all. Ai in ver. 15. ^ See ver. 6. "See Lev. t8. 25- " ver. ig. See ch, ao. 43- p See ch. 22. 10. 4 See ch, 16. 36. & 22. 3. r See ch. 22. 15- * So ch. 39- 24. * See ch. 18. 30- " Cnmp, Isai. 5=. 5. Cited gene- rally Rom. 2. 24. So ver. 23. Amos 2. 7. See Lev. 18. 21. ^ ver. 22. See ch. ao. 9. * ver. 32. Comp. Deut. 9. 5. ^ So Ps. 106. 8. Comp. Isai. 43. 25. & 48. II. "" See ch. 20. 41. So ch. ^7. 28. & 38. 23. II Or, your. y So ch. 28. 25. & 38. 16. ' See ch. 11. 17. & 34. 13. (768) Chap, xxxvi. 25. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxvii. 16. " ch. 37. ai. Soch. 37. 12. » So Isai. 52. See Heb. lo. 22. Comp. John T. 25. b Sec John 4. 10. 6 ver. 29 (Heb.). Comp. Ter. 33. Isai. 4. 4- Joel 3. 21. cc ch. 37. 23. ■1 Jer. 33. 8. e ch. 18. 31. See Jer. 31. 33- I See ch. 11. 19. B ch. 37. 14. See Joel 2. 28. '' Lev. 26. 3. 1 ch. 37. 24. J Lev. 25. i8. k So ch. 28. 25- & 37- 25- Amos 9. 15. Comp. ver. 33. I See Lev. 26. 12. "» So ch. 37. »3- Matt. I. 21. Comp. Rom. II. 26. " Joel 2. 19. Zech. Q. 17. 0 So ch. 34. 29. Comp. Ps. 105. 16. p See ch. 34. 27. 4 See ch. 16. di. »■ See ch. 6. 9. • ver. 22. * See ver. 10. " Comp. ver. 9. » See ch. 28. * Comp. Ps. 126. 2. * So Isai. 65. 21. s See ch. 17. 24. ' See ch. 14. * See ch. 34. 31- b Comp. Isai. 66. 20. Rom. 12. I. & 15. 16. t Heb. yloU- of^Iwly thing-i. c ch. 44. 8, 13- <> Comp. 2 Chr. 35. 7. « See ver. 11. XXXVII. * Seech, i. 3. ■^ See ch. 3. tries, and ^^will bring you into your own land. Then will I => sprinkle ''clean water 25 upon you, and ye shall be clean : '=from all your hlthiness, and " from all your idols, ''will I cleanse you. =A new 26 heart also will I give you, and "^'a new spirit will I put within you : ^ and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, ^and I will give you a heart of flesh. And s I will put my spirit within ^^ you, and cause you to ""'walk in my statutes, and ye shall 'J keep my judg- ments, ' and do them. And ^ ye shall =8 dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers ; and ' ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. I will also 29 ™save you "^ from all your uncleannesses : and I will call for " the corn, and will increase it, and ° lay no famine upon you. And I will multiply the fruit of 30 the tree, Pand the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. Then 31 1"' shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that 7i'I the Lord have spoken //, and I will do it. Thus saith the 37 Lord God ; ^ I will yet for this be in- quired of by the house of Israel, to do U for them ; ' I will increase them with men ^ like a flock. As ^''the 'holy flock, 38 as the flock of Jerusalem ''in her so- lemn feasts ; so shall the waste cities be filled li'ith => flocks of men : = and they shall know that I am the Lord. ^ The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out ''in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of "^the valley "'which was full 2 of bones, and caused me to pass by them round about : and behold, there were very many in the open ' '^ valley ; 3 and lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, " can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord 4 God, f thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, 5 hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones ; Be- hold, sl will cause ''breath to enter 6 into you, and ye shall live : and I will lay 'sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and 'cover you with skin, and put ''breath in you, and ye shall live ; ^ and ye shall know that I lam the Lord. So I prophesied 'as I was commanded : and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to shis bone. And when I beheld, lo, '■"the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and ' the skin covered them above : but there 7uas no '' breath in 9 them. Then said he unto me. Pro- phesy unto the ' wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind. Thus saith the Lord God; Come from "the four winds, O breath, and s breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied 'as he commanded me, and ''"the breath came into them, and they lived, and "stood up upon their 11 feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel : behold, they say, p Our bones are dried, and "lour hope is lost: ■'we are cut 12 oft" for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, ''"I 'will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and ' bring 13 you into the land of Israel. ''And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my peo- ple, and brought you up out of your 14 graves, and ""shall put my ''spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land ; then shall ye know that I the Lord ' have spoken //, and performed //, saith the Lord. 15 Tiie woid of the Lord came again 16 unto me, saying. Moreover, thou son of man, "take thee one stick, and write upon it, For " Judah, and for "" the chil- c ver. 2. ch. 3. 22, 23. &, S. 4. Amos I. 5 in the Heb. *• See Ean. 12. 2. 1! Or, '^ckaiH' « Comp. I Cor. 15.35. i See Deut. 32- 39- & John 5. 21. & 2 Cor. I. g. 8 Ps. 104. 30 (Heb.). Comp, ver. 9. ^ ver. 6, 8, 9, 10, 14 Heb.}. Gen. 6. 17. & 7. IS. Comp. Gen. 2. 7. ch. 42. 16 niarg. » ver. 8. ^ ver. 13. See ch. 6. 7. ' Seech. 12.7. So ver. 10. "' Comp. Isai. 66. 14. SOr. ^^ breath. See Amos 4. 13- " Dan. 7. 2. ts: II. 4. See Rev. 7. i. " Rev. II. I So ver. 14. P See Ps. 102. 3. 'I Comp. Isai. 49. 14. ch. 33. 10. •^See Lam. 3. 54- s Comp. Isai. 26. ig. Hos. 13, 14. ^ So ch. 36: 24. ver. 25. " ch. 36. 27- ' See ch. 17- 24. w Comp. Num. 17. 2. " Zech. ic .6. »« 2 Chr. II. ■2, 13, 16 & IS- 9. & 30. II, 18. (769) Chap, xxxvii. 17. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxvni. 12. 7 I Chr. 5. 1. *Gen. 48. 13, 14, 19. Comp. Hos. 5. 3, 5. » So ver. 22, 24. " ver. 19. See Isai. ii. 13- c See ch. 3. II. <* See ch. 12. g. o See Gen. 33. 8 marg. fver. 16. BSeech. 12.3. *" ch. 36. 24. So ver. 25. Hos. II. II. i See Jer. 32. 37. & ch. II. ^ See Jer. 50. 4. I See ch.6. 2. " ch. 34. 24. So ver. 24, 25- n So ch. 36. 0 ch. 14. II. P So ch. 36. 29. 1 See ver. 27. >■ See ch. 34. 23- ■ See Jer. 23. 5- * See ch. 36. 27. " ch. 28. 25. So ch. 36. 28. * Isai. 60. 21. Joel 3. 20. So Amos Q. 15. * See John 12. 34. » See ch. 34. 25- J See Isai. 55. I' io Ps. 89. 3, * See ch. 36, 10. * ver. 28. See ch. II. 16. So ch. 43. 7. Joel 2. 27. 2 Cor. 6. 16. Comp. John I. 14. " Lev. 26. II. c So ver. 23. ch. 34. 24, 30, See Lev. 26. 12. "* See ch. 36. 23- dren of Israel his companions : then take another stick, and write upon it, For "y Joseph, the stick of ^Ephraim, a.nd/or all the house of Israel his com- panions : and ^'''join them one to an- 17 other into one stick ; and ^ they shall become one in thine hand. And when 18 '-' the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, <* Wilt thou not shew us '^ what thou meanest by these ? say 19 unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I 7c'/// take 'the stick of Jo- seph, which !s in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, e7'en with ^the stick of Judah, and •'make them one stick, and ''they shall be one in mine hand. And the sticks whereon thou 20 writest shall be in thine hand s before their eyes. And say unto them, Thus 21 saith the Lord God; Behold, ''I wi// take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and '''will gather them on every side, and *■ bring them into their own land : and 22 abk J ■^y;ll niake them one nation in the land upon 'the mountains of Israel; and ""■one king shall be king to them all : and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all : " neither 23 shall they "defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detest- able things, nor °with any of their trans- gressions : but I P will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and p will cleanse them : so °i shall they be my people, and I will be their God. And "■ David my =4 servant '"^ sAa// be king over them ; and ^"■they all shall have one shepherd: ' they shall also walk in my judgments, and ' observe my statutes, ' and do them. And ''"they shall dwell in the 25 land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, ercn they, and their children, and their children's children ''for ever: and ""'my servant David shall be their prince "for ever. Moreover I will make "a covenant of 26 peace with them; it shall be >'an ever- lasting covenant with them : and I will place them, and ^multiply them, and ^ will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. '' My tabernacle 27 also shall be with them : yea, ^ I will be their God, and ■= they shall be my people. And ''the heathen shall know 28 23- iHeb.). ' See ch. 23. "' See ch. 27. IO. » See Zeph. 3. 10. W Ox, '^ Phut. " Gen. 10.2,3. I Chr. I. 5, 6. 1' ver. 9, 22. ch. 39. 4. Seech. 12.14. that <= I the Lord do sanctify Israel, " See ch. 20. when »my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. And the word of the Lord came xxxvin. 2unto me, saying, ='Son of man, ''set bseech'6'2 thy face against ^'=Gog, the land of « Rev. 20. V ^d Magog, " ^ the chief prince of "= Me- \ ^J"; l°\''- shech and " Tubal, ^ and prophesy a- ch. 39. 6. " 3 gainst him, and say, Thus saith the o/theMe/. Lord God ; » Behold, f I am against ' See ch. 27. thee, O "-'Gog, •''the chief prince of "^Me- fSeech. 30. 4 shech and '^ Tubal : s and I will turn l^.^^ ^ thee back, and ''put hooks into thy iiSeech.29.4. jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and jj^^'J,""' '^' 'all thine army, horses and 'horsemen, Comp. all of them ^ clothed with all sorts of J^°h. %^% armour, e^'en a great company laith 'bucklers and 'shields, all of them hand- 5 ling swords : "" Persia, " Ethiopia, and ' "' Libya with them ; all of them joith 6 ""shield and '"helmet: °Gomer, and all his P bands ; the house of 1 Togarmah ■■ of ^ the north quarters, and all his P bands : and ' many people with thee. 7' Be thou prepared, and "prepare for 1 See cii.'2j! thyself, thou, and all thy company that !t-er. 15 are assembled unto thee, and be thou ''■''=''•'• s a guard unto them. '' After many days 30." "^ ' ^°' "■ thou shalt be visited : " in the latter '^ebf ' "^ years thou shalt come into the land See Ps. 48. 2. that is brought back from the sword, u^^^i^^ ,0. and is " gathered out of many people, J'-'"'- 46- 3. 4- against y the mountains of Israel, which u j^r. 46. 14 ^ have been always waste : but it is t'l'^''-,'- ■ , , ^ , ■' ^ , . , ' seeisai.24. brought forth out of the nations, and 22. they shall ^ dwell safely all of them. ^Vefisl 9 Thou shalt ascend and come ''like a =9.6- ■= storm, thou shalt be '' like a cloud to ch. 34. 13. cover the land, thou, and all =thy bands, ; I'.l^j^*- °- "^ and many peoi)le with thee. =2. 5. 10 Thus saith the Lord God ; It shall °H^b.)*^' ^' also come to pass, that at the same ^h. =8. 26. time shall things ^come into thy mind, & 39! ef ' ^ " and thou shalt " think an evil thought : '•^^\) f- u and thou shalt say, I will go up to the See jer. 3^. land of sunwalled villages; I will go bsoisai 28 to them that are at rest, ='''that dwell 2. ver. 22. ' safely, all of them dwelling without 'J^l '^• walls, and '' ha^•ing neither bars nor '', ver. 16. 12 gates, * ' to take a spoil, and to take a comp? "*' '^" prey; to turn thine hand upon J the liccius. 49. 9. desolate places that are ii07C' inhabited, 0 ver. 6, 22. and upon the people that arc '^gathered 'seejer. 7. out of the nations, which have gotten soch. n. 5. ' cattle and goods, that dwell in the " or, con- ceive a mis- chievous purpose. s See Deut. 3. s. & Esther 9. 19. Comp. Jude. s. 7, Jl. ''Jer. 49. 31. Comp. Mic. 5. 1 1. II Or, » con/identty . t Heb. to spoil the spoils aud to prey the prey. • ver. 13. See ch. 29. 19. J See ch. 36. lo. So ch. 26. 20, « So ver. 8. ' •" " ' " 1 ver. 13. Gen. 31. 18. & 34. 23. & 36. 6 in the Heb. (»7o) Chap, xxxviii. 13. EZEKIEL. Chap, xxxix. 12. t Heb.Twir'^/. Judg. 9. 37. Comp. ch. 5. 5. ™ See ch. 27. 22. " See ch. 25. 13- o See ch. 27. 12. PSeech.32.2. *J ver. 19. So Joel 3. I. See Isai. 2. IX. ' Comp. ver. II. • ch. 39- 2. See ver. 6. ' ver. 6, 9, 22. '^ So ver. ^. See ch. 23. 6. • Gen. 49. I. Deut. 4. 30. So ver. 8. See Jer. 30. 24- • So ver. 23. See ch. 20. 41- Comp. Ex. 14. 4. ch. 39. 13. ^ See ch. 12. Heb. by tlu futtid w\ bee I Kin. 16. 12, 7 See ch. 5. '3- • So Ps. 89. 46. • So Hagg. 2. 6, 7. Comp. Kev. 16. 18. l> Hos. 4. 3. •^ Gen. I. 26. ^ See Jer. 4. 24. « So Nahum I. 6. B Or, tozt'crs, or, stairs. Cant. 2. 14. f Ps. 105. 16. « Jer. 25. 29. i* See ch. 14. ' bo ch. 39. 4, 17- J See Judg. 7. 22. So Isai. ig. 2. ' Isai. 66. 16. Jer. 25. 31. Joel 3. 2. Seech. 17.20. ' ch. 28. 23. °» See ch. 14. 19- " Ps. n. 6. So ch. 39. 6. Comp. Rev. 20, 9. o ver. 6, 9. P ch. 13. II, 13- So \'er. 9. ■J Sec Josh. 10. II. & Rev. 8. 7. ' See Job i3. • Ecclus. 36. ' So ch. 36. =3- See ver. 16. " So ch. 37. 28. & 39. 7. * midst of the land. ""Sheba, and"De-i3 dan, and ° the merchants of Tarshish, with all P the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee. Art thou come ' to take a spoil ? hast thou gathered thy com- pany ' to take a prey ? to carry away silver and gold, to take away 'cattle and goods, ' to take a great spoil ? Therefore, son of man, prophesy and 14 say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; 1 1n that day when my people of Israel * dwelleth safely, ■'shalt thou not know it > And ^ thou shalt come 15 from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and ' many people with thee, all of them " riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: and thou 16 shalt come up against my people of Israel, ''as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be " in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, "when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, " be- fore their eyes. Thus saith the Lord God ; Art thou 17 he of whom I have spoken in old time ' by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years, that / would bring thee against them 7 And it shall come to pass ^t ts the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, t/iat v my fury shall come up in my face. For vin my jealousy 19 and in ^ the fire of my wrath have I spoken. Surely 1 in that day there shall be ^ a great shaking in the land of Israel; so that ""^the fishes of the sea, 20 and ""^the fowls of the heaven, and I" the beasts of the field, and all '^creep- ing things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and ^ the mountains shall be thrown down, and •= the " steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. And I will '"scall/;/- s ''a2i sword against him ' throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God : J every man's sword shall be against his bro- ther. And ^ I will plead against him 22 with '""pestilence and with 'blood ; and "I will rain upon him, and upon his " bands, and upon ° the many people that arc with him. Pan overflowing rain, and Pigreat hailstones, "fire, and """brim- stone. Thus ^ will I magnify myself, 23 and ^'sanctify myself; and ^'"I will be known in the eyes of many nations, "and they shall know that I am the Lord. Therefore ^ thou son of man, ^ pro- phesy against Gog, and say. Thus saith the Lord God ; * Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Me- 2shech and Tubal : ''and I will turn thee back, and " "^ leave but the sixth part of thee, and '' will cause thee to come up from ' the north parts, and will bring thee upon •= the mountains of Israel : 3 and ^I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows 4 to fall out of thy right hand, s Thou shalt fall upon "=the mountains of Israel, thou, and '" all thy bantls, ^ and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto ' the ravenous birds of every ' sort, and to ^ the beasts of the field * to be s devoured. Thou shalt fall upon ' the open field : for ' I have spoken //, saith 0 the Lord God. And "" I will send a fire on ° Magog, and among them that " dwell ' carelessly in p the isles : 1 and they shall know that I am the Lord. 7 "■ So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel ; and I will not ^ let t/iem pollute my holy name any more: and I'the heathen shall know that I am " the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. 8 " Behold, it is come, and '"'it is done, saith the Lord God; this is the day 9" whereof I have spoken. And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and ""shall set on fire and y burn ' the weapons, both ^^ the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the ' handstaves, and the spears, and they shall ' burn them with 10 fire seven years : so that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests ; for they shall burn ^ the weapons with fire : and ^ they .shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, 11 saith the Lord God. And it shall come to pass in '■that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea : and it s/iall stop the ' noses of the passengers : and there shall they bury Gog and all his mul- titude : and they shall call // The valley 12 of ' Hamon-gog. And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of ' See ch. 6. 7. 2, & 17. 14. & 33. I. ^ ver. 1 Comp. Deut. 25. 4 (Heb.). 15. Joel 3. 14. 22. See Isai. 2. 11. I That is, The multitude XXXIX. » ch. 38. 2, 3. l" ch. 38. 4. II Or, strike thcc with six pl^i^tes ; or, draw thee back loith a hook 0/ six teeth, as ch. 38. 4. c Comp. ch. 45. 13. il ch. 38. 15. t Heb. the siiies 0/ the jiortfi. See ch. 38. 6. <^ ver. 4, 17. See ch. 6. 2. ^ Comp. Ps. 76. 3. e So ch. 38. 21. ver. 17. "■Seech.sS.e. ' See Isai. 46. II. ^ Heb. wing, ver. 17. Gen. 7. 14. ch. 17. 23. ^ ver. 17. So ch. 33. 27. See ch. 5. 17. t Heb. to dei'our. ch. 35. 12. tHeb. the /ace 0/ tlu-Jield. See ch. 29. 5. " See ch. 17. 24- ™ See Amos I. 4. .So ch. 38. 22. "Seech. 38.2. 0 ver. 26. See ch. 38. 8. II Or, ^confidently. P ch. 27. 3, "6, 7, IS- See Ps. 72. 10. 1 Seech. 6. 7. ^ So ver. 22. " See ch. 20. 39- • See ch. 38. 23 " Isai. 45. II. ^ ch. 21. 7. ^Rev. 16.17. & 21. 6. » ch. 38. 17. ^^ Comp. Ps. 46. 9. I Isai. 44. 15. So Ps. 78. 21 in the Heb. ' ver. 10. Ps. 140. 7 (Heb.). " See ch. 23. 24. II Or, ^ Javelins. II Or, make a Jire/or them. ver. 10. » So Isai. 14. U Or, mouths. o/Gog. ver. (77«) Chap, xxxix. 13. EZEKIEL. Chap. xl. 7. tDeuL=i. them, <=that they may cleanse the land, tlr. M, 16. Yea, all the people of the land shall 13 ■> ch. 34. 29 bury than ; and it shall be to them '' a ilcech. =8. renown the day that ' I shall be glo- ==■ rifled, saith the Lord God. And they m ch.'^8.'i6,23. shall sever out 'men of continual em- Th b'' ployment, passing through the land to vieii of con- bury f with the passengers those that SoNTmtV?. remain upon the face of the earth, 'to & 28. 6 in cleanse it : after the end of e seven fSover.'is. months shall they search. And f the 15 8 ver. 12. passengers thai pass through the land, when a7iy seeth a man's bone, then * Heb. luiid. shall he ' set up ^ a sign by it, till the 1" See^2 Kin. buriers have buried it in ' the valley of iveJ^i Hamon-gog. And also the name of the 16 I That is, city shall be "Hamonah. <=Thus shall V'tu""'^' they cleanse the land. And thou son of man, thus saith 17 j Rev. 19. 17. the Lord God ; J Speak ' ^ unto every \fe%li'of feathered fowl, and ''to every beast of nery-wmg. the field, J' Assemble yourselves, and So Ps. 78. 27. ' , ^ ■ , k Sec ver. 4. come ; gather yourselves on ever)' side "^Se^e^Zepii!' ^o ™my "sacrifice that I do sacrifice for I- 7- you, ei^en a great sacrifice •* upon the sfJugMer. mountains of Israel, that ye may eat -Rev. 19.18. flesh, and drink blood. "Ye shall eatis the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of t Heb. rams, of lambs, and of ' goats, of ° bul- ircifjT locks, all of them fallings ° of Bashan. "'see Ps 22 ^"^^ y^ ^'^''^"' ^^'^ '^^^ v\\\\ye be full, and 19 12." *■"' drink blood till jr be dnmken, ""of my pSeeisai.23. sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. Thus ye shall be filled at my 20 1 Ps. 76. 6. table ° with 1 horses and chariots, " with ^^°"'P- mighty otc«, and 7mth all men of war, "^ ■ ^ ■ ''■ saith the Lord God. And = I will set 21 my glory among the heathen, and all rSoEx. 7. 4. the heathen sliall see ■■ my judgment that I have executed, and ■'my hand ■ ver. 28. that I have laid upon them. ' So the 22 So ver. 7. house of Israel shall know that I am Seech. 6.' 7. the LoRD their God from i^ that day > I Sam. 18.9. t and forward. And the heathen shall =3 So'&.'^ik know that the house of Israel went into =• 7- captivity for their iniquity: because they " ver. 24, 29. trespassed against me, therefore " hid I SecDeut.31. jjjy fa^g f^Q^., them, and "gave them » So Lev. 26. into the hand of their enemies : so fell "'so ch. 36. they all by the sword. " According to 24 '5- their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and " hid my face from them. J Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; 25 10. & ch. i"*!.' Now will I "bring again the captivity "ch. 20 40. of Jacob, and have mercy upon >' the See jer. 30.3. whole housc of Israel, and ^will be ^Seech. s. jgj^jQys for my holy name; after that 26 ^they have borne their shame, and all 'Seech. 32. their trespasses whereby they have tres- passed against me, when they >> dwelt t Lev. 26. 5. safely in their land, and ^^none made geecli. 38. 8. 27 them afraid. When I have brought ' Lev. 26. 6. them again from the people, and '''=ga- Seei5ai!i7.2. thered them out of their enemies' lands, ^ ^^^^^- ^s- and '"am sanctified in them in the 107. 3. 28 sight of many nations; then s shall they ^Seech. 20. know that I am the Lord their God, ^rh. 34. 30. • which caused them to be led into cap- t He" V^ tivity among the heathen : but I have 'y '<""'"*■ ..11 1 • 11 0/ tht:m,i^c. " gathered them unto their own land, b p^. j^^. 2. and have left none of them any more 29 there. ' Neither will I hide my face i see isai. anv more from them : for I have ^ pour- 54- s. J . . , , ^ . so ver. 23. ed out my spirit upon the house of " Seejoeis. Israel, saith the Lord God. ''*■ XL. About ^ B.C. 574. See ch. 1, 2. In the five and twentieth year => of b c'j.m^: "'' our captivity, in the beginning of the '■^■^'^- "> '• year, in the tenth day of the month, See2'icm.3. •'in the fourteenth year after that =■ the Jl^^^.^ ^ , city was smitten, in the selfsame day Comp. 2 "^ the hand of the Lord was upon me, .Rev. ^21. lo. and brought me thither. ^In the vi- Comp. sions of God brought he me into the \Or''„po'n. l:*d of Israel, and set me upon •= a ''"'^^''' 3 very high mountain, " by which loas as Comp. the frame of a city on the south. And seedi. 9. 2. he brought me thither, and behold, I See ch. 1. 7. ,- 1 ' b ch. 47. 3. there was 'a man, whose appearance 1 ver. 5. 7i'as E like the appearance of brass, ^^- '•^- '*~ •"with a line of flax in his hand, and See Rev. n. 4' a measuring reed; and he stood in the I'ch. 44. 5. gate. And the man said unto me, 'SeeDeut. ^ Son of man, behold with thine eyes, m ch. 43. jo. and ''hear with thine ears, and '''set °[:M'- ^°- thine heart upon all that I shall shew Comp. thee ; for to the intent that / might % ex.'2s*'2s. shew thetn unto thee art thou brought ^t,i--^^- 5 hither : "' declare all that thou seest to (Heb!?. the house of Israel. And behold " a r^™'/; ,5 wall on the outside of the house round * Heb. whose about, and in the man's hand 'a mea- 'J^^'J^j^^ suring reed of six cubits long °by the ihecast. cubit and °Pa hand breadth: so he 20,22,24/27, measured 1 the breadth of the building, ^^•^''g'';.;}'' ■♦*■ one reed ; and 1 the height, one reed. Rev. 7. 2. 6 Then came he unto the gate ''which pan.^ 10. looketh toward the east, and "went up " Comp. the stairs thereof, and measured ^the "s'ee^i'si'e. threshold of the gate, ^vhich was one f """'s- c> • ' ver. 10, 12, reed broad; and ^the other threshold 13,16,21,29, of the gate, whieh 7vas one reed broad. "Kfn.',4. 28. 7 And rc'cry 'little chamber was one reed .^V-*"!"' "• long, and one reed broad ; and " be- " Comp. ver. (77=) Chap. xl. 8. EZEKIEL. Chap. xl. 36. * ver. S, 9 (Hcb.). ^ ver. 14, 16, 21, 24, 29, 33, 36,37.38,4s, ch. 4X. I, 3. * Comp. ver. 14. ** ch. 41. 16 (Heb.). t Heb. limit, or, bound. ch. 43. 12, 13, 17, 20. * Comp. ver. 5, 7. *» Comp. ver. 30. X Comp. ver. 9. W See ver. 21. ' ch. 41. 16, 26. See 1 Kin. 6. t Heb. ^closed. Comp. Ps. 58. 4- Prov. 17. 28. & 21. 13. Isai. 33. 15 in the Heb. * ch. 41. 3. lOr, galieries, or, fiorchfs. ver. 21. 22, 24, 25, -b, 29. 30. 31, .13. 34. 36- li Or, withiH, I Kin. 6. 30. 3 Chr. 29. 16 (Heb.). b See ch. 4]. 18. * ver. 20. ch. 44. 4. Rev. II. 2. <* ver. 38, 44, 45. 46- ch. 41. 10. & 42- I. 4. 5. 7— ■3■ See2Km.23. XI. * 2 Chr. 7. 3. Esther i. 6. ver. i8. ch. 42. 3. ' Comp. ch. 45. 5. * ver. 40, 44. I Kin. 6. 8 marg. a Chr. 23. 10 marg. \ Oz./rom wit/wut. ver. 5 (Heb.), 40. 44- t Heb. ivhose /ace was. See ver. 6. ^ See ver. 7. ' ver. 10. J See ver. 9. I Or, gnlL-rics, or, porches. See ver. j6. JJ So ver. 24. =8, 29, 32, 33, V" *■ ver. 15, 2e^ i S9. 33. 36. 1 * ver. 13. 25, 29. 33. 36- ■" ver. 16. txveen the little chambers li'ct-e five cubits; and ^the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate "within was one reed. He measured also the porch s of the gate " within, one reed. Then 9 measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits ; and " the posts thereof, " two cubits ; and the porch of the gate was "inward. And ' the little chambers 10 of the gate eastward ivcre three on this side, and three on that side ; '"'they three were of one measure : and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. And he measured the breadth n of the entry of the gate, ten cubits ; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. The * space also before ' the 12 little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side : and ' the little chambers were ^ six cubits on this side, and si.x cubits on that side. He measured then the 13 gate from the roof of one little cham- ber to the roof of another : ^^ the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. He made also "posts 14 >' of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. .\nd from the face of the gate of the 15 entrance unto the face of the porth of the inner gate ''•"i were fifty cubits. And there were ^ ' narrow windows to 16 the little chambers, and to their " posts 3 within the gate round about, and like- wise to the ' arches : and windows were round about • » inward : and upon each " post ivere '° palm trees. Then brought he me into "^the out- 17 ward court, and lo, there zt/tvr ^ chambers, and 'a pavement made for the court roundabout: ^thirty chambers av/rupon the pavement. And <=the pavement sby is the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pave- ment. Then he measured the breadth 19 from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court 'without, an hundred cubits ta.siward and north- ward. And the gate of "^the outward court 20 •that looked toward the north, he mea- sured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof And ''the little chambers there- 21 o{ were 'three on this side and three on that side ; and J the posts thereof and the 'arches thereof were J^after the measure of the first gate: ''the length thereof 7£'(7j fifty cubits, and 'the breadth five and twenty cubits. And "'their windows, 22 and "'their arches, and ™their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh towards the east; and "they went up unto it by seven steps; and ""the 23 arches tliereof H'ere before them. And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate "toward the north, and "toward the east; Pand he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits. 24 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south : and he measured J the posts there- of and ""the arches thereof JJ according to 25 these measures. And there ivere " win- dows in it and in "the arches thereof round about, "'like those windows: ''the length 7i'(7.s' fifty cubits, and 'the breadth 26 five and twenty cubits, .^nd there 'were "seven steps ito go up to 'it, and "'the arches thereof were before them : and it had "'palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon J the posts 27 thereof ■'And there teas a gate in the inner court toward the south: and Phe measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits. 28 And he brought me to ^the inner court by the south gate: and he mea- sured the south gate ■" according to these 29 measures; and ''the little chambers there- of, and ■'the posts thereof, and "the arches thereof, ■*' according to these measures: and there were "windows in it and in "the arches thereof round about: it was ''fifty cubits long, and 'five and twenty 30 cubits broad. And "the arches round about were 'five and twenty cubits long, 31 and "five cubits 'broad. *And "the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and '"palm trees were upon Jthe posts thereof: and "the going up to it had eight steps. 32 And he brought me into Hhe inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate •>' according to these measures. 33 And ''the little chambers thereof, and •"[he posts thereof, and "the arches there- of, 7iwr JJ according to these measures: and there were "windows therein and in "'the arches thereof round about: it was ''fifty cubits long, and 'five and twenty 34 cubits broad. ^And "the arches thereof were toward the outward court ; and "palm trees were w^on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and "the going up to it had eight steps. 35 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured /y-iJ according to these mea- 36sures; ''the little chambers thereof, ^the " ver. 6, 26. Comp. ^«r. 3'. 34. 37- P ch. 42. 3. So ver. 37. 1 See I Kin. 10. 5. Comp. ver. 40 marg. r ver. 23. ■ See ch. 8. i6. * Comp. ver. 13. " Comp. ver. 7. t Heb. breadth. ver. 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 19, 21, 25. 33. 36. 42. 47. 48. 49- '' ver. 34. So ver. 37. " ver. 34, 37. Comp. ver. 22, 26. (77^ 9& Chap. xl. 37. EZEKIEL. Chap. xi.i. 12. ^ Seever. 17. ««2Chr. 4. 6. So Isai. 4. 4 (Heb.). Comp. Jer. 51. 34 (Heb.). y Comp. ch. 46. 2. * Lev. I. 3, 9, 13, 14, 17. ver. 42. * Lev. 4. 2, 3. ch. 42. 13. & 44. 27. & 46. 20. ^ Lev. 5. 6. 66. 6. 67. I. ch. 42. 13. & 46. 20. I Or, at tiie step. Comp. ver. 26 (H=b.). * ver. 39. ** Comp. Ex. 20. 25. B Or, and- irofis, or, Mf two hearik stones. « Ps. 68. 13. So Gen. 49. 14. Judg. s. 16. t See ver. 5. e I Chr. 6. 31—33- ' ch. 44. S, 14, 15, 16. & 48. II. See Lev. 8. 35. & Num. I. 53- I Or, Tvard, or, ordi- nance : And so ver. 46. So I Cor. 9. =3- > Comp. ch. 42. 4, II. & 46. 19. J Num. 18. 5. ^ ch. 43. 19. & 44. 15, 16. &48. I posts thereof, and ""the arches thereof, and "'the windows to it round about: kthe length 7vas fifty cubits, and 'the breadth five and twenty cubits. And 37 > the posts thereof 7verc toward the utter court; and "'pahii trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and "the going up to it //,./. and a winding about still upward to 'the \ Het t'^t' *' side chambers : for the winding about of 'j"'^-"- the house we?it still upward round about ,„a/m.ide the house : therefore the breadth of the ''J°2'zZ^:t house 7iias j-//// upward, and so "increased roumt "■^■^from the \o\sits1 chamber to the highest ^Ki^'^'e.'s. 8 by the midst. I saw also the height of "_' Kin. 22. the house round about: the foundations .mc^i^. of 'the side chambers were "a full reed *^^^^,°•^•*• 9 of six great cubits. The thickness of ch. 40. 5. the wall, which was for 'the side cham- ^^^- '^■ ber without, 7vas five cubits: and ^that "'"=■■• "• which was left was the place of 'the 10 side chambers that were within. And between 'ithe chambers was the wide- J'^''- J°- ••^ bee en. 40. ness of i''twenty cubits round about the 17. 11 house on every side. And the doors of T'-l^ .^jt-Jj. 'the side chambers were toward vfhe p/ace ch. 42. 1, 10, that was left, one door toward the north, uim. 4. 7 and another door toward the south: and 'h>-1''- _ Comp. the breadth of Pthe place that was left Lev. 16. 22 7vas five cubits round about. ^so^Ex. 27. 12 Now "the building that was before \i 'the separate place at *the end toward the^Heb.'" (77<) Chap. xli. 13. EZEKIEL. Chap, xlii. 13- the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length there- of ninety cubits. So he measured the 13 house, an hundred cubits long; and ""the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, 'an hundred cubits long; also the breadth of the face of the 14 house, and of ''the separate place toward the east, 'an hundred cubits. And he :5 measured the length of "the building over against ''the separate place which 7Cias behind it, and the '"galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, 'an hundred cubits, with the inner tem- ple, and the porches of the court; "the if door posts, and "the narrow windows, and "the galleries round about '^on their three storks, over against "the door, 'cieled with wood round about, 'and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows 7vere covered ; to t/iat above 17 the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by 'measure. And // was made '^'luith cherubims and 18 J'^paim trees, so that a palm tree ivas be- tween a cherub and a cherub; and ei'cry cherub had two faces; so that '^the fiice 19 of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: // was made through all the house round about. From the ground unto 20 above the door were ^cherubims and y 2 palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple. The * posts of ^'the temple weren ^''squared, and the face of "^the sanc- tuary ; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. "iThe altar of-^-i wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the cor- ners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, 7i'ere of woo A: and he said unto me, This is =the table that /> ''before the Lord. And *the templets ■ and '^the sanctuary shad two doors. And =4 the doors had two leaves apiece, two '■turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. And there were made on them, on the 25 doors of ^the temple, >■ cherubims and y ^ palm trees, 'like as were made upon the walls; and there twre ''thick planks upon the face of 'the porch without. And 26 there 7ucrc ""narrow windows and ^palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of 'the porch, and * So ch. 40. 47- & 42. 8. ** ver. 1 2. ch. 42. I. I Or, several ' imilks, or, tvatbs ivitk pillars. " ver. 16. ch. 42. 3, s. '^ See Isai. 6. 4 inarg. * ver. 26. See ch. 40. 16. ^ ch. 40. 10 (Heb.). See ch. 42. 3. IHeb. cielitig of wood. I Or, and the ground vnto tlte ivtndows. tHeb. measures. ch. 42. 15. y ver. 20, 25. I Kin. 6. 29, 32. 35- & 7. 36. ■ 2 Chr.3.5. ch. 40. 16, 22.26,31, 34, ver. 20. " See ch. 10. t Heb. post. ch, 43. S. & 45- 19- & 40. 2. » See ver. i- *> See ch. 40. 47- *- See ver. 4. •* So Ex.30. 1. Rev. II. I. "^ ch. 44. 16. Com p. ch. 23. 41. Mai. I. 7, 12 1 Ex. 30. 8. 8 I Kill. 6. 31—33- h So I Kin. 6. 34. 1 ver. 17, 20. ^ ver. 26. Comp. I Kin. 7. 6. 1 ch. 40. 48. •" See ver. 16. Upon "tlie side chambers of the house, and ''thick planks. Then he brought me forth into ■^the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into ''the chamber that 7i'as over against "^the separate place, and 'i which 7L'as before the building to- 2 ward the north. = Before the length of an hundred cubits U'as the north door, 3 and 'the breadth rcas fifty cubits. Over against sthe twenty e/ii>its which 7c>ere for the inner court, and over against ''the pavement which was for the utter court, was ''gallery against gallery in 4 'three stories. And before '■''the cham- bers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, 'a way of one cubit; and ''their 5 doors toward the north. Now the upper ''chambers 7vere shorter: for ""the galle- ries "were higher than these, ''"than the lower, and than the middlemost of the 6 building. For they K'tvr in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building "was strait- ened '""more than the lowest and the 7 middlemost from the ground. And "the wall that was without over against ''the chambers, towards the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, ^the length 8 thereof 7i ver. 5. ch. 41. 15, 16. * Gen. 6. 16. So ch. 41. 16. ^ ch. 46, 19. Comp. ch. 40. 46. ver. II. t Or, did eat of these. ' Comp. ch- 41. 7. U Or. and tlte hnildiug consisted of tlu lower aud tlw viid- dle?nost. ra ver. 6. » See Num. "■ 17, 25 Heb. . 0 So ver. 10, 12. See ch. 13. 5. QSeech.4r.i. "■ ch. 41. 13, 14. ^Or./rotn thf place. \ Or, he that brought me. » ch. 44. 5. & 46. 19. II Or, as he came, * ver. 4. " E.v. 26. 30. I Kin. 6. 37. ' See ch. 16. » ver 4. II. 'See ch 40 46 y I.e\ 6. 16, 26, S: 10. ■I &24 I- * Num. I S.P "ch. 44. 29. " Lev . 2 3. 10. &6. 4- .S- to. 12 c Sec ch 40. 39- (77s) 98—2 Chap. xlii. 14. EZEKIEL. Chap. xlih. 18. trespass offering; for the place is holy. When the priests enter therein, then shall 14 they not go out of the holy phxce into « Seech. 44. the Utter court, but "^ there they shall lay ''■ their garments wherein they minister ; for they are holy; and ''shall put on other garments, and shall approach to ^ those things which are for the people. Now when he had made an end of 15 measuring the inner house, he brought • ch. 40. 6. me forth toward ^the gate whose pros- See ch. 43. 1. pgj,|. j^ toward the east, and measured it round about. He measured the east 16 i Heb. ■wind. * side With ^thc measuring reed, five hun- i9,%o^' ' ' dred reeds, with the measuring reed Seech 37. s. rouud about. He measured the north 17 "* ' side, five hundred reeds, with the mea- suring reed round about. He measured 18 the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. He turned about 19 to the west side, and measured five hun- dred reeds with the measuring reed. He 20 8ch. 40. 5. measured it by the four sides; sit had a iA.^l.^e. wall round about, ""five hundred reeds Soch. 48. 15. long, and five hundred broad, 'to make ch! 43! 12. a separation between the sanctuary and &44-23- the profane //i7Cd'. XLHI. Afterward he brought me to the gate, • ver. 4. even "the gate that looketh toward the ^•J°-/9- east: and behold, ''the glory of the God 2 &40. 6. of Israel came from the way of the east: & S'. i^' and '^his voice was like a noise of many Notasch. waters: and ''the earth shined with his Comp. glory. And it zc/as "= according to the 3 t'comp appearance of the vision which I saw, ch. II. 23. even according to the vision that I saw So Rev. 21. , ^^.j^^j^ J ^^^^g f j.^ destroy the city : and c Seech. I. thg visions 7C>ere like the vision that I ^*kev. 18. I. saw sby the river Chebar; and "=I fell ^Wh'i'.2'8. "PO" """y ^^^'^- ■'^"d '''''^'^s glory of the 4 iOr.w/u-n Lord came into the house by the way proph'es" of "the gate whose prospect is toward that t/ie city tiie east. So 'the sijirit took me up, 5 shmild be , , , . ^ , , . ' ' destroyed: and brought me mto ''the mner court; fiT2V' ''^''"' behold, 'die glory of the Lord filled fc'omp. the house. And I heard him speaking 6 J|ee'ch°i. I. unto me out of the house; and "^the >■ ch. 44. 2. ji^an stood by me. And he said unto 7 > See ch. 3. ,-, ^ ^ „ , , ^ 12. me. Son of man, " the place of my Rcv''ii 10 throne, and "the place of the soles of k Seech. 8. my feet, Pwhere I will dwell lin the Comp. midst of the children of Israel for ever, *• j*+ '■ and '"my holy name, shall the house of 10,11. Israel '"''no more defile, ncitlter \\\(iy, nor So'c'h'i^o 4 'h^'"^ kings, 'by their whoredom, nor 'by ■" Seech. 9. 2. Comp. ch. 40. 3. & 47. 3. nSoPs. 99 1. o Is.ii. 60. 13. See i Chr. 28. 2. P ver. 9. See Ex. 29. 45. So Ps. 68. 16. & 132. 14. ch. 37. 26, 28. Joel 3. 17. q See Ps. 46. 5. & Rev. 7. 15. >■ So ver. 8. See ch. 20. 39 ■ So ch. 37. 26. • ver. 9. Comp. Lev. 26. 30. Jer. 16. 18. the carcases of their kings in their high 8 places. "In their setting of their thres- " Comp. hold by 'my thresholds, and their post ^4. ^'jl. ' by "my posts, 'and "the wall between 5. 7. me and them, ""vthey have even defiled vgeefiai. 6. my holy name by their abominations 4sJ^^(:i, ,, that thev have committed: wherefore I 21. , J ..1 • • 'Or, for have consumed them m mine anger. ,i,ere „as Q Now let them put away 'their whoredom, {»" « «"»'' ,., ^ f. ( . . . re betiL'cen me and 'the carcases 01 their kings, far from „„d tiu-m. me, and pI will dwell in the midst of j^^>"^'P; ^ , them for ever. J So ch. 23. 10 Thou son of man, '^shew the house to |f'^^ ^ the house of Israel, that they may be ' '^•'- 4°. 4- ashamed of their iniquities: and let them 11 measure "the 'pattern. And if they be *J;'™,p- ashamed of all that they have done, 1 Or, sum, lishew them the form of the house, and "h. "s.'"!''"' ="^the fashion thereof, and ''the goings '' Seech. 16. out thereof, and ''the comings in there- <;job23. 3. of, and all the forms thereof, and ''''all ^fHei>?'" the ordinances thereof, and all the forms ■' 2 Sam. 3. thereof, and ''''all the laws thereof: and ch. 44. 5. write it =in their sight, that they may See i Sam. keep the whole form thereof, and all "W ver. is. ''''the ordinances thereof, and do them. . Hee''ch^2 3 12 This is the law of the house; ^Upon the 'ch. 40. 2. top of the mountain the whole slimit b ch. 40. is. thereof round about shall be most holy. S"."?'. 15— Behold, this is the law of the house. =°- 13 And these are the measures of ''the i' ch. 40. 47. altar after the cubits: 'The cubit is a Comp.'' cubit and a hand breadth ; even the ^^:^°/- '~^ 'bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth ■ ch, 40. 5.' a cubit, and ethe border thereof by the ^h™!;; g 'edge thereof round about shall be ^d^ t Heb.*M.' 14 of the altar. And from the bottom upon ?!■ =*<''?• ^ i^^. 28. 10. the ground ei'en to the lower 'settle shall & 39. 9. beXxio cubits, and the breadth one cubit; isai™o''j.'*" and from the lesser settle rcen to the Comp. greater settle shall be four cubits, and fven'^V, 20. 15 the breadth one cubit. So *the altar S'^ I'J''- , shall be four cubits; and from 'the altar that is, tie 16 and upward shall be "'four horns. And l-'J""'" '-^ 'the altar shall be twelve ei/bits long, ' Heb./fWc/, twelve broad, "square in the four°squares /,■,;„ p/aJd. 17 thereof. And 'the settle shall be four- 5"='": "'• teen amis long and fourteen broad m 7. the four "squares thereof; and sthe bor- fj.^^^^"- der about it shall be ''half a cubit; and " >'<:'■■ =o- the bottom thereof shall be a cubit n "gee ch''40. about; and Phis stairs shall look toward '"'. , ' o Seech, i. 8. the east. p Comp. i8 And he said unto me, Son of man, Ex. 20. 26. thus saith the Lord God ; These are ithe ordinances of the altar in the day 'ver. n. when thev shall make it, to ofter burnt oflerings thereon, and 'to sprinkle blood "■ Lev. i. $. (776) Chap, xliii. 19. EZEKIEL. Chap. xliv. 16. ■ Deut. 17. 9. & 24. 8. Jer. 33. 18 (21). ch. 44. IS. ' See ch. 40. 46. " Ex. 29. 10. ch. 45. 18. T Lev. 8. 14. ver. 21. ^ Ex. 29. 12. Lev. 8. 15. ch. 45. 19. * See ver. 14. J ver. 13, 17. ■ ver. 22, 23. Ex. 29. 36. So ch. 45. 18. " See ch. 45. * See Ex. 29. 14. b 2 Chr. 31. 13 (Heb.J. c Lev. 2. 13. So Mark 9, 49- 0 Comp. Ex. 29. 35, 36, Lev, 8 3^. t Heb.X^/ their Juinds, See Ex. 29.9. « See Job 36. II. ' Lev. Q. I. 8 See en. 39. 22. 1 Or, thank offerings. Comp. Lev. 7. 15. So ch. 45. 15, «7- But Heb. not as 2 Chr. 29, 31. •> See Lev. * See ch. 20. 40. XLIV. * Comp. ch. 43. 5. »Seech.43.i. ' ch. 43. 4. "* ch. 34. 24. & 37- 25. & 45. 7- •Gen. 31. 54. See 1 Cor. 10. 18. ' So ch. 46. 2, 12. B ch. 40. 17, 20. '^Seech.43.5. ' See ch. i. t Heb. J set tkiiie heart, i See ch.40.4. * See ch. 43. I]. thereon. And thou shah give to '^the 19 priests the Levites ^'that ie of the seed of Zadok, 'which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, ""a young bullock '"for a sin offering. And '"thou shalt take of the blood there- 20 of, and "put it on "the four horns of it, and on the four corners of "the settle, and upon s^the border round about: thus ^shalt thou cleanse and "purge it. Thou shalt take "the bullock also of the 21 sin offering, and he ^ shall burn it in ''the appointed place of the house, ='vvith-' out the sanctuary. And on the second 22 day thou shalt ofter a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin ottering; and ^they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse // with the bullock. When thou 23 hast made an end of ^cleansing //, thou shalt ofier a young bullock without ble- mish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. And thou shalt offer them be- 24 fore the Lord, and the priests <= shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up/or a burnt offering unto the Lord. ''Seven days shalt thou pre- 25 pare every day a goa.t /or a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without ble- mish. ''Seven days shall they purge 26 the altar and purify it; and they shall 'consecrate themselves. And when i/it'se^j 'days are expired, it shall be, //lat ^upon the eight day, sand so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your "' peace ofterings; and I will 'accept you, saith the Lord God. Then he brought me ^back the way of ''the gate of the outward sanctuary ''which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the Lord unto 2 me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; ■= because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. // is for ''the prince; the 3 prince, he shall sit in it to "^eat bread be- fore the Lord; Hie shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. Then brought he me the way of sthe 4 north gate before the house: and I look- ed, and behold, ''the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and 'I fell upon my face. And the Lord said unto 5 me. Son of man, 'mark well, and J be- hold with thine eyes, and Jhear with thine ears all that I say unto thee con- cerning ''all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and ''all the laws thereof; and 'mark well ''the entering in of the house, with every ''going forth of the 6 sanctuary. And thou shalt say to 'the rebellious, «'c« to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; O ye house of Israel, ™let it suffice you of all your 7 abominations, "in that ye have brought into my sanctuary 'strangers, "uncircum- cised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, °to be in my sanctuary, p to pol- lute it, even my house, when ye offer imy bread, "^the fat and "the blood, and they have broken my covenant because 8 of all your abominations. And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have 'set keepers of my 'charge in my sanctuaiy for yourselves. 9 Thus saith the Lord God ; " No strang- er, "uncircumcised in heart, nor uncir- cumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among 10 the children of Israel. And "the Le- vites that are gone away far from me, "when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols ; 11 they shall even "bear their iniquity. Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having "charge "at the gates of the house, and ""ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and J'they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 12 Because they ministered unto them be- fore their idols, and 'caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; there- fore have I ^lift up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and 'they 13 shall bear their iniquity. And ^tliey shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in ''the most \\o\y place : but '^they shall bear their shame, and their abominations :4 which they have committed. But I will make them ''= keepers of the charge of the house, 'for all the service thereof, and "=for ail that shall be done therein. 15 But "the priests the Levites, '^the sons of Zadok, ''that kept the charge of my sanctuary "when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me ^to minister unto me, and 'they shall stand before me sto offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the 16 Lord God : they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to ''my table, ^to minister unto me, and ''they shall keep my charge. See ch. 2. 5. "^ Deut. 3. 26. ch. 45. 9. See I Pet. ■♦■,^- , " bo ch. 43. 8. ver. 9. Comp. Acts 21. 28. t Heb. children of II stranger. ver. g. Lev. 22. 25. 0 ver. q. See Jer. g. 26. So Acts 7. 51. Comp. ch. 28. 10. P ch, 23. 39. 1 See Lev. 3. II. r ver. 15. See Lev. 3. 16, 17. ■ <:''■ 33- 25- ' See ch. 40. 45- H Or, ' "uard, or, oriii- ttanct': Xnd so ver. 14, & [15], i5. ^ ver. 15. ch. 48. II, ' ch. 4. 4 — 6, ver. 12. See Lev. 5. i. ' I Chr. 26, 30. ch. g. I in the Heb. See 2 Kin. II. 18. ^ Comp. Ps. 84. 10. "-■' ch. 45. 5. & 46. 24 in the Heb. y Num. 16.9. Comp. ver. 15. t Heb. wert /or a sttim- blingbhck 0/ iniijuity unto, A'c. See ch, 7, 19. Comp. Mai. 2. 8. ■ So Ps. 106. 26. * Comp. Num. 18. 3. 2 Kin. 23. 9. ''Seech, 41. 4. * See ch, 32. 24- •l ver, 8, 15, 16, See ch. 40, 43- Comp. Num. 18. 4. e 1 Chr. 23. 28, 32. ce See ch. 43. 19 ' See Deut. 10. 8. Comp. ver. II. I Kin. 2. 35. s See ver. 7. >* See ch. 41. 22. (777) Chap. xliv. 17. EZEKIEL. ClIAP. XLV. 10. ■ So Ex. 28. 43 And it shall come to pass, that 'when 17 j'ver. 21, 27. they enter in at the gates of J the inner I'MaccQ.M court, i^they shall be clothed with linen k So Ex. 28. garments ; and no wool shall come upon Comp?* ''' them, whiles they minister in the gates jer. 13. 1 of the inner court, and within. Theyshallis Rev. 15. 6. , ... , , . ,^ , 'So Ex. 39. have 'hnen "'bonnets upon their heads, »i\x 28 40 and shall have 'linen "breechesupon their See isai. 3. loins ; they shall not gird ihcmschics "with n'see Lev. 6. ^ny thing that causeth sweat. And when 19 J"; thevffo forth into the utter court, «r« into 1 Or, , -^ 1 , , ius'Meai- the Utter court °to the people, °Pthey tHeb'.*?"or ^hall put off their garments wherein they ■unth sweat, ministered, and "lay them in the holy pLev^e.Yi. chambers, and Pthey shall put on other q ch. 46. 20. garments; and they shall not ^sanctify Ex. 29. 37. the people with their garments. 'Neither 20 i.i°'(,\j shall they shave their heads, nor suffer Matt. 23. 17, their Hocks to grow long; they shall only r Lev. 21. s. poll their heads. "Neither shall any 21 Comp. priest drink wine, when they enter into ?Hek)'.''''^ Hhe inner court. Neither shall they 22 • Num 6 -. ^^^^ for their wives "a widow, nor "her So Lev. 10. 6 that is ' put away : but they shall take Comp!' maidens of the seed of the house of I Cor. II 14. Israel, or a widow 'that had a priest " Lev. 2;.'7, before. And "they shall teach my 23 t Heb people the difference '"' between the holy ^thrust and profane, and "cause them to discern ■Lrv'^22. 13. "between the unclean and the clean. Num. 30. 9- And >'in controversy they shall stand 24 a/rieJ.°"' in judgment; and they shall judge it lo^Ti^'^' according to my judgments : and they " See ch. 22. shall keep my laws and my statutes in «Lev. 10. 10. 3-11 mine assemblies; and "they shall hal- JDeut. 17. low niy sabbaths. And '^they shall come 25 c'omp. at no dead person ^to defile themselves: » Lev'lf'i"' l^"' fo"^ father, or for mother, or for son, —3. Comp. or for daughter, for brother, or for sister ''seech!22'.3. that liatli had no husband, ^they may ^ Num. 19. defile themselves. And after he is cleans- 26 Comp'- fid, they shall reckon unto him '"seven ^veT' f '"'i ^^y^- •^"'^ '" "^1^^ '^^y '^l"'^' 1^^ goelh into 27 <> Seech! 40. the sanctuary, unto "^the inner court, to c'see Num. minister in the sanctuary, ■'he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God. And is "it shall be unio them for an inheritance: & 7. 1, 6. ej^;;, their inheritance ; and '^ye shall give Seech.42.13. . . ^ .' y XLV. /ot the land for inheritance, ''ye shall ' "'=''■ ""';'•« ... , .,-" , yc cause the ofler an "oblation unto the Lord, 'a landto/aii. holy portion of the land: '•the length ^^Jo^ii-is- shall be the length of five and twenty » See ch. 47. thousand ^rceds, and the breadth .f/zr?// Teh. 48. 8— be ten thousand. This shait be holy in ]°: z all the borders thereof round about. Of 30 ' '*'*' this there shall be for the sanctuary "five '/.^if^^.^s hundred in length, with fi\-e hundred in vcr. 4. breadth, f square round about; and fifty ^c.^^' ^^' cubits round about /tv- sthe " suburbs " '-"""'p-. 3 thereof. And ''of this measure shalt ch. 42. 16-- thou measure ''''the length of five and l\ ^^ twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten ' See ch. 40. thousand: and 'in it shall be the sane- s'ch. 27. 28. 4tuary and '^the most ho\y p/ace. ''The & 48- 15. 17- \\o\y portion of the land shall be 'for the 3" ^''' °^' priests the ministers of the sanctuary, \2Kel^'"'' ' m which shall come near to minister unto " ver. i. the Lord: and it shall be a place for k's'ce''cii.'4'i. their houses, and "a holy place for the f , „ A I „ j; ,- 1 1 ch. 48. II, 5 sanctuary. And °the five and twenty 12. thousand of length, and the ten thousand £"/j.°ci'"^' of breadth, "shall also the Levites, Pthe 46. ministers of the house, have for them- "h. 2,' j.^'' selves, for a possessionyt^ri twenty cham- " ^ii- 48. 13- sbers. And '^ye shall appoint the posses- n. ''*'*' sion of the city five thousand broad, and ''Comp. -" ' ch. 40. 17. five and twenty thousand long, "■''over & 4'- s- against '^the oblation of the \\o\y por- rr'di.''4V>8- tion: ^it shall be for the whole house of \^^, 45- iq. 7 Israel. And '^'^ a portion shall be for 'the ■ See ch! 44. prince on the one side anti on the other 3- side of "the oblation of the \\o\y portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the \\o\y portion, and be- fore the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward : and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border. ']^^°'^^,\.j, 8 In the land shall be his possession in '-h- 22- 27- T 1 J „ 111 "" So ch. 46. Israel: and "my princes shall no more ,8. ""^oppress my people; and the rest ^ g^Y; °^' 5' ""the land shall they give to the house 1°. of Israel "according to their tribes. Ii'^s 48. i— 7. 23-28. 9 Thus saith the Lord God; Let P - ■ See ch. it 44. 6. suffice you, O princes of Israel : "remove ' """j- . . , , ^ - . . ex/'7ilsions. Violence and spoil, and "execute judg- Comp. ment and justice, take away your 'exac- ?/("Hebj.'''' tions from my people, saith the Lord 'Lev. 19. 35, 10 God. Ye •'shall have just >" balances, jprov. n. i. (778) Chap. xlv. ii. EZEKIEL. Chap. xlvi. io. * ver. 12, 13, 24. Ex. 16. 36. Lev. 5. II. & 6. 20. Num. 5. 15. & 28. 5. Jndg. 6. 19. Ruth 2, 17. 1 Sam. I. 24. & 17. 17. ch. 46. 5, 7, II, 14. Zech. 5, 6 — 10. *> ver. 14. z Kin. 7. 26, 38. 2 Chr. 2. 10. &4. 5. Ezra 7. 22. Luke 16. 6 (Gk.). « ver. 13, 14. Lev. 27. 16. Num. II. 32. Hos. 3. 2. ^ Isai. 5. 10. « See Ex. 30. Comp. ch. 4. 10. f I Kin. 10. 17 'compared with 2 Chr. tt i6j. Ezi «Deut. 25. a.nd a ^just ^ephah, and a just bath. Proi'io. 10. The ''"''ephah and the b^bath ^ shall ben mrl'io^" of one measure, that the bath may con- tain the tenth part of a '='^ homer, and the ephah the tenth />arf of a homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. And "=the shekel s/ia// be twenty gerahs: 12 twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fit'teen shekels, shall be your ^maneh. This is sthe oblation that ye shall otfer; 13 the si.Kth /(?/-/ of an ^ ephah of a "^homer of wheat, and ye shall ''give the si.vth part of an ephah of a homer of barley : concerning the ordinance of oil, ''the 14 bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of 'the cor, iu/iick is a •= homer of ten baths; for ten baths are a homer: and one "lamb out of the 15 flock, out of two hundred, '' out of the fat pastures of Israel ; for a meat offer- ing, and for a burnt offering, and for "peace ofterings, ""to make reconcilia- tion for them, saith the Lord God. All 16 the people of the land * shall give this soblation 'for the prince in Israel. And 17 """"it shall be the prince's part to give burnt ofterings, and meat offerings, and "drink offerings, °in the feasts, and in Pthe new moons, and in the sabbaths °in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall i])repare the sin offering, and the SoEzra?. 22 meat offering, and the burnt offering, Luke I'e! 7 3.nd 'the 'peace offerings, '"to make re- jGk). conciliation for the house of Israel. Seech. 34. Thus saith the Lord God; In the first .8 '^Gen 13. 10 '"^'"^^h ''in the first day of the month, (Heb). 11 thou shall take a young bullock with- AuT"";. 8. out blemish, and '^cleanse the sanctuary: 'O'-.'^""""'- and the priest ^shal! take of the blood 19 "yer""f.'' of the sin offering, ^and put it upon 'the 'See ch. 43. pQsty gf (1-,^ house, ^and upon the four ■» So ver. 17, corners of the settle of the altar, and ch'. 43. 20 upon the posts of "the gate of the inner (Heb.). court. And so thou shalt do the seventh 20 \Heh^shaU day of the month for "every one that erreth, and for '^ him that is simple : so shall ye ""reconcile the house. '^In the 21 first mouth, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread ch.46.1,3,6. shall be eaten. And upon that davshall22 bee Num. 28. , . _ ' , . _ - , II. the pnnce i prepare for himself and for V^.'^t^^ all the people of the land a bullock >r a sin offering. And vseven days of the 23 feast he shall 1 prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven Ezra 2. 69. Neh. 7. 71, 72. « See ch. 44. 30. n Comp. ch. 39. 2. ^ See I Kin. I Or, wM. °"» ch. 46. 4 —7. ^ Ex. 29. 40. • ch. 46. 9 (Heb.), II. P ver. Num. 6. 16. 17 in the Heb. fi Or, thank 15. 11 So ch. 43. 19. & 46. 6. ch. 43. 20. ' See ch. 41. 21. » Lev. 4. 27 [Heb. J. " Ps. 19. 7. J Lev. 23. 8. r See Lev. 16. 16. ■ See " ch. 40. 32. & 46. r. See ch. 8. 16. Prov. 19. 35. ^ See Lev. 23. 5. rams without blemish daily the ."seven days; and 'a kid of the goats daily for 24a sin offering. And *he shall iprepare a meat ottering So ch. 48. 29. * See ver. 10. f ch. 48. I. 8. 65. * So 2 Sam. der unto "the east sea. And this is the east side. And Pthe south side south- ig ward, Pfrom iTamar even to ■'the waters of "strife in Kadesh, f^the 'river to "^the great sea. And this is the south side "■southward. The west side also shall m be '^ the great sea from the border, till a mail come over against '' Hamath. This is the west side. So shall ye divide this 21 land unto you ^according to the tribes of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that ye 22 shall "divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and "to the strangers that so- journ among you, which shall beget chil- dren among you : and ^they shall be unto you as ''born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall "have inheritance with you among the tribes 23 of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourn- eth, there shall ye give hii/i liis inherit- ance, saith the Lord God. Now these are the names of ^the tribes. ''From the north end <^to the coast of ''the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to ''Hamath, ''Hazar-enan, ''the border of Damascus northward, 'to the coast of ''Hamath; for these are his sides east ami west; ^2^ portion for "^"^Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion ifor '^'^Asher. And by the border of A- sher, from the east side even unto the 4 west side, 2i portion for "Naphtali. And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, ^d. portion for 5 Manasseh. And by the border of Ma- nasseh, from the east side unto the west 6 side, ^li. portion for Ephraim. And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion jfor Reuben. And by the border of Reu- ben, from the east side unto the west side, a. portion for ]\xA3h. 8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be "^the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand leeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and '^the sanctuary shall be in the midst 9 of it. 'The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand /// length, and of ten 10 thousand in breadth. And =for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy ob- lation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and to- ward the south five and twenty thousand /;/ length : and ^the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof. 11 '"^s//" shall be for the priests that are sanc- tified ''of the sons of Zadok; 'which have kept my "charge, ''which went not astray when the children of Israel went 12 astray, ''as the Levites went astray. "^And this oblation of the land that is ofiered shall be unto them a thing most holy by 13 the border of the Levites. And 'over against the border of the priests, the Le- * Comp. Rom. 10. 12. Gal. 3. 28. Col. 3. II. * E.K. 12. ig, 48, 49- Lev. 16. 29, &c. in the Heb. XLVIII. * ver. 23. See ch. 45. 8. ^ See ch. 47. IS. 16. 17. <= 2 Sam. 18. 4 Heb.). See Josh. 15. 46 marg. t [Heb. one portion], ver. 2 — 7, 23 —27. cc Comp. Num. 2. 25 —31- ^ See ch. 47. c ch. 45. 1 — fi. ver. 10, 21. D Or. The satictijit'd portion shall bey^r //it- priests. B ch. 44. 15. I" See ch. 40. 46. ' See ch. 40. 4S. I Or, ' ivard, or, ordinanee. ^ ch. 44. 10, 15- ' ch. 45. 5. (78.) 99 Chap, xlviii. 14. EZEKIEL. Chap, xlvih. 35. ™ So Lev. 27. 10, 28, 33. n Num. 27. 7, 8 (Heb.j. o See ch. 44. 30- p ch. 45. 6. q ch. 42. 20. r ver. 17. See ch. 45. 2. a ver. 30, 32 —34- Rev. 21. 16. Comp. ver. 20. * ver. 19. So ch. 36. 9, 34(Heb.). ^ See ch. 40. 47? « ch. 45- 7- vites .f/iff// have five and twenty thou- sand in length, and ten thousand in breadth : all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. And "they shall not sell of 14 it, neither ""exchange, nor "alienate °the firstfruits of the land : for // is holy unto the Lord. And Pthe five thousand, that are left is in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall he ia profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for "■suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof And these shall he the 16 measures thereof; Hhe north side four thousand and five hundred, and nhe south side four thousand and five hun- dred, and =on the east side four thou- sand and five hundred, and 'the west side four thousand and five hundred. And ''the suburbs of the city shall be 17 toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hun- dred and fifty. And the residue in length is over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward : and it shall be Pover against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that 'serve the city. And they that 'serve the city 19 shall serve it Pout of all the tribes of Is- rael. All "the oblation shall be five 20 and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy obla- tion 'foursquare, with the possession of the city. And '""the residue shall he for2t the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against "the five and twenty thousand of the obla- tion toward the east border, and west- ward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince : and it shall be the holy oblation; and ^the sanctuary of the house shall be in the 22 midst thereof Moreover from the pos- session of the Levites, and from the pos- session of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Ben- jamin, shall be for the prince. 23 As for ^the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benja- 24min shall have ^^. portion. And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a ■zsportion. And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, 26 Issachar a portion. And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the 27 west side, Zebulun a. portion. And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side. Gad a portion. 28 And by the border of Gad, at ^the south side southward, the border shall be even "from Tamar unto the waters of "strife in Kadesh, and ''to the river to- 29 ward the great sea. This is the land which ye shall ''divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these a7-e their portions, saith the Lord God. 30 And these are Hhe goings out of the city: 'on the north side, 'four thousand 31 and five hundred measures. And ^the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel : three gates north- ward; ''one gate of ''Reuben, one gate 32 of ''Judah, one gate of ''Levi. And 'at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one 33 gate of Dan. And '17/ the south side four thousand and five hundred mea- sures: and three gates; one gate of Si- meon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of 34 Zebulun. ^At the west side four thou- sand and five hundred, laith their three gates ; one gate of Gad, one gate of ssAsher, one gate of Naphtali. // was round about eighteen thousand tnea- sures: and '^the name of the city from that day shall he, 'tiThe Lord is there. t Heb. one portion. See ver. I. ^ ch. 47. 19. NOr, Meribah- kadesh. y See ch. 47. 22. Soch. 47. 14, l=")- 2 Num. 34. 4, 5, 8, 9, 12. Josh. 15. 4, 7, II. ^ Rev. 21. 12, ^ Ueut. 33. f)-8. •^ Coinp. Isai. 60. 14. Jer. 33. 16. t Heb. ydtovah- shamtnak. Comp. Judg. 6. 24. <* ch. 35. 10. So Jer. 3. 17. Joel 3. 21. Zech. 2. 10. SeeRev.21.3. '78') t Ezek. 14. 14, 20. & 28. 3. ch. 7. I, 2. &8. 1, 15.27- & 9. 2, 22. & 10. 2, 7. & 12. 4, 5, 9- Matt. 24. 15. Mark 13. 14. I. About B.C. 607. "■ 2 Kin. 24. I, 2. 2 Chr. 36. 6. Com p. Jer. 25. I. About B.C. 606. ■ ^ Neh. 7. 70 fHeb.). So ch. 2. 42 (Chald.). Comp. 2 Kin. 24. 13. & 25. 15- 2 Chr. 36. 7, 10. Jer. 27. 18. & 52- 19- ch. 5. 2, 3;, 23. Baruch 1. 8. <= Zech. 5. 11. See Geiij II. 2. _ d 2 Chr. 36. 7. Ezra I. 7. ch 5. 2. Comp. 1 Sam. 5. 2. « Jer. 39. 3, i3(Heb.). • [Foretold 2 Kin. 20. 17, .18.]. Isai. 3q. 7. f See Esther I- 3- K Job 31. 7. So Lev. 24. 19, 20. ^ Ps. lOI. I. ch. 9. 13, 22. ' ver. 17 (Heb.l. l' See Ecclcs. 10, 20. * Comp Acts 7. 22. ™ See Isai. 47. 10. " ch. 2. 2, 4, <;, 10. & 3. 8. & 4- 7. & 5. 7, II. "u See 2 Chr. 31. 16. <" Heb. as ver. 8, 13, 15, 16. ch. II. 26. t Heb. f/ie wine of his drink. ver. 8, 16. P Comp. ver. 18. *i I Kin. 10. 8. ver. 19. So ver. 4. ch. +THE BOOK OF DANIEL. IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah * came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon tinio Jerusalem, and besieged it. And the 2 Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with '^ part of the vessels of the house of God : which he carried "^ into the land of Shinar to the house of his god ; <* and he brought the ves- sels into the treasure house of his god. And the king spake unto Ashpenaz 3 "= the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring "' certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of '^the princes; children in whom 7iias 4 no E blemish, but well favoured, and •> ' skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in 'knowledge, and understanding '''science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and 'whom they might teach ' " the learning and the tongue of ■'the Chaldeans. And the 5 king appointed them ""a daily provision of ° the king's meat, and of * the wine which he drank : so nourishing them P three years, that at the end thereof they might 1 stand before the king. Now among these were of the children 6 of Judah, Daniel, "■ Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah : unto whom the prince of 7 the eunuchs ^gave names : for he gave unto Daniel the name of ' Belteshazzar ; "and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach ; and to Azariah, of Abed-"nego. But Daniel ^purposed in his heart % that he would not defile himself with °the portion of the king's ^'•''meat, nor with '^y the wine which he drank : there- fore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile him- self. Now God ^ * had brought Daniel 9 into favour and ^^ tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. And the prince 10 of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear See Gen. 41. 46. ^ver. II, 19. ch. 2. 17. See Song 66. " See 2 Kin. 23. 34. ' ch. 4. 8. So ch. 2. 26. & 4. 9, 18, 19. & 5. 12. & ID. I. " ch. 2. 49. & % 12 — 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28 — 30. " Comp. Isai. 46. 1. ^ So Hagg. 2. 18 (Heb.). Acts 5. 4. 1 Cor. 7. 37. * Deut. 32. 38. Ezek. 4. 13. Hos. 9. 3. See Lev. 3. 17. & Acts 15. 20. Comp. Ex. 34. 15. Acts 10. 14. * I Cor. 8. 10. & 10. 20. y Comp. 1 Cor. 10. 21. « So Gen. 39. 21. Comp. Prov. 16. 7. » See Ps. 106. 46. my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink : for why should he see your faces 'worse liking than the children which are of your ' sort ? then shall ye make mc endanger 11 my head to the king. Then said Daniel to ' Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hana- 12 niah, Mishael, and Azariah, Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, '' ten days ; and let them give us *'= pulse 'to eat, 13 and water to drink. 'Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the chil- dren that eat of ^ the portion of the king's meat : and as thou seest, deal 14 with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them 15 ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and "fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat ^ the portion of the 16 king's meat. Thus Jilelzar took away ''the portion of their meat, and ''the wine that they should drink ; and gave them <^ pulse. 17 As for these four children, f God gave them B knowledge and e skill in all s learning and e wisdom : and " Daniel •■had understanding in all visions and 18 ' dreams. Now at the end of "^ the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnez- 19 zar. And the king communed with them ; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah : therefore 'stood they before 20 the king. And in all matters of 'wis- dom and understanding, that '" the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all "°the magicians and °P astrologers that were in all his 21 realm. * And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. of his people from the Babylonian captivity, though he did So //7/is used, Ps. no. i. & 112. 8J. And ^in the second year of the reign 11. of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar '^'J^",';"^-^;,^ 2 Kin. 23. 36. & 24. 12. Jer. 52. 28. t Heb. sadder. Gen. 40. 6. See Luke 24. 17- II Or, ierm, or, contimi- aticci 1 Or, /fc stt:"ward, ver. 16. ^ See Rev. 2. 10. t Heb. of pulse, ■^ So ver. 16. ♦ Heb. that iL'e may eaty •* See ver. 5. * Gen. 41. 2, 18. f See Job 32. S. & James I. 5- So ch. 2. 20 — 22, 28. e ver. 4 (Heb.). 1 Or, /;(' tittide Daniel nft' dcrsta»d. ch. 8. 16. & 10. 14. h ver. 4. ch. 9. 23. & 10. I, II, 12. Comp. 2 Chr. 26. 5. Ezek. 28. 3. ' ch. 5. 12. & 7. I. See Num. 12. 6. So Jer. 23.25. B.C. 603. ^ Comp. ver, 5, ' See ver. 5. tHeb. wisdom of understand' ing. " Comp. I Kin. 10. I. n Gen. 41. 8, 24- Ex. 7. II, 22. & 8. 7, 18, 19. & 9. II, (ch. 4- 9). o ch. 2. 2, (10, 27. & 4. 7. & 5. 11). P ch. 5. 7, 15. « (ch. 6. 28. & 10. I. He lived to see that glo- rious time of the return not die then. (783) 99—2 Chap. ii. 2. DANIEL. Chap. 11. 25. ^ver 3. dreamed dreams, wherewith ''his spirit 8." ""' '*'■ was troubled, and " his sleep brake from So ch. 4. s. j^;|^-,_ cc Then the king commanded to 2 ' Comp. call '^ the magicians, and ^ the astro- "clmp: logers, and = the sorcerers, and fthe ch. 4. 6. Chaldeans, for to shew the king his iSeech.i.2o. dreams. So they came and e stood be- e""''' ^1 ^°^^ ^^^ '^'"S- ^"'^ ^^^ '^'"S said unto 3 Dciut.' is. 10. them, I have dreamed a dream, and MaL'^3."' ^' ^ my spirit was troubled to know the So Ex. 22. dream. Then spake ^ the Chaldeans to 4 isai.47.9,12, the king in Syriack*, ssQ king, live for I^SamT^' ever: tell thy servants the dream, and jer. 39. 3. we will shew the interpretation. The 5 Scfch!i'.4°' king answered and said to ^the Chal- ^ Seech 1^.5- deans, The thing is gone from me: if to the end of vc wiU not make known unto me the See ^2 Kin. dream, with the interpretation thereof, is. 26). ' ye shall •> be * cut in pieces, and *" your &f!\o.^' houses shall be made a dunghill. But 6 & 6. 6,21. kjf yg shew the dream, and the inter- See I K-in. i. ^ . , ^ in ■ r 31. pretation thereof, ye shall receive ot me t'chaid^* 'gifts and "rewards and great honour: timde fieccs. m therefore shew me the dream, and the Comp.*"' interpretation thereof They answered ^ 2 Kin. 10. 27. again and said. Let the king tell his k Soch. 5. 7, 6 , , ' , ° .,, , 16. servants the dream, and we will shew II ur'/tv! the interpretation of it. The king an- 8 ch. 5. 17. swered and said, I know of certainty c'h)'4''2^ that ye would '"gain the time, ""be- (Ruth 1. 13 cause ye see the thing is gone from me. CoVp.' But if ye will not make known unto me 9 (Chaid ) ^^^ dream, ° there is but one decree for t chaiti.'/<«j. you : for ye have p prepared lying and cSk ^'s'fii "^ corrupt words to speak before me, the Greek, n fj]! f^g )-i,^.,g jjg changed : " therefore cfrnp.""^' '■ tell me the dream, and I shall know EaheJ' ^'^'^ y^ "-^'^ shew me the interpretation "iver. 40, ' thereof f The Chaldeans answered be- 10 d,':'3"^2t''''''' foi'e the king, and said. There is not a Comp. nian upon the earth that can shew the ° Esth°'4. II. king's matter: ■■ therefore there is no p See Ezra j^j^g, lord, nor ruler, that asked such 1 ch. 6. 4 things at any '' magician, or '^ astrologer, r'com^' O"" 'Chaldean. And it is a rare thing i, ver. 8, 40. that the king requireth, and there is ■ ch.^"'28r none other that can shew it before the a;haid' )' " ^'t^S' ^ except • the gods, " whose dwell- Comp. ' ing is not with flesh. "" For this cause 12 (Chafd.). the king was angry and very furious, 'Soch. s. II, and commanded to destroy all 'the Comp. wise mai of Babylon. And the decree 13 ch. 4. 8. went forth that '' the wise men should be 5. 38."^ ^ '^' slain ; and they sought " Daniel and his ^l" ver. 24. fellows to be slain. 22.' ' ' ' Then Daniel 'answered with counsel m & 6. 9 in the Chaldee. So ver. 10 (Chald.). » ver. 13, i3, 24, 27, 48. ch. 4. 6, 18. & 5. 7, 8. Sec Esther I. 13. » Comp. ch. i. 4. ^ ChsXi. returned. ch. 3. 16. and "wisdom to Arioch the " captain '?|^^,3-" of the king's guard, which was gone i Or, <:// forth to slay '' the wise men of Babylon : TchaU.'' 15 he answered and said to Arioch the chief o/ the king's captain. Why is the decree so m'or'""'^ •'"' hastv from the king ? Then Arioch ^'""s'^t"- 16 made the thing known to Daniel. 1 hen See Gen. 37. Daniel went in, and desired of the king J^^^ 3_ ^^ that he would give him time, and that (Chaidj. he would shew the king the interpreta- «co^p.''' i7tion. Then Daniel went to his house, f',?^aid'^' ''' and made the thing known to "i W-iViO.- from be/ore niah, Mishael, and Azariah, his com- ve'r.'is i3 panions : ^ that they would desire mer- (Chaid.). cies ' of ^ the God of heaven concerning » ver! 19, 28, this '' secret ; " that Daniel and his fel- 1^4''^^^ lows should not perish with the rest of 13- •^c the wise men of Babylon. so"?!''''^ 19 Then was '' the secret revealed unto ch. 4. 9. Daniel ''in a night vision. Then Daniel thJysMd 20 " blessed ^ the God of heaven. Daniel '""■ "'*^'^<'J' , , . J Daniel, cr'c. answered and said, =ver. 12, 24. f Blessed be the name of God for ever cc*'sce t-tr and ever : 12. For s wisdom and might are his ; ,5.° 3315. 21 And '•he changeth 'the times and the So Num. 12. seasons: = See josh. He '^'removeth kings, and 'setteth up T^ cL 29 kings : 'o- He giveth wisdom unto the wise, Ps. 7°2. Is^'' And ■" knowledge to them that know | '°*- -t^- understanding : & 115! 18. 22 » He revealeth the deep and secret gel'islf „8. things : 29. ° He knoweth what is in the dark- com'p!' ^^' ness, so'ksth' 1 And P the light dwelleth with him. 13. " ' " 23 II thank thee, and praise thee, O '^^"i^^^^"^'-?- tliou ■■ God of my fathers, ' ch. 5. '20. Who hast given me e wisdom and fsm'the""' '"'ght, Fso'tobij And hast made known unto me now ,8.° what * we desired of thee : ''*■ 's- 6. 7. See ch. 4. 17. For thou hast noza made known unto &Rom. 13. i. us the king's matter. Prov\ 15. 24 ""Therefore Daniel went in unto 'Ari- "'Seech. i. och, whom the king had " ordained to n job 12. 22. destroy "^'^ the wise men of Babylon ; he SoPs 25. 14. 1 ... , . "^ ver. 28, 29, went and said thus unto him ; Destroy 47. Comp. not the wise men of Babylon : bring me ^ps"^,',!^^. in before the king, and I will shew unto See Heb. 4. 25 the king the interpretation. Then Ari- pjan,esi. ,7. och brought in Daniel before the king See i Tim. 6. ^ in haste, and said thus unto him, 'I J ch. 6. 10. have found a man of the ' captives of S" ' Chr. 29. ■■ So Deut. 26. 7. I Chr. 12. 17. & 29. 18. 2 Chr. 20. 6. Acts 24. 14. " ver. 18. t ver. 14. " ver. 49. ch. 3. 12 in the Chaldee. * ch. 3. 24. & 6. 19. Comp. Gen. 41. 14. t Chald. That I have /ottnd. t Cilald. children o/the captivity of yttdah. ch. 5. 13. & 6. 13. So Ezra 4. i. & 6. 16, 19, { 20. & 10. 7, 16. (78«) Chap. ii. 26. DANIEL. Chap. ii. 49. * See ch. r. 7. * Comp. ch. 5. 16. ** Comp. ch. 4. 7, 18. &5-8. 15- y See ch. I. 20. « ch. 4. 7. & 5. 7, II. * ver. 29, 47. So Gen, 40. 8. &41. 16. See ver. iS, 22, t Chald. hath titad^ kntnvn. ver. 29. 45. ** ch. 10. 14. Hos. 3. s. See Gen. 49. I. I)"" ch. 4. 5, 10. & 7. I. t Chald. came up. See Jer. 3. 16 niarg. •^ Comp. Gen. 41. 16. Acts 3. 12. 'iyOr, bul'yfor ilte intent that the in- terpretation may be made knov-'n to the kinx). <1 So ch. 4. See Eccles. 3. 18. t Chald, it'ost seeing. "''' See ch. 5. 6 marg. ® Comp. ver. 38—45. II Or, sides. U Or, ivhick was not in Itandsl as ver. 45. 'Job 34. 20. ch. 8. 25. So Lam. 4. 6. 2 Cor. 5. r. Heb. 9. 24. Comp. Zech. 4. 6. B ver. 40, 44, 45- So ver. 35. Matt. 21. 44. Luke 20. 18. Comp. Isai. 8. 9, "■SeePs. 1.4, ' Rev, 20, II. *' Comp. Isai, 2. 2. J SoPs, 80, g, ^ Ezra 7. 12. Sec £zek, 26, 7, 1 See ver. 18, ™ Ezra I. 2. So ch. 5. 18. " ch. 4. 30 (Chald.). See Esther g. 29. " ch. 4. 21. See Jer. 27. 6. Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. The king an- 26 swered and said to Daniel, " whose name was Belteshazzar, ^ Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpreta- tion thereof? Daniel answered in the 27 presence of the king, and said, '■The secret which the king hath demanded "'' cannot '''' the wise }ncn, v the astrolo- gians, ythe magicians, ^the soothsayers, shew unto the king ; but there is » a 23 God in heaven that revealeth ^ secrets, and ' maketh known to the king Nebu- chadnezzar what shall be *= in the latter days. '='' Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these ; As for thee, O king, thy thoughts 29 * came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter : and ^ he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. But '^ as for me, this secret is not 30 revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, ' but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. Thou, O king, ' sawest, and behold a 31 great image. This great image, whose ^'^ brightness ^mts excellent, stood before thee ; and the form thereof was ter- rible. = This image's head was of fine 32 gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his ' thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron 33 and part of clay. Thou sawest till that 34 a stone was cut out '^without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that 7uere of iron and clay, and s brake them in pieces. Then was the iron, 35 the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became ''like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors ; and the wind carried them away, that ' no place was found for them : and the stone that smote the image " became a great mountain, and J filled the whole earth. This is the dream ; and we will tell 36 the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art ''a king of 37 kings: for ''"the God of heaven ""hath given thee a kingdom, " power, and "strength, and "glory. And whereso- 38 ever the children of men dwell, " the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them 39 all. P Thou ar/ this head of gold. And after thee shall arise 1 another kingdom p inferior to thee, and ■■ another third kingdom p of brass, which shall bear 40 rule over all the earth. And Hhe fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron : 'foras- much as iron sbreaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it s break in 41 pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest " the feet and toes, part of pot- ter's clay, and part of iron, the king- dom shall be divided ; but ^ there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, ' forasmuch as thou sawest ^ the iron 42 mi.ved with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet 7aere part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly 43 strong, and partly ' broken. And where- as thou sawest 'iron mixt with miry clay, "they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men : but they shall not cleave ' one to another, " even as iron is 44 not mixed with clay. And in ' the days of these kings shall ' the God of heaven set up "ya kingdom, y which shall never be destroyed : and the ' kingdom shall not be left to other people, but ^ it shall s break in pieces and ^^consume all these kingdoms, and '^ it shall .stand 45 for ever. ' Forasmuch as ^ thou sawest that '■the stone was cut out of the mountain ' without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold ; ' the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass 'here- after : and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. 46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar ^ fell upon his face, and ''= worshipped Da- niel, and ^commanded that they should oft'er an oblation and b sweet odours 47 unto him. The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your '> God is a God of gods, and ' a Lord of kings, and J a revealer of se- crets, seeing thou couldest reveal this 48 secret Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great ''gifts, and made him ruler over the whole 'province of Babylon, and ""chief of " the governors over all ° the wise 49 /«<•« of Babylon. Then Daniel request- ed of the king, and he p set 1 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the af- 0 See ver. 12. P ver. 24 (Chald.). ch. 3. 12. 8, 3I. P ver. 32. Comp, ch. 3 I. .S; 4. 22. I Comp, ch. 5. : ' &7. 5. r Comp. ch, 7. 6. * Comp. ch, 7. 7, 23. • ver. S (Chald.), 41. 4S. ch. 4. iS. & 5. 12, 22 (Chald.). &6. 3 (Chald.), 4, 22. " ver. 33. ' ver. 43. II Or, iritt/e. ^ Comp. Gen. 6. 2. Neh. 13, 23, t Chald. this -with this. f Chald. t/u^ir days. •" ch. 4. 3, 34. & 7- M> 27. -Mic. 4. 7. SeeObad. ai. & Luke I. 33. Comp. Isai. 60. 12. Mic. 4. 8. Malt. 3. 2. John 1 8. 36. I Cor. 15. 24. y ch. 6. 26. t Chald. kingdo7n thereof. " Mic. 4. 13. So Ps. 2. 9. ^" Gk. as Matt. 21. 24. Luke 20. 18. So Judith 2. 27 iGk.). 1 ver. 34, 35. ■> Comp. Isai. 23. 16. Zcch. 3. 9. I Pet. 2. 4, 7. II Or, -which was not in hands. See ver. 34. <= ver. 28. t Chald. after this. ver. 29. •• So 2 Sam. 14. 22. See Matt. 8. 2. & Acts 10. 25- ■^ ch. 3. 5—7, 10 — 12, 14, 15, tS, aS. See Isai. 44. 15. f Acts 14. 13. 8 See Ezra 6. 10. h See DeuL 10. 17. ' So I Tim. 6. 15- Rev. 17. 14. & 19. 16. J See ver. 28. k ver. 6. I ch. 3. r, 12, 30. See Esther i. i. '" So ch. 4. g. & 5. II. u ch. 3. 2, 3, j 27. & 6. 7. I q Seech. 1.7. (785) Chap. hi. i. DANIEL. Chap. hi. 24. ■■ See Esther 2. iq. III. About B.C. 580. * Comp. ch. 2. 32, 38. ** Gen. II. 2. <= ver. 12, 30. See ch. 2. 48. » See ch. 2. 46. " ver. II, 15. Sojer. 29.22. Ezek. 23. 25. Comp. Rev. 13. 14, 15. P See ch. 2. 12. 1 See ch. I. 4. ' ch. 6. 12. * ch. 6. 24. * Seech. 2. 4. " ver 29. ch. 4. 6. & 6. 13, 26. So ch. 2. 14. ver. 12 (Chald.). See Ezra 4. 19. &6. 8. ^ See ch. 2. 49 I Chald. have set nn * regard up- on thee. ch. 6. 13. " ch. 2. 14 (Chald.). See ver. 10. fairs of ' the province of Babylon : but Daniel ''sat in the gate of the king. Nebuchadnezzar the king made •''an image of gold, whose height was three- score cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits : he set it up in ** the plain of Dura, in "^the province of Babylon. Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to = gather together ^ " the princes, '' f the governors, and ''s'^'^thc captains, sthe judges, s the treasurers, s the counsel- lers, sthe sheriffs, and all "^the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedi- cation of the image which Nebuchad- nezzar the king had set up. Eg Then 3 the princes, the governors and cap- tains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up ; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Then a herald cried * aloud. To you 4 ' it is commanded, '' O people, nations, and languages, ///at at what time ' ye 5 hear Uhe sound of i^ the cornet, 'flute, '"'harp, .sackbut, psaltery, "dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, " ye fall down and worship the golden image that Ne- buchadnezzar the king hath set up : and whoso "falleth not down and wor- 6 shippeth shall the same hour ° be cast into the midst of a burning fiery fur- nace. P Therefore at that time, when 5 all the people heard J the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all '' the peo- ple, the nations, and the languages, " fell down a//d worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. p AMierefore at that time certain s 1 Chaldeans "■ came near, and ^ accused the Jews. They spake and said to the 9 king Nebuchadnezzar, ' O king, live for ever. Thou, O king, " hast made a de- 10 cree, that every man that shall hear J the sound of the comet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, " shall fall down and worship the golden image : and whoso n " falleth not down and worshippeth, t/iat " he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. There are cer- 12 tain Jews whom "' thou hast set over the affairs of "^ the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshacb, and Abed-nego ; these men, O king, ' have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor "wor- ship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in /lis rage and fury commanded to bring " Sha- drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it ' true, O " Shadrach, Me- 1 Or, of/«i-. shach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve £^'21^13 my gods, nor " worship the golden (Heb.). 15 image which I have set up ? Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear j the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, " ye f;ill down and worship the image which I have made ; ^ ivcll : but if ye worship not, ° ye shall " Ex. 32. 32. be cast the same hour into the midst of s"e Gen. \o. a burning fiery furnace ; and y who is -t- ,.. that God that shall deliver you out of 35. 16 my hands ? ^Shadrach, Meshach, and |"^p; ^' ^■ Abed-nego, answered and said to the ch. 6. 20. king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not 2 careful to * answer thee in this mat- ' ^"^ *■ 9- . , ^ , 1 So Ezra 7. 20 17 ter. it It be so, our God whom we in the chaid. serve is able to deliver us from the " '^^' °" '■*• burning fiery furnace, and ^ he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar '"^full o/'SjJ'ff'^- fury, and the form of ''his visage was 'So Esther 3, changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: tJterefore he spake, and com- manded that they should heat the fur- nace one seven times more than it icas 20 wont to be heat. And he command- ed the ' most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into turiants. 21 the burning fiery furnace, men were bound in their ^ Comp. I Cor. 10. 13. 5. & 5. 9- (Heb.). w See I Mace. II. 12. t Chald. mighty of strength. II Or, •^ iitantles. « Or, Then these ^^i^ '"^coats, their JjF'j''-, '5- ^7 hosen, and their "Hiats, and their 6i///^r t chaid. garments, and were cast into the midst ^"/''^•g 22 of the burning fiery furnace. There- ch. '4. 31. fore because the king's * commandment ^chaid.)!' was B urgent, and the furnace exceeding j^Or, i-i/ar^t. hot, '■ the ' flame of the fire slew those (c\^M.\ men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, j^^ J^°j' '^- = 23 and Abed-nego. And these three men, Comp.' Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell PS,;''' "5- down bound into the midst of the burn- -J?."? ■, 2- r r : *■ See ch. 2. mg nery furnace '. 25. 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was " '^'■■ , , c> governors. astonied, and rose up "^ in haste, and 1 ver. 27. spake, and said unto his "'counsellers, "tt.-jf' (786) Chap. hi. 25. DANIEL. CiiAr. IV. 18. "J^^ij-*3-=- Did not we cast three men bound into there Una the midst of the fire? They ansvvered //kot'" ^""i said unto the king, True, O king. "|oc}i-6.23- He answered and said, Lo, I see four 25 " '^'^ '■ ' men loose, ™ walking in the midst of Comp. ver. 28. Song 26, 27. t Chald. door. ch. 2. 49 (Chald.). P ch. 4. 2 (Chald.). & 5. 18, 21. So ch. 4. 17, 24. 25. 32. 34- & 7. 25. 1 I Mace. 2. ^ See ver. 3. s Heb, II. 34. ' ch. 6. 22- SeeMatt. iS. 10, " Ps. 34. 7. ^ See Ps. 25.2, the fire, and * " they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like ° the Son of God. Then Nebuchadnezzar came 26 near to the * mouth of the burning fiery furnace, a^z/rt^ spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of Pthe most high God, come forth, and come hither. TJien Shadrach, Me- shach, and Abed-nego, 1 came forth of the midst of the fire. And ■'the princes, 27 "■governors, and ''captains, and the king's ' counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, » upon whose bodies the « See ch. 2. fire had no power, nor was a hair of "ch. 4. 6. their head singed, neither were their * coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. Then Nebuchad-28 nezzar spake, and said. Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego, 'who hath sent °"his angel, and "delivered his ser\-ants ^that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, & 6. 26. See ver. lo. t Chald. ^(2 decree is 7nade by me. y See ver. 4. 1 Chald. error. ch. 4. 27 marg. So ch. 6. 4. &^6^9 in :i\e ^^^d yielded their bodies, that they might Chaidee. not scrve nor worship any god, " except t Chald.' ^'^' their own God. Therefore '''I make a 29 "s^'^di'Ts decree. That every v people, nation, >'Soch.6.27. and language, which speak *any thing ^ ■ amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ^shall be 'cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: "because ''there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. Then the king * promoted Sha- 30 drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, "=in the province of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar the king, "''unto all people, nations, and languages, '"^that jSeechr3.4. (j^vgU j^ ^11 the earth; '"'Peace be c ver. 35 " multiplied unto you. ' I thought it 2 ^^Pet'.^'i. 2. go°d to shew = the signs and wonders 2 Pet. I. 2. t Chald. It ivas seemly te/ore me. ch. 6. I. So ver. 27 (Chald.). •-■ ch. 6. 27. See John 4. f made to prosper. Gen. 3g. 3, 23 (Heb ). ch. 6. 28 (Chald.). & 8. 24, 25 (Heb.). & II. 36 (Heb.). <= See ver. i IV. About B.C. 570. that fthe high God hath ^vrought to- ward me. How great are ' his signs ! 3 and how mighty are = his wonders ! s his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Sand his dominion is from generation to generation. I Nebuchadnezzar was ''at rest in mine ^ house, and ' flourishing in my palace : See ch."*2. 44. I saw a dream which made me afraid, 5 (Chald"' ^'' ^"d J the thoughts upon my bed and ' Ps. 92. 14. j k thg visions of my head troubled me. &'52.V'^'' 'Therefore made I a decree ""to bring 6 & 92. 10 in the Heb. Comp. ver. ii. J ver. lo, 13. See ch. 2. 28. ^ ch. 7. 15. So ch. 2. I. 1 See ch. 3. 29. ™ See ch. 2. 2. Clomp, ch. 5. 7. See ch. 3. 26. ^ ver. 34, in all " the wise mefi of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. 7 "' Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and ° the soothsayers : and I told the dream before them; ""but they did not make known unto me the interpretation there- 8 of But at the last Daniel came in before me, p whose name was Belte- shazzar, according to the name of my god, and "^ in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I*told the 9 dream, "■ saying, p O Eelteshazzar, '^ mas- ter of the magicians, because I know that ithe spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no ' secret troubleth thee, tell me j the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation there- to of Thus were > the visions of mine head in my bed; *I saw, and behold, " a tree in the midst of the earth, and 11 the height thereof 7aas great. ' The tree grew, and was strong, and "^the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all 12 the earth ; " the leaves thereof were fair, ^*'and the fruit thereof much, "and in it was "meat for all: "J'the beasts of the field had shadow under it, " and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 13 1 saw in J the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, ^ a watcher and "^ a holy one came down from heaven ; 14 he cried 'aloud, and said thus, ''Hew down the tree, and '^cut oflf'his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit : "^ let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his 15 branches : nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass 16 of the earth : let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and ''let seven ''times 17 pass over him. This matter is by = the decree of "^the watchers, and fthe de- mand by the word of the holy ones : Bto the intent that ''the living may know 'that J the most High ■'ruleth in the kingdom of men, 'and 'giveth it to whomsoever he will, and "setteth up 18 over it the basest of men. This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, "" O Belteshazzar, declare the in- ^ ver. 18. See ch. 2. 12. " See ch. 2. =7 "" So ver. 18. Comp. ch. 2. 27. & s. 8. I' See ch. i. 7. I ver. 9, 18. ch.5. II, (14). Comp. Isai. 63. II. ch. 2. II. See Gen. 41. 38. '* ver. 31. See Ex. i8. 4. * ch. 5. II, So ch. 2. 48. ' See ch. 2. 1 8. t Chald. / was seeing. ver. 13, &c. " So Ezek. Comp. ver. 20 — 26. ^ So Ezek, 19. II. * ver. 21. '^ See Gen. 45- 23. )■ See Lam, 4. 20. Comp. Ezek. 17. 23. & 31. 6. Baruch I. 12. ^ ver. 17, 23. Comp. Ps. 103. 20, * ver. 23. So ver. 17. Deut,33. 2,3. ch, 7, iS, 21, 22, 25, 27. &8. 13. Zech. 14. 5 in the Hebrew and Chaidee. Jude 14. t Chald. ivit/i f?tigkt. See ch. 3. 4. '' ver. 23. Comp. Matt. 3. 10. c So Ezek. 31. 12. •* ver. 23, 25, 32- Comp. I Chr. 29. 30. ch. 7. 25. & II. 13. & 12. 7. * ver. 24. •^So ver. 13. s See ch. 2. 30 [marg.], *> Comp, Ps. 9. 16. ' ver. 25, 32. ch. 5. 21. j ver. 24, 25, 32. 34. ch. 7. 35. See ch. 3. 26. ^ See ch. 2. 21. So Ps. 47. 2. & 63. 18. & 103. 19. 1 See Jer. 27. 5- So ch. 5. 18. " So 1 Sam. 2.8. Ps. 113. 7- 8. Comp. ver, 37, ™ See ver. 8. {787) Chap. iv. 19. " See ch. 2. DANIEL. ClIAP. V. 2. terpretation thereof, "forasmuch ""as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation : but thou art able ; for "' the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. Then Daniel, ™ whose name was Bel- 19 o_2^Cor. 7. 8. teshazzar, was astonied °for one hour, and °° his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar an- swered and said, My lord, i' the dream "" Comp. Gen. 41. 8. ch. s. 8, IS See ver. 7. Gal. 2. 5' Comp. ver. 33. ch. 5. 5. 00 ch. 5. 6. P Comp. I lam. ° 8.32: be to them that hate thee', and the in- terpretation thereof to thine enemies. ppver. 10, II. pp The tree that thou sawest, which so grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight qver. 12. thereof to all the earth ; i whose leaves 21 ■were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all ; 1' under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation : "■ it is 22 thou, O king, that art grown and be- come strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and Hhy ^ver^^'i*"^' dominion ' to the end of the earth. "ver. 13. And whereas "the king saw a watcher 23 and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, ^ Hew the tree down, and destroy it; ''yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let ' Comp. ch, 2. 38. " Comp. ' ver. 14. " ver. 15, " ver. 32. jSo'ps. 106. it be wet with the dew of heaven, and « Comp. let his portion be with the beasts of the 2Chr. 33. 13. fleidj dfin seven times pass over him; LukeTs'. 18, this is the interpretation, O king, and 24 this is <=the decree of J the most High, which is come upon my lord the king : that "they shall drive thee from men, 25 6. 1 [marg.]. ^^^^ t]-,y dwelling shall be with the 16." ™ ' beasts of the field, and " they shall make thee ^to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and '' seven times shall pass Matt. 2n. 35- over thee, ''^till thou know 'that J the ir&i6.%^' most High ruleth in the kingdom of 8 So Acts 8. jj^gj^^ j^j^j 'giveth it to whomsoever he 2 Tim. 2. 25. will. And whereas they commanded 26 " to leave the stump of the tree roots ; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that i'sTe'S"'' ='tl^e heavens do rule. MVherefore, O 27 i> Seech. 2. 6. e So ver. 2 (Chald). a See Matt. & Ecclus. 3, 30. f Ps. 41. I. So Ecclus. 29. II. Comp. Jer. 18. 7, Jonah 3. 5, II Or, ^a. healing of 58. 8. I Seech. 3. 29 marg. k ch. 7. 12. Comp. 1 Kin. 21. 29. 1 So ver. 4 (Chald.). king, let my counsel '^be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by ''righteousness, and = thine iniquities by f shewing mercy to the poor; sjf it may be 'a ''lengthening of thy 'tranquillity. 28 All this came upon the king Nebu- 29 chadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked ' in the palace of the i Or, upon. 30 kingdom of Babylon. ">The king spake, :|^t/.i|: and said, Is not this great Babylon, Seejer. 51. that I have built for "the house of the o'c'h. 2. 37 kingdom by ° the might of ° my power, J,'-''^''^'- and for °Pthe honour of Pmy majesty? (Chaid.). 3, *pp While the word luas in the king's pp Comp. mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, L'like 1^2. 20. 'i saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to '>"!"j.8. thee M it is spoken ; The kingdom is w^ch.''3.'4^ 32 departed from thee. And "■ they shall ™"g- drive thee from men, and thy dwelling g'^'^^gg, shall be with the beasts of the field : ' ver. 25. ■■they shall make thee to eat grass as t ci^^;^"',.''' oxen, ■'and seven times shall pass over J^''"^' thee, ■■ until thou know that the most comp'. High ruleth in the kingdom of men, Tq^^I, ■■ and giveth it to whomsoever he will. ver. 26. 33 ^ The same hour was the thing fulfilled (chSj.)^ upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he was L"? i^-^'^ driven from men, and did eat grass as vv ch. 12. 7. oxen, and 'his body was wet with the l"/^^^'/^*" dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown 10. like eagles' feathers, and his nails like sc''e'ch^2. 44. 34 birds' clati's. And *"at the end of the ' See Ps. 10. days I Nebuchadnezzar lift up mine r ver. i eyes unto heaven, and "" mine under- I'-j^'}*',^; standing returned unto me, and I bless- » See Ps. ed the most High, and I praised and b so Uai. 14. ^ honoured him "'' that liveth for ever, =?• "whose dominion is an everlasting do- n. minion, and ""his kingdom is from ^R°"'^9=°- 35 generation to generation : and all v the (chaidf). inhabitants of the earth ^ are reputed as dd'sje'ch. 5. nothing : and ^ he doeth according to s marg. his will in the army of heaven, and 24,'^'^'^ ' ^" among v the inhabitants of the earth : rs^erEcdes; and ^ none can stay his hand, '^or say 7. 13. 36 unto him, '^What doest thou? At the ^ So job 42. same time "" my reason returned unto J'^"- «• 33- me ; and for '^the glory of my king- comp.^*' dom, ''mine honour and '''•brightness l'sJ\''£sjr_ returned unto me ; and my « counsellers 4- 46- and my =•= lords sought unto me ; and f),°"J'''j3. I f was established in my kingdom, and ' p*. 33. 4. excellent majesty s was added unto 1 dcu'.'^I.^. 37 me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar '•praise m^lfch"'/-^" and extol and '' honour ' the King of 20. heaven, ^ all whose works are truth, and f^' ^""'- ''• 'his ways iudtrment : and "those that Comp. walk in pride he is able to abase. ^ Belshazzar the king '' made a great V. feast to a thousand of his <= lords, and g'^'"'"g 2 drank wine before the thousand. Bel- .ver. 2, &c. shazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, com- ^''g', '" Baruch i. ii, 12. Comp. Jer. 27. 7. <> See Esth. i. 3. « ch. 4. 36. & 6. 17. ver. 2, 3, 9, 10, 23 in the Chaldee. (788) r Chap. v. 3. DANIEL. Chap. v. 21. I ■• ver. 3, 23. manded to bring '^ the golden and silver i i"si.%.^s' vessels 'which his 'father Nebuchad- j ^J- '?: nezzar had * taken out of the temple « Seech. 1.2. . r j I [0r.^7-n/«/. which was in Jerusalem ; that ' the king, ■jlrT?'?? a^wd his '^princes, his wives, and his I 2 Sara. 9. 7. concubines, might drink therein. Then I TCr. I'llul, tlicy brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the liouse of God which zcas at Jerusalem ; and "^the king, and his 'princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them, s They drunk wine, sand ""prais- . ed ' the gods of gold, and ' of silver, 'of brass, 'of iron, '''of wood, and '■'of stone. ■ ' In the same hour "" came forth fin- gers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon " the plais- ter of the wall of the king's palace : t Chald. j'ortli. So ver. 3. Ezra 5. 14. &6. 5. f ver. 3, 23. E Comp. Isai. 21. 5, g. 1* ver. 23. So Judg. i5. 24. Comp. ch. 4. 34, 37. ' ver. 23. Rev. 9. 20. ^ Sec Ezek. 20. 32. '^Soch.4. .9. ^^^ jj^g Yxx^a saw "the part of the hand Comp. ch. 4. 31. ■" Comp. Ezek. 8. 3. " Isai 27. 9 (Heb.). ° ver. 24. P Tcr. 9, 10. ch. 7. 28. ♦ Chald. P trighf- ftesses. So ch. 2. 31. & 4. 36. t Chald. changed it. ver. II. « ver. 8. See ch. 2. T2. * ver. 16, 29. So Gen. 41. 42. ch. 2. 6. Comp. I Esdr. 3. 6. 1 Mace. lo. 20, 62. no that wrote. Then the king's p * counte- 6 nance *was changed, and pi his thoughts troubled him, so that ''the "joints of '^'his loins were loosed, and 'his knees smote one against another. " The king 7 cried * aloud to bring in ^ y the astro- logers, " y the Chaldeans, and ^ >' the soothsayers. Atid the king spake, and said to == the wise men of Babylon, ^ Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof^ "shall be clothed with " scarlet, and ^ have a chain of gold about his neck, and ^ '^ shall be the third ruler in the king- dom. Then came in all the king's wise s men : but ' they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. Then was 9 king Belshazzar ^greatly troubled, and his * countenance was changed in him, and his ' lords taere astonied. JVbw fthe queen, by reason of the 10 words of the king and his = lords, came into the banquet house : unif the queen spake and said, e O king, live for ever : let not '' thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let ''thy countenance be changed. 'There >i is a man in thy kingdom, " in whom is the spirit of the holy gods ; and in the days of thy ' father J light and under- standing and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him ; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy ' father, the king, / say, thy father, made ^ mas- ^''h/Tff- ter of the magicians, 'astrologers, 'Chal- So Ex. 25. 4, &c. Ezek. 27. 16. See Judg. 8. 26. ^ Comp. ch. 6. 2. * ver. 15. See ch. 4. 18. <»Seech. 2. I. f ChAd. irigA/neises. See ver. 6. « See ver. i. f Comp. i Kin. 15. 13. K See ch. 2. 4. ^ See ver. 6. * ch. 2. 48. 11 See ch. 4. 8. II Or, grand/allter, ver. 2, 13. J ver. 14. I Or, grandfather, ver. 2, 13, 18. 'Seech. 4. 9. 1 See v ver. 7. 12 deans, r?;/^/' soothsayers; ""forasmuch as an e.xcellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, 'interpreting of "dreams, and ° shewing of p hard sentences, and ' dissolving of * doubts, were found in the same Daniel, i whom the king named Belteshazzar : now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpre- 13 tation. Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art ''of the children of the captivity of Judah, ^whom the king 14 my 'father brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that '' the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that J light and understanding and excellent 15 wisdom is found in thee. And now ' the wise ?>!en, ' the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation there- of: '^but they could not shew the inter- lepretation of the thing: and I have heard of thee, that thou canst " ' make interpretations, and " dissolve doubts : ■^now "if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpre- tation thereof, 'thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and "have a chain of gold about thy neck, and "shalt be the third 17 ruler in the kingdom. Then Daniel answered and said before the king, " Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy ' rewards to another ; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 18 O thou king, >' the most high God ^ gave Nebuchadnezzar " thy father a kingdom, and •= majesty, and '"''glory, 19 and '''' honour : and for '' the majesty that he gave him, all ■= people, nations, and languages, '' trembled and feared before him : •= w-hom he would he slew ; and whom he would he kept alive ; and whom he would he set up ; and 2ov.'hom he would he put down. But =•= when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened ' in pride, he was * de- posed from his kingly throne, and ^they 21 took his '"''glory from him: and he was s driven from the sons of men ; and 'his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with ''the wild asses : s they fed him with grass like oxen, and 'his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; s till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointcth over ■" ch. 6. 3. See ch. 2. 40. I Or, of an inter' freter, cr'c. " See ch. r. >7- ■> Job 13. 17 (Heb.). P See Num. 12. 8. I Or. of a dissolver. I Chald. knots. ver. 6, 16. 1 Seech, i. 7, ' See ch. 2. 25- * ch, I. 3. * Or, grand- father. See ver. 2. ' See ver. 7. » ver. 12. t Chald. interj>ret. ^ See ver. 7. * Comp. ch. 2. 26. * Comp. 2 Kin. 5. 16. Acts S. 20, I Ox, fee. ch. e, 6. y ver. 21. See ch. 3. a6. ■ ch. 2. 37. & 4. 17, 22. * See ver. 2. *• ch. 4. 36. ^^ ch. 4. 30. <^ Seech. 3. 4. 1* ch. 6. 86. « Seech. 8.4. «" Ezek. 31. 10. So ch. 4. 30. 1 Or, to deal proudly. Ex. 18. II. t CIml.l. tnatie to come down. t See ch. 2. 21. So ch. 4. 37. s See ch. 4. 25. li Or. he made his heart equal, ir'c. ch. 3. 29 (Chald.). "■ Jol> 39- 5 only. 1 ch. 4. 33. (789) Chap. v. 22. DANIEL. Chap. vi. 16. " So 2 chr. it whomsoever he will. And thou his 22 Com|! son, O Belshazzar, "^hast not humbled ilee'ch 'I" thine heart, ' though thou knewest all 40. ' ' this ; but hast lifted up thyself against =3 Com°p."''"''' "the Lord of heaven; and " they have ch. 4. 37. brought the vessels of his house before oseever. 2. thec, and °thou, and thy lords, thy q III Rev 9 wives, and thy concubines, have drunk 20. wine in them ; and p thou hast praised ^ See Job 12. ^^^ g^jg ^|- gjjyg^^ r^^^^ gQ](j_ Qf brass, ' So Jer. 10. iron, wood, and stone, 'i which see not, « ch. 4. 34 nor hear, nor know: and the God ""in (Chaid.). whose hand thy breath is, and = whose So Rev. 16. 9. , , , "^1 1 . 1 • <■ ver. 5. arc all thy ways, hast thou not ' glon- H?stTf fied : then ims " the part of the hand 24 Susanna 55, gg^t: from him ; and this writing was »'sojob3i.6. written. And this is the writing that =5 Ps.^62. 9. .^^.,^„ written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, EcdSs. 21. UPHARSIN. 'This is the interpre- 26 Jtrtetow; tation of the thing: MENE; God hath isai. 21. 2. numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. chrg'V], TEKEL; "• Thou art weighed in the ba- ^^ Isai. 13. 17. lances, and art found wanting. PERES; 28 Jer. 51. 20. ' " . » See 2 Kin. Thy kingdom is divided, and ""'given to Vitk ch. 6. " the Medes and ^ Persians. 28. Then commanded Belshazzar, and 29 >srGe".'J;. 2 they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and Esther 6 9 P^^ ^^ chain of gold about his neck, ijjer. so. 24. and ''made a proclamation concerning & 51. 31, 39, jji^^ z that /i^, should be the third ruler » jer. so. 3s. in the kingdom. '' In that night 7eias 30 S ch^'g^'i. Belshazzar the king of "= the Chaldeans fchaid slain. And ''Darius the Median took 31 he as t'lie son the kingdom, ♦ being " about threescore s^e'oen. 17. and two year old. 12 marg. !i Or, now. See Eccles. i. 10. VI. ^ It pleased Darius to set over the About kingdom "^ an hundred and twenty >Seech.V2. "^ princes, which should be over the b See Esth. whole kingdom ; and over these ^ three a c've'r. 2—4, "= presidents ; of v\hom Daniel was first : s'el'ch 3 2. that the •= princes might give accounts ■iiEsdr. 3.9. unto them, and the king should have St?- ^^o damage. Then this Daniel was ''pre- 3 = ver. 3, 4, ferred above "the presidents and = princes, fE«her2. 9. s^^because an excellent spirit was in john^i. IS, j.jijj^ . and the king thought ' to set him Rom. 12. 10 over the whole realm. e"'ch^''s'^"2^'' *Then nhe presidents and <= princes 4 !■ See ch. 2. k sought to find occasion against Daniel I'comp. concerning the kingdom ; but they could Esther'lo''°3 ^"^^ none occasion nor ' fault ; ^ foras- ♦.\bout much as he was faithful, neither was k Com ^^' there any ■" error or ' fault found in Eccles. '4. 4. him. Then said these men, "We shall s (Chaid,)' not find any occasion against this Da- rn See ch. 3. nicl, " e.xcept we find // against him 29. 1 ver. 7, 12 (Chald.). See ch. 2. 11. 6 concerning the law of his God. Then ] these " presidents and "^ princes ' assem- i or, cami bled together to the king, and said thus ''^'X.'"' \ unto him, ° King Darius, live for ever. ver. n, 15. ] 7 All ° the presidents of the kingdom, „arg. ' P the governors, and the ■= princes, 1 the gel ch^'j counsellers and "^ the captains, have pSecch.'2.' consulted together to establish a royal fj^^ ^^ ^ statute, and to make a firm " decree, 24. that whosoever shall ask a petition of 14 " ^" ^' , any God or man for thirty days, " save \^/^'^j;^f of thee, O king, he shall be cast into ver. 8, 9,'i2, ; 8 the den of lions. Now, O king, e.sta- ^'j ^5.^^^ ^^_ blish the decree, and sign the writing, 3 (Heb.). that // be not changed, according to ' Hhe law of 'the Medes and Persians, > Esth. 1. 19. 9 ^ which * altereth not. " Wherefore king fj; f^_ ,3. Darius signed the writing and the de- ^^""p. cree. ' ver. 12, is. 10 Now when Daniel knew that the '^J'-^- '^- a. o. 20. writing was signed, he went into his So Esth. 1.3, [ house; and "his windows being open see'ver!^. ^in his chamber •''toward Terusalem, he ' Chaid. , , , ... „ 1 ■ J>asseth not. y kneeled upon his knees ^ three times ver. 12. a day, and prayed, and =" gave thanks |° '^^■i- ^^■ before his God, as he did aforetime. (Chaid.). 11 Then these men assembled, and found \f^'' '^'^' ^" Daniel praying and making supplica- '^"""p- i2tion before his God. Then they i^came y^sJZ'is'. near, and spake before the king con- s^^j^ cerning the king's decree ; Hast thou 23- not signed a decree, that every man "J ^^''''' ■*' that shall ask <= a petition of any God So i Kin. s. or man within thirty days, ^ save ofi>s.s.'7. thee, O king, shall be cast into the | =^g \ den of lions? The king answered and Jonah 2.' 4- said, The thing is true, "according to xobira. n. the law of the Medes and Persians, rSeePs.95.6. E jjee It's ce 13 "which altereth not. Then answered ,7. they and said before the king. That ^ ^"^^ '=''• =• Daniel, f which is s of the children of ^ ch. 3. 8. the captivity of Judah, ^regardeth not ^,^"^^^^''7. thee, O king, nor the decree that thou \ See ver. s. hast signed, but maketh his petition fch. 1.6. 14 three times a day. Then the king, ^^^ee ch. 2. when he heard these words, ' was sore ^ ch, 3. 12. displeased with himself, and set his y^^^L 26. heart on Daniel to deliver him : and he laboured till the going down of the 15 sun to deliver him. Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that " the law of the Medes and Persians is. That no decree nor statute which the king es- 16 tablisheth may be changed. Then the king commanded, and they brought ' Comp. Daniel, and '' cast him into the den jolf^'^"^' of lions. A\m' the king spake and said l.''"'\^°-. unto Daniel, Thy God ' whom thou 23.° "^ '^ ^'' (790) Chap. vi. 17. DANIEL. Chap. vn. 11. n> Lam. 3. S3- n So Matt. 27. 66. Rev. 20. 3. Comp. Jer. 32. 10. Tobit 7. 14. Wisd. 2. 5- 0 See Esth. 3. 12. Comp. Bel & Drag. II, 14. P Seech. 5. i. 1 Comp. Prov. 25. 20. II Or, faMt: r See Esih. 6. 1. Comp. ch. 2. I. » Prov. 4. 18 (Heb.). ' See ch. 2. 25- » See vcr. 26. ^ Comp. ch. 3. 15. * See ver. 6. * See ch. 3. 28. y I Mace. 2. 60. So Heb. II. 33- Comp. Ps. 22. 21, & 57- 4. " See ch. 2. 40. » Soch, 3. 25. bHeb. 11.33. « Comp. Deut. ig. 19. Bel & Drag, i ch. 3. 8. ^ Couip. Esth. 9. 10. f Seech. 4. I. « See ch. 3. 29. 1> ch. 5. 19. So Ps. 99. I. ' See Eccles. 12. 3. k Bel & Drag. 41- ' So ch. 4. 34. Comp. Ruth I. 16. Ezra I. 3. Judith II. 23. "' ver. 20. SeePs. 43. 2. n See Ps. lo. 16. & ch. 2. 44. " ch. 7. 26. P See ch. 4.2 1 Soch. 3.29. t Chald. hand. See Job 1.12, r See ch. 3. 3°-,. ' ch. I. 21. * Ezra 1. 1, a, & 4- 5- & 6. 14. ch. 10. I. So 2 Chr. 36, 20. ch. 5. 28. Sec ver. S. Comp. Bel &. Drag. servest continually, he will deliver thee. And ■" a stone was brought, and laid 17 upon the mouth of the den ; and " the king sealed it ° with his own signet, and with the signet of his Plords ; that the purpose might not be changed con- cerning Daniel. Then the king went to his palace, 18 and passed the night fasting : 1 neither were " instruments of musick brought before hiih : and ■■ his sleep went from him. Then the king arose very early 19 in ^ the morning, and went ' in haste unto the den of lions. And when he 20 came to the den, he cried with a la- mentable voice unto Daniel : and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of " the living God, " is thy God, ' whom thou servest continu- ally, able to deliver thee from the lions ? Then said Daniel unto the 21 king, " O king, live for ever. ^ My 22 God hath sent his angel, and ^hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me : ^ forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me ; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. Then was the king exceeding 23 glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and "no manner of hurt was found upon him, •'because he believed in his God. And the king commanded, and ■= they 24 brought those men which had ^ accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, * their children, and their wives ; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. Then king Darius WTOte '^unto all 25 people, nations, and languages, f that dwell in all the earth ; ^ Peace be mul- tiplied unto you. s I make a decree, 26 That in every dominion of my king- dom 7)ie)i ''■tremble and ''fear before "^the God of Daniel : for ' he is ™ the living God, and stedfast for ever, and " his kingdom that which shall not be " de- stroyed, and his dominion shall be even "unto the end. He delivereth and res- 27 cueth, and he worketh Psigns and won- ders in heaven and in earth, 1 wlio hath delivered Daniel from the ' power of the lions. So this Daniel ■'prospered 28 in the reign of Darius, and ^ in the reign of ' Cyrus the Persian. In the first year of "Belshazzar king VII. of Babylon Daniel 'had '"^a dream and b.'cTss. '^visions of his head upon his bed : then ^Seech. 5. i. he wrote the dream, and told the sum .j„,„.^ 2 of the 'matters. Daniel spake and said, V^l- => ^'^ i_ ' o .See ch. I. I saw in my vision by night, and be- 17. hold, dthe four winds of the heaven 'J« <='■•=• 3 strove upon the great sea. And four ' Or, viords. great beasts 'fcame up from the sea, ver.^i'°2s. 4 '^ diverse one from another. The first ^^^^g"^"^- 37- 9- was si'like a lion, and had =' eagle's &'ii.'4'. wings: I beheld till the wings thereof 1^^^/; ^' ,_ were pluckt, ' and ' it was lifted up from " Comp. the earth, and made stand upon the ? Rev.%"''.' feet as a man, and Ja mans heart was u?^^;'3-°- oce I er jl n 5 given to it. And behold, i^ another beast, ' See Deut. ' a second, s like to a bear, and ' ' it ^?j^?; ^ ^^ raised up itself on one side, and it Comp. had three ribs in the mouth of it be- for, ''''^■"" tween the teeth of it : and they said ''"'^^^"'"'■ thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. Ps. 9. 20. 6 After this I beheld, and lo ^another, 3,^" '=''•=• s'"like a leopard, ■■which had upon the »0r, iVr«u- back of it four wings of a fowl ; the ^domi'um. beast had also ■"■ four heads : and do- ' C'-^id- not as ver a 7 minion was given to it. After this I "See'cant. saw ° in the night visions, and behold, ^omp. PI a fourth beast, idreadful and ten'ible, Hab. i. 8. and strong exceedingly; and lit had ch.8"'5.' great ■■ iron teeth : q it devoured and "" s° ^''- '• ° , , . . , ,, 8, 22. & II. the thrones were cast Jl'comp*' '' dawn, and ^the Ancient of days did sit, Zcch. n. 17. "whose garment 7('as ''white as snow, "ver'' 20.'' and " the hair of his head like the pure J^'V^- 5< ^■ , , . , ,., , Ki *SoPs. 12. 3. wool: his throne 7C'as like '^the fiery vcr. n, 25. flame, and ''his wheels as burning fire, x'^o^'.,^' ''' 10 A '^fiery stream issued and came forth See i Kin. from before him : fthousand thousands « «?' 13, 22. sministered unto him, and ten thousand ^r^J'°','' times ten thousand sg stood before him : ^ See Matt, •■the judgment was set, and 'the books ?scech. 3. M were opened. I beheld then because of f the voice of ''the great words which the Ezek. i.'is, horn spake : I beheld cccn 'till the beast '^;.^Y.z■ ver. 26. So ver.22. Kev. II. 18. & 20. 4. ■ Rev. 20. 12. So 2 Esdr. 6. 20. ' ver. 8. 'Key. 19. 20. So Rev. 20. 10. Comp. ch. 11. 45. (79O ICO — 2 Chap. vii. 12. DANIEL. Chap. vin. 9. " Comp. aThess. 2.8. " ver. 26. So ver. 14. Sec c!i. 2. 2T. t Chald. o a Prolonging in life was given thefn. 0 ch. 4. 27 (text). P ver. 7. q John 5. 25 —27. & 12. 34. Acts 7. 56. See Rev. i. '3- r See Matt. J 6. 27, 28. So Matt. 19. 28. » ver. 9, 22. t So Ps. 2. 6, 8. & 8. 6. & no. I, 2. Isai. g. 6. & 16. 5. See Matt. 28. 18. ySol5ai.25.6. See ch. 3. 4. * ver. 27. Ps. 145- »3 Sever. 18,22. Rev. II. 15. 6 22. 5. See ch. 2.44. w So ver. 28. 1 Chald. sheath. I Chr. 21. 27. * Seech. 45. 7 ver. 10. " ver. 3. Comp. ch. 8. 4. » See ch. 4. 13- t Chald. high aneSy that is things^ or, places. ver. 22, 25, *• ver. 22, 27. So ver, 14. See Matt. 25. 34. & Rev. 20. 4. & 22. 5. « See ver. 7. t Chald. /rotn all tJwse. ^ See ver. 8. ^ So ver. 25. Comp. ch. 8. 12, 24. & II. 28. See Rev. II. 7. ' See ver. 9. K So ver. 10, 26. I Cor. 6. 2. h See ver. 18. ' See Ps. 49. '4- 1 So ch. 8. 24 25. & II. 36. ^ Comp. ver. 11. > See ch. 4. I7- "given to the burning flame. As con- 12 cerning the rest of the beasts, "they had their dominion taken away: yet * their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Pi saw in the night visions, and 13 behold, one like vx\\^ Son of man ■'came with the clouds of heaven, and came to ^the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And 'there ^twi'M given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, "that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him : ''his do- minion is an everlasting dominion, "which shall not pass away, and "his kingdom that which shall not be de- stroyed. I Daniel "was grieved in my spirit in 15 the midst of wy 'body, and ^the visions of my head troubled me. I came near 16 unto >'one of them that stood by, a.nd asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the inter- pretation of the things. ^These great beasts, which arc four, 17 are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. But •''the saints of the 'most is High ''shall take the kingdom, and ''pos- sess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. Then I would know the 19 truth of "^the fourth beast, which was di- verse 'from all the others, "^exceeding dreadful, •= whose teeth 7vereof\xo\\ and his nails of brass; which '^devoured, <=brake in pieces, and "^stamped the resi- due with his feet; and of "^the ten horns 20 that were in his head, and of "^the otlier which came up, and ''before whom three fell; even (j/'''that horn that had eyes, and ""a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same 21 horn "^made war with •''the saints, and "^prevailed against them; until fthe An- 22 cient of days came, and ^judgment was given to ''the saints of the most High ; and the time came that '''the saints pos- sessed the kingdom. Thus he said, 23 ■^The fourth beast shall be "^the fourth kingdom upon earth, '^which shall be di- verse from all kingdoms, and '^shall de- vour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and "^break it in pieces. And 24 "^the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise : and ''another shall rise after them; and he shall be di- verse from the first, and ''he shall sub- due tiiree kings. And ''Jhe shall speak 25 ^great words against 'the most High, and «j shall wear out ''the saints of the most High, and think "to change times and laws : and they shall be given into his hand "until a time and times and the 26 dividing of time. But "the judgment shall sit,- and Pthey shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it 27iunto the end. And ''the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the king- dom under the whole heaven, shail be given to the people of ''the saints of the most High, "'whose kingdom is an ever- lasting kingdom, and all "dominions 28 shall serve and obey him. Hitherto is the end of the matter. '■As for me Daniel, 'my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but "I kept the matter in my heart. *In the third year of the reign of king ^ Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, cz'en unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me ''at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision ; and it came to jjass, when I saw, that I was at "^Shu- shan in '^■'the palace, which is in the province of '=Elam; and ^I saw in a vision, and I was by sthe river of ''Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before sthe river 'a ram which had two horns : and the two horns were high; but one was higher than 'the other, and the higher 4 came up last. I saw the ram ''pushing westward, and northward, and south- ward; so that no 'beasts "might stand before him. ""neither 'was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he "did according to his will, and became 5 great. And as I was considering, be- hold, °a he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and "Ptouched not the ground: and the goat had '"ia 6 notable horn between his eyes. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before ?the river, and "'ran unto him in the fury of 7 his power. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and ^he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns : and " there was no power in the ram to stand be- fore him, but he cast him down 'to the ground, and 'stamped upon liim : and '"there was none that could deliver the 8 ram out of his hand. Therefore "the he goat waxed very great : and when he was strong, the great horn "was broken; and for it came up "four notable ones 9 toward "the four winds of heaven. And , II. 4. ver. 22. " ch. 2. 21. " ch. 12. 7. Rev. 12. 14. SoRev. n. 2, & 13. 5. Comp. ch. 4. 16. & 12. II. 0 See ver. to, P See ver. 12, 1 ch. 6. 26. '■ See ver. 14, B Or, ruUrs. * So ver. 15. ch. 8. 27. 6 10. 8, 16. See Jer. 23.9. ' See ch. 5. 6. ^ So Luke 2. 19, 51- VIII. About B.C. 553. * (Hebrew). * Seech. 5. i. b ch. 7. I. « See Neh, I. 1. d See I Chr. 29. I. '^ See Isai. ii. II. f Comp. Ezek. 8. 3. B ver. 3, 6. So Jer. 17. 8. •' ver. 16. ' Comp. ver. 20. t Heb, the second. Gen. 4. 19, Zech. n. 14, &c. " Ezek. 34. 21. So ch. II. 40. SecDeut. 33. ' Comp. ch. 7. 17. °' So ver. 7. n ch. II. 3, 16, 28, 36. So ver. 12, 24 (Heb.). Comp. ch. 5. 19. *» ver. 8. So ver. 21 (Heb.). See 2 Chr. 29. 21. II Or. tione ioitched\\\xn in the earth. P Comp. ch. 7. 6. t Heb. a horn of sight. So ver. 8. *i Comp. ver. 21. Comp. ch. II. 3. >■ Job 15. 26 (Heb.). 3 ch. II. Ji. ^ ver. 10. See Ps. 7. 5. " Ecclus. 47. 7 (Gr.). ^ Comp. ch. 7. 6. * See ch. 7. 2. (793) Chap. viii. io. DANIEL. Chap. ix. 5. j «ch. 7. 8. out of one of them came forth ''a little i ch!'?r.'2i, 23. horn, which waxed exceeding great, yto- ^^^acc. 1. 16. ^y^j^ ^]^g south, and ^toward the east, ch. II. is. and toward ^the pleasant /a>!i/. And 10 liS's.si, ''it waxed great, «w; ""=10 the host of 37. & 6. 1, heaven; and '^it cast down some of the »_Ezek-2Q.6, j^^gj ^^^ ^^ j.j^g g|.^j.^ ^j^ j^j^g ground, SoPs. 48. 2. and ^stamped upon them. Yea, 'he n Seech. II. 10. .. , f , ,/ ii „ i • c bComp. magnified himself even 'to ethe pnnce of ch^^ii. 28. {(.(g hQst^ and 'by him •''the daily sacri- agaimttke ficc ''was taken away, and Jthe place of '"sceisaL his sanctuary ■'was cast down. And "a 12 '4- 13- host was given hvn against 'the daily Cot^p.' '"' '*' sacrifice by reason of transgression, and ver. 24. km it (-^gf down "the truth to the ground; f ve" 2"' '' and it "practised, and "prospered. Then .3 Zeph 2.8, 10. J heard Pone saint speaking, and lan- bocn, II. 36, . . n% , • 37. Seejcr. other samt said unto "that certain saint joef=.^o. which spake, ""How long shall be the vi- lOr, sion concerning 'the daily sacrifice, and s^Mh^'s- 14- "^^ transgression 'of desolation, to give Comp. both the sanctuary and ^the host 'to be ck'M^'36. trodden under foot? And he said unto 14 ' O''. , . me, " Unto two thousand and three hun- from htm. , , . , , 111, KSoch. II. dred 'days; "then shall the sanctuary 'co4."- ""■ be 'cleansed. iMacc.1.45. And it came to pass, when I, arn 1 15 Se"Ex!'29^' Daniel, had seen the vision, and "sought 38. for the meaning, then behold, there I mSi I. stood before me "as the appearance of 46 & 3. 45. a man. And I heard a man's voice 16 (Heb.i* "' "between the banks ofi'^ Ulai, which called, lOr, the host and Said. ^Gabriel, make this ?nan to un- vyer/orihe dcrstand the vision. So he came near 17 'si^%aTn3t ^vhere I stood : and when he came, * I the daily was afraid, and ''fell upon my face: but ^aim"' he said unto me, Understand, '^O son of I Mace. I. ,nan : for at <^=the time of the end shall "» So isai. 59. be the vision. Now as he was speaking is "SeePs. 119. '*^itl^ ni^i ''I ^^"^^ '^^ ^ ^^^P sleep '''on 142. my face toward the ground : but '"^he Sodi.^ii. 28 touched me, and f'set me upright. And 19 (Heb.),3o,36. jjg said, Bchold, I 7i>ill make thee know pSeedi.V what shall be in the last end of ''the in- '3- 1 Comp. Pet dignation : for at 'the time appointed the end shall be. ^'The ram which thou 20 ^lumle'rel of s^wcst having tWo homs are 'the kings secrets, or, of ""Media and Persia. "And °the rough 21 /uiZlT' goat is 'the king of PGrecia: and "the berer. t Heb. Palmoni. ^ ch. 12. 6. r^ch. 9. 24. B Or, making desolate. ch. 12. II. So ch. 9. 27. & II. 31. ' See Num. 4. 30 [Heb.), & marg. Comp. ver. 12. 'See Isai. 5. 5. So Luke 21. 24. Rev. 11. 2. "Comp. I Mace. I. II, 21. & 4. 43. 2 Mace. 4. 32 — 34, 39. _& 10. 3 — 5. t Heb. e^iening morniitg. Comp. ver. 26. t Heb. jitstijied. So Gen. 44. 16 (Heb.). ' So ch. 12. 8. Comp. i Pet. i. 10, 11. » Ezck. i. 26. So ch. 7. 13. & 10. 16, 18. See Rev. i. 13. * So ch. 12. 5, 6, 7. y ver. 2. ■ ch. 9. 21. Luke i. 19, 26. * See i Chr. 21. 30. *» See Ezek. I. 28. " Ezek. 2. i, &c. passim. ! Daniel fainted, and was sick "certain ''ofyotes. 1 -r 1 T 1 1 Comp. days ; afterward I rose up, and "did the isai. 63. 18. king's business; and I Pwas astonished ^Soeh. n. at the vision, but inone understood //. Comp. ver. 23. e See ver. xi. ^ ch. II. 21, 24. 1 Or, prosperity. Ps. 122. 7. Zech. 7. 7. * I Maec. I. 30. 2 Mace. 5.25, 26. ' i Mace. 6. 8 — 16. 2 Mace. 9. 2 — 28. s See cli. a. 34. ^ ver. 14 marg. * ch. 10. i. See Rev. 19. 9. k See ch. 12. 4. ' Ezek. 12. 27. ch. 10. 14. " See ch. 7. 28. » ch. 10. 14 (Heb.). 1 Comp. ch. 6. 2, 3. P See Ps. 143. 4. 1 Comp. ver. 16 & ch. 9. 22. ='In the first year of ''Darius the son IX. of "^Ahasuerus, of the seed of ''the j,^"', Medes, 'which was made king over the . ^h. i"i.' 2 realm of = the Chaldeans; in the first '' See ch. s. year of his reign I Daniel understood cnmp. by books the number of the years, •^'=' ^^ '^'^s- whereiythe word of the Lord came to =Tobiti4. fjeremiah the prophet, ethat he would ^Jt^sE^^ accomplish seventy years in the desola- 4. 6. stions of Jerusalem. And I set my face fg'^ejKi'n unto the Lord God, to seek ^by prayer 17. 6. and 'supplications, •'•'with fasting, and ,'°J;/„v^^_ 4 'sackcloth, and 'ashes: and •'I ""prayed &•;. unto the Lord my God, and ""'made ^o."'" ' ^' my confession, and said, fSeejer. 25. "0 Lord, "Pthe great and dreadful "comp. God, "1 keeping the covenant and mercy ^g"^^^!,' to them that love him, and to them that i. 4. 5 keep his commandments ; ''we have sin- ' ""• ''• '^' ned, and ""have committed iniquity, and '^ See i Sam. 'have done wickedly, and "have rebel- Tste Esther led, even by departing from thy precepts 4- 1. Ezra 10. I. Neh.i.6. 1 See Josh. 7. 19. o Neh. i. 5. So Neh. 9. 32- ^ See Deut. 7. 21. 1 See Deut. 7. 9. ' i Kings 8. 47. Ps. i^. 6. So Neh. I. 6, 7. & 9. 33. Isai. 64. 5. ver. 8, 15. Baruch i. 17. Song 6, 7. " Lam. 3. 42. (793) CiiAP. IX. 6. DANIEL. Chap. ix. 25. • So 2 Chr. 36. 15, 16. ver. 10, 14. * ver. 10. Ezra 9. 11 Zech. I. 6. and from thy judgments : ^neither have 6 we hearkened unto 'thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name "^to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, Banichii. 30. ^j^j jQ ^i\ {]^e people of the land. O 7 Neh.'g.'34. Lord, 'rightcousness ^belongeth unto thee. So Eirag- 7- t^^^ vzunto US confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, "thai are near, and that are "EstheVg.ao. far off, through all the countries "whither rsleLev.^36' thou hast driven them, ybecause of their trespass that they have trespassed a- gainst thee. O Lord, "to us belongeth 8 confusion efface, "-no our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because ''we have sinned against thee. <=To the Lord 9 our God belong mercies and ''forgive- nesses, though we have rebelled against him; =f neither have we obeyed the voice 10 of the Lord our God, ^to walk in his laws, which he set before us by 'his ser- vants the prophets. Yea, sail Israel n have transgressed thy law, even by de- parting, ''that they might not obey thy voice; therefore 'the curse ''is poured upon us, and the oath 'that is written in &_44. 23. t]^g law of Moses "the servant of God, ■''-^- di ''•'because we have sinned against him. And ""he hath confirmed his words, u which he spake against us, and against "our judges that judged us, "by bringing upon us a great evil: ""for under the whole heaven Phath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As 13 '■"// is written in the law of Moses, lall this evil is come upon us : ■'yet 'made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that wc might turn from our iniqui- ties, and ^understand thy truth. There- 14 ""'chr. 6.'49. fore 'hath the Lord watched upon the 2 Chr. 34. 9. * " Neh. 10. 29. ^ Baruch 2. 1 (Gk.i, 2. n 2 Kin. 23. 22. *> Jer. 39. 16. P See Ezck. S. 9-& Amos 3. 2. I So Ps. 44. I?- ' So Hos. 7. 7, 10. V Baruch 1 IS. & 2. 6. So ver. 8, 14 Lam. I. i3. II Or, Ihoti hast, &c. 40. & EzeW. 14- 13- « ver. 7. See 3 Chr. 32. 21. » So Jer. 32. 32. Comp. Isai. 51, 18. b ver. 5, II. See Jer. 14. 20. c Neh. g. 17. See Ps. 86.15. dSeePs. 130. 4. e See ver. 6. f Baruch 1. 18, 21. & 2. 10. B Comp. Isai. I. 4 — 6. 5, 10. jer. 40. 3. Ter.' ije 18. SBarucI I. 20. ^ ver. 27. Jer. 7. 20. & 42. 18. & 44- 6. S0Isai.43.28. J ver. 13. Comp. Lev. 26. 14, &c. Deut. 27. 15, &c. & 28. 15, &c. & 29. 20, 27, &c. & 30. 17, 18. & 31. 17, &c. & 32. 19, 20. Lam. 2. 17. Baruch 2. 8. See Isai. i. 3. t Hcb. intreated [lue not] the the face \pf the, <&■<:.]. sins, and ''for the iniquities of our fa- ^l"-,'"'- thers, 'Jerusalem and thy people ^are 15, 16. become a reproach 'sto all that are about ^^'q^^, 'i^e 17 us. Now therefore, O our God, ''hear ')'''■ ^a'*/ the prayer of thy servant, and ''his sup- 36. "X plications, and 'cause thy face to shine " JSa^ich 2. upon thy sanctuary ''that is desolate, ~ 18 'for the Lord's sake. O my God, ""in- cline thine ear, and hear; ""open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city * which is called by thy name : , for we do not 'present our "supplica- in the Hefc. tions before thee "for our "righteous- fg ''""'='"'• 19 nesses, but for thy great mercies. O * Heb. Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, %!y7mimis hearken and do; p defer not, for '"5 thine g"''''/- own sake, O my God: for "^thy city and Sover.'ig. thy people are called by thy name. * "=''■ """' 20 And * whiles I See ver. 3. ' See Num. 6.25. ' Lam. 5. 18. • So ver. 19. "^ 2 Kin. 19. 16.^ Isai. ti-ias speaking, 'praying, and 'confessing my sin the sin of my people Israel, and to/all. and ■"<:'•• 20. , Jer. 38. 26. and 4,,%. pre- " Baruch 2. senting my supplication before the Lord o sec Ezek. my God for ''the holy mountain of my 3^°- ^ 21 God ; yea, ^whiles I was speaking in & ^o. 5.' prayer, even "the man "Gabriel, 'whom p^°g''j^ 10. I had seen in the vision at the begin- & 102. 15. 16. ning, being caused to fly 'swiftly, "touch ed me ^'about the time of the evening 22 oblation. And vhe informed ine, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth 'to give thee skill 23 and understanding. ^At the beginning of thy ''supplications the 'commandment ^ '=■ *. i- shew Kal'i. See Ps. 25. 11. •■ So Ecclus. 36. 12. Baruch 2. 15. " Isai. 65. 24. ver. 21, 23. So ch. 10. 12. ' See ver. 4. ch. 10. 5. evil, and brought it upon us : for " the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth : for <=we obeyed not his voice. "And now, O Lord our 15 God, ""that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Eg>'pt "with a mighty hand, and "hast 'y gotten thee re- nown, as at this day ; =^we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O Lord, ^ac-.6 cording to all thy righteousness, I be- seech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, ''thy holy mountain: "^because for our SeeEx.3a.11. & John, igmarg. " See ch. I. 4. ' Jer. 31. 28. & 44. 27. Baruch 2. 9. » Neh. 9. 33. Song 4. So ver. 7. See Ezra Q. 15. ' Baruch 2. 11. » Ex. 6. 6. & 32. II. I Kin. 8. 51. Jer. 32. 21. Mic. 6.4. » Ex. 6. i. & 32. II in the Heb. Neh. 1. 10. Jer. 32. 21. t Heb. tnadc tliet a name. See Neh. 9. 10. J So Ex. 14. iS. ' See ver. 5. » So I Sam. 12. 7. Ps. 31. 1. & 71. 2. Barurh 2. 13. ^ ver. 20. So Jer. 31. 23. Zech. 8. 3. Seech. II. 45. « So Lam. i. 5. came forth, and ^I thee; ^for thou art therefore am come to sucw ./icts i. lo. ^greatly beloved : |^- J- ^^ ^understand the matter, and 13- 24 consider the vision. ^'Seventy ^weeks ^ See ch. 8. are determined upon thy people and*Heb. 7wVA upon ^thy holy city, "to finish ^the trans- tx^jUght! crression, and "^to make an end of sins, ''Seech. 8. o . ... 18. and sto make reconciHation for miquity, ^ So i Km. and to ^bring in everlasting righteous- Ezrl^^ ,,_5, ness, and Uo seal up the vision and See Ex. 29. ^prophecy, and ^to anoint ^the most 35 Holy. ''Know therefore and under- stand, that "^from the going forth of the commandment "to restore and to build Jerusalem "unto °the Messiah Pthe .. Prince shall be seven weeks, and three- tHeb.wpr^. ver. 25. * ch. 10. 12. » Comp. Lute i. 28. t Heb. aman oK desires. So ch. 10. 11, 19. Comp. ch. 10. 3. '^ So Matt. 24. 15. Mark 13. 14. ver. 25. * [They be- gin from the 20th of Arta.xerxes]. Comp. Neh. 2. i. [See Num. 14, 34. E/ek. 4. 6]. c Comp. Lev. 25. 8 with ch. 10. 2, 3. So Luke 19. 44. I Pet. 1. II. d See Neh. 11. j. & Song 5. I Or, torestrain. Hagg. 1. 10 (Heb.). e ch. 8. 13. Comp. Ezek. 35. 5. II Or, to seal up. f ch. 8. 23. Comp. Lam. 4. 22. ^ Ps. 78. 38 {Heb.}. So Luke 24. 47. See Jer. 31. 34. & Heb. 2. 17. ^ Comp. Isai. 53. 11. Jer. 23. 5, 6. Rom. I. 17. & 3. 25, 26. Heb. 9. 12. Rev. 14. 6. ^ Comp. Luke 22. 37. t Hcb. prophet. ^ Ps. 45. 7. Isai. 61. i. So ver. 25, 26. See Acts 4. 27. Comp. Isai. to. 27. 1 See Mark i. 24. "^ Comp. Ezra 4. 24. & 6. I, 15. Neh. 2. I, 3, 5, 6, 8. II [Or, to build again Jerusa- lem', as 2 Sam. 15. 25. Ps. 71. 20]. So ch. 11. 10. ^ Comp. Mark 1. 15. " ver. 26. John i. 41. & 4. 25. P Isai. 55. 4 (Heb.J. 41. >■ Comp. ch. 8- 16, 27. t Heb. to make thee skilful of understand- (794) Chap. ix. 26. DANIEL. Chap. x. 20. tHcb. score and two weeks: the street 'shall 'and "built, be built again, and the "wall, leven *in 1 Ot breach, froublous times. And ""after threescore 26 or, ditch. 1 ,,■»«-- 1 T iNeh. 4. 8, and two weeks ^shall "Messiah be cut 16—18. q(^- ^•ftl3^t- „Q[ j-Qj. himself: 'and "the peo- tHeb.^' pie of the prince that shall come "shall "ytune's. destroy the city and "the sanctuar>-; ■■Comp- and •'^the end thereof shall be >'with a ig, ^ "-'-^ ' flood, and unto "the end of the war "de- Com'^^'"'^' solations are determined. And he shall 27 Mark '9. 12. confimi '^^the covenant with ^ many _/i;/- Luke 24. 26, Qjjg ^ggj. . ^j^^ ^^^ j]^g midst of the week I Or, \and\ he shall cause the sacrifice and the ob- twtii^^^' lation to cease, *and 'for ^the over- Comp. spreading of ^abominations he shall *°Or'a„d'' niake // desolate, ''even until the con- lt/:eye-wsi summation, and ''that determined "= shall uo^tno're his be poured "upon fthe desolate. people, ch. II. 17]. Hos. I. 9. ' I Pet. 2. 21. & 3. 18. U [Or, and the princess [Messiah's, ver. 2S]/uture people}. " Comp. Matt. 22. 7. " Luke 19. 44. Acts 6. 14. " Matt. 24. 2. ^ So Matt. 24. 6, 14. y ch. 11 10, 22, 26, 40. Nahum I. 8. So Isai. 8. 8. & 10. 22. Wisd. 5. 22. See Prov. 27. 4. I Or, it shall be cut off by ^desolations. ^ ver. 18. 11 [Or, a\ '^ Isai. 42. 6. & 55. 3. See Jer. 31. 31. » Isai. 53. 11. ch. 12. 2. Matt. 20. 28. & 26. 28. Rom. 5. 15, 19. Heb. 9. 28. • [Or, and jtpon tlu battlements sh.tll be the idols of the desotator\, B Or, -ivith the abontinable armies. Comp. Luke 21. 20. ** See Isai. 8. 8. •= ch. ii. 31. & 12. 11 ia the Heb. Matt. 24. 15. Mark 13. 14. See i Mace. i. 54. <* Isai. 10. 23. & 28. 22. ch. 11. 36. Luke 21. 24. Rom. II. 25. See ch. 8. 19. * See ver. II. O [Or, upon tlie desolator\. t Lam. 3. 11. ^In the third year of Cyrus ''king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, ■^ whose name was called Belteshazzar ; and ''the thing icas true, but "^the time appointed ^was 'long: and ehe under- stood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. In those days I Daniel < was mourning ''three 'full weeks. I ate 3 no 'pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, 'neither did I J anoint myself at all, till ''three whole weeks were fulfilled. And in the four 4 ofdays. and twentieth day of i^the first month, Jnch.). as I was 'by the side of the great river, ^Kin' I which is "'Hiddekel; then "I lift up 5 marg.' ' '^ mine eyes, and looked, and behold, °'a f Hcb^lVcW certain man Pclothed in linen, iwhose o/desires. loins iL'crc girded with ''fine gold of ^U- phaz: his body also Ti'ajr' like the beryl, and 6 "his face "as the appearance of lightning, and "his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and ">'his ^feet like in colour to X. • About B.C. 534- * Comp. ch, I. 21 marg. I >> See ch. 6. I 28. •= See ch. i. 7. I <> See ch. 8. { 26. j «SeeJob7.i. I f So ver. 14. tHeb. great. KSeech. 1.17. h Comp. ver. 13. t Heb. weeks Comp. ch. 9. 23 marg. Seech. 11.38. ' Comp. Amos 6. 6. Matt. 6. 17. JSee2Chr. polished brass, and y^the voice of his & Pi 23. 5. words like the voice of a multitude, k ver. I. And '' I Daniel alone saw the vision : for ^ •" Cea.' i' 14. ''the men that w^ere with me saw not SeeTobit6.i. n Josh. s. 13. '^ ch. 12. 6, 7. See ch. 9. 21. t Heb. one man. So Judg. 9. 53. & 13. 2. P See Ezek. 9. 2. <1 Rev. i. 13, 15. & 13. 6. r See Job j8. 16. ■ Jer. 10. 9. ' See Ezek. i. 16. " See Judg. 13. 6. ' Malt. 28. 3. So E?ek. I. 14. Rev. i. 16. " See Rev. i. 14. i Sec Ezek. i. 7. y So Rev. I. 15. « See Ruth 3. 4 marg. a Rev. 19. 6. So Ezek. i. 24. b So Acts 9. 7. Comp. 2 Kin. 6. 17. the vision ; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide 8 themselves. Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and "^there 'Peech. 7. remained no strength in me : for my 'f\f; ^"'"' '''comeliness was turned in me into cor- '^Or, vigour. ruption, and <=I retained no strength. (Heb).''*'* 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words : and l^"^-^ '^• when I heard the voice of his words, (He"), fthen was I in a deep sleep on my face, %%\^^''- 10 and fmy face toward the ground. And 'Seech. s.i8. behold, fsa hand touched me, which 2. 9.° 'set me upon my knees and u/>o/i the fne"''*"'^' 11 palms of my hands. And he said unto moved. me,0 Daniel, 'a man greatly beloved, fne'lT'''' understand the words that I speak unto "'."? "^ thee, and "'stand upright: for 'unto thee venTg.' am I now sent. And when he had f Heb"' '' '^' spoken this word unto me, I stood standupon 12 '-•trembling. Then said he unto me, J.,!"''"'"^" 'P'ear not, Daniel: for '"from the first "SoEzek. day that thou didst set thine heart to ''see Heb. i. understand, and "to chasten thyself be- J''kzra 10. 9. fore thy God, "thy words were heard, ' ""■ '9- 13 and I am come for thy words. But "the ™so ch.'g.' 3, prince of the kingdom of Persia with- *: ==■ =3- .J ., 1 . , Acts 10. 4. Stood me Pone and twenty days: but "Ezras. 21 lo, 1 Michael, one of "the chief princes, s"e Lev. 16. came to help me ; and I remained there =9- 14 with the kings of Persia. Now I am comV°' come to make thee understand what I'!,'' ,,'■ ""■ shall befall thy people fin the latter & & li. days: for "yet the vision is for ^many ^^^2lr%!^' 15 days. And when he had spoken such ■' Comp. words unto me, I set "my face toward rv'er?"2i! 16 the ground, and 'I became dumb. And f^j"- "• behold, "w/t* "like the similitude of the R"v°?i. 7. sons of men es'touched my lips : then I \Z%st. opened my mouth, and spake, and said J"- =5- 1- unto him that stood before me, O my Is.'^' '^'°" ^' lord, by the vision my sorrows are turn- ^^"^^ '^^- *■ ed upon me, and '='=1 have retained no Sover. i. .7 strength. For how can 'the servant oi^th.'i:ii this my lord talk with this my lord? for [,".=''•)■ as for me, straightway there remained ch!T %. no strength in me, neither is there " ^'*- 39- j, 9^ is breath left in me. Then there came again and ^touched me ""one like the ap- ' See ch. s. pearance of a man, and he strengthened "'ps. js. 4 9 me, andsaid,^Oman greatly beloved, ^fear "g^'^fi^^; g not: peace be unto thee, ''be strong, tOr.ttii "'' yea, be strong. And when he had spok- Zy'iord"-^ en unto me, I was strengthened, and lY':"- said. Let my lord speak ; for thou hast so Gen.^4t^' strengthened me. '3- 20 Then said he, Knowest thou where- >• Deut. 31. fore I come unto thee ? and now will '' '^' I return to fight with "^the prince of '^ See ver. 13. Persia : and when I am gone forth, lo. (795) Chap. x. 21. DANIEL. Chap. xi. 23. d Seech. 8. 21. " Comp. ch. 12. 1, 4. f ch. II. 2. I Heb. strengthen- eth himself. Heb. as ver. 19. XI. •Seech. 9. i. b ch. 10. 31. c See ch. 8. 31. d Comp. ch. 7- 6. ^ S. 5, 21. e ver. 16, 36. Sec ch. 8. 4. fch. 8. 8, 22 g See ch. 7. 2 b Ps. log. 13 Amos 4. 2. t Heb. shall associate themselves. So ver. 23. 2Chr. 20, 35, 37 in the Heb. tHeb. rights. See Ps. 17. 2. i Seech. lo.S. ^ Comp. Josh. 15. 18. Judg. 1. 14 in the Heb. \ Or, whom she brought forth. I [Or, in his place, or, office\. ver.2o,2t, 38. See Prov. 28. 2. t See Josh. 13- 21? t Heb. ves- sels of their desire. Hos. 13. 15. Nahum 2. 9. I Mace. I. 23. So ver. 43. See Ezra 8. II Or, shall iL'nr ™ ver. 25. See Prov. 28. 4- ° ver. 40. Isai. 8. 8. Nahum i. 8 in the Heb. So ver. 22, 26. See ch. g. 26. I [Or, then sltall he he stirred up again]. So ch. 9. 25. " ver. 7, 19, {31), 38, 39- P ch. 8. 7. the prince of •^ Grecia shall come. But 21 I will shew thee "^that which is noted in the scripture of ^ truth: and there is none that ' holdeth with me in these things, but " Michael your prince. Also I a in the first year of ^ Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. And now will I shew thee ^the truth. 2 Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia ; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all ; and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of <= Grecia. And ^ a mighty king shall stand ' up, 3 that shall rule 7i'/M great dominion, and "^do according to his will. And when 4 he shall stand up, Hiis kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided fto- ■ ward ethe four winds of heaven; and ■ not to ^ his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his kingdom shall be pluckt up, even for others besides those. And the king of the south shall be 5 strong, and one of his princes ; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion ; his dominion shall be a great dominion. And in the end of years 6 they ♦ shall join themselves together ; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make * an agreement : but she ' shall not retain the power of the arm ; nei- ther shall he stand, nor his arm : but she shall be given up, and ''they that brought her, and " he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. But out of a branch of her 7 roots shall one stand up ' /;/ his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into ° the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail : and shall also s carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their ' princes, and with ' their precious vessels of silver and of gold ; and he shall continue Jiiore years than the king of the north. So the king 9 of the south shall come into his king- dom, and shall return into his own land. But his sons '""shall be stirred 10 up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces : and one shall certainly come, and "overflow, "and pass through: ' then shall he return, and be stirred up, °e7'en to his fortress. .\nd the king ofn the south P shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with at the end of times, f^vcn years. Sec ch. 4. i6. t Heb. 'the children of Ezek. 18. 10. See Ezek. 7. 22. Comp. him, evefi with the king of the north : J" J^'^J^ '3- and ^he shall set forth a great multi- tude ; but the multitude shall be given 12 into his hand. And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up ; and he shall cast ^fl'h'"- down many ten thousands : but he shall " ■ ' 13 not be strengthened by it. For the king of the north shall return, and 1 shall set forth a multitude greater than tverVg^'' the former, and shall certainly come '"'^•'■'j.^S' . , ^ J. -^i \ 34,4i(Hcb.j. ' after certam years with a great army « See Ezek. 14 and with much riches. And in those f[|;j, times there shall many stand up against the city of the king of the south: also '■'the rob- v '"e"" 24"'"' bers of thy people shall exalt them- <"'''!•'•, 1 1- t 1 • • 1 ' Heb. the selves '^ to establish the vision ; but people of ■5 ' they shall fall. So the king of the 'i^mp!''"' north shall come, and " cast up a Ex. 15. 4. mount, and take 'the most fenced \olg,'°^iy' cities : and the arms of the south shall '''"<'■ ver.41. not withstand, neither *his chosen peo- so'ver?'4s. pie, neither shall there be any strength fu{^'''^''' 16 to withstand. But he that cometh a- gainst him "= shall do according to his own will, and "■'' none shall stand before him : and he shall stand in the ' * glori- ous land, which by his hand shall be 17 consumed. He shall also ^ set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and " upright ones with him ; (^Heb.). thus shall he do : and he shall give corrupt' him the daughter of women, * corrupt- 'iJ-^^Pj ing her : but she shall not stand on his [marg.]. 18 side, y neither be for him. After this \'^^^ ^^'- '■ shall he turn his face unto the isles, 1 Heb, and shall take many : but ^ a prince t Hck'/i/i • for his own behalf shall cause ♦ the "•/>'•''«'*• . '^ Hos 12. reproach offered by him to cease ; with- 14 (Heb.;. out ^Miis own reproach he shall cause it lYohil'.t'. 19 to turn upon him. Then he shall turn Ps. 37. 36. his face towards "the fort of his own i[Or,'rV»to' land: but '^he shall stumble ^and fall, /''"^''l- 20 ^ and not be found. Then shall stand t ne"onc tHeb. the land of ornament. ^ See Jcr. 42. 15- So 2 Chr. 20. if Or, much uprightness : or, eijnal conditions. Prov. 16. 13 ' m his estate '''a raiser of taxes '''"' '^a"^^' ■tk y .li li.j ^-.juLiv^ tv ....^.,i v^. ^.v-.w.^ ^an exactor in the glory of the kingdom: but with- to pass over. in = few days he shall be destroyed, nei- SoTech°'9?8 ther in * anger, nor in battle. i^*^'' '• 21 And "in his estate f shall stand up 2 M°a"c'.' 3. 3, a vile person, to whom they shall not J^^^ give the honour of the kingdom : but & 29. 20.' he shall come in s peaceably, and ob- angers. 22 tain the kingdom ''by flatteries. And '"rov 3°- 33 with the arms of 'a flood shall they be ii[Or,//i/„j overflown from before him, and shall /'"'<■]• , , , 1-1 • e See ver. 7. be broken; yea also, J the prince of (comp. 23 '' the covenant. And after the league ^'^,.\5'' s ver. 24. See ch. 8. 25. *• ver. 34. SeePs. 35. 6. ' See ver. 10. Comp. Jer. 46. 7. J Comp. 2 Mace. 4. 7, 10. ^ ver. 28, 30, 32. i Mace. I. 15. (796) Chap. xi. 24. DANIEL. Chap. xi. 45. * [Fulfilled abuut B.C. 171]. Coinp. a Mace. 4. 23—31- ' Soch. 8. 25. 1 Or, into made with him * ' he shall work deceit- fully : for he sh.ill come up, and shall become strong fwith a small people. He shall enter 's peaceably even upon 24 '" the fattest places of the province ; tH'p'ac'aUi £ijjd he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers fathers ; " he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches : yea, and he shall 'forecast his devices against "the strong holds, even for a time, t And he shall 25 stir up his power and his courage p against the king of the south with a great army ; and the king of the south H shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; ■'but he shall not stand : for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea, they that 26 feed of * the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army 'shall over- flow: and '^many shall fall down slain. And both these kings' * hearts shall be^j to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table ; but it shall not prosper : 'for yet the end sliall be at the time appointed. Then shall he return into 2S his land " with great riches ; and " his heart shall be against " the holy cove- nant ; ■'' and he shall do exploiis, and return to his own land. *'At the time 29 appointed he shall return, and come to- ward the south ; but it shall not be vas sMacc. 5.21. the former, or as the latter, t For the^o * ver. 30 - ' - - "^ (Heb.). See ch. 8. 12. So ver. 32. * [Fulfilled about B.C. 169]. y ver. 23 — 25. t tFulfilled about B.C. 168]. *Num. 24.24. See Gen, 10. 4. & 1 Mace. »** Gen. 27. 28, 39. See Isai. 10. 16. " Com p. I Mace. 3. 30. 1 Heb. think \liis\ tlioughts. So ver. 25. 0 ver. 15 (Heb.). t [Fulfilled about B.C. 170]. Comp. 2 Mace. 5. I, P Comp. ch. 8. 9, 1 Mace. I. 16, 17. '1 See ver. to, r Comp. I Mace. 1. 18. * See ch. i. 5. t Heb. their Jiearts. ' ver. 35 (Heb.). So ver. 29,40. See ch. 8. ig. " Comp. I Mace. 1. 19. ^ ver. 30. Comp. ch. 7. 21. & 8. 10. * See ver. 22. Comp. 1 Mace. I. -24 ships of Chittim shall come against him : therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation "against " the holy covenant : "^ so shall he do ; he shall even return, and have intelli- gence with ^ them that forsake " the holy covenant, .^nd arms shall stand 31 on his part, and ''they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and ■= shall take •iMacc.i.15. a-(vay the daily sacrifice, and ''they shall I Mace. 1.43. place the abomination that ' maketh de- solate. And such as do wickedly a- 32 gainst the covenant shall he ' ' corrupt f by flatteries : but the people that do know their God s shall be strong, and do exploits. And "^ they that understand ;3 among the people shall instruct many : 'yet they shall *= fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil. *> Comp. I Mace. 1.37, 46 = ch. 12. n. So ch. 8. II. Comp. I Mace. 1-45. with horsemen, ""••'iHons. Ver. iQ. "^Q and with many ships ; and he shall (Heb.). "So enter into the countries, and ' shall THeb '°'^'" 41 overflow and ' pass over. He shall Mauzzim, enter also into the ' ' glorious land, and j>"vS*i]. manv countries shall be J overthrown : ''.Kev. 17. 4. 1 ' , 1 , 11 I- 1 • t Heb. Ihmgs but these *■ shall escape out of his daircd. hand, even ' Edom, and ' Moab, and J=^| t3- .^ the chief of ' the children of Amnion, the Heb. 42 He shall ' stretch forth his hand also 3'5/ cLp. upon the countries: and the land of';'j-'°-3- 43 Egypt shall not escape. But he shall ^/ortrcssrsof have power over the treasures of gold •'""""'<'"'"■ , ». ., , ,1 , Lam. 2. 2 and of silver, and over all ""the pre- (Heb.;. cious thin''s of " Egypt : and » the Li- 1^" ""• ^^ o j 1 _ • ,. • marg. byans and ""the Ethiopians shall be Pat 1 Heb. 44 his steps. But tidings out of the east Lam.'^s". 4 and out of the north shall trouble him : '""'"g- , - 1 1 ,1 ,-1 • 1 "^ See ver. 35. therelore he shall go forth with great (seech. 8. 4. fury "I to destroy, and 1 utterly to make ] ^° ^'"^''- 9- 45 away many. And he shall plant the >■ Comp. tabernacles of his palace between ■■ the Ret. 9. ili.'*' seas in Hhe " glorious ^holy mountain ; j S" ver. lo. ° ' '11 Or, goodly land. See ver. i6. t Heb. land 0/ delight, or, orrtament. J .Sec ver. 14. ^ eh. 12. i (Heb I. ' Isai. II. 14. \ Heb. send /artli. So E.\. 9. 15, &e. ■" See ver. 38 marg. " 2 Chr. 12. 3. Comp. Ezek. 30. 5. Nah. 3. 9. o See Zcph. 3.10. P Comp. Ex. 1 1. 8. Judg. 4. 10. '1 2 Chr. 20. 23 (Heb.). ' Ezek. 47. 18, 19. Joel 2. 20. Zech. 14. 8. ' So Ps. 48. 2. I Or, goodly. See ver. 16. ' Heb. mountain of delight 0/ holiness. »= So ch. 9. 16, 20. SeeJoel3. 17. (797) lor Chap. xii. i. DANIEL. Chap. xii. 13. ' See ch. 7. 11. yet ' he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. XII. And at that time shall =" Michael * Sec ch. 10. stand up, the great prince which stand- eth for the children of thy people : and there shall be a time of trouble, *> such as never was since there was a nation ci'cn to that same time : and at that time thy people "^ shall be delivered, every one that shall be found ^ written in the book. And = many of them that 2 f sleep in the dust of the earth s shall awake, e '^ some to everlasting life, and g some to shame and everlasting ' con- tempt. And "^ they that be ' wise ' shall 3 shine as ■" the brightness of the firma- ment ; and " they that turn many to righteousness ° as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, pi shut up 4 the words, and P''seal the book, even to P^ the time of the end : many shall ' run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Then I Daniel looked, and behold, s there stood other two, the one on this side of the ' bank of the river, and the other on that side of the * bank of " the river. And otie said to " the man cloth- 6 13. i> Jer. 30. 7. Matt. 24. 21. Mark 13. ig. So Rev. 16. 18. c ch. II. 41 (Heb.l. *1 See E.\. 32. So Ezek.13.9. Luke 10. 20. Rev. 20. 12. Comp. ch. 10. 21. 0 See ch. g. 27. f See John II. II. s Ps. 17. 15. Isai. 26. 19. Comp. Job ig. 25 — 27. Ps. 49. 15. & 73. 26. Ezek. 37. I — 2 Esdr. 2. 16. & 7. 32, & 8. 38. & 12. 34. & 14- 35- ' 2 Mace. 12. 43—45- & 14. 46. li Matt. 25. 46. John 5. 28, 29. Acts 24. 15. So 2 Mace. 7. g. Rev. 20. 12. > So Isai, 66, 24 (Heb.). Comp. 2 Mace. 7. 14. ^ ver. 10. ch. 11. 33, 35. 0 Or, teaclters. 2 Chr. 30. 22. Prov. 16. 23. See Neh. 8. 13. * Matt. 13. 43. See Prov. 4. 18. ■» Ezek. 8. 2. " So Mai. 2. 6. See Prov. 11. 30. ■> I Cor. 15. 41, 42. P ver. 9. 1 ch. 8. 26. *■ Isai. 8. 16. & 29. 11. Rev. 5. I. & 10. 4. & 22. 10. 8 So ver. 13. See ch. 8. 17. Comp. ch. 10. 1. I Pet. 1. 12. ' Amos 8. 12. See Jer. 5, i. t Heb. lip. See 2 Kin. 2. 13. " ch. 10. 4. So ch. 8. i5, ^ See ch. 10. 5. ed in linen, which was ' " upon the waters of the river, " How long shall it Tbe to the end of these wonders? And I heard ' the man clothed in linen, which was "upon the waters of the river, when he ^ held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and ^ sware by him =" that liveth for ever =^''that it shall be for "^a time, times, and "a half; and when he shall have ac- complished to scatter the power of ^ the holy people, all these things shall 8 be finished. And I heard, but "=1 un- derstood not : then said I, O my lord, what shall be the end of these things ? 9 And he said. Go thy way, Daniel: for ^the words are closed up and sealed loffill the time of the end. Many s shall be purified, and e made white, and s tried ; but ^ the wicked shall do wick- edly : and none of the wicked shall understand ; but ' the wise shall under- 11 stand. And from the time that ''the daily sairificc shall be taken away, '^ and * ' the abomination that " maketh deso- late set up, there shall be "" a thousand 12 two hundred and ninety days. " Bless- ed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five 13 and thirty days. But ° go thou thy way till the end be : " for p thou shalt rest, and "5 stand in ''thy lot ^at the end of the days. See Rev.-6. ii. 1 Comp. Ps. i. 5. i Josh. 14. 2. ^ Comp. B Or, from above. ver. 7. ^ Gen. 22. g. Jer. 43. 10. » ch. 8. 13. y See Gen. 14. 22. * Rev. 10. 6. * See ch. 4. 34- l' See ch. 7. 25- e See ch. 8. ■9- II Or, fart. 2 Kin. 14. 23. & 15. I. c So ch. 3. 1. *1 ch. 2 4. « ch. 2. 5. See Ezek. i6. IS- rZeph. I. 6. 8 2 Kin. 10. II, Comp. I Kin. 16. 7. t Heb. visit. So Jer. 9. 25 and the places there cited. t» 2 Kin. 15. 10, 12 i2Kir Comp. ch. 10. 14. k See Ju=h. 17. 16. • ver. g. Comp. ver. 4. D That ■ mercy. ch. 2. I, ■2-i.. So ver. 10. Rom. 9. 2g. I Pet. 2. 10. ^ 2 Kin. 17. 6. ?3- So ch. 2. 4. t Heb. iTviU not add any more to. II Or, that I should nito- gether /'ttr- don them. Isai. 2. 9 (Heb.). So Gen. 18. 24, 26 (Heb.). Ex. 23. 21. Josh. 24. 19 (Heb.'. ° ch. 2. 23. Zech. 10. 6. Comp. s Kin. 19 35. 0 Soch. 2. 18. Zech. 4. 6 & 9. 10. See 1 Sam. 17. 47. P See Ps. 33. 17- So ch. 14. 3. Mic. s. 10. Q Gen. 21. 8. i Sam. i. 24. > That is, Not my people. Dan. 9. 26 [marg.]. Comp. ch. 2. i. >" See ch. 2. 23. » Gen. 32. 10. So Jer. 33. 22. See Isai. 48. 19. Comp. Isai. 49. 20. Rom. 9. 27. * Cited Rom. 9. 26. " So Isai. 62. 4. II Or, instead 0/ that. "* See Deut. 14. I. Comp. 2 Cor. 6. 18. ^ See Josh. 3. 10. & Ps. 42. 2. ^ Isai. 11. 12, 13. Jer. 3. iS. & 50. 4. Ezek. 34. 23. & 37. 16—24. Zech. 10. 6, 8. Comp. Jer. 31, lo. John 11. 52. of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and ^appoint them- selves ^one head, and =^they shall come ySeech.3.5. up out of the land: for great s/iali be the '-'^'"' ^''' ^' day of ^Jezreel. » ver. 4. ^Say ye unto your brethren, "Ammi; 11. And to your sisters, "Ruhamah. Rom"Ti 2 Plead with your mother, plead: 3»-. For ^she is not my wife, neither a?fi I My%lp)e. her husband : *-|*'"^p- Let her therefore put away *^her whore- ver. 23." donis out of her sight, /?j?w* And her adulteries ''from beUveen her obtained breasts; comp. 3 Lest ^I strip her naked, and set ^^'■- \3- her as ^m the day that she was ^comp. ^^^y _ cEzek.16.25. And make her sas a wilderness, and ^'SoEzek. set her £like a dry land, eseeEzek. And slay her s^^with thirst. ^^39- ^ . 1 • T -11 1 1 Ezek. 16. 4. 4 And '1 will not have mercy upon her e Ezek. 19.13. children; ^;-P; For they be the ^children of whore- ^ Amos 8.13. 1 "^ 'So ch. I. 6. aoms. k ch. 1. 2. 5 For their mother 'hath played the SoJohn8.4i. . , * •' ' See ch. i. 2. harlot: So Mic. i. 7. "^She that conceived them hath done "' ^•'*"'- 3- 4- shamefully : For she said, "I Avill go after my "ver. 12, 13. lovers, t^^ll^"- "That give me my bread and my See Lam.i.a. ^^^ter, Jer. 44. 17. PMy wool and my flax, mine oil and ""^ s, 12. my 'drink. Pver'g.' 6 Therefore behold, 1 1 will ■'hedge up ^J=^ thy way with thorns, 'i Job 3. 23. And *=make a wall, that she shall not f5Sdr.16.77. find her paths. ' See job 10. 7 And she shall follow after " her Vv^A^mii lovers, but she shall not overtake gee'Ezek them; 13- s- And she shall seek them, but shall see^j^'b^ij.'l' not find them : LukeT' ■ Then shall she say, 'I will go and is. \ return to my "first husband ; "^° '^^- =■*■ ' For tlien luas it better with me than Ezek. 16. s. Comp. now. ver. 19, 20. '799' Chap. ii. 8. HOSEA. Chap. hi. 5. For "she did not know "that I gave s her "corn, and '■''wine, and soil, And multipHed her silver and gold, II Which they ]3repared for Baal. Therefore will I return, and vtake 9 away my corn in the time thereof, And my wine in the season thereof, And will "recover ^my wool and my flax given to cover her naked- ness. And now -^ will I discover her 'lewd- 10 ness in the sight of her lovers, And none shall deliver her out of mine hand, '=1 will also cause all her mirth to n cease, <=Her '^'^feast days, '■^her new moons, and "^her sabbaths, and all her «^ solemn feasts. And I will * destroy her vines and her 12 fig. trees, Where^ she hath said, ^These arc my rewards that fmy lovers have given me: And si will make them a forest. And the beasts of the iield shall eat them. And ''I will visit upon her 'the days 13 of Baalim, where/« 'she burnt in- cense to them. And Jshe decked herself with JJher earrings and JJher jewels. And fshe went after her lovers, and ''forgat me, saith the Lord. Therefore behold, I 7ijiU allure her, i., And 'bring her into the wilderness. And speak "'comfortably unto her. And I will give her "'her vineyards 15 "from thence. And "the valley of Achor for a door of hope : And she shall Psing there, as i/« the days of her youth. And ■'as in the day \vlien she came up out of the land of Egypt. And it shall be *at that day, saith 16 the Lord, that thou shalt call vie •Ishi; And shalt call me no more ''Baali. For "I will take away the names of 17 Baalim out of her mouth, And "they shall no more be remem- bered by their name. JJ Prov. 35. 12 (Heb.). So Cant. 7. i. Sec Gen. 34. 22. ^ Deut. 32. 18. Judg. 3. 7. Ps. 106. 21. 1 Coinp. Ezek. 20. 35. II Qv^/riendly. t Heb. tolurjuart. See Isai. 40. 2. °» So ver. 9, 12. Sec Ps. 80. S. " See Ps. 14. s- " See Josh. 7. 26. P See Num. 21. 17 marg. 1 Jer. 2. 2. Ezek. 16. 22, 60. See Ps. 129. I. Cnmp. Prov. 2. 17. ch. 9. 10. & 11. i. r Ex. 15. 1,20. 'ver. 18, 21 (Heb.). See Isai. 2. 11. I That is, JT/y ^wj- band, ver. 2, 7. I That is. i\Iy lord. Isai. 54. 5 (Heb.). * Comp. vcr. 13. 17. " Zeph. I. 4. Zech. 13. 2. So Ps. 16, 4. See Ex. 23. 13. ^ Isai. I. 3. Comp.ver. 20. » So Ezc-k. >6. 17—19- & 23. 41. Conip. ver. 5. * Deut. 7. 13. & 12. 17. Neh. lor 39. & 13. 5, 12. Jer. 31. 12. ver. 22. Hagg. 1. II. Joel I. 10. & 2. 19. So Joel 2. 14 (Heb,;. t Heb. ^ nnv wine. Ps. 4. 7 (Heb.). Prov. 3. 10. Isai. 24. 7. & 62. 8 (Heb.). & 65. 8. ver. 9, 22 (Heb.). ch. 4. II. & 7. 14 (Heb.). & 9. 2. Mic. 6. 15 (Heb.). Zech. 9. 17. Not Joel I. 5. II Or, where- with tkcy made Baal. Comp. ch. 8. 4, & 13. 2- y ver. 3. So ch. 9. 2. Comp. ver, 22. II Or, take aivay. Gen. 31.9,16. * ver. 5. * So Jer, 13. 22, 26. Lam. I. 8. Ezek. 16. 37. & 23. 29. t Heb.>/0', or, viliany. ^ See Jer. 7, 34. So Amos 8. 10. c Comp. I Kin. 12. 32. 2eph. 3. 18. ^ 2 Kill. 4, 23. Amos 8. 5. So Lam. 2. 6. « ch. 5. 7 (Heb.). See Num. 28. II. ** ch. q. s (Heb.!. t Heb. tnake desolate. Ezek. 30. 14. f See ver. 5. KSoPs.8ai3. Comp. Isai. 5. 5. fa Seech. 4. g. 1 See ch.ii.2. J So Ezek. 23. 40, 42. See Isai. 61. 10. And ^in that day ''will I make a cove- nant for them with the beast.s of the field, And with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground : And '^I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, And will make them to lie down ■^ safely. And I will betroth thee unto me for ever ; Yea, yl will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, And in lovingkindness, and in mercies. y\ will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness : And ^thou shalt know the Lord. And it shall come to pass ^in that day, ^I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, And they shall hear the earth ; And the earth shall hear ^the com, and ^the wine, and ^thc oil; And they shall hear ^Jezrecl. And ^I will sow her unto me in the earth ; And ^I ^will have mercy upon '^her that had not obtained mercy; And si will say to ihcm which 7C'ere not my people, ^Thou aj't my people ; And they shall say. Thou art my God. ^ Job 5. 22, Comp. Isai. II. 6 — 9. Ezek. 34. 25. See LcT. 26.6. '^ Ps. 46. 9. Comp. Isai. 2. 4. Ezek. 39. 9, 10. See ch. 1. 7. ^ Lev. 26. 5. Jer. 23. 6. y See Jer. 3. 14. Comp. ver. 7, 16. 2 Cor. II. 2. * Jer. 3^- 34' John 17. 3. Comp. ver. 8. ch. 6. 6. * Comp. Zech. 8. 12. I> See ver. 8. Comp. ver. 9 with Ps. 67. 6. & 85. 12. c ch. I. 4. <* Jer. 31. 27. Zech. 10. 9. « Cited Rom. 9. 25, (.26''. ' ch. I. 6, 7. So ver. 1. E ch. I. 9, 10. So I Pet. 2. 10. See Luke 24. 47- '» ver. I. Zech. 13. 9. See Jer. 31. III. Then said the Lord unto me, ="00 asoch. 1.2,3. yet, love a woman beloved of her ''friend, '' J"- 3; =0 yet an adulteress, according to the love "en^s. i""'"' of the Lord toward the children of Is- ^SeeCant. rael, who look to other gods, and love drcomp. 2=Hagons 'of wine. So I ^bought her to &44.^J9.^* me for fifteen /wc-j of silver, and for =a ' Heb. 0/ homer of barley, and a *half homer of Ge"^"'o. lo. 3 barley: and I said unto her. Thou shalt f',*''- "■ , r .. . ■, f. , ° Deut. 2. 0. 'abide for me many days; thou shalt not Comp. play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for f"''' "' "* another man : so zc/// I also l>e for thee. ° Lev. 27. 16. 4 For the children of Israel shall abide n" ^"^ ■*^' many days Swithout a king, and without )^i'^l a prince, and sguithout a sacrifice, and without "'an image, and without an 5 'Jejjhod, and av///w//J''teraphim : '''^after- ward shall the children of Israel return, and 'seek the Lord their God, and *"%'" T^ • J 1 • 1 • staudiHg^ "^JJavid their king; and ^shall fear the ot, statue, [or, pillar: Isai. 19. 19]. h 2 Km. 3. 2. ch. 10. i, 2. Mic. 5. 13. See Ex. 23. 24. 'Ex. 28. 6. J Judg. 17. 5. k See Gen. 31. 19 marg. ik So ch. II. 10. 1 Jer. 29. 13. & 50. 4. ra See Jer. 23. 5. & 30. 9. Comp. ch. I. II. Mic. 2. 13. n See Mic. 7. 17. ' vcr. Deut. 21. (Heb.). e ch. 10. 3 SE Comp. ch. 9. 4. <8oo) Chap. iv. i. ROSEA. CiiAP. V. r. • jer. 31. 12. Lord and °his sroodness Pin the latter en. 10. n , ° (Heb.i. days. P See Gen. 49. I. & Jer. 30. 24. & Dan. 2. 28. IV. About B.C. 780. * See ch. 5. 1. »» Isai. 3. 13. Jer. 25. 31. ch. 12. 2. Mic. 6. 2. So Isai. I. i3. *> Jer. 4. 22. &5. 4- So ver. 6, 14. See Jer. 9. 3. c Ex. 20. 13 — 15- So Jer. 7. 9, & 23. 10. ch. I. 4. Mic. 3. 10. & 7. 2 (H^b.). Hab. 2. 8. 12, 77. Zech. 9. 7. See ch.i2. 14. ** See Jer. So Joel I. 10. Amos 8. S. « Zeph. 1. 3. f See Lsai. 16. 8. ' So Joel I. 18. l" Ezek. 38. So Hab. 1. 14. > So ver. 17. ^ Ex. 32. 17. Deut. g. 12. See Ezek. 33. 2. 'Deut. 17. T3. t Heb. <:«;■ off. Comp. 2 Sam. 21. 5 marg. ™ ch. 2. 2. \ Heb. c«/ ch. 10. 7, 15. See Isai. 6. 5. n Isai. 5. 13 (Heb.). ^ Comp. Ex. ig. 6. P So Jer. 23. 39- iSoch. 13.6. Comp. Deut. 32. 15. ' So I Sam. 2. 30. Mai. 2. 9. Comp. Ps. 106. 20. Jer. 2. II. Phil. 3. 19. ■ Lev. 6. 25 (Heb.), 26. & 10. 17 (Heb.). \ Heb. /(// up thfir soul to their iniquity. Comp. Ps. 24. 24, 2. Comp. ver. 14 Heb.) I^ai. 24. 21. 26. Mic. 6, ^ Hear the word of the Lord, ye chil- dren of Israel : For ='»the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor ''knowledge of God in the land. ■^By swearing, and lying, and killing, 2 and stealing, and committing adul- tery, they break out, And 'blood toucheth blood. Therefore "^ shall the land mourn, 3 And '■'= every one that dwelleth therein 'shall languish, =shWith the beasts of the field, and ^''with the fowls of heaven; Yea, '^''the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. Yet 'let no man strive, nor reprove 4 another : For •'thy people are as 'they that strive with the priest. Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, 5 And the prophet also shall fall with thee ill the night. And I will * destroy "thy mother. My people are 'destroyed "for lack of c knowledge. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that °thou shalt be no priest to me: Seeing Pthou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. lAs they were increased, so they sin- 7 ned against me : ^Therefore will I change their glory into shame. They ^eat /// the sin of my people, s And they "set their heart on their ini- quity. "And there shall be, "like people, like 9 priest: And ^I will 'punish them for their ways, And "'reward them their doings. For " they shall eat, and not have 10 enough : They shall commit whoredom, and shall not "increase : Because they have left off to take heed to the Lord. 4. Prov. ig. 18 (Heb.). ' See Jer. 22. 27. " Isai. Jer. 5. 31. ^ ch. 12. 2. t Heb. visit upon. ch. 2. 13, ch. 12. 2. Amos 3. 2, 14. Zeph. i. 8, 9, 12. & 3. 7. See (Heb. cause to return. Prov. 17. 13. * Lev. 26. 4. So Hagg. I. 6. ^ See Gen. 28. 14 marg. IS 16 '7 '9 y Whoredom and J'-^wine and wine ''take aicay the heart. My people "^ask avi/ise/ai their ''stocks. And "^their staff declareth unto them : For 'the spirit of whoredoms hath caused fhem to err. ='new 'P'-o^3i-3.4. Ecclus. 19. 2. « Isai. 28. 7. See Prov. 20. » See ch. 2. 8. !> Cijmp. t Kin. II. 4. Eccles. 7. 7. And they have gone a whoring from See Num. '27'. under their God. So job 12. 7. sThey sacrifice upon the tops of the ''J"- »• =?• mountains, lilh^'^,. ,9 And burn incense upon the hills, I'com'" Under •'oaks and 'poplars and ''elms, Ezek. 21. 21. Because the shadow thereof is good : so^"si'i.'*44. Therefore your daughters shall com- 20- mit whoredom. And 'your spouses shall commit adul- tery. 'I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, "are separated with Isai. I. 29, & 57- 5. 7- Ezek. 6. 13. iS: 20. 28. See Deut. 12. 2. ^ Gen. 35. 8. Amos 2. 9. Nor your spouses when they commit k see'c^n.^'" 35- 4- 1 Amos 7. 17. I Or. Shall I not, A'c. "' So ch. 9. 10. See Jude 19. " So ver. I, 6. a Or, be punished. See Prov. 10. 8. "" See ch. 5. '5- '* Josh. 4. ig. '^ s- 9. ch. 9. 15. & 12. II. P Amos 4. 4. &S-5. Comp. Amos I. 5. '1 ch. 5. 8. & 10. 5. So ch. 10. 8. Sec Josh. 7.2, Comp. adultery : For themselves whores. And they sacrifice with harlots: Therefore "the people that doth not understand shall 'fall. Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, Yet let not Judah ""offend; And come not ye unto "PGilgal, Neitlier go ye up to P^Beth-aven, ■■Nor swear, The Lord liveth. For Israel ^slideth back 'as a back- sliding heifer: Now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place. "Ephraim is joined to idols: 'Let him alone. Kin. 12. 29. Their drink 'is sour: they have com- '■Cmp. 1 . J 11 Amos 8. 14. .^, ... ^^..^.^ .^,« ...^.^ .,^..n ... Zeph. I. 5. ' ch. 9. 15 Heb.'. See Ps. 68. 6. So Jer. 3. 6. Zech. 7. II. See Jer. 7. 24. " See Jer. 7. So ch. 5. 3. "Matt, 15. i^. So ver. 4. t Heb. is gone. Rather as Mai. 3. 7. * See Isai, I. 23. Comp. Mic. 7. 3. t Heb. shields. See Ps. 47. 9. ^ Prov. 30. 1$. >■ Jer. 4. ir, 12. & 51. i. So Isai. 57. 13. Comp. ch. 13.. 15, " Ps. 18. 10. & 104. 3. Zech. 5. 9. * So Isai. i. 29. Jer. 2. 26. mitted whoredom continually: '"Her 'rulers with shame do love, "Give ye. >'The wind hath bound her up in ^her wings. And ^they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. 'Hear ye this, O priests; And hearken, ye house of Israel ; And give ye ear, O house of the king; For judgment is toward you. Because ""ye have been "^a snare on •iMizpah, And =a net spread upon "^ Tabor. 3, or Josh. 18. 26. • See Ps. 9. 15. V. « So ch. 4. I. Joel I. 2. See Amos 3. 1. iS: Micah i. 2. •> Comp. ch. 6. 9. •= See Ps.91.3. d Gen. 31.49. Comp. ch. 6. 8. & 12. II. .See Josh, ii. f Sec Josh, 19. 12. (801) Chap. v. 2. HOSEA. Chap. vi. 8. And sthe revolters •'are profound to 2 make slaughter, 'Though I have been 'a rebuker of them all. 'I know Ephraim, and Israel is not 3 hid from me: For now, ''O Ephraim, thou commit- test whoredom, Beth-aven, ^ After thee, O Benjamin. Ephraim shall be desolate in the day 9 of rebuke : Among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. The princes of Judah were like =>theni 10 that remove the bound : Therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. Ephraim m '^oppressed a«(/^broken in n judgment. Because he willingly walked after "^ the commandment. Therefore ivill I be unto Ephraim as n '''a moth, And to the house of Judah as "''rot- tenness. When Ephraim saw his sickness, 13 And Judah saw his ^wound. Then went Ephraim sto the Assyrian, And ''sent 'to king J.areb: Yet could he not heal you Nor cure you of your ' wound. B See Ps. 40. 1» Isai. 31. 6. ch. g. 9 in the Heb. Comp. Isai. 29. 15. 10-!, And, &'c. t Heb. a correction. Prov. 7. 22, &c ' So Amos 3. 2. Comp- Ezelc. 37. 16. ^ ch. 6. 10. ver. 5. So Ezek. 23. 5,&c. ch. 4. 12, 17. & 9. I. t Heb. They "will not £irc. I Or, Tkeir doings ivill not siijfer them. * ch. 4. 12. "^ ch. 7. 10. " See Job 21. 31- 0 So Isai. I. II. ch. 6. 6. Mic. 6. 6. 7. p See Prov. , 28. & John 7. 34. Comp. Cant. 3. I. PP See ch. 9. 1 ch. 6. 7. See Isai. 21. 2. 'Rather as ch. 2. II. than as Rev. 9. 15. Comp. Isai. I. 14. » See Jer. 4- 5- Comp. Ezek- 33. 2, 3. • ch. 8. I. Joel 2. I, 15 in the Heb. See 2 Chr. 15. 14. » ch. ct 9. 6 10. 9. See Josh. 18. 28. V Num. 10. 8, 9, to. * See Josh. 18. 25. " Josh. 6. 16. Joel 2. I in the Heb. Comp. Isai. 10. 30. 7 See ch. 4, 15. « Judg. 5. 14. • Sec Deut. 19. 14. So Mic. 6. 14 (Heb.). ' Deut. 28. 33- Amos 4. I. c 1 Kin. 12. 28—30. Comp. Mic. 6. j6. ■• See Job 13. 28. 50. 9. & SI. 8. I Or, "• a 5iW(«. f Jer. 30. Heb. Comp. Isai. 3. 7. 82 Kin. 15. 19. Jer. 8: 8. 9. & 12. I. Comp. ch. 14. 3. »• en. 10. 6. king of Jareb : or, to t/te king that iJwutd ^ plead. & 4. 4 'Heb.). For ''I will be unto Ephraim as 'a lion, l" ?''• y- 7- , ,. , , r See Job lo. And as a young lion to the house of i6. Judah: ^\, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and ""none shall res- cue Idm. ' Ps. 7. 2. & so. 22. Mic. s. 8 in the Heb. Comp. ch. 6. I. t Heb. Till they be guilty. *Till "they acknowledge their offence, ch. 4. 15. and seek my f;ice : & ,'°; \^ ,5. "In their affliction they will Pseek me ?*^b ';,'■, , ■' in the Heb. IS I will go and return to my place. early. " So Lev. 26. 40, 41. Jer. 29. 12, i^. (Heb.). I- Ps. 78. 34 (Heb.). See Ezek. 6. 9. See Ps. 63. I. See Ps. 34. 21 marg. o Isai. 26. 16 «Ps. I3. i. 39. II. Isai. Ooad. 7 in the 8, 36. ch. 7. II. i Or, to the 1 ch. 2. 2. Come and ^let us return unto the Lord; For ''he hath <^tom, and '"'he will heal He hath smitten, and ^he will bind us up. After two days will ^ he revive us : sin the third day he will raise us up. And we shall live in his sight. ''Then shall we know, if \\& follow on to know the Lord: 'His going forth is prepared Jas the lS''"''' morning ; 44- And ''he shall come unto us as the |°^" ,"■ rain. ■ Cor 13. 4. As ''"the latter «Wformer rain unto is^l^^.'jj. the earth. ' M''^- j. ^■ J bo 2 Sam. "O Ephraim, what shall I do unto g;„Jp M.ll. 4. 2. VI. * I Sam. 7. 3. Comp. I Kin. 8. 46 -5'. •> See DeuL 3=. 39- » See Job 16. 9. & ch. s. 14. So Lam. 3. II. ■iSeePs. 6.2. & ch. 14. 4. « Job 5. 18. ( See Ps. 71. thee? "O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? For your "goodness is "as a morning cloud, "And as the early dew // goeth away. Therefore have I hewed them Pby the prophets; I have slain them iby the words my mouth : 'And thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. For ■'I desired mercy, and ■'^not sacrifice ; And 'the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Luke I. 78. k So Ps. 72. 6. • See Deut. II. 14. ■» See Job 29. 23. ° Comp- ch. II. 8. " Or, mercy, or, kindness. Q^ Prov. 19. 22 T Mace. 2. 57 (Gk.). o ch. 13. 3 (Heb.,. So Wisd. II. P Comp. I Kin. ig. 17. Jer. 1. 10. & 5. M- •^ Comp. Jer. 23. 29. But they "like men "have transgressed Heb. 4. 12. ^\ ^ ° il Or, That the covenant: tkyjndg- There ''have they dealt treacherously "'^"^""s^* f See I Sam. of them that work agamst me. 8 ''Gilead is a city iniquity, And is "polluted with blood. * See ch. i. 20. B Or, like Adam. Job 31. 33. See Deut.jy. 2. v g^g q), ^ y :h. 5. I. II Or^'^cnHftins /or blood. [sai. 40. 4 (Heb.). Rom. 5. ch. 15. 22. Cited Matt. g. 13. & 12. 7. s Seech. 5. -6. So Jer. 7. 22. 14. " ch. Comp. * Jer. 17. 9 (Heb.). Comp. (802) ClIAP. VI. 9. HOSEA. Chap. viii. 4. Jch.T. I. See Job 19. 12. ■Seejer.11.9. Comp. ch. 5. I, 2. " Prov. 21. 9 marg. t Heb. -with. ''one shoul- der, or, to "^ Shecliein. ^ Zeph. 3. g. c Josh. 24. I. See Josh. 17.7. ° Judg. 20. 6. Ezek. 16. 43. & 22. 9. UOr, enormity. c See Jer. 5. 30. t See Job 42. 10. VII. tHeb.a^T//^. a Jer. 44. 9, &c. So ver. 2, 3. b See Jer. 23. 13- « See ch. 6. 9. I Heb. strippeik. Isai. 32. II. So ch. 2. 3. See Jer. Q. 2. DOr, The raiser tvill cease. W Or, froin •wakiJtg. So Ps. 73. 20. Comp. ver. 6. * Jer. 7. 18. "^ ver. 3. D Or, with heat through ivine. ^ So Gen. 21. 14, 15. 19- Hab. 2. 15. B Or, applied. Isai. 41. 21. Ezek. 9. I in the Heb. "Jer. 9. 8. n So ver. 4. 0 Ps. 21. 9. Comp. Mic. 2. I. See Mai. 4. i. [Fulfilled about B.C. 773]. P So ch. S. 4. 1 2 Kin. 15. 10, 14, 25, 30. ' Isai. 64. 7. So ver. 10. See Ps. 14.4. • See Ps. lOD. 35- And as v troops of robbers wait for a 9 man, '^So ^the company of priests murder in the way ' by consent: For ''they commit 'lewdness. I have seen ^a horrible thing in the 10 house of Israel : fThere is the whoredom of Ephraim, ^Israel is defiled. Also, O Judah, she hath set a harvest n for thee, ■"When I returned the captivity of my people. ch. 5. 3. s See Joel 3, 13, ^ Ps. 126. I. See When I would liavc healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was dis- covered, and the * ^wickedness of ''Samaria: For they commit falsehood; and the thief Cometh in. And '=the troop (/ robbers '''spoileth without. And they 'consider not in their hearts That I remember all their ^wicked- ness: Now ■= their own doings have beset them about; They are f before my face. sThey make the king glad with their ^wickedness. And the princes swith their lies. ••They arc all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, ' Who ceaseth 'from raising after he hath 'kneaded the dough, until it be leavened. /;/ the day of ''our king the princes have made him sick ^hvith 'bottles of wine ; He stretched out his hand with scorn- ers. For they have 'made ready their heart "like an oven, whiles ™they lie in wait : "Their baker sleepeth all the night; In ""the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. They are all hot as an oven. And have devoured their judges; pAU their kings lare fallen : There is Mione among them that call- eth unto me. Ephraim, =he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 'Strangers have devoured his strength, "and he knoweth it not: Yea, gray hairs are *here and there upon him, "yet he knoweth not. And 'the pride of Israel testifieth to his face : And "they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this. ^Ephraim also is like a ^silly dove, without heart : ^^^They call to Egypt, ^'>they go to Assyria. When they shall go, '^I will spread my net upon them ; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven ; ''I will chastise them, "^as their congre- gation hath heard. Woe unto them ! for they have fled from me : 'fDestructionunto theml because they have transgressed against me: Though si have redeemed them, yet they have ■''spoken lies against me. And 'they have not cried unto me with their heart. When they howled Jupon their beds: They assemble themselves for corn and ''wine, And they rebel against me. Though I 'have bound a W strength- ened their arms, Yet do they imagine mischief against me. They return, but not to '"the most High: They are "like a deceitful bow: Their princes shall fall by the sword "for the rage of their tongue: This shall be their derision i" in the land of Egypt. Set "the trumpet to 'thy mouth. He shall come ''as an eagle against the house of the Lord, Because "^they have transgressed my covenant. And trespassed against my law. Israel shall cry unto me, ''My God, we know thee. Israel J hath cast off the thing that is good: The enemy shall pursue him. ^Theyhave set up kings,fbut not byme: They have made princes, and I knew tt not : Of B their silver and their gold have they made them idols. That they may be cut off. • ch. 8. 7. " Isai. 42. 25. ) Heb. sfiriiikleif. Ex. 9. S, &c. ^' See ch. 5. 5. * Isai. 9. 13. See Dan. 9. ^ Soch.ii.ii. Comp. Prov. 7. 23. Isai. 60. 8. '■Job 5. 2. Prov. 20. 19 (Heb.). " 2 Kin. 17. 4, ch. 12. I. Seelsai.30.3. •Jer. 2. 18,36. ** Seech. 5.13. c See Ezek, 12. 13. ^ So ver. 15 marg. ch. 10. 10, '^ Lev. 26. 14 —39. Dcut. 28. 15 —68. 2 Kin. 17. 13 —18. t Heb. sfioil. Ezek. 45. 9. Amos 3. 10. &5-9- Hab. I. 3. & 2. 17. fob. 9. 6. & 10. 14. & 12. I in the Heb. Joel I. 15. 8 Mic. 6. 4. h Mic. 6. 12. i Jer. 3. 10. So Job 35. 9, 10. Ps. 78. 36, 37. J See Ps. 149. ^Seech.2.8. BOr, dtastened. See ver. 12. 1 Ezek. 30. 24. >" ch. I r. 7. ■> Ps. 78. 57. See Jer. 48. 10 marg. o Comp. Ps. 73- 9- Prov, 14. 3. PSee ch. g. 3. VIIL About B.C. 760. » Seech. 5.8. f Heb. t!t£ roof of thy mouth. See Ps. iig. 103. b See DeuL 28. 49. So Jer. 4. 13. c See ch. 6.7. •* Comp. MatL 7. 21 — 23. Tit. 1. 16. « iKin.i2.2o. e [2 Kin. 15. n. 17. 23. Shallum, Menahem, Pekahi-ih]. f So ch. 7. 7. Comp. Isai. 54. 15. g Seech. 2. 8. Comp. ch. 10. I. (803) Chap. viii. 5. ROSEA. Chap. ix. ii. I ■■See . Kin. hThv Calf. 'O Samaria, Jhath cast thee 5 12. 28. i, ' ver. 6. on J See jer. 23. Mine anger is kindled against them : J ver. 3. k How long wHl it be ere they attain to ^ So Jer. 13. 1 • ~^ 27. ^ 'mnocency? 'Gen. 20. 5. Yox from Israel ivas it also: 6 & 73- n- The workman made it; therefore it is not God: nSoMic. I. But hthe calf of 'Samaria "shall be "Seech. lo. broken in pieces. ;?; ., , For ™they have sown the wind, and ^ I Or, stand- , , , , , • , ■ , ingcom. ""they shall reap the whirlwind: ^ci,."":*: It hath no 'stalk: the bud shall yield "sK-in 17. 6. no meal: ^^eejer. 22. jj. ^^ j^^ .^^ yield, ^tlic Strangers shall \vhiie Altars shall be unto him to sin. ??"*''sg=-^]- "I have written to him ''the great 12 Ruth 2. 7. u ■ r 1 Ezek. II. 16 things 01 my law, "^M Ezek -^"^ t'^^y ^^^''^ counted as a strange 26. 7. thing. is°aT''io. 8. y'They sacrifice flesh _/i;r the sacrifices 13 '^h. la 1 of mine offerings, and eat it; So ch. 12. II. 2?/// ^the Lord accepteth them not; r ^° f*^"'' Now ^'' will he remember their iniquity, Ps. '147. 19, and ^ visit their sins: 'lo Ps. iiq. ''They shall return to Egypt. 18. For '' Israel hath forgotten ^his Maker, 14 r^eejer. 7. ^^^ fbuildeth tcmplcs ; I Or. In the And Tudah hath multiplied fenced sacrifices of . . -' ^ mine offer- CltlCS : '^^""y- But sI will send a fire upon his cities, • Jer. 14. 10, And 8 it shall devour the palaces Amos 5. 22. thereof. So Jer. 6. 20. ch. 9. 4. • ch. 9. 9. <> So Amos 8. 7. « Deut. 28. 68. See ch. q. 3 [ni.irt;.]. Comp. ch. 11. 5. ** See Jer. 2. 32. » See Isai. 17. 7. Comp. Isai. 29. 23. Eph. 2. 10. f i Kin. 13. 31. 6 Amos 2. 5. See Jer. 17. 27. & Amos 1. 4. ■ Job 3. "22 ^Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other l"eeii,.5.3. People : « Mic. 1. 7 For ''thou hastgonea whoring from thy '"'*'• ■ God Comp. VjOU, Jer. 44. 17. Thou hast loved <^a reward 'upon every i'oV'w.Vc. cornfloor. 2 ''The floor and "^the "winepress shall J,?° <=*>•"; 9- not leed them, See Uai. 5. 2. And 'I'the new wine shall ='=fail in her. t.^HabV'-^ 3 They shall not dwell in ^the Lord's 'So jer. 2.7. , ' 1 & 16. 18. I'lncl ; Sec Lev. 25. But sEphraim shall return /(; Eg3'pt, J3- And ''they shall eat unclean things 'in & li i ^' AccTrrin Not into E- Assyria. _ _ gypt itself, 4 ''They shall not ofter wine offerings to but into an- il T ^.AT^ " other bond- the Lord, ^g, ^^ ^.^^ 'Neither shall they be pleasing unto f^'iia'J- , . ^ * ° bu ver. 6. him : ch. 7. 16. Their sacrifices shall be unto them as ^'""'p- J'^''- , 1 1 r 44- 11—27. "'the bread ol mourners; '-Ezek. 4. 13. "All that eat thereof shall be polluted: P^ Kin.' ,^7. 6. For their bread for their soul shall not ch. n. u. come into the house of the Lord. ch. 3"'4.' 5 What will ye do in "the solemn day, s-'^u^i'"' And in the day of "the feast of the '■iDeut.26.14. Lord? So jer. .6.7. t,zek. 24. 17. 6 For lo, they are gone because of 'de- " Num. 19. struction: Hagg. 2. 13. s Egypt shall gather them up, PMem- °^^.^: " phis shall bury them: t \u\>' spoil. "The pleasant //r7c« for their silver, i?j;,d|',|,V' "i nettles shall possess them: 10. 1 Thorns shall be in their tabernacles, f,." ^^'^ ''' 7 ■'The days of visitation are come, ' 9''' '^{"'l^ ,,,, , -^ ^ stiver s\\:^\\ Ihe days 01 'recompence are come; hi^desired, ■^Israel shall know it: t^ nettle, 'The prophet is a fool, 'the 'spiritual t Heb. the man zj- "mad, . i Kin. 20. 6. For the multitude of thine iniquity, Ezek. 24. 16, and the great hatred. so'ven 16. 8 "The watchman of Eijhraim 7vas with Jf ' ?■ '■ ■ ^ tsai. 34. 13 my God: (Heb.;. But 'the prophet is "a snare of a f" ''^'- 3''" fowler in all his ways. ch 10. 8. r See Isai. And hatred ' in the house of his God. 10. 3. 9 They have "deeply ^corrupted them- "See job 21. selves, as ^in the days of Gibeah: 'Ezek. 13. 3. Therefore "he will remember their ini- j". ^^ ' quity, "he will visit their sins. * "jb. man to I found Israel like grapes in the wil- So Mil 2^11. derness; "'5'='"J'.s-34- . . . See 2 Km. g. I saw your fathers as ''the firstripe m the fig tree '=at her first time: But ''ihey went to =Baal-peor, and J'(^''°'';'?''3' •^ separated themselves unto ^ that ch.'b.''"'& 7. shame; iscccii And ''//;«> abominations were accord- jScc ueui. ' ing as they loved. > ju?g..9.2,. n As for Ephraim, 'their glory shall fly j*"- '"-o- 1-1 1*1 See ch. s. 8. , ike a bird, • sce chT 8. JFroin the birth, and from the womb, R . . , ' . ' ■> Isai 28. 4 and from the conception. (Heb. . ' Mic. 7. I. N.thum3. 12. SoJer24. 2. » See ch. 2. 15. "l Num. 25. 3. Ps. 106. 28. « See Num. 23. 28. f Seech. 4. 14. e Sec Jer II. 13. li Amos 4. 5. Comp. Ps. 81. 12. ' So ch. 10. 5. J Comp. ver, 16. " Se.! Ezek. (S04) Chap. ix. 12. ROSEA. Chap. x. 15. k See Job 27. 14. So Lam. 2. 22. ver. 16. ch. 13. 16. Comp. Isai. 65. 23. 1 2 Kin. 17. 18. So Deut. 31. 17- Jer. 6. 8. ch. 5. 6. m So I Sam. 28. 15, 16. Ezek. 10.18. » Comp. Ezek. ch. 26— ch. 28. o Comp. Luke 23. 29. t Heb. that casteth the frtiit. Gen. 31. 38. Job 21. 10. p See ch. 4. 15- q Isai. I. 23 (Heb.). r See ch. 4. 16. 8 See Job 18. 16. t Heb. tlie desires. Cant. 5. 16 (Heb.). See ver. 6. * So DeuL 28. 64, 65. X. About B.C. 740. U Or, a vine etnpiyiitgtke fruit which it givetk. See Isai. 19.3. Comp. Nah. 2. 2, ^ Comp. Luke 12. 21. I" See ch. 8. c Comp. ch. 8. 4. tHeb. statues, or, standing images. ver. 2. See ch. 3. 4. 1 Or. He hath divided their fuart. ** Seech. 5.15. tHeb. behead, Deut. 21. 6. e ch. 3. 4. So ver. 7, 15. ch. Jr. 5. Mic, 4. g. f Amos 6. 12. So Amos 5. 7. Comp. Heb. 12. 15. 8 Amos 6. 12 (Heb.i. See Jer. 8.14. & Lam. 3. 5. So Acts 8.23. ^ rh. 12. II. * See Jer. 23, Comp. ver. 10 marg. Cheniarim. 2 Kin ch. 9. II. ■'Though they bring up their children, i: Yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man k/t: Yea, 'woe also to them "when I de- part from them ! Ephraim, as I saw "Tyrus, is planted i; in a pleasant place : But Ephraim ^shaN bring forth his children to the murderer. Give them, O Lord : what wilt thou ■. give ? Give them °a * miscarrying womb and °dry breasts. All their wickedn-ess is Pin Gilgal, for i: there I hated them : For the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more : All '1 their princes (7/-t' ''revolters. Ephraim is smitten, J' their root is n dried up, they shall bear no fruit: Yea, ''though they bring forth, yet will I slay eren *the beloved yrw// of their womb. My God will cast them away, because v, they did not hearken unto him: And 'they shall be wanderers among the nations. Israel is " an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit ^unto himself: According to the multitude of his fruit ''he hath increased the altars; According to the goodness of his land ■^they have made goodly 'images. 'Their heart is divided; now shall they be ''found faulty: He shall 'break down their altars, he shall spoil their 'images. For now they shall say, 'We have no king. Because we feared not the Lord; What then should a king do to us? They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant : Thus 'judgment springeth up as ehem- lock ''in the furrows of the field. The inhabitants of '.Samaria J shall fear because of ''the calves of 'Beth- For the people thereof shall mourn over it, And 'the priests thereof that rejoiced on it. For ""the glory thereof, because ""it is departed from it. 13- j So Jer, 48. 13. • See ch. 4. 15. . Zeph. I. 4. ^ See I Kin. 12. 28 Comp. ver. 15. " [Or,] '^ I Sam. 4. 21, 22. So "It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to "king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel Jshall be ashamed of Phis own counsel. As for 'Samaria, ^her king is "J cut off As 'the foam upon 'the water. The high places also of 'Aven, ''the sin of Israel, shall be destroy- ed: 'The thorn and 'the thistle shall come up on their altars; And "they shall say to the moun- tains. Cover us; And to the hills. Fall on us. 0 Israel, thou hast sinned 'from the days of GibeaJi : there they stood : "The battle in Gibeah against the chil- dren of iniquity did not overtake them. "// is in my desire that I should chas- tise tliem; And ythe people shall be gathered against them, 'When they shall bind themselves in their two furrows. And Ephraim is as ^a heifer that is taught, <7«i/loveth ='to tread out the cor 71; But ^I passed over upon 'her fair neck : 1 will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, ^« Comp. Isai. 45. 8. 'See Job 4. 8. j Comp. ch. I. 5. ^ See ch. 7. 13- „ 1 Scs Kin. 17. 3- '" I Mace. g. 2? n See ch. 13. 16. o Comp. ver. 5. See Amos 3. »4 tHeb. the evil of your evil. P ver. 7. (805; Chap. xr. i. HOSEA. Chap. xn. ii. XI. » See ch. 2. '5- o See Deut. 7.8. Comp. ch. 14. 4. c Cited Matt. 2. 15. d Ex. 4. 22, 23- .So Mai. 1. 6. ' So Jer. 7. 25, 26. ver. 7. 'ch. 2. 13. Comp. 2 Kin. 17. 16. ch. 13. I, 2. B See Deut. I. 31. '" See Ex. 15. 26. i Jer. 31. 3. .See John 6. 44. ■i Comp. ch. 10. II. ' Comp. Lev. 26. 13. tHeb. lift lip. Gen. 14. 22, I &c. " Ps. 78. 24, » Comp. [ ch. 8. 13. I & 9. 3. 6. I About , B.C. 728. \ [They be- came tribu- taries to Sal- manasser]. o See ch. 10. 3' P 2 Kin. 17. I 13, M- *1 See Jer. 30. =3- r Sec Ezek. 17. 6. « ch. 10. 6. * See Prov. i . 32. So Jer. 3. 6. ch. 14. 4. " ch. 7. 16. t Heb. Together they exalted not. » See Ex. 15. 2. * Jer. 9. 7. Comp. ch. 6. 4. * Gen. 14. 8. So Gen. 19. 24. 25- Jer. 49. 18. & 50. 40. Amos 4. II. Jude 7. J" Deut. 29. =3- ' So Ps. 7. 8 (Heb.). » So Deut. 32. 36. See Isai. 63. IS- 1) See Gen. 43. 30, c See Num. ^Wlien Israel was a child, then ^\ loved him, And <=called ''my son out of E- gypt- As 'they called them, so they went : from them : fThey sacrificed unto Baalim, and ''burnt incense to graven images. el taught Ephraim also to go, taking ; " them by their arms; But they knew not that ^'I healed them. 'I drew them with cords ^of a man, . with bands of love ; And ' I was to them ^ as they that ' take off the yoke on their jaws, And ™I laid meat unto them. "He shall not return into the land of ; Egypt, But "the Assyrian shall be his king, P Because they refused to return. And the sword shall i abide on his ^ cities. And shall consume his ■'branches, and devour them, ^Because of their own counsels. And my people are bent 'to back- sliding from me : ^Though they called them to "the most High, *None at all would 'exalt him. "How shall 1 give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel ? How shall I make thee as ^vAdmah? How shall I set thee as >'Zeboim.? Mine heart is turned ^within me, ^'My repentings ''are kindled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, ■ I will not return to destroy Ephraim: '^For I am God, and not man ; "^The Holy One ''in the midst of thee : And I will not enter into the city. '^They shall walk after the Lord: fhe i shall roar elike a lion: When he shall roar, then the children shall tremble ''from the west. They shall tremble as a bird 'out of. Egypt, And Jas a dove ■''out of the land ot Assyria : And 'I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord. Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israe' deceit : "But Judah yet "ruleth with God, and is faithful "with "the saints. 11 Or, ivith the jitost holy. Comp. With ''''■§|''3' 14. CiC O. 4. & 12. 2. » Jer. 2. 31 (Heb.). So Gen. 27. 40. Deut. 33. 3. Job 15. 15. Zech. 14. 5. 33. 19. Comp. I.sai. 55. 8, 9. ** Isai. 12. 6. So Zech. 2. 10. See Ps. 46. 5. & Joel 2. 27. eSoch.3.5. flsai.31.4. Jer. 25. 30. Joel 3. 16. Amosi.2. K Coinp. Isai. 21. 8. Rev. 10. 3. ** Comp. Isai. 11. 11. Zech. 8. 7. ' Zech. 10. 10. See Mic. 7. 12. J Isai. 60. 8. See ch. 7. 11. _ I* See ch. 9. 3. Zech. 10. 6. So Ezek. 37. 21, 25. bee Isai. 65. 21. I Jer. 32. 37. Ephraim =>feedeth on wind, and follow- eth after ''the east wind: XII. About B.C. 725. He daily increaseth lies and <^desola- »joi>i5. 2. . . D ch. 13. 15. tlOn; See Jer. 18. And ''they do make a covenant with \^^ the Assyrians, And "oil is carried '^into Egypt. sThe Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, And '^will 'punish Jacob according to J.^'^''';^' his ways ; .. - • ''According to his doings 'will he re- compense him. JHe took his brother by the heel in the womb. And by his strength he "'had power with God : ''Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed : 'He wept, and made supplication unto him : '"He found him /// Beth-el, and there he spake with us ; Even the Lord God of hosts; "the Lord is his memorial. Therefore "turn thou to thy God : PKeep mercy and judgment. And iwait on thy God continually. Ht 11 = • See ch. 7. 13- ^ See ch. 5. 13. « See Isai. 30. 6. Coinp. ch. 10. 6. 7-4. So Lam. 5. 6. BSee ch. 4. 1. tHeb. *> visit upon. '> See ch. 4.9. ' ver, 14 (Heb.). j Gen. 25. 26. So Gen. 27. 36. t Heb. tuas a prince, or, liehaved himself princely. Gen. 32. 28. ■* Gen. 32. 24. 1 Comp. Gen. 32. 26. ■"Gen. 28.12, 19. & 35. 9, 10, 15. n See Ex. 3. 15- ° ch. 14. 1, 2. Joel 2. 12, 13. P See Mic. 6. 8. q See Ps. 27. 4- a merchant, ''the balances of ' O'' , . . , . , , Canntin, deceit a?-e m his hand : He loveth to 'oppress. See Job 41.6. & Ezek. 16.3. So Ezek. 17. And Ephraim said. Yet ^I am become ^■ rich, I have found me out substance : & lo^'^l^' '' '/« all my labours ''they shall find ^""J^.^-s none iniquity in me 'that were sin. i Or.'d'eceive. And "I that am the Lord thy God fneL.T.' from the land of Egypt See Lev. a 2. Will yet make thee "to dwell in taber- Ret-'^s. V?'.'' nacles, "as in the days of the solemn Comp. ' -' I Cor. 4. s. least. II Or, .^11 my vl have also spoken by the prophets, ^''"","1,7/^ and I have multiplied ^visions, he shall have And used similitudes 'by the ministry „,"nTof of the prophets. ^Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity : They .sacrifice bullocks ''in Gilgal; Yea, ■= their altars are as heaps ''in the furrows of the fields. * ch. 13. 4. ^ See Lev. 23. 34. y 2 Kin. 17. 13. t Heb. by the liand. See i Kin. 16. 12. • ch. 6. S. b See ch. 4. 15. * Sec ch. 8. 11. d ch. 10. 4. II. 22. " See Gen. 4. 13- * Comp. Deut. 29. 19. tHeb. which. ' Joel 2. 28. Comp. ch. 5. I. iniquity m tinhorn is sin. ' See Num. (806) Chap. xii. 12. ROSEA. Chap. xiv. 2. And 'Jacob fled into the country of 12 Syria, And Israel fserved for a wife, and for a wife he 'kept sheep. And eby a prophet ''the Lord brought 13 Israel out of Egypt, And sby a prophet was he 'preserved. Ephraim "^provoked liim to anger 14 *most bitterly: Therefore 'shall he leave his * blood upon him, And "'his reproach shall his Lord "re- Seej«r.6.26. tum unto him. 1 See 2 Sam. I. 16. t Heb. bloods. See Ezek. 16. g. & ch. 4. 2. ™ Dan. 11. 18 (Heb.). Comp. Deut. 28. 37. ^ Heb. as ver. 2, • Gen. 28. 5. Comp. Deut. 26. 5. ' Gen. 29. 20, 28. 8 Comp. Deut. iS. 15. Ps. 105. 15. ^ Ex 12. 50, 5^. & 13- 3- Ps. 77. 20. Isai. 63. II — 14- Mic. 6. 4. * Heb. as ver. 12. ^ 2 Kin. 17. 17- t Heb. with bitternesses. XIII. « Job 41. 25. Comp. Job. 34. 31. 1* See ch. 5. ■ 5- cSeech.ii.2. t Heb. they add to sin. So Judg. 10. 6 (Heb.). See Isai. 7. 10. "■Seech. 2. 8. « SeePs. 115. 1 Or, the sacrijicers of itien. f Job 31. 27. See Gen. 41. 40 marg. ffch. 6. 4 (Heb.). sSeePs. 1.4. 1> See Ps. 68.2. ' Heb. as Gen. 7. II. &8. 2. ^ Isai. 43. II. I ch. 12. 9. See Jer. 2. 6. ™ Isai. 45. 21, 22. So ver. g, 10. Deut. 32. 37—39- See Ps. 3. 8. 1 Isai. 10. 4 (Heb.). o Deut. 2. 7. So Deut. 32. 10. Amos 3. 2. P So Deut. 8. IS- t Heb. drpugltts. ■ So ch.4. 7. " See ch. 5. 'See Jer. 5.6. » ch. 14. 8. » 2 Sara. 17.8. Prov. 17. 12. So Lam. 3. 10. f Heb. The beast of thefield. ch. 2. 12, 18. See2Chr. 25. 18. When Ephraim spake trembling, he ^exalted himself '\\\ Israel; But when he •> offended =in Baal, he died. And now *they sin more and more, And ''have made them molten images of their silver, And idols according to their own un- derstanding, 'All of it the work of the craftsmen : They say of them, Let 'the men that sacrifice 'kiss the calves. Therefore they shall be "^as the morn- ing cloud, fAnd as the early dew that passeth away, sAs the chaff that is driven with a whirlwind out of the floor, And ''as the smoke out of 'the chim- ney. Yet '''I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, And thou shalt know no god but me: For "^^ there is no saviour "beside me. °I did know thee in the wilderness, Pin the land of *great drought. 1'' According to their pasture, so were they filled ; iThey were filled, and their heart was exalted; Therefore vhave they forgotten me. Therefore ^I will be unto them as a lion: As 'a leopard by the way will I "ob- serve them : I will meet them as "a bear that is be- reaved of her whelps. And will rent the caul of their heart, And there will I devour them like a lion : 'The wild beast shall tear them. O Israel, "thou hast destroyed thyself; l^™^- ^ but -^ in me 'w thine help. &3. 36.' 'I will be thy king: "where is a/iy Mki.\\ other that may save thee in all thy * See ver. 4. . . . ' ' t Heb. Cities ? And thy judges of \\\\ovl\ =^thou saidst, Give me a king and princes ? ^I gave thee a king in mine anger. And ''took him away in my wrath. The iniquity of Ephraim is '^ bound up; his sin is hid. '^The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him : He is an unwise son; For he should not 'stay 'long in the p/ace of fthe breaking forth of chil- f '^ dren. thy help. Deut. 33. 26. 1 [Rather, 1 Where is thy king-? KingHoshea being then in prison. 2 Kin. 17. 4.] y So ch. 10. 3. ' I Sam. 8. s, '9- » I Sam. 8. 7, 22. & ID. 19. Acts 13. 21. ^ I Sam. 15. 22, 23. ~ 6. I. _ ob 14. 17. See Deut. 32. See Isai. .3.8. ® 2 Kin. 4. 6. & 13. 18. t Heb. a time. *' 2 Kin. 19. 3. Isai. 37. 3 in the Heb. 14 I s'' will ransom them from "the power l\ of the grave ; *' I will redeem them from death : -iO death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy ''destruc- tion: 'Repentance shall be hid from mine Comp. ch. 12. 3. eyes. k ps. 49. ,5. 15 Though ""he be fruitful among /;« J ^o"'?- ^ ^ o Isai. 25. 8, brethren, & 26. 19. "An east wind shall come, "the wind f^^i^'^' "' of the Lord sha// come up Pfrom '^ the hand. ... 1 ' DeuL 32. 36. the wilderness, josh. 8. 20. And his ^spring ■■ shall become dry, P,?!'-;^-^- , , ■ r ■ , ,, ,_ , • J -I Cited I Cor. and his Mountain shall be dnedup: i^. 55. He shall spoil the treasure of all ' plea- g^" ^'- ''• sant vessels. 'Rom. 11.29. 16 "^'Samaria 'shall become desolate; ," ""'•=3. "For she hath rebelled against her C"™''- ^ o Jer. 15. 6. God: They shall fall by the sword : ^'"'Their infants shall be dashed in »; Comp. pieces, ch. 4. 19. And ""their women with child shall "See job i. ID marg. be ript up. P See job I. '9- q Prov. 5. 18 (Heb.). ■■ See Ezek. 17. 10. • See Prov. 5. 16. t Heb. 7'essets of desire. Dan. 11. 8. Nahum 2. 9. '^ [Fulfilled about B.C. 721]. 2 Kin. 17. 6 " See Jer. 23. 13. ' See Ps. s- 10 marg. & ch. 5. 15. But comp. Joel i. 18. " 2 Kin. 18. 12. ^ Isai. 13. 16. Nah. 3. 10 in the Heb. So ch. 10. 14. See ch. 9. 12. * See 2 iCin. 8. 12. * 2 Kin. 15. 16. Amos i. 13. O Israel, ^ return unto the Lord thy XIV. (\n.A ■ " .See Jer. 3. ^""' , , , „ , , . . . I. &ch.i2.6. For thou hast "fallen by thine ini- ^ ver. 9. •. Comp. quity. ch. .3. 9. Take with you words, and ^turn to " Ps. ss. 2 ^ I Heb. I. the Lord: Comp. Gen. 41. 52. " See ch. 12. (Heb. J. 1 Or, Say unto him, 'Take away all iniquity, sri^egood. and 'receive us graciously: Ex. 2^. 2 So ''will we render the calves of our S'S. 13. 15. lips. Comp. & 6g. 30, 31. & 119. 108. Jonah 2. 9. Ps. 50. 14. (807) Chap. xiv. 3. HOSEA. Chap. xiv. 9. « See ch. 5. 13- f Isai. 30. 2, 16. SeeTsai.31.1. So Deut. 17. 16. ch. I. 7. B So ver. 8. i See Ps. 10. 14- •See Jer. 3. 22. & ch. 6. I. kSeech.ii.?. * Comp. ch. II. I. ■n See Ps. 54. 6. " Comp. Mic. 3. 7. See Prov. 19. 12. lOr, blossom. Isai. 27. 6 (Heb.). & 35. 2. & 66. 14 (Heb.). ver. 7. » See Cant. 2. i. Ps. 02. 12. t Heb. strike. ' Dan. 10. 8 (Heb.). ' See Ps. 52. S, So Gen. 27. 27. will 'Asshur shall not save us : not ride upon horses : s Neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods : For '•in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 'I will heal '*their backsliding, 'I will love them "freely : For mine anger is turned away from him. I will be "as the dew unto Israel: He shall 'grow as °the lily, PI And *cast forth his roots as Lebanon. iHis branches 'shall spread, And his 'beauty shall be ^as the olive tree. And 'his smell as Lebanon. P See Isai. 27. 6. F.cclus. 39. 24 (Gk.). Acts 13. 10. 2 Pet. 2. 15. So Rev. 15- 3- (808) t Acts 2. i6. *J O E L. I. Before CHRIST about 800 [or 790]. a See Hus. 5. I. ^ ver. 14 (Heb.). blJ ch. 2. 2. 0 See Ps. 78. 4- t Heb. T/u residue of the palmer- worm. d ch. 2. 25. Amos 4. 9. Comp. Mai. 3. II. e Deut, 28. 38. See Ex. 10,4. Comp. Amos 7. I. f ch. 2. 25. See Ps. 105. IK B ch. 2. 25. See Ps. 78. 46. h Comp. Isai. 24. II. » ch. 3. 18. Amos 9. 13. See Isai. 49. 26. ^ So Isai. 32. 10. 1 See ch. 2. 2. m Rev. 9. 8. n See Job 29. 17 marg. 0 Job 4. II (Heb.). tHeb. laid my Jig tree/or a barking. Comp, Hos. 10, 7 (Heb.). p Comp. ver. 12. 1 Gen. 40. 10, 12. ' ver. I I Kir See 20. 31. ■ So Prov. 2. 17- Jer. 3. 4. ' ver. 13. So ver. 16. Comp. ch. 2. 14. Also Dan. 8. II, 12. u ver. 13. ch. 2. 17. So Isai. 61.6. Ezek. 45. 4. X See Isai. 24 THE word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. "Hear this, ''ye old men, : And give ear, •'all ye inhabitants of the land. ''''Hath this been in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? ■^Tell ye your children of it, And let your children tdl their chil- dren. And their children another generation. 'That which ''the palmerworm hath , left hath ''the locust eaten; And that which =the locust hath left hath fthe cankerworm eaten; And that which ' the cankerworm hath left hath sthe caterpillar eaten. Awake, ye dnmkards, and weep; ; And ''howl, all ye drinkers of wine, Because of 'the new wine, ''for it is cut off from your mouth. For 'a nation is come up upon my i land, 'Strong, and without number, ■"Whose teeth are the teeth of a lion. And he hath "the cheek-teeth of a "great lion. He hath laid my vine waste, And *P barked my fig tree: He hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; iThe branches thereof are made white. Lament like a virgin 'girded with sackcloth for ^the husband of her youth. 'The meat offering and the drink of- fering is cut off from the house of the Lord; "The priests, "the Lord's ministers, mourn. The field is wasted, 'the land mourn- 1 eth; Fdr "the corn is wasted, ""the new wine is 'ydried up, "the oil yylanguisheth. ' See Hos. 4. 3. B Or, ashamed. ch. : ver. II. 19 (24). See Hos. 2, Jer. 2. 26. Hos. 2, yech. 9. 5. & 10. 5 'Heb.). y ver. la, 17 (Heb.). Josh. 2. 10. & 4. %o Hos. 13. 15. " See Isai. 16. 8. ^Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers. For the wheat and for the barley; Because the harvest of the field is perished. The vine is >' dried up, and Pthe fig tree languisheth; The pomegranate tree, "the palm tree also, and ''the apple tree, E7' withered away from the sons of men. •^^Gird yourselves, and ''lament, ye priests : "*Howl, ye ministers of the altar: Come, lie all night ^in sackcloth, 'ye ministers of my God ; For ''the meat offering and the drink offering is withholdenfrom the house of your God. s Sanctify ye a fast, scall a 'solemn assembly, s Gather ''the elders and ''all the in- habitants of the land Into the house of the Lord your God, And cry unto the Lord, Alas for the day! 'for the day of the Lord is at hand. And as a J destruction from ''the Al- mighty shall it come. fJs not the meat cut off before our eyes, Yta, 'joy and gladness ffrom the house of our God? "The 'seed is rotten under their clods. The garners are laid desolate, ""the barns are broken down; For the corn is >' withered. " How do the beasts groan ! The herds of cattle ""are perplexed. Because they have no pasture; Yea, the flocks of sheep "are made desolate. O Lord, Pto thee will I cry: For ithe fire hath devoured ''the 'pas- tures of the wilderness. And nhe flame hath burnt all the trees of the field. ' Jer. 14. 4, (Heb.). * See Ps. 92. 12. •> See Prov. 25. II. *= So Isai. 24. II. Jer. 48. 33. •> Jer. 4. 8. So Mic. I. 8 (Heb.j. « See ver. 8. f See ver. 9. 8ch. 2. 15,16. See 2 Chr. 20. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 10. 20, B Or, day of restraint, Amos 5. 21. See Lev. 23, 36 marg. K ver. 2 (Heb.). ' Isai. 13. 6. So Isai. 13.9. Jer. 46. 10. Ezek. 30. 3. ch. 2. I. See Job 24.1. J See Hos. 7. '3- k See Ezek. 1. 24. 1 Comp. Deut. 12. 6i 7. & 16. II, 14. 15. " See Mai. 2. 3. tHeb. grains. ■" So Hagg. 2. 19. " So ver. 20. Hos. 4. 3. See Jer. 12.4, Comp. ch. 2. 22. Jonah 3. 7. & 4. II. nn See Ex. 14- 3- 0 See Hos. 13. 16. p Ps. 50. 15. 1 ver. 20. r Jer. 9. 10. 1 Or, <>iaii- iaticns. ch. 2. 22. See Ps. 6s. 12. s ck. 2. 3. (809) Chap. i. 20. JOEL. Chap. ii. li ' Ps. 42. I (Heb.). So Job 38.41. Ps. 104. 21. & 145. 15. & T47. 9. " See Ps. 18. IS- vSoiKin.17. 7. & 18. 5- II. >* ver. 15. See Hos. 5 8. Solsai. 58. 1. Amos 3. 6. II Or, H-ornet *• ch. 3. 17, See Ps. 2. 6 marg. c So ver. II, 31- Ezek. 30. 3. ch. I '5. & 3. 14. Obad. 15. Zeph.i. 7, 14. Zech. 14. I. *iZeph. I. 15. e Amos 5. 18, 20. i See Ezek. 34. 12. t'' Comp, Amos 4. 13. &5-8. ii ch. I. 6. ver. 5, 11,25. Comp. Jer. 51. 14. ' Ex. 10. 14. ch. I. 2. Comp. Josh. ro. 14. Matt. 24. 21. t Heb. qf genera' tion and generation. See Ps. 77. 8. j ch. I. 19, 20. k- See Ezek. 28. 13. ^^ Zech. 7. 14, ' ch. 3. 19. " Comp. ver. 32 (Heb.). »' Rev. 9. 7. " Rev. 9. g. Comp. Isai. 37. 24. "n Nah. 3. 2 (Heb.). " Isai. 5. 24. & 47. 14. Obad. i8. Nahum I. 10. Mai. 4. I. P Nah. 2. 10. I See Jer. 8. 21. Comp. Jer. 30. 6. t Heb. fot. fjudg. 2. 18 (Heb.). II Or, dart. See 2 Chr. 32. 5- « See Amos Q. I. ' Isai. 33. 4. So Prov. 28. 15 (Heb.). u So Nahum 2. 5- 1 Comp. Jer. 9. 21. " See Matt. 24- 43- Comp. John to. I. "The beasts of the field 'cry also unto 20 thee: For "the rivers of waters ^are dried up, And ithe fire hath devoured the pas- tures of the wilderness. ^BIow ye the "trumpet ^in Zion, and ^ sound an alarm in •'my holy mountain : Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble : "^For the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; "^''^A day of darkness and ''^of gloomi- 2 ness, ■"A day of clouds and ""^of thick dark- ness, As sthe morning spread upon the mountains : ''A great people and a strong; 'There hath not been ever the like. Neither shall be any more after it, Even to the years *of many genera- tions. J A fire devoureth before them ; 3 And behind them Ja flame burneth: I'he land is as ''the garden of Eden before them, And '^i' behind them 'a desolate wilder- ness; Yea, and "nothing shall escape them. '"The appearance of them is as the 4 appearance of horses ; And as horsemen, so shall they run. "Like the noise of chariots on the tops 5 of mountains shall they ""leap. Like the noise of a flame of °fire that devoureth the stubble, •^ As a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be 6 much pained: pAU faces 'i shall gather 'blackness. They shall run like mighty mot ; they 7 shall climb the wall like men of war; And they shall march every one on his ways. And they shall not break their ranks : Neither shall one ■'thrust another; 8 They shall walk every one in his path: And li'heii they fall upon the "sword, they shall not *be wounded. 'They shall "run to and fro in the 9 city; They shall "run upon the wall, They shall climb up upon the houses; ^They shall enter in at the windows ""like a thief "The earth shall quake before them; ™The heavens shall tremble: "I'The sun and the moon shall be dark, ^And the stars shall withdraw their shining: And ""the Lord shall utter his voice before >his army: For ''his '^camp is very great: *For he is strong that executeth his word : For '"^the day of the Lord is great and very '^terrible; And ''who can abide it? Therefore also now, saith the Lord, 'Turn ye even to me with all your heart, And fvvith fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning : And srent your heart, and not ''your garments. And 'turn unto the Lord your God: For 'j he is gracious and 'J merciful, 'JSlow to anger, and '■'''of great kind- ness. And 'repenteth him of the evil. 'Who knoweth if he will return and repent. And leave "a blessing behind him; Even "a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? °Blow the trumpet in Zion, P Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assem- bly: Gather the people, "isanctify the con- gregadon, assemble the elders, ■"Gather the children, and those that suck the breasts : ^Let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her 'closet. Let "the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep ''between "the porch and "the altar. And let them say, vSpare thy people, O Lord, And give not thine heritage to reproach, That the heathen should 'rule over them: =^ Wherefore should they say among the people. Where is their God ? Then will the Lord ^be jealous for his land, And ''pity his people. 4.1. y 2 Esdr. 8. 45. Esther 13. 15. H Or, affaittst tJteiit. Job 17. 6. Ezelc. 12. 23 (Heb.). ^ Comp. Ex. 32. II, 12. Dent. 9. 26 — 29. ■* Zech. !■ Mai. 3. 17 (Heb.). * Prov. 30. 21 (Heb.;. Amos 8. 8. So Ps. 18. 7. ch. 3. 16. HaKg. 2. 6. See Isai. 2. -'' ch. 3. 15. So ver. 31. Comp, Job 30. 28. Rev. 9. 2. See Matt. 24. 29. ^^ See ch. 3. 16. Comp. I Thess. 4. j6. y ver. 25. " Gen. 32. 2 (Heb.). * See Rev. 18. 8. ^ Jer. 30. 7. See ver. 2. So Rev. 6.17. <^ ver. 31. d Mai. 3. 2. Comp. Num. 24. 23. e ver. 13. Dent. 4. 30. 1 Sam. 7. 3. Hos. 12. 6. See Jer. 3. i. & Luke 22. 32- f See I Sam. 7.6. 8 See Ps. 34. 18. '' See Gen. 44. 13- * Jonah 4. 3. Su Nahum I- 3- Prayer of Manass. 11. 13—17- j See Ex, 34. 6. li See Ps. 86.5. 1 See Jonah 3- 9- So Amos 5. 15. in Isai. 65. 8. Mai. 3. 10. So Hagg. 2. 19. Comp. Zech. 8. 13. " Comp. ch. I. 9, 13. ° So Num. 10. 3. See ver. 1. pSeech.1.14. 1 Ex. 19. 10, 22. See Josh. 3.5. >■ So 2 Chr. 20. 13. Jonah 3. 5. Judith 4. 10. s So I Mace. I. 27. Comp. Deut. 24. 5. Eccles. 3. 5. Zech. 12. 12 — 14. 1 Cor. 7. 5. ^See Ps.19.5. " Seech, i. g. V Ezek. 8. 16. 1 Mace. 7.36. Matt^ 23. 35. * I Kin. 6. 3. 2 Chr. 3. 4. ■■* See 2 Chr. use a by-word See Ps. 42. 3- I. 14. & 8. 2. {810] Chap. ii. 19. JOEL. Chap. hi. 4. c See ch. i. 10. So ver. 24, 26. Mai. 3. 10 — d Ezek. 36. 29. Zech. 9. 17. dd Comp. Ex. 10. 19. ^ See Jer. i. 14. fE2ek.47.18. Zech. 14. 8 (Heb.). 8 Deut. II. 24. & 34. 2. Zech. 14. 8 jHeb). So Ezek. 47. 19. Comp. Dan. II. 45. *> Isai. 34. 3. So Amos 4. 10. Comp. Isai. 37. 36. & 66. 24. t Heb. he hath magni- fied to do. Ps. 126. 2, 3. See Jer. 48. 26. & Dan. 8. 1 1. Comp. Obad. 12. * See ch. i. iB. ^ See ch. 1. 19. 1 So Zech. 8. 12. ™So Isai. 41. 16. & 61. 10. Hab. 3. 18. Zech. ID. 7. D Or, "rt teacher of righteous- ness. ^ 2Chr. 15. 3. Prov. 5- 13- Isai. 30. 20. Comp. Deut. 32. 2. 0 Ps. 84. 6 (Heb.). So Deul. II, Jer. 5. 24. Hos. 6. 3. tHcb. according to righieotts- ness. PSee Lev. 26. 4. So Deut 28. 12. 1 See Deut. 11. 14. & Job 29. 23. Comp. Amos 4. 7. ■■ ch. 3. 13. See Is.li. 5. 2. ' Sec ch. I. 4. ' ver. II. Comp. Prov. 30. 27. " See Lev. 25. 19. So Ps. 22. 26. ^ ver. 27. See Isai. 49. 23- « See ch. 3. * Hos. II. 9. S0Lev.26.11, 12. Ezek. 37, 39. 22, 28. Yea, the Lord will answer and say 19 unto his people, Behold, I 7<:'/7/ send you '^'^corn, and •^wine, and "^oil. And ye shall be satisfied therewith: And I will no more make you a re- proach among the heathen: But <*''I will remove far oft" from you 20 'the northern an/iy, And will drive him into a land barren and desolate. With his face toward ''the east sea. And his hinder part towards ?the ut- most sea, And ''his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, Because 'he hath done great things. Fear not, O land ; be glad and rejoice : 21 1 For the Lord 'will do great things. 'Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: 22 For ^the pastures of the wilderness do spring, For 'the tree beareth her fruit, 'The fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. ■"Be glad then, ye children of Zion, 23 and '"rejoice in the Lord your God: For he hath given you '"the former rain 'moderately, And Phe will cause to come down for you the rain, "The former rain, and ithe latter rain in the first month. And the floors shall be full of ■= wheat, .-4 And ''the fats shall overflow with <=wine and "^oil. And I will restore to you the years 25 that =the locust hath eaten, ^The cankerworm, and ^the caterpil- lar, and ^the palmerworm, 'My great army which I sent among you. And "^"ye shall eat in plenty, and be 20 satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, That hath dealt wondrously with you : And ^my people shall never be a- shamed. "And ye shall know that I aw "in the 27 midst of Israel, And that >T am the Lord your God, and none else : And ^my people shall never be a- shamed. 28 ^And it shall come to pass after- ward, That ^I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; And '"=your sons and '^'^your daughters shall prophesy, "=Your old men shall dream ^dreams, "^Your young men shall see ^visions: 29 "^And also upon sthe servants and upon the handmaids In those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And ''I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, Blood, and fire, and 'pillars of smoke. 31 '^The sun shall be turned into darkness, and '''the moon into blood, ■"Before "the great and "'"the terrible day of the Lord come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that "whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered : For Piin mount Zion and in Jerusa- lem P''shall be deliverance, As the Lord hath said. And in *the remnant whom the Lord shall call. Mic. 4. 7. & 5. 3, 7, 8. & 7. 18. Zech. 8. 6, 12. Rom. 9. 27. Zeph. 2. 7. " Cited Acts 2. 17—21. » Ezek. 39. I 29. Zech. 12. 10. So Isai. 32. 15. & 44- 3- Ezek. II. ig. S: 36. 27. John 7. 39. Gal. 3. 14. Comp. Acts 10. 45. ^ Isai. 54. 13. Acts 2. 39. *^ Comp. Heb. I. I. ■^ Acts 21. 9. '^ See Num. 12. 6. f Hos. 12. 10. s I Cor. 7. 21. See I Cor. 12. 13- •i .So Luke 21. II. ' See Cant. 3.6. *■ St^e ver. 10. ' Rev. 6. 12. ■■' Mai. 4. 5. " ver. II. o Cited also Rom. 10. 13. PSoObad.17. t So Lsai. 46. 13. & 59. 20. Rom. II. 26. r Ezek. 14. =2 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 3 (Heb.). See Isai. 4. 2. • So Isai. I. 9. & 10. 21. & II. II, 16. Jer. 31. 7. & II. 5. See III. " Jer. 30. 3. So Ezek. 38. 14. >» See Job 42. 10. * So ver. 11. Comp. 26, 28. See Ps. 46, 5. y See Isai. 45. 5. So Ezek. For behold, ^in those days, and in that time, ^When I shall ''bring again the capti- vity of Judah and Jerusalem, "^I will also gather all nations. And will bring them down ''into the Zeph^'3. 8. valley of Jehoshaphat, Zcch. 14. And 'will plead with them there for my <> ver. 12. people andyi';- ''my heritage Israel, 1°^"' '*" Whom they have scattered among tlie 2Chr. 20. 26. ] .1 \ A «Isai. 66. 16. nations, and parted my land. j^r. 25. 31. Andsthey have cast lots for mypeople; fH^^^s. 22- And have given a boy for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. Yea, and what have ye to do with me, '''O Tyre, and 'Zidon, And all Jthe coasts of "'Palestine? Will ye render me a recompence? And if ye recompense me, 'Swiftly (?//(/ speedily "'will I return your ^iHebj."^ recompence upon your own head; See Ezek. f See Isai. 19. 25. B Obad. II. Nahuin 3.10. So Ecclus. 37.8. Comp, Ezek. 24. 6. b Amos I. 9. See Isai. 23.1. Jer. 47. 4. ^ See Ezek. 25. ' So Isai. 5. 26. 47- 8. So .'Imos I. 8. Engl, as Ex. 15. 14. I^a'- M- 29, 3"- ■» ver. 7. Obad. 15. Comp. Ecclus. 17. 23. (811) Chap. hi. 5. JOEL. Chaf. III. 21. " Comp. 2 Chr. 21. 16, t^Heb. desirahle. So Dan. ii. 38. Hos. 9. 6. o Amos I. 6. \ Heb. the sons qft^tc Grecians, So Zech. 9. P See Ezek. 27. 13. '1 Comp. 2 Kin. 18. S? aChr. 26. 6,7. Isai. 14. 28 — r See I Kin. 10. I. * Jer. 6. 20. t Heb. Sanctify. Mic. 3. 5. So Zeph. I. 7. See Jer. 6. 4. ' See Isai. 2. 4. "Or, ^sythes. " So Zech, 12.8. Comp. Ex. 32. 18. ■>' Comp. Isai. 8. 9. & 54. 15- B Or, the Lord shall brins; dowjt. * Isai. 13. 3. Comp. Ps. 103. 20. Zech. 14. 5. ^ Ps. 96. 13. & 98. 9. Isai. 2. 4. Mic. 4. 3. SoPs. no. 6. Isai. 3. 13, y Rev. 14. 15. 2 Jer. 50. 16. ^ So Jer. 51. 35- Hos. 6. II. Mark 4. 29 (Gk.). Comp. Matt. 13. 39. Rev. 19. 15. ^ Rev. 14. iS— 20. c Seech.2.24. <* Ezek.3g.II. c Comp. ver. 2, 12. Zech. 14. 4. II Or, can- cision^ or, f threshing. f Comp. Amos I. 3. See Isai. 21. 10. If Job 14. c (Heb.). '• Seech. 2. i. Because "ye have taken my silver and s my gold, And have carried into your temples my goodly 'pleasant things : "The children also of Judah and the 6 children of Jerusalem "have ye sold unto *Pthe Grecians, That ye might remove them far from their border. Behold, I will raise them out of- the ^ place whither ye have sold them, And "will return your recompence upon your own head : And for ='the har- 13 vest is ripe : Come, get you down; for ''the press is full, "^the fats overflow; For their wickedness is great, "i Multitudes, multitudes '^in the valley m of "sdecision: For '■the day of the Lord is near "^in the valley of decision. ' See ch. 2. 10. J Jer. 25. 30. Rev. 10. 3. See Hos. J I. 10. ^ ch. 2. II. See Ps. 46. 6. t Heb. place 0/ repair, or, harboitr. 'the heavens and the earth shall Heb. as isai. 4- 6. & 25. 4. ' Comp, Zech. 12. s marg, ' ch. 2. 27, Ez. ■ 7- " ver. 21. See Ezek. 43. 7- " See ch. 2. i. P Dan. 9. 16, 20. & II. 45, Obad. 16, Zech. 8, 3. So Jer. 31. 'The sun and the moon shall be dark- ened, 'And the stars shall withdraw their il^tmas-^.^. shining. JThe Lord also shall roar out of Zion, JAnd ''utter his voice from Jeru- salem; And shake But the Lord unll be the 'hope of his people. And 'the strength of the children of |" ^"=''' Israel. "'So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God "Dwelling °in Zion, °Pmy holy moun- tain: Then shall Jerusalem be 'holy. And there shall ino straiigers pass lie Ps. 48.1. through her any more. fH^^h^^'"' holiness. And it shall come to pass ■'in that "^^oi'^-'"- day, Obad. 17. That ^'the mountains shall drop down siisai.^js'.'s. "new wine, & 52. i. And 'the hills shall 'flow with milk, Ze^ch"'"^; zi! And 'all tlie rivers of Judah shall 'flow |=;; ="• =7 'd'ith waters, And "'a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, And shall water the valley of ■'' Shittim, y Egypt shall be a desolation, And ^ Edom shall be ^ a desolate v.'ilderness. For '^the violence against the children of Judah, Because they have shed innocent blood See N in their land, y s, But Judah shall "dwell <^for ever, '9- '■ , A i't 1 /- ■ See Jer. 49. And Jerusalem from generation to ge- 8, 17. & Ezek. 25. 12, & 22. 15. '■ See Isai. 2. II. s Amos 9. 13. So Jer. 31. 12. * See Ps, 72. 3- " See ch. i. 5. ' So Isai. 30. 25- t Heb. go. Ezek. 21. 7, * See Ezek. 47. I. 5 Mic. 6. s. "um. Isai. neration. For ''I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: "For "^the Lord dwelleth in Zion. So Ezek, 36. in the Heb. Comp. Amos. 9. 15. I John I. 7. Rev. i. Zion. '^ ver. 17. Amos I, II. Obad. 1 — 10. Mai. I. 3, ^ ch. 2. 3. i> Obad. 10. Hab. 2, 8, 17 H Or, abide. See Ps. 122, 5. * Ezek. 37. 25. ^ So Isai, 4. 4. Ezek. 36. 25, 29. Comp. 5. II Or, Even I the LORD that diuclleth in See Ezek. 48. 35. (Sl2) t ch. 7. 8, 10 — 12, 14. &8. 2. Tobit 2. 6. *A M O S. THE words of Amos, ^who was among the herdmen of ''Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel "=in the days of ''Uz- ziah king of Judah, and in the days of i>''s=s"'2Sam. ejeroboam the son of Joasli king of Is- Comp. ch. 7. 12. « See Hos. I. B.C. 787. » 2 Kin. 3. 4 (Hcb.J. So ch. 7. rael, two year before fthe earthquake. And he said, ■. 8 The Lord will roar from Zion, 8 And utter his voice from Jerusalem; And ''the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, And 'the top of J'^Carmel shall wi- ther. Thus saith the Lord; ; ' For three transgressions of ""Damas- cus, "And for four, I will not 'turn away the punishment thereof; "Because they have threshed JpQilead with 1 threshing instruments of iron: ■■But I will send a fire into the house . of ^Hazael, ■■Which shall devour the palaces of ^Ben-hadad. I will break also 'the bar of ™Damas- ; cus, And cut off the inhabitant from ""the plain of ""Aven, And ''him that holdeth the sceptre from " the house of ""Eden : And '"the people of SjTia shall go into captivity ''unto ^Kir, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord ; 1 ' For three transgressions of " Gaza, 'And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; ''Because they "canied away captive the whole captivity, <=To deliver them up ''to Edom: ■^But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, =Which shall devour the palaces there- of : <^2Kin. 15. 1. « 2 Kin. 14. as- ch. 7. 10, [B.C. 810— 784I. • Zech. 14. 5. Coinp. Isai. 2q. 6. « See J oel 3. 16. So Isai. 31.4. ch. 3. 4. 8. k See Ps. 63. X3. ' ch. 9. 3. ) Judith I. 8. ^ See Josh. 19. 26. Comp. Isai. 33. 9. & 35. 2. 1 ver. 6, 9, II, '3- ch. 2. I, 4, 6. Comp. Prov. 30. 15, 18, 21, 29. See Prov. 6. 16. "> Isai. 8. 4. ch. 3. 12? See Isai. 17. 1. D Or, yeay for four. HOr, ^^coitvert it, or, let it be quiet ; and so ver. 6, &c. n Ps. 19. 7. oa Kin. 13. 7. So 2 Kin. 8. 12. See Isai. 21. 10. P 2 Kin. 10. Comp. ver. 13. Q Isai. 28. 27. See Job 41. 3°. Comp. Joel 3. 14. rjer. 49. 27. So Hos. 8.14. ver. 7, 10, le, (14). ch. 2. 2, 5. Comp. Ezek. 39. 6. « 2 Kin. 13. 34. Sec 1 Kin. 20. i. ' See Jer. 51. 30. f Or, Bikalh-aven, " Gen II. 2, &c. See Ezek. 37. 1. >"' Comp. Hos. 4. 15. & 5. 8. "ver. \0r, lieth-edeii. » See 2 Kin. 19. 12. I [Fulfilled, 2 Kin. 16. 9]. * ch. 9. 7. y See 2 Kin. 16. 9. "Jer. 47. i, 5. See Josh. 15. 47. » Zcph. 2. 4. Zech. 9. 5, 6. ''2 Chr. 28. 18. jfoel 3. 6. Sec Joel 3. 4. B Or, carried them away with an entire captivity. <= ver. 9. ch. 6. 8. Obad. 14. See i Sam. 23. 12. & Lam. 2. 7. •* See ver. II. « See ver. 4. And I will cut off the inhabitant from ^'''Ashdod, And shim that holdeth the sceptre from ^''Ashkelon, And I will 'turn mine hand against ^^Ekron: And '''the remnant of the Philistines- shall perish, saith the Lord God. Thus saith the Lord; "'For three transgressions of "Tyrus, "".Vnd for four, I will not turn a.\va.y the punishment thereof; ''Because they delivered up the whole captivity ''to Edom, And remembered not 'Pthe brolflierly covenant: "=But I will send a fire on the wajll of Tyrus, « Which shall de\'0ur the palaces there- of. Thus saith the Lord; "'For three transgressions of i"" Edom, '"And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof ; 1 Because he did pursue Miis brother 'with the sword, And *did cast off all pity, ,\nd 'his anger did tear perpetually, And he kept his wTath for ever : 'But I will send a fire upon the "Te- man, =Which shall devour the jjalaces of "Bozrah. Thus saith the Lord; ■"For three transgressions of the chil- dren of '"Amnion, ■"And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; Because J'they have 'ript up the women with child at Gilead, "That they might enlarge their border: "^But ^I will kindle a fire in the wall of ^ Rabbah, "= And it shall devour the palaces there- of. ''With shouting in the day of battle. With a tempest in the day of the whirl- wind: fch. 3. g.- Sec I Sain;- 5. I. B ver. 5. i> See Judg. I. 18. 1 ScaPs. 81. 14. t See Josh. 15. II. 'So Jer. 47.4.. ■" See ver. 3. "See Joel 3, 4- 0 So ver. 6. t Heb. the covifiant of brethren. Comp. Ezck. 34. 25. P 2Sam.s.ll. 1 Kin. 5. I. & 9. II — 14. 1 So ver. 6,g. Sec Joel 3.19. Comp. Ps. 137. 7. Mai. I. 4. r Jer. 25.21 — 23. & 27. 3. So ver. g. ch. 2. I. •Gen. 27. 41. Deut. 2-?. 7. Mai. I. 2. ' Ezek. 35. 5. tHeb. corrupted " his cam' passions. " I.am. 3. 22. '• Obad. 9. Sec I Chr. i. 45- "• See I Chr. I. 44. 'Zeph. 2.3,9. Sec Jer. 49.1. > See Hos. 13. 16. Comp. Ver. 3. I Or, divided tlu ttiountains. » Sec Jer. 17. 27- » See Ezek. 21. 20. b ch. 2. 2. (813) Chap. i. 15. AMOS. Chap. hi. 5. « Jer. 49. 3. 11. * See ch. 1.3. l>Zeph. 2. 8.9. See Isai. 15. 1. it ch. I. II. c Cump. 2 Kin. 3. 27. •* Seech. 1.4. e Jer. 48. 24. See Jer. 48. 41. f See Jer. 48. s ch. 1. 14. ^ So Jer. 48.7. Comp. Num. 24. 17. fudg. 2. i8j '&c. > Lev. 26. 14, IS- Neh. I. 7. £zek. 20. i3> 16, 24. Dan. 9. II. kSoPs. 31.6. Jer. 16. 19, 20. See Rom. i. =5- ' E2ek.2o. iS, 30. "Hos. 8. 14. See Jer. 17- 27. " Lev. 25. 39. Comp. 2 Kin. 4. I. o ch. 8. 6. P Seech. 8.4. Q See Lam. 2. 10. r Job 24. 4. Isai. 10. 2. ch. 5. 12. ' Lev. 18. 8. & 20. II. So Ezek. 22. II. Comp. Gen. 49. 3, 4. 1! Or, yiiiing •woman. Ruth 2. 6 (Heb.). * Lev. 20. 3. Ezek. 36. 20. Comp. Rom. 2, 24. I Cor. 5. I. » Ex. 22. 26. Peut. 24. 12, >3. ▼ Comp. 1 Cor. 8. 10. & 10. 21. 11 Or, sitcJt as have fined, or, '* vtulct- ed. ' Deut. 22. 19 (Heb.;. 2 Chr. 36. 3. SeeProv. 21. II. » Num. 21. 21 — 25. Josh. 24. 8. J So Num. 13- 3=. 33- Comp. Isai. 10. 33. See Ps. 92. 12. n See Hos. 4. 13. » See Job 18. 16. And t^their king shall go into captivity, 15 ■^He and his princes together, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord; "For three transgressions of ''Moab, ^And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; '^Because he burnt the bones of the king of Edom into lime: ''But I will send a fire upon Moab, 2 ''And it shall devour the palaces of « Kerioth : And Moab shall die with ^tumult, eWith shouting, a>id with the sound of the trumpet : And I will cut off 'nhe judge from the 3 midst thereof, And will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord; 4 "For three tran.sgressions of Judah, "And for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; 'Because they have despised the law of the Lord, And 'have notkepthiscommandments. And •'their lies caused them to err, 'After the which their fathers have walked : ■'But ""I will send a fire upon Judah, s ■•And "'it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. Thus saith the Lord ; < "For three transgressions of Israel, "And for four, I will not turn away ///^ punishment tliereof ; Because "they sold the righteous "for silver, "And the poor for a pair of shoes; pThat pant after ithe dust of the ; earth on the head of the poor. And ■'turn aside the way of the meek: And '^a man and his father will go in unto the same "maid, 'To profane my holy name: And they lay themselves down upon 1 "clothes laid to pledge 'by every altar. And they drink the wine of ""the con- demned ''ill the house of their god. Yet "destroyed I the Amorite before them, y Whose height was like the height of the cedars. And he 7iias strong as >'>'the oaks; Yet ^I destroyed his fruit from above, And ^his roots from beneath. Also "I brought you up from the land sgg,,^,'' of Egypt, SeeM'ic.'6.4! And •'led you forty years through the i* See Deut. wilderness, ^ia\^r. 2. 2. "-"To possess the land of the Amorite. ' Deut. 2. 31 And I raised up of your sons for pro- '"'=''■'■ phets. And of your young men for ''Naza- g ^"^l^^ 4. 7- ■ « See Num. rites. Isai. 30. Comp. Is it not even thus, O ye children of \ 3 Israel? saith the Lord. fch.7. 16. But '=ye gave the Nazarites wine to sec l"^ "' drink; And commanded the prophets, "^say- d". 7. 12, 13. ing, Prophesy not. '^^iJ^H Behold, '"'I am pressed under you, place as a As a cart is pressed that is full pf'^aUii'Lcs sheaves. s See'Ex 16 Tlierefore 'the flight shall perish from 29. ji'the swift \ '^■""'P- And J'the strong shall not strengthen *':43. 24. \ • c Mai. 2. 17. his force, iSeePs.142. ■"Neither shall the mighty deliver 'him- J- . <> J So ch. 9. 1. self: JEccics9.11. Neither shall he stand that handleth 'g^" '""'■ the bow; 'So jer. 9.23. And he that is ''"swift of foot shall not t Heij.^z/iv ' deliver himself: ^'""'' °''' "fi- J^Neither shall he that rideth the horse Sce Esther 9. deliver himself. 3'- ^^^^ ^ And he that is 'courageous among is iHeb.i. Pthe mighty °Heb"''^' Shall flee away naked in that day, )'J""f:J'-^- saith the Lord. rl. 1' Obad. 9. "Hear this word that the Lord hath 'H- spoken against you, "^O children of ch^"'. If' Israel, | s- j^ Against the whole family '^ which I &8'4. ' brought up from the land of Egypt, i°e-'Hos.'5.°i. saying, ■■ ch. 1. 1. ''You only ^have I known of all the ch.T'4, 6. families of the earth: j|o''d''''''°' ^Therefore I will 'punish you for all s. & lo. 15. ' your iniquities. f^*' '■''■ ''■ sCan two walk together, except they Comp. 1 J :> Mx. 2. 3. be agreed? «SoHos.s.2. ''Will 'a lion roar in the forest, when See Hos. 13. he hath no prey ? 'Will a young lion 'cry out of his ''den, if he have taken nothing? 'Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? 'Shall one take up a snare from the ^i^,^^j\'^' earth, and have taken nothin all? f Comp. Kzek. 5. 9. &y. 6, Dan. 9. 12. Matt. lo. 15. i^ 11. 21, 22. Mark 6. II. 1 Heb. 77V// tt/>oft. ver. 14. See Hos. l» ver. 8. Sec jer. 2. 15. & ch. i. 2. ^^gh'c forth his voice* See Ps. 104. 12. Ezek. 12. 13. 47. of Rom. 2. 9, — I Pel. 4. 17. See Jer. 25. 29. 8 Comp. Matt. >;. 25. * Jer. 51. 38. t Heb. ^ See Ps. 104. 22. ^ See (814I Chap. hi. 6. AMOS. Chap. iv. 9. «e See Job 39. 24. & Joel 2. I. Com p. Ezek. 33. 4. I Or, not run tosetJur i f'So Isai. 45. 7.. Mic. I. 12. See Lam. 3. 38. Comp. Ezek. 14. 21. 8S Gen. 19. 19. D Or, and sltall not the Lord do somewhat ? ''l> Comp. Gen. 6. 13. &18. 17—21. &41. ii — 32, &c. J See Job 29. 4- 't So Acts 4. 20. S: 5. 20, 29. I Cor. 9. 16. II Seech.i.8. ™ ver. 12. See Jer. 23. '3- I Or, op- pressiofts. Job 35. 9? Eccles. 4. I. " Ps. 103. 6. o So Jer. 4. 22. 00 ch. 6. 3. See Mic. 6. 12. 1 Or, spoil. ch. s. 9. See Hos. 7. ■3- P 2 Kin. 17. 5, 6. & 18. 9— II. tHeb. delivercth. See E/ek. 3. 19. So ch. 4. 1 1 (Heb.). 1 Comp. Ex. 22. 13. r So ch. 6. 4. Comp. ch. 4. 1. I Or, on tlt£ hed's/eet. " Comp. Isai. 7. 2, 5. ch. 5. 27. See ch. 1, 3. Or rather comp. Job 22. 24. < Heb. .IS Deut. 8. 19. Neh. 9. 34. Ps. 50. 7. &81. 8. •■ Ps 80. 7, ch, 4. 13. & 5. 14 — 16, 27. & 6. 8, 14. I Or, pitncsh Israet/or. See ver. 2. ' I Kin. 13. I, &c. Comp. Hos. 10. 15. " Hos. 10.15, & 12. 4. ch. 4. 4. & 5. ; 23. 15. » I Kin. 22. 39. '= Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, 6 and the people "not be afraid? fShall tliere be s?evil in a city, 'and '■'the Lord hath not done it I Surely the Lord God will do nothing, 7 '■''But he revealeth J'his secret unto his servants the prophets. 'The lion hath roared, who will not 8 fear? The Lord God hath spoken, ''^wlio can but prophesy? Publish in the palaces at "Ashdod, 9 And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, And say. Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of '"Samaria, And behold the great tumults in the midst thereof And the '"oppressed in the midst thereof For °they know not to do right, saith 10 the Lord, Who store up ""violence and 'robbery in their palaces. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; h PAn ad\'ersary there shall be even round about the land ; And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, And Pthy palaces shall be spoiled. Thus saith the Lord ; 12 As the shepherd 'taketh out of the mouth of the lion itwo legs, or "la piece of an ear; So shall the children of Israel be taken out That dwell in ""Samaria 'in the cor- ner of a bed, and '''^"'in Damascus in a couch, ^'Hear ye, and testify ^in the house of 13 Jacob, Saith tlie Lord God, ^the God of hosts. That in the day that I shall 'visit the 14 transgressions of Israel upon him I will also 'visit 'the altars of "Beth- el: And *'tlie horns of the alt.ir shall be cut off. And "fall to the ground. And I "will smite ^the winter house 15 with J'the summer house; And ^the houses of ivory shall perish. And the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord. 6. & 7. 10, 13. ch. 6. II. So Ps. 45, 8, Comp. Hos. 4, 15, &c. * 2 Kin. * Jer. 36. 22. y See Judg. 3. 20. ^Hear this word, ''ye kine of Bashan, that are in ''^tlie mountain of "Sa- maria, Whicli ''oppress the poor, which ''crush the needy. Which say to their masters. Bring, and let us drink. 2 Tlie Lord God '=hath sworn by his holiness. That lo, the days shall come upon you. That fhe will take you away w-ith hooks. And your sposterity with fishliooks. 3 And ''ye shall go out at the breaches, every co'lO 'at that zi'///(7//j' before her; And 'ye shall cast thew into the palace, saith the Lord. 4 '^Come to 'Beth-el, and "transgress; '"At Gilgal multiply transgression; And "bring your sacrifices errrymoni- yi«//"your tithes after 'three years: 5 And 'offer Pa sacrifice of thanksgiving iwith leaven. And proclaim a/it/ publish 11 the free oflerings: For 'this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God. 6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities. And ■'want of bread in all your places: ^Yet have ye not returned unto rae, saith the Lord. 7 And also 'I have witliholden the rain from you, "When there were yet three months to the harvest : And I ^caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: One piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not wi- thered, 8 So two or three cities "'wandered un- to one city, to drink water; But they were not satisfied: ^Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord, 9 "T Jiave smitten you with blasting and mildew: •When your gardens and your vine- yards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, "The palmerworm ^•'^ devoured thern: ^Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. dcns^ is'c. did the palmerworm^ &'c, * See Joel i. 4, IV. * Seech. 3. i. 1' See Ps. 22. 6. Comp. Isai. 28. I Kzck. 34. ch. 3. 12. & 6. I. Or as Isai. 3. 16? ^^ ch. 6. I. ^ See Jer. 23. 13- <• See Hos. 5. e See Ps. 8q. 35- ' So Jer, 16. 16. Hab. I. 15. See 2 Kin. 19. 28. t^ See Dan. 11. 4. I' So Ezek. 12. 5, 12. Comp. Ezek. 13. 5, ' Josh. 6. 5, 20. H Or, yc shall atsi awi^y the ihiTigs of the paleice. ^ So Ezek. 20. 39. Matt. 23. 32, 1 See ch. 3. 14. " Comp. ch. 5. 14- >" See Hos. So ch. s- s. » Num. 38. 3^4- Comp. Isai. 29. t. Jer. 7. 21. 0 Deut. 14. 2S. & 26. 12. t Heb. three years of days. Comp. Gen. 24. 55. Jer. 28. 3. t Heb. offer by burning. See Jer. j. 16. P Lev. 7. 13. 1 Lev. 23. 17. Comp. Lev. 2. II. & 6. 17. fl'A Ex. 35. 39. Lev. 22. 18, 21. Deut. 12. 6. t Heb. so ye love. Hos. 9. 10. Comp. Ps. 81.11, 12. "■Deut. 28. 57. • ver. 8 — II. So Hagg. 2. See Jer. 15. 7. tSceJcr.3.3. " Comp. Joel 2. 23. * Comp. Ex. 10. 23. vvch. 8. 12. *'Hagg.2.i7. Sec Deut. 28. 22. II Or, The multitude of your gar- ^« Mai. 3. II. 103—2 Chap. iv. io. AMOS. Chap. v. 17. 'Or,,» I the way. I If^ai. 10. 24, I 36. j So Ezek. 20. I 30- I See ch. 8. 14. y Ex. 12. 29. Ps, 78. 50. So Deut. 28. 27, 60. tHeb. nvith the captivity of your horses. * 2 Kin. 13. 7. » See Joel 2. 20. bSeeIsai.13. zg. « Zech. 3. 2 (Heb.). So Jude 23. Comp. Jer. 6. 29. *i Isai. 7. 4. e Seech. 3.12. f Comp. Luke 14. 31, 32- . . II Or, spirit. Eccles. 3. 21. & 12. 7. Ezek. 37. 9 (Heb.). «SoPs.i39.2. •Comp. Dan. 2. 22, 28. h So eh. 5. 8. & 8.9. Comp. Joel 2. 2. J So Job 10. 22. t Mic. 1. 3. So Isai. 58.14. Hab. 3. 19. 1 So 2 Sam. 22. 34. Job 9. So Jer. 16. 21. V. * Seech. 3. I. ^ See Ezek. 19. I. « Comp. Isai. 47. I. <* Comp. Isai, 33. 23. « Ps. 144. 14. f Comp. 2 Esdr.16.28. K ver. 6. So ver. 14. Zeph. 2. 3. See 2 Clir. 15. 2. , h So Isai. 55. I have sent among you the pestilence .0 'yafter the manner of Egypt: Your young men have I slain with the sword, 'and ^have taken away your horses ; And I have made "the stink of your camps to come up unto your nos- trils : '^Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. I have overthrown some of you, ^as i: God overthrew Sodom and Gomor- rah, And ye were as "^"^a firebrand "^^pluckt out of the burning: ^Yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O 12 Israel : And because I will do this unto thee, f Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. For lo, he that formeth the moun- u tains, and createth the "wind. And edeclareth unto man what is his thought, •^That maketh the morning 'darkness. And ''treadeth '''upon the high places of the earth, '"The Lord, "The God of hosts, is his name. 8. Is.li. 14. 14. See Deut. 32. 13. & 33. 2. ch. 5. 8, 27. & 9. 6. "' See Jer. 10. 16. > See ch. 3. 13. ?; See Ezek. iS. See ch. 4. 4. k ch. 8. 14. Comp. a Kin. 23. 8. oh. 7. 9 marg. See Josh, 15. 28, ' Hos. 4. 15. h 10. 8 in the Heb. "» So Judg. 14. 6, 19. & 15- 14- I Sam. 10. 6, zo. & II. 6 in the Heb. ^Hear ye this word which I '^take up against you. Even ''a lamentation, O house of Israel. '^The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise : She ''is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. For thus saith the Lord God ; The city that "went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred. And that which "^went forth by an hun- dred f shall leave ten. To the house of Israel. For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, BSeek ye me, and ''ye shall live: But seek not 'I]eth-el, nor enter into 'Gilgal, And pass not fo '^ Beer-sheba : ForGilgal shall surely go intocaptivity. And 'Beth-el shall come to 'nought. cSeek the Lord, and ye shall live; Lest he ""break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, and there be none to quench it in ' Beth-el. » See ch. 6. 12. *» ch. 6. 12 ^Yc who turn judgment to "worm- wood, And p leave off righteousness in the s"ePruv.s.4. p Rather as Isai. 28. 2. 1 J ob 9. 9. & 38. 31. "■ So Isai. 13. IO. " Job 24. 17. See Job 3. 5. ch. 8. 9. ^ See ch. 4. '3- t Heb. spoil. See ch, 3. 10. ^ Comp. earth. Seek him that maketh ithe seven stars and 1'' Orion, And nurneth 'the shadow of death into the morning, And ""'maketh the day dark 7c'//// night: , 'That calleth for the waters of the sea, jer. '^'."Je!"" "And poureth them out upon the face ^" ^^ '39- 1 i 12 marg. of the earth: »ch. 9. 6. '"The Lord is his name: That strengtheneth the ' spoiled a- gainst the strong, .So that the 'spoiled shall come against the fortress. '^They hate >'him that ^rebuketh ^^in Prov. h. 12. , ^ y Isai. 29. 21 tlie gate, » Ezek. 3.26 And ^they abhor him that speaketh 1^|^-|-^^ ^^ uprightly, _ 15, ° ""' "' Forasmuch therefore as your treading ^"ps." j'; \_ is upon the poor, ^ i Kin- 22,8. And ye take from him ''burdens of Esther" 18. wheat: ]''^''°-\ , , , , ., , , . , ' Deut. 2S.30. '^\e have built houses 01 liewn stone, Zeph. 1. 13. But ye shall not dwell in them ; Hagg.'-xfe?' ■^Ye have planted 'pleasant vineyards, ' Heb, But ye shall not drink wine of them, o/Zsiyc^ For I know your manifold transgres- sions and your mighty sins : They afflict the just, they take 'a bribe. And they ''turn aside the poor ""in the gate from their right. Therefore the prudent ^ shall keep si- &-}-'^- lence m that tune ; See Ex. 30. sFor it is an evil time. "isai. 29. 21. '■Seek good, and not evil, that ye may ch. 2. 7. , ■ ° ^ ■^ ' ver. 10, 15. live : _ I Ps. 37. 7 And so the Lord, 'the God of hosts, 'g^'g^.'^i^j shall be with you, ''as ye have 7. spoken, ^Ce-Zi ' Hate the evil, and love the good, ^ Mic. 2. 3. and establish judgment "=in the gate : i ve^r! ll^'it, ■"It maybe that the Lord 'God of =^- , ,■'.,,, - , See ch. 3. 13. hosts Will be gracious unto "the k Comp. remnant of Joseph, Therefore the Lord, 'the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; ""Wailing shall be in all streets; And they shall say in all the highways, Alas ! alas ! And they shall call th to mourning, isai. 32. Ezek. 26. 12 So Isai. 54. 12. I Or, a ransom. Prov. 6. 35. & 13. 8. ch. 4. 4. Mic. 3. II, ' See Ps, 97. 10. ■" Ex. 32. 30, Josh. 14. 12. 2 Kin. 19. 4 in the Heb, Seejer. 36. 3. So Joel 2. 14. husbandman Jonah 3. 9. " See Zeph. 2. 7. And "such as are skilful of lamenta- ''"Comp. K.x. II. 6. tion to wailing. And in all vineyards shall he wailing: & 12. 30. o See Jer, 9. 17. For Pi will pass through thee, saith p Ex. 12. 12. ^, T See Nahum the Lord. , ^ I816) Chap, v, i8. AMOS. Chap. vi. 13. ^ See a Pet. 3- 4. ••Joel I. 15. & 2. I, II, 31. & 3- I*. * vcr. xo. See Joel 2. 2. *■ Comp. Isai. 24. 18. Jer. 48. 44. " Eccles. 10, 8. Comp. ch. 9. 3. Acts 28. 4, ▼ See Matt. 24. 2q. '"^ Isai. I. 14. So Mai. I. 10. See Isai. i. II. & Jer. 7. 21. * Lev. 26. 31. I Or, JW.V/ your holy days. 1 See Joel i. 14- « See Hos. 8. 13- B Or, thank offerings. Heb. not as 2Chr. 2g. 31. » So Lev. 3. I, 6, S:c. *> Comp. ch. 6. 5. &8.3. c See Isai. 5. 12. ** See I Sam. 15. 22. t Heb. roll. Isai. 34. 4. « See I's. 74. 15- fSoDeut. 32. 17- Ezek. 20. 16, 24. Cited Acts 7. 42, 43- Comp. Isai. 43. 23. 5 See Isai. 46. 7* I Or, Siccuth your king. '» See I Kin. M-7-. '2 Kin. 17. 6. l' Comp. ch. 3. 12. See Isai. 7. 8. t See ch. 4. 13- ™Seever. 14- VI. *-See ch. 4. I, Comp. Zeph. I. 12. Luke 6. 24. James 5. 1. 1 Or, arc secitre. Heb. as Isai. 32. iS. & 33. 20. Comp. I.sai. 37. 29. *» Job 12. 5. Ps. 123. 4. Isai. 32. g, iWoe unto jw/ that desire "'the day of is the Lord ! To what end is it for you? ^The day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. 'As if a man did flee from a lion, and 19 a bear met him; Or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and "a ser- pent bit him. ^S/ia// not ■'the day of the Lord ^^^20 darkness, and not hght? "Even very dark, and no brightness in it? "I hate, I despise your feast days, n And "I will not 'smell in your v solemn assemblies. "■Though ye ofier* me burnt offerings 22 and your meat offerings, ^I will not accept /hem: "Neither will I regard the '^peace offerings of your fat beasts. Take thou away from me the noise of 23 thy songs ; For '■I will not hear the melody of thy "^ viols. ^ But let judgment * run down as 24 waters. And righteousness as = a mighty stream. fHave ye offered unto me sacri-25 fices and offerings in the wil- derness forty years, O house of Israel? But ye have sborne 'the taber-26 nacle of your "^Moloch and Chiun your images. The star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore will I cause you to 27 go into captivity 'beyond ''Da- mascus, Saidi 'the Lord, whose name is "'The God of hosts. ='Woe to them//;(7/"a;r ^at ease inZion, And trust in •'the mountain of Samaria, Which arc >= named ''' chief of the nations, To whom the house of Israel came! = Pass ye unto '^sCalneh, and see; And from thence go ye to ^''Hamath the great : Then go down to 'Gath of the Philis- tines : '^Be they better than these kingdoms? Or their border greater than your Zech. 1. 15. border? « See Num. I. 17. i Ox, first fruits. Lev. 2. 12, &c. <* Num. 24. 20 (Heb. ). Job 40. 19. ver. 6. Comp. Ex. ig. 5. Jer. 31. 7. • Jer, 2. 10. f Gi 10. 10. s So Isai. 10. c). [Taken about B.C. 794!. ** 2 Kin. 18. 34 See 1 Kin. 8. 65. * See i Sam. 17. 4. Comp. 2 Chr, 26. 6. " " Nahum 3. S. So 'So 13 ' So Ezek. 12. =7- II Or, kttii- taiii'ii . Ob:ul. ^. '" See 'Ps. 139. 2. " .See ch. 3. 10. >'" So ch. 3. 12. o See Esther I. 6. 'Ye that put far away the evil day, And cause the '""seat of "violence to cil. 9. come near; d°™''' ""That lie upon °beds of ivory, And 'Pstretch themselves ""upon their couches. And eat the lambs out of the flock. And the calves out of the midst of ithe stall; ■■That 'chant to the sound of the viol, A7id invent to themselves instruments " P'^; "'•'•""i r ■ , ,., . tuttksuper- of musick, ''hke David; jhiUU-s. That drink "wine in ^^^ bowls. And 'anoint themselves with the ''chief ointments : But "they are not grieved '"afiliction of Joseph. Therefore now '■'shall they go captive with the first that go captive, And "■ the banquet of them that Pstretch- ed themselves shall be removed, ^^ The Lord God hath sworn by him- Ex. 26. 12,13. Ezek. 23. 15 in the Heb. So James 5. 5 (Gk-)- for the \y"- 7- , Ezek. 17. 6 (Heb. . 1 See Jer. 46. 21 niarg. 'Seech. 5.23. 11 Or, quaver. ' I Chr. 23. 5. 2 Chr. 29. 20. !1 Or, /// bmvls ofivinc, s* See Num. self, saith the Lord >the God of t '1-, , & 2 Clir. 4, ?. hosts, < Sec Dan. I abhor ^^the excellency of Jacob, u°cJ„,p and hate his palaces : Gen. 37. 25. Therefore will I ''deliver up the city brj^cii. with all 'that is therein, Heb. as isai. And it shall come to pass, ''•'if there jer. \. 6. remain ten men in one house, that vv^soch','?'.^ they shall die. And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that "^burneth him. To bring out the bones out of the house, II, 17. ' So Jer, 16. s- ^ SoJer,22.5. See Jer, 51. 14. Comp. Heb. 6. 13, And shall say unto him that is ''by the '7; sides of the house, \ Is there vet aiiv with tliee ? and he ' '\. '!'•'•• So Ezek, 24. f See ch. 3. yet any with tliee ? ani shall say. No. Then shall he say, <=fHold thy tongue: Nahum': 2. ^For *icic may noi make mention of ''Sccch. i.(i. the name of the Lord, t^%ncss For behold, the Lord commandeth, '/'.•'■'''°-^- ' MiC I 2 And she will smite the great house Seejel-.8.i6. with 'breaches. And the little house with ''clefts. '■'•Soch. 8. 3. c See I Sam. 31. 12. " Ps. 128, 3. « ch. 8. 13. (Heb.), Comp. ch. 5. 13, 'Jndg- 3- 'O' Hab. 2. 20. And the fruit of 'righteousness into zZh. 2. 13 hemlnrl: • '" ''"= Heb. nemiocK._ _ _ soNeh.s. ' Ve which rejoice m a thing of nought. Which say. Have we not taken to us Shall horses run upon the rock ? ^\'ill one plow there with o.xen ? For 'ye have turned ''judgment into Kail. Miorns by our own strength? I Or, they will ?tot, or, have not. 8ch. 3. 15. I Or, droppings. Cant. 5. 2. t Isai. 22. 9 (Heb.). Luke 6, 49 (Gk.). ' See ch. 5. 7. k See Hos. 10. 4. ' So Acts 7. 41. ■" Deut. 33. 17. Mic. 4. 13, Comp. I Kin. 22. it. I817) Chai'. VI. 14. AMOS. Chap. viii. 5. But behold, "I av/// jaise up against u you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord s'the God of hosts; And they shall afflict you "Pfrom the entering in of Hemath Punto the ■ 'river of ithe wilderness. " Comp. Jer. 5. 15. « .See I Km. 8. 65. P Sj = Kin. 14. 25. I Or, valley. Gen. 26. 17, &c. 1 Isai. 33. 9. Hei). as Dent. 2. S. & 3. 17. & 4- 49. S:<: VII. 1 Jer. 24. I. ver. 4, 7. ch. 8. I. Comp. ch. 9. I. U Or, gi'cen •wonits. b So Nah. 3. 17- Comp. Joel I. 4, &c, 1: Ps. 72. 6 (Heb.). d Isai. 51.19. ver. 5. I Or, wlto of ^or, for,) Jacob shall standi " ver. 6. Jonah 3. 10. SeeDcut. 32. 36. « ch. 8. 2. So Jer. I. ir, 13. f See 2 Km. 21. 13- Comp. ver. 17. Zech. 4. 10. B ch. 8. =. SoMic. 7.18. t [Beer-shc- ba. Gen. 26. 23. & 46. I. ch. 5. 5. St 8. 14.]. Comp. ver. 16. [FulfiHcd, 2 Kin. 15. loj. h Comp. ver. II. I I Kin. 12. 32. k ver. 13. See ch. 3. 14. 1 Seech, I. I. ■n See Isai. 8. 12. " loel 2. II iHeb.). John 21. 25 IGk.). So Zech. II. 16 marg. " ver. 17. So ch. 6. 7. Mic. I. 16. Comp. ver. 9. *Thus hath the Lord God shewed un- to me ; and behold, he formed "^grass- hoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and lo, it was the latter growth after the king's ^^mow- ings. And it came to pass, that when 2 they had made an end of eating the grass of tjie land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: '''^By v>'hom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. «The Lord repented for this: 3 It shall not be, saith the Lord. ^Thus hath the Lord God shewed un- 4 to me: and behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. Then ; said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee : uj^y whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 'The Lord repented for this: < This also shall not be, saith the Lord God. =Thvis he shewed me: and behold, the ; Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, fwith a plumbline in his hand. And the Lord said unto me, 1 '•^Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Tlien said the Lord, Behold, ff ■will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel : 6 1 will not again pass by them any more: And 'the high places of Isaac shall be , desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; And I will rise against 'uhe house of Jeroboam with the sword. Then /\maziah '///<' priest of '^Beth-el i sent to 'Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath "'conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the l;nid is not able "to bear all his words. For thus Amos saith, ''Jeroboam shall die 1 by the sword, and "Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. P See a Sam. 24. II. 1 Comp, ch, I. 1. ' So Mic. 3. S, II. * Seech.2. li ^ I Kin. 13. 29—13. I. lOr, sanctuary. ver. 9, &c. " I Mace. I. 47- 2 Mace. 10.2. & II. 3 in the English, t Heb. house p/ the kijigcicitn. Dan. 4. 30. * Zech. 13. 5. "Sec 2 Kin. 2. 3. Comp. Matt. 12. 27. ^ So ch. 1. I. I Or, 7Vil(ljiffS. y .See Isai. 9. JO. f Hch.yrfffH behind. Sec Ps, 78,71. Jy Sec ch. 3. I. « Mic. 2. 6. .See Ezek. 20, 46. Comp. Deut. 32. 2. * Comp. ver. 9. ^ Comp. Jer. 28. 12. 60. 6. Mic. 2. f See ver. n. VIII. ' » See ch. 7. i. 01 1> Jer. 5. 27 J "^summer fruit. And he said, ''Amos, (Heb.). what seest thou? And I said, ''A bas- See'2'sam.' 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou I'seer, go, flee thee away "linto the land of Judah, and there ''eat bread, and 13 prophesy iliere: but ^prophesy not again any more at ''Beth-el: 'for it is the king's 14 '"chapel, and it is the 'king's court. Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, ''I was no prophet, neither zcaj I "a pro- phet's son; but ''I '^nms a herdman, and 15 a gatherer of 'ysycomore fruit: and the Lord took me 'as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me. Go, pro- phesy unto my people Israel. 16 Now therefore y^hear thou the word of the Lord : Thou sayest, ^Prophesy not against Israel, And ^ drop not thy word against the house of ^ Isaac. 17 ''Therefore thus saith the Lord; "^ Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city. And thy sons and thy daughters shall f-ill by the sword, .\nd thy land ^ shall be divided by line; And thou shalt die in =a polluted land : And ''Israel shall surely go into cap- tivity forth of his land. & 29. 21,25, 31, 32. c Hos, 4. 13. "i So 2 Sam. 8. z. Ps. 5. Zech. 2. 1. & 14. I. Comp. ver, 8, " See Mic. 2. lo. = Thus unto me hath the Lord God shewed : and behold, ^a basket fruit. I said, ''A bas- Then said the ket of "^ summer Lord unto me, 'The end is come upon my of Israel ; ^ I will not again pass by them any more. 16. 1, people d Seech, 7,8. ^ See Lam. 4. Comp, Rev, 14, 18. f S:e ch. 5. 23- t Heb. And ''the songs of the temple * shall j/ "^ ' be silent. See ch, 6, 10. li See ch. 3.1. ' See Ps. 14.4- J Job 5. 5- Isai. 42. 14 O ye that J swallow up 'p^^j!'-^ ch. 2. 7 - :■•• 47- =• be bowlings in that day, saith the ^^eb "'' Lord God : s There shall be many dead bodies in every place ; they shall cast them fortli ' with silence. 4 '' Hear this, the needy. Even to make '^ the poor of the land s"| j^i, 7. to fail, iiPs, 56.'i. 5 Saying, When will the "new moon kjob^"'^'^' be gone, that we may "'sell corn? 'g^l^^'"^. And ' the " sabbath, that we may ' set 1 or, mohih'. forth wlieat, '„^" """^ =• ° Making the ephah small, and the "' See Prov. shekel great, "comp. And 'falsifying Pthe balances by deceit? Neh. 13. 15, f Heb. pfien. Gen. 44. 11, ©So Mic, 6. 10, 11. See Ezek, 45. 10. f Heb, pei-:>ertingPthe balances of deceit. P Sec Hos. 13. 7. (818) Chap. viii. 6. AMOS. Chap. ix. 8. « ch, 2. 6. ' Job 41, 23 inarg. • See ch. 6. 8. ' Comp. I Sam. 15.29, " So Hos. S. 13. & 9. 9. *So Hos. 4. 3. ^ bee Joel 2. 10. » ch. 9. 5. J Zech. 10, II (Heb.(. (B.C. 7BI. [or B.C. 704, or77ior77oJ. "Isai. 60. 20. Jcr. 15. 9. Mic. 3 6. See Matt. 24. 29. Comp, Matt. 27.4s? * See ch. 5.8. • Cited Tobit 2. 6. So Hos. 2. II. I Mace. 1.39. *> See Lam. 2. 10. c Sec Isai. 3. ^ Jer. 6. 26. So Zech. 12. ' Job 3. s marg. I Isai. 8. 20, 21. K See Ps. 74.9, Comp. Prov. 29. iS, Isai. 29. 10. & 30. 20. Mic. 2. 6. &3. 7- •> ch, 4. 8. ' See Zech.g. 10. ^ Dan. 12, 4. See Jer. 5. i. ' Jonah 4. 8. So Isai. 51. 20. ■u Hos. 2. 3, " Comp. Hos. 4. 15. o So Deut. 9. 21. Hos. 10. 8. P See Jer. 23. >3. t I Kin. 12. 29, 30. ' Ps. 139. 24. See ch. 4. 10. t [Hcb. 7vny: See Acts 9. 2. & 18. 25. -: 19. 9. =3. & 24. 14]. ■ See ch. 5. 5. That 7i'€ may buy the poor "5 for 6 silver, lAud the needy for a pair of shoes ; Ym, and "■ sell ■■ tlie refuse of the wheat ? ^The Lord hath sworn by '^^ the ex- 7 cellency of Jacob, Surely " I will never forget any of their works. " Shall not *' the land tremble for s this, And ^^' every one mourn that dwell- eth therein ? "And it shall rise up wholly as a flood ; And it shall be cast out and •■■ drown- edj as 6y "y the flood of Egypt. And it shall come to pass ' in that 9 day, saith the Lord God, That yy I will cause the sun to go down at noon, And ^ I will darken the earth in the clear day : And =» I will turn your feasts into 10 mourning, And all your songs into lamenta- tion ; And I will bring up i"=sackcloth upon all loins, And •= baldness upon every head ; And I will make it "^ as the mourning of an only sc>;i, And the end thereof as ''^a bitter da)'. Behold, the days come, saith then Lord God, That T will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water. But "^sof hearing the words of the Lord : And '' they shall wander ' from sea i: to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall '^ run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find ?/. In that day shall the fair virgins and 13 young men ' faint ■" for thirst. ° They that swear by ° the sin of p Sa- 14 marla, And say. Thy god, 1 O Dan, liveth ; And, ■'The 'manner of ' Beer-sheba liveth ; Even they shall fall, and never rise up again. ^I saw the Lord standing upon ""the LX. altar: and he said, If^^^^^^ Smite "^ the ' lintel of the door, that <>' ■ K'"- •-' '' the posts may shake : c^Zeph. 2. 14 And 'i^cut them in '"the head, all of j'^'-;''-'' them ; chapiter. And I will slay fthe last of them with y'JTJ''-,-, , , ^ .c-x. 25. 31, the sword : 33— 30- «t 37- e He that flceth of them shall not flee l\lViSx.(,. away, 4 "larg. And '"'he that escapeth of them shall them""'" not be delivered. ic^'fuk . . „,, , 1 . , "^ So J Ob o. 9, 'J Ihougn they dig mto hell, thence is.ii. 38. 12. shall mine hand take them ; -"""'■ '''Though they climb up to heaven. ' thence will I bring them down : And though they hide themselves in ■" the top of Carmel, °I will search and take them out thence ; ■ . . . And i though they be hid from my jSTI's, sight in the bottom of the sea, ''Seeisai.14. Thence will I command the serpent, Sojcr. 51.53. and ° he shall hitp thpin ■ U"; "9. 16. Juug. 16. 29, 3°- ' See Isai. 9. 14. s Soch. 2. 14, ^ Mic. 6. 14 (Heb.), * So Ps, 139. 8,9. Jer. 23. 24. Obad. 4. 4 And though they go into captivity ""Seech.i.a. before their enemies, ° fee ch^'s'.^' P Thence will I command the sword, '9- and it shall slay them : \^t^ ^"''■ And 1 1 will set mine eyes upon them S"""?- „ , , ., , -^ \ Deut. 28.65. "^lor evil, and not for good. <> See jer. 39. - And the Lord God of hosts is he comp. that toucheth the land, shall melt, and s it ver. 8. *■ See Jer. 2i. 'And all that dwell therein shall mourn: l^Xc^'f' 'And it shall rise up wholly like a flood; ' cii. s^s!^' 'And shall be "drowned, as l>y the "See jer. flood of Egypt. ^'' ^' It is he that buildeth his '"stories in 'Or, the heaven, f^Z': And hath founded his '"troop in the "■'.C':'"''""- , ^ 1 Kin, 10, 19, earth ; Ezek. 40. 6 '^ He that calleth for the waters of the l" 'l"k"=^; 00 I ivin. 10. sea, 5- "And poureth them out upon the face 3,^13 fHeb°i!' 1 Or, bundU. See isai. 58.6. Comp. Gen. I. 7, & 7. II. Job 12. 15. * 2 Sam. 2.) ?S- c See ch. 4. of the earth : "yThe Lord is his name. '■Are ye not as children of ^ the Ethi- opians unto me, O children of Is- rael? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of ^ g*"- 5- the land of Egypt ? 13. And ''the Philisdnes from -^Caphtor, \f°^X')- and ''the Sj'rians from Kir? Behold, "= the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from off the face of the earth ; f Saving that I will not utterly destroy j"". 4- the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. seeObakVy^ Rom. 2. 25. » See Zeph. \ 10. ' Jer. 47. 4. c See Gen. 10. 14. •1 ch. I. 5. * Comp. (819) Chap. ix. 9, AMOS. Chap. ix. 15. t Heb, causi to move. D.in. 10. 10. See 2 Sam. 15. 20. 8 Matt. 21. 44 (Gk.). So Luke 33. 31- Comp. Matt. 3. 12. Scejer. 15.7. b Comp. Isai. 27. 8. & 28. 25. 1 Comp. Mai. 3. 6. t Heb. stone. 2 Sam. 17.13. '> See ch. 6. 3. J See Mic. 3. II. i* Job 41. II. Sec Matt. 17. 35 (Eng.). 1 See Isai. 2. II. ■" Cited Act3 15. 16, 17. Comp. Jer. 30. 18. Mic. 7. II. '> Lam. 2. 6. Rather as Job 27. 18. Isai. I. 8. Jonah 4. s. So Num. 24. 18. •whom my name For lo, I will command, and I will 9 'ssift the house of Israel among all nations, l^Like as corn sis sifted in a sieve, 'yet shall not the least 'grain fall upOJi the earth. All the sinners of my people shall 10 die by the sword, " Which say, J The evil shall not over- take nor '' prevent us. 'In that day "will I raise up then "tabernacle of David that is fallen, And ' close up the breaches thereof; And I will raise up his ruins, And I will build it as in the days of old : ■""That they may possess thei: remnant of Edom, and Pof all the heathen, ♦Which are called by my name, Saith the Lord that doeth this. •I'a.eo. hedge, a-c, wall. See Ezek. 13. 5. o Obad. 19. 1 , Comp. Ezek. 25. 14. P So Obad. 20. t Heb. upon \ is called. See Jer. 7. 10. 1 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That ''the plowman shall overtake the reaper. And ' the treader of grapes him that ' soweth seed ; And nhe mountains shall drop "sweet wine, And "all the hills "^ shall melt. ,\nd ^I will bring again the capti- vity of ray people of Israel, And ^ythey shall build the waste cities, and inhabit tlian ; And 5'^they shall plant vineyards, and ^ drink the wine thereof; They shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And " I will plant them upon their land. And >= they shall no more be pulled up out of their land ■= which I have given them, Saith the Lord thy God. . 28. Comp. Joel 3. 30. « See Jer. 3. 18. 0 See Jer. 9. 25- f So Lev. 26. 5, Comp. John 4. 36. t Heb. draw eth forth. Comp. Ps. 126. 6 (Heb.). ' See Joel 3. 18. 1 Or, *«rzf uti'ne. * See Isai. 40. 26. "Nahum 1.5. ^ So ver. 5. See Ps. 107. 26. & Mic. I. 4. " Jer. 30. 3. See Job 42. 10. ■■ Isai. 61. 4. So Ezek. 36. 1°. 33—35- Zech. 8. 7, 8. y .See Isai. 65. 21. 2 See Jer. 31.5- , "^ See Jer. 24. 6. So Isai. 60. 21. >> Jer. 31. 40 (Heb.). So Ezek. (8.-0, OBADIAH. About B.C. 587. » See Ezek. 25. 12. & 35- 2- & Joel 3. 19. b Mic. 5. 5. See Gen. i. 26. « To ver. 4, Jer. 49. 14— i6. ^ Amos 6. 3. 8 Isai. 14. 13. SoRev. 18. 7. f So Job 20.6. Hab. 2. 9. B See Amos 9. 2. h Jcr. 49. g. 'SeeUai.6.5. ^ See Isai. 17.6. Comp. Deut. 24. 21. I Or, gleanings^ See Judg. 3. 2. 1 So Jer. 49. 10. IHeb. The men of thy peace. See Ps. 41.9. So Isai. 41. 11, 12. Jer. 38. 22. °^ ver. 3. *Heb. The men pf thy bread. "SoPs. 41.9. "Jer. 30. 13 (Heb.). Hos. s. 13. p See Jer. 49- 7- , I Or, o/it. 1 So Job 5. 12, 13. r See Isai. 2. II. • ver. 9, 19, 21. See Ezek, 35- 2- THE vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God => con- cerning Edom ; •"^We have heard a rumour from the Lord, And an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. "= Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen : Thou art greatly despised. '^ The pride of thine heart hath ■" de- ceived thee. Thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose ''habitation is high ; = That saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground ? "^■^ Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle. And =fg though thou set thy nest among the stars, g Thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord. ^ If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou ' cut off !) Would they not have stolen till they had enough? ■^ If the grape-gatherers came to thee, ''W'ould they not leave "^some grapes? ' How are the things of Esau searched out! How are his hid things sought up ! All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee ei'eii to the border : •The men that were at peace with thee have "deceived thee, and pre- vailed against thee ; ^"They that eat thy bread have laid °a wound under thee : ^ There is none understanding 'in him. iShall I not 'in that day, saith tlie Lord, Even destroy Pthe wise men out of Edom, And Punderstanding out of ^ the mount of Esau ? And 'thy mightv men, O P"Teman, 'SoPs. 76.5. shall be dismayed, -^AZl.'t. To the end that every one of ''the See i chr. i. mount of Esau may be cut off by vl^ePs. 137. slaughter. J- , ^ So Jer. 12. 14. Lam. 4. 21, 'For thy ^''violence against "thy bro- Ij^'^k. 35 5. ther Jacob shame ™ shall cover Amos i. u. thee, "^""P- And >'thou shall be cut off for Prov. 10. 6. ^ Cell. 27. 41. Deut. 23. 7. y See Ezek. 'In the day that thou stoodest on the io^^' carried other side, a-.vay his In the day that the strangers 'carried "v'eni"!"' away captive his forces. Jer. 15. 13. And foreigners entered into his gates, Mic. 4. 13. And ^cast lots upon Jerusalem, uSVSfjfot' Even thou wast as one of them. Mwid, &=€. But 'thou shouldest not have ''looked b °p" '^j.^'i'^'^" on "=the day of thy brother in the V"-^}> . J •' So Mic. 4. 1 1. day "that he became a stranger; & 7. 10. Neither shouldest thou have "rejoiced ^SeePs.37. over the children of Judah in the ^ job 31. 3? day of their destruction; ^'.^'^l. Neither shouldest thou have 'spoken SoMic. 7.8. ,, . , , ,- ,. ' Comp. proudly m the day of distress. B.iruch4. 12. Thou shouldest not have entered into "^'^''-.^ . the gate of my people ^in the day tUy mouth. of their calamity: fa'-'"'''' Yea, thou shouldest not have ''looked fSoEzek. on their affliction in the day of their I See Ezek. calamity, 3 £^22. s sNor have •'laid hands on their 'sub- (Heb.). stance in the day of their calam- f° " ^'"- *■ ity ; s?e%'{rT^' Neither shouldest thou have stood in 1 so M.-itt. 'the crossway, to cut off those of his :}■ o- . ... -^ ' Comp. that did escape; Ezek. 21. 21. Neither shouldest thou have 'deliver- sie Amos"-^' ed up i^those of his that did remain i. 6. in the day of distress. ^^eejer.42. '■"For the day of the Lord is near ',s^= -?"='=■ '■ ., i , , "So Ezek. "upon all the heathen: 30. 3. "As thou hast done, it shall be done ,ls'o je/.V unto thee; ^- "Thy reward shall return upon thine ii^b.'i.\'^' o^vn head. U°dlX: About B.C. s8s. [821) IC4 Ver. 1 6. OBADIAH. Ver. 21. P Comp. Jer. 25. 28, 29. & 49. 12. Nahlim 3. 11. Rev. 1 8. 6. SecJob2i.20. I See Joel 3. II Or, Slip up. See Job 6.3. ■■ See Wisd. 2. 2. So Job 10. ig. " Joel 2. 32. ' Comp. Amo.'i 9. 8. II Or, they that escape. See Isai. 4. 2. II Or, it shall be holy. Joel 3. 17. So Isai. 4. 3. Zech. 14. 20. " So Ezek. 36. 12. V Isai. 10. 17. So Jer. 5. 14. Zech. 12. 6. " See Joel 2. S- » See Ps. 7. y Sec Ezek. 25. 14. For Pas ye have drunk upon imyi6 holy mountain, So Pshall all the heathen druik conti- nually, Yea, Pthey shall drink, and they shall "swallow down. And ""they shall be as though they had not been. But ^upon mount Zion 'shall be "deli- 17 verance,and "there shall be holiness; And '"the house of Jacob shall pos- sess their possessions. And the house of Jacob 'shall be a 18 fire. And the house of Joseph "a flame, And the house of Esau "for stubble. And they shall ^kindle in them, and "devour them; And y there shall not be any remain- ing of the house of Esau; For the Lord hath spoken //. And they of ^the south ^ shall possess I'the mount of Esau; And '^//iryr/^the plain the Philistines: And they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of "^Sa- maria: And Benjamin s/taH possess Gilead. And "the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, a>en unto 'Zare- phath ; And the captivity of Jerusalem, "which is in Sepharad, Shall possess the cities of '^ the south. And fsaviours shall come up on smount Zion to judge •'the mount of Esau ; And ''the kingdom shall be the Lord's. So D.in. 7. 14, 27. & 19. 6. Zech. Luke ] I Cor. 15. 24. ' Josh. 10. 40 (Heb.). Judg. I. 9 and marg. See Jer. 17. 26. •* See Amos 9. 12. •> See ver. 8. *= Comp. Zeph. 2. 5—7. ^ See Jer. 23. I3- e I Kin. 17. 9, 10. Luke 4. 26. II Or, shall possess that "which is in Sepharad. f So 2 Kin. 13- 5- . See Isai. 19. 20. Comp. I Tim. 4. 16. James 5. 20. E See Rev. 14. I. 1> Ps 22. 28. Dan. 2. 44. Rev. ig. 6. Rev. II. 15, (822) 1 2 Kin. 14-25- Tobit 14. 4. Matt. 12. 39 — 41. & 16. 4. Luke II. 29, 30, 32- 'J O N A H. NOW the word of the Lord came un- to ^"Jonah the son of Amittai, say- I. About 'akin. 14. i^gi Arise, go to ^"^ Nineveh, '^that great 2 Vc A ''''y' ^^^ '''^y against it; for ''their wick- Matt, li. 39, edness =is come up before me. But 3 ^G^\o II Jonah rose up fto flee unto sTarshish 12. . ' from the presence of the Lord, and isai.'"37'.'37. ' Went down lo ''Jojjpa; and he found a ch. 3. 4—7. ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the Nahum I. I. - ' ° ^ ^ , . , . ' &2. 8. &3. 7. lare thereof, and 'went down mto it, to Matt' li '^i S'^ y^^'Co- them unto Tarshish '^from the Luke II. 30, presence of the Lord. «Gen. 10. 12. gm j]^g Lord 'sent out a great wind 4 en, 3. 2, 3. . ^ , , &4->i. mto the sea, and tliere was 'a mighty ^ See r'cv tempest in the sea, so tliat the ship *was 18. 5. like "to be broken. Then "the mari- 5 marg.'''" ^^ "ers Were afraid, and Pcried ever)' man f ch. 4. 2. unto his god, and least forth the wares Ps. 139. 7. that luere in the ship into the sea, ito \l?l^. ^'"' lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone I" See Josh, down into the sides of the ship; and he 'SoVs. 107. lay, and ■'was fast asleep. So ^the ship- 6 ?3-. master came to him, and said unto him, ISai. 42. lO. cellTl I ^1 -V • 'Gen. 4. 16. ^^What meanest thou, ■'O sleeper? arise, Comp°" "call upon thy God, 'if so be that God Job 1. 12. will "think upon us, that we perish not. \ Heb.' And they said every one to his fellow, ^ cast forth. Come, and '■let us cast lots, that we may See j'er. ief know for whosc cause this evil is u]ion I'soPs 107 "^- So they cast lots, and the lot fell 25 (Heii.;. upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, s ^tloughtto 'Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause be broken, (-jiis cvil is upon US; What is thine occu- ^ So Hos. 8. • .» 1 T 1^1 i2{Hcb.;. pation? and whence comest thou? what » I Kin. 1^2. j^ |.[^y country? and of what people art SeePs. 48. thou? And he said unto them, I am a 9 J "Ezek. 27.9, Hebrew; and I fear "the Lord, "the I =7; =9- ' God of heaven, >' which hatli made the Ps.°io"'2S. sea and the dry land. Then were the 10 1 So Acts 27. ff,g[j 'exceedingly afraid, and said unto 18, 19, 38. . ^ •' . 'ver. 6 him, Why hast thou done this? For the (Heb.). judg. 4. 21. men knew that he fled "^ from the presence j Ps. 76. 6. of the Lord, because he had told them. -Dm.l°\l'. Then said they unto him, What shall we II I & 10. 9. So Zech. 4. I. • So Ezek. 27. 8, 27—29 (Heb.). " See Gen. 33. 8. ' See ch. 3. 9. " Dan. 6. 3. » See Judg. 20. 9. "So Josh. 7. 19. I Sam. 14. 43. l\Or, JEHOVAH], ver. 14. » See Rev. II. 13. y Ps. i,j6. 6. See Acts 14. 15. t Heb. with ^■eat fear. ver. 16. i Mace. 10. 8. Mark 4. 41. Luke 2. 9 in the Gk. So ch. 4. I (Heb.), 6 raarg. Zech. i. 2 marg., 14, 15 (Heb.}. Esther 9. 4. Ps. 126. 6. Prov. 4. 18. Jer. 41. 6. Zech, 8. 21. t Heb. do unto thee, that the sea *may be calm t Heb. 7/10;' unto us? for the sea "\\Tought, and was %"m'ui. 12 tempestuous. And he said unto them, ™''-'^- Take me up, and cast me forth into the ^T ^' ' '' sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you : «Or,.frfTO r T 1 1 r 11- 7fiore and for I know that for my sake this great more tem- 13 tempest is upon you. Nevertheless the {'{ieCwent. men *rowed hard to bring it to the land; ver. 13. but they could not : for the sea " ♦ wrought, xTa 13^' ^' and was tempestuous against them. ^''s'am''2°t6 14 Wherefore they cried unto ^the Lord, & 14. 19.' and said. We beseech thee, O Lord, '^''^■^^[i; we beseech thee, let us not perish for & 18. 25. 1 • » Tr 1 .. 1 i ■ 2 Chr. 17. 12. this man s life, and ='lay not upon us m- - ■ nocent blood: for thou, O Lord, ''hast 15 done as it pleased thee. So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and "^the sea 'ceased from her __ 16 raging. Then ''the men feared the Lord « "er^g.' exceedingly, and ''Soffered a sacrifice bslepl''^' unto the Lord, and smade vows. 115. 3- ■: Luke 8. 24. 17 Now the Lord had ''prepared a great f^^%^^;,^' fish to swallow up Jonah. And 'Jonah Oen. '29. 35.' was in the 'belly of the fisli three days ?,?^°-.?„ and three nights. IL Then Jonah prayed 'Heh.sacri. unto the Lord his God out of the fish's ■^Ziuu^J"' 2 belly, and said, ""J'<°'"'\ ^I cried ^by reason of mine arniction vo-.us. unto the Lord, and ^he heard me; fseeGen-ls! Out of the belly of ' hell cried I, and 20. ''thou heardest my voice. ^\-^'.ti.^i. 3 For "^thou hadst cast me into the deep, ^^H'b' '"^ in the 'midst of the seas; ch. 4. 6-^8. And the floods compassed me about: ^o'&'jg"' ''AH thy billows and thy waves passed Luke n. 30. over me. br^eis. 4 "^Then I said, I am cast out of thy ej"- =■ ;• ^ . , ' -' Not ch. 2. 2. Sight; »Ps. 3. 4. Yet ''I will look again ft toward thy loLamls.ss. holy temple. • Or, 5 The ''waters 'compassed me about, "J^iftlm." ''«:r« to the soul : slePs'le The depth closed me round about, 14. The weeds 7Cicre wrapt '' about my \^''gr„ye. head. isai.14.9,11. See Ps. 10. 10. b Lam. 3. 56. = Ps. 88. 6. So Mic. 7. 19. t Heb. heart. Prov. 23. 34. See 2 Sam. 18. 14. * Ps. 42. 7. " Ps. 31. 22. f I Km. 8. 38. See Dan. 6. 10. R See Ps. 5. 7. •■ So Lam. 3. 54. ' See Ps. 40. 12. ^ Ps. 69. I. I823! 10 J- Chap. ii. 6. JONAH. Chap. hi. ii. tHeb. cltUirtg-s off, So2 Kin. 6.6. Cane. 4. 2 in the Heb. * I Kin. 6. 25. & 7. 37 in the Heb. "" Seejer. 51. so- lum See Ps. 3. 3 marg. ■> Ps. 103. 4 (Heb.]. o Ps. 16. 10. 0 Or, titc pit. Ps. 9. IS- & 30. 9. 6 3=;. 7- Isai. 38. 17. &SI. 14- P Ps. 107. 5. SoPs. 142. 3. See Ps. 77. 3. 1 2 Chr. 30. =7- So Ps. 18. 6. ■■ See Ps. 5. 7 marg. & Mic. I. 2, ■ Ps. 31. 6 (Heb). *2 Kin. 17.15. See Dent. 32. 23. & 116. 17, 13- IS- * III. » Seech. 1.2. See Gen. 23. 6 marg. b Cump. Tobit 14. 4. c Com p. Matt. 12. 41. Luke n. 32. d See 3 Chr. zo. 3. Comp- Dan. 4. 27. e See 1 Kin. 20. 31. f See Jer. 6. 13- So Joel 2. 16. KSo£zek.26. 16. Comp. Job I. 20. ^ See Mic, 2. 8. i Isai. 58. 5- Luke 10, 13. J See Job 2.8. ^ See Judg. 4. 13 marg. t Heb. said. * Ezra 5. 13, 17, &c. Dan. 3. 10, 29. &c. tHeb. great men. 2 Kin. 10. II. no See Ps. 36. 6. So ch. 4. II. Comp. Joel 1. 18, 20. "Jer. 18. II. & 36. 3. ver. 10. o Isai. 59. 6. I went down to the "bottoms of the mountains; The earth unth "'her bars was """about me for ever : Yet hast thou brought up " my hfe "°from "corruption, O Lord my God. When P my soul fainted within me I ^ remembered the Lord: And 1 my jirayer came in unto thee, ■i into ■■ thine holy temple. *They that observe lying 'vanities 8 forsake " their own mercy. But " I will sacrifice unto thee with 9 the voice of thanksgiving ; • "' I will pay that that I have vowed. '^ Salvation is of the Lord. And the Lord spake unto the fish, 10 and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. 2T. & Jer. 2. 5. " Comp. Ps. 144. 2. ^ Ps. 50. 14, 18. Nahum 1. 15. So ch. i. 17. Comp, Hos. 14. 2. Heb. ■ So Eccles. 5. 4. See Ps. 22, 25. * See Ps. 3. 8. And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, 2 go unto ■''Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. .So Jonah arose, and went unto 3 Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now ^Nineveh was an 'exceed- ing great city of three days' journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city 4 a day's journey, and he cried, and said. Yet forty days, and '^ Nineveh shall be overthrown. So <= the people of Nine- s veh believed God, and ''proclaimed a fast, and '=put on sackcloth, ""from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king 6 of Nineveh, and e he arose from his throne, and he laid 'Miis robe from him, and *=' covered ///'/« with sackcloth, and 'J sat in ashes- And he '^ caused // to ^ be proclaimed and * published through Nineveh by ' the decree of the king and his 'nobles, saying, Let neither man nor "beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man and beast "^be covered with 8 sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : yea, " let them turn every one from his evil way, and from ° the violence that is gin their hands. P'lWho can tell // God will turn 1 and repent, and ■■ turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish 10 not? And God saw their works, that "^they turned from their evil way; and ^ ' God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them ; and he did it not. But ^it displeased Jonah exceedingly, 2 and ''he was very angry. And he pray- ed unto the I-ord, and said, I pray thee, 0 Lord, 'li'as not this my saying, when 1 was yet in my country? Therefore *=! fled before unto Tarshish : for I knew that thou art ^ a gracious God, and •^ "■■ merciful, ^ slow to anger, and of great kindness, ^ and repentest thee of the 3 evil. Therefore now, ""O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me ; for ^it is 4 better for me to die than to live. Then said the Lord, ' Doest thou well to be P 2 Sam. 12. 22. Tobit 13. 6. So ch. I- 6. See Amos 5. 15- Q Joel 2. 14. r See Ps. 85.3. " Seejer. j8. 8. I See Judg. 2. 18. & Amos 7- 3' IV. '^ See I Sam. 8. 6 marg. So ver. 6 iHeb.). I* I Sam. 15. u (Heb). c See ch. 1. 3. ^ See Joel 2. 13- ^ See Deut- 4. 31. f 1 Kin. 19. 4. s ver. 8. Tobit 3. 6. I Or, 5 angry? bo Jonah went out of the city, greatly - - ■ ai:gry'. ver. 9. h .Amos 9. II (Heb). and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him •> a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. 6 And the 'Lord God-iprepared a "gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from- his ^ grief. So Jo- nah ' was exceeding glad of the gourd. 7 But God -i prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote 8 the gourd, that it withered. And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God ■> prepared a " vehement "^ east wind; and the sun 'beat upon the head of Jonah, that " he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, ^ It is better 9 for me to die than to live. And God said to Jonah, ' Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd ? And he said, " I do well to be angry, " rccn unto death. 10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast "had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow ; which ' came up in a night, and II perished in a night: and should not I spare ° Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand per- sons P that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; land also much cattle ? ' Gen. 2. 4, &c. J ver. 7, 8. See ch. 1. 17. II Or, ptilnicrut. t Heb KikajoK. ver. 7. 9, 10. t Heb. rejoiced with great joy. Matt. 2. 10 iGk.). So ch. I. 10. \er. I (Heb.). 1 Or, silent. ^ See Jer. iS. 17. I Ps. 121. 6 (Heb). '"Amos 8. 13. II Or, Art thoH greatly angry ? ver. 3. 11 Or, / am greatly angry. " So Judg. 16. 16. 'i Or, scared. ver. II. t Heb. was the son of the night. See Gen. 17. 12 inarg. " Seech, i. 2. p See DeuL 4 Seech. 3.7. (£34) t Jer. 26. 18. 'MIC AH. Hab. 2. 20. ' See Ps. 5. 7 marg. ^ Isai. 26. 21. I. 'HP HE word of the Lord that came to >u>ou_t x i},i[ca.h ''the Morasthite "^in the • Jer.'26^i8. days of Jotham, Ahaz, a/iif Hezekiah, csrisliTi.i. kings of Judah, which he saw <* concern- Hos. 1. 1. ing ^ Samaria and Jerusalem, evc^s, 6.'' *f Hear, all ye people; 2 See jer. 23. s Hearken, O earth, and * all that t'Heb. therein is : ^p^'pulaU And ''let the Lord God be witness 0/ titem. against you, \\, '''"• "• i The Lord from "^ his holy temple. Soch. 3. 1,9. \Yox behold, the Lord cometh forth 3 & 6. I. 2. r I 1 ■ , SeeHos.s.i. OUt Of "" hiS plaCC, tHeb."//if'''' And will come down and ""tread fulness n upon the high places of the earth. Amos 6. s. And P the mountains shall be molten 4 See Jer. 8.16. under him, & 81'. 8. And the valleys shall be cleft, f SoPs. il. 4. ' As wax liefore the fire, Jonah 2. 7. And as the waters that are ■■ poured down ' a steep place. For " the transgression of Jacob is all 5 » Ps. IIS. 3- this, ° '^'h"],'!''' Israel. p Ps. 97. 5. What is the transgression of Jacob ? See judg. 5- is it not = Samaria ? So Isai. 64. And what arc ^ the high places of Ju- Amos 9. 5,13. dah ? arc they not Jerusalem ? Nahum i. 5. Therefore I will make ' Samaria ' as 6 H°a'b.''3.6, lo. a heap of the field, 2 Pet 3. 10, j^i^^ ^^ plantings of a vineyard : q See Ps. 68. And I will ^ pour down the stones J'y^^ 5_ thereof " into the valley, Ps. 63. '10 And '■ I will discover the foundations ff,\, thereof. Jer. 18. 21. j^]H(| all the graven images thereof 7 marg! ^^ ^ " shall be beaten to pieces, !j "«<;«■ Therefore I will ^ wail and howl, I will go ^ stript and ''naked : y Comp. Isai. 21. 3. & 22. 4. I will make a wailing like '^''the dra- ' J°=i,'- '' gons, And mourning as '= = the ' owls. 9 For " "^her wound is incurable ; For it is come unto Judah ; s He is come unto the gate of my f-^^^ p^ ^^ Job 12. 17, 19 ;Heb.). ^ Isai. 20.2 — 4. See I Sam. 19. 24. <= See Job 30. people, a'cn to Jerusalem. 19. 0 Isai 13 10 >> Declare ye // not at ' Gath, weep ye * "j„,;,^,„ not at all : oftitemvi. In the house of '''Aphrah 'roll thy- \grieim^h self in the dust. "^* °f '"'' 11 Pass ye away, "thou 'inhabitant of fSee jer. 15. Saphir, " ha\-ing thy shame naked : ^^j^^°-,^, ,g. The 'inhabitant of ' Zaanan came not s 2 Kin. 18. forth /// the mourning of ' Beth-ezel ; ^ci^m-p. He shall receive of you his standing, ^^"^^^-g^i^; 12 Forthe 'inhabitant of PMaroth 'iwait- n 2's'am. i ed carefully for good : f?si"r Sam. But ■'evil came down from the Lord 17-, 4- unto the gate of Jerusalem. j),Jt. "'' 13 O thou 'inhabitant of ^Lachish, bind 'Comp , , . , . f. . Josh. 18. 23. the chariot to 'the swift beast : iSam. 13.17. She is the beginning of the sin to the ^g^""^ ■'"■*• daughter of Zion : ' Or, thou I- or "the transgressions of Israel were est '"/aMy. found in thee. "D""- ■•• "■ 14 Therefore shalt thou give ^presents f Heb. .«- •to"Moresheth-gath: _ s^'j;r2i. The houses of "''Achzib shall he a. lie 13. to the kings of Israel. "^/^^ ^^'■'' 15 ""Yet will I'bring an heir unto thee, \^J;^^J'" O * inhabitant of " Mareshah : of flocks. 'He shall come unto v Adullam the ],J^;.^„„,^^_ glory of Israel. " Deut. 16. 16 ^Make thee bald, and »poll thee for pVov. 7. s. '' thy delicate children ; ?com^' "'' ^ Enlarge thy baldness "^as the eagle ; ex.°i5.'23. For d they are gone into captivity '^^llj^l' from thee. J"- 5. 3- & 30. 23 text, q So Job 35. 14 (Heb.). Ps. 37. 7. ' See Amos 3. C. "2 Kin. 18. 14, 17. 2 Chr. 32. 9. See Josh. 10. 3. ' See i Kin. 4- 28 marg. u ver, 5. » I Kin. 9. 16. 2 Kin. 18. 14—16. 1 Or, for. ver. 16. Gen. 20. 3, &C. « ver. i. D That is, A lie. Jer. IS- 18 (Heb.). » See Josh. 15. 44. " Comp. ch. 2. 4. " Or, The glory of Israel shall come, Sfic. Comp. i Sam. 22. 2. ^ See i Sam. 22. i. ' See Uai. 3. 24. i» See Job I. 20. Comp. i Cor. 11. 6. K ch. 2. 9 Heb.). See Prov. 19. 10. Comp. Lam. 4. 5. e tomp. Ps. 103. 5. Isai. 40. 31. ** Sec Amos 7. 11. (825) Chap. ii. i. MICAH. Chap. hi. 5. 16. II. About B.C. 730. • Ps. 36. 4. So Zech. 7. 10. Comp. Prov. 4. & 6. 14. Hos. 7. 6. ^ Gen. 31. 29. See Prov. 3. =7- «^SoIsai.5.8. I Or, d^/raitd, Hos. 12. 7 (Heb.). Mai. 3. 5. See Lev.6. 2. " So Jer. 8. 3- Comp. Amos 3. 2. ' So Jer. iS. II. ' Comp. Jer. 27. 12. « Amos 5. 13. >> Isai. 14. 4. Hab. 2. 6. * See Num. 21. 27. t Heb. ii'/M a latitcnta' Hon of In- jncniaiiotts. ^ Comp. ch. 1. 15. <0r, Instead of restoring. 1 Isai. 49. s (Heb.). "' So Deut. 32. 8. 9. Ps. 16. 5, 6. See Amos 7. 17- " Comp. Josh. 14. 2. fOr, Proplifsy not as they frophesy, Heb. Drop, b'c. ver. II. Amos 7. 16. See Isai. 55. 10. & Ezek. 20. 46. 0 See Amos 2. 12. V Comp. Ezek. 3. 26. Amos 8. n. 1 Or, shortened? Num. Ti. 23. Isai. 50. 2. & 59- I- *1 Comp. ver. 6, t Heb. upright ? So Ps. 58. I. & 75. 2. tHeb. yesterday. Ps, 90. 4. f Zech. II. 13 (Heb.). So Josh. 7. 21 (Heb). Jonah 3. 6. » Comp, 2 Chr. 28. 8. 1 Heb. ^oz'er against a garment. ch. I. j6. Woe to them "that devise iniquity, and work evil » upon their beds ! "When the morning is light, they prac- tise it, Because ''it is in the power of their hand. And they covet '■'fields, and take tkem 2 by violence ; And '^houses, and take f/tcin away : So they "oppress a man and his house, Even a man and his heritage. Therefore thus saith the Lord ; 3 Behold, against <* this family "= do I devise an evil, Trom which ye shall not remove your necks ; Neither shall ye go haughtily : E For this time is evil. In that day shall one i" take up 'a 4 parable against you. And lament * with a doleful lamenta- tion, And say, AVe be utterly spoiled : ^ He hath changed the portion of my people : ^ How hath he removed // from me ! "Turning away he hath divided our fields. Therefore thou shalt have none that s shall "' cast a cord " by lot In the congregation of the Lord. ""Prophesy ye not, say they to ihcm 0 that prophesy : PThey shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. O thou that art named the house of 7 Jacob, Is the spirit of the Lord 'straitened? "J Arc these his doings ? Do' not my words do good to him that walketh * uprightly ? ^ Even ' of late my people is risen up 8 as an enemy : Ye pull off '^' the robe ' with the garment ^ From them that pass by securely as men averse from war. ^The 'women of my people have ye 9 cast out from their "pleasant houses; * From their children have ye taken away " my glory for ever. Arise ye, and depart ; for this is not 10 " your rest : Because ^ it is polluted, it shall >' de- stroy you, even 7i'ith a ^ sore de- struction. * Num. 22. 5. It Or, wives. Gen. 4. 19. S;c. " See ' Ezck. 16. 14 (Heb.). Comp. ver. 8 (Heb.;. 'Deut. 12. 9. See Heb. 13. 14. ^ See Lev. 18. 25. So Amos 7. 17. J Eccles. ' Sec I Kin. 2. 8. If a man ' '' walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, '^saying, I will '' prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink ; <= He shall even be '^ the prophet of this people.' f I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee ; f I will surely s gather ^ the remnant of Israel ; I will put them together as the sheep of ' Bozrah, As s the flock in the midst of J their fold: '' They shall ' make great noise by reason oi the multitude ('/•'men. ■" The breaker is come up before them : They have broken up, and have pass- ed through the gate, and are gone out by it : And " their king shall pass before them, And ° the Lord on the head of them. I Or walk with ^the ivind, and lic/alsely. " Jer.^S- 13- "So Ezek, 13. 3. Hos, 9. 7, Comp. I Kin. 22. 22, 23. ch. 3. .s. « See Ex. 18. 4. d See ver. 6. « Comp. Jer. 5. 31. ' See ch. 4. 6. ^ Jer. 31. 10. ^ Seech. 4. 7, * See I Chr. I, 44. J Isai. 5. 17 (Heb.). ^ So Ezek. 34. Si- ft 36. 37, 38. ' Ps. 55. 2. "> Comp. Ps. 107. 16. Acts 2. 24. " Sec ch. 4. 7. Comp. Hns, 3. s. •^ So Isai. 52. And I said, => Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, ='And ye ^princes of the house of Israel ; <:/)■ // not for you ''to know judg- ment ? Who hate the good, and love the evil ; "^Who pluck oft" their skin from ofi" them, And their flesh from off their bones ; •= Who also '^ eat the flesh of my people. And flay their skin from oft" them ; And s they break their bones. And •> chop titcm in pieces, as for the pot. And ' as flesh within '^ the caldron. 1 Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them : '"He will even hide his face from them at that time. As they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. Thus saith the Lord concerning "°the prophets that make my people err, pThat bite with their teeth, and "icry. Peace ; And ■■ he that putteth not into their mouths. They even ^prepare war against him. III. B.C. 710. ^ ver. g. See ch. i. 2. ** See Isai. i. 10. ^ See Jer.5.5. So Ezek. 22. 6, 27. ■> See Ps. 82. 5- t- So Ezek. 34- 3- fSee Ps.14,4. i So Num. 24. 8. See Lam. 3,4. '' Lam. 4. 4 (Heb.)? ' Ezek. II. 3, K I Sam. 2.14. 1 See Prov. i. 28. •" See Deut. 31- 17- " Ezek. 13. 10. ^ Jer. 23. 13, 32- Comp. Isai. 9. 14,15. ch. 2, II. p So Matt. 7. IS- M See Jer. 6. 14. »■ So Amos 7. 12. ver. II. 'Sec J eel 3.9. (8z6) Chap. in. 6. MICAH. Chap. iv. ix. . ' So Isai. S. 20, 22. " Ezek. 12. 24. & 13. 23. t Heb. from a visioft. Heb. as Zech. 13. 4. t "H^h./rom divining: ^" See Deut. j8. 10. * See Amos 89. * Isai. I. 29. So Isai. 44. =S- Zech. 13. 4. I Lev. 13. 45. Ezek. 24. 17, 22. tHeb. Supper liji. * See Amos 8. n. * Comp. Job 32. 18. Jer. 6. II. l> Isai. 58. I (Heb.). So Ezek. 23. 36. ch. X. 5. - See ver. i. ** Acts 13. 10. ® Hab. z. 12. So Jer. 22. f Ezek. 22. 27. Comp. Zeph. 3. 3. t Heb. bloods. ch. 7. 2 (Heb.). See Hos. 4-2. E See Prov. 17. 23. & Ezek. 22. 12. So Isai. I. 23. & s^- "- ch. 7. 3. *^ See Jer. 6. 13- ' See ver. 5. So Ezek. 22. 25- >t So Isai. 48. 17 Rom. (Gk.). ■Heb. saying. Gen. 3- 5. ". "" So ch. 7. 13. ch. 4. 2. IV. ■* To ver. 3, ', 2. 2 — 4. Isai. Therefore 'night x/W/ be unto you, 6 " * that ye shall not have a vision ; And "it shall be dark unto you, '*that ye shall not ^ divine ; And ^"the sun shall go down over the prophets, And " the day shall be dark over them. Then shall the seers •''be ashamed, ^ and '■ '^ the diviners -'' confounded : Yea, they shall all >' cover their 'lips; For' ^ there is no answer of God. But truly ^ I am full of power by the 8 spirit of the Lord, And (j^ judgment, and of might, ^ To declare unto Jacob his trans- gression, I'And to Israel his sin. '^Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of 9 the house of Jacob, ■^ And princes of the house of Israel, That abhor judgment, and ''pervert all equity. 'They build up Zion ^with 'blood, 10 And Jerusalem with iniquity. sThe heads thereof judge for reward, n And '' the priests thereof teach for hire, And ^ ' the prophets thereof '•' divine for money : Yet will they ''lean upon the Lord, * and say, 1 Is not the Lord among us ? "" None evil can come upon us. Therefore "shall Zion "" for your sake 12 be plowed as a field, ""And Jerusalem shall become heaps, "And Pthe mountain of the house 1 as the high places of the forest. I. 22, 6cc. 1 So Jer. 7. 4. Comp. Amos 5. 14. Zeph. ™Jer. 23. 17. So Amos 9. 10. "Cited Jer. 26. 18. o See Ps. 79. i. So ch. i. 6. Matt. 24. 2. P So Q See Luke 13. 35. ^ But in the last days it shall come to pass, That the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be estabhshed in the top of the mountains. And it shall he exalted above the hills; And people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, 2 Come, and let us go up to the moun- tain of the Lord, And to the house of the God of Jacob ; And he will teach us of his ways, And we will walk in his paths : For the law shall go forth of Zion, And the word of the Lord from Je- rusalem. many ''SoPs.no.e. II Or, sytlies. And ''he shall judge anion people. And rebuke ■= strong nations afar off; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into "pruninghooks: Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more. <• But they shall sit every man under ■' s-.-e i Kin. his vine and under his fig tree ; = And none shall make them afraid f For the mouth of the Lord of hosts c see isai. hath spoken it. y- =■ . For ?all people will walk every one :o. in the name of his god, je';!'"'';^ And ''we will walk in the name of "SoZech. 10, 12. ' See Isai. 2. 4. =5. So Zech. 3.10. I Mace. 14. the Lord our God for ever and ever. ch. 6 'In that day, saith the Lord, ^will I Seekzek assemble ''"her that halteth, ... ^ Zeph. 3. 19. And ^ ' I will gather " her that is So Ezek. 34. driven out, » Gen. 32.31. And her that I have afflicted ; "ilur i 3 And I will make '""her that halted "a » Ps. 147. '2.' remnanc, ^^ ^^. ^^^^_ And her that was cast far off "^a strong 34. 4- O ch 2 T2. nation: ^lll And P''the Lord shall reign over * '■ 'S- them 1 in mount Zion Seejoei2.''3'2. ■■ From henceforth, even for ever. ^iS^^'^^i And thou, O tower of " ' the flock, So isai. 9, e. ■The strong hold of the daughter of qSeePi'2.6. Zion, & Heb. 12. ' Lfnto thee shall it come, even " the first dominion ; The kingdom shall come to daughter of Jerusalem. See Luke I \o^, Edar: the Gen. 35. 21]. ' ch. 2. 12. &S. 8. Comp. ch. 5. 4. & 7. 14 %vith C.int. 4. 4, ' See 2 Chr. 27^3. Now why dost thou cry out "aloud? "Is there no king in thee.-" '^ Is thy counseller perished ? . . For >■ pangs have taken thee as a wo- Dan.'"2^'44 man in travail. ' See job 36. ^ Be in pain, and ' labour to bring « So jer. s. forth, O daughter of Zion, ^like a g'^'^ hos. to woman in travail : 3- For now shalt thou go forth out oi ■, f^r.l'.l\. the city, and thou shalt dwell in Seeisai.13.8. 1 r ,1 Comp. the field. Rev. 12. 2. And ''thou shalt go arn to Babylon; ^Seejob38. "= there shalt thou be delivered ; '" 'sai. 39.6,7. ■: There the Lord shall redeem thee 22,%.'^^'"'^' from the hand of thine enemies. Now also '^'^many nations are gather- "Zech. 12. 3. ed against thee, js^T,.^""- That say, '' Let her be defiled, and "See'Ps.s4.7. „1 .. 11 v So Obad. 12. *= let our eye look upon Zion. ch. ^. lo. ;827) Chap. iv. 12. MICAH. Chap. vi. 2. f So Isai. 10. s'See Matt. 3. 12. i» Hos. 10. II (Heb.). See Isai. 21. 10. i Isai. 28. 27, 28 ;Heb.). J So Amos 6. See I Kin.22. II. k Dan. 2. 44. ' Lev. 27. 28 (Heb.). See Deut. 7. 26. *" So Isai. 23. 18. Zech. 14. 20. " See Obad. o Ps. 97. 5. See Josh. 3. 11. But 'they know not the thoughts of 12 the Lord, Neither understand they his counsel : For she shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. Arise and •''thresh, O daughter of 13 Zion : For I will make J thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass : And thou shalt '•'beat in pieces many people : And I will 'consecrate ""their gain unto the Lord, And " their substance unto ° the Lord of the whole earth. V. « So Hab. 3. 16 (Heb.). See Jcr. 5. 7. to See Deut. 20. 20. c See I Kin. 22. 24. J Cited Matt. 2. 6. See John 7. 42. » Ps. 132. 6. See Gen. 35. 19. f I Sam. 23. 23- See Judg. 6. 15- 8 See Heb. 7. 14- h Jer. 30. 21. So Isai. 55.4. Comp. Gen. 49. 10. Isai. 9. 6, 7. Zech. 9. 9. i Hos. 6. 3. k Ps. 90. 2. Prov. 8. 22, 23- See John 1. 1. Comp. ver. 4. t Heb. the days 0/ eternity. ch. 7. 14 (Heb.). J See Gen. 3. 15- ™ So ver. 7,8. .See ch. 4. 7. " See Isai. 7. ir'Or, rule. 0 Isai. 40. II. Zeph. 3. 13. So ch. 7. 14. See Ezelc. 34. 23- Comp. ch. 4. 8. P Zech. 9. 10. qSoPs. 72. 8. Isai. 52. 13. See Luke i. 32. r Deut.33.17. 1 Sam. 2. 10. Prov. 30. 4. Isai. 45. 22. 36. I, &c. Isai. 2. 2, 3. Josh. 13. 21, troops, O Now ^ gather thyself daughter of troops : He hath laid ^ siege against us : "^They shall smite the judge of Is- rael with a rod "^upon the cheek. ^But thou, '=Beth-lehem P^phra- tah, Though thoH be little among ^the thousands of sjudah, Yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ••ruler in Israel ; Whose ' goings forth have been '^ from of old, ^ from * everlasting. Therefore will he give them up, Until the time that 'she which tra- vaileth hath brought forth : Then "" the remnant of his brethren " shall return unto the children of Israel. And ''he shall stand and ""feed in the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord his God ; And they shall abide : For now p'^ may know "the righteous- ness of the Lord. " Wherewith shall I p come before the 6 Lord, A fid 1 bow myself before the "■ high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings. With calves * of a year old ? ^Will the Lord be pleased with thou- 7 sands of rams, (7r with ten thousands of 'rivers of oil? "Shall I give my firstborn /or my transgression. The fruit of my 'bodyy^/' the sin of my soul ? ^He hath shewed thee,"© man, what a is good ; And " what doth the Lord require of thee, But ''to do y justly, and to love y mercy, And to 'walk humbly ^with thy God? The Lord's voice crieth unto the q <* Isai. 5. 4. So Jer. 2. 5, 31- e So Isai. 43. 22, 23. Comp. Mai. 1. 13. f Ex. 12. 51. & 14. 30. & 20. 2. Dent. 4. 20. & 6. 12. Dan. 9 15. Amos 2. 10. See Hos. 12. 13. 8 2 Sam. 7.23. Hos. 7. 13. t Deul. 7. 8. & 13. 5. * Ex. 15. 20. ^ See Num. 22. 5. So Num. 23. ' See Num. 25. I. So Joel 3. 18. °» Josh. 4. 19. & 5. 9, 10. ■* See Judg. 5. 1 1 marg. 0 See Hos. 56. Comp. Heb. 10. 4. P Ps. 95. 2 marg. q See Ps. 57. 6. '■SeePs.92.8. Comp. Isai. 57. 15 (Heb.). t Heb. sons 0/ a year f See Ex. 12.5. » See I Sam. 15. 22. Comp. Prov. 15. 8. ' Job 20. 17 (Heb.). So Job 29. 6. "2 Kin. 3. 1^7. & 16. 3. &21. 6. & 23. 10. See Lev. 18. t Heb. hfliy. Job 19. 17 marg. » See Rom. z. I. ' So Deut. 10. 12. » Gen. 18.19. See Isai. i. '7- y So Jer. 9. 24. Hos. 12. 6. Zech. 7. 9. t Heb. ^ kufnble thyself ^i**? iva/k. " Prov. II. 2 (Heb.). » See Gen. 5. 22. 1 Or, thy name shall see ^ thai Tuhi'ch ts. b See Job 5. 12 marg. « Isai. 30. 27. <* Isai. 10. 5. & 30. 32. "Jer. 47. 7. 1 Or, Is there yet unto ^evcry man a house o/t/ie wicked, ^'c. f Comp. 2 Sam. 14. 19 (Heb.). t Heb. measure o/s leanness. 8 See Ps. io6. IK. h So Amos 8. 5. See Ezek. 45, 10. J Prov. 22. 14 (Ilcb.). D Or, .Shall I be pure with, &>€. Heb. as Job 15. 14. & 25. 4. Ps. 51. 4. It So Prov. II. I. Hos. 12. 7. 1 See Deut. 25. 13. city, And ' the man of ^ wisdom shall see ■= thy name : Hear ye '' the rod, and who <= hath appointed it. ' Are there yet the treasures of wick- lo edness in the house of the wick- ed, And the ' "^ scant measure that is ' abominable ? ' Shall I count them pure with the n wicked ''balances. And with ' the bag of ^ deceitful weights ? Foi- the ricli men thereof "> are full 0/ violence, And the inhabitants thereof " have spoken lies. And ° their tongue is p deceitful in their mouth. Therefore also will I ■ Hos. 4. 10. SoHagg. 1.6. See Lev. 26. 26. * So Hos. 5, 10 (Heb.). ' Amos g. i (Heb.). " Deut. 28. 38. 39. 40- So Hagg.i.6. ^ See Jer. 12. 13- « See 2 Chr. 28. 15. *SoZeph,i.i3. See Amos 5. II. JSeeHos-2.8. il Or, he doth 7nnch keep the, ^'c. 2 Sam. 22.24. Ps. t8. 23 in the Heb. ' I Kin. 16. 16, 25, 26. Comp. Hos. 5. II, * I Kin. 16. 30—33- & 21. 25, 26. 2 Kin. 21. 3. b ch. 7. 13. See 2 Kin. 22- 19. »0r, '^asio- nishment. *^ See 2 Chr. 29. 8. d Isai. 25. 8 (Heb.). Jer. 51. 51. Lam. 5. I. So Ezek. 34. 29. See Ezek. 32. 24. & Daii. 9. 16. *Woe is me! for I am as 'when VII. they have gathered "^the summer "^°J^'°i,/;^ fruits, gatherings As ^ the grapegleanings of the vin- "„,,/"'"' tage : ^i*^'- 32- lo- There is no "^ cluster to eat : ^^ Gen.' s. My soul desired ^ the firstripe fruit. ^Kmo% 3. 15, s The ' ^ good tnan is perished out of &>:• ,1 ^1 <^ See Amos the earth : s. i. And ' there is none upright among '' See judg. ' '' * 8. 2. & Isai. men : ,7 6. They all J lie in wait for blood ; ' ^ce Cant ''They hunt 'every man his brother 'See Hos. 9. ■" ivith a net. 6 So Isai. 57. 3 That they may do evil with both i- hands earnestly, \?J'mcrci/ui. "The prince asketh, and ""the judge i" See Ps. 12. asketh for a reward ; > So Ps. 14. i, And the great man, he uttereth 'Iiis/seePs 10 mischievous desire : p- So they ■! wrap it up. (HeT)! ^' ^^ & 4. iS. Comp. Jer. 5. 26. 1 So Isai. 9. 19. >" Hab. i. 15 — 17. " Comp. Ps. 82. I, 2, Hos. 4. 18. » See ch. 3. II. t Heb. pMc inischkf 0/ his soul. P Prov. 11. 6 (Heb.). See Ps. 52. 2. ■) So Isai. 5. 18 (Heb.). (829) 135 ClIAP. VII. 4. MICAH. Chap. vn. 20. r Prov. 15. 19 (Heb). See Ezek. 2. 6. Comp. 2 Sam. 23.6, 7. Nah. I. 10. Isai. 55. 13- ■ Isai. 5- 5 (Heb.). ' See Ezek. 33- 2- . " See Isai. 10. 3. ^ Isai. 22. 5. « See Jer. g. 4- « See Ps. 55. 13- >■ So Ps. 141. * Ezek. 22. 7. Matt. 10. 21. Luke 21. 16. Cited Matt. 10. 35. Luke 12. 53. » See Eph. 6. 2. ^ So 2 Tim. 3. 2, 3- ' Nah. 3. 6 (Heb). ■ICitedMatt. 10. 36. « Ps. 5- 3 (Heb.). ' So Lam. 3. 26 (Heb.). B Ps. 4. 3. •i Prov. 24. 17- 'Sojer.50.1 [. Lam. 4. 21. Ezek. 35. 15. Obad. 12. k See Ps. 37. 24. 1 So Ps. 112. 4-- See Ps. 107. 10. "■ See Ps. 27. I. " Jer. 10. 19. 0 Lam. 3. 3g. P See I Saiu. 24. 15. q Ps. 37. 6. 1 Or, Aytd thou ivilt sen her that is tttine enetrty, and cot'er her with shame. ' ver. S (Heb.). « So Ps. 35. 26. *SeePs.42.3. " See ch. 4. II. t Heb. she shall be for a treadhtg down. See Isai. 5.5. V 2 Sam. 22. w See Isai. 2. * ch. 6. 16 Hos. II. I The best of them is as ■■ a brier : 4 The most upright is sharper tlian ■■ ^ a thorn hedge : The day of thy ' watclimen ami " thy visitation cometh ; Now shall be their ^ perplexity. ■" Trust ye not in a friend, 5 Put ye not confidence in a "guide : Keep y the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For ^^'nhe son <=dishonoureth the 6 father, ^The daughter riseth up against her mother, ^The daughter in law against her mother in law; ''''A man's enemies arc the men of his own house. Therefore I will "^loGk unto the Lord; 7 I will fwait for the God of my salvation: s My God will hear me. '^ ' Rejoice not against me, O mine 8 ■■ enemy : I'kWhen I fall, I shall arise ; ' When I sit in darkness, ™ the Lord shall be a light unto me. ° I will bear the indignation of the 9 Lord, ° because I have sinned a- gainst him, Until he p plead my cause, and exe- cute judgment for me : 1 He will bring me forth to the light, anilY shall behold his righteousness. "Then ■'she that is mine enemy shall 10 see //, and ^ shame shall cover her Which said unto me, 'Where is the Lord thy God ? " Mine eyes shall behold her : Now * shall she be trodden do^\Tl '^ as the mire of the streets. "/« the day that ^ thy x walls are to m be built, III that day shall ^ the decree be far removed. "■/// that day also he shall come even 12 to thee ^ From Assyria, ' and ^from >> the for- tified cities, 43. Ps. 18. 42. Zcch. g. 3. So Zech. lo. 5. Mai. 4. 3. , II. * Comp. Amos 9. 11, 14. y Prov. 24. 31. Isai. 5. 5. ver. 13? a Comp. Isai. ti. ii, 16. & 19. 23, 24. & 27. 13. Zcch. 10. 10. II Or, evin to. ^ See Isai. 37. 25. And from ^ the fortress even to <= the eJ'Jj 3^;"- 2 Sam. 10. i6 [marg.]. •i See Zech. 9. 10. I Notwithstanding the land <= shall be that it desolate because of them that dwell river. And from ''sea to sea, and/zv/w moun- tain to mountain. hath been. e See ch. 6. 16. f So ch. 3. 12. 8 Isai. 3. 10. therein, fFor s the fruit of their doings, ' Feed thy people with thy rod, '■the Jer. 21? 14. xj 1 f ..1 ■ 1 V "Or, Rule. flock of thine heritage, see Ps. 28. 9. ' ^Vl^ich dwell solitarily /;/ ^ the wood, ^^^^- *■ Isai. 65. 10. ch. 4. 8. in the midst of ' ™ Carmel : Let them feed /// '"Bashan and '"Gi lead, as in °° the days of old. PAccording to the days of thy comins out of the land of Egypt P Will I shew unto him marvellous fjer. 50. 19. things. So Nah, I. 4. The nations 1 shall see and be con- founded at all their might : They shall ^ lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall deaf. = They shall lick the dust 'like a serpent. They shall move out of ^ their holes '« ,-,11 r \ 1 Comp. like ' worms of the earth : jer. 23. 7, 8. "They shall be afraid of the Lord •;Soisai.26. our God, And shall fear because of thee. ' See Jer. 49. 31- Comp. E.\. 33. 16. ^ So Isai. 37. 24 (Heb). ' See Josh. 19. 26. & Isai. 10.18. " See Ps. 22. 12. , oNum. 32. I. be Cant. 4. I. Zech. 10. 10. "'> ch. 5. 2 marg. I> Ps. 78. 12. See Isai. 11. '■ Job 21. 5. & 40. 4. See Judg. 18. 19. s See Ps. 72.9. ' Gen. 3. 14. Isai. 65. 25. Comp. ^Who is a God like unto thee, >'that pardoneth iniquity. And ^^passeth by the transgression of Jer. 46- 22- =>!' the remnant of his heritage ? Ps^^i's.'^s'' ' "^ He retaineth not his anger for ever. Because ^ he delighteth in mercy. = He will turn fhe in the Heb. I Or, •:efing again, compassion upon us ; s He will subdue our iniquities ; And '''thou wilt cast all their ' into the depths of the sea. ^ Thou wilt perform the truth will have ''%••«'■ ^ Dcut. sms to Jacob, ham, ^ ' Which thou hast sworn unto our 7-„8. fathers from ■" the days of old. It. 32. . (Heb.y » Hos. 3. 5 (Heb.). Seejer. 33.9. ^ See Ex. 15. y i.x. 34. 7 (Heb.). and ''the mercy to Abra- Seejel:. 31, 34- * See Amos ^ So Jer. so. I* ch. 4. 7. & 5. (3), 7, 8. .See Joel 2. 32. Comp. Acts lo. 41. » See Ps. 103. 9. "Seejer. 9.24. « Ps. 80. 14 (Heb.). Sojer. 12. 15. Zech. i. 3. Her. 12. IS. & 31. 20. Zech. 10. 6. s So Rom. 6. 14. b See Isai. 38. 17. ' So Jonah 2. 3. ^ Luke i. 72, 73. ' Ps. 105. g, 10. "' See Jer. 46. 26. {830) N A H U M. fu- I. =''nPHE burden of ^ Nineveh. The ^Ateut J, i^qqJ. Qf (i^g vision of Nahum the • Hab/i. i. <:Elkoshite. Zech.9. 1. idQo^ /j jealous, and <=die Lord re- 2 Mai. II. ■ vengeth ; 2s.°& isal' ^' The Lord revengeth, and * is J ch''2. 8. '^'o^s ; &3. 7. The Lord will take vengeance ^on lee jonah^i. ^is adversaries, 5; And g he reserveth kvv?//; for his Comp. ver. 8. « Comp. enemies. tOrTAe^ Thc LoRD ts ^^ slow to angcr, and 3 LoKD is a ' great in power, wTr?''' And I' will not at all acquit t/ie ve»g-e>\&'c. 7i Jiidg. 6. 26 marg. ^ Or, strength. Isai. 23. 4. & 25. 4. Dan. 11. 31. cli. 3, II. * So Ps. I. 6. Wisd. 4. I. John 10. 14, 27. i Cor. 8. 3, 2 Tim. 2. 19. ** See Ps. 2. 12. 8 But with =an overrunning flood he ^d.! an. II. 10, place thereof, And darkness shall pursue his enemies. will fmake an utter end of sthe Jeic'an'g. 26. ' ver. 9. See Jer. 4.27. ^''Comp.ver.i. ^\^lat '^ do ye imagine against the |^^]fp_.^J, Lord ? fHe 'ivill make an utter end : Affliction shall not rise up 'the second time. For while they be "^ folden together '(?.; thorn.s, And ■" while they be drunken as drunkards, "They shall be devoured as stubble jf^, "" fully dry. ^^-^ ^ There is one come out of thee, •'"that 5. imagineth evil against the Lord, '° A wicked counselled Thus saith the Lord ; " Though they be p quiet, and likewise • H":^: « many, o/Beiiai. Yet thus 1 shall they be 'cut down, SeeDeut.13. when he shall ■■ ])ass through. So ver. 15. = Though I have afflicted thee, I will |h°yi^uid afflict thee no more. PaT^v^" For now ' will I break his voke from Jshouw'' SeeProv. 21. 30- * So I Sam. 3. 12. t So Job 8. 17 (Heb.). 1 Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 6. Isai. 27. 4. Mic. 7. 4. See Ps. iiS. 12. ' So Jer. 25. omp. ch. 3. ^ Jer. 12. 6. o 2 Kin. 19. 22, 23. Comp. ver. 15. off thee. And ' will burst thy bonds in sunder. And the Lord hath given a com- mandment concerning thee. That "no more of thy sown : ' Out of the house of thy gods will I they have been many, and so slwuld they hej-'e been shorn, and , he should name be /mve passed a7vay. PGen. 34.21. *l2Kin. 19.35. cut off the graven image and the g^.'^s^*"™" molten image : f==^^. ^ ^ I " will make thy grave ; for "' thou art Dan.' n'. lo, vile. rer^.^3.^^ Behold "upon the mountains vthe i" '"°''^' feet of him that bringeth good ',^|j."'^- tidings, that publisheth peace. 'Jer. 2. 20. O Judah, ' keep thy solemn feasts, comp.*' '^ perform thy vows : 'f*^'- 9^ ■•■ For '°the wicked shall no more "pass " see Ps. through thee; J'^er'^is. ' He is utterly cut off. = k.'"- '9- 37- * Job 40. 4. » See Isai. 52. 7. r Cited Rom. lo. 15. \'RA./east. Zech. 14. 16, 18, 19. • See Num. 30. 2. & Jonah 2. 9. t Heb. Belial. See 2 Sam. 23. 6. So ver. 11. » See Joel 3. 17- (831) 105—2 Chap. ii. i. NAHUM. Chap. hi. 6. 'He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face : ■^Keep the munition, ''watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. ^^ For the Lord hath turned mvay " = the excellency of Jacob, As the excellency of Israel : For sthe emptiers have emptied them ' out, And >> marred their vine branches. The shield of his mighty men is 3 •'made red, j The valiant men arc "' in scarlet : The chariots shall be with '' flaming 'torches in theday of his preparation. And the fir trees shall be ""terribly shaken. | " The chariots shall "" rage in the 4 \ streets. They shall ° justle one against an- other in the broad ways : ' They shall seem like torches. They shall "run like the lightnings. He shall recount his " worthies : s pThey shall stumble in their walk ; They shall make haste to the wall thereof, And the ' defence shall be prepared. "■ The gates of the rivers shall be 6 opened, And the palace shall be " ^ dissolved. And " " Huzzab shall be " '' led away 7 captive, she shall be brought up, And her maids shall lead her as with the voice of " doves, " Tabring upon their breasts. But y Nineveh is " of old like ^ a pool s of water : Yet ^ they shall flee away. Stand, stand, ^ shall they ery ; but none shall " " look back. Take ye the spoil of silver, take the o spoil of gold : ' For there is none end of ^ the store and glory out of all the 'pleasant furniture. "=She is empty, and void, and f waste : 10 And sthe heart melteth, and ''the knees smite together, And ''■much pain is in all loins, A.nd •' the faces of them all gather blackness. ' Isai. 3?. 14. & 59. 11. * Ps. 68. 25 (Heb.). Conip. Luke 23. 27. 7 See ch. i. i. II Or, from the days that skc hath been. * Eccles. 2. 6. "^ Comp. Ps. 58. 7. b See Ex. 18. 4. U Or, cause them to turn, •= See Jer. 46. 5, 11 Or, attd their iujinitc store, &^c. ch. 3. 9. ** See Kzek. 43. II, t Heb. vessels 0/ desire. See Dan. 11. 8. * Comp. Zeph. 2. 13—15. f So Isai. 24. i. K Ps. 22. 14. Isai. 13. 7. So Ps. 107. 26. Sec Josh. 2. II. *' Dan. 5. 6. * Isai. 21. 3. So Ps. 69. 23. See Isai. 13. 8. * See Joel 2. 6. II. 1 Or, • The disjterser, or, ^ham- mer. » I Sam. 14. 34- Prov. 5. 16. l»Prov.25. iS. See Jer. 51. 20. « So Jer. 51. 12. ch. 3. 14. Comp. Jer. 46. 3, 4. •' Jer. 48. 19 (Heb.). <'•' Comp. Isai. 10. 12. lOT,'thepride 0/ Jacob as the pride 0/ Israel, « See Amos 6. 8. f Isai. 13. II (Heb.). K See Isai. 19. 3. Comp. Hos. 10. I. ^ Comp. Ps. 80. 12. Isai. 5. I— s. ' Ex. 23. 5, &c. So Isai. 63. 2. I Or, dyed scarlet. ■^ So Lam. 4.5. II O-!, fiery torches. ' Heb. not as ver. 4. •"SuZech. 12. 2(Heb.). " Comp. ch. 3. 2. "" See Jer. 25. 16. **SeeJoel2.9. iHeb. tlu'ir sho-xO. tOi^gallants. See ch. 3. iS. P Jer. 46. 12. tHeb. covering, or, ^coverer. I Ezek. 28. 14, 16 (Heb.). rSo Isai. 45. 1. II Or, Tilotteii. See Josh. 2. 9. » Isai. 14. 31. II Or, ^that which was esia- biished, or, iliere was a stand made. * Gen. 28. 12 (Heb.). " Comp. Jer. 25. 26 note k, and places there cited. II Or, discovered. Lam. 4. 22 text. ^ Lam. 4. 22 marg. Where is the dwelling of ' the lions. And the feeding place of the '""young lions, Where '"the lion, a-en '"""the old lion, walked. And '"the lion's whelp, and "none made them afraid ? 'pThe lion did tear in pieces enough 1 for his whelps. And strangled for his "■ lionesses, And P filled his holes ^with prey, And his dens itnth ravin. ' Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts. And " I will burn smoke, And the sword young lions : Ami I will cut off earth, And the voice of " thy messengers shall no more be heard. her chariots in the shall devour ' thy ' thy prey from the ' Job 4. 10, 11. Jer. 2. 15. & 51- 38. See Jer. 4. 7. Comp. Isai. 15. 9. •" Isai. 5. 29. ° Gen. 49. 9. 0 See Isai. 17. 2. PComp.Ezek. 19. 6. 1 Hab. 2. 13 (Heb.). See Jer. 51. 58. ^ Ezek. 19. 2. = ver. 13. ch. 3. I. So Ps. 76. 4. ' ch. 3. 5. So Ezek. 29. 3- See Ezek. 30. 22. " Comp. Ps. 46. 9. ' 2 Kin. 19. 9. '3- Woe to the ' ^ bloody city 1 It is all full (j/'lies and robbery ; ''The prey departeth not ; 2 The noise of a whip, and "^the noise of the rattling of the wheels. And of the '' pransing horses, and of the •" jumping chariots. 3 The horseman lifteth up both ' the bright sword and fthe glittering spear : And s there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases ; And there is none end of their corpses ; they stumble upon their corpses : 4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured '' harlot, ' The ^ mistress of ' witchcrafts, That selleth nations through ^ her whoredoms. And families through her ' witch- crafts. 5 ■" Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts ; And " I will discover thy skirts upon thy face. And ""I will shew the nations thy nakedness, And the kingdoms "Pthy shame. 6 And PP I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and q make thee vile, And will set thee as ■'a gazing-stock. So Mai. 2. 9. r So ver. 7 (Heb.). Comp. Heb. 10. 33. III. t Heb. "city 0/ bloods. * See Ezek. 22. 2, 3. So Hab. 2.12. '^ See ch. 2. 12. c Ezek. 3. 12, 13 (Heb). So Jer. 47. 3. Comp. ch. 2. 4. ■■ So Judg. 5. 22. ^ Joel 2. 5 (Heb.). t Heb. the fiattte o/the S'xt'ord, and f the light- 7ii7tg ojf the spear. fHab. 3. II. So Deut. 32. 4t. Ezek. 21. 10, 15, 28. Zech. 9. 14. Luke II. 36 (Gk.J. s Comp. 2 Kin. 19. 3S. t So Rev. 1 7. 2. & 18.3. ' Comp. Isai. 47.9,12. Rev. iS. 23. '' So 1 Sam. 28. 7 (Heb.). 1 See Mic. 5. 12. >n See ch. 2. '3- 1 See Isai. 3. 17. & Jer. 13. 22. " So Hab. 2. 16. P Jer. 13. 26. PPSoMal.2.3. 1 Mic. 7. 6 (Heb.). (83O Chap. hi. 7. NAHUM. Chap. hi. 19. * Comp. Jer. 51. g. Rev. 18. 10. ' See ch. I- I. " Isai. 51. 10 (Heb.). Jer. 15. 5- ^ So Lam. i. 2, 9, 16, 17, 21. * So Amos 6. 2. DOr, ^ nourishing^ * See Jer, 46. 25- tHeb. No A vton. y Ezek. 29. 3. & 30. 12 in the Heb. * See I Kin. 21. 23. * See Ezek. 32. 2. " Comp. Dan. II. 43. « See Zeph. 3. JO. *^ ch. 2. 9 (Heb.). « See Ezek. 27. 10. f See 2 Chr. 12. 3. t Heb. in thy fielp. Ps. 35. 2. 8 Comp. Isai. 19. 4. & 20. 3, 4. & 37-.9- n Isai. 13. 16. Hob. 13. 16 (Heb.). See 2 Kin. 8. 12. * See Lam. 2. 19. i'SeeJoel3.3. I Ps. 149. 8 (Heb.). ™ Jer. 25. 27. So Jer. 25. 1 7. Comp. Ps.7S- 8. Isai. 29. 9. & 51- 17- Obad. 16. Or comp. ch. i. Comp. Hab. i. Jer. 51. 30. And it shall come to pass, that all they that ■■ look upon thee ^ shall flee from thee, and say, ' Nineveh is laid waste : " who will bemoan her? ^ Whence shall I seek comforters for thee > "Art thou better than "populous "No, That was situate among ythe rivers, that had the waters round about it, Whose ^rampart ti'as ^the sea, and her wall ivas from ^ the sea ? ^ ■= Ethiopia and '' Egypt were her strength, and <* it was infinite ; = Put and ^ f Lubim were * thy helpers. 6 Yet 7t'as she carried away, she went i into captivity : '^Her young children also were dashed in pieces ' at the top of all the streets: And ^ they cast lots for ' her honour- able men, And all her great men were bound 'in chains. "Thou also shalt be drunken: thou i shalt be hid. Thou also shalt seek "strength be- cause of the enemy. All thy strong holds sha// be °like Pfig i trees with the firstripe figs : If they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. Behold, thy people in the midst ofi thee 1 ■■ arc women : The gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies : The fire shall devour thy 'bars. o See ch. I. 7. P See Hos. 9. ic 0 Rev. 6. 13. So IsaL 34. 4. 1 See Isai. 19. 16. "^ See ^ Draw thee waters for the siege, 'for- ' c^np. tify thy strong holds : 3, 30!^" ^' Go into clay, and tread " the morter, fj,";*^'"^- ♦'• make strong the brickkiln. There shall the fire devour thee ; The sword shall cut thee off. It shall eat thee up like " the canker- worm : ' Seech. 2. i. " Hab. 3. IS (Heb). " See Joel I. 4- ^ Comp. Ezek. 27. 23, 24. Make thyself many as " the canker- ' Or, worm, '^'-""^"' Make thyself many as " the locusts. Thou hast multiplied " thy merchants above the stars of heaven " The cankenvorm ' " spoileth, and flieth away. himself. 1 Chr. 14. 9, I3. ' Hos. 7. I. ^ Rev. 9. 7 1 Comp. 2 yam. I. 10. ; Kin. II. 12. 2 Chr. 23. II ^ Thy crowned are as " the locusts, ^" '•"= ^'''- — ' thy y captains as =^the great oni"' ^'' ''^ ^ So Amos 7. I. " See Ps. 76. 5. *> Comp. Jer. so. 18. and 4. 3- 6 grasshoppers. Which camp in the hedges in the cold But when the sun ariseth they flee fl^^- 3'/. 3 , J u Or, vaiiaKt away, ones. And their place is not known where (H^t)! they are. " Jer. i< Thy shepherds ^ slumber, '' O king of ^^nXf Assyria : thy " "= nobles shall <• dwell " a^b.i. 8 in the dust: s"e jer. 50. Thy people "= is scattered upon the )i """""s- -' ' '. ^ Comp mountams, and ' no man gathereth i Kin. 22. 17. than. \nih)^' '* There is no * healing of s thy bruise ; Jer. 49. s. h thy wound is grievous : ^■^rtnkih.g. All that hear ■ the bruit of thee ^ shall '■ See Jer. 6. clap the hands over thee : ^''seejer. 10. For 'upon whom hath not thy wicked- goMic. i ness passed continually ? Comp. ' Jer. 30. 13— 15- 1 Hab. 3. 2 ' (Heb.). See Jer. lo. 22 (Eng.). k Ps. 47. i. So Zeph. 2. 15. [See Job 27. 23. 1 Comp. Isai. 37. 18 — 20. (833) f Comp. Bel and Dragon ver. 33—39- HABAKKU K. I. About B.C. 626. * See Nahum I. I. *> Ps. 13. I. So Ps. 89, 46. Comp. Jer. 9. I — 6. c Lam. 3. 8. d Job 19. 7 (Heb.). « ver. 5. See Mic. 6. 12. f Ps. 55- 9, 10 (Heb.). K ch. 2. 17. See Hos. 7. 13- h Gen. 45. 26. Ps. 77. 2 in the Heb. See Lam. 2. 18. i So ver. 13. Ps. 94. 3- See Jer. 12. i. k See Ps. 22. 12. 11 Or, ivrested. So Isai. 27.1. 1 Comp. Isai. 29, 14. Cited Acts 13. 41. •" Isai. 2g. 9. See Jer. 4. 9. " See Jer. 5. II [Fulfilled, 2 Chr. 36. 6]. 0 See Isai. 23. '3; . P Isai. 32. 4 marg. PP .Soch. 2.5. tHeb. breadths. 1 ch. 2. 6. <1Q Cant. 6. 4, 10 only. 11 Or, From thciit sluill proceed the jiidgmcttt of these, and the captivity of t/use. r Gen, 49. 3. See Job 13. II. «SoJer.4.i3. * See Cant. 4. 8. Comp. Dan. 7. 6. t Hfth. sharp, Prov. 27. 17. " Jer. 5. 6 text. Zeph. 3. 3. » See Nah. 3. 18. Job 9. s6. =1 '"PHE burden which Habakkuk -1- the prophet did see. O Lord, ^ how long shall I <^ cry, and 2 thou wilt not hear ? Even'^^ cry out unto thee ^"^^ violence, and thou wilt not save ? Why dost thou shew me 'iniquity, 3 and cause me to behold ' griev- ance? For E spoiling and '='' violence rt'rtf be- fore me : And there are thut raise up 'strife and contention. Therefore the law 'Ms slacked, and 4 judgment doth never go forth : For 'the wicked doth i^ compass about the righteous ; Therefore " wrong judgment proceed- eth. ^Behold ye among the heathen, and 5 regard, and "Mvonder marvel- lously : For / will work a work in your days, Which ye will not believe, though it be io\A you. For lo, " " I raise up ° the Chaldeans, 6 that bitter and p hasty nation, PP Which shall march through the 'breadth of the land, PP To possess the dwelling places 'ithat arc not theirs. They are 11 terrible and dreadful : 7 'Their judgment and their 'dignity shall proceed of themselves. ^ Their horses also are swifter than s ' the leopards. And are more t fierce than "the even- ing wolves : And their horsemen shall ^ spread them.selves. And their horsemen shall come ''from far; ''They shall fly as ^the eagle y thai hasteth to eat. They shall come all for violence : 1 Or, The •'Their faces shall sup up as the east "ff/i^f,"^ wind, faies, ific. And they shall gather =" the captivity y^'j^.j i/'^// b as the sand . '","* ' ''^"'"''^ 1 11 rr 11* the east. And they shall scoff at the kings, t Heb. the And the princes shall he a scorn unto f/t'"ii%,s them: ^toiuardtlu ■^They shall deride every strong hold; zEzek, u. i. For ^ they shall heap dust, and f 4°- 6. , . -' ' & 45. 7, &c. take It. » Isai. 20. 4. Then shall ' his mind change, and he ^l^j.^^- '° ^ See Josh. II. 4. t= Comp. Kah. 3. 12. ^ Comp. Jer. 32. 4. Job 4. 15 * See Isai. s. 26. » See Deut. 28. 49. jSo shall pass over, and f offend, e Imputing this his power unto his god. 12 '' ^r/ thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? } seeHos. 5. ' we shall not die. 's- O Lord, "^thou hast ordained them Dan.Ti. 38. for judgment ; Tlo Deut And, O ' mighty God, ^ thou hast 33- 27. ' established them for correction. ^'^'2^' 13 Thou art of purer eyes than to ' be- & 102. 24. , , , ., ^ •' See Lam. 5. hold evil, 19. And canst not look on "iniquity : kcomp^' ''' ™ Wherefore lookest thou upon them isai. lo. 5—7. '"" that deal treacherously, s" De;it2. And "boldest thy tongue when the 4. wicked devoureth vthc man that is /,nmded. more righteous than he ? fps'ee^iS. 14 And makest men as pp the fishes of Lam. 3. 36 ,1 in the Heb. the sea, so Ps. 35. 17. As 1 the " creeping things, that have Comp. no ruler over them ? 1 orf ^' 15 "-They take up all of them with nhe ^Jf^'"""- angle, isai. 10. i They catch them in their 'net, and lfso'jer.i2.i. gather them in their '" drag : ;;=■■• 4- Therefore they rejoice and are glad. {nch% 16 ^ Therefore they sacrifice unto their ^p^'^f'^^J;"' 'net, and "burn incense unto their (Heb.). "finer- PComp. "■'rag , E^ek. 30, ,j. Because by them their portion is fat, S" ^°'^- 4- 3- and their meat ' 'plenteous. ' Zech, * See Prov. 6. 15. Comp. Isai. 21, 5 — 9. >* See Isai. 42. 22. c So Isai. 33. 1. See Chad. 15. ^ Jer. 50. 10. « ver. 17. t Heb. bloods, ver. 12, 17. See Hos. 4. 2. f Rather as Joel 3. 19. Obad. 10. So ver. 17. 8 Woe to him that "coveteth an evil j^!;°'Jf, covetousness to his house, iOt, gaineth That he may set •> his nest ' on high, "i^Z'.'f''".; that he may be delivered from the (Heb.). + r •! I *• Jer. 49. 16. ' power of evil ! obad. t Thou hast consulted shame to thy s° '^"'"- ==■*• house Job 39. 27. By cutting oft" many people, 'u^^l 13, And hast ^ sinned against thy soul. m- For 'the stone shall cry out of the o/th^taud. wall, Isai. 49. 16. Prov 20 2 And the " beam out of the timber So ProV. 8. ' shall ' answer it. g;„p. Num. 16. 38. Woe to him "that buildeth a to\vn Comp"'"'"' with • blood, P,^"- 5- 5- . . . " Or, And stablisheth a city " by ini- fiece, or, nuitV ' /listening. 4""-y • II Or, witness Behold, is it not of the Lord of "gainst it. , . " See Mlc. 3. hosts 10. That " the people shall labour " in the \^^^; ver)' fire, SeeNah.3.1. And " the people p shall weary them- "Heb.)''" '^ selves " ° for very vanity ? " See Nah. 2. For 1 ■■ the earth shall be filled ' with J soisai. 55. ithe knowledge of ''the glory of the ?; Lord, jer. 12. 13. 1 As the waters cover the sea. 'in lain ? *i Isai. II. 9. Woe unto him = that giveth his neigh- i or', Vy ''' bour drink, w/«.s- . ,1 , t/ic glory of That ' puttest thy " bottle to him, and tiu- lord. "makest him drunken also, jc^?'??.'?. " That thou mayest look on their na- See ver. 5. , J , * So I Sam. 2. kedness ! 36 marg. Thou art filled ' 7vith ™ shame for " s« H05. , 7- 5. glory : » comp. "Drink thou also, and let thy foreskin Lam.'^4. 2^ be uncovered : ' Pr. »">ri "The cup of the Lord's right hand ILn^^ shall be turned unto thee, C'S'^x- u And y shameful spumg shall be on thy ^ See jer. as. glol")'- . rComp. For fthe violence of ^Lebanon shall is.ii. 28. s. . 1 * Comp. cover thee, isai. 14. 8. And "the spoil of beasts, which made /z''serch''i'3 them afraid, ■^Because of men's blood, and/c>r "^the violence of the land, = Of the city, and of all that dwell therein. • isai. 44. 10. Comp. Jer. 2. 8, II. ^ What profiteth the graven image '^ is^i. 9. is. that the maker thereof hath gra- y, i"' '°' ' ven it ; The molten image, and '' a teacher 25." " r , • t Heb. tite 01 lies, fashioner of That * the maker of his work tnisteth f/-j('^f"^^';, therein, to make "^ dumb idols ? see Ps.'us's! Zech. 10. 2. See Rom, i. (835) Chap. ii. 19. HABAKKUK. Chap. hi. 17. <* Jer. 10. 14. S0Ps.135.17. «SeePs.ii.4. So Mic. I. 2. + Heb. fi.V silent all the earth before him. 1 See Amos 6. 10. e Zeph. I. 7 (Heb.). Zech. 2. 13. III. * Ps. 102, title. See Ps. 72. 20. BOr. , according to I variable songs or, Woe unto him that saith to the wood, 19 Awake ; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach ! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, And ^ there is no breath at all in the midst of it. But •= the Lord is in his holy temple : 20 ' Let E all the earth keep silence be- fore him. ^ A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet " upon Shigionoth. O Lord, I have heard ' '' thy speech, = and '^ was afraid : O Lord, " ^ revive ■= thy work in the ,„„^,„,, midst of the years, tmies, called jj^ the midst of the years make in HehreTv^ , Shigionoth. KnOWn J litii'^' '' ^ ^" wrath remember mercy. thy rej'ort, God Came from ' s Teman, 3 or, thy hear- ^^^ h the Holy One from mount Pa- See Nah. 3. ran. Selah. b'comp. His glory covered tlie heavens, ch. 1. 5— II. And the earth was full (/his praise. •^ s'o ve/ie. And ' his brightness was as the 4 See Jer. 23. Ug^t ; II Or, ■!>»•(- He had 'horns coming out of his serz'e alive. , , d Ps 85. 6. nana : See Ps. 71. j^nd J there 7vas the hiding of his 20. e See Ps. 90. power. f So Ps ^ Before him went the pestilence, 5 10°, '''"■'' And "''burning coals went forth "at tlie south. 1 • r ^ See Josh. 12. nis icet. , , , 3. He stood, and measured the earth : 6 8 See I Chr. j^^ beheld, and " drove asunder the b Se^e Deut. nations ; ?See Ezek. And °the everlasting p mountains were Jo7' scattered, bright beams fhc perpetual P hills did bow: "s'ide '" His ways are everlasting. J See Zeph. J 5^^ {he tcnts of 'iCushan 'in ''af- ■, k'comp. fliction : Ex.' .'2'.' II', ^"'^ tli^" curtains of the land of ' Mi- 30. ' dian did tremble. sI'T's"^^' "Was the Lord displeased against 8 I '^- +1 " the rivers ? II ol', ' ' Was thine anger against " the rivers ? 'du^^'ei " ^^«-f thy wrath against the sea, Deut. 32. 24. That "thou didst ride upon thine 8.^6? also'' horses and ' thy chariots of salva- t^'W „ tion? "' See Job i8. XI. " See 2 S.im. „ ^ », , ^ /»t , \ 22 33 marg. " Gen. 49. 26. So Deut. 33. 15. Ezek. 36. 2 (Heb.). p Comp. Ps. 114. 4- Isai. 64. 3. Nah. i. 5. See Mic. i. 4. 1 Or, Ethiopia. See Zeph. 3. 10. 1 Judg. 3. 8? I Or. under ' affliction, or, 'vanity. r Job 5. 6. Jer. 4. 15. 'Isai. 41. 20 ' See Judg. 6. I. " Comp. Ps. 114. 5. » Ps. 93. 3 (Heb ) ' So Deut. 33. 26, 27. Ps. 18. 10. Ps. 68. 4, 17. & 104 3. Isai. 19. I. & 66. 15. Comp. ver. 15. Rev. 6. 2. I Or, thy chariots were salvation ? o ^ Thy bow was made quite naked, ' So Ps. 7. 12. .* . , , r 1 -1 Lam. 2. 4. y According to the oaths of the tribes, & ,. 12. even thy \soxA. Selah. ^ See Luke i. ' 2 1'hou didst cleave the earth with «'(>. Thou ,, . didst cleave rivers. the rivers 10 ^The mountains ''saw thee, and ''they 0/ the earth. , , J ^ « Ps 74. 15. trembled : & 78. 15, 16. The overflowing of the water pass- g';*^'^^; j"; ed by : '^ The deep uttered his voice, And ^ lift up his hands on high. * So Ex. 19. 16, i8. Judg. 5.4,5. „, ■ , r -1, • Ps. 68. 7, 8. [I "= The sun and moon stood still m &77. ,8. Uheir habitation : ^Ps"'77'!',6 "At the light of s thine arrows they (Hcii.).' ° i^SoPs.gs. 3. went, d Ex. ,4 22. And at ' the shining of thy glittering i°^ 3- '6. spear. Ex. 15. s. 12 J Thou didst march through the land \l''f- '°- in indignation, 'Comp. Thou didst ''thresh the heathen in \%^\ri{ine anger. ".IJS in ,3 J Thou wentest forth for the salvation '^theUgh" of thy people, _ ?soPs.77. Even for salvation with ' thine an- 17 (Heb.). . , J •i Josh. 10.11. Omted ; See 2 Sam. "• Thou woundedst the head out of "■ 's. the house of the wicked, ver. 5! ° By ' discovering the foundation un- ' ^'='= '^»'''""> to ° the neck. Selah. J Comp. ,4 Thou didst strike through with his ^^f^' '°- *'' staves the head of p his villages : ' Sceisai. 21. 'i They ' came out as a whirlwind ■■ to comp. scatter me : 1^'^^'°; " Their rejoicing was as to devour the ' i ctir. 16. poor ^ secretly. f;, ,05. ,5. ,5 ' Thou didst walk through the sea °' p*. 68. 21. .,,,., ° & no. 6. " With thme horses, Comp. Through the 'heap of great waters. J.^'f; ^°-^=^4- ,6 ^When I heard, "'my belly trem- "SeePs.13'7. bled ; fHeb. My lips quivered at the voice : '"aiJd^ " Rottenness entered into my bones, s" ver. 9. and I trembled in myself, o comp. "'*' That y I might rest in the day of Cant. 4' 4. trouble : 7,*° ? ^' '' When he cometh up unto the peo- ^«h. 2. 4. pie, ^ he will ' invade them with his josh.To. 1— troops. ^iIk' '"'■ ivere tent- ,7 Although the fig tree shall not bios- -^ollTh'"' n, som, £-^1^ Neither shall fruit be in the vines ; (Heb'.i' ''* The labour of the olive shall ♦ ^ ^ fail, ^fp^^'.^lj^ And the fields shall yield no meat ; 'So Ps. 77. ' 19. Comp. Job g. 8. " Comp. ver. 8. Isai. 63. 13. Wisd. 19. 9. I Or, iiiud. Nah. 3. 14 (Heb.). ' See ver. 2. »SoJer. 4. 19. « Job 13. 28. Sec Prov. 12. 4. J So Ps. 94. 13. • Gen. 49. 19. So Ps. 94. 21. Mic. 5. I in the Heb. ■ Or, cut them in pieces. Sec Deut. 14. 1. t Heb. lie. See Zech. 13. 4. " Hos. 9. 2. C836) Chap. hi. i8. HABAKKUK. Chap. in. 19. |_Heb.; Isai. 9. 20 eb.;. See Ps. 50. = Comp. Job 13. 15. 0 Ps. 9. 14. & 13- 5- & 21. I. & 35- ?• So Luke I. 47- , , See Joel 2. 23. The flock shall be =■ cut off from ^ the fold, And i/iere shall be no herd in the stalls : "^ Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, iS ^ I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, 19 And he will make "=my feet like hinds' " = ^'™- "■ feet, Ps. 18. 33. towalk'fgup-',^''^""^''- on mine high places. And fhe will make me to walk 'fsup- \f Mic. I. 3. 8 Deut. 32. 13- ^ To the chief singer on ' my ' stringed %^^ ^j mstruments. title * Isai. 38. 20. t Heb. t Nesinoth. (837J 106 ZEPHANIAH. I. About B.C. 630. THE word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, » 2 icin. S I, the son of Gedahah, the son of Ama- Fto11'J:^'i riah, the son of ^Hizkiah, "*in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. *I will utterly consume all t/iiiigs from 2 off 'the land, saith the Lord. I ^' will consume "^ man and beast ; 3 ''I will consmiie <^the fowls of the hea- ven, and •= 'i the fishes of the sea, And ^ the " stumblingblocks with the wicked ; And fl will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord. I will also stretch out mine hand up- 4 on Judah, And upon all the inhabitants of Jeru- salem ; And g I will cut off ^ the remnant of Baal from this place, And ' the name of > the Chemarims with the priests ; And ^ them that worship the host of 5 heaven ^ upon the housetops ; And 'them that worship and '""that swear " by the Lord, And '" that swear by ° Malcham ; And P them that are turned back 6 1 from the Lord ; And ''those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him. 1 the Heb. *[B.C. 641 — 610J. tHeb. ^^ By taking away ^^ I ^ ztfiil make an end. ■"> Jer. 8. 13 (Heb,). So Ezek. 34. ^ ver. 3. So ver. 18. Com p. 2 Kin. 22. 16, t Heb. the face of iJie land. ver. 3. Gen. 4. 14, &c. c Hos. 4. 3. dHab. I. 14. e See Ezek. 7. 19. Comp. Matt. 13. 41. U Or, idols. Isai. 3, 6 (Heb.). f So Ezek. 14. 17 8 [Fulfilled About B.C. 624. 2 Kin. 23. 4, si- Comp. 2 Chr. 34.3,4. •» See ch. 2.7. * See Hos. 2. 17- J See Hos. 10. 5. ^ See Jer. 19. 13- * Comp. 1 Kin. 18. 21. 2 Kin. 17.33, 41- " So Deut. 6. 13. Isai. 48. I. See Hos. 4. 1 Or, to the Lord. n Josh. 23. 7. » I Kin. II. 5. 33- See I Kin. 11. 7. PSoTsai. 1.4. Jer. 2. 13, 17. & 15. 6. q Hos. I. 2. •■ Comp. Heb. II. 6. "Set Hab. 2. 20. * Isai. 13. 6.-*Kzek. 30. 3. ver. 14. See Joel 2. i. " Isai. 34. 6. Jer. 46. 10. Ezek. 39. 17, lo. Rev. iq. 17. Comp. Matt 22.3. \ a^h. sanctljlefi, or, prepared. See Joel 3.9. * i Sam, 9. 13, 22. 2 Sam. 15. II in the Heb. 1 Kin. i. 41, 49. t Heb. visit upon. ver. 9, 12. ch. 3. 7. See Hos. 4- g. * 2 Kin. 24. 12, 14. & 25. 7. Jer. 39. 6. & 52. 10. * Comp. Matt. 22. 11. y 2 Kin. 10. 22 (Heb.). ^ Hold thy peace at the presence of ^ the Lord God : For 'the day of the Lord is at hand : For " the Lord hath prepared a sa- crifice, He hath ' bid '' his guests. And it shall come to pass in the day s of the Lord's sacrifice, That I will 'punish "the princes, and "" the king's children. And all such as are '^ clothed with strange >' apparel. In the same day also will I punish all those '^ that leap on the thres- hold, AVhich fill their masters' houses -with violence and deceit. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, Tlial there shall be the noise of a cry from ^ the fish gate. And ''a howling from "^the second. And a great crashing from the hills. '' Howl, ye inhabitants of "= Maktesh, For all f the merchant people are cut down ; All they that bear silver are cut off. And it shall come to pass at that time, That sii I will search Jerusalem 'Mvith candles. And punish the men that are 'settled ' on their lees : "" That say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil. Therefore their goods shall become " a booty, and their houses a deso- lation : °They shall also build houses, but not inhabit them : And °Pthey shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. iThe great day of the Lord '^/s near, // is near, and hasteth greatly, Ji'cien the voice of the day of the Lord : ^ The mighty man shall ' cry " there bitterly. '■ That day is a day of wrath, A day of ^ trouble and " distress, A day of " wasteness and " desola- tion, >'A day of darkness and gloomi- ness, y ^ A day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of * the trumpet and " alarm Against the fenced cities, and against the high ^ towers. * Comp. I Sam. 5. 5. * .See 2 Chr. 33 i4- t* Zech. II. 3. *= See 2 Kin. 22. 14. Comp. Neh. II. 9 (Heb.). •* Zech. II. 2. James 5. i. «Judg. 1S.19. Prov. 27. 22 in the Heb. Comp. Jer. 50. 23. t See Job 41. 6. s Amos 9. 3. ^ Comp. Prov. 20. 27. Luke 15. 8. t Heb. ^curded, or, ^ tl:ieketied. ' So Job 10. 10. ' E.v. 15. 8 (Heb.). So Zech. 14. 6 marg. ' Jer. 48. II. Comp. Isai. 25, 6. Amos 6. I. •" pp. 94. 7. So Ezek. 8. 12. Mai. z. 17. & 3- M. 15- See Job 22. 13- "See Isai. 42. 22. oDeiit.28.30. See Amos 5. II. PDeut.28.39. So Mic.6. 15. *1 See Joel 2. II. r See ver. 7. So Ezek. 7. 7, 12. Comp. Ezek. 12. 22. ^ Comp. Ifai. 33. 7. ' I'iai. 42. 13 (Heb.). " Hab. 3. 4. See Ps. 14. 5. ^ ver. 18. ^ Job 15. 24 (Heb.). * Job 30. 3, (u)- & 38. 27 in the Heb. y Joel 2. 2. So Amos 5. 18. Matt. 24. 29. ^ Ezek. 34. 12. a Jer. 4. 19. *> See ch. 3. 6. (838) Chap. i. 17. ZEPHANIAH. Chap. in. i. "= See Jer. lo. 18. Comp. ch. 3. 8. cSeePs. 1.4. d Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 26. * Ps. 105. 4. So Amos 5. 6. t Ps. 76. 9. Isai. It. 4. So Job 24. 4. Amos 8. 4. 5 See Amos 5- '5- •* Comp. Isai. 2. 10. ' Jer. 47. 5. J Amos I. 6 — 8. Zech. 9. 5, 6. k See Josh. 15- 47- ' Comp. Acts 8. 26. °' ver. 7. See Judg. I. 18. " See I Sam. 5- I. « Jer. 6. 4. ,&I5. 8. 'P See Josh. 15. "■ *1 So Eccles. 3. 2 (Heb.). ■•Sojer.47.7. Ezek. 25. 16. * See I Sam. 30. 14. * Josh. 13. 3. » ch. 3. 6. See Jer. 4. 7. * ver. 5, 7. Josh. 19. 29. " So Isai. 65. 10. See Jer. 33. And <=I will bring distress upon men, 17 that ^ they shall walk like blind men. Because they have sinned against the Lord : And ^ their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their f flesh eas the dung. i" Neither their silver nor their gold.s shall be able to deliver them ' In the day of the Lord's wTath ; But ^ the whole land shall be de- voured by 'the fire of "'his jealousy: For " he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Gather yourselves together, yea, ga- ther together, O nation 'not ''de- sired ; i* Before the decree bring forth, before 2 the day pass ■= as the chaff, ^ Before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, Before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you. "^Seek ye the Lord, ''all ye meek of 3 the earth. Which have \\Tought his judgment ; Seek righteousness, seek meekness : It smay be ''ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger. For 'J'=Gaza shall be 'forsaken, and 4 ■J"" Ashkelon a desolation : They shall drive out J"Ashdod "at the noon da\% and J p Ekron 1 shall be rooted up. Wt)e unto the inhabitants of "■ the 5 sea ' coast, the nation of the ^ Che- rethites ! The word of the Lord is against you ; 'O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, " that there shall be no inhabitant. And the sea "coast "shall be dwell- 6 ings (7«(/ cottages for shepherds, and '' folds for flocks. And '■ the coast shall be for '^^ the ^ remnant of the house of Judah ; y They shall feed thereupon : y In the houses of "" Ashkelon shall they ^lie down in the evening: ' For the Lord their God shall •'' visit them, and ''turn away their captivity. * Num. 32. 16, (24). 36 in the Heb. ** Isai. 13. 21. & II. I] Amos 5. 15. Mic. 2. 12. & 4. 7. & 5. 7, 8. ver. 9 (Heb.). ch. 3. 13. Hagg. x. 12, 14. & 2. 2. Zech. 8. 6, II, 12. So Joel 2. 32. Comp. ch. i. 4. J Comp. Obad. 19. * ver. 14. ch. 3. 13. 1 Or, IV/iefi, &>€. So ver. 14 * Zcch. 10. 3. Luke I. 68. See E.^. 3, 16. '^ ch. 3. 20. See Job 42. 10. & Jer. 30. 3 & Ezek. 16. 53. Comp. Jer. 40. 14, ^ See Isai. 49. 18. > See Deut. 29. 23. & Isai. 13. ig. k See Job 30. " Ps. 106. 5 (Heb.). o Isai. 16. 6. Jer. 48. 29. V Comp. <:1 have heard ''the reproach of Moab, gieVsl! '"T And ''the revilings of ''the children of Jer. 22. 21. ' Seejer.5.3. 0 See 2 Kin, '9- ' Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he Pfaileth not; She •> obeyed not the voice ; she ■= re- 2 II Or, ',«. ' " ceived not ' correction ;• l'^^''""- She "J trusted not in the Lord; she See/"- 7=8. drew not near to her God. I Pi. 25- c f Her princes within her are eroaring 3 'sl'luc''^' lions; io,°ii. "^' ^" ''Her judges are •> evening = wolves ; 'lee'^Hab.^' They gnaw not the bones till the «• 8. morrow. ^^ ee Jer. 23. jj ^^^ prophets are ^ light afid treach- 4 ^Lara. 4. 13. erous persons : " So jer. 23. ' Her priests ' have polluted the sanc- See Judg.9.4. tuary, ' they have done violence to j^Ezek.22.26. the law. n See"ver."it " The just LoRD "/V in the midst there- 5 Comp. ^^ q|-. oj^g \yiii not do iniquity: ° ver. 13. tHeb. Mormng by inormng gut q the UHJust knowcth no shame, i" " -4 • J 'ha.YQ cut off t/w all the earth shall be devoured isaT'e. 5. with the fire of my jealousy. t Heb. up. For then will I turn to the people ^a o t Heb. . , I 1 ^^ shoulder. pure language, ""so Ps^ 68. That they may all call upon the name 31.. of the Lord, (t'Vs.'i,' 7.'' To serve him 7t'ifk one ' consent. & 60. 4, &c. tbpi-om beyond the rivers of '^li^thiopia lo My suppliants, ercn the daughter of f''/l1*'" ''■"y "J'spersed, = shall bring ^mine job'28. 19.' offering. Ps^68^3i. gjj^ jj^g^j j^y hshalt thou not bei. Jer. 46. 9. ashamed for all thy doings, &lo.l%r9. Wherein thou hast transgressed a- J' 38. 5. gainst me : Nab. 3. 9. ° ch. 2. 12. Judith 1. ID. So Dan. II. 43. Amos 9. 7, Acts 8. 27. Comp. Hab. 3. 7. " Deut. 4. 27. & 28. 64. See John 7. 35. « Ps. 68. 29. ' Mai. 1. II. 8 ver. 16. See Isai. 2. 11. So ver. 19, 20. ^ Isai. 54. 4 Comp. ver. 19. For then I will take away out of the ' ^P 'j4 '3 • 1 r 1 1 -1 ■ • -31 Heb.}. midst 01 thee them 'that rejoice in i" Comp. thy pride, J-/3^;^_ And '' thou shalt no more be haughty See Matt. 3. ' because of my holy mountain. ?Heb. in 12 Lwill also leave in the midst of thee '^"y f^iy- ' an afflicted and poor people, (HeK).''*' ^^ And ' they shall trust in the name of ^"^^"^ "• the Lord. SeeMatt.s.3. 13 ""The remnant of Israel "shall not do '^"coT. 1. 27, iniquity, ° nor speak lies ; =8^_^^^^ * PNeither shall adeceitful tongue over. 5.' be found in their mouth : f ° '"'■ ^■ For 1 they shall feed and '^lie down, " See Rev. ^ and none shall make them afraid, p'cited gene- o- » ^-\ 1 rally Rev. 14 'Sing, "0 daughter of Zion; "shout, '4 s- O Israel ; \^l^ ^''^ Be glad and rejoice with all the heart, ', ^Jjj^^- ?• '4- 0 daughter of Jerusalem. See isai! i''.' 15 The Lord hath taken away thy judg- rj^^; ^^ ^ nients, he hath cast out thine (Heb'). (anprnir • Zech. 2. lo. ^ enemy . go isai. 54. i. ' The king of Israel, ei'en " the Lord, " See isai. is in the midst of thee : "zlcii. 9. g. " Thou shalt not see evil any more. ' "^^"^ ^'>- i6 s In that day y it shall be said to Je- John i. 49. rusalem, Fear thou not : SeePs'Vs's- And to Zion, ^ Let not ^ thine hands &Zech. 2.10. be "slack. 'Num'."'.^' .7 The Lord thy God "in the midst of -5 <«=''•)■ 1 . • 1 ^ ^^3'- 35- 4. thee ts mighty ; Hagg. 2. 5. He will save, Mie will rejoice over ff "".-^'^-'s- 1 . , . Isai. 35. 3, thee with joy ; Heb. 12. 12. ♦He will rest in his love, he will joy l^uii-^"'*; over thee with singing. See 2 Sam. 18 I will gather t/icm that are '^ sorrowful bi's^i. 62. s. for ''the solemn assembly, who are l"A''*'-„ ^ , -" See Deut. 28. 01 thee, 63. To whom 'the reproach of it laas a 'J^^^.j/n^ burden. s,7e«f. 19 Behold, Oat that time I 7f'/// undo all 'i'tum.l.'^' fthat afflict thee : <"'-■''■'; * 1 T -11 1 . ... •'See Lam. 2. And I Will gsave her that halteth, 6. And g gather •- her that was driven h'oTi n out; * Heb.' And 'I will get them 'J praise and ,,'ponu^ i fjii-ne re/.roaeh. Comp. In every land ' where they have been Lam. i. ■,. put to shame. ' See Ezra 3. 2. & Neb. 12. * I Chr. 6. 15. •• Zecb. 3. 1. *" Ezra 5. T. K Comp. ? Sam. 7. 2. P5. 132.3—5. h See Deut. •?•?. 21 marg. * Heb. .9f ^ ¥f>ur heart on vour 7fays. See Job I. 8. * ver. 7. So ch. 2. 15, 18. J So Deut. 28. ■"'■. Tsai. 5. 10. Mic. 6. 15. ver. 9. ch. 2. t6, 17. Seejer. 12. 13- * 2 Sam. 9. 10. 1 Hos. 4. 10. Mic. *!. 14. See Lev. 26. 26. " See Tsai. 2-^. iR. ■ So Isai. 5. TO. Amos %. II. * See Gen. 41. 34 mars'. P So Zech. 8. 10. (Heb. pierced tkrflugh. Tob 40. 24. Tsai, S. 6. hlmii it amay. 10, 12 (Heb.). * TN the second year of Darius the J- king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord 'by Haggai the prophet imto '' Zerubbabel the son of "^ Shealtiel, iccgQygrfjor of Judah, and to <• Joshua the son of '^^Josedech <^'=the high priest, saying. Thus speaketh the Lord of 2 hosts, saying, This people say. The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built. Then came the 3 word of the Lord fby Haggai the pro- phet, saying, g Is if time for you, O ye, to dwell in 4 your '' cieled houses. And this house lif ' waste ? Now therefore thus saith the Lord of s hosts ; ' ' Consider your ways. J Ye have sown much, and ^ bring in 6 little ; ' Ye eat, but ye have not "" enough ; Ye "drink, but ye are not ° filled ■with drink ; Ye clothe you, but there is none warm ; And P he that eameth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag • with holes. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; ' Con- 7 sider your ways. Go up to the mountain, and bring 8 wood, and build the house ; And I will take pleasure in it, and 1I will be glorified, saith the Lord. J Ye looked for much, and lo, // came 9 to little ; And when ye brought it home, "■! did ' ^ blow upon it. Wiy ? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is 'waste, And ye run every man unto his own house. Therefore " the heaven over you ^ is to stayed from ^^ dew, And the earth " is stayed from her " fruit. 1 Comp. ch. 2. 9. ' Ezek. 22. 20, 21. " See 1 Kin. 8. 35. ' So ch. 2. 17. • Or, ' ver. 4. So Neh. 2. 3, 17. Jer. 33. ' Dan. 9. 24 marg. ^* Zech. 8. I2, II And " I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, And upon the " corn, and upon '' the new wine, and upon '^ the oil. And upon t/iaf which the ground bringeth forth. And upon men, and upon cattle, and upon >' all the labour of the hands. [2 ^ Then ^ Zerubbabel the son of " She- altiel, and ■* Joshua the son of '■'Jose- dech the higli priest, with all ^ the rem- nant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the peojile r; did fear before the Lord. Then spake Haggai *> the Lord's messenger in the Lord's message unto the people, say- ing, ■= I am with you, saith the Lord. [4 And '^ the Lord stirred up the spirit of 'Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, ■= go- vernor of Judah, and the spirit of "^Jo- shua the son of Josedech the high priest, and the spirit of all ^ the rem- nant of the people ; and they came and fdid work in the house of the Lord 15 of hosts, their God, s in the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. ^ In the seventh month, ^ in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord ' by the prophet 2 Haggai, saying, Speak now to '' Zerub- babel the son of Shealtiel, ''governor of Judah, and to ''Joshua the son of Jo- sedech the high priest and to "^ the re- asitiue of the people, saying, '^ \\'ho is left among you that saw this house in = her first glory ? And how do ye see it now ? f/f // not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing ? 4 Yet now e be strong, "^ O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord ; And ebe strong, "^O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest ; " See 2 Kin. 8. I. 'SeeHos.2.8. 1 Ps. 128. 2. So ch. 2. 17. Comp. Job 10. 3 marg. * Ezra 5. 2. » ver. 14. ch. 2. 2 (Heb.). SeeZeph.2.7. b Isai. 42. 19? & 44. a6. Mai. 2. 7. &3. I. *= ch. 2. 4. See Isai.43.5. d 2 Chr. 36. 22. Ezra I. I. Hist, of Susanna ver. 45,(Gk.). * See ver. i. *" ch 2. 4. So Ezra 5. 2, '■ Comp. n. * Cnmp. Lev. 23. 34, \ Heb. ^hy the hand of. ver. 10. t>Sce ch. I, X. c Seech. 1. 12. d Ezra 3. 12. Tobit 14. s. " Comp. ver. Q, f Comp. Zech. 4. 10. K So Zech. 4. 7. & 8. 9, (841) Chap. ii. 5. HAGGAI. Chap. ii. 23. ^ ch. 1. 14. * See ch. I. '3- J Comp. Ex. 29. 45, 46. ' Ps. lot;. 8, Q (Heb.). ^ Neh. g. 20. Isai. 63. II. Zech. 4. 6. ■»Zech. 8.13, IS- See Zepn. 3. 16. n Cited Heb. 12. 26. » See Hos. 8. 10. P ver. 7, 21. Ezek. 31. 16. So Isai. 13. 13- Ezek. 38. 19. See Joel 2.10. ^ See ver.22. ■■ Comp. Dan. II. 37. So I Sam. 9. 20. 2 Chr. 21. 20. See I Pet. 1. 10. 8 Gen. 49. 10. Mai. 3. I. Comp. Hab. 2. 3. Heb. ID. 37. * See Isai. 60. I. Comp. Ps. 24. 7 — 10. " 1 Chr. 29. 14, 16. Comp. ver. 3. 'Zech. 2. 5. See John i. 14. Comp. Matt. 12. 6. * Comp, ch. I. 8. * Comp. ver. 3. Al?o Ezra 3. 12 (Heb). J So Ps. 83. 8,9. * See Eph. 2. 14- * ver. 18, 20. Comp. Zech. I. I, 7. b See ch. I. I. * Lev. JO. 10, II. See 2 Chr. 35. 3- <* Jer. II. 15. Comp. Lev. 6. 27. * ver. 14. f Lev. 22. 4. KNum. 19.22. See Num. 19. II. •» Comp. Tit. 1. 15. And sbe strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and '■ work : For ' I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts : iAccordmg to ''the word that I ^cove- nanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, So ' my spirit remaineth among you : ■"fear ye not. For thus saith the Lord of hosts; "Yet once, it is °a little while, And Pi 2vill shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And P I will shake '^ all nations, and ■■ the desire of all nations ^ shall come : And I will fill this house wif/t '>'glon,-, saith the Lord of hosts. " The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 'yThe gloiy "" of this latter house 9 shall be greater than of "the former, saith the Lord of hosts : And in this place will I give y^peace, saith the Lord of hosts. a In the four and twentieth day of the lo ninth month, ''in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord ''by Haggai the prophet, saying. Thus n saith the Lord of hosts ; = Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, If one 1= bear '' holy flesh in the skirt of his gar- ment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests an- swered and said, "^No. Then said Hag- 13 gai, If one that is ^ unclean by a dead body s touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, s It shall be unclean. Then an- 14 swered Haggai, and said, '^<^So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord ; And so is p every work of their hands ; And that which they offer there is unclean. And now, I pray you, 'Jconsider from j'^^^jj''-^' this day and upward, Seeban'. 1.8. From before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord : 16 ''Since those days were, 'when k Zech. 8. 10. ' Seech. 1.6. came to a heap of twenty mea- sures, there were but ten : When one came to ■" the pressfat for "" See isai. s. to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. '" smote you with blasting and with mildew and °with hail /;/ Pall the labours of your hands ; Yet ye 'i^ turned not to me, saith the Lord. I " Amos 4. 9. See Deut. 28. 22. .So ch. I. 9. Comp. Mai. 2. 3. o So Ex. g. ... . 25. 18 'J Consider now from this day and '' ver. 14 J (Heh.). upward, so ch. i. n. ■■ From the four and twentieth day of ^'^' ''*■ 9°- the ninth ;;w«//z, Every one by the sword of his brother. °,See Zech. 23 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, '''" '^' Will I take thee, ^'O Zerubbabel, ''my t isai. 43. 10. servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, And will make thee "^as a signet : For '"'I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts. ' See Joel 2. 14. ^ See ch. 1. 1. Comp. Zech. 4. 6. ^ See ver. 6. : Ecclus. 49. [ I. See Jer. 22. 24. <* See Isai. (8*>) t Ezra 5. I. & 6. 14. ch. I. I, 7. & 7. I, 8. 'ZECHARIAH. 12.4, I. About B.C. 5=o- * Conip. Hagg. 2. I, 10. ver. 7. ch. 7. I. ^ See Hagg. I. I. c See 2 Kin. 9. 2. dNeh. 16? t Heb. with disph'iuure. ver. 14, 15. ch. 8. 2 in the Heb. See Jonah i. 10. e Mai. 3. 7. James 4. 8. f See Jer. 3. I. & Ezek. 18. 23- So Deut. 4. Jer. 18. II. B Jer. 12. 15. So Mic. 7. 19. b Ps. 78. 8. ' Comp. a Chr. 36. IS, 16. ^ Jer. -^5. 15. So Isai. 31.6. Ezek. 18. 30. I So ch. 7. II. See Jer. 34. 14. *» So Lam. 5. 7* o See Job 14. 10. o Comp, John 8. 52. P Comp. Matt. 24, 35. Q See Dan. g. 6. II Or, {niertake. Deut. 28. 2, 15. ' Lam. 2, 17. So Lam. 2. » Jer. 3S. 15- Ezek. 36 31. See Jer. 7. 3. • About B.C. 519- * I Mace. 16. 14 (Gk.). o ver. 10. See Josh. 5. & Dan. 9.21. Comp. ver. 9, 12, 13, 14- » Rev. 6. 4. * Comp. ch. 6. as ch. 6. 3, 7. " T N the eighth month, ^'^ in the se- J- cond )'ear of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, <^ the son of Berechiah, ■= the son of ^ Iddo the prophet, saying, ■ The Lord hath been 'sore displeased : with your fathers. Therefore say thou unto them, Thus ; saith the Lord of hosts ; 'fTurn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts. And = s I •\vill turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. *> Be ye not as your fathers, ' unto . whom tlie former prophets have cried, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; f'^Tum ye now from your evil ways, and fro7n your evil doings : But ' they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord. ™ ° Your fathers, ° where arc they ? And "the prophets, do they live for ever? PBut my words and my statutes, which I commanded i my servants the prophets. Did they not ' take hold of your fathers ? And they returned and said, ■■ Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, According to our ^ ways, and accord- ing to our ^doings, so hath he dealt with us. * Upon the four and twentieth day of ^ the eleventh month, which is the month ' Sebat, *> in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Ze- chariah, <^ the son of Berechiah, the son of ^ Iddo the prophet, saying, 1 saw by a night, and behold " a man '^ riding upon a red horse, and he stood among "' the myrtle trees that 7i'ere in the bottom ; and behind him were there " red horses, ' speckled, and white. Then said I, O 9 ver. ID, 1 Rev. 6. 4, :. Neh. 8. 15. Isai. 41. 19. &. 55. 13 8. & 19. II, 14, I Or, iity. Not my lord, what are these ? And " the angel that talked with me said unto me, 10 1 will shew thee what these ie. And "the man that stood among "the myrtle trees answered and said. These are they whom >■ the Lord hath sent ^ to walk to II and fro through the earth. And they answered " the angel of the Lord that stood among "the myrtle trees, and said, ^ We have walked to and fro through the earth, and behold, all the earth sit- i2teth still, and ^^is at rest. Then "the angel of the Lord answered and said, =•0 Lord of hosts, ''how long ='wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, "^ against which thou hast had indignation '' these threescore 13 and ten years? And the Lord answer- ed the angel that talked with me with 'good words and f comfortable words. 14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me. Cry thou, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; I Sam jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion 7inth a great jealousy. 15 And h I am very sore displeased with the heathen that arc ' at ease : For I was but J a little displeased, and "^ they helped forward the af- fliction. 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord; 'I am returned to Jerusalem ""with mer- cies : "My house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, And °a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. 17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; My P cities through 'prosperity shall yet ibe spread abroad ; And ■'the Lord shall yet f comfort Zion, And ^ shall yet choose Jerusalem. .8 Then lift I up mine eyes, and saw, 19 and behold ' four horns. And I said unto "the angel that talked with me, What be these ? And he answered me, J See Heb. I. 14. ' ver. II. ch. 6. 7. So Gen. 13. 17 (Heb.). See I Kin. 22. 19. '* Comp. ver. 15. * Comp. Ps. 102. 13. ''SeeHab.2.6. Rev. 6. 10. « Mai. I. 4. ^ ch. 7. 5. See Jer. 25. II. " Jer. 29. ID. f Isai. 57. 18, So Isai. 40. 1. ver. 17. 8 Joel 2. 18. ch. 8. 2. •> ver. 2. 1 See Amos 6. I. Comp. ver. II. JSoIsai.54.8. ■t Comp. Ps. 69. 26. Isai. 47. 6. Ich. 8.3. •" So Isai. 54. 7. Jer. 30. l8. n ch. 4. 9. Comp. Ezra6. 14, 15. » Jer. 31.39. See Ezek. 47. So ch. 2. 1. P Comp. Neh. II. 3, 20. ch. 2. 4. t Heb. good, Heb. as Jer. 31. 12, 14, So ch. 9. 17. Q Prov. 5. 16 (Heb.) . r See Isai. 51-3. » ch. 2. 12. So Isai. 14. 1, ch. 3. 2. See Ps. 132. n- • Dan. 8. 3, 8, 9, 21. See I Kin. 22. II. " ver. 9, 13, 'it- ch. 2. 3. & 4- I. 4. 5- & 5- 5. 10. &6. 4. {843) Chap. i. 20. ZECHARIAH. Chap. hi. 8. ' ver. 21. Com p. Ezra 4. I, 4, 7. &.S. 3- ^ 2 Kin. 22.6. 2 Chr. 24. 12. See Jer. 24.1. Comp. I Sam. 13. 19 (Heb.). I Heb. as Ex. 12. 4. &16. 16,18,21. Job 33. 6. M.il. z. 9. y See Eccius. 22.2o(EngI.). ■ So Ps. 75. 4. 5- II. * Ezek, 40. 3. & 47- 3- Comp. ver. 4? bSoch. 1. 16. See Rev. ii. I. c See Amos 7. 17- <* See ch. i. 19. eMark 16. 5? Comp. ver. I. •« ch. 12. 6. & 14. 10. f Esther 9. 19. Ezek. 38. II. So Hab.3.11. « Comp. Mic.5. 11,14. ^ So Jer. 31. 27- Comp. Isai. 49. 19. ch. I. 17. * Comp. Isai. 4. 5. ch. 9. 8. •i 50PS.125.2. 1 So Isai. 60. 19- ver. 8. Rev. 21. 23. See Hagg. 2. 9- " See Ps. 46. 5- " See Isai. 48. 20. ^ See Jer. 3. 18. Comp. ch. 6. 6. P Ps. 68. 14 (Heb.). So ch. 7. 14. q Ezek. 17. 21 (Heb.). See Ezek. 5. ]o. ' See Dan. 7.2. •Solsai.S2.2. 'Jer. 12. 14. "Solsai.63.9. Acts 9. 4, 5. ▼ Lam. 2. 18. SeeDeut. 32. zo. * Isai. 11. 15. & 19. 16. See Job 31. 21. » See Ezek. 39. 10. y ver. II. ch. 4. 9. & 6, IS. So Isai. 37. 22. 26. T2. Isai. 2 Cor, 6. 16. ■^ These are the horns which have scat- tered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. And 20 the Lord shewed me four " carpenters. Then said I, What come these to do? 21 And he spake, saying, 'These are the horns which have scattered Judah, ^' so that no man did lift up his head : but these are come to >' fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which 2 lift up i/ieir horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. I lift up mine eyes again, and look- ed, and behold, ^a man ^''with a mea- suring '^ line in his hand. Then said I, a Whither goest thou ? And he said unto me, ''To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And behold, "^the an- 3 gel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, and said unto him. Run, speak to " this 4 young man, saying, '= Jerusalem shall be inhabited as ftowns E without walls •> For the multitude of men and cattle therein : For I, saith the T,ord, will be unto 5 her E'a wall of fire ^ round about. And will be ' the glory ™ in the midst of her. Ho, ho, come forth ^ and "flee "from e the land of the north, saith the Lord : For I have pi spread you abroad las ■■the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord. "'Deliver thyself, O Zlon, that dwell- ^ est ivith the daughter of Babylon. For thus saith the Lord of hosts ; s After ' the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you : For ' he that toucheth you " toucheth ' the apple of his eye. For behold, I li'ill " shake mine hand 9 upon them, And " they shall be a spoil to their servants : And yye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me. ^Sing and rejoice, ^O daughter of 10 Zion : For '' lo, I come, and "^ I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. Ezek. 33. 33. ■ See Zeph. 3. 14. So ch. 9. 9. * Set •> Ps. 40. 7. c ver. II. ch. 8. 3. So Lev. 12. 6. Ezek. 37. 26, 27. & 48. 35. Hos. II. 9. Zeph. 3. 15. Comp. John 1. 14. that the me unto And ''many nations = shall be joined to the Lord fin that day, And shall be my people : And '^I will dwell in the thee. And y thou shalt know Lord of hosts hath sent thee. And the Lord shall ""s inherit Judah s his portion in the holy land. And '^ shall choose Jerusalem again. > Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord : For he is raised up '^ out of * his holy habitation. ^ ch. 8. 22. So Isai. 2. 2, 3. & 49. 22. & 55. 5. & 60. 3. & 66. 23. midst of " See Esther 9. 27. f ch. 3. 10. See Isai. 2. II. ^ Deut. 32.9. See Ex. 34. 9. h See ch. :. I7. i See Hab. 2. 20. So Isai. 41. z. k Ps. 68. 5. Jer. 25. 30. Solsai.57.15. t Heb. tht kalntaiion of his holiitfss. See Deut. 26. 15- And he shewed me => Joshua ''the III. high priest standing before '^ the angel '^^■'•3,6.8, of the Lord, and '' ' Satan standing at cii. 6. n. 2 his right hand * to resist him. And the f Ha^g.^^-■ V Lord said unto Satan, = The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan ; Even the Lord <"that hath chosen fc" ".■ '"■ in hat IS, at Jerusalem rebuke thee : Is not this sa brand pluckt out of the fire ? 3 Now =* Joshua was '' clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the 4 angel. And he ' answered and spake Ps, 38. 26. unto J those that stood before him, say- & ^^9.^4; 20, ing, '' Take away •> the filthy garments =9^ from him. And unto him he said. Be- fSeech' hold, 'I have "caused thine iniquity to Comp. I- 1 1 r -77 1 1 1 Rom. 8.33. pass from thee, and "'/ will clothe thee e See Amos 5 with " change of raiment. And I said. Let them set a fair "mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with gar- «ch. 1. 8? <• Ps. 109. 6. Comp. an adversary. Num. 22. 22, J Sam. 29. 4, &c. I Heb. to hf his adversary. 1. 1 7. ^ Comp. Isai. 64. 6. Jude 23. ' ch. 6. 4. _ See Judg. ments. And the angel of the Lord /verV 6 stood by. And the angel of the Lord '^-i: '^■ ■^ , ^ . So Dan. 7. I1 protested unto » Joshua, saymg, 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if 22. 19. thou wilt P keep my ' charge, Rev.™''i4. Then thou shalt also 1 judge my ',Soisai.6.7. house, and shalt also keep my " cii. 13. 2. courts, »SoIsai.6x. And ■■ I will give thee * places to walk Ezek. 16. 10. ch. 6. Luke I. 19. See I Kin. among J these that stand by. Hear now, =»0 Joshua the high priest thou. And thy fellows that sit before thee : For * they arc * men wondered at : For behold, I will bring forth ' servant "the BRANCH. Luke 15. 22. Rev. 19.8. " Isai. 3. 22 (Heb.). o See Job 29. 14. Comp. ch. 6. II. P Gen. 26. 5. my See Lev. 8. for. ordinance. Lev. 18. 30. & 22. 9. Mai. 3. 14. 1 See Deut. 17. 9. Mai. 2. 7. r So Jer. 15. 19. t Heb. walks. Ezek. 42. 4. * Ezek. i2. 6. .Sec Isai. 8. 18. \ Heb. men o/wofider{oT, sigtt, as Ezek. 12. n. & 24. 24]. * See Isai. 42. 1. " ch. 6. 12. Jer. 23.5. & 33. 15. Luke I. 78 marg. See Isai. 4. 2. (844) Chap. hi. 9. ZECHARIAH. Chap. v. 10. ▼ Ps. 118. 22. Isai. 28. 16. Dan. 2. 45. Comp. Ezra 3. 9 — II. ch. 4. 7. * ch. 4. 10. Rev. 5. 6. Comp. Ezek. I. 14, 18. « Ex.23. II. 21. Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 19. Rev. 21. 14. 7 ch. 14. 4. So Jer. 31. 34. ch. 13. I. IV. * See ch. I. 19- » Dan. 8. i8. & 10. 9. See Jonah I. 5- ^ See Ex. 25. f Heb. wilk ker bmvt. d Ecdes. 12. 6. * Ex. 25. 37. So Rev. 4. 5. See Rev. i. X2. ( Or, snid[o/\. Job 15. 23 (Heb.). li Or, empty out of thettt' seiz'cs oil in- to //«• gold. t Heb. the gold. f Heb. sons of oiL Comp. Isai. 5. I. & 21. 10 marg. " Rev. II. 4. See ch. 3. 4. So ch. 6. 5. ^ See Josh. 3. V. = See Jer. 36. 2. b See Jer. 29. 18. Comp. M.il. 4. 6. 1 Or, every one of this people iltat stealeth f holdetk himself guiltless^ as it doth. <= Ex. 20. 15. •* Isai. 3. 26 (Heb.). * Comp. Ezek. 2. 10? f Num. 5. 31. I Sam. 26. 9. 8 Eccles. 9. 3. So Ex. 20. 7. Sec ver. 4. *■ Lev. 19. 12. So ch. 8. 17. Mai. 3. 5. ' See Prov. 3. J Comp. Lev. 14. 45. ^ See ch. i. 19. I See Ezck. 45- ". «» I Sam. 16. 7 marg. I Or, iveighty piece. Comp. ver. 8. n Ex. 38. 25, &c. o ch. 4. 10 (Heb.). p Comp. Hos. 4. 19. q See Job 39. »3- (845) 107 Chap. v. ii. ZECHARIAH. Chap. vii. la ' See Gen. XI. 2. VL » Job 40. 18. Dan. 2. 32, 5 ch. 1. 8. c Rev. 6. 4. •» Rev. 6. 5. e Rev. 6. 2. f Gen. 31. 10, 12. II Or, strong. K ver. 7. Comp. Rev. 6. 8. h Seech. 3. 4. I See ch. i. 19. ^ Ps. 104. 4. Heb. 1. 7, 14. Comp. ch. I. ID, II. II Or, 7vi>tds. 1 See ch. 3. 4. " See ch. 4. 14. " ver. 8. Seejer. 1.13. Comp. ch. 2. 6. o ch. 9. 14. See Ezek.47. 19. P See ch. i. q See Judg. 4. 13 marg. '■Eccles.io.4. See Job 15. 13- ■ See 2 Rii * Job 31. 36. See Rev. 6.2. Comp. ch. 3. 5. Rev. 19. 12. t" Seech. 5. i. '' Isai. 32. 2. * Seech. 3.8. H Or, branch up V"' "'" ■under hint. * Ex. 10. 23. So ch. 12. 6. 6 14. 10. 7 Matt. 16.18. £ph. 2. 20 — a2. Heb. 3. 3. Comp. ch 4. 9. " See Ezek. 21. 37. » Ps. 21. 5. (Heb.). So Dan. 7. 14. ''the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? And he said ti unto me, To build it a house in ■'the land of Shinar: and it shall be establish- ed, and set there upon her own base. And I turned, and lift up mine eyes, and looked, and behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains ''of brass. In the first cha- 2 riot u>a-c '"^red horses; and in the se- cond chariot <^ black horses; and in the 3 third chariot '"^ white horses; and in the fourth chariot "^grisled and 'sbay horses. Then I ''answered and said unto 'the < angel that talked with me, What arc these, my lord? And the angel answer- 5 ed and said unto me, ''These are the four 'spirits of the heavens, which go forth from 'standing before ""the Lord of all the earth. ''The black horses 6 which arc therein go forth into "the north country; and "^the white go forth after them; and fthe grisled go forth to- ward °the south country. And sthe 7 bay went forth, and sought to go that they might Pwalk to and fro through the earth: and he .said, Get ye hcncc^ Pwalk to and fro through the earth. So they p walked to and fro through the earth. Then 1 cried he upon me, and spake 8 unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward "the north country have quieted my ■'spirit in "the north country. And the word of the Lord came unto . me, saying. Take of them of the cap- 1. tivity, et'oi of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of =Ze- phaniah ; then take silver and gold, and i make 'crowns, and set them upon the head of "Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest ; and speak unto him, i saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold "the man whose name is "The BRANCH; And he shall 'grow up "out of his place. And yhe shall build the temple of the Lord : vEven he shall build the temple ofi the Lord; And ^he shall bear "the glory, And ^shall sit and rule upon his throne : And ''he shall be a priest upon his ';Ps. no. 4. , ^ ^ Sec Heb. 3. 1. throne : And the counsel of peace shall be be- tween them both. 14 And '^the crowns shall be to ''Helem, ' ' i^'^"- '■ and to ''Tobijah, and to ''Jedaiah, and ■i^'ver. 10. to Hen the son of ''Zephaniah, "^for a m^^^,' "e '»''' memorial in the temple of the Lord. Mark 14. g. ' 15 And Uhey that are far off ^shall come so Eph"i'^' and build in the temple of the Lord, J3. 'q- . and ''ye shall know that the Lord of 10." hosts hath sent me unto you. And ""Seech.z. 9. this shall come to pass, if ye will dili- gently obey the voice of the Lord your God. And it came to pass "in the fourth VIL year of king Darius, tliat the word of the ^ ';'^- s'S- Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth ch, 1. 1,' ^. day of the ninth month, nen in ''Chis- Sc'^'^Aiaa: 2 leu; when they had sent unto "^the house ^ 54- of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and judg. ^20. 31 their men, 'to pray before the Lord, ;<:«ormarg. ^and to speak unto "the priests vimca- intreat tiie jc'cre in '^tlie house of the Lord of hosts, -^^ord""^ and to "^the prophets, saying, Should I 1Sam.13.12. weep in ''sthe fifth month, ''separating \.u\'^'g^'' myself, as I have done 'these so many See job n. years? o/^^':. o Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, yi:f- 12. . ' See Hagg. saymg, i. i. PI* Execute true judgment, " ",£''!/ 4- ... , • 40 (Heb.). And ishew mercy and compassions Dan. 8. 25 every man to his brother: "scljer.17. 10 And oppress not ''''the widow, nor ^b. "the fatherless, "■''the stranger, nor ■; So Jer. 21. *the poor; And 'let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 0/ truth. So ch. 8. i6. So Isai. I. 17, 23. See Jer. 5. 28. See Mic. 2. r Ezek. 18. 8 (Heb.). ' See Prov. 22. 22. See Isai. i. 17- lSoMie.6.8. Matt. 23. 23. I Heb. "fudge 'judgment '■'■ Ex. 22. 2T, ' ch. 8. (846) Chav. VII. I r. ZECHARIAH. Chap. vin. ig. ■> Soch. I. 4. tHeb. th^y gave ^ a backsliding skcutder. Neh. Q. 29. » See Hos. 4. 16. t Heb. made keaz'y. Isai. 6. 10. * Comp. Ezek. II. ig. & 36. 26. *See Jer- 17. I. & Eccius. 16. 16 (Engl.). t Heb. by the hand of. See ver. 7. J Neh. 9. 30. * So 2 Chr. 36. 16. * See Prov. I. 28. k See Hab.3. 14- <:SeeLev.26, 33- & ch. 1. 6. ■1 Deut. 28. 33- •^ See Lev. 26. 22. & Ezek. 12. !<)■ f Joel 2. 3. K ch. 9. 8. So Zeph. 3.6. ■ ^ So Jer. 3. 19. 106. 24. Comp. But "they refused to hearken, and i * pulled away the shoulder, And 'stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, "they made their hearts as "an i adamant stone, ^lest they should hear the law, And the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent >in his spirit 'J'by the former prophets: Therefore ^came a great ^\Tath from the Lord of hosts. Therefore it is come to pass, that ^as i he cried, and they would not hear; ^^So they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts: But I ''scattered them with a whirl- 1, wind •= among all the nations ''whom they knew not : Thus "^the land was desolate f after them, sthat no man passed through nor returned : For they laid •'the 'pleasant land desolate. See Ezek. 20. 6. Jer. 12. 10 marg. f Heb. land of disire. See P>. VIII. » ch. I. 14. So Joel 2. iS. t See Heb. 10. 27. « ch. I. 16. <1 See ch. 2. 10. « So Isai. X. 2T, 26. f So Isai. 2. 2. 3- Mic. 4. I. Comp. Ezek. 40. 2. ^ So Jer. 31. 23- See Ps. 48. 1. & Joel 3. 17. ^ So Isai. 65. 20, 22. Comp. Ex. 20. 12. I Sam. 2. 31, 32. * So Jer. 33. t Heb. for vitdtitiidc of days. So Job 32. 7. Comp. Eccles. II. 1 (Heb.). II Or, hard, or, difficult. 2 Sam. 13. 2 marg. ^ ver. II (Heb.). ver. 12. SeeZeuh.2.7. ^ See Gen. 18. 14- & Matt. 19. 26. So Rom. 4. Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to tne, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; =>! was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, And I was jealous for her ^laith great fury. Thus saith the Lord; "=1 am returned unto Zion, And ''will dwell in the midst of Jeru- salem : And Jerusalem shall be called '=a city of truth ; And fthe mountain of the Lord of hosts sthe holy mountain. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; 'n'here shall yet old men and old women dwell 'in the streets of Je- rusalem, And every man with his staff in his hand 'for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full (yboys and girls Playing in the streets thereof. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; If it be 'marvellous in the "^the remnant of these days, ' Should it also be my eyes ? saith hosts. this eyes people ' marvellous the. Lord of in in of 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; jhold, ""I a';7/sav the east country. omp. Hos. II. lo. t Heb. ih,- country a/the ■"ver. 13. Behold, ""I W!//sa.ve my people "from soAmosp. 14, 15- A J /- t 1 ^^^ ^^- ^°7- And "Irom 'the west country; 3. & Ezek. 8 And I will bring them, and they shall « Ma'i' i. n. dwell in the midst of Jerusalem : Soisai. 43. 5. And °they shall be my people, and I c'"' '*" will be their God, Pin truth and in righteousness. 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; iLet f/ZSl" your hands be strong, ye that hear in D'='"- "■ 30. these days these words by the mouth of &ji2-l ■■the prophets, which ic't'ir in *the day ^g'jj,,^- "• that the foundation of the house of the Seejer. 31. ' Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple pSeejer.4.2. to might be built. ^^For before these days '*''"■ u- 'there was no 'hire for man, nor any See2*llii'*' hire for beast; "neither 7cias there any \\'''^- , . ', y ' Ezras. 1,3. peace to him that went out or came in ch. 7. 3. because of the affliction : for I set all LH^agg.,:,!' men every one against his neighbour. 'Or, ° II But now I 7inll not be unto ''the residue 'man became of this people as in the fonner days, "'s^W'^'^' :2 saith the Lord of hosts. For ''the seed i. 6. ^^^' shall be '"prosperous; "the vine shall "c^I|,p'5.5 give ^her fruit, and ^the ground shall Hos. 2.21,22. give her increase, and ^the heavens shall t He£ ^' ''' give their dew;" and I will ''cause the "/'P'-""- ■ Jer. "55, q remnant of this people to possess all (Heb). .J these things. And it shall come to pass, y|°^°Lev"' that as ye were ''a curse among the hea- ■f-,*- then, O house of Judah, and house of Hagg.*";. 10. Israel ; so "^will I save you, and ^w^ shall 'Seejer.3.18. , , , ■ ,- , , r ^=« Jer. 42. be a blessing: "^fear not, but let "^your is. M hands be strong. For thus saith the lo;^"^'"*^-^'- Lord of hosts; sAs I thought to punish isai. 65. 15. you, when your fathers ''provoked me to >iGen.'i2. i. wTath, saith the Lord of hosts, -and I So isai. 19. 15 repented not : sso again have I thought ^^irJ^: ^^. ,6. in these days to do well unto Jerusalem fg^^J°^°'''- and to the house of Judah: <=fear ye not. 2. 5. .6 These are the things that ye shall do; gcom^."''' JSpeak ye every man the truth to Jer. 31. 28. his neighbour; 'execute the judgment a ^^M^'g. 7, of ''truth and ''peace 'in your gates: \^-'';^ 17 and ""let none of you "imagine evil in (Heb.).' your hearts against his neighbour; and jilepTis^i "love no false oath: for all these (?/-,? Cited Ephes. things that I hate, saith the Lord. tnlh, j„dge 18 And the word of the Lord of hosts /^"'^;,i^',f^„i 19 came unto me, saying. Thus saith the of peace. Lord of hosts ; The fast of p the fourth k Ter."';.,'' '" month, and the fastof ithe fifth, and the |J'=^J°''s ••• fast of ''the seventh, and the fast of -Hhe nsoisai.55^7. tenth, shall be to the house of Judah pjl^^jg.V 'joy and oladness, and cheerful 'feasts; & 52. «■ therefore love ''the truth and ''peace. 'sec chip's! '2 Kin. 25. I. Ter. 39. I. & 52. 4. ' Esth. 8. 17. Isai. 35. 10. & 51. n in the Heb. lOv, solemn, or, set times. Heb. as Num. 15. 3. Isai. 33. 20. Lam. i. 4, &c. (847) 107 — 2 Chap. viii. 20. ZECHARIAH. Chap. ix. 14. " Sec Isa!. ■2. 3. n Or, cfln- tinunlty. lofth. 6. 13. ■ t Heb going. See Jonah i. t Heb, to in treat the face {of the Lord]. See ch. 7. 2. * See ch. 2. II. So Isai. 14. I. ch. 14. 16. ' See Gen. 31- 7- Com p. 2 Kin. 7. 13. * Isai. 4. I. So I^ai. 3. 6. 7 Isai. 66. 18. See Rev. 5.9. ^ Comp. Ruth 3. Q. " See I Cor. 14. 25. Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; ao // s/tall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, And the inhabitants of many cities: And the inhabitants of one city shall 21 go to another, saying, "Let US go "'speedily 'to pray before the Lord, And to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. Yea, 'many people and strong na-22 tions shall come To seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusa- lem, And 'to pray before the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 23 In those days it shall come to pass, that "ten men "shall take hold out yof all languages of the nations. Even "shall take hold of ^the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard ^that God is with you. IX. B.C. 5S7? ' ch. 12. I. See Nah. i.i. "^ See Job 37. 9 marg. ^ See Isai. 17. I. 1 See 2 Chr. • Jer. 49. 23. See I Kin. 8. 6s. fSee Josh, ig. aS, 29. K See Isai. 23. I. *> See Ezek. 28. 21. ' Ezek. 28. 3 —5, 12. * See Isai. 37- 25- f Job Job 27. 16. So Ezek. 28. 4. 5. " See Prov. 3. 14. » See Mic. 7. 10. So ch. 10. 5. ° See Ex. 34. 24- P So Ezek. 26. 17. 1 Ezek. 28. 18. r See Zeph. 2. 4. " ch. TO. 5 (Heb.). ■ Dent. 23. 2. * Amos I. 8. *The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of ''Hadrach, And "^Damascus shall be the rest thereof: When ''the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall he toward the Lord. And ^Hamath also shall border there- 2 by; fsTyrus, and f^'Zidon, though 'it be very wise. And Tyrus did build herself ''a strong 3 hold. And 'heaped up silver as the dust. And "fine gold "as the mire of the streets. Behold, the Lord will " cast her 4 out. And he will smite Pher power in the sea; And "ishe shall be devoured with fire. ■■Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; 5 ■"Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, And ''Ekron ; for her expectation ■^'' shall be ashamed ; And the king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkclon shall not be inha- bited. And ''a bastard shall dwell in 'Ash- 6 dod. And I will cut off the pride of 'the Philistines. And I will take away "his 'blood out of his mouth, And his abominations from between his teeth: But he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, And he shall be as ^a governor in Judah, And "Ekron as "a Jebusite. And >T will encamp about mine house because of the army. Because of ^ him that passeth by, and because of ^ him that returneth: And ='no ''oppressor shall pass through them any more : For now "^have I seen with mine eyes. '•Rejoice greatly, O ■= daughter of Zion; "^Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: fBehold, sthy King cometh unto thee: ■"He is just, and "having salvation; f'Lowly, and ''riding upon an ass, ^And upon a colt the foal of an ass. And 'I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And '""the horse from Jerusalem, And the battle bow shall be cut off: And "he shall speak "peace unto the heathen : PAnd his dominion shall be ifrom sea even to sea, PAnd from the river even to ''the ends of the earth. As for thee also, "by *the blood of thy covenant I 'have sent forth thy '"prisoners out of "the pit wherein is no water. Turn ye to the strong hold, 'ye prisoners "of hope: "Even to day do I declare that I will render ydouble unto thee; yyWhen I have bent Judah for me, ^filled the bow with Ephraim, And raised up thy sons, O Zion, against ^thy sons, "0 Greece, And made thee as the sword of a mighty mail. And the Lord shall be seen over them. And "^his arrow shall go forth as ''the lishtnins : And ^the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, And shall go ^with whirlwinds of ^the south. " See Lev. 3. ^n^h. Hoods. See Hos. 4. 2. ^ Jer. 13. 2X (Heb.). ch. 12, 5, 6. " Comp. 1 Macc.10.89. ^ Judg. 1.21. y Ps. 34. 7. Comp.ch.2.5. » ch. 7. 14. * See Isai. II. 9. ^ Isai. 3. 12. & 60. 17. Dan. II. 20. ch. 10. 4 ill the Heb. "Ex. 3. 7. Comp. ch. 12. 4. <* So Isai. 12. 6. & 62. II, ch, 2. 10, '^ 2eph. 3. 14. f Cited Matt. 21. 5. So John 12. 15- E See Jer. =3- 5- is: Mic. 5- 2. So Ps. 2. 6. l» Comp. Ps. 45. 7. li Or, saving him self. Ps. 33. 16 (Heb.). >Matt. II. 29. •■■ See Judg- 5- 10. lSeeHos.1.7. Comp. Isai. 2. 4. "' See Mic. 5. 10. n Ps. 85. 8. •^SecMic.s.s. & Eph. 2. 14. V Ps. 72. 8. ■1 Amos 8. 12. So Mic. 7.12. '■SeeMic.s.4, ' Or, luhose co7'efta7tt is l>y blood. * Ex. 24. 8. See Heb. 10. 29. ^ Isai. 49. 9, " Isai 42. 7. So Isai. 61. I. Comp. Isai. 51. 14. *■ Comp. Gen. 37. 24. Jer. 38. 6. ** Comp. Jer. 31. 17. ^ Job 23. 2, y Isai. 61. 7. J"' Comp. ch. 10. 4. ^ Comp. Rev. 6. 2. » So Joel 3. 6. "^ See E2ek. 27- 13- ^ c See 2 SaiD. 22. 15. Comp. Ps.,45- 5. Isai. 49. a. vcr. 13 d See Nah. 3- 3- « l5ai 18. 3. f So Dan. 11. 40. See Isai. 21. i. K Seech. 6. 6. (848) Chap. ix. 15. ZECHARIAH. Chap. xi. 3, ^ Isai. -^i, 5. ch. 12. 8. So ch, 10. 5. * ch. 12. 6. I Or, subdue tfu stones of tke slifi^. ^Soch. 10. 7. B Or, s/iail JiU both the bmvlSy ^'c. I Ex. 27. 3. & 38. 3 in the Heb. ch. 14. 20. "» Ps. 144. 12 (Heb.). Comp. Lev. 4. 18,25. •* See Isai. 2. II. 0 See Ps. 100. p So Isai. 62. 3. Comp. Iklal. 3. 17. 1 So Isai. 10. 18 (Heb). Conip. Isai. II. 17. So Ps. 45. "> So Ps. 62. 10. » See Hos. 2. a The Lord of hosts i" shall defend 15 them: and 'they shall devour, And 'subdue with sling stones; And they shall drink, and ''make a noise as through wine; And they 'shall be filled like 'bowls, and VLi ""the corners of the altar. And the Lord their God shall save 16 them "in that day as "the flock of his people : For they shall be as Pthe stones of a crown, 1 lifted up as an ensign upon his land. For ■'how great is ^his goodness, and 17 how great is 'his beauty! ^^Corn shall make the young men 'cheerful, and ^"'■new wine the maids. 10, 12. ' Ps. 31. 19. » See Jer. 31. 12. * Isai. 33. 2. " See Ezek. 36. 29. II Or, "'grirWj or, sjicak. & 92. 14. Prov. 10. 31. Comp. Isai. 57. 19 in the Heb- Ask ye ^of the Lord rain in the time of ''the latter rain; So the Lord shall make 'bright clouds. And "^give them showers of rain. To every one grass in the field. For ''the 'idols have spoken vanity. And <=the diviners have seen a lie, And '^have told ■= false dreams; sThey comfort ''in vain: Therefore they went their way as a flock. They 'were troubled, ''because there was no shepherd. Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds. And I 'punished 'the goats: For the Lord of hosts ''hath visited his flock the house of Judah, And hath made them 'as his goodly horse in the battle. Out of him came forth ""the corner, out of him '^the nail. Out of him "the battle bow, out of him every p oppressor together. And 'ithey shall be as mighty men, "■which tread down their enemies "In the mire of the streets in the battle : And they shall fight, ^because the Lord is with them. And '"the riders on horses "shall be confounded. X. ■ See Jer. 14. 22. b Deut, II. 14. Seejob 29.23. BOr. lightnings. Job 28. 26. & 38. 25. Comp. Ps. 135. 7. Jer. 10. 13. c Ezek. 34. z6. See Jobs, ^o* *1 Jer. 10. 8. So Uai. 44. 9. 'o* Hab. 2. J 8. f Heb. ieraphims. See Gen. 31, ig. *SeeJer.27.q. So Mai. 3. 5. f Jer. 23. 25. 8 Job 21. 34. So Job 16. 2. Comp. Jer. 23. 17. B Or, answered that, &r'c. ch. I. II, &c. Bui comp. Isai. 31. 4 (Heb.). >■ Ezek. 34. s. See Num. 27. 17. & Matt. 9- 36. t Heb. visit- ed upon. See Isai. 24. ai. & Hos. 4. 9. ' Is.-ii. 14. 9. Jer. 50. 8. Ezek. 34. 17. & 39- 'S. k See Zeph. 2. 7. * Comp. Cant. i. g. "" Num. 24. 17 marg. i Sam. 14. 38 marg. Sec Isai. 19. 13. Comp. Ps. 118. 22. » See Isai, 22. 23. ■> Comp. ch. 13. P See ch. g. 8. *l ver. 7. Comp. 2 Cor. 2. 14. ■■ See . 7. 10. Ti- So ch. 9. 3. ■ So ch. 9, 15. I Or, they sJiall ^make the riders on horses asliamed. * a Sam. 19. 5. *' Comp. Ps. 20. 7. u ch. 9. 5 (Heb). So Jer. 2. 26, &c. \\\l. And 'I will strengthen the house of Judah, And "'I will save the house of Joseph, And '■•''I will bring them again to place them; for I yhave mercy upon them: And they shall be as though I had not cast them off: For I am the Lord their God, and ^will hear them. And they (y^Ephraim shall be ''like a mighty man. And ^their heart shall rejoice as through wine: Yea, their children shall see //, and ''be glad; Their heart ''shall rejoice in the Lord. "^I will hiss for them, and ''gather them ; for '' I have redeemed them : And "=they shall increase ''as they have increased. And si will sow them among the ])eople : And ''they shall remember me in far countries; And they shall live with their chil- dren, and turn again. I will bring them again also 'out of the land of Egypt, And gather them 'out of Assyria; And I will bring them into the land of J'^Gilead and J' Lebanon; And ^place shall not be found for them. And "he shall pass through the sea with affliction, And shall smite the waves in the sea, .A.nd all the deeps of "the river shall dry up : And the pride of Assyria shall be brought down. And Pthe sceptre of Egypt shall de- part away. And 1I will strengthen them in the Lord; And ''they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord. ^ ver, 12. So Jer. 3. 18. See Ezek. 37. 16. ' ih. 8. 7, 13. » See Hos. II. II. J Hos. I, 7. & 2, 23, See Isai.14. z. & Mic. 7. ig. ' ch, 13. 9. * Ps, 104. 15. So ch. 9. 15. Comp, Ps, 78, 65. ^ See Joel 2. 23- c See Isai, 5. 26, *^ Jer, 31. 10, 1 1, See Hos, i. II. •^ Jer, 30, 19, Ezek, 36. 10, •'. 37- ' Comp. I Kin. 4, 20. e See Hos. 2. 23- ^ Comp. Deut. 30. z — 3- • Isai. II. zi. & 27, 13. Hos, II, II, See Mic, 7, 12, J Jer, 22. 6. ^ See Mic. 7. 14- ' ch. II, I, "'So Isai. 49. 20, ^ So Isai. iz. 15- o See Amos 8. 8. P So Ezek. 30, 13. 1 ver, 6, So Isai, 41. 10, r So Mic, 4, 5. Comp, Gen, 5, 22. forest. &c. Open thy doors, •''O Lebanon, that XI. ''the fire may devour thy cedars. ^.^'^'; '"■ '°- '^Howl, fir tree; for ''the cedar is fall- isai, lo, 34. en ; because the 'mighty are spoiled : '^,"5';-''"'®' '^ Howl, '' O ye oaks of Bashan ; for '"= the « Zeph, 1. 10, forest of sthe vintage is come down. ,1 p_. There is a voice of '='' the howling of the gaiinnts. shepherds ; for their glory is spoiled : d^see'isal' 2. A voice of the roaring of 'young lions ; J3 ,^. for J the pride of Jordan is spoiled. \o'r,'uhe de/enced f So Isai. 2. It. & 25. 2. & 27, 10, &c. « Lev, 265, Mic, 7. >> Jer. 25. 34. ' ' Comp. Ezek, 19. 2, 3- ' ^"^ J"^''- "• S- (849) Chap. xi. 4. ZECHARIAH. Chap. xii. 7, P Jer. 13. 14 t Heb. make * ver. 7. I See Ezek, 34- 3- " See Prov. 8. 22. "Seejer.50.7. " See Hos. 12. 8. - M. . make to be/ouitd. So2Sam. 3.8. II Or, ^vi:rily the poor. 1 So ver. II (Heb.). See Jer. 5. 2, note h. r ver. II. S0Isai.14.32. Zeph. 3. 12. ■ ver. 10. Ps. 27. 4. & 90. 17. Prov. 3. 17. & 15. 26. 1% 16. 24 in the Heb. 1 Or, Binders, ver. 14. ' See John 10. II. " ver. 16. t Heb, ivas straitened for them. Seejudg. ID. 1 6. ' See Jer. 15, 2. "■ So Deut. 23. 53- 2 Kin. 6. 29. Comp. Isai. 49. 26, t Heb. of his fellmVy or, jieighl'our. Geii. II. 7. & 15, 10 in the Heb. So Mai. 3. 16, &i:. 1 Or, the poor of the flock, ^c. certain' ly knew. See ver. 7. "Num. 3. 10. 2 Chr. 5. II. Ps. 59. 9. Prov. 8, 34, t Heb, lf\t be good iji your eyes. See Gen. 16. 6. )■ Matt.26.1s. *SeeJer.32.9. "* Comp. Ex. 21. 32. Hqs. 3. 2. •> See Jer. 18.2. c Cited Matt, 27. 9, 10. << Sec Mic. 2, 8. iOr, Binders. ver. 7. " So John 10. 13- II Or, hidden. ver. 8, 9, See Ps. 83.4. ^ Ezek, 34. 4. II Or, iear. See Amos 7. ]o, ** 2 Sam. 20.3. 1 Kin. 18. 13. ^ Ezek. 34. 3. 4- Thus saith the Lord my God; ■'Feed 4 the flock of 'the slaughter; Whose '"posse.ssors 'slay them, and s "hold themselves not guilty: And they that sell them say, Blessed de the Lord ; for ° I am rich : And their own shepherds pity them not. For Pi will no more pity the inhabi- 6 tants of the land, saith the Lord : But lo, I 7ot7/ ' deliver the men Every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king : And they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver i/iem. And ''I will feed the flock of slaughter, 7 "«w/ you, ""O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called ^Beauty, and the other I called "Bands; and >" I fed the flock. Three shepherds also "I cut off in one s month; and my soul 'lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. Then said 9 I, I will not feed you: "'that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to "be cut off, let it be "cut off; and let the rest "eat every one the flesh *of another. And 10 I took my staff, czwi ^ Beauty, and cut it asunder, that / might break my cove- nant which I had made with, all the peo- ple. And it was broken in that day:ii and "so ■'the poor of the flock ^that waited upon me knew that it ^ms the word of the Lord. And I said unto n them, 'If ye think good, >'give r/tc my price ; and if not, forbear. So ^ they weighed for my price " thirty J>tM's of silver. And the Lord said unto me, 13 Cast it unto ''the potter: <^a ''goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took^the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter ill the house of the Lord. Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even 'Bands, 14 that I might break the brotherhood be- tween Judah and Israel. And the Lord said unto me. Take is unto thee yet the instruments of a fool- ish shepherd. For lo, I lidll raise up a shepherd in is the land, = Which shall not visit those that be 'cut oft", ^Neither shall seek the young one, ■^Nor Hieal that that is broken. Nor "sfeed that that standeth still : But i^he shall eat the flesh of the fat. And tear their claws in pieces. shepherd •'''that j^omp. Woe to 'the idol leaveth the flock! The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon 'his right eye: His arm shall be clean dried up, And 'his right eye shall be utterly darkened. ^ John 10. la. See Jer. 23.1. ' Comp. Dan. 7. 8, ='The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, ''Which stretcheth forth the heavens, and '^layeth the foundation of the earth. And '^''formeth the spirit of man with- in him. Behold, "=1 Tvill make Jerusalem 'a cup of 'strembling unto all the peo- ple round about, 'When they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jeru- salem. And ''in that day will I make Jerusa- lem 'a burdensome stone for all people : JAIl that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, '^Though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. ''In that day, saith the Lord, 'I will smite every horse with ""asto- nishment, and his rider with "mad- ness : And "I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, And 'will smite every horse of the people with '"blindness. And "the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, "The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength In the Lord of hosts their God. ''In that day will I make °the govern- ors of Judah Plike a hearth of fire among the wood, And like a torch of fire in a sheaf; And ithey shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: And '■Jerusalem shall be inhabited again ^in her own place, d'cn in Jerusalem. The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first. That the glory of the house of David And the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem Do not magnify themselves against Judah. XII. * ch. Q. 1. SeeNah. i.i. ^ See Job 9. 8. & Isai. 42. 5. cSeeIsai.48. 13- d See Num. 16. 22. « So Isai, 51. 17, 22, 23. Comp, ver. g, f Ex. 12. S3 (Heb.). II Or. slumber, or, poison. K So Nah. 2. 3 (Heb.). See Isai. 51. 17- D Or, And also against Judah shall he be which shall be in siege agaifist Jerusaletn. liver. 4, 6, 8, g, II. ch. 13. I, 2, 4. & 14. 4, 6, 8, 9, 13. 20, 21. See Isai. 2. 11. > Ecclus. 6. 21. J See Matt. 21. 44. Comp. Isai. 41. II. Dan. 2, 44. ^ Mic. 4. II. >SeePs.76.6. ™ See Deut. 28. 28. " Comp. ch. g. 8. 0 ver. 6. See ch. g. 7. II Or, There is strength to }ue and to the inha- biiants, S'c, Comp. Joel 3. 16. P So Jer. 5. 14. <:)i).ia. 18. 1 ch. g. 15. >■ ch. 2. 4. & 14. 10. s See ch. 6. (8so) Chap. xii. 8. ZECHARIAH. Chap. xiv. 2. * See ch. 9. " So Joel 3. 10. I Or, abject. tHeb. fallen, I Sam. 2. 4 (Heb.). » Ex. 32. 34. Isai. 63. Q. Mai. 3. I. Comp. ch. 1. II. Or see 1 Sam. 29. 9. Comp. Gal. 4- 14. ^ So Hagg. 2. 22. Comp. ver. 3. * Ezek. 39. S9* See Joel 2. 28. 'See Jer. 31. 9- » Cited Jolm 19- 37- Comp. John 19. 34. Rev. I. 7. * ch. 13. 3 (Heb.). •> So Jer. 50. 4- = So Jer. 6. 26. Amos 8. 10. <* Gen. 22. 2, 12 (Heb.). See Ps. 22. 20. « See ver. 3. f Matt 24, 30. Rev. 1. 7. Comp. Acts 2. 37. s 2 Kin. 23. 2 Lhr, 35. 22, 24:. *> See 2 Kin. 5. iS. 1 See Judg. Comp. Rev. 16. 16. tHeb. /ainilics, families. ver. 14. See 2 Chr, 31. 6 marg. ^ Comp. Ezek. 24. 23. * So ch. 7. 3. See I Cor. 7. 5. ' [Or, of Simeon XIII. "^ ver. 2, 4. See ch. 12. 3. Comp. ch 3. 9, " Comp. Ezek. 36. 25. John I. 25. & 4. 10. Heb. 9. 14. I John I. 7. Rev. 1. 5. c'SeeJer. 31. 34- t Heb. separation /or itntrlean- rttss. SeeL.nm. 1.8. ''SoMics. 13. See Jer. 10. II. « See Ezek. 30. 13. ""In that day shall the Lord 'defend s the inhabitants of Jerusalem; And "he that is "'feeble among them ''at that day shall be as David; And the house of David s/ia// be as God, As 'the angel of the Lord before them. And it shall come to pass ''in that 9 day, That I will seek "to destroy all the nations That come against Jerusalem. And "I will pour upon the house of 10 David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, The spirit of gnrace and of >'suppli- cations: And ^they shall look upon me whom they ^have pierced, And ''they shall mourn for him, as '^one mourneth for ^his only so?i. And shall be "^in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. ^In that day •'shall there be a great n mourning in Jerusalem, sAs the mourning of Hadad ''rimmon in the valley of ' Megiddon. And fthe land shall mourn, "'every 12 family apart ; The family of the house of David apart, and '''their wives apart; The family of the house of ""Nathan apart, and their wives apart; The family of the house of Levi apart, 13 and their wives apart ; The family "of "Shimei apart, and their wives apart; All the families that remain, 14 Every family apart, and their wives apart. Comp. Joel 2. 16. m 2 Sam. 5. 14, See Luke 3. 31. asLXX.]. ■> See Num. 3. 18. Comp. i Kin. i. 8? ^In that day there shall be ''a fountain opened To the house of David and to the in- habitants of Jerusalem =For sin and for 'uncleanness. And it shall come to pass ='in that 2 day, saith the Lord of hosts. That ^\ will cut off 'the names of the idols out of the land, And ^they shall nomore be remembered: And also I will Scause the prophets and 'Uhe unclean spirit to pass out of the land. Hos. 2. 17. f See Ex. 23. 13. & Tobit 14. 6.- Comp. ■ 8 ch. 3. 4. ^ Comp. I John 4. 2. Rev. 16. 13, 14. And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy. Then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him. Thou shalt not live ; For thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: And 'his father and his mother tlmt begat him ''shall thrust him through when he propliesieth. And it shall come to pass »in that day, That the prophets 'shall be ashamed every one 'of his vision, when he hath prophesied; Neither ""shall they wear 'a rough garment 'to deceive: But he shall say, "I am no prophet, I am a husbandman; For man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. And cue shall say unto him, ^Vhat are "these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer. Those °tvith which I was wounded in the house of my friends. Awake, O sword, against Pmy shep- herd, and against ithe man that is "■my fellow, Saith the Lord of hosts: ='Smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: And I will turn mine hand upon "the little ones. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, "Two parts therein shall be cut off a?u/ die; But "the third shall be left therein. And I will bring «the third part through the fire. And ^will J'refine them as silver is re- fined, And ='will ^try them as gold is tried: ='They shall call on my name, and ''I will hear them: I "^will say. It is my people: '^And they shall say, The Lord is my God. ' Deut. 13, 6. 8. & 18. 20. ^ ch. 12. 10 Heb.;. ' ^o Mic. 3. 6, 7- "• See 2 Kin. I. 8. Comp. Heb. II. 37. t Heb. "a garment of hair. t Heb. to He. Isai. 59. 13. Hab. 3. 17. ° Amos 7. 14. *• Comp. Ps. 22. 16? P Isai. 40. II. Heb. 13. 20. See Ezek. 34- 23- ^ Jer. 31. 22. "■ Lev. 6. 2, &c. (Heb.). Comp. Prov. 8. 30. Phil. 2. 6. See John lo. 30. B Cited Matt. 26. 31. Mark 14. 27. t Ps. 69. 26. Isai. 53. 4. " See Matt. 18. lO. Comp. Luke 12. 32. ^ Deut. 21.17. 2 Kin. 2. q in the Heb. * Comp. ch. 14, 2. Rom. II. 5. ^ Ps. 66. 10. So Prov. 17. 3- See Ps. 17. 3. & 26. 2. y Isai. 48. 10. Mai. 3. 2. 3. So Dan. 11, 35- iS: 12. 10. Comp. Isai. 27. g. See Isai. i. * See Jer. 6. 27. & I Pet. I. 7. * See Ps. 50. *■ Ps. 91. 15 (Heb.). ch. 10. 6. c Hos. 2. 23. So Ezek. II. 20. ch. 8. 8. See Jer. 31. 33- ^Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, » isl;. ,^]g. And thy spoil shall be divided in the SeejoeU. i. midst of thee. jo*^?3!^2. For ^I will gather all nations against ^^^ ^^^^ '*'■ Jerusalem to battle; • See Luke And ''the city shall be taken, and l\ •^the houses rifled, and "^^the wo- (Heb.), . , , ' e So Lam. 5, men ravished; u. 21^ 24. sai. 13. 16 (85>) Chap. xiv. 3. ZECHARIAH. Chap. xiv. 17. ' Comp. ch. 13. 8. Matt. 24. 2if 22. K Comp. Ex. 15. 3- *» ver. 1, 6, S, 9, 13, 20. 21, See ch. 12. 3. * 2 Sam. 15. 30- Ezek. II. 23. Comp. I Kin. II. 7? 2Kin.23. M? Neh. 8. 15? See Matt. 21. I. •t Comp. ver. 5. So Joel 3. 14. > ch. 3. 9. n Or, my ijzoutt tains. lOr, When he shall touch the valley of the inoun- iains to the place he separated. ^ Amos I. I. * About B.C. 7^7- n See Matt. i.(>. 27. 0 I Thess. 3. P Deut, 33. 2. See Dan. 4. Comp. Joel 3. II. 1 i. e. it shall not be clear in some places, and dark in other places of the world. tHeb. precious. 1 Kin. 5. 17, &c. (Heb.). tHeb. thickness. See Zeph. i. 12. II Or, the day shall be one. <1 See Rev. 21. 25. r Matt. 24. 36. Mark 13. 32. " So Isai. 30. 26. & 60. 19, 20. Rev. 21. 23. Comp. 2 Esdr. 5. 4. ' See Ezek. 47. I. &. John 4. 10. lOr, ^eastern. " See Joel 2. 20. Comp. Dan. II. 45. See also Job 18. 20. ■^ Comp. I Kin. 17. 7. Job 6. 15. • Ps. 47. 7. So ver. 16, 17- Isai. 54. 5. Mai. 1. 14. 4- 5, 6. 18. 14, &c. Josh. 15. 33. abide, ver. And Hialf of the city shall go forth into captivity, And fthe residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and 3 fight against those nations, sAs when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand 'Mn that day 4 upon 'the mount of Olives, Which is before Jerusalem on the east, And the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west. And there shall be ''a very great valley ; And half of the mountain shall 're- move toward the north, And half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to the valley of 'the 5 mountains; 'For ''the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal : Yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before ™the earthquake * In the days of Uzziah king of Judah : And "°the Lord my God shall come, And °Pall the saints with thee. And it shall come to pass "^in that 6 day, ^ That the light shall not be 'clear, nor 'dark: But 'it shall be lone day ''which shall 7 be known to the Lord, Not day, nor night: But it shall come to pass, that ^at evening time it shall be light. And it shall be •'in that day, s That 'living waters shall go out from Jerusalem : LLalfof them toward "the "former sea. And half of them toward "the hinder sea: "In summer and in winter shall it be. And "the Lord shall be king over all 9 the earth: •"In that day shall there be "one Lord, and ^his name one. All the land shall be 'turned ^as a 10 plain from ^'Geba to ''Rimmon south of Jerusalem: And "^it shall be lifted up, and "^"in- habited in her place. 2 Mace. 7. 9. Comp. Ps. 102. 15. See Obad. 21. ■Eph. y See Epn. 3. 15. II Or, compassed. Gen. 19. 4. Josh. '. 40. 4. a See Josh. 18. 24. o * Comp. Isai. c So IsaL 2. 2. Gen. 24. 55, &c. <* See ch. 12. 6. » Or, shall From "^Benj.amin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto ''ethe corner gate. And from f'the tower of Hananeel unto the king's 'winepresses. And men shall dwell in it, and J there shall be no more ''utter destruc- tion; But Jerusalem "shall be 'safely in- habited. And this shall be ""the plague where- 7t.iith the Lord will smite all the people "That have fought against Jeru- salem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet. And their eyes shall consume away in their holes, And ''"their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. And it shall come to pass °in that day, That a great p tumult ifrom the Lord shall be among them ; And they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour. And ''his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. And "Judah also shall fight "at Jeru- salem ; And Hhe wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered to- gether, 'Gold, and silver, and "apparel, in great abundance. And ""so shall be the plague 'of the horse. Of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, And of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the na- tions "Which came against Jerusalem "Shall even go up •"'from year to year To worship ythe King, the Lord of hosts. And ^to keep ='the feast of taber- nacles. And it shall be, ^that whoso will not come up Of all the families of the earth unto Jenisalem To worship <^the King, the Lord of hosts. Even "^upon them shall be no rain. ^ Sec Jer. 37, ' Jer. 31. 38. s See 2 Kin. 14. 13. •» See Neh. > See Isai. 5. J Rev, 22. 3. '' I Kin. ao. 42. Mai. 4. 6 (Heb.). D Or, shall abide. See ver. 10. ' So Jer, 23. 6. ™ ver. 18. So ver. 15. Comp. Mai. 4. 6. " So ver. 16. nn Comp. Luke 16. 24. o See ver. 4. P See Dcut 28 20. *3 Comp. I Sam,. 14. 15. •■ So Judg. 7. 22. 1 Sam. 14.20. 2 Chr. 20. 23. Isai. 19, 2. Ezek- 38. 21. Hagg. 2. 22. II Or, thou also, O Ju- dah, shalt. "Or, a^ai'ist. ver. 3. tx. I. 10. Not as ver. 12. 16. ' Comp. Ezek. 39- 10. *See Isai. 60. 9- " Comp. Juds. 5. 30. 2 Kin. 5. 23, 26. * Comp. Ezek. 39. 20. ^ So ch. 8. 22. * Comp. Isai. 66. 23. y See ver. 9. * ver. 18, 19. Nah. I. 15. * See Lev. 23-^34- ^ Comp. Isai. 60. 12. * See ver. 9. tfSeeJer.3.3. {853) Chap. xiv. i8. ZECHARIAH. Chap. xiv. 21. t Heb, upon whom there is not. e Comp. Deut II. 10, II. fver. 12. K See Lam. 3. fOr, fsin. And if the family of Egypt go not i8 up, and come not, '"^that have no rain; There shall be fthe plague, where- luith the Lord will smite the heathen That come not up ^to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be sthe "punishment ofig Egypt. And s the punishment of all na- tions That come not up ^to keep the feast of tabernacles. •"In that day shall there be upon the "bells of the horses, i HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; And ''the pots in the Lord's house shall be like 'the bowls before the altar. Yea, every ''pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts : And all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and ''seethe therein : And •'in that day ""there shall be no more "the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts. *» See ver. 4. I Or, bridles. ' Ex. 28. 36. Isai. 23. 18. So Obad. 17. Mic 4. 13. ' 2 Chr. 35. .3 (Heb.). 1 See ch. 9. 15. 1° So Ezek. 44. 9. See Joel 3. " Comp. Deut. 7. 1, 3 M A L A C H I. I. About B.C. 397- ' See Nah. i. I. ^Ezek. 7. 2. ch, 2. II. tHeb. by the Juind of Maine hi. See Hagg. I. I. « See DeuL 7.8. &Jer. 31.3. ** See Amos I. II. « Cited Rom. 9. 13. *Gen. 29. 31, 33- Deut 21. 15—17- Judg. 14. 16. Prov. 13. 24. See Luke 14. 26. Comp. 2 Esdr. 3. 16. 8 So Jer. 49. 10, 18. Ezek. 25. 13, 14- & 35- 3. 4. 7. "4, 15- b So Joel 3. 19. See Ezek. 35. 9- * So Jer. 49. 33- Comp. Isai. 13. 21, 22. & 34. 13. J Jer. 5. 17. k Comp. ver. 5. 1 Zecn. I. 12. Comp. Isai. 34. 5. »' See Ps. 91. 8. "• Ps. 35. 27 (Heb.). ' Gen.i. 7,&c. ''T'HE burden of the word of the Lord -■- to ''Israel *by Malachi. "=! have loved you, saith the Lord. 2 "■Yet ye say. Wherein hast thou loved us? '' Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the Lord: Yet "=1 loved Jacob, And I ^hated Esau, ' 3 And slaid his mountains and his heri- tage ''waste for 'the dragons of the wilderness. AVhereas Edom saith. We are Jim- 4 poverished, But we will return and build the deso- late places; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, ''They shall build, but I will throw down ; And they shall call them, ''The bor- der of wickedness. And, 'The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever. And ™your eyes shall see, and ye 5 shall say, "The Lord will be magnified ''from ''the border of Israel. "A son honoureth his father, and a 6 servant his master: Pif then \ be 2. father, where is mine honour? 1 Or, upon. I Sam. 17. 39. Neh. 12. 31. t W€o. from upon. :. (Heb.). o Ex. 20. 12. See Eph. 6.2, PSoEx. 4.22. Hos. ii.i. And if "51 i^if a master, where is my fear? Saith the Lord of hosts unto you, 11 O priests, that despise my name. 'And ye say, 'Wherein have we de- spised thy name? Ye "* offer 'polluted "bread upon mine altar; "■And ye say, AVTierein have we pol- luted thee? In that ye say, ^The table of the Lord is contemptible. And if ye ^ofifer "the blind 'for sacri- fice, is it not evil ? And if ye offer "the lame and sick, is it not evil? Offer it now unto ^thy governor; Will he be pleased with thee, or vac- cept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts. And now, I pray you, beseech 'God that he will be gracious unto us : ^This hath been 'by your means: Will he y regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts. ^Who is there even among you that would shut the doors yi^r nought? Neither do ye kindle_/f;r on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, ''Neither will I accept an offering at your hand. 1 Luke 6. 46. I*) ch. 2. I. ' ver. 2, 7. ch. 2. 14, 17. & 3. 7, 8. 13. M Or, bring ■unto, ^'c. ' ver. 8. ch. 2. 12. 1 3. 3. so ver. 1 1. * ver. 12. Ezra 2. 63. Neh. 7. 64. " See Lev. 3. II. ^ So ver. 12. Comp. Ezek. 41. 22. * Lev. 22. 22. Deut. 15. 21. ver. 13, So ver. 14. Comp. Ezek. 45. 15. 1 Heb. eo sacrijice. Isai. 57. 7. * Neh. 5. 14, 18. See Hagg. i. 7 ver. 9 (Heb.). See Job 42. 8. t Heb. ike /ace of God. SeeZech. 7.2. * Comp. Hos. 13. 9. t \iQ^.from your hand. So I Kin. 10. 29. 2 Chr. I. 17. Jer. 5. 31. ft 2 Sam. 15. 4 (Heb.). Ps. 4- 6. 1* See Isai. i. II. & Amos S. 21. (853) 108 Chap. i. ii. MALACHI. Chap. ii. 13. cZech. 8. 7. (Heb.). See PS.H3.3. So Isai. 45. 6. ■* I-sai. 24. 15. SeePs.48.10. Conip. Isai. 2. 2. & 56. 7. & 60. 3, 5. & 66. ig. * See Luke 24. 47. f Zeph. 2. II. I Tim. 2. 8. So John 4. 21, 23. Com p. Deut. 12. 13. K Rev. 8. 3. See Ps. 141.2. •> See ver. 7. * So Isai. 66. 20. ^ Isai. 19. 21 (Heb.). Zeph. 3. 10. ch. 3. 4. So 1 Pet. 2. 5. ' So ver. 7. •"So I^ai. 43, 22. Comp. Mic. 6. 3. ch. 2. 17, (Or, Jr/feri'- See Deut. 28. 15, *= See Isai. 42- 25- I" Deut. 28. 20. " Prov. 3. 33. ch^ 3. 9. ' Comp. Ps. 6g. 22. 8 Comp. Joel I. 17. Hagg. 2. 17. * Or, reprove. Jer. 29. 27. Heb. as Ps. 106. 9 Nahum r. 4. *" So ver. 9. Nahum 3. 6. tHeb. scatter. Num. 16. 37, &c. * Comp. Ex. 29. 14. kSeePs. ri8. I Or, it shall take you away to it. 1 Comp. I Kin. 14. 10. " ver. I. " ver. 8. Num. 25. 12. Neh. 13. 29. So Num. 3. 45 And now, *0 ye priests, this com- mandment is for you. ''If ye will not hear, and if ye will not <=lay it to heart. To give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, <'I will even send '''^a curse upon you, and will curse fyour bless- ings: Yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not "^lay it to heart. Behold, El a'/// "corrupt your seed, And ''•spread dung upon your faces, even 'the dung of your ''solemn feasts ; And "'w/t' shall take you away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent ■"this coinmandment unto you. That "my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. ■'°My covenant was with him of life and "peace; And I gave them to him '^for the fear wherewith he feared me. And was afraid before my name. iThe law of truth was in his mouth. And iniquity was not found in his lips : He walked with me in peace and ■■equity. And '^did turn many away from in- iquity. 'For the priest's "lips should keep knowledge. And 'they should seek the law at his mouth : For he is "the messenger of the Lord of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way; Ye "'have caused many to "stumble at the law; Ye have corrupted "the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore "have I also made you con- temptible and base before all the people, y According as ye have not kept my ways. But '"^have been partial in the law. ) ^Have we not all one father? •"Hath not one God created us? Why do we "^deal treacherously every man against his brother, ''By profaning the covenant of our fathers ? Judah hath "^dealt treacherously. And an abomination is committed in "^Israel and in Jerusalem ; For Judah hath profaned "^the holi- ness of the Lord which he 'loved, sAnd hath ''married 'the daughter of a strange god. 12 The Lord will cut off the man that doth this, 'the master and ""the scholar. Out of the tabernacles of Jacob, And "him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts. 13 And this have ye done again. Covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with cry- ing out. Insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more. Or receiveth ii with good will at your hand. ^ So Dan. 4. 13, 17, 23 (Chald.). I Comp. Isai. 2i. 11, 12. 25. 8 (Eng.). n See ch. i. 7. Comp. Neh. 13. 28. 0 See Isai. 54-^ lo- P Comp. Ex. 32. 28. Deut, 33. 8,9. 1 Ps. 119. 142. So Deut. 33. 10. >' Isai. II. 4. ' So Dan, 12. 3- James 5. 20, ' See Lev. 10. J I. & Deut. 17.9. &2Chr. 35- 3- So Jer. i3. iS. Zech. 3. 7. &7. 3. Comp. E7ek. 7. 26. 1 Tim. 4. 13. " So Prov. 5. 2- ^ Eccles. 5. 6 (Heb). Hagg- I- 13- Gal. 4. 14. See Rev. i. 20. Comp. 2 Cor. 5. 20. " Jer. 18. 15. So 1 Sam. 2. 17- Kzek. 22. 26. Comp. Ezek. 44. 12. W Ox, /all in the law. ^ So ver. 3. Nahum 3. 6. Comp. I Sam, 2. 30. y See Zech. I. 21. II Or, lifted «/ the/a£c against. \ Heb. accepted faces. Job 34. 19 (Heb.). See Deut. 10. 17. ^ So Deut. I. 17. S: 16. 19. Comp. Deut. 17. 9. I Tim. 5. 21. a I Cor. 8. 6. Eph. 4. 6. b Job 31. 15. So Acts 17. 26. c ver. II, 14 — 16. See Isai. 21. 2. ^ Comp. Deut. 7. 2, 3. Ezra9.11, 12. * Seech, i. i, f See Jer. 2.3. II Or, ought to love. K See Ezra q. 2. " See Jer. 3. 1 14- ' Comp. Jer. 2. ^^. |[ Or, ^him that luaheih^ and ' hitn that an- sivereth. Comp. Ps. 134. 1. & 135- 2- "iChr. (854) Chap. ii. 14. MALACHI. Chap. hi. 12. 0 ver. 1 7. See ch. I. 6. Comp. Isai. 58. 3. P So Gen. 31. 50. Comp. ch. 3. 5. *l ver. 15. Prov, 5. 18. Isai. 54. 6. •■ Comp. Prov. 2. 17. ' Matt. ig. to';. excellefuy. AsifHeb. were the same as \xi Job 13. II. Ps. 6i. 4. t Heb. a seed 0/ God. * So Ezra g. 2. Isai. 6. 13. 1 Cor. 7. 14. " ver. 16. B Or, ««- faWt/ully. Ps. 78. 57. » See Matt 5- 32- So 1 Cor. 7. 10. " Or, if he hate\\^x. Put her aiviiy. \ Heb. to put atvay, Deut. 24. I (Heb.). * Comp. Ruth 3. g. Ezek. 16. 8. ^ Isai. 43. 24. Comp. Amos 2. 13. ch. I. 13. ych.3,13— 15. * Comp. Ps. 73. 12, 13. See Zeph. i. 12. » See 2 Pet. 3. 4. Comp. ch. 3. I. III. » Cited Matt. II. 10, Mark i. 2. Luke 7. 27. Comp. ch. 4- 5- ^ Ex. 32. 34 (Heb.). See Hagg. I. 13. &Zech. 12.8. c Sec Is.ii. 40. 3. Comp. Luke I. 17, 76. John I, 6, 26. ** Comp. ch. 2. 17. e Hagg. 2. 7,' 9- Lump. Matt. 12. 6. f See Job 33. 23. & Isai. 63. 9. * Joel 2. II. h ch. 4. I. 1 Rev. 6. 17. .See Ps. 76. 7. ^ Comp. Isai. 4. 4, Matt. 3. 11^ 12. ' See Zech. ■3- 9- "" Jer. 2. 22. " Comp. I-sai Ezek. 22. 18. "Yet ye say, Wlierefore? 14 Because Pthe Lord hath been wit- ness between thee and 1 the wife of thy youth, Against whom thou hast '^ dealt treach- erously : Yet is she ''thy companion, and ''the wife of thy covenant. And *did not he make one? Yet had 15 he the 'residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek ''a godly seed. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none '^deal 'treacherously against ithe wife of his youth. For ""the Lord, the God of Israel, 16 saith ' that he hateth ' putting away : For one covereth violence ^''with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: "Therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye '^deal not treacherously. "Ye have wearied the Lord. >' with 17 your words. "Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him 1 yWhen ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, And ^he delighteth in them; Or, ^ Where is the God of judg- ment? ^Behold, I will send ''my messen- ger, and "=he shall prepare the way before me : And the Lord, ''whom ye seek, "^shall suddenly come to his temple. Even fthe messenger of the covenant, ''whom ye delight in : Behold, "^he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But Swho may abide ''the day of his 2 coming? And 'who shall stand when he ap- peareth? For ''he is like 'a refiner's fire, and like fullers' ™sope: And he shall sit as 'a refiner and pu- 3 rifier of silver: And he shall purify "the sons of Levi, and "purge them as gold and silver. That they may p offer unto the Lord an off"ering "lin righteousness. Then shall ■'the off'ering of Judah and 'Seech.i.n. Jerusalem ='be pleasant unto the ' ^^"^ ^"'=- ■J ^ 20. 40. Lord, As in the days of old, and as in 'for- ' O"".- ^ ancient, mer years. 1Sam.24.13. And I will come near to you to judg- 'Jer. 29. 23 ment ; And '1 will be a swift "witness Against "the sorcerers, and against 2 '"the adulterers, and against "false SoZech.10.2. ' o Acts b. 9, II. swearers, & 13. 6. And against >" those that '^oppress the ^seezfch." hireling in his wages, Sv4' ^'The widow, and ''the fatherless, Comp. ch. 2. 14. See Mic. i. 2. See Dan. y.SeeLev, ig. 13. And ''that turn aside ""^the stranger ^J;^„j_ from his rights and fear not me, Saith the Lord of hosts. See Lev. 6. 2. ' Mic. 2. 2 (te.\t.). For I am the Lord, ''I change not; ' See Deut. ^Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not t'se'e Ex. 23. consumed. . *\ <= Lev. 19. 33. *^ James 1. 17. fEven from the days of your fathers fg^&p^,!^- ye are gone away from mine ordi- v nances, and have not kept them. ImT^. s. sReturn unto me, and I will return 'L^""- 3- ^''• . , , Comp, unto you, saith the Lord of Amos 9, 9. hnqfq 'Acts 7. 51. ''"^^^- . . 8 See Zech. ''But ye said, Whereni shall we re- '• 3- , '-. ' » rer. 8, 13. turn? Seech. 1.6. Will a man 'rob (Jod? Yet ye have ]S'T'-'''-'i i ,, , •' (Heb.) only. 'robbed me. Comp. '■But ye say, Wherein have we 'rob- bed thee? //t •'tithes and 'offerings. Ye are cursed with "'a curse : for ye ^^' ^^- "9- //(Z7'i? 'robbed me, °'Seech.2.2, Even this whole nation. 9,^,0.''""'" ^" "Bring ye all the tithes into Pthe •"Neh. 13. 12 storehouse. That there may be imeat in mine ^°j. „ , -' *lSeePs.iii. house, s. And '■prove me now herewith, saith \clTq'6—i the Lord of hosts. See Matt. 6. If I will not ^open you the windows >seeGen. 7. of heaven, ^'^^ And *pour you out 'a blessing, that joei 2! 19. there shall not be room enough to l^^h^^t Rom, 2. 22. k Neh. 13. 10, 12. ' Ezek. 44. 30, Heb.) marg. See I Chr.26. receive it. Eccles. II. 3. 66. 21. Jer. 33. 18, 22. p Seech. 1.7. " See Job 28. 1 See Ps. 51. 19. Comp. And I will rebuke "the devourer for 26. &44^V your sakes, ^o 2 chr. 31. And he shall not 'destroy the fruits See joei 2.14. of your ground; _ ^ Selj^d^.t Neither "■ shall your vine cast her fruit ' Heb. before the time in the field, saith ze'^h' 3^ 7. the Lord of hosts. je?'s''';3 And "all nations shall call you bless- » .So i-uke i. 1 48. eU : See Zeph. 3. For ye shall be "a delightsome land, '9- / , , - ^ , ° • So Dan. 8. saith the Lord of hosts. 9. & n. 16. (855) Chap. hi. 13. MALACHI. Chap. iv. 6. y ch. 2. 17. * So ver 15. See Job 21.7. & Jer. 12. 1. &Zeph. 1.12. Comp. Isai. 58. 3. * So Job 21. 15- Ecclus. II. =3- >> See Zech. f Heb. h!s observation. Comp. Ex. 12. 42. t Heb. in black. So Ps. 35. 14. & 38. 6 in the Heb. * ver. 13, 14. <* See Isai. 3 * ch. 4. I. t Heb. are built. Ezek. 39. 15. f Ps. 95. 9 (Heb.). 8 Ps. 66. 16. So ch. 4. 2. >■ So Deut. 6. 6, 7. * So Job 13. 26. Ps. 56. 8. & 149. 9. Isai. 65. 6. Dan. 7. 10. 2 Esdr. 6. 20. Rev. 20. 12. See Esther 6. I. ' See I Cor. 3- '3- 1 Rather as ch. 4. 3 (Heb.). See' Ps. 119. 126. " Or, special treasure. See Ex. ig. 5. So I Pet. 2. 9. ™ See Zech. p. 16. Comp. Ezek. 28. 14, 16. Ps. 103. 13. 17 — 20. ch. 4. 1 y Your words have been stout against 13 me, saith the Lord. ■^Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? >'^Ye have said, *It is vain to serve 14 God: And a what profit is if that we have ''kept 'his ordinance, And that we have walked 'mournfiilly before the Lord of hosts? ■^And now we "^call ^the proud 15 happy; ■^Yea, =they that work wickedness 'are set up; ■^Yea, they that ftempt God are even delivered. Then sthey that feared the Lord 16 ''spake often one to another: And the Lord hearkened, and heard //, And 'a book of remembrance was written before him For sthem that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the 17 Lord of hosts, ''In that day when 'I make np viy '■"jewels; And "I will spare them, °as a man spareth his own son Pthat serveth hum. Then shall ye return, and 1 discern 18 between the righteous and the wicked, ''Between him that sen-eth God and him that serveth him not. " Joel 2. 18 (Heb.). 2 Esdr. 9. 21. » So P Luke 15. 29. Q Comp. Ps. 58. 10, 11. & 73. For behold, ="the day cometh, ''that IV. sliall burn <=as an oven; \^'^^6. And all ''the proud, yea, and all ''that '■See2Tiiess. do wickedly, <^ shall be stubble: 'ps. 21. 9. And fthe day that cometh shall burn j^° J^^'- 3'- 9 them up, saith the Lord of hosts, Hos. V. 6. That it shall s leave them neither £"p- ,3, '■root nor branch. <• ch. 3. 15. 2 But unto you 'that fear my name shall th.^^is. ''the Sun of 'righteousness arise " 'sai, 47. 14. ■"With healing in "his wings; fsoier'j.^' And ye shall go forth, and "grow up See isai. 61. Pas calves of the stall. & Heb. 6. 8. 3 And ""iye shall tread down the wicked ; '^^^' For I' they shall be ashes under the Luke 3." 9. ' soles of your feet \l ^''''- *• In the day that =1 shall do this, saith i" See job the Lord of hosts. ' So'cii. 3. 16. Comp. Luke 4 Remember ye 'the law of Moses "my i- 50. servant, "^X^; Which I commanded unto him "in 78. Horeb for all Israel, i°8."j2. & g. With "the statutes and judgments. s- & 12. 46. ■' o 2 Pet. I. 19. 5 "Behold, I will send you y Elijah the cZk^'. prophet ^s»'"^ =3- •»• ^ Before the coming of the great and Eph! s'. 14. dreadful day of the Lord : \ '^^\ ^"• 6 And he shall ^turn the heart ofmsoisai. the fathers to the children, ^s-s- And the heart of the children to their <. see jer. 50. fathers, 'e'"",^- * T 1 u • 1 1 P See Jer. 46. Lest I come and ''smite the earth 21 marg. Hvith a curse. ^o'^^c^mp.'" Rom. 16. 20. ■■ So Job 30. ig. s ch. 3. 17 (Heb.). * Ex 20. 3, &c. See Luke 16. 29. " Num. 12. 7. Josh. 1. 2, 7. ^ Deut. 4. 10. " Ps. 147. ig. ^ Comp. ch. 3. I. y See Matt. Ji. 14. * ver. i. See Joel z. 31. ^ Cited Ecclus. 48. 10. Luke i. 17. *> Isai. 11. 4. Comp. Zech. 14. 12. « Comp. Zech. 5. 3. See Zech, 14. 11. THE END OF THE PROPHETS. (856) APOCRYPHA. I. ESDRAS. I. '^ 2 Kin. 23. 21. To ver. 22, 2 Chr. 35. I —19. *> 2 Chr. 31. 2. Neh. 13. 30. ver. 16. Luke I. 5, 8 in the Gk. c 2 Chr. 35. 3- Comp. Ex. 18. 4. « ver. 10, n. ch.5.4(Gk.). & 8. 28. e Comp. 2 Chr. 35. 4. *" Gk. as ver. '9- See Judg, 20. 48 marg. II Or, ydiiel. 2 Chr. 35. 8. AND Josias held /// ordinary service : for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 17 Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the Lord accomplished in that day, that they might hold the 18 passover, and offer sacrifices upon the altar of the Lord, according to the 19 commandment of king Josias. So the children of Israel ^ which were present held the passover at that time, and ' the feast of sweet bread seven days. 20 And "^ such a passover was not kept in Israel since the time of the prophet 21 Samuel. Yea, all the kings of Israel held not such a passover as Josias, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Jews, held with all Israel that were 1 [Or,] five huJtdred calves. 2 Chr. 35. 9. t 2 Chr. 35. 12. a*td so of the btcllocks. 8 Comp. 2 Chr. 35. 13. 1 [Or,] with good spcedt or,7viliijigiy. 2 Chr. 35. 13. « 2 Chr. 35. 15. 0/ David attd Asaph. ■i See I Chr. 6. 39 t 2 Chr. 35. the king's seer. ' Gk. as in Luke 22. I. k 2 Kin. 23. 22, 23. Chap. i. 22. I. ESDRAS. Chap. i. 52. found dwelling at Jerusalem. In the 22 | eighteenth year of the reign of Josias | was this passover kept. '.•\nd the works 23 j of Josias were upright before his Lord with a heart full of godliness. ' As for 24 the things that came to pass in his time, they were written in former times, concerning those that sinned, and " did wickedly against the Lord above all people and kingdoms, and how they grieved him " e.^cceedingly, so that the words of the Lord rose up against Israel. '" Now after all these acts of Josias 25 it came to pass, that Pharaoh the king 1 2 Kin. 23. 24—28. \ Or, -were ungodly. ver. 49- 2 Pet. 2. 6. Jude 15 in the Gk. a Or, sensi- bfy. m 2 Kin. 23. 29, 30. To ver. 33, 2C,«r. 3s. 20 Qf Egypt came to raise war at Carcha- About mis upon Euphrates : and Josias went B. C. 610. n So 2 Chr. 13. 12. Acts 5. 39. o From 2 Chr. 35. P To ver. 38, 2 Kin. 23. 3°— 35- 2 Chr. 36. I — 4- 1 See 2 Mace. 9- 23. out against him. But the king of Egypt 26 sent to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, O king of Judea? I am 27 not sent out from the Lord God against thee ; for my war is upon Euphrates : and now the Lord is with me, yea, the Lord is with me hasting mc forward : depart from mc, and "be not against the Lord. Howbeit Josias did not turn 28 back his chariot from him, but under- took to fight with him, not regarding the words of the prophet Jeremie spoken by the mouth of tlie Lord: but joined 29 battle with him in the plain of Magiddo, and the princes came against king Jo- sias. Then said the king unto his 30 servants. Carry me away out of the battle ; for I am very weak. And im- mediately his servants took him away out of the battle. Then gat he up 31 upon his second chariot ; and being brought back to Jerusalem died, and was buried in his fathers' sepulchre. And in all Jewry they mourned for 32 Josias, yea, Jeremie the prophet lament- ed for Josias, and the chief ?iic>i with the women made lamentation for him unto this day : and this was given out °for an ordiiiancc to be done continu- ally in all the nation of Israel. These 33 things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of Judah, and every one of the acts that Josias did, and his glory, and his understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things that he had done before, and the things now re- cited, are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and Judea. PAnd the people took Joachaz the 31 son of Josias, and 1 made him king instead of Josias his father, when he was twenty and three years old. And 35 he reigned in Judea and in Jerusalem three months : and then the king of Egypt deposed him from reigning in 36 J trrusalem. And he set a tax upon the land of an hundred talents of silver and 37 one talent of gold. The king of Egypt also ''made king Joacim his brother 38 king of Judea and Jerusalem. And he bound Joacim and the nobles : but Zaraces his brother he apprehended, 39 and brought him out of Egypt. ■'Five 'J^.l"^,*\ and twenty year old was * Joacim when —^"'e.''' ^ he was made king in the land of Judea l^'"'- 3^' 5 and Jerusalem; and he did evil before 1 2 chr. 36. 40 the Lord. Wherefore against him Na- ye/^oiatim, buchodonosor the king of Babylon came or. ^.^^^'"■ up, and bound him with a chain of b.c 606. brass, and carried him unto Babylon. 41 Nabuchodonosor also took of the holy vessels of the Lord, and carried them away, and set them in his own temple 42 at Babylon. But those things that are recorded of him, and 0/ his unclean- ness and impiety, are written in the chronicles of the kings. 43 And Joacim his son reigned in his J^'?°"' stead : he 1 was made hing being ' ' ^*' 44 ^ eighteen years old ; ' and reigned i>/et \?^'"- '■*■ ^■ three months and ten days in Jerusa- 2Chr.'36.9. 45 lem ; and did evil before the Lord. So 1 aJ^e'^' after a year Nabuchodonosor sent and —21. caused him to be brought into Baby- 2 Kin! 24. s Ion with " the holy vessels of the Lord ; Tq^^'' 46 and imade Zedechias king of Judea ver. 41, 54. and Jerusalem, when he was one and twenty years old ; and he reigned eleven 47 years : and he did evil a/so in the sight of the Lord, and cared not for the words that were spoken nnto him by the prophet Jeremie from the mouth of 4Sthe Lord. And after that king Na- B.C. 593- buchodonosor had made him to swear by the name of the Lord, he forswore himself, and rebelled ; and hardening his neck, and his heart, he transgressed the 49 laws of the Lord God of Israel. The governors also of the people and of the priests " did many things against '0!"'. "'' the laws, and passed all the pollutions of all nations, and defiled the temple of the Lord, which was sanctified in 50 Jerusalem. Nevertheless the God of their fathers sent by his messenger to call them back, because he spared them 51 and his tabernacle a/so. But they >'had '^^\ ^- ' his messengers in derision ; and /oo/i, when the Lord spake unto them, they 52 made a sport of his prophets : so far forth, that he, being wroth with his (2) Chap. i. 53. I. ESDRAS. Chap. ii. 22. About B.C. 588. • Jer. -5. II, & 29. 10. 1 Or, /!•«•«■/ snbbat/t, 2Chr. 36. 21 (Heb. and Gk.). II. About B.C. 536. • 2 Chr. 36. 22, 23. To ver. 15, Ezra I. I — b See 2Macc. 9- 23- people for their great ungodliness, com- manded the kings of the Chaldees to come up against them; who slew their 53 young men with the sword, yea, even withm the compass of their holy tem- ple, and spared neither young man nor maid, old man nor child, among them; for he delivered all into their hands. And they took all "the holy vessels of 54 the Lord, both great and small, with the vessels of the ark of God, and the king's treasures, and carried them away into Babylon. As for the house of 55 the Lord, they burnt it, brake down the walls of Jerusalem, set fire upon her towers : and as for her glorious 56 things, they never ceased till they had consumed and brought them all to nought : and the people that were not slain with the sword he carried unto Babylon : who became servants to him 57 and his children, till the Persians reign- ed, to fulfil the word of the Lord '^spoken by the mouth of Jeremie: Until 58 the land had enjoyed her sabbaths, the whole time of her desolation shall she 'rest, until the full term of seventy years. ^ In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord might be accomplished, that he had promised by the mouth of Jeremie ; the 2 Lord •= raised up the spirit of Cyrus the king of the Persians, and he made proclamation through all his kingdom, and also by writing, saying. Thus saith 3 Cyrus king of the Persians ; The Lord of Israel, the most high Lord, hath t' made me king of the whole world, and commanded me to build him a 4 house at Jerusalem in Jewry. If there- 5 fore there be any of you that are of his people, let the Lord, even his Lord, be with him, and let him go up to Jeru- salem that is in Judea, and build the lOr, M«. house of the Lord of Israel :/('/ 'he c Gk. as ver. 2, not as ver. 9- is the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem. Whosoever then dwell in the places 6 about, let them help him (those, / say, \ that are his neighbours) with gold and with silver, with gifts, with horses, and ^ ■with cattle, and other things, which have been set forth by vow, for the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem. Then the chief of the families of Ju- s , dea and of the tribe of Benjamin stood up ; the priests also, and the Levites, and all they whose "^mind the Lord had moved to go up, and to build a house for the Lord at Jerusalem, and they that dwelt round about them, and helped thctn in all things with silver and gold, with ' horses and cattle, and with \^^^'^ "''" very many free gifts of a great number Ezra i'. 6. whose minds were stirred up thereto. 10 King Cyrus also brought forth the holy vessels, ''which Nabuchodonosor had car- ^<^'^- '■ ■t'- ried away from Jerusalem, "^and had set ch°.T44. 11 up in his ••'temple of idols. Now when ' iMacc. i. Cyrus king of the Persians had brought 1 Cor. 'i. 10. them forth, he delivered them to Mith- 12 ridates his treasurer : and by him they were delivered to ' Sanabassar the go- * s/insUm- i3vernor of Judea. And this was the rSrS*,"'" number of them ; A thousand golden '}''-^"A, 1 .1 1 /-I ; part 0/ Hit cups, and a thousand of silver, 'censers word is cor. of silver twenty nine, vials of gold "f/J^df"' thirty, and of silver * two thousand four ■"•ord going hundred and ten, and a thousand other ''■'^'"^'' [Comp. 14 vessels. So all the vessels of gold and fJiei, '^^' of silver, which were carried away, were knives, •five thousand four hundred threescore fE?ra'i.^io, 15 and nine. These were brought back hit/our hu'n- by Sanabassar, together with them of the t'e'„. captivity, from Babylon to Jerusalem. \f^"fi^' "' 16 fBut in the time of Artaxerxes king thousand of the Persians, Belemus, and M\Wi- -^Zd^"'" ridates, and Tabellius, and ' Rathumus, 'Tover. 30, and Beeltethmus, and • Semellius the il"^" *' '~ g secretary, with others that were in ijc''°''2'2 commission with them, dwelling in Sa- * Baiiumns, maria and other places, wrote unto him l"/i'Jl/^l'"^ against them that dwelt in Judea and Je- '•"vst/i ' rp but aft epi- 1 O tlu-t to tlie 17 rusalem these letters following ; king Artaxerxes our lord, Thy serv- /?"'"■'■•,„, ° ,, , ,1, ■ ' , Lzra4. [8], 9. ants, Rathumus the " storyri'/v/c/-, and (.So ver. 25]. Semellius the s scribe, and the rest of EfrtXTg- their council, and the judges that are ^ "<=■■• '7. 25. 18 in ' Coelosyria and ' "^ Phenice. Be it Acts 19. 35 now known to the lord the king, that L"^l" '^''■ c>' *■ n (jli. more the J ews that are come up from you full in ver. to us, being come into Jerusalem {that ?'"„ ^^^ ^^ rebellious and wicked city) do build '^^- <■ 48. the marketplaces, and repair the walls & 7.' i'' of it, and do lay the foundation of the \^ *'• . . . 2 Mace. 3. 5, 19 temple. Now if this city and the walls s. thereof be made up again, they will not Is. s! only refuse to give tribute, but also '^ ">•''• 20 rebel against kings. And forasmuch as 1°. 69. ^'^'^' the things pertaining to the temple are ' ^'^^ ^'^^ now in hand, we think it meet not to 21 neglect such a matter, but to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy pleasure, it may be sought out in the books of thy fathers : 22 and thou shalt find in the chronicles what is written concerning these things, and shalt understand that that city was rebellious, troubling both kings and (3) A^ Chap. ii. 23. I. ESDRAS. Chap. hi. 24. I ver. 16 marg. cities: and that the Jews were rebel- 23 lious, and raised always wars therein ; for the which cause even this city was made desolate. Wherefore now we do 24 declare unto thee, O lord the king, that if this city be built again, and the walls thereof set up anew, thou shalt from henceforth have no passage into ' Coelo- syria and Phenice. Then the king wrote back again to 25 RathumiiS the '■ story writer, 'to Beel- tethmus, ' to Semellius the s scribe, and to the rest that were in commission, and dwellers in Samaria and Syria and Phenice, after this manner; 1 26 have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me : therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practising against kings ; and -'7 the men therein were given to rebel- lion and war : and that mighty kings and fierce were in Jerusalem, who reigned and exacted tributes in ' Coelo- syria and Phenice. Now therefore 1 28 have commanded to hinder those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it; and that those wicked workers pro- 29 ceed no further to the annoyance of kings. Then king Artaxerxes his 30 letters being read, Rathumus, and Se- mellius the s scribe, and the rest that were in commission with them, remov- ing in haste towards Jerusalem with a ^Ot, a great troop of horsemen and 'a multitude of Toidtrs!'-^ people in battle array, began to hinder the builders ; and the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians. About B.C. 52a III. * Luke 5. 29. l>See Rev. 6. IS- c See Acts <* See Esther I. I. p Judith 13. 1. Luke 12. 36 in the Gk. See Wisd. 2. I. f Acts 16. 27 (Gk.). Now when Darius reigned, he ^ made a great feast unto all his subjects, and unto all his household, and unto all the "^ princes of '^ Media and Persia, and 2 to all the '' governors and captains anil lieutenants that were under him, '' from India unto Ethiopia, of an hundred twenty and seven provinces. And when 3 they had eaten and drunken, and being satisfied 'were gone home, then Darius the king 'went into his bedchamber, and slept, and soo?i after ^awaked. Then 4 three young men, that were of the guard that kept tlie king's body, spake one to another ; Let every one of us speak s a sentence : he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall tlie king Darius give great gifts, and great things b in token of victory : as, s to be clothed l^'" °='"- =• in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and ''a chariot with ''SoGen. 41. bridles of gold, and a headtire of ''fine ^^'*^' linen, and ^^a. chain about his neck: 7 and he shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called Da- s rius his cousin. And then every one wrote his sentence, sealed it, and laid // under king Darius his pillow ; 9 and said that, when the king is risen, 'some will give him the writings ; and of ' See Luke • 1 1 1 • , ■ 1 1 12, 20 marg. whose Side the kmg and J the three j Dan. 6. 2. ''princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed. 10 The first wrote. Wine is the strongest. 11 The second wrote. The king is strong- 12 est. The third wrote, Women are strong- est : but above all things truth beareth away the victory. 13 Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and delivered them unto him, and so he read them : 14 and sending forth he called all the •= princes of Persia and Media, and the I' governors, and the captains, and the ^"'r-''- 15 lieutenants, and the chief officers ; and 48,49.''^^' sat him down in the ' royal seat of " ^r. coukcU. judgment ; and the writings were read 16 before them. And he said, Call the young men, and they shall declare their own sentences. So they were called, 17 and came in. And he said unto them. Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of 18 wine ; And he said thus, O ye men, how exceeding strong is wine ! it causeth all men to err that drink it : 19 it maketh the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be all one ; of the bondman and of the freeman, of the 20 poor man and of the rich : ' it turneth ' So Eccles. . , , . -IT , 10. 19. also every thought mto ■"jollity and See Ps. 104. mirth, so that a man remembereth nei- m^wisd. 2. 9 21 ther sorrow nor debt : and it maketh marg. every heart rich, so that a man remem- (E,igi5', '^' bereth neitlier king nor governor ; and it maketh to speak all things by talents : 22 and when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and bre- thren, and a little after draw out swords : 23 but when they are from the wine, they remember not what they have done. O 24_)'f men, is not wine the strongest, that (4) Chap. iv. i. I. ESDRAS. Chap. iv. 36. IV. 1 Or, have the coiH- ntand. * Comp. Deut. 20. b Gk. as ver. 31- » ch. 3. 4. U Or, ca)t. <* See Ezra 3. 2 marg. t Gk. is of force. * Prov. 31. 13. 19- enforceth to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace. Then the second, that had spoken of the strength of the king, began to say, O ye men, do not men excel in 2 strength, that "bear rule over sea and land, and all things in them? But yet the 3 king is more mighty : for he is lord of all these things, and hath dominion over them; and whatsoever he commandeth them they do. If he bid them make 4 war the one against the other, they do //.• if he send them out against the enemies, they go, and break down mountains, walls, and towers. They 5 slay and are slain, and transgress not the king's commandment : if they get the victory, they bring all to the king, as well the spoil, as all things else. Likewise for those that are no soldiers, 6 and have not to do with wars, but use husbandry, when they have reaped again that which they had sown, they bring // to the king, and compel one another to pay tribute unto the king. And yet 7 he is but one man : if he command to kill, they kill ; if he command to spare, they spare ; // he command to smite, 8 they smite ; if he command to make desolate, they make desolate ; if he command to build, they build ; if he g command * to cut down, they cut down ; if he command to plant, they plant. So all his people and his armies 10 obey him : •= furthermore he lieth down, he eateth and drinketh, and taketh his rest: and '^ these keep watch round n about him, neither " may any one de- part, and do his own business, neither disobey they him in any thing. O jt'^i2 men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed ? And he held his tongue. Then the third, who had spoken of 13 women, and of the truth, (this was ^Txt- robabel) began to speak. O yen, men, it is not the great king, nor the multitude of men, neither is it wine, that * excelleth ; who is it then that ruleth them, or hath the lordship over them ? are they not women ? Women 15 have borne the king and all the people that bear rule by sea and land. Even 16 of them came they : and they nourished them up that planted the vineyards, from whence the wine cometh. <= These 17 also make garments for men ; these bring glory unto men ; and without women cannot men be. Yea, and ifis men have gathered together gold and silver, or any other goodly thing, do they not lo\'e a woman luhich is comely 19 in favour and beauty ? And letting all those things go, do they not gape, and even ^with open mouth tix their eyes fast on her ; and have not all men more desire unto her than unto silver or gold, 20 or any goodly thing whatsoever? sA man leaveth his own father that brought him up, and his own country, and 21 cleaveth unto his wife. He sticks not to spend his life with his wife, and remembereth neither father, nor mother, 22 nor country. By this also you must know that women have dominion over you : do ye not labour and toil, and 23 give and bring all to the woman ? Yea, a man taketh his sword, and goeth his way to rob and to steal, to sail upon 24 the sea and upon rivers; and looketh upon a lion, and goeth in the darkness; and when he hath stolen, spoiled, and robbed, he bringeth it to his love. 25 Wherefore a man loveth his wife better 26 than father or mother. Yea, many there be that have 'run out of their wits for women, and ^ become servants for 27 their sakes. Many also have perished, have erred, and sinned, for women. 2sAnd now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his power? do 29 not all regions fear to touch him ? Yet did I see him and Apame the king's concubine, the daughter of the admi- rable " Bartacus, sitting ' at the right 30 hand of the king, and taking the crown from the king's head, and setting // upon her own head ; she also ^ strooke 31 the king with her left hand. And yet ' for all this the king '^ gaped and gazed upon her with open mouth : if she laughed upon him, he laughed a/so : but if she took any displeasure at him, the hing was fain to flatter, that she 32 might " be reconciled to him again. O ye men, how can it be but women should be strong, seeing they do thus ? 33 Then the king and the ' princes look- ed one upon another : so he began to 34 speak of the truth. Ojrmen, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the hea- vens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one 3s day. Is he not great that maketh these things 1 therefore great is the truth, and 36 stronger than all things. All the earth f ver. 31 vGk.). s Gen. 2. 24. II Or, grtnvH desperate. ^ Gen. 29.20. n Joseph. Antiq. lib.il. cap. 3. Kabsaces Themasitts. ' See Ps. 45. ^ See Matt 26. 67 text. li Or, hereat. Gk. as ver. 0 Or, be friends ivitk him. Gk. as Matt. 5. 24. » See Rev. 6. 15) Chap. iv. 37. I. ESDRAS. Chap. v. 2, II Or, prais- eththeinttky Athana&ius. m So John 8. 1 John 2. 4. n Wisd. 6. 7. Ecclus. 35. 12 — 16. See Deut. 10. 17. o See Rom. I. 32- p Comp. iChr. 29. II. Q See Deut. 32. 4. ■■ ch. 3. 5, 6. 9ch. 3. 7. Comp. Gen. 41. 39, 40. t 1 ' Comp. ch. I. 41. & 2. 10. 1 & 6. 18, 19 with ver, 57. " See Ps. U7- 7- Comp. ver. 50. * ver. 42. r Dan. 4. 37. ver. 58. Tobit 13. 7, 11. * ver. 49 (Gk.l. So ch. 3. 2, J4- » See ch. 2. >7- >> ch. s. 55. See Judg. 9. 15- ' calleth upon the truth, and the heaven blesseth it : all works shake and trem- ble at it, and with it is no unrighteous tiling. Wine is wicked, the king is yj wicked, women are wicked, all the chil- dren of men are wicked, and sucii are all their wicked works ; and " there is no truth in them ; in their unrighteous- ness also they shall perish. As for the 38 truth, it endureth, and is always strong ; it liveth and conquereth for evermore. With her there is no "accepting of 39 persons or rewards ; but she doeth the things that are just, and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things ; and all men ° do well like of her works. Nei- 40 ther in her judgment is any unrighte- ousness ; and she is the strength, Pking- dom, power, and majesty, of all ages. Blessed i>e 1 the God of truth. And 7Ciith that he held his peace. 41 And all the people then shouted, and said. Great is truth, and mighty above all things. Then said the king unto 42 him. Ask what thou wilt more "'than is appointed in the writing, and we will give // thee, because thou art found wisest ; and ^ thou shalt sit next me, and = shalt be called my cousin. Then 43 said he unto the king, Remember thy vow, which thou hast vowed to build Jerusalem, in the day when thou earnest to thy kingdom, and to send away all 44 the vessels that were taken away out of Jerusalem, 'which Cyrus set apart, when he vowed to destroy Babylon, and to send them again thither. Thou 45 also hast vowed to build up the temple, which " the Edomites burnt when Ju- dea was made desolate by the Chal- dees. And now, O lord the king, this 46 is that which I require, and which I desire of thee, and this is the princely liberality ''proceeding from thyself: I desire therefore that thou make good the vow, the performance whereof with thine own mouth thou hast vowed to y the King of heaven. Then Darius 47 the king stood up, and kissed him, and wrote letters for him unto all the ^trea- surers and ^ lieutenants and captains and governors, that they should safely convey on their way both him, and all those that go up with him to build Jerusalem. Rewrote letters also unto 43 the ^ lieutenants that were in '' Coelo- syria and Phenice, and unto them in Libanus, that they should bring ''cedar wood from Libanus unto Jerusalem, and ard. the ver. 47. ch. 8. 67. that they should build the city with 49 him. Moreover he wrote for all the Jews that went out of his realm up into Jewry, concerning their freedom, that no officer, no ^ ruler, no lieutenant, nor ' treasurer, should forcibly enter '^°''' ''""' 50 into their doors ; and that all country which they hold should be free ^om. 16. 23 without tribute ; and that " the Edom- (Ck.). ites should give over the villages of 51 the Jews which theti they held : yea, that there should be yearly given twenty talents to the building of the temple, 52 until the time that it were built ; and other ten talents yearly, to maintain the burnt offerings upon the altar every day (as they had a commandment to 53 offer seventeen :) and that all they that went from Babylon to build the city should have free liberty, as well they as their posterity, and all the priests 54 that went away. He wrote also con- cerning the charges, and the priests' 55 vestments wherein they minister ; and likewise for the charges of the Levites, to be given them until the day that the house were finished, and Jerusa- s6 lem builded up. And he commanded to give to all that kept the city 57 "pensions and "= wages. He sent away ■iOr, portions also all the vessels from Babylon, 'that i(ju"fo Cyrus had set apart ; and all that Cyrus (Gk.i. had given in commandment, the same ^ Jl' charged he also to be done, and sent unto Jerusalem. 58 Now when this young man was gone forth, ''he lifted up his face to heaven a see Luke "^toward Jerusalem, and praised ^the fg^'J'eDan.g. 59 King of heaven, and said, From thee 10. Cometh victory, from thee comcth wis- dom, and fthine is the glory, and I am fMatt. 6. 13. 60 thy servant. Blessed art thou, swho ^ Comp. hast given me wisdom : for to thee I give ' '"' ^' ''' 61 thanks, O Lord of our fathers. And so he took the letters, and went out, and came unto Babylon, and told // all his 62 brethren. And they praised the God of their fathers, because he had given them 63 freedom and liberty to go up, and to build Jerusalem, and ''the temple which ' ' k.'"- ^^ is called by his name: and they feasted see i Kin. 'with instru7ncnts of muilck and gladness f',,H%. j. seven days. After this were the principal men of V. the families chosen according to their tribes, to go uj) with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menser- vants and maidservants, and their cattle. , ^ 2 And Darius sent with them "a thousand Neh. 2. 9. (6) Chap. v. 3. I. ESDRAS. Chap. v. 33. *> ch. 4. 63. c Gk. as Gen. 31. 27. I Sam. 18. 6, &c. d Isai. 5. 12 (Gk.). So Ezek. 28. 13- * ch. I. 5, II fGk.). 1 Neh. 12. I. e 1 Chr. 6. 4, 14. 15- »> ver. 48. Ezra 3. 2 marg. See Neh. 12. lliOr.]7^rtr/;« and Zoroba- bel. This place is cor- rupt : for Joacim was the son of Jeshua, Neh. 12. 10, and not Zo- robabel, who was of the tribe of Ju- dah. Comp. Judith 4. 6. ' ver. 48. See I Chr. 3. 17, 19. * I Chr. 2. 5, ?, &c. Zorobabel. 1 ch. 2. 30. " See Neh. 2. I. 0 To ver. 46, Ezra 2. I — 70. Neh. 7. 6— 73- About B.C. 536. " Sarauili, fOr. Mispnr. 1 Or, Ree- laiah. •■ Gk. as ver. 9 ' Parosh, Ezra 2. 3. Neh. 7. 8, where for brevit>' look for the true numbers of the particu- lars follow- ing : for here they vary much, and the names much more. < Shepha- Ua\h\. " Or, three hundred se^ienty-two. I Zatlu. y Zacchai. * Azgad. * Bigui. ** A ter-keze- kiah. horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and ''with mu- sical iiistrumiitts, '='' tab rets and ''flutes. And all their brethren played, and he 3 made them go up together with them. And these are the names of the men 4 which went up, according to their fami- lies amongst their tribes, after •= their several heads. 'The priests, 8the sons 5 of Phinees the son of Aaron: ''Jesus sthe son of Josedec, the son of Saraias, and 'Joacim the son of 'Zorobabel, the son of 'Salathiel of the house of David, ''out of the kindred of Phares of the tribe of Judah; 'who spake wise sentences be- 6 fore Darius the king of Persia 'in the second year of his reign, in the month ""Nisan, which is the first month. "And these are they of Jewry that 7 came up from the captivity, where they dwelt as strangers, whom Nabuchodo- nosor the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon. And they returned s unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus, Nehemias, ami "Zacharias, and Re- saias, Enenius, Mardocheus, Beelsarus, PAspharasus, iReelius, Roimus, and Ba- ana, their ''guides. The number of them 9 of the nation, and their ■'governors, sons of ^Phoros, two thousand an hundred seventy and two; the sons of 'Saphat, "four hundred seventy and two: the 10 sons of Ares, seven hundred fifty and si.x: the sons of Phaath Moab, two thou-n sand eight hundred and twelve: the sons 12 of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four: the sons of "Zathui, nine hun- dred forty and five : the sons of >' Corbe, seven hundred and five : the sons of Ba- ni, si.x: hundred forty and eight: the sons 13 of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three: the sons of ^Sadas, three thousand two hundred twenty and two: the sons of 14 Adonican, six hundred sixty and seven : the sons of ^Bagoi, two thousand sixty and six: the sons of Adin, four hundred fifty and four: the sons of ''Aterezias, 15 ninety and two : the sons of Ceilan and Azetas, threescore and seven: the sons of Azuran, four hundred thirty and two: the sons of Ananias, an hundred and 16 one : the sons of Arom, thirty two : and the sons of '^Bassa, three hundred twenty and three: the sons of Azephurith, an hundred and two: the sons of Meterus, 17 three thousand and five: the sons of ''Bethlomon, an hundred twenty and ! three. They of Netophah, fifty and five : they of Anathoth, an hundred fifty and eight: they of '^Bethsamos, forty and 9 two : they of f Kiriathiarius, twenty and five: they of Caphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty and three : they of Pira, 3 seven hundred: they of Chadias and Ammidioi, four hundred twenty and two : they of sCirama and ''Gabdes, six hun- I dred twenty and one : they of ' Macalon, an hundred twenty and two: they of ''Betolius, fifty and two: the sons of j'Nephis, an hundred fifty and six: the sons of "" Calamolalus and Onus, seven hundred twenty and five: the sons of Jerechus, two hundred forty and five: jthe sons of "Annaas, three thousand three hundred and thirty. ( The priests: the sons of "Jeddu, the son of Jesus, among the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred seventy and two: the sons of PMeruth, a thousand fifty and two: ; the sons of 1 Phassaron, a thousand forty and seven: the sons of 'Carme, ^a thou- sand and seventeen. s The Levites: 'the sons of Jessue, and Cadmiel, and Bannas, and Sudias, seven- 1 ty and four. The holy singers : the sons of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. sThe porters: the sons of "Salum, the sons of "Jatal, the sons of Talmon, the sons of >'Dacobi, the sons of =^Teta, the sons of ^Sami, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 5 The servants of the temple: the sons of ''Esau, the sons of <^Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the sons of ''Ceras, the sons of "=Sud, the sons of fPhaleas, the sons 3 of Labana, the sons of sGraba, the sons of ''Acua, the sons of Uta, the sons of 'Cetab, the sons of Agaba, the sons of ■'Subai, the sons of Anan, the sons of I'Cathua, the sons of '"(Jeddur, the sons of "Airus, the sons of "Daisan, the sons of PNoeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of iGazera, the sons of ''Azia, the sons of ''Phinees, the sons of Azara, the sons of 'Bastai, the sons of "Asana, the sons of "Meani, the sons of >'Naphisi, the sons of ^Acub, the sons of ='Acipha, the sons of ''Assur, the sons of Phara- ;cim, the sons of '^Basaloth, the sons of ''Meeda, the sons of Coutha, the sons of ''Charea, the sons of fCharcus, the sons of sAserer, the sons of ''Thonioi, the sons of 'Nasith, the sons of Atipha. 3 The sons of the sen'ants of Solomon : the sons of ''Azaphion, the sons of 'Pha- ^ Bethlehem. e Azmavetk. f Kirjath- e Rama\h\ t» Gaba. ' .Mich mas. k Bethel. ' Magbisk, " Lodliadid. ** Senaah. 0 yedaiah. See Ezra 2. 36. P Immer, q Fmhur. •■ HaHtn. ^OT^tiuo hun- dred and sez'e»teen,SL.c- cording to some copies. ' Thus it is read, Ezra 2. 40, tht' sons of yc-skua. and Kadjiiiel, of the sons of H odaviak. " Shalluitt. ^ A tcr. y Akkiib. ' Hatita. "■ Shobai, b Ziha. c Hasupka. ^ Keros. ^ Sinha. f I'adon. B Agabak. h Akkiib. ' Hagab. ^ Shatnlai. 1 Giddet. ^ Gahar. ° Reaiah. 0 Rezin. P Nekoda. Q Gnzzam. r Huzza. » Paseak. t Besai. " AsnaJt. ^ I\tihunim. y Nephnsitn. » Bakbitk. » Hakupha. b Harhur. c Bazluth. •1 Mehida. e Harska. i Bnrkos* B Sisera. h Thainah. 1 Neziah. fc Sophereth. 1 Peritda. (7) Chap. v. 34. I. ESDRAS. Chap. v. 58. ■n 7 Comp. Ezra 2. 65. Neh. 7. 67. « Comp. Ezra 2. 66, 67. Neh. 7. 68, 69. B asses. Ezra 2. 67. Neh. 7. 69. ^ Luke 19. 13 marg.. rira, the sons of ""Jeeli, the sons of "Lo- zon, the sons of "Isdael, the sons of PSapheth, the sons of iHagia, the sons 34 of ■■Phacareth, the sons of Sabie, the sons of Sarothie, the sons of Masias, the sons of Gar, the sons of Addus, the sons of Suba, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Sabat, the sons of Allom. All the ministers of the temple, 35 and the sons of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred seventy and two. These came up from Themieleth and 36 Thelersas, Charaathalar leading them, and Aalar; neither could they shew their 37 families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel: the sons of ^Ladan, the son of 'Ban, the sons of "Necodan, si.x hun- dred fiity and two. And of the priests 38 that usurped the office of the priesthood, and were not found: the sons of "Ob- dia, the sons of y Accoz, the sons of Ad- dus, who married Augia one of the daugh- ters of ^Berzelus, and was named after his name. And when the description of 39 the kindred of these 7nen was sought in the register, and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood: for unto them said 40 II Nehemias and Atharias, that they should not be partakers of the holy things, till there arose up a high priest clothed with 'doctrine and truth. So of Israel, from them of twelve 41 years old and upward, they were all in number forty thousand, besides ^men- servants and womenservants two thou- sand three hundred and sixty. Their 42 ^menservants and handmaids jcwr seven thousand three hundred ''forty and seven: the singing men and singing wo- men, two hundred forty and five: four 43 hundred thirty and five camels, <^seven thousand thirty and six horses, two hun- dred forty and five mules, "^five thou- sand five hundred twenty and five "beasts used to the yoke. And eoiain of the chief of their fami- 44 lies, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up the house again ""in his own place according to their ability, and to give 45 into the holy treasury of the works a thousand ''pounds of gold, five thou- sand of silver, and an hundred priestly vestments. And so dwelt the priests 46 and the Levites and the people in Jeru- salem, and in the country, the singers also and the porters; and all Israel in their villages. 47 'But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were every man in fhis own place, they came all together with one consent into the open place 'of the first gate which 48 is towards the east. Then stood up sje- sus the son of Josedec, and his brethren the priests, and sZorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and made 49 ready the altar of the God of Israel, to ofier burnt sacrifices upon it, according as it is expressly commanded in the 50 book of Moses the man of God. And there were gathered unto them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar ''upon his own place, because all the nations of the land were at enmity with them, and oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices ac- cording to the time, and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening. 51 Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and of- iifcred sacrifices daily, as was meet : and after that, the 'continual oblations, and the sacrifice of the sabbaths, and of the 53 new moons, and of all holy feasts. And all they that had 'made any vow to God began to offer sacrifices to God from 'the first day of the seventh month, al- though the temple of the Lord was not 54 yet built. And they gave unto the ma- sons and carpenters money, meat, and 55 drink, with cheerfulness. Unto them of Sidon also and Tyre they gave carrs, that they should bring i^cedar trees from Libanus, 'which should be brought by flotes to the haven of "'Joppe, according as it was commanded them by Cyrus king of the Persians. ! 56 "And in the second year and second month after his coming to the temple of God at Jerusalem began Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and their brethren, and the priests, and the Levites, and all they that were come unto Jerasalem out of 57 the captivity: and they laid the founda- tion of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jeru- sssalem. And they appointed the Le- vites from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Je- sus, and his sons and brethren, and Cadmiel his brother, and the sons of Madiabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Lliadun, with their sons and bre- thren, all Levites, with one accord 'set- « To ver. 55, Ezra 3. 1 — 7. So Neh. 7. 73- ch. 9. 37. , B.C. 535- ' ch. 6. 32. See John i6. 32 marg. II Or, be/ore the cast gate. K See ver. ^. '• Gk. as ver. 44. II Or, daily sacrijice. ver. 50? Ex. 29. 38? t Gr. hallow ed. i ver. 47. fc ch. 4. 48. See Judg. 9. ' So 2Chr. 2. 16. »" See Josh. 19. 46. n To ver. 65, Ezra 3. 8— 13. "Or, o-jerscers, or, t'ru'OJtragers 0/ them that ivrought in the house of the Lord, (8) Chap. v. 59. I. ESDRAS. Chap. vi. 15. II Or, after the MtanKcr of David king of Israel. II Or, discerned. Sec John 8. 43- *> To ver. 73, Kzra 4. 1 — 5- « Or, Esar- knddon, Ezra 4. 2. About li.C 534. llOr.l until the second year of Darins, Ezra 4. 5, 6, 7, 24- VI. About li, C. 520. ■ Comp. ch. 5. 73. Ezra 4. 24. ** To ver. 22, Ezra 5. I— 17- ters forward of the business, labouring to advance the works in the house of God. So the workmen built the temple of the Lord. And the priests stood ar- 59 rayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Le- vites the sons of Asaph had cymbals, singing songs of thanksgiving, and prais- 60 ing the Lord, "according as David the king of Israel had ordained. And theyei sung with loud voices songs to the praise of the Lord, because his mercy and glory is for ever in all Israel. And 62 all the people sounded tnmipets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the Loid for the rearing up of the house of the Lord. Also of the priests and Levites, and of c.3 the chief of their families, the ancients who had seen the former house came to the building of this with weeping and great crying. But many with trumpets t4 and joy shouti'd with loud voice, inso-os much that the trumpets might not be 'heard for the weeping of the people: yet the multitude sounded marvellously, so that it was heard afar off. "Wherefore when the enemies of the 613 tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets slunild mean. And they per- 67 ceived that they that were of the cap- tivity did build the temple unto the Lord God of Israel. So they went to cs Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief of the families, and said unto them, We will build together with you. For we 6y likewise, as you, do obey your Lord, and do sacrifice unto him from the days of 'Azbazareth the king of the Assyrians, who brought us hither. Then Zorobabel 70 and Jesus and the chief of the families of Israel said unto them, It is not for us and you to build together a house unto the Lord our God. We ourselves alone ^^ will build unto the Lord of Israel, ac- cording as Cyrus the king of the Per- sians hath commanded us. But the hea- 72 then of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and holding them : strait, hindered their building; and 73 ^ by their secret plots, and popular per- | suasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that king Cyrus lived: so they were hin- dered from building for tlie space of two years, 'until the reign of Darius. Now ^in the second year of the reign of Darius, ''Aggeus and Zacharias the son of "Addo, the prophets, prophesied unto the Jews in Jewry and Jerusalem in the name of the Lord God of Israel, :i*<^uihich 7C'as upon them. Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusa- lem, the prophets of the Lord being with them, and helping them. 3 At the same time came unto them 'Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phe- nice, with 'Sathrabuzanes and his com- 4 panions, and said unto them, By whose appointment do you build this house and this roof, and perform all the other things? and who are the workmen that 5 perform these things? Nevertheless the '■elders of the Jews obtained favour, be- cause ''the Lord had visited the cap- btivity; and they were not hindered from building, until such time as signification was given unto Darius concerning them, 7 and an answer received. The copy of the letters which Sisinnes, governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phenice, wrote and sent unto Da- rius; s To king Darius, greeting. Let all things be known unto our lord the king, that being come into the country of Ju- dea, and entered into the city of Jeru- salem, we found in the city of Jerusa- lem the "^ancients of the Jews that were 9 of the captivity, building a house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already 10 laid upon the walls. And those works are done with great speed, and the work goeth on prosperously in their hands, and with all glory and diligence is it 11 made. Then asked we these ''elders, saying. By whose commandment build you this house, and lay the foundations 12 of these works? Therefore to the in- tent that 7ve might give knowledge unto thee by writing, we demanded of them who were the chief doers, and we re- quired of them the names in writing of 13 their principal men. So they gave us this answer, We are the servants of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 14 And as for this house, // was builded many years ago by a king of Israel 15 great and strong, and was finished. But when our fathers '^provoked God unto ' wrath, and sinned against the Lord of Israel which is in heaven, he gave them over into the power of Nabuchodonosor II Or, Iddo. Ezra 5. 1. 1 Or, ivhich lufis called on ttiejn. •^ Rather as Ezra 5. J. ^ Or, Tatnai. Ezra 5. 3. II Or, SlietJtar- bozftai. Ezra 5. 3. ■> See Luke 1. 6S. About B.C. 519- '^ ch. 7. 2. Gk. as ver. 5. 11,27. ch. 9. 12. See Judith c. 16. Heb. '9; B Chap. vi. i6. I. ESDRAS. Chap. vn. 8. « See ch. 4. 44- 1> Comp. ch. 4.44. lOr, Zorohabel^ •which is also Sattabassur the ruler, so as Zoro babel seemeth to be added to the text, Ezra I. 8. Comp. ch. 2. 12. ver. 2o. 1 Or, rolls. ver. 23. ' To ver. 34, Ezra 6. i — 12. ■t Gk. as ver. I Or, place. 1 Comp. Num. 16. 46. king of Babylon, of the Chaldees; who 16 pulled down the house, and burnt //, and carried away the people captives unto Babylon. But in the first year 17 that king Cyrus reigned over the coun- try of Babylon, Cyrus the king wrote to build up this house. And the holy ves- 18 sels of gold and of silver, that Nabucho- donosor had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem, and had sset them in his own temple, i^ those Cyrus the king brought forth again out of the temple at Babylon, and they were delivered to 'Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus the ruler, with commandment that he should carry 19 away the same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem ; and that the temple of the Lord should be built in his place. Then the same Sanabassarus, 20 being come hither, laid the foundations of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem; and from that time to this being still a building, it is not yet fully ended. Now 21 therefore, if it seem good unto the king, let search be made among the 'records of king Cyrus: and if it be found that 22 the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of king Cyrus, and if our lord the king be so minded, let him signify unto us thereof 'Then commanded king Darius 1023 seek among the ''records at Babylon: and so at Ecbatane the palace, which is in the country of Media, there was found a "roll wherein these things were recorded. In the first year of the reign of Cyrus, 24 king Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again, where they do sacrifice 'with con- tinual fire: whose height shall be sixty =5 cubits, and the breadth sixty cubits, with three rows of hewn stones, and one row of new wood of that country; and the expenses thereof to be given out of the house of king Cyrus : and that the =0 holy vessels of the house of the Lord, both of gold and silver, that Nabucho- donosor took out of the house at Jeru- salem, and brought to Babylon, should be restored to the house at Jerusalem, and be set in tiie place where they were before. And also he commanded that 27 Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phe- nice, and Sathrabuzanes, and their com- panions, and those which were appoint- ed rulers in Syria and Phenice, should be careful not to meddle with the place, but suffer Zorobabel, the servant of the Lord, and governor of Judea, and the 'elders of the Jews, to build the house 28 of the Lord in that place. I have com- manded also to have // built up whole again; and that they look diligently to help those that be of the captivity of the Jews, till the house of the Lord be 29 finished : and out of the tribute of '"Coe- losyria and Phenice a portion carefully to be given these men for the sacrifices of the Lord, that is, to Zorobabel the governor, for bullocks, and rams, and 30 lambs ; and also corn, salt, wine, and oil, ami that continually every year with- out further question, according as the priests that be in Jerusalem shall signify 31 to be daily spent: that 'ofterings may be made to "the most high God for the king and for his children, and that they 32 may pray for their lives. And he com- manded that whosoever should trans- gress, yea, or make light of any thing afore spoken or written, out of "his own house should a tree be taken, and he thereon be hanged, and all his goods 33 seized for the king. The Lord there- fore, whose name is there called upon, utterly destroy every king and nation, that stretcheth out his hand to hinder or endamage that house of the Lord in 34 Jerusalem. I Darius tlie king have or- dained that according unto these things it be done with diligence. ^ Then Sisinnes the governor of ^ Coe- losyria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions, following the 2 commandments of king Darius, did very carefully oversee the holy works, assisting the '^ ancients of the Jews and 3 governors of the temple. And so the holy works prospered, when Aggeus and 4 Zacharias the prophets prophesied. And they finished these things by the com- mandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with "the ''consent of Cyrus, Da- rius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. s Anil thus was the holy house finished in 'the three and twentieth day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of Darius 6 king of the Persians. And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and other that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did accord- ing to the things 7vritten in the book 7 of Moses. And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, 8 four hundred lambs ; and twelve goats " See ch. 2. 17- HOr,)dri„k- offcrings. " ch. 8. ig, 21. Judith 13. 18. Esther 16. 16. See Mark 5. 7- o See ch. 5. 47- VII. ■ To ver. 15, Ezra 6. 13 — 22, ^ See ch. 2. 17- c Seech. 6. 8. 1 Or, the decree. ** ch. 6. 22. 2 Mace. 4. 39- B.C. SIS. i Heb. the third day. Ezra 6. 15. (10) Chap. vii. 9. I. ESDRAS. Chap. vhi. 21. i Or, tribes. tChald. divisiofts, Ezra 6. i8. ^ ver. 15. Luke I. 68. I Or, ivit/i those that, B Or, mind. VIII. About B,C. 457- * To ver. 27, Ezra 7. 1 — 28. * Azarias. t Ezins. • Meraioth. *• Ezra 7. 3. <^ Ezra 7. 4. II Some copies want these three names. t Heb. was first, ilzra 7. 5. I Or, Ncthinims. Ezra 7. 7. So ver. 22, 49 i.tik.j. 'Or, success. \ Ecclus. 10. 5. j ^ ver. 50. for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the " chief of the tribes of Israel. The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vest- ments, according to their * kindreds, in the services of " the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses : and the porters at every gate. And the children of Israel ' that were i of the captivity held the passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. They that were of the cap- 1 tivity were not all sanctified together : but the Levites were all sanctified to- gether. And so they offered the pass- 1 over for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. And the children of Israel i that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated them- selves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord. And they kept the feast of un- 1 leavened bread seven days, making merry before the Lord, for that he had i turned the " counsel of the king of As- syria towards them, to strengthen their hands in the works of ' the Lord God of Israel. ^ And after these things, when Arta- xerxes the king of the Persians reigned, came Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of *Ezerias, the son of Helchiah, the son of Salum, the son of Sad due, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias, the son of ' Ozias, the son of * '' " Memeroth, the son of " Zaraias, the son of ' ' Savias, the son of Boccas, the son of Abisum, the S071 of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron 'the chief priest. This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was given by the God of Israel. And the king did him honour : , for he found grace in his sight in all his requests. There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, of the holy singers, porters, and ' ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem, in the se- venth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, in the fifth month, this was the king's seventh year; for they went from Ba- bylon in the first day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem, according to the ' '' prosperous journey which the Lord gave them. For Esdras had very great skill, so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordi- 8 nances and judgments. Now the copy of the ' commission, which was written from Artaxerxes the king, and came to Esdras the priest and ' reader of the law of the Lord, is this that followeth : 9 King Artaxerxes unto Esdras the priest and "= reader of the law of the 10 Lord sendeth greeting : having deter- mined to deal graciously, I have given order, that such of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests and Levites, being within our realm, as are willing and desirous, should go with thee unto It Jerusalem. As many therefore as have a mind thereunto, let them depart with thee, as it hath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsel- 12 lers ; that they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem, agree- ably to that which is in the law of the 13 Lord ; and carry the gifts unto the Lord of Israel to Jerusalem, which I and my friends have vowed, and all the gold and silver that in the country of Babylon can be 'found, to the Lord 14 in Jerusalem, with that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem : and that silver and gold may be collected for bullocks, rams, and lambs, and things 15 thereunto appertaining ; to the end that they may offer sacrifices unto the Lord upon the altar of the Lord their God, 16 which is in Jerusalem. And whatso- ever thou and thy brethren will do '' with the silver and gold, that do, ac- 17 cording to the will of thy God. And the holy vessels of the Lord, which are given thee for the use of the tem- ple of thy God, which is in Jerusalem, thou shalt set before thy God in Jeru- is salem. Antl whatsoever thing else thou shalt remember for the use of the tem- ple of thy God, thou shalt give // out 19 of the king's treasury. And I king Artaxerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice, that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of fthe most high God shall send for, they 20 should give // him with speed, to the sum of an hundred talents of silver, likewise also of wheat even to an hundred ' cors, and an hundred s pieces of wine, and ' other things in abundance. 21 Let all things be performed after the law of God diligendy unto "^the most " Or, decree. ver. 67, 82. 2 Mace. 7. 30 in theGk. ' ch. 9. 39, 42. 49- ' Or, got. • [Or.] -with tlic rest of, Ezra 7. 18. f ch. 6. 31. See Mark 5. 7- • Or, tireasures. 8 See John 2. 6. I Or, s.^lt, Ezra 7. 22. ("> B2 Chap. viii. 22. I. ESDRAS. Chap. vhi. 55. t Chald. of [all] Ikose that ktiinoy Ezra 7. 25. « To ver. 67, Ezra 8. 1 — 36. •' See ch. I. 4. I Or, DnttU-l. jOr. Chattus, k Ezra S. 3, of the soils of Shechaitiah, of the sons of Pharosh. 1 Zerach- aiah. [Ezra 8. 4 (Heb.)]. ■» Or, e'"''*' sons ofShe- chaniah the son of falui- ziel. t Heb. /tfty men. [Ezra 8. 6]. "Or, A thaliah. » Or, Zcbadiah. P Or, four- score men. q Or, Obadiah. ' Or, 7i7i/<-/. ■Or, eighteen men. ' Or, 0/ .'& tomith, the son of fosi- phiah. high God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons. I command you also, that ye require =2 no tax, nor any other imposition, of any of the priests, or Levites, or holy singers, or porters, or ministers of the temple, or of any that have doings in this temple, and that no man have authority to impose any thing upon them. And thou, Esdras, according to 23 the wisdom of God ordain judges and justices, that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice * all those that know the law of thy God ; and those that know it not thou shalt teach. And 24 whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God, and of the king, shall be punished diligently, whether it be by death, or oilier punishment, by penalty of money, or by imprisonment. Then said Esdras the scribe, Blessed 25 1)e the only Lord God of my fathers, who hath put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem : and hath honour- 26 ed me in the sight of the king, and his counsellers, and all his friends and nobles. Therefore was I encouraged 27 by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me. sAnd these are the chief according 2s to their families and ^ several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artaxerxes : of the 29 sons of Phinees, Gerson : of the sons of Ithamar, ' Gamael : of the sons of David, -i Lettus •' the so}i of Sechenias : ■^ of the sons of Pharez, Zacharias ; and 30 with him were counted an hundred and fifty men : of the sons of Pahath Moab, 31 Eliaonias, the son of 'Zaraias, and with him two hundred men : " of the sons 32 of Zathoe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men : of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him * two hundred and fifty men : of the sons of Elam, 33 Josias son of " Gotholias, and with him seventy men : of the sons of Saphatias, 34 "Zaraias son of Michael, and with him P threescore and ten men : of the sons 35 of Joab, "iAbadias, son of ''Jezelus, and with him two hundred and ^ twelve men : ' of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth 36 son of Josaphias, and with him an hun- dred and threescore men : of the sons 37 of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men : of 38 Ezra 8. 15]. » Or, Ariel. >>0r, S Iteniaiah. « Or, JarUi. These men's names with their gene- rations are the sons of "Astath, Johannes son of'^'^' " Acatan, and with him an hundred -•< (>%>/„„ 39 and ten men : of the sons of Adoni- g^"™ J' ^^. cam, the last, and these are the names of them; Eliphalet, Jeuel, and ySa-''Or, io maias, and with them ^ seventy men : of t o"'si"iy the sons of ' Bago, Uthi the son of f""'^^ Istalcurus, and with him seventy men. /Hg-z^aii 41 And these I gathered together ' to < Or, to the the river called Theras, where we pitch- ''aiZv"!^'' ed our tents three days : and then ' I f"^f '> 42 surveyed them. ' But when I had found bereJ'the"" there none of the priests and Levites, ^/,fi%""f'^. 43 then sent I unto Eleazar, and ^ Iduel, h'<:'■. 6. them that were with us, for our chil- 51 dren, and for the ' cattle : for "' I was t Heb. ashamed to ask the king footmen, and [Ezra'^s.'^^i]. horsemen, and conduct for safeguard " ^■"'■■- 74- 52 against our adversaries. For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all 53 ways. And again we besought our Lord as touching these things, and found him favourable unto us. 54 Then I separated twelve of the chief ""^.^V«/, of the priests, '""Esebrias, and Assanias, andHasha- and ten men of their brethren with |zrt8.24. ssthem: and I "weighed them the gold, c'^v.'^' '^' and the silver, and the holy vessels of iI\gv.).'^ (.2) Chap. viii. 56. I. ESDRAS. Chap. vni. 84. t Heb. t:i'0 7'csseiSt Ezra S. 27. *> ver. 41. I [Or,] daftgers ui ilie ivay, P I Mace. 5. 46 (Gk.). I Or, unto Mcronotk the son of Uriah the priest. [Ezra 8. 33]. B [Or,] Noadiah the son of Binnui. [Ezra 8. 33]. 1 So ver. 72. ch. g. 39. Luke I. 68. f Heb. Seventy- seven lamhs, twelve /ce- goaisfor a sin off'ering, Ezra 8. 35. ■■ Gk. as Gk. of Ex. 20. 24, & 24. 5, &c. ■ See ver. 8. ' ch. 4. 49 marg. *• See ch. 2. '7- ^ To ver. go, Kzra g. z — 15- the house of our Lord, which the king, and his council, and the princes, and all Israel, had given. And when I had 56 "weighed it, I delivered unto them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels of an hundred talents, and an hundred talents of gold, and 57 twenty golden vessels, and • twelve ves- sels of brass, n'cn of fine brass, glit- tering like gold. And I said unto 58 them. Both you are holy unto the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the gold and the silver is a vow unto the Lord, the Lord of our fathers. Watch ye, 59 and keep them till ye deliver them to the chief of the priests and Levites, and to the principal men of the fami- lies of Israel, in Jerusalem, into the chambers of the house of our God. So 60 the priests and the Levites, who had received the silver and the gold and the vessels, brought them unto Jerusalem, into the temple of the Lord. And °from the river Theras we de-6i parted the twelfth day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem by the mighty hand of our Lord, which was with us : and from the " p beginning of our journey the Lord delivered us from every enemy, and so we came to Je- rusalem. And when we had been there 62 three days, the gold and silver that •was " weighed was delivered in the house of our Lord on the fourth day ' unto Marmoth the priest the son of Iri. And with him was Eleazar the 63 son of Phinees, and with them were Josabad the son of Jesu and ' Moeth the son of Sabban, Levites : all was de- livered them by number and weight. And all the weight of them was writ- 64 ten i/p the same hour. Moreover they 65 that were come out of the captivity offered sacrifice unto ^the Lord God of Israel, eivn twelve bullocks for all Is- rael, fourscore and sixteen rams, 'three- 66 score and twelve lambs, goats for ■'a peace offering, twelve ; all of them a sacrifice to the Lord. And they deliver- 67 ed the king's 'commandments unto the king's 'stewards, and to the governors of "CoelosyriaandPhenice;and they honour- ed the people and the temple of God. ^Now when these things were done, cs the rulers came unto me, and said, The 69 nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor the pollutions of the Gentiles, to wit, of the Canaanites, Hittites, Pheresites, Je- busites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, 70 and >■ Edomites. For both they and their sons have married with their daughters, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land ; and from the beginning of this matter the rulers and the great men have been partakers 71 of this iniquity. And as soon as I had heard these things, I rent my clothes, and the holy gamient, and pulled off the hair from off my head and beard, and sat me 72 down sad and ^very heavy. So ail they that were then moved at the word of ithe Lord God of Israel assembled un- to me, whilst I mourned for the iniquity: but I sat still ^full of heaviness until the 73 evening sacrifice. Then rising up from ^the fast with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bowing my knees, and stretching forth otv hands unto the Lord, 74 1 said, O Lord, I am confounded and ''as- 75 hamed before thy face ; for our sins 'are multiplied above our heads, and our ignorances have reached up unto heaven. 70 For ever since the time of our fathers we have been and are in great sin, ei'en 77 unto this day. And for our sins and our fathers' we with our brethren and our kings and our priests were given up unto the kings of the earth, to the sword, and to captivity, and '^for a prey with shame, -3 unto this day. And now in some mea- sure hath mercy been shewed unto us from thee, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place 79 of thy sanctuary ; and to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and ''to give us 'food in the time 80 of our servitude. Yea, when we were in bondage, we were not forsaken of our Lord ; but he made us gracious before the kings of Persia, "^so that ///(;>■ gave us 81 food ; yea, and honoured the temple of our Lord, and raised up the de.solate Sion, that they have given us a sure abid- 82 ing in Jewry and Jerusalem. And now, O Lord, what shall we say, having these things? for we have transgressed thy ^commandments, which thou gavest by the hand of thy servants the prophets, 83 saying, that the land, which ye enter in- to to possess as an heritage, is a land pol- luted with the pollutions of the strangers of the land, and they have filled it with 84 their uncleanness. Therefore now shall ye not join your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters y Comp. Ezra 9. I. ^ ver. 72. Matt. 26. 38. Mark 6. 26. & 14. 34- Luke 18. 2;?, 24 in the Gk. ^ Comp. Ezra 9. 5. b vc t Gk. have abounded. Rom. 5. 20. CzEsdr. 2. 6. Judith 4. 12 (Gk.). & 7. 26 (Gk.). & 9. 4- & 16. £. ■I ver. 80. 1 Heb. li/e. Ezra 9. S, [9]- (X3) Chap. viii. 85. I. ESDRAS. Chap. ix. 24. f ver. 7S, 88, 8q. See Isai. 27. 6. I Or, Be not angry, &€. B Mai. 4. I. *> To ch. 10. Esra 10. I — 8. mr,ejralied. Deut. 28. 13 (Heb. & Gk.). Baruch 2. 5. Comp. Ezra 10. 2. tHeb. and of all Israel, Ezra 10. 5. IX. IXOr, ^iiHcrlyl destroyed. But comp. Ezra 10. 8 (Heb.). unto your sons. Moreover you shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore. And all that is befallen ; is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins : for thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light, and didst give unto us such fa root : but we have turned back again to transgress thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land. "Mightests not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadstsleft us neither ^root, seed, nor name ? O Lord of Israel, thou art s true : for we are left ""a root this day. Behold, now are we before thee in our 9 iniquities, for K'f cannot stand any longer by reason of these things before thee. ''And as Esdras in his prayer made s his confession, weeping, and lying flat upon the ground before the temple, there gathered unto him from Jerusalem a very great multitude (/men and women and children : for there was great weep- ing among the multitude. Then Jecho-5 nias the son of Jeelus, one of the sons of Israel, called out, and said, O Esdras, we have sinned against the Lord God, we have married strange women of the nations of the land, and now is all Israel " aloft. Let us make an oath to the c Lord, that 7ue will put away all our wives, which ive have taken of the hea- then, with their children, like as thou 5 hast decreed, and as many as do obey the law of the Lord. Arise, and put in s execution : for to thee doth this matter appertain, and we will be with thee : do valiantly. So Esdras arose, and took an j oath of the chief of the priests and Levites *of all Israel to do after these things; and so they sware. Then Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasib, and remain- ed there, and did eat no meat nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude. And there was a pro- clamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that Md^ should be gathered together at Jeru- salem : and that whosoever met not there within two or three days, according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself 'cast out from them that were of the captivity. 87 5 "And in three days were all they of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the twentieth day 6 of the ninth month. And all the multi- tude sat trembling in the broad court of the temple because of the present foul 7 weather. So Esdras arose up, and said unto them. Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives, tliereby to in- 8 crease the sins of Israel. And now ''by confessing give glory unto the Lord God 9 of our fathers, and do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women. 10 Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as thou 11 hast spoken, so will we do. But foras- much as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is 12 spread far : therefore let the rulers of the multitude 'stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives 13 come at the time appointed, and -with themthe "^rulers and judges of every place, till 7Cie turn away the wratli of the Lord 14 from us for this matter. Then Jonathan the son of Azael and Ezechias the son of Theocanus accordingly took this matter upon them : and MosoUam and Levis 15 and Sabbatheus helped them. And they that were of the captivity did according 16 to all these things. And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name : and in the first day of the tenth month they 17 sat together to examine the matter. So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end ""in the tirst day of the first month. 18 And of the priests that were come to- gether, and had strange wives, there were 19 found; of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; "^Matthelas, and Eleazar, and fjoribus, and sjoada- 2onus. And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer *rams to make reconcilement for their 'es errors. 21 And of the sons of Emmer ; Ananias, and Zabdeus, and '■Eanes, and 'Sameius, 22 and JHiereel, and ''Azarias. And of the sons of 'Phaisur; Elionas, Massias, Ismael, and Nathanael, and '"Ocidelus, and "Talsas. 23 And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Semi.s, and "Colius, who was called v Tetem. * Parosh. " Ramiah. " Jeziah. ^ Mi:t7>tiit. J Malckiah. ' Jehiel. *■ Abdi. >> Zattii. c Elioettai. ^ Eliashib. '^Mattaniah, f Zabad. i Aziza. h Zabbai. i Athlai. 1 Meshul- latn. ■n Malluch. ° Adaiah, t Of the names in ver. 31, 32, 34. 35. see Ezra 10. 30, 31. 34—43- P MatUfiai. [Ezra 10. 33]. 1 Matta- tliah. 'Zabad. 8 Ezra 10. 40 marg. * Neh. 7. 73. So ch. 5. 46, 47- " ver. 40. I Or, villages. Gk. not as ch. s- 46- * ver. 12. I To ver. 55, Nek. 8. I— 12. About B.C. 445. y ver. 6, 41 (Gk.). » Comp. Neh. 3. 26 with Neh. 8. I. » ch. 8. 8. >> See ch. 8. 65. churns. Of the porters ; Sallumus, and 25 'Tolbanes. Of them of Israel, of the sons of ' Pho- 26 ros ; "Hiermas, and "Eddias, and Mel- chias, and ■''Maelus, and Eleazar, and vAsibias, and Baanias. Of the sons of 27 Ela; Matthanias, Zacharias, and ^Hie- rielus, and Hieremoth, and ^Aedias. And of the sons of ''Zamoth; "^Ehadas, 28 ■^Elisimus, =Othonias, Jarimoth, and ^Sa- batus, and sSardeus. Of the sons of29 Bebai; Johannes, and Ananias, and ''Jo- zabad, and 'Amatheis. Of the sons of 30 ''Mani; 'Olamus, "Mamuchus, "Jedeus, Jasubus, ° Jasael, and Hieremoth. *And 31 of the sons of Addi ; Naathus, and Moosias, Lacunas, and Naidus, and Ma- thanias, and Sesthel, Balnuus, and Ma- nasseas. And of the sons of Annas ; 32 Elionas, and Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon Chosameus. And 33 of the sons of Asom ; PAUaneus, and 5 Matthias, and 'Bannaia, EHphalat, and Manasses, and Semei. And of the sons 34 of Maani ; Jeremias, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, and Pehas, and Anos, Carabasion, and Enasibus, and Mamni- tanaimus, Ehasis, Bannus, EHah, Samis, Selemias, Nathanias : and ^of the sons of Ozora ; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Sama- tus, Zambis, Josephus. And of the sons 35 of Ethma; Mazitias, Zabadaia.s, Edes, Juel, Banaias. All these had taken 36 strange wives, and they put them away with their children. 'And the priests and Levites, and 37 they that were of Israel, dwelt in Jeru- salem, and in the country, "in the first day of the seventh month : so the chil- dren of Israel were in their '"habita- tions. ''And the whole multitude came 33 together with one accord into ^the broad place of the holy porch ^toward the east: and they spake unto Esdras the priest 39 and ^reader, that he would bring the law of Moses, that was given of ''the Lord God of Israel. So Esdras the 40 chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from man to woman, and to all the priests, to hear the law "^in the first day of the seventh month. 41 And he read in ''the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto mid- day, before both men and women ; and all the multitude gave heed unto the 42 law. And Esdras the priest and ^reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made/;'/- that purpose. 43 And there stood /// by him Mattathias, Sammus, .Ananias, Azarias, Urias, "=Eze- cias, fBalasamus, upon the right hand : 44 and upon his left hand stood s Phal- daius, Misael, Melchias, ''Lothasubus, 45and 'Nabarias. Then took Esdras the book of the law before the multitude : for he sat 'honourably in the first pl.ace 46 in the sight of them all. And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So Esdras blessed the Lord Ciod most High, the God of hosts, ''Almighty. 47 And all the people answered, Amen ; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshipped the Lord. 48 Also Jesus, Anus, Sarabias, Adinus, Jacubus, Sabateus, 'Auteas, Maianeas, and Calitas, .Azarias, and Joazabdus, and Ananias, Biatas, the Levites, taught the law of the Lord, making them withal to ""understand it. 49 'Then spake "Attharates unto Esdras the "chief priest and "reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, ei'cn so to all, saying. This day is holy unto the Lord ; (for they all wept when they heard 51 the law :) go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part to 'them 52 that have nothing ; for this day is holy unto the Lord : and be not sorrowful ; for the Lord will bring you to honour. 53 So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to 54 the Lord ; be not sorrowful. Then went they their way, every one to eat and drink, and make merry, and to give Ppart to them that had nothing, and to 55 make great cheer; because they "'un- derstood the words wherein they were instructed, and for the which they had been assembled. ver. 40. U Or, t/ie poor. So ver. 54. Comp. Neh. 8. 10. P ver. 51. (-5) II. ESDRAS. I. * To ver. 3. Ezra 7. 1 — ' To ver. 2, I CAr. 6. 14 — 4- lOr, Shalluni, I Chr. 6. i::, '3- Ezra 7. 2. '■ See Acls 2. wickedness which they have done against me ; that they may tell //leir children's children : because the 6 sins of their fathers are increased in them : for they have forgotten me, and have offered unto strange gods. Am 7 not I even /w that "= brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage ? but they have provoked me unto wrath, and despised my counsels. fPull thou oft' then the hair of thy head, a and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto my law, but g it is a rebellious people. '^ How 9 long shall I forbear them, unto whom I have done so much 'good ? Many kings ;o have I destroyed for their sakes ; 'Pha- raoh with his servants and all his power have I smitten down. J All the nations u have I destroyed before them, and in the east I have scattered the people of ^ two provinces, even ' of Tyrus and Sidon, and have slain all their enemies. Speak thou therefore unto them, saying, n Thus saith the Lord, ™1 led you through 13 the sea, and in the beginning gave you a large and safe " passage ; I gave you ° Moses for a leader, and ° Aaron for a 14 priest. Pi gave you light in a pillar of fire, and great wonders have I done among you; flyet have you forgotten me, 15 saith the Lord. Thus saith the ^ Al- mighty Lord, The '^ quails were as a token for you ; I gave you tents for your safeguard : nevertheless you mur- 16 mured there, and triumphed not in my name for the destruction of }'Our ene- mies, but ever to this day do ye yet 17 murmur. Where are the ' benefits that I have done for you? when you were hungry attd thirsty in the wilderness, isdid you not cry unto me, saying, "Why hast thou brought us into this wilder- ness to kill us? ^it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, 19 than to die in this wilderness. Then had I pity upon your mournings, and " gave you manna to eat ; so -'' ye did 20 eat angels' bread. y When ye were thirsty, did I not cleave the rock, and waters flowed out " to your fill ? for the heat I covered you with the leaves of 21 the trees. I divided amongst you ^ a fruitful land, I cast out the Canaanites, the Pherezites, and the Philistines, be- fore you : ^ what shall I yet do more :j for you ? saith the Lord. Thus saith the ''Almighty Lord, When you were in the wilderness, " in the river of the Amorites, being athirst, and blasphem- jsing my name, I gave you not fire for your blasphemies, but '^cast a tree in the water, and made the river sweet. 24 What shall I do unto thee, O Jacob? ''thou, Juda, ^wouldest not obey 7ne : " I will turn me to other nations, and unto those will I give my name, that 25 they may keep my statutes. '^ Seeing ye have forsaken me, I will forsake you also ; when ye desire me to be gracious unto you, I shall have no mercy i//>on 20 you. 8 Whensoever you shall call upon me, I will not hear you : for ye have P Ex. 13. 21. 1 See Jer. 2. 32- r ver. 22, 28, 33- ch. 2. 9, 31. See 2 Cor. 6. 18. " See Exod. 16. 13. * Latin as ver. 9. " Numb. 14. 3. * Ex. 14. 12. * Ex. 16. 14, IS- » See Wisd. 16. 20. I See Wisd. II. 4. II Or, abun- dantty. * See Ex. 3. * Is.-ii. 5. 4. ^ ver. 15. I Or, at the bitter ifaters, or, 7oaiers of Marah. Ex. 15. 23, 24. ^ Ex. 15. 25. Ecclus. 38. 5. >• Ps. 81. II. « Ex. 32. S, 10. Num. 14. II, f See 2 Chr. 15. 2. s See Prov. I. 28. (16/ Chap. i. 27. II. ESDRAS. Chap. ii. 19. h See Isai. 59- 7- B Or, as I am ' Matt. 23. 37- Luke 13. 34. ^ Isai. I. 13, 14- ^ So ch. 2. ] See 2 Chr. 36. 15, 16. " Matt 23. 38. , See Luke 13. " So Isai. 40. =4. « See Ps. 83. 13- P Deut. 28. 18. ch. 2. 6. •l ver. 37, 38 (Lat.). '■John 20. 29. » Com p. ch. 2. 44, 46, 48. Also Rev. 19. 10. & 22. 9. ■■Matt. 8. II. » Mai. 3. I (Heb. & Gk.). II. • So Deut. 4. 20. Amos 2. 10. Micah 6. 4- 1* So ch. I. 32. See 2 Chr. 36. 15, 16. c ver. 4. Comp. Isai. 47. 8, 9. defiled your hands with blood, and *> your feet are swift to commit man- slaughter. Ye have not as it were for- 27 saken me, but your own selves, saith the Lord. Thus saith the i' Almighty ss Lord, Have I not prayed you as a father his sons, as a mother her daughters, and a nurse her young babes, that ye would be my people, ' and 1 29 should be your God ; that ye would be my children, and I should be your fa- ther ? ' I gathered you together, as a 30 hen gathereth her chickens under her wings : but now, what shall I do unto you ? I will cast you out from my face. ■'When you offer unto me, I will turn 31 my face from you : for your solemn feastdays, your new moons, and your circumcisions, have I forsaken. 'I sent 32 unto you my servants the prophets, whom ye have taken and slain, and torn their bodies in pieces, whose blood I will require of your hands, saith the Lord. Thus saith the ''Almighty Lord, 33 ■" Your house is desolate, " I will cast you out °°as the wind doth stubble. And V your children shall not be fruit- 34 ful ; for they have despised my com- mandment, and done the thing that is evil before me. Your houses will 1 35 give to 1 a people that shall come ; which not having heard of me yet shall believe tne ; to whom I have shewed no signs, yd they shall do that I have commanded them. They have seen no 36 prophets, yet they shall call their sins to remembrance, and acknowledge them. I take to witness the grace of ithe peo- 37 pie to come, whose little ones rejoice in gladness : and '' though they have not seen me with bodily eyes, yet in spirit they believe the thing that I say. And now, ^brother, behold what glory; 38 and see 1 the people ' that cometh from the east : unto whom I will give for 39 leaders, 'Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Ab- dias, and Jonas, Nahum, and Abacuc, 40 Sophonias, Aggeus, Zacharie, and Mala- chie, which is called also an " angel of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord, * I brought this people out of bondage, and ''I gave them my commandments by my ser- vants the prophets; whom they would not hear, but despised my counsels. The mother that bare them saith unto 2 them. Go your way, ye children ; for ' I am a widow and forsaken. 1 brought j you up with gladness ; but with sor- row and heaviness have I lost you : for ye have sinned before the Lord your God, and done that thing that is 4 evil before him. But what shall I now do unto you ? "= I am a widow and for- saken : go your way, O my children, 5 and ask mercy of the Lord. As for me, O father, I call upon thee for a witness over the mother of these chil- dren, which would not keep my cove- 6 nant, that thou bring them to confusion, and ''their mother to a spoil, =that there may be no offspring of them. 7 Let them be scattered abroad among the heathen, let their names be put out of the earth : for they have de- 8 spised my ' covenant. Woe be unto thee, Assur, ^thou that hidest the un- righteous in thee ! O thou wicked peo- ple, remember Swhat I did unto Sodom 9 and Gomorrha ; s whose land lieth in clods of pitch and heaps of ashes : eveti so also will I do unto them that hear me not, saith the ''Almighty Lord. 10 Thus saith the Lord unto Esdras, Tell my people that I will give them the kingdom of Jerusalem, which I 11 would have given unto ' Israel. ' Their glory also will I take unto me, and give these the ''everlasting tabernacles, which 12 1 had prepared for ' them. They shall have the 'tree of life for an ointment of sweet savour ; ™ they shall neither la- isbour, nor be wear}^ Go, and ye shall receive : pray for few days unto you, "that they may be shortened: "the kingdom is already prepared for you : 14 P watch. 1 Take heaven and earth to witness ; for I have broken the evil in pieces, and created the good : for ■'I live, saith the Lord. 15 ^ Mother, embrace thy children, and " bring them up with glaxlness, make their feet as fast as a pillar : ' for I have 16 chosen thee, saith the Lord. And "those that be dead will I raise up again from their places, and " bring them out of the graves : for I have known " my name in 17 Israel. Fear not, thou Another of the children : ' for I have chosen thee, saith is the Lord. For thy help I will send my servants Esay and Jeremie, after whose counsel I have sanctified and prepared for thee "twelve trees laden with divers igfniits, and as many fountains •''fiowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains, whereupon there grow vroses antl >■ lilies, whereby I will fill thy chil- «* Judith 9. 4. See I Esdr. 8.77. * See ch. i. 34- I [Or,] sacrament y or, oath. [Lat. not as ver. 5. ch. 3. 15]. f Comp. ch. 1. 1. 8 See Gen. 19. 24- ^ See ch. i. 15- '' Luke 16. 9 (Gk. & Lat.). I ch. 8. 52. Rev. 2. 7. & 22. 2, 14. See Prov. 3. iS. ™ So Isai. 5, 27 Lat). ^ Comp. Matt. 24. 32. 0 Matt. 25. 34. Comp. ch. 8. 52. P Mark 13. 37- <» See Deut 4. 26. >■ See Isai. 49. 18. " ver. 2, 17, 30. So ver. 25? U Or, bring thctnupivith gladness, as a doi'e, make their feet /ast: /or, * ver 17. "John 5. 28, See Dan, 12, 2. II Or, thy itanie^ O Is- rael. "■ Comp. Rev. 22. 2. ^ See Ex. 3. 8. y Cant. 2. 1. (17) c Chap. ii. 20. II. ESDRAS. Chap. hi. 6. * Isai. I. 17. See Ex. 32. 22. • Matt. 25. 36. b Comp. Lev. ig. 14. Deut. 27. 18. cTobit 1. 17, 18. t [Lat.] Ji^«- ing bury them. d Comp. Matt. 19. z8. e Seever. 15. f John 17. 12. Comp. Isai. 54. 17. h So Isai. 5 1 16. » See Matt. •< Comp. I Thess. 4. 14. * See ch. i. 15- I Or, preach " Ex. 3. I. Deut. 4. 10, 15- Ecclus. 48. 7, ''John 10. II. 0 Matt.11.29. p See Heb. I. 2. 1 Isai. 60. 19, 20. See Rev. 21. 23- "■ See Luke I. 47. . * I Thess. 2. 12. t Rev. 7. 4. « ch. 6. 5. & 8. 53- Comp. ch. 6. 20 marg. I Or,/or. * Rev. 19, 9, See Matt. 22. 2. * ver. 36. J See Rev. 3- 4. dren with joy. ^ Do right to the widow, 20 judge for the fatherless, give to the poor, defend the orphan, ''clothe the naked, heal the broken and the weak, 21 ''laugh not a lame iiia/i to scorn, defend the maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of my clearness. Keep the old and young within thy 22 walls. "^ Wheresoever thou findest the 23 dead, ' take than and bury thcin, and ^ I will give thee the first place in my resurrection. Abide still, O my peo- 24 pie, and take thy rest, for thy quietness shall come. Nourish thy children, O 25 then •= good nurse ; stablish their feet. ^As for the servants whom I have given 26 thee, there shall not one of them perish ; for I will require them from among thy number. Be not weary : for when the 27 day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shall be merry and have abund- ance. The heathen shall envy tkee, sbut 28 they shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord. '' My hands shall 29 cover thee, so that thy children shall not see ' hell. Be joyful, O t/iou •= mo- 30 ther, with thy children : for I will de- liver thee, saith the Lord. Remember 31 thy children that sleep, for ^ I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, and shew mercy unto them : for I am merciful, saith the Lord ' Almighty. Embrace thy children until I come and 32 ' shew mercy unto them : for my wells run over, and my grace shall not fail. I Esdras received a charge of the 33 Lord upon the mount ■" Oreb, that I should go unto Israel ; but when I ■ came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the commandment of the Lord. And therefore I say unto you, 34 O ye heathen, that hear and understand, . look for " your Shepherd, he shall give you everlasting ° rest ; for he is nigh at hand, Pthat shall come in the end of the world. Be ready to the reward of 35 the kingdom, for •! the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore. Flee '^ the shadow of this world, receive 36 the joyfulness of lyour glory: I testify ■■my Saviour openly. O receive the gift 37 that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him ^ that hath called you to the heavenly kingdom. Arise up 38 and stand, behold ' the number of those that be " sealed ' in "" the feast of the Lord ; which are departed from ^ the 39 shadow of the world, and >' have re- ceived glorious garments of the Lord. 40 Take thy number, O Sion, and 'shut up those of thine >' that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of 41 the Lord. ^ The number of thy chil- dren, whom thou longed.st for, is ful- filled : beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people, ^ which have been called from the beginning, may be hal- lowed. 42 I Esdras saw ''upon the mount Sion '^ a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord 43 with songs. And in the midst of them there was a ''young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads '^ he set crowns, and was more exalted ; which 44 1 marvelled at greatly. So I asked ■^the angel, and said, *fSir, what are 45 these ? He answered and said unto me, These be they ethat have put off the mortal clothing, and put on the immor- tal, and have confessed the name of God : now ''are they crowned, and "^re- 46 ceive palms. Then said I unto *= the angel. What ''young person is it that crowneth them, and giveth f/icni palms 47 in i/icir hands ? So he answered and said unto me, '' It is the Son of God, whom they have confessed in the world. Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stiffly for the name of 48 the Lord. Then ^ the angel said unto me, Go t/n way, and 'tell my people what manner of things, and how great wonders of the Lord thy God thou hast t Lat. am- chide. ^ So ch. 4. 36. Kev. 6. II. Comp. ch. 5. 43. a ch. 9. 8. Comp. Eph. 1. 4. '» Rev. 14. I. c Rev. 7. 9. d Rev. 2. 10. So Rev. 4.4. ' See ch. I. 38. N Or, Lord. ch. 4. 3, s. 22, 41. & 5. 33. 34. 35. & 9. 41. 1 Rev. 7. 14. 8 Comp. 2 Cor. 5. 4. l" Lat. as ver. 43- ' Comp. Rev. 10. II & 22. 10. In the thirtieth year after ='the ruin HI. of the city I was in Babylon, and lay 8,&c.'"^^ troubled upon my bed, and ''my thoughts *■ So Luk- 2 came up over my heart: for I saw the ^^' ^ ' desolation of Sion, and the wealth of 3 them that dwelt at Babylon. And my spirit was sore moved, so that I began to speak words full of fear to the most High, and said, 4 O Lord, '''' who bearest rule, thou ''' See ch. 5. spakest at the beginning, when thou didst °'' plant the earth, and that <://n'«-// alone, ^'531.44.24- sand commandedst the people, and ''gav- '*^"' °' '' est a body unto Adam without soul, which was the workmanship of thine hands, and ''didst breathe into him the breath of life, and he was made living 6 before thee. And "^thou leddest him " Gen. 2. 8. into paradise, which thy right hand had llS) Chap. hi. 7. II. ESDRAS. Chap. iv. 5. f Gen. 3. ig. 8 Gen. 6. 12. *» Gen. 6. ii. * Gen. 7. 10. k Gen. 8. i. 1 Pet. 3. 20. * Gen. 12, J. "■ Gen. 17. 5 n See 2 Chr. 20. 7. 0 Gen. 17. 7. P Gen. 21. 2, 3- 1 Gen. 25. 25, 26. ' Mai. I. 2, 3. Rom. g. 13. • Gen. 32. 10. 'Exod. ig. I. So Deut. 4. 10. " See 3 Sam. 22. 10. " Ps. g3. I. & g6. 10. ' Ps. 77. 16. J E.V. 20. 18 — 21. * Comp. Ex. ig. 16, all the gene- rat i Rom. 7. 8 tSoch. 8. 53. Comp. Deut. 2g. i8. planted, before ever the earth came for- ward. And unto him thou gavest com- ^ mandment to love thy way: which he transgressed, and immediately fthou ap- pointedst death in him and in his gene- rations, of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds, out of number. And 8every people walked after their 8 own will, and ''did wonderful things be- fore thee, and despised thy command- ments. And again in process of time 9 'thou broughtest the flood upon those that dwelt in the world, and destroyedst them. And it came to pass in every of 10 them, that as death was to Adam, so was the flood to these. Nevertheless one of n them thou leftest, namely, ''Noah with his household, of whom aune all righte- ous men. .^nd it happened, that when 12 they that dwelt upon the earth began to multiply, and had gotten them many chil- dren, and were a great people, they be- gan again to be more ungodly than the first. Now when they lived so wickedly 13 before thee, 'thou didst choose thee a man from among them, whose name was ■"Abraham. "Him thou lovedst, and 14 unto him only thou shewedst thy will : and "madest an everlasting covenant 15 with him, promising him that thou would- est never forsake his seed. And? unto 16 him thou gavest Isaac, and "iunto Isaac also thou gavest Jacob and Esau. As /w Jacob, ''thou didst choose him to thee, and put by Esau : and so ^Jacob became a great multitude. And it came to pass, 17 that when thou leddest his seed out of Egypt, 'thou broughtest them up to the mount Sina. And "bowing the heavens, 18 ■""thou didst set fast the earth, movedst the whole world, and "madest the depths to tremble, and ^troubledst the 7nen of that >. And ^ thy glory went through 19 four gates, of fire, and of earthquake, and of wind, and of cold ; that thou mightest give the law unto the seed of Jacob, 'and diligence unto the genera- tion of Israel. And yet tookest thou not 20 away from them a wicked heart, that thy law might bring forth fruit in them. For "the first Adam bearing a wicked 21 heart transgressed, and was overcome ; and so be all they that are born of him. Thus infirmity was made permanent 5:2 and ''the law also in the heart of the people with "^the malignity of the root ; ''so that the good departed away, and the evil abode still. So the times passed 23 away, and the years were brought to an end : then "i didst thou raise thee up a 24 servant, called David : «whom thou com- mandedst to build a city unto thy name, and to ofter incense and oblations unto 25 thee therein. When this was done many years, then they that inhabited the city 26 forsook ///(•(■, and in all thint^s did even as Adam and all his generations had done : for they also liad a wicked heart : 27 and so thou gavest thy city o\er into the 28 hands of thine enemies. ^Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon, that they should therefore have the do- 29 minion over Sion ? Eor when I came thither, and had seen impieties without number, then my soul saw many evil- doers in sthis thirtieth year, so that ''my 30 heart failed me. For ' I have seen how thou sufterest them sinning, and hast spared wicked doers : and hast destroy- ed thy people, and hast preserved thine 31 enemies, and hast not signified it. I do not 'remember how this way may be left : f Are they then of Babylon better 32 than they of Sion? Or is there any other people that knoweth thee besides Israel? or what generation hath so believed thy 33 covenants as Jacob? And yet their re- ward appeareth not, and their labour hath no fruit : for I have gone here and there through the heathen, and I see that they 'flow in wealth, and think not 34 upon thy commandments. Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the ba- lance, and theirs also that dwell in the world ; and so shall thy name no where 35 be found but in Israel. Or when was it that they which dwell upon the earth have not sinned in thy sight ? or what people hath so kept thy commandments? 36 Thou shalt find that Israel by name hath kept thy precepts; but not the heathen. And the angel that was sent unto me, whose name was ''Uriel, gave me an an- 2swer, and said. Thy heart hath gone too far in this world, and -'-nhinkest thou to comprehend the way of the most 3 High? Then said I, Yea, my Lord. And he answered me, and said, I am sent to shew thee ''three ways, and to set forth 4 three similitudes before thee : whereof if thou canst declare me one, I will shew thee also the way that thou desirest to see, and I shall shew thee from whence 5 the wicked heart cometh. And I said. Tell on, my Lord. Then said he unto me ; C".o thy jcay, weigh me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of ^ I Sam. 16. « 2 Sam. 5. 2. & J. 5, 13- fver. 31. K ver. I. ^ So Ps. 7^ 26. ' Comp. ch. 5. 3. 1 Or, cott ceive. 1 Or, alound. IV. * ver. 36 (text). ch. 5. zo. & 10. 28. ^^ So ch. 34- 1-9) C2 Chap. iv. 6. II. ESDRAS. Chap. iv. 36. « Lat as Prov. 23. 34 marg. ch. 13. 25, 51. * ch. 6. 2. & 8. 52. « So ver. 21. Wisd. 9. 16. John 3. 12. f iThess.4.4. So 2 Cor. 4. 7. II Or. incor- rupt ion. 8 Judg. g. 8. 2 Chr. 25. 18 tijudg. 9.15. ' Comp. Job 38. 8, ic, I [Or,] tlu land. ver. 21. II Or, waves. So ver. 15, 17, 21. I [Or,] the land. ver. 19. J So Isai. 55. ohn : John 3. 31. I Cor. 2. 14. the wind, or call me again the day that is past. Then answered I and said, 6 \\'hat man is able to do t/iat, that thou shouldest ask such things of me ? And 7 he said unto me. If I should ask thee how great dwellings are "^in the midst of the sea, or how many springs are in the beginning of the deep, or how many springs are above the firmament, or which are the outgoings of "^paradise : peradventure thou wouldest say unto 8 me, I never went down into the deep, nor as yet into hell, neither did I ever cHmb up into heaven. Nevertheless 9 ^now have I asked thee but only of the fire and wind, and of the day where- through thou hast passed, and of things from which thou canst not be separated, and yet canst thou give me no answer of them. He said moreover unto me, 10 Thine own things, and such as are grown up with thee, canst thou not know; hown should fthy vessel then be able to com- prehend the way of the Highest, and, the world being now outwardly corrupt- ed, to understand the 'corruption that is evident in my sight? Then said I unto 12 him. It were better that we were not at all, than that we should live still in wick- edness, and to suffer, and not to know wherefore. He answered me, and said, I went 13 into a forest into a plain, and sthe trees took counsel, and said. Come, let us go 14 and make war against the sea, that it may depart away before us, and that we may make us more woods. The floods 15 of the sea also in like manner took coun- sel, and said. Come, let us go up and subdue the woods of the plain, that there also we may make us another country. The thought of the wood was in vain, for 16 •"the fire came and consumed it. The 17 thought of the floods of the sea came likewise to nought, for 'the sand stood iij> and stopped them. If thou wert judge is now betwixt these tic'o, whom wouldest thou begin to justify? or whom wouldest thou condemn ? I answered and said, 19 Verily // is a foolish thought that they both have devised, for 'the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea also hath his place to bear his " floods. Then 20 answered he me, and said. Thou hast given a right judgment, but why judgest thou not thyself also? For like as "the 21 ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods : even so ^J they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth : and he that ilwelleth above the heavens may only understand the things that are above the 2: height of the heavens. Then answered I and said, I beseech thee, O Lord, let 23 me have understanding : for it was not my mind to be curious of the high things, but of such as pass by us daily, namely, ''wherefore Israel is given up as a re- proach to the heathen, and for what eause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations, and ■lohy the law of our forefathers is brought to nought, and the ■\\Titten covenants 24 come ''to none effect, and we pass away out of the world 'as grasshoppers, and our life is astonishment and fear, and we 25 are not worthy to obtain mercy. ''What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called ? of these things have I asked. 26 Then answered he me, and said. The more thou searchest, the more thou shalt marvel; for ™the world hasteth fast to 27 pass away, and cannot comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to come: for "this world is full =8 of unrighteousness and infirmities. But as concerning the things whereof thou askest me, I will tell thee; for the evil is sown, but the destruction thereof is not 29 yet come. If therefore that which is sown be not turned upside down, and if the place where the evil is sown pass not away, then cannot it come that is sown T,awith good. For °the grain of evil seed hath been sown in the heart of Adam from the beginning, and how much un- godliness hath it P brought up unto this time? and hori< miieh shall it yet Pbring forth until the "itime of threshing come? 31 Ponder now by thyself, how great fruit of wickedness the grain of evil seed hath 32Pbrought forth. And \\!\\&vi the ears shall be cut down, which are without number, 33 how great a floor shall they fill ? Then I answered and said, How and when shall these things come to pass 1 where- 34 fore are our years 'few and evil ? And he answered me, saying, Do not thou hasten above *the most Higlvj/.- for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for 35 thou hast much exceeded. Did not 'the souls also of the righteous ask question of these things in their "chambers, say- ing, 'How long shall I hope on this fashion ? when cometh the fruit of the j6 floor of our reward? And unto these things "Uriel the ^archangel gave the7n ^ ch. 3. 31- 36. I Or, tio zvhere. • Comp. Job 4, jg. ^ See I John 2. 17. >* So 1 John S- 19- o See ch. 7. 48. p Lat as ver. 31. n Or, Jloor. So ver. 32, 35. 39- 1 Jer. 51. 33. "Gen. 47. 9. ^ Lat. as ver. II. ' Rev. 6. 9, 10. " ver. 41. ch 5. 9, 37 (Lat.'. & 7. 32 lLat\ li [Or,] •Jcrcmiel. See ver. i. *' I Thess. 4. i6. Jude 9. (») Chap. iv. 37. II. ESDRAS. Chap. v. 17. ' See ch. 2. »» See ch. 5. =3- « Gen. 33. 10. ch. 5. 56. & 6. II. & 12. 7 (Lat.). So ch. 8. 42. & 14. 22 in the Lat. See Gon. 33. IS. J Comp. ver. 50. I Or, measure. So ver. 37. • ver. 51. H Or, tvho shall be > Manuscript. • ver. 51. ch. 5. I, 13. See ch, 8. 63. answer, and said, '"Even when the num- ber of seeds is filled in you : for he hath weighed the world in the balance. By 37 measure hath he measured the times, and by number hath he numbered the times; and he doth not move nor stir i/iem, until the said measure be ful- filled. Then answered I and said, *wq ^g Lord that bearest rule, even we all are full of impiety. And for our sakes per- 39 adventure // is that the floors of the righteous are not filled, because of the sins of them that dwell upon the earth. So he answered me, and said. Go thy 1,0 way to a woman with child, and ask of her when she hath fulfilled her nine months, if her womb may keep the birth any longer within her. Then said 1, 41 No, Lord, that can she not And he said unto me, In the grave the "cham- bers of souls are like the womb 0/ a woman : for like as a woman that tra- 42 vaileth maketh haste to escape the ne- cessity of the travail : even so do these places haste to deliver those things that are committed unto them. From the 43 beginning, bok, what thou desirest to see, it shall be shewed tliec. Then answered I and said, ''If 1 44 have found favour in thy sight, and if it be possible, and if I be meet thei-efore, shew 45 me then whether there be more to come than is past, or ^more past than is to come. What is past I know, but what 46 is for to come I know not. And he 47 said unto me, Stand up upon the right side, and I shall expound the similitude unto thee. So I stood, and saw, and 48 behold, a hot burning oven passed by before me : and it happened, that when the flame was gone by, I looked, and be- hold, the smoke remained still. After 49 this there passed by before me a watery cloud, and sent down much rain with a storm; and when the stormy rain was past, the drops remained still. Then so said he unto me. Consider with thyself ; as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire is greater than the smoke ; but the drops and the smoke remain be- hind : so ythe "quantity which is past did more exceed. Then I prayed, and 51 said, 2 May I live, thinkest thou, until that time? or '^what shall happen in those days ? He answered me, and said, 52 *As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them in part : but ^as touching thy life, I am not sent to shew thee ; for I do not know //. Nevertheless ^as concerning the to- kens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth 'shall be taken in a great number, and the way of truth shall be hidden, and ''the land 2 shall be barren of faith. But '^iniquity shall be increased above that which luno thou seest, or that thou hast heard long 3 ago. And ''the land, "that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted 4 stiddeiily. But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see = after the third trumpet that ^the sun shall sud- denly shine again in the night, and 5 the moon thrice in the day : and sblood shall drop out of wood, and ''the stone shall give his voice, and the people 6 shall be troubled : and ei'en he shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their 7 flight away together : and the Sodom- itish sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known : but they shall all hear the 8 voice thereof There shall be a con- fusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft 'sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth 9 monsters : and salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall de- stroy one another; then 'shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw it- 10 self into his J secret chamber, and shall be sought of many, and yet not be found : then "^ shall unrighteousness and incontinency be multiplied upon earth. 11 One land also shall ask another, and say, Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone through thee? And it 12 shall say. No. At the same time shall men hope, but nothing obtain : they shall labour, but their ways shall not 'pros- 13 per. ''To shew thee such tokens I have leave; and if thou wilt pray again, and 'weep as now, and 'fast seven days, thou 14 shalt hear yet greater things. Then I awaked, and an extreme fearfulness went through all my body, and my mind 15 was troubled, iso that it fainted. So the angel that was come to talk with me held me, "comforted me, and set me /// 16 upon my feet. And in the second night it came to pass, that "" Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying. Where hast thou been ? and why ijis thy countenance so heavy? Know- est thou not that "Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity ? V. » ch. 4. 52. I [Or,] shall bc/ouud'with great wealth. So ch. 15. 63 (Lat.). ** Comp. Luke iS. 8. •= Matt. 24. 12. So ver. 10. ^ Isai. 13. I, 6, Sc. Comp. ch. 3. 30. 1 Or, tliat thou tread- esi upon attd seest. » Rev. 8. 10. f Comp. Zech. 14. 7. ^' John iq. 34. Comp. Wisd. 14. 7. >■ Sec Luke 19. 40. Or, slaked. ' See Prov. 22. 3. JSe 35- ch. i Or, ie di- reeted. ^ ch. 4. 52. ' ver. 20. ch. 6. 31. •1 ch. 10. 30. ™ I Esdr. 5. 5, 48, 56. S:6. 2. See I Chr. 3. J7- n Ezra 7. 6. (21) Chap. v. iS. II. ESDRAS. Chap. v. 49. Up then, and eat bread, and forsake us 18 ojohnio. 12. not, "as the shepherd t/iai /eaveth his flock in the hands of cruel wolves. Then 19 said I unto him, Go thy 7C'ays from me, and come not nigh me. And he heard what I said, and went from me. P ch. 6. 35. See ch. 4. I. 1 Comp. ver. 14. r ch. 3. 4. & 4- 38. ver, 38. ch. 6. II. & 7. 17. & 12. 7. & 13- SI- ' ver. 28 (Lat.). See Ps. 80. 8. ' Isai. 51. 1? " See Cant. 2. I. w Ps. 46. 4? Isai. 8. 6 i »^ Gen. 8. &— II. y Ex. 12. 5? See John i. 29. * See Deut. 7.8. H Or, over. » Ps. 80. 9. •> ch. 3- I. &4. I. So ch. 6. 12. ' ch. 8. 47. ilSoPs. 16.7. & 73. 21. * So ch. 4. 2. And w ' I fasted seven days, mourn- 20 ing and weeping, 'like as PUriel the an- gel commanded me. And after seven 21 days so it was, that the thoughts of my heart were very grievous unto me again, and 1 my soul recovered the spirit of 22 understanding, and I began to talk with the most High again, and said, 23 ■■ O Lord that bearest rule, of every wood of the earth, and cyf all the trees thereof, thou hast chosen ihec ^ one only vine: and of all lands of the whole ^^ world thou hast chosen thee ' one pit : and of all the flowers thereof " one hly : and of all the depths of the sea 25 thou hast filled thee ^one river: and of all budded cities thou hast hallowed Sion unto thyself: and of all the fowls 26 that are created thou hast named thee ''one dove: and of all the cattle that are made thou hast provided thee >' one sheep : and among all the multitudes 27 of peoples thou hast gotten thee one people: and unto this people, ^whom thou lovedst, thou gavest a law that is approved of all. And now, O Lord, why 2s hast thou given this ont people over unto many? and " upon ^ the one root hast thou prepared others, and why hast thou scat- tered thy ^only one people among many? And they which did gainsay thy pro- 29 mises, and believed not thy covenants, have trodden them down. If thou didst 30 so much hate thy people, yet shouldest thou punish thei/i with thine own hands. Now when I had spoken these words, 31 the angel that came to me •'the night afore was sent unto me, and said unto 32 me. Hear me, and I will instruct thee; hearken to the thing that I say, and I shall tell thee more. And I said. Speak 33 on, my Lord. Then said he unto me. Thou art sore troubled in mind for Is- rael's sake : ' lovest thou that people bet- ter than he that made them ? And 1 34 said, No, Lord: but of very grief have I spoken : for ^ my reins pain me every hour, while I labour ^to comprehend the way of the most High, and to seek out part of his judgment. And he said 35 unto me. Thou canst not. And I said. Wherefore, Lord? whereunto was I * Comp. Eph. 3. 19. bom then ? or ^ why was not my mother's 'i"^ 3- "• womb then my grave, that I might not have seen the travail of Jacob, and the wearisome toil of the stock of Israel ? 36 And he said unto me. Number me the things that are not yet come, gather me together the drops that are scattered abroad, make me the flowers green again 37 //w/ (?;t' withered, open me the J places that are closed, and bring me forth the winds that in them are shut up, shew me the image of a voice: and then I will declare to thee the thing that thou la- 38bourest to know. And I said, sQ Lord ''Secver. 23. that bearest rule, who may know these things, but he ''that hath not his dwell- i" So Dan. 2. 39 ing with men ? As for me, / am un- "' wise : how may I then speak of these 40 //////i^-j- whereof thou askest me?. Then said he unto me. Like as thou canst do none of these things that / have spoken of, e^'en so canst thou not find out my judgment, or in the end 'the love that 41 1 have promised unto my people. And I said, Behold, O Lord, yet art thou nigh unto them that be resen'cd till the enil : and what shall they do that have been before me, or we that be now, or 42 they that shall come after us ? And he said unto me, I will liken my judgment unto a ring: ''like as the?-e is no slack- ness of the last, even so there is no swift- i3ness of the first. So I answered and said, Couldest thou not make those that have been made, and be no7i\ and that are for to come, at once ; ' that thou ' See ci;. mightest shew thy judgment the sooner? '"'' 44 Then answered he me, and said. The creature may not haste above the Maker; neither may the world hold them at once 45 that shall be created therein. And I said, ™ As thou hast said unto thy ser- " '-'""'p- . . , ^ ver. 50, vant, that thou, which givest life to all, hast given life at once to the creature that thou hast created, and the creature bare //.• even so it might now also bear 46 them that noiv be present at once. And he said unto me. Ask the womb of a woman, and say unto her. If thou bring- est forth children, why dost thou it not together, but one after another ? pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at •(7 once. And I said. She cannot: but 48 must do it by distance of time. Then said he unto me. Even so have I given the womb of the earth to those that be 49 sown in it in their times. For like as a young child may not bring forth the ■things that belong to the aged, even so ^ Comp. iThess.4. 15. («) Chap. v. 50. II. ESDRAS. Chap. vi. 28. n Gen. 6. 4. Num. 13. 33, I S.im. 17. 4, have I disposed the world which I created. And I asked, and said, See- 50 ing thou hast now given me the way, I will proceed to speak before thee: for our mother, of whom ""thou hast told me that she is young, draweth now nigh unto age. He answered me, and said, Ask a 51 woman that beareth children, and she shall tell thee. Say unto her. Where- 52 fore are not they whom thou hast now brought forth "like those that were be- fore, but less of stature ? And she 53 2 Sam. 21. 16 shall answer thee, They that be born in the strength of youth are of one fashion, and they that are born in the time of age, when the womb faileth, are otherwise. Consider thou therefore also, how that 54 ye are less of stature than those that were before you. And so are they that 55 come after you less than ye, as the crea- tures which now begin to be old, and have passed over the strength of youth. Then said I, Lord, I beseech thee, °if 56 I have found favour in thy sight, shew thy servant Pby whom thou visitest thy creature. And he said unto me. In the begin- 0 See ch. 4. p ch. 6. 18 VI. • See ch. 4. 7. aa ver. 44. 1> Heb. 12. 22. So ch. 13. 3. •iOx. circle 0/ xixwg, when the 'earth was made, before ScTch^'ii'.^o. the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew, before it thundered and 2 lightened, or ever the foundations of * paradise were laid, before ^^the fair flow- 3 ers were seen, or ever the moveable powers were established, before ** the innumerable multitude of angels were gathered together, or ever the heights of 4 °Gen. 1. 6, 7. tj^g j^jf .^^■gfg lifted up, before <^the mea- sures of the firmament were named, or ever the chimneys in Sion were hot, and s ere the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin were turned, before they ■'were sealed that have "^gathered faith 'for a treasure : then did I consider these things, 6 and fthey alt were made through me alone, and through none other: by me also they shall be ended, and by none other. Then answered I and said, ^ What shall be the s parting asunder of the times? or when sha/i be the end of the first, and the beginning of it that followeth ? And he said unto me. From 8 Abraham unto Isaac, when Jacob and ■■Gen. 25.26. Esau were born of him, *> Jacob's hand lOr jromiiie ^gj^j II first the heel of Esau. For Esau 9 cff '3'. 4 ' is the end of the world, and Jacob is the &4''3o. beginning of it that followeth. The hand lo of man is betwixt the heel and the hand: other question, Esdras, ask thou not. <1 See ch. a- * Comp. Rom. 2. 5. f Comp. Prov. 8. 22- 3°- 8 ver. 6. 11 I answered then and said, 'O Lord that bearest rule, ■' if I have found favour 12 in thy sight, I beseech thee, ^hew thy servant the end of thy tokens, "^whereof thou shewedst me part 'the last night. 13 So he answered and said unto me. Stand up upon thy feet, and hear a 14 mighty sounding voice. And it shall be as it were z. great 'motion; but the place where thou standest shall not be moved. 15 And therefore when it speaketh be not afraid : for the word is of the end, and the foundation of the earth is under- 16 stood. And why ? because the speech of these things trembleth and is moved : for it knoweth that the end of these 17 things must be changed. And it hap- pened, that when I had heard it I stood up upon my feet, and heark- ened, and behold, there icas a voice that spake, and ""the sound of it 7c'as like 18 the sound of many waters. And it said. Behold, the days come, that I will begin to draw nigh, and " to visit them ly that dwell upon the earth, and will begin to make inquisition of them, 7C'hat they be that have hurt unjustly with their unrighteousness, and when the af- 2ofliction of Sion shall be fulfilled; and when the world, that shall begin to vanish awa)-, shall be ' finished, then will I shew these tokens : ° the books shall be opened before the firmament, 21 and they shall see all together : and the children of a year old shall speak with their voices, the women with child shall bring forth untimely children of three or four months old, and they shall live, 22 and be raised up. And suddenly shall the sown places appear unsown, the full storehouses shall suddenly be found 23 empty : and p the trumpet shall give a sound, which when ever)' man heareth, 24 they shall be suddenly afraid. At that time 1 shall friends 'fight one against another like enemies, and the earth shall stand in fear with those that d'wcll therein, the springs of the fountains shall stand still, and in three hours they shall 25 not nm. "■ Whosoever remaineth from all these that I have told thee shall escape, and *see my salvation, and the 26 end of your world. And the men 'that are received shall see it, ' who have not tasted death from their birth : and the heart of the inhabitants shall be chang- ed, and turned into another meaning. 27 For evil shall be put out, and deceit 28 shall be quenched. As for faith, it shall ' See ch. 5. =3- J See ch. 4. •)4- ^ ch. 5. t — 13. I See ch. 5. II Or, earth- qiiake. Comp. ch. 3. 18. t't 9. 3 in the Lat. ™ See Rev. I. IS. ' ch. 5. 56. I Or, sealed. See ch. 2. 38. o See Dan. 7. p See I Cor. 15. S2. q ch. s. 9. '■ Comp. Matt. 10. 2Z, " ch. 9. 8. See Luke 2. 30. t Comp. I Thess. 4. '5- (23) Chap. vi. 29. II. ESDRAS. Chap. vh. 2. u ch. 5. 13. ^ Com p. ch. 13. 52. J See Josh. I. 9. » So I Sam. 12. 21. * ch. 5. 20, 21. So ch. 9. 23. & 10. 32. & 12. 39. flourish, corruption shall be overcome, and the truth, which hath been so long without ^uit, shall be declared. And when he talked with me, be- 29 hold, I looked by little and little upon him before whom I stood. And these 30 words said he unto me; I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come. " If thou wilt pray yet more, 31 and " fast seven days again, I shall tell thee " greater things ^ by day than I have heard. For thy voice is heard 32 before the most High : for the Mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing, he hath seen also t/iy chastity, which thou hast had ever since thy youth. And there- 33 fore hath he sent me to shew thee all these t/iings, and to say unto thee, y Be of good comfort, and fear not. And 31 hasten not, with the times that are past, ^ to think vain things, that thou mayest not hasten from the latter times. And it came to pass after this, ^ that 35 I wept again, and fasted seven days in like manner, that I might fulfil the three weeks which he told me. ^ And in the 36 eighth night was my heart vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the most High. For my spirit was 37 greatly set on fire, and my soul was in distress. And I said, 38 O Lord, thou spakest from the be- ginning of the creation, even the first day, and saidst thus ; ^ Let heaven and earth be made ; and thy word was a perfect work. And "= then was the Spi- 39 rit, and darkness and "silence were on every side ; the sound of man's voice was not yet formed. "^ Then command- 40 edst thou a fair light to come forth « of thy treasures, that thy work might ap- fGen. 1.6, 7. pear. ^Upon the second day thou 41 madest the spirit of the firmament, and commandedst it to part asunder and to make a division betwixt the waters, that the one part might go up, and the other remain beneath, s Upon the third day 42 thou didst command that the waters should be gathered in the seventh part of the earth : six parts hast thou dried up, and kept the?/!, to the intent that of these so?ne being planted of God and tilled might serve thee. For as soon 43 as thy word went forth the work was made. For immediately there was ''great u and innumerable fruit, and many aW di- vers pleasures for the taste, and 'flowers *> Gen. I. I. c Gen. I. 2. <=c ch. 7. 30. ii Gen. I. 3. " See Ps. 135. s Gen. I. 9. •» Gen. I. II * ver. 3. of unchangeable colour, and odours of wonderful smell : and this was done 45 the third day. J Upon the fourth day thou commandedst that the sun should shine, and the moon give her light, and 46 the stars should be in order: and gavest them a charge to do '^ service unto man, 47 that was to be made. ' Upon the fifth day thou saidst unto '" the seventh part, where the waters were gathered, that it should bring forth living creatures, fowls and fishes : and so it came to pass. 48 ' For the dumb water and without life brought forth living things at the com- mandment of God, that all people might 49 praise thy wondrous works. Then didst thou ordain two living creatures, the one thou calledst ' Enoch, and the other 50" Leviathan ; and didst separate the one from the other: for '"the seventh part (tiamely, where the water was gathered together) might not hold them both. 51 Unto " Enoch thou gavest ■" one part, which was dried up the third day, that he should dwell in the same /(?;•/, where- 52 in are Pa thousand hills : but unto Le- viathan thou gavest ""the seventh part, namely, the moist ; and 1 hast kept him to be devoured of whom thou wilt, and 53 when. ''Upon the sixth day thou gav- est commandment unto the earth, that before thee it should bring forth beasts, 54 cattle, and creeping things : '^ and after these, Adam also, whom thou madest lord of all thy creatures : of him come we all, and the people also whom thou 55 hast chosen. All this have I spoken before thee, O Lord, because 'thou 56 madest the world for our sakes. As for the other people, which also come of Adam, thou ha.st said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle : and hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that fallcth from a vessel. 57 And now, O Lord, behold, these hea- then, which have ei^er been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over 5S us, and to devour tis. But we thy peo- ple (whom thou hast called "^thy first- born, thy only begotten, and thy fervent 59 lover) are given into their hands. If •the world now be made for our sakes, why do we not possess an inheritance with the world? "how long shall this endure t And when I had made an end of speaking these words, there was sent unto me * the angel which had been 2 sent unto me the nights afore : and he J Gen. I. 14. k Gen. I. 15. Dent. 4. 19. 1 Gen. I. 20, 22. "> ver. 42. II rOr,] Belu- moth. See Job 40. ■5? " See Job 41. I. o ver. 49 marg. ! p Ps. 50. 10. q Ps. 74. 14. ■■ Gen. I. 24. s Gen. 1. 26. * ver. 59. ch. 7. II. So ch. 8. 44. & 9. 13. " Ecclus. 17. 18. & 36. 12. See Ex. 4. ' See Ps. 74. VII. " ch. 4, r. S:5.3'- (»4) Chap. vii. 3. II. ESDRAS. Chap. vn. 39. *> Comp. ch. 5. 33. n Or, steep place. « See ch. 6. 55- Comp. ver. 13. ^ See ver. 48. • So Jobs. 7- & 14. I. ^Or, greater. f Comp. ver. II. 8 See Gen. 2. " Comp. Matt. 7. ' So ver. 9. 14. ^ See ch. 5. 23- I See Deut. said unto me, Up, Esdras, and hear the words that I am come to tell thee. And I said, Speak on, "^ my God. Then 3 said he unto me, The sea is set in a wide place, that it might be deep and great. But put the case the entrance 4 were narrow, and like a river ; who 5 then could go into the sea to look upon it, and to rule it ? if he went not through the narrow, how could he come into the broad ? There is also an- 6 other thing ; A city is builded, and set upon a broad field, and is full of all good things: the entrance thereof is 7 narrow, and is set in a ' dangerous place to fall, like as if there were a fire on the right hand, and on the left a deep water : and one only path between 8 them both, even between the fire and the water, so small that there could but one man go there at once. If this city 9 now were given unto a man for an inheritance, if he never shall pass the danger set before //, how shall he re- ceive this inheritance ? And I said, It 10 is so, Lord. Then said he unto me, Even so also is Israel's portion. Be- n cause "^for their sakes I made the world : and ^ when Adam transgressed my statutes, then was decreed that now is done. Then were the entrances of 12 this world made narrow, ' full of sorrow and travail : they are but few and evil, full of perils, and ver)' painful. For 13 the entrances of the "^ elder world were wide and sure, and brought s immortal fruit. If then they that live labour not 14 to enter these '» strait and vain things, they can never 'receive those that are laid up for them. Now therefore why 15 disquietest thou thyself, seeing thou art but a corruptible 7nan ? and why art thou moved, whereas thou art but mor- tal ? Why hast thou not considered in 16 thy mind this thing that is to come, rather than ///a/ which is present ? Then 17 answered I and said, ''O Lord that bear- est rule, thou hast ordained 'in thy law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perish. Nevertheless the righteous shall 18 suffer strait things, and hope for wide : for they that have done wickedly have suffered the strait things, and yet shall not see the wide. And he said unto 19 me. There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the Highest. For there be many that perish 20 in this life, because they despise the law •" See Num. 15- 31- 21 of God that is set before them. For God hath given strait commandment to such as came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment. 22 Nevertheless they were not obedient unto him; but spake against him, and 23 imagined vain things ; and deceived themselves by their wicked deeds ; and said of the most High, that he is not ; 24 and knew not his ways: but ™his law have they despised, and denied his covenants : in his statutes have they not been faithful, and have not per- 25 formed his works. And therefore, Es- dras, "for the empty are empty things, "^2"''' 6 and for the full are the full things. 26 Behold, the time shall come, that these tokens which I have told thee shall come to pass, and the bride shall appear, and she coming forth shall be seen, that now is withdrawn from the 37 earth. And whosoever is delivered from ° the foresaid evils shall see my won- ° ver. 20—25, 28 ders. For my son Jesus shall be re- vealed with those that be with him, and they that remain shall rejoice with- 29 in Pfour hundred years, p After these pComp. years shall my son Christ die, and all ^"' *' ^ ' somen that have life. And the world shall be turned into 1 the old silence ^ ch. 6. 39. seven days, like as in the ' former judg- " Or,>ri/ ments : so that no man shall remain. ''^"'""'^• 31 And after seven da)-s the workl, that yet awaketh not, shall be raised ujj, and 3: that shall die that is corrupt. And ' the earth shall restore those that are ■■ So isai. 26. asleep in her, and so ^ shall the dust gee Dan. 12. those that dwell in silence, and the =• -' secret places shall deliver those souls ' See ch. 4. 33 that were committed unto them. And ^'" ' the most High shall appear upon the \f°^f- seat of judgment, and misery shall pass away, and the long suffering shall have 34 an end : but judgment only shall re- „ g main, "truth shall stand, and "faith » Rev. 14. 13. 35 shall wax strong : and " the work shall '^'^'''"- '^■ follow, and "the reward shall be shewed, SeePs.62.12. and the good deeds shall be of force, r Exod! 32V' and wicked deeds shall bear no rule. ,"; . ' Josh. 7. 6, 36 Then said I, =< Abraham prayed first 1°^']^^^';; for the Sodomites, and y Moses for the ;• fathers that sinned in the wilderness : b ' stm. 24^ 37 and ^ Jesus after him for Israel in the c''',Kin<'s8 38 time of " Achan : and ^Samuel and ''Da- 23. &c.° vid for the destruction: and "^Solomon l^^c.^' for them that should come to the sane- ■" ' Kings 18. 39 tuarj' : and Helias '' for those that re- jines 5. is. Matt. 25. 31. (25) B Chap. vii. 40. II. ESDRAS. Chap. vhi. 6. ' I Kings 17. ceived rain ; and ■= for the dead, that "2 Kings It), he might live : and f Ezechias for the 40 '5' people in the time of Sennacherib : and many for many. Even so now, seeing 41 corruption is grown up, and wickedness increased, and the righteous have prayed for the ungodly ; wherefore shall it not be so now also? He answered me, 4= and said, This present life is not the end, where much glory doth abide ; therefore have they prayed for the weak. But the day of doom shall be 43 the end of this time, and the beginning of sthe immortality for to come, s where- in corruption is past, intemperance is 44 at an end, "^ infidelity is cut off, right- eousness is grown, "^and truth is sprung up. Then ' shall no man be able to 45 save him that is destroyed, nor to op- press him "^ that hath gotten the victory. I answered then and said, 46 This is my first and last saying, that it had been better not to have given the earth unto Adam : or else, when it was given him, to have restrained him from sinning. ' For what profit is 47 it for men now in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment ? O thou Adam, 4s what hast thou done? for ""though it was thou that sinned, thou art not fallen alone, but we all that come of thee. For what profit is it unto us, if 49 there be promised us an immortal time, whereas we have done " the works that bring death? And that there is pro- so mised us an everlasting hope, whereas ourselves being most wicked are made vain? And that there are laid up for 51 us dwellings of health and safety, whereas we have lived wickedly ? And 52 that the glory of the most High is kept to defend them which have led " a wary life, whereas we have walked in the most wicked ways of alii And that 53 there should be shewed °a paradise, whose fruit endureth for ever, wherein is ' security and p medicine, sith we shall not enter into it i (For we have 54 walked in unpleasant places.) And that 55 ithe faces of them which have used abstinence shall shine above the stars, whereas ■■ our faces shall be blacker than darkness ? For while we lived and com- 5'. mitted iniquity, we considered not that we should begin to suffer for it after death. Then answered he mc, and said. This 57 I Or, intent, is the ' Condition of the battle, which s I Cor. 15. 54- '» So ver. 34. ' Comp. Ps. 49. 7, 8. t So ver. 58. See Rom. S. 37- 1 Eccles. 2. 22, 23. ■" ch. 3. 21, 26. & 4- 3°- ver. II. Rom. 5. 18. 1 Rom. 6. 23. II Or, a chaste life. o Rev. 2. 7. B Or, /:ihtess. P* Rev. 22. 2. 1 See Matt. 13- 43- r So Lam. 4. man that is born upon the earth shall 5S fight ; that, if he be overcome, he shall sufler 'as thou hast said : but if he ''get the victory, ' he shall receive the thing 59 that I say. For this is the life whereof Moses spake unto the people while he lived, saying, " Choose thee life, that fothou mayest live. Nevertheless they believed not him, nor yet the prophets after him, no nor me which have spoken 61 unto them, that there should not be such heaviness in their destruction, as "shall be joy over them that are per- 62 suaded to salvation. I answered then, and said, I know. Lord, that the most High is called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them wliich are not yet 63 come into the world, and upon those 64 also that turn to his law ; and that he is I " patient, and long suftereth those that 6s have sinned, as his creatures ; and that he is bountiful, for he is ready to give i 66 where it needeth ; and that he is of j great mercy, for he multiplieth more j and more mercies to them that are pre- sent, and that are past, and also to 67 Ihcin which are to come. For if he shall not multiply his mercies, the world would not y continue with them that in- 3 herit therein. And he pardoneth ; ^ for if he did not so of his goodness, that they which have committed iniquities ' might be eased of them, the ten thou- I sand part of men should not y remain . 69 living. And being judge, if he should I not forgive them that are " cured with j his word, and put out the multitude of 70 " contentions, there should be very few left peradventure in an innumerable mul- titude. And he answered me, saying, The most High hath made this world for many, * but the world to come for few. 2 1 will tell thee a similitude, Esdras ; As when thou askest the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but httle dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of this present world. 3 ^ There be '^ many created, but few 4 shall be saved. So answered I and said, Swallow then down, O my soul, un- 5 derstanding, and devour wisdom. For thou hast agreed to give ear, and art willing to prophesy : •= for thou hast no 6 longer space than only to live. O Lord, if thou suffer not thy servant, that we may pray before thee, and ' ver. ss, 56. ' ver. 43. 1 Deut. 30. 19. Luke 15. 7, ^ See Rom. 2. 4. y Lat. as ver. 63. '■ Ps. 130. 3. See Ps. 143. II Or, created. n Or, con- tempts. VIII. ^ ver. 3, 55. ch. q. 15. So Matt 7. 14. Luke 13. 23. Conip. ch. 7. 70. & 9. 22. ver. 41. ^ Comp. Matt. 20. 16. c Comp. I Cor. 15. 32. (26J. Chap. viii. 7. II. ESDRAS. Chap. vni. 41. U Or, io give d Isai. 45. g. So Isai. 64. 8. Orver. 2? II Or, how is ike body fashiotied. « So Ps. 139. 13 — 16. f Comp. Heb. 9. 27. e Job 10. 8. h James 5. 9. So ver. 61. Rev. 22. 12. ' ch. 14. 36 — 48V J Comp, Isai. 6. 2. ■^ Ps. 104. 4. Heb. 1. 7. " thou give US seed unto our heart, and culture to our understanding, that there may come fruit of it ; how shall each man live that is corrupt, who beareth the place of a man? For thou art alone, and we all one workmanship of thine hands, ^ like as thou hast said. For ' <= when the body is fashioned now in the mothet's womb, and thou givest // members, thy creature is preserved in fire and water, and nine months doth thy workmanship endure thy creature which is created in her. But that which keepeth and is kept shall both be pre- served : and when the time cometh, the womb preserved delivereth up the things that grew in it. For thou hast com- manded out of the parts of the body, that is to say, out of the breasts, milk to be given, which is the fruit of the breasts, that the thing which is fashion- ed may be nourished for a time, till thou disposes! it to thy mercy. Thou broughtest it up with thy righteousness, and nurturedst it in thy law, and re- formedst it with thy judgment. And fthou shalt mortify it as thy creature, and quicken it as thy work. If there- : fore s thou shalt destroy him which with so great labour was fashioned, it is an easy thing to be ordained by thy com- mandment, that the thing which was made might be preserved. Now there- fore, Lord, I will speak ; touching man in general, thou knowest best : but touching thy people, for whose sake I am sorry ; and for thine inheritance, for whose cause I mourn ; and for Is- rael, for whom I am heavy ; and for Jacob, for whose sake I am troubled ; therefore will I begin to pray before thee for myself and for them : for I see the falls of us that dwell in the land. But I have heard ^ the swiftness of the judge which is to come. Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, ' before he was taken up : and I said, O Lord, thou that dwellest in ever- lastingness, which beholdest from above things in the heaven and in the air; whose throne is inestimable ; whose glory may not be comprehended ; J be- fore whom the hosts of angels stand with trembling, (''whose service is con- versant in wind and fire,) whose word is true, and sayings constant ; whose com- mandment is strong, and ordinance fear- =3ful; 'whose look drieth up the depths, and indignation "maketh the mountains to melt away ; which the truth witness- 24 eth : O hear the prayer of thy servant, and give ear to the petition of thy crea- 25 ture. For while I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I 26 will answer. O look not upon the sins of thy people ; but on them which serve 27 thee in truth. Regard not the wicked inventions of the heathen, but the desire of those that keep thy testimonies in 28 afflictions. Think not 7ipon those that have walked feignedly before thee : but remember them, which according to thy 29 will have known "///_>' fear. Let it not be thy will to destroy them which have lived like beasts ; but to look upon them that have clearly taught thy law. 30 Take thou no indignation at them which are deemed worse than beasts; but love them that alway put their trust in thy 31 righteousness and glory. For we and our fathers " do languish of such dis- eases : but because of us sinners ° thou 32 shalt be called merciful. For if thou " hast a desire to have mercy upon us, thou shalt be called p merciful, to us namely, that have no works of right- 33eousness. For the just, which have many good works laid up with thee, 1 shall out of their own deeds receive 34 reward. For what is man, that thou shouldest take displeasure at him? or 7vliat is a corruptible generation, that thou shouldest be so bitter toward it? 3; For in truth ■'there is no man among them that be bom, but he hath dealt wickedly; and among the faithful there is none which hath not done amiss. 36 For ° in this, O Lord, thy righteousness and thy goodness shall be declared, if thou be merciful unto them which have not the ' confidence of good works. 37 Then answered he me, and said, Some things hast thou spoken aright, and according unto thy words it shall 38 be. For indeed I will not think on ^the disposition of them which have sinned ' before death, " before judg- 39ment, before destruction: but ^I will rejoice over ^the disposition of the righteous, and I will remember also their y pilgrimage, and the salvation, and the reward that they shall have. 40 Like as I have spoken now, so shall 41 it come to pass. For as the husband- man soweth much seed upon the ground, ' So z Sam. 22. 16. Ps. 18. 15. " See Ps. 104. 32. " See Prov. I [Or,] are sick. o So ver. 36. See Ps. 23. II [Or,] he wiUing, L.-lt. not as ver. 29. P Comp. Tit. 3. 5. <1 ch. 9. 7. See Rom. 2. 6, IO. ■■zChr. 6. 36. See I Kings 8. 46. I Or, sub- stance. Heb. II. I (Lat.). » Gen. 6. s marg. So ver. 39. ' Comp. ch. 9. 12. " See Pan. 12. 2. •■■ So Gen. 4. 4- / See Gen. 47- y- (27) D: Chap. viii. 42. II. ESDRAS. Chap. ix. 15. * See ver. 1. » See ch. 4. 44. •> See Acts 14. 17. « Gen. I. 26, 27. d See ch. 6. 55- * ver. 41. f See Joel 2. 17. s ch. 3. 33. *> ver. 63. ch. 12. 23. & 14. 22 in the Lat. So ch. 10. 59- & 12. 9. & 13. 18, 20, 46. 2 Tim. 3. 1. ' 2 Tim. 3. 2. J Seech. 4. 7. Com p. ch. 3. 6. ^ ch. 2. 12. Rev. 22. 2. ' Comp. ch, 2. 13. ™ Rev. 21. 2. ° See Rev. 14. 13. o See ch. 2. 38. p See Ps. 39. II Or, [«<■] grave. ^ See Rev. 7. 17- >' Soch. 9. II ' Ps. 14. I. & 53. I. and planteth many trees, and yet the thing that is sown good in his season Cometh not up, neither doth all that is planted take root : even so is it of them that are sown in the world ; ^ they shall not all be saved. I answered then and 42 said, ='If I have found grace, let me speak. Like as the husbandman's seed 43 perisheth, if it come not up, and •'re- ceive not thy rain in due season ; or if there come too much rain, and corrupt it : even so perisheth man also, which 44 is formed with thy hands, and "^is call- ed thine own image, because thou art hke unto him, "^ for whose sake thou hast made all things, and •= likened him unto the husbandman's seed. Be not .15 wroth w-ith us, but ^ spare thy people, and have mercy upon thine own in- heritance : for thou art merciful unto thy creature. Then answered he me, 46 and said. Things present are for the present, and things to come for such as be to come. For thou comest far 47 short 6 that thou shouldest be able to love my creature more than I : but I have ofttimes dra\vn nigh unto thee, and unto it, but never to the unright- eous. In this also thou art marvellous 48 before the most High : in that thou 49 hast humbled thyself, as it becometh thee, and hast not judged thyself zaor- thy to be much glorified among the right- eous. For many great miseries shall be 50 done to them that •> in the latter time shall dwell in the world, because they have walked in great ' pride. But un- 51 derstand thou for thyself, and seek out the glory for such as be like thee. For 52 unto you is J paradise opened, '^ the tree of life is planted, ' the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, ""a city is builded, and "rest is allowed, yea, perfect goodness and vi-isdom. The 53 root of evil ° is sealed up from you, weakness and the Pmoth is hid from you, and corruption is fled into " hell to be forgotten : "i sorrows are passed, 54 and in the end is shewed the treasure of immortality. Atui therefore ask thou =5 no more questions concerning the mul- titude of them that perish. For "■ when 56 they had taken liberty, they despised the most High, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways. Moreover 57 they have trodden down his righteous, and 'said in their heart, that there is 58 no God ; yea, and that knowing they ■ must die. For as ' the things aforesaid 59 shall receive you, so "thirst and pain are prepared for them: for ^'it was not his will that men should come to nought: 60 but they which be created have ""de- filed the name of him that made them, and were -" unthankful unto him w'hich 6i prepared life for them. And therefore 62 y is my judgment now at hand. These things have I not shewed unto all meri, but unto thee, and a few yy like thee. 63 Then answered I and said. Behold, O Lord, now hast thou shewed me the multitude of the ^ wonders, which thou wilt begin to do •> in the last times : but at what time, thou hast not shewed me. He answered me then, and said. Mea- sure thou the time diligently in itself: and when thou seest part of the ^ signs past, which I have told thee before, 2 then shalt thou understand, that it is the very same time, wherein the High- est will begin to visit the world which she made. Therefore when there shall be seen '' earthquakes and '^ uproars of 4 the people in the world : then shalt thou we// understand, that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, ez/en from 5 the beginning. For like as all that is made in the world hath a beginning and an end, and the end is manifest : 6e7'en so the times also of the Highest have plain beginnings in wonders and powerful works, and endings in effects 7 and * signs. And every one that shall be saved, and shall be able to escape ^ by his works, and •= by faith, whereby 8 ye have believed, shall be preserved from the said perils, and f shall see my salvation in my land, and within my borders : for si have sanctified them for 9 me from the beginning. Then " shall they be in pitiful case, w^hich now have abused my ways : and they that have cast them away despitefully shall dwell 10 in torments. For such as '"in their hfe have received benefits, and have not 11 known me ; and they that have lothed my law, 'while they had yet liberty, and, when as yet *= place of repentance was open unto them, understood not, 12 but despised //,■ the same must know it 13 'after death by pain. And therefore be thou not curious how the ungodly shall be punished, and when : but inquire ■" how the righteous shall be saved, whose the world is, and " for whom the world is created. \\ Then answered I and said, I have " Comp. Luke 16. 23, 24. » So Ezek. 18. 32; Wisd. 1. 13. *' Ezek. 20. 39- ^ 39- ''„,. ^ See 2 Tim. 3.2. So Rom. L. 21. y So ver. 18. yy ch. 14. 9. ''■ ch. 4. 52. S: 5. I, 13. & 9, I, 6. & 13. 32 in the Lat. IX. « See ch. 8. 63. *» Matt. 24. 7, So ch. 6. 14 marg. ^ Comp. Matt. 24. 6. "i ch. 8. 33. & 13. 23. See Matt. 16. 27- <^ ch. 13, 23. Comp. Rum. 3. 28. f See ch. 6. K ch. 2.41. Comp. Ephes. I. 4. » Or, Ihvy shiiH mar- !• Luke 16. 25. ' So ch. 8. 56. k Heb. 12. 17. • Comp. ch. 8. 38. " Comp. Pet. 4. 18. ' See ch. 6. (=S) Chap. ix. i6. II. ESDRAS. Chap. x. 3. o Seech. 8. i. il [Or,] .■!//' like as before : and 1 23 ^ opened my mouth, and began to talk before the most High, and said, O Lord, thou that shewest thyself 29 unto us, ''thou wast shewed unto our fathers in the wilderness, in a place where no man ' treadeth, in a barren place, when they came out of Eg)'pt. And thou spakest, saying, Hear me, 30 O Israel ; and mark my words, thou seed of Jacob. For behold, I sow my 31 law in you, and it shall bring fnut in you, and ye shall be honoured in it for ever. But our fathers, which re- 32 ceived the law, kept // not, and ob- served not thy ordinances : and ''though ** So ver. 37. the fruit of thy law did not perish, 33 neither could it, for it was thine ; yet they that received it perished, because they kept not the thing that was sown 34 in them. And lo, it is a custom, when the ground hath received seed, or the sea a ship, or any vessel meat or drink, that, that being perished wherein it was 35 sown or cast into, that thing also which was sown, or cast therein, or received, doth perish, and remaineth not with us : but with us it hath not happened so. 36 For we *= that have received the law ■; So ver. 19, perish by sin, and our heart also which aimp. 37 received it. Notwithstanding •> the law ^''"'- '• '°- perisheth not, but remaineth in his force. 38 And when I spake these things in my heart, I looked back with mine eyes, and upon the right side I saw ^ a wo- >• ch. 10. 41. man, and behold, she mourned and wept with a loud voice, and was much griev- ed in heart, and = her clothes 7twr rent, " See Gen. and she had ^ashes upon her head, fjuduh4.11. ^gSThen let I my thoughts sro that I was §%,'■. 40 m, and turned me unto her, and said See josh, unto her. Wherefore weepest thou? why Istch. lo.s. 41 art thou so grieved in thy mind ? And she said unto me, "^ Sir, let me alone, 1^* m'i^ that I may bewail myself, and add unto my sorrow, for I ' am sore ve.xed in my 42 mind, and brought very low. And I said unto her, What aileth thee ? tell 43 me. She said unto me, I thy servant have been barren, and had no child, though I had a husband thirty years, 44 and those thirty years I did nothing else day and night, and every hour, but 45 J make my prayer to the Highest. After ',^",' ^'""■ thirty years God heard me thine hand- maid, looked upon my misery, consi- dered my trouble, and gave me a son : and I was very glad of him, so 7C'as my husband also, and all my neighbours : and we gave great honour unto the 46 Almighty. And I nourished him with 47 great travail. So when he grew up. : Sam. 10 marg. k Tohit 8. 19. See Matt. and came to the time that he should have a wife, ^ I made a feast. And it so came to pass, that when my son was entered into his weddingchamber, she fell down, and died. Then we all overthrew the lidits, and ='all my "neigh- , , , ° ' . T 1 Job =■ "■ bours rose up to comfort me : so 1 took for, coim- my rest unto the second day at night, ('j^'^""^^. 3 And it came to pass, when they had all =■->«. left off to comfort me, to the end I "^^ ^' '*'■ X. Comp. ("9) Chap. x. 4. II. ESDRAS. Chap. x. 34. b So ch. 9. 39. "Or, spccchis. c Lat. as Luke 22. 15 marg. nOr, abolUIied. «[0r,] But the earth after tfie inaitner of the earth, wherehito ilie present multitude is gone again, as it came out. >' Comp. Ps. 145. 17. f Lam. 2. 7. 8 See 2 Chr. 36. 19. might be quiet ; then rose I up by night, and fled, and came hither into this field, as thou seest. And I do now purpose not to return into the city, but here to stay, and neither to eat nor drink, but continually to mourn and to fast until I die. i' Then left I the ' meditations where- in I was, and spake to her in anger, saying, Thou foolish woman above all s other, seest thou not our mourning, and what happeneth unto us? How that 7 Sion our mother is full of all heaviness, and <= much humbled, mourning very sore? And now, seeing we all mourn 8 and are sad, for we are all in heaviness, art thou grieved for one son ? For ask 9 the earth, and she shall tell thee, that it is she which ought to mourn fof the fall of so many that grow upon her. For out of her came all at the first, 10 and out of her shall all others come, and behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and a multitude of them is utterly "rooted out. Who then should n make more mourning than she, that hath lost so great a multitude ; and not thou, which art sorry but for one ? But 12 if thou sayest unto me, My lamentation is not like the earth's, because I have lost the fruit of my womb, which I brought forth with pains, and bare with sorrows ; " but the earth not so : for the 13 multitude present in it according to the course of the earth is gone, as it came : then say I unto thee, Like as thou hast 14 brought forth with labour ; cz'en so the earth also hath given her fruit, namely, man, ever sithence the beginning unto him that made her. Now therefore keep 15 thy sorrow to thyself, and bear with a good courage that which liath befallen thee. For '* if thou .shalt acknowledge i6 the determination of God to be just, thou shalt both receive thy son in time, and shalt be commended amongst wo- men. Go thy way then into the city 17 to thine husband. And she said is unto me, That will I not do : ^ I will not go into the city, but here will I die. So I proceeded to speak further unto 19 her, and said, Do not so, but be counselled by me : 20 for how many are the adversities of Sion ? be comforted in regard of the sorrow of Jerusalem. For thou seest that four 21 sanctuary is laid waste, ^our altar bro- ken down, Sour temple destroyed; our 22 psaltery is laid on the ground, our song is put to silence, our rejoicing is at an end, ^ the light of our candlestick is put out, ' the ark of our covenant is spoiled, ^ our holy things are defiled, and the name that is called upon us is almost profaned : our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are gone into captivity, ' our virgins are defiled, and ' our wives ra- vished ; our righteous 7nen carried away, our little ones destroyed, our young men are brought in bondage, and our 25 strong men are become weak ; and, which is the greatest of all, ™the seal of Sion hath now lost her honour ; for "she is delivered into °the hands of 24 them that hate us. And therefore shake off thy great heaviness, and put away the multitude of sorrows, that the Mighty may be merciful unto thee again, and the Highest shall give thee rest and ease from thy labour. 25 And it came to pass, while I was talking with her, behold., her face upon a sudden shined exceedingly, and her countenance glistered, so that I was afraid of her, and mused what it might 26 be. And behold, suddenly she made a great cry very fearful : so that the earth shook at the noise of the woman. 27 And I looked, and behold, the woman appeared unto me no more, but there was P a city builded, and a large place shewed itself from the foundations : then was I afraid, and cried with a loud 23 voice, and said. Where is * Uriel the angel, who came unto me at the first ? for he hath caused me to fall ' into many trances, and mine end is turned into corruption, and my prayer to re- 29buke. And as I was speaking these words, behold, he came unto me, and 30 looked upon me. And lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine un- derstanding was taken from me: and he took me by the right hand, and ^comforted me, and ^set me upon my 31 feet, and said unto me. What aileth thee? and why art thou so disquieted? and why is thine understanding trou- bled, and the thoughts of thine heart? 32 And I said, Because thou hast forsaken me, and yet I 'did according to thy words, and I " went into the field, and lo, I have seen, and yet see, that I am 33 not able to express. And he said unto me, Stand up manfully, and I will ad- 34 vise thee. Tiien said I, Speak on, my lord, in me; only forsake me not, lest h Comp. 1 Mace. 1. 21. ' Comp. ch. 14. 21. 2 Mace. 2. 5. k So Ezek. 7. 21. ' Lam. 5. II. ■" Comp. Cant. 4. 12. " Ps. 44. 10. & 106, 41. ^ Luke I. 71. P ver. 42. Comp. Rev. 21. ; ^ See ch. 4.1. K Or, into tJtc multitude in ' a tratue. >' ver. 37. •ch. ' ch. 5. 20. >'i 6. 35- " ch. 9. 24. (3°) Chap. x. 35. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xi. 17. I' Or, traitce. ver. 28 (Lat. not as ver. 40, 59). ch. 12. 3 (comp. ch. 13. 30 Lat.). II Or, pur- pose. ' ver. 4Q. ch. 9. 38. I Or, inter- pretation (Lat. not as ch. 12. 8, 10, 17, &c.;. ' ch. 9. 43. r I Kings 8. 62 — 64. * ch. g. 24. •* Lat. as ver. 54- I die frustrate of my hope. For I have 35 seen that I knew not, and hear that I do not know. Or is my sense deceived, 36 or my soul in a dream ? Now therefore 37 I beseech thee that thou wilt shew thy servant of this " vision. He answered 3s me then, and said. Hear me, and I shall inform thee, and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid : for the Highest will reveal many secret things unto thee. He hath seen that 39 thy " way is right : for that thou sorrow- est continually for thy people, and mak- est great lamentation for Sion. This 40 therefore is the meaning of the vision which thou lately sawest : ^ thou sawest 41 a woman mourning, and thou beganst to comfort her : but now seest thou the 42 likeness of the woman no more, but ^*' there appeared unto thee a city build- ed. And whereas she told thee of the 43 death of her son, this is the " solution : this woman, whom thou sawest, is Sion : 44 and whereas she said unto thee, (even she whom thou seest as a city builded,) whereas, / say\ she said unto thee, 45 " that she hath been thirty years bar- ren : those are the thirty years wherein there was no offering made in her. But 46 after thirty years Solomon builded the city, and f offered offerings : and then bare the barren a son. And whereas 47 she told thee that she nourished him with labour : that was the dwelling in Jerusalem. But whereas she said unto 43 thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber ^ happened to have a fall, and dietl : this was the destruc- tion that came to Jerusalem. And be- 49 hold, ■*' thou sawest her likeness, and because she mourned for her son, thou beganst to comfort her : and of these things which have chanced, these are to be opened unto thee. For now these most High seeth that thou art grieved unfeignedly, and sufferest from tliy whole heart for her, so hath he shewed thee the brightness of her glory, and the comeliness of her beauty : and there- 51 fore ^ I bade thee remain in the field where no house was builded : for 1 52 knew that the Highest •= would shew this unto thee. Therefore ^I command- 53 ed thee to go into the field, where no foundation of any building was. For 54 in the place wherein the Highest ''be- ginneth to shew his city, there can no man's building be able to stand. And-a therefore fear not, let not thy heart be affrighted, but go thy way in, and ■^see the beauty and greatness of the "'^"'IJP- , ., ,. -^ , ,°. , , , Ps. 48. 12, building, as much as thine eyes be able 13. 56 to see : and then shalt thou hear as much as thine ears may comprehend. 57 For thou art blessed above many other., and " art called with the Highest ; and "i/&/^?& 58 so are hut few. But to morrow at night ™'V»> b'c. 59 thou shalt remain here ; and so shall the Highest shew thee visions of the " high things, which the most High will ' 9[' ^' do unto them that dwell upon earth "^ in j Se^ch, 8. the last days. So I slept that night and ^°- another, like as he commanded me. Then saw I a dream, and behold, XI. there came up »from the sea ^^an eagle, \^^\ '• ^■ which had twelve feathered wings, and ""'comp. ' 2 three heads. And I saw, and behold, g^^'^; l^;^^ she spread her wings over all the earth, Dan. 7, 4. ' and all the winds of the air blew on her, 3 and were gathered together. And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other ''contrary feathers; and they ^„^'"- "■ 4 became little feathers and small. But ve°r."?2, 23. her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other, j-et 5 rested 'it with the residue. Moreover I * Lat. s/k. beheld, and lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and 6 over them that dwelt therein. And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon 7 earth. And I beheld, and lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her 8 feathers, saying, Watch not all at once: sleep ever)' one in his own place, and 9 watch by course: but let the heads be 10 preserved for the last. And I beheld, and lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body. 11 And I numbered her ''contrary feathers, and behold, there were "^eight of them. 12 And I looked, and behold, "^on the"'"-" right side there arose one feather, and 13 reigned over all the earth; and so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and ''the place thereof appeared ''See Ps. 103. no more : so the next following stood up, 14 and reigned, and had a great time; and it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came a/so, like as the first, so 15 that it appeared no more. Then came 16 there a voice unto it, and said, Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee, before 17 thou beginnest to appear no more. There shall none after thee attain unto thy (31) Chap. xi. i8. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xn. 8. f Comp. ver. II, 23. 8 ver. 4, 29. i Comp. ver. 24, 26, =7. 31- It ch. 12. 24. So ver. 40. " ch. 12. 31. See Rev. 5. 5. time, neither unto the half thereof. Then is arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and appeared no more also. So 19 went it with all the residue one after another, as that e^'cry one reigned, and then appeared no more. Then I be- 20 held, and lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up '^upon the right side, that they might rule also ; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more: for some =1 of them were set up, but ruled not. After 22 this I looked, and behold, <=the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor the 'two •'little feathers: and there was no more 23 upon the eagle's body, but three s heads that rested, and ^six '^ little wings. Then 24 saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: for 'the four continued ''in their place. And I beheld, and lo, '^thcfca-2% tliers that were under the wing thought to set up themselves, and to have the rule. And I beheld, and lo, there was 26 'one set up, but shortly it appeared no more. And 'the second was sooner 27 away than the first. And I beheld, and 28 lo, 'the two that remained thought also in themselves to reign : and when they 29 so thought, behold, there awaked one of Ethe heads that were at rest, namely^ it that was in the midst; for that was greater than the two otiicr heads. And 30 then I saw that the two other heads were joined with it. And behold, the head 31 was turned J with them that were with it, and did eat up 'the two "^feathers under the wing that would have reigned. But 32 this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those that dwelt upon the earth, i^with much op- pression ; and it had the governance of the world more than all the wings that had been. And after this I beheld, and 33 lo, the head tliat was in the midst sud- denly appeared no more, Mike as the wings. But there remained the two 34 heads, which also in like sort ruled upon the earth, and over those that dwelt therein. And I beheld, and lo, 35 the head upon the right side devoured it that 7vas upon the left side. Then I heard a voice, which said 36 unto me. Look before thee, and con- sider the thing that thou seest. And I 37 beheld, and lo, as it were a roaring '"lion chased out of the wood : and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the eagle, 38 and said, Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the Highest shall say unto 39 thee. Art not thou // that remainest of " the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world, that the end of their times 40 might come through them? And "the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great fearfulness, and over Pthe whole compass of the earth ''with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with de- ^i ceit. For the earth hast thou not judged ^2 with truth. For thou hast afflicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of 43 such as did thee no harm. Therefore is thy wrongful dealing come up unto the Highest, and thy pride unto the 44 Mighty. The Highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and behold, they are ended, and his abominations are ful- 45 filled. A/td therefore appear no more, thou eagle, nor 1 thy horrible wings, nor ■■thy wicked feathers, nor ithy malicious heads, nor thy hurtful ^claws, nor all thy 46 vain body: that all the earth 'maybe refreshed, and may return, being deliver- ed from thy violence, and that she may hope for the judgment and mercy of him that made her. And it came to pass, whiles the lion spake these words unto the eagle, I saw, 2 and behold, ''the head that remained, and ''the four wings appeared no more, and "=the two went unto it, and set them- selves up to reign, and "= their kingdom 3 was small, and full of uproar. And I saw, and behold, they appeared no more, and the whole body of the eagle was burnt, so that the earth was in great fear : then awaked I out of the trouble and '^'^ trance of wrmind, and from great 4 fear, and said unto my spirit, Lo, this hast thou done unto me, in that thou searchest out the ways of the Highest. 5 Lo, yet am I weary in my mind, and very weak in my spirit; and little strength is there in me, for the great fear where- 6 with I was affrighted this night. There- fore will I now beseech the Highest, that he will comfort me unto the end. 7 And I said, '' Lord that bearest rule, *= if I have found grace before thy sight, and if I am justified with t]iee before many others, and if my prayer indeed be come sup before thy face; comfort me that, " Dan. 7. 3. o Dan. 7. 7, ig, 23. Ciimp. Dan. 2. 40. P So ch. 6. I niarg. ■■ ver. 3. " ver. 7 (Lat.). ' So Isai. 28. xn. * ch^ II. 35. *> ch. II. 25 —28. >= ch. II. 24. ver. 21, 29, cc Lat. as ch. 13. 30. See oil. 10. 37- d See ch. 5. 23. <= bee ch. 4. 44. {33) Chap. xii. 9. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xh. 45. fch. 10. 59. 5 ch. 13. 14 (Lat.). >" See ch. 8. 50. • ch II. I. i Dan. 7. 7. ^ ch. II. 12. ' ch. II, 17. "^ ch. g. 24. See Deut. 4. "ch. I o ch. : Pch. *1 ch. ; • 25 "■ ch. II. 24. ver. 2, 29, 30. ' ch. II. I, 4. ' See ch. 8. so. " ch. II. 32. * ch. II. 33. » ch. II. 35. and shew me thy servant the interpreta- tion and plain difference of this fearful vision, that thou mayest perfectly com- fort my soul. Tor sthou hast judged 9 me worthy to shew me ''the last times. And he said unto me, 10 This is the interpretation of the vi- sion : 'The eagle, whom thou sawestn come up from the sea, is the kingdom which was seen J in the vision of thy brother Daniel. But it was not ex- 12 pounded unto him, therefore now I declare if unto thee. Behold, the days 13 will come, that there shall rise up a kingdom upon earth, and it shall be feared above all the kingdoms that were before it. In the same ^ shall 14 twelve kings reign, one after another : whereof 'the second shall begin to 15 reign, and shall have more time than any of the twelve. And this do the i6 twelve wings signify, which thou sawest. As for the voice which thou heardest 17 speak, and ™ that tlwii sawest " not to go out from the heads, but from the midst of the body thereof, this is the interpretation : That after the time of is that kingdom there shall arise great strivings, and it shall stand in peril of falling : nevertheless it shall not then fall, but shall be restored again to his beginning. And whereas thou sawest 19 "the eight small xmAax feathers sticking to her wings, this is the interpretation : That in him there shall arise eight kings, 20 whose times shall be but small, and their years swift. And p two of them 21 shall perish, the middle time approach- ing : ifour shall be kept until their end begin to approach : but "■ two shall be kept unto the end. And whereas thou 22 sawest ^ three heads resting, this is the interpretation : ' In his last days shall 23 the most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew many things therein, and they shall have the dominion of the earth, and if those that dwell therein, 24 " with much oppression, above all those that were before them : therefore are they called the heads of the eagle. For 25 these are they that shall accomplish his wickedness, and that shall finish his last end. And whereas thou sawest that 26 ''" the great head appeared no more, it signifieth that one of them shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain. For 27 the two that remain shall be slain with the sword. For " the sword of the one 28 shall devour the other : but at the last -46. ' [Lat. tuindt or, spirit\. y shall he fall through the sword him- * ^■^'■- =• 3- 29 self And whereas thou sawest 'two feathers under the wings passing over 30 the head that is on the right side ; it signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest ■'hath kept unto their end ; this is ^ the small kingdom and full of trou- ^ ver. 2. 31 ble, as thou sawest. And » the lion, 'ch, n. 37 whom thou sawest rising up out of the wood, and roaring, and speaking to the eagle, and rebuking her for her un- righteousness with all the words which 32 thou hast heard ; this is the ' anointed, which the Highest hath kept for them and for their wickedness unto the end : he shall reprove them, and shall up- 33 braid them with their cruelty. For he shall set them before him ali\-e in judg- ment, and shall rebuke them, and cor- 34rect them. For the rest of my people shall he deliver with mercy, those that have been preserved upon my borders, and he shall make them joyful until the coming of the day of judgment, •^ whereof I have spoken unto thee from '■ ch, s. 38. 33 the beginning. This is the dream that f" °^"- "• thou sawest, and these aix the inter- 36 pretations. Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the Highest. 37 Therefore "= write all these things that ' Rev, i, 19. thou hast seen in a book, and '^'^hide "ch, 14. 26. 38 them : and teach them to the wise of the people, whose hearts thou knowest may comprehend and keep these secrets. 39 But wait thou here thyself yet '' seven days moe, that it may be shewed thee, whatsoever it pleaseth the Highest to declare unto thee. And with that he went his way. 40 And it came to pass, when all the people saw that the seven days were past, and I not come again into "= the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and 41 came unto me, and said. What have we offended thee ? and what evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest 42 us, and sittest here in this place? For of all the " prophets thou only art left ' ch. 9. 23. See ch. 6. 35. = ch. I' Or, people. US, ^as a cluster of the vintage, and sas e'pet^t' !^' a candle in a dark place, ^r\t\ ns h^ • - and as "a haven or ship preserved from the tem- 43 pest. Are not the evils which are come 44 to us sufficient ? If thou shalt forsake us, ' us. Comp, Fs, 107, 30. 'how much better had it been for 'Comp, if J we also had been burnt in the jcomp. 45 midst of Sion ? '' For we are not better "tiztr^n than they that died there. And they i Kin, 19, 4, wept with a loud voice. Then answer- {33) Chap. xii. 46. II. ESDRAS. Chat. xiii. 28. ed I them, and said, Be of good com- 46 fort, O Israel ; and be not heavy, thou house of Jacob : for the Highest hath 47 you in remembrance, and the Mighty hath not forgotten you in temptation. As for me, I have not forsaken you, 48 neither am I departed from you : but am come into this place, to pray for the desolation of Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary. And now go your ivay home 49 every man, and after these days will I come unto you. So the people went 5° their way into the city, like as I com- manded them : but I remained still in 51 1 ver. 39. the field seven days, ' as tJie angel com- >» ch. 9.24. manded me; and '"did eat only in those days of the flowers of the field, and had my meat of the herbs. XIII. And it came to pass ^ after seven ' ch. 13. 51. (ig^yg^ J dreamed a dream by night : ■wM,}u- sea, that it moved all the waves thereof Comp. And I beheld, and lo, that man waxed 3 ver. 3, s, 25. strong with the " ^ thousands of heaven : rchmis. and when he turned his countenance to ju^de'iV'^' ^°o^' a" ''^"' ^^"'"g^ trembled that were seen under him. And whensoever the 4 voice went out of his mouth, all they burnt that heard his voice, like as the earth faileth when it feeleth the fire. And after this I beheld, and lo, s there was gathered together a multitude of men, out of number, from the four winds of the heaven, to subdue the man that came out of the sea. But I 6 beheld, and lo, he had graved himself a great mountain, and flew up upon it. But I would have seen the region 7 or place whereout the hill was graven, and I could not. And after this I s beheld, and lo, all they which were gathered together to subdue him were sore afraid, and yet durst fight. And 9 lo, as he saw the violence of the mul- titude that came, he neither lift up his hand, nor held sword, nor any in- strument of war : but only I saw that 10 he sent out of his mouth as it had been a blast of fire, and out of his lips a flaming breath, and out of his tongue he cast out sparks and tem- pests. And they were all mixt to- n gether ; the blast of fire, the flaming breath, and the great tempest ; and fell with violence upon the multitude which was prepared to fight, and burnt them up every one, so that upon a ch. I (Lat.). faith towards the Al- "Seech.9.7. 24 mighty. Know this therefore, that '^they which be left behind are more blessed 25 than = they that be dead. This is the meaning of the vision : Whereas thou sawest 'a man coming up from 'ver. 2marg. 26 J the midst of the sea: the same is he J ch. 4. 7. whom God the Highest hath kept a Seeprov.23. great season, which ^ by his own self l*^^f shall deliver his creature : and he shall i Pet. 2. 24. 27 order them "= that are left behind. And whereas thou sawest, that ' out of his ' ''"■ >°- mouth there came as a blast of wind, 28 and fire, and storm ; and that " he held " ver. 9. neither sword, nor any instrument of war, but that " the rushing in of him " ver. n. destroyed the whole multitude ° that » ver. s, 8. II Or, this day. (34) Chap. xui. 29. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xiv. 7.^ P Luke2i.28. q Lat. as ch. II. 3- r Matt. 24. 7. Mark 13. 8. Luke 21. 10. • ch. s. I— 12! See ch. 8. 63. ' ver. 10, II ^ ver. 13. « 2 Kings 17 3- a Comp. Rev. 9. 14. & 16. 12. fe ver. 47 (Lat.). Ex. 14. 21. Josh. 3. 15 16. came to subdue him ; this is the inter- pretation : Behold, the days come, when 29 the most High will begin p to deliver them that are upon the earth. And he 30 shall come to 1 the astonishment of them that dwell on the earth. And 31 one shall undertake to fight against another, one city against another, one place against another, ■■ one people a- gainst another, and 'one realm against another. And the time shall be when 32 these things shall come to pass, and the signs shall happen ^ which I shewed thee before, and then shall my Son be de- clared, 'whom thou sawest as a man ascending. And when all the people 33 hear his voice, every man shall in their own land leave the battle they have one against another. And an innumer-3+ able multitude shall be gathered toge- ther, as thou sawest them, willing to come, and to overcome him by fight- ing. But he shall stand upon the top 35 of the 'mount Sion. And Sion shall 36 come, and shall be shewed to all men, being prepared and builded, ' like as thou sawest the hill graven without hands. And this my Son shall rebuke 37 the wicked inventions of those nations, which for their wicked life are fallen into the " tempest ; a?id shall lay before 3S thetn their evil thoughts, and the tor- ments wherewith they shall begin to be tormented, " which are like unto a flame : and he shall destroy them with- out labour by the law "which is like unto fire. And whereas thou sawest 39 that he gathered * another peaceable multitude unto him ; those are the ten 40 tribes, vwhich were carried away pri- soners out of their own land in the . time of Osea the king, whom ^Sal- manasar the king of Assyria led away captive, and he carried them over the waters, and so came they into another land. But they took this counsel a- 41 mongst themselves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and go forth into a further country, where never mankind dwelt, that they might there 42 keep their statutes, which they never kept in their own land. And they en- 43 tered into * Euphrates by the narrow passages of the river. For the most 44 High then shewed signs for them, and ^held still the flood, till they were passed over. For through that country 45 there was a great way to go, namely, of a year and a half: and the same > Comp. ch. 6. 31. 46 region is called ' Arsareth. Then dwelt " O"'' they there " until the latter tmie : and •; See ch. 8. now when they shall begin to come, 5°- 47 ''the Highest shall ''stay the springs of J^o-^p-^ the stream again, that they may go 16. ' through: therefore sawest thou the mul- 4Stitude with peace. But those that be left behind of thy people are they that 49 are found within my borders. Now when he destroyeth the multitude of the nations that are gathered together, he shall defend his people that remain. 50 And then shall he shew them great wonders. 51 Then said I, "=0 Lord that bearest 'Seech. 5. rule, shew me this : Wherefore have I °^' fseen the man coming up from the 'ver. 25. 52 midst of the sea ? And he said unto me, sLike as thou canst neither seek p^JJP-^ out nor know the things that are in the deep of the sea : nen so can no man upon earth see my Son, or those that 53 be with him, but in 'Hhe daytime. This is the interpretation of the dream which thou sawest, and whereby thou only art 54 here lightened. For thou hast forsaken thine own way, and applied thy dili- gence unto my law, and sought //. 55 Thy life hast thou ordered in wisdom, and ' hast called understanding thy mo- ',5^°j^'^'^"^' sDther. And therefore have I shewed Comp. thee the treasures of the Highest : after ""'•'•♦• other three days I will speak other things unto thee, and declare unto thee 57 mighty and wondrous things. Then went I forth into the field, giving praise and thanks greatly unto the most High because of his wonders, which he 53 did in time ; and because he governeth the same, and such things as fail in their seasons : and there I sat three days. And it came to pass ^'upon the third XIV. day, I sat under an oak, and behold, "^^^ >3- s*- there came a voice out of a bush over against me, and said, Esdras, Esdras. 2 And I said. Here am I, Lord. And I 3 stood up upon my feet. Then said he unto me, *> In the bush I did manifestly ^ E"- 3- »- reveal myself unto Moses, and talked with him, when my people served in 4 Egypt : and I sent him, and led my people out of Egypt, and brought him uj) to the mount of Sinai, <= where I held ''^^^^'^- '^• 5 him by me a long season, and told him ver. 23. many wondrous things, and shewed him the secrets of the times, and the end ; 6 and commanded him, saying, These words shalt thou declare, and these 7 shalt thou hide. And now I say unto (35) £2 Chap. xiv. 8. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xiv. 44. II [Or, coitttscl], Comp. Prov. 8. 14, 30.. Lsai. 9. 6. " Comp. ch. 10. 22 witK Ex. 40. 20. " See ch. 4. 44. o Comp. a Pet. I. 21. P See ch. 8. 50. *t ver. 36. r See ver. 4. II Or, iox inhies to IvriU' on : Comp. ver. 44. n Or, Banus, So I Esdr. 9. ■ See Ezra 7.6. * Comp. Ps. 1 19. 105. Prov. 6. 23. thee, T/ia/ thou lay up in thy heart the 8 signs that I have shewed, and the dreams that thou hast seen, and the interpretations which thou hast heard : for thou shah be taken away from all, 9 i7>id from henceforth thou shall remain with my 'Son, and with such as be ''like thee, until the times be ended. For « the world hath lost his youth, and 10 ^ the times begin to wax old. For the n world is divided into twelve parts, and the ten />ar/s of it are gone already, and half of a tenth part : and there 12 remaineth that which is after the half of the tenth part. Now therefore f set 13 thine house in order, and reprove thy people, comfort such of them as be in trouble, and now renounce corruption, let go from thee mortal thoughts, s cast 14 away the burdens of man, put off now the weak nature, and set aside the 15 thoughts that are most heavy unto thee, and haste thee to flee from these times. For '•yet greater evils than those which 16 thou hast seen happen shall be done hereafter. For look how much the world 17 shall be weakir/- through age, so much the more shall evils increase upon them that dwell therein. For ' the truth is i5 fled far away, and '' leasing is hard at hand : for now hasteth the vision to come, which thou hast seen. Then answered I before thee, and 19 said. Behold, Lord, I will go, ' as thou 20 hast commanded me, and reprove the people which are present : but they that shall be born afterward, who shall ad- monish thevi t thus the world is set in darkness, and they that dwell therein are without light. For '" thy law is 21 burnt, therefore no man knoweth the things that are done of thee, or the works that shall begin. But " if I have 22 found grace before thee, "send the Holy Ghost into me, and I shall write all that hath been done in the world since the beginning, which were written in thy law, that men may find thy path, and that they which will live p in the latter days may live. And he answered me, 23 saying. Go thy tvay, gather the people together, and say unto them, 1 that they seek thee not ^for forty days. But 24 look thou pre]3are thee many 'box trees, and take with thee Sarea, Dabria, Se- lemia, ' F.canus, and Asiel, these five which are '^ ready to write swiftly ; and 25 come hither, and I ' shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out, till the things be performed which thou shalt begin to =6 write. And when thou hast done, some things shalt thou publish, and " some things shalt thou shew secretly to the wise : to morrow this hour shalt thou 27 begin to write. Then went I forth, as he commanded, and gathered all the people together, and said, °g " Hear these words, O Israel. ^ Our fathers at the beginning were strangers in Egypt, from whence they were de- 3olivered: and y received the law of life, which they kept not, which ye also 31 have transgressed after them. Then was the land, even the land of Sion, parted among you by lot : but your fathers, and ye yourselves, have done unrighteousness, and have not kept the ways which the Highest commanded 32 you. And forasmuch as he is ^ a right- eous judge, he took from you in time 33 the thing that he had given you. And now are you ^here, and your brethren 34 among you. Therefore if so be that you will subdue your own understanding, and reform your hearts, ye shall be kept alive, and after death ye shall ob- 35 tain mercy. For ''after death shall the judgment come, when we shall live again : and then shall the names of the righteous be manifest, and the works 36 of the ungodly shall be declared. "^Let no man therefore come unto me now, nor seek after me these forty days. 37 So I took '* the five men, = as he com- manded me, and we went into the field, 38 and remained there. And the next day, behold, a voice called me, saying Es- dras, f open thy mouth, and drink that 39 1 give thee to drink. Then opened I my mouth, and behold, he reached me a full cup, which was full as it were with water, but the colour of it ^owas like fire. And I took it, and drank : and when I had drunk of it, my heart uttered understanding, and wisdom grew in my breast, for my 41 spirit strengthened my memory: and E my mouth was opened, and shut no 42 more. The Highest gave understand- ing unto "= the five men, and they wrote the wonderful visions of the night that were told, which they knew not : and they sat forty days, and they wrote in the day, and at night they ate bread. 43 As for me, I spake in the day, and 44 held not my tongue by night. '^ In forty days they wrote ' two hundred " ch. 12. 37, 38. ver. 45, 46. »■ So Deut. 5. I. & 6. 4. & 9. I. & 20. 3. ^ Gen. 47. 4. J Acts 7. 53. « Ps. 7. II marg. 2 Mace. 12. 6, 41. 2 Tim. 4. 8. » ch. 3. I. ^ Heb. 9. 27. See Dan. 12. ^ ver. 23. Comp. ver. 44, 45. ^ Comp. E.v. 24. I. '^ ver. 24. f Comp. Ezek. 3. E ch. 9. 28. .See Matt. 5. ^ Or, tn'iie hitudred and Jour. (36) Chap. xiv. 45. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xv. 33. * So Ecclus. I- 5- Baruch 3. 12. II Or, the tight 0/ knaivUdge. So Wisd. 7. 10, 26. Comp. ver. 25. XV. * See Num. 23- 5- ^ 2 John 12, So Tobic 7. 14 (Lat.). <= See Rev. 22. 6. ^ Comp. John 3. 36. e Rev. 6. 10. & 19. 2. So ver. 22. f Ps. 44- 22. B 2 Kin. 25, 26. h So Wisd. 16. 16. See Deut. 4- 34- • Comp. Isai. 19. I, &c. Ezek. 32. 2, &c. J ver. 40 (Lat.). Comp. ver. 33. ' Rev. 8. 13. & 12. 12. 1 So Ibai. 19. and four books. .A.nfl it came to pass, 45 when "= the forty days were fulfilled, that the Highest spake, saying, •> The first that thou hast written publish openly, that the worthy and unworthy may read /// but ''keep the seventy 46 last, that thou mayest deliver them only to such as be wise among the peo- ple: for in them is the spring of under- 47 standing, 'the fountains of wisdom, and "the stream of knowledge. And I did so. 48 Behold, speak thou in the ears of my people the words of prophecy, which ^I will put in thy mouth, saith the Lord: and cause them to be written in ''paper: 2 for "^they are faithful and true. Fear not 3 the imaginations against thee, let not the incredulity of them trouble thee, that speak against thee. For ''all the unfaith- 4 ful shall die in their unfaithfulness. Be- s hold, saith the Lord, I will bring plagues upon the world ; the sword, famine, death, and destruction. For wickedness 6 hath exceedingly polluted the whole earth, and their hurtful works are ful- filled. Therefore saith the Lord, I will \ hold my tongue no more as touching their wickedness, which they profanely commit, neither will I sufi'er them in those things, in which they wickedly ex- erci.se themselves: behold, "=the inno- cent and righteous blood crieth unto me, and ''the souls of the just complain continually. And therefore, saith the 9 Lord, I will surely avenge them, and re- ceive unto me all the innocent blood from among them. Behold, my people 10 is led fas a flock to the slaughter: I will not suffer them now sto dwell in the land of Egypt: but I will bring them n ''with a mighty hand and a stretched out arm, and smite Egypt with plagues, as before, and will destroy all the land thereof. 'Egypt shall mourn, and the 12 foundation of it shall he smitten with the plague and punishment that God shall bring upon it. They that till the ground 13 shall mourn: for their seeds shall fail through the blasting and hail, and with Ja fearful constellation. ''Woe to the 14 world and them that dwell therein! For 15 the sword and their destruction draweth nigh, and 'one people shall stand up to fight against another, and swords in their hands. For there shall be sedition 16 among men, and invading one another; they shall not regard their kings nor princes, and the course of their actions IT shall stand in their power. A man shall desire to go into a city, and shall not be 18 able. For because of their pride the cities shall be troubled, the houses shall be destroyed, and men shall be afraid. 19 A man shall have no pity upon his neighbour, but shall destroy their houses with the sword, and spoil their goods, '"because of the lack of bread, d,n6.for '"^■"- '3- 20 great tribulation. Behold, saith God, I will call together all the kings of the earth to reverence me, which are from the rising of the sun, from the south, from the east, and "Libanus; to turn " Deut. n. themselves one against another, and re- josh. i. 4. pay the things that they have done to s<:= J" Egypt, and 2 Syria ! "^ Gird up yourselves with cloths of sack and ^ hair, bewail your children, and be sorry ; for your destruction is 3 at hand. A sword is sent upon you, 4 and who may turn it back ? '^ a fire is sent among you, and who may quench sit? fjjlagues are sent unto you, and what is he that may drive them away ? 6 May any man drive away a hungry lion in the wood ? or may any one quench ethe fire in stubble, when it 7 hath begun to burn ? '' May one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong 8 archer? ''The mighty Lord sendeth the plagues, and who is he that can ' Conip, Job 15. 30. Ps. 90. 6. E So ch. 16. 48 (Lat.). Kail. I. 2. ch. 16. 73. t Lat. death. ' So Rev. 17. 6. ^ Comp. Jcr. 4. 30. ch. 16. 50. ^ ver. 21. ^ Comp. Deut. 28. 53 and refer- ences. » ch. 16. 68. <* Isai. 47. 14. ch. 16. 6. P So ch. 5. I (Lat.;. liOr, blemish. ^ Lat. as ver. 60. Comp. Isai. 3. 24. XVL a ch. 15. 46. ^ ch. 15. n. c See 1 Kin. 20. 31. d Rev. 6. 12. SeeZech. 13. 4 niarg. « ver. 9, 15. s See ch. 15. 61. ^ ver. 16. (38J Chap. xvi. 9. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xvi. 47. ' 2 Sam. 14, '5- i 2 Sam. 22. k Ps. 77. iS. 1 So Isai. 2. 10, 19, 21. "> Ps. 89. 13. Comp. Wisd. S. 21. " Ps- 45- 5- •> Comp. Isai. 30. 33. Ezek. 20. 47, p Matt. 24. S Mark 13. 8. 1 See Rom. 8.35- lOr, plagites. Lat. of ch. 15- 5. 27, 49. 59- ver. 5, 8, 14, 16,37,39: not as ch. 15. 12. ver. ig. ■• See 2 Kin. 9- 37- ■ See Job 24. drive them away? =A fire shall go 9 forth from his wrath, and who is he that may quench it ? ' He shall cast 10 lightnings, and who shall not fear ? ' he shall thunder, and who shall not be afraid ? The Lord shall threaten, and n who shall not be utterly beaten to powder at his presence ? J The earth 12 quale eth, and the foundations thereof; the sea ariseth up with waves from the deep, and ''the waves of it are troubled, and the fishes thereof also, ■ before the Lord, and before the glory of his power : for ■" strong is his right hand 13 that bendeth the bow, 'his arrows that he shooteth are "sharp, and shall not miss, when they begin to be shot into the ends of the world. Eehold, the 14 plagues are sent, and shall not return again, until they come upon the earth. «° The fire is kindled, and shall not be 15 put out, till it consume the foundation of the earth. '' Like as an arrow which 16 is shot of a mighty archer returneth not backward: ei'en so the plagues that shall be sent upon earth shall not return again. Woe is me I woe is me ! who 17 will deliver me in those days ? P The beginning of sorrows and great iS mournings ; the beginning of famine and great death ; the beginning of wars, and the powers shall stand in fear ; the be- ginning of evils : what shall I do when these evils shall come ? Behold, famine 19 and plague, 1 tribulation and anguish, are sent as scourges for amendment. But for all these things they shall not 20 turn from their wickedness, nor be alway mindful of the scourges. Behold, 21 victuals shall be so good cheap upon earth, that they shall think themselves to be in good case, and rMn then shall ' evils grow upon earth, sword, famine, and great confusion. For many of f hem 22 that dwell upon earth shall perish of famine ; and the other, that escape the hunger, shall the sword destroy. And 23 "■the dead shall be cast out as dung, and there shall be no man to comfort them : for the earth shall be wasted, and the cities shall be cast down. There shall be no man left to till the 24 earth, and to sow it. The trees shall 25 give fruit, and who shall gather them? The grapes shall ripen, and who shall 26 ^ tread them? for all places shall be desolate of mm : so that one man shall 27 desire to see another, and to hear his voice. For of a city there shall be 28 ' Comp, I Amos 5. 3. " Isai. 2. 21. * Isai. 17. 6. & 24. 13. So Ubad. 5. y Amos I. 3, 6, 9, II. * Comp. Ps. 78. 63. >> Jer. 50. 43. See Jer. 6. 24. 'ten left, and tivo of the field, which shall hide themselves in the thick groves, and " in the clefts of the rocks. 29 "As in an orchard of olives upon every tree there are left three or four olives ; 30 ^ or, when as a vineyard is gathered, there are left some clusters of them that diligently seek through the vineyard : 31 a'en so in those days there shall be y three or four left by them that search 32 their houses with the sword. And the earth shall be laid waste, and the fields thereof shall wax old, and her ways and all her paths shall grow full of thorns, because no man shall travel 33 therethrough. ^The virgins shall mourn, having no bridegrooms; the women shall mourn, having no husbands; their daugh- 34 ters shall mourn, having no helpers. In the wars shall their bridegrooms be de- stroyed, and their husbands shall perish of famine. 35 Hear now these things, and under- stand them, ^ye servants of the Lord. *SeePs.ii3. 36 Behold the word of the Lord, receive it : believe not the gods of whom the 37 Lord spake. Behold, the plagues draw 38 nigh, and are not slack. ''As when a woman with child in the ninth month bringeth forth her son, within two or three hours of her birth great pains compass her w^omb, w-hich pains, when the child cometh forth, they slack not 39 a moment : even so shall not the plagues be slack to come upon the earth, and the world shall mourn, and sorrows 40 shall come upon it on every side. O my people, hear my word : make you ready to the battle, and in those evils be even as "= pilgrims upon the earth. 41 '^ He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth a^nay : and he that buyeth, 42 as one that w^ill lose : he that " occu- pieth merchandise, as he that hath no profit by it: and he that buildeth, as he 43 that shall not dwell therein: he that soweth, as if he should not reap : so also he that planteth the vineyard, as he that shall not gather the grapes : 44 they that marry, as they that shall get no children ; and they that marr)' 45 not, as the widowers. And therefore 46 they that labour, labour in vain : for strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captives, for " in cap- tivity and famine shall they get chil- 47dren. And they that <= occupy their merchandise with robbeiy, the more " See Gen. " To ver. 44, comp. I Cor. 27. 9. ^{Or, for}. Comp. Dcut. 28. 41. (39) Chap. xvi. 48. II. ESDRAS. Chap. xvi. 78. f So ch. 15. 52 (Lat.). B Lat as ver. 5°- So ver. 48. 1. Ps. 46. 5- & 139. 14 (English). ' Comp. ch. 15. 54. J See Heb 10. 37. ^ See Jer. 2 35- ' Comp. Prov. 25. : 2 "* Luke 16. IS- See 1 Sam. 16. 7. ^ Gen. I. I. Ps. 148. 5. o Ps. 147. 4. P Isai. 40. 12. t Job 26. 10. '■ Comp. Job 26. 7. s See Ps. 24. 2. ' See Job g. 8. " Gen. I. 7. » See Ps. 107. 35. rGe ' Lat. as ver. 54- they deck t/ieir cities, their houses, f/ietr possessions, and their own persons : the more ^will I be angry with them 48 for their sin, saith the Lord. Like as 49 a whore e envieth a '> right honest and virtuous woman : so shall righteousness 50 6 hate iniquity, 'when she decketh her- self, and shall accuse her to /ler face, when he cometh that shall defend him that diligently searcheth out every sin upon earth. Ami therefore be ye not like there- 51 unto, nor to the works thereof For 52 J yet a little, and iniquity shall be taken away out of the earth, and righteous- ness shall reign among you. '^ Let not 53 the sinner say that he hath not sinned : for God ' shall burn coals of fire upon his head, ^ which saith before the Lord God and his glory, I have not sinned. Behold, the Lord knovveth all the works 54 ofmen,their^ imaginations, their thoughts, and their ™ hearts : which spake hut the 55 word, " Let the earth be made ; and it was made : Let the heaven be made ; and it was created. In his word were 56 the stars made, and ° he knoweth the number of them. He searcheth the 57 deep, and the treasures thereof; Phe hath measured the sea, and what it containeth. 1 He hath shut the sea in 58 the midst of the waters, and with his word ■■ hath he hanged the earth ^ upon the waters. ' He spreadeth out the 59 heavens like a vault ; " upon the waters hath he founded it. ^ In the desert 60 hath he made springs of water, and pools upon the tops of the mountains, that the floods might pour down from the high rocks to water the earth, v He 61 made man, and put his heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and understanding. Yea, and the 62 spirit of Almighty God, which made all things, and searcheth out all hidden things in the secrets of the earth, sui-dy 63 he knoweth your ^inventions, and what you think in your hearts, even them that sin, and would hide their sin. There- 64 fore hath the Lord exactly searched out all your works, and he will put you all 6s to shame. And ^when your sins are brought forth, ye shall be ashamed before men, and your onm sins shall 66 be your accusers in that day. What will ye do ? or how will ye hide your 67 sins before God and *> his angels ? Be- hold, "= God himself is the judge, fear him : leave off from your sins, and for- get your iniquities, to meddle no more with them for ever : so shall God lead you forth, and '' deliver you from all trouble. 68 For behold, the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take a^vay certain of you, and feed you, "being =idle, with 69 f things offered unto idols. And they that consent unto them shall be had in derision and in reproach, and trod- 70 den under foot. For there shall be in every place, and in the next cities, a great insurrection upon those that fear 71 the Lord. They shall be like mad men, sparing none, but still spoiling and de- 72 stroying those that fear the Lord. For they shall waste and take away their goods, and cast them out of e their 73 houses. Then shall they be known, who are ^ my chosen ; and ' they shall be 74 tried as the gold in the fire. Hear, O ye my beloved, saith the Lord : be- hold, the days of trouble are at hand, but ^ I will deliver you from the same. 75 Be ye not afraid, neither doubt ; for 76 ^ God is your guide, and the guide of them who keep my commandments and precepts, saith the Lord God : ' let not your sins weigh you down, and let not 77 your iniquities lift up themselves. Woe he unto them that are bound with their sins, and covered with their iniquities, "like as a field is covered over with bushes, and the path thereof covered with thorns, that no man may travel 78 through ! It is ' left undressed, and is cast into the fire to be consumed there- with. » See 1 Cor. 4- S- ^ See Matt. 25- 31- « .See Ps. 75. 7- ** So 2 Tim. 4. 18. II Or, being itnabte to resist. *^ ch. 15. 60. f See Acts 15. 29. B See John 16. 32 marg. ■■ See ch. 15. 53- ' Comp. 1 Pet. I. 7. t So Ps. 48. '4- I So Ps. 38. 4- " Comp. Prov. 22. 5. Hos. 2. 6, II Or, shut out. (40) T O B I T. I, II Or, rt(-/.r. II [Or, S/ml. tnaneser]. " 2 Kin. 17.3, & 18. g. ver. 10. '' Com p. 1 Kin. 21. 18. <= See I Sam. 23. ig marg. B Or. Keiics 0/ Nephthali in Galilfc. Judg. 4. 6. See Josh. ig. 37- Comp. 2 Kin. 15.29. <* ver. 16 {Gk-). Acts 9. 36. « I Kin. 12. 19, 20, 28. Comp. ch. 5. 13. fch. 13, 10 (Gk.l So Eph. 3. 21 (Gk.l. B Or, to the pmvcr of Baaly or, the god Baal. B I Kin. 12. 30. h See DeuL 16. 16. > Exod. 22. 29. Deut. 12. 6. J ch. 5. 13 {Gk.). 1 Deut. 18. 4. n Or, Ln>i. See Numb. 18. 21. » Deut 14. 25, 26. HTHE book of the "words of Tobit, of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, ™ Numb. 36. 7- n See Acts 10. 14. Comp. Gen. 43. 32. Acts 15. 20. ///t' j<7« of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asael, of the tribe of Neph- thaU ; who in the time of '' Enemessar king of the Assyrians *was led captive out of ''Thisbe, which is at "^the right hand oi that city, which is i-a//trf ' properly Nephtliali in Galilee above Aser. I Tobit have walked all the days of my life in the way of truth and justice, and "^I did many almsdeeds to my brethren, and my nation, who came with me to Nineve, into the land of the Assyrians. And when I was in mine own country, . in the land of Israel, being but young, =all the tribe of Nephthali my father fell from the house of Jerusalem, w-hich was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, that all the tribes should sacrifice there, where the temple of the habitation of the most High was consecrated and built ffor all ages. Now all the tribes , which together revolted, and the house of my father Nephthali, sacrificed "unto the 8 heifer Baal. But I alone went often < to Jerusalem at the feasts, ''as it was ordained unto all the people of Israel by an everlasting decree, having 'the first- fruits and Jtenths of increase, with ''that which was first shorn; and them gave I at the altar to the priests the children of Aaron. The first tenth part of all in- crease I gave to the sons of 'Aaron, who ministered at Jerusalem: 'another tenth part I sold away, and went, and spent it every year at Jerusalem: and the third I gave wito them to whom it was meet, as Debora my father's mother had com- manded me, because I was left an or- phan by my father. Furthermore, when ■ I was come to the age of a man, I mar- ried Anna ""of mine own kindred, and of her I begat Tobias. And when ^ we were r carried away captives to Nineve, all my brethren and those that were of my kin- dred "did eat of the bread of the Gen- ii tiles. But I kept 'myself from eating; 12 because I remembered God with all my 13 heart. And the most High gave me grace and favour before Enemessar, so 14 that I was his 'purveyor. And I went into Media, and left in trust with Ga- bael, "" the brother of Gabrias, at ° Rages "(? city of PMedia, ten talents of silver. 15 Now when Enemessar was dead, Sen- nacherib his son reigned in his stead; 'whose estate was troubled, that I could 16 not go into PjMedia. And in the time of Enemessar ''I gave many alms to my brethren, and igave my bread to the 17 hungry, land my clothes to the naked: and if I saw any of my nation dead, or cast 'about the walls of Nineve, "'I iS buried him. And if the king Senna- cherib had slain any, when he was come, and ^fled from Judea, I buried them privily; (for in his wrath he killed many;) but the bodies were not found, when 19 they were sought for of the king. And when one of the Ninevites went and complained of me to the king, that I buried them, and hid myself; under- standing that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew myself for fear. 20 Then all my goods were forcibly taken away, neither was there any thing left me, besides 'my wife Anna and my son 21 Tobias. And there passed not five and fifty days, before "two of his sons killed him, and they fled into the mountains of "Ararath; and '"Sarchedonus his son reigned in his stead ; who appointed over his father's accounts, and over all his affairs, Achiacharus, my brother Anael's 22 son. And Achiacharus intreating for me, I returned to Nineve. Now Achia- charus was *" cupbearer, and "keeper of the signet, and steward, and overseer of the accounts : and "Sarchedonus ap- pointed him ynext unto him : and he was my ^brother's son. Now when I was come home again, and my wife Anna was restored unto t Gr. my soul. ver. 12 iGk.). See Esther 9- -V- t Gr. buyer »" Comp. ch. 4. 20. 0 ch. 4. 1. & 5- 5- & S. 12. & 9. 2. So ch. 6. Q. Judith I. s, 15- I' Or, in the land, or, country of AhiUa. P ch. 3. 7. & 14. 4, 14. See Acts 2. 9- t Gr. the itiays of 7ukotn were /tusL'ttied. '1 ch. 4. 16. .So Job 31. T7, 19, 20. 11 Or, Miiiii! lite avails. ' 2 Esdr. 2, 23- ch. 2. 7, 8. & 8. 12. & 12. 12. So 2 Sam. 2. 5.6- . " 2 Kill. 19. 35. 36. Isai. 37. 36, Ecclus. 48. iS, 21. 1 Mace, 7. 41. 2 Mace. 8, rg. & 15. 22. * ver. 9. ch. 2. I. " 2 Kin. 19. 37- Isai. 37. 38. So 2 Chr. 32. 21. (I Or, Esar- haddon. "SeeNeh i. 1 1. ^ See Gen. 41. 42. II Or, Esar- luiddon. y So Gen. 41. 40. z ch. n. 18. II, (41) Chap. ii. 2. TOBIT. Chai'. III. 15. • SeeExod. me, with my son Tobias, in =the feast of itAcisi. I. Pentecost, which is ^the holy/rtrj-/ of the seven weeks, there was a good dinner prepared me, in the which 1 sat down to eat. And when I saw abundance of : meat, I said to my son, Go and bring what poor man soever thou shalt find out of our brethren, who is mindful of the Lord; and lo, I tarry for thee. But ; he came again, and said, Fatlrer, one of our nation is strangled, and is cast out in the marketplace. Then before I had . tasted of any meat, I start up, and took him up into a room until the going down of the sun. Then I returned, and : washed myself, and ate my meat in hea- viness, remembering ihaf prophecy of < bCitedfrom ^mos, as he said, •'Your feasts shall be Amos 8. lo. ' ' . , , , • I So I Mac. I. turned mto mournmg, and all your mirth ^'' into lamentation. Therefore I wept: : and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave, and "^buried him. But my neighbours mocked me, i and said. This ?nan is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: '^who fled away; and yet lo, he burieth the dead again. The same night also I 'returned from . the burial, and slept by the wall of ;//_)' *^ courtyard, sbeing polluted, and my face was uncovered: and I knew not that i. there were "sparrows in the wall, and mine eyes being open, the sparrows muted warm dung into mine eyes, and 'a whiteness came in mine eyes; and I went to the physicians, but they helped me not : moreover '^Achiacharus did nourish me, until I went into 'Elymais. And my wife Anna "did take women's i works to do. And when she had sent i I Or, wns ^ihcin home to the owners, they paid her 'init'"^^'" wages, and gave her also besides a kid. ■women's And when it was in mine house, and be- 1 rooms. , T ■ ] . 1 T 1 I Or, gan to cry, I said unto her, i ch. I. 22. & II. 18, & 14. 10. ' I Mace. 6. I. See Isai. ii thing.s are known io thee. Comp. Acts 15. 18 (Gk.). III. » Ps. 1 19. y'li- bee Ezra 9. »5- and thou judgest truly and justly for ever. 3 Remember me, and look on me, punish me not for my sins and ^ ignorances, and ///(• sins of my fathers, who have sin- 4 ned before thee : for they obeyed not thy commandments : wherefore thou hast delivered us "^for a spoil, and wito cap- tivity, and unto death, and for '•a pro- verb of reproach to all the nations among 5 whom we are dispersed. And now thy judgments are many and true: deal with me according to my sins and my fathers' : because we have not kept thy command- ments, neither have walked in truth be- 6 fore thee. Now therefore "^deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and f com- mand my spirit to be taken y>-(V« me, that I may be "dissolved, and become earth: ffor Kit is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because ""I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow : com- mand therefore that I may now be deli- vered out of t/iis distress, and go into the everlasting place: 'turn not thy face away from me. 7 It came to pass the same day, that in ''Ecbatane a city of 'Media Sara the daughter of Raguel was also reproached s by her father's maids; because that she had been married to seven husbands, whom '"Asmodeus the evil spirit had killed, before they had lain with her. Dost thou not know, said they, that thou hast strangled thine husbands? thou hast had already seven husbands, neither wast 9 thou named after any of them. Where- fore dost thou beat us for them ? if they be dead, go thy ways after them, let us never see of thee either son or daughter. 10 When she heard these t/iings, she was very sorrowful, so that s/ie thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only aaughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and "I shall bring his old age with sor- 11 row unto the grave. Then she prayed "toward the window, and said, °° Blessed art thou, O Lord my God, and thine holy and glorious name is blessed and honourable for ever: Plet all thy works i2])raise thee for ever. And now, O Lord, •5 1 set mine eyes and my face toward 13 thee, and say, "^Take me out of the earth, that I may hear no more the reproach. M Thou knowest. Lord, that I am jjure 15 from all sin with man, and that I never polluted my name, nor the name of my father, in the land of my captivity: I am the only daughter of my father, neither ^ Ecclus. 23. 2. So I Ehdr. 8. 75. Ecclus. 23. 3. .See Lev. 4. 2. t: See Judith 9- 4. ■1 Deut. i8. <^ See I Sam. 3. 18. 1 Jonah 4. 3. < Or, dis- tnissed, or, dflivered. So ver. 13. *>' Luke 17. 2 (Gk). •> ch. 2. 14. ' ? Chr. 30. 9. ^?o ch. 4. 7. I' Ezra 6. 2 ? cli. 6. 5. .^ 7. I. 6c 14- 12, 14. Judith 1. 1, 2 Mace. 9. 3, ' ch. I. 14, "' ver. 17. So ch. 6. 14, 15. »7. & 8. 3. Comp. Wisd. 18. ?5. Rev. 9, II. See Job 26. 6. " So ch. 6. See Gen. 42. 38. " Dan. 6. 10. •o See ch. S. 5- P Ps. 145. 10. 1 So Ps. 123. I. "■ So ver. 6. (42) Chap. hi. i6. TOBIT. Chap. v. 2. 1 Or, brother. Gk. as ch. 7. 4, 12. ' ch. 5. 4. & 7. 8. &8. 2. & 9. I, s- & H. 2, 7. & fz. 15. ' ch. II. 13 (Gk.). So Acts 9. 18 " So ch. 6. II ^Gk.j, 12. * ver. 7. IV. * See ch. 14. kch.s.e. * Prov. 23. 22. ^ See E.\od. 20. 12. So Ecclus. 7. 27- • I Tim. 5. II (Gk.). f See Prov. So Deut. 15. 7.8. Kcclus. 3. 30. & 4. I. 5. & 7. 10. & 12. 3. &I4.I3. &I7. 22. & 29. 12. ver. 16. Luke II. 41. 8 ver. 16. So Ecclus. 14. 10. & 35. 10. See 2 Cor. 9. n Ecclus. 4. 'So ch. 3. 6. J So ver. 16. ^ I Tim. 6. 19. * ch. 12. 9. Comp. Ecclus. 29. 12, 13. hath he any child to be his heir, neither any near "kinsman, nor any son of his ahve, to whom I may keep myself _/t)r a wife : my seven husbands are already dead; and why should I live? but if it please not thee that I should die, com- mand some regard to be had of me, and pity taken of me, that I hear no more reproach. So the prayers of them both were i6 heard before the majesty of the great God. And ^Raphael was sent to heal 17 them both, that is, to 'scale away the whiteness of Tobit's eyes, and to give Sara the daughter of RagueiyJ;/' a wife to Tobias the son of Tobit ; and to bind ■"Asmodeus the evil spirit; because "she belongeth to Tobias by right of inherit- ance. '*The selfsame time came Tobit home, and entered into his house, and Sara the daughter of Raguel came down from her upper chamber. In that day Tobit remembered ^the money which he had committed to Ga- bael in Rages of Media, and said with -^ himself, ''I have wished for death ; where- fore do I not call for my son Tobias, that I may signify to him of the money before I die ? And when he had called 3 him, he said, My son, when I am dead, bury me; and <^despise not thy mother, ^but ho- nour her all the days of thy life, and do that which shall please her, and grieve her not. Remember, my son, that she 4 saw many dangers for thee, n'hen thou wast in her womb; Comp. ch. 2. 14 son? is he not the staff of our hand, 'in 18 going in and out before us? "Be not greedy /(' add money to money : but let it be (7^ refuse in respect of our child. 19 " For that which the Lord hath given us 2oto live with, doth suffice us. Then said Tobit to her. Take no care, ^my sister; he shall return in safety, and thme eyes 21 shall see him. For "^thc good angel will keep him company, and his journey shall be prosperous, and he shall return 22 safe. Then she made an end of weeping. And as they went on their journey, they came in the evening to the river 2* Tigris, and they lodged there. And when the young man went down to wash himself, a fish leaped out of the river, and would have devoured him. 3 Then the angel said unto him. Take the fish. And the young man laid hold 4 of the fish, and "drew it to land. To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the 5 gall, and put them up safely. So the young man did as the angel commanded him; and when they had roasted the fish, they did eat //.■ then they both went on their way, till they drew near 6 to ''Fxbatane. Then the young man said to the angel. Brother Azarias, to what use is the heart and the liver and 7 the gall of the fish? And he said unto him. Touching the heart and the li\'er, if a devil or an "^evil spirit trouble any, 7oe must make a smoke thereof before the man or the woman, and the party shall 8 be no more vexed. As for the gall, it is good '='=to anoint a man that hath white- ness in his eyes, and he shall be healed. 9 And when they were come near to 10 d Rages, the angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with ^Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath fone only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given 11 thee for a wife. For to thee doth the "Bright of her appertain, seeing thou 12 only art of her kindred. And the maid is fair and wise : now therefore hear me, and I will speak to her father; and when we return from ''Rages we will celebrate the marriage: for I know that Raguel cannot marry her to another according sto the law of Moses, but ''he shall be guilty of death, because the right of in- heritance doth rather appertain to thee 13 than to any other. Then the young man answered the angel, I have heard, brother Azarias, that this maid hath ' See Num. 27. 17. « (Gk.]. Let not money i>e ntiiii-d, bttt be the k off- scouring 0/ our son. ^ I Cor, 4. 13. II Or, So Ions as God hath granted ns to live, this is sufficient. I ch. 7. 16. & 8. 4, 7. See Cant. 4. 9- "' ver. 16. VI. a Gen. 2, 14. Dan. 10. 4 in the Gk. Judith 1, 6. Ecclus. 24. 25- \\\Qr^castit u/fot: the land. ^ See ch. 3.7. c Luke 7. 21. & 8. 2. & IT. 26 Gk.). Acts 19. 12, 13. 15, i6. <:c ch. ri. 4, 8, 11—13- d So ver. 12. See ch. i. 14. '^ ch. 3. 7. f ch. 3. 10, 15. " Or, inJurit- aucc. So ch. 3. 17. ver. 12. ch. 7. 10. f Numb. 27. 8, ,S: 36. 8. So ch. 7. 13. '» See Numb. 35.3i^Eiigl.]. (44) Chap. vi. 14. TOBIT. Chap. vni. 5. • ver. 16. Matt. 9. 15. Mark 2. 19. Luke 5. 34. J Gk. as ver. 17- ch. 8. 3. See ch. 3. 8. k ch. 3. 8. 1 See ch. 3. > ch. 1 Or. imber. ch. 8. 2. I Or, vt'hfiiteiitly. Ecclus. 17. 26. VII. * Seech. 3.7, *' ch. I. 3, 4. '^ So Gen. 43. 27, 23. *1 See ch. 5. ■3- been given to seven men, who all died in 'the marriage chamber. And now 1 14 am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest, if I go in unto her, I die, as the other before: for a J wicked spirit loveth her, which hurteth no body, ''but those which come unto her: wherefore I also fear lest I die, and 'bring my fa- ther's and my mother's life, because of me, to the grave with sorrow: for they have no other son to bury them. Then 15 the angel said unto him. Dost thou not remember the precepts which thy father gave thee, ™that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given thee to wife; and make thou no reckoning of nhe evil spirit; for this same night shall she be given thee in marriage. And when thou shalt come 16 into 'the marriage chamber, thou shalt take the 'ashes of perfume, and shalt lay upon them some of the heart and liver of the fish, and shalt make a smoke with it: and J the devil shall smell //, and 17 flee away, and never come again any more : but when thou shalt come to her, rise up both of you, and pray to God which is merciful, who will have pity on you, and save you : fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the begin- ning; and thou shalt preserve her, and she shall go with thee. Moreover I suppose that she shall bear thee child- ren. Now when Tobias had heard these thiiif;s, he loved her, and his heart was "eftectually joined to her. And when they were come to " Ecba- tane, they came to the house of Raguel, and Sara met them: and after that they had saluted one another, she brought them into the house. Then said Raguel 2 to Edna his wife. How like is this young man to Tobit my cousin ! And Raguel 3 asked them. From whence are you, bre- thren? To whom they said, IVe are ''of the sons of Nephthali, tohieh are cap- tives in Nineve. Then he said to them, 4 Do ye know Tobit our kinsman? And they said. We know him. '^Then said he. Is he in good health? And they s said, He is both alive, and in good health: and Tobias said, He is my fa- ther. Then Raguel leaped up, and kiss- 6 ed him, and wept, and blessed him, and 7 said unto him. Thou art the son of ''an honest and good man. But when he had heard that Tobit was blind, he was sorrowful, and wept. And tikewise Edna s his wife and Sara his daughter wept. Moreover they ^entertained them cheer- fully ; and after that they had killed " a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to ^Ra- phael. Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched. 9 So he communicated the mattter with Raguel : and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat 10 and drink, and make merry: for it is meet that thou shouldest marry my daughter ; nevertheless I will declare 11 unto thee the truth. I have given my daughter /// marriage to seven men, who died that night they came in unto her : nevertheless for the present be merry. But Tobias said, I will eat nothing here, till we agree and swear one to another. 12 Raguel said, The/i take her from hence- forth saccording to the "manner, for thou art her cousin, and she is thine, and the merciful God give you good success 13 in all things. Then he called his daugh- ter Sara, and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobias, saying. Behold, take her ''after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy father. And he 14 blessed them; and called 'Edna his wife, and took ''paper, and did write an instrument of covenants, and 'sealed it. \l Then they began to eat. After Raguel called his wife Edna, and said unto her, ""Sister, prepare another "chamber, and 17 bring her in thither. \\'hich when she had done as he had bidden her, she brought her thither: and she wept, and she 'received the tears of her daughter, isand said unto her, "Be of good comfort, my daughter; the Lord of heaven and earth give thee joy for this thy sorrow: "be of good comfort, tny daughter. And when they had supped, they 2 brought Tobias in unto her. And as he went, he remembered tiie words of '^ Raphael, and took the 'ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the liver of the fish thereupon, and made a smoke T, therewith. The which smell when ''the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and '^the angel 4 bound him. And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of the bed, and said, "'Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have pity on s us. Then began Tobias to say, "^Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name ' See Luke 10. 38. H a Slicking rant, or, lamb, Junius. Comp. E.\. 12. 3 marg , 5. f See ch. 3. 17. e So Neh. 8. 18 Heb. & Gk.\ « Or, law. Gk. not as ver. 13. 'iNumb.36.6. So ch. 6. 11. ' So Gen. 24. 55- ' Lat. as 2 Esdr. 15. 2. 1 Jer. 32. 10. So Dan. 6. ■7- See Esther •?. 12. '" See ch. 5. 20. n See Matt. 6. 6. 1 Or, lulled. o Ok. as ch. VIII. ^ See ch. 3. II tJr, luioers. ch. 6. 16. ^ ch. 6. 14, 1 5 in the Gk., 17- See ch. 3. S. c Comp. Rev. 20. 2. d See ch. 5. 20. ■■■ ch. 3. II. & II. 14, 17- So ver. 15, 16, 17 in the Gk. Chap. viii. 6. TOBIT. Chap. xi. 2. f Gen. 22. B Gen. 2. 18 •» Ps. 145. 10. ' Ps. 103. 20. & 148. 2. ^ Ecclus. 17. 1 2 Esdr. 9. ch. II. 19 (Gk.). See Matt. 22, 2. ™ Comp. ch. II. 19. " ch. g. 3. & 10. 7. ° ch. 10. 10. p Comp. Ex. 18. 4. IX. » See ch. 3. 17- I'Gen. 24. 10. Ezra 2. 67. Job I. 3, &c. c See ch. i. 14. ■1 See ch. 8. 20. c So ch. 10. I fch. for ever; let the heavens bless thee, and all tliy creatures, f Thou madest Adam, 6 and gavest him Eve his wife/w a help- er a/id stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, s// is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. And now, O 7 Lord, I take not this my '^ sister for lust, but uprightly : then'forc mercifully or- dain that we may become aged together. And she said with him. Amen. So they ^ slept both that night. And Raguel arose, and went and made a grave, saying, I fear lest he also be 10 dead. But when Raguel was come intou his house, he said unto his wife Edna, 12 Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive : if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it. So the maid opened the door, and went 13 in, and found them both asleep, and 1+ came forth, and told them that he was alive. Then Raguel praised God, and 15 said, O God, thou art = worthy to be praised with all pure and holy praise ; therefore '^let thy saints praise thee with all thy creatures; antl Met all thine angels and 1^ thine elect praise thee for ever. Thou art "=10 be praised, for thou hast 16 made me joyful; and that is not come to me which I suspected ; but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy. Thou art "=to be praised, be- 17 cause thou hast had mercy of two that U'ere the only-begotten children of their fathers: grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their life in health with joy and mercy. Then Jiagiiet bade his servants is to fill the grave. And he kept 'the wed- 19 ding feast "fourteen days. For before 20 the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till "the four- teen days of the marriage were expired ; and then he should take "the half of his 21 goods, and go in safety to his father; and shouhi have the rest when pI and my wife be dead. Then Tobias called "Raphael, and said unto him. Brother Azarias, take 2 with thee a servant, and two •'camels, and go to "^ Rages of Media to Gabael, and bring me '•"the money, and bring him to the wedding. For ''Raguel hath 3 sworn that I shall not depart. But ''my 4 father counteth the days; and if I tarry long, he will be very sorry. So "Raphael = went out, and lodged with Gabael, and gave him ^ the handwriting: who brought forth bags which were sealed up, and 6 gave them to him. And early in the morning they went forth both together, and came to the wedding: and "Tobias blessed his wife. Now Tobit his father ^^ counted every day: and when the days of the journey 2 were expired, and they came not, then Tobit said. Are they detained ? or is Gabael dead, and there is no man to 3 give him the money? Therefore he was 4 very sorry. Then his wife said to him. My son is dead, seeing he stayeth long; and she began to bewail him, and said, 5 Now I care for nothing, my son, since I have let thee go, ''the light of mine eyes. 6 To whom Tobit said, Hold thy peace, 7 take no care, for he is safe. But she said. Hold thy peace, a7id deceive me not ; my son is dead. And she went out every day into the way which they went, and did eat no meat on the day- time, and ceased not whole nights to bewail her son Tobias, ''until the four- teen days of the wedding were expired, which Raguel had sworn that he should spend there. Then Tobias said to Raguel, Let me go, for my father and my mother look 8 no more to see me. But his father in law said unto him. Tarry with me, and I will send to thy father, and they shall declare unto him how things go with 9 thee. But Tobias said. No ; but let me logo to my father. Then Raguel arose, and gave him Sara his wife, and ''half his goods, ''servants, and cattle, and II money: and he blessed them, and sent them away, saying. The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey, ?>!y chil- irdren. And he said to his daughter, Honour thy father and thy mother in law, which are now thy parents, that I may hear good report of thee. And he kissed her. Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die, that I may rejoice before the Lord: behold, I ^commit my daughter unto thee 'of special trust; -wherefore do not entreat her evil. After these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed Ra- guel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve. 2 Then "Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest, brother, how thou didst leave I Or, Calael bicsseii To- bias attd his ivi/e. Junius. X. a So ch. 9. 4. •» Comp. Prov. 15. 30. Eanich 3. 14. « See ch. 8. of those things which I have brought : fch. 7. 18 {Gk.;. B See ch. 3, 17. 1> See ch. 8. 5- > ch. 12. 15. See Malt. 25. 3' I ch. 5. 13- " See ch. 2. Nasbas. Conip. ch. 14. 10 inarg. " ch. I. 22. » See ch. 8. V Gen. 29. 27 XII. ' ch. 5. 14, !> ch. 10. 3 for he hath '^ brought me again to thee ° '^''- ^- =■ 3- in safety, and << made whole my wife, \^'^,^' and = brought me the money, and ^like- »ch. 9. 5. 4 wise healed thee. Then the old man ver.'i".'' 5 said. It is due unto him. So he called the angel, and he said unto him, Take half of all that ye have brought, and go 6 away in safety. Then he took thcin both apart, and said unto them, Bless God, s praise him, and magnify him, ^^"- =° and s praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and e.xalt his name, and ' honourably ]^,];,^^'"' to shew forth the works of God ; there- 7 fore be not slack to praise him. '' // '"''=■■•"• is good to keep close the secret of a king, but // is honourable to reveal the works of God. ' Do that whieh is good, ' ' P"- 3- '3- s and no evil shall touch you. J Prayer ^j^^"!^'""' is good with fasting and '^ alms and i* ver. 9. '^righteousness. 'A little with righte- loch. 2"i4 ousness is better than much with un- Sce.M.' both troubled, and >' "<":■ «• ^ fell upon their faces : for they feared. slrizcC': 17 But he said unto them, Fear not, for 28. it shall go well with you; praise God is therefore. For not of any favour of mine, but by the will of our God I • ^ fuel?* I"* came ; wherefore praise him for ever. jg. 19 All these days I did appear unto you ; g°™P;j ^ but -^ I did neither eat nor drink, but & 19. 3- (47J Chap. xii. 20. TOBIT, CHAF. XIV. 3. *> Gk. as vcr. 6, 22. Seech. 13. 3. = Com p. John 16. 5. XIII. ■^ ch. II. 15. ver. 5. See i3eut. 32. 39- ^ I Sam. 2. 6. Wisd. 16. 13. o ch. 12. 6 {Gk.), 20 (Gk.;, 22. ver. 6, 8 (Gk.), 10 (Gk.). ch. 14. I, 2 (Gk ), 7. •» ch. 1. 2. So ver. 6. e See Deut. 30. 3. f See Deut. 6- 5- E ver. 10. I Tiin. I. 17 (Gk.). ^ See Jonah 3- 9- * ver. II, See I Esdr. 4. 46. you did see a vision. Now therefore m •> give God thanks : for "= I go up to him that sent me ; but write all //u'/ii's which are done in a book. And when 21 they rose, they saw him no more. Then they ^ confessed the great and 22 wonderful works of God, and how the angel of the Lord had appeared unto them. Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoic- ing, and said, Blessed /v God that liveth for ever, and bksseJ be his kingdom. For =" he doth scourge, and hath mercy : 2 '' He leadeth down to hell, and bring- eth up again : Neither is there any that can avoid his hand. <= Confess him before the Gentiles, ye 3 children of Israel : For <^he hath scattered us among them. There declare his greatness, 4 And extol him before all the living : For he is our Lord, And he is the God our Father for ever. And * he will scourge us for our ini- 5 quities. And will have mercy again, and "= will gather us out of all nations, Among whom he hath scattered us. If you turn to him ^with your whole 6 heart. And with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him. Then will he turn unto you. And will not hide his face from you. Therefore see what he will do with you, And ■= confess him with your whole mouth. And praise the Lord of might, And e.xtol ^the everlasting King. '^ In the land of my captivity do I 'Upraise him. And declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. 0 ye sinners, turn and do justice be- fore him : ■> Who can tell if he will accept you, And have mercy on you ? 1 will e.xtol my God, 7 And my soul shall praise ' the King of heaven, And shall rejoice in his greatness. Let all men speak, and let all 'praise s him for his righteousness. I O Jerusalem, J the holy city, ' He will scourge thee for thy chil- dren's works. And will have mercy again on '^ the sons of the righteous. 1 '^ Give praise to the Lord, for he is good : And praise sthe everlasting King, That his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, And 'let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives. And love in thee ' for ever those that are miserable. [ ""Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God " ^Vith gifts in their hands, even gifts to ' the King of heaven ; All generations shall praise thee with great joy. ! Cursed ai-e all they which hate thee, And ° blessed shall all be which love thee for ever. J Rejoice and be glad for •'the children of the just : For they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just. 1 O "blessed are Pthey which love thee, /or they shall rejoice in thy "peace: Blessed are p they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges ; For they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, And shall be glad for ever, i Let my soul bless God ithe great King. 5 For '■Jerusalem shall be built u/> with ■■sapphires, and ''emeralds, and pre- cious stone: Thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold. 7 And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with ■■ beryl and carbuncle and stones of ^ Ophir. i And all her streets shall say, 'Alleluia; And they shall praise hini, saying, Blesseii be God, Which hath e.xtolled // for ever. So Tobit made an end of Upraising > God. And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored to him after eight years : and he gave alms, and he ' increased in the fear of the Lord God, and Upraised 3 him. And when he was very aged, he called his son, and the si.x sons of his son, and said to him, My son, take thy children ; for behold, I am j I tan. 9. 24. I^Lclus. 24. 1 1 marg. See Neh. Iny a scotirge u/>oft the worlts of thy children. k ver. 13 :<;k.;. '^OT.totttakc. ' See ch. I. 4. '" So Isai. 60. 5. ch. 14. 6. Rev. 21. 24. " Comp. Ps. 72.10, II. ° ver. 14. So Ps. 122. 6. II Or, /■ro- ifftity. P So Isai. 66. 1 Ps. 48. 3. Matt. 5. 35. r Rev. 21. 18 Kin. 'See q. 28. ^ Rev. ig. I 3. 4. 6. XIV. " See ch. 13. 3- II Or, did more and more /ear. See Luke ig. II. (48) Chap. xiv. 4. TOBIT. Chap. xiv. 15. •> See ch. I. c Jonah 3. 4. ver. S. ^ 1 Kin. 25, 9—11. 0 Ezra 3. S. &6. 14. f Ezra 3. i-z. Hagg. 2. 3, 2 Comp. Jer. 31. 1— 14. & 50- ,4. 5- Baruch 4. 36, 37- & 5- 5-9-. Ilyyr ever is nut in the Roman copy. '> See ch. 13. II. ' So Isai. 2. iS. Mic. 5. 13. Zech. 13. 2. 'ch. 13. M- aged, and am ready to depart out of this life. Go into i" Media, my son, for 4 I surely believe those things which "^Jo- nas the prophet spake of Nineve, that it shall be overthrown ; and tJiat for a titne peace shall rather be in Media ; and that '' our brethren shall lie scat- tered in the earth from that good land : and <^ Jerusalem shall be desolate, and '^ the house of God in it shall be burned, and shall be desolate for a time ; and that again God will have 5 mercy on them, and bring them again into the land, where ^they shall build a temple, but fnot like to the first, until the time of that age be fulfilled ; and s afterward they shall return from all places of their captivity, and build lip Jerusalem gloriously, and the house of God shall be built in it 'for ever with a glorious building, as the pro- phets have spoken thereof And ''all 6 nations shall turn, and fear the Lord God truly, and ' shall bury their idols. So shall all nations praise the Lord, 7 and his people shall * confess God, and the Lord shall exalt his people ; and all "^ those which love the Lord God in truth and justice shall rejoice, shewing mercy to our brethren. And now, my s son, depart out of Nineve, because that those things which >= the prophet Jonas spake shall surely come to pass. But 9 keep thou the law and the command- ments, and shew thyself merciful and ! just, ' that it may go well with thee. 10 And bury me decently, and thy mother with me ; but tarry no longer at Nineve. Remember, my son, how Aman handled '"Achiacharus that brought him up, how i " out of light he brought him into dark- i ness, and how he rewarded him again : yet Achiacharus was " saved, but the other had his reward : for he went down into darkness. ■' Manasses gave alms, and escaped the snares of death 'which they had set for him : but Aman fell I i into the snare, and perished. Where- fore now, my son, consider ° what alms doeth, and how righteousness doth de- liver. When he had said these things, he gave up the ghost in the bed, p being an hundred and eight and fifty years old ; and '^ he buried him honourably. 12 And when Anna his mother was dead, he buried her with his father. But To- bias departed with his wife and children to 1 Ecbatane to Raguel his father in 13 law, where he became old with honour, and he buried his father and mother in law honourably, and he " inherited their 14 substance, and his father Tobit's. And he died at 1 Ecbatane in ''Media, being an hundred and seven and twenty years 15 old. But before he died he heard of the destruction of Nineve, which was taken by Nabuchodonosor and ■■ Assu- erus : and before his death he rejoiced over Nineve. 1 See Dcut. 4. 40. '" See ch. 2. 10. " Camp. lob 18. iS. Pi. 112. 4. II Or, prc- serz'ed. ch. 6. 17. "Junius read- eth, NitzOit. ch. II. 18. 1 Rom. ZL'hic/i he luid set. o See ch. 12. 8,9- p Com p. ver. 2. Or, they. '1 Seech. 3. ; 1 Oty possess- ed. I Mace. 2. lo (Gk.;. Oim. 9, I ? (49) JUDITH. I. a Comp. Tobit 14. 15. ^ See Jonah c ch. 16. 10. See Acts 2.9. d See Tobit 3- 7- e ver. 15. See Tobit 1. 14. i See Tobit 6. I. B See Isai. II. II. h ch. 16. 10 i See ch. 2. j See Isai. 7. 8. 'iEsdr.4.4S. & 5- 55- 2 Esdr. 15. 20. Ecclus.24. 13. & 50. 12. 1 See Josh. 19. 26. *" ch. 15. 5. So Num. 32. I. Ps. 60. 7. " Coinp. Isai. g. I. 0 See ch. 3.9 marg. p See I Kin. 16. 24. 1 Comp. ch. 2. 23. ' See Num. 13. 26. »Gen. 15. 18? or see Josh. 15. 4. » See Gen. 47. II. " See Gen. 45. 10. » Gk. of Num. 13. 22. Ps. 78. 12, 43- Isai. 19. II, Ezek. 30. 14. » See Hos. 9.6. IN the twelfth year of the reign of ^Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, ''the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the <=Medes in "^Ecbatane, and built in = Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits: and set the towers thereof 3 upon the gates of it, an hundred cubits /t![g/i, and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits: and he 4 made the gates thereof, eta/ gates ///a/ tcvre raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty armies, and for the setting in array of his footmen : even in those days king 5 Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of "^Ragau. And 6 there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and ^Tigris, and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the sElymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Chelod, assembled them- selves to the battle. Then Nabuchodo- 7 nosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in '^Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, a/?d to those that dwelt in 'Cilicia, and J Damascus, and ''Liba- nus, and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast, and to those s amongst the nations that ivere of ' Carmel, and "Galaad, and "the higher Galilee, and the great plain of °Esdrelom, and to 9 all that were in PSamaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jeru- salem, and Betane, and iChellus, and ■■Kades, and Hh? river of Egypt, and • Taphnes, and 'Ramesse, and all the land of "Gesem, until jwc come beyond 10 ^'Tanis and ^Memphis, and to all the inhabitants of Egypt, until you come to I the borders of >' Ethiopia. But all the inhabitants of the land ^made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him : yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from them without 12 effect, atid with disgrace. Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very angry with all this country, and sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of "Cilicia, and j Damascus, and ^ Syria, and that he would slay with the sword all the inha- bitants of the land of ''Moab, and the children of "^Ammon, and all Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till yoii come to 13 the borders of ''the two seas. Then he marched in battle array with his power against king Arphaxad "^"^in the seven- teenth year, and he prevailed in his battle : for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his horsemen, and all 14 his chariots. And became lord of his cities, and came unto ■= Ecbatane, and took fthe towers, and spoiled the streets thereof, and turned the beauty thereof 15 into shame. He took also Arphaxad in the mountains of sRagau, and smote him through with his darts, and destroy- 16 ed him utterly that day. So he returned afterward to Nineve, both he and all his •'company of sundry nations, being a very great multitude of men of war, and there he took his ease, and banqueted, both he and hisarmy,anhundredand twenty days. And ''in the eighteenth year, the two and twentieth day of the first month, there was talk in the house of Nabucho- donosor king of the Assyrians, that he should, ''as he said, avenge himself on 2 all the earth. So he called unto him all his officers, and all his '^nobles, and com- 1 See 2 Kin, 19. 9. & Zeph. 3. 10. ^ ch. II. 2, 22 (Gk.). » See Acts 18. iS. '' ch, g. 2, 22. & 6, I. & 7. 8. See Num. 22, I. & 2 Chr. 20. 1. c ch. 5. 2, 5. &6. 5. & 7- 17. 18. See I Sam. II. I. d See Zech. 9. 10. •^^ Coinp. ch. 2. 1. ^ ver. I. K ver. 5. *» So ch. 2. II. ^ Comp. ch. I. 13. *> ch. I. 12. c See Rev. 6. 15- 150^ Chap. ii. 3. JUDITH. Chap. in. 4. iSeei Sam 20. 7. ' Acts 8. 27 (Gk.). I See ch. 5. 23- J ver. 5. Comp. ch. 7. 2. JJ See Tobit Q. 2. ■ ch. 3. ID. & 7. 18. See Judg. j3. 21. municated with them his secret counsel, and '^concluded the afflicting of the whole earth out of his own mouth. Then they decreed to destroy all flesh, 3 '^'^that did not obey the commandment of his mouth. And when he had ended 4 his counsel, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians called Olofernes the chief captain of his army, which was 'next unto him, and said unto him. Thus saith 'the great king, the lord 5 of the whole earth, Behold, thou shalt go forth from my presence, and take with thee men that trust in their own strength, of footmen an hundred and twenty thousand; and the number of horses with their riders twelve thousand. And thou shalt go against all the west 6 country, because ''they disobeyed my commandment. And thou shalt declare ^ unto them, that they prepare for me 'earth and water: for I will go forth in my wrath against them, and will cover the whole face of the earth with the feet of mine army, and I will give them for a spoil unto them: so that their slain 3 shall fill their valleys and brooks, and the river shall be filled with their dead, till it overflow: and I will lead them 9 captives to the utmost parts of all the earth. Thou therefore shalt go forth, 10 and take beforehand for me all their coasts: and if they will yield themselves unto thee, thou shalt reserve them for me till the day of their punishment. But n concerning them that rebel, Het not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest. For ^as I live, and by the 12 power of my kingdom, whatsoever I have spoken, that will I do by mine hand. And take thou heed that thou transgress 13 none of the commandments of thy lord, but accomplish them fully, as I have commanded thee, and defer not to do them. Then Olofernes went forth from the 14 presence of his lord, and railed all the •"governors and captains, and the officers of the army of Assur; and he mustered 15 the chosen men for the 'battle, as his lord had commanded him, J unto an hun- dred and twenty thousand, and twelve thousand archers on horseback; and he 16 ranged them, as a great army is ordered for the war. And he took JJcamels and 17 a.sses for their ''carriages, a very great number; and sheep and oxen and goats without number for their provision: and is plenty of victual for every man of the army, and very much gold and silver out 19 of the king's house. Then he went forth and all his power to go before king Nabuchodonosor in the voyage, and 'to cover all the face of the earth westward with their chariots, and horsemen, and 20 their chosen footmen. A great multitude also "of sundry countries came with them like ° locusts, and "like the sand of the earth : for the multitude was without 21 number. And they went forth of Nineve three days' journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left 22 hand of the upper PCilicia. Then he took all his army, his footmen, and horsemen, and chariots, and went from 23 thence into the hill country; and destroy- ed iPhud and^Lud, and spoiled all the children of Rasses, and "^the children of Ismael, which were toward the wilder- ness at the south of the land of the ^Chel- 24 lians. Then he went over Euphrates, and went through 'Mesopotamia, and destroyed all the high cities that were upon the river Arbonai, till you come to 25 the sea. And he took the borders of PCilicia, and killed all that resisted him, and came to "the borders of Japheth, which were toward the south, over against 26 Arabia. He compassed also all the chil- dren of ^Madian, and burnt up their tabernacles, and spoiled their sheepcotes. 27 Then he went down into the plain of ^'Damascus in the time of wheat har- vest, and burnt up all their fields, and destroyed their flocks and herds, also he spoiled their cities, and "utterly wasted their countries, and smote all their young 28 men with vthe edge of the sword. There- fore the fear and dread of him fell upon (z//the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in ^Sidon and Tyrus, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in ^Jemnaan; and they that dwelt in ''Azotus and '^Ascalon feared him greatly. So they sent ambassadors unto him 2 to treat of peace, saying. Behold, we the servants of Nabuchodonosor *the great king lie before thee; use us as shall be 3 good in thy sight. Behold, our houses, and all our places, and all ''our fields of wheat, and flocks, and herds, and all the lodges of our tents, lie before thy face; 4 use them as it pleaseth thee. Behold, even our cities and the inhabitants there- of are thy servants; come and deal with 1 ch. 7. 18. So Ex. 10. 5, 15 Num. 22. 5, II. Comp. ch. 16. 4. °' So ch. I. 16. " See Ex. 10. 4. " See Gen. 22. 17. P ch. t. 7, 12. ver. 25. 2 Mace. 4. 36. Acts 6. 9. & 15- 23,41. & 21. 39. & 23. 3. &27. 5. Gal. I. 21. 1 See Ezek. 27. iO. >■ (Jen. 25. 18. * Comp. ch. I. 9. ' ch. 5. 7. See Acts 2. 9. " Gen. 10. 5. 'See Judg. 6. I. " ch. I. 12. See Isai. 7. 8. * So Dan. 2. 44- Matt. 21. 44. Luke 20. iS in the Gk. y Gen. 34. 26 marg. Ecclus. 28. 18. I Mace. 5. 28. Luke 21. 24. Ht:b. II. 34. ^ See Mall, 15. 21. » See I Mace. 4. 15? ° See I Sam. 5. 1. & 1 Mace. 4. IS- *= I Mace. 10. 86. 8: 11. 60. I't 12. 33. See Judg. 1. 18. * See ch. 2. 5- ^ cli. 2. 27. Conip. ch. 4. 5. (51) Gz ClIAP. III. 5. JUDITH. Chap. v. 5. c ch. 2. 28. &5. 2, 22. &7- 8. ^ ch. 15. 13. Comp. Acts 14. 13. ® ch. 16. 2- See Ex. 15. 20. f See Ex. ;,4. 13- "Or, Esdrelom. ch. I. 8. & 4. 6 marg. &7-3 (Gk.j. See Josh. 17. 16. H Or, Dotea, Dot/ian, Ju- nius. Gen. 37. 17. See ch. 7. 3. + Gr. great saiv. Comp. I Sam. 13. 23. & 14. 4. e See Josh. 18. 24. h 2 Mace 12. 29. 30 See Josh. 17. It. >Sec ch. 2.1 ;. IV. » Comp. 2 Clir. 33- II -13? or rather ch. 5. 19. B Or, out of Jtidea. *> 2 Chr. 33. 15, 16? <= See I Kin. 16. 24, d I Mace. 3. 16. See Josh. 10. II. « Comp, ch. 15.4. 5? ("See John 3. 23? s ch. 5. I. *• Comp. ch. 2. 27. &3-3- ' ver. 8. 14. ch. TS. 8. Comp. I Esdr. 5. 5 marg. j ch. 6. 10, Xlc. & 7. I, &c. '^ Soch. 15-4 H Or, Esdre- lom. See ch. 3. 9. It Or. fitaiti. 1 See ch. 7. 3, >» ch. 6. 7. &7.i::Gk.),7 & 14. II (Gk.). So ch. 5, I. 1 Or, rtcc agaitrsi all. them as seemeth good unto thee. So ; the men came to Olofernes, and de- clared unto him after this manner. Then i came he do«'n toward "^the sea coast, both he and his army, and set garrisons in the high cities, and took out of them chosen men for aid. So they and all : the country round about received them ''with garlands, ^witli dances, and with 'timbrels. Yet he did cast down their i frontiers, and ^cut down their groves: for he had decreed to destroy all the gods of the land, that all nations should worship Nabuchodonosor only, and that all tongues and tribes should call upon him as god. Also he came over against . "Esdraelon near unto 'Judea, over a- gainst the 'great strait of Judea. And i. he pitched between ^Geba and '^Scytho- polis, and there he tarried a whole month, that he might gather together all the 'carriages of his army. Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Olofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the na- tions, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought. Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the tem- ple of the Lord their God : ^for they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people "of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and ''the altar, and ''the house, were sancti- fied after the profanation. Therefore they sent into all the coasts of "^Samaria, and the villages, and to ''Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to "^Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of '^Salem: and ^possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the pro- vision of war: for ''their fields were of late reaped. Also 'Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jeru- salem, wrote to them that dwelt in J Be- thulia, and ''Betomestham, which is over against 'Esdraelon toward the "open country near to ' Dothaim, charging them to keep ""the passages of the hill coun- try: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the pas- sage was strait, "for two men at the most. And the children of Israel did as ijoacim the high priest had commanded them, with the "ancients of all the peo- ple of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem. 9 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great "fervency, and with great "ve- hemency did they humble their souls: lolwth they, and their wives, and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, °put sackcloth upon 11 their loins. Thus every man and wo- man, and the little children, and the in- habitants of Jerusalem, Pfell before the temple, and ^cast ashes upon their heads, and "'spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord : also they 12 put sackcloth about the altar, and cried to the God of Israel all with one con- sent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their \\\vt% ^for a spoil, and the cities of their in- heritance to destruction, and the sanc- tuary to profanation, and reproach, and 13 for the nations to rejoice at. So God heard their prayers, and 'looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem "before the sanctuary of the Lord ^Al- 14 mighty. And 'Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, "had their loins girt with sack- cloth, and "offered the daily burnt offer- ings, with the vows and free gifts of the 15 people, and ihad ashes on their •"'mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously. Then was it declared to Olofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, that the children of Israel had prepared for war, and had shut up "the passages of the hill country, and had fortified 'all '^Ihe tops of the high hills, and had laid ''''impediments in the champian countries: 2 wherewith he was very angry, and called all the princes of <^Moab, and the cap- tains of ■= Amnion, and all the governors 3 of ''the sea coast, and he said unto them. Tell me now, ye sons of Canaan, who this people is, that dwelleth in the hill country, and what are the cities that they inhabit, and what is the multitude of their army, and wherein is their power and strength, and what king is set over 4 them, or captain of their army; and why have they determined not to come and meet me, more than all the inhabitants 5 of the west? Then said "^Achior, the captain of all the sons of "^Ammon, • Or, governors. ch. II. 14. & 15. 8. 2 Mace. I. 10. ft 4- 44- Acts 5. 21 in the Gk. Gk. not as ch. 6. 16. " See Acts 12. 5 marg. o ch. 8. 5. Sec I Rin. 20. 31. P Ezra 10. I. q So ch. 9. 1. See Josh. 7.6. '* Ccimp. 2 Sam. 21. 10? * Sec I Esdr. 8.77. tScel-A-. ^: " ch. 16. 20. *■ See 2 Cor. 6. 18. " Ex. 29. 38. ■' Ex. 28. 4, S;c. Ecchis. 4=;. 12 (Gk. and Engl. \ (tU. not a^ ch. 10. 3 marg. " Seech. 4. 7. t Gr. /i//ilie '' So ch. 4. 5. it 7. 10. I'l' ver. 20 (Gk.). ^ See ch. i. <* Seech. 3. 6. « ch. 5. 5. X 11. 0. & 14. 5- Na) Chap. v. 6. JUDITH. Chap. vi. 6. f Gen. II. 31. Comp. Act^ 7. 2. S II. 17. I M^cr. (3. 18. vs: 4. ?5. J Ge Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of thy servant, and I will de- clare unto thee the truth concerning this people, which dwelleth near thee, and inhabiteth the hill countries: and there shall no lie come out of the mouth of thy servant. This people are descended of the Chaldeans: and ^they sojourned heretofore in s Mesopotamia, because k^Com"*"' ''they would not follow the gods of their Josh. 24. 2. fathers, which were in the land of Chal- lOr.weni ^q^_ For they 'left the Way of their an- "Tobitio.ii. cestors, and worshipped 'the God of ch. 6. 19. heaven, the God whom they knew : so they cast them out from the face of their gods, and they fled into s Mesopo- tamia, and sojourned there many days. Then J their God commanded t/iem to depart from the place where they so- journed, and to go into the land of Ca- t Gen. 13. 2. naan: where they dwelt, and •'were in- creased with gold and silver, and with very much cattle. But when a famine 10 covered all the land of Canaan, 'they went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, while they were nourished, and ■"became there a great multitude, so that one could not number their nation. Therefore "the king of Egypt rose upn a;;ainst them, and "dealt subtilly with tliem, and brought them low with la- bouring in brick, and made them .slaves. pThen they cried unto their God, and 12 ihe smote all the land of Egypt with in- curable plagues: so "'the Egyptians cast them out of their sight. And ^God 13 dried the Red sea before them, and 14 Or.Mofi^ 'brought them 'to mount Sina, and "Ca- wiiderness «,'■ des-Barne, and cast forth all that dwelt ^Nu'mb. 13. •'^ ^^^ wilderness. "So they dwelt in 15 the land of the Amorites, and they de- stroyed by their strength all them of ''Esebon, and >' passing over Jordan they r jo5h. 3. 16. possessed ^all the hill country. And 16 j « Josh. 10. jj^gy (.j^gf fQ,.t[^ before them the ='Cana- josh. U.S. anite, the ^Pherezite, the ^Jebusite, and the ='''Sychemite, and all the "^Gerges- ites, and they dwelt in that cotaitry many days. And whilst they sinned not 17 before their God, they prospered, be- cause the ''God that hateth iniquity was with them. But =when they departed 18 from the way which he appointed them, they were destroyed in many battles very sore, and '^were led captives into a land that 7vas not theirs, and the temple of their God was cast to the ground, and their cities were taken by the ene- mies. But now are they returned to 19 1 G:n. af, " Ex. I. 7. — H- *> E.x I. 10. .\ct> 7. 19 in the Gk. P Ex. 2. 23. '1 Kx. ch. 7 — ch. 10. '■ Ex. 12. 3 33 * Ex. 14. 2 29. ' Ex. 19. ] 26. & 20. I. Deut. I. 19. " Numb. 21. 25- '• Comp. Gen. 34. 2. *^ Dent. 7. I Josh. 3. 10. ^ 24- 11. I ■' Ps. 5. S- * Judg. 2. I —15- ; Ai- 7.8. , f2 Kin. 23 9-11. their God, and sare come up from the !,='' •'■ =■ places where they were scattered, and tzr.^ 1. 1—5. have possessed Jerusalem, where their sanctuary is, and 'are seated in the hill \2ji'r'^veii- 20 country; for it was desolate. Now there- ings. fore, my lord and governor, if there be any error in this people, and they sin against their God, let us consider that this shall be their •'ruin, and let us go ^'^2\^^ 21 up, and we shall overcome them. But Rather as if there be no iniquity in their nation, °'"' '''■ ^'' let my lord now pass by, lest their Lord defend t/iem, and their God be for them, and we become a reproach before all the world. 22 And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round , _ „ . about the tent murmured, and the 'chief 6.' 15. men of Olofernes, and all that dwelt by "(f^,™'^'^' ^' "the sea side, and in ''Moab, spake that Ex. 18. 4. 23//(' should kill him. For, isay they, we „ il'isRty"' will not be afraid of the face of the chil- '^"/'•''■^ dren of Israel: for lo, // is a people that &7.'ii'!;Gk.;. have no strength nor power 'for a strong wisd.'/2. 9. 24 ''battle. Now therefore, lord Olofernes, 'Soch.io. we will go up, and they shall be 'a prey "^ "'' to be devoured of all thine army. And \"1- when the tumult of men that were about the council was ceased, Olofernes the chief captain of the army of Assur said unto Achior and all the "Moabites be- ^s^ech. 1. fore all the company of other nations, 2 And who art thou, Achior, and '^the " ^cr. s- hirelings of Ephraim, that thou hast pro- phesied amongst us as to day, and hast said, t/iat 'cve should not make war with the people of Israel, ■= because their God ' '^''- 5 =' will defend them? and who is God but 3 Nabuchodonosor? He will send his power, and will destroy them from the face of the earth, and ^ their God shall '.'a^^jl^j';"- not deliver them : but we his servants i"'- 36- 1^^— will destroy them as one man; for they are not able to sustain the power of our 4 horses. For with them we will tread them under foot, and their mountains = shall be drunken with their blood, and j^"^"'""'' their fields shall be filled with their dead ' '. bodies, and their footsteps shall not be able to stand before us, for they shall ! utterly perish, saith king Nabuchodono- sor, lord of all the earth; for he said, None of my words shall be in vain. 5 And thou, Achior, •'a hireling of 'Am- ' .^'-ech.5. ;. mon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation sthat came out *■■ ^''- 5- '^ ,of Egypt. And then shall the sword of (53) Chap. vi. 7. JUDITH. Chap. vii. 12. '1 Corap. 1 Kin. 22. 27. ' See ch. 4. 7. ^ Gen. 4. 6. 1 ch. 4. 6. •" ch. 7. 3, 7, 12, 17. & 12. 7. » ver. 21. ch. 7. 23. & 8. 10. & 10. 6. & 13. 12 in the Gk. See I Esdr. 6. 8. Gk. not as ch. 4. 8. ^ ver. I. P See ch. 5. 8. iSoPs. S4.9. mine army, and the multitude of them that serve me, pass through thy sides, and thou shalt fall among their slain, •"when I return. Now therefore my ser- 7 vants shall bring thee back into the hill country, and shall set thee in one of the cities of 'the passages: and thou shalt s not perish, till thou be destroyed with them. And if thou persuade thyself in 9 thy mind that they shall not be taken, let not ''thy countenance fall : I have spoken it, and none of my words shall be in vain. Then Olofernes commanded his ser- to vants, that waited in his tent, to take Achior, and bring him to 'Bethulia, and deliver him into the hands of the chil- dren of Israel. So his servants took n him, and brought him out of the camjj into the plain, and they went from the midst of the plain into the hill countiy, and came unto '"the fountains that were under Bethulia. And when the men of 12 the city saw them, they took up their weapons, and went out of the city to the top of the hill: and every man that used a sling kept them from coming up by castmgof stones against them. Neverthe- 13 less having gotten privily under the hill, they bound Achior, and cast him down, and left him at the foot of the hill, and returned to their lord. But the Israelites m descended from their city, and came unto him, and loosed him, and brought him into Bethulia, and presented him to the governors of the city: which were 15 in those days Ozias the son of Micha, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel. And they called together all 16 "the ancients of the city, and all their youth ran together, and their women, to the assembly, and they set Achior in the midst of all their people. Then Ozias asked him of that which was done. And 17 he answered and declared unto them the words of "the council of Olofernes, and all the words that he had spoken in the midst of the princes of Assur, and whatsoever Olofernes had spoken proudly against the house of Israel. Then the is people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto God, saying, O Lord 19 PGod of heaven, behold their pride, and pity the low estate of our nation, and 'Uook upon the face of those that are sanctified unto thee this day. Then they comforted Achior, and praised 20 him greatly. And Ozias took him out 21 of the assembly unto his house, and ■■made a feast to "the elders; and they called on the God of Israel all that night for help. The next day Olofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Be- thulia, to take aforehand ""the ascents of the hill country, and to make war 2 against the children of Israel. Then their strong men removed their eamps in that day, and the army of the men of war was ''an hundred and seventy thou- sand footmen, and twelve thousand horsemen, beside the baggage, and other men that were afoot amongst them, a 3 very great multitude. And they camped in the valley near unto Bethulia, "^by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth 'over "^Dothaim even to "= Bel- maim, and in length from Bethulia unto 'Cyamon, which is over against ""Esdrae- 4 Ion. Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbour. Now will these men slick up the face of the earth ; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the 5 hills, are able to bear their weight. Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had kindled fires upon their towers, they remained and watched 6 all that night. But in the second day Olofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel 7 which were in Bethulia, and viewed *the passages up to the city, and came to ■^the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set ''garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed to- wards his people. s Then came unto him all the chief of 'the children of Esau, and all the gover- nors of the people of ''Moab, and the captains of 'the sea coast, and said, t) Let our Lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine 10 army. For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not ea.sy to come up to the tops of their mountains. 11 Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle "array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish. 12 Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands "^the fountain of •■ 2 Sam. 3. 20 ,Gk.). ch. 12. 10. VII. " Seech. 4. 7. Comp. ch. 15. 3. *• Comp. ch. 2. 15. <= ch. 12. 7 ;Gk.). See ch. 6. 11 ^/rom Do- iltaim, Ju- nius. 7- II Or. pits. V 2 Chr. 26. 10 marg. ;Gk.;. ch. 8. 31. 1 See Ezek. 4. II. >• Tobit 14. II. Luke 16. 9? in the Gk. * ch. 6. 15. ^ See ch. 6. 16. " So Ex. 5. water, which issueth forth of the foot of the nrountain: for all the inhabitants of 13 BethuHa have their water thence ; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains f/iat are near, and will camp upon them, to j watch that none go out of the city. So 14 j they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with famine, and be- fore the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell. Thus shalt thou render them 15 an evil reward ; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably. And these words pleased Olo- 16 femes and all his servants, and he ap- pointed to do as they had spoken. So 17 the ''camp of the children of ""Amnion departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and "^the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel. Then 'the children of Esau is went up with the children of '"Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against '^Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east, over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur ; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and "covered the face of the whole land ; and their tents and "carriages were pitch- ed to a very great multitude. Then the 19 children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them. Thus all 20 the ''company of Assur remained about them, both their footmen, chariots, and horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhabitants of Bethulia. And the 'pcIs-ji terns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink iby measure. Therefore their young children were out 22 of heart, and their women and young men ■'fainted for thirst, and fell down in the streets of the city, and by the pas- sages of the gates, and there was no longer any strength in them. Then all the people assembled to 23 ^Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all 'the elders. "God 24 be judge between us and you: for you have done us great injury, in that you have not required peace of the children 25 of Assur. For now we have no helper : but "God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction. 26 Now therefore call them unto yoii^ and deliver the whole city >for a spoil to the people of Olofernes, and to all his army. 27 For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst : for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our 28 children to die. ^We take to witness against you the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and ''the sins of our fathers, 'that he do not ''according as we have .said this 29 day. Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto 30 the Lord God with a loud voice. Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, "^let us yet endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will 31 not forsake us ''utterly. And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do ■= according to your word. 32 And he dispersed the people, tTtrv one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city. Now at that time Judith heard there- of, which 7cas the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Oziel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of ' Samael, the son 2 of Salasadai, » the son of Israel. And Manasses was her husband, of her tribe and kindred, who died in ''the barley 3 harvest. For as he stood overseeing I them that bound sheaves in the field, •= the heat came upon his head, and he fell on his bed, and died in the city of Bethulia : and they buried him with I his fathers in the field between '' Dothaim I 4 and ^Balamo. So Judith was a widow I in her house three years and ' four 5 months. And she made her a tent 1 upon s the top of her house, and '' put * See Deut. 32. 3°. y See I Esdr. 8. 77- Gk. not as 14- See Deut. 4. 26. • See Ps. 106. 6. ^ Or, test he do, meaning Olofernes. *> ver. 27. ** ch. 14. 13. I Thess. 2. 16 (Gk.\ e ver. 26. VIII. II Or, Samaliel. a Comp. ch, g. 2. !> See Ruth I. 22. « So 2 Kin. 4. 18, 19. ■i See ch. 7. 3. e So Cant. 8. II. f Comp. ch. 4. 5- K Acts 10. 9. See 2 Sam. II. 2. i» ch. 4. 10, H- &9. 1. & 10. 3. See I Kin. 20. 3 1- Iss) Chap. viii. 6. JUDITH. Chap. vni. 31. 'Geu. 38. 14, ch. 10. 3. & 16. 8 k M;irk 15. 42iGk.;. ' Set Isai. i. '3- II Or, a 'id she kc-fit tlitm. "' ch. 7. 10, (22). " ch. 7. sf , 30> 3»- ver. 30. och. 6. 15. P See ch. G. 16. 1 Acts 15. 10. r See 2 Cur. 6. iS. ■ I Cor. 2. ' I Cor. 2. 16. " ch. II. II. See DeuL. 31. 29. H Or, engage. * Numb. 23. jg ,Gk. j. on sackcloth upon her louis, and ware ' her widow's apparel. And she fasted 6 all the days of her widowhood, save *^the eves of the sabbath, and 'the sabbaths, and the eves of the new moons, and ' the new moons, and the feasts and solemn days of the house of Israel. She was also of a goodly 7 countenance, and very beautiful to be- hold : and her husband Manasses had left her gold, and silver, and men- servants, and maidservants, and cattle, and lands ; ' and she remained upon them. And there was none that gave 8 her an ill word ; for she feared God greatly. Now when she heard the evil 9 words of the people against the go- vernor, '" that they fainted for lack of water (for Judith had heard "all the words that Ozias had spoken unto them, and " that he had sworn to de- liver the city unto the Assyrians after five days ;) then she sent her waiting 10 woman, that had the government of all things that she had, to call ° Ozias and Chabris and Charmis, p the ancients of the city. And they came unto her, and n she said unto them. Hear me now, O yc governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia : for your words that you have spoken before the people this day are not right, touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have pro- mised to deliver the city to our ene- mies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you. And now who are 12 you ithat have tempted God this day, and stand instead of God amongst the children of men ? And now try the 13 Lord ■'Almighty, but you shall never know any i/iing. For ^you cannot lind 14 the depth of the heart of man, neither can ye perceive the things that he thinketh: then how can you search out God, that hath made all these things, and ' know his mind, or comprehend his purpose ? Nay, my brethren, " pro- voke not the Lord our God to anger. For if he will not help us within these 1$ five days, he hath power to defend us when he will, even every day, or to destroy us before our enemies. Do not 16 ' bind the counsels of the Lord our God : for " God is not as man, that he may be threatened ; •'^' neither is he as the son of man, that he should be wavering. Therefore let us wait for 17 salvation of him, and call upon him to help us, and he will hear our voice, if is it please him. For there arose none in our age, neither is there any now in these days, neither tribe, nor family, nor ' people, nor city, among us, which ' Or, imuf. worship gods made with hands, y as '■.J"'is- =■ '■■ 19 hath been aforetime. For the which & t. \'. cause our fathers were given to the sword, and for a spoil, and had a great 20 fall before our enemies. But we know- none other god, therefore we trust that he will not despise us, nor any of our 21 nation. For if we be taken, so all Judea shall lie waste, and our sanctuary shall be spoiled ; and he will require the profanation thereof at our mouth. 22 And the " slaughter of our brethren, and = Qr:,/enr. the captivity of the country, and the desolation of our inheritance, will he turn upon our heads among the Gen- tiles, wheresoever we shall be in bond- age ; and we shall be ^ an offence and 'Rf'"- m- '3 a reproach to a/l them that possess us. ' ■'" 23 For our servitude shall not be directed to favour : but the Lord our God shall 24 turn it to dishonour. Now therefore, O brethren, let us shew an example to our brethren, because their hearts de- pend upon us, and the sanctuary, and the house, and the altar, rest upon us. 25 Moreover let us give thanks to the Lord our God, which trieth us, even 26 as he did our fathers. Remember what thifigs he did to * Abraham, and how " ''"="■ ==■ ■• he tried ^ Isaac, and ''what happened ''Gen. 28.2,7. to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, when & 31! 7.' he kept the sheep of Laban his mo- 27 ther's brother. For he hath not tried t/s in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us: but "^the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them. ;3 Then said Ozias to her, All that thou hast spoken hast thou spoken with a good heart, and there is none that may 29 gainsay thy words. For this is not the first day wherein thy wisdom is mani- fested ; but from the beginning of thy days all the people have known thy understanding, because the disposition 30 of thine heart is good. But "^ the peo- ■" ^'"- '^■ pie were very thirsty, and compelled us to do unto them as we have spoken, and to bring an oath upon ourselves, 31 which we will not break. Therefore now pray thou for us, because thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our "= cisterns, and we ' ch. ?■ 21 ^ Prov. 3. 12. Sec Heb. 12. (56) Chap. viii. 32. JUDITH. Chap. x. 4. fver. 10. ch. 10. 2, 5, & 13. 9. 6 16. 23. Esther 15. 2, 7 in the Gk. s See Ex. 3. 16. •• See ] 1. 17. San IX. " See ch. 4. ri. *» See ch. 8. 5. « Ex. 30. 8. <* Gen. 34. 2, =5- But comp. Gen. 49. 7. ' Gen. 34. 7. f Gen. 34. 28, 29. e 2 Esdr. 2. 6. SoTobit 3.4. ch. 7. 27- See I Esdr. 8.77. " Num. 25. II [marg.]. ' So I Sam. 17. 45. 47- shall faint no more. Then said 32 Judith unto them, Hear me, and I will do a thing, which shall go throughout all generations to the children of our nation. You shall stand this night in 33 the gate, and I will go forth with my f waiting woman : and within the days that you have promised to deliver the city to our enemies s the Lord will visit Israel by mine hand. But inquire 34 not you of mine act : for I will not de- clare // unto you, till t/ic things be finished that I do. Then said Ozias 35 and the princes unto her, ^ Go in peace, and the Lord God be before thee, to take vengeance on our enemies. So they 36 returned from 'the tent, and went to their wards. Then Judith ^ fell upon her face, and ^put ashes upon her head, and unco- vered '' the sackcloth wherewith she was clothed ; and about '^ the time that the incense of that evening was offered in Jerusalem in the house of the Lord, Judith cried with a loud voice, and said, O Lord God of my father 2 Simeon, ^ to whom thou gavest a sword to take vengeance of the strangers, who loosened the girdle of a maid to defile her^ and discovered the thigh to her shame, and polluted her virginity to her reproach ; for thou saidst, " It shall not be so ; and yet they did so : wherefore 3 thou gavest their rulers to be slain, so that they dyed their bed in blood, being deceived, and smotest the ser\ants with their lords, and the lords upon their thrones; and fhast given their wives 4 sfor a prey, and f their daughters to be captives, and all ^ their spoils to be di- vided amongst thy dear children ; which ■> were moved with thy zeal, and abhor- red the pollution of their blood, and called upon thee for aid : O God, O my God, hear me also a widow. For thou 5 hast wrought not only those things, but also the things which fell out before, and which ensued after ; thou hast thought upon the things wliich are now, and which are to come. Yea, what things 6 thou didst determine were ready at hand, and said, Lo, we are here r for all thy ways are prepared, and thy judgments are in thy foreknowledge. For behold, the Assyrians are multi- 7 plied in their power; they are exalted with horse and man ; they glory in the strength of their footmen ; ' they trust in shield, and spear, and bow, and sling; and know not that thou art J the Lord that breakest the battles : J the Lord is ' ch. 16. 3. s thy name. '> Throw down their strength siWie'.^o' in thy power, and bring down their ''^''•'' force in thy wrath : for they ha\-e pur- posed to defile thy sanctuarj', ant/ to pollute the tabernacle where thy glori- ous name resteth, and to cast down with 9 sword ^ the horn of thy altar. Behold "^ ^x- =7- 2- their pride, and send thy wrath upon their heads : give into mine hand, Tchich am a ^\•idow, the power that I have 10 conceived. ' Smite by the deceit of my ' J"dg; 4- 21- lips the servant with the prince, and ^^ ^" °°' the prince with the sen'ant : break down their ■" stateliness " by the hand " <:h. 12. s 11 of a woman. P~or °thy power standeth ..jiidg. 4. 9. not in multitude, nor thy might in "^'^W^^- strong men : for thou art a God of the " Judg.' 7. 2. afflicted, a helper of the oppressed, an ^^'^11*' "' upholder of the weak, a protector of S; ^o. 6. the forlorn, a Psaviour of ithem that are >> Esther 15. 12 without hope. I pray thee, I pray q Esther 14. thee, O God of my father, and God ■9iGk.;. of the inheritance of Israel, ■■ Lord of 'So ch. 13. the heavens and earth. Creator of the waters. King of every creature, hear 13 thou my prayer : and make my speech and deceit to be their wound and stripe, who have purposed cruel things against thy covenant, and thy hallowed house, and against the toj) of Sion, and against the house of the possession of thy chil- 14 dren. And make every nation and tribe to acknowledge that thou art the God of all power and might, and that there is none other that protecteth the people of Israel but thou. Now after that she had ceased to X. cry unto the God of Israel, and had 2 made an end of all these words, she rose = where she had fallen down, and " *■ 9' '• called her maid, and went down into the house, ^ in the which she abode in *■ ''^- ^- => ^■ the sabbath days, and in her feast days, 3 and pulled ofi"''the sackcloth which she had on, and put oft" *> the gannents of her widowhood, and "^ washed her body \l ^^"'- "• all over with water, and •= anointed her- ch. 16. 8. self with precious ointment, and braided " ^ ^^' ^' the hair of her head, and put on a t Gr. mitre. * ^ tire upon it, and put on her garments ^ot'S cii. 4. of gladness, wherewith she was clad is- during the life of ^Manasses her hus- ,7^.° ^° """ 4 band. And ''she took sandals upon her ^jj^'|^'" feet, and put about her her ' bracelets, fEccius. 21. and s her chains, and her •> rings, and g'cen. 24. 22, her sh earrin£;s, and all her ornaments, 30 iGk.!. and decked herself bravely, to allure (ck.).' (57) H Chap. x. 5. JUDITH. Chap. xi. 7. ' I Kin. 17. 12, 14, 16. i I Sam. 25. 18. & 30. 12 (Gk.). ^ [Or.] wrapped, or, packed. t ch. 8. 33. ' ch. 6. 15, 16. "> ch. II. 6 iGk.). & 13- 5- the eyes of all men that should see her. Then she gave her maid a bottle of 5 wine, and ' a cruse of oil, and filled a bag with parched corn, and J lumps of figs, and with fine bread ; so she "folded all these things together, and laid them upon her. Thus they went forth to 5 the gate of the city of Bethulia, and ''found standing there Ozias, and 'the ancients of the city, Chabris and Char- mis. And when they saw her, that her 7 countenance was altered, and her ap- parel was changed, they wondered at her beauty very greatly, and said unto her, The God, the God of our fathers, 8 give thee favour, and accomplish thine " enterprises to the glory of the chil- dren of Israel, and to the exaltation of Jerusalem. Then they worshipped God. And she said unto them, Command the 9 gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof you have spoken with me. So they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken. And when they had done so, 10 Judith went out, she, and her maid with her ; and the men of the city looked after her, until she was gone down the mountain, and till she had passed the valley, and could see her no more. Thus they went straight forth in then valley : and the """ first watch of the Assyrians met her, and took her, and 12 asked her. Of what people art thou ? and whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am a woman of the Hebrews, and am fled from °^So ch. 5. 24 them : for they shall be given you " to be consumed : and I am coming before 13 Olofernes the chief captain of your army, to declare words of truth ; and I will shew him a way, whereby he shall go, and win all the hill country, without losing the l)ody or life of any one of his men. Now when the men 14 heard her words, and beheld her coun- tenance, they wondered greatly at her beauty, and said unto her, Thou hast 15 saved thy life, in that thou hast hasted to come down to the presence of our lord : now therefore come to his tent, °^isd. 19. 2 and some of us shall ° conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands. And when thou standest before 16 him, be not afraid in thine heart, but shew tuito liim according to thy word ; and he will entreat thee well. Then 17 ""^ ch. 14. 2 :Gk.). (Gk.). (Gk.). See Acts 15. " Or, ajtd they pre- pared a chariot_/<5r lur. Comp. 1 Kin. 18. 44. ^ ch. 15. II iGk.i. P Acts 21. 30 :Gk... they chose out of them an hundred men ' to accompany her and her maid ; and they brought her to the tent of 18 Olofernes. Then p was there a con- course throughout all the camp : for her coming was noised among the tents, and they came about her, as she stood without the tent of Olofernes, till they 19 told him of her. And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the chil- dren of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbour. Who would despise this people, that have among them such women ? surely it is not good that one man of them be left, who being let go might deceive the 20 whole earth. And they that ""lay near Olofernes went out, and all his servants, and they brought her into the tent. 21 Now Olofernes rested upon his bed un- der a oth beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy words : surely if thou do as thou hast spoken, p thy God shall i* Comp. be my God, and thou shalt dwell in Dan. 6.' it the house of king Nabuchodonosor, and shalt be renowned through the whole earth. Then he commanded to bring her in \vhere ^ his plate w^as set ; and bade that they should prepare for her of his own meats, and that she should drink of his 2 own wine. And Judith said, =^ I will °° ^^^ not eat thereof, lest there be an of- See Tobu i fence : but provision shall be made /or '°' me ''of the things that I have brought. '' ch. 10. 5. 3 Then Olofemes said unto her, If thy provision should fail, how should we give thee the like ? for there be none 4 with us of thy nation. Then said Judith unto him, "^ As thy soul liveth, my lord, thine handmaid shall not spend those things that I have, before the Lord work by mine hand the things that he 5 hath determined. Then the servants of Olofemes brought her "^into the tent, ^^'^J'- "°- ^°- and she slept ^till midnight, and she Comp. arose when it tvas towards ^ the morning « see'ch.'ii. 6 watch, and sent to Olofernes, saying,^- Let my lord now command that thine iSam.n.ii. handmaid may go forth unto prayer. 7 Then Olofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her : thus she abode in the camp three days, and went out in the night into the valley of Be- XII. ^ ch. 15. II. So Esther - See ; I. 26. Sam. (59) H' Chap. xii. 8. JUDITH. Chap. xui. 13. e ch. 7. 3 (Gk.;. ^ ch. 9. 10 (Gk... ' See ch. 6. J ch. 13 (Gk.j. k See Matt. 5.28. XIII. * ch. 12. lo. b See I Esdr. 3-3- thulia, and washed herself sin a foun- tain of water by tlie camp. And when 8 she came out, she besought the Lord God of Israel to direct her way to '' the raising up of the children of her people. So she came in clean, and remained 9 in ^ the tent, until she did eat her meat at evening. And in the fourth day 10 Olofernes ' made a feast to his own servants only, and called none of the officers to the banquet. Then said hen to Bagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and per- suade th's Hebrew woman ''which is with thee, that s//e come unto us, and eat and drink with us. For lo, it will x^ be a shame for our person, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company; for if we draw her not unto us, she will laugh us to scorn. Then went Bagoas from the presence 13 of Olofernes, and came to her, and he said, Let not this fair damsel fear to come to my lord, and to be honoured in his presence, and drink wine, and be merry with us, and be made this day as one of the daughters of the As- syrians, which J serve in the house of Nabuchodonosor. Then said Judith 14 unto him. Who am I now, that I should gainsay my lord ? surely whatsoever pleaseth him I will do speedily, and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death. So she arose, and decked her- 15 self with her apparel and all her wo- man's attire, and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Olofernes, which she had received of Bagoas for her daily use, that she might sit and eat upon them. Now when Judith came in and sat 16 down, Olofernes ''his heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her company ; for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her. Then said 17 Olofernes unto her, Drink now, and be meriy with us. So Judith said, I is will drink now, my lord, because my life is magnified in me this day more than all the days since I was born. Then she took and ate and drank 19 before him ' what her maid had pre- pared. And Olofernes took great de-20 light in her, and drank much more wine than he had drunk at any time in one day since he was born. Now when the evening was come, * his servants made haste to ^ depart, and Bagoas shut his tent without, and dismissed *= the waiters from the pre- sence of his lord ; and they went to their beds : for they were all weary, 2 because the feast had been long. And Judith was left alone in the tent, and Olofernes lying along upon his bed : 3 for '' he was lilled with wine. Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bedchamber, and to wait for her coming forth, as she did daily : for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spake to Bagoas 4 according to the same purpose. So all went forth, and none was left in the bedchamber, = neither little nor great. Then Judith, standing by his bed, said in her heart, O Lord God of all power, look at this present upon the works of mine hands for the exaltation s of Jerusalem. For now is the time '^to help thine inheritance, and to execute mine b enterprises to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against 6 us. Then she came to the 'pil- lar of the bed, which was at Olofernes' head, and took down his i^fauchin 7 from thence, and approached to his bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said. Strengthen me, O Lord 8 God of Israel, this day. And she smote twice ujion his neck with (/// her might, and ' she took away his head from him, 9 and tumbled his body down from the bed, and pulled down the '^ canopy from the ' pillars ; and ■" anon after she went forth, and gave Olofernes his head 10 to her maid; and she put it in her "bag of meat : so they twain went toge- ther according to their custom unto prayer : and when they passed the camp, they compassed ° the valley, and went up the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates thereof. n Then said Judith afar off to the watchmen at the gate, Open, open now the gate : God, eveti our God, is with us, to shew his power yet in Jerusalem, and his forces against the enemy, as he 12 hath even done this day. Now when the men of her city heard her voice, they made haste to go down to the gate of their city, and they called p the 13 elders of the city. And then they ran all together, •'both small and great, for it was strange unto them that she was come : so they opened the gate, and received them, and made a fire for a light, and stood round about them. *= ch. 12. 13 (Gk.). ^ ch. 12. ?o. Comp. Ecclus. 31. 2o» 25. e See Jer. 6. 13- fLuke I. 54 (Gk.). B See ch. 10. •' ch. 16. g. i See I Sam. 17- 51. •t See ch. 10. 21. ' Gk. not as ver. 6. ™ Matt. 13. 20. Mark I. 30 I English). 1 ch. 10. 5. o So ch. 7. 3. p See ch. 6. 16. (60) Chap. xiii. 14. JUDITH. Chap. xiv. 17. Then she said to them with a loud 14 voice, Praise, praise God, praise God, / say, for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by mine hands this night. So she took the 15 head out of ™ the bag, and shewed //, and said unto them. Behold the head of Olofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, and behold the •'canopy, wherein he did lie in his drunkenness ; ^^Seech.p. and ithe Lord hath smitten him by f See Ruth 3. the hand of a woman. 'As the Lord 16 '3- liveth, who hath kept me in my way that I went, my countenance hath de- ceived him to his destraction, and yet hath he not committed sin with me, to defile and shame me. Then all the peo- 17 pie were wonderfully astonished, and bowed themselves, and worshipped God, and said with one accord. Blessed be thou, O our God, which hast this day brought to nought the enemies of thy people. Then said Ozias unto her, O is ■ SeeiEsdr. daughter, blessed art thou of Hhe most ' ^ ' high God above all the women upon the earth ; and blessed be the Lord « So ch. 9. God, ' which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies. For this thy 19 confidence shall not depart from the heart of men, which remember the power of God for ever. And God turn 20 these things to thee for a perpetual praise, to visit thee in good things, be- cause thou hast not spared thy life for the affliction of our nation, but hast revenged our ruin, walking a straight «ch.i5. 10. ^^,^jy htioK our God. "And all the people said. So be it, so be it. XIV. Then said Judith unto them. Hear me now, my brethren, and take this • 2Macc. 15. j^gg^ij^ and ^hang it upon the highest place of your walls. And so soon as 2 the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take you every one his weapons, and go forth every valiant man out of the city, and set you a captain over them, as though you would go down into the field toward >> ch. 10. II the ''watch of the Assyrians; but go not down. Then they shall take their ar- 3 mour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up the captains of the army of Assur, and they shall run to the tent of Olofemes, but shall not find him : then fear shall fall upon them, and they shall flee before your face. So you, and 4 (Gk.). all that inhabit the coast of Israel, shall pursue them, and overthrow them as s they go. But before you do these things, call me '^ Achior the Ammonite, that he ° See ch. 5. may see and know him that despised ^' the house of Israel, and that sent him 6 to us, as it were to his death. Then they called Achior "* out of the house *' *' ^'' of Ozias ; and when he was come, and saw the head of Olofernes in a man's hand in the assembly of the people, he fell down on his face, and ■= his spirit \^° ' '^'"• 7 failed. But when they had recovered him, f he fell at Judith's feet, and re- ''^''- "■ '3- verenced her, and said. Blessed art thou in all the tabernacle of Juda, and in all nations, which hearing thy 8 name shall be ^ astonished. Now there- fore tell me a/i the things that thou hast done in these days. Then Judith de- clared unto him in the midst of the people all that she had done, from the day that she went forth until that hour 9 she spake unto them. And when she had left oft" speaking, the people shout- ed with a loud voice, and made a joyful 10 noise in their city. And when Achior had seen all that the God of Israel had done, he believed in God greatly, and s circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, ?^Comp. 1 . • , t.X. 12. 40, and was jomed unto the house of Israel 49- h unto this day. '•SoDeut. A J .1 • 34- 6. 11 And as soon as the mornmg arose, Josh. 4. 9. i they hanged the head of Olofernes {\lf-_ ^^^|- upon the wall, and ''ever}' man took & =8. 15. his weapons, and they went forth by C^i^, bands unto the ' straits of the mountain. L"/' h^*^'"'^' 12 But ' when the Assyrians saw them, 1 ver. 3. they sent to their leaders, which came to their captains and ™ tribunes, and to "See 13 every one of their rulers. So 'they i9nf^g.' came to Olofernes' tent, and said to " him that had the charge of all his °^"'Y^- '^+- things, Waken now our lord: for the Si^'i'V'' slaves have been bold to come down against us to battle, that they may be 14 ° utterly destroyed. Then went in " Ba- ° See ch. 7. goas, and knocked at the door of the ^°' tent ; for he thought that he had slept 15 with Judith. But because none an- swered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was 16 taken from him. ' Therefore he cried " [Or,] Then. with a loud voice, with weeping, and sighing, and a mighty cry, and Prent !f^,'l'^"' 17 his garments. After, he went into 1 the 1 See ch. 12. tent where Judith lodged : and when he ^' found her not, he leaped out to the (61; Chap. xiv. i8. JUDITH. Chap. xvi. 6. 'Jer. 3. 20 (Gk.;. So ludg, 9 23 iGk.). s ver. 7 (Gk.). ch. 16. 10 marg. XV. a ch. 14. 3. >> ch. 7. I. c So ch. 4. 6. <* Comp. ch. 4. 4? e ch. I. 8. II Or, overcame. f See Isai. 7. K See ch. 4. 6. '> See ch. 4. » Comp. Judg. 18. 15 marg. people, and cried, These slaves have is ■■ dealt treacherously ; one woman of the Hebrews hath brought shame upon the house of king Nabuchodonosor : for be- hold, Olofernes licih upon the ground without a head. When the captains of 19 the Assyrians' army heard these words, they P rent their coats, and their minds were wonderfully ^troubled, and there was a cry and a very great noise through- out the camp. And when they that were in the tents heard, they were astonished at the thing that was done. And *fear and trem- 2 bling fell upon them, so that there was no man that durst abide in the sight of his neighbour, but rushing out all toge- ther, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill country. They 3 also ''that had camped in the mountains round about Bethulia fled away. Then the children of Israel, every one that was a warrior among them, rushed out upon them. Then sent Ozias to ' Be- 4 tomasthem, and to Bebai, and ^ Chobai, and Cola, and to all the coasts of Israel, such as should tell the things that were done, and that all should rush forth upon their enemies to destroy them. Now when the children of Israel heard 5 if, they all fell upon them with one consent, and slew them unto '^ Choba : likewise also they that came from Jeru- salem, and from all the hill country, (for men had told them what things were done in the camp of their ene- mies,) and they that were in ^Galaad, and in = Galilee, ' chased them with a great slaughter, until they were past f Damascus and the borders thereof And the residue, that dwelt at Bethulia, 6 fell upon the camp of Assur, and spoiled them, and were greatly enriched. And 7 the children of Israel that returned from the slaughter had that which remained ; and the villages and the cities, that were in the mountains and /;/ the plain, gat many spoils : for the multitude was very great. Then ejoacim the high priest, and 8 the *> ancients of the children of Israel that dwelt in Jerusalem, came to be- hold the good things that God had shewed to Israel, and to see Judith, and to ' salute her. And when they 9 came unto her, they blessed her with one accord, and .said unto her. Thou art the exaltation of Jerusalem, thou art the great glory of Israel, thou art )the great rejoicing of our nation : thou hast done all these things by thine hand : thou hast done much good to Israel, and God is pleased therewith : blessed be thou of the ''Almighty Lord for evermore. 'And all the people said, 1 So be it. And the people spoiled the camp the space of thirty days : and they gave unto Judith Olofernes his tent, and all '^ his plate, and beds, and vessels, and all his "stuff: and she took it, and laid it on her mule ; and made ready her carts, and laid them 2 thereon. Then all the women of Is- rael ran together to see her, and bless- ed her, and made a dance among them for her : and she took ° branches in her hand, and gave also to the women that 3 were with her. And they put a gar- land of olive upon her and her maid that was with her, and she went before all the people p in the dance, leading all the women : and all the men of Israel followed in their armour "J with garlands, and 7(inth songs in their mouths. Then Judith began to sing this thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people sang 2 after her ' this song of praise. And Ju- dith said. Begin unto my God with ^ tim- brels. Sing unto my Lord with ''cym- bals : Tune unto him a " new psalm : E.xalt him, and call upon his name. 3 For God <^ breaketh the battles : . For amongst the camps in the midst of the people He hath delivered me out of the hands of them that persecuted me. 4 Assur came out of the mountains ^ from the north. He came with ten thousands of his army, The multitude whereof stopped the torrents. And ■= their horsemen have covered the hills. 5 "^He bragged that he would burn up my borders. And kill my young men with the sword. And 8 dash the sucking children a- gainst the ground. And make mine infants i" as a prey. And my virgins as a spoil. 6 But the 'Almighty Lord hath disap- pointed them '^ by the hand of a ^ See 2 Cor. 6. 18. ' ch. 13. 20. ■^> ch. 12. I. " So ch. 16. 19. Luke 17. 31 (Gk.&Engl.). p ch. 3. 7. See Ex. 15. 20. 1 See ch. 3. 7. XVI. II Or, this praisitig. " Seech. 3. 7. b I Esdr. 5. 59- I JMacc. 4. 54- See Ps. 150. 5- II Or, psahn and praise. ' ch. 9. 7, d ch. 2. 21^ 27. '^ See ch. 2. 19. f Comp. Ex. 15. 9. *>■ See 2 Kin. 8. 12. !> See I Esdr. 8. 77. ' See 2 Cor. 6. iS. '' See ch. 9. (62) Chap. xvi. 7. JUDITH. Chap. xvi. 25. i 2 Sam. 5. 18, 22 (Gk.). ™ I Chr. II. 15- & 14. 9LGk.). Comp, Gen. 6. 4. "ch. 8. I. 0 ch. 10. 3. t Gr. mitre ch. 10. 3. P ch. lo. 4. Comp. Cant. 7. 1. Q ch. 13. 6. r ch. I. 7. * ch. I. 1. II Or. cotifounded. ch. 14. 7, 19 (Gk.). ' ch. 0. 8 (Gk.)? II [That is,] tlie Assyri- atts. " See ch. 5. sa- il Or, a song of praise, ' Comp. Ex. 15. II. ' Ps. 33. 9- Comp. Gen. I. 3, &c. So ch. 9. 12. Esther 13. 10. y Ps. 104. 30. s Comp. 2 Sam. 22. 8, 16. • See Ps. 53. i 2. For the mighty one did not fall by 7 the young men, Neither did the sons of the ' Titans smite him, Nor high ■" giants set u])on him : But "Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her countenance. For she put off ° the garment of her s widowhood For the exaltation of those that were oppressed in Israel, And ° anointed her face with oint- ment, And " bound her hair in a ' tire, And took a linen garment lo deceive him. p Her sandals ravished his eyes, g Her beauty took his mind prisoner, And the 1 fauchin passed through his neck. The ■■ Persians quaked at her boldness, lo And the ' Medes were " ' daunted at her hardiness. Then my afflicted shouted for joy, n And my weak ones cried aloud ; but ' they were astonished ; These lifted up their voices, but they were overthrown. The sons of the damsels have pierced 12 them through. And wounded them as fugitives' chil- dren : They perished by the "battle of the Lord. I will sing unto the Lord ' a new 13 song : "■ O Lord, thou art great and glorious, Wonderful in strength, and invincible. Let all creatures serve thee : 14 ^ For thou spakest, and they were made, yThou didst send forth thy spirit, and it created thcm^ And there is none that can resist thy voice. For ^ the mountains shall be moved 15 from their foundations with the waters, The rocks ^ shall melt as wa.x at thy presence : Yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee. 16 For all sacrifice is too little for "^ a sweet savour unto thee, And all the fat is not sufficient for thy burnt offering : But he that feareth the Lord is great at all times. 17 Woe to the nations that rise up against my kindred ! The Lord 'Almighty will take ven- geance of them ■= in the day of judgment, \\\ putting fire and ^ worms in their flesh ; And they shall feel them, and weep for ever. 18 Now as soon as they entered into Jerusalem, they worshipped the Lord ; and as soon as the people were purified, they offered their burnt ofterings, and 19 their free offerings, and their gifts. Ju- dith also dedicated all the "-'stuff of Olofernes, which the people had given her, and gave the f canopy, which she had taken out of his bedchamber, for 20 a egift unto the Lord. So the people continued feasting in Jerusalem ^ before the sanctuary for the space of three months, and Judith remained with them. 2. After this time every one returned to his own inheritance, and Judith went to Bethulia, and remained in her own pos- session, and was in her time honour- 22 able in all the country. And many desired her, but none knew her all the days of her life, after that ' Manasses her husband was dead, and ''was ga- 23 thered to his people. But she increased more and more in honour, and waxed old in her husband's house, being 'an hundred and five years old, and made ■" her maid free ; so she died in Bethu- lia : and they buried her in the ' " cave 24 of her husband Manasses. And the house of Israel lamented her "seven days : and before she died, she did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred to Manasses her hu.sband. and to them that were 25 the nearest of her kindred. And there was none that made the children of Israel any more afraid in the days of Judith, nor a long time after her death. •> Eph. 5. 2. Phil. 4. 18 in the Gk. So Ecclus. 45. 16. .See Gen. 8. 21 marg. ^ Esther lo. n. Matt. lo. 15. & II. 22, 24. & 12. 36. Mark 6. it. 2 Pet. 2. 9. & 3- 7- 1 John 4. 17. S.) Jiide 6. *• Comp. Job 14. 22. Isai. 66. 24. ^ See ch. 15. II. f See ch. 10. K 2 Mace. 9. 16. Luke 21. 5. '' ch. 4. 13. 1 ch. 8. 2. ^ See Gen. 25.8. See Bel & Drag. I. I Mace. 2. 69. ' Comp. Tobit 14. II, 14. "> See ch. 8. sa- il Or, sepitkhre. ^ Gen. 23. iq, &C. John II. 38. " Gen. 50. ID. I Sam, 31. Ecclus. 22. (63) THE REST OF THE CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER, WHICH ARE FOUND NEITHER IN THE HEBREW, NOR IN THE CHALDEE. * ch. II. 2, 4— II. PART OF THE TENTH CHAPTER AFTER THE GREEK. THEN Mardocheus said, God hath 4 done these things. For I remember 5 ^ a dream which I saw concerning these matters, and nothing thereof hath failed. A little fountain became a river, and 6 there was light, and the sun, and much water : this river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen : and 7 the two dragons are I and Aman. And the nations were those that were s assembled to destroy the name of the Jews: and my nation is this Israel, 9 which cried to God, and were saved : for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath delivered us from all those evils, and God hath wrought I'SoE.v. 7.3. b signs and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles. Therefore hath he made two '=lots, one 10 for the people of God, and another for all the Gentiles. And these two lots n d^See Judith f^^-^-^f. ^t the hour, and time, and ^ day of judgment, before God amongst all nations. So God remembered his peo- 12 pie, and justified his inheritance. There- 13 fore those days shall be unto them "= in the month Adar, ^the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same month, with an assembly, and joy, and with glad- ness before God, according to the gene- rations for ever among his people. •^^- In* the fourth year of the reign of ' I'liiicc'i'' ^ Ptolemeus and Cleopatra, Dositheus, 18. & 10. 51, who said he was a priest and Levite, sf'sf'i's, 15V 3-i^d Ptolemeus his son, brought this 17. 18. epistle of ^ Phurim, which they said 2 Mace. 4. ^ ' 21. [Joseph. Antiq. lib. 13. cap. 3]. *> ch. 9. 26, 28, 29. c Comp. ch. 3. 7. « ch. 9. 21. was the same, and that Lysimachus the son of Ptolemeus, that was in Jerusalem, had interpreted //. [PLACED IN THE GREEK BEFORE CHAP. I. i OF THE HEBREW]. 2 In ■= the second year of the reign of ''^°^\, Artaxer.xes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, ''Mardocheus the son tf^j"' ^ of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai, of the tribe of Benjamin, had "^a \^^' '°' ^~ 3 dream; '^7vho 7aas a Jew, and dwelt in the city of '^Susa, a great man, being a 'SeeNeh. i, 4 ? servitor in the king's court. "^ He was e'2 Kin. 4. also one of the captives, which Na- h^ch^j^gi' buchodonosor the king of Babylon car- ried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Judea; and this 7oas his "^dream: 5 behold a noise of a tumult, jcith thun- der, and earthquakes, and uproar in the eland: and behold, two great dragons came forth ready to fight, and their cry 7 was great. And at their cry all nations were prepared to battle, that they might 8 fight against the righteous people. And lo, ' a day of darkness and obscurity, '' tribulation and anguish, affliction and 9 great uproar, upon the earth. And the !?■ whole righteous nation was troubled, & a. 35.' fearing their own evils, and were ready 10 to perish. Then they cried unto God, and upon their cry, as it were from a little fountain, was made a great flood, 11 even much water. The light and the sun rose up, and the lowly were ex- isalted, and devoured 'the glorious. Now '.^[j- "■ ^ when Mardocheus, who had seen this *= dream, and what God had determined to do, was awake, he bare this dream in mind, and until night by all means was desirous to know it. * Joel 2. 2 (Gli.). k 2 Esdr. 16. (64) Chap. xii. i. ESTHER. Chap. xiv. 2. XII. ' Conip. ch. 2. 21. &6. 2. b Comp. ch. 2. 22. c ch. 3. I (Gk.). Comp. ch. 16. 10. *i ch. II. II (Gk.). XIII. * To ver. 7, Joseph. Antiq. lib. II. cap. 6. [6]. b ch. I. I. & 16. I. c ver. 4. Wisd. I. 7- Baruch 6. 62. Song 22. See Matt. 24. 14. <;c ch. 16. 3. II Or, fnild, 1 Tim. 2. 2 (Gk.). <* Acts 2. 22. e So ver. 6. See ch. lo. 3. f ch. 3. 8. s ch. 16. 16 (Gk.). I Or, ie settled. And ^ Mardocheus took his rest in the court with CJabatha and Tharra, the two eunuchs of" the king, and keepers of the palace. And ^ he heard their de- 2 vices, and searched out their purposes, and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artaxer.xes the king ; and so he certified the king of them. Then the king examined the two eu- 3 nuchs, and after that they had confessed //, they were strangled. And the king ^ made a record of these things, and Mardocheus a/so wrote thereof. So the 5 king commanded Mardocheus to serve in the court, and for this he rewarded him. Howbeit ■= Aman t/ie son of Ama- 5 dathus the "^ Agagite, who was '' in great honour with the king, sought to molest Mardocheus and his people because of the two eunuchs of the king. (PLACED IN THE GREEK AFTER CH. III. 13 OF THE HEBREW]. The copy of the letters was this : ^The great king Arta.xerxes writeth these things to the princes and governors that are under him ''from India unto Ethi- opia, in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces. After that I became 2 lord over many nations, and had do- minion over the whole ■= world, not lifted up with presumption of my au- thority, but carrying myself alway with equity and mildness, I purposed to settle '='^my subjects continually in a quiet life, and making my kingdom ' peaceable, and open for passage to the utmost coasts, to renew peace, which is desired of all men. Now when 3 I asked my counsellers how this might be brought to pass, Aman, that ex- celled in wisdom among us, and was <* approved for his constant good will and stedfast fidelity, and = had the honour of the second place in the kingdom, f declared unto us, that in 4 all nations throughout *= the world there was scattered a certain malicious peo- ple, that had laws contrary to all nations, and continually despised the commandments of kings, so as the uniting of our kingdoms, honourably s intended by us, cannot 'go forward. Seeing then we understand that this 5 people alone is continually in oppo- sition unto all men, differing in the strange manner of their laws, and evil affected to our state, working all the mischief they can, that our kingdom ene- \ ""■ 3- ch. 16. II. 6 may not be firmly stablished : there- fore have we commanded, that a// they that are signified in writing unto you by Aman, who is ordained over the affairs, and is 'next unto us, shall all, iOr,«M«rf .,,. . 11-11 1 1 Jrotn us. with their wives and children, be utterly so Judiths. destroyed by the sword of their mies, without all mercy and pity, the •^ fourteenth day of the twelfth month >■ C""?- 7 Adar of this present year : that they, ' ' ^' ^^' who of old and now cilso are malicious, may in one day with violence go into the grave, and so ever hereafter cause our affairs to be well settled, and with- out trouble. [PLACED IN THE GREEK AFTER CH. IV. 17 OF THE HEBREW]. 8 Then Mardocheus thought upon all the works of the Lord, and made his 9 prayer unto him. Saying, O Lord, Lord, the King ' Almighty : for the whole world is in thy power, and if thou hast appointed to save Israel, there is no man that can gainsay thee : !oJ for thou hast made heaven and earth, and all the wondrous things under the 11 heaven. Thou art Lord of all things, and there is no man that can resist 12 thee, which art the Lord. '^Thou know- est all things, and thou knowest. Lord, that // was neither in contempt nor pride, nor for any desire of glory, that ' I did not bow down to proud Aman. 13 For '" I could have been content with good will for the salvation of Israel to 14 kiss the soles of his feet. But I did this, that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God : neither will I worship any but thee, O God, 15 "neither will I do it in pride. And now, O Lord God and King, "spare thy people : for their eyes are upon us to bring us to nought ; yea, they desire to destroy the inheritance, that hath been thine from the beginning. i6Despi.se not the portion, p which thou hast delivered out of Egyi)t for thine 17 own self. Hear my prayer, and be merciful unto thine inheritance : Joel 2. 17. 2 Eadr. 8. 45. P Deut. 9. 26. 2 Sam. 7. 23. <» So Jcr. 31. 13- John 16. 20. U Or, shut, or, stop >u>t. r ch. 14. g. tGr. mi'shti/y. XIV. (65) / Chap. xiv. 3. ESTHER. Chap. xv. 16. » So Banich 4. 20. See ch. 4. i. ^ So Isai. 3. 24. c ch. 4. 16. t» So Ezra 9. e Judg. 12. 3. I Sam. 19. 5. & 28. 21. Job 13. 14. Ps. 119. 109. f Deut. 4. 34. B Josh. 24, 2, 3- i-SoJudg. 2. 11—15- » See Ezra g. 15- ^ See I Chr 29. 24. > Gk. not as ch. 13. 17 marg. t Gr. viiin things. »n Judith 3. 8. t Gr. de not. Comp. Ecclus. 38. II. & 44. 9. » Malt. I. 19. Heb. 6. 6 m the Gk. oSoEzek.35. B Or, gods. P 2 Tim 1 ch. 3. "■ See ch, 13. + Gr. every stranger. i Gr. pride, ch. 16. 12 (Gk.). • ch. 2. 17. * Isai. 30. 22. her glorious apparel, and put on "the garments of anguish and mourning: and "^ instead of precious ointments, ^ she covered her head with ashes and dung, and '^she humbled her body greatly, and all the places of her joy she filled '"'with her torn hair. And she 3 prayed unto the Lord God of Israel, saying, O my Lord, thou only art our King : help me, desolate luoman, which have no helper but thee : for ^ my danger is 4 in mine hand. From my youth up I 5 have heard in the tribe of my family, that thou, O Lord, ftookest Israel from among all people, and sour fathers from all their predecessors, for a perpetual inheritance, and thou hast performed whatsoever thou didst promise them, h And now we have sinned before thee : 6 therefore hast thou given us into the hands of our enemies, because we wor- 7 shipped their gods : O Lord, ' thou art righteous. Nevertheless it satisfieth them s not, that we are in bitter capti^'ity : but they have '' stricken hands with their idols, that they will abolish the thing 9 that thou with thy mouth hast ordained, and destroy thine inheritance, and 'stop the mouth of them that praise thee, and quench the glory of thy house, and of thine altar, and open the mouths of the 10 heathen to sd forth the praises of the ' idols, and ■" to magnify a fleshly king for ever. O Lord, give not thy sceptre u unto them that ' be nothing, and let them not laugh at our fall ; but turn their device upon themselves, and "make him an e.xample, that hath begun this against us. Remember, O Lord, "make 12 thyself known in time of our affliction, and give me boldness, O King of the ' nations, and Lord of all power. Give 13 me eloquent speech in my mouth before P the lion : turn his heart to hate ihim that fighteth against us, that there may be an end of him, and of all that are likeminded to him : but deliver us with 14 thine hand, and help me that am deso- late, and which have no other helper but thee. ''Thou knowest all things, O 15 Lord; thou knowest that I hate the glory of the unrighteous, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of ' all the heathen. Thou knowest my neces- iS sity : for I abhor the sign of my ' high estate, '^ which is upon mine head in the days wherein I shew myself, ami that I abhor it ' as a menstruous rag, and that I wear it not when I am * private by 17 myself, and that thine handmaid " hath not eaten at Aman's table, and that I have not greatly esteemed the king's feast, nor drunk the wine of the drink 18 offerings. Neither had thine handmaid any joy since the day ' that I was brought hither to this present, but in 19 thee, O Lord God of Abraham. O thou mighty God above all, hear the voice of the "forlorn, and deliver us out of the hands of the mischievous, and deliver me out of ymy fear. *And upon the third day, when she had ended her prayer, ^ she laid away her mourning garments, and put on her 2 glorious apparel. And being gloriously adorned, after she had called upon God, who is the *> beholder and "^ saviour of all things, she took two ''maids with :iher: and upon the one she leaned, as 4 carrying herself ' daintily ; and the other 5 followed, bearing up her train. And she was " ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her countenance was cheerful ' and very amiable : but her heart was in anguish = for fear. 6 Then having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king, who sat upon his royal throne, and was clothed with all his robes of majesty, all glittering with gold and precious stones ; 7 and he was very dreadful. Then lifting up his countenance that shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her: and the queen fell down, and was pale, and ''fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the <• maid that went s " before her. Then God changed the spirit of the king into mildness, who ' in a fear leaped from his throne, and took her in his arms, till she came to herself again, and comforted her with 9 loving words, and said unto her, Esther, -what is the matter t I am '"thy brother, 10 be of good cheer: thou shalt not die, though our commandment be " general : 11 come near. And so he held up his golden sceptre, and laid it upon her 12 neck, and embraced her, and said, 13 Speak unto me. Then said she unto him, I saw thee, my lord, s as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for 14 fear of thy majesty. For wonderful art thou, lord, and thy countenance is full 15 of grace. And as she was speaking, 16 " she fell doron for ^ faintness. Then the king was troubled, and all his ser- vants comforted her. t Gr. quiet, or, private. " .So Judith 12. 2. See Tobit i. t Or. flf 3uy change. ^ Judith g. II iGk.). y ch. IS. 5. So ver. I, XV. * (Tovcr. 16, substituted in the Greek fur ch. 5. I, 2 of the Hebrew]. " ch. 14. 2. Comp. Baruch 5. i. '* So ch. 16. Wisd. I. 6. c Judith 9. II. ^ See Judith 8.33. II Or, delkati'ly. II Or, rose- coloured. II Or, as amiable, or, smiling. ** ch. 14. 19. n Or, 'ifith Iter, or, by her. Comp. ver. 2, 3. i Gr. in an a ^:;otiy. )>') cli. 14, I Gk.!. f Comp. Tobit 5. 20. & 7. 16. & 8. 4, 7. See Cant. 4. II Or, as well thine as jnine. s See I Sam. 29. 9. a Or, sh. fell in a si.voon. b ver 7 ;Gk. (66) Chap. xvi. i. ESTHER. Chap. xvi. 24. XVI. ■^ To ver. 24, Joseph. Antiq. lib. ir. cap. 6. 1* ch. I. I. & 13. J. U Or, a'f// affected to our state, t Gr. their benejactors. « ch. 13. 2. D Or, needy. I Or, t>utt tiever tasted prosperity. d See ch. 15. 2. U Or, o/o\iT fritjuis, put in trust to manage tlte affairs. [PL.\CED IN THE GREEK AFTER CH. VIII. 12 OF THE HEBREW]. ='The great king Artaxerxes unto the princes and governors of an hundred and seven and twenty provinces ''from India unto Ethiopia, atiti unto all 'our faithful subjects, greeting. Many, the = more often they are honoured with the great bounty of 'their gracious princes, the more proud they are waxen, and en- 3 deavour to hurt not '=our subjects only, but not being able to bear abundance, do take in hand to practise also against those that do them good : and take not 4 only thankfulness away from among men, but also lifted up with the glorious words of " lewd persons, ' that were never good, they think to escape the justice of God, '^that seeth all things, and hateth evil. Oftentimes also fair speech 'of 5 those, that are put in trust to manage their friends' affairs, hath caused many that are in authority to be partakers of innocent blood, and hath enwrapped them in remediless calamities: beguiling 6 with the falsehood and deceit of their •^lewd disposition the innocency and goodness of princes. Now ye may see ^ this, as we have declared, not so much by ancient histories, as ye may, if ye search what hath been wickedly done of late through the pestilent behaviour of them that are unworthily placed in au- thority. And we must take care for the a time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men, both by 9 changing our purposes, and always judg- ing things that are evident with more equal proceeding. For Aman, ^a Macedonian, the son of 10 sAmadatha, being indeed a stranger from the Persian blood, and far distant from our goodness, and as a stranger re- ceived of us, had so far forth obtained n the favour that we shew toward every t Gen. 45. 8. nation, as that he was called our ''father, 1 See ch I ^"^ ^^'^^ continually honoured of all tnen, 6. as 'the next person unto the king. But 12 Ick!).'*' '* he, not bearing his J great dignity, went • Rom. (Gk.). f Comp. ch. 12. 6. e Gk. as ch 12. 6. Comp. ch. 3. I. about to deprive us of o/tr kingdom and 13 life: having by manifold and cunning deceits sought 0/ us the destruction, as well of Mardocheus, who saved our life, and continually procured our good, as a/so of blameless Esther, partaker of ottr 14 kingdom, with their whole nation. For by these means he thought, finding us destitute 0/ friends, to have translated the kingdom of the Persians to the Ma- iscedonians. But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no evildoers, 16 but live by most just laws: and that they be children of ''the most high and most mighty 'living God, who hath "or- dered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent 17 manner. Wherefore ye shall do well not to put in execution the letters sent nnto yoit by Aman the son of ?Amadatha. is For he, that was the worker of these things, "'is hanged at the gates of "Susa "with all his family: CJod, who ruleth all things, speedily rendering vengeance to 19 him according to his deserts. There- fore ye shall publish the copy of this letter in all places, that the Jews may 20 freely live after their own laws. And ye shall aid them, that nrn the same day, being the thirteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, they may be avenged on them, who in the time of their affliction 21 shall set upon them. For PAlmighty God hath turned to joy unto them the day, wherein ithe chosen people should 22 have perished. You shall therefore among your solemn feasts keep it a high day 23 with all feasting: that both now and hereafter there may be safety to us, and the well affected Persians; but to those which do conspire against us a memorial 24 of destruction. Therefore ■'every city and country whatsoever, which shall not do according to tliese things, shall be destroyed without mercy with fire and sword, and shall be made not only un- passable for men, but also most hateful to wild beasts and fowls for ever. k See I Esdr. 6. 31. 1 Bel and Drag. 5, 24. So 2 Mace. 7. 33 & 15. 4. See Ps. 42. 2. lOr, prospered. ch. 13. 4 (Gk.). ^ ch. 7. 10. " See Neh. I. I. o ch. 9. 10. P So ch. 13. 9- See 2 Cor. 6. 18. 1 2 Esdr. 15. 21, 53. 56. & i6- 73- Tobit 8. 15 (Gk.). Wisd. 3. 9. & 4. 15. Ecclus. 17. 10. & 46. I. ^ 47. 22. & 49. 13. ' So ch. 8. (67) /2 THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON. I. " So Deut. I. i6. 1 Kings 3. 3, 9- IN. 45. 7. Kai. 56. 1. ^ Deut. 4. 29. 2 Chr. 15. 4. B Or, malieth manifest. ver. 5, 8. ,^0 ver. 9. ^ Comp. Jer. 4. 22. II Or, is re- linked, or, s/ieweth itself. ver. 3, 8. ch. 2. II Gk.). lwldetli. i Ps. 139. 4. ^ ver. 3 marg. (Gk.). 1 Or, reproving. ch. 2. 14. So ver. 3, 5, 8. 1 Soch. 5. 17. See Ex. 20. i^' Phil. 2. 14. " 2 Cor. 12. zn. 1 Pet. 2. I (Gk.), 0 So Matt. 12. 36. 1 Or. slanderetJt. 00 See Ecclus. 21. 2. I* Comp. Deut. 4. 23, 24. Sojob 7. 1. & 14. 1. c Comp. JIatt. 22. 23. 1 Cor. 15. 32. d I Esdr. 3. 3- Tobit 2. 9. Judith 13. I. 2 Mace. 8. 25. Luke 12. 36 in the Gk. « Obad. 16. Ecclus. 44. 9. So Job 10. jg. f Ps. 102. 3. Comp. ch. 5. 14. s Eccles. 3. 20. See Ecclus. 17. 1. II Or, moist. b Eccles. 2. 16. & 9. 5. ' Job 7. 9. "Or, oJ>pr€5sed. J ch. 5. 9. I Chr. 29. 15. So Job 8. 9. U Or, he. ^ Comp, Dan. 6. 17. Matt. 27. 66. 1 See Ibai. 22. 13. liOr, earnestly. Luke 7. 4. Titus 3. 13 in the Gk. " So Ecclus. 32. 2. Chap. ii. 9. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. iv. 3. S Or, jnlltty. See I Esdr. 3. 20 (Engl.). "' Comp. Eccles. 3. 22. n ch. I. 5 marg. 0 Coin p. Prov. I. II. P So John Ephes. 5. 13. 1 ch. I. y marg. r Comp. Isai. 53. 3. II Ot, false coin, s So Jer. 6. 30- * Numb. 23. 10. Ps. 1x6. 15. " Comp. Matt. 27. 43. * ch. 8. 8. & II. 14. I Cor. 10. 13. _Heb. 13. 7 in the Gk. ^ Ps. 22.3,9. y Comp. Jer. II. 19. & 18. 18. ^ ' ch. 12. iS. Baruch 2. 27. Song 19 in the Gk. See Acts 24. * So 2 Tim. 2. 24 marg. b Comp. Gen. 37. 20. c Gk. as ch. 3. 7,9,13. & 4- 15. & 14. II. & 19. 15. Ecchis. 18. 20. & 23. 24. & 34- 6. Luke 19. 44. I Pet. 2. 12. <> So ch. 4. 12. «Matt. 13.11. t Gr. pre- ferred^ or, esteemed tJte re-ward. f So ch. I. 13. K See Gen. I. 26. So Ecclus. " Gen. 3. 13. * Comp. ch. I. 16 (Gk.). III. * DeuL 33. 3. '0 ch. s. 4 (Gk.). So ch. 4. 17. = ch. 7. 6 (Gk.i. See Luke g. 3>- ** Ecclus. 40. 9- I Mace. 2. 7, rosebuds, before they be withered: let 9 none of us go without his part of our 'voluptuousness: let us leave tokens of our joyfulness in every place: "for this is our portion, and our lot is this. Let 10 us oppress the poor righteous man, let us not spare the widow, nor reverence the ancient gray hairs of the aged. Let n our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble "is found to be no- thing worth. Therefore °let us lie in 12 wait for the righteous ; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our offending the law, and objecteth to our infamy the tran.sgressings of our educa- tion. He professeth to have the know- 13 ledge of God: and he calleth himself the child of the Lord. PHe was made 14 'to reprove our thoughts. 'He is griev-15 ous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other mcn\, his ways are of another fashion. We are esteemed of 16 him as "'counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness : 'he pro- nounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and "maketh his boast that God is his father. Let us see if his 17 words be true: and let us prove what shall happen in "the end of him. For 18 ''if the just man be "the son of God, he will help him, and deliver him from the hand of his enemies. ^Let us examme 19 him with despitefulness and torture, that we may know his ^meekness, and prove his » patience. Let us condemn him 20 with a shameful death: for ''by his own saying he shall be 'respected. Such things they did imagine, and 21 were deceived: for ''their own wicked- ness hath blinded them. As for the 22 '^ mysteries of God, they knew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor 'discerned a reward for blameless souls. ^For God created 23 man to be immortal, and made him to be San image of his own eternity. Never- 24 theless ''through envy of the devil came death into the world: and 'they that do hold of his side do find it. But the souls of the righteous are ^in the hand of God, and there shall no tor- ment touch them. In the sight of ''the 2 unwise they seemed to die: and their "^departure is taken for misery, and their 3 going from us to be ''utter destruction: but they are in peace. For though they 4 be punished in the sight of men, yet is Rom. 3. 16 in the Gk. * Comp. Rom. 8. 24. 2 Cor. 5. I. I Pet. I. 13. f Comp. Heb. 12. II. II Or, bcite/iied. 5 their 'hope full of immortality. And ^having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly 'rewarded: for eGod proved them, and found them 'worthy for him- 6 self ''As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt S''v"' 5a,'3- ^,, . A 1 • 1 ■ r I ■ ■ • • S:iG-2(Gk.). 7onenng. And m the tune ot their 'visi- eseeEx. 15. tation ''they shall shine, and run to and lor.meet. fro like sparks among the stubble. Matt. 3. s. 5 'They shall judge the nations, and have ii see^Prov. dominion over the people, and '"their 'J- %, 9 Lord shall reign for ever. They that ^ See ch. i ' put their trust in him "shall understand k°Matt. 13. the truth: 'and such as be faithful in love 43 shall "abide with him: for Pgrace and ps.™^! 15. mercy is to his saints, Pand he hath ' Ecclus. 4. 10 'care for his "Jelect. But ■'the ungodly Matt. 19. 28. shall be punished according to their own J. seeRev. imaginations, which have neglected the 19-^6. righteous, and forsaken the Lord. ch. 6™?i. 11 For whoso 'despiseth wisdom and Ps. 119. 27. . . ,1 11-1 John 7. 17. nurture, he !s miserable, and their hope Seejob32.s. is vain, ///c/;- labours unfruitful, and their '°h°s"^e 12 works unprofitable : their wives are '' fool- faM/ui i3ish, and their children wicked: their off- \[!itii'hi"iiZ spring is cursed. Wherefore blessed is 'f'j^- the barren that is 'undefiled, which hath ,;Gk.). not known the sinful 'bed: "she shall i;|ee'*Esfh have fruit in the 'visitation of souls. 14 And b/essed is "the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God : for unto him shall be given 'the special gift qj;.' of faith, and an inheritance 'in See Esther 16. 21. ■■ So Matt. 25. 41. * Prov. I. 7 (Gk.). I Or, lig/it, tiichaste, as ver. 2. "the ch. 5. 4. temjjle of the Lord more acceptable to u so I'saf 56. ,5 his mind. For glorious is the fruit of 3— s- good labours: and ^'the root 01 wisdom Matt. 19. 12. ■o shall never fall away. As for "the chil- \f;;JI^ dren of adulterers, ''they shall not ''come i Pet. 2.4. to their perfection, and the seed of an t/^'p'e"piT unrighteous bed shall be rooted out. " S'> Ecdus. 17 For though they live long, yet shall they Comp. ' be nothing regarded: and their last age SYsat I7. 3. is shal/ be without honour. Or, if they die " ch 4. 5 quickly, s'they have no hope, neither comp. 19 ^comfort in the day of 'trial. For horri- ,f Sam 12. 14. ^ .' . , II Or, be par- ble is the end of the unrighteous genera- takcrsofiwiy tion. Better it is to have no children, """s^- and to have virtue: for the memorial ^"■ thereof is immortal: because it is 'known %'^l\^,a. 2 ^with God, and with men. When it is ch. 4. 13 present, men take example at it; and Tverii. when it is gone, they desire //.- ''it wear- Co'jjp- ver-4. eth a crown, and triumpheth for ever, So ch. 19. 12. having gotten the victory, 'striving for ^£^^^^"";'/- - undefiled rewards. But the multiplying & marg. brood of the ungodly shall not thrive, ^Or,«A*r.^- See Nahum I. 7. * So Acts 24. 16. b So ch. 5. 16. See James i. 12. '^ I Tim. 6. 12. 2 Tim. 4. 7 in the Gk. (69) Chap. iv. 4. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. v. 16. ^ Ecclus. 2 25- See Job i8 16. ' Matt. 7. 1 27- f ch. 3. 16 (Gk.l. KSoRom. II. 17. 19, 20. •> Comp. Ecclus. 41. 7. t Gr. jfe/j. ch. 7. 2. i ch. 6. 13. & 16. 28. See Matt. 17. 25 Engl. 3 ver. 14. So Gen. 5. 24 (Gk.). Ecclus. 44. 16. Heb. II. s ■' Comp. Isai. 57. 1. ''nor take deep rooting from bastard slips, nor lay a>n' fast foundation. For 4 = though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not fast, "^they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out. The funperfect branches s shall be 5 broken off, their fruit unprofitable, not ripe to eat, yea, meet for nothing. i^For 6 children begotten of unlawful *beds are witnesses of wickedness against //wir pa- rents in their trial. But though the righteous be 'prevent- 7 ed with death, ycf shall he be in rest. For honourable age is not that which 3 standeth in length of time, nor f/iaf is measured by number of years. But wis- .j dom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. J He pleased 10 God, and was beloved of him: so that living amongst sinners he was translated. Yea, ''speedily was he taken away, lestn that wickedness should alter his under- standing, or deceit beguile his soul. For 12 the bewitching of naughtiness 'doth ob- scure things that arc honest; and the 'iCr.fervert. wandering of concupiscence doth *un- m See Heb. dcrmine the simple mind. He, "being 13 made "perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: for Jhis soul pleased the 14 Lord: therefore hasted he to take him awav from among the wicked. This the 15 people saw, and understood it not, nei- ther laid they up this in their minds, that his "grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath ""respect unto his chosen. Thus the righteous that is °dead 16 shall ""condemn the ungodly which are living; and Pyouth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the un- righteous. For ithey shall see the end 17 of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety. They shall see ///;;/, 18 and despise him; but God shall laugh them to scorn : and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a reproach among the dead for evermore. For he shall 19 rend them, and cast them down head- long, that they shall be speechless; and he shall shake them from the founda- tion ; and they shall be utterly laid 'SoPs. 9. 6. waste, and be in sorrow; and ''their me- \Or,tothe morial shall perish. And "when they 2a "ie"'xount cast up the accounts of their sins, they Comp. sha\\ come with fear: and their own M.itt. 18. 23 24. iniquities shall convince them to their *^^='9- face. 1 So ch. 5- 9. II Or, sajtcti- Jied, or, con- summated, Heb. 12. 23. Comp. ch. 3. 16 marg. 1 ch. 3. 9. nn See ch. 2, 20. 0 ch. 15. 9. 00 Matt. 12. 41, 42. Luke II. 31, 32. p Comp. Isai. 65. 20. Q Comp. ch. 3. 2. Then shall the righteous man "stand in great boldness before the face of such as have afflicted him, and made no ac- 2 count of his labours. When they see it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that 3 they looked for. And they repenting and groaning for ''anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, 4 and a "proverb of reproach: we "^fools accounted his life madness, and his end 5/() Iw without honour: how is he num- bered among the children of God, and 6 his lot is among the saints! Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of righteous- 7ness rose not upon us. We ''wearied our- selves in the way of wickedness and destruction : yea, we have gone through deserts, where ''there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not 8 known it. What hath pride profited us? or what good hath riches with our vaunt- ging brought us? All those things are passed away '^like a shadow, and 'as a 10 post that hasted by; and sas a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, neither the II i)athway of the keel in the waves; or sas wlien a bird "hath flown through the air, there is no ''token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings, and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to i;be found; or like as when an arrow is shot 'at a mark, it parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, so that a man cannot know where it went ij through : even so we in like manner, as soon as we were born, began to draw to our end, and had no sign of virtue to shew; but were consumed in our own 14 wickednes.s. For ''the hope of the un- godly is like Must 'that is blown away with the wind; like a "thin froth that is driven away with the storm; ""like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, and passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that istarrieth but a day. But the righte- ous live for evermore; "their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of 16 them is with the most High. There- V. ^ See Luke 21. 36. l- 2 Esdr. 16. 19- See Rom. 8. 35- II Ot, pnra- Gk. as M.att. 13- 3. &c. ^ ch. 3. 2 (Gk.). ^ Or, filed ourselves, or, surfeited. •* Comp. Job 12. 24. Ps. 107. 4, ^ See ch. 2. 5. f Jobg. 25. See 2 Chr. 30, 6. *' Job 9. 26. So Prov. 30. 19. I0x,flietk. •1 ch. 19. 13. Acts r. 3 in the Gk. ' ver. a I (Gk.). So Phil. 3. 14. k So Job 8. 14. Prov. 10. 25, 28. & II. 7. t Gr, thistle- d'a mighty 23 wind shall stand up against them, and >'like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow ^the thrones of the mighty. ^ Hear therefore, O ye kings, and un- derstand; learn, j'l? //w/ i^tf judges of the ends of the earth. Give ear, you that 2 rule the people, and glory in the multi- 1" So Rom. tude of nations. For •'power is given 3 See'prov. 8. you of the Lord, and sovereignty from '5- the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels. Because, 4 being"=ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged aright, nor kept the law, nor walked after the counsel of God; hor- 5 ribly and speedily shall he come upon you: for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places. For ''mer- 6 cy will soon pardon the meanest: but = mighty men shall be mightily tormented. For he which is Lord over all *^ shall 7 fear no man^s person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man's greatness : for he hath made the small and great, and scareth for all alike. But a sore s trial shall come upon the mighty. Unto you therefore, O kings, do I 9 speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not ''fall away. For they that keep holi- 10 ness holily shall be 'judged holy: and they that have learned such things shall find 'what to answer. Wherefore setn your affection upon my words; desire the?!i, and ye shall be instructed. Wis- 12 dom is glorious, and never fadeth away: yea, 'she is easily seen of them that love c Comp. Rom. 13. 4. •* Comp. Luke 12. 47, 48. * Comp. Matt. 21. 41 (Gk.). t See I Esdr. 4- 39- 5 So Ps. 145. '1. ch. 12. 13. *> ch. 12. 2 (Gk.). Heb. 6. 6. H Or, j'lts/i- fied. Comp. Rev. 22. II. II Or, a de- fence. Acts 22. I. Phil. I. 7, 17. ' See Prov. 14. 6. So Deut. 30. II —14. ch. -x. 9. Ecclus. 14. 21. & 21. II, John 7. 17. &7. MlGk.}. ™ Comp. Rom. 13. 10. 13 her, and found of such as seek her. She jpreventeth them that desire her, in J See ch. 4. 7. making herself first known unto them. 14 Whoso ''seeketh her early shall have no ' P"'''*'- 5- '?■ great travail: for he shall find her sit- 13 ting at his doors. To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom : and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be 16 'without care. For she goeth about '';''■, ?■ =3 seeking such as are worthy of her, shew- '''^^''' eth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought. 17 For the very true beginning of her is the desire of "discipline; and the care of " O"'-'""'''"''''- 18 'discipline is love; and "'love is the -''' ^ " keeping of her laws ; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incor- i9ruption; and incorruption maketh us 20 near unto God: therefore the desire of 21 wisdom bringeth to "a kingdom. If "Comp, your delight be then in "thrones and l"C]'. sceptres, O ye kings of the peojjle, ho- nour wisdom, "that ye may reign for 22 evermore. As for wisdom, what she is, and how she came ///, I will tell you, and will not hide mysteries from you: but will seek her out from the begin- ning of //;7- nativity, and bring the know- ledge of her into light, and will not pass 23 over the truth. Neither Pwill I go with p Comp. consuming envy; for such a man shall 24 have no fellowship with wisdom. But ithe multitude of the wise is the wel fare of the world: and a wise kmg is 25 the upholding of the people. Receive therefore instruction through my words, and it shall do you good. I myself also am a mortal man, like to all, and the oftspring ^of him that 2 was first made of the earth, and in my mother's womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, ''being com- pacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with '^sleep 3 And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is ''of like nature, and the first ■'SeeAct.s voice which I uttered was crying, as all ''' '^' t others do. I was nursed in ^swaddling "Luke 2. 7 5 clothes, and that with cares. For there is no king that had any other beginning 6 of birth. For fall men have one en- ' See job i. trance into life, and the like sgoing out. BSeech, 3. 7 Wherefore ''I prayed, and understand- " ing was given me: I 'called upon Goc^, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. 8 I preferred her before '^sceptres and thrones, and 'esteemed riches nothing gin comparison of her. Neither com ch. 7. 13 maig. 1 See Prov 14 ,Gk. . VH. * Geii. 2. 7. .See Ecclus. 17. I. 'Job I t ch. 4. 6. Kings 3. !—9- Acts 7. 59. ^ ch. 6. 23. ' See Job 28. 15- Comp. ch. 8. 3. (7-) Chap. vii. io. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. vni. 15. t Gr. sio?ie of inestimable price. ■"Job 28. 16 —19. Prov. 3. 15- ^ Com p. Prov. 4, 22. 0 ver. 26. 2 Esdr. 14. 47 marg. P I Kings 3. 13- Prov. 3, 16. Ecclus. 51. 28. Comp. Matt. 6. 33. + Gr. without gtiile. t Gr. •without efwy. ch. 6. 23. Comp. James i. 5. ppSeeEcclus, 20. 30. ^ Ecclus. 40. 18. H Or, enter frienihhip with God. 11 So ver. 27. •■ 2 Cor. 10. 18. "ch. 6. 17 {Gk.\ H Or, God grant. II Or, are to be sfiokeji of. » Deiit. 33. 14 (Gk.). So Job 38. 33. James i. 17. ' ver. 29 (Gk.). " So Ecclus. See Luke 2. '^ So ch. 8. 5- Comp. Prov. 8. 30. f Gr. only- begotten. ' ch, 10. 21 (Gk.). » Tit. I. 8 (Gk.). Tch. 6. 15 (Gk.). I Or, vapour. James 4. 14. I Or, stream, " See 2 Cor. 6. 18. » Heb. I. 3. »» See Ecclus. 12. II. >> See 2 Cor. 4- 4- pared I unto her any '"'precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her. I loved her above lo "health and beauty, and chose to have her "instead of light: for the light that Cometh from her never goeth out. pAU h good things together came to me with her, and Pinnumerable riches in her hands. And I rejoiced in them all, be- 12 cause wisdom goeth before them: and I knew not that she was the mother of them. 1 learned 'diligently, and do 13 communicate /;(?/-' liberally : ppI do not hide her riches. For she is ia treasure 14 unto men that never faileth: which they that use ""i^ become the friends of God, being ■'commended for the gifts that come from "learning. 'God hath granted 15 me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that "are given me: because it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and directeth the wise. For in 16 his hand arc both we and our words; all wisdom also, and knowledge of work- manship. For he hath given me certain 17 knowledge of the things that are, namely, to know how the world was made, and the operation of the elements : the be- 18 ginning, ending, and midst of the times: the alterations of ^the turning of the sun, and the change of seasons: the circuits 19 of years, and the 'positions of stars: the 20 natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts: the violence of winds, and the "reasonings of men: the diver- sities of plants, and the virtues of roots: and all such things as are either secret or 21 manifest, them I know. For wisdom, 22 which is ^the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an understanding spirit, holy, 'one only, manifold, subtil, lively, "'clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, ''loving the thing that is good, quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good. Kind to man, stedfast, sure, 23 yfree from care, having all power, over- seeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits. For wisdom is more moving 24 than any motion : she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pure- ness. For she is the "breath of the 25 power of God, and a pure "influence flowing from the glory of the ^Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her. For she is "the brightness of these everlasting light, the unspotted "^mirror of the power of God, and ''the image of 27 his goodness. And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in her- self, she ''maketh all things new: and in all ages entering into holy souls, she •maketh them <^ friends of God, and ''pro- 28 phets. For God loveth none but him 2ythat dwelleth with wisdom. For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the 'order of stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it. 30 For after this cometh night: but vice shall not prevail against wisdom. JVisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily: and "sweetly doth she 2 order all things. I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired '"to make her my spouse, and I was a lover 3 of her beauty. In that she is ''conver- sant with God, she magnifieth her nobi- lity: yea, the Lord of all things himself 4 loved her. For she is 'privy to the mys- teries of the knowledge of God, and a 5 'lover of his works. If riches be a pos- session to be desired in this life; "^what is richer than wisdom, ''that worketh all 6 things'! And if "^prudence 'work; who of all that are is a more cunning workman 7 than she? And if a man love righteous- ness, her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, jus- tice and ^fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more 8 profitable in their life. If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come : she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound fdark sen- tences: she foreseeth signs and won- ders, and the ^events of seasons and 9 times. Therefore I purposed ''to take her to me ''to live with me, knowing that she 'would be a counseller of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief. 10 For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honour with lithe elders, '/Aw^V/ I be young. I shall be found of a quick conceit ''in judg- ment, and shall lie admired in the sight 12 of 'great men. ™When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto tne: if I talk much, they shall "lay their 13 hands upon their mouth. Moreover °by the means of her I shall obtain immor- tality, and leave behind me an everlast- ing memorial to them that come after me. 14 1 shall "set the people in order, and Pthe nations shall be subject unto me. 15 Horrible tyrants shall be afraid, when lOr, createth. ^ So ver. 14. See James 2. 23- '' See Gen. 20. 7. Comp. Tobit 4, 12. VIII. "Or, profitably. Comp. ver. 7. II Or, to mar>y her to fnysclf. So ver. 9. Comp. ver, 18. " Cant. 4. 8. *> Gk. as ver. 9, 16. So Bel and Drag.zmarg. H Or, teaclier. U Or, chooser. c ch. 7. 8, 9. Prov. 8. 18. ^ So ch. 7. 22. ^ Comp. E.\od. 31.3,6. f See Prov. 1. 6. B See ch, 2. 17. '' ver. 2 niaig. t Gr. "wilL i ch. 9. 5. 1 Kin. 3. 7. ^ \ Kin. 3. 1 See ch. 5. 23- "" Job 29. 8, 9, 10, II. » So Ecclus. 5. 12. See Judg. 18. 19. " ver. 17. It Or, govern. Gk. as ver. 1. ch. 15. I, p 1 Kin. 4. 21, 24. \72) Chap. viir. i6. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. x. 9. I Or, appear I So ver. 7 (Gk.). II Or, Being entered into mine /lonsc. '■ Cotnp. Prov, 7. 3. D OT,/amc. II Or, marry her. See ver. 2. ■ Comp. John 9. 2. ' Ecclus. 6. 27 tGk.j. II Or, 7ff7//. " ch. 16. 28. See Rom. 1 1 IX. » Gen. I. 3, 6, 9, &c. Ps. 33. 9. John I. 3. b Gen. I. 28. Ps. 3. 6. " ch. 5. 19 marg. di Kings 3.9. *> So ch. 15. 18. See John i. r. f SeePs. 116. 16. e See ch. 8. •> Acts 19. 27 (Gk. ■- ' I Chr. 23. 5. 2 Chr. I. y. ^ 2 Sam. 7. 12, 13. I Ps, 59. 9. "' So Heb. 8.5. " See Matt. 25- 3+- o Prov. 8. =2, 27- John 1. 2, 3, they do but hear of me; I shall 'be found good among the multitude, and ivaliant in war. "After I am come into 16 mine house, I will repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitter- ness; and ''to live with her hath no sor- row, but mirth and joy. Now when I considered these things 17 in myself, and ■■ pondered them in mine heart, how that to be allied unto wis- dom "is immortality; and great pleasure is it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands «;r infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a' "good report; I went about seeking how to 'take her to me. For I was a 19 witty child, and had a good spirit. Yea 20 rather, being good, ^I came into a body undefiled. Nevertheless, when I per- 21 ceived that I could not otherwise 'ob- tain hiT, except God gave her me ; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift j-A' was; I '"prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said, O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, ^who hast made all things with thy word, and ordained man through 2 thy wisdom, that he should ''have do- minion over the creatures which thou hast made, and order the world accord- 3 ing to '^equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart: ''give me wisdom, =that sitteth by thy 4 throne; and reject me not from among thy children: for Q thy servant and son 5 of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and etoo young for the understanding of judgment and laws. For though a man be never so perfect 6 among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not -aith him, ''he shall be nothing regarded. 'Thou hast chosen ^ me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: •'thou 8 hast commanded me to build a temple upon 'thy holy mount, and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, ""a re- semblance of the holy tabernacle, "which thou hast prepared from the beginning. And '=•' wisdom Kms with thee: which 9 knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments. O send 10 her out of thy Pholy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being pre- sent she may labour with me, that I may 11 know what is pleasing unto thee. For she knowethand understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doihgs, and preserve me 'in her power, nor, /y/;«- 12 So shall my works be acceptable, and ^gi7ry.' °'' then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat. 13 1 For what man is he that can know the V^"- '7- counsel of God? or who can think what i.°6^"'"^' 14 the will of the Lord is? For the thoughts ^''^ '*'""• "• of mortal men are "miserable, and our ij^T./ear/ui. 15 devices are but uncertain. For the cor- ruptible body presseth down the soul, and ""the ^earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many 16 things. And 'hardly do we guess aright See^jobVig^ at things that are upon earth, and with \l '^Z^g^ labour do we find the things that are i^ng' 'before us: but the things that are in 17 heaven who hath searched out? , And ithy counsel who hath known, "except thou give wisdom, and "send thy Holy is Spirit from above? For so the ways of them which /ij'ed on the earth were re- formed, and men were taught the things that are pleasing unto thee, and •''were saved through wisdom. She preserved the ''first formed father of the world, that was created alone, 2 and brought him out of his fall, and 3 ''gave him power to rule all things. But ^p""- '■ -^■ '^when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, "=he perished also in 'Gen. 4. 5, the fury wherewith he murdered his bro- ' "~'^' 4 ther. For whose cause ''the earth being '' '^''- 7- '9, drowned with the flood, 'wisdom again 2'pet.^2. 5. preserved //, and directed the course of So''ver 'i.' 'the righteous sin a piece of wood of 'tien. 'e. 9. 5 small value. Moreover, ''the nations in l^l"^^' '*' their wicked conspiracy being confound- "" Gen. n. 9. ed, 'she found out the righteous, and ' Gen. 12. i. preserved him ''blameless unto God, and '/J'','*' "' 'kept him strong 'against his tender com- 6 passion towards his son. ""When the ungodly perished righteous man which fell down upon 'the "five cities. Erclus. & 22. iS. I Mace. 3. 56. Malt. 8. 26. Mark 4. 40. Rev. 21. 8. 2 Cor. 5. 1,4. ^ See 2 Esdr. 4 9- fOr. at hand. So ch. 19. 3 iGk.). " I Cor. 2. 10, II. X. * So I Tim. 2. '3- So ch. See Luke I. 6. she delivered "the j Gen. 22. lo. Avho fled from the fire "• Gen. 19. 16, 17, 22. ch. 19. 17. upon 'the 7 Of whose wickedness even to this day 2 Pet. 2. 7! the waste land that smoketh is a testi- p^lii„foiis. mony, and plants bearing fruit that never °Gen. 10. 19, come to ripeness: and Pa standing pillar & ,9 22! of salt is a monument of an unbelievinar S"^"'' !V^' 3 soul. For regardmg not wisdom, they I'Gen. 1926. gat not only this hurt, that they knew " " ''' ^^' not the things whieh were good ; but also left behind them to the world a memorial of their foolishness: so that in the things wherein they offended they could not so 9 much as be hid. But wisdom delivered Chap. x. io. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. xi. 24. •iGen.28.5,10. •■ (Jen. 2a. 12 — 22. * Gen. 30. 43. * Gen. 31. I —16. "Gen. 32.6.7. & 33- 4. ^ Gen. 32. 24 —30. y Gen. 37. 28. Acts 7. 9. *' Gen. 39. 7 » Gen. 37. 24 ' or Gen. 39. 20. I ^ Gen. 41. 14, , 40, 41. : Acts 7. 10. I II Or, thepozv- er of ihfut that -ruled \ over him. I c Construc- i tion as Matt. I 10. I. ! "^Gen. 39. 17. i « Ex. I. 12. & 12. 42. « Or, holy. ver. 17. ch. 5. 19. & 6, 10. & 14. 30. Song 65 (te.vti. ver. 5. sEx. 3. 10. & 4. 12. •> Ex. 14. 31. Ps. 105. 26. SeeHeb.3. 5. > Ex. 5. I. & 7. 10. & ch. 8 — ch. 13. Ps. 105. 27 — 36. i Ex. 12. 35. ' Ps. 105. 39. See Ecclus. 14. 27. 1 Ps. 78. 14. B Or, Jiaiite, ch. 16. 18. ™ E.\. 14. 21, 22, 29. Ps. 78. 13. " Ex. 14. 27, 28. o So 2 Mace. I. 12 (Gk.). P ch. 16. 23. & 18. 20. Gk. not as ver. 15. 17. lEx. 15.1. *■ ch. 7. 22 (Gk.). XI. » See Deut. 34. 10. *» Ex. 16. I. e Ex. 17. 10, II, 13. 2 Esdr. 1. 10, *! Ex. 17.6. Numb. 20.11 *Ex. 7. 17. from pain those that attended upon her. When ithe righteous fled from his bro- lo ther's wrath, she guided him in right paths, ''shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him knowledge of holy things, ^made him rich in his travails, and mul- tiplied the fruit of his labours. 'In then covetousness of such as oppressed him she stood by him, and made him rich. "She defended him from his enemies, 12 and kept him safe from those that lay in wait, and *in a sore conflict she gave him the victory; that he might know that godhness is stronger than all. >' When 13 the righteous was sold, she forsook him not, but ^delivered him from sin: ^she went down with him into the pit, and 14 ''left him not in bonds, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and '<^power against those that oppressed him ; as for '^ them that had accused him, she shewed them to be liars, and gave him perpetual glory. '^She delivered 15 the 'righteous people and 'blameless seed from the nation that oppressed ihc7n. sShe entered into the soul of 16 ''the servant of the Lord, and 'withstood dreadful kings 'in wonders and signs ; J rendered to the 'righteous a reward of 17 their labours, guided them in a marvel- lous way, and was unto them for ''a cover by day, and 'a "light of stars in the night-season ; "'brought them through 18 the Red sea, and led them through much water: "but she drowned their enemies, 19 and °cast them up out of the bottom of the deep. Therefore Pthe righteous 20 spoiled the ungodly, and 'ipraised thy holy name, O Lord, and magnified with one accord thine hand, that fought for them. For wisdom opened the mouth 21 of the dumb, and made the tongues of them that cannot speak 'eloquent She prospered their works in the hand of the holy "prophet. ''They went through 2 the wilderness that was not inhabited, and pitched tents in places where there lay no way. "^They stood against their 3 enemies, and were avenged of their ad- versaries. When they were thirsty, they 4 called upon thee, and ''water was given them out of the flinty rock, and their thirst was quenched out of the hard stone. For by what things their enemies were 5 punished, by the same they in their need were benefited. For instead of a foun- 6 tain of a perpetual running river >= trou- bled with foul blood, for a manifest re- 7 proof of Uhat commandment, whereby ' ^"^ '■ »*• i the infants were slain, thou gavest unto ch'. 18. 5. them abundance of water ?by a means *Ps.78-i6. | 8 which they hoped not for: declaring by j that thirst then ''how thou hadst punish- '■Ex. 7.20. 9ed their adversaries. For when they were tried, albeit but in mercy chastised, they knew how the ungodly were judged in wrath and tormented, 'thirsting m an- '••"■(>■ 10 other manner than the just. For these thou didst admonish and try, Jas a fa- JSoHeb. 12. ther: but the other, as a severe king, thou See Deut. 11 didst condemn and punish. Whether *' ^' they were absent or present, they were 12 vexed alike. For a double grief came upon them, and a groaning for the re- i;membrance of things past. For when they heard by their own punishments the other to be benefited, ''they "had f fj^?";-..^'^- 14 some feeling of the Lord. For whom mw. they rejected with scorn, 'when he was 'e^-^-s. long before thrown out at the casting forth of the infants, him in the end, ■"when they saw what came to pass, " 8="= <:•'■ =• 15 they admired. But for the foolish de- ''' vices of their wickedness, wherewith being deceived they worshipped "ser- " ?''• '7- 9- . • 1 I- J n 1 I, 1 Gk. asRom. pents void 01 reason, and "vile beasts, i. 23. fthou didst send a multitude of unrea- "'=''• '3- h- , , , , r Comp. sonable beasts upon them for vengeance ; ch. 15. 18. 16 that they might know, that iwherewith.al ^7^^4.'' ""' a man sinneth, by the same aho shall he " '^^- >=■ =3. 17 be punished. For thy Almighty hand, & Ve. i. that made the world ""of matter without ' Gen. i. 2. form, wanted not means Ho send among 'See Lev. them a multitude of bears, or fierce comp. isHons, or unknown wild beasts, 'full of J".''- ',■ ''; ' , , , . ' . , * aocii. 16. 5. rage, newly created, breatnmg out either a fiery vapour, or filthy sents of scatter- ed smoke, or shooting horrible sparkles 19 out of their eyes: whereof not only the harm might dispatch them at once, but also the terrible sight utterly destroy ■20 them. Yea, and without these might they have fallen down with one blast, being persecuted of " Vengeance, and " Acts 28. 4. scattered abroad through 'the breath of ''.^J'- "^ thy power : but thou hast ordered all things in "measure and ""number and T-''?'"'''g 21 weiglit. For thou canst shew thy great »« comp.' strength at all times when thou ^vilt; ^-"'"*- '• 5- and -""who may withstand the power of ''So2Chr. 22 thine arm? For the whole world before '^°' *"■ thee is as a 'little gi-ain of the balance, ' pr; /'"''''■ yea, ^as a drop of the morning dew that is.il 40. 15 23 falleth down upon the earth. But thou j.'^j^^'^ ^ hast mercy upon all ; for thou canst do & 13. 3 all tilings, and ^winkest at the sins of " See 2 Pet. 24 men, because they should amend. For ^ '' (74I Chap. xi. 25. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. xin. t. » Rom. 4. 17. See Ps.147.4. >> ch. 12. 8, 16 (Gk.). So ch. 12. 18 (Gk.;. XII. » See ch. 6. 9. I Or, ancient, 1> See Deut. 18. 12. H Or, sorce- ries. Rev. 9. 21. & 18. 23. ' Gal. s. 20. <* ch. 14. 23. See Lev. 18. B Or, ;r«« ;«- habitance, c ch. II. 26. f See Ex. 23. 28. 8 Ex. 23. 30. Deut. 7. 22. ** Gen. 9, 25. ' See Rom. 9- 20. Comp. Job 36. 23. " Rom. 8. 33. I Or. in thy presence. ' Or, a re- venger. Kom. 13. 4. ' I Pel. 5. 7. So ch. 6, 7. ".Ecclus. 19. 5- Acts 27. 15 in the Gk. thou lovest all the things that are, and abhorrest nothing which thou hast made : for never wouldest thou have made any thing, if thou hadst hated it. And how 2 could any thing have endured, if it had not been thy will? or been preserved, if not ^'called by thee? But ''thou sparest 2 all: for they are thine, O Lord, thou lover of souls. For thine uncorruptible Spirit is in all things. Therefore chastenest thou them by little and little that => ofiend, and warnest them by putting than in remembrance wherein they have offended, that leaving their wickedness they may believe on thee, O Lord. For it was thy will to : destroy by the hands of our fathers both those "old inhabitants of thy holy land, whom ''thou hatedst for doing most . odious works of "= witchcrafts, and wick- ed sacrifices; and a/so those ''merciless murderers of children, and devourers of man's flesh, and the feasts of blood; 7aith their priests out of the midst of i //}(•//■ idolatrous crew, and ''the parents, that killed with their own hands souls destitute of help: that the land, which ; thou esteemedst above all other, might receive a worthy 'colony of God's chil- dren. Nevertheless even those =thou 1 sparedst as men, and didst send ^wasps, forerunners of thine host, to destroy them by little and little. Not that thou wast . unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or to de- stroy them at once with cruel beasts, or with one rough word : but executing thy i. judgments nj'on them^hy little and little, thou gavest them place of repentance, not being ignorant that they ivere a naughty generation, and that their malice was bred in them, and that their cogi- tation would never be changed. For it i was ''a cursed seed from the beginning; neither didst thou for fear of any man give them partlon for those things where- in they sinned. ' For who shall say, i JWhat hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgment? or who shall ''accuse thee for the nations that perish, w^hom thou hast made? or who shall come "to stand against thee, "to be re- venged for the unrighteous men? Fori neither is there any God but thou that ■careth for all, to whom thou mightest shew that thy judgment is not unright. Neither shall king or tyrant be able "to i set his face against thee for any whom thou hast punished. Forsomuch then . as thou art righteous thyself, thou order- est all things righteously: "thinking // not agreeable with thy power to con- demn him that hath not deserved to be 16 punished. For thy power is the begin- ning of righteousness, and because thou art the Lord of all, "^it maketh thee to be 17 gracious unto all. For when men will not believe that thou art of a 'full power, thou .shewest thy strength, and among them that know // thou makest their is boldness manifest. But thou, mastering thy power, juilgest with "equity, and orderest us ''with great favour; for Pthou mayest use power when thou wilt. 19 But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest re- sopentance for sins. iFor if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such de- liberation, giving them 'time and place, whereby they might be delivered from =1 their malice; with howgreafcircumspec- tion didst thou judge thine own sons, 'unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises? 22 Therefore, whereas thou dost chasten us, thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more, to the intent that, "when we judge, we should carefully think of thy goodness, and when we ourselves are judged, we should look for mercy. 23 Wherefore, whereas men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously, '■thou hast tormented them with their own ''"abomi- 24 nations. For *they went astray very for in the ways of error, and "held them _/(';■ gods, which even amongst the beasts of their enemies were despised, being deceived, as children of no understand- 25 ing. Therefore unto them, as to child- dren without the use of reason, thou didst send a judgment to mock them. 26 But they that would not be reformed by that correction, vwherein he dallied with them, shall feel a judgment worthy 27 of God. For look, for what things they grudged, when they were punished, that is, for them whom they thought to be gods; mnu ^being punished in them, when they saw it, they acknowledged /;/;;/ to be the true God, whom before they denied to know; and "therefore came extreme damnation upon them. "Surely vain rt/v all men by nature, who are ignorant o:' God, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him " Cump. Job ID. 2, 3. Qy, perfect. ^ Sec ch. 2. 19. pSoPs. 135.6. ^ Comp. Rom. 9. r So ch. 19. 22. ' So Ephe.s. 5. 15. See Tobit 4. 14. ' Ueut. 7. 8. & 13. 17, &c. » Matt. 7. 2. See Matt. 5. 7- ' ch. II. 15, 16. & 16. I. So ver. 27. il Or, al'omi. nable itiols. 1 Khi. II. 5,7. 2 Kill. 23. 13 in the Gk. " ch. 14. II. * ch. 13, 3 Gk.'. See Rom. i. . 23. T Gk. at ch. 15. 12. * Comp I Thess. 2.16. XIII. •'' To end ch. 15, Rom. 1. 19—32. (75) A' 2 Chap. xiii. 2. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Ch.\p. XIV. 15. •> Ecclus. 38. 27 (Engl.J. « Dcut. 4. ly. & 17. 3- (• eh. 12. (Gk.i. • So R'jin. rS.) Rom 21. 1 Or, seek. s ver. iS. ch. 15. 17. ^ See Baruch 6.4. * Comp. Acts 17. 29. See Isai. 40. >9- II Or, thtiber- viright. k So Baruch 6.59- 2 Tim. 2. 21. I Isai. 44. 15, 16. I Or, chips. "" ver. 13. ' ch. II. 15. 1 Isai. 46. 7. Comp. Baruch 6. 26, 27. P Isai. 44. i;, ■9- that is : neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the ''work- master; but deemed either fire, or wind, 2 or the swift air, or "^the circle of the stars, or the violent water, or "^the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world. With whose beauty if they 3 being delighted ''took them to be gods; let them know how much better the Lord of them is: for the first Author of beauty hath created them. But if they 4 were astonished at their power and vir- tue, let them understand by them, how much mightier he is that made them. 'For by the greatness and beauty of the 5 creatures proportionably the Maker of them is seen. But yet for this they are 6 the less to be blamed : for they perad- venture err, seeking God, and desirous to find Jiim. ^For being conversant in 7 his works they "search ///'/// diligently, and believe their sight : because the things are beautiful that are seen. How- 8 belt neither are they to be pardoned. For if they were able to know so much, 9 that they could aim at the world ; how- did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof? But miserable are they, and in sdeadio things is their hope, who called them gods, which arc ''the works of men's hands, gold and silver, 'to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand. JNow a 'carpenter that felleth n timber, after he hath sawn down a tree meet for the purpose, and taken off' all the bark skilfully round about, and hath wrought // handsomely, and made ''a vessel thereof fit for the service of tna>i's life; and 'after spending the '""refuse of 12 his work to dress his meat, hath filled himself; and taking the very "'refuse 13 among those, which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved // diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man; or made it like some "vile beast, laying 14 it over with vermilion, and with paint colouring it red, and covering every spot therein; and °when he had made a con- 15 venient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron : for he provided 16 for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help itself; for it is an image, and hath need of help: Ptheni? maketh he prayer for his goods, for his wife and children, and is not ashamed ■8 to speak to that 7vhich hath no life. For health he calleth upon that juhieh is weak : for life prayeth to that 7vhich is sdead: for laid humbly beseecheth 'that which hath least means to help: and for a good journey he asketh of ■'that which 19 cannot set a foot forward : and for gain- ing and getting, and /<'/• good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing. Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth uponapiece of wood more rotten than the 'vessel that carrieth him. 2 For verily desire of gain devised 'that, and the workman built it by his skill. 3 But thy providence, O Father, govern- eth //.• for thou ''hast made a way in the 4 sea, and a safe path in the waves; shew- ing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without 5 art. Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and pass- ing the rough sea ''in a weak vessel are 6 saved. For in the old time also, "^when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world governed by thy hand escaped in a weak vessel, and left to ail ages a 7 seed of generation. For blessed is ''the wood whereby righteousness cometh. 8 But that which is made with hands is cursed, "^as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made //,• and it, because, being corruptible, it was called god. 9 For fthe ungodly and his ungodliness io(7/vboth alike hateful unto God. For that which is made shall be punished 11 together with him that made //. There- fore Seven "upon the idols of the Gen- tiles shall there be a ''visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and ''stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a "snare to the 12 feet of the unwise. JFor the ''devising of idols was the beginning of spiritual fornication, and the invention of them 13 the corruption of life. For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever. 14 For by the vain glory of men they entered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end. 15 For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now ho- noured him as a god, which was then a 1 Acts 26. 22 (Gl<.). Comp. Baruch 6. 4. t Gr. that hiith vo ex- perience at all. ' Jer. 10. 5. XIV. I Or, ship. I That is, vessel, or, ship. * Comp. Kx. 14. 22. Ps. 107. 23 — 30- •* So ch. 10. 4. ^ Gen. 6. 4. & 7. 10, 18, 21, 22. Ecclus. 16.7. ver. 8. Chap. xv. i6. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. xvi. 26. ] kPs. .15.5 & 135. ID, 17. f Or, air. ^^gods: ''which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw 'breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go. For man made them, and 16 'he that borrowed Ids own spirit fashion- ed them; but no man can make a god hke unto himself For being mortal, he 17 worketh '"a dead 1/iiiig with wicked hands: for he //////jc^' is better than "the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never. Yea, "they worshipped those beasts is also that are most hateful: for being compared together, some are worse than others. Neither are they beautiful, so 19 much as to be desired Pin respect of beasts : but ithey went without the praise of God and his blessing. Therefore ^by the like were they punished worthily, and by the multitude of beasts torment- ed. Instead of which punishment,='^deal- 2 ing graciously with thine own people, thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste, even ''quails to stir up their appetite: to the end that they, desiring 3 food, might "^for the ugly sight of the beasts sent among than lothe even that, which they must needs desire; but these, suftering penury "for a short space, might be made partakers of a strange taste. For it was requisite, that upon ^ them exercising tyranny should come Jveri6. penury, ''which they could not avoid: but to these it should only be shewed how their enemies were tormented. For 5 «Soch. ji. w-hen <=the horrible fierceness of beasts • Comp. ver. S. '" cli. 13. 10, 18. " ch. 14. 20 (Gk.:. See 2 Thess. 2. 4. o Comp. ch. II. 15. P ch. 14. 7 iGk.\ 'I Comp. Gen. I. 25,31. Jt 3. 14. XVI. * ch. II. 15, 16. & 12. 23. a* Seech.3.5. ^ Ex. 16. 13. Num. II. 31. So ch. 19. II. c Ex. 8. 5, 28. Comp. \er. iS. Ecclus.39.30. came upon "these, and *'they perished ^ That is, thy • ^ - • - - - people. 'iMimb. 21.6. I Cor. 10. 9. Ecchis. 39.30. ^Nuiub. 21. g. >» John 3. 14. • See I Tim. 4. 10. j Exod. 10. 4 (Gk,). Rev. 9. 3, 7 (Gk.). Comp. Ex. 10. 17. k So Ex. 8. 24- Ps 78. 45. 1 Rev. 16. 6. Comp. ch. 18. 4. t Gr. slitng, » So ver. 6. "So ver. 3, 6. with the stings of crooked serpents, thy wrath endured not for ever: but they e were troubled "for a small season, that they might be admonished, shaving a sign of salvation, "to put them in remem- brance of the commandment of thy law. For he that turned himself towards // 7 was not saved by the thing that he saw, •"but by thee, that art 'the Saviour of all. And in this thou madest thine enemies s confess, that it is thou who deliverest from all evil: for them the bitings of 9 igrasshoppers and ''flies killed, neither was there found any remedy for their !ife: 'for they were worthy to be punish- ed by such. But thy sons not the very 10 teeth of venomous dragons overcame : for thy mercy was ever by them^ and healed them. For they were 'pricked, n ■"that they should remember thy words; and were "quickly saved, that not falling into deep forgetfulness, they might be 'continually mindful of thy 12 goodness. For it was neither herb, nor "mollifying plaister, that restored them to health : but Pthy word, O Lord, 13 which healeth all things. iFor thou hast power of life and death: 'thou leadest to the gates of hell, and bringest up again. 14 ''A man indeed killeth through his malice: and 'the spirit, when it is gone forth, returneth not; neither the soul re- isceived up cometh again. *But it is not 16 possible to escape thine hand. For the ungodly, "that denied to know thee, were scourged ''by the strength of thine arm : "with strange rains, hails, and showers, were they persecuted, ''that they could not avoid, and "through fire 17 were they consumed. For, which is most to be wondered at, "the fire had more force in the water, that quencheth all things: for >the world fighteth for is the righteous. For sometimes the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up ^the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with 19 the judgment of God. And at another time it burnetii even in the midst of water above the power of fire, that it might destroy the fruits of an unjust 20 land. Instead whereof "thou feddest thine own people with ''angels' food, and didst send them "^from heaven bread [prepared without their labour, able to content every man's delight, and agree- 21 ing to every taste. For thy '"sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, "tempered itself to every man's liking. 22"= But snow and sice endured the fire, and melted not, that they might know ""that fire burning in the hail, and ■"sparkling in the rain, ^did destroy the 23 fruits of the enemies. But sthis again did even forget his own strength, that 24 ''the righteous might be nourished. 'For the creature that ser\eth thee, who art the Maker, increaseth his strength against the unrighteous for their punishment, and abateth his strength for the benefit 25 of such as put their trust in thee. There- fore even then 'was it altered into all fashions, and was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all things, according to 26 the desire 'of them that had need: that thy children, O Lord, Jwhom thou lovest, ''might know, that // is not the growing " Or, ntver dr(ni}n_froi/t. Ecclus. 41. 1 (Gk.i. *• Isai. I. 6 :Gk.'. P Ps. IC7. 20. 1 Ps. 105. 27 —45. ■■ See Tobtt 13. 2. Comp. Rev. J. 18. '* Comp. JMatt. 10. 28. ' So Eccles. " Ex. 5. 2. " So 2 Esdr. 15. II. See Deut. 4. 34- »■ Ex. 9. 23, =4- ^ ch. 19. 2C. So ver. 22. y Comp. Judg. 5. 20. ver. 24. * ch. ig. 21. Comp. =* Ex. 16. 14. Numb. II. 7. b Ps. 78. 25. 2 Esdr. I. ig. c John 6. 31. ■" Judg. 6. 4 (Gk. it Engl.). " That is, j/ta?ntn. II Or, ivas icinpcreci. *^ ch. ig. 21. f ver. 19. ^ Comp. ver. 22. ch. 19. 21 with Ex. 16. 14- •i ch. 10. 20. & 18. 20. ' ch. ig. 6. 1 Or, things. I Or, o/tlu-m that prayed. ch. 18. 2 (Gk.). J Deut, 4, 37. & 7, 13, & 10. 15, ■t See Deut. 8.3. (78.' Chap. xvi. 27. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. xvni. 7. 1 Ex. i6. 21. >» Sec Ps. 88. 13. & ch. 4. 7. See Ecclus. 32. 14. " ch. 8. 21. 0 Luke 6. 35. 2 Tim. 3. 2. So ch. 14. 26. XVII. » Ex. 6. 6. &7. 4. H Or, j(»«/j tfiat tvillnnt be reformed. ^ Ex. 10. 22, 23- ch. 19. 17. W Or, uniier their roofs. 8 Or, /iigi- th-es. ch. 19. 3. DOr, 1 Or, sights. « Ex. 7. II, 12. & 8. 7. 19. &9.11. So ch. 18. 13, •* So 2 Tim. 3- 8, 9- « Heb. 5. 7 ^tcxt). fch. II. 15. iOr,re/nsiug to look it/'on. K Comp. Ex. 10. 21. !■ So Job 15. ' Comp. ver. 6. lOr, ^vltrrc- in they cou/d do nothing. of fruits f/tat nourisheth man : but f^iai if \ is thy word, ivhiih preserveth them that put their trust in thee. For that which =7 was not destroyed of the tire, 'being warmed with a httle sunbeam, soon melted away: that it might be known, 28 that "»KV must prevent the sun to give thee thanks, and at the dayspring "pray unto thee. For the hope of "the un-29 thankful shall melt away as the winter's hoar frost, and shall run away as un- profitable water. For ^great are thy judgments, and j cannot be expressed: therefore 'unnur- ] tured souls have erred. For when un- 2 | righteous men thought to oppress the \ holy nation; ''they being shut up 'in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, and fettered with the bonds of a long night, lay tlicre "exiled from the eternal providence. For while they supposed 3 to lie hid in their secret sins, they were scattered ^^ under a dark veil of forgetful- ness, being horribly astonished, and trou- bled with strange "apparitions. For nei- 4 | ther might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of 7oaters falling down sounded about them, : and sad \isions appeared unto them with heavy countenances. No power of the 5 fire might give tltein light: neither could the bright flames of the stars endure to | lighten that horrible night. Only there 6 ■ appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadful : for being much ter- rified, 'they thought the things which they saw to be worse than the sight they saw not. As for "^the illusions of art ^ magick, they were put down, and ''their vaunting in wisdom was reproved with disgrace. For they that promised to s drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves (^ 'fear, worthy to be laughed at. For though 9 no terrible thing did fear them ; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of ^ ser[)ents, they died for fear, 10 'denying that they saw the air, e which could of no side be avoided. (Forn wickedness, condemned by her own wit- ! ness, is very timorous, and being pressed ! with conscience, '■always forecasteth grievous things. For fear is nothing etsci^ but a betraying of the succours which reason offereth. And the expectation 13 from within, being less, 'counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment). But they sleep- 14 j ing the same sleep that night, 'which I was indeed intolerable, and which came upon them out of the bottoms of ''inevi- 15 table hell, were partly vexed with mon- strous 'apparitions, and partly fainted, "Hheir heart failing them: for a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon j6 them. So then whosoever there fell down was "straitly kept, shut up in a 17 prison without iron bars. "For whether he were husbandman, or shepherd, or a labourer in the 'field, he was overtaken, and endured that necessity, which could not be avoided : for they were all bound 18 with one chain of darkness, p Whether // 7t'ere a PPwhistling wind, or a melodious noise of birds among the spreading branches, or a pleasing fall of water run- iqning violently, or a '^terrible sound of stones cast down, or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, or a roaring voice of most *! savage wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains ; these things made 20 them to swoon for fear. ° For the whole world shined with clear light, and none 21 were hindered in their labour : over them only was spread a heavy night, an image of that 'darkness which should afterwards receive them: but yet were they unto themselves more grievous than the darkness. "Nevertheless thy ''saints had a very great light, whose voice they ''hearing, and not seeing their shape, be- cause they also had not suffered the same 2 things, they counted them happy. But for that they did not hurt them now, of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, and besought them pardon for that they <=had been enemies. 3 Instead whereof ''thou gavest them a burning pillar of fire, both to be a guide of the unknown journey, and a "^harm- less sun to entertain them honourably. 4 '^For they were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut uj), by whom the 'uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world. 5 And swhen they had determined to slay the babes of ''the saints, 'one child being cast forth, and saved, to reprove them, ''thou tookest away the multitude of ///(7> children, and 'destroyedst them 6 altogether in a mighty water. ""Of that night were our fathers certified afore, that " assuredly knowing °untowhat oaths they had given credence, they might 7 afterwards be of good cheer. So of thy people was accepted both the salvation t Gk. as marg. Comp. Eccles. 9, 10. ' M.itt. 14.26. M.irk 6. 49 in the Gk. '" Comp. Luke 21. 26. ° 2 Cor. II. 32 (Gk.). 0 So ch. ig. 17- 1 Or, ,icscrt. P Comp. Lev. 26. 36. Ps. 53- 5- PP So Song =7- II Or, hideous. 1 Gk. the same. '■ 2 Pet. 2. 17. Jude 13. See Matt. 8. .XVIII. * Ex. lo. 23. ^ So Acts 9. 7- = 2 Mace. 3. 4 (Gk.). •* Sec Ex. 13. 21. •^ Comp. Ps. 121. 6. f Comp. ch. 16. 10. n Or, in- corruptible. ch. 12. I. K See ch. ii. " ver. I, 9 (Gk.). See Ps. 50. 5 Gk. & Engl.). 'E.v. 2. 3,5. •t Ex. 12. 29. So ver. 14, 15- ' Ex. 14. 24, 25, 27. ™ Ex. II. 4. » Acts 2. 36. oGen. 15. 13- Chap, xviii. 8. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. CiiAr. XIX. 13. p ver. 10. 1 ver. 9. r Ex. 12. 21 —28. » Ex. 12. 22. II Or, a cove- nant of God t or, league. Comp. Ps. 5°. 5- ' Ex. 12. 30. »Ex. 11.5. & 12. 29. ' So ch.17.7. « Ex. 12. 33. y Seech. 9. 4. « Ex. 15. 3. » ch. s. 18 (Gk.). *> Comp. Rev. I. 16. « I Chr. 21. 16. H Or, imagi- nations. dSo ch. 17.4. *= ch. 10. 20. & x6. 23. fNumb. 16. 45, 4S, 49- 8 See ch. 10. 5- ■> Num. 16. 46, 47- ' Gk. as ver. 21. ^ Comp. Ex. 32. 13. Ecclus. 36. 8. of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies. For p wherewith thou didst 8 punish our adversaries, iby the same thou didst glorify us, whom thou hadst called. For the ''righteous children of 9 good mcti "'did sacrifice ^secretly, and with one consent made "a holy law, that the saints should be alike partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise. But 10 on the other side there sounded 'an ill according cry of the enemies ; and a lamentable noise was carried abroad for children that were bewailed. "Then master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person. 'So 12 they altogetlier had innumerable dead with one kind of death; neither were the living sufficient to bury thciii: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. For whereas they would 13 not believe any thing ""hy reason of the enchantments; upon the destruction of the firstborn, "they acknowledged this people to be the sons of God. For 14 while all things were in quiet silence, and ^t/uit night was in the midst of her swift course, ''thine Almighty word leapt 15 down from heaven ' out of thy royal throne, as ^a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction, and 16 brought thine "unfeigned commandment as ''a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and '^it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth. Then suddenly "''visions of horrible 17 dreams troubled them sore, and terrors came upon the/n unlooked for. And 18 one thrown here, another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death. For the dreams that troubled them did 19 foreshew this, lest they should perish, and not know why they were afflicted. Yea, 'ithe tasting of death touched m <=the righteous also, and ^there was a de- struction of the multitude in the wilder- ness : f but the wrath endured not long. For then sthe blameless man made haste, 21 and stood forth to defend fhein; and bringing 'the shield of his proper mi- nistry, a So Isai. 63. 13. Comp. Hab, 3. 15. " See Ps 114. 4. So Ps. 77. 20. & 78. 52. Isiai. 63. II. " Or. lice. Ex. 8. 16, &c. o Ex. 8. 3, 6. p See ch. 16. II OxyCom/ort. I Cor. 14. 3. So ch. 3. 18. 'ich. 5. ir. Acfi I. 3 in the Ok. ' Comp. Ps. 77- 17. 18, raihcr tlian cli. 16, 16, 22. (80) Chap. xix. 14. WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Chap. xix. 22. * Ex. I. II. &5.6— 9. * Gen. 19. 4 —8. Comp. Ecclus.16. 8. " Gen. 41. 55 —57- Ex. I. 8. * See ch. 2. y Gen. 45. 16 — 20. * Ex. 10. 23. ch. 17. 2. "Gen. 19. II. *> ch. 10. 6. 2 Pet. 2. 7. * So ch. 17. 17- seh'es. SoHeb. I. 3. to their own wickedness, ^insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful be- haviour towards strangers. For ^t/ie So-i domites did not receive those whom they knew not, when they came: but "these brought friends into bondage, that had well deserved of them. And not only i so, but peradventure some "respect shall be had 'of those, because they used strangers not friendly: but "these very i grievously afflicted them, vwhom they had received with feastings, and were already made partakers of the same laws with them. Therefore ^even with blind- 1 ness were ("/zifJc stricken, as "those -were at the doors of '^the righteous man: when, being compassed about with hor- rible great darkness, "=every one sought the passage of his own doors. For the i. elements Kv;r changed 'in themselves by a kind of harmony, like as in a "psaltery " See Ec- notes change the name of the tune, and "^ "^' ''°' ^'' yet are always sounds; which may well be perceived by the sight of ''the things ''ver. 19— 21. 19 that have been done: for •= earthly //^/>/!,'-j- ^^^"- ^^ 3*- were turned into watery, and ^the things, < Ex. 8. 3. that before swam /;/ the water, now went 20 upon the ground. sThe fire had power ^':'>- 'S- '7- in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his men quenching 21 nature. On the other side, '^the flames '• ch. 16. is. wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, though they walked there- in; neither 'melted they ^the icy kind of ' ^^- '6. 22, heavenly meat, that was of nature apt to t Comp. melt. ^"^ '6- •'t- 22 For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard ///<■;;/ .-but igoch 12 didst assist ///«« 'in every time and place. ^°- THE WISDOM OF JESUS THE SON OF SIRACH, OR, ECCLESIASTICUS. Some refer this Prologue to Athana- sius, because it is found in his Synopsis. « Or, collect- ed. A Prologue made by an vnccrtain Author. THIS Jesus was the son of Sirach, and grandchild to Jesus of the same name with him. This man therefore hved in the latter times, after the people had been led away captive, and called home again, and almost after all the prophets. Now his grandfather Jesus, as he himself witnesseth, was a man of great diligence and wisdom among the Hebrews, who did not only gather the grave and short sentences of wise men, that had been before him, but himself also uttered some of his own, full of much understanding and wisdom. When as therefore the first Jesus died, leaving this book almost " perfected, Sirach his son receiving it after him left // to his own son Jesus ; who, having gotten it into his hands, compiled // all orderly into one volume, and called it Wisdom, intituling it both by his own name, his father's name, and his grandfather's ; alluring the hearer by the very name of wisdom to have a greater love to the study of this book. It containeth therefore wise sayings, => dark sentences, and parables, and ''certain particular an- cient godly stories of men '^ that pleased God; also "^his prayer and <=song; more- over, what benefits God had vouchsafed his people, and what plagues he had heaped upon their enemies. This Jesus did imitate Solomon, and was no less famous for wisdom and learning, both being indeed a man of great learning, and so reputed also. • ch. 50. 27. The Prologue of the Wisdom of * Jesus, the Son (?/" Sirach. 'HRRRAS many and great things have been delivered unto us by * See Prov. 1. 6. b ch. 44. I — 50. 24. « Heb. U.S. •* ch. 51. I — = ch. 51. 13— 30- w II Or, of ano- ther nation. ='the law and the prophets, and by others " Luke 24. that have followed their steps, for the ^' which things Israel ought to be com- mended for learning and wisdom ; and whereof not only the readers must needs become skilful themselves, but also they that desire to leam be able to profit them which are "without, both by speak- ing and writing : my grandfather Jesus, when he had much given himself to the reading of ^the law, and the prophets, and other books of our fathers, and had gotten therein good judgment, was drawn on also himself to write something per- taining to learning and wisdom : to the intent that those which are desirous to learn, and are addicted to these things, might profit much more in living ac- cording to the law. ^Vherefore let jne intreat you to read it with favour and attention, and to pardon us, wherein we may seem to come short of some words, which 7tie have laboured to in- terpret. For the same things uttered in ^ Hebrew, and translated into another tongue, have not the same force in them; and not only these things, but = the law itself, and the ' prophets, and the rest of the books, have no small " difference, when they are spoken in their own language. For in the eight and thirtieth year coming into Fgypt, when Euergetes was king, and conti- nuing there some time, I found a " book of no small learning : therefore I thought it most necessary for me to bestow some diligence and travail to interpret it ; using great watchfulness and skill in that space to bring the book to an end, and set it forth for them also, which "^ in a strange country are willing to learn, being prepared before in manners to live after the law. *• See Acts 21. 40. t Gr. propJie- CU'S. ch. 36. 15 n.arg. I Tim. 1. 18. II Or, excel- lency. So 2 Mace. 15- 13- Matt. 6. 26. & 10. 31. & 12. 12 in the Gk. About B.C. 133- II Or, hell> of learning. c Acts 13. 17 (Gk.;. (82) Chap. i. i. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. ii. i. I. Before CHRIST about 200. * I Kin. 3. 9. & 4. 29. See Jam. r. 5. b So ch. 18. 10. c See John i. ^ Baruch 3. 12. So 2 Esdr. 14. 47. c See Wisd. ver. 20. So Wisd. 3. 15- Comp. Wisd. 15. 3. f Comp. Wisd. II. 20. B ch. 6. 31. & 15. 6 m the Gk. So I Thess. 2. 19. *» ch. 2. 3 (Gk.). & 3. 26. & 6. 28. & 12. 12. & 14. 7. & ^O. I, zo (Gk.). & 31. 22. So Ps. 37. 37. I Or, s/iall be blessfd. ' See Prov. I. 7. J So Prov. 8. 23. ■s 2 Chr. 20. 2o (Gk.). ' So Ps. 112. 3- *A11 wisdom cometh from the Lord, And "^ is with him for ever. ^ Who can number the sand of the 2 sea, and the drops of rain, And the days of eternity ? Who can find out the height of hea- 3 ven, and the breadth of the earth, And the deep, and wisdom ? ■^ Wisdom hath been created before ^ all things. And the understanding of prudence from everlasting. The word of God most high is ^ the s fountain of wisdom ; And her ways are everlasting com- mandments. To whom hath "= the root of wisdom 6 been revealed ? Or who hath known her wise coun- sels? Unto whom hath the knotvkdge of wis- 7 dom been made manifest ? And who hath understood her great ex- perience t There is one wise and greatly to be s feared, The Lord sitting upon his throne. He created her, and saw her, and 9 f numbered her, And poured her out upon all his works. She is with all flesh according to his gift, 10 And he hath given her to them that love him. The fear of the Lord is honour, andu glory, And s gladness, and a crown of re- joicing. The fear of the Lord maketh a merry 12 heart, And giveth joy, and gladness, and a long life. Whoso feareth the Lord, it shall go 13 well with him *> at the last, day And he " shall find favour in the of his death. ' To fear the Lord is the beginning of 14 wisdom : And it was created with the faithful in the womb. J She hath built an everlasting foun- 15 dation with men, And she shall ''continue with their seed. ' To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, 16 And filleth men with her fruits. ' .She filleth all their house with things 17 desirable, And the garners with her increase. The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom. Making peace and perfect health to flourish ; Both which are the gifts of God : And it enlargeth their rejoicing that love him. Wisdom "raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding, And exalteth them to honour that hold her fast. = The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord, And the branches thereof are "long life. The fear of the Lord driveth away sins : And where it is present, it turneth away wrath. A furious man cannot " be justified ; For tlie sway of his fury shall be his destruction. " A patient man will bear for a time, And afterward joy shall spring up unto him. He will hide his words for a time, And the lips of Pmany shall declare his wisdom. iThe parables of knowledge are in the treasures of wisdom : But godliness is an abomination to a sinner. If thou desire wisdom, ■■ keep the commandments, And "^the Lord shall give her unto thee. For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction : And faith and meekness are his de- light. ' Distrust not the fear of the Lord when thou art poor : And come not unto him ' with a double heart. Be not a hypocrite in the sight of men. And " take good heed what thou speakest. " Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall. And bring dishonour upon thy soul, And so God discover thy secrets. And cast thee down v in the midst of the congregation, Because thou earnest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, But thy heart is ^full of deceit. My son, ^ if thou come to serve the Lord, Prepare thy soul for temptation. " See ch. 50. n Prov. 3. 16. 'I Or, escape fitnishinent. See ch. 23. II. » Ps. 37. 7- 9,- , So ch. 2. 7. P ch. 39. 9. 1 See Prov. I. 6. r So M.itt. 19. 17. " See James I. 5. N Or, Be not disobedient to. ch. 2. 15. Rom. 2. 8 in the Gk. ' See James I. 6, 8. " .So ch. 4. 29. & S- 13- See James 1. 19. ^ See Matt. 23. 12. y Prov. 5. 14. So Prov. 26. 26. 2 So Acts 13. 10. II. ^ Comp. Matt. 4. I. 2 Tim. 3. 12. I Pet. 4. 12. (83) Z2 Chap. ii. 2. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. hi. 14. *> ch. 12. 15. Heb. II. 27 (Gk.). i Or, haste not. « ch. 3. 28. &S- 8. & 10. 13. & 23. II. & 25. 14. & 38. 19. & 40. 9 in the Gk. So ver. 4. & 46- 3- & 48. 2. 2 Pet. 2. 5. <* ch. 24. 24. SeeDeut. lo. 20. ^ See ch. i. 13- f Gk. as ver. 5. s See Prov. 17- 3- •* ch. 3. 17 (Gk.). ' Ps. 37- 3, S- J So Ps. 37. 7. ch. 1. 23. k See Deut. 5- 3=- 1 Comp. Ps. 37. 25. ™ Ps. 30. 2. & 145, 18. " Prayer of Manasses. See Ps. 86. 15. 0 See Ps. 130. 4. P ch. 22. iS. So Rev. 21. 8. See Wisd. g. Q ch. 25. 23. Heb. 12. 12 in the Gk. r Comp. 1 Kin. 18. 21. " ch. 41. 2. Comp. Heb. 10. 36. James i. 3. 4. ' Ex. 32. 34. Soch. 16. 18. " John 14. 23- So I John 2. 5. Set thy heart aright, and '° constantly 2 endure, And ' make not haste in time of <: trouble. ^ Cleave unto him, and depart not 3 away. That thou mayest be increased "^at thy last end. Whatsoever = is brought upon thee 4 take cheerfully, And be patient when thou art changed to ^a low estate. For s gold is tried in the fire, 5 And '■ acceptable men in the furnace of f adversity. ■Believe in him, and he will help 6 thee ; Order thy way aright, and trust in him. Ye that fear the Lord, J wait for his ^ mercy ; And '' go not aside, lest ye fall. Ye that fear the Lord, believe him ; 8 And your reward shall not fail. Ye that fear the Lord, hope for ^ good. And for everlasting joy and mercy. ' Look at the generations of old, and 10 see; Did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded ? Or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken ? Or ""whom did he ever despise, that called upon him ? For "the Lord is full of compassion n and mercy, Longsuffering, and very pitiful, and "forgiveth sins. And saveth in time of affliction. Woe be to p fearful hearts, and 1 faint u hands. And the sinner that goeth ''two ways! Woe unto him that is fainthearted ! 13 for he believeth not ; Therefore shall he not be defended. Woe unto you Hhat have lost pa- 14 tience ! And what will ye do when the Lord shall ' visit you 1 They that fear the Lord will not dis- 15 obey his word ; And "they that love him will keep his ways. They that fear the Lord will seek 16 that which is wellpleasing unto him ; And they that love him shall be filled with the law. a ver. 8. ch. 7. 27. See Exod. 20. 12. " Or, judg- jiicnt. 1> I Tim. 6. 19 (Gk.). They that fear the Lord will "prepare ' ^^- '°- ''• their hearts. And humble their souls in his sight, y Saying, ^ We will fall into the hands ' SeeE.x. 18. of the Lord, and not into the hands « 2 Sam. 24. of men : '-t- For as his ^majesty is, so is his " ch. 18. 5. mercy. Hear mt your father, O children, III- And do thereafter, that ye may be safe. For =»the Lord hath given the father honour over the children. And hath confirmed the ' authority of the mother over the sons. Whoso honoureth /lis father maketh an atonement for his sins : And he that honoureth his mother is as one that ^ layeth up treasure. Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children ; And when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard. He that honoureth his father =• shall have a long life ; And he that is obedient unto the Lord shall "^be a comfort to his mother. He that feareth the Lord will honour his father. And will do senice unto his parents, as to his masters. * Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed. That a blessing may come upon thee from them. For "^the blessing of the father es- tablisheth the houses of children : But the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations. Glory not in the dishonour of thy father ; For tliy father's dishonour is no glory unto thee. For = the glory of a man is from the honour of his father ; And a mother in dishonour is a re- proach to the children. My son, help thy father in his age. And grieve him not as long as he liveth. And if his understanding fail, have patience 'loith him ; And despise him not when thou art ' in thy full strength. For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten : And instead of sins it shall be added 8 to build thee up. 0 Matt. 1 1. 28. r Cor, 16. l8, 2 Cor. 7, 13, Philem. 7,20, So Rom. 15, 32 in the Gk, <• Gen. 27. 27 —29, & 49. 2, &c, Comp. Deut. 33, I, c Prov. 17, 6. I Or, iti all thine ^abi- lity. f See ch. 9. 2, Comp, ch. 37. 6. 8 See Deut. 25.9. (84) Chap. hi. 15. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. iv. 13. 1> Matt. 16. 2 (Gk.). ^ ch. 2. s (Gk.). k So Phil. 2. 3- 1 Prov. 3. 4. Soch. 41. 24. & 4S. I. " Ps. 25. 9, 14- Comp. ch. 4. 18. i " So Prov. 25. 27 ? Rom. 12. 3. 0 2 Thess. 3. II (Gk.). P See ch. I. 13- 1 ch. s. 5 (Gk.). 1 Or, The proud man is not heal- ed by his /lunishjuent. ' See ch. 2. 2. In the day of thine affliction it shall is be remembered ; Thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the ^ fair warm wea- ther. He that forsaketh his father is as a 16 blasphemer ; And he that angereth his mother is cursed of God. My son, go on with thy business in 17 meekness ; So shalt thou be beloved of 'him that is approved. ''The greattv- thou art, the more hum- is ble thyself, And thou shalt 'find favour before the Lord. Many are in high place, and of re- 19 nown : But ■" mysteries are revealed unto the meek. For the power of the Lord is great, 20 And he is honoured of the lowly. " Seek not out the things that are too 21 hard for thee. Neither search the things that are above thy strength. But what is commanded thee, think 22 thereupon with reverence ; For it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret. Be not "curious in unnecessary mat- 23 ters : For more things are shewed unto thee than men understand. For many are deceived by their own 24 vain opinion ; And an evil suspicion hath over- thrown their judgment. Without eyes thou shalt want light : 25 Profess not the knowledge therefore that thou hast not. A stubborn heart shall fare evil p at 26 the last ; And he that loveth danger shall perish therein. An obstinate heart shall be laden 27 with sorrows ; And the wicked man shall 1 heap sin upon sin. 'In the ■■punishment of the proud 2s there is no remedy ; For the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him. The heart of the prudent will under- 29 stand a parable ; And an attentive ear is the desire of a wise tnan. Water will quench a flaming fire ; And *alms maketh an atonement for 'SoPs. 41. And he that requiteth good turns is mindful of that which may come hereafter ; And 'when he falleth, he shall find a stay. A'/y son, ^ defraud not the poor of his living, And ''make not the needy eyes to wait long. Make not a hungry soul sorrowful ; Neither provoke a man in his dis- tress. ^^ Add not more trouble to a heart that is vexed ; And '' defer not to give to him that is in need. Reject not the supplication of the afflicted ; "^ Neither "^ turn away thy face from a ])oor man. ^ Turn not away thine eye from ''^the needy, And give him none occasion ^to curse thee :' For s'\{ he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, '' His prayer shall be heard of him that made him. Get thyself the love of the congre- gation, And bow thy head to a great man. Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor. And give him a friendly answer with meekness. ' Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor ; And J be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment. '' Be as a father unto the fatherless, And instead of a husband unto their mother : So shalt thou be as ' the son of the most High, And he shall love thee more than thy mother doth. "" Wisdom e.xalteth ^ her children, And layeth hold of them that seek her. ° He that loveth her loveth life ; And Pthey that seek to her early shall be filled with ijoy. He that holdeth her fast ■■ shall in- herit glory ; And whuxtsori'er she entereth, the Lord will bless. 1, 2. Matt. 5. 7. See Dan. 4. 27- & Tobit 4. 7. ' Comp. Luke 16. g. IV. ^ See Lev. 19. 13. ** So ch. 7. ^ Prov. 3. 27, 28. « ver. I. See Tobit 4. 7- d Malt. 5. 42. II Or, him that asketh. * So ver. 3. f Comp. Prov. 28. 27. 8 So Deut. 15.9- h See Prov. 14. 31. ' Jer. 22. 3. See Isai. i. 17- J Comp. E.V. 18. 21 (Heb. & Gk.. ''Job 29. 16. & 31- 17. 18. See James I. 27. ' Luke 6. 35. m Prov. 4. 8. "So Matt. II. 19. Luke 7. 35. 0 Sec Prov. 3- 18. p So Prov. 8. Cri. 6. 36. & 32. 14. & 39. 5 in the Gk. 1 ch. I. II (Gk, 1, 12. So ver. 18 (Gk). r Prov. 3. 35. ch. 37. 26 (text). (85) Chap. iv. 14. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. v. 14. II Or, in the sanctuary. » Sec Wisd. 3.8. ' Comp. Matt. 7. 13, 14- " See ch. 3. 19. » So Eph. 5. 16. " ch. 41, 16. y ch. 20. 22. & 42. 1—8. * ch. 41. 17 — 24. * ch. 42. I. SeeDeut. 10. 17- t Gr. in time of saving. I •> James 5. 16. llOT.And strive twi I against the I stream. c See ch. I. 29. They that serve her shall minister 'to 14 the Holy One : And them that love her the Lord doth love. Whoso giveth ear unto her '^shall judge 15 the nations : And he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely. If a man commit himself unto her, he 16 shall inherit her ; And his generations shall hold her in possession. For at the first she will walk with 17 him ' by crooked ways, And bring fear and dread upon him, And torment him with her disci- pline, Until she may trust his soul, And try him by her laws. Then will she return the straight way is unto him. And 1 comfort him, and " shew him her secrets. But if he go wrong, she will forsake 19 him, And give him over to his own ruin. '•'' Observe the opportunity, and be- 20 ware of evil ; And "be not ashamed when it con- cerneth thy soul. For y there is a shame that bringeth 21 sin ; And "^ there is a shame which is glory and grace. ^ Accept no person against thy soul, 22 And let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall. And refrain not to speak, 'when there 23 is occasion to do good, And hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. For by speech wisdom shall be 24 known : And learning by the word of the tongue. In no wise speak against the truth ; 25 But be abashed of the error of thine ignorance. •^ Be not ashamed to confess thy sins ; 26 " And force not the course of the river. Make not thyself an underling to a 27 foolish man ; Neither ^accept the person of the mighty. Strive for the truth unto death, 28 And the Lord shall fight for thee. "^ Be not hasty in thy tongue, 29 And in thy deeds slack and remiss. Be not as a lion in thy house, ■^ Nor frantick among thy servants. ' Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, And shut when thou shouldest "repay. ^ Set not thy heart '^ upon thy goods : And say not, ■= I have enough for my life. ^ Follow not thine own mind and thy strength. To walk in the ways of thy heart : And say not, Who shall controul me for my works .'' For the Lord will surely revenge thy pride. ^ Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me ? For '^the Lord is longsuflering, she 'SoaPet. 3. will in no wise let thee go. f'see Exod. Concerning propitiation, be not with- out fear '' To add sin unto sin : And say not, His mercy is great ; He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins : ' For mercy and wrath come from him, And his indignation resteth upon sin- ners. J Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, And put not oft' from day to day : For ^ suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth. And in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, And perish in the day of vengeance. •■•Set not thy heart upon 'goods un- justly gotten ; For " they shall not profit thee in the day of " calamity. Winnow not with every wind, And go not into every way : For ° so doth the sinner p that hath a double tongue. ° Be stedfast in thy understanding ; And let thy word be p the same. 1 Be swift to hear ; and let thy life be sincere ; And ■■ with patience give answer. If thou hast understanding, ■■ answer thy neighbour ; If not, * lay thy hand upon thy mouth. ' Honour and shame is in talk ; And " the tongue of man is his fall. Be not called " a whisperer, and v lie not in wait with thy tongue : For ^a foul shame is upon the thief. And an evil condemnation upon Pthe double tontrue. •i See Eph. 6.9. « ,^cts 20. 35. 11 Or, give. Gk. as Matt. 2o. 8. V. « ver. 8. ch. 13. II. & 34. 2, 15. & 35. 12. & 37. II. Acts 3. 5. I Tim. 4. 16 in the Gk. •> So I Tim. 6.17. c Luke 12. 15. 19- <* See Prov. 3- 5- « See Eccles. 8. II. 34- 7- Soch. 16. 13. 1 Thess. 5. 3. *> ch. 3. 27 (Gk.). So ch. 21. I. » ch. 16. II. J See Isai. 55.6. ''SeeiThess. 5- 3- > See Prov. I" See Ezek. 7. 19. oS':;ech. 2. 2. o See James I. 8. P ver. 14. ch. 6. I. & 28. 13. Comp. ver. 10. '1 J.im. I. 19. >" So ch. 8. 9. See I Pet. 3. IS- 8 See Wisd. 8. 12. ' So Prov. 18. 21. Matt. 12. 37. " See ch. I. 29. s ch. 21. 28. & 28. 13. See 2 Cor. 12. 20. y Comp. Prov. z6. 20, 22. 2 Comp. Prov. 6. 30. m Chap. v. 15. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. vi. 33. VI. » Seech. 5. 9. b See Rom. 12. 16. « See IsaL S6. 3. , So Luke 23. 3»- t Gr. A sweei throat. Comp. Ps. ng. 103. ^ So ch. 20. 13- I' Ot, get him ill the time of trouble. « ver. 10 (Gk.). fch. 37. 4,5. 8 Gk. as Matt. 7. 15. & 10. 17. & 16. 6, II, &c. •* ver. 8 — 12. > Esther 7. 4 (Engl.). Matt. 16. 26. Mark 8. 37 in the Gk. Be not ignorant of any thing in a 15 great matter or a small. Instead of a friend become not .an enemy ; For thereby thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach : Even so shall a sinner ^that hath a double tongue. *> Extol not thyself in the counsel of 2 thine own heart; That thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull straying alone. Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, 3 And lose thy fruit, And leave thyself as '^a dry tree. A wicked soul shall destroy him that 4 hath it. And shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies. '''Sweet language will multiply friends : 5 And a fair speaking tongue will in- crease kind greetings. Be in peace with many: 6 Nevertheless have but one counseller of a thousand. If thou wouldest get a friend, 'prove 7 him first, And be not hasty to credit him. For some man is a friend for his own 3 occasion, And ^will not abide in the day of thy trouble. And there is a friend, who being 9 turned to enmity and strife Will discover thy reproach. Again, ^soine friend is a companion at 10 the table. And *will not continue in the day of thy affliction. But in thy prosperity he will be as u thyself, And will be bold over thy ser\'ants. If thou be brought low, he will be 12 against thee. And will hide himself from thy face. Separate thyself from thine ene- 13 mies. And stake heed of ''thy friends. 14 A faithful friend is a strong de- fence : And he that hath found such a one hath found a treasure. Nothing doth 'countervail a faithful 15 friend, And his excellency is unvaluable. A faithful friend is the medicine of 16 life; And they that fear the Lord shall find him. Whoso feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright: For as he is, so shall his neighbour be also. My son, gather instruction i^from thy "Matt. 19. youth up : i Mace. 2. So shalt thou find wisdom till thine •=*• old age. Come unto her as one that ploweth and soweth, And 'wait for her good fruits: ' So James For ""thou shalt not toil much m la- coiiip. bouring about her, mso"ch%o. But thou shalt eat of her fruits right 27. Comp. soon. Matt. II. 30. "She is very unpleasant to the un- "SoProv. -' ' 17. 16. learned : & 18. 2. He that is without ' understanding will " Or, iieart. ■ , , " Prov. 6. 32, not remam with her. She will lie upon him as °a mighty stone of trial ; And he will cast her from him ere it be long. For wisdom is Paccording to her name. And she is not manifest unto many. Give ear, my son, receive my advice. And refuse not my counsel, And put thy feet into her fetters. And thy neck into her 'chain. 1B0W down thy shoulder, and bear ('dit, her, l!° '''■''■ And be not grieved with her bonds. J^iatt. n. 29. Come unto her ''with thy whole heart, ^SoDeut. And keep her ways ""with all thy power. Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: And when & II. 12 m the Heb. o Zech. 12.3. p ch. 43. 8. & 46. 1. I Or, collar. Prov. I. 9 thou hast got hold of her, ' wisd. a. 21 , , (Gk. I. let her not go. For 'at the last thou shalt "find her 'Seech, i. rest, " ch. 22. 13. And that shall be turned to thy joy. /neb*'),'* Then shall "her fetters be a strong Matt. n. 29 defence for thee, » ver.' 24. And "her chains a robe of glory. For there is a golden ornament upon her. And her bands are 'purple lace. 'l.S«w,2/- Thou shalt put her on as a robe of ««<-siik. honour, N-umb.15.38. And shalt put her about thee as "a 'Seech. i. '. II. crown of joy. My son, if thou wilt, thou shalt be taught : And if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou ^ ^.^^ ^^ shalt be >' prudent. Prov. 13. i. If thou love to hear, thou shalt re- fg'*- '• "5> ceive understanding: | ". 3. And if thou boAv thine ear, thou shalt seech.i1.12. be wise. '"^''s- (87) Chap. vi. 34. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. vii. 30. ' So ch. 8. 9. » See Prov. I. 6. b See ch. 4. 12. « Ps. I. 2. ^ I Thess. 3. 13- So Ps. 31. 24. VII. » So I Pet. 3- 13- 1> See Prov. 22. 8. <= ch. 20. 12. & 35. II. & 40. 8. See Ps. 79. ^ Job q. 2, 20. Ps. 143. 2. Eccles. 7. 16. Luke 18. II, * See Lev. 19. 15. f See Rom. '4- 13- F Comp. I Kings 12, •> So Isai. 5. 18. ' See Prov. 21. 27. ^ So Luke 18. I. * See Tobit "• So ch. 4. 3. Comp. Prov. 17. 5. " So ch. II. 14- See I Sam. 2. 7. t Gr. P/a^u not. Stand in the multitude of the ^elders; 34 And cleave unto him that is wise. Be willing to hear every godly dis-35 course; And let not the Sparables of under- standing escape thee. And if thou seest a man of under- 36 Standing, •'get thee betimes unto him, And let thy foot wear the steps of his door. Let thy mind be upon the ordinances 37 of the Lord, And ■= meditate continually in his com- mandments: •'He shall establish thine heart. And give thee wisdom at thine own desire. Do no evil, *'' so shall no harm come unto thee. Depart from the unjust, and inicjuity 2 shall turn away from thee. My son, ^sow not upon the furrows 3 of unrighteousness. And thou shall not reap them '^seven- fold. Seek not of the Lord pre-eminence, 4 Neither of the king the seat of honour. '^ Justify not thyself before the Lord; s And boast not of thy wisdom before the king. Seek not to be judge, being not able 6 to take away iniquity; 'Lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty. And lay a ^stumblingblock in t/ic 7aay ^thy uprightness. sOffend not against the multitude of 7 a city. And //lai thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people. ''Bind not one sin upon another; s For in one thou shalt not be un- punished. 'Say not, Goi/wiW look upon the mul- 9 titude of my oblations, And when I offer to the most high God, he will accept if. ''Be not fainthearted when thou niak- 10 est thy prayer. And 'neglect not to give alms. '"Laugh no man to scorn in the bitter- n ness of his soul : For "there is one which humbleth and exalteth. 'Devise not a lie against thy brother; 12 Neither do the like to i//y friend. Use not to make any manner qfVie: 13 For the custom thereof is not good. °Use not many words in a multitude of elders. And I'make not 'much babbling when thou prayest. Hate not laborious work. Neither husbandry, <)which the most High hath 'ordained. Number not thyself among the multi- tude of sinners. But remember that wrath will not tar- ry long. 11 Humble thy soul greatly: For the vengeance of the ungodly is '"fire and worms. Change not a friend ""for any good by no means ; Neither a ^faithful brother for the gold of 'Ophir. "Forego not a wise and good woman: "For her grace is above gold. ^*' Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. Nor •''the hireling that bestoweth him- self wholly/(?r t/iee. ■""Let thy soul love a ygood servant. And =^defraud him not of liberty. "Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them : And if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. Hast thou children? ''instruct them. And '^bow down their neck from ///«> youth. ''Hast thou daughters? have care of their body, And shew not thyself cheerful toward them. Marry f/iy daughter, and sn shalt thou have performed a weighty matter : But give her to a man ^of under- standing. Hast thou a wife after i//y mind? for- sake her not: But give not thyself over to a 'light zc'o/nan. ■^Honour thy father with thy whole heart. And fforget not the sorrows of thy mother. Remember that thou wast begot of them; And how canst thou recompense them //;(• things that they hare done for thee? Fear the Lord with all thy soul. And K reverence his priests. ''Love him that made thee with all thy strength. And 'forsake not his ministers. ° ch. 32. 9? p See Eccles. 5. 2. B Or, vatn repetition. Matt. 6. 7 (Engl.). 1 Gen. 3. 19, '3- t Gr. created. ch. 39. 25. II So ch. 18. r Isai. 66. 24. So ch. 18. 24. "" See ch. 27. I. marg. " Phil. 4. 3 (Gk.). ^ See 1 Kings 9. 28. » So ch. 26. 1—3- •> Prov. 31. ID. * ch. 33. 30, 31. ^ Lev. 19. 13. Deut. 24. 14, 15- ch. 34. 22. >■ Gk. as ver. =5- " Ex. 21. 2. Deut. 15. 9, 12. » Deut. 25. 4. Prov. 27. 23 —27. >■ See Eph. 6. 4. <= ch. 30. 12. Comp. Lam. 3. 27. ^ ch. 42. 9 — W Ox, hateful. 0 See ch. 3. 2. f Tobit 4. 3. P Jude 16 ((;k,l. l> See Deut. 6. 5. 1 Deut. 12. 19- (88) ClIAP. VII. 31. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. ix. 8. '' See Prov, p. 9. ^ Lev. 7. 1 — 7. *^ Ex. 29. 27, 28. Lev. 7. 34. » Lev. 2. I — 10. & 6. 14 — 16. & 7. 9. ° Numb. 5.9. & 18. 8—19, 28. 2Chr 31. 6. Neh. lo. 35, 36, 33. So ch. 35.8,9. P See Deut. 15-8. " Or, thy li- berality. See 2 Cor. 9. 5. q So Deut. 15. 10. *■ See Tobit 4. 17. ' ch. 37. 12. Rom. 12. 15. * Matt. 25.36, 39. 43- " ch. 2$. 6. & 38. 20. See Deut. 32. 29. Soch. i3. 24. VIII. * Comp. ch. 28. 8. Matt. 5- 25 *»ch. 31. 6. H Or, of a7t evil tongiic. ch. 9. i8. c Prov. 26. 20, 21. Soch. 28. 10. Comp. James 3. 6. d 2 Cor. 2. 6, Gal. 6. I, 2. « ch. 9. 5 (Gk.). 'Lev. 19. 32. KSo ch. 6. 34. •> So ch. 5. II. See I Pet. 3. '5-, ' ch. 28. II. J So Wisd. 14. 2i(Gk.>. » Or, for thy mouth. Fear the Lord, and honour the priest; 31 And give him his portion, 'as it is commanded thee; ''The firstfruits, and 'the trespass of- fering, and ""the gift of the shoulders. And "the sacrifice of sanctification, and "the firstfruits of the holy//////ifj. And Pstretch thine hand unto the 32 poor, That "thy '^ blessing may be perfected. A gift hath grace in the sight of everj* 33 man living; And ffor the dead detain it not. ^Fail not to be with them that weep, 34 And mourn with them that mourn. ■Be not slow to visit the sick: 35 For that shall make thee to be beloved. Whatsoever thou takest in hand, "re- 36 member the end. And thou shall never do amiss. Strive not with a mighty man, Lest thou fall into his hands. ^ Be not at variance with a rich man, 2 lest he overweigh thee: For ''gold hath destroyed many, And perverted the hearts of kings. Strive not with a man that is 'full of 3 tongue. And '^heap not wood upon his fire. Jest not with a rude inan., ^ Lest thy ancestors be disgraced. ■'Reproach not a man that turneth 5 from sin. But remember that we are all worthy of "^punishment. fDishonour not a man in his old age: c For even some of us wax old. Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy ^ being dead. But remember that we die all. Despise not the discourse of the wise, 8 But acquaint thyself with their pro- verbs : For of them thou shall learn in- stmction. And lioitj to serve great men with ease. sMiss not the discourse of the elders: 9 For they also learned of their fathers, And of them thou shalt learn under- standing. And ''to give answer as need re- quireth. 'Kindle not the coals of a sinner, 10 Lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire. Rise not up in anger at the presence n of an injurious person, Lest he lie in wait Jto entrap thee 'in thy words. " Prov- 22. 24? *^ Comp. ch. 9. 14. I' Comp. ^Lend not unto him t/iat is miofhtier ''^^^onip. than thyself; "''■ '^ '■ For if thou lendest /liin, count // but lost. Be not surety above thy power : For 'if thou be suretv, take care to ' See Prov. -, ' 6. I. pay It. Go not to law with a judge ; For they will judge for him according to his "honour. iiOr,o/;«w«. ■"Travel not by the way with a bold " ^•'"'- ■•■ ^• fellow. Lest he become grievous unto thee: For he will do according to his own will. And thou shalt perish with /«/>« through his folly. "Strive not with an angry man, And go not with him into a solitarj' place : For blood is as nothing in his sight ; And where there is no help, he will overthrow thee. "Consult not with a fool; For Phe cannot keep counsel. Do no secret thin^ before a stranger ; ''""'■ "'3 For thou knowest not what he will bring forth. Open not thine heart to every man. Lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn. Be not jealous over ^the wife of thy bosom. And teach her not an evil lesson against thyself Give not thy soul unto a woman To set her foot upon thy "substance. ■^Meet not with a harlot, Lest thou fall into her snares. Use not much the company of a wo- tomp. . 1 . i[ ■ ■ ch. 45. 8, 12. man that 'is a smger, c prbv. ^. 5, Lest thou be taken with her attempts. i'or°//« eth ■■Gaze not on a maid, upon instr-.i- ^That thou fall not by f those things oCasiSam. that are precious in her. '6. 23, &c. Give not thy soul unto harlots, i. ^° ^' That thou lose not thine inherit- \ ^° ^'"'^- *• ance. f Gk. as ch. Look not round about thee in the * ^' streets of the city. Neither wander thou in the solitary places thereof. Turn away thine eye from .. beautiful woman, And look not upon an>jther's beauty; For smany have been ''deceived by the beauty of a woman ; For herewith 'love is kindled as a fire. IX. VI See . 6. Deut l> Gk. as ch 1; & & 13 marg. II. 12. 14. 13. 44-6. 8 See Matt. 5.28. h ch. 51. 11 mnrg. ' See Job 31. M Chap. ix. 9. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. x. 16. i Ch. 26. 22. & 41. 21. Rom. 7. 2 in the Gk. ^ So Luke 5. ■ See Ps. 37. "• ch. 18. 12. See Ps. 37. 38. » Comp. Rom. 1. 32. » Comp. ch. 3. 17. P So Ps. I. 2. q ch. 8. 3. X. * Prov. 29. Sit not at all with J another man's 9 wife, Nor sit down with her in //li/ii' arms, And spend not thy money with her at the wine ; Lest thine heart incline unto her, And so through thy desire thou fall into destruction. Forsake not an old friend ; 10 For the new is not comparable to him: A new friend is as new wine ; ''When it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure. 'Envy not the glory of a sinner: n For thou knowest not what shall be his ™end. "Delight not in the thing that the un- 12 godly have pleasure in; £ut remember they shall not go un- punished unto their grave. Keep thee far from the man that hath 13 power to kill ; So shalt thou not doubt the fear of death : And if thou come unto ///m, make no fault. Lest he take away thy life presently : Remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, And //laf thou walkest upon the battle- ments of the city. As near as thou canst, guess at t/ty < 1 neighbour. And "consult with the wise. Let thy talk be with the wise, 15 And Pall thy communication in the law of the most High. A/id let just men eat and drink with 16 thee; And let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord. For the hand of the artificer the work 17 shall be commended : And the wise ruler of the people for his speech. A man lof an ill tongue /s dangerous is in his city; And he t/iai is rash in his talk shall be hated. A wise judge will instnict his people ; And the government of a prudent man is well ordered. ^As the judge of the people is him- 2 self, so arc' his officers ; And what manner of man the ruler of the city is, suc/i are all they that dwell tlierein. An unwise king destroyeth his people; But through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited. ''The i)Ower of the earth /s in the hand of the Lord, And in due time he will set over it one that is profitable. In the hand of God is the '^prosperity of man : And upon the 'person of ''the scribe shall he lay his honour. = Bear not hatred to ///y neighbour for every wrong ; And do nothing at all by injurious practices. Pride is hateful before God and man : And by both doth one commit ini- quity. Because of unrighteous dealings, in- juries, and riches got by deceit, ''The kingdom is translated from one people to another. Why is "^ earth and ashes proud ? T/wn' is not a more wicked f/iing^ than a covetous man : For such a one setteth his own soul to sale ; Because while he liveth she casteth away his bowels. The physician cutteth off a long dis- ease ; And ^he that is to day a king to mor- row shall die. For when a man is dead, He shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and '^' worms. The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, And his heart is turned away from his Maker. For pride is the beginning of sin. And he that hath it shall Jpour out abomination : Ami therefore the Lord brought upon t//c'm strange ''calamities. And overthrew them utterly. 'The Lord hath cast down the thrones of /r(7 //a' princes, And set up the meek in their stead. The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations. And planted the lowly in their place. The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, And destroyed them to the founda- tions of tire earth. ^ See Ps. 75. 7- So ver. 8. ' I Esdr. 8. 6 II Or, yhfc. Comp. Ex. 34. 33. d ch. 38. 24 :Gk.;. 1 Cor. I. 20. ^ Lev. 19. 17. Malt. i&. 21. f See ch. 17. 32. 8 Comp. I Jolm 3. 17. h So I Mace. 2. 62, 63. 2 Mace. g. II, 12. Isni. 14. II. J See ch. 50. 27. ■^ Seech. 2.2. ' See I Sam. 2. 8. (90) Chap. x. 17. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xi. 15. raSoPs.g. 6. " Comp. ch. II. 16 (Gk.l. ° See Job 14 1 Or. mi- stable gene- ration. II Or, princi- pality. Ephcs. I. 21 V Comp. Jer. 9. 23. 1 Acts 13. 7 (Gk.). ■^ Acts 22. 22 (Gk.). » Prov. 17. 2. ' Prov. 15. 5. Comp. xSam. 12. 13. " Prov 12. 9. s So .M.itt. 16. 26. Mark S. i7 He took some of them away, and de- 17 stroyed them, And "'hath made their memorial to cease from the earth. Pride was not "made for men, is Nor furious anger for "them that are born of a woman. They that fear the Lord are a sure 19 seed, And they that love him an honour- able plant : They that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed ; They that transgress the command- ments are a 'deceivable seed. Among brethren he that is chief is 20 honourable ; So are they that fear the Lord in his eyes. The fear of the Lord gocth before the 21 obtaining of 'authority: But roughness and pride is the losing thereof. Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, 22 p Their glory is the fear of the Lord. // is not meet to despise the poor 23 man 1 that hath understanding ; Neither •'is it convenient to magnify a sinful man. Great men, and judges, and poten- 24 tates, shall be honoured ; Yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord. *Unto the servant that is wise shall 25 they that are free do service : And 'he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed. Be not overwise in doing thy business ; 26 And boast not thyself in the time of thy distress. " Better is he that laboureth, and a- 27 boundeth in all things., Than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread. My son, *^ glorify thy soul in meekness, 28 And give it honour according to the dignity thereof Who will justify him that sinneth 29 against his own soul ? And who will honour him that dis- honoureth his own life ? "The poor man is honoured for his 30 skill. And the rich man is honoured for his riches. He that is honoured in poverty, how 3r much more in riches ? And he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty ? Wisdom lifteth up the head 'of him that is of low degree, And ■''maketh him to sit among great men. Commend not a man for his beauty ; Neither abhor a man for his outward appearance. The bee is little among such as fly ; But herfruitw ''thechief of sweetthings. '^ Boast not of My clothing and raiment, And exalt not thyself in the day of honour: For ^ the works of the Lord are won- dert'ul. And his works among men are hidden. Many 'kings have "=sit down upon the ground ; And one that was never thought of hath worn the crown. ^ Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced ; And the honourable delivered into other men''i hands. sBlame not before thou hast examined the truth : Understand first,. and then rebuke. *' Answer not before tttou hast heard the cause : Neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk. Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not ; And sit not "in judgment with sinners. My son, meddle not with many matters : For if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; And if thou 'follow after ^ thou shalt not 'obtain. Neither shalt thou "escape by fleeing. *^ There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste. And is so much the more behind. Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help. Wanting 'ability, and full of poverty; "'Yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good. And set him up from his low estate, And lifted up his head from misery ; So that many that saw it marvelled at him. " Prosperity and ad\ersity, life and deatli, Poverty and riches, come of the Lord. " Wisdom, knowledge, and understand- ing of the law, are of the Lord : Love, and the way of good works, are from him. XL " Or, o/t&e Itnvty. ch. 3. 20. & 10. 15. & 12. 5. ^Gen. 41.40. Dan. 6. 3. ch. 39. 4. ^ ch. 29. 21. & 39- 26 (Gk.). « Acts 12. 21. " Ps. 139. 14. tGr. tyrants. See Wisd. 14. i5. ^ See Job 2. 8. Comp. Ezra 9. 3. f I Sam. 15. 28. Esth. 7. 10. 8 So Deut. 13. 14. & 17. 6, 7. h See Prov. iS. 13. « Or, in the judgjtient 0/ sinners. Comp. Ps. I. I. Phil. It Or, escape hurt. ^ Prov. 10. 3. Matt. 19. 22. I Tim. 6. 9. ' See ch. 9. 7. "> Job 42. 10. Prov. lo. 22. " So I Sam. 2. 7. Job I. 21. & 2. 10. ch. 7. II. « Ezek. 28. 4. (9') .]/: Chap. xi. i6. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xn. lo. P Conip. ch. lo. i8 (Gk.). 1 See ch. Comp. ver. 24. I' Or, pass. ' Ps. 49. 10. ch. 14. 4, 15. See Ps. 39. 6. ■ 2 Kin. 23. 3 (Gk.\ So Malt. 10. 22. ' Eccles. 5. 8. II Or, ybr ft reward. " See M.il. 3. 14. Comp. Job 2. 9. Tobit 2. 14. V Comp. ch. 18. 25. " ch. 18. 24 (Gk.). * See ch. 37- 24- Error and darkness p had their begin- 16 ning together with sinners : And evil shall wax old with them that glory therein. The gift of the Lord remaineth with 17 the godly, And his favour bringeth prosperity for ever. There is that wa.xeth rich by his is wariness and pinching, And this is the portion of his re- ward: iWhereas he saith, I have found rest, 19 And now will eat 1 continually of my goods ; And yet he knoweth not what time shall ' come upon him, And f/taf ■■ he must leave those things to others, and die. ^ Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be :o conversant therein, And wa.x old in thy work. ' Marvel not at the works of sinners ; 21 But trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour : For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich. The blessing of the Lord is " in the 22 reward of the godly, And suddenly he maketh his blessing to flourish. Say not, " What profit is there of my .j service ? And what good things shall I have hereafter? Again, isay not, I have enough, and 24 possess many things, And what evil can come to me here- after ? "In the day of prosperity there is ass forgetfulness of afihction : And in the day of affliction there is no remembrance of prosperity. For // is an easy thing unto the Lord =s "■'' in the day of death To reward a man according to his ways. The affliction of an hour maketh a 27 man forget pleasure : And in his end his deeds shall be discovered. * Judge none blessed before his death : ^s For a man shall be known in his children. Bring not every man into thine 29 house : For the deceitful man ha/h many trains. Like as a partridge taken and kept in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; And like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall : For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil. And in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee. Of a spark of fire ^ a heap of coals is kindled : And a sinful man layeth wait for blood. Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness ; Lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot. Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, And turn thee out of ^ thine own. When thou wilt do good, ^ know to whom thou doest it ; So shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits. Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence ; And '^ if not from him, yet from the most High. There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil. Nor "= to him that giveth no alms. '^ Give to the godly man, <^'-" And help not a sinner. Do well unto him that is lowly, but ^ give not to the ungodly : Hold back thy bread, and give // not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby : For else fthou shalt receive twice as much evil For all the good thou shalt have done unto him. For the most High hateth sinners. And will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, And ukeepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment. '' Give unto the good, •^^ And help not the sinner. A friend cannot be known in pro- sperity : And an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity. In the prosperity of a man enemies witl be grieved : But in his adversity even a friend will depart. Never trust thine enemy : For like as "iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.' y John 18. Il & 21. 9 in the Greek. ^ See John 16. 32 ni.irg. xn. " Comp. Matt. 7. 6. 1) So Luke 6. 35- c See Tob:t 4. 7. d ver. 7. So Gal. 6. 10. ' Comp. Matt. 5. 44. fch. II. 34. s Comp. Jude 6, Or, brass. (92I Chap. xii. ii. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xin. iS. !■ So Ps. lO. lO. > ch. 10. 26, 27 (Gk.). i Baruch 6. 24. kWisd. 7. 26. I Cor. i^, 12 in the Gk. 1 Comp, James c. -i •1 See ch. i. 13- ^ See ch. 14. 1. nSoPs.58. 5. See Eccles. BOr, mingled. "Seech. 2.2. PProv. 26.C.1, 25. See Ps. 2S. 3. Q Comp. Jer. 41. 6, 7. II Or, Slip- plant. Comp. Ps. 41. 9. r ch. 13. 7. See Job 16.4. a See Job 27. 23- ' ch. 13. 25. XIII. * Comp. Deut. 7. 2. *Gr. r/iw shall smiti' agaitist il. rtKrf ^tf ^r> So Prov. 18. 23. *> Though he humble himself, and goi "crouching, Yet take good heed and beware of him. And thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst J wiped a ^ lookingglass. And thou shalt know that J'his rust hath not been altogether wiped away. Set him not by thee, i Lest, when he hath overthrowni thee, he stand up in thy place : Neither let him sit at thy right hand. Lest he seek to take thy seat. And thou "at the last remember my words, And " be pricked tlierewlth. Who will pity " a charmer that is i bitten with a serpent, Or any such as come nigh wild beasts ? So one that goeth to a sinner, i. And is ' defiled with /tim in his sins, 7j:'//o ivill pity 2 For a while he will abide with thee, j But if thou begin to fall, he will not ° tarry. PAn enemy speaketh sweetly with his i lips. But in his heart ihe imagineth how to throw thee into a pit : <) He will weep with his eyes. But if he find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood. If adversity come upon thee, thou i shalt find him there first ; And though he pretend to help thcc, yet shall he " undermine thee. He will ■■ shake his head, and ^ clap i his hands, And whisper much, and 'change his countenance. He that toucheth pitch shall be de- filed therewith ; And ''he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest ; And have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself : Jvr how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together ? ' I
A wicked eye ' envieth his bread, And he is a niggard at his table. Aly son, according to thy ability do good to thyself. And ''give the Lord his due offering. Remember that death will not be long in coming, And that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. ' Do good unto thy friend before thou die. And according to thy "^ ability stretch out "//y hand axid give to him. "Defraud not thyself of "the good day, And let not the Ppart of a good de- sire overpass thee. ■= Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another ? And thy labours to be divided by lot? Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul ; For there is no seeking of dainties in the grave. All flesh 1 wa.\:eth old as a garment : For the covenant from the beginning is, 'Thou shalt die the death. As of the green leaves on a thick tree. Some fall, and some grow ; So is the generation of ^ flesh and blood, ' One cometh to an end, and another is born. Every work rotteth and consumeth away, And the worker thereof shall go withal. "Blessed is the man that tloth medi- tate good things in wisdom, And that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. ^ He that considereth her ways in his heart Shall also have understanding in her secrets. Go after her as one that traceth, And lie in wait in her ways. He that y prieth in at her windows ^ Shall also hearken at her doors. ^ .See ch. 13- ^ Prov. 27. li Prov. 23 6. 7- ch. 37. 13. See Matt. 6. ?■'■ ' See Tobit 4. 7- ■* Prov. 3. g. ' See Tobit 4. 7- So Luke 14. 13- '"Seech, g. 2. " Supplied from ch. 7. 3,2- S: 15. 16. " See Eccles- 2. 24. N Or, t/u- feast-day. Eccles. 7. 14 (Gk.). I' Gk. .-ts ver. 9. ^ Ps. 102. 26. Heb. I. II. See Job 14. 2. >' Gen. 2. 1 7. &3. 19. s See Matt. 16. 17. - Eccles. " See Wisd. 6. 12. > ch. 21. 23. Luke 24. 13. John 20. 5, II in theGk. « So Prov. 8. 34- (94) Chap. xiv. 24. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xvi. 9. II Or, stake. ch. 26. 12 marg. & 27. 2. Gk. as Judg. 4, 21, 22. & 5. 26. 'i Comp. Ezra 9. S marg. b So Ps. 25. « Isai. 4. 6. & 25. 4. Wisd. 10. 17. ch. 34. 16. XV. !^ So 2 Esdr. 13- -:>%• b So Isai. 55. I. Comp. ch. 24. 21. ' Comp. John 4. 10. ■i See ch. I. 11. bU. Comp, ch. 20. 20. Prov. 26. 7. Or, A^ Wrt.s not sent of, II Or rather, a parable. eSo Ps. 33. I. f So Jam. I. 13- Comp. vcr. 20. , 26, eCen. 27- fi Gen. 2. 16, 17. He that doth lodge near her house 24 Shall also fasten a ' =" pin in her walls. He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, 25 And '° shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. He shall set his children under her 2c shelter, And shall lodge under her branches. By her he shall be <^covered from heat, 27 And in her glory shall he dwell. He that feareth the Lord will do good ; And he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her. And ^as a mother shall she meet him, = And receive him as a wife manied of a virgin. ^With the bread of understanding 3 shall she feed him, And ^"^give him the water of wisdom to drink. He shall be stayed upon her, and 4 shall not be moved ; And shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. She shall exalt him above his neigh- 5 bours, And in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. He shall find '^joy and a crown of t gladness. And she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. But foolish men shall not attain unto ; her, And sinners shall not see her. For she is far from pride, s And men that are liars cannot re- member her. ' Praise is not seemly in the mouth of . a sinner. For • it was not sent him of the Lord. For " ^ praise shall be uttered in i. wisdom, And the Lord will prosper it. f Say not thou, // is through the Lord i that I fell away : For thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. f Say not thou, He hath caused me ■ to err : For he hath no need of the sinful man. The Lord hateth all abomination ; i And they that fear God love it not. g He himself made man from the be- 1 ginning. And •'left him in the hand of his counsel ; ' If thou wilt, to keep the command- ments. And to perform acceptable faith- fulness. ''He hath set fire and water before thee : Stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. ' Before man is life and death ; And whether him liketh shall be given him. For " the wisdom of the Lord is great. And he is mighty in power, and be- holdeth all things : And "his eyes are upon them that fear him. And "he knoweth every work of man. P He hath commanded no man to do wickedly. Neither hath he given any /nan li- cence to sin. Desire not a multitude of ■'' unprofit- able children. Neither delight in ungodly sons. Though they multiply, rejoice not in them. Except the fear of the Lord be with them. Trust not thou in their life. Neither respect their multitude : For one that is just is better than a thousand ; And Mter it is to die without chil- dren, than to have them that arc ungodly. For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished : But the ' kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate. ]\Lany such things have I seen with mine eyes, iVnd mine ear hath heard greater things than these. "^ In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled ; And in a rebellious nation wrath " is set on fire. <= He was not pacified towards the old giants. Who fell away in the strength of their foolishness. d Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned. But abhorred them for their <=pride. <=He pitied not the people of per- dition. Who were taken away in their sins. i Matt ' Comp. Josh. 24. 15. ' Jer. 21. 8. See Deut. 30. ig. ■n So Ps. 147. " So ch. 17. 15, 19. See Ps. 33. 18. o ch. 23. 19. Heb. 4. 13. P Comp. XVI. » So Matt. 25. 30. Luke 17. 10. II Or, trile. t' Soch. 21.9. I Or, liath been. c Gen. 6. 4. WisJ. 14. 6. Uaruch 3. 26. d Gen. 19. 24- Comp. Wisd. 19. 14, 15- « Ezek. 16. 49. 50- (95J Chap. xvi. io. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xvii. 8. f Numb. 14. 15. 35. & 16. 21. & 21. 6. & 26. 64- B Num. I. 46, Comp. Num. 26. 51. h ch. 5. G. > So ch. 51. 30- See Ps. 62. 12. k Soch. 5.4- > Ex. 7. ^. & T4. 4, 8. Rom. g. 17, 18. ™ Gen. I. 4, 6. 11 Or, strong Partition. " Ezek. 3. 9. Zech. 7. 12 (English). 0 Comp. Ps. 139. 7. p See I Kin. 8. 27. So 2 Chr. 6.18. Same word in Gk. ' ver. 13. ch. 18. 4. & 42. 21. 2 Mace. 7. Luke I. 49 Acts 2. I r the Gk. (96) Chap. xvii. 9. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xvni. 7. k TobitS. IS. See Eslh. i6. 1 Ex. 16. & ch. 21 — 23. "> See ch. 15. 19. "Gen. 8. 21. o See Ezek. II. 19. p Deut. 32. 8. 1 Rom. 13. 1. I" Deut. 4. 20. & 10. 15. & 32. 9. s See 2 Esdr. 6.58. t Deut. 31.6, " So ch. 29. 12, 13. See Tobit 4. ^ See Jer. 22. 24. y See Deut. » Matt. 2S- 34. 35- • So Prov. II. 31. Comp. Joel 3. 7. I> So Acts 3. 19. He gave f/iem to glory in his marvel- 9 lous acts for ever, That they might declare his works with understanding. And "^the elect shall praise his holy 10 name. Beside t/u's he gave them knowledge, n And the law of life for an heritage. He made an everlasting covenant with 1= them. And shewed them his judgments. Their eyes saw 'the majesty oi /its n glory, And their ears heard his glorious voice. And he said unto them, Beware of all 14 unrighteousness; And 'he gave every man command- ment concerning //is neighbour. ""Their ways are ever before him, 15 Aiii/ shall not be hid from his eyes. " Every man from /lis youth is given to 16 evil; Neither could they make to them- selves "fleshy hearts for stony. For Pin the division of the nations of 17 the whole earth iHe set a ruler over every people; But 'Israel is the Lord's portion: Whom, ^being /lis firstborn, he nou- is risheth with discipline, And giving ///;« the light of /lis love doth not forsake him. Therefore all their works are as the 19 sun before him. And ""his eyes are continually upon their ways. None of their unrighteous deeds are 20 hid from him, But all their sins are before the Lord. But the Lord being gracious, and 21 knowing his workmanship, 'Neither left nor forsook them, but spared them. "The alms of a man is as ''a signet 2: with him, And he -will keep the good deeds of man as ^the apple of t/ie eye, And give repentance to his sons and daughters. ^Afterward he will rise up and re- 2; ward them. And ^render their recompence upon their heads. But ''unto them that repent, he grant- 2^ ed t/iem return, . And comforted those that fail in patience. t Job : —6. (97) "= Return unto the Lord, and forsake 'J"- 3- "• t/iy sins, Make thy prayer before /lis face, and ■^offend less. ^h'^-^ifc Turn again to the most High, and created all t/iings in general. The Lord only is righteous, And ''thereTis none other but he. Who governeth the world ^\\\X\\ the \^™\ , palm of his hand, And ^all t/iings obey his will: For he is the King of all, by his power <= Dividing holy t/iings among them from profane. fTo whom hath he given power to de- '"''■ '•"• "'■ clare his works ? Andswhoshall findout his''nobleacts? ^ P';,"^- ^■ Who shall number the strength of his 8.' " "^ ' ''' 'majesty? 'ch. 2. is. And who shall also tell out his 'mer- cies? As for the wondrous works of the Lord, J there may nothing be taken ^^° '=''■ •»=■ from t/iem. Neither may any thing be put unto t/iem, neither can the ground of t/icm be found out. When a man hath done, then lie be- ginneth ; And when he leaveth off, then he ^ _ ^^^^^ ^ shall be "^doubtful. 3- (Gk.).' N * ch. 10. 9. & 40 3. XVIII. a Gen. I. I. t Deut. 4. 35. marg. d ch. 42. "^ See Lev. 10. 10. Chap, xviii. 8. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xix. 6. I Comp. Ps. 90. 10. •" So ch. 1. 2. n Ps. 90. 4. 2 Pet. 3. 8. o ch. 35. 18. Luke 18. 7. James 5. 7 in the Gk. P ch. 9. II. 1 Ps. 103. 13, 14. r Ps. 145. 9- 8 See Jer. 31. ' So ch. 20. IS- & 41. 22. « Comp. Deut. 32. 2. X Luke I. 28 (Gk.) marg. y Comp. I Cor. II. 28, 31- * See Wisd. 2. 20. ft So ch. 7. 17- b Deut. 23. 21. Eccles. 5. 4. c Comp. Eccles. 5. I. ^ ch. 7. 17, 36. 0 ch. II. 26 (Gk.). What is man, and whereto serveth he? s What is his good, and what is his evil ? 'The number of a man's days at the 9 most are an hundred years. ""As a drop of water unto the sea, 10 and a gravel stone in comparison of the sand ; So are "a thousand years to the days of eternity. Therefore is God "patient with them, n And poureth forth his mercy upon them. He saw and perceived their Pend to 12 be evil; 1 Therefore he multiplied his compas- sion. The mercy of man is toward his neigh- 13 bour ; But ""the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh : He reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth, And bringeth again, ^as a shepherd his flock. He hath mercy on them that receive 14 discipline. And that diligently seek after his judg- ments. 'y)/y son, blemish not //n'good deeds^ 15 Neither //i't' uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing. Shall not the "dew asswage the heat? 16 So is a word better than a gift. Lo, is not a word better than a gift ? 17 But both are with a ^gracious man. A fool will upbraid churlishly, is And 'a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes. Learn before thou speak, 19 And use physick or ever thou be sick, yfiefore judgment examine thyself, 20 And in the day of ^visitation thou shalt find mercy. ^Humble thyself before thou be sick, 21 And in the time of sins shew repent- ance. ''Let nothing hinder thee to pay //y 22 vow in due time. And defer not until death to be justi- fied. <^ Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; 23 And be not as one that tempteth the Lord. ''Think upon the wrath ^that shall be 24 at the end, And the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face. •^When thoii hast enough, remember the time of hunger : And when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need. From the morning until the evening the time is changed, And all things are soon done before the Lord. sA wise man will fear in every thing. And in the day of sinning he will be- ware of offence : But a fool will not observe time. Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom. And will give praise unto him that found her. They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise them- selves. And ''poured forth 'e.xquisite parables. j'Go not after thy lusts. But refrain thyself from thine '■■ appe- tites. If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, She will make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies that malign thee. Take not pleasure in much good cheer. Neither be tied to the expence thereof Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing. When thou hast nothing in thy purse: For thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and he talked on. ^A labouring man that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: And ='^he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little. ''Wine and '"^women will make men of understanding to fall away : And ''he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent. <^ Moths and worms shall have him to heritage. And a bold man shall be taken away. fHe that is hasty to give credit is lightminded ; And she that sinncth shall offend against his own soul. Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned : But he that ''resisteth pleasures crowneth his life. He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; And he that hateth babbling shall have less evil. f Comp. ch. II. 25. e Prov. 28. 14- ^ See ch. 50. 27- ' See Prov. I. 6. [Temperance of soul]. i ch. 31. 8. So Rom. 6. 6. & 13. 14. ^ Rom. I. 27 ;Gk.;. XIX. * Prov. 21. 17- aa So ch. 42. 4- iJ Hos. 4. 11. Comp. Gen. g, 21. & 19. 32, &c. '^ I Kings II, * 1—4- ■l I Cor. 6. 16 (Gk.). * Comp. Matt. 6. 19. f Josh. 22. s See Prov. 8. 36. h See Wisd. 12. 14. 198) Chap. xix. 7. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xx. 7. * ver. 14 (Gk.). So ch. 41. 23 (Gk.). DOr, of /Hetid or foe. J ch, 22. 13, 26. 2 Tim. 4. 15 in the Gk. II Or, slieiv kis hatred. ^ Comp. Job 32. 19. II Or, lieart. ch. 51. 21. Comp. Prov. 20. 27, ch. 21. 14. & 33- 5- 1 See Lev. 19. 17. I Or, i?,:- prove. ver. 13, 15, 17- Matt. 18. 15 (Gk.). ™ See ch. 14. I, I Or, ivillingly. 0 Or, Re- prove. See ver. 14. •» See ch. 13. 0 See Prov. I. 7. So ch. 40. 26. 1 Or, of re- ceiving him. P So ch. 23. 28. 1 So 2 Esdr. 2. 12. See Prov. 3. 18. Comp. 2 Esdr. 7. 53. r Comp. Matt. 21. 29. 'Rehearse not unto another that which 7 is told unto thee, And thou shalt fore never the worse. Whether it be ''to friend or foe, talk s not of other men's lives; And if thou canst without oiTence, re- veal them not. For he heard and J observed thee, 9 And when time cometh he will "hate thee. If thou hast heard a word, let it die 10 with thee; And be bold, ''it will not burst thee. A fool travaileth with a word, n As a woman in labour of a child. As an arrow that sticketh in a man's 12 thigh, So is a word within a fool's 'belly. 'Admonish a friend, it may be he hath 13 not done it : And if he have done //, that he do // no more. 'Admonish thy friend, it may be he 14 hath not said // .• And if he have, that he 'speak // not again. Admonish a friend : for many times it 15 is a slander, And believe not every tale. ""There is one that slippeth in his ^b speech, but not 'from his heart; And who is he that hath not offended with his tongue ? 'Admonish thy neighbour before thou 17 threaten him ; And not being angry, "give place to the law of the most High. °The fear of the Lord is the first step is "Pto be accepted of him. And wisdom olDtaineth his love. The knowledge of the command- 19 nients of the Lord is the doctrine of life : And they that do things that please him shall 1 receive the fruit of the tree of immortality. The fear of the Lord is all wisdom ; 20 And in all wisdom is the perfomiance of the law. And the knowledge of his omnipo- tency. ■^If a servant say to his master, I will 21 not do as it pleaseth thee; Though afterward he do //, he angereth him that nourisheth him. The knowledge of wickedness is not 22 wisdom. Neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence. There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; And there is a fool wanting in wisdom. He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better Than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High. There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; And there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear; And there is a wise man that "justi- y^fJe^A, fieth in judgment. There is a wicked man that ^hangeth (gK"' " down ///f //tW ' sadly ; '.Or, But inwardly he is full of deceit, = Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not : Where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware. And if for want of power he be hin- dered from sinning, Vet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil. A man may be known by his look, And one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest A man's attire, and 'excessive laughter, ' s° ■=''• ^■■ And gait, shew what he is. ^There is a reproof that is not 'comely: Again, 'some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise. It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly : And ''he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt. How good is it, when thou art re- proved, to shew repentance! For so shalt thou escape "^wilful sin. As is '^ the lust of an eunuch to de- flower a virgin ; So is he that executeth judgment with violence. ^There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: And another by much babbling be- cometh hateful. Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: And some keepeth silence, ^knowing his time. eA wise man will hold his tongue 'till he see opportunity: But a babbler and a fool will regard no time. XX. * So ver. 7, 19, 20. Prov. 25. II "Or, seasonable, ch. 35. 20. t Prov. 28. '3- '= Heb. 10. 26. d ch. 30. 20. f See Eccles. 3- 7- s So ch. 32. 4. (99) N2 Chap. xx. 8. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxi. 3. I> SoProv. I. ^ ch. 29. 4, 6 (Gk.). t See Matt. 23. 12. 1 See ch. 7. 3. » ch. 6. 5. II Or, pleasant conceits, n ch. 21. 16. II [Or,] lost, or, spilt. Ps. 22. 14. Lam. 2. II in the Gk. " So I Pet. S- 2. t Gr. For his eyes are fuanyfor one to re- ceive. P ch. 18. 18. & 41. 22. ^ Comp. Matt. 6. 2. rPs. "■ See ch. 27. 1 marg. »ch. II Or, An unpleasant fellow. ' So ch. 22. 6. » Gk. as Prov. I. 6. Comp. ch. 15. 9. He that useth many words shall be 8 abhorred ; And he that taketh to himself autho- rity therein shall be hated. There is a sinner that hath good sue- 9 cess in evil things; And ''there is a 'gain that tiirncth to loss. There is a gift that shall not profit 10 thee; And there is a gift whose recompence is double. ''There is an abasement because ofn glory; And there is that lifteth up Jiis head from a low estate. There is that buyeth much for a little, 12 And repayeth it 'sevenfold. ""A wise man by his words maketh 13 himself beloved : But the '"graces of fools shall be "poured out. The gift of a fool shall do thee no 14 good when thou hast it ; Neither yet of the envious °for his necessity : 'For he looketh to receive many things for one. He giveth little, and p upbraideth 15 much ; iHe openeth his mouth like a crier; To day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask // again : Such a one is to be hated of God and man. The fool saith, I have no friends, 16 / have no thank for all my good deeds, And "'they that eat my bread speak evil of me. How oft, and of how many shall he 17 be laughed to scorn ! For he knoweth not aright what it is to have ; And it is ■'''all one unto him as if he had it not. To slip upon a pavement is better 18 than '^to slip with the tongue : So the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. " ' An unseasonable tale 19 Will always be in the mouth of the unwise. "A wise sentence shall be rejected 20 liihen it comcth out of a fool's mouth; For ^he will not speak it in due season. •shall 'Gr..w/ not be pricked. & 42. I in the Gk. **" See Deut. 10. 17. There is that is hindered from sinning through want: And when he taketh rest, he not be troubled. ■»There is that destroyeth his own soul J'^^'^J' 2!'' through ^bashfulness, And by ^^^ accepting of persons over throweth himself. There is that for ''bashfulness pro^ miseth to his friend, And maketh him his enemy for no thing. "A lie is a foul blot in a man, Yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught. yA thief is better than a man accustomed to lie: But they both shall have destruction to heritage. The disposition of a liar is honourable, And his shame is ever with him. ■^ So ch. 25. that is ^„Corap. Frov. 6. 30. 'dis- I Or, igitontiiiy. A wise man shall promote himself to [Proverbs). honour with his words : And he that hath understanding will please great men. ^He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: And he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity. ^ Presents and frifts blind the eyes of " '''1'= ^x. .. . ^ •' 23. 8. the wise. And " stop up his mouth that he can- 'j,°^'/",v, not reprove. '-'"• month. i" Wisdom that is hid, and "^treasure ""Wisd. 7. 13. that is hoarded up, What profit is in the/n both? •^ Better is he that hideth his folly '^''Than a man that hideth his wis- dom. Necessary patience in seeking the Lord is better Than he that leadeth his life without a guide. ■ Sec Prov. 12, II. ch. 41. 14. c Comp. ch. 29. 10. ^ ch. 41. IJ. A/y son, hast thou sinned? =do so no more. But ''ask pardon for thy former sins. Flee from sin as from the face of "^a serpent : For if thou comest too near it, it will '=bite thee: The teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, ''Slaying the souls of men. All initjuity is as "a twoedged sword. The wounds whereof cannot h' healed. XXI. ^ ch. 5. 5. l- Ps. 41. 4- Luke 15. 21. t^ Comp. Pruv. 23. 32. ^ Wisd. I, II. So Ezek. 13. 19. c See Ps. 149. 6. (100} Chap. xxi. 4. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxn. 6. f Ex. 3. 9. & 22. 23. Ps. 34. 6. 8 See Prov. f Gr. ^f c ch. 20. 18. 1 Jer. 22. 13? Comp. Prov. 24. 27. k So ch. 16. 6. 1 See Isai. i. 31- t" Comp. Isai. 62. 10. n So Prov. 12. 12. * So John 7. See Wisd. 6. P Prov. I. 7? I! Or, wrV/y. ver. 20. ch. 6. 32. & 22. 27. & 37. 19 in the Gk. 1 Eccles. I. 18. "Or. subiiity. ch. 19. 25. & 34. 10 (Gk.). So ch. 42. 18 (Gk.). >■ Comp. ch. 24. 25. ■ So ch. ig. 12. & 33. 5. & 51. 21 marg, « Jer. 48. 38. " Prov. 9. Q. ^ See I Kin. 14. 9. * So ch. 22. ^ ch. 12. 13 & marg. H Or, ttoi to be inquired after. To terrify and do wrong will waste riches : Thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate. fA prayer out of a poor maii'i, mouth reachcth to the ears of God, And his judgment cometh speedily. sHe that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners : But he that feareth the Lord will 're- pent from his heart. An eloquent man is known far and near; But a man of understanding knoweth when he •'shppeth. 'He that buildeth his house with other men's money Is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial. ''The congregation of the wicked is like 'tow wrapped togetlier : And the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them. The way of sinners is ""made plain i with stones, "But at the end thereof /V the pitof hell. °He that keepeth the law of the Lord i getteth the understanding thereof: And the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom. PHe that is not 'wise will not be i taught : But 1 there is a 'wisdom which mul- tiplieth bitterness. The knowledge of a wise man ■■ shall i abound like a flood : And his counsel is like a pure foun- tain of life. ^The inner parts of a fool are like 'a i broken vessel, And he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth. If a skilful man hear a wise word, t He will commend it, and "add unto it : Bid as soon as one of no understand- ing heareth //, it displeaseth him, And "he casteth it behind his back. The talking of a fool is like "'a burden i in the way: But ^grace shall be found in the lips of the wise. They inquire at the mouth of the wise i man in the congregation. And they shall ponder his words in their heart. As is a house that is destroyed, so is i wisdom to a fool : And the knowledge of the unwise is as talk 'without sense. Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet. And like manacles on the right hand. yA fool lifteth up his voice with laughter ; But a ^wise man doth scarce smile a httle. Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold. And like a ^bracelet upon his right arm. •"A foolish man's foot is soon in his neighbour's house : But a man of experience is ashamed of him. A fool will <=peep in at the door into the house : But he that is well nurtured will stand without. // is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door : But a wise man will be grieved with disgrace. The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: But the words of such as have under- standingare '^ weighed in the balance. <=The heart of fools is in their mouth : But the mouth of the wise is in their heart. When the ungodly curseth ''Satan, sHe curseth his own soul. ''A whisperer defileth his own soul. And is hated wheresoever he dwelleth. A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone. And every one will hiss him out to his disgrace. A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill : Every )nan that takes it up will shake his hand. = An evil nurtured son is the dishonour of his father that begat him : And a foolish daughter is born to his loss. A wise daughter ''■shall bring an in- heritance to her husband : But she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness. She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, But they both shall despise her. "=A "itale out of season is as =musick in mourning: But stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time. y So ch. 19. " Judith 10. 4. b So Prov. 25. 17. *= See ch. 14. 23- d ch. 28. 25. See Dan. 5. ' So Prov. f See I Chr. 21. I. *'' Comp. John S. 44. " ch. 5. 14. & 28. 13. XXII. a See Prov. ID. I. b Comp. Prov. 13. 22 (Gk.). Il Or, s/ia^ be the heir of her husband, Comp. Prov. 30. 2j. * So ch. 20. 19. d ch. 38. 25 (Gk.). 0 Prov. 25. (loi) Chap. xxii. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxiii. 2. H Or, an art. fch. 38. i6. 6 See Judith 16. 24. '' So ch. 12. 12. See ch. ig. g. I' Or, vjltett he sliakes off ' See ch. 6. 28. lOr, •wearied. ^ Prov. 27. 3. ' So ch. 21. 16. " So Ps. 112. 6.7- " Sec Ezek. 13. 10. 1 Or, of a polished vjalt. un See ch. 2. Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, And as he that waketh one from a sound sleep. He that telleth a tale to a fool speak- eth to one in a slumber: When he hath told his tale, he will say. What is the matter? If children live honestly, and have 'wherewithal, They shall cover the baseness of their parents. But children, being haughty, through i disdain and want of nurture Do stain the nobility of their kindred. fWeep for the dead, for he hath lost i the light: And weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: Make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest : But the life of the fool is worse than death, s Seven days do men mourn for him i that is dead ; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life. Talk not much with a fool, : And go not to him that hath no un- derstanding : ^ Beware of him, lest thou have trouble. And thou shalt never be defiled "with his fooleries: Depart from him, and ' thou shalt find rest, And never be "disquieted with mad- ness. What is heavier than lead? i And what is the name thereof, but a fool? •'Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, i is 'easier to bear. Than a man without understanding. As timber girt and bound together in i a building cannot be loosed with shaking : So ™the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time. A heart settled upon a thought of un- 1 derstanding Is as °a fair plaistering "on the wall of a gallery. Pales set on a high place will never i stand against the wind : So ""a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear. the Gk. So Prov. II. 13- He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: And he that pricketh the heart mak- eth // to shew her knowledge. Whoso casteth a stone at the birds °frayeth them away: l^^'^^"^' And Phe that upbraideth his friend jer. 7. 33. breaketh friendship. fEngiisi,)" Though thou drewest a sword at thy «> So ch. 41. friend, yet despair not : For there may be a returning to favour. If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not ; For there may be a reconciliation : E.xcept for upbraiding, or pride, or 'J disclosing of secrets, or a treach- ich. 27. 16, , 17, 21. erous wound : & 41^ 23 in For, for these thi?igs every friend Avill depart. Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty. That thou mayest rejoice in his pro- sperity : Abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble. That thou m.ayest be heir with him in his heritage : For a mean estate is not always to be contemned : Nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration. As the vapour and smoke of a fur- nace ^w//? before the fire; So reviling before blood. I will not be ashamed to defend a friend ; Neither will I hide myself from liim. And if any evil happen unto me by him, Every one that heareth // will ''beware of him. my upon my f^^ Who shall ■'set a watch before mouth. And a seal of =^ wisdom lips, That I fall not suddenly by them, And that my tongue destroy me not? O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life. Leave me not to their counsels, And let me not fall by them. Who will set scourges over my thoughts, And the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? That they spare me not for mine ^ignorances. And it pass not by my sins : So ch. 28. =5- -See Ps. XXI n. » See Tobit 3- 3- (102) Chap, xxiii. 3. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxiii. 23. ^ ch. 26. 9 (Gk.). So Prov. 6. 17- II Or, ffiant- like. [Discipline of the mouth]. c Ex. 20. 7. ch. 27. 14- MatL 5. 33. ** ch. 28. 17. I Pet, 2. 24 in the Gk. « Comp. 2 Sam. 12. 10. f See Lev. 5. t Gr. jitsii- fied. ch. I. 22. & 18. 22. & 31. 5- B See ch. 2. 2. ** Lev. 24. l6. ' So 2 Pet. 2. Lest mine ^ignorances increase, 3 And my sins abound to my destruc- tion, And I fall before mine adversaries. And mine enemy rejoice over me. Whose hope is far from thy mercy. O Lord, Father and God of my life, 4 Give me not ''a proud look, But turn away from thy servants al- ways a 'haughty mind. Turn away from me vam hopes and s concupiscence, And thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to ser\'e thee. Let not the greediness of the belly 6 nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; And give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind. Hear, O ye children, the discipline of 7 the mouth : He that keepeth // shall never be taken in his lips. The sinner shall be left in his foolish- s ness: Both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby. ■= Accustom not thy mouth to swear- 9 Neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One. For as a servant that is continually 10 beaten shall not be without ''a blue mark : So he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless. A man that useth much swearing shall n be filled with iniquity, And <=the plague shall never depart from his house : If he shall offend, ^his sin shall be upon him : And if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence : And if he swear in vain, he shall not be Mnnocent, But his house shall be full of scala- mities. •'There is a word that is clothed 12 about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob ; For all such things shall be fivr from the godly, And they shall not 'wallow in their sins. Use not thy mouth to untemperate 13 swearing. For therein is the word of sin. ■9 ' So ch. 25. I, 2, 7. S: 26. 5, 28. & 37. 18. & 50. 25. See Prov. 6. i6. "> ver. i8. " Col. I. 22. o Comp. Prov. g. 17. P So Job 24. ■5- Prov. 7. 9. See Job 22. 13- Remember thy father and thy mother, When thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them. And so thou by thy custom become a fool, And J wish that thou hadst not been J 5== J°b 3- born. And curse the day of thy nativity. •^The man that is accustomed to op- '' fomp. , . , ^2 ham. i6- 7. probrious words Will never be reformed all the days of his life. 'Two sorts of men multiply sin, And the ""third will bring wrath: A hot mind is as a burning fire, It w^ill never be quenched till it be consumed : A fornicator "in the body of his flesh Will never cease till he hath kindled a fire. °A11 bread is sweet to a whore- monger. He will not leave off till he die. "A man that breaketh wedlock, Saying thus in his heart, p\\"ho seeth me? I am compassed about \vith darkness, The walls cover me, And no body seeth me: what need I to fear? The most High will not remember my sins : Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, And knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times bright- er than the sun, 1 Beholding all the ways of men, And considering the most secret parts. He knew all things ere ever they were created ; So also 'after they were perfected he looked upon them all. ^This man shall be punished in the streets of the city. And where he suspecteth not he shall be taken. Thus shall it go also unth the wife that leaveth her husband, And bringeth in an heir by 'another. For first, she hath disobeyed 'the law of the most High; And secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; And thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, And brought children by 'another man. 1 Prov. 5. 21. See ch. 15. 19. '■ Gen. 1. 31. s See Lev. 20. 10. II Or, n stranger. So ver. 23. ' Ilx. 20. 14. (>03) ChAF. XXIII. 24. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxiv. 24. " Com p. Gen. 38. 24, 25- John 8. 4. Il Or, visita- tion. SeeWisd. 2. 20, " Comp. Dent. 23. 2. ^ Wisd. 4. 3. See Job 18. 16. yy So ch. 19. 18. * See Ps. 91. 16. XXIV. The praise of Wisdom. " Gk. as ver. II Or, a viisi. Wisd. 2. 4. ch. 43. 22. 1) So Ps. 104. c Job 22. 14. ^ See John i. 14. So Baruch e Prov. 8. 22, =3- See John i. 1. f Ex. 31. 3. & 35- 3'. 8 I Kin. 7. 14. k Ps. 132. 8, n. 14- II Or, /lo/jr- So ch. 36. 13. Song 5. I Mace. 2. 7. SeeTobit 13. 9- "She shall be brought out into the 24 congregation, And '"inquisition shall be made of her children. vHer children shall not take root, 25 And her branches shall bring forth no fruit. She shall leave her memory to be 26 cursed. And her reproach shall not be blotted out. And they that remain shall know that 27 there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, And that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the command- ments of the Lord. // is great glory to follow the Lord, 28 And yyto be received of hira is ^long life. Wisdom shall praise herself, And shall =" glory in the midst of her people. In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth. And ^triumph before his power. I came out of the mouth of the most High, And covered the earth as "a cloud. I dwelt in high places, 4 And ''my throne is in a cloudy pillar. ■=1 alone compassed the circuit of 5 heaven, And walked in the bottom of the deep. In the waves of the sea, and in all 6 the earth. And in every people and nation, I got a possession. With all these I sought rest: 7 And in whose inheritance shall I abide? So the Creator of all things gave me a 8 commandment, And he that made me caused my ''ta- bernacle to rest. And said, Let thy dwelling be in Ja- cob, And thine inheritance in Israel. ■^He created me from the beginning 9 before the world, And I shall never fail, f In the holy tabernacle I served be- 10 fore him ; And so Swas I established in Sion. Likewise ''in the "beloved city hen gave me rest. And in Jerusalem was my power. And I took root in an honourablepeople, E-i'eii in the portion of the Lord's in- heritance. I was exalted like 'a cedar in Libanus, And as Ja cypress tree upon the mountains of ''Hermon. I was e.xalted like 'a palm tree in •■"Engaddi, And as a "rose plant in Jericho, As a fair J olive tree in a pleasant field, And grew up as a plane tree "by the water. I gave a sweet smell like "cinnamon and aspalathus. And I yielded a pleasant odour like the best p myrrh, As igalbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, And as the fume of i"' frankincense ^in the tabernacle. As 'the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, And my branches are the branches of honour and grace. As "the vine brought I forth pleasant savour. And my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. I am the mother of fair love. And fear,andknowledge,and holy hope: I therefore, being eternal, am given to all my children Which are 'named of him. " Come unto me, all ye that be desir- ous of me, And fill yourselves with my fruits. For my memorial is y sweeter than honey. And mine inheritance than the honey- comb. "^They that eat me shall yet be hungry. And they that drink me shall yet be thirsty. He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded. And they that work by me shall not do amiss. All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, Even "the law which Moses com- manded For an heritage unto the congrega- tions of Jacob. Faint not to be strong in the Lord; That he may confirm you, ''cleave unto him: For'^Xht Lord '^'^AlmightyisGod alone, And besides him there is no other Saviour. ' See Judg. & Judith I. 7- J ch. 50. 10. Comp. Isai. 44. 14 (English). ^ See Deut. 3. 9. ' ch. 50. 12. See Ps. g2. 12. II Or, Cades. I Mace. II. 63. 73? °> See Josh. IS- 62. & I Sam. 23. 29. " Cant. 2. I. Isai. 35. I, ch, 39. 13. & 50. 8. II Or, in tite •wa ter. ° Ex. 30. 23. Prov. 7. 17. Cant. 4. 14. Rev. 18. 13. P .See John 19- 39- 1 Ex. 30. 34. r ch. 39. 14. & 50. 8, 9 (Gk.). 8 Ex. 30. 36. ' Gen. 35. 4 (Gk.l. " John 15. I. II Or, chosen. ^ See Isai. 55. I. y Ps. 19. 10, ^ Comp. ch. 15. 3. 1^ Ex. 20. I. & 24. 3. Deut. 4. I. & 29. 1, 2, & 33- 4- b Seech. 2.3. ^ Isai. 45. 21. ci: See 2 Cor. 6. 1 8. (■04) Chap. xxiv. 25. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxv. 18. "* Comp. ch. 21. 13. e Gen. 2. II. f See Tobit 6. I. B Gen, 2. 14. ^ See Josh. 3- '5- > Gen. 2. 13. Jer. 2. 18 (Gk. not Heb.j. D Or, drain, or, ititck. ver. 31. JGk. as 2 Kin. 18. 17. & 20. 20. Comp. Ezek. 31. \. k Gen. 2. 8. Susanna 4 (Gk.), 7, 15. 17, 18, &c. See Luke 23. 43. Gk. not xs ver. 31. 1 Rom. 12. 6, 7 («k.;. "> ch. 33. 17. xxv. * ver. 2, 7. See ch. 23. 16. ^Ot, gloried. ** Gen. 13. 2, 5.8. Ps. 133- I. See Heb. 13. I. « See Lev. 19. 18. ■* Prov. II. 29 iGk.^ * So ch. 20. 24. f Comp. ch. 16. 23 (Gk.). 8 Gk. as ver. I. ch. 26. 18. ''He filleth all things \i\\\\ his wisdom, 25 as *= Phison , And as fs Tigris in the time of the nt\i fruits. He maketh the understanding to a- 26 bound like « Euphrates, And as ''Jordan in the time of the harvest. He maketh the doctrine of knowledge 27 appear as the light, And as 'Geon in the time of vintage. The first man knew her not perfectly: 28 No more shall the last find her out. For her thoughts are more than the 29 sea, And her counsels profoundor than the great deep. I also came out as a ' brook from a 30 river, And Jas a conduit into a ''garden. I said, I will water my best garden, 31 And will water abundantly my gar- den bed : And lo, my brook became a river, And my river became a sea. I will yet make doctrine to shine as 32 the morning, And will send forth her light afar off. I will yet pour out 'doctrine as 'pro- 33 phecy. And leave it to all ages for ever. Behold ™that I have not laboured for 34 myself only. But for all them that seek wisdom. *In three things I 'was beautified, And stood up e beautiful both before God and men : ''The unity of brethren, "^the love of neighbours, A man and a wife ''that agree to- gether. ^ Three sorts of men my soul hateth, 2 And I am greatly offended at their life: A poor vmn that is proud, a rich man that is a "=liar. And an old adulterer ''that doateth. If thou hast gathered nothing in thy 3 youth. How canst thou find any thing in thine age ? O how g comely a thing is judgment 4 for gray hairs. And for ancient men to know counsel ! O how scomely is the wisdom of old 5 men, And understanding and counsel to men of honour ! (i°S) Much experience is ''the crown of old ^ I'lov. 17. 6. men, And 'the fear of God is their glory. \^°^'°''- There be ^nine things 7vhich I have judged in mine heart to be happy. And '"the tenth I will utter with my tongue : A man that hath joy of his chil- dren; And Jhe that hveth to see the fall of J '"^'a"- 5- 43. his enemy : Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding. And that hath not ''slipped with his J S" ch. 14. tongue. And that hath not ser\-ed a man more unworthy than himself : Well is him that hath found "pru- IP"'''? dence, And he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear : 'O how great is he that findeth wis- ' See Prov. dom ! Yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord. "But the love of the Lord passeth all "" •'"■ 7- things for "illumination : ° •=''■ '7- =«• He that holdeth it, "whereto shall he J^^;,,^" be likened? "The fear of the Lord is the begin- °.^,V ■'°''" ■ ning of his love : And faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him. Give me any plague, Pbut the plague Pver. 23 of the heart : si'^Prov. 18. And lanv wickedness, but the -wicked- '*;, - 1 bo ver. ig. ness 01 a woman : Eccies. 7. 28. And any ''affliction, but the ''affliction ''Seech. 2.2. from them that hate me : And any revenge, but the revenge of • enemies. There is no head above the ^head of >Soch.26.7. . Comp. a serpent ; Hos^io. 4 And there is no wrath above the (Heb.). wrath of an enemy. ■I had rather dwell with a lion and a '.SeeProv. , 21. 9. dragon. Than to keep house with a wicked woman. The "wickedness of a woman changeth " ch. 42. 14 her face. And darkeneth her countenance 'like ^O^- ^''"'^ sackcloth. Her husband shall sit among his neigh- bours ; And when he heareth // shall sigh bit- terly. O Chap. xxv. 19. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxvi. 21. II Or, scolding. ch. 26. 27. ^ Sn ch. 42. 12. Comp. 2 Sam. II. 2. * ch. 2. 12. Heb. 12. 12 in the Gk. '^ So ch. 42. I3» See Gen. 3. 6. y Comp. Prov. 17. 14 ch. 26. 8. lAll wickedness is but little to the 19 wickedness of a woman : Let the portionofa sinner fall upon her. As the climbing up a sandy way is to 20 the feet of the aged, So is a wife 'full of words to a quiet man. ^Stumble not at the beauty of a wo- 21 man, And desire her not for pleasure. A woman, if she maintain her hus- =2 band, Is full of axigtr, impudency, and much reproach. 'A wicked woman abateth the courage, 23 maketit a heavy countenance and Pa wounded heart : A woman that will not comfort her husband in distress vtaketh "weak hands and feeble knees. ^Of the woman came^\\e. beginning ofs4 sin, And through her we all die. vGive the water no passage; 2; Neither a wicked woman liberty vto gad abroad. If she go not as thou wouldest have so her, Cut her off from thy flesh, A?id ^give her a bill of divorce, and let her go. * Blessed is the man that hath "^a vir- tuous wife, For the number of his days shall be double. A ''virtuous woman rejoiceth her hus- = band. And he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. =A good wife is a good portion, 3 Which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord. Whether a man be rich or poor, // he 4 /irtf'f a good heart towards the Lord, He shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance. There be ''three things that mine heart 5 feareth ; And for the fourth I was sore afraid : 'The slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, And a false accusation : all these are worse than death. JJ ch. 37 I'- But a grief of heart and sorrow is ''■'a e woman that is jealous over another woman, And a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. ^ .See Deut. 24. I. XXVL * Prov. 31. 10, &c. ^ ch. 28. 15. = Gk. as ver. 1. See Prov. 18. 22. *• See ch. 23. 16. \Gr.AKevzl report. ch. 19. 15. & 28. 9. An evil wife is 'a yoke shaken to and fro: He that hath hold of her is as though he held "-'a scorpion. A drunken woman and a "^gadder abroad causeth great anger. And she will not cover her own shame. The whoredom of a woman may be known in her s haughty looks and eyelids. •^ If thy daughter be 'shameless, keep her in straitly. Lest she abuse herself through over- much liberty. Watch over an impudent eye: And marvel not if she trespass against thee. She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain. And drink of eveiy water near her: By every "hedge will she sit down. And open her quiver against every arrow. The grace of a wife delighteth her husband. And her discretion will Jfat his bones. A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; And there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. A shamefast and faithful woman is a double grace. And her continent mind cannot be valued. As the sun when it ariseth 'in the high heaven; So is the beauty of '^a good wife in the "ordering of her house. As the clear light is upon ''the holy candlestick; So is the beauty of the face 'in ripe age. As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; So arc the "fair feet with a constant "heart. ^My son, keep the flower of thine 'age sound; And give not thy strength to strangers. When thou hast gotten a fruitful pos- session through all the field, Sow it ivith thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock. So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified. Having the confidence of their good descent. 'I Or, a yoke of oxen. « So ch. 25. IS- f See Prov. 7. II. Comp. ch. 25. 25. s ch. 23. 4 ;Gk. 1. *' ch. 42. II (Gk.i. ' ver. 25. I Or, stake. See ch. 14. 24. J Prov 30- i Gr. in the highest places of the Lord. Comp. Gen. 23. 6 marg. li Or, orna- ment. ch. 6. 30, &c. ^ Ex. 25. 31 —37- II Or, tn con- stitttt ' iige. I Wisd. 4. 9. ver. 19. II Or, comely. ch. 25. 4. II Or. breast. '" Comp. Prov. 5. 15 — "7- (106) Chap. xxvi. 22. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chaf. XXVII. 22. II Or, a Seville. Cotnp. Prov. II. 22. " See ch. 9. 9- •> Prov. 17. 8. & 25. 13 in the Gk. p So Eph. 5. 33- ^ ch. 25. 20. r So Eccles. 9.15. ch. 13. 22. » See Phil. 3.8. * See Ezek. 18. 24. " So Isai. 65. II, 12. 'Soch. 27,2, & 37. II. Prov. 20. 14. * Rom. 6. 7. XXVII. • Pr0v.28.21. 8 Or, a thing indifferent. ch. 7. 18. & 20. 17, & 42. 5 in the Gk. Comp. 2 Mace. I. 35 (Gk.). ^ See Prov. 23. 4. c See ch. 14. 24- <• See ch. 26. 29. « Sec Phil. 3.8. 1 Or, thought. Koni. 2. 15. 2 Cor. 10. 5. f See Prov. 17. 3. 8 So Wisd. 7. 20. See Luke 2. 35- I' Comp. Matt. 7. 17. A harlot shall be accounted as 'spittle : 22 But "a married woman is a tower against death "to /^tv- husband. A wicked woman is given as a por- 23 tion to a wicked man: But a godly 7i>oman is given to him that feareth the Lord. A dishonest woman contemneth 24 shame : But an honest p woman will reverence her husband. A 'shameless woman shall be count- 25 ed as a dog; But she that is shamefast will fear the Lord. A woman that honoureth her hus-26 band shall be judged wise of all; But she that dishonoureth /lim in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all. A loud crying woman and a 1 scold 37 Shall be sought out to drive away the enemies. The?-e be '' two things that grieve my as heart; And the third maketh me angry: A man of war that suftereth poverty ; And ■'men of understanding that are ^not set by; And 'one that returneth from righte- ousness to sin ; "The Lord prepareth such a one for the sword. A "merchant shall hardly keep him- 29 self from doing wrong ; And a huckster shall not be '^freed from sin. Many ^ have sinned for 'a small matter; And he that ''seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away. As a "^nail sticketh fast between the 2 joinings of the stones; So ''doth sin stick close between buy- ing and selling. Unless a man hold ///wyf/y diligently 3 in the fear of the Lord, His house shall soon be overthrown. As when one sifteth with a sieve, the 4 refuse remaineth; So the "= filth of man in his "'talk. fThe furnace proveth the potter's 5 vessels ; So ''the trial of man is in his srea- soning. •"The fruit declareth if the tree have 6 been dressed ; So is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man. * Gk, as ver. 4- I' Comp. ver. 5, I .So Job 29. 14- " See E.V. 28. 2. " ch. 36. 26. Luke 9. 12. & 19, 7 in the Gk. *> ver. 28. P Comp. Matt. 7. 6. 1 So I Tim. 5- 6- James 5. 5 in the Gk. r See ch. 23. 9- Praise no man before thou hearest him 'speak; For ''this is the trial of men. If thou foliowest ' righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, And ' put her on, •" as a glorious long robe. The birds will "resort unto their like; So will truth return unto them that practise in her. As °the lion lieth in wait for the prey; So sin for them that work iniquity. The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; But a fool changeth as the moon. 7/ thou he among the undiscreet, Pob- serve the time; But be continually among men of understanding. The discourse of fools is irksome, And their .sport is in the iwantonness of sin. ■■The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; And theirbrawls make t>«f stop /swears. The strife of the proud is bloodshed- diiig. ... And their revilings are grievous to the ear. =^ Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit ; And shall never find friend to his mind. Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him : But "if thou 'bewrayest his secrets, ^See ch. 22. "follow no more after him. ' See Matt. For as a man hath destroyed his °E'ngL). enemy; -So ver. 20. So hast thou lost the love of thy neighbour. "As one that letteth a bird go out of Ps^°?.J^7. his hand. So hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again. "Follow after him ?io more, for he is too far off; He is as a roe escaped out of the snare. As for a wound, it may be bound up; And after reviling there may be >'recon- ^o'lEngl'.)'' cilement : But '•he that 'bewrayeth secrets is without hope. He that =^winketh with the eyes work- "SceProv. eth evil : And he that knoweth him will depart from him. 6. 13. (107) O2 Chap, xxvii. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxvhi. 22. • So Ps. 55. II Or, niter his s/>cech. t D Comp. Prov. 10. S, » See Ps. 7. IS- So ver. 29. "1 ver. 29 (Gk.). So Ps. 9. 15. & 35. S. * Coinp. ch, 28. I. See Deut. 32- 35- t ver. 10. 8 Gk. as ch. 28. 5, 7- XXVIII. " See Dcut. 32. 35- Comp. ch. 27. 28. »Matt. 6. 14. Mark ii. 2's. Luke 6. 37? c Comp. Matt. i3. 23 —35- d Gk. :is cli. 27. 30. So ver. 7. e See ch. 7. 36. fch. 30. II. So Acts 17. 30. When thou art present, *he will speak : sweetly, And will admire thy words : But at the last he will "writhe his mouth. And slander thy sayings. I have hated many things, but nothing ; like him ; For the Lord will hate him. Whoso casteth a stone on high '^cast-: eth // on his own head ; And a deceitful stroke shall make wounds. "^ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein : ; And he that setteth ''a trap shall be taken therein. He that worketh mischief, it shall fall : upon him, And he shall not know whence it Cometh. i\Iockery and reproach are from the 2s proud ; But ^vengeance, as ^a lion, shall lie in wait for them. They that rejoice at the fall of the 29 righteous shall be ''taken in the snare ; And anguish shall consume them be- fore they die. s Malice and wrath, even these are 30 abominations ; And the sinful man shall have them /wV//. "He that revengeth shall find ven- geance from the Lord, And he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. ''Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that 2 he hath done unto thee, So shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest. 'One man beareth hatred against an- 3 other, And doth he seek pardon from the Lord ? He sheweth no mercy to a man, 4 "vhieh is like himself: And doth lie ask forgiveness of his own sins ? If he that is but flesh nourish ''hatred, 5 Who will intreat for pardon of his sins? '■■Remember thy end, and let enmity 6 cease ; Remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments. Remember the commandments, and ^ ''bear no malice to thy neighbour: Retneml)er\.h.e covenant of the Highest, and fwink at ignorance. s Abstain from strife, and thou shall diminish thy sins : For a furious man will kindle strife. A sinful man disquieteth friends. And maketh ''debate among them that be at peace. 'As the ''matter of the fire is, so it burneth : And as a man's strength is, so is his wrath ; And according to his riches his anger riseth ; And the stronger they are which con- tend, the more they will be inflamed. II 'A hasty contention kindleth a fire : And a hasty fighting sheddeth blood. 7 j 12 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: "'If thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched : And both these come out of thy mouth. Curse the "whisperer and "double- tongued : For sicch have destroyed many that were at peace. A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, Anddriventhem from nation tonation : Strong cities hath it pulled down. And overthrown the houses of great men. A 'backbiting tongue hath cast out Pvirtuous women, And deprived them of their labours. Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest. And never dwell quietly. The stroke of the whip maketh 1 marks in the flesh : But the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by ■■ the edge of the sword : But not so many as have fallen by the tongue. Well is he that is defended from it. And hath not passed through the venom thereof; Who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, Nor hath been bound in her bands. '^For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron. And the bands thereof are bands of brass. The death thereof /,f an evil death, 'The gra\'e were better than it. "It shall not have rule over them that fear God, Neither shall they be burnt with the flame thereof. 8 So ch. 8. I, I' ch. 26. 5 niarg. • So Prov. 26. 21. ch. 8. 3. I* James 3. mar?. 1 So ch. 8. "' Comp. Prov. 26. 20. '\ ch. 5. 14. & 21. 28. o See ch. 5. 9- I Or, third. ver. 14. P ch. 26. 2. Q See ch. 23. •■ .See Judith 2. 27. " Cninp. Matt. II, '.Soch. 26. 5. " Comp, P.s. 31. 20. I108) Chap, xxviii. 23. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxix. 23. ^ See Cant. 4.8 * So ch. 36. 25- Comp. Prov. 15, 19. ^ Comp. Gen. 42. 35. Prov. 7. 20. y ch. 21. 25. " So ch. 22. 27. See Ps. 141. 3- XXIX. » Ps. 17. 26. See Matt 5. 42. >> See Lev. 25- 35- c Comp. ch. 8. 12. <* ver. 6. ch. 20. 9 in the Gk. « Matt. 26. 10 (Gk.;. « Or, 7//u te able. Such as forsake the Lord shall fall =3 into it ; And it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; It shall be sent upon them as a lion, And devour them as a ^'leopard. Look that "thou hedge thy posses- 24 sion about with thorns. And ■''bind up thy silver and gold, And >'weigh thy words in a balance, 25 And ^make a door and bar for thy mouth. Beware thou slide not by it, 26 Lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. =» He that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour ; And he that strengtheneth his hand •"keepeth the commandments. ^Lend to thy neighbour in time of his 2 need, And pay thou thy neighbour again in due season. Keep thy word, and deal faithfully j with him. And thou shall always find the thing that is necessary for thee. "^ Many, when a thing was lent than, 4 reckoned // ^to be found. And "^put them to trouble that helped them. Till he hath received, he will kiss a 5 man's hand ; And for his neighbour's money he will speak submissly : But when he should repay, he will pro- long the time, And return words of grief, And complain of the time. 'If he prevail, he shall hardly receive (-. the half, And he will count ''as if he had found it: If not, he hath deprived him of his money. And he hath gotten him an enemy without cause : He payeth him with cursings and railings ; And for honour he will pay him disgrace. Many therefore have refused to lend 7 for other men's ill dealing. Fearing to be defrauded. Yet have thou patience with a tniin 8 in poor estate. And delay not to shew him mercy. Help the poor ffor the command- ment's sake, And turn him not away because of his poverty. Lose thy money for thy brother and ///)■ friend. And slet it not rust under a stone to be lost. •■Lay up thy treasure ' according to the commandments of the most High, And Jit shall bring thee more profit than gold. ''Shut up alms in thy 'storehouses : And it shall deliver thee from all affliction. ■"It shall fight for thee against thine enemies Better than a mighty shield and strong spear. An honest man is surety for his neighbour : But he that is impudent will ' " forsake him. Forget not the friendship o{ thy surety, For he hath given °his life for thee. A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety : And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him in danger that de- livered //////. P Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, .■\nd shaked them as a wave of the sea : Mighty men hath it driven from their houses. So that they wandered among strange nations. A wicked man transgressing the com- mandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship : And he that undertaketh and followeth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits. Help thy neighbour according to thy power, And beware that thou thyself fall not into the same. fDeut. 15. S, II. *^' Comp. ch. 20. 30. ii See Matt. 6. 20. > Dan. 4. 27. J Matt. 19. 21. Acts 10. 4. ' See Tobit 4- 7- * Luke 12. 24. ' So ch. 40. II QT,/ail. So ver. 17. " Matt. 19. 5 (Gk.), &c. ° Comp. Mark 12. 44. I' See Prov. 6. I. Comp. ch. 8. 13. The '5chief thing for life is water, and 'bread. *1 ch. It. 3. & 39. 26 in the Gk. And clothing, and a house to cover g g" g. ""' shame. Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage. Than delicate fare in another man's hoi/se. ■■Be it little or much, hold theecontented. That thou hear not the reproach of thy house. (■09) Chap. xxix. 24. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xxxi. i. "Luke 13.37. & 17. 7 in the Gk. * Comp. Luke :4- 9. o ver. 26, 27. * ver. 20 ? XXX. Of children. » ch. 42. 5- See Prov. 13, 24. *■ See ch. i. JJ- B Or, ^t7(»/ ^y it/wr. PhiSem. aoi ^ Or, ^r'tty- « So Deut. 6. 7- * PS. 128. S. ! ' Comp. Ps. 12;. s- « Or, So Prov. 28. 20. ' ch. 8. 2. f See Eph. 5- 5- s Comp. Luke 6. 24. h ch. 18. 30. 1 Ps. 141. 4. Prov. 23. I — T Gr. open not thy throat itfioii it. j See ch. 14. 10. I Or, Iv/orc ez'fry thing that is pre- sentt'd. JJ ver. 18 Gk... '*M.itt,26.23. Mark 14. 20. ' Comp. Matt. 7. 12. >" So Luke " ch. 37. 29. Watching care will not let a man slumber, As a sore disease breaketh sleep. The rich hath great labour in gather- ing riches together; And '^when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates. The poor laboureth in his poor estate; And when he leaveth off, he is still needy. ''He that loveth gold shall not be justified, And he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof. ^Gold hath been the ruin of many, And their destruction was present. It is a stumblingblock. unto them ^that sacrifice unto it. And every fool shall be taken there- with. s Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, And hath not ''gone after gold. Who is he? and we will call him blessed : For wonderful things hath he done among his people Who hath been tried thereby, and lo found perfect? Then let him glory. Who might oftend, and hath not of- fended? Or done evil, and hath not done itj His goods shall be established, n And the congregation shall declare his alms. , If thou sit at a bountiful table, 12 '"'Be not greedy upon it. And say not. There is much meat on it. Remember that 'a. wicked eye is an 13 evil thing: And what is created more wicked than an eye? Therefore it weepeth 'upon every oc- casion, jj Stretch not thine hand whithersoever 14 it looketh, And thmst // not with him ''into the di.sh. 'Judge ol thy neighbour by thyself: is And be discreet in every point. '"Eat, as // becometh a man, those 16 things which are set before thee; And devour not, lest thou be hated. Leave oft' first for manners' sake; 17 And "be not unsatiable, lest thou offend. ! '"t 25 26 29 When thou sittest among many, jj Reach not thine hand out first of all. A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, "And he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed. Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: He riseth early, and his wits are with him : But the pain of watching, and °choler, and pangs of the belly, arc with an unsatiable man. And if thou hast been forced to eat, Arise, go forth, p vomit, and thou shalt have rest. My son. hear me, and despise me not. And lat the last thou shalt find as I told thee : win all thy works be quick. So shall there no sickness come unto thee. ■■ Whoso is ^liberal of his meat, 'men shall speak well of him; And the report of his good house- keeping luill be believed. But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall mur- mur; And the testimonies of his niggard- ness shall not be doubted of. "Shew not thy valiantness in wine; For ^wine hath destroyed many. The furnace proveth the edge by dip- II Or, Atut lictk not fining and blowitts- o ch. 37. 30. P Comp. Isai. 28. 8. •1 See ch. I. 11 Comp. Prov. 22. 29. r Comp. Prov. 22. 9. " ch. 30. 25 (Gk.i. ' So Ps. 49. 18. ^ Isai. 5. 22. ' Judith 13. !,8. So doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness. "Wine is as good as life to a man, if "So ver. 31. it be drunk moderately: Eccks.To What life is then to a tnan that is 19 -.1 . ■ .N I Esdr. 3. 20. Without wine? See Ps. 104. "For it was made to make men 's- >'glad. Wine measurably drunk ami in season Bringeth gladness of the heart, and >' cheerfulness of the mind: But -^wine drunken with excess mak- »SeeProv. eth bitterness of the mind, ^°' '• With brawling and quarrelling. Dninkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he off'end : It diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds. '"Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine. And despise him not in his ymirth: ac"'i"'' '*" Give him no despiteful words, imhedk. And '^ press not upon him with urging ''^^^^\ g him to drink. (Ill) Chap, xxxii. i. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxhi. 8. XXXII. » So John 2. 8,9. *> Tobit2. I. Luke II. 37, &c. Ill the Gk. ' So Wisd. 2. 8. »* Comp. ver. 7. « So ch. 20. 7. Comp. Eccles. 3. 7, f ch. 49. 1. e Tobit 13. •^ Rev. 21. ' Job 32. 6. ch. 7. 14 J J Deut. 8. 10. So I Tim. 4. 3.4- ■* ch. 39. 22 (Gk.). See Isai. 34. 7- 1 ch. 39. s- So Wisd. 16. 28. ch. 6. 36. See ch. 4. 12. » ch. 39- 6. " ch. 33. 2. See Luke 20. If thou be made ''the master of the fi-asi, lift not thyself up, But be among them as one of the rest; Take diligent care for them, and so sit down. And when thou hast done all thy of- 2 fice, ''take thy place, That thou mayest be merry with them, And receive '^a crown for thy well or- dering of the feast. •^ Speak, thou that art the elder, for it 3 becometh thee, but with sound judg- ment; And hinder not musick. Pour not out words where there is a 4 musician, And "=shew not forth wisdom out of time. fA concert of musick in a banquet of s wine Is as a signet of s carbuncle set in gold. As a signet of an ''emerald set in a 6 work of gold. So is the melody of musick with plea- sant wine. ''Speak, young man, if there he need 7 of thee : And yet scarcely when thou art twice asked. Let thy speech be short, comprehend- s ing much in few words; Be as one that knoweth and yet hold- eth his tongue. If thou be among great men, make 9 not thyself equal with them; And 'when ancient men are in place., use not many words. Before the thunder goeth lightning; lo And before a shamefast man shall go favour. Rise up betimes, and be not the last ; n But get thee home without delay. There take thy pastime, and do what 12 thou wilt : But sin not by proud s])eech. And J for these things bless him that 13 made thee, And hath "^ replenished thee with his good things. Whoso feareth the Lord will receive 14 his discipline ; And ' they that seek him early shall find favour. He that seeketh the law >" shall be 15 filled therewith : But " the hyiJocrite will be offended thereat. ".SoPs. 37.6. Prov. 4. 18. P So Ps. 50. 17- an excuse according to counsel will be consi- They that fear the Lord shall find judgment. And shall kindle justice °as a light. pA sinful man will not be re- ji roved, But findeth his will. A man of derate ; .But a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, Even when of himself he hath done without counsel. 1 Do nothing without advice ; And "when thou hast once done, re- pent not. Go not in a way wherein thou mayest fall. And ' stumble not among the stones. Be not confident in a '^ plam way. And ' beware of thine own children. " In every good work trust thy own soul ; ■For this is ■'' the keeping of the com- mandments. He that believeth in the Lord >'taketh heed to the commandment ; And he that trusteth in him ' shall fare never the worse. ^There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord ; But ** in temptation even again he will deliver him. A wise man hateth not the law ; But '^ he that is a hypocrite therein is 'i as a ship in a storm. A man of understanding trusteth in the law ; And the law is faithful unto him, " as an oracle. Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard : And bind up instruction, and then make answer. The 'heart of the foolish is like ^z. cartwheel ; And his thoughts are like a.xletree. A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, He neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. Why doth one day excel another. When as all the light of ci'cry day in the year is of the sun ? By the knowledge of the Lord they ^^ '■•''^''^'■• were distinguished : ^''- f- ^■ A 1 1 > 1 iV 38. 27. And he <= altered seasons and feasts. &40. s- rolling 1 So ch. 33. 29. I *■ Comp. Ps. 141. 6. ^ See I Cor. 10. 32. ^ ch. 33. 19. " So ver. 19. Comp. Rom. 14. 5. '^ 1 Cor. 7. 19. II Or. shall 7tot be hurt. XXXIII. * Prov. 12, 21. See I Pet. 3. b See 2 Pet. 2. 9. ^ ch. 32. 15. See Luke 20. 20. ** Comp. ver. 5. Isai 57. 20. II Or, as the asking of I 'rhn. Num. 27. 21. So ch. 45. 10. See Ex. 28. 30- f Gr. hoivels. So ch. 19. 12. & 21. 14. & 51. 21. Chap, xxxiii. 9. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxiv. f Gen. 2. 3. II Or, ordain- ed for the number of days. s Gen. I. 27. &2. 7. ■I Or, stand- ings. ^ See Rom. J ch. 42. 24. It Comp. 1 Cor. 15. 8. I 2 Esdr. 12. 42. nor, gleaneth. Isai. 24. 13 (Gk.). •" See Isai. 5. 2. " ch. 24. 34. " ch. 32. 22. ^Ox, Sell not. 1 Or, &oA /o //z^zr hands. Some of them hath he made high 9 days, and f hallowed them. And w;«i? of them hath he 'made ordinary days. Ajid all men are from the ground, 10 And s Adam was created of earth. In much knowledge the Lord hath n divided them. And = made their ways diverse. Some .oi them hath he blessed and 12 exalted, And some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: But some of them hath he cursed and brought low. And turned out of their " places. •^ As the clay is in the potter's hand, 13 To fashion it at his pleasure : So man is in the hand of him that made him, To render to them as liketh him best. Good is set against evil, m And life against death : So is the godly against the sinner, And the sinner against the godly. So look upon all the works of the 15 most High ; And there arc ' tw^o and two, one against another. I awaked up "^ last of all, 16 ' As one that ' gathereth after the grapegatherers : By the blessing of the Lord I profited, And filled my ""winepress like a ga- therer of grapes. Consider " that I laboured not for 17 myself only, But for all them that seek learning. Hear me, O ye great men of the is people. And hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation. Give not ° thy son and wife, thy bro- 19 ther and friend, power over thee while thou livest, And give not thy goods to another : Lest it repent thee, and thou intreat for the same again. As long as thou livest and hast 20 breath in thee, " Give not thyself over to any. For better it is that thy children 21 should seek to thee. Than that thou shouldest " stand to their courtesy. In all thy works keep to thyself the 22 pre-eminence ; Leave not a stain in thine honour. 23 At the time when thou shalt end thy days, And finish thy life, distribute thine inheritance. 24 Fodder, a wand, and burdens, are for Of servants. the ass ; And bread, correction, and work, for a servant. =5 If thou P set thy servant to labour, ^ ch. 30. 13. thou shalt find rest : But if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty. 26 A yoke and a collar do bow the neck: 1 So are tortures and torments for ''. ^" '^''- +^- an evil servant. 27 Send him to labour, that he be not idle; For idleness teacheth much evil. 28 Set him to work, as is fit for him : If he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters. 29 But be not excessive toward any ; And ■■ without discretion do nothing. 30 ^ If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, Because thou hast bought him ' with a price. 31 If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brotlier : For thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul : ■■ If thou entreat him evil, and he run from tlur, AVTiich way wilt thou go to seek him ? !■ So ch. ■■ 19 s ch. 7. 21 t Gr. /, Mmid. The hopes of a man void of under- standing are vain and false : And dreams lift up fools. ^\'hoso " regardeth dreams Is like him that catcheth at a shadow, And foUoweth after the wind. The vision of dreams is the resem- blance of one thing to another, Even as ^the likeness of a face to a face. •> Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed ? And from that thing lohich is false what truth can come ? Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain : And the heart fancieth, as a woman's heart in travail. '^ If they be not sent from the most High in thy ^ visitation, " Set not thy heart upon them. For dreams have deceived many, And they have failed that put their trust in them. XXXIV. Of dreams. II Or, hatk his ini*ui upon. ver. 15 (Gk.). See ch. 5. I. » Comp. Prov. 27. ig, Eccles. 5. 3. ^ So Job 14. 4. c See Num. 12. 6. «i See Wisd. 2. 20. H Or, Regard than not. (■13) Chap, xxxiv. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxv. io. " See Le' 19. 26. *" ch. 36. 20 (Gk.). t' ch. 2 marg. h Com p. Prov. 14. 26. i See Ps. 71. 5. J ver. 2 (Gk.). ■* See Ps. 3:5. 18. I So Ps. 61. 2—4. & 91. I —4. "' See ch. 14. 27- Com p. Cant. I. 7. " So Prov. 21. 27. Isai. 61. 8. « Or, tlic mockeries. 0 See Prov. 15.8. P See I Sam. 15. 22. 'i Comp. 2 Sam. 12. 3, ch. 35. 12. The law shall be found perfect =with- 8 out lies : And wisdom is perfection to a faith- ful mouth. A man that hath travelled knoweth g many things ; And 'he that hath much experience will declare wisdom. He that hath no experience knoweth lo little : But he that hath travelled is full of 8 prudence. When I travelled, I saw md^ny thi?igs ; xi And I understand more than I can express. I was ofttimes in danger of death : li Yet I was delivered because of ''these things. The spirit of those that fear the Lord 13 shall live ; For their hope is in him that saveth them. Whoso feareth the Lord shall not 14 fear Nor be afraid ; for ' he is his hope. Blessed is the soul of him that feareth 15 the Lord : To whom doth he J look ? And who is his strength ? For ^ the eyes of the Lord arc upon .6 them that love him, He is their ' mighty protection and strong stay, ™A defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling. He raiseth up the soul, and lighten- 17 eth the eyes : He giveth health, life, and blessing. He that sacrificeth of a thing "wrong- is fully gotten, his offering is ridi- culous ; And " the gifts of unjust nwn are not accepted. ° The most High is not pleased with 19 the offerings of the wicked ; P Neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices. 1 Whoso bringeth an offering of the 20 goods of the poor Docth as one that killeth the son before his father's eyes. The bread of the needy is their 21 life: He that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood. 19. 13. 6: ch. 7. He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him ; And ■'he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder. When one buildeth, and another pull- eth down. What profit have they then but labour ? When one prayeth, and another curs- eth. Whose voice will the * Lord hear? ' He that washeth himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, What availeth his washing ? So is it with a man "that fasteth for 19- ". 12 his sins, " ''^- =^- 3' And "goeth again, and doeth the 'See Matt. 12. 45. same : ^^ Who will hear his prayer ? Or what doth his humbling profit him? s Banich 6. 6. Song 14. Susanna 5. Luke 2. 29. Acts 4. 24 in the Gk. So ch. 36. I. * See Numb. ^ He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough : He that ''taketh heed to the com- mandment "^oflereth a peace offer- ing. He that requiteth a good turn "^ offer- eth fine flour ; And he that giveth alms ■= sacrificeth praise. To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord ; And to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation. *^Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord. For all these things are to be done because of the commandment. The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat. And the e sweet savour thereof is be- fore the most High. The sacrifice of a just man is ac- ceptable, And ''the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten. Give the Lord his honour with a 'good eye. And diminish not Jthe firstfruits of thine hands. In all //y gifts ''shew a cheerful coun- tenance, And 'dedicate thy 'tithes with glad- ness. "'Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; And ""as thou hast gotten, ^'z'f with a 'cheerful eye. XXXV. ^ See I Sam. 15. 22. Comp. Jer. 7- 3. 5 ^ ch- 32. 24. <^ Lev. 3. 1. ch. 47. 2. I Mace. 4. 56. "^ Lev. 2. I. ch. 38. II. e 2 Chr. 29. & 33. 16 in the Ck. 1 Mace. 4. 56. f See Exod. 23- 15. B Ex. 29. 18, &c. ch. 38. II. & so. 15. So ch. 39. 14. h So ch. 39. 9- > ver. 10 :Gk.:. J So I Mace. 3- 49- See Prov. 3- 9- ^ See 2 Cor. 9. 7. 11 Or, set apat-t. Comp. E.v. 19. 23 iGk.:. • 1 Mace. 3- 49- See Lev. 27. 30. *" So To bit 4. ("4) Chap. xxxv. ii. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxvt. 17. n See Prov. 19. 17. 0 See ch. 7. 3- UOr, Diminish nothing of thyofferi}tgs, P See Lev. 22. 20 — 22. 1 Comp. ch. 34. 20. See ch. 5. i. *■ See Ps. 75- 7- s See I Esdr. 4. 39. * See Exod. 22. 22, 23. 1 See Ex. 2. 23- ^ Comp. Gen. 32. 26. Luke 18. 7. ' 2 Pet. 3. 9. » See ch. 18. D Or, £>-w/ oppressors. See I Tim. i. 13. y Matt. 16. 27 (Gk.). See Rom. 2. 6. t t^r.fair. ch. 20. 1 marg. " See Ps. 72. 6. XXXVI. » Comp. ch. 35. 17,18, "For the Lord recompenseth, n And will give thee "seven times as much. •Do not think to corrupt with gifts ; for 12 vsiicli he will not receive: Anditrustnottounrighteous sacrifices; For ''the Lord is judge, And ^with him is no respect of persons. ^He will not accept any person against 13 a poor man, But will hear the prayer of the op- pressed. He will not despise the supplication 14 of 'the fatherless; . Nor 'the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. Do not the tears run down the widow's 15 cheeks ? And is not '"her cr)' against him that causeth them to fall ? He that serveth the Lord shall be ac- 16 cepted with favour. And his prayer shall reach unto the clouds. The prayer of the humble pierceth ^^ the clouds : And till it come nigh, he will not be comforted ; And 'will not depart, till the most High shall behold To judge righteously, and execute judgment. For "the Lord will not be slack, is Neither will the Mighty "be patient towards them. Till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful. And repaid vengeance to the heathen; Till he have taken away the multi- tude of the 'proud. And broken the sceptre of the un- righteous ; Till he have >'rendered to every man 19 according to his deeds. And to the works of men according to their devices; Till he have judged the cause of his people. And made them to rejoice in his mercy. Mercy is 'seasonable in the time of 20 affliction, As ^clouds of rain in the time of drought. ^Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us: And send thy fear upon all the na- 2 tions that seek not after thee. ''Lift up thy hand "against the strange nations. And let them see thy power. As '='' thou wast sanctified in us before them: So ''be thou magnified among them before us. And ''^let them know thee, as we have known thee, That there is no God but only thou, OGod. Shew new signs, and ^make other strange wonders: Glorify «///)• hand and thy right arm. That they may set forth thy won- drous works. Raise up indignation, and "'pour out wrath : Take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy. sMake the time short, remember the 'covenant. And let them declare thy wonderful works. Let ""him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire; And let them perish that oppress the people. 'Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen. That say, There is none other but we. •^Gather all the tribes of Jacob to- gether, And 'inherit thou them, as from the beginning. O Lord, have mercy upon ""the people that "is called by thy name. And upon Israel, whom thou hast named °thy firstborn. O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy Pholy city, iThe place of thy rest. Fill Sion 'with thine unspeakable oracles, And thy jjeople with thy glor)'. Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning. And raise up 'prophets that have been in thy name. Reward ■'them that wait for thee. And let thy prophets be found faithful. O Lord, hear the prayer of thy 'ser- vants. According to ^the blessing of Aaron over thy people, That "^'all they which divell upon the earth may know That thou art the Lord, "the eternal God. >■ So Ps. 79. 6. Jer. 10. 25. II Or, itpojt. « See Ezek. 20. 41. Comp. Matt. 6. 9. ^ Ezek. 38. 23. " See Josh. 4. 24. So ver. 17. fch. 33. 8, II >Gk.;. 8 So Deut. 32. 35- I Gr. oath. Comp. Wisd. 18. 22. ch. 44. 21. ^ Comp. Isai. 24. 18. Jer. 48. 44. I So Ps. no. 5,6. ^ Ps. 106. 47. Comp. ch. 48. la ' ch. 4. 13. & 37. 26. & 39. 23 Gk. as ch. 44. 21. "> So Dan. 9. 19. " So Baruch 2. 15. o See 2 Esdr. 6. 58. P ch. 24. I X marg. SeeTobit 13. 9- MzChr. 6, 41. Ps. 132. 14. II Or, that it may mag- nify thine oracifs, Comp, Rom. 3. 2. "Or. prophecies. Prol. 2 marg. ch. 39. I. &44. 3. •■ch. 51. 8. So Isai. 40. sitpplinnts. 8 Numb. 6. 23—27. t I King'! 8. 60. " See I Tim. I. 17. ("5) P2. Chap, xxxvi. i8. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxvn. 19. ^ Com p. ver. 21. '» So Job 12. II. & 34. 3. » ch. 34. 9 (Gk.). y Comp. I Esdr. 4. —25- * Gk. as ver. 24. ch. 37. 12. II Or, co/timon. II Or, to thrive. « Gen. 2, 18 (Gk.). 1> So ch. 28. 24- « Gk. as Bariich 6. 15, 18, 57- John 18. 40. See Matt. 26. 55- <* See ch. 27. 9- XXXVII. • So ch. 6. II Or, in presence of tite enemy, ^ Comp. ch. 3. 13 marg. 'The belly devoureth all meats, is Yet is one meat better than another. '"As the palate tasteth divers kinds of 19 venison : So doth a heart of understanding false speeches. A froward heart causeth heaviness: 20 But "a man of experience will recom- pense him. "A woman will receive every man, 21 Yet is one daughter better than ano- ther. The beauty of a woman cheereth the 22 countenance. And ya man loveth nothing better. If there be kindness, meekness, and 23 comfort, in her tongue, Then is not her husband ^like "other men. He that getteth a wife beginneth 'a 24 possession, ^A'help ^like unto himself, and a pillar of rest. ''Where no hedge is, there the posses- 25 sion is spoiled : And he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning. AVhowill trust "^a thief well appointed, 26 That skippeth from city to city ? So -li'ho will believe a man that hath no house, And ''lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him ? saith, I am his friend u'hieh is only a Every friend also : But there is a friend, friend in name. Is it not a grief unto death, 2 When a companion and friend is turned to an enemy ? O wicked imagination, whence earnest 3 thou in To cover the earth with deceit ? ^ There is a companion, tchieh rejoiceth 4 in the prosperity of a friend. But in the time of trouble will be against him. There is a companion, which helpeth s his friend for the bell}'. And taketh up the buckler "against the enemy. Forget not thy friend in thy mind, 6 And be not unmindful of him ''in thy riches. Every counseller e.xtolleth counsel; 7 But there is some that counselleth for himself. llOr, tuhat use there is of kitn. *-" See Joel 3. 3- Beware of a counseller. And know before "what need he hath; (For he will counsel for himself) Lest he *=cast the lot upon thee. And say unto thee. Thy way is good : And afterward he stand on the other side., to see what shall befall thee. Consult not with one that suspecteth thee : And hide thy counsel from such as envy thee. Neither cojisult with ''a woman touch- ■'ch. 26. 6. ing her of whom she is jealous ; Neither with a coward in matters of war; Nor "^with a merchant concerning ex- = Seech. 26. change ; ^'^' Nor with a buyer of selling; Nor with an envious man of thankful- ness; Nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; Nor with the slothful for any work ; Nor with a hireling for a year, of finishing work ; Nor with an idle servant of much business : f Hearken not unto these in any mat- fSeech. 5. 1. ter of counsel. But be continually with a godly man. Whom thou knowest to keep the com- mandments of the Lord, Whose mind is saccording to thy s ch. 36. 23, mind, =^ f'^''-'- And ''will sorrow with thee, if thou '■Seech. 7. shalt miscarry. ^*' And let the counsel o{ thine oioi heart stand : For there is no man more faithful unto thee than it. For a man's mind is sometime wont to tell him more Than 'seven ''watchmen, that sit above in a high tower. And above all this pray to the most High, That he will direct thy way in truth. Let reason go before every enterprise, And counsel before every action. The countenance is a sign of chang- ing of the heart. 'Four manner 0/ things appear: good ' See ch. 23. and evil, life and death : But "'the tongue ruleth over them con tinually. There is one that is "wise and teach eth many, And "yet is Punprofitable to himself ' See Prov. 6. 16. •i Comp. 2 S.ini. 18. 24- "■ See James 3. 2. " ch. 21. 12 marg. " Comp. I Cor. 9. 27. (116) Chap, xxxvii. 20. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxyhi. 20. tOr, wisdom. ver. 21. p Comp. ver. 19. 1 ch. ir. 28. So Luke I. 48 in the Gk. '■ Prov. 3. 35. ch. 4. 13. See ch. 36. II. II Or, credit. ■ ch. 38. 2 . (Gk.). I See ) 6. 12. Cor. " ch. 31. 17. I Or, variety of meats. * ch. 31. 20. XXXVIII. » See Acts 28. 10. \ Or, a gift. » Gk. as ch. 37. 26, not as ver. i. d Ex. 15. 25. 2 £sdr. 1.23. There is one that sheweth wisdom in 20 words, and is hated : He shall be destitute of all ''food. For grace is not given him from the 21 Lord; Because he is deprived of all wisdom. '^Another is wise to himself; 22 And the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth. A wise man instructeth his people; 23 And the fruits of his understanding fail not. A wise man shall be filled with bless- 24 .And all they that see /lim 1 shall count him happy. The days of the life of man may be^s numbered : But the days of Israel a7-e innume- rable. A wise man •■ shall inherit '^glory a- 26 mong his people, And his name shall be perpetual. My son, prove thy soul in thy life, 27 And see what is evil for it. And give not that unto it. For 'all things are not profitable for 28 all men. Neither hath every soul pleasure in every thing. " Be not unsatiable in any dainty thing, 29 Nor too greedy upon meats : For "excess of meats bringeth ''sick- 30 ness, And "surfeiting will turn into choler. By surfeiting have many perished; 31 But he that taketh heed prolongeth his life. Honour a physician with the =" ho- nour due unto him for the 'uses which you may have of him : ''For the Lord hath created him. For of the most High cometh healing, 2 And he shall receive '"^honour of the king. The skill of the physician shall lift 3 up his head: And in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration. The Lord hath created medicines out 4 of the earth ; And he that is wise will not abhor them. '' Was not the water made sweet with 5 wood. That the virtue thereof might be known ? And he hath given men skill, That he might be honoured in his marvellous works. With such doth he heal men. And taketh away their pains. Of such doth the apothecary make a •= confection ; And of his works there is no end ; And from him is f peace over all the earth. My son, in thy sickness be not neg- ligent : But Spray unto the Lord, and he will "isai. 38. 2. make thee whole. '' Leave off from sin, and order thine hands aright. And ' cleanse thy heart from all wick- edness. Give a J sweet savour, and a memorial of J fine flour ; And make a being. Then ''give place to the physician, ^ for the Lord hath created him : Let him not go from thee, for thou hast ' need of him. There is a time when in their hands there is "" good success. For they shall also pray unto the Lord, that he would prosper That, which they give for fease and ' remedy to prolong life. " He that sinneth before his Maker, Let him fall into the hand of the physician. e John 19. 39 (Gk.). f Comp. ver. 14. !> See Isai. i. 16. Comp. Ps. 103. 3. * Ps. SI. 10. j ch. 35. 2, 6. fat offering, ^ as not II Or, as a dead }na?t. See ch. 44. 9. Comp. Esther 14. II. ^ See ch. 13. 22. 1 ver. I (Gk.). " ch. 43. 26 (Gk.). n Or, curing. ver. 2 (Gk.). n Comp. John 5. 14. I Cor. II. 30. A'ly son, °let tears fall down over the dead. And begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself ; And then cover his body according to the custom. And neglect not his burial. Weep bitterly, and make great moan, And use lamentation, as he is worthy, And that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: And then comfort thyself for thy hea- viness. For P of heaviness cometh death. And 1 the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength. In ■■ affliction also sorrow remaineth : And the life of the poor is the curse of the heart. Take no heaviness to heart : Drive it away, and ^remember the last end. 0 ch. 22. II. Comp. 1 Thess. 4. >3. P So ch. 30- 2 Cor. 7. 10. q See Prov. 12. 25. r See ch 2, 2 " See ch. 7. 36. ("7) Chap, xxxviii. 21. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxix. 8. II Or, the sen- tence upon hint- * Comp. 2 Sam. 12. 20 — 23. « ch. 10. 5 (Gk.). ^ ch. 22. 6 (Gk.). ) Gr. e/^Wr breed of bullocks ? "Wisd. 13. I (English). -^ See ch. 33. y So ver. 28, 3o(Gk 1. * See Isai. 44. 12. * So ch. 47. •• Comp. Jcr. 18. 3. "Or, tejnprreth it 7v///( his /eel. Forget it not, for there is no turning 21 I 31 again ; Thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself. Remember ' my judgment : for thine 22 also shall be so ; Yesterday for me, and to day for thee. •When the dead is at rest, let his re- 23 membrance rest ; And be comforted for him, when his spirit is departed from /;//;/. The wisdom of a "learned man com-i^ dh by opportunity of leisure : And he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth 25 the plough, And that glorieth in the goad, That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, And whose '^ talk is * of bullocks ? He giveth his mind to make furrows ; 26 And is diligent to give the kine fodder. So every carpenter and "' workmaster, ■^^ That laboureth night and day : And they that cut and grave seals. And arc diligent to ''' make great variety. And ygive themselves to counterfeit imagery. And y watch to finish a work : ^ The smith also sitting by the anvil, 28 And considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh. And he fighteth with the heat of the furnace : The noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears. And his eyes look still upon the pat- tern of the thing that he maketh ; y He setteth his mind to finish his work, And >■ watcheth to polish // " per- fectly : So doth the potter silting at his work, 29 And '•turning the wheel about with his feet. Who is alway carefully set at his work, And makdh all his work by number ; He fashioneth the clay with his arm, 30 And ' boweth down his strength be- fore his feet ; >■ He applieth himself to lead it over ; And yhe is diligent to make clean the furnace : All these trust to their hands : And every one is wise in his work. Without these cannot a city be in- habited : And they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down : They shall not be sought for in pub- lick counsel, Nor sit high in the congregation : They shall not sit on the judges' seat, Nor understand the sentence of judg- ment : They cannot declare justice and judg- ment; And *= they shall not be found where parables are spoken. But they will maintain the state of the world. And all their desire is in the work of their craft. c Comp. ch. 39. 2. the he But he that giveth his mind law of the most High, And is occupied in the meditation thereof^ Will seek out the wisdom of all ancient, And ^ be occupied in prophecies. He will keep the sayings of the nowned men : And ''^ where subtil parables are, will be there also. He will seek out the secrets of ''grave sentences, And be conversant in "^dark parables. He shall serve among great men, And ^ appear before princes : He will travel through strange coun- tries ; For he hath tried the good and the evil among men. He will give his heart "^ to resort early to the Lord that made him, And will pray before the most High, And will open his mouth in prayer. And make supplication for his sins. •"When the great Lord will, ■^He shall be filled with the spirit of understanding : He shall spour out wise sentences. And give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer. He shall direct his counsel and know- ledge. And in his secrets shall he meditate. He shall shew forth that which he hath learned. And shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. to the XXXLX. * So ch. 44. 3- & 46. I. aa Comp. ch. 38. 33. *> ch. 47. 17 [Gk.i. John 16. 25 marg. See Prov. I. I, c So ch. 47. 15- See Prov. i. 6. ■* See ch. ii. c ch. 32. 14, 15- See ch. 4. 12. f See James I. ■;. s See ch. 50. 27. (118) Chap, xxxix. 9. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xxxix. 35. *> So ch. I. =4- 1 Soch. 35.7. &44- 13- ] ch. 44. 15. D Or, gain it7ito it. I See ch. 24. 14- B Or, rivers of water. n» See ch. 35. 6. n See ch. 24. 15- " ch. so. 8. See Cant. 2. p I Mace. 3. 4S- & 4- 54- & 13- SI- q Gen. I. 31. ver. 33. Mark 7. 37. I Tim. 4. 4. r So Numb. 23. ig. * See Rom. 9. 20. ' See Ps. 33. 7- "See Ps. 115. 3- * See Isai. 59- I- y See Heb. 4. 13- ' Judg. 13. 18 marg. & Gk. •> Many shall commend his under- 9 standing ; And so long as the world endureth, ' it shall not be blotted out ; ' His memorial shall not depart away, And his name shall live from genera- tion to generation. J Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, 10 J And the congregation shall declare his praise. If he die, he shall leave a greater ^ name than a thousand : And if he live, he shall " increase it. , Yet have I more to say, which ''I have 12 thought upon ; For I am filled as the moon at the full. Hearken unto me, ye holy children, 13 And bud forth ' as a rose growing by the 'brook of the field : And ■" give ye a sweet savour as 14 " frankincense, And flourish as a ° lily, Send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, Bless the Lord in all his works. Magnify his name, is And shew forth his praise With the songs of your lips, and with P harps. And in praising him you shall say after this manner : 1AII the works of the Lord are ex- 16 ceeding good. And "■ whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season. ^And none may say. What is this Pi? wherefore is that .'' For at time convenient they shall all be sought out : ' At his commandment the waters stood as a heap, And at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters. " At his commandment is do?ie what- 18 soever pleaseth hitn ; And '^ none can hinder, when he will save. vThe works of all flesh are before him, 19 And nothing can be hid from his eyes. He seeth from everlasting to ever- 20 lasting ; And there is nothing ^wonderful be- fore him. A man need not to say, What is this ? 21 wherefore is that? For he hath made all things for their uses. His blessing covered the dry /and as a river, And ^ watered // as a flood. As he hath turned the waters into saltness : So shall the heathen inherit his wrath. As ''his ways are plain unto the holy; So are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked. For the good are good things created from the beginning : "^So evil things for sinners. '^ The principal things for the whole use of man's life Are <' water, fire, iron, and salt, ■J Flour of wheat, honey, milk. And <^ the blood of the grape, and oil, and '' clothing. fAll these things are for good to the godly : So to the sinners they are turned into evil. There be spirits that are created for vengeance. Which in their fury lay on sore strokes ; In the lime of destruction they pour out their force. And appease the wrath of him that made them. ''Fire, and "^hail, and s famine, and e death, All these were created for vengeance ; h Teeth of 'wild beasts, and 'scor- pions, ' " serpents. And sthe sword, punishing the wicked to destruction. ^ They shall rejoice in his command- ment. And they shall be ready upon earth, when need is ; And when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word. Therefore from the beginning I was resolved. And 'thought upon these things, and have left them in writing. ■"All the works of the Lord are good : And he will give every needful thing in due season. So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that ; For in time they shall all be well approved. And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth. And bless the name of the Lord. a ch. 32. 13 (Gk.l. See Isai. 34. 7- b Hos. 14. 9 (Gk.;. c So ch. 40. 10. d ch. 29. 21. So ch. II. 3 (Gk.i. "Getl. 49. II. Deut. 32. 14. ch. 50. IS. I Mace. 6. 34. fRom. 8. 28. p ch. 40. 9. h Deut 33. 24. 1 So Wisd. 16. 5. U Or, 7npers. So Acts 28. i"job 38. 35. Ps. 148. 8. "" Sec ver. 16. C"9) Chap. xl. i. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xl. 29. XL. » See Eccles. I. 3. b Gen. 3. 19. So ver. II. ch, 41. 10. c Luke 21. 26 (Gk.). •i Comp. Ex. II. 5. ® See ch. 17. 32- fEx.26. 4,&c. ch. 45. 10. I Mace. 4. 23. Rev. 9. 17 in the Gk. II Or, To the porter. s Comp. Job 4. 14. 1> Gen. 6. 7. Ps. 135. 8 in the Gk. * See ch. 7. 3. n ch. 39. 29, 30- ^ See ch. 2. 2. "» See Wisd. 3- 3. " So ch. 19. o Gen. 6. 13. &7. II. p See Eccles. I. 7. t Gr. bribes. <1 See Job 6. 15- !■ Comp. Prov. 10. 25. a Great travail is created for every man, And a hea\7' yoke is upon the sons of Adam, From the day that they go out of their mother's womb, i' Till the day that they return to the mother of all things. Their imagination of •= things to come, 2 and the day of death. Trouble their thoughts, and cause '^fear of heart ; ^ From him that sitteth on a throne 3 of glory, Unto him that is humbled in ■= earth and ashes ; '^From him that weareth f purple and 4 a crown, 'Unto him that is clothed with a linen frock. Wrath, and envy, trouble, and unquiet- s ness, fear of death, and anger, and strife. And in the time of rest upon his bed his night sleep, do change his knowledge. A little or nothing is his rest, 6 And afterward he is in Iiis sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, sTroubled in the vision of his heart, As if he were escaped out of a battle. When all is safe, he awaketh, ^ And marvelleth that the fear was nothing. Such things happen unto all flesh, i^both s man and beast, And that is 'sevenfold more upon sinners. ''Death, and bloodshed, strife, and 9 i* sword, 'Calamities, ''famine, ""tribulation, and the scourge; "These things are created for the 10 wicked, And "for their sakes came the flood. ''All things that are of the earth shall n turn to the earth again : And that which is p of the waters doth return into the sea. All ' bribery and injustice shall be 12 blotted out : But true dealing shall endure for ever. The goods of the unjust <) shall be 13 dried up like a river, And ■'shall vanish with noise, like a great thunder in rain. 104. 28. 45. 16. While ^he openeth his hand he shall ' Deut. 15. ^ Comp. rejoice : So shall transgressors come to nought. The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches; But are as 'unclean roots upon a hard rock. "The "weed growing vi^on every water and bank of a river ^ Shall be pulled up before all grass. Bountifulness is as "a most fruitful garden, And mercifulness endureth for ever. > See Job i8. 16. " So Job 8. 11. & 18. 16. *' See Gen. 41. 2. " Comp. Matt. 6. 30. 11 Or, a gar- den that is rr. , , 1 , • , blessed. lo labour, and ''"to be content with So ver. 27. » Phil. 4. II, life: treasure is ' Tim. 6. 6. J Wisd. 7. 14? or ver. city '7- 27. Esdr. 10 Wisd. 19. that a man hath, is a sweet But he that findeth >'a above them both. Children and the building of a continue a ina?i's name : But a blameless wife is counted above them both. ^Wine and musick rejoice the heart: » See ch. 31 But the love of wisdom is above them both. The pipe and the ^psaltery make sweet melody: But a pleasant tongue is above them f " ^'' '" both. Thine eye desireth favour and beauty : But more than both corn while it is green. A friend and companion never meet amiss : But above both is a wife with her husband. Brethren and help are against time of trouble : But ''alms shall deliver more than them both. Gold and silver make the foot stand sure : But counsel is esteemed above them both. <" Riches and strength lift up the heart : ' See Prov. ^ So ch. 29, 13- Lord , 10. 15. above Heb. 3. 18 (Gk.!. « See ch. 2. 14- ■> See Ps. -ii. P Comp. Wisd. 4. 6. f So ch. 40. I, 11. B So Ps. 109. 13. Begging is sweet in the mouth of the 30 shameless : But in his belly there shall burn a fire. O death, how bitter is the remem- brance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, Unto the man »that hath nothing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things : Yea unto him that is yet able to re- ceive meat ! O death, acceptable is thy sentence 2 unto the needy. And unto him whose strength faileth, 3" that is now in the last age, And 'is vexed with all things. And to him that >> despaireth, and ■^hath lost patience ! Fear not the sentence of death, 3 Remember them that have been before thee, and that come after ; For this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh. And why art thou against the plea- 4 sure of the most Fligh ? There is no inquisition in the grave. Whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years. The children of sinners are abomin- 5 able children, And they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly. •^The inheritance of sinners' children 6 shall perish, And their posterity shall have a per- petual reproach. The children will complain of an un- - godly father, •= Because they shall be reproached for his sake. Woe be unto you, ungodly men, s ■Which have forsaken the law of the most high God ! For if you increase, it shall be to yoitr destruction : And if you be bom, you shall be born 9 to a curse ; And if you die, a curse shall be your portion, f All that are of the earth shall turn 10 to earth again : So the ungodly shall go from a curse to destruction. The mourning of men is about their n bodies ; But s an ill name of sinners shall be blotted out. Have regard to thy name; for ''that shall continue with thee Above a thousand great treasures of gold. A good life hath but ' few days : But a good name endureth for ever. A'ly children, keep discipline in peace : For '^ wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, \Vhat profit is in them both ? 'A man that hideth his foolishness is better ' Than a man that hideth his wis- dom. Therefore be shamefast according to my word : ■" For it is not good to retain all shame- fastness ; "Neither is it altogether approved in ever)' thing. Be ashamed of whoredom "before father and mother : And of a lie "before a prince and a mighty man ; Of an offence "before a judge and ruler ; Of iniquity "before a congregation and people; Of unjust dealing "before thy partner and friend ; And Pof theft "in regard of the place where thou sojournest, And "in regard of ^the truth of (iod and his covenant ; And "to lean with thit,e elbow upon the meat ; And "of scorning to give and take ; And of silence "before them that salute thee; And "to look upon a harlot ; And "to turn away thy face from thy kinsman ; Or "to take away a portion or a gift; Or "to ■'gaze upon ^another man's wife ; Or to be overbusy with his maid, And come not near her bed; Or 'of upbraiding speeches "before friends ; And "after thcw hast given, upbraid not ; Or "of "iterating and speaking ^a/« that which tho/t hast heard ; And "of >' revealing of secrets. So shalt thou be truly shamefast, And ^find favour before all men. *> See Prov. 22. I. See ch. 17, ^ ch. 20. 30. I ch. 20. 31. " ch. 4. 20. " ch. 4. 21. o I John 2. 28 (Gk.). P Comp. ch. 42. 7. ^ Comp. ch. 42. 2. "■ See M.-itt. S. 28. " See ch. 9. 9- ' So ch. 22. " ch. iS. 15, 18. & 20. 15. ^ So ch. 19. 7, j4(Gk.). J See ch. 22. 22. * So ch. 3. 18. & 45. I. (121) Q Chap. xlii. i. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xliii. i. XLII. * ch. 4. 21. & zo, 22, b See Deut. 10. 17. So ch. 4. 27. & 20. 22. c Comp. ch. 41. 19. II Or, cythy partners* speech. IT Or, com- panioJts. II Or, of the giving. Phil. 4- 15- ver. 7. (Gk,). <* See Prov. 11. I. ^ So ch. 19. I. II Or, without profit. See ch. 27. i ■marg. fver. 8(Gk.). See ch. 30. i. e So ch. 33. 26. *» Comp. eh. 41. ig. II Or, dealest for. Gk. as ver. 3. ' Supplied fr >m ver. i II Or, rehitke. ver. 5 tGk.l. ^ ch. 41. 2 (Gk.). y Or, that is acc7iscd of fornication. Comp. Susanna 61, 62 ' So ch.7. 24, 25- m So I Cor. 7. 36- ' So ch. 22. " ch. 26. 10 (Gk.). P So ch. 25. 21. Q So ch. 25. 24. See Gen. 3. 6. a Of these things be not thou ashamed, And ■= accept no person to sin thereby : <:0f the law of the most High, and 2 h/s covenant ; And of judgment to justify the un- godly ; ' Of reckoning with thy partners and 3 " travellers ; Or ' of the gift of the heritage of friends ; ■^ Of e.xactness of balance and weights; 4 Or 'of getting much or little ; And of merchants' "indifferent sell- s ing; Of much fcorrection of children ; And sto make the side of an evil ser- vant to bleed. Sure keeping is good, where an evil 6 wife is ; And shut up, where many hands are. ''Deliver all things in number and 7 weight ; And ////all in writing that thou 'givest out, or receivest in. '^Bf not ashamed to "inform the unwise 8 and foolish. And ''the extreme aged "that con- tendeth with those that are young: Thus shalt thou be truly learned. And approved of all men living. ' The father waketh for the daughter, 9 when no man knoweth ; And the care for her taketh away sleep ; When she is young, lest she ""pass away the flower of her age ; And being married, lest she should be hated ; In her virginity, "lest she should be 10 defiled And gotten with child in her father's house; Ami having a husband, lest she should misbehave herself; And when she is married, lest she should be barren. " Keep a sure watch over a shameless n daughter, Lest she make thee a laughing-stock to thine enemies. And a byword in the city, and a re- proach among the people, And make thee ashamed before the multitude. Behold not every body's beauty, 12 And Psit not in the midst of women. For from gamients cometh a moth, 13 And ifrom women wickedness. Better is the "churlishness of a man than a ''courteous woman, A woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach. D Or, wicked' ness. ch. 25. 17. ver. 13. •" Comp. Prov. 7. 21 ? I will now remember the works of the Lord, And declare the things that I have seen; ^In the words of the Lord are his works. The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, And the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord. 'The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvel- lous works, Which the "Almighty Lord firmly settled, That whatsoever is might be esta- blished for his glory. He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, And considereth their ^'crafty devices; For " the Lord knoweth all that may be known, And he beholdeth *the signs of the world. " He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, And revealeth the steps of hidden things. vNo thought escapeth him, Neither any word is hidden from him. ^He hath garnished ^the excellent works of his wisdom. And he is from everlasting to everlast- ing: . ^ Unto him may nothing be added, nei- ther can he be diminished, And ''he hath no need of any counsel- led O how desirable are all his works! And that a man maysee even toaspark. All i\\Qie things live and remain for ever For all uses, and '^ they are all obedient. ''All things are double one against another: And he hath made nothing unperfect. One thing establisheth the good of another: And who shall be filled with behold- ing his glory ? The pride of the height, the clear fir- mament, The beauty of heaven, with his glori- ous shew; " 2 Esdr. 6. 38. ' ch. iS. 4. Soch. 43. 27, " See 2 Cor. 6. 18. ^ See ch. 21. 12 marg. II Or, t/te Highest. ver. 2, * ch. 43. 6. ^ So Isai. 46. y Job 42. 2. So Isai. 29. 15- * ch. 16. 27. See ch. 17. 8. » So ch. 18. 6. ^ Tsai. 40. 13. See Rom. 11. 34- = ch. 18. 3. ^ ch. 33. 14, XLIII. Chap, xliii. 2. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xliii. 31. II Or, vessel. ver. 8. See ch. 45. DOr, ^ stayed his course. Comp. Josh. 10. 13. * ver. 13 (Gk, ;. So Ps. ig. 5. *• Gen. I. 14, 16. Ps. 104. 19. c ch. 4'j. 18. <* Ex 12. 2. Lev. 23. 4, &C. « Comp. ch. 6. 22. & 46. I. f See Judith 7- 7- 8 See Matt. 21, 9. i •» Banich 3. ! 3*- I > Gen. g, 13. i ^ ch. 50. 7. ' Comp. Tsai. 40. 12. «" So Ps. 147. 16. " ver. 5 (Gk.). 0 Deut. 28. 12. Job 38. 22. See Ps. 13s. 7- P Comp. Wisd. 5. 22. 1 So Ps. 104. 32- The sun when z'/ appeareth, declaring -. at /«V rising A marvellous " instrument, the work of the most High: At noon it parcheth the country, 3 And who can abide the burning heat thereof? A Jiian blowing a furnace is in works 4 of heat, But the sun burneth the mountains three times more : Breathing out fiery vapours. And sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes. . Great is the Lord that made it; 5 And at his commandment '='it run- neth hastily. I'He made the moon also to serve in 6 her season For a declaration of times, and "^a sign of the world. ^ From the moon is the sign of feasts, ^ a light that decreaseth in //i?/- perfec- tion. The month is called <= after her name, 8 increasing wonderfully in her chang- ing. Being an instrument of the ' armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven ; The beauty of heaven, the glory of 9 the stars. An ornament giving light sin the high- est places of the Lord. At the commandment of the Holy 10 One they will stand in their order. And never faint ''in their watches. 'Look upon the "^rainhow, and praise n him that made it; Very beautiful // is in the brightness thereof It compasseth the heaven about with 12 a glorious circle, And 'the hands of the most High have bended it. ■"By his commandment he "maketh 13 the snow to fall apace, And sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. Through this ° the treasures are 14 opened : And clouds fly forth as fowls. By his great power he maketh the 15 clouds firm, And Pthe hailstones are broken small. lAt his sight the mountains are 16 shaken. And at his will the south wind blow- eth. 29 ■"The noise of the thunder maketh the " ^° p*- 46- earth 'to tremble: ibr, /o So doth the northern storm and the '^'""""■'' ... tvottian in Whirlwmd : lur travail. ■"As birds flying he scattereth the see'jerle. snow, 2,4 And the falling down thereof is as the ji°aT'i3. 8 lighting of ^grasshoppers : "saf wisd. The eye marvelleth at the beauty of 16. 9. the whiteness thereof, vT^k- 34 And the heart is astonished at the i'^'^-'- raining of it. ■"The hoar frost also as salt he poureth on the earth. And being cona;ealed, "it lieth on the 'pros- perous success, And ^by his word all things consist. ' SoCoi. i. W'e may speak much, and yet ^come i See ch. 42. short ; ''• Wherefore in sum, he is all. ='How shall we be able to magnify him ? For he is great above all his works. ^The Lord is terrible and very great, ^P'- 9*- *■ And marvellous is his power. When you glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; For even yet will he far exceed : And when you exalt him, put forth all your strength, ^;/(/be not wear)'; for you can never go far enough. <:Who hath "^seen him, that he might jsee'ifhifi tell us? i3." "'■ And who can magnify him as he is ? (1=3) (22 Chap, xliii. 52. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xlv. 2. « ch. 16. 21. XLIV. The praise of the fathers. * See ch. 39. b Comp. ch. 47. 8— 10. 11 Or, ditties. c See ch. 9. ** Comp. Gen. 7. 22. e Wisd. 2. 2. ch. 38. II. Gk. . fver. 8. B Prov. 13. !> Gk. ai ver. 20. i See Ps. 112. ■ I'Or, after them. i ch. 39. g. 'There are yet hid greater things than 32 these /v, For we have seen but a few of his works. For tlie I^ord hath made all things ; 33 Andtothe godly hath he given vi^isdom. Let us now praise famous men, And our fathers that begat us. The Lord hath wrouglit great glory by 2 them Tiirough his great power from the be- ginning. Such as did bear rule in their king- 3 doms, Men renowned for fkcir power, Giving counsel by their understanding. And ^declaring prophecies: Leaders of the people by t/icir coun- 4 sels, And by f/nir knowledge of learning meet for the people, Wise and eloquent in their instruc- tions: ''Such as found out musical tunes, 5 And recited ' verses in writing : Rich men furnished with "^ability, 6 Living peaceably in their habitations : All these were honoured in //;t7>gene- 7 rations. And were the glory of their times. There be of them, that have left a s name behind them. That their praises might be reported. And sojiie there be, which have no 9 memorial; ''Who are perished, "^as though they had never been ; And are become as though they had never been born ; And their children after them. But ^these war merciful men, 10 Whose righteousness hath not been forgotten . sWith their seed shall continually re- n main a good inheritance. And their children arc '■within the co- venant. 'Their seed standeth fast, and their 12 children "for their sakes. Their seed shall remain for ever, 13 And J their glory shall not be blotted out. Their bodies are buried in peace; 14 But their name liveth for evermore. ''The ])eople will tell of their wisdom, 15 And ''the congregation will shew forth their praise. 1 Gen. 5. 34. ch. 49. 14. Heb. II. s. Comp. Wisd. 4. 10. n> Gen. 6. 9. & 7. I. Heb. II. 7. " Gen. g. 11 o Gen. 12. 2, •Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated. Being an example of repentance to a/i generations. ■"Noah was found perfect and right- eous; In the time of virath he was taken in exchange /^r the world ; Therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, ^\'hen the flood came. "An everlasting covenant was made with him', That all flesh should perish no more by the flood. "Abraham 7vas a great father of many people : In glory was there none like unto him; Who kept the law of the most High, And was '•in covenant with him: fHe established the covenant in his flesh; And 5 when he was proved, he was found faithful. Therefore ""he assured him by an oath, That he would bless the nations in his seed, ^w;' that //(' would multiply him as the dust of the earth. And exalt his seed as the stars. And ^cause them to inherit from sea to sea. And 'from the river unto the utmost part of the land. "With Isaac did he establish likewise (for Abraham his father's sake) The blessing of all men and the cove- nant, And "^made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, And ygave him an heritage. And ^^ divided his portions; Among the twelve tribes did he part ihcin. And he brought •''out of him a merci- XLV. ful man, " '^''- '■''■ ='• Which ='■■' found favour in the sight of "^/^='=''- all flesh, so'es. ■,. 3. Even Moses, tibeloved of God and men, , ,. " '^ ' *^' '''■ Whose memorial is blessed. iiaruch^3. 36. He made him like to the glorious •>'' ch. 46. n. saints, *,1;9- '°- . . , ^ Mace. 3. 7, And magnified him, so that his ene- See Prov. 10. mies stood in fear of him. '' 3- & 15. 5. & 17. 4. PGen. 17. 10, II. & 21. 4. ^ Gen. 22. I, >■ Gen. 22. 1 6— 18. Gal. 3. 8. ' ch. 4. 13. & 36. II. & 37. 26. 6c 45. 22. & 46. I in the Gk. ' Gen. 15. 18. " Gen. 26. 3—5- 25, 29. & 28. 14. )■ Gen. 28. 13. ^ Gen. 49. 2S. ■24) Chap. xlv. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xlv. 20. *> Ex. 7. 12. & 8. 18, 19. d Ex. ch. 7— ch. 10. e Ex. ig. 3, 7. DeuL 6. I, 2. fEx. 34. 6. II So Heb. 3. S- 8 Num. 12. 3- h Ex. 24. 18 i Ex. 4. 14, 28. J Ex. 6. 16, t Gr. A Ex. 28. 42. » Ex. 28. 4 ;Gk.i. » Ex. 28. 33. V Ex. 28. 35. PP So ch. 50. 16. 1 So 1 Mace. 3. 49- See Wisd. 18. 24. '■ I Mace. 4. 23. See ch. 40, 4. » Ex. 28. 15, 30- * See ch. 33. 3 marg. "Ex. 17 — 2 28. By his words "^he caused the wonders 3 to cease, And <'he made him glorious in the sight of kings, A/id'^ga.ve him a commandment for his people, And f shewed hlm/'art of his glory. He sanctified him in his f'' faithful- 4 ness and s meekness, A/iif chose him out of all men. He made him to hear his voice, 5 And ''brought him into the dark doi/d, And =gave him commandments be- fore /lis face, £ve/i the law of life and knowledge. That /le might teach Jacob /us cove- nants, And Israel his judgments. He e.xalted 'Aaron, a holy man like c unto him, £vm his brother, J of the tribe of Levi. An everlasting covenant he made with 7 him, And ''gave him the priesthood among the people ; *He beautified him with comely orna- ments. And clothed him with a robe of glory. He put upon him perfect glory; s And strengthened him with 'rich 'gar- ments, JVi(/i ""breeches, with "a long robe, and "the ephod. And he compassed him with °pome- j granates, A/id with many golden bells round about, PThat as he went there might be a sound, A/id PPa noise made that might be heard in the temple, For a memorial to the children of his people; iWith a holy garment, with gold, and 1 ■■blue stVi, And '■^purple, the work of the em- broiderer, ^With a breastplate of judgment, a/i,/ 'with Urim and Thummim; With 'twisted scarlet, the work of the m cunning workman, "With preciousstones graven like seals, A»i/ set in gold, the work of the jeweller, With a writing engraved for a me- morial. After the number of the tribes of Israel. ij/i' set ■"■a crown of gold upon the y mitre. Wherein was engraved Holiness, An ornament of honour, a 'costly work. The desires of the eyes, goodly a/id beautiful. Before him there were none such, Neither did ez'cr any stranger put t/tem on, ^ But only his children And his children's children perpe- tually. ^Their sacrifices shall be wholly con- sumed every day twice continu- ally. ''Moses "^consecrated him, and an- ointed him with holy oil : T/iis was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, And to his seed, ''so long as the hea- vens should remain. That t/iey should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priest- hood. And = bless the people in his name. fHe chose him out of all mat living To offer ssacrifices to the Lord, Incense, and a ''sweet savour, for a memorial. To make reconciliation for his people. ' He gave unto him his command- ments, find authority in the statutes of judg- ments, That /if should teach Jacob the testi- monies, And inform Israel in his laws. '^Strangers conspired together against him, And ' maligned him in the wilder- ness. Even the men that were of Dathan's and Abiron's side, And the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath. ■" T/iis the Lord saw, and it displeased him, .\nd in /its wrathful indignation were they consumed: He did wonders upon them, to con- sume them with the fiery flame. "But he made Aaron more honour- able. And gave him an heritage. And "divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase; Especially he prepared bread in abund- ance : ^ Ex. 28. 36. J See Judith 1 ' Ex. 28. 4. ^ Num. 3. 4. i> Lev. 8. I— 30- •= Gk. as Ex. 28. 41 marg. ■i Gk.as Deut. II. 21. Ps. 89. 29. Baruch'i. II. « Num. 6. 23—27. I Num. 17. 5. See I Sam. 2. 28. B ch. 30. 10 (Gk.). h See Judith 16. 16. ' Deut. 17. 9—11. & 19. 17. & 21. 5. & 33. 10. So ver. 26. See Lev. 10. II. 1 Gal. 4. 1 7 ,Gk.'. •" Num. 16. 23—35- " Num. 17. o Num. 18. 12, 13. (125) Chap. xlv. 21. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xlvi. 15. P See I Cor. 9- 13- *1 See Num. 18. 20. il See ch. r Num. 25. 11—13- I Mace. 2. 54- 8 Num. 25. 4—9- ' 2 Sam. 7. 12 — 16. XLVI. * Num. 27. 18. Deut. 34. 9. Josh. I. 2. & 12. 7. b See ch. 39. I. <= Comp. ch. 6. 22. & 43. 8. d ch. 47. 22. & 49. 13. See Esther 16, 21. e ch. 44. 21 (Gk.). Comp. Josh. 1. 6. f Josh. ch. 6 — ch. 12. B See ch. z. ■i Josh. 10. 12 — 14. pFor they eat of the sacrifices of the 21 Lord, Wiich he gave unto him and his seed. iHowbeit in the land of the people 22 ^14 he had no inheritance, Neither had he any portion among the people: iFor the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance. ■"The third in glory is Phinees the 23 son of Eleazar, Because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, And Stood up with good courage of heart ^when the people were turned back. And made reconciliation for Israel. Therefore was there ""a covenant of24 peace made with him, That he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, And that he and his posterity ■'should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever: 'According to the covenant made with 25 David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, That the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone : So the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed. God give you wisdom in your heart 26 'To judge his people in righteousness, That their good things be not abo- lished. And tliat their glory may cndtcre for ever. ^Jesus the son of Naue was valiant in the wars. And 7i'(?j the successor of Moses in '^prophecies. Who "^according to his name was made great For the saving of the ''elect of God, And taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them. That he might ''set Israel in their in- heritance. How great glory gat he, when he did 2 lift up his hands, And fstretched out his sword against the cities! Who before him so stood to it? 3 For the Lord himself s brought his enemies unto hi?n. ■^Did not the sun go back by his 4 means? And was not one day as long as two? He called upon the most high 'Lord, When the enemies pressed upon him on every side; And the great Lord heard him. And > with hailstones of mighty power He made the battle to fall violently upon the nations. And in the descent of Bethoron he destroyed them that resisted, That the nations might know all their strength, Because he fought in the sight of the Lord, And he followed the 'Mighty One. In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, '^ He and Caleb the son of Jephunne, In that they withstood the congre- gation. And withheld the people from sin. And appeased the wicked murmuring. And of 'six hundred thousand people on foot, ""they two were preserved To bring them into the heritage. Even unto " the land that floweth with milk and honey. "The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, Which remained with him unto his old age: So that he entered upon the high places of the land, And his seed obtained it for an heri- tage: "That all the children of Israel might see That it is good Pto follow the Lord. And concerning the judges, every one by name, lAVhose heart went not a whoring, Nor departed from the Lord, ''Let their memory be blessed. ^Let their bones flourish out of 'their place. And let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children. Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, "be- loved of his Lord, Established a kingdom, and "anointed princes over his people. By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation. And the Lord had respect unto Jacob. *By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet. And by his word he was known to be faithful in vision. * Gk. as ver. 6, 16. 1 Tim. 6. 15. Comp. 2 Mace. 3. 24. J See Josh. 10. II. ^ Num. 14. 6-9. I Mace. 2. 55. 56. ' Num. I. 46. ™ Num. 14. 38. & 26. 65. Deut. I. 35, 36 " Haruch i. 20. See Ex. 3. 8. o Josh. 14. 6—14. P See Num. 14. 24. 1 Coinp. Judg. 2. 17. r See ch. 45. I. ' ch, 49. 10. See I.sai. 66. 14. ' Comp. 2 Kin. 21. 18, John 19. 41. " So ch. 45. *' I Sam. & 16. 13. * I Sam. 19, 20. (126) Chap. xlvi. i6. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. xlvh. 21. * See Ps. 99. 6. y I Sam. 7. 7,8. ' I Sam. 7. » I Sam. 7. 10. *> Comp. Judg. 10. 12. c I Sam. 7. ii» 13- d ch. 48. 13. See John 11. f I Sam. 12. 81 Sam. 28. 18, 19. XLVII. * See 2 Sam. 12. I. "J Lev. 3. 3. « I Sam. 16. II Or, He smote lions. d I Sam. 17. e I Sam. 17. 49— 51- ' ver. II (Gk.). So ch. 49. 5. Comp. I Mace. 2. 48 marg. See I Sam. 2. I. B I Sam. 18. 7- h 2 Sam. 5. 7. • Or, contevtned. ch. 19. I. i 2 Sam. 8. I. Comp. ch. 50. 26. k Dan. 8. 8 (Gk.). ='He called upon the 'mighty Lord, i6 vWhen his enemies pressed upon him on every side, When ^he offered the sucking lamb. ='And the Lord thundered from hea- 17 ven, And with a great noise made his voice to be heard. And he destroyed the rulers of the is ^Tyrians, And all the princes of the '^Philis- tines. And before his long ''sleep ^he made 19 protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man's goods, so much as a shoe : And '^no man did accuse him. And safter his death he prophesied, 20 And shewed the king his end, And lift up his voice from the earth in prophecy. To blot out the wickedness of the people. And after him rose up =" Nathan to prophesy in the time of David. As is ""the fat taken away from the 2 peace offering, "=80 was David chosen out of the chil- dren of Israel. 'He played with "^ lions as wth kids, 3 And with ''bears as wth lambs. ''Slew he not a giant, when he was 4 yet hut young? And did he not take away reproach from the people. When he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling. And beat down the boasting of Go- liath? For he called upon the most high $ Lord ; And he gave him strength in his right hand To slay that mighty warrior. And hti up the horn of his people. sSo the people honoured him with ten 6 thousands. And praised him in the blessings of the Lord, In that he gave him a crown of glor>-. For ""he destroyed the enemies on ^ every side, And "brought to nought 'the Philis- tines his adversaries, Aiid'^hrskt their horn in sunder unto this day. In all his works he praised the Holy One most higli with words of glory ; 'With his whole heart he sung songs, And loved him that made him. ■"He set singers also before the altar. That by their voices they might make svveet melody, And daily sing praises in their songs. He beautified their feasts, And set in order the solemn times 'until the end, That they might praise his holy name. And that the temple might sound from morning. "The Lord took away his sins, And fexalted his horn for ever: °He gave him a covenant "of kings. And a throne of glory in Israel. After him rose up a wise son. And for his sake Phe dwelt at large. 1 Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; For God made all quiet round about him, iThat he might build a house in his name, And prepare his sanctuary for ever. ■■How wise wast thou in thy youth. And, ''as a flood, filled with under- standing! Thy soul covered the whole earth, And thou filledst // with 'dark pa- rables. "Thy name went "far unto the is- lands ; And for thy peace thou wast be- loved. "The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, And 'proverbs, and 'parables, and in- terpretations. By the name of the Lord God, Which is called the Lord God of Israel, "Thou didst gather gold as "tin. And didst multiply silver as "lead. vThou didst bow thy loins unto wo- men, And " by thy body thou wast brought into subjection. ^Thou didst stain thy honour. And pollute thy seed: So that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children. And wast grieved for thy folly. So ^ the kingdom was divided. And out of Ephraim ruled a rebel- lious kingdom. ' So 2 Sam. 23. I. Comp. ch. 44- 5- "> I Chr. 16. 4- II Or, perfectly. So ch. 38. 28. Comp. ch. 50. II, 14. n 2 Sam. 12. 13- 0 2 Sam. 7. 12. 1 Or, a/ a kingdom. : Kin. 4. -24. : Kin. 4. 25- &5. r I Kin. 4. 29. .3°- • So Prov. 18. 4. ' See ch. 39. 3- " I Kin. 4. 34- ^ 10. 1. » I Kin. 4. 3i> 32- * Comp. I Kin. 10. 22, 27. * Ezek. 22. 18, 20. y I Kin. II. I. II Or, in. » Comp. Eccles. 7. 26. a I Kin. 12. 15—17. (127) Chap, xlvii. 22. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap, xlvih. 20. '• 2 Sam. 7. Ps. 89. 33. Lomp. ch. 36. 8. & 44. 21, 22. " See ch. 46. d ch. 45. I. ^ I Kin. II. 43- Comp. Eccles. 4. 16? fiKin. 12. 10 — 14. B I Kin. 12. 20. '" I Kin. 28, 30. See I K 14. 16. 12 in. •■ 2 Kin. 6, 18. 17- XLVIII. * 1 Kin. 17. 1. •^ Comp. John 5. 35. c James 5. 17, ^ See ch. 2. 'i Or, 7itade heaven to hold itp. d I Kin. 18. 38. 2 Kin. I. 10, 12. <*d So ch. 50. S- = I Kin. 17. " Or, gi-avc. Ps. 49. 15 niarg. ch. 51. 6 in the Gk. f 2 Chr. 21. 12, 15. E 2 Kin. I. j6. n Or, seat. 1' I Kin. 19. 4-8. > See 2 Esdi". =■ 33- ■t I Kin. 19. 15^ 16. • [Or, tlm.\ •■But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, Neither shall any of his works perish, Neither will he abolish the posterity of '^his elect, And the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away : Wlierefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, And '^out of him a root unto David. •^Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, And of his seed he left behind him Roboam, Eve?i the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understand- ing, Who ""turned away the people througli his counsel. There loas also sjeroboam the son of Nabat, *» Who caused Israel to sin. And shewed Epliraim tlie way of sin : And their sins were multiplied ex- ceedingly, ' That they were driven out of the land. For they sought out all wickedness, 25 | 15 Till the vengeance came upon them. Then stood up ^ Elias the prophet as fire. And his word ''burnt like a lamp. "= He '' brought a sore famine upon them. And by his zeal he diminished their number. "^By the word of the Lord he "shut up the heaven, And also ^ three times brought down fire. O Elias, ''''how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous deeds ! And who may glory like unto thee ! ^ \Vho didst raise up a dead man from death. And his soul from the " place of the dead, by the word of the most High : fWho broughtest kings to destruction. And 8 honourable 7nen from their * g bed : ■^ Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, And in ' Horeb the judgment of ven- geance : "^ Who anointedst kings to take re- venge. And ''prophets to succeed after 'him: (128) ' See 2 Kin. 1 Or, wrilttJI of. Comp. Mai. 4. 5, 6. "> Cited from Mai. 4. 6. cited also Luke 1. 17. ^ Comp. ch. 36. II. lOr, estnl'lish. So Matt. 17. 11. I' Or, 7wrc with hn'e. IS- P 2 Kin. 3. & 6. 32 — 7.2. II I )r, Sot/ling. *t 2 Kin. 5. 25, 26. r 2 Kin. 13. • See 19. ch. 46. 'Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, And in a chariot of fiery horses : Who wast ' ordained for reproofs in their times. To pacify the wrath of the Lord's judg- ment, before it break forth into fury, And ""to turn the heart of the fa- ther unto the son. And " to " restore the tribes of Jacob. Blessed are they that saw thee. And " slept in love ; For we shall surely live. ' Elias // was, who was covered with a whirlwind : And "Eliseus was filled with his spirit : AVhilst he lived, p he was not moved 7inth the presence of any ])rince. Neither could any bring him into sub- jection. " 1 No word could overcome him ; And ■'after his ''death his body pro- phesied. He did wonders in his life. And at his death 7ciere his works mar- vellous. For all this the people repented not. Neither departed they from their sins, ' Till they were spoiled and carried out of their land. And were scattered through all the earth : " Yet there remained a small people. And a ruler in the house of David : Of whom some did that ivhich 7vas pleasing to God, And some multiplied sins. ^ Ezekias "' fortified his city, And "brought in water into the midst thereof : He digged the hard rock with iron. And made •'' wells for waters. In his time 5' Sennacherib came up. And sent Rabsaces, And lift up his hand against Sion, And boasted proudly. Then trembled their hearts and hands. And they ^ were in pain, as icome/i in ' See ch. 43. travail. ''But they called upon the Lord 'd'hich is merciful, And •'stretched out their hands wards him : ' 2 Kin. 18. II, 12. ^ Comp. Isai. 1. 9. ^' 2 Kin iS. 1, 2. »2Chr •^ See 2 32. Kin 20. 20. y 2 Kin. 1 8. 13, 17- Isai. 36. i> 2 17- ' 2 Kin. 19. ^ See Job ii to- i3. II Or, liiutd. ch. 49. 6. And immediately the Holy One heard w'^d. n. i. ^1 r 1 Haruch 2. 20, them out of heaven. And delivered them by the '' ministrj' of Esay. 24, 28 (Gk.). So 2 Kin. 14. 25, &c (Heb. & Gk.). Chap, xlviii. 21. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. l. 6. ^ 2 Kin. 19. 35- Isai. 37. 36. See Tobit i. 1 8. d 2 Kin. 18. 3- c 2 Kin. iq. f'isai. 6. 8. K 2 Kin. 20. 10, II. Isai. 38. 8. '» Isai. 40. I, XLIX. ■ 2 Kin. 22. I. & 23. 2. 2 Chr. 34. I, 2. b Comp. Eccles. 10. I. c ch. 32. 5. BOr, prospered. So ver. 3 (Gk.l. d 2 Kin. 23. 4-8. 2 Chr. 34. 3— 7; .33. « 2 Kin. 23. 3,25- f 2 Chr. 36. H Or, /wr«. Ps. 132. 17. See ch. 47. 8 2 Kin. 25. 9- a Chr. 36. 19. n Or, by the haudofje- remie. See ch. 48. 20. i> See Jer. 34. 22. ' Jer. 37. 21. & 38. 6. Mer. I. 5. See John 10. 36. ' Jer. I. 10. "> Ezek. I. 3, 4. 15- " 1 Chr. 23. 18. ■^He smote the host of the Assy- 21 rians, And '-' his angel destroyed them. '^ For Ezekias had done the thing that 22 pleased the Lord, And was strong in the ways of David his father, "= As Esay the prophet, who was great And f faithful in his vision, had com- manded him. g In his time the sun went backward, 23 And he lengthened the king's life. He saw by an excellent spirit what ^^ should come to pass at the last. And *■ he comforted them that mourn- ed in Sion. He shewed what should come to pass 25 for ever. And secret things or ever they came. The remembrance of ■''Josias is like •> the composition of the perfume That is made by the art of the apo- thecary : It is sweet as honey in all mouths, And as ^rausick at a banquet of wine. He ' behaved himself uprightly in the 2 conversion of the people. And <* took away the abominations of iniquity. '^He directed his heart unto the Lord, 3 And in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God. All, except David and Ezekias and 4 Josias, were defective : For they forsook the law of the most High, Even the kings of Judah failed. Therefore ^ he gave their ' power unto 5 others. And their glory to a strange nation. g They burnt the chosen city of the <> sanctuary. And made the streets desolate, ' ^ ac- cording to the prophecy of Jere- mias. For ' they entreated him evil, ^ Who nevertheless was a prophet, ^ sanctified in his mothei-'s womb, ' That he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; And 'that he might build up also, and plant. It 7iias ■" Ezekiel who saw the glori- i ous vision. Which was shewed him upon " the chariot of the cherubims. For he made mention of the "ene- mies under the figure of the rain. And " directed them that went right. And of P the tw-elve prophets 1 let the memorial be blessed. And Met their bones flourish again out of their place : For they comforted Jacob, And delivered them by assured hope. How shall we magnify ' Zorobabel ? Even he was ' as a signet on the right hand : So was " Jesus the son of Josedec : Who in their time builded the house. And set up a holy temple to the Lord, Which was prepared for everlasting glory. And among the ^ elect was Neemias, Whose renown is great, '•'' Wlio raised up for us the walls that were fallen. And set up the gates and the bars. And raised up our ruins again. But upon the earth was no tnan cre- ated like •" Enoch ; For he was taken from the earth. Neither was there a man born like unto >■ Joseph, ^ A governor of his brethren, •'' a stay of the people, ** Whose bones were regarded of the Lord. •^Sem and ''Seth were in great honour among men, And so 7oas "^ Adam above every liv- ing thing in the creation. Simon * the high priest, the son of Onias, Who in his life repaired the house again, And in his days fortified the temple : And by him was built from the foun- dation the double height, The high fortress of the wall about the temple : In his days the '^cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass : He took care of the temple that it should not fall, And fortified the city against be- sieging : *> How was he honoured in the midst of the people In his coming out of * the sanctuarj- ! Jle 7i>as as '=the morning star in the midst of a cloud, And as the moon at the full ; o Ezek. 13. II, 13. & 38. 9, 16, 22. II Or, dui good \itnto\ PaEsdr. I. 39. 40- ** See ch. 45. I, r ch. 46. 12. ^ See I Chr. 3 ig- ' Hagg. 2. 23- See Jer. 22. 24. "See Ezra 3. 2. &Neh 12. 7. See ch. 46. * Neh, 3. I- 32- &7- I- * See ch. 44. 16. J'Gen. 41.43, 44- ' Gen. 42. 6. & 45- 8. * Gen. 47. 13 — 26. l" See Gen. 50. 25. ■= Gen. 5. 3. ^ Gen. 5. 32. & II. 10. ' Gen. I. 28. L. •[B.C. 310. 290]. Not a,s 1 Mace. 12.7. 2 Mace. 3 T, &c. * Comp. 1 Kin. 7. 23. 2 Kin. 25. 13. l> So ch. 48. tbr. the house of the tifit. Comp. Ex. 30. 6, 10. Heb. a 7. c See Rev. 2. 28. (I29J R Chap. l. 7. <* See 2 Sam. 23-4. e ch. 43. 1 1. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. l. 29. f See ch. 24. 14. B ch. 39. 14. •i Baruch i. 10 (Gk.) See ch. 24. 15- * Lev. 16. 12, 13- '' ch. 24. 13, 14- I So I Mace. 10. 21. See Wisd. 18. 24. n» Ex 30. 7. " See Judg. 9. 15. & Judith I. 7- o See ch. 24. 14. P See 2 Cor. 6. 18. q See ch. 39. 26. ' Ex. 29. 40. 4»- » See ch. 35. 6. * I Mace. 3. 54- See Numb. 10. 10. B Or, beatenjorth ivith the hainvier. Numb. 10. 2 (Gk.j. " So ch. 45- 9- <' As the sun shining upon the temple 7 of the most High, And as the ■= rainhovi giving light in the bright clouds : And as the flower of Groses in the 8 spring of the year, As g lilies by the rivers of waters, And as the branches of the >> frank- incense tree in the time of sum- mer : As ' fire and ^ incense in the censer, 9 And as a vessel of beaten gold Set with all manner of precious stones : And as a fair ^ olive tree budding 10 forth fruit, And as a ''cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds. ' When he put on the robe of honour, n And was clothed with the perfection of glory, "" When he went up to the holy altar, ' He made the garment of holiness honourable. When he took the portions out of the 12 priests' hands. He himself stood by the hearth of the altar, Compassed with his brethren round about, As a young " cedar in Libanus ; And as "palm trees compassed they him round about. So were all the sons of Aaron in their 13 glory. And the oblations of the Lord in their hands, Before all the congregation of Israel. And finishing the service at the altar, 14 That he might adorn the offering of the most high p Almighty, He stretched out his hand to the 15 cup. And poured of 1 the blood of the grape, ■■ He poured out at the foot of the altar "■^A sweetsmelling savour unto the most high King of all. Then shouted the sons of Aaron, 16 Arid ' sounded the " silver trumpets, And " made a great noise to be heard, ' For a remembrance before the most High. Then all the people together hasted, 17 And fell dotan to the earth upon their faces To worship their Lord God PAlmighty, the most High. ■ Numb. 6. !2 — 26. ' See Ps. 71. 6. The singers also sang praises with their voices, With great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody. And the people besought the Lord, the most High, By prayer before hini that is merciful, Till the solemnity of the Lord was ended. And they had finished his service. Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congre- gation of the children of Israel, ^To give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, And to rejoice in his name. And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time. That they might receive a blessing from the most High. Now therefore "bless ye the God of all, " See Ps. 72. Which only doeth wondrous things every where, "Which exalteth our days from the womb. And dealeth with us according to his mercy. He grant us joyfulness of heart, And that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever : That he would confirm his mercy with us, And dehver us at his time. There be v two manner (^/nations 'which ^ So ch. 25. my heart abhorreth, |ee ch. 23. And the third is no nation: "®- ^They that sit upon the mountain of " 2 Kin. 16. Samaria, john 4. 9. And ='they that dwell amongst the Phi- ^ee Judg. listines, » Comp. And '^that foolish people that dwell in t^t^'^l^z. "^Sichem. ' Gen. 12. 6. Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the in- struction of understanding and knowledge, who out of his heart ''poured forth wisdom. ""ch. 1. 19. & 39- 6- 'Blessed is he thsX shall be exercised So ch. 10. 13. , & 18. 29 m m these things; the ok. And he that layeth them up in his Rev.T's. heart shall become wise. For if he do them, he shall be strong to all things: Tor the light of the Lord leadeth him, Who giveth wisdom to the godly. * Blessed be the Lord for ever. Amen, Amen. f Comp. Ps. 119. 105. (130) Chap. li. i. ECCLESIASTICUS. Chap. li. 30. LI. * See Luke I. 47. •> Ps. 120. 2. « Matt. 7. 23 (Gk.). t Gr. the gtinshilig of the teeth. See Matt. 8. •* Comp. Pb. ii3. to, II. « ch. 36. 16. f Comp. Ps. no. I. Rom. 15. 6, 8 Comp. Luke 22. 53. « [Or, because my prayer\. A Prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will thank thee, O Lord and King, And praise thee, O ='God my Saviour: I do give praise unto thy name : For thou art my defender and helper, And hast preserved my body from de- struction, And •'from the snare of the slander- ous tongue. And from the lips that <=forge lies, And hast been my helper against mine adversaries : And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of thy mercies and ■ greatness of thy name. From 'the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, And out of the hands of such as sought after my life, And from the manifold afflictions which I had; From the choking of fire on every side, And from the midst of the fire which I kindled not; From the depth of the belly of hell, From a"n unclean tongue, and from lying words. By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue My soul drew near even unto death. My life was near to the hell beneath. ■^They compa.ssed me on every side. And there was no man to help me : I looked for the succour of men, but there was none. Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, And upon thy acts of old. How thou deliverest '=such as wait for thee. And savest them out of the hands of the enemies. Then lifted I up my supplication . from the earth. And prayed for deliverance from death. I called upon the Lord, Uhe Father i of my Lord, That he would not leave me in the days of my trouble. And s'm the time of the proud, when there was no help. I will praise thy name continually, i And will sing praise with thanksgiving; 'And so my prayer was heard : For thou savetlst me from destruction, i And deliveredst me from the evil time : Therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee. And bless thy name, O Lord. When I was yet young, or ever I 'went abroad, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer. I prayed for her before the temple, And will seek her out even to the end. £i'en from the flower till the grape was ripe Hath my heart delighted in her: My foot went the right way, From my youth up sought I after her. I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, And gat much learning. I gsprofited therein, Then/ore will I ascribe the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom. For I purposed to do after her. And earnestly I followed that which is good; So shall I not be confounded. My soul hath wTestled with her. And in my doings I was exact : I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above. And bewailed my ignorances of her. I directed my soul unto her, And I found her in pureness : 'I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, Therefore shall I not be forsaken. My 'heart was troubled in seeking her: Therefore have I gotten a good pos- session. The Lord hath given me a tongue yi;r my reward, And I will praise him therewith. Draw near unto me, you unlearned, And dwell in the house of learning. Wherefore are you slow, and what say you of these things. Seeing your souls are ven,- thirsty? 1 opened my mouth, and .said. Buy heriox yourselves "^without money. 'Put your neck 'under the yoke, And let your soul receive instruction: ''She is hard at hand to find. Behold with your eyes, 'how that I have had /'/// little labour. And have gotten unto me much rest. ""Get learning "with a great sum of money. And get "much gold by her. "Let your soul rejoice in his mercy, And be not ashamed of his praise. PWork your work betimes. And in his time 'ihe will give you your reward. y Or, -went astray, ch. 9. 8. Baruch 4. 28. Isai. 46. 8 in the Gk. e« See Luke 2. 52. II Or, /got itudersiattd- ing. See Job la. 3. II Or, bowels. cli. If). 12. So ch. 21. 14. & 33. 5. •> Isai. 55. I. ' Matt. II. 20. So ch. 6. 25. ■* Deut. 30. 14- Rom. 10. 8. ' See ch. 6. 19. " So Prov. 4- 7- " See Wisd. 7. II. o See Ps. 33. 21. P Comp. John 9. 4. ^1 So ch. 16. 12, 14. See Ps. 62. (131) R2 B A R U C H. I. » Comp. Josh. I. I. 1 Mace. I. I. '' See Jer. 32. 12. " Jer. 51. 59- d Comp. ver. 3, 4, 9. 2 Kin. 24. 12. & 25. 27. 2 Chr. 36. 10 with 2 Kin. =5. 8. « ver. 9. 2 Chr. 36. S, 9{Gk.). Comp. Jer. 51. 59— 64. II Or,yoacijn. 2 Kin. 23. 34 (Gk.). I See Jer. 6. P Or, aftd vowed vows. 8 Comp, 1 Cor. 16. 2. 2 Cor. 8. 3. See Rom. i'^. z6. II Or, Joaciut. '1 1 Chr. 6. 13 tGk.). Susanna 2? i So I Chr. 6. 12, 13. l' 2 Kin. 24. 13- 2 Chr. 36. 10. I Esther 8. 9. ™ Comp. Dan. 5. 3. " 2 Kin. 24. >7- II Or, prisoners. Acts 27. 1,42. 0 ver. 6. P Ex. 29. 18. 1 Ex. 29. 14. r See Ecclus. SO. 8. t Gr. cor- ruptiy for m:7tcha, [that is,] a meat offer- ing. Jer. 17, 26. &41.S Dan. 2. 46 in the Gk. Comp. Le\*. 2. 1. * See Ezra 6. 10. So I Mace. 7- 33- ' Dan. 5. I, 2, &c. &7I- & 8. I. in the Gk. " See Ecclus. 45- IS- "Ezek. 31. 6. Comp. Dan. 4. 12, 2T. ^ AND these are the words of the book, -^»- which ''Banich the son of "^Nerias, the son of Maasias, the son of Sedecias, the son of Asadias, the son of Chelcias, wrote in Babylon, in ''the fifth year, 2 a7id ''in the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldeans took Jeru- salem, and burnt it with fire. And ''Ba- 3 ruch did read the words of this book in the hearing of '=Jechonias the son of •Joachim king of Juda, and in the ears of all the people that came to Jiear the book, and in the hearing of the nobles, a, and of the kings' sons, and in the hear- ing of the elders, and of all the people, ''from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon, by the river Sud. Whereupon they wept, fast- ; ed, "and prayed before the Lord. They ( made also a collection of money Sac- cording to every man's power: and they ; sent it to Jerusalem unto "Joachim the high priest, the son of •'Chelcias, son of 'Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at Jerusalem, at the same time when he re- s ceived ''the vessels of the house of the Lord, that were carried out of the tem- ple, to return them into the land of Juda, the tenth day of the month 'Sivan, name- ly, ""silver vessels, which "Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda had made, after that Nabuchodonosor king of Ba- < bylon ''had carried away "^Jechonias, and the princes, and the 'captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jerusalem, and brought them unto Babylon. And they said. Behold, we have sent i< you "money to buy you p burnt ofierings, and isin offerings, and ■■ incense, and pre- pare ye * manna, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God; and ^pray for the i life of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and for the life of 'Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as "the days of heaven: and the Lord will i give us strength, and lighten our eyes, and we shall live "under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and under the shadow of ■ Balthasar his son. and we shall serve them many days, and isVfind favour in their sight Pray for us also unto the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Lord our God; and unto this day the fury of the Lord and 14 his wrath is not turned from us. And ye shall read ^this book which we have sent unto you, to make confession in the house of the Lord, upon the feasts 15 and solemn day.s. And ye shall say, ='To the Lord our God bclongeth right- eousness, but unto us '^tlie confusion of faces, 'as // is come to pass this day, unto them of Juda, and to the inhabitants of 16 Jerusalem, and to our ■= kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our 17 prophets, and to our fathers: for ''we 18 have sinned before the Lord, ''and dis- obeyed him, and "^have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, "=to walk in the commandments that he gave 19 us openly : since the day that the Lord brought our forefathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been disobedient unto the Lord our God, and we have been negligent in not 20 hearing his voice. Wherefore fthe evils cleaved unto us, and sthe curse, which the Lord appointed by Moses his ser- vant at the time that he brought our fa- thers out of the land of Egypt, to give us ''a land that floweth with milk and honey, like 'as it is to see this day. 21 "= Nevertheless we have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, ''according unto all the words of the 2= prophets, whom he sent unto us : but every man followed the imagination of his own wicked heart, to serve 'strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. Therefore =the Lord hath made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of 2 Israel and Juda, to bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, ^according to the things that 3 were written in the law of Moses; ''that J' I Mace. 10. 60. & II. 24. So ch. 2. 14. '■ ver. I, 3. « Dan. 9. 7. ch. 2. 6. Comp, Neh. 9. 32 — 37- >> See 2 Chr. 32. 21. ch. 2. 6 (Gk.) •^ ver. 3, 8. ^ Dan. 9. 5, 6. « Dan. 9. 10. ch. 2. 10 ;Gk.). fch. 3.4 (.k.;. B Deut. 28. 15- ch. 3. 8. So ch. 2. 7. See Dan. 9. T 1. ■' Ecclus. 46. 8. See Ex. 3. 8. I ver. 15. ch. 2. 6, II, 26. '^ So 2 Chr. 36. 15—17. 1 2 Esdr. I. 6(Lat.). II. * Dan. 9. 12, 13- "^ Lam. 2. 20. & 4. 10. See Deut. 28. 53- (132) Chap. ii. 4. BARUCH. Chap, ii, 35, c 2 Kings 24. 2. t* Isa-. 43. 28. ch. 3. 8 in the Gk. « ver. 23. Jer. 25. 38. & 44. 6, 22 in the Gk. t Or. were beneath, and not above. Deut. 28. 43, See I Esdr. 8. 92. f See ch. I. s So ch. I. '' Dan. 9. 13. ' Dan. 9. 14. •s See Ezra 9. IS- 1 Dan. 9. 10. ch. J. 18 (Gk.). " Dan. 9. 15. " See Neh. 9. 10. 0 ver. 6, 26. ch. r. 20. PSeePs. 106. 6. q So Dan. 9. 16. ■■ Jer. 42. 2. So Dent. 28. 62. Song 14. * Dan. 9. 17. * So ch. I. 12. See Ps. 106. 46. " 2 Kin. 19. Isai. 37. 20. i Gr, thy tiatile is called ufiort Israel. So Dan. 9. 18. Comp. ver. 26 -^ So Dan. 9. i9- Ecclus. 36. 12. 1 Deut. 26. So Isai. 63. IS- '■ Dan. 9. 18. = See Ps. 6. .So Ecclus. 17. 27, 28. t Gr. spirit, or. ii/e. *> So Dan. 9. 1 3. Comp. Song 16. a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter. Moreover he hath delivered them to be in subjection to "^all the kingdoms that are round about us, '^to be as a reproach and •= desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord hath scat- tered them. Thus we 'were cast down, and not exalted, because we have sinned against the Lord our God, and have not been obedient unto his voice. ^To the Lord our God apperfaineth righteous- ness : but unto us and to our fathers open shame, "as appeardh this day. For "Sail these plagues are come upon us, which the Lord hath pronounced against us. •» Yet have we not prayed before the Lord, that kv might turn every one from the imaginations of his wicked heart. ' \Vherefore the Lord watched over us for evil, and the Lord hath brought it upon us: for ''the Lord is righteous in all his works which he hath commanded us. ''Yet we have not hearkened unto i. his voice, 'to walk in the commandments of the Lord, that he hath set before us. '"And now, O Lord God of Israel, that i hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and "hast gotten thyself a name, °as appeareth this day : 0 Lord our God, '"p we have sinned, i we have done ungodly, we have dealt unrighteously in all thine ordinances. 1 Let thy wrath turn from us : ''for we i are but a few left among the heathen, where thou hast scattered us. ^Heari our prayers, O Lord, and our petitions, and deliver us for thine own sake, and 'give us favour in the sight of them which have led us away : " that all the i earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, because '"Israel and his pos- terity is called by thy name. O Lord, i >iook down from thy holy house, and consider us: ^bow down thine ear, O Lord, to hear us. Open thine eyes, and i behold; "for the dead that are in the graves, whose 'souls are taken from their bodies, will give unto the Lord neither praise nor righteousness : but i ''the soul that is greatly ve.xed, which goeth stooping and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul, will give thee praise and righteousness, O Lord. ''Therefore we do not make our humble i supplication before thee, O Lord our God, for the righteousness of our fathers, 20 and of our kings. For thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, "as thou hast spoken by thy servants the prophets, saying, 21 Thus saith the Lord, Bow down your shoulders to serve the king of Babylon : so shall ye remain in the land that I gave 22 unto your fathers. But if ye will not hear the voice of the Lord, to serve the 23 king of Babylon, "I will cause to cease out of the cities of Juda, and from with- out Jerusalem, the voice of "mirth, and the voice of ""joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride : and the whole land shall be '^desolate of inhabitants. 24 But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon ; there- fore hast thou smade good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, •'that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their places. 25 And lo, '''they are cast out to the heat of the day, and to the frost of the night, and they died in great miseries ''by famine, by sword, and by pesti- 26lence. And 'the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, "'as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of 27 Juda. O Lord our God, thou hast dealt with us after all thy "goodness, and ac- cording to all that great mercy of thine, 28 as thou spakest by thy servant Moses in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children 29 of Israel, saying, °If ye will not hear my voice, surely 'this very great multitude shall be turned into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter 30 them. For I knew that they would not hear me, because it is a PstilTnecked people: but "lin the land of their cap- tivities they shall 'remember themselves, 31 and ''shall know that I am the Lord their God: for ""I will give them a heart, 32 and ears to hear: land they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and 33 think upon my name, and return from their stiff ' neck, and from their wicked deeds : for they shall remember the way of their fathers, which sinned before 34 the Lord. And 'I will bring them again into the land which I promised with an oath unto their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be lords of it : and I will increase them, and they ,5 shall not be diminished. And "I wiil •^ Comp. Dan. 9. 6. '' Jer. 27. 7, 8, II, 12. ' See Jer. 7. " ch. 4- iGk.;. *" See ver. 4. t Jer. 8. 1,2. i Jer. 36. 30. ■i Jer. 27. 13? I Jer. 7. 14. See Jer. 7. 10 marg. Comp. ver. IS marg. "' See ver. » See Wisd. 2. 19. " Lev. 26. 14. Deut 28. IS, 62. t Or. this great szvarin. !> ActS7. 51. See Ex. 32.9. ^ Lev. 26. 39 —42. U Or, eome to titem- selves. ch.3.7(Gk.). '' So Ex. 7. s- P.s. 9. 16. • See Jer. 24. 7- t Gr. back. Comp. Ex. 23. 27 niarg. « Sec Jer. 16. J5- " See Jer. 31. 31. (133' Chap. hi. i. BARUCH. Chap. in. 30. III. * See 2 Cor. 6. 18. b So Ps. 102. 26. cEph. 2. I, 5 or comp. ver. ID. •^ ch. I. 20 (Gk.). make an everlasting covenant with them no be their God, and they shall be my ■■< So Lam. 4. people: and I will "no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them. O Lord =• Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, crieth unto thee. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for thou art merciful : and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee. ''For thou endurest for ever, and we perish utterly. O Lord ^Almighty, //tou God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the "^dead Israelites, and of f/ieir children, which have sinned be- fore thee, and not hearkened unto the voice of thee their God : for the which cause ^these plagues cleave unto us. Remember not the iniquities of our fore- fathers: but think upon thy power and thy name notv at this time. For thou art the Lord our God, and thee, O Lord, will we praise. And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the in- tent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity: for ^we have "^ called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee. Behold, we are yet this day in our cap- tivity, where thou hast scattered us, sfor a reproach and ''a curse, and 'to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which de- parted from the Lord our God. Hear,Israel, the commandments of life: 9 Give ear to understand wisdom. How happeneth it, Israel, that thou 10 art in thine enemies' land, That thou art waxen old in a strange country, that thou art defiled "-with the dead, That Jthou art counted with themn that ^go doum into the grave ? Thou hast forsaken 'the fountain of 12 wisdom. For '"if thou hadst walked in the way 13 of God, Thou shouldest have dwelled in peace for ever. Learn where is wisdom, where is m strength, where is understanding ; That thou mayest know also where is length of days, and life. Where is "the light of the eyes, and peace. "Who hath found out her place? 15 Or who hath come into her treasures? « So Deut. 30. I. fch. J, 30 marg. B Seech. 2. 4. h ch. I. 20. ' Comp. Deut. 28. 44. J See Ps. 28. I. ^ Supplied from ver. ig. 1 Ecclus. I. 5. So 2 Esdr. 14. 47. ■" So Ps. 81. 13, 14- ™ Prov. 15. So Tobit 10. 5- > Job 28. 12, Where are the princes of the heathen become, And such as Pruled the beasts upon the earth ; They that ihad their pastime with the fowls of the air, And they that hoarded up silver And gold, ''wherein men trust. And made no end of their getting? For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful, And whose works are unsearchable. They *are vanished and '^ gone down to the grave, And others are come up in their steads. Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth : But ' the way of knowledge have they not known. Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it : Their children were far off from that way. It hath not been heard of in Canaan, "Neither hath it been seen in ''The- man. The ^Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth. The merchants of •"■Merran and of ^Theman, The "authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding ; None of these have known the way of wisdom. Or remember her paths. O Israel, how great is the house of God! And how large is the place of his possession ! Great, and hath none end ; High, and unmeasurable. There were the ''giants famous from the beginning. That were ^of so great stature, and so expert in war. Those did not the Lord choose. Neither gave he 'the way of know- ledge unto them: But they were destroyed, because they had no wisdom, And perished through their own fool- ishness. "Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, And brought her down from the clouds? "Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, And will bring her ''for pure gold? P So Judith II. 7. See Jer. 27. 6. 4 Comp. Ezek. 31. 6. r See Mark 10. 24. * So 2 Mace. 5- 13 (Gk.). ' ver. 27, 36. " J"- 49- 7- So Obad. S. 9 » See I Chr. I. 4S. ^'' See I Chr. S. 10. Comp. I Kin. 4. 30. ^Gen. 37. 36? I Or, ex- poiDtders. y Ecclus. 16. 7- « Gen. 6. 4. a Cited gene- rally from Deut. 30. 12, >3- Cited also Rom. 10. 6, 7. fc Job 28. 15 —19. (■34) Chap. hi. 31. BARUCH. Chap. iv. 22. « Ecclus. 43. ^ Comp. Ps. 147. 4. e See Ecclus. 4S. I- ■ Prov. 8. 31. So Ecclus. 24. 8. See John i. 14- IV. ♦ Gr. to tlie shining be- fore the light titereof. * Ecclus. 25. II. So ver. 24. ch. s. 3, 9. >'Judith7.25. .See Deut. 32. = Cited from Deut. 32. 17. Cited also I Cor. 10. 20. No man knoweth her way, 31 Nor thinketh of her path. But he that knoweth all things know- 32 eth her, And hath found her out with his un- derstanding: He that prepared the earth for ever- more Hath filled it with fourfooted beasts : He that sendeth forth light, and it 33 goeth, Calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear. The stars shined '=in their watches, 34 and rejoiced : When ""he calleth them, they say. Here we be; And so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them. This is our God, 35 And there shall none other be ac- counted of in comparison of him. He hath found out all 'the way of 36 knowledge. And hath given it unto Jacob his ser- vant, And to Israel his "^beloved. Afterward ^did he shew himself upon 3 earth. And 'conversed with men. This is the book of the command- ments of God, And the law that endureth for ever : All they that keep it sha/i come to life ; But such as leave it shall die. Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it: Walk 'in the presence of the light thereof, ='that /kou mayest be illu- minated. Give not thine honour to another, Nor the things that are profitable unto thee, to a strange nation. O Israel, happy are we : For things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us. Be of good cheer, my people, the me- morial of Israel. ^Ye were sold to the nations, not for your destruction : But because you moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies. For ye provoked him that made you By '^sacrificing unto devils, and not to God. Ye have forgotten °the everlasting God, that brought you up; And ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you. For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said. Hearken, O "^ye that dwell about Sion : ■' ver. 14, 24 God hath brought upon me great '^''■'' mourning; For I saw '' the captivity of my sons and daughters, Which °the Everlasting brought upon them. With joy did I nourish them; But 'sent them away with weeping and mourning. Let no man rejoice over me, ''a widow, " So isai; 47. and forsaken of many, ^' '^• Who for tlie sins of my children am left desolate; Because they departed from the law of God. They knew not his statutes. Nor walked in the ways of his com- mandments. Nor trod in the paths 'of discipline 1 Or, oZ/Sk in his righteousness. i'ig/£mJ" Letthem^'that dwell about Sion come, «'"• And ''remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters. Which "the Everlasting hath brought upon them. For fhe hath brought a nation upon f See Deut. them from far, ^^- ig. 5°. A shameless nation, and of a strange language, ^\\\\o neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child. These have carried away the dear be- loved children of the widow. And left her that was alone desolate without daughters. But what can I help you? For he that brought these plagues upon you Will deliver you from the hands of your enemies. Goyourway,OOTjchildren,go your way: For I am left desolate. si have put off the clothing of 'peace, « So Esther And put upon me the sackcloth of i'or!'/n>j- my prayer: fmty. I will cr)' unto "^'the Everlasting '""in Esth^'j n „™yd^>-^ , ,., Thtinthe Be of good cheer, O my children, cry Hmco/miiu- unto the Lonl, g^ilp'.'""- And he shall deliver you from the Ps. 137. 7. , , 1 r , • *' Ps. 116. power and hand of the enemies. (Ok.). For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; And joy is come unto me from the Holy One, (13s) Chap. iv. 23. BARUCH. Chap. vi. i. i So ver. Comp. ver. 37. j ch. 2. 21 (Gk.). I Or, jlfy darlings. Susanna 31. ^^ Ecc'us. 51. 13 marg. ' See Job 19. '" So Isai. .13. I. '*>: 4S- 4- Or coinp. ch. s. 4. " Comp. Is.ii. 13, 19 22. " Ver, 10, 14, 20, 22, 34. ch. 5. 2. So ver. 8. Because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from "the Everlasting our Saviour. For 'I sent you out with mourning 23 and weeping: But God will give you to me again with Jjoy and gladness for ever. Like as now ''the neighbours of Sion24 have seen your captivity : So shall they see shortly your salva- tion from our God, Which shall come upon you with great glory, And "brightness of °the Everlasting. My children, suffer patiently the wrath =5 that is come upon you from God : For thine enemy hath persecuted thee ; But shortly thou shalt see his destruc- tion. And shalt tread upon his neck. " My delicate ones have gone rough 26 ways. And were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies. Be of good comfort, O my children, 27 and cry unto God : For you shall be remembered of him ''that brought these tilings upon you. For as it was your mind ''''to go astray 20 from God : So, being returned, seek him 'ten times more. For he ''that liath brougjit these plagues 29 upon you Shall bring you everlasting joy again with your salvation. Take a good heart, O Jerusalem : 30 For ""he that gave thee that name will comfort thee. Miserable are they that afflicted thee, 31 And rejoiced at thy fall. Miserable are the cities which thy 3^ children served : Miserable is she that received thy sons. For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, 33 And was glad of thy fall : "So shall she be grieved for her own desolation. "For I will take away the rejoicing of 34 her great multitude, And her pride shall be turned into mourning. For fire shall come upon her from 55 "the Everlasting, long to endure; And "she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time. 36 pO Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, And behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God. 37 Lo, Pithy sons come, 'whom thou sent- est away. They come gathered together from the east to the west PBy the word of the Holy One, Rejoicing in the glory of God. ^Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of thy mourning and affliction, And put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever. 2 Cast about thee ''a double garment of the righteousness which cometh from God; And set a diadem on thine head of the glory of <^ the Everlasting. 3 For God will shew ''thy brightness unto every country under heaven. •t For thy name shall be called of God for ever. The peace of righteousness, and The glory of "^God's worship. 5 Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, And '^look about toward the east. And behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east •"By the word of the Holy One, Rejoicing in the remembrance of God. ij For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away oi their enemies: But sGod bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory. As ''children of the kingdom. 7 For God hath appointed that 'every high hill, and banks of long con- tinuance, should be cast down. And valleys filled up, to make even the ground. That Israel may go safely in the glory of God. s Moreover even the woods and ''every sweetsmelling tree shall overshadow Israel By the commandment of God. 9 For God shall lead Israel with joy ''in the light of his glory "With the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him. P ch. 5. 5. Isai. 60. 4. 1 See Tobit 14. 5- V. * So Esther 15. I. >* Isai. 61. 10. c See ch. 4. 35. •1 Seech. 4. 2. « I Tim. 2. 10 (Gk.i. Comp. ch. 4. 30. I See ch. 4. 36, 37- s Comp. Isai. 66. 20. I Esdr. 3. 2. Tobit 14. 5. '1 Matt. 13. ' Isni. 40. 4. ^ Isai. 41. ig. VI. THE EPISTLE OF JEREMIE. A copy of an epistle, which Jeremie sent unto them which were to be led captives into Babylon by the king of the Babylo- nians, to certify them, as it was command- ed him of God. Because of the sins which ye have \^^^-'^^' '°' committed before God, "ye shall be led Jer. 25.9. • 2 Kin. 24. 2—16. & 25. II. diSi Chap. vi. BARUCH. Chap. vi. ^8. t) Comp. 2 Chr. 36. 21. ' ver. 30, 39, 50. 55, 57> 70, 71. Ps. 115. 4- & 135- 15- Wisd. 13. 10. 2 Mace. 2. 2. So Isai. 44. 8—10. & 46. S. 6. Wisd. 14. 8. <* ver. 26. Isai. 46. 7. Jer. 10. 5. o 2 Mace. 5. 17, 20. & 6. 14. & 15. 22. See Ecclus. 34. 24. ^Ex. 23. 20. 8 ver. 39, 50, 35,57,70.71. Is.ii. 30. 22 (Gk.). " Ps. 115- 7- & 135. 16. 1 Or, ivhick prostitute ihfm set-Lies openly. ' Jer. 10. 9. J ver. 24. See James 5. 2. Comp. ver. 20. ^ ver. 72. * ver. 17. ™ ver. 18, 57 (Gk.). Ecclus. 36. 26. John 18. 40 (Gk.). » So ver. 23, 29. 65, 69, 72. Comp. ver. 40. 0 Comp. ver. 4, 5. P Comp. Jer. 37. 16. & 38. 6. II Or, courts. iMacc.n.46. See Rev. 11. 2. 1 Susanna 45. Acts 12. r9 in the Gk. Q1 ver. 55. away captives into Babylon by Nabu- chodonosor king of the Babylonians. So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, ''seven genera- tions: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence. Now shall ye see in Babylon "^gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, '^ borne upon shoulders, "which cause the nations to fear. Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, "neither be ye afraid of them, when ye see the multi- tude before t/icm and behind them, wor- shipping them. But say ye in your hearts, O "^Lord, we must worship thee. For fmine angel is with you, and I iiiy- self caring for your souls. As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are egilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and '■cannot speak. And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loves to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods. Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow // upon them- selves. Yea, they will gwQ thereof to the "common harlots, and 'deck them as men with garments, king '=gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood. Yet cannot these gods save themselves from J rust and moths, though they be covered with "'purple raiment. They wipe their faces 'because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them. And he that cannot put to death one tliat of- fendeth him holdeth a sceptre, as though he were a judge of the country. He hath also in his right hand a dagger and an axe: but cannot deliver himself from war and "'thieves. "Whereby they are known not to be gods: ""therefore fear them not. For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken ; cz'c/i so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be 'full of dust through the feet of them that come in. And as Pthe "doors are made sure on every side upon him that otfend- eth the king, as being "J committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest /heir gods be spoiled with "robbers. They light them candles, yea, more than for themselves, whereof they cannot see one. They are 11 as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are *gnawed upon 6y things creep- t Gr. tided. ing out of the earth; a/id when they eat them and their clothes, they feel // not. 21 Their faces are blacked through tlie smoke that eomes out of the temple. 22 Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats 23 also. "By this you may know that they are no gods: ""therefore fear them not. 24 Not^^^thstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, ex- cept they ''wipe off the J'rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were 23 molten did they feel //. The things wherein there is no breath are bought 16 for 'a most high price. ''^They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet, whereby they declare unto men that they be no- =7 thing worth. They also that serve them are ashamed: ^'for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of them- selves: neither, "if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight : but they "set 'gifts before them, "as unto 23 dead men. As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, ^ their priests sell and •>■ abuse; ^in like manner their wives lay up / heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon theirjieads. 32 ^They roar and cry before their gods, as men do sat the feast when one is 33 dead. The priests also ''take off their garments, and clothe their wives and 34 children. Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense //.• they can neither 35 ''''set up a king, nor put him do\vn. In like manner, they can neither give riches nor 'money: Jthough a man make a vow unto them, and keep // not, they will 36 not require //. They can save no man from death, neither deliver the weak 37 from the mighty. They cannot restore a blind man to his sight, nor help any 35 man in his distress. They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the "■ Ecclus. 12. II Or, aJty price. * Comp. Wisd. 13. 15, 16. ' I Sam. 5. 3, " Comp. Isai. 46. I, 2. ^ ver. 30. n Or, offer- ings. Luke 21. 4. ™ Comp. ver. 32, 71. Or see Jer. 18. IS? ^ Bel and Drag. 13. II Or, spend. y I Cor. 7. 31. &9. 18. * Comp. ver. 33. * Comp. Lev, 12. 4. ** See ver. 16. ^ ver. 27. c See ver. 4. ■1 Comp. Lev. 21. 4. 0 Comp. Lev. 21. 5. ' So I Kin. 18. 26, 28. e See Tobit 4. 17. Comp. ver. 27. ^ Comp. ver. 28. I See Mark 6. 8 marg. J Comp. Wisd. 14. 29. (■37) Chap. vi. 39. BARUCH. Chap. vi. "j^. ^ See ver. 8. ' Isai. I. 2g (Gk.). "' So ver. 44, 56, 64 (Gk. . Comp. ver. 16, 49, " Conip. Wisd. 13. iS. II Or, bid him call ii/oit Bel. ^ Bel and Drag. 3, &c. See Isai, 46. I. 'I Or, si'itsc. .See Phil. 1.9. 1' Comp. Lev. ig. 29. M Comp. Jer. 7. 18. '■ See Is; 40. 19. ' See ver. 4. ^ See ver. 8. » Ps. 115. 4. & 135. 15- ' ver. 34. * .Sec Jer. 5. 24. ' So ver. 64. y So ver. 36, 38- ^ ver. 20. * .So ver. 15, 58. fatherless. ■= Their gods of wood, and 39 which are ''overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hcicn out of the mountain: 'they that worship them shall be confounded. '"How shoukl 1740 man then think and say that they are gods? When even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them. "Who if they shall 41 see one dumb that cannot speak, they ' bring hi/n, and intreat °Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to under- stand. Yet they cannot understand this ^2 themselves, and leave them : for they have no "knowledge. PThe women also 43 with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn ibran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fel- low, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken. What- 44 soever is done among them is false : "'how may it then be thought or said that they are gods? 'They are made of carpenters and 45 goldsmiths: they can be nothing else than the workmen will have them to be. And they themselves that made them 46 can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods ? For they left lies and re- 47 preaches to them that come after. For 48 when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them. "'How then cannot men ig perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war, nor from plague ? For seeing they be 50 but "of wood, and 'overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false: and it shall mani-51 festly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but "the works of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them. '"Who then may not s2 know that they are no gods ? For neither can they 'set up a king 53 in the land, nor *give rain unto men. Neither -"can they judge their owm cause, 54 nor y redress a wrong, being unable : for they arc as crows between heaven and earth. Whereupon when fire falleth upon 55 the house of 'gods of wood, or 'laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee a-coay, and escape; but they themselves shall be burnt asunder Mike beams. Moreover "they cannot withstand any ^b king or enemies: '^how can it then be thought or said that they be gods ? 57 Neither are those <^gods of wood, and ''laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or "= robbers. 5S Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong do take, and go away withal: "neither are they able to help themselves. 59 Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else fa profitable vessel in a house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in a house, to keep such things safe as be therein, than such false gods; or a pillar of wood in a palace, 60 than such false gods. For "'sun, moon, and stars, being bright, and sent to do 61 their offices, are obedient. In like man- ner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and "safter the same manner the wind bloweth in every 62 country. And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole ''world, 63 they do as they are bidden. And ethe fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded: but these are like unto them neither in 64 shew nor power. Wherefore 'it is. nei- ther to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing they are able neither J to judge causes, nor ''to do good unto men. 65 'Knowing therefore that they are no gods, 'fear them not. 66 For they can neither curse nor bless 67 kings: neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen, "nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the 68 moon. The beasts are better than they : for they can get under a covert, and 69 help themselves. 'It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are 70 gods: 'therefore fear them not. For as a scarecrow in "a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their "^gods of wood, and ''laid over with silver and 71 gold. And likewise their 'gods of wood, and ''laid o\er with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to "a dead body, that is cast into the dark. 72 And 'you shall know them to be no gods by the 'bright purple that rotteth upon them: and ithey themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach 73 in the country. Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols : for he shall be far from reproach. i* See ver. 40. "= See ver. 4. ^ Sec ver. 8. I * See ver. 15. f So Wisd. 13. II. 2 Tim. 2. 21. I'Or, thesanie wind* s Comp. Ps. 148. 8. •» See Esther 13. 2. ' See ver. 40. ■^ ver. 36 — 38. 1 See ver. i6. ™ So ver. 60. ■» Isai. I. 8. o Comp. ver. 27. and V bright- 7ZCSS. P Rev. 18. 12 (Gk.). ^ ver. 12. (•38) THE SONG OF THE; THREE HOLY CHILDREN, which followeth in the third Chapter of Daniel after this place,— fo/l dozvti bound into the midst of tlie burning fiery furnace — verse 23. Tliat which followeth is not in the Chaldee, to wit, And they walked — unto these words, Then Ncbuchadticszar — verse 24. « Dan. I. 6, 7 iGk.). ver. 26, 66. l' 2 Esdr. 9. 28. & 14. 41. See Matt. 5. 2. ^^ ver. 29, 30. <= Dan. 9. 14. See Ezra 9. '5- J Ps. 25. 10. ■^ Dan. 9. 24. Tobit 13. 9. Ecclus. 24. II marg. I Mace. 2. 7. & 10. 31. See Neh. 11. I. f See Dan. 9. 5- E So Tobit 14. 9. See Deut. .; 40. s« 2 Mace. 5-8. !■ Dan. 3. I. 1 So Ps. 44. ■3- & 79. 4- J See I Thess. 2. 16. ^ Lev. 26. 44 (Gk.), &c. ' See Ecclus. 45. I. AND they walked in the midst of the ■ fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord. Then ^Azarias stood up, and 2 prayed on this manner; and ^opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, said, i"!' Blessed art thou, O Lord God of 3 our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore: for 4 <^thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, ^thy ways arc right, and ''all thy judgments are truth. In all the things 5 that thou hast brouglit upon us, and upon =the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judg- ment: for according to tmth and judg- ment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins. For fwe 6 have sinned and committed iniquity, de- parting from thee. In all things have ^ we trespassed, and not obeyed thy com- mandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, sthat it might go well with us. Wherefore all 8 that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment. And 9 thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful ssforsakers of God, and to ''an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world. And now 10 we cannot open our mouths, 'we are be- come a shame and reproach to thy ser- vants, and to them that worship thee. Yet deliver us not up J wholly, for thy n name's sake, neither ''disannul thou thy covenant: and cause not thy mercy to 12 depart from us, for 'thy beloved Abra- ham's sake, for thy ser\'ant Isaac's sake. i3andy'lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mer- 2ocies. Deliver us also according to thy marvellous \\'orks, and ^give glory to thy name, O Lord: and let all them that do 21 thy servants hurt be ashamed ; and let them be confounded 'in all their power and might, and let their strength be 22 broken; and "let them know that thou art Lord, the only God, and glorious over ''the whole world. 23 And the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with "rosin, pitch, "^tow, and small 24 wood; so that ''the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits. ^ See Gen. 22. 17. Comp. I Mace. II. I. " See Baruch 2. 13. o See Ecclus. P See Ps. 74. 9- 1 2 Kin. 25.9. 2 Chr. 36. 19. ■• See Ps. 51. 17- Comp. Biiruch 2. 18. « So Ps. 51. 16, 17. ' Dcut. I. 36 marg. " See Ps. 25. « Ps. 119. 124. y See Wisd. 2. 19. * Ps. 115. I. II Or, l>y tliy pmvpr and. might. » Ps. 59. 13. 2 Mace. I. 27. l* See Esther 13. 2. 1 Or, nnfih]- tha. which is a certain I Comp. Jer. 29.22,23. J Mark lo. 42 (Gk.). ^ See Acts 2. 42 (Gk.). So ver. 28. 1 Gen. 43. 16. ver. 13. " So Num. 15. 39 (Gk.). ver. 56. n See Ecclus. 14. I. * See Luke 9. 62. THERE dwelt a man in Babylon, called ''Joacim : and he took a wife, 2 whose name teas '^Su.sanna, the daughter of ^Chelcias, a very "fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. Her parents 3 also icere '^righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. Now Joacim was ''a great rich 7nan, and 4 had a "^fair garden joining unto his house: and to him resorted the Jews; because he was more honourable than all others. ^The same year were ap- s pointed two of the sancients of the peo- ple to fe judges, such as the •'Lord spake of, 'that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges, who J seemed to govern the people. These i^kept much 6 at Joacim's house : and all that had any suits in law came unto them. Now 7 when the people departed away 'at noon, Susanna went into her husband's "= garden to walk. And the two elders s saw her going in every day, and walk- ing; so that their lust was inflamed to- ward her. And "they perverted their 9 own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments. And lo albeit they both were "wounded with her lo'oe, yet durst not one shew another his grief. For they were ashamed tOn declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her. Yet they watched 12 diligently from day to day to see her. And the one said to the other. Let us 13 now go home: 'for it is dinner time. So when they were gone out, they part- 14 ed the one from the other, and turning back a^:;ain they came to thesame place; and after that they had asked one an- other the cause, they acknowledged their lust: then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone. And it fell out, as they watched a "fit 15 time, she went in 'as before with two maids only, and she was desirous to wash herself in the "^garden: for it was hot. And there was no body there save the two elders, that had hid themselves, and watched her. Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and washing balls, and shut the ''garden doors, that I may wash me. And they did as she bade them, and shut the <= garden doors, and went out themselves at 'privy doors to fetch the things that she had command- ed them : but they saw not the elders, because they were hid. Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying, Be- hold, the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee; therefore consent unto us, and lie with us. If thou tvilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee : and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. Then Susanna p sighed, and said, I am straited on every side : for if I do this thing, '5 it is death unto me: and if I do it not, I cannot escape your hands. It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not do //, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two elders cried out against her. Then ran the one, and opened the garden door. So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in at a 'privy door, to see what was done unto her. But when the elders had declared their matter, the servants were greatly a- shamed : for there was never such a re- port made of Susanna. And it came to pass the next day, ^when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim, the two elders came also full of mischievous 'imagination t Gr. as yes- terday and the day be- fore. 1 Mace. 9. 44. See Gen. 31. 2 marg. • Or, side doors. ver. 26. P 2 Mace. 6. 30. Mark S. 12 in the Gk. *! ver. 28, 41, 45- See Lev. 20. r ver. marg. " So ver. 6. ' Heb. 4. i: I Pet. 4. I i the Gk. (<42) THE HISTORY OF SUSANNA. " Bamch 4. 26. »ver. 2(Gk.). y Gen. 24. 65 or 2 Sam. IS- 30- & 19. 4. * I Mace. 2. 15. 17- Mark ,:?. 21 in the Gk. Comp. ver. 30. ' Lev. 24. 14. i>ver.5(Gk.). *^ ver. 22. ■' See Acts 1. 24. « So Ps. 139. ■— 4- f See Baruch 6. 18. 8 2 Chr. 36. 22. Hagg. I. 14 in the Gk. 1> Matt. 27. 24 (Gk.). against Susanna "ito put her to death. And said before the people, Send for 29 Susanna, the daughter of ^Chelcias, ''Joacim's wife. And so they sent. So 30 she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred. Now 31 Susanna was a very "delicate woman, and ^beauteous to behold. And these 2,-^ wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (yfor she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty. There- 33 fore ==her friends and all that saw her wept. Then the two elders stood up in 34 the midst of the people, and ^'laid their hands upon her head. And she weep- 35 ing looked up towards heaven: for her heart trusted in the Lord. And the el- 36 ders said. As we walked in the garden alone, this womaJi came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent the maids away. Then a young 37 man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her. Then we that stood 38 in a comer of the garden, seeing this wickedness, ran unto them. And when 39 we saw them together, the man we could not hold: for he was stronger than we, and opened the door, and 1 leaped out. But having taken this ^vo- 40 man, we asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us: these things do we testify. Then the assembly be- 41 lieved them, as those that 7vere Hhe el- ders and judges of the people: so '^they condemned her to death. Then Susanna cried out with a loud 42 voice, and said, O everlasting God, ^ that knowest the secrets, and <=knowest all things before they be: thou knowest 43 that they have borne false witness against me, and behold. I tnust die; whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me. And 44 the Lord heard her voice. Therefore 45 fwhen she was led '=to be put to death, sthe Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young youth, whose name was Daniel: who cried with a loud voice, ''I am clear 46 from the blood of this woman. Then 47 all the people turned them towards him, and said. What mean these words that thou hast spoken? So he standing in 48 the midst of them, said. Are yc such fools, ye sons of Israel, that without ex- amination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned "a daughter of Israel? Return again to the place of judgment: 49 for they have borne false witness against her. Wherefore all the people turned 50 again in haste, and •'the elders said unto him. Come, 'sit down among us, and shew /■/ us, seeing God hath given thee 51 the honour of an elder. Then said Daniel unto them. Put these two aside one far from another, and I will ex- 52 amine them. So when they were put asunder one from another, he called one of them, and said unto him, O thou that art waxen old in wickedness, now thy sins which thou hast committed afore- 53 time are come to light: for thou hast jfronounced false judgment, and hast condemned the innocent, and hast let the guilty go free; albeit the Lord saith, JThe innocent and righteous shall 54 thou not slay. Now then, if thou hast seen her, tell me. Under what tree saw- est thou them companying together? Who answered. Under a 'mastick tree. 55 And Daniel said. Very well; thou hast lied against thine own head; for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to ''cut thee in two. ssSo he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said unto him, O thou seed of 'Canaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and 57 lust hath "perverted thine heart. Thus have ye dealt with " the daughters of Is- rael, and they for fear companied with you: but "the daughter of Juda would ssnot abide your wickedness. Now there- fore tell me. Under what tree didst thou take them companying together? Who 59 answered. Under a "holm tree. Then said Daniel unto him. Well; thou hast also lied against thine own head : for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to '"'cut thee in two, that he may destroy 60 you. With that all Pthe assembly cried out with a loud voice, and praised God, who saveth ithem that trust in him. 61 And they arose against the two elders, (for ""Daniel had convicted them of false 62 witness by their own mouth;) and ^ac- cording to the law of Moses they did unto them in such sort as they mali- ciously intended to do to their neigh- bour : and they put them to death. Thus the innocent blood was saved 63 the same day. Therefore 'Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joacim her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her. 64 From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people. > Comp. Luke 2. 46. j Cited from E.\od. 23. 7. \ Gr. Icntisk tree. ^ So ver. 5g. M.itL 24. 51. Luke 12. 46. Comp. Jer, I. II, 12. Dan. 5. 25 — 28. 1 Ezek. 16. 3. Hos, 12. 7 marg. ^ So ver. 9. " Comp. ver. I Or, kind of oak. o Heb. II 37 (Gk.). P ver. 41, q So ver. 35. r Ecclus. 42. 8 marg. ■ Deut. 19. 16 — 19. So Prov. 19. 5- I ver. 2, 29. (-43) THE HISTORY OF THE DESTRUCTION t Gr. Brfs Drngon. Susanna, title. a Conip. Dan. 5. 31. & 6. 28. & 9. I. & 10. I. ^ I Mace. 2. 69. So Judith 16. 22. 1 Mace. 14. 30. II Or, lived ivitk the king. So Wisd. S. 3. 9. 16. 2 Mace. 14. 25 niarg. ^ Earuch 6. See Isai. 46. I. <* Comp. Jer. 51. 44. e I Esdr. 8. 20 (Gk.). See John 2.6. f See Esther 16. 16. ^ Ecclus. 30. 19. h ver. 3. ' Comp. Gk. of Marl< 3. 29. Luke 12. 10. OF tBEL AND THE DRAGON, CUT OFF FROM THE END OF DANIEL. J See Dan. 6. 17- AND king ^Astyages ^was gathered to his fathers, and => Cyrus of Persia received liis kingdom. And Daniel ''con- 2 versed with the king, and 'cvas honoured above all his friends. Now the Babylo- 3 nians had an idol, called '=Bel, and "^ there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six "= vessels of wine. And the king worshipped it, and went 4 daily to adore it : but Daniel worshipped his own God. And the king said unto him, Why dost not thou worship Bel ? Who answered and said. Because I may 5 not worship idols made with hands, but fthe living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth, and hath sove- reignty over all flesh. Then said the 6 king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day? Then Daniel 'smiled, and said, O king, 7 be not deceived : for this is />ut clay with- in, and brass without, and edid never eat or drink any thing. So the king was 8 wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth ''these expences, ye shall die. But if ye can certify me 9 that Bel devoureth them, then Daniel shall die: for he hath 'spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king. Let it be according to thy word. Now the priests of Bel were three- 10 score and ten, beside their wives and children: and the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. So Bel's priests n said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and J seal it with thine own signet; and to morrow 12 Avhen thou comest m, if thou findest not ^ Baruch 6. 28. that Bel hath eaten i/p all, we will suffer death ; or etse Daniel, that speaketh 13 falsely against us. And they little re- garded /■/.• for under the table they had made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and '^consumed 14 those things. So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his ser- vants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and > sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed. 15 Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, (as they were wont to do,) and "^did eat and drink up 16 all. In the morning betime the king 17 arose, and Daniel with him. And the king said, Daniel, are the seals whole? And he said, Yea, O king, they be whole. 18 And as soon as he had opened the door, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice. Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all. 19 Then 'laughed Daniel, and held the ' ver. 7 king that he should not go in, and said, ' '* Behold now the pavement, and mark ^oivell whose footsteps are these. And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And then the 21 king was angry, and took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him "the privy doors, where ■» ver. 13. they came in, and consumed such things 22 as were upon the table. Therefore the king slew them, and delivered Bel into Daniel's power, who destroyed him and his temple. 'And in that same place there was a 11 Some add t/ie dragon. great dragon, which they of Babylon '"i'^ '■'''"=• 'V 24 worshipped. And the king said unto 1144) THE HISTORY OF BEL AND THE DRAGON. > So Deut. 6. • Or, Bftwld Vwhat yoii ivprsh:}'. P See 2 f hess. 2. 4. "■ Comp. Dan. 6. i6. ■ Or, two slaves. See Rev. i '3- Daniel, Wilt thou also say "that this is of brass ? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him. Then said Daniel unto the king, °I will 25 worship the Lord my God : for he is ^ the living God. But give me leave, O king, 26 and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave. Then Daniel took pitch, and 27 fat, and hair, and did seethe the7n toge- ther, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder: and Da?iiel ssiA., 'Lo, these are Pthe gods you worship. When they of Babylon heard that, they 28 took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is be- come a Jew, and ihe hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and iput the priests to death. So they came to 29 the king, and said. Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house. Now when the king saw that they 30 pressed him sore, being constrained, he delivered Daniel unto them: ''who cast 31 him into the lions' den: where he was six days. And in the den there were 32 seven lions, and they had given them every day ''tivo carcases, and two sheep: which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel. Now there was in Jewry a prophet, 33 called ^Habacuc, who had 'made pot- tage, and had broken bread in a bowl, and was going into the field, for to bring :4 if to the reapers. But the angel of the Lord said unto Habacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto 35 Daniel, 7e.iho is in the lions' den. And Habacuc said, Lord, I never saw Baby- lon; neither do I know where the den is. 36 Then the angel of the Lord 'took him by the crown, and "bare ////;/ by the hair of his head, and through the vehe- mency of his spirit set him in Babylon 37 over the den. And Habacuc cried, say- ing, O Daniel, Daniel, ^take the dinner 3S which God hath sent thee. And Daniel said. Thou hast remembered me, O God : neither hast thou forsaken them that 3<, seek thee and love thee. So Daniel arose, and did eat : and the angel of the Lord set Habacuc in his own place again immediately. 40 Upon the seventh day "the king went to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and be- 41 hold, Daniel was sitting. Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying. Great art thou, O Lord ''God of Daniel, and 42 there is none other besides thee. And >'he drew him out, and ^cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den: and they were devoured in a moment before his face. • Not as Hab. I. I. 'I Or, scd. Gk. as ver. ^7- ' Ezck. 8. 3. " See I Kin. 18. 12. ' Comp. Kin. 17. 4. " Comp. Dan. 6. 19. * Dan. 6. 26. So Dan. 3. 28, 29. y Comp. Jer. 37. 16, ■7- " Dan. 6. 24. (145) ♦sChr. 33- 12 — 19. tTHE PRAYER OF MANASSES KING OF JUDA, WHEN HE WAS HOLDEN CAPTIVE IN BABYLON. Before CHRIST about 676. * See 2 Cor. 6. iS. '' So Job 38. <: Rom. II. 33 iLat.). Eph. 3. 8. ^ So Ecclus 2. II. See Ps. 85. 15- « Joel 2. 13. f 2 Cor. 7. I (Lat.). el. 3 (Lat.). ^ Comp. Luke 15. 7. 'Luke 18. 13 ^ Comp. Ps. 40. 12. OLORD, ''Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Ja- cob, and of their s righteous seed; who hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; ''who hast bound the sea by the word of thy command- ment ; who hast shut 7/J> the deep, and sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name ; whom all mat fear, and tremble before thy power ; for the majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine angry threatening towards sinners ts im- portable ; but thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and '= unsearchable ; for thou art the most high Lord, of '*= great compassion, longsuffering, very merci- ful, = and repentest of the evils of men : Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against thee : and of thine infinite mer- cies hast appointed ^repentance unto sinners, fthat f/uy may be saved. Thou therefore, O Lord, i/iaf art the God of the ejust, hast not appointed repentance to the ^just, as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, •» which have not sinned against thee ; but thou hast ap- pointed repentance unto ' me that am a sinner: for ''I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea. My transgressions, O Lord, 'are multiplied : my transgressions are multiplied, and ^I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities. / am bowed down '"with many iron bands, that I cannot lift up mine head, " neither have any release : for I have provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee : I did not thy will, neither kept I thy command- ments : " I have set up abominations, and ' have multiplied offences. Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart, beseeching thee of grace. I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, and I acknowledge mine iniquities : wherefore, I humbly beseech thee, for- give me, O Lord, forgive me, and de- stroy me not with mine iniquities. °Be not angry with me for ever, by reserv- ing evil for me ; neither condemn me Pinto the Xow&x parts of the earth. For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent ; and 1 in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness : for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life : for ""all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and ^ thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen. I Comp. Ecclus. 17. 25- ■» 2 Chr. 33. II. II Or, tteither tijkc my breath. Comp. Ezra g. 8, 9. " 2 Kin. 21. 7, II. 2 Chr. 33. 7. o So Ezra 9. 14- P Comp. Ps. 88. 6. 1 So Rom. 9. 23- ■■ So Song 39. s I Esdr. 4. 59- Matt. 6. 13. ims; THE FIRST BOOK OF THE MACCABEES. I. * Comp. Josh. 1. I. Baruch i. i. 2 Mace. 2. iq. I. Or, Chetkiim. So ch. 8. 5- *" Gen. lo. 4 Heb.). Num. 24. 24. 1 Chr. r. 7 ;Hcb.). I>ai. 23. 1, 12. Ter. 2. lo- "Ezek. 27. 6. Dan. 11. 30. <= See Acts 2. 9- ^ 2 Cor. 10. 4. II Or, his luart was exalted and lifted up. II Or, king- doms which becaine, ^c. ^ So Rev. 2. 22 fGk.). t Or. that he dieth. f So 2 Mace. 9. 29. Acts 13. I. •B.C. 323- f ch. 6. 15. 8 Comp, DeuL 29. iS. with Isai. II. 10. 2 Esdr. 3. 22. & 8. S3- "2 Mace. 4.7. & 10. 9, 13. So ch. 3. 27, &c. 2 Mace. 1. 14. t About B.C. 176. 1 ch. 8. 7. & 9- 53- & 10. 6, 9. & II. 62. & 13. 16. See ch. 8. i. •B.C. 175. ([BeganB.C. 3J2]. •B.C. 174. •' So ver. 34. ch. 10. 61. & M. 21. Comp. ch. 7. 5. & 10. 14. t Gr. ntany evils luiTe found us. ch ^ AND it happened, after that Alex- -^^ ander smi of Philip, the Mace- donian, who came out of the land of " '' Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and "^Medes, that he reign- ed in his stead, the first over Greece, and made many wars, and wan many 2 "^ strong holds, and slew //le kings of the earth, and went through to the ends 3 of the earth, and took spoils of man)'- nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon 'he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up. And he gathered a mighty strong host, 4 and ruled over countries, and nations, and ' kings, who became tributaries un- to him. And after these f/ii//gs he =fell 5 sick, and perceived * that he should die. Wherefore he called his servants, suc/i 6 as 'ivere honourable, and ^ had been brought up with him from Ms youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. So Alexander 7 reigned twelve years, and then * died. And his servants bare rule every one 8 in his place. And after his death they 9 all put f crowns upon themselves ; so did their sons after them many years : and evils were multiplied in the earth. And there came out of them sa wick- 10 ed root, ''Antiochus suniamcd Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, ' who had been ' a hostage at Rome, and he reign- ed in *the hundred and thirty and se- venth year * of the kingdom of the Greeks. * In those days went there n out of Israel "wicked men, who per- suaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us : for since we de- parted from them * we have had much sorrow. So this device pleased them 12 .6. 13. See Gen. 44. 34 marg. 13 well. Then "certain of the people were i 2 Mace. 4. so forward herein, that they went to the tox. setup king, who gave them licence to do after ""/'A"'. 14 the ordinances of the heathen : .where- Jerusalem. upon J they ' built a place of exercise at ' sSfrcor.'e Jerusalem according to the customs of 14. 15 the heathen : and *= made themselves ■n'^sec'^i lu'n." uncircumcised, and forsook the holy ='■ =°- covenant, and 'joined themselves to nDan. J^^j. the heathen, and '"were sold to do =^^='='^s- '• , . f. ° ver. 20, 29. mischief. p ch. 3. 34. 16 Now when the kingdom was esta- 3^,^46^°' ^'" Wished before Antiochus, he thought to ^^ ^■ reign over Egypt, that he might have & ij.'^z.Vs.'*' 17 the dominion of two realms. Where- ^^'^^- '^• fore "he entered into Eg)'pt, °with a ch. ii!s6. great multitude, with chariots, and Pale- '°i\li^ 15. phants, and horsemen, and a great =°. ^^'■ „„ J 1 ■ ...n-n^ 1 i'P2Macc.i2. is PP navy, and made war against 1 Ptolemee 9. & 14. i. king of Egypt : but Ptolemee was afraid ^^^=Ma':'^4-''- of him, and fled ; and ■■ many were & jo. 13. ,9 wounded to death. Thus they got the feh'^f;',"'- strong cities in the land of Egypt, and & 8. 10. he took the spoils thereof. & ^e.'i'ia"' 20 And after that Antiochus had smitten '''%g''v, Egypt, he returned again in "'the hun- 170 [-169]. dred forty and third year, and * went '^=_^J^"- s. up against Israel and Jerusalem "with 'D.in.'8. 12. ii a great multitude, and ' entered proudly f Marc's into the sanctuary, and took away " the 's, 16, 21. golden altar, and "the candlestick of u°ex.'3o'. i— 22 light, and "all the vessels thereof, and J.^,^. ^ " the table of the shewbread, and v the — 39"!' °'' ^' and '^'°-"'P- pouring vessels, and >the vials, y the censers of gold, and ^ the vail, ^^■ and ='the crowns, and the golden orna- —3^' ^^' ^'' ments that were before the temple, ' all ^ ' ^^''f- ^• 23 which he pulled off. He took also the SoEzra'i. 9 silver and the gold, and the * precious Tex. fe^'^/' vessels: also he took the hidden trea- —33. 24 sures which he found. And when he 14. ' ' ' N Or, he t Gr. desirable. Dan. ii. 8. Hos. ! Esdr. lo. "Spilled all things. 13. 15. Nah. 2. g. 'Tobit II. 13. See Ezra 8. 27. T2 Chap. i. 25. I. MACCABEES. Chap. i. 61. c Comp. 2 M:icc. 5. 12 — 14. d So 2 Mace. 5- 17. 21- Comp. Dan. II. 36. « Comp. Joel 2. 16. f Jer. 28. 3 & marg. B.C. 16S. ^^2 Mace. 5. 24 — 26. K ver. 17, 20. 55 ch. 3. 45. &4. 2. 41. & 6. 18, 24, 26, 32. & 9. 52, 53- & 10. 6, 7, g, 32- & IT. 20, 21, 22, 41. & 12. 36. & 13. 21, 49, 50, 52- & 14. 7, 36. & 15. 23. 2 Mace. 15. 31, 35 in the Gk. So 3 Mace. 4. 12, 27. & 5. s- " Comp. Gal. 2. 15. ' So ver. II. ch. 2. 44, 48. & 3- 5, 0, 8, 15- J ch. q. 40. Comp. ch. 13. 51. ^ Comp. Ps. 79. 1—3. ' ch. 3. 45. & 4. 38. Ji So 2 Mace. II. 2. ■» See Tobit 2. 6. " ver. 45. ch. 2. 34. 2 Mace. 6. 6. ».Soch. 2. iS. 2 Mace. 4. 10. &6. I. had taken all away, he went into his own land, "^having made a great mas- sacre, and "^spoken very proudly. There- 25 fore there was great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were ; so that 2s the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. "^ Every bridegroom took up 27 lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness. The land also was moved for the in- 2s habitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. And after ^two years fully expired 29 fthe king sent /lis chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem swith a great multitude, and spake peaceable words 30 unto them, h/i all was deceit : for when they hid given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. And when he had taken the 31 spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls there- of on every side. But the women and 32 children took they captive, and pos- sessed the cattle. Then builded they 33 the city of David with a great and strong wall, a»d with mighty towers, and made it ssa strong hold for them. And they put therein a ^ sinful nation, 34 ' wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. They stored it also with ar- 35 mour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jeru- salem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare : for it was 36 J a place to lie in wait against the sanc- tuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. Thus ^ they shed innocent blood on 37 every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it : insomuch ' that the inhabitants of 3S Jerusalem fled because of them : where- upon" the city was made a habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her ; and her own children left her. ' Her sanctuary was 39 laid waste like a wilderness, ™"her feasts were turned into mourning, ° her sabbaths into reproach, her honour into contempt. As had been her glory, so io was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. Moreover king Antiochus wrote to 41 his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, and " every one should 42 leave his laws : so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment 43 of the king. Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his Preligion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the .i4 sabbath. For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda, that they should follow 45 '' the strange laws of the land, and 1 forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple ; and that they should " profane the sabbaths 46 and festival days : and "5 pollute the 47 sanctuary and holy people : ' set up al- tars, and ^ groves, and ' chapels of idols, and " sacrifice swine's flesh, and " un- 48 clean beasts : that they should also leave their children uncircumcised, anel make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation : 43 to the end they might forget the law, 50 and change all the ordinances. And >' whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, '^he said, 51 he should die. ^ In the selfsame man- ner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed ^ overseers over all the peo- ple, commanding the cities of Juda to 52 sacrifice, city by city. Then many of the people were gathered unto them, io wit, every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the 53 land ; 'and drove the Israelites into ■^ secret places, e7>en wheresoever they could flee for succour. 54 Now the fifteenth day of the month '^ Casleu, in * the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up ^ the abomina- tion of desolation upon the altar, and ■= builded idol altars throughout the cities 55 of Juda on every side ; and burnt in- cense at the doors of their houses, and 56 in the streets. And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them 57 with fire. And wheresoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any ^consented to the law, ' the king's commandment was, that they should 53 put him to death. Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the 59 cities. Now sthe five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, ^ which was upon 60 the altar of God. At which time, ac- cording to the commandment, ''they put to death certain women, * that had caused their children to be circum- 61 cised. And ^ they hanged the infants P So ch. 2. 19, II Or, Ike laws and rites o/tlu- strangers of the iatid. 1 Dan. 11.31. 2 Mace. 6. 2. ■■ ver. 54 (Gk.). So 2 Mace. 6. 5. '2Macc. 10.2. & II. 3 in the Gk. See Ex. 34. 13. * ch. 10. 83 (Gk.). See I Esdr. 2. 10. & Amos 7. 13 1 Engl.). " So Isai. 66. See 2 Mace. 6. 18. ^ ver. 62. See Acts lo. 14. y 2 Macc.6.9. So ch. 6. 12. " ch. 16. 21. 2 Maec. 6. 24. & II. 14. See E.\. 18.4. * 2 Mace. 6. 8. ^ So 2 Mace. 5. 22. ii Or, and they made Israel hide themselves in holes, in every place 0/ succour. •= ch. 2. 31, 36{Gk.), 41. See 2 Mace. 6. II. ^ ch. 4. 52, 59- 2 Mace. I. 9, 18. & 10. 5- SeeNeh. 1.1. *B.C. 16S [-167]. da Dan. 11. ch. 6. 7. See MatL 24. 15. e ver. 47 (Gk.). 'See Rom. 1. 32 marg. t (ir.^ the kiflg's C07II- luandment fui hint to death. *•' Comp. ver. 54, ch. 4. 38, 44, 4S» 52. " 2 Mace. 6. 10. * Gr. that had circitjn- cised tlieir children. C>k. as 2 Mace. 6. 10. IJut comp, ver. 61 (Gk.). (>48) Chap. i. 62. I. MACCABEES. Chap. h. 32. About B.C. 167. k 2 Mace. 6. 19. & 7. I. II. II Or, Matta- zhias the son of John, &fc. arose from Jerusalem, or, out of yerusaleni. *ver.65[Gk.). See 2 Pet. i. 1 marg. b I Chr. 24. 7. So ch. 14. 29. <= ver. 15, 23, 70. ch. 9. 19. & 13. 25, 30. & 16. 4- 2 Mace. 13. 14- d ch. 9. 35, 36. 38. Comp. 2 Mace. 8. 22. & 10. 19 ? H OrfW/to was called'. and so af- terward in the rest. 1 [Or,] Cad- dis. e ver. 66. ch. 8. 20. 2 Mace. 5.27. «" 2 Mace. 8. =3- ^Or.Avaron, or, Abaion : Comp. eh. 6. 43. t Gk. as ver. 2 marg. e See Wisd. 3- 3- " Song 5. ch. 10. 31. See Neh. ii. I. & 2 Mace. 1. 12. > So ch. I. 40. ^ eh. I. 23. 1 2 Mace. 5. .So ch. I. 24. " Tobit 14. 13 marg. ■> So Ezek. 16. 39. 1 Or, Aoly thing, ch. 10. 39 ;Gk.). o ch. 3. 51, 58, 59- Heb. 9. 2. p Ps. 50. 2. 4ch. 1.21,54. ■• ch. 3. 47. & II. 71. See Gen. 44. ■3- ' See I Km. 20. 31. ' 2 Thess. 2. 3 about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had cir- cumcised them. Howbeit many in Is- 02 rael were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any 'unclean t/iin^. Wherefore ''they chose rather 6-^ to die, i' that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant : so then they died. And there was very great wrath 04 upon Israel. In those days ' arose Mattathias the son of John, the son of ^ Simeon, a priest of the sons of ''Joarib, from Jerusa- le,m, and dwelt in "^Modin. And he /?(Z^ 2 five sons, ''Joa.nnan, 'called 'Caddis: Si- 3 man, called Thassi : = Judas, who was 4 called Maccabeus: "^^^Eleazar, called 'A- 5 varan: a«^/ Jonathan, f whose surname was Apphus. And when he saw the blasphemies 6 that were committed in Juda and Je- rusalem, he said, Woe is me, where- 7 fore was I born to see this s misery of my people, and of '• the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was deli- vered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of stran- gers ? Her temple is become as a man s 'without glory. ''Her glorious vessels 9 are carried away into captivity, 'her infants are slain in the streets, her young men with the sword of the enemy. What nation hath not " had 10 1 a part in her kingdom, and gotten of her spoils ? " All her ornaments are n taken away ; of a free woman she is become a bondslave. And behold, our 1= " ° sanctuary, even p our beauty and our glory, is laid waste, and ^ the Gentiles have profaned it. To what end there- \i fore shall we live any longer? Then 14 Mattathias and his sons ■'rent their clothes, and ""^put on sackcloth, and mourned very sore. In the mean while 'the king's officers, 15 such as compelled the people to " revolt, came jnto the city '^ Modin, to make them sacrifice. And when many of 16 Israel came unto them, Mattathias also and his sons came together. Then 17 answered ' the king's officers, and said to Mattathias on this wise, Thou art a ruler, and an honourable and great man in this city, and ^strengthened with sons and brethren : now therefore 18 come thou first, and fulfil the king's ver. 17. Gk. as Susanna 33. Mark 3. 21. in the Gk. So ver. 19. » So ver. 43 fGk.l. "Acts 21. 21. Comp.Ps. 127. s. commandment, like "as all the heathen have done, yea, and the men of Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem : so shalt thou and thine house be /// the number of the king's friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many " rewards. •-y, Then Mattathias answered and spake with a loud voice. Though all the nations that are under ^the king's do- minion obey him, and " fall away every one from the ^ religion of their fathers, and give consent to his command- soments: ='yet will I and my sons and my brethren walk in the covenant of 21 our fathers. ''God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances. 22 <: We will not hearken to the king's words, to go from our ''religion, '^either on the right hand, or the left. 23 Now when he had left speaking these words, there came one of the Jews in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at ^ Modin, according to =4 the king's commandment. Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and shis reins trembled, neither could he forbear to shew his anger '' according to judgment : where- fore he ran, and slew him upon the ;5 altar. Also the king's commissioner, who compelled men to sacrifice, he killed at that time, and the altar he =6 pulled down. Thus dealt he zealously for the law of God, like as ' Phinees did unto Zambri the son of Salom. 27 And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud voice, saying. Whoso- ever is zealous of the law, and main- taineth the covenant, let him follow :S me. So J he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that ever they 29 had in the city. Then many that ''sought after justice and ''judgment J went down into the wilderness, to 30 * dwell there : both they, ' and their chil- dren, and their wives, and their cattle; because • afflictions increased sore upon them. 31 Now w-hen it was told the king's servants, and ""the host that was at Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had " broken the king's commandment, were gone down into " the secret places in the wilder- j 32 ness, they pursued after them a great j number, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the sabbath day. » ch. I. 41, 4=- ^ I Esdr. 9. 51. 54- 2 Mace. 3. 2 in the Gk. y ch. 7. 2 marg. * ver. 22. Soch. I. 45. See Rom. 9. 4- * Josh. 24.15. •> Matt. 16. 22 (Gk.). c See Acts 5. tl ver. 19. <^ See Deut. 5- 32- see ver. i. K So Ps. 73. ii Peut. 13. I (^-9. Or as ver. 29. ' Num. 25. 7. 8. 14. So ver. 54. J So 2 Mace. 5. 27. k So Isai. 16. 5- tGr.«V,[or,] abide. See Acts i3. II. ' ver. 38. t Gr. e-jils were inttlti- plied upon tliem. ■u ch. I. 33, 34- » ch. 6. 59 (Gk.). o ver. 36 (Gk.!, 41. ch. I. S3. (•49) Chap. ii. 33. I. MACCABEES. Chap. hi. 2. P ch. I. 39. I That is, the yews. So ver. 38. ver. (jO. Wisd. I. I. Eph. 6. 5 !Gk.). Col. 3. 22 iGlt.). And they said unto them, Let thatzi la/iich you have done hitherto suffice ; come forth, and do according to the commandment of the king, and you shall live. But they said, We will not come 34 forth, neither will we do the king's commandment, Pto profane the sabbath day. So then they gave " them the 35 battle with all speed. Howbeit they 36 answered them not, neither cast they ' a stone at them, nor stopped ° the ; . //cZi:« where //;£7 lay hid ; but said. Let 37 i \Gr.siwtu- ug (jig all in our ' innocency : heaven "''' ■ and earth shall testify for us, that you put us to death wrongfully, "i So they 38 rose up against them in battle on the sabbath, and they slew them, "■ with i 2 Mace. 6. their wives and children, and their 'ver. 30. cattle, to the number of a thousand t Gr. souls of ' people. '""X- =■ '^Q\s when Mattathias and his friends 39 .See I chr 5. understood hereof, they mourned for 21 marg. {hern right sore. And one of them 40 said to another, If we all do as our brethren have done, and fight not for our lives and laws against the heathen, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. At that time therefore they 41 »Comp. decreed, saying, * Whosoever shall come '^^u^zz'-^t' to make battle with us on the sabbath day, we will fight against him ; neither will we die all, 'as our brethren that were murdered in ° the secret places. Then came there unto him a company 42 of "Asideans, toho 7ciere mighty men of Israel, even all such as were volun- S5<=Ps. 50. 5 tarily devoted unto the law. Also all 43 they that fled for persecution joined 'So ver. 17 diemselves unto them, and were ''a ■ ' stay unto them. So they joined their ^^ 'Soch.i. 34. forces, and smote "sinful men in their V^l\i^\. 5, 6. ^nger, and ^ wicked men in their wrath : but the rest fled to the heathen for suc- cour. Then Mattathias and his friends 45 went round about, and pulled down the altars : and what children soever they 46 found within the coast of Israel uncir- tOT.i-y/orcc. cumcised, those they circumcised 'yvali- (Gk.)." antly. They pursued also ^//rr the proud 47 men, and the work prospered in their hand. So they recovered the law out 48 of the hand of the Gentiles, and out ^GT.gave of the hand of kings, neither * suffered t/icy the horn ^, ^ ., . *- . , to the sinner, they " the smner to triumph. I'sam 2 I ^°^^ when the time drew near that 49 Ecdus.47. 5, Mattathias should die, he said unto his "• sons, Now hath pride and rebuke gotten strength, and the time of de- struction, and the wrath of indignation : 1 ver. 38. ■• ch. 7. 13. 2 Mace. 14. 6. 50 now therefore, 7ny sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the 51 covenant of your fathers. Call to re- membrance what acts our fathers did in their ' time ; so shall ye receive great 52 honour and an everlasting name. ^ Was not Abraham found faithful in tempta- tion, ''and it was imputed unto him 53 for righteousness? ''Joseph in the time of his •= distress kept the commandment, 54 ^ and was made lord of Egypt. Phinees ^ our father f" in being zealous and fer- vent obtained the covenant of an ever- 55 lasting priesthood, s Jesus for fulfilling the word was made a judge in Israel. 56 ''Caleb for bearing witness before 'the congregation received the heritage of 57 the land. David for being "^ merciful 'possessed the throne of an everlasting 5S kingdom. '» Elias " for being zealous and fervent for the law was taken up 59 into heaven. "Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, by beheving were saved out of 60 the flame, p Daniel for his ") innocency was delivered from the mouth of lions. 61 And thus consider ye tliroughout all ages, that none that put their trust in 62 him shall be overcome. 'Fear not then the words of a sinful man: ^for his (.3 glory shall be ' dung and worms. ^ To day he shall be lifted up, and to mor- row he shall not be found, because ""he is returned into his dust, ^and 64 his thought is come to nothing. Where- fore, )'ou 7ny sons, be valiant, and yshew yourselves men in the behalf of the law ; for by it shall you obtain glory. 65 And behold, I know that your brother ^ Simon is a man of counsel, give ear unto him alway : he shall be a father 66 unto you. As for ^ Judas Maccabeus, he hath been mighty and strong, ci'en '' from his youth up : let him be your captain, and "fight the battle of the 67 people. Take also unto you all "= those that observe the law, and avenge ye the 68 wrong of your people. Recompense fully the heathen, and take heed to the commandments of the law. 69 So ''he blessed them, and "=was ga- 7othered to his fathers. And he died in *the hundred forty and sixth year, and his sons buried him in the sepul- chres of his fadiers at ^Modin, and all Israel smade great lamentation for him. Then "his son Judas, called Macca- 2 beus, "" rose up in his stead. And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they t Gr. genera- tions. * Gen. 22. 9 — 12. » See Gen. 15.6. '■ Gen. 39. 8, 9- » See Rom. 2.9. ** Gen. 41.40. « Comp. ver. I with 1 Chr. 24.4,7. f Numb. 25. Ecclus. 45. 23. =4- So ver. 26. 8 Josh. I. 2. Ecclus. 46. 7. >> Numb. 14. 6. 7, 24. josh. 14. 6 — ■ 13- Ecclus. 46. 7. > Acts 7. 38 (Gk.). I' See Hos. 6. 4 marg., or comp. 2 Sam. 2. 4 -6. 1 2 Sam. 7. 16. "» See 2 Kin. 2. 11. » ver. 54. oDan. 1.6, 7. & 3. 16—18, 26. Song 66. p Dan. 6. 22. ^ ver. 37. '■ Comp. Isai. 51. 12. " See Ecclus. 10. 10. ' So 2 Esdr. 16. 23. See 2 Kin. 9. 37- " Gen. 3. iQ. * Ps. 146. 4. y 2 Sam. 10. 12. J Cor. 16. 13 in the Gk. « ver. 3 (Gk. as ver. i). ch. 5. 17, &c. Comp. ch. 13. I. ^ ver. 4. 2 Mace. 5.27. ^ See Ecclus. 6. 18. 1 Ox.fightye the battle of the people. *= Rom. 2. 13. J.imes 4. II in the Gk. •i Gen. 49. 28. c Bel and Drag. 1. So ch. 14. 30. See Judith 16. 22. ♦ B. C. 166. ■" See ver. i. ^'ch. 4. 39. III. ^ To ver. 9, comp. 2 Mace. 8. I •^^ ch. 13. 14. (tso) Chap. hi. 3. I. MACCx\BEES. Chap. hi. 34. *> I Sam. 17. s(Gk.}. = ch. 6. ^i, 43- So ch. 4. 7. &6. 38 (Engl.!.; See I Kin. 20. II. ^ See ch. 5. 45- » ver. 6. ch. 2. 44. So ver. 8, 15. Seech, i. 34. eech. 5. 5. 2 Mace. 10. 36. f 2 Mace. 6. 12 (Gk.). *^'Soch. 9.23, See Ps. 94. 4. 8 So ch. 14. & 16. 2. KPSeeEcclus. 45- I- ^ So Num. 25. zi. together. ver. 10, 27. * See Job 29. 13 & Gk. •^ 2 Mace. 4. 21. & 5- 24 2 1 ch. s. 66. & 10. 30, 38. 2Macc. 15.1. See I Kin. 16. 24. '" See ch. I. 18. n Gk. as Tobit 14. 2 marg. So ch. 9. I, 72 marg. & 10. 88. See Luke ig. II. ° ver. 24. Judith 4. 4. ch. 7. 39. &9. so. See Josh. 10. 10. P Gk. as ver. 16. <1 Matt 15. 32. r See i Sam. 14. 6. " ch. 4. 31. See I Sam. 17. 46 mai'g. ' ch. 4. 55. See ver. 60. Comp. Judith s. 8. fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. So he gat his people great 3 honour, and put on a i' breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike *= harness about him, and he made battles, pro- tecting ^ the host with his sword. In 4 his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey. For 5 he pursued = the wicked, and sought ■ them out, and "^^ burnt iip those that ve.xed his people. Wherefore "^ the wick- 6 ed f shrunk for fear of him, and fall the workers of iniquity were troubled, be- cause ssalvation prospered in his hand. He grieved also many kings, and made ^ Jacob glad with his acts, and sghis memorial is blessed for ever. More- s over he went through the cities of Juda, destroying = the ungodly out of them, and ''turning away wrath from Israel: so that he was renowned unto the 9 utmost pari of the earth, and he ' re- cei\'ed unto him such as were 'ready to perish. Then "^ Apollonius gathered the Gen- 10 tiles together, and a great host out of ' Samaria, to fight against Israel. Which n thing when Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he smote him, and slew him: many also ""fell down slain, but the rest fled. Where- 12 fore Judas took their spoils, and ''Apol- lonius' sword also, and therewith he fought all his life long. Now when Seron, a prince of the 13 army of Syria, heard say that Judas had gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war ; he said, I will get me a 14 name and honour in the kingdom; for I will go fight with Judas and them that are with him, who despise the king's commandment. So he ° made 15 him ready to go ujj, and there went with him a mighty ''host of <=the un- godly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel. And when is he came near to the going up of ° Beth- oron, Judas went forth to meet him P with a small company : who, when 17 they saw ^ the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so p few, to fight against so great a multitude atid so strong, see- ing iwe are ready to faint with fasting all this day ? Unto whom Judas an- 18 swered, ■■ It is no hard matter for many to be ^shut up in the hands of a few; and with ^the God of heaven it is all one, ''to deliver with a great 19 multitude, or a small company : for the victory of battle standeth not in the multitude of a host ; but strength comcth 20 from heaven. They come 'against us •Or,x«i'o;«. 'in much pride and iniquity to destroy ^Or.mmui- us, and our wives and children, and to '^HdeX, 21 spoil us : but we fight for our lives and ".'".y!"^ 22 our laws. Wherefore the Lord himself ""'""'•^' will overthrow them before our face : and as for you, be ye not afraid of 23 them. Now as soon as he had left off speaking, he leapt suddenly upon them, and so Seron and his ''host was 24 overthrown before him. And they pur- sued them ' from " the going down of * Gr. in the Bethoron unto the plain, where were fj^fh^'^ri'. ! slain about eight hundred men of them ; and the residue fled into the land of 25 the Philistines. Then began the fear of Judas and his brethren, and ^an'SoiPet. exceeding great dread, to fall upon seeDem. 2. 26 the nations round about them : inso- =5. much as his fame came unto the king, and all nations talked of the -"^ battles ^ sii- '=■ *'■ I r T J 2 Mace. 8. or Judas. 20. 27 Now when ^king Antiochus heard See Judith these things, he vi'as full of indignation : j ch.'i. 10. 1 wherefore he sent and gathered toge- I ther all the forces of his realm, even 28 a very strong '' army. He opened also | his treasure, and ga\-e his soldiers ^ pay ' ' Esdr. 4. for a year, commanding them to be ch'. 14. 32 !n ready 'whensoever he should need them. ''"= 9*^ X r 1 1 1 1 1 bee Luke 3. =9 Nevertheless, when he saw that the 14. money of his treasures failed, and ' that LSrf"'""'^' the tributes in the country iverc small. See ch. 13. because of the dissension and plague, ?^r. that/fc which he had brought upon the land """fg^-,^"-^ 'in taking away the laws which had the country 30 been of old time; he feared 'that he tor./Jr'the should not be able to bear the charges tnkingamay ^any longer, nor to have such gifts to xQr'thaTiic give so liberally as he did before: for f^l'J'^""' ^ he had aboimded above the kings " Gk'. as Ps. 31 that were before him. Wherefore, being b coip. greatly "^ perplexed in his mind, he de- p,?"-/'- '^ termined to go into ''Persia, there to jgm."^'' "' take the tributes of the countries, and 't^^- ^- '' s. 32 to gather much money. So he left & m- 2. 'Lysias, a nobleman, and one "^of the ^J^'j^j."''''^' blood royal, to oversee the affairs of 'Seech.6.17. ... V 1 • T^ 1 Comp. the kmg from the river J<.iiphrates unto 2 Mace. 10. 33 the borders of Egypt : and to bring up llso^u^cc Hiis son Antiochus, until he came again, n- ■. 35- 34 Moreover he delivered unto him the 10. half of his forces, and s the elephants, Comp. 1 , . , /.,,,. 1 2 Mace. 9.25. and gave hmi charge of all things tliat eseech. i. he would have done, as also concerning ''■ (■it) Chap. hi. 35. I. MACCABEES. Chap. iv. 5. >• Comp. them that dwelt in Juda and Jerusa- I'ch.ta. S3, lem : to 7i'if, that /ic should send anas ■JjK''- 35 army against them, to destroy and root &6.'63(Gk.). out the strength of Israel, and ''the &i°'f|'44, remnant of Jerusalem, and 'to take 56. ' ' ' 2 Mace. 4. (9, 19). 33- &5. 2i(Gk.) & 8. 35. & II. 36. & 13. 23, 26. .See Aces ii. 26. hiskin^dom. hundred forty and seventh year; and ni°are '°' ° having passed the river Euphrates, '' he 1 Sam. 27. 5 went throuarh "^ the high countries. (Heb.). " '^ •[B.C. 165-5]. k ch. 6. I. 2 Mace. 9. 25. So 2 Mace, g. 23. Acts 19. 1. I^See2Macc. ^^ ^^ -^^^^ ^j^^ j^^^^ ^^ j^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ '" ch. 7. 26, destroy it, as the king commanded. 44. 47. ^^' ''' So they went forth with all their power, 40 34^&'^9.' 3' '' ^"^^ came and pitched by ° Emmaus & 12. 2. in the plain country. And °° the mer- 41 ', c'h!' "ij'j'i' chants of the country, hearing the fame ' M* 5- 59- of them, took silver and gold very & 10^ u. ' ^' much, with ' servants, and came into & 12- 32, 35. pthe camp to buy the children of Is- "" Seech. away their memorial from that place ; and that he should place strangers in 36 all their quarters, and divide their land by lot. So the king took the half of 37 the forces that remained, and departed . from J Antioch, • his royal city, * the Then Lysias chose ' Ptolemee the son 38 of Dorymenes, and '"Nicanor, and "Gor- gias, mighty men of "" the king's friends ; and with them he sent forty thousand 39 footv\e.n, and seven thousand horsemen, rael for slaves : a power also of Syria and of the land " of the Philistines join- ed themselves unto them. ^Now when 42 Judas and his brethren saw that mi- series were multiplied, and that the < bx.'/cticrs. forces did encamp themselves in their p See ch. 5. i3Qj.fjgjs . ^f-Qj. j].,gy kncw how the king had given commandment to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them ,•) they 43 said one to another. Let us restore the ■■ decayed estate of our people, and let us fight for our people and the sanc- tuary. Then was the congregation ga-44 thered together, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion. &4!3VV' ^^°"' '"'^Jerusalem lay void as a wilder- 45 =^="^^=•8- =.3- ness, there was none of her children o„;i, ;. .■- that 'went in or out: ^the sanctuary also zvas trodden down, and aliens kept " the strong hold; the heathen had their habitation in that place ; and joy was "'SeeEccius. taken from Jacob, and the pipe with ^'or,MUzpa. "the harp ceased. Wherefore the Is- ^6 t w';.";'' ^'^<-'^'^" assembled themselves together. See Josh. i8. and came to " Maspha, over against Je- fsee Esther Hisalcm ; for in " Maspha was the place '"seech 2 1 ^'''^''^ "^^y prayed aforetime in Israel. 'c'h.Vsg-''' Then vthey fasted that day, and =^ put 47 2^Ma''cc!i;2s. °" sackcloth, and east y = ashes upon & 14. IS. ■ ■ their heads, and ^ ^ rent their clothes, " ver. 57. ch. 4. 3. « 9. so. Luke 24. 13. »" 2 Mace. 8. 10, II, 25, 34. I Or, of St rangers, ch. 4. 22. & 5. 66, 68. I Sam. 14. I. S: 17. I, &c. (Gk.). So ch. 4. 30. 1 Comp. 2 Mace. 8. 12, &c. '■2Cor.io.4,8 it 13. 10 in the Gk. Soch. 13.49. & 15- 14. See Num. 27 ■7- " See ch. I. 48 and laid open the book of the law, 'wherein the heathen had sought to paint ^ the likeness of their images. 49 They brought also "^ the priests' gar- ments, and '^ the firstfruits, and ^ the tithes : and ^ the Nazarites they stirred up, s who had accomplished their days. so Then cried they with a loud voice to- ward heaven, saying. What shall we do with these, and whither shall 51 we carry them away? For thy ''sanc- tuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests arc in heaviness, and 52 brought low. And lo, the heathen are assembled together against us to de- stroy us : what things they ■ imagine 53 against us, thou knowest. How shall we be able to stand against them, except 54 thou, O God, be our help ? Then sounded they with ' trumpets, and cried 55 with a loud voice. And ''after this Ju- das ordained captains over the people, even ' captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over 56 tens. But as for ■" such as were build- ing houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or ^werc ° fear- ful, those he commanded that they should return, every man to his own house, 57 '" according to the law. So p the camp removed, and pitched upon the south 55 side of 1 Emmaus. And Judas said, ■■Arm yourselves, and be valiant men, and see that ye be in readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled to- gether against us to destroy us and our 59 '' sanctuary : for it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our '' sanctuary. 60 Nevertheless, ■■ as the will '^ of God is in . heaven, so let him do. Then took ^ Gorgias ^ five thousand fooi'[(\&c\., and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of '^ the 2 camp by night; to the end he might rush in upon "^the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of ^ the fortress were his guides. 3 Now when Judas heard thereof he him- self removed, and the valiant men 7viih him, that he might smite ^ the king's 4 army which was at Emmaus, while as yet the forces were dispersed from "^ the s camp. In the mean season came ^Gor- gias by night into "^ the camp of Judas : and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains : for said he, 'Y\vQ%z fellows flee from us. I Or, for the which the heathen had made dili' gent searchy tliat they jnight paint therein the likeness of their idols, ** Comp. Lev. 26. I. Num. 33. S2. <= See Ecclus. 45. 10. •^ Ecclus. 35. 8. » Ecclus. 35. 9- ' Numb. 6. 2, 13. Comp. Amos 2. II. e Acts 21. 26, 27- '' See ch. 2. ' Num. 10. 8.9- ch. 4. 13, 40. & 7. 45. & 16. 8. So Ecclus. 50. 16. ** Comp. 2 Mace. 8.22. ' I Sam. 17. 18. »' Deut. 20. 5-8. ".JuJg- 7- 3- Conip. 2 Mace. 8.13. o See Wisd. 9. 14. P See ch. 5. 45- "1 See ver, 40. •■ 2 Sam. 10. 12. Comp. Eph. 6. 14 iGk.). " Comp. ver. 18. ch. 4. 10, 40, & 9. 46. 2 Mace. 7. II, 34- & 9 4 (Gk.). & 15 34. IV. * ver. 5, 18. See ch. 3. 3S. ■> Comp. ch. 3. 39. <= See ch. 5. 45- ^ See ch. i. 33- e See ch. 3. 40. {15a) Chap. iv. 6. I. MACCABEES. Chap. iv. 39. I But as soon as it was day, Judas 6 shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had Or, targets, neither ' armour nor swords to their minds. And they saw "^the camp of ^ the heathen, t/iat it 7vas strong a?id well f harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen ; and these ziwe expert ch.6.2tGk.) f ch. 6. 38 (Engl.). See ch. 3. 3. ffSoaMacc. of War. Thcn^^ said Judas to the men 8 8. 16, s Ex. 14. 30. See ch, 3. 60. * So 1 Sam. 17. 46. J Comp. 2 Mace. 8. 23—26? •t See ch. 3. 54- that were with him, Fear ye not ^ their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault. Remember how s our 9 fathers were delivered in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an ^So wr. 40. army. Now therefore let us ^ cry unto 10 heaven, if peradventure the Lord will have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, and destroy this "^host before our face this day: 'that so all the heathen may know thatu there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel. Then the strangers lift 12 up their eyes, and saw them coming over against tJtem. J Wherefore they 13 went out of "^ the camp to battle ; but they that were with Judas ^ sounded their trumpets. So they joined batik, 14 and the heathen being discomfited fled into the plain. Howbeit all the hind- 15 most 0/ them were slain with the sword : mS/if'"''"" ^°'' ''^^y pursued them unto "Gazera, 1 ch. 7. 4s. and unto the plains of " Idumea, and "Azotus, and °Jamnia, so that there were slain of them upon a three thou- sand men. This done, Judas returned again with 16 his host from pursuing them, and said 17 lerMa?kt' t° ^■^^ people, Be not greedy of the spoils, inasmuch as there is a battle before us, and ^ Gorgias and his host 18 are here by us p in the mountain : but & 10.77, 78, stand ye now against our enemies, and i^'ii.^. overcome them, and after this you may St 14. 34- boldly take the spoils. As Judas was 19 See i Sam. yet Speaking these rvords, there appear- 5- '•, ^ ^^j ed a part of them looking out of the 2 Chr.' -ib. 6. mountain : who when they perceived 20 ch.'^s.^l.'*' that the Jcius had put their host to & 10. 69. flight, and were burning ■= the tents ; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done : when therefore they per- 21 ceived these things, they were sore afraid, and seeing also <^ the host of Judas in the plain ready to fight, they 22 fled every one into the land of 1 stran- gers. 'Then Judas returned to spoils "^the tents, where they got much gold, ■ 'eccIus. 45. and silver, and ^blue silk, and purple '°' of the sea, and great riches. After this 24 « 9- 52- & 13- sa- fe 14. 7, 34- & 15. 28, 35. & 16. I, 19, 21. See Josh. lo. 33- " Judith 2. 28. ch. s- 68. &9. IS? & 15. 40. So 2 Mace. 12. 8, 9, 40. P ver. 5. 1 See ch. 3. 4i. •■ Comp. 2 Mace. 8. =7- they went home, and 'sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven : ' because ' it is good, because 25 his mercy endurcth for ever. Thus Is- rael had a great deliverance that day. 26 Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told "Lysias what had hap- 27 pened : who, when he heard thereof, "was confounded and discouraged ^"because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to 28 pass. The ne.xt year therefore following Lysias gathered together ''threescore thousand choice men of foot, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue 29 them. So they came into ™ Idumea, and pitched their tents at -^Bethsura, and Judas met them with yten thousand somen. And when he saw that mighty 'army, he prayed and said. Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, ^who didst quail the violence of the mighty man by the hand of thy ser\'ant David, and gavest the host of 'strangers "into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and 31 his armourbearer; •'shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let Ihem be confounded in their power and 32 horsemen: make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to 'fall away, and let them 33 quake at their destruction: cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving. 34 So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, ev^en before them 35 were they slain. Now when Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the manliness of Judas' soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die valiantly, he went into "^Antiochia, and gathered to- gether a company of strangers, and hav- ing made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into Judea. 36 Then said Judas and his brethren. Behold, our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cleanse and 'dedicate 37 the sanctuary. ''Upon this all the host assembled themselves together, and went 38 up into mount Sion. "^And when they saw 'the sanctuary desolate, and fthe altar profaned, and sthe gates burnt up, and shrubs growing in sthe courts as in a forest, or in one of the moun- tains, yea, and the priests i> chambers 39 pulled down; 'they rent their clothes. 'Ps. 136. I. So Song 67. 1 [Or, //<■]. See Ps. 106. " ch. 3. 38. V See Acts 2. 6. »■ So ch. 6. 8. About B.C. 165. ^ ver, 61. ch. 6. 7, 26, 31. & 9. 52. & 10. 14. & II. 65. & 14, 7. 33. 2 Mace. II. 5. & 13. 19, 22. See 2 Chr. II. 7. y Comp. ver. 6. ' I Sam. 17. 50, Si- ll Or, Philis- tines^ So ver. 22. See ch. 3.41. ^ I Sam. 14. 13. 14- ^ See ch. 3. 18. t Gr. 7nelt. Wisd. 16. 29. •= See ch. 3. 37- II Or, repair, Gk, a.s ver. 54, S7. ch. 5. I. &10. 44. So ch. 10. 10. <* Comp. 2 Mace. 10. I — 3- o ch. I. 39. & 3- 4S- fch. r. 59. s ver. 48. 2 Chr. 4, 9. h ver, 57. Jer. 35. 4 in the Gk. So I Kin. 6. 5.6. , i See ch. 3. 47. (IS3) u Chap. iv. 40. I. MACCABEES. Chap. v. 10. ^ ch. 2. 70. I ch. 7. 45 (Gk.l. See ch. 3. 54. ■" See ver. 10. " See ch. i. 33- 34- 0 ch. 9. 27. &. 14. 41. See Ps. 74. 9. Comp. Ezra 2. 63. PDeut. 27. 5.6. josh. 8. 31 ill the Gk. So Ex. 20.25. 1 2 Mace. 10. r Ex. 25. 31. * But comp. ver. 47. ' Ex. 30. I — " Kx. 25. 2^. " Ex. 30. 7.8. 2 Mace. I. 8. -^ Comp. 2 Mace. 10,3. >' Ex. 25. 30. 2 Mace. I. 8. " Or, spread abroad tlie hangings, or, hanged up ilie vails. ' See Ex. 26. 3"- « ch. I. 59. 2 Mace. 10. ?' '• ^ See ch. I. 54- ♦[B.C. 165 -41- « Ex. 29. 38, 39- 2 Maca I. 8. •* ver. 47. « See Ecclus. 39- 13. f ch. 13. 51. See Judith 16. 2. 5 Comp. Judith 5. 8. See ch. 3. 18. •* 2 Mace. 10. 6. U Or, peace offerings. See Ecclus. fEcclus.3S.2. See 2 Chr. and ''made great lamentation, and 'cast ashes upon their heads, and fell down ^o flat to the ground upon their faces, and blew an alarm 'with the trumpets, and ■"cried towards heaven. Then Judas ap- 41 pointed caiaui men to fight against "those that were in the fortress, until he had cleansed the sanctuary. So he chose priests of blameless con- 42 versation, such as had pleasure in the law: who cleansed the sanctuary, and 43 bare out the defiled stones into an un- clean place. And when as they con- 44 suited what to do with the altar of burnt offerings, fwhich was profaned; they 45 thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because 'the heathen had defiled it: wherefore they pulled it down, and laid up the .yi stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, ° until there should come a prophet to shew what should be done with them. Then they took 47 P whole stones according to the law, antl ibuilt a new altar according to the for- mer; and made up the sanctuary, and 48 the tilings that were within the temple, and hallowed 8 the courts. They made 49 also new holy vessels, and into the temple they brought ■'the candlestick, and the altar =*of burnt offerings, and 'of incense, and "the table. And "upon 50 the altar "they burnt incense, and "the lamps that were upon the candlestick they lighted, that they might give light in the temple. Furthermore ^theysetsi the loaves upon the table, and " spread out ^the vails, and finished all the works which they had begun to make. Now ^ on the five and twentieth (/(zy 52 of the ninth month, which is called the month ''Casleu, in "*the hundred forty and eighth year, they rose up betimes in the morning, and offered sacrifice 53 "^according to the law upon the new altar of burnt ofterings, ''which they had made. Look, at what time and ^what day 54 the heathen had profaned it, nen in that was it dedicated with songs, and citherns, and "= harps, and ''cymbals. Then all the 55 people fell upon MtvV faces, worshipping and praising ^the God of heaven, who had given them good success. And so 56 they kept the dedication of the altar ■^ eight days, and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacra- fice of 'deliverance and 'praise. They 57 deckt also the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold, and with shields ; and J the gates and J the chambers they "renewed, and "hanged doors upon them. s8 Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach 59 of the heathen was put away. More- over Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of ''the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, 'from the five and twentieth day of the month ''Casleu, with mirth and gladness. 60 At that time also they builded /// the mount Sion "^with high walls and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should come and tread it down, "as they 61 had done before. And they set there a garrison to keep it, and fortified ° Beth- sura to preserve it; that the people might have a defence against Pidumea. Now when the nations round about heard that *the altar was built, and ''the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased 2 them very much. Wherefore they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that was among them, and thereupon they began to slay and destroy the people. 3 Then Judas fought against "^the children of Esau in ''Idumea at "Arabattine, be- cause they besieged Israel : and he gave them a great overthrow, and abated 4 their courage, and took their spoils. Also he remembered the "injury of the chil- dren of "Bean, who had been <=a snare and 'an offence unto the people, in that they lay in wait for them in the ways. 5 He shut them up therefore in the towers, and encamped against them, and f de- stroyed them utterly, and burnt the towers of that place with fire, and all 6 that were therein. Afterward he passed over to Bthe children of Amnion, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with ssTimotheus their captain. 7 So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited be- 8 fore him; and he smote them. And when he had taken ''Jazar, with 'the towns belonging thereto, he returned into Judea. 9 Then the heathen 'that were at J'Ga- laad assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them ; but they fled 10 to the fortress of Dathema, and sent letters unto Judas and his brethren. The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to J See ver. 38. 1 Or, dedi- cated. ver. 36, 54. ch. 5. I. il Or, made doors/or them. ■^ So 2 Mace. I. 18. & 2. i6. & 10. 8. John 10. 22. ' ver. 52. »ch. 6. 7?, 62. ° ch. I. 31. o See ver. 29. p See ver. 15. V. About B.C. 164. » ch. 4. 47. t» ch. 4. 36, 54- ^ ver. 65. Judith 7. 8, 18. ^ Comp. 2 Mace. 10. 15—17. See Mark 3. 8. II Or, Ara- bathanf, or, Arabattan, or, Akrabai- tine. See Josh. 15. 3 marg. li Or, malice. 1 Cor. 5. 8. II Or, Akan. Gen. 36. 27. See Numb. 33- 3i. 32. « Ps. 69. 22 (Gk.). f Num. 21. 2 (Gk.), &c. Comp. ch. 3. 5. 2 Mace. 10. 36. s 2 Mace. 4. 26. & 5. 7. See Judith I. 12. se See 2 Mace. 12. 1. '» See Num. 21. 32. Comp. 2 i\Iacc. 10. 32? ' See ver. 65 marg. J Gen. 31. 47. 48. Nurn. 32. 1. Judith I. 8. & 15- 5. ver. 25, 27. ch. 13. 22. Comp. 2 Mace. 12.2. (-54) Chap. v. ii. I. MACCABEES. Chap. v. 40. k ver. 45. ^^ Comp. ' 2 Mace. 12. '7- « [Or, Tu- iin]. 1 See Judg. II. 3. ™ ver. 45. See Judith IS- II (Engl.). " 2 Kin. iS. Soch. 13. 45. ° ver. 22, 55. ch. 10. I, 3g, 56. 57i 58, 60, & II. 22, 24. & 12. 45, 48. & 13. 12. 2 Mace. 13. 24. 25. Acts 21. 7. So Judg. I. 31. P I Esdr. 5. 55- 2 Esdr. I. It. 1 So Isai.9. 1. Matt. 4. 16. Comp. Judith I. 8. r ch. 2. 3, 6s, &c. ■ ch. 2. 5. ' ver. 56, 60. " Comp. ver. 57, 61. I That is, captive Jelvs. * Comp. ch. 9. 2 ? * ch. 9. 35. Comp. ch. 12. 31 marg. Seeisai.60.7. destroy us: and they are preparing to n come and take the fortress whereunto we are fled,EgTimotheus being captain of their ''host. Come now therefore, and 12 dehver us from their hands, for many of us are slain : yea, all ''•'our brethren that 13 were in the places of "'Tobie are put to death : their wives and their children also they have carried away captives, and bonic away their "stuff; and they have destroyed there about a thousand men. While these letters were yet read- 14 ing, behold, there came other messengers from Galilee "with their clothes rent, who reported on this wise, and said, 15 They of "Ptolemais, and of PTyrus, and Sidon, and all "5 Galilee of the Gentiles, are assembled together against us to consume us. Now when Judas and 16 the people heard these words, there assembled a great congregation together, to consult what they should do for their brethren, that were in trouble, and as- saulted of them. Then said Judas unto 17 ■■Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in 1 Galilee, for I and '^ Jonathan my brother will go into Jthe country of Galaad. So he left 'Joseph the son 18 of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the host in Judea to keep //. Unto whom 19 he gave commandment, saying, Take ye the charge of this people, and "see that you make not war against the heathen until the time that we come again. Now 20 unto Simon were given three thousand men to go into >'Galilee, and unto Judas eight thousand men for J the country of Galaad. Then went Simon into Galilee, 21 where he fought many battles with the heathen, so that the heathen were dis- comfited by him. And he pursued them 22 unto the gate of °Ptolemais; and there were slain of the heathen about three thousand men, whose spoils he took. And "those that were in Galilee, and in =3 ^Arbattis, with their wives and their children, and all that they had, took he away with him, and brought them into Judea, with great joy. "Judas Maccabeus also and his bro-24 ther Jonathan went over Jordan, and travelled three days' journey in the wil- derness, where they met with the ^Na-2s bathites, who came unto them in peaceable manner, and told them every thing that had happened to their bre- thren in J the land of Galaad : and how 26 that many of them were shut up in "Bossora, and >'Bosor, in Alema, ' Cas- " Or, jS„- phor, ^Maked, and^Carnaim; (all these fchr. ^. ^^ 27 cities are strong and great :) and that ^'^, )■ they were shut up in the rest of the 36. '''^^"' cities of the country of J Galaad, and that J^'^'j ^J; *• against to morrow "they had appointed Jer. 48. 24. to bring their host against the forts, \?r,\^i'"'' and to take them, and to destroy them Casphon, as 28 all in one day. Hereupon Judas and Comp. ' his "^host turned suddenly by the way \ '^'•""^- "• of the wilderness unto "Bosorra; and'SoDeut. when he had won the city, •> he slew all josh,' 12. 5. the males '^with the edge of the sword, * '3- n, 13-^ and took all their spoils, and burnt the » Se^Gen. 29 city with fire. From whence he re- ,f-!p.5-. . ^, J 1 -1 , . , , > 11 That IS, We moved by night, and went till he came heathen. 30 to ""the fortress. And betimes in the morning they 'looked up, and behold, ver. 26. there was an innumerable people bear- Sel judVth 2. ing ladders and other engines of war, to V- take the fortress: for 'they assaulted * Or. 4'"'«> 31 them. Whenjudas therefore saw that the st"GcTi3. battle was begun, and that "^the cry of '"■ *<=■ . the city went up to heaven, with trumpets, tiie heathen 3; and a great sound, he said unto his host, '^^""J'"''^ "" 33 Fight this day for your brethren. So he » SeeEx. 2. went forth behind them fin three com- f}udg. 7. 16 ver. 45. Or, Bosor. panics, who sounded ///«> trumpets, and (Gk-i 34 cried with prayer. Then ''the host of "^ '''' Timotheus, knowing that it was Mac- cabeus, fled from him: wherefore he smote them with a great slaughter; so that there were killed of them that day 35 about eight thousand men. This done, Judas turned aside to sMaspha; and * Gen. 31. 49. .. 111 11-1 1. Judg. II. 29, alter he had assaulted it, he took it, 34 ,Gk.). and '' slew all the males therein, and ^ ver. 28, 51. received the spoils thereof, and burnt it 36 with fire. From thence went he, and took 'Casphon, JMaged, Bosor, and the 'See ver. 26. .1- •.• c \\. L r /-■ 1 1 JMatL 15.39? other cities of the country of Galaad. 37 After these things gathered ''Tinio- ' ^cr. 6, n. theus another ''host, and encamped 2 Mace. n. 38 against Raphon beyond the brook. So °°' ^'" Judas sent men to espy ''the host, who brought him word, saying. All the hea- then that be round about us are assem- bled unto them, even a very great host. 39 He hath also hired Me 'Arabians to help 'ch. n. 16, them, and they have pitched their tents &',2*3i. beyond the brook, ready to come and jMacc.s. s. _ { . , ' __ -' , . T 1 & 12. 10. fight against thee. Upon this Judas 40 went to meet them. Then Timotheus said unto the captains of his host. When Judas and his ''host come near the brook, if he pass over first unto us, we shall not be able to withstand him ; for he will mightily prevail against us : (155) U2 Chap. v. 41. I. MACCABEES. Chaf. VI. 2. but if he be afraid, and camp beyond 41 the river, we shall go over unto him, and prevail against him. Now when 42 Judas came near the brook, he caused ■" See ch. 7. ra the scribes of the people to remain by '^' the brook : unto whom he gave command- ment, saying. Suffer no man to remain in the camp, but let all come to the battle. So he went first over unto them, 43 " Comp. and all the people after him: "then all li, ze!'^' '^' the heathen, being discomfited before him, cast away their weapons, and fled unto the temple f/iaf was at " Carnaim. rTtoi«lr ^^^ "they took the city, and "burnt 44 khcVm/Ly. the temple with all that were therein. "2 Mace. 12. Thus was ''Carnaim subdued, neither 21, 20. ' could they stand any longer before Judas. Then Judas gathered together all the 45 Israelites that were in the country of p See jer. 6. Galaad, Pfrom the least unto the greatest, '^' even their wives, and their children, and ■JllfJ^J-'s- their 'istuff, a very great ''host, to the 8 {Gk."f' '*^' end they might come into the land of ^MVh'£\>• 4- 1, &c- t/iey could not turn from it, ^either o>i See juditii the right hand or the left, but must needs IJiucc. 12. pass through the mitlst of it. Then 47 27- they of the city shut them out, and ei'iGk'i^' stopped up the gates with stones. " So Deui. 2. Whereupon Judas sent unto them in4S ^'' ^ ' peaceable manner, saying, " Let us pass through your land to go into our own country, and none shall do you any hurt; we will only pass through on foot : « 2 Mace 12 howbeit they would not open unto him. 28- Wherefore Judas commanded a procla- 49 ' judith'i. 8. mation to be made throughout ''the host, ch 12. 49. ^\^^^ every man should pitch his tent in 41. ' the place where he was. So the soldiers 50 ^.\^^'^'^' pitched, and assaulted the city all that See Josh. 17. day and all that night, till at the length Vor, went '' the city was delivered into his hands: hind>>wst. h^yho then slew all the males "-"with the 51 bo Num. 10. , , . ^ 25. edge of the sword, and rased the city, /"or/ii,""] '"i^d took the spoils thereof, and passed ' cncciuragfd. through the city over them that were ^.-^cc s. 30. j.]g^jj^_ After this y went they over Jordan 52 ^co?' 1'.°!. ^'"'^'^ the great plain before ^'Bethsan. Soch.'io. 24. And Judas gathered together those that 53 \fflri,tg" "came behind, and "e.vhorted the people Jo==.p'';,., ,. all the way through, till they came 12. [cap. 1 12. into the land of Judea. So they went 54 Se'e''/km' "P '° ™°""t ^iou With joy and gladness, 22.27. where they offered "burnt offerings, be- 2 mTc'c. 12. cause not one of them were slain ^until 31- they had returned in peace. 55 Now what time as '^Judas and Jona- ' "'"■ =*~ than were in the land of Galaad, and "^Simon his brother in Galilee before ■:=■'=• so it was, that ^Joseph and Azarias were 'Seech. 3. put to flight, and pursued unto \he ^ Qr. ti meet borders of Judea: and there were slain themmiat- that day of the people of Israel about So'ver. 39. 61 two thousand men. Thus was there a & '^.^jj.^' great overthrow among the children of S: 9. n. Israel, ^because they were not obedient JntheGk. unto Judas and his brethren, but thought 62 to do some valiant act. Moreover these men came not of the seed of those, by whose hand deliverance was given unto 63 Israel. Howbeit the man Judas and his brethren were greatly renowned in the sight of all Israel, and of all the heathen, vi\\tresoever their name was 64 heard of; insomuch as the people assem- bled unto them with joyful acclamations. 65 Afterward "^went Judas forth with his 'Comp. brethren, and fought against 'the chil- 33. dren of Esau in the land toward the ' ^'' ''"■ 3- south, where he smote ™ Hebron, and "Josh. 21. the 'towns thereof, and pulled down t Gr. rfaw^/i- the fortress of it, and burnt the '^J^;^_ 66 towers thereof round about. From SeeNum.2i. thence he removed to go into the land °^' of ' the Philistines, and passed through ' Gr. stran- 67 "Samaria. At that time (T^vVf?/;/ priests, ver.'es. desirous to shew their valour, were slain n|*ee*cK'3.' in battle, for that they went out to fight 10. 63 unadvisedly. So Judas turned to °Azo- ° See eh. 4. tus in the land of the Philistines, and '^' when he had pulled down their altars, and burnt their carved images with yj. fire, and spoiled their cities, he returned » See ch. 3. into the land of Judea. ^'^ ver. 4, About that time ''king Antiochus tra- ""'p- vellingthrough ''the high countries, heard —16. say thati •'Elymais in the country of '^^^'j^' ''"°'"' ^•'Persia was a city greatly renowned for Comp. 2 riches, silver, and gold; and that Ihere lisTecS. 3! 7aas in it a very rich temple, wherein 3'^ , . , , n • ^ t- .111 ^ Or, shields. were "covermgs of gold, and breast- ch. 4.6(Gk.). plates, and "shields, which ■= Alexander, "„°[,v"*" son of Philip, the Macedonian king, '=who ver. 6. reigned first among the Grecians, had cdTi.'i'. "' (IJ6) Chap. vi. 3. I. MACCABEES. CliAP. VI. 35. ** 2 Mace. 9. 2. 3- <*»* Corap. 2 Mace. 9. 3. ' ch. 3. 38— 4- 35- f Gen. 26. 14. Tobit 7. 8 (Engl.). 8 ch. 4. 36— 59- hch. • 54- ■ ch. 4.60? ' ch. 4. 61. See ch. 4. 29. ' Comp. 2 -Mace. 9. 5. " So ch. 4. " Comp. 2 Mace. 9. II — 17. " See Luke 6.35. Pch. I. 21— «) ch. I. 50, 57- ■"ch. I. II marg. Comp. 2 Mace. 7- 37. ' ver. 55, 63. 2 Mace. 9. 29. * ch. 1 . 9. Comp. eh. 8. 14. " See Gen. 41. 42. 1 Or, he skoiild take his son Aft' tiochus to htm. ^ 2 Mace. 10. 9- * ver. 4. Comp. 2 Mace. 9. 28. •B.C. 164. [Nisaii]. Comp. 2 Mace. II. 21. 33- * eh. 3. 32, 33- ver. 55. & 7. 2. 2 Mace. 10. II. & II. I. & 12. I, 27. & 13. 2, 4, 26. & 14. 2. J See 2 Mace. 10. 10. * ver. 24. See ch. i. 33. left there. Wherefore ''he came and 3 sought to take the city, and to spoil it ; but he was not able, because they of the city, having had warning thereof, rose up against him in battle: so he fled, 4 and departed thence with great heavi- ness, and returned to *" Babylon. More- 5 over there came one who brought him tidings ''''into Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of Judea, were put to flight: and that "=Lysias, who 6 went forth first with a great power, was driven away of the Jnvs; and that they were made strong by the armour, and power, and fstore of spoils, which they had gotten of the amiies, whom they had destroyed: also that sthey had pulled ^ down ''the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that 'they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city ''Bethsura. Now when the s king heard these words, he was asto- nished and sore moved: 'whereupon he laid him do\vn upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, ""because it had not be- fallen him as he looked for. And there 9 he continued many days: "for his grief was ever more and more, and he made account that he should die. Where- 10 fore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care. And I thought with myself. Into n what tribulation am I come, and hcnu great a flood of misery is it, wherein now I am ! for I was "bountiful and beloved in my power. But now I remember the 12 evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that Pi took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and 'Jsent to destroy the inhabitants of Judea without a cause. I perceive therefore that for this cause 13 these ""troubles are come upon me, and behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land. Then called he for 14 ^Philip, one of his friends, whom he made ruler over all his realm, and 15 gave him 'the crown, and his robe, and his "signet, to the end ^he should bring up his son Antiochus, and nourish him up for the kingdom. "So king Antiochus 16 died "there in *the hundred forty and ninth year. Now when ^Lysias knew 17 that the king was dead, he set up Antio- chus his son (•''whom he had brought up, being young) to reign in his stead, and his name he called >' Eupator. About this time they that were in ^the 18 tower shut up the Israelites round about the sanctuary, and sought always their hurt, and the strengthening of the hea- 19 then. 'Wherefore Judas, purposing to destroy them, called all the people to- 20 gether to besiege them. So they came together, and besieged them in •'' the hun- dred and fiftieth year, and he made "mounts for shot against them, and 21 other engines. Howbeit certain of them that were besieged got forth, unto whom some ''ungodly men of Israel joined 22 themselves : and they went unto <=the king, and said. How long will it be ere thou execute judgment, and avenge 23 our brethren? We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his com- 24mandments; for which cause ''they of our nation besiege ''the tower, and are alienated from us: moreover "= as many of us as they could light on they slew, 25 and spoiled our inheritance. Neither have they stretched out their hand against us only, but also against all their 26 borders. And behold, this day are they besieging ''the tower at Jerusalem, to take it : ^the sanctuary also and Beth- 27 sura have they fortified. AVlierefore if thou dost not prevent them quickly, they will do greater things than these, neither shalt thou be able to rule them. 28 Now Ewhen the king heard this, he was angry, and gathered together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and those that had charge of 29 the horse. There came also unto him from other kingdoms, and from ''isles 30 of the sea, bands of hired soldiers. ' So that the number of his army was an jiundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and two and thirty 31 "^ elephants exercised in battle. These went through ' Idumea, and "" pitched against Bethsura, which they assaulted many days, making engines of laar; but they of Bethsura came out, and burnt them with fire, and fought vali- 32 antly. Upon this Judas removed from '' the tower, and pitched in Bathzacha- 33 rias, over against the king's camp. Then the king rising very early marched •fiercely with his host toward Bathza- charias, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the tnmi- 34 pets. And to the end they might pro- voke '' the elephants to fight, they shew- ed them " the blood of grapes and 35 mulberries. Moreover they divided the •B.C. 163. Comp. 2 Mace. 13. I. ^ See ver, 51. ^ Seech. 7.5. So ver. 24. Comp. ch. I. II. c^ver. 17, d ver. 18. « eh. 5. 32, 44. 51? S:7. 6. f ch. 4. 61. s 2 Mace. 13. .38. "ch. & 14. s- & 15. I. ' Comp. 2 Mace. 13.2. " ver. 34, 35, 46. Seech, i. 17. 1 See Mark 3.8. '^ 2 Mace. 13. 19 — 21. n See Ecclus. 39- 26, i»57) Chap. vi. 36. I. MACCABEES. Chap. vi. 63. them n/>. and bchig com- passed ivith the ranks, or, defended ivith i/ie val- leys. Comp. ch. 10. 82 (Gk.). o ch. 4. 7 (Engl.). P Seech. 3. 3. *1 Comp. ch, 1. 5. •■ So ch. II. =3 (Gk.). & 14. 29 !Gk. &Engf.). See Luke 8. 23 (Engl.). ■ So Judith II. 9. II Or, so that fie cut ihent in pieces. ' Gk. as ver. sa- il Or, in Ju- dea. Gk. as ver. 53- " 2 Mace. 13. beasts among the armies, and for every ^ elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and tijith helmets of brass on their heads; and besides this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best. These were ready at every oc-36 casion, wheresoever the beast was : and whithersoever the beast went, they went also, neither departed they from him. And upon the beasts were there strong 37 towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with devices : there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, besides the Indian that ruled him. As for the rem- 38 nant of the horsemen, they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host, " giving than signs what to do, and being "harnessed all over amidst the ranks. Now when the 39 sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered there- with, and shined like lamps of fire. So 40 part of the king's army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys belnu, they marched on safely and in order. Wherefore all that 41 heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the p harness, were moved : for the army was very great and mighty. Then Judas and his host drew near, 42 ajid entered into battle, and there were slain of the king's army six hundred men. Eleazar also, siirnamed 1 Savaran, 43 perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal p harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him, ""put himself in 44 ■■jeopardy, to the end he might deliver his people, and ^^get him a perpetual name : wherefore he ran upon him cou-45 rageously through the midst of the bat- tle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, " so that they were divided from him on both sides. Which done, 46 he crept under the ''elephant, and thrust him under, and slew him : whereupon the elephant fell down upon him, and there he died. Howbeit the rest of the „ Jews seeing the strength of the king, and ' the violence of his forces, turned away from them. Then the king's army went up 1048 Jerusalem to meet them, and the king pitched his tents "against Judea, and against mount Sion. But "with them 49 that were in Bethsura he made peace : for they came out of the city ", because they had no victuals there to endure the siege, it being "a year of rest to 50 the land. So the king took Bethsura, 51 and set a garrison there to keep it. As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days : and ' set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts, 52 and slings. Whereupon 'they also made engines against their engines, and held 53 them battle a long season. Yet at the /ast, their vessels being without victuals, (for that it was " the seventh year, and they in Judea, that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eaten up the residue 54 of the " store ;) there were bttt a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they 7Liere fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place. 55 At that time y Lysias heard say, that ^ Philip (whom Antiochus the king whiles he lived had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, that he might be king) 56 was returned out of ^ Persia and Media, and the king's host also that went with him, and that he sought to take unto 57 him the ruling of the affairs. Wherefore he went in all haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company. We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us : 5S now therefore let us • be friends with these men, and make peace with them, 59 and with all their nation ; and cove- nant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before : for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we ''abolished 60 their laws. '=So the king and the princes '' were content : wherefore he sent unto them to make peace ; and they accepted 61 thereof. Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them : whereupon '62 they went out of the strong hold. Then the king entered into mount Sion ; but when he saw the strength of the place, he = brake his oath that he had made, and gave commandment to pull down 63 ''the wall round about. Afterward de- parted he in all haste, sand returned unto '■ Antiochia, where he found ^Phi- lip to be master of the city : so ' he fought against him, and took the city by force. 1 Add out of Josephus, atid yield- ed ihetif selves. " ver. S3. See Lev. =5- 4, 5- & 2 Chr. 36. 21. ^ Or, made there mounts for shot. ver. 20. So Jer.32.24. & 33- 4- 1 That is, the yrws. ^ ch. 9. 5a (Gk.). y 2 Macc. 13. 23- See ver. 17. Comp. 2 Macc. II. 13—15- ^ See ver. 14, 1 Gr. f^ive hands, ch. II. 50, 62 IGk.). & 13 45 (Gk.). 2 Macc. II. 26. & 12. II. & 13. 22. & 14. ig. See 2 Kin. 10. 15. ** ch. 2. 31 iOk.l. •^ Comp. 2 Macc. 13. 23. 24 J ch. 8. 21. Acts 6. 5 in the Gk. ■^ ch. II. 36 (Gk.l. & 14. 44, 45. & 15. 27. 2 Macc. 13. 25 (Gk.). & 14. 28 iGk.). See Mark 7. 9 marg. 1 ch. 4. 60. Comp. ch, 10. II, t' Comp. 2 Macc. 13. 26. '' See ch. 3. 37- ' Comp. 2 Macc, 9. 29. !is8) Chaf. VII. I. I. MACCABEES. Chap, vii. 33. VII. *B.C. 162. 2 Macc.14.4. » 2 Mace. T4. I, 26. See 2 Mace. 3- 3- »a See ch. 8. I. I * TripoUs, JToseph. AnL lib. 12. cap. 1 6. t Gr. kfiitse of the ki?tg- dom c/his fatJur. ch. 2. ig. *> 2 Maec. 14. 2. "= ch. 6. 21. & 9' 23, 25f 58, 69. 73. ■* 2 Mace. 14. 3, 13, 26. So ch. 9. I, 54—56- 0 See ch. 6. ' ver. 12, ig. 20. ch. 9. I, 25, 26, 43, 57j 58. 68. 2 Mace. 8. 30. « See ch. 10. 1" Deut. I Or, ojfficers, govemorSy chief men, or, men iyi authority, ch. 5. 42. ' See ch. 2. 42. '' So 2 Mace. 14. 7. J Comp. Heb. 2. 6. & 4-. 3. 4- * Cited from Ps. 79. 2, 3. In * the hundred and one and fiftieth year ^Demetrius the son of ='Seleucus departed from =' Rome, and came up with a few men unto ' a city of the sea coast, and reigned there. And as he 2 entered into the ' palace of his ances- tors, so it was, that ^ his forces had taken Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them unto him. Wherefore, when he 3 knew it, he said. Let me not see their faces. So his host slew them. Now 4 when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom, there came unto 5 him all "= the wicked and ■= ungodly men of Israel, having ^ Alcimus (who was desirous to be high priest) for their captain : and they accused the people 6 to the king, saying, Judas and his brethren = have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land. Now 7 therefore send sotne man whom thou trustest, and let him go and see what havock he hath made amongst us, and in the king's land, and let him punish them with all them that aid them. Then the king chose fBacchides, sa 8 friend of the king, who ruled "^beyond the flood, and 7i.ias a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king. And 9 him he sent with that wicked Alcimus, whom he made high priest, and com- manded that he should take vengeance of the children of Israel. So they de- lo parted, and came with a great power into the land of Judea, where they sent messengers to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully. But n they gave no heed to their words ; for they saw that they were come with a great power. Then did there assemble 12 unto Alcimus and ^Bacchides a com- pany of ' scribes, to require justice. Now the ' Asideans were the first a- 13 mong the children of Israel that sought peace of them : for said they, "One that -it, is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come with this army, and he will do us no wrong. So he spake unto them peace- is ably, and sware unto them, saying. We will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends. Whereupon they be- 16 lieved him : howbeit he took of them threescore men, and slew them in one day, according to the words which J he wrote, ''The flesh of thy saints have 17 they cast out, and their blood have they shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell is upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor 'righteousness in them; tGr.y;^'^. for they have broken the covenant and "h.'e.' 22. 19 oath that they made. After this re- moved ^Bacchides from Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bezeth, where he sent and took many of the men that had ' forsaken him, and certain of the !q"j '■• people also, and when he had slain them, ■" he cast than into the great pit. " s° J'"'- 1'- 20 Then committed he the country to Al- cimus, and left with him a power to aid him : so ^ Bacchides went unto the king. 21 But Alcimus "contended for the high "Or, /«&«>-- 22 priesthood. And unto him resorted all Kili^h such as troubled the people, who, after priesthood. they had gotten the land of Juda into vcTg.' their power, did much hurt in Israel. 23 Now when Judas saw all the mischief that Alcimus and his company had done among the Israelites, ez'en above 24 the heathen, he went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance of them that had 'revolted iOr. yicd from him, so that they durst no more %°^,^Zy^ 25 ' go forth into the country. On the ver. 19. other side, when Alcimus saw that Ju- EheGk.'*'" das and his company 'had gotten the ]^^J'^^^/'' upper hand, and knew that he was 1 Or, ^M-re not able 'to abide their force, " he f;^« *'^ went again to the king, and said a// < ('•^■'taaHJe 26 the worst of them that lie couhi. Then nSo"2Macc. ° the kins sent p Nicanor, one of his '<• 3— lo- o ' o 2 IVIacc Id. honourable princes, a man that bare 12, 13. deadly hate unto Israel, with command- ""^"^^ '^'*- 3- 27 ment to destroy the people. 1 So Ni- , to ver. 38, canor came to Jerusalem with a great '=°";p- -' ° . -2 Mace. 14. force; and sent unto Judas and his 21— 36. brethren deceitfully with 'friendly words, n^cTei. 23 saying, Let there be no battle between tcr. /race- me and you ; I will come with a few ver. '10, 15. men, that I may 'see you in peace. '£';?^„ 29 He came therefore to Judas, and they ver, 30. saluted one another peaceably. How- ^"^""p- belt the enemies were prepared to take 30 away Judas by violence. Which thing after it was known to Judas, to ivit, that he came unto him with deceit, he was sore afraid of him, and would 31 see his face no more, p Nicanor also, when he saw that his counsel was dis- , „ , covered, went out to 'fight agamst Ju- judasin. 32 das besides ' Capharsalama : where there |'^'/''i; ^ jg_ were slain of PNicanor's side about five 'Or, Car- thousand men, and the rest fled into the ■fc'iJ.^4.&T' city of David. g/„-, 48. 62. 33 After this went PNicanor up ■'to mount ch. 6. 51. Sion, and nhere came out of the sane- ^m^cc. 14. tuary certain of the priests and certain 31- (159) Chap. vii. 34. I. MACCABEES. Chap. vni. 12. ' So Baruch I. II. See Ezra 6. lO. t Gr. di'Jilt'd ihevi. \Cr.in Peace. See ch, s- 54. « So Joel 2. 17. ^ See Dent. 12. 5- y Tsai. 56. 7. " Comp. 2 Mace. 15. 1. » See ch. 3. 16. b To ver. 50, ■2 Mace. 15, 22—37. c See Tobit " I. 18. ^ ver. 34. * See Ezra 6. *^ Comp. 2 Mace. 15. 28 (Gk.). B That is, the yrws. 8 ver. 40. I Chr. 7. 28 marg. Comp. ch. 9. 5. *> See ch. 4. 15. * ch. 4. 40 (Gk.). See ch. 3. 54. ' 2 Mace. 14. Comp. 2 Kin. ig. 21, 22. ' Comp. 2 Mace. 15. 30- ■" Comp. 2 Mace. 15. 36. of the elders of the people, to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered ' for the king. But he mocked them, and laugh- 34 ed at them, and 'abused them shame- fully, and spake proudly, and swore in 35 his wrath, saying, Unless Judas and his host be now delivered into my hands, if ever I come again • in safety, I will bum up this house. And w/M that he went out in a great rage. Then these priests ■"'entered in, and stood "before the altar and the temple, weeping, and saying. Thou, O Lord, ^didst choose 37 this house to be called by thy name, and to be y a house of prayer and peti- tion for thy people : be avenged of this 3s man and his host, and let them fall by the sword : remember their blas- phemies, and suffer them not to con- tinue any longer. So ^ Nicanor went out of Jerusalem, 39 and pitched his tents in => Bethoron, where a host viif of Syria met him. But Judas pitched in s Adasa with 40 three thousand men, and there ^ he prayed, saying, O Lord, when they that 41 were sent from the king of the Assy- rians blasphemed, "= thine angel went out, and smote an hundred fourscore and five thousand of them. Even so 42 destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that '^he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and judge thou him accord- ing to his wickedness. So the thirteenth 43 day of the month <= Adar the hosts join- ed battle : but Nicanor's host was dis- comfited, and fhe himself was first slain in the battle. Now when Nicanor's host 44 saw that he was slain, they cast away their weapons, and fled. Then "they 45 pursued after them a day's journey, from s Adasa unto '' Gazera, sounding an alarm after them 'with their trum- pets. Whereupon they came forth out 46 of all the towns of Judea round about, and closed them in ; so that they, turn- ing back upon them tJiat pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left. Afterwards they 47 took the spoils, and the prey, and smote off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, ''which he stretched out so ''proudly, and brought the/n a7vay, and hanged thc7n \\Y> 'towards Jerusalem. For this 48 cause the people rejoiced greatly, and they kept that day a day of great glad- ness. Moreover ""they ordained to keep 49 yearly this day, being the thirteenth of 50 ^ Adar. Thus " the land of Juda was in rest a little while. Now Judas had heard of the fame of * the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant tnen, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined them- selves unto them, and make a league of amity with a/t that came unto them ; 2 and that they were men of great valour. It was told him also of their wars and noble acts which they had done amongst the " '' Galatians, and how they had conquered them, and brought them un- sder tribute; and what they had done in the country of Spain, for the winning of the mines of the silver and gold 4 which is there ; and thai by their policy and patience they had conquered 'all the place, though it were very far from them ; and the kings also that came against them from the uttemiost part of the earth, till they had discomfited them, and given them a great over- throw, so that the rest did give them 5 tribute every year : besides this, ho7u they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the ' Citims, with others that lift up themselves against 6 them, and had overcome them : how also Antiochus the great king of '^ Asia, that came against them in battle, hav- ing an hundred and twenty '' elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was discomfited by them ; 7 and hozii they took him alive, and cove- nanted that he and such as reigned after him should pay a great tribute, and give ■= hostages, and that which was 8 agreed upon, and the country of India, and Media, and Lydia, and of the goodliest countries, which they took of 9 him, and gave to king Eumenes: more- over how the Grecians had determined 10 to come and destroy them; and that they, having knowledge thereof, sent against them a certain captain, and fighting with them '="=slew many of them, and carried away captives their wives and their children, and spoiled them, and took possession of their lands, and pulled douTi their strong holds, and brought them to be their servants unto II this day : // 7aas told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles 12 that at any time resisted them; but with their friends and such as relied upon them they kept amity : and that " Soch.g. 57. & 14. 4. VIH. * Comp. ch. I. 10. & 7- I. & 12. I, 3, 16. & 14. 16, 24, 40. & 15. 15, 16. 2 Mace. 4. ii. & 8. 10, 36. & II. 34- B Or, Freuc/i- tften. *■ See Acts 16. 6. Comp. 2 Mace. 8. It Or, every place. 1 Or, Mace- donians. So ch. I. 1. c 2 Esdr. 15. 46. & 16. I. eh. II. 13. & 12. 39. & 13. 32. 2 Mace. 3. 3. & 10. 24. Comp. Acts 2. 9. <* See ch. i. 17- • See ch, i. e« See ch. i. 18. Chap. viii. 13. I. MACCABEES. Chap. ix. 9. f Comp. ch. I. g. & 6. 15. f^ Comp. ch. 15. 16. ^ 2 Mace. 4. ■' ch. I. I, 10. ' Gk. as ver. 15. ch. 12. 3. J I Sam. g. 17 (Gk,). Seejudg. i8. 14- ^ ch. a. 4. > See ch. 6. 60. " See ch. 14. "* Comp. ch. 12. 1. they had conquered kingdoms dot/i far and nigh, insomuch as all that heard of their name were afraid of them : also 13 i/iat, whom they would help to a king- dom, //iMe reign ; and whom a^tn'n they would, they displace : finally, t/iat they were greatly e.xalted : yet for all this 14 none of them ^wore a crown, or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby : moreover Aom they had made 15 for themselves a ' senate house, wherein three hundred and twenty men sat in council daily, consulting alway for the people, to the end they might be well ordered : and /// intrcat them that is they would take p the yoke from them ; for they saw that the kingdom of '' the Grecians did oppress Israel linth servi- tude. They went therefore to Rome, 19 which was a very great journey, and came into the 'senate, where they J spake and said, Judas ^ Maccabeus with his 20 brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us unto you, to make a con- federacy and peace with you, and that vife might be registered your confede- rates and friends. So '^that matter pleas- 21 ed the Romans ice/l. And this is the == copy of the epistle which the senate wrote back again "in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that there they might have by them a memorial of peace and confederacy : ™ Good success be to the Romans, 23 and to the people of the Jews, " by sea and by land for ever : the sword also and enemy be far from them. If there 24 come first any war upon the Romans or any of their confederates throughout all their dominion, the people of the 25 Jews shall help them, as the time shall be appointed, with all //;«> heart: nei-26 ther shall they give any thing unto them that make war i/pon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their cove- nants without taking any thing therefore. 27 In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with a/i their heart, according as the time shall be 28 appointed them: neither shall victuals be given to them that take part against them, or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans ; but they shall keep their covenants, and 29 //?tf/ without deceit. According to these articles did the Romans make a eoTe- 30 nant with the people of the Jews. How- beit if hereafter the one party or the other shall think meet to add or di- minish any thing, they may do it at their pleasures, and whatsoever they shall add or take away shall be ratified. 31 And as touching the evils that " Deme- trius doeth to the Jeii^s, we have written unto him, saying. Wherefore hast thou made p thy yoke heavy upon 1 our 32 friends and confederates the Jews? If therefore they 'complain any more a- gainst thee, we will do them justice, and fight with thee "by sea and by land. Furthermore ^'when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, 'he sent ^"Bacchides and Alci- mus into the land of Judea ''the second time, and with them "the chief strength 2 of his host : who went forth by the way 'Cn'iXleadeth to 'Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in "^Ar- bela, and after they had won it, they 3 slew much ''people. Also the first month of *the hundred fifty and second year 4 they encamped before Jerusalem : from whence they removed, and went to "Be- rea, with twenty thousand foot\ri^x\ and two thousand horsemen. 5 Now Judas had pitched his tents at ■-' Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men 6 with him: who seeing the multitude of the other army to be so great were sore afraid; whereupon many conveyed them- selves out of the host, insomuch as there abode of them no moe but eight hun- 7dred men. When Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them 8 together. Nevertheless unto them that remained he said, Let us arise and go up against our enemies, if peradventure 9 we may be able to fight with them. But they dehorted him, saying, We shall never be able : 'let us now rather save our ch. 7. 1, 26. P ver. 18. 1 ch. 14. 40. & 15. 17. ■• See Rom. IX. " ch. 7. 43, 44- t Gr. he added, or, Jirocecded to send. ver. 72. ch. 10. 83. See ch. 3. 15. «» ch. 7. 5, 8. *> cil. 7. 20, 25- ver. 25, 26. See ch. 7. 8. t Or, t/urri«/it Comp. ver. 12, 15. tl Or, GalUea. « Comp. ch. I. 23? «* Comp. ch. 2. 33 (Gk.;. •[B.C. 161 — 160]. I Or, Berre- iho, Jos[eph]. ® As ch. 7. 40, 45 ? II W'c follow here the Rviman copy. (161) X Chap. ix. io. I. MACCABEES. Chap. ix. 42. f See Luke 20. 16. t Gr. let us not leave any Just caitse behind Its, ivhy Oitr glory should be spoken against. II That is, the Jews. s Gk. as ver. Ji ver. I (Gk.), 15. So ver. 14. ' I'^sh. 19. 34? See ch. 4. 15? j See ch. . ' ver. 33, 37, 62. ch. 2. 3, 5. & ic. 74.. & II. 59. & 12. 33. 38. & 13. I. * Seech. 2. I. "" ch. 13. 26. "■" So ch. 16. 23, 24. ° Comp. John 21. 25. oSee ch. 7. 5. P So Matt. 7. 23. See ch. 3. 6. I That IS, Bncchiths and his com- pany. t Gr. mocked them. Matt. 2. 16, &c. lives, and hereafter we will return with our brethren, and fight against them : for we are bid few. Then Judas said, i f God forbid that I should do this thing, and flee away from them : if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and 'let us not stain our honour. With that the host of Bacchidcs ^ removed out of their tents, and stood over against "them, ///('//-horsemen being divided into two s troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host, and they that marched in the fore- ward were all mighty men. As for Bac- 1 chides, he was in ''the right wing: so the host drew near on the two sparts, and sounded their trumpets. They also i of Judas' side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night. Now i when Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his anny were on ''the right side, he took with him all the hardy men, who discomfited '' the i right wing, and pursued them unto the mount 'Azotus. But when they of the i left wing saw that tliey of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind: where- 1 upon there was a sore battle, insomuch as Jmany were slain on both parts. Judas also was killed, and the remnant i fled. Then ''Jonathan and Simon took i Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in 'Modin. Moreover they bewailed him, and "'all : Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, saying, How : is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel ! """As for the other things concern- ing Judas and Iiis wars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, "they are not written: for they were very many. Now after the death of Judas ° the ; wicked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there rose up all Psuch as wrought iniquity. In = those days also was there a very great famine, by reason wliereof the country revolted, and went with "them. Then 2 Bacchides chose °the wicked men, and made them lords of the country. And 2 they made inquiry and search for Judas' friends, and brought them unto Bac- chides, who took vengeance of them, and 'used them de.spitefuUy. So was 2 there a great affliction in Israel, the like whereof was not since the time that ia 28 prophet was not seen amongst them. For this cause ■'all Judas' friends came toge- 29 ther, and said unto ''Jonathan, Since thy brother Judas died, we have no man like him to go forth against our enemies, and Bacchides, and against them ''of our nation that are adversaries to ns. 30 Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles. 31 Upon this Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time, and rose up in- stead of his brother Judas. 32 But when Bacchides gat knowledge 33 thereof, he sought for to slay him. Then ''Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiving tliat, fled into 'the wilderness of "Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of 34 the pool Asphar. "Which when Bac- chides understood, he came '"near to Jordan with all his host upon the sab- 35 bath day. (Now Jonathan had sent his brother *'^John, a captain of the people, to prt.y his friends the yKabathites, 'that they might leave with them their 36 ^carriage, which was much. But the children of 'Jambri came out of ''Me- daba, and took "^John, and all that he 37 had, and went their way with it. After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bring- ing the bride from 'Nada'oatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one 3S of the great princes of '^Canaan. There- fore they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under 39 the covert of the mountain : \\'here they lift up their eyes, and looked, and behold, there was much ado and great ■= carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with 'drums, and '^^instruments of musick, 40 and many weapons. Then e Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from ^the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as ' many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their 41 spoils. Thus was the marriage turned into mourning, and the noise of their ^2 ""melody into lamentation. So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to ''the marish of Jordan). 1 See ch. 4. 4O. * Comp. ch. z. II, * 2 Chr. 20. 20. " See 2 Sam. 14. 2. Comp. ver. 50. I Or, mich w'u-n Bac- chides under- stood OH the Sabbat k day, he came near. » Gk. as Matt. 4. 25, &c. Comp. ver. 43. ' Joseph], AiitKj. Jib. 13. cap. I. ^ ch. 2. 2. J ch. s. 25. Comp. ch. 12. 31 marg. t Ur. that he mii;ht leave with them their ^car- riages or, " stuff. ^ ver. 39. See Judith2. ■7. " See Luke 17. 31. MGr. Am- l-ri]. '' See I Chr. ly. 7. ".' Cump. ver, 42. « Or, -Mcdaba. ■' Comp. Judiths. 2,3. ' ver. 35. II Or, tim- irels. I ICsdr. s. 2 ic;k.). Judith 3. 7. & 16. 2. See Ex. 15. 20. H Or, musi- cians. ' I Ksdr. 4. 63. & 5. 2, 59; ver. 41 ;Gk.}. *^ See Song 26. '' ch. I 69. So ch. 1 See ch. . 68, 36. k ver. 4S. Sec Josh. 3. '5. (162) Chap. ix. 43. I. MACCABEES. Chap. x. i. I > ver. 34. " Comp. ch. 2. 41. >" Susanna 15 marg. " See ch. 3. t t7vo thou- sand men. Joseph. AnlLiq.] lib. 13. cap. I. II Or, built. ver. 62. ch. 10. 12. Judges 21. 23 in the Gk. 0 Ecclus. 24. 14. ch. 16. 14. 2 Mace. 12. 15. See Ezra 2. 34- P See ch. 3. 40. 1 See ch. 3. 16. r Josh. 16. 2. s See 2 Chr. 28. 18. ' See 2 Sam. 23- 30- , II Joseph. Tecoa. [Comp. ver. 33]. " See Josh. 15- 34 ■■^ J^ch. 13. 33. So ch. 12. 38. Neh. 3. 3. t Gr. the city in Betlisura, * Set ch. 4. 29. ^ See ch. 4. 15- y See ch. i. 33- " ch. 6. 53 ;Gk.). ■* ch. 10. 6. See ch. 1. 10. * About B C. 160. 1* Seech. 7. 5. c Ezek. 42. 20. ** Comp. Ezek. 44. 17, ig. ■^ So 2 Sam. i7-.?3- 2 Kin. 20. I in the Gk. Comp. 2 Esdr. 14. 13- f Comp. ver. I. 8 See ch. 7. 50. About B.C. 158. i» See ch. 7. 5. Now when Bacchides heard hereof, 43 'he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power. Then Jonathan said to his company, 44 "Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not 'with its to day, as " in time past : for behold, the battle is 45 before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, ''the marish likewise and wood, neither is there place /^r tts to turn aside. Where- 46 fore "cry ye now unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. With that they joined battle, 47 and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him. Then Jonathan and they 48 that were with him leapt into Jordan, and swam over unto the farther bank : howbeit //?the tower, and put forces in them, and 'provision of victuals. Besides, he 53 took the chief men's sons in the country for ^hostages, and put them into ^the tower at Jerusalem to be kept. More- 54 over in 'Hhe hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, ''Alcimus commanded that "^the wall of the in- ner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also ""the works of the prophets. And as he 55 began to pull down, ci'en at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enter- prises hindered : for his mouth was stop- ped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor i^give order concerning his house. So s6 Alcimus died at that time with great torment. Now when fBacchides saw that 57 Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon sthe land of Judea was in rest two year. Then all ''the ungodly men held asS council, saying. Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care : now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take 59 them all in one night. So they went 60 and consulted with him. Then remov- ed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jona- than and those that were with him : howbeit they could not, because their 61 counsel was known unto them. Where- fore they took of the men of the coun- try, that 7oere authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and slew them. 62 Afterward ' Jonathan, and Simon, and ' ^'^^ ''"■ '9- they that were with him, got them away to ' Bethbasi, which is in the wil- derness, and they i* repaired the decays ' ^"- 50- 63 thereof, and made it strong. Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gather- ed together all his host, and sent word 64 ' to them that were of Judea. Then • That is, went he and laid siege against Beth- '/"J'f'"^ basi ; and they fought against it ' ver. 64. ': country a^ as were his , J J ■ ./- friends to long season, and made engmes of war. take his 65 But Jonathan left his brother Simon ^''^^'• in ' the city, and went forth himself into ver. 58. the country, and with a certain number "^^ '^' 66 went he forth. And he smote " Odo- ' Or, narkes and his brethren, and the chil- """"""■ 67dren of Phasiron in their tent. And when he began to smite them, and came uj) with his forces, Simon and his com- pany went out of 'the city, and burnt 6s up ""the engines of rear; and fought against Bacchides, who was discomfited by them, and they afflicted him sore : for his counsel and travel was in vain. Cg Wherefore he was very wroth at ''the wicked men that gave him counsel " to ° ^"- sS. come into the country, insomuch as he slew many of them, and purposed to 70 return into his own country. Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge, he sent ambassadors unto him, " to the end he "Comp. should make peace with him, and de- ' '°' "*' 71 liver them the prisoners. Which thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and sware unto him that he would never do him harm all the days 72 of his life. When therefore he had restored unto him p the prisoners that " ^° '^''- '°- he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judea, he returned and went his ' Gr. aMrj • . 1 ■ 11 -.1 t he to come way into his own land, neither 'came anymore. 73 he any more into their borders. Thus q|°^^Y'sam the sword ceased from Israel: but Jo- 13; 2. nathan dwelt at 1 Machmas, and began ' K'n^"*^!, to 'govern the people; and he destroyed &c. ^ the ungodly men out of Israel. ^ In * the hundred and si.xtieth year « b.c. 153. (■V, X2 Chap. x. 2. I. MACCABEES. Chap. x. 34. 1 Jos[eph.] the sou cf Aniiochus Epipkaius. * ver. 39, 56, 57. 58, 60. Seech. 5. 15, ^ ch. 7. I. & 9. I, &c. = ch. 9. 73. ch. 9. 52. Comp. ch. II. 65. n See ch. 1. n. 0 ver. 3, 6. 00 ch- II. 30, 2 Mace. II. Alexander, ' the son of Antiochus, siir- 7tamed Epiphanes, went up and took ^ Ptolemais : for the people had received him, by means whereof he reigned there. Now when ''king Demetrius heard ///tr*?- 2 of, he gathered together an exceeding great host, and went forth against him to fight. Moreover Demetrius sent let- 3 ters unto •= Jonathan with loving words, SO as he magnified him. For said he, 4 " Let us first '' make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us : else ^ he will remember all the evils 5 tliat we have done against him, and against his brethren and his people. AVherefore he gave him authority to 6 gather together a host, and to provide weapons, that he might aid him in bat- tle: he commanded also that fthe 8host- ages that were in ^ the tower should be delivered him. Then came "^ Jonathan to Jerusalem, 7 and read the letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in '^ the tower : who ' were sore afraid, 8 when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together a host. AVhereupon they of ^ the tower 9 delivered their e hostages unto Jonathan, and he delivered them unto their pa- rents. This done, Jonathan settled him- 10 self in Jerusalem, and began to build and repair the city. And he com- u manded the workmen '^ to build the walls and the mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification ; and they did so. Then the strangers that 12 were in the fortresses ' which Bacchides had built, fled away; insomuch as every 13 man left his place, and went into his own country. Only at ■" Bethsura cer- 14 tain of " those that had forsaken the law and the commandments remained still: for it was their place of refuge. Now when king Alexander had heard 15 ° what promises Demetrius had sent un- to Jonathan : when also it was told him of the battles and noble acts which he and his brethren had done, and of the pains that they had endured, he 16 said. Shall we find such another man ? now therefore we will make him our friend and confederate. Upon this he 17 wrote a letter, and sent // unto him, ac- cording to these words, saying. King 18 Alexander °° to his brother Jonathan seiideth greeting : we have heard of thee, 19 that thou art a man of great power, and meet to be our friend. Wherefore 20 now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation, and to be called V the king's friend ; (and there- withal he sent him pp a purple robe and "J a crown of gold :) and require thee ■■ to take our part, and keep friendship 21 with us. So in ^ the seventh month of * the hundred and sixtieth year, ^ at the feast of the tabernacles, Jonathan ]jut on ' the holy robe, and gathered together forces, and provided much ar- mour. 22 Whereof when Demetrius heard, he 23 was very sorry, and said. What have we done, " that Alexander hath '^ pre- vented us in making amity with the 24 Jews to strengthen himself 1 I also will write unto them words of encou- ragement, and promise them dignities and gifts, that I may have their aid. 25 He sent unto them therefore to this effect : King Demetrius unto the people of 2';, the Jews ^^//(/(y// greeting : whereas you have kept covenants with us, and con- tinued in our friendship, not joining yourselves with our enemies, we have 27 heard hereof, and are glad. Wherefore now continue ye still to be faithful unto us, and we will well recompense you 28 for the things you do in our behalf, and will grant you many >' immunities, and 29 give you rewards. And now I do free you, and for your sake I release all the Jews, from ^tributes, and/ro;« ^the customs of salt, and from ^ ^ crown 30 taxes, and from '° that which apper- taineth unto me to receive for the third part of the seed, and the half of the fruit of the trees, I release it from this day forth, so that they shall not be taken of the land of Judea, nor of '^the three governments which are added there- unto out of the country of ^ Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth for 31 evermore. Let Jerusalem also be "^holy and free, with the "J borders thereof, 32 both /i-i7;« f tenths and fs tributes. And as far '' the tower which is at Jerusalem, I yield up my authority over it, and give // to ' the high priest, that he may set in it such men as he shall choose 33 to keep it. Moreover I freely set at liberty every one of the Jews, J that were carried captives out of the land of Judea into any part of my kingdom, and I will that all my officers remit 34 the tributes even of their cattle. Fur- thermore I will that all the feasts, P ver. 65. ch. 3. 38. & 7. 8. & II. 27, 57. & 13. 36. & 14. 39. & IS- 32- PP See ver. 62. 1 So ch. II. 58. & 14. 43. Comp. ch. 13. 37. 2 Mace. 14. 4- "■ See Matt. 16. 23. • B.C. 153. " Lev. 23. 34. I Ex. 28. 2. So Ecclus.50. II. " ver. 4 fGk.). * See Wisd. 4. 7 (Engl.). y ch. 13. 37. So ver. 34. ch. 13. 34. ^ So ch. II. 35- Comp. ch. II. 28. ^ ch. 13. 39. b Luke 15. 12 (Gk.). c ver. 38. ch. II. 34. So ch. II. 28. ^ Sec ch. 3. *• See ch. 2. 7. Comp. ch. IS- 7. ""ch. II. 35 (Gk.). « Matt. 17. 25- '' ver. 6, 7, g. Sec ch. I. 33. ' Comp. ver. 20, 21. j Comp. ch. I. 32. So ch. 9. 72. {164) Chap. x. 35. I. MACCABEES. Chap. x. 61. i Judith 8. 6. See Isai. i. '3- 1 See ver. 28. ™Seever. 63. n"»Soch. 13. " ver. 42. ch. II. 63. & 12. 45. & 13. 15. . Acts 6. 3 m the Gk. See ch. 13. 37- Comp. ver. 41 (Gk.). t Gr. -walk. Ps. 78. 10, &c. o Comp. ver. 1. Also ch. II. 57- & 12. 45- J Or, of the Itoly things, ch. 2. 12 iGk.). Comp. 2 Mace. 9. 16. P So Judith 12. 10. Comp. ver. 37. 4.7 'Gk.). PP Comp. ch. II. 34. 1 Gk. as ver. ' ch. 4. 36. and ''sabbaths, and ''new moons, and solemn days, and the three days before the feast, and the three days after the feast, shall be all days of 'immunity and freedom for all the Jews in my realm. Also no man shall have au-35 thority to meddle with them, or to ™ molest any of them in any matter. 1 36 will further, """'that there be enrolled amongst the king's forces about thirty thousand men of the Jews, unto whom pay shall be given, as belongeth to all the king's forces. And of them somezj shall be placed in the king's strong holds, of whom also some shall be set over the ° affairs of the kingdom, which are of trust : and I will that their over- seers and governors be of themselves, and that they * live after their own laws, even as the king hath command- ed in the land of Judea. And con-i& cerning "^ the three governments that are added to Judea from the country of ''Samaria, let them be joined with Ju- dea, that they may be reckoned to be under one, nor bound to obey other authority than 'the high priest's. As i ch. I. 18. See Esther II. I. heard these words, they gave no credit unto them, nor received them, because ' they remembered the great evil that ' See ver. 5. he had done in Israel ; for he had af- 47 flicted them very sore. But with Alex- ander they were well pleased, because he was the first that entreated of true peace with them, and they were con- 48 federate with him always. Then ga- About thered king Alexander great forces, and ^•*'- 's"- <9 camped over against Demetrius. And after the two kings had joined battle, Demetrius' host fled : but Alexander followed after him, and prevailed a- 50 gainst them. And he continued the battle very sore until the sun went down : and that day was Demetrius slain. 51 Aftenvard Alexander sent ambassa- dors to " Ptolemee king of Egypt with a 52 message to this effect : Forsomuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my progenitors, and have gotten the dominion, and over- thrown Demetrius, and recovered our 53 country ; (for after I had joined battle \\'ith him, both he and his host was discomfited by us, so that we sit in 54 the throne of his kingdom :) now there- fore let us make a league of amity to- gether, and give me now thy daughter to wife : and I will be thy son in law, and will give both thee and her gifts 55 according to thy dignity. Then Ptole- mee the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom. 56 And now will I do to thee, as thou hastwTitten : meet ;/«• therefore at •''Ptole- 'See ver. i. mais, that we may see one another ; for I will marry my daughter to thee 57 according to thy desire. So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and they came unto " Ptole- mais in * the hundred threescore and "(B.c 151- 58 second year : where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at "Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is. 59 Now king Alexander had wTitten un- to Jonathan, that he should come and to meet him. Who thereupon went ho- nourably to '^ Ptolemais, where he met the two kings, and gave them and their y ch. n. 24. friends silver and gold, and many pre- s== ^aruch sents, and >' found favour in their sight, "^ch. 15. 3. 61 At that time certain ^^ pestilent fellows Acts 24. 5. (165) Chap. x. 62. I. MACCABEES. Chap.. XI. 3. * ch. II. 21 (Gk.;. See ch. I. II. ^ vcr. 63 2 M.1CC. 4. ^6 in the Gk. See Rom. Ii. 2. So ver. 64. •^ D;in- 5. 29 :r,k. . vcr, 20. See Esthers. ■5- »^ Comp. Gen. 41. 43. Ksther 6. 9. * Song 27. ver. 35 (Gk.). ch. 12. 14 ;Gk.;. AcLs 15. ig. f See ver. 20. ^ Gen. 36. 40 —43- I Chr. I. 51 —54 (Engl.). II Or, ofaproz'ince. Comp. I Esdr. T. 4 (Gk. ), and places in marg. • About B.C. 14S. ^ ver. 50. 1' See Acts 2. II. Comp. ch. II. 38. I & 15. I. j ' See ch. 3. i 37- ' i j 2 Mace. 3. 5. i &4. 4? I k See I Esdr. 1 2. 17. j ' See ch. 4. ! " Comp. ] Dcut. II. II. I iKin. 20. 23. n ch. 5. 60. & 9. 17, 18. nn Comp. 2Macc. 1. 16. o See ch. 9. 19- I' See ch. 11. 6. of Israel, =• men of a wicked life, assem- bled themselves against him, to ''accuse him : but the king would not hear them. Yea more than thai, the king command- 62 ed to take off his garments, and "^ clothe him in purple : and they did so. Also 63 he made him sit by himself, and said unto his princes, ^ Go with him into tlie midst of the city, and make pro- clamation, that no mail ''complain a- gainst him of any matter, and that no man "= trouble him for any manner of cause. Now when his ^ accusers saw 6.( that he was honoured according to the proclamation, and clothed in purple, they fled all aioay. So the king ho- 65 noured him, and ''wrote him amongst his chief friends, and made him a sduke, and '' partaker of his dominion. Afterward Jonathan returned to Jerusa-66 lem with peace and gladness. Furthermore in * the hundred three- 67 score and fifth year came Demetrius son of ? Demetrius out of ^ Crete into the land of his fathers : whereof when es king Alexander heard te//, he was right sorry, and returned into ' Antioch. Then 69 Demetrius made J Apollonius the gover- nor of '^ Coelosyria his general, who ga- thered together a great host, and camp- ed in 'Jamnia, and sent unto Jonathan the high priest, saying. Thou alone liftest up thyself against 70 us, and I am laughed to scorn for thy sake, and reproached : and why dost thou vaunt thy power against us ""in the mountains? Now therefore, if thou 71 trustest in thine own strength, ™ come down to us into the plain field, and there let us try the matter together : for with me is the power of the cities. Ask and learn who I am, and the rest 72 that take our part, and they shall tell tliec that thy foot is not able to stand before our face ; for thy fathers have been "twice put to flight in their own land. Wherefore now thou shalt not 73 be able to abide the horsemen and so great a power in the plain, "" where is neither stone nor flint, nor place to flee unto. So wlien Jonathan heard these words 74 of j Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jeru.salem, where "Simon his brother met him for to help him. And he pitched his tents against p Joppe : 75 but they of Joppe shut him out of the city, because Apollonius had a garrison 76 there. Then Jonathan laid siege unto it : whereupon they of the city let him in for fear: and so Jonathan won Joppe. 77 Whereof when Apollonius heard, he took three thousand horsemen, with a great host of footmen, and went to ■J Azotus " as one that journeyed, and therewithal ' drew him forth into ' the plain, because he had a great number of horsemen, in whom he put his trust. 78 Then Jonathan followed after him to 1 Azotus, where the armies joined bat- 79 tie. Now Apollonius had left a thou- 80 sand horsemen in ambu.sh. And Jo- nathan knew that there was an ""am- bushment behind him ; for they had compassed in his host, and cast darts at the people, from morning till even- 81 ing. But the people stood still, as Jo- nathan had commanded them : and so 82 the ' ^ enemies^ horses were tired. Then brought Simon forth his host, and set them against the footmen, (for the horse- men were spent,) who were discom- S3 fited by him, and fled. The horsemen also, being scattered in ' the field, fled to 1 Azotus, and went into "Beth-dagon, 84 their ^ idol's temple, for safety. But Jonathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils ; and " the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burnt Ss with fire. Thus there were burnt and slain with the sword well nigh eight 86 thousand men. And from thence Jo- nathan removed his host, and camped against ^^ Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with S7 great pomp. After this returned Jo- nathan and his host unto Jerusalem, ES having many spoils. Now when king Alexander heard these things, he ho- 89 noured Jonathan "yet more, and sent him ya buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the kings' blood : he gave him also ^ Ac- caron with the borders thereof in pos- session. And ^ the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, '' like the sand that lielh upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom, and join it 2 to his own. Whereupon he took his journey into Syria '=in peaceable man- ner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him : for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because ihe was his father in law. Now as ='Pto- I See ch. 4.15. II Or, as though Ite 7voittd pass through it. II Or, led his company. ^ Acts 23. 16 (Gk.). 2 Chr. 13. 13. & 20. 22 (Engl.,. II Josfeph.] Antiq. lib. 13. cap. 8. " ver. 79, 82. * Gk. as ver. 77- " So ver. 84. ch. II. 4. Seejudg. 16. 23- ^ See ch. i. 47- " See Judith 2. 28. =^ ver. 65. r.k. as ch. 9. 1. y ch. II. 58, & 14. 44. ^Josh.i5.4s, 46tGk... See Josh. 15. II. Comp. Zcch. g. 7. XI. About B.C. 146. * ch. 10. 51 — 58. See Esther II. I. t> See Song '3- *^ ch. I. 30. & 7. 15 in the Gk. ti66j Chap. xi. 4. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xi. 35. <* See ch. 4. '5-, • ch. 10. 84. So ver. 61. f Matt. 9. 36 ;Uk.l. K ch. 12. 33. & 13. II. & 14. 5. See Josh. ig. 46. ) Gr. slept. ch. 16. 4. h ch. 12. 30. * Acts 13. 4. ^ See Luke 3. IS marg. ' ch. 10. 67. ™ So Dan, 3. igiGk.j. Comp. Gen. 31, 2, 3. " ver. 44, 56. See ch. 3. 37. ■Ml Seech. 8.6. " See Judith p ver. 39. See ch. 5. 39. ♦ Gr. and tfLose titai •were hi iltc holds iverc slain oftlwse thai were in tlie hoUs. w 2 RIacc. I. 7. • About B.C. 145. 1 ver. 7. r ver. 41. See ch. 1. 33. lemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep //. And when he came near 4 to ^ Azotus, they shewed him " the tem- ple of Uagon that 7C'as burnt, and Azo- tus and = the suburbs thereof t/iat were destroyed, and the bodies that 7vere feast abroad, and them that he had burnt in the battle ; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass. Also they told the king 5 ■^\\.zX.socver Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him : but the king held his peace. Then Jonathan c met the king with great pomp at sjoppa, where they saluted one another, and * lodged. Afterward Jonathan, when he ^ had gone with the king to the river called '' Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem. ^ King Ptolemee therefore, 8 having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto ' Seleucia upon the sea coast, ''imagined wicked counsels against Alexander. Whereupon he sent ambas- o sadors unto king ' Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father's kingdom : for I repent that i. I gave my daughter unto him, for he sought to slay me. Thus did he slan- n der him, because he was desirous of his kingdom. Wherefore he took his ■; daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and '"forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was openly known. Then Ptolemee entered into "Antioch, 13 where he set two crowns upon his head, the croivn of °" Asia, and of Egypt. In 14 the mean season was king Alexander in °Cilicia, because those thai dwelt m. those parts had revolted /;w« him. But when i; Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him : whereupon king Ptolemee brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight. So Alexander fled into p Arabia, 16 there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted: for Zabdiel the p Arabian 17 took off Alexander's head, and sent it unto Ptolemee. King Ptolemee also died 18 the third day after, 'and they that were in the strong holds were slain one of another. By this means pp Demetrius 19 reigned in *the hundred threescore and seventh year. At the same time 1 Jonathan gathered 20 together them that were in Judea, to take ■'the tower that was in Jerusalem: ' See ch. 5. ^ See ch. 6. 44. y So cii. 10. 61. * ch. !( -<55. ver. 6. and he made many engines of war 21 against it. Then certain ^ungodly per- °q||Y°- *' sons, who hated their own people, went See'ci-,. i. n, unto the 'king, and told him that Jona- '^"- 'o- 22 than besieged ■'the tower. Wliereof when he heard, he was angry, and im- mediately removing, he came to "Ptoie- mais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to ■■ the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais 23 in great haste. Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to be- siege it still : and he chose certain of the elders of Israel and the priests, and 24 "put himself in peril; and took silver and gold, and raiment, and divers presents besides, and went to "Ptolemais unto the king, where he ■''found favour in his 25 sight. And though v certain ungodly men of the people had y^made com- "See Rom :6 plaints against him, yet the king en- treated him ='as his predecessors had done before, and promoted him in the =7 sight of all his friends, and confirmed him in ''the high priesthood, and in all ^^^- '"i =°- the honours that he had before, and vcr.''s7' gave him pre-eminence among '^his chief '.^'^'^ '^^' '°' 2S friends. Then Jonathan desired the king, that he would make "^Tudea free ''Comp. from tribute, as also "^the three govern- = See ch. lo. ments, with the country of Samaria ; and '°' he promised him three hundred talents. r9So the king consented, and wrote letters unto Jonathan of all these things after this manner: 30 King Demetrius ^unto his brother ^l'" '^''- '"• Jonathan, and unto the nation of the 31 Jews, sendeth greeting: we send you here a copy of the letter which we did write unto our cousin Lasthenes concern- 32 ing you, that ye might see it. King Demetrius unto his father Lasthenes lisendeth greeting: we are determined to do good to the people, of the Jews, 7vho are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will towards 34 us. 'Wherefore we have ratified unto i Joseph. .An- them the borders of Judea, with "^the cap.'s!' '^' three governments of Apherema and eLydda and '^Ramatiiem, that are add- « See Acts 9, ed unto Judea from the country of t ; sam. i. Samaria, and 'all things appertaining i'^?,n,p unto them, for all .such as do sacrifice in ch. 10. 42. Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime ''out of the fruits of the earth 'J/"''''- '°- 35 and •' of trees. And as for other things " that belong unto us, of the 'tithes and '^h-,io. 31 'customs pertaining unto us, as also "'•the m c'h.'io. =9. {167; Chap. xr. 36. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xi. 63. •> See ch. 6. 62. " Comp. ch. 10. 67. P See ch. 6. 29. Q Seever. 16. f Comp. ver. 54, 56. ch. 12. ^9, &c. * ver. 20 — 22 ' ch. 9. 50 — 52. Cornp. ch. 10. 12 — " Comp. ver. 38. * See ver. 13, salt pits, and the ™crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of t/um all for their relief And notiiing 36 hereof shall be "revoked from this time forth for ever. Now therefore see that 37 t/toii make a copy of these things, and let it be delivered unto Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount in a conspicuous place. After this, when king Demetrius saw 3S that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces, every one to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom "he had gathered from Pthe isles of the heathen: wherefore all the forces of his fathers hated him. Moreover there was one Tryphon, that 39 had been of Alexander's part afore, who, seeing that all the host murmured against Demetrius, went to Simalcue the 1 Ara- bian, that brought up Antiochus the young son of Alexander, and lay sore 40 upon him to deliver him this young Antiochus, that he might reign in his father's stead : he told him therefore all that Demetrius had done, and how his men of war were at enmity with him, and ■■there he remained a long season. In the mean time Jonathan sent unto 41 king Demetrius, that he would cast those of *the tower out of Jerusalem, aud 'those also in the fortresses: for they fought against Israel. So Demetrius 42 sent unto Jonathan, saying, I will not only do this for thee and thy people, but I will greatly honour thee and thy nation, if opportunity serve. Now therefore 43 thou shall do well, if thou send me men to help me; for "all my forces are gone from me. Upon this Jonathan sent Iiim44 three thousand strong men unto "An- tioch: and when they came to the king, the king was very' glad of their coming. Howbeit they that were of the city 45 gathered themselves together into the midst of the city, to the number of an hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king. Wherefore 46 the king fled into the court, but they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight. Then the king 47 called to the Jews for help, who came unto him all at once, and dispersing themselves through the city slew that day in the city to the number of an hundred thousand. Also they set fire 48 on the city, and gat many spoils that day, and delivered the king. So when they 49 of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would, their courage was abated : wherefore they made sup- plication to the king, and cried, saying, so "Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease 51 from assaulting us and the city. With that they cast away their weapons, and made peace; and the Jews were honour- ed in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in Ins realm ; and they returned to Jerusalem, having great 52 spoils. So king Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and "^the land 53 was quiet before him. Nevertheless he dissembled in all that ever he spake, and estranged himself from Jonathan, neither rewarded he him according to the benefits which he had received of him, but troubled him very sore. 54 After ythis returned Tryphon, and with him ^the young child Antiochus, 55 who reigned, and was crowned. Then there gathered unto him all the men of war, whom Demetrius had put away, and they fought against Demetrius, who 56 turned his back and fled. Moreover Tryphon took the 'elephants, and won 57"Antioch. At that time young Antio- chus wrote unto Jonathan, saying, ="1 confirm thee in the high priesthood, and appoint thee ruler over '^the four govern- ments, and to be one of "^the king's 58 friends. Upon this he sent him gold- en vessels 'to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, and '='=to be clothed in purple, and to wear ''a golden 59 buckle. His brother 'Simon also he made captain from the place called The ladder of ■== Tyrus unto the borders of 60 Egypt. Then Jonathan 'went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the water, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to help him : and when he came to f Asca- lon, they of the city met him honourably. 61 From whence he went to sGaza, but they of Gaza shut him out; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned " the suburbs thereof with fire, and spoiled 62 them. Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, *he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for •'hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto 'Damascus. 63 Now Jwhen Jonathan heard that Deme- trius' princes were come to '' Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purposing 'to remove him out of the « Or, Be friends tvitk lis. ver. 62 (Gk.). See ch. C. 58. I ver. 38. About B.C. 144. r Comp, VL-r. 40. 8 V er. 39. t Gr. hasls. 2 Mace. 15. 20, 21. See ch. i. 17. * See ver, 27. *• Comp. ch. 10. 39 and ver. 28, 34. ^ See ch. 10. 20. f Gr. and ser- vice. '^'^ ch. 10. 20. & 14. 43. ** ch. 10. 89. & 14. 44. ■^^eech.g. 19. "> See 2 Mace. 4. 18. 1 Or, -Jient beyond the rii'cry and passed through the cities^ or, went and passed be- yond the rizier and through the cities, Gr. ' See Judith 2. 28. ^ch. 13. 43. See Josh. 15. 47. 1 Or, the places there- about. Gk. as ver. 4. t Gr. he gave tlu-ni the right hand. ver. 50 ^Gk.). 2 Mace. II. 26. Seech. 6. 58. Comp. ver. 66(Gk.). '•Seech. 1. 10. ISeslsai.7.8. J Comp, ch. 12. 24. t' ver. 73. Tobit I, 2 marg, .See Josh. 19. 37. Ii Or. to re- tnoz'e him from the ' affairs of the kingdom. 1 See ch. 10. 37- (168) Chap. xi. 64. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xh. 24. j ""Coinp. I ch. 10. 14. I ^ 14. 7- See ch. 4. 29. ' """"ch. 13.50. n See Luke 5. I- ojosh. 19. 36 (Gk. '. See Josh. 11. I. P ch. 9. 40. 1 ch- 13. II. So 2 Mace. II. 17. '■Seech.2.14 * See ch. 3. 47- XII. » ver. 6. So ver. 3. See ch 8. ., "ch. 8 21— ^^'So2 Mace 5- 9- Seech 14- 16. 'ch. 8. ig. ■> ver. 2. 8 2 Mace. I. io;Gk.). Comp. ch. 14. 20. Sec Judith 4. 8. ' Ecclus. 50, 1 ? or see 2 Mace. 3. I. U A reus : See Joseph. Antfiq.] lib. 13. cap. 8. fComp. ver. 20]. country, he went to meet them, and left 64 Simon his brother in the country. Then cs Simon encamped against "'Bethsura, and fought against it a long season, and shut it up : but they desired """to have peace 60 with him, which he granted them, and f/ien ™put them out from thence, and took the city, and set a garrison in it. As for Jonathan and his host, they 67 pitched at the water of "Gennesar, from whence betimes in the morning they gat them to the plain of ° Nasor. And 68 behold, the host of strangers met them in the plain, who, having laid Pmen in ambush for him in the mountains, came themselves o\-er against ///;«. So when e.j Pthey that lay in ambush rose out of their places, and joined battle, all that were of Jonathan's side fled; i/isemuc/i jo as there was not one of them left, ex- ce])t Mattathias the S(W of 1 Absalom, and Judas the jw/ of Calphi, the captains of the host. Then Jonathan ■'rent his 71 clothes, and ^cast earth upon his head, and prayed. Afterwards turning again 72 to battle, he put them to flight, and so they ran away. Now when his own 73 mm that were fled saw t/ii's, they turned again unto him, and with him pursued t/u'w to ''Cades, ar» ''unto their own tents, and there they camped. So there 74 were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men: but Jonathan re- turned to Jerusalem. Now when Jonathan saw that the time served him, he chose ^certain men, and sent them to ^ Rome, for to confirm and renew '' the friendship that thty had with them. He sent letters also to '"''the 2 Lacedemonians, and to other places, for the same purpose. So they went unto 3 ^ Rome, and '^ entered into the senate, and said, Jonathan the high priest, and the people of the Jews, sent us unto you, to the end you should renew tlie friendship, which you had with them, and league, as in former time. Upon 4 this the Ro7nans gave them letters unto the governors of every place, that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably. And this is the copy 5 of the letters <* which Jonathan wrote to the Lacedemonians : Jonathan the high priest, and ^the el- 6 ders of the nation, and the priests, and the other people of the Jews, unto the Lacedemonians their brethren jc/zi/greet- ing: There were letters sent in times past unto fOnias the high priest from 'Da- rius, who reigned then among you, to signify that you are our brethren, as s the "'<"■ 20—23. copy here underwritten doth specify. 8 At which time Orlias entreated the am- bassador that was sent honourably, and received the letters, wherein i" declara- '' ^■""■/S. tion was made of the 'league and friend- see 2 Mace. 9 ship. Therefore we also, albeit we need 'or^;^,-,,,;^,,; none of these things, for that we have Joseph'] the holy books of scripture in our hands '^'"'"'■^ 10 ' to comfort us, have nevertheless at- ' Roni. 15. 4. tempted to send unto you for the re- i newing of brotherhood and friendship, I lest 'tiie should become strangers unto ' you altogether : for there is a long time 1 1 passed since you sent unto us. We there- fore at all times J without ceasing, both 'SeeiThess. in our feasts, and other convenient days, '' ^' do remember you in the sacrifices which we ofl'er, and in our prayers, as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon 12 our brethren : and we are right glad 13 of your honour. As for ourselves, we have had great troubles and wars on every side, forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have fought against 14 us. Howbeit we would not ''be trou- " See ch. 10. blesome unto you, nor to others of our '■'' confederates and friends, in these wars : IS for we have help from heaven that suc- coureth us, so as we are delivered from our enemies, and our enemies are brought lu under foot. For this cause we chose '''Numenius the son of Antiochus, and "ch. 14. 22, Antipater the son of Jason, and sent &',5. ,5. them unto the Romans, to renew the amity that we had with them, and the 17 former league. We commanded them al.so to go unto you, and to salute you, and to deliver you our letters concern- ing the renewing of our brotherhood. 18 Wherefore now ye shall do well to give 19 us an answer thereto. And this is 'the copy of the letters 'which Oniares 'ver. 7. 20 sent. 'Areus kmg of the Lacedemo- jJtfephT"'' nians to Onias the high priest, greeting: Ww/-«(j 21 It is found m writmg, that "the Lace- (Comp. demonians and Jews are brethren, and n"i?[ncc that they are of the stock of Abraham : 9- 22 now therefore, since this is come to our knowledge, you shall do well to 23 write unto us of your 'prosperity. We ;Gr. /<■«<:«•. do write back again to you, that your '"'"' '^' '''■ cattle and goods are ours, and ours are yours. We do command therefore our ambassadors to make report unto you on this wise. 24 Now when Jonathan heard that De- metrius' princes were come to fight (.69) Chap. xii. 25. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xui. i. *» ch. II. 63. " See I Kin. 8. 65. 0 Or, to set foot in his country : or, to invade his country. ch. 13 20. & M- l^' & 15. 40. o See John ] 10. 4. II Joseph. An- t[iq.]Iib. 13. [cap. ] 9. they •went aivay. P ch. II. 7. 1 See ch- 5. 39- t Jos[eph.] Gr. Naba- thea?ts, or, Zabatheans. Comp. ch. 5. 25. & 9- 35- >■ See Isai. 7.8. * See ch. 9. '9- * See Judith 2. 28. " ch. II. 6. See ch. 13. J I. * ver, 24. Comp. ch. 13. II. " ch. 13. 33. " See ch. 10. II. Comp. ch. 13. 10. ^ See ch. i. y ch. 13. 49. Comp. ch. 13. 21. D Or, accord- ing to the Roman read- ing, and he catne ttear to the "wall o/the brook toward the east. 'ch. 13. 13. So Ezra 2. 33. Neh. 7. 37. & 11. 34. * See ch. 9. S°- ^ ch. II. 39, 54, 56- „ & 13. I, «c. « See ch. 8. 6. ** ch. 13. 31. ^ Supplied from ch. II. 13- against him ""with a greater host than afore, he removed from Jerusalem, and 25 met them in the land of " Amathis : for he gave them no respite 'to enter his country. He sent spies also unto their 26 tents, yA\o came again, and told him that they v^^ere appointed to come upon them in the night season. Wherefore 27 so soon as the sun was down, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms, that all the night long they might be ready to fight : also he " sent forth sentinels round about the host. But when the adversaries heard that 28 Jonathan and his men were ready for battle, they feared, and trembled in their hearts, and " they kindled fires in their camp. Howbeit Jonathan and his 29 company knew // not till the morning : for they saw the lights burning. Then 30 Jonathan pursued after them, but over- took them not : for they were gone over the river p Eleutherus. Wherefore Jo- 31 nathan turned to the 1 Arabians, who vv^ere called 'Zabadeans, and smote them, and took their spoils. And removing ji thence, he came to ■■ Damascus, and so passed through all the country. ' Simon 33 also went forth, and passed through the country unto 'Ascalon, and the holds there adjoining, from whence he turned aside to "Joppe, and won it. For he 34 had heard that they would deliver the hold unto ^'them that took Demetrius' part ; wherefore he set a garrison there to keep it. After this came Jonathan home again, 35 and calling the elders of the people together, he consulted with them about '"' building strong holds in Judea, and 36 * making the walls of Jerusalem higher, and raising a great mount between •''the tower and the city, for to separate it from the city, that so it might be alone, ythat men might neither sell no^ buy 171 it. Upon this they came together 37 to build up the city, 'forasmuch Aspart of the wall toward the brook on the east side was fallen down, and they repaired that which was called Caphe- natha. Simon also set up ^Adida in 33 ^ Sephela, and made // strong " with gates and bars. Now ''Tryphon went about to get 39 the kingdom of " Asia, and '' to kill Antiochus the king, that he might set the crown upon his own "head. How- 40 beit he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer him, and that he would fight against him ; wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan, that he might kill him. So he removed, and came to 41 f Bethsan. Then Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men cho- sen for the s battle, and came to f Beth- 42 san. Now when Tryphon saw that Jo- nathan came with so great a force, he durst not stretch his hand against him ; 43 but received him honourably, and com- mended him unto all his friends, and gave him gifts, and commanded his men of war to be as obedient unto him, as 44 to himself Unto Jonathan also he said, Why hast thou put all this people to so great trouble, seeing there is no 45 war betwixt us ? Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thou with me to "^ Ptolemais, for ' I will give it thee, and the rest of the strong holds and forces, and all that have any J charge : as for me, I will return and depart : for this is the cause of my 46 coming. 'SiO Jonathan ht\\t\mg him did as he bade him, and sent away his host, 47 who went into the land of Judea. And with himself he retained but three thou- sand men, of whom he 'sent ™two thou- sand into Galilee, and one thousand went with hiiri. 48 Now as soon as Jonathan entered into ^ Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates, and took him, and all them that came with him they slew with the 49 sword. Then sent Tryphon a host of footmen and horsemen into Galilee, and itito ' the great plain, to destroy ™ all 50 Jonathan's company. But when they knew that Jonathan and they that were with him were taken and " slain, they encouraged one another, and went close 51 together, prepared to fight. They there- fore that followed upon them, perceiving that they were ready to fight for their 52 lives, turned back again. Whereupon they all came into the land of Judea peaceably, and there they bewailed Jo- nathan, and them that were with him, and they were sore afraid ; wherefore all 53 Israel made great lamentation. Then all the heathen that were round about them sought to destroy them : for said they. They have no captain, nor any to help them : now therefore let us make war upon them, and "take away their memorial from amongst men. Now when =" Simon heard that •= Try- * See ch. 9. 19. Comp. ch. 2. 65. ^ See ch. 11. 39. f ch. 5. 52. See Josh. 17. ch. h See ch ■)• 15- ' ch. 10. ag- J See ch. io 37- t Gr. k le/t two thou- sand in Gali- lee. 'Matt. 4. II I Judith I. 8. ch. 5. 52. '" ver. 47. " Comp. ch. 13. 12, 23. "> ch. 3. 35. .\1II. (170) Chap. xiii. 2. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xiii. 35. «SoHeb. 12. 21 (Gk.). ^ ch. 6. 43 — 46. & 9. 18, 36. & 12. 50 (comp. ver. 12, &c.). ver. 23. e Comp. I Kin. 19. 4. f 2 Tim. I. 6 (Gk.). 8 ch. 3. I. •> ch. 9. 28 — 31- * ch. 12. 36, & 14- 37. ^ See ch. II. 1 ch. II. 6. & 12. 35- & 14- 5. 34- & 15- 28. 35. See Josh. ig. 46. ™ Comp. ch. 12. 34. " See ch. 5. IS- 0 Comp. ch. 12. 50. ver. 4. P ch. 12. 38. 1 ch. 3. I. I Or, for the affairs, or, officestkathe had, [or], for tlie necessary uses which he had. See ch. lo. 37- Comp. ver. 37 (Gk.). r See ch. i. 10. 7jhon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea, and de- stroy it, and saw that the people was 2 •^in great trembling and fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and gathered the peo- ple together, and gave them exhortation, 3 saying, Ye yourselves know what great things I, and my brethren, and my father's house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, the battles also and troubles which we have seen, by 4 reason whereof ''all my brethren are slain for Israel's sake, and I am left alone. Now therefore be it far from me, that 5 / should spare mine own life in any time of trouble : ^ for I am no better than my brethren. Doubtless I will 6 avenge my nation, and the sanctuary, and our wives, and our children : for all the heathen are gathered to destroy us of very malice. Now as soon ^ as the people heard these words, their spirit ^revived. And they answered with 8 a loud voice, saying, Thou shalt be our leader instead of s Judas and "^Jonathan thy brother. Fight thou our battles, 9 and whatsoever thou commandest us, that will we do. So then he gathered lo together all the men of war, and made haste ' to finish the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about. Also n he sent Jonathan the son of ^ Absalom, and with him a great power, to ' Joppe : who " casting out them that were there- in remained there in it. So Tryphon removed from "Ptolemais 12 with a great power to invade the land of Judea, and "Jonathan ivas with him in ward. But Simon pitched his tents 13 at P Adida, over against Pthe plain. Now 14 when Tryphon knew that Simon 1 was risen up instead of his brother Jona- than, and meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers unto him, say- ing. Whereas we have Jonathan thv 15 brother in hold, // is for money that he is owing unto the king's treasure, " concerning the business that was com- mitted unto him. Wherefore now send 16 an hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for '' hostages, that when he is at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will let him go. Hereupon ^^ Simon, albeit he perceived that they spake deceitfully unto him, yet sent he the money and the children, lest per- adventure he should procure to himself great hatred of the people : who might is have said. Because I sent him not the About B.C. ,43. money and the children, therefore is xajoiiathan dead. So he sent them the children and the hundred talents : how- beit Tryphon dissembled, neither would 20 he let Jonathan go. And after this came Tryphon to invade the land, and destroy it, going round about by the way that Icadeth unto ^ Adora : but ■2Chr. 11.91 Simon and his host marched against him in every place, wheresoever he 21 went. Now they that were in ' the ' See ch. i. tower sent messengers unto Tryphon, ^^' to the end that he should hasten his coming unto them by the wilderness, 22 and "send them victuals. Wherefore ^^°*'^''- ''s- Tryphon made ready all his horsemen ch. 12'. 36. to come that night : but there fell a very great snow, by reason whereof he came not. So he departed, and came 23 into the country of '*' Galaad. And "Seech. 5. 9. when he came near to ^ Bascama, he « i s.im. n. slew Jonathan, who was buried there. ^' 24 Afterward Tiyphon returned and went into his own land. 25 Then sent Simon, and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried them in y Modin, the city of ^^f v^"- :6his fathers. And ^all Israel made great «ch. 9.' 20. ' lamentation for him, and bewailed him 27 many days. Simon also built a monu- ment upon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren, and raised it aloft to the sight, with hewn stone behind and 28 before. Moreover he set up seven py- ramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four 29 brethren. And in these he made cun- ning devices, about the which he set great pillars, and upon the pillars he made "all their armour for a perpetual e^'J.'"^^ ^. memory, and by the armour ships carv- ed, that they might be seen of all 1= that " ^"'"*' «■ -^ o 24. 30 sail on the sea. This is the sepulchre wjiich he made at "^ Modin, and it stand- ""' '^' eth yet ^unto this day. ^ So Matt. 31 Now "= Tryphon dealt deceitfully with &.\i. 15. the young king Antiochus, and slew ^^JJ* \i^%). 32 him. And he reigned in his stead, and crowned himself king of "^Asia, and 'Seech. s. brought a great calamity upon the land. 33 Then Simon e built /// the strong holds '^."i.^ss. in Judea, and fenced the}?i about with Soch. 14. 3 high towers, and *■ great walls, and 1, see cii. 9. gates, and bars, and laid up victuals 5°; . „ r 1 ■ i..r o- i t Cr. !" the 34 ' therem. Moreover Smion chose men, sinmg Mits. and sent to ' king Demetrius, to the ' "''■ "■ ^s- end he should give the land an im- ^ c^. all Try- munity, because * all that Tryphon did phon'sdoings . J\. ,f^ were rob- 35 was to spoil. Unto whom king \J&- bcru-s. ('71) Y-2 Char xiii. ^6. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xiv. io. 1 Jch. 14. 3S. ^ bee ch. ic • 2 Mace. 14. 4- Comp. ch. 10. 20, >" Rather coinp. ver. 51 (Gk.). " ch. 3. 28, marg. 2 Mace. 7. =4- & 12. 39. & 15. s, 28 in ihe Gk. See ch. lo. 0 See ch. lo. 28. p ch. 10. 29. & II. 35- PP So ch. 15, 1 So ch. 36. •[B.C. 143— 2J '■ ch. 14, 27 43- " ch. II. 61, 62. See Josh. 15. 47- But comp ch. 14. 34 marg. with ver, 48, 53, ch. 14. 7. KSo ch. 5. 14. * Gr. io giz'L- ikettt his risht hami. See ch.6. 58. Comp. ver. 50. ' So ver. * Comp. ver. 43, 53 About B.C. 142 * See ch. 1 y See ch. 3. 45- * ch. 12. 36. metrius answered and wrote after this manner : King Demetrius unto 36 Simon -i^the high priest, and •'friend of kings, as also unto the elders and nation of the Jews, scinlcih greeting : ' 'I'lie golden crown, and " the scarlet 37 robe, which ye sent unto us, we have received : and we are ready to make a stedfast peace with you, yea, and to write unto our " officers, to confirm the ° immunities tvhich we have granted. And whatsoever covenants we have made ^.s with you shall stand ; and s the strong holds, which ye have builded, shall be your own. As for any oversight or 39 fault committed unto this day, we forgive it, and the p crown tax also, which ye owe us : and pp if there were any other tribute paid in Jerusalem, it shall no more be paid. And took who arc meet 40 among you to be in our court, ilet them be enrolled, and let there be peace betwixt us. T/ius the yoke of the 41 heathen was taken away from Israel in * the hundred and seventieth year. Then the people of Israel ^ began to 4: write in their instruments and con- tracts, In the first year of Simon the liigh priest, the governor and leader of the Jews. In those days Simon camped against 43 * Gaza, and besieged it round about ; he made also an engine of war, and set if by the city, and battered a certain tower, and took //. And they that 44 were in the engine leapt into the city; whereupon there was a great uproar in the city : insomuch as the people of the 45 city 'rent their clothes, and climbed upon the walls with their wives and children, and cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon ' to grant them peace. And they said. Deal not with us ac- ^6 cording to our wickedness, but accord- ing to thy mercy. So Simon was ap-47 peased towards them, and fought no more against them, but j)ut them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it "with songs and thanksgiving. Yea, he put all uncleanness out of it, 46 and placed such men there as would keep the law, and made it stronger than it was before, and built therein ""a dwelling place for himself They also of '■the tower in Jerusa-49 lem were kejjt so strait, that they could neither y come forth, nor go into the country, ^ nor buy, nor sell : wherefore ^ they were in great distress for want of victuals, and a great number of them 50 perished through famine. Then cried they to Simon, beseeching him " to be at one with them : which thing he granted them ; and when he had put them out from thence, "he cleansed '■the tower 51 from pollutions : and entered into it the three and twentieth day of the se- cond month, in * the hundred seventy and one year, with *> thanksgiving, and '^branches ofpahn trees, and with '''harps, and ^ cymbals, and with '' viols, and '' hymns, and songs : because there was destroyed ^a great enemy out of Israel. 52 He ordained also that that day should be kept every year with gladness. More- over ^ the hill of the temple that was by '^ the tower lie made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with 53 his company. And when Simon saw that 'John his son was a valiant man, he made him captain of all the hosts ; and J dwelt in ■= Gazara. Now in * the hundred threescore and twelfth year king Demetrius gathered his forces together, and went into =■ Me- dia, ^ to get him help to fight against 2 Tryphon. But when "^ Arsaces, the king of "= Persia and ''Media, heard that De- metrius was entered within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take him 3 alive: who went and smote the host of Demetrius, and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward. 4 As for the land of Judea, '^ that was quiet all the days of Simon ; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and 5 honour pleased them ri-'c//. And as he was honourable in all his acts, so in this, that he took ''Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the f isles of 6 the sea, and enlarged the bounds of his 7 nation, and recovered the country, and gathered together a gTeat number of captives, and had the dominion of ^Ga- zara, and *' Bethsura, and ' the tower, ''out of the which he took all unclean- ness, neither was there any that re- ssisted him. Then did they till their ground in peace, and ' the earth gave her increase, and the trees of the field 9 their fruit. The ancient men sat all in the streets, communing together of 'good things, and the )'oung men ■" put on 10 glorious and warlike ajjparel. He pro- vided victuals for the cities, and set in * ver. 21. " Or, to make fifacf ivilh them. ch. 11. 66. Comp. ver. 4^. See 2 Mace. I. 5 (Engl.). ^^ ch. 14. 7. •[B.C. 142— 141-] *» 2 Mace. 10. 7, 38 in the Gk. So ver. 47. ^ John 12. 13. Comp, ver. 37 (Gk.). •' See Ecelus. 39: "5- '^ .See ch. 4. 54- f 1 Chr. 15. 16, 28 ,Gk.;. Sch. I. 34— 36. ■' Comp. ch. 14, 37. ' ch. 16. 1, 7t g, 19, 21 — 24. J ch 16. I. Cv>nip. ver. 4S. •' See ch. 4. 15- XIV. •About V.X\ 141. a S'-L- Tobit I. 14. ^ ch. 13. 32. ^ ch. 15. 22. " 2 Mace. I. 13- 19. =f. 33- See ch. 3. 31. ^ See ch. 7. 50- * ver. 34. ch. IC. 28. See ch. 13. ch. 6. 8 See ch. 4. Comp. ch. 13. 43. •' ch. II. C5, 66. ver. 33. Seech. 4. ag. ' See ch. i. 33- •= ch. 13. 50. I See Ps. 67. 6. II Or, the ivtalth of t/u' ia/id. Gk. as\er. 4. "" Comp. Job 40. 10. (.72) Chap. xiv. ii. L MACCABEES. Chap. xiv. ^j. " See I Kin. 4- 25. ° See Ecclus. 23. 20 (Engl.). P ver. 24. 40. See ch. 8. I. 1 So ch. 12. 2, 5, 6, 20, 21. & 15. 23. ver. 20, 23 in the Gk. ^ ch. 12. 23. ■ ver. 27, 48. ch. 8. 22. * ch. 3. 20, 21. " ch. 12. I — * Comp. ch. 12. 6. ' See Acts * ch. 12. 16. s 15. n- 1 \Ox,pHblick records\ ver. 23. ^ Luke 14. 32 (Engl.). « I Esdr. 5. 45- ch. 15. 18. Luke 19. 13 marg. ' ver. 49. ch. 13. 53. & 16. I, 2, 9, 13. M- »» So ch. 16. them all manner of munition, so that his honourable name was renowned un- to the end of the world. He made n peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy : for " every man sat 12 under his vine and his fig tree, and there was none to ° fray them : neither 13 was there any left in the land to fight against them : yea, the kings them- selves were overthrown in those days. Moreover he strengthened all those of 14 his people that were brought low: the law he searched out ; and every con- temner of the law and wicked person he took away. He beautified the sane- 15 tuary, and multiplied the vessels of the temple. Now wlien it was heard at p Rome, 16 and as far as "i Sparta, that Jonathan was dead, 'they were very sorry. But 17 as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his stead, and ruled the country, and the cities therein : they wrote unto him * in is tables of brass, to renew the friend- ship and league which they had made with ' Judas and " Jonathan his bre- thren : which writings were read before 19 the congregation at Jerusalem. And 20 this is the copy of the letters that the 1 Lacedemonians sent ; The rulers of the "i Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon * the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, " send greeting : '^ the ambassadors that 21 were sent unto our people certified us of your glory and honour : wherefore we were glad of their coming, and 22 did register the things that they spake in the ' council of the people in this manner ; " Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, the Jews' ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us. And 23 it pleased the people to entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their v ambassage in publick records, to the end the people of the "J Lace- demonians might have a memorial there- of: furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest. After this Simon sent ^Numenius to 24 pRome with a great shield of gold of a thousand =^ pound weight, to confirm the league with them. \\'hereof when the 25 people heard, they said. What thanks shall we give to Simon and ^his sons? For ^^he and his brethren and the house 26 of his father have established Israel, and chased away in fight their enemies from 27 them, and confimied their liberty. So then they wrote it •'in tables of brass, which they set upon pillars in mount Sion: and this is the copy of the writing : The eighteenth day of the month ''''Elul, in *the hundred threescore and twelfth year, being <^the third year of 28 Simon the high priest, at 'Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, were these things 29 notified unto us. Forsomuch as often- times there have been wars in the country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, ''Simon the son of Mattathias, of the posterity of 'Jarib, together with his brethren, fput themselves in jeopardy, and resist- ing the enemies of their nation did their 30 nation great honour: (for after that Jonathan, having gathered his nation together, and sbeen their high priest, 31 •'was added to his people, 'their ene- mies purposed to invade their country, that they might destroy it, and lay hands 3i on the sanctuar)': at which time Simon rose up, and fought for his nation, and spent much of his own substance, and armed 'the valiant men of his nation, 33 and gave them J wages, and ''fortified the cities of Judea, together with 'Beth- sura, that lieth upon the borders of Judea, where the '"armour of the ene- mies had been before; but he set a 34 garrison of Jews there: moreover he for- tified ™Joppe, which //;•/// upon the sea, and '"Gazara, that bordereth upon "Azo- tus, where the enemies had dwelt before : but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all things convenient for the 35 reparation thereof) The people there- fore, seeing the acts of Simon, and unto what glory he thought to bring his na- tion, made him their governor and "chief priest, because he had done all these things, and/or the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to exalt his people. 36 For in his time °° things prospered in his hands, so that Pthe heathen were taken out of their country, and ' they a/so that were in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had made themselves 'a. tower, out of which they issued, and polluted all about the sanctuary, and did 37 much hurt 'in the holy place: but he '' .See \ •"bNeh. 6. 15. *[B.C. 141 — 140]. c ch. 13. 42, lOr, 7,r/(jn- /em, perad- venture by corruption and trans- position of letters : or, as some think, Me cpntmon hall -a'/wre they Viet to con- sult qf /nat- ters fif estate. ^ ch. 2. 3. « So ch. 2. I. f Seech. 6. 8 ch. to. 20, 21. ^ See Judith 16. 22. 1 ch. 13. I. I Or, tlie men o/'it'ar. J See ch. 3. 28. I' See ch. 13. ' See ver. 7. I Or, it'cafions. ch. 5. 43. & 10. 6. II ver. 42. ch. 15. 7. Comp. ch. 10. 14. ™ ver. 5. See ch. 13. II. 1 Or. Gaza. ch 1:5.43. " See ch. 4. 15- ■* ch. 13. 36, ver. 41 in the Gk. So ver. 20, 38, 47- "0 ch. lO. 2. .So ch. 3. 6. p ch. 13. 47. q ch. 13. 50. r See ch. So- il Or. unto re- ligioti. ('73) Chap. xiv. 38. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xv. 19. ■ Comp. ch. 13. 52. ' ch. 13. 10. » ch. 13. 36. See ch. 11. 27. " See ch. 10. 1 ch. 8. 31. & 15. 17. So ver. iS. y ver. 24. ^ So 2 Sam. 7. 13- 1 Chr. 17. 12 « See ch. 4. 46. <> Comp. Deut. 18. IS c ch. 13. 42. f" ch. 10. 20. & II. 58. « See ch. 6. I 62. fch. 10. Sg, & II. 58. B Matt. 5. 21, 22 (Gk.). *> See ver. 35. * ch. 15. I, 2 (Gk.). 2 Cor. II. 32. '' See ver, 18. 1 John 8. 20. So Mark 12. 41- Luke 21. I. See 2 Mace. 3 6. "> See ver. =5- XV. About B.C. 140. * ch. 7. I. & 10. 50. b See ch. 6. Comp. ch. 10. 67. *= See ch. 14. 47- <* 2 Mace. II. 16. See Acts 23. ^ ver. 21. ch. 10. 61. Acts 24. 5. ' ch. 13. 32. placed Jews therein, and '^fortified it for the safety of the country and the city, and 'raised up the walls of Jerusalem. King Demetrius also "confirmed him in 38 the high priesthood according to those things, and made him one "of his 39 friends, and honoured him with great honour. For he had heard say, that 40 •■^the Romans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren ; and that y they had entertained the am- bassadors of Simon honourably ; also 41 that the Jews and priests were well pleased that Simon should be their governor and "high priest ^for ever, s'until there should arise ''a faithful pro- phet ; moreover that he should be their 42 captain, and should take charge of the sanctuary, to set them over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the fortresses, that, I say, he should take charge of the sanc- tuary ; besides this, that he should be 43 obeyed of every man, and that "^all the writings in the country should be made in his name, and that "^he should be clothed in purple, and wear gold : also 4< that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to "= break any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country with- out him, or to be clothed in purple, or wear fa buckle of gold : and whosoever 45 should do otherwise, or "^break any of these things, she should be punished. Thus it liked all the people to deal 46 with Simon, and to do as hath been said. Then Simon accepted hereof, and was 47 well pleased 'Ho be high priest, and captain and 'governor of the Jews and priests, and to defend them all. So they 4s commanded that this writing should be put ''in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place; also that the copies thereof should be 49 laid up in 'the treasury, to the end that Simon and ""his sons might have tliem. Moreover Antiochus son of => Deme- trius the king sent letters from 'Hhe isles of the sea unto Simon the priest and <= prince of the Jews, and to all the people; ''the contents whereof were 2 these : King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and '^prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting: Forasmuch as = certain pestilent men 3 fhave usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge it again, that I may restore it to the old estate, and to that end have gathered a multi- tude of foreign soldiers together, and 4 prepared ships of war ; my meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be avenged of sthem that have de- stroyed it, and made many cities in the 5 kingdom desolate : now therefore ''I con- firm unto thee all the oblations which the kings before me granted thee, and 6 whatsoever gifts besides they granted. I give thee leave also to coin money for 7 thy country with thine own stamp. And as coneerning Jerusalem and the sanc- tuary, let them 'be free; and all the armour that thou hast made, and ^ fortresses that thou hast built, and keepest in thy 8 hands, let them remain unto thee. And if any thing be, or shall be, owing to the king, 'let it be forgiven thee from 9 this time forth for evermore. Further- more, when we have obtained our king- dom, we will honour thee, and thy nation, and thy temple, with great honour, so that your honour shall be known throughout the world. 10 In "the hundred threescore and four- teenth year went Antiochus into the land of his fathers : at which time all the forces came together unto him, so that 11 few were left with sTryphon. Where- fore being pursued by king Antiochus, he fled unto ""Dora, which lieth by the 12 sea side : for he saw that troubles came upon him all at once, and that his forces 13 had forsaken him. Then camped Antio- chus against ■" Dora, having with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of 14 war, and eight thousand horsemen. And when he had compassed the city round about, and joined sliips close to the toivn on the sea side, he ve.xed the city by land and by sea, neither suffered he any ■'to go out or in. 15 In the mean season came "Numenius and his company from pRome, having lettersito the kings and countries ;where- 16 in were written these things: ■" Lucius, consul of the Romans unto king '■''Ptole- i7mee, greeting: The Jews' ambassadors, ^our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew 'the old friendship and league, "being sent from Simon the high priest, and/.'w« tlie people of the Jews: ,8 and "they brought a shield of gold of 19 a thousand pound. We thought it good therefore to write lunto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, e ch. 13. 34. ver. lo. h Comp. ch. 10. 40 — 43- ' So ch. 10. 31- ^ See ch. 13. 33- 1 So ch. 10. 29. & 13. 39. * About B.C. 139- "* ver, 13, 25. See Josh. ii. " So ver. 25 (Gk.). See ch. 3. 45. ° ch. 14. 24. V See ch. 8- 1. 1 ver. 22, 23. r Comp. ch. 8. 16. " 2 Mace. I. ^ See ch. 14. 40. ' ch. 8, 23— 32. (174) Chap. xv. 20. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xvi. 6. " ch. 10. 67. & 14. I. I Or, A ratltes. * ch. 14. 2, 3. ^ See ch. 14. 1 6. fl Or, Sa7tip' saces [Lat. La7ftpsactts\. J Acts 20. 15. * Acts 2. 10. & 13. 13. & 14. 24. & 15- 38. & 27. 5. * Acts 27. 5. •' Acts 21, 1. "Or, Basiiis- " Acts 27. 7. ** See Acts 4. 36. « See Acts 2. 10. f See ver. 14. t Gr. britig- ingWi'i/orct'S to it. 8 See ch. 6. I 62. '' ver, 3 — 9. ' ch. 14. 5. ver. 35. See ch. 13. II. k ch. 14. 7. ver. 35. See ch. 4. 15. 'ch. 13. 50,51. See ch. 1. 33. » ch. ij. 28, 34- I Or, except the borders^ b'c. I Or, siibdue yott injight. " See ch. 10. 20. » So I Kin. 10. 5 marg. or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them. It seemed also good to 20 us to receive the shield of them. If2i therefore t/iere be 'any pestilent fellows, that have fled from their country unto you, deliver them unto Simon the high priest, that he may punish them accord- ing to their own law. The same 22 things wrote he likewise unto "Deme- trius the king, and Attalus, to 'Ariara- thes, and * Arsaces, and to all the 13 countries, and to "Sampsames, and the ^Lacedemonians, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and vSamos, and^Pamphylia, and 3Lycia,and Halicarnassus, and •'Rhodus, and 'Pha- selis, and ''Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Gortyna, and "^Cnidus, and ''Cyprus, and =Cyrene. And the copy hereof 24 they wrote to Simon the high priest. fSo Antiochus the king camped against 25 Dora the second day, 'assaulting it con- tinually, and making engines, by which means he shut up Tryphon, that//ccould neither ''go out nor in. At that time 26 Simon sent him two thousand chosen men to aid him; silver also, and gold, and much armour. Nevertheless he 27 would not receive them, but s brake ''all the covenants which he had made with him afore, and became strange unto him. Furthermore he sent unto him Athe- 28 nobius, one of his fi lends, to commune with him, and say. You withhold 'Joppe and ''Gazara, with 'the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm. The borders thereof ye have wasted, 29 and done great hurt in the land, and got the dominion of ""many places within my kingdom. Now therefore deliver 30 the cities w-hich ye have taken, and "'the tributes of the places, whereof ye have gotten dominion 'without the borders of Judea: or else give jhc for them five 31 hundred talents of silver; and for the harm that you have done, and the tri- butes of the cities, other five hundred talents : if not, we will come and ' fight against you. So Athenobius " the king's y friend came to Jerusalem: and when he saw the glory of Simon, and the cup- board of gold and silver plate, and his great "attendance, he was astonished, and told him the king's message. Then 33 answered Simon, and said unto him. We have neither taken other men's land, nor holden that which appertaineth to others, but the inheritance of our fathers, which our enemies had wrongfully in 16. 1, 4, or\. 58. 34 possession a certain time. AVherefore we, having opportunity, hold the inherit- 35 an ce of our fathers. And whereas thou demandest 'Joppe and ''Gazara, albeit they did great harm unto the people in our country, j(?/ will we give Pan hundred ^ Comp. talents for them. Hereunto Athenobius ''^''' ^'' 36 answered him not a word ; but returned in a rage to the king, and made report unto him of these speeches, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen: whereupon the king was exceeding 37 wroth. In the mean time fled iTryphon ' ver. 25, 39. by ship unto Orthosias. 38 Then the king made ■'Cendebeus cap- g*' tain of the sea coast, and gave him a 39 host of footmen and horsemen, and com- manded him to remove his host toward Judea: also he commanded him to build up "Cedron, and to fortify the gates, and ''Oi-' to war against the people; but as for\!ns. josh. 15 40 king himself, he pursued 1 Tryphon. So f^ Te^'aV' "■Cendebeus came to * Jamnia, and began ' See ch. 4. to provoke the people, and to invade "'' Judea, and to take the people prisoners, 41 and slay them. And when he had built ;// Cedron, he set horsemen there, and a host of footmen, to the end that issuing out they might make outroads upon the ways of Judea, as the king had com- manded him. Then came up *John from ^''Gazara, and told Simon his father "^what Cende- 2 beus had done. Wherefore Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and ''John, and said unto them, ''I, and my bre- Jgo^i, ,, thren, and my fathers house, have ever 26. from our youth unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel; and "^ things ' S" ch. 14 have prospered so well in our hands, ^ " that we have delivered Israel oftentimes. 3 But now I am old, and ye, by God's mercy, are of a suflicient age : be ye in- stead of me and "^my brother, and go '|f '"''j and fight for our nation, and the help "' '^' 4 from heaven be with you. So he chose out of the countr)' twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and « rested that^^^„"-* snight at ''Modin. And when as they i" see ch. 2.1 rose in the morning, and went into the plain, behold, a mighty great host both of footmen and horsemen cajne against them : howbeit there was a water brook b betwixt them. So he and his people pitched over against them: and when he saw that the people w-ere afraid to go over the water brook, he went first over himself, and then the men seeing him XVI. » See ch. 13. 53- - ver, 19, 21. See ch. 4. :5. c ch. 15. 40, (175) Chap. xvi. 7. I. MACCABEES. Chap. xvi. 24. iSe 54- ch. 1 ch. 15. 39, 41- •» ver. 2, 14. lOr, IVhich when he luzd set \pit^ fire, theyjied un- to the tenvers in the yields 0/ Azotns; and there ivere slain, About B.C. 135. " See ch. 4. » 2 Kin. 25.5. P See ch. 9. *[B.C.I35]. I Mace. 4. 50. 51. 53- > So Rom. 3. 25 (Gk,). J So ver. 18. But comp. ch. 10, 5 — 8 with Lev. 23. 34- K ver. 18. See I Mace. I. 54- nB.c. 125—4]. * 1 Mace. 12. 6 (Gk.). ch. 4. 44. K: II. 27. See Judith 4. 8. •» 1 Mace. 15. 16. » Matt. 10. 24i =5- Luke 6. 40. James 3. i (Engl.l. Sec Acts 13.1. o Lev. 4. 3, 5, xfi. & 16. 32. p ch, 5, 8, So Wisd, 10. 19 (Gk.). q ch. 3. I, & ti4, & 15, 14- ee I ^lacc. =■ 7- ■■ ver. 19, 33. See I Mace. 14. a. THE brethren, the Jews that be at Jerusalem and in the land of Judea, wish unto the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt, health and peace : God be gracious unto you, and ^ re- ■■ member his covenant that /le made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants ; and give you all a heart to : serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind ; and , ^open your hearts in his law and com- mandments, and send you peace, and : hear your prayers, and ' be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble. And now we be here praying ( for you. What time as "^ Demetrius ; reigned, in * the hundred threescore and ninth year, we the Jews wrote unto you in the extremity of trouble that came upon us in those years, from the time that "= Jason and his company revolted from the f holy land and king- dom, and burnt sthe porch, and shed i innocent blood : then we prayed unto the Lord, and were heard; "^we offered also sacrifices and fine flour, and light- ed the lamps, and ' set forth the loaves. And now sec that ye " keep J the feast of tabernacles in the month '' Casleu. In *the hundred fourscore and eight i year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and Uhe council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king ■" Ptolemeus' " master, who was of the stock of the ° anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt : Insomuch as God hath deliver- i ed us from great perils, we tliank him highly, as having been in battle against ^ a king. For he p cast them out that i fought within ithe holy city. For when i the leader was come into ' Persia, and the army wth him that seemed invinci- ble, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Nanea's priests. 14 For ^Antiochus, as though he would marry her, came into the place, and his friends that were with him, to receive 13 money in name of a dowry. Which when the priests of Nanea had 'set forth, and he was entered with a small company into the compass of the tem- ple, they shut the temple as soon as It Antiochus was come in : and opening a privy door of the roof, they threw ' stones like thunderbolts, and stroke down the captain, hewed iliem in pieces, smote oft" their heads, and cast them to 17 those that were without. Blessed be our God in all things, who hath deli- vered up the ungodly. 18 Therefore whereas we are now pur- posed to " keep ^ the purification of the temple upon the five and twentieth day of the month ''Casleu, we thought it necessary to '^ certify you thereof, thart ye also might " keep //, as the feast '^ of the tabernacles, and of the fire, whieh 7i'as given us when >' Neemias ofi"ered sacrifice, after that he had builded the 19 temple and the altar. For when our fa- thers were led into ''Persia, >'ythe priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid // in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept // sure, so that the place was un- beknown to all men. Now after many years, when it pleased God, Neemias, =^ being sent from the king of '^ Persia, did send of the posterity of those priests that had hid // to the fire : but when they * told us they found no fire, but ji thick water ; then commanded he them to draw // up, and to bring //; and when the saciifices were laid on, Nee- s So ver. II. See I Mace. I, 10, Comp. eh, 9. 2 with I Mace, 6. ' ("onip, I Mace, 10, " ver, 9. ch. 2. 16, Matt, 14. 6, Luke 24. 21 (Gk.). Act,s 19. 38 marg. » ch. 2, 16, See I Mace, 4. 59. * I Maee. 12. 8, ver. 20. ch. 2. 9. &3.9. & 7. 6. & lo. 26. S II. 18. Matt. 18, 31 in the Gk. ■'' Lev. 23. 24, 27. 34. Numb, 29, I, So ver, 9. yNeh,8, 14— 18. m Comp. ch. 10. 3. ^ Neh. 2, 6, (177) z Chap. i. 22. II. MACCABEES. Chap. h. 17. * Comp. I Kin. 18. 33—35- b Neh. 12. ^^ Ecclus. 24. 8. So ch. 7. 23. & 13- 14- c See 2 Cor. 6. 18. ■1 ch. 14. 15. « See John 7. 35- t Ps. 106. 47. 8 See Song h ch. 2. 1 8, & 8. 17. ' Deut. 30. 3-8. So ch. 2. 18 ^ See ver. 13. II Or, Neevti- as his com- pany. ver. 36. See Song 26. ' ch. 3. 6. & 4. 28 in the Gk. See EclIus. 27. I marg. II. "* See Luke 2. 2. Comp. ver. 4. 13. '• ch. 1. ig. mias commanded the priests ^ to sprin- kle the wood and the things laid ikere- upon with the water. When this was 22 done, and the time came that the sun shone, which afore was hid in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, SO that every man marvelled. And the 23 priests made a prayer whilst the sacri- fice was consuming, / say, both the priests, and all /he rest, '^ Jonathan be- ginning, and the rest answering there- unto, as.Neemias did. And the prayer 24 was after this manner ; O Lord, Lord God, ^^ Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only and gracious King, the only giver of all ^s things, the only just, '^Almighty, and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose the fathers, and sanctify them : receive the 26 sacrifice for thy whole people Israel, and preserve '^ thine own portion, and sanctify //. Gather '^ those together that 27 are scattered from us, f deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and slet the heathen know that thou art our God. Punish them that oppress 23 us, and with pride do ns wrong. Plant 29 thy people again in thy ^ holy place ' as Moses hath spoken. And the priests sung psalms of thanks- 30 giving. Now when the sacrifice was 31 consumed, Neemias commanded the water that was left to be poured on the great stones. When this was done, 3- there was kindled a flame : but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar. So when this matter was 33 known, it was told the king of ^ Persia, that in the place, where the priests that were led away had hid the fire, there appeared water, and that " Neemias had purified the sacrifices therewith. Then 34 the king, inclosing the place, made it holy, after he had tried the matter. And the king took many ' gifts, and 35 bestowed thereof on those ^\\om he would gratify. And Neemias called this thing y. Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a cleansing : but many men call it Nephi. It is also found in the =^ records, that Jeremie the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, '^as it hath been signified: and 2 how that the projjhet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, ' when they see images of silver and « See Baruch 3 gold, with their ornaments. And with *■ ■*■ other such speeches e.xhorted he them, that the law should not depart from 4 their hearts. It was also contained in "•thejaOTf writing, that the prophet, being ■iver. i. warned of God, commanded the taber- nacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into "^the mountain, where "Deut. 32. Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage & 34. i. 5 of God. And when ^ Jeremie came thi- f Comp. ther, he found a hollow cave, wherein 16.' '^' '*" he laid the tabernacle, and s the ark, e Comp. and the altar of incense, and so stopped l^""^'' '°' 6 the door. And some of those that fol- lowed kim came to mark the way, but 7 they could not find it. Which when Jeremie perceived, he blamed them, saying. As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive 3 them unto mercy. Then shall the Lord shew them these things, and the glory of the Lord shall appear, and the cloud also, ''as it was shewed under Moses, ^ e.v. 40. 34, and 'as when Solomon desired that the ?i'K:n. s. 10, place might be honourably sanctified. =3. ^c. 9 It was also '' declared, that he being " See ch. 1. wise ' offered the sacrifice of dedication, I ,' Kin, a. 10 and of the finishing of the temple. And ^=' *3- ■"as when Moses prayed unto the Lord, "^ Lev. 9. 24. the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifices : even so "prayed ° 2 chr. 7. 1. Solomon also, and the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt „ Lev 10. 16 1 1 offerings. And ° Moses said. Because 17. .i_ ■ or ■ ... 1 . ■.. I" I Kin. 8. the sm offenng was not to be eaten, it ^j, 66. 12 was consumed. So Solomon kept those Cump. ch. i. P eight days. ich. 5. 16. 13 The same things also were reported ju|j;,h,6^ig. in ^ the writings and commentaries of Luke 21. 5 Neemias ; and how he founding a li- brary gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles '"/" '" God people, and gave them all an heritage, s'hartiy,%c. Chap. ii. i8. II. MACCABEES. Chap. hi. 12. » wisd. 5. 16 and the "kingdom, and the priesthood, » Efek. 45. and the "sanctuary, -"as he promised in is •S^e'cii I ^^^ ^^^'"'y ^'''1 shortly have mercy upon 29- us, and gather //s together out of y every «See"ch.'i.^ /i7/^^/ Under heaven into ^the lioly place : 29- for he hath delivered us out of great troubles, and hath purified the place. 3: will make an abridgment. Here then will we begin the " story : o^ify adding thus n ch. e. 17. much to that which hath been said. That 'r"''S,'- ' '" tf zs a foolish MPtg to make a long pro- So ver. 24. logue, and to be short in the story itse/f. » See I Mace. I. I. ^ ver. 16. See ch. lo. 3. « See 1 Mace. 1. 10. ^ See eh. 10. 10. " ch. 3. 24. & 5- 4. & 12. 22. & 14. 15. & 15. 27 in the Gk. See 2 Thess. 2. 8. Comp. ch. 5. 2. & 10. 29. & II. 8. & 15. 12, 22. f ch. 10. I. s See Esther 13. 2. h See Acts 24. 4. i See Acts 2. 10. " So ch. 10. J Gk. as ver. 27- 1 Or, fo de- serve ivell of many. Comp. 2 Cor. 9. 12. ^ ver. 23, 30. 1 I Pet. 2. 21. 11 Comp. ch. 15. 39. •" So Acts 24. 4 (Gk.). ^ Now as concerning Judas Macca- 19 beus, and his brethren, and ^ the puri- fication of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar, and the wars 20 against '^Antiochus Epiphanes, and '^Eu- pator his son, and "^the manifest signs 21 that came from heaven unto those that behaved themselves manfully to their honour for Judaism : so that, being but a few, they overcame the whole country, and chased barbarous multitudes, and 22 'recovered again the temple renowned Sail the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all '' favour : ail these things, 23 I say, being declared by Jason of 'Gy- rene in five books, we will assay " to abridge in one volume. For consider- 14 ing the infinite number, and the diffi- culty which they find that desire to look into the " narrations of the story, for the variety of the matter, we have 25 been careful, that they that will read may have delight, and that they that are desirous to commit to memory might have ease, and that all into whose hands // comes might have profit. Therefore to us, that have taken upon .t us this J painful labour of abridging, // was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching ; even as // is no ease j; unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others : yet ' for the pleasuring of many we will under- take gladly this J great pains ; leaving 2£ to ''the author the exact handling of every particular, and labouring to fol- low the ' rules of an abridgment. For 29 as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building ; " but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint //, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof : even so I think // is with us. To stand upon ei under a colour of visiting the cities of ''Coelo- syria and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil 9 the king's " purpose. And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been ° courteously received of the high priest of the city, he Ptold hi7n what intelli- gence was given 0/ the money, and 1 de- clared wherefore he came, and asked if 10 these things were so indeed. Then the high priest told him that there was such "■money laid up for the relief of * widows It and fatherless children: and that some of it belonged to Hircanus son of Tobias, a man of great dignity, and not as that wicked Simon had misinformed : the sum whereof in all was four hun- dred ' talents of silver, and two hun- 12 dred of gold : and that it was altogether impossible that such wTong should be done unto them, "that had committed III. « See ch. 1 ^ I Mace. 12. 7, 8, 20? ver. 5. ch. 4. I, 4, 34. 36- & 15. 12, 14. Not as Ecctus. 50. I. c See I Mace. 2. 18. About B. C. 187. •1 I Mace. 7. I. eh. 4. 7. & 5. iS. 8: 14. f. « See 1 Mace. 8. 6. ^^^ ver- II. ch. 4. I, 3, 4, 23- 1 Wisd. 18. 2 (Gk.). ^ I Mace. 10. 60 ? ch. 4. 4. I' ver. 8. Sec I Esdr. 2. 17. * ver. 24, 28, 40. ch. 4. 42. & 5- 18. See I Mace. 14. 49. & Mark 12. 41. J See ch. I. 35- ^ Comp. ver. 3. ^ Comp. Dan. II. 20. *" Acts 27. 30 (Engl. So Gk.). " Acts 27. 13. 0 Acts 28. 7. P Acts 25. 14. Gal. 2. 2 in the Gk. *i See ch. i. 18. 'ver. IS (Gk.). See I Tim. 6. 20. » ch. 8. 28, 30. James i. 27. * Comp. E.V. 38. 25. ch. 5. 21. " ver. II, 15, 22. See ch. 5. 19. (179) Z2 I Chap. hi. 13. II. MACCABEES. Chap. ni. 39. w Luke 22. 44- So ver. 21. » Ex. 2S. 2- S- y Comp. Ex. 22. 7. " Or, /ff ni.ike general sitp- Jrticatioii. '• ver. 15, 20. * ch. 10. 25. See 1 Kin. 20. 31. >>Gk. asch. I. 8. See Luke 16. 20. = Acts 20. 9. 2 Cor. II. 33. 'Or. ex/tec- tation, Luke 21. 26 Gk.i. So Acts 12. * See ver. 6. \ Or, Lord of our fathers. See Ecctus. 46. 5. « en. 12. 15, 28. & 15. 23. I Tim. 6. IS in the Gk. «« See tin. 2. I ch. 5. 3. See I Kir 20 rr. // to the holiness of the place, and to the majesty and inviolable sanctity of the temple, honoured over all the world. But Heliodorus, " because of the king's 13 commandment given him, said, That in any wise it must be brought into the king's treasury. So at the day which he appointed he 14 entered in to order this matter : where- fore there was no small "agony through- out the whole city. But the priests, 15 prostrating themselves before the altar '^ in t/ieir priests' vestments, called unto heaven upon him that y made a law concerning ■" things given to be kept, that they should safely be preserved for "such as had committed ihc?n to be kept. Then tchoso had looked the high 16 priest in the face, it would have wound- ed his heart : for his countenance and the changing of /its colour declared the inward * agony of his mind. For the 17 man was so compassed with fear and horror of the body, that it was mani- fest to them that looked upon hint, what sorrow he had now in his heart. Others 18 ran flocking out of their houses ' ^ to the general supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt. And the women, ^ girt with sackcloth 19 under their breasts, abounded in the streets, and the virgins that were kept in ran, some to the ''gates, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the ■= windows. And all, holding their :io hands towards heaven, made supplica- tion. Then it would have pitied a man 21 to see the falling down of the multitude of all sorts, and the * fear of tlie high priest, being in such an " agony. They 22 then called upon the Almighty Lord to keep the things committed of trust safe and sure for " those that had com- mitted//;«;/. Nevertheless Hehodorusi; executed that which was decreed. Now as he was there present him- 2, self with his guard about ''the treasury, the ' Lord of spirits, and the * Prince of all power, caused a great == apparition, so that all that presumed to come in with him were astonished at the power of God, and fainted, and were sore afraid. For there appeared unto them 25 a horse with a terrible rider upon him, and adorned with a very fair covering, and he ran fiercely, and smote at Heli- odorus with his forefeet, and it seemed that he that sat upon the horse had complete Hiamess of gold. Moreover 26 h See! 6. 18. Cor. ' See James 5. 16. two Other young men appeared before him, notable in strength, excellent in beauty, and comely in apparel, who stood by him on either side, and ff scourged him s continually, and gave "c''- 5.^,'^- 27 him many sore stripes. And Heliodorus i. " ' °*^' fell suddenly unto the ground, and was compassed with great darkness : but they that were with him took him up, 28 and put him into ss a litter. Thus him, ^s ch. 9. s that lately came with a great train and ''^''•'' i with all his guard into the said ''trea- i sur)', they carried out, being unable to help himself with his weapons : and ma- nifestly they acknowledged the power 29 of God : for he by the hand of God was cast down, and lay speechless without 30 all hope of life. IBut they praised the Lord, that had miraculously honoured his own place : for the temple, which a little afore was full of fear and trou- ble, when the •> Almighty Lord ap- peared, was filled with joy and glad- ness. 31 Then straightways certain of Helio- dorus' friends prayed Onias, 'that he would call upon the most High to grant him his life, who lay ready to 32 give up the ghost. So the high priest, J suspecting lest the king should mis- ■' S"'^''- -t conceive that some treachery had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews, offered a sacrifice for the health of the man. 33 Now as the high priest was making an atonement, '^ the same young men in the same clothing appeared and stood beside Heliodorus, saying, Give Onias the high priest great thanks, insomuch as ' for his sake the Lord hath granted 34 thee life : and seeing that thou hast been scourged from heaven, declare unto all men the might}' power of God. And when they had spoken these words, y. they appeared no 7nore. So Heliodo- rus, after he had offered sacrifice unto the Lord, and made great vows unto him that had saved his life, and isa- ' s=='^''- '3- luted Onias, returned with his host to comp. 36 the king. Then testified he to all men ''"■9(f'k'- the works of the great God, which he 37 had seen with his eyes. And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit mail to be sent yet once again 38 to Jerusalem, he said. If thou hast any enemy or ■" traitor, send him " <:''■ 4- »• thither, and thou shalt receive him well scourged, if he escape with his life : for in that place, no doubt, there is 39 an especial power of God. For " he ° Ps. 123. i. ^ ver. 26. iiSo) Chap. hi. 40. II. MACCABEES. Chap. iv. 24. that dwelleth in heaven hath his eye on that place, and defendeth //; and he beateth and destroyeth them that come to hurt //. And the things ^o concerning Heliodorus, and the keep- ing of ''the treasury, fell out on this sort. IV. * ch. 3. 4, II. b See Mate 26. 73. ■^ So ch. 3. 32. d ch. 3. 38. So ver. 50. ch. 14. 26. e Luke 22. 25 (Gk.). f See Acts 21. "^ ch. 3. 5. Comp. ch. 8. 8. .it 10. II. tk See I Esdr. 2. 17. > So Acts 28. 19. J Acts ■?4. 2 (Gk ,,. ^ Seech. 3. 3. 1 See I Mace. I. 10. B.C. 175- "^ ver. 13, 22, 23, 24, 26. ch. 5. 5, 6. mm ver. 26 (Gk.). " I Tim. 2. 1. & 4. 5 (Gk.). ' I Mace. I. P ver. ch. y. 19. 15 niarg. See I Mace. ■j'So' Mace. I. 41, & 2. 42. 8. m I Mace. 8. ■ 7. 'See I Mace 8. I. ' ver. 27. & 5. 5 in the Gk. Soch. 15.31 lie. Mace. I- 33- T/iis Simon now, => of whom we spake afore, having been a '^bewTayer of the money, and of /lis country, slandered Onias, "^as if he had terrified Helio- dorus, and been the worker of these evils. Thus was he bold to call him 2 a ''traitor, "^that had deser\'ed well of the city, and tendred his own nation, and was so f zealous of the laws. But 3 when their hatred went so far, that by one of Simon's faction murders were committed,, Onias seeing the danger of 4 this contention, and that sApollonius, as being the governor of '' Coelosyria and Phenice, did rage, and increase Simon's malice, he went to the king, 'not to be 5 an accuser of his countr)'men, but seek- ing the good of all, />oth publick and private : for he saw that it was impos- 6 sible that the state should continue quiet, and Simon leave his folly, unless the king J did look thereunto. But after the death of ^ Seleucus, 7 when ' Antiochus, called Epiphanes, took the kingdom, "'Jason the brother of Onias '"■"laboured underhand to be high priest, promising unto the king s by " intercession three hundred and threescore talents of silver, and of an- other revenue eighty talents : besides 9 this, he promised to assign an hundred and fifty more, if he might have licence to set him up " a place for exercise, and for the training up of youth in the fashions of the heathen, and to write them of Jerusalem by the name of p Antiochians. Which when the king 10 had granted, and he had gotten into his hand the rule, he forthwith "J brought his own nation to the ' Greekish fashion. And the xo^-aX privileges granted of spe- u cial favour to the Jews by the means of John the father of 'I'l Eupolemus, who went ambassador to ''Rome for amity and aid, he took avvay ; and putting down the governments which were ac- cording to the law, he brought up new customs against the law : for he built 12 gladly "a place of exercise under ''the tower itself, and brought the chief young About B. C. 174. ver. 32, 44, men under his subjection, and made them wear a hat. 13 Now such was the height of ' Greek '^"V'"' "' fashions, and increase of "heathenish &ii.'2marg. manners, through the exceeding pro- MaTV 26 faneness of Jason, that ungodly wretch, " ch. 6.'24 14 and ^ not high priest ; that the priests i'^er'; 7. had no courage to serve any more at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after ' the game " pr. *'" 15 of Discus called them forth; not setting fwcrwasa by the honours of their fathers, but stone with ,.: . , , r 1 ^ ■ . ^ hole in likmg the glory of the Grecians best the midst. z.tof all. By reason whereof sore cala- mity came upon them : for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose "custom they followed so earnest- "'=''■ ^- ^• ly, and tinto whom they desired to be 2 Tim. 3. 10 17 like in all things. For // is not a light '"'^^^k. thing to do wickedly against the laws of God : but the time following shall declare these things. 18 Now when the game that was used every fifth year was kept at " Tyrus, the I.J king being present, this >' ungracious Simp. Jason sent * special messengers from ' *''"^'^' "■ Jeru.salem, Pwho were Antiochians, to ) ch. a. 34. carry three hundred ^ drachms of silver (eJ,|'iJ. to the sacrifice of Hercules, which even • G'- '^'"> the bearers thereof thought fit not to li^tlmam- bestow upon the sacrifice, because it ''"■{^^^Zli was not ^ convenient, but to be re- ch. 10. 20. 20 served for other charges. This money i2\.i^ J|; 8_ ^ then, in regard of the sender, was ap- "'j.''g-, . ^~' . * ft t-cclus 10. pointed to Hercules' sacrifice; but be- 23. cause of the bearers thereof it was ^^'jgiJ!^''''' emfhyed to the making of gallies. & n. 36. 21 Now when ''Apollonius the son of(^"*)^'''" Menestheus was sent into Egj'pt for the ■'*°"V.'- °^- 'coronation of king '^Ptolemeus Philo- e.g. 173. metor, Antiochus, understanding him 'j ^ j"^"^- 3- not to be well affected to his affairs, ch. 5. 24. pro^'ided for his own safety : where- „i~in"'' "'"' upon he came to "^ Joppe, and from " ' ^i-'"- '■ 22 thence to Jerusalem : where he was ch'. 9. 29. honourably received of Jason, and of |ee°E5th n the city, and was brought in with torch- i. light, and with gy-eat shoutings : and j^.^e ' ' so afterward went with his host unto « See i Esdr. >= Phenice. itActsn. 23 Three year afterivard Jason sent ^Me- /'-^^ ^^^ ^.^ nelaus, s the foresaid Simon's brother, ch. 5. 5. 15. to bear ■' the money unto the king, and 3'; & 53'. 3'' to put him in mind of certain necessary j;"*^""' 24 matters. But he being brought to the b See ver. 1. presence of the king, when he had comp.*''' magnified him for the glorious appear- ch. n. 3. (181) Chap. iv. 25. II. MACCABEES. Chap. iv. jo. Wer. 7 (Gk.). k I Mace. 5. 6. ch. 5. 7. See Judith i. 12. About B. C. 171. 1 See ver. 12. > See ch. I. " ch. 10. 13. & 12. 2. See Acts 4. 36. 0 See Acts 9. P Acts 19. 35, 36 (Gk.}. 1 ver. 32, 34, 38. '■ See Acts 5. * See I Mace. 3- 37- " Comp. ver. 30. ^ I Mace. II. See Judith 2, 21. "^ ver. 49 (Gk.). » See I M.-icc. 10. 61 (Gk.). So Acts 25. 24 (Gk.). y ch. 14. 24 (Gk.). ance of /u's power, got the priesthood to himself, offering ^ more than Jason l/y three hundred talents of silver. So 25 he came with the king's mandate, bring- ing nothing worthy the high priesthood, but having the fury of a cmel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast. Then 26 Jason, who had ' undermined his own brother, being ' undermined by another, was compelled to flee into the country of the ^ Ammonites. So Menelaus got =7 the principality : but as for the money that he bad promised unto the king, he took no good order for //, albeit Sostratus the ruler of 'the castle re- quired it ; for unto him appertained the 2B gathering of the "' customs. Wherefore they were both called before the king. Now Menelaus left his brother Lysi-29 machus in his stead in the priesthood ; and Sostratus left Crates, who was go- vernor of the " Cyprians. While those 30 things were in doing, they of ° Tarsus and Mallos made insurrection, because they were given to the king's concubine, (Tiz/Zsv/ Antiochis. Then came the king 31 in all haste to p appease matters, leav- ing 1 Andronicus, a man in authority, for his deputy. Now Menelaus, supposing that he had 32 gotten a convenient time, ■■ stole certain vessels of gold out of the temple, and gave some of them to Andronicus, and some he sold into ^ Tyrus and the cities round about. Which when Onias knew 33 of a surety, he reproved him, and with- drew himself into a sanctuary at Daphne, that lieth by ' Antiochia. Wherefore Me- 34 nelaus, taking Andronicus apart, prayed him to get Onias into his hands ; who being persuaded thc?-cunto, and coming to Onias in deceit, gave him his right hand \v\Xh oaths ; and though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary : whom forthwith he shut up without regard of justice. For the which cause not only 35 the Jews, but many also of other na- tions, took great indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man. And when the king was 36 come again from " the places about ^ Cilicia, the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greeks " that abhor- red the fact also, •'^ complained because Onias was slain without cause. There- 37 fore Antiochus was y heartily sorry, and moved to pity, and wept, because of the sober and modest behaviour of him 38 that was dead. And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away An- dronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved. 39 Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by ^ Lysimachus with the °- consent of Menelaus, and the ^ bruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus, many vessels of 40 gold being already carried away. Where- upon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one *<^Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, 41 and no less in folly. They then seeing the " attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast thetn all together upon ^ Lysimachus, and those that set upon 42 them. Thus many of them they wound- ed, and some they stroke to the ground, and all of them they forced to flee : but as for the •= church robber himself, him 43 they killed besides the f treasury. Of these matters therefore there was an accusation laid against Menelaus. 44 Now when the king came to s Tyrus, three men that were sent from the •^ senate pleaded the cause before him : 45 but Menelaus, being now convicted, promised ' Ptolemee the son of Dory- menes to give him much money, if he would J pacify the king towards him. 46 Whereupon Ptolemee taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of 47 another mind : insomuch that he dis- charged Menelaus from the accusations, who notwithstanding was cause of all the miscliief : and '^those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the 'Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he '"condemned to death. 48 Thus they that followed the matter for the city, and for the people, and for the holy vessels, did soon suffer unjust 49 punishment. Wherefore even they of s Tyrus, " moved with hatred of that wicked deed, caused them to be ho- so nourably ° buried. And so p through the covetousness of them that were in power About B.C. 171. About B. C. 170. ' ver. 29. ^ See I Esdr. 7- 4- ^ See Jer. lo. 22 (Engl.). 1 Or, Tyran- tiris. c See Ezek. 47. 16 ? " ch. s. 5 (Gk.). ■* .See Song 26. •^ Acts 19. 37 (Gk.it Engl.). ' See ch. 3. 6. B ver. 17. h See ch. I. • I Mace. 3. 38. ch. 6. 8 (not as ch. 8. 8r). J See Acts 12. Comp. ch. 10. 20. ^ ver. 44. ' Comp. Col. 3. II. Also ch. 7. 4 (Gk.). •" Luke 23. 24 ,Gk.). " ver. 36 (Gk.). ° ch. 5. ID (Gk.). P ver. 45. (182) Chap. v. i. II. MACCABEES. Chap. v. 24. q ch. II. 29. •■ See ver. 2. V. About B. C. 170. » I Mace. r. 17? ^ Judith 2. 19 (Engl.). c Comp. Luke 21. II. U Or, staves. d See I Kin. 20. II. & I Mace. 3. ^ See ch. 2. fch. 4. 7, 26. 8 ch. 4. 41 (Gk.). *> ver. 15, 23. See ch. 4. 23. i See ch. 4. J See ch. 4. 26. k Comp. 2 Cor. II- 32. I See 1 Mace. S- 39- ™ Song 9. II Or, execu- tioner. ch. 7. 29 (Gk.l n See ch i. ^ See r Mace. 12. 2. p I Macc. 12. *1 ch. 4. 49 (Gk,). ' ver. 5. 8 I Macc. I. 20. ' I Macc. 1. 24- 1 Menelaus remained sti/l in autliority, increasing in malice, and being a great ■■traitor to the citizens. About the same time ='Antiochiis pre- pared /lis second •'voyage into Egypt : and thai it happened, that througli all : the city, for the space almost of forty days, « there were seen horsemen run- ning "^in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed tvitk lances, like a band of sol- diers, and troops of horsemen in array, 3 encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of 'pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glit- tering of golden ornaments, and <• har- ness of all sorts. Wherefore every man ^ prayed that that = apparition might turn to good. Now when there was gone forth a 5 false rumour, as though Antiochus had been dead, f Jason took at the least a thousand t?icn, and suddenly made an sassault upon the city; and they that were upon the walls being put back, and the city at length taken, ''Menelaus fled into 'the castle: but Jason slew his e own citizens without mercy, not con- sidering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a most unhappy day for him ; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his country- men, whom he conquered. Howbdt, 7 for all this he obtained not the princi- pality, but at the last received shame for the reward of his treason, and -i fled again into the country of the Ammonites. In the end therefore he had an unhappy 8 return, being accused before •'Aretas the king of the ' Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as '"a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an 'open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was "cast out into Egypt. Thus he that 9 had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land^ retiring to the "Lacedemonians, and thinking there to find succour Pby reason of his kin- dred : and he that had cast out many 10 unburied had none to mourn for him, nor any 1 solemn funerals at all, nor sepulchre with his fathers. Now when ''this that was done camen to the king's ear, he thought that Judea had revolted: whereupon ^removing out of Egypt in a furious mind, he took the city by force of arms, and 'commanded .^ his men of war not to spare such as they " I Macc. 2. 9- "^ So Baruch 3. 19 (Gk.). Macc. -23. met, and to slay such as went up upon 13 the houses. "Thus there was killing of young and old, "making away of men, women, and children, slaying of virgins 14 and infants. And there were destroyed within the space of three whole days fourscore thousand, whereof forty thou- sand were slain in the conflict; and no 15 fewer sold than slain. Yet was he not content with this, but "presumed to go into the most holy temple of all the world; •'Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his oivn country, being his i6 guide: and "taking the holy vessels with polluted hands, and with profane hands pulling down ythe things that ^ ^'='= '=''• =■ were dedicated by other kings to the cdmp. augmentation and glory and honour of "''' '•' '^" 17 the place, he gave them awa\'. And '^so " ^er. 21. haughty was Antiochus in mind, that he {"gm'.^'' considered not that -^the Lord was angry '■^'i- 9- 13- for a while for the sins of them that e.^e. "^""^ dwelt in the city, and therefore ^his eye '' Comp. 18 was not upon the place. For had they ps. /iq^^* not been formerly wrapped in many sms, this man, as soon as he had come, had forthwith been scourged, and put back from his presumption, <^as Helio- 'ch. 3.25,26. dorus was, whom '•Seleucus the king "* Seech. 3. ■9 sent to view '=the treasury. Neverthe- »'seech. 3. less God did not choose the people for *• fthe place's sake, shut the place forfch. 3. 12. 20 the people's sake. And therefore <" the g"^j°jj^ „ place itself, that was partaker with them 48. of the adversities that happened to the MaT?.' 27. nation, did afterward communicate in the benefits sent from the Lord : and as it was forsaken in the wTath of the ''Almighty, so again, the great ^Lord '>See2Cor. being reconciled, it was set up with all *'' '^ glory. 21 So when Antiochus 'had carried out jf° ' '^'^"■ of the temple a thousand and eight Comp. hundred talents, he departed in all haste j^see'iMacc. into JAntiochia, weening ''in his pride 3- -w-. to make the land navigable, and the sea 24. passable by foot : such was ^the haughti- ^^"' ''' 22 ness of his mind. And 'he left governors ch. 9 8. to vex the nation : at Jerusalem, "Philip, i. 5°/ for his country a ""Phrygian, and for ^ g''-g*- "• manners more barbarous than he that ■"SecActs2. 23 set him t/iere ; and at "Garizim, An- 1°^^^ ^ ^ dronicus; and besides, Menelaus, who Scejudg. 9. worse than all the rest bare a heavy '' About hand over the citizens, having a mali- „^-,9- '^^• , ® 1 ' Macc. I. cious mmd agamst his countrymen the 29—32. 24 Jews. "He sent also that detestable |'Et,gu?''' ^ Pringleader "lApollonius with an army '• ' '■^'a^. 3- of two and twenty thousand, command- ch'. 4r'2i. (■83) Chap. v. 25. II. MACCABEES. Chap. vi. 24. r ch. 6. 21, 24 tGk.l- See Luke 2 » I.uke 23. 48 (Gk.i. t So ch. 8. 3. u I Mace. 2. 4, 66. t Gr. ivho luas the tenth. w See I Mace. 1- 53- So I Mace. 2. 28, 29. Com p. ch. 6. II. VI. II Antioch: the Latin in- terpreters. Comp. ch. g. 15. a So 1 Mace. I. 42. 1> ch. II. 25. See Acts 23. I. •= So I Mace. I. 46, 54. ch. 8. 2. ' ver. 21. See ch. 4. 19. '1 So I Mace. I. 47. * See Acts 10. 28. J 1 Mace. I. ¥>■ "■ ver. 21. ch. 7. 42 in the Gk. So ver. 8. ^^ ch. 14. 33. I Comp. I Mace. I. 51. tGr. Greciatu. Seech. 4. 13. "* See ch. 4. " See ch. 4. 16. o I Mace. I. 5°- P I Mace. I. 60 marg., 61. So ch. 8. 4, ing him to slay all those that were in their best age, and to sell the women and the younger sort : who comhig to 25 Jerusalem, and 'pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm them- selves. And so he slew all them that 26 were gone to the ^celebrating 0/ the sabbath, and running through the city with weapons 'slew great multitudes. But "Judas Maccabeus 'with nine others, 27 or thereabout, "withdrew himself into the wilderness, and "lived in the moun- tains after the manner of beasts, with his company, who fed on herbs con- tinually, lest they should be partakers of the pollution. Not long after this the king sent an old man of "Athens to compel the Jews ^'to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to ''live after the laws of God : and '^to pollute also the temple in Jeru- 2 salem, and to call // the temple of Jupiter Olympius; and that in "^Garizim, of Ju- piter the Defender of strangers, "as they did desire that dwelt in the place. The 3 coming in of this mischief was sore and grievous to the people : for the temple 4 was filled with <=riot and ^revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that, brought in things that were not slawful. '■The altar also was filled with 5 profane things, which the law 'forbiddeth. Neither was it lawful for a man J to keep 6 sabbath days or ancient feasts, or to profess himself a.t all to be a Jew. And 7 in the day of the king's birth every month they were brought by bitter con- straint to '^eat of the sacrifices ; and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, the Jews were compelled to go in pro- cession to "^ Bacchus, carrying ivy. Moreover 'there went out a decree to 8 the neighbour cities of the 'heathen, by the suggestion of "'Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they should observe the same "fashions, and ''be partakers of their sacrifices : and °whoso would not 9 conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have seen the pre- sent misery. For Pthere were tvvo wo- 10 men brought, Pwho had circumcised their children; whom when they had openly led round about the city, the babes hanging at their breasts, they cast the ''declaring of them 1 down headlong ifrom the wall. 11 And others, that had run together into ■■caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered to ^Philip, were all burnt together, because '■they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day. 12 Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not "discouraged for these calamities, ''but that ///tj judge those punishments not to be for destruction, 13 but for a chastening of our nation. B'or it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any long 14 time, but forthwith punished. For not as with other nations, whom "the Lord patiently forbeareth to punish, *till they be come to the fulness of their sins, so isdealeth he with us, lest that, being come to the height of sin, aftenvards he 16 should take vengeance of us. And there- fore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: and ^though he punish with adversity, yet doth he never forsake his 17 people. But let this that we have spoken be for a ^warningunto us. And no7C' will toe come to the matter in few words. 18 Eleazar, one of the principal ''scribes, ''''an aged man, and of a well favoured countenance, was constrained to open his mouth, and '=to eat swine's flesh. 19 But he, ''choosing rather to die glori- ously, than to live stained with stieh an abomination, spit // forth, and came of 20 his own accord to '=the torment, as it behoved them to come, that are resolute to stand out against such things, as are not lawful for love of life to be tasted. 21 But they that had the charge of that wicked f feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was s lawful for him to use, and '■make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice com- 22 manded by the king; that in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find 23 favour. But he began to consider 'dis- creetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereunto he was come, and his most honest '^educa- tion from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God : there- fore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him 24 to the grave. For it becometh not ^ Acts 27. 14 (Gk.). < Heb. II. 38 (Gk.). Conip. I Mace. I. S3. ch. 5. 27. * ch. 5. 22. ' I Mace. 2. 32—38. " I Mace. 3 6iGk.j. ^ Comp. Wisd. 3. 4. ^ See Baruch 6. 6. •'' See Gen. 15. 16. y Soch. 7. 18, 32. 33- ''■ Rather as Wisd. 16. II. 2 Tim. I. 5. 2 Pet. I. 13. i^ - See ch. 2. About B.C. 167. ^ See Eeclus. bu ver. 24. ^ 1-ev. II. 7. Deut. 14. 8. Isai. 65. 4. & 66. 17. ch. 7. I. Comp. I Mace. I. 47- See Acts 10. 14. <* I Mace. I. 63. .So eh. 7. I, « ver. 28. So Heb. II. 35- ' ver. 7(Gk.). K ver. 4. See eh. 4. 19. '' ver. 24 (Gk.'. See eh. 5.25. So ver. 25 (Gk.). i So Acts 7. 20. Heb. II. 23 in the Gk. ^^ Heb. 13. 7 (t;k.). See Gal. i. 13. {184) Chap. vi. 25. II. MACCABEES. Chap. vn. 19. * I Mace. I. 50. & 16. 21. ch. II. 14. See Ex. 18. 4- Coinp. ver. 28. ™ ver. 18. " ch. 4. 13 (Gk.). "n See 2 Cor. 6. 18. ° So ver. 31. P ver. 21, 22. 0 Or, 1 mad- ttesSt or, pride. 1 Ecclus. 22. rSeeSusanna * See -\cts 10. 28. >> See ch. 6. 18. *'b ver. 3g. ch. 14. 27. c Lev. 2. 5. & 6. 21, &c. (Gk.). our age, ^said he, in any wise to "^ dis- semble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being ™ four- score years old and ten, were now gone to ° a strange religion; and so they 25 through mine ^ hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a Stain to mine old age, and make it abominable. For though for the pre- 26 sent time I should be delivered from the punishment of men : yet should I not escape the hand of the "" Almighty, neither alive, nor dead. Wherefore now, 27 manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such a one as mine age re- quireth, and leave a ° notable example 2s to such as he young to die willingly and courageously for the honourable and holy laws. And when he had said these 7vords, immediately he went to ' the torment : they that led ///;;/ chang- 29 ing Pthe good will they bare him a little before into hatred, because the foresaid speeches proceeded, as they thought, from ' a desperate mind. But 30 when he was ready to die with stripes, he ■'groaned, and said. It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now en- dure sore pains in body by being beaten : but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him. And thus this man died, leav- 31 ing his death for an "example of a noble courage, and a memorial of vir- tue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation. It came to pass also, that seven brethren with their mother were taken, and compelled by the king ^ against the law ''to taste swine's flesh, and were tormented with scourges and whips. But one of them that spake first said 2 thus. What wouldest thou ask or learn of us ? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of our fathers. '''' Then the king, being in a rage, com- 3 manded <^pans and caldrons to be made hot : which forthwith being heated, he 4 commanded '^to cut out the tongue of him that spake first, and ^ to cut off the utmost parts of his body, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on. Now when he was thus maimed s in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapour of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with tiie mother to die man- b fully, saying thus, The Lord God look- eth upon us, and in truth hath comfort in us, as '' Moses in his song, which witnessed to their faces, ^ declared, say- ing, '^And he shall be comf9rted 7 in his servants. So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the second to make him ^a mocking stock : and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him. Wilt thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member s of thy body ? But he answered p in his own language, and said, No. Where- fore he also received s the next torment 9 in order, as the former did. And when he was at the last gasp, he said. Thou like a fury "^ takest us out of this present life, but ' the King of the world shall raise us up, who have died for his laws, loJ unto everlasting life. After him was the third ^made a mocking stock : and when he was required, '^ he put out his tongue, and that right soon, ^ holding 11 forth his hands manfully, and said cou- rageously. These I had from ' heaven ; and for 'his laws I ^despise them; and J " from him I hope to receive them 12 again. Insomuch that the king, and they that were with him, marvelled at the young man's courage, for that he 13 nothing regarded the pains. Now when this man was dead also, they tormented and mangled the fourth in like manner. 14 So when he was ready to die he said thus, // is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God ■> to be raised up again by him : as for thee, J thou shalt have no resurrection to life. 15 Afterward they brought the fifth also, 16 and mangled ///;//. Then looked he unto the king, and said. Thou hast power over men, thou art corruptible, thou doest what thou wilt ; yet think not that our nation is forsaken of God ; 17 but abide a while, and behold ™his great power, how he will torment thee 18 and thy seed. After him also they brought the sixth, who being ready to die said. Be not deceived without cause: " for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God : there- fore marvellous things are done unto us. 19 But think not thou, that takest in hand ° to strive against God, that thou shalt escape unpunished. ■i Cited from Deut. 32. 36 ,Gk. not Heb.;. •^ See ch. i. fWisd. 12. 25- Ecclus. 27. 23. Heb. II, 36 in the Gk. So ver. 10. h Luke 2. 29 (Gk.). ' So Esther 14. 12. See Zech. 14. 9- j Heb. II. 35. So ch. 12. 43, 44. See Dan. la. 2. '' Comp. ver. 4. 1 See 1 Mace. 3. 60. Comp. ver. 34 (Gk.). " So ch. 14. 46. ^ See Ecclus. 17.8, " ver. 32, 33, So ch. s. 17. & 6. 13—16. & 8. s, 29- o See Acts 5. 39- (iSs) A A Chap. vii. 20. II. MACCABEES. Ch.vp. VIII. 5. P ver. 8, 27. i See ch. 12. Comp. ver. 24. 1 See Eccles. II. 5. >■ cli. 13. 14. So Ecclus. 24. 8. ch. I. 24. • ver. 1 1 ;Gk. . So ch. 14. 46. ' See I Mace. "3- 37- " Acts 13. 18 niarg. "SoHeb. II. 3- , J' Comp. Kom. 4. 17. ' ch. 5. 3 marg. « I Esdr- 8. 8 (Ok.j. But the mother zvas marvellous above 20 (?//, and worthy of honourable memory : for when she saw /ler seven sons slain within the space of one day, she bare it with a good courage, because of the hope that she had in the Lord. Yea, 21 she exhorted every one of them p in her own language, filled with courageous spirits ; and stirring up /ler womanish thoughts with a manly stomach, she said unto them, 1 1 cannot tell how you 22 came into my womb ; for I neither gave you breath nor life, neither was it I that formed the members of every one of you; but doubtless 'the Creator of23 the world, who formed the generation of man, and found out the beginning of all t/iiiigs, will also of /lis ozoi mercy J give you breath and life again, as you now ^regard not your own selves for his laws' sake. Now Antiochus, thinking himself de- 24 spised, and p suspecting it to be a re- proachful speech, whiles the youngest was yet aUve, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make hit>i both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers ; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with ' affairs. But when 25 the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would coun- sel the young man to save his life. And 26 when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised him that she would counsel her son. But she bowing her- 27 self towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake p in her country language on this manner; O my son, have pity upon me that bare thee nine months in fny womb, and gave thee suck three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age, and " endured the troubles of educa- tion. I beseech thee, 7ny son, look upon 28 the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that ^God made them of things that were not ; and y so was mankind made likewise. Fear not 29 this ^ tormentor, but, being worthy of thy brethren, take thy death, that J I may receive thee again in mercy with thy brethren. Whiles she was yet speak- 30 ing these icords. the young man said. Whom wait ye for.^ I will not obey the king's ^ commandment : but I will obey the commandment of the law that was given unto our fathers by Moses. 31 And thou, that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, ^ shalt 32 not escape the hands of God. "^ For we 33 suffer because of our sins. And though ^ the living Lord be angry with us a little while for our chastening and cor- rection, yet shall he * be at one again 34 with his servants. But thou, O godless man, and of all other most wicked, f be not lifted up without a cause, Jior puffed up with uncertain hopes, lifting up thy 35 hand against the servants 8 of God : for '' thou hast not yet escaped the judg- ment of ' Almighty God, who seeth a/I 36 things. For our brethren, who now have suffered a short pain, are dead under J God's covenant of everlasting life : but thou, through the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy 37 pride. But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto oi/r nation ; and ''that thou by 'toiTnents and plagues mayest confess, that "" he alone is God ; 38 and that in me and my brethren the wrath of the 'Almighty, <^ which is justly brought upon all our nation, may cease. 39 ° Then the king, being in a rage, handled him worse than all the rest, and took it grievously that he was 40 mocked. So this man died undefiled, and put his whole trust in the Lord. 41 ° Last of a// after the sons the mother 42 died. Let this be enough now to have spoken concerning Pthe idolatrous feasts, and the extreme 1 tortures. b So ver. 35. •= See ver. i8. ^ ch. ig. 4. So Esther 16. 16. « See ch. i. 5 (Engl.). f ch. 5. 17 (Gk.). ^ Comp. Gk. with ver. II. ^ Rom. 2. 3. So ver. 31. ' See 2 Cor. 6. 18. i Comp. I Pet. 1. 3,4. ^ Comp. r Mace. 6. 13. ch. 9. 12 — 18. • So Acts 22. 24, 29 (Gk ). •" See Ps. 86. " ver. 3. ° Comp. Gk, of Col. I. 15. I* See ch. 6. 7- 1 Comp. ch. 8. 28 marg. 'Then ° Judas Maccabeus, and they VIII. that were with him, went privily into B^!'""/g the towns, and called their kinsfolks » To ver. 7, together, and took unto them all sucli ^'m^jc , as continued in the Jews' religion, and j— 9- 2 assembled about six thousand 7nen. And "^ ' ^' ^'' they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon the people that was trodden down of all ; and also pity <^the temple profaned of ungodly men; "I?""- ''■ 3 and that he would have compassion 45. *" ^' upon '^ the city, sore defaced, and ready '^^'^ *• *• ''• to be made even with the ground ; ''and '' ch. 5, 24— hear " the blood that cried unto him, e cen. 4. 10. 4 and remember the wicked slaughter fof 'Soch. 6. lo. harmless infants, and the blasphemies committed against his name ; and that he would shew his hatred against the 5 wicked. Now when Maccabeus had his 186) Chap. viii. 6. II. MACCABEES. Chap. viii. 28. 8 See ch. 7. iS. Conip. ver. 29. es ver. 31. ch. 14. 22 in the Gk. So ch. 10. 1 h See Jer. 10. 22 (Engl.). ^^ Seech. 5. 22. ' Acts 24. 26 (Gk.\ i ch. 10. 12 (not as ch. 4. 45?- ^ Comp. ch. 4. 4. & 10. II. > See 1 Esdr. 2. 27. "* SeeiMacc. 3.38. '^ I Mace. 3. 41. ver. 25, 34. o So ver. 36. P ver. 36. See I Mace. 8. I. q See Rev. 18. 13. f ch. 9. 27 marg. See Mark 16. ■ See 2 Cor. 6. 18. ' Comp. I Mace. 3. 42. " I Mace. 3. 56. » See Ezek. 20. 9. y 2 Chr. 7. ■4. * So I Mace. 4.8. ch. 15. 8, 9. company about him, he could not be withstood by the heathen : for s the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy. Therefore he came at unawares, 6 and burnt up towns and cities, and got into his hands ssthe mi?sf commodious places, and overcame and put to flight no small number of /us enemies. But 7 specially took he advantage of the night for such privy attemjjts, insomuch that the '•bruit of his manliness was spread every where. So when '''' Philip saw that this man 8 increased by little and little, and that things . prospered with him still ' more and more, he wrote imto J Ptolemeus, "^ the governor of ' Coelosyria and Phe- nice, to yield more aid to the king's affairs. Then forthwith choosing "^ Ni- 9 canor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thousand of all na- tions under him^ to root out the whole generation of the Jews ; and with him he joined also " Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience. So Nicanor undertook " to make so 10 much money of the captive Jews, as should ° defray the tribute of two thou- sand talents, which the king was to pay to Pthe Romans. M'herefore immedi-n ately he sent to the cities upon the sea coast, " proclaiming a sale of the 1 captive Jews, and promising that they should have fourscore and ten 1 bodies for one talent, not expecting the ven- geance that was to ■■ follow upon him from the = Almighty God. ' Now when 12 word was brought unto Judas of Ni- canor's coming, and he had imparted unto those that were with him that the army was at hand, " they that were 13 fearful, and distrusted the justice of God, fied, and conveyed themselves away. Others sold all that they had left, and 14 withal besought the Lord to deliver them, being "sold by the wicked Ni- canor before they met together : and is if not for their own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fa- thers, and "for his holy and glorious name's sake, y by which they were called. So Maccabeus called his men toge- 16 ther U7tto the number of six thousand, and ^exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongfully against them ; but to , fight manfully, and to set before their eyes " the injury that they had unjustly done to *> the holy place, and ^ the "= cruel handling of the city, whereof they made a mockery, and also the taking away of the government of their s forefathers : for the)', said he, trust in "» So ver. 3, 4- ^ See ch. I. 29. c So ver. 28 marg. their weapons and boldness ; but '' our '' Comp. - I Sam. 17. 45. Ps. 20. 7. *= See 2 Cor, 6. 18. confidence is in the '^Almighty God, who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the 9 world. Moreover he recounted unto them what ""helps their forefathers had found, and show they were delivered, when under Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand perished. DAnd he told them of the ''battle that they had in Babylon with the 'Gala- tians, how they came but eight thou- sand in all to ''the business, with four thousand Macedonians, and that the Macedonians being perple.xed, the eight thousand destroyed an hundred and twenty thousand because of the help that they had from heaven, and so 1 recei\ed a great booty. Thus when he had made them bold with these 7vords, and ready to die for the laws and the countr)', he divided his army into four 2 parts ; and joined %vith himself his own brethren, J leaders of each band, to rvit, ''Simon, and ''Joseph, and Jonathan, gi\'ing each ' one fifteen hundred men. 3 Also he appointed ""Eleazar to read the holy book: and """when he had given them this watchword. The help of God ; himself leading the first " band, ° he (joined battle with Nicanor. And by the help of the = Almighty they slew above nine thousand of- their enemies, and wounded and p maimed the most part of Nicanors host, and so put all 5 to flight ; and took 1 their money that came to buy them, and pursued them far: but lacking time they "■ returned: 6 for it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer 7 pursue them. So when they had ga- thered 'their armour together, and *spoil- ed their enemies, they occupied them- selves about the sabbath, ^yielding e.x- ceeding praise and thanks to the Lord, who had preserved them unto that day, ic'hieh 7C'as the beginning of mercy ' dis- 8 tilling upon them. And after the sab- bath, when they had given part of the spoils to the 'maimed, and "the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among themselves and their servants. {187) A A2 f ch. It. 26. & 1^. 7 in the Gk. Ecclus. II. 12. I Cor. 12, 28. sSeeTobiti. 18. i" I Mace. 3. 26. & 12. 41. See Judith 5. 2.?. ' See Acts 16. 6. Comp. I Mace. 8. 2. " See ch. 15. 5- j Comp. I Mace. 3. 55. ^ ch. 10. 19, 20. & 14. 17. Comp. I Mace. 2. 2. ' Comp. ver. 16. »" 1 Mace. 2. "»" So ch. 13. " ch. 12. 20, 22. See John 18. 3. " Comp. I i\lacc. 4. 13 — 16. V So Luke 14. 13. 21. 1 ver. 10, 11, 34. * ch. 9. 1 [Gk). See Wisd. 2. I. I That !s, tie enctities' ar- tnoitr. So ver. 31. " Comp. 1 Mace. 4. 23. =4- * Comp. Deut. 32. 2. U Or. lamed ivith tor- tures. Gk. as ver. 30. Comp. ch. 7. 42. So ver. 18. " See ch. 3. Chap. viii. 29. 11. MACCABEES. Chap. ix. 15. » See ch. 13. 12. * See ver. 5. * ver. 32. ch. 9. 3. & 10. 24, 32^ Not ch. 12. 2, 10, 18 — 21, 24. y See I Mace. 7.8. fl Or, lamed. Gk. as ver. » ch. I. 8 (Gk.). i" ch. 15. 3 {Gk. & Engl.). So ch. 12. 23 (Gk.). Also ch.4. 19 (Engl.). * ver. 25. * See ch. 13. 13- * See 1 Mace. 3- 37- f So ver. 10. i.x. About B, C. 164. » ch. 8. 25 (Gk.). I Or, dis- orderly, *> Comp. I Mace. 6. I, 3—5. * Comp. ch. I. 13 — 16. « ch. 13. 26 (Gk.). <* Comp. I Maec. 6, 5. e Sec Tobit 'See 1 Mace. 3. 38. 8 See Song 26. & ch. 8. 30. When this was done, and they had 29 made a common supplication, they be- sought " the merciful Lord "' to be re- conciled with his servants for ever. Moreover of those that were with 30 ^Timotheus and vBacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high a?ul strong holds, and divided amongst them- selves many spoils more, and made the ' maimed, " orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with them- selves. And ^ when they had gathered 31 their armour together, they laid t/iem up all carefully in ss convenient places, and the remnant of the spoils they brought to Jerusalem. They slew also 32 Philarches, /hat wicked person, who was with -'' Timotheus, and had annoyed the Jews many ways. Furthermore at such 33 time as they kept the feast for the vic- tory in their country, they burnt Cal- listhenes, that had set fire upon the holy ''gates, who was fled into a little house ; and so he received a reward meet for his wickedness. As for that ^ *> most ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants *= to buy the Jews, he was •'through the help of 35 the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made least account ; and put- ting off his glorious apparel, arid dis- charging his company, he came like a fugitive servant through the midland unto ■= Antioch, having very great dis- honour, for that his host was destroyed. Thus he, ^that took upon him to make 35- good to the Romans their tribute by means of the captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws that he gave them. About that time ^ came Antiochus ' with dishonour •* out of the country of Persia. "^ For he had entered the city 2 called Persepohs, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to de- fend themselves with their weapons put them to flight ; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants "^'^returned with shame. Now 3 <* when he came to '=Ecbatana, news was brought him what had happened unto 'Nicanor and sTimotheus. Then swell- 4 ing with anger, he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his ''chariot man to drive ' without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of J God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem, and make it '' a common burying place of the Jews. 5 But the Lord 'Almighty, the God of Is- rael, smote him with an incurable and invisible plague ; for as soon as he had spoken these words, ■" a pain of the bowels that was remediless came upon him, and sore torments of the inner tparts ; ™"^ and that most justly: for he had tormented other men's bowels with 7 many and strange torments. Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his brag- ging, but still was filled with pride, " breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding to haste the journey : but it came to pass that he fell down from his chariot, carried vio- lently ; so that having a sore fall, all the members oi his body were much pained. 8 And thus he that a little afore thought ° he might command the waves of the sea, (so proud was he beyond the con- dition of man) and p weigh the high mountains in a balance, was tiow cast on the ground, and carried in ia horse litter, shewing forth .unto all the mani- 9 fest power of God. So that "■ the worms rose up out of the body of this wicked man, and whiles he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell away, and the filthi- ness of his smell was noisome to all JO his army. And the man, that thought a little afore ^ he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink. 11 'Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the "scourge of God, his pain increas- 12 ing every *■ moment. And when he him- self could not abide his own smell, he said these 7ciords, "It is meet to be sub- ject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of him- nself as if he were God. This wicked person vowed also unto the >'Lord, ^who now no more would have mercy upon M him, saying thus, That ='the holy city (''to the which he was going in haste, to lay // even with the ground, and to make it a common burying place.) he would 15 set at liberty : and as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast >■ 2 Chr. 18. 33 (Engl.). ' See I Thess. I. 3. J See I Mace. 3. 60. ^ ver. 14. Comp. Jer. 26. 23. ' See 2 Cor. 6. i3. ■" So 1 Mace. 6. 8. I""" ch. 13. 7. " Comp. Acts 9. I. o Comp. ch. 5. 21. P Comp. Isai. 40. 12. *l ch. 3. 27 (Gk... ■" So Ads 12. ' So Isai. 14. 13- Obad. 4. Comp. Dan. 8. lo. ' Comp. I Mace. 6. 9— "S- "See Marks. ^ Luke 4. 5. * See Eeelus. 10. 10. Cump. ch. 7. 37. y See ch. 5. ■7- ' .See Prov. i. 28. * See ch. i. ver. 4. (■88) Chap. ix. i6. II. MACCABEES. Chap. x. 13. "Or, Antioch. ch. 4. 9. Comp. ch. 6. I. c ch. 5- 16. ^ See ch. 2. e So Ezra 6. 9- I Mace. 10. 39. 40- f Comp. ver. 22. s ch. II. 16, 22. See Acts 23. 25- *» So I Mace. 14. 20. See Acts 15. 23- J See 1 Mace. 3.37- ■ ver. 25. ch. 10. n. I Esdr. I. 34, 37, 43. 46. & 2. 3 in the Gk. See Luke 10. I. U Or, common affairs. So ch. II. I, & 13. 2. & 14. 10, 26. ' Comp. 1 Mace. 3. 33- < Or, follow- ing. See ch. 8. ii. ° Acts 27. 3 (Gk.). o 1 Mace. 6. 16. out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of 'Athens: and the holy temple, '^which i6 before he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly ''gifts, and restore all the holy vessels with many more, and =out of his own revenue defray the charges belonging to the sacrifices: yea, and 17 that also he would become a Jew him- self, and go through all the world that was inhabited, and declare the power of God. But for all this his pains would is not cease: ^for the just judgment of God was come upon him : therefore fdespairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, gafter this manner: Antiochus, king and governor, to the 19 good Jews his citizens wisheth •'much joy, health, and prosperity: If ye and 20 your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I give very great thanks to God, having tiiy hope in heaven. As for me, I was weak, or 21 else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will. 'Returning out of Persia, and being taken w^ith a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all : 'not distrusting mine health, but having 22 great hope to escape this sickness. But 23 considering that even my father, at what time he led an army into Jthe high countries, ''appointed a successor, to 24 the end that, if any thing fell out con- trary' to expectation, or if any tidings were brought that were grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom 'the state was left, might not be troubled : again, con- 25 sidering how that the princes that are borderers and neighbours unto my king- dom wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event, I have ''ap- pointed my son Antiochus king, 'whom I often committed and commended unto many of you, when I went up into J the high provinces; to whom I have written as followeth: therefore I pray and re- 26 quest you to remember ""the benefits that I have done u?ito you generally, and in special, and that every man will be still faithful to me and my son. For 1 27 am persuaded that he 'understanding my mind will favourably and "graciously yield to your desires. Thus the murderer and blasphemer ss having suffered most grievously, as he entreated other men, "so died he a miser- able death in a strange country in the 29 mountains. And p Philip, 1 that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antio- chus went into Egypt to ""Ptolemeus Philometor. Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, ^recovered the 2 temple and the city: but the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also ''the chapels, they pulled 3 down. And having cleansed the temple ■^they made another altar, and ''striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after '=two years, and fset forth incense, and lights, and shew- 4 bread. When that was done, '^fthey fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they sinned any more against him, that she himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blas- 5 phemous and barbarous nations. Now '■upon the same day that the strangers profaned the temple, on the very same day it was cleansed again, eren the five and twentieth day of the same month, 6 which is 'Casleu. And they kept Jeight days with gladness, as in '^ the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long afore they had held the feast of the tabernacles, when as they wandered in the mountains and dens like beasts. 7 Therefore they bare ' branches, and ■"fair boughs, and "'palms also, and sang "psalms unto him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. 8 "They ordained also by a common sta- tute and decree. That every year those days should be kept of the whole nation 9 of the Jews. And this was the end of Antiochus, called p Epiphanes. 10 Now will we declare the acts of 1 An- tiochus Eupator, who was the son of this wicked man, ■■ gathering briefly the 11 calamities of the wars. So when he was come to the crown, he ^set one 'Lysias over the affairs of his realm, and appointed him "chief governor of "Coelo- 12 Syria and Phenice. For "Ptolemeus, that was called "Macron, choosing rather to do justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto them, en- deavoured to continue peace with them. 13 Whereupon being accused of the king's friends before 1 Eupator, and called traitor ^at every word, because he had left y Cyprus, that ^Philometor had com- P Comp. I Mace. 6. 14, 55— 63- 4 Acts 13. 1. So I Mace. I. 6. >■ See ch. 4. X. B.C. 165. * I Mace. 4. 37, 38. ch. 2. 22. Comp. ch. II. 25. ^ I Mace. I. 47 ;Gk.). ch. II. 3. See Amos 7. 13 (Kngl.l. <= I Mace. 4. 47—9- d Comp. ch. I. ig. ^ But comp. 1 Mace. I. 54 with I Mace. 4. 52. ' I Mace. 4. 50. 51- 1' So ch. 13. 12, 8 Comp. 2 Sam. 24. 14. ^ 1 Mace. 4. 52, 54- 1 See I Mace. 1. 54. Comp. John 10. 22. j I Mace. 4. 56. Comp. ch. I. 9. ^ See Lev. 23. 27. 1 Judith 15. 12. Comp. ch. 14. 4. •" Lev. 23. 40. n Gk. as iMacc. 13.51. ■ So ver. 38. eh. 12. 37. 0 I Mace. 4. 59- About E. C. 164, beginning. P S■ bee ch. 4. ^ bee ch. 4. Comp. I Mace. 16 — 19. (189) Chap. x. 14. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xi. 2. mitted unto him, and departed to PAntio- \0r,a>:d7wt chus Epiphaiies, "and JccvV/f'- that he was authority iH no honourable place, he was so dis- \mii'tta couraged, that he poisoned himself and nobleman, dlcd. Acts"?. II. But when '^Gorgias was governor of the 14 >> See I Mace, 'holds, he hired soldiers, and ■= nourished Or, strong War "Continually with the Jews: and there- 15 ■^"ver' 1^''' withal '^'^ the Idumeans, having gotten ch. 12. 18. into their hands "^ the most commodious & J5. i'. holds, kept the Jews occupied, and re- Notasver. ceiving '1'' those that were banished from cch. 14. 6. Jerusalem, they went about to '^nourish "m^l\. ■^^'■- Then <= they that were with Mac- 16 3—5- cabeus made supplication, and besought sleMirks. God that he would be their helper; and d h a 6 ^^ ''^^y ^^"^ y^y'OL\ violence upon the strong (Gk.). ' ' holds of '='=the Idumeans, and assaulting 17 ver''!."''' them strongly, they wan the holds, and « ver. 25 kept off all that fought upon the wall, """^^' and slew all that fell into their hands, and killed no fewer than twenty thou- sand. And because certain, 7(.iho were no iS less than nine thousand, were fled toge- ther into two very strong castles, having all manner of things con\-enient to sustain the siege, Maccabeus left 'Simon and 19 fSee ch. 8. f Joseph, and Zaccheus also, and them that were with him, luho were enough to besiege them, and departed himself unto those places which more needed his help. I Or, Simon. Now " they that were with Simon, being 20 See Song ie. led with covetousness, were spersuaded s See ch. 4. fQj money, (through certain of those that were in the castle,) and took seventy >> Seech. 4. thousand "^drachms, and let some of them escape. But when it was told 21 Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the people together, and accused those men, that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them. 1 ver. i3. So he slew those that were found traitors, 22 iM°a"c.5. 5? arid immediately took 'the two castles. ' See ch. 8. And having good success with his wea- 23 "I Mace. 5. pons in all things he took in hand, ''he n Sel I Mace. ^'^^^ '" *'''^ ^wo holds more than twenty 8. 6. thousand. be'd.am""' Now 'Timotheus, 'whom the Jews 24 they that jj^j] ovcrcome before, '"when he had •were ivitn /.,... him. gathered a great multitude 01 foreign ver. 16, 33, forces, and horses out of "Asia not a eh. II. 6. few, came as though he would take See^Song°26. Jewry by force of arms. But when he 25 » I Mace. II. drew near, 'they that were with Mac- Soch. 14. 15. cabeus turned themselves to pray unto See I Mace. Qgd, and "Sprinkled earth upon their pch. 3. 19. heads, and Pgirded their loins with sack- 2o.'3'i. '"' cloth, and fell down at the foot of the 26 altar, and besought him to be merciful to them, and ''to be an enemy to their p^''f'"^°'" enemies, and an adversary to their SoDeut'^'j"' adversaries, las the law ''declareth. ?seech i 27 So after the prayer they took their wea- is. pons, and went on ""further from the city: and when they drew near to their 28 enemies, they kept by themselves. Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the one part having together with their virtue their refuge also unto the Lord for a " pledge of 1 or, their success and victory : the other side -'""■^<"''. ^ or, su?'t'ty, making their rage leader of their battle. So Hcb. 7. 29 But when the battle wa.xed strong, * there » g^^ (.j, , appeared unto the enemies from heaven ^i- five comely men upon horses with bridles of gold, and two of them ^*led the Jews, "Soch. n. 30 and took Maccabeus betwixt them, and *■ covered him on every side with their weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings against the ene- mies: so that 'being confounded with 'See Acts 2. blindness, and full of trouble, they were '• 31 killed. And there were slain of foot- men twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. 32 As for ' Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called "Ga- " See i Mace, zara, where '' Chereas was governor, comp. 33 But "they that were with Maccabeus \fj',^\.j^-^' laid siege against the fortress courage- ' See ver. 25 34 0usly four days. And they that were '""®' within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and ut- 35 tered ^ wicked words. Nevertheless up- " See Acts on the fifth day early twenty young men " of Maccabeus' company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, as- saulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met 36 withal. Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, y burnt the towers, and ' Comp. ^ kindling fires burnt the blasphemers kV^" '' ' alive ; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the 'L'omp. . ■ ch. 12. 2 &c. 37 army, took the city, and killed '^ Timo- » So 2 Sam. ' theus, that was '' hid in a certain pit, J^5j?; ^^ and ^ Chereas his brother, with Apollo- 1 Mace. 13. 3sphanes. When this was done, they si,' ver. 7. praised the Lord with ''psalms and thanks- '*'■ "-v- • ■ 1111 1 • ,- "^ So I Cor. giving, who had done so great things for 15. 57. Israel, and '^ given them the victory. Not long after this, ^Lysias the king's XL * protector and ^ cousin, "^ who also ma- " See ch. 10. naged the affairs, took sore displeasure Vcv. tutor. 2 for the things that were done. And j''- '3- 2. ^^ cs: 14. 2. Gal. 4. 2. 'I ver. 35. « ch. 13. 2 (Gk.). So 1 Mace. 3. 32. {190J Chap. xi. 3. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xi. 31. J* Comp. t Mace. 4. 28. o So I Mace HOr, Grecians. Seech. 4. 13. f See ch. lo. 2. 8 Comp. ch. 4. 8, 23, 24- ''See 1 Mace. I. 17. * See 1 Mace. I [Or,] Mac- cabeits and kis coinfiafty. See ch. lo. 25- J Tobit 5. 21. ch. 15. 23. Comp. Ex. 23. 20. ' Acts 18. 27. I See ch. 2. 21. >" So ch. 10. 29- " Acts r. 10. So Matt. 28. 3- Mark 16. 5. John 20. 12. ■■■ So ch. 8. 29. & 13. 12. 0 So Acts 19. 16. P Luke 24. 17 ,Uk.;. 1 See ch. 6. 24- r Comp. r Mace. 6. 5S— 60. when he had gathered about ^ fourscore thousand with all the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking ^ to make the city a habitation of the ' Gen- tiles, and to make a gain of the temple, 3 as of the other ^chapels of the heathen, and s to set the high priesthood to sale every year : not at all considering the 4 power of God, but puffed up with his ten thousands of footmen, and Ms thousands of horsemen, and his four- score ''elephants. So he came to Judea, 5 and drew near to ' Bethsura, which was a strong town, but distant from Jeru- salem about five furlongs, and he laid sore siege unto it. Now when 'they 6 that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and a/i the people ^\^th lamentation and tears be- sought the Lord that he would send J a good angel to deliver Israel. Then 7 Maccabeus himself first of all took weapons, •'exhorting the other that they would jeopard themselves together with him to help their brethren : so they went forth together with a willing mmd. And as tliey were at Jerusalem, ' there s "appeared before them on horseback one " in white clothing, shaking his armour of gold. Then they praised 9 "° the merciful God all together, and took heart, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight with men, but with most cruel beasts, and to pierce through walls of iron. Thus they march- 10 ed forward in their armour, having a helper from heaven : for the Lord was merciful unto them. And giving an charge upon their enemies like lions, they slew eleven thousand /cc/w^//, and sixteen hundred horsemen, and put all the other to flight. Many of them also 12 being "wounded escaped naked; and Lysias himself fled away shamefully, and so escaped. Who, as he was a 13 man of understanding, p casting with himself what loss he had had, and con- sidering that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because the Almighty God helped them, he sent unto them, and .4 persuaded them to agree to all reason- able conditions, and '^ promised 'that he would persuade the king that he must needs be a friend unto them. Then 15 Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good ; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted //. 16 For there were letters written un- to the Jews from Lysias * to this effect : Lysias unto the people 17 of the Jews sendeth greeting: John and 'Absalon, who were sent from you, delivered tne the petition subscribed, and made request for the performance 18 of the contents thereof Therefore what things soever were meet " to be reported to the king, I have ^ declared them, and he hath granted "• as much as might be. 19 If then you will keep yourselves loyal to the state, hereafter also will I en- deavour to be a means of your good. 20 But of the particulars I have given order both to these, and the other that came from me, to commune with you. 21 ^ Fare ye well. * The hundred and eight and forty year, the four and twenty day of the month ' Dioscorin- thius. 22 Now the king's letter ^contained these words : KingAntiochusunto///j- vbro- 23 ther Lysias sendeth greeting : Since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that ri'cry one may 24 attend upon his own affairs. We un- derstand also that the Jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the custom of the Gen- tiles, but had rather keep their own ' manner of living : for the which cause they require of us, that we should suffer them to live after their own laws. 25 Wherefore our mind is, that this nation shall be in rest, and we have deter- mined ^to restore them their temple, that they may ^ live according to the 26 customs of their forefathers. Thou shalt do well therefore to send unto them, and ' grant them peace, that when they are certified of our mind, they may be of good comfort, and ever go cheerfully ■^ about their ow-n affairs. 27 And the letter of the king unto the nation of the Jews was after this man- ner : King Antiochus sendeth greet- ing unto ^ the council, and the rest of 28 the Jews: if ^ye fare well, we have our desire : we are also in good health. 29=Menelaus declared unto us, that your desire was to return home, and ^to fol- 30 low your own business: wherefore "^tiiey that will depart shall have safe conduct till the thirtieth day of Xanthicus with 31 security. And the Jews shall use their own /■/;/(/ of meats and laws, as before ; and none of them any manner of ways ' ver. 22 (Gk.\ See ch. 9. 18. ' So 1 Mace. II. 70. & 13. II? " So ver. 36 iGk.). ^ SPe ch. 1. 18. * Luke 13. 33 (Gk.). So ch. 13. 26 iGk.). ^ ver. 28, 33. See Acts 15. 29. * About B. C. 163. So ver. 33, 38. But comp. I Mace 6. 16. I Or, Dios- coros. y See I Mace. 10. 18. ■ See ch. 4, 16. » Comp. ch. 10. I. ^ See ch. 6. I. Comp. I Mace. 6. 59- " Ot, s-ivc them assurance, Gk. as 1 Mace. II. 62. ch. 12. II. See I Mace. 6. 58 marg. c See ch. 8. 19. ** See ch. i. e ver. 32. ch. 4. 50. See ch. 4. 23. f Comp. ch. 12. I. (191) Chap. xi. 32. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xh. 21. < Or, April. ver. 38. i" See I Mace. II Or, coitsitls. j So ver. 18 (Gk.). k Sec ch. 4. 19- 1 See I Mace. 3- 37- XII. * See I Mace. 6. 17. '• Comp. ch. II. 29, 30- About B. C. 164. ^ ver. 10, 18 — 21, 24. I Mace. 5. 6, '!> 37- Comp. ch. 10. 37. **See I Mace 3- 38. ^ '^ See ch. 4. 29. ' Comp. I Mace. 5. 9, IS- ^fch. 14. 25. s See Josh. 19. 46. & I Mace. 1 1 6. b So ver. 41. See 2 Esdr. i Or, with a purpose to return. ' yer. Q, 40. See I Mace. shall be molested for things ignorantly done. I have sent also = Menelaus, 32 that he may comfort you. " Fare ye 33 well, s In the hundred forty and eighth year, and the fifteenth day of the month ' Xanthicus. The ^ Romans also sent unto them a 34 letter containing these words: Quin- tus Memmius and Titus Manlius, " am- bassadors of the Romans, send greeting unto the people of the Jews. Whatso- 35 ever Lysias ' the king's cousin hath granted, therewith we also are well pleased. But touching such things as he 36 judged Jto be referred to the king, after you have advised thereof, send one forthwith, that we may declare as ''it is convenient for you : for we are now going to 'Antioch. Therefore send some 37 with speed, that we may know what is your mind. Farewell, s This hundred 38 and eight and forty year, the fifteenth dav of the month Xanthicus. When these covenants were made, ^ Lysias went unto the king, and '^ the Jews were about their husbandry. But 2 of the governors of several places, "^ Ti- motheus, and Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demo- phon, and besides them <* Nicanor the governor of = Cyprus, f would not suffer them ffto be quiet, and live in peace. The men of sjoppe also did such an 3 ungodly deed : they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had prepared, as though they had meant them no hurt. Who accepted of 4 // according to the common decree of the city, as being desirous to live in peace, and suspecting nothing : but when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no less than two hundred of them. When Judas heard s of this cruelty done unto his country- men, he commanded those that were with him to make them ready. And 6 calling upon God •» the righteous Judge, he came against those murderers of his brethren, and burnt the haven by night, and set the boats on fire, and those that fled thither he slew. And when 7 the town was shut up, he went back- ward, " as if he would return to root out all them of the city of sjoppe. But when he heard that the 'Jamnites 8 were minded to do in like manner unto the Jews that dwelt among thon, he 9 came upon the ' Jamnites also by night, ■7- ch. and set fire on the haven and the J navy, so that the light of the fire was 1 1 Mace. i. seen at Jerusalem two hundred and 10 forty furlongs off. Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey toward '^ Timotheus, no fewer than five thousand men on foot and five hundred horsemen of the ''Arabians set '' See i Mace. 11 upon him. Whereupon there was a very sore battle ; but ' Judas' side " by \^^\ 't' '5 the help of God got the victory; so See'Song26. that the Nomades of Arabia, being "3^" "''• "•'■ overcome, besought Judas ■" for peace, °' See ch. n. promising both to give him cattle, and 12 to pleasure him otherwise. Then Ju- das, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace : whereupon they shook hands, and so they " departed to their tents. 11 Or, went 13 He went also about to make a bridge •^^""^^^'"■^ to a certain strong city, which was wM their fenced about with walls, and inhabited "a't'ti^'^ "" by people of divers countries ; and the 14 name of it 7aas " Caspis. But they that " Comp. .... , . , I Mace. 5. were withm tt put such trust m the 26, 36? (Gk.). See eh. 3. 24. 20. strength of the walls and provision of victuals, that they behaved themselves rudely towards ' them that were with Judas, railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as 7C'ere not to be 15 spoken. Wherefore ' Judas with his company, calling upon the great ° Lord of the world, who without any rams or engines of war p did cast down 1 Jericho nib'^'ii^'ao. in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce iSeeiMaee. 16 assault against the walls, and took the ^' ^"^ city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, insomuch that a lake two furlongs broad near adjoin- ing thereunto, being filled full, was seen 17 running with blood. Then departed they from thence seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to "'Characa unto ^the Jews that are called 'Tu- 18 bieni. But as for "= Timotheus, they found him not in " the places : for be- fore he had dispatched any thing, he ""^''s- departed from thence, ^ having left a ' Comp. very strong garrison m a certam " hold. 19 Howbeit "Dositheus and .Sosipater, 7C'ho 7ciere of Maccabeus' captains, went forth, and slew those that Timotheus had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men. 20 And Maccabeus ranged his army by D<7si^heu's bands, and set "them over the "bands, "^^dSosipa- and y went against Timotheus, who had » ver. 22. about him an hundred and twenty thou- |e'e john 18. sand men of foot, and two thousand 3. 21 and five hundred horsemen. Now when iMacc.'s.s?. 25? 2 Kin. 3. Comp. Mace. 5. 13. See Judges I. 3? ch. 10. 14 29. *' ver. 24 (not ver. 35?). (192) Chap. xii. 22. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xii. 45. It [i Mace. 5. 43. 44- Car- nazm], ver. 26. ■ See ch. 2. 21. Comp. 1 Mace. 5. 43- * See John i, b ch. 13. 4. & 14. 42 (Gk.). So ch. 8. 34- & T5. 3 in the Gk. c ver. 19. See Song 26. dSee I Mace. 5-36. • Comp. 1 Mace. 5. 43. 44. N That is, I^eH14S. i See Rev. 18. 13. tf I Maec. 5. 46. '> ver. I. • ver. 15 (Gk.). k I Mace. 5. 1 Judith 3. 10. So I Mace. 5- 52. See Josh. 17, ™ Comp. I Mace. 5. 54. n DeuL 16. 10. ©See I Mace 3-38. Timotheus had knowledge of Judas' coming, he sent the women and chil- dren and the other baggage unto a fortress called " Carnion : for the town was hard to besiege, and uneasy to come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places. But when Judas his 22 first " band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through ^ the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one run- ning this way, another that way, so as that t/iey were often hurt of ^ their own men, and wounded with the points of their man swords. Judas also was verj'is earnest in pursuing t/wm, killing t/iose ''wicked wretches, of whom he slew about thirty thousand men. Moreover 24 Timotheus himself fell into the hands of "= Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jetos' parents, and the brethren of some 0/ than, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded. So 25 when he had assured t/iem with many words that he would restore them with- out hurt, according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren. '^ Then Maccabeus marched forth to 26 Carnion, and ' to the temple of ' Atar- gatis, and there he slew five and twenty thousand f persons. And after he had 27 put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host towards sEphron, a strong city, wherein ^ Lysias abode, and a great multitude of divers nations, and the strong young men kept the walls, and defended them mightily : wherein also was great provision of engines and darts. But when Judas and his com- 28 pany had called upon ' Almighty God, who with his power breaketh the strength of his enemies, ^ they wan the city, and slew twenty and five thousand of them that were within. From thence they 29 departed to ' Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. But when the Jews that dwelt there 30 had testified that the 'Scythopolitans dealt lovingly with them, and entreated ihein kindly in the time of their adver- sity ; they gave them thanks, desiring 31 the?n to be friendly still unto them : and so ""they came to Jerusalem, "the feast of the weeks approaching. And after 32 the feast called Pentecost, they went forth against "Gorgias the governor of 33'pldumea, iwho came out with three thousand men of foot and four hundred 34 horsemen. And it happened that in their fighting together ■'a few of the 35 Jews were slain. At which time Do- sitheus, one of Bacenor's company, who was on horseback, and a strong man, was still upon ° Gorgias, and taking hold of his coat drew him by force ; and when he would have taken that cursed tnan alive, a horseman of Thra- cia coming upon him ' smote off his shoulder, so that Gorgias fled unto 36 =^ Marisa. Now when "^ they that were with " Gorgias had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord, that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle. 37 And 7t'ith thai he began ' in his own language, and sung " psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon •= Gorgias' men, he put them to flight. 38 So Judas gathered his host, and came into the city of " Odollam. And when the seventh day came, they purified themselves, as the custom was, and kept the sabbath in the same place. 39 .\nd upon " the day following, ' as the '■■"use had been, <= Judas and his company came to take up ■■ the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen in their fathers' 40 graves. Now under the coats of ''every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of " the Jam- nites, which is forbidden the Jews ^ by the law. Then every ma?i saw that this was the cause wherefore they were 41 slain. All men therefore praising the Lord, ythe righteous Judge, who had 42 opened the things that were hid, betook themselves unto prayer, and besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of remembrance. Besides, that noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the things that came to pass for the 43 sin of those that were slain. And when he had made a gathering through- out the company to the sum of two thousand ^ drachms of silver, he sent // to Jerusalem ^ to offer a sin offering, doing therein very well and honestly, ^ in that he was mindful of the resur- 44 rection : for '' if he had not hoped that they that were slain should have risen again, it had been superfluous and '^vain 45 to pray for the dead : ''and also in that "[Or, yaittnia, I Mace. 5. 5SI. 1" See Mark 3.8. q Comp. I Mace. 5. 63- f ver. 39, 40. his ai-m : [or, '[ivo7inded him in tke shoulder: or, stroke him in the sho3ilder. s See 2 Chr. II. 8. 11 [Or. Esdi-in\ t eh. 7. 8, 21, 27. & 15. 29. ^^ ch. 10. 7, 38. " Gen. 38. I :Gk.). See 1 Sam. ' Luke 1 3. 13. Acts 20. 15 iGk.l. So Acts 21. 26 (Gk.). "Or, at such timey Sd'c. Comp. ver. 38. '*^' See I Mace 13.37. * Comp. ver. 9, 32 [marg.]. 37. ^ Deut. 7. 25, 26. Comp. Josh. 7. 4— y See ver. 6. * See ch. 4. 19. a Lev. 4. 2, &c. b So eh. 7. 9, II, See Dan. 12. c So Luke 34 II [Gk.). (193) BB Chap. xiii. i. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xin. 26. ^ Dan. 12. 2. So Ecclus. 46. 19. &48. 13. See John 11. XIII. * About B. C. 163. Comp. 1 Mace. 6. 20. » ver. 22. See Song 26. b t Mace. 6. •j8. See ch. 10. 10. c See cli. II. I. ** Comp. I Maee. 6. 30. e ver. 15. See I Mace. I. 17. f See ch. 4. 23. Camp. ch. II. 29, 32. E Rev. 17. 14. & 19. 16. So I Tim. 6. I' See ch. 12. =3- ' Comp. ch. 4. 39. 1 Or, /Mrf /ta^ a little respite. ^ Ex. 23. 12. 2 Tim. I. 16. ' ch. 8. 29. So ch. II. 9. he perceived that there was great fa- vour laid up for those that ^ died godly. // 7vas a holy and good thought : whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin. In * the hundred forty and ninth year it was told => Judas, that •'Anti- ochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea, and with him '^Lysias 2 his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having '' either of them a Grecian power, of footmen an hundred and ten thou- sand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and = elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots arm- ed with hooks. fMenelaus also joined 3 himself with them, and with great dis- simulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor. But the ? King of kings 4 moved Antiochus' mind against this *> wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king com- manded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place. Now there was in tliat 5 place a tower of fifty cubits high, full of ashes, and it had a round instrument, which on every side hanged down into the ashes. And whosoever was con- 6 demned of 'sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death. Such a 7 death it happened tliat wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth ; J and that most justly : for 6 inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, whose fire and ashes were holy, he received Iiis death in ashes. Now the king came with a barbarous 9 and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time. Which things when Ju- lo das perceived, he commanded the mul- titude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from tlie holy tem- ])le : and that he would not suffer the n people, that " had even now been but a little "refreshed, to be in subjection to the blasphemous nations. So when 12 they had all done this together, and besought ' the merciful Lord with weep- ing and fasting, and "lying flat upon the ground three days " long, Judas, having e.xhorted them, commanded they 13 should be in a readiness. And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king's host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight ° by the 14 help of the Lord. So when he had committed all to tlie ' p Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, ei'[was] confounded, ^intreated the Jews, sub- mitted himself, and ^sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offer- ed sacrifice, honoured the temple, and 24 dealt kindly with the place, and * ac- cepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor from "^ Ptolemais un- =5 to the ■= Gerrhenians ; came to ^ Ptole- mais : the people there were grieved for the covenants ; for they stormed, be- cause they would ''make ///(-//-covenants 26 void I •= Lysias went up to ^the judg- ment seat, said sas much as could be •" So eh. 10. 4 "Seeilhess. I. 3. 0 ch. 8. 35. & IS- 35- So ch. 12. II. Comp. ver. 17. 1 Or, Lonl. P See ch. 7. q See I Mace. 2. I. r So ch. 8. 23. " See ch- 10. 14. ' ver. 22. Sec I Mace. 4. 29. " I Mace. 6. ' I Mace. 6. 49- See I Mace. 6- 58 marg. So ch. 14. 19. « I Mace. 6. 55. ^ ver. 26. See I Mace. rebelled. Comp. I Mace. 6.56. y See Acts 2. 6. ' Comp. I Mace. 6. 60, 61. " ch. 3. 9, 35 iGk.). See Luke 8. 40. ^ See I Mace. 5- 15- ^ I Sain. 27. 8? *»ch. 14.28 (Uk.l. See I Mace. 6. 62. •= ver. 2. f See Matt. 27. 19. ^ See ch. 11. 18. (194) Chap. xiv. i. ir. MACCABEES. Chap. xiv. 27. in defence of the cause, persuaded, paci- fied, made t/icm well affected, '' returned to ''Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's coming and ' departing. ^ Comp. I Mace. 6. 63. ' ch. 9. 2 (Gk.). XIV. ' * Comp. ch. 13. I. ■ ^ See Song 26. I <= ver. 26. I I Mace 7. I. I ^ See ch. 3. i 3- [ ^ I Mace. I. , ch. 12. g. f 1 Mace. 7. 2—4. •5 See ch. 10. 10. '* See 1 Mace, 6. 17. ' See ch. 11. I marg. J ver. 13, 26. I Mace. 7. 5. ^ Comp. ch. 13. 3—8 with ch. 4- 24. ""t Comp. ver. 38. 1 So I Maec. 7- 25- * B. C. 162. I Mace. 7. I. •"iMaec. 13. 37. Comp. I Mace. 10. 20. ch. 10. 7. II Or, thought to be of the temple. n Acts 16. 13. " See 1 Mace. 2. 42. Peh. 10. 14, *^i So 1 Mace. 7. 14. "■ Comp. rather I Mace. 7. 5. » See I Mace, I. 17. t ver. 26. See Luke 10. " I Maec. 7. ?6. "" ver. 31 (Gk.). =" After three years was *= Judas in- formed, that "^ Demetrius the son of ''Se- leucus, having entered by the haven of '^Tripolis with a great power and '=navy, fhad taken the country, and killed sAn- a tiochus, and •> Lysias his ' protector. Now one J Alcimus, ^ who had been 3 high priest, and had defiled himself wilfully '''' in the times of their mingling 7ijith the Gentiles, seeing that by no means he could save himself, nor have any more access to the holy altar, '''came to king Demetrius in *the hun- 4 dred and one and fiftieth year, pre- senting unto him '"a crown of gold, and "a palm, and also of the boughs which were '"used solemnly in the temple : and so that day he held his peace. Howbeit, having gotten oppor- 5 tunity to further his foolish enterprise, and being called into counsel by De- metrius, and asked how the Jews stood affected, and what they intended, he answered thereunto : Those of the Jews 6 that be called ° Asideans, whose cap- tain is Judas Maccabeus, p nourish war, and are seditious, and will not let the realm be in peace. Therefore I, being ^ deprived of 'i mine ancestors' honour, I mean the high priesthood, am now come hither : first verily, for the un- s feigned care I have of things pertaining to the king ; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen : for all our nation is in no small misery through the unadvised dealing of them aforesaid. Wherefore, 9 O king, seeing thou knowest all these things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the clemency that thou readily shewest unto all. For as 10 long as Judas liveth, // is not possible that the state should be quiet. This was no sooner spoken of him, n but others "^of the king's friends, being maliciously set against Judas, did more incense Demetrius. And forthwith call- 12 ing N leaner, who had been master of ^ the elephants, and ' making him go- vernor over Judea, " he sent him forth, commanding him to slay Judas, and 13 to scatter them that were with him, and to make J Alcimus high priest "" of the great temple. Then the heathen, 14 that had fled out of Judea from Judas, came to Nicanor by flocks, thinking the harm and calamities of the Jews 15 to be their welfare. Now when the Jatis heard of Nicanor's coming, antl that the heathen ' were up against them, ''they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had stablished his people for ever, and who always helpeth * his portion with 16 >^ manifestation of his presence. So at the commandment of the captain they removed straightways from thence, and came near unto them at the town of Dessau. 17 Now y Simon, Judas' brother, had joined battle with Nicanor, but was somewhat discomfited through the sud- 18 den silence of his enemies. Never- theless Nicanor, hearing of the man- liness of ''them that were with Judas, and the courageousness that they had to fight for their country, durst not try 19 the matter by the sword. Wherefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotus, and 20 Mattathias, to ^ make peace. So when they had taken long advisement there- upon, and the captain had made the multitude acquainted therciiuth, and it appeared that they were all of one mind, they consented to the covenants, 21 " and appointed a day to meet in to- gether by themselves : and lohen the day came, and stools were set for either of 22 them, Judas placed armed men ready in ^^ convenient places, lest some trea- chery should be suddenly practised by the enemies : so they made a peaceable conference. 23 Now Nicanor abode in Jerusalem, and '' did no hurt, but sent away the people that came flocking unto him. 24 And he would not >villingly have Ju- das out of his sight : for he loved the 25 man "^from his heart. He prayed him also to take a wife, and to beget chil- dren : so he married, '^'^ was quiet, and 26 ' took part of this life. But •= Alcimus, perceiving the love that was betwixt them, and considering ^the covenants that were made, came to e Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor was not well affected towards the state ; for that he had "^ ordained Judas, 'a traitor to his realm, to be the king's successor. 27 Then the king ''being in a rage, and provoked with the accusations of the most wicked ?nan, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was much displeased " Or, were joined t0 them. ^- See ch 10 . 25- * ch. I. 26. ^ .Sec ch. 2. > See ch. 8. 22. See I Mace. 6. 58 marg. ft To ver. 36, comp. I Maec. 7. 27—38. *"* .See ch. 8. 6. '' Sec Luke 2.V 4". " ch. 4. 37 (Gk.). lOr, ilhed together with him. <* Comp. Bel and Dragon 2 marg. « See ver. 3. f ver. 20. 8 See ver. 1. *> .See ver. 12. ' See ch. 4. 2. ' ch. 7. 3,39. (19s) B n 2 Chap. xiv. 28. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xv. 8. ' See I Mace. 3- 37- " See Acts 2. 6. n So ch. 13. 25 (Gk.t. See I Mace. 6. 62. About B.C. 161. oLuke 19. 21 22 {Gk.}. P Comp. I Mace. 7. 33. 36- ^ ver. 13 (Gk.). r Comp. I Mace. 7. 47- ch. 15. 32. f Or. I'onud. ver. 27. Matt. 27. 15 16, &c. • ch. 6. 7. * So Acts 17, 25- « ch. 10. 3. ' See Ps. 63, "^ Comp. ver. 3. * So Acts 15 26. y Judg. 5. lE (Engl.). • See Acts J2. 5 marg. with ''the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all haste unto ' Antioch. When this came to Nicanor's hearing, 28 he was much " confounded m himself, and took it grievously that he should " make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault. But because there was no deal- 29 ing against the king, he watched his time to accomplish this thing by policy. Notwithstanding, when Maccabeus saw 30 that Nicanor began to be ° churlish unto him, and that he entreated him more roughly than he was wont, per- ceiving that such ° sour behaviour came not of good, he gathered together not a few of his men, and withdrew himself from Nicanor. But the other, knowing 31 that he was notably prevented by /i/- das' policy, p came into 1 the great and holy temple, and commanded the priests, that were offering their usual sacrifices, to deliver him the man. And when 32 they sware that they could not tell where the ma/i was whom he souglit, >■ he stretched o\it his right hand to- 33 ward the temple, and made an oath in this manner : If you will not deliver me Judas as * a prisoner, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and I will break down the altar, and erect a notable temple unto '^ Bacchus. After these words he departed. Then 34 the priests lift up their hands towards heaven, and besought him that was ever a defender of their nation, saying in this manner ; Thou, O Lord of 35 all things, 'who hast need of nothing, wast pleased that the temple of thine habitation should be among us : there- 36 fore now, O holy Lord of all holiness, keep this house ever undefiled, "which lately was cleansed, and ^stop every unrighteous mouth. Now was there accused unto Nica-37 nor one Razis, otie of the elders of Jeru- salem, a lover of his countrymen, and a man of very good report, who for his kindness was called a father of the Jews. For in the former times, "when they ^z mingled not themselves with the Gentiles, he had been accused of Judaism, and ■ *did boldly >' jeopard his body and life ; with all ^vehemency for the religion of the Jews. So Nicanor, willing to de-39 clare the hate that he bare unto the Jews, sent above five hundred men of war to take him : for he thought by 40 taking him to do the Jews much hurt. 41 Now when the multitude would have taken the tower, and violently broken into the utter door, and bade that fire should be brought to burn it, he be- ing ready to be taken on every side 42 fell upon his sword ; choosing rather to die manfully, than to come into the hands of -'the wicked, to be abused other- 43 wise than beseemed his noble birth : but missing his stroke through haste, the mul- titude also rushing within the doors, he ran boldly up to the wall, and cast him- self down manfully among the thickest 1,1, of them. But they quickly giving back, and a space being made, he fell do7mi 45 into the midst of the void place. Never- theless, while there was yet breath with- in him, being inflamed with anger, he rose up: and though his blood gushed out like spouts of water, and his wounds were grievous, yet he ran through the midst of the throng; and standing upon 46 a steep rock, when as his blood was now quite gone, he pluckt out his bowels, and taking them in both his hands, he cast them upon the throng, and calling upon ''the Lord of life and spirit '^to re- store him those again, he thus died. ^But Nicanor, hearing that ''Judas and his company were in the '^strong places about ''Samaria, resolved ^with- out any danger to set upon them on the 2 sabbath day. Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarous- ly, but give honour to that day, which he, that seeth all things, hath honoured 3 with holiness above other days. Then •^the most ungracious wretch demanded, if there were a s Mighty One in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to 4 be kept. And when they said, There is in heaven ''a living Lord, and e mighty, who commanded the seventh day to be skept: then said the other, And I also am mighty upon earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's 'busi- ness. Yet he obtained not to have his 6 wicked will done. So Nicanor in exceed- ing pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his vic- tory over ^Judas and them that were witli him. 7 But Maccabeus had "^ever sure confi- dence that the Lord would 'help him: 8 wherefore "he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the heathen a- gainst them, but to remember the help ^ See ch. 12. b So ch. 7. 23. <^ .So ch. 7. 1:. See Dan. 12. 2. XV. " Comp. I Mace. 7. 39- ^ Song 26. c See ch. 10. 14. <1 .See I Mace. 3. ID. <^ Comp. I Mace. 2. 41. f See ch, S. 34- K t.cclus. 46. 6. ver. 29 Gk.i. See I Tim. 6. 15. •' ch. 7, 33. .So Esther 16. 16. ' ver. 28 (Gk.). ch. 8. 20. See I Mace. 13. 37. I. 3. 1 See ch. ■» See ch. 8. 16. (.96) Chap. xv. 9. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xv. 35. » See a Cor. 6. 18. o Ecclus. Prol. 2, 1. 3. Luke 24. 44. Acts 13. ts- Rom. 3. 21. See Acts 26. P See ch. 2. 21. •iSee ch. 3. I. •■ See Ecclus. Prol. 2. 1. 32. ■ See Judg. 18. 14. * See ch. i. 12. " Comp. ch. 2. 5, 7. * Luke 3. 15 marg. ^ 1 Mace. ij. 56 marg. See I Mace. I. 17. which in former times they had received from heaven, and now to expect the vic- tory and aid, which should come unto them from the "Ahnighty. And so com- 9 forting them out of °the law and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles that they won a/i>re, he made them more cheerful. And when 10 he had stirred up their minds, he gave i/u'//i their charge, shewing them there- withal the falsehood of the heathen, and the breach of oaths. Thus he armed n every one of them, not so much with de- fence of shields and spears, as loith com- fortable and good words : and besides that, he told them a dream worthy to be believed, as if it had been so indeed, which did not a little rejoice them. And 12 Pthis was his vision : That "lOnias, who had been high priest, a virtuous and a good man, reverend /// conversation, gentle /// condition, well spoken also, and exercised from a child in all points of virtue, holding up his hands prayed for the whole body of the Jews. This 13 done, in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs, and "'exceeding glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty. Then lOnias *an-i4 swered, saying. This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the peo- ple, and yyr 'the holy city, to ^cit, "Jere- mias the prophet of C'rod. Whereupon 15 Jeremias holding forth his right hand gave to Judas a sword of gold, and in giving // spake thus. Take this holyie sword, a gift from God, with the which thou shalt wound the adversaries. Thus being H'ell comforted by the 17 words of Judas, which were very good, and able to stir them up to valour, and to encourage the hearts of the young OTtv/, they determined not to pitch camp, but courageously to set upon them, and manfully to try the matter by conflict, because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger. For the care 18 that they took for their wives, and their children, their brethren, and kinsfolks, was in least account with them : but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple. Also they that were 19 in the city took not the least care, being troubled for the conflict abroad. And 20 now, "when as all looked what should be the trial, and the enemies were al- ready come near, and the army was set in array, and "the beasts conveniently placed, and the horsemen set in wings, y To ver. 37, I Mace, 7. 40—50. f Comp. Ps. 149. 6. 21 Maccabeus seeing the coming of the multitude, and the divers preparations of armour, and the fierceness of ''the beasts, stretched out his hands towards heaven, and called upon the Lord Pthat worketh wonders, knowing that victory cometh not by arms, but even as it seemeth good to him, he giveth it to such as are 22 worthy: J' therefore in his prayer he said ^r/Ze-r this manner; O ^ Lord, a thou didst send thine angel in the dme of Ezekias gSeeBamch king of Judea, and didst slay in the host "SeeTobit of Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and '' '*" 23 five thousand: wherefore now also, O ''Lord of heaven, send <^a good angel ''Seech. 3. before us for a fear and dread unto them ; = See ch. n. 24tf«rz' through the might of thine arm let *' those be stricken with terror, that come against ''thy holy people to blaspheme. '' See Deut. And he ended thus. '' 25 Then ' Nicanor and they that were 'f''^ ^""s with him came forward with trumpets »6 and songs. But 'Judas and his com- pany encountered the enemies with in- 27 vocation and prayer. So that <" fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through sthe appearance of God they were great- * See ch. 2. isly cheered. Now when the '"battle was Tver 5 done, returning again with joy, they ^'^^■^• knew that 'Nicanor lay dead in his ''har- ' Comp- 29 ness. Then they made a great shout and 43. ' '' a noise, praising the 'Almighty "in their j^^"/ '^"'' 30 own language. And Judas, who was ' ver. 3, 4 ever the chief defender of the citizens Lseech. 13 both in body and mind, and who con- 37- tinned his love towards his countr)men all his life, commanded to strike off "Nicanor's head, and his hand with his shoulder, and "bring them to Jerusalem. 31 So when he was there, and had called them of his nation together, and set the priests before the altar, he sent for them 32 that were of °the tower, and shewed them vile Nicanor's head, and the hand of that blasphemer, Pwhich with proud brags he had stretched out against the 33 holy temple of the ^Almighty. And when he had cut out the tongue of that \^ ^or. 6 ungodly Nicanor, he commanded that they should give // by pieces ''unto the fowls, and hang up the reward of his 34 madness before the temple. So every man ^'praised towards the heaven the glo- rious Lord, saying, Blessed he he that 35 hath kept his own place undefiled. 'He hanged also Nicanor's head upon "the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto " Comp. I Mace. 7. 47- ;r. 35 : 1 M; 'ace. ■■ 33- So ch. 4, 12, 27. & 5, 5. P ch. 14. 33. So 1 Mace. 7. r So I S.im. 17. 44, 46. ' Sec I Mace, 3. 60. * Judith 14. I. («97) Chap. xv. 36. II. MACCABEES. Chap. xv. 39. "See ch. 13. V 1 Mace. 7. * See Ezra 6. » So John 12. I (Gk.l. T Esth. 9. 17, all of "the help of the Lord. And ^they 36 ordained all witli a common decree in no case to let that day pass without so- lemnity, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, ivhich in the Syrian tongue is called ^^'Adar, "the day before vMardocheus' day. Thus went its? with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end. 38 And \i I have done \v€\S., and as is fit- ting the story, it is that which I desired : but if slenderly and meanly, // is that zg which I could attain unto. ^For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is plea- sant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end. " Coinp. ch. 2. 29. THE END OF APOCRYPHA. (198) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO t Sec ch. g. 9. S. MATTHEW. I. * Comp. Luke 3. 23 — " Pi. 132. II. Isai. II. I. Jer. 23. 5. ch. 22. 42. Luke I. 32, 69. John 7. 42, Acts 2. 30. & 13. 23. Rom. I. 3. 2 Tim. 2. 8. See ch. 9. 27, *= Gen. 12. 3. & 22. 18. Gal. 3. 16. *i To ver. 6, Liiie 3. 34— 0 Gen. 21. 2, 3. f Gen. 25. 26. e Gen. 29. 35. !> Gen. 38. 27—30. 1 Ruth 4. iS— 22. I Chr. 2. 4 — 12. k Josh. 6. 25. ' I Sam. 16. 1. & 17. 12. ™ 2 Sam. 12. 24. 1 To ver. 10, I C/ir. 3. 10 — 14. o 2 Kin. 20. 21. II Some read, yosias begat ynkitn, and yahhn begat yec/LOHias. Comp. 2 Kin. 23. 34 marg. P 1 Chron. 3. 15. iS. q 2 Kin. 24. 14, 15, 16. & 25. II. Jer. 27. 20. Dan. T. 2. r I Chron. 3. 17—19. * Ezra 3. 2 marg. ' See I Chr. 3. iq. [The fifth year before the common account called .\nno Domini]. u Luke I. 27. THE »book of the generation of Jesus Christ, ''the son of David, "^the son of Abraham. ''Abraham begat = Isaac; and Isaac begat 'Jacob; and s Jacob be- gat Judas and his brethren; and ''Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and 'Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; and Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Na- asson begat Salmon; and Salmon begat Booz of '' Rachab ; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; and 'Jesse begat David the king; and "Da- vid the king begat Solomon of /tcr that had been the 7oife of Urias; "and Solo- mon begat Roboam ; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; and Asa be- gat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Jo- ram; and Joram begat Ozias; and Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat A- chaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; and "Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Anion; and Anion begat Josias; and "p Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time ithey were car- ried away to Babylon: and after they were brought to Babylon, 'Jechonias begat ^Salathiel; and Salathiel begat ^'Zorobabel; and Zorobabel begat Abi- ud; and Abiud begat Eliakini; and Elia- kim begat Azor ; and Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat Achini; and Achim be- gat Eliud; and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David arc fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the car- rying away into Bab)4on unto Christ are fourteen generations. "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child 19 "of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a ^just man, and not willing yto make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him =^in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is 'conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 *And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name 'JESUS: for ''he shall .save his people "^from their 22 sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of 23 the Lord by the prophet, saying. ''Be- hold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and 'they shall call his name Emma- nuel, which being interpreted is, God 24 with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him 25 his wife: and knew her not "^till she had brought forth ''her firstborn son: and he scalled his name JESUS. Now when =»Jesus was born in Beth- lehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came ''wise men 2<=from the east to Jerusalem, saying, •i Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen "=his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusa- 4lem with him. And when he had ga- thered all the chief priests and ''scribes of the people together, she demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the " Luke I. 35. ^ Cornp. Ps. 112. 4. yDeut. 22. 13 — 21, or 24. J. " See ch, 2. tibr. bfgt>tten\ * Luke I. 31. « [That is, Snz'tottr, Hcb.J. ^ Acts 4. 12. & 13. 23. ^ Acts 5. 31. & 13. 3S. '^ Cited from Isai. 7. 14. II Or, his narne shall be calL-d. *■ Comp. Gen. 28. 15. 1 Sam. 15.35? 2 Sam. 6. 23. I Chron. 28. 20. Is.ii. 22. 14. 1 Ex. 13. 2. Luke 2. 7. 8 So Gen. 38. 4» 5- I Chr. 7. 16. Comp. Luke I. 31. &2. 21. II. ^ Luke 1. 4. 6, 7. See Gen. 35. 19. bSeeEsth. I. •= Comp. Gen. 25. 6. 1 Kin. 4. 30. Job I. 1, 3. <• Comp. Luke 2. II. e Num. 24. 17- ^ . So Isai. 60. 3. 2 Pet. I. 19. Rev. 2. 28. & 22. 16. f See Ezra 7. 6. s See 2 Chr. 35- 3- Chap. ii. 6. S. MATTHEW. Chap. hi. 12. •> Cited from Mic. 5. z. Sojohny. .)2. « Or,/v,/. Sec 2 Sam. 5. 2. So Rev. 2.27. • For con- struction comp. Heb. of Jobay. 12. Hab. 3. Q. Gl<. of Mark 4. 41. J Ps. 72. 10. See iSani. 10. 27. 1 Or, Kffercd. t Isai. 60. 6. ^ See Ex. 30. *» en. I. zo. ver. 13, 19, 22. ch. 27. 19. " Cited from Hos. II. 1. o Cited from Jer. 31. 15. p See Josh. 18. 25. prophet, ''And thou Bethlehem, in 6 the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall "rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called ^ the wise men, inquired of them diligent- ly what time the star appeared. And 8 he sent them to Bethlehem, and said. Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they 9 had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When 10 they saw the star, they 'rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when theyn were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened tiieir treasures, Uhey 'presented unto him gifts; ''gold, and ''frankincense, and 'myrrh. And 12 being warned of God ""in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were departed, be- 13 hold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph ""in a dream, saying. Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child 14 and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt : and was there until the 15 death of Herod: that it might be fulfil- led which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son. Then He- 16 rod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spok- 17 en by °Jeremie the prophet, saying. In 18 PRama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. But when Herod was dead, behold, 19 an angel of the Lord appeareth ""in a [The third year before the account called Anno Domini]. 20 dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mo- ther, and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead which sought the young 21 child's life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came 22 into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God "'in a dream, he turned aside linto the parts of Galilee: 23 and he came and dwelt in a city called ■■Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken ^by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. In those days came "John the Bap- III. tist, preaching ''in the wilderness of Ju- ^^^' ^' 2dea, and saying. Repent ye: for "^the Marii.i—s. 3 kingdom of heaven is at hand. For f^"*'' 3- '— this is he that was spoken of by the pro- >> judg.i. 16. phet Esaias, saying, ^The voice^ of ^"^.''^■{"''"o 1 ch. 3. 13. Luke 2. 39. ■■ ch. 4. 13, Mark i. 9. Luke 1. 26. John I. 45, &c. " Comp. John 1. 46. & 7. 41, 52 with Ps. 22. 6. Isai, 53- ,3- one crying in the wilderness, '^Pre- with John 3. pare ye the way of the Lord, make e^ch. 4. 17. & 4 his paths straight. And the same ^^^"j^*^^'"- '■ John had his raiment of ^camel's hair, So Luke 10. and a leathern girdle about his loins; ?: "■ „ T , • , , 1, -1 , Comp. Dan. and his meat was siocusts and "wild 2.44- 5 honey. Then went out to him ijerusa- Lai'.'ll 3.°'" lem, and all Judea, and all the region Sojohni.23. 6 round about Jordan, ''and were baptized fse" z'kln! of him 'in Jordan, confessing their sins. J- 8- 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees 22. anil "Sadducees come to his baptism, he ^g' ^^"'- '■•■ saitl unto them, ""O generation of vipers, Comp. who hath warned you to flee from "the fcomp.'^' 8 wrath to come? Bring forth therefore jS^m. 14.25. 9 fruits 'meet for repentance: and ""think 1 comV' ^' not to say within yourselves, "We have fi|e"'J; V^' Abraham to oi/r father: for I say unto 23. you, that God is able of these stones to ,^ l^' 33' ^■'' 10 raise up children unto Abraham. And " ' i'hess. i. now also the axe is laid unto the root of So Rom. 5.9. the trees: p therefore every tree which j^^^''"*- s- 9' bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn ans^ueratie n down, and cast into the fire. I indeed 'i°,e,',To/ li/e. baptize you with water "lunto repent- ance: 'but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall ^baptize you with 'the Holy Ghost, and with "fire; i2wliose fan is in his hand, and he will so Luiie* 3. throughly purare -^his floor, and vgather ''9- 1 • ? ^ • . .1 i . -11 71 John 15. 2,6. his wheat into the garner; but will ^burn q ^.^^ l^ 3. up the chaff with "unquenchable fire. Acts 13. 24.4 r John 1. 15, 26, 27, 33. & 3. 30, 31. Acts 1. 5. & II. 16. & 13. 25. ' I Cor. 12.13. ' Isai. 4. 4. & 44. 3. Joel 2. 28. " Mai. 3. 2. Acts 2. 3. 4. Comp. Mark 9. 49. ^ Job 39. 12 (Heb.). y Mic. 4. 12. So ch. 13. 30. * Comp. Mai. 4. I. " Mark 9. 43, 45 (Gk.). Acts 26. 20. ""See Mark 10. 42 marg. o John 8. 33, 39- So Rom. 4. I, 16. i") Chap. hi. 13. S. MATTHEW. Chap. v. 8. A. D. 27. » To ver. 17, Mark X. 9 — zi. Zw^f3.2I,22. *> Ch. 2. 22. « So 1 Sam. 12. 7 and marg. ^ Isai. II. 2. &42.1.&61.1. John 1.32,33. e So John 12. 28. fch. 12. 18. & 17. 5- Mark 9. 7. I.uke 9. 35. 2 Pet. I. 17. So Eph. I. 6. Col. 1. 13. Comp. Ps. 2. 7. Isai. 42. 1. IV. * To ver. 1 1, Mark I. 12, 13- Luke^. r — 13. *> See I Kin. 18. 12. & Ezek. 3. 12. *^ See I Kin. 19. 8. « See ch. 14. 33- •* Cited from Deut. 8. 3. o Luke 4. 9 f See Neh. II. 1. 6 Cited from Ps. 91. II, 12. *> Cited from DeuL 6. 16. iLuke4.5 — 8. » See I Chr. 31. I. ' Cited from Deut. 6. 13. So Deut. 10. 20. I Sam. 7. 3. " ch. 26. S3. Luke 22. 43. Heb I. 14. A. D. 30. " Mark i. 14. Luke 3. 20. John 3. 24. I Or, deli- vercii up. ch. 10. ig. o Luke 4. 14, John 4. 43. So ch. 9. I. A.D. 31. P ch. 2. 23. ='Then cometh Jesus ''from Galilee to 13 Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, 1 14 have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answer- 15 mg said unto him, Suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil '^all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he w^as baptized, went 16 up straightway out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw ''the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: =and lo a voice from heaven, saying, ^^ This is my ''beloved -Son, in whom I am well pleased. Then was ^ Jesus led up of ''the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted '=forty 2 days and forty nights, he was afterward a hungred. And when the tempter came 3 to him, he said. If thou be '''=the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and 4 said. It is written, ''Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 'Then the devil tak- s eth him up into fthe holy city, and set- teth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him. If thou be '^"the Son 6 of God, cast thyself down : for it is wTit- ten, sHe shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said ^ unto him. It is written again, "^Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 'Again, the devil taketh him up into an 8 exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; and saith unto him, 9 All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then 10 saith Jesus unto him. Get thee hence, ''Satan: for it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then n the devil leaveth him, and behold, "an- gels came and ministered unto him. Now when Jesus had heard that 12 "John was "cast into prison, "he de- parted into Galilee; and leaving PNa-13 zareth, he came and dwelt in "Caper- naum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: that it might be fulfilled which was 14 spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, is'JThe land of Zabulon, and the ?cited from , , rxT 111- 7 t Isai. 9. I, 2. land of Nephthalim, by 'the wayrcomp. of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee '^^' '°' ^• i6of ■'the Gentiles ; thepeople which sat in darkness saw great light; 15. ^'^'"' ''*' and to them which sat in the re- J,?^«'^''-3-2. gion and shadow of death light is MarTi'-iS^ sprung up. -°- , r^ & I' . Luke 5. 2 — 17 ^From that time Jesus began to 'i- preach, and to say, 'Repent: for the ^"''""' * 18 kingdom of heaven is at hand. "And Jesus, walking by ''the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon "called Peter, ^"^"l^i^"^ and Andrew his brother, casting a net i. 19 into the sea: for they were fishers. And x ch.''"9''27^' he saith unto them, Follow me, 20 will make you fishers of men. And they straightway "left their nets, and Marie V*' 21 followed him. And going on from 39 Luke 4 thence, he saw other two brethren, Jc'h^'ti. ss- & James the son of Zebedee, and John ^+- 'f his brother, in a ship with Zebedee So^ch.''8.'''i2. their father, mending their nets; and ^''^^^ 3. 19. 38^ 22 he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and fol- lowed him. 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, y teaching in their synagogues ' ch. 15. 29. Mark I. 16. & 7. 31. 9. 27. and I *'"'' '°- 28. Luke 18. 28. y ch. 9. 35. 52. ^ So Mark i . 34- »« Mark 7. 26. >> Luke 16. 23, 28. <^ ch. 8. 16, and =^' 33- & 9- 32. « 12. 22. preaching ^the gospel of the kingdom, & 15. 22 and =» healing all tiiaiiiicr 0/ sickness M^rkj^^^ and all manner of disease among the ^s- 's. 16, 24 people. And his fame went throughout Luke 8. 36. all »=> Syria: and they brought unto him ^'(^~^°- " all sick people that were taken with ■' ch. 17. 15. divers diseases and ''torments, and ft 3.". '"'^' those which were ■= possessed with devils, K",*"^.*- ^^■ 11 1-1 A\ -1 1 ' Mark 5. 20. and those which were "lunatick, and & 7. 31. those that had the palsy; and he healed y 25 them. 'And there followed him great « Markets? multitudes of people from Galilee, and Lu'ke'''6 from <" Decapolis, and/;v/;/ Jerusalem, and »" See ch. -a. from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. S^j^b 3. i. I Andseeing themultitudes,he wentupinto P5. 78. 2. ■ 11 1 ,, ^ 1 • Acts 8. 35. a ^mountam: and when he was ^'^set, his & 10. 34 6i 18. 14. c To ver. 12, L tike 6. 20 — disciples came unto him: and he ''open ed his mouth, and taught them, saying, "^Blessed are ''the poor in spirit: for d^seePs.34 'theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are fthey that mourn : for jj they shall be comforted. Blessed are ^the meek: for they Joiin 16. m. shall inherit the earth. &7;.'4."' Blessed are they which do hunger « Cited from and thirst after righteousness : ''for h so^iial' 55. they shall be filled. h^?l:ir.\. Blessed are the merciful : ' for they Prov. 14 21. shall obtain mercy. He™6.'io. ' Blessed are ''the pure in heart: for ' i;\='-t- ■»■ ,,,,,', 1 Heb. 12.14. 'they shall see God. i John 3.2,3. 18. « ch. II. 5. ames 2. 5. Isai. 57. i8. & 61. 2, 3. (3) A2 Chap. v. 9. S. MATTHEW. Chap. v. 40. Blessed are the peacemakers : for 9 they shall be called the children of God. "Rom. 8.17. 2 Cor. I. 7. & 4. 17. 2 Tim. 2. 12. I Pet. 2. 19. \ • \ & 3. 14. & 4. Blessed arc ™ they which are perse- m tGr!%/K?-. cuted for righteousness' sake : for ■'Acts 5. 41. theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 200^^7.^4. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile n Cor'i'°24 y°'-'' ^'^'^ persecute you, and shall Hei). 10. 34. say all manner of evil against you "2"chr:-36. * falsely, for my sake. '?• "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : 12 cn *2'x lA. ^7 00 Luke'i3.'33[ for great !s your reward in heaven : i'Thess.2 ^^^ "^^ persecuted they the prophets 15- which were before you. See Neh. 9. ye are the salt of the earth : p but if ,3 p Miirk 9. so. (;]-ig g^\i have lost his savour, wherewith 35. '' '*' ^''' shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good sie Pro^v ^t ^'-'^ nothing, but to be cast out, and to 18. be trodden under foot of men. ^YeM i^ukcsXi.^' are the light of the world. A city that ^ ■,'■ 33- ,. is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither 15 1^ J fU'7t'orain , ... i, i • i theoyigi7,ai do men ''light a candle, and put it under ifc'J^fn " "'^ bushel, but on a candlestick; and it amtaining giveth light unto all that are in the Vsstimifa house. Let your light so shine before 16 /'.'*• As men, ''that they may see your good & Luke II.' works, and ^'glorify your Father which is "■ Pet 2. 12. in heaven. 'John 15. 8. "Think not that I am come to destroy 17 Comp!' "' the law, or the prophets : I am not come 1 Cor. 14. 25. to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily 1 18 " Kom. 3. 31. ^ rT-.-lI 1 11 So Rom. 10. say unto you, ^ 1 ill heaven and earth ^ pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise "Luke 16.17. pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. ?'pe?'i^°25! ^ Whosoever therefore shall break one 19 Seech.24.3s. of these least commandments, and shall Sce^cirs!"' teach men so, he shall be called the 1% least in the kingdom of heaven : but * i\.om. Q. '31. & 10. 3. whosoever shall do and teach them, the \?'dent. same shall be called great in the king- ver. 27, 33, dom of heaven. F'or I say unto you, 20 ch.'^2. 31. That except your righteousness shall Rom. 9. 12, exceed '^the rii^hteoiisness of the scribes Gal. 3. 16 and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter R v'e 11 ^'^'•° ''^"^ kingdom of heaven. &9.'4(Gk.). Ye have heard that it was said "by 21 *E^"2o'' i^""" them of old time, ^'Thou shalt not Deut. 5. 17. kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be 15 "^' in danger of the judgment: but I say 22 IF^^Vf; unto you. That ''whosoever is angry 2Sam. 6. 20]. with his brother without a cause shall See Judg. 9. i^g jj.j danger of the judgment: and who- Comp. soever shall say to his brother, "Raca, c ch.'^io^' i^' shall be in danger of "^the council: but Marki^' whosoever shall say. Thou ''fool, shall &14. 55- be in danger of =hell fire. Therefore 23 & 15. I. Luke 22. 66. John ii. 47. Acts 4. 15. s 5. 21, 27, 34, 41. & 6. 12, 13, & 22. 30. & 23. I, 6, 15, 20, 28. & 24. 20. So 2 Mace. 14. 5tGk.}. ** Comp. ch. 7. 26 (Gk.). & 23. 17, 19. & 25- 2, 3. 8 (OV.). " ver. 29, 30. ch. 10. 28. & 18. 9, & 23. 15, 33. Mark 9. 43, 45, 47. Luke 12. 5. James 3. 6. if thou bring f thy gift to the altar, and 'f "g^P- there rememberest that thy brother hath & 23.' 19. 24 ought against thee; leave there thy gift ^^"'"^"■ss, before the altar, and go thy way; first SoProv.25.8. be reconciled to thy brother, and then Ps. j^'e. 25 come and offer thy gift, s Agree with ,' g^-^^j- 6^^ thine adversary quickly, ''whiles thou 58. art in the way with him; lest at any ^„Yrg°' time the adversary deliver thee to the '' cited from judge, and the judge deliver thee to the Deut^s.'is. 'officer, and thou be cast into prison. 'Sojobsi.i. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by Ecdus.9. s. no means come out thence, till thou q^^'', ^ 27 hast paid the uttermost farthing. Ye 2Sam. n. 2. have heard that it was said Jby them of '^"ij' ,'e,°' ''' old time, ''Thou shalt not commit "/"l' '*• 9- 11 1 T rr^i Mark 9. 47. 28adultery: but 1 say unto you, Ihat Seejob3i.7. whosoever 'looketh on a woman to lust \'^^,lftj^ic after her hath committed adultery with to offemt. 29 her already in his heart. ""And if thy c"'i7°'27. right eye "offend thee, "pluck it out, ^a^k*'^''' and cast // from thee : for it is profitable 45, 47.'' ''^' for thee that one of thy members should \ Q°^p' '^' perish, and not t/iaf thy whole body Deut. 13. 6. 30 should be cast into '-'hell. "And if thy Rom's.' 13. right hand offend thee, cut it oft", and ■ Cor. 9. 27. cast it from thee: for it is profitable for och.^i's.'s. thee that one of thy members should ^ ^[J'^J' ''* perish, and not t/iat thy whole body Deut. 24. i. 31 should be cast into <=hell. It hath been q "h.^.'^g.'' said, PWhosoever shall put away his '^■'""'' '"■ ". wife, let him give her a writing of Luke 16. 18. 32 divorcement : but I say unto you, fcor°"'."' That ^whosoever shall put away his n. wife, saving for the cause of fornication, cite" from causeth her to commit adultery: and t'^'t'* ". whosoever shall marry her that is di- 'Num!'3o°2'' vorced committeth adultery. ?Deut^23'23 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath Comp. Lev. been said J by them of old time, ''Thou t'ver. 37. shalt not forswear thyself, but James 5. 12. ''shalt perform unto the Lord thine j^fi'^ ''^ 34 oaths: but I say unto you, 'Swear not g^^^'^pj^^'''- at all; neither by heaven; for it is ^ See 1 ciir.' 35 "God's throne: nor by the earth; for ^p^'-^g^ it is "his footstool: neither by Jeru- So Ps. 87. 3. salem; for it is >'the city of the great see°ve°r.'33,* 36 King. Neither shalt thou swear by ^Cited him thy head, because thou canst not make Lev. 24. 2^. 37 one hair white or black. ^But let your PtoVc?! \l', communication be. Yea, yea; Nay, nay: L»te6.2g,3o. for whatsoever is more than these cometh & l^^^l°''^' of evil. i^'V"- '=• 17- '38 Ye have heard that it hath been Ixhess's^is. said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth gf/Dj^u,*^. 39 for a tooth: ''but I say unto you, 35- <^That ji- resist not evil: but ''whosoever sJ^i'^Aa.^' shall '■''smite thee on thy right cheek, 40 turn to him the other also. And if any 67 marg! d«l Seech. 26. (4) Chap. v. 41. S. MATTHEW. Chap. vi. 27. e ch. 27. 32. Mark 15. 21 onlv, in the Gk! f Ps. 112. 9. Prov. 21. 26. 8 Deut. 15. 8, 10. Ps. 37. 26. & 112. 5. Luke 6. 34, 35. b Cited from Lev. ig, 18, i Comp. Deut. 23. 6. j Luke 6. 27, 28, 35. Rom. 12. 14, 20. So Ex. 23. 4. Job 31. 29, 30. Prov. 24. 17. & 25. 21. " Luke 23. 34. Acts 7. 60. I Cor. 4. 12, 13- I Pet. 2. 23. &3. 9- 1 Job 25. 3. >» Luke 6. 32. ™i" See ch. 18. 17. ° ch. 19. 21. Phil. 3. 15. Col. I. 28. & 4. 12. James i. 4. & 3. 2. See Gen. 17. I. 0 See Eph. 5. VI. ' [Or, righi- eo7tsfiess. Deut. 24. 13. Ps. 112. 9. Dan. 4. 27. 2 Cor. 9. 9, jo]. Comp. Tobit 12. 8, 9. &14. II. II Or, Tuitk. ch. 19. 26,&c. II Or, cause lift a truvtpei tit be sounded. » I Cor. 15. Rev. 8. 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13. & 9. I, 13. & 10. 7. & II. 15. Comp. ch.23. 5- Rom. 12. 8. ** ver. 15, 16. c Luke 6. 24 (Gk.). Phil. 4. 18. Philem. IS (Gk.). << ver. 6, 18. So Luke 14. 14- « See 2 Kin. 1 So ch. 24, 26 iGk.). Luke 12. 3, 24 (Gk.). 8 So Eccles. 5. 2. ee ch. 18. 17. Ecclus. 7. 14, *i Comp. I Kings 18. 26, 29. ' ver. 32. man will sue thee at the law, and take aioay thy coat, let him have t/iy cloke also. And whosoever shall ^compel 41 thee to go a mile, go with him twain. fGive to him that asketh thee, and 42 sfrom him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it hath been said, 43 •"Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and 'hate thine enemy. But I say 44 unto you, JLove your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and ''pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your 45 Father which is in heaven: for 'he . maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. ™For if ye 46 love them which love you, what re- ward have ye? do not even ™™the publi- cans the same? And if ye salute your 47 brethren only, what do ye more than others i do not even '""'the publicans so ? "Be ye therefore perfect, even 48 °as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Take heed thatjc do not your 'alms i before men, to be seen of them : other- wise ye have no reward "of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when 2 thou doest thine alms, "do not •''sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, ''They "^have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let 3 not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be 4 in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself ''shall reward thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt s not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, ''They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, 'enter 6 into thy fcloset, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret ''shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, suse not vain repeti- ^ tions, as ssthe heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard ''for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like s unto them: 'for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye 9 ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye : ''Our Father which art in heaven, 10 'Hallowed be thy name. "Thy king- dom come. "Thy will be done in earth, 11 "^as it is in heaven. Give us this day 12 our P daily bread. And forgive us our 13 ''debts, as we forgive our debtors. ''And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us ''from evil: 'For thine is the king- dom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive 15 you: "'but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father for- give your trespasses. 16 Moreover •''when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, >'of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, "They have their re- 17 ward. But thou, when thou fastest, ^anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, ''shall reward thee openly. 19 ^Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where ''moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves •= break 20 through and steal: ''but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither ''moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not ■= break through 21 nor steal : for where your treasure is, 22 there will your heart be also. "The light of the body is the eye: if there- fore thine eye be '^single, thy whole 23 body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be "^evil, thy whole body .shall be full of darkness. If therefore sthe light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness ? 24 ''No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. 'Ye cannot 25 serve God and ''mammon. 'Therefore I say unto you, ""Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into bams; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better 27 than they? Which of you by taking 1^ To ver. 13, Liike II. 2 — 4- See ch. 7. ir. ' Isai. 29. 23. Cump. Ecclus, 36. 4. I Pel. 3. 15. ■" Seech. 3.2. "ch, 26.39,42. Acts 21. 14. " Ps. 103. 20, 21. P Prov. 30. S marg. ^ Rom. 4. 4. So ch. 18. 21 —35- •■ c!i. 26. 41. Mark 14. 38. Luke 22. 40, 46. s Rather as ch. 13. 19, 38. John 17. 15 (Gk.). I John 2. 13, 14- & 3. 12. * See I Chr. 29. 11. & 2 Chr.20.6, " Mark 11. 25, 26. Eph. 4. 32. Col. 3. 13. * See James 2- 13. ^ Comp. Isai. 58. 5. Seech. 17. 21. y Luke 24. 17 (Gk.). ''■ 2 Sam. 12. 20. Dan. 10. 3. See 2 Chr. 28. 15. ** See Prov. 23- 4- " ver. 20. Luke 12. 33. So Isai. 50.9. &5I- 8. ^ ver. 20. ch. 24. 43 (Gk./. Luke 12. 39. SeeJob24.i6. 'I ch. 19. 21. Luke 12. 33, 34- & 18. 22. 1 Tim. 6. 19. So I Pet. 1.4. Comp. Luke 16. 9. ^ ver. 22, 23. Luke II. 34, 35. f ch. 20. 15. Mark 7. 22. See Deut. 15. 9 K Job 38. 15. •1 Luke 16.13. Comp. Josh. 24. ig. * SoGaI.1.10. James 4, 4. I John 2. 15. k Luke 16. 9, II, 13. ' To ver. 33, LtJce 12. 22 >o ver. 27, 28, 31. 34- See I Sam. 9. 5 (EngUsh). So Ps. 55.22. Phil. 4. 6. Heb. 13. s- I Pet. 5. 7. n See Job 38. 41. (5) Chap. vi. 28. S. MATTHEW. Chap. vni. 2. o Comp. Ps. 39. 5 with Luke 12. 26. p I Kin. 10. 4—7- q ch. 8. 26. & 14.31. &16.8. Luke 12. 28. " So I Kin. 3. II— 14. Ps. 37. 25. Mark 10. 30. I Tim. 4. S. VII. "* To ver. 5, Luke 6. 37, 38, 41, 4=- ^ Rom. 2. I. & H- 3. 4. JO, 13. I Cor. 4. 3, 5. James 4. 11, 12. c Mark 4. 24. d Comp. Prov. 18. 17. ■ So ch. 15.26. For the con- struction comp. Job 4. 6. & 27. 19, 20. Philem. 5. 'To ver. 11, Litke II. 9 — 13- Sch. 18. 19. & 21. 22. Mark 11. 24. John 14. 13. & 15. 7, 16. & 16. 23, 24. James i. 5,6. & 5. 16. I John 3. 22. & 5. 14, 15. h See 2 Chr. 15. 2. > ver. 21. ch. 5. 16, 45, 48. &6.9, 14, 26. & 10. 32, 33. & 12. 50. & 16. 17. & 18. 10, 14, ig, 35. & 23. 9. ' Luke 6. 31. thought can add "one cubit unto his stature ? And why take ye thought 28 for raiment? Consider the hlies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin : and yet I say 29 unto you. That even p Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe 30 the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, iQ ye of little faith? Therefore take no 31 thought, saying, What shall we eat? or. What shall we drink? or. Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all 32 these things do the Gentiles seek) : ''for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek 33 ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; ^and all these //2/«s,'j shall be added unto you. ™Take therefore no 34 thought for the morrow : for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. ^Judge not, •'that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye 2 shall be judged: and '^with what mea- sure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the 3 mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy 4 brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, ^ first s cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. •^Give not that which is holy unto the 6 dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, 'and turn again and rent you. f Ask, Sand it shall be given you ; "^seek, 7 and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : for every one that a asketh receiveth; and he that '■seeketh findeth : and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there 9 of vou, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a 10 fish, will he give him a serpent? If yen then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall 'your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things ^ whatsoever ye 12 would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: 'for this is the law 'Scech. 22. 39i 4^* and the prophets. 13 ■" Enter ye in at the strait gate : for ■" Luke 13. wide is the gate, and broad is the way, ^*' that leadeth to destruction, and many 14 there be which go in thereat: 'because i Or, how. strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 " Beware of false prophets, which come ° Comp. to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly ,_!"'' '^' 16 they are "ravening wolves. PYe shall Jer. 14. 14. know them by their fruits. Do men 17^21*25.'*"' gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? f"^- 1*-^ ^• ■iT Even so every good tree bringeth forth Mark 13. 5, • good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth Luke 21. 8. 18 forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot ^ !"<='■ 2- '— bring forth evil fruit, neither ca7i a cor- I'john 4. i. igrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 1 Every °"ek. 22. tree that bringeth not forth good fruit Acts 20. 29, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. loMic. 3. 5. 20 Wherefore Pby their fruits ye shall know ■".^■"J''- ^°- 1 en. 12, 33. them. Luke 6. 43, 21 ''Not every one that saith unto me, J^ Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king- jer. n. 19. dom of heaven ; but he that doeth the 'Jo^""' "''• ^' will of 'my Father which is in heaven. SoLukes.g. Ti T ■ 1 1 . • ^1 ._ J '" Luke 6. 46. 22 Many will say to me m that day, so Hos. 8. 2. Lord, Lord, have we not ^prophesied Luirl','''^'/' in thy name? and in thy name 'have -27. cast out devils? and in thy name done jam"es\.2^2. 23 many wonderful works? And then will >Comp. T ,- IT , Num. 24. 3, I profess unto them, I never knew you : 4. "depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ^°c"r.'i'3^2' 24 Therefore "whosoever heareth these 'Acts 19. 13. sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will m"";? g. 33. liken him unto ^a wise man, which built Luke 9. 49 , . , 1 J ^1 • "SeePs.6. 8. 25 his house upon a rock: and the rain So2Tim. 2. To ver. 27, descended, and the floods came, and the J'; winds blew, and beat upon that house; z^/ira. 47. and it fell not : for it was founded upon ^'g^.^ ^^ ^^_ 26 a rock. And every one that heareth =■ these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a >' foolish man, J- See ch. 5. ^which built his house upon the sand: Tcomp. 27 and the rain descended, and the floods Luke 6. 49. came, and the winds blew, and beat ,^^ ^^^^ upon that house ; and it fell : and great & 22. 33. 28 was the fall of it. And it came to pass, ,vt 6^ 2.'' '''' when Jesus had ended these sayings, J-jJ'^^J-j^^-^ =the people were astonished at his doc- So Luke 4. ' 29 trine: ''for he taught them as one having ]oi,„. .g authority, and not as the scribes. AVhen he was come down from the VIII. mountain, great multitudes followed him. ^Mar^x^^<^ 2^ And behold, there came a leper and 44- ''worshipped him, saying. Lord, if thou ,4" '^■'^''~ 'ch. 9. 18. & 15. 25. & 18. 26. & 20. 20. Mark 5, 6. & 15. 19. John 9. 38. Comp. ch. 14. 33. & 28. 9, 17. Acts 10. 25, (6) Chap. viii. 3. S. MATTHEW. Chap. ix. 4. ■"' ver. 15. Seech. 20. 34. « ch. 9. 30. & 12. 16. & 16. 20. & 17. g. Mark I. 25, 5.43. & 7. 36. & 8. 26, 30. Luke 5. 14. & 9. 21. •* Lev. 14, 2, 3, 4, 10, 21, 22. Comp. ch. 5. 23- ''■J ch. 10. 18. & 24. 14. Mark 6. ii. &. 13. gin the Gk. Comp. Luke 9. 5. * To ver. 13, LuA:tr 7. r — 10. f So Luke IS. 19, 21. ff Ps. 107. 20. 6 .Seech. 9. 2. •^ Isai. 2. 2, 3. & ti. 10. & 60. I — 3. Mai. I. II. Luke 13. 29. Acts 10. 45. & M. iS. & 14. 27. & 15. 9. Rom. 10. 12. & 15. 9 — 12. Gal. 3. 14, 28. Eph. 3. 6. See Gen. 12. 3- hh Comp. ch. 26. 29. Luke 22. 30. 1 ch. 13. 38. Comp. ch. 21 43. J ch. 22. 13. & 25. 30. ■* ch. 13. 42, 50. & 22. 13. & 24. 51. & 25. 30. Luke 13. 28. So 2 Pet. 2. 17- Jude 13. 1 To ver. 16, Jifarii. 29 — 34- Luke 4. 38 — . 40. " I Cor. 9. 5. " ver. 6. Luke 16. 20. More fully ch. g. 2. Mark 7. 30. Rev. 2. 22 (Gk.). o See ch. 4, 24- p Cited from Isai. 53. 4. So I Pet. 2. 24- q Jtark 4. 35. Luke 8. 22. r To ver. 22, Luke^. 57 — 60. wilt, thou canst make me clean. And 3 Jesus put forth his hand, and ''''touched him, saying, I will ; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, "-"See thou tell 4 no man; but go thy way, shew thj'self to the priest, and offer the gift that ^ Moses commanded '''^for a testimony unto them. 'And when Jesus was entered into s Capernaum, there came unto him a cen- turion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, 6 my servant "lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus ^ saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, 8 Lord, f I am not worthy that thou should- est come under my roof: but f speak the word only, and my servant shall be heal- ed. For I am a man under authority, 9 having soldiers under me : and I say to this ?nan. Go, and he goeth ; and to ano- ther. Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. When 10 Jesus heard //, he marvelled, and said to them that followed. Verily I say unto you, si have not found so great faith, no not in Israel. And I say unto you, n That '■many shall come from the east and west, and ''''shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingtlom of heaven. But 'the children of the king- 12 dom J shall be cast out into outer dark- ness: ''there shall be weeping and gnash- ing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the 13 centurion. Go thy way ; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 'And when Jesus was come into Peter's 14 house, he saw "'his wife's mother "laid, and sick of a fever. And he ''''touched 15 her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When i*; the even was come, they brought unto him many //w/ rccre "possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick : that it 17 might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying p Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes 18 about him, ihe gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And ■'a cer- 19 tain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, ro The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man ' To ver. 34, Mark 4. 36 5- 17- 21 hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him. Lord, '^sufter me first to go and bury my ' Comp. 22 father. But Jesus said unto him. Follow '^'"'s-^" me ; and let the dead bury their dead. 23 'And when he was entered into a ship, 24 his disciples followed him. And be- hold, there arose a great tempest in the -^'"^^ ^- ^ sea, insomuch that the ship was covered ^'' 25 with the waves : but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, "O ye of little faith? Then ''he " Seech. 6. arose, and rebuked the winds and the v°seePs. 65. 27 sea; and there was a great calm. But 7. the men mar\-elled, saying, What man- ner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the "Gergesenes, 'Gen. 15. 21. there met him "two vpossessed with jo1h'.'3''io. devils, coming out of the tombs, exceed- S^*- "• r 1 • , , Comp. ing fierce, so that no man might pass by .^L^rk 5. i. 29 that way. And behold, they cried out, ^comp.''^' saying, =^What have we to do with thee, Ma.ks. 2. Jesus, ///OT/ 2^ Son of God? art thou come yseecii.^4! hither to torment us before the time? jt^^^c 30 And there was a good way oft" from them 16. 10 31 a herd of many swine feeding. So the il^lee ch u devils besought him, saying, If thou cast 33- us out, suffer us to go away into the herd 32 of swine. And he said unto them. Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine : and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and 33 perished in the waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told ever)' thing, and what was befallen to the ypo.ssessed of the 34 devils. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw ^|™",*'8 him, "they besought him that he would Lukes. 8. depart out of their coasts. "^ ^ ' " ^^" ^And he entered into a ship, and IX. passed over, and came into ''his own city. » Marks. 21- 2 "^And behold, they brought to him a man ]f^ ^- ^°- sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Comp.' Jesus ''seeing their faith said unto the i^Tovlr.'s, sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; Mark 2. 3— 3 thy sins =be forgiven thee. And behold, i"»&s. 18— certain of the scribes said within them- :®- 4 selves. This man blasphemeth. And 29. ' ' ' Jesus fknowing their thoughts said, |''/'jg- Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? Mari:5.'34. & 10. 52. Luke 7. 9,50. & 8. 48. & 17. ig. & 18. 42. Acts 3. i6. & 14- 9- Comp. ch. 6. 30, ftc. » Gk. as Luke 5.20. & 7. 47, 48. i John 2. 12. ' ch. 12. 25. &22. 18. Mark 2. 8. & I2. 15. Luke 5. 22. & 6. 8. & 9. 47. & 11. 17- John 2. 24, 25. & 16. 19. Rev. 2. 23. Comp. Ps. 139. 2. Acts i. 24. See i Chr. 28. 9. * Comp. Deut. 5. 25 — 27- (7) Chap. ix. $. S. MATTHEW. Chap. x. 2. ff See ch. 15. 31- 8 To ver. 13, Mark 2. 14 —17. Luke 5. 27— 32- BE ch. 10. 3. Mark 3. r8. Luke 6. 15. Acts I. 13. Comp. Mark 2. 14. Luke 5. 27, 29. i» So Luke 15. I. See ch. iS. 17- ^ i So ch. 11. 19. Luke 15. 2. J ch. X 2. 7. i' Cited from Hos. 6. 6. So Mic. 6. 6—8. ch. 23. 23. 1 I Tim. I. rs- See ch. 18. II. ^ To ver. 17, Mark 2. 18— 22. L7ikes- 33— 38. " Luke 18. 12. 0 John 3. 29. P Comp. Ezra 2. I. ch. 8. 12. Luke 20. 34, 36. pp Tobit 6. 13, 16. 1 See ch. 25. I. Q<1 Seech. 17. 21. D0r,r(zw, or, unwronght clotk. Mark 2. 21. rjob 32. 19. Comp. Josh. 9. 4. Ps. 119. 83. • To ver. 26, Mark^.2^— 43- , „ Luke 8. 41 — 56. ' See ch. 8. 2. " Lev. 15. 25. ^ ch. 14. 36. &23.5i:Gk.). For whether is easier, to say, Thy «sins 5 be forgiven tliee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the 6 Son of man hath power on earth to for- give sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and 7 departed to his house. But when the 8 multitudes saw it^ they marvelled, and "gloritied God, which had given such power unto men. sAnd as Jesus passed forth from 9 thence, he saw a man, named ss Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. And it came 10 to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, *■ many publicans and sin- ners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And when the Pharisees n saw it, they said unto his disciples. Why eateth your Master 'with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, 12 he said unto them. They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn 'what that i^ meaneth, ''I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, 'but sinners to repent- ance. ■"Then came to him the disciples of 14 John, saying. Why do we and the Pha- risees "fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, °Can Ptheis children of the PPbridechamber mourn, as long as the 1 bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bride- groom shall be taken from them, and 11 then shall they fast. No man putteth a 16 piece of 'new cloth unto an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, antl the rent is made worse. Neither do men ]3ut new wine 17 into old bottles: else ''the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. nVTiile he spake these M/V/sfj unto 18 them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and 'worshipped him, saying, My daugh- ter is even now dead : but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, 19 and so did his disciples. (And behold, 20 a woman, which was diseased "with an issue of blood twelve years, came be- hind /;/;;/, and touched ^'the hem of his garment: for she said within herself, If 21 I may but touch his garment, I shall be 22 whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said. Daughter, be of good comfort; "thy faith hath " See ver. 2. made thee whole. And the woman was 23 made whole from that hour.) And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the "minstrels and the people mak- ^ Rev. 18.22 24ing a noise, he said unto them, Give s^ei'chron. place: vfor the maid is not dead, but 35.25- =^sleepeth. And they laughed him to lo." '^^^^°' 25 scorn. But ^when the people were put 'See John forth, he went in, and took her by the » Acts 9. 40. 26 hand, and the maid arose. And 'the "Or, fame hereof went abroad into all that ""^■f"""'- land. ^ To ver. 3t, 27 And when Jesus departed thence, 2o.'"3''o-^34. ^two blind men followed him, crying, ' "^h '5- 22- and saying, <= Thou Son of David, have mS 10. t?', 23 mercy on us. And when he was come Jf^;^^ ^g g into the house, the blind men came to 39- him: and Jesus saith unto them, ^"Be- comp'''p*.'' lieve ye that I am able to do this ? They "°- ' »'''h 29 said unto him. Yea, Lord. Then '^'^ touched 2i.'9,^is.\ he their eyes, saying, '''According to your cc'kee' h 30 faith be it unto you. And their eyes 34- were opened; and Jesus <*straitly charg- Se^ijrfintfi ed them, saying i^See that no man know w.n'arg- iiit. fBut they, when they were depart- fSoMaVk'?! ed, "spread abroad his fame in all that f-^^^ jj^^j^ country. i. 45. 32 s As they went out, behold, they brought 1I2/"' It to him a dumb man ''possessed \\\\h a ',5- 33 devil. And when the devil was cast out, 12°"^?; 24.' the dumb spake: and the multitudes ^ ^ee ch. 4. marvelled, saying. It was never so seen ' See Mark 34 in Israel. But the Pharisees said, 'He ^Marke. 6. casteth out the devils through the prince L"'"= 's- =2- 35 of the devils. ■= And Jesus went about all 23." "^ ' "*' the cities and villages, 'teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the 'gospel of the kingdom, and 'healing every sick- ness and every disease among the people. 36 But ""when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, be- Mark 6. 34. Sn ch. 14- 14. 'I Or, were tii-t'd and lay down. ^ I Mace. II. 4 Gk.). " Isai. S3. 6. r,2ek. 34. 5. Pet. 2. 25. cause they 'fainted, and were "scattered See Num. abroad, °as sheep having no shepherd, p LuYi 10. 2. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, PThe So John 4. harvest truly is plenteous, but the labour- ^2Thess.3.i. ssers a/rfew; ") pray ye therefore the Lord ■■ -^■a"-'^ >• '2. of the harvest, that he will ''send forth John 10. 4 in labourers into his harvest. ^'^'^ ^"^' And ^when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power 'against unclean spirits, to cast them Luke 6. 13. out, and to heal all manner of sick- f^* i-^^^ 2ness and all wirww (/ disease. ''Now Marie 6. 7! the names of the twelve apostles are ro™. g.'j^'. these; The first, Simon, "=who is called "To ver. 4', Mark 3. t6 —19. -ii<*r 6. 14— 16. Acts 1.. \^. » ch- 16. 18. John i. 42. X. a Mark 3. 13 —15. & 6. 7- t8) Chap. x. 3. S. MATTHEW. Chap. x. 41. "ich. 4. i8. « ch. 4. 21. ^ See ch. 9.9. 8 Com p. Luke 6. 15. Acts I. 13 with Num. as-ii (Heb.l. !> ch. =6. 14, & 27- 3— S> &c. * Comp. ch. 4. 15. k 2 K.in. 17. Peter, and "^Andrew his brother; = James, the son of Zebedee, and John his bro- ther; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, 3 and f Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; Simon sthe 4 Canaanite, and Judas ''Iscariot, who also betrayed him. These twelve Jesus 5 sent forth, and commanded them, say- ing. Go not into 'the way of the Gen- tiles, and into any city of "^the Samaritans 24- E2ra 4. 10. &"io' 33-'& enter ye not: 'but go rather to the ""lost 17. 16. John 4. 9, 20. " 8. 48, sheep of the house of Israel. "And as ye go, preach, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse s the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: P freely ye have received, freely give. Seech ^''e ''"Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor 9 " Luke 9. 2. ■• brass in your purses ; nor ''scrip for your 10 Comp* journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, Mark 6. 12. nor yet 'staves: 'for the workman is pRom. s^it worthy of his meat. And into whatso-n ever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is "worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come into la Mark 6. 8^ a house "salute it And if the house be 13 i.uieg.3—5. worthy, let your peace come upon it: to LijkViy ^"' '^ '*• ^^ "°' "worthy, let your peace ''return to you. And whosoever shall 14 not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of tnat house or city, yshake off the dust of your feet. ^Verily 15 I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. ^Behold, I send you forth as sheep in 16 the midst of wolves: be ye therefore _^ ''wise as serpents, and 'harmless as I xlm. 5. 18. doves. But beware of men: for ■= they 17 ^ See ch. 22. ^jjj deliver you up to the <^gcouncils, »iSam.2s.6. and "^they will scourge you in their Ps.''3'^.^'i3. ^synagogues ; and ye shall be brought i8 c^m'* '3- 5'- before 'governors and kings for my sake, Neh. s. 13. ffor a testimony against them and the f'ch', 1^22^24 Gentiles. e^But when they deliver you 19 "Luke 10. 3. up, ''take no thought how or what ye SeeTh.2s.'2. shall Speak: 'for it shall be given you RoraTe"^/' '"^ ^^^^ same hour what ye shall speak. Phil. 2. 15 ''For it is not ye that speak, but the 20 Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 'And the brother shall deliver up 21 the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against f/idr parents, and cause them to be put to death. '"And ye shall be 22 hated of all men for my name's sake: fSee ch. 8. 4. 8 Luke 12.11. To ver. 22, jl/at-X- 13. 9, II — 13. Liikei\.\i — 17. •» See ch. 6. 25. i See Ex. 4. 12. kLukei2.i2. Acts 4. 8. & 6. 10. 2 Tim. 4. 17, ' So Mic. 7. 6. ver. 35, 36. ch. 24. 10. Luke 12. 53. "n ch. 24. 9. 1 ch. 15. 24. So Acts 13. °» ch. 15. 24. Ps. 119. 176, Rev. 21. 6. & 22. 17. Comp. Acts 8. 20. q To ver. i f Or, Get. As Acts 22. 28 (Gk.!. *■ See Mark 6. 8 m.irg. & 12. 41 marg. ' I Sam. 17. 40. Luke 22. 35 36 lEngl.). i [Or. a staff. \ ' I Cor. 9. 7 (Gk.), c Seech. 24.9. ** See ch. g. 22. « ch. 23. 34. Acts 22. 19. & 26. 11. Comp. Acts 5. 40. f Acts 12. 1. & 24. 10. & 2.5- 7. 23- 2 Tim. 4. 16. "but he that endureth to the end shall 23 be saved. But when they ""persecute you in this city, "flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you. Ye shall not "have gone over the cities of Israel, Ptill the 24 Son of man be come. iThe disciple is not above liis master, nor the sen'ant 25 above his lord. // is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. ■'If they have called the master of the house * Beelze- bub, how much more shall they call them 26 of his household? Fear them not there- fore : ^for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, that shall 27 not be known. What I tell you in darkness, lliat speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye 2S upon the housetops. And 'fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather "fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in 29 "hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a 'farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But >■ the very hairs of your head are all 31 numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ^ye are of more value than many sparrows. 3= Whosoever therefore shall ^confess me before men, ''him will I confess also before "^my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall ''deny me before men, him will I also deny before "^ray Father which is in heaven. 34 '^Think not that I am come to send peace on earth : I came not to send 35 peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And ""a man's foes shall be they of 37 his own household. sHe that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of 38 me. ''And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of 39 me. 'He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 40 ''He that receiveth you receiveth me, and 'he that receiveth me receiveth him 41 that sent me. He "that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name John 13. 20. Comp. ch. 18. 5. Gat 4 14. So John 12. 44. ■" I Kin 17. 10. & 18. 4. 1 Mark 9. 37. 2 Kin. 4. 8. o ch. 24. 13. Mark 13. 13. Sb Dan. 12. 12, 13- Rev. 2. 10. See Heb.3.6. "" ch. 23. 34. " Comp. ch. 2. 13. & 12. 15. & 14. 13- Acts 8. I. & 9. 25. & 14 fi- ll Or. end, OTyJlttish. SoJosh.3.17. & 4 I Heb. &Gk.). P See ch. 16. 28. '1 Luke 6. 40. John 13. 16. & 15. 20. ' See Mark 3. 22. * tGr. Beehc/tu!]. See 2 Kin. i. * Mark 4. 2a. Luke 8. 17. To ver. 33, Luke 12. 2— 9 'So Isai. 8. 12, 13. & 51. 7, 8, 12, 13. Jer. I. 8. 1 Pet. 3. 14. " Job 37. 24. ^ .See ch. 5. 22. II // is in ■z-aitie half- penny J'ai- thing in the original, as hcittkC the tenth part o/the Ro- titan penny, [See on ch. 18. 28J. y See I Sam. 14. 45- * So ch. 12. 12. ^ Rom. 10. 9» 10. >> So Rev. 3. 5- c See ch. 7. II. <* So Lukeia. 2 Tim. 2. 12. 1 John 2. 23. Comp. Mark 8. 38. Lulce y. 26. e Ver. 34, 35, Ltekci2.^l — 53- f Cited from Mic. 7. 6. K Su Luke 14. 26. h ch. 16. 24. Mark 8. 34. Luke 9. 23. & 1+ =7- See Acts 14. 22. ' So ch. 16. 25- Mark 8. 35. Luke 9. 24. & 17. 33- John 12. 25. ^ Luke 10.16. Luke 9. 48. (9) Chap. x. 42. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xh. 4. of a righteous mafi shall receive a righte- nch.25. 40. ous man\ reward. "And whosoever 42 See'^H^b^'e. shall give to drink unto one of these '°- little ones a cup of cold ^vater only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his re- ward. XI. And it came to pass, when Jesus had iSe-^'is''' made an end of commanding his twelve — 35-_ disciples, he departed thence to teach 3. ' ' and to preach in their cities. ='Now 2 John I 14 when John had heard ''in the prison the Comp. works of Christ, he sent two of his dis- Num."*?4.'°7. ciples, and said unto him. Art thou "=he 3 Deut. 18. 15, (.jja^f should come, or do we look for Dan. 7. 13. another? Jesus answered and said unto 4 Set' p^' 118. them, Go and shew John again those 26. things which ye do hear and see: ''the s s^S' 5?6-'^ blind receive their sight, and ''the lame &42- 7- walk, the lepers are cleansed, and ''the joiini. 23.& deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and \ 10 ^5' 38. "^ the poor have the gospel preached to & 14. 11'. them. And blessed is he, whosoever 6 LuS^^'is'" shall not ^be offended in me. See ch 5. 3. ^,-,(1 as they departed, Jesus began to ^ 15. ' ' ' say unto the multitudes concerning John, &'24''i"'^'' What went ye out ''"'into the wilderness &26. 31. to see? s A reed shaken with the wind? si^Roni.'g. But what wcnt ye out for to see? As 3j.3- man clothed in soft raiment? behold, Luke^i. 80. they that wear soft clothing are in kings' CmSp! ♦■ "•■ houses. But what went ye out for to 9 James I. 6. see? ''A prophct? yea, I say unto you, S:'^2i. 26. ^' and more than a prophet. For this is 10 Marie II. 32. j^. Qf ^hom it is written, 'Behold, I Luke I. 76. ' ' ^ , &20, 6, send my messenger before thy Jjj";5'^j'' j|""" face, which shall prepare thy way SoMarki.2. before thee. Verily I say unto you, n I ^^'° ''*■ Among tlian that are '^born of women 1 Luke 16.16. there hath not risen a greater than John gotten by the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is '^they'that ^^^^t in the kingdom of heaven is greater thrust men. than he. 'And from the days of John 12 di*f7*'i'o^?3. the Baptist until now the kingdom of Marie' 9. II— heaven "suffereth violence, and the vio- Lukei. 17. lent take it by force. 'For all the pro- 13 jota'; 21. phets and the law prophesied until John. ■>ch. 13.9,43. And if ye will receive it, this is '"Elias, 14 Mark4.9.^3. .^^j^-^^j^ ^^^^ fg^ ^^ ^^^^^ „He that hath 15 Luke 8. 8. g^fs to hear, let him hear. Rev"' 2^.^7,11, °But whereunto shall I liken this ge- 16 ^3^13,22. neration? It is Hke unto children sitting • ■ &'3.9- in the markets, and calling unto their Matr4! 30. ""fellows, and saying. We have piped unto 17 Luke 13. 18, yQy^ and ye have not danced ; we have oo'seech.20. Pmourned unto you, and ye have not p^See2Sam lamented. For John came neither leat-iS 1. 17. ing nor ■'drinking, and they say, He hath r Luke 1. 15. a devil. The Son of man came eating 19 I. xo. 8. and drinking, and they say. Behold a |Soch.o. i man gluttonous, and a winebibber, ^a ,y '=^ >= ■ ' friend of ^^pubhcans and sinners. But ^''k'"''' wisdom 'is justified "of 'her children. " Aslnch.^ie. 20 "Then began he to upbraid the cities J'su'e^c^s wherein most of his mighty works were 4. ■.■■ 21 done, because they repented not. Woe lua/Vc. ^13 unto thee, Chorazin, woe unto thee, —'s- , „ . jViarKo 22' "Bethsaida : yfor if the mighty works juhn i. 44. ' which were done in you, had been done Not'alMark in ^Tyre and .Sidon they would have 6.45>or8.22! repented long ago in ^sackcloth and y Luke 4123. 22 ''ashes. "^But I say unto you. It shall ^^lizek 3.6. be more tolerable for ^Tyre and Sidon 21.^' "^ ' '^' at the day of judgment, than for you. l^^^^ ' *^'"- 23 And thou, Capernaum, ''which art exalt- t jonah 3. 6. edunto heaven, <=shalt be brought down f^^ ''**■,•','' to hell: yfor if the mighty works, which ver. 24. have been done in thee, had been done ij" ^^''*' in Sodom, it would have remained until Comp. 24 this day. '=But I say unto you, that it Deut.".' 28. shall be more tolerable for the land of ^Ezek^26.2o. Sodom in the day of judgment, than for & 32! li, 24. tf ee. _ i„i^ 10. 21, 25 "^At that time Jesus ^answered and 22. said, I thank thee, ''O Father, Lord of L'^.''' *'^ heaven and earth, 'because thou hast Seejudg. 18. hid these things •'from the wise and &'iSam. 9. prudent, and hast ""revealed them unto ^Lu^e 23.34. 26 babes. Even so, ''Father: for so it John n. 41. 27 seemed good in thy sight. "All things ^^";thecot are delivered unto me of my Father : and siruction no man knoweth the Son, but the 6°T^' °'"' Father; neither knoweth any viaji the '' J»b 37. 24. Father, "save the Son, and he to whom- ' "-' '-'*' soever the Son will reveal Jiint. 27. & 2. 2 Cor. 3. 14. , "' ch. 16. 17. 28 Come unto Pme, aU ye that labour &21. 16. and are 1 heavy laden, and I will give so fob 32. 9. 29 you rest. ''Take my yoke upon you, ch. "13. 11. and Mearn of me; for I am 'meek and \^^ ^ -^ ■ lowly in heart: and "ye shall find ^"''"g'- "*• oorest unto your souls. For ''my&7.'29! yoke is easy, and my burden is light. | ^;^ '^^ p Comp. ver. 3. ^ Luke 11. 46 (Gk.). r Ecchis. 51. 26. So Lam. 3. 27. * So John 13. 15. Phil. 2. 5. I Pet. 2. 21. i John 2. 6. ' Zech. 9. 9. So Phil. 2. 7, 8. " Cited from Jer. 6. 16. * i John 5. 3. At that time ^Jesus went on the sab- XII. bath day tlrrough the corn ; and his dis- ^MatTl'^i— ciples were a hungred, and ''began to 'f- ,, _ 2 pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But b oe'ut'. 23. when the Pharisees saw it, they said =5- unto him. Behold, thy disciples do that '^ which is not lawful to do upon the sab- « -See Ex. 20. 3 bath day. But he said unto them, ^' Have ye not read ''what David did, ec-'!mp.'"*' when he was a hungred, and "^they that ■ Sam. 21. i, 4 were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and did eat ''the shew- Lf^'4^5i5. bread, which was not lawful for him to (10) Chap. xii. 5. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xii. 41. 8 Lev. 24. g. So Ex. 29. 32, 33- Lev. 8. 31. ^ Num. 28. 9, 10. Comp. John 7. 22. ' Comp. Hagg. 2.7,9. Mai. 3. I. So ver. 41,42. 1= See ch. 9. 13- t Cited from Hos. 6. 6. ™ To ver. 14, Mark 3. 1 — 6. Z.K^^ 6. 6 — II. "So Luke 13, 14. & 14. 3. John 9. 16. 0S0ch.10.31 P So John 5. 18. & 10. 39- & II. sa- il Or, took counsel. Better as ch. 22. 15. & 27. 1, 7. & 28. 12. 1 Mark 3. 7. Seech. 10.23. f" So ch. 19. 2. ■ Mark i. 25. & 3. 12. & 8. 30. Luke 4. 41. & 9. 21 in the Greek. See ch. 8. 4. ' Cited from Isai. 42.1 — 3. " See ch. 3. 17- * 1 Cor. 15. 54 (Gk.). y Comp. Isai. 42. 4 (Heb. & Gk.). ^ ver. 22, 24. Comp. ch. 9. 32—34- Luke 11. 14, IS- * See ch. 4. 24. '^» See Luke 2. 47. ^ See ch. 9. 27- eat, neither for them which were with him, shut only for the priests? Or 5 have ye not read ''in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, That 6 in this place is oiu- 'greater than the temple. But if ye had known ''what 7 this meaneth, 'I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son s of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. And when he was departed thence, 9 ""he went into their synagogue: and be- 10 hold, there was a man which had his hand vvithered. And they asked him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sab- bath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall n there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift /'/ out? °How much then is a 12 man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. Then saith he to the man. Stretch forth 13 thine hand. And he stretched // forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. Then the Pharisees went out, Pand 14 "held a council against him, how they might destroy him. But when Jesus 15 knew //, ihe withdrew himself from thence: ""and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, and 16 ''charged them that they should not make him known: that it might be ful-17 filled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, sajing, 'Behold my servant, 18 whom I have chosen; my beloved, "in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, 19 nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A30 bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judg- ment •'■unto victory. vAnd in his name 21 shall the Gentiles trust. ^Then was brought unto him one 22 ^possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people ■''^wereis amazed, and said. Is this •'the son of David? But when the Pharisees 24 Thess. 2. i6 in the Gk. '' Isai. 49. 34. ' Coinp. Isai. 53. 12. Col. 2. 15. heard it, they said, "^This fd/ow doth ■= See Mark not cast out devils, but by 'Beelzebub ticrs^/- 25 the prince of the devils. And Jesus '^^"ll ^"J ''knew their thoughts, "^and said unto See2kin. i. them. Every kingdom divided against | ch, 10. 25. itself is brought to desolation; and every f f-^^'^^; ';,■*■ city or house divided against itself shall Mark 3. 23 26 not stand : and if Satan cast out Satan, "ZHe u. 17 he is divided against himself; how shall —^^■ 27 then his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do ''your children cast than out? therefore 'Gk.asLuke 28 they shall be your judges. But if I cast comp! out devils by the Spirit of God, then the |.J^'"- =■ 3- kingdom of God sis come unto you. s Rom. 9. 31. 29 Or else ""how can one enter into a strong Phirs.'te!*' man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and 'then 30 he will spoil his house. ''He that is not with me is against ine; and he that ga- thereth not with me scattereth abroad. 23^"''° " 31 'Wherefore I say unto you. Ail manner ^°'"p- of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven Luke |.' y,'. unto men: but the blasphemy against \i^i^l:^^\l^ the ™Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven 30. 32 unto men. And whosoever speaketh a fj'ohn 5. Ve. word "against the Son of man, °it shall "Expressed be forgiven him: but whosoever speak- ""h,^^;. ,g. eth against the Holy Ghost, it shall not ^J^^ ss-s?- be forgiven him, neither in this world, 33 neither in the worid to come. PEither make the tree good, and his fruit good ; 2a or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: pi for the tree is known by ■" ^ukee. 44. a his fruit. 'O generation of vipers, how Jt*,^,,'' can ye, being evil, speak good things? *for out of the abundance of the heart '^ij^f'?^' 35 the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bring- eth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth 36 evil things. But I say unto you. That every 'idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the 37 day of judgment. For "by thy words "Comp. thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. j8 Then certain of the scribes and of the p- Pharisees answered, saying, ^Master, we 29" "' ' ' 39 would see a sign from thee. But he 1°^" ^- '^• answered and said to them, vAn evil i Cor. i. 22. and ^adulterous generation seeketh after f To°ve"r.'''42i a sign; and there shall no sign be given -i"J'' "- =9 to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: = uk 57. 3. 40 for =»as Jonas was three days and three M3/|fg''38 nights in the whale's belly ; so shall the James 4. 4 &c. " I Tim. 1. 13. P ch. 7. 16 — ' See 2 Pet. I. 8 [marg.]. * ch. 16. I. Mark 8. ij, Son of man be three days and ^ I nights in the heart of the earth three °J■'•™^'■' men of ''Nineveh shall rise b See Jonah The '- =• . . , ^ « Gk. as m m judgment ver. 32. Ui) Bi Chap. xii. 42. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xni. 23, 2 Pet 2. 20- So John 5.14. Heb. 6. 4—6. & ID. 26, 29. 2 Pet. 2. 21, ' To ver. 50. Mark-i,. 31 — 35- Luke 8. 1 9 — 21. ^ ch. 13. 55. Mark 6. 3. John 2. 12. & 7- 3» 5, lo- Acts I. 14. I Cor. 9. 5. Gal. I. ig, Comp, Mark 3. 21. " Comp. John 15. 14, Heb. 2. II. o See ch, 7 XIII. » ch. 9. :8. ver. 36. ** To ver. 15, Mark 4. i — 12. ^ To ver. 11, M. Luke 8. 4 — 10. <1 So Luke 5. 3- = See Mark 3. 9- f Jer. 4. 3. s See John IS- 5- ^ Gen. 26. 12. with this generation, and ''shall con- demn it: because 'they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, fa greater than Jonas is here. The squeen42 of the south shall rise up in the judg- ment with this generation, and ''shall condemn it: for she came from the ut- termost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, ""a greater than Solomon is here. ''When the unclean spirit is gone out 43 of a man, he walketh through 'dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my 44 house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth // empty, swept, and Jgarnished. Then goeth he, 45 and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and ''the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this w-icked generation. While he yet talked to the people, 46 'behold, his mother and '"his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him. Behold, 47 thy mother and thy brethren stand with- out, desiring to speak with thee. But 48 he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched 49 forth his hand toward his disciples, and said. Behold my mother and my brethren. For "whosoever shall do the so will of "my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. The same day went Jesus out of ='the house, and ''sat by the sea side. <=And 2 great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that ''he went into <=a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. And he spake many 3 thini:;s unto them in parables, saying. Behold, a sower went forth to sow; and 4 when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and de- voured them up: some fell upon stony s places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and 6 when the sun was up, they were scorch- ed ; and because tliey had not root, they withered away. And some fell among ^ ^thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: but other fell into good s ground, and ^'brought forth fruit, some ''an hundred/c///, some sixiyfo/d, some 'Who hath ears to hear, let ' s== ^'^- "• 9 \.h\xiyfo/ti. him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in 11 parables? He answered and said unto them. Because Jit is given unto you ''to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 ' For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have i?iare abun- dance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even '"that he 13 hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: becau.se they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do 14 they understand. And in them is ful- filled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, "By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not isperceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears "are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with theirh.es.rt, and should ""be converted, and I i6should heal them. PBut iblessed are your eyes, for they see: and your 17 ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, ''That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye ishear, and have not heard thetn. ^Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word 'of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then Cometh "the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the 20 way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and "anon "with joy 21 receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but ^dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, >'>by and by ^he is 22 offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and ^the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of ''riches, choke the 23 word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth //,■ which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hun- dred/i;/(/, some sixty, some thirty. IS- J ch. 19. II. .Seech. II. 25. So 1 Cor. 2. ID. 1 John 2. 27. ^ Wisd. 2.22. ' ch. 25. 29. M.irk 4. 25. Luke 8. 18. & 19. 26. Comp. John 15- 2- ■" Comp. Luke 8. 18 and marg. " Cited from Isai. 6. g, lo. Cited also in John 12. 40. AcU 28. 26, 27- So Deut. 29. 4- Isai. 43. 8, Jer- 5. 21- Kzek. 12. 2. Rom. II. 8. 2 Cor- 3. 14. &4- 4- " Comp. Heb. 5- II. "o See Luke 22. 32. P Ver. 16, 17, Liikc 10. 23, 24- '1 ch. 16. 17. John 20. 29. *■ Heb. II. 13. 1 Pet. I, 10, II. Comp. John 8. 56. * To ver. 23, Markj^. 13— 20. Luke 8. II — 15- * ch. 4. 23. & 8. 12. ver. 38. " ver. 38. ch. 6. 13 iGk.). John 17. 15 (Gk.l. Ephes. 6. 16 (Gk.). 2 Thess. 3. 3 Gk.l. 1 John 2. 13, 14. & 3. 12. & 5- 18. 19? « Mark i. 30 English). Gk. as ver. 21. ^ So Isai. 58. 2. Ezek. 33. 31, 32- Mark 6. 20. John 5. 35. y Gk. as Mark 4. 17. 2 Cor. 4. 18. Heb. II. 25. "■ Mark 6.25. Luke 17. 7.& 21. 9 (Eng- lish;. Gk. as ver. 20. ^ See ch. 11. 6. Comp. 2 Tim. I. 15. » S02 Tim.4. 10. Comp. Ecclus. 31. 1. ^ See ch. 19. 23- (12) Chap. xiii. 24. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xni. 58. « So Mark 4, 26 — 29. Comp. ver. 37 — 42. ** See ch. 3. 12. * Ver. 31, 32. Mark 4. 30 —32- iwXrr 13. 18, 19- f ch. 17. 20. Luke 17. 6. ffGk. as Mark 4. 32. * So Ps. 104. 12. '' Luke 13. 20, 21. 1 Gen. 18. 6. So Judg. 6. '9- I Sam. I. 24. t Theli'ordin the Greek is a measure cofltaitiing aboitt a peck ami a /tai_f, watiiifrg a littie more than a pint. ' Mark 4.33, 34- ' Cited from Ps. 78. 2. ■n See Rom. 16. 25, 26, " ch. 25. 34. Luke II. 50. Heb. 4. 3. &9. 26iGk.:. Rev. 13. 8, & 17. 8. So John 17. 24- I Pet. 1. 20. " ver. I. P ver. 24 — 30. 1 Comp. Mark 16. 15, 20. Col. I. 6. ■• ch. 8. 12. Comp. ver. 43. * So John 8. 44. Acts 13. 10. I John 3. 8, ID. * See ver. 19. " Joel 3. 13. Rev. 14. 15. * ver. 40, 49. ch. 24. 3. & 28. 20. Heb. 9. 26. Comp. Dan. 12. 13. Another "Sparable put he forth unto 24 them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept, 25 his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when 26 the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came 27 and said unto him. Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, 28 An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then tliat we go and gather them up? But he said, 29 Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the har- 30 vest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but ''gather the wheat into my barn. Another parable put he forth unto 31 them, saying, =The kingdom of heaven is like unto *^a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field : which indeed is the least of all 32 seeds: but when it is grown, ^it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that ethe birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof Another parable spake he unto them; 33 '■The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in 'three 'measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. ''AH these things spake 34 Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: that it might be fulfilled which 35 was spoken by the prophet, saying, 'I will open my mouth in parables; ""I will utter things which have been kept secret "from the foun- dation of the world. Then Jesus sent the multitude away, 36 and went into "the house: and his dis- ciples came unto him, saying. Declare unto us Pthe parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, 37 He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the field is 'Uhe world; the 38 good seed are ■'the children of the king- dom; but the tares are ^the children of 'the wicked one; the enemy that sowed 39 I them is the devil; "the harvest is -^the end of the world ; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are 40 gathered and burnt in the fire; so shall 41 it be in "the end of this world. "'The ""^h- =■»• 31. Son of man shall send forth his angels, i Or, and they shall gather out of his kingdom •'""''''^&- all 'things that offend, and them which So?h"i6. 23! 42 do iniquity; and shall yeast them into >"ya S '*■ ^- C r r Kom. 14. 13, furnace of fire: ^there shall be wailing ScintheOit. 43 and gnashing of teeth. Then shall ^the soch. l°'i,. righteous shine forth as the sun in ''the j^^^- 9- '■ kingdom of their Father. '^Who hath &2o.to.' ears to hear, let him hear. "Gk.asver. 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven like unto ''treasure hid in a field the which when a man hath found. . so- ls ' See ch. 8. » Prov. 4. 18. \lQ Dan. 12. 3. hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and 29.°'^ "^ ' =selleth all that he hath, and fbuyeth ^^"""Pj that field. ^"ir^i 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like fs.^ '^^' "' unto a merchant man, seeking goodly '' So Prov. 2. 46 pearls: who, when he had found one 'ver. 46. 8 pearl of great price, went and <=sold all pJJ^P- g that he had, and f bought it. f ver. 46.' 47 -Again, the kingdom of heaven is •'like le'-.'^j'; f|;'- unto a net, that was cast into the sea, 'So job 28. 4sand gathered 'of every kind: which, Comp. when it was full, they drew to shore, and ^l"' 3- '5- sat down, and gathered the good into ''Soch!4.i9. 49 vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall li;°"|' it be at ''the end of the world: the '=''■ =^- ">■ & angels shall come forth, and 'sever the ^'se'e ver. 39. 50 wicked from among the just, ""and shall '.'J- =^5- 3^- 1 - 1 ^ r r- See ver. 42. cast them into the furnace of fire: there °'°'Comp. shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. l°A.l°:ti 51 Jesus saith unto them, """' Have ye un- ° See ch. 28. derstood all these things? They say unto p'c"nt^7. 13. 52 him. Yea, Lord. Then said he unto )J°^l"- ^^ them. Therefore every "scribe which is 6. "instructed unto the kingdom of heaven J^i'^.'^j^"'"' is like unto a man that is a householder, !!.<:'•■.=■. 23. which bringeth forth out of his treasure things Pnew and old. 53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed 54 thence. lAnd when he was come into i^'')- "■his own countr)-, ■^''he taught them in ' ™' " their synagogue, insomuch that they 'were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these 'mighty 55 works? "Is not this the son? is not his mother called Marj'? and "^his brethren, >' James, and Joses, and f^^^ ^ g, 56 Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are Mark 15.40? they not all with us? Whence then hath ?sccc^\i. 57 this man all these things? And they *■ ^were offended in him. But Jesus said john4.'i+*' unto them, ^^A prophet is not without |°/"j"-^'' honour, save in his own country, and in i* Comp. 58 his own house. And '=he did not many Lu"e4.'23— mighty works there, '^because of their =7; Y ,■ r = See Mark unbelief. g. 23. See Luke 4. 23- '"'' See ch. 26. 55- ■ See ch. 7. 28. ' ch. 7. 22 23- & .4. 2. ver. 58. " Luke 3. 23. & 4. 22. John 6. 42. *' carpenter's ""-""."ip- ' Mark 6. 3. "^ See ch. 12. '>3) Chap. xiv. i. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xv. 6. XIV. A. D. 32, beginning. » To ver. 12, Mark 6. 14 To ver. 3, Luketj. 7 — 9. b See Luke 3 I- » ch. S. 6 (Gk.). <* See ch. 13. if Or, are liironglU by kiln. So in Gk. I Cor. 12. 10, II. Gal. 2. 8. &3-S. Eph. I. II, 20. & 2. 2. Phil. 2. 13. * A. D. 30. e Luke 3. 19, 20. So ch. II. 2. f See Luke 3. I. KLev. 18. 16. & 20. 21. ^ So ch. 21. 26. i See ch. 11. f [Gr. in the tiiidsf\. ch. 10. 16. & 18. 2, 20, &c. ^ Acts 19. 33 (Gk.). But comp. Mark 6. 24. ' Num. 7. 13, 19, 25. &c. Ezra I. 9. ver. II. Mark 6. 25, 28 (English). * A. D. 32. °* See ch. 10. 23- n To ver. 21, Mark 6. 32 —44 huks g. 10 — 17- John 6. I— 13- o Soch. 9. 36. Comp. ch. 15- 32—38. Mark 8. 2 — 9. P Luke 9. II. Q Comp. Luke 9. 12. r ver. 22. ch. 15. 23. » So 2 Kin. 4. 42—44. «> See Mark 7- 34- * I Sam. 9. 13- ch. 26. 26. Mark 6. 41. & a 7. & 14. 22. Luke 9. 16. & 24. 30. Comp. ch. 15- 36. " See ch. 16. 9- At that time ^ Herod ''the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, and said 2 unto his '^servants, This is John the Bap- tist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore ** mighty works "do shew forth themselves in him. For Herod *=had 3 laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, fhis brother Philip's wife. For John 4 said unto him, sit is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have s put him to death, ''he feared the multi- tude, because they counted him as 'a prophet. But when Herod's birthday 6 was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced 'before them, and pleased He- rod. Whereupon he promised with an ^ oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. And she, being ''before instructed 8 of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a 'charger. And the 9 king was sorry: nevertheless for the oaths' sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given ho: And he sent, and beheaded 10 John in the prison. And his head was n brought in a 'charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mo- ther. And his disciples came, and took 12 up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. *"'When Jesus heard of it, °he de- 13 parted thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. And Jesus went forth, 14 and saw a great multitude, and °vvas moved with compassion toward them, and he Phealed their sick. And when 15 it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and ithe tune is now past; ""send the multi- tude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need 16 not depart; ^give ye them to eat. And 17 they say unto him. We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, is Bring them hither to me. And he com- 19 manded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and ^Mocking up to heaven, 'he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And 20 they dill all eat, and were filled : and they took up of the fragments that re- mained twelve "baskets full. And 21 they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 ^^And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while 23 he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up ''into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was 24 there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: 25 for the wind was contrary. And in the y fourth watch of the night Jesus went 26 unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him ^walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is ^a, spirit; and they cried out for fear. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying. Be of good cheer; it is I, ''be 28 not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me 29 come unto thee on the water. And he said. Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the 30 water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind 'boysterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying. Lord, 31 save me. And immediately Jesus stretch- ed forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, "^O thou of little faith, 32 wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind 33 ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and ''worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art «the Son of God. 34 And when they were gone over, they 35 came into the land of ''Gennesaret. And when the men of that place had know- ledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto 36 him all that were diseased; and besought him that they might only touch sthe hem of his garment: and ''as many as touched 'were made perfectly whole. Then ^came to Jesus scribes and Pha- risees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress ''the tra- dition of "^the elders? for they wash not 3 their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them. Why do you also transgress the commandment 4 of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, ''Honour thy fa- ther and mother: and, "^He that curseth father or mother, let him sdie the death. But ye say, Whoso- ever shall say to his father or his mo- ther, // is fa gift, by whatsoever thou 6mightest be profited by me; and honour " To ver. 36, Mark 6. 45 -56. To ver. 33, John 6. 15 — ^ Mark 6. 46. Luke 6. 12. & 9. 28. So Mark i. 35- Luke 5. 16. >■ Mark 6. 48. Comp. Mark 13. 35. Set: Ex. 14, 24. 'job 9. 8. '^ Wibd. 17. 15- •• ch. 17. 7. SeeDeut, 31. 6. 'I Or, strong. Luke 15. 14 (Gk.j. Heb. 5. 7. c Comp. ch. 28. 17. See ch. 6. 30. <» Seech. 8.2. « Ps. 2. 7. ch. 4. 3, 6. & 8. 29. & 26. 63. Mark 1. i. Luke 1. 35. & 4. 41. John I. 34, 49. & II. 27. & 20. 31. Acts 8. 37. & Q. 20. Rom. I. 4. 1 John 4. 15. &5.5- Soch. 16. 16. John 6. 69. Heb. I. 2, 5. Comp. John 6. 14. ' See Luke Comp. John 6.24,25. *5 See ch. 9. 2Q. i* Mark 3. ID. Luke 6. 19. Comp. Acts 5. 15. & 19. 12 with 2 Kin. 4. 29. 1 Luke 7. 3 (Gk.j. XV, ^ To ver. 28, Mark 7. I— 2 So Gal. 1. 14. Col. 2. 8. c Heb. u. 2. ^ Cited from Ex. 20. 12. So Deut. 5. 16. See Prov. 23. 22. * Cited from Ex. 21. 17. So Lev. 2Q. 9. Prov. 20. 20. f ch. 23. 18. Chap. xv. 7. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xvi. 6. B Mark 7. 13. Gal. 3. 17 (Gk.). h Cited from Isai 29. 13. So Ezek. 33. 31. * Col. 2. 22. So Tit. 1. 14. ' See Acts 10. 14, 15. 1 So John 15. " ch. 23. 16, 24- So Mai. 2. 8. " Luke 6. 39. o Comp. Mark 7. 17. P ch. 16. 9. 1 So I Cor. 6.13. "■ James 3. 6. s Gk. as ver. II, 20. ' See Gen. 6.5- " James 2. 4. Comp. Ps. 56. 5- "Mark 7.2,5. y ch. II. 21, 22. Mark 3. 8. & 7. 31. Luke 6. 17. 2 Judg. I. 30 Comp. Mark 7. 26 and marg. ^ See ch. 9, 27- •• See ch. 4. 24. = ch. 14. 15. *• See ch. 10. 6. So Acts 3. 25, 26. & 13. 46. Rom. 15. 8. c See ch. 8. 2. f ch. 7. 6. Phil. 3. 2. Rev. 22. 15. not his father or his mother, /le shall be free. Thus shave ye made the com- mandment of God sof none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did 7 Esaias prophesy of you, saying, '"This s people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do 9 worship me, teaching for 'doc- trines the commandments of men. And he called the multitude, and said 10 unto them, Hear, and understand : ''not n that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Then 12 came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said, 'Every plant, 13 which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them 14 alone: "'they be blind leaders of the blind. And "if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Then an- 15 swered ° Peter and said unto him. De- clare unto us this parable. And Jesus 16 said, Are ye also yet without understand- ing? pDo not ye yet understand, that 17 ^whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is Cast out into the draught? But ■'those thitigs which is proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile Hhe man. For 'out of the heart proceed 19 "evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, for- nications, thefts, false witness, blasphe- mies: these are the things which defile a 20 man: but to eat "with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Then Jesus went thence, and depart- 21 ed into the coasts of >'T>Te and Sidon. And behold, a woman of ^Canaan came 22 out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying. Have mercy on me, O Lord, ^thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously ''vexed with a devil. But 23 he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, say- ing, "^Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, ^ I am 24 not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and 25 ■= worshipped him, .saying. Lord, help me. But he answered and said. It is 26 not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to fdogs. And she said, 27 Truth, Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' 28 table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, sgreat is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that 29 very hour. ''And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto 'the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, 30 and sat down there. .\nd great multi- tudes came unto him, having with them those that were ''lame, blind, dumb, 'maimed, and many others, and cast them dLnun at Jesus' feet ; and he healed 31 them: insomuch that the multitude won- dered, when tiiey saw the dumb to speak, the 'maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and "'they glorified "the God of Israel. 32 "Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, pI have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have no- thing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they 1 faint in the way. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multi- 34tude? And Jesus saith unto them. How many loaves have ye? And they said, 35 Seven, and a few ■'little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit do\\-n 36 on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and ■'the fishes, and ''gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his dis- ciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat 38 that was left seven 'baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 "And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of "Magdala. The ^Pharisees also with the ^i^Sadducees came, and tempting de- sired him that he would shew them a 2 sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, ''When it is evening, ye say. It -will be " fair weather: for the sky 3 is red. And in the morning, // will be foul weather to day : for the sky is red and lowring. '' O jr hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye 4 not discern the signs of the times? '^A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgot- 6 ten to take bread. Then Jesus said K See ch. 9. 2. ** To ver. 31. So Mark 7. 31—37. ' .See ch. 4. 18. '^ See ch. 11. 5- 1 ver. 31. ch. 18. S. Mark g. 43. " ch. 9. S. Luke 2. 20. i'^ 5. 25, 26. & 7. 16. & 13. 13. & 17. 15. & 18. 43. & 23. 47. Acts 4. 21. & II. 18. » See Isai. 0 To ver. 38, Mark 8. i — 9- P Comp. ch. 14. 14 — 21. I^iark 6. 34 — 44- 1 I Mace. 3. 17. r Comp. ver. 36 * ch. 26. 26 marg., 27. Mark 8. 6. & 14- 23- Luke 22. 17, 19. John 6. II, Acts 27. 35. Rom. 14. 6, I Cor. ID. 30. & II. 24. So I Tim. 4. Comp. ch. 14. 19. ^ See ch. 16. 10. " To ch. 16. 12, Mark 8. 10 — 21. ^ Josh. 19. 38? I Mace. 5. {26), 36? See ch. 27. 56. Comp. Mark 8. la XVI. " See ch. iz. 38. '^^ ver. 6, II, 12. See ch. 22. 23- 0 Comp. Luke 12. 54, 55- c Ecclus. 3. 15 Gk.}. d Luke 12. 56. c See ch. 12. 39- Chap. xvi. 7. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xvh. 13. rver. II. yfjto them, Take heed and fbeware of eiCor. s.6,'7. the eleaven of the Pharisees and cf the Sei'Ex'i2 Sadducees. And they e« reasoned among ^ 15- themselves, saying, // is because we have ^omp. ver. (.jj^j^g,^ ,.,q bread. Which when Jesus 8 86 See Luke perceived, he said unto them, ^O ye of 3. 15 marg. {. , ^ . , ' , •' 6 See ch. 6. httle faith, why ss reason ye among your- ?cii 14.17,21. selves, because ye have brought no bread? k ch. 14. 20. Do ye not yet understand, neither re- 9 & s'! 19. ""^ member 'the five loaves of the five thou- i'"h^'^6 i'^' sand, and how many •'baskets ye took 1 ch. 15. 34, up? Neither 'the seven loaves of the 10 m'ch. 15. 37. four thousand, and how many "'baskets Mark 8. 8, 20. ye took Up? How is it that ye do not un- n " To ver.''i6, derstand that I spake it not to you con- Mark%.■^^— ceming bread, that ye should beware of Luie g.js— the leavcn of the Pharisees and 0/ the o°c'h. 14. 2. Sadducees? Then understood they how 12 Mark 6. 14. that he bade the»i not ""beware of the pM^r^e'is. leaven of bread, but of the sdoctrine of « Com'' ^ch *'^^ Pharisees and 0/ the Sadducees. 27.9. ' "When Jesus came into the coasts of 13 ^^eec.14. (^ega^j-gg^ Philippi, he asked his disci- 'ch. 26. 63. pies, saying, ^Vhom do men say that I See Josh. '3. the Son of man am ? And they said, 14 • See ch i Some say that thou art "John the Bap- 16. tist: some, PElias; and others, "Jjere- l2^S:^2°i'!"i 5, mias, or one of the prophets. He saith is 16. 17- unto them. But whom say ye that I am? 18. " ^^' '"*' And Simon Peter answered and said, .6 iCor. 15 50. 'phou art the Christ, ■'the Son of nhe Oal. I. 16. ' Heb. 2. 14. livmg God. And Jesus answered and 17 So Eph. 6. g^j^ ^|.jjQ j^jj.j^^ t Blessed art thou, "Simon JiCor. 2. 10. Bar-jona: for '^ flesh and blood hath not 'Seech.'l ' ^revealed // unto thee, but ^my Father "ch 10 2 which is in heaven. And I say also unto is John 1. 42. thee, That thou art ■''Peter, and ''upon Rev*! 21^ 14°' this rock I will build my church; and ' i^'"!' 38-10. cfj^e gates of hell shall not prevail against i" ^' it. And I will give unto thee ''the 19 ^irai.22. 22. jjgyg gf jj^g kingdom of heaven: and rather than 'whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth f'i.'s^2o.i. shall be bound in heaven: and whatso- ech. 18. 18. ever thou shalt loose on earth shall be C°mp°° ^^ loosed in heaven. ^Then charged he 20 fs'o°Mark*'8 '^'^ di.sciples that they should tell no 30. ma/i that he was Jesus the Christ. Comp'' "' From that time forth began Jesus ^to 21 ch- 17- 9- shew unto his disciples, how that ''he B Toler. '28, must gounto Jerusalem, and '''sufter many j)/ar*8. 31— tjiiii^r^ of the elders and chief priests and Luiieg.22— scribes, and be killed, and -ibe raised h'ch 20 18 '^g'^i" tlic third day. Then Peter took 22 Marie 10. 33. him, and began to rebuke him, saying, u e I - 3»- t Bg j{ f^j from thee. Lord : this shall not ' ch. 17. 12, ' 22. be unto thee. But he turned, and said 23 & qof. ^'' unto Peter, Get thee behind me, "< Satan : Luke 9. 22, 44. & 24. 7. Comp. Mark 9. 12. J See ch. 27. 63. t [Gr. Pity thyself}, i Mace. 2. 21 iGk. ). Comp. Heb. of 2 Sam. 20. 20. I Chr. 11. 19. k Sec 2 Sam. 19. 22 (Heb.). Gk.). So I Mace. 10. 20 i|Gk./. " See ch. 10. 38- " See ch. 10. 39- p Gk. alike in ver. 25, 26. <1 So Ps. 49. 7,8. r Ecclus. 6. 15 (Gk.). • Dan. 7. 13. thou art an 'offence unto me: for thou 'Seech. 13. "'savourest not the things that be of God, n>_Rom. 8. s 24 but those that be of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples. If any man will come after me, let him deny him- self, and "take up his cross, and follow 25 me. For "whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose 26 his Plife for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own psouI? or iwhat shall a man give 'in e.xchange <^'^- 24- 3°- & 27 for his Psoul? For Hhe Son of man shall 64! ^'' come ill the glory of his Father 'with his ^^^^^H ^^' angels: and then "he shall reward every Acts i. n. 2S man according to his works. Verily I say Rev^^*.' 7! '°' unto you. There be some standing here, 'Dan. 7. 10. which shall not "taste of death, >'till they iThcss.ViS- see the Son of man coming in his kingdom, ^i^^i'^"'^' '' '' SeeDeut. 33. 2. & I Kin. 22.19. " See Ps. 62. 12. &ch. 28. i8. ^John8.52. Heb. 2. 9. y ch. 23. 36. & 24. 34. Marki3.30. Luke2i.32. Comp. ch. 10. 23. And ^after six days Jesus taketh .^^^'; a j/q ver 8 •'Peter, James, and John his brother, Mark,)'. and bringeth them up into a high moun- ^"f;, jg_ 2 tain apart, and was "^transfigured before 36- them: and his face did shine as the sun, M^rit^'s"' and his raiment was white as the light. | '^; 33- 3 And behold, there appeared unto them 3. 4 Moses and Elias talking with him. Then \ ^^:"[l ■•answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, intheCk. Lord, it is good for us to be here: "^if &'22.'i.'^^' thou wilt, let us make here three taber- Seejudg. nacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, ' Comp. sand one for Elias. While he yet spake, Luke9''3*3. behold, '^a bright cloud overshadowed ' ^<,'''^'- '• ''■ them : and behold a voice out of the i;.*"^ ' ' ^' cloud, which said, sThis is my beloved so^p^ Jj ^s Son, in whom I am well pleased; •'hear 15, 19. eye him. And when the disciples 'heard ^l^^' °^' //, they •'fell on their face, and were sore \^f^\'^-^^- 7 afraid. And Jesus came and 'touched ij.'Lo ' them, and said. Arise, and "'be not afraid, j^""- \ ''• ' ' ' . . & 9. 21. & 10. s And when they had "'"'lift up their eyes, 10, 16, 18. they saw no man., save Jesus only. E2?k^'2. 2. 9 "And as they came down from the ""Seech. 14. mountain, ° Jesus charged them, saying, mmSeeLuke Tell the vision to no man, until the Son Ii'Y°\,„ of man be risen again from the dead. Mark^.g^ 10 And his disciples asked him, saying. Why \\^^ ..j, ^g then say the scribes that PElias must ^°^. u first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first c'^5,'^,3' °!.- ' -' So Mai. 4. 6. 12 come, and 1 restore all things. But 1 say Luke 1. 16, unto you, That PElias is come already, and comp. they knew him not, but ''have done unto -^"^ ■■ 6- him whatsoever they ^listed. Likewise shall also Hhe Son of man suffer of them. P See ch. r ch. 14. 3, Mark 9. 13 only Eng- 13 Then the disciples understood Pthat he bsh;. spake unto them of John the Baptist. ^Seech. i6. {16) Chap. xvii. 14. S. MATTHEW. Chap, xviii. 18. " To ver. 21, Afarxg.14 — 29. To ver. i8, Luke 9. 37 — 3= So ch. 27. 29- Mark i. 40. & 10, 1 7 in the Gk. r ch. 4. 24. ■ Luke 9. 41. Acts 20. 30. Phil. 2. 15. Comp. Deut. 32. ?o. • Acts 18. 14. 2 Cor. II. I. Ephes. 4. 2 in the (jk. ^ Comp. Mark 9. 28. c ch. 21. 21. Mark II. 23. ^ Luke 17- 6. So ch. 13. 58. John 1 1. 40. 1 Cor. 12. 9. & 13. 2. c See ch. 13. I ver. 9. 8 So 1 Cor. 12. 10, 28. & 14. 10. ^ Acts 13. 3. 1 Cor. 7. s. So Luke 2. 37. 'ch. 6. 16, 17, 18. & 9. 15. Acts 13. 2. & 14. 23. 2 Cor. 6. 5. "And when they were come to the 14 muhitude, there came to him a certain man, •''kneeHng down to him, and say- ing, Lord, have mercy on my son: for 15 he is > lunatick, and sore ve.xed : for oft- times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to 16 thy disciples, and they could not cure j him. Then Jesus answered and said, O 17 ] faithless and ^perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I ^suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and is he departed out of him : and the child was cured from that very hour. Then 19 came the disciples to Jesus ''apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of:o your unbelief : "= for verily I say unto you, ''If ye have faith as a "^ grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto ""this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be un- possible unto you. Howbeit this skindzi goeth not out but by'^prayer and ''■fast- ing. ■•And while they abode in Galilee, 22 Jesus said unto them, 'The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men : and they shall kill him, and "the third 2; iKfe9. 43— day he shall be raised agahi. "'And I See ch. 16. they were exceeding sorry. "And when they were come to Caper- 24 naum, they that received 'tribute money came to Peter, and said. Doth not your "Mark 9: 33- master "pay "tribute? He saith. Yes. 25 II Called "',,,'/ . , ; ' tfuoriginai. And whcn he was come mto the house, iitgi"'""' ^^^^^ Pprevented him, saying, q\Vhat value fifteen thinkcst thou, Simon? of whom do the » e"'3o. 13, kings of the earth take ■'custom or ^tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of26 strangers. Jesus saith unto him. Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, 27 lest we should 'offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt 119. 147,148. find 'a piece of money: that take, and Amos^g. Jo! givc unto them "for me and thee. I Thess. ■ 4. IS lEnglish'. Q See ch. i3. 12. ' 1 Mace. 10. 31 ;Gk.l. So Rom. 13. 7. • ch. 22. 17, ig. Mark 12. 14. ' See ch. 5. 29 marg. I Or, a slater. It is half an ounce of silver^ in valiu t-jio shillings and six Jience, after fve shillings the ounce. " Comp. ver. 24 marg. with ver. 27 marg. XVIII. At »the same time came the disci- To'iens,^''' pies unto Jesus, saying, Who is the Markq.2,j,— greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And 2 "»*f9. 46— Jesus called a little child unto him, and 48. set him in the midst of them. And said, 3 Mark 9. 30- 32- 21. 11 See ch. 27. 63- "• Comp. Mark 9. 32. & 38. 26. See2Kin.i2. 4- p 2 Sam. 22. 6, 19. Job 3. 12. & 30. 27. & 41. It. Ps. 17. 13 marg. & 18. 5, 18. &21. 3. S:59.io..>l7g. 8. &88. 13.& Verily I say unto you, Except ye ''be converted, and '^become as little chil- dren, ye shall not enter into the king- 4 dom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of s heaven. And ''whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth 6 me. =But whoso shall f offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were 7 drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of s offences : '■for it must needs be that offences come; '■'but woe to that man by whom the s oftence cometh. ''Wherefore if 'thy hand or thy foot ^offend thee, cut them off, and cast than from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life halt or ■" maim- ed, rather than having two hands or two 9 feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if "thine eye ^offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life \vith one eye, ra- ther than having two eyes to be cast into "hell fire. 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of P these little ones; for I say unto you. That in heaven '! their angels do always ■■behold the face of ^my Father which is iiin heaven. 'For the Son of man is come to save "that which was lost. 12 >^ How think ye^ vif a man have an hun- dred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and 13 seeketh tliat which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went 14 not astray. Even so it is not the will of your -'Father which is in heaven, that one of Pthese little ones should perish. 15 Moreover ^if thy brother shall tres- pass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall hear thee, thou hast ^gained thy i6 brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that ''in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may i7be established. And if he shall neg- lect to hear them, tell // unto '= the church : but if he neglect to hear the churcli, ''let him be unto thee as a "= heathen man and is a fpublican. Verily I say unto you, eWhatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatso- 1* See Luke 22, 32. c ch, 19. 14. Mark 10. 14. Luke 18. 16. So Ps. 131. 2. I Cor. 14. 20. I Pet. 2. 2. ^ See ch. 10. 40. « Mark 9. 42, Luke 17. 2. ' ver. 8, 9. See ch. 5. 29 marg. *^ See ch. 13. 41- '' Luke 17. 1. 1 So ch. 26.24. ^ To ver. 9, Jl/ttrkg 43 — 47- ' ch. <5. 30. *" See ch. 15. u ch. 5, 29. 0 See cli. 5. 22. P ver. 2, 6, 14. Zech. 13. 7. ch- ID. 42. *1 -Acts 12. 15. So Ps. 34. 7. & 91. II. Dan. 3. 28. & 6. 22. See Job 33. 23. & Luke 2. 13. & Heb. I. 14. 'SeeEsth.i. 14. & Luke 1. 19. *Seech.7.il. ' ch. 9. 13. Luke 9. 56. c^ Tg. 10. Johji 3. 17. & 12. 47. 1 John 4. 14. " Soch. 10.6. S: 15. 24. * ch. 17. 25. & 21. 28. 3' To ver. 14, /.tf^Y 15.4—7. ^ Luke 17. 3. So James 5. 19, 20. See Lev. 19. 17- "* I Cor. 9. 19 — 22. 1 Pet. 3. I (Gk.). 1* Cited from Deut. 19. 15. So also in John 8. 17. 2 Cor. 13. I. See Num. 35. 30. « ch. 16. 18. Comp. I Cor. 5- 4. i- it 6. 1 — 6. •1 Comp Rom. 16. 17. 1 Cor. 5. 9. 2 Thess. 3. 6, 14- , 2 John 10. « ch. 6. 7. f ch. s. 46,47. & 9. 10, 1 1. & II. 19. & 21. 31, 32. Mark2.i5,i6. Luke 3. 12. & 5. 30. & 7. 29, 34. & 15. I. & 18. 10. e See ch. 16. 19- U?) Chap, xviii. 19. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xix. 18. I' Mark lo. 35- ' I John 3. 22. & 5. 14. See ch. 7. 7. J ch. 28. 19 (Gk.). ^ ver. 15. ' Comp. Luke 17. 4. See Jobs-ig. "' See ch. 6. 14. " ch. 25. ig (Gk.). II A talent is 750 ounces o/silver, ivhich aftcr Jive skillifif:s tlte ounce is iZtI. ios. ch. 25. 15. So Esther 3. 9? " SeeLev.25. 39- PSeeNeh. 5. II Or, dc- songht him. Gk. not as ver. 29. See ch. 8. 2. II TheRomnn penny is the eighth part 0/ an ounce, ivhich after Jive shillings the ounce is seven pence /tnl/peuJiy. ch. 20. 2. & 22. ig. Mark 12- 15. 1 ver. 32. ch. 8. 5. & 26. 53 in the Gk. *■ I Mace. 12. 8 (Gk.). ■Markri.26. See James 2. XIX. A. D. 33- » 1 o ver. 9, Mark 10. i — 12. *> ch. 17. 22. c John 10.40. & II. 7? Comp. Luke 9. 5>- & 17. II. ever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto 19 you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching ''any thing that they shall ask, 'it shall be done for them of ^my Father which is in heaven. For 20 where two or three are gathered toge- ther Jin my name, there am I in the midst of them. Then came Peter to him, and said, 21 Lord, '^how oft shall my brothersin against me, and I forgive him? 'till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto 22 thee. Until seven times: but, "Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the 23 kingdom of heaven likened unto a cer- tain king, which would "take account of his servants. And when he had begun 24 to "reckon, one was brought unto him, which ought him ten thousand 'talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his 25 lord commanded him to be °sold, and his wife, and Pchildren, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The 26 servant therefore fell down, and "wor- shipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then 27 the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and for- gave him the debt. But the same ser- 23 vant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which ought him an hun- dred 'pence: and he laid hands on him, and took ///;« by the throat, saying. Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow- 29 servant fell down at his feet, and 1 be- sought him, saying. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he 30 would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So 31 when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and ■'told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had 32 called him, said unto him, O t/wit wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou idesiredst me: 33 shouldest not thou also have had compas- sion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, 34 and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. ^So likewise shall my heavenly Father 35 do a/so unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. And it came to jjass, ••" ///(?/ when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from ''Galilee, and came '^into the coasts 2 of Judea beyond Jordan; ^unA great multitudes followed him; and he healed 3 them there. The Pharisees also came unto him, temjiting him, and saying unto him. Is it lawful for a man "^to put away 4 his wife for every cause? And he an- swered and said unto them. Have ye not read, that fhe which made t/icm at the beginning made them male and female, sand said, sFor this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and ■ithey twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, 'Why did Moses then command to give a writing of 8 divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses because of the •'hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives : but from the be- 9 ginning it was not so. 'And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it he for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her 7u/tic/t is put 10 away doth commit adultery. His dis- ciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, "it is not good 11 to marry. But he said unto them, "All men cannot "receive this saying, Psave 12 they to whom ''it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from thei?- mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, ''which were made eunuchs of men: and ^therebe eunuchs, which have made themseh'es eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to ° receive //, let him re- ceive it. 13 'Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the dis- Mciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Sufter little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for "of such is 15 the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 16 And behold, ''one came and said unto him. Good >' Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life"? 17 And he said unto him. Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God : but ^if thou wilt enter into is life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, ^Thou shalt do no murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt ^ So ch. 12. IS- ' ch. s. 31. f Gen. I. 27 & 3. 2. ^ Cited from Gen. 2. 24. So also in Eph. 5. 31. '' Cited in I Cor. 6. 16. So Mai. 2.15. I Cor. 7. 2. ' Deut. 24. 1, ch. 5. 31. k Mark i6. 14. Comp. Mark 3. 5- & 6. 52. ' See ch. 5. ™ So Prov. 21. IQ. " I Cor. 7. 2, 7. 9- o ver. 12. 2 Cor. 7. 2. V Comp. ch. 20. 23. 4 ch. 13. II. •■ 2 Kin. 20. iS. See Gen. 37. 36 marg. '' I Cor. 7. 32. & 9. 5, 15. Comp. ch. 5. 29. * To ver. 15, Alark 10. 13 — ID. Luke 18. 15 — '7- " See ch. 18. 3- " To ver. 30, Mark 10. 17 — 31- Lube 18. 18 —30. J' Comp. Luke 10. 25 — 2S. ^ See Lev. 18. 5. So Neh. 9. 29 " Cited from Ex. 20. 12 — 16. Deut. 5. iG — 20. So Rom. i^. 9- (i8j Chap, xix, 19. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xx. 23. bch. 15- 4- c Cited from Lev. 19. iS. Cited also ch. 22. 39. Luke 10. 27. d See ch. 5. 48. ^ Luke 12,33. So Luke 16. 9- Acts 2. 45. & 4- 34. 35. 1 Tim. 6. 17 —19. f See ch. 6. 20. 8 ch. 13. 22. I Tim. 6. 9, 10. So Ezek. 33. 31- ^ Comp. Mark 10. 24. ' ch. 23. 24. It Mark 10. 21, 27 tGk.;. 1 Job 42. 2. Mark 10. 27. & 14. 36. Luke I. 37. & 18. 27. See Gen. 18. 14. ™ ch. 4. 22 (Gk.). Mark i. 18. Luke 5. II. So Deut. 33. See ch. 4.20. " Tit. 3. 5. Comp. John 3. 3, 5. I PeL I. 23. 0 Luke 22.30. Rev. 3. 21. & 20. 4. P I Cor. 6. 2. So Rev. 2. z6. Comp. ch. 20. 21. 1 ch. 20. 16. Mark to. 31. Luke 13. 30. >■ Comp. ch. 21. 31, 32. XX. * ch. 19. 27. »• ch. 21. 28, 33- K So Tobit S. 14- B The Roman fenny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shiiliitgs the on nee is seven pence halfpenjiy. ch. 18. 28. & 22. 19. Mark 12. 15. Luke 10. 35. « Comp. I Cor. 15. 8. not Steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, ''Honour thy father 19 and thy mother: and, "^Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself The young man saith unto him, All 20 these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto 21 him. If thou wilt be '^perfect, "^go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and f thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come and follow me. But when 22 the young man heard that saying, he went av/ay sorrowful: for he had great possessions. , Then said Jesus unto his disciples, 23 Verily I say unto you. That sa rich tnan shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And ''again I say unto you, 24 It is easier for a 'camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. When his disciples heard //, they were 25 exceedingly amazed, saying. Who then can be saved? But Jesus ''beheld than, 26 and said unto them. With men this is unpossible; but 'with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter and said unto 27 him, Behold, we have "'forsaken all, and followed thee ; what shall we have there- fore? And Jesus said unto them. Verily 2s I say unto you. That ye which have fol- lowed me, in the "regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, °ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, °Pjudging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath ""for- 29 saken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall re- ceive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that arc ' wor- shipping him, and desiring a certain 21 thing of him. And he said unto her. What wilt thou? She saith unto him. Grant that these my two sons ^may sit, the one '=^on thy right hand, and the other 22 on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of ^the cup that I shall drink of, and to be bap- tized ti'ith ''the baptism that I am bap- tized with 1 They say unto him. We are 23 able. And he saith unto them, "Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized 7cnth the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to *i Comp. Acts 14. 16. & 17. 30. ^ See Lev. ig. '3- f Luke S. 3. Gal. 4. 2 ,Gk.l. « ch. 24. 43. Mark 14. 14. Luke 12. 39. & 22. II (English). 1 Or, have continued one /tour only. As in Acts '5- 33- & 1 8. 23. & 20. 3. 2 Cor. ir. 25. J.imes 4. 13? I* Ruth 2. ig. 2 Kin. 12. 1 1 in Heb. and Gk. i James I. ii iGk.). Comp. Gen. 31. 40. J ch. 22. 12. & 26. 50. Comp. ch. II. 16. Jj ch. 25. 25. ^ Comp. Rom. 9. 20 — 24- 1 See ch. 6. 23- >" So I Mace. 6. II. Luke 6. 35. I Pet. 2. 3. " See ch. 19. ° ch. 22. 14. Comp. Rev. 17. 14. P To ver. 19, Mark 10. 32 —34- Luke 18. 31 —34- I'P ver. 18. See Luke 2. 4- 1 See ch. 16. 21. r Gl:. same in ver. 18, 19. ' ch. 27. 2. Mark 15. i. Luke 23. I. John 18. 28— 32- Acts 3. 13. ' ch. 27. 26 — 3'- ** Sec ch. 27. 63. « To ver. 2f5. Mark 10. 35 —45- * ch. 4. 21. Comp. Mark 10. 35. >■ Seech. 8.2. * ch. 19. 28. ^2 ch. 25. 34. » Isai. 51. 22. ch. 26. 39,42. Mark 14. 36. Luke 22. 42. John 18. II. b Luke 12.50. c Acts 12. 2. Rev. 1. 9. (19) C2 Chap. xx. 24. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxi. 25. >< Comp. give, "^but it shall be given to them for «See'ch.''25. whom it is « prepared of my Father. 34- ' ' And when the ten heard //, they were 24 LukeV^. 25' moved with indignation against the two r'^'A brethren. But Jesus called them unto 25 marg. ' ' him, and said, fYe know that the princes h See Mark ^^ ^^ Gentiles sexercise dominion over ' ch. 22. 13. them, and they that are great exercise Mark ".'35 authority upon them. But it shall not 26 s"luiS'22 ^^ ^° among you: but '^whosoever will 26 iGk.). be great among you, let him be your ^i^'^T^'T, 'minister; and whosoever will be chief 27 13—15- amonsr you, let him be your servant: Phil. 2. 7. ii o r t .. I > So issii. 53. even as the Son of man came not to be 2S "?• , ministered unto, ''but to minister, and Dan. 9. 26. .,.,..' ^ John II. 51. 'to give his life a ransom for "'many. ? Tim. 2. 6. "And as they ""departed from "Jericho, 29 Tit. 2. 14. a great multitude followed him. And 30 ">isL'i.s3.'i'i. behold, Ptwo blind men sitting by the ch.26. 28. ^y^y gj^g •^vhen they heard that Jesus Heb. 2. 10. J '• ' . ■' &g. 28. passed by, cried out, saying. Have mercy ^S. 2. 6 on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And 31 nTover. 34, the multitude rebuked them, "5 because —52! '° * they should hold their peace : but they Luie 18. 35 Qj-jed the more, saying. Have mercy on nn Comp. us, O Lord, thi'u Son of David. And 32 Lute 18. 33. jgg^jg gjQ^jj-j gjjji^ ^^^^i called them, and "Luiceio.30. said. What will ye that I shall do unto Heb.'i'i. 30. you? They say unto him. Lord, that 33 See I Kin. Qy^ gygg ^-^^^y ]3g opened. So Jesus had 34 pComp. compassion on them, and "^touched their Ma?ic7^46! eyes: and immediately their eyes re- Luke i8. 35. ceived sisht, and they followed him. 1 Rather as ° Mark 10 48. Luke i8. 39. r ch. 9. 29. So ch. 8. 3, 15. Mark i. 41. & 7. 33. & 8. 23, 25. Luke 5. 13. & 22. SI. John 9. 6. XXL And =when they drew nigh unto Je- iTover. II, rusalem, and were come to ''Bethphage, yi/«>-*ii. I- ^j^j.^ ^|_j^g mount of Olives, then sent Je- L?iie 19. 29 syg two disciples, saying unto them, Go 2 b (^omp. into the village over against you, and LiikeiQ 29. straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and o ch. 24. 3. a colt with her : loose them, and bring John 8^1. them unto me. And if any man say 3 So Acts 1. 12. ought unto you, ye shall say. The Lord 4. ' hath need of them; and straightway he dTover. 9, will Send them. ''All this was done, 4 >/»,i2.i2- jj^^j jj j^^jgj^j ^g fulfilled whicli was spok- eisai.62.it. en by the prophet, saying, "=Tell ye the s f Cited from daughter of Sion, ^Behold, thy King Zech. 9. 9. Cometh unto thee, meek, and sit- ting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples s went, and did as Jesus commanded them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and 7 put on them their clothes, and they set e Comp. 7-1 A 1 1 • Mark ti. 7. him ^thereon. And a very great multi- 8 ^qh"theGk '"'■'^ ''spread their garments in the way; iijKin. 9.13. others 'cut down branches from the i^Comp. Lev. ^^^^^^ ^^^ strawed th-w in the way. And 9 the multitudes that went before, and „''''■• '5- that followed, cried, saying, ''Hosanna (Heb/.' ^^ to the Son of David: 'Blessed is he p^","!''™" that Cometh in the name of the SeeLuitei3. 10 Lord; ''Hosanna "in the highest. "And m^Eccius.43.9. when he was come into Jerusalem, °all Luke 2 14 , . 1 -iiri'i--. See Job ID. the city was moved, saying. Who is this? ,9 marg. 11 And the multitude said. This is Jesus "^'omp"'"^' Pthe prophet of t Nazareth of Galilee. Ruth 1. 19. 12 ''And Jesus went into the temple of Lu"e 7.^16. God, and cast out all them that sold and seejuhne. bought in the temple, and overthrew the q*sce ch. 2. ^tables of the 'moneychangers, and the ^\^^^^ 13 seats of them that sold "doves, and said -yar/.- n. ij er. 16, unto them. It is written, "My house JJ* shall be called the house of prayer; ■^«*'^ 19- 45 but ye have made it ^a den of >^'thieves. comp. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him |^^'_; |- '— 3^ in the temple; and he healed them. 17. 15 And when the chief priests and scribes \q^^^ ''' ^^ saw the wonderful things that he did, ^"'•^^- ^' and the children crying in the temple, (Gk"!;.^^'^' and saying, ^Hosanna to the Son of Da- '^^^^"'- '•♦• i6vid; they were sore displeased, and said - See Lev. i. unto him, Hearest thou what these say? i!^;;,^;) from And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have i«!. 56 7. 1 ^ r , , , r ^ Cited from ye never read, ''Out of the mouth of jer. 7. n. ''babes and sucklings thou hast "Seech.26. 55. i7'=perfected praise? And he left them, 'vcr. 9. and went out of the city into ''Bethany; p^si'l'^'"" and he lodged there. J^' See ch. n. 18 '=Now in the morning as he returned cRom.9. 22 19 into the city, he hungered. And when '?^''s- , L r . , , & Heb. 10. 5 he saw 'a. fig tree m the way, he came to marg. it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves li^^^^'f^ *; only, and said unto it. Let no fruit grow ii,i2.&i4.3. on thee henceforward for ever. And ^^"^^ j* '^' presently the fig tree withered away. J°'"' "-i.iS. 20"^ And when the disciples saw //, they c ver' 18, 19, marvelled, saying. How soon is the fig ■}^"'^^ "■ " CI tree withered away! Jesus answered ' [Rr. <>«<• and said unto them, s Verily I say unto ..ff Ig^'e^. you. If ye have faith, and ''doubt not, '.l^l"-''^' ye shall not only do this which is done — "4. to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say l^''" '^''- '7- unto 'this mountain. Be thou removed,' i- M.ark n. and be thou cast into the sea ; it shall be Aas 10. 20. 22 done. And '' all M///s,rf, whatsoever ye shall ^■'■"• ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Gk.). '*' 23 'And when he was come into the tem- ^ '■•• °3' James i. o pie, the chief priests and the elders of :Gk.). the people came unto him as he was i\er.''i'.''''''' teaching, and said, "'By what authority ''^Scecb. 7.7. doest thou these things:^ and who gave jg-''''""^'' 5- 24 thee this authority? And Jesus answer- \J°,^"\''l' ed and said unto them, I also will ask -33- you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in ^"*''^°- '- like wise will tell you by what authority " Ex. 2. 14. 25 T do these things. The baptism of John, &"''27.'' CHAr. XXI. 26. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxii. 14. m"> See Luke 3. 15. " ch. 14. s. So ver. 46. 0 See ch. II. 9- P See ch. i8. 12. 1 ver. 33. ch. 20. I. >■ ver. 32. ch 27. 3. 2 Cor. 7. 8. Heb. 7. 21. » See ch. i8. 17. ' Luke 7. 37 —50. " ch. 3. I, 8 12. Comp. ch. 19. 20. ^ Luke 3. 12, & 7. 29. y To ver. 46, Marki2. I — 12. Luke 20. 9— 19. " See Ps. 80. 8. " See Isai. 5. 2. ^ ch. 25. 14, 15 (Gk.). Luke 1=;. 13. « Cant. 8. II, 12. d Heb. II. 36. 37- So 2 Chron. 36. 16. Acts 5. 40. 2 Cor. II. 24, See ch. 5. 12. « ch. 22. 6. & 23. 34. 37- I Thess. 2. 15. Heb. II. 37. Sojer. 26.23. See Keh. 9. 26. f 2Chr.24.21. ch. 23. 37. Heb. II. 37. K ch. 22. 4. 1> Heb. 12. 9. 1 Sec Heb. i. 2. J ch. 26. 3. & 27. I. John II. 53. So Acts 4.27. Comp. 2 Sam. 14. 7. '' ch. 26. 50 — ■ 27. 50. Acts 2. 23. & 5- 30- 1 Heb. 13, 12. ""Luke 21. 24. n Acts 13. 46. & 18. 6. & 28. 28. 0 Cited from Ps. 118. 22, 23. • ^ Cited also Acts 4. II. So Isai. 28. 16. Eph. 2. 20. 1 Pet. 2. 6. whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they """reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say unto us. Why did ye not then believe him? But if we shall say, Of 26 men; "we fear the people; for all hold John as °a prophet. And they answered 27 Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them. Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things, p But 28 what think you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day lin my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but 29 afterward he ■'repented, and went. And 30 he came to the second, and said like- wise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of t/um ii twain did the will of /lis father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them. Verily I say unto you, That the ^publicans and the 'harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For 32 John came unto you "in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the ^publicans and the harlots ''be- lieved him: and ye, when ye had seen //, irepented not afterward, that _)r might believe him. Hear another parable: >' There was a 33 certain householder, which planted ^a vineyard, and ^'hedged it round about, and '•digged a winepress in it, and ''built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and ''went into a far country: and vi'hen34 the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, "^that t/icy might receive the fruits of it. And 35 the husbandmen took his servants, and "'beat one, and ''killed another, and ^stoned another. Again, he sent sother 36 servants moe than the first : and they did unto them likewise. But \a.st of a// -^y he sent unto them his son, saying, They will '•reverence my son. But when the js husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves. This is 'the heir; come, Jlet us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. ''And they caught 39 him, and cast him 'out of the vineyard, and slew him. When the lord therefore 40 of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say 41 unto him, ""He will miserably destroy those wicked men, "and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their sea- sons. Jesus saith unto them. Did ye 42 never read in the scriptures, °The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our p^h. s. 12. 43 eyes? Therefore say I unto you, PThe ^uice 14. 24. kingdom of God shall be taken from ,5.'^'' ' '■*' you, and given to a nation bringing forth ^;^^^ H' ^j 44 the fruits thereof And whosoever ishall Rom. 9. 33. fall on this stone shall be broken : but cmnp.'^ '' ^' on whomsoever it shall fall, ■'it will grind L"'^= ^- 34- 45 him to powder. And when the chief 35, ^.' ^' ^' priests and Pharisees had heard his pa- 1;°"'^ ,2, rabies, they perceived that he spake of " ^'er. 15. 46 them. But "when they sought to lay Luke \g 47.' hands on him, 'they feared the multi- J"''" tude, because they took him for "a pro- ''°' ^ phet. And Jesus "answered and spake unto 2 them again by parables, and said, ''The kingdom of heaven is like unto a cer- tain king, which made a "^marriage for 3 his son, and sent forth his servants ''to 5o"'i'a''<= call them that were bidden to the wed — 24. 4 ding: and they would not come. Again, g^^"' ''' '' he sent forth "= other ser\'ants, saying, SoTobits. Tell them which are bidden. Behold, I ch.^s. io. have prepared my ^dinner: smy o.xen fe"]^ V' 3'' and tny ''fatlings (7;v killed, and aW things &i4.'8;Gk.). 5 are ready : come unto the marriage. But ace'Gen?29. they made light of //, and went their ==• ... 1 • r .1 .. !-■ ''So Esther ways, one to his farm, another to his e. 14. 6 merchandise : and the remnant took his ^ze'h'^i^'^' servants, and entreated them 'spitefully, ' ch. 21.' 36. 7 and slew them. But when the king heard & '."f^,"'^^- thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth So Luke n. •^his annies, and destroyed those mur- John 21. 12, s derers, and burnt up their city. Then 1%^^ p^.^^, saith he to his servants, The wedding is 2. ready, but they which were bidden were 23'!°27,"3"^' 7- 25. 44- ver. 26. " See ver. II. XXII. » ch. 11. 25. & 17. 4. See Judg. 18. 14. ^ To ver. 14, gnot 'worthy. Go ye therefore into the 'Soch. 21. ^ Luke 23.1 (Gk.). Comp. Dan. 9. 26. highways, and as many as ye shall find •obid to the marriage. So those .servants went out into the high\\-a.YS, and gather- ed together all as many as they found, i^ciS'.'io^i^J' " both bad and good : and the wedding '3- II was furnished with gue.sts. And when Rev. 3'!'4V the king came in to see the guests, he '^J\ \\ f' saw there a man "which had not on °a "Zeph. i. 's. 12 wedding garment: and he saith unto is°"^6i. 10. him, P Friend, how camest thou in hither $4^4. 6- K.ev "i 4- not having a wedding garment? And & 16. 1's. 13 he 1 was speechless. Tlien said the king ^q^,^^^ to the ''servants, Bind him hand and = 'y"- io-2=- foot, and take him away, and ^cast him ,3. into outer darkness; there shall be weep- jj!J^|; 3+- 14 ing and gnashing of teeth. 'For many S:4-3o are called, but few are chosen. i Pet''i.''/3 in the Gk. Comp. ch. 13. 41, 49. "■ See ch. 20. 26. " See ch. 8. 12. Gk. not as ver. 3, 4, 6, 8, 10. ' See ch. 20. 16. (Ji) Chap. xxii. 15. S. MATTHEW. Chap, xxiii. 14. « To ver. 45, Mark 12. 13 —37- To ver. 33, Liikc 20. 20 -38. ^ M.irk 3. 6. & 12. 13. Conip. Mark 8. 15. 1 See Prov. 24. 23. 2 See ch. 17. a Luke 3. I. b Seech. 9. 4. c So Mark 12. 15. 11 /« vahie seven pence Ital/penny : ch. 18. 28. & 20. 2. Mark 12. 15. I Or, m- scription ? So Acts 17. 23 rather than Mark 15. 26. Luke 23. 38. ^ Rum. 13.7. c Mark 12. 12. f ch, 3. 7. & 16. 1,6, II, 12. ver. 34. Acts 4. I. & 5. 17. & 23. 6—8. B Acts 23. 8, Coinp, Acts 4, 2. •i Cited gene- rally from Deut. 25. 5. i [Gr. scz'e/t]. > John 20. 9. J I Cor. 6. 14. t ch. 24. 38. Luke 17. 27. ' Comp. I Cor. 15. 42, 44. 49. 52- I John 3. 2. "" Cited from Ex. 3. 6. Cited also Acts 7. 32. "Seech. 7.25. » ver. 12. t' ver. 23. T Luke 7. 30. S: 10. 25. & II. 45, 46, 52. .•c 14. 3. Tit. 3. .3. See Luke 5. Comp. Mark 12. 28. Luke 20. 39. "Then went the Pharisees, and took 15 counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. And they .sent out unto him 16 their disciples with the ''Herodians, say- ing, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for vthou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore. What thinkest thou? 17 Is it lawful to give ^tribute unto =" Ce- sar, or not? But Jesus ''perceived their is wickedness, and said. Why tempt ye j me, ye "= hypocrites? Shew me the tri- 19 bute money. And they brought unto him a "penny. And he saith unto them, 20 Whose is this image and "suijerscription? j They say unto him, Cesar's. Then 21 saith he unto them, "^Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Ce- sar's ; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these 2:^ words, they marvelled, =and left him, and went their way. The same day came to him the ''Sad-23 ducees, Swhich say that there is no re- surrection, and asked him, saying, Mas- 24 ter, Moses said, '^If a man die, hav- ing no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with 25 us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a u See John 1. 38. ^ James 3. i. 1 ver. 10. So John 13. 13-, "' Comp. I l"im. I. 2. Tit. I. 4. "Mai. 1.6. See ch. 7. 11. 0 ver. 8. P See Mark 9- 35- 4 See ch. 20. 26. r Luke 1 4. 1 1. & 18. 14. So Ezek. 21. 26. See Prov. 29. 23- * So ver. 14, 15. 16, 23, 25, 27, 29. * So Luke II. 5=- " Marki2.40. Luke 20. 47. (22) Chap, xxiii. 15. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxiv. 8. shall the ^ Acts 2. II. &6. 5- & 13. 43- yver. 33. See ch. 5. 22. " ch. 15. 14, ver. 24. * Comp. ch. 5- 33—35- " ver. 19. Seech. 5. 22. c Comp. E.\. 30. 29. ** ch. 15. 5. D Or, debtor, or, bound. ver. 16. *> ver. 17. 1" Ex. 29. 37. Comp. ch. 5. 23- 81 Kin. "8. 13. 2 Chr. 6. 2. Ps. 26. 8. & 132. 14. h ch. 5. 34. See Ps. II. 4. *Luke n. 42. UGr. dill]. k See I Sam. 15. 22. So ch. 9. 13. Si. 12. 7. 1 ver. 16. ™ ch. 19. 24. oLuke ri.39. o Mark 7. 4. P I Cor. (Gk,). ^ So Luke II. 44. •■ Acts 23. 3. ' Num. 19, 16. * Luke 11.47, 48. " ch. 12. 44. &25. rfGk.). Luke II. 25. Rev. 21. 2 (Gk.), 19. prayer : therefore ye greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 15 hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one '^ proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more i/ie child of yhell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ^ye blind guides, which 16 say, =" Whosoever shall swear by the tem- ple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. Ye ''fools and blind: forwhe-r? ther is greater, the gold, or "=the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, Whoso- is ever shall swear by the altar, it is no- thing; but whosoever sweareth by ''the gift that is upon it, he is 'guilty. Ycig "^fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or fthe altar that sanctifieth the gift.' Whoso therefore shall swear by the 20 altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And vt'hoso shall swear by 21 the temple, sweareth by it, and by shim that dwelleth therein. And he that 22 shall swear by heaven, sweareth by ''the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 'Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 2j hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe of mint and 'anise and cummin, and ''have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judg- ment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. ' Ye blind guides, which strain 24 out a gnat, and swallow ""a camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 25 hj'pocrites! "for ye make clean the out- side of the "cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and Pexcess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse 2.5 first that which is within the °cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. iWoe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, =7 hypocrites! for ye are like unto ■'whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beauti- ful outward, but are within full of dead meifs bones, and of ^all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righte- 28 ous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 'Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 29 hypocrites' because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and "garnish the se- pulchres of the righteous, and say, If 30 we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto your- 31 selves, that ^ye are the children of them ^ Acts 7 32 which killed the prophets. 33 up then the ^ measure of your fathers, is- '•Fill ye^^hess.2. r Gen. 15.16. Ye serpents, ye ^generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of So i Thess. 16. ^ Cump. ''hell? 34 ■= Wherefore behold, I send unto you ch. 7. 2. prophets, and wise men, and ''scribes: &'i2.^34'' and ""some of them ye shall kill and ver. 15. <: To ver. 36, crucify ; and horne of them shall ye Luke li. 49 scourge in your synagogues, and sper- ^^^' ^ 35 secute them from city to city : that « See ch. 5.' ''upon you may come all the righteous "-^^ blood shed upon the earth, from the Comp. blood of righteous 'Abel unto the blood ?see'lh'lo of ''Zacharias son of 'Barachias, whom '7- ye slew between the "temple and the h|oRev^^8 36 "altar. Verily I say unto you, All these 24- things shall come upon this generation. 3^°* ^^"' *■ 37 O "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the)// that '' ^ Chr. 24. I'killest the prophets, and Pstonest them TBut'comp. which are sent unto thee, how often 2Chr. 24. 22 would I have "igathered thy children to- zech. 1. 1. gether, even as a hen gathereth her '^'''^i"- 6. 2, chickens ''under her w'mgs, and ye would coinp. 38 not? Behold, your house is left unto ^i^'kl "' ^' 33)'Ou desolate. For I say unto you, Ye "F.x.'4o.6, shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall l\i„ ,5 ;^ say, ^Blessed is he that cometh Ezek. 40.47. • ^ 1 r . 1 T J "To ver. 39, m the name of the Lord. z»/tf 13. 34^ 1' .See ch. 21. 35. *1 2 Esdr. i. 30. Comp. Deut. 32. 11, 12. * Cited from Ps. n8. 26. See Luke 13. 35. 35- ^ See Ruth 2. 12. And ^ Jesus went out, and ''departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of 2 the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things ! verily I say unto you, '=There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not 3 be thrown down. And as he sat upon ''the mount of Olives, "^the disciples came unto him privately, saying. Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of 4'"the end of the world? And Jesus an- swered and said unto them, sTake heed 5 that no viati deceive you. For ''many shall come in my name, saying, I am 6 Christ; 'and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ''ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but 7 the end is not yet. For 'nation shall rise against nation, and ""kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be "famines, and pestilences, and earth- 8 quakes in divers places. All these arc the beginning of "sorrows. XXIV. " Tu ver. 51, Mark 13. I —37- Luke 21. 5 — 36. ^ Comp. ch. 21. 23. <^ Luke 19. 44- So I Kin. 9. 7- Jer. 26. iS. Mic. 3. 12. ^ See ch. 21. I. « Comp. Mark 13. 3. f See ch. 13. 39- K Jer. 29. 8. Eph. 5. 6. Col. 2. 8. 2 Thess. 2.3. b So Jer. 14. 14. & 23. 21, 25. ver. 24. John s. 43. » ver. II. It 2 Thess. 2. 2. I2 Chr. 15.6. ™ Isai. 19. 2. So Jer. 51. 46. Hag. 2. 22. Zech. 14. 13. n Acts II. 28. o Mark 13. 8 marg. (23) Chap. xxiv. 9. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxiv. 50. P ch. 10. 17, So John 15. 20. & 16. 2. I Pet. 4. 16. See Luke 2 1 . 13. 1 Rev. 2. 10 (Gk.). •■ See ch. 11. 6. Comp. 2 Tim. I. 15. & 4. 10, 16. s See ch. 7. 15. So ] Tim. i ^ ver. 5, 24. " See ch. 10. 22. '^ See ch. 4. 23- yRom. lo.iS. Col. r. 6, 23. 2 Tim. 4. 17. * Luke 2, r. &4-5- & 21. 26. Acts II. 2S. & 17. 6, 31. & 19, 27. &24. 5. Rom. 10. 18. . 3. 10. & 12. 9. & 16. 14 in the Greek. ^''Seech.8.4, * Dan 9. 27. & II. 31. & 12. II. Comp. PThen shall they deliver you up ^to 9 be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many ''be 10 offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many n ■^false prophets shall rise, and 'shall de- ceive many. And because iniquity shall 12 abound, the love of many shall wa.\ cold. "But he that shall endure unto 13 the end, the same shall be saved. And 14 this ^gospel of the kingdom yshall be preached in all ^the world ^^for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abo- 15 mination of desolation, spoken of by ^Daniel the prophet, stand in ''the holy place, ('^ whoso readeth, let him under- stand :) then let them which be in Judea 16 tiee into the mountains: ''let him which 17 is on the <^ housetop not come down to Heb. I. 6. & take any t/i i ng oui of his house: neither 18 Re^v. 3. 10. let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And fwoe unto 19 them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days. But pray 20 ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: for then 21 I Mace. 1.54. shall be great stribulation, s^such as was o Acts 6. 13. .",,..' Comp. not smce the begmnmg of the world ^So'^D.ii.'g: to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And 22 23. 25- except 'those days should be shortened, "SeeTsam' there should no flesh be saved: but for ''the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then 'if any ;««« shall say 23 unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe // not. For there shall arise 24 false Christs, and "'false prophets, and "shall .shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if // icere possible, t/iey ^^^ s/uill deceive the very ''elect. Behold, 23 isai. es^s.^g, I have told you before. Wherefore if 26 yiuke 17.23. "they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in Pthe desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the ^secret chambers; believe it not. 'For as the lightning cometh out of the 27 2fhess. 2.9 east, and shineth nvn unto the west; so Rev! 13. 13, shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ^For wheresoever the ^* carcase is, 28 there will the eagles be gathered to- gether. Immediately after the 'tribulation of 29 those days "shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and "the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be " Isai. 13. 10. & 24. 23. Ezek. 32. 7. Joel 2. 10, 31. & 3^ 15. Zeph. 1.15. Acts 2. 20. Rev. 6. 12. » See Rev. 3- 10, 12. f Luke 23. 2g. 6 ver. 2g. Dan. 12. I. So Dan. 9 26. Zech. 14. 2, 3. ** Comp. Ex. 10. 14. Joel 2. 2. ' Comp. Luke 21. 22. "^ ver. 24, 31 ^ So ver. 5, II. See ch. 7. 15. " Dent. 13. I 14- & 16. 14. 0 See Luke 12. 20 marg. r Acts 21. 28 (Gk.). 1 So ch. 6. 6 (Gk.). r Luke 17.24. * Luke 17.37. So Job ^9, 30. "See Si ark 6. 29. * ver. 21. Amos 5. 20. & 8. 9. 6. 13. Comp. 2 Pe 30 shaken: and then "shall appear vthe sign of the Son of man in heaven : and then shall ^all the tribes of ^^the earth mourn, and they shall see ''the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with ''''power and great glory. 31 And '=he .shall send his angels -with a great sound of a ''trumpet, and they shall gather together his '= elect from the four winds, ffrom one end of heaven to the 32 other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and jiutteth forth leaves, ye know that 33 summer is nigh : so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that "it 34 is near, even sat the doors. Verily I say unto you, ''This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 'Heaven and earth shall pass away, but ''my words shall not pass away. 36 But of 'that day and hour ""knoweth no wan, no, not the angels of heaven, 37 "but my Father only. But °as the days of Noe 7ciere, so shall also the coming of 38 the Son of man be. For Pas in the days that were before the flood they were eat- ing and drinking, ''manying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe en- 39tered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of 40 man be. ""Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the 4J other left. ^Two women shall be grind- ing 'at the mill; the one shall be taken, 42 and the other left. "Watch therefore: '"for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 "But know this, that if the >'goodman of the house had known in what watch '^the thief would come, he would have "watched, and would not have sufifer- 44 ed his house to be "broken up. There- fore be ye also ''ready: "for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man 45 cometh. "^Who then is a """faithful and ''''wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler oyer his household, to give them 46 meat in due season? ^Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh 47 shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you. That ""he shall make him ruler over all 48 his goods. sBut and if that evil servant shall say in his heart. My lord ''delayeth 49 his coming ; and shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink so with the drunken; the lord of that ser- "» See ch. 6. 19. b ch. 25. 10. c Comp. Luke 12. 41. Heb. 3. 5. dd See ch. 25. 2. "Rev. 16. 15. fch. 25. 21,23. ^' I Pet. 3. 14. So John 6. 62 (English). i» ch. 25. 5 (Gk.). * Dan. 7. 13. ^ ver. 3. ' Rev. I. 7 iGk.j. * Zech. 12. 12. t See ch. 16. I)' See Mark 9 I. « ch. 13. 41. I Or, im:h a inonpet, and a great '^ 1 Cor. 15. 52. iThess. 4.16. Comp. ch.2s. 6. *' See ver. 22. ' Deut. 4. 32. II [Or, /w] ver. 30. So Mark 13. 29. Comp. Luke 21. 31. *^ So James 5- 9 '' See ch. 16. 28. ' Ps. 102. 26. Isai. 51. 6. Jer. 31. 35, 36, ch. 5. 18. Heb. I. It. *■ Ps. 119. 89. Isai. 40. 8. ' ver. 30. "' Acts I. 7. See ver. 42, 43. " Zech. 14. 7. Comp. Mark 13. 32. 0 To ver. 41, Luke 17. 26, 27- 36?, 35- 1' Gen. 6. 3, 4. 5- 6i 7. 7, 21. 1 Pet. 3. 20. 'I ch. 22. 30. r Luke 17. 36? ' Luke 17.35. * See Ex. 11. 5- So Isai. 47. I, 2. " ver. 43. ch. 25. 13. &. 26 38, 40, 41. Maik 13. 34, 35. 37- & '4- 34, 37. 38. Luke 12. 37, Acts 20. 31. 1 Cor. 16. 13. Col. 4. 2. I Thess. 5. 6, 10 (Gk ). 1 Pet. 5. S (Gk.). Rev. 3. 2, 3. & 16. 15. ^*' ver. 36. ch. 25. 13. Luke 12. 40. -"^ To ver. 51, Luke 12. 39 -46. y See ch. 20. n, * I Thess. 5. 2. 2 Pet. 3. JO. Rev. 3. 3, & 16. 15. •• I Cor. 4. 2. Cor. 7. 11,28. (24) Chap. xxiv. 51, S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxv. 37. 1 Or, att hint off. Luke 12. 46. 'Comp.Hist. Susanna 55, 59- ^ Comp. Luke 12. 46. 1 See ch. 8. 12. XXV. * Luke 19.13. *> ch. 9. 15. John 3. 29. Comp, Eph. J. 29, 30. 32. Rev. 19. 7. & 21. 2, 9. ' ch. 13. 47. & 22. ID. d ver. 4, 8, 9. ch. 7. 24. & 10. 16. & 24. 45. « ver. 3. 8. Seech. 5. 22. fch. 24. 48 (Gk.). 8 2 Pet. 2. 3. t I Thess. 5. 6. ' See ch. 24. t So Luke 12- 35- See ch. 23, 29. I Or, going out, Comp, ver. 7. 1 Comp. Ps. 49. 7. "^ ch. 24. 44, " See ch, 22, 2. o Luke 1 3. 25, P Soch, 7.21, 22. Luke 6. 46. Q ch. 7, 23. *■ See ch, 24. 42- 8 To ver. 30, Comp. Luke 19, 12 —27. 'Comp. Mark 13. 34. Luke 19. II. " See ch. 21. 33- 1 A talent is 187/. loy. ch. j8, 24, ^ So Rom. 12. 6. I Cor, 12. II. Eph. 4. 7. J Gk. as in ver. 14, ' Acts 18. 3 (Gk.), » ch. 18. 23 (Gk.), 24. vant shall come in a day when he look- eth not for /;/;//, and in an hour that he is not ware of, and shall "'cut him si asunder, and appoint /tim his portion ■'with the hj'pocrites: 'there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto *ten virgins, whick took their lamps, and went forth to meet ''the bridegroom, '^And five of them were 2 ''wise, and five 7C'en' •= foolish. They that 3 7c>ere "^foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the "^wise took oil 4 in their vessels with their lamps, ^Vhile s the bridegroom ftarried, they all eslum- bered and ''slept. And at midnight 6 there was 'a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and 7 ''trimmed their lamps. And the "^foolish 8 said unto the ''wise. Give us of your oil; for our lamps are "gone out But the 9 "^wise answered, saying, JVb( so; 'lest there be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to 10 buy, the bridegroom came; and ""they f/tat were ready went in with him to the "marriage: and "the door was shut Af-n terward came also the other virgins, say- ing, °PLord, Lord, open to us. But he i: answered and said, Verily I say unto you, 1I know you not 'Watch there- 13 fore, "^for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man Cometh, ^For '■f/ie kingdom of hca'i'cn is 'as a 14 man "travelling into a far country, who called his >own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he 15 gave five "talents, to another two, and to another one; ^to every man according to his y several ability; and straightway "took his journey. Then he that had re- 16 ceived the five talents went and ^traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had re-i-j ceived two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one went and 18 digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of 19 those servants cometh, and "reckoneth with them. And so he that had received 30 five talents came and brought other five talents, saying. Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents moe. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou 21 good and faithful 'servant: thou hast been ^"^ faithful over a few things, ^1 will •» So Luke make thee ruler over many things: enter b''ch.°24. 47. 22 thou into '=the joy of thy lord. He also Luke 12. 44. that had received two talents came and \ct^\'^. said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me t"'"= '9- ''• ' ' & 22. 29. t\vo talents : behold, I have gamed two ' Heb. 12, 2. 23 other talents besides them. His lord £"5-. n. said unto him, ''Well do?w, good and Joi™ 's- n- faithful servant; thou hast been faithful ectnstruc- over a few thim^s, I will make thee ruler ''°" ^s Mark , ."^ ' , . 1. 24. & 12. over many things: enter thou into the 34iGk.), 24 joy of thy lord. Then he which had re- l^"^^t ^*- ceived the one talent came and said, John 9. 8. Lord, *=! knew thee that thou art a ^hard s'lltjc^k.). man, reaping where thou hast not sown, ^'^- =• 11-1 1 1 ^ c*^""- ^5* '* and gathermg where tliou hast not straw- 2 marg. 25 ed: and I was afraid, and went and hid ;Hfb."&^^'^ thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou Gk.j. 26 hast sthat is thine. His lord answered Luk^V 21. and said unto him. Thou wicked and t 'j^^^'^'j^''" ''slothful servant, thou knewest that In. reap where I sowed not, and gather \f^^ **• "' 27 where I have not strawed : thou oughtest '' See ch. 13, therefore to have put my money to the comp. Luke ' exchangers, and then at my coming I "g^^-^^ g should have received mine own with 12. 28 usury. Take therefore the talent from "„;^"''' "'• him, and give it unto him which hath " See ch. 16, 29 ten talents, ''For unto every one that o^Maik 8. 38. hath shall be given, and he shall have Luke 9. 26. ^ ^ . Acts 10. 22. abundance : but from him that hath not Rev. 14. 10. shall be taken away even that which he 1"^l] [^ "•• 30 hath. And 'cast ye the ""unprofitable Comp. ser\'ant into outer darkness : there shall i! roi^'i^^' be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ^°^^_. ^ ^^ 31 "Wlien the Son of man shall come in Rev. 20,' 12.' his glory, and all the "holy angels with Ict)!^' '*^ him, then shall he sit upon the throne of ' ^'-i:^ 34- 32 his glory: and Pbefore him shall be ga- '','Ki'n?22, thered all nations: and he shall isepa- ja^^ rate them one from another, as a shep- Rev. 17. 14. herd idivideth his ■- sheep from the goats: ?q^„p*' 33 and he shall set the sheep ''on his right .^K^m- 2- 19- hand, but the goats on the left «'', Pet.^3.9. 34 Then shall 'the King say unto "them fo^^hl^'^.'jg on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of Acts 20. 32. my Father, "inherit -nhe kingdom vpre- R^,tr^. pared for you ^from the foundation of o^'- 3- 29- 35 the world : ^for I was a hungred, and ye Eptes. i. n. gave me meat : I was thirsty, and ye ^°^^- \^''- gave me drink: I was ''a stranger, and Titus 3. 7. 36 ye "^took me in: ti naked, and ye clothed ^"p^f f.|' me: I was sick, and ye ■= visited me: <"! » Luke 12.32. was in prison, and ye came unto me. james^2.' 5. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, ^"r!" 2i?'*' *'' saying. Lord, when saw we thee a hun- r ch. 20. 23. gred, and fed ihee? or thirsty, and gave M3riJ'io,4o. I Cor. 2. 9, Heb. ii. i6. « See ch. 13. 35. " Deut 15. 7, 8. Isai. 58. 7. Ezek. 18. 7, 16. » See Job 31. 32- c Deut. 22. 2, <* James 2. 15, 16. « James i. 27, f2Tim. 1. 16. (2S) D Chap. xxv. 38. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxyi. 29. thee drink ? When saw we thee a stran- 38 ger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee I Or when saw we thee 39 sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And 'the King shall answer and say 40 8 See 10. 42. unto them, Verily I say unto you, sln- asmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the 41 i'SeePs.6.8. left hand, ''Depart from me, ye cursed, iS0ch.13.4o, 'into everlasting fire, >■'' prepared for 'the Msai.30. 31. devil and '""his angels: for I "was a43 '^So2Pet.2.4. hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not 43 in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, say- 44 ing. Lord, when saw we thee a hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not "minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, ,.5 she hath poured this ointment on my "J'l'V ',9-«°- 1 , 1 1- 1 ■ r 1 ■ 1 tr -1 So Mark 14. 13 body, she did // for my ™burial. Verily s. I say unto you. Wheresoever this gospel Au'teueras shall be preached in the whole world, ti':"- so. 2 there shall also this, that this woman q,^)' hath done, be told "for a memorial of " ^'^^^ '»• •<• , o To ver. 16, her. Mark 14. 10, Jude 6. ■" Bev. 12. 7, " Job 22. 7. " ch. 8. 15 & 27- 55. Luke 8. 3. . ,^ ., ., pSoProv.i4. saying, Venly 1 say unto you, p Inas- much as ye did // not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And 40 these shall go away into 'leverlasting punishment: but the righteous into i''Iife eternal. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, ^Ye know that after two 2 days is the feast oftYis passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Comp" "■■"■'= Then assembled together the chiefs priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the *^ palace of the high priest, who was called ''Caiaphas, . . . and consulted that thev might take Je- 4 &i^ 'e*'^"' sus by subtilty, and kill him. But they 5 said, Not on the feast day, lest there be ''^an uproar among the people. ■ 'Now when Jesus was in ""Bethany, 6 in the house of Simon the leper, there 7 came unto him a woman having san & 18. 13, 14, alabaster box of very precious ointment, Acts 4. 6. and poured // on ''his head, as he sat ('okV^'^'* at meat. But when 'his disciples saw //, 8 Tover. 13, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? For this oint- 9 ment might have been sold for Jmuch, and given to the poor. When Jesus un- 10 Luke?. 36— j]g^g(.QPj| //, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. Forn ''ye have the poor always with you; but 'me ye have not always. For in that 12 J Comp. Mark 14. 5. John 12. 5. ^ Deut. 31- & 17. 5- 'I Dan. 12. 2, John 5. 29. "■ Rom. 2. 7. & 6. 23. XXVI. ^ To ver. 5, J/rtr/^14.1,2. Ljcke 22, 1,2. Comp. John II. 55. & Ps. 2. 2. ActS4.25— 27. c Rather as Rev. II. 2. So Gk. in 58, 69, & 15 Luke II. 21. & 22. 55. John 18. 15. Comp. Mark 14. 66, ^ ver. 57. Luke 3. 2. John II. 49. Mark 14. 3 — 9- To ver. 11. yort«i2.i— 8 Comp, 50. ' See ch. 21 17- 8 Mark 14. 3, Luke 7. 37. '1 Comp. John 12. 3. So Luke 7. 38. ' Comp. John 12. 4. 15.11. i See John 13. 33, Luke 22. 3 — 6. 27, 30. P ch. 10. 4. ver. 25, 47. ch, 27. 3. 1 Kech. 11.12. Comp. cli. 27. 3. Gk. not as 22. 5, but as r Esdr. 8. 55. So Ezra 8. 25. 14 "Then one of the twelve, called pJu- das Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 and said unto them, iWhat will ye give j°i"''; me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they ""covenanted with him for it3 ''thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 17 'Now "the first day oi the feast ofxm- leavened bread the disciples came to Mark 14 n _ . , . ,,,.| -11 or as Luke Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pass- 18 over? And he said, Go into the city Jer. 32. 9 ^^to such a man, and say unto him, •''The gu^).' Master saith, vMy time is at hand: I '^""i"- ■1,1 1 ii-*o ver. 19, Will ^keep the passover at thy house Mart 14. 12 19 with my disciples. And the disciples 7,'f.;.j2 ._ did as Jesus had ''appointed them ; and 13-; they made ready the passover. ,3. '^^ '^' ' 20 Now ''when the even was come, "^he I.'-'V"''- 21 sat down with the twelve. And as they Luke 22. 10! did eat, he said, ''Verily I say unto you, y.l.'Ij," "■^^' 22 that one of you shall betray me. And John 3. 10 they were e.xceeding sorrowful, and ''''be- \ Comp. gan every one of them to s^ unto him, i"''"/- ^- ^■ T 1--T.VA11 1 1 So John 7.30. 23 Lord, IS It 1 ? And he answered and & 8. 20. said, 'He that dippeth his hand with Hlb'VK'2¥» me in the dish, the same shall betray in the Gk. 24 me. fThe Son of man goeth sas it is t to ver. '24, written of him; but f'woe unto that man ^'"''' "■*• '? by whom the Son of man is betrayed: it <:Luie thanks. See ch. 14. 19. & 15. 36. ■" So 1 Cor. 10. 16. n ver. 26 marg. •> See Ex. 24. 8. p See Jer. 31. 31. Q See ch. 20. 28. f" Mark 1.4. Luke 3. 3. Acts 2. 38. Comp. Lev. 17. 11. Heb. 9. 22. > Luke 22. 18. * So ch. 13- 43- Luke 22. 30. (26) Chap. xxvi. 30. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxvi. 65. " To ver. 35, Mark 14. 26 —Si- ll Or, psahit. Ps. 113— 118. » Luke 22. 39- John iS, 1. So ver. 36. ^ See ch- 21. I. y See ch. 1 1. 6. * Cited from Zech. 13. 7. * So John 16. y- o ch. 28. 7, 10, 16. Mark 16. 7. ^' Conip. Luke 22. 33. '^ Luke 22. 34. John 13. 38. ver. 75. "And when they had sung a 'hymn, 30 "'they went out into "the mount of Olives. Then saith Jesus unto them, 31 All ye shall be >' offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will ^smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the fiock ^shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, ^1 will go 32 before you into Galilee. Peter answered 33 and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, '^yet will I never be offended. Jesus said 34 unto him, ''Verily I say unto thee, That this night, '^before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said unto 35 him, 'Though I should die with thee. See Mark 14. yet v/\\\ I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. sThen cometh Jesus with them unto 36 a place called ''Gethsemane, and saith Mai-kn. 32 ^Y\to the disciples, Sit ye here, while I Luke 22. 39 go and pray yonder. And he took with 37 -42,45.46. ^^-^^^ pgfgj jj,^(j ijjjg j^yQ gQj^3 Qf 2ebe- dee, and began to be sorrowful and Jvery heav)'. Then saith he unto them, 38 ''My soul is exceeding sorrowful, ezien unto death: tarry ye here, and 'watch with me. And he went a little further, 39 and fell on his face, and "prayed, say- ing, °0 my Father, if it be possible, let this "cup pass from me: nevertheless Pnot as I will, ibut as thou wi/t. And 40 "■he cometh unto the disciple.s, and find- eth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, ^What, could ye not 'watch with me one hour? 'Watch and pray, that ye 41 enter not into temptation: "the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, 42 and prayed, saying, O my Father, Pif this "cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, ithy will be done. , And he came and found them asleep 43 j again: for their eyes were "heavy. And 44 he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disci- 45 pies, and saith unto them. Sleep on >'now, and take your rest: behold, ^the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at 45 _ hand that doth betray me. ^.\nd while he yet spake, lo, ''Judas, 47 3— one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and '^staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now he that betrayed him 48 ''gave them a sign, saying. Whomsoever l! Comp. ' - Mark 14. 4.'. •ch.23. 7,8 It.k.l. I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him 49 fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, ver. 25. f 2 Sam. 14. 33- - See ch 20. 3°- ' Comp. Luke 22. 33, John 13. 37. « To ver. 46] *» So John 18. I. * ch. 4. 21. See Matt. 1 7. J See Phil. 2. 26. ^ See John 12.27- * ver. 40, 41. See ch. 24. 42. "^ Heh. 5. 7. " So John 12. 27. 0 See ch. 20. 22. P ver. 42. So John 5.30. & 6. 38. 'VhW. 2. 8. 1 See Matt. 6. 10. >■ Comp. ver 39. 8 Gk. as Mark 7. 18. 1 Cor. 6. 5. ^ Luke 22.40, 46. Comp. Eph. 6. iS. See Matt. 6. >3- " Gal. 5. 17. So Rom. 7. 23- ^ See Luke 9. 32. y Rather as 2 Tim. 4. 8. Heb. 10. 13. * See Mark '4- 35- ft To ver. 56, Alnrk 14. 43 —50. 53- 7ohn 18 and said, Hail, "= master; and 'kissed 50 him. And Jesus said unto him, sFriend, wherefore art thou come? Then came J3- they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took john"J8: lo. 51 him. And behold, ^one. of them which ' f;!'''''"-^^- were with Jesus stretched out kis hand, Luke 22. 50. and drew 'his sword, and stroke J'a ser- MaS'n" 47 vant of the high priest's, and smote off 'R"'- '.i-"- 52 his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put r.See ch.+i,: up again thy sword into his place : for S°j??p- ^ ^ ''all they that take the sword shall perish u,,n%. zo!' 53 with the sword. Thinkest thou that I "'^^^'^'■'' s- 9. cannot now pray to my Father, and he i-"i= staves l^i'nch.ii: I Psat daily with you y- l" ver. 14, 25. Acts I. 16. c .Gk. not as in ch.- 10. 10, but as in ver. 55. Mark 14- 43, 48. Luke for to take me? ^ - .,^, ^„,.^ ,„,.. y^^^ ^^ ^ 1 teaching in the temple, and ye laid no huke L'ti] 56 hold on me. But all this was done, .ftuke 2. 46. that the " scriptures of the prophets might .'"'>" S- 2. be fulfilled. Then ^1il the disciples --^for- Luke s-j'' sook him, and fled. ^Maik 12.35. 57 ^And they that had laid hold on Jesus John 7.'2"' led /iiw away to 'Caiaphas the high §o^°°" priest, where the scribes and the elders John is. 20. 58 were assembled. But Peter followed ve?Twith him afar off unto the high priest's 'pa- John^8. 15. lace, and went in, and sat with the "ser- ps^ss.^s'iS S9vants, to see the end. Now the chief ',L"'<==2-54- priests, and elders, and all "the council, M,7i\f's} sought false witness against Jesus, to r*'- lio put him to death ; but found none : yea, —15, 19—2" though many >' false witnesses came, yet l^l^J'^^' ^ found they none. At the last came .£.k*<^ 22. 63 f.^wo false witnesses, and said, This/tf/- TgiitlT;^- lo~iU said, ''I am able to destroy the tem- "ch.s. 25. pie of God, and to build it <=in three iinl'l'.''^', 62 (lavs. And the high ijriest arose, and '■> f- „ .', , . * 1 , . « to. 3, &c. said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? & 19. e. what is it which these witness against iJi^hlck!^'' 63 thee? But ''Jesus held his peace. And " See ch. 5. the high priest answered and said unto ? Ps. 27. 12. him, "=1 adjure thee by 'the living God, fo Act's 6. 13. that thou tell us whether thou be the ' Comp. 64 Christ, sthe Son of God. Jesus saith \lt^'^^,^'' unto him, ''Thou hast said: nevertheless "Deut.19.15. I say unto you, ' Hereafter shall ye see John 2'i9°' the Son of man sitting ''on the right hand Acts''24.^7'' of ''''power, and coming in the clouds Gal. 2. t m 65 of heaven. Then the high priest 'rent '''15^^53.7. ch. 27. 12, 14. M,-u-k 14. 61. & 15. 5. John 19. 9. *^ Comp. Lev. 5. i. I -Sam. 14. 24, 26. f ch. 16. 16. John 6. 69. Acts 14. 15. See Josh. 3. *io. & Ps. 42. 2. s See ch. 14. 33. Comp. Mark 14. 61. ^ ver. 25. ' See ch. 16. 27. & 25. 31, 32. " Acts 7. 55. See Ps. no. i. ^^ See Mark 9. i. 1 See Gen. 44. 13. .(^7) D2 Chap. xxvi. 66. S. MATTHEW. Chap. xxvh. 27. marg. " See Lev. 24. 16, "See Mark jjig clothcs, sayiiig, He hath spoken fcum. 35°."3^' blasphemy ; what furtlier need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What thmk ye? They 66 <li'"^' answered and said, He is "guilty "of & 19- 7- death. Then did they °spit in his face, 67 So'ch.r7.3o. and Pbuffeted him; and lothers "-smote SeitU:aV 10.. /ii„i ^y^.jj;]^ 11 {he palms of their hands, say-6S 34- '^ - - ■ P Mark 14.65. 1 Cor. 4. II. 2 Cor. 12. 7. I Pet. 2. 20 Gk. & Eng. Comp. Luke 22. 64. i,.,g^ Thou also wast with Jesus of ^Ga- ing, ^Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? 'Now Peter sat without in the "pa- 69 lace : and a damsel came unto him, say- lilee. But he denied before them all, 70 saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out mto ^"^1671 1 Comp. Mark 14. 65, Luke 22. 63. r Hos. II. 4 (Gk.'. So/saL'50.6 porch, ^another //laiJ saw him, and said unto them that were there, This_/i://9?i' was also with Jesus of ^Nazareth. And again 72 he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And Rafter a while came unto 73 Aim ^they that stood l>y, and said to Pe- ToVer'^s; tcr, Surcly thou also art o/ie of them ; for Ar«rA 14. 66 ^j].iy speech ^bewrayeth thee. Then 74 Luie 22. 55 began he to curse and to swear, saying, John 18. 16 I know not the man. And immediately —18,25—27. fj ^ j,]^ crew. And Peter >: remembered 75 the word of Jesus, which said unto him, ■^ Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. 58 (Engl.). John i8. 25. Comp. Mark 14. 69 (Gk.l. J Gk. as Mark 14. 70. Comp. Luke 22. 59. '■ So Mark 14. 70. Comp. Luke 22. 59. John i3. 26. » Comp. Mark 14. 70. Luke 22. 59. <> English of Prov. 27. 16. & 29. 24. Isai. 16. 3. Ecclus. 27. 21. So 2 Mace. 4. i. = Comp. Luke 22. 61. ^ ver. 34. ^^When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people ''took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: and when they had bound 2 him, •= they led //////away, and "* delivered him to *= Pontius Pilate ""the governor. sThen Judas, which had betrayed him, 3 when he saw that he was condemned, '^repented himself, and brought again sthe thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned 4 in that I have betrayed the 'innocent blood. And they said. What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down 5 the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and ''hanged him- self. And the chief priests took the 6 silver pieces, and said. It is not lawful for to put them into the 'treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they ''took 7 counsel, and bought with them the pot- ter's field, to bury strangers in. Where- s "Acts I 19. fore that field was called, "The field of mm Qq p]^ 28. 15. ' blood, """unto this day. Then was ful- 9 (Gk.) NIark 14. 65. John 18, 22. & 19. 3. II Or, rods, as in John 18. 22 marg. s Luke 22.64, ■^ Comp. ver. 73. Mark 14. 67. ch. 2. 23. ■''See Luke 16. 20. ' So Luke T. XXVII. ^ Mark 15. 1. Luke 22. 66. ^ See ch. 12. 14 marg. c Luke 23. I, John 18. 28. d ch. 20. 19. Acts 3. 13. e Luke 3. I. & 13. I- f So Acts 23. 24, 26,33,34. & 24. I, 10, & 26. 30. 8 ch. 26. 14, 15- 'j See ch. 21. 29. » ver. 24. k So 2 Sam. 17- 23- Comp. Acts I. 18. ' Comp. Mark 7. 11 ;Gk.). filled that which was spoken by "Jeremie ° Comp. the prophet, saying, "And they took tt\L"Lr^ the thirty pieces of silver, the |f "''■"• ca- price of him that was valued, '.uhomtiiey "whom they of the children of ''a/chiidreK 10 Israel did value; and gave them of Israel. for the potter's field, as the Lord S!'23°T Pappointed me. l.'^h''6 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: Soch. 28'?6. land the governor asked him, saying, "^MarTl' '— Art thou the King of the Jews? And 5. 12 Jesus said unto him, ■'Thou sayest. And 'y'ofm^C'^ when he was accused of the chief priests 7538- 13 and elders, ^he answered nothing. Then Luke il^it'. said Pilate unto him, 'Hearest thou not ^"''"h'te"' how many things they witness against 64. 14 thee? And he answered him *to never iT^m. 6. 13. a word; insomuch that the governor '^"'■'•t- ,, 1 , ° See ch. 26. marvelled greatly. 63. 15 "Now at that feast the governor was sl°A.lt&i. wont to release unto the people "a pri- "To ver. 26, 16 soner, whom they would. And they had 13"'^ '^' *~ then a ynotable prisoner, called Barab- £«*^=3- 17 17 bas. Therefore when they were gather- yoh'n 18. 39, ed together, Pilate said unto them, Tq^ ^^ Whom will ye that I release unto you? Mark 15. e. Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? Lukfis. 17. is For he knew that for envy they had /■*" ^^- 39- 19 delivered him. When he was set down (Gk.). ' ' '' on nhe judgment seat, his wife sent unto ^1 ^^^'^'^ '3- him, saying, ^ Have thou nothing to do John 19. 13. with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day Hn 3. dream be- 20 cause of him. But the chief priests and & 25. 6, 10, elders persuaded the multitude "^that they a'comp should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. " 21 The governor answered and said unto them, Wiether of the twain will ye that ° ^^^'^ 3- 13. I release unto you? They said, Barab- '^ch.^e.s 22 bas. Pilate saith unto them, 'What shall i*see'Deut. I do then with Jesus which is called 21. e. Christ? They all say unto him, Let him SoTstm. 3. 23 be crucified. And the governor said, f^^ Why, what evil hath he done? But they 10. '^' cried out the more, saying. Let him be asSn.^.'^e. 24 crucified. When Pilate saw that he & 3-. 29. could prevail nothing, but that rather ''a 37. "' '' ^^' tumult was made, he "^took water, and Acts 5. 28. washed his hands before the multitude, Luke'2"'i6; saying, I am ^innocent of the blood of ]°^'^ '9- '. 2sthis just person: see ye to it. Then 'fover. 32, answered all the people, and said, sHis '^^^^^s- 16 blood ie on us, and on our children. < Or,'^OT«^ 26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: Z''Gk."'oT and when he had '■scourged Jesus, he Mark 15. 16. delivered hiw to be crucified. marg.f33!* 27 Then 'the soldiers of the governor ^^'*/- took Jesus into the "common hall, and Phii. i.'ij' marg. Comp. M.ark 15. i6. Acts 12. 21 (Gk.). & 18. 12, 16, 17. 2 Sam. 16.10. •^ See ch. 2. (28) Chap, xxvii. 28. S. MATTHEW. Chap, xxvii. 66. kTover. 29, k fathered unto him the whole band of John 19. 2 — °, ,. » T T 11- 1 5. soldiers. And they stripped hnn, and 23 k^r'ie'' '*' P"t on him 'a scarlet robe. And when 29 So Mark 15. they had platted a crown of thorns, they John 19. 2. put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they "bowed the knee before him, and "mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they "spit 30 upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that they 31 had ™ mocked him, thev took the robe Conip. Luke 23. II. 11 See ch. 17. 14- "^ ch. 20. ig. ver. 31, 41. I Mark lo. 34. & 15. 20, 31. Luke 18. 32. & 22. 63. ^. ^ , . & 23. II, 36. off from hmi, and put his own raiment P°"^; jg on him, and °led him away to crucify Imn. And as they Pcame out, they found 32 a man of 'Cyrene, "^Simon by name: him they ^compelled to bear his cross. 'And when they were come unto a 33 place called Golgotha, "that is to say, a I Acts 2. 10. place of a skull, they gave him •"'vinegar 34 & I'l.'io. to drink mingled with >'gall : and when ^^'^- '• he had tasted thereof, he would not Mark'15. 21. drink. And they crucified him, and 35 Comp^^^'^^' ^parted his garments, casting lots: that John iQ. 17. it might be fulfilled which was spoken ^^eec . 5. j^^ ^j^^ prophet, *They parted my gar- '^g"'-5'> ments among them, and upon my yt/ari'is. 22 vesture did they cast lots. And 36 "Luke 23. sitting down they ''watched him there; 37 and set up over his head his 'accusation written, dTHIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were js Isai. S3- 3' " Isai. 50. 6. Soch. 26. 67. o Isai. 53. 7. P See Num. 15- 35- Soch, 21. 39- Heb. 13. 12. 33lGk.). John 19. 17. ^ ver. 48. Comp. Mark 15. 23, Acts 8. 23.' there two *= thieves fcrucified \\'ith him, jdiil'lg.^ii one on the right hand, and another on =4- » cited from Ps. 22. 18. ^ ver. 54. « Acts 25. 18, 27lGk.). the left. And sthey that passed by, '^reviled 39 him, g'wagging their heads, and saying, 40 '^ Thou that destroyest the temple, and Comp. ^ buildest it in three days, save thyself. Mark 15 Luke 23. 38, John 19. ig. = ver. 44. Seech. 26. 55. f Luke23.32, 33- John 19. 18. B Ps. 22. 7. & log. 25. Luke 23. 35. See Job 16.4. 1^ See Luke 22. 65. 1 Jer. 18. 16. Lara. 2. 15. Zeph. 2. 15, 'If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief 41 priests ™ mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; him- 42 self he cannot save. If he be "the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. °He43 trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: 'for he said, I am the Son of God. The 44 Mark 15. 29 ^thieves also, Pwhich were crucified with English. him, least the same in his teeth. Mar'k°f' ''\ Now "'from the sixth hour there was 45 John 2. 19. ' darkness over all the land unto the ninth eh.'^j'e^l'j. hour. And about ^the nintli hour Jesus 46 Comp. Luke 'cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, ii ver. 29. Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is to EXe^s. 36. ^^y- "^y ^^^' ™y ^od, why hast "• John I. 49. Comp. Luke 23. 37. o Cited from Ps. 22. 8. Comp. Wisd. 2. IS, 16. P Comp. Luke 23. 39. Q Gk. as Mark 15. 32. ■■ Luke 23. 44. Comp. Amos 8. 9 ? 'Acts 3.1. See i Kin. 18. 29. ' ver. so. So Heb. 5. 7. " Cited from Ps. 22. i. 47thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, 48 said. This man calleth for ELias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled // with -^vinegar, and put /'/ on >'a reed, and gave him to drink. 49=^The rest said. Let be, let us see whe- ther Elias will come to save him. 50 Jesus, when he had 'cried again with 51 a loud voice, •''yielded up the ghost. And behold, ''the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bot- tom; and "^the earth did quake, and the 52 rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of saints "^ which slept 53 arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into "^the holy 54 city, and appeared unto many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, '"watching Jesus, saw '^the earthquake, and sthose things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, ''Truly 55 this was the Son of God. And 'many women were there beholding Jafar off, ''which followed Jesus from Galilee, 56 'ministering unto him: among which was Mary ™ Magdalene, and "Mary the mother of ° James and Joses, and Pthe mother of Zebedee's children. 57 iWhen the even was come, there came a rich man of "'Arimatliea, named Jo- seph, who also himself was Jesus' ^dis- ss ciple : he went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then 'Pilate command- 59 ed the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he -ivrapped 60 it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it "in his o^vn new tomb, wliich "he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled -"^a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and 61 departed. And there was >'Mary Mag- dalene, and >'the other Mar)', sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 Now the next day, that followed the ^/fy ^ ("//(T ^preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that ^de- ceiver said, while he was yet alive, ''After 64 three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulclire be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him atcay, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse 65 than the first Pilate said unto them. Ye have "^a watch : go your way, make 66 // as sure as you can. So they went, and Luke 9. 22. S: 18. 33. & 24. 6, 7. So ch. 26. 61. John 2. 19. ^ ver. 34. Ps- 69. 21. Luke 23. 36. John ig. 29. >' Comp. John 19. 29. ^ Comp. Mark 15. 36. ^ Luke 23.46. John 19. 30. 1» E.K. 26. 31, 33-,, 2 Chr. 3. 14. Luke 23. 45. « ver. 54. So ch. 28. 2. d Acts 7. 60. & 13. 36. I Cur. 7. 39 (Gk.}. & II. 30? & 15- 6, 18, 20, 51. 1 Thess. 4. 13. H, 15- 2 Pel. 3. 4. See John ii. II. e See Neh- II. I. f ver. 36. E Comp. JMark 15. 39. li Comp. Luke 23. 47. ' Luke 23.49, So John ig. 25- J So Ps. 38. 1^ Luke S. 2, 3- 1 See ch. 25. 44- ■" ver. 6 1. ch. 28. I. Mark 15. 40, 47- is. 16. I, g. Luke 8. 2. & 24. 10. John 19. 25. is; 20. I, 18. Comp. ch. 15. 39- " Comp. John ig. 25. " ch. 13. 55? Mark 6. 3? p Comp. ^Llrk 15. 40. '1 To ver. 61, Mark 15. 42 —47' Luke 23. 50 -56. yohn 19, 38 —42. r See I Sam. I. 19. *■ Seech. 28. It* fmarg.]. * Comp. Mark 15. 44, 45- " Isai. 53. 9. " Isai. 22.16. ^ Mark 16. 4. y See ver. 56. ch. 28. I. z Luke 23.54. John 19. 14, 31. 42- Comp. Mark 15. 42. a 2 Cor. 6. 8. 2 John 7. l> ch. 16. 21. & 17.23.&20. 19. & 28. 6, Mark 8. 31. & 10. 34. c ch. 28. II. (29) Chap, xxviii. i. S. MATTHEW. Chap, xxviii. 20. So Mark 16. 8. " Comp. Mark 16. 8, " Comp. Mark. 16. 9. John 20. 14. P 2 Kin. 4.27. *1 ver. r7. See ch. 8. 2. Rom. 8. 29. Heb. 2. n, 12, brethren 'that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 11 Now when they were going, behold, some of 'the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the 12 things that were done. And when they were assembled with the elders, and had "taken counsel, they gave large money 13 unto the soldiers, saying. Say ye. His disciples came by night, and stole him 14 away while we slept. And if this come to the "governor's ears, we will •''per- is suade him, and secure you. So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is >' commonly reported among the Jews =^until this day. 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain "where 17 Jesus had '^appointed them. And when they saw him, they i worshipped him : but i8"^some '^doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ''All i)ower is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 ^Go ye therefore, sand "teach all nations, ^baptizing them ''in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 20 Ghost : teaching them to obser\'e all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, T am with you alway, a'cn unto ''the end of the world. Amen. ch. 13. 52. & 27. 57. Acts, 14. 21. li Gk. as Rom. 6. 3 So Acts 8. 16. & ig. 5. I Cor. i. 13. & 10. 2 in the Gk. ^ See ch. 13. 39. ' ch. 27. 65, 66. " See ch. 12. 14 marg. "' ch. 27. I. -^ Acts 12. 20 (Gk.;. > See Mark I. 45. 2 So ch. 27.8. * See ver. 7. t* See ch. 27. 10. •= 1 Cor. 15.6! ^ ch. 14. 31. « Dan. 7. 13, 14- ch. II. 27. & 16. 28. Luke I. 32. S: 10. 22. John 3. 35. & 5. 22, 27. & 13. 3. & 17. 2. Acts 2. 36. Rom. 14. 9. I Cor. 15. 27. Eph. I. 10, 20 — 23. Phil. 2. 9, 10. Col. 2. 10. Heb. I. 2, 6. & 2. 8. I Pet. 3. 22. fiMark lO. 15. 16. 5 So Isai. 52. 10. Luke 24. 47. Acts 2. 39. Seech. 24.14. « [Or, make disctptes, or, Ckrisiiaits of all tta- tidtts]. So in Gk. Gal. 3. -7. So ch. 18. 20. (30) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO t See Acts 1 2. *S. MAR K. I. A. D. 26, ending. » See Matt. H-- 33- >> To ver. 8, Ma^t. 3. I— II. Luke 3. 2 — 16. c cited from Mai. 3. I. Cited also Matt. II. 10. Luke 7. 27. ^ Cited from Isai. 40. 3. Cited also John I. 23. » Or, :t!tto. « See Matt. 26. 28. & Luke I. 77 marg. r Gen. 14. 23. Isai. 5. 27. Luke 3. 16. John I. 27 in the English. 8 To ver. II, Malt. 3. 13 —17- Z.itke 3. 21, 22. A.D. 27. h Matt. 2. 23. II Or, chveft, or, rent. Gk. not as Acts 2. 3. ' Ver. 12, 13, Matt. 4. I— II. Luke 4. I — 13- ^ Gk. as ver. 43- Matt. 9. 38. John 10. 4. A. D. 30,, ending. 1 See Matt. 4. 12. ■»Se> : Matt. 4- 23- •» Dan. 9. 23. So Gal. 4. 4. Eph. I. 10. Heb. I. 2. THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, -'the Son of God; ''as -. it is written in the prophets, "^Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ''The voice of one : crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. John did baptize in , the wilderness, and preach the ba,ptism of repentance ■'^for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judea. and they of Jera.sa- lem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; and preached, saying. There cometh one mightier than I after me, the flatchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. eAnd it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from •> Nazareth of Ga- lilee, and was bajnized of JoVin in Jor- dan. And straightway coming up out i of the water, he saw the heavens 'open- ed, and the Spirit like a dove descend- ing upon him r and there came a voice i from heaven, saying, Thou art my be- loved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And immediately 'the Spirit '^driveth i him into the wilderness. And he was i there in the wilderness forty days, tempt- ed of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. 'Now after that John was put in pri- 1 son, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching ™the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and i "the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 Now Pas he walked by the sea of Ga- lilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his bro- ther casting a net into the sea : for they 17 were fishers. And Jesus said unto them. Come ye after me, and I will make you 18 to become fishers of men. And straight- way they forsook their nets, and follow- 19 ed him. And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the sim of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending f/icir nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 21 And 1 they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he en- tered ■'into the s)Tiagogue, and taught. 22 And ^they were astonished at his doc- trine: ^for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying, Let us alone; 'what have we to do with thee, t/iou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? "I know thee who thou art, ^'the Holy One of 25 God. And Jesus "rebuked him, ^say- ing, vHold thy peace, and come out of 26 him. And when the unclean spirit had =^torn him, and cried with a loud voice, 27 he came out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that t/iey questioned among themselves, saying. What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the un- clean spirits, and they do obey him. :8 And immediately his fame spread a- broad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 29 ''And forthwith, when they were come ''out of the synagogue, they entered into o Matt. 4. 17. See Matt. 3. 2. P To ver. 20, Matt.i.ii— 22. Luke 5. 2 — II. yeltn I. .JO — 42. AD. 31. n Matt. 4.13. To ver. 28, Luke 4. 31 — 37- •■ ver. 39. See Matt. 4. =3- » See Matt. 7. 28, 29. • Matt. 8. 29. See 2 S.^ni. i6.io(Heb.]. " See M.itt. 25- 24. ^ Dan. 9. 24. Acts 3. 14. So Luke I. 35- I John 2. 20. Comp. Ps. 16. 10 (Heb. & Gk.). Acts 2. 27. & i3' 35- " See .Matt. 12. i6.' * So ver. 34. See Matt. 8. 4- y See Matt. 22. 12. *= ch. g. 20, 26 (Gk.). Luke 9. 39. •^ To ver. 34, Matt. 8. 14 —16. Luke 4. 38 — 4i- I' ver. 21, 23. ch. 3. I. (31) Chap. i. 30. S. MARK. Chap. ii. 19. cMatt 13. 20 (English). d Comp. Luke 4. 40. « ver. 21. f So Matt. 4. =3- Kch. 3. 11,12. Comp. Acts 16. 17, iS. n Or, to say that they knezu him. See Luke 4. 41 marg. >» To ver. 39, Luke 4. 42 — 44- i See Matt. 14. 23. ^ Isai. 61. I. 1 ver. 21. See Matt. 4. ni To ver. 44, Matt. 8. 2— 4- iw^(? 5. 12 — 14- n See Matt. 17. 14. o Matt 9. 30. p ver. 12. 1 Luke 5. 15. r Matt. 9. 31. & 28. 15 in the Gk. 3 So Luke 5. 17- ' So Matt. 4. ch. 2. ; & 3. 7- John 6. 2. 13- II. a Matt. 9. I. Luke 5. 17. i> See Matt. 26. 61. bii See ch. 3. 19. *= So John 21. 25 (Gk.). d To ver. 12, Matt. g. 2— 8. Z/^^-c s. 18 — 26. the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. But Simon's wife's 30 mother lay sick of a fever, and "^anon they tell him of her. And he came and 31 took her by the hand, and lift her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. And at even, 32 ■^when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. And all "^the city was gathered together 33 at the door. And 'he healed many 34 that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and ^suffered not the devils Ho speak, because they knew him. ''And in the morning, rising up a 35 great while before day, he went out, and 'departed into a solitary place, and 'there prayed. And Simon and they 36 that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they 37 said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into 38 the next towns, that I may preach there also: for "^ therefore came I forth. And 39 he preached 'in their synagogues through- out all Galilee, and cast out devils. ""And there came a leper to him, be- 40 seeching him, and "kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, 41 moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as 42 soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he ° straitly charged 43 him, and forthwith Psent him away; and 44 saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 16. 23— P Ver. 26, 23, Matt. 12. I —8. Luke 6. 1 — 5. '1 So Judg. 17. 8 and marg. (Hcb. & Gk.l. °°But the days will come, when the bride- 20 groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. No man also seweth a piece of 'new 21 cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh s.\\a.y from the old, and the rent is made worse. And no man putteth new wine into old 22 bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. pAnd it came to pass, that he went 23 through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, las they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And 24 the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto 25 them. Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was a hungred, he, and they f/iaf were with him? How he went into the house of 26 God in the days of ■'Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which 21. I, ' and gave also to them which were with iix"?3'!'i2. 'i'"''' ^"d ^^ ^^''i ""'° them, ^The27 Deut. 5. 14. sabbath was made for man, and not 'yi^' *^ 8 ™^" ^°'' '•'^^ sabbath : therefore the Son 28 of man is Lord 'also of the sabbath. III. And ='he entered again into ^"the syn- ' To ver. 6, affoinie; and there was a man there Matt. 12.9— ''. .°, , , ■ , , , , A 1 , 14. which had a withered hand. And they 2 Luke 6. 6- b^yatched him, whether he would heal him •"ch. 1. 21, on the sabbath day; '■''that they might ,t2.'''. accuse him. And he saith unto the 3 !■ See Luke f^jf^ which had the withered hand, I'k'sec Luke *Stand forth. And he saith unto them, 4 VicV.Arise Is i' lawful to do good on the sabbath suuid forth' days, or to do evil? to save life, or to miditi kill? But they held their peace. And 5 As Luke 6. 8. •^\^qx\ he had Jooked round about on Rev. 6.16 them '^with anger, being grieved for the (Gk.). 'hardness of their hearts, he saith unto B Or, . biijuituss. the man. Stretch forth thme hand. And Ephl^'.'is'^' he stretched // out: and his hand was text, not restored whole as the other. And the 6 se"?ii. 6, 52. Pharisees went forth, and straightway L^'Te^'""' '°°'^ counsel with '^i\\& Herodians a- ° Malt. 12. gainst him, how they might destroy him. 'Matt. 4. 24, ''But Jesus withdrew himself with his 7 25- disciples to the sea: fand a great multi- « 'i?uke 6.' ^7! tude from Galilee followed him, and J'2i'''*^"|- from Bjudea, and from Jerusalem, and s Ezcic. 35. IS. from '•Idumea, and from beyond Jor- f Afacc. 4. "^'^"S ^"'i 'hey about 'T)Te and Sidon, a 15. 29, 61. great multitude, when they had heard ■■t 5- 3- ,v 6. 31. 2 Mace. 12. 32. So 2 Mace. lo. 15, 16. ' See Matt. 15. 21. what great tilings he did, came unto 9 him. And he spake to his di.sciples, that ''a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should 10 throng him. For he had healed many; insomuch that they 'pressed upon him for 'to touch him, as many as had 11 "plagues. And "unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying. Thou art "the Son of God. 12 And Phe straitly charged them that they 13 should not make him known. lAnd he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they 14 came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, ■ sand to have power to heal sicknesses, 16 and to cast out devils: ■'and Simon he i7surnamed Peter; and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James ; (and he surnamed them ^ Boanerges, which 18 is. The sons of thunder:) and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Mat- thew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and 'Thaddeus, and Simon 19 the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him. 20 And they went '"into a house. And the multitude cometh together again, "so that they could not so much as eat 21 bread. And when his "friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him : vfor they said, ^He is beside himself 22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, ='He hath •'Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth 23 he out devils. And he called them unto him, "^and said unto them in para- bles. How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against 25 itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that 26hou.se cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he 27 cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong jnan: and then he will iS spoil his house. ''Verily I say unto you, AH sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith so- 29 ever they shall blaspheme: but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is 'in dan- 3nger of eternal damnation. Because they said. He hath an unclean spirit. 31 fThere came sthen his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent ' Matt. 8. 23. & 13. 2. & 14. 22. & 15. 39 iGk.). ch. 4. 1 (Gk.l. &6. 32 Gk.i, 45- &S.io(Gk.\ 13- II Or, rushed. ' See Matt. 14. 36. & 20. 34. >" See ch. 5. 29. •» ch. I. 23. Luke 4. 41. & 6. 18. 0 ch. I. I. See Matt. 14. 33- P See Matt, 12. 16. •1 Matt. 10. 1. Luke 6. 12, 13- & 9. I. ' To ver. 19. Matt. 10. 2 — 4. Luke 6. 14 — 16. Acts I. 13. * See ch. 5. 4I- Comp. Luke 9 54- ^ Comp. Matt. 10. 3 with Luke 6. 16. 1 Or, home. " Gk. as ch. 2. 1. ik 7. 17. & 9. 28. » So ch. 6. ror, kinsmen. Comp. ver. 31. See Matt. 12. 46. y So John 7. 3—5- ■ 2 Cor. 5.13. Comp. John 10. 30. " Matt. 9. 34. & 10. 25. & 12. 24. Luke 11. 15. So John 7. 20. & 8. 48, 52. • & 10. 20. 1- See 2 Kin. I. 2. •= To ver. 27, Matt. 12. 25 —29. Luke II. 17 ** To ver. 30, Matt. 12.31, 32. Luke 12. 10. • Matt. 26. 66. ch. 14. 64. I Cor. II. 27. Heb. 2. 15. James 2. 10 in the Gk. So Matt. 5. 21, 22. f To ver. 35, Matt. 12. 46 —50. Luke 8. 19 — 21. K ver. 21. (33) E Chap. hi. 32. S. MARK. Chap. iv. 35. IV. » To ver Afatt. 13 12, I 15- L:ike 8. 4— lO. f Seech. 3-9- » ch. 12. 38. ** I Cor. 5.12, Lol. 4. 5. I Thess. 4. 12. So I Tim. 3. 7. e So Isai. 6. 9, 10. f To ver. 20, Matt. 13. 18 —23. Luke 8. ri — '5- unto him, calling him. And i'/zf multi- 32 tude sat about him, and they said unto him. Behold, thy mother and thy bre- thren without seek for thee. And he 33 answered them, saying, M'ho is my mo- ther, or my brethren? And he looked 34 round about on them which sat about him, and said. Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall do 35 the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. And ^he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he en- tered into ''a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. And he taught them many = things by parables, *^and said unto them in his doctrine, Hearken; Behold, there 3 went out a sower to sow: and it came 4 to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on s stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth : but 6 when the sun was up, it was scorched ; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, 7 and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell 8 on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. And he said unto 9 them. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was alone, they that 10 were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unton them. Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto '^them that are without, all these things are done in parables: "^that see- 12 ing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not un- derstand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven ' them. ^And he said unto 13 them. Know ye not this parable? and how then will you know all parables? The sower soweth the word. And these ;^ are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they ha\e heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they like- 16 wise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word. immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time; afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are of- is fended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the 19 word, and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the 20 word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and re- ceive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty/i'/i'/, some si.xty, and some an hun- dred. 21 And he said unto them, sis a candle brought to be put under a "bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a 22 candlestick? ''For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it 2j should come abroad. -If any man have 24 ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, JTake heed what you hear: ''with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you 25 that hear shall more be given. ' For he that hath, to him shall be given : and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 26 And he said, ™So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into 27 the ground, and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not 28 how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, 2y after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is 'brought forth, imme- diately he putteth in "the sickle, be- cause "the harvest is come. 30 PAnd he said, iWhereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what 31 comparison shall we compare it? Jt is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than 32 all the seeds that be in the earth : but when it is sown, it groweth up, and be- cometh '■greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the 33 shadow of it. And ^with many such paral)les spake he the word unto them, 34 'as they were able to hear //. But ''with- out a parable spake he not unto them : and ^when they were alone, he expound- ed all things to his disciples. 35 '^And the same day, when the even e See Matt. 5- 15- ll The word in the origi- nal signifi- etlt a less itietisure^ as IMatl. 5. 15. '' Matt. 10. 26. Luke 8. 17. & 12. 2. • ver. 9. See Matt. II. IS- J So Luke 8. 18. k Matt. 7. 2. Luke 6. 38. • See Matt. 13. 12. *" Comp. Matt. 13. —30. li Or, ri/tc. n Rev. 14.15. o See Joel 3. ■3.- p To ver. 32, Matt. 13. 31, 32- , Luke 13. 18, 19. q See Matt. II. 16. f Comp. Malt. 13. 32 itjk.). ■ Matt. 13. 34- * Sec John 16. " So ver. 10. « M.att. 8.18, 23- Luke 8. 22. (34) Chap. iv. 2i^. S. MARK. Chap. v. 33. y To ch. 5. 17. A/atf. 8. 23 —34- Litke 8. 23 — 37- * 2 Kin. 7. 7, 10. Comp. John 4. 6. » See Matt. 22. 12. ■> Luke 2. 9 iGk.). See Matt. 2. V. " Luke 8. 22, -<•. 37- '■ Comp. Matt. 8. 28. ■ See Matt. J Luke 8. 28. Acts 16. 17. Heb, 7. I. So Luke I. 52. 35. 76. & 6. 35. Acts 7. 48. ^SeeiThess. 5. 27 marg. fver. 15. See Matt. 26. 53- was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. >And 36 when they had sent away the multitude, they took him men ^as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a.y] great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the 38 ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him. Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, 39 and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea. Peace, ^be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so 40 fearful? how is it that you have no faith? And they ''feared exceedingly, and said 41 one to another. What manner (T/'man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the ^Gadarenes. And when he was come 2 out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs ''a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling 3 among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains : because 4 that he had been often bound with fet- ters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces : neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, 5 he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, 6 he ran and ■= worshipped him, and cried ^ with a loud voice, and said. What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of ''the most high God? I '^adjure thee by God, that thou torment ■ me not. For a he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, 9 What is thy name ? And he answered, saying, My name is ^ Legion : for we are many. And he besought him much that 10 he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto n the mountains a great herd of swine feed- ing. And all the devils besought him, 12 saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith 13 Jesus gave them leave. And the un- clean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand,) and were choked in the sea. And they that fed 14 k See Matt. 4- 25. Cuinp. Luke 8. 39. the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And '''they went out ffComp. 15 to see what it was that was done. And '*'^"' *■ 3'' they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the 'legion, sitting, and sclothed, and ^Comp. ''in his right mind : and they were afraid, ^'fclx. 5!' 16 And they that saw it told them how it '3 :*ik.j. befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17 And they began to pray him to depart is out of their coasts. And when he was come into the shij), 'he that had been iTover. 20 possessed with the devil prayed him '^'"'•'•8.38, 19 that he might be with him. Howbeit ^* Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion 20 on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in ''Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 21 'And when Jesus was passed over 1 Matt. 9. i. again by ship unto the other side, much ^"''^ ^- ^■ people gathered unto him: and he was 22 nigh unto the sea. '"And behold, there mTover. 43, Cometh one of "the rulers of the syna- ;lf^g'- * '* gogue, Jairus by name; and when he i«/Cv8. 41- 23 saw him, he fell at his feet, and besought t'^.^^ ^^^ ^^^ him greatly, saying. My little daughter 38. lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, s^^,l.i^*'^' come and ""lay thy hands on her, that she ^^'i '3- '5- 24 may be healed; and she shall live. And iGk.j. ' ' Jisiis went with him ; and much people m"™'' . ,5 25 followed him, and thronged him. And ""See Luke a certain woman, which had an issue of '^' '^' 26 blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing 27 bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said. If I may touch but his 29 clothes, I shall be whole. And straiglit- way the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in //tvbody that she was 30 healed of that "plague. And Jesus im- »ver. 34. mediately knowinar ni himself that Pvir- ?''-,3- '°- -' ^ - , . Luke 7. 21. tue had gone out ot hnn, turned hnn So2Macc. 9. about in the press, and said, Who touch- I'.Lu'ke'e. 19. 31 ed my clothes? And his disciples said & s. 46. unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou. Who 32 touched me? And he looked round about to see her that ' had done this iithi?ig. But the woman fearing and trem- bling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told {35; E2 Chap. v. 34- S. MARK. Chap. vi. 25. I So Luke 8. 49- Rom. 16. 10, II. I Cor. I. II. Conip. ver. 38. f Luke 7. 6. T So ver. 34. See Matt. 9. 2. ' See Matt. 17. I. * ch. 3. 17. " ver. 37. Luke 8. 51. ^ Soch. 3. 17. K: 7. II. 34- .^ 10. 46. A 15. 34. y Luke 7. 14. R 8. 54- Acts 9. 40. •■^o John II. 43 ^>' See Luke =• 47- ' ch. 7. 36. (4 8. 15. i^ 0. 9. See Matt. 3. 4- VI. * To ver. 6, J/att. 1^. 54 -5S. ^ Comp. Matt. 13. 55. c Comp. Gen. 19. 22. ch. 9. 23. "= See Luke '3- 13- *i So Isai. 59. t6. 'Matt. 9. 35. .So Luke 13. 22. I See Matt. 10. I. him all the truth. And he said unto 34 her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy ° plague. While he yet spake, there 35 came from "the ruler of the synagogue's t/tousc' ca-tain which said. Thy daughter is dead: why ■'troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard 36 the word tliat ii>as spoken, he saith unto "the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, "only believe. And he suffered no man 37 to follow him, save ^ Peter, and James, and 'John the brother of James. And 38 he cometh to the house of "the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith 39 unto them, Why make ye tJiis ado, and weep ? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to 40 scorn. But when he had put tlicm all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and "them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by 41 the hand, and said unto her, ■''Ialitha cuMi; which is, being interpreted. Dam- sel (>' I say unto thee) arise. And straight- 42 way the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were J'y astonished with a great asto- nishment. And ^he charged them straitly 43 that no man should know it; and com- manded that something should be given her to eat. And "he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the 2 sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue : and many hear- ing him were astonished, saying. From whence hath this man these things} and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this ''the 3 carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A pro- 4 phet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And "^he could 5 there do no mighty work, save that he "laid his hands upon a few sickyrV/fr, and healed them. And he ''marvelled be- 6 cause of their unbelief. "^And he went round about the villages, teaching. 'And he calleth unto him the twelve, 7 and began to send them forth f^by two and two; and gave them power '^over 8 unclean spirits; and commanded them that sthey should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no 9 bread, no 'money in their purse: but be ''shod with sandals; 'and not put on two 10 coats. And he said unto them. In what place soever ye enter into a house, there 11 abide till ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet ''for a testi- mony against them. Verily I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable for Sodom 'and Gomonha in the day of judgment, 12 than for that city. And they went out, and 'preached that men should rejient. ijAnd they cast out many devils, and "anointed with oil many that icere sick, and 'healed tliem. 14 "And "king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said. That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 15 P Others said. That it is Elias. And others said. That it is a prophet, or as one of the 16 prophets. But when Herod heard thereof, he said. It is John, whom I beheaded: 17 he is risen from the dead. For Herod himself *had sent forth and ilaid hold upon John, and bound him in [jrison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: is for he had married her. For J ohn had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee 19 to have thy brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had 'a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could 20 not: for Herod feared John, knowing that he 7vas a just man and a holy, and "■■observed hini; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him 21 ''gladly. *And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday 'made a supper to his lords, "high cap- 22 tains, and "chief fj/tf/t'j- of >" Galilee; and when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, "the king said unto the damsel. Ask of me whatso- ever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shall ask of me, I will give // thee, '^unto 24 the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother. What shall 1 ask? And she said, The head of 25 John the Baptist. And she came in straightway ^with haste unto the king, f Construc- tion as ver. 39. 40 (Ok.). B To ver. II, Matt. 10. y — 15- ik 10. 4 — 12, sii^ttijietlt a piece 0/ brass tiioney^ in viiitte somewhat less than a Jar things Matt 10. 9: but here it is taken in general Jor jnoney. (Luke 9. 3). h Acts 12. 8. Comp. Matt. 10. 10. Luke 15. 22. I See Kx. 18. 4- ► See Matt. ("'[Gk. crl ' Comp. Malt. 10. 7, Luke 10. 9. *" James 5. 14, " To ver. 29, Matt. 14. 1 — 12. To ver. i6, Lukec^. 7 — g. o ver. 22, 26, 27- Comp. Matt. 14. 1. P Comp. Matt. 16. 14. ch. 8. 28. * A. D. 30. *t Luke 3. ly, I' Or, an inward grudge. Gen. 49. 23 (Gk.). Luke II. 53 (Gk.). li Or. kept him, or, sailed kitn. As jNIalt. 9. 17- Luke 5. 38. >■ So Luke 2, i9(0k.). ^ cli. 12. 37. See Matt. 13. 20. " A. D. 32. ' See 1 Kin. \ 15- " Rev. 6. 15. & 19. 18 in the (;k. ^ Luke ig.47. Acts 13. 50. ;^ 17- 4. & 25. 2. & 28. 7. 17 in the Gk. y Luke 3. I. ^ Sn Esth. 5. 3.6- c^ 7. 2. » Luke I. 39, {36) Chap. vi. 26. S. MARK, Chap. vii. 5. b See Matu 11.21 (English). *'*' See ch. 7. y- I Or, o7te 0/ his guard. c Matt. 24. 28. Rev. II. 8, 9 in the Gk. ** ver. 30, 31. Luke 9. 10. e Matt. 10. 2. Luke 6. 13. & 17. 5. &■ 22. 14. & 24. 10. f So ch. 3. 20. B To ver. 44, Matt. 14. 13 — 21. Luke 9. 10 — i;- John 6. I— 13- ^ See ch. 3.9. ' Comp. Matt. 15. 32 -38. ch. 8. 2 — 9. J See Matt. 9. 36. ^ Luke 9. II. ' Comp. John 6. 7. "' Num. II. 13, 21, 22. 2 Kin. 4. 43. w/rt« Penny is seven- pence half' penny; as Matt. 18. 28. " Construc- tion as ver, 7 (Gk.). and asked, saying, I will that thou give me ''by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And the king was 26 exceeding sorry; yet iox his oaths' sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not '''^reject her. And immediately 27 the king sent "an executioner, and com- manded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a charger, and 28 gave it to the damsel ; and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his 29 disciples heard of it, they came and took up his ■= corpse, and laid it in a tomb. ''And '''the apostles gathered them- 30 selves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And he said 31 unto them. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while : for there were many coming and going, and fthey had no leisure so much as to eat. sAnd they departed into a desert place 32 •'by ship privately. And the jieople saw 33 them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. 'And Jesus, when he came 34 out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, •• because they were as sheep not having a shep- herd : and ''he began to teach them many things. And when the day was now far 35 spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed : send them away, that 36 they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread : for they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them, 37 Give ye them to eat. And 'they say unto him, "Shall we go and buy two hun- dred "pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? He saith unto them, How 38 many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say. Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them 39 to make all sit down "by companies upon the green grass. And they sat 40 down "in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And when he had taken the 41 five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his dis- ciples to set before them ; and the two fishes divided he among them all. And 42 they did all eat, and were filled. And 43 they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. And they 44 that did eat <^ the loaves were about five thousand men. 45 "And straightway he constrained his °J° ■'"■ 56. disciples to get into Pthe ship, and to —"e.''*''' go to the other side before "unto iBeth- y°^"^ ^^•_ saida, while he sent away the people. 21. 46 And when he had 'sent them away, he departed into a mountain ^to pray. P ver. 32. * Or, ^7/cr a -gainst 47 And when even was come, the shiij comp"' "' was in the midst of the sea, and he Yn^nt'l"' 48 alone on the land. And he saw them So "h.'s'^' toiling m *J See Malt. ■ See Luke 9. 6i. s See Matt. 14- 23. " So ch. 7. 37- & 10. 26. ^Soch. 8.17, 18, 21. r ch. 8. 17. rowmg; for the wind was contrary unto them : and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and 49 'would have passed by them. But when ' So Gen. 32, they saw him walking upon the sea, Luke 24. 28, they supposed // had been a spirit, and 50 cried out: for they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. '51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves "be- 52 yond measure, and wondered. For they ^ considered not the miracle of the loaves : for their heart was ^hardened. 53 And when they had passed over, &.";/;■ they came into the land of Genesaret, ""^rg. 54 and drew to the shore. And when they ipk")^^' ^' "'' were come out of the shiij, straishtwav ^"^"^ '^^- 3- ^ ^ -'5 marg. 53 they knew hmi, and ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, 56 where they heard he was. And whi- thersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched j^ .^ ' him were made whole. Then ^came together unto him the VII. Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, ''''<> ><:r- 30, 2 which came from Jerusalem. And when ^"s. ' '^' ' they saw some of his disciples eat bread '°''' witn "denied, that is to say, "with un- Acts 10. 14, 3washen, hands, they found fault. For ^^„ g the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except Rf""- h- m they wash their hands ' oft, eat not, 'hcWio. 29 holding the tradition of the elders. 'Gk.). 4 And when they come from the market, \im. %. 20. except they "^wash, they eat not. And " '•">'•''•'': many other things there be, which they fh"ongin"ai. have received to hold, as the '^washing xhctph',^'''' of ''cups, and 'pots, brasen vessels, and lact, up to iof 'tables. Then the Pharisees and e ver. s."'' Heb. 9. 10. Comp. John 2. 6. d ver_ g. Matt. 23. 25. Luke 11. 39. U Sextarius is about a ptnt and a half. ver. 8. 'i Or, beds. ver. 30, &c. (37) Chap. vii. 6. S. MARK. C?IAP. VIIL 6. e Cited from Isai. 2(j. 13. I ver. 4. 8 ver. 13. nor, /rttsira ft*. Luke 7. 30 marg. (lal. 2. 21. '' ch. 6. 26. Luke 7. 30. & 10. 16 (Gk.). John 12. 48. I Cor. I. 19 (Gk.). Gal. 3. 15 (Gk.). I Thess. 4. 8 marg. I Tim. 5, 12 (Gk.). Heb. 10. 28 (Gk.). Jude8(Gk.). bli Cited from Ex. 20. 12. ' Cited from Ex. 21. 17. ii Lev. I. 2, &c. (Heb.). Comi;, Matt. 27. 6 (Gk.). See ch. 5. 41. J See Matt. II. 15. " See ch. 3. 19. ' Comp. Matt. 15. 15. t[Gr. covet- wicked- ness fs ]. >" 2 Pet. 2. 14. " Rom. I. 29. ° 2 Cor. 12. 21. Gal. 5. IQ. Eph. 4. 19. 2 Pet. 2. 7 Jude 4. So Rom. 13. 13 iGk.). 1 Pet. 4. 3. 2 Pet. 2. 18 (Ok.). P See Matt 6.23. 1 So Rom. I. 30. '■ 2 Cor. II. I, 17, 21 [Gk.). scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread ''with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto 6 them. Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship 7 me, teaching for doctrines the com- mandments of men. For laying aside s the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as ""the washing of pots and cups: sand many other such like t/iings ye do. And he said unto 9 them, Full well ye "'reject the command- ment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. ForMoses said, ''''Honour thy 10 father and thy mother; and, 'Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say. If a mann shall say to his father or mother. It is "Corban, that is to say, a gift, by what- soever thou mightest be profited by me ; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no 12 more to do ought for his father or his mother: making the word of God of 13 none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered : sand many such like things do ye. And when he had called all the people 14 unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and under- stand: There is nothing from without is a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things \\\\\cW come out of him, those are they that defile the man. JIf any man have ears to hear, let him 16 hear. And when he was entered ''into 17 the house from the people, 'his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And 18 he saith unto them. Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not per- ceive, that whatsoever thing from with- out entereth into the man, // cannot defile him; because it entereth not into 19 his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said. That which cometh out of 20 the man, that defileth the man. Forai from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, forni- cations, murders, thefts, '"covetousness, 22 "wickedness, deceit, °lasciviousness, Pan evil eye, blasphemy, ipride, ■'foolishness: all these evil things come from within, 23 and defile the man. And from thence he arose, and went 24 into the borders of "Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it : but he could not 25 be hid. For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at 26 his feet: the woman was a 'Greek, a ^ Syrophenician by nation ; and she be- sought him that he would cast forth 27 the devil out of her daughter. But Je- sus said unto her, Let the children first be filled : for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto 28 the dogs. And she answered and said unto him. Yes, Lord: yet the dogs un- der the table eat of the children's 29 crumbs. And he said unto her. For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone 30 out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter 'laid upon the bed. 31 "And again, departing from the coasts of •"'Tyre and Sidon, he came unto ^the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the 32 coasts of ^Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and ^had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him ^^to put his hand upon him. 33 And he '^took him aside from the mul- titude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he '^spit, and ''touched his tongue; 34 and "^looking up to heaven, fhe sighed, and saith unto him, sEphphath.a, that 33 is. Be opened. ''And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he 'charged them that they should tell no man: ''but the more he 'charged them, so much the more a great deal 37 they published it; and were 'beyond measure astonished, saying. He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. In those days "the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and 2 saith unto them, ''I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have 3 nothing to eat : and if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way : for divers of them 4 came from far. And his disciples an- swered him. From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the 5 wilderness? And he asked them. How many loaves have ye ? And they said, 6 Seven. And he commanded the people II Or, Gniti/r. Cnmp. Malt. 15. 22. See Rom. i. 16. » Matt. 4. 24. ver. 24. ' See Matt. 8. 14. " ver. 31, 32, 37- Comp. Matt. 15. 29 -31. ^ See Matt. 15. 21. y See Matt. 4. 18. 2 See Matt. 4. 25. » Isai. 35. 6 (Gk.l. '^'^ See Luke 13. 13. I'Soch. 8.23. 0 ch. 8. 23. John 9. 6. See 2 Kin. 2. 21. d See Matt. 20. 34. " Matt. 14. 19- ch. 6. 41. So John 1 1. 41. & 17. I. f So ch. 8. 12. Comp. John II. 33, 38. *5 See ch. 5. 41. *» Isai. 35. 5, 6. See Matt. II. 5. Comp. Luke I. 64. ' See ch. 5. 43- ^ So Matt. 9. 31- ' So ch. 6.51. & 10. 26. yiii. * To ver. 9, Matt. 15. 32 -38. •> Comp. Matt. 14. 14 — 21. ch. 6. 34—44. I38J Chap. viii. 7. S. MARK. Chap. ix. 4. « To ver. 21, Matt. 15. 39 — 16. 12. "* See ch. 3. 9- * Comp. Matt. 15. 39. f See ch. 7. 34- " See ch. 5. 43- *> Comp. ch. 3. 6. & 12. 13. ' See Luke 3. IS marg. J ver. 21. ^ .See ch. 6. 52. 1 ch. 6. 41, •" ver. 6, g. "ch. 6. 45? See Matt. 11. 21. ° ch. 3. 10. See Matt.20. V boch.7.33. ni See Luke »3- 13. to sit down on the ground : and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before than; and they did set them before the people. And they had a 7 few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before than. So they did eat, and were filled : 8 and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they 9 that had eaten were about four thou- sand : and he sent them away. '^ And straightway he entered into "^ a 10 ship with his disciples, and' came into the parts of ^ Dalmanutha. And the n Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he 12 ■^sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, AVhy doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you. There shall no sign be given unto this generation. And he left them, and entering into 13 <^the ship again departed to the other side. Now the disiip/es had forgotten to 14 take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf And 15 he g charged them, saying. Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of '' Herod. And they 16 'reasoned among themselves, saying, // is because we have no bread. And 17 when Jesus knew //, he saith unto them. Why 'reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, J neither un- derstand? have ye ''your heart yet har- dened? Having eyes, see ye not? and is having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember ? When I brake ' the five 19 loaves among fi^•e thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him. Twelve. And when 20 ""the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. And he 21 said unto them, JHow is it that ye do not understand? And he cometh to "Bethsaida; and 22 they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him "to touch him. And he 23 Ptook the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had ispit on his eyes, and "put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, 1 24 see men as trees, walking. After that 25 he 11 put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every tnan clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go ■'into the town, *nor tell it to any in the town. 27 'And Jesus went out, and his dis- ciples, into the towns of Cesarea Phi- lippi : and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do 28 men say that I am? And they answer- ed, John the Baptist : but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them. But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him. Thou art the Christ. 30 " And he " charged them " that they 31 should tell no man of him. And >'he began to teach them, that the Son of man >'>'must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and 32 after three days rise again. And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying. Get thee behind me, Satan : for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be 34 of men. And when he had called 'the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them. Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same 36 sliall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, 37 and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 Whosoever therefore ''shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this "^adul- terous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his P'ather with <^the holy angels. And he said unto them. Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come ='with power. I ''And after si.x days Jesus taketh w-ith him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves : and he was trans- 3 figured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding <^ white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can 4 w-hite them. And there appeared unto ^ ver. 23. ■ ver. 30. See Matt. 8. 4- ^ To ver. 29, Matt. 16. 13 —16. Luke 9. 18 — " Matt. 16. 20. Luke 9. 21. » See Matt. 12. 16. J" To ch. 9. I, Matt. 16. 21 —28. Luke <^. 22 — 27- Jy Luke 17. 25- ' Comp. ch. 10. I. ■* I>uke g. 26. So Rom. I. 16. 2 Tim. I. 8, 12, 16. See Matt. 10. 33- " See Matt. 12. 39. ■: Sec Matt. IX. « So M.itt. 24. 30. & 26. 64. ch. 13. 26. & 14. 62. Luke 21. 27. & 22. 69. 1' To ver. 8, Afatt. 17. J —8. Luke 9. 28 — 36. « See Matt. 28. 3. '39) i Chap. ix. 5. S. MARK. Chap. ix. 40. = See John .38. <* Comp. ch, 14. 40. fi To ver. 13, Matt. 17.9— f See ch. 5. 43- s Ps. 22. 6. Isai. 53. 2. 3. Dan. 9. 26. Zech. 13. 7. •■ Luke23.11. Acts 4. II. So Phil. 2. 7. ' To ver 29, il/rt/i*. 17. 14 — 21. To ver. 27, Luke q. 37 — 42- '^ Ecclus. 30. 9 murg. ch. 14. 33._ & 16. 5, 6 in the Gk. D Or, anions yourselves < ver. 33. So ch. I. 27. & 10, 26. & II. 31 (Gk.). & 12. 7. ' ver. 14. U Or, dash- eth hitn. Matt. 7. 6 ,Gk.). Luke 9. 42 ^Gk.]. ^ ver. 20. " ver. 26 (Gk.). ch. I. 26. them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answer- 5 ed and said to Jesus, ==iVIaster, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ''For he 6 wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a doud that 7 overshadowed them : and a voice came out of the cloud, saying. This is my beloved Son : hear him. And suddenly, s when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. "^And as they came down from the 9 mountain, he ^charged them that they should tell no ma7i what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they kept 10 that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what tlie rising from the dead should mean. And they asked n him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answer- 12 ed and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things: and show it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and '' be set at nought. But I say unto you, 13 That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 'And when he came to his disciples, 14 he saw a great multitude about them, and ///(' 'scribes questioning with them. And straightway all the people, when 15 they beheld him, were ''greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. And i6 he asked the scribes. What question ye '' with 'them? And one of the multitude 17 answered and said. Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit : and wheresoever he 18 taketh him, he ' teareth him : and he "foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, 19 and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him : and 20 when he saw him, straightway the spirit "tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed "'foaming. And he asked 21 his father. How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him 22 into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him : but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help 23 us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him 24 that believeth. And straightway the fa- ther of the child cried out, and said with tears. Lord, I believe; "help thou 25 mine unbelief When Jesus saw that the people came Prunning together, he rebuketl the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumi) and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no 26 more into him. And tlie spirit cried, and "rent liim sore, and came out of ////;/.• and he was as one dead; insomuch 27 that many said. He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him 28 up ; and he arose. And when he was come linto the house, his disciples asked him privately. Why could not we cast 29 him out? And he said unto them. This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. 30 And they departed thence, ''and pass- ed through Galilee ; and he would not 31 that any man should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise 32 the third day. ^But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 'And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them. What ivas it that ye "disputed ""among your- 34 selves by the way? But they held their peace: for by the way "they had dis- puted among themselves, who should be 35 the greatest. And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, ylf any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and ^servant of all. 36 And "he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when "he had taken him in his arms, he said unto 37 them. Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me : and ''whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 38 "^And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and "'we forbad him, because he fol- 39 loweth not us. But Jesus said. Forbid him not: "^for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that 40 can lightly speak evil of me. For 'he that is not against us is on our part. o So Luke 17. 5- P Comp. ver. 15. •1 See ch. 3. ■9- f To ver. 32; Matt. 17. 22, 23- Litke 9. 43 — " See Luke 9. 45- * To ver. 37, Matt. 17.24. & 18. 1-5. L uke 9. 46 — 48. " See Luke 3. 15 marg. " ver. 16 ma.rg. ^ So Luke 22. 24. Comp. ver. 50. i" Matt. 20. 26, 27. & 23. n. ch. 10. 43. Luke 22. 26. " See Matt. 20. 26. * ch. 10. 16. b See Matt. 10. 40. c To ver. 40. Luke 9. 49, 50- Comp. Matt. 7. 22. ^ Num. II. 28. e So I Cor. 12. 3. {40) Chap. ix. 41. S. MARK. Chap. x. 27. s See Matt, la 42. ^ Malt. 18. 6. Luke 17. 1,2. ' Matt. 5. 30. & 18. 8. 1 Or, cause thee to of- fend: and so ver. 45, 47. See MatL 5. 29. ' See Matt. 5. 22. ' ver. 45. Matt. 3. 12. Luke 3. 17 in the Gk. >" Cited from Isai. 66. 24. ■■ Matt. 18. 8. 0 Matt. 5. 29. & 18. 9. 1 Or, cause thee to offend. ver. 42, 43, P See Matt. 3. II. " Job 5. 7 (Heb.)! I" Lev. 2. 13. Ezek. 43. 24. * Luke 14.34. * Matt. 5. 13. " Col. 4. 6. Comp. £ph. 4. 29. * Rom. 12. iB (Gk.). ' "er. 33, 34. X. A. D. 33. ^ To ver. 12, Matt. 19. I— ^ ch. I. 21. & 2. 13. &4. I. & 6. 2, 6, 34. & 12. 35. & 14. 49. Comp. Matt. 19. 2. '»'» See John 8 6. «= Cited from Gen, 2. 24, For ^whosoever shall give you a cup 41 of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. And 42 ''whosoever shall 'offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 'And if thy hand " offend thee, 43 cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into i^hell, into 'the fire that never shall be quenched: where ""their 44 worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And "if thy foot 'offend 45 thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into "^hell, into 'the fire that never shall be quenched: where ""their 46 worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. °And if thine eye 'offend 47 thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into ''hell fire: where "'their4S worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. For every one shall be 49 salted with Pfire, land "'every sacrifice shall be salted with salt ^Salt is good: 50 ^'but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will you season it? " Have salt in yourselves, and ^have peace vone with another. And ^he rose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan : and the people resort unto him again; and, ''as he was wont, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came to him, and 2 asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away /i/j wife? ''^tempting him. And 3 he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? And they 4 said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto % them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from 6 the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. '^For this ^ cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one 8 flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God 9 hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disci- 10 pies asked him again of the same mat- ter. And he saith unto them, Whoso- n ever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against 12 her. And ''if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 13 'And they brought young children to him, that he .should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought nihon. But when Je.sus .saw //, he was much displeased, and said unto them. Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for ''of such 15 is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, 16 he shall not enter therein. And he stook them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 17 ''And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and 'kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may 18 inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him. Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, ''Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, 'Defraud not, ''Honour thy 2ofather and mother. And he answer- ed and said unto him. Master, all these 21 have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus "'beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One //////§- thou lackest : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, " take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved : for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples. How hardly shall they that have riches enter into 24 the kingdom of God ! And the disciples "were astonished at his words. But Je- sus answereth again, and saith unto them. Children, how hard is it for them that P trust in riches to enter into the 25 kingdom of God ! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich pia» to enter into the 26 kingdom of God. And they were "Jas- tonished out of measure, saying among themselves. Who then can be saved ? 27 And Jesus "'looking upon them saith. With men // is impossible, but not with God : for with God all things are possible. ' I Cor. 7. 13. * To ver. 16, Matt. 19. 13 — 15- LukelZ.x^ — '7- f .See Matt. .8.3. s ch. 9. 36, h To ver. 31, Matt. 19. 16 To ver. 30, Luie 18. 18 — 30- I See Matt. ^ Cited from Ex. 20. 13^ 16, 12. 1 Cited generally from E.\. 20. 17? ■" Comp. ver. 27 ^Gk.). Matt. 19. 26. " ch. 8. 34. ° ver. 32. (Gk.). P Job 31. 24. Ps. 52. 7. Prov. II. 28. I Tim. 6. 17. So Ps. 62.10. 1 So ch. 6. 51- & 7. 37. (41) Chap. x. 28. S. MARK. Chap. xi. 9. 'So Luke iS. 30. "2 Cor. 12. 10. 2 Thess. I. 4. 2 Tim. 3. II. See Acts 14. 22. * To ver. 34, Matt. 20. 17 —19. Luke 18. 31 —34- " Comp. Luke 9. 51. & 12. 50. * ver. 24 (Gk.). J" Luke 18. 32. Comp. Matt. 26. 67. 8: 27. 30. ch. 14. 65. & 15. 19. ' To ver. 45, Alatt, 20. 20 —28. * Comp. Matt. 20. 20. •> Matt. 18. 19. c To ver. 45, Lithe 22. 25 —27. lOr, think good. Malt. 3. 9. I Cor. II. 16. Gal. 2. 6, 9. Then Peter began to say unto him, =8 Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, 29 Verily I say unto you, There is no jnan that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an 30 hundredfold ''now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, ^with perse- cutions; and in the world to come eter- nal life. But many thai arc first shall 31 be last; and the last first. 'And they were in the way going up 32 to Jerusalem; and "Jesus went before them: and they "were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what tilings should happen unto him, saying, Behold, we go up to 33 Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall con- demn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles : and they shall 34 mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall 5' spit upon him, and shall kill him : and the third day he shall rise again. ^And James and John, ='the sons of 35 Zebedee, come unto him, saying. Mas- ter, we would that thou shouldest do for us '' whatsoever we shall desire. And 36 he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? They said 37 unto him. Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not 38 what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink o/i and be baptized 7ciifh the baptism that I am baptized wit/i 2 And they said unto him. We can. And 39 Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of ; and ■with the baptism that I am baptized ■withal shall ye be baptized : but to sit 40 on my right hand and on my left liand is not mine to give; but it' shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. And 41 when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, ■= and 42 saith unto them. Ye know that they which 'are accounted to rule over the Gentiles e.\ercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be 43 among you: but wliosoever will be great 44 among you, .shall be your minister: and whosoever of you will be the ''chiefest, 45 shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 46 <=And they came to Jericho: and as he fwent out of Jericho with his dis- ciples and a great number of people, sblind ''llartimeus, the son of Timeus, 47 sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Na- zareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy 48 on me. And many 'charged him that he should hold his peace : but he cried the more a great deal, Thoii Son of 49 David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him. Be of good comfort, 50 rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to 51 Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him. What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, '^Lord, that I might receive my 52 sight. And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way; 'thy faith hath '™made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. And "when they came nigh to Je- rusalem, unto Bethphage and '•Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth 2 two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you : and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find "^a colt tied, '^ whereon never man sat ; loose 3 him, and bring ///;;/. And if any tnan say unto you. Why do ye this ? say ye that the Lord hath need of him ; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met ; and they 5 loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, Wliat do eye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them even as Jesus had com- 7 manded : and they let them go. *= And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him ; and he sat upon 8 him. And many spread their garments in the way : and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed cithcm in the way. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried. ■> Gk. as Matt. 20 27. English as 1 Sam. 2. 29. & 9 22. & 21. 7. 2 Chr. 32. 33. Cant. 5. 10. 2 Cor. 11. 5. p To ver. 52, Matt. 20. 29 —M- Luke 18. 35 —43- f Comp. I.ukc 18. 35. & 19. 1. e Comp. Matt. 20. 30. ^ See ch. 5. 4'- 1 Gk. as Matt. 20. 31. Luke 18. 3g. k So John 20. 16 (Heb.). 1 See Matt. lOr, saved thee. Luke 7. 50. & 18. 42. "' Matt. 9. 22. ch. 5. 34. Luke 8. 48. & 17. 19. Acts 4. 9. So John II. 12. Acts 14. 9. XI. * To ver. 10, Matt. 21. 1 — II. Luke 19. 29 -38. *» See Matt. 21, 17. c Comp. Matt. 21. 2, d Comp. Luke 23. 53. See Num. 19. c To ver. 10, yohn 11. \z —15- (4a) Chap. xi. io. S. MARK. Chap. xii. io. f Cited from Ps. 1 18. 26. K Matt. 21. 10, 12, 17. h To ver. 14, iWrt//. 21. 18, 19. 1 So Luke 13.6. ^ To ver. 19, Matt. 21. 12 —17. To ver. 18, Luke 19. 45 —47- I See Luke 8. 16. ™ Cited from Isai. 56. 7. "[Or. rt house of prayer for all nations ?^ So Isai. 56.7. ° Cited from Jer. 7. II. 0 So Matt. 21. 45, 46. ch. 12. 12. Luke ig. 47. P See Matt. 7. 28. 1 To ver. 24, Matt. 21. 19 f ver. 14. B Or, Have tkefaith of God. ■ Construc- tion as Luke 6. 12. Acts 3. 16, &4-9- Gal. 2. 16 (Gk.). Col. 2. 12 iGk.). James 2. i (Gk.). ' Matt. 6. s. Luke 18. II. " See Matt. 6.14. saying, Hosanna ; ^Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord : Blessed be the kingdom of our father i David, that cometh in the name of the Lord : Hosanna in the highest, s And i Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple : and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out un- to •> Bethany with the twelve. ^ And on the morrow, when they i were come from "^ Bethany, he was hun- gry : and seeing a 'fig tree afar offi having leaves, he came, if haply he irtight find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said un- 1 to it, No mati eat fruit of thee here- after for ever. J And his disciples heard //. ^ And they come to Jerusalem : and i Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves ; and would i not suffer that any man should carry any ' vessel through the temple. And i he taught, saying unto them. Is it not written, '"My house shall be called 'of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it "a den of thieves. ° And the scribes and chief priests heard i //, and sought how they might destroy him : for they feared him, because p all the people was astonished at his doc- trine. And when even was come, he i went out of the city. •J And in the morning, as they passed: by, they saw ''the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remem- 2 brance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is wi- thered away. And Jesus answering saith 2 unto them, '^Have faith in God. For 2 verily I say unto you. That whosoever shall say unto this mountain. Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say 2 unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And 2 when ye 'stand praying, "forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Fa- ther also which is in heaven may for- 6 give you your trespasses. ^But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your tres- passes. 7 And they come again to Jerusalem : y and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, sand the scribes, and the elders, and say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee 3 this authority to do these things I And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one 'question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what D authority I do these things. The bap- tism of John, was // from heaven, or 1 of men ? answer me. And they rea- soned with themselves, saying. If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say, 2 Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say. Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that 3 he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We can- not tell. And Jesus answering saith un- to them. Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. And ^he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, : and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the 3 vineyard. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. ( And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent 5 him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, sand killing some. Having yet therefore one son, ''his wellbeloved, he sent him alscv last unto them, saying. They will 1 reverence my son. But those husband- men said amongst themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the in- sheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out 3 of the vineyard. "^ What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and :> will give the vineyard unto others. And have ye not read this scripture; "^The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: ^ See James 2. 13. y To ver. 3^, Matt. 21. 23 —27- L like 20. 1 — H Or, thing. Matt. 21. 24. Luke 20. 3. Acts 5. 24. XIL * To ver. 12, Matt. 21. 33 -46. /. ukc 20. 9 — ig. b Luke 20. 13 ,Gk.). See Malt. 3, ■7. ^ Comp. M^tt. 21. 41 with Luke 2o. 16. <* Cited from Ps. 118. 22, 23- («) F 2 Chap. xii. ii. S. MARK. Chap. xn. 43. e So ch. II. 18. f Matt. 22. 8 To ver. 37, Matt. 22. 15 To ver. 27, Luke 20. 20 -38. 88 So Luke II. 54- h ver. 32 (Gk.). See Luke 20. 21 andmarg. > See Johns. 6. II Valuing of our money seven pence lialfpenny, as Matt. 18. 28. & 20. 2. & 22. 19. ch. 6. 37. & 14. 5. Luke 7. 41. & 10. 35. & 20. 24. j Matt. 22. 20 marg. ^ Cited generally from Deut. 25. 5. * Luke 20.37 (Gk.). Comp. Rom. II. 2 [marg.]. ™ Cited from Ex. 3. 6. this was the Lord's doing, and itn is marvellous in our eyes? 'And they 12 sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: fand they left him, and went their way. sAnd they send unto him certain of 13 the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to 8s catch him in his words. And when 14 they were come, they say unto him. Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man : for thou re- gardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God '^in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not ? Shall we give, or shall we not 15 give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why ' tempt ye me ? bring me a ' penny, that I may see //. And they brought //. And he saith 16 unto them. Whose is this image and J superscription ? And they said unto him, Cesar's. And Jesus answering said 17 unto them, Render to Cesar the i/iij/gs that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. Then come unto him the Sadducees, 18 which say there is no resurrection ; and they asked him, saying. Master, Moses 19 wrote unto us, ''If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now 20 there were seven brethren : and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second took her, and died, 21 neither left he any seed : and the third likewise. And the seven had her, and 22 left no seed : last of all the woman died also. In the resurrection therefore, when 23 they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them ? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them, 24 Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God ? For when they shall 25 rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage ; but are as the angels which are in heaven. And 26 as touching the dead, that they rise : have ye not read in the book of Moses, how 'in the bush God spake unto him, saying, '"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the 27 dead, but the God of the living : ye therefore do greatly err. 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them ""^ well, asked him. Which is the 29 first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him. The first of all the com- mandments is, "Hear, O Israel; The 3oLord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength : this is the first com- 31 mandment. And the second is like, namely this, °Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him. Well, Master, thou hast said p the truth : for there is one God; "land there is none 330ther but he: and to love him with all the heart, and with all ■■ the under- standing, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, ^ is more than all ' whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus "saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him. Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. "And no man after that durst ask him any question. 35 yAnd Jesus answered and said, ^ while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David ? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, ^The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and wlience is he then his son? And the common people ''heard him gladly. 38 •= And he said unto them in his doc- trine, ''Beware of the scribes, which love to go in *= long clothing, and love fs salu- sgtations in the marketplaces, and 'the chief seats in the synagogues, and *^sthe 40 uppermost rooms at feasts : ''which de- vour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers : these shall receive greater damnation. 41 'And Jesus sat over against ^ the trea- sury, and beheld how the people cast 'mo'ii'ty 'into the treasury: and many 42 that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two "mites, which make ""a 43 farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you. That "this poor widow ■""' .So Luke 20. 3s. " Cited from Deut. 6. 4, 5. o Cited from Lev. 19. iS. P ver, 14 (Gk.). 1 Cited from Deut. 4. 35. ^ Luke 2. 47. Col. I. 9. ^ See I Sam. 15. 22. • Ps. 40. 6. Heb. lo. 6, 8 in the Gk. " See Matt. 25. 24 (Gk.). ^ Matt. 22. 46. Luke 20. 40. y To ver. 37, Luke 20. 41 —44. * See Matt. 26. 55. " Cited from Ps. 110. I. ^ ch, 6. 20. <= ch. 4. 2. ** To ver. 40, L uke 20. 45 —47. Comp, Matt. ch. 23. 5. &c. e See ch. lO. 5- f Matt. 23. 6, 7 (Gk.). 8 Luke II. 43 (Gk.). '^ MatL 23. 14. ' To ver. 44. Luke 21. 1 — 4- ^ 2 Mace. 5. 18. John 8. 20. So Neh. 13. 4. SlGk.). II A piece of brass mo- ney, see Matt. 10. 9. ch. 6. 8 marg, I 2 Kin, 12.9. II // is the sct'enth part 0/ one piece 0/ that brass vioney. Luke 21.2. ^ Malt. 5, 26. "2 Cor. 8,12. (44) Chap. xii. 44. S. MARK. Chap. xin. 35. ' Phil. 4. II. P Luke 8. 43. & 15. 12, 30. & 21. 4. So I John 3. i7(Gk.J. Comp. Deut. 24. 6. XIII. * To ver. 37, Matt. 24. I Luke 21. 5 — ■ 36. l" See Matt. 17. I. " ver. 9, 23, 33- See Matt. 7. ■5- ** Expressed Matt. 24. 5. * Comp. Matt. 24. 6 and Luke 21. 9- 1 T/ie word in the origi- ttal httport- eth the pains 0/ a woman in travail. Matt. 24. 8. Acts 2. 24. I Thess. 5. 3. Comp. John 16. 21. f ver. 9, II — 13. Matt, 10. 17 ■ — 22. 8 Matt. 24. '4- •i So Matt. 6. 25, &r. See I Sam. 9. 5 (English; . hath cast more in, tlian all they which have cast into '' ' the treasury : for all 44 they did cast in of their abundance ; but she of her °want did cast in all that she had, ei'en Pall her living. And ^as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him. Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here. And Jesus an- 2 swering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings ? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon 3 the mount of Olives over against the temple, ''Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately. Tell us, 4 when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled ? And Jesus answering 5 them began to say, '=Take heed lest any man deceive you : for many shall 6 come in my name, saying, I am ^ Christ; and shall deceive many. And when ye 7 shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled : for •= such things must needs be ; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against 8 nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles : these are the beginnings of ' sorrows. But '^ take heed to yourselves : %r 9 they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them, s And the gos- 10 pel must first be published among all nations. But when they shall leadjvw, n and deliver you up, •'take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate : but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Now the brother shall 12 betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And ye shall 13 be hated of all men for my name's sake : but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye shall see the abcftnina- 14 tion of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it o.ught not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains: and let him that is on 15 the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any i thing out of his house: and let him that is in the field not turn back again 7 for to take up his garment. But woe to them that are with child, and to them B that give suck in those days. And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 5 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto D this time, neither shall be. And e.xcept that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he I hath shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or lo, he is there; believe ////// I not : for false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew 'signs and won- ders, to seduce, if it iva-e possible, even J the elect. But "^take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. I But in those days, after that tribu- lation, the sun shall be darkened, and ; the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be 5 shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with 1 great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather to- gether his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to 3 the uttermost part of heaven. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is >near: so ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that Jit is nigh, ez'en at the doors. J Verily I say unto you, that this gene- ration shall not pass, till all these thi?igs I be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away. : But of that day and that hour know- eth JJ no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, ^^ neither the Son, but 3 the Father. ^Take ye heed, 'watch and pray: for ye know not when the time 4 is. Fi>r the Son of man is " as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded 5 the porter to "watch. "Watch ye there- fore : for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, °at even, or at midnight, or at the Pcockcrowing, or "in ' See John 4. 48. j Matt. 24. 33 tmarg.]. jj Acts i. 7. ■* Comp. John 5. 20. Rev. I. I. 1 Luke2i. 36. Eph. 6. iS. Heb. 13. 17. ™ Comp. M.^tt. 25. 14. Luke 19. 12. » See Matt. 24. 42. " See Ex. 14. 24- & Matt 14. 25- P Comp. ch. 14. 30, 68. 72. (45) Chap. xiii. 36. S. MARK. Chap. xiv. 37. XIV. * Ver. I, 2, Matt. 26. 2 — 5- Lukei-z. 1,2 b To ver. g, 3/3/^. 26. 6 — >3- To ver. 7, yohn 12. I — 8. 1 Or, pitre Hard, or. ligiiid Hard. John 12. 3. 1 See Matt. 18. 28. &ch. 12. 15. » See Matt. 26. 12. •* Ver. 10, II, Matt. 26. 14 —16. L itke 22. 3 — 6. Comp. John 13. 2, 27, 30. « 2 Tim. 4. 2(Gk.). So Matt. 26. 16. Luke 22. 6. ' To ver. :6, J/a«. 26. 17 Z.K*^ 22. 7 — 13- II Or, sacrijiced. Acts 14. 13, :8. I Cor. 5. 7. & 10. 20. E Conip. Luke 22. 8. ^ See Luke 2. 7. the morning: lest coming suddenly he 36 find you sleeping. And what I says? unto you I say unto all, "Watch. After ^ two days was Mcyt'fZjYfy the pass- over, and (/ unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they said. Not on 2 the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. •'And being in Bethany in the house 3 of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster bo.x of ointment of "spikenard very pre- cious; and she brake the box, and pour- ed it on his head. And there were some 4 that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the oint- ment made? For it might have been 5 sold for more than three hundred 'pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus 6 said, I.et her alone; why trouble you her? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you always, ^ and whensoever ye will ye may do them good : but me ye have not always. She 8 hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the "■'burying. Verily I say unto you, Where- 9 soever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. "^ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, 10 went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. And when they heard n //, tliey were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might '^conveniently betray him. ^And the first day of unleavened bread, 12 when they "killed the passover, his dis- ciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? And he sendeth forth 13 stwo of his disciples, and saith unto them. Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall 14 go in, say ye to the goodman of the house. The Master saith. Where is the ''guestchamber, where I shall eat the pass- over with my disciples? And he will 15 shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared : there make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, and came 16 into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 17 And 'in the evening he cometh with 18 the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said. Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall 19 betray me. And they J began to be sor- rowful, and to say unto him one by one, 20 Is \\. I ? and another said, Is it I ? And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me 21 in the dish. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him : but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed: good were it for that man if he had never been born. 22 ^ And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake //, and gave to them, and said. Take, eat: this is my 23 body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them : 24 and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. 25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 'And when they had sung a "hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus saith unto them. All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will ""smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be 2S scattered. But after that I am risen, I 29 will go before you into Galilee. But Peter said unto him. Although '""'all shall 30 be offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Veiily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow "twice, thou shalt deny 31 me thrice. But he spake the more vehe- mently. If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. 32 "And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane : and he saith to his disciples. Sit ye here, while I shall 33 pray. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began Pto be 34 sore amazed, and to be very heavy; and saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death : tarry ye here, and 35 watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, ithe hour might pass 36 from him. And he said, ■'Abba, Father, ^all things arc possible unto thee; take away this cup from me : ''nevertheless not that I will, but what thou luilt. 37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleep- • To ver. 21, Matt. 26. 20 —24. j John 8. 9. k To ver. Matt. 26 25. 26 lo ver Luke ■ 24, 2. 19, 20. I Cor. II = 1 —25. 1 To ver. 31, Matt 26 30 II Or, psahn. m Cited from Zech. 13 7- mmc omp. John 21. 15- " ver. 68 72. Comp Matt. 26 34. Like 22. 34. 60. Jolin & 18. '3. 27. 38. 0 To ver 42. Mall 2£ . 36 -46. Luke 22. 3<) —42. 45. 4b. PSee ch. 9- 15- *I John 12.27. & .3. 1. So ver. 41. Luke 22. 53. r Rom. 8. 15. Gal. 4. 6. • See Matt. 19. 26. So Heb. 5. 7. (46) Chap. xiv. 38. S. MARK. Chap. xv. 4. t Com p. Matt. 26. 39, 42. " Comp. ch. 9. 6. * See John 13. 1. y To ver. 50, Maii. 26. 47 -56. Luke 22. 47 John i3. 3— " 2 Sam 4. * Luke 22. 54. To ver. 65, Matt. 26. 57 —68. , John 18. 12 —15, 1^—24. Ver. 65, 61 — ■ 64. huke 22. 63 — 65, 67 — 6g. ** ver. 67. John iS. 18, 25. "* ver. 59. " ch. 15. 29. fActs 7. 43. & 17. 24. Heb. 9. II, 24. ing, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into 38 temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. And again he went 39 away, and prayed, and spake 'the same words. And when he returned, he found 40 them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) "neither wist they what to answer him. And he cometh the third time, 41 and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, "^the hour is come ; behold, the Son of man is be- trayed into the hands of sinners. Rise 42 up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. y And immediately, while he yet spake, 43 cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. And he that 44 betrayed him had given them a token, saying. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him awaysafely. And as soon as he was come, 4:. he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. And 46 they laid their hands on him, and took him. And one of them that stood by 47 drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. And 48 Jesus answered and said unto them. Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and loith staves to take me? 1 41 was daily with you in the temple teach- ing, and ye took me not: but the scrip- tures must be fulfilled. And they all 50 forsook him, and fled. And there fol-51 lowed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body ; and the ^young men laid hold on him: and he left the linen cloth, and fled 52 from them naked. ^And they led Jesus away to the high 53 priest : and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. And Peter followed him afar 54 off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and ''warmed himself at the fire. And 55 the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. For 56 many bare false witness against him, but ///«> witness "^agreed not together. And 57 there arose certain, and bare false wit- ness against him, saying. We heard him 58 say, 'I will destroy this temple ^that is made with hands, and within three days ^ Matt. 24. 3°. I will build another smade without 'So2Cor.s. 59 hands. But neither so did their witness 60 ''agree together. And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is 61 it which these witness against thee? But he held his jjeace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him. Art thou the Christ, the 6; Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: '>and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and 63 coming in the clouds of heaven. Tlien the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, 64 What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to 65 be guilty of death. And some began to spit on him, and 'to cover his face, and to bufiet him, and to say unto him, J Pro- phesy: and the servants did ''strike him with the palms of their hands. 65 'And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh ™one of the maids 67 of the high priest : and when she saw " Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said. And thou also wast with 68 Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; "and the cock crew. 69 And Pa maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by. This is 70 w/(' of them. And he denied // again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surelj' thou art one of them: for thou art "ia Galilean, and 71 ""thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. 72^ And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him. Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And "when he thought thereon, he wept. And "straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole ''council, and bound Jesus, and '^car- ried him away, and delivered him to 2 Pilate. t^And Pilate asked him. Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him. Thou sayest 3 /■/. And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered no- 4 thing. And Pilate asked him again, say- ing, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against I Esther 7. 8f So Luke 22. 64. J Comp. Matt. 26. 2S. Luke 22. 64. k See Matt. 26. 67. ' To ver. 72, Matt. 26. 69—75. Luke 22. 55 —62. John 18. 16 — 18, 25 — 27. " ver. 54. " Comp. John 18. 17. " ver. 54. 0 See ver. 3c. P Comp, Ok. with Matt. 26. 71. •^ Luke 22. 59, r Comp. Acts 2. 7. ' Sec ver. 30. D Or, Ju^wept abufidantly^ or, he began to weep. XV. ^ Matt. 27.1. l-uke 22. 66. ^ See Malt. 5- 22- <= Luke 23. 1. John 18. 28. d To ver. 5, Matt. 27. II —14. Luke 22- 2, 3. Comp. John 18. 29—38. (47) Chap. xv. 5. S. MARK. Chap. xv. 46. e To ver. 15, Matt. 27. 15 —26. Luke 23. 17 —25. Jo/di 18. 39, 40. 1" Luke 23. 5 iGk.). " Comp. John 18. 40. i" To ver. 21, .1/a^/. 27. 27 ' See Matt. 26. 3. j See Matt. 27. 27 marg. It See Matt. 1 Acts 19. 33? 1 Tim. I. 20? 2 Tim. 4. 14? n* Rom. 16. ■3? " To ver. 41, Matt. 27. 33 -56. o Luke 23.33. John 19. 17. 00 See John 19. 39- P Comp. John 19. 14 [not in Matt, or Luke). M See Matt. 22. 20 marg. thee. But Jesus yet answered nothing; 5 so that Pilate marvelled. "^Now at that feast he released unto 6 them one prisoner, whomsoever they de- sired. And there was cnc named Bar- 7 abbas, ivhich lay bound with them that had made insurrection with ////;/, who had committed murder in the insurrec- tion. And the multitude crying aloud 8 began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate answered 9 them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? For he 10 knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. But the chief priests u ''moved the people, that he should ra- ther release Barabbas unto them. And 12 Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then t/iat I shall do tiiito him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And they cried out s again. Cm- 13 cify him. Then Pilate said unto them, 14 Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly. Crucify him. And so Pilate, willing to 15 content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. •^And the soldiers led him away into 16 'the hall, called JPretorium; and they call together the whole band. And they 17 clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put // about his head, and began to salute him. Hail, 18 King of the Jews. And they smote 19 him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees ■'worshipped him. And when they had 20 mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. And they compel one Simon a Cyre-ai nian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of 'Alexander and ■"Rufus, to bear his cross. "And they bring him °unto the place 22 Golgotha, which is, being interpreted. The place of a skull. And they gave 23 him to drink wine mingled with °°myrrh : but he received // not. And when they 24 had crucified him, they parted his gar- ments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. And it was 25 Pthe third hour, and they crucified him. And the isuperscription of his accusa-26 tion was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him they cru-27 cify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And 28 the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, ■■And he was numbered with the transgressors. 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and 3obuildest // in three days, save thyself, 31 and come down from the cross. Like- wise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes. He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were cruci- fied with him reviled him. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land 34 until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, say- ing, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, ^My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken 35 me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard //, said. Behold, he 36calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge ///// of vinegar, and put // on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. 37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, 38 and 'gave up the ghost. And the vail of the temple was rent in twain from 39 the top to the bottom. And when the centurion, which stood over against him, "saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said. Truly this man was 40 the Son of God. There were also wo- men looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, 41 and '^Salome; (who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him ;) and many other tuomen which came up with him unto Jerusalem. 42 ^ And now when the even was come, because it was ''the preparation, that is, 43^the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, an "honourable ''counseller, which also "^waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pi- 44 late, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead : and calling unto him ''the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any 45 while dead. And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Jo- 46seph. And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which >■ Cited from Isai. 53. 12. Cited also Luke 22. 37. * Cited from Ps. 22. J. ' Luke 23. 46 (Gk,;. " Comp. Matt. 27. 54. Luke 23. 47. " ch. 16, 1. Comp. Matt. 27. 5O. ^ To ver. 47, Matt. 27. 57 —61. Luke 23. 50 -S6. Joku 19. 38 —42. 1 See Matt. 27. 62. « Judiths. 6 (Gk.). * So Act.s 13. 50. & 17. 12. ^ Luke 23.5c. c See Luke 2. 25. ^ ver. 39. (48) Chap. xv. 47. S. MARK. Chap. xvi. 20. •^ So Luke 23. 55- XVI. » To ver. 8, Matt. 28. 1—8. Luke 24. I — 10. b John 20. I. •= ch. 15. 40. •^ Luke 23. 56. & 24. I. John 19. 40. o Comp. Luke 24. I. John 20. I. f Gk. as Matt. 13. 6. 8 ch. 15. 46. •* Comp. Matt. 28. 2, t Comp. Luke 24. 3. John 20. II, 12. k ch. 12. 38. Luke 20. 46. I Rev. 6. II. & 7. 9, 13 in the Gk. ™ See ch. g. 15- n ch. 14. 29, 31. 37. 72- nn Matt. 26. ch. 14. 28. o Comp. ver. 10. Luke 24. 9. P Gk. not as ver. 2. qjohn 20. 14. f See Matt. 27. 56. • Luke 8. 2. ' John 20. 18. Comp. Matt. 28. 10. Luke 24. 10. was he\\'n out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mo- 47 ther of Joses =beheld where he was laid. And =iwhen the sabbath was past, i==Mary Magdalene, and ^^Mary the mo- ther of James, and "^ Salome, had bought s-ived '^spices, that they might come and anoint him. And <=very early in the 2 morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre "^fat the rising of the sun. And they said among them- 3 selves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And 4 when they looked, they saw that sthe stone was rolled away : for it was very great. And ^^ entering into the sepul- 5 chre, they saw 'a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a '^long 'white garment; and "'they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, "'Be not af- 6 frighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his dis- 7 ciples and "Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee : there shall ye see him, ""as he said unto you. And they went 8 out quickly, and fled from the sepul- chre; for they trembled and were a- mazed: °neither said they any thing to any jiian; for they were afraid. Now when Jesus was risen early Pthe 9 first day of the week, ihe appeared first to ''Mary Magdalene, ^out of whom he had cast seven devils. And 'she went 10 and told them that had been with him. II as they "mourned and wept. And they, Mokn 16.20. when they had heard that he was alive, n, 25. and had been seen of her, ^ believed \^^'^^ 9- ^^ not. ^ Luke 24. 13. y Comp. After that he appeared in "another Luke 24. fonn "unto two of them, as they walk- IX'^'- ,, 13 ed, and went into the country. And John 20. 19." they went and told it unto the residue : se^^ohn ^' ^neither believed they them. 21. i. 14 Aftenvard ^he appeared unto the ele- together. ven as they sat " ^ at meat, and up- L'^,'!"- * '°- braided them with their unbelief and Luke 7.' 37. ''hardness of heart, because <=they be- ^j,"' ^'- lieved not them which had seen him Matt. 14. 9. 15 after he was risen. And he said unto &" 4*! 10,^^3- them, ''Go ye into all the world, and J"''" ■==■ ^ 11 1 iGk-). = preach the gospel to every creature. >> Matt. 19.8. i6fHe that believeth and sis baptized j'';^J°-^5- ^^ shall be saved; but •'he that believeth ''Matt.28.19. 17 not shall be damned. And these signs f john's.^il', shall 'follow them that believe; "^In my a^- ^'^J^^- name shall they cast out devils; 'they 30^31.' ' 18 shall speak with new tongues; "Hhey l^j™, '°g f • shall take up serpents; and if they drink Acts 2. 38. any deadly /■/////§-, it shall not hurt them; hjohn^s.^'s, "they shall lay hands °on the sick, and 36. ^!f-48. they shall recover. 2. 12. 19 So then rafter the Lord had spoken ' ^uke i. 3 unto them, ihe was received up into 2Macc.8.n. heaven, and ■'sat on the right hand of '^l^^^"°^f^\ 20 God. And they went forth, and preach- 8.7. &i6. 18. ed every where, ^the Lord working with 1 .see Acts than., and 'confirming "the word with ='-4- . ^ ,, . , ° ""Luke 10. ig. signs iollowmg. Amen. Acts 28.3— 5, " ch. 8. 23, 25, Acts 9.12, 17. See Luke 13. 13. o Acts 5. 15, 16. & 28. 8, James 5. 14, 15. P -\cts i. 3. *1 Luke 24. 51. Acts i. 2. '' See Ps. 110. i. » ver. ig. Comp. Heb. 2. 3, 4. ' Heb. 2. 3. " See Luke i. 2. *.\cls 5. 12. & 14- 3. Heb. 2. 4. C49) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO t See Col. 4- 14- ^S. L U K E. I Thes. Heb. 6, ii: & lO. 22. c He'o. 2. 3. tlMark I. I. John 15. 27. ^2 Vet. I. 16. I John 1. I. f Acts 26. 16, I Cor. 4. I FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order "a de- iiRom. 4. 21. claration of those things which are '^most frtm^ surely believed among us, even as "^they 2 17 in the Gk. delivered //wm unto us, which ''from the So- Col. 2. 2. beginning were ■= eyewitnesses, and f mi- nisters of sthe word; •'it seemed good 3 to me also, 'having had perfect under- standing of all things ''from the very first, to write unto thee 'in order, "most excellent "Theophilus, "that thou might- 4 est know the certainty of those things, & 16."^ 20^' ''*' wherein thou hast Pbeen instructed. '* There was "lin the days of Herod, 5 the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, ■■ of the course of Abia : and his wife 7i. Comp. Dan. 9. 23. & 10. II, 19. D Or, ^ graciously accepted, or, iiiitch graced : See ver. 30. kEcclus. 18. 17 iGk.}. So Eph. I. 6 (Gk.). • Judg. 6. 12. °'See ver. 42. ° See ver. 12. °" See ch. 3. 15 marg. « Acts 7. 46. Heb. 4. i6 (Ok.). Comp. ver. 28 marg. P Isai. 7. 14. Matt, I. 21, 25- •1 ch. 2. 21. Comp. Matt. I. 21. ' ver. 35, 76. ch. 6. 35. Acts 7. 48. See Mark 5- 7- " See Matt. 28. 18. ' 2 Sam. 7. II, 12, 13, 16. Ps. 132. II. Isai. 9. 6, 7. & 16. s. Jer. 23. s. ver. 69. Acts 2. 30. & 13. 23. Rev. 3. 7. " Dan. 2. 44. & 7. 14, 27. Mic. 4. 7. So John 12. 34- Heb. I. 8. Rev. II. 15. » MatL I. 18, 20. J So Mark I. 24- ' See Matt. 14- 33- „ • ver. 58. Mark 6. 4 (Gk.). ch. 2. 44 (Gk.), &c ^ ver. 7. ' See MatL 19. 26. So Rom. 4.21. <> So Matt. 15. 28. •Josh. 20. 7. & 21. II. ver. 65. f Mark 6. 25. 8 ver. 67. ^ ver. 28. Comp. Judg. 5. 24. 1 So Cant. 1. 8. & s. 9. &6. I. J Matt. 1 3. 56. Mark 6. 2. iJSoch. 2. II. ^ John 20. 29. ' Or, -wkich believed J that 'Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named ^Nazareth, to a virgin =7 ^espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, ''of the house of David; and the virgin's name v.'as Mary. And the 28 angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, ' thou that art ' highly favoured, ' the Lord is with thee: "blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, 29 " she was troubled at his saying, and ""cast in her mind what manner of salu- tation this should be. And the angel 30 said unto her. Fear not, Mary: for thou hast ° found favour with God. And 31 behold, Pthou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and 1 shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be 32 great, and shall be called the Son of "■the Highest: and the Lord God shall ^give unto him 'the throne of his father David : and he shall reign over the 33 house of Jacob " for ever ; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then 34 said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? And the angel answered and said unto 35 her, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of ''the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also ythat holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called ^ the Son of God. And behold, thy ^cousin Elisabeth, she 36 hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the si.\th month with her, who was called ''barren. For <:with37 God nothing shall be unpossible. And 3s Mary said, Beliold the handmaid of the Lord ; ''be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. And Mary arose in those days, and 39 went into "=the hill country fwith haste, into =a city of Juda; and entered into 40 the house of Zacharias, and saluted Eli- sabeth. And it came to pass that, when 41 Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb ; and Eli- sabeth swas filled with the Holy Ghost: and she spake out with a loud voice, 42 and said, '' Blessed art thou ' among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And J whence is this to me, 43 that the mother of JJmy Lord should come to me? For lo, as soon as the 44 voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. .\nd ''blessed is she 'that be- 45 lieved: '^for there shall be a perform- there. As Acts 27. 25. So ch. 4. 41. kk Gk. as ver. 37, 48, 49. ance of those things which were told ' '^.o ^<=r. 53, her from the Lord. 10. Comp.'~ 46 And Mar)^ said, ""^s^V^ifl' 'My soul doth ™ magnify the Lord, ° Ps. 35- 9- 47 And "my spirit hath rejoiced in °God o^°"^;\'J; my Saviour. *.2- 3- 43 For Phe hath regarded the low estate &'2. m?' of his handmaiden: ^5"'' Jude 25. For behold, from henceforth '^all gene- So i Tim. 4. rations shall ""call me blessed. pTsam.i.n. 49 For he that is miehty ^hath done to p^- '38- 6. . ^ .1 • ch. 9. 38* me 'great thmgs; (Gk ). And "holy is his name. /okf ' ' 50 And ■'■'his mercy is on them that fear So ver. 25' liim '■ S" M^''- 3- From generation to generation. 'So ver. 45. 51 yHe hath shewed strength with his ^ps";,''',. arm ; f,' ^^' '• 3- ^He hath scattered the proud in the (Gk.)!'''" imagination of their hearts. & m'i^' ^' 52 ='He hath put dowTi ''the mighty from is.ai. 57- 15 their seats, ' '='' '° * .^nd e.xalted them of low degree. 53 "^He hath filled the hungry with good 'i°f%:tl:^- thiiii^s : J*^'- •»°- 'o- And the rich he hath ^sent empty & f 2.' ?o. 54 He hath <=holpen his servant Israel, 10^ ffn remembrance of his mercy, S3 (2 As he spake to our fathers), To Abraham, and to his seed for 'Acid's. 27. ^..or I Tim. 6. 15 , ^^^^- . in the Gk. 56 And Mary abode with her about three "iSam. 2.5. months, and returned to her own house. fjJb 22''o°' 57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that "Acts 20. 35 she should be delivered ; and she brought '^''s,. s. 53 forth a son. And "^hcr neighbours and S: 86. 17. her 'cousins heard how the Lord had Dan.Yi'.^^t ''shewed great mercy upon her; and (English). 59 'they rejoiced with her. And it came Soje?. 31. 3, to pass, that "-on the eighth day they ''^^^^"' '°" came to circumcise the child; and "they Ps. 131^'ij?' called him Zacharias, after the name of ^'S'' 3- '*• 60 his father. And his mother answered ' ver. 36.' ''*' and said. Not so ; but ° he shall be ^uA.i'^' '' 61 called John. And they said unto her, ' ver. 14. There is none of thy kindred that is Scc''Geii.'V7. 62 called by this name. And they Pmade ^'■ signs to his father, how he would have s. ° ™ '^ 63 him called. And he asked for a writing !J"- '3-*3- ■' , . . c) PSo ver. 22. table, and wTote, saymg, i His name 1 ver. 13, 60. 64 is John. And they marvelled all. ""And Isuppfcd his mouth was opened immediately, and f""" ^\''^\ his tongue ''loosed, ' and he spake, and '9."4. 65 'praised God. And "fear came on all ^'^^J^"'' that dwelt round about them: and all «ch. 2.'28.' these ' sayings were noised abroad %c*g" '° throughout all ^the hill country of Ju- " <:•> ?■ •&■ Ex. 20. 6. Ps. 103. 17. So Gen. 17.7. » Ezek. a I. 26. See I Sam. D Or, things, ch. z. 19. So ver. 37, ch. 2. 15. ^ See ver. 39. (S-) G2 Chap. i. 66. S. LUKE. Chap. it. 20. rGk*^" ^So ^^^- ^^'^ ^" ^^^y '■'^^'- heard f/iem 66 ch. 9. 44, & "iaid i/wm up in their hearts, saying, Comp.'S''" "^^'hat manner of child shall this be! 2. 19. SI. And "the hand of the Lord was with kcxiix'.ll'. him. And his father Zacharias y was 67 Jve^/'^f ""■ fi'l*^'^ ^^'t^h the Holy Ghost, and pro- joei 2. 28. phesied, saying, PsMi"; i3.'*^' ^ Blessed be the Lord ^'God of Israel ; 68 &72 18. & For he hath ''visited and "^redeemed 106. 48. 00 , . , iChr. 29.10. his people, ^%xiS\ ■^"'^ \\3X\\ raised up ''a horn of salva-69 29- 23- tion for us ck^"' 16.' Li the house of his servant David; So ch. 19.44. /cj^g ].jg spake by the mouth of his 70 SeeE.'c.3. 16. i i i c Ps. III. 9. holy prophets, ^Ps!'^32.' 17. Which have been ^since the world Ezeic. 29. 21. began :) ^ee I am. That wc should be saved from our 71 ^Acts3.2i. enemies, Comp. jer. And from the hand of all that hate 23.5,6.&3o.9. ,„ . f Acts 3. 21. "* ' &i5.i8(Gk.). sTo perform the iwtrcy promised t0 7J So John g. 32. /- ^i s Mic. 7 20. our fathers, (GkT' ^' ^"'' ^'^'^ remember his holy cove- So ver. 54. n a n t ; lo'^l'sfg^'^' 'The oath which he sware to our 73 Comp. Ps. father Abraham, Lev.'S. 42!'^ That he would grant unto us, that roc 74 1 See Gen. being delivered out of the hand of 22. 16. ^ See Acts our enemies °Eph' 4. 24. Might ''serve him without fear, So2Thess. I In holiness and righteousness before 75 2. 13. 1 - 2 Tim. I. 9, 11 1 m, TvclT'i ' "''^'^ ''''^ ^^y^ of our life. 2 Pet I. 4.' And thou, child, shalt be called "the 76 m/rg"!' ^^' ^' prophet of "the Highest : >' See Matt. Fot Pthou shalt go before the face of ' Server. 32. the Lord jSeeveni7. p-po prepare his ways; iOr.'/or. ' To give PPknowledge of salvation un-77 f ?e"tT'' '■ to his people ch. 3. 3? ' By the remission of their sins, 11 Or, hmuels rri, 1. ii_ n j. j #- 0/ the mercy. 1 hrough the "tender mercy of our 78 So Col. 3.. 2. God; smi'rhing. Whereby the "dayspring from on hii'h oJ,l4A hath ^visited us, Num.24 17? qTo give light to them "'that sit in 79 [So'o'k.of darkness and in the shadow of onz«h^" ^ ^^^th, 8. [& 6. ^2]! To guide our feet into the way of 1 Isai. 9. 2. s,,„„pp Matt. 4. 16. peace. Soisai.49.9. And 'the child grew, and waxed strong 80 ■■iMi^42'7. in spirit, and was "in the deserts till the '.Seech.2.14. (Jay of his "shewing unto Israel. ' ch. 2. 40. A J ■ ■ , " Matt. 3. I. And It came to pass in those days, 3^2intheGk! ^/'rt'^ there went out ='a decree from ^ Seech. 10. 1. Cesar Augustus, that all ''the world FBefore the account called Anno Domini the fifth year]. » Acts 17. 7. So Acts id. 4. Kph. 2. 15, Col. 2. 14. t* See Matt. 24. 14. 2 should be ' taxed. {And this i^ taxing J. ^.^-^^^^ was first made when Cyrenius '' was Heb. 12.' 23 3 governor of ''''Syria.) And all went to be ™a^; ^ ^^^ " taxed, every one into his own city. So 2 Mace' 4 And Joseph also '=went up from fGali- d'ch.'j.'','.' lee, out of the city of Nazareth, into ""^ See Acts Judea, unto sthe city of Uavid, which « liiatt. 20. is called Bethlehem; C^because he was V,'''t r , 1 1- Mark 10. 32, of the house and lineage of David:) 33- ver. 42. 5 to be "taxed with Mary 'his espoused ig.'ss'juk.f 6 wife, being great with child. And so J,°''-" ''■ 'J- it was tluit, ''while they were there, the & % %, 10. days were accomplished that she should | ,"' "' 7 be delivered. And she brought forth Acts'ii."2. & 'her firstborn son, and "'wrapped him ^illl'.^^^'"' in swaddling clothes, and laid him in "• 's- &, , , 25. 1 1 Ok.), Q. a " manger ; because there was no room Gai. 2. i. So 8 for them in the °inn. And there were 1"^^^''^^'': 1 1 , , , ■ ,. 'ch. 1. 26, so. in the same country shepherds abiding e , sam. 16. in the fieki, keeping * watch over their j'„f„ ^ ^^ gflock by night. And lo, //i6' angel of "Matt.'i. ie, the Lord Pcame upon them, and the ^^ ,. ^^ 1 glory of the Lord shone round about 'Matt. 1. 18. icthem: and ""they were sore afraid. And kMatt°'2. i. the angel said unto them. Fear not: for ' Matt. i. 25. behold, I bring you good tidings of Heb.°i.'6.'^' great joy, which shall be to all people. ^.V'Jf- "• II For ''unto you is born this day 'in the "ver.'ii, ie. city of David " a Saviour, which is fck.'^' "^ 12 "Christ vthe Lord. And this shall be "^'^■^'t--'.^- ^a sign unto you; Ye shall find //?« t'he Gii." '" babe "'wrapped in swaddling clothes, \^^'„i ,,/. 13 lying in a " manger. And suddenly maic/u-s. there was with the angel ^a multitude ^s'iGM.'^' ''of the heavenly host "Upraising God, ^^'^\'^*- ■^ and saying. Acts 12. 7. 14 ''Glory to God <=in the highest, luiX ^'' . And on earth ''peace, (Gk.). sGood will towards men. fTJig.-t 15 And it came to pass, as the angels 'V'^'^'t- o u Matt 1 21 were gone away from them into heaven. Acts 5.' si. 'the shepherds said one to another, Let f^^^^^^ ,5 us now go a'en unto '' Bethlehem, and & 16. W. see this thing which is come to pass, Acts 2.' 36.' which the Lord hath made known unto ^ '°- 36. i6us. And they came with haste, and « sU 2 AVn. found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe I'',.")- . ,. . •" -' ^.', , , ^ Gen. 28. 12. 17 lying in a "manger. And when they & 32. i, 2. had seen //, they made known abroad ,^',48^'2°'""' the saying which was told them concern- D.an. 7. 10. .sing this child. And all they that heard fo.'"'"'' "'' // wondered at those thin^i^s which were ^S"'''' 2 19 told them by the shepherds. 'But Mary « ver.'2o.^' ''kept all these things, and pondered f^ '* 'j ^lothem in her heart. And the shepherds So Rev. 5.13. '■ « See Matt. 21.9. fisai. 57. 19. ch. I. 79. Acts 10. 36. Rom. 5. i. Eph. 2. 14, 17. SoCol. I. 20. e Eph. I. 9. Phil. 2. 13. 2 Thess. i. 11 in the Gk. Comp. John ^ 16. 2 Cor. 5. 19. Eph. 2. 4. 7. 2 Thess. 2. 16. i John 4. 9, 10. t [Gr. t/ic iitci: the ilu-plurdsX Comp. Matt. 13. 45. & 18. 23. & 20. I. & 22. 2 in the Gk. So Ex. 2. 14. l' ver. 4. " So ver. 51. Coinp. ch. I. 66. SeeGen. 37. 11. k Mark 6. 20 (Gk. ). (52) Chap. ii. 21. S. LUKE. Chap, hi. 3. 1 See Matt. 15- 31- [Before the account called Anno Domini the fourth year]. >n ch. I. 59. See Gen. 17. T2. "Matt. I. 21. ch- 1. 31. ° Lev. 12. 2 —6. P See ver. 4. 1 Cited from Ex. 13. 2, which see. •" Cited from Lev. 12. 8. s Acts 2. 5, & 8. 2. * Mark 15.43. ver. 38 (Gk.J. " So Isai. 40. I. Conip. Acts 26. 6. & 28. 20. Seech. 6. 24. 5: Matt. 2. 12, 22. Acts 10. 22. Heb. 8. s- & II. 7. &: 12. 25 in the Gk. y Ps. 89. 48. Heb. II. 5. Comp. John 8. 51, 52- " So ch. 4. I. * ver. 22. ^ ch. 1. 64 (Gk/. & 24. 53. See Josh. 22. 33- c Acts 4. 24. So 2 Pet. 2.1. Jude 4. Rev. 6. 10 in the Gk. ** Comp. Gen. 46. 30. * ver. 26. fisai. 52. 10. ch. 3. 6. Acts 28. 28. So John 9.3 7. e Ps. 98. 2. h Isai. 49. 6. See Isai. 42. 6. So Acts 13. 47. & 26. 23. & 28. 23. ' ver. 10 (Gk.i. k Phil. I. 17. I Thess. 3. 3 (Gk.i. 1 See Matt. 21. 44. So Hos. 14. I Cor. I. 23, 24. I Pet. 2. 8. >" ActS28. 22. "John 19 25? ° ch. 9. 46 (Gk.), 47. & 24. 38. Comp. John 9. 39. Pjosh. 19.24. 1 ch. I. 7, i3 (Gk.). returned, 'glorifying and "Upraising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. "And when eight days were accom- 21 plished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called "JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when "the days of her purifica-22 tion according to the law of Moses were accomplished, Pthey brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (as it is written in the law of the Lord, 23 lEvery male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) and to offer a sacrifice according to that 24 which is said in the law of the Lord, "'A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. And behold, there was a man in Jeru- 25 salem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and ^devout, 'waiting for the "consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was ^revealed unto him by the 26 Holy Ghost, that he should not >'see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came ^by the Spirit 27 into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, *to do for him after the custom of the law, then 28 took he him /// in his arms, and ''bless- ed God, and said, '=Lord, now ''lettest thou thy servant 29 depart In peace, "^according to thy word: For mine eyes ^have seen thy salva-30 tion, gA\'hich thou hast prepared before the 31 face of all people; ''A light to lighten the Gentiles, and 32 the glory 'of thy people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled 33 at those things which were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and 34 said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this chihi ''is set for the ' fall and rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign "which shall be spoken against; (yea, 35 a "sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that "the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a pro- 36 phetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of i^Aser: she iwas of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and she was a 37 widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple. Matt. 22. 23. ^ See ch. 4. 1 ch. I. 80. So ver. 52. * Comp. I Sam. I. 3. but ^served Ci?;/ with 'fastings and ■"pray- l''\^- 33- . , , , » 1 r • ■ See Matt. 17. 3sers =night and day. And she coming m 21. that instant gave thanks like^vise unto s^j'Thtsl.' the Lord, and spake of him to all them 3- ;?• that 'looked for "redemption in "Jeru- 2 Tim! i'. 3.' 39 salem. And when they had performed ^^""gg^^ all things according to the law of the Heb. 9". 12! Lord, they returned into "Galilee, to fo^^iltael 40 nheir own city Nazareth. >' And the child grew, and wa.xed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem ^ every year ^at the feast of the passover. ' Ex. 23. i!,, 42 And when he was twelve years old, Deut. 16. i. ''they went up to Jerusalem after the bs'^e^er^' 43 custom of the feast. And when they « Ex. jz.'is! had fulfilled '^the days, as they returned, 36^='' ^''; '' the child Jesus tarried behind in Teru- '"'ch. 23. 49. salem; and Joseph and his mother knew \t^l^^^^^' 44 not of it. But they, supposing him to gJ""^',; 3- ^°- have been in the company, went a day's s See iiatt?' journey; and they sought him ^among ^o'john 7. 45 /'Av'/- kinsfolk and ''''acquaintance. .'\nd '5.46. when they found him not, they turned ss'^'g"')."'' back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. fg"'f |; " 46 And it came to pass, that after three 42. cii. 8.^56, Acts 2. 7, 12 ;Gk.). ' See Mark 12- 33- ^ John 2. 16. Cump. ver. 48. ' ch. 18. 34. So ch. 9. 45. ■" ver. 39. " See ver. ig. •* Gal. I. 14 (Gk.). 2 Tim. 2. 16. days they found him in the temple, =sit- ting in the midst of the ''doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And Sail that heard him ''were asto- nished at his 'understanding and answers. 48 And when they saw him, they were samazed: and his mother said unto him. Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, ''thy fiither and I have sought 49 thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye ^° f i^"^'"^' not that I must be about '^my Father's Comp. so business? And 'they understood not the t'or^a'ge. 51 saying which he spake unto them. And J"'"" 9- ="■ he went down with them, and came to Heb. n. n. "'Nazareth, and was subject unto them: gj;^' '^^s- but his mother "kept all these sayings in anJ marg. 52 her heart. And Jesus "increased in wis- M^t't'e. 27. dom and 'Pstature, and "iin favour with '=''^ '^- =5- ^^ , , ch. 16. 24, baptized of him, O generation of vipers, ch. i^T""' who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore 8 fruits "worthy of repentance, and "begin not to say within yourselves, We have ""Abraham to our father: for I say unto you. That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And 9 now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, 10 "What shall we do then? He answereth u . , and saith unto them, PHe that hath two man tnjear. , , . . , . , , , "Lev. 19. II coats, let hnn nnpart to hmi that hath and he that hath meat, let him do » Cited generally from Isai. 52. 10, or from Isai. 40. 5 [Gk.)! So oil. 2. 10. Ps. 98. 2. in™ Acts 28. 28. So ch. 2. 30. I Or, meet for. Gk. as Matt. 3.8. 1 Matt. 26. 22. ch. 5. 21. & 13. 25, 26. & 14. " ver. 12, 14. Acts 2. 37. So Acts 9. 6. & 16. 30. & 22. 10. P So Isai. 58. 7. Dan. 4. 27. ch. 11.41. & 12. 33. James 2. 15, 16. I John 3. 17. 1 ch. 7. 29. See Matt. 18. 17. r ch. ig. 23 (Gk.). Comp. ch. 19. 8. " Or, Put tw (Heb. & Gk.). ch. 19. 8 (Gk.). So Ex. 23. I. "Or, allmuance. Mace. 3.28. none : likewise. Then came also ipublicans to 12 be baptized, and said unto him, Master, "what shall we do? And he said unto 13 I IVlSCC 7.26. . • I Cor. 9. 7 m them, ■■ Exact no more than that which is ''ro'S'6. 23. appointed you. And ///^ soldiers likewise 14 demanded of him, saying, "And what shall we do? And he said unto them, "Do violence to no man, neither ^accuse any falsely; and be content with your "'wages. And as the people were "in expecta- 13 tion, and all men 'mused in their hearts Matt.'i'e. 7,8. of John, "whether he were the Christ, or M^k^'e 8 ""'' .To'^i^ answered, saying unto thcntif, & 8. 16^ 17. ' all, I indeed baptize you with water; but di'i 29(Gk i'. o"^ mightier than I cometh, the •''latchet & 5. 21, 22. of whose shoes I am not worthv to un- &i2.i7(Gk.). Jv: 20. 14. John II. 50 (Gk.). " John I. 19, 20. « See M.irk Cor. I Or, iti suspense. ch. 7. 19, 20 (Gk.). iOr, reasoned, or, debated. Mace. II. loose : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and icith fire: whose fan is in his 17 hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his '■garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. And many other is cii- "• '8. =♦ //////n^f in his exhortation preached he unto the people. ^But ^Herod the 19 tetrarch, being reproved by him for He- rodias his brother -^Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done. 1 Matt. 6. 2O. S: 13. 30. A. D. 30. ' Matt. 14. 3. Mark 6. 17. Comp. John 3. 24. » See ver. i. 20 added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 21 Now when all the people were bap- A. D. 27. tized, ''it came to pass, that Jesus also ^ Jcr- ='. =2, being baptized, and "Spraying, the heaven ^^7.' '' "^ 22 was opened, and the Holy Ghost de- ^'"^^ '• 9~ scended in a bodily shape like a dove «ch.9. 28,29. upon him, and a voice came from hea- ^" ' ' *• "' ven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Te.sus himself began to be about a. d. 26. ,1 ^1 • . c 1 ■ / ''Sec Num. ''thirty years 01 age, being (as was sup- 4. 3. posed) "^the son of Joseph, ^which was t'^/^^J^j 24 the son of Heli, which was the son of Mat- 1 Comp. that, which was the son of Levi, which was ^J"'' '" '^~ the son of Melchi, which was the son of 25 Janna, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which 26 was the son of Nagge, which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mat- tathias, which was the son of .Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the IT son of Juda, which was the son of Jo- anna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of eZorobabel, which was the « Matt 1. 12, so?i of sSalathiel, which was the son of 28 Neri, which was the son of Melchi, which was the so?i of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of 29 Elmodam, which was the son of Er, which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which 30 was the son of Levi, which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of 31 Eliakim, which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of ii Nathan, which was the son of 'David, ■■ 2 Sam. $. 32 which was the son of Jesse, which was J'chr. 3. $. the son of Obed, which was the son of ^ '4- 4- Booz, which was the son of Salmon, > To ver. 34", 33 which was the son of Naasson, which was 'l'"^"- '• *"" the son of Aminadab, which 'was the son of Aram, w-hich was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was 31, the son of Juda, which was the son of Jacob, which was t/ie son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, ''which was the ' To ver. 36, son of Tliara, which was the son of Na- ^^"- "-'^ 35 chor, which was the son of Saruch, which i c'"'- •• =7 was the son of Ragau, which was the son ^*' of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, , j,^^ 36 which was the son of Sala, 'which was Gen. 10. 24. the son of Cainan, which was the son of f chr.'i.' 24.' (54) Chap. hi. 37. S. LUKE. Chap. iv. 35. ■» To ver. 38, Gen, 5. 32— I Chr.1.4 — I. ■* Gen. 5. 1,2. IV. » To ver. 13, Matt. 4. I— IT. Mark I. 12, 13- o ch. 3. 3, 21. •^ So ch. 2. 27. ver. 14. •* Comp, Mark i. 13. <''! Cited from Deut. 8. 3. « Matt. 4. 8 — 10. f See Matt. 24. 14. B See John 12. 31. Comp. Rev. 13, 2 (Gk.), 4. 'Or, J^all down before me. Gk. not as Mark 3. 11. & 5- 33- & 7- 2S- ch. 5- 8. & 8. 28, 47. Acts 16. 29. '' Cited from Deut. 6. 13. » Matt. 4. 5 — 7- t Cited from Ps. 91. II, 12. ' Cited from Deut. 6. 16. "* Acts 13. II. Comp. ch. 22. z%. John 14. 30. Heb. 2. 18. & 4- 15. 'A. D. 30. n See Matt. 4. 12. o ver. I. P Acts 10. 37. 0 So Matt. 4. 24. >■ ver. 44. See Matt. 4. 23- > See Matt. »5- 31- ' To ver. 30, Comp. Matt. 13. 54 -58 Mark 6. i — 6. t .A. D. 31. " See Matt. 2. 23. Comp. ver. 23. " ch. 2. 39, 51- y Comp. Acts 13. T4, IS. & 17. 2. ' Acts 13. 27. & 15. 21. Comp. Nfh. S. 5—3. Arphaxad, "which was the son of Sem, which was the sim of Noe, which was fke son of Lamech, which was the son of 37 Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was th€ son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Enos, 38 which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, "which was the son of God. And ^Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost ''returned from Jordan, and was led "^by the Spirit into the wilderness, "^ being forty days tempted of the devil. 2 And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he after- ward hungered. And the devil said unto 3 him, If thou be the Son of God, com- mand this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying. It is ^ written, That '^''man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. "^And the devil, taking him up 5 into a high mountain, shewed unto him all the kmgdoms of fthe world in a mo- ment of time. And the devil said unto 6 .him. All this spower will I give thee, and the glory of them: for ^that is de- livered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt 7 'worship me, all shall be thine. And s Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan : for it is wTitten, •"Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 'And he brought him to Jem- 9 salem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him. If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: for it is wTitten, ''He shall 10 give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: and in ///('//- hands theyn shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus answering said unto him. It 1= is said, 'Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And when the devil 13 had ended all the temptation, he departed from him "for a season. *"And Jesus returned "in the power of 14 the Spirit into pGalilee: land there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And ■'he taught in their 15 synagogues, being ^glorified of all. t'And 16 he came to "Nazareth, ^ where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, ""he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and >' stood up for to read. ^And there was delivered unto 17 him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had ^opened the book, he found the place where it was written, i8'>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken- hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, "^and recovering of sight to the blind, ''to set at liberty them i)thaf are bruised, '•to preach the "^ac- loceptable year of the Lord. And he ''closed the book, and he gave it again to the ''minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were ^fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them. This day is this scripture fulfilled in your 22 ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the "^ gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they 23 said, 'Is not this Joseph's son? And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, ''Physician, heal thy- self: whatsoever we have heard done in 'Capernaum, do also here in ""thy 24 country. And he said, Verily I say unto you, "No prophet is "^accepted in ™his 25 own country. But I tell you of a truth, "many widows were Pin Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up 1 three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the 26 land ; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto "Sarepta, a city of "^ Si- don, unto a woman that 2vas a widow. 27 ''And many lepers were Pin Israel in the time of Eliseus the pro])het; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naa- 28 man the Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, 29 were filled with wrath, and rose up, and "■'thnist hmi out of the city, and led him unto the "brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him 30 down headlong. But he ^passing through 31 the midst of them went his way, and "came down to Capernaum, a city of (Jalilee, and taught them on the sabbath 32 days. And "they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was '■with power. 33 And in the sjmagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 saying, 'Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? >I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of 35 God. And Jesus ^rebuked him, saying. * Comp. ver. 20. b Cited from Isai. 61. I, 2. c Isai. 61. I. ;Gk., not Heb.). ■1 Isai. 58. 6. " ver. 24. 2 Cor. 6. 2 in the Gk. Comp. Lev. 25. 8— 17. f See Matt. 26. 58. 8 Cll. 22. 56. Acts I. 10. & 3. 4, 12. & 6. 15. & 7. 5S. & 10. 4. & II. 6. & 13. 9- & 14.9. & 23. I. 2 Cor. 3. 7, 13 in the Gk. 1> So Ps. 45. 2. > See ch. 3. 23- li Comp. Matt. 27. 40. 1 Matt. 4. 13, 23. 24. tV II. 23. John 4. 46 — 54- >" Matt 13. 54, 57. Mark 6. i, 4. John 4. 44. Comp. Ver. 16. ch. 2. 39. " See Matt, i.^- 57- « See I Kin. 17. 9. 00 Acts 27. 3. Sec Matt. 15. 21. p Comp. ver. 23, 24. *1 James 5.17. Comp. I Kin. 17. I. & 18.1. ■■ 2 Kin. 5. I, 14. T Acts 7. 58. See Num. 15- 35- U Or, ed^e. ■ John 8. 59 CGk.). So John 10. 30. Comp. ch. 24. 31. ' Matt. 4. 13. To ver. 37, Mark I- 21 —28. " See Matt. 7. 38, 29. * ver. 36 (Gk.). Comp. 1 Cor. 2. 4. II Ur, Aiuay. So Mark t. 24. y So ver. 41. See Matt. (55) Chap. iv. 36. S. LUKE. Chap. v. 2^. Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, 36 and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for ^with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. And the 37 fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. ^'And he arose '^out of the synagogue, 3S and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, and 're- 39 buked the fever; and it left her : and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. ''Now when the sun was 40 - - setting, all they that had any sick with 12. ^ ^■"' divers diseases brought them unto him; °° See Acts ^^^ ]^g dd [^jj /^y hands on every one of them, and healed them, e^^d devils 41 also came out of many, e^ci-ying out, and saying. Thou art Christ fthe Son of God. And he s rebuking tkiiii ' suf- fered them not " to speak : for they knew that he was Christ. ''And when it was day, he departed 42 and went into a desert place : and ' the people sought him, and came unto him. So ch. I. 4s- and stayed him, that he should not de- » To ver. 44. .' ' * 1 1 -1 Mark i. 35 part from them. And he said unto 43 them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. And he preached i^in the 44 synagogues of Galilee. And ^it came to pass that, as the Mlri;";.''i6.^' people pressed upon him to hear the I' So I Mace, word of God, he stood by ''the lake M'atZ'14. 34. of Gennesaret, '^and saw two ships 2 standing by the lake: but the fisher- men were gone out of them, and were washing t/icir nets. And he entered 3 into one of the ships, which was Si- mon's, and prayed him that /ic would to"^^7oATf7 thrust out a little from the land. And he ''sat down, and taught the people ■^out of the ship. Now when he had 4 left speaking, he said unto Simon, f Launch out into the deep, and let fSojohn2i. down your nets for a draught. And 5 Simon answering said unto him, s Mas- ter, se\ve have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And 6 when they Irad this done, ^they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto 7 f/ieir "" partners, which were in 'the ' ver. 33 (Gk.). " To ver. 40, MaU 8. 14— 16. To ver. 41, Mark 1. 29 — » ver. 33. c Matt. 8. =6. Mark 4. 39. ch. 8. 24. So ver. 41. d Comp. Mark i. 32. dd See ch. 13- 13; f See Matt. M- 33- B Mark i. 25. ver. 34, 35. See Matt. 12. 16. II Or, io say thai tiiey knezv kim to be Christ. Rather text than marg. here and in Mark i. 34. —39- • Comp. Mark i. 36. •t Matt. 4. 23 —25- V. Mark 6. 53. See Num. 34. II. & Matt 4. 18. ' To ver. 11, Matt. 4. iS •l See Matt. 26. 53. « So Matt. 13. 2. Mark 4. I s ch. 8. 24, 45- it 9- 33. 4?- & 17. 13 U" theGk.) only. BK So John 21. 3. h So ver. 10. Job 41. 6. > So ver. 2, 3, Other ship, that i/uy should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to 8 sink. When Simon Peter saw it, "he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, J De- part from me; for I am a sinful man, 9O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken : 10 and so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were "* partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Si- mon, Fear not; from henceforth thou 11 shalt catch men. And when they had brought t/teir ships to land, ''they for- sook all, and followed him. 12 'And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from 14 him. And he charged him to tell no man: ""but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, ac- cording as Moses commanded, for a 15 testimony unto them. "But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came toge- ther to hear, and to be healed by him 16 of their infirmities. ° And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and "prayed. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and Pdoctors of the law sit- ting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jeru- salem : and the power of the Lord was lipresmt to heal them. lAnd behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him 19 before him. And when they could not find by what 7Liay they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon ■'the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into 20 the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, 21 thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began "■''to reason, saying. Who is this which speak- eth blasphemies? ^Who can forgive sins, 22 but God alone? But when Jesus per- ceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What "■■'reason ye in your 23 hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy » See John II. 32. J So Isai. 6. 5. ver. 26. John 13. 8. See Matt. 8. 34- & ch. I. T2. ^ So ver. 28. 1 To ver. 14, Matt. 8. 2— 4- Mark 1.40 — 44. ^ Comp. ch. 7. s. & 19. 9- See Ex. 18.4. n Mark 1.45. o See Matt. 14- 23- P Acts 5. 34 I Tim. 1. 7 (Gk.). Comp. ch. 2. 46. & Matt. 22. 35- Q To ver. 26, Matt. 9. 2 — 8. Mark 2. 3— >■ See 2 Sam. II. 2. " See ch. 3. 15 marg. « Mark 2. 7- {56) Chap. v. 24. S. LUKE. Chap. vi. iJ * Comp. ver. 18. Mark 2. 12. " See ch 18. 43- » See ver. 8. » Ecclus 43- 25- y To ver. Matt. 9. 13- Mark 2. 32. 9— ■4— 17- « So ver. 11. » ch. 14. '3- »• See Matt. 18. 17. *> Comp. John 9. 39. bb To ver. 38, Matt. 9. 14 —17. yi/(ir/^ 2. iS —22. « Comp. Matt. 9. 14. Mark 2. 18. ^ ch. 2. 37. **•* Comp. John 16. 4. VI. " To ver. 5, ■'ilatt. 12. I —8. .Mark 2. 23 —28. t» Comp. Lev. 23. 15, or Lev. 25. 2, 4. sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? But that ye may know 24 that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee. Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And immediately he 25 rose up before them, and took up ' t/iat whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, "glorifying God. And they 26 were all amazed, and they "glorified God, and *'were filled with fear, saying. We have seen * strange things to day. yAnd after these things he went forth, 27 and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he said unto him. Follow me. And ^he left all, 28 rose up, and followed him. And Levi 29 *made him a great ^ feast in his own house : and there was a great company of ^=' publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and 30 Pharisees murmured against his disci- ples, saying. Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? And Jesus 31 answering said unto them. They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. ''I came not to call 32 the righteous, but sinners to repentance. ''''And '^they said unto him. Why do 33 the disciples of John ''fast often, and make ''prayers, and likewise the dis- ciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? And he said unto them, 34 Can ye make the children of the bride- chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? ''''But the days will come, 35 when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. And he spake also 36 a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old ; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine 37 into old bottles ; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new 38 wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. No tnan also 39 having drunk old wine straightway de- sireth new : for he saith, The old is better. And "it came to pass on ''the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the com fields; and his dis- ciples plucked the ears of com, and did eat, mbbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, ''''Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? ; And Jesus answering them said. Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was a hun- gred, and they which were with him ; ) how he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but 5 for the priests alone ? And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord '^also of the sabbath. 5 ''And it came to pass also on an- other sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was ''''withered. 7 And the scribes and Pharisees = watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an 3 accusation against him. But he '="=knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand. Rise up, and stand /'/•/// in the midst. And he J arose and stood/orth. Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to 3 destroy iV/ And f looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man. Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole r as the other. And they were filled with s madness; and communed '■one with another what they might do to Jesus. I And it came to pass in those days, that he went out 'into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in ''prayer 3 to God. And when it was day, 'he called unto him his disciples: ™and of them he chose twelve, whom also he t named apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholo- 5 mew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called " Ze- 6lotes, and "Judas fthe brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. 7 And he came down with them, and stood lin the plain, and the company of his disciples, and ■'a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jeru- salem, and fro7n the sea coast of ^Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, s and to be healed of their diseases ; and they that were vexed with unclean spi- I'l' So John 5. 10. <= Gk. as M.itt. 12. 8. '^ To ver. ii, Matt. 12. 9 — '4- Mark 3. 1 — 6, ■I"! ver. 8. See John 5. 3- ' See rh. 14. ee See Matt. 9. 4- f Comp, Mark 3. 5. • 2 Tim. 3. 9 (Gk.). •> Comp. M;(tt. 12. 14. Mark y. 6. • See Matt. M- 23 So ch. 9. 18, 28. & II. I. k Sec Mark II. 22. • Matt. 10. I. Mark 3, 13, 14. "» To ver. 16, Matt. 10, 2 — 4- Mark 3. i6 — 19. Acts I. 13. See John 6. 70. n See Matt. 10. 4. ° See John 14. 22. p E.\ pressed Jude I. Comp. Matt. 10. 3. Mark 3. 18. '1 Comp. Matt. 5- 1. "■ Matt. 4. 25. Mark 3. 7, 8. • See Matt. 15. 21. (57). H Chap, vi, 19. S. LUKE. Chap. vh. 2. ' See Matt. 14. 36. " Mark 5. 30. ch. 8. 46. -^ John 6. 5. So John II. 41. & 17. I. Comp. Matt. 17. S. ch. 16. 23. & 18. 13. John 4. 35. y To ver. 23, Ma/i. 5. 3— * See John 16. 2. * Expressed ch. I. 44. ** Comp. Amos 6. I. <^ James 5. i. So ch. 12. 21, d See Matt. 6. 2. So ch. 16, 25. « ch. 2. 25. Acts 9. 31 (Gk.j. Phil. 2. I. 2 Thess. 2. 16. f Isai. 65. 13. 8 So Prov. 14. ■* Comp. John 15. 19. & 17. 14. I John 4. 5. 'See Matt. 7. 15- k ver. 35. See Matt. 5. 44- 1 Ver. 29, 30. A/a//. 5. 39— 42. ■n I Cor. 6. 7. See Matt. 5. 39- » Matt. 7. 12. Tobit 4. 15. o Matt. 5. 46. 1* Ecclus. 20. 16. ver. 33, 34 (Gk. and English). 1 Comp. Matt. 5. 46. 47- r Matt. 5. 42. ' ver. 27. » So Matt. 5. 45- " See ch. i. 32- ^ I Mace. 6. II- I Pet. 2. 3 in the Gk. So Matt. 20. 15- y James 5. 11 (Gk.). rits: and they were healed. And the 19 whole mukitude 'sought to touch him: for there went "virtue out of him, and healed t/icm all. And "he lifted up his eyes on his 20 disciples, and said, ^Blessed ic ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are re that hunger now: for 21 ye shall be filled. Blessed are re that weep now : for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate 22 you, and when they ^shall separate you /?v>/i their company, and shall reproach yoii, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in 23 that day, and leap ^forjoy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. ''But woe unto you that are "=rich: for 24 ye "^have received your '^consolation. Woe unto you that are full : for fye 25 shall hunger. Woe unto you sthat laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, '"when all men shall :6 speak well of you : for so did their fathers to the 'false prophets. But I say unto you which hear, 27 ''Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse 28 you, and ''pray for them which despite- fully use you. And 'unto him that 29 smiteth thee on the one cheek ofter also the other; ""and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh 30 of thee; and of him that taketh away ^vj goods ask them not again. And "as 31 ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. °For if 32 ye love them which love you, what P thank have ye? for 1 sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do 33 good to them which do good to you, what P thank have ye? for 1 sinners also do even the same. ■'And if ye lend 34 to them of whom ye hope to receive, what Pthank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But ^love ye your enemies, and 35 do good, and Mend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and 'ye shall be the children of "the Highest: for he is "kind unto the un- thankful and to //;t' evil. Be ye there- 36 fore ^merciful, as your Father also is 37 y merciful. =^ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: ^forgive, and 38 ye shall be forgiven: ''give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, press- ed down, and shaken together, and run- ning over, .shall men give into your "^ bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, '•Can the blind lead the blind? shall 40 they not both fall into the ditch? "^The disciple is not above his master : but every one ^that is ^perfect shall be as 41 his master. ^And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in 42 thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypo- crite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in 43 thy brother's eye. sFor a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good 44 fruit. ''For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush 45 gather they 'grapes. 'A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bring- eth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil : ''for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 'And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and ""heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will 48 shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was found- 49 ed upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that "with- out a foundation built a house "upon the earth ; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell ; and the ruin of that house was great. Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, 2 "he entered into Capernaum. And a ' Ver. 37, 38, 41. 4'. Malt. 7. I— 5- '^ Glc. a-S cli. Acts 3. 13, or as Ecclus. 28. 2, com- paring Matt. 6. 14? l" So Prov. 19. 17. •^ Sec Ps. 7g. ■< Matt. 13. 14. •= Sec Matt. 10. 24. 1 Or, shall he perfected as his master. f I Cor. 1. 10 (Gk.). 2 Cor. 13. II. Heb. 13. 21. 1 Pet. s. 10. e Ver. 43, 44, Matt. 7. 16, >■ Matt. 12. 33- t [Or. a ^rape.^ Matt. 7. 16. I Matt. 12. 35- ' M.att. 12. 34- 1 See iratt. 7. 21, -So Mai. I. 6. John 13. 13. '» To ver. 49, Matt. 7. 24 —27- " Comp. Matt. 7. 26. VH. * To ver. ID. Matt. 8. 5— '3- (58) Chap. vii. 3. S. LUKE. Chap. vh. 35. >■ Phil. 2. 29 JGk... c So ver. 6. Coinp. Matt. 8. 5. J Gk. as Malt. 14. 36. • Tit. 3. 13 (Gk.). Acts 26. 7 (English). * Comp. ch. 5. 14, & 19. 9. See Ex. iS. 4- E Mark 5. 35. ch. 8. 49. t[Gr. this man]. Matt. 8. 9. h ver. 50. See Matt. 9. ' ch. 8. 42 (Gk.). & 9- 38. Comp. Heb. II. 17. B Or, coffin. ^ 2 Sam. 3. 3'- * See Mark 5. 41. " So ch. I. Acts 2. 43. " See Matt. 15. 31. o ver. 39. See John 6. I4-, P See ch. i. 68. lawyers 'reject- ed ^the counsel of God 'against them- selves, being not baptized of him. 31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? 32 and to what are they like? They are like unto children sitting in the market- place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned 33 to you, and ye have not wept. For John the Ba[)tist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye sa)-, 34 He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say. Behold a gluttonous man, and a wine- bibber, a friend of publicans and sin- 35 ners. But wisdom is "justified of all her children. r See Mark 5- 29. ' See ver. 42. * Cited from Mai. 3. I. " ver. 35. ^ ch. 3. 12. So Matt. 21. 3=. » Acts 18. 25. & 19. 3. y See Matt. 22- 35- "Or, frjtsirated. See Mark 7. 9 marg. ^ Acts 20. 27. II Or, within thejtiselvcs. Rather as Eph. 5. 32. (59) H2 Chap. vii. 36. S. LUKE. Chap. vni. 19. ^ To ver. 50, comp. Matt. 26. 6 — 13. Mark 14. 3 John II. 2. & 12. 1—8. b See Matt. 26. 7. *= ver. 44. John II. 2. & 12. 3. So John 13.5. f^Soch. 15.2. c ver. 16. f See Matt. 9-4? II See Matt. 18. 28. & Mark 12. 15- 6 Rom. (Gk.). Also ver. 21, 8.32 Acts 25. II, 16. & 27. 24 in the Gk. ^ See Gen. 18. 4. So Judg. 19. 21. ' ver. 38. ^ 2 Sam. 15. S- Comp. 2 Sam. 14.33. & Rom. 16. 16. 1 See Ps. 23. 5. ■n I Tim. I. 14- " See Matt. 0 Comp. Matt. 9. 3? or Mark 2. 12. ch. 8. 25? P ver. g. See Matt, 9. 2. 1 See Mark 10. 52 marg. ' See ch. 8. 48. VIII. » Matt. 27. 55- Mark 15. 41. So ch. 23, 49. b See Matt. 27. 56. ^And one of the Pharisees desired 36 him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. And behold, a wo- 37 man in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that /esus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought ''an ala- baster box of ointment, and stood at 38 his feet behind /n'm weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did ■^wipe f/it'm with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed //lem with the ointment. Now when the Pha- 39 risee which had bidden him saw tt, he spake within himself, saying, "^This man, if he were "= a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman t///s IS that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus fanswering said un-40 to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith. Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which 41 had two debtors: the one ought five hundred ' pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, 42 he s frankly forgave t/iem both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most ? Simon answered and said, 1 43 suppose that /te, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to 44 the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, ''thou gavest me no water for my feet: but 'she hath washed my feet with tears, and '^wiped t/icm with the hairs of her head. ''Thou gavest me no kiss: 45 but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. ' Mine head with oil thou didst not 46 anoint: but this 7t'oman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore 1 47 say unto thee. Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she ■" loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, //ic same loveth little. And he said 48 unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven. And 49 they that sat at meat with /urn began to say within themselves, "Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said 50 to the woman, PThy ""faith hath 1 saved thee; ''go in peace. And it came to pass aftenvard, that he went throughout every city and vil- lage, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God : and the twelve 7iiirrf with him, and ^certain 2 women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called ''Mag- dalene, "^out of whom went seven devils, sand ''Joanna the wife of Chuza =He- rod's f steward, and Susanna, and many others, which "ministered unto him of their substance. 4 sAnd when much people were ga- thered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a para- 5 ble : A sower went out to sow his seed : and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the 6 fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it 7 lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprang up with s/V, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disci])Ies asked him, saying, 10 What might this parable be? And he said. Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; '■that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might 11 not understand. 'Now the parable is this : The seed is the word of God. I = Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest 13 they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation •'fall 14 away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and 15 bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in 'an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit "'with patience. 16 "No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a "vessel, or putteth // under a bed; but setteth // on a candlestick, that they which enter in 17 may see the light. Ppor nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be 18 known and come abroad. iTake heed therefore how ye hear: ''for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and who- soever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he 'seemeth to have. 19 ^Then came to him his mother and ■= Mark i6. 9. So ver. 35, 38 (Gk.). *^ ch. 24. ro. " .See ch. 3. i. Comp. Matt. 14. 2. f See Matt. 20. 8. B To ver. 10, .1/ Gada- renes round about besought him to depart from them ; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into 'the ship, and returned back again. 38 Now Jthe man ''out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him : but Jesus sent him 39 away, saying. Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published ''throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. 40 And it came to pass that, 'when Je- sus was returned, the people "'gladly received him: for they were all waiting 41 for him. "And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he 42 would come into his house : for he had "one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. (But as 43 he went the people thronged him. And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent Pall her living upon physicians, neither could be 44 healed of any, came behind him, and touched the ^border of his garment : and immediately her issue of blood stanched. 45 And Jesus said. Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, ■■ Master, the multi- tude throng thee and press thee, and 46sayest thou. Who touched me? And Jesus said. Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out 47 of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and 'falling down before him, she de- clared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath 'made thee 49 whole; "go in peace.) While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, f ver. 2 ;Gk.;, 38. s So ch. 10. 39- *■ ver. 27. > ver. 22. Comp. Mark 3. 9. J Ver. 38, 39, Mark 5. 18 ^ Comp. Mark 5. 20. ' Matt. 9. I. Mark 5. 21. "»2 Mace. 13 24 (comp. 3. 9)- Acts (2. 41). & 15- 4. S: iS. 27. & 24. 3. & 28. 30 in the Gk. " To ver. 56, Matt. 9. iS -26. MarUs- 22 —43- 0 See ch. 7. 12. P See Mark 12. 44. <1 Gk. as Matt. 9. 20. • ver. 28. See John 11. 32- * See Mark 10. 52. " ch. 7. 50. So Mark 5. See I SaiB. i. 17- {61) Chap. viii. 50. S. LUKE. Chap. ix. 31. w Matt. II. 17 (GkJ. ch. 23. 27. ^ See ch. 2. 47- y See Matt. 8.4. IX. » See Matt. 10. I. b Matt. 10. 5, 7,8. Mark 6. 7. Comp. ch. 10. I, 9. *^ To ver. 5, Mait. 10. 9—14. A/ar^ 6. S— II. ch, 10, 4 — II. d See Matt. 8.4. « So Mark 6. A. D. 32. f To ver. 9, Ma^i. 14. I — 3- Mark 6, 14 —16. *t ver. 9. See ch. 3. I. 1' ch. 24. 4. Acts 2. 12. & 5. 24. & 10. 17 in the Gk. 1 So ch. 23. 8. J Mark 6. 30. ^ To ver. 17, Malt. 14. 13 — 21. Mark 6. 32 — 44. >/;« 6. I— 13- ' Comp- Mark 6. 45. i"Mark6. 34. " Matt. 14. 14 "" ch. 24. 29 (Gk.). Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. But when Jesus heard it, he 50 answered him, saying, Fear not: beheve only, and she shall be made whole. And when he came into the house, he 51 suffered no ?iiaii to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. And 52 all wept, and ^^' bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to 53 scorn, knowing that she was dead. And s4 he put than all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and 55 she arose straightway : and he com- manded to give her meat. And her 56 parents =< were astonished : but y he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. Then ■''he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And ''he sent them to preach 2 the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. "^And he said unto them. Take 3 nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And 4 whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whoso- 5 ever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet ''for a testimony against them. '=And they departed, and went 6 through the towns, preaching the gos- pel, and healing every where. 'Now E Herod the tetrarch heard of ^ all that was done by him: and he ''was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; and of some, that Elias had ap- 8 peared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And 9 Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? 'And he desired to see him. J And the apostles, when they were 10 returned, told him all that they had done. •^And he took them, and went aside pri- vately into a desert place belonging to the city called 'Bethsaida. And then people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and "'spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and "healed them that had need of healing. And 7t'hcn the day began to ""wear away, 12 then came the twelve, and said unto him. Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and "lodge, and get vic- tuals : for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said. We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for Mall this people. For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples. Make them sit down by fifties 15 in a company. And they did so, and 16 made than all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to 17 set before the multitude. And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. 18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him : and Phe asked them, saying. Whom say the 19 people that I am? They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that lone of the old pro- ao phets is risen again. He said unto them. But whom say ye that I am? Peter an- 21 swering said. The Christ of God. ■'And he ^straitly charged them, and command- 22 ed them to tell no 7nan that thing; 'say- ing, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, 23 and be raised the third day. And he said to than all. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and "take 24 up his cross ^daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my 25 sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or >'be cast 26 away? ^For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his 27 Father's, and of the holy angels. But I tell you of a truth, there be some stand- ing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 28 -'And it came to pass about an ''eight days after these ""^sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into 29 a mountain ''to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was =al- tered, and his raiment 7cias white and 30 glistering. And behold, there talked with him two men, which were 'Moses 31 and Elias : who appeared in 'glory, and f ch. 19. 7 (Gk.). p To ver. 20, Matt. 16. 13 — 16. .Varied. 27— 29^ *! See John 6. 14. >■ Mark 8. 30. So Matt. i6, 20. ' See Matt. 12. 16. * To ver. 27, Matt. 16. 21 —28. Arnrk 8. 31 —9. I. " Matt. 17. 22, 23. ver. 43, 44. » Matt. 10. 38- « I Cor. 15. 31- y Matt. 16. 26. Mark 8. 36. t Cor. 3. IS. 2 Cor. 7. 9. Phii. 3. 8 in the Gk. * See Mark 8. 38. * To ver. 36, .'Matt. 17. I —8. Mark 9. 2 — 8. ** Comp. Matt. 17. I. Mark g. 2. li Or, things. As Acts8. 21. « ver. 44. <* ch. 3. 21. & 6. 12. See Matt. 14. 23- •^ Mark 16. 12 (Gk.). t ver. 32. ch. 2. 9. John I. 14. (62) Chap. ix. 32. S. LUKE. Chap. x. 3. 8 2 Pet. I. 15. So Wisd. 3. 2 (Gk.). !> Dan. 8. i8. & 10. 9. Matt. 26. 43. Mark 14. 40. 1 ver. 30, 34. ^ ver. 49. See ch. 5. 5. • Comp. Mark g. 6. ■" So Matt 17. 9. Mark 9. 9. " To ver. 42, iWatf. 17. 14 — 18. Afarkg. 14 — 27 nn ver. 28 (Gk.). 0 See ch. I. 48. P See ch. 7. 12. pp See Acts 8. 7. 1 See Mark I. 26. r To ver. 45, Matt. 17.22, Mark 9. 30 So ver. 22. * ch. 21. 14 (Gk.). See ch. I. 66. * Mark 9. 32. So ch. 2. 50. & 18. 34. John 12. 16. " To ver. 48, Matt. 18. 1— 5- , Markq. 34 — 37- * See ch. 2. 35- ^ See Matt. 9 4- Comp. Matt. 18. I. J See Matt. 10. 40. spake of his s decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and 32 they that were with him were ''heavy with sleep : and when they were awake, they saw fhis glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to 33 pass, as 'they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, ■'Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: 'not knowing what he said. While he thus spake, 34 there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as 'they entered into the cloud. And there came a voice 3s out of the cloud, sayirig. This is my be- loved Son : hear him. And when the 36 voice was past, Jesus was found alone. "'And they kept // close, and told no man in those days any of t/wsc things which they had seen. And it came to pass, t/mt on the next 37 day, "when they were come down from ""the hill, much people met him. And 38 behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, "look upon my son: for he is Pmine only child. And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he sud-39 denly PPcrieth out; and it "iteareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. And I be- 40 sought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. And Jesus answering 41 said, O faithless and perverse genera- tion, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. And 42 as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare ftim. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. And they were all amazed at the 43 mighty power of God. 'But while they wondered ever}' one at all i/iings which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples. Let 44 these sayings ^sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 'But they un-4s derstood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that say- ing. "Then there arose ^"a reasoning among 46 them, which of them should be greatest. And Jesus, "perceiving the thought of 47 their heart, took a child, and set him by him, and said unto them, Whosoever shall 43 receive this child in my name receiveth me: and y whosoever shall receive me re- ceiveth him that sent me : ^for he that is \f° ^'^"■ least among you all, the same shall be ch. 22. 26. great. 49 »And John answered and said, ''Master, '^^]^^'' i"' we saw one casting out devils in thy —40. name; and we forbad him, because he ^"•33- sofolloweth not with us. And Jesus said unto him. Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us. 51 And it came to pass, when the time ■^was come ''that he should be received up, he "^stedfastly set his face to go to 52 Jerusalem, and sent ''messengers before his face: and they went, and ^entered into a village of the ''Samaritans, to make 53 ready for him. And 'they did not Jre- ceive him, because ''his face was as s^fhoi/gh he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples 'James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from hea- ven, and consume them, "even as Elias ssdid? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said. Ye know not what manner of 56 spirit ye are of. " For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save thon. And they went to another village. 57 And it came to pass that, "as they went in the way, Pa certain man said unto him. Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever ssthou goest. And Jesus said unto him. Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not 59 where to lay his head. lAnd he said unto another. Follow me. But he said. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my 60 father. Jesus said unto him. Let the dead bury their dead : but go thou and 61 preach the kingdom of God. And ano- ther also said. Lord, ■'I will follow thee; but let me first go *bid them farewell, 62 which are at home in my house. And Jesus said unto him. No man 'having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is "fit for the kingdom of God. After these things the Lord -'appoint- ed t'other *= seventy also, and ''sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would 2 come. Therefore said he unto them, "^The harvest truly is great, but the la- bourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send 3 forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways : ^behold, I send you forth as '1 Comp. Matt. 10. I. Mark 6. 7. « See Matt. 9. 37, 38. 10. 16. « Acts 2. I (Gk.). "1 80 Mark 16. 19. Acts I. 2, II, 22. 1 Tim. 3. 16, e So 2 Kin. 8. II. & 12. 17. Comp. Mark 10. 32. ch. 12. 50. f ch. 10. I ? * Comp. Matt. 10. 5. •> See I Kin. 16. 24. ' John 4. 4, 9. 2 7- J John 4. 45. ^ Comp. 2 Chr. 32. 2 marg. ' Mark 3. 17. "" 2 Kings I. 10. 12. " See Matt. 18. II. So John 8. II. o ver. 51. p To ver. 60, Matt. 8. 19 *) Comp. Matt. 3. 21. r Comp. I Kings 19. 20. ' Mark 6. 46. ch. 14. 33. Acts 18. i3, 21. 3 Cor. 2. 13 in the Gk. * Comp. ch. 10. 2. " ch. 14. 35. Heb. 6. 7 (Gk.). X. <* 2 Mace. 9. 23. 25- & 10. II ((;k.). & 14. 12 (i;k.). So ch. I. So (Gk.). *» ch. Q. I, 2, 6, or ch. 9.52? Cump. ch. 23. 32 (English), c E-\. 24. 1,9. Num. II. 16. fMatt. (63) Chap. x. 4. S. LUKE. Chap. x. 38. s To ver. 12, Matt. 10. 9 —15- Mark 6. 8— ■ II. ch. 9. 3—5. ^ ch. 12. 33. (Gk.). & 22. 35, 36. ' 2 Kin. 4.29. ^ I Sam. 25. 6. So ch. 24. 36. 1 ch. 16. 8. So John 12. 36- Eph. 2. 2. & s. 6, 8. Col. 3. 6. 1 Thess. 5. 5. in the Gk. So John 17. 12. 2 Thess. 2. 3. ^ ch. II. 6. I Cor. 10. 27. » So ch. 9. 2. Matt. 10. 7, 8. ° ver. II. See Matt. 3. 2. P So Acts 13. 51. 1 Comp. Matt. 10. 15. Mark 6. 11. ver. 14. '■ To ver. 15, Matt. II. 21 —23- « Job 2. S. Jonah 3. 6, * See Matt. 10. 40, "John 12. 48 (Gk.). I Thess. 4. 8. See Mark 7. 9- ^ So John 5. 23- y ver. I. « See Mark 16. 17. » See John 12. 31. »> Rev. 12. 8, 12. Comp. Isai. 14. 12. c Ps. 91. 15. Mark 16. 18. Acts 28. 5. See ch. 11. 12. ^ Comp. Matt. 7. 22, 23- « See Ex. 32. 32- So Isai. 4, 3. Heb. 12. 23. Comp. Jer. 17. 13. ' Ver. 21, 22, Matt. II. 25 —27. e Isai. 53. II. h So ch. 12. 32 (Gk.). Seech. 2. 14. lambs among wolves. eCany neither 4 *> purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and 'salute no man by the way. And into whatso- 5 ever house ye enter, first say, ^ Peace be to this house. And if 'the son of peace 6 1 be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. And 7 in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. And into what- s soever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat ™such things as are set before you: "and heal the sick that are therein, 9 and say unto them, °The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into 10 whatsoever city ye enter, and they re- ceive you not, go your 7vays out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the n very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe ofl' Pagainst you: not- withstanding be ye sure of this, that °the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But I say unto you, that it shall be more 12 tolerable ')in that day for Sodom, than for that city. ■■Woe unto thee, Chorazin, woe unto 13 thee, Bethsaida : for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, ^sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tole-14 rable for Tyre and Sidon lat the judg- ment, than for you. And thou, Caper- 15 naum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. ' He that hear- 16 eth you heareth me; and "he that de- spiseth you despiseth me; "and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. And >'the seventy returned again with 17 joy, saying, Lord, 'even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And 18 he said unto them, ^I beheld Satan as lightning "^fall from heaven. Behold, 1 19 give unto you power '=to tread on ser- pents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstand-20 ing in this rejoice not, ''that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather re- joice, because "-"your names are written in heaven. fin that hour Jesus srejoiced in spi-21 rit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so ''it seera- 22 ed good in thy sight. 'AH things are delivered to me of my Father : and no tnan knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal 23 hi?n. And he turned him unto his dis- ciples, and said privately, 'Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye 24 see : for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 25 And behold, a certain J lawyer stood up, and ''tempted him, saying, 'Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him. What is written in 27 the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, ""Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and "thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him. Thou hast an- swered right: this do, and °thou shalt 29 live. But he, willing to pjustify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neigh- 30 hour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man iwent down from Jerusalem to '■Jericho, and fell among ^thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded htm, and departed, leaving him 31 half dead. And by chance there "icame down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he 'passed by on the 32 other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and 'passed by on the other jsside. But a certain "Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he had compassion 34 (w him, and went to him, and "bound up his wounds, pouring in "oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of 35 him. And on the morrow when he de- parted, he took out two "pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, 36 I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto 37 him that fell among the ^thieves? And he said. He that y shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him. Go, and do thou likewise. 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village : and a certain woman named ^Martha > Many an- cient copies add these words, And titrning to his disci- ples, he said. ' Ver. 23, 24, Matt. 13. 16, 17- J See Matt. 22- 35- ^ So John 6. 6. .See John8.6. ' Cump. Miitt. 19. 16. Mark ID. 17. ch. 18. 18. .So Matt. 22. 35— 39. "* Cited from Deut. 6. 5. " Cited from Lev. 19. 18. •> See Lev. 18. 5- So Neh. 9. 29. P Comp. ch. 16, 15. 1 Comp. ch. 2. 42. & 18. 31. & 19. 28. r Josh. 16. 1. See Matt. 20. 29. * ver. 36. See Matt. a6. 55- ' So Ps. 38. ' See Matt, o. 5. ^ Isai. I. 6 and marg. B See Matt. 20. 2. & Mark 12, I See ch. I. 72- *ver. John 40, It. 4>- J,5 19, 20 ,21 ■ =4. 3°. 39- & 12. 2. (64) Chap. x. 39. S. LUKE. Chap. xr. 31. » Tobit 7. 8 (Gk.). ch. 19. 6. Acts 17. 7. James 2. 25. ^ ver. 42. John II. I, 2, 19, 20, 28, 31, 32. 45- & 12. 3. cSocb.8. 35. Sec 2 Kin. 4. 38. Comp. John II. 20. ** Matt. 6. 25. ch. 12. II, Sac. (Gk.). Comp. I Cor 7. 32. e So John 6. 27. Comp. Ps. 27. 4. f Ps. 16. 5 (Gk.). XI. A. D. 33. • See ch. 6. *> To ver. 4^ Matt. 6. 9— '3- I Or, /or the day. Gk. as Acts 17. II. Comp. Mate 6. II. « Mark 13. 35- ■ Or, out of his -way. Comp. John 4. 6 |Ok.). ^ See ch. lo. e So ch. 1 8 1—6. f To ver. 13, Matt 7. 7 — t [Gr. glve\ ver. II. Matt. 7. 9, 10. KDeut. 8. 15. I Kin. 12. II, 14. aChr. 10. II, 14- Ezek. 2. 6. ch. 10. ig. Rev. 9. 3, 5, 10. hSoch. 18. 7, 8. > Comp. Matt. 7. II. J Ver. 14, 15, Matt. 9. 32—34, or Matt. 12.22, =4» ^received him into her house. And she 39 had a sister called ''Mary, which also '^sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But ^Martha was cumbered about much 40 serving, and came to him., and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus 41 answered and said unto her, ^Martha, Martha, "^thou art careful and troubled about many things: but <^one thing is 42 needful : and Mary hath chosen ^that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. And it came to pass that, ''as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said 2 unto them, \Vhen ye pray, say, ''Our P'ather which art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth, (iive us ''day by day our 3 daily bread. And forgive us our sins; 4 for we also forgive every one that is in- debted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. And he said unto them. Which of 5 you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him "^at midnight, and say unto him. Friend, lend me three loaves; for 6 a friend of mine "in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing '' to set be- fore him: and he from within shall an- 7 swer and say. Trouble me not : the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee? I say unto you, "Though he will not s rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, f Ask, 9 and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh 10 receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of n any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he 12 shall ask an egg, will he 'offer him a sscorpion? If ye then, being evil, know 13 how to give good gifts unto your chil- dren: ''how much more shall your hea- venly Father give 'the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? JAnd he was casting out a devil, and 14 it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb 15 spake ; and the people wondered . But some of them said. He casteth out devils through 'Beelzebub the chief of the de- 16 vils. And other, ''tempting him, 'sought 17 of him a sign from heaven. ""But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house lii- 18 e'/i/tv/ against a house falleth. If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelze- 19 bub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your "sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your 20 judges. But if I with ° the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 21 Wlien a strong man armed keepeth his 22Ppalace, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him lall his amiour wherein he 23 trusted, and divideth his spoils. 'He that is not with me is against me: and he that ^gathereth not with me 'scat- 24 tereth. "When the unclean s])irit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest ; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my 25 house whence I came out. And when he Cometh, he findeth // swept and 26 garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to /li/n seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. 27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company ''lift up her voice, and said unto him, v Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast 28 sucked. But he said, ^ Yea rather, "bless- ed are they ''that hear the word of God, and "keep it. 29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, ''This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but 30 the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this 31 generation. "^The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and fcondemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom ([Gr. Bcelzebul, and so ver. 18, 19]. , See 2 Kin. I. 2. ^ See John S. 6. ' See Matt. 12. 38. Comp. ver. 29. "^ To ver. 22, Matt. 12. 25 —29. Mark^ 23 — 27. n Matt. 12. 27 (Gk.). Comp. Acts 19- 13- o See Ex. 8. 19. P See Matt. 26. 3. 1 Eph. 6. II, '' Matt. 12. 30- * Matt. 3. 12. & 13. 30. ch. 12. 17, 18 tGk.). So John II. 52- ' John 10. 12. & II. 52. " To ver. 26, Matt. 12. 43 —45- * Acts 2. 14. & 14. II. & 22. 22. y ch. 1. 48. Comp. ch. I. 45. ' Rom. 9. 20. & 10. 18 in the Gk. •^ John 13.17. Tames i. 25. » ch. 8. 21. « Acts 7. S3. See Lev. 22. o 1 o ver. 32, Mutt. 12. 39 —42. Comp. ver. 16, = Matt. 12. 42. f Comp. Wisd. 4. 16. (65) I Chap. xi. 32. S. LUKE. Chap. xu. 10. 8 Matt. 12. 41- I" Matt. 5.15. Mark 4. 21. • See Matt. 5- 15- i Soch. 8. i6. 'Ver. 34, 3S, Matt. 6. 22, 1 E,\pressed Matt. 6. 23. t[Gr. a candU- hy its bright skiningX ^ See Nah- 3. 3 marg. " See Matt. « Mark 7, 3, P To ver. 52, Conip. Matt. ch. 23. 1 Matt. 23, '' Gk. as Matt. 23. 25. ■ ch. 12. 33. So ch. 16. 9. See ch. 3. n. Comp. ch. 16. 14. ' Or, as you are abl^. •Tit. I. 15. " Matt 23. » ch. i8. 12. * Matt. 23. 6 (Gk.). Mark 12. 30 (Gk.). ch. 20. 46 (Gk.).- 7 Matt. 23. 7. Mark 12. 38 (Gk.). ch. 20. 46. ' So Matt. 23 27- * ver. 46, 52. See Matt. 22- 35- « Matt. 23. 4. «Matt. 11.28 (Gk.l. J Matt. 23. 19—31. of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 'iTIie men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall f condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jo- nas; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here. ''No ;«(?//, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, nei- ther under a "bushel, but on a candle- stick, 'that they which come in may see the light. ''The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when '^thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed there- fore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body there- fore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when 'the '"bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to "dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw if, he marvelled that he had not first '^washed before " dinner, p And the Lord said unto him, 'Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ■■ ravening and wickedness. Ye fools, did not he that made that ivliieh is without make that wliich is within also? But rather ^give alms ' of such things as you have ; and behold, 'all things are clean unto you. " But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye "tithe mint and rue and all man- ner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye love ''the uppermost seats in the syna- gogues, and ^greetings in the markets. 'Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- sees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. Then answered one of the ^lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And he said, Woe unto you also, ye ^la\vyers! •'for ye "^lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. <*Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. '' Truly ye bear witness that ye =allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and 49 ye build their sepulchres. Therefore also said '^the wisdom of God, si will send them prophets and apostles, and sotne of them they shall slay and ''per- sosecute: that the blood of all the pro- phets, which was shed 'from the founda- tion of the world, may be required of 51 this generation; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the ''temple: verily I say unto you. It shall be required of this generation. 52 Woe unto you, "lawyers! 'for ye have taken away the key of '"know- ledge : ye entered not in yourselves, 36 and them that were entering in ye ''hin- dered. 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to "urge him vehemently, and to 37 1 provoke him to speak of many things: 54 "laying wait for him, and Pseeking to 38 \ catch something out of his mouth, 'ithat 1 they might accuse him. j ^In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable mul- titude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, ''Be- 40 ware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, 2 which is "^hypocrisy. ** For there is no- 41 thing covered, that shall not be reveal- ed ; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in "^closets shall be proclaimed upon 4 the f housetops. And I say unto you smy friends. Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no 5 more that they can do. But I will ^fore-v^&m you whom you shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto 6 you. Fear him. Are not 'five sparrows sold for two "farthings, and not one of 7 them is forgotten before God.'' But even the 7^'ry hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore : ye are of more value than many sparrows. 8 Also I say unto you. Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before ''the 9 angels of God: but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before ''the 10 angels of God. And 'whosoever shall 48 i speak a word against the Son of man. ■ 34- ■ 35 '-' See Rom. 1. 32 marg. * I Cor. 1. 24. Bo Prov. 8. 12, 22, 23, 30. Col. 2. 3. Comp. Malt. 23. 34. ^ 'I'o ver. 51, Matt. 23. 34 —36. Cuinp. 2 Chr. 24. 19. I'fc 36. 15, 16. '' I Thess. 2. 15 marg. iGk.j. Comp. Matt. ' See Matt' ■3- 35- •^ Cump. Matt. 23. (Gk.). ' So Matt. 23. 13. "' ch. I. 77, or Rom. 2. 20. li Or, forbad. Mark 10. 14. » Mark 6. 19 and marg. ■^ Acts 23. 21. P So Matt. 2:. 15. Mark 12. 13. '1 Matt. 12. 10. Mark 3. 2. So John 8. 6. XII. « Acts 24. 18. & 26. 12 in the Gk. •> Matt. 16. 6, 12. So Mark 8. 15- See ch. 17. ^. <-■ Matt. 23. 28. d To ver. 9, Matt. 10. 26 —33- Mark 4. 22. ch. 8. 17. •-■ ver. 24 (Ok.). SeeMatt.6.6. f See 2 Sam. II. z. K John 15. 13 — 15- h Matt. 3. 7. ch. 3. 7. Alsoch. 6.47. Acts g. 16. t^ 20. 35 ill the Gk. ' Comp. Matt. 10. 29. II Sec Matt. 10. 29. ^ Comp. Matt. 25. 31. 1 See Matt. 12. 31. >66) Chap. xii. ii. S. LUKE. Chap. xii. 46. " Matt. 10. 19. So Mark 13. II. ch. 21. 14. n Eph. 3. 10. & 6. 12. Col. I. 16. Tit. 3. I. So ch. 20. 20. Col. 2. lo in the Gk. " Rom. 8. 38 (Gk.). P Rom. 13. I. I Pet 3. 22 (Gk.). 1 ch. 10. 41 (Gk.). ver. 22,25,26. See I Sam. 9. 5 (Engl.). «■ Matt. 10. 20. * Rom. 2. I, 3- & 9. 20. « So John 8. II. Com p. Ex. 2. 14. Acts 7. 27, 35- " I Tim. 6. 6 — II. * See ch. 3. 15 marg. y See ch. 11. 23. * ver 24. See ch. 3. 17. » Com p. Eccles. II. 9. I Cor. 15. 32. James 5. 5. SeeEccles.2. 24. 0 See ch. 15. 23- *= Jer. 17. II. James 4. 14. t Or. ^o tht'y require thy soul. As Job 18. 18. & 34. 20. Matt. 24. 26. ch. 6. 38. & i6. 4- & 17. 21, 23. ver. 48, &c. d Job 27. 8. Ps. 52. 7. e See Ps. 39. 6. f Matt. 6. 19, 20. K Soch. 6. 24. ver. 33. 1 Tim. 6. 18, 19. James 2. 5. ^ To ver. 31, Matt. 6. 25 I See Job 38. 41- ^ See ver. 3. * ch. 2. 52 and marg. ■" Comp. ver. 26. it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. "And when u they bring you unto the synagogues, and u?tto ""magistrates, and "Ppowers, itake ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: '■fori2 the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. And one of the company said unto 13 him. Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And n he said unto him, ^Man, 'who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he 15 said unto them, "Take heed, and be- ware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he 16 spake a parable unto them, saying. The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he •''thought with- 17 in himself, saying. What shall I do, be- cause I have no room where to >' bestow my fruits? And he said. This vvill I is do: I will pull down my ^barns, and build greater; and there will I >" bestow all my fruits and my goods. And 1 19 will say to my soul, ^Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years : take thine ease, eat, drink, and ''be merry. But God said unto him. Thou 2a fool, "^this night '''thy soul shall be required of thee : then *= whose shall thflse things be, which thou hast pro- vided ? So is he that ^layeth up trea-ji sure for himself, and sis not rich towards God. And he said unto his disciples, 22 •> Therefore I say unto you. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat ; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The hfe is more than 23 meat, and the body is more than rai- ment. Consider ' the ravens : for they 24 neither sow nor reap ; which neither have ''storehouse nor ^barn; and 'God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? And which of2s you with taking thought can add to his 'stature '"one cubit? If ye then be not 26 able /(' do '"that thing tchich is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider 27 the lilies how they grow : they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God 23 so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more will he clothe you. 29 O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, 30 'neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after : and your Father know- eth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto 32 you. "Fear not, "little flock; for Pit is your Father's good pleasure to give 33 you ithe kingdom. "^Sell that ye have, and *give alms; 'provide yourselves "bags which wa.x not old, •''a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither •'' moth 34 corrupteth. >For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 33 ^Let your loins be girded about, and 36 ^'j'w//- lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will ''return from "^the wed- ding; that when he cometh and knock- eth, they may open unto him imme- 37 diately. '' Blessed arc those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find "watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall '^gird himself, and gmake them to sit down to meat, and will 38 come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the ''second watch, or come in the ''third watch, and ''find ///(■/;/ so, blessed are those servants. 39 'And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have •^watched, and not have suffered his 40 house to be broken through. Be ye therefore J ready also: ''for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable 'unto us, or 42 even ""to all? And the Lord said. Who then is that faithful and wise " steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season ? 43 Blessed is that ser\'ant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and ahall begin to beat the menservants and maid- ens, and to eat and drink, and to be 46 drunken; the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not ware, and will 'cut him in sunder, f Or, tiTe /lot in cctrc/ul suspense. ^ Isai. 41. 10, 13. 14- & 43. 5. & 42. 2. ° Comp. Zech. 13. 7. John 21. 15 — ■ '7- Acts 20. 28. See Isai. 40. II. P So Eph. I. 5. 9- Comp. Matt. II. 25, 26. ch. 10. 21. 1 See Matt. 25- 34. r See Matt. 19. 21. * ch. II. 41. * So ch. 16. 9. " See ch. 10. 4. ^ So ver. ai. See Matt. 6. 20. J Matt. 6. 21. * See I Kin. 18. 46, * So Matt. 25. 7, 8. >> Wisd. 2. I (Gk.;. o See Matt. 22. 2. << Matt. 24. 46. « See Matt. ch. 17. 8. So John 13. 4- s So ch. 22. 27. Comp. ch. 17. 7, 8. 1" See Ex. 14. * ver. 39, 40, 42—46, Matt. 24. 43 — SI- j ver. 47 (Gk.j. k So Mark 13- 33- ch- 21. 34, 36. > ver. 47. » ver. 48. II See ch. 16. I Or, cut hint off. See Matt- 51- (67; I 2 Chap. xii. 47. S. LUKE. Chap. xui. 22. " Rev. 21. 8 (Gk.). Comp, Matt. 24. 51. P ver. 41. 1 Deut, 25. 2, 3- •■ Lev. 5. 17. Num. 15. 29, 30- See I Tim. i. >3 " Comp. Roni. I. 19, 20. & 2. 14, 15. ' Comp. Matt. 25. 15, 29. " ver. 20 marg. w See Matt. 3. II, or as ver. 51 ? * Comp. I Kin. 14. 14. y Matt. 20. 22. Mark 10. 38. ^ Comp. Mark 10. 32. ch. 9. 51. See John 12. 27. II Or, fiained. » Acts 18. 5. Phil. I, 23 in the Gk. *• Comp. ch. 22. 16. * To ver. 53, Matt. 10. 34, 35* So ver. 49? Matt. 10. 21. ** Cited from Mic. 7. 6. " Comp. Matt. 16. 2, ?i Kin. 18. 44. e See Matt. 2o. 12. ti Matt. 16. 3. 1 ch. 2T. 30. k Ver. 58, 59, Matt. 5. 25, 26. ' Comp. ver. 13, 14. II See Mark 12, 42. XIII. * ch. 3. I. *> Comp. Acts 28. 4. « SeeNeh. 3. J5. and will appoint him his "portion with the unbelievers. And p that servant, 47 which knew his lord's will, and J pre- pared not himself, neither did according to his will, 1 shall be beaten with many stripes. PBut he 'that knew not, and 48 did commit thiiii^s worthy of stripes, "^ shall be beaten with few stripes. 'For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required : and to whom " men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. I am come to send "fire on the earth; 49 "and what will I, if it be already kindled? But I have ^a baptism to be baptized 50 7t'ith; and ^how am I "^straitened ''till it be accomplished ! "^Suppose ye that I am 51 come to give peace on earth? I tell you. Nay; but rather "division: for from 52 henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be 53 divided against the son, and ''the son against the father; the mother a- gainst the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mo- ther in law. And he said also to the people, 54 =When ye see ^a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say. There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when yca see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be Bheat; and it cometh to pass. '' Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face 56 of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? Yea, 57 and why even 'of yourselves judge ye not what is right? ''When thou goestss 'with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou ari in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. I tell 59 thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last 'mite. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood ■''Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering 2 said_ unto them, ''Supjjose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Gali- leans, because they suffered such things'! I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, 3 ye shall all likewise perish. Or those 4 eighteen, upon whom the tower in "^Si- loam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were 'sinners above all men that 5 dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you. Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise 6 perish. He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and ''he came and sought 7 fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard. Be- hold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: "^cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answering said unto him. Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig 9 about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, ^well: and if not, then after that thou shalt "^cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in one of the 11 synagogues on the sabbath. And behold, there was a woman which had a sspirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise 12 •> lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy in- i^firmity. And he 'laid his hands on her: and immetliately she was ■'made straight, 14 and '^ glorified God. And 'the ruler of the synagogue answered with indigna- tion, "because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the peo- ple, ""There are six days in which num ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and "not on the sabbath 15 day. The Lord then answered him, and said, " Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose Phis ox or his ass from the ■! stall, and lead lb him away to watering? And ought not this ivoman, ■'being a daughter of Abra- ham, whom sSatan hath bound, lo these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond 17 on the sabbath day? And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and ^all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 'Then said he, "Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto 19 shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast mto his garden ; and it grew, and waxed a great tree ; and the fowls of the 20 air lodged in the branches of it. And again he said, "Whereunto shall I liken 21 the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three 'mea.sures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 ^And he went through the cities and « Or, delilors. Malt. 6. 12. & 18. 24. .So ch. 11. 4. Gk. not as ver. 2. >> Matt. 21. 19. Mark II. 13. So Isai. 5. 2. » See Matt. 3. 10. f So 2 Chr. 2. 3- ch. 19. 42. See Gen. 30. 27- * So Acts 16. 16. 1 Jolin 4. 6. Comp. ver. 16. l" ch. 21. 28 (Gk.). I Matt. 9. 18. Mark 5. 23. &6.S. &7. 32(Gk.). & 8. 23, 25 (Gk.). & 16. 18. ch. 4. 40. So Acts g. 12, ■7- & 28. 8. J Heb. 12. 12 (Gk.). ^ Sec Matt. 15- 31- ' See Mark 5- =2- " See John 5- 10. " Ex. 20. 9. " So ch. 14. 3- See Matt. 12. 10. 0 Matt. 7. 5. ch. 6. 42. P clj. 14. 5. 1 See ch.2.7. •" ch. 19. 9. • Sec ch. iS. 43- * To ver. 21, ttatt. 13. 31 —33- Ver. t8, 19, JMark 4. 30 — 32- " ver. 20. Sec Matt. II. 16. I See Matt. '3 3.! * So Matt. 9. 35- Mark 6. 6. (68) Chap. xiii. 23. S. LUKE. Chap. xiv. 21. »ch. 9.51,53. & 17. II. & 19. 28. y Acts 2. 47 (Gk.). 1 Cor. I. 18. 2 Cor. 2. 15. Rev, 21. 24. » Matt. 7. 13- » John 18. 36 (Gk.). I Cor. 9. 25 (Gk.). Col. I. 29. &4.12. marg. 1 Tim. 6. 12 (Gk.). 2 Tim. 4. 7 (Gk.). *> See Isai. 55-6. « Matt. 25. 10. d Matt. 25. TI. * ver. 27. So Malt. 7. 23- & 25. 12. f ch. 5. 29. & 7. 36- & 14. I. e ver. 22. h See Ps.6.8. ' See Matt. 8. T2. ^ See Matt. 8. II. * Rev. 21. 13. " See Matt, ig. 30. ^ Comp. Matt. 19. I. Mark ro. i. ©See ch. 3. i. P Heb. 2. 10. &5-9- & 7. 28 marg. Comp. Heb. II. 40. & 12. 23. PP Comp. John II. 9. 1 Acts 20. 15. & 21. 26. *■ 2 Mace. II. 18 (Gk.). Comp. ch. 17. I (Gk.). * See Matt. 5. 12. » Ver. 34, 35, Alatt. 23. 37 — ^9- " Expressed Matt. 23. 37. » So Ps. 69. 25- Comp. Lev. 26. 31, 32. Isai. 1. 7. Mic. 3. 12. y Cited from Ps. 118. 26. Citfid also Matt. 21. 9. & 23. 39. Mark 11. 9. Soch. 19. 38. John 12. 13. XIV. * ch. 7. 36. ^ Mark 3. 2. ch. 6. 7, & 2o. 20. Comp. ch. 17. 20 (Gk.). c ver. 5. Seejudg. i8. villages, teaching, and ^journeying to- wards Jerusalem. Then said one unto 23 him, Lord, are there few ^that be saved? And he said unto them, ^^Strive to enter 24 in at the strait gate : for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ''When once the master of the 25 house is risen up, and "^hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, ''Lord, Lord, open unto us: and he shall an- swer and say unto you, "= I know you not whence you are : then shall ye begin to 26 say, ^We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and sthou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, '1 27 know you not whence you are; ''depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 'There shall be weeping and gnashing of 28 teeth, when ye .shall see ''Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you your- selves thrust out. ''And they shall come 29 'from the east, and from, the west, and from the north, a.nd from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. .A.nd behold, '"there are last which shall 30 be first, and there are first which shall be last. The same day there came certain 17/31 t/ie Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart "hence: for "Herod will kill thee. And he said unto them, Go 32 ye, and tell that fo.x. Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day pI shall be perfected. Nevertheless I must PPwalk to 33 day, and to morrow, and ithe day fol- lowing: for ''it cannot be that ^a pro- phet perish out of Jerusalem. 'O Jeru-34 salem, Jerusalem, which killest the pro- phets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have ga- thered thy children together, as a hen ^dofh gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not? Behold, ''your house 35 is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you. Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, vBless- ed is he that comet h in the name of the Lord. And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees ^to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they ''watched him. And behold, there 2 was a certain man before him, which had the dropsy. And Jesus "^answering spake 3 unto the ''lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 14. <* See MatL 22. 35. 'Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; sand "answered them, saying. Which of you shall have fan ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull 6 him out on the sabbath day? And sthey could not answer him again to these things. 7 And he ''put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he 'marked how they chose out the J chief rooms; say- sing unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a ''wedding, sit not down in the J highest room; lest a more honour- able /nan than thou be bidden of him ; 9 and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this fnan place; and thou 'begin with shame to take the 10 lowest room. ""But when thou art bid- den, go and sit down in the lowest room ; that when he that bade thee Cometh, he may say unto thee, "Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have wor- ship in the presence of them that sit at 11 meat with thee. "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12 Then said he also to him that bade him. When thou makest a Pdinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy bre- thren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours ; lest they also bid thee a- gain, and a recompence be made thee. 13 But when thou i makest a feast, call ■'the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 and thou shalt be blessed; for they can- not recompense thee: for^thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection 'of the just. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, "Blessed w //6- that shall 16 eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he unto him, "A certain man made 17a great supper, and bade many: and sent his servant at supper time ''to say to them that were bidden. Come; for 18 all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought ^a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me ex- ig cused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and ^I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, 21 and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these * Soch. 13.14. Sec Matt. 12. fch. 13. 15. e So Matt. 22. 46. b See Judg. 14. 12. > Acts 3. 5 iGk.). J ver. 8 (Gk.). See Matt. 23. 6. ''See Matt. 1 See ch. 3. 8. ™ Prov. 25. 6, 7- n Gk. as ver. 12, not as Matt. 20. 13. & 22. 12. & 26. 50. o See Matt. 23. 12. p See Matt. 22. 4. 1 ch. 5. 29. ^ ver. 21. So Neh. 8. 10, 12. Esther 9. 22. Comp. Tobit 4. 7. ■ So MatL 6. 4- * Comp. John II. 24. I Cor. 15. 23. I Thess. 4. 16. Rev. 20. 4, 5. " Rev. 19. 9. So Isai. 25.6. Comp. ch.22. 16, 30. ^ To ver. 24, Cnmp. Matt. 22.2 — 14. y See Matt. " Matt. 22. 5 (Gk.). * Comp. 1 Cur. 16. 5 (Gk,). (69) Chap. xiv. 22. S. LUKE. Chap. xv. 23. things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither ''the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it 22 is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said 23 unto the servant, "^Go out into the liigh- ways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, ''That none of those 24 men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. And there went great multitudes with 25 him : and he turned, and said unto them, ^If any man come to me, and 26 ^hate not his father, and mother, and Deut. 13. 6— ^ifg^ and children, and brethren, and &33. 9. sisters, yea, and shis own life also, he cif^gfj^*' cannot be my disciple. "^And whosoever 27 R°fn^9- '3- doth not 'bear his cross, and come after ,. ^ ■ '■ me, cannot be my disciple. For which 2S 8 John 12.25. of you, i^intending to build a tower, sit- So Acts 20. / ' J^ ' teth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the 29 foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, and 50 was not able to finish. Or what king, 31 going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet 'him that cometh against him ™with twenty thousand? Or else, while the 32 other is yet a great way oft", he sendeth an "ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be 33 of you that "forsaketh not all that he pMarkg. 50. hath, he cannot be my disciple. PSalt34 q Matt. 5. 13- is good: PI but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither ''fit for the land, nor yet for 35 the dunghill; but '^mcn cast it out. *He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Then drew near unto him ^all ''the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes "^mur- 2 mured, saying. This man receiveth sin- ners, and eateth with them. And he 3 spake this parable unto them, saying, ''What man of you, having an hundred 4 sheep, =if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine ""in the wilder- ness, and sgo after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath 5 = So Matt. 22. 9. >1 See Matt. 21. 41, 43. « So Matt. 10. 37. Comp. 24. Rev. 12. n. '' See Matt. 10. 38. ' John 19. 17. '' SoProv.24. 27. ' Comp. Job 15. 24. ■» Ps. 68. 17. " 1 Mace. 14. 23(Eng.). o See ch. 9. 61. ' See ch. 9. 62. • See Matt. II. 15. XV. * So ch. 1. 66. & 4. 22, 36. & 6. 19. ■ & 7. 29. & ri. 50. & 18. 43. & 21. 38, &c. Comp. ch, 16. 16. I> See Matt. 18. 17. "^ ch. 19. 7. So Malt. 9. 10, II. & II. 19. ch. 5. 30. ": 7- 39- <> To ver. 7, Matt. 18. 12—14. f Ex. 3. I (Heb. & Gk.). I Sam. 17. 28 « Ezek. 34. 6. K Ezek. 34. II, 12, 16. found it, '■he layeth it on his shoulders, 6 rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neigh- bours, saying unto them. Rejoice with me; for I have found 'my sheep which 7 was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, 7iiLire than over ninety and nine "^just persons which need no repentance. 8 Either what woman having ten "pieces of silver, if she lose one 'jjiece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, 9 and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found //, she calleth her friends and /zf;- neighbours together, say- ing. Rejoice with me; for I have found 10 the "piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the pre- sence of 'the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 11 And he said, A certain man had two 12 sons: and the younger of them said to his father. Father, give me "'the portion of goods "that falleth to mc. And he 13 divided unto them °his living. And not many days after the younger son gather- ed all together, and Ptook his journey into a far country, and there wasted his 14 substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be 15 in want. And he went and joined him- self to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And ihe would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: 17 and no man gave unto him. And when he ■'came to himself, he said. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with 18 hunger? I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, ^I have sinned against heaven, and before 19 thee, 'and 'am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy 20 hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But "when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had comjiassion, and "ran, and ^fell on 21 his neck, and >' kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, ^I have sinned against heaven, "and in thy sight, and 'am no more worthy to be called thy 22 son. But the father said to his servants. Bring forth ''the best robe, and put it on him; and put '^a ring on his hand, and 23<'shoes on Itis feet: and bring hither the « fatted calf, and 'kili it; and let us eat. ^ So Isai. 40. ' See Matt. 9. 36. '' Matt. 9.13. ch.5.32 in the Gk. Comp. ver. 25. II Dmcfmra, here trans- lated a piece of silver, is tfie eight k part 0/ an otittce. which Com- eth to sez'cn pence half- penny, and is equal to the Roman penny. Matt. 1 8. 28. So Acts 19. 19. I See Matt. 18. 10. ■^ Comp. Deut. 21. 17. '^ I Mace. 10. 30 (Gk.). o See Mark 12. 44. p See Matt. 21. 33. ^ ch, 16. 21 (Gk.). " ver. 21. ^ Comp. ch. 7. 6. " See Acts 2. » Comp. James 4. 8. ^ Gen. 45. 14. & 46. 29. Acts 20,37. y See 2 bam. M- 33- * See Job 33. 27- » Ps. 51. 4 (Heb.&Gk.). t" See Zech. 3- 4- •^ See Gen. 41. 42. << So Ezek. 16. 10. Comp. Matt. 10. 10. ch. 22. 35 with Mark 6. 9- * ver. 27, 30. So Matt. 22. i^Gen. 31. 54 marg. (Heb. & Gl.). (70) Chap. xv. 24. S. LUKE. Chap. xvi. 26. * ver. 24, 29, 32 (Gk.). ch. 12. 19. & 16. 19 Gk.). ** ver. 32. So Eph. 2. r, 5- &S- 14- Col. 2. 13. Rev. 3. I. ' Dan. 3. 5, 10, 15 (Chal- dee). ^ So ch. 18. 36. I Comp. Lev. 4. 13, 14 and 22,23. "" So John 8. 35- " Comp. ver. 12. o ver. 24. XVI. » ver. 3, y. ch. 12. 42. I Cor. 4. 2. *» See ch. 12. 20 marg. 1 T'At* ivord Batus in t/t€ original contaiiietk nine gallons three quarts, [See Ezek. 45. 10, II, ■4-1 i 7 he 7vord here inter- preted a measure in the original containeth about /oitr- teen bushels and a pottle, <= See I Kin. 4. 22 marg. ^ ch. 18. 6 iOk.). So ver. 9 fGk. & Engl.). *= See ch. lo. 6. f John 12. 36. Eph. 5. 8. 1 Thess. 5. 5. s So Matt. 6. & 19. 21. ch. II. 41. & 12. 33. See Dan. 4. 27- I Or, riches, ver. II, 13. Matt. 6. 24. and sbe merry: ''for this my son was 24 dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to sbe merry. Now his elder son was in the 25 field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard 'musick and danc- ing. And he called one of the servants, 26 and i^asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is 27 come; and thy father hath '^killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and 28 would not go in : therefore came his fa- ther out and intreated him. And he 2y answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy command- ment: and yet thou never gavest me 'a kid, that I might smake merry with my friends: but as soon as this thy son was 30 come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast ^killed for him the 'fatted calf And he said unto him, 31 Son, "'thou art ever with me, and "all that I have is thine. It was meet that 32 we should smake merry, and be glad: "for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. And he said also unto his disciples. There was a certain rich man, which had =• a steward; and the same was ac- cused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said 2 unto him. How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy steward- ship ; for thou mayest be no longer stew- ard. Then the "steward said within 3 himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship : I cannot dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am 4 resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, ''they may receive me into their houses. So he s called every one of his lord's debtors unto hitn, and said unto the first. How much owest thou unto my lord? And 6 he said. An hundred '^measures of oil. And he said unto him. Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another. And how much 7 owest thou? And he said. An hundred ""^measures of wheat. And he said unto him. Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended ''the unjust 8 "steward, because he had done wisely: for "^the children of this world are in their generation wiser than 'the children of light. And I say unto you, sMake 9 to yourselves friends of ''the 'mammon ''of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, ''they may receive you into everlasting 10 habitations. ' He that is faithful in that ■which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is un- it just also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous 'mammon, who will commit to your 12 trust the true richest And if ye have not been faithful in that which is an- other man's, who shall give you that 13 which is your own? ''No servant can serve two masters: for either he will 'hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Pharisees also, "'who were covetous, heard all these things: and 15 they "derided him. And he said unto them. Ye are they which "justify your- selves before men; but PGod knoweth your hearts; for ithat which is highly esteemed amongst men is abomination 16 in the sight of God. ""The law and the prophets 7cie?-e until John : since that time the kingdom of God is preached, 17 and ^every tnan presseth into it. '.-^nd it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, isthan one tittle of the law to fail. "Who- soever putteth away his wife, and mar- rieth another, cdmmitteth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in ""purple and "^fine linen, =oand >■ fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named ^ Laza- rus, which was »laid at his ''gate, full of 21 sores, and "^desiring to be fed with ''the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and lick- 22 ed his sores. And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by ■^the angels into Abraham's fbosom: the 23 rich man also died, and was buried; and in shell ''he lift up his eyes, being in 'torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, 24 and Lazarus in fhis bosom. And he cried and said, ''Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool 'my tongue; for I "'am tor- ' 25mented in this 'flame. But Abraham said, Son, "remember that thou in thy lifetime "receivedst thy good things, and 1 likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he : is "comforted, and thou art tormented. I 26 And besides all this, between us and you " ver. 4. ' ch. 19. 17 (Gk.l. So Matt. 25. 21. D Or, riches, ver. 9, 13. I" Matt. 6. 24. SeeActsio.7. I See ch. 14. 26. '" Comp. ch. II. 41. Matt. 23. 14. " ch. 23. 35. 0 Comp. ch. 10. 29. & 18. 9 p See 1 Sam. 16. 7. 1 Prov. 16. 5. r Matt. II. 12, 13. So ver. 29. *See ch.15.1. Comp. ch. 7. 29. * See Matt. 5. 18. " See Matt. 5- 32. » See Judg. 8. 26. I Rev. 18. 12. So Rev. 18. 16. & 19. 8, 14. See 1 Chr. 15. 27 (Heb. & Gk.i. y See ch. 15. 23- « As Ex. 6. 23, &c. ? " So Acts 3. 2. See Matt. 8. 14- l* Acts 10. 17. & 12. 13, 14. & 14. 13- Rev. 21, 12, 13, 15, 21,25. & 22. 14. Rather as Matt. 26. 71. c ch. 15. 16 (Gk.l ^ Matt 15.27. Comp. Judg. I. 7. '^ See Heb. I. 14. f ver. 23. John 13. 23. Comp. John I. 18. K Ps. 16. 10 [Heb. and Gk.). See I Cor. 15. 55 marg. ■> See ch. 6. 20. 1 ^ er. 28. Wisd. 19. 4. Matt. 4. 24. ^ ver. 30. ch. 3. 8. See Matt. 3. I James 3. 6. Comp. Zcch. 14. 12. "» Comp. Isai. 66. 24. Matt. 25. 41. Mark g. 43, 44. See 2 Thess. I. 8. " So Job 21. o ch. 6. 24. Chap. xvi. 27. S. LUKE. Chap. xvh. 34. p Acts 2. 40. & 8. 25. & 10. 42. & 18. 5. & 20. 21, 24. & 23. II. & 28. 23. I ver. 31. Acts 26. 22. & 28. 23. So Isai. 8. 20. & 34. 16. Mai, 4. 4. ver. 16. Juhn 5. 39, 45- Acts 15. 21. & 17. II. •■ Comp. John 5. 47. • Matt. 28. II — 15. John II. 46 —48. & 12. 10, II. XVII. * Ver. I, 2, Matt. 18. 7, 6. ^ Comp. ch. 13. 33 (Gk.). ^ Mark 9. 42. I" Tobit 3. 6 (Gk.). e ch. 12. I (Gk.). & 71. 34. Acts 5. 35. & 20. 28. fMatt. 18. B 2 Tim. 4. 2. ■> Comp. Matt. 18. 21. ' ch. 9. 10. See Mark 6, t So Mark 9. 1 Matt. 17.20. & 21. 21. Mark 11, 23. Su Mark g. "• Not as ch. 19. 4. Cum p. Malt. 17. 20. n ch. 21. 9. See Matt. 13, 21. o Comp. ch. 12. 37 (Gk.). P Matt. 25. 30- So Rom. 3. 12. Comp. Philem. ii. See Job 22.3. ^ See ch. 13. 22. ' So John 4. 4- " Comp. Matt. 19. I. ' See Lev. 13. 46. there is a great gulf fixed : so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot ; neither can they pass to us, that tvouhi come from thence. Then he said, 27 I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house : for I have five brethren ; that he may 28 p testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of ' torment. Abraham 29 saith unto him. They have 1 Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And 30 he said. Nay, ^ father Abraham : but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, 'If 31 they hear not 1 Moses and the prophets, '^neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Then said he unto the disciples, ^It is ''impossible but that oifences will come: but woe imto him, through whom they come. "^It ''were better for him 2 that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should "oft'end one of these little ones. '=Take heed to yourselves: flf 3 thy brother trespass against thee, sre- buke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee ''seven ^ times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. And 'the apostles said unto the Lord, 5 ''Increase our faith. And the Lord said, 6 'If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this "sycamine tree. Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. But which of you, 7 having a servant plowing or feeding cat- tle, will say unto him "by and by, when he is come from the field, °Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say s unto him. Make ready wherewith I may sup, and "gird thyself, and "serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and af- terward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth 9 he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. .So likewise ye, when ye 10 shall have done all those tilings which are commanded you, say. We are Pun- profitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. And it came to pass, las he went to n Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of ■'Samaria and ^Galilee. And 12 as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, 'which stood afar off: and they lifted up 13 their voices, and said, Jesus, "Master, 14 have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, ^Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass thai, as they went, they 15 were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice ^glorified God, 16 and ^fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a *Sa- 17 maritan. And Jesus answering said. Were there not ten cleansed? but where liarc the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this 19 ''stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: "^thy faith ''hath made thee whole. 2o And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, 'when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said. The kingdom of (Jod cometh not 21 'with ^observation: neither sshall they 'say, Lo here: or, lo there: for behold, the kingdom of God is "within you. 22 And he said unto the disciples, ''The days will come, when ye shall desire 'to see one of the days of the Son of man, 23 and ye shall not see //. ''And sthey shall say to you. See here; or, see there: 24 go not after them, nor follow them. 'For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven ; so shall also the Son of man be in '"his day. 25 But first "must he suffer many things, loand be rejected of this generation. And "as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them =8 all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they 29builded; but Pthe satne day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed yathevi all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man lis revealed. 31 In that day, ''he which shall be upon the housetop, and his '^stufi' in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him like- 32 wise not return back. 'Remember Lot's 33 wife. "Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it ; and whosoever shall 34 lose his life shall "preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall be two " See ch. 5. 5- * See Lev. 14. 2. So Matt. 8. 4. y See Matt. 15. 31. * I Cor. 14. 25. * ver. 11. See Matt. lo. 5- '^ 2 ]Sin. 17. 24- c See Matt. 9. 2. <• See Mark 10. 52. " Soch. ig. II. Acts I. 6. II Or, with oittivard s/u'lu, f See ch. 14. I. 8 See ch. 12. 20 marg. Comp. ver. 23. I Or, atnoug you. Comp. John I. 26. & 12. 35. b Matt. 9. 15. Mark 2. 20. ch. 5. 35. Conip. John 7. 34. ' So John 8. 56. 1' Matt. 24. 23- Mark 13. 21. Comp. ch. 21. 8. • Matt. 24. '7- "' I Cor. 3. 13. & 4. 3. 6 5. 5- 1 1 hess. 5. 2. 2 Thess. 2. 2. Heb. 10. 25. 2 Pet. 3. 10. " Mark 8. 31. ch. 9. a2. ** Ver. 26, 27, Mait. 24. 37 —39- P Gen. 19. 16, 24. •5 So I Cor. I. 7 marg. 2 Thess. I. 7. I Pet. I. 7 iGk.'. '■ Matt. 24. 17, iS. Mark 13. 15^ 16. Soch. 21. 21. ' So Judith 15. II (Gk. & Engl.}. ' Gen, 19, 26. « See Matt. 10. 39. ^ Acts 7. 19 (Gk.). Chap. xvii. 35. S. LUKE. Chap. xvni. 35. J Matt. 24. 41. k This i6th verse is ivaiiiing in tnost 0/ the Greek copies. *■ Matt. 24. 4C. a Matt. 24. 28. So Job 39. 30. XVIII. * So ch. II. 5—7- & 21. 36. Rom. 12. 12. Eph. 6, 18. Col. 4. 2, 1 Thess. 5.17. *> 2 Cor. 4. I, 16. Gal. 6. q (Gk.). Eph. 3. 13. 2 Thess. 3. 13 marg. t [Gr. /'« rt certain city]. So Acts 16. g. « ver. 4. ch. 20. 13. Matt. 21. 37. Heb. 12. 9 in the Gk. «• ch. IX. S. ■ I Cor. 9. 27 (Gk.). fch. 16. 8, 9 (Gk.l. e Rev. 6. lo. ** ch. 21. 22 (Gk.). * Matt. 24. 22, 24, 31. Rnm. 8. 33. Col. 3. I?. 2 Tim. 2. 10. Tit. I. T. I PeL I. 2. &2. 9 iGk.). Rev. 17. 14 (Gk.l. k Ecclus. 18. II. James 5. 7 in the Gk. So 2 Pet. i.g. '2 Pet. 3.8,9. So Heb. 10. 37- ■" So ch. 10. ag. & 16. 15. " 2 Cor. I. 9. HOr, as beivg righicvus. 0 2 Kin. 2o. 5.8. Acts 3. r. So ver. 14. See I Kin, 10. 5. P See Matt. j8. 17. 1 ver. 13. Ps. 135. 2. See Mark II. =5- >■ I Cor. 5. 10, II. & 6. 10. * So Matt. 9. ch. 5. 33. * cli. II. 42. See ch. 6. 20. & 3. 24, &c. yiark 10. 13- w^« in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. ^Two wo- 35 men shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ''Two men shall be in the field; the one 36 shall be taken, and the other left. And 37 they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, ^Where- soever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. And he spake a parable unto them to this cud. that men ought => always to pray, and not ''to faint; saying. There was 'm 2 a city a judge, which feared not God, neither ■= regarded man : and there was a 3 widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying. Avenge me of mine adver- sary. And he would not for a while: 4 but afterward he said within himself. Though I fear not God, nor "^regard man; ''yet because this widow troubleth 5 me, I will avenge her, lest by her con- tinual coming she = weary me. And the 6 Lord said, Hear what ^the unjust judge saith. And sshall not God ''avenge his 7 own 'elect, which cry day and night unto him, though ''he bear long with them? I tell you that he will ''avenge 8 them 'speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? And he spake this parable unto cer- 9 tain ""which trusted "in themselves 'that they were righteous, and despised other: Two men "went up into the temple to 10 pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a Ppublican. The Pharisee "istood andu prayed thus with himself, God. I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, ■^extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I ^fast twice in the 12 week, I 'give tithes of all that I "pos- sess. And the publican, ■ ch. 23. 48. 'See ver. 10. "Acts 13. 39. Rom. 2. 13. >> See Matt. 23. 12. c To ver. 17, 'Mall. 19. 13—15. -16. and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of 17 such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall ''in no wise enter therein. ■! Mark lo. 18 <=And a certain "ruler asked him, say- J xo'ver ing, Good ^ Master, what shall I do to i'""- 19- 16 19 inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said J^rk 10. 17 unto him. Why callest thou me good ? -3.°. , , J ,7 .,,,"' See John none is good, save one, that is, God. 3. i. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, sDo I-^"™'"' _ not commit adultery. Do not kill, 28.' Do not steal. Do not bear false ex "2a iT- witness. Honour thy father and '6- 21 thy mother. And he said. All these 22 have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him. Yet ''lackest thou one thing: ^ See Tit. i. sell all that thou hast, and distribute ^' unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow 23 me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful : for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said. How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the 25 kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the 26 kingdom of God. And they that heard 27/'/ said. Who then can be saved? And he said. The things zohich are unpos- sible with men are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left 29 all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no Jnan that hath left house, ' Comp. or parents, or brethren, or wife, or chil- jSoMark°io. dren, for the kingdom of God's sake, Ttover 30 who shall not receive 'manifold more -Wn". 20. 17 Jin this//vjr;// time, and in the world to 'Jtar/c 10. 32 come life everlasting. -734- 31 ''Then he took unto him the twelve, 2^ and said unto them. Behold, we go up l^?"- , ' 11 / b ir Isat. 53. to Jerusalem, and all things that are "See John written 'by the prophets concerning the mml^eActs 32 Son of man shall be accomplished. For J4- s- he shall be "'delivered unto the Gen- 34. ''' '°' tiles, and shall be mocked, and "'"'spite- c'^'V,'-,'"' r 1 1 1 ■ . ^^ Mark 9. 33 fully entreated, and "spitted on: and. 32- they shall scourge him, and put him to /so"ch.''9.'45. death: and the third day he shall rise ''To ver. 3, All 1-1 ^ Alati. 20. 20 34agam. And they "understood none of -34. these things: Pand this saying was hid ^j,''*'"'''* from them, neither knew thev the things.' Comp. which were spoken. " UMt^o"!'-^^. 35 And it came to pass, that las he was '*'?'■'' '°-*^- ' come nigh unto Jericho, a ' certain Matt. 20. 30. (73) K Chap, xviii. 36. S. LUKE. Chap. xix. 32. blind man sat by the way side begging: and hearing the multitude pass by, he 36 • Soch. 15. 'asked what it meant. And they told 37 °^' him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of 38 David, have mercy on me. And they 39 u Mark TO. which Went before "rebuked him, that sl'M'^a'tt. 20. he should hold his peace: but he cried 31 (Uk.). gd niuch the more, Tlwu Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, 40 and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, saying, What wilt thou 41 thai I shall do unto thee? And he said. Lord, that I may receive my sight. I See Mark And Jesus Said unto him, Receive thy 42 jo-5=marg. sight: thy faith hath -""saved thee. And43 15. 31. ' immediately he received his sight, and ^Soch. 5. 26. followed him, >' glorifying God : and ^all & 13. i7- the people, when they saw //, gave praise *^ "9- "■ unto God. XIX. KwAJcsKS -""entered and passed through Se^eMfti'^'o Jericho. And behold, there icas a man 2 29, named ''Zaccheus, which was tlic chief ^As zra 2. j^j.,.,ong the publicans, and he was rich. Neh. 3. 20 And he sought '^to see Jesus who he 3 &T*i4. was; and could not for the press, be- « See Matt, cause he was little of ''stature. And he 4 25. 24. "Seech. 2. ran before, and climbed up mto a =sy- Tsee I chr. comore tree to see him : for he was to 27. 28. pass that way. And when Jesus came 5 6. '' ■ ''' to the place, he looked up, and saw f See John \{va\^ and said unto him, Zaccheus, e'scech.io. make haste, and come down; for to h^Seech 15 "^'"^y ■'■ 'nust f abide at thy house. And 6 he made haste, and came down, and B received him joyfully. And when they ^ ' ch. 9. 12 (Gk.). ' c^-, 3- 14 saw it, they all ''murmured, saying, 1 Ex! 22. I. •'That he was gone 'to be guest with " oSip^ch' ^ ™'^" ^^'"^ " ^ sinner. And Zaccheus 8 s- '4- stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, See E^x, 18. 4. Lord, the half of my goods I give to n ch 3. 8. tiie poor; and if I have ''taken any thiiig So Rom.' 4!° from any man ''by false accusation, I Gai'3 7^' restore him 'fourfold. And Jesus said 9 0 So ch. 13. unto him. This day is salvation come to p See Matt, this house, '"forsomuch as "he also is "a '\,"- „ son of Abraham, p For the Son of man m 1 Matt. 18. . , , 1 , • , 12. is come to ''seek and to save that which It'^X °i' was lost. ^ So en. 20. II. 12. ; And as they heard these things, hen thc'ck!' ^ '" ■'added and spake a parable, because he ■Soch. 17. was nigh to Jerusalem, and because ^they Acts I. 6. thought that the kingdom of God should clmp'^'^' ''' immediately appear. He said therefore, 12 Matt. 25. 14 'A certain "nobleman "went into a far ""/cor. 1. 26. country to receive for himself a king- ' So Mark dom, and to return. And he called his 13 »Tviatt. 25. 1, "ten servants, and delivered them ten 'pounds, and said unto them. Occupy ^Mina,here },, ^ T-» 1 - • • 11 translated a 14 till I come. But ^his citizens hated /,.,'the stones would immediately cry out. And when ^he was come near, he 41 beheld the city, and ^wept over it, saying, ^ If thou hadst known, even 42 thou, at least in this thy day, the t/iings which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the 43 days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall "^cast a trench about thee, and ^ compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and 'shall lay 44 thee even with the ground, and ''thy children within thee: and sthey shall not leave in thee one stone upon an- other; because thou knewest not ''the time of thy 'visitation. JAnd he went into the temple, and 45 began to cast out them that sold there- in, and t/iar. that bought; saying unto 46 them. It is written, ''My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it 'a den of thieves. And he ■"taught47 daily in the temple. But "the chief priests and the scribes and "the chief of the people sought to destroy him, and could not find what they might do: 48 for all the people 'were very attentive to hear him. "And it came to pass, that on one of those days, ''as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, and spake 2 unto him, saying. Tell us,- by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? = Sec Matt. 24. 48. ^ To ver. 19, Matt. =1. 33 46. Sec ch. 3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing ; and 4 answer me: The baptism of John, was sit from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say. From heaven ; he will say, 6 Why then believed ye him not? "^But iTid if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: ''for they be persuaded '' So ch. 7. 7 that John was a prophet. And the)- an- ^* swered, that they could not tell whence 8 it was. And Jesus said unto them. Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 9 Then began he to speak to the peo- ple this parable; 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husband- men, and went into a far country ffor a •""'■* 12 10 long time. And at the season he sent fcii. s. 27 a servant to the husbandmen, that they '•^^■■' should give him of the fruit of the vine- yard : but the husbandmen beat him, 11 and sent him away empty. And ^again ^,ver. he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated ////// shamefully, 12 and sent ////// away empty. And ^again he sent a third: and they wounded him 13 also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, W^hat shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence ////;/ when they see 14 him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they '■reasoned among themselves, saying. This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be 15 ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What there- fore shall the lord of the vineyard do 16 unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they 17 heard /'/, they said, 'God forbid. And s,' ^4,''' he ''beheld them, and said. What is^'' ■■"■ ... , . ' . , '. I Cor. 6. IS. this then that is written, 'The stone Gai. 2. 17. which the builders rejected, the||'^^' same is become the head of t h e ' *■ 22- «' iscorner? Whosoever shall fall upon 1 cited from that stone shall be broken; but onJ'''i"*/"- , ■ 1 11 r 11 • -1, . , "' So ch. 19. whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind 47. 19 him to powder. And the chief priests °I/^°/Y2.^*s and the scribes the same hour "'sought —33- to lay hands on him; and they feared '-%. "' '^ the people: for they perceived that he ° See ch. 14. had spoken this parable against them, p EccIus. 32. 20 "And they "watched him, and sent &',3 ,. forth "spies, which should Pfeign them- 2M.icc. 5.25. , .' ' , , . t- , & 6. 21, 24 selves just men, that they might itake intheOk. hold of his words, that so they might ^l"^''";^'*- deliver him unto ''the power and au- niGk.j. >■ See ch. ' Rom. 3. 4, 6, 31- 17S) Ki Chap. xx. 21. S. LUKE. Chap. xxi. 15. • Matt. 27. 2. So ch, 3. I, Comp. ch. 23. I. BOr, of a tntth. So ch. 4. 25. Acts 4. 27. & TO. 34. * Mark 12. 14, 32 (Gk.). " ch. 23. 3. Rom. 13. 6, 7. „ » I Cor. 3. 2 Cor. 4. 2. &11.3 (Gk.). £ph. 4. 14 ,Gk ). So 2 Cor. i». 16. « See Matt. 18. 28. & Mark \i. 15- )■ So ver. 20. =^ Cited gene- rally from Dent. 25. 5. * ch. 21. 36. Acts 5. 41. 2 Thess. I. 5. •> So Rom. 8. 23 (Gk.;. c Mark 12. 26iGk. . d Cited from Ex. 3. 6. •^ Rom. 6. 10, II. Comp. Gal. 2. 19. f So Matt. 22. 34. Mark 12. 28. 8 Matt. 22. 46. Mark 12. 34. h To ver. 44, Matt. 22. 41 —45- Mark 12. 35 —37- * Cited from Ps. no. I. thority of ^the governor. And they 21 asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God "'truly: is it lawful for us to give "tri-22 bute unto Cesar, or no? But he per- 23 ceived their ^craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Shew me a 24 "penny. Whose image and superscrip- tion hath it? They answered and said, Cesar's. And he said unto them, Ren- 25 der therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. And they could 26 not >■ take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his an- swer, aftd held their peace. Then came to him certain of the 27 Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, say- 28 ing. Master, Moses wrote unto us, ^If any marii brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his bro- ther. There were therefore seven bre- 29 thren : and the first took a wife, and died without children. And the second 30 took her to wife, and he died childless. And the third took her; and in like 31 manner the seven also : and they left no children, and died. Last of all the 32 woman died also. Therefore in the 33 resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. And Jesus 34 answering said unto them. The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: but they which shall be •■"ac-35 counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in mar- riage: neither can they die any more: 36 for they are equal unto the angels ; and are ''the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now that 37 the dead are raised, even Moses shewed <^at the bush, when he calleth the Lord ''the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but 38 of the living: for "^all live unto him. Then certain of the scribes answering 39 said, Master, ^thou hast well said. And 40 after that sthey durst not ask him any question at all. ''And he said unto 41 them, How say they that Christ is David's son? And David himself saith 42 in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my 43right hand, till I make thine ene- 44mies thy footstool. David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people 46 ''he said unto his disciples, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the '"'highest seats in the synagogues, 47 and the '"chief rooms at feasts; which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall re- ceive greater damnation. And he looked up, ^and saw the rich men casting their ''gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow 3 casting in thither two 'mites. And he said. Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than 4 they all : for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the ''offerings of God : but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 5 '=And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones 6 and ''gifts, he said. As for \.)\esQ things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which ■= there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be 7 thrown down. And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there he when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: ffor many shall come in my name, saying, I am ^Christ; 'and the time draweth near: ""go ye not there- 9 fore after them. But when ye shall hear of wars and ''commotions, be not 'terri- fied : for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not ''by and by. 10 Then said he unto them. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against 11 kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great 12 signs shall there be from heaven. But before all these, 'they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, deliver- ing jw/ up to the synagogues, and '"into prisons, being brought before kings and 13 rulers for my name's sake. And "it 14 shall turn to you for a testimony. "Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to Pmedi- istate before ichat ye shall answer: for I will give you "Sa mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be l To ver. Mark I2 47. 38 —40. So Matt. 23- 5—7. H- ' Gk. as Matt. 23. Mark 12. 6. *" ch. II. (Gk.). " ch. 14. 8 (Gk.i. 43 7. XXI « To ver. Alark 12 4. 41 —44- 1 See Mark 12. 42. 36, f ver. 1 (Gk.), (not as ver. 5). « To ve Matt. 24. 1 51- Mark 1-^. 1 — 37- tt 2 Mace. 9. 16. So 2 Mace. 5, 16. " ch. 19. 44. f Comp. ch. 17. 23. p Expressed Matt. 24. 5. II [Or, and. The time. Matt. 3. 2. & 4. 17J. '' See I Cor. 14. 33 marg. ■ ch. 24. 37. ^ ch. 17. 7. .See Matt. 13. ' To ver. 17. Matt. 10. 17 — 22. ■" .Acts 4. 3. Ji ;. 18. •S: ,2. 4. & 16. 24. & 21. 27. 2 Cor. II. 23. See Matt. lo. i3. " Comp. Phil. I. 28. 2 Thess. I, 5. 0 ch. 9. 44 (Gk.). See ch. I. 66. P So ch. 12. II. 1 See Ex. 4. (76) Chap. xxi. i6. S. LUKE. Chap. xxii. 19. P MatL 10. 30- See I Sam. 14- 45. » Rom. 5. 3. James i. 3. ' Rather as Matt. 10. 9 marg., or as Acts 1. 18. & 8. 20. - or 22. 28. So render ch. 18. 12. I Thess. 4. 4. " So ch. 19. 43- * Dan. 9. 27. ^ So ch. 17. 31- y Rather as John 4 35. James 5. 4. * ch. 18. 7, 8 (Gk.). Comp. Matt. 24. 22. * Dan. 9. 24 & 12. I. b See I Cor. 7. 26. c Heb. II. 34- So Gen. 34. 26 marg. «* Rev. II. 2 (Gk.). So Dan. 8. ^3. « Comp. Dan. 12. 7. Rom. II. 25. f 2 Cor. 2. 4 (Gk.!. e See Matt. 24. 14. 'i ch. 13. II (Gk. ;. * Rom. 8. 23. £ph. 4. 30. * ch. 12. 57. ' ch. 17. 3. » So Rom. 13 13- I Pet. 4. 7. " I Cor. 6. 3, 4- ° I Thcss. 5. So ch. 12. 40. P Eccles. Q. 12 (Heb. & Gk.). 1 See Mark 13- 33- ■■ See ch. 18. able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall i6 be betrayed both by parents, and bre- thren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all 17 men for my name's sake. But ■'there 18 shall not a hair of your head perish. In 19 your ^patience 'possess ye your souls. And when ye shall see Jerusalem 20 "compassed with armies, then know that "■'the desolation thereof is nigh. Then 21 let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; ^and let not them that are in the ^'countries enter thereinto. For these be t^e days of ^ven- 22 geance, that all /Ai/igs =• which are writ- ten may be fulfilled. But woe unto them 23 that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days, for there shall be great ''distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall 24 by "^the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations : and Jerusalem shall be ''trodden down of the Gentiles, •= until the times of the Gen- tiles be fulfilled. And there shall be 2-, signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth ^dis- tress of nations, with perplexity: the sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts fail- 26 ing them for fear, and /or looking after those //lings which are coming on sthe earth : for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the 27 Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these f/iings 28 begin to come to pass, t/ien ''look up, and lift up your heads; for your 'redemp- tion draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable; Be- 29 hold the fig tree, and all the trees ; when 30 they now shoot forth, ye see and know ''of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye 31 see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation 32 shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but 33 my words shall not pass away. And 'take heed to yourselves, "'lest at 34 any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares "of this life, and so that day "come upon you unawares. For Pas a snare 35 shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 1 Watch ye 36 therefore, and ^pray always, that ye may John iS. 2. 2 John 8. I. XXII. * Ver. I, 2, Matt. 26. 2 — 5- Mark 14. I, •= So John 13. , 27. Acts 5. 3. ** ver. 52. See Acts 4. i marg. be ^accounted worthy to escape all these ' See ch. 20. things that shall come to pass, and 'to ?Rev. 6. 17. stand before the Son of man. |°h'^'"''^'' 37 And in the day time he was "teach- Se^'e Ps.'i! y.' ing ''in the temple; and at night he went \^'^ '^'''"■ out, and >' abode in =^the mount that is « John 8.2! 3S called the tmmnt of Olives. And all the '/IcMf'- people ^came early in the morning to f °^^„''- ?^- 3* him "in the temple, for to hear him. See Matt. at. i. Comp. John 12. 36. Now ='the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3 ''Then entered "^Satan into Judas sur- •> To ver. 6, named Iscariot, being of the number of — "& ' ° ' ''* 4 the twelve. And he went his way, and ff""* "•' '°' communed with the chief priests and ''captains, how he might betray him un- 5 to them. And they were glad, and cove- enanted to give him money. And he promised, and sought opportunity to be tray him unto them 'in the absence of ' Or, w/m- the multitude. clp'"""''' 7 'Then came the day of unleavened ^!^''- =''• 5- bread, when the passover must be killed. « To ver.' 13, 8 And he sent "Peter and John, saying, 'H'^'^'- '^- '' Go and prepare us the passover, that we ^'■^of* 14- 12 9 may eat. And they said unto him. Where IT's'ee Acts 10 wilt thou that we prepare? And he said *• '4- unto them. Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth 11 in. And ye shall say unto the good- man of the house, The Master saith unto thee. Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my fMatt. 26. 12 disciples? And he shall shew you a Mark 14. 17. large upper room furni.shed : there make " See Mark 13 ready. And they went, and found as iorl/in7'e he had said unto them: and they made '^"Jj'''"^"' ready the passover. Construction 14 And when the hour was come, ^he acIs°4."i7.°'' sat down, and the twelve "^"^ apostles with '^; s- 28. 15 him. And he said unto them, 'With i^nihcclk. desire I have desired to eat this pass- 1^°^^'^ 16 over with you before I suflfer: for I say ^ ver. 30. unto you, I will not any more eat there- , " "^ ' '^' of, suntil it be fulfilled ''in the kingdom 'SccMatt. 17 of (iod. And he took the cup, and 'gave j isiatt 26. thanks, and said. Take this, and divide ^t^^^^. ^^ ^^ is // among yourselves: for ' I say unto you, " Vcr. 19,20, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, i^^gf' '^' "^ until the kingdom of God shall come. 'Y'''''' '■•■ =' 19 ''.\nd he took bread, and 'gave thanks, i lor. n. 23 and brake it, and gave unto them, say- ^Ji'p ing, This is my body which is given for John 6. 51. (77) Chap. xxii. 20. S. LUKE. Chap. xxh. 59. ' See I Cor. II. 24, 25. »' So Matt. 26. 21, 23. John 13. 18, 21, 26. n Matt. 26. Mark 14. 21. 0 Acts 2. 23. & 10. 42. & 17. 26, 31. Rom. I. 4 in the Gk. So Acts 4.28. Pjohn 13. 22. Comp. Matt. 26. 22. Mark 14. 19. 1 So Mark 9. 34- ch. 9. 46. r Mark 10. 42 marg. ■ To ver. 27, Matt. 20. 25 you: 'this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, say- 20 ing, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. But behold, '"the hand of him that 21 betrayeth me is with me on the table. "And truly the Son of man goeth, "as its: was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed. And p they 23 began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this t/ii/ii^. 1 And there was also a strife among 24 them, which of them ■'should be ac- counted the greatest. ^ And he said 25 unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they Mark 10. 42 j[.|^|. gxercise authority upon them are ' 2 Mace. 4. called ' benefactors. But ye s/iaH not =6 " So Matt, be so: "but he that is greatest among ;J- '■■ you, let him be as "the younger; and he Mark 9- 35- •', . . ■ . , , . . ch, 9. 48. that is >' chief, as ^he that doth serve. jAc^ri5^22; Foi" whether is greater, he that sittethi? Heb. 13^7, at meat, or he that serveth? is not he 'See^Matt.' that sittcth at meat? but ^I am among 10 011^12 - y^^ ^^ ^^ ''^''''- serveth. Ye are they 28 John 13. 4,^5. which have continued with me in »my Heb.t. !8. temptations. And I ''appoint unto you 29 & 4- IS- ^ ^a kingdom, as my Father hath ap- Heh.^o'"i6 pointed unto me; that "^ye may eat and 30 !.V''*^T,V'';. drink at my table in my kingdom, and c See Matt. . .' . , ■ , , ., 25. 34. 'Sit on thrones judgmg the twelve tribes & Acts 14.22. c TcrTpl So 2 Cor.1.7. "Ji Israel. 2T'™-2. 12. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, 31 & 26. 29.' ' behold, fSatan hath desired to have you, ^SeeMau' *'''^' ''''•' "^^^ ^^^'^'^ -^'"" ^^ wheat: but '>I32 19. 28. have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail See^i'ch'r'.si. J^o' • ^.nd when thou art ' converted, I- . ■'strengthen thy brethren. And he said 33 s So Amos 9. ^ ^- IT I T 1 -1 n. unto him, 'Lord, 1 am ready to go with 6 John 17. 9, {i.,gg^ |3Q(]^ jnjQ prison, and "'to death. 'ps!ti. 's- "And he said, I tell thee, Peter, thc^^ \'S^-^' '^1 cock shall not crow this day, before (rleb. and , , , . .' Gk.). that thou shalt thrice deny that thou Acll's.'ig.'^' knowest me. And he said unto them, 35 So Matt. 18. "VVhen I sent you without Ppurse, and ^ So John 21. scrip, and PPshoes, lacked ye any tliiuir) ^5,^6, 17. And they said. Nothing. Then said he 36 Job 22, 30. unto them. But now, he that hath a MlT^'e. 33. Ppurse, let him take it, and likewise his Mj'''' .H- 2* scrip : and he that hath no sword, let "" So Matt. , . ^ ,, , . , , ' 26. 35. him sell his garment, and buy one. Joh'n i''*' ^'' ■^°'' ^ ^^y ""'^ y°"' '''''^' ^'^'5 t'''''^' 'S 37 n Matt. 26. written must yet be accomplished in Mark 14 30 ™^' ""And he was reckoned among John t3. 38. the transgressors: for the things con- ■o^q!?'.""' cerning me ■'have an end. And they 38 Cited also Mark said. Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. 39 ^And he came out, and went, 'as he was wont, to "the mount of Olives; and 40 his disciples also followed him. And "when he was at the place, he said unto them, " Pray that ye enter not into 41 temptation. And he was withdrawn from them about a .stone's cast, and 42 y kneeled down, and prayed, saying, PV ther, if thou be 'willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, 43 but thine, be done. And there ap- peared ^an angel unto him from hea- 44ven, strengthening him. And being in ^an agony ''he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found 46 them sleeping for sorrow, and said unto them. Why sleep ye? rise and "^pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 47 <*And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Ju- das, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss 48 him. But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a 49 kiss? When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him. Lord, shall we smite 'with the 50 sword? And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off 51 his right ear. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he ftouch- 52 ed his ear, and healed him. Then Je- sus said unto the chief priests, and ^captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and 53 staves? When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is ''your hour, and 'the power of darkness. 54 ''Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. 'And Peter followed afar off. 55 ""And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the """hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among 56 them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and "earnestly looked upon him, and said. This man 57 was also with him. And he denied him, saying. Woman, I know him not. 58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. 59 And Peter said, Man, I am not. And ' Matt. 26. 30. 36. Niark 14. 26, 32- John 18. I. ' ch. 21. 37. John 18. 2. " See Matt. 21. I. " Ver. 40 — 42, 45, 46. Malt. 26. 36 -46. Mark 14. 32 —42. ^ ver. 46. See Malt. 6. 13. y See Acts 7. 60. t[Gr. witting to rfmoz'e\. Kor marg. see Gen. 30. 27- ' See Acts 12, 7. " 2 Mace. 3. '4- •> Heb. 5. 7. ^ ver. 40. ^ To ver. 53, Matt. 26. 47 -55. Mark 14. 43 —50- John 18. 3— ■ ver. 38. f See Matt. 20. 34. E ver. 4. h See Mark 14. 35- ' Col I. 13. So Acts 26. iS. Eph. 6. 12. Co'mp. John 19. II. i Matt. 26. 57- Mark 14. 53. I Matt. 26. 58. Mark 14. 54. John 18. 15. "' To ver. 62, Matt. 26. 69 —75- Mark 14. 66 —72. John 18. 16 — 18, 25—27. »"» See Matt. 26. 3. '" See ch. 4. (78) Chap. xxii. 6o. S. LUKE. Chap. xxni. 2c nn Comp. John 18. 26. o Acts 12. 15 (Gk.). o® ch. 2 (Gk.). P ver. 34. 1 To ver. 71, ./1/rt^/. 26. 67, 68. & 27. I. & 26. 63—65. Mark 14. 65. & .5. 1. & 14. 61 — 64. yohn 18. 19 —24. p See Matt. 27. 29. « Gk. as Matt. 27. 39. Mark 15. 29. ch. 23. 39. * Matt. 27. I. Mark 15. 1. John 18. 24?, 28. " AcU 22. 5 (Gk.). » Sec Matt. 5. 22. * See ch. 6. 37- J See Heb. i. * See John i. 49- » See Matt. 27. II. Com p. Mark 14. 62 with Matt. 26. 64. XXIII. a M.Ttt. 27. 2. Mark 15. i. John 18. 28. o Acts 13. 8 (Gk.), 10. So ver. 14. Comp. Acts 24. 5. c Comp. Malt. 22. 21. Mark 12. 17. ch. 20. 2o. •* ch. 20. 22. « John 18.33, 3,6. 37. & 19. 12. So Acts 17.7. f Matt. 27. II. 12. Mark 15. 2,3. B Matt. 27. 23. 24. Mark 15. 14. ver. 14, 22. John 18. 38. & 19. 4, 6. See 1 PeU 2. 22. t* Mark 15. II (Gk.). ' Matt. 4. 12, 23- Mark i. 14. ch. 4. 14. John I. 43. &2. II. '' Comp. ch. So ver. 15. about the space of one hour after ""an- other "confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fdhnu also was with him : for he is a Galilean. And Peter said, Man, 60 I know not what thou sayest. And im- mediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and °° look- 61 ed upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, p Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went ii out, and wept bitterly. lAnd the men that held Jesus ''mock- 63 ed him, and smote him. And when 64 they had blindfolded him, they stroke him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? And many other things ^blasphemously 65 spake they against him. 'And as soon 66 as it was day, "the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their "'council, saying. Art thou the Christ? 67 tell us. And he said unto them. If I tell you, you will not believe: and if I 6s also ask you., you will not answer me, nor •■'let me go. Hereafter shall the 69 Son of man ^sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said they all, 70 Art thou then Hhe Son of God? And he said unto them, ='Ye say that I am. And they said, What need we any fur- 71 ther witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. And ^the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And 2 they began to accuse him, saying, We found this /(7/(77t' ''perverting the nation, and "^forbidding to give ''tribute to Cesar, saying "^that he himself is Christ a King. fAnd Pilate asked him, saying, "^Art 3 thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests 4 and to the people, si find no fault in this man. And they were the more 5 fierce, saying. He ''stirreth up the peo- ple, teaching throughout all Jewry, 'be- ginning from ^ Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked 6 whether the man were a Galilean. And 7 as soon as he knew that he belonged unto 'Herod's jurisdiction, he '"sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jemsalem at that time. And when He- 8 rod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for "he was desirous to see him of a 13. I. ' See ch. 3. I. 1 So ch. 9, 9. ™ Gk. as in ver. ii. Philem. 12, long season, because ° he had heard many things of him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9 Then he questioned tcith him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood 11 and Pvehemently accused him. And Herod with his imen of war ''set him at nought, and ^mocked ///;//, and 'ar- rayed him in a "gorgeous robe, and 12 "' sent him again to Pilate. And the same day "Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 13 And Pilate, when he had called to- gether the chief priests and tlie rulers 14 and the people, said unto them, >'Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that ''perverteth the people: and behold, I, ^having examined him before you, ''have found no fault in this man touch- ing those things \\hereof ye accuse him : 15 no, nor yet Herod: for ■"! sent you to him; ami lo, nothing worthy of death is 16 done unto him. ''1 will therefore chas- i^tise him, and release him. "^(For of ne- cessity he must release one unto them at i8 the feast.) And they cried out all at once, saying, ''Away with this man, and 19 release unto us Barabbas: (who for a certain sedition made in the city, and 2oyc>r ''murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake 21 again to them. But they cried, saying, 22 Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them ^the third time. Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: ''I will therefore 23 chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests 24 prevailed. And Pilate 'fgave sentence 25 that it should be as they required. And he released unto them ''him that for sedi- tion and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; ebut he deliver- ed Jesus to their will, " Matt. 14. I. Mark 6. 14. P -\cts 18. 28 (Gk.). n Matt. 22. 7 (Gk.i. So Acts 23. 10, 27 (Gk.). ' See Mark 9. 12. s ver. 36. See Matt. 27, 29. • See Matt. 27. 28. " Acts 10. 30. James 2. 2, 3- So Rev. 15.6. & 19. 8 in the Gk. ^ Acts 4. 27. J" ver. I, 2. ' See Acts 4. 9- * See ver, 4. ° ver. 22. So M.itt. 27. 26. Mark 15. 15, John 19. I. *= To ver. 25, Matt. 27. 15 —26. Mark 1$. 6 — 15. yo/ifi 18. 39, so. *> John 19.15. So Acts 21. 36. Comp. ver. 5. Acts 3. 14. • ver. 4, 14. lOr, assented. f 2 Mace. 4, 47 (Gk.i. B John 19. 'And as they led him away, they laid >> Ma". 27 hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, com- ing out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear /'/ after 27 Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also 'bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them, said, '^ Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for 29 your children. For behold, the days are 3- , Mark 15. 21. Cnmp. John 19. 17. 1 Sec ch. 8. 52. l See Cant. '■ '■ So 2 Kin. 19. (79) Chap, xxiii. 30 S. LUKE. Chap. xxiv. 12. coming, in the which they shall say, 1 So Matt. 'Blessed arc the barren, and the wombs Mark'13. 17. that never bare, and the paps which ch. 21. 23. never gave suck. "Then shall they 30 H^oTg. 12— begin to say to the mountains, Fall '■*■!'■, r on us: and to the hills. Cover us. ■» Cued from ' ' . Hos. 10.8. For if they do these things m "a green 31 f ° '/f- "■ '°' tree, "what shall be done in the dry? Rev. 6. 16. pAnd there were also two "Jother, male- 32 47. ^^ ■ ^°' factors, led with him to be put to death. See Ps. 1. 3. rAnd when they were come to the 33 o I i-^et 4. 17. See jer. 25.' place,which is called 'Calvary, there they p^Matt. 27. crucified him, Pand the malefactors, one 38. on the right hand, and the other on the j^hn ig'is'' left. Then said Jesus, ''Father, 'forgive 34 qComp them; for "they know not what they do. ch. 10. 1 (Gk. . , , ■' , , . . / , &Engi.!. And "they parted his raiment, and cast ■^Matt. 27. j^jg^ p^^^ yjj^g people stood beholding. 35 Mark 15. 22. And ^thc rulers also with them =" derided jo^n 19. 17. j^.^^^^ saying, He saved others; let him "^(itaTi ^^^^ himself, if he be Christ, ''the chosen »ver. 46. ' of Cod. And the soldiers also '^mocked 36 SeeM!itt.ii. •\^^^^ coming to him, and offering him 'isai. 53. 12. dyingg^i-^ aiid saying, "^If thou be the 37 See Matt.. 5- j^j^^g ^j- ^^^^ j^^^g^ ^^^^ thyself. And 3S "See Acts 3. ^ f superscription also was written over « Matt. 27. him m letters sof Greek, and Latin, and Markts 24 s'^Hebrew, 'THIS IS THE KING OF Johnig-W THE JEWS. «SoMatt.^' -"And one of the malefactors which 39 MariJ'i''''' 1 ^^""^ hanged ■< railed on him, saying 'If Seejohu3^j! thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But 40 b isai'*28''';6 the other answering rebuked him, say- (Gk). ' ing. Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou SeeMatt.24. ^^j. j^^ j.j^g g^^^^g condemnation? And 41 ' See Matt. ^^ indeed justly; for we receive the due S'se^Matt. reward of our deeds : but this man hath done '"nothing amiss. And he said un-42 Matt. 27. 42. to Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou 2?2o'^''a"g. comest "into thy kingdom. And Jesus 43 Bjohn 19. 20. sg^j(j y,.||-o i.,;,.,., Verily I say unto thee. To " Sec Acts , 1,1, ■ ^ • ^ 1- day shall thou be with mc in ° paradise. And it was about the sixth hour, and 44 21. 40. * Comp. IVlatt. 27. ^7. Mark 15! =6. there was a darkness over all the ' earth /comp'' '*■ until the ninth hour. And Pthe sun was 45 Malt 27. 44- darkened, and ithe vail of the temple k Seech.' 22.' was rent in the midst. And when Jesus 46 fsj^j. had cried ■'with a loud voice, he said, n'2Macc,i4. ^Father, 'into thy hands I "com- lo Acts 28. mend my spirit: and having said 6- ^ thus, *he gave up the ghost. rntheGk^' ^Now wheu the centurion saw what 47 j 5^,^=1^''"*^^ was done, ^he glorified God, saying, Comp. ' ' Certainly this was a righteous man. And 4S Matt. 25. 31. •> 2 Cor. 12. 4. Rev. 2. 7. Comp. Gen. 2. 8. Ecclus. 24. 30, &c. D Or. laud. Gk. as Mark 15. 33. So Matt. 27. 45. f So ^Iatt. 24. 29. Mark 13. 24. 1 Matt. 27. 51. Mark 15. 38. r Matt. 27. 50. I\lark 15. 37. ' ver. 34. ' Cited from Ps. 31. 5. Comp. .\cts 7. 59. i Pet. 2. 23. & 4. 19. " Comp. John 10. 18. •' Mark 15. 37 (Gk.J. So M.T.t. 27. 50. John 19. 30. >■ Comp. Matt. 27. 54. Mark 15. 39. « See Matt. 15. 31. all the people that came together ''to * 2 Mace. 5. that sight, beholding the things which ° ''' were done, ''smote their breasts, and re- ''ch. 18. 13. 49 turned. And "^all his acquaintance, and 'ckj*^' * ''the women that followed him from ^^''■^•■t4- Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these 5 1131^27!'' thinss. 55' , " Mark 15. 40. 50 "And behold, there was a man named So John 19. Joseph/a counseller; andhewas2.^^go<3A exovcr. 56, 51 man, and a just : (the same had not ;^<'"- 27- 57 consented to the counsel and deed of Mark 15. 42 them;) A-7f'«jof Arimathea, a city of the '^*l\^ ^ g Jews: "^who also himself s waited for the —42. 52 "kingdom of God. This man went unto nseeAcis^" Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. W'^\ 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in 25. 38. ' linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was \!^°^\\ hewn in stone, ''wherein never man be- ch. 19 30. 54 fore was laid. And that day was 'the ^^^"j!''''"' preparation, and the sabbath ''drew on. ' 'J'^"- ^^- ' 55 And 'the women also, which came 1 ch' s. 2. with him from Galilee, followed after, ■" Mark 15. 47. and '"beheld the sepulchre, and how his "So Mark 56 body was laid. And they returned, and J^; \^ j "prepared spices and ointments ; and Comp. rested the sabbath day "according to the oeJ.'Io.^'o. commandment. Now •''upon the first XXIV. day of the week, ''very early in the morn- • To ver. 10, ing, they came unto the sepulchre, bring- lYg"' °^' ' ing "^the spices which they had prepared, •'^'"'-k 16. i sand certain others with them. And they irsojohn2o. found "^"^ the stone rolled away from the J-^j^ ^ ^ 3 sepulchre. And they entered in, and "John 20. 'i. found not the body of the Lord Jesus, m'!!";^',^. 50. 4 And it came to pass, as they were ^much Mark 15. 46. perplexed thereabout, behold, =two fmen 7. " '^'' '^' sstood by them ''in shining garments: "John 20. 5 and as they were afraid, and bowed down co'mp, thiir faces to the earth, thev said unto J'-";- -^- ^■ II 1 1- ■ Mark ID. 5. them, Why seek ye 'the living among fActsi. 10. 6 the dead? He is not here, but is risen: See josh. 5. remember how he spake unto you ''when ^^]}-'- 9 7 he was yet in Galilee, saying. The Son so.ictsii. of man must be delivered into the hands 7,'i9\': .-•.-, 1-1 - 1 , " Or, him of sinful men, and 'be crucified, and thai Uvcth. snhe third day rise again. And ''they re- joh'Jfs. 57. 9 niembered his words, 'and returned from ^^- 7.'8. the sepulchre, and told all these things 22'. 2^3.'''' 10 unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It M!>rk9. 30, was Mary ""Magdalene, and "Joanna, So' ver. 44. and '"Mary the mother of James, "and '.g^'""' """^ other ic'omcn that ri'tvr with them, which So John 3. told these things unto Pthe apostles. & 8. 28. 11 And their words seemed to them as j^^.^J- 3=- lidle tales, and 'they believed them not. .See Matt. 27. 12 ''Then arose Peter, and ran unto the t\ , ' ^ John 2. 22. So John 14. 26. >" See Matt. 27. 56. 2 Mace. 12. 44 (Gk.). Acts 1 1. 16. ' Matt. 28. 8. Comp. Hiark 16. 8, 10. John 20. 18. " ch. 8. 3. " ver. i. P See Mark 6. 30. 1 Sn >■ Mark 16. 11. So ver. 25, 41. * John 20. 3, 6, jo. (So; Chap. xxiv. i • S. LUKE. Chap. xxiv. 50. 'John 20. 5, sepulchre; and 'stooping down, he be- » Rather a? held the linen clothes laid by themselves, '"uJkie'^ and departed, wondering "in himself at "■ that which was come to pass. 'seeverje. And behold, "two of them went t/iaf u « So John 20. same day to a village called Emmaus, & '21. 4. which was from Jerusalem ahuf three- ?cv'!'fi. score ''furlongs. And they talked together 14 • 2 Mace. II. of all these things which had happened. bMatt 6. 16 And it came to pass, that while they 15 (Gk.). communed tos'ether-i.n^ reasoned, >' Jesus bo(jen.40,7, , ,- , i • i i Dan. I. 10. himself drew near, and went with them. = So John 19. g^jj ztheir eyes were holden that they zi •i See John should not know him. And he said 17 »'Aas7. 22. unto them, What manner ^communica- SoActs2. tions are these that ye ^have one to '"Acts 2. 23. another, as ye walk, and are ''sad? And 18 f 5' 3°- „ the one of them, whose name teas '^Cleo- & 13. 27, 20. -^ . . , , . ff See John pas, answermg said unto mm, Art thou I'io ch. 1.68. only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast & 2. 38. i^ot known the things which are come to Acts i'. 6. pass there in these days? And he said 19 ^ Matt. 28. 1. ^^^^ ji^g^.,^ -yVhat things? And they said Mark 16. 1, unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, John 20. 18. which was ''a prophet « mighty in deed '^ver. I. and word before God and all the people: 1 veV 4.' ''and how the chief priests and our ''''rulers 20 "vT/' ^r^' delivered him to be condemned to death, John 20. 3. and have crucified him. But we trusted 21 »ver. 7,44, gjj^g^j jj j^^j been he which should have John 3- 14 i" redeemed Israel : and beside all this, to See Matt. 26. day is the third day since these things p''ver 4'; were done. Yea, and '^certain women 22 John 1. 45. a/so of our company made us astonished, Acks^'is. which were 'early at the sepulchre; and 23 & 26. 22. i^when thev found not his body, they t Gen. 3. 15. . ■" , .7 , J 1 1 &12. 3. came, saying, that they had also seen 'a &18. 18. vision of ana;els, "which said that he was & 22. 10. O ' _ & 26. 4- alive. And "certain of them which were 24 Num. 2°i. 9. with us went to the sepulchre, and found & 24. 17. it even so as the women had said : but is!"?-' '^' him they saw not. Then he said unto 25 r isai. 4- 2. t^hem, O fools, and slow of heart to be- &.g.6. lieve all that the prophets have spoken: &40. 10, II. OQught not Christ to have suffered these 26 & 52. 13—53- things, and to enter into his glory? p And 27 & '61. 1. beginning at iMoses and ■'all the pro- &63. 1— 6. p]iets, he expounded unto them in Pall &3'3.74— '16! the scriptures the things concerning him- Ezek.34-23. ggjj-_ ^j^j ^].,gy drew nigh unto the 28 Dan. 9. 24— village, whither they went: and 'he made Hos. II. I. as though he would have gone further. ^\ 5- 2- But they 'constrained him, saying, Abide 29 &^9. 9. ' with us : for it is towards evening, and % \\' \o. the day "is far spent. And he went in & 13- 7- to tarry with them. And it came to 30 & 4. 2^. ' pass, as he sat at meat with them, he Comp. Johni.45. ■ See Gen. 32. 26. & Ruth 1. 15. 'Actsi6.i5. Comp. Gen. 19.3. " ch. 9. 12 (Gk.). took bread, and ''blessed it, and brake, ' s== '**^"- 31 and gave to them. And y their eyes JCom'p. were opened, and they knew him; and Tor^feased 32 he "^vanished out of their sight. And tote seen of they said one to another, Did not ''our rtee''ch.4.3o. heart burn within us, while he talked ' So Ps. 39.3. with us by the way, and while he ''open- b ActTi? 3. 33 ed to us the scriptures? And they rose Sover. 43. up the same hour, and returned to Jeru- MarkTe. 13. salem, ^^and found the eleven fathered t ^?}^ '• '■*■ I Cor. 11- I- together, and ■'them that were with them, f ver. 30, 31. 34 saying. The Lord is risen indeed, and ^ '^J"'' '*■ 3s=hath appeared to Simon. And they John 20. 19. told what things lucre done in the way, hjo°hn2a4! and how 'he was known of them in re- breaking of bread. veT^s. 36 sAnd as they thus spake, Jesus him- ','=['■ '°- 5- self I" stood in the midst of them, and 1 ch. 21. 9. saith unto them, •>' Peace be unto you. \ ^°^''"- 37 But they were J terrified and affrighted, Mark's. 49. and ''supposed that they had seen a i.^,''john'';^f 33 spirit. And he said unto them. Why So John 20. are ye troubled? and why do 'thoughts m°john i 14 30 arise in vour hearts? Behold my hands ■»'>' Ps. 22. 16. and my feet, that it is I myself: "handle °jSoGen.45. me, and see; for a spirit hath not "'flesh Jo'' 9- 16? 40 and bones, as ye see me have. And nnActs'il"' when he had thus spoken, he shewed \^^^^'^' 41 them ^'^his hands ^wAhis feet. And while John 21'. s. they yet "beheved not ""for joy, and ^Sej^iSam. vifondered, he said unto them, oRave ye 'ijohn2i.i3. 42 here any meat? And they gave him a §'^'1'°''*'' piece of a broiled fish, and of a Phoney- marg. 43 comb. And he took //, and idid eat ^™'p„ 44 before them. And he said unto them, ■■ See Matt. ■■These are the words which I spake &'vcr.'6. unto you, while I was yet with you, that ^' See ver. 27. all things "must be fulfilled, which were &22.'&%°' written in 'the law of Moses, and in 'the f^ *^- ^' '^• 1-1 1 "^ ■^o. I. prophets, and in 'the psalms, concern- & nS. 22,26. 4sing me. Then "opened he their under- f^SoAcVs'ie. standing, that they might understand the m- 46 scriptures, and said unto them. Thus it iJer^^?, 26, is written, and thus "it behoved Christ 44inth-Gk. to suffer, and to rise from the dead vthe » Acts 5. 31 47 third day: and that repentance and ^re- 'p'''- ^^."^ mission of sins should be preached in * isai. 49. 6. his name "among all nations, ''beginning m°c;^.'|.^' 48 at Jerusalem. And "^ye are witnesses of m^i. i. h. 49 these things. And behold, I send <' the 30. "^ ^ "'' promise of my Father upon you: but SeeMatt.28. tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, ountil ^ Acts 2. 14 ye be endued with f power from on s[,'*isai. 2. 3. high. 'Acts 1.8,22. so And he led them out Sas far as to & 3. 15. & 5- 32. & 10. 39, 41. & 13. 31. I Pet. 5. I. So John 15. 27. .-Vets 4. 33. ** Acts i. 4. 50 Isai. 44. 3. Joel 2. 28. See John 14. 26. * See Judg. 6. 34 marg, Comp. Acts 2. 4. f Acts I. 8. 8 See Matt. 21. 17. Comp. Acts I. 12. (8.) Chap. xxiv. 51. S. LUKE. Chap. xxiv. 53. >> Mark i6. ■9- John 20. 17. Acts I. 9. So John 20. Eph. 4. 8— Comp. 2 Kin. 2. II, Bethany, and he lift up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, 51 while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and ''carried up into heaven. 52 And they 'worshipped him, and ''return- ' ^^"- =8. 9. 53ed to Jerusalem 'with great joy: and were Jacis i. la. continually "'in the temple, praising and ' ''"■ ■*'• "blessing God. Amen. s=ejohni6. " Acts 2. 46. So Acts J. I. & 5. 21. » See ch. 2. 28. t Comp. ch. I. 14. & ig. 35. & 21. 24. I John 1. 1 with Matt. 4. 21. & lo. 2, & 17. I. Mark 5. 37. & 9. 38. & 10. 35. & 13. 3- & 14- 33- Luke g. 54. See Acts i. 13- I. * Gen. I. 1, I Juhn I. I. So ch. 17. 5. Col. I. 17. Comp. Job 28. 20— 28. Prov. 8. 12, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO tS. J O H N, ^TN the beginning was ''the Word, and -*- the Word was '^with God, and the AV'ord "^was God. The same was in the beginning with God. '=A11 things were made by him; and without him was not any t/iing made that was made. 'In him was Hfe; and sthe hfe was the light Wisdom 9. 4, of men. And ''the light shineth in g. - Ecclus. I. I, 4. 5- & 24. 9. •* ver. 14. ch. 17. 22. I John 5. 7? Rev. 19. 13. ^ I John I. 2. << Phil. 2. 6. ' Ps. 33. 6. Wisd. 9. 1,2. ver. 10. 1 Cor. 8. 6. Eph. 3. 9. Col. I. 16. Heb. I. 2. & II. 3? 2 Pet. 3. 5? f ch. 5. 26. I johnf. II, own, and 'his own received him not. ■9- But as many as received him, to them 12 I john^i."' gS'Ve he 'power Ho become 'the sons of « ch. 8. 12. &9. s- & 12. 46. So ver. 9. ^ ch. 3. 19. ' Eph. 3. 18, *A. D. 26. J Mai. 3. I. ver. 33 ''darkness; and the darkness 'compre hended it not. * There was a man Jsent from God, t whose name was •'John. The same ^ came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, 'that all fiten through him might believe. He was not t/iat ""Light, s but 7oas salt to bear witness of t/iat Light. ^T/urt was the true Light, which 9 lighteth every man °t/tnt cometh into the world. He was in the world, and Pthe 10 world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto ihis n God, eiv/i to them that believe on his name: which were born, "not of blood, 13 nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but "of God. And ^thei4 Word ywas made flesh, and ^dwelt a- mong us, (and we beheld ='his glory, ''the k Matt. 3. 1, glory as of the only begotten of the Fa- Luke 3'.' 2.' ther,) Jfull of '^grace and truth. John 13 ''bare witness of him, and ^cried, saying. This was he of whom I spake, ^He that cometh after me is ^preferred before me : '■for he was 'before me. And of his lo * Acts 19. 4. ^ Gk. not as ch. s. 35. " ver. 4. Isai. 49. 6. I John 2. 8. " ver. 14. ch. 3. 19. & 12. 46. P ver. 3. Q See ch. i6. 32. So Luke 19. 14, Acts 3. 26. & 13. 46. r ch. 13, I. Acts 4. 23. & 24. 23 (Gk.). i Tim. 5. 8. So 2 Mace. 12. 22. _ II Or, t/u^ right, or, privilege. ch. 5. 27, S:c. ■ I John 3. I. So Isai. 56. 5. See Deut. 14. i. * ch. 11. 52 (Gk. j. " So ch. 3. 3, 6, 7. 1 Pet. 1. 23. » So James i. 18. * ver. i. 1 Matt. I. r6. Luke 24. 39. Rom. i. 3. 1 Tim. 3. 16, Heb. 2. 14. i John 4. 2. So Gal. 4. 4. " Rev. 7. 15. & 21. 3. So Ecclus. 24. 8. See Lev. 26. II. * Isai. 40. 5. Luke 9. 32. ch. 2. 11. & 11. 40. b 2 Pet. i. 17. = See ver. 17. ^ ver. 32, 34 (Gk.). ch. 3. 26, 32 (Gk.). & 5. 33. So ver. 19. « So ch. 7. 37. f Matt. 3, 11. Mark i. 7. Luke 3. 16. ver. 27, 30. So ch. 3. 30, 31. 8 See Dan. 6. 3. t» See ch. 8. 58. * ver. 30. ch. 15. 18 in the Gk. ' ver. 14. Rom. 6. 14. So Rom. 3. Matt. II. 27. Luke 10. 22. ch. 5. 37. & 6. 46. J fulness have all we received, and grace i Eph. 4. 13? 17 for grace. For "^the law was given by ^\ '■ J'- Moses, but 'grace and "'truth came by So ver. 14'. is Jesus Christ. "No man ihath seen God S'.TW at any time; °the only begotten Son, Rom. 15. 29. ""which is in Pthe bosom of the Father, & 24.' 3°' '' he hath 1 declared him. Deut. 4. 44. & 5. 1. & 33- 4- 19 *And this is ■'the record of John, when ActJ7.'38. • "■■■the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but It^^^ 21 confessed, ^I am not the Christ. And & u e! they asked him, What then? Art thou 'so'Deut.'4' 'Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou "'///(?/ prophet? And he answered, 22 No. Then said they unto him. Who art thou? that we may give an answer to & i2.'*4i them that sent us. What sayest thou of s^el^e.'' ''' 23 thyself ? He said, I am ^the voice Heb. n. 27. c • ' L^ • 1 , ^ John 4. 12, of one crying in the wilderness, 20. 5'Make straight the way of the °h''"- ;j- ,5 24 Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And ■ John 4.' 9. they which were sent were of the ^Pha- "ntheGk.^ 25risees. And they asked him, and said p y'^'^,' ,?'•■ unto him, Why ^baptizest thou then, if 16. 2°. thou be not that ^ Christ, nor Elias, nei- "."^ckT *^' 26 ther that prophet? John answered them. So ch. 3. 32. saying, ''I baptize with water: ^^but there r*so\?r.\°5. standeth one ''among you, Avhoni ye ci"- 5- 33- 27 know not; he it is, who '^coming after me "o. " '*'' '' is preferred before me, whose shoe's ^lat- ' '^''- 3- =8. 28 chet I am not worthy to unloose. These ' See Matt.' things were done sin Bethabara •> beyond V^^^x. 18. Jordan, where John was baptizing. «5. iS- 29 The next day John seeth Jesus com- Yo^,a^'^'' ing unto him, and saith. Behold 'the propiut' Lamb of God, which J'taketh away the M^t^T Cited also Matt. 3. 3. Mark i. 3. Luke 3. 4. J So ch. 3. 28. " Comp. Ezek. 36. 25. Zech. 13. 1 with Mark 7. 4. » ver. 20, 21. ^ Matt. 3. 11. Mark i. 8. Luke 3. 16. •: So Mai. 3. i. ■! So ch. 12. 35. Comp. Luke 17. 21. e ver. 15, 30. So Acts 19. 4. ^ See Mark 1. 7. s So Judg. 7. 24! t ch. 3. 26. & 10. 40. Comp. Matt. 3. i. & ver. 43. I Ex. 12. 3. Isai. 53. 7 (& Gk.). ver. 36. Acts 8. 32. i Pet. i. 19. So Rev. 5. 6, 8, 12, 13. & 6. i, 16, &c. J i John 3. 5. So Col. 2. 14. See Ex. 28. 38. a Or, beareth. As Isai. 53. 12. Heb. 9. 28. I PeL 2. 24- (83) Li Chap. i. 30. S. JOHN. Chap. n. 15. ^ver. 15, 27. sin of the world. ''This is he of whom 30 » ch.' 7.% I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for lie was 'before me. And I knew him not : but that he 31 should "be made manifest to Israel, "therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John "bare record, saying, 32 °I saw the Spirit descending from hea- ven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not : but he that sent 33 me to baptize with water, the same said s Sochi's"'; unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the 7- Spirit descending, and remaining on him, 'Matt. 23. 7, the same is Phe which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and "bare 34 record that this is ''the Son of God. Again the next day after John stood, 35 and two of his disciples; and "looking 36 upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, ■'Be- hold the Lamb of God. And the twos? (Gk.), >" Luke I. 17. 76, 77- ° ver. 15 (Ok.). 34. o See Malt. 3- i6- P Matt 3. II. Mark i. 8. Luke 3. 16. Acts I. 5. •I ver. 49- See Matt. 14. 33- & 26. 25, 49 (Gk.). Mark g. 5 (Gk.). & II. 21 (Gk.). & 14. 43 (Gk.). ch.'s. 2, 26. disciples heard him speak, and they fol- ^k,)^' lowed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and 38 & 6. 25. saw them following, and saith unto |?;.\'^'''- them, nVhat seek ye? They said unto (Gk. Comp. Mark 10. 51 (Gk.). ch. 20. 16. him, 'Rabbi, (which is to say, being in terpreted. Master,) where 'dwellest thou? He saith unto them. Come and see. 39 T6"abidesi. They came and saw where he dwelt, \'^V'^o '■ ^■'"^ abode with him that day: for it was "about the tenth hour. "One of the two 40 which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's bro- ther. He first findeth ^his own brother 41 Simon, and saith unto him. We have found the "Messias, which is, being in- terpreted, " the Christ. And he brought 42 him to Jesus. And when Jesus -^beheld him, he said. Thou art >' Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called ^Cephas, which is by interpretation, "A stone. ='The day following Jesus would ''go 43 Luke 5. 2— forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, "soch.s.18 and saith unto him. Follow me. Now 44 (Gk^)- ^ <= Philip was of ''Bethsaida, the city of ~ ■ *■ ^'' Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth '=Na-4s thanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom ''Moses in the law, and '"the prophets, did write, Jesus sof See Matt, 19. Nazareth, ''the son of Joseph. And Na-46 J See Matt, thanael said unto him, ' Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Phi- lip saith unto him. Come and see. Je-47 sus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him. Behold an J Israelite in- (Gk.) Acts 16. 15. U that was . two hours be/ore night, Comp. ch. 4. 6, 52. & II. 9. & 19. 14. Acts 2. 15. So Matt. 20. 3. S. 6, 9, &c. " To ver. 42, comp. Matt. 4. 18— 22. Mark 1. 16— I Or, the Anointed. Comp. Ps. 2. 2. '^ ver. 36 (Gk,- 16. 17. ' Heh. of Job 30. 6. Jer. 4. 29. So Matt. 10 & 16. 18. < Or, Peter. Matt. 4. 18. « Matt. 10. 3, & 12. 21, 22. 46 — 49- ch. 21 *> See ch. 6. 42 » ver. 29, 35 (Gk,l. Comp. ch. 2. i. l> Comp. ver. 28. Mark 3. 18. Luke 6. 14. ver. 43. 45, 46, 48. ch. 6. 5, 7. 14. 8, 9. Acts I. 13. d See Matt. 11. 21. "ver. f See Luke 24. 27. s See Matt. 2. 23, ' So ch^ 7. 41, 42, 52. J Ps. 73. I. Rom. 9. 4, 6. So ch. 8. 39. Rom. 2. 29. Gal. 3. 7, 29. 48 deed, ''in whom is no guile. Nathanael saith unto him. Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, 'Rabbi, thou art ""the Son of God; thou 50 art "the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him. Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, °be- lievest thou? thou shalt see greater things 51 than these. And he saith unto him, Ve- rily, verily, I say unto you, p Hereafter ye shall see i heaven open, and ■'the an- gels of God ascending and descending upon ^the Son of man. And ^the third day there was a mar- riage in ''Cana of Galilee; and the mo- 2ther of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called, and '=his disciples, to ''the 3 marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 4 They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, 'Woman, ^what have I to do with 5 thee? sniine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, What- 6 soever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of ''the purify- ing of the Jews, containing two or three 7 'firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they 8 filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them. Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. 9 And they bare it. When Jthe ruler of the feast had tasted ''the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast 10 called the bridegroom, and saith unto him. Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when 7nni have 'well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until 11 now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in ''Cana of Gahlee, and mani- fested forth "'his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12 After this "he went down to Caper- naum, he, and his mother, and " his bre- thren, and his disciples: and they con- 13 tinued there not many days. And the Jews' Ppassover was at hand, and Jesus 14 1 went up to Jerusalem, ""and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of 15 money sitting: and when he had made a scourge of ^ small cords, he drove them ' Ps. 32. 2. So Ps. 15. 1, 2. ' See ver. 38. ■" ver. 34. Luke 22. 70. So ch. 6. 69. See Matt. 14. S3- " Matt. 27. 42- " So ch. 16. 31. & 20. 29. P Rather as ch, 13. 19 inarg. « See Ezek. 1. I, ' So Gen. 28. 12. " See Dan. 7. II. * Comp. 29, 35, ch. 43- ^ ver. II. ch. 4. 46. & 21. 2. *^ ch. I. 40, 42. 43. 45- & 3. 22. & 6. 3, 67, 70, 71- •• See Matt. 22. 2. « ch. 19. 26. f See 2 Sam. 16, 10. s So ch. 7. 6. Comp. ch. 7. 30, &c. '» ch. 3. 25. Comp. Mark 7. 3, 4. > I Esdras 8. 20 (Gk.) comp. with Ezra 7. 22, So 2 Chr. 4. 5 in Heb. & Gk. J Gk. as In ver. 8. So Ecclus. 52, I. '' ch. 4. 46. 1 Matt. 24. 49. Luke 12. 45. Acti 2. 15, I Cor. II. 21. Eph. s. 18. 1 Thess. 5. 7. Rev. 17. 2, 6 in llie Gk. "» See ch. i. 14. " ch. 4. 46, 47. 49. SI- 0 See Matt. 12. 46. p Ex. 12. 14. Lev. 23. 5. Dcut. 16. 1. ver. 23. So ch. 5. 1 ? 6 6. 4. & II. 55. 1 See Luke 2. 4. ■■ To ver. 17, comp. Matt. 21. 12, »3- Mark 11. 15 —17. Luke 19. 45^ 46 with M-il. 3. 1—3. " Acts 27. 32 (Gk.). (84) Chap. ii. i6. S. JOHN. Chap. in. 26. all out of the temple, and the sheep and the oxen; and poured out the chang- ers' money, and overthrew the tables; and said unto them that sold doves, 16 Take these things hence; make not 'my Father's house a house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it 17 was written, "The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. Then answered ^the Jews and said 18 unto him, "What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things f Jesus answered and said unto them, 19 ^Destroy ^this temple, and in three days =^I will raise it up. Then said '"the Jews, 20 Forty and six years ^was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of ''the tern- 21 pie of his body. When therefore he was 22 risen from the dead, '^his disciples re- membered that he had said this unto them; and they believed "^the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the 23 passover, in the feast day, many be- lieved in his name, when they saw =the miracles which he did. But Jesus did 24 not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that 25 ■ any should testify of man : for 'he knew what was in man. 16. 30. & 21. 17. See I Sam. i6. 7. & Matt. 9. 4. There was a man of the Pharisees, named ^Nicodemus, ''a ruler of the Jews : ='the same came to Jesus "=by night, 2 and said unto him, ''Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man can do =these miracles that & 13.' ^' '' ' thou doest, e.xcept ^God be with him. ^li-)- Jesus answered and said unto him, Ve- 3 '- ' rily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a man sbe born ""again, he cannot see . _ the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith 4 dSee'ch^r' unto him, '■'■How can a man be bom when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I 5 say unto thee, Except a man be born of 'J water and of J the Spirit, he cannot en- ter into the kingdom of God. i^That 6 which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is bom of the Spirit is spirit. James 1. 18. 1'1'Marvel not that I said unto thee. Ye 7 I Pet I. 3,23- I John 3. 9. & 5. 18. I Or, from above, ver. 7 marg., 31, & ig. ir. James i. 17. & 3. IS, 17. l" So Gal. 4. 9. bh Corap. ch. 4. 11. & 6. 31. & 8. 33. I See Mark 16. 16. J Acts 2. 38. Eph. 5. 26. Tit. 3. 5. Heb. 10. 22. Comp. ch. 13. 8. ^ So ch. I. 13. I Cor. 15. 50. See Job 14. 4. kk So ch. 5. 28. ' Comp. Luke 2. 49. " Cited from Ps. 69. 9. » See ch. 5. 10. » See MatL 12. 38. So Matt 21. =3- ^ F.phes. 2. 14 (Gk.). 1 Johit 3. 8. Comp. Matt. 12. 33. J Matt. 26. 61. & 27. 40. Mark 14. 58. & 15. 29. » Comp. ch. 10. 18. » Ezra 5. 16 (Chald. & Gk.). *> 1 Cor. 6. i9- So Col. 2. g. Comp. iCor. 3. 16. 2 Cor. 6. 16. « Luke 24- 8. So ver. 17. ch. 12. 16. & 14. 26. •1 Ps. 16. 10. Hos. 6. 2 ■'. So Luke 24. =7, 44- cb. 20. g. Acts 13. 34, I 35- I I Cor. 15. 4. • ver. II. I ch. .3. 2. & 4- 45- Soch. II. 45. & 12. 18. fch. 6. 61, 64- & 13. II. & III. • ver. 4, 9. ch. 7. 50. & ig. 3g. >> Luke 18. 18. So Luke 23. 35- & 24. 20. & 4. 5. 8. & 13. 27. * ch. 7. 50. & ig. 39. 23. 38. *ch. 2. II Comp. ch. 5. 36. & g. 16, 33. & 14. 10, 11. Acts 2. 22. f Acts 10. 38 8 See Matt 19. 28. Comp. ch. I. 13. Gal. 6. 15, smust be bom 'again. 'The wind blow- 'pr./raw ^ aoovc. eth where it listeth, and thou hearest the See ver. 3. sound thereof, but canst not tell whence 5fHc'"&'' it Cometh, and whither it goeth: so is Gk.). 9 every one that is born of the Spirit. Ni- ^ c^J?' 2, j,. codemus answered and said unto him, ■" Soch. a 10 "How can these things be? Jesus an- "Luke 2. 46 swered and said unto him. Art thou °a [?|^'; master of Israel, and knowest not these ch. 9. 30. ti things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, oter. 3"'' ' We speak that we do know, and "testify pSoWisd.g. that we have seen; °and ye receive not tiProv. 30. 4. 12 our witness. Pif I have told you earthly Aets2'34. things, and ye believe not, how shall ye iCor. 15. 47. believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? f° °™'- ^°- 13 And "ino man hath ascended up to hea- '■'^- 3'- yen, but ■'he that came down from hea- Eph. 4. g,io. ven, even the Son of man ^which is in ' l\fS' 14 heaven. And 'as Moses lifted up the So ver. 31. serpent in the wilderness, even so "must thebk.' '° 15 the Son of man *be lifted up: that Soch. 7. 34. 1 11- I'l- 111 ^ "°"' 21.9. "whosoever beheveth m him should not comp. 16 perish, but >have eternal life. For ^God ^^'",''3 '*■ '• so loved the world, that he »gave his "Luke24. 7, ''only begotten Son, that -^whosoever 44/^6 (Gk.). believeth in him should not perish, but "■:'>• *■ ^^■ 17 have everlasting life. For ''''God sent not » See ver! le. his Son into the world "^to condemn the 'h'^'.^o ., world; ''but that the world through him 'Rom. 5. 8. 18 might be saved. >=He that believeth on si°i'john'4. him is not condemned: ^but he that l^„ believeth not is condemned already, be- 32. cause he hath not believed in the name r"!"^:, ,, t.jen. 22. 10. 19 of the "only begotten Son of God. And i" ver. 18. this is the condemnation, that slight is i^omp. '' ' come into the world, and men loved ^^<'^- "■ '?• ''darkness 'rather than light, "because 36. 20 their deeds were evil. For J ever)' one \^^?' '^ that ''doeth evil hateth the light, neither & 12.47 cometh to the light, lest his deeds should soti 5. 45. :i be "reproved. But he that ■'doeth truth Comp ch. 8. # « IT Wl til cometh to the light, that his deeds may ch. 9. 39. be made manifest, that they are wrought ^g''" "^^"^ in God. • See ch. 5. 22 After these things came Jesus and r g^^ -^^^ ■"his disciples into "the land of Judea; 16. 16. and there he tarried with them, and &^2.46'!'' 23 "baptized. And John also was bap- j" "jj"- "^ s- tizing in PAenon near to PSalim, because 2 Tim. 3. 4. there was much water there: land they ^"Tss- 24 came, and were baptized. For ''Tohn "ch. 7. 7- .. ^ ^ ■ ^ ■ ri, 1 So Job 24. 25 was not yet cast into prison. Then ,3, ,6, 17. there arose a question between some of ^"[J'- '3^ "■ John's disciples and the Jews about ' See ch. 5. 26 ^purifying. And they came unto John, 1%,^ discovered. Comp. ver. 21. ' ch. 8. g, 46 (Gk.). & 16. S (text). Eph. 5. 11, 13. ™ .See ch. 2. 2. n Comp. ch. 2. 23. " ch. 4. 2. P Gen. 33. 18 ? or Josh. 15. 32? or I Sam. 9. 4? Comp. Matt. 3. i. « Matt 3. 5, 6. r Malt. 4. 12. & 14. 3. Mark 6. 17. Luke 3. 20. Comp. ch. 5. 35. ■ ch. 2. 6. (85) Chap. hi. 27. S. JOHN. Chap. iv. 29. baptizeth, and all men come to him John answered and said, A man can 27 i 'y receive nothing, except ^it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear 28 J^Seech.1.38. and said unto him, 'Rabbi, he that was &'^io.4o!' ' with thee "beyond Jordan, "to whom '■ch. 1. 7, IS, jj^Q^ barest witness, behold, the same 34- ver. 32 (Gk. ). I Or, take unto himself. As Heb. 5. 4. 1 I Cor. 4. 7. « So James I. ^^^ witness, that I said, »I am not the »ch. 1. 20, Christ, but ''that I am sent before him, 27. h Mai. 3. I. Mark I. 2. Luke 1. 17. So ch. I. 23. c See Matt. 25. I. •^ See Judg. 14. 20. So 2 Cor. II. 2. Comp. Matt. 9. 15. marg."""' earthly, and speaketh of the earth: ^he f See Jer. 7. He that hath the bride is "^the bride- 29 groom: but ''the friend of the bride- groom, which standeth and heareth him, "=rejoiceth greatly because of 'the bride- groom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. sHe must increase, but I must ^o decrease. ''He that cometh 'from above 31 ''is above all: 'he that is of the earth is 3t. B Se Matt. f' So ver. 13. ch, I. 15. 6 8. 23. > See ver. 3, 7 marg. ^ Rom. 9. 5. Eph. that Cometh 'from heaven ''is above all. And what he hath ""seen and "heard, 32 that he testifieth; and °no man receiv- eth his testimony. He that hath re- 33 ceived his testimony Phath set to his seal that iGod is true. 'For he whom 34 God hath sent speaketh the words of fo^'^'-s- God: for God giveth not the Spirit ''by ver. 11, ' xn&i&wxe. unto him. 'The Father loveth 35 the Son, and "hath given all things into his hand, ^He that believeth on the 36 Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him. 18. So ch, ch. 8. 38. n ch. 8. 26. & IS. 15- o ch. 1. 10,11, ver. 19. P See ch. 6. 27- ^ Rom. 3, 4. So I John s- 10. r See ch. 7. 16. ' So Isai, 27. 8? Ezek. 4. 16. Comp. ch. i. 14, 16. ' So ch. 5. 20. See Matt. 3. 17. " See Matt. 28. 18. ' Hab, 2, 4. ch. I, 12, S: 6. 40, 47, & Ti. 25. & 20. 31. ver. 15, 16, 18. See Rom, i. 17. IV, * ch. 3. 22, 26. b Comp. 1 Cor. I. 14 —17- c Comp. ch. 3. 22, & 7. I. vtr. 47, 54. <1 ch. 2. II, 12. ^ So Luke 1 7. II. f See I Kin, i6. 24. « See Josh. 17. 7» Comp. Acts 7. 16. h Gen. 33. 19. & 48. 22. Josh. 24, 32. ver. 12. > So Luke II. 6! ^ Comp. 2 Kin. 7. 7, 10. Mark 4. 36. * ch. 19. 14. See ch. I. 39 marg. ■" ver. 5, 39. ^ Ecclus, 50, When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and "baptized moe disciples than John, (though ''Jesus himself baptized not, but 2 his disciples,) he left "^Judea, and de- 3 parted '' again into Galilee. And he 4 'must needs go through fSamaria. Then 5 cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called sSychar, near to the parcel of ground ''that Jacob gave to his son Joseph, Now Jacob's well was there. 6 Jesus therefore, being wearied ' with his journey, sat ''thus on the well: and it was about 'the sixth hour. There com- ^ eth a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto s '"the city to buy meat.) Then saith the 9 woman of Samaria unto him. How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? For "the Jews have no dealings with 26. Luk& = truth: for the Father ''seeketh such to worship =4 him. ^ God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship Iiini in ''spirit 25 and in '^ truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that fJNIessias cometh, wliich is called Christ : when he is r6Come, she will ''tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, 'I that speak unto thee am he. ■2-1 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman : yet no man said. What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to 29 the men. Come, see a man, ''which told » ch. 7. 38, (39J- Jer. 2 Zech. 1-4^. So Isai. 12. 3- &44. Ezek. Zech. 3. 36. 25 13. I- P Soch. 6. 35, 51, 58. & 7- 37- PP See ch. 6. 54- iSoch. 6. 34. ^ See ch. 6. 14. ' Judg. 9. 7. Cum p. Gen. :2. 6, 7- & 13. 4. & 33. 18, 20. Deut. II. 29. Josh. 8. 33. " See Deut. 12.5. **' Sec ch. 5. 25. ^ So Mai. I. n. 1 Tim. 2. 8. y Comp. ver. 12, zo. '■ 2 Kings 17. 28—34. " Gen. 49. 10. Isai. 2. 3. Rom. 3. 1, 2. & 9. 4, 5. *• Phil. 3. 3. Comp. Jude 20. c Ps. 145. 18. d Luke 19. 10. "^ 2 Cor. 3.17! f ch. I, 41. 8 Deut. 18. 18. Comp. ver. 29. 39. h ch. 16. 13, 14. 15 (Gk.). « ch. 9. 37. So ver. 42. (86) Chap. iv. 30. S. JOHN. Chap. v. 14. * So Matt. 12. 23 (Gk.). Comp. Gk. of ver. ™ See ch. 1. 38. " Comp. ver. 6, 8. ° So ver. II, 15? ch. 2. 20. & 3.4. &6. 34?, 42, 52. P Job 23. 12. 1 ch. 5. 30. & 6. 38. •■ ch. s. 36. & 17. 4. Soch, 19. 30. * See Luke 6. 20. * See Luke 21. 21. " So Matt. 9. 37. Luke ID. 2. Comp. ver. 40. ^ 1 Cor. g. 17, 18 (Gk.). y Mark 4. 14. ■ Comp. ver. 38. » Job 31. 8. *> Josh. 24. 13- « Acts 8. 5— 17. 25- <» ver. 5, 8. ' ver. 29. fch. I. 38 marg. 8 I John 4. 14. So I Tim. 4. 10. ** ver. 40. » Matt. 4. 12, 13- j See Matt. »3- 57- Comp. ver. I, 3. * Luke 9. 53. * ch. 2. 23. & 3. 2. " Deut. 16. 16. ° See ch. 2. I. 0 ch. 2. 9. 1 Or. courtier, or, ruler. P See Luke 4. 23. Q See ver. 3. f ch. 2. 12. ver. 49, 51. Comp. ver. 46. 8 See Matt. 12. 38. Comp. ver. 42, 44- ch. 12. 37. * Matt. 24. 24. Mark 13. 22. Acts 4. 30. & 5. 12. & 14. 3- & 15- 12 (Gk.). Rom. 15. 19. 2 Cor. 12. 12. Heb. 2. 4. So ch. 20. 30. Acts 2. 19, 22, 43. & 6. 8 (Gk.). me all things that ever I did: 'is not this the Christ? Then they went out of 30 the city, and came unto him. In the mean while his disciples prayed 31 him, saying, ™ Master, "eat. But he said 32 unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the dis-33 ciples one to another, "Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith 34 j unto them, PMy meat is "Jto do the will of him that sent me, and "^to finish his work. Say not ye. There are yet four 35 months, and tJien cometh harvest? be- hold, I say unto you, ^Lift up your eyes, and look on 'the fields: "for they are white already to harvest. And he 36 that reapeth receiveth "w.ages, and ga- thereth fruit unto life eternal : that both >'he that soweth and ^he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is 37 that saying true, ^One soweth, and an- other reapeth. I sent 'you to reap 33 '^that whereon ye bestowed no labour : other men laboured, and "^ye are entered into their labours. And many of 39 the Samaritans of ''that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, ^He told me all that ever I did. So when the Samaritans were come 40 unto him, they besought him that he would f tarry with them: and he 'abode there two days. And many moe be- 41 lieved because of his own word ; and 42 said unto the woman, No7v we believe, not because of thy saying : for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, sthe Saviour of the world. Now after '^ two days he departed 43 thence, and 'went into Galilee. For 44 Jesus himself testified, Jthat a prophet hath no honour in his own country. Then when he was come into Galilee, 45 the Galileans ''received him, 'having seen all the things that he did at Je- rusalem at the feast: ™for they also went unto the feast. So Jesus came 46 again into "Cana of Galilee, "where he made the water wine. And there was a certain "nobleman, whose son was sick at P Capernaum. Wlien he heard that 47 Jesus was come "Jout of Judea into Gali- lee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would ■'come do\vn, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, 48 ^E.xcept ye see 'signs and 'wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith 49 & 7. 36. Comp. 2 Thess. 2. 9. unto him. Sir, ''come down "ere my 50 child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way: thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken 5j unto him, and he went his 7vay. And as he was now ■'going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son 52 liveth. Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him. Yesterday at *the 33 seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that // was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him. Thy son liveth : and himself believed, 54 and his whole house. ^This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come "lout of Judea into Galilee. After this there was ^a feast of the Jews; and Jesus ''went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep ^market a pool, which is called ''''in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five 3 porches. In these lay a great multi- tude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, ■= withered, waiting for the moving of 4 the water. For "^"^an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: who.soever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever dis- 5 ease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and 6 eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, 7 Wilt thou be mad5 whole? The im- potent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down be- 8 fore me. Jesus saith unto him, ''Rise, 9 take up thy bed, and walk. And im- mediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked : and on the same day '=was the sabbath. 10 f The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured. It is the sabbath day: sit is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them. He that made me whole, the same said unto me. Take up 12 thy bed, and walk. Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto 13 thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, 14 'a multitude being in that place. After- ward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him. Behold, thou art made whole : '' sin no more, ' lest a » So Mark 5. 35. Luke 8. 49. ch. II. 21, ^ See ch. 39 marg. y Comp. ch. 2. II with ver. 45, 46. V. A. D. 31. ■* Lev. 23. 2 —44- Deut. i6.' I —17. Comp. ch. 2, 13? ^ See Luke 2. 4. II Or, gate. See Neh. 3. 1. b** See Acts 21. 40. ^ Matt 12. 10. Luke 6. 6, 8. «« See Acts 12. 7. <* Mark 2. 11. So Matt. g. 6. Luke 5. 24. * ch. g. 14. fver. 15, 16, 18. ch. I. ig. & 2. 18, 20. & 6. 41, 52. & 7. I, II, n, 15. 35. See ch. 8. 22. E Ex. 20. 10- Neh. 13. 19. Jer. 17. 21, 22. Comp. Matt. 12. 2. Mark 2. 24. & 3- 4- Luke 6. 2. & 13. 14. 1 Or, from tfif mnltitudf that was. ^ ch. 8. II. ' See Matt. 12. 45. Comp. Ezra 9. 14. (87) Chap. v. 15. S. JOHN. Chap. vi. 5. J ver. 18. worse thing come unto thee. The man 15 SeeVa'tt. departed, .-vnd told f the Jews that it was '^See judg Jesus, which had made him whole. 18.14. And therefore did ^the Jews perse- 16 12 (Gk." cute Jesus, and "sought to slay him, be- Irit^i' " cause Jhe had done these things on the & 16.24. sabbath day. But Jesus •'answered them, 17 Comp''*' ^ly Father worketh 'hitherto, "and I ch. 14. 10. work. Therefore ^the Jews "sought the 18 Selch'7. 19. more to kill him, because he not only "gSe^Matt. jjiad broken the sabbath, but °said also pRatiieras that God was Phis Father, imaking him- & ver.*43 ^^If cqual with God. Then ''answered 19 ich. 10. 33. Jesus and said unto them. Verily, verily, pw'j.'e. I say unto you. The Son can do nothing ch"' Is "^°^ himself, but what he seeth the Father & 14.' 10.' do : for what things soever he doeth, fs. t'.^i. f,'. these £ilso doeth the Son likewise. For 20 &12. 49- ^the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth ch.™o. 30. him all things that hmiself doeth : and 'Seech. 3.35. tpig ^i]i siiew him greater works than ch. 14. 12. these, that ye may marvel. For as the 21 Luke 2.^52^^' Father raiseth up the dead, and "quick- Acts I. 7. eneth them; even so "the Son quickeneth ^Rom. 4. 17. .^yj^Q,.,., j^g ^yj|] Yox the Father judgeth 22 Ephes. 2. 5. no man, but "hath committed all "judg- SeeDeit.' ment unto the Son: that all men should 23 »1'(^or 15 45 honour the Son, even as they y honour the Soch. II. 25, Father. ^He that honoureth not the »^ver. 27. Son honoureth not the Father which So Acts lo. hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say 24 '§.\^. 31.- unto you, => He that heareth my word, Se^ Matt '28 ^"'^ believeth on him that sent me, hath 18. everlasting life, and shall not come into Soch.'^^'ao. condemnation; but ''is passed from Jch.8.49, death unto life. Verily, verily, I say 25 •So Luke 10. . ^„, , ■ ' . •" , ' 16. unto you, <= 1 he hour is commg, and now » ch''i2^' ^^' '^' 'when ''the dead shall hear <''' the voice Soch. 3. 18. of the Son of God: and they that hear IL'si. shall live. For as the Father hath life 26 Comp. in himself; "^so hath he given to the b I John 3'.°' Son to have life in himself; and '■hath27 eth 2 given him sauthority to execute *'judg- Sover.'28. ment also, 'because he is the Son of t.'J:,l(Gk.), ™an- J Marvel not at this: for ^the hour =8 32- is coming, in the which all that are in SoEph.5.14. the graves shall hear his voice, ''and 29 "Comp. shall come forth; 'they that have "done en. II. 43. ^ ^ , eSoch.6.57. good, unto the resurrection of life; and ^"r 22.'' ■*■ they that have ""'done evil, unto the re- Bch. 1. 12 surrection of damnation. "lean 30 s?eMatt.28. of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, k^ver 22 I judge: and my judgment is just; be- ' Dan. 7.13, cause Pi seek not mine own will, but ]%oA. 3.7. ''the will of the Father which hath sent k I Cor. 15. rne. Mf I bear witness of myself, my 31 I i'hess. 4. 16. * See Dan. iz. 2. ™ ch. 3. 20 in the Gk. " So Matt. i6. 27 (Gk.). 0 See ver. 19. P Matt. 26. 39. ch. 6. 38. ^ ch. 4. 34. ''Comp. ch. 8, 14, 54. & 18, 21. 32 witness is not true. There is ^another [See ver. 37. that beareth witness of me; and 'I know & s.' 55.° '^'' that the witness which he witnesseth of !! "^u' .'• ''', ' lU. I. 7, 15. 33 me is true. "Ye sent unto John, and " i John 5.9. 34 "he bare witness unto the truth. But iXva.Wt). *I receive not testimony from man: but t:omp. , , . ^ .■' . , , Lcclus. 48. I. these thmgs 1 say, that ye might be « Gk. not as 35 saved. He "was a burning and ^a shin- ^^lee Matt ing ^ light: and ye were willing "for a 13- 20. 36 season to rejoice in his light. But I chl^l'ig. have ''greater witness than that of 1o\\x\: 11^' J,"''" 5- 9- for ''''the works which "^the Father hath 38. ' ' given me to finish, the same works that * jt- "• I do, bear witness of me, that "^'=the Fa- So ch. 3.' 37 ther hath sent me. And the Father him- self, "which hath sent me, ''hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither his voice at any time, nor ^seen his 38 shape. And sye have not his word ijonip.'cii. 6. abiding in you : for whom he hath sent, 39 him ye believe not. ''Search the Scrip- tures; for in them ye think ye have eter- nal life : and 'they are they which testify 40 of me. And ''ye will not come to me, 41 that ye might have life. I receive not 42 'honour from men. But "I know you, that ye have not "the love of God in 43 you. ""I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if "another shall Soch.' i. 45. come in his own name, him ye will \t\'.l^. 44 receive. How can ye believe, which & 7- '7- receive Phonour one of another, and ick!)' ' •^ See ch. 4. 34- ■^•^ See ch. 17. & 17. 5- ch. 8. 18. Cor 27. * Comp. Dcut. 4. 12. f See ch. i. 18. * Comp. I John 4, 13, 14 & 5. ,0. h See Luke 16. 29. So ver. 45, 46. ' See Luke 24. 27. seek not 'J the honour that comcth from s^s. so 45 God iionly? Do not think "-that I will so'';'Thtss. accuse you to the Father: ^there is one 2. 6(Gk.). that accuseth you, even Moses, 'in whom m sei''MatL 46 ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ^'^^Jj ^ ye would have believed me: for "he nnComp.' 47 wrote of me. But if ye believe not his ogee Matt. "writings, words? yhow shall ye believe my 24. 5- Comp. 2 Thess. 2-3. K See ch. 2. 13. ^ See Luke 6. 20. ' Seech. 2. 2. 1 See ch. I. 44. Pch. 12. 43 (Gk.). 1 So Rom. 2. 29. 11 Rather as ch. 17. 3. >■ Soch. 3. 17. & 8. 15. 3 Deut. 31. 21. ch. 7. 19. Rom. 2. 12. ^ Rom. 2. 17. " See Luke 24. 27. * 2 Tim. 3. 15 (Gk.). > Comp. Luke 16. 31. After these ihittgs "Jesus went over VI. ''the sea of Galilee, 7vhich is the "^sea of ^■^•3'- • ^ i. O VCTp I 7i 2 Tiberias. And a great multitude follow- Matt. 14. 13 ed him, ''because they saw his miracles '^i^^j. g ,, which he did on them that were diseased. —44- 3 And Jesus went up into "=a mountain, j^"^"-9-">- and there he sat with ^his disciples. 'See Matt, j 4 And ethe passover, a feast of the Jews, cE'.vpressed : s was nigh. When Jesus then ''lift up /«> ;i''g^='^'j^j^^^ eyes, and saw a great company come i. 45- ] unto him, he saith unto 'Philip, Whence comp.'^ ' shall we buy bread, that these may eat? Mark 6. 31, (88) Chap. vi. 6. S. JOHN. Chap. vi. 42. ■ k So Luke 10. 25. See ch. 3. 6. ' Comp. Mark 6. 37. ™ ch. 1 44- " ver. II. ch. 21. 9, TO, 13 in the Gk. <* Comp. ver. 4. Joel 2. 23. P Comp. Matt. 14. 21. 1 ver. 23. See Matt. IS- 36. ■• See Matt. 16. 9. ' Matt. 21. II. 46- Luke 7. 16. & 9. 19. & 24. 19. ch. 1. 21. & 4. 19. & 7. 40. & 9. .7. * ch. II. 27. See Matt. II. 3. Comp. Matt. 14. 33. " To ver. 21, Matt. 14. 22 —33- Afari 6. 45 —5,1. ' Comp. ch. i3. 36 with ch. It. 48. " Matt. 14. Mark 6. 46. So ver. 3. y Gk. as Matt. 14. 22, 24- See Mark 3. " Comp. Mark 6. 45. * Comp. Matt. 14. 24. Mark 6. 47. •^ See ch. II. 18. c Comp. Matt 14. 32. Mark 6. 51. ver 17. <• ver. r. e Mark 3. 9. & 4. 36. ch. 21. 8 m the Gk. f See ver. 1 1. And this he said ''to prove him: for he 6 himself knew what he would do. 'Phihp 7 answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a httle. One of his disciples, "Andrew, Simon 8 Peter's brother, saith unto him, There is 9 a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two " small fishes : but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, 10 Make the men sit down. Now "there was much grass in the place. So Pthe men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; n and when he had igiven thanks, he dis- tributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and like- wise of "the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said 12 unto his disciples, Gather up the frag- ments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered f/u-m together, 13 and filled twelve ■'baskets with the frag- ments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then //wsi- men, when 14 they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth ^//w/ prophet 'that should come into the world. "When Jesus therefore perceived that 15 they would come and take him by force, to make him "a king, he departed again "into a mountain himself alone. And 16 when even was nom come, his disciples went down unto the sea, and entered 17 into va ship, and went over the sea to- wards ^Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. And the sea arose by reason of a great is wind that blew. So when they had row- 19 ed about ^five and twenty or thirty ''fur- longs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. But he saith unto 20 them, It is I; be not afraid. Then they 21 willingly received him into the ship: and immediately "^the .ship was at the land whither they went. The day following, when the people 22 which stood ''on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other 'boat there, save that one whereinto his dis- ciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his discijiles into =the boat, but f/u!t his disciples were gone away alone; (howbeit there came other "-'boats 23 from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that f the Lord had given thanks:) when the people 24 therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took ship- ping, and came to sCapernaum, seeking 25 for Jesus. And when they had found him '' on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, 'Rabbi, when camest 26 thou hither? Jesus answered them and said. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Ye seek me, not because ye saw //« miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, 27 and were filled. "'Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for f/iaf meat 'which endureth unto everlasting life, 'which the Son of man shall give unto you: ™for him hath God the Father 28 "sealed. Then said they unto him. What shall we do, that we might work 29 "the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is "the work of God, Pthat ye believe on /urn whom 30 he hath sent. They said therefore unto him, 'iWhat sign she west thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? 31 what dost thou work? ■'Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven 32 to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not //lat bread from heaven ; but my Father giveth you the true bread 33 from heaven. For ihe bread of God is 'he which cometh down from heaven, 34 and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, "Lord, evermore 3sgive us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, "I am vthe bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and ^he that believeth on me shall never 36 thirst. But I said unto you, ^That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37 ''All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and "^him that cometh to 33me I will in nowise cast out. For ''I came down from heaven, not to do "=mine own will, but "^the will of him that 39 sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of ''all which he hath given me ^I should lose nothing, but sshould raise it up again at the last 40 day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which ''seeth the Son, and 'believeth on him, may have ''everlasting life: and 1 will raise him up at the last day. 41 'The Jews then murmured at him, be- cause he said/^Lxm the bread which came 42 down from heaven. And they said. Is not this Jesus, "the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it fi Comp. Matt. 14. 34. '' ver. 24, 59. ' See ch. 1.3S. 1 Or, Work not, 2 John 8. ^ Comp. I.uke 10. 40 —42. ' So ch. 4.14. ver. 35, 54, 5«, &c. "'Matt. 3.17. & 17. 5- iMark i. ii. &9. 7. Luke 3. 22. ^^ 9- 35- ^ ch. I. 33. & 5. 37. & 8. 18. Aces 2. 22. 2 Pet. I. 17. " ch. 3. 33. Rom. 15. 28. 2 Cor. I. 22. Kph. 1. 13. L^ 4. 30. Rev. 7. 3—8. SuRum.4.11. 1 Cor. 9. 2. 2 'i'im. 2. 19. Rev. 9. 4. See Job 33. 16. 0 Jer. 48. 10. 1 Cor. 15. 58. Pi Julin 3. 23. ** bee Matt. 12. 33. >■ See Ex. 16. So Num. II. 7-^. - ' Cited from Neh. 9. 15. SoPs. 78.24, 25- 6i: 105. 40. I Cur. 10. 3. ' ver. 50. (Gk.). " So ch. 4.15. "^ ver. 48. So ver. 58. > So ver. 5r. ch. 4. ID. ' So ch. 4. 14. & 7. 37. » ver. 2G ? Comp. ch. 10. 26. '' ver. 39. ch. 17. 2. So ver. 45. ch. 10. 29. & 17. 6, 9,24. ^ So ch. 10, 28. ** ver. 4a, 51, 58. See ch. 3.13. c Seech. 5 30. f ch. 18. 9. So ch. 17. 12. ^' ver. 40, 44, 54- So ch. 1 1. 25. '' ch. 12. 45. & 14. 17 ill the Gk. Not.-1sver.36. * ver. 47. ch. 3. 15, 16. i' ver.54',Gk.). 1 ver. 52. See ch. 5. 10. ■»» ver 35, 38. " Luke 4. 22. ch. I. 45. So Matt. 13. 55- bee Luke 3. 23- (89) M Chap. vi. 43. S. JOHN. Chap. vit. 16. 0 Cnnt. I. 4. Has. II. 4, So ver. 65. Com p. ch. 12. 32. P Mark I. 2. Acts 1 ^. 40, '1 Cited fruni Isai. 54. 13. So I Thess. ' Jcr. 31. 34. Mic. 4. 2. Comp. ver. " See en. i. 18. t See Matt. II. 27. " ch. 7. 29 (Gk.). & 9. 16, 33. =* ver. 40. See ch. 3. 36. y ver. 33. *= ver. 31, 58. "■ ver. 33 (Gk.). *> ver. 51. ch. II. 26. *^ S'-ever. 35. d See ch. 3. c ver. 5S. f Comp. Heb. 10. s, 10. See ver. 53. K Luke 22. '' veV. 41. > See ch. 7. l' So ch. 3. g. ver. 60. 1 MaU. 26. 26—28. Mark i.|. 22 —24. Luke 22. 19, : Cor. II. 23 33. 4S, 49. —27. *" Comp. GeiL 9. 4. " ver. 27, 40. ch. 4. 14 in theGk. 0 See ver. 39. P ch. 15. s (Gk.l. 1 John 3. 24, 6 4- I";, 16. 1 So ch. 5. 26. "•ver. 51, 53, 58. " ver. 51- ' ver. 38. " ver. 31 ^ ver. 24. 7 ver. 66. * Jude 15. » So ver. 52. ^ See ch. 2. « See Matt. II. 6. d See Matt. 24. 48. » Mark 16. '9 Luke 24. 51. Acts I. 9. Eph. 4- 8, fSec ch.3.13. s So 2 Cor. 3.6. •' ver. tj, 68. * ver. 66. then f/ia( he saith, ■*! came down from lieaven? Jesus therefore answered and 43 said unto them, Murmur not among your- selves. No "lan can come to me, except 44 the Father which hath sent me °draw him : and s I will raise him up a( the last day. It is written Pin the prophets, 45 lAnd they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and ''hath learned of the Father, Cometh unto me. ''Not that any man ifi hath seen the Father, 'save he which is "of (iod, he hath seen the Father. Verily, 47 verily, I say unto you, •''He that be- lieveth on me hath everlasting life. >'l43 am that bread of life. ^ Your fathers did 49 eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread ^ which cometh 50 down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and ''not die. I am "^the living 51 bread ''which came down from heaven: i^if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and 'the bread that I will give is my flesh, which si will give for the life of the world. ^The Jews there- 52 fore 'strove amongst themselves, saying, ^ How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them. Verily, 53 verily, I say unto you, Except 'ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and '""drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Who- =4 so eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, "hath eternal life; and °I will raise him up at the last day. For my 53 flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, 56 and drinketh my blood, Pdwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father 57 hath sent me, and 1I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, 'even he shall live by me. This is ^that bread 'which camesa down from heaven: "not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: =he that eateth (^ this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in the synagogue, 59 as he taught in •''Capernaum. y Many therefore of his disciples, when 60 they had heard this, said. This is a ^hard saying; "who can hear it? \VhenJesus6i ''knew in himself that his disciples mur- mured at it, he said unto them, '^Doth this offend you? '^ Wliat and if ye shall 6= see the Son of man ■= ascend up f where he was before? sit is the spirit that 03 quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: •"the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and tht-y are ''life. But 'there 64 are some of you that believe not. For Jesus ''knew from the beginning 'who they were that believed not, and ''who 65 should betray him. And he said. There- fore said I unto you, 'that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 66 From that time "'many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with 67 him. Then said Jesus unto "the twelve, 68 Will ye also go away? Then "Simon Peter answered him. Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast Pthe words of eternal Cglife. "And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, "J the Son of 70 ""the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not ^I chosen you "twelve, and 71 one of you is 'a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot ^the son of Simon: for he // ivas that should betray him, being one of "the twelve. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for =" he would not walk in Jewry, ''because "^ the Jews sought to 2 kill him. Now the Jews' ''feast of ta- sbernacles was at hand. '^Flis brethren therefore said unto him. Depart hence, and go into Judea, that 'thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, sSshew thyself to the world. For ''nei- ther did "= his brethren believe in him. el'hen Jesus said unto them, 'My time is not yet come: but your time is alway 7 ready. JThe world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that ^ the works thereof are evil. 8 'Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for '""my time 9 is not yet full come. When he had said these 7cwds unto them, he abode sti// in Galilee. 10 But when =his brethren were 'gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in 11 secret. "Then "^the Jews sought him at the feast, and said. Where is he ? 12 Ami ° there was much murmuring a- mong the people concerning him: /or some said, PHe is a good man: others said. Nay; but he PPdeceiveth the peo- 13 pie. Howbeit no man spake openly of him ifor fear of '=the Jews. 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus 'went up 'into the temple, and 15 taught. And '-'the Jews '^marvelled, say- ing. How knoweth this man "letters, 16 having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, 'My doctrine is not ^ ver. 71. ch. 13. 11. ' ver. 44. "* ver. 6u, 64. " ver. 70, 71. See ch. 2. 2. " Matt. 16. 16. Mark 8. 29. Luke 9. 20. So ch. I. 49. & II. 27. P ver. 63. ch. 17. 8. Acts s. 20. '1 See Matt. 14- 33- ' See Matt. 26. 63. ■* Luke 6. 13. ch, 13. 18. & 15. 16, ig. ^ Comp. ch. 13. 2, 27. & 17. 12. " ch. 12. 4. & 13. 2, 26. VII. * So ch. 11, 54- Comp. ch. 4. I. ■?. " ch. 5. 18. 16, •= ver. II, 13. 15. 35- *• See Lev. 23- 34- e See Matt. 12. 46. ' Comp. ch. 6. 66? K ch. I. 31 (Gk.). & 21. I. h Ps. 69. 8. Comp. Mark 3. 21 ? * ver. 8. So ver. 30. cli. 8. 20. Comp. Malt. 26. 18. ch. 2. 4. J See ch. 15. iS. •^ ch. 3. 19. ' ver. ID, 14. See Luke 2. 4- '" Mark i. 15 (Gk.;. " So ch. II. 56. ^ ver. 43. PSoch. 6. 14. ^'er. 40. PP ver. 47. <1 ch. iq. 38. & 20. 19. So ch. 9. 22. & 12. 42. ■■ ver. 28. s So Matt. ^i- 54- Mark 6. 3, 3. Luke 4. 22. Comp. ver. 46. Luke 2. 47. II Or, Iratuhig. Acts 26. 24. Comp. ch. 5. 47. 2 Tim. 3. 15, ' Soch. 3. 34. & 8. 28. & 12. 49- & 14. 10, 24. (90) Chap. vii. 17. S. JOHN. Chap. vhi. 2. So Matt. I 14- M.^rk 3. 6. ch. 10. 39. & II. 53- 1" ch. 8. 48, & 10. ao. "Comp. mine, but his that sent me. "If any 17 & 8. 43. ' man will do his will, he shall know « Seech. 5. qC f].,g doctrine, whether it be of God, y See ch. i. or lolidker 1 speak of myself. He that is Como speaketh of himself ^'seeketh his own Dcut. 31. lo, glory: but he that ^seeketh his glory •cr's'Vs^^ that sent him, the same is true, and no Comp. Luke unrighteousness is in him. >' Uid not 19 «°ver?'i, so, Moses givc you the law, and rrf ^ none =5. of you keepeth the law? ^Why go ye & '8.^37', 40'in about to kill me? The people answered 20 the Gk. and said, ''Thou hast a devil: "who goeth about to kill thee? Jesus an-ji swered and said unto them, I have done '^one work, and ye all marvel. ''Moses therefore gave unto you cir-22 cumcision, not because it is of Moses, See Mark 3. ^yj cgf {[.^g fathers; and ''ye on the sab- ■: ver. 23. bath day circumcise a man. If a man 23 « cln.' i^w! ^''^ ^^ sabbath day receive circumci- 'Comp. sion, '''that the law of Moses .should tOr',wii/wu< not be broken; sare ye angry at me, breaking the law of Moses, B ch. 5. 16. >■ ch. s. 8. 9. ' Sec Deut. I. 16, 17. Soch. 8. 15. ' ver. 48. .See ch. 3. I. ' Sec Matt. '3. 55- ™ Malt. 25. 24 (cnstruc- tion). " Isai. 53. 8. Comp. ver. 42. So ch. 19. q. . "Sccvcr. 37. Jesus Pm the temple as he taught, say- Se^Matt. '■!§> ''^'^ '^o'h know me, and ye know 26. 55- whence I am : and ■■ I am not come of fl ver 41. Comp. ch. 8. 14, 19. t^yi^ojjj yg know not. But " I know 29 & 9. 23. -._.'_ _ - ^ ' ch. 8. 42. because ''I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? 'Judge 24 not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Then said 25 some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, •■•whom they seek to kill? But lo, 26 he speaketh boldly, and they say no- thing unto him. Do "^the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 'Howbeit "we know this man whence 27 he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth "whence he is. Then "cried 28 myself, but he that sent me is ^true. him: for I am "from him, and *he hath sent me. Then ythey sought to take 30 him: but ^no vian laid hands on him, because ^-^ his hour was not yet come. And ''many of the people beUeved on 31 him, and said, '=Wlien Christ cometh, will he do nice ''miracles than these which this man hath done? The Phari-32 sees heard that the people mumiured such things concerning him ; and the Phari.sees and the chief priests sent 'officers to take him. Then said Jesus 33 unto them, ''Yet a little while am I with you, and then si go unto him that sent me. '^'Ye shall seek me, and shall not 34 find mc: and where 'I am, thither Jye & ,7. I. l* See ch. 8. 30. « So Matt. 12, 23. "* ch. 3. 1. « ver. 45. 46. See Matt. 26. 58. f See ch. 12. 35. So ch. 8. 21. e See ch. 16. 5. ^ ch. 13. 33. See Hos. 5. 6. Comp. Luke 17. 22. * ch. i. 18. & 3. 13. J Comp. ch. 13. 36. Comp. ch. 5. 43. " So ch. 8. 2(5. Rom, 3. 4. Comp. ch. 5. 32. • So ch. 8. 35- " See Matt. 11. 27. »• ch. 6. 46 ;0k.). " See ch. 17. 3- J' ver. 44. ch. 10. 39. See Matt. 21. 46. ' ver. 44. ch. 8. 20. So ch. 19. 7. * So ch. 12. =3. 27. & 13. I. 35 cannot come. Then said ^ the Jews among themselves. Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto 'the dispersed among the "Gen- 30tile.s, and teach the 'Gentiles? What manner of saying is this that he said, "■Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 37 In the last day, "that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and "cried, say- ing, Pif any tnan thirst, let him come 38 unto me, and drink. iHe that believ- eth on me, as the scripture hath said, "■out of his belly shall flow rivers of 39 ^living water. (But 'this spake he of "the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive : '' for the Holy Ghost was not yet y given; ^because that Jesus was not yet " glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said. Of a truth 41 this is ''the Prophet. Others said, '^This is the Christ. But some said. Shall 42 Christ come '' out of Galilee ? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ com- eth <^of the seed of David, and out of the town of ^Bethlehem, s where David 43 was? So there was ''a division among 44 the people because of him. And 'some of them would have taken him; 'but no man laid hands on him. 45 Then came ''the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, ''Why have ye not brought 45 him? ''The officers answered, 'Never 47 man spake like this man. Then an- swered them the Pharisees, '"Are ye 48 also deceived ? " Have any of " the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on 49 him? But this people who knoweth not 50 the law are cursed. "Nicodemus saith unto them, (Phe that came ho Jesus by 51 night, being one of them,) Doth i our law judge any man, before it "^hear him, 52 and know what he doeth? They an- swered and said unto him, Art thou also of (Galilee? Search, and look: for ^out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. Sec Matt. 7. 29. ^ ver. le. " i Cor. i. ao, 26. & 2. 8. 12. 42. Acts 6. 7. o Seech. 3. i. P ch. 3. 2. t 1 E.\. 23. I. Deut, I. 17. & 17. 6, 8 — II. Sc 19. 15. So Acts 23 I. 16, 'So ch, I, 46. ver. 41, But comp. 2 Kin. 14, 19, 13, Also I Kin, 17, I. & 21. iS,&c. with Tobit i. 2. Also •* ver. I. Comp, ch. 8. 22. ' Ps. 147, 3 (Gk.). Isai. 11, 12, 2 Mace. I. 27, James i. i. I Pet. I. I in the Gk. '' Or, Greeks. ch, 12, 2o. I Cor. 12. 13 marg. See Rom. I. 16. ■» ver, 34. " See Lev, 23. .36. 0 ver, 28. ch. 12, 44 .So ch. I. 15, P Isai. 55. 1, ch. 4. 13, 14, & 6. 35, Rev. 21. 6, & 22. 17, '1 Deut. i3. IS- r Isai, 12, 3. Ezek, 47. I. Zech. 14. 8. Comp. Prov. 18. 4. • Se.; ch, 4. 10. ' Isai, 44. 3. >■ Joel 2. 28. cli. 16. 7. ^ Acts 2, 4, 17. 33. 38. y So Acts 19. Comp, ch. I, 32, 33. & 3- 5. 8, 34- ' See ch. 16. 7. ^ ch. 12. 16, 23. <^ 13. Sl- it 17. 1? Ctinip. cli. 21. 19, b See ch. 6. 14- *= ch. 4. 42. & 6. 69. Comp. ch. I. 2:>, 21. ^ So ch. X. 46. ver. 52. « Sec Matt. I. I. 1 Mic. s- 2- Matt. 2, 5, Luke 2. 4. 8 1 Sam. 16. I. 4- Luke 2. 4. '' ch. 9. 16. & 10. 19. So ver. 12. ch. 6. 52. • ver. 30. ^ ver. 32. • Comp. ch. 18. 21, 22. Comp. ch. [Gr. to hit!t\ "■Deut. ?5 with Josh. Nahum i. i? 53 Andeverynianwent untohis own house. ^ 5y,.M!,;t Jesus went ^'^unto the mount of Ohvcs. 21. i. 2 And ^early in the morning he came l^^^^g^ ^'" again ^^into the temple, and all the SoActss-ai- people came unto him; and ""he sat as.^s- (9O M2 Chap. viii. 3. S. JOHN. Chap. vui. 40. <* Lev. 20. 10. Deut. 22. 22. * Dent. 22. 23. 24- Ezek. 16. 3S, 40. ' Matt. j6. I. & 19. 3- & 22. 18, 35. Mark 8. ii. & 10. 2. & 12. 15. Luke 11. 16. & 20. 23. So Luke 10. =5- Comp- en. 6. 6(Gk.). B See Luke II. 54. Ii ver. 8. Jer. 17. 13? * ver. II. Luke 13. II. & 21. 28 (Gk.). ^ So Rom. 2. I. Comp. ver. 46. 1 Deut. 17. 7. "' ver. 46 (Gk,;. " Rom. 2. 15. 0 Mark 14. 19- V So Luke g. 56- ^ 12. 14. ver. 15. ch. 3. 17. & 12. 47. M ch. 5. 14. r See ch. I. 4. 9- Comp. Isai. 42. 6. Mai. 4. 2. Acts 26. 18. ' Comp. ch. 5. 31. ' So Rev. 3. 14. " ver. 42. ch. 7. 29. & 13. 3. * Couip. ch. 16. 28. y ch. g. 29. So ver. 19. Comp. ch. 7. 23. * Job 10. 4. So ch. 7. 24. » ch. 3. 17 (Gk.). & 12. 47. So ver. II. ch. s. 45- '' .So ch. 5.30. « ch. 16. 32. So ver. 29. "* Cited gene- rally from Deut. 19. 15. See Num. 35- 30. « See ch. 5. 1 ver. 55. So ch. 16. 3. B.Soch. 14. 7. Sec Matt. 11. 27. >> See Mark 12. 41. ' See Matt. 26. 55. ^ ch. 7. 30. ' So ch. 7. 6, down, and taught them. And the scribes 3 and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in aduUery; and when they had set her in the midst, they say 4 unto him, Master, tliis woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now "^ Moses in the Law commanded 5 us, that such •= should be stoned : but what sayest thou ? This they said, 6 f tempting him, sthat they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with //is finger •> wrote on the ground, as though lie heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he 7 ' lift up himself, and said unto them, ■^He that is without sin among you, 'let him first cast a stone at her. And again s he stooped down, and ''wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, 9 ™ being convicted "by their own con- science, went out "one by one, begin- ning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had 10 'lift up himsdf, and saw none but the wo- man, he said unto her. Woman, where axe those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said. No man,ix Lord. And Jesus said unto her, p Neither do I condemn thee : go, and isin no more. Then spake Jesus again unto them, i; saying, 'I am the light of the world: he that foUoweth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have ""the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said unto 13 him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. Jesus answered 14 and said unto them, ^Though I bear record of myself, yet 'my record is true: for I know "■''whence I came, and ''whi- ther I go; but >'ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. Ye judge 15 ^after the flesh; =■! judge no man. And 16 yet if I judge, ''my judgment is true: for '^I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. It is also written 17 ••in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 1 am one that bear i3 witness of myself, and "^the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. Then 19 said they unto him. Where is thy Fa- ther? Jesus answered, ^Ye neither know me, nor my Father: eif ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. These words .spake Jesus in ''the 20 treasury, 'as he taught in the temple: and '^no man laid hands on him; for ■''his hour was not yet come. 21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and "'ye shall seek me, and "shall die in your sins: ""i whither I go, 22 ye cannot come. Then said "the Jews, vWill he kill himself? because he saith, 23 Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he said unto them, "JYe are from be- neath; ""I am from above: ye are '^of this world ; ' I am not of this world. 24 1 said therefore unto you, that "ye shall die in your sins: •''for if ye believe not that >' I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then said they unto him. Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them. Even the same ^that I said unto you from 26 the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is ^true; and I speak to the world those things which I have ''heard 27 of him. "They understood not that he 28 spake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto them. When ye have "^lift up the Son of man, then shall ye know that ^I am he, and that "I do nothing of myself; but fas my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 29 And he that sent me is Swith me: ''the Father hath not left me alone; 'for I do always those things that please him. 30 As he spake these words, ''many be- lieved on him. 3; Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, 'If ye continue in my word, then 'are ye my disciples indeed; 32 and ye shall know '"the truth, and the 33 truth "shall make you free. They an- swered him, "We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any ma7i : how sayest thou, pYc shall be made 34 free? Jesus answered them. Verily, ve- rily, I say unto you, 1 Whosoever com- 35 mitteth sin is the servant of sin. And ■■the servant abideth not in the house for ever : l/i/t ^ the son abideth ever. 36 If 'the Son therefore "shall make you 37 free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that "ye are Abraham's "seed; but "ye seek to kill me, because my word hath 38 no place in you. I speak that which I have "seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with vyour 39 father. They answered and said unto him, "Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, ^If ye were Abraham's "children, ye would do the works of 40 Abraham. But now ='ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have ''heard of God: Comp. Gal. 3. 7, 29. » ver. 37. *> ver. 26. So ch. ■" So ch. 7.. 34. 36. & 13 33- " So ver. 24. 0 ver. 48, 52, S7- ch, 9. 18, 22. ^ 10. IQ, 24, 31, 33, &C. & 12. 9, II, &c. Sec ch. 5. 10. P Comp. ch. 7. 35. 4 \er. 21. So ch. 3. 31, ' ch. 18. 36. " I John 4. 5. Comp. \er. 44 with ch. 12. 31. & 16. II. ' ch. 17. 14, 16. ^ So ver. 21. ^ ch. 16. 9. So Mark 16. 16. > ver. 28. ch. 13. 19. Comp. ver. 58. 2 ch. 1. it a Rom. 3. 4. So ch. 7. 28. t" vf.T. 40. ch. 3. 32. & 15. 15. *= Comp, ver. 18, 26. <1 ch. 3. 14. & "2. 32. 34- « See ch. 5. 19- f Seech. 7. 16. 6 See ch. 10. 38. 1) So ver. 16. 1 So ch. 4. 34. & 5- 30. & 6. 33. Comp. 1 John 3. 22. t ch. 7- 3'. & 10. 42. & 1 1. 45- & 12. 11, 42. I So ch. 15. 7 iGk.), 8. °^ See ch. i, »7- " ver. 36. Rom. 6. 18, 22. & 8. 2. So James i. 25- & 2. 12. 0 Matt. 3. 9. ver. 37, 39. P Comp. ch. 3, 4. &4- II. & 6. 52. ver, 52. 1 Rom. 6. 16, 20. So 2 Pet 2. ' Gen. 21. 10. Gal. 4. 30. " So Luke 15- 31- t Gal. 5. I. " Comp. Rom . 9. 7. " ver. 40. See ch. 7. 19. -'* ch. 3. 32. & 5 19- So ch. 14. 10. y ver. 41. 44. * Seech. 1.47. 17. 17. M Chap. viii. 41. S. JOHN. Chap. ix. 19. this did not Abraham. Ye do the 41 deeds of your father. Then said they to him, <=We be not born of fornication; we have "'one Father, even God. Jesus 42 said unto them, If God were your Father, "^ye would love me: for fl pro- ceeded forth and came from God; snei- ther came I of myself, but ''he sent me. 'Why do ye not understand my speech? 43 even because ye cannot -i hear my word. ''Ye are of ^your father the devil, and 44 the lusts of your father ye will do. He was '"a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When "he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of "his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye 45 believe me not. p Which of you icon- 46 .^john 3. .., vinceth me of ^sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? ^He47 that is of God Jheareth God's words: ye therefore Jhear th:m not, because 'ye are not of God. Then answered "the 48 Jews, and said unto him. Say we not well that thou art a ''Samaritan, and yhast a devil? Jesus answered, I have 49 not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ^ye do dishonour me. And I seek 50 not "mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, 1 51 See'ver.22. say unto you, ''If a man keep my say- »^ch. 4. 39- jng, Che shall never see death. Then 52 SecMatt.io. said "the Jews unto him, Now we know j'ver. 52. 'li^' \S\o\x hast a devil. ''Abraham is Seech. 7. 20. dead, and the prophets; and thou say- «See^ch!^5. cst, ''If a man keep my saying, he shall never '=taste of death. Art thou greater 53 than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom mak- est thou thyself? Jesus answered, "^ If 1 54 honour myself, my honour is nothing: sit is my Father that honoureth me ; of whom ye say, that he is your God : yet ''ye have not known him; 'but 1 55 know him : and if I should say, I know hmi not, I shall be Ja liar like unto you: but I know him, and ''keep his saying. Your father Abraham 'rejoiced to see 56 ■"my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said "the Jews unto him. Thou 57 art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto 58 them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, " I am. Then 59 "took they up stones to cast at him: « So Hos. 2. 4- See E.V. 34. 15- *1 See Deut. 32 6. « So 1 John 5- I- f Soch. 13. 3. & 16. 27, 28, 3°- & 17. 8. 8 ch. 7. 28, 29. See ver. 14. *• See ch. 17. * See ch. 7. J ver. 47. ch. 9. 27. Acts 22 g. ' See Matt. '3- .18. ' So ver. 38, 41- "" Gen. 4. 8, 9' 15. " Gen. 3. 4. « See ch. 16. .32. Comp. Malt. 12. 35. PSee Heb. 4. *) ver. 9 (Gk.). ch. 16. 8 lilarg. "■ Comp. ver. 7. > So ch. 18. 37- 1 John 4. 6. * Comp. ver. 41, 41. ** ch. 14. 23. »^ 15. 20. & 17. 6. So ch. 5. 24. •^ See Luke 2. 26. Comp. ch. II. 25, 26 •* See ver. 33. Comp. Zech. I. 5. « See Matt. 16. 28. fSoch. 5. 31. 8 ch. 16. 14. Acts 3. 13 in the Gk. So ch. 5. 41. ■> So ch. 7. 28, 29- ver. 19. ' So ch. 17. See Matt. 11. 27. J ver. 44. ^ .So ell. 15. ' Comp. Matt. 13. 17. Luke 10. 24, Heb. II. 13? '"So Luke 17. 22. Col. I. 17. Rev. I. 8, II. & 21. 6. & 22. 13. So Isai. 43, & ver. 24. Comp. ch. 17. 5. o ch. 10. 31. So ch. 11 " ch. 17. 5, 24. . Sec Ex. 3. 14. but Jesus Phid himself, and iwent out of the temple, "■ going through the midst of them, and so passed by. "■ Luke 4. 30 (Gk.). And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which 7vas blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, •'' Master, ''who did sin, this man, or ^his 3 parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered. Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but ''that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 1 must work '^the works of him that sent me, "^while it is day: the night com- seth, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, si am the light of 6 the world. When he had thus spoken, ''he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he "anointed the eyes 7 of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him. Go, wash in 'the pool of Si- loam, (which is by interpretation. Sent.) J He went his way therefore, and washed, anil came seeing. 8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had ''seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he 'that sat and 9 begged? Some said. This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am iohe. Therefore said they unto him, How II were thine eyes opened? He answered and said, "'A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me. Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, antl 12 1 received sight. Then said they unto him, \\'here is he ? He said, I know not. 13 They brought to the Pharisees him 14 that aforetime was blind. And "it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the 15 clay, and opened his eyes. Then "again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight He said unto them. He put clay upon mine e)'es, and 16 1 washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not Pof God, ibecause he keepeth not the sabbath day. ''Others said, 'How can a man that is a sinner do such mira- cles? And 'there was a division among 17 them. They say unto the blind man again. What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, 18 He is "a prophet. But "the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had ig received his sight. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye P ch. 12. 36. So ch. 10. 39 : not as ch. 5. 13. 1 ver. 2, 20. IX. " See ch. i. ^ Comp. ver. 34. Wisd. 8. 20. c Ex. 20. 5. d Soch. II. 4- e ch. 4. 34. & 5. 19, 36. & 17. 4. ' So ch. II. 9- & 12. 35. Comp. Rom. 13. 12. K See ch. i. 4. 9- ^ Mark 7. 33. & 8. 23. See 2 Kin. 2. 21. & Matt. 20. 34. II l)r, s/iread the clay up- on tfic eyes of th£ blind mau. * See Neh. 3. »5- J ch. II. 37. Comp, 2 Kin. 5. 10, 14. ^ See Matt. 25. 24. 1 St) Acts 3. 2, 10. "» ver. 6, 7. ^ cli. 5. 9. P ver. 33. See ch. 6. 46 1 See Matt. 12. 10. ' ch. 3. 2 ch. 19. 38 » So ver. ' Sec ch. 39- 33- 7- 43- " See ch. 6. 14. * ver. 22. Sec ch. S 22. (93) Chap. ix. 20. S. JOHN. Chap. x. 18. y See ch. 7. So Acts 5. l;; ' ch. 7. 45- 52- * ch. T2. 42. & 16, 2. Comp. ver. 34. *> See Josh. 7. 19. ^ ver. 16, them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; >'and there shall be one ''fold, and "one shep- 17 herd. ''Therefore doth my Father love me, "= because 'I lay down my life, that I 18 might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but "'I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and ■=! have power to take it again. This ^ Rom. 2. 19. y ch. 15. 22, 24- Comp. Rom. 4. 15. X. • ver. 8. Sec Matt. 26. 55- ^ See Acts 14. 27. ^ I Mace. 12. 27 (Gk.J. See Matt. g. ^ Comp. ver. 12, 13. * ch. 16. 25 marg. ' Cump. Matt. 13. 51. K ver. 7. So ch. 14. 6. S;e Eph. 2. Comp. ch. 15. 1. '» Acts 1. 21. So Acts 9. 28. See Niiiii. 27. 17. ' So Ps. 23. 2. Ezek. 34. 14. ^ Isai. 40. n. E/ek. 34. 12. Hcl). 13. 20. 1 Pet. 2. 25. & 5- 4. - S)Jcr. 3. 15. & 23- 4- ' ver. 15, 17, I8lGk.^ '" Camp. ver. 5. » Sec Matt. 7- 15- 0 Zei:h. 11.17. P So ch. II. 52- 4 So Zech. II. 16. *' ver. 27. 2 Tim. 2. 19. So Nah, I. 7. * See MaiL II- 27. ' ver, II (Gk.). ch. 15. 13. " Ibai. 56. 8. * ver. 1 (Gk.). >Soch. II. 52- Kph. 2. 14 — 17- « Gk. as 1 Cor. g. 7, lint as ver. J, 16. " Ezek. 34, 23- & 37. 22, 24. So 1 Pet. 2. 25- Comp. ch. 17. II. 21, 22. i'SuPhiI.2.9. •^ So Isai. 53. 7. 8, 12. Heb. a. 9. <* Comp. ch. ig. 30. I Pet. 2. 23. " ch. 2. ig. So Luke 23. 46. IJut see Acts 2. 24. (94} Chap. x. 19. S. JOHN. CiiAr. XI. 22. f ch. 12. 49. & 15. 10. So ch. 6. 38. & .4. 31. 8 See ch. 7. 43- ** ver. 24, 31, See ch. 8. 22. > See ch.7.20. J (Jomp. Mark 3. 21. ' See iMalt. 4. 24. ' So E.t. 4. II. Ps. 146. 8. "' ch. 9. 7, 32. 33- •A. D. 33. " 1 Mace. 4. 59- " I Mace. 4. 52- 2 Mace. 10. 5- P Acts 3. II. & 5. 12. HOr, Ao/f/ us in suspense ? ^ 011.8.56,58. '■ vcr. 38. Sec ch. 5. 36. " Comp. ch. 6. 36. * ver. 3, 4. " So ch. 17. 12. & 18. 9. w ch. 6. 37. * cii. 14. 23 comp. wiUi vcr. 30. y ch. 6. 37. Si. 17. 2, 6, 9, II, 12, 24. ^ ch. 17. II, 22. tjo ch. 14. 9, See ch. 5. ig. a ch. 8. 59- So ch. II. 8. b So Mark 7. 37- « See Lev. 24. 16. *l See ch. 5. 18. ** ch. iz. 34. & .5. 2;. f cited from Ps. 82. 6. K See Ex. 12. 12 niarg. ^ ch. 17. 19. So Jer. I. 5. Ecclus. 49. 7- ch. 17. 17. Comp. ch. 6. 27. ' ch. 3. 17. See ch. 17. 3. k ver. 33. ' ch. 5. 17, 18. ver. 30. ■» cli, 9. 35. See Matt. 14. 33- " ver. 32. So ch. 15. 24 o ch. 14. II. P ch. 14. 10, II, 20. & 17. 21, 23. Comp. ch. 8. ch. 8. 59. ch. II. 6, 7. f commandment have I received of my Father. There was sa division therefore 19 again among i^the Jews for these say- ings. And many of them said, 'He 20 hath a devil, and J is mad; why hear ye him? Others said. These are not 21 the words of him '^that hath a devil. 'Can a devil ™open the eyes of tlie blind? ■"'And it was at Jerusalem the feast of^^ "the dedication, andit was°v/inter. And .-3 Jesus walked in the temple Pin Solo- mon's porch. Then came ''the Jews 24 round about him, and said unto him. How long dost thou 'make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, 'il told you, and 25 ye believe not: 'the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of ^ me. But ye believe not, because ye are 26 not of my sheep, *'as I said unto you. ' My sheep hear my voice, and I know 27 them, and they follow me : and I give 2s unto them eternal life; and "they shall never perish, ''neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. -"My 29 Father, >" which gave t/icm me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. ^I and 30 my Father are one. Then ''the Jews 31 ^took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many ''good works 32 have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? ■"The Jews answered him, saying, For 33 a good work we stone thee not; but for ■^blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, "'makest thyself God. Jesus 34 answered them. Is it not written in =your law, 'I said. Ye are sgods? If he 35 called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken ; say ye of him, whom the j6 Father ''hath sanctified, and 'sent into the world, ''Thou blasphemest; 'because I said, I am ""the Son of God? "If I 37 do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, "though ye believe 38 not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that Pthe Father is in me, and I in him. Therefore ithey39 sought again to take him : ''but he escap- ed out of their hand, and went away 40 again '^beyond Jordan into the place 'where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto 41 29. 'many believed on him there. Now a certain 7nan was sick, named ^Lazarus, of ''Bethany, the town of 2'^Mary and her sister Martha. It ''was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore /;« sisters sent unto him, 'say- ing, Lord, behold, he whom thou ''lovest 4 is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said. This sickness is not unto death, sbut for the glory of God, that the Son of 5 God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus f loved Martha, and her sister, and 6 Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still 7 ''in the same place where he was. Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let 8 us go ''into Judea again. His disciples say unto him, 'Master, ^the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou 9 thither again? Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? '"If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this 10 world. But "if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light 11 in him. These //////^'-j said he : and after that he saith unto them, Our ''friend Lazarus "sleepeth; but I go, that I may 12 awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples. Lord, if he sleep, he shall Pdo 13 well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death : but they thought that he had spoken of 14 taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I wici not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto 16 him. Then said iThomas, ''which is called Didymus, unto liis fellow-disci- ples. Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lien in the grave ^four days al- 18 ready. Now ''Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, "about fifteen furlongs off: 19 and many of the Jews came 'to Martha and Maiy, to comfort them concerning 20 their brother. Then Martha, "as soon as she heard that Jesus w^as coming, went and met him: but Mary "sat still 21 in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, >'Lord, if thou hadst been here, 22 my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, ^whatsoever thou wilt " ver. 40. ^ t.h. I. 29— 34- & 3. 30. & 5- 33- y Seech. 8.30. XI. a As Ex. 6. 23, &c.? *> ver. 18. See Malt. 21. 17. *^ See Luke 10. 38, 39. *i ch. 12. 3. So Matt. 26. 7- Mark 14. 3. Comp. Luke 7. 38, , 44-, ' ■ ^ Comp- ver. 21, 32. f ver. II, 36. So vcr. 5. s ver. 40. ch. 2. II. So ch. 9. 3. ' See ch. i. 33. \ ch. 8. 59. 8: 10. 31. ' Comp. Luke 13. 33. "' See ch. 9. 4- " Jer. 13. 16. So ch. 12. 35. ° ver. 12. Dan. 12. 2. Sue 2 Sam. 7. 12. & Matt. 27. 52- Cfimp. 2 Kill. 4. 31. M.att. 9. 24. p Sec Mark 10. 52. *1 Matt. 10.3. Mark 3- iS. Luke 6. 15. ch. 14. 5. & 20. 24, 26 —29. & 21. 2. Acts I. 13. *■ ch. 20. 24. & 21. 2. 8 ver. 39. Comp. ver. 6. H That is, about tiuo inik: Luke 24. 13. ch. 6. 19. Rev. 14. 20. & 21. 16. ' Gk. as Acts 13- '3- " Comp. Luke 10. 38, 40. ^ Comp. Luke JO. 39. vcr. 28. y ver. 32. See ch. 4. 49. * Soch. Q. 31. Comp, Matt. 21. 22. Chap. xi. 23. S. JOHN. Chap. xn. 2. * Luke 14. 14. ch. 5. 29. •^ ch. 6. 39, 40, 44, 54. '^ ch. 14. 6. Col. 3. 4. So ch. 1. 4. & 3. 21, 26. & 6. 35. I John I. 1,2. &5- "• Comp. Detit. 30. 20. ** See ch. 3. 36. c ch. 6. 50, 51- & 8. 5., 52. ' Matt. 16. 16. ch. 6. 6g. B See Matt. 14- 33- ^ ch. 6. 14. See Malt. II. i^Nratt. 26. i3. Mark 14. 14. Luke 22. II. Comp. ch. 3. 10 (Gk.). " ver. 20. 1 ver. 19. I" See Matt. 25. 24. n So Mark 3. 22. 33- & 7. 25. Luke 5. 8. & 8. 28, 47. " ver. 21. P ver. 38. So Mark 14. 5 (Ok.). See Matt. 9. 30. Comp. Mark 7. 34. &8. 12. t Gr. /le tronlilt'ii hitnsel/. So ch. 12. 27. 6 13. 21. Comp. ch. 14. I, 27. 1 Heb. 5. 7. So Luke ig. 41. r ver. 3. ' ch. 9. 6, 7. ss Comp. Isai. 22. 16. ' ver. 39, 41. Matt. 27. 60. Mark 15. 46. Luke 24. 2. ch. 20. I. " ch. 20. I. '' ver. 17. * ver. 25, 26. « See Matt. 17. 20. J ver. 4. *_So ch. 17. I. See Luke 6. 20. " See Matt. II. 23. b So ch. 12. ■: ch. 17. 8, 21. See ch. 17. 3. ask of (iod, God will give it thee. Jesus 23 saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know 24 that he shall rise again ='in the resurrec- tion at the last day. Jesus said unto 25 her, I am ''the resurrection, and the "-"life: ''he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yd shall he live: and 26 whosoever liveth and believeth in me "^shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I be- 27 lieve that ^ thou art the Christ, ethe Son of God, ''which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she 2s went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, 'The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as 29 she heard t/ui(, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet 30 come into the town, but was in t/iat place '^where Martha met him. 'The 31 Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, ""that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying. She goeth unto the grave to weep there. Then when Mary was come where Jesus 32 was, and saw him, she "fell down at his feet, saying unto him, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, 33 and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he Pgroaned in the spirit, and 'was troubled, and said. Where have ye 34 laid him? They say unto him. Lord, come and see. 1 Jesus wept. Then said ]5 tiie Jews, Behold, ■'how he loved him. And some of them said, Could not this 37 man, ^which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore 38 again Pgroaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was '^a cave, and 'a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, "Take ye away 39 the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him. Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he '■hath been ifead four days. Jesus saith unto her, 40 "Said I not unto thee, that, "if thou wouldcst believe, thou shouldest see >'the glory of (Jod? Then they took away 41 'the sions from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus ^lift up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that 42 thou hearest me always: but ''because of the people which stand by I said //, that they may = believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, 43 he cried with a loud voice, ''Lazarus, 44 come forth. And he that was dead came forth, "= bound hand and foot with grave- clothes: and 'his face was bound about with 8a napkin. Jesus saith unto them. Loose him, and let him go. 45 Then ""many of the Jews which came to Mary, and 'had seen the things which 46 Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them went their ways to -"the Phari- sees, and told them what things Jesus 47 had done. Then '^gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees 'a council, and said, '"What do we? for this man 48 doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all 7nen will believe on him : and "the Romans shall come and take 49 away both our "place and "nation. And one of them, ?tamcd PCaiaphas, being the high priest ithat same year, said 50 unto them. Ye know nothing at all, nor consider ■'that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and 51 that the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not ^of himself : but being high priest ithat year, 'he prophesied "that Jesus should die for that r\a.twr\; 52 "And ''not for that nation only, vbut that also he should ^gather together in one ='the children of God that were ^scat- 53 tered abroad. Then from that day forth ''they took counsel together for to put 54 him to death. Jesus therefore "^walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to ''the wilderness, into a city called 'Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 55 And ''the Jews' passover was nigh at hand : and many swent out of the country up to Jerusalem before the pass- 56 over, ''to purify themselves. 'Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple. What think ye, that be will not come to 57 the feast? Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command- ment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him. 'I Num. 9. 10. 2 Chr. 30. 17, iS 7. II. Comp. ver. 8. ^ Comp. ch. 5. 23. See Mark 3. 41- ^ ch. ig. 40 (Gk.). ' So ch. 20. 7. s See Luke 19. 20. »' See ch. 8. 30. ' ch. 2. T3. & 12. 18. So Acts 9. 42. i ver. 57. •t See Matt. 26. 3. ' See Matt. 5. 22. >» So ch. 12. 19. Acts 4. 16. " Comp. ch. 6. 15. 0 2 Mace. 5. ig, 20. So 2 Mace. 3. 12. Matt. 24. 15. Acts 6. 13. & 21. 28. P See Matt. 26.3. ■^ ver. 51 iGk.). ch 18. 13. r ch. 18. 14. * See ch. 5. 19 t See Ex. 28. 30- Comp. Matt. 7. 22. " Matt. 20. 28. ^ Comp. Isai. 49. 6. 1 John 2. 2. y See ch. 10. 16. 2 So Matt. 12. 30. Luke II. 23. * ch. I. 12 (Gk.l. 1 John 3. I, 2 .Gk.), ID. & 5- 2. ^ Matt. 26. 4 iGk.). Seech. 7, 19. « So ch. 7. I. & 12. 36. d See Matt. 3- I? " See 2 Chr. 13. ly? f ch, 2. 13. & 5. > ? &6. 4. So ch. 12. I, 12, 20. & 13. I. & i8. 28, 39. S; 19. 14. See Malt. 26. 2. e See Luke 2. 4- So Acts 21. 24. 26. & 24. 18. ' So ch. Then "Jesus six days before ''the pass- over came to ■= Bethany, where '' Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he 2 raised from the dead. There '=they made him a supper; and <■? Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at J ch. II. I, 43. • Comp. Matt. 26. 6. .Mark 14. 3. 8 See Luke 10. 38, 39. xn. * To ver. 8, Matt. 26. 6 — II. Mark 14. 3 — 7- '* See ch. 11. 55- *= See Matt. 21. 17. f Luke 10. 40. (96) Chap. xii. 3. S. JOHN. Chap. xii. 40. *> ch. 19. 39. ' So Luke 7. 38. Comp. Matt. 26. 7. Mark 14. 3. ^ ch. II. 2. 1 See ch. 6. 71- Comp. Matt. 26. 8. Mark 14. 4. ™ Comp. Mark 14. 5. " ch. 13. 2g. o ch. 20. 15. p See Matt. 26. 12. 1 See ch. 8. 22. rch. II. 43, 44- ' Acts 5. 17. & 23. 8. Comp. Luke 16. 31. * So Acts 5. 33 tGk.). " ver. 18. * See ch. 8. 30. » To ver. 15, Mait 21. 4 Afark II. 7 — 10. Litke 19. 35 -38. * I Mace. 13. 51- ^ So Luke 19. 33. b Cited from Zech. 9. g. « See Luke 18. 34. ^ ver. 23. See ch. 7. 39. « ch. 2. 22. Soch. 14. 26. f Comp. Luke 19. 37. ii Soch. II. 47- ' So Acts 17. 4- See ch. 7. 35 marg. ^ 1 Kings 8. 41, 42. Acts 8. 27. See Luke 2. 4- 1 ver. I, T2. ch. II. 55. <" See ch. I, 44- n See Matt. the table with him. Then took sMary 3 ''a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and 'anointed the feet of Jesus, and •''wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his 4 disciples, Judas Iscariot, 'Simon's son, which should betray him, AVhy was not 5 this ointment sold ""for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he 6 said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and "had the bag, and "bare what was put therein. Then said Jesus, Let her alone : against ^ the day of my ''burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye have with s you ; but me ye have not always. Much people of '^•the Jews therefore 9 knew that he was there : and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, ■'whom he had raised from the dead. But '^the chief 10 priests 'consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death ; because "that by n reason of him '■many of ithe Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. On the next day >" much people that 12 were come to ''the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jeru- salem, took ^branches of palm trees, 13 and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna : ^Blessed is the King of Is- rael that Cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found 14 a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is written, Fearnot, '"daughter of Sion : behold, 15 thy King conieth, sitting on an ass's colt. "^ These things understood 16 not his disciples at the first : but when ''Jesus was glorified, then 'remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. ^The people therefore that 17 was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. sFor this cause 18 the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among 19 themselves, ^ Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing ? behold, the world is gone after him. And there were certain 'Greeks among 20 them ''that came up to worship ''at the feast : the same came therefore to^Philip, 21 which was of "Beth.saida of Galilee, and desired him, saying. Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth ""An- 22 drew : and again Andrew and Philip tell 7- 3°. IS- 23 Jesus. And Jesus answered them, say- ing, "The hour is come, that the Son of °ver. 27. 24 man ''should be glorified. Verily, verily, p'^c^, I say unto you, p Except a corn of wheat 36. fall into the ground and die, it abideth 10. 39, alone : but if it die, it bringeth forth 25 much fruit. 1 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that '"hateth his life sol'-i^L •■ Luke 14. 26. • ch. 14. 3, in this world shall keep it unto life 26 eternal. If any man serve me, let him ^I'la; '4- 34. So Rev. 12. follow me ; and ^where I am, there shall Ps. 91. 13. also my servant be: if any man serve 33.^°"^ ' "' 27 me, 'him will my Father honour. "Now So Matt. 26. is my soul troubled ; and what shall I Mkrk 14 say? " Father, save me from '^ this hour : 36. but yfor this cause' came I unto ^this „ "J'^ ',',' ?°' . 1 ■'" Matt. 28 hour. "■ Father, glorify thy name. ^Then n- 25. came there a voice from heaven, saying, 35 '•*■ I have both glorified //, and will glorify Luke 22. 53. 29// again. The people therefore, that 37.°"^ ' '*' stood ly, and heard //, said that it thun- ' So Matt. 3. dered : others said. An angel spake to &\j. s- 30 him. Jesus answered and said, ^ This *_^So<:h. n. voice came not because of me, but for i- ch. 16. n. 31 your sakes. Now is ''the judgment of j^^J'io is this world : now shall '^the prince of this »'''' 32 world be ''cast out. And I, if I be ■= lifted c l^^^,^^;^^' up from the earth, ^will draw sail men ^ '.'■ ."• , ' , ,,„ . ', . , • . ... So Luke 4.6. 33 unto me. " Ihis he said, 'signifying 2 Cor. 4. 4. 34 what death he .should die. The people |''6'',j.°' answered him, We have heard out of '' cii- 9- 34. Jthe law ''that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou. The Son of man 9- must be 'lift up? who is this Son of ^h'^j. '*' 33 man? Then Jesus said unto them, 'Yet &8. 28. a little while is ""the light "with you. ch.T4'4. ° Walk while ye have the light, lest \^^^ "=''• darkness come upon you: for Phe that '■ ch. i8. 32. walketh in darkness knoweth not whither ch.°l^!''i9. 36 he goeth. While ye have light, believe J Seech. 10. in the light, that ye may be ithe children k'ps. 89. 4, of light. These things spake Jesus, and =9, 36, 37- departed, and ''did hide himself from isai. 9. 7. '"ST'- See Luke i. 37 But though he had done so many 33- ■■^miracles before them, jv/ they believed g^^^J'^^^' 38 not on him : that the saying of Esaias & m- 19- the prophet might be fulfilled, which he » vtr.'tl''' spake, Lord, 'who hath believed our Secch. i. 4, report? and to whom hath the arm 39of the Lord been revealed? There- fore they could not believe, because 40 that Esaias said again, "He' blinded their eyes, and "hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eves, nor under- lo.e. •' ' r ch. 8. 59. Soch. II. 54. Comp. Luke 21. 37. ■ See ch. 4. 48. ' Cited from Isai. 53, Cited also Rom. 10. 16. " Cited generally from Isai. 6. 13. 14. * See Mark 6. 52. o So ch. I, 26. Comp. Luke 17. 21. o Jer. 13. 16. hath Eph 5 s. p I John 2. II. Soch. II. 10. Q See Luke See Matt. (97) N Chap. xii. 41. S. JOHN. Chap. xni. 28. y Isai. 6. 1. 'ch. I. 18. Comp. ver. 45 •* See ch. 3.1. Comp. ch. 7. 48. •> See ch. 8. 30- <= See ch. 7. 13- d ch. 9. 22. & 16. 2. " ch. 5. 44 (Gk.). f See ch. 7. 37- 8 See Matt. 10. 40. So I Pet. I. 21. i» ch. 5. 24. 1 So ch. 14. 9- ver. 41. 1= ch. 3. 19. So ver. 35, 36. See ch. i. 4, 9- 1 See ch. 8. 15- ™ ch. 3. 17. o Luke 10. 16 (Gk.). 0 See Mark 7. 9- !• Deut. 18. Heb. 4. 12 (Gk.). 1 See Mark 16. i5. r So ch. 5. 28, 29. See Rom. 2. 16. s See ch. 5. 19. ' ch. JO. 18. & 15. 10. " Deut. 18. Stand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, ^when he ^saw4i his glory, and spake of him. Never- 42 theless among "the chief rulers also •^many believed on him; but '^because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest "^they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved '=the43 praise of men more than the praise of God. Jesus f cried and said, s He that 44 believeth on me, believeth not on me, ''but on him that sent me. And 'he 45 that seeth me seeth him that sent me. ''I am come a light' into the world, that 46 whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear 47 my words, and believe not, 'I judge him not: for '"I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. " He that 4s °rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him : Pthe word that I have spoken, the same 1 shall judge him 'in the last day. For 49 =1 have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me 'a commandment, "what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that 50 his commandment is -''life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. See ch. 7. j6. » ch. 3. 15 (Gk.), 16, 36. & 5. 24. & 6. 40, 47, 54(Gk.). &c. XIII. ' ch. II. 55. &] See Matt. 26. 2. ** See ch. 7, 30. So Mark 14. 4' ^ So ver. 3. ch. 16. 28. <* See ch. I. II. e ch. 17. II. f So Luke 22. 3- ver. 27. ch. 6. 70. Comp. Matt. 26. 14. Mark 14. 10. K ver. 26. See ch. 6. 71. *» See Matt. 28. 18. ' ch. 16. 30. See ch. 8. 42. ^ ver, 14. Luke 22. 27. Phil. 2. 7. ' So ch. 21.7. See Luke 12. 37- " Comp. 2 Kin. 3. II. t [Gr. lie}. 1 Comp. Matt, Now -^before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that ''his hour was come that he should <= depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved ''his own '^ which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, 'the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, s Simon's son, to betray him; Jesus knowing that ••the Father had given all things into his hands, and 'that he was come from God, and "^went to God; ''he riseth from sup- per, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and 'girded himself .^fter that, he ""jjoureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel where- with he was girded. Then cometh lie to Simon Peter : and ^ Peter saith unto him, "Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, \\Tiat I do thou knowest not now; °but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him. Thou shalt never wash my |oJ'c^',.,|;„. feet. Jesus answered him, Pif I wash i Comp. thee not, thou hast no part with me. ,. " "^ ^' ' ch. 9. 34 See Acts 9 Simon Peter saith unto him, iLord, not js 9- my feet only, but also my hands and (Gk!)': romy head. Jesus saith to him, He that I,'^,j^- 'j5> is washed needeth not' save to wash his Sover. is. feet, but is ''clean ^every whit : and 'ye .t';". 4." ^^' 11 are clean, but not all. For "he knew rSoMatt.23. who should betray him; therefore said »'Luice6. 46. he, Ye are not all clean. St'^r'i^' ^' 12 So after he had washed their feet, Phil. i. n. and •"'had taken his garments, and was ". ^a. ' ""' set down again, he said unto them, ^ See Matt. "Know ye what I have done to you? 'ck*5. 20. 13 Ye call me y Master and ^Lord: and ye So iMatt. 10. 14 say well; for so I am. If I then, your Luke 6. 40. Lord and Master, ''have washed your "^ " "^'^ feet; "ye also ought to wash one an- '' See Luke 15 other's feet. For I have given you an Comp. example, ''that ye should do as I have \^^-t^' il' 16 done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto n- you, "^The servant is not greater than his 70."*^ "^ ' lord; neither '=<^he that is sent greater p'-"''"=<^ '''■°'" 17 than he that sent him. ''If ye know these soMat?.'26. ii things, happy are ye if ye do them. "=1 jf^^.,^ ^^ ^g speak not of you all : I know whom ^ I Luke 22. n. have chosen : but that the scripture h"h."i'4,\9. may be fulfilled, sHe that eateth s° <:''■ 'S- 4- 11 -1 1 1 1 • r 1 • " *^r. From bread with me hath lift up his lu-ncr/orth. 19 heel against me. ''"Now I tell you |'j"'j„%^* before it come, that, when it is come to (Gk,). pass, ye may believe that 'I am he. (Gk.V 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ''He^'4-7- that receiveth whomsoever I send re- Comp, ceiveth me; and he that receiveth me S^see''ch'8 receiveth him that sent me. =41, 21 When Jesus had 'thus said, he ""was ^a^^o. ^"' troubled in spirit, and "testified, and J^^"- '^ ^^ said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, 33, 22 that Pone of you shall betray me. Then jJj'V 'jn'^he ithe disciples looked one on another, Gk, 23 doubting of whom he spake. Now ]vi.,irl"i4, i"" there was leaning on Jesus' ""bosom one ^^'='^ '■ '?• of his disciples, ^whom Jesus loved, i John 2. 19, 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, ' j'".^"'"^'^ tliat he should ask who it should be of '' See Luke 25 whom he spake. He then 'lying on 'ch^^'g, 26. Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is ^^ =°- '■ . . ' o£ 21, 7, 20, 26 it ? Jesus answered. He it is, to whom I (24), shall give a "sop, when I have dipped ^^ "'*■ ^'' //. And when he had "dipped the sop, " Or, morsel. "he gave // to Judas Iscariot, the son of ^°J"'^s- "g- 27 Simon. And after the sop v Satan enter- ^utha, 14, J • . , • .TAi -IT I Sam. 28.22. ed into him. Then said Jesus unto Prov. 17. i. him, =^That thou doest, do quickly. fHeb.&Gk.). 28 Now no 7nan at the table knew for " Ruth 2. m- what intent he spake this unto him. ^ comp^' ''^' J Luke 22. 3, So ver, 2. ^ Comp. Num. 22, 20. Matt. 23. 32. ""' ^'' (98) Chap. xiir. 29. S. JOHN. Chap. xiv. 26. For some of them thought, because ^Judas 29 had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him. Buy those things that we have need of ''against the feast; or that he should give something to the poor. He then 30 having received the sop went imme- diately out : and it was night. Therefore, when he was gone out, 31 * ch, 12. 6. ^ ver. I. *= See ch. 7. ^ ch. 14. 13. & 17. 4. So I Pet. 4. II. » So ch. 17. *'ch. 12. 23. 6ch. 16.5,28, So Matt. 26. Jesus said, Now is the Son of man t: glorified, and '^God is glorified in him. If ''God be glorified in him, God shall 32 also "^glorify him in himself, and ''shall straightway glorify him. Little children, 33 gyet a little while I am wth you. Ye shall seek me: •'and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. 'A new command- 34 ment JI give unto you, •'That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love , one another. 'By this 35 shall all men know that ye are my dis- ciples, if ye have love one to another. Simon Peter said unto him. Lord, 36 "whither goest thou ? Jesus answered him. Whither I go, "thou canst not follow me now; but °thou shalt follow me afterwards, p Peter said unto him, 37 Lord, why cannot I follow tliee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jesus answered him, iWilt thou lay 38 down thy life for my sake ? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, ■■ The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me ^thrice. See ch. 12. 35-, h ch. 7.34,36. & 8. 21. ' I John 2. 7,8. & 3. II. 2 John 5. J I John 3. &4. 21. ^ Lev. 19. 18. ch. 15. 12,17. So Rom. 13. 8. Gal. 5.14,22. Eph. 5. 2. I Thess. 4. 9. James 2. 8. I Pet. I. 22. & 4. 8 (Gk.). 1 John 4. 7, II. ' I John 2. 5. & 4. 20. Comp. ch. 14. 31. & 17. 23. '^ ver. 33. ch. 14. 5. Comp. ch, 16. 5. " Comp. ch. 7. 34. o ch. 21. 18, 2 Pet I. 14. pVer. 37, 38. Matt. 26. 33, .'5. 34- Mark 14. 29, 31, 30. Luke 22. 33, 34. s Comp. ch. 21, 17. •4 Comp. ch. 21. 18. ' ver. 30. ch. 18. 27. Let ='not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In ''my Father's house are many man- 2 sions : if // tucre not so, I would have told you; <^I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place 3 for you, ''I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that «where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye 4 know, and the way ye know, f Thomas 5 saith unto him. Lord, swe know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way ? Jesus saith unto him, 6 I am '•the way, 'the truth, and ^^the life: no mati cometh unto the Father, 'but by me. ™If ye had known me, 7 ye should have known my Father also : and from "henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. "Philip saith unto him, s Lord, shew us the Father, and it suf- XIV. ^ ver. 27. See ch. II. 33- So ch. 16. 6, 22, 33. >> Ps. 33. 13, 14- Isai. 63. 15. " ch. 13. 33. <> ver. 18, 28. So Acts I. 11. * See ch. 12. 26. f See ch. 11. 16. s ch. 13. 36. Comp. ch. 20. 25. h Heb. 9. 8. & 10. 20. So ch. 10. 9. See Eph. 2. 18. ' See ch. i. 17- ^ See ch. II. 25- t So ch. 10. 9- ■» So ch. S. n See ch. 13. 19 marg. » See ch. i. 44. 9 ficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? Phe that hath seen me hath seen the Fa- ther; and how sayest thou then, Shew 10 us the Father ? Believest thou not that II am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you, ■'I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, ^he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that il am in the Father, and the Father in me : *or else believe 12 me for the very w-orks' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, " He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and ^'greater 7uorks than these shall he do ; because *'' I go unto my 13 Father. ''And whatsoever ye shall ask yin my name, that will I do, that ^the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do //. 15 ''If ye love me, keep my command- lements. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another •'Com- forter, that he may abide with you for 17 ever; Even '^the Spirit of truth ; ''whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: ■^but ye know him; for 'he dwelleth 18 with you, and sshall be in you. I will not leave you "comfortless: ''I will come 19 to you. 'Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye Jsee me: ''because I live, ye .shall live also. 20 'At that day ye shall know that "I am in my Father, and you in me, "and I in 21 you. ■'' He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and "he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, 22 and will manifest myself to him. ""Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto 23 us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answered and said unto him, "Plf a man love me, 'i he will keep my words : and "my Father will love him, and ■'we will come unto him, and =*make our abode 24 with him. He that loveth me not keep- eth not my sayings: and 'the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, 26 being yet present with you. But "the Comforter, n'hich is the Holy Ghost, s So I John 2. 24. •^ See ver. 16. Comp. ver. 17. ' See ch. 7. 16. P ch. 15. 24. So ch. 10. 30. & 12. 45. Col. I. 15. Heb. I. 3. See ch. I. iS. ^ ver. 20. See ch. 10. 38. ^ See ch. 5. 19. So ch. 7. 16. ver. 24. 8 ch. 3. 2. ' ch. 10. 38. So ch. 5. 36. " Matt. 21. 21. Mark 16. 17. "•' So ch. 5. 20. " ver. 28. ch. 16. 28. So ch. 16. 5, 16. & 20. 17. ^ So ch. 15. 7,16. & 16. 23, 24. See Matt. 7. 7- I So Eph. 2. 18. ' See ch. 13. 31- * ver. 21, 23. ch. 15. 10. 1 John 5. 3. 2 John 6. So ch. 15. 14. ^ ver. 26. ch. 15. 26. & 16. 7. 1 John 2. I (Gk.). Comp. Rom. 8. 15, 26. ^ ch. 15. 26. & 16. 13. 1 John 4. 6. So I John 2, 27. & J. 6. a So I Cor. 2. '^ Comp. ch. 15. 19. Acts 10. 41, f I John 2. 27 (Gk.). *>' Acts 2. 4, 8:c. il Or, orphans. James i. 27. Comp. Isai. 9. 6. ch. 13. 33. t» ver. 3, 28. ' See ch. 12. 35- J So ch. 16. 16. ■^ So I Cor. 15. 20. 1 ch. 16. 23 (Gk.),26. ™ ver. 10. See ch. 10. 38. n ch. 17. 21, 23, 26. o ver. 23. Soch. 16. 27. 00 Luke6.i6. Acts I. 13. Jude I. p I John 2. 5. (1 See ch. 8. r So Rev. 3. 20. So ver. 10. (99) N 1 Chap, xiv. 27. S. JOHN. Chap. xvi. 2. * Luke 24. 49. ver. 16. ch. 15. 26. Acts 2. 33. But comp. ch. 15. 26. & 16. 7. {14, 15)- Eph. 4. 8. See also Rom. 8. 9. y So ch. 2. 22. & 12. 16. & 16. 13. I John 2. 20, 27. * Luke 24. 36. ch- 20. 19, 26. "* ch. 16. 33. Phil. 4. 7. So Col. 3. 15. ^ See I Sam. I. 17. Comp. Jer. 6. 14. •^ ver. I. ^ ch. 13. 33. ver. 4. « ver. 3, 18. { ver. 12. B Comp. ch. 10. 30. Phil. 2. 6. •» ch. 13. 19. So ch. 16. 4. Luke 4. 13. ch. 10. 18. whom ^the Father will send in my name, yhe shall teach you all /kings, and bring all things to your remembrance, what- socvcr I have said unto you. ^ Peace 1 27 leave with you, ^my peace I give unto you : not ''as the world giveth, give I unto you. '-' Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye 28 have heard how ''I said unto you, I go away, and ^come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, fl go unto the Father: for smy Father is greater than I. And '^now I 29 have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 'Hereafter I will not talk 30 much with you: for Jthe prince of this world cometh, and ''hath nothing in me. But 'that the world may know 31 that I love the Father; and as '"the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. "Arise, let us go hence. > Comp. ch. 16. 12 (Gk.). J See ch. 12. 31. Comp. ^ Heb. 4. 15. 1 ch. 17. 23. Comp. ch. 13, 35. ni Sl, Heb. 5. 8. " Comp. ch. 13. 2, 12 with ch. 18. i. that imy joy might remain in you, and '■Comp. XV. * Comp. Ps. 80. 8 and references : also ch. 10. 0 So Matt. 15. 13- Rom. II. 17. See Matt. 3. 10. *= ch. 13. 10. ^ ch. 17. 17. So ver. 7. Eph. 5. 26. e ver. 5—7. 1 John 2. 6. So Col. I. 23. See ch.6. 56. f Comp. Rom. 6. 5. Eph. 4. 15, 16. & 5- 30- Col. 2. 19. 8 ver. 16. Hos. 14. 8. Phil. I. II. Col. I. 6. So Matt. 13. 8. "Or, severed from me. So James 2. 26. Comp. ch. 20. 7 (Gk.). ^ Matt. 13. 6. I So Matt. 13. 40—42. j Matt. 3. 10. & 7. 19. k So ch. 8.31 (Gk.). 1 So ver. 16. See ch. 14. ^ See Matt. 5. 25 in the Gk. 8.55. ! I am "the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. ''Every branch in me 2 that beareth not fniit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now "^ye are clean through ''the 3 word which I have spoken unto you. *= Abide in me, and I in you. As the 4 branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, s f ye are the branches : "^He that abideth in me, and 1 in him, the same sbringeth forth much fruit : for 'without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in t me, he is cast forth as a branch, and ''is withered ; and '^mcn gather them, and 'J'cast them into the fire, and 'they are burned. ''If ye abide in me, and "^my 7 words abide in you, 'ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. ""Herein is my Father glorified, that ye s bear much fruit ; ''so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, g so have I loved you: continue ye in "my love. "If ye keep my commandments, 10 ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kei)t Pmy Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto }'ou, n t6. " As ver. 10, or as Luke 22. 19. i Cor. 11. 24, ." See ch. 14. 15. P ch. 10. 18. S: 12. 49. So ch. y So ch. 14. ■5- 12'that your joy might be full. This is my i^ch"'i6.'24. commandment, ^That ye love one an- SjJ.'; '^ 13 other, as I have loved you. 'Greater i John i. 4. love hath no man than this, "that a man l,l^'^'\]'' 14 lay down his life for his friends. Ye are Seech.13.34. "my friends, >'if ye do whatsoever I com- 7, s. °'"' ^' 15 mand you. Henceforth I call you not Eph. 5. 2. servants; for the servant knoweth not (Gk.'),'°'5,'i7, what his lord doeth: but I have called '^; , , r • t r •t^ 7 ' John 3. 16. you friends; for all things that ^I have si Luke 12. heard of my Father "I have made known i6 unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but ''I have chosen you, and "^ordained you, Comp. Matt, that you should go and ''bring forth fruit, » ch. 3. 32. and that 'your fruit should remain : that f ch.t'7. 26. 'whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father Comp. 1 • -^ rr^i Gen. 18. 17 17 m my name, he may give it you. These withch. 16. thinm I command you, sthat ye love '^;, , Tr t , , 1 , ' Cor. 13. 9, 18 one another. If "the world hate you, 10. ye know that it hated me 'before // hated )^^'"'^- *■ 19 you. '' If ye were of the world, the world So i John 4. would love his own: but 'because ye THeb i 2 are not of the world, but ''I have chosen Soi Cor. 12. you out of the world, therefore the world , thess. 3. 9 2ohateth you. Remember the word that ii"'"= Gk. ver. s, or I said unto you, "The servant is not Matt. 28. 19! greater than his lord. If they have per- ° jXi'^g. secuted me, "they will also persecute 'So ver. 7. you; "if they have kept my saying, they fj'^''"' '"'■ 21 will keep yours also. But Pall these ^^'s''- '2- things will they do unto you ifor my &%'.%!' name's sake, ''because they know not j J"''" 3- 1.3- 22 him that sent me. If I had not come 3ointiieGk. and spoken unto them, ^they had not '' So i John had sin: 'but now they have no ""cloke comp. 23 for their sin. He that hateth me hateth ^"^'=/• f • 24 my Father also. If I had not done a- ™ ch. 13. 16. mong them "the works which none other f^"^'""' '°' 7nan did, =they had not had sin: but "iCor. 4.12. now have they both vseen and ^hated 2T°m.''3.'i2. 25 both me and my Father. But this cometh ° ^ee ch. s. to pass, that the word might be fulfilled soEzek. 3.7. that is wTitten in "their law, ''They "See Matt. 24. g. 26hated me without a cause. But 1 1 Pet. 4. 14, when "^the Comforter is come, "iwhom I r'l'eech. 16. will send unto you from the Father, n'en 3- ■^the Spirit of truth, '•which proceedeth sodi.^g.' 41. from the Father, 'he shall testify of me: 'Sojamcs4. 27 and sye also shall bear witness, because Jor, excusr. ye have been with me ''from the begin- " ^c's 27. 30 ning. I Thess. 2. s. * See ch. 5. 36. So ch. 3. 2. & 7. 31. & 9. 32. & 10. 37. Acts 2. 22. y ch. 14. 9. » ver. 23. a See ch. 10. 34. c .See ch. 14. 16. <* See ch. 14, 26. 8 See Luke 24. 48. So Acts 4. so, 33, Acts 1. 21. >. 37- - . o Cited from Ps. 35. 19, or 69. 4. e See ch. 14. 17. f i John 5. 6. *> Luke I. 2. 1 John 1. i. Comp. XVI. * ch. 15. 18 "These things have I spoken unto you, —27- 2 that ye should not ''be oftended. They \fX fioo) Chap. xvi. 3. S. JOHN. Chap. xvii. 2. ^'J';9.f^- shall "^put you out of the synagogues: SoLuke6.22. yea, •'the time cometh, '^that whosoever tc"'.'*' ^' killeth you will think that he doeth God Seech s. 25. f service. And these //i/'/igs will they do 3 &9. 1. " ' unto you, ebecause they have not known fee Rom 9 ''^^ Father, nor me. But •> these ////V/j.'-j- 4 4- ha-\-e I told you, that when "^the time 19, 55 ^ ^'^^" come, ye may remember that I told & IS. 21. you of them. And 'these f/a'/igs I said Rom.Vo. 2. not unto you at the beginning, because See Acts 3. J ^y^jg ^yjjf, ygy g^^. jjQ^y ''I go uiy way 5 ■"Soch. 13. to him that sent me; and 'none of you & 14. 29. asketh me, "Whither goest thou? But 6 i Comp. because I have said these thmtrs unto Matt. Q. 15. „ , , .,,, , '^ , Mark 2. 20. you, "'sorrow hath filled your heart. ^ch.%''|3^.' Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is 7 So ch. 13. 3, e.xpedient for )-ou that I go away : for if &'i4. 12,28. I go ■''ot away, "the Comforter "will not I'c' '°' 't ^o"""^ "-"^'o >'0"i ^"' ''i'^ I depart, "J I will i3.3?&i4.s. send him unto you. And when he is s See"ii°i4.i co™e> he will '■• reprove the world of 0 See ch. 14. sin, and of righteousness, and of judg- »th. 7. 39. ment: ^of sin, 'because they believe not 9 & 14. 16, 26. on me; "of righteousness, "because I go 10 p Acts 2.' 33. to my Father, and ye see me no more; q^Seech. 14. < of judgment, because J' the prince ofn >6r, this world ^is judged. ch'^s'.'g'' ^ I have yet xa^nY things to say unto 12 (Gk.), 46. you, '^but ye cannot bear them now. Tit.°[! 9!' '''*' Howbeit when he, <=the Spirit of truth, 13 • crsV'''"' '^ come, ''he will guide you into all Acis2. 36,37. truth : for he shall not speak of himself; "'soActs 17! ^ut whatsoever he shall hear, that shall 3"- he speak: and ^he will ""shew vou thimrs Kom. 4. 25 , * ,T ,11 1-.- .-ui (Gk.:. to come. He shall sglorify me: for ''hei4 »A-cr. 16, 17, shall receive of mine, and shall "^shew // ^ ch. 12. 31. unto you. 'All things that the Father 15 J Seech. 12. j^^jj^ ^j.g ^^jj^g. therefore said I, that ''he ^oCoi.2.15. shall take of mine, and shall ^shew it •Comp.'"'' unto you. •'A little while, and ye shall i6 rek?' ^° "^o*- ^^^ ™^ • ^'^'^ again; a- little while, 'So Mark 4. and 'ye shall see me, "'because I go to i^Cor. 3. 2. the Father. Heb. 5. 12. Then said some of his disciples among 17 ch. 15! 15. themselves. What is this that he saith ^Seech. 14. y^(.Q yg^ n \ ht(]g while, and ye shall not « Acts 8. 31. see me: and again, a little while, and ye 26.' "^ ' '*' shall see me : and. Because I go to the 'fC"' \ ''^' Father? They said therefore, What is iS (Gk.)^' '^ this that he saith, A little while? we can- r/h'sl^r^' ^°^ '•^" ^^'^^^ ^^ ^^''■^' ^°^^' Jesus °kne\v 19 jGk.i. that they were desirous to ask him, and ^^.eec .14. g^jj y^{Q them. Do ye inquire among ' ch 17. ,0. yourselves of that I said, "A little while. So Matt. II. -' , , ,, ' , ' 27. and ye shall not see me: and agam, a fs""""' little while, and ye shall see me? Veri-20 k Sec ch. 12. ly, verily, I sav unto you, That ye shall 35- 1 So ch. 14. 19. •" ver. 10. So ver. 28. See ch. 14. 12. d ver. 16. " See Matt. 9. 4. Pweep and lament, but the world shall "Markie. rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but q See Matt, lyour sorrow shall be turned into joy. ^j^. ^ 21 A ''woman when she is in travail hath Sefisli.'zl sorrow, because her hour is come : but | jer s 2 as soon as she is delivered of the child, Comp." " "'*' she remembereth no more the anguish, n'ig. "^- ^ for joy that a man is born into the V^^'-^- 22 world. And ye now therefore have ^sor- Luke\^4.°'' row: but I will see you again, and 'your V' s'- 1_ ..111 ■ • 1 . ^ ch. 20. 20. heart shall rejoice, and your joy no /nau Acts 2. 46. 23taketh from you. And "in that day ye so'lcts's a shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I i Pet. i. s. ' say unto you, «' Whatsoever ye shall ask "en 26^'^ the Father in my name, he will give // '"''■:• 24 you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing 13^"° "^ ' '*" in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, ^""p- =5 ''that your joy may be full. These » lee cii.'is. things have 1 spoken unto you in 'pro- Jq^ verbs: but the time cometh, when I /■arMs. shall no more speak unto you in "pro- ^J'',""'!''" verbs, but I shall shew you ^plainly of ver. 29. ' 26 the Father. ^At that day ye shall ask co^^p."-"- in my name : and I say not unto you, Efcius 39. 3 27 that I will pray the Father for you: for 1^47'.' ,7. ='the Father himself loveth you, because 'O''' ye have loved me, and have '= believed Jve"^. 29! 2S ''^that I came out from God. '=''1 came ^^^^ *■ 3= forth from the Father, and am come ch. 7. 13, 26 into the world : again, I leave the world, ^^^''^ and ^go to the Father. & "ii" it, 54 29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, ""now ^''■'■ speakest thou plainly, and speakest no (Gk.)." 30 'proverb. Now are we sure that sthou 'J^''; '^s knowest all things, and needest not that . so'ch. 14. any man should ask thee: by this ''we ?'■ ''s- - - ■ -' t ch. 17. 8. So ver. 30. » So ch. 8. 42. believe that ''■thou camest forth from 3«God. Jesus answered them, ''Do ye & 13. 3. I Comp. :h. 3. 13. & 8. 14. 32 now believe? Behold, 'the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that "ye shall be scat- tered, "every man to '°his own, and ^' '3- 3v shall leave me alone: and vyct I am not 12."' ' ''*' alone, because the Father is with me. '"-""p^, 33 These things I have spoken unto you, Jor,/araiL that 'i'm me ye might have peace. In ^"^^'^■ the world ^ye shall have tribulation: but Seech. 2. 25. 'be of good cheer; the world. 'I have overcome l^,V"s/'' ' ch. 13. 3. ^ Comp. ch. 17. 8. See ch. i. 50. ' So ch. 4. 23. & 5. 25. °^ So Matt. 26. 31. Mark 14. 27. " ch. 21. I — 3. Comp. Matt. 4. 20, 22. I Or, /tis awn home. ch. 19. 27. Acts 21. 6, 1 Esdras 5. 47. & 6. 32. o ch. 1. 11. & 8. 44. iThe.ss. 4. 11. p ch. 8. 16, 29. So ch. 14. 10, II; q ch. 14. 27. See Eph. 2. 14. >■ I Cor. 7. 28 (Gk.;. Rev. 2. 10. So Acts 14. 22. See ch. 15. 20. ^ So ch. 14, I, 27. * So Rom. 8. 37, i John 4. 4. & 5. 4. Rev. 12. 11. These words spake Jesus, and ^lift XVII. up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, \^°^^' "" ^the hour is come; *^glorify thy Son, that see Luke 6. 2 thy Son also may glorify thee: '^as thou b°ch. 12. 23. c ch. 12. 23, 23. & 13. 31, 32. Comp. ch. 7. 39. See ch.7. 30. d See Matt. 28. 18. (loij Chap. xvii. 3. S. JOHN. Chap, xviii. 9. " ver. 6, g, 11, 12, 24, ch. 6. 37, 39. & 10. 2g. & 18. 9. So ch. 6. 44, 45- Comp. Heb. 2. 13. fch. 5. 44 (C;k.). B I Thess. 1. 9- hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to '=as many as thou hast given him. And this is life 3 eternal, that they might know thee the fonly strue God, and Jesus Christ, •"whom thou hast sent. 'I have glorified 4 thee on the earth: ^1 have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And 5 John 5. 20. now, O Father, 'glorify thou me with &V 3^6/(37). thine own self with the glory '"which I had with thee "before the world was. °I have manifested thy name unto 6 the men p which thou gavest me out of the world: ^ thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and that thou gavest me I have kept, and 'none of them is lost, but "'the son of perdition; "that the scripture might be fulfilled. "And now come I to thee; 13 and these things I speak in the world, that they might have Pmy joy fulfilled in themselves, "il have given them thy 14 word; and ■'the world hath hated them, ^because they are not of the world, even _ _. as 'I am not of the world. I pray not 15 f "eh'^'i^'i^^' that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest ''keep them from "the evil. '"They are not of 16 the world, even as I am not of the world. •''Sanctify them >' through thy 17 truth: ^'thy word is ^truth. ''As thou js hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I "^sanctify myself, 19 38. & 6. 29, 57. & 7. 29. & 8. 42. i^ 10. 36. & 11.42. ver. 8, iS, 21, 23, 25. ch. 20. 21. So ch. 3. 17. > See ch. 13. 31- k See ch. 4. So Luke 22. 37- ch. 19. 30. 1 So ch. 13. 32. '" ch. I. I, 2. " ver. 24. Heb. I. 3, 10. See ch. 8. 58. o So Ps. 22. 22. ver. 26. P .See ver. 2. q See ch. 8. 51- r Comp. ver. ID. =* ver. 14. So ch. 14. 10. See Deut. 18. 18. * ch. 6. 69. & 16. 27, 30. So ver. 25. Comp. ch. 3. 2. " ver. 21. ch. II. 42. Comp. ch. 16. 30,31. ^*' See ver. 3. '^ Luke 22. 32- y But comp. ver. 20,21,23. 2 Gomp. ver. 6. » ch. z6. 15. •> ver. 23. *^ ch. 13. 33. 13- "^ Uai. 6. 3. Rev. 4. 8. f Jude I (Gk.). n Gk. as in ver. 12. •> See ver. 2. ' ver. 21, 22. ^ ch. 10. 30. ' ch. 18. 9. So ch. 6. 39. & lo. 28. I John 2. Tg. '" 2 Thess. 2. 3. So ch. 6. 70. & 13. 18. See Luke 10. 6. " Ps. 109. 7, S cited Acts i. 20, or Ps. 41. 9 cited ch. 13. 18. o Comp. ver. 12. P See ch. 15. 11. t! ver. 8. ^ See ch. 15. 18. » ch. 15. 19. ver. i6. * ch. 8. 23. " See Matt. 13. 19. Comp. Gal. i. 4. * ver. 14. * So i Pet. 1. 22. y ver. 19. Comp. ch. 18. 37. * See ch. 15. 3. » 2 Sam. 7. 28. So Ps. 119. 142, 151. ch. 8. 40. & 18. 37. ^ ch. 20. 21. See ver. 3. c ver. 17. See ch. 10. 36. Comp. Heb. 2. 10. that they also might be '''sanctified 20 through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me *= through 21 their word; that ^they all may be one; as sthou. Father, art in me, and I in thee, that ''they also may be one in us: that the world may 'believe that ''thou 22 hast sent me. And 'the glory which thou gavest me ""I have given them; ''that they may be one, even as we are 23 one: ^mj \^ them, and thou in me, that "they may be made perfect in one; and "that the world may know that ''thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as 24 thou hast loved me. Father, I will that Pthey also, iwhom thou hast given me, be with me where ''I am; that Hhey may behold my glory, 'which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me 'before the 25 foundation of the world. O "righteous Father, ^the world hath not known thee: but '^I have known thee, and these "have known that ''thou hast sent me. 26 And yj have declared unto them thy name, and will declare //.• that the love ^\\\\tx&with thou hast loved me may be in them, sand I in them. ^' See ch. 16. 3. w So ch. 8. 55. See Matt. n. 27. y ch. 15. 15. So ver. 6. ^ ch. 15. 9. 'When Jesus had spoken these words, "he went forth with his disciples over ''the brook Cedron, "where was a gar- den, into the which he entered, and his 2 disciples. And Judas also, which be- trayed him, knew '=the place: ''for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disci- 3 pies. "= Judas then, having received a fband of men, and e officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with 4 lanterns and ''torches and weapons. Je- sus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and 5 said unto them, 'Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with 6 them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went back- 7 ward, and fell to the ground. Then asked he them again. Whom seek ye? 8 And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. Je- sus answered, \ have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go 9 their way : that the saying might be ful- filled, which he spake, ''Of them which • ver. 7. See ch. 1. 38. ^ ch. 17. 12. See « Or, truly sanctified. Hut comp. ver. 17. ■' I Cor. I. 2. SoiCor.1.30. Heb. 10. 10. ^ ver. 18. f ver. II, 22. Rom. 12. 5. Gal. 3. 28. Comp. ch. 10. l6. B ver. 23, 26. ch. 14. 20. See ch.10.38. ^ ver. II. So I John I. 'ver. 8. '' See ver. 3. • ver. 24. ch. I. 14. •" Comp. Rom. 8. 30. '» So I Jolin 2. 5. & 4. 12, 17. Comp. Col. 3. 14. *• ch. 14. 31. Comp. ch. 13. 35. P .See ch. 12. 26. t See ver. 2. r See ch. 8. 58. • 2 Cor. 3. 18. So I John 3. 2. ' I Pet. I. 20. So Eph. I. 4. See ver. 5. » Rev. 16. s. So I John 2. 29. ^ So ver. 8. XVIII. " Matt. 26. 30. 36. Mark 14., 26, 32. Luke 22. 39. ** See 2 Sam. 15. 23. ^ Luke 22. 40. •l Luke 21. 37- & 22. 39. « To ver. 11, Matt. 26. 47 -56. Mark 14. 43 —50. L uke 22. 47 —53- 1 CJk. as ver. 12. So Matt. 27. 27. Mark 15. 16. Acts 10. I. & 21. 31. S: 27. I, Comp. 2 Mace. 8. 22. & 12. 20, 22. s ver. 12, 18, 22. See Matt. 26. 58. '" Rather as Matt. 25. I, cSlC. Rev. 4. 5. & 8. 10. So Acts 20. 8. ch. 17. 2. (102) Chap, xviii. io. S. JOHN. Chap. xix. 4. I See Matt. 20. 22. *" Acts 21. » Comp. Matt. 26. 57. o ver. 24. Luke 3. 2. Acts 4. 6. P See Matt. 26. 3. ■3 ch. II. 49, 51 (Gk.i. II And Annas sent Christ bound unto Caiaphas the kigk priest, ver. 24. •■ ch. II. 50. Comp. ch. ig. II. 8 Matt. 26. 5S. Mark 14. 54. Luke 22. 54. « See Matt. 26. 3. " Ver. 16, 17. Matt, 26. 69, 70. Mark 14. 66 —68. To ver. 18, Luke 22. 55 —57. '^ Acts 12. 13. y Comp. Mark" 14. 65. * Ecclus. II. 32 (Gk.). ch. 21. 9. » To ver. 24, Matt. 26. 59 —68. Mark 14. 55 -65- Luke 22. 63 bSee ch. 16. 25- *= Luke 4. 15. ch. 6. 50- d See Matt. 26. 55. « Isai. 45. 19. & 48. 16. f So ch. 5. 31- K Comp. ch. 7. 46. ^ ver. 3, 12, 18. ' ch. 19. -x (Gk.). ■ So Matt. 26. 67 (text). See 1 Kin. 22. 24. U Or. zuitk a rod. ^ So Acts 23. 4- ' Matt. 26. 57- Comp. ver. i3niarg. "> ver. 18. " To ver. 27, Matt. 26. 71 —75- Mark 14. 69 —72- /.w^e* 22. 58 thou gavest me have I lost none. Then 10 Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. Then said Jesus n unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: 'the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? Then ''"'the band and '"the captain 12 and g officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, and "led him away to 13 "Annas first; for he was father in law to P Caiaphas, which was the high priest ithat same year. " Now Caiaphas was he, 14 which gave counsel to the Jews, "^that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. ^And Simon Peter followed Jesus, 15 and so did another disciple : that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into 'the palace of the high priest. "But Peter stood at the 16 door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto •"'her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. Then 17 saith ythe damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. And the servants and ^officers stood 18 there, who had made ^a fire of coals; for it was cold : and they warmed them- selves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. ^The high priest then asked Jesus of 19 his disciples, and of his doctrine. Jesus 20 answered him, I spake '^openly to the world; I ever taught "^in the synagogue, and ''in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and '^in secret have I said nothing. fW'hy askest thou me? ask 21 them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, sthey know what I said. And when he had thus spoken, 22 one of the ''officers which stood by 'stroke Jesus 'with the palm of his hand, saying, ''Answerest thou the high priest so? Jesus answered him. If I have 23 spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? Now 24 Annas 'had sent him bound unto Caia- phas the high priest. ""And Simon Peter stood and warmed 25 himself. "They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. One 26 of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman "whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden 27 with him? Peter then denied again: and immediately ^the cock crew. =8 iThen led they Jesus from ''Caiaphas unto 'the hall of judgment: and it was early ; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, =lest they should be defiled; but 'that they might eat the 29passover. "Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring 30 you against this man? They answered and said unto him, If he were not a '^ malefactor, we would not have deliver- 31 ed him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them. Take ye him, and vjudge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful 32 for us to put any man to death : that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, ^signifying what death he 33 should die. Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Je- sus, and said unto him, "Art thou the 34 King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did 35 others tell // thee of me? Pilate answer- ed. Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee 36 unto me: what hast thou done? Jesus answered, "^My kingdom is not '^of this world: if my kingdom were '^of this world, then would ''my servants "^ fight, that I should not ""be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from 37 hence. Pilate therefore said unto him. Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, eThou sayest that I am a king. ''To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should 'bear witness unto ''the truth. 'Every one that is of the truth heareth my 38 voice. Pilate saith unto him. What is truth? And when he had said this, he "'went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, "I find in him no fault yjatail. ° But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover : will ye therefore that I re- lease unto you the King of the Jews? 40 Then cried they all Pagain, saying, iNot this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was ''a robber. Then Pilate there- 2 fore took Jesus, and " scourged him. And ''the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put // on his head, and they put on 3 him '^a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews: and they ''smote him 4 with their hands. Pilate therefore "=went P ch. 13. 38. I Matt. 27. 2. Mark 15. i. Luke 23. I. ■" ver. 24. Luke 22. 66 —71- II Or, Pilate's house, ver. 33. ch. 19. 9. See Matt. 27. =7- ' Acts 10. 28. & u. 3. ' ch. 19. 14. " To ver. 38, Matt. 27. II —14, Mark 15. 2 — 5- Lukezi,. 2,3. ^ See I Pet. 2. 12. y Acts 24. 6. 'KLatL 20.19. ^Lirk 10. 33. Luke 18. 32. ch. 12. 32,33. ^ See Luke 23. 2. ** So Dan. 2. 44- ^t 7. 14, 27. Comp. ch. 6. 15. c See ch. 8. 23- ■1 Matt. 26. 53- " See Luke 13- 24. fch. 19. 16. 8 See Matt. 27. 11. ^ So ch. 12. 27- ' I Tim. 6. 13. *■ ch. 17. 17, ■9- 1 So ch. 8. 47. I John 3. 18, 19- &4. 6. " ch. 19. 4. Com p. ver. 33. " So Matt. 27. 24. ^Llrk 15. 14. Luke 23. 4. ch. 19. 4, 6. Acts 3. 13. ** ver. 39, .,0. Matt. 27. 15 —26. Mark 15. 6 —15- Luke 23. 17 —25. I' ver. 30? Comp. ALirk !«;. 13. ^ Acts 3. 14. ■■ See Matt. 26. 55. Comp. Mark 15. 7. Luke 23. 19. XIX. ft Matt. 27. 26. M.-irk 15. 15. Luke 23. 16. So Matt. 20. 19. Mark lo. 34. Luke iS. 33. ^ To ver. 5, Matt. 27. 27 Mark 15. 16—18. e ch. 18. 38. —29. c ver. 5. See Judg. 8. 26. <* ch. 18. 22 (Gk.). (103) Chap. xix. 5. S. JOHN. Chap. xix. -^y. f So ver. 6. B ch. 18. 3, See Matt. 26. b Lev. 24.16. i See Matt. 26. 66. J' Comp. Matt. 27. 19. I ch. 18. 33. Comp. ch. 19. I. " See ch. 7. 27^ " Comp. ch. 18. 37. See Matt 26. 63- 0 Luke 22. 53. So ch. 7. 30. p Rom. 13. I. <] See ch. 3. 3, 7 marg. •■ Comp. ch. 11. 50. & 18. 14. sch. 18. 33, 36, 37- Luke 23. 2. So Acts 17.7. ' ver. Q. " See Matt, 27. 19. * ver. 17, 20. See Acts 21. 40. ^ ver. 31, 42. ch. 18. 28. See Matt.27. 62. y ch. 4. 6. Comp. Mark 15. 25. ^ ver. 18, ig, 21. " So Luke 23. 18. Acts 21. 36. * Comp. Gen. 49. 10. 1 Sam. 12, 12. b Matt. 27. 26. Mark 15. 15. Luke 23. 25. ch. 18. 36. c Matt. 27. Si- Mark 15. 20. Luke 23. 26. Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? Jesus answered. Thou i couldest have no "power at all against me, except it were Pgiven thee ifroni above: therefore ''he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. And-, from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying. If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar's friend : ^whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cesar. When : Pilate therefore heard that saying, 'he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in "the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but "in the Hebrew, (iabbatha. And it was '^the prepara- : tion of the passover, and about sthe sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, '^Behold your King. But they cried: out, '-^Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, ^We have no king but Cesar. Then '•delivered he him there- : fore unto them to be crucified. And<^ they took Jesus, and \zAhim away. And he ''bearing his cross "^went forth i into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: where they crucified him, and ftwo: other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate i wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, ejESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of; the Jews: for the ]3lace where Jesus was crucified was ^nigh to the city: and it was written '' in Hebrew, and Greek, and '■Luke 23. 21 Latin. Then said the chief priests of ^ ' the Jews to Pilate, Write not. The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King 22 of the Jews. Pilate answered, 'What I 23 have written I have written. ''Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, ' to every soldier a part ; and also his coat: now the coat was '"with- out seam, "woven from the top through- 24 out. They said therefore among them- selves. Let us not rent it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the scrip- ture might be fulfilled, which saith, "They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These //«>/!,'j- therefore the soldiers did. 25 °Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, P Mary the 7i'{/t' of "iCleophas, and Mary 20 Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, 'whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, 27^Woman, behold thy son. Then saith he to the disciple. Behold thy mother. And from that hour that disciple took her unto 'his own home. 28 After this, Jesus knowing that all thin^^s were now accomplished, that "the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29 Now there was set *a vessel full of vine- gar: and ythey filled a spunge with vine- gar, and put // upon =^hyssop, and put Tpit to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, ^It is finished: and he bowed his head, and ■"gave up the ghost. 31 The Jews therefore, "^because it was the preparation, "^that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sab- bath day, (for that sabbath day was ''a high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be 32 taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was cracified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not 34 his legs: but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith 35 came there out ''blood and water. And he that saw // bare record, and his re- cord is true: and she knoweth that he 36 saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, ''A bone of him 37 shall not be broken. And again ^ Comp. Gen. 43. T4. Esther 4. 16. ^ Matt. 27. 35. Mark 15, 24. Luke 23. 34. ' Acts 12. 4. •» Comp. Ex. 28. 32. I Or, luroitght. " Cited from Ps. 22. 18. " Matt. 27. SS, 56. Mark 15. 40, Luke 23. 49. P Comp. Matt. 27. 56. II Or, Clopas. 1 So Luke 24 18. r See ch. 13. =3- * ch. 2. 4. ' See ch, 16. 32 marg. " Ps. 69. 21. I See Luke 8. i6. r Matt. 27. 48. Mark 15. 36. Comp. Luke 23. 36. ^ Comp, Matt. 27. 48. Mark 15. 36. See E.\. 12, 22, * So ch. 17. 4- ^ I Pet. 2. 23 (Gk.). So MalL 27. 50- Mark 15. 37. Luke 23. 46. Comp. ch. ro. 18. c Atark 15. 42. ver. 14. 42. <* See Deut. 21, 23, = Ex, 12. 16. ^ I John 5. 6, 8. K So ch. 21. 24, •> Cited from Ex. 12, 46. Num. 9. 12. So Ps. 34. 20. Comp. 1 Cor. 5. 7. U04). Chap. xix. 38. S. JOHN. Chap. xx. 27. ' Cited from Zech. 12. lo. So Rev. T . 7. J To ver. 42, Matt. ij. SI — ^i. Mark 15. 42 —47. Luke 23. 50 -56. ^ See ch. 7. 1 See ch. 3. 1. °^ Com p. Mark 16. i. Luke 23. 56. & 24. I. " £.'«:. 30. 23. Esther 2. 12. Ps. 45- 8. Prov. 7, 17. Cant. I. 13. & 3. 6. & 4. 6, 14. Matt, 2. II. Mark 15. 23. ° Ps. 45- 8. Prov. 7, 17. Cant. 4. 14. Comp. Num. 24. 6, P ch. 12. 3. 1 ch. II. 44 iGk.). Comp. Acts 5. 6. ■■ See Matt. 2 another scripture saith, 'They shall look on him whom they pierced. J And after this Joseph of Arimathea, 3 being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly ''for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came also 'Nicode-3 mus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and "brought a mixture of "myrrh and "aloes, about an hundred p pound weight. Then took they the body of 4 Jesus, and "i wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to "'buiy. Now in the place 4 where he was crucified there was a gar- den ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There 4 laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' ^preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. XX. * Ver. I, 2, Matt. 28. I —8. Mark 16. 1 —8. Litke 24. I — 9- *> Comp. Matt. 27. 60. Mark 15. 46. Soch. II. 38, !%'*'■ ,, « bee en. 13. 23. ^ Luke 24- 12, 24. * ver. II. Luke 24. 12. fell. 19. 40. K ch. ti. 44. See Luke 19. *■ Comp. ch. 15. s marg. iMatt. 22.29. k- Ps. 16. 10. Acts 2. 25 —31- & 13- 34» 35- See ch. 2. 22. 1 Luke 24. 12 (Gk.}? °> ver. I, 3. n Comp. Luke 24, 4? The •''first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth ''the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon 2 Peter, and to the other disciple, '^whoni Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. ''Peter therefore went 3 forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both to- 4 gether: and the other disciple did out- run Peter, and came first to the sepul- chre. And he •= stooping down, and 5 looking in, saw ^the linen clotlies lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Si- c mon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth "^the linen clothes lie, and ethe napkin, that was 7 about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but -wrapped together in a place ^ by itself Then went in also 8 that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they 'knew not the ''scrip- 9 ture, that he must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away lo again 'unto their own home. But "'Mary stood without at the se-n pulchre weeping: and as siie wept, she "^stooped down, and looked into the se- pulchre, and seeth "two angels in white 12 sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of 13 Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? She saith unto them. Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not 14 where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and °saw Jesus standing, and isPknew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? ! See ch. i. '■ ch, 12. 6. s So Mark 10. SI :Heb. or Gk.i. See ch. I. 38. ' Luke 24. 51. " See Matt. 28. 10. ^ See ch. 14. 12. > Eph. 1. 17. So I Cor. 3. 23- ^ Mark 16. 10. Comp, Matt. 28. 10. Luke 24. 10, 22, 23, * Mark 16. 14? Luke 24. 36. I Cor. 15. 5? ^ ver. 26. * See ch. 7. <* Luke 24, 36. So Luke 24. ch, 21. 4, * See ch. 14. V' 1 ver. 25. Luke 24. 40. K See ch. 16. 22. '>ch. 17. 18. Comp. Matt. 28. iS— 20. 2 Tim. 2. 2. Heb. 3. I. ' See ch.17.3. ^ See Gen, 2. 7 (Hcb. & Gk.). 1 See Matt. 16. 19. "* See ch. 1 1 . 16. o ver. 20 Comp. Ps. 22. 16. o Mark 16. 14V p ver. 19. (los) o Chap. xx. 28. S. JOHN. Chap. xxi. 25. "i Luke 24. 39- So I John I. r I Pet. I. 8. So Matt. 13. 16. 2 Cor. 5. 7. See ch. I. 50. s Luke I. 45. ' ch. 21. 25. ^ ch. 12. 37 (Gk.). See ch. 4. 48. ^ Comp. Luke 1. 4. s See Matt. 14- 33- ych. 3. 15,16. & 5- 24- * Acts 3. 6, 16. & 4. TO. 1 Cor. 6. II. XXI. » ch. 7. 4. So ver. 14. Mark 16. 12, 14. ch. I. 31 (Gk.). 1> ch. 6. I. *= See ch. ii. 16. <* See ch. i. •^ See ch. 2.1. fMatt. 4. 21. Luke 5. 10. B So Luke 5- 5- ^ See ch. 20. 19. 1 ch. 20. 14. II Or, Sirs. k Gk. as I John 2. 13, 18. 1 So Luke 24. 41. ™ So Luke 5- 4. 6, 7- " ver. 20. See ch. 13. 23- 0 So ch. 13. 4- P See I Sam. iq. 24. 1 See ch. 6. 22, 23. r See ch. 18. 18. "> See ch. 6. 9. * Gk. a.s ver. 3- hands; and reach hither thy hand, and 1 thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but beheving. And Thomas 28 an.swered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, 29 Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : ■■* blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have ^be- lieved. 'And many other "signs truly did 30 Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book : "but these are written, that ye might 31 believe that Jesus is the Christ, ^the Son of God; and that believing vye might have life ^through his name. After these things Jesus ^shewed him- self again to the disciples ''at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon 2 Peter, and Thomas '^called Didyinus, and "^Nathanael of "^Cana in Galilee, and fthe sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter 3 saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and 'entered into a ship immediately; and sthat night they caught nothing. But when the morn- 4 ing was now come, •> Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples 'knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith 5 unto them, " i' Children, have ye any meat? 'They answered him. No. And 6 ■"he said unto them. Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Therefore that dis- 7 ciple "whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he °girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was Pnaked,) and did cast himself into the sea. And the other s disciples came in ia little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. As soon then as they 9 were come to land, they saw ""a fire of coals there, and ^fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them. Bring 10 of the ^fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter 'went up, and drew then net to land full of great fishes, an hun- dred and fifty and three : and for all there were so many, yd was not the net broken. Jesus saith unto them, 12 " Acts 10. 41. * ver. 15. Sec Matt. 22. 4. y Luke 24. 3°. 43- Comp. Acts I. 4 marg. ' ch. 20. 19, 26. "Come and ''dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? ij knowing that it was the Lord. "Jesus then Cometh, and ^taketh bread, and 14 giveth them, and fish likewise. This is now ^the third time that Jesus shewed himself ^to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15 So when they had "dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, ^ Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me •'more than these? He saith unto him. Yea, Lord ; thou know- est that I love thee. He saith unto 16 him. Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, ^ Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, <=Feed 17 my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him "^the third time, Lovest thou me ? And he said unto him, Lord, «thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, is Feed my sheep, f Verily, verily, I say unto thee, \\'hen thou wast young, thou sgirdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry T-<)thee whither thou wouldest not. '■This spake he, signifying 'by what death he should ''glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, ''Follow 20 me. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple 'whom Jesus loved follow- ing; "which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said. Lord, which is he 21 that betrayeth thee? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall 22 this man do? Jesus saith unto him. If I will that he "tarry "till I come, what is ^zthat to thee? ''follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among p the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but. If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? 24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and iwe know ''that his testimony is 25 true. ^And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written eveiy one, I suppose that ' even the world itself could not " contain the books that should be written. Amen. 'ch. 20. 30. 'Araos7. io(Heb.). " ch. 2>6. So Mark 2. 2 (Gk.). » See Matt. 16. 17. Comp. Luke 22. 31, 32- ^ Comp. Matt. 26. 33. Mark 14. 29. c So Luke 12. 32- Acts 20. 28. I Pet. 5. 2. See ch. 10. II. "■ Comp. ch. 13. 38. ^ See ch. 2. 25- f Comp. ch. 13. 36. '* Comp. ch. 7. 39. & 12. 33. ' 2 Pet. I. 14. k ch. 13. 36. Comp. Matt. 4. ig. & 16. 24. ■ See ch. 13. =3- o" So ch. 13. 25- " I Cor. 15. 6. Phil. I. 25 in the Gk. 0 Matt.16.28. 1 Cor. 4. 3. & II. 26. Rev. 2. 5. &3. II. & 22. 7, 12, 20. V Acts 9. 30. & 10. 23. & II. I, 12, 29. & 12. 17. & 14. 2. & 15- I, 3. 22, 23. & 16. 40. & 17.6,10,14. & 21. 7. & 28. 14. Comp. Matt. 23. 8. ^ I John 3. 2, 14. & 5. 15, 18, 19, 20. So ch. 19. 35. r 3 John 12 (106) THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. ver. II, 22. See Luke 9. SI- So ver. g. Luke 24. 51. « Matt. 28. 19. Mark 16. 15. John 20. 21. ch. 10. 42. : 24. 36. John 20. 19, 26. & 21. I, 14- I Cor. 15. 5 — 7- eWisd.5. II. & 19. 13 in the Gk. f ch. 8. 12. & 19. 8 in the Gk. So ch. 28. 23. II Or. eating togetJter itiiih tftem. Comp. Luke 24. 43. John 21. 13. ch. 10. 41. B Luke 24.49. ^ ch. 2. 33. So John 14. 16, 26. & 15. 26. 1 ch. 17. 3. & 23. 22. See Ex. 18. 4- J See Matt. 3. II. 'ch. II. 16. • Luke 17. 20. & 19. II. See Matt. 17. II. "' Matt. 24. 36. o Job 24. Mark 13. 32. Comp. John 5. 20. II Or, tite I. 'T^HE former treatise have I made, >Lukei.\ ^ O ^Theophilus, of all that Jesus b Mark 16. 19. began both to do and teach, until the 2 im. 3. 1 . ^^y ^.^^ which ''he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost '^had given commandments unto the Apostles whom he had chosen: ''to whom also 3 he shewed himself alive after his pas- sion by many *= infallible proofs, being If'k'if'''' ^^^" °^ them forty days, and speaking Luke 24.' 36.' of "^the things pertaining to the king- dom of God: and, "being assembled 4 together wth them, commanded them sthat they should not depart from Je- rusalem, but wait for ^the promise of the Father, which, '^saith he, ye have heard of me. For J John truly baptized 5 with water; but ye shall be ■'■'baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, ^\^len they therefore were come 6 together, they asked of him, saying. Lord, wilt thou at this time 'restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he 7 said unto them, "It is not for you to know ^the times or the seasons, "which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive "Ppower, ■! after 8 that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be ■■ witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in ^Samaria, and unto the utter- most part of the earth. And when he 9 had spoken these things, while they beheld, 'he was taken up; and a cloud Mark 13. 32. received him out of their sight. And lo » I Thess. s. .^j^jjg ^j.jgy u looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, ^two ^men stood by them in "white apparel; which also said, ^ Ye men of Galilee, n pmv'eroftiu! why Stand ye gazing up into heaven? Holy Ghost coining upon you. P Luke 24. 49. ch. 4. 33. fl ch. 2. i — 4. r See Luke 24. 48. "ch.8. 5, 14.&9. 31. &15. 3. ' See Luke 24. 51. S: ver. 2. Comp. John 6. 62. " See Luke 4. 20. ^ So Luke 24. 4. ^ See Josh. 5. 13. So ch. 10. 30. ^ Matt. 28. 3. Mark 16. 5. John 20. 12. So Luke 24. 4. ch. 10. 30. y See ch. 2. 7. So ch. 13. 31. this same Jesus, which is'' taken up from you into heaven, ^ shall ^so come in like manner as ye have seen him go 12 into heaven. Then ''returned they un- to Jerusalem from '=the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem ''a sab- 13 bath day's journey. And when they were come in, they w-ent up into "^an upper room, where abode both ^ Peter, and James, and sjohn, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and ''Judas 'Mf n brother of James. These all J continued ^ with one accord in prayer and sup- plication, with ' the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with "Miis brethren. 15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, ("the number of names together were 16 about an hundred and twenty,) Men ami brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost °by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, i' which was 17 guide to them that took Jesus. For ihe was numbered with us, and had 18 obtained part of ""this ministry. Now ^this man purchased a field with 'the reward of iniquity; and "falling head- long, he burst asunder in the midst, 19 and all his bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in "their proper tongue, Acel- dama, that is to say, "The field of 20 blood. For it is WTitten in the book of Psalms, yLet his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and ^his "bishoprick let '2Pet. 2. islGk.). Comp. Matt. 26. 15. u Comp. Matt. 2 ch. 21. 40. ^ Matt. 27. 8. y Cited from Ps. 69. 25. Ps. 109. 8. So John 17. 12. t Ot, office, or, c/iarge. Num. &4. 16 (Heb. &Gk.). « See Matt. 16. 27. Comp. John 14. 3. ^ 2 Thess. I. 10. ^ Luke 24.52. Comp. Luke 24. 50. » See Matt, 21. I. <* Comp. Ex. 16. 29. * ch. 9. 37, 39. & 20. 8. (Matt. 10. 2 Mark 3. 16 —19. Luke 6. 14 — 16. e ch. 3. I, 3, 4, II. & 4.13, 19. & 8. 14. & 12. 2. Gal. 2. 9. Rev. I. 1,4,9. & 21. 2. & 22. 8. See John title. •*John 14.22. > Expressed Judc I. j See ch. 2. 42. '' ch. 2. I, 46. & 4. 24- & 5. 12. ' Luke 8. 2, 3. & 23. 49, 55. & 24. 10, 33? "» See Matt. 12. 46. n Num. I. 2. So Rev. 3. 4. 0 Ps. 41. 9. So John 13. 18. p Matt. 26. 47. Mark 14. 43. Luke 22. 47. John 18. 3. 1 Matt. 10. 4. Mark 3. 19. Luke 6. 16. John 6. 71. & 13. 21. r ver. 25. ch. 6. 4. & 20. 24. & 21. 19. 2 Cor. 4. I. 8 So Malt 27. 7. 7. s. ' See ^ Cited from 3. 32 (Heb.). (107) O 2 Chap. i. 21. THE ACTS. Chap. n. 29. * John 10. 9. So ch. g. 28. See Num.27. t> Mark 1. 1,2. * See ver. 2. d ver. S. So ch. 4. 33. See Luke 24. 48. & John 15. 27. cch. 15. 22? f ver. 26 only. 8 ch. 6. 6. & 13- 3- !> ch. 15. 8. See I Sam. 16. 7. ' ver. 17. J Rom. I. 5. 1 Cor. 9. 2. Gal. 2. 8. It Matt. 15. 2, 3- 2 John 9 in the Gk. 1 Comp. Num. 24. 25. >" See Judg. 20. 9. II. * ch. 20. 16. See Lev. 23. b Luke 9. 51 (Gk.). "= ver. 46- See ch. 1- 14. •^Heb. 12. 19. Comp. ver. 6. « So ch. 4. 31. fSee Matt. 3. II. 8 ch. 4. 31. & '3- 52. So ch. I. 5. & 8. 17. &9. 17. Sc II. 15. ■^ So Mark 16. 17. ch. 10. 46. & 19. 6. I Cor. 12. 10, 28, 30. & 13. I. & 14- 2. 4. 5. 6, &c. ' Luke 2. 25. ch. 8. 2. t Or. 7u/ten this voice ivas made. Comp. Gen. 45. 16 (Heb. & Gk.), or ver. z. I Or, troH- bUditimind. ^ ch. 9. 22. 1 Mace. 4. 27- 2 Mace. 10. 30. & 13. 23. & 14. 28 (Gk.). • ver. 12. See Luke 2. 47. •" ch. i So I Ksdr. 3. I. 2 Esdr. i I Mace. I. 1. 0 Sec Isai, ch. 7. 2. *1 I Pet. I. I. 22, 26, 27. & 20. 4, 16, 18, another take. Wherefore of these 21 men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus ^went in and out among us, ''beginning from the 22 baptism of John, unto that same day that he was "^ taken up from us, must one be ordained to be ''a witness with us of his resurrection. And they ap-23 pointed two, Joseph called =Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and ''Mat- thias. And they Sprayed, and said, 24 Thou, Lord, ''which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take 25 part of 'this ministry and J'apostleship, from which Judas by '^transgression fell, that he might go 'to his own place. And they gave forth their lots; and 26 ""the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. And when ^ the day of Pentecost ''was fully come, they were all '^with one accord in one place. And sud- 2 denly there came ''a sound from hea- ven "^as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them 3 cloven tongues like as of ffire, and it sat upon each of them. And s they 4 were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began ''to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And s there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, 'devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now 'when this was noised 6 abroad, the multitude came together, and were "''confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all 'a- ^ mazed and marvelled, saying one to another. Behold, are not all these which speak ""Galileans? And how hear we s every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and "Medes, 9 and °Elamites, and the dwellers in PMe- sopotamia, and in Judea, and 'iCappa- docia, in ')'"Pontus, and i^.'Vsia, 'Phry-io gia, and "Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about "Cyrene, and y strangers of Rome, Jews and ^prose- lytes, "Cretes and ''Arabians, we don hear them speak in our tongues the ir. Comp. Mark 14. 70. " See 2 Kin. 17. 6. . 3. Tobit I. 14, 15, &c. Judith 1. i. & 16. 10. II. II. P See I Chr. 19. 6. So Judith 2. 24. ■■ cli. i3. 2. » ch. 6. 9. & 16. 6. & 19. 10, c 21. 27. & 24. 18. & 27. 2. I Cor. 16. 19. 2 Cor. ! Tim. I. 15. Rev. i. 4, 11. So ch. 19. 31. Comp. i Mace. 8. 6 and references. ' ch. 16. 6. & 18. 23. So 2 Mace. 5. 22. " See i Mace. 15. 23. ^ See Matt. 27. 32. So i Mace. 15. 23. 2 Mace. 2. 23. ich. 17. 21. 2 See Matt. 23. 15. » Tit. i. 12 (Gk.). So ch. 27. 7, 12, 13, 21. Tit. I. 5. b So Gal. I. 17. 12 "^wonderful works of God. And they were all ''amazed, and '=were in doubt, saying one to another. What meaneth 13 this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 14 But Peter, standing up with fthe eleven, slift up his voice, and said unto them. Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my 15 words: for these are not ''drunken, as ye suppose, 'seeing it is but '^the third 16 hour of the day. But this is that which 17 was spoken by the prophet Joel; 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, ""I will pour out of my Spirit "upon all flesh: and your sons and °your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men isshall dream dreams: and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my igSpirit; and Pthey shall prophesy: and I will shew ^wonders in heaven above, and isigns in the earth be- neath; blood, and fire, and vapour 2oof smoke: ''the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and nota- :ible day of the Lord come: and it shall come to pass, that ^whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord 22 shall be saved. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; 'Jesus of Nazareth, a man "approved of God among you by "miracles and i" wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of 23 you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, >■ being delivered by the ^determinate counsel and ^foreknowledge of God, ''ye have taken, and by wicked hands have 24 crucified and slain: '^whom God hath raised up, having loosed ''the pains of death : because it was not possible that 25 he should be holden of it. For David speaketh '^concerning him, fl foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I 26should not be moved: therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh 27shall rest in hope: ebecause thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nei- ther wilt thou suff"er thine Holy 280ne to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy 29with thy countenance. Men and ^ Luke 1. 49 ;Gk.). ^ ver. 7. ■^ See Luke 9. 7. fch. I. 26. e See Luke II. 27. *> See John 2. 10. * I Thess. 5. 7- t' See John i. 39 tnarg- ' Cited from Joel 2. 28 — 32. "* So Isai. 44. 3- " ch. 10. 45. 0 ch. 21. 9. P ch. II. 28. &13. \t &21. 4,9, 10. Rom. 12. 16. 1 Cor. 12. 10, 28. & 13. 2f & 14. I, &c.? ^ ver. 22. See John 4. 48. ' See Matt. 24. 29. * Cited also Rom. 10. 6. ' So Luke 24. 19. " ch. 25. 7 (Gk.:. So John 3. 2. & 6. 27. & 14. 10, II. & 15. 24. ch. 10. 38. » Hcb. 2. 4. yMatt. 26.24. ^ See Luke 22. 22. So ch. 3. 18. & 4. 28. & 20. 27. a I Pet. I. 2, ^ See ch. 5. 30- •^ ver. 32. ch. 3. 15, 26. & 4- »o, 33- & 5. 30. & 10. 40. & 13. 30, 33. 34- & 17* 3'- Rom. 4. 24. & 6. 5. S;S. II. 1 Cor. 6. 14. &■;. 15. 2 Cor. 4. 14. Gal. 1. I. Eph. I. 20. Col. 2. 12. 1 Thess. i.io. 2 Tim. 2. 8. Heb. 13. 20. I Pet. 1. 21. Comp. John 10. 18. d Mark 13. 8 marg. ^ Luke 7. 30. ch. 25. 20. Eph, 5. 32 in the Gk. ■ f Ciicdfrom Ps. 16. 8— II. « Cited also ch. 13. 35. rio8) Chap. ii. 30. THE ACTS. Chap. hi. 13. ch*"^ ' ""'^' brethren, ' let me freely speak unto you bch.'y^s, 9. of '>the patriarch David, that 'he is both Heb. 7.4. (jgad and buried, and ^^his sepulchre is 2. i^ ' '"' with us unto this day. Therefore being 30 Soch. 13. 36. a prophet, and knowing that '(iod had k Neh. 3. 16. r r ' D , ,, ^ r .-U 1 Ps. 132. II. sworn With an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, ""according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; he seeing this before, 31 spake of the resurrection of Christ, "that his soul was not left in °hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus "^hath God raised up, where- 32 of we all are p witnesses. Therefore 33 ") being by the right hand of God ex- alted, and having received ''of the Fa- ther the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath ^shed forth this, which ye now See John 14. See and hear. For David is not 'as- 34 »th 10 45 cended "into the heavens: but he saith himself, ^The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy foot-3s stool. Therefore let all the house of 36 Israel know ^assuredly, that ^God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have iWi^d. 18. 6. crucified, both "Lord and Christ. ja^^g.'^'""' Now when they heard this, they were 37 '■^h- 'o- 36- bpricked in thtir heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles. Men and brethren, "^what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, ''Repent, 38 and 'be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ 'for the re- mission of sins, and ye shall receive ethe gift of the Holy Ghost. For the 39 promise is unto you, and '■to your chil- dren, and to all that are 'afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did 40 he J testify and exhort, saying. Save yourselves from this ^ untoward gene- ration. Then they that gladly ' received his 41 word were baptized : and the same day there were added unto them " about three thousand "souls. And they °coii-42 tinued stedfastly in the apostles' doc- trine and fellowship, and in v breaking of bread, and in prayers. And Pfear43 came upon every soul: and 'many won- ders and signs were done by the apo- And all that believed were '■to-44 Luke 15. TC. gether, and ^had all things common ; i6.'^28. " ^ and 'sold their possessions and goods, 45 k Phil. 2. IS (Gk.). See Deut 32. 5. * See Luke 8. 40. ■" Comp. ch. 4. 4. "See ch. 27. 37, o ver. 46. ch. i. 14. & 6. 4. Rom. 12. 12. Col. 4. a in the Gk. So Eph. 6. 18. P Luke i. 65. So Luke 7. 16. Comp. ch. 5. 5, II. & 19. 17. q See John 4. 48. rver. i (Gk.'. ch. i. 15. 8:3. 1. & 4. 26. » ch. 4. 32. See Matt. 19. 21. * So ch. 4. 34. 3- [32. II. See Luke i. 32- ™ Rom. I. 3. See Matt. I. I. ° ver. 27. 0 See I Cor. 15. 55 raarg. P See Luke 24. 48. 1 ch. 5. 31 (Gk.). Phil. 2. 9. So Eph. I. 20. Heb. 10. 12. & 12. 2. I Pet. 3. 22. r ch (Gk.). So ver. 17, 18 (Gk.). * See John 3- '3- " Comp. ver. 33. ^ Cited from Ps. no. I. b Ecclus. 14. I. So Rom, II. 8 marg. Comp. ch. 5. 33. &7-54- « See Luke 3. 10. ** Luke 24. 47- So ch. 3. 19. & 20. 21. « ch. 8. 15, 16. & 22. 16. See Mark 16. 16. f See Matt. 26. 28. 8 ch. 10. 45. So ch. 8. 20. & II. 17. hlsai. 54. 13. Joel 2. 28. ch. 3. 25. * ch. 22. 21. Eph. 2. 13, '7- So Deut. 29. IS- ch. 10. 45. & Ji. IS, 18. & 14. 27. ^^,':'''^ sties. and parted them to all men, "as every "^^'''■35 ifimaii had need. And they, "continuing "Seech. i. daily "with one accord *in the temple, ilL„i;e24s- and >■ breaking bread 'from house to ch. 3. i. house, did eat their meat with ^glad- ^'^5- 20,21,2s, 47 ness and singleness of heart, ^'praising ^Sover. 42. God, and having ''favour with all the ^OT^athoim. people. And the Lord '^ added to the confp.''^' church daily '' such as should be saved. <;h. 8. 3. & 20. 2 5 in the Gk. Also ch. 5. 15. & 14. 23. & 15 21. & 20. 23. &22. 19. & 26. II. = See John i6. 22. * Luke 24. 53. b Luke 2. 52. ch. 4. 33 (Gk.JJ < ver. 41. ch. 5. 14. & II, 24. dSee Luke 13. 23. Now Peter and ='John ''went up to- HI. gether ^into the temple at ''the hour "ver. 3, 4, sof prayer, being 'the ninth hour. And Seech. 1. 13. a certain man Hame from his mother's fste'i-uke womb was carried, 6 whom they laid "S. 10. daily at the gate of the temple which 46.^*^ is called Beautiful, 'Ho ask alms of them ^ p*- ss- 17. 3 that entered into the temple; who see- 46.^ ^'' ing Peter and John about to go into *'■ ^°-3°- 4 the temple, asked an alms. And Peter, 18. 29. 'fastening his eyes upon him with John, [q^S')'''' * 5 said. Look on us. And he Jgave heed ssoLukei6. unto them, expecting to receive some- TsojohnQ 6 thing of them. Then Peter said. Silver s. and gold have I none; but such as I (g"j." have give I thee: ''In the name of J Luke 14. 7 Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and kch.^. lo 7 walk. And he took him by the right ip''-!- hand, and lift him up : and imme- ch.™'^3o. ' diately his feet and ankle bones re- c°'"p- 8 ceived strength, and he ' leaping up ' I'^i. 35. e. stood, and walked, and entered with ';''•,'•*• "'• . . ch. 4. 10 them into the temple, walking, and 21. ' 9 'leaping, and praising God, And "'all IP^:^^ ^ 1 t,- 11- 3 • iiatt. 25. 24, the people saw him walking and prais- &c. 10 ing God: and they "knew that it was l'joJj„^o"'' he which ''sat for alms at the Beau- 23. tiful gate of the temple : and they p''- 5- "• were filled with wonder and amaze- & 10. 46.' ment at that which had happened unto fg',^"^^' him. 1 ycr. 4 JI And as the lame mau which was s^jl,,);^ healed ""held Peter and John, all the 20. people ran together unto them in "the ^ P",'''",') ^^ porch that is called Solomon's, greatly ?■ 12 wondering. And when Peter saw //, he l^^J'^^°' Panswered unto the people. Ye men 'John 7. 39. of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why f t2''',6. ''' •ilook ye so earnestly on us, as though & '(>. 14. by our own power or ""holiness we had u M,itt. 20. .3 made this man to walk? The God of '^^_^^Y' \ Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, „ j^,.,,;, 27. nhe God of our fathers, hath 'glorified 20. . ^ , 1 1- J Mark 15. II. his Son Jesus; whom ye "delivered up, Luke 23. 18, and * denied him in the presence of J°'^^"^j ^^^ & 19. IS. ch. 13. 28. (109) Chap. hi. 14. THE ACTS. Chap. iv. 19. " See Luke 6. 37- y See Mark I. 24. So ch. 4. 27. * ch. 7. 52. & 22. 14. James 5. 6 ? » Luke 23. 17, 18, ly, 25. l> See ch. 25. II. I! Or. .^ uf/ior. Heb. 12. 2. e ch. 5. 31. Heb. 2. 10 (Gk.). d I John 5. II. * See ch. 2. 24. f See Luke 24. 48. 8 So ver. 6. h See Matt. * So John 16. 3- ch. 13. 27. I Cor. 2. S. See I Tim. I. 13. k See John 3- I- 1 ver. 24 (Gk.). So ch. 2 & 4. 28. ™ ch. 17. & 26. 22. I Pet. XI. See Luke 24. 27. " So ch. 2. 38. o See Luke 22. 32. P See Ps. 51. I. M ver. 18. '■ ch. I. II. » See Matl. 17. TI. ' See Luke I. 70. " So John 9. 32. ^ Cited from Deut. iS. IS. 19- Cited also ch. 7. 37. J See Matt. 17. 5. * I Sam. 3. 20. ch. 13. 20. Heb. II. 32. " So Rom. 9- 4, 5- & 15- 8. See ch. 2. 39' o Cited from & 2. 9, So 33. ^ See ch. 5. 31. . 23. 10, Pilate, when he was determined to ^let /a'm go. But ye denied vthe Holy One 14 and nhe Just, and •''desired a murderer to be 1^ granted unto you; and killed 15 the "^Prince of ''life, whom '=God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are f witnesses. And shis name ''through 16 faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, ''the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the pre- sence of you all. And now, brethren, 17 I wot that 'through ignorance ye did //, as ^it/ also your "^ rulers. But i/wst' 18 things, which God 'before had shewed "'by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. " Repent ye therefore, and ° be con- 19 verted, that your sins may be p blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which 20 ^before was preached unto you: ■■ whom 21 the heaven must receive until the times of ^restitution of all things, which 'God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets '"since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, 22 ^A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your bre- thren, like unto me; vhim shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come 1023 pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be de- stroyed from among the people. Yea, 24 and all the ^prophets from ^Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise 'foretold of these days. Ye are *the children of the pro- 25 phets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, ''And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be <=blessed. Unto you '^ first God, ''hav-26 ing raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to 'bless you, in ^ turning away every one of you from his iniquities. Gen. 22.18. See Gen, 12. 3. " ch. 13. 46. Rom. i. 16. Matt. 10. 5, 6. & 15. 24. Luke 24. 47. ch. 13. 26, 32, ch. 2. 24. ■> ver. 25. f Rom. ix. 26. So Matt. i. 21, And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the "captain of the tem- ple, and the "Sadducees, came upon IV. II Or, riilcr. Luke 22. 4, 52. So i^'cht-'. 9.' them, ''being grieved that they taught 2 & If '?■ °*' ^^ people, and preached through Jesus & 25.' I. 2 Chr. 23. I, 9! Neh. II. 11? » See Matl. 22. 23. b ch. 16. 18 (Gk.) 3 <^the resurrection from the dead. And ''they laid hands on them, and put them in "=hokl unto the ne.\t day: for it was 4 now eventide. Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was f about five 5 thousand. And it came to pass on the morrow, that their ^rulers, and elders, 6 and scribes, and ''Annas the high priest, and ' Caiaphas, and John, and Alex- ander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were ga- 7thered together at Jerusalem. And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, ^ By what power, or by 8 what name, have ye done this? Then Peter, 'filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye srulers of the people, 9 and elders of Israel, if we this day be '"examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is 10 " made whole ; be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that °by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom PGod raised from the dead, even by him doth this mati stand here before II you whole. This is ''the stone which was ""set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the 12 corner. ''Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, where- by we must be saved. 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and 'John, and " perceived that they were unlearned and "ignorant men, they marvelled; and 5they took know- ledge of them, that they had been with 14 Jesus. And beholding the man which was healed ^standing with them, they 15 could say nothing against //. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of " the council, they confeiTcd 16 among themselves, saying, ''What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is •= manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot 17 deny it. But that it spread no further among the people, let us <' straitly threaten them, that they speak hence- 18 forth to no man in this name. And they '^called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the 19 name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, ' Whe- ther it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto « ch. 17. 18. Comp. ch. 3. 15, 20 with ch. 5. 17. & 23. 8. ^ See Luke 21. 12. « ch. 5. iS (Gk.). f Comp. ch. 2. 4T. 8 ver. 8, 26? See John 3. I. I" Luke 3. 2. John i8. 13, 24- ' See Matt. 26. 3. k See Matt. 21. 23. ' ch. 13. 9. See Malt. " Luke 23. ch. 12. ig. & 24. 8. & 28. 18. 1 See Mark 10. 52. 0 John 20. 31 (Gk.). ch. 3. 6 (Gk.), 16. P See ch. 2. 24. 1 Cited gene- rally from Ps. ti8. 22. See Matt. 21. 42. 1' See Mark 9. 12. ** So ch. 13. 39- . I Tim. 2. 5. See Matt.i. * ver. 19. See ch. 1. 13. & 8. 14. " See Matt. 11. 25. ^ 1 Cor. 14. 16.23, 24. 2 Cor. II. 6 (Gk.l, )■ See Matt. 25. 24. ^ ch. 3. II. => See Matt. 5. 22. 1> So John II. 47. & 12. 19. <= ver. 21. ch. 3. 9, 10. *1 See Luke 22. 15 marg. " So ch. 5. 40. Comp. ch. 5. 28. f See ch. s. 29. (no) Chap. iv. 20. THE ACTS. Chap. v. 15, 8 ch. I. 8. & 2. 32, ver. 33. Comp. John 15. 26. *» ch. 22. 15. I John 1. 1, 3, » So Matt. 21. 26. Mark 11.-32. Luke 20. 6, iQ. & 22. 2. ch. 5. i^, 26. " See Matt. 15- 31- I ch. 3. 7, 8. ™ ch. 24. 23. 1 Tim, 5. 8 in the Gk. See John i. II.- " See ch, I. M- 0 See Luke 2. 29. P So 2 Kin, 19. 15. Isai. 37. 16. 1 See 2 Chr. 2. 12, ■■ Cited from Ps. 2. I, 2. » See Luke 20. 21 and marg. ' ver. 30, So ch. 3. 14. Comp. Luke I. 35. " Ps. 2. 2. Luke 4. 18. ch. 10. 3S. Heb. I. 9. So ver, 26. * Luke 23. 7 — II, y Matt, 27. 2, &c. ' Matt. 27. 27, &c. See Matt. 20. 19. » See Matt. 26. 3. b So ch. 2. 23. &3. 18. See Luke 22. 22. c So 2 Kin. 19. 16. Isai. 37. 17. ■^ ver. 13, 31. So ch. 9. 27, 29. & 13. 46, &14. 3. &18, 26. it 19. 8. & 26. 26 {Gk.l, & 28. 31 (Gk.). Eph. 6. 19. 1 Thess. 2. 2. e See John 4- 48. f Seech. 3. 6. 8 ver. 27. •■Soch.ie.se. Comp. ch. 2. 2. * Seech. 2. 4. Ja Chr. 30.12. " Phil. I. 27 (Gk.). * ch. 2. 44. ™ Seech. 1. 8. ° See ch. i. 22. 0 See ch. 2. 24. P ch. 2. 47 (Gk.), or Luke 2. 40? 1 So ch. 2. 45- God, judge ye. For swe cannot but 20 speak ^Ae things which ""we have seen and heard. So when they had further 21 threatened than, they let them go, find- ing nothing how they might punish them, . ' because of the people : for all men ■'glorified God for 'that which was done. For the man was above forty 22 years old, on whom this miracle of heal- ing was shewed. And being let go, they went to "their 23 own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. And when they heard that, they 24 lift up their voice to God "with one accord, and said, °Lord, Pthou art God, ? which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is : who by the mouth of thy 25 servant David hast said, 'Why did the heathen rage, and the people ima- gine vain things! The kings of 26 the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his "Ghrist. For s of a truth against ' thy holy child 27 Jesus, "whom thou hast anointed, both ''Herod, and v Pontius Pilate, with ^the Gentiles, and ^ the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do what- 28 soever thy hand and thy counsel "^ de- termined before to be done. And now, 29 Lord, 'behold their threatenings : and grant unto thy servants, that with all ''boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal ; 30 and that ■= signs and wonders may be done ^by the name of sthy holy child Jesus. And when they had prayed, 31 the place ^ was shaken where they were assembled together; and 'they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with t^ bold- ness. And the multitude of them that be- 32 lieved were of J one heart and of ''one soul : neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own ; but ' they had all things common. And with great ""power gave 33 the apostles "witness of "the resurrec- tion of the Lord Jesus : and great Pgrace was upon them all. Neither was there 34 any among them that lacked ; 1 for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and ■■ laid 35 them dozen at the apostles' feet : and 37. ch. 5. 2. ^ distribution was made unto every man '.'-°'"p- 36 'according as he had need. And Joses, '0^.2.45 who by the apostles was surnamed u'^J.'^''' "Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, S:ii. 22, 25, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and & ch. I's-^^i. 37of the country of -^Gyprus, having land, q?"'" '' *' 1 sold //, and brought the money, and 13. ' ' ' ' ■•laid it at the apostles' feet. ^iWaccT'is. 13. & 12. 2. ch. II. 19, 20. & 13. 4. & 15. 39. & 21. 3, 2 Mace. 4. 29. & 10. 16. & 27. 4. V. ' ver. 3. 2 Mace. 4. ' Comp. ver. 3, 9. & I Cor. 3. i5 with Matt. 23. 19. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a posses- 2 sion, and ^ kept back pai-t of the price, s;.- his wife also being privy to it, and thVoic."" '" brought a certain part, and ^ laid // \ ''^- ■*• 35. sat the apostles' feet. But Peter said, « See Luke Ananias, why hath "^ Satan ''filled thine dSo^Esther heart 'to lie to ^the Holy Ghost, and 7- 5 marg. to ^keep back part of the price of the lOr^to 4 land ? Whiles it remained, was it not s'J"Jif' thine own ? and after it was sold, was it " So Dan. i. not in thine own jiower ? why hast thou n^gg. 2. is *= conceived this thing in thine heart ?!!];'=,''• & thou hast not lied unto men, but funto See Luke i. 5 God. And Ananias hearing these words |^' ^^ ^^ efell down, and gave up the ghost: ''and (Ok.) great fear came on all them that heard '~°'' 6 these things. 'And the young men a- rose, J wound him up, and carried him 7 out, and buried him. And it was about ^^"j^" ^\, 'f' the space of three hours after, when his ^yer. 10 wife, not knowing what was done, came hver.'n. sin. And Peter ''answered unto her, fee ch. 2. 43. Tell me whether ye sold the land for so j So Ezek. much ? And she said, Yea, for so much. If^ |- ,, 9 Then Peter said unto her. How is it Comp. that ye have agreed together to '''' tempt k ch'.' l''it°' fthe Spirit of the Lord? behold, 'the |.^°;^^|- feet of them which have buried thy is. 14. husband are at the door, and shall cany ch''"'"^^ 10 thee out. Then sfell she down straight- 'isai. 52. 7. way at his feet, and syielded up the mM^k'16?' ghost: and 'the young men came in, ^°- and found her dead, and, carrying her &'4.%o.& 14. ti forth, buried her by her husband. ''And ^om'ts^'ig. great fear came upon all the church, and = Cor. 12. 12. upon as many as lieard these things. ■■ lee John 4. 12 And ""by the hands of the apostles 48. -' . , , 1 " See ch. i. were many " signs and wonders UTOught 14. among the people ; (and they were all ch."-.",'"' ^^' ° with one accord in p Solomon's porch. " Comp. 13 And of the rest i durst no man join &i2"42.^^' himself to them : but ' the people mag- '^^- ^^ '>''• i4nified them. And believers were the»seech. 2. more ^ added to the Lord, multitudes ^^^.^ ^-^ 15 both of men and women.) Insomuch ^z'^iy stre^f. that they brought forth the sick "into ,^;° Mark 13. 8. So Luke 8. I, 4. Comp. ch. 2. 46 marg. (Ill) Chap. v. i6. THE ACTS. Chap. vi. 3. ' Sec Matt. 14. 36. " M:irk 16. 17, 18. Comp, John 14. 12. *ch. 4. I, 2, 5.6. y See Matt. 22. 23. Cump. John 12. 10. H Or, em'y. ch. 13. 45. James 3. 14, 16 (Gk.). So ch. 7. 9. & 17. 5- B Sec Luke 21. 12. a ch. 4. 3 (Gk.). Not as ver. 19, &c. *> See ch. 12. 7- *= ch. 16. 26. So ch. 12. 10. ^ See ch. 2. 46. ^ John 6. 63, 68. SoJohni7.3. I John 5. II. fver. 20, 25, 42. e John 8. 2. ■i ch. 4. 5, 6. ' ver. 27, 34, 41. See Matt. 5. 22. 1= See Judith 4.8. ' ver. 26. See Matt. 26. 58. " Gk. not as ver. 27. ™ ver. 26. See ch. 4. i marg. •» See Luke 9. 7. 0 See ch. 4. 21. p ch. 4. 18. 1 See Luke 22. 15 marg. *"So ch. 2. 23, 36. & 3. 14, 15. Comp. ch. 7. 52. * Matt. 23. 35- & 27. 25. > So '-•1.4. 19. See Ex. 1. 17. Comp. X Mace. 2. 2t, 22. »ch. 3. 13. & 22. 14. * See ch. 2. 24. y So ch. 10. 39- Rather as ch. 2. 23. ■ Gal. 3. 13. So ch. 13. 29. I Pet. 2. 24. * Rather as ch. 2. 33. ^ See ch. 3. 15- <= Luke 2. II. ch. 13. 23. ■* Luke 24. 47. So ch. 3. 26. the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least ' the .shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. There came also a mul- lO titude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing " sick folks, and them which 7ciere " vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed every one. Then "the high priest rose up, and ■? all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the ySadducees,) and were filled with "indignation, and ^laid their is hands on the apostles, and put them in the common => prison. But *> the angel 19 of the Lord by night ■= opened the pri- son doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak <' in the tem-20 pie to the people all =the words of this life. And when they heard that, 21 they entered ^einto the temple e early in the morning, and taught. ^ But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called 'the council toge- ther, and all ^ the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. But when the 'officers 22 came, and found them not in the pri- son, they returned, and told, saying, 23 The prison truly found we .shut with all safety, and the keepers standing with- out before the doors : but when we had opened, we found no man within. Now when the ^^high priest and the 24 ■"captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they " doubt- ed of them whereunto this would gi'ow. Then came one and told them, saying, 25 Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing ^in the temple, and teach- ing the people. Then went the "> cap- 26 tain with the 'officers, and brought them without violence : ° for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. And when they had brought 27 them, they set than before ' the council : and the high priest asked them, saying, -s p Did not we 1 straitly command you that iw/ should not teach in this name? and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and •■ intend to bring this man's ^ blood upon us. Then Pe- 2 , ter and the other apostles answered and said, ' We ought to obey God rather than men. "The God of our fathers 30 "raised up Jesus, vwhom ye slew and ^hanged on a tree. Him hath God 31 exalted ^with his right hand to be ^3. Prince and "^ a Saviour, for to give ^ re- pentance to Israel, and '^ = forgiveness 32 of sins. And '^we are his witnesses of these things ; and so is also the Holy Ghost, s whom God hath given to them that obey him. 33 When they heard that, they were cut '' to the heart, and ' took counsel to slay 34 them. Then stood there up one in Jthe council, a Pharisee, named ^ Gamaliel, ' a doctor of law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space ; 35 and said unto them, Ye men of Israel, '" take heed to yourselves what ye in- tend to do as touching these men. 36 For * before these days rose up Theu- das, " boasting himself to be somebody ; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves : who was slain ; and all, as many as ' obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of ° the taxing, and drew away much people after him : he also perished ; and all, even as many as "obey- 38 ed him, were dispersed. And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : Pfor if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to 39 nought : but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found 40 even 1 to fight against God. And to him they agreed : and when they had "■ called the apostles, and * beaten them, they ■■ commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let 41 them go. And they departed from the presence of J the council, ' rejoicing that they were " counted worthy to suffer 42 shame for his name. And daily * in the temple, and y in eveiy house, ^ they ceased not to teach and =" preach Jesus Christ. & 17. 18. And in those days, ^when the num- ber of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the ''Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected "^in the daily 2 ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto t/um, and said, ^ It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and 3 serve "^t.ables. Wherefore, brethren, 'look ye out among you seven men sof honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wis- " Luke I. 77 (Gk.). ch. lo. 43 ;Gk,). >S: 13. 38. is: 26. 18. Iph. ■. 7. Col. I. 14, f See Luke 24. 48. 8 cii. 2. 4. *• E,\pressed ch. 7. 54. Comp. ch. 2. 37. ' John 12. 10 (Gk.). J ver. 21. •*■ ch. 22. 3. ' See Luke 5. "» See Luke 17- .3- *[The third year before the account called Anno Domini.] Comp. ch. 21. 38. " So ch. 8. 9 (Gk.). ('omp. Gal. 2. 6. & 6. 3. :i Or, believed. ch. 27. 11. & 28. 24. ^ See Luke 2. 2. P See Prov. 21. 30. 1 ch. 23. 9. 2 Mace. 7. 19 ((ik.). So 2 Chr. 1 3. 12. Comp. ch. II. 17. >Soch. 4. 18. s Sec Matt. 21- 35- ' See Matt. 5- 12. So ch. 13. 52. I Pet. 4. 13, 16. Comp. Phil. T. 29. " See Luke 20. 35. ^ St;e ch. 2. 4*3. J ch. 2. 46 marg. "ch. 4. 20,29. » ch. 8. 35. & II. 20. Soch. 15.35. VI. * ch. 2. 41, 47- &4.4. ^ 5- 14- So ver. 7. '^ ch. 9. 29, & II. 2a *5 Comp. ch. 4.3s. bee CM. 12. 25 marg. ^ Comp. Ex. iS. 17. « Sec Matt. 21. 12. ( Sec Deut. & 22. 12. iTic 3 John 3, 6. fc' ch. 10. 22. &L 16. 2. 5. 10. 3 John 12 in the Gk. So j Tim. 3. 7. Heb. 11. a. (x"J Chap. vr. 4. THE ACTS. Chap. vii. 20. ^ See ch. 2. 42. 1 See ch. i. ^ ch. II. 24. So ver. 8. ch. 7. 55. 1 ch. 8. 5, &c. & 21. 8. "> Comp. Rev. 2. 6, » See Matt. 23. 15. " See ch. 11. 26. P ch. I. 24. & 13- 3. ■ ch. 12. 24 (Gk.). So ch. 19. 20. " So John 12. 42. Comp. John 7. 48. ' See John 4.48. " See Matt. 27. 32. » ch. 18. 24. So ch. 27. 6. & 28. II. y See Judith 2. 21. Comp. ch. 21. 39- * See ch. 2. 9- * Luke 21. IS- See Matt, 10. 20. Comp, Isai. 54. 17. '* So I Kings 21. 10, 13. * Luke 20. I. ch. 4. I. ** ch. 19. 29. * ver. 15. See Matt. 5. 22. fch. 7. 58. See Mate 26. 60. B Matt. 24, 15- So ch. 21. 28. & 24. 6. vir. & 25. 8. See John 11. 48. h Dan. 9. 26. ^ See Luke 4. * ch. 22. 1. ^ See ch. 2. 9- « Gen. II. 31 compared with Gen. 12. I (English). So Judith 5. 7—9- <* Cited from Gen. 12. I. *Gen. 11. 32. f Gen. 12. 4, 5- dom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will ''give ourselves 4 continually to prayer, and to ' the minis- try of the word. And the saying pleas- 5 ed the whole multitude : and they chose Stephen, ''a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and ' Philip, and Pro- chorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and ™ Nicolas a ° proselyte of " Antioch : whom they set before the 0 apostles : and when they had p prayed, they 1 laid f/idr hands on them. And 7 "■ the word of God increased ; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly ; and ^ a great com- pany of the priests were obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of faith and power, s did great ' wonders and miracles among the people. Then there arose certain 9 of the synagogue, which is called i/ie synagogue of the Libertines, and " Cy- renians, and ^Alexandrians, and of them of yCilicia and of ^Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to 10 ^ resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Then ''they suborned n men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Mo- ses, and against God. And they stirred 12 up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and "=came upon ///;«, and <* caught him, and brought /lim to = the council, and set up ^ false witnesses, 13 which said. This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this sholy place, and the law : for we have 14 heard him say, that this Jesus of Naza- reth shall "^ destroy this place, and shall change the ''customs which Moses de- livered us. And all that sat in = the is council, ''looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been ' the face of an angel. Then said the high priest, Are these things so ? And he said, 2 U Or, rites. ' ch. i6. 21. & 21. 2i. & 26. 3. & 28. 17. 20. * See judg. 13. 6. =■ Men, brethren, and fathers, heark- en ; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in >> Mesopotamia, "= before he dwelt in Charran, and said unto him, ^ Get thee 3 out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Then 4 "= came he out of the land of the Chal- deans, and dwelt in Charran : and from thence, ■= when his father was dead, "^he e removed him into this land, wherein ^J"- 43 5 ye now dwell. And he gave him none i> Geii. 12. 7. inheritance in it, no, not so much as to | '^; ^^'^g set his foot on : yet he promised that & 17- 8. '' he would give it to him for a posses- & ,8"'io sion, and to his seed after him, 'when ^Cited from I 1 1 !•!, » 1-.1 I Gen. 15. 13, 6 as yet he had no chdd. And God spake 14. ' ver. 17. S- 3- That ''his seed should See Ex. 12. on this wise, sojourn in a strange land; and 40- . that they should bring them into '^x.X 1^°^ bondage, and entreat them evil |^'^=''- '?■ 9 7'four hundred years. And the na-oGen.21.2 tion to whom they shall be in 73'j„_„ ^g bondage will I judge, said God:iGen. 29. and after that shall they come &^^^5_24. forth, and ""serve me in this place. &3s 18,^3 3 And " he gave him the covenant of cir- >■ See ch. 2. cumcision : and ° so Abraham begat ^\ Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth ' Gen. 37. 4, day; and p Isaac fe^w/ Jacob; and ija- ^4l\os. 17. 9 cob begat the twelve ■■ patriarchs. And " '5="- 39- =. ■■the patriarchs, * moved with envy, 'sold ^ Gen! 41. 37, Joseph into Eg)-pt: but "God was with ^?- g 10 him, and delivered him out of all his Ps. 103. 21. afflictions, and "gave him favour and s 0^.42. \'' wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of ~}; . "J a (^len. 4'i. i^. Egypt ; and he made him governor over >> Gen. 45. 4.' .■Egypt and all his house. yNow there dGcn.45.'9; came a dearth over all the land of =?■ Egypt and Canaan, and great afflic- "j. "^' ■* ' tion : and our fathers found no suste- gx. i. 5. 12 nance. ^But when Jacob heard thatrcomp.' there was corn in Egypt, he sent out ^\^ ^^- '* 13 our fathers first. And =" at the second Gen. 38. 12. time Joseph ''was made known to his gseech^'iT brethren ; and '^ Joseph's kindred was 37- 14 made known unto Pharaoh. ■* Then 28. sent Joseph, and called his father }'^-\'^X'^X^^' cob to him, and "= all his kindred, f three- '' Gen. 50. 25. 15 score and fifteen e souls. So Jacob 1 j^sh^'/''^. '' went down into Eg)q3t, and ' died, he, Comp. 16 and J our fathers, and ''were carried over ■•■Comp. ' into 'Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre ,^"|^- ^'^- '* that ""Abraham bought for a sum of CJen. 33. 19. money """"of the sons of Emmor "the 32 '' '^^' ^1 father of Svchem. But when Pthe time "Expressed ,-, ^ • 1 -1 i-i/^i Gen. 33. 19. of the promise drew nigh, which God josh. 24. 32. had .sworn to Abraham, "i the people ''/'=°- 'S'3> 18 grew and multiplied in Egypt, till an- ver. 6. other king arose, "'which knew not Ps^'^os.'J4. 19 Joseph. The same ^dealt subtilly with ^°J'^}f "'• our kindred, and evil entreated our fa- ex,' \. 8. thers, 'so that they cast out their young '^^^^ "^"° children, to the end they might not Gk.). 20 "live. In which time "Moses was /Gk!;.''soPs. born, and was "exceeding vfair, and j-g^^s-^^ nourished up in his father's house three u ex. i. 17, ^ iB, 22 (Gk.). I.uke 17. 33 (Gk.). »Ex. 2. 2. ^ Or, /air to God. See Gen. 23. 6 & Job I. 16. So Ps. 65. 9. & 104. 16. rEx. 2. 2. Heb. 11. 23 in the Gk. ("3) Chap. vii. 21. THE ACTS. Chap. vn. 53. ■ Ex. 2. 3 — » I Kin. 4. 30- » So Luke 24. 19. <= I Cor. 2. 9 (Gk.\ Comp. Luke 24. 38. ** Ex. 2. 11, a [Or, «(>!('.] « Ex. 2. 13, 14. f Comp. Luke 12. 14. KEx. h Ex. 2. 22, & 4. 20. & 18. 3, 4. ' Ex. 3. 2. ^ Comp. Ex. 3. I. 1 ver. 32. Luke 12. 24, Heb. 3. I in the Gk. ™ Cited from Ex. 3. 6. •1 So Ex. 3. 6. « Ex. 3. 5. So Josh. 5. 15- P Ex. 3. 7 (Heb. & Gk.J, 8, 10. ■? See Num. 20. 16. "■ Ex. 12. 41. & 33. I. 8 Ex. ch. 7— ch. II. Ps. 105. 27— 36. See John 4. 48. ' Ex. 14. 21, 37—31. » Ex. j6. I, 35- & 17. 1—6, &c. « See ch. 13. 18. * Cited from Deut- 18. 15. Cited also ch. 3. 22. > Or, as mysel/. months: and ^when he was cast out, 21 Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. And 22 Moses was learned in all "the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was ''mighty in words and m deeds. And when he was 23 full forty years old, ■= it came into his heart "^to visit his brethren the children of Israel. And seeing one of them suf- 24 fer wrong, he defended him, and aveng- ed him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: "for he supposed his bre- 25 thren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. <^And the 26 ne.\t day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying. Sirs, ye are bre- thren; why do ye wrong one to another? But he that did his neighbour wrong 27 thrust him away, saying, fVVho made thee a ruler and a judge over us? \Vilt2i thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? sThen fled Moses at this 29 saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, •'where he begat two sons. And when forty years were expired, 30 'there appeared to him in the wilder- ness •'of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it, he wondered at 31 the sight: and as he drew near to 'be- hold //, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying, ""I am the God of 32 thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then "Moses trembled, and durst not 'behold. Then said the 33 Lord to him, "Put oft" thy shoes from thy feet : for the place where thou stand- est is holy ground. pI have seen, 1 34 have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. This Moses 3s whom they refused, saying. Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer iby the hand of the angel which ap- peared to him in the bush. 'He brought 36 them out, after that he had shewed ^wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and 'in the Red sea, and "in the wilderness " forty years. This is 37 that Moses, which said unto the chil- dren of Israel, ^A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, 'like unto me; 38 him shall ye hear. This is he, >that 'Ex. 19. 3, was in the ^church in the wilderness ^R.itheras with ^the angel which spake to him in ,'j|i!!,'''^^' ^ the mount Sma, and 7vith our fathers: Gk.). ''who received the lively ^oracles to give 56^0").°' 39 unto us : to whom our fathers would ° '^^i. 63. 9. not obey, but thrust him from them, b scrjohn and in their hearts ''turned back again J'seeRom. 40 into Egypt, saying unto Aaron, <= Make 3. 2. us gods to go before us: for as for «ci'ted1vom this Moses, which brought us out f|- 3^- '■ _ of the land of Egypt, we wot not 6. "' ^^ "* 41 what is become of him. And ^they flJAmos'e made a calf in those days, and f ofifered 13- sacrifice unto the idol, and srejoiced in 16."^^ ' 42 ''the works of their own hands. Then 'Josh. 24. God 'turned, and Jgave them up to wor- j Ps. 81. 12. shiij ''the host of heaven; as it is writ- £■'";''■ t , > Kzek. 20. 39. ten m the book of the prophets, 'O ye ^}er. 19. 13 house of Israel, have ye off"ered to '§^^; ^ me slain beasts and sacrifices by See Deut. 4. the space of forty years in the wilder- comp. 43ness? Yea, ye took up the taber- ^cuedVrom nacle of ""Moloch, and the star of Amos 5.25— your god Remphan, figures which m'see i Kin. ye made to worship them: and I will "• 7- "carry you away beyond Babylon, (ck.)'. 44 Our fathers had "the tabernacle of Wit- ness in the wilderness, as he had ap- "(OV, pointed, "speaking unto Moses, Pthat p'^see'E'x^^is. he should make it according to the 40- . 45 fashion that he had seen. Which also r^cJ/vSi"^ our fiithers 'that came after 'i brought in rH°eb''^'|'^ with '■Jesus into the possession of the marg. Gentiles, ^whom God drave out before l^"" ^^' **' the face of our fathers, 'unto the days [,^Sam. 7. 2. 46 of David; who "found favour before 1.30. God, and * desired to find a tabernacle Sgeej chr' 47 for the God of Jacob. ''But Solomon 48 built him a house. ^Howbeit ^the most High "dwelleth not in temples ''made 49 with hands; as saith the prophet, '^Hea- ven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord : or what is the * See Num. 17. 7. 22. 7. ^ I Kin. 8.20. 1 Chr. 17. 12. 2 Chr. 3. I. y See I Kin. 8. 27. ^ See Luke I. 32. " ch. 17. 24. b See Mark 14 58- soplace of my rest? Hath not my ' C'ted from hand made all these things? See'ps.'ii'.4! 51 Ye <'': stiftnecked and ""'uncircumcised ^g^^"'- '°- in heart and ears, ye do always ^resist = Bamch 2. the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so leeEx. 32. 52 do ye. '' Which of the prophets have 9- not your fathers persecuted ? and they ,2^^ "' ' have slain them which shewed before of ^Seeisai. the coming of ' the Just One ; of whom i.^sc'e'2 chr. ''ye have been now the betrayers and ^^^Matt 21 53 murderers : who have received the law 35- ' by the disposition of angels, and have ',^'^° "^ ' ^' not ""kept //. tSeech.s. ^ 28. • Gal. 3. 19. SoDcut. 33. 2. Heb. 2. 2. Comp. ver. 38. » Luke 11. 28. (im) Chap. vii. 54. THE ACTS. Chap. vih. 28, ■ 33- ^ ch. 5. Comp. ch. 2. 37. 0 See Job 16. y (Heb. & Gk.). P ch. 6. 5. So Mark 16. 17. " So Malt. 8. 29. Mark I. 26. & 3. .. & 5- 7. Luke 4. 41. & 9- 39- " So ver. 39. See John 16. 22. ° So ver. II. ch. 13. 6. *■ So ch. 26. 22, "When they heard these things, they 54 were cut to the heart, and they "gnash- ed on him 7vith their teeth. But he, 55 P being full of the Holy Ghost, ^looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing ■'on the right hand of God, and said. Be- 56 hold, I see ^the heavens opened, and 'the Son of man standing ''on the right hand of God. Then they cried outs? with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one ac- cord, and cast Imn "out of the city, js and "stoned him: and ythe witnesses ^laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And 59 ^they stoned Stephen, => calling upon God, and saying. Lord Jesus, ''receive my spirit. And he '^ kneeled down, and 60 cried with a loud voice, ''Lord, ''lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, 'he fell asleep. And ^ Saul was ** consenting unto his death. « Mark 15. 19 (Gk.). Luke 22. 41. ch. g. 40. & 20. 36. See Matt. 5. 44. • Matt. 26. 15 (Gk.). So Num. 12. 11. ■ 52. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and '^they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and ''Samaria, except the apo- stles. And "^devout men "^carried Ste- 2 phen to his buriah and s made great lamentation over him. As for Saul, ''he 3 made havock of the church, entering into every house, and ' haling men and women committed them to prison. Therefore Jthey that were scattered a- 4 broad went ever)- where preaching the word. Then ''Philip went down to the city 5 of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord 6 gave heed unto those things which Phi- lip spake, hearing and seeing the mira- cles which he did. For 'unclean spirits, ^ "crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with thetn: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was s "great joy in that city. But there was 9 a certain man, called Simon, which be- foretime in the sa?ne city "used sorcery, and Pbewitched the people of Samaria, "igiving out that himself was some great one: to whom they all gave heed, ■'from 10 the least to the greatest, saying, =This P ver. II, 13 (Gk.). Comp. Mark 3. 21. 1 See ch. 5. 36. See Jer. 6. 13. ' So ch. 14. ii. & 28. 6. 11 man is the great power of God. And to him they 'had regard, because that of long time he had Pbewitched them 12 with "sorceries. But when they believ- ed Philip preaching "the things con- cerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were bap- istized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also : and when he was baptized, he ^'continued with Philip, and Pwondered, beholding the 'miracles and signs 7C'hich were done. 14 Now when "the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent 15 unto them " Peter and John : who, when they were come down, prayed for them, y^that they might receive the 16 Holy Ghost: (for ^as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only J'^they were baptized in the name of the Lord Je- 17SUS.) Then ''laid they their hands on them, and "^they received the Holy 18 Ghost. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands "^the Holy Ghost was given, he offered 19 them money, saying, Give me aLso this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, 20 he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, ''Thy money perish with thee, because '^thou hast thought that ""the gift of God may be purchased 21 with money. Thou hast neither spart nor lot in this ''matter: for thy heart is =2 not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, 'if perhaps the ''thought of 23 thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that -thou art in ' the gall of bitterness, and /;/ ""the bond of iniquity. 24 Then answered Simon, and said, " Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come 25 upon me. And they, when they had ° testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and P preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. 26 And "ithe angel of the Lord spake unto ■'Philip, saying, Arise, and go to- ward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto ^Gaza, which 27 is desert. And he arose and went: and behold, 'a man of Ethiopia, "an eunuch *of great authority under Candace queen of the "^ Ethiopians, who had ythe charge of all her treasure, and ^had come to 28 Jerusalem for to worship, was return- ing, and sitting in his chariot read , 18. i6. 16, * ver. 6, 10 iGk.). " Seech. I. 3. ' ch. 10. 7 IGk.). t [Gr. sigiis and great viiracUs\. * ver. 1. » Luke 22. 8. ch. 3. I, Sic. & 4. 13, 19. J ch. 2. 38. * Comp. ch. 19. 2. » ch. 19. 5. So ch. 10. 48. See Matt. 28. ig. b ch. 19. 6. Heb. 6. 2. Comp. ch. 6. 6. c ver. 15, <• Coinp. 2 Kin. 5. Dan. 5. 17- » Comp. Matt. 10. 8. f See ch. 2. 38. s Deut. 10. 9. & 12. 12. & 14. 27, 29. & 18 in Heb. &Gk. So Col. 1. 12. i» Luke 9. 2S marg. ' So Dan. 4. 27. 2 Tim. 2. 25. 1^ Wisd. 15.' 4 '(ik.i. ' See Deut. 29. 18. Comp. Matt. 27. •^4- t" Isai. 58.' 0 (Heb. & Gk.l n So Ex. 8. 8, 28. See James 5. 16. » See Luke 16. 28. P ver. 40 ;Gk.). See ch. i. 8. Comp. John 4. 38. ch. 9. 32. '\ See ch. 12. *■ ver. 5, &c. " I Mace. II. 61, 62. & 13. See Josh. 15. 47- t See Zeph. 3. 10. " See Gen. 37- 36- '^ See Luke I. 52. ^ See 2 Kin. 19. 9. y Ezra 7. 21 (Chaldee). « I Kin. 8. 41, 42. John 12. 20. So ch. 24.11. (-15) p 2 Chap. viii. 29. THE ACTS. Chap. ix. 21. * 2 Cor. 3. 2 (Gk.j. •> John 16. '3- ... c I Kin. 20. 33- . 2 Kin. 10. 15. <* Cited from Isai. 53. 7, S. « See Matt. 5- 2. f Luke 24. 27- 8 So ch. 17. 2, 3. & 18. 28. ^ See ch. 5. 42_: ' See ch. 10. 47. J Mark 16.16. '' ch. 2. 29 marg. ' Matt. I. 18. "John 9. 35, 38. See Matt. 14. 33- " See I Kin. 18. 12. o ver. 8. P See 1 Sam. 5- I- '1 ver. 25 (Gk.). ■■ ch. 9. 30. & 10. I, 24. &11.11.&12. 19. & 18. 22. & 21. 8, 16. & 23- 23. 33- & 25. I, 4, 6, 13- IX. A.D.35- * See ch. 8. 3. "^ Ps. 27. 12. Comp. Job 15. 13. 2 Mace. 9. 7. *= ch. 22. 5. & 26. 10, iz. •■ See I Kin. II. 24. & Isai. 7. 8. [tCr. o/fAe ivay : So ch. 19. 9. 23]. & 24. 22. Conip. Amos 8. 14. ch. 18. 26. & 22.4. &24. 14. « To ver. 8, ch. 22. 6 — II, & ck, 26. 12 —18. f I Cor. 15. 8. t Zech. 2. 8. Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit 29 said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran 30 thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, ^Understand- est thou what thou readest? And he 31 said, How can I, e.\cept some man should ''guide me? And "^he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture 32 which he read was this, "^He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: in his humiliation his 33 judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and 34 said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man^ Then Philip "^opened his 35 mouth, and ^began at the same « scrip- ture, and '' preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they 36 came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said. See, here is water; what doth 'hinder me to be baptized? And 37 Philip said, J If thou believest with all thine heart, '^thou mayest. And he an- swered and said, I believe that 'Jesus Christ is "'the Son of God. And he 38 commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when. they were 39 come up out of the water, "the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more : and he went on his way °rejoicing. But Philip was 40 found at PAzotus: and passing through he ^preached in all the cities, till he came to ''Cesarea. And "Saul, yet ''breathing out threat- enings and slaughter against the dis- ciples of the Lord, went unto <^the high priest, and desired of him letters to 2 ''Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any ^oi this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 'And as 3 he journeyed, he came near ''Damas- cus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: and 4 he fell to the earth, ^and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why perse- cutest thou sme? And he said, Who s art thou. Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus Swhom thou persecutest : it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said. Lord, ''what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, 'Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told 7 thee what thou must do. And "the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, J hearing a voice, but seeing 8 no man. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, ''he saw no man: but 'ihey led him by the hand, and brought him into Damas- gcus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 10 '"And there was a certain disciple at ''Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in "a vision, Ana- nias. And he said. Behold, I am here, n Lord. And the Lord said unto him. Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of "Tarsus : 12 for behold, he prayeth, and hath seen in "a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and p putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. 13 Then Ananias answered. Lord, I have heard by many of this man, ihow much evil he hath done to thy ""saints at Je- i4rusalem: and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all nhat IS call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is 'a chosen vessel unto me, "to bear my name before "the Gentiles, and ykings, 16 and the children of Israel: for ^I will shew him how great things he must 17 suffer for my name's sake. ^ And Ana- nias went his way, and entered into ''the house; and "^putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou earnest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and ''be 18 filled with the Holy Ghost. And im- mediately there fell from his eyes as it had been 'scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and ^was baptized, 19 and when he had received meat, he was strengthened. sThen was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at 20 Damascus. And straightway he preach- ed Christ in the synagogues, that he is 21 ''the Son of God. But all that heard ////// were amazed, and said; Is not this he that 'destroyed them ''which called on this name in Jerusalem, 'and came hither for that intent, ™that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? ^ See Luke 3-,-,'°- ' Lump. Ezek. 3. 22. " So Dan. 10. 7. j Comp. ch. 22, q with John 8. 43. & 12. 29. So Wisd. 18. I. '' Comp. ch, 22. II. • So ch. 13. ^ch. " ver. 12. See ch. 12. 9. •* ver, 30. ch. II. 25. & 21. 39. & 22. 3, P ver. 17. See Luke 13. 13- 1 ver. I. See ch. S. 3. *■ ver. 32, 41. ch. 26. 10. Rom. I. 7. & 16. 2, 15. 1 Cor. I. 2, &c. ■ ver. 21. ch. 22. 16. Rom. ro. 13. r Cor. I. 2, So ch. 7. 59. 2 Tim. 2. 22. ' Comp, Rom. g. 22, 23 (Gk.). "Soch. 13. 2. & 22. 15, 21. & 26. 17. Rom. I. I. I Cor. 15. 10. Gal, I. 15. & 2. g. Eph. 3. 7. " Rom. r, 5 [Gk.l.&ii. M- & 15. 16. Oal. I. 16. & 2 7-g. Eph. 3. 8. 1 Tim. 2, 7. 2 Tim. I. II. & 4. 17. J' ch. 25. 22, 23. & 26. 1, 32. ^ ch. 20. 23. & 21. II, 2 Cor. 6. 4, 5. &1T. 23— 2S. I Thess. 3. 3. " ch. 22. 13. *• ver. II. <= ver. 12. <* See ch. 2. 4- ^ So Tobit II. 13 (Gk.). *' ch. 22. 16. K ch. 26. 20. '1 See Matt. '4- 33- ' Gal. 1. 13 (Gk.l, 23, ^ ver. 14. 1 ch. 8. 3. ■^ ver. 2. (.16) Chap. ix. 22. THE ACTS. Chap. x. 13. " ch. 16. 10 ,Gk.). So ch. 18. 2S. ,'A.D. 37. Comp. Gal. I. 17, i3? ° ch. 20. 3, 19. & 23. 30 in the Gk. So ch. 23. 12. & 25. 3. 2 Cor. II. 26. P 2 Cor. II. 1 2 Cor. II. 33. So Josh. 2. 15- I Sam. 19. 12. See Malt. 10. 23- "• See Matt. 16. 10. ■ ch. 22. 17 — 20. 'See ch. 4. 36. " Not as Gal. I. 18, 19? ^ ver. 3 — o. y ver. 20, z2. " ver. 29. See ch. 4. 29. * So John 10, 9. ch. I. 21. See Num. 27. 17. b ch. 6. I, & II. 20. •= So ver. 23. Comp. ch. 22. 18. ** See John 21. 23. « See ch. 8. 40. f ver. II. s Comp. ch. 8. I. »»Seech. I. 8. 1 I Cor. 8. 1. & 10. 23. & 14- 4» 17- 1 Thess. 5. II. Sn ch. 20. 32 (Gk.). •t See Luke 6. 2+. Comp. John 14. 16 (Gk.). *A.D. 3S. ^ Comp. ch. 8. 25. " ver. 13. *> I Mace. II. 34- See I Chr. 8. 12. 0 So ch. 3. 6, 16. & 4. 10. P See Josh. 12. 18. fl ch. II. 21. *■ See Josh. 19. 46. Il[0r, Doe, or. Hoe]. ' Rom. 13. 3. 2 Cor. 9. 8. Eph. 2. 10. 2 Thess. 2. 1 Tim. 2. 10. & 5. 10. 2 Tim. 2. 21. & 3- 17- „ TiL I. 16. & 3. I. ' ver. But Saul increased the more in strength, 22 and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, "proving that this is very Christ. *And after that many days were ful- 23 filled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: but their "laying await was known of 24 Saul. PAnd they watched the gates day and night to kill him. Then the 23 disciples took him by night, and "ilet Aim down by the wall in a ''basket. And ^when Saul was come to Jerusa-26 lem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. But ' Barnabas took hnn, and 27 brought /u'm "to the apostles, and de- clared unto them •''how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spo- ken to him, and >how he had ^preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. And "he was with them ^ com- 28 ing in and going out at Jerusalem. And he ^ spake boldly in the name of 29 the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the ^ Grecians : but '^ they went about to slay him. Which when ^the bre-30 thren knew, they brought him down to ^Cesarea, and sent him forth to 'Tarsus. Then had sthe churches rest through- 31 out all Judea and Galilee and ''Sama- ria, and were ' edified ; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the ''com- fort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. *And it came to pass, as 'Peter passed 32 throughout all quarters, he came down also to '"the saints which dwelt at "Lyd- da. And there he found a certain man 33 named Aeneas, w^hich had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, °Je-34 sus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immedi- ately. And all that dwelt at "Lyddasj and PSaron saw him, and 1 turned to the Lord. Now there was at ""Joppa a certain 36 disciple named Tabitha, which by inter- pretation is called "Dorcas: this woman was full of 5good works and almsdeeds which she did. And it came to pass in 37 those days, that she was sick, and died : whom when they had washed, they laid her'in an 'upper chamber. And foras-38 much as "Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, de- 39. See ch. I. 13. I Or, be grieved. " Num. 22. 16 (Heb. & Gk.). siring /lim that /it' would not ""delay to 39 come to them. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the 'upper cham- ber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and gar- ments \\'hich Dorcas made, while she 40 was with them. But Peter ^put them 'Matt. 9. 23. all forth, and >' kneeled down, and pray- ^ Seech. 7. ed; and turning him to the body ^said, « See Mark Tabitha, arise. And she opened her ^' "•'• eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat 41 up. And he gave her his hand, and lift her up, and when he had called ''the * ver. 13. saints and widows, presented her alive. 43 And it was known throughout all ■'Jop- pa; and ''many believed in the Lord. ^^"M]'^"- 43 And it came to pass, that he tarried ch. u. 21. many days in Joppa with one "^Simon a ' ch. 10. 6. tanner. There was a certain man in "Cesarea X. called Cornelius, a centurion of the . '^ '^- -i"- , * ver. 24 2 ''band called the Italian band, a "^devout Seech. 8. 40. man, and "J one that feared God with all ^3^3° ■''''*" his house, which gave much alms to the ' ver. 7. 3 people, and prayed to God alway. ' He \ viiiiX saw in "^a vision evidently, about the '^^■^■ ninth hour of tlie day, ''an apgel of God So ver. 35. coming in to him, and saying unto him, e yer^'jo*' ^^" 4 Cornelius. And when he slooked on ch. n. 13. him, ''he was afraid, and said, What is e.'^L ^" it. Lord? And he said unto him. Thy '^"J?- , , . , . ' . ^ -' See ch. 12.9., prayers and thme alms 'are come up J for fiseech. 12. sa memorial before God. And now send I'see Luke men to ''Joppa, and call for one Simon, 4- 20. 6 whose surname is Peter: he lodgeth with ,. ," one 'Simon a tanner, whose house is by \^^\ '• ■• the sea side: ""he shall tell thee what So ban. 10. 7 thou oughtest to do. And when the an- j'Ma,t. jg. gel which spake unto Cornelius was de- is- parted, he called two of his "household so%er''*ji* servants, and a "^devout soldier of them £°'i''i°' "• 8 that "waited on him continually; and ' cKg-'se,' when he had declared all these things f3-^ ' ■" So ver. 22. ch. II. 14. n Luke 16. 13- Rom. 14. unto them, he sent them to Joppa. 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city PPeter went up upon "ithe house to pray rpet. '2'i8 ID about ''the sixth hour: and he became iVh'"8.''i'3 very hungry, and would have eaten: but (Ck.). while they made ready, he fell into ^a i/,.°ii"— ^4. 11 trance, and 'saw heaven opened, and a '' S",?,?'',"'- certani vessel descendmg unto him, as ■■Ps. 55. 17. // had been a great sheet knit at the four \ goch^V'sk corners, and let down to the earth : See Ezek. i. 12 wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, (-17) Chap. x. 14. THE ACTS. Chap. x. 48. » So Ezek. 4. 14- Dan. I. 8. Tobit 1. 10, II. 2 Mace. 7. I. T ver. 28. ch. II. 8. See Mark 7. 2 marg. * Lev. II. 2 — 47. & 20. 25- Deut. 14. 4 — 20. 'Matt. 15. II, 18, 20. Mark 7. 15, 18, 20, 23 in the Gk. Comp. Rom. 14. 17, 20. I Cor. 10. 25. I Tim. 4. 4. Tit. I. 15. y See Luke q. 7. * Gk. as ch. II. II. * See Luke 16. 20. *• ver. 7. « ch. 15. 7 — Eph. 3. 6. Comp. John 16. 13. ^ See Matt. 21. 21. « ver. 2. f See ch. 6. 3. 8 See Luke 2. 26. ■■See Matt. 25. 31. ' So ver. 6. ch. 11. 14. J ver. 45. Comp. ch. II. 12. ^ See John 21. 23. 1 ver. I. ■» So ch. 16. 29. " See Matt. 8. 2. 0 Rev. 19. 10. & 22. 9. So ch. 14. 15. Comp. Dan. 2. 4G. P ver. 24. q 2 Mace. 6. 5. & 7 I. So 2 Mace. 10. 34. 1 Pet. 4. 3 in the Gk. ' So John 4. 9. & 18. 28. ch. II. 3. Gal. 2. 12, 14- » ver. 15. * ver. 9, 23, 24- " See Matt. 17. 21. * See ch. 3.1. * See eh. i. 10. y See Luke 23. II ^Gk.). ' ver. 4, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, 14 Not so, Lord; for "I have never eaten a.\\Y t/iing that is "common or "unclean. And i/ic voice spake unto him again the is second time, What God hath cleansed, that ^call not thou common. This was 16 done thrice : and the vessel was received up again into heaven. Now while Peter ^doubted in himself 17 what this ^vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made in- quiry for Simon's house, and ^ stood be- fore ='the gate, and called, and asked is whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. While Peter 19 thought on the vision, the spirit said unto him. Behold, ''three men seek thee: arise therefore, and get thcc down, 20 and '^go with them, ''doubting nothing: for I have sent them. Then Peter went 21 down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said. Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? And they said, 22 Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and ■^one that feareth God, and 'of good re- port among all the nation of the Jews, was s warned from God by a •'holy angel to send for thee into his house, and 'to hear words of thee. Then called he 23 them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and J certain >< brethren from Joppa accom- panied him. And the morrow after 2^ they entered into 'Cesarea. And Cor- nelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. And as Peter was coming in. Come- 25 lius met him, and ™fell down at his feet, and "worshipped him. But Peter took 26 him up, saying, Stand up; °I myself also am a man. And as he talked with him, 27 he went in, and found Pniany that tvcre come together. And he said unto them, :S Ye know how that it is an ^unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew ''to keep company, or come unto one of another nation ; but ^God hath shewed me that / should not call any man common or unclean. Therefore came I unto you-^g without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for : I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? And Cornelius 30 .said, 'Four days ago I was "fasting until this hour; and at "'the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, "a man stood before me in >^>' bright clothing, and said, Cornelius, ^thy prayer is heard, 31 and thine alms are had in remembrance ° ''"• s. 6- 32 in the sight of God. "Send therefore to 3 John 6. Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose \'^^ *'"'■ surname is Peter; he is lodged in the ■' See Deut. house of one Simon a tanner by the sea eso'cii. 15.9. side : who, when he cometh, shall speak ^'""- ^^'3. 33 unto thee. Immediately therefore I sent 22', 29^ •% io. to thee; and ''thou hast well done that Jco'r'12. 13. thou art come. Now therefore are we Gai. 3. 28. all here present before God, to hear all s.'',.'!/''' ' things that are commanded thee of God. e|°^Yuke 34 Then Peter "^opened his mouth, and 2. 14. said, Of a truth I perceive that God is \txz^^''' 35 ''no respecter of persons: but 'in every So Rom. 10. nation fhe that feareth him, and work- rcv. 17. 14. eth righteousness, is accepted with him. fif'^^'g 36 The word which God sent unto the chil- Sce Luke'2. dren of Israel, preaching speace by Je- /^att. 4. u. 37SUS Christ: (''he is 'Lord of all:) that Mark i. 14 word, J say, you know, which was pub- johnt^t' lished throughout all Judea, and J began ' See ch. 4. from Galilee, after the baptism which so ch. 2. 22. 38 John preached; how God ''anointed Je- L-'vil-" 41.^' sus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost See cii. 2. 32. and with power: who went about doing 30 °"^ ' ^' good, and healing all that were oppress- Ra'iieras ed of the devil; for 'God was with him. oSeech!2. 39 And we are "'witnesses of all ''/"■"i'-S' p'john 14. which he did both in the land of the 17. 22- Jews, and in Jerusalem; "whom they ch^^s.^fi. 40 slew and hanged on a tree: him "God See Luke 24. raised up the third day, and shewed r iuke 24. 41 him openly; Pnot to all the people, but ]°'i,i\, ,,, unto 1 witnesses chosen before of God, 13- ei'en to us, ■'who did eat and drink with marg.* 42 him after he rose from the dead. And ' ^^'"- '^■ 1 , 19. 20. ''he commanded us to preach unto the seech. i. 2 people, and to 'testify that "it is he ' '^ which was ^ordained of God to be the 43 Judge yof quick and dead. To him ch. ,7. 31. give ^all the prophets witness, that ^^"^^"^^ through his name ''whosoever believeth j Rom. 14.9 ' See Luke 16. 28. " John 5. 22, (Gk,) 2 Tim. 4. I. I Pet. 4. 5. Comp. I Thess. 4. 15—17. See Rom. 14. in him shall receive ''remission of sins. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, '^the Holy Ghost fell on all them which 45 heard the word. And ''they of the cir- cumcision which believed were astonish- ed, ''as many as came with Peter, be- ^^Seejer.31. cause that "^on the Gentiles also was&Mie. 7. 18 fpoured out ?the gift of the Holy Ghost. . "h is. 3" 46 For they heard them ''speak with tongues, Then 'answered Pe- and magnify God. 47ter, Can any viayi ''forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost 'as well 48 as we? And he ""commanded them to Comp. eh. & .5. 9- Rom. 10. II. So Gal. 3.22. I* See ch. 5. c ch. II. 15. See ch. 2. 4. " ver. 23. ® So ch. II. 18. See Matt. 8. i: *> ch. 19. 6. See ch. 2. 4. k ch. 8. 36. & 11. 17 in the Gk. ^ Comp. I Cor. i. 14 — 17. f See ch. 2. 33. « See ch. 2. 38. 1 ch. 3. 12. & 5. 8. See Judg. 18. 14. > ch. II. 17. & 15. 8, 9. Rom. 10. 12. {118) Chap. xi. i. THE ACTS. Chap. xn. 3. "Soch. 2. 38. & 8. 16. & 19- 5- See Matt. 28. •9- XI. » ver. 12, 29. See John 21. 23- t> See Luke 2. 4. c ch. 10. 45. Gal. 2. 12. ■ ch. I. 5. See Matt. 3. II. 8 ch. 15. 8, 9. ' See ch. 2. f\ " ch. 10. 47. Comp. ch. 5. 3Q. « See Matt 15. 31. y So ch. 10. 45. See Matt. 8, II. ' So 2 Cor. 7. 10. be baptized "in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. And the apostles and "brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter was ''come up to Jeru- 2 salera, "^they that were of the circum- cision contended with him, saying, '^ Thou 3 wentest in to men uncircumcised, and "= didst eat with them. But Peter re- 4 hearsed the matter from the beginning, and ^expounded // sby order unto them, saying, 'T was in the city of Joppa 5 praying: and in a trance I saw 'a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: upon the which when I had •> fastened 6 mine eyes, I considered, and saw four- footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And I heard a voice saying 7 unto me. Arise, Peter; slay and eat. But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing 8 common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. But the voice 9 answered me again from heaven. What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done three 10 times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. And behold, immediately there n were three men ''already come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me. And the spirit bade me go 12 with them, nothing doubting. More- over 'these six =" brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house : and he shewed us how he had 13 seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him. Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; who shall tell thee "words, 14 whereby thou and "all thy house shall be saved. And as I began to speak, 15 "the Holy Ghost fell on them. Pas on us at the beginning. Then "5remember-i6 ed I the word of the Lord, how that he said, 'John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. ^Forasmuch then as God gave 17 them the like 'gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could "withstand God? When they heard these things, is they held their peace, and -"glorified God, saying, J'Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted ^repentance unto life. 42- ^ See Luke I. 66. > So ch. 9. 42. ver. 24. '' See ch. 15. 19. J ch. 9. 35. A. D. 42. 19 Now ^ they which were scattered a- ° ^|j- *■ '■ 4- broad upon the persecution that arose & 21. \ ' ^' about Stephen travelled as far as •'Phe- c'Cer''2o. nice, and "^Cypnis, and ''Antioch, preach- See ch.4. 36. ing the word to none but unto fhe]Qws « see Matt. 20 only. And some of them were men of f J-^-'i. "^Cyprus and "Gyrene, which, when they &9. 29. ' were come to ''Antioch, spake unto the ^^^"™-s- ^Grecians, ^preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And *^the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number 'believed, 22 and ''turned unto the Lord. Then J tid- ings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: ^ and they sent forth '^Barnabas, that //. 43* sembled themselves 'with the church, ' ^" "=''■ 9- . II. and taught much people, and the 'disci- 'ver. 19, 20, pies were called " Christians first in ^An- ^h. a's. tioch. & 13- 1- 27 And in these days came "prophets & JJ 22I 23, 28 from Jerusalem unto ^Antioch. And ^•J'.jj there stood up one of them named Gai.2. 11: vAgabus, and signified by the spirit that i"°',^&c.). there should be great 'dearth throughout See i Mace, all ^the world: which came to pass in lSl',iniiie 29 the days of ''Claudius Cesar. Then the f^',^''''*-^ 'disciples, every man according to his &6.\',l^\. ability, determined to send 'relief unto 1 9- '• '°' the ''brethren which dwelt in Judea : ver. 29. 30"^ which also they did, and sent it to fthe J^;^;**; elders by the hands of Barnabas and =?•& oaul. & 20. X, 7, 30- & 21. 4, 16. » ch. 26. 28. I Pet. 4. 16. » ch. 13. 1. &15. 32. & 21. 10. 1 Cor. 12. 28, 29. & 14. (1.6,) 29, (31,) 32, 37, (39). Eph. 4. II. Soch.2.17, iS. Rom. 12. 6. See ch. 19. 6. ? ch. 21. 10. *■ Matt. 24. 7. See 2 Kin. 8. i. » See Matt. 24. 14. *> ch. 18. 2. « See ch. 12. 25 marg. Iatt. 20 23, &c. " So ch. 24. 27. & 25. 9. f See Luke 19. 1 1. « Ev. 12. 14, iS- & =3- 'S- ch, 20. 6. ("9) Chap. xii. 4. THE ACTS. Chap. xin. 6. *> See Luke 21. 12. 'John 19. 23. J Gk. as Mark 14. 1, &c. Comp. ver. 3. madi 1 Pet. 4. 8. So ch. 26. 7. Judith 4. 9. 2 Mace. 14. ^: I Pet. 1.22 in the Gk. ^ 2 Cor. I. II. Eph. 6. 18. 1 ch. 21. 33. "> So ver. 23. Matt. 1. 20, 24. & 2. 13, 19. &4. n. & 28. 2. Mark 1. 13. Luke I. II, 26. & 2. 9—15. & 22. 43. John 5. 4, & 20. 12. ch. 5. 19. & 8. 26. & 10. 3. & II. 13. & 27. 23. " See Luke : Kin. leavened bread.) And when he had 4 apprehended him, he put him in ^'prison, and deUvered him to four 'quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after J Easter to bring him forth to the people. Or, instcint peter therefore was kept in prison : but 5 ana earnest .. j ■ i • i /- prayer- was "prayer was made without ceasmg "01 the church unto God for him. And 6 when ^ Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with 'two chains : and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And behold, ™thc an- 7 gel of the Lord "came upon liim, and a light shined in the prison: and °he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the 8 angel said unto him. Gird thyself, and I'bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him. Cast thy gar- ment about thee, and follow me. And 9 he went out, and followed him ; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel ; but thought ihe saw ''a vision. When they were past the first and the 10 second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; ^ which opened to them of his own accord : and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel de- parted from him. And when Peter was n 'come to himself, he said. Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent "his angel, and "hath delivered me out of 'SoLuiieis. the hand of •''Herod, and /wot all •''the "'see ver. 7. expectation of the people of the Jews. " So Job 5. \^-^i\ when he had yconsidered the thing, 12 Ps. 33. 18,19. he came to the house of Mary the mo- 1 3^; ^9' "• ther of ^ John, whose surname was " Mark ; where many were gathered together ''praying. And as Peter knocked at the door of 13 "^the gate, ''a damsel came "to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew 14 Peter's voice, she opened not '^the gate =for gladness, but ran in, and told how g-|i5- 37,39- Peter stood before '=the gate. And they 15 ' *■ °' said unto her. Thou art mad. But she ^constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they. It is shis angel. But 16 Peter continued knocking: and when they had ojiened the doer, and saw him, they were astonished. But he, ''beckon- 17 ing unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto 6. & 19. 33. & 21. 40. 2. 9. " So 19. 7. P Mark 6. 9 (Gk.). 1 Ps. 126. I. r ch. 9. 10, 12. 10. 3, 17, 19. &11. 5. & 16. 9, 10. & 18. 9. ' So ch. 5. 19. & 16. 26. &4I- &91. 3. & 97. 10. 2 Cor. I. 10. * ver. 3. y ch. 14. 6 (Gk.). * ver. 25. ch. 13. 5, 13, & 15. 37- * ver. 25 2 Tim. 4. II Philcm. 24. I Pet. 5. 13. *» ver. 5. c See Luke i6. 20. *l John 18. 16, 17. «0r, to ask ttthtf ivns tlterc. ^ Luke 24. 41 (Gk.). 1 Luke 22. 59 (Gk.). « See Matt. iS. 10. 1' ch. 'James, and to ■'the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what 19 was become of Peter. And when 'He- rod had sought for him, and found him not, he "'examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to " Cesarea, and there abode. 20 And 'Herod 'was highly displeased with them of "Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, p having made Blastus *the king's cham- berlain their friend, desired peace; be- cause 1 their country was nourished by 21 the king's country. And upon a set day 'Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his ■'throne, and made an oration 22 unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, Jt is the voice of a god, 23 and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord ^ smote him, be- cause 'he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the 24 ghost. But "the word of God grew and 25 multiplied. "'And •''Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ">' ministry, and 'took with them =^John, whose surname was ^Mark. ' Ps. 115. I (Heb. & Gk.). nch. 6. 7 (Gk.). So ch. 19. 20. 29, 30. ^ See ch. 4. 36. II Or, charge, ch. 6. i. & 11 31. 2 Cor. 8. 4. & 9. 1, 12, 13 in tlie Gk. y Rom. 12. 7. ^ ver. 12. Now there were in the church that XIII. was at "Antioch certain ''prophets and .-^ ^•l^'s- '^teachers; as ''Barnabas, and Simeon 26. that was called Niger, and <= Lucius of '7^°° "*"■ "' ''Cyrene, and Manaen, "Swhich had been " ' Cor. 12. brought up with ''Herod the tetrarch, Eph.*. n. 2 and 'Saul. As they ''ministered to the ^o^rq^ ^^ ' Matt. 10. 3. Mark 3. 18. Luke 6. 15. ch. I. 13. & 15. 13. & 21. 18. 1 Cor. 15. 7. Gal. I. 19. & 2. 9, 12. James i. i. Jude I. '' See John 21. 23. ' ver. I. ■» See ch. 4. 9- , " ch. 23. 35 ? .See ch. 8. 40. II Or, bare a hostile ini'tdt in- tending •war. 0 ch. 21. 3, 7. See Matt. 15. 21. p 2 Mace. 4. 45- Matt. 28. 14 in the Gk. Comp. 2 Mace. 10, 20. t Gr. thai ivas pver Ike kin^s bed- chamber. 1 I Kin. 5. 9, II. Ezra 3. 7. Ezek. 27. 17. Comp. ch. II. 28. r See Matt. 27. 19. ' So 1 Sam. 25. 38. See 2 Sam. 24. 16. * ch. 11. 29. Rom. 15. Cor. 16. 15. ■* ch. II. 22 —26. See ch. 4. 36. e Rom. 16. 21. f See Matt. 27. 32. II Or, Herod's Lord, and 'fasted, the Holy Ghost said "'Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work "whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had 'fasted and "prayed, and "laid their hands on them, Pthey 4 sent them away. So they, being sent forth iby the Holy Ghost, departed unto ■'brother. ^Seleucia; and from thence they sailed ^iMacc. i. 5 to ^Cyprus. And when they were at 2'Macc.9.29. Salamis, they preached the word of God ' ^^^ ^"""^ •in the synagogues of the Jews: and 'ch. 12. 25. they had also "John to their minister, i."!,"^"'"' 6 And when they had gone through the 'See Matt. isle unto "Paphos, they found >'a cer- » sle'ch. 9. tain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, ^^^p Num. 8. 14. n So Matt. 9. 38. Rom. lo. 15. Eph. 3. 7, 8. 1 Tim. 2. 7. 2 Tim. i. 11. Heb. 5. 4. «Seech. 6. 6. P ch. 14. 26. 1 ver. 2. f i Mace. 11. S. ' See ch. 4. 36. • See ver. 14. Comp. ver. 46. " ver. 13. So ch. 19. 22. See ch. 12. 12. » ver. 13. J ver. 8. So ch. 8. 9. Gk. as Matt. 2. i, 7, 16. (120) Chap. xiii. 7. THE ACTS. Chap. xin. 37. • ver. 8, 12. whose name 7aas Bar-jesus: which was 7 lod?i's^'i2. with the deputy of t/ie country, Sergius *Ecc^"^- "°- Paulus, a =■ prudent man; who called for t^Tim.'s. 8. Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear ExT II- ''^^ \\orA of God. But Elymas the sor- 8 »cti. 4. 8. cerer (for so is his name by interpreta- dS«Luke ^^^^^ bwithstood them, seekmg to stum ° ^°Gk''' "^' s-'^^.y the deputy from the faith. Then 9 f See Matt. Saul, (who also is called Paul,) <^filled 8 M?c.' 3. 9. w-ith the Holy Ghost, ''set his eyes on So ver. 8 him, and said, O full of all subtiltyand all 10 Luke 23. 2. = mischief, Uliou child of the devil, thou t Hos. 14. 9. enemy of all risrhteousness, wilt thou not ' See I Sam. .' , u ■ , r i 5. 6. cease to s pervert the "right ways ol the fsoth.Vs: Lord? And now behold, 'the hand of.. & 22. II. the Lord is upon thee, and thou shall be 7. 28. '' ' blind, not seeing the sun ''for a season. Mark II. is. ^n(j immediately there fell on him a mist "John II. and a darkness ; and he went about seek- ch "I 8 in if^o ^some to lead him by the hand. Then 12 the Gk. the deputy, when he saw what was done, pveri4. believed, being ""astonished at the doc- <^'l- "t-.V trine of the Lord. 15. 23. Now when " Paul and his company .3 • s^ch.' .5. loosed from ° Paphos, they came to 38. pPerga in iPamphylia: and ''John ^de- "ch.'.4. '.9, parting from them returned 'to Jeru- ='a.. salem. But when they departed from .4 2 Tim. 3- II _ , , ■ , ■ r^. (notasch. II. P Perga, they came to "Antioch m ''Pi- ' a^ii' 24. sidia, and went vinto the synagogue v^on J ch. 9. 20. the sabbath day, and sat down. And .5 ^^17.2,10, g^^jgj. ji^g reading of -'the law and ''the &18. 4. 19. prophets "^the rulers of the synagogue So ver'5. sent unto them, saying. Ye men and bre- «''ch"'i6''i3. thren, if ye have any ''word of ''^exhorta- »ch. 13 21. tion for the people, say on. Then Paul 16 ver."27.*' "'' stood up, and ^beckoning with his hand « See Mark g^id, Men of Israel, and ^ye that fear God, • ch. 15. -I gi'^'s audience. "The God of this people 17 ■narg. of Israel 'chose our fathers, and exalted I cSr.'u. 3. the people '' when they dwelt as strangers jT!'^^'=_i- in the land of Egypt, and 'with a high Heb. i2.'5. ' arm brought he them out of it. And is f Seech. 12. ^[jQm ji.,g (.j,.,.,g Qf m forty years 'suffered K ver. 25. he their manners in the wilderness. And .9 35.' ""' ^' ^^' when "he had destroyed seven nations Comp.^ in the land of Canaan, °he divided their !> Sec Ybau land to them by lot. And after that Phe 20 ?1i)lut 7 6 S^^^ "'""^ ''^"^'" judges about the space of ifour hundred and fifty years, until ■'Sa- ,2. '■ muel the prophet. And afterward Hhey2i Ps. 105. 23, desired a king: and 'God gave unto So ch. 7. .7. them Saul the son of Cis, "a man of the 1 Ex. 13. 14, 16. ™ Ex. .6. 35. Num. 14. 33, 34. Ps- 95. 9, lo. ch. 7. 36. Heb. 3. g, 17. t Gr. crpoTOf/» >p>j jfi", perhaps for «Tpo0o0opTj jei., \bore, or, fed them '\ ns a ntirsf bcnrcth, pr feecieth Iter chUd, Deut. i. 31, 2 Mace. 7. 27. according to the Sept. and so Chrysostom. n Deut. 7. 1. See Ps. 44- 2. o josh. 14. I, 2. & 19. 51. Ps. 78. 55. Pjudg. 2. 16. & 3. g. *1 See Judg. 11. 26. r gee ch. 3. 24. • 1 Sam. 8. 5. ' i Sam. 10. 1. " 1 Sam. 9. I, 2. 5. 22. « Heb. 13, k Ex. I. tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty ' ' Sam. .5. 22 years. And "when he had removed him, &^',6.'i^ ' •■"he raised up unto them David to be ;^°|3„^' ',6 their king; to whom also he gave testi- 13. mony, and said, > I have found David ^''^j^'"' °"*' the son of Jesse, ^a man after mine {^cited from own heart, ^ which shall fulfil all my 23 will. tOfthis & 2. I in the Gk. '5Soch.20-24. 2 Tim- 4- 7. ^ So John I. 20. 27- Sce Matt. 3. 11. ' \'er. 16. ^ See ch. 3. ' Ps. cited from maiii, seed hath God ac- 'Sam. 13.14. cording '^^oliis promise raised unto Israel « so ver! 36 24 "ia Saviour, Jesus: when ^John had first E'sel'Matt preached before his ^coming the baptism i- 1. of repentance to all the people of Israel. See^Luke"' 25 And as John sfulfiUed his course, he v- said, '•Whom think ye that I am? I am ch 5.3?.'"' not he. But behold, there cometh one \f-^^^;.^\ after me, whose shoes of his feet I am 26 not worthy to loose. Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and 'whosoever among you feareth God, ''to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and 'their rulers, "'because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets 26! "which are read every sabbath day, they isee'johns. have "fulfilled them in condemning him 28.\nd Pthough they found no cause of death in //////, ^r/ desired they Pilate that "I^^l";,^' 29 he should be slain. And when ithey had fulfilled all that was written of him, ■■they took hitn down from Hhe tree, and p Matt. 27. 30 laid him in a sepulchre. But 'Clod Mkrkis. 13, 31 raised him from the dead: and "he was J*-, -1 1-1 Luke 23. 2. seen many days ol them which ^came —23. up with him "from Galilee to Jerusalem, &';'4''44^'^"' who are his "witnesses unto the people. John .g. 28, 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, rMatJ.'J,. how that >the promise which was made 59.60. 33 unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the ^.tkllt- same unto us their children, in that he J""!" '9 38, hath 'raised up Jesus again; as it is also "Seech. 5.30. written in the second psalm, ^Thou art so^ver.33,^ my Son, this day have I begotten 34- See ch. 2. 24. " See ch. 1. * See Luke 2- 4. ^ ch. I. Ji. & 2. 7. * ch. 10. 41. See Luke 24. 48. y ch. 26. 6. So Rom. 4- 'J- . ■» See ch. 17- 24 27. So ch. 26. 22, 34 thee. And as concerning that he 'rais- ed him up from the dead, now no more ^to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you ''the sure 'mer- 35cies of David. Wherefore hesaithalso in another/j-a////, '^Thou shalt not suf- fer thine Holy One to see corrup- 36 tion. For David, 'after he had served his own generation by the will of God, g'^'^s »-^^ ''fell on sleep, and was 'laid unto his See3en. 12. 37 fathers, and ''saw corruption: but he, ^Qtedfrom Ps. 2. 7. Also in Heb. I. 5. & 5. 5. ' ver. 3s, 36, 37. 1> Cited from Is.ii. 55. 3. t Or. Tu oCTia, holy, or, just things : tvitick word the Sept. heth m the place 0/ Isai. 55. 3, and in many others, use far that which is in the Hebrevi, mercies (Deut. 33. 8. Ps. .2. .. & 16. 10. & 3° 4)- '^ Cited from Ps. 16. 10. So ch. 2. 27, 31. I Or, after lie had in his 07vn age setf d the wUl of God. Wisd. 19. 6. So ver. 22. 'I2 Sam. 7.12^ 1 Kin. 2, 10. bee Matt. 27. 52. So ch. 2. 29. « Judg. 2. 10 (Heb. & Gk.). So Gen. 25. 8, &c. (12.) Chap. xiii. 38. THE ACTS. Chap. xiv. 17. 23- 15- •■ So ch. I 13- f See jer. 31. whom God raised again, ^saw no corrup- So Luke 24. tion. Be it known unto you therefore, 38 Tjohni 12. ™en amf brethren, that ""through this e Seech. 5. Ma// is preached unto you the sforgive- t'isai.53. II. ness of sins: and "^ by him all that be- 39 So°ch ^' 12' ''^^^ ^""^ 'justified from all things, ^from iLuk4i8. 14. which ye could not be justified by the Rom. 2. .3, ja^y of Moses. Beware therefore, lest 40 k See Rom. that come upon you, which is spoken 'Mark I. 2. of in 'the prophets; ""Behold yc de-^i John 6. 45. spisers, and wonder, and perish: for ch. 15. 15. i work a work in your days, a hS.'"'* 5.°"" ^'O""!^ which you shall in no wise Comp. believe, though a man declare it J^^L^*'^- unto you. tiJ'wZk the synagogue, "the Gentiles besought orf/r/t *'^''i' these words might be preached to sabbath them '°the next sabbath. Now when 43 »'co'mp.' the congregation was broken up, many (Gkr of the Jews and Preligious iproselytes p ve'r.' 50. followed Paul and Barnabas : who, speak- fn'thecic'^ ing to them, --persuaded them to con- Soch. 16.14. tinue in nhe grace of God. And the 44 1 s« Matt, ns^t sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, 45 ?ch^'o^'23. ''"^^y '^^'^'''^ 'i"'^'^ ^^'th envy, and spake & 14. 26. against those things which were spoken Rom, Tis- ^y ■^^"'' contradicting and "blasphem- TUj^2.^ii. ing. Then Paul and Barnabas "wa.xed 46 I Pet.'l.' 12.' bold, and said. It was necessary that 'r^marg.' '' ^he word of God should vfirst have been "ch. 18. 6. spoken to you: but ^seeing ye put it (Gkj'; ■*■ ■* from jiw/, and judge yourselves ^unwor- \gv\ ^' "^ '^y °^ everlasting life, lo, •'we turn to Sojames2.7. the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord 47 ^s!:Vc°h commanded us, sayitig, =1 have set 29.°*"' "*■ thee to be a light of the Gentiles, T Seech. 3. that ti,o„ shouldest be for salva- So ver. 26. tion unto the ends of the earth. 32.Ti.°"'"'' And when the Gentiles heard this, they 48 So Matt. 21. were glad, and glorified the word of the i&eMatt. Lord: and "^as many as were ordained "&e ch 28 ^° eternal life believed. And the word 49 28. ° "^ ■ ° ■ of the Lord was published throughout 'i^ut'^T ^" the '■eg'O"- But <=the Jews stirred so So Luke 2. up the ^devout and ^honourable women, ieeisai. +2. ?"d '"the chief 7nen of the city, and ^'com 'raised persecution against Paul and Bar- john'i^'i2. nabas, and expelled them out of their Rom. 9. 23. coasts. But they •'shook off the dust 51 ch. 14. 19. of their feet ''against them, and came 5cr.7'i"' ""t° 'Iconium. And the di.sciples were 52 So Mark "5. filled with "joy, and with "the Holy «i „ , Ghost. " See Mark 6. 21. ' ch. 14. 2 (Gk.). So2Tim. 3. II. ' Luke 9. 5. .So Matt. 10. 14. Mark 6 11. Luke 10. 11. Comp. ch. 18. 6. 1 See ch. 14. i. "> i Thess. I. 6. So Matt. 5. 12. ch. 5. 41. See John 16. 22. n See ch. 2. 4. XIV. * ver. 19, 21. ch. 13. 51. & 16. 2. 2 Tim. 3, II, >■ See ch, 13. (Gk.). = See John f speaking Vi,"^-^,. 4. And it came to pass in » Iconium, that they went both together ''into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews 2 and also of the Greeks believed. But '■> ■^the unbelieving Jews ''stirred up the (Gk.)."'' ^ Gentiles, and made their minds evil ^^."^.^-^ "3. 50 3 affected against '=the brethren. Long time therefore abode they boldly in the Lord, swhich gave testf- 29! niony unto ''the word of his grace, and (Gk.').'^' ^ granted "signs and wonders to be done See Mark 16. 4 by their hands. But the multitude of ^°ch. 20. 32. the city was divided: and Jpart held ^ See John 4. with the Jews, and part with the ''apo- & ch. 5. 12. 5 sties. And when there was an assault j &'e'^'h.''28. made both of the Gentiles, and also of l^ the Jlews with their rulers, 'to use them Comp.''*' 6 despitefully, and to stone them, they \^x^- '* were ""ware of it, and "fled unto °Lys- Rom.' 16. ^. tra and PDerbe, cities of iLycaonia, (G*iiT ^' '^ and unto the region that lieth round ,™';^''= 7 about: and there they preached the Rev. 2. 2? gospel. "Matt. 22. 6. y ■, , Luke 18. 32. 3 And there sat a certain man at °Lys- " I'tx^ss. 2. 2 tra, impotent in his feet, "-being a crip- s"o'2\?m. 3. pie from his mother's womb, who never ^'^.^ 9 had walked: the same heard Paul speak: (Gk.j.'"' "" who ''stedfastly beholding him, and 'per- "o^l'jj^'""" ceiving that he had faith "to be healed, °«'-- s, 21. 10 said with a loud voice. Stand upright 2 Tim. 3. ^' on thy feet. And he "leaped and walk- 11 ed. And when the people saw what Paul had done, they vlift up their voices, saying in the speech of iLy- caonia, ^The gods are come down to 12 us in the likeness of men. And they ' ^;f= '^'^" called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mer- curius, because he was the chief speaker. 13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was ». before their city, brought oxen and gar- 11.T7. lands unto ''the gates, and "^would have \'^° "^^ ^■ 14 done sacrifice with the people. Which &.\i.6. when <:the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, °6^"o.^"'"' heard of, ''they rent their clothes, and " So Dan. 2. = • 1 1 ■ 46 compared ^ran m among the people, crymg out, with Ezra 6. 15 and saying. Sirs, ""why do ye these things 1 We also are men s of like pas- sions with you, and preach unto you 5^^ ^^^ thatj'i? should '"turn from these 'vanities unto J the living God, ''which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, 'See ch. 10. and all things that are therein : l%„,ess. 17 16 who in times past 'suffered all nations (Gk.;. 17 '"to walk in their own ways. "Never- wiT.'?. 3 li See ch. 15. 19. 1 See Deut. 32. 21. So i Sam. 12. 21. i Cor. 8. 4. J Sec Josh. 3. 10. & Matt. 16. i6. k Cited from Ps. 146. 6. So Rev. 14. 7. Comp. ch. 17. 24. See Gen. i. i. 1 So Ps. 81. 12. ch. 17. 3c. i Pet. 4. 3. Comp. Matt. 20. 7. m Ps. 81. 13. (Heb. & Gk.). » So ch. 17. 27. Rom. I. 20. P ver. 20. ch. 16. I. & 20. 4. 1 ver. II. "■ ch. 3. 2 iGk.). ^ See Luke 4. 9. 2. " See Mark 10. 52. ^ See ch. 3. •= See ver. 4. *" Matt. 26. 13- *' ch. 16. 29 (Gk.). (122) Chap. xiv. i8. THE ACTS. Chap. xv. 20. '5\ r ch. 13. 45. 5°- 8 ver. 21. See ch. 13. 14- * ver. I. " 2 Cor, II. So 2 Tim. 3. o See Lev. thcless he left not himself without wit- &'joi)5. lo. ness, in that he did good, and "gave us Maft'^' ^^'s^' ''^'" ^'^°™ heaven, and fruitful seasons, pSoPs. 104. filling our hearts with pfood and iglad- TeccIus. 31. ness. And with these sayings scarce 1 31 (Gk.j. restrained they the people, that //ley had SeePs. 104. ^ , -f. ^ .u not done sacritice unto them. And ■■ there came thither certain Jews i from ^Antioch and 'Iconium, who per- suaded the people, and, "having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, sup- posing he had been dead. Howbeit, 2 as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the ne-xt day he departed with Barnabas to "Derbe. And when they had preach- 2 ed the gospel to that city, and ' had taught many, they returned again to yLystra, and to 'Iconium, and ^Antioch, ^confirming the souls of the disciples, a f?/;;/ * exhorting ///('OT to continue in the faith, and that ''we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. And when they had '^ ordained 2 them ''elders in every church, and had prayed with = fasting, they ' commended them to the Lord, on whom they be- lieved. And after they had passed 2 28, Comp. ch. 7. 58. * See ver. 6. t [Gr. had made many disciphs\ See Matt. 28. 1 9 marg. y ver. 6. * ch. 15. 32, 41. & i8. 23 iGk. . 'Soch.II.23, & 13. 43. l» So Mark 10. 30. Luke 22, 29. John 16. 33. Rom. 8. 17. 1 Thess. 3. 3. 2 Tim. 2. 12, &3. 12. 38. « 2 Cor. 8. 19 (Gk.,. d See ch. 11. 30. » See Matt. 17. 21. f ch. 20. 32. See I Pet. 4. 19. K ch. 13. 14. h See I Mace. 15. 23- • ch. 13. 13, 14- ^ See ch. 11. 26. * ch. 13. 3. •" ch. 15. 40. ^ See ch. 13. 43- » ch. 15. 4 (Gk.). Co!. 4. 3. Rev. SeeMatt. 10. throughout spisidia, they came to ''Pam- phylia. And when they had preached 2 the word in ' Perga, they went down into Attalia: and thence sailed to ''An- 2 tioch, 'from whence they had been "'re- commended to "the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. And 2 when they were come, and had gather- ed the church together, they "rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had p opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. And there they a- 2 bode long time with the disciples. So ch. 15. 3, 12. & 21. 19. 3. 8. Comp. John lo. 2, 3. i C&r. XV. A. D. 51. • Comp. Gal. 2. 11— I''- " ver. 3, 22, 23. See John 21 23. * ver. 5. Gal. 5. I, 2. So Phil. 3. 2 Cot. 2. II. d See Lev. 12. 3- A. D 52. « ver. 7. ch. 28. 29 iGk.). fGal. 2. I? 6 See Luke 2 And ^certain nien which came down from Judea taught ''the brethren, and said, •= Except ye be circumcised ''after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Bar- nabas had no small dissension and "= dis- putation with them, they determined that fPaul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should ego up to Jeru- .salem unto the apostles and '' elders about this question. And 'being brought on their way by the church, they passed 4. *i ver. 4, 6, 22, 23. See ch. II ch. 20. 38 (Gk.j. & 21, 5. Rom. 15. 24. i Cor. Tit 3. 13 (Gk.). 3 John 6 (Gk.). So ch. 17. 15. 30. • Judith 10. 15 (Gk.). 16. 6, II. 2 Cor. I. 16. through •= Phenice and ' Samaria, ™ de- claring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all ''the 4 brethren. And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were "received of the church, and of the apostles and ''elders, and they "declared all things 5 that God had done with them. But there 'rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees w-hich believed, saying, '^That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and ''elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much "^dis- puting, Peter rose up, and said unto them. Men and brethren, ye know how that Pa good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the go- sspel, and believe. And God, i which knoweth the hearts, ■'bare them witness, ^giving them the Holy Ghost, 'even as g he did unto us; and "put no difference between us and them, ■''purifying their 10 hearts >'by faith. Now therefore why ^tempt ye God, ='to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that •'through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ ive shall be 12 saved, even as they. Then all the mul- titude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, "^ declaring what ''miracles and wonders "^God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 13 And after they had held their peace, f James answered, saying. Men (7//(/ bre- i4thren, hearken unto me: ^Simeon '■hath declared ho>v God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a peo- 15 pie for his name. And to this agree the words of ' the prophets ; as it is writ- 16 ten. After this I will return, and ''will build again the tabernacle of Da- vid, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, i7and I will set it up: that the resi- due of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works 'from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore "' my sentence is, that we " trouble not them, which from among 20 the Gentiles °are turned to God: but that we write unto them, that they ab- ^ See ch. II. 19- ' Sec ch. I. 8. " So ch. 14. 27. ver. 12. " So ch. 21. '7- See Luke 8. 40. o ch. 14. 27 (Gk.). So ver. 3, 12. ch. 21. 19. said they, certainX As ch. 17. 3? P ch. 10. 20. & II. 12, 13. See ch. 10. 43- ' Comp. ch. 5. 9. » So Gal. 5.1. See Matt. 23. 4- b So Rom. 3. 24- Eph. 2. 5, 8. Tit. 3. II. ■= ch- 21. 19. So ver. 3. " Comp. ver. 28. " I Mace. 10. 63- & 12. 14 IGk.). 0 ch. 14. 15. & 26. 20. 1 Thess. I. 9. So ch. II. 21. (123) Qj Chap. xv. 21. THE ACTS. Chap. xvi. 12. P So Dan. i. 8. Mai. z. 7, 12. Ecclus. 40. 29 in theGlc. See ver. 29. Coinp. Ps. 106. 28. Ezek. 4. 13, 14. Tobit I. 10, II. *t Wisd. 14. 26, 27. 1 Cor. 10- 7, 8. I Pet. 4. 3, 4- Rev. 2. 14, 20. See I Cor. 6. 18. "■ See Lev. 3. 17- » ch. 13, 15. See Luke 16, 29. ' ver. 2. " ver. 23, 30, 35- See ch. 11. 26. ^ch. I. 23? y See ver. 34. * See Luke 22. 26. " See ver. i. t» 1 Mace. 14. 20. ch. 23. 26. James i. i. So 2 Mace. 9. 19. <^ ver. 41. Gal. I. 21. See ch. 18. 18. ■i See Judith 2. 21. " ver. I. Comp. Gal. 2. 4- &5- 12. Tit. I. 10. f ver. 28. Luke I. 3. K So 2 Mace. 14. 38. Comp. ch. 9. 23 — 25. & 14. 19. » ver. 22, 32. ■f [Gr. word\. So ver. 32 (Gk.). ' Comp. ver. 19. k ver. 20. ch- 21. 25. I Cor. 8. I. 4. 7, 10. & 10. 19, 28. Rev, 2. 14, 20. Comp. ver. 20. ' ver. 20. ch. 21. 25. ™ 2 Mace. II. 21. ch. 23. 30. " ver. 22. U Or, C-xhor- tation. See ch. 13. 15- 0 See ch. 11. 27. A.D 53- p ch. 11. 23. & 14. 22. & 16, 40 (Gk So ch. 16. 3G. 4, 10, 14, 15. 1 Pet. 5. 12. Stain from Ppollutions of idols, and/rtiwz ■) fornication, and//w« 'things strangled, and //w« ""blood. For Moses of old 21 time hath in every city them that preach him, ^ being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. Then pleased it the apostles and 22 'elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to "Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; iiaiihiy, Judas surnamed ^Barsabas, and vSilas, ^chief OTt'« among ^the brethren: and they wrote letters by them after this 23 manner; The apostles and 'elders and ^brethren ^send greeting unto the ^bre- thren which are of the Gentiles in "Anti- och and "^Syria and '^^ Cilicia : Forasmuch 24 as we have he.ird, that •= certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, say- ing, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law : to whom we gave no such com- mandment: fit seemed good unto us, 25 being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our be- loved Barnabas and Paul, men gthat26 have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have sent 27 therefore ''Judas and Silas, who shall also tell jw/ the same t/tiugs by 'mouth. For "^'it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, 28 and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; that 29 ye abstain from ''meats offered to idols, and from ' blood, and from things stran- gled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. '"Fare ye well. So when they were dismissed, they 30 came to "Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: which when they 31 had read, they rejoiced for the "consola- tion. And ''Judas and Silas, being °pro-33 phets also themselves, Pexhorted the brethren with many words, and icon- firmed them. And after they had tarried 33 there a space, they were let go 'in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. Notwithstanding it pleased ^Silas 1034 abide there still. 'Paul also and Barna-35 bas continued in "Antioch, teaching and "preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. And some days after Paul said unto 36 Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our .). 1 ver. 41. .See ch. 14. 22. ^ Heb. 11. 31 (Gk.). I Cor. 16. II. ■ ver. 22, 27, 32, 40. & 16. 19, 25, 29. & 17. & 18. 5. So 2 Cor. 1. 19. 1 Thess. 1. i. 2 Thess. i. i. ' Comp. ch. 13. I. " See ch. 5. 42. ^ brethren "in every city where we have "'^''- '3- ■4. preached the word of the Lord, and see &'i4.'i, 6, 37 how they do. And ]?arnabas deter- '"" °'* mined to take with them yjohn, whose ',*"• 39- j8 surname was Mark. But Paul thought ,"'^ not good to take him with them, =^who 'Soch. 13. departed from them from "Pamphylia, "SceiMacc. and went not with them to the work. '5- 23- 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one '•^"^''io. from the other: and so ''Barnabas took 'Seech. 4. 40 y Mark, and sailed unto "^Cyprus; and aseever. 34. Paul chose ''Silas, and departed, being 's^^'^'j;^'' ^recommended by the brethren unto "^the 43. 41 grace of God. And he went through h ver. 32. sSyria and Cilicia, ''confirming the Soch. 16. 5. churches. Then came he to ^Derbe and ^Lystra: . „ V' oee cii* T A . and behold, a certain disciple was there, 6. named ''Timotheus, "^the son of a cer- \^^' ''• '^• tain woman, which 7oas a Jewess, and & '8. 5- believed ; but his father 7vas a Greek : & ^o. 4."' Rom. 16. 21. I Cor. 4. 17. & i6. 10. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with phn.'',!,'.''* him; and "^took and circumcised him be- cause of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they sknew all that his*^^^'^''- 4 father was a Greek. And as they went i Tim. i. 2, through the cities, they delivered them ^\ ^^ the ''decrees for to keep, 'that were or- 2 Tim. i. 2. dained of the apostles and *=elders which He'b. 13. 23. swere at Jerusalem. And so were 'the ds^"h'6'' churches established in the faith, and « See ch. 14. 6 increased in number daily. Now when ]'Qa^„ they had gone throughout "'Phr3'gia and i Cor. 9. 20 the region of "Galatia, and were forbid- Cai. 2. 3. den of the Holy Ghost to preach the f^'jj; 7 word in "Asia, after they were come to 24 (guj. Mysia, they assayed to go into PBithy- ^ s«: Luke nia : but the Spirit suffered them not. ' ch. 15. 28. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down t'scech. u. 2 which ''was well reported of by the bre- thren that were at ^Lystraand ^Iconium. & 2. 19. Col. I. I. I Thess. I. 1. 9 to iTroas. And 'a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of ''Macedonia, and prayed him, saying. Come over into Macedonia, and help 10 us. And after he had seen ■'the vision. 1 So ch. 15. n> See ch. 2. n t Mace. 8. 2? 2 Mace. S. 20. immediately ^we endeavoured to go into '^^Qlf^^\ "Macedonia, 'assuredly gathering that Gai. i. 2.' the Lord had called us for to preach the f -nm. 4. id 11 gospel unto them. Therefore loosing i p<;' >■ >• from iTroas, we "came with a straight p /pe't. i'?! course to Samothracia, and the next day J^^";,"'g 12 to Neapolis; and from thence to "Phi- 2Cor. 2.'i2. lippi, which is "the chief city of that ',J^^\^ '3- part of "Macedonia, and va colony : See ch. 12. 9. B ver. II, 15, 17. ch. 20. 5 to end of Acts. Sec Col. 4. 14. ' ch. 9. 22 (Gk.). " ch. 21. i. * ch. 2o. 6. Phil. I. I. I Thess. 2. 2. H Or, the Jlrst. ^ ver. 9, 10. ch. 18. 5. & 19. 21, 22, 29. & 20. I, 3. Rom. 15. 26. I Cor. 16. 5. 2 Cor. i. 16. &7. 5. " " "4.10. iTim. I. 3. 7 ver. 21. t8. I. & II. 9. Phil. 4. 15. I Thess. i. 7,8 (124) Chap. xvi. 13. THE ACTS. Chap. xvn. 5. t Gr. sah- bath day. ch. 13. 14. * Rev. I. II. & 2. 18, 24. » ch. 18. 7. See ch. 13. 43- *> 2 Mace. 1. So Luke 24. 32. 45- •^ See ch. II, 14. d John I. 33 marg. * Luke 24.29. So Gen. 19. 3. See Job 31. 32. ' ver. 13. 6 See Luke 13. II. B Or. of Python. 1" So I Sam. 28. 7. I Chr. 10. 13. See Lev. ly. > ch. 19. 24. ver. iQiGk.). ^ Comp, Mark I. 34. 1 See Mark 5. 7- ™ ch. 4. 2 (Gk,). " Mark i. 25. « See Mark 16. 17. P So ch. 19. 25. 26- *i See ch. 15. .34- ' James 2. 6. So Matt. 10. 18. I Or, court. * ver. 22, 7=;, 36, 38. (Gk. not as ver. ig). « So I Kin. 18. 17. ch. 17. 6. " Comp. Esth. 3. 8. ^ ver, 12. ' 2 Cor. II. J5 (Gk.). So iThess. 2. 2, * 2 Cor. 6. 5. & II. 23. y ver. 27, 36 in the Gk. ' See Luke 21. 12. * Job 13. 27. & 33- II- Jer. 20. 2, 3. & 29. 26. *• See Job 35. 10. * ver. 19, 29. » See Matt. 8. 34- ' ver. 14. " ver. 2. Sec John 21. 23. * See ch. 15. 32. xvir. » ver. II, 13. ch. 20. 4- & 27. 2. Phil. 4. 16. 1 Thess. 1. 1. 2 Thess. I. T. 2 Tim, 4. 10. *> ver. 10. Sec ch. 13. 14. Comp. Matt. 4. 23, &c. c So ch. 8. 35. & 18. 28. & 28. 23. See Matt. 26, 24. ^ Luke 24. 32. ^ See ch. 3. i 18, fch. 18. 5,28. II fOr, whom, said 4. KSee ^ See John ("5) Chap. xvii. 6. THE ACTS. Chap. xvhi. 2. " ch. 7. 9. See ch. 5. 17 marg. « See Judg. 9. 4. q ver. 10, T4. Stie Jolin 21. 23- ■■ See ch. 16. 20. 8 ch. 21. 38. Gal. 5. 12 in the Gk. So ch. 24. 5. ' ver. 31. See Matt. 24. 14. " See Luke 10. 38. *' See Luke 2. I. * So Luke 23. 2. John 18. 33, 3^ 37- & 19. 12. ^^ So ch. 9. 25. ver. 14. See Matt. 10. 23. y Comp. 2 Mace. 10. 13 marg. * See Luke 16. 29. * Luke II. 3 marg. *> ch. 13. 50. So Mark 15. 43- c ver. 10. ch. 20. 4. •* ver. 10. * See ch. 15, 34- * See ch. 16. I. K See ch. 15. 3- h ch. 18. I. I Thess, 3. I, » ch. 18. 5. A.D. 54. ^ ver. 15. BOr./w// of idols. ' ver. 2 (Gk.;. ch. i8. 4, 19 (Gk.). & 19. 8, g. & 24. 12. "• ver. 2, 10. " ver. 4. B Ox, base /cllnv. o See ch. 5. >> ch. 4. 2. « Or, Mars^ hill. It was the highest court in Athens, So ver. 22. which believed not, "moved with envy, took unto them certain "lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a com- pany, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Pjason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they 6 drew Jason and certain i brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, ■'These that have ^turned 'the world upside down are come hither also; whom Ja- ^ son hath " received : and these all do contrary to the ""decrees of Cesar, * say- ing that there is another king, one Je- sus. And they troubled the people and 8 the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. And when they had taken 9 security of Jason, and of \\\q other, they let them go. And "ithe brethren immediately •"'sent 10 away Paul and ^ Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither '"went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were n more >' noble than those in ^ Thessa- lonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and ^search- ed the scriptures ^daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of 12 them believed; also of ''honourable wo- men which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. But when the Jews of Thes- 13 salonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at "^ Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. And then immediately the 14 brethren ''sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but '^ Silas and ''Timo- theus abode there still. And they that 15 8 conducted Paul brought him unto ^ Athens : and ' receiving a command- ment unto •= .Silas and fTimotheus for to come to him with all speed, they de- parted. ^ Now while Paul waited for them at 16 Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city "wholly given to idolatry. Therefore 'disputed he '"in 17 the synagogue with the Jews, and with the ^^dtMouX persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. Then certain philosophers of the Epi- 18 cureans, and of the Stoicks, encounter- ed him. And some said. What will this "babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because °he preached unto them Jesus, and Pthe resurrection. And they took 19 him, and brought him unto "Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is f 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore 21 what these things mean. (For all the Athenians and 1 strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new ^■z thing) Then Paul stood in the midst of ' Mars' hill, and said. Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in 23 all things ye are too '"superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your 'de- votions, I found an altar with this ^inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly 24 worship, 'him declare I unto you. "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is ^Lord of hea- ven and earth, ^dwelleth not in temples 25^made with hands; neither is worship- ped with men's hands, ^as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all 26 ''life, and breath, and all things; and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath '^determined the times before appointed, and ''the bounds of 27 their habitation ; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, '-"though he be not 28 far from every one of us: for fin him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of Syour own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 29 Forasmuch then as we are the oftspring of God, '•we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's de- 30 vice. And the times of this ignorance God 'winked at; but ''now command- eth all men eveiy where to repent : 31 because he hath appointed a day, in the which 'he will judge "'the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath '^ordained; ivhercof he "hath given assurance unto all men, in that "he hath raised him from, the dead. 3= And when they heard of "the resur- rection of the dead, some mocked : and others said, PWe will hear thee again 33 of this matter. So Paul departed from 34 among them. Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and beheved: among the which 'was Dionysius the lAreopa- gite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. After these things Paul departed from 2 .Athens, and came to * Corinth ; and 2 Cor. 1. 1, 23. 2 Tim, 4. 20. So ver. 8. ■ 25. Qch. II Or, [tlu\ court 0/ the A reopa- giles. Rather as ver, 19, ' So ch. : I?- 'I Or, gods that ye ■worship. See 2 Thess. 2. 4- <■ See Matt. 22. 20 marg. ^ ver. 3 (Gk.). " See ch. J4. 15- ^ Matt. II. =5- ) ch. 7. 48. ^ See Mark 14. 58. » Ps, 50. 8— 12. '' See Gen. 2. 7. & Num. 16. 22. So Job 27. 3. ^ ver. 31 !Gk,). See Luke 22. 22. Aquila, Kom. 16. 3. . -" ^ , I Cor. 16. iq. born in '^rontus, lately come from Italy, So 2 Tim. 4- ^vith his wife ''Priscilla; (because that « Seech. 2.9. "^Claudius had commanded all Jews to • Mat" 25^' depart from Rome :) and came unto 16 (Gk.). them. And because he was of the same 3 iCor. 4°'/2* craft, he abode with them, and "= wrought: aThess'^'s' ^°'' ^y t^eir Occupation they were tent- f Seech. 17. makers. And he ^ reasoned sin the 4 8See ch. 13. synagogue every sabbath, and per- J4- suaded the Jews and the Greeks. And s ij! ■ "'■ "*' ''when Silas and Timotheus were come 'if"'^''''^' from ' Macedonia, Paul was J pressed in J See Luke spirit, and ''testified to the Jews that So Job 32.18. 'Jesus 'ji'irj- Christ. And when they 6 s'^LiJt^'e opposed themselves, and "blasphemed, 28. "he shook his raiment, and said unto \^'li' ^' til em, "Your blood be upon your own i[dr, isc/«' heads; pI am clean: ifrom henceforth »*See'ch. 13. I ^''1 g° ""f° ^^^ Gentiles. And he ^ 45- departed thence, and entered into a Co^pi '' '^' certain ///(7//'s house, named Justus, ■'one Matt. 10. 14. that worshipped God, whose house join- ° EzeVi's. ed hard to the synagogue. And ^Cris- a '3- pus, the ^ chief ruler of the synagogue, , Sel^Lev. 20. believed on the Lord " with all his ' '•, , house ; and many of ^the Corinthians ' P ch. 20. 26 . ' , , . , -' , , . , (Gk.). hearmg believed, and were baptized. Eza?'3. 18. 'I'hen "spake the Lord to Paul in the 9 >9- night by >'a vision. Be not afraid, but is"ech. 28. speak, and hold not thy peace: for ^I 10 rch 16 I ^^^ \v\'C(i thee, and no man shall set on .Seech. ;3.43 thec to hurt thee: for I have much 'te'r°'i7'''*' people in this city. And he 'continued n See Mark 5. there a year and six months, teaching "^See ch. II. the word of God among them. * And when Gallio was the ^deputy of u *> Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with ?See ch' 12' °"^ accord against Paul, and "^brought q. him to ''the judgment seat, saying. This 13 ' Jer. I. " " "" fellow persuadeth men to worship God Matt. 28. 20. contrary to "the law. And when Paul 14 ^eejos . I. ^^g ^^^^ about to "^opcn his mouth, Gal- ' Gr. lio said unto the Jews, If it were a mat- Luke 24.49 ^^"^ of wrong or wicked ^lewdness, O ye '•'ad Jews, reason would that I should ''bear ending"' with you : 'but if it be a question of is * ^" '^''- '3- words and names, and of '=your law, ' ver. 27. look ye to it; for I will be no judge of Rom^isl^e. such matters. And he drave them from is & '6- 5- ''the judgment seat. Then all the Greeks 17 2 Cor 1. 1'.'' took ''Sosthenes, the '<•///>/■ ruler of the &?i''io synagogue, and beat him before ''the I Thess. 1.7, judgment seat. And Gallio cared for "See Matt, none of those things. 10. 18. And Paul after this tarried there yet a 18 a ver 16 17 ^ See Matt. 27! good whilc, and then ""took his leave of ■9. • ver. 15. I See Matt 5. 2, » So ch. 13. lo ;Gk.). I> See Matt. 17. 17. ' So ch. 23. 29. & 25. 19. « I Cor. 1. 1 ? 1 ver. 8. ■" ver. 21. See Lukeg.ei. the brethren, and sailed thence into "Sy- "Matt. 4. 24. ria, and with him "Priscilla and "Aquila: ch. 15. 23,41. having p shorn his head in iCenchrea: %'°^'\ 19 for he had Pa vow. And he came to Gai. i. 21. ■■Ephesus, and left them there: but he p Num''6.''f8. himself entered ^into the synagogue, and '^^'"- -^■ 20 'reasoned with the Jews. When they 'ver. 21,24.' desired him to tarry longer time with f^"'- '' ''■ 21 them, he consented not; but ""bade & 2°- '6, 17- them farewell, saying, "I must by all &^j6:i.^'^'' means "keep this feast that cometh in '^-p}!- '• '• Jerusalem: but I will return again unto 2 Tim. 1. 18. you, yif God will. And he sailed from Ret."'!!. 22 ''Ephesus. ■•■And when he had landed at Soch.21.29. ^Cesarea, and ^gone up, and saluted the .See'ch.'i3. church, he went down to ''-\ntioch. J see ch 23 .\nd after he had spent some time thejv, 17.'^° "^ ' ''' he departed, and went over all the coun- "/° '^^- '°' try of "^Galatia and '' Phrygia <=in order, "See Matt, '"strengthening all the ^disciples. rso'i'cor. 4. 24 And a certain Jew named ''ApoUos, V-^^ born at '.Alexandria, an eloquent man, Heb.'e.'s. and mighty in the scriptures, came to o.^"**'''' 25JEphesus. This ot<7// was instructed in Rom.'is. 32. the way of the Lord; and being ''fervent istech.^8^' in the spirit, he spake and taught 'dili- 40- gently the things of the Lord, knowing 'h. 2T.^i2"i5. =6 only '"the baptism of John. And he ';/eech.'ii began to "speak boldly in the syna- gogue: whom when "Aquila and Pris- cilla had heard, they took him them, and p expounded unto him ithe 27 way of God more 'perfectly. And when " S'== ^"''^ he was disposed to pass into '■Achaia, f'seech. 14. the brethren wrote, ^exhorting the disci- "^;^^ pies to 'receive him: who, when he was Seech.11.26. come, "helped them much which had , cor.'fi U. 28 believed through grace: for he "mightily ^ 3- 4. s. 6, convinced "the Jews, (?;/(/ ///' scriptures that ^ Jesus TitVi3 ' was Christ. ' See ch.6.9. J See Luke I. 4. ^ Rom. 12. II. ' Gk. as ver. 26. ch. 23. 15, 20. & 24.22. ™ Luke 7. 29. ch. 19. 3. n See ch. 4. 29. *» ver. i, 18. p Seech. 11. 4- '■ See ch. 9. 2. r ver. 12. "2 .Macc. 11.7. * See Luke 8. 40. " Conip. i Cor. 3. 6. * Luke 23. 10 (Gk.). * ch. 17. 2. y See ch. 17. 2. * ver. 5. ch. 17. 3. So ch. 9. 22. I [Or, is the Christ\. So ver. 5. 26. ' See ch. 16. 6. Comp. unto Gal. 4. 14. ^ See ch. 2. And it came to pass that, while ^ Apol- los was at ''Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to <= Ephe- 2SUS: and finding certain disciples, he said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him. We have not so much as heard ''whether there be any 3 Holy Ghost. And he said unto them. Unto what then were ye baptized? .•^nd 4 they said, L'nto ''John's baptism. Then said Paul, fjohn verily baptized li'ith XIX. » Sec ch. 18. 24. I' See ch. 18. I. Comp. ch. 18. 27. c ver. 17, 26. So ver. 28, 34. 35- See ch. 18. d So John 7. 39. Comp. I Sam. 3. 7. ch. 8. 16. • See ch. 18. =5- fSee Matt. 3. 11. Soch. 13. 24, 25. ("7) Chap. xix. 5. THE ACTS. Chap. xix. 36. 8 John I. 7. h ch. 8. 16. So ch. 10.48. See MatL 28. 19. >ch. 8. 17. Heb. 6. 2. Comp. ch. 6. 6. J ch. 10. 46. See ch. 2. 4. ^ ch, 21. 9. I Cor. II. 4, S- & 13. 9. & 14- i» 3. 4. 5, &c. See ch. 11. 27. 1 See ch. 13. 14. "" See ch. 4. 29. n See ch. 17. 17- o See ch. 28. 23- , See ch. i. 3. p ver. 23. See ch. 9. 2. So 2 Pel. 2.2. T ver. 8. See ch. 28. 28. r ver. 30. See ch. 11. 26. s Comp. ver. 8. & ch. 20. 31. ' ver. 22, 26, 27. See ch. 2. 9. " See ch. 5. 12. * ch. 28. 2 (Gk.). ^ See Matt- 14. 36. y See Luke 19. 20. ' See Mark 16. 17. ♦ A. D. 58. * Comp. Matt. 12. 27. Luke II. 19. ^ Mark 9. 38. Luke 9. 49. So Matt. 7. 22. c Comp. ch. 5. 24. & 9. 14, 21. •* So 2 Mace, Zl. 12. <= ver. I, 26. f See ch. 2. 43- K Matt. J. 0. '■ As Luke 15. 8 marg. ' So ch. 6. 7. & 12. 24. * A. D. 59. ^ So ch. 5. 4 (Gk.). ' I Cor. i6. 5. 2 Cor. I. 16. "• Rom. 15. 26. I Thess. I. 7, 8. » See ch. 16. I t2. j o See ch. 18. ' 12. I P ch. 20. 22. the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that ethey should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard 5 t/iis, ^they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had 6 'laid /its hands upon thein, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they J spake with tongues, and ''prophesied. And 7 all the men were about twelve. And 8 he went 'into the synagogue, and "spake boldly for the space ot three months, "disputing and "persuading the t/i//tgs concerning the kingdom ot God. But 9 when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of P/Zia/ way before the multitude, he depaited ifrom them, and separated the ■■ disciples, "disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of "two 10 years; so that all they which dwelt in 'Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. And "Godn wrouglit "special miracles by the hands of Paul: so that "from his body were 12 brought unto the sick y handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and ^the evil spirits went out of them. *Then certain of the vagabond Jews, 13 * exorcists, ''took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying. We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And 14 there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, d-wr/ '^ chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and 15 said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom 16 the evil spirit was leapt on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that t/iry fled out of that house ''naked and wounded. And this was 17 known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at '^Ephesus; and "^fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Je- sus was magnified. And many that be- 18 lieved came, and sconfessed, and shew- ed their deeds. Many also of them 19 which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned t/u-m before all me/i: and they counted the price of them, and found // fifty thousand ^puxes of silver. So mightily 'grew the word of 20 God and prevailed, * After these things were ended, Paul 21 ''purposed in the .sjiirit, 'when he had passed through ""'Macedonia and """A- chaia, Pto go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, 1 1 must also see "^ R<"n- 's- 22 Rome. So he sent into "Macedonia soTh. '23. u. two of ''them that ministered unto him, ''Soch. 13.5. ^Tunotheus and 'Lrastus; but he himself >Seecii. 16. 23 Stayed in "Asia for a season. And the t'ltom. ,6. same time there arose "no small stir =3?. 24 about ''that way. For a certain www S y™;j5; j°' named Demetrius, a silversmith, which "i^Q^^ , g made silver shrines for Diana, brought ' See ver.'g.' yno small gain unto the craftsmen ;''=''• '6- »*■ 25 whom he called together with the work- '^' men of like occupation, and .said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our 26 wealth. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at '^Ephesus, but almost throughout all "Asia, this Paul hath per- suaded and turned away much jjcople, saying that nhey be no gods, which are 'SeePs.us. 27 made with hands : so that not only this *" our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana ^'should be de- * ^''j^'^- 9- * spised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all ''Asia and ''the »■ Sec Matt 28 world worshippeth. And when they ''''■ "''■ heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is 29 Diana of the Ephesians. And the whole city was filled with 'confusion: and hav- ing "^caught ''Gains and '^Aristarchus, « ch. 6. 12. j men of Macedonia, Paul's "^companions Rura.T6.''23. in travel, they rushed with one accord ■ ^^'"■- '• '■•• 30 into the theatre. And when Paul would & 27.'°.' '*' have entered in unto the people, the Phliem.'24. jiSdisciples suffered him not. And cer- f2Cor. 8. 19 tain of the chief of ''Asia, which were ever 9. his friends, sent unto him, desiring ///;// ''Seech. 2.9. that he would not adventure himself into 32 the theatre. Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assem- bly was 'confused; and the more part ' * ^i- 3' knew not wherefore they were come to- So ver 29. 33gether. And they ''drew Alexander out f^,''.,^-,'' ^' of the multitude, the Jews jiutting him kMatt. 14. 8 forward. And 'Alexander "'beckoned l^Mark 15. with the hand, and would have "made =',•„ nhis defence unto the people. But when I Tim. 4. '4I they knew that he was a Jew, all with "'Seech. 12. one voice about the space of two hours "Gk. asch. cried out. Great is Diana of the Ephe- & ,5°s. 35 sians. And when the townclerk had ^ ■<>■ '• '- "appeased the people, he said, Ye men so ch. 25. 16. of Ephesus, what man is there that °J",- 3* knoweth not how that the city of the 2 Mace 4. Ephesians is 'a worshipper of the great Tcir. the goddess Diana, and of the image which 'f"!f^ 36lell down from Jupiter? Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken a- gainst, ye ought to be "quiet, and to do (.28) Chap. xix. 37. THE ACTS. Chap. xx. 2 9- P So 2 Tim. 3. 4 (Gk.). <1 2 Mace. 4, 42 (Gk. & Engl.,. D Or, Z//^- court days *■ See ch. 13. 7 40. ch. 23. 28, 29. & 26. 2, 7. Rom. 8. 33. BOr, ordinary. XX. ■ ver. 7, 30. See ch. ii. 26. •* ch. 21. 6 (Gk.). Gk. not as ver. 10. <= I Car. 16.5. •A. D. 60. * See ch. g. =3- f Rom. 15. 25- See ch. i8. 18, nothing Prashly. For ye have brought 37 hither these men, ivhich are neither 1 robbers of churches, nor yet blasphem- ers of your goddess. Wherefore if De- 38 metrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, 'the law is open, and there are "■deputies: let them ^implead one an- other. But if ye inquire any thing con- 39 »Gk. asver. ccming Other matters, it shall be deter- mined in a ' lawful assembly. For we 40 are in danger to be ^called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. And when he had 41 thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him ^the disciples, and ''em- braced them, and "= departed for to go into "^Macedonia. *And when he had 2 gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into ■JSeTch. ie! Greece, and there abode three months: 3 and "^when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into 'Syria, he purposed to return through ''Macedonia. And there accompanied him into ?Asia 4 Sopater of ''Berea; and of the 'Thessa- 8 ver. 16, 18. lonians, ''Aristarchus and Secundus; and h ch.'^i7.^io, ''Gaius of 'Derbe, and "Timotheus; and of sAsia, "Tychicus and "Trophimus. These going before tarried for pus at 5 iTroas. .^nd we sailed away from ■'Phi- 6 lippi after ^the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to iTroas in five days; where we abode seven days. And 7 upon 'the first day of the week, when ='the disciples came together to "break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. And there 8 were many ^lights in "the upper cham- ber, where they were gathered together. And there sat in a "window a certain 9 young man named Eutychus, being fal- len into a deep sleep : and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third yloft, and was taken up dead. And Paul went 10 down, and ^fell on him, and embracing him said. Trouble not yourselves; ^for his life is in him. When he therefore ti was come up again, and had ''broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, ei'en till break of day, so he de- parted. And they brought the young 12 man alive, and were not a little com- forted. So M.itt. 9. 24. b ver. 7. .13,- * See ch. 17. I. k See ch. 19. 23. 1 See ch. 14. 6. " Sec ch. 16. I. n Eph. 6. 21. Col. 4. 7. 2 Tim. 4. 12. Tit. 3. 12. 0 ch. 21. 29. 2 Tim. 4. 20. p See ch. 16. 10. 1 See ch. 16. 8. r See ch. 16. 12, ■ See ch. 12. 3- * I Cor. 16.2. So Rev. I. lo. " ver. ir. ch. 2. 42, 46. 1 Cor. 10. 16. & II. 20 — 24. " Rather as Matt. 25. I, &c. So John 18. 3- Rev. 4. s. & 8. 10. ' See ch. I. 13- * 2 Mace. 3. 2 Lor II. 33. y I Kin. 17. 19 (Engl.). ' So I Kin. 17. 21. 2 Kin. 4. 34. 13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take m Paul : for so had he appointed, 14 minding himself to go afoot. And when he met with us at Assos, we took him 15 in, and came to Mitylene. And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios ; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyl- lium; and 'the next day we came to 16 ''Miletus. For Paul had determined to sail by '=Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, fto be at Jeru- i7salem sthe day of Pentecost. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called 18 ''the elders of the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, 'from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I 19 have been with you at all seasons, serv- ing the Lord with all humility of mind, and 7vith many tears, and temptations, which befell me ''by the lying in wait of 20 the Jews: andh.ow 'I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, 'but have shewed you, and ha\-e taught you pub- 21 lickly, and from house to house, "'testi- fying both to the Jews, and a/so to the Greeks, ""repentance toward God, and "faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the 2i things that shall befall me there: save that Pthe Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, i saying that bonds and afflic- 24tions 'abide me. But ■'none of these things move me, neither 'count I my life dear unto myself, so that /might 'finish my course with joy, and "the ministry, which I have received "of the Lord Je- sus, to ""testify the gospel of the grace 25 of God. And now behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone "preach- ing the kingdom of God, >' shall see my 26 face no more. Wherefore I take you to record this day, that ^I am pure from 27 the blood of all tnen. For =>! have not shunned to declare unto you all ''the 28 counsel of God. "^Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all ''the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you '^overseers, ''to feed the church of God, which he hath fpurchased Kwith 29 his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall ''grievous wolves So Eph. I. 7. Col. 1. 14. Heb. 9. 14. i Pet. 1. 19. i John i. & 5. g. *> See Matt. 7. 15. ^ Luke 13. 33 (Gk.). So ch. 21. 26. <* ver. 17. 2 Tim. 4. 20 (Gk.). « See ch. i8. 19- ' So ch. 18. 21. & ig. 21. Comp. ch. 24. 17. e ch. 2. I. Comp. 1 Cor. 16. 8. Comp. also ver. 6 with Lev. 23. 6, II, 15. ^ St;e ch. II. Comp. ver. 28. ' ch. 18- 19. & 19. I, lO. ^ ver. 3. See ch. 9. 23, ' ver. 27 {Gk,}. ^ cii. 18. 5. ver. 24. See Luke 16. 25. " Mark i. 15. ■> So Luke 24. 47. ch. 2. 38. & 3. 19. Pch. 21. 4,11. So I Thess. 3. 3. •1 ch. 21. 33. See ch. g. 16. i Or, wait /or nte. So ch. I. 4. *■ ch, 21. 13. So Rom. 8. 35. 37- 2 Cor. 4. 16. ' See Luke 14. 26. ' 2 Tim. 4. 7. So ch. 13. 25. " See ch. i. 17- " Gal. I. I. So Tit. I. 3. Comp. ch. 26. 16 — 18. * ch. 28. 31. y ver. 38. « See ch. 18. 6. " ver. 20 (Gk.l. ^ Luke 7. 30. So ch. 2. 23. Eph. I. ti. c See Luke 17- 3- ,. So I Tim. 4. 16. d I Pet. 5. 2, So Luke 12. 32- John 21. 15 —17. « Phil. I. I. I Tim. 3. 2. Tit. I. 7 in the Gk. So I Pet. 5. 2. Comp. \er. 17. f I Tim. 3. 13. So Lph. 1. 14. s Heb. 9. 12 (Gk.). 7. Rev. 1.5. (129) Chap. xx. 30. THE ACTS. Chap. xxi. 24. ' Comp. I Tim. I. 19, 20. I John 2. 18, 19. Rev. 2. 2. ^ See Matt. 17. 17. I Gk, as ver. 1, 7. So ch. 2T. 4. ■" See Mdtt. 24. 42. " Comp. ch. ig. 8, 10. & 24. 17. 0 See ch. 14. 23- P ch. 14. 3. q Col. 2. 7. Jude 20. Seech. 9. 31. f Eph. 1. 18. Heb. 9. 15. So ch. 26. 18. See Matt. 25- 34- ' ver. 35. So I S;tm. 12. 3' 1 Cor. 9. II, 12. 2 Cor. 7. 2. & II. 9- & 12. 13, 17. ' So I Tim. 2. 9(Gk.). " See ch. 18. 3- " ch. ig. 22, 29. y Luke I. 54 (Gk.). So I Thess. 5- 14- *■ See ch. 7.* 60. a See Luke 15, XXI. * ch. 16. II. b I Mace. 15. 23- « See ch. 11. 19. ■* ver. 16. See ch. 4. 36. Comp. ch. 27. 4, 5. e See ch. 18. 18. ( ver. 7. See Matt. 15. 21. *f ver. 2. h Gk. as ch. 20. I, 7. So ch. 20. 30. 1 ch. 20. 23. ver. II. ^ ver. 12, 15. See Luke 2. ' See ch. 15. "> See ch. 7. 60. ■»"' ch. 20. 1 (Gk.). " See John 16, 32 marg. 0 So Judg. I. 3'- See I Mace. S- 15- P ver. 17. See John 21. =3- 1 See ch. 13. 13- enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also 'of your own selves shall 30 men arise, speaking ''perverse things, to draw away 'disciples after them. There- 31 fore "'watch, and remember, that by the space of "three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I "commend you to 32 God, and to Pthe word of his grace, which is able to 1 build you up, and to give you ■'an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. ^1 have co- 33 veted no man's silver, or gold, or 'ap- parel. Yea, ye yourselves know, that 34 "these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and ''to them that were with me. I have shewed you all things, how 35 that *so labouring ye ought to > support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said. It is more blessed to give than to receive. And when he had thus spoken, he 36 ^'kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and ^fells; on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrow- 3s ing most of a// for the words ''which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they '^accompanied him unto the ship. b ver. 25. c See ch. 15. 3. And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launch- ed, we ^came with a straight course unto ''Cos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: and finding a ship sailing over unto 2 ■^Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. Now when we had discovered 3 ''Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into "^Syria, and landed at fTyre: for s there the ship was to unlade her burden. And finding ''disciples, we tar- 4 ried there seven days : who said to Paul ■through the Spirit, that he should not ''go up to Jerusalem. And when we 5 had accom[)lished those days, we de- parted and went our 'ccay; and they all ' brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we locre out of the city : and we "kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. And when we had """taken 6 our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned "home again. And 7 when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to "Ptolemais, and sa- luted Pthe brethren, and abode with them one day. And the next day we s ithat were of Paul's company departed, and came unto "'Cesarea: and we en- tered into the house of 'Philip 'the evangelist, which was one ^of the seven; 9 and abode with him. And the same man had four daughters, virgins, "which 10 did prophesy. And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Ju- dea a certain "prophet, named J'Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's ^girdle, and bound his oian hands and feet, and said. Thus saith "the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that oweth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the 12 hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to ''go up ijto Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, "^but also to die at Jerusa- lem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, ■'The will of the 15 Lord be done. And after those days we took up our "^carriages, and ''went liup to Jerusalem. There went with us also certain of the ''disciples of sCesarea, and brought icith them one Mnason of ''Cyprus, an old f disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusa- lem, 'the brethren ''received us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto 'James; and all "'the elders 19 were present. And when he had sa- luted them, he " declared particularly what things God had wrought among 20 the Gentiles by "his ministry. And when they heard it, they I'glorified the l^ord, and said unto him. Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are 21 all 1 zealous of the law: and they ■'are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither 22 to walk after the '^customs. What is it therefore ? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that 23 thou art come. Do therefore this that we say to thee : We have four men 24 which have "a vow on them; them take, and 'juirify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may "shave their heails : and all may know that those things, whereof nhey were inform- ed concerning thee, are nothing; but ' ver. 16. See ch. 8. 40. * Seech. 6. 5 * Eph. 4. II. 2 Tim. 4. 5. " See ch. 19. 6. * See ch. 11. J ch. : . 28. " Comp. Jer. 13. 1—9. See I Kin. 22. 1 1. * See ch. 20. =3- Comp. ver. 33. ^ ver. 15. ch. 18. 22. *■ See ch. 20 24. ■1 See Matt. 6. 10. Comp. Ruth I. 18. ^ See Judg. iS. 21. f See ch. II, 26. 6 ver. 8. ' ver. 7. ^ So en. 15. 4iGk.). 1 See ch. 12. 17- "* See ch. 11. ^ ch. 15. 12. So Rom. 15. 18, 19. 0 See ch. 1, 17- P So ch. 4, 21. & II. 18. See Matt. 15. 31- 1 So 2 Mace. 4. 2. Gal. I. 14. Cnmp. ch. 22. 3. Rom. 10. 2. •■ ver 24. See Luke 1. » See ch. 6. 14. * ver. 26. ch, 24. 18. See John 11 55- " Num. 6. 2 18. ch. 18. 18. (130) Chap. xxi. 25. THE ACTS. Chap. xxn. 13. * ch. 15. 20, 29. 7 Num. 6, 13. ■ Num. 6. 10 — 13. » Num. 6. 9. So I Mace. 3- 49- D ch. 24. 18. c See ch. 2.9. <* ch. 26. 21. * See ch. 19. r See Luke 21. 12. 8 ch. 25. 8. So ch. 6. 13. See John 11. 48. •> So ch. 24. 6. * See ch. 20. k See ch. 18. ig. ' Judith 10. 18 (Gk). ™ So ch. 26. 21. Comp. 2 Kin. II. 13. n John i3. 12 iGk). See Mark 6. 21. o See John 18. 3. P Comp. ch. 23. 27. & 24. 7. 1 ch. 20. 23. ver. II. •■ ch. 12. 6. Comp. ch. 22. 30. & 26. 29. & 28. 20. ' ver. 37. ch. 22. 24. & 23. 10, 16, * ver. 40. Comp. ch. 22. 30. & 23. 10, 15. " ch. 22. 22. Comp. Luke 23. 18. John 19. 15. "^ Comp. ch. 5- 3^. 37- *[This Eg>'ptian 10 sc A. D. 55-1 * See ch. 17. 6. i/iai thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. As touching the 25 Gentiles which believe, "we have writ- ten and concluded that they observe no such ///wa', save only that they keep themselves from things oftered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Then Paul took =6 the men, and the next day ' purifying himself with them y entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that ^an offering should be offered for every one of them. And when *the seven 27 days were almost ended, "^ the Jews which were of "^Asia, '"'when they saw him in the temple, = stirred up all the people, and flaid hands on him, crying 23 out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all mm every where against the people, and sthe law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and i^hath polluted this holy place. (For they had seen 29 before with him in the city 'Trophimus an ''Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) And all the city was moved, and the 30 people 'ran together: and ™they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. And as t/ity went about to kill him, 31 tidings came unto "the chief captain of the "band, that all Jerusalem =was in an uproar, p Who immediately took 52 soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw "the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. Then "the chief cap- 33 tain came near, and took him, and commanded /ii//t t to be bound with ■■two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. And some n cried one ////«!,'", some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into ^the castle. And when he came upon 'the 35 stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. For the multitude of the peo- 56 pie followed ii/Ur, crying, "Away with him. And as Paul was to be led into ^the 37 castle, he said unto the "chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek ? " Art not 38 thou //mi Egyptian, which * before these days "'madest an uproar, and leddest out into "the wilderness four thousand ^J^q",^''' 39 men that were murderers? But Paul rch. 22.'3. said, I am a man w/iic/i am a Jew of ?|ee judi'h >' Tarsus, a city in ^Cilicia, a citizen of no mean suffer me city : and, I beseech the thee. * See ch. 12. 17- ■■Lh. to speak unto the people. „ ^ „ 111 111- , . .T ^ & 26. 14. So 40 \wi\ when he had given liim licence, Luke 23. 38. . & 7, 20. Paul stood on 'the stairs, and ^^ beck- \°^^l\ oned with the hand unto the people. Re"- 9 And when there was made a great si- ecc1u.s. pro- lence, he spake unto them in ''the He- '^s"*^- , ^ . Comp. brew tongue, saying, ch. i. 19. ^Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye X.\II. my defence which I make now unto " '=''• t- =• 2 you. (And when they heard that he spake in ""the Hebrew tongue to them, '■Secch. 21. they kept the more silence: and he ''°' 3saith,) I am verily a man ichich am "^a 'Rom-n-i- . . . . 2 Cor. II 22 Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, Phii. 3. 5. yet brought up in this city ''at the feet f"'^''' ^'' of "^Gamaliel, a/id taught according to ^ See 2 Kin. •^the perfect manner of the law of the e ^^ '5. 3^. fathers, and swas zealous towards God, '^SSi"*- '*• 4 ''as ye all are this day. And T perse- Soch. 26. 5. cuted ''this way unto the death, binding ^^^" '^^' ^'■ and delivering into prisons both men !" Rom. 10. 2. sand women. As also the high priest Seech.V'! doth bear me witness, and all ' the j'^=="=''-9-*- estate of the elders: ""from whom also I 66 Gk.). " received letters unto the brethren, and &j6. *o%i went to Damascus, to bring them which were there, bound unto Jerusalem, for 6 to be punished. "And it came to pass ",^° '''"j_^'' that, as I made my journey, and was &'cA. 26.12 come nigh unto Damascus about noon, ~'^' suddenly there shone from heaven a 7 great light round about me. And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why perse- 8 cutest thou me? And I answered. Who art thou. Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou gpersecutest. And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they "heard not the voice ° S" John 8. 10 of him that spake to me. And I said, ''^' What shall I do. Lord? And the Lord said unto me. Arise, and go into Da- mascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for 11 thee to do. And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, 12 1 came into Damascus. And Pone Ana- " =''• 9- lo- nias, a 1 devout man according to the |J See ch. lo. law, ''having a good report of all the 'Seech.6.3. 13 Jews which dwelt there, *came unto me, \l^ '• ''' and stood, and said unto me. Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same (ui) R: Chap. xxii. 14. THE ACTS. Chap. xxui. 14. ' ch. 3. 13. & 5- 30- " cli. 26. 16 * Comp. John 7. 17. » ver. 18. ch. 23. II. 1 Cor. 9. I. & 15. 8. y See ch. 3. 14. = I Cor. II. 23- Gal. 1. 12. * ch. 26. 16. b ch. 23. II. c ch. 26. 16. d ch. 9. 18. " Ps. 51. 2. Heb. 10. 22. So ch. 2. 38. f See ch. 9. 14. K ch. 9. 26. 2 Cor. 12. 2 ? *> ch. 10, 10. & II. 5. Comp. 2 Cor. 12. I —4. * ver. 14. ^ Comp. ch. 9. 29. 1 See ver. 4. ^ ch. 26. II. So Matt. 10. 17- n Rev. (Engl.). o ch. 8. I. See Rom. i. 32 marg. So ch. 26. 10. P ch. 7, 58. Q ch. 26. 17. See ch. 9. 15. 6 28. 28. »■ See ch. 2. 39- , , * bee Luke II. 27. * See ch. 21. 36. " So ch. 25. 24. ^ See ch. 21. 34- 7 ver. 29. * ch. 16. 37. 13 •^ Matt 10. 9 marg. B Or, ior- turedhifn. ver. 24. So 2 Mace. 7. 37 (Gk.). ' So ch. 16. 3 hour I looked up upon him. And he 14 said, 'The God of our fathers hath "cho- sen thee, that thou shouldest "know his will, and "see that vjust One, and shouldest ^ hear the voice of his mouth. For thou shalt be his ^witness ''unto 15 all men of what "^ thou hast seen and heard. And now why tarriest thou ? 16 arise, and '' be baptized, and ' wash away thy sins, ^calling on the name of the Lord. And it came to pass that, 17 swhen I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in ''a trance; and 'saw him saying is unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: ''for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. And I said. Lord, they know 19 that 'I imprisoned and ™beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: and when the blood of thy " martyr 20 Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and "consenting unto his death, and i^kept the raiment of them that slew him. And he said unto me, De- 21 part: ifor I will send thee ■'far hence unto the Gentiles. And they gave him audience unto 22 this word, and then ^ lift up their voices, and said, ' Away with such a felloiv from the earth: for "it is not fit that he should live. And as they cried 23 out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, the chief cap- 24 tain commanded him to be brought into =■ the castle, and bade that he should be ^examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. And as they bound him 25 with thongs, Paul said unto the cen- turion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a ^Ro- man, and ^uncondemned? When the 26 centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest : for this man is a Roman. Then the chief captain came, 27 and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said. Yea. And the 28 chief captain answered. With a great sum ^obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was /nv born. Then 29 straightway they departed from him which should have 'examined him: and the chief captain also ''was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. On the morrow, because he would 30 have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from '^his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their ''council to appear, and brought Paul = down, and set him before them. And Paul, * ear- nestly beholding ''the council, said. Men and brethren, I have '^lived ■'in all good conscience before God until this day. 2 And the high priest ''"'Ananias com- manded them that stood by him to 3'^smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou ""whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and command- est me to be smitten ^contrary to the 4 law? And ''they that stood by said, 5 Revilest thou God's high priest? Then said Paul, ' I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, JThou shalt not speak evil of the 6 ruler of thy people. But when Paul perceived that the one part were ''Sad- ducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in ''the council, Men and brethren, ' I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: ™of the hope and resurrec- tion of the dead I am called in ques- 7 tion. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pha- risees and the '' Sadducees : and the s multitude was divided. For the ''Sad- ducees "say that there is no resurrec- tion, neither angel nor spirit: but the 9 Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, "We find no evil in this man : but Pif a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, ilet us not fight against God. 10 And when there arose a great dissen- sion, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded 11 the soldiers to ""go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into *the castle. .1 And 'the night following the Lord stood by him, and said. Be of good cheer, Paul: for "as thou hast "testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear 12 witness also "at Rome. And when it was day, •'^certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves "under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which 14 had made this conspiracy. And they execration, ver. 21. Mark 14. 71 (Gk.). So ver. 14. *= ch. 26. 29 (Gk.). Comp. ch. 21. 33. & 28. 20. ^ ch. 23. I, 6, XXIII. 15, 20, 28. & 24. 20. See Matt. 5. 22. « ch. 21. 35. & 23. 10, 15, 28 (Gk.). » See Luke 4. 20. *> See ch. 22. 30- ^ 2 Mace. 6. I. & II. 25. Phil. I. 27 .'Gk.). So Phil. 3. 20 (Gk.). <* So ch. 24. 16.^ 2 Cor. I. 12. & 4. 2. 2 Tim. 1. 3. Heb. 13. 18. Comp. I Cur, 4. 4. dd ch. 24. I. 6 See I Kin. 22. 24. fMall. 23. 27. sDeul. 25.1, 2. John 7. 51. b So John 18. 22. ' Comp. ch. 24. 17. j Cited from Ex. 22. 28, which see. ''See Matt. 22. 23. 1 ch. 26. 5- Phil. 3. 5. °^ch. 24. 21. Soch. 24. 15. & 26. 6—8. & 28. 20. Comp. Tit 2. 13. » Matt. 22. 23- Mark 12, 18. Luke 20. 27. » See ver. 29. P ch. 22. 7, 17, 18. 1 See ch. 5. 39- ^'\ ver. 27 (Gk.). See Luke 23. > ver. 15. ch. 21. 35. & 22. 30. * ver. 16, 32. See ch. 21. 34- ' So ch. 18. 9- & 27. 23, 24. Comp. ch. 22. 14. " ch. 22. 15. " See Luke 16. 28. ^ See ch. 19. 21. ^ ver. 21, 30. So ch. 25. 3. See ch. 9. 24. II Or, witk an oath 0/ (132) Chap, xxiii. 15. THE ACTS. Chap, xxiv, ii. y See Luke 22. 15 marg. * See ver. lo. * ver. 20. ch. 18. 25 (GJcj, 26. & 24. 22. ^ 1 Mace. I 80 (Gk.). " See ch. 22. 30- f Luke 1 1. 54- 8 ver. 12 (Gk.). h Construc- tion as ch. I. 1. 17. 3. See Ex. 18.4. Comp. ver- 24 iGk.). 1 ver. 33. See ch. 8. 40. J ver. 26, 33, 34- See Matt. 27. 2. ^ So 1 Mace. 15. 2. 2 Mace. 9. 18. & II. 16, 22 in the Gk. ' See Luke ™ See ch. 15. =3- ° Comp. ch. 21. 32, 33. & 24. 7. " Gk. a.s ver. 10. P Comp. ch. 22. 25 — 29. ^ See ch. 19. 38. ■■ Gk. as ch. 22. 30. • So ch. 18. J5- & 25. 19. came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a ygreat curse, that kv will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now there- 15 fore ye with ''the council signify to the chief captain that he ^bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more ^perfectly con- cerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. And when 16 Paul's sister's son heard of t/iar ''lying in wait, he went and entered into "^the castle, and told Paul. Then Paul called 17 one of the centurions unto /urn, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain : for he hath a certain //lint^ to tell him. So he took him, and 18 brought /i!M to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto /ti'm, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. Then the chief captain 19 took him by the hand, and went wM him aside privately, and asked ///;«, What is that thou hast to tell me? And 20 he said, ''The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into 'the council, ''as though they would inquire some- what of him more ^perfectly. But do 21 not thou yield unto them : for there flie in wait for him of them moe than forty men, which have bound them- selves swith an oath, that they will nei- ther eat nor drink till they have killed him : and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. So the chief22 captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, ^Sec thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me. And he called unto him two centu-23 rions, saying. Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to 'Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; and provide them beasts, that they may 24 set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix Jthe governor. And he wrote a. 2s letter ''after this manner: Claudius Lysias unto the 'most excel- 26 lent J governor Felix ^smdeth greeting. "This man was taken of the Jews, and 27 should have been killed of them: then came I with "an army, and rescued him, Phaving understood that he was a Roman. And when I would have known 28 the cause wherefore they 1 accused him, I ^brought him forth into their "^council: whom I perceived to be "i accused ''of 29 questions of their law, but to have no- thing laid to his charge 'worthy of death 30 or of bonds. And "when it was told me how that the Jews 'laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and "gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. "Farewell. 31 Then the soldiers, as it was command- ed them, took Paul, and brought him 32 by night to Antipatris. On the morrow they left >'the horsemen to go with him, 33 and returned to "^the castle: who, when they came to 'Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to J'the governor, presented 34 Paul also before him. And when J the governor had read tlie letter, he asked of what ^province he was: ^and when he 35 understood that he ufas of ^Cilicia; ''I will hear thee, said he, "^when thine ac- cusers are also come. And he com- manded him to be kept in ''Herod's 'judgment hall. And after ^five days ''Ananias the high priest ■= descended with the elders, and 7i>ith a certain orator named Tertul- lus, who informed ''the governor against 2 Paul. And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying. Seeing that by thee we enjoy great 'quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy 'provi- 3 dence, we ^accept // always, and in all places, smost noble Felix, with all thank- 4 fulness. Notwithstamiing, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy ''cle- smency 'a few words. For we have found this man ''a pestilent^^'Z/iw, and 'a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout "'the world, and a ringleader 6 of the ^sect of the Nazarenes: who also hath gone about "to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have "judged 7 according to our law. PBut the chief cap- tain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 8 1 commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by ■■ examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, 9 whereof we accuse him. And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. 10 Then Paul, after that '^the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, an- swered. Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been *of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheer- 11 fully ^answer for myself: because that * ch. 26. 31. So ch. 25. 25. Comp. ver. 9. " ver. 20. " See ch. 9. =4- " ver. 35. ch. 24. 8. " See ch. 15. 29. y ver. 23. * ch. 25. I. » ch. 21. 39. See Judith 2. 21. ^ ch. J4. I, 10 — 22. « ver. 30. *> Matt. 2. I. or ch. 12. 19? ^ See Matt. 27. 27 mai-g. XXIV. A. D. 60. * Comp. ch. 21. 18, 27 with ver. II. ^ ch. 23. 2. Comp- ch. 23. 30, 35. *= ch. 25. 6, 7 (Gk.;.. Comp. ch. 25. I. ** ver. 10. See Matt. 27. 2. * 2 Mace. 4. 6 (Gk.). f See Luke 8, 40. 8 See Luke •■ vi'isd. 2. 19 (Gk.). So Wisd. 12. 18. 2 Mace. 2. 22. 2 Cor. 10. I in the Gk. * So 2 Mace. 2. 31. * I Mace. 10. 6i. &>5-3 (Gk.), 21. ' Soch. 17, 6. •" See Matt. 24. 14. " So ch. 21. 28. 0 Comp. John 18. 31. P Comp. ch. 21. 32, 33- & 23. 27. 1 ch. 23. 30. r See ch. 4. 9. TAD. 53. Fflix made procurator over Jjtd€a\ ' See ch. 19. 33- (133) Chap. xxiv. 12. THE ACTS. Chap. xxv. 16. 'Conp thou mayest understand, that there are with v'er. 'i^' jv/ but 'twclve days since I "went up to »ch. =1. 4, Jerusalem 'for to worship. "And they 12 neither found me in the temple '^dis- puting with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: neither can they prove 13 the things whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee, that after 14 rSeech.9.2. ythe way which they call ^heresy, so * worship I the God of my fathers, be- lieving all things which are written in •"the law and the prophets: and have 15 "^hope towards God, which they them- selves also allow, that there shall be a "^resurrection of the dead, '^both of the just and unjust. And herein do I exer- 16 cise myself, "^to have always a con- science fvoid of offence toward God, and toward men. Now safter "^many 17 years I came 'to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. J Whereupon ''cer- is tain Jews from 'Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. ™Who ought to have 19 been here before thee, and object, if &'i^q's'iP' they had ought against me. Or else let 20 these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, "while I stood before the council, except // /v for this 21 one voice, that I cried standing among them, "Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day. And when Felix heard these things, =2 having more Pperfect knowledge of 'ithat way, he deferred them, and said, ■'When See ch.2. 9. Lysias the chief captain shall come down, &25! 16. ^°' I will "know the uttermost of your mat- ° "^t- ^^- 3°- ter. And he commanded a centurion 23 p See cii. ^3. to keep Paul, and '^to let him have liber- ty, and that he should forbid none of his 'acquaintance to minister or come unto him. And after certain days, when 24 Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, 25 "temperance, and 'judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered. Go thy way for this time ; "when I have a con- T See ch. 17. venient season, I will call for thee. He 26 hoped also that "money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him >the oftener, and communed with him. But after two years Porcius Festus came 27 into Felix' room : and Felix, ^willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. 12, 15. » See ch. 8. 27- » ch. 25. 8. Soch. 28, 17. * See ch. 17. 17- * Gk. as ver. ch. 28. 22. * So 2 Tim. I. 3. See ch. 27. 23. ^ ch. 26. 22. & 28. 23. So Rom. 3. 21. « ver. 21. See ch. 23. 6. <* See Dan. 12. 2. e See ch. 23. 1. Comp. Job 27. 6. f I Cor. 10. Phil. I. 10 in the Gk. 8 See Matt. 26. 61. h Comp. & 20. 31. 1 Rom. 15. 2S— 28. 1 Cor. 16. I, 3- 2 Cor. 8. 4. & 9. I, 12. Comp. ch. II. 29. Gal. 2. 10. J Luke 12. I (Gk.). ch. 26. 12. ^ ch. 21. 26, 26. 21 1 See ch. 9. 2. r ver. 7. "■ So ch. 25. 21 (Gk.). • ch. 28. 16. Comp. ch. 27. 3. * ch. 4. 23. 1 Tim. 5. 8 in the Gk. See John i. II. " Gal. s. 23. 2 Pet. I. 6, " So ch. 17 32. See Isai. 55. 6. '' See ver. 17. T 2 Mace. 8. 8(Gk.). A. D. 62. " ch. 25. 9. So ch. 12. 3. Now when Festus was come into the ^province, i^after three days he "^ascend- 2ed from ''Cesarea to Jerusalem. Then 'the high priest and 'the chief of the Jews ''sinformed him against Paul, and 3 besought him, and desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jeru- salem, ''laying wait in the way to kill 4 him. But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at ''Cesarea, and that he 5 himself would depart shortly thither. Let them therefore, said he, which among you are 'able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wicked- tncss in him. And when he had tarried among them "more than ten days, he ''went down unto ''Cesarea; and the next day sitting in 'the judgment seat, 7 commanded Paul to be brought. And when he was come, the Jews which ''came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, ""which they could not 8 "prove. While he "answered for him- self, PNeither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor vrf against Cesar, have I offended any thin^ at all. 9 But Festus, "Jwilling to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, ■'Wilt thou "go up to Jerusalem, and there be 10 judged of these things before me? Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's 'judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to . the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou ii^very well knowest. 'For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die : but if there be none of these things whereof tliese accuse me, no )nan may "deliver me unto them. ^I appeal unto Cesar. 12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou 'appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shall thou go. 13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto ''Cesarea to salute 14 Festus. And when they had been there many days, Festus "declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, -''There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: is^about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews sinformed tne, desiring to /wz'if judg- i6ment against him. vTowhom I answer- ed. It is not the manner of the Romans to "deliver any man to die, before that ^he which is accused have the ac- cusers face to face, and have licence "to answer for himself concerning the crime XXV. • ch. 23. 34. *• ch. 28. 17. ^ ver. 9 (Gk.). See Luke 2. 4- Comp. ch. 24. I. ^ ver. 4, 6, 13- Seech. 8. 40. ^ ch. 24. I. f See Mark 6. 21. K ver. 15. '' So ch. 23. 12—15. See ch. g. 24. • As Luke 14. 31- ch. 11. J7, or as I Cor. 1. 26. Rev. 6. 15? II Or, as sonii; copies read, no fftore than eight or ten days. ^ ch. 24. I (Gk.). • ver. 10, 17. SeeMatt. 27. ig. "" So ch. 24. 5. 13- " ch. 2. 22 (Gk.). o So ver. ID- See ch. 19. 33- V ch. 21. 28 & 24. 12. So ch. 28. 17. Comp. ch. 6. 13. '^ ch. 24. 27. r ver. 20. * So 2 Tim. I. 18. I See ver. 25. " ver. 16. ch. 3. 14. & 27. 24 in the Gk. Sec Luke 7. 42. ^ ver. 12, 21, 25- ch. 26. 32. & 28. 19. ^ 2 Mace. 3. Gal. 2. 2 in the Gk. -' ch. 24. 27. 1 ver. 2- — 6. '■ ch. 23. 30. & 24. ig. (134) Chap. xxv. 17. THE ACTS. Chap. xxvi. 20. .25- * ver. 27 (Gk.). Matt. 27. 37. Mark 15. 26. »» So ch. 18. 15- & 23. 29. c So ch. 17. 22. I Or, / "was doubtful Itow to inquire Itereof. See ch. d ver. 9. II Or, jitdginent, Wisd. 3. 1 8 & marg. So ch. 24. 22 iGk.). e See ch. 9. 15- fver. 13. 8 Mark 6. 21 (Gk.;. n ver. a, 7. i See Rom. '' So ch. 22. 22. 1 Soch. 23. 29. & 26. 31. Comp. ch. 23. 9. ver. II. ""ver. II, 12. XXVI. » ver. 2, 24 (Gk.). See ch. 19. 33- *> ver. 7. See ch. 19. 38. « See ch. 6. "4- laid against him. Therefore, when they 17 were come hither, without any delay, ^on the morrow 1 sat on 'the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. Against whom when the accusers .8 stood 1/p, they brought none ^'accusa- tion of sut:h things as I supposed: ''but 19 had certain questions against him of their own "^ superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. And because "I doubted of 20 such manner of questions, I asked hitn ''whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. But 21 when Paul had ^appealed to be reserved unto the "hearing of Augustus, I com- manded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar. Then ^Agrippa said unto 22 Festus, I would also hear the man my- self. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. And on the morrow, when "^Agrippa 23 was come, and Bemice, with great pomp, and were entered into the place of hear- ing, with the schief captains, and prin- cipal men of the city, at Festus' com- mandment Paul was brought/!?;-//;. And 24 Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom ''all the multitude of the Jews have 'dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that •^he ought not to live any longer. But 25 when I found that 'he had committed nothing worthy of death, '"and that he himself hath 'appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Of whom 26 I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially be- fore thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have some- what to write. For it seemeth to me 27 unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the ^crimes laid against him. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and ^answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, 2 because I shall "answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am ''accused of the Jews: es- 3 pecially because I kninv thee to be e.xpert in all '^customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. My manner 4 of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusa- slem, know all the Jews; which knew me ''from the beginning, if they would tes- tify, '=that after ^the most straitest sect of our sreligion I lived ''a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged for 'the hope of Jthe promise made of God 7 unto our fathers : unto which promise ''our twelve tribes, 'instantly serving '"God 'day and night, hope "to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I 8 am ''accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 9 1 verily thought with myself, "that / ought to do many things contrary to the 10 name of Jesus of Nazareth. PWhich thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the 1 saints did I shut up in prison, having ■■ received authority from the chief priests; and ^when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 11 And 'I punished them oft in every sy- nagogue, and compelled them to blas- pheme; and "being e.xceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even 12 unto strange cities. "Whereupon *as I went to Damascus with authority and 13 commission from the chief priests, at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and 14 them which journeyed with me. And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in >'the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said. Who art thou. Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou perse- 16 cutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet : for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to ^make thee "a minister and a ''witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and So Luke 2. 25- Seech. 23. 6. i See Luke 24. 27. & ch. 13. 32. ^Sojam. I.I. ' Luke 7. 4 I Engl.). See ch. 12. 5 marg. >" Supplied from ch. 24. 14. & 27. 23. t [Gr. night aJtd day\. See Luke 2. 37- n Phil. 3. II (Gk.). 0 See I Tim. I. 13. p See ch. 8. 3- 1 See ch. 9. J3- •"ch. 9. 14^21. & 22. 4, 5. * See ch. 22. 20. * ch. 22. 19. So MatL 10. " ch. 9. I, 2. * Luke 12. I (Gk.). ch. 24, 18. ^ To ver. 18, ch. 9. 3—8. ch. 32. 6 — II. y See ch. 21. 40. ^ ch. {Gk. * See Luke 14 ^ ch. 22. 15. So ch. 20. 21, 24. <= ch. 22. 21. See ch. 28. 28. ■1 So Isai. 29. 18. & 32. 3. & 35- S- & 42. 7. Eph. I. 18. "^ So Ps. 36. 9. Luke I. 79. John 8. 12. 2 Cor. 4. 4. &6. 14. Eph. 4. 18. & 5- 8. I Thess. 5. 5. I Pet. 2. 9. f See Luke 22- S3- s See ch. 5. 31- , t» So ch. 20. vt. See Matt. 25. 34- 1 ch. 9. 20,22. k ch. g. 29. 1 ch. II. 26. ™ ch. 13. 46, &c. (135} Chap. xxvi. 21. THE ACTS. Chap. xxvu. 23. " See ch. 15. 19. ° Matt. 3. 8 marg. P ch. 21. 27, 30. 31- & 24. 18. q Wisd. 13. 18 (Gk.). rRev. II. 18. & 13. 16. & 19. 5, 18. & 20. 12. So ch. 8. 10. See Jer.6. 13. ^ See Luke 24. 27, 44. Soch. 10. 43. & 13. 27. & 24. 14. & 28. 23. t See Matt. 26. 24. " I Cor. 15. 20, 23. Col. I. 18. Rev. I. 5. ^ See Luke 2. 32. y ver. I. " ver. 25 [Gk.;. See 2 Kin. 9. II. So I Cor. I. 23. & 2. 14. & 4. 10. * John 7. 15 marg. *> See Luke I- 3- '^ CtAnp, 2 Cor. 5. 13. •* See ch. 4. 29. ^ ch. II. 26. 1 Pet. 4. 16. f ch. 22. 30 (Gk.). 2 Tim. 2. 9. Comp. ch. 21. 33. See ch. 28. 20. B See Matt. 27. 2. *» ch. 25. 23. ' ch. 23. 29. So ch. 25. 25. Comp. ch. 23. g. J ch. 28. 18. ^ ch. 25. II, 12, 21, 25. & 28. 19. XXVII. * ch. 25. 12, 25- * See John 18.3. c See ch. 2. 9- <* See ch. 19. 29. « ch. 20. 4. See ch. 17. 1. f See Luke 4. 26. 8 2 Mace. g. 27 (Gk.). So ch. 28. 2 (Gk.). " Comp, ch. 24. 23. & 28. 16. 1 ver. 7. Comp. ch. 21. 3 with ver. s. J See ch. 4. 36. "turn to God, and do works °meet for repentance. For these causes Pthe Jews 21 caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. Having therefore ob- 22 tained ihelp of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to ■'small and great, saying none other t/iM^v than those which ''the prophets and ^Moses did say should come: that Christ 'should 23 suffer, a/id that he should be "the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew ^ light unto the people, and to" the Gentiles. And as he thus vspake for himself, 24 Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, ^thou art beside thyself; much ■''learning doth make thee mad. But he said, 1 25 am not ^"^mad, ''most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and "^so- berness. For the king knoweth of these 26 things, before whom also I "^ speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrip- 27 pa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said 28 unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a <= Christian. And Paul said, 1 29 would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, ex- cept f these bonds. And when he had 30 thus spoken, the king rose up, and sthe governor, and ''Bernice, and •» they that sat with them : and when they were gone 31 aside, they talked between themselves, saying, 'This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Then said Agrip- 32 pa unto Festus, JThis man might have been set at liberty, if he had not ^ap- pealed unto Cesar. And when ="11 was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augus- tus' i-band. And entering into a ship of 2 Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of <= Asia; one "lAristar- chus, a Macedonian of "^Thessalonica, being with us. And the next day we 3 touched at fSidon. And Julius scourte- ously entreated Paul, and ^gave hi?n li- berty to go unto his friends to refresh himself And when we had launched 4 from thence, we 'sailed under JCyprus, because the winds were contrary. And 5 when we had sailed over the sea of ''Ci- l' See Judith 2. 21. licia and ' Pamphylia, we came to Myra, 6 a city of ■" Lycia. And there the cej'\turion found "a ship of Ale.xandria sailing into 7 Italy; and he put us therein. And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against "'Cnidus, °the wind not suffering us, we 'sailed under 'r Crete, over against Sahnone; sand hardly i passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. 9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, be- cause *the fast was now already past, 10 Paul admonished them, and said unto them. Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with "■'hurt and much ■'damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also 11 of our lives. Nevertheless the centurion believed the ^master and the owner of the ship, more than those thitigs which 12 were spoken by Paul. And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter ; ic'hich is a haven of p Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their 'purpose, loosing thence, they ^sailed 14 close by p Crete. But not long after there 'arose "against it a tempestuous 15 wind, called Euroclydon. And when the ship was caught, and could not bear 16 up into the wind, we let her drive. And running under a certain island rahich is called Clauda, we had much work to 17 come by the boat: which when they had taken up, they used helps, under- girding the ship; and fearing lest they should ^fall into the quicksands, strake 18 sail, and so were driven. And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the 19 next day they ""lightened the ship; and the third day we "'cast out with our own 20 hands the tackling of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved 21 was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood/ort/i in the midst of them, and said. Sirs, "ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from P Crete, and to have gained this 22 ■'harm and ■'loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, S3 but of the ship. For v there ^ stood by 1 See I Mace. 15- 23. *" I Mace. 15. 23. " ch. 28. 11. See ch. 6. 9. ** ver. 4. i Or, Candy. P ver. 12, 13, 21. See ch. 2. 10. 1 ver. 13 (Gk.j. * [The fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month, Lev. 23. 27, 29]. II Or, injury. ■" ver. 21 (Gk.). • Rev. 18. 17 (Gk.). * 2 Mace. 3. 8. So ch. II. 23. See Rom. 8. 28. N Or, beat. So Mark 4. 37- " Rather as 2 Mace. 6. 10 (Gk.]. ^ Gk. as ver. 26, 29. ^ Jonah I. 5 (Heb. & Gk.i. y So ch. 18. 9- & 23. II. See ch. 12. 7. ' 2 Tim. 4. 17- {136) Chap, xxvii. 24. THE ACTS. Chap, xxvni. 14. ^ ch. 24. 14 (Gk.,'. Rom. I. 9. 2 Tim. 1. 3. So Dan. 6. 16. Luke 1. 74. Phil. 3. 3 (Gk.). Heb. 9. 14. & 12. 28. ** ch. 25. II, i6(Gk.l. See Luke 7. 42- *J ver. 22. So ver. 36. <* Luke I. 45. e ch. 28. I. fver. 17, 29 (Gk.;. So ver. 32. ^ John 15. 22 (Gk.). 1 John 2. 15 (Gk.). J Gk, as ver, 40 marg. ch. 5. 38. k See I Sam. 14- 45- 1 See Matt. 15. 36. "» ch. 2. & 7. 14. I Pec. 3. So Rom 41. 20 13 James 5. 20 I Or, cut tlu anchors, they ^ left them in tlu sea, ^c. o ver. 32 (Gk.). o ver. 29. P Comp. ver. 17. '^ 2 Cor. II. =5- me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and ^whom I serve, saying. Fear 24 not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath ''given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, 23 sirs, "^be of good cheer: ''for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit "=we must be 'cast upon 26 a certain island. But when the fourteenth night was 27 come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some coun- try; and sounded, and found // twenty 2S fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. Then fearing lest we 29 should have "^fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. And as the shipmen were 30 about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down ethe boat into the sea, ''under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the 31 soldiers, E.\cept these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. Then the soldiers 32 cut off the 'ropes of the boat, and J let her ffall off. And while the day was 33 coming on, Paul besought thetn all to take meat, saying. This day is the four- teenth day that ye have tarried and con- tinued fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to take some^^ meat : for this is for your health : for ''there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus 35 spoken, he took bread, and 'gave thanks to God in presence of them all : and when he had broken //, he began to eat. Then were they all "^of good cheer, and 36 they also took some meat. And we were 37 in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen "'souls. And when they had 3S eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day, they knew not 39 the land : but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. And when they had 40 "taken up °the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and p loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the main- sail to the wind, and made toward shore. And falling into a place where two seas 41 met, ithey ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained un- moveable, but the hinder part was brok- 42 en with the violence of the waves. And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the pri- soners, lest any of them should swim out, 43 and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their pur- pose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first 44 into the sea, and get to land : and the rest, some on boards, and some on brok- en pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, ■'that they escaped all safe to land. And when they were escaped, ^then they knew that ''the island was called 2 Melita. And '^the barbarous people shewed us ''no little "^kmdness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and 3 because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his 4 hand. And when '=the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, ^No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, Syet Vengeance 5 suflereth not to live. And he shook oft" the beast into the fire, and ''felt no 6 harm. Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had look- ed a great while, and saw 'no harm come to him, they changed their minds, 7 and ''said that he was a god. In the same quarters were possessions of 'the c\\\e{ man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged ns 8 three days ""courteously. And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flixe : to whom Paul entered in, and "prayed, and "laid his hands on him, and healed 9 him. So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, locame, and were healed: who also hon- oured us with many Phonours; and when we departed, they laded ns with such things as were necessary. 11 And after three months we departed in "la ship of Ale.xandria, which had win- tered in the isle, 7C'hose sign was Castor 12 and Pollux. And landing at Syracuse, 13 we tarried there three days. And from thence we fet a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wnd blew, and we came the next day 14 to Puteoli : where we found "^brethren, and were desired to tarry with them XXVIII.' ^ Comp. ch. 27. 39. "^ ch. 27. 26. ^ ver. 4. Rom. 1. 14. 1 Cor. 14. II. Col. 3. II in the Gk. ^ ch. 19. II (Gk.). « See ch. 27. 3- f Comp. Luke 13. 2. ^ Comp. Amos 5. 19. b Mark 16. iS. Luke 10. 19. • See Luke 23. 41. ^ So ch. 8. ic. & 14. II. ' ver. 17. See Mark 6. 21. >" 2 Mace. 3. 9- " Comp. James 5. 14, 15- 0 Mark 16. 18. So ch. ig. ji, 12. 1 Cor. 12. 9, 28. See Luke 13. >3- P Ecclus. 38. I. I Tim. 5. 17. So Matt. 15. 6. A D. 63. <3 ch. 27. 6. ^ See John 21. 23. (■37) Chap, xxviii. 15. THE ACTS. Chap, xxviii. 31. 8 ch. 24. 23 Comp. ch. 27. 3. ' ch. 25. I. " So ver. ch. 24, 12 & 25. 8. "Seech iS. 6. 14. » ch. 21. 33- J See ch. 4- ' ch. 26. 32- ' See ch 25 II. •> So 2 Mace. 4- 5- » See ch. 23. 6. irit. John 4. 23, 24. Phil. 3. 3. 'iThess. I. 2. Philem. 4. 'ch. 15. 23, 3: I Thess. 3. 10. " Gen. 24. 27, 48 iGk.). » ch. 15. 32. Comp. Acts 18. 21. * So ch. 15. 29. * Comp. ver. 13. n Or, in you. y Comp. 2 Cor. 4, 13. Tit. I. 4. 2 Pet. I. I. ^ See ch. 15. 23. * So ch. 15. 22. Comp. Acts 16. 7. iThess. 2. 18. b Comp. ver. II. » Phil. 4. 17. So ch. 15. 28. See Mark 8. 38. 8 I Cor. I. 18, 24- So I Cor. 15. >'the mutual faith both of you and me. 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that 'oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but ^'was let hither- to,) that I might have ''some '^fruit 'among you also, even as among other 14 Gentiles. "'I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the = barbarians; both 15 to the wise, and to the unwise. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 1 0r, i,i you. 16 For fJ am not ashamed of the gospel of '' ^°g' '^°''' Christ : for sit is the power of God unto = Cor. 5. 14. salvation to every one that believeth ; to ^f" ^'^'^ ''the Jew 'first, and a/so to ''the JGreek. fSoPs.40.9, 17 For therein ''is the righteousness of God revealed from ''''faith to faith : as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith. 18 For "the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and ?■ , • 1 r 111,1 Luke 2. 30, unrighteousness of men, who hold the 31, 32. 19 truth in unrighteousness ; "because "that ^^g'^ '''■ '' which may be known of God is manifest & 19. 10. 'in them ; for God hath shewed // unto fh.^2. gl'io. 20 them. For "the invisible t/iiiigs of him ^3.9. from the creation of the world are clearly i cor. i.' 24. seen, Pbeing understood by the things f i°'^^' that are made, rc'eii his eternal power Gai.'s. 28. and Godhead; 'so that they are iwith- i'^^' ^ g'' 21 out excuse : because that, when they See Acts 3. knew God, they glorified him not as comp. God, neither were thankful; but ''be- Matt. 21. 43. came ^vain in their imaginations, and 7.^26. &"'' 22 their 'foolish heart Hvas darkened. "Pro- John 7. 35 fessing themselves to be wise, they became Tso^ch. 3. 21. 23 fools, and ''changed the glory of the 'I'Soch. 6. 19 (Gk.). 1 Cited from Hab. 2. 4. See John 3. 36. & Phil. 3. 9. Cited also Gal. 3. 11. Heb. 10. 38. •" So Acts 17. 30. Eph. 5. 6. Col. 3. 6. Comp. ch. 5. y. " ver. 21. ch. 3. 20 (Gk.). & 8. 7. To ver. 32, Wisd. ch. 13 — 13. '> Acts 14. 17. & 17. 24 — 27. ch. 2. 14, 15. Comp. Ps. 94- 10. Luke 12. 48. il Or, to them. p Comp. Ps. 19. 1. U Or, thai they may be. But comp. Gk. of ch. 7. 5. *\ ch. 2. I (Gk.). Comp. ch. 3. 19. "" See 2 Kin. 17. 15. 3 Eph. 4. 17, 18. » ver. 31 .,Gk.]. " Eccles. 7. 23. Jer. 10. 14? '^ Jer. a. 11. (-39) Chap. i. 24. ROMANS. Chap. ii. 22. ' So Deut. 4. 15—19. Ps. 106. 20. Ezek. 8. 10. Wisd. 12. 24. See Acts 17. 29. * ver. 26, 28. Ephes. 4. ig. See Ps. 81. uncorruptible God into ''an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and "fourfooted beasts, and creep- ing things. Wherefore ''God also gave 24 them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, vto dishonour their own bodies between themselves : who 25 changed ^the truth of God into *a lie, I Thess. 4. 4. and worshipped and served the creature ' Se'e'i'jo^n "morc than the Creator, who is ''blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause "God gave them up 26 unto '=vile affections : for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature : and like- 27 wise also ''the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their 'lust one towards another ; men with men See I Thess. working that which is unseemly, and So^Eph. s. receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And 28 even as they did not Hike "to retain God in their knowledge, "God gave them over to "a reprobate mind, to do those things e which are not convenient; being 29 filled with all unrighteousness, fornica- lOr.a mind tion, ''' wickeduess, ''covetousness, 'J''ma- ZniL^'"'^' liciousness; full of ''envy, murder, debate. See I Cor. deceit, 'malignity; ""whisperers, "back- 30 ''-^- biters, "haters of God, "despiteful, •"Pproud, Pboasters, "Jinventors of evil things, Pdisobedient to parents, ■■ without 31 understanding, covenant-breakers, "^with- out natural affection, -'implacable, un- merciful: who knowing 'the judgment 32 of God, that they which commit such things "are worthy of death, not only do the same, but ""have pleasure in them that do than. p 2 Tim. 3. 2. > Mark 7. 22. 1 1 Cor. 5. 8. J Eph. 4. 31. Col. 3. 8. k Tit. 3. 3. ' Esth. 16. 6 (Gk.). » So 2 Cor. 12. 20. " So Ps. 81. 15. Comp. ch. 3. 18. ** I Tim. I. 13 (Gk/ 39- II. * ch. 1. 20 (Gk.). b Luke 12. 14. ver. 3. ch. 9. 20. c 2 Sam. 12. 5—7- Matt. 7. I, 2. Jolin 8. 7. d Soch. 1.32. e ch. 9. 23. 2 Cor. 8. 2. Eph. I. 7, 18. & 2. 4, 7. & 3. 16. Col. I. 27. & 2. 2. fch. 3. 25. See Eccles. 8. II. 8 ch. g. 22. Comp. 2 Esdr. Therefore thou art ^inexcusable, '^O man, whosoever thou art that judgest : for '^wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But ''we are sure 2 that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. And thinkest thou this, 3 ''O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God ? Or 4 despisest thou "^the riches of his good- ness and fforbearance and slongsufTer- 1 Tim. 1. 16. 1 Pet. 3. 20. 2 Pet. 3. 15. So Ex. 34. 6. 7. 64. ing ; '"not knowing that the goodness of "■ {,^'- 30.18. 5 God leadeth thee to repentance? But Comp.^''' after thy hardness and unpenitent heart fji ^°- "■ J 1/- 1 . 'L)eut. 32.34. 'treasurest up unto thyself wrath agamst Job 36. 13! ''the day of wrath and revelation of the {""vtiXo^ 6 righteous judgment of God; 'who will 'SeePs. 62. . render to every man according to his Eccics.12.14. 7 deeds : to them who by ""patient con- |''j'"- '4- 12- tinuance in well doing seek for glory and 13. Comp.' honour and immortahty, "eternal life: mfet'^Lu^l' 8 but unto them ''that are contentious, s- "5. and Pdo not obey the truth, but obey iJ.'^&i'sj.' unrighteousness, indignation and 1 wrath. See Matt. 25. g ■'tribulation and "■ anguish, '^upon every » Phil. 1. 16 soul of man that doeth evil, 'of the "Jew f'^^^^ 10 first, and also of the '"Gentile; but .lot 24. '13. ''■glory, '"honour, and peace, to every zThess^'i. 8. man that worketh good, to the Jew first, ^Comp. 11 and also to the 'Gentile : for there is "no ■■ ch.'8!V^' 12 respect of persons with God. For "as (visd'5 many as have sinned without law shall i Mace. 2. 53 also perish without law: and "as many so2CQr. 4. 8 as have sinned in the law shall be judged ,''^''-'p la^by the law; (for not ^the hearers oi 10T ^'^^' the law arc just before God, but the co^'"'^' 14 doers of the law ^shall be justified. For Amos '3, when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained 47. 48_ in the law, these, having not the law, verm. Pet. 4. 17. Luke 12. 15 are a law unto themselves : which shew f "p^; the work of the law written in their ♦ Gr. cnek. hearts, "their conscience also bearing rsee^eut. witness, and ^ their thoughts " the mean ""; "7. while accusing or else excusing one an- ^j.imes'i.'S, 16 other;) "^in the day when God shall judge y-,',5- . , " , ^ J, T ^1 • SoMatt.7.21. the secrets 01 men <" by Jesus Christ 'ac- Acts 10. 35. cording to my gospel. ^^fi, ^'o^' 17 Behold, fthou art called a Jew, and ' See Luke srestest in the law, and '"makest thy i o'.'^ke 18 boast of God, and 'knowest his will, and ""/">«<• ., , 17 1 luiiiiesstrtg "''approvest the things that are more ex- wuntimn. cellent, 'being instructed out of the law; Si^T'i. 19 and '"art confident that thou thyself art 'Seech.i.iq. a guide of the blind, a light of them ihem'ehjc's" 20 which are in darkness, an instructor of So Matt. 18. the foolish, a teacher of babes, which Acts 15.9. hast "the form of "knowledge and of the j^^""'"' "■ 21 truth in the law. PThou therefore which ijia't. 12. 36. teachest another, teachest thou not thy- john W'. 48. self? thou that preachest a man should ^'^'^'^^'^^^ 22 not steal, dost thou steal ? iThou that i Cor. 4, 5. Heb. g. 27. Rev. 20. 12. d John 5. 22, 27, Acts 10. 42. & 17. 31. ch. 14. 10, 12. 2 Cor. 5. 10. 2Tim. 4. 1,8. I Pet. 4. 5. See MatL 16. 27. « ch. 16. 25. 2 Tim. 2. 8. So I Cor. 15. I. Gal. I. II. & 2. 2. i Tim. i. 11. 'Matt. 3. g. John 8. 33, 39. ch. 9. 6, 7. ver. 28. 2 Cor. 11. 22. Rev. 2. 9. & 3. 9. ? See Mic. 3. II. So John 5- 45. ch. g. 4. h ver. 23. Solsai. 48. 2. John 8. 41. ch. 3. 27. & 4. 2. ' See ch. 3. 2. II Or, triest tlie things that differ. Phil. 1. 10. " ch. I. 28. & 12. 2. & 14. 22. I Cor. 3. 13. & II. 28. & 16. 3, &c. in the Gk. So I Pet. I. 7f(Gk. I. 1 See Luke i. 4. "" Comp. Matt. 15. 14. & 23. 16, 17, ig, 24. John g. 40, 41. n2Tim. 3. 5. So ch. 6. 17. 2Tim. 1. 13. Comp. Gal. 4. ig. o Luke 11. 52. p Comp. Ps. 50. 16—21. Matt. 23. 3 — 32. ** Comp. John 8 9. (140) Chap. ii. 23. ROMANS. Chap. hi. ^i. sayestfl man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery ? thou that ■■ So Mai. I. abhorrest idols, ■'dost thou commit sacri- l^'s.'*' lege? Hhou that makest thy boast of 23 Comp. the law, through breaking the law dis- Acts IQ '17 ' O tj iGk.;. honourest thou God ? For 'the name24 I^"ed"om of God is blasphemed "among iiai. 52. 5. the Gentiles through you, as it is i^^'^M.^'""' written. "For circumcision verily pro- 25 Cited gene- fiteth, if thou keep the law : but if thou rally from ' ,- i i i ■ • - Ezek. 36. 2o, be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision "'soGaisi is made uncircumcision. Therefore "^ if 26 'See Acts the uncircumcision keep >'the righteous- r°Se^Jch. I. iiess of the law, shall not his uncircum- V- cision be counted for circumcision ? ' See Matt. And shall not uncircumcision which is 27 '^ch**'?. 6. ^y nature, if it fulfil the law, ^judge thee, 2 Cor. 3. 6. who by ''the letter and circumcision dost bSeever'17. transgress the law? For ''he is not a 28 So Gal. 6. IS. Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is c I Pet. 3- 4- -^ , . . . ,.,.-'' J . a So Phil. 3.3. that Circumcision, which is outward in See Dei!.' the flesh : but he is a Jew, ■: which is one 29 10. 16. inwardly; and ''circumcision is that of f I Cor! 4. 5. the heart, "=in the spirit, |'f„n, all gone out of the way, they are Ps. 140 3. together 'become unprofitable;"'^""^'"" there is none that doeth good, no, isnotone. "Their throat /V an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; '^the poison of Hasps is under their lips: vwhose _ mouth is full of cursing and bit- cSeejohn isterness: "their feet are swift to 5E2it.16.63. i6shed blood: destruction and mi-SeePs.63. i7sery are in their ways: and the "omp. way of peace have they not known: i''-^'/"' i8'=there is no fear of God before es«'ver. 9. 19 their eyes. Now we know that what lOr, j/rfw/ things soever '^ the law saith, it saith to 'met'tifci'd. them -who are under the law : that ' '^^- g *■ ^ every mouth may be stopped, and "^all s ver'. 28.' the world may become 'guilty before ^^ ^'j'*' 20 God. f Therefore s by the deeds of the Ep*;- 1- 9- law there shall no flesh be justified in Tit.'"'.' 5.' '' his sight : for "^hy the law is the know- geePs 143.2. , , ° . J tc ch. 8. 3. ledge of sin. ii ch. 7. 7. 21 But now 'the righteousness of God Seech. 4. 15. - 1 1 , ■ -r 1 , • Soch. I. 17. J Without the law is manifested, being See Phil. 3. 9. witnessed by '''the law and ''"the pro- 'k^hn"' 46! 22 phets ; even the righteousness of God ' See Acts 7i' forbearance of i^."^ "'' 26 God; "to declare, / say, at this time 'Ep"^- '• 7- his righteousness: that he might be Hei^.o. J'i. just, and the justifier of him which be- fg \^"- '• 27lieveth in Jesus. ^ Where is boasting lOr./or*'- then? It is excluded. By what law? E^h.'"ft "of works? Nay: but by the law of (<^^''>- 28 faith. Therefore we ''conclude "^that a i, 8 (Gk.j. man is justified by faith ^without the Seech. 4. 29 deeds of the law. Is he the God of the ' Lev. 16. 15 Jews only? is he not also of the Gen- soi'j'ohna.a. 30 tiles ? Yes, of the Gentiles also : see- f^^j- -o- ing •=// is one God, which shall justify SoEph'.2!i3. the circumcision by faith, and 'uncir- sreAcKzo 31 cumcision through faith. Do we then 28. make void the law through faith? "or./tiliiij er. Comp. Acts 17. 30. Gk. not as in Acts lo. 43. ' So Heb. 9. 15. ' ch. 2. 4. ' So ch. 4. 2 'Gk.). Seech. 2. 17. « Eph. 2. 9. >> ch. 8. 18 (Gk.). So ch. 4. 4, 5, 6. 0 Acts 13. 38, 39. ch. 4. 2. & 5. I. See ver. 20. ■ See Matt. 5. 17. IV. * ver. 16. Isai. 51. 2. SeeMatt.3.9. »> ch. 3. 28. 8 God forbid : yea, ^ we establish the law. What shall we say then that Abraham ^our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were ^.u. J. ^o. ''justified by works, he hath "^whereof ('(fk) '^^ to glory; "^but not before God. For Seech. 2. 17. what saith the scripture? 'Abraham t Cor.'"!. 31. believed God, and it was counted 'Cited from unto him for righteousness. Now So'Ga'L'3.'6. 'to him that worketh is the reward not ver. 9. James 2. 23. f Seech. 11.6. 6 Gk. the same in ver. 4, 5. 6. ch. 3. 28. &6. II. & 8. 18. t" ch. 3. 22. ' See ch. 3. 28. J Cited from Ps. 32. I, 2. ^ ch. 3. 30. ' Supplied from ver. iz. g reckoned of grace, but of debt. But ; to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, ^his faith is s counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the bless- f edness of the man, unto whom God Eimputeth righteousness 'without works, saying, iBlessed are //^ty whose ini- : quities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the i man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness ( then upon "^the circumcision ' I 17 have made thee a father of many nations,) "before him whom he be- ""Gen. 17.11 " See John 6. 27. ° See Luke 19. 9. P Gen. 17. 4 —6. .So Gal. 3. 29. See Acts 13. 32. 1 Gal. 3. 18. >■ I Cor. I. 17 (Gk.). s So ch. 7. 5, Gal. 3. ' ch. 3. 2a & 5. 13, 20. & 7. 7, 8, I 13- I Cor. 15. 56. eth -uTath Comp. ' >hn c 15. 22. I John 3. 4, " Gal. 3. 19. ' Gal. 3. 16. * See ver. i. Comp. ch. 9. S. ^ Cited from Gen. 17. 5. II Or, Me tiiito kitn. Heved, even God, "^who quickeneth the ° See John dead, and calleth ■* those thins^s which ■'iCor. 1.28. .8 be not as though they were. Who gS'?5^°." against hope believed in hope, that he Cump. might become the father of many na- t Heb.^'A. 12 tions : according to that which was '.'^''•l- JO b v^cn. 1*7- 17» igspoken, <^So shall thy seed be. And j'Oeniis. n. being not weak in faith, he considered '^f^lj'^^"" not his own body now 'dead, Swhen ^'^'''''-s. he was about an hundred year old, i. ,. neither yet "^ the deadness of Sara's \^^^ *^'°- 20 womb : he ' staggered not at the pro- » See ch. 15. mise of God through unbelief; but was n'seeActs2. strong in faith, giving glory to God ; ^<; , . 21 and ^ being fully persuaded that, what 5, 6° 10^' ^'' he had promised, ' he was able also to ^^ 3g^|- 22 perform. And therefore it was imiuited & s. 32, 34. 23 to him for righteousness. Now ■" it was Gai"i.^4.'^'' not ^vritten for his sake alone, that it & ^- ^°- 24 was imputed to him ; but for us also, Heb'. ^ iV to whom it shall be imputed, if we l^^^\g' "*• believe "on him that raised up Jesus i John 1.7. 25 our Lord from the dead ; ° who was feeMatt. 20. delivered for our offences, and p was 28. raised again for our ^justification. i CoI"^5. 17. I Pet. I. 21. 1 ch. s. i3. So John i6. lo (Gk.). Therefore => being justified by faith, we have ''peace with God through our 2 Lord Jesus Christ : by whom also "^we have access by faith into this grace ''wherein we stand, and 'rejoice in hope 3 of the glory of God. ^And not only si), but swe 'glory in tribulations also : ''knowing that tribulation worketh pa- 4 tience ; and patience, 'experience ; and 5 'experience, hope: and Jhope maketh not ashamed ; because the love of God •^is shed abroad in our hearts by the 6 Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, 'in due time 'Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die : yet peradventure for a good s man some would even dare to die. But God ""commendeth "his love toward us, in that, "while we were yet sinners, 9 'Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified °by his blood, Pwe shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, 1 when we were enemies, ""we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we 11 shall be saved by ^his life, f And not only so, but we also 'joy in God through So John 15. Comp. ch. 1. 2. iG. Col. I 4. 10, II. ch. 8. 39. o See ch. 3. 25. 1 Col. I. 21. r 2 Cor. 5. i& Comp. ver. 11. s gee John i. 4. V. •^ch. 3. 28,30. •> So Isai. 32. 17. Cant. 8. 10. See Luke 2. 14. <: See Eph. 2. 18. <^ I Cor. 15. I. <= ver. 3, II (Gk.). Heb. 3. 6. f ver. II. ch. 8. 23. & g. 10. 6 See Matt. 5- 12. So 1 Pet. 3. 14. ^ James x. 3. So Luke 21. 19. > 2 Cor. 8. 2. Phi!. 2. 22. So James 1. 3. 12. I Pet. I. 7 in the Gk. j Phil. I. 20. So Ps. 119. 116. k Acts 2. 17, iS. 33iGk.). So G.^. 4. 6. UUr, according to the tiirt€> Comp. Tit. I. 3. See Mark i. »5- iSeech.4.25. •" Seech. 3,5. " See John 3, 16. I Thess. I. 10. 20. So Eph, Comp. 2 Cor. {143J Chap. v. 12. ROMANS. Chap. vii. i. " [Or, recon- ciiiatton]. ch. II. 15. 2 Cor. 5. 18, 19. See ver. 10. ^ Gen. 3. 6. So Ps. SI- 5- " Gen, 2. 17. & 3. 19. ch. 6. 23. I Cor. 15. 21, 22. James i. 15. "Or, in whom. "f 2 Cor. 5. 4. Comp. Phil. 3. 12. & 4. 10 in the Ok. * See ch. 4, 15- ^ Hos. 6. 7 marg, y So I Cor. 15- 45- * Comp. Gk. here and in ver. 19 with ver. 12, 18. » See Acts 13- 43- ° Isai. 53. II (Heb.). ':ver.i8[Gk.). fl Or, by one offence. H Or, by one offence. ^ As ver. 15, Cc omp. 2 Esdr. 3. 21. & 7- 48. il Or, by one righteous' ness. e See Heb. f ch. 4. 25. 8 See ch. 4. h Gal. 2. 4 {Gk.}. i I Esdr. 8. 75 marg. J So ch. 6. I. I Tim. I. 14. ^ See John I. 17. ' See ch. 2, 7. VI. & So ch. 3. 8. ver. 15. b See ch. 5. 21. c ver. 15. See Luke 20. 16. ^ So ver. II. ch. 7. 4, 6. Gal. 2. 19. Col, 2. 20. &3. 3. I Pet. 2. 24. = Gal. 3. 27. I Or, Eph. 4. 22. old man Pis crucified with him, that ithe ' ^ai. 2. 20. body of sin might be destroyed, that & 1.' it 7 henceforth we should not serve sin. For ^.^°'- -■ "■ s ■'he that is dead is ''^freed from sin. Now ch. 7. 24. 'if we be dead with Christ, we believe 4.^" ' ^''' 9 that we shall also live with him : know- \^''- ing that "Christ being raised from the ■^Eccius.'se. 29. Comp. ver. 18. '2 Tim. 2. II. So 2 Cor. 4. 10. " Rev. I. 18. ' Heb. 9. 28. « See Heb. 10. 10. >■ Luke 20.38. ^ See ver. 2. "* Gal. 2. 19. ^ See Ps. 19. 13- *= ver. 19. So ch. 7.5,23. Col. 3. 5. , , . , , - James 4. 1. unto sm: but ''yield yourselves unto Comp. Go'd, as those that are alive from the ^'Sl'^rms, dead, and your members rtj' 'instruments "', ■"'-•apom. 14 of righteousness unto God. For ''sin comp. '° "* shall not have dominion over you: for ':''■ '3- '2- J 2 Lor. 6. 7. "^ye are not under the law, but under ■' ch. 12. i grace. So''iPet.4.2. 15 What then? ''shall we sin, ^because "See John we are not under the law, but under 'ven i. 16 grace? ^God forbid. Know ye not, that '-?."'?■ P , • , , , * Cor. 9. 21. "to whom ye yield yoursehes servants « See ver. 2. dead dieth no more; death hath no 10 more dominion over him. For in that he died, "he died unto sin "once : but in that he liveth, he J'liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be =^dead indeed unto sin, but alive ^lunto 12 God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not •'sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts 13 thereof. Neither "= yield ye your mem- bers as 'instruments of unrighteousness 9 to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye g/'j" ■'"'"' obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of s<> ver. 20. 17 obedience unto righteousness? But God M°aT'6. 24. be thanked, 'that ye were the servants 'f""'":. of sin, but ye have obeyed from the comp. Matt, heart ^Ihat form of doctrine 'which was Luke^io. 21. 18 delivered you. Being then 'made free ''So 2 Tim. from sin, ""ye became the servants of See^ch. 2. 20. 19 righteousness. "I speak after the manner * '""^- «"*<•'•<■- 01 men "because ol "the inhrmity ol iMivcn-d. your flesh : for as ye have "^yielded your uS^'^, . members servants to uncleanness and ' See John 8. to Piniquity unto iniquity; ez-'en so now iover. 22. ''yield your members servants to right- " ^" ' '-"''■ 2oeousness unto holiness. For when ye i Pet. 2. j6. were ''the servants of sin, ye were free "cS*^! 13'' 21 'from righteousness. iWhat fruit had Comp. ye then i>t those things whereof ye are p So°chfi.^'i7 now ashamed? for ■'the end of those iSi''': . ,, , . . J 1 T, 1 • 1 ' Gr. /(7 right' 2-2 things is death. But now being 'made ronsness. free from sin, and become servants to chr°7"'s.' God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, '"Prov. 14. 12. 23 and the end everlasting life. For the ^ s.'e.^is. = wages of sin is 'death; but the gift of 'S==i-uke God is "eternal life through Jesus Christ c'omp. our Lord. 'ieech.5.12. " See ch. 2. 7. So i Pet. i, 3, 4. Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak VIL to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man, as 143) Chap. vii. 2. ROMANS. Chap. vni. 13. * I Cor. 7. 39. ^ Ecclus. Q. q (Gk.). <: See Matt. 5- 32- J So ch. 8. 2. Gal. 5. 18. Eph. 2. 15. Col. 2. 14. See ch. 6. 2. « Eph. 2. 16. Col. I. 22. f So Gal. 5. 22. Eph. 5. 9. tGr. passiofis. Gal. 5, 24. B See ch. 6. 13- ^ Comp. ch. I. 20 text. ' Comp. ch. 6. 21. II Or, being dead to that. Comp. ch. 6. 2. ver. 4. k 2 Cor. 3. 6. So ch. 2. 27, 29. ' ver. 13. See Luke 20. 16. ™ ch. 3. 20. See ch. 4. 15. II Or, con- cupiscence. ver. 8. Rather as in Acts 20. 33. " Cited from Ex. 20. 17. Deut. 5. 21. Cited also ch. 13. 9. 0 ver. II. 2 Cor. 5. 12. & II. 12. Gal. 5. 13. 1 Tim. 5. 14. pSo iCor.15. 56. *] See ch. 3. 28. •■ Luke 15. 24. 32- ch. 14. 9. Rev. 20. 5 in the Gk. "Seech.io.s. Comp. 2 Esdr. 9. 33, 36. 2 Cor. 3. 7, 9. ' So Gen. 3. '3- " Ps. 19. 8. ^Ps. 119. 137. y So ver. 16. " I Cor. 3. 1. ^ 1 Mace. I. 15 (Gk.K See I Kin. 21. 20 (Heb. and Gk.). Comp. Isai. 50. r. & 52. 3. t Gr. know. Ps. I. 6? ^ Gal. 5. 17. So ver. 18, rg. » I Tim. I. 8. So ver. 12. d ver. 20. « See Gen. 6. 5. long as he liveth ? For ^the woman 2 ''which hath a husband is bound by the law to ha- husband so long as he liveth ; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of the husband. So then 3 ■^if, while fier husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress : but \{ her husband be dead, she is free from that law ; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Wherefore, 4 my brethren, ye also ''are become dead to the law ■= by the body of Christ ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that fwe should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the flesh, 5 the 'motions of sins, which were by the law, did work sin our members ''to bring forth fruit 'unto death. But now we are e delivered from the law, '^that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve •'in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. What shall we say then ? Is the law ^ sin? 'God forbid. Nay, ""I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known "lust, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not covet. Butsin, 8 "'taking "occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupis- cence. For Piwithout the law sin was dead. For I was alive 1 without the 9 law once: but when the commandment came, sin 'revived, and I died. And 10 the commandment, ^which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. Forn sin, taking "occasion by the command- ment, 'deceived me, and by it slew me. Wherefore "the law is holy, and the 12 commandment holy, and "just, and ygood. Was then that which is good 13 made death unto me? 'God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good ; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is ^spiri-n tual: but I am ^carnal, ^sold under sin. For that which I do I 'allow not: fori; ''what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that 16 which I would not, I consent unto "^the law that it is good. ''Now then it is no 17 more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that ''in me (that 18 is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thin^: ''for to will is present with me; but hno to perform that which is good I find 19 not. For ''the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, 20 that I do. ''Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin 21 that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is pre- 22 sent with me. For ''I delight in the law I'''' J- '*■ 23 of God after sthe inward man: but I see i' Gal.^. I.'*' ''another law in 'my members, ''warring l^oaf'''*''^ against the law of my mind, and bring- " Or, this ig me into captivity to the law of sin ^'.ifatll f See Ps. 119. 35- . ^ 2 Cor. 4. 16. O wretched ^^"'P-^f man that I am! who shall deliver me j'obt?"" ''the 'body of this death? "T ''■'■=• S- 24 which is in my members, man 25 from Li.v- ^rj^y \ji. 1.1x10 UCaill.-^ —L ^ - n ^q thank God through Jesus Christ our ' Comp. Lord. So then with the mind I myself & ■8.''23.' serve the law of God; but with the flesh "" ' '^'"■- '5- the law of sin. ^'' There is therefore now no condemna- VIII. tion to them which arc in Christ Jesus who ^walk not after the flesh, but after SoGai''5. 16, 2 the Spirit. For the law of ''the Spirit f=: n P,.^^. r^-, ■ T , , , ^ ^'i 1 Cor. of life m Christ Jesus '^hath made me 15. 45. free from ^the law of sin and death. ? seTjohn 8. 3 For "^what the law could not do, in that 32- "■it was weak through the flesh, sGod ^ ch.V. 24,15. sending his own Son in the likeness of f " ^;^/- ''• sinful flesh, and 'for sin, condemned sin SoHeb.7'191 4 in the flesh: that i^the righteousness of f,|°' '•^' '°' the law might be fulfilled in us, ^who See ch. 3.20. walk not after the flesh, but after the He°b. 7. '%?' 5 Spirit. For 'they that are after the flesh ' ^J;'= " '-''"■• do Jmind ''the things of the flesh; but iior.by they that are after the Spirit 'the things yj'^^"!^"'' 6 of the Spirit. For 'to be carnally mind- Wei). 10.6, 8. ed is ""death; but 'to be spiritually mind- -""'''■ 7ed is life and peace. Because 'the car- nal mind is "enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, "nei- Heb. ■* Seech. 1.32. ' I Cor. 2. 14. Comp. J'jhu 3. 6. 8 ther indeed can be. So then they that ' See iviatt. 9 are in the flesh cannot please God. But so v Jr. 6, 7. ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, ^'^^'- s- '9 Pif so be that ithe Spirit of God dwell ' Gai. 5. 22, in you. Now if any man have not ithe f(j°^;^, 10 Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And mm.iingof if Christ be in you, the body is dead be- sotJe"?. cause of sin; but 'the Spirit is life be- '" '=''• «• ^i- 11 cause of righteousness. But if the Spi- fcr.'/Af rit of shim that raised up Jesus from the 'X!'sftu. dead dwell in you, 'he that raised up Gk.asver.27. Christ from the dead "shall also quicken t Gr. the minding of your mortal bodies '"by his Spirit that ''"•Ji"'^- ,,,,,. •' ^ So ver. 6. dwelleth in you. "James 4. 4. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors. See Matt. 6. vnot to the flesh, to live after the flesh. '" 13 For ^if ye live after the flesh, ye shall See I Cor. 3. 16. Q i Cor. 2. 11, 12. So Matt. 10. 20. John 3. 34, comp. with Gal. 4. 6. Phil. I. 19. 1 Pet. i. 11. See also John 14. 26. ''gee I Cor. 15. 45. ' See Acts 2. 24. « See ch. 6. 4. " See John 5. 21. I Or, because 0/ his Spirit. » 2 Cor. 3. 6 raarg. J ch. 6. 7, 14, 18. « ver. 6. See Gal. 6.8. I Cor. 2. 14. V Ps. 51. II. 2 Tim. I. 14. (M4) Chap. VIII. 14. ROMANS. Chap. ix. 6. ' Col. 3. 5. SoEph. 4.22. See Matt. S- =9- >> Gal. 5. 18. ' So I Cor. 2. 12. Comp. ver. 26. Heb. 2, 15. ** 2 Tim. I. 7. So I John 4. 18. « ver. 23. Gal. 4. 5. Eph. I. 5. So Gal. 3. 26. die: but if ye through the Spirit do ''mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall Hve. For as many as •'are led by the m Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For '^ye have not received ''the spirit of 15 bondage again to fear; but ye have re- ceived the Spirit of ^adoption, whereby we cry, f Abba, Father. ^The Spirit it- 16 self beareth witness with our spirit, that we are ''the children of God: and if 17 Corap^Joiin children, then 'heirs; 'heirs of God, and fMarki4.36. joint-heirs with Christ; '^if so be that we Gal. 4. 6. suffer with /i/m, that we may be also glo- rified together. For I 'reckon that "'the 18 sufferings of f/i/s present time are not worthy to be compared with "the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the 19 "earnest expectation of the creature Pwaiteth for PPthe manifestation of the sons of God. For ithe creature was 20 made subject to ■'vanity, not willingly, but ^by reason of him who hath subject- ed i/ie same, in hope, because the crea- 21 ture itself also shall be 'delivered from the bondage of "corruption into- the glo- rious liberty of the children of -God. For we know that 'the ''whole creation 22 "groaneth and travaileth in pain to- gether until now. And -"not only ///<7, 23 but ourselves also, Swhich have >'the QGen.^is.ig. firstfruits of the Spirit, ^even we our- selves groan within ourselves, ^waiting for ''the adoption, fa wit, the •= redemp- tion of our body. For we are saved by 24 hope: but ''hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for 25 that we see not, f/te>i do we with pa- tience *wait for //. Likewise the Spirit 26 also helpeth our infirmities : for '= we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but ""the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And she that searcheth the 27 hearts knoweth what is ^ the mind of the Spirit, 'because 'he maketh intercession for the saints J according to i/ie will of God. And we know that "^all t/iings^s work together 'for good to them that love God, to them '"who are t/te called according to his "purpose. For whom 29 he did "foreknow, he also did Ppredes- tinate to lie i conformed to "^the image of his Son, that he might be nhe firstborn 28. 9.^ So Acts 1.24. I Thess. 2. 4. >> ver. 6 marg. 1 Or, thai. Comp. Isai. 56. 5. Jer. 31. 9. s See 2 Cor. I. 22. So ver. 23. ^ See Deut. 14. I. ' Gal. 4. 7. See Matt. 25- 34- t See Acts 14. 22. So 2Cor. 1.7. Phil. 1. 29. 'See ch. 4. 4. **' 2 Cor. 4, 17. I Pet. 1. 6. " 1 Pet. I. 7. & 4. 13. " Phil. I. 20. P See 1 Cor. I. 7. PP I Pet. I. 7, 13. & 4. 13. See 2 Pet. 3. 13. Comp. Acts 3 So ver. 22. rEccles. I. 2, &c. ■ Gen. 3. 17, 'SoiPet.1.18 " 1 Cor. 15. 42, 50. 1 Or, t~i'cry creature. 'Mark 16. 15. Col. I. 23 in the Gk. * Comp. Jer. 12. 4, II * Seech. 5. 3 y So James I, 18. "2Cor. s- 2,4 * ver. 25. So Gal. 5. 5. '^ See ver. 15 So Luke 20. 36 iGk.). •^ See Luke 21.28. Comp. ch. 7. 24. ** So 2 Cor. 4, 18. & 5. 7. Heb. II. I. •Malt.zo.22 James 4. 3. ' Comp. Zech, 12. 10 Eph. 6. 18. See John 14. 16. 8 See I Sam 16. 7. & I Ch 'ver. 34. J So I John 5. 14. .See 2 Cor. 7. 9. marg. k So ver. 32. iC 3.21. 2 Cor. 4. 15. Comp. Ecclus. 39. 27, I So Ezra 8. 22. " Jude i. So ver. 30. See ch. I. 6. "ch. 9. 11. Eph. i. 11. & 3. 11. 2 Tim. i. 9. See Acts 27. 13. « ch. u. 2. So2Tim. 2. 19. i Pet " ' 5, II. So ch. 9. 23. 1 Phil. 3. 21. ' So 2 Cor. 3. 18. i John 3. Cf « ^ < r. ^ . „ . r I Cor. 1 5. 49. Heb. I. 6. Rev. Cor. 3. 18. Col, 3. ■ 5- See Gen. i. 26. P ver. 30. \ I Johi « Col. I. Eph. 30 amongst many 'brethren. Moreover \f^l^''^^' whom he did Ppredestinate, them he-'ch. 9. 24. also "called: and whom he called, them 's^°^:,l;'^' he also •"■justified: and whom he justi- 5^'■^^''5• 31 fled, them he also 5'glorified. What Ep^ii. 4. 4. shall we then say to these things i ^If "p^;,^' '5^, God he for us, who ean be against us? See ver. 28. 32 He that = spared not his own Son, but rjoimi7. 22. ''delivered him up for us all, how shall Comp. ver. he not with him also "= freely give us ''all Eph.' 2. 6. iit/iiiigs? Who shall '=lay any thing to the jj^",";- j*''' charge of ^God's elect? s// is God that Ps. ns.a' 34Justifieth: f''who is he that condemneth? S|e2i^"'-6. Jt is Christ that ''■died, yea rather, that "%>,■"•"■ IS risen again, nvho is even at the right Sojohn3. 16. hand of God, who also ''maketh inter- ' iule^^^z' 35 cession for us. 'Who shall separate us (Gk.i. from the love of Christ? s/ia/l mtribula- ^wisi 1^2.12. tion, or '"distress, or "^ persecution, or See Acts famine, or "nakedness, or peril, or sword? flee Luke 36 As it is written, ""For thy sake °we ^h. 'i6.''i°T' are killed all the day long; we are eisai. 50.8,9. accounted as sheep for the slaugh- f2°"Joi J^°*' 37ter. Nay, in all these things Pwe are I\^°p^'^!;-'- more than conquerors through ihim 'ch, iVsi.^^ 38 that loved us. For I am persuaded, Se'^sMo!?'. that neither 'death, nor life, nor ''angels, " ver. 27. nor ^principalities, nor ^'powers, nor so^T'm?2.'s. ^gthiiisis ""present, nor thintv "to come, nor ^^f'^,- «■ '^ 1 . , , , " , I John 2. I. -"< height, nor "depth, nor any other crea- > comp. ture, shall be able to separate us from ^''"Esdr^'ig. >'the love of God, which is in Clirist Je- 19- Estiier sus our Lord. ^.''j*' Zl"^' ch. 2. 9. ni™ .See 2 Cor. 12. 10. " See l Cor. 4. 11. "i Cited from Ps. 44. 22. " I Cor. 4. 9. & 15. 31. 2 Cor. 1.9. & 4. 10, II. & 6. 9. & II. 23. Comp. Acts 20. 24. P I Cor. 15. 57. So 2 Cor. 2. 14. See John 16. 33. Comp. 2 Esdr. 7.45,58. q Gal. 2. 20. SoEph. 5. 2. r See Matt. 18. 10. Comp. Gal. i. S. 'iCor. 15. 24. Eph. I. ai. &3. 10. &6. 12. Col. 1. 16. & 2. 10, 15. Comp. Luke 12. II ;Gk.;. Tit. 3. I. ' Song 39. i Pet. 3. 22. " i Cor. 3. 22. * i Cor. 7.26. Gal. I. 4. Heb. 9. 9. *Eph. 3. 18. So Isai. 7. 11 iGk.). y ch. 5. S. •''I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, IX. ''mv conscience also bearing me witness "^Cor.n.io. ' ^ II im. 2. 7. 2 in the Holy Ghost, <^that I have great So2Cor. n. heaviness and continual sorrow in my Gai,^\'2o.''' 3 heart. For ''I could wish that myself ^|";J'- '■ 9- were '"^accursed from Christ for my bre- «c^p.'''^' thren, my kinsmen faccording to the S'sJ ex' 4 flesh: fwho are Lsraelites; to whom per- 32- Comp. taineth •'the adoption, and 'the glory, Jilt^l^^l^' and hhe "covenants, and ''the giving of S'^'^'' '"' the law, and 'the service r/f God, and « 6r,'' 5 "the promises; "whose are the fathers, f -f t^/'i'^' , and °of whom ^as concerning the flesh & 16. 22 Christ catne, Pwho is over all, "iGod s^',.' ' comp. ) 'blessed for ever. Amen. = Not qC Acts 23. 14. ' See I Cor. 10.18. 8Deut.7.6. Seejohni.47. i> Ex. 4. 22. See DeuL 14. i. &ch. 8. 15. > I Sam. 4. 21. I Kin. 8. 11. See Ps. 63. 2. J Gen. 17. 2. Dent. 29. 14. Luke I. 72. Acts 3. 25. & 7. 8. ch. 11. 27. Gal. 3. 15. Eph. 2. 12. Heb. 8. 6, 8 — 10. & 9. 4. & 10. 16, 29. & 12. 24. & 13. 20. 1 Or, tesiaiHcnts. See Gal. 3. 15 marg. ^ ch. 2. 17. See ch. 3. 2. * i Mace. 2. 19, 22. John 16. 2. ch. 12. I. Heb. 9. i, 6 in the Gk. ™ Acts 13. 32. So Ex. 12. 25. See John 4. 22. " See ch. 11. 28. <» ch, i. 3. See Matt. 1. 1. p Eph. 4. 6 (Gk.). 45J Chap. ix. 7. ROMANS. Chap. x. 8. Vuh ''■ '■ though the word of God hath taken Gai.V'ie'' none effect. For 'they are not all Is- Soch. 2. 28, y^g]^ which are of Israel: "neither, be- 7 " So John 8. cause they are the seed of Abraham, are ch. 4*12. M(:v all children : but, " I n Isaac shall ^^!; 't\=3- thy seed be called. That is, T/iey 8 Gen'.'zt. iT w^ie/i are the children of the flesh, these u*;;'" „ are not the children of God: but "the rleb. II. 10. , SoGai. 3. 29. children of the promise are counted tor >^See Gal. 4. ^.j^^^ seed. For this is the word of promise, 9 <^|>mp- vAt this time will I come, and Sara J Cited from shall have a son. ^And not only f/i/s; 10 Gen. 18. 10. jj^j a\^,i.,gj^ Rebccca also had conceived " Seecn. 5. 3. • Gen. 25. 21. by one, ej'tv! by our father Isaac; (for ///t'n ^^See ch. 8. ^/,//,/^.^,„ bging not yet born, neither hav- "ch. 4. 17. insr done any good or evil, that ''the pur- ii Cited from » c r- J j- ,- 1 i' " w Gen. 25. 23. pose of God according to election might m'^mZi'Ti stand, not of works, but of "^him that II. &c. ' calleth;) it was said unto her, ''The "el- 12 A^HiST?. 'is'^ shall serve the 'younger. As 13 • Ciiedfrom Jt is Written, =Jacob have I loved, ''■'■°'^' but Esau have I fhated. What shall we say then? s/s there m, unrighteousness with God? ''God for- bid. For he saith to Moses, 'I will 15 have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compas- sion on whom I will have compas- sion. So then if is not of him that wil- 16 leth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. For ''the 17 scripture saith unto Pharaoh, 'Even for this same purpose have I raised SeeLukeii. thce Up, that I might shew my o^Seech.2. 1, power in thee, and that my name 'Or, might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy i3 on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say 19 then unto me, AVhy doth he yet find p Cited from fault? For ""who hath resisted his will? So^'ism. 29. "Nay but, °0 man, who art thou that 20 'repliest against God? PShall the thing formed say to him that formed //, Why hast thou made me thus? iHath not the potter power ■'over the 21 clay, of the same lump to make *one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing 1022 shew his wrath, and to make his power f See Luke 14. 26. e See Job 34. 10. ^ See Luke 20. 16. ' Cited from E.v. 33. 19. t See Gal. 1 Cited from E.K. 9. 16. "' 2 Chr. 20. 6. So Job 9. 12. & 23. 13. Dan. 4. 35. n Phil. 3. 8 (Gk.). again, or, disputest with God? Comp. Job 33. 13 marg. 16. & 64. 8. Wisd. 12. 12. Ecclus. 39. I7- I Jer. 18. 6. Wisd. 15. 7. Eccius. 33. IT. r Matt. 10. I niarg. s 2 Tim. 2.20. * Comp. Wisd. 12. 20. known, 'endured with much "long-sut- "Sover.^t fering '"the vessels of wrath ■'■■ fitted to Acts q. 15 " (Gk.). I Or, sTcyof vessels of mercy, which ='he had afore Matt. 21. 16. prepared unto glory, even us, whom ''he 24 &';';: 3°' ^' hath called, '^not of the Jews only, but » See I Pet. 2. 8. Comp. Prov. i6. 4? 7 So Prayer of Man.ass. I. 55. * So ch. 10.12. Seech. 2. 4. » So ch. 8. 29. *> ch. 8. 28, 30. c ch, 3. 29. destruction: and >'that he might make 23 known ^the riches of his glory on ^'the 25 also of the Gentiles? As he saith also in Osee, ''I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not be- i6loved. =And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the chil- 27dren of ^the living God. Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, sThough the number of the children of Is- rael be as the sand of the sea, ''a 2S remnant shall be saved: for he will finish 'the work, and cut it short in righteousness: 'because a short work will the Lord make 29 upon the earth. And as Esaias said before, ''E.xcept the Lord of saba- oth had left us a seed, 'we had been as Sodoma, and been made 3olike unto Gomorrha. What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, "iwhich "fol- lowed not after righteousness, have "at- tained to righteousness, "even the right- 31 eousness which is of faith. But Israel, p which followed after the law of righteous- ness, ihath not ■'attained to the law of 32 righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as // toere by the works of the law. For ^they stum- 33 bled at that "stumblingstone; as it is written, 'Behold, I lay in Sion a "stumblingstone and rock of "of- fence: and '"whosoever believeth on him shall not be 'ashamed. 14. 13. ^ ch. 10. II. See Ps. 2. 12. & 25. 2. & Acts 10. conjouiided. i Cor. i. 27. Brethren, *my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be 2 saved. For I bear them record ''that they have a zeal of God, but '^not ac- 3 cording to knowledge. For they being ignorant of ''God's righteousness, and going about to establish ''their own right- eousness, have not submitted themselves 4 unto the righteousness of God. For ■^Christ is the end of the law for right- eousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That ^the man which doeth those things shall 6live by them. But ''the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, sSay not in thine heart. Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, ''to 7 bring Christ down from above:) or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the sdead.) But what saith it? 'The word 23 •i Cited from Hos. 2. 23. So I Pet. 2. 10. * Cited from Hos, I. 10. f See Ps. 4a. 2. e Cited from Isai. 10. 22, 23- Comp. Hos. I. 10. ^ So ch. 11. ll'Or, the accaitni. Matt. 18. (Gk.). & 25. ig (Gk.). 1 So Isai. 28. 22. ^ Cited from isai. I. g. 1 See Isai. 13. 19. ^ Comp. ch. 10. 20. 0 Phil. 3. 12 iOk.). " ch. I. 17. So ch. 10. 3. P Comp. ch. 10. 2, 3. & II. 7. Matt. 5. 20. 1 So Gal. 5. 4- r See Matt. 12. 28. i* So Luke 2. 34- 1 Cor. I. 23. * Cited from Isai. 28. 16. & 8. 14. So I Pet. 2. 5—8. Comp. Ps. iiS. 22. " See ch. 14. 13. " See Matt. II. 6. & ch. 43- « Or, X. * Comp. ch. 9. 2, 3. '^ Acts 22. 3. So Acts 21. 20. Gal. I. 14- & 4- 17- Comp. ch. 9. 31. •'So JohTn6.3. d See Phil. 3- 9- •=2 Cor. 3. 13. See Matt. 5. 17. ' Cited from Lev. 18. s. Cited also Neh. 9. 29. Ezek. 20. II, i3t 21. Gal. 3. 12. So ch. 7. 10. K Cited gene- rally from Deut. 30. 12, 13. Citedalso Baruch 3. 29, 30. '' Comp. John 3. 13. * Cited from Deut. 30. 14. So Ecclus. 51. 26. (146) Chap. x. 9. ROMANS. Chap. xi. 21. is nigh tliee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt 9 ''confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt 'believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart t)ian 10 belie veth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salva- tion. For "the scripture saith, ""Who-n soever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For "there is no dififer-n ence between the Jew and the Greek : for °the same Lord over all is Prich unto For "Jwhosoeveris shall ''call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then i< shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear ^without a preacher? And how shall they preach, 15 except 'they be sent? as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But ^they have not all j6 obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, ywho hath believed *our '^re- port? So then {■iAh.comcth by ^hearing, 17 and ^hearing by the word of God. But is I say, Have they not heard? ='Yes verily, ''their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. But I say, 19 Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, "=I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a ''foolish nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and =0 saith, <=I was found of them that sought me not; I was made mani- fest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, 'All day 21 long have I stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. I say then, » Hath God cast away his people? ''God forbid. For ■^''I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of ''the tribe of Benjamin. <=God hath 2 not cast away his people "^which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scrip- ture saith 'of Elias? how he smaketh in- tercession to God against Israel, saying. Lord, '■they have killed thy pro- 3 » Matt. 10. 32. Luke 12. 8. 1 See Mark 16. 16. " See Gal. 3.8. >n Cited from Isai. 28. 16. See ch. 9. 33. 1 See Matt. S. II. & Acts 10. 35- & ch. I. 16. 0 Acts 10. 36. ch, 3. 29. P See ch. 9. 23. q Cited from all that call upon him Joel 2. 32. Cited also Acts 2. 21. *■ See Acts 9. 14- •So Tit. 1.3. * See Acts 13. 2. " Cited from Isai. 52. 7. So Nahum i. ^ See ch. 3. 3- y Cited from Isai. 53. I. Cited als3 John 12. "^8. 1 Gr. the ' hearing of usi I Or, preaching ? ' Gk. as ver. 17. Matt. 4. 24. & 14. I. Gal. 3. 2. I Thess. 2.13. * See Luke 11. 28. b Cited from Ps, ,9. 4. See Matt. 24. 14- So Matt. 28. 19- Mark 16. 15. ^ Cited from DeuL 32. 21. So ch. 11. II, H (Gk.). ^ See ch. i. So Tit. 3. 3. " Cited from Isai. 65. I. Comp. ch. 9. 30. f Cited from Isai. 65. 2. XI. » So I Sam. 12. 32. Jer. 31. 37. t> See Luke 20. 16. « 2 Cor. II. 22. So Acts 22. 3. li Phil. 3, 5. * Cited from Ps. 94- 14 (Gk.. f See ch. S. t tGr. m EliasT\. Comp. Mark 12. 26. 16. 28. I Mace 8. 32. & 10. 61, 63, 64. 24. ^ Cited from i Kin. 19. 10, 14. Luke 30. 37. 8Wisd. 8. 21. & ^11. 25. 2 Mace. 4. 36. Acts 25 phets, and digged down thine al- tars; and I am left alone, and they 4 seek my life. But what saidi 'the an- 12 Mace. 2. swer of God unto him? ''I have re- t'eiudfrom served to myself seven thousand i Kin. 19. iS men, who have not bowed the ' 5 knee to the i?nage of Baal. Even so then at this present time also there is 'a remnant according to the election of ' So ch. 9. 6 grace. And "'if by grace, then is it no ^''ch. 4. 4, 5. more of works : otherwise grace is no p^'f,^- ■*■ . o ^o Deut. 9. more grace. But if ;/ be of works, then 4, s- is it no more grace : othen\ise work is 7 no more work. What then? "Israel "Soch. 9. hath not obtained that which he seeketh comp. for; but the election hath obtained //, f'j,_.'°- 3- sand the rest were "blinded, (according as hardened. it is ^\Titten, "God hath given them feeTiJk'e. the spirit of 'slumber, Peyes that 52. ji 1 1 J i 1 , o Cited eene- they should not see, and ears that raiiyfrom they should not hear;) unto this day. J'^'^ =9- '"• gAnd David saith, iLet their table remorse. be made a snare, and a trap, and t%^ill^,ej^, 11a stumblingblock, and a recom- SeeMatt.13. lopence unto them: let their eyes q'cited from be darkened, that they may not^*'^='^' see, and bow down their back 'the firstfruit be holy, ^the f3:/°- J ' « Num. 15. lump is also holy: and if ='the root he 19, 2o;Gk.). 17 holy, so are the branches. And if •'some \^'' •'''''"*• of the branches be broken off, and thou, *■ jer. n. 16. ■^being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in 5.° '^ ' *" 'amongst them, and with them partakest J'gV^' ^' of the root and fatness of ''the olive tree; 1 Or. ' " 18 boast not against the branches: but if-fse'e'S'si. thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but s. 19 the root thee. Thou wilt say then. The -,1. branches were broken off, that I might |Cor. i. 24. ' ^ DO ch. 12. 3, 20 be graffed m. AV'ell; because of unbe- f Sce Prov. lief they were broken off, and thou |^ p|,j, ^ "=standest by faith. <=Be not high-minded, i^- 21 but "^fear: for if God spared not the na- \^.il'. "'' (■47) T2 Chap. xi. 22. ROMANS. Chap. xii. 17. 8 See Heb. tural branches, take heed lest he also 2' So John spare not thee. Behold therefore the 22 '^So% Cor goodness and severity of God : on them 3. 16. which fell, severity ; but toward thee, 10 r' '"^' goodness, sif thou continue in his good- j^ch 12. 16. ness: otherwise ''thou also shalt be cut lOr,"'^'"'* off. And 'they also, if they bide not 33 ''^oi""r '^''" '" unbelief, shall be grafted in : for See Mark 3. God is able to grafif them in again. For 24 ?'see ch. 15. if thou wcrt cut out of the olive tree IS- which is wild by nature, and wert sraffed "iLul'the depth of the riches both of 33 J9-29- ythe wisdom and ^knowledge of God! Eccius. 16.' ='how unsearchable are his judgments, «°Eph 8 ^'^'^ '"'''^ ways '^past finding out! ''For34 (Gk.). who hath known the mind of the Isai'.' 40. 1™ Lord? or who hath been his L'^'v'l o counseller? Or ^who hath first given 35 So Job 15. 8. , . 1 • 1 ,, , , & 21. 22, to him, and it shall be recompensed un- tio.'r' Xo\i\m again 1 For f of him, and s through 36 jer. 23. 18. him, and sto him, are all things: ''to Ec'cius''42.^' *whom ^^ glory for ever. Amen. 21. Cited also l Cor. 2. 16. *^ Cited from Job 41. 11 ? So Job 35. 7. Ps. 16. 2. f I Cor. 8. 6. & n. 12. K I Cor. 8. 6. Col. i. 16 in the Gk. So Prov. 16. 4. '• Gal. I. 5. I Tim. i. 17. 2 Tim. 4. 18. Heb. 13.21. i Pet. 4. it. & 5.11. 2 Pet. 3. 18. Jude 25. Rev. I. 6. \[Gr.him]. XII. I ^'beseech you therefore, brethren, » 1 Cor. I. by the mercies of God, that ye •'present Ephes. 4. I. your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, '^ac- Pnilem. 9. I Pet. 2. II. So 2 Cor. 6. I. & 10. i. >* Ps. 50. 13, 14, 23. ch. 6- 13, 16, 19 [Gk.;. So I Cor. 6. 20. ■= ver. 2. So i Pet. 2. 5. See ch. 14. 18. ceptable unto God, which is your "^rea- fji^-^"' ''■ ° 2 sonable 'service. And fbe not con- « See'ch.9.4. formed sto this world: but •'be ye trans- g'sofjoiin''' formed by 'the renewing J of your mind, '■ 's- ii .. l- 1 ■- ■ ^7 ., J >■ See Matt that ye may ""prove what ts that good, ,7. 2, and '^acceptable, and perfect, 'will of gj'^'"^.^3^- 5- 3 God. For I say, "'through the grace 16. given unto me, to every man that is coi'''3^'io^' among you, "not to think (y/z/OTj-f/^" more ' So Eph. i. highly than he ought to think; but to Coi. 1.21,22. think 'soberly, "according as God hath ' Epii- s- 10, dealt to every man Pthe measure of faith. 's'eeiThess. 4iFor as we have many members in one m's^ech i body, and all members have not the s- cc rt • .= "iCor. 4. 6. 5 same othce: so we, "^being many, ^are SoEcdus.3. one body in Christ, and every one 'mem- ^,'^' ^^ 6 hers one of another. "Having then gifts See Eccies. differing "according to "'the grace that & ver. 16. is given to us, whether '""prophecy, tet ^Gt. to so- ns frophesy ^ccord\ng to the proportion o7cor. 7. 17. 7 of faith; or y ministry, let jcs 7vait on our \^^^ q^ '^ ministering: or ^he that teacheth, on So ver. 6.' 8 "-'teaching; or ''he that exhorteth, on ^s^°l'^'Jl^ "exhortation: ''he that 'giveth, tet him 'S- do it "with simplicity; "^he that ruleth, pEph.4.V.' with fdiligence; he that sheweth mercy, j^' '-'"■• ''■ swith cheerfulness. SoEph. 4. 4, 9 Let ''love be '''without dissimulation. J*, cor. 10. JAbhor that zohich is evil ; cleave to that '7- loivhich is good. Be ■'kindly affectioned .soi''cot! one to another '"with brotherly love: "in f- 's- , i- . •' . ^ 12. 20, 27. II honour preiernng one another; not Eph. i. 23. "slothful in ^business; "fervent in spirit; See John 17. i2Pserving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; ' Eph. 4. 23. ipatient in tribulation ; ■'continuing in- ^^io_',^f'' 13 stant in prayer ; ^distributing to the See i Cor. necessity of saints ; 'given to hospi- comp. 14 tality. "Bless them which persecute you: Matt. 25. 15. 15 bless, and curse not. "Kejoice with 33iGk.i. them that do rejoice, and "" weep with * See Acts 2. 16 them that weep. />e "of the same mind & n- 27. one towards another. >'Mind not high '2.".' "^'^ things, but 'condescend to men of low "See Acts estate. ^Be notwise in your own con- ■'1;h.'is.4. i7Ceits. "Recompense to no man evil for i'„^j,"J'G\ '' evil. ''Provide things honest in the sight ""Acts 15. 32. "^ See Acts 13- 15- " Comp. Matt. 6. 1—3. I Or, imfarteth. Luke 3. 11. ch. i. 11. i Thess. 2. 8. So Eph. 4. 28. i Or, liberally. 2 Cor. 8. 2. & 9. 11, 13. <^ i Tim. 5. 17. So I Cor. 12. 28. f Wisd. 14. 17 (Gk.l. ver. 11 (Gk.). 2 Cor. 7. 11, 12 iGk.l. & 8. 7, 8, 16. Heb. 6. II. 2 Pet. i. s. Jude 3. 6 See 2 Cor. 9. 7. h 2 Cor. 5. 6. So I Tim. i. 5. i Pet. i. 22 in the Gk. ' 2 Tim. i. 5. Jame.s 3. 17 in the Gk. J See Ps. 97. 10. & Isai. i. 16. V So 2 Mace. 6. 20. & 9. 21 in the Gk. ' See Heb. 13. i. II Or, in the love of Uie brethren. " So Eph. 5. 21. Phil. 2. 3, i Pet. 5. 5. » Matt. 25. 26. So Eccies. 9. 10. See Prov. 20. 13. 0 Acts 18.25. PActs2o. 19. So ch. 14. 18. & 16. 18. 1 See Heb. 10. 36. '■Acts2. 42. .See Luke 18. i. ■ So Prov. 31. 20. I Cor. 16. i. 2 Cor. 9. i, 12. Gal. 2. 10. Eph. 4. 28. Heb. 6. 10. & 13. 16. I John 3. 17. t See Job 31. 32. " See Matt. s. 44. ' So Ps. 35. 27. I Cor. j2. 26. " Job 30. 25. See Eccius. 7. 34. I ch. 15. 5. 2Cor. 13. II. Phil. 2. 2. & 3. 16. & 4. 2 in the Gk. So i Cor. i. 10. i Pet. 3. 8. r See Ps. 131. i. I Or, be contented 7uith fnean things. «ch. 11. 25. Cited from Prov. 3. 7. So Prov. 26. 12. Is,ai. 5. 21. Eccius. 6. 2. ver. 3. » See Matt. 5. 39. ** 2 Cor. 8. 21. So ch. 14. 16. I Pet. 2. 12. (■43) Chap. xii. i8. ROMANS. Chap. xiv. 13. "Gal. 4. 15- « Mark g. 50. 2 Cor. 13. II in the Gk. SoProv.3.30. Seech, 14. 19. <* See Lev. 19. 18. » ch. 5. 9. & 13- 4. 5. f Cited from Deut. 32. 35. Cited also Heb. 10. 30. 8 Cited ftom Prov. 25. 21, 22. So 2 Kin, 6. 22. See Ex. 23.4. XIII. * See Acts =7- 37- b Tit. 3. I. So I Pet. 2. 13- See Luke 12. II. c Wisd. 6. 3. Ecclus.17.17, John 19. II. See Dan. 2. 21. DOr, ordered. •* Acts 13. 48. *i*i I Cor. II. 29. 34- « See Acts 9. 36. t I Pet 2. 14. P Comp. Wisd. 6. 4. •> See Eccles. 8. 2. ' I Pet 2. 19 (Gk.). •^ Luke 20. 22. ' Matt. 22. 21. Mark 12. 17. Luke 20. 25. ™ See Matt. 17. 25. ^ So ver. 10. Col. 3. 14. I Tim. I. 5. See John 13. 34. 0 Cited from Ex. 20. 13 — 17- Deut. 5. 17 — 21- Cited also Matt. 19. 18. P Cited also ch. 7. 7. Q Cited from Lev. 19. 18. Cited also Matt. 19. 19. & 22. 39. Mark 12. 31. Luke 10. 27. Gal. 5. 14. James 2, 8. r Comp. Wisd. 6. iS. Matt. 22. 40. ' Eph. 5. 16. So I Cor. 7. & to. II. Phil. 4. 5. Heb. 10. 25, 37- James 5. 8, g. 1 Pet. 4. 7. 2 Pet. 3. 9,11. I John 2. 18. * So 1 Cor. 15 48. I Cor. 3. of all men. ''''If it be possible, as much iS as lieth in you, "=live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, ''avenge not your- 19 selves, but /v7///f/' give place unto '^ wrath: for it is written, fVengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. There- so fore "sif thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Benotsi overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Let every ^'soul ''be subject unto the higher powers. For ■= there is no power but of God: the powers that be are '•'or- dained of God. Whosoever therefore a resisteth ''the power, resisteth the or- dinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves ''''damnation. For rulers are not a terror to '=good works, 3 but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and fthou shalt have praise of the same: for he is sthe minister of God 4 to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is sthe minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 'Where- 5 fore ^yc must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also 'for conscience sake. For for this cause pay you •'tribute also: 6 for they are ^God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 'Ren- 7 der therefore to all ///«>dues: ''tribute to whom tribute is due; ""custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; hon- our to whom honour. Owe no man 8 a.ny thing, but to love one another: for "he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Y or this, "Thou shalt not com- 9 mit adultery. Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, "PThou shalt not covet; and \i there (J'the armour of ^ ^^ = ^°'■■ 13 light. ^Let us walk 'honestly, as in the Eph. 6. n, day; not in ^rioting and •'drunkenness, J^j-^^^^ not in '^chambering and ''wantonness, s, s. unot in <=strife and envying. But ''put ye '^h'''™^', on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not marg. provision for the flesh, sto fuljil the ^^=='i'''"=- lusts thereof . « Or, decently. I Cor, 14.40. » See Wisd. 14. 23. 1> Luke 21. 34. Gal. 5. ai. So i Cor. s- n- & 6. lo. Eph. 5. 18. See Prov. 23. 20. « See i Cor. 6. g. <* See Mark 7. 22. ejaines3. 14- See i Cor. 3. 3. fGal. 3. 27. So Eph. 4. 24. Col. 3. lo. 8 So Gal. 5. 16. I Pet 2. 11. Comp. Ecclus. 18. 30. Him that is ^weak in the faith ''re- XIV. ceive you, but "not to doubtful disputa- "^orVg','' 2tions. For one believeth ''that //^ may ii. eat all things: another, who is "weak, b^v'er.^3'. 3 eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth f)- 's- 7. .,.,., , , , i' Or, not ''to ■^ despise him that eateth not; and •= let y/«<.c- his not him which eateth not judge him ^^"*^"' that eateth: for God hath ''received him. »iCor.i2.jo. 4fWho art thou that judgest another ""i^'eOk* W(?«'s Bservant? to his own master he •'See ver. 14. standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be \t" ^°'' '• holden up : for God is able to make him Comp. 5 stand. •'One man esteemeth one day fjames4.'i2. above another: another esteemeth every ^j''=<=Acts day alike. 'Let every man be '"'fully >' Gai. 4. 10. 6 persuaded in his own mind. He that fc^^^^' '*' 'regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the K5'-''"/-|?°^- Lord; and he that regardeth not the assured.'' day, to the Lord he doth not regard //. se'^e'''Ltke'i He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for ■■ 'he giveth God thanks; and he that eat- „i,sl'nietk. eth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and 'r^-^- s 7 giveth God thanks. For "'none of us 1 1 cor. 10. liveth to himself, and no man dieth to ^'^- , -p;^ 8 himself. For whether we live, we live 3. 4- unto the Lord; and whether we die, we ^="=1^13". 13. die unto the Lord : whether we live ■" = Cor. 5. 9 therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For Gai. 2. 20. ""to this end Christ both "died, and f° '^^'^'"■- ^■ rose, and "revived, that he might be i Thess. 5. PLord both "lof the dead and living. !°pet. 4 2 But '^why dost thou judge thy brother? " ch. 8. 34. or why dost thou ■'set at nought thy » See ch.7. . 9. brother? for =we shall all stand before ^^^'^^^^'^'^ 11 'the judgment seat of Christ. For it is 'i See 'Acts written, "As I live, saith the Lord, 1°;,^^-^ "every knee shall bow to me, and !Gk.). every tongue shall confess to God. 31,32"' °^' 12 So then "every one of us shall give ac- Scech. 2. 16. 13 count of himself to God. 'Let us not u cited from therefore judge one another any more: i*p'|,jf',^?; but judge this rather, >'that no man put a ^stumblingblock or ""an occasion to Comp. Gal. 6. 5. J So I Cor. 8. 13. & 10. 32. ver. 20. I Cor. 8. g. i Pet. 2. 8 in the Gk. Wisd. 14. II- Ecclus. 7. 6. ch. 9. 33. & 11. g. & 5. II. I Pet. 2. 8 in the Gk See Matt. 13. 41 * Judith 8. 22. "^ Judith 5. Matt. 12. 36. I Pet. 4. 5. See ch. 2. 6. ch. g 32, 33. & 12. 2. 16. '17. I Cor. I. 23. Gal. Also see Matt. 11. 6. (■49) Chap. xiv. 14. ROMANS. Chap. xv. 25. *> See Acts 10. 15. So ver. 2, 20 Conip. 1 Cor. 8. I. tGr. common. See Mark 7. 2 marg. *> So I Cor. 8. 7, 10. tGr. conntton. t Ox. ac- cording to charity. d 1 Cor. 8. II. So ver. 20. e So ch. 12. 17- •" So r Cor. Lomp. Acts 10. 15. B See ch. 12. II. b ch. 12. I. Phil. 4. 18 (Ok.). So 2 Cor. 5.9. Eph. 5. 10. Col. 3. 20 (Gk.). Heb. 13. 21 (Gk.). ' Ps. 34. H- 2 Tim. 2. 22. Heb. 12. 14, So ch. 12. 18. I Cor. 7. 15. & 14. 33. ^ ch. 15. 2. 1 Cor. 14. 3, 5, 12, 26. 2 Cor. 10. 8. & 12. 19. & 13. 10. iThess. 5. II. I Tit. I. 15- fall in his brother's way. I know, and 14 am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, ''that there is nothing 'unclean of itself: but "^to him that esteemeth any thing to be 'unclean, to him // is unclean. But if 15 thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not 'charitably. •'De- stroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. •'Let not then your good 16 be evil spoken of: for ''the kingdom of 17 God is not meat and drink; but right- eousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these thi}igs is sserveth Christ is ''acceptable to God, and "^approved of men. Let us there- 19 fore 'follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith ''one may edify another. ''For meat destroy 20 not the work of God. '''All things in- deed are pure; ""but // is evil for tliat man who eateth with =^offence. ■>// is good^i neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stum- bleth, or is offended, or is 7nade weak. Hast thou faith? have // to thyself before 22 God. "Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he Palloweth. And he that " 1 doubteth is damned 23 if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for 'whatsoever is not of faith is sin. ' I Cor. 8. 9 — 12. 3. o So Ecclus. 'rneth and puttcth ■> So I Cor. 8. I 14. 2. I John 3. 21. P See ch. 2. 18. II Or, disc a differoue between meats. q See Matt. 21. 21. XV. We then ^that are strong ought to bear »SoGai. 6. 1, the ''infirmities of the weak, and not J iness.5.14. , , ' i Seech. 14. to plcase oursclves. "^Let every one of 2 us please his neighbour for his good ''to edification. '=For even Christ pleased 3 not himself; but, as it is written, ""The reproaches of them that reproach- ed thee fell on me. For swhat- 4 soever things were written aforetime were -written for our ''learning, that we through patience and 'comfort of the " I Cor. 10. 33- So I Cor. 9. 19, 22. & 10. 24. & 13. 5- Phil. 2. 4. d See ch. 14 19. • Phil. 2. s. See John 5. Cited from scripturcs might have hope. Now the ch. 4. 23, 24, I Cor. 9. 9, 10. & 10. 6, II. E So PiJ^'ioi. God of patience and consolation grant you ''to be likeminded one towards an- other "according to Christ Jesus: that 6 ye may 'with one mind and ""one mouth 2Tim. 3. 16, glorify "God, even the Father of our ^^Seech. 12. Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore "receive 7 ■'ps 119 so y^ °"^ another, as Christ also received I M'acc. 12.9'. us, Pto the glory of God. Now I say s 'See ch. 12. j].j^j q Jesus Christ was a minister of the 'Or, circumcision "-for the truth of God, to after the ' example of. I Cor. 3. 3 (Gk.). ' Acts4. 24{Gk.). ■" Song 28. ''2Cor.'i. 3. & II. 31. Eph. 1.3. Col. I. 3. I Pet. 1. 3 in the Gk. So Rev. i. 6. Comp. Ecclus. 51. J. o ch. 14. i, 3. p So ver. 9. l See Matt. 15. 24. So John I. II. r Comp. John 11. 4. ch. 3. 3. ^confirm the promises made unto the fa- gthers: and 'that the Gentiles might Pglo- rify God for his mercy; as it is written, "For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing lounto thy name. And again //f saith, "Rejoice, jcc Gentiles, with his peo- II pie. And again, yPraise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all 12 ye people. And again Esaias saith, ^There shall be "a root of Jesse, and he that shalirist to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gen- istiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 14 And ''I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of "^goodness, filled with all "iknowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you ''in some sort, ''as putting you in mind, 'because of the 16 grace that is given to me of God, that el should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the '"'offering up of the Gentiles might be 'acceptable, being 17 sanctified by the Holy Ghost. I have therefore whereof / may glory through Jesus Christ ^in those things which per- 18 tain to God. For I will not dare to speak of any oi those things 'which Christ hath not wrought by me, "to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 19 through "mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God ; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gos- 20 pel of Christ. Yea, so have I "strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, Plest I should build upon 21 another man's foundation: but as it is written, iTo whom he was not spok- en of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. 22 For which cause also I have been "much 23 '■hindered from coming to you. But now having no more place in these '^parts, and 'having a great desire these 24 many years to come unto you ; whenso- ever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you ; for I trust to see you in my journey, and "to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be "somewhat filled 'with your conipany. 25 But now I "go unto Jerusalem to minis- " So 2 Cor. I. 20. See Acts 13. 32. ' See Matt. 8. II. " Cited from 2 Sam. 22. 50. Ps. 18. 49. ^ Cited from Deut. 32. 43. y Cited from Ps. 117. I. ' Cited from Isai. II. 10. * Isai. II. I. So Rev. 5. 5. & 22. 16. •> So 2 Pet. I. 12. 1 John 2. 21. *= Gal. 5. 22. Eph. 5. 9. So 2 1 he&s. I. II. ■i I Cor. I. 5. & 8. I, 7, 10. & 12. 8. & 13. 2. e ch. II. 25. ver. 24. 2 Cor. I. 14. & 2. 5 in the Gk. So 1 Cor. 12. -7- & 13. 9, 10, 12. f Seech. I. 5. E So ch. II. 13- See Acts 9. IS- 1 Or, sacrijicittg. ^ Isai. 66. 20. Comp. Phil. 2. 17. ' ver. 31. 2 Cor. 6. 2, & 8. 12. I Pet. 2. s in the Gk. '^ Heb. 2. 17. &5. I. ' Acts IS. 12. & 21. 19. Gal. 2. 8. ■" ch. I. 5. & 16. 26. " Acts 19. II. 1 Cor. 2. 4. 2 Cor. 12. 12. See Acts 5. 12. " 2 Cor. 5. 9 marg. P So 2 Cor. 10. 13, 15, 16. See I Cor. 3. 10. 1 Cited from Isai. 52. 15. H Or, many •ways, or, o/tcnibjics. Comp. Matt. 9. 14. ch. I. 13. '■ I Thess. 2. 18. * 2 Cor. 11.10. Gal. 1. 21 in the Gk. * Acts 19. 21. ch. I. II, ver. 32. " See Acts 15- 3- tGr. ivith you. Comp. ver. 32. ' Acts 19. 21. & 20. 3, 22. & 24. 17. (150) Chap. xv. 26. ROMANS. Chap. xvi. 27. y Acts ig. 21. 1 Thess. I. « See Acts 16. 12. * See Acts 18. 12. ^ 2 Cor. g. 2. See Acts 24. Comp. Baruch i. 6. c ch. II. 17. •^i Cor. 9. II. Comp. Gal. 6. 6. * See John 6. 27. * See ch. i. 13. s Soch. I. II. *' See John I. 16. ' Col. 4. 12. So 2 Cor. I. II. ^ 2 Thess. 3. 2. See 2 Cor. I. 10. Comp. Acts 20. 22, 23- D Or, are disobediejtt. Seech. 11.30. * See 2 Cor. 8.4. " See ver. 16. ^ ch. I. 10. See Acts 18. 21. n SeeEccIus. 3. 6. So 2 Tim. I. So I Cor. 14. XVI. * I Mace. 12. 43- 2 Cor. 3. I. & 4. 2. & 5. 12. 66. 4. 67. ii(Gk.), & 10. 12, 18. & 12. II. b Acts 18. 18. c Phil. 2. 29. <* ver. 15. SeeActs9.i3. « ver. 6, 9, 21 fOk.l. So Phil. 4. 3. fSeeActsiS. 2, K I Cor. i6. 19. Col. 4, 15. Philem. 2. *> Comp. I Cor. 16. 15. I See Acts 18. J ver. II, 21. JJ Col. 4. 10. Philem. 23. k Matt. 27.16 (Gk.). 1 See Acts 14. 4. 11 See 2 Cor. 5- 17;. ""2 Tim. 2. 15. So 1 Cor. II. 19. 2 Cor. 10. 18. & 13. 7. James i. 12 (Gk.). IJ Or, friends. ver. II. I Cor. I. II. ter unto the saints. For it hath pleased 26 them f^" y^ Macedonia and I'^Achaia •'to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. It hath 27 pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For "^if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, "*their duty is also to minister unto them in camal things. When 28 therefore I have performed this, and have "= sealed to them tliis f fruit, I will come by you into Spain. And I am 29 sure that, swhen I come unto you, I shall come in the •'fulness of the bless- ing of the gospel of Christ. Now I be- :o seech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye 'strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; •'that 1 31 may be delivered from them that 'do not believe in Judea; and that my 'ser- vice which I have for Jerusalem may be "accepted of the saints; that I may 32 come unto you with joy ""by the will of God, and may with you be "refreshed. Now °the God of peace be with you all. 33 Amen. 16. o ch. 16. 20. Phil. 4. 9. I Thess. S- 23. Heb. 13. 20. 33. 2 Cor. 13. II. 2 Thess. 3. 16. I ^ commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at '' Cenchrea : that ye '^ re- 2 ceive her in the Lord, as becometh ^ saints, and that ye assist her in what- soever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and ''of myself also. Greet fPriscilla 3 and Aquila ^my helpers in Christ Je- sus: who have for my life laid down 4 their own necks : unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet e the 5 church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epenetus, who is '■ the firstfruits of 'Achaia unto Christ. Greet 6 Mary, =who "bestowed much labour on us. Salute Andronicus and Junia, J my 7 kinsmen, and JJmy fellowprisoners, who are ''of note among 'the apostles, "who also were in Christ before me. Greet 8 Amplias my beloved in the Lord. Sa- 9 lute Urban *= our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. Salute Apelles 10 "■approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' ' household. Salute u Herodion J my kinsman. Greet them that be of the " household of Narcissus, Comp. ver. 14, 15. Mark 5. 35. 1 Or, friends, ver. 10. So I Cor. 14. 12 which are in the Lord. Salute Try- |^<=^6{Gk.^). phena and Tryphosa, who labour in » Mark 15. the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, p g'^^ j,,, 8_ which ° laboured much in the Lord. 33-, 13 Salute ° Rufus p chosen in the Lord, ver.°it^'ii. Hand his mother and mine. Salute Asyn- ''Cor. 16.20. critus, Phlegon, Hernias, Patrobas, Her- i Thess. 5. mes, and 1 the brethren which are with l^ ^ p^, 15 them. Salute Philologus, and Julia, 14. Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, hXt^. 45. and lall ''the saints which are with ' ' '-'°''- 3- 3 16 them. "■ Salute one another with a holy 'See'ch. 14. kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. l\ j^ess. 3. 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark 0;.»4. them which cause •' divisions and ' of- 2 John 'o. fences contrary to the doctrine which " s<:<: ch- "■ ye have learned ; and " avoid them. > Phil. 3. 19. isFor thcj that are such "serve not our c^Li"!;:^'*' Lord Jesus Christ, but •''their own belly; Tit. 1. 10. and >■ by good words and fair speeches |ee'^Ps!'2l'. 19 deceive the hearts of the ^ simple. For 3„ ,^ , , . . , r^ , • Heb. 7. 26 ^'your obedience is come abroad unto (Ck.). all men. I am glad therefore on your bMa«*'io.*' behalf: but yet I would have you ^wise '6. unto that which is good, and ' simple 20 concerning evil. And •= the God of ''' '^'■' , 1 1 n 11 1 • r. T harmless. peace " shall ' bruise ^ Satan under your See Matt. 10. feet shortly. ^The grace of our Lord c^eech. 15. Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 33- 21 g Timotheus '' my workfellow, and , o")rm2' ' Lucius, and ^ Jason, and ' Sosipater, ° See i Cor. 22Jmy kinsmen, salute you. I Tertius, ?iCor. 16. "> who wrote this epistle, salute you in J5j,|^^ 23 the Lord. ° Gaius mine host, and of 28. the whole church, saluteth you. "Eras- fcor.'i3.''i4. tus the P chamberlain of the city sa- Ph;'- 4. 23. luteth you, and Quartus a brother. °8. '^''' ^' 24 f The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ ?'=V"i' V' , . ,° , , ■ ■' &<=' Gal. 6. be with you all. Amen. is. 25 1 Now to him that is of power ■• to ^,5^" "^"^ stablish you ^according to my gospel, i" i Thess. and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ' ac- |o°i cor. cording to the revelation of the mystery, ^610. Comp. " which was kept secret since the world (Ck.).' 26 began, ^but now 'is made manifest, lAc'i'^s! and " by the scriptures of the prophets, 6, 7, 9- " according to the commandment of the m SqI Tcor. everlasting God, made known to all '*■ ?.'• 27 nations yfor the obedience of faith : to (not Acts ig. ^ God only wise, be glory through Jesus j^j.^n").'*' Christ for ever. Amen. <>Actsig. 22. 2 Tim. 4. 20. H Written to the Romans => from Co- p See i Esdr. rinthus, and sent ^hy Phebe servant 1,J\"'"S- of the church at Cenchrea. jude 24 in the Gk. r I Thess. 3. 2. 2 Thess. 2. 17. & 3. 3. i Pet. s- lo- So i Thess. 3. 13. James 5. 8. ■ See ch. 2. 16. * Eph. i. 9. & 3. 3. 4, 5,9. Col. I. 26, 27. Comp. Matt. 13. 35. " So i Cor, 2. 7. '2Tim. I. 10. So Tit. I. 2, 3. I Pet. I. 20. '^ See ch. 1. 2. *SoiTim.i. i. Titus I. 3. y Acis 6. 7. ch. i. 5. & 15. 18. « i Tim. i. 17. Jude 25. ch. 15. 26 comp. with Acts 20. 2. i Cor. 16. 2, 3. 2 Cor. 9. 1, 2. & ch. t6. 3 comp. with I Cor. i. 14. 2 Tim. 4. 20. ^ ch. 16. i. (iSi) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIAINIS. I, PAUL, ^called to he an apostle of „^ Jesus Christ ^ through the will of ^/cor. I.I. God, and '^Sosthenes oui- brother, unto 2 ^ \ 5- the church of God which is at ^ Corinth, Coi.'i'i'' 'to them that are sanctified in Christ fnThTck' Jesus, f called to be § saints, with all t Acts 18. 17? that in every place •'call upon the name is^" ^"^ of Jesus Christ ' our Lord, J both theirs e jude I. j^jjj ours : ^grace he unto you, and peace, 3 19. ° " ''"' from God our Father, and//v;« the Lord ^s^lo'ni. Jesus Christ. 1. 7- . 'I thank my God always on your 4 f ScJActs'g.' behalf, for the grace of God which is h's A given you by Jesus Christ; that in every 5 ^^ee csg. ^j^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ enriched by him, "in all jIl^Rom*' utterance, and /wall ""knowledge; even 6 3- 22. as ° the testimony of Christ was con- j, " ^'""' firmed in you : so that ye come behind 7 1 See Rom. ji-, j-jq gift ; p waiting for the * coming of "'2'cor. 8. 7. our Lord Jesus Christ: iwho shall also 8 fok^?' '^' ^ confirm you unto the end, that ye may ■I See Rom. he '' blamelcss " in the day of our Lord o'ch."'2. 1. Jesus Christ. ^God /j- faithful, -'^by whom 9 1 Tim. 2. 6. ye were called unto ' the fellowship of 2 lim. I. 8. ^ . ^ ,^\ ■ T 1 So Rev. 1. 2. his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Phn™3 m'^' ^°^^ " ■'■ beseech you, brethren, by 10 Hei). 9. 28 the name di our Lord Jesus Christ, So'i'i-hess. 'that ye all speak the same thing, and i;.'°- that there be no * divisions among you ; 2'pet.'3?i2. but that ye be "perfectly joined toge- "^''■, ,• ther in the same mind and in the same Rom. 8. 19 judgment. For it hath been declared u s^eLuke 17. ^nto me of you, my brethren, by them 3°- ^ which are of the house of Chloe, that 3. 1°! '^'^' there are >' contentions among you. Now 12 'Col. I. 23 fj^is J say, that ^ every one of you saith. So iThess. I am of Paul; and I of ^Apollos; and "S« I of 1= Cephas; and I of Christ. "^ Is .3 2 Cor. 1. 14. Christ divided ? was Paul crucified for So Heb.'io. you ? Or were ye ^ baptized in the name 23. See Deut. 7. 9. *a See Rom. 8. 30. * i John i. 3. So John 15. 4. & if. 21. " See Rom. 12. i. ^ See Rum. 12. 16. t Gr. scliisjtis. ch. 11. j8. & 12. 25. See John 7. 43. * See Luke 6. 40. ^ See Rom. 16. 10. T See ch. 3. 3. ■ ch. 3. 4. ^ Sec Acts 18, 24. b ch. 3. 22. & 9. 5. & 1 5. 5. Gal. 2. 9. See John i. 42. « ch. 7. 34 (Gk.). See Eph. 4. 5. ii .See M.itt. 28. 19. 14 of Paul ? I thank God that « I baptized '^omp.^^ none of you, but ^Crispus and ^Gaius; Kz^to^'i. 15 lest any should say that I had '' bap- ^, -^^^^jj^;^^- istized in mine own name. And I bap- 16.23. tized also the household of "^ Stephanas: \^^' '*■ '^' besides, I know not whether 1 baptized ' ch. 2. i, 4, any other. _ sJ^Cor. 10. 17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, 10. but to preach the gospel: 'not with ^ p^t. i. 16. wisdom of "words, lest the cross of See Ex 4. 10. u Ur speech. Christ should be ''made of none effect, ch. 2. i, 4, 13. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to 1^"'^°' '°' ' them that perish "■ foolishness ; but iGk. as ver. unto us " which are saved it is ° the k Rom. 4. 14 19 power of God. For it is written, ^I (G'')- ■111 . ,1 -J r t.\. ' 2 Cor. 2. 15, Will destroy the wisdom of the & 4, 3 (Gk.;. wise, and Avill 1 bring to nothing the 2 Thess. 2. understanding of the prudent, "ver. 21,23. 20 Where is the wise? Mvhere is ^ the |'j;,°^,,|''^- j„ scribe ? where is the disputer '•^ of this Comp. world? 'hath not God "made foolish u ch ^15. 2!' 21 the wisdom ""of this world? ' For See Luke 13. after that Pin the wisdom of God the « Rom. 1. 16. world by wisdom knew not God, "'it pcitedfrom pleased God by the " foolishness of isai. 29. 14. preaching to save them that believe. ,,. ^' "' 22 For ^the Jews require a sign, and the l"'-^;')- ^ , -^ , r ' ^ 1 WW See Matt. 1 1, 23 Greeks seek after wisdom : but '"we 25. preach Christ crucified, " unto the Jews ' s^ee Mark a >'stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks ■■ isai. 33. 18. 24 " foolishness ; but unto them which are & 38."^4'°'^' called, both Tews and Greeks, Christ (Gk-)- 1 /- ^ 1 11-1 2Macc. 6. 18. " the power of God, and ^ the wisdom .. see ch. 2. 25 of God. Because the foolishness offg^j^j^^^ God is wiser than men ; and the weak- 17, 20, 24. ness of God is stronger than men. S 'isai.'44. 35. 26 For => ye see your •> calling, brethren, Koni. 1. 22. how that not many wise men after t so R„n,. ;. the flesh, <=not many >* mighty, not many j°'^^'^^- 37 = noble, are called: but ^God hath cho- G.1I. 1. 15. ' sen the foolish things of the world to "^^^g.'^''"'' '*'^ 2 Cor. 4. 5. Comp. Gal. 5. n, ^ See Luke 2. ^4. r See Rom. 14. 13. ■ ver. 30. See Luke II. 49. "Gk. as ch. 8. 9. & 10. 18. & 16. 10. b Eph. 4. i (Ok.). 2 Tim. I. 9. Heb. 3. I. c John 7. 48. ^ Acts 25.5? « Luke 19. 13. f James 2. 5. Comp. Ps. S. 2. (152) Chap. i. 28. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. hi. 12. kjer. 23. 5,6. & 33- '6- 2 Cor. 5- 21. Phil. 3- 9- So Rom. 4. 5 Rom. 4. 17. confound the wise ; and God hath cho- Comp^ ' sen the weak //lings of the world to i's^K^m'^ confound the i/tiugs which are mighty; 27. ' and base things of the world, and things 28 Se''e''judg.'7.2. which are despised, hath God chosen, jc'(7, and g things which are not, *> to bring to nought things that are : ' that no flesh 29 should glory in his presence. But of him 30 are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made iSojohni?. yjjfQ yg ^.j^igijom, slxiA "Tigh tc ou s h ess, ch. 6. II. and ' sanctification, and ""redemption: Cof ^i*"' i"' '■ ^^^^^ according as it is written, " H e t h at 31 ndtedKene- glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. rally from Jer. 9. 23,24. Ciled also 2 Cor. jo. 17. Comp. Rom. 4. 2. II. And I, brethren, when I came to you, »ver4,6, 13. a <>ame not with e.xcellency of speech bo2Cor.i.i2. ... , , . ■' k 1 Seech. 1.17. Or of wisdom, declaring unto you "the c G 'i^^; \l' testimony of God. For I determined 2 not to know any thing among you, '^ save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And "^ I was with you ^in weakness, 3 and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching 4 was ^ not with ' enticing words of man's wisdom, but ^in demonstration rRom.15, 19. of the Spirit and of power: that your 5 ess. 1. 5. j.^j|.]^ should not ' stand in the wis- '^- dom of men, but sin the power of God. Howbeit we speak wisdom among 6 them that are ''perfect: yet *not the wisdom 'of this world, nor of the P princes of this world, ^ that come to nought : but we speak the wisdom of 7 God ' in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, ■" which God ordained " before the world unto our glory : ° which none 8 of the P princes ' of this world knew : for 1 had they known //, they would not have crucified ""the Lord of glory. But as it is written, ^Eye hath not 9 seen, nor ear heard, neither have 'entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath "prepared for them that love him. But ^ God 10 hath revealed them unto us vby his ^ Acts 18. 6, 12. « 2 Cor. II. 30. & 12. 5, 9, 10, Gal. 4. 13- So ch. 4. 10. 2 Cor. 10. I, 10. I Or, fer- suasible. 5- So ch. 4. 2 Pet. I. Comp. Luke 4. 32. ' Gr. be. B 2 Cor. 4. 7. & 6. 7. .So 2 Cor. 10. 4. & 12. 9. ^ ch, 14. 20 marg. Comp. ch. 3. I. See Matt. 5. 43. ' ch. I. 20. ver. 8. & 3- 18, (19). 2 Cor. 4. 4. Ephes. I. 21. & 6. 12. Comp. James 3. 15. k ch. I. 28. See ch. 13. 8. Comp. Ps. 146. 4. 1 See Rom. 16. 25. ■" Acts 4. 28 (Gk.). "So 2 Tim. I. 9. "See Matt. Spirit : for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. ^ For n what man knoweth the things of a man, ^save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no Now "^we 12 ir. 25 P ver. 6. John 7. 48 (Gk.). q See .\cts 3- >7. Luke 23. 34. man, but *> the Spirit of God. iif^' "*' '~ '^^^^ received, not the spirit of the > Cited gene- world, but "^ the Spirit which is of God ; rally from Isai. 64. 4. ' Acts 7. 23(Gk.). » See Matt. 25. 34. * See Matt. 13. 11. So Gal. i. 12, 16. Eph. 3. 3, 5. y See John 14. 26. * Judith 8. 14. Comp. ver. 16. » Prov. 20. 27. *• See Rom. 8. 9. Comp. John 3. 8. « So Rom. 8. 15. that we might know the things that are '[^'^ *• '• 13 freely given to us of God. Which things « 2 Cor. 10. also we speak, '^not in the words which (Sojohni4. man's wisdom teacheth, but which the i?- Holy Ghost teacheth ; "= comparing spi- j^t ' ''' '*''' 14 ritual things with spiritual, ffiut the J^m^i^ 3. 's 8 natural man receiveth not the things judri9 of the Spirit of God : *> for they are Jf^Jj^'-^ ^3 foolishness unto him : ' neither can he 21, 23. know them, because they are spiritually '^^° i*"""- ^• 15 discerned. But '' he that is spiritual '' So Prov. "judgeth all things, yet he himself is s^s's. 16 " 'judged of no man. ■" For who hath l^f'j^i '■ known the mind of the Lord, that ccrnetk. he 'may instruct him? But "we|LTk.t'^' have the mind of Christ. c'l. 4. 3,4. CC9. 3 ^Gk.). & 10. 25, 27 Gk). & 14. 24. ^OT.discerticd. ver. 14. "Cited from Isai. 40. 13. See [ Rom. II. 34. t Gr. shall. n So John 15. 15. & 16. 13. ' And I, brethren, could not speak III. unto you as unto =''' spiritual, but as un- bai""^;';'*" to * "^ carnal, a:en as unto '' babes in Gai. 6. i. ' 2 Christ. I have fed you with <=milk, °^^°'*- =■ and not with meat : ffor hitherto ye ^^^p*!. 4. h were not able to bear it, neither yet now Heb.'s. 13. 3 are ye able. For ye are yet carnal : for ^^"""/g whereas there is among you e envying, & 14. 20. and 8'' strife, and ' divisions, are ye not \^''^' ^' "" 4 carnal, and walk 'as men? For 'while J j'^'v^^- one saith, I am of Paul ; and another, 16.^2. I am of J Apollos ; are ye not carnal ? r°"''6. 19. 5 ^Vho then is Paul, and who is J Apol- » c.ai. 5. 20 los, but "^ ministers by whom ' ye be- j^|^j; ^_ ,^_ lieved, ""even as the Lord gave to every 16. So 6 man ? "I have planted, J ° Apollos wa- f cor.'ii. 20." tered; Pbut God gave the increase, ""^chi. n 7 So then 1 neither is he that planteth SocV. n. 18. any thing, neither he that watereth ; j,°J;.„,„ s but God that giveth the increase. Now Gk. as Rom. he that planteth and he that watereth cai.'s. 20. are one : ^ and every man shall receive ♦. •^■■- '^(^''•■d- ^ ,. , . m^ to titan ! his own reward according to his own Rom. 15. s 9 labour. For ^we are labourers toge- j^jj-'- ^^ ther with God : ye are God's ' hus- j See Acts' lobandry, ye are 'God's building. "Ac- i*soch.4. i. cordinsr to the grace of God which is ^Cor.s. 3. => ° . . ' See Rom. given unto me, as a wise master- 13. „. builder, '^ I have laid the foundation, " S"^''- "• and another buildeth thereon. But let kom.iV 3. every man take heed how he buildeth •'^'^^ 18. 4 11 thereupon. For y other foundation can ch. 1 15. no man lay than that is laid, ^ which is | ^-^''^ 12 Jesus Christ, Now if any man build 2Cor. 10. upon this foundation gold, silver, pre- ^aS, 8.27. P So ch. 15. 10. q So 2 Cor. 12. 11. Gal. 2. 6. &6 3. ' See Pf. 62. 12. So ver. 14. ch. 4. 5. & 9. 16, 17. & 15. 58. Gal. 6. 4, 5. ' See 2 Cor. 6. i. Comp. ch. 9. 7. 1 Or, tillase. ' Eph. 2. 20. Col. 2. 7. i Pet. 2. 5. Comp. Heb. 3. 3, 4, 6. " See Rom. i. 5. '' Rom. 15. 20. So Rev. 21. 14. y Isai. 28. 16. * Comp. Eph. 2. 20. (153) u Chap. hi. r I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. v. i. * So ch. 4. 5. *• ch. 4. 3. So Mai. 3. 17. ch. I. 8. & 5. 5. aThess. i.io. 2 Cor. I. 14. 2 Tim. J. 12, 18. & 4. 8. See Ps. ^7. 13. & Luke 17. 24. * So 2 Tim. 3- 9- ■■ Luke 2. 35. t Gr. is rntealed. « So 2 Thess. 1. 8. 1 Pet. I. 7. & 4- 12. f See Rom. 2. 18. 8 See Luke 9, 25- b So Jude23. ' ch. 6. 19. 2 Cor. 6. 16. Eph. 2. 21. J Rom. 8. 9. 2 Tim. I. 14. E Or, destroy. Gk. as in same verse, k So Prov. 3. 7- Isai. 5. 21. Gal. 6. 3. 1 So ch. 8. 2. °^ Seech. 2.6. " ch. I. 20. & 2. 6. *> Cited from Jobs. 13 P See Luke 30. 23. ^ Cited from Ps. 94. II. r So ch. 4. 6. &5. 6. " Comp. ch. I. 12. ver. 1. 12. ^ See cious stones, wood, hay, stubble; ^everyu man's work shall be made manifest : for ''the day "^shall declare it, because ''it 'shall be revealed "^by fire; and 'the fire shall *^try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work 14 abide which he hath built thereupon, ^he shall receive a reward. If any man's 15 work shall be burnt, she shall suffer loss : but he himself shall be saved ; yet so as =*> by fire. ' Know ye not that ye 16 are the temple of God, and thai -i the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any 17 man " defile the temi)le of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. ^ Let 18 no ma7t deceive himself. ' If any man among you seemeth to be wise in ™ this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For " the wisdom of this 19 world is foolishness with God. For it is wTitten, °He taketh the wise in their own Pcraftiness. And again, 20 iThe Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore ''let no man glory ^in men. 21 For ' all things are yours; whether Paul, 22 or " ApolJos, or "Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or ^things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and 1 ye 23 a7-c Christ's; and ^Christ is God's. IV. * See Luke I. 2. So ch. 3. 5. 2 Cor. 6. 4. Col. I. 25. b Tit. I. 7. I Pet. 4. 10. So ch. 9. 17 (Gk.). SeeLukei6.i. c Col. I. 26, 27. d ch. 7. 25. 1 Tim. I. 12. 50 Num. 12. 7- Neh. 13. 13. Prov. 13. 17. Matt. 24. 45. & 25. 21, 23. ver. 17. Eph. 6. 21. Col. I. 7. & 4, 9- 2 Tim. 2. 2. Rev. 2.10,13. • See ch. 2. 15- t Gr. day. See ch. 3. 13. f See Acts 23. I. 8 So Job 9. 2, Prov. 21. 2. I John 3. 20, See Rom. 2. \ Rom. 2. 21 51 ia the ct 4, 5, 6. * See Rom. 8. 28.* So Rev. 21. 7 te.vt. " See ch. z Rom. 8. 38. y 2 Cor. 10. 7. Gal. 3. 29. * Secjohn 20. 17. Let a man so account of us, as of =' the ministers of Christ, and ''stewards of "^the mysteries of God. Moreover it 2 is required in stewards, that a man be found ■'faithful. But with me it is a 3 very small thing that I should be *= judg- ed of you, or of man's 'judgment: yea, I 'judge not mine ow-n self For 'I 4 know nothing by myself; eyet am I not hereby justified : but he that ' judg- eth me is the Lord. Therefore ''judge 5 nothing before the time, until the Lord come, 'who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts : and ^ then shall every man have ' praise of God. And these things, brethren, ■" I have 6 "in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us " not to think of tncn above that which is written, p that no one of 21, See Ps. 143. 2. & Rom. 3. 20. h Matt. 7. i. Rom. 2. i. 16. 'Soch. 3.13. Comp. 2 Esdr. 16. 65. '^ Seech. 3.8, >" ch. I. 12. & 3. 4. "2 Cor. II. 13, 14, 15. PJiiK 3, o See Rom. 12. 3. P See ch. 3. 21. you ^be puft'ed up for one against an- '^^^"- '^^'^\ 7 other. For who ''maketh thee to differ i. & i3.'4. from another 1 and =what hast thou that fcr. rf,i^' thou didst not ' receive ? now if thou tmguisheih didst receive it, why dost thou glory, ch'.'n. 29 8 as if thou hadst not received it? Now (^^i<^i- Comp. ye are full, "now ye are rich, ye have 'Acts 15. 9 reigned as kings without us : and " I f'hhn 3. 27. would to God ye did reign, that we So james i. 9 also might reign with you. For y I \\ p^, ^ ,„ think that God hath set forth " us the ^ Rcv.'j.'i?: apostles last, ^as it were appointed to c.ai. s'^'iV" death: for ^we are made a 'spectacle '''J'' iqi/')"' unto the world, and to angels, and to 'ch. 7.'4o.' 10 men. ''We a?-e fools for Christ's. sake, Lw/Zf /«j/ but ''''ye are wise in Christ; "^we a?-e '^f?^th-s, asi weak, but ye arc strong; ye arc honour- ,0.° sce""*' 11 able, but we are despised. Even unto f-^\ ^- 3*- T • 1 11-11 1 "'''• ^°* 33 this present hour we both °- hunger, and (Gk.). d thirst, and ^eare naked, and 'are buf- fS'^l^/il: feted, and have no certain dwelling Acts 19. 29, 12 place; and e labour, working with our b'soActsij. own hands : '' being reviled, we bless ; " 13 'being persecuted, we suffer //.• being defamed, we intreat : we are made J as the filth of the world, and are ^ the oflscouring of all things unto this day. 18. & 26. 24. ch. i.iS. &2. 14. & 3. 18. See 2 Kin. q. II. ! Cor. II. 19- _ .. , '=2Cor. 13. 9, 14 1 wTite not these things to 'shame you, ^50''-'°' ^' but ■" as my beloved sons I warn you. * So 2 Cor. 11. 27. 15 For though you have ten thousand f Rom.' 8^35. "instructors in Christ, yet have ye not 'SoActs23.2. many fathers: for °in Christ Jesus I SeeMau'.26. have begotten you through the gospel. gVTillf''''io 16 Wherefore I beseech you, Pbe ve fol- See Act's is.3. 17 lowers 01 me sent unto you 1 Timotheus, ■■ who ^ See Matt. 5- For this cause have I 5. ^j. is see'^joiin '■ my beloved son, and = faithful in the i5.'^2o?'" J Comp. Isai. 30. Lord, who shall 'bring you into re- membrance of my ways which be in & e^.'e.' Christ, "as I teach every where in every (Gk°i."^' '^ is church. Now "some are vpufied up, So Lam. 3.45. as though I would not come to you. 14. ' ^" 19== But I will come to you shortly, ""if si'^h^^^j the Lord will, and will know, not the & is- 34- speech of them which are J' puffed up, "^°i_f°^zt 2c.but the power. For the kingdom of 'Thess.2.11. r^ 3 • . • 11 I,- " Gal. 3. 24, God IS not in word, but " m power. 25 (Ok.i. 21 What will ye ? " shall I come unto you so Gaf' 'i*' ''with a rod, or in love, and in "the 'Tim spirit of meekness ? 4. 19. Pllilem. 10. P ch. II. 1. Phil. 3. 17. I Thess. I. 6. So Phil. 4. 9. 2 Thess. 3. 7, 9. 1 Acts 19. 22. See Acts 16. I. r 2 Tim. 1.2. So I Tim. I. 2. » See ver. 2. 'Soch. 11. 2. "Soch. 7. 17. See ch. 11. 16. -^aCor. 10. 2. J See ver. 6. « Acts 19. 21. & 20. 2. ch. i6. 5, 6. 2 Cor. i. 15, 16, 23. So ch. 11. 34. a See Acts 18. 21. bScech. 2.4. 1: So 2 Cor. I. 23. & 2. I, 3. & 10. 2. & 12. 20. & 13. 2, 10. d See Ps. 2. 9. e Gal. 6. i. It is reported » commonly that there V. is "fornication among you, and such m*^,*;' 5%^ fornication as is not so much as '•named ch. e.' 7.' & 15. 29. »» 2 Cor. 12. 21. See ch. 6. i8. » Eph. 5. 3. ('5«) Chap. v. 2. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. vi. 20. » Lev. 18. 8. amongst the Gentiles, ■= that one should Deut. 22. 30. , °, . 1 r 1 . •,- .1 & 27. 20. have nts " father s wife. And ye are 2 2 Cor^7 12 ^ puffed up, and have not rather fmourn- «Seech. 4.6. ed, that he that hath done this deed ■^\o. '^°^' '' rnight be taken away from among you. e'coi. 2. 5. For I verily, as s absent in body, but 3 2.°i7. '^^^' present in spirit, have ' judged already, '°'' . , as though I were present, concerning determined. , , , } , • , , • >> See Matt, him that hath so done this deed, in 4 2l;o?.'2.^o. the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, & n- 3. lo- when ye are gathered together, s and So Jo" 2.' 6? my spirit, ■• with the power of our Lord 1^^109.6. Jesus Christ, 'to deliver such a one 5 & 12. 26.' ' unto ^ Satan for the destruction of the MMki^'13. flesh, 'that the spirit may be saved in & 3. 23, 26. ■" the day of the Lord Jesus. " Your 6 & s. \% glorying is not good. Know ye not Luke 4.^8. i]^2X "a little leaven leaveneth the whole & II.' 18." lump ? Purge out therefore the old lea- 7 f j^ jI'j, ven, that ye may be a new lump, as John 13. 27. ye are unleavened. For even p Christ & 26.'i8^' our passover " is sacrificed for us : there- s Rom. 16. 2o. fore q let us keep " the feast, 1 not with 2Cor. 2. II. old leaven, neither with "the leaven of & 12! 7.'*' ■■ malice and wickedness; but with the iThess.2.18. unleavened breadof ^sincerity and truth. 2 Thes5. 2. g. T ^ ^ • » • ..1 I Tim. 1. 20. i wrote unto you in ' an epistle not 9 fchr'' ^"^'^ '•'' company with fornicators: "yet not lo & Rev. 2. 9! altogether with the fornicators " of this ProT^. 14. world, or with ''y the covetous, orv^ex- ■^ ^^ "k 3- tortioners, or with y idolaters ; for then i^ 14! ^ °'^' must ^^ ye needs go out of the world. njaines4. 16. But ' now I have written unto you not n So ver. 2. , , „ . -. ,1 , ' See ch. 3. 21. to keep company, ^ n any tnan that is "Gal. 5. 9. called a brother be a 'fornicator, or Socn. 15. 33. . , . 1 .. See Matt. i6. ^ covctous. Or an v idolater, or a ^ railer, p'secjohni. or a '^drunkard, or an v extortioner; with 29. Comp. such a one no not to eat. For what 12 1 Or?;>*/rt;«. liavc I to do to judgc '* them also that See .Mark 14. are without ? do not ye judge "= them that 1 Ex. 12. 15. are within ? But ''them that are without 13 PorJ' '*'' "' Cod judgeth. Therefore fput away from MyJay. among yourselves that wicked person. marg. Rom. i. 29 (Gk.). ■ 2 Cor. i. 12. & 2. 17. So Phil. i. 10. 2 Pet. 3. I [Gk.,^ ' Comp. ver. 2, 11. So 2 Cor. 6. 14. Eph. 5. 11. 2 Thess. 3. 14. " Comp. ch. 10. 27. * ch. I. 20. ^ See Ps. 119. 36. J ver. II. ch. 5. 10, IT. ' Luke 18. 11. " So John 17. 15. Comp. i John 5. 19. * .So Matt. 18. 15 — 17. 2 Thess. 3. 6. *> ch. 6. 10. So i Pet. 3. g. c ch. 6. 10. See Rom. 13. 13. ** See Mark 4. 11. « So ch. 6. 1—4. f See Deut. 13. 5. Comp. Gal. 5. 12, VI. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the • So ch. 5. unjust, and ^ not before the saints ? Do 2 SeeMatt.18. ye not know that ''the saints shall judge J7- ^^ the world? and if the world shall be wisd.'3.'8. ' judged by you, are ye unworthy to Sce'Sia?!.'^' J'^'lge the smallest matters ? Know ye 3 19.28. not that we shall <= judge angels? how jifar"' ''' ■*' much more things '' that pertain to this i Luke 21. life ? If then ye have judgments 0/ 4 ^^' things ^ pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the c"^*"-, 's- 34- 5 church. «I speak to your shame. Is fch'! iil^'i*" it so, that there is not a wise man S "''■ ^'" Comp. amongst you ? no, not one that shall be ch. 4. 7. able to f judge between his brethren? hRom^,t.'' 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, f'l''''^'- 7 and that before the unbelievers. Now 20. 22."^°^" therefore there is s utterly a ''fault a- See .Matt. 5. mong you, because ye go to law one /i Thess. 4. with another. ' Why do ye not rather f^h. 15. 50. take wrong ? why do ye not rather Gai. 5. 19— i suffer yourselves to be defrauded ? Nay, Eph. 5. 5. you do wrong, and defraud, Jand that See ch. 5, 10, gyour brethren. Know ye not that the ' ch. 15. 33. unrighteous i^ shall not inherit the king- ^amet/.'ie dom of God ? ' Be not deceived : ''nei- ;'-■''■'■. ther '"""fornicators, nor "idolaters, nor ° ' T""- '■ "adulterers, nor effeminate, nor i"P a- ° h^Ij- "• 10 busers of themselves with mankind, "^nor & ',3. 4. thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, \ '*''''■ ='■ ^- nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inhe- i> See Lev. iirit the kingdom of God. And such qlo^lj:, „ , were 1 some of you : but ■■ ye are wash- See Eph. 2. ed, but *ye are sanctified, but 'ye are r'Acts22. 16. justified "in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^° ^'''- '°- and by the Spirit of our God. ■ See ch. i. 12 '^ All things are lawful unto me, •" but l\am. 8. 30. all things are not 'expedient : ''all things "See John are lawful for me, but I will not be '"ch^.'io. 23. >' brought under the power of any. '^J^hf^,,,^ 13 2 jMeats for the belly, and the belly for Eccius. 37. meats: but God shall destroy both it j Luke 22. 25 and them. Now the body is not for (Gk.). fornication, but "for the Lord; and 'So'kttt. 14 ''the Lord for the body. And "^God i'- 'z- . ^ * So ver. 15, hath both raised up the Lord, and will 19,^ 20. also raise up us ''by his own power. ^^So Eph. 5. 15 Know ye not that "^your bodies are 'See Acts '' the members of Christ ? shall I then ^'Mttt. 22. take the members of Christ, and make |',j them the members of a harlot? ^God 20. ' ' 16 forbid. What? know ye not that he sfe''Rom.f2. which is E joined to a harlot is one 5- body? for ''two, saith he, shall be 20.^6, " ' 17 one flesh. But 'he that is s joined ^^^^'|'=- "» 18 unto the Lord is one spirit, ^piee i", cited from 'fornication. Every sin that a man s^eVat^^g. doeth is without the body ; but he that s. ^ I committeth fornication sinneth "'against 21—23° ''' ! 19 his own body. What? know ye not fgjjjj;,;}; g that ° your body is the temple of the 12. ii- Holy Ghost which is in you, which f " ""''• '^■ ye have of God, and ''"ye are not jj'^''"''^'^- 20 your own ? For p ye are bought with a .lets 15.' 20^ price : therefore glorify God in your ^^^ ^ ^^ ver. 13. ch. 5. I. & 7. 2. 2 Cor. 12. 21. Gal. 5. 19. Eph. 5. 3. Col. 3. 5. 1 Thess. 4. 3. >» See Rom. i. 24. " See ch. 3. 16. Comp. John 2, 21. 2 Cor. 6. 16. « So Rom. 14- 7, 8. P ch. 7. 23. 2 Pet. 2. I. Rev. 5. 9. So Acts 20. 28. Gal. 3. 13. Heb. I Pet. I. 18, 19. . g. 12. (■55) U2 Chap. vii. i. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. vn. 36. A' 1 1. a ver. 8, 26. *> Gen. 2o. 4 (Gk.). « See ch. 6. 18. ^ Ex. 21. 10. Comp. I Pet. 3. 7- e See ch. 6. f Comp. Eccles. 3. 5. Joel 2. 16. 4ech. 7. 3. & 12. 12 — 14. See Ex. 19. 15. B See Matt. 17. 21. b I Thess. 3. See ch. 5. 5. t Gal. 6. 1. J Matt. 23. 25 (Gk.). k 2 Cor. 8. 8. Comp. yer, 10, 12, 40. See ver. 25. ' So Acts 26. 29. "" ver. 8. Comp. ch. 9. 5. " See ch. 12. 4- I Pet. 4. 10. 0 So Matt. 19. II. P So I Tim. 5- H- 1 ch. 9. 25 (Gk.). '' See ver. 12, 25- t Mai. 2. i5. See Matt. 5. 32- ' ver. 23. Luke 20. 6. See Matt. 24. 48 (Engl.). " ver. 25. 2-Cor. II. 17. * See Rom. I. 32niarg. ■^ Gk. as ver. 12. So Mark 10. 12. J Mai. 2. 15. * Comp. Ezra 9. 2. •See Rom. 8. 30. & 14. 19. tGr. in peace. Comp. Luke I. 17? K So 1 Pet. 3. I. « See Rom. II. 14. t [Or. mhatX Gk. as above. d See Rom. 12. 3. •^-^Sce ch. II. 34- * ch. 14. 33. 1 Cor. ti. 23. So ch. 4. 17. See ch. zi. 16. body, and in your spirit, '^ which are God's. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me : ^ // is good for a man not to ^ touch a woman. Nevertheless, s to avoid '^fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. '^ Let the husband 3 render unto the wife due benevolence : and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife <=hath not power 4 of her own body, but the husband : and likewise also the husband ^ hath not power of his ov/n body, but the wife. "^ Defraud you not one the other, except 5 // l>e with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to b fasting and prayer, and come together again, that ''Satan 'tempt you not for your'incon- tinency. But I speak this by permis- c sion, flW'not of commandment. For ^ ■ I would that all men were ■" even as I myself But " every man hath his proper gift of God, ° one after this man- ner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and 8 v.'idows, ^ It is good for them if they abide "" even as I. But p if they cannot 9 °- contain, let them marry : for it is bet- ter to marry than to burn. And unto 10 the married I command, yet "^not I, but the Lord, ^ Let not the wife depart from her husband: 'but and if she n depart, let her remain unmairied, or be reconciled to her husband : and let not the husbarid put away his wife. But 12 ^ to the rest speak I, " not the Lord : If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she " be pleased to dwell with him, let him not ^put her away. And 13 the woman which hath a husband that believeth not, and if he "be pleased to dwell with her, let her not ^ leave him. For the unbelieving husband is .sancti- m fied by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else y were your children unclean ; but now are they ^ holy. But if the unbelieving 15 depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases : but ^ God hath called us * to peace. For ''what knowest thou, 0 16 wife, whether thou shalt "^ save thy hus- band? or 'how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt "= save thy wife ? But ''as God hath distributed to every 17 man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so '''' ordain I 'in all churches. Is any man called 18 being circumcised ? ' let him not be- come uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision ? e let him not be cir- i9cumcised. ''Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but ' the keeping of the commandments of God. 20 ^ Let every man abide in the same 21 calling wherein he was called. Art thou called l>ei»g a servant ? care not for it : but if thou mayest be made free, c2 use // rather. For he that is called in the Lord, deing a servant, is ' the Lord's ' freeman : likewise also he that is call- 23 ed, being ixee, is ""Christ's servant. "Ye are bought with a price ; ° be not ye 24 the servants of men. Brethren, *= let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 25 Now concerning virgins pI have no commandment of the Lord': yet I give vmy judgment, as lone that hath ob- tained mercy of the Lord to be ■■ faithful. 26 1 suppose therefore that this is good for the ^present "distress, I say, "that it is 27 good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? 28 seek not a wife. ^ But and if thou mar- ry, thou hast not sinned ; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Neverthe- less such "shall have trouble in the 29 flesh: but "I spare you. But this I say, brethren, vthe time w short: ^.it remain- eth, that both they that have wives be 30 as though they had none; ^'and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not ; and they that buy, as 31 though they ^possessed not; and they that use this world, as not ''abusing it: for <:the ''fashion of this world passeth 32 away. But " I would have you with- out carefulness, f He that is unmarried careth for the things 'that belong to the Lord, how he may ^please the Lord: 33 but he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may 34 please his wife. ''There is difference aiso between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman "^careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the thitigs of the world, how she may please her husband. 3S.\nd this I speak for your own profit; not that I may 'cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that you may attend upon the Lord without 36 distraction. But if any man think that f I Mace. I. IS- 8 So Acts 15- I, 5, 19. 24, 28. Gal. 5. 2. t See Gal. 5. 6. * Ecclus. 32. 23- So I John 2. 3. & 3, 24. Comp. John 15. 14. See ch. 14. 34- ^ ver. 24. ' See Johns. 36- So Philem. 16. tGr. ?nade free. " Eph. 6. 6. 1 Pet. 2. 16, So ch. 9. 21. Rom. 6. 18. Gal. 5. 13. ^ See ch. 6. 20. 0 See Lev. 25. 42. P ver. 40. 2 Cor. 8. 8, 10. & II. 17. So ver. 6, 10, 12. 1 2 Cor. 4. 1. 1 Tim. 1. 13, 16. •■ See ch. 4. 2. s See Rom. 8. 38. MOr, vccessitv. 2 Cor. 6. 4. & 12. 10. * Luke 21. 23. 1 Thess. 3. 7. " ver. 1, 8. ■^ See ver. 11. ^ See John 16 33- * 2 Cor. I. 23. & 12. 6(Gk.). & 13. 2. J Sec Rom. 13. II. ^ Comp. 2 Esdr. 16. 41 —44. * 2 Cor. 6. TO. *» ch. Q. 18. Bgruch 6. 28. '^ So Ps. 39, 6. James I. 10. 8: 4. 14. I Pet. I. 24. I John 2. 17. d Phil. 2. 8. ® Comp. Luke 10. 41, 42. ' Comp, I Tim. 5. g. t [Gr. of the Lord, as ver. 34]. 6 So Rom. 8. S. I Thess. 4, 1. i> ch. 1. 13 (Gk.). ' So Prov. 22, 25- (■56) Chap. vii. 37. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. ix. 16. Jch 13. 5 ,4^ J'behaveth himself uncomely toward k So Eccius. his virgin, if she ''pass the flower of her 42.9. jgg^ jjpj need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them 1 So Dan. 1. 8. marry. Nevertheless he that 'standetha? Hagg. J. 18. mste^fast \^ jii^ heart, having no neces- Col i.'23' ' sity, but hath power over his own will, (Gk.). ^„j j^j^f]^ gQ decreed in his heart that n So Heb, 13. h^ will keep his virgin, doeth well. So 38 4; ' then he that giveth her in marriage Ecdus._7. i;. "doeth well; but he that giveth her not p SeTMait.' ill marriage doeth better. 27. 52. ' "The wife is bound by the law as 39 &*5."s."' long as her husband liveth; but if her So I Cor. 6. husband Pbe dead, she is at liberty to f t'er. 25. be married to whom she will; only 1 in See ver. 6. jj^g Lord. But she is happier if she so 4° ' I fhesi 4- abide, ■'after my judgment: and I 'think *' also 'that /have the Spirit of God. VIII Now as touching ^things offered unto • ver. 4,7,10. idols, we know that we all have ''know- SeeActsjs. jedge. i": Knowledge "^puffeth up, but bver. 7, 10. charity ^edifieth. And Hf any man 2 See Rom. 15. j].^j^^ jj^^^ /^^ knowcth any thin;-, he Comp. knoweth nothing yet as he ought to 22°""' ''*' ''*' know. But if any man love God, sthe 3 ch. 10. 13. same is known of him. As concerning 4 *= Comp. . 1 Rom. 14. 3, therefore the eatmg of ^ those thmgs that i Seech. 4. 6. are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we • See Acts know that ''an idol is nothing in the fGai. 6. 3. world, and that '^thcre is none other God Soch3. 18. but one. For •'though there be that are 5 I Tim. 6. 4. called gods, whether m heaven or m s?l!x.'''33! earth, (as there be gods many, and lords J2. 17- many,) but "to us there is if ut one God, 6 Se'e'Na'hum 'the Father, "of whom are all things, J 7-. ^ ^ and we 'in him; and "one Lord Jesus ch. TO- 19. Christ, °by whom arc all things, and we 3^°"so''' ^^' by him. Howbeit there is not in every ^ Acts 14. 15. man that ''knowledge: for some Pwith io.° ^' ' conscience of the idol unto this hour, kComp. gg^t // J^g a^ thing offered unto an idol: John 10. 34. , , . . ^ , . , . , ' 1 Mai. 2. TO. and their conscience being weak lis de- SRom.^ii. filed. But 'meat commendeth us not 8 36- to God: for neither, if we eat, 'are we SoActs'17. the better; neither, if we eat not, 'are ??; ^ r- we the worse. But ^take heed "lest by 9 Rnm. II. 36 any means this "liberty 01 yours become "^Eph. 4. s. a "stumblingblock '■to them that are SoActs2.36. weak. For ""if any man see thee which 10 See John 13. hast ''knowledge sit at meat in "the J3c T 1, idol's temple, shall not Pthe conscience 1.3. of him which is weak be 'emboldened \^—^]^' ^^' to eat '•those things which are offered to q So Rom. idols; "and through thy knowledge shall n rSoR'om.'i4. "the weak brother perish, yfor whom B Or have iv^ ^^' more. I Or, have we the less. ■ See ch. i. 26. t So'Cal. 5. 13- Comp. ch. 10. 23. I Or, pmver. ch. 9. 4 — 6, 12, 18. « See Rom. 14- 13- * ^er. 11. See Rom. 14. i. * ch. 10. 28. « I Mace. 10. 83. See i Esdr. 2. 10. t Gr. edified. » Rom. 14. 15. 12 Christ died? But ^when ye sin so t '^""'p- against the brethren, and wound their 45!' ' °^' ''°' weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. « So Rom. 13 Wherefore, ^if meat ''make my brother Jt^'^ to offend, '^I will eat no flesh while the 5. 29. world standeth, lest I ''make my brother j^^^q^"""' to offend. ''Am I not an apostle? am I not IX, '"'free? ''have I not seen Jesus Christ ° Acts 14. 4, our Lord? "^are not you my work in the j'^Cor. 12.13. 2 Lord? If I be not an apostle unto ' ?!"■ "■ '■ others, yet doubtless I am to you: for SoOai.i. 19. "^the seal of mine Mpostleship are ye in See Acts 20. sthe Lord. Mine <='=answer to them that ^* ver. 19. 4 do 'examine me is this: Have we not 17.'^"'*^' s power sto eat and to drink? ''Have we S" Acts 18. 1 J 1 - . 9. li 22. 14. not power to lead about 'a sister, a «Seech. 3.6. 'wife, as well as other apostles, and as ^cors'. 2. •ithe brethren of the Lord, and ''Cephas? | '3- 3- 6 Or I only and 'Barnabas, have not we 27,"^ " 7 power eto forbear working? Who goeth " •'''='= -^"^'^ '• "a warfare any time at his own "charges? " .See 2 Cor. who °planteth a vineyard, and eateth ,'sccch 2 not of the fruit thereof? or who Pfeedeth 's- a 1 flock, and eateth not of the milk of iThe4'!'2. 6, sthe iflock? Say I these thirnrs ■'as a ^Vu -, -1 1 , , 21 hess. 3. 8, man? or saith not the law the same 9. 9 also? For it is written in the law of ^^'^"'"p- Moses, =Thou shalt not muzzle the 'ch. 7.'is. mouth of the ox that 'treadeth out ]%'^^tui"' the corn. Doth God take care for J2-46. 10 oxen? Or saith he it altogether for our Seech'. 1. \t. sakes? "For our sakes, no doubt, this is 'See Acts 4. written: that "'he that ploweth should » See 2 Cor. plow in hope; and that he that 'thresh- 1%*;. lui^^ eth in hope should be partaker of his 3- h- 1 vTT 1 ^ ■ ■ ° SoDeut. 11 hope. ''If we have sown unto you spin- 20. 6. tual things, is it a great thing if we shall ^^"""^ V^^' 12 reap your carnal things] If others be Comp. partakers of this power >'over you, are ^see John not we rather? Nevertheless ^we have '", '^■ not used this power; but "suffer all (Gk")."'"' things, ''lest we should hinder the gospel 'S" ''^''"'• 13 of Christ. Do ye not know that '^they Comp. ch.is. which minister about holy things 'live of ^cite^dl^rom the things of the temple? and they which Deut. 25. 4. wait at the altar are partakers with the , T'jm.^5!°i8. 14 altar? Even so ''hath the Lord or- ' ^k- "« ver. dained that they which preach the gos- » See Rom. 15 pel sshould live of the gospel. But =1 »\so2Tim. have used none of these things: neither = 6. have I written these things, that it should r Mau.'io"'' be so done unto me ; for if 7oerc better Y'l''^' « . 111 See Acts for me to die, than that any man should 20. 33. So 16 make ''my glorying void. For though I rch.','3.'7.' I Thess. 3. I, 5 !n the Gk. ^ So 2 Cor. 6. 3. & 11. 12. & 12. 13. = Lev. 6. 16, 26. 6 7- 6, 31, 32. Num. 5. 9, 10. & 18. 8—20. Dent. 10. 9. & iS. i. Eccius. 45.21. t Or, feed. Gk. not as ver. 14. d Matt. 10. 10. Luke 10. 7, ver. II. Gal. 6. 6. i Tim. 5. 17. « So ver. 12. See Acts 18. 3. f 2 Cor. I. 14 (Gk.). So 2 Cor. 11. xo. (157) Chap. ix. 17. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. x. 23. See Rom. i, '4- *> Comp. Job 10. 15. * John 4. 36 (Gk.). ch. -?. 8, 14. k Eph. 3. =. Col. I. 25. See ch. 4. i. So Gal. 2. 7. Phil. I. 17. • So 2 Cor. II. 7. « So Acts 9. preach the gospel, I have nothing fto glory of: for snecessity is laid upon me; •"yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel ! For if I do this thing wil- 17 lingly, I have 'a reward : but if against my will, ''a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. What is my 're- 18 ward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, 'I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that / "'abuse ' ^^^ '^''' '■ not my power in the gospel. For though 19 Sver. 1. I be "free from all men, yet have °I o^°gS'5°'-3^' "^^^^ myself servant unto all, that I Sec Rom. 15. might Pgain the more. And lunto the 20 p'SeeMatt. Jcws I bccame as a Jew, that I might Pgain the Jews; '3to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might Pgain them that are under the law; '■t0 2i them that air without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but ^ under the law to Christ,) that I might Pgain them that are without law. 'To the weak became I as weak, that I £= might Pgain the weak: °I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means "save some. ^And this I do for 23 the gospel's sake, that I might be par- taker thereof with yoii. Know ye not that they which run in 24 18. 15. 1 Acts 16. 3. & 18. 18. & 21. 23 — 26. ■■ So Gal. 2. 3. & 3. 2. Comp. Rom. 2. 14. * See ch. 7. 22. ' See Rom. 14. I. So 2 Cor. II. 29. " See Rom. II. 14. ^ Comp. ch. 10. 24. "Phil. 3. 14. ' Gal. 2. 2. &5. 7- Phil. 2. 16. So2Tim'.4.7. a race run all, but one receiveth ^the j^SeePhii.3. prize? So xj-yn^ ^kiiA ye may J'obtain. * See Luhc 13. 24. So Eph. 6. 12. » ch. 7. 9 (Gk.). ^ 2 Tim. 2. 5 &4. 8, And every mait that ^striveth for the 25 mastery ^is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible ''crown ; but we an "^incorruptible. I therefore 26 so •"'nin, not as uncertainly; so fight I, James 1. 12. not as One that "beateth the air: but "^I 27 Rev.Vio! 'keep under my body, and fbring //into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, si myself should be ''a castaway. « I Pet. I. 4. So I Pet. 5. 4- „ cc Comp. ch. 14. 9. ■I See Matt. 5. 29. c Luke iS. 5 (Gk.) B Comp. Cant. i. 6. Ecclus. 37. 19, 2 Tim. 3. 8. Titus I. 16. Heb. 6. S in the Gk, f Comp. Rom. 6. 19. 2 Cor. 4. 5. •> Rom. I. 28. 2 Cor. 13. 5, 6, 7. So Jer. 6. 30 (Gk. ). a Rom. 1. 13. & II. 25. ch. 12. I. I Thess. 4, So 2 Cor. I. 8. Col. 2. I. ""^ See Ex. 13. 21. So Num. 9. 18. b See Ex. 14. 22. « See Matt. 28. 19. ;um. 14. you to be tehipted above that you are 37; able; but will with the temptation also 23.^' '"' '^' make a "way to escape, that ye may be ^IhT'/i'*'!*?' 14 able to bear //. Wherefore, my dearly Ps. 78. 49- 15 beloved, ''flee from idolatry. I speak v^l^'e^fik!) as to '=wise men; judge ye what I say. 16 "^ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the "^communion of the blood of Christ? ^The bread which we break, is it not the "communion of the body of „,Jjerate. 17 Christ? For swe being many are one ' See ch. i. bread, and '^ont body: for we are all '■see2Pet. is partakers oi that one bread. 'Behold ^■^'J; Israel J after the flesh: ''are not they Ps. 125. 3. which eat of the sacrifices partakers of Luke L.'sii. 19 the altar? What say I then? 'that the Joi"> lo- idol is any thing, or "'that which is of- ^'SeeWisd. fered in sacrifice to idols is any thingi J^'^^- 20 But I say, that the things which the Jer. 29. n. Gentiles sacrifice, "they sacrifice to jCor!"'?? devils, and not to God: and I would Gai. 5. 20. not that ye should "have fellowship with ' con^p?' "'" 21 devils. ''Ye cannot drink the cup of ^''-A'- the Lord, and Pthe cup of devils: ye ^Ximhe. cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, ^?' '^^- Cn 1 I 2^ 22 and of the table of devils. Do we ipro- & 14. 16. ' voke the Lord to jealousy? 'are we J'^fj.'^f ''■ ''^ stronger than he? Comp. 23 '^AU things are lawful for me, but all r Mau.'S''' thi)igs are not expedient: all things are 26. ' ' lawful for me, but all things 'edify not. S" Acts 20. s Rom. 12. 5. h Sec ch. 12. 27. So ch. 12. 12, 13. Gal. 3. 28. Eph. 4. 4, t6. Col. 3. 15. I See ch. i. 26. J Rom i. 3. & 4. i. & 9. 3, 5. So 2 Cor. 11. 18. k Lev. 3. 3. & 7. 15, 1 ch. 8. 4. »" vcr. 28. See Acts 15. 29. n Cited from Deut. 32. 17, Cited also Baruch 4. 7, See Ps. 106. 37. So Rev. 9. 20. o So 2 Cor. 6. 15, 16. P Comp. Deut. 32. 38. ^ See Ex. 20. 5. & Num. 25. II. r See Eccles. 6. 10. ' ch. 6. 12. Comp. ch. 8. 9. * See Acts 9. 31. (ts8) Chap. x. 24. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xi. 27. "So Rom. 15. I, 2. ver. 33. ch. 13. 5. 2 Cor. 12. 14. Phil. 2. 4, 21. Comp. ch. 9. 19 — 23- * See Acts lo. 15- * See ch. 2. 15- > ch. 8. 7. 7 Cited from Ps. 24. I, which see. So ver. 28. ' Luke 10. 8. " ch. 8. lo— 12. *» So ch. 9. 1, 19. 1 Or, thanks- giving. Gk. as Rom. 6. 17. « Rom. 14, 6. I Tim. 4. 3, 4. See Matt. 15. 36. <■ So Col. 3. 17- I Pet. 4. II. « See Rom. 14. 13. So 2 Cor. 6. t Ecclus. 32. 21 (Gk.). See Acts 24. 16. t Or. Creeks. Seech. 1 2. 13. 8 Acts 20. 28. ch. II. 16. "Let no man seek his own, but every 24 man another's wealth. ^Whatsoever is 25 sold in the shambles, i/iat eat, "asking no question for ^conscience sake: for 26 I'the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. If any of them that 27 believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; =^ whatsoever is set be- fore you, eat, "asking no question for ^conscience sake. But if any fnan say 28 unto you, This is "oiTfered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not "for his sake that shewed /.', and_/y/- "conscience sake: for ythe earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: •'^conscience, I say, 29 not thine own, but of the other's: for why is ''my liberty judged of another viaiis conscience? For if I by 'grace be a 30 partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that ''for which I give thanks? ''Whether 31 therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. = Give 'none offence, neither to the Jews, 32 nor to the 'Gentiles, nor to sthe church of God: even as ''I please all men in all 33 things, "not seeking mine own profit, but the pivft of many, that they may be ch. II. 22. & 15. g. *» See Rom. 15. 2. Gal. I. 13. I Tim, 3. 5, 15. Comp. XI. ' See Rom. It. 14. * See ch. 4. 16. ^ Comp. ver. 17, 22. c So ch. 4. 17- <* ch. 15. 2 (Gk.). -So ch. 7. 17. I Thess. 4. I, 2. 1 Or, traditions, 2 Thess. 2. IS- & 3. 6. « Eph. 5. 23. So Eph. I. 22. &4. IS. Col. I. 18. ' See Gen. 3. 16. B John 14. 28. ch. 3. 23. & 15. 27, 28. Phil. 2, 7—9. 1" So ch. 12. 10, 28. & 14. 3—6, 22, 24, 31, 39- 1 Thess. 5. 20. See Acts 19. 6. 1 Luke 2. 36. 1 Deut. 21. 12 o 2 Cor. 3. 7. 'saved. ''Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Now ''I praise you, brethren, "^that you remember me in all things, and ''keep the 'ordinances, as I delivered them to you. But I would have you know, that =the head of every man is Christ; and ^the head of the woman is the man; and ^the head of Christ is God. Every man praying or '•prophe- sying, having his head covered, disho- noureth his head. But every woman that prayeth or 'prophesieth with her head uncovered ''dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one 'as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not co- vered, let her also be shorn : but if it be ™a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, for- asmuch as he is the "image and °glory of God ; but Pthe woman is the "glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman; but ithe woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the Acts 21. 9. Comp. ch. 14. 34. k Comp. Num. 5. 18. " Micah I. 16 {Heb.;. n See Gen. i. 26. P Comp. Prov, 12. 4. q Gen. 2. 21 — 23. woman; but "^the woman for the man. ■■Gen. 2. i8. 10 For this cause ought the woman to have ' J,!?*',,^; % "power on her head because of ^the an- Kft/ia'ts/te 11 gels. Nevertheless 'neither is the man '/.i^Z-rZ/ her without the woman, neitlier the woman '','"*<""'■ • 1 1 • 1 T , T^ Comp. 12 Without the man, "m the Lord. For as Gen. 24. 65? Ithe woman is of the man, a^''- ?s- 3- 26 ye drink //, in remembrance of me. For c,'mp.'''"' as often as ye eat this bread, and drink H\^ "■ '•'• this cup, 'ye do shew the Lord's death ^fatt. 26. 27^till he come. Wherefore 'whosoever M^rk'-^. shall eat this bread, and drink this cup v'":'''- of the Lord "unworthily, shall be "guilty 20" '"' ''" of "the body and blood of the Lord. |V4''/6°' "^- *> See Acts ■20. 7. B Or.y^r (z retttembrance. ver. 25. Luke 22. 19. P Heb. 10. 3. q John 15. 9 (Gk.). "f Comp. ver. 21. H Or, shnv yr. s John 14. 3. & 21. 22. ch. 4. 5. & 15. 23. See Matt. 16. 27. t Comp. Num. 9. 10, 13. " Comp. John 13. 27. "^ See Mark 3. 29. ^ John 6-51. 53—56. .i5il Chap. xi. 28. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xni. 2. j2Cor.i3. 5. gy(. y|gf ^ fjjg^n examine himself, and so 28 So kccius. let him eat of t/iat bread, and drink of f/iai cup. For he that eateth and drink- 29 eth unworthily, eateth and drinketh 'dam- nation to himself, not ^discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many a/r^o weak and ^sickly among you, and many ''sleep. For "^if we would ''judge our- 31 selves, we should not be judged. But 32 when we are judged, <=we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be con- demned with the world. Wherefore, my 33 brethren, when ye come together to eat, See Ps. 32. tarry one for another. And fif any mcin 34 hunger, let him seat at home; that '^ye come not together unto "condemnation. And the rest 'will I set in order •'when I come. 18. 2D. I John 3. 20j 21. See Rom. 2. 18. lOr, judgment. Gk. as ver. 34- Rom. 13. 2. » Gk. as ch. 4. 7 marg. * Comp. Ecclus. 38. John 5. 14. L" See JNIatt. 27. 52- d ch. 6. 5. & 14. 29. * See Prov. 3. II. So Heb. 12. 7 — 10. I ver. 21. K ver. 22. Tit. I. 5- ^ So ver. 17. n Or, jitdgjncnt. ver. 29. So ch. 16. I in the Gk. k See ch. 4. ig. Ich. xn. * ch. 14. I. *> See ch. 10. * See ch. 6. II. So Eph. 2. II, 12. I Pet. 4. 3. ^ I Thess. I Now * concerning spiritual gifts, bre- thren, ''I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that^ye were Gentiles, ''carried away unto these i^dumb idols, a>en as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to un- 3 derstand, that "^no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus 'accursed : and «SeePs. IIS. thcit sno man can say that Jesus is the \- , ^ Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now 4 I I John 4. 2, , , ,•: . . > .^ , . , J. ''there are diversities of gifts, but 'the SoMark9.39. ga^^ie Spirit. And i^ there are 'differences 5 anathema, of 'administrations, but 'the same Lord. See Rom.' 9. And there are diversities of '"Operations, 6 \-„ „ . but it is 'the same God which worketh 17. ' ' ' "all in all. "But the manifestation of 7 4°i6 8^' °*' *'''^ Spirit is given to ever}- man to profit See John 13. withal. For to one is given by the s Spirit the word of Pwlsdom ; to another the word of 1 knowledge by the same Spirit; to another ''faith ^by the same 9 Spirit; to another 'the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the ""work- 10 ing of "miracles; to another "prophecy; to another >' discerning of spirits; to ano- ther ^divers kinds of tongues; to another ='the interjjretation of tongues: but alln these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, "^dividing to every man severally ■^ as he will. For "^as the body is one, and hath 12 "soRom 12 niany members, and all the members of 6—8. that one body, ■= being many, are one II, Comp. ch. 14. 26. P ch. 2. 6, 7. Eph. 1. 17. Col. i. 9. 1 ch. 13. 2, 8. & 14. 6. 2 Cor. 8. 7. & II. 6, 2 Pet. I. 5. & 3. 18. So Eph. i. 18. See Rom. 15, 14. r ch. 13. 2. "2 Cor. 4. 13. ' ver. 28, 30. See Acts 28. 8. " ver. 28, 29 marg. Gal. 3. 5. * See Acts 2. 18. y Rom. 14. i marg. So ch. 14. 29. Comp. i John 4. 1. * ver. 28, 30. See Acts 2. 4. » ch. 14. 26. So ver. 30. ** ver. 4. 2 Cor. 10. 13. See Matt, 25. 15. b So John 3. 8. ver. 18. ch. 15. 38. Heb. 2. 4. <= ver, 20. Rom. Z2, 4, 5. See ch. jo. 17. 13- *> Rom. 12. 4-6. ch. 7. 7. I Pet. 4. 10. So ver. II. Heb. 2. 4. * So Eph. 4, 4-6. ^ Rom. 12. 7. * Gk, as ver, 4,"6. II [Or, •t titinis- Comp. Eph. 4. II. >" ver. 10 (Gk.). n Eph. I. 23. So Col. 3. 13 body: ''so also is Christ. For "^by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, ^whether ri'f /ic Jews or 'Gentiles, 'whe- ther 7cie be bond or free; and «have been Mall made to drink into ''one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say. Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it 16 therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not 17 of the body.^ If the whole hoAy were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole 7cicre hearing, where were the smell- 18 ing? But now 'hath God set the mem- bers every one of them in the body, ''as igJit hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they '^many members, yet 21 but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee : nor again the head to the feet, I have no 22 need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be 23 more feeble, are necessary : and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we 'be- stow more abundant honour; and our ''uncomely parts have more abundant 24 comeliness. For our corwAy parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abun- dant honour to that /(zr/ which lacked: 25 that there should be no ' schism in the body; but //w/the members should have 26 the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the mem- bers suffer with /// or one member be honoured, all the members 'rejoice with 272/". Now ''"^ ye are the body of Christ, and "members °in particular. 28 And 'God hath set some in the church, first P'Japostles, secondarily Pi''prophets, thirdly Pteachers, after that ^miracles, then 'gifts of healings, "helps, "govern- 29 ments, 'diversities Of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teach- 3oers? are all 'workers of miracles? have all the 'gifts of healing? ^do all speak 31 with tongues? vdo all interpret? But ^ covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Though I speak with ''the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or ''a 2 tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift (y"": prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all ''knowledge; and " ver. 27 ^ Malt, 1 1. Comp, Rom. 6. 5, See Acts 10. 35- 1 Gal. 3. 28. Eph. 6. 8. Col. 3. II, ) Gr. Creeks, ch. 10. 32. See J ohn 7- 35- 8 Comp. John 6. 63. & 7. 39. ** ver. 4, II. ' ver. 28. John 15, 16 iGk.). J So Rom. 12. 3- ch. 3. 5. II Or, put on. Matt. 27. 28. " So Rev. 16. 15 (Ok.). I! Or. division. Seech. I. 10. 1 See Rom. 12. 15. »> See Rom. 12. 5. So ch. 10. 17. Eph. I. 23. &3. 6. & 4. 12. Col. I. 24, " Eph, 5. 30. 0 ch. 13. 9, 10, 12 (Gk.). See Rom, 15. 15- p Eph. 4. II. ver. 29. in part; but then ''shall I know even as also « I am known. And 13 now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. ^ See Prov. 10. 12. Col. 3. 12. fc Acts 7. 9. & 17. s- II Or, is not rash, 1 See ch. 4. 6. ™ ch. 7. 36 (Gk,). " See ch. 10. 24. 0 Comp. Acts 15. 39 (Gk.). P ver. 1 1 marg. 2 Cor. 5. 19 (Gk.). q See Rom. I. 32. >■ 2 Thess. 2. zo, 12 (Gk.). 1 Or, luith the truth. " 2 John I, 2,4- ' See ch. 9. 12. " See Acts 19. 6. " ch. 14. 39. ch. 2. 6. & 15. 24, 26. 2 Cor. 3. 7, II, 13, 14. Gal. 3. 17. & 5. 4, II. 2 Tim. I. 10. I So ch. 8. 2. y ver. 10, 12. ch. 12. 27. Comp. John 15. 15. U Or, rensmted. See ver. 5. » So Job 36. 26. 2 Cor. 3. 18. &4.18 & 5 7- Phil. 3. 12. •> Wisd. 7. 26. Ecclus. 12. II. James i. 23 in the Gk • Gr. in a riddle. Num. 12. 8 (Gk.). « So Matt. 5. 8. I John 3. '2. Rev. 22. 4. ■» Matt. 11. 27 (Gk.). • See ch. 8. 3. XIV. aSoch. 16. 14. ii^See ch. 12. 31- t> ch. 12. I. cSeech.n.4. ** See Acts 2. 4- f Gr. Iieareth. Acts 22. 9. See John 8. 43- « Gen, II. 7. & 42. 23 in the Gk. f See Rom. 14. 19. 8 See Acts 13- 15- So ver. 31. *i Wisd. 19. 12. * ver. 17. See Acts g. 31- J So Num. II. 2g. •t ver. 13. I ver. 26. Eph. I. 17. So Phil. 3.15. ™ See ch. 12. ^Follow after charity, and ^desire ''spi- ritual gifts, but rather that ye may ■= pro- phesy. For he that ''speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man '^under- standeth him ; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that '^pro- phesieth speaketh unto men' to f edifica- tion, and s e.xhortation, and ''comfort. He that speaketh in an unknozcm tongue edifieth himself; but he that '^prophe- sieth ' edifieth the church. I would that ye all '' spake with tongues, but J rather that ye '^ prophesied : for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, ^ except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by 'revelation, or by ""knowledge, or by 7 "= prophesying, or by "doctrine? A>iti even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the " ° sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if P the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to 9T will sing with the spirit, and I will sing ^with the understanding 16 also. Else when thou shalt " bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the '' unlearned say '^ Amen at ^ thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest ''thanks well, 18 but the other is not edified. I thank my God, I <= speak with tongues more 19 than you all: yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my under- standing, that by my voice I might •^ teach others also, than ten thousand 20 words in an iinkno'ivn tongue. Brethren, 'be not children in understanding: how- beit in malice sbe ye children, but in 21 understanding be ' men. '' In the law it is written, 'With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the 22 Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not : but ■= pro- phesying scn'cth not for them that be- lieve not, but for them which believe. 23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that arc ''unlearned, or unbelievers, 'will ° ver. 26. Acts 2. 42. Rom. 6. 17. Comp. Heb. 13. 9. II Or, tunes. o Rom. 10. 18. P Num. 10. 1—9. Comp. Isai. 58. I. Joel 2. I. <1 Gk. as Rev. Q. 9. & 20. S. tGr. si^fti/icaKt. >■ Comp. ch. g. 26. " ch. 15. 37 (Gk.).' t Gk. as Luke 15. 29, John 12. 37. " ch. 12. 28 marg. ^ See Acts t Gr. 0/ spirits. Not as ch. 12. 1. ver. I. y So Eph. 5 19. Col. 3. 16. « So Ps. 47. 7- , * ch. 10. 16. ^ ver. 23,24. See Acts 4. « See Neh. 5- 13- & Rev. 5. 14. ^ ch. II. 24 e See Luke I. 4. ^ Eph. 4. 14. Heb. 5. 12, I'i- e So Matt. II. 25. Rom. 16. 19. See Matt. 18. & ch. 3. I. t Gr. perfect, or, of a ripe aec. ch. 2. 6. Eph. 4. 13. Heb. 5. 14. h Rom. 3. 19. See John 10. ?•*■■ » Cited from Isai. 28. II, 13. Comp. Deut. 28. 49. •^ Seech. II. 4. 1 Comp. Acts 2. 13. (iSi) X Chap. xiv. 24. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xv. 24. ^ John 16. 8 marg. n See ch. 2. 15. o Luke 17.16. So Matt. 17. 6. Luke 5. 12. P Comp. Matt. 5. 16. q Isai. 45. 14. Zech. 8. 23. ql Eph. 5. 19. *■ See ver. 6. 8 ch. 12. 10. ' So 2 Cor. 12. 19. & 13. 10. Eph. 4. 12. Comp. ch. 12. 7. See Rom. 14. 19. " ver. 32, 37. So ver. 1, 16, 27. " ch. 6. 5. & II. 31. See ch. 12, 10, ^ Comp. 1 Thess. 5. 19, 20. r So ver. 3. t Gr. tumult^ or, n7iquiei- 7tCSS. Gk. as Luke 21. 9. 2 Cor. 6. 5. & 12. 20. James 3. 16. " See ch. 7. 17- » So I Tim. 2. II, 12. ^ Construc- tion as I Tim. 4. 3. See Deut. 4. 12 marg. Comp. ch. 7. ig. c See Gen. I- ^^- °- ch. II. 16 (Gk.). « So 2 Cor. 10. 7. I John 4. 6. fSee ch. 12. 31- s ch. 13. 8. ^ So ver. 33. ' Sec Rom. 13. 13. XV. ^ See Rom. 2. 16. ^ See ch. 3. 6. c Rom. 5. 2. So 2 Cor. 1. 24. I Pet. 5. 12. See ch.i6. 13, ^ .See ch. i. iS. So Rom, I. 16. I what sficrch. they not say that ye are mad? But 24 if all ''prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or w/t: "^ unlearn- ed, he is ™ convinced of all, he is "judged of all : and thus are the secrets 25 of his heart made manifest ; and so ° falling down on his face p he will wor- ship God, and 1 report that God is in you of a truth. How is it then, brethren? when ye 26 come together, every one of you hath ^a psalm, hath a ■'doctrine, hath a "^tongue, hath a "^revelation, hath an ^interpreta- tion. ^ Let all things be done unto edifying. If any man ^ speak in an wi- 27 known tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course ; and let one interpret. But if there be =8 no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church ; and let him speak to him- self, and to God. Let the "prophets 29 speak two or three, and let the other "judge. If any thing be revealed to 30 another that sitteth by, ^let the first hold his peace. For ye may all ''pro- 31 phesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be v comforted. And the 32 spirits of the " prophets are subject to the prophets : for God is not the author 33 of ' confusion, but of peace, as ^ in all churches of the saints. ^ Let your women keep silence in 34 the churches : for ^ it is not permitted unto them to speak ; but ^they are com- manded to be under obedience, as also saith *= the law. And if they will learn 35 any thing, let them ask their husbands at home : for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. ^Vhat? came 36 the word of God out from you ? or came it unto you only?. If any man ^ ^ think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, '■" let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. But if 38 any man be ignorant, let him be igno- rant. Wherefore, brethren, f covet 1039 s prophesy, and forbid not s to speak with tongues. ^ Let all things be done 40 ' decently and in order. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you ^ the gospel '^ which I preached unto you, which also you have ^received, and "^ wherein ye stand ; by which also 2 ye are '' saved, if ye ' keep in memory 'what I preached unto you, "^unless ye have believed in vain. For fJ delivered 3 Or, hoU/mt. ch. ii. a (Gk.). See Heb. 3. 6. f Gr. hy See M.-itt. 25. 24. * So Gal. 3. 4. f See ch. 11. 23. unto you first of all that which I also * So Heb. 5. ''received, how that Christ died s for comp. our sins •'according to the scriptures; h'se"eMau 4 and that he was buried, and that he 26. 24. rose again ' the third day J according f2.^&'Acts 5 to the scriptures : and that '' he was p- »8. seen of 'Cephas, then '"of the twelve: Matt!' 12. 40. 6 after that, he was seen of "above five ^J^^^-''- 1,11 K ID. 10. hundred brethren at once ; of whom the isa;. 53. 10. greater part "remain unto this present, fj."" -comp^.' 7 but some are pfallen asleep. After that, ^'^'V- ^s. he was seen of ''James; then of "^all —35. '^' ^^ 8 the apostles. And = last of all ' he was f ^f; °j'' ^^3' seen of me also, as of " one born out " Luke 24. 9 of due time. For " I am the least of \%^^ ch. i. the apostles, that am not meet to be J;- called an apostle, because ^I persecuted 14. 10 the church of God. But vby the grace '-"'"'=4- 36. r /^ . 1 T T 1 1 • J ohn 20. 19, of God I am what I am : and his grace 26. which was bestoivcd upon me was not ^^"^ ■*'='^ '°- in vain ; but ^ I laboured more abun- " m»"- =8- dantly than they all: ^yet not I, but os'eejohn the grace of God which was with me. ^'- °^- „ .01 r 11- T 1 ^ ''"■ '8> ^°< 11 ihereiore whether tt were I or they, so 51. we preach, and so ye believed. ^^."^ '^'^"' "''■ 12 Now if Christ be preached that he 1 See Acts 12. rose from the dead, ''how say some r Luke 24. 50. among you that there is no resurrection ^5''^- 3,' ■•■ r 1 1 1 -^ T% ■ r , 1 ^° Eccius. 13 of the dead ? But if there be no resur- 33- 16. rection of the dead, "= then is Christ SS.\o. 6. 14 not risen : and if Christ be not risen, ' Acts 9. 3, then is our preaching vain, and your See ch. 9. i. 13 faith is also vain. Yea, and we are '^^J' !"' found false witnesses of God ; because Num. 12. 12 we have testified of God '' that he raised i's'o Eph. -. up Christ : whom he raised not up, if s. 16 so be that the dead rise not. For if see\ct's8^ the dead rise not, then is not Christ J- 1 ,.-„:., . , J See Rom. 17 raised : and if Christ be not raised, i. 5. your faith is vain; '^ye are yet in your [^"^t '~°''' issins. Then they also which are ''fallen & '^- "■ 19 asleep in Christ are perished. If in this » Matt.°?o. life only we have hope in Christ, 8 we are =?■ r 1, • II V. Comp. 20 of all men most miserable. But now ch. 3. 6. ''is Christ risen from the dead, and 'be- Kp"',?',^' come the firstfruits of them that ^slept I'hii. 2. 13. 21 For ''since by man eame death, 'by man 15° '^^^' came also the resurrection of the dead. ''&"'?■ „ T^ • » 1 ,11- .2 Imi. 2. 18. 22 For ""as m Adam all die, even so m^iihess. 4. 23 Christ shall all be made alive, every man in his own order: 'Christ =4 the firstfruits; "Jafterward they that are "t^ll °'"' But d'see Acts 2. 24 Christ's °at his coming. Then comcth the g ■^';f^''""'- ^■ end, when he shall have delivered up 2 Tim'. '3. 12. Pthe kingdom to PPGod, even the Fa- I'gJ'^j^^J; 3- ther; when he shall have "iput down all =^6. 23. So John 14. 19. •* See Rom. 5. 12. ^ So John 11. 25. ™ Comp. Rom. 5. 14 — 18. " See I Thess. 4. 16. o i Thess. 2. 19. See ch. 11. 26. v So Dan. 7. 14, 27. PP Eph. 5. 20. James i. 27 in the Gk. q See ch. 13. 8. (162) Chap. xv. 25. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xvi. 4. ■• See Rom. 8. 38. * SeePs. no. I. '2 Tim. r. 10. So Rev. 20. 14. & 21. 4- " Cited from Ps. 8. 6. Cited also Eph. I. 22. See Matt. 28. 1 8. * I Mace. 7. 16. See Heb. 2. 6. 1 Phil. 3. 21. y See ch. II. 3. ^ Rom. 6. 3. « Matt. 5. 34. See ch. 5. i. t> So 2 Cor. II. 26 (Gk.). See Luke 8. 23 (Engl.). D Some read, our. Comp. t Thess. 2. ig. <= So 2 Cor. 4. 10. See Rom. 8. « Luke Q. 23. !l Or, to speak ayur the ?nanner oftnett. As ch. 9. 8. See Rom. 3, 5. « So 2 Cor. 1. 8. f See Acts 18. 19. 8 See Eccles. 2. 24.' & Luke 12. 19. Cited from Isai. 22. 13, which see. ■» Comp. sEsdr. 8. 4,5. Wisd. 2. I. * See ch, 6. q. J So ch. 5. 6. Gal. 5. 9- 2 Tira. 2. 17. Comp. Acts 17. 28. Titus I. 12. "t See Rom. 13. II. 1 See I Thess. 4- 5- n» ch. 6. 5. So ch. 4. 14. " Comp. Ezek. 37. 3. o So James 2. 20. P John 12. 24. Q ch. 14. 10 (Gk.). So ch, 16. 6. I"! Seech.i2. II. *■ Dan. 1 2. 3. So Matt 13. 43- ■ ver. 50. Rom. 8. 21. Gal. 6. 8. Col. 2. 22 (Gk.). 2 Pet. I. 4. & 2. 12, 19, • ver. 50, 53, 54- Rom. 2. 7. 2 Tim. I. I<: ^ See ch. 2. 'rule and all authority and ■'power. For 25 he must reign, '^till he hath put all ene- mies under his feet. The last enemy =6 that shall be >i'destroyed is death. For 27 "he hath put all things under his feet. But when '"he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is e.xcepted, which did put all things un- der him. And when "all things shall be 28 subdued unto him, then yshall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do 29 which ^are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not "at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? And why stand 30 we in ''jeopardy every hour? I protest 31 by 'your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, '=1 die '^daily. If 'after 32 the manner of men = I have fought with beasts at ^ Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? slet us eat and drink; •'for to morrow we die. 'Be not deceived: Jevil communications 33 corrupt good manners. ''Awake to right- 34 eousness, and sin not: for 'some have not the knowledge of God: ™I speak //i/j to your shame. I5ut some man will say, "How are the 35 dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou °fool, ^that which 36 thou sowest is not quickened, except it die : and that which thou sowest, thou 37 sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, lit may chance of wheat, or of some othtr grain: but God giveth it 33 a body Mas it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own bod)\ All flesh is 39 not the same flesh : but there is one kind (2^ flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and 40 bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the giory of the ter- restrial is another. There is one glory 41 of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars : for one star differeth from another star in glory. ''So also is the resurrection of42 the dead. It is sown in ^corruption; it is raised in 'incorruption: "it is sown in 43 dishonour; it ''is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a 44 spiritual body. There is a ^''natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so 45 it is WTitten, "The first man Adam in the Gk. Comp. Eph. 6. 24. 14. ^ Cited from Gen. 2. 7. " So Phil. 3. 21. Col. 3.4 was made a living soul; >'the last "■ S" J*"""- s- o _ ' ^ _ _ 14. Adam 7cias made ^a quickening spirit. 'Johns. 21. 46Howbeit that was not first 7i'hich is spi- 33V39!"4ot ritual, but that 7vhich is "'natural; andi^.n- 47 afterward that which is spiritual. ^The ,0!™' '^' first man is of the earth, i^earthy: the b|er"4'^'' second man is 3<=the Lord from hea- wisd. g.'is" 48ven. As is the ''earthy, such are they ^^"^en. 2. 7 also that are ''earthy: and as is the (Gk.). heavenly, ''such are they also that are c John's. 13. 49 heavenly. And "^as we have borne the '' So Phii. 3. image of the ''earthy, f we shall also bear = cJmp. the image of the heavenly. Psee Rom. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that sflesh ^- =9- and blood '■cannot inherit the kingdom ,6.77. of God; neither doth 'coixuption inherit '^""■p- • n 1 1 J T 1 J°''" 3- 3- s- SI 'incorruption. Behold, I shew you ai>Seech. 6. mystery; ■'We .shall not all 'sleep, but ?'seever. 42. sa'^we shall all be changed, in a mo- ■* i Thess. 4. ment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the I'see'ver. 6. last trump : for "the trumpet shall sound, " S" !''■''■ 3- and the dead shall be raised incorrupt- " 2 Esdr. 6. 53 ible, and we shall be changed. For this |J'^„ ^^ jj_ corruptible must put on 'incorruption, i Thess. 4. and "this mortal must^sxsX on immortality. sJjohn s. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put p^'j,,j'-'"''P' on 'incorruption, and "Pthis mortal shall ojCor.'s. 4. have put on immortality, then shall be ^j" '^*''''- '' brought to pass the saying that is WTit- ^ Cited from ten, iDeath is "swallowed up ■'in stTHeb! 2. 55 victory. ^O death, where is thy y^ 's- .' ' , , . ■' Rev. 20. 14. Sting? O "grave, where is thy vie- & 21. 4. s-itory? The sting of death is sin; and (^i^'"''" 57 "the strength of sin is the law. But ' cited gene- ^ thanks be to God, *which giveth us "the So^ ,'3.'",4. victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 'Or, iieii. ssy Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye & "^6.' /s.' °^' ^stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding Luk^e 10. 15. in ^the work of the Lord, forasmuch as Acts '2. 31. you know ''that your labour is not in ^l]l '^" vain "^in the Lord. t^V^'i'*- See Ps. 16. 10. ' Ecclus. 9. 12. Song 66 marg. 2 Mace. 6. 23. "■ See Rom. 4. 15. ' Rom. 7. 25. » So 2 Mace. 10. 38. ^ i John 5. 4, 5. See Rom. 8. 37. J Comp. Gal. 6. 9. 2 Pet. 3. 14. » See ch. 7. 37. " Jer. 48. 10. ch. 16. 10. So John 6. 28, 29. >• So ch. 3. 8. ' See ch. 7. 39. Now concerning ^the collection for XVI. ''the saints, as '=1 have given order to 'Sec Acts ''the churches of<=Galatia, even so do ye. >> See Rom. 2 Upon fthe first day of the week let ever)' ' see^ch. n. one of you lay by him in store, sas God za- hath '■prospered him, 'that there be no ,6. 3 gatherings when I come. And when I °gSee Acts come, J whomsoever you shall '^approve f Acts 20. by jCKr letters, them will I send to bring T^^ rj„ ,_ 4 your liberality unto Jerusalem. And g°g^3^^yj,^ if it be meet that I go also, they shall go r. 6. 2 Cor. 8. 3, 11. h 3 John 2. 'SoiCor. 9. 3. J Comp. 2 Cor. 8. i8, 19. t See Rom. 2. i3. t Gr. gift, i Cor. 8. 4, 6, 19. & 9- 3 (Gk.)? So : Cor. I. 15. (■63) X2 ClIAP. XVI. 5. I. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xvi. 24. 'Acts 19. 21. ^jth me, bee ch. 4. Now I will come unto you, 5 'when I shall pass through "'Macedonia: for ° I do pass through Macedonia. And °it may be that I will abide, yea, 6 and winter with you, that ye may p bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. For I will not see you "J now by the way; ^ but I trust to tarry a while with you, ^'\i the Lord permit. But I will tarry at 8 ^Ephesus until 'Pentecost. For "a great 9 door and effectual is opened unto me, •See Acts 18. and ''there arc many adversaries. Now to "if ''Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for vhe worketh ^the work of the Lord, as I also do. ='Let n " So'ch^ * "^^ """' therefore despise him : but Peon- duct him forth ''in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. As touching '=our brother u Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren : but /u's will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have conve- nient time. ''Watch ye, *= stand fast in 13 the faith, fquit you like men, "^ebe strong. '•Let all your things be done 14 with charity. 19- ■" See Acts 16. 12. " Luke 14. 19 (Gk.l. Comp. ver. 8. " See ch. 15. 37- P See Acts 15- 3- <1 Comp. 2 Cor. I. IS, 16. ' See Acts i8. 21 19. > See Acts 20. 16. " See Acts 14. 27. • 4- Comp. 2 Cor. I. I. ^ See Act3 16. I. y So Rom. 16. 21. I Thess. 3. 2. Comp. Phil. 2. 20, ^ See ch. 15, 58. * So I Tim. 4. 12. i* See Acts 15- 33- c Comp. ch. 1. 12. & 3. 5. See Acts 1 8. 24. * See Matt. 24. 42. « ch. 15. i (Gk.). Gal. 5. I. Phil. I. 27. & 4. 1. iThess. 3. 8. 2Thess. 2. 15. f Cited from I Sam. 4. 9. 2 Sam. 10. 12. So i Mace. 2. 64 (Gk.). 8 Epli. 3. 16. So Eph. 6. 10. Col. I. II. ^ So ch. 14. I. 15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of 'Stephanas, that it is ''the first- fruits of 'Achaia, and that they have ad- dicted themselves to """the ministry of 16 the saints,) °that ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth 17 with us, and "laboureth. I am glad of the coming of 'Stephanas and Fortuna- tus and Achaicus: Pfor that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. 18 For they have ^refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore "acknowledge ye them I,) that arc such. The churches of ''Asia salute you. ^Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, 'with the church 20 that is in their house. All the brethren greet you. "Greet ye one another with a holy kiss. 21 "The salutation of wf Paul with mine 22 own hand. '"If any ma?t love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be "ana- 23thema, vMaran-atha. ^The grace of 24 our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. H The first epistle to the Corinthians was written from "Philippi ""by Ste- phanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timothcus. ^ See Rom. 16. 20. a Comp. ch. 15. 32. & 16. 8, iq rather ** ch. 16. :;. c ch. 16. 10. ' ch. I. 16. ^ Comp. Rom. 16. 5. ' See Acts 18. 12. ™ See 2 Cor. 8.4. » So Heb. 6. 10. " I Thess. 5. So Phil. 2. 29. Heb. 13. 7, 17- P 2 Cor. II. 9- Phil. 2. 30. So Philem. 13- 1 See Ecclus. 3.6. r See Acts 2. 9. s See Acts 18. 2. ' See Rom. 16.5. " .See Rom. 16. 16. » Col. 4. 18. 2 Thess. 3. 17- So Gal. 6. Ti. Philem. ig. Comp. Rom. 16. 22. * Comp. Eph. 6. 24. ^ ch. 12. 3 marg. See Rom. 9. 3- >■ Jude 14 (Gk.). So Phil. 4. 5. than ch. 16. 5. (■64) THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS. AiiTO TDAUL, ='an apostle of Jesus Christ by 60. ■*- the will of God, and •'Timothy our !• brother, unto the church of God which ^ See I Cor. j^ ^^ c Corinth, ^with all the saints which b ver. 19. are in all * Achaia : fgrace 6e to you and 2 lelTS'see' peace from God our Father, and from Acts 16. 1, tj^g Lq^j Tggus Christ. c ver. 23, "»''-' J ~ ■ " s Blessed i^^'^'God, even the Father of 3 our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 'who comforteth us in all our tribulation, 4 J that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, 'by the com- fort wherewith we ourselves are com- forted of God. For as ''the sufferings 5 of Christ abound in us, so our consola- tion also aboundeth by Christ. And 6 whether we be afflicted, '""// is for your consolation and ""salvation, which '"is effectual in the enduring of the same suf- ferings which we also suffer : or whether we be comforted, t/ is for your consola- tion and salvation. And our hope of 7 you is stedfast, knowing, that "as you are See Acts iS. I'So Phil. I. z. Col. I. 2. » See Acts 18. 12. f See Rom. 6 Eph. I. 3. I Pet. I. 3. ^ See Rom. 15.6. ' ch. 7. 4, 6, 7. So Isai. 51. 12. & 66. 13. See I Mace. 5- 5.^ niarg. J So ch- 13. II. •tSoch. 4. 10. Gal. 6. 17. Phil. 3. 10. Col. J. 24. Comp. Acts 9. 4. •Soch. 4-15- Comp. Eph. partakers of the sufferings, °pso s/ia/l ye ^'2 Tim. 2. ^^ also of the consolation. For ^we ID. See ch. 12. 15. II Or, is 7ur(7iight. n Gk. as Rom. 7. 5. ch. 4. 12. Gal. 5. 6. Eph. 3. 20, Col. I. 29. I Thess. 2.13. would not, brethren, have you ignorant of ''our trouble which came to us in ^Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we 'de- spaired even of life: but "we had the 9 ' sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not "trust in ourselves, but ''in ]l^tlVz6: God "which raiseth the dead : ^who de- 10 So I Cor. 16. livered us from so great a death, and ?'so Rom. 8. doth deliver : in whom we trust that he p'see Luk ^^^ ^^^ deliver us; yyou also helping to- n 22. 29. gether by prayer for us, that for the gift 10^" ' ^°''' bestotocd MYion us ^by the means of many ' Acts 19. 23. persons thanks may be given by many So I Cor. 13. u 1 ir 32. & 16. 9. on our behalf. 8 See Acts 2. 9. * ch. 4. 8. " See Rom. 8. 36. B Or, atisv/er. " Luke 18. 9. V See Ps. 25. 2. " So ch. 4. 14. & 5. 8. Phil. i. 23. See Prov. 14. 32. » Rom. 15. 3r. 2 Thess. 3. 2. 2 Tim. 3. 11. & 4. 17. See Acts 12. 11. y So Rom. IS. 30. Phil. i. 19. Philem. 22. 'So ch. 4. 15. & 9. 11, 12. See Acts 12. 5. 12 For our rejoicing is this, ^the testi- « See Acts mony of our conscience, that in ''sim- t^^h 'n. 3. plicity and godly "^sincerity, ''not with See Eph. 6.5. fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, 5. sJ ' we have had our conversation in the Comp. ^ world, and more abundantly to you- >! So i Cor.' 13 wards. For we write none other things f^ ^^' unto you, than what you read or acknow- See Rom. ledge ; and I trust you shall acknowledge J ro^. 4. 2. 14 even to the end; as also you have ac- i Cor. 5. 6. knowledged us "=in part, that we are ch.*s!^i2.' ' your 'rejoicing, even as ye also arc ours g^9- 3- 15 sin the day of the Lord Jesus. And in p'iiii. i. 26. this confidence ''I was minded to come nib '3. 6 in unto you before, that you might have 'a the Gk. J 11 cl J 4. 1 SnPhil. 4. I. 16 second 'benefit; and to pass by you iXhess. 2. into J Macedonia, and '^to come again '''•^=°|^ ^ ^ out of Macedonia unto you, and of you b i cor. l. &. to be 'brought on wy way toward Judea. fo^phn. i.e J7 When I therefore was thus minded, did lo- I use lightness? or the things that I pur- zThess. 2. 2. pose, do I purpose ""according to the 'A^^'"^'''''^' flesh, that with me there should be yea i Cor.' j6. 7. 18 yea, and nay nay? But as God is true, ^g|^ '^' ' our '"word toward you was not yea and Comp. 19 nay. For "the Son of God, Jesus & is.^'i.'t Christ, who was preached among you *J-'\^r''"' by us, even by me and PSilvanus and 16. smarg. iTimotheus, was not yea and nay, but r"™''",. „ 20 ''in him was yea. For ^all the promises (Gk.). of God in him are 'yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. ''So Acts 19. 21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in , 'cor. 16. 5 Christ, and hath "anointed us, is God; 22 who hath also ^sealed us, and the earnest of "the Spirit in our hearts. 23 Moreover y I call God for a record & lo- 2, 3 upon my soul, that ^to spare you I came [ or, 24 not as yet unto Corinth. Not for that fyf^Mng , -^ , . . _ . , , I Cor. I. 18. we ^have dominion over your faith, but "Acts 16. 6. are helpers of your joy: for ■'by faith ye f^eeVitt'' 14- 33. P See Acts 15. 34. 1 ver. i. ■■ See Heb. 13. 8. ' So Rom. 15. 8. * Comp. Matt. 24. 35. " Soi John 2. 20, 27. ^ See John 6. 27. " ch. 5. 5. Eph. I. 14. « So Rom. 8. t6, 23. ? See Rom. i. 9, & 9. i. So ch. II. 31. " So ch. 2. I. See i Cor. 4. 21. Comp. ch. 13. 2. "* So ch. 4. 5. I Pet. 5. 3. b Rom. 11. 20. So i Cor. 15. i. J See Acts 16. 12. 1 See Acts '"■given 15. 3. "» ch. J. i5 (Gk.). I165) Chap. ii. i. II. CORINTHIANS. Chap. hi. i8. II. stand. But I determined this with my- « See ch. I. self, ^that /would not come again to b'comp. you in heaviness. "^For if I make you 2 "^^A '•,*• sorrv, who is he then that maketh me 21. glad, but me same which is made sorry See I Cor. 4. ^^ ^^^p ^j^j j wrotc this Same unto 3 J So ch. 8. you, "^lest, when I came, I should have Gal. 5. 10. sorrow from t/iem of whom I ought to 2Thess. 3^4. rejoice; ''having confidence in you all, Comp"' ^"' that •=my joy is the joy of you all. For 4 « Comp^" 0^*^ of much alHiction and fanguish of John 15. II. heart si wrrote unto you with many Ig^'^f^''"^ tears; snot that you should be grieved, sch. 7.8,9,12. i-mt- tjia^t ye might know the love which I Cot"?. I, =. I have more abundantly unto you. Gai^°"T2 •^"'^ ""if ^"y \\^\it caused grief, ''''he s ' See ch. I. hath not grieved me, but 'in part : that Vbr censure. I may not overcharge you all. Sufficient 6 j Wisd. 3. JO to such a man is this 'Jpunishment, iiiCor. 5. 4, which u ^stedfastly behold the face of Moses for So ch. 4. i. 'the glory of his countenance; which i Tim. 'i. 12. z glory was to be "done away: how shall ''Seejer. not the ministration of the spirit be ra- comp! gther glorious? For if -"the ministration m"se'e'''Gai of condemnation be glory, much more 3- 's- doth ^''the ministration of righteousness 2.2" °™' 10 exceed in glory. For even that which ^ See Rom. was made glorious -''had no glory J' in 'and will be a Father un- to you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord ^Ahnighty. ^Having therefore these promises, dearly VII. beloved, ^let us cleanse ourselves from y Comp. all filthinessof "^the flesh and spirit, per- \l^.,^\l\ fecting holiness in the fear of God. Jer. 31. 1,9. Hos. 1. 10. So Eph. r. 5. Rev. 21. 7. ■= 1 Esdr. 9. 46. Judith 4. 13. & 8. 13. & 15. 10. & 16. 6, 17. Wisd. 7. 25. Ecclus. 24. 24. & 42. 17. & 5c. 14, 17. Baruch 3. i, 4. Prayer of Manass. !. 1. 2 Mace. i. 25. & 3. 30. & 5. 20. & 6. 26. & 7. 35, 38. & 8. II, iS, 24. & 9. 5? & 15. 8, 32. Rev. I. 8. &4. 8. & 11. 17. & 15. 3. & 16. 7, 14. & 19. 6 fGk.), 15. & 21. 22. See 2 Esdr. i. 15. So Esther 13, 9. & 16. 21. a ch. 6. 17, 18. Ij I John 3. 3. See Acts 15. 9. « Eccles. II. 10. 33- ^ Cited from Isai. 52. II. So Rev. 18. 4. Comp. ch. 7. I. See ch. 3. 6. It ch. 12. 12. See Acts 9. 16. 1 See I Cor. 7. 26. ^ ch. 12. 10. " See ch. 11. -J. 24. iOx, in tossivgs to and fro. See I Cor. 14. 33 marg. •^ ch. II. 27 (Ok.). p See Matt. 17. 21. Q See Gal. 5. 22. r See Rom. 12. 9. 8 Eph. i. 13. See ch. 4. 2. * See I Cor. 2. 5. " ch. 10. 4, See Rom. 13. 12. " Rom. 6. 13 marg. ^ Comp. Eph. 6. 16, 17. J ch. II. 2i(Gk.). 2 See M.att. 27. 63. »Soch. 11. 6. *> See Rom. 8. 36. & ch. 4. 10. ops. nS. 18. d John 16. 22. Seech. 7. 4. • Comp. Prov. 13. 7. ch. 8. 9. f i Cor. 7. 30. 2 ''Receive us; "^we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we 3 have ^defrauded no maji. I speak not this to condemn yoti: for sJ have said before, that you are in our hearts to die 4 and live with you. Great is my ''bold- ness of speech toward you, .great is 'my glorying of you: JI am filled with com- fort, ''I am exceeding joyful in all our s tribulation. For, 'when we were come into Macedonia, 'our flesh had no rest, but 7i.'e were "'troubled on every side; "without 7{wr fightings, within rrvrc fears. 6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us °by 7 the coming of 'Titus; and not by his coming only, but ''by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your p earnest desire, lyour mourning, your '■fer\-ent mind to- ward me; so that I rejoiced the more. r ver. II. Col. 4. ■1 Matt. 19. II, 12. e Comp. ch. II. 20. f ch. 12. 17. So Acts 20. 33- Seech. 2. II. «ch. 6. Il- •' See ch. 3. I See ch. 8. 14. J ch. I. 4. So ch. 6. 10. Phil. 2. 17. See Matt. 5. 12. ^ So ch. 12. 10. ' See ch. 2. 13- "> ch. 4. 8. " So Deut. 32. 25. 0 ver. 13, 14. Comp. 1 Thess. 3. 6, 7- p ver. II (Ok.). Q So ver. 10. I Cor. 5. 2. 13 in the Gk. (.63J Chap. vii. 8. II. CORINTHIANS. Chap, vni. 22. ' Comp. ch. s. s. t See Matt. ' 31. 29. « ch. 2. 4. " Gal. 2. 5 (Gk.». So I Thess. 2. 17. 'S0Ps.3S.18. II Or, accord- ing to God. Gk, as ver. 10, II. Rom. 8. 27. Eph. 4. 24, I Pet. 4- 6. * See Luke 9- 25- * See 2 Sam. 12. 13. Comp. Matt. 26. 75. y Prayer of Manass. 1. 22 [Gk. & Lat.). So Acts II. 18. s Rnm. ir. 29 (Gk.). * So Prov. 17. 22. Ecclus. 30. 23. & 38. 18. *> ver. gmarg. c ver, 12. ch. 8.7, 8, 16. Wisd. 14. 17 in the Gk. See Rom. 12. 3. ■* Acts 22. I. & 25. 16. 1 Cor. 9. 3. 2 Tim. 4. 16. I Pet. 3- 15 in the Gk. « ver. 15. See Eph. 6. 5. ' ver. 7. fc' Comp. ch. 2. b. h Gal. 2. 18 (Gk.). See Rom, 3. 5. & 16. 1. ' I Thess. 4. 6 marg. ■' Cnmp. I C" ver 6, 7. "SaRom. 15. 32. See Ecclus. 3. 6. 0 ch. 8. 24. & 1 Seech. 2.9. For ^though I made you sorry with a 8 letter, I do not 'repent, "though I did repent : for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it 7iiiTc but "for a season. Now I rejoice, 9 ^not that ye were made sorry, but "that ye sorrowed to repentance : for ye were made sorry "after a godly manner, that ye might ^receive damage by us in no- thing. For i^godly sorrow worketh ^re- 10 pentance to salvation ^not to be repent- ed of: but *the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame n thing, that ye sorrowed ''after a godly sort, what "^carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what ''clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what ^fear, yea, 7uhat f vehement desire, yea, what fszeal, yea, what b revenge! In all things ye have •'approved yourselves to be clear 'in this matter. Wherefore, though 1 12 wrote unto you, / did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor ''for his cause that suffered wrong, 'but that our "^care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. Therefore ""we were 13 comforted in your comfort: yea, and ex- ceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of ""'I'itus, because his spirit "was re- freshed by you all. For "if I have boast- 14 ed any thing to him of you, °I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you Pin truth, even so our boasting, which / 7nade before ""Titus, is found a truth. And his 'inward affection is more is abundant toward you, whilst he remem- bereth ithe obedience of you all, how with "fear and trembling you received him. I rejoice therefore that ''I have 16 confidence in you in all things. 9. 2. & 10. 8. P See ch. 4. 2. •■ See ch. 2. 3. t Gr. btyivcls. ch. 6. 12. VIII. « Gk. as I Cor. 12. 3. Jt .5. .. Gal. I. II. 1" ch. 9. 14. 1* See Acts 16. 12. c ch. 2. 9. & 9. 13. & 13. 3 in the Gk. See Rom. 5. 4- Comp. Prov. 17. 3. •* Comp. M.irk 12. 44. t[Gr. smiplictty\. Rom. 12. 8. ch. 9. 11, 13. See Acts 24. i 19, 20. Heb. Moreover, brethren, ^we do you to wit of "^the grace of God bestowed on the churches of ''Macedonia; how that 2 in a great "^ trial of affliction '^the abund- ance of their joy and ''their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their 'libe- rality. For =to //;<•/;- power, I bear re- 3 cord, yea, and beyond their power they were ^willing of themselves ; praying us 4 with much intreaty sthat we would re- ceive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of ''the ministering to the saints. And this they did, not as we 5 = See I Cor. i6. 2. f ver. 17 (Gk.). « Rom. 15. 25, 26. 7. '' Rom. 15. 31 (Gk.). I Cor. 16. 15. ch. 9. i. So ver. 6. 10. See Acts 12. 25 marg. hoped, but first gave their own selves to ' See i Cor. the Lord, and unto us 'by the will of /'so ver. 17 6 God. Insomuch that J we desired ''Titus, ^^■'■ that as he had "begun, so he would also ^ ver?' 16,-23, 7 finish in you the same "grace also. There- ffX ''^' ^; "^' r I 1 1 ■ . . . 'i [Or, pt/t. tore, as 'ye abound m every thing, in ver. 4, 19]. faith, and -"utterance, and "'knowledge, f^j '^"'■■ and in all "diligence, and /;/ "your love ' So i Cor. to us, see Pthat ye abound in this grace comp, 8 also. 1I speak not by commandment, l^''^'^'^- but by occasion of the "forwardness of 12^8° ' others, and Mto prove the sincerity of "g"/' '^ 9 "your love. For ye know the grace of See cii. 7. n, our Lord Jesus Christ, that, ''though pcr^^'g^'*' he was rich, yet ^^for your sakes he be- "i See i cor. canie poor, that ye tlirough his poverty ?■! Comp. 10 'might be rich. And herein "I give ;//_;' 'j^^:, '^ advice: for "this is expedient for you, ' Conip. who have "begun before, not only to do, ph,r " but also to be 'forward >'a year ago. n Now therefore perform the doing of it ; uikeq. 58. that as there 7eias a ^readiness to will, so ^ See James there may be a performance also <=out of " ' Cor. ^. 12 ■'■thatwhichi'tw have. For''if there be first »'see Prov. ^a willing mind, // is "^accepted accord- soi'xim 6 ing to that a man hath, and not accord- is" '19.""' .3 ing to that he hath not. For / mean not "=^'', 'I '*• that other men be eased, and you bur- 'Gk.)'. Mdened: but by an ''equality, that now ',!^IT"'"^- ch. 6. I. 2. 6, 7. » So Matt. 8. 1 ch. • ver. 12, 19. Acts 17- II. ch. 9, 2 in the Gk. • Miirk 1 (Gk.). • Comp, 4.8 at this time your abundance may be a supply "^for their want, that their abund- ance also may be a supply for your want : 15 that there may be ''equality: as it is written, ""He that /^(^rt'^'•(^///f;-^/^' much had nothing over; and he that had Mark 12. 43, gathered little had no lack. Luke 21. 3. 16 But thanks be to God, g which put the fseeRom. same ''earnest care into the heart of '5^,16. 17 Titus for you. For indeed he accepted \gvx "" ' 'the exhortation; but being ''more for- ",-!'?,"• ward, Jof his own accord he went unto Ex! te \i^ 18 you. And we Jiave sent with him ''the \^l'^- ''•''• brother, whose prai.se is in the go.spel (Gk j'. 19 throughout ''''all the churches; and not h,"i?e'Gk; "'' that only, but who was also 'chosen of ! ™'"- *■,_, , the churches '"to travel with us with this kTh! i\. 18 •grace, which is "administered by us "to u secch n the glory of the same Lord, and dec/ara- =8.' motion of yoViX ^ ready mind: Pavoiding this, (('iif. ^ '■*' ''^" that no man should blame us in this ^ump. abundance which is "administered by us: ' '"^'''^' 21 <) providing _/<)/■ honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the 22 sight of men. And we have sent with them our brother, whom we ha\e often- times proved ''diligent in many things, but now much ''more diligent, •'upon the phn''^, ,g. great confidence which '/ have in you. Pj^THess.'a. 1 Prov. 3. 4 (Gk.). See Rom. 12. 17. r See ch. 2. 3. II Oi', he hath. ■" Acts 10. 20 Gk.). • Or, frifi. See I Cor. .63. " See ver. 4. ° So ch. 4. (.69) Chap. viii. 23. II. CORINTHIANS. Chap. x. 13, IS ^3 ' Phiiem. 17. Whether a>iy do inquire of Titus, /le 3, g!™!.' ' niy 'partner and 'fellow-helper concern- Phii. 2. 25. ing you: or "our brethren be inquired of, Cot 4. II. f^'^y '^''^ "the messengers of the churches, I Thess. 3. 2. and the glory of Christ. Wherefore shew 24 Phiiem.1,24. yg jQ them, and * before the churches, u ver 617*^ i3, 22. the proof of vyour love, and of ^our ch. 9. 3. 5- boasting on your behalf " Phil, 2. 25. ° ^ See Acts 14. 4. ^ Comp. ch. 9. 2. J' ver. 7, i & 10. 8. See ch. i. 14. riment of this glorify '' 9.^^- "■ =4- Pet. 2. God for your professed 'subjection unto See Matt, the gospel of Christ, 3.nA for your i\\he- So Matt. 5.16. * ch. 7. 4, 14. & 9. Juhii 15. 8. ' Soch. 10. J ver. II marg. 1- Hib, 13. 16 (Gk,). 'ch. 8. I. "S. IX. For as touching ^'the ministering to | '^whojid^in presence am ^dbase among 12 (Gk")'.'^''^ ''the saints, it is superfluous for me to ' ' X. e Rom. Seech. 8. 4. write to you: for I know "^the forward- i>See^kom°' "ess of your mind, ''for which I boast of '^i '3- , „ you to them of Macedonia, that i^Achaia c 3ee ch. 8. Ti. ' was ready fa year ago; and your zeal 4 See ch. 8. ]^^[\^ provoked very many. Yet have I 3 « Rom. 15. sent sthe brethren, lest ''our boasting of lee Acts 18. jou should bc in vain 'in this behalf; j"- that, Jas I said, ye may be ready: lest 4 sver. s. haply if ''they of Macedonia come with tsee'ch' i^' '^^i ^'^'^ ^'^'^ y^ti unprepared, we (that 14; we say not, you) should be ashamed in '^^eec.3. ithjs j.,;;;;(. m(;Qf)fl(jgjj{ Ijoasting. ThcrC" 5 J So I Cor. fore I thought it necessary to exhort *- Comp. 8 the brethren, that they would go before uf 1°' t tmto you, and make up beforehand your » Heb. 3. 'bounty, "whereof jc had notice before, fcjr. that the same might be ready, °as a biessi?,g. matter (y' bounty, and °not as of covet- So ver.' 6?^^' ousness. But this / say, PHe which 6 iHokT ^^' soweth sparingly shall reap also sparing- 1 Or, Tuhick ly ; and he which soweth bountifully s'o'muc'h" shall reap also bountifully. Every man 7 ipokeii of according as he purposeth in his heart, ■""^sTphii. 4. so let him give; inot 'grudgingly, or of y^ necessity: for ^God loveth a cheerful ** Comp. . .* ch. 12, 17. giver. And P'God is able to make all a pGai. 6. 7— ugrace abound towards you; that ye, al- so Prov. II. ways having all sufficiency in all things, Se'eProt^ig. may abound to every ''good work: (as it 9 JJ^ is written, ^He hath dispersed a- 2 Esdr. 7. 25. broad; he hath given to the poor: ' Deut. 15. '' h i s righteousness remaineth for 10 (Gk.). ever. Now he that ^ministereth seed 10 to Prov^" 2. to the sower both minister bread for Gree'koni yotir {ooA, and niultiply your seed sown, SoEccius. " and increase =»the fruits of your '"right- Rom! 12. 8. eousness;) being enriched in every thing n See Ex. 25. to all "bountifulness, which causeth Comp. "^through us thanksgiving to God. For 12 T°W'4-7- adfi^g administration of this service not 'SoPhii. 4. only supplieth «the want of the saints, "'see I Cor ^ut is abundant also '^'^by many thanks- is. 3. givings unto God; whiles by the sexpe- 13 36." J Cited from Ps. 112. g. "^ So Isai. 55. 10. * Luke 12. 18. Comp. Hos. 10. 12 (Gk.). l" See Matt. 6. I [marg.]. ^[Ot, liierality]. t [Gr. ««(- pticity. Seech. 8. 2]. ver. 13. <= gee ch. i. 11. d gee ver. i. «ch. 8.14. f Comp. 2 Mace. 2. 27 iGk.). 8 See ch. 8. 2. Comp. ch. 8. 8 (Gk.). ral ''distribution unto them, and unto Comp, M.'sW men ; and by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding ■5 'grace of God in you. Thanks ^e" unto 'God for his unspeakable gift. Now I Paul myself '^ beseech you by the ^"meekness and ''gentleness of Christ, II d i you, but being absent am bold toward ;you: but I beseech you, "^that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I " think to ^ee i Cor. be bold against f some, which " think of i?b^r, in out- us as if we walked saccording to the ^'•"'^ "f- For though we walk in the flesh, ver. 7. ' Acts 3. 29- '^ Sec Acts 24. 4. *^ ver. 10. I flesh. 4 we do not war safter the flesh: (for ''the &^J5. ,6. 'weapons of our ''warfare are not carnal, 9^.'p|- " '" but 'mighty "through God ""to the "pull- ■Jj''so'cii. sing down of "strong holds;) Feasting down 'imaginations, and 1 every high thing that e.xalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every ■'thought to 'the obedi- eence of Christ; and •= having in a readi- ness to revenge all disobedience, 'when your obedience is fulfilled. 7 "Do ye look on things after the out ward appearance? ''If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of him- ^^^= '=''■ ^- 1- self think this again, that, as "he is Eph.6. 11,13. 8 Christ's, even so are "we Christ's. II. 7. ^ ch. 13. 2, 10, See I Cor. 4. 21. y Or, reckoii. ch. II. 5 (Gk.). 8: 12. 6. See Rom. 4. So ver. 7, 1 Cor. 4. i£ K See ch. i. Fnr ' Thess. 5. 8. IRom. 6. 13 though I should y boast somewhat more marg. of ^ our authority, which the Lord hath "^ S'=« ■ T""- given us for ^z edification, and not for ' See i Cor. your "destruction, "I should not be So^ch. 13. 3, 9 ashamed : that I may not seem as if / jfy^ ^^ q^^ 10 would terrify you by letters. For his Acts' 7. 20 letters, 'say they, are ''weighty and » sTjer. i. powerful; but '^his bodily presence is i°- weak, and '^his speech contemptible, ch. 13 io. 11 Let such a one think this, that, such as ' '^'^'"the^Gi: we are in word by letters when we are » i Mace. i. absent, such lai/t we be also in deed p-^, -^^^ when we are present. 34- 12 For we dare not make ourselves of the l^wj'"" number, or "^compare ourselves with See Eccius. some that ^commend themselves: but sthey measuring themselves by them selves, and ^comparing themselves a- ■smongst themselves, 'are not wise 27. 4. *i So Isai. *■ See ch. But 'Soch. 9.13. ^ See Rom. i. ' See ch. 2. 9. " So John 7. 24. ch. 5. la. ' So l Cor. 14. 37. i John 4. 6. " i Cor. 3. 23. ^ Comp. I Cor. 9. I. Gal. i. 11—13. ? See ch. 8. 24. « ch. 13. 10 (Gk.). «" See Rom. 14. 19. " ch. 7. 14. So ch. 12. 6. t [Gr. i«V/Ahe]. See Heb. 2. 6. I> Matt. 23. 23. ' See ver. i. Soch. 11. 21. & 12. 7. il See 1 Cor. I. 17. So ch. 11. 6. « i Cor. 2. 13. f ver. 18. See ch. 3. I. 8 Prov. 27. 2. So ver. 18. lOr, understand \X. not. Matt. 13. 13, &c. Eph. s. 17. (170) Chai-. X. 14. II. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xi. 27. "ver. 15. ' See Rom. 12. 3. II Or, litie. ver. IS, 16. Gal. 6. 16. Phii. 3. 16. So Ps. 19. 4 (Heb.).- " See I Cor. 3.6. Comp. Acts 18. II. I See Matt. 12. 28. "» So Rom. 15. 20. nOr, ntagnified in you. As Acts 5. 13- II Or, rule. See ver. 13. " Cited gene- rally from Jer. 9. 23,24. Cited also 1 Cor. I. 31. o See, Rom. 16. 10. P So Wisd. 7. 14. See Rom. 2. 29. XI. * ver. 4, 19, 2o(Gk.). See Matt. 17. 17- Comp. ver. 16. ^ ver. 17, 2J. Mark 7. 22 (Gk.;. .Seech. 5. 13. • Or, yoxi do bear ■with me. c Gal. 4. 17, 18. See I Cor. 12. 31. ^ See John 3. 29- e ch. 4- 14. Col. I. 22, 28. So Jude 24. f Comp. Eph. 5. 27. B Gen. 3. 4. So John 8. 44- ** I Tim. 2. 14. 1 See Luke 20. 23. J See ch.2.ii. k So Col. 2. we will not ^ boast of things without our measure, but according to 'the measure of the 'rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our 14 measure, as though we reached not unto you: for •'we are 'come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ : not ''boasting of things without our mea- 15 sure, that is, "of other mens labours; but having hope, when your faith is in- creased, that we shall be 'enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, to preach the gospel in the regions be- 16 yond you, and not to boast "'in another wans "line of things made ready to our hand. But "he that glorieth, let 17 him glory in the Lord. For snotis he that fcommendeth himself is "approv- ed, but Pwhom the Lord commendeth. Would to God yoM could ^ bear with me a little in ^my folly: and indeed '^bear with me. For I am <= jealous over you = with godly jealousy: for ''I have espous- ed you to one husband, '- hhaX I may present you 'as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as sthe 3 serpent ''beguiled Eve through his 'sub- tilty, so your J minds ''should be cor- rupted from the 'simplicity that is in Christ. For if '"he that cometh preach- 4 eth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or "another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well ^bear 'wiih hint. For I °sup- 5 pose / was Pnot a whit behind the very ichiefest apostles. But ■■ though I be t ^rude in speech, 'yet not in knowledge; but "we hafe been throughly made mani- fest among you in all things. Have I ^ committed "an offence in ^abasing my- self that you might be e.xalted, because "*' I have preached to you the gospel of God "freely? I robbed other churches, 8 taking vwages of them, to do you ser- vice. And when I was present with 9 you, and wanted, "I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me ^the brethren which came from ''Ma- cedonia supplied: and in all things'^! have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will I keep myself. ^ As 10 I will do, 'that I f^tr Cor"- 9. 15, 16 (Gk.). s See Rom. 15. 23. 1» See Acts 4, 8. ' See ch. 1. 12. ™ Comp. ch. 3. I. " Gal. I. 6. '[Or, ivi/A me]. ° ch. 10. 2 marg. P ch. 12. II. a See Mark 10. 44 (Engl.). r See i Cor. I. 17. So ch. 10. 10. » See Acts 4. 13- ' Comp. Eph. 3. 4. See i Cor. 12. 3. " ch. 4. 2. & 5. 11. So ch. 6. g. & 12. 12. " So ch. 12. 13. ^ So ch. 10. 1. * 1 Cor. 9. i — 8. See Acts 18. 3. » Matt. 10. 8. > Luke 3. 14. « ch. 12. 13, 14 (Gk.). ^ Comp. Phil. 4. 15, 16. See i Cor. 16. 17. t» See Acts 16. 12. « So ch. 12. 16. I Thcss. 2. 6. *1 See Rom. 9. i. » See ch. : 17- I "say again, vLet no man think me |„'''Xct/i! 29. 3°- Rom. 16. 17, 18. Gal. I. 7. & 2. 4. & 6. 12. Phil. I. 15. the truth of Christ is in me, *no man 'Gr. lAis shall stop me of this 'boasting in the 'imiiHt iisregions of ''Achaia. Wherefore? 'be- °.,f„^Jf'''''' cause I love you not? ''God knoweth. Miom. 3. 19. 12 But what I do, that may cut off ""occasion from them which desire '"occasion; that wherein they glory, " they may be found even as we. 13 For "such are Pfalse apostles, ideceitful workers, ■■ transforming themselves into '&^°™"°' " 14 the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; & ■=• 's- for ^Satan himself is ""transformed into ch^"2.^2i 3. 15 'an angel of light. Therefore // is no ^ J '-'"■• *■ great thing if "his ministers also be "■ trans- » See Rom. formed as 'the ministers of righteous- n comp. ness; "whose end shall be according to ^^'^ ^s,- =9. their works 16 a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool '^re- i, 24. & 20. ceive me, that I may boast myself a 17 little. That which I speak, *I speak // not after the Lord, but as // icere "foolishly, ''in this confidence of boast- ising. Seeing that many glory ■= after the s's^ 18, ■9 flesh, dJ will glory also. For =ye suf- I'^^^Cl'l^ fer fools gladly, fseeing ye yourselves i John 4. i. 20 are wise. For 'ye suffer, if a man sbring , so°piiii. you into bondage, ''if a man devour you, s- =• J o ' -' ' r ver 14 15 if a man 'take of you, if a man e.xalt phii.'s. 21 himself, if a man ''smite you on the ^''^'^^^ 21 face. I speak as concerning 'reproach, 6. "as though we had been weak. How- ^SceiCor. belt ''whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak ' Gai. i. 8. 22 "foolishly.) I am bold also. Are they cST.'^i?. "Hebrews? so am I. Are they p Israel- I'^J'-.? 9- T . 1 1 1 r Phil. 3. 19. ites? so am I. Are they ithe seed of ^ comp. 23 Abraham? so am I. Are they ""ministers y"!;';^ 6 of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; Socii. 12. n. ^'in labours more abundant, '"in stripes ^^•"^f^' abovemeasure,"'inprisonsmorefrequent, ver. 19. 24 "in deaths oft. •" Of the Jews five times ^J^'^"- '°- ;s received I >' forty stripes save one. Thrice <=^- 1- 's- , _ , -11 T " I Cor. 7. 6, was I ^beaten with rods, "once was 1 ,2. stoned, thrice I ■'suffered shipwTack, a '" Seech. 9. night and a day I have been in the deep; c'see i Cor. 26 in journeyings often, in "perils of waters, J°so phii. 3. in perils of ''robbers, in "^perils «by my 3.4- own countrymen, in perils 'by the hea- r rco'.'^ii' then, in perils sin the city, in perils in ' G-tI. 2. 4. , .,^1 ■ -, • ^1 .So Gal. 4. 3, sethe wilderness, in perils m the sea, in g. & 5. i. 27 perils among ''false brethren; 'in Jweari- '^'-'""p- ness and Jpainfulness, 'in watchings often, > ver.' 8.' 1* So I Cor. 4. II. See I Kin. 22. 24. " ch. 6. 8 (Gk.). ■» So ch. 10. 10. " ver. i, 17. See Rom. 3. 5. » Phil. 3. 5. So Acts 6.1. P See Rom. 11. i. >I See Acts 22. 3. & Rom. 2. 17. ■• See ch. 3. 6. • So i Cor. 15. 10. See Acts 9. 16. 'ch. 6. 5. "Acts 16. 23. See Matt. 21. 35. "See Luke 21. 12. ' See Rom. 8. 36. ^ See Matt. 10. 17. )' Deut. 25. 3. 2 Acts 16. 22 fOk. ;. "Acts 14. 19. t> Acts 27. 41. ' So i Cor. 15. 30 (Gk.). '1 See Matt. 26. 55. • See Acts 9. 23- So Acts 13. 50. & 14. S. & 17. 5. (Acts 14. 5. & 19. 23, &c. e Acts 21. 31. ssGal. 1. 17? !> Gal. 2. 4. ' ch. 6. 5 (Gk.). J 2 Thess. 3. 8 (Gk.). (171) Y2 Chap. xi. 28. II. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xin. 2. k So I Cor. 4. II. 1 Phil. 4. 12. "> See Matt. 17. 21. •» So 2 Mace. 6.3. o Luke 8. 14. Comp. Acts 20. 18, &c. Rom. I. 14. P I Cor. 7. 17. & 14. 33- ch. 8. 18. ^ So I Cor. 9. 22. •■ ch. 12. 5, 9, 10. Comp. ch. 13. 9. * See Rom. ■ 5 6. * See Rom. 9. " See ch. I. & ver. I T. ^ Acts 9. 24. " Comp 2 M; * See Acts g. '''in hunger and ''thirst, 'in ""fastings often, in cold and ''nakedness. Besides those 28 things that are without, "that which Cometh upon me daily, "the care of Pall the churches. iWho is weak, and I am 29 not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, 'I will 30 glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. ^The God and Father of 31 our Lord Jesus Christ, 'which is blessed for evermore, "knoweth that I lie not. ^In Damascus "the governor under 32 ^Aretas the king vkept the city of the Damascenes 7uit/i a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: and ^through ^a win- 33 dow in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. See Isai. 7. 8. * i Mace. 14. 47. & 15. i, 2 in the Gk. ICC. 5. 8. J- J Esdr. 4. 56. Wisd. 17. 16 (Gk.). So Gal. 3. 23, 25. ^ See Acts 20. 9. XII. t [Gr. For I ivili come]. _ « Luke 1. 22. i=revelations of the Lord & 24. 23. Acts 26. 19. It is not e.xpedient for me doubtless to glory. *I will come to ^visions and I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago. ■• ver. 7. See Gal. i (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: ''God knoweth;) ''such a one ^caught up to sthe third heaven. *And I knew such 3 a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: ''God knoweth;) how that he was ^caught up into ''para- 4 dise, and heard unspeakable words, which // is not "'lawful for a man to *(A.D. 46, at utter. Of such a one will I glory: yet 5 \y^"'^' „„ ''of myself I will not glory, 'but in mine Acts 14. 6] .' . < . 1 1 T 1 1 1 • infirmities. For though I would desire 6 to glory, ■"! shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now "I forbear, lest any 7nan should "think of me above i^Matt. 12. 4, fii^^f which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. And lest I should be 7 e.xalted above measure through the abun- dance of the '^revelations, 'there was given to me Pa thorn in the flesh, ithe messenger of ""Satan to ^buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For 8 this thing I besought the Lord 'thrice, that it might depart from me. And he 9 said unto me. My grace is sufficient for thee: for "my strength is made perfect Sodi.To.ia in weakness. Most gladly therefore ''will Lilke %^\l'. I rather glory in my infirmities, that "the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore '1 "take pleasure in infirmi- 10 ties, in reproaches, in ''^necessities, in y persecutions, in ^distresses for Christ's « See ch. 5. 17. *" ch. II. II, 31. •= Acts 9. 3. & 22. 17? * ver. 4. I Thess. 4. 17. Rev. 12. 5. eSeePs. 14? 1' See Luke =3- 43- 'Or, possible. Acts 2. 29 (Gk.). ^ ver. 9. ch. II. 30. * So ver. 7, 10. See I Cor. 2. ^ ch II. 16. So ch. 10. 8. See ch. 5. 13. " Sec I Cor. 7. 28. a ch. 10. 2 marg. P Num. 33. 55- Ezek. 28. 24, r See i Cor. 5. 5- » See Matt. 26. 67. 1 Comp. Matt. 26. 44. 1 So Phil. 1 See I Cor. 2. 5. 26. 1 Rom. 8. 35. ' So ch. 7. 4. ; Tim. 3. II. See M-itt. 5. ' ch. 6. 4. * See I Cor. 7. sake: "for when I am weak, then am I "loch' 'A'*" 11 Strong. ''I am become a fool in glory- i, i6, 17,23, ing; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been '^commended of you: for ^in nothing am I behind the very chief 12 est apostles, "^though I be nothing. Truly p?'- =■ ^^■ fthe signs of san apostle were wrought Prov. 27. 2. c See ch. 3. I. ■ Again, think you that we excuse our- '^y- ^^ ^°"'- selves unto you? ^ we speak before God in ■•Seech. n. Christ: but 7ve do "all things, dearly be- 20 loved, for your ''edifying. For I fear, lest, '=when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that <^I shall be found unto you such as ye would not lest///<7ri?'c''debates,''envyings, ''wraths, w'^ch^'s^'g 16. ''strifes, ''backbitings, ''whisperings, swell- See ch. 2. 13. 2iings, stumults: and lest, ''when I come ick.'), orch. again, my God will humble me among j^-j',, you, and that I shall bewail many 'which 4. have sinned already, and have not re- pented of the Juncleanness and J''forni cation and J'lasciviousness which they have committed. Col. I. 24. I Thess. 2. 8. your souls. ' See ch. II. ' See Luke 20. 23. " ver. 18. See ch. 7. 2. ^ Comp. . Pet. 2. 21. >' ch. 5. 12. '^ See Rom. 9. I. » So I Cor. 14. 26. t* See Rom. 14. 19. I Pet. ' See I Cor. 4. 21. "i See Gal. 5. 20. ^W'isd. i. 11. i I'et. 2. i ni the Gk. So Rom. i. 30. i So Ecclus. 5. 14. & 21. 28. & 28. 13. Rom. I. 29. 8 See I Cor. 14. 33. ^ Comp. eh. 2 i — 4. ' ch. 13. 2 (Gk.). J Gal. 5. 19. k I Cor. 5. I. See i Cor. 6. 18. ' Wisd. 14. 26 (Gk.). See Mark 7. 22. This is "the third time I am coining XIIL to you. ''In the mouth of two or » ch. -2. 14. 1 • 1 Comp. three witnesses shall every word ch. 1. 15. zbe established. "=I told you before, bci ted from and foretell you, as if I were present Deut. 19. 15. "the second time; and being absent jo.*^ "'"-^s- cited also Matt. 18. 16. John 8. 17. e ch. 10. 2, 6. ver. 10. See 1 Cor. 4. 21. (17=) Chap. xiii. 3. II. CORINTHIANS. Chap. xiii. 14. •* ch. 12. 21 (Gk.l. •^ Corap. ch. I, 23. f See I Cor. 7. 28. e See ch. 8. 2. hMatt. 10.20. > See I Cor. 5- 4- J So ch. lo. 4. ^ Comp. 1 Cor, 9. 2. ' Comp. Phil. 2. 7, 8. t Pet. 3. 18. "> Rom. 6. 4. ■^ So ch. 12. 10. I Or, •witk hull. ° See 1 Cor. II. 28. P Rom. 8. 10. So Gal. 4. ig. 1 See 1 Cor. 9. 27. r So I Cor. ir. 19. See Rom. 16. 10. s So I Cor. 4. 10. Seech. 11.30. Comp. ch. 4. now I write to them ^ which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, '^I will not ^spare: since ye seek sa proof of Christ '■speaking in me, 'which to you-ward is not weak, but 'is mighty ''in you. For 'though he was crucified through weakness, yet ™he liveth Jby the power of God. For "we also are weak "in him, but we shall live with him ' by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; "prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Pjesus Christ is in you, except ye be ''reprobates? But I trust that ye shall i know that we are not i reprobates. Now ; I pray to God that ye do no evil ; not that "'we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as I reprobates. For we can i do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad, when ^we are c weak, and ye are strong: and this also 10 we wish, even your 'perfection. There- fore I write these things being absent, "lest being present I should use "sharp- ness, according to ^the power which the Lord hath given me to ^v edification, and not to •'^^destruction. 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. =■ Be per- fect, ''be of good comfort, "^be of one mind, ''live in peace; and the God =of 12 love and *^peace shall be with you. sGreet 13 one another with a holy kiss. ''AH the 14 saints salute you. 'The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and ''the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 11 The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of ■Macedonia, by ''Titus and "Lucas. 5 See Rom. iS. 16. I" Phil. 4. (Gk.l. 'ch. 2. 13. &7. 5. & 8 8. 18? & 12. 18. ' See Rom. 16. 20. , & 9. 2, 4. t ch. 8. 16, « So Eph. 4. 12. I Thess. 3. 10. See ver. ii. " So ch. 2. 3. See I Cor. 4. 21. "Tit. I. 13 (Gk.). =' ch. 10. 8 (Gk.). f See Rom. 14. 19. ' See ch. 10. 4- • Heb. 13. 21. I Pet. 5. 10. So ver. 9. See Luke 6. 40. ^ So ch. I. 4- « See Rom. 12. 16. <» See Rom. 12. 18. « So I John 4. 7, 8, 16. f See Rom. IS- 33- ' Phil. 2. I 7. ' ch. (173) THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE GALATIANS. ™°.,, TDAUL, an apostle, (="1101 of men, nei- OMINI I ^, , , , ^Ki T ^1 ■ 58. -»- ther by man, but °by Jesus Christ, 1- and God the Father, "^who raised him '^Sover. I,, fj.p,^^ j]^g jg^^.^ ^^^ j^jj dj]^g brethren = ^Acts9. 6. which are with me, unto the churches of &22. °it, 15, '^Galatia: fgrace l>e to you and peace 3 21 & 26. 16. frQ,-„ Qq(J ti^g Father, and f/vm our Lord I i 1111. I. 1. -i» • 1 Tit. 1. 3. Jesus Christ, swho gave himself for our 4 « See Acts 2. ^^^^^ ^j^^j j^^ mjght deHver us from //lis ^ P|iii.^4.^2i. h present 'evil world, according to the will ofJGod and our Father: "^to whom 5 DOM - See Acts 16. fi. (See Rom. i. ^,^. glory for cver and ever. Amen. 8 See Matt. I marvel that you are 'so soon ""re- 6 SRom. 4.25. moved from "him that called you into s° ':''■=■ =°- the grace of Christ unto "another gospel : " See Rom. . .^. . . , , , 8. 38. which IS not another; but there be some 7 iSoEph. 2. 2. that Ptroubleyou, and would pervert the I John 5. 19. , _ y-,, . T-, , ^ , Comp. gospel of Christ. But though we, or s &^" H ''' '^^^ angel from heaven, preach any other jphii. 4. 20. gospel unto you than //uif which we Ji, inbk.). liave preached unto you, let him be ■'ac- '7,^??^; "■ cursed. As we said before, so say I g t Sec Rom. now agam, If any jiian preach ^any 1 Com' other gospel unto you than that ye have Acts 16. 6. received, let him be ■'accursed. For 10 fh.'t °3. '^'^ ^ ""^^^ "persuade men, or God? or "2 Mace. 7. do I seek "to please men? for if I yet "'ch. 5,' 8. pleased men, I should not be the ser- So ver. IS. yji„t of Christ. See Rom. S. ^ ^ . 30. But ="^1 certify you, brethren, that n SoRom";.'*' ^the gospel which was preached of me 23- is not after man. For ^I neither re- 12 ch. s.^'o.' ^*' ceived it ^of man, neither was I taught See2Cor. II. if^ but by »the revelation of Jesus Christ. 'Syria and I'qJi^'* la'^Cilicia; and was unknown by face "> See Matt. unto ''the churches of Judea ''which ^^c-hJ\ 25. 23 were in Christ : but they had heard f g'^'^V' "■ '°- only. That he which persecuted us in s. . " times past now preacheth the faith which 'q^^' ^^' 24 once he f destroyed. And '^they glori- Actsg. 23? •' -' o IT Acts 9. 26. & 22. 17. 1' Or, returned. Gk. as ver. 17. » Comp. Acts 9. 29, * See Acts 12. 17. " I Cor. 9. 5. See Matt. 12. 46. * See Rom. 9. i. ^ See Rom. 15. 23. '■ Acts 15. 23, 41. See Acts 18. 18. Comp. Acts 11. 25, 26. & 13. i. ^ Acts g. 30. See Judith 2. 21. » i The.ss. 2, 14. See i Cor. 11. 16. '' See 2 Cor. 5. 17. c See 2 Cor. 9. 13. fied God in me. *Then fourteen years 11. "after ''I 'went up again to Jerusalem *a.d. 52. with ''Barnabas, and took ^Titus with je.eV 2W(?also. And I went up ''by revelation, ^^"l'^;°" Sand ''communicated unto them //lat 2. " gospel which 1 preach among the Gen- ^^"j?. 13. tiles, but "privately to them •'which 36."^ ''^^ were of reputation, lest by any means 'I ""<='■■ 3- ■^ ' ' ' See 2 Cor. 2. ■3- f See ch. I. 12. 8 Acts 15. 12. h See Acts 25, 14. II Or, severally. ' Mark 4. 34 ^Gk.). I* ver. 6, 9 (Gk.). See Mark 10. 42 marg. 1 See I Cor. 9. 24. Comp, ch. 4. 11. i Thess. 3. 5. 174) Chap. ii. 3. GALATIANS. Chap. hi. ii. should run, or had run, in vain. But 3 neither 'Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, "was compelled to be circum- cised: and that "because of "false bre- 4 thren unawares brought in, who Pcame in privily to spy out lour liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, ■'that they might bring us into bondage: to whom we s gave place by subjection, no, not ^for an hour; that 'the truth of the gospel might continue with you. But of these 6 ''who seemed "to be somewhat, (what- ^4 2*^"*"^''' soever they were, it maketh no matter &5-I- to me: "God accepteth no man's per- °^' son:) for "they ''who seemed to be some- what y in conference added nothing to 7 me: but contrariwise, when they saw that ^the gospel of the uncircumcision ='was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision 7c" Acts 15. Comp. Acts 15. I. ° See Acts II. 26. o Job 21. 31. See 2 Cor. P ver. 14. So Acts 10. 28. & IT. 3. & 15. 28, 29. ver. 5. " 1 Acts 10. 45. & II. 2. Col. 4. II. Titus I. 10. 'See Tim. 5. 20. " ver. 3. ch. 6. 12 (Gk. ). ' Esth. 8. 17 (Gk.). "Acts 15. 10, II. vWisd. 13. I. ch. 4. 8. Eph. 2. 3. » i Mace. 1. 34. So Eph. 2. 12. Comp. Matt. 9. 11 ? ^ Acts 13. 38, 39. ch. 3. II. See Rom. 3. 20. J Rom. i. 17. & 3. 22, 28. & 5. i. ch. 3. 24. * See Mark 11. 22. even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified "by the ^faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for ^by the works of the law shall 17 no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we our- selves also are found ''sinners, is there- fore Christ '=the minister of sin? ''God 18 forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I ''make myself a 19 transgressor. For I f through the law Sam dead to the law, that ''I might live 20 unto God. I am 'crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Ciirist liveth in me : and the life which I now live in the flesh ''I live by the faith of the Son of God, ''who loved me, and 21 'gave himself for me. I do not '"frus- trate the grace of God: for "if righteous- ness come by the law, then "Clirist is dead in vain. Mark 7. 9 marg. ° ch. 3. zi. So Heb. 7. 11. 0 O foolish "Galatians, who hath be- III. witched you, ''that yoic should not obey "See Acu '"^the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Sch.'s. 7. Christ ''hath been evidently set forth, "'=''• ♦• "''• ■ - , .. ml -1 .1 iltUS I. 14. 2 crucified among you? This only would Soch.2. 5, I learn of you, = Received ye the Spirit d''comp. by the works of the law, or ^by the hear- Num. 21. 9. 3ing of = faith? Are ye so foolish? having SoActs'2.38. ebegun in the Spirit, are ye now e''made |^- '5- 4 perfect by the flesh? 'Have ye suffer- &15'. a.' ed 'so many things in vain? li it /v yet n^b'e 4. 5 in vain. He therefore that ministereth ' See Rom. to you the Spirit, and ''worketh miracles LukV' ""^"'^ "See Ps. 143. 2, ^ Comp. ver. 15. ^ Comp. 2 Cor. II. 15. ■^ ch. 3. 21. & 6. 14. See Luke 20. 16. •^ 2 Cor. 7. II (Gk.). See Rom. 3. S- f Comp. Rom. 3. 20. ^ Rom. 7. 4, 6. See Rom. 6. 2. ii Rom. 6. II. [Comp. Luke 20. 38. ) See Rom. 14. 7- So Heb. 9. 14- ' See Rom. 6.6. ^ See Rom. 8.37. * See ch. I. 4- ^ ch. 3. 15 (Gk.). ' See ch. 5. 4. amone you, lioetn he it by the works of V''^'^- "■ ''• the law, or by the hearing of faith? 1 1 Pclt. '5.9. cEven as 'Abraham believed God, ',5^°;' F"''' and it was "accounted to him for Camp. 7righteousness. Know ye therefore 35]^ j'e.'"' ^^' that '"they which are of faith, "the same 2 John 8. 8 are the children of Abraham. And "the gr'at." ^ I Cor. 12. 10. See ch. 2. 8. ' Cited from Gen. 15. 6. scripture, foreseeing that God Pwould justify the heathen through faith, preach- ed before the gospel unto Abraham, say- i?ig, 'i\n thee shall all nations be ciiedaiso 9 blessed. So then "'they which be of 2i""22.''' ^' '' faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. >"" '■ "3- „ r 1 > r T So I Mace. 2. 10 r or as many as are 01 the works ot the 52. law ''are under the curse: for it is writ- fj'^'Jj.''' * ten, ^Cursed is every one that con- "Or, tinueth not in all things which are Rom. 4. 6. written in the book of the law to "^R^'n-a-"^- tido them. But 'that no man is justified Comp. ver. 29. n See Luke 19. o. & John i. 47. o Rom. 9. 17. & 10. 11. ver. 22. ch. 4. 30. See Rom. i. 2. P So Rom. 3. 30. 1 Cited from Gen. 12. 3, which see. So ver. 16. ' See Rom. 4. 15. So ch. 5. 4. Comp. Malt. 5. 19. James 2. 10. " Cited from Deut. 27. 26. So Jer. 11. 3. Ezek. 18. 4. ' ver. 24. See ch. 2. 16. (■75) Chap. hi. 12. GALATIANS. Chap. iv. 17. Hab '2 ''™"' ^y *^^ '^^^ ''^ '^^^ ^'g'^' °f Go'^' ''^ " evi- citedaiso' dent: for, "The just shall live by ha'.L'Ib. faith. And the law is not of faith: 12 »■ Cited from but, "The man that doeth them SeeRom'io. sha 11 1 i ve in them. -■< Christ hath >re-i3 •See 2 Cor ''"^snied US from the curse of the law, s. 21. ' being made a curse for us : for it is written, See/cor. 6. ''Cursed IS every one that ^^hangeth 2o on a tree : that the blessing of Abraham .4 * Cited from u-i.. .i^-, , . Deut. 21. 23. "might come on the Gentiles through 'See Acts 5. jesus ChHst; that we might "^receive 6 See Matt, ''the promise of the Spirit through faith, c'seever. 2. Brethren, I speak 'after the manner of 15 ^ Acts 2. 33. men; Though zV dc but a man's "'cove- See Isai. 44. .y ■. 7 . r . 3. & Ezek. nant, yet ij it be ^confirmed, no man & Joel 2. 23. ""disannulleth, or added thereto. Nowie « See Ro'm. ' '''^ to Abraham and his seed were ' the ?Or, promises made. He saith not. And to icstamcni. sccds, as of many: but Jas of one, •'And Matt. 26. 28. . ., J ^ ■ \ • ^^, ■ .... Mjirk 14. 24. to thy seed, which is Christ. And this 17 J'oTr^. T5 ^ ^^y- *^'"-' '^^ covenant, that was con- 2Cor.'3.6,i4.' firmed before of God in Christ, the law, cr4''24^'''' 'which was four hundred and thirty marg. years after, cannot ""disannul, that it &9.'i5-'7. should "°make the promise of none ef marl & 13* ^^^'^ ^O"" '^ ° '^6 inheritance be of thciS 20 marg. ' law, // IS no more of promise : but God ^SeeRom*. S^ve it to Abraham by promise. 4- Wherefore then scnieth the law? Pit 19 ^ch^°2'.'2i^" was added because of tran.sgressions, till i'^'''lv , '''he seed should come to whom the See Mark 7. - , , ., , . „. promise was made; (?;/(/// Ji-'aj- lordain- Lukel"..^' '^'^ ^y angels 'in the hand of a mediator. Rom. 4. 16. Now a ^mediator is not a mediator of 20 ■^SeeActsi3. Q,^g_ ^^^ tQ^j j^ ^^^ j^ the law then 2, i See Matt. I. again.st the promises of God? "God k'citedfrom forbid : "for if there had been a law Gen^. 1^3. IS. given which could have given life, verily & 22.' 18. righteousness should have been by the '^Gerij^'i I'lw. But ''the scripture hath yconclud- 22 S'lf '^o'^' '^'^.a" under sin, ^that the promise by 41'" Acts*".' 6. ■''foith of Jesus Christ might be given to "'jSe^Matt. them that believe. But ''before faith 23 "ch.'s. 4, II. came, we were "^kept under the law. See I Cor. 13. yg^m ^p ^^^^ j].,g j-^jj]^ ^^,]^j^]^ should « Rom. 4. 14. afterwards be revealed. Wherefore ''the "4 Heb. 6. 12. law was our ■= schoolmaster to bring us 4.^1" "^"'"^ "''''° Christ, fthat we might be just'ified Comp. by faith. But •'after that faith is come, 25 'is'e'eActs?. ■^^■s are no longer under a *= schoolmaster, r Ex 20 I ^^^ ^y^ ^^^ ^" ''^^ children of God by 26 21, 22.''°' '* faith in Christ Jesus. For ''as many of 27 E°23,27f3i. y°" ^^ ^ave been baptized into Christ &'33.'2. ' ' 'have put on Christ. There is ''neither 28 See John i. 17. > See I Tim. 2. 5. ' Rom. 3. 30. " See ch. 2. 17. '011.2.21 ^Seever. 8. I Rom. 11. 32. ver. 23. SceRom. 3. 9. « Rom. 4. 16. So Acts 10. 43. ' See M.irk II. 22. l" Comp. 2 Cor. 3. 13. « See 2 Cor. II. 32. <1 See Matt. 5. 17. « i Cor. 4. 15 'Gk.). f ver. 11. bee ch. 2. 16. B So John i. 12. ch. 4. 5. See Rom. 8. 15. Comp. I John 3. I, 2. t Rom. 6. 3. See Malt 28. 19. 1 See Rom. 13. 14 k See Rom. 1. 16. So ch. 5. 6. & 6. 15. Jew nor Greek, there is 'neither bond ' See i Cor. nor free, there is ■" neither male nor fe- ^V^ male: for "ye are all one in Christ Je- iCo°rTi. n. 29SUS. And if "ye be Christ's, Pthen are "Sojohmo. ye Abraham's seed, and i heirs accord- f^ot m T ing to the promise. Eph. 2. 14— 16. & 4. 4. See Acts lo. 35. •> See i Cor. 3. 23. Comp. ver. 7. P See Rom. 9 7 ich. 4. 1,7. See Matt. 25. 34. So ch. 4. 28. Eph. 3. 6. Now I say, That =»the heir, as long as IV. he is a child, differeth nothing from a ' f^^i^J'- 2 servant, though he be lord of all; but is n'lmarg. under ''tutors and "^governors until the !=<= *•»"■ '«'■ 3 time appointed of the father. Even so " ^'""'p- we, when we were children, "iwere in ?seedi.°2. bondage under ^the "elements of the \-^^^ ^ j 4 world: but 'when the fulness of the 20 marg. ' time was come, God sent forth his Son, !l.°J/„,„,^^. smade ''of a woman, smade 'under the ^"^i"- 9- slaw, ''to redeem them that were under "kV' " the law, that 'we might receive the adop- Comp. 6tion of sons. And because ye are sons, Xl"^' ^' '°' God hath sent forth "the Spirit of his f See Mark Son into your hearts, 7 Father, servant, 8 an heir of God through Christ crying, "Abba, sjohn i. 14. Wherefore thou art no more a ph"'./' ^■ but a son; and "if a son, then So Heb. 2. t\0\\- h See Gen. 3. So Matt. 5. 17- 19. See Matt. 20. t See Rom. belt then, Pwhen ye knew not God, lye 'S; did service unto them which ■'by nature 9 are no gods. But now, after that ye J-j;'''= ^- ''^^ have known God, or rather ''are known Soi'pet'.^i of God, 'how turn ye ''again to the "weak and beggarly "elements, where- ^^ unto ye desire again ''to be in bondage? 8.^". 10 Ye observe "days, and "^months, and ^|^;.5r„^^; uptimes, and ^years. I am afraid of you, 8.9!"^ "lest I have ''bestowed upon you labour "g^"'''' '+ "^in vain. Rom. 8, 15. 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; °R<'"'-8. "7. r T A \ • .See ch. 3. tor 1 atn as ye arc: "lye have not m- 29. i3Jured me at all. Ye know how '^through "Seejudg. infirmity of the flesh I preached the JsTRom. i. 14 gospel unto you fat the first. And my ^s- i . . - 1 ■ 1 . n t 'i Cor. 12. 2. temptation which was in my flesh ye Eph. 2. n, despised not, nor rejected; but received ^^^^^^^ , me sas an angel of God, even ""as Christ 9. .5 Jesus. 'Where is then the 'blessedness ^Seech. 2. you spake of? for I bear you record, that Comp. J if // had been possible, ye would have &''ia'2o. *' ''plucked out your own eyes, and have "See i Cor. 16 given them to me. Am I therefore be- 'slch. 3. come your enemy, 'because I tell you ^q^ ^„^^ 17 the truth? They "izealously affect you, "So'Rom.'s. 3- Heb. 7. 18. I Or, rudiments. Col. 2. 20. See ver. 3. « Rom. 14. 5. ^ Col 3. 16 See Num. 28. II. J 2 Chr. 8. 13 (Gk.:. 'Lev. 25. 2— 5? " .See ch. 2. 2. b Rom 16. 6. «Soch. s. 2, 4. il Comp. 2 Cor. 2. 5. "^ Kom. 6. 19. See I Cor. 2. 3. f See ch. i. 6. « Esther 15. 13. See i Sam. 29, 9. 7 jGk.l. 2 Cor. 5. 20. h See Matt. 10. 40. [i'hat was tttrn. > Rom. 4. 6, 9. J Rom. Seech. 3. I. _ '"2 Cor. u. 2. So Comp. Zech. 12. 8. Mai So I Thess. 2. 13. n Or, 12. 18. l Mark 2^4 iGk, Rom. 10. 2. Comp. Ecclus. 45. 18 (Gk.). See i Cor. 12. 31. ("76) Chap. iv. i8. GALATIANS. Chap. v. 25. but not well; yea, they would exclude lOr, us. 'you, that you might ""affect them. But 18 "So 3 John it is good "Ho be zealously affected al- lee I Cor. 4. ^^'^73 in a good thing, and not only 15- when I am present with you. " My little 19 1 Thess. 2. 7. children, of whom I travail in birth James 1. 18. again until °Christ be pformed °in you, 0 See 2 Cor. o j . . J ' 13.5. ^i desire to be present with you now, 20 pSeeRoni.2. j^^^j j^ change my voice; for "I "-stand 'to bondage, which is !,"J' - Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in 25 Seech. 3. 15. ^Arabia, and 'answereth to Jerusalem X[GT'smai which now is, and vis in bondage with 2 Esdr. 3. 17. her children. But ^Jerusalem which is 26 jsi ^ '■ ^°' above is free, which is the mother of us y Seech. 2. all. For it is written, •'Rejoice, thou 21 «'seech. I. barren that bearest not; break I'or isiK forth and cry, thou that travailest tiie'samc noti for the desolate hath many «SoH^b.'i2. moe children than she which hath =='■ a husband. Now we, "^brethren, as 28 KCV. "X. 12. , & 21. 2, 10. Isaac was, are "^the children of promise, is^.'.'sl'i?"" But as then ^he that was bom after the 29 ' Rora. 9. 8. flesh persecuted him that was born after ActlTas.' the Spirit, "^even so it is now. Never- 30 Seech. 3. 29. theless what saith fthe scripture? sCast "Gen. 21. 9. ^ « Seech. 5. outthe bondwoman and her son: f Seech. 3. 8. ^0^ ''^^ ^on of t h e bo nd woman shall ecitedfrom not bc heir with the son of the free- Comp^'' '°' woman. So then, brethren, we are not 31 John 8 35. children of the bondwoman, '"but of the " bee en. 5. i. ' tree. V. ^Stand fast therefore in ''the liberty iS^Ts' *^°'^' wherewith Christ hath made us free, and >> John 8. 32, be not entangled again with <=the yoke Rom. 6. 18. ^of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto 2 fcor°' I y°"' ^^^^ '^^'^ y^ '-"^ circumcised, Christ ch. 2.'4.'& ' shall profit you nothing. For I testify 3 jamesTa's^' again to every man that is circumcised, 1 Pet. 2. 16. fthat he is a debtor to do the whole law. ?Acis?5.'?o. s Christ is •'become of no effect unto ^ »lee'\cK"'' y"' ^whosoever of you are justified by 15. 1.' the law; 'ye are fallen from grace. For s So I Cor. 7. ^^ through the Spirit ''wait for the hope ch. 4. II. of righteousness by faith. 'For in Tesus 6 Comp. ^ J J Acts 16. 3. Phil. 3. 2. fSoRom. 2. 25. ch. 3. 10. s So Rom. 9. 31, 32. & ii. 6. ch. 2. 21. ^ ver. 11. _ See i Cor. 13. 10. ' 2 Pet. 3. 17. So Heb. 12. 15. k So Rom. 8. 23, 25. 'iCor. 7. 19. ch. 6. 15. Col. 3. 11. So ch. 3. 28. Christ neither circumcision availeth any " So i Thess. thing, nor uncircumcision; but "'faith ja^es2. i8, 7 "which worketh by love. Ye °did run n°s/e2Cor well; "who did Phinder you ithat j'tf i. 6 ite.tt]. ' 8 should not obey the truth? This per- ^^11.'''^°''' suasion comdh not of "'him that calleth *PJ'J''-'° 9 you. ^ A little leaven leaveneth the 'yo„ ia'ci? lo whole lump. 'I have confidence in you ly^^Q^^^^' through the Lord, that "you will be none i See ch. 3. otherwise minded: but "he that trou- J'seech. 1.6. bleth you shall bear his judgment, who- ' See i Cor. n soever he be. And I, brethren, •"'if I yet ''se'e a Cor. preach circumcision, > why do I yet suf- u's^oPhii fer persecution ? then ^ is the offence of 15- 12 the cross •" ceased. "^ I would they were ^^" '"'■ '" even •' cut off which <= trouble you. ^^omp- 13 For, brethren, ye have been called »comp. ^ unto liberty ; only = use not liberty for J"^ 3- an f occasion to the flesh, but sby love &6.'i2. 14 serve one another. For •'all the law is ?" cor.^i. 2''^. fulfilled in one word, ei'cn in this ; See Rom. 14. 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour I^see i Cor. 15 as thyself But if ye ^bite and de- J-^- vour one another, take heed ye be not i Cor'^s'. 13. 16 consumed one of another. This I say ^''- '• '■ '• then, ''Walk in the Spirit, 'and '"'ye 17." shall not fulfil "the lust of the flesh. So Acts 15. 24. 17 For "the flesh lusteth against the Spi- ■'Seever. i. rit, and the Spirit against the flesh : and ".^^ ' ^°'- ^■ these are contrary the one to the other: ' Pet. 2. 16. so that Pye cannot do the things that rsceRom?' 18 ye would. But if ye be ^ led of the ?• *,; Spirit, "■ ye are not under the law. See i Cor. 7. 19 Now the works of the flesh are mani- h'Matt. 7.12. fest, which are these; Adultery, ^"' for- & =2- 40- nication, ^'^' uncleanness, '""lascivious- 34."^ ' 2oness, ^idolatry, >' witchcraft, hatred, ^='va- ^jj'"''-^ riance,"emulation.s,'' wrath, "''strife, 'se- 'Cited from 21 ditions, "^heresies, ''en\yings, '•murders, SceRom.'i3. *= drunkenness, f revellings, and such 9- like : of the which I tell you before, as j So^pwl 3.2. I have also told you in time past, that ' ^°"'- ^- '■ sthey which do such things s shall not So ver. 25. 22 inherit the kingdom of God. But '' the .^RomV'i. fruit of the Spirit is ' love, joy, peace. So 2 Pet. 2. J''longsuffering, J''gentleness, 'goodness, seeRom. 13. 23 "' faith, '' meekness, " temperance : " a- JJ^. 24 gainst such there is no law. And they /fifii "ot. that are Christ's p have crucified the mSTo. 23 25 flesh with the 'affections and lusts, ilf '•^^■'■ « Eph. 2. 3. 0 Rom. 7. 23. it S. 5. So Matt. 26.41. Mark 14. 38. Rom. 8.6, 7. iTim.5.24. P Rom. 7. 15, 19. 1 Rom. 8. 14. >* See Rom. 7. 4. ■ Eph. 5. 3. Col. 3. 5. ' 2 Cor. 12. 21. " See i Cor. 6. 18. ^ Matt. 23. 27. Rom. i. 24. & 6. 19. Eph. 4. 19. I Thess. 2. 3. & 4. 7. * See Mark 7. 22. ^ Rom. i. 29. 1 Cor. 10. 14. Phil. 1. 15. I Tim. 6. 4 (Gk.). i Pet. 4. 3. y SeeWisd. 12. 4. * See I Cor. 3.3. * 2 Cor. 12. 20 (Gk. ). b Rom. 2. 8. Phil. 1. 16. & 2. 3. Tames 3. 14, 16 in the Gk. * See i Cor. 11. 19. ** Rom. i. 29. "^ See Rom. 13. 13. f See Wisd. 14. 23. B i Cor. 6. 9. Eph. 5. 5. Col. 3. 6. So Rev. 22. 15. Heb. 13. 4. *> Eph. 5. g. So Rom. 7. 4. & 8. 5. ' So ver. 14. Wisd. I. 6. Comp. James 3. 17. J 2 Cor. 6.6. 2Tim. 4. 2. So i Cor. 13. 4. I Thess. 5. 14 in the Gk. i Eph. 4. 2. Col. 3. 12 ^Gk.). ' See Rom. 15. 14. n* So I Cor. 13. 7. ^ See Acts 24. 25. o i Tim. i. 9. P See Rom. 6. 6. Comp. ver. 16. iPet. 2. 11. ' having made known 9 75; unto us the mystery of his will, °ac- Tit'r^i^t'ii cording to his good pleasure which ^ he I Pet. 1.2. had purposed in himself : that in the 10 >" Kom. 8. 2Q, , ■ . (• 1 r 1 f ■ 30. dispensation of *the fulness of times ""eeRom "^ ^"^ might gather together in one <=all 8. 15. tilings in Christ, ■= both which are in So 2 Cor. 6. t heaven, and which are on earth ; even I John 3. 1, in him: in whom also ''we have ob-n Matt. ?'i. 26. tained an inheritance, being predesti- So'ilk'e \l "''ited "= according to the purpose of 32. ' him who worketh all things after ^the ?e^e\uke 2. counsel of his own will : that we should 12 14. be 8 to the praise of his glory, who &i Cor. I. 21. o J J p See Luke i. 28 marg. So Rom. 3. 24. & 5. 15. 1 See Matt. 3. 17. So Col. I. 13. Comp. John 3, 35. & 10. 17. r Col. i. 14. « Rom. 3. 24. I Cor. r. 30. * See Acts 20. 28. " See Acts 5. 31. ' See Rom. 2. 4. So ver. 18. ch. 3. 8. ^ So Phil. i. 9. ^SoCol. 2. 3. Comp. Isai. 11. 2. y See Rom. 16. 25. * Rom. 3. 25 (Gk.). So ver. 11. » See Mark r. 15. *> So ver. 20 — 23. See Matt. 28. 18. "^ Col. i. 20. So ch. 3. 15. Phil. 2. 9, 10. t Gr. t/tf heavens, ch. 3. 15, &c. ^ So ver. 14, 18. See Matt. 25. 34. « See Rom. 8. 28. So ver. 9. ch. 3. 11. • So Acts 20. 27. « ver. 6, 14. Phil. i. 11. •» Comp. James i. 18. I Or, hopedx Luke 6. 34, &c. * ch. 4. 21. ^ 2 Cor. 6. 7. Col. I. 5. Rev. 7. 2. " See 2 Cor. " Luke 21. 28. ■^''6 ch. 4. 30. 13 '^ first " trusted in Christ : in whom ye also trusted, 'after that ye heard ''the word of truth, the gospel of your salva- tion : in whom also ' after that ye be- lieved, ye were " sealed with that holy 14 Spirit of promise, which is " the earnest 'See bai. 3. ''of our inheritance, until the "redemp- mso ch. 4. tion of P the purchased possession, s un- 3°. to the praise of his glory. %^ J*" '" 15 Wherefore I also, 1 after I ■■ heard Comp. of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and 16 love unto all the saints, ^' cease not " to give thanks ^ for you, making men- 17 tion of you in my prayers ; that God of our Lord Jesus Christ, thePSo'Aass Father of glory, 'may give unto you ^omp the spirit of "wisdom and i' revelation i Thess. 3.9. 18 'in the knowledge of him : ^the eyes 14. of your understanding being enlighten- ' r'=t- ^- 9- ed ; that ye may know what is ^ the 5.^'^ "' ''' hope of his calling, and what '' the ' T" "er. 16, riches of the glory of his '^ inheritance ■• so Phii'em. 19 in the saints, and what is the exceeding fg^^ j^^^^^ greatness of his power to us-ward who i- 8. believe, '' according to the working ' of q." " ° ' '' 20 his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, '^ when he raised him from the dead, and fset him at his own right 21 hand sin the heavenly places, ''far a- bove all "'principality, and ''power, and might, and dominion, and ' every name that is named, not only in this world, 22 but also in that which is to come : and " Phil. 4. 6. ^ Sec ch. 6. 18. ^ So John 20. * See I Cor. 12. 8. I See I Cor. J4. 6. » Or, /or tlu- achninu- li-dg-incnt. ""hath put all things under his feet, c"™?! 2. and gave him to be " the head over all ' So Heb. 6. O ... 24. cC 10. 32. 23 things to the church, "which is his body. See Acts Pthe fulness of him that ifilleth 'all in f-^^\^^ So ch. 2. 12. >> So ver. 7. See ch. 3. 16. <: ver. ii. See Acts 20. 32. ■! So ch. 3. 7, 20. Phil. 3. 21. Col. 1. 29. & 2. 12. See I Cor. 6. 14. \ Gr. of the might of his [power. So Col. i. 13 marg. See ch. 3. 16. *= See Acts 2. 24- ' See Ps. 1 10. I. Soch. 2. 6. Col. 3. I. « See ver. 3. & Heb. 7. 26. I> Col. 2. 10. See John 3. 31. Comp. Heb. 1. 4. ' See Rom. 8. 38. Comp. Jude 6 marg. k Soch. 3. 10. & 6. 12. Col. 1. 16. & 2. 15. ' Phil. 2. 9. Soch. 3.15. "» Cited from Ps. 8. 6. See Matt. 28. 18. Cited also i Cor. 15. 27. Heb. 2. 8. n ch. 4. 15. & 5. 23. Col. I. 18. SoiCor. II. 3. o See I Cor. 12. 12, 27. So ch. 5. 23, 30. Col. I. 18, 24. p Col. I. 19. & 2. 9. So John I. 16. ch. 3. 19. & 4. 13. I ch. 4. 10. r I Cor. 12.6. Col. 3. 11. (179) Z2 Chap. ii. i. EPHESIANS. Chap. ih. io. See I Cor. 2 6. n. all. ='And you ^hath he quickened, ^who '^°\l'.^^' ■^^'£''6 dead in trespasses and sins; where- 2 ^vcr. 5. in <^ in time past "ye walked according 24. " ^'^' to the 'J course of "=this world, according Bani''ii '■° "^''^^ prince of the power of the air, ch. 4. 18.' the spirit that now worketh in ethe 've^'s'i'';, children of disobedience : among whom 3 13- ' also we all had our conversation "^ in ch""^; 8."' ^°' times past in "^the lusts of our flesh, Col. I. =1. fulfilling * the desires of the flesh and Titus 3. 3 in of the mind ; and 'were Jby nature JJthe sSTi^^Ccir. 6. children of wrath, even as others. But 4 II. & 12. 2. God, who is ''rich in mercy, for 'his cc See di'. 4. great love wherewith he loved us, even 5 J'i 1 « Q '''""when we were dead in sins, hath « Luke 16. 8. . . , ' , . Rom. 12. 2. " quickened us together with Christ, ?Tim.' \. 10 (" by grace ye are saved ;) and hath 6 intheOk. raised us up together, and made us "sit together p in heavenly places in Christ ff'"?"!;'''' Jesus : that in the ages to come he 7 ' So ch. 6. 12. '^ . , , o , , ' Comp. might shew the exceeding ''nches of Se^'^johni?: his grace in '^his kindness towards us V- through Christ Jesus. For 'by grace s QA.tb. are ye saved = through faith; and that See Luke lo. not of yourselves : '// is the gift of God : "■'cai. s. 16. "not of works, "lest any 7tmn should 9 Ac'tslr^a'^' ^°^^'- ^o"" ^'^ ^^e "" '■'■s workmanship, 10 (Gk.)- y created in Christ Jesus unto ^good jSeeGaf.'2!' works, ^ which God hath before " or- ]Vso2Pet 2 Gained "^that we should walk in them. 14 (Gk.). ' ' Wherefore remember, ''that ye bci/ii^n ^ So Rom. 10. j,^ ctime passed Gentiles in the flesh, who Sec Rom. 2. are called Uncircumcision by that which ■"'see John 3. IS Called '^ the Circumcision in the flesh "''soRom 5 ™^de by hands; that at that time ye 12 6, 8, 10. ' ' were without Christ, "= being aliens from So'^Rom. 6^' tl''e commonwealth of Israel, and fstran- 4|^5- gers from sthe covenants of promise, Coi.^3.'ii 3. *" having no hope, and without God in jMiT' 2 '•^^ world : but now in Christ Jesus ' ye 13 iitOr, iy ' who <^ sometimes were J far off are made «-ho.e^^«r.]. ,.^ig,, k ijy the blood of Chdst. For 'he 14 Comp. is our peace, '"who hath made both Titl^'.^s."' one, and hath "broken down the mid- Comp''''°' "^Is wall of partition between us; "hav-is Rom. 8. 30. ing abolished Pin his flesh PPthe en- p^So Ph.i. 3. jj.jjjy^ ^^,^^^ t].jg j^^ ^j- commandments See ch. 1. 3, contained in °'through him we both ^have access isai. 57- 19- 19 ''by one Spirit unto the Father. Now ,4." ^'''' ' therefore ye are no more '"^ strangers ' ^'^^ J°''" and '='' foreigners, but *= fellowcitizens •■ Rom.^5. 2. with the saints, and fof the household soHek'io. 30 of God ; and are s built upon the foun- 19. 2°- dation of the ''' apostles and ' prophets, I , cor^A.' ''Jesus Christ himself being 'the chief "■ '3- 21 corner stone; in whom all the build- >> ver. 12. ing "'fitly framed together groweth unto '^SoHeb. n. 22 "a holy temple in the Lord: in whom "iiPet. 2. n °you also are builded together p for a 110^111.3 habitation of God through the Spirit. =o- ° ^ Heb. 12. 22, f See Gal. 6. lo. s See Col. 2. 7. .So ch. 4. 12. See 1 Cor. 3. 9. *> Matt. 16. 18. Rev. 21. 14. So Prov. 9. i. Gal. 2. 9. > i Cor. 12, 28. ch. 3. 5. & 4. II. ^ Comp. 1 Cor. 3. II. t Cited from Ps. 118. 22, which see. '" ch. 4. 16 (Gk.). •> See i Cor. 3. 16. Comp. i Tim. 3. 15. » i Pet. 2. 5. P See ch. 3. 17. For this cause I Paul, ='the prisoner III. 2 of Jesus Christ ^for you ■= Gentiles, if » Acts23.iB. ye have heard of <' the dispensation "= of & ^l.' \f,',V,'. the grace of God which is given me " to ^\^- '■ „ , /■, , , ■■11= Tim. I. 8. 3 you-ward : 'how that sby revelation ''he & 2. 9, made known unto me the myster}-; ('as see'Acts'2i'' 4 1 wrote " afore in few words, whereby; 33- when ye read, ''ye may understand my ifsJver. n'. knowledge in 'the mystery of Christ) Coi. i. 24. 5 ''which in other ages was not made cSe'^Acts'g! known unto the sons of men, as it is 's- now revealed unto his holy " apostles ^ Coi. i. 25. 6 and prophets by the Spirit; that the See i Cor. 9. Gentiles should iDe " fellowheirs, and °of '^ Rom. i. 5. the same body, and p partakers "of his ver?7,"\ 7 promise in Christ by the gospel: 1 where- g^;.''; ^^^ of I was made ''a minister, according fActs22. 17, to the gift of ' the grace of God given |,';g ,6_,8. unto me ^by the effectual working of ^Gai 1. 12. 8 his power. Unto me, ' who am less ,0. ' than the least of all saints, "=is this J'^G"!- ^- =^ grace given, that / should preach "^a- See Rom'. 16. mong the Gentiles the "unsearchable «'' . , ^ , . , hover. 9, 10. g'^riches of Christ; and ''to make all 'ch. 1.9,10. men see what is the fellowship of the M^/„'," ''"'^ mystery, "i which from the beginning of Comp. the world hath been hid in God, ^ who ^i:^iX^ 10 created all things by Tesus Christ: to " Conip. ii - , . .1 1 -2 Cor. II. 6. the intent that >'now unto ^the prm- iSoiCor.4.1. cipalities and powers "in heavenly //(7r« Si'seech 2 might be known by the church the =0. " Heb. II. 9. SoaTim. i.i. Sec Gal. 3. 29. See also Malt. 8. 11. » So ch. 2. 16. See 1 Cor. 12. 27. Pch. 5. 7. 1 Col. I. 23, 25. "• See 2 Cor. 3. 6. ■ See ch. i. 19. ' So I Cor. 15. 9. Comp. 2 Cor. 12. 11. i Tim. i. 15. " Rom. 11. 33 (Gk.). "Soch. I. 7. Col. I. 27. Comp. Prov. 8. 19. » See John I. 3. & ch. 2. 10. y Comp. I Pet I, 12. ■ See ch. i. 21. » See ch. I. 3. (180) Chap. hi. ii. EPHESIANS. Chap. iv. 25. «ch''i%i''" ™ariifold ''wisdom of God, "^accordingn SoiPet.i.io. to the eternal purpose which he pur- See Rom. 8. pQggj ;„ chost Jcsus our Lord : in 12 d Heb. 4. 16. whom we have "^boldness and "^access « Se°e c?. 2. with ^confidence by f the faith of him. ;*•„ Wherefore I desire that vf ''faint not 13 f 2 Cor. 3. 4 . ., , . , -^ , , . , . (Gk.). ' at my tribulations " for you, ' which is 11^".**"'' your glor>'. -"For this cause "I bow 14 ■i Sec Luke my knees unto the Father of our Lord I'sec Acts Jesus Christ, of whom °the whole family 15 14.22. pj^ heaven and earth 1 is named, that 16 iCorap. he would grant you, according to ■'the Phiri.i3fi4. riches of his glory, '^to be strengthened ■o ver. 1. with might by his Spirit in ' the inner ^^ om. 14. jji^jj J "t]\s,t Christ may dwell in your 17 See Acts°' hearts by faith ; that ye, "being rooted 60. ' and "grounded in love, may be able 18 "So Acts 3. jQ y comprehend with all saints what p Seech. I. is the breadth, and length, and 'depth, •Jsoch. I. and height; and to know the love of 19 g'- . Christ, ^ which passeth knowledge, that ^eejer. 14. ^ ^^ n,ight be filled with all "^the ful- Col/.'s^" nsss of God. "^ Now unto him that is 20 So Phil. 4. able to do exceeding abundantly above See Rom. 2. all that we ask or think, •= according J- p , to the power that worketh in us, '^unt0 2i 13. ' him ie glory in the church by Christ |°5^'\-J- ''• Jesus g throughout all ages, world with- Coi. 1. II. out end. Amen. * See Rom. 7. 22. " Comp. John 14. 23. ch. 2. 22. "Co!. 2. 7. * Col. i. 23. I Pet. 5. 10 (Gk.). y John i. 5. * So Rom. 8. 39. & 11. 33. Comp. Job II. 8, g. "^ Comp. 2 F.sdr. 5. 40. ^ Col. 2. 10. "= See ch. I. 23. ** Rom. 16. 25 (Gk.). Jude 24. « See ch. i. 19. f See Rom. 11. 36. e So Tobit I. 4 (Gk.l. IV. I therefore, ^ the prisoner " of the « Seech. 31. Lord, ''beseech you that jc^" "= walk wor- Lorj!" " thy of the ''vocation wherewith ye are Gk.asver.17. called, ^'^with all lowliness and "^meek- 2 l" See Rom. r • i i rr ■ l. r i 12. 1. ness, "Swith longsuflering, ''forbearing iThess!2'.°2. one another in love; endeavouring to 3 So Phil. 1. 27. keep the unity of the Spirit in 'the 1. 26° ' °'^' bond of peace. There is ^ one body, 4 "Acts 20. 19. and 'one Spirit, even as ""ye are called Phil. 2. 3. , ^ r 11- Col. 2. 18,23. in one "hope of your calling; °one 5 the^Gk ' '° Lord, P one faith, one baptism, 1 one 6 fGai. s. 22, God and Father of all, who is ■■ above Col. 3. 12. all, and ^ through all, and in you all. s'''''cor"i' ^^^ 'unto every one of us "is given 7 4. ' ' grace '" according to the measure of the Se?Mitt!^' g'f' of Christ. Wherefore he saith, a 17. 17. "When he ascended up on high, vhe k^h'a^'ie'*' ^^^ 'captivity captive, and =^gave Coi.'s.'is- gifts unto men. (^Now that he as- 9 See I Cor. 10. tended, what is it but that he also 1 Seech. 2. 1 8. "I Sec Rom. 8. 30. ■» See ch. i. i8. o So i Cor. i. 13. & 12. 5, 6. 2 Cor. 11. 4. P So ver. 13. Jude 3. 1 See Ps. 86. 10. & i Cor. 8. 6. r Rom. 9. 5 (Gk.). ' So Rom. II. 36. ' Comp. Matt. 25. 15. " Sec ch. 3. 2. " Sec Rom. 12. 3. * Cited from Ps. 68. 18. ^ Judg. 5. 12. Comp. Col. 2. 15. B Or, a vtuUitude of captives. * See John 14. 26. a See John 3. 13. descended first into '' the lower parts *■ ^= p= ^i- 10 of the earth? He that descended is 3! 19.' the same also that "^ ascended up <' far ' ^^,'',^"'"^ above all heavens, "that he might "ffill So i f im. 3. II all things.) And he gave some, sapo- l Heb. ^. 26. sties ; and some, sii prophets ; and some, See Heb. 4. 'evangehsts; and some, ''pastors and o Comp. 12 ' teachers ; for the ■" perfecting of the ^q^^ 'fufju. saints for the work of the ministry, for AsCoi.4. 17. "the edifying of °the body of Christ: g'fee'ch.^. 13 till we all come " in the unity of the ^°- faith, and of Pthe knowledge of the 11.27. Son of God, unto •la perfect man, unto I,!-^!^.^^'?' the measure of the " stature of ■■ the '' See Acts 14 fulness of Christ : that we henceforth be fl'eeActsis. no more ^children, 'tossed to and fro, '■ . and " carried about ' with every wind 13. 9. of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and sfe°i'^Cor^°' "cunning craftiness, whereby they "lie m- 26. 15 in wait to deceive ; but ' speaking v the '^^"^ '^''' '' truth in love, may ' grow up into him " O''. "!'" in all things, ^ which is '' the head, cj'en stx""i' 16 Christ: ''from whom the whole body ;;|?,f°';=8?• ' fitly joined together and '' compacted See i Cor by that which every joint su[;i])lieth, l*ch°^T.^' according to the effectual working in See Luke 2. the measure of every part, m.aketh in- r see ch. i. crease of the body unto the edifying of =3; ^ ..,,., ■' ^ ° ' bo I Cor. Itself in love. 14. 20. 17 This I say therefore, and testify in ^"^ ' *-'"■• 3- the Lord, that "^ye henceforth walk not 'So James i. as other Gentiles walk, '' in the vanity comp. is of their mind, "havinir the understand- Matt. n. 7. . • • 2 Pet 1 17 ing darkened, fbeing alienated from the u hcU. 13.9. life of God through s the ignorance that i"|jVLuke is in them, because of the '''blindness 20.23. 19 of their heart : who ssbeing past feeling ^Gk.').*' " ''have given themselves over unto 'las- *Or, being civiousness, to work all ' uncleanncss Gk. as Gai. 20 with greediness. But ye have not so fJ^- , , ~ . . -^ . ' See I John 21 learned Christ ; if so be that J ye have 3. 18. heard him, and have been taught by > °|,^"; If 22 him, as the truth is in Tesus : that ye 'i''')- I 1 jy 1 ■ .1 r ™ See 2 Pet. 3. ''put off 'concerning the former ""con- is. versation " the old man, ° which is cor- ° See ch. 1. . 22, rupt according to ""the deceitful lusts; '•Coi. 2. 19. 23 and P be renewed in the spirit of your joini'^is. 5. 24 mind ; and that ye put on 1 the new "j^^- =■ =• man, which ''after God 'is created in sokom.'e. ' righteousness and " true ' holiness. sfy^s' 25 Wherefore ''putting away lying, "speak ver. 22. every man truth with his neighbour: for dSoRoiu'i. 21. « So Job 37. 19. Acts 26. 18. f See ch. 2. 12. So i Thess. 4. 5. 8Actsi7. 30. I Pet. I. 14. 1 Or, /mrrf««j. See Mark 3. 5. 8S So 1 Tim. 4. 2. Comp. Prov. 23. 35. h So Rom. i. 24, 26. ' See Gal. 5.19. J ch. I. 13. k Col. 3. 8. So ver. 25. Heb. 12. i. James i. 21. I Pet. 2. I in the Gk. So Col. 2. 11. & 3. 9. ' See ver. 17. ■» See Gal. I. 13. » Rom. 6. 6. Col. 3. 9. » So Rom. 8. 13. »<> So Heb. 3. 13. P So Col. 3. 10. See Rom. 12. 2. » See ch. 2. 15. So ch. 6. II. Col. 3. 10. r See 2 Cor. 7. 9 marg. ■ See ch. 2, 10. iOv,ltolitiesso/irulh. « See Luke I. 73- "Zech. 8.16. Sever. 15. Col. 3. 9. (i8t) Chap. iv. 26. EPHESIANS. Chap. v. 31. • Rom. 12. -yve are "members one of another. "Be 26 >■ Cited from ye angry, and sin not: vletnot^the (Gk'') '* ^"'^ SO clown upon your wrath : neither 27 JSo'Ps.37. 8. agive place to the devil. Let him that 28 ^Deut. 24. gfQig gfg^i j-iQ niore: but rather ''let him ' ^"'"^ t- labour, working with his hands the thing Sojaln'cs4. which is good, <^that he may have 'to Tpet S'^^ '''° '^''" '^^^ needeth. '^Let no cor- 29 >> Acts 20. 35. rupt communication proceed out of your So^i Thess. jj^Q^ti-,^ ]jyt t],j^f which is good 'fto the 2 Thess. 3. 8, use of edifying, that it may minister « Prov. 21. ggrace unto the hearers. And ''■grieve 30 iteRom 12 "o' '''''^'''^ '^°'y ^P'"'^ o^ Go'^' 'whereby 13. ' ye are sealed unto the day of ™redemp- Ti't"'3.'i4. tion- Let all "bitterness, and "wrath, 31 '^9^'t? and "anger, and clamour, and °Pevil distrtbitte. ,.*=*' ' . See Rom. 12. speaKuig, DC put away from you, with ^LvA?' II ^" "imalice: and be ye 'kind one to 32 « Comp. another, ^tender hearted, "forgiving one ,,^'„"^' another, ■'even as God for Christ's sake So ch. 5. 4. hath forgiven you. U Or, to edify profitably. See rather Phil. 4. 16. f See i Thess. 5. 11. K Eccles. 10. 12. Ecclus. 21. 16. Col. 3. 16? & 4. 6. •> Isai. 63. 10. Comp. Heb. 10. 29. ' Ezek. 16. 43 (Gk.). So Ps. 78. 40. Isai. 7. 13. See Gen. 6. 6. 1^ Ps. 51. 11. i Thess. 5. ig. 'Soch.1.13. See John 6. 27. "> See ch. 1. 14. ■> So Col. 3. 19. » Col. 3. 8 (Gk.). P Matt. IS. 19. Mark 7. 22. 1 Tim. 6. 4 in the Gk. So Tit. 3. 2. Comp. J.imes 4. II. I Pet. 2. i. 1 See Rom. 1. 29. "■ Col. 3. 12, 13. • I Pet. 3. 8 (Gk.). ' See Matt. 6. 14. Comp. 2 Cor. 2. 10. V. a Be ye therefore followers of God, as 4s^48^'"''^' ds^'' children; and ''walk in love, <=as 2 Luke'e. 36. Christ also hath loved us, and ''hath ch.T32. given himself for us "^an offering and a hSoCoi.3.14. sacrifice to God for ""a sweetsmelling sa- beeJohni3. „ . ^ . . ^ 34. vour. But sniormcation, and all sun- 3 = See Rom. cleanness, or scovetousness, let it not ■i ver. 25. be once 'named amongst you, as be- JtV 14. ^ cometh saints; neither i^filthiness, nor 4 See John 15. foolish talking, nor jesting, 'which are i3.&Rom.4. . ° -' Z^' , . 25. not convenient : but rather giving of « So Heb. 7. thanks. For this ye know, that "^no 5 & 9. 14, 26. whoremonger, nor unclean person., nor f GeVs.' 21.' covetous man "who is an idolater, °hath Ley. 1-9. &j. anv inheritance in the kingdom of Christ Judith 16. 16. ' i {■ r^ ^ T 1 . Phil. 4. 18 in and ot God. PLet no man deceive you 6 .So\'oJr 2 ^^'''^ vxva words: for "J because of these 15- things cometh ■'the wrath of God upon SeeGai.'s'ig. ^hc children of "disobcdience. Be not 7 h See I Cor. yg therefore 'partakers with them. For 8 i I Cor. 5. 1, "ye were ^sometimes darkness, but ''now Comp.°''^'^' (i''c y( light in the Lord: ''walk as >'chil- Eccies.10.13. dren of light: (for ^the fruit of the Spirit 9 1 Cot 3.''i8.* « in all "goodness and righteousness Phiiem. 8. and truth;) ^'proving what is "^accept-io SoRom. 1.28. , , / ■ 1 » , 11 } 1 » See 1 Cor. able unto the Lord. And ''have no fel- n 6.9. " Col. 3. 5. Comp. Ecclus. 31. 6, 7. o So Heb. 12. 14. See Gal. 5. 21. P See Matt. 24. 4. & Rom. 16. 18. So Col. 2. 4. q Col. 3. 6. ' See Rom. I. i8. » See ch. 2. 2. il Or, unbelief. Col. 3. 6. See Heb. 4. 11. 'ch. 3. 6. " So Isai. 9. 2. Matt. 4. 16. See Acts 26. 18. Comp. ch. 2. II, 12. Col. 3. 7. Tit. 3. 3. " Comp. John 8. 12. & 12. 46. 2 Cor. 4. 6. See Phil. 2. 15. ^ John 12. 35. J' See Luke 16. 8. Comp. ver. 6. • See Gal. 5. 22. » See Rom. 15. 14. b Rom. 12. 2. Phil. i. 10. I Thess. 5. 21. See Rom. 2. 1 8. ^ See Rom. 14. 18. ** See i Cor. 5. 9, 11. lowship with the ^unfruitful ^works of ' J'j''^ "• 12 darkness, but rather e reprove /"//fw. For 21. °™' •■it is a shame even to speak of those 'i^^\ g things which are done of them in secret. 'Rom.' 13. 12. 13 But all things that are 'reproved are ^Jio^j,^" made manifest by the light: for whatso- Sec Lev. 19. ever 'doth make manifest is light. h'seeRom. nWherefore'/icsaith, •''Awake thou that l^^^- sleepest, and '"arise from the dead, discovered. and Christ shall give thee light, f,"^'^^"' 15 See then that "ye walk "circumspectly, John 3. 20. 16 not as fools, but "as wise, ^redeeming w°i?d'!'2. 14. ithe time, ''because the days are evil. 'Rather as 17 Wherefore "be ye not unwise, but un- ii[Or,^tj' derstanding what ^the will of the Lord ''Citedgene- ^^is. And 'be not drunk with wine, isai'^so"'^, wherein is "excess; but 'be filled with 'Soisai. 51. . . . 17. 19 the Spirit; speaking to yourselves "in & 52. i. " psalms and y hymns and spiritual ^"^^ ^°"^- '3- >'>' songs, singing and >^ making melody in >" isai. 26. 20 your heart to the Lord; ^giving thanks '''■ , always for all things unto ''God and the 25. Father "in the name of our Lord Jesus ^p^"**' ^' 5- 21 Christ; ''submitting yourselves one to So Prov. 15. another in the fear of God. „ g,, wisd. 22 "-"Wives, ^submit yourselves unto your "• "• 23 own husbands, ^as unto the Lord. For 14 (En'gi!).'*' ■■the husband is the head of the wife, ^ '^2,'- 1 5" I - ^1 ■ • 1 1 1-1 1 1 S" Ecclus. 4. even as "'Christ is the headoi the church : 20. and he is the saviour of ''the body. f"'^'''°' 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto See I Cor. 11. 3. 1 See ch. i. 22. ^ See ch. 1. 23. So i Cor. 6. 13. '1 Thess. 5. 18. .So Col. 3. 20, 22. Tit. 2. 9. ■" Co). 3. 19. So ver. 28, 33. Comp. i Pet. 3. 7. ^^ See ver. 2. o Tit. 3. 5. See John 3. 5. Comp. I Pet. 3. 21. i John 5. 6. Pch. 6. 17. Heb. 6. 5, So John 15. 3. & 17. 17. 1 See 2 Cor. 11. 2. So Coi. i. 22. ^ Cited gene- rally from Cant. 4. 7. "2 Pet. 2. 13. ' .See ch. i. 4. " ch. 6. 4 (Gk.). " 1 Cor. 6. 15. & 12. 27. So Gen. 2. 23. Rom. 12. 5. Comp. John 15. 5. '' Cited from Gen. 2. 24. Cited also Matt. 19. 5. Mark 10. 7, 8. (182) Chap. v. 32. EPHESIANS. Chap. vi. 24. "Citcdaiso they "two shall be one flesh. This32 I Cor. 6. ID. . 1 T 1 » See Matt, is a great mystery: but ^1 speak ""con- cerning Christ and the church. Never- 33 theless let every one of you in particular so ™ylove his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she ^reverence her hus- band. 25- I. " Luke 7. 30 marg. See Acts 2. 25- y Col. 3. 19. " I Pet. 3. 6 (Gk.). So Ecclus. 26. 24. I Pet. 3. 15 marg. VI. » Col. 3. : See Prov. See Esther i. 20. ^ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. ''Honour thy 2 father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) ''that 3 it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, '^ye fathers, provoke not 4 your children to wrath : "^but 'bring them up in the nurture and ''admonition of the Lord. g Servants, be obedient to f/iem that are 5 your masters ss according to the flesh, ''with fear and trembling, s' in singleness \i& of your heart, "as unto Christ; snot with 6 52.6.^29.17. eyeserv'ice, as Jmenpleasers; but as ''the servantsof Christ, doing 'the will of God from the heart; ™with good will doing 7 service, as to the Lord, and not to men : scoi 22 knowing that whatsoever good //;/«!,■• any s SoiTim.e.'i. man doeth, "the same shall he receive of 7'pet.' 2.' 18. the Lord, "whether he be bond or free. And, Pye masters, do the same things 9 unto them, "1 forbearing threatening: knowing that "^''your Master also is in heaven; * neither is there respect of per- sons with him. Finally, my brethren, 'be strong in 10 the Lord, and 'in the power of his might. "Put on 'the whole armour of n God, that ye may be able to stand against 'the wiles of the devil. For "we 12 t See I Cor. wrestle not against 'flesh and blood, but 7. 22. Comp. ver. g. 1 See ch. 5. 17. "* Col. 3. 23, 24. » Col. 3. 24. See Ps. 62. 12. o Col. 3. II. See I Cor. 12. 13. P Col. 4. i. I Or, moderating: Q Lev. 25. 43. So Ecclus. 4. 30. ^^om^T&^d, both your afu£ t/t£ir Master. rJohni3.i3. Comp. Job 31. 15. s Col. 3. 25. See Deut. 10. 17. & i Esdr. 4. 39. ' 2 Tim. 2. I. So I John 2. 14. See ch. 3. 16. _ " ver. 14. See Rom. 13. 12. ^ver. 13. Luke 11. 22 (Gk.). Comp. '2 Cor. 10. 4. * ch. 4. 14 (Gk.). « So I Cor. 9. 25. \\Gi. blood and J}esli\. See Matt. 16. 17. *> Cited from Ex. 20. 12, or Deut. 5. 16. See Deut. 27. 16. So Ezek. 22. 7- Mai. I. 6. I Tim. 5. 4. Cited also Matt. 15. 4. Mark 7. 10. » Col. 3. 21. <■ Gen. 18. 19. See Ps. 78. 4. So Prov 4& Eccius. 7. 23, * ch. 5. ZQ (Gk). f aTim. 3. 15, See Ex. 12. 26. B8 Comp. Philem. 16. *" I Cor. 2. 3, 2 Cor. 7. 15. Phil. 2. 12. ' I Chr. 29. 17 (Gk.). So 2 Cor. I. 12. & II. 3. See I Mace. 2. 37 marg. » Comp. Rom. 14. 6,8, ch. 5. 22. J So Gal. I. against ^principalities, against ^powers, 'Lu"e''22'53- against '^the rulers of the darkness ^'of See John 12. this world, against "spiritual wickedness soch. 2. 2. 13 in "high places. ''Wherefore take unto Coi. 1. 13. ,11 r /-> J ^1 ^ " See 1 Cor. you the whole armour 01 God, that ye may be able to withstand in "^the evil day, and "having done all, "^to stand. 14 Stand therefore, ■= having your loins girt feeTh,'^'. 3. about with truth, and ""having on the '■ To ver. 17, 15 breastplate of righteousness; and syour _j" ' ^' '' feet shod with the preparation of ''the ^omp. i6 gospel of peace; above all, taking 'the iPet.*. i. shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be Jq'J'^"'*' able to quench all the J fiery darts of having oyer- li Or, wicked spirits. Or, And take 'the helmet of "p',;^ alt. 17 ''the wicked. salvation, and 'the sword of the Spirit, [p^^-'-. 18 which is ""the word of God: "praying 21.36. always with all prayer and supplication 'g^*^ V "^'"^ °in the Spirit, and Pwatching thereunto So i Mace. with all ^perseverance and ■■ supplication fp^V'^'^is 19 for all saints; and ^for me, that utter- Comp. ance may be given unto me, 'that /may fti'r.Vi.^' o]jen my mouth "boldl)', to make known Soi Thess. 20 'the mystery of the gospel, for which I seeisai. 59. "am an ambassador '"in bonds : that y,- . II 1 ■ T 1 I t 11 T Isai. 52. 7. 'therein I "may speak boldly, as I Comp. ought to speak. Cant!^"' 21 But vthat ye also may know my af- t so Rom. fairs, and how I do, ^Tychicus, a be- Ttlm^^'''' loved brother and •''faithful minister in 2Cor. 6. 7. the Lord, shall make known to you all j' c°n,p'' *' ■2^ things: whom I have sent unto you for f^ '20 4. '^ See Matt the same purpose, that ye might know ,3. ,9. our afiairs, and that »"he might comfort '„""=^- *• "• ' , 111 s^' ^'^'- ^■ 23 your hearts. "Peace be to the brethren, 16. and love with faith, from God the Fa- ^^J^- \^- 24 ther and the Lord Jesus Christ. '^ Grace " Toier. 20, be with all them that love our Lord i'Jj.^i^.T*, Jesus Clrrist 'in ''sincerity. Amen. U Written from Rome unto the Ephe- sians 'by Tychicus. See Luke 18. o So Jude 20. See Rom. 8. 26. P See Mark 13- 33- ^1 See Acts 2. 42. rSoch. 1.16. Phil. i. 4. i Tim. 2. i. See Acts 12. 5. ■ 2 Thess. 3. I. , ' Comp. Col. 4. 3. " 2 Cor. 3. 12. Phil. i. 20. See Acts 4. 29. ^ See ch. 3. 4. * 2 Cor. 5. 20. II Or, in a cliain. See .Acts 28. 20. " See ch. 3. I. & Phil. i. 7. So Col. 4. 3. II Or, thereof. y To ver. 22, Col. 4. 7 — 9. ' See Acts 20. 4. * See i Cor. 4. 2. See Col. 2. 2. b So I Pet. 5. 14. « Comp, i Cor. 16. 22. I Or, with incomtption. See i Cor. 15. 42. d Tit. 2. 7. » ch. 6. 21. (183) r THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS. domFni TD AUL and ^Timotheus, »>the servants 64. -L of Jesus Christ, to all '^the saints in ^' Christ Jesus which are at "^Philippi, with 16." "'^ the '^bishops and '^deacons: fgrace he = "'See James u,-j[q you, and pcace, from God our Fa- fa' So 1 Cor. ther, ■A.w&from the Lord Jesus Christ. el thank my God upon every 'remem- 3 brance of you, always in every prayer of 4 mine ''for you all making request with joy, 'for your fellowship in the gospel s jfrom the first day until now; being con- 6 fident of this very thing, that he which hath "^ begun 'a good work in you "will "'perform it "until the day of Jesus Christ: even as it is meet for me to 7 think this of you all, because "I have you °in my heart; inasmuch as both Pin my 1 bonds, ancl in ■'the defence and ^confirmation of the gospel, 'ye all are 'partakers of my grace. For "God is s my record, how greatly ^'I long after you all in ^the bowels of Jesus Christ. And 9 this I pray, that vyour love may abound yet more and more in =^ knowledge and in all "judgment; ='that ye may "approve 10 things that 'are excellent; that ye may be ''sincere and "^without offence ''till the day of Christ; being filled with =theii fruits of righteousness, fwhich are by Jesus Christ eunto the glory and praise of God. But I would ye .should understand, 12 l)rethren, that the things ichiih happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the ''furtherance of the gospel; so that 'my 13 bonds 'in Christ ''are manifest in all 2 Cor. T. I, Col. I. 2. •; See Acts 16. 12. d Acts 20. 28 (Gk.). I liin. 3. 2. Tit. I. 7- ■J I Tim. 3. S, 12. f See Rom. I. 7. B See Rom. I. 8. II Or, mention. Rom. 1. 9. Eph. I. 16. I Thess. I. 2. Philem. 4. h See Eph. 6. 18. i See Rom. 12. 13? J ch. 4. 15. Comp, Acts 16. 12 on. 2. 12. t Gal. 3. 3. ' Comp. John 6. 29. I Thess. 1. 3. I Or, 10111 Jinisk it. I Sam. 3. 12 IGk.). " So Ps. 138. 8. » ver. 10. See 2 Cor. I. 14. I Or, ym have vw in your heart. 0 2 Cor. 3. 2. & 7. 5. p See Eph. , 6. 20. <1 Asts 20. 23. & 26. 29. ver. 13, 14, t6. 2 Tim. 2. 9. Philem. 10, 13. Heb. 10. 34. '"ver. 17. " Heb. 6. 16. ' Comp. ch. 4. 14. H Or, par- takers with me of grace. ^ See Rom. i. 9. & 9. I. ^ ch. 2. 26. So Rom. 1 II ch 4.1. I Thess. 3. 6. 2 Tim. I. 4. ^ See 2 Cor. 7. 15. & Col. 3. 12. Comp. Philem. 7. ? i Thess. 3. 12. So Eph. 1.8. ' Col. i. 9. & 3. 10. Philem. 6 [Gk.;. II Or, jc«.r£?. Gk. as Prov. i. 4, 22. Baruch 6. 42. So Ps. 119 66. "SoRom. 12. 2. Eph. 5. 10. II Or, /ry. See Rom. 2. 18. I Or, differ. >> See i Cor. -. 8. ' See Acts 24. 16. & 2 Pet. 3. 14. " See ver 6. ojames3.i8. Seejohnis.5. f So Eph. 2. 10. e Eph. i. 12, 14. See Matt. 5. 16. I' ver. 25. i Tim. 4. 15 (Gk.). 1 See ver. 7. t Ot,/or Christ. Comp. Philem. 13. '' So Col. 4. 4. Comp. Eph. 3. 13. 14 "the palace, and "/« all o\hex: phiees : and many of the brethren in the Lord, wax- ing confident by 'my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without 15 fear. Some indeed preach Christ 'even of envy and strife; and some also of 16 good will: the one preach Christ "'of contention, not sincerely, supposing to 17 add affliction to 'my bonds: but the other of love, "knowing that "I am set 18 for Pthe defence of the gospel. What then ? notwithstanding, every way, wlie- thcr in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, 19 and will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation ^through your prayer, and the supply of ■'the Spirit of 20 Jesus Christ, according to my ^earnest expectation and my hope, that 'in no- thing I shall be ashamed, but that "with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, 21 whether it be by life, or by death. For to me " to live is Christ, and to die is 22 gain. But if / live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall 23 choose I wot not. For "I am in a strait betwixt two, y having a desire ^to depart, and to be with Christ; whieh is far bet- 24ter: nevertheless to abide in the flesh is 25 more needful for you. And ^having this confidence, I know that I shall ''abide and continue with you all for your "^fur- 26therance and joy of faith; that ''your re- joicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. 27 Only "^let your conversation be ^as it becometh the go.spel of Christ : that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye sstand fast in one spirit, with ''one So I Cor. I. WOr, Cesar's court. See Matt. 27. 27. Comp. ch. 4. 22. 1 Or, to all others. Comp. Acts 28. 30. 31- ^ See 2 Cor. 11. 13. Comp. ch. 3. 18. ■» Rom. 2. 8 iGk.). ch. 2, 3. See Gal. 5. 20. " Sec 1 Cor, 9. 17. 0 See Luke 2- 34- So I Tim. 2. 7- 2 Tim. I. II. P ver. 7. 1 See 2 Cor. I. II. r See Rom. 8.9. ' Rom. 8. 19. ' See Rom. S- 5- " See Eph. 6. ig. * Comp. Gal. 2. 20. •^ See Luke 12. 50. J' So 2 Cor. 5.8. 2 So 2 Tim. 4. 6. * Comp. Acts 20. 25. ch. 2. 24. *^SeeJohn2i. 22. c See ver. 12. d See 2 Cor. 1. 14. ^ 2 Mace. 6.1. & II. 25. Acts 23. 1 in the Gk. So ch. 3. 20. f See Eph. 4. I. R So ch. 4. 1. See 1 Cor. 16. 13. •» Acts 4. 32 (Gk.). 10. ch, 2. a. (■8«) Chap. i. 28. PHILIPPIANS. Chap. in. 3. !^}j- *■ 3 mind 'striving together for the faith of Sojudes. the gospel; and in nothing terrified by 28 kSosThess. j,^/c/- adversaries : •'which is to them an ciomp. evident token of perdition, '''but to you f'so Yom' 8. of salvation, and that of God. For "un- 29 '''■.<*• 3- 1°- to you it is given in the behalf of Christ, 2 lim. 2. II, ^ , , ,- 1-1 11 12. not only to behave on him, but also 'to "See MaH Suffer for his sake ; having the same 30 5. 12. & "conflict "which ye saw in me, and Pnow Acts 5. 41. n See Col. 2. I. o Acts 16. 19 — 24, S:c. I Thess. 2, 2. P ver. 7, 13. II. hear to be in me. If there be therefore • See Luke ^^^ !>consolation in Christ, if any ''com- bWisd. 3. 18. fort of love, if "^any fellowship "^of the 14(8^.'^' Spirit, if any "= bowels and meiLies, 'fulfil 2 See Eph. i. 21. * See Eph. 3. 14. *t Rev, 5, 3, 13, * See Eph. i, 10, '' So Ex. 20. 4. Comp, Rev. 20. 13, 14. f' See John 13. 13, s See Luke 2, it. t» Rom, 14- 9. ' Comp. ch, i, 5. ^ See 2 Cor, 2, 9. Comp. ver. 8. 1 Eph. 6. 13 marg. °^ See Eph. 6. 5. » See i Cor, 15, 10, Comp, Heb. 13. 21. James i, 17, 18. o See Luke 2. 14, p Wisd, i, 10, I Pet, 4. 9 (Gk.). So I Cor, 10, 10, Comp, Jude 16, ^ Rom, 14, i (Gk. ). r ch. 3, 6, See Luke i, 6, D Or, sincere. See Matt, 10. 16. ^ So MatL 5, 45, Eph, 5. I. * 2 Pet. 3. 14 {Gk.}, '^ So i Pet, 2, 12. * Acts 2, 40. I Pet, 2, 18 in the Gk. .See Deut, 32, 5, "'perverse nation, among whom 'ye shine ' s== i*i«t- 16 "as lights in the world; holding forth i 6r, ' J'the word of life; that ^I may rejoice scTi^et, 2, in the day of Christ, that "I have not .s marg. run in vain, neither ="> laboured in vain, jol^^'s, 39. 17 Yea, and if I be "'offered upon the sacri- " So Matt. 5, fice and "^service of your faith, ''I joy, Eph- s- s- 18 and rejoice with you all. Jvr the same ^|'= ^'i^mp*' eat'in reputation: Seech, i, 25, 30 because for the work of Christ he was com'p'!' cd, nigh unto death, not regarding his life, i; 7- '^ ■»- ',^- ^to supply your lack of service toward »ch,4.'3 "IS. p See 2 Cor. 8,23, 1 Philem. 2, r ch, 4. i8. Comp, 2 Cor, 11. 9. • ch, i. 8. 'Matt. 26. 37, Mark 14. 33 in the Gk, " So 2 Tim. i, 17 (Gk,), * Rom, 16, 2. u Or, /tonour suck. ^ See i Cor, 16. 16. ' Luke 7, 2 (Gk,). So i Tim. 5. 17? Sec Acts 28. 10. J' See i Cor, 16. 17. Comp, ch, 4. 10. ^Finally, my brethren, ''rejoice in the III. Lord. ''''To write the same things to you, * ' ^°''- '3- I to me indeed is not grievous, but for you Eph. 6, m. I 2 it is safe. Beware of '=dogs, beware of ^'^phes^s. 4, i i "^evil workers, beware of "the concision. (Gk.). ' 3 For 'we are the circumcision, swhich I ch.",V ' worship God ''in the spirit, and 'rejoice s°^'^^^^- Rom, 12. 12, 2 Cor, 6, 10, James i. 2. i Pet. 4. 13. '''> Comp. 2 Pet. i. 12, « Ps. 22. 16, 20, Isai, 56, 10, See Matt, 15, 26, So Gal. 5. 15- ■> So 2 Cor. 11, 13, I » Comp, Gal. 5. 2, f See Rom. 2. 29, So Col, 2, ii, s See Acts 27. 23. i 1" John 4. 23, 24. Rom. i. 9, So Rom, 7. 6. ' Gal. 6. 14 (Gk.). (Gk.). h So 2 Tim. 3. 2. Comp. 2 Tim, I. 15, & 4. 10, 16. ' See I Cor. 10, 24. '' 2 Cor. 2. 9, Tim. So Philem, (185) AA Chap. hi. 4. PHILIPPIANS. Chap. iv. 12. ii^°8 '^j'' ^^ Christ Jesus, and have no confidence ' See Gen. in the flesh. Though ^ I might also have 4 "zCor II confidence in the flesh. If any other 22. man tliinketh that he hath whereof he "Acts 2" e!' niight trust in the flesh, I more: 'cir- 5 &26. 5. cumcised the eighth day, "'of the stock p Acts 22 "5 <-j J ' Gal. 1. 13^14. of Israel, "of the tribe of Benjamin, """a 1 See Acts 8. jjebrcw of the Hebrews; as touching 'Rom. las. the law, °a Pharisee; Pconcerning zeal, 6 s^Seech. 2. qpersecuting the church; touching nhe • Comp. righteousness which is in the law, ^blame- " See Rom!*' Icss. But ' what thiiigs were gain to me, 7 "Com those I counted loss for Christ. Yea 8 vk'isd. 7.9. "doubtless, and I count all things hut J J"^' 11,24. '°^® ^°'' "''""^ e.xcellency of ^the know- John 17. '3. ledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for Co'l."^; 3. '• whom I have ysuff"ered the loss of all 2 Pet. 1. 3. things, and do count them but ^dung, i" " "■ ^' that I may win Christ, and be found in 9 J- See Luke \^\m, not having »mine own righteous- •Eccius. 27. ness, ^which is of the law, but ''that SoEccius which is through ''•'the faith of Christ, 26. 23 in tile ^ the righteousness which is of God by ^'Rom. 10. faith: that /may know him, and =theio 3,5- power of his resurrection, and ''the fel- &^°2i,'22.'' lowship of his sufterings, "=being made &9. 30- conformable unto his death; if by anyn & lO. 0. T ■ 1 , f . 1 Gal. 2. is. means 1 might 'attain unto the resurrec- See I Cor. r. ^[q^ ^f ([^g ^Jg^^J^ ^^^ ^g thoUgh I had 12 tt' See Mark already eattained, either were already cRom, I. 4. '"perfect: but 'I follow after, if that I So Rom. 6, 4. may ''apprehend '///Heb. 11.40. ward the mark for ^the prize of ithe Heb.V-V" h'g''' calling of God in Christ Jesus. 'Comp. Let us therefore, as many as be ■'perfect, 15 k Rom. 9. '30. be thus minded : and if in any thing ^ye in'theGk^'' ^e otherwise minded, 'God shall reveal 1 ch. 4. ;o even this unto you. Nevertheless, where- 16 Rom's^^iT' to we have already "attained, ""hi us ■»SoPs. 45. walk by the same "rule, y/et us mind 10, Luke 9. . , ^ , , . 62. Comp. the same thing. "see t Cor. Brethren, ^be followers together of 17 9. 24, 26. me, and mark them which walk so as ye "j^'!,^'*''' '• have "us for an ensample. (For many is p I Cor. 9. walk, of whom I have told you often, q'see Heb. ''•"'^ i^ow tell you even weeping, that they 3. 1. are ''the enemies of the cross of Christ: Cors. I, 2. "^whose end w destruction, ''whose God 19 ' I Cor. 2. 6. See Matt. 5. 48. Comp. 1 Cor. 14, 2o mari;. Heb. 5. 14 marg. " So Gal. 5, 10. ' See I Cor. 14. e. " See Matt. I2. 28. » Gal. 6. 16. See 2 Cor. 10. 13. 7 See ch. 2. 2. " See i Cor. 4. 16. So ch. 4. 9. » i PeL 5. 3. See 1 Cor. to. 6. t) See 2 Cor. 11. 13. Comp. ch. 1. 15, 16. c 2 Cor. 11. 15. 2 Pet. 2. 3 (Gk.). So 2 Thess. 1. 9. 2 Pet. a. r. d Rom. 16. i8. So I Tim. 6. 5. Tit. i. 11, 12. «//;«> belly, and ^ whose glory is in their ° co!"''i'i 20 ''shame, who s mind earthly M/«_f J.) For Gai. 6. 13. our ''conversation 'is in heaven; ''from mar?"^' ^' * whence also 'we look for the Saviour, "Coi. 3. 2. 21 the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall h'see'ch. if "'change "our vile body, that it may be f'^ ^ 2 6 "fashioned like unto his glorious body. So Co'i. 3. i. Paccording to the working whereby he is ^';'^; ''■/®' able even ito subdue all things unto Comp. 1 . ir Prov. 15. 24. himself. k Acts I. iiT 1 See I Cor. I. 7. •" 2 Cor. II. 13, 14, 15. So 1 Cor. 4. 6 In the Gk. Comp. 1 Cor. 15. 51. " So I Cor. 15. 43, 48, 49, 53. Comp. Col. 3, 4. o So ver. 10. See Rom. 8. 29. P Eph. I. 19. Col. I. 29. 1 I Cor. 15. 28. Therefore, my brethren dearly be- IV. loved and ^longed for, '"^my joy and ' |ee'i''cor*' "^•^ crown, so ''''stand fast in the 1-ord, my i. m. 2 dearly beloved. I beseech Euodias, \^ g"'*' ^' and beseech Syntyche, that "^they be of Ecc1us.25. 6. 3 the same mind in the Lord. And I i. ,i. intreat thee also, ''true yokefellow, help "^'^^ ^% those women which s laboured with me "o i Thess. in the gospel, with Clement also, and |„ .Jh. i. 27. with other my ''fellowlabourers, whose See i Cor. names are in 'the book of life. \ See^h. 2. 4 ''Rejoice in the Lord alway : and again ^'ej^Ius. 7 5 1 say, Rejoice. Let your 'moderation 18. be known unto all men. "'The Lord is i„°,he Gk°° 6 at hand. " Be careful for nothing ; but Comp. , , . , , « 1- I lim. I. 2. in every thing by "prayer and "supphca- Tit. i. 4. tion "with thanksgiving let your requests fffj?')"' '' 7 be made known unto God. And Pthe So Rom. 16. peace of God, which passeth all under- h'ci'.t'. 2^5 standing, shall keep your hearts and ip'')- siminds Pthrough Christ Jesus. ■'Finally, 23, ^ brethren, whatsoever things are true, 'f" ^''' 3^" whatsoever things are "^honest, whatso- Ps. 69. 28. ever things arc just, whatsoever things Lukelo. m. <7;y 'pure, whatsoever things arc lovely. See Rev. 3. 5. whatsoever things are "of good report; ijames3^'i7 if there be any virtue, and if there be any 'C''';,'; , , . , 1 7 ■ r,... So Gk. of 9 praise, think on these things. " 1 hose i Tim. 3. 3. things, which ye have both learned, and ^p,.^. 2. ^^ "received, and heard, and seen in me, '° See Rom. do: and "the God of peace shall be with soi'cor. you. 'I' 2.2 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, Comp. that now at the last ^'your care of nie nsi'e^Mau^" "hath flourished again; ^wherein ye were 6. es. also careful, but ^ye lacked opportunity. 3.'^ ^^^'^ ' 11 Not that I speak in respect of ^want: " i Tim. 2.1. r -T ^ iT'i T Comp. tor 1 have learned, in whatsoever sfii/c I Eph. i. 16. 12 am, therewith to be *=content. I know eS^^^'i^c ^' both how to be abased, and I know hoiv See joim 14. 27. So Rom. I. 7. & 14. 17. Gal. 5. 22. Q See 2 Cor. 2. 11. ""See ch. 3. i. H Or, venerable. See i Tim. 3. 8- " So i Tim. 2. 2. * So 2 Cor. 6. 6. " Comp. I Thess. 5. 22. ^ See ch. 3. 17. " Col. 2. 6. i Thess. 4. i. * See Rom. 15. 33. J Comp. 2 Cor. 11. 9. M Or, is revived. Ok, as Ecclus. I. 18. " See ch. 3. 12. » Comp. ch. 2. 30. ^ Mark la. 44. « See I Tim. 6. 6. (186) Chap. iv. 13. PHILIPPIANS. Chap. iv. it,. d So 1 Cor. 4. II. 2 Cor. 6. 10. & II. 27. « So John 15. 2 Cor. 12. 9. f iTim. 1. 12 (Gk.). 2 Tim. 4. 17. Heb. II. 34. So Col. I. II. B Comp. ch. I. 7. See Rev. I. g. *> ch. I. 5. * See Acts 16. 12. •^ Comp. 2 Cor. II. 8, Ecclus. 42. ?•, James i. 17 (Gk.). " See Acts 17. I. " ver. 19 (Gk.). Acts 6. 3 (Gk.). & 3. 14 (Gk.). o So 2 Cor. B Or, / have received alL to abound : every where and in all things I am instructed ''both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things <= through 13 Christ fwhich strengtheneth me. Not- 14 withstanding ye have well done, that sye did communicate with my affliction. Now ye Philippians know also, that Mn 15 the beginning of the gospel, when I de- parted from 'Macedonia, ''no church communicated with me as concerning 'giving and receiving, but ye only. For 16 even in ™Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my "necessity. °Not be- 17 cause I desire a gift: but I desire pfruit that tnay abound to your account. But is 'I ihave all, and abound: I am full. 20. 34. Rom. 12. 13. Eph. 4. 39 (Gk.) ? Tit 9. 5. P Rom. I. 13. & 15. 28. See Tit. 3. 14. Luke 6. 24. Philem. 15. " Matt. 6. 2. 'having received of Epaphroditus the things zi'hich were sent from you, ^an odour of a sweet smell, 'a sacrifice ac- gceptable, "well pleasing to God. But my God ''shall supply all your "need "according to his riches yin glor)' by 0 Christ Jesus. Now unto ^God and our Father be ^glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. ''The brethren which are with me greet 2 you. <=A11 the saints salute you, chiefly ''they that are of Cesar's household. 3<=The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. U It was written to the Philippians ^from Rome ''by Epaphroditus. « See Rom. 16. 20. 13. & 4. 22. ^ See ch. 2. =5- " See Eph. 5. 2. ' Heb. 13. 16. " See Rora. 14. i8. So 1 Pet. 2. 5. Comp. 2 Cor. 9. 12. " So Ps. 23. I. 2 Cor. 9. 8. ^ See Eph, 3. 16. r See 2 Cor. 8. 19. » See Gal. 1. 4- * Rom. 16. 27- See Rom. 11, 36. » Gal. I. 2. c 2 Cor. 13. 13. So Heb. 13. 24. ^ Comp. ch. I. 13, '^ ch. 2. 25. (187) AA 2 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS. domIni ^TDAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by 64. -1- the will of" God, and Timotheus ^ I. ^our brother, to the saints and faithful 2 Efh^T.'-^,'^. brethren ''in Christ which are at Colosse : '" s='= ^'-■''- Grace be unto you, and peace, from God "See Phil, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. c'to ver. 4, '^'^ t. givc thanks to God and the Fa- 3 Efh. 1. 16, ther of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying 15. Sover.Q. , /- ■• 11/- 1 ver. 23. always for you, since we heard of your 4 See Tit. 2. fg^jf]^ j^ Christ Jesus, and of the love « 2 Tim. 4. 8. which ye have to all the saints, for 5 ^Ep^";',3*- '^the hope which is <=laid up for you in ^ So ver. 23. heaven, whereof ye heard before in 'the ^ee a .24. ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ truth of the gospel; which 6 c^°,''l''- '°- is come unto you, sas it is in all the See John 15. i ,, ■ i 5. world; and "bnngeth forth fruit, as it Ephi°3.' t'. '' doth also in you, since the day ye heard jude4. See of //, and knew 'the grace of God in tch. 4.12.' truth: as ye also learned of "^Epaphras 7 Com ""' ^^' °'^'' '^^^'" 'fellowservant, who is for you Phil. 2. 25. a ""faithful minister of Christ; who also 8 ' ch. 4. 7- declared unto us your "love "in the ■" See 1 Cor. Spirit. "So Rom. For this cause we also, <= since the 9 o^Rom 14 "^^y ^^^ heard it, do not cease to pray 17. for you, and to desire Pthat ye might PSoiCor. j^g ^jjg^ ^^^-^j^ qjj^g knowledge of his q Phil. I. g. vv'ill ■■ in all wisdom and spiritual ^ un- (G'k.).&3.io. derstanding ; 'that ye might walk wor- 10 fr.^See"' ''■'y of tlis Lord "unto all pleasing, Eph. 5. 17. ii^being fruitful in "every good work, ver.''28.'' ' and " increasing in the knowledge of ch. 3. 16. ^ QqcJ j y strengthened with all might, ac- u 8. ch. 4. C cording to his glorious power, unto all J^^" '^^'''' patience and ^ longsuffering ^ with joy- t See Eph. 4. fulncss ; ''giving thanks unto the Fa- 12 "SoiThess. ther, which hath "^made us meet to be 4- '• .T.. ^ partakers of ^ the inheritance of the ^ So 1 It. 3. ^. . ... , , , , , . , 14. saints in light : who hath <= dehvered 13 Heb'Ti'if' '^^ from ^the power of s darkness, and See Acts 9. hath translated us *> into the kingdom of 36. • See 2 Pet 3. 18. y See Eph. 3. 16. & Phil. 4. 13. " Eph. 4. 2. » See Acts 5. 41. " ch. 3. 17. See Eph. 5. 20. "= 2 Cor. 3. 6 (Gk.). ^ See Matt. 25. 34. & Acts 8. 21. " I Thess. i. 10. f Luke 22. 53. So Eph. 6. I2. B See Acts 26. 18. 1> i Thess. 2. 12. 2 Pet. t. 11. J in whom we \\smz '' Ct.the son redemption ''through his blood, even as Kph!"i'. 15 ' the forgiveness of sins: who is "the '|"''Yf' image of "the invisible God, "the pfirst- 17. 16 born of every creature: for iby him fgp'jj'''; '^''' were all things created, that are in ' See Acts heaven, and that are in earth, visible fsee Acts 5. and invisible, whether they be i>5thrones, -s'- , . . ' .-.,.. ' ™ See 2 Cor. or "■dominions, or ^'principalities, or 4. 4. '■'' powers : ") all things were created ""by "/j" ' ■'^""' 17 him, and "for him : and °**'he is before " Comp. all things, and iby him "all things ■'"'con- ^ Ma°c. 7. 18 sist. And >' he is the head of the body, '■'■ J" ""■ the church : ° who is ^ the beginning. Rev. 3. 14. ^^ the firstborn from the dead ; that ' in ^ ^j," '^"''^ ''all things he might have the preemi- 'See John i. 19 nence. For "^ it pleased the Father that |q comp. 20 '•in him should all <= fulness dwell ; and, ^1§\ '°- '• ' r tpti, I, 21. '""having made peace sthrough the blood » Eph. 3'. 10. of his cross, '"by him to reconcile ''all t^'j'pet'.°3.'2'2 things unto himself; by him, / say, (Gk.). ' whether they be things in earth, or 38.*^ °'"' J thins^s in heaven. ^'^?.'r'v"- 1 ? , , 1 .36 (Gk.). 21 ^ And you, that were ^ sometimes >• i Cor. 8. 6 ' alienated and "" enemies ' in your mind cJJ„"p " by wicked works, yet now hath he Heb. 1. 10. 22 reconciled °in the body of his flesh ^,^^ through death, p to present you holy ' So Ecdus. and unblameable and 1 unreproveable "» 2 Pet. 3. 5 23 in his sight: ""if ye continue in the "se?' Eph. faith ' grounded and ' settled, and be j- 22, 23^ not moved away from " the hope of Deu" Gen. 49. 3. 21. 17. the gospel, which ye have heard, anJ "L^^- 'gS- " which was preached " to eveiy crea- 29. ture which is under heaven ; y whereof Q^mj,^' '' 24 I Paul am made a minister ; ^ who now Acts 26. 23. 1 Cor. 15. 20, 23. 1 Or, aiiwiig alt. As ver. 27. " ver. 17, so. •= Comp. Luke 12. 32. *" ch. 2. 9. « Eph. 1. 23. So Eph. 4. 10. See John 1. 16. H Or, making peoie, ■ f Eph. 2. 14 — 16. 8 So Rom. 3. 25. h 2 Cor. 5. 18. So Rom. 5. 10. See i John 2. 2. * Eph. i. 10. J See Luke 2. 14. ^ See Eph. 2. i, 2. 1 See Eph, 2. 12. •" Rom. 5. 10. So Eph. 2. 15, 16. U Or, I'y your iitiiid in 7vicked works. " Sec Tit. i. 16. " Ecclus. 23. 16. So Rom. 7. 4. Comp. Eph. 2. 15, 16. i Pet. 3. 18. P ver. 28. So Jude 24. See Eph. 1. 4. & 5. 27. 1 i Cor. i. 8 (Gk.). See 1 Tim. 3. 10. r So John 8. 31. & 15. 6. Acts 11. 23. & 14. 22. Rom. 2. 7. Heb. 3. 6. " Eph. 3. 17. ' See i Cor. 7. 37. " ver. 5. * Mark 16. 15. So ver. 6. Comp. Rom. 10. 18. * Rather as Rom. 8. 22 (text). r Eph. 3. 7. ver. 25. See 2 Cor. 3. 6. « See Matt. 5. 12. & Phil. 2. 17. (.88) Chap. i. 25. COLOSSIANS. Chap. h. 23. » Eph. 3. I, 13- b See 2 Cor. 1. 5- Comp. z Tim- I. 8. ■= So 2 Cor. I, 6. & 12. 15. 2 Tim. 2. 10. d See Eph. I. 23. « Eph. 3. 2. See I Cor. g. 17- II Ox, fully to preach, the "word of God. Rom. 15. 19. f See Rom. 16. 25, 26. & ch. 4. 3. B Eph. 3. 5 iGk.). h So Matt. 13. II. ' Eph. 3. 3. t Eph. I. 7, 18. & 3. 8. See Eph. 3. 16. I Or, amoitgstyoH. As ver. 18. ^ So r Tim. i. " 2 Cor. II. z. 5. 48. P So r See Eph. I. rejoice in my sufferings ^for you, and fill up *> that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh "^for ^ his body's sake, which is the church : y whereof I am made a minister, ac- 25 cording to ■= the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, " to fulfil the word of God; even fthe mystery 26 which hath been hid from ages and from s generations, f'but now is made manifest to his saints : ' to whom God 27 would make known what is "^ the riches of the glory of this ^ mystery among the Gentiles ; which is Christ " in you, ' the hope of glory : whom we preach, ""warn- 28 ing every man, and ""teaching every man """^ in all wisdom ; " that we may present every man "perfect in Christ Jesus : whereunto ?! also labour, istnv-29 ing ''according to his working, which ^ worketh in me mightily. . I. ™ Acts 20. 20, 31. ch. 3. 16 (Gk.). ""^ See ver. 9. So ver. 22. o Eph. 4. 13? Heb. 5. 14 marg. See Matt. I Cor. 15. 10, 1 ch. 4. 12. So ch. 2. i. See Luke 13. 24. 19. So Eph. 3. 20. " Gal. 2. 8. & 3. 5 in the Gk. II. * See I Cor, or, care. Isai. 7. 13 For ^ I would that ye knew what great "^conflict I have for you, and /^r them at "^Laodicea, 2ca^ for ^as many as have not seen my face in the flesh ; He^b!ior^2^' that ^ their hearts might be comforted, b Phil. 1. 30. f being knit together in love, and unto 1 -Xx^Wl] ^ all riches of ^ the full assurance of 2 Tim. 4. 7. Hcb. 12. I in I he Gk. So ch. I. 29. c ch. 4. 13, 15, 16. Rev. I. II. &3- I-*- ^ Comp. Acts 18. 23. e Eph. 6. 22 ch. 4. 8. 2 Thess. 2. 17- ^ So 2 Cor, 1. 4-6. understanding, to 'the acknowledgement of ■' the mystery of J God and of the Father, and of Christ ; ' in whom are hid all the treasures of ''wisdom and ' knowledge. And this I say, '"lest any man should " beguile you ° with en- ticing words. For Pthough I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your ''order, and the ■■ stedfastne.ss of your faith in As ye have therefore ^' re- 6 ceived Christ Jesus the Lord, so ^walk ye in him: "rooted and "built up in 7 him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein " with thanksgiving. V Beware lest any man spoil you s through philosophy and vain deceit, (Gic.). Comp. after ^the tradition of men, after the marg.'' '^ ' rudimcnts of the world, and not after 'I I Cor. 4. I. See ch. 4. 3. j Gk. as I Cor. 15. 24. Eph. 5. 20. James i. 27. & 3. g. Comp, i Thess, I, 3 (Gk,). II Or, Tvhcrein. ^ i Cor, i. 24, & 2. 6,7. So Eph, i, 8. Comp, Luke II. 49. 1 See Phil, 3. 8, " See Eph, 5. 6. So ver. 8, 18, "James T. 22 (Gk.), o See Rom, 16, 18, P i Cor, 5. 3. So i Thess. 2, 17, ^ 1 Cor. 14, 40, r I Pet, 5, 9. i I Thess. 4. i. ^ pdjl ^ g u Eph. 3, 17. So ch, I, 23, Comp, Jude 12, "Acts 20. 32, Eph, 2, 20. Jude 20, See I Cor. 3. 9, ^ cii. 4, 2, See ch, 3, 17. y See Matt. 24, 4. So ver. 4, 18. * See Gal, i, 14, So ver. 22. U Or, uleinents. ver. 20. See Gal, 4. 3, iThess.3.2,7. Christ. & 4. 18. f So ch. 3. 14. 8 See Rom. 2- 4- t> I Thess. I. 5 (Gk.). Heb. 6. II. 6 10. 22. See Luke i. I. ich. 9 Christ. For in him =» dwelleth all the ^Sojohm. 10 ''fulness of the Godhead •= bodily. And ''ye are complete in him, "= which is the head of all f principality and <" power: 11 in whom also ye are circumcised with sthe circumcision made without hands, ^ in putting off the body of the sins ^^p''- s^^'* of the flesh, by the circumcision of e Eph 12 Christ : ' buried with him in baptism wherein also J you are risen with /lun f ver. 15. through k the faith of ' the operation ^" ''''■ '• '*• of God, "■ who hath raised him 13 the dead. "And you, being dead and '' See ch. i. I* '^ So John 2. 21. Comp. ver. 17, I John ] See Matt, 28. 18. you, the uncircumcision , 9- . 6. 4. 1 See Eph. i. 19- ' See Acts ■ 24, n See Eph. 2. 5- o Eph, 2. 15, 16, So Rom, 7. 4. p See Ps. 51. 1 So ver. 20. Luke 2, I, r See John I. 29. " Comp. Gen. 3. 15. Ps, 68, 18. See Rom. from ?,■ =9- So Acts 15. I. m Phil. 3. 3. your sms and the uncircumcision of ^''^^^ your flesh, hath he quickened together >' So Rom. with him, having forgiven you all tres- ^^^ _j j^. 14 passes; °p blotting out the handwriting ch- 3- '^ of 1 ordinances that was against us, j ch. 3! which was contrary' to us, and 'took t°g^e°5!iati/' it out of the way, nailing it to his 15 cross ; and 'having spoiled fprinci palities and ^powers, 'he made a shew of them openly, ' triumphing over them i'"in it. 16 Let no tiian therefore '"judge you ' '^ in meat, or in drink, or " in resjjcct of y a holyday, or of ^ the new moon, 17 or of ^ the sabbath days : which are •> a shadow of things to come ; but '^ the 18 body is of Christ. ^ Let no man ' be- guile you of your reward * in a volun- tary humility and worshipping of an- i^ai, 53. 12. gels, '^ intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly fpuft up by 19 his fleshly mind, and not s holding ^the head, '' from which all the body by joints and 'bands "having nourishment ministered, and ^knit together, Jincreas- 2oeth 7c>ith JJ the increase of God. Where- fore *= if ye be dead with Christ from the 'rudiments of the world, 'why, though living in the world, are ye 2i"'subiect to ordinances, ("touch not : S" ■ Cor, 8. 8, 22 " taste not ; handle not ; p which all are i Tim, 4, 3. ito perish with the using;) after 'the ^%,%.^°' commandments and 'doctrines of men? Comp, 23 ' which things have indeed a shew of scc.' wsdom in 'will worship, and 'humi- *Or, in fart. lity, and ' neglecting of the body, not , cor. 3. 10. in any honour to the satisfying of si'Rom^'14. the flesh. s- » See Num. 28. II. So Gal. 4. 10. » Comp, Mark 2. 28. *■ Heb. 8. 5. & 10. 1. c Comp. ver, 9, d See ver, 8, 11 Or, judge agairtst yoit. + Gr. being a volnntarv in hityiiility. So ver, 23. " Comp. Ezek. 13. 3. I Tim. 1.7. f See I Cor. 4. 6, 8 Rev. 3. 11 (Gk,l, h Eph, 4, 15, 16, ' ch. 3. 14 (Gk,). " See 2 Pet. 1. 11. J See John 15 5. IJ I Cor. 3. 6. t See Rom. 6. 2. So ch, 3. 3. « Or, elements. See ver 8 ' So Gal, 4, 9, '"2 Mace, 10. 8. & 15. 36, So ver, 14. 1 I Cor, 7. I. Comp, I Tim. 4. 3, » See ver, i5, P Comp, Matt. 15, 17, 1 See I Cor, 15, 42, r See Matt, 15. 9. So ver, 8, ' Comp. I Tim, 4. 8. ' So ver. 18. See Eph, 4 sparing. Matt. 12. 29. John 12, 31. Kph, 4, 8, Heb, 2, 14. ' 2 Cor. 2. 14 (Gk.). II Or, in ki nisei/. " Eph. 2. 16. * Rom. 14. 3, 10, 13. H Or, for cati7tg aftd as drinking. * Rom. 14. 17- ^Oiy punishing, or, not (■89) Chap. hi. i. COLOSSIANS. Chap. iv. 12. : Phil. HI. »ch. bSe 3. 20. Comp. Phil. 3. 14. c Rom. 8. 34. See Eph. i. 20. II Or, iniiid. Rom. 8. 5. Phil. 3. 19. d See Rom. 6. 2. So ch. 2. 20. " Sec John IT. 25. Comp. I Cor. 15. 45. f I John 2. 28. & 3. 2. So Tit. 2. 13. B I Cor. 15. 43- Comp. Phil. 3. 21. !■ See Rom. 8. 13. , So Gal. 5. 24. ' Rom. 6. 13. t See Eph. 5- 3- 1 Rom (Gk.l. •n I Thess. 4. 5 (Gk.). " Eph. 5. 5. Comp. Job 31. 25, 26. o See Eph. s 6. p See Eph. 4 See Eph. 4. 17. So Eph. 5. 8. ' See Eph. 2. 2. • See Eph. 4. 22. t See Eph. 4. 31. " So Eph. 4. 29. & 5. 4. ^ Lev. 19. II. Eph. 4. 25. See Pft. 15. 2. » Rom. 6. 6. 3 Eph. 4. 24. So ver. 10, « So Rom. 6. 4- » See Eph. 4- 23- b See ch. 26 = Se( bee Rom. 8. 29. d Eph. 2. ic « See Rom. I. 16. r See i Cor. 12. 13. e Gal. 5. 6. & 6. 15. li See Acts => If ye then be risen with Christ, seek *> those f/iiiigs which are above, ■= where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your ' affection on ^things 2 above, not on things on the earth. For '' ye are dead, and your hfe is hid 3 with Christ in God. Wlien Christ, who 4 is •'our hfe, ' shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him § in glory. ^ Mortify therefore ' your members 5 which are upon the earth ; ^ fornication, '^uncleanness, '""inordinate affection, evil "" concupiscence, and '' covetousness, " which is idolatry : ° for which things' 6 sake the wrath of God cometh on v the children of "disobedience : in the which 7 1 ye also walked ^ sometime, when ye lived in them. But now you also ^ put 8 off all thi-'sc; ' anger, ' wrath, ' malice, ■ blasphemy, " filthy communication out of your mouth. " Lie not one to an- 9 other, seeing that ye have put off ^''the old man with his deeds ; and y have 10 put on ^the new ukin, ^ which is re- newed ''in knowledge after '^the image of him that ''created him : where there n is neither "='' Greek nor Jew, « circum- cision nor uncircumcision, ^ barbarian, ' Scythian, ' bond ;wr free : but Christ is ^ all, and in all. y Put on therefore, 12 as 'the elect of God, holy and "be- loved, ""bowels of mercies, "kindness, P humbleness of mind, p meekness, p long- suffering; P forbearing one another, and 13 "forgiving one another, if any man have a " quarrel against any : ° even as Christ forgave you, so also 1/0 ye. 1 And 14 above all these things ^ put on ^ charity, which is the ' bond of " perfectness. And let * the peace of God rule in is your hearts, " to the which also ye are called y in one body ; ^ and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell 16 in you richly =" '' in all wisdom; ''teach- ing and "^ admonishing one another ■= in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing ''with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And = whatsoever ye do in 17 word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, f giving thanks to God and the Father by him. s Wives, submit yourselves unto your 18 ' Comp. 2 M.1CC. 4. 47- k Eph. I. 23. 1 Sec Luke 18. 7. "> I Thess. I. 4. " Phil. 2. I. So Luke i. 78. I John 3. 17. ° See Eph. 4. 32. r See Eph . q So I Pet. 4. 8. r Supplied from ver. 12. " See John 13. 34. & Rom. 13. 8. So Eph. 5. 2. ch. 2. 2. ' Eph. 4. 3. ch. 2. 19 (Gk.), " Heb. 6. I (Gk. ). Comp. John 17. 23. ^ See Phil.4. 7. ^1 Cor. 7. 15. y Eph. 2. 16. See i Cor- 10. 17. ' Sec ver. 17. * See ch. i. 9. 1> ch. I. 28 (Gk.). ' See Eph. 5. 19. <^ ch. 4. 6. See Eph. 4. 29. ^ ver. 23. So I Cor. 10. 31. f ch. i. 12. So ver. 15. ch. 2. 7. & 4. 2. See Eph. 5. 20. B To ch. 4. 1, Eph. 5. 22 — 6. 9. 2 Cor. 6. 12. Phil. I. 8. 4. 2. II Or, complaint. own husbands, ""as it is fit in the Lord. ''^"^''•5' 19 'Husbands, love your wives, and ''be Eph. 5. 22. 20 not bitter against them. 'Children, ^g'^'fj. ^^ °5' obey your parents ™in all things: for this ' So Eph. 4. 21 is "well pleasing unto the Lord. "Fa- ?Eph. 6. i. thers, provoke not your children to an- °' '"'''■ ?=• 22^«^, lest they be p discouraged. "JSer- 24.*^ ^ ' vants, obey "in all things your masters \J'''i^°^' according to the flesh; inot with eyeser- » Eph. 6. 4. 1 I .. o • ■ 1 Pi Macc.4.27. Vice, as menpleasers; but im singleness qseeEph.6. 23 of heart, fearing God: and "^whatsoever \-^^ ye do, do // ■'heartily, as ^to the Lord, iGk.i.' 24 and not unto men; 'knowing that of the 3o/33"Gk"; Lord ye shall receive the reward of "the 'Eph. 6. 7. inheritance: for i^ye serve the Lord u lee Matt. ' 25 Christ. But he that doeth wrong "shall %W^^ receive/tirthewrong which he hath done: 62.12. and "there is no respect of persons, g.'g^^^''''' "Masters, give unto your servants that IV. which is just and •'equal; knowing that tfc-'or's^' ye also have a Master in heaven. 14 'Gk.). ' 2 '^''Continue "=in prayer, and ""watch in l-^^.X'iS— 3 the same swith thanksgiving; withal ="■ ''praying also for us, that God would ,j. 'open unto us a door of utterance, to SeeActsa. speak ''the mystery of Christ, 'for which « See Luke 4 I am also in bonds: that "'I may make r lee Matt, sit manifest, as I ought to speak. "Walk =•»■ 42- "in wisdom toward Pthem that are with- soi Thess. 6 out, ^redeeming the time. Let your s- '8. ' , , , ° . , , -' See ch. 3. 17. speech be alway ■'with grace, ^seasoned t Eph. 6. 19. with salt, that you may know 'how ye ^°,i^^^'" oueht to answer every man. = Thess. 3. i. 1 ' See Acts 7 "All my state shall Tychicus declare 14. j, unto you, 7t.' faithful and =°^ _,., ^ ' . . f. ™ .So Phil. 1. beloved brother, J who is one of you. 13. They shall make known unto you all " ^"^ ^pii- 5. 10 things which are done here. ^ Aristarchus » See ch. 1.9. ='my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and ^SeeMark4. ''Marcus, "^sister's son to '' Barnabas, ;; Eph. s- 16. (touching whom ye received command- SeeEph. 4. ments: ^if he come unto you, receive 1%^^,, , 11 him;) and Jesus, which is called ""Justus, 9. 50. So swho are of the circumcision. These j^'j"'- 1; 3'- , , ,. ,, , , t So 1 Pet. 3. only are my ''fellowworkers unto the 15. kingdom of God, which have been a ^J/" e";^^'^, 12 comfort unto me. 'Epaphras, Jwho is "ch. i. 7. one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth L^phUem^io; you, always "'labouring fervently for you 'See i Cor. in prayers, that ye may stand 'perfect ^comp. ver. 10, 12, 14 with Philem. 23, 24. See Acts 19. 29. * See Rom. 16. 7. ^ See Acts 12. 12. •= Comp. Acts IS. 37, 39. ** See Act^ 4. 36. " Comp. 2 Tim. 4. II. f Comp. Acts I. 23. & 18. 7. B See Gal. 2. 12. h 2 Cor. 8. 23. * See ch. I. 7. J So ver. 9. II Or, slriziitt^. ch. i. 29. ^ Rom. 15. 30. * See Phil. 3. is- (igo) Chap. iv. 13. COLOSSIANS. Chap. iv. 18. " ch. 2. 10. mm See I Thess. 4. 3. ° 2 Cor. 7. 7 (Gk.), II. 0 Seech. 2. I. P 2 Tim. 4. 11. Philem. 24. So Acts 16. 10 — 13. & 20. 5 — 28. 16. 1 2 Tim. 4. 10. Philem. 24. ' See Rom. 16. I Thess. 5. 27. and '""complete in all """the will of God. For I bear him record, that he i hath a great "zeal for you, and them that are in "Laodicea, and them in Hie- rapolis. PLuke, the beloved physician,! and lUemas, greet you. Salute the i brethren which are in "Laodicea, and Nymphas, and ''the church which is in his house. And when ^this epistle 'is n 5. • Gr. as Rom. 16. 22. i Cor. 5. 9. 2 Cor. 7. 3. | 2 Thess. 3. 14. '1 Thess. 5. 27. read amongst you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from i7°Laodicea. And say to "Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou ful- 18 til It. "The salutation by the hand of ^//''"•'^• me Paul. "Remember J'my bonds. SoTit. 3. 15. ^Grace be with you. Amen. T Written "from Rome to the Coles- sians by '■Tychicus and "Onesimus. " Philem. 2. ^ See I Cor. 16. 21. I So Heb. 13- 3- r See Phil. i. Heb. 13. 25. * ch. 4. 3, 18. IJ ch. 4. 7. c ch. 4. 9. Philem. 12, 17- l«9') THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. Anno a"pAUL, and ''^Silvanus, and I'Timo- 54. -^ theus, unto the church of the I- "^ Thessalonians 7vhich is in God the W/iIs/.-i^, Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: 2- <* Grace be unto you, an.d peace, from IS. 3" "^ ^ God our Father, and the Lord Jesus SeeA'cts- ^hrist. 16. 1. <:\Ve give thanks to God always for 2 17^7.*'^'^ you all, making fmention of you in our li See Rom. prayers; remembering swithout ceasing 3 t'see Rom. ''your work of 'faith, and ^-labour of &T.\ 20 'lo^'fii ^nd 'patience of hope in our Lord Soch.V'q. ' Jesus Christ, in the sight of ""God and f See Phil. I. ^^^j. p^^fhgr- knowing, brethren «"be- 4 B I Mace. 12. loved, "your election of God. For our s 2 Mace. 3. 26 gospel came "not unto you in word ^k.).&9. 4. Q,^[y^ jjjjf j^isQ Din power, and "I'in the (Gk.). Holy Ghost, and in imuch assurance; f(^,)^ as '■ye know what manner of men we Rom. I. 9. were among you for your sake. And 6 &'s.^i7.^ ^ye became followers of us, and of the i>2Thess. I. Lord, 'having received the word in So James 2. much affliction, ""'with joy of "the Holy i John 6. 29. Ghost: so that ye were "ensamples to 7 Gal. 5. 6. all that believe in y Macedonia and (Gkj. vAchaia. For from you ^sounded out 8 IgvT^' '■ ^ ''"'^ ^^"'"'^ '^^ ''^^ 'LorA not only in y Ma- Phiiem. 5. cedonla and yAchaia, but also ='in every See I Tnn. ' place your faith to God-ward is spread Phi *'ft'"P' abroad; so that we need not to speak k Hcb.' 6.' 10. any iking. For they themselves shew 9 iSo2Thess. qJ- yg what manner of ''entering in we 3. 5 marg. <-> Comp. had unto you, and how "^ye turned to "SmCoLj. God "Jfrom idols to serve 'the living and To 1 1 d ^^'^'^^ God, and sto wait for ■'his Son 10 o/CoJ,ymr 'from hcaven, i^whom he raised from 'jfcti""- the dead, a'cn Jesus, 'which delivered As 2 Thess. ' -' ' 2. 13. us from ™the wrath to come. " Col. 3. 12. o See I Cor. 2. 4. P 2 Cor. 6. 6. ^ See Col. 2. 2. Comp. Heb. 2. 3. ^ So ch. 2. 10. 2 Thess. 3. 7. " See 1 Cor. 4. 16. So 2 Thess. 3. 7, 9. Comp. ch. 2. 14. * Acts 17. 5 — 10. " So Acts s. 41. Heb. 10. 34. ^ See Acts 13. 52. * See I Cor. 10. 6. So ch. 4. 10. y See Acts 19. 21. " Comp. Rom. 10. 18. » So Rom. I. 8. & 16. 19. Comp. 2 Thess. I. 4. I' Acts 13. 24. ch. 2. i in the Gk. •= See Acts 15. 19. <* See i Cor. 12. 2. & Gal. 4. 8. c Acts 14. 15. See Ps. 42. 2. f See i John 5. 21. k See i Cor. i. 7. So Rom. 2. 7. b So 2 Thess. i. 10. See Matt. 16. 27. * See ch. 4, 16. ' See Acts 2. 24. 1 Col. i. 13. "" Sec Matt. 3. 7. & ch. 5. 9. For yourselves, brethren, know our n. = entrance in unto you, that it was not "Seech. 1,9. 2 in vain : but even after that we had suf- ^^'l^ ^-'^^ fered before, and were ''shamefully en- "Acts 16. 22. treated, as ye know, "^at Philippi, ''we 29. '^liomp.'*' were bold in our God =to speak unto iT"^' '' ''' you the gospel of God with much '^con- 3. 3tention. For our sexhortation was not ^SeeCoi. 2. of ''deceit, nor of 'uncleanness, nor in « See Acts 4'^ guile: but as 'we were allowed of God h'comp. "'to be put in trust with the gospel, ez'en = Cor. 6. s. so we speak; not as "pleasing men, but Sce'cai's. 5 God, °which trieth our hearts. For nei- 1% „ , • 1 , /I . li So 2 Cor. 4. ther at any time ""used we flattering 2. words, as ye know, nor Pa cloke of "ico- Comp.Ver. 5. 6vetousness; ■'God is witness: nor ^of f ^o"'-.i-. '7- men sought we glory, neither of you, 1. 12. nor yei of others, when 'we might have " SeeGai. 2. "been "burdensome, as ^the apostles of So Tit. i. 3. 7 Christ. But we were ''gentle among "^^"^^ ^^^- '■ you, even yas a nurse cherisheth her chil- ° See Rom. sdren: so being affectionately desirous of p'sS John you, we were willing to have imparted ^S; =^- unto you, not the gospel of God only, 2. ^ ^but also our own souls, because ye ^je Acts 20. 9 were dear unto us. For ye remember, '■See Rom. brethren, ^^our labour and travail: for lo'ver. 10. •■'labouring ^^night and day, because we 'Sojohns. would not ''be chargeable unto any of ^'i^'^^in you, we preached unto you the gospel ;•"=?''■ loof God. '=Ye (7r^ witnesses, and ''God 6,'i2,°i'8.'" a/so, "hovf "^holily and 'justly and ^un- for''"w '' blameably we behaved ourselves among autiwrity. 11 you that believe: as you know how we sCor 10. 10. exhorted and ^comforted and charged S,'?'°-„ ,- t r , , , 7 , ■ Philem. 8. every one of you, "as a father doth his "302 Cor. 12 children, 'that ye would walk worthy of "j'^ ^^"^5- God, Jwho hath called you unto ''his q- i. ^2 Tim. 2. 24- y Comp. ver. ii. Isai. 49. 23. Gal. 4. 19. * See 2 Cor. 12. 15. & Phil. 2. 17. "* 2 Cor. II. 27 (Gk.). 2 Thess. 3. 8. ^ ch. 4. 11. 2 Thess. 3. 8. See Acts 18. 3. '^^ Mark 5. 5. ch. 3. 10. i Tim. 5. 5. 2 Tim. i. 3. So Mark 4. 27. Luke 2. 37. Acts 20. 31. & 26. 7. 2 Thess. 3. 8. See Lam. 2. 18. & Rev. 4. 8. l* 2 Thess. 3. 8. So ver. 6. 2 Cor. 11. 9, & 12. 13, 14. « Sec ch. I. 5. il So ver. 5. " So Luke i. 75. 'ch.s. 23 (Gk.). Soch. 3. 13. s ch. 5. 14. iJ So I Cor. 4. 14. Comp. ver. 7, 17 (Gk.). * See Eph. 4. I. So ch. 4. I. J ch. 5. 24. 2 Thess. 2. 14. i Pet. 5. 10. See Rom. 8. 28, 30. & 2 Pet. i. 3. "^ 2 Esdr, 2. 37. See Col. i. 13. (192) Chap. ii. 13. I. THESSALONIANS. Chap. iv. 8. "^H ?' '' ^' ^'"gdom and glory. For this cause also 13 marg. ' See thank \ve God 'without ceasing, be- n*sreGai'4 cause, when ye received the word of 14- God '"which }•£ heard of us, ye received ch."'"?. if "not as the word of men, but as it is pGai. 1. 22. ill truth, the word of God, which effec- II. 16. tually worketh also in you that beHeve. ch^TV^ For ye, brethren, "became followers of 14 sThess. 1.4, Pthe churches of God which in Judea 'Heb. 10. are in Christ Jesus: for '^ye also have 32—34- suffered like things of your own country- & 3. 15.' men, 'even as they have of the Tews: &5.30. ^wYio both killed the Lord Jesus, and 15 • SeeMatt.5. «their own prophets, and have "perse- So Matt. 21. cuted us; and "they please not God, 35- and "are contrary to all men: "forbid- 16 D or_ ^cit^ed ding us to speak to the Gentiles that ?""«'• they might be saved, ^to fill up their (Gk.).' ' sins alway: for ^the wrath ^\s come Se^"™' 4 i' upo"^ thtm ''to the uttermost. ' Comp. But we, brethren, '^being taken from 17 »ActA'3.'4s, you ''for a short time ^in presence, not so. & 14. 4, in heart, endeavoured the more abun- 13! & is'. 12. dantly ""to see your face with great de- & 19 33- sire. Wherefore we would have come .8 & 22. 21, 22. J Gen. 15. 16. unto you, even I Paul, once and agam; ^02 ace. . j^^j. ggg^jg^,^ iihindered us. For what is ig Matt. 23. 32. our hope, or 'joy, or 'crown of "'re- ' bee ch. 5. ... !. . ■' ■ ^, 9 joicmg? Are not even ye m the pre- ti^t^a'^^^"' sence of our Lord Jesus Christ 'at his i> Judith 7. coming? For ye are our glory and joy. 20 30. & 14. 13. Song II in the Gk. So Wisd. 19. i. Comp Wisd. 12. 27. ^ So ver. 7, 11. d See 2 Cor. 7.8. e So I Cor. 5. 3. Col. 2.5. f ch. 3. 10. ^ See i Cor. 5. 5. ^ Rom. 15. 22. So Rom, i. 13. * See Phil. 4. i. H Or, glory- ing? So 2 The5S. i. 4. ^ See 2 Cor. i. 14. Comp. i Cor. 15. 31. ' Matt. 24. 3, 27, 37, 39. I Cor. 15. 23. ch. 3. 13. & 4. 15. & 5. 23. 2 Thess. 2. i, 8. James 5. 7, 8. i John 2. 38. So z Pet. i. 16. & 3. 4, 12, 14. III. Wherefore ^when we could no longer »ver. 5. •'forbear, "^we thought it good to be left 9.^1" c?mp. a' Athens alone ; and sent '^''Timotheus, 2 2 Cor. 2. 13. ccQm- brother, and minister of God, and Actt"J7.'is, our '''fellowlabourer in the gospel of s' A ts 16 Christ, "^to establish you, and to scom- fort you concerning your faith: that no 3 man should be moved by these afHic- »« See Heb. 13- 23 Rom. 16. tions: for yourselves know that ''we are So I Cor. i6. appointed thereunto. For verily, when 4 '°- we were with you, we told you before Comp. ' ' ''that we should suffer tribulation; even fse'eaCor. ^^ '''^ Came to pass, and ye know. For 5 8. 23. this cause, ^ when I could no longer for- 16.%. "'"' bear, I sent to know your faith, lest by B See Col. 2. some means ''the tempter 'have tempt- k'seeActsg. cd you, and ""our labour be in vain. So f Cor."' S"*^ "o^^ "when Timotheus came from 6 9- you unto us, and brought us good tid- • See ch. 2. 14. ^ Matt. 4-3. * So I Cor. 7. 5. a Cor. ii. 3. ™ Phil. 2. 16. So Gal. 4. II. Comp. Gal. 2. 2. n Acts 18. i, 5. ch. i. i. Comp. 2 Cor. 7. 6, 9. ings of °your faith and charity, and ° ^ee ch. i. 3. Pthat ye have good remembrance of us i So piiii.'j.' always, "i desiring greatly to see us, as f^ Cor i 7iwe also /f JdY you: therefore, brethren, 'SeeiCor. "■we were scomforted over you in all our I'-Ro'm. 7.9. affliction and ^distress, by your faith :" ^<^= p''"- 8 for now 'we live, if ye "stand fast in the "Soch. 1.2. 9 Lord. For *what thanks can we render SoAcS^e'' to God again for you, for all the joy See ch. 2. 9. wherewith we joy for your sakes before i.^it,!'^"™' loourGod; "night and day "Spraying e.x- l'^^-^-''''- ceedingly ^that lae might see your face, 9, n.""^" '^" and -'might perfect that which is lacking ""Gk. asver. II in your faith? Now God himself ''and u:,r, guide. our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, f-"'!? '■ n- 12 '"-"direct our way unto you. And the 5.^ '^'""' '' Lord ''make you to increase and abound I'jJ', ■•■ '' '° •^in love *^one towards another, and to- «.So'ch. 4. 9. wards all men, even as we do towards you : f ^^^'^ ''J' 13 to the end he may Establish your hearts ip'')- See ''unblameable in holiness before God, e'Eccius.°6. ''even our Father, 'at the coming of our 37- Lord Jesus Christ ''with all his saints. Se^Rom. ie. 25- So Ps. 31.24. 1> See Luke i. 6. So ch. 5. 23. Comp. ^ Zech. 14. 5. Jude 14. Comp. ch. I Cor. I. 8. 2 Thess. 2. 17. & 3. 3. Phil. 1. 10. ' See ch. 2. 19- .(. 14. ^Furthermore then we "'beseech you, IV. brethren, and ''=e.\hort _)W/ by the Lord "2 Thess. 3. Jesus, that ''as ye have received of us SeePhii.3. i. =how ye ought to walk and Uo please {^J;''"'"^''- God, so ye would ^abound more «« He therefore that 'despiseth, 'SeeEph. 4. despiseth not man, but God, ^who hath Soch. 2. 12. , "^ . , • , , r. ■ • ' Rom. 8. 8. also given unto us his holy bpirit. So i Cor. 7. 32. Comp. ch. 2. 15. 8 ver. 10 (Gk.). ch. 3. 12. »> Rom. 12. 2. Eph. 6. 6. Col. 4. 12. ch. 5. 18. Heb. 10. 36. 1 Pet 2. 15. & 3. 17. & 4. 2, 19. i John 2. 17. So Rom. 2. iS. Eph. 5. 17. ' ver. 4, 7. Rom. 6. 19, 22. Heb 12. 14 in the Gk. k See I Cor. 6. 18. & Eph. 5. 3. So Tobit 4. 12. ' See Luke 21. 19. '" 2 Esdr. 4. II. I Pet. 3. 7. See 2 Cor. 4. 7. » See Rom. i. 24. » See Col. 3. 5. P Eph. 4^ 17, 18. hPs. 79. 6. 2 Thess. 1.8. So i Cor. 15. 34. See Judg. 2. 10. 11 Or, o/'f'ress, or, overreach. See 2 Cor. 2. 11. r i Qor. 6. 8. I Or, in the mailer. 2 Cor. 7. 11 (Gk.). • So 2 Thess. i. 8. « I Tim. 5. 21. 2 Tim. 2. 14. & 4. i. Heb. 2. 6 in the Gk. See Luke 16. 28. " See Rom. i. 7. »■ ch. 2. 3. See Gal. 5. 19. " So i Pet. I. 14, 15. See Lev. 11. 44. J So Luke 10. 16. I Or, rejecleth. See Mark 7. 9. • i John 3. 24. & 4. 13. So i Cor. 2. 10. it 7. 40! 1"93) B B Chap. iv. 9. I. THESSALONIANS. Chap. v. 28. • See Heb. 13. I. *> ch. 5. I bb • ■ - But as touching ^brotherly love ''ye 9 need not that / write unto you : for ye Sei'fohn t^' yourselves ''''are taught of God '^to love one another. And indeed "^ye do it to- 10 wards all the brethren which are in all "= Macedonia: but we beseech you, bre- thren, that ye ^increase more and more; and that ye s study ''to be quiet, and 'to n do "^your own business, and 'to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; ""that ye may walk """honestly to- 12 ward "them that are without, and that ?'So'2 Thess. ys tiiay have lack "of nothing. But Pi would not have you to be 13 ignorant, brethren, concerning ithem which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, ■■even as others = which have no hope. For 'if we believe that Jesus died and 14 rose again, ei'en so i"them also which sleep in Jesus *will God bring with him. For this we say unto you "by the word 15 of the Lord, that ^we which are alive and remain unto ^the coming of the Lord shall not ^prevent ithem which are asleep. For ''the Lord himself shall 16 descend "^from heaven with a shout, with the voice of ''the archangel, and See Matt. 27. with "the trump of God: and ^the dead in Christ shall rise first: then swe which 17 are alive and remain shall be ''caught up together with them 'in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so '^shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore 18 "'comfort one another with these words. 36. " See John 13- 34- ■1 So ch. I. 7, « See Acts 16. 12. fver. I. ch. 3. 12 in the Gk. 8 2 Cor. 5. 9 marg. •^ See Prov. 17. 14. So 2 Thess. 3. II. 1 Pet. 4. 15. k See John 16. 32. 1 See Eph. 4. 28. & ch. 2. 9. " Rom. 13. >3- So 2 Cor. 8. 21. Col. 4, 5. ch. s. 22. I Pet. 2. 12. o I Cor. 14. 40 iGk.). 0 See Mark 1 Or, a/no man. P See I Cor. 10. 1. fl ver. 14, 15, 52. *■ Comp. Lev. 19. 28. Deut. 14. 1,2. 2 Sam. 12. Ecclus. 22. II. & 38. 16. " Eph. 2. 12. ' I Cor. 15.13. So 2 Cor. 4. 14- Rev. I. 18. « I Cor. 15. 18. Comp. ch. 3. 13. * Comp. 2 Esdr. 2. 31. * See I Kin. 13. 17. s \'er. 17. So i Cor. 15. 51. Comp. 2 Esdr. 6. 26. * See ch. 2. 19, a See Wisd. 4. 7 (Engl.). Comp. Acts 10. 42. Also 2 Esdr. s. 42. b See Matt. 16. 27. "= 2 Thess. i. 7. So ch. i. 10. ^ 2 Esdr. 4. 36. Jude y. « See i Cor. 15. 52. f r Cor. 15. 23. See Luke 14. 14. B ver. 15. ^ See 2 Cor. 12. 2. ' So Acts i. 9. Rev. n. 12. ■t See John 12. 26. II Or, exliort. See ver. i (text). ' ch. 3. 2, 7. & 5. 11. 2 Thess. 2. 17. See Col. 2. 2. V. * Acts I. 7. ^ ch. 4. 9. ^ See Luke 17. 24. d See Matt. 24. 43. Comp. 2 Thess. 2. 2. 6 See Luke 12. 20 marg. f Luke 21. 34- So Job 15. 21. Ps. 35- 8. Ecclus. 5. 7. s 2 Thess. I. Isai. £ See 13-8. » So Ecclus. S- 4- J So Rom. 13. 12, 13- I John 2. 8. ver. io(Gk.). But of ^the times and the seasons, brethren, ^ye have no need that /write unto you. For yourselves know perfect- ly that '^the day of the Lord so cometh '^as a thief in the night. For when ^they shall say, Peace and safety; then f sudden e destruction cometh upon them, as ^travail upon a woman with child; and 'they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, J are not in darkness, that ^ihat day should overtake you ^as a thief. Ye are all ^the children of light, and the children of the day: ^ve are not of the night, nor of darkness. There- fore let us not ""sleep, as do others; but k Sec Luke i6. 8. So Rom. 13. II. 1 See Acts 26. 18. ^ Matt. 25. 5. ■■ Comp. Acts 2. 15. 2 Pet. 2. 13. * See Isai. 59- '7- So Eph. 6. 14, 16, 17. * John 15. i6 iGk.). See I Pet. 3. 8. " Rom. 5. g. & g. 22. ch. 2. i6. 7 let US "watch and °be sober. For they ° V";- '° that "'sleep sleep in the night; and :seeMatt.24. Pthey that be drunken lare drunken 'in f;^,^^ 3 8 the night. But let us, ■'who are of the 2 Tim. 4.5 day, "be sober, ^putting on the breast- I'^Pei'. ,. ,3. plate of faith and love; and for a hel- | ••■ ^■ 9 met, the hope of salvation. For God So\ dor. 15. hath not 'appointed us "to wrath, but p^'ScVii "to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus 34- 10 Christ, "who died for us, that, whether Eph!';'^'^' we "wake or '"sleep, we should live to- 'j^Seejohn2. 11 gether with him. Wherefore "^comfort yourselves together, and '^edify one an- other, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, ^to know them which labour among you, and ''are over you in the Lord, and "^ad- i3monish you; and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake And "^be at peace among yourselves 14 Now we "exhort you, brethren, '^warn Su<:h I, * 2 1 hess 2 them that arc "unruly, "comfort the fee- 14. Heb.' bleminded, 'support the weak, sbe pa- se'e^Kp^V' 15 tient toward all tnen. ''See that none m-, render evil for evil unto any man; but ^4''" °'°' ever 'follow that which is good, both « Or, ^jr/wr/. J among yourselves, and to_ all men. (text). ' "*' ;, '^'Rejoice evermore. ''"'Pray "without ^g^"^ *■ ''■ i8 ceasing. "In every thing give thanks: » See Acts 9. for this is Pthe will of God in Christ Rom. 14. ig. 19 Jesus concerning you. iQuench not ° ' Cor. 16. 20 the Spirit. Despise not "'prophesyings. See i Cor. 21 'Prove all things; hold fast that zuhich is b^se'^'i Tim. 22 good. 'Abstain from all appearance of 5- 17- 23 evil. And "the very God of peace "q"; '■• ^^^ sanctify you wholly; and I pray Cci^/ = Thess. 3. your whole •''spirit and "soul and body d'Markg. 50 ybe preserved ^blameless ^unto the ' coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 ''Faithful is also will do //. Or, beseech. Sec ch. I '^he that calleth you, who n"^- disorderly, ^ ''Brethren, pray for us. *=Greet all °^ °"' 27 the brethren with a holy kiss. I "charge you by the Lord that Uhis epistle be 2S read unto all the holy brethren. sThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ he with you. Amen. If The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was written "Irom Athens. 1 Gal. 6. ID. ] ch. " See Luke iS. i. I. P See ch. 4. 3. . 6. Comp. I Cor. 14. 30. 3 6, 7, II. * ch. 2. II. So Heb. 12. 12. f So Acts 20. 35- See Rom. 15. I. K I Cor. 13. See Gal. 5. 22. l" Lev. 19. 18. See Matt. 5. 39- [2 (Gk.). k Rom. 12. " See ch. i. 3. 0 See "5 See Eph. 4, 30. So r Soi Cor. 14. I, 3g. Comp. Prov. 17. 13. 12. 1 See Phil. 3. I. Eph. 5. 20. So Col. 4. I Tim. 4. 14. 2 Tim. i See I Cor. 11. 4. • i John 4. i. See Eph. 5. 10. Comp. Jolj 34."^. Eccles. 1.17. I Cor. 2, II, 15. ' See ch. 4. 12. Comp. Phil. 4. 8. "See Rom. 15. 33. » So ch. 3. 13. i Job 12. 10. Luke i. 46, 47. Heb. 4. 12 in the Gk. Comp. i Cor. 6. 20. r i lim. 6. 14 (Gk.). See i Cor. 1.8. • ch. 2. 10 (Gk,), » See ch, 2. 19, >> See DeuL 7, 9. " See ch, 2, 12, a 2 Thess, 3, i. See Heb. 13. iS. « See Rom. 16. 16. I Or, adjure. Mark 5. 7. Acts 19. 13. I See Col. 4. i6. s See Rom. 16. 20, 24. « Acts 17. 15, 16. ch. 3, i. But comp. rather Acts 18. I, 5. ch, I, I, & 3, 6, (J94) THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. "pAUL, and Silvanus, and Timo- Anno DOMINI J. theus, unto the church of the Thes- j' salonians in God our Father and the »Tover. 2, Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and 2 Jj^'^^jj/' peace, from God our Father and the »SeeiThess. Lord Jesus ChHst. ^'soi'cor. ^\Ve are bound to <^thank God always 3 7. 14. & g. 2. foj- yQu^ brethren, as it is meet, because 19. ' ■ that your ■= faith groweth exceedingly, « See I Cor, ^j^^j j-j^jg Cf-j^j^j-ity of evcrv one of vou all ii.t6. Comp. -' ,■'■,,,■', 1 Thess. I. 8. towards each other aboundeth; <'so that 4 2 14.' '^^' we ourselves glory in you in ^the churches e See Phil, of God for your '^patience and <= faith t'so'ver. II. '^in all your persecutions and tribulations See Luke 20. t},,^). yg endure: tnhich is sa manifest 5 • See Rev. token of the righteous judgment of God, fseeHeb. that ye may be ''counted worthy of the 6- >o- kingdom of God, ffor which ye also suf- 6. II. ' fer: 'seeing // is a righteous thing with 6 1 See I Thess. Qq^j jq recompense tribulation to them ■» See Luke that trouble you ; and J to you who are ^ n'sleMatt, troubled ''rest with us, when 'the Lord ?^''-. Tesus ""shall be revealed from heaven t Gr. the .,+,• -, , • n ■ angels 0/ his "With 'his mighty angels, °in flaming 8 So'TTim 6 ^■'^' "P taking vengeance on them ithat 17 marg. know HOt God, and ■'that obey not the f4marT '' gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: ^who 9 »isai. 66. 15, shall be punished unth everlasting 'de- 16. Mai. 4. 1. ^ . '_ ^, °. ^, Matt. 25. struction "from the presence of the iCor\ 13 Lord, and "from the glory of his Heb. 10. 27. power; "when he shall come ''to be 10 ^■p'^Ct-T glorified in his saints, and to be admired jude 7. in all them that believe (because our &"9.2o.'°' "^^ testimony among you ywas believed) f^ajTi's*' ^''^ '•'^^'- "^^y- Wherefore also we prayn Comp. ' ' always for you, that our God would i^Orf'*'^''' "> count you worthy of this calling, and yielding. fulfil all the ''good pleasure of his 4.6.' " ''goodness, and "^the work of faith with uSeeiThess. pgwer : that the name of our Lord Jesus 12 ■•See Rom. Christ ''may be glorified in you, and ye •So Phil. 3. 19. 2 Pet. 3. 7. * 1 Thess. 5. 3. " Cited from Isai. 2. 10, 19, 21. ^ So Acts T. II. I Thess. 1. 10. ch. 2. 8. Rev. i. 7. & 15. 8. See i Cor. 11. 26. « Ps. 89. 7 (Gk. ). Comp. ver. 12. " See i Tim. 2. 6. J i Tim. 3. 16. * See I Cor. 3. 13. ^ Or, voucJtsa/e. * See Luke 2. 14. 1> See Rom. 15. 14. c I Thess. I. 3. <• So I Pet. i. 7. & 4. 14. Comp. ver. 10. in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Now we beseech you, brethren, ^'by II. the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, ' ver. s. and by ^-our gathering together unto f.%.' comp: 2 him, that ye be not soon shaken in I T'"?- -t '• 1 2 Alice 2 mmd, or '^be troubled, neither ''by spi- 7. So Matt, rit, nor <=by word, nor "^by letter as from l^J^\ us, as that ^the day of Christ is at hand, cvmp.'^' ''^' 3 sLet no man deceive you by any means : jj^^"^' ''■ for that day shall not come, ''e.xcept there ° M""- =4- 6. come 'a falling away first, and Hhat man ' signs and B^-iand' ■o lying >■ wonders, and with all deceivable- ac;Ti7.^23. ness of ^unrighteousness in "them that 'lf°^'^} perish; because they received not •'the Mark's, is! love of nhe truth, that they might be acI^sVo! 3t. 11 saved. And for this cause '^Ood shall 'Or, send them strong delusion, that they o'cC. as ver. 12 should believe ''a lie : that they all might 1^^^^^ be damned who '-'believed not ^the truth, Phiiem.' 13.' but ''had pleasure in ^unrighteousness, q Irv^r's'' (Gk.). r Comp. Dan. 7. 10, 11. " So Job 4, 9 (Gk.l. Isai. 11. 4(Gk.). Comp. Rev. 2. 16. & 19. 15, 21. ' I Tim. 6. 14. 2 Tim. 1. 10. & 4. i, 8. Titus 2. 13 in the Gk. See 2 Mace. 2. 21. So ch. i. 9. " Comp. John 8. 41. Eph. 2. 2. " See I Cor. 5. 5. ^ See Dcut. 13. i. J" Rev. 12. 3. & 13. 14. See John 4.48. ''ver. 12. I Cor. 13. 6 (Gk.). • See i Cor. i. 18. 1> So Prov. 4. 6. c Matt. 24. 5. II, 24. I Tim. 4. i. Sec i Kin. 22. 22. Comp. Rev. 17. 17. t^ So I Tim. 4. 2. See Rom. i. 25. 0 go Rom. 2. 8. f See Rom. i. 32. (195) B B2 Chap. ii. i ^ II. THESSALONIANS. Chap. in. i8. B ch. I. 3. t I Thess. 1. 4 marg. ' See Eph. i. 4- So 2 Tim. I. ' I Pet. I. 2. 1 See I Thess. 2. 12, ™ See I Thess. 5.9. " See I Cor. 16. 13. 0 I Cor. II. 2. ch. 3. 6. p ver. 2. ^ So ch. I. I, 2. r See Gal. i. 4- , 'John 3. 16. 1 John 4. 10. Rev. I. s. * See Luke 6. 24. " So 1 Pet. I. » See Col. 2. 2. » So I Thess. But swe are bound to give thanks al- 13 way to God for you, ''brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath 'from the begnining chosen you to salvation •'through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: whereunto 'he called u you by our gospel, ""to the obtaining of the 'glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, "stand fast, and 15 hold "the traditions which ye have been taught, whether Pby word, or by Pour epistle. Now lour Lord Jesus Christ 16 himself, and 'God, even our Father, ^ which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting 'consolation and "good hope through grace, ^comfort your hearts, 17 and "stablish you in every •''good word and work. ch. 3. 3. See Rom. i6. 25. * See Acts 9. 36. in. » I Thess. 4. I (Gk.). See Phil. 3. I. b See I Thess. 5- 25- tGr. may run. c Comp. Matt. 9. 37, =» Finally, brethren, ''pray for us, that the word of the Lord *<^may \\d,\t free course, and be glorified, even as // is with you: and that "^we may be deliver- ed from 'unreasonable and wicked men: ^for all ?nen have not faith. But "^the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and ''keep you from 'evil. And ''we t Gr. aiisurd. have Confidence in the Lord touching See Luke 23. ygu, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord 'direct your hearts into the love of God, and into " the patient wait- ing for Christ. Now we command you, brethren, ""in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, i See 2 Cor. I. 10. 41- 6 Rom. 10. ifi. 1 John 2. 19. f See Deut. 8 See ch. 2. 17- ** So John 17 i5- ' See Matt. 13. 19. •t See 2 Cor. 2. 3. patience 0/ Christ. 1 I Chr. 29. 18 (Gk.). So I Thess. 1. 3. So I Thess. 3. II. " I Cor. 5. 4. 1 Or, the "that ye "withdraw yourselves from every P brother that iwalketh disorderly, and not after 'the tradition which he receiv- 7 ed of us. For yourselves know how ye ought ^to follow us: for 'we behaved not s ourselves ^disorderly among you; nei- ther did we eat any man's bread for nought; but "wrought with ""labour and travail "night and day, that rev might gnot be "chargeable to any of you: ^not because we have not power, but to make ourselves "an ensample unto you *to fol- io low us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that ^if any would not work, neither should he II eat. For we hear that there are some which iwalk among you disorderly, * working not at all, but are ^busy- 13 bodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, "that with ^quietness they work, 13 and eat their own bread. But ye, bre- 14 thren, "-'be not weary in well doing. And if any man obey not our word 'by '^this epistle, note that tnan, and "^have no company with him, that ''he may be 15 ashamed. "^Yet count hi?n not as an enemy, but "^admonish him as a brother. 16 Now sthe Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. 17 ''The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every 18 epistle : so I write. 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. If The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written "from Athens. « See Rom. 15. 33. ^ See i Cor. 16. 21. ' Rom. 16. 24. 20. » See subscription to i Thess. 0 See Rom. 16- 17. So ver. 14. Comp. 1 Tiui. 6. 5. "2 Cor. 8. 20 (Gk.). P I Cor. 5.U. ^ ver. II. So ver. 7. I Thess. ^, 14. r See ch. 2. " See I Thess. I. 6. So ver. q. * See I Thess. 1. 5. "See iThess. 2. 9. "" See I Tim. 4. 10. *■ See Matt. 10, 10 S: 1 Thess. 2. 6. * See I Cor. ID. 6. *See iThess. 4. II. Comp. Gen. 3. ig. y Ecclus. 3. 23 (Gk.). So I Tim. 5. 13 (Gk. & Engl.). I Pet. 4. IS (Engl.). ^ I Tim. 2. 11, 12 ^Gk.}. So 1 Thess. 4. II. II Or, faint not. See Luke 18. I. » Gal. fi. 9. II Or, signify that man by an epistle. b See Col. 4 16. c See I Cor. 5. II. So ver. 6. >* See I Cor. 4 H- * See Lev. 19. 17- ' 1 Thess. 5. 12, 14 (Gk.J. Comp. Tit. 3. 10. See Rom. 16. (196) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO T I M O T H Y. Anno DOMINI 65. I. ^ Rom. 16. TDAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ ^by the commandment of ''God our Sa- viour, and Lord Jesus Christ, '^which is our hope; unto "^ Timothy, "my fown 2 son in the faith: s Grace, ^ mercy, and ^ peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 'As I besought thee to abide still at 3 JEphesus, ''when I went into 'Macedo- nia, that thou mightest charge some that they "teach no other doctrine, neither 4 give heed to "fables and endless "genea- logies, which minister °Pquestions, ra- ther than godly 1 edifying which is in faith: so do. Now ^the end of the com- 5 mandment is charity ^out of a pure heart, and of 'a good conscience, and ^ "faith "unfeigned: from which some 6 'having swerved "have turned aside unto "vain jangling; •"desiring to be vteachers ^ of the law; ^understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they ^affirm. But 8 we know that ''the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; knowing this, that 9 "^the law is not made for a righteous man,h\x\. for the lawless and '^disobedi- ent, for =the ungodly and for = sinners, for ^unholy and e profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for '' whoremongers, for 10 '■'them that defile themselves with man- ! kind, for ''menstealers, for 'liars, for '"perjured persons, and if there be any , other thing that is contrary to "sound j J^^JIj^^^- ^°- doctrine ; according to °the glorious n 1 Pet 1. 22. gospel of Pthe blessed God, iwhich was « Acts 23. I. ° ^ ver. 19. I Pet. 3. 16, 21. " 2 Tim. i. 5. ' See Rom. 12.9. 1 Or, not aiming at. ch. 6. 21. 2 Tim. 2. 18 in the Gk. " ch. 5. 15. So 2 Tim. 4. 4 (Gk.J. * So Tit. 1. 10 (Gk.l, Comp. ch. 6. 5. *^ See James 3. i. y See Luke 5. 17. « So ch. 6. 4. Comp. Col. 2. 18. • Tit. 3. 8. b Rom. 7. 16. « Comp. Gal. 3. 19 & 5. 23. See Rom. 4. 13. ■• Tit. i. 6, 10 fGk.j.i • I Pet. 4. 18. Jude 15. f 2 Tim. 3. 2. 8 Heb. 12. 16. >> See 1 Cor. 6. 9. & Heb. 13. 4. • See Lev. i8. 22. ^ See Ex. 21. 16. 1 Comp. Rev. 18. 13. ' So John 8. 44. Rev. 21. 8, 27. & 22. 15. "» Comp. Matt. 5. 33. n 2 Tim. 4. 3. Tit. i. 9. & 2. 1. So ch. 6. 3. 2 Tim. i. 13. Tit. 1. 13. & 2. 2, 8. See ch. 4. 13. o 2 Cor. 4. 4. P ch. 6. 15. See Rom. 2. 16. »1 Tit. I. 3 ^Gk.). See Gal. 2. 7. Comp. ch. 2. 7. I Tit. I. 3. See Gal. 1. 1. 1> See Luke I. 47. So 2 Tim. I. 9- = So Col, I. 27- See Ps. 71. 5. •* See Acts 16. I. • ver. tS. See 1 Cor. 4. 17- (Tit. I. 4. Comp. Phil. 4. 3. 8 See Rom. I- 7-,. t" 1 Tim. I. 2. Tit. I. 4. 2 John 3. Jude 2. So Gat. 6. 16. * Comp. Tit. I. 5. J See Acts 18. 19. ^ Comp. Phil. 2. 24. 1 See Acts 16. 12. ■>' ch. 6. 3. Comp. Gal. I. 6, 7. n ch 4. 7. 2 Tim. 4. 4. Tit. I. 14. 2 Pet. I. 16. So ch. 6. 20. » Tit. 3. 9. P ch, 6. 4- 2 Tim, 2. 23, Q See Rom. 14. 19. ' See Rom. 13. 10. Comp. 12 committed to my trust. And I thank ' See Phii. 4. Christ Jesus our Lord, ■'who hath en- .'see i Cor. abled me, for that he counted me ^faith- 4. 2. f . . ' 1 1 ' See 2 Cor. laful, 'putting me mto the mmistry; who 3. e. was before "a blasphemer, and "a per- "2Tim. 3. 2. secutor, and ''injurious: but yJ obtained 3. ^' mercy, because ^I did it ignorantly in ^ Ecdus. 35. 14 unbelief. ''And the grace of our Lord Rom. 1.30 was exceeding abundant ''with faith and y"ve'j° 'e'*' 15 ''love which is in Christ Jesus. •= TX/j See i Cor. 7. is a faithful saying, and <* worthy of all ^so Luke 23. acceptation, that ^Christ Jesus came W 1 1 J ^ r r 1 John 9. 39, into the world to save sinners; 'of whom 4,. & ,5. 22. 16 I am chief. Howbeit for this cause si ^c'ts^^i? obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus & 13- 27- ' Christ might shew forth all longsuffer- | j^; ^°' ing, for ''a pattern to them which should James 4. 17. hereafter believe on him to life ever- umxIi:i.i,i.. 17 lasting. Now unto 'the King eternal. See Luke 12. '''immortal, '""invisible, "the only wise • So Rom. 5. God, be ''"honour and Pglory for ever ^"^■fr.^'.'io. isand ever. Amen. This charge 1I com- ^ ch. 2. 15. mit unto thee, ■'son Timothy, according 1^'"; to the "prophecies w'hich went before 2Tim. 1. 13. on thee, that thou by them mightest & \ ^o' ig'war a good warfare; "holding faith, ,','^qj.^'" and "a good conscience ; which some See i Thess. having put away, concerning faith "have Jj^^p 20 made shipwrack: of whom is "Hyme- Luke 7. 47, neus and ^Ale-xander; whom I havelch, 3, ■ ^delivered unto Satan, that they may f^^*.;^- , learn not to "blaspheme. Tit, 3, 8. So Tit, I, 9. ^ ch, 4, 9, « Matt. 9. 13. Mark 2. 17. Rom. 5, 8, 1 John 3, 5, See Malt. 18. 11, & Rom. 4. 25. ' Comp, Eph, 3, 8, K ver. 13, ^ 2 Tim, i, 13 {Gk,], 1 Tobit 13, 6, 10 [Gk,). So Ecclus, 36. 17. ch, 6, 16, See Ps, 10, 16, k So ch, 6, 16, ' So Rom. i, 23, » Col, i, 15, Heb, it, 27. See John I, 18, " Rom. 16. 27. Jude 25. o See Rev. 4. 9. P So i Chr. 29. II. Sec Rom. 11. 36, 1 2 Tim, 2, 2, So ch, 6. 13, r ver, 2. ■ ch- 4, 14, See Ecclus, 36. 15 marg, Comp. 2 Tim, 1, 6, * So ch, 6. 12. I Cor, 9. 7. 2 Cor. 10, 4. 2 Tim. 2. 3, 4. " So ch, 3, 9. Tit. i, 9. ^ ver. 5. "" Comp. ch. 6. 9. '2 Tim. 2, 17, ? Mt-irk 15, 21 ? Acts 19. 33. 2 Tim. 4, 14. ' See 1 Cor. 5, 5, * See Acts 13, 45, I i»exhort therefore that, first of all, II. ^''supplications, '"'prayers, 'intercessions, « Or, desire. I Cor, 16, 12. 2 Cor. 8. 6, & 12. 18. • Sec I Thess. 4. i. •> Eph. 6, 18. Comp. James 5. 16. ' 2 Mace. 4. 8. ch, 4. 5 iGk,J, ^ Phil. 4, 6. (197) Chap. ii. 2. I. TIMOTHY. Chap. iv. 3. « See Ezra and "^giving of thanks, be made for all f 'So°Tit. 3. 1, men; ''for kings, and for ^all that are in 2 See Rom, 13. tauthorityj that we may lead a squiet II Or, (•>«;- and peaceable life in all godliness and "Xicc": i' honesty. 'For this is good and ac- 3 !■ (Gk.). ceptable in the sight of ^God our Sa- 2(Gk.r''' viour; 'who will have all men to be 4 1' Seech. 3. 4. saved, and ™to come unto the know- Comp.' '* ledge of the truth. For '''^ there is one 5 k'-Se'eLuke God, and one "mediator between God I- 47- and men, fthe man Christ Jesus; iwho 6 1!%^^'^''' g^'^'S himself a ransom for all, "to be Sojoiin3. testified ■'in due time. ^Whereunto I 7 ch! 4^10. am ordained a preacher, and '^an apo- '»'2Tim'' ^'^'^' (^ "speak the truth in Christ, and 7. So ' lie not;) a ^teacher of the Gentiles in See2Tim^'2. f^ith and ^^ verity. I will therefore that 8 25- men pray '"every where, "lifting up oQai'^j^ig"' >'holy hands, without wrath and ^doubt- ??■ ing. In like manner also, that ^women 9 & 9. 15. ' adorn themselves in modest apparel, %oXai' 12 ^^'''^ ■■'^shamefastness and ''sobriety; not See Rom. 8. with 'broided hair, or gold, or '^•'pearls, p'Rom. I. 3. or costly "^array ; ''but (which becometh 10 q See Matt, women professing "^godliness) with ''good SoEph. 1. 7. works. Let the woman learn in ssi-n Tit' 21''' lence ''with all subjection. But I suffer 12 II Or, not a woman to teach, nor to usurp au- "xhessTm. thority over the man, but to be in ssi- SeeiCor. I. lence. For 'Adam was first formed, 13 i''ch. 6. 15 •* then Eve. And Adam was not de- 14 (Gk.). ceived, but 'the woman beina; deceived Tit. I. 3. So . ' . - _ ° . , , Rom. 5. 6. was m the transgression. Notwithstand- 15 Comp!' '°' '■''S she shall be saved "'in childbearing, G-hI. 4- 4- if they continue in faith and charity and ■ rxim'i holiness ''with sobriety. IT (Gk.j. See Phil. i. 17. Comp. ch. 1. 11. * See i Cor. 9. i. " See Rom. q. i. » See Acts 9. 15, & 13. 2. " ch. 3. 15 (Gk.). " Mai. i. u (Gk.). Comp. John 4. 21. ^See Ps. 119. 48. Comp. Isai. 1. 15. ' See Ps. 24. 4. 2 Comp. James i. 6. i^ So i Pet. 3. 3. Comp. Isai. 3. 18 — 22. Tit. 2. 3. »■* Ecclus. 41. 16 (Engl.). ^ yer. 15. So Tit. 2. 4, 5 (Gk.). See ch. 3. 2. II ^1^ plaited. *>*' See Rev. 21. 21. •= Acts 20. 33 (Gk. ). * Comp. I Pet. 3. 4. e ver. 2. Baruch 5. 4 (Gk ). ch. 3. 16. & 4. 7, 8. & 6. 3, 6, II. 2 Pet. I. 3. fch. 5. 10. See Actsq. 36. s 2Thess. 3. 12 (Gk.). t See Gen. 3. 16. So i Cor. 14. 34. ' Gen. i. 27. & 2. 8 (Gk.). So Wisd. 10. 1. ^ Gen. 2. 18, 22. Comp. i Cor. 11. 8, 9. 1 See Gen. 3. 6. So 2 Cor. 11. 3. ^ Comp. Gal. 4. 4. III. ^Tliis is a true saying. If a man de- ■» Seech, i. gire ''the office of a bishop, he desireth ^Gk. as Acts a good work. "^A ''bishop then must be 2 cTo'ver 4 "^blameless, "^the husband of one wife, Tit. 1.6, i. gvigilant, ''sober, "of good behaviour, 20.28.'^'^"^ 'given to hospitality, "^apt to teach; "not 3 « ch. 5. 7 given to wine, no striker, ""not greedy (Gk.).'* of filthy lucre; but "patient, "not a fver 12. brawler, Pnot covetous; "ione that ruleth 4 bo ch. 5. 9. ^ 8 ver. II. well his own house, 'ihavmg his children Tit. 2. 2. > o t Tit. I. 8. & 2. 2, 5 (Gk.). So 2 Tim. I. 7 (Gk.). Tit, 2. 6, 12. See ch. 2. 9. II Or, modest. > Tit. i. 8. So ch. 5. 10. i Pet. 4. 9. See Job 31. 32. ^ See 2 Tim. 2. 24. II Or, not ready to gitarrel, and o^ertvrongy as one in wine. Tit. I. 7. ' So ver. 8. See Lev. 10. 9. & Eph. 5. 18. ™ ver. 8. So 1 Pet. 5. 2. " Tit. 3. 2 (Gk.). See Phil. 4. 5. o Tit. 3. 2. So 2 Tim. 2. 24. P Heb. 13. 5 (Gk.). 'i ver. 12. So Tit. 1. 6. sin subjection with all ■■ gravity; (for if a 'pK^'" man know not how to rule his own Tit''2. 7. house, how shall he take care of Hhe verb's "i *■ ^' 6 church of God?) Not "a novice, lest Tit.' 2.' 2. ' being 'lifted up with pride he fall into se^'cor. 10. 7 "the condemnation of the devil. More- 32- 1 ... 1 1 .. 1 Or, one over he must ^have a good report o{ ncwfymne "them which are without; lest he fall fVetYh'e*' into reproach and "the snare of the 4- 8 devil. Likewise must J'the deacons be'i^\"lX,^, ==grave, not doubletongued, ='not given ^.J^"/- *■ to much wine, ^not greedy of filthy lu- - SeeAc'tse. 9Cre; ''holding the mystery of the faith wgeeMark 10 in "^a pure conscience. And '^'^let these 4 n-. also first be proved ; then let them use ll ^"^' °' the ofiice of a deacon, being found f",'^^- ^- ^ 11 ''blameless. Even so must their wives be Phii.'i. i. 'grave, not fslanderers, ssober, faithful ph"'^'8 12 in all things. Let the deacons be sthe 'Gk.'). husbands of one wife, ''ruling their chil- ?^'so ^^r' 13 dren and their own houses well. For Tit. 2. 3.' 'they that have "used the office of a ST23. deacon well ■'purchase to themselves a ^Soch. 1. 19. good degree, and great 'boldness in the verTe. faith which is in Christ Jesus. °Jl'\ "■ ^' ^^00 ch. 5. 14 Ihese things write I unto thee, hop- 2=- . 15 ing to come unto thee shortly : but if I sJ^'cor.^i'' tarry long, that thou mayest know how ^^j thou oughtest to behave thyself in ""the (Gk.)!' '" house of God, which is "the church of ' f ^^^"j'j^ "the living God, the p pillar and "ground Tit. 2. 3 lA ' 16 of PP the truth. And without controversy fl^\ great is ''the mystery of ^godliness: God I'see'jtatt was 'manifest 'in the flesh, ^justified in 25". ^ the Spirit, 'seen of angels, "preached Loke''i6 10 "unto the Gentiles, "believed on in the " Or, world, y received up ^nto glory. tt'lTx^'x 18. ' Acts 20. 28. ' See Acts 4. 29. ■» Heb. 3. 6. Comp. Eph. 2. 21, 22. 2 Tim. 2. 20. " ver. 5. o ch. 4. 10. & 6. 17. See Ps. 42, 2. P Prov. 9. i (Heb. & Gk.). 10^, stay. PPch. 2. 7 (Gk.). 4 See ch. 2. 10. \\Qx. mani- fested]. I John I. 2. & 3. 5, S. rjohni. 14. 1 John 4. 2, 3. * So Matt. 3. 16. John I. 32, 33. & 15. 26. & 16. 8, 10. Rom. 1. 4. i Pet. 3. 18. I John 5. 6. Comp. Jer. 23. 6. & 33. 16. 1 Cor. i. 30. * i Cor. 15. 5 — 8. Comp. Matt. 28. 2. Mark 16. s. Luke 2. 13. & 24. 4. John 20. 12. "Gal. 2. 2. » Eph. 3. 5, 6, 8. Col. I. 27. ch. 2. 7. s Col. I. 6. 23. 2 Thess. 1. 10. J See Acts i. 2. So i Pet. 3. 22. « Gk. as Luke 9. 31. Now ='the Spirit ''speaketh expressly, W . that '=in the latter times some shall ^de- ° !<''""«■ part from the faith, giving heed to <=se- ''SoMatt. ducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; jude^4. 2 ''speaking lies sin hypocrisy, ''having See i Cor. their conscience seared with a hot iron; Sz^iiess. 2. 3 'forbidding to marry, '^and commanding I' 9^^^.^ ''to abstain from meats, 'which God hath 3. ° "^ created to be received '" with thanks- \ john^j.^ig. Jude 18. il Luke 8. 13 Gk.). « 1 John 4. 6 (Gk.). So M.att. 7. 15. & 24. ii. 2 Pet. 2. I. Rev. 16. 13, 14. 1 So Rom. 16. 18. 2 Pet. 2. 3. See 2 Thess. 2. 11. B Matt. 23. 28. Luke 12. i. b So Eph. 4. 19. ' Dan. 11. 37. Col. 2. 20. Comp. I Cor. 7. 28, 36, 38. Heb. 13. 4. J Construction as i Cor. 14. 34. See Deut. 4. 12 marg. ' So Rom. 14. 3, 6, 17. i Cor. 8. 8. See Col. 2. 16. I Gen. I. 29. & 9. 3. "» ver. 4. So Deut. 8. 10. Ecclus. 32. 13. See Rom. 14. 6. (198) Chap. iv. 4. I. TIMOTHY. Chap. v. 21. •> So 2 Pet. giving of them which believe and "know "Gen. I. 31. the truth. For ° every creature of God < ^0 f"'"^' is good, and nothing to be refused, if See Acts 10. it be received " with thanksgiving : for 5 p^See ch. 2. it is Sanctified ° by the word of God and '• P prayer. If thou put the brethren in 6 2 Tim?3. 14, remembrance of these things, thou shalt l^i'et 2 2 be a good minister of Jesus Christ, QiSeever. ^nourished up in the words of faith and 'leeaTim. of 1'igood doctrine, whereunto thou hast 3- lo- ■'attained. But ^refuse profane and old 7 ch.'^5.''^^^.' " wives' 'fablcs, and "exercise thyself ra- fckT'''^^ MdT unto "godhness. For "bodily ex- 8 Tit. 3. 10 ercise profiteth " little : " but " godliness • See'ch. 1. 4. is profitable unto all things, y having So 2 Tim. 2. promise of the life that now is, and of Tit.^3! 9. that which is to come. ^ This is a 9 " J^''"- 5- '4- faithful saying and worthy of all accept- "Comp.°''°' ation. For therefore ^we both labour 10 I'or /or^a and suffer reproach, because we ''trust Mii time, in "= the living God, who is "^ the Saviour 6°& f"o'' of 3.11 men, specially of those that be- =:Soch. 6. 6. lieve. = These things command andu Q. 10. "' ■*' teach. % gt "■ ^ Let no man despise s thy youth ; 12 & iii. 2, 3. but ^ be thou ' an example of the be- Prot^'i9*23. lievers, in word, in > conversation, in &22. 4- •'charity, in spirit, in ''faith, in 'purity. Matt.6°'33. Till I come, give attendance to read- 13 So^iVet '°' ingi to ""exhortation, to "doctrine. °Neg-i4 3. 9. lect not the gift that is in thee, which » See ch. i. ^g^g given thee v by prophecy, 1 with » I Cor. 4. the laying on of the hands of ■■ the So 2 Cor. 6. presbytery. Meditate upon these things; 15 5- give thyself wholly to them ; that thy & 11.23. f C- II.. 11 tT^ 1 3 Thess 3. 8. profitmg may appear " to all. ' Take 16 ^ch.6. 17. jjggfj untQ thyself, and unto the "doc- So ch. 5. 5. . •' . ' . = See ch. 3. tnne ; contmue m them : for m domg ^^Wisd. 16.7. this "thou shalt both save thyself, and So John 4. x them that hear thee. 42. I John 4. 14. See Luke i. 47. Comp. Ps. 36. 6. & to6. 21. ch. 2. 4. • So ch. 5. 7. & 6. 2. ' Comp. I Cor. 16. 11. Tit. 2. 15. B Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 22. *» So Tit. 2. 7. See i Cor. 4. 16. * See i Cor. 10. 6. J See Gal. i. 13. ^ See ch. I. 14. I ch. 5. 2. •" See Acts 13. 15. So 2 Tim. 4. 2. n ver. 16. So ver. 6. ch. 5. 17. & 6. i. 2 Tim. 3. 10, 16. Tit 2. 7, 10. See ch. i. 10. Sc Rom. 12. 7. 02 Tim. i. 6. So i Thess. 5. 19. P See ch. I. 18. 1 So ch. 5. 22. 2 Tim. i. 6. See Acts 6. 6. r So ch. 5. 17. Comp. Acts 20. 17. * Phil. I. 12, 25 (Gk.). n Or, i/t all things. ' See Ecclus. 5. I. So Acts 20. 28. " Ezek. 33. 9. * See Rom. 11. 14. V. * Comp. Lev. 19. 32. ^ Not as ver. 17. 19? ^t» See 1 Pet, 5- 5- C ch. 4. 12. ^ ver. 5, 16. e See Judg. 12. 14 marg, (Engl.). ' Matt. 15. 4 —6. Mark 7. 10 — 13- Eph. 6. I, 2. ^Rebuke not ''an elder, but intreat him as a father; and ''''the younger tnen as brethren ; the elder ivomen as mo- thers ; the younger as sisters, with all "= purity. Honour widows ''that are wi- dows indeed. But if any widow have children or ^nephews, let them leam first Ho shew "piety at home, and to requite their parents : s for that is good Comp. Gen. 45. 9 — 11. I! Or, kindiiicss. 8i.h. 2. 3. sand acceptable before God. Now ''she ' ■ ^"- 3- s- 1 ■ ■ , • . , ,1 1 So ch. 4. lo. that IS a widow indeed, and desolate, & 6. 17. ''trusteth in God, and 'continueth in l.^,^.-^"''^ supplications and prayers J night and Comp. 6 day. But she that liveth 'in pleasure /serixiilss. 7 ''is dead while she liveth. And 'these |^- «• things give in charge, that they may delicately. 8 be "' blameless. But if any provide not Jq"" 5- 5 for » his own, and specially for ° those So EccIus. of his own " house, he hath p denied the k so Rev. 3. faith, and is worse than 1 an infidel, i-, 9 Let not a widow be ' taken into the & e.'i.' * "" number under threescore years old, "" ^"='= '^''- 3- ■■having been the wife of one man, "Acts 4. 23. 10 = well reported of for good works ; if J^ifiJok.^ '" she have brought up children, if she See isai. 58. have ' lodged strangers, if she have Icai. e. 10. " washed the saints' feet, if she have " 9''' '' relieved the afflicted, if she have p'Rev"2'. 13. " diligently followed every " good work. ^° ^ ''^""- 3- 11 But the younger widows y refuse : for xit 1. 16. when they have begun to ^ wax wanton = ^^^^.^ \^ 12 against Christ, ^ they will marry ; having 23- damnation, l)ecause they have ''cast oft" j^'ev^t 8 u their first faith. And withal they learn See Matt. to lie idle, "^ wandering about from house J°; "or. 6. 6. to house; and not only idle, but <* tat- %^°•^^■_ tiers also and ■= busybodies, speaking in the Gk. 14 things which they ought not. I will ^J^","'- f^ '■♦ therefore ^ that the younger 7c>omen » Orl'dvasen. marry, bear children, ? guide the house, soch.'s.'z^ ' '■ give none ' occasion to the adversary ' See Acts 6. 15 * to speak reproachfully. For some are ?'Acts 16. 15. 16 already J turned aside after '' Satan. If „ Yudg lo^' any man or woman that believeth have 21- widows, let them ' relieve them, and let _,|' '^ '• 3 • not the church be charged ; that it J"''" '3- s, may ' relieve "• them that are widows se'e Gen. 18. indeed. }-^„ ,g 17 Let "the elders "that rule well Pbe "Seech. 6. counted worthy of 1 double "■ honour, i^jee ch. 2. especially they who labour in the word ">• 18 and ^doctrine. For 'the scripture saith, 7. ^^ ' *' "Thou shalt not muzzle the o x ' ^'' ^^'^ '^- 3, 7, Q, that treadeth out the corn. And, ^Gk. as "The labourer is worthy of his reward. bsteM^k 19 Against "an elder receive not an ac- 7-9- • -1 I , r 1 • " Comp. cusation, but ""before two or three wit- Prov. 7. 12. 2onesses. Them that sin v rebuke ^ be- ^„s° 3 John fore all, ^ that others also may fear. "See 2 Thess. 21 '"= I charge thee <= before God, and the l^\ q^^ ^ 9- « So Tit. 2. 5. ^ Comp. ch. 6. i. ' See Rom. 7. 8. Comp. Tit 2. 8. 1 Gr. /or thair railing. J See ch. 1. 6. k See I Cor. 5. 5. ' ver. 10. " ver. 3, s. " ver. 19. Tit. I. 3. So ch. 4. 14. See Acts 11. 50. 0 Rom. 12. 8. I Thess. 5. 12. p Rom. 15. 27. i Cor. 9. 10, 11, 14. G.il. 6. 6. iThess. 5. 13. QDeut. 21. 17. r Acts 28. 10. So Phil. 2.29? ■ See ch. 4. 13. & Rom. 12. 7. ' Sec James 2. 23. "Cued from Deut. 25. 4. Cited also i Cor. 9. 9. See Lev iq. 13. " So Matt. 10. 10. Cited from Luke 10. 7! 1 Or, under. So Heb. 10. 28. » §ee Deut. 19. 15. J Eph. 5. II (Gk.). 2 Tim. 4. 2 iGk.). Tit i. 13. & 2. 15. ' So Gal. 2. 14. • Deut. 13. 11. ■■ See i Thess. 4. 6. = ch. 6. 13. 2 Tim. 2. 14. & 4. I. See Rom. 9. i. (199) Chap. v. 22. I. TIMOTHY. CifAr. VI. 21. L?//w Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, frejudke. that thou observe these things " without s^iT'^''"'^' P'^ekning o/u- /'i/cre anof/ia; 'i doing no- • See Acts 6. thiiig by partiality. '^ Lay hands '='=sud-22 Soch. 4. 14. denly on no ?/ia;i, neither fbe partaker J Tim. 1.6. Qf other Men's sins : skeep thyself pure. 10. ""^ ' '' Drink no longer water, but use ^ a little 23 f2 John II. yf\-^Q i for thy stomach's sake and thine •> oee James J^ . , 1.27. Comp. often infirmities. Some mens J sins are 24 ' Comp.'' ''open beforehand, 'going before to judg- ch. 3. 3, 8. Tnent ; and some niai they follow after. J ver. 20, 22.' Likewise also the good works 0/ some 2s ^Gk")' ^^ ^""^ ^ manifest beforehand ; and ■" they So Gal. 5. that are otherwise cannot be hid. 19. 1 So Tit. 3. 11. t" Comp. Prov. lo, 9? Comp. rather Ps. 37. 6. Matt. 5. 15, 16. VI. Let as many ^ servants as are under * So Tit. 2. g. the yoke count their own masters wor- ^ee p . . ^j^^ ^j. ^jj honour, that ^ the name of Rora''2'^2^' ^°'^ ^^'^ "^"^ ''doctrine be not "= bias- So Tit. 2. 5. pheraed. And they that have believing 2 ch!"!''i4. masters, let them not despise ///"^" '^ teach otherwise, and con- 3 So Matt. 23. sent not to ' wholesome words, ei'en the cii. 4. 6. words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to 19''' • the doctrine ''which is according to Ok. a-ich. 4. godliness; he 'is "proud, "knowing 4 8Soch.4.ii. nothing, but "doting about "questions & 5- 7- and "" strifes of words, whereof cometli li ch I -i . . '2fim. I. "envy, "strife, p railings, evil surmisings, sVTi't'2 8 "'perverse disputings of ■'men of cor- 5 Seech. 1. 10. rupt minds, and destitute of the truth, Se^'chlj.'io. ^supposing that gain is godliness : 'from ' *■ 3- 6. such withdraw thyself But " godliness 6 inthT'ck.'' ■'with contentment "is great gain. For 7 ""^SoVco'r "^^ brought nothing into iJiis world, 8. 2. ' and it is certain we can carry nothing tOrilkk.. ou*^- And y having food and raiment s " See ch. I. let us be therewith ^content. But ^they 9 M So 2 Tim. that will be rich fall into temptation =■ '4- and ^ a snare, and into many foolish and o See Gal. 5. v, , ■ , , ■ , 20, 21. hurtful lusts, " which drown men in de- ^^j'^'^P'^- struction and perdition. For >= the love .o 0 Or, gnii- of money is the root of all evil : which mgs ofte 0/ another. *l Comp. I Cor. II. 16. ch. i. 6. r 2 Tim. 3. 8. See Tit. i. 15. * So Tit. I. II. Comp. Phil. 3. iQ. 2 Pet. 2. 3. ^ So 2 Tim. 3. 5. See Rom. 16. 17. " So ch. 4. 8. See ch. 2. 10. * Ecclus. 40. 18. Phil. 4. 11. Heb. 13. 5. * So Prov. 28. 25. Tobit 4. 21. See Prov. 15. 16. ^ Job I. 21. Eccles. 5. 15, 16. So Job 27. 19. Ps. 49. 17. Prov. 27. 24. t Gen. 28.20. Ecclus. 29. 21, 23. Comp. Prov. 27. 26,27. * Matt. 13. 22. & 19. 23. James 5. i. See Prov. 23. 4. Comp. Ecclus. 11. 11. » See ch. 3. 7. ^ Comp. ch, I. 19. c So Gk. of Luke 16. 14. 2 Tim. 3. 2. See Ps. 119. 36. while some coveted after, they have \^J,'JfP ' erred from the faith, and pierced them- ■' 2 Tim'. 3. II selves through with many sorrows. But oimp. thou, ^ O man of God, "= flee these i'<="',-. 33- 1- things ; and ■=' follow after righteous- 22. ness, Egodliness, ''faith, ''love, patience, ' Sce Prov. 12 '''' meekness. 'J Fight the good '' fight of ^ See ch. 2. faith, ' lay hold on eternal life, where- S°see ch. i. unto "thou art also called, and hast M- ^ J J i- • 1 J- ''].Sce2Tim. professed a good profession before many 2. 25. 13 witnesses. "> I give thee charge " in the g^7(j.'JJf ^' J' sight of God, "who quickeneth all things, i-o ch. 1. 18.' and he/ore Christ Jesus, Pwho before ^^J?; g. J5_ Pontius Pilate witnessed a good ' con- =6. 14 fession ; that thou ''keep this command- Heb. 12.' t'. ment without spot, ''unrebukeable, *un- J see Luke til ' the appearing of our Lord Jesus '''wisd. 4. 2 15 Christ : which "in his times he shall I'Cer! 19. shew, 7C'ho is ^the blessed and only SoPWi. 3.12. Sec I fct. **' Potentate, "5'^ the King of kings, and 5. 10. 16 y Lord of lords; '^who only hath im- "g^" '=''■ '• mortality, '■^ dwelling in the light which ■> See ch. 5. no man can approach unto; "^ whom o j^hns. 21. no man hath seen, nor can see: to SeeDcut.32. whom be '^^ honour and "= power ever- p Matt. 27. lasting. Amen. \\ . , . , . , . John 18. 37, 17 Charge them that are rich in ■=•= this so Rev. i. 5. world, that they 'be not highminded, fc?r, "'*' snor ''trust in ''uncertain riches, but /'■'/""''"'■ in ''J the living God, '' who giveth us Heb. 3. i. is richly all things to enjoy; that they do %\'^'\ good, that ^ they he rich in good works, So 2 Cor. 9. ready to distribute, ' ■" willing to com- qVihe^s. 5. 19 municate ; " laying up in store for them- 23.,. Gk). selves a good foundation against the 2. time to come, that they may ° lay hold ^^"g^*"'' ^' 20 on eternal life. O Timothy, keep Pthat I'xhess. 3. which is committed to thy trust, avoid- i^see2Thess. ing ^profane and vain babblings, and j- 8- ^oppositions of science falsely so call- 6. 21 ed : which some professing ^ have erred ],^^- concerning the faith, thee. Amen. Ecclus. 46. Grace be with 5. 6, 16. 2 Mace. 15. 3, 4. 29 in the Gk. See H The first to Timothy was written from 2 Mace. 3. 24. ''Laodicea, which is the chiefest city * So^^ Mace, of Phrygia Pacatiana. 7 So Rev. 17. 14. & 19. 16. 'So ch. I. 17. » So Job 37. 23. See i John i. 5. ^ See John i. 18. <= Rev. 4. 9, 11. & 5. 12, 13, & 7. 12. d ch. I. 17. c 1 Pet. 4. II. Jude 25. Rev. i. 6. & 5. 13 in the Gk. ^^ See 2 Tim. 4. 10. f Rom. 11. 20. « So Ecclus. 5. I. See Mark 10. 24. '1 ch. 4. 10. t Or. uncertainty 0/ riches. So 2 Thess. I. 7, &c. > Comp. Prov. 23. 5. Eccles. 11. 2. J See eh. 3. 15. ^ So Acts 14. 17. & 17. 25. Comp. Eceles. 2. 24. ' Luke 12. 21. So Gal. 6. 10. ch. 5. 10. Tit. 3. 8, 14. H Or, sociable. °' So Rom. 12. 13. Gal. 6. 6. Heb. 13. 16. " Ecclus. 3. 4 [Gk.). So Tubit 4. 9. Matt. 6. 20. Comp. 2 Cor. 8. 10. See Matt. ig. 21. o ver. 12. p Tobit 10. 12 marg. 2 Mace. 3. 10, 15 in the Gk. 2 Tim. i. 14. So 2 Tim. 1. 12. Comp. Tit. 1. 9, Rev. 3. 3. Q 2 Tim. 2. 16. See ch. I. 4. Comp. 2 Tim. 2. 14. »" Comp. Tit. i. 14, » See ch. i. 6. " See Col. 2. I. {»oo) THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY. Anno T)AUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ DOMINI £- ^ ^y ^^g ^yjjj ^f Q^^^ according to I . ^ the promise of hfe which is in Christ ■>2Cor. 1. 1. Jesus, "^to Timothy, <'w_>' dearly beloved = g So Eph. 3. ggjj . c Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. "=I thank God, fwhom I serve sfrom 3 my forefathers \vith "ipure conscience, that 'without ceasing I have remem- brance of thee in my prayers ''night and day ; ' greatly desiring to see thee, 4 being mindful of ™thy tears, that I may be filled with joy ; when I call to 5 "remembrance "the unfeigned faith that ^.,. is in thee, which dwelt first in thy SoA"cts23. 1- grandmother Lois, and p thy mother I o I i:»s. gyj^j^g . g^j^ J J gjj-, persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I put thee in re- 6 membrance that ^/lou 1 stir up "■ the gift of God, ^ which is in thee ' by the putting on of my hands. For God 7 hath not given us "the spirit of fear; but ^of power, and of love, and *of a sound mind. " Be not thou therefore s ashamed of >' the testimony of our Lord, nor of me ^ his prisoner : but = be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God ; '' who 9 hath saved us, and ■= called ?/s with '' a q I Mace.' 13. holy calling, "= not according to our 'iTm. 4. works, but f according to his own pur- pose and e grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus ^^ before the world be- gan, but ' is now made manifest by 10 J the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, ^ who hath ' abolished death, immor- Tit. I. 2. Heb. 9. 15. « See I Tim. I. 2. ■» I Cor. 4. 17- So Phil. 2. 22. ch. 2. I. ' So Rom. I. 8. Eph. 1. 16. fSee ActS27. 23- K Acts 22. 3. Gal. I. 14. b I Tim. 3. q. Philem. 4. kSeeiThess. 2. 9. • Rom. 1. II. Phil. I. 8. I Thess. 3. 6. Comp. ch. 4. 9, 21. m Comp. Acts 20. 37. '» See 2 Mace. 6. 17. » I Tim. I. 5. See Rom. 12. 9- p Acts 16. I. Comp. Ps. 86. 16. & 116. 16. 14. So I Thebs. S. 19- ■ Comp. I Tim. I. 18. ' I Tim. 4. I*- SeeActs6.6. and hath brought life and " See Rom. 8. 15. " See Acts i. 8. ^ See 1 Tim. 3. 2. ^ ver. 12, 16. See Mark 8. 38. y So Rev. I. 2. See i Cor. i. 6. * See Eph. 3. i. » So ch. 2. 3. & 4, 5. Comp. Col. I. 24. •^ See iTim. 1. i. c See Rom. 1.6. & 2 Pet. 1. 3. ** So Heb. 3. I. See 1 Cor. 1. 26. « See Rom. 3. 20. So Tit. 3. 5. f Rom. 8. 28. So Rom. 9. 11. Eph."3. 11. 8 See Rom. 3. 24. ^ Tit. 1. 2. So Rom. 16. 25. Eph. I. 4. Comp. 2 Thess. 2. 13. i Pet. 1. 20. 1 See Rom. 16. 25, 26. J See 2 Thess. 2. 8. ' i Cor. 15. 26 (Gk.). So I Cor. 15. 54, 55. Heb. 2. 14. * See i Cor. 13. 8. •" See i Cor. 15. 42. tality to light through the gospel :" See i Tim. ii"whereunto I am appointed a preacher, comp. and an apostle, and a teacher of the ^s4 ,:h!'2 g. 12 Gentiles. ° For the which cause I also p See ver. 8. sufi'er these things : nevertheless p I am , xhek 2. 2. not ashamed : 1 for I know whom I "i So i Pet. 4. have 'believed, and I am persuaded that p'". io.°i4.' he is able to keep ■'that which I have JO''-'""?"^ t\ , I bee I lull. committed unto /u'm against ^ that day. 6. 20. 13' Hold fast "the form of ^ sound words, fTCr";8!'^ "which thou hast heard of me, in "faith ''',■•♦.8. , , ..... ^^, . _ bee 1 Cor. 3. and ''love which is m Christ Jesus. 13. M 77/(7/ good 'thing which was committed '1^°'^^'^''*' unto f/iee keep by the Holy Ghost "■ Tim. i. 13 y which dwelleth in us. This thou knowest, that ^all they which are in 'J- „ ... , •' f. p See Rom. 2. Asia " be turned away Irom me ; of 20. whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. (ck^™'^'^ 16 ''The Lord give mercy unto "= the house SceiTim.i. of Onesiphorus ; for he oft ^ refreshed me, and ' was not ashamed of f my 17 chain: but, when he was in Rome, s he sought me out ^ very diligently, isand found mc. ''The Lord grant unto him that he ma)- find mercy of the Lord in 'that day : and in how many things '°' "' '*■ he ^ ministered unto vie at ' Ephesus, Phii. 2. 21. thou knowest ■" very well. 5^" '*'^''- * ch. 4. 19 (Gk.). 1 2 Mace. 13. 11. So Philem. 7, 20. " So Heb. 13. 3. See ver. 8. fSee .\cts 28. 20. 6 Matt. 25. 36. >■ So Phil. 2. 28 (Gk.). ' See ver. 12. ' Heb. 6, 10. So t Tim. 3. 13. ' See Acts 18. 19. " So .'Vets 25. 10. 16 (Gk.; So Rom. 6. " See ch. 2. 2. ^ See I Tim. I. 14. r Rom. 8. II. So I Cor. 3. 16. ' .Acts 19. 10. See Acts 2. 9. » So eh. 4. Thou therefore, ^ my son, i' be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things '^ that thou hast heard of me ' among many witnesses, the same <''= commit thou to f faithful men, who shall be s able to teach others 3 also. Thou therefore ^ endure hard- ness, as ' a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No iman that warreth •'entangleth him- Tit. I. 5. f See i Cor. 4. a. « So Tit. 1. q. See ver. 24 Soch. 1. 8. Comp. ver. 9 (Gk.). i See i Tiro. i. 18. i 9. 7. ^2 Pet. 2. 20. II. a I Tim. I. 2. So ch. I. 2. ij Eph. 6. 10. c ch. I. 13. & 3. 10, 14. n Or, l>y. Gk.as Rom. 5, 5- Eph. 3. t6. •^ 1 Tim. I. 18. * See John 20. 21. Comp. " ch. 4. 5. Comp. I Cor. (201) CC Chap. ii. 5. II. TIMOTHY. Chap. hi. ii. that they e strive not about words ''to no profit, but to the ' subverting of the '^So^^Cor.9. self with the affairs of this life; that "Comp. he may please him who hath chosen "■'soi^Cor. ^^'"' to be a soldier. And 'if a man 5 ?■ lo- also strive for masteries, yet is he not Comp. '' "crowned, except he strive lawfully. ,E"'"?/.f- '9- """The husbandman that laboureth must 6 B Or, rit£ , - , - . iiitsbatui- be first partaker of the fruits. Con- 7 "7u"'in'g' sider what I say; and """the Lord give ^rst. m,^t thee understanding in all things. Re- 8 o/tll'/rufts. member that Jesus Christ " of the seed "mSceHeb. Qf David ""Kwj raised from the dead ■■ See Matt. ° according to my gospel : p wherein '' I 9 »'. I'cor. 15. suffer trouble, as an evil doer, '^e7'g^ 'for 'the elects' sakes, that they See Uom. 2. may also obtain " the salvation which is p Acts 9. 16. in Christ Jesus with ^eternal glory. ■^ c 'v,l'; " It '-f a faithful sayinc; : For if ^ we n ■■ Phil, i.'i's,' be deaui with him, we shall also live Acts 28 T'. ^^''^^ him: yff we suffer, we shall alsoii Eph. 6. 19, z reign with him : ^ if we deny him, he ch! 4. 17. also will deny us : ''if we ^believe not, 13 ■Eph. 3.., y^t "^ l>e abideth faithful: ''he cannot 2~Cor. 12. IS. deny himself. •"see'Luke ^f these things " put ihcm in remem- 14 is. 7. brance, *^ charging tlicni before the Lord " 2 Cor. 1. 6. ° ° Comp. Phil. I. 28. "i Pet. 5- 10. , r. , , ,',.-• " See I Tim. hearers. Study to shew thyself J ap- 15 •'s'i'Rom. 6. proved unto God, a workman that 5,8. needeth not to be ashamed, rightly ^ee 2 or. 4. ^jj^j jjj^g ^].jg word of truth. But '' shun i6 ' See Matt. ) profane and vain babblings : for they «Rev. 1. 9. will "increase unto more ungodliness. Rev.Tf;.''' And their word will eat as doth a 17 20. 4. &22. 5. 'canker: of whom is " Hymeneus and Luke 22. 29. Philetus ; who concerning the truth is »^See Matt, o have erred, p saying that the resur- & I Tim. 5.8. rection is past already; and overthrow b s« Rora. jj^g f^jj,j Qf ^^^^^_ Nevertheless 1 the 19 ' See I Cor. foundation of God stand eth 'sure, I'lhav- d's'oNum. ''■'g tliis seal, ■'The Lord knoweth them =3-^ 19- that are his. And, Let every one that • Tit. '3.1. nameth the name of Christ ^depart Tude-'"'"^' '^^°'^ iniquity. But 'in a great house ;o iSeeiTim. there are not only vessels of gold and I'i^' T- of silver, but also of wood and "of B So I Tim. .^1 J , , 6. 4. earth ; and ' some to honour, and some sle 'Tim. *° dishonour. If "a man therefore purge 21 I. 4. Comp. himself from these, he shall be a ^ ves- k SoTit. 3.''^' ss^ "n'o honour, sanctified, and "meet ' ' P<='- 2- 6 for the master's use, and y prepared So Tit. 3. II. J See Rom. 16. 10. k Tit. 3. 9 (Gk.). So 1 Tim. 4. 7. 'i Tim. 6. 20. "' ch. 3. 13. See Luke 2. 52. i Or, gnngrenr. See I Cor. 15. 33. ■' i Tim. 1.20. o See I Tim. I. 6. P Comp. ver. 3. 1 Cor. 15. 12. 4 Rev. 21. 14 1 Or, slciuiy. I Pet. 5. 9 (Gk.). « Zcch. 3. 9. See Cant. S. 6. ' See Nahum i. 7. & Rom. 8. 29. So John 10. 14, 27. Comp. Ps. loi. 4. • Matt. 7. 23. ' Comp. i Tim. 3. 15. " 2 Cor. 4. 7. " Rom. 9. 21. » Comp. Prov. 25. 4. Isai. 52. 11. * ch. 4. 11. Philem. 11 in the Gk. So Wisd. 13. II. Baruch 6. 59. ySoch. 3. 17. Tit, 3. i. 22 unto every ^ good work. » Flee also ' See Acts 9. ''youthful lusts: but ^follow righteous- ."see i Ti; ness, " faith, ^ charity peace, with ^j,'-,^^, „_ '^ them that call on the Lord '^ out of ioT"so" 23 a pure heart. But foolish and un- sei"?".!;.'?: learned fquestions ^avoid, knowing that '^°'"p- 24 they do gender strifes. And '' the ser- ' seTkom"' vant of the Lord must not strive ; but J't ''■, , . , ,, , ' , "See Acts 9. be ' gentle unto all tncn, '^ apt to teach, 14. 25 "patient, ""in meekness instructing those * s^^','"^'' '' that oppose themselves ; " if God per- i. 4. adventure will give them repentance fseriTtm. ° to the acknowledging of the truth ; ■* 7. 26 and that they may • recover themselves 3. 3° ' ^™' out P of the snare of the devil, who are Tit. 3. 2. ♦ taken captive by him at his will. See james ' I Thess. 2. 7. 1^ I Tim. 3. 2. So ver. 2. Tit. i. 9. \Ox,forhcaring. ' So Wisd. 2. 19. ^ Gal. 6. I. Eph. 4. 2. Col. 3. 12. i Tim. 6. 11. Tit. 3. 2. 1 Pet. 3. 15. » So Acts 8. 22. See Dan. 4. 27. ° i Tim. 2. 4 (Gk. ). ch. 3. 7 (Gk.). Tit. I. I. Heb. 10. 26 Gk.). S Ct. amakt. P See I Tim. 3. 7. t Gr. iakt'tt alive. Luke 5. 10 (Gk.). This know also, that ^ in the last IIL 2 days perilous times shall come. For ' See i Tim. men shall be *> lovers of their own so ch. 4. 3. selves, <: covetous, ''boasters, <''= proud, 'J"*"" =■ '^• fi,i 1 H J- 1 1- . ^ ■■ So Phil. 2. 'blasphemers, ''disobedient to parents, 2.. 3 f unthankful, J- unholy, 'without natural s^^Tim'e^' affection, ' trucebreakers, " false accu- 10. ' ""' sers, '' incontinent, fierce, ' despisers of , f Esdr's^"' ^those that are good, ""traitors, "heady, 50. " highminded, p lovers of pleasures more ' ' ^'"'- '■ s than lovers of God ; ■! having a ■■ form So 2 Pet. 2. of godliness, but denying the power TjEsd^'^s"' 6 thereof: 'from such turn away. For 6o- of this sort are they " which creep into jg. houses, and lead captive silly women [■■ Tim. 1.9. " laden with sins, led away with " divers (CkX '' ^' 7 lusts, ever learning, and never able ''to "-''■,' , , 1 .-1 1 ntakeoaies. come to the knowledge of the truth, i Tim. 3. n 8 Now "as Jannes and Jambres "with- IP''- '• stood Moses, so do these also resist k'so 2 Pet. the truth : v men of corrupt minds, " re- ffi- 9 probate concerning the faith. But they Tit. i. s. shall =^ proceed no further: for their "Ji^Aculg: " folly '' shall be manifest unto all men, 36 (Gk.).^ io':as theirs also was. But '■'thou hast e.^!^ ' ^'""' fully known my <^ doctrine, f manner of " So Phil. 3. life, spurpose, ''faith, longsuffering, ''cha- q'see Matt. II rity, ''patience, 'persecutions, afflictions, ?'see Rom which came unto me at ''Antioch, at =■ 2°. 'Iconium, at ""Lystra; what 'persecu- j.'^"'^""' * See T Tim, " So Tit. I. II. Comp. Matt 23. 14. " So ch. 4. 3. ' i Tim. 2. 4. See ch. 2. 25. " Ex. 7. 11. » Acts 13. 8. J See i Tim. 6. 5. I Or, 0/ no jitdgtiicnt. Tit. i. 16. See i Cor. 9. 27. » ver. 13 (Gk.). See Luke 2. 52. a Luke 6. 11 (Gk.). b So i Cor. 3. 13. c Ex. 7. 12. & 8. & 9. II. So Wisd. 17. 7. H Or, thou hast i his appearing. I- f- 9 "= Do thy diligence to come shortly ' ver.' 21. 10 unto me: for ''Demas hath forsaken (Ck f " me, "having loved ^this present world, <-,omp- and is departed unto g Thessalonica ; "i See Coi. 4. Crescens to ^ Galatia, ' Titus unto Dal- l\^ ^ ,^^^ 11 matia. ''Only '^Luke is with me. Take 2- 15-. ' Mark, and bring him with thee : for [^ [ckx' he is ■" profitable to me for the ministry. J''- '■ "• 12 .\nd ° Tychicus have I sent to ° Ephe- 17.T. 13 sus. The cloke that I left at p Troas '/== ^"^ with Carpus, when thou comest,. bring ' See 2 Cor. 7C'ith thee, and the books, /;/// especially Tit'.^j.^i"!"''' 14 the parchments, "i Alexander ^ the cop- ' So ch. i. persmith did me much evil : ^ the Lord ver. 16. reward him according to his. works : [^^ ^"^'^ 15 of whom ' be thou ware also.;, for he Comp'. 16 hath greatly withstood ' our words. At S''ci,.'*2.'2i my first "answer no ma/i stood with '^'^■'i- me, ''but all men forsook me : ///-ffy - s'ee Ac"' God 'that it may not be laid to their Tse'eActs 17 charge. Notwitlistanding " the Lord is. 19. stood with me, and '^strengthened me; ^g^"'^"^ >■ that by me the preaching might be ' See i Tim. ^ fully known, and. that ^ all the Gen- 'ccn. 4. 22 tiles might hear: and I ''was delivered I'^'^'c: y ■ 00 2 oam. iS<:out of the mouth of the lion. And 3 39- •^ the Lord shall deliver me from every ^'j'^; ^9.'^^ evil work, and will preserve me unto P'- =^- -t- his heavenly kingdom : = to whom />e ' Ecdus'. 19. glory for ever and ever. Amen. ? '"^''■'- , '^ J & 22. 13, 26. 19 Salute fPrisca and ^Aquila, and sthe 'Or, ot,^ 20 household of Onesiphorus. '^ Erastus ^Tcor^i. abode at ' Corinth : but ^ Trophimus "8. 21 have I left at ' Miletum sick. "" Do » Sce'2'cor.' thy diligence to come before winter, ^j",- ^°"J|- Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, 'Comp. ' and Linus, and Claudia, and all the • Acts2^'23. 22 brethren. " The Lord Jesus Christ de So Matt. 10. with thy spirit. ° Grace l/e with you. ack 23. n. Amen. »SoeP'hii.4. 13. H The second epist/e'unto Timotheus, or- ? See Matt. dained the first bishop of the churcli of f see'*'ver 5 the Ephesians, was written from Rome, "See Acts 9. a when Paul was brought before +Nero ,',5- the second time. cl°"i!'ii. & 2. 9. Tit. 2. II. o See ch. 3. II. = Ps. 22. 21. Esther 14. 13. Comp. i Sam. 17. 37. 2 PeL 2. 9. <• So Ps. 121. 7. 2 Esdr. 16. 67. " See Rom. 11. 36. I See Acts 18. 2. « ch. i. 16 iGk.). » See Rom. 16. 23. ' See .^cts 18. I. ^ See Acts 20. 4. ' Gk. as Acts 20. 15, 17. >" ver. g. 1 See Gal. 6. 18. » See Col. 4. 18. » ch. i. 12, 16. Si 2. 9. & 4. 16. t[Gr. Cesar Nero, or, the emperor Nero\. (203) C C 2 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO TITUS. TDAUL, 'a servant of God, and an Anno DOMrai j_ apostle of Jesus Christ, according I. to the faith of ''^ God's elect, and ''the » See James acknowledging of the truth "= which is "Rom. 8.33. after ''godliness, 'in =hope of eternal 2 Seeiukeis. jjfg^ which God, ""that cannot lie, gpro- t See 2 Tim. mised ^ before the world began ; but 3 «'i Tim. 6. 3. hath ' in due times '' manifested his * See I Tim. ^v'ord ' through preaching, "" which is committed unto me "according to the commandment of ° God our Saviour ; to P Titus, mine i own son after ■■ the 4 common faith : '! Grace, mercy, a/id peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. ^ For this cause left I thee in ' Crete, s that "thou shouldest set in order the things that are ""wanting, and "ordain " elders in every city, as I had v ap- pointed thee : ^ if any be ^ blameless, 6 the husband of one wife, '' having faith- ful children not accused of '^riot or ''un- ruly. For "=a bishop must be ^blame- 7 less, as fthe steward of God ; not s self- willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, •'as lover of ' good mat, ' sober, just, holy, temperate ; ^ holding fast ' the faithful 9 word ' "" as he hath been taught, " that he may be able by "sound doctrine both to exhort and to p convince the gainsayers. For there are many ■'un-io ruly and 1 vain talkers and ■■ deceivers, specially ^ they of the circumcision : \^vt'\l\t whose mouths must be stopped, 'whon (Gk.). subvert whole houses, teaching things ' sl aIis 14. which they ought not, " for filthy lucre's 23. Comp. a Tim. 2. 2. ^ i Tim. 5. 17, 19. See Acts 11. 30. 1 See 1 Cor. II. 34. " To ver. 8, i Tim. 3. 2 — 4. * See i Tim. j. 10. *> So i Tim. 3. 4, 12. c See 2 Mace. 6. 4. ^ ver. 10. Sec i Tim. i. 9. « See Phil. I.I. f See 1 Cor. 4. 1, 2. K 2 Pet. 2. 10. •> Wisd. 7. 22. Comp. 2 Tim. 3. 3. < Or, ^fl(»<^ things. * Seei Tim.3. 2. ^ Matt. 6. 24 (Gk.). SoiTim.1.19. 2 Tim. I. 13. & 3. 14. * See 1 Tim. i. 15. So ch. 3. 8. II Or, in teaching. *" Comp. I Tim. 6. 20. " So 2 Tim. 2. 2. o See i Tim. i. 10. P See John 16. 8 marg. ^ Soi Tim. i.6(Gk.). "■ See Rom. 16. 18. & 2Cor. 11, 13. • See Gal. 2. 12. Comp. Acts ij. i. • See 2 Tim. 3. 6. " So i Tim. 6. 5. Jude 16. Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 3. II Or,>n " ch. 3. 7. So 2 Tim. I. I. ch. 2. 13. Heb. 6. 18. t Num. 23. 19. So 2 Tim. 2. 13. B See Rom. I. 2. h See 2 Tim. 1.9. * See I Tim. 2.6. ^ See Rom. 16. 25, 26. * So Rom. 10. 14. ■» See I Tim. I. II. n See i Tim. 1. I. o ch. 2. 10, & 3. 4. See LiiKe I. 47, V See 2 Cor. 2. 13. *1 See I Tim. I. 2. ' Jude 3. See Rom. ■ Comp. I Tim. I * So ver. See Acts 2. 3. « See I Cor. 12. 28. I Or, U/t undone. 12 sake. ^ One of themselves, cjicn a pro- phet of their own, said. The * Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, * slow bel- 13 lies. This witness is true. Wherefore y rebuke them ^ sharply, that they * may 14 be sound in the faith ; •= not giving heed "^to Je\vish fables, and "^"^ commandments of men, that turn from '' the truth. 15 *= Unto the pure all things are pure : but unto them that are defiled and ^ un- believing is nothing pure ; but even their sniind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they ^ know God ; but ' in works they J deny him, being abo- minable, and ^ disobedient, and ' unto every good work ' reprobate. f Rom. 14. 23. s Rom. i. 28. Eph. 4. 17. i Tim. 6. e •* See Judg. 2. 10. • So Col. i. 22. j See i Tim. 5, 8. 1 ch. 3. I. See Acts 9. 36. II Or, void 0/ jitdgmcnt. See I Cor. 9. 27. ^ Comp. Acts 17. 28. I Cor. 15. 33. " .So ver. 5. See Acts 2. II. ' See 2 Pet. I. 8. So Phil. 3. 19. y See I Tim. 5. 20. ^ 2 Cor. 13. 10 iGk.). a So ch. 2. 2. See I Tim. i. 10. *> See I Tim. 1.4. ^ Comp. I Tim. 6. 20. c<= See Matt. 15. 9. d See Gal. 3. 1. * Luke 11.41. Rum. 14. 20. See Acts 10. IS- 2 Tim. 3. 8. t ch. 3. 3. 2 Tim. 3. 8. Tim. 3. 2. « I Tim. 3. ^ See I Tim But speak thou the things which be- II. 2 come ^ sound doctrine: that ''the aged " See i Tim. _ ., , , ° 1. 10. men be ""^ sober, ''grave, <= temperate, tSeePhiicm. '^ f sound in s faith, in s charity, in 2 pa- ^q^ 3 tience. '■ The aged women likewise, vigilant, that they he in behaviour as becometh " holiness, not ' ' false accusers, '' not given to much wine, teachers of good 4 things ; that they may teach the young women to be ' ' sober, to love their hus- 5 bands, to love their children, to be '= discreet, chaste, '" keepers at home, '' s« i Tim. good, "^ obedient to their own husbands, i Or that " the word of God be not bias- "q" 6 phemed. ""Young men likewise exhort maMates. 3- 4- "Se [Tin 'So ch. I. 13. s See 2 Tim. 3. 10. , holy 7'Pto be 'sober minded. 1 1n all things fii^n.^j.^n shewing thyself _ a pattern of good f^-^ .^^ works : in "* doctrine shewing uncorrupt- 3. a, sness, ''gravity, 'sincerity, "sound speech 1 so'i'S. that cannot be condemned ; ' that he 2- ?. 15 ' (Gk.). »' So I Tim. 5. 14. " See Gen. 3. 16. o See i Tim. 6. i. *>o See i PeL 5. 5. P Gk. as Rom. 12. 3. 2 Cor. 5. 13. 1 Pet. 4, 7. I Or, discreet. 1 So I Tim. 4. 12. r See 1 Cor. 10. 6. ■ ver. 10. See i Tim. 4. 13. * See Eph. 6. 24. " So i Tim. 6. 3. ^ See i Pet. 2. I2. Comp. Neh. 5. 9. I Tim. 5. 14. (204) Chap. ii. 9. TITUS. Chap. hi. 15. that is of the contrary part "may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort ^ servants to be obedient 9 unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things ; not 'answering again ; not >' purloining, but shewing all 10 all things. For = the grace of God "that n ''bringeth salvation <= hath appeared ^to all men, teaching us that s denying un- 12 godliness and '' worldly lusts we should live ' soberly, righteously, and godly, in * See I Cor. 4. 14. ^ So I Tinu 6. I, J. See Eph. 6. 1 Or, gain- saying. Rom. ID. 21. J See Acts s. good fidelity ; ^ that they may adorn * So Matt 5. ^ '^^ doctrine of "" God our Saviour in i6. Phil. 2. IS. * ver. 7. Comp. I Tim. 6. I. ** See ch. 1. 3. •= So ch. 3. 7. See Acts 13- . - - - . - - 43. & Col. 1. 6. ^ this present world; 'looking for that i^ blessed "" hope, and " the glorious "" ap- pearing of ° the great °°God and our Sa- viour Jesus Christ; Pwho gave himself 14 for us, 1 that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and ''purify unto himself ^ a peculiar people, 'zealous of good works. These things speak, and " exhort, and is "rebuke with all authority. >■ Let man despise thee. , that britigetk sal- vation to all men, hath appeared. « Ps. 67. 2. See Acts 15. n. « ch. 3. 4, f So Luke 3.6. John 1. g. 2 Tim. 4. 17. See I Tim. 2. no 8 So Luke I. 75. Rom. 6. ig. : Acts 17. 30. Eph. I. 4. & 4. 24. Col. 1. 22. & 3. i> So I Pet 4. 2. I John 2. 16. ^ See 2 Tim. 4. 10. ^ So Jude 21. See 1 Cor. i. 7. See ch. i. 2. & Acts 23. 6. ° So Col. 3. 4. n' o Rev, 19. 17. o" Comp. 2 Pel. i. i. Jude 4. Q See I rim. 2. 6. ^ Eph. 5. 26. See Ex. ig. 5. So i Pet. 2. g. ~ See I Tin Heb. . " See 2 Tim. 4. . 5. 20. 5. T Thess. 4. 7. * See I Tim. 3, ™ Col. I. 5, 23. See 2 Thess. 2. 8. P See Rom. 4. 25 - 14. I John I. 7, g in the Gk. o ch. 3. 8. Comp. Eph. 2. 10. y See I Tim. 4. 12. III. * See 2 Tim. 2. 14- *> See Rom. 13- I- So I Tim. 2. c 2 Tim. 3. 17- ch. I. 16. So Col. I. 10. 2 Tim. 2. 21. See Acts 9. 36- ■1 See Eph. 4. 31. " I Tim. 3. 3. So 2 Tim. 2. 24. f I Tim. 3. 3 (Gk.). Eph. 5. 8. See i Cor. 6. ^ So Rom. lo. 19. 1 ch, *> So James i. 21 {Gk.J. ^Put them in mind ''to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready ■= to every good work, '' to speak evil of no man, to be ' no brawlers, but ^gentle, shewing all 8 meekness unto all men. For '' we ourselves also were 'sometimes •'fool- ish, 'disobedient, ""deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in ^° malice and " envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that p the kind- See Phil. 1. 16. P Rom. 4. 5. 8 See 2 Tim. 2. 25. *» So • See Eph. 2. 2. Comp. i Pet. 4. 3. ^ 2 Tim. 3. 13. " See Rom. i. 29. 4 (Gk.j. & 11. 22 (Gk.). Eph. 2. 7. 2. II, * See Rom. ness and ' love of i God our Saviour J '^I'/a'' steward man ''appeared, ^not by works 'ch. of righteousness which we have done, ^^^ „„ but 'according to his mercy he saved So Rom. 9. us, by "*the washing of "regeneration, &'ii. e. and ^ renewing of " the Holy Ghost ; ^^;^'^' 6 which he y shed on us * abundantly Comp. 7 through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that t^lt^,'^,'^^' ^being justified by his grace, »we should ' Pet. i. 3. be made heirs ''according "^to the hope see''i Cor.^e'. s of eternal life. ^ This is a faithful say- ing, and these things I will that thou " affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful fto maintain good works. These things are 9 good and profitable unto men. But E avoid foolish •» questions, and '' gene- (gi^.*). alogies, and contentions, and strivings Acts 2. 33. about the law; for 'they are unprofit- | '°- ''s- 10 able and vain. A man that is a ^ here- tick, 'after the first and second admo- 11 nition, '"" reject ; knowing that he that is such 'is subverted, and sinneth, "being »Rom. 8. 17. condemned of himself. 12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or p Tychicus, 1 be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis : ''for I 13 have determined there to winter. ^Bring So S\. i. 9. Comp. t Pet. 3. 21. ^ See John 3- S- Matt. 19. 28. ^ See Rom. om. 5. s. f Gr. richly. I Tim. 6. 17. ' See Rom. 3. 24. So ch. 2. II. See Matt. 25. 34- >> So Rom. 8. =3. 24- ^ See ch. 1.2. •^ See I Tim. IS- ^ 2 Tim. 2, 1 (Gk.). >■ See I Tim ht. Tim. 2. 14. 'So I Cor. Zenas 'the la^^7e^ and "Apollos on fver.T4.'' '' their journey "diligently, that nothing So ver. i. 14 "be wanting unto them. And let ours SeeiTiin.6. also learn ^to 'maintain good works " for necessary uses, that they be y not 15 unfruitful. All that are with me sa- lute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. ^ Grace be with you all. Amen. "p'?- 2 Pet. 2. I. ' Comp. H It was written to Titus, ordained the Matt. is. 17. first bishop of the church of the Cre- ^ £?''■ '3- =. tians, from = Nicopolis of Macedonia. 15. ^^^' ^' "' See I Tim. ■♦■ 7- " So 2 Tim. 3. 5. See Rom. i6. 17. " go i Tim. 5. 24. Comp. Acts 13. 46. P Acts 20. 4. 12 Tim. 4. 9 (Gk, ), ' Comp. 2 Tim. 4. 10. " See Acts 15. 3. * See Matt. 22. 35. " See Acts 18, 24, '^ See Wisd, 2- 6 marg, * See ch, 1,5, U Or, profess Iwncst trades. * So Eph. 4, 28, y 2 Pet, I. 8. So Phil. i. 11. Col. i, 10. See Phil, 4, 17. ' Heb. 13. 25, So Col, 4, 18. 2 Tim. 4. 22. * ch. 3. 12, ,205) THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO PHILEMON. Anno DOMINI 64. » ver. g. See Eph. 3.1. b See Acts 16. I. & Heb. 13. 23. c Phil. 2. 25 (Gk.). ver. 20. 2 Cor. 6. 12. & 7. 15. Comp. Phil. I. 8. 0 ver. 20. See Ecclus. 3, 6. So 2 Tim. I. j6. p Comp. 1 Thess. 2. 6. q See Eph. 5- 4- *■ See Rom. 12. I. a Luke I. 18. Tit. 2. 2 in the Gk. ■8 3 John 4 (Gk.). ^ See Luke 17. J See Gen. 15. pAUL, »a prisoner of Jesus Christ, -^ and ''Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and '^^ fel- lowlabourer, and to our beloved Apphia, 2 and = Archippus our '^ fellowsoldier, and to fthe church in thy house: s Grace 3 to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ■^ I thank my God, making mention 4 of thee always in my prayers, ' hearing s of thy J love and Jfiiith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints ; that the communication of thy 6 faith may become effectual "^ by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. For ^ 'we have great joy and "consolation in thy love, because " the bowels of the saints °are refreshed by thee, brother. Wherefore, p though I might be much 8 bold in Christ to enjoin thee ithat which is convenient, yet for love's sake 9 I rather ■'beseech ihcc, being such a one as Paul 5 the aged, and now also ='a prisoner of Jesus Christ. I ■■ beseech 10 thee for =^my son ' Onesimus, "whom I have begotten in my bonds : which in n time past was to thee 'unprofitable, but now " profitable to thee and to me : whom I have •'' sent again : thou there- 12 fore receive him, that is, v mine own bowels : whom I would have ^ retained 13 with me, that ^in thy stead he might * Col. 4, g. Comp. ver. 20 (Ok.). » See i Cor. 4. 15. 10. "" 2 Tim. 2. 21 (Gk.). & 4. II, * See Luke 23. 7. 4. * See 2 Thess. 2. 6. » See i Cor. 16. 17. have ministered unto me in ''the bonds t Comp. 14 of the gospel : but without thy mind f^'J;^'; "s- would I do nothing ; that thy benefit '' So 1 1=51. 5. should '^''not be as // were of necessity, er*^J^'' 15 ^ but willingly. ' For perhaps he there- Gen. 45. 5, s. fore departed ffor a season, that thou oai'Ts'' **■ i6shouldest s receive him for ever: ''not (Gk-)- .1^1 ^ See Matt. now as a servant, but above a servant, 6. 2. ' a brother beloved, specially to me, but "■ ^== ' '^°''- 1^ ir m Comp. If thou Eptl;.6- 5- ' I 1 im. 6. 2. how much more unto thee, both 17 the flesh, and in the Lord ? count me therefore 'a partner, receive So Matt. 23. 18 him as myself. If he hath wronged t'so coi. 3. thee, or oweth thee ought, put that p- 19 on mine account ; ■" I Paul have written -''ser; Co"'' // with mine own hand, I will repay //.• ,;®^ ^'-^ "albeit I do not say to thee how thou (Gk.). ' owest unto me even thine own self " Eccius. 30. 20 besides. Yea, brother, let me °have Comp. joy of thee in the Lord: p refresh my p sie'ver'';:' 21 bowels in the Lord. 1 Having con- " See 2 Cor.' fidence in thy obedience I wrote unto r'x'cts 28. 23. thee, knowing that thou wilt also do \ '^'^^ ^- ='••■ 22 more than I say. But withal prepare See2'cor.'* me also ■■ a lodging : for ^ I trust that '. L-o„,p. ver. 23, 24 with Col. 4. 10, 12, 14. » See Col. I. 7. ^ See Rom. 16. 7. " See Acts trust that 'through your prayers I shall be given 23 unto you. " There salute thee " Epa- phras, " my fellowprisoner in Christ Je- 24SUS; ""Marcus, •" Aristarchus, >' Demas, 25 y Lucas, ^ my fellowlabourers. " The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your .spirit. Amen. t Written a from Rome to Philemon, iifay Onesimus a servant. * ver. 9, 10. ^ Col. ^ See Acts 19. 29. I See Col. 4. 14. * See ver. i. '= See Gal. 6. 18. ver. 10, 12, 17. (»6) THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS. Anno DOMINI. 64. I. '^ Comp. Num. 12. 6, (Gk, 1 Pet. I. ?o. So I Cor. 10. TI. Gal. 4. 4. Eph. 1. 10. & 3. 9. ch. 9. 26. Comp. 2 Esdr. 2. 34. •= John 15. 15. ch. 2. 3. ■l ver. 8. ch. 3. 6. &s. 8. & 7. 3, 28. & JO. 29. See Malt. 14. 53; GOD, who at sundry times and ^'m divers manners spake in time pa.st unto the fathers by the prophets, hath 2 ^in these last days '= spoken unto us by ^ his Son, whom he hath = appointed bpeuJ^o ^^^^"^ °f ^^1 things, eby whom also he made "^ the worlds ; who being ' the 3 brightness J of his glory, and *= the ex- press image of his person, and ' uphold- ing all things by the word of his power, ™ when he had by himself purged our sins, " sat down " on the right hand of the Majesty on high ; being made so 4 much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained Pa more excellent name than they. For unto s which of the angels said he at any time, "JThou art my Son, this day "(J^l^"'!- 16 ].,ayg J begotten thee? And again, fPs' '2. 8. "■! will be to him a Father, and he ^om,l\t' shall be to me a Son? And ••''again, 6 " ' when he bringeth in " the firstbegot- ten into "the world, he saith, "And let all the angels of God worship him. And '"of the angels he saith, ^ yVVho maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto ''the Son he saith, ^Thy e throne, O God, is ^for ever and ever: a sceptre of 'righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, 9 and hated iniquity; therefore God, eve7i thy God, ''hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, "^Thou, Lord, in theio beginning hast laid the founda- tion of the earth ; and the heavens See Matt. 28. iB. " Eph. 3. 9. ch. 2. 10. See John i. ?,■ Comp. ch. 3. 3. *> ch. II. 3. 1 Wisd. 7. 26. J John 1. 14. ^ See 2 Cor. 4. 4. 1 So Col. I. 17. •" See ch. 9. 14- ^ Mark 16. So ver. 13. ch. 8. I. & 10. 12. & 12- 2. SeePs. no. I. o Comp. Luke 22. 6g. P ch. 8. 6. So Eph. I. 21. Phil. 2. 9. 10. Q Cited from Ps. 2. 7. Cited also Acts 13. 33. ch. 5. 5. r Cited from 2 Sam. 7. 14. So l Chr. 22. 10. & 28. 6. Ps. 89. 26, 27. I [Or, when he bringeth a^ain\ ' ver, 5. ch. 2. 13. & 4. 5. & 10. 30. ' So ch. 10. 5. " See Rom. 8. 29. ▼ ch. 2. 5. See Matt. 24. 14. ' Deut. 32. 43 (Gk., not Heb.). Comp. Ps. 97. 7. 1[Gr. unio\ Asver. 8. ch. II. 18 marg. * Rom. 10, 21 (Gk,), ch. 11, 18 (te,xt), y Cited from Ps. 104. 4, So 2 Esdr, 8, 22, * Cited from Ps, 45, 6, 7, » See Luke 1, 33, t Gr, rightttess, or, straightness. Gk. as Ps. 67. 4. >> Isai, 61. i, 3. See Acts 4. 27, « Cited from Ps. 102, 25 — 27, which see. are the works of thine hands: II ''they shall perish; but thou re- mainest; and they all shall "=wax 12 old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art "=the same, and thy years J3 shall not fail. But to which of the angels said he at any time, ^Sit on my right hand, until I make thine i4enemies thy footstool? Are they not all s ministering sjsirits, '' sent forth to minister for them who shall be ' heirs of salvation ? ^ So Isai, 34, 4- " Ecclus. 14. '7- •" ch. 13. 8. f Cited from Ps. no. I, which see. So ver. 3. ch. 10, 13. * Num. 4. 12. & 7. 5 in the Gk. So ver, 7. ch. 8. 2. Also ch. 8. 6, & 9. 21. Also ch. 10, 1 1, ■^ Gen. 19, 16. & 28. 12. & 32. 1, 2, 24. Ps. 103, 20, See Matt. 18, 10, & Acts 12, 7. Dan. 10. II. Luke 1, 19, 26, & 2. 9, 13. 1 See Matt. 25, 34. Therefore we ought to give the more II. earnest heed to the things which we ' '^^- ";« , , II, • 11, ^"^ ^^ uak- have heard, lest at any time we should ing i-csseu. 2 ' let them slip. For if the word = spoken ^"he"^' job e, by angels was stedfast, and '^ every iS; transgression and disobedience received 53. "^"^ ^^''' 3 a just ■= recompence of reward ; '' how '',<-'on>p- 1 11 'c 1 Num, 15, 30, shall we escape, it we neglect so great 31. ■^.salvation; which ^at the first began ^^^"'•^•♦■^•^^ to be spoken by « the Lord, and was *t =7. 26.' ' ' - « See ch, ii. s confirmed unto us ''by them that j6,' 4 heard him; God also bearing them ''^°'^'^- ^°- 11 - , • ■ 1 ■ 28, 29, witness, both with si signs and ' won- & 12. 25, ders, and with divers "^'miracles, and " jj"^'!^^' " ^ gifts of the Holy Ghost, ■" according Mark 1. 14, , 1 ' -II -i 15. ch. I. 2, to his own will ? Comp. 5 For "unto the angels hath he not J^""'^'- ^■• put in subjection " the world to come, so ch. 7. 1^°' 6 whereof we speak: but Pone in s.^^^^^^^- certain place 1 testified, saying, ''What 12. is man, that thou art mindful ofj cSm'p^'^' him? or the son of man, that thou jThess. i, 5. 7visitest him? Thou madest himiCor,2,^' 'a little lower than the angels; ',2^;^^^,;^ So I Cor, 12, 4, II. ^ So Eph, I. 5, n ch. I. 2, 4, 8. o So ch. 6. 5, See ch. 6, P Comp, I Mace, 7, 16. Roin, 15. 10, i Cor. 6, 16, & 15, 27, Cor, 10, 10 marg. Gal, 3. 16, Eph. 4, 8. & 5, 14. ch, 4, 3, 4, & 7, 17. . 8, 5, 8, James 4, 6. « See i Thess. 4, 6. ' Cited from Ps. 8, 4—6, which see. U Or, a tittle while inferior to. Gk, as Acts 5, 34, So ver, 9. [207) Chap. ii. S. HEBREWS. Chat. hi. 19. PhS''' .'^r' thou crownedst him with glory See'Matt.28. and honour, and didst set him over 'Comp. the works of thy hands : *thou hast 8 iCor. is.|5. put all i/iings in subjection under I Pet '. 21." his feet. For in that he put all in iSin^o' I subjection under him, he left nothing Acts J. 33. t/tat is not put under him. But ' now Tor,' ly!~^' we see not yet all things put under him. "vcr. lo. But we see Jesus, '"'who was made 9 & 6.^7 'in'aig. a little lower than the angels, '"'"'for 16^^2*8 '^'''"' the suffering of death, " crowned with yjohni2, 32. glory and honour; that he by the grace &T32.' '^' of God should '^ taste death v for every = ir;?"'- 5- 15- mau. ^ For it became him, ^for whom 10 I John 2. 2' are all tilings, and ''by whom are all 26 "46"'^'^*' ^■''"'•S-fj ii^ bringing 'many sons unto « ver. q. glory, to make '^ the captain of their Col. i°'^i6.' ' salvation « perfect through sufferings. '='!; '■ ?; For both 'he that sanctifieth and « they n c See Matt. 20. 28, ' who are sanctified ^ are all of one : for (Gk')'^'so which cause 'he is not ashamed to call ch. 5. 9. See them J brethren, saying, ''I will de-12 eseechls'. 9. clarc thy name unto my brethren, f ch. 13. 12. in the midst of ' the church will I Comp. . . , » , ■ John 17. 19. smg praise unto thee. And agam, 13 So''ch'°;o'.''io '"-'■ will put my trust in him. And 29- ' again, "Behold, I, and the children 28.'^So'''*' "which God hath given me. For-i4 i* h"'' ^' 'e' ^smuch then as the children are par- j Rom. 8.29. takers of p flesh and blood, ihe also f " '^Comp^*' himself likewise took part of the same ; Matt. 12. 50. that '' through deatli he might ^ destroy Ps. '22. 22?"' him that had the power of death, ' that SeeA'ts^^' '^' '^^ devil ; and deliver them who 15 38. ' " through " fear of death were all their "s'im.^l"" lifetime ^ subject to " bondage. For 16 Ps. 18. 2, verily ' he took not on him the nature °7(Gk!).*^'' cy^ angels; but he took on him the seed n cu?d from" °*' Abraham. Wherefore ^'^ in all things 17 isai. 8. is. it behoved him 1 to be made like unto °jf"-'°'"' his brethren, that he might be >'a mer- p See Matt, ciful and faithful high priest ^in things ? So ver. 17. pertaining to God, to ^make reconcili- Rora. 8. 3. ation for the sins of the people. >' For 18 ■■ See I Cor. ' in that he himself hath suffered ^ being • j'T-tm"'. 10 tempted, he is able to succour them that (Gk.). So are temiited. 1 John 3. 8. ' Comp. John 16. II. Col. 2. 15. u So Luke i. 74. ^ Rom. 8. 15. * See Marks. 29. t Or. he ^taketh not hold of angels, hut of the seed of Abra- ham he taketh hold. * Ecchis. 4. 11. Comp. ch. 8. 9 (Gk. ). ** ch. 4. 15. y So ch. 4. 15, 16. & 5. 2. See ch. 3. i. « Rom. 15. 17. ch. 5. 1. * Ecclus. 3. 3, 30. & 28. 5. & 34. 19 in the Gk. So i S.-un. 3. 14. Dan. 9. 24. Ecclus. 20. 28. *• ch. 4. 15. See Luke 22. 28. III. Wherefore, '' holy brethren, partakers « So J Pet. 2. of b the heavenly <= calling, consider ^the >■ So Phil. Apostle and '^ High Priest of our '■pro- s''■»■ 2 Tim. I. 9. « See Rom. i. 7. & 1 Cor. i. 26. So 2 Thess. i. 11. ch. g. 15. 2 Pet. i. 10. <* So John 20. 21. Comp. Rom. 15. 8. e ch. 2. 17. & 4. 14, 15. & 5. 5, 10. & 6. 20. & 7. 26. & 8. I. & 9. II. So ch. 10. 21. f See i Tim. 6. 13. T-, Matt. 16. 18, 1* or or ch. I. 2. 2 fession, Christ Jesus ; who was faithful * Gr. made. to him that * appointed him, as also 'Hlb"'&"' E Moses 7vas faithful in all his house. S^i'- _, , . -^ •' , . ^^Num. 12. 7. 3 r or this man was counted worthy of ver. s. more gloiy than Moses, inasmuch as 5 ^i" ^"^''' '' he who hath ' builded the house hath cipnip. 4 more honour than the house every house is 'builded by some man; ^^''- ^^ g but Jhe that 'built all things is God. &ii.'7.' 5 And e Moses verily was ''faithful in all i"„^heGk!'° his house, as 'a servant, ""for a testi- J So Eph. 2. mony of those things which were to be see i Cor. 3. 6 spoken after ; but Christ as " a Son ?<, ^ , ' , . ' , ■'So Ecclus. over his own house ; ° whose house 45. 4. are we, if we Phold fast <) the confi- ^"*'^"- ^'•• dence and "■ the rejoicing ^ of the hope 'JEx. 14. 31. 7 firm ' unto the end. Wherefore, as Dem! 34. 5.' " the Holy Ghost saith, "To day if ye ^^f- \ '■ swill hear his voice, harden not Ps. 105! 26. your hearts, as in the provocation, ^'Rev'°5.'3: in the day of temptation in the "^ D""- 'S- gwilderness: when your fathers n^ch. i.''' 8. tempted me, proved me, and saw^^-S.^^ lomy works "forty years. Wherefore »iTim.3.'i5. I was grieved with that genera- s^Eph.' 2! tion, and said, They do alway err ?=■ ^ , 7 . , , J . 1 1 .'ee I Cor. 3. in their heart; and they have not i6. iiknown my ways. ''So I sware in ■■ ' ^"■'•'s-^ ■' 4 ^ marg. my wrath, 'They shall not enter ver. 14. into my rest. ?Gk.).^ "* 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be ^-,]°-^ '9 in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, se'e Acis'4. in departing from v the living God. 1% „ -r, 1 •, -1 ^ See 2 Cor. 13 But ^ exhort one another daily, while i. m- it is called To day; lest any of you coi°"; Ij.^' be hardened ^ through the deceitfulness j;''. 6. n, 18. 14 of sin. For we are made partakers of & \o!t^ Christ, if we ''hold the beginning of '^f/- "* 33' our "^confidence ''stedfost unto the end ; Matt. 10. 22. 13 whilst it is said, "^To day ifye will fe?.''',^.^ hear his voice, harden not your ch.e. n. i6hearts, as m the provocation, por soGai. 6.9. ^some, when they had heard, did fpro- "i,'^"^' '^' voke : howbeit s not all that came out & 10. 15. 17 of Egypt by Moses. But with whom So 2 Sam. 23. was he grieved forty years ? was it not ^'?!'- /J- ♦3- with them that had sinned, ''whose Ps.gs. 7— n, is ' carcases fell in the wilderness ? And "^''J ^'='- 1 Cited also " to whom sware he that they should ver. 15. not enter into his rest, but to them .''se^Acts 19 that 'believed not.' So we see that '3 'S- ■" they could not enter in because of \^'^^\'^'^l° "unbelief \Gi:.' if iiey shall enter. See Ps. 95. II marg. So Mark S. 12 (Gk.). y See Ps. 42. 2. ' So ch. 10. 24, 25. "* So Prov. 28. 26. Isai. 44. 20. Jer. 17. 9. Rom. 7. 11. Eph, 4. 22. b ver. 6 (Gk.). ■= Gk. as 2 Cor. 9. 4. & 11. 17. ch. 11. 1 (not as ver. 6). ** See ver. 7. • Num. 14. 2, 4, 11. Deut. i. 34, 35. f Ps. 78. 17 (Gk.). 1 Esdr. 6. 15. K Num. 14. 24, 30. Deut. i. 36, 38. *> See 1 Cor. 10. 5. • Num. 14. 29 (Gk.). k Num. 14. 30. Deut. i. 34, 35. ' Ecclus. 41. 2 (Gk.). Sec ch. II. 31. "> So ch. 4. 6. Comp. Ps. 78. 22. & 106. 24. Jude 5. "ver. 12. So ch. 4. 11. {2oS; Chap. iv. i. HEBREWS, Chap. v. 14. IV. Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise * ^ck'^ ''*' ^^'"S ^^^^ "^ '-'^ entering into his rest, jlraes i' 26. ^f'y of you ^should seem ''to come See Mark 10. short of it. For unto us was the gospel 2 ^^ch. 12. 15 preached, as well as "^ unto them : but =^h '' 18 ' ''^^ word preached did not profit them, ver. 6. • ' naked and ^^JdUnc'e opened unto the eyes of him with whom Eph. 2. 2. we have to do. C0L3.'"' Seeing then that we have a great 14 p Rom. II. 2 high priest, ^that is passed into the £ph^^5. 6 heavens, Jesus the Son of God, ^ let ve"% us hold fast w/r ■= profession. For'' we 15 1 c'onip. have not ^ a high priest '^ which cannot rcomp.' "^^ be touched with the feeling of our in- Phii. 2. 16. firmities; but was ''in a.\l /oi/its stempt- " So Isai. 49. Eph. 6. 17. ' So I Cor. * See Ps. 149. 6. " i Thess. 5. 23. 14. 25. * HisL of Susanna 28. i Pet. 4. i in the Gk. ^ Ps. 33. 13, 14. & 90. 8. & 139. 4, II, 12. 7 See 2 Chr. 16. 9. & Job 26. 6. So Ecclus. 15. 19. & 17. 15. & 23. 19. & 39. 19. « ver. 15. See ch. 3. i. * So ch. 6. 20. & 7. 26. & 8. I. & 9. 12, 24. Comp. Eph. 4. 10. " So ch. 10. 23. ^ See I Tim. 6. 13. ** Comp. Isai. 53. 3. «ch. 10. 34. So ch. 5. 2. Comp. I Pet. 3. 8. f ch. 2. i7(Gk.). Kch. 2. 18. See Luke 22. 28. ed like as we are, yet '■without sin. o"^'',?-^^- 1 r -111, So John 8. 16 'Let US therefore come J boldly unto the 46.^ throne of grace, that we may obtain ch''7'^'=6.'''' mercy, and ''find grace to help in time i Pet. 2. 22. _ '^ ^ I John 3. 5. Comp. Isai. 53. 9. John 14. 30. • Eph. 3. 12. ch. 7. 25. & 10. 19, 22. So Eph. 2. iS. ch. 7. 19. See ch. 3. 6. J See i John 3. 21. l^ See Luke 1.30. of need. ^ For every high priest taken v. from among men is ordained for men " ch. 8. 3. 1' /// things pertaining to God, => that he \f^'' "'^^ "' may oft'er both "= gifts and sacrifices ''for '':''■ 9- 9- 2 sins: '^who "can have compassion on the So'ch.''8. 4. ignorant, and on them that are out of t '°;,":, 1 r 1 11- ,/> , . ^"^^ Matt. s. the way ; for that he himself also is =3- ■■ ver. 3. Cor. It;. 3. the '•:''■ =• '8- K 4 15. 1 Or, can reasonably bear with. f So ch. 7. 28. s Lev. 4. 3. & 9. 7. 15. 3 ''compassed with infirmity. And by reason hereof he ought, sas for people, so also for himself, to offer '' for 4 sins. And '' no man ' taketh this ho- nour unto himself, but '' he that is call- 5 ed of God, ' as 7c'as Aaron. So also Christ ""glorified not himself to be made * '*• *■ "a high priest; but he that said unto ch him, "Thou art my Son, to day 6have I begotten thee. As he saith 5. also in anothtr place, PThou art a f chr.'k 18. priest for ever after the order of j,J'°'™ 3- =7- 7 Melchisedec. Who in the days of 13. 2! his flesh, 1 when he had otTered 7. 27. &9. 7. ^ Num. 16. flesh, 'prayers and supplications ,,„ > Ex. 2b. 1. "P Num. 16. 40. with strong i Chr. 23. 13. crying and ' tears unto him that was "ci")!" *' ^'* able "to save him from death, and " ""■">• 8 ''was heard 'in that //«■" feared; though os«ch^'i!' he were 'a Son, yd )' learned he obe- ^citedfrom dience by the things which he suffered; Ps. no. 4. 9 and ^ being made perfect, he became dl'^7.''i7°2i. ^ the author of eternal salvation unto So ver. 10. 10 all them that obey him ; called of God '' a & V- 11° high priest after the order of Melchisedec. ^TT's 11 Of whom "^we have many things to 1 Matt. 26. say, and ''hard to be uttered, seeing Mar'k'i4. 35, 12 ye are * dull of hearing. For when p ■^for the time ye ought to be teachers, 44. ' "*'' ye have need that one teach you again f ° J"*"" ''• which be s the first '' principles of ' the ' » Tim. 2. i oracles of God ; and '= are become such i pj/iz. i. as have need of J milk, and not of '^'""- ^t- -t^' 13 strong meat. For e\'ery one that useth Mark 15. 34, J milk * is unskilful in the word of right- ]^^-^^^ ^5 14 eousness : for he is ''a babe. But strong ' John n. 35. meat belongeth to thetn that are ' of 4°. " "^ ''' full age, ei'en those who by reason ' of " '^'''"- =*• use have their senses ' exercised "" to Mark 14. 36. " discern both good and evil. There- l-'^^ ^"^ *''• '-' ' rs. 22. 24. n Or, /or h'l^/u-ty. ch. 12. 28 (Gk.). » Wlsd. 17. 8. So ch. 11. 7. Comp. Malt. 26. 37. Mark 14, 33. John 12. 27. * See ch. 1. 2. So John 14. 31. y So Phil. 2. 8. * Wisd. 4. 13. Phil. 3. 12. ch. 2. 10. & 7. 28. & 11. 40. & 12. 23. See Luke 13. 32. » So ch. 2. 10. *^ ver. 6. ■= Comp John 16. 12. ** So 2 Pet. 3. 16. " ch. 6. 12 (Gk.). Comp. Matt. 13. 15. fch. 2. 9. & 6. 7 marg. B ch. 6. 1 (Gk.). *• See Gal. 4. 3. > See Rom. 3. 2. J See I Cor. 3. 2. t Gr. ^nt/i no experience. ^ See i Cor. 3. i. Soi Cor. 13. II (Gk.). D Or, perfect. See i Cor. 14. 20 marg. So Phil. 3.15. Col. I. 28. 0 Or, o/ahabit, or, per/ecttofi. Ecclus. po. 14 (Gk.). "i on. 12. II. 2 Pet. 2. 14. So I Tira. 4. 7. >" So i Kin. 3. 9. Isai. 7. 15. u See Rom. 14. i marg. (209) D D Chap. vi. i. HEBREWS. Chap. vn. 12. VI. » Comp. Phil. 3. 13, 14- 1 Or, the •word of^ ilie 0/ Christ. ^ ch. 5. 12 (Gk.). ■= Col. 3. 14 (,?■'■ fore ^ leaving ' the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto >: perfection ; not laying again the foun- dation of repentance '' from dead works, and of faith towards God, ' of the doc- trine of baptisms, and 'of laying on of hands, and sof resurrection of the dead, and gt'of 'eternal judgment. And : this will we do, ''if God permit. For ' it is "' impossible for those who were once " enlightened, and have tasted of ° the heavenly gift, and p were made partakers of " the Holy Ghost, and ■J have tasted ""the good word of God, S Acts 24. 25. and ^the powers of 'the world to come, ^ ee ora. 2. . j. ^^^^ shall " fall away, to renew t/iciii again " unto repentance ; " seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and "put him to an open shame. For the earth "^ which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bring- eth forth herbs ^ meet ^ for them " by whom it is dressed, * receiveth blessing from God : but ^ that which beareth ch. 9. 14. e See Acls 19- 4. 5- Comp. ch. 9. 10. f Acts 8. 14— 17- & 19. 6. 8 Acts 17. 31, 32. 1 Matt. 25. 41, 46. So Mark 3. 29. ^ 1 Cor. 16. 7. See Acts 18. >S> : Matt. . 45- .25. 12. 31 So ch, *" Cump. Matt. 19. 26. Mark 10. 27. Luke 18. 27. " ch. 10. 32 (Gk.'i. So Eph. I. 1 3. Comp. John I. 9. 0 So John 4. 10. & 6. 32. Eph. 2. 8. P See Gal. 3. 2. So ch. 2. 4. 4 Ps. 34. 8. 1 Pet. 2. 3. r See Eph. 6. 17. ■ Gal. 3. s (Gk.), ' So ch. 2. 5. » See Wisd. " Comp. ch. 12. 17. * So ch. 10. 29. * Esther 14. II. Matt. 1. 19 in the Gk. » Ps. 65. 10. y Hist, of Susanna 15. thorns and briers is ^ rejected, and bb. 2;h unto "^cursing; '='^ whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded ^ bet- g ter things of you, and things that ac- company salvation, though we thus speak. '^^ For ' God is not unrighteous lo fto forget your work and 's labour of love, which •'ye have shewed toward his name, in that 'ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And n we desire that every one of you do '' shew the same ^ diligence to ' the full assurance of '" hope unto the end : that i; ye be not " slothful, but "" followers of them who through fiith and jiatience inherit °i' the promises. For "when God 13 made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, 1 he sware by himself, saying, ■'Surely blessings I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, p after 15 Lukey. 62 m j^g j^^j patiently endured, he obtained ' So 2 Tim. t].ig promise. For men verily swear by 16 the greater : and ^ an oath for ' confir- mation is to them an end of all " strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly 17 2. 6. 1 Or, /or. See ch. 2. 9. •^ Isai. 5, 6. t> See I Cor. . 27. 6i> So ch. 8. 13 (Gk.). Ezek. i^. 4. 17. Ma f 1 «^ So Jer. 44. 22. Comp. Gen. 3 17. Mai. 4. I. John 15. 6, t* .See ch. 7. 10. 42. & 25. 40. Mark 9. 41. See Matt, 9. 14. 2 Thess. I. 6, 7. ch. 13. 16. 6 So I Cor 16. 16. ' 2 Cor. 8. 24 18. See Rom. 12. 13. & 2 Cor. 8. 4, See Col. 2. 2. " See ch. 3. 6. ch. 13. 7. * Comp. Gal. 3. 18. *=c So Isai. 27. II. 19. '^•^ Prov. 19. 5. 7. ^ So Rom. Thess. I. 3. So Acts 10. 4. • Rom. 15. 25. q Gen. 22. 16. So P; 17. ' Ex. 22, Tim. ^ See Rom. 12, 8. * ch. 10. 22. " ch. 5. II (Gk.). "» Cump, P So ver. 15. ch. 10 36. to fhew unto * the heirs of ^ promise "the immutability of his counsel, ' con- 18 firmed it by '' an oath : that by " two " immutable things, in which it was y impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon "' the hope 19 ^ set before us : which hope we have as ^ an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and ''which entereth into 20 that within "^ the vail; whither "^the fore- runner is for us entered, iTcn Jesus, made = a high priest "^for ever after the order of Melchisedec. See ch. 4. 14. * See ch. 3. i. r Cited from Gen. 'ch. 7. 7(Gk.). h. 105. 9. Luke 1. 73. Comp. Matt. 5. 34. James 5. 12. * I'liil. 1. 7. Comp. ch. 12. 3. " So ch. II. 9- « ver. 18. So Ps. 1 10. 4. See Prov. 19. ai. tGr. interposed himself by an oath. ^ Comp. ver. 17. )■ So Tit. I. 2. 2 ch. 12. 1, 2. * Comp. Acts 27. 29, 30. ^ See Lev. 16- 15. ' Matl, 27. 51. See ch. 9. 3. ^ ch. 9. 24. *See ch. 5. 6. Anu g Scj Acts 2. For this ^^ Melchisedec, king of ''Sa- VII. lem, priest of " the most high God, l^,,^"- "^- '^ who met Abraham returning from the *■ Ps- 76. 2, slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; ,8 iCk.')" a ^ to whom also Abraham gave a tenth ^ See i Esdr. part of all ; first being by interpreta- & Mark 5. 7. tion King of righteousness, and after that also King of ^ Salem, which is, 3 King of '' peace ; without father, with- J'^^^, 7^- ^ out mother, 'without descent, having t Cr. imV/io»/ neither beginning of days, nor end oi i^a'\^i.%. life; but made like unto '^ the Son of i-'omp. God; abideth a priest ^ continually. Acts "h? 4 Now consider how great this man teas, \l"^-^\ , ^ unto whom even s the patriarch Abra- 'ch. 10. i, 5 ham gave the tenth of the spoils, verilv ''thev that are of the sons of Levi =9., 1 - 1 cr r \ ■ \ 1 Num. 18. who receive the ornce of the priesthood 21, 26. have a commandment to take tithes of ^ ^'"■- s'- 4. the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though 'they come '>•"• »o- 6 out of the loins of Abraham : but he whose "descent is not counted from "Or, them ^received tithes of Abraham, and so^r.^s. ^blessed J him that had the ])romises. 'j.^i"""- 4,^3■ 7 And without all '^contradiction the less iiSeech.e. 8 is blessed of the better. And here men '''• that die receive tithes; but there he rcccivdh them, of whom 'it is witnessed ^Seech. 5. 9 that ■" he liveth. And as / may so say, »> Comp Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed j"hn6.''57,' 10 tithes in Abraham. For 'he was yet in the loins of his father, ^when Mel- iichisedec met him, "If therefore per- " So Gai. 2. fection were by the Levitical priest- Cer. 18, 19. hood, (for under it the people °re-^''y^p'- ceived the law,) what further need was ver. 25. there that another priest should rise (Ck!).' P after the order of Melchisedec, and ^ See ch. s- not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of (210) Chap. vii. 13. HEBREWS. Chap. ix. i. «ver. 14. ti^e law. For ihe of whom these thins's 13 • See Luke 1.' are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, UsafTi I °^ which no man gave attendance at the Mic. s. 2. altar. For it is evident that ' ■■ our u Lul'e's.'s^ Lord ^sprang out of 'Juda; of which Rev. s 5. tribe Moses spake nothing concerning 10'.°'''' priesthood. And it is yet far more 15 "Seech. 2.6. evident: for that after the similitude of Ps.'rio. ^"" Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Cited also who is made, not after the law of " a 16 cks^e. carnal commandment, but after the "So Rom. 8. power of an endless life. For "//^tes-i7 Gal 4 9. tifieth, 'Thou art a priest for ever »ch.9. 9. after the order of Melchisedec. & 10. 1. Yox there is verily a disannulling of the 18 I " ^ °' commandment going before ° for " the 1 Or, hut weakness and unprofitableness thereof. itwasMf p ""the law made nothing perfect, 19 bringing tit. „ , .... . , , Comp. ' but the brmgmg in of y a better ^ hope Gal. 3. 24. ^ij . ijy jj^g which » we draw nigh unto / ver. 22. 'J . Y ch. 6. 9. God. And inasmuch as not without an ;o t?o.'34. oath he 7C'as made priest: (for those 21 & II. 16, 35, priests were made ' without an oath ; «°See ch! 3.^ but this with an oath by him that said «• . unto him, "The Lord sware and will » See ch. 4. , ' ,T,, , . ^ c ,6. not "repent. Thou (Z;-/ a priest for Cnmp^ ever after the order of Melchi- lOr.TOj'Mm^ sedec :) by so much was Jesus made 22 Tn'Zot^"^ "a surety of ^a y better <= testament. bT ""V^' ''^"'^ '•'^^y '^'y -^txQ. many priests, be- -^ 21. 29. cause they were not suffered to con- ' Ecdus. 29. tinue by reason of death : but this man, 24 2 Mace. 10. because he continueth fever, hath 'an See"job'i7. unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he 25 |- is able also to save them ■ s to the ut- « See Gai. 3. termost ^ ^ that come unto God by him, 'ver 21 seeing he ever liveth ' to make interces- 'Gk.'). sion for them 11 Or, which passeih not ■ 1 . . 1 , 1 - 1 t from one to 7oho IS "^ holy, 'harmless, undetiled, ""se- anothir. parate from sinners, and made ° higher niermore. than the heaveus ; who needeth not 27 5Liikei3. II nnji^iiy^ g^g those high priests, to offer Corap. up sacrifice, " first for his own sins, rch'li'e '^"'^ "then for the people's: for Pthis 1 See Roni. he did "^ ouce, when he offered up him- f'setch. 3. 1, self For the law maketh men high 23 kRev. 15. 4. priests ■■ which have infirmity; but the (Gk)? ' ' word of 'the oath, which was since the ■» .Seech. 4. ]^ maketh 'the Son, who is '."conse- 15. ■> So Eph. I. crated for evermore. 20. See ch. 4. 14. °i» ch. 10. II. ^ See ch. 5. 3. P Rom. 6. 10. ch. 9. 12. 14. 28. & 10. 12. Comp. Zech. 3. 9. See Eph. 5. 2. M See ch. 10. 10. ' So ch. 5. 2. ' ver. 21. ' See ch. i. 2. t Gr. pcr/ected. See ch. 5. 9- "* Lev. 21. 10 ^Gk.). VIII. Now of the things which we have • Seech. 3. 1, spoken this is the sum: We have such •» So ch. I. 3. 1 . u 1 ■ 1 -I SeePs.iio.i. »a high priest, ''who is set on the right For such Ja high priest became us, :6 hand of the throne of the Majesty ■= in ° See ch. 4. 2 the heavens ; ^ a minister ' of ^ the sane- j ch. 1. 7. tuary, and of fthe true tabernacle, which u"^^/jl' 3 the Lord s pitched, and not man. '' For things, every high priest is ordained to offer ;te.vt !f'8,'i2, gifts and sacrifices : wherefore it is of ;•»• ^^^ . , , . , .V; 10. 19. necessity that this man have ' somewhat & 13. ii 4 also to offer. For if he were on earth, sVa.9.''i. he should not be a priest, seeing that 'So ch. 9. 24. •there are priests that ofter ''gifts ac- g ex. 33' "' s cording to the law : who serve unto '" ^== '='"• 5- J the example and ^ shadow of heavenly 'Eph. 5. 2. things, as Moses 'was admonished of ;^q*^J*^ God when he was about to make the nre priests. tabernacle: for, ™See, "saith he, that ;Gk'. * °' thou make all things according to SoWisd.9. the pattern shewed to thee in the >.'coi. 2. 17. 6 mount. But now hath he obtained a f^h^ii.'V. "more excellent Pministiy, by how much & 12- 25 in also he is ithe mediator of a 'better seeLu'kea. '^ covenant, which was ' established up- ^*-,,. ,, ' . r m Lited from on ■■ better promises. e.x. 25. 40, 7 For " if that first covenant had been T^it^l^\ faultless, then should no place have «■ sheen sought for the second. For find- v%h.gA'i. ing fault with them, "/^t'saith, ^Behold, See Luke i. the days come, saith the Lord, Mch. 9. 15. when I will make a new 'covenant fee^xtrnj. with the house of Israel and with s- gthe house of Juda: not according seech.^'ig. to the covenant that I made with ""■■• . . testament. their fathers in the day when I see Gai. 3. "took them by the hand to lead I'^-^j. r„,„ them out of the land of Egypt ; be- 9-4- ^1 .■ I o-' ' . ' ' ch. 7. II cause they continued not in my Gk.). covenant, and I regarded themy^7-"> lonot, saith the Lord. For "^this /i- » cited from 'the covenant that I will '^'' make J^Vhich'" with the house of Israel after sec- those days, saith the Lord; I will ch.2T6 •put my laws into their mind, and ""s-, , ' ^. ,,.,., , Cued also write them 'in their hearts: and ch. 10.16. I will be to them a God, and they ^° >*"'"• "■ II shall be to me a people: and they "See Luke shall not teach every man his TG?'give. neighbour, and every man his bro- ^;.^'sGk.). ther, saying. Know the Lord: for"Or,K/tff« all shall know me, from the least i^° "'=''■)■ i2to the greatest For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, vand their sins and their initiuities '^^''J^^^"^'" i3will I remember no more. In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made , j,^ ^h 6 s the first old. Now that which decay- (GD. ' eth and waxeth old is ^ ready to vanish ';"i^^; .^ ,^, away. j^ Then verily the first covenant hat! also , o,, 'a ordinances of ''divine service, and a ceremonies. ver. 10 marg, •Ex. 15. 25, 26 (Gk.). SeeRom.1. 32iGk.\ ' ver. 6(Gk.). .SeeRom.9.4. (2.1) DU2 Chap. ix. 2. HEBREWS. Chap. ix. 28. « Comp. c worldly "^ sanctuary. For there was = a 2 <> So Ex. 25. tabernacle fmade; sthe first, ''wherein Comp '^'^^ ''1''^ candlestick, and ''the table, ver, 2, &c. and ' the shewbread ; ' which is called 'ver6(Gk.). """the sanctuary. And "after the se- 3 See ch. 3. 4. cond vail, the tabernacle which is ■i Ex. 26. 35. called ■= the holiest of all ; which had 4 ^E^'i- 31 ^^^ golden "censer, and p the ark of —39- 1 the covenant overlaid round about —29.' ^^' ^^ with gold, wherein 7uas '' the golden 1 Ex. 25. 30. pQj (i^^[ f)3^j manna, and ^ Aaron's rod I Or, /w/v.' ' that budded, and ' the tables of 1 the " yy: '' '^' covenant ; and " over it the chcrubims 5 See I Mace, of glory shadowing ''the mercy seat ; of & ch. 8. 2. which itie cannot now speak particu- Comp. larly. Now when these t/iiiiM were 6 "Ex.'je. 31 thus "^ ordained, the priests went *al- & 40. 3, 21. ways into s the first tabernacle, accom- ch. 6. 19. plishing •= the service of God. But into 7 Comp. " the second went the high priest alone »'"' Ch °°5 ^ once every year, not without blood, 19. ' ' ^ which he offered for himself, and for i^"he Gk" the " errors of the people : •= the Holy 8 Comp. Ghost this signifying, that '^ the way Lev. 16. 12, . , ^ ,, , P J ?' „ . '. I,. mto ° the holiest oj all was not yet Rev. 8. 3, 5. niade manifest, while as the first taber- P Ex. 25-10, , ' , . , . , II. nacle was yet standmg : which was "= a 9 Ret^'M.Vg. figure for the time then ''present, in 1 See Rom. which s were offered both gifts and sa- 'E^. 16. 33, orifices, *" that could not make him that "Num 10 "^'"^ 'he service perfect, as pertaining to • Ex. 25. 16. the conscience; %vhich stood only in 10 De''ut. io'2,5. '^ meats and J drinks, and ''divers 'wash- I Kin. 8. 21. ings, and ■" carnal ' ordinances, " im- I fUn.' 8. 9. posed on them until the time of reforma- 2Chr. 5. 10. t^Qu jjm Christ being come °a hiehu u g,( 2s i8 00 —22.' priest Pof good things to come, by la ^Ki'n's' I' greater and more perfect tabernacle, »i^v. i6.'2, not "^made with hands, that is to say, '^Com'^'' ' ^^^ °^ ''^''' building, neither by ^ the 12 Num. 28. 3. blood of goats and calves, but by ' his So Eccius own blood " he entered in ^ once into 50- 5- " the holy place, ^having v obtained eter- See Lev. 16. _ . . . n- nal ^ redemption for us. For if * the 13 ' ^"^ 3°- 'o- blood of bulls and of goats, and ^ the Lev. 16. 34. , - . -r -1 1- 1 So ver. 25. ashes of a heifer sprinkling <^the un- ■Seech'5.3. clean, sanctifieth to the purifying of » Tobit 3. 3. the flesh : how much more '' shall the 14 Eccius. t3.''2! blood of Christ, who ■= through the I Mace. 13. ^9 in the Glc. •» Sec ch. 3. 7- " ch. lo. «o. Comp. John 14. 6. d Gl:. as ver. 12, 24, 25. ch. 10. ig. & 13. II : not as ver. 3. " ch. 11. 19. rSee Rom. 8. 38. B See ch. 5. I. h ch. 7. 19. & 10. I. So ch. 10. 11. & 13. 9. 'Lev. II. 2 — 47. See ch. 13.9. J Col. 2. 16. ^ See Lev. 11. 25. 1 Mark 7. 4, 8. Comp. ch. 6. 2. •*' So ch. 7. 16. Comp. Eph. 2. 15. Col. 2. 20. BOr, rites, or, ceremonies, ver. i marg. " So Acts 15. 10, 28. o See ch. 3. i. P ch. 10. i. 1 So ch. 8. 2. *■ ver. 24. See Mark 14. 58. "ver. 19. So ver. 13. ch. 10. 4. *ver. 14. See Acts 20. 28. " So ver. 24. See ch. 4. 14. ^ See ch. 10. 10, So ver. 26, 28. 1 Pet. 3. 18. * ch. 10. 19. ^ So ver. 26, 28. See ch. 7. 27. Comp. Dan. 9. 24. 1 Cor. 6. 20. ' Job 33. 24. * See Luke 2. 38. » Lev. 16. 14 — 16. ch. 10. 4. So ver. 12, 19. ^ Num. 19. 2, 17, 18. •= Acts 10. 15. & II. 9 in the Gk. <* So Rev. 7. 14. See vtr. 12. o i Pet. 3. 18. See Rom. 1. 4. eternal Spirit f offered himself without ^ See Rom. 4. 'gspottoGod, ''purge your conscience Soch. 7. 27. 'from dead works ''to serve 'the living ior%uit. God? _ _ (Gk*^)"-'''^ 15 And for this cause he is ""the medi- iit,,;,. 14 ator of the "new "testament, Pthat by ^^'^■^^ means of death, ''for "ithe redemption (Gk.). ' of the transgressions that were under ijomp. '' ^' the first testament, ■" they which are call- e^- '°- ^^■ ed 5 might receive the ^'promise of eter- se^'ps. 65. 16 nal " inheritance. For where a ° testa- 3^,^ g ^ ment is, there must also of necessity 'See Acts 17 ' be the death of the testator. " For ° a comp! testament is of force after men are dead: ,'g"- A- ^• otherwise it is of no strength at all 2. 18 whilst the testator liveth. Whereupon ^ ^" '^''- *■ neither the first ''''testament was " " dedi- " ch. 8. 8, 13. 19 cated without blood. For ^ when Mo- \l"' '*' "'' ses had spoken every precept to all ■''"== c;»'- 3- the people according to the law, yhe pSoOai. 2. took the blood of =^ calves and of ,'^^^°jj„„ goats, with ^water, and '^''scarlet wool, 3- ;!4- and ^'^ hyssop, and sprinkled both the see" Rome's!' 2obook, and all the people, saying, 30. ''This is the blood of the testa- 36. ment which God hath enjoined fgoiTim. 21 unto you. Moreover *= he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all 20. 32. 22 the vessels of 'the ministry. And al- '.'^■■' *' . , , , . , , orottgnt in. most all things are by the law purged ' Comp. with blood; and s without shedding oi ?y^lj; ^^\.j 23 blood is no remission. // laas there- ' Or, fore necessary that ''the patterns oi ^""vla. i. things in the heavens should be puri- ^J- 1-11 11 , 1 • ch. 10. 20 fied with these ; but the heavenly things (Gk.). themselves with better sacrifices than ^" '^""'- '• . - . . 10. 24 these. For 'Christ is not entered into Comp. J the holy places '' made with hands, ^Gk".""' " icdiich are ' the figures of '" the true : ' •^''- '4. 7- ,,„.,, S: ,. y Cited from but " into heaven itself, now to appear ex. 24. s. 25 in the presence of God ° for us : nor \ ^"J"' "" yet that he should oft'er himself often. Lev. 14. 4, 6, 1. 1. ' See Acts Pas the high priest entereth into 'the Jvf''!''^/' , , , • , 1 1 T r Or, purple. holy place every year with blood of i" Matt. 27. 26 others; for then must he often have ^ev. ,j. 3^.,. suffered 1 since the foundation of the & iS. 12, 16. world : but now ■■ once * in the end of the 22." "' "" world ^* hath he appeared to put away 5L^°'"p^ 27 sin by the sacrifice of himself. And » So i:x.'24." as it is appointed unto men ' once to ^:^^ 28 die, but " after this the judgment : so Ex. 29. la, " Christ was ■■ once offered to bear the if^v. g. 15, sins of ^ many ; and unto them that '* & '*• '4. y look for him shall he appear the 2 chr.' 29*22. f See ch. 8. 6. s See Lev. 17. II. l" ch. 8. 5 (Gk.). ' ch. 6. 20. J Sec ver. 8. ' See ver. 11. ' i Pet. 3. 21. •» ch. 8. 2. ^ See ch. 4. 14. •* See Rom. 8. 34. P See ver. 7. Q ch. 4. 3 iGk.). See Matt. 13. 35. r See ver. 12. ' See Matt. 13. 39. & ch. 1. 2. ■' 1 John 3. 5. ' .See Gen. 3. ig. " 2 Esdr. 14. 35. See Rnni. 2. 16. ^ So i Pet. 2. 24. See 2 Cor. 5. 21. * Rom. 5. 15. See Malt. 20.28. y See 1 Cor. i. 7. (aiaj Chap. x. i. HEBREWS. Chap. x. 34. •Seech. 4. second time ^without sin unto salva- 15. tion. X. For the law having * a shadow '' of • Col. 2. 17. good things to come, and not the very tch.'g'ii. image of the things, can never "^ with e See ch. 9. those Sacrifices which they offered year "ver. 12, 14 by year ^ continually <= make the comers ^tit']' 3. thereunto *= perfect. For then ' would 2 • Comp. they not have ceased to be offered ? be- UOr''// Comp. i Thess. 2. 14. t" See Col. 2. i, c I Cor. 4. 9 ;Gk.). Comp. ch. 12. 4. ■! Phil, 4, 14. ^ See ch. 4. 15, •= See Phil, I, 7, f So I Thess, I, 6. See Matt, 5, 12. Comp, James i. 10. (213) Chap. x. 35. HEBREWS. Chap. xi. 24. I [Or, thai ye kaz'e in. yourselves^ or, /or your- seives\. 8 See Matt. 6. 20. So I Tim. 6. 19. '>Seech.7. ig. 1 See ver. 19 marg. k So Matt. 10. 32. * See ch. 11. 26. "• Ecclus. 2, 14. & 41. 2. I^uke 21. 19. Rom. 5. 3. & 12. 12. ch. 12. I. James i. 3, 4. 2 Pet. I. 6. See Luke 8. So Gal. 6. g. 39. Seech. 9, See ver. 25. Hagg. 2. 7. So Gal. 2, 12, * I Thess. 5. XI. knowing ' in yourselves that ye have sin heaven ''a better and an enduring substance. Cast not away therefore 35 your ' confidence, ^ which hath great ' recompence of reward. For ™ ye have 36 need of patience, that, after ye have done "the will of God, °ye might p re- ceive "the promise. For ^yet a littles? while, ami 'ht that shall come will come, and will not tarry. N0W33 ^the just shall live by faith: but if any ?nan 'draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But 39 we are not of " t/icm who ' draw back unto perdition ; but of t/iein that " be- lieve " to the saving of the soul. ch. 6. 12, 15. I Pet. 2. 19, lo. » See i Thess. 4. 3. " ch 11 15. P I Pet. 1.9. q Ps, 37. 10. 2 Ksdr. 16. 52. Luke i3. 8. Comp. I Pet. 5. 10. ' Cited from Hab. 2. 3, 4. Comp ' Cited also Rom. i. 17. Gal. 3. 11. > Acts 20. 20, 27 " So ver. 26. 2 Pet. 2. 20, 21. " Acts 16 -i 9. 2 Thess. 2. 14 in the Gk. Now faith is the 'substance of things hoped for, » the evidence of •= things not seen. For 'by it ^ the elders « ob- tained a good report. Through faith we understand that ^the worlds were gframed by ''the word of God, .so that "&^7.' ■*' '^' ^^'"'S^ which are seen ' were not made Soiiom. 8. of fki/igs which do appear. By faith J Abel offered unto God a more e.xcel- ''Matt'"i ^^"^ ''sacrifice than Cain, by which he • ver."4,s','^' "obtained witness that he was right- eous, God testifying of his ''gifts: and by it he 'being dead 'yet ™speaketh. By faith " Enoch was translated that iie should not °see death; p and was not found, because God had translated him : for before his translation he 'had this testimony, " i that /le pleased God. But without faith // is impossible to please /lim : for ■'he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and t/iat he is *a rewarder of them that 'dili- gently seek him. By faith "Noah, 'be- "cen! 5.?2 '"8 warned of God of t/ti„gs not seen (Gk.). as yet, '"moved with fear, 'prepared 26 ■ an ark vto the saving of his house ; by p Cited from the which 2 he condemned the world, and became heir of ^the righteousness which is by faith. By faith >> Abraham, i when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By c 1 Or, grojiHtf, or, conjldcnce. 2 Esdr. 8. 36 (Lat.l. See ch. 3. 14. * 2 Tim. 3. l6 (Gk.j 24. 25. I Pet. I °. ""■ 39 39- See Acts 6. 3 f ch. I. 2. See Gen. i. I. * See ch. 10. 5 marg. l" So 2 Pet. 3, S- ' So Rom, 4. 17. 2 Mace. 7. 28. J Gen. 4. 4. ^ See ch. 5. I. * Gen. 4. 10. I Or, is yd spoken of. Gen. 5- 24 (Gk.). 1 Ecclus. 44. 16. & 49- 14. Comp. Wi,d. 4. 10. ■■ ch. 7. 25. » See ver. 26. * Rom. 3. II. ch. 12. 17 in the Gk. "Gen. 6. 13, 22. Ecclus. 44. 17. ' See ch. 8. 5. \ Or, being wary. " I -Mace. 3. 30. fi 12. 40. Acts 23. lo m the Gk. So ch. 5. 7 i See ch. 3. 3. 7 So I Pet. 3. 20. « See Matt. 12. 4,. . Rom. 3. 22. & .;. 13. Phil. 3. 9. "I Ocn. 12. i, 4. Acts 7. 2—4. faith he <= sojourned in the land 'i of ' ■ Chr. .6. promise, as in a strange country, <= dwell- So Luke 24. ing in tabernacles 'with Isaac and Ja- iSintheGk. 10 promise: for he looked 'which hath foundations, cob, sthe heirs with him of the same d ActsVs-' for ^ a city • Ccn. 12. 8. ••whose builder \\lXt' 11 and maker is (iod. Through faith also '.^cn. is. 27. 'Sara herself received strength to con- cnmp'''*''* ceive seed, and "^ was delivered of a \^^ \ ^■ child when she was past age, " because she judged ° him faithful p who had 12 promised. 14. Therefore sprang there even of one, and him <) as good as dead, so many ■'"as the stars of the sky in mul- titude, and ^as the sand which is by 13 the sea shore innumerable. These all I Ps. 87. Rev. 21, ^ Cnmp. ch. 13. 14, Rev. 21. 2. ' Gen. 17. 19. ■» Gen. 18. II, 14. & 21. 2. died * in faith, ' not having received the Luke'"; 36. promises, but "having seen them afar Gen."!?'. 12. off, and were persuaded of them, and " ch.' 10.' 23.' ^ embraced tliem, and " confessed that X" °'""' '' they were " strangers and y pilgrims on " ^" ''=''• ■>• 14 the earth. For they that say such q^Rom, 4. things declare plainly that they seek a j^.J^'''- ■ 5 country. And truly, if they had been 'SeTcen! mindful of that country from whence 'oe'n. 22.17. they came out, they might have had See Rev.' 16 opportunity to have returned. But now t'cr?' they desire ^a better country, that is, """■''"e a heavenly : wherefore ^^ God is not Ti^i'.'t. ashamed ^ to be called their God : for ' S" ver. 39. he hath i^ prepared for them ^^a city. silVohn^' 17 By faith ^ Abraham, when he was tried, 56. offered up Isaac : and he that had fs.'' ^°''' *' received « the promises offered up 'his IP^- ^^ 11 n ,- , .' Matt. 10. 12, i3 only begotten son, ' of whom it was Acts 25. 13. said, fThat in Isaac shall thy seed ^'^"'"- =3- 4- .9 be called : accounting that God i^7i'as SoTchr. 29. able to raise him up, even from the j^' dead; from whence also he received «=■ "9. -g- 20 him in a i- figure. By faith ' Isa^c bless- se'e^'ver''^''" ed Jacob and Esau concerning things to ' ■ Pet. 1. 1. 2. come. By faith ''Jacob, when he was fheCk.'" a dying, ^ blessed both the sons of '^'■'".^^- *°- Joseph; and 'worshipped, ieaning upon ""h"! 2.'ii.* 22 the top of ""his staff. By faith "Jo- See Marks, seph, when he died, ' made mention of " See Ex. 3. the departing of the children of Israel; b'see Matt and ° gave commandment concerning ^s- 34- 23 his bones. By faith p Moses, when he o,mp'.'' '■*■ was born, was hid three months of his ™J._^3- ^o. parents, because they saw he 7rtw a 1—9."' '''' 1 proper child ; and they were not afraid ^^ ^"'"'■ 240! ■'the king's commandment. By faith James 2. 21, Moses, when he was come to years, T^r. „, ,8. ' See Luke 7. ff Cited from Gen. 21. 12. Cited 7 — 2i._ '' ch. 9. 9. ' Gen. 27. 27 Comp, John 3. 16. I Or, /». ch. i. 7. also Rom. 9. 7. 8 So ver. 12. Rom. 4 -29,39,10. » Gen. 48. I, 5, ,6, 20. ' ' Gen. 47.'3i'(Gk.,not H4b.7. "Gen. 32, 10. n Gen. 50. 24, 25. I Or, remembered. Gk. as ver. is. ch. 13. 7. "Gen. 50. 25. Ex. 13. 19. P Ex. 2. 3. 1 Ex. 2. 2, Acts 7. 2o. So 2 Mace. 6. 23 in the Gk. ' Ex. i. i6, 22. ("4) Chap. xi. 25. HEBREWS. Chap. xn. 13. 15 ' Ex. 2. 10, refused to be called ^ the son of Pha- "comp. raoh's daughter; 'choosing rather 1025 pl^i^' loV suffer affliction with the people of God, " See Matt, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin " for 'ch^'13. 13. a season; esteeming 'the reproach "of 26 Comp. Christ greater riches than the treasures lOT.'/or'*' in Egypt : for he had respect unto * the • ch"!'. 2 recompence of the reward. By faith 1, & 10. 35- ' " he forsook Egvpt, not fearing the •°Ex"i. g^ f^j^j^ g ^j^^y p^^^^j through the Red 29 • See I Tim. gga as by dry hfiiL- which the Egyp- So'i'peL 1. 8. tians assaying to do were drowned. By 30 « fe'l' Matt'.'' f^'t'^ ''''■'^ ^^'3-lls of 'Jcricho fell down, 26. 18. after they were compassed about seven « Ex. ": 23.' days. By faith > the harlot Rahab pe- 31 SeeWiid. rished not with them 'that ''believed ( Ex'.^;2. 29. not, ' when she had received the spies rEx. 14. 22 m with peace. >> Josh. 6. 20. And what shall I more say ? for the 32 2 Mace. 12. ^j^^g ^vould fail me to tell of " Gedeon, See Matt, and of ° Barak, and 0/ p Samson, and r Jos?; 6. 23. 0/ 1 Jephthae ; 0/ ' David also, and James 2. 25. s t Samuel, and of ' the prophets : who 33 I Or, t/tat , , --i ijii- 1 w.-ret/!s- through faith " subdued kmgdoms, Se'/'Rum II "wrought rlghteousness, " obtained pro- 30 marg. mises, '^ stopped the mouths of lions, So^i Pet. 2. yqug,)(,],g(j the violence of fire, ^escaped 34 &3. 1, 20. a the edge of the sword, ''out of weak- k'jthn^. 36. ness = were made strong, <> waxed valiant .4cts 14. 2. in fights d turned to flight « the armies & ]tg. of ''the aliens, e Women received their 35 ^jos"?.'.^!.'!^' dead raised to life again: and others " See .\cts h^^.gre tortured, 'not accepting deliver- "jud'g.fi. II. ance ; ''that they might obtain 'a better "judg. 4. 6. resurrection: and others had trial of 36 P Judg. 13. , , . , 24. cn/e/ ""mockmgs and °scourgmgs, yea, f I slm'i'e"' moreover of "bonds and imprisonment : ■■ 13- they were p stoned, they were 1 sawn 37 MSam.^.2o. asunder, were tempted, Mvere slain with f„"- '7- the sword : they wandered about * in 24.^"^ "^ ^' sheepskins and goatskins ; being desti- "^Sam. 5. j^jjg^ afflicted, ' tormented ; (" of whom 38 » Comp. the world was not worthy :) " they wan- jamcs2. 24, ^gj.g^j ijj (deserts, and in mountains, and »2Sam. 7. y> 2 Kin. 20. 7. Job 42. 10, Ps. 6. 8.(4 So. 21. = See Phil. 4. 13. ''Judg 7. 21. & 15. 8. 15. I Sam. 17. 51, 52. 2 Sam. 8. i — 6 & 10. 15 — 19. & 12. 29. « See 1 Mace. 5. 45. Comp. ch. 13. 11, 13. f i Sam 14. i, &c. [Gk.j K I Kin. 17. 22. 2 Kin. 4. 35. *> So 2 Mace. 6. 19, 28. ' 2 Mace. 6. 18 — 31 ^ 2 Mace. 7. 9, 14, 23, 29. * See ver. 16. ™See 2 Mace. 7. 7. ° See Matt. 21. 35. •> Gen. 39. 20. Jer. 20. 2. & 37. 15. P t Kin. 21. 13. 2 Chr. 24. 2t. Acts 7. 58. & 14. 19. 1 Hist, of Susanna ^9 (Gk.). ' Acts 12. 2. So Matt. 14. 10. ■ 2 Kin. i. 8. Zech, 13. 4 Matt. 3. 4. Mark I. 6. * ch. 13. 3 (Gk.]. " Comp. Isai. 57. i. ^ i Sam. 23. 15, 19. & 24. t. I Kin. 17. 3. 2 Mace. 5. 27. ' Jtu^g. 6. 2. ' Sam. 22. x. 1 Kin. 18. 4. & 19. 9. * 2 Mace. 6. 11 {Gk.). ^^ James 3. 11 marg. these all, y having obtained a good re- ' s== ""■ "■ port through faith, ^received not the ^,j° "'^' '^' 40 promise : God having 'provided some i Pet. i. 12. ' better //it/%'- for us, ^ that they without ^|' '=''• ■°- us should not be ^ made perfect. 1 or, /ert'seen. » So Rev. 6. II. I' See ch. 5. 9. Wherefore seeing we also are com- XII. passed about with so great a cloud of ]^\l ^'^'^'' witnesses, ^let us lay aside every weight, '' So 2 Cor. and ''the sin vv-hich doth so easily beset Jp'et. 4. 2. i/s, and ■= let us run '' with patience •= the ^ee Eph. 4. race that is ^ set before us, looking unto '"see i Cor. Jesus the "faith 'author and s finisher o{ our '^^''^■^^■^^ ''who for 'the joy that was "^set ■3^14- before him endured '' the cross, despis- ^,6 "^ '^ ■ See Col. : I ch. 6. 18. lOr, bfgiitner. Seech. 2. 10. K Cump. I Cor. I. 8. ^ Luke 24. 26. I Pet. I. II. 1 Matt. 25. ing ' the shame, and ■" is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For " consider him that endured such " contradiction of sinners against him- self, lest ye °°be wearied and p faint in your minds. 4 Ye have not yet resisted lunto blood, 5 striving against sin. And ye have for- gotten ■■ the exhortation which speaketh ' i'hd 2. s. unto you as unto children, *AIy son, ;He'b.&G'k., despise not thou the chastening " S'-'V''- '• /- r T , r • , 1 3- & Acts 2. of the Lord, nor Pfaintwhen thou 33. cart rebuked of him: for whom the \a°-2^]f^; Lord loveth he chasteneth, and John 15. 20. 'scourgeth every son whom he re- '''-■'' "^ " 7ceiveth. If ye endure chastening, " God dealeth with you as with sons ; for what son is he whom the 8 ' chasteneth not ? But if ye be without chastisement, '' whereof all are par- takers, then are ye bastards, and not ]}^^ 9 sons. Furthermore we have had fa- ch. 10! 32- thers of our flesh which corrected w, '\\ ,j ^^ and we ^ g.ive ihem reverence : shall we not much rather be in subjection unto >' the Father of spirits, and live ? ''™;^,3- " 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us ' after their own pleasure ; but he _ for our profit, ^that u- 3- ,.. See 1 Kill. 22. 19. * Jude 14. Rev. 5. I r in the Gk. J ch, 2, 12. See Acts 7. 38. ^ Ex. 4. 22. See 2 Esdr. 6. 58. I Luke 10. See E.X ?0r, enrolled. I.uke 2. I marg. 0 See ch. 5. 9. 1 See Rom. g. 4. ■ See ch. 7. ig. ■" See ch. 8. 5, 102. 26, " Gen. iS. 25. See Ps. 58. 11. n Song 64. P See ch. 8. 6. 11 Or, testament. See Gal. 3. 15. f I Pet. I. 2. So ch. 10. 22. Comp. Ex. 24. 8. * Gen. 4. 10. ch. II. 4. " See ch. 2. 3. ▼ ch. 3. 17. ^ ver. 19. y Cited from Hagg. 2. 6. * See Ps. 28 may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, 'let us have grace, whereby we may ^ serve God ''acceptably with reverence and 29"^ godly fear : for our "^God is =a con- suming fire. « Sec Ps. 21. g. & 2 Thess. i. 8. I Or, let us holdfast. * See Acts 27. 23. I' So ch. 13. 21. « ch. 5. 7 marg. "i Cited from Deut. 4. 24, which see. II Or, may be shaken. 2 Let ^brotherly love continue. ''Be XIII. not forgetful to entertain strangers : for "J*"""' "■ thereby "^ some have entertained angels ' 'i'hess. 4. g. 3 unawares. ^ Remember them that are I pH] J; °°' in bonds, "^ as bound with them ; and i,'-'''-'p them which ^ suffer adversity, as being 17. 4 yourselves also in the body, s Mar- f j^„|f^ riage is honourable in all, and ^ the n, is. bed undefiled : but ' whoremongers and ^0,^2'! 5 '^ adulterers ' God will judge. Let your ^"^ Ecdus. conversation fe " without covetousness ; i»so'iTim. and " be content with such things as ye yee°iob have: for he hath said, " I will never 32. eleave thee, nor forsake thee. So s'^g^'^' ^' that we may boldly say, PThe Lord ''Matt-ss. is my helper, and I will not fear SoCoi. 4. 18. 7 what man shall do unto me. Re- . ^T' "' '*' . *• 00 Kom. member them which "ihave the rule '^-.'s- over you, who have spoken unto you \t. "'' '^' the word of God: ■■ whose faith follow, 'p5l-,"-37 considering ^ the end of their ' conver- f So j Cor. ssation. Jesus Christ "the same "yes- [j^^^p 9 terday, and to day, and for ever. .Be i 'lim. 4. 3. not '■ carried about with divers and ,3. '^ ' ^' strange ^doctrines. For // is a good '^Cor. 5. thing that the heart be established with & t. g. grace; vnot with meats, ^ which have fy'im^'i^'io not profited them that have been occu- ch. ,2. 16. 10 pied therein. We have ^an altar, where- stl^"^^' of they have no right to eat which f J''"'"4-4- 11 serve the tabernacle. For ''the bodies 21. ' ^' of those beasts, whose blood is brought "'(J^^'J"' ^' into '= the sanctuary by the high priest seeUeut. 16. sin. <* for sin, •> are burnt without ' the &*ps. i,,, 36. & Prov. 23. 12 camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he 36 might f sanctify the people with his o\vn 4. 13 blood, ^suffered ''without the gate. Let ^^g" ' '^""' us 8 go forth therefore unto him without so Matt. 6. 14 'the camp, bearing 'his reproach. For p^ii^''^. g, i, J here have we no continuing city, but i^- 15 we seek ' one to come. '' By him there- I ciied^om Josh. I. 5. Sec Gen. 28. 15. So Ps. 37. 25. 2 Cor. 4. g. P'Cited from Ps. 118. 6. So Ps. 27. i. & 56. 4, II. B Or, are the guides. ^ ver. 17, 24. Luke 22. 26. Acts 15. 22 in the Gk. r Comp. ch. 6. 12. ' See Wisd. 2. 17. * See Gal. I. 13. " ch. i. 12. ^ Rev. 1. 4, 8, 11, 17. See John 8. 58. Comp, 2 Cor. r. ig. "^ Eph. 4. 14. * Comp. i Cor. 14. 6. y Rom. 14. 17. I Tim. 4. 3. ch. g. 10. See Col. 2. 16. * So ch. 9. g. » Comp. I Cor. 9. 13. & 10. 18. t» See Ex. 29. 14. So Lev. 6. 30. & 9. II. & 16. 27. ^ See ch. 8. 2. d gee ch. 10. 6. ® ver. 13. Rev. 20. g. Comp. Acts 21. 34, &c. ch. 11. 34. f See ch. 10. 10. B Matt. 21. 39. & 27. 32. John ig. 17, 18. Comp. Acts 7. 58. Rev. 11. 8. t» So Rev. 14. 20. 1 See ch. 11. 26. J So Mic. 2. 10. Phil. 3. 20. ch. u. 10, 16. & 12. 22. 1^ See Eph. 5. 20. (2,0) Chap. xiii. i6. HEBREWS. Chap. xhi. 25. * Lev. 7. 12. See Ps. 107. 22. Comp. ver. 16. I Pet. 2. 5. "» Hos. 14, 2. So Ps. 119. 108. t Gr. con- fessing to. ch. II. 13. <* 2 Cor. o. 13 (Gk.). So I Tim. 6. 18. See Rom. 12. 13- P See ch. 6. 10. I Phil. 4. 18. >■ See I Tim. 6. 19. * See I Cor. 12. 28. & 16. 16. II Or, guide. See ver. 7. ' So Acts 20. 28. See Ezek. 3. 17- " See Mark i 26. " I T Col. 4. 3. Rom. 15. 33- fore let us offer ' the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, ""the fniit of our lips 'giving thanks to his name. But to do good and ° to communicate i6 P forget not : for with i such sacrifices ' God is well pleased. ^ Obey them 17 that ' have the rule over you, and sub- mit yourselves : ' for they " watch for your souls, as they that must "give account, "■ that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unpro- fitable for you. ^^' Pray for us : for we 18 trust we have •'' a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. But 19 I- beseech you >' the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now ^ the God of peace, * that 20 *> brought again from the dead our 3. 33. " Luke 16. 2. I Pet, 4. 5. ^ Comp. Acts 20. 24, "hess. 5. 25. 2 Thess. 3. 1. So Rom. 15. 30. Eph. 6. 19. ^ So I Pet. 3. 16. See Acts 23. 1. 1 Philem, 22. * See » See Acts 2. 24. t> Rom. 10. 7. Lord Jesus, that great "^ shepherd of the sheep, through ^ the blood of the ever- 21 lasting ''<= covenant, fmake you perfect g in every good work ^ to do his will, " working in you ' that 7vhich is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; ^ to whom i>e glory for ever 22 and ever. Amen. And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of ' e.xhorta- tion : for ™ I have written a letter unto 23 you in few wards. Know ye that " our brother " Timothy is set at liberty ; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. 24 Salute all them that p have the rule over you, and lall the saints. They of ""Italy 25 salute you. ^ Grace /'£ with you all. Amen. 11 Written to 'the Hebrews ''from Italy "^by Timothy. Col. 1. I. I Thess. 3. 2. Philem. i. o See Acts'i6. 1. 1 See Phil. 4. 22. ■■ Acts 18. 2. & 27. i, 6. • See Tit. 3. I, &c. *> ch. 13. 34. « ch. 13. 23. « See John 10. II, 16. So Zech. 13. 7- ** See ch. 10. 29. lOr, testament. SeeGal. 3.15. * See Rom, 9. 4- f I Pet. s. 10, See Luke 6. 40, K 2 Thess. 2. 17- So 2 Tim. 3. J7- See Col. 1. 10. •* Comp. Phil, 2. 13. B Or, doing. > So ch, 12. 28, See Rom. 14. 18. ^ See Rom. 11. 36. 1 See ch. 12. 5- " So I Pet. 5, 12, " 2 Cor. I. I, P See ver, 7. 15. * ch. (217) EE THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JAMES. y Anno about J the Lord Jesus Christ, to "^the 60. twelve tribes "= which are scattered a- . See Acts broad, greeting. 12. 17. My brethren, ''count ?/ all joy when 2 Ma't't'^'13. 55. y^ f^" ^"'o ^ divers temptations ; know- 3 i" Tit. I. I. ing t/tis, that '' the trying of your faith ^02 im. 2. i ^yQj.]^g).j^ kpa^tig^(;g gy[ ]g{ patience 4 c Rom. 1. 1, have //er perfect work, that ve may be jude I. perfect and entire, wantmg nothmg. So Phil- 1- 1. ■" If any of you lack wisdom, " let him s 7. '"' ' ask " of God, that giveth to all mai » I Pet. 1. 1, p hberally, and 'J upbraideth not ; and 26. .See John "it shall be given him. But ''let him 6 ^■35- ask in faith, ^nothing wavering: for Acts 2. 5— he that wavereth is like ' a wave of 1 Sef Matt. ^^^ sea driven with the wind and tossed. 5- 12. For let not that man think that he 7 s'l^Pet. \. 6 shall receive any f/i!//g of the Lord. (Gk.j. "A double minded man is "unstable in s See Rom's' ^11 his ways. Let the brother of low 9 4- degree 'rejoice "in that he is exalted : .So lUicI' 2^i". but the rich, "in that he is made low : 10 ?% _ because ^as the flower of the grass ^he * bo 2 Pet. I. , -, _ , *^ . 6. shall pass away. I'or the sun is non See Heb. 10. gQo,.,g,- j-jgen with => a burning heat, but ' ch. 3. 2. bit withereth the grass, and the See Matt. 5. fig^ver thereof fallcth, and the grace " I Kin. 3. of the fashion of it perisheth : so also '' "' "■ shall the rich pia/i fade away in his <= Blessed is the man that en- 12 Prov. 2. 3. Q See Matt. wayS, » Eccius. I. dureth temptation : for when he is 1, 26. d tried, he shall receive "^ the crown of So^Prov. 8. life, f which the Lord hath promised to ,7' , , them that love him. s Let no man say 13 Wisd. 6. 14, , , . , T , •'f. 22. when he is tempted, 1 am tempted oi See'iob32 8 God : for God cannot be tempted with & Prov. 28. ' evil, neither tempteth he any ma// : p So Rom but every man is tempted, when he is 14 12. 8 marg. drawn away ^ of his own lust, and ' en- 1 Comp. Eccius. 41. 22. r So Mark It. 24. i Tim. 2. 8. Comp. Heb. 10. 22. ■ See Matt. 21. 21. * Luke 8. 24 (Gk ). So Eph. 4. 14. Comp. Matt, 11. 7. " ch. 4. 8. So Eccius. I. 28. & 5. 9, TO. Comp. 1 Kin. 18. 21. Ps. 119. 113 (Heb.). Eccius. 2. 12. Matt. 6. 24. ^ So 2 Pet. 2. 14. & 3. t6. \Qt, glory, ch. 4. 16 (Gk.). So ch. 2. 13. & 3. 14. i' See Matt. 23. 12. ^ Comp. Heb. 10. 34. r i Pet. i. 24. So Ps. 102. 4, 11. See Job 14. 2. & Is-ii. 40. 6. * See I Cor. 7. 31. » Song 45. Matt, 20. 12. Luke 12. 55 in the Gk. l' Cited from Isai. 40. 7. c i Pet. 3. 14 (Gk.). See Prov. 3. II. d See Rom. 16. 10. ^ Rev. 2. 10. So Wisd. 4. 2. & 5. 16. .See I Cor. 9. 25. f ch. 2. 5. Comp. Matt. 10. 22. & 19. 28, 29. K Comp. Eccius. 15. II, 12, 20. I Or, evils. •» So Matt. 5. 28. i 2 Pel. 2. 14, 18 (Gk.). 15 ticed. Then '' when lust hath con- ' See Ps. 7. ceived, it bringeth forth sin : and sin, Jgee Rom. when it is finished, ' bringeth forth 5_- "■ 16 death. "" Do not err, my beloved bre- e. 9. i7thren. "Every good "gift and every " So Ps. 85. P perfect gift is 1 from above, and com- Tobit 4. 19. eth down from ""the Father of lights, \°cl,'^\'^''y_ ^with whom is no variableness, neither » See piiii. 4. 18 shadow of 'turning. "Of his own will p so Eccies. '■ begat he us " with the word of truth, 3 h- " that we should be a kind of >' firstfruits \f"- ^- '=■ of his creatures. See John 3. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let rso"^b25. every man be ^ swift to hear, ^ slow to 3- 20 speak, I'slow to wrath: for the wrath s== ■ J"*"" of man worketh not the righteousness ' See Num. 21 of God. Wherefore <= lay apart all filthi- fy.Vsd. ness and superfluity of '='' naughtiness, 7- is. and receive =with meekness the fen- 3 3^^-'°" grafted word, s which is able to save Comp. 22 your souls. But ''be ye doers of the » s'oi^Pet.' i. word, and ''not hearers only, 'deceiving =3^ 23 your own selves. For '' if any be '' a Eph".T'i2. hearer of the word, and ''not a doer, ^J"-,^^- 3^- he is like unto a man beholding his So Rom. 8. 24 natural face in ' a glass : for he behold- g,n,p, eth himself, and goeth his way, and Rom. 8. 19— straightway forgetteth what manner of ? eccIus. 5. 25 man he was. But whoso "' looketh into g'^'Ecdes. 5. the perfect "law of liberty, and conti- i. nueth therein, he being not a forgetful \^'°''' '°" '' hearer, but '' a doer of the work, this | ^t^^i- 26 tnan shall be ° blessed in his ' deed. If eccIus. 4. 29. any man among you p seem to be re- 1° I'^j'^'^'j "■ ligious, and 'J bridleth not ■■ his tongue, ch. 3. 2. but deceiveth his own heart, this man's ^^^^g^'""' 27 'religion ?> vain. Pure = religion ^''"1 , p;;|- 3- f ;^ undefiled before ' God and the Father Jheok^' is this, To "visit Mhe "fatherless and «« Eph. 4. * widows in their affliction, and "to keep Comp. himself >' unspotted from the world. a fjk'a'sTu 3- 3. &c. « Ps. 25. 9. ch. 3. 13. f Wisd. 12. 10 (Gk.). K So Acts 13. 26. Rom. I. 16. I Cor. 15. 2. Eph. I. 13. Heb. 2. 3. •» See Rom. 2. 13. ' Co!. 2. 4 (Gk.). ^ Comp. Matt. 7. 24 — 27. Luke 6. 46 — 49. ch. 2. 14 — 20. 1 See I Cor. 13. 12. "' i Pet. i. 12. " ch. 2. 12. So Gal. 5. I. See John 8. 32. *> See Luke 1 1. 28. D Or, doing. V See Heb. 4. I. *1 ch. 3. 2. So ch. 3. 3. •■ See Ps. 34. 12, 13, & 141. 3. & ch. 3. 6. ■ Acts 26. 5. * Eph. 5. 20. Col. 2. 2. Gk. as i Cor. 15. 24. ch. 3. 9. " Eccius. 7. 35. Matt. 25. 36. ^ Job 31, 17, 18. Isai. i. 17. Eccius. 4. 10. 2 Mace. 3. 10. & 8. 28, 30. ^ John 14, 18 marg. » i Tim. 5. 22. I John 5. 18. So Rom. 12. 2. ch. 4. 4. 1 -z Pet. 3. 14. (2.8) Chap. ii. i. JAMES. Chap. hi. 8. My brethren, have not ^the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, "^ihe Lord of glory, <=vvith respect of persons. For if 2 there come unto your 'assembly a man with a gold ring, in ''goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; and ye =have respect to 3 him that vveareth the ''gay clothing, and say unto him. Sit thou here "in a good place; and ''say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: are ye not then si partial in yourselves, 4 and are become judgesof '"evil thoughts? Hearken, my beloved brethren. Hath 5 not God '''chosen the poor of this world "rich in faith, and "heirs of '"the king- dom Pwhich he hath promised to ithem that love him? But ye have ''despised 6 the poor. Do not rich men ^oppress you, and 'draw you "before the judg- ment seats? Do not they "blaspheme 7 that worthy name "by the which ye are called? If ye fulfil •''the royal law ac- 8 cording to ""the scripture, vThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: but "^if ye have respect to per- 9 sons, ye commit sin, and are ^convinced of the law as transgressors. For whoso- 10 ever shall keep the whole law, and yet ^offend in on& point, ''he is "^guilty of ail. For "he that said, ''Do not commit u adultery, said also, ''Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as 12 they that shall be judged by "^the law of liberty. For ^he shall have judgment 13 without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and smercy 'rejbiceth against judgment. '^What dot/i it profit, my brethren, 14 though a man say /ic hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? Jlf a brother or sister be •'naked, and 15 destitute of daily food, and 'one of you 16 say unto them, Depart in peace, be you w'armed and filled; "notwithstanding ye give them not those t/iings 7i.'kieh are needful to the body; '■what dot/i it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is 17 dead, being 'alone. Yea, a man may 18 say, Thou hast faith, and I have works : \. II. ■** See ver. 23. y Cited from Lev. 19. 18. See Rom. 13. g. « See John 16. 8 marg. ' ch. 3. 2. b See Gal. 3. 10. ' See Mark 3. 29. I Or, iliat law which said, <* Cited from E.\, 20. 13, 14. e See ch. i. 25. f Job 22. 6—11. Prov. 21. 13, Malt. 6. 15. & 18. 35. Mark 11. 26. Luke 6. 38. & 16. 2S. 8 Comp. 1 John 4. 17, 18. I Or, glorieth. ^ ver. 16. I Cor. 15. 32 (Gk.). ' See Comp. Job 31. 19, 2o. * See Job So I John 3. 17. t Or. by itself. So II. * See Mark II. 22. •> I Cor. 2. 8, Comp. Acts 7. 2. c S(ie Deut. & 10. 17. & Prov. 24. 23. & 2 Cor. 5. 16. So vsr. 9. 1 Pet. 1. 17. Jude 16. tOr. sytutgogne. As Acts 6. 9, &c. "* ver. 3 (Gk.}. See Luke 23. II. * See Luke I. 48. II Or, weU, or, seemly. f Comp. Prov. 18. 23. B So ch. 3. 17- See Matt. 21. 21? 1> Matt. 15. 19. ' Comp. Rom. 14. I. ^ Eph. I. 4. ' I Cor. I. 27, 28. Comp. ; Job 34. ig. " So Prov. n- 7- 2 Cor. 8. 9. Rev. 2. 9. See Luke 12. 21. » See Matt. 25- 34- \ Or, that. 0 Matt. 5. 3. Luke 6. 20. & 12. 32. p ch. I. 12. q Ex. 20. 6. 1 Cor. 2. 9. So Prov. 8.17. 2 Tim. 4. 8. f So I Cor. II. 22. ch. 5. 6. * Wisd. 2. 10. * .\cts 16. 19. " Acts 8. 3. & 13. 50. & 17. 6. & i8. 12. . Comp. ch. 5. 6. ' I Tim. 6. I. So I Pet. 4. 14 (Gk.). See Acts 13. 45. ^ Acts 15. 17 (Gk,). ^ Matt. 22. 38. See John 13. 34. Comp. Gal. 6. 2. ch. 4. II. ch. 3. 14. So ch. ch. I. 23. J See Luke 3. 11 22. 6. 1 I John 3. Acts 28. 16. shew me thy faith 'without thy works, and I will "shew thee "my faith by my 19 works. PThou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well : ithe devils 20 also ""believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O H-ain man, that faith See 2 Mace. I. 10 Gk. & . Engl.). 3 Behold, 'we put ''bits in the horses' ^^V*^ '3- ' mouths, that they may obey us ; and we 4 turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, jet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. s Even so the tongue is a little member, and ''boasteth great things. Behold, how great 'a matter a little fire kindleth. 6 And 'the tongue is a fire, a world of ini- quity : so is the tongue amongst our mem- bers, that "it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the 'course of nature; 7 and "it is set on fire of "hell. For every 'kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of t/iings in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of *man- 8 kind : but the tongue can no man tame; 'Prov. i6 it is an unruly evil, Pfull of deadly poison. Or, judgment. I Cor. II. 34. « Sec I Kin. 8. 46. •* ch. 2. 10. " Ecclus. 14. I. & 19. 16. & 25. 8. & 37. 18. See ch. i.ig, 26. f Matt. 12. 37. e See ch. i. 4. >» ch. I. 26. So ver. 3. ' So Ps. 32. 9- & 39. I. k Ps. .2. 3, 4. & 73. 8, 9. II Or, wood, Ecclus. 28. Prov. 12. 18. & 15, I, 2. ni Matt. 15. 11, 18. So ch. i ivhecl\ Comp. Eccles. 12. 6. » Luke 16. 24. So Ps. 120. Matt. 5. 22. t Gr, nature. t Gr. nature o/man, f Eccles. 10. II. Comp. Ecclus. 28. 17 — 23. 27. See Ecclus. 8.3. Comp. 26. t[Gr. 2 — 4. 0 See So Psw 140. 3. (=■9) EE 2 Chap. hi. 9. JAMES. Chap. v. 6. Therewith bless we iGod, even the Father ; and therewith curse we men, ■■which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed- t eth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth i a fountain send forth at the same 'place sweet 7iiater and bitter? Can the fig ■ tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 5 Who is a wise man and endued with i knowledge amongst you? let him 'shew out of a good "conversation his works "with meekness of wisdom. But if ye i have bitter "envying and '^strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not i yfrom above, ^but is earthly, "sensual, devilish. For where "envying and i ''strife is, there is 'confusion and every evil work. But ^the wisdom that is i yfrom above is first pure, then ^peace- able, ''gentle, and easy to be intreated, •^full of mercy and good fruits, "''with- out partiality, and "^without hypocrisy. And ^fthe fruit of righteousness is sown i *sin peace of them that make peace. <» See ch. 1. =7- ■' See Gen. i. 26. « Or, ItoU. Heb. n. 38 (Gk.). ' Comp. Gal. 6. 4. 'Soch. 2. 18. " See Gal, i. Comp. I Pet. 2. 12, V ch. I. 21. ^ ver. 16. Rom. 13. 13. See Acts 5. 17- & 1 Cor. 3. 3. ^ ver. 16. See Gal. 5. 20, y ver. 17. See ch. i. 17- ' Comp. I Cor. 2. 6, 7. 1 Or, natural. See I Cor. 2. t Gr, tumult^ or, u?tgitiet- ttess. See I Cor. 14. 33- » Heb. 12. II. b See Phil. 4. 5- c See Gal. 5. 22. BOr, lUl't/lOU^ 7urangiuig. •* So ch. 2. 4. See 2 Cor. 5. 8 Matt. 5. g. IV. BOr, brawlifigs. Gk. as 2 Tim. 2. 23. Tit. 3. 9. DOr, Pleasjires. ver. 3. Luke 8. 14. Tit, 3. 3. 2 Pet. 2. 13. * Rom. 7. 23. I Pet. 2. II. See Rom. 6. 13- ' [Or, envy]. >> ch. 5. 6. <: See I Cor. 12. 31. •* See Prov. I. 28. ' So Rom. 8. 26. Comp. I John 5. 14. I Or. /pleasures. See ver. i. f See Ps. 73. 27- & Matt. 12. 8 I John 2. 15- See Matt. 6. 24. h Rom. 8. 7. Eph. 2. 15. * So John 15. 19. ct 17. 14. Gal. 1. 10. ch. i. 27. k See ch. 2. 23. • Comp, Gen. 6. 5. & 8. 21. Num. 11. 29. Prov. 21. 10? D Or, e»vumslyT *" See Matt. 13. 12. ^ See Heb. 2. 6. o Cited from Prov. 3. 34 (Gk.). Cited also i Pet. 5. 3. So Job 22. 29. Ps. 138. 6. Prov. 29. 23. Luke i. 52. See Matt. 23. 12. P So ver. 10. q i Pet. 5. 8, 9. So Eph. 4. 27. & 6. II. '2 Chr. 15. 2. Comp. Luke 15. 20. ^ See Rom. 12. g. fPhil. i.ii. See Gal. 6. From whence cotnc wars and 'fight- ings among you? cv/ne they not hence, even of your 'lusts ''that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye "'kill, and "^desire to have, and cannot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. ''Ye ask, and receive not, "^because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume // upon your "lusts. •^Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that sthe friendship of the world is ''enmity with God? 'whosoever there- fore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that ''the scripture saith in vain, 'the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth 'to envy? But ■"he giveth more grace. Wherefore "//f saith, "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. "PSubmit yourselves therefore to God. 1 Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. "^Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. ^Cleanse ^^ar hands, ye sinners ; and 'purify your hearts, ye 9 "double minded. Be afflicted, and "mourn, and weep : let your laughter be turned to mourning, and i'c«r joy to hea- loviness. p" Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. 11 "Speak not evil one of another, bre- thren. He that speaketh evil of his bro- ther, and yjudgeth his brother, '^speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law : but if thou judge the law, thou art not a 12 "doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and ''to destroy: "^who art thou that judgest another? 13 ''Go to now, ye that say, "To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and f continue there a year, and ^buy and 14 sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow : for what is your life? "'It is even a va- pour, that appeareth for a little time, 15 and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, ' If the Lord will, we shall 16 live, and do this, or that. But now ye Jrejoice in your ''boastings: 'all such 17 ""rejoicing is evil. Therefore "to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. j Rather as ch. i. 9 marg. ^ 1 John 2. 16 (Gk.). S 2 Tim. 3. 2. t So I Cor. 5. 6. ™ Gk. as 2 Cor. 7. 4. 47, 48. John 9. 41. & 15. 22. 2 Pet. 2. 21. Comp. Rom. & 2. 17, 18, 23. I Tim. I. 13. ' So Isai. I. 16. ' Jer. 4. 14. So I Pet. I. 22. Comp. I John 3. 3. " See ch. i. 8. » See Matt. 5- 4- " 1 Pet. 5. 6. S.7 ver. 6, 7. See 2 Chr. 12. 7. ' So I Pet. 2. I. See Eph. 4. 3'. Comp. ch. 5. 9. J See Matt. 7. I. '^ Comp. ch. 2. 8. » I Mace. 2. 67 iGk.;. Rom. 2. 13. >> Matt. 10. 28. c Rom. 14. 4- ^ ch. 5. I. ^ Prov. 27. t. Luke 12. 18—20. ' Matt. 20. 12 marg. So Rev. 13. 5» e 2 Pet. 2. 3 (Gk.). "Or, For it is. >> Job 7. 7. Ps. 102. 3. So ch. I. 10. See I Cor. 7. 31. ' See Acts 18. 21. 3 Rom. I. 30. " So Luke 12. I. 20, 21, 32. " Go to now, ye '' rich men, weep and howl for your •= miseries that shall come 2uponjiwA ■'Your riches are corrupted, and '^your garments are ''motheaten. 3 Your gold and silver s is cankered ; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire : '■ ye have heaped trea- 4 sure together ' for the last days. Be- hold, '' the hire of the labourers which have reaped do7C'n your ' fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth : and "■ the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of s " sabaoth. ° Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and p been wanton ; ye have nourished your hearts, as in ■) a 6 day of slaughter. ^Ye have condemned a«(/^ killed 'the just; and he doth not resist you. 21. 21. ™ Deut. 24. 15. So Rev. r8. 5. » Rom. 9. 29. 21. 13. Luke 16. 19. P So Amos 6. 4 (Gk.). See i Tim. 5 12. 3. Comp. I Sam. 9. 12, 13. Ezek. 34. 3. r go ch. 2. 4. 2. ' See Acts 3. 14? V. * ch. 4. 13. *> Luke 6. 24. So Prov. 11. 28. Amos 6. I. I Tim. 6. 9. <^ Rom. 3. 16. d Matt. 6. 20. <> Comp. ch. 2. 2. ' So Baruch 6. 12. See Job 13. 28, s Comp. Ecclus. 12. II [Gk.}. i» See Rom. 2. 5. Comp. Job 20. 23 y Matt. 6. ig. * Comp. ver. 8, 9. k See Lev. 19. 13. So Job 24. 10, II. Jer. 22. 13. JEccliis. 4. t. & 34. 22. ' See Luke o Comp, Job 6. q Jer. 6. » ch. (220) Chap. v. 7. JAMES. Chap. v. 20^ I Or, Be patient^ or, suffer with iotig patience. ' Be patient therefore, brethren, unto 7 " the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman " waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and ^ hath long SeL"' Thess. patience for it, until he receive ^ the J- 19- early and y^ latter rain. Be ye also s 6.19. ' "patient ; Establish your hearts: for ''the »SeeEccius. coming of the Lord draweth nigh. ' Grudge not one against another, bre- 9 thren, lest ye be condemned : behold, "^ the judge standeth ** before the door. »^eejo 29. rp^j^g^ j^y brethren, <=the prophets, f who 10 'SeeiThess. j^ave spokcn in the name of the Lord, for g an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, ''we count n them happy ' which endure. Ye have Or, Groan, heard of J the patience of Job, and have r. Grieve, ' ggen 1^ the end of the Lord ; that ' the Lord is very pitiful, and ""of tender mercy. But above all i/tings, my bre- 12 thren, ° swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath : but let your ° yea be yea ; ^'ark 13. 29. and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into f cT 4 5 condemnation. Is any among you af-13 See Matt, flicted ? let him pray. Is any merry ? PcL Plet him sing psalms. Is any sick a-14 & Luke 3 15- J See Deut. II. 14. 3. 13 *> ver. 7. So I PeL 4. See Rom. 13. not, Comp. ch. 4. II. « 2 Esdr. 8, 18. Comp. I Pet. 4. 5. Rev. 22. 12 ^ Matt. 24. f See 2 mong you? let him call for ithe elders "i See Acts of the church ; and let them pray over ■■ Marl; 6. 13. him, ■■ anointing him with oil in the M°aT'i6 18. 15 name of the Lord : and * the prayer of ' So ver. 16. faith shall ' save the sick, and the Lord Am'is. 8. shall raise him up ; and " if he have ' p''- "^ , • ,1,1, ,- Matt. 9. 21, committed sms, they shall be forgiven 22, &c. 16 him. "Confess your faults one to an- \utt'l^''.*' other, and pray one for another, "that Mark 2. 5- ye may be healed. ''The effectual ''yfer- compf' ^°" vent prayer of a righteous man availeth ; J"'"" s- 16. 17 much. Elias was a man ^subject to 26. like passions as we are, and ^he prayed '^att. 13. " earnestly that it might not rain : and Luke 4. iS. ^it rained not on the earth by the space »|ee"cor! i3 (?/■ "^ three years and six months. And \^-^- '= he prayed again, and the heaven i. ' gave rain, and the earth brought forth ■^'^™; j°; ^J- j her fruit. Deut. 9. 18— I 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from joih. 10. 12. .'o the truth, and <* one convert him ; let 'Sam. 12. him know, that ■= he which converteth \ kin. 13. 6. the sinner from the error of his way ^^7-^°- J -z Kin. 4. 33. ■shall save 8a soul from death, and & 19- 15— '' shall hide a multitude of sins. 8 Heb. 4. II. 2 Pet. 2. 6 ^Gk.^ >* See Matt. 5. 10. • See Matt. 10. 22. J Job i. 21, 22. & 2. 10. k Job 42. 10, 12. 1 See Num. 14. 18. ™ Luke 6. 36 (Gk.). o Matt. 5. 34—37. Comp. Mai. 3. 5. Heb. 6. 16. » So 2 Cor. I. 17, 18. P Rom. 15. Q. 1 Cor. 14. 15. Eph. 5. 19 in the Gk. & 34- 15- & t4S- ' Actii 8. 24. I Pet. 3. 12. See Ex. 8. 8. & Matt. 7. 7. * I Kin. 17. I. Ecclus. 48. 2, 3. Comp. Rev. 11. 6. But see Luke 22. 15. So 2 Esdr. 10. 7 (Lat.J. c I Km. 18. 42, 45. 2 Esdr. 7. 39. «* So Matt. 18. 15, ^ See Prov. 11. 30. ' See Rom. 11. 14. s See Acts 27. 37. Prov. 10. 12. 1 Pet. 4. 8 with Ps. 32. i. Rom. 4. 7. 20. & 20. 2 — 5. Job 42. 8. Ps. 10. 17. Prov. 15. 29. 2 Mace. 3. 51 — 33. John o. 31 * Acts 14. 15 (Gk. '. Or, in \{\?. prayer. b See Luke 4. 25. Gal. 6. 1. h Comp. ,22lJ THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER. DOMINI "PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, 60. I, about -^ to ^ the Strangers ''scattered through' out = Pontus, '^ Galatia, ■= Cappadocia, • ch 2 II "^Asia, and = Bithynia, ^elect according 2 Heb. II. 13 to e the foreknowledge of God the Fa- 'b"s«>^es ther, h through sanctification of the Spi- j- 1- rit, unto ' obedience and ^ sprinkling of 9. '^^^' the blood of Jesus Christ: 'Grace unto le'T ^"^'^ y°"' ^'-"^ ™ peace, be multiplied. • Acts 16. 7. "Blessed lie ° the God and Father of 3 See' Luke i8. O"!" Lord Jesus Christ, which p accord- 7. ing to his ' abundant mercy 1 hath be- See'^Rom°8. gottcn US again unto ■■ a lively hope '^ by ?* „, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from » 2 Ihess. 2. r , . 13- the dead, to 'an mhentance "incor- 4 ?ven^i''4,'22*' ruptible, and undefiled, and "that fadeth See Rom. i6. not away, ^ reserved y in heaven " for k Heb. 10. you, who are ^ kept by the power of 5 '^■^^ ^ God ^through faith unto salvation ready 1 2 Pet. I. 2. to be revealed in the last time. Where- 6 See-'Rom!'i. i" ^J^ greatly ;: rejoice, ^ though now 7- ■= for a season, if need be, '^ ye are in &6.^r5.''''' heaviness through ^ manifold tempta- "2 Cor. 1. 3. tions : that s the trial of your faith, 7 Eph. I. 3. , . , . -^ , L V. 0 See Rom. Dciiig much more precious than " of p Se^e Tit. 3. Sol'^1 'hat perisheth, ^ though it be tried 5. 'with fire, might be found unto Jpraise 2 Cor.T^*5, and ^honour and ''glory 'at the appear- ^<:- ing of Jesus Christ: ™whom having not 8 (Gk.^^^ seen, ye love; in whom, "though now See John 3. yg see him not, yet believing, °ye re- r2Thess. 2. joice with joy unspeakable and full of So Rom 6 S^o''y ■ ^receiving "ithe end of your faith, 9 23. ' ' even the salvation of your souls. Of 10 smIcc. 7. which salvation ''the prophets Miave 36. inquired and searched diligently, 'who .So I Cor. 15. 20. I Thess. 4. 14. ' Ps. 27. 4. ch. 3. 7. See Matt. 25. 34. " i Cor. 9. 25. • Wistl. 6. 12. So ch. 5. 4. I So Col. I. 5. 2 Tim. 4. 8. See J'ude i. J Matt. 6. 20. li Or, /or »s. ' Gal. 3. 23. Cump. John 10. 28, 29. * See Eph. 2. 8. 1> See Matt. 5. 12. Comp. Wisd. 3. 3 — 7. _ c So 2 Cor. 6. 10. ch. 4. 13. d See Rom. 8. i8. « ch. 5. 10. So I Tim. 4. 8 marg. f James i. 2 (Ok.). K James i. 3. Sec Rom. 5. 4. •* See Job 23. 10. So Prov. 17. 3. Isai. 48. 10. Zech. 13. 9. Wisd. 3. 6. Rev. 3. i8. Comp. 2 Esdr. 16. 73. * See i Cor. 3. 13. J Rora. 2. 29. I Cor. 4. 5. ^ Rom. 2. 7, 10. 1 ver. 13 (Gk.). See 1 Cor. 1. 7. So ch. 4. 13. "Comp. i John 4. 20. n See John 20. 29. Comp. Heb. 11. i, 27. 0 See John 16. 22. p Heb. 10. 36. ch. 5. 4. 1 Rom. 6. 22. r See Rom. i. 2. ■ Matt. 13. 17. Luke 10. 24. 2 Pet. I. 19, 20. * So Dan. 2. 44. Hagg. 2. 7. See Luke 24. 27. prophesied of the grace that should come " Dan. 9. 24, 11 unto you: searching "what, or what T^Pet 1.21. manner of time ''the Spirit of Christ See Rom. s. which was in them did signify, "when w'soNeh. g. it testified beforehand "ythe sufferings l°- ., r /.I • 1 11 1 111 See Matt. 20. of Christ, and y^tne glory that should 24. 12 follow. =>Unto whom it was revealed, 'P?. ^^-'.s. ,1 111 is^i. 53. 3 — that ''not unto themselves, but unto us 8. they did minister the things, which are f "uk^^ 24.' now reported unto you by them that 2fi. have preached the gospel unto you with So , Cor. ^5. •^the Holy Ghost sent dowu from hea- 4- ven ; '^ which things the angels desire to Da™^'. 4, = look into. 9'j^3-j^ ^^ 13 Wherefore '^gird up the loins of your ,9, 4V "' mind, sbe sober, and hope 'to the end = Acts 2. 2— for the grace that is to be brought unto a'comp. you ''at the revelation of Jesus Christ ; ^^^\^°- 14 as 'obedient children, ''not fashioning & 12. 5—7.' yourselves according to the former lusts f?''' ^ '°' 1 • • 1 1 1-1 J-imes 1. 15 'm your ignorance: but '"as he which 25. hath called you is holy, so be ye holy ' S"== ^p*"- ^• 16 in all manner i^" conversation ; because sch. 4. 7. it is written, °Beye holy; for I am fel' f xhess. 17 holy. And if ye call on the Father, 5. f who P without respect of persons 1 judg-/„//j,. eth according to every man's work, pass !" See ver. 7. the time of your ■■ sojourning here in See ver.'s. iS^fear: forasmuch as ye know that 'ye J'c^T' '''' " were not redeemed " with corruptible So ch! 4. 2, 3. things, as silver and gold, from your Eph'V'is'" vain " conversation " received by tradi- ■" » Thess. 4. igtion from your fathers; but "with the s'o2Cor. 7. precious blood of Christ, as of -'' a lamb \^^^ ^^ y without blemish and without spot : 2 Pet. 3. n. aoMvho verily was foreordained "before ^johna. 3. the foundation of the world, but was See Luke i. manifest '' in these last times for you, J/^^^ 21*= who by him do believe in God, ''that See Gai.'i. 13- o cited from Lev. II. 44, which see. P See Deut. lo. 17. So James 2. i. •* See Ps. 62. 12. r So Heb. 11. 13. ch. 2. 11. ^ ch. 3. 15. See Rom. 11. 20. I See Rom. 3. 24. a So Rom. 8. 21. See i Cor. 6. 20. ^ Ezek. 20. 18. Gal. 3. 13. & 4. 5. w See Acts 20. 28. Also Matt. 20. 28. ^ See John i. 2^. So i Cor. 5. 7. y Heb. 9. 14. ' So Acts 2. 23. Rom. 3. 25. Eph. 3. II. 2 Tim. i. 10. Comp. Rev. 13. 8. * John 17. 24. So Eph. 1.4, t» See Heb. i. 2. Comp. 2 Tim. i. 9. Tit i. a. *= So John 12. 44. •* See Acts 2. 24. (223) Chap. i. 22. I. PETER. Chap. ii. 23. » Heb. 2. 9. See Acts 3. ■3- So Phil. ch. 3. 22, f See Rom. 4. 25- » So Acts 15. 9- James 4. 8. Comp. John 17. 17. " ver. 2, '3- * See John 13- 34- J See Rom. 12, 9- k See Heb. ho ch. 2. 17. &3- 8. ' See I Tim. I. 5. ^ So ch. 4. 8. ° See ver. 3. Comp. ch. 2. 2. « So John I. 13. See Matt. 19. 28. P Jaraes i. 18. • I John 3. 9. [I Or. J^(jr that. QV. as ver. 16. James 4. 3. ■Cited from Isai. 40. 6, 8. which see. Cited also James i. 11. • See I Cor. 7. 31 " Ps. I02. 12, 26. & III. 8. & 119. 89. Matt. 5. 18. & 24. 35. Luke 16. 17. & 21. 33. » Comp. Acts 10. 36, 37 in the Gk. with ver. 23, 25. raised him up from the dead, and 'gave him glory; fthat your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have 22 8 purified your souls in "^ obeying the truth through the Spirit 'unto J ' un- feigned ''love of the brethren, see that ye love one another ' with a pure heart ■" fervently : " being born again, ° not 23 of corruptible seed, but ('/incorruptible, Pby ''the word of God, ■) which liveth and ■'abideth for ever. ' For ^all flesh 24 is as grass, and 'all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: "but "the 25 word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is "the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. Wherefore ='layirfg aside all ''malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and en- vies, and all "^evil speakings, ''as new- 2 born babes, desire the '^sincere "^milk Eof the word, that ''ye may grow there- by : if so be ye have 'tasted that the 3 Lord is ''gracious. To whom coming, 4 as unto a living stone, 'disallowed indeed of men, but '""chosen of God, and 'pre- cious, ye also, as lively stones, '■"■"are s built up "a spiritual house, °a holy priest- hood, Pto offer up spiritual sacrifices, lacceptable to God ''by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in 'the 6 scripture, 'Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, pre- cious: "and ^he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which beUeve '^he 7 is precious: but unto "'them which be disobedient, "the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and Va stone of "^stumbling, and a 8 rock of ^offence, even to them which in^.he"m'ar|'' stumblc at the word, ^being disobe- °'"" Eph. 2. dient : ^whereunto also they ''were ap- I^pI-ov. pointed. But ye are "^a chosen gene- 9 9.1. I Cor. 3. Q. » See Heb. 3. 6. " See ver. 9. P So Mai. i. ti. Rom. 12. i. See Heb. 13. 15. '^ See Rom. 15. 16. So Phil. 4. 18. r ch. 4. 11 (Gk.). See Eph- 5. 20. > See James 2. 23. » Cited from Isai. 28. 16 (Gk.). " Cited also Rom. 9. 33. & 10. n. ^ s^g Ps. 2. 12. B Or, he is an honour, ch. i. 7. " ver. 8. See Heb. 11. 31 marg. * Cited from Ps. 118. 22, which see. >' Cited from Isai. 8. 14. See Luke 2, 34. Cited also Rom. g. 33. * See Rom. 14. 13. » Comp. Ex. 9. 16, Rom. 9. 22. 2 Cor. 2. 16. Jude 4. ^ \ Thess. 5. 9. c Deut. 10. 15. See ch. 1. 2. II. * James i. 21. See Eph. 4. 22. Comp. ch. 4. 2. *> ver. 16 (Gk.). Eph. 4. 3t. * See 2 Cor. 12. 20. So James 4. II. ^ See Matt. Comp. 1 Tim 4. 6. ch. r. 23. * So 2 Cor. 4, 2 ;Gk.). f See 1 Cor. 3- 2. K Rom. 12. I (Gk.). *> Eph. 4. 15. See 2 Pet. 3. 18. I Ps. 34. 8. Heh. 6. 5. ^ See Luke 6.35. 1 See ver. 6, 7- »> Wisd. 3. 14 marg. I Or. be ye built. As Phil. 2. 15, ration, ''a royal priesthood, =a holy na- ^Ex. 19. 6. tion, "fa peculiar people ; that ye should &"',o.*' shew forth the " Upraises of ''him who ^^^^' hath called you ' out of darkness into Ps. 45'. 16. 10 his marvellous light: ''which in time ^° '"'■ 6'- past 7i>ere not a people, but are now the *'6. 21. people of God : which had not obtained Rct.^jo. 6. mercy, but now have obtained mercy. !g^° ^°"'' 11 Dearly beloved, 'I beseech _v<'« '"as Heb. 3. i. "strangers and "pilgrims, Pabstain from ''^^.llhased ''fleshly lusts, ■'which war against the -J''"'!'''-, 12 soul ; 'having your 'conversation honest 1°. ^ ' '' among the Gentiles: that, '"whereas they ^f° ''^'- «■ speak against you as "evildoers, they Acts 20. 28. may "by your good works, which they See'^Tit.'i' shall ybehold, 'glorify God in the day of J|j_. _.^ 13 ^visitation. ''Submit yourselves to every 2 PeV." """ ordinance of man <:for the Lord's sake : o^'"''- '>"■. "■ 11 • 1 ... 1 J o: 43. 21 in whether tt be to the kmg, as '"'supreme ; the Gk. 14 or unto governors, as unto them that se^Rom. 8. are sent Ijy him =for the punishment of }\^^. evildoers, and ^for the praise of them 26. "is. "^ 15 that do well. For so is sthe will of God, '„""'• '■ 9' that ''with well doing ye may 'put to & 2. 23. silence the ignorance of foolish men : ^6°"' *' ''^' 16 ''as free, and not 'using jww liberty for 'See Rom. a cloke of maliciousness, but as ' the "see Lev. 17 servants of God. '"Honour all men. ^^'^^l ^ , Love "the brotherhood. "Fear God. (Gka' °' '' 18 °P Honour the king. 1 Servants, ''be sub- o sefch.' V.' ject to your masters with all fear ; not J- only to the good and 'gentle, but also 13. ^ 19 to the 'froward. For this is ' thank- ^ ^" ''^'- 5- worthy, "if a man ''for conscience to- ■■ See James, ward God endure grief, suffering wrong- ^g^' p,,;, ^ 20 fully. For ■"what glory is if, if, when 's- ye be "buffeted for your faults, ye shall Jer \^.' take it patiently? but if, "when ye do See Rom. 12 well, and suffer/;/- //, ye take it patient- 'SceG.ii. i. 21 ly, this is 'acceptable with God. For El- even >"hereunto 'were ye called : because j^me'I's. 13. = Christ also suffered 'for us, ''leaving us ',t/J^'^„-„ an "^example, that ye should follow ''his Heb. 2. '18. 22Steps: «who did no sin, neither &;,.%'^the was guile found in his mouth: f''- 23 f who, when he was reviled, reviled not .So'^AckLs. again; when he suffered, he threatened ^|^, , not; but 'scommitted himself to him that " j'^hn 18. -' 30 (Gk.). ver. 14. ch. 3. 16. & 4. 15. * Matt. 5. 16. )■ ch. 3. 2. So 2 Pet. i. 16. » See 2 Cor. 9. 13, » Luke i^. 44. See WisJ. 2.'20. ^ See Rom. 13. i. c Cump. ch. 3. I. d Wisd. 6. 5 (Gk.) « Rom. 13. 4. 'Rom. 13. 3. K ch. 3. 17. & 4. 2, 19. See i Thess. 4. 3. ^ See ver. 12. ' See Matt. 22. 12. k See Gal. 5. i. t Gr. having. ^ See i Cor. 7. 22. I! Or, Esteem. So Wisd. 12. 7. ™ See Rom. 12. 10. " ch. 5. 9 (Gk.). See ch. I. 22. o Prov, 24. 21. p Matt. 22. 21. So Rom. 13. 7. q See Actsio. 7. ' See Eph. 6. 5. » See Phii. 4. 5. ' Sec Phil. 2. 15. B Or, thank, ver. 20. See Luke 6. 32. " See Matt. 5. 10. & Heb. 10. 36. ^ Rom. 13. 5 (Gk.). * ch. 3. 14. & 4. 14, 15. ^ See Matt. 26. 67. II Or, thank, ver. 19. J See Acis 14,22. ■ See ver. 9. ^ ch. 3. 18. II Some read,y£>r^(7«, b ggg Matt. 11. 29. ^ 2 Mace. 2. 28 (Gk.). d See 2 Cor. 12. 18. * Cited from Isai. 5^. 9. So Matt. 27. 23, 24. Luke 23. 4.41. John 8. 46. & 18. 38, See 2 Cor. 5. 21. & Heb. 4. 15. f So Isai. 53. 7. Matt. 27. 39. John 8. 48, \). Heb. 12. 3. Comp. ch. 3. 9, U Or, committed his cause, 6 See John 19. 30. (123) Chap. ii. 24. I. PETER. Chap. iv. 4. ^Likewise, •'ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands ; that, if any isai'^s^'""" judgeth righteously: '■who his own self 24 Cited also bare our sins in his own body 'on &"isaf's'' '''^^ '''^^' ''that we, being dead to sins, II. should live unto righteousness: 'by S?*^". fs.''^' whose "stripes ye were healed. Comp. j'or "ye were as sheep going a- 25 2 Lsdr. 13. ■' , , , 26. Stray ; but are now returned °unto the !e?'^-'''(Gk) Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. ' See Acts 5. 30. k See Rom. 6. 2. ' Cited from Isai. 53. 5. See Rom. 4. 25. " Ecclus. 23. 10. & 28. 17 in the Gk. " Cited from Isai. 53. 6. See Matt. 9. 36. » ch. 5. 4. See Ezek. 34. 23. III. * Comp. ch. 2. 13. eV' ^'22 "^o'^sy not the word, ''they also may Coi.'s.'is.' without the word be "^won by the ^con- SeeGen. 3. versation of the wives ; while they sbe- 2 16. hold your chaste f conversation coupled SerHeb. II. with fear. Whose adorning let it not be 3 i's^^'^c ^^^'^ outward adorning of ''plaiting the 7. 16. ' hair, and of '' wearing of gold, or of ^ put- ts^?;.'^''"' ting on of apparel; but let it be ' the hid- 4 f ver 2 16. den man of the heart, in that which is i-^ *■'■ not corruptible, even the ornament of a 8 Seech. 2. meek and quiet spirit, which is in the i> So I Tim. sight of God of great price. For after s Isai' ''18^' this manner in the old time the holy 24. Tit. 2. 3. women also, who ''trusted in God, a- ((?kT ^ "^ domed themselves, ''being in subjection Comp. unto their own husbands : even as Sara 6 I Tim,' 2^'io. obeyed Abraham, 'calling him lord: See Rom. 7. .^yhose 'daughters ye are, as long as ye ' See I Tim. do Well, and "'are not afraid with any 'Gen. 18. 12. "a^ma.zement. Likewise, "ye husbands, ^ '•^r-, P dwell with them according to iknow- "» Prov. 3. ledge, givmg ■'honour unto the wife, as lo'Sr''i4 "'^to the weaker ^vessel, and as being or Eph. 5.'33 'heirs together of the grace of life ; "that kso'iMacc. your prayers be not hindered. 3-^5 (Gk). Finally, be ye ^all of one mind, "hav- 8 Cof 3. ly.""^' ing compassion one of another, "love as iCon^'. 3. brethren, be -^pitiful, be courteous : vnot 9 1 2 Pet. 1. 5, rendering evil for evil, or ^railing for rail- ^1 Cor. 12. ™&'- hut contrariwise ^blessing; know- 23. ing that ye are thereunto called, ''that ye ^SeeiThess. ghguld inherit a blessing. For -^he that 10 ■Seech.i.4. Will love life, and see good days, iCor'Jr'. s. 1st him refrain his tongue from 'See Rom. evil, and his lips that they speak »SoHeb.4. no guile: ''let him eschew evil,ii ^5_'G'')- and do good; let him seek peace, iOrjovmg and ensue it. For the eyes of the 12 'th're't'"'" Lord are over the righteous, and Seech. 1. 22. ej^is ears arc open unto their pray- ll*Dll A. 'X'2 (Gk.).' .So ers: but the face of the Lord is ?SoP'rov.i7 'against them that do evil. And 13 13. See ' fwho is he that will harm you, ''if ve be Matt. s. 39. ^ ■' '■ Comp. ch. 2. 23. See i Cor. 5. ii. » Matt. 5. 44. Rom. 12. 14. ^ See Matt. 25. 34. So i Tim. 4. 8. = Cited from Ps, 34. 12—16, which see. •* So 3 John 11. e See James 5. i6. t Gr. upon. Comp. Ps. 34. 16 (Heb.). f So Prov. 16. 7. Tobit 12. 7. Ecclus. 7. i. & 33. i. 14 followers of that which is good? sBut * See Matt. J 1,-r cr c • 1 ^ ,1 24. 48 Engl.. and "if ye sufler lor righteousness sake, h See ch. 2. 'happy (?r^_)'t'.- and Jbe not afraid of ,"^'||°^ their terror, neither ''be troubled ; —12. 15 but 'sanctify the Lord God in your /n^J^^Gk" hearts : and "'^tf ready always to eive "an So Rom. 5. 3, ^ . ■' , '^ , J Cited from answer to every man that asketh you isai. 8. 12, 13. a reason of the hope that is in you with |°/^[3ft' ^^ 16 "meekness and 'Pfear: "ihaving ''a good 28. conscience ; ''that, whereas they speak \^° ° '*■ '' evil of you, as of ^evildoers, they may ' Sc= Matt, be ashamed that 'falsely accuse your m c'oi. 4. 6. 17 good "conversation in Christ. For it is ^o Prov. 15. better, if ^the will of God be so, thatj^ EccIus. 5. u. suffer for well doing, than for evil doing, n'see* Cor. 18 For Christ also hath "once "suffered for ?■ ''■ .-. , . ^ , . „ , , " See 2 lim. Sins, ythe just for the unjust, ^that he 2. 25. might bring us to God, ''being put to t"'W«rf. death ''in the flesh, but >= quickened ''by So Eph. 5. 33. 19 the Spirit : by which also he went and \^'^'^ '^''' '• = preached unto the spirits fin prison; 1 So Heb. 20 which sometime were s disobedient, ' So'ver. 21. ''when once the 'longsuffering of God 'Seech. 2. waited in the days of Noah, ''while the ' M.att. 5.44. ark was a preparing, wherein few, that \^^l.^ ^^ '" is, 'eight ""souls ''were saved by water. So ch. 4. 4. 21 The like "figure whereunto even "bap- vfjI^JV' tism doth also now Psave us (not the 15- iputting away of the filth of the flesh, •g"'=''- 9- "f'' but ■'the answer of ''a good conscience » ch. 2. 21. toward God,) 'by the resurrection of See Rom. 4. 22 Jesus Christ: who is gone into heaven, ,'5^^ ^h and "is on the right hand of God ; "an- 2. 24- gels and ""^ authorities and """powers \ ^|. '' ' ^ being made subject unto him. " See 2 Cor. b Col. I. 22. So ch. 4. r. c Rom. 8. ii. See 2 Cor. 3. 6. <* Rom. 1. 4. Heb. 9. 14. Comp. i Tim. 3. 16. « So ch. 4. 6 ? Comp. Ps. 68. iS with Eph. 4. g. Also Acts 2. 27, 31. 1" Comp. Rev. 20. 7. s See ver. 1. li Gen. 6. 3, 5, 13, 14. Job 22. 16. Matt. 24. 37 — 39. Luke 17. 26, 27. ' See Rom. 2. 4. ' Heb. 11. 7. ' Gen. 7. i, 7, 23. & 8. 18. 2 Pet. 2. 5. ™ See Acts 27. 37. " Heb. 9. 24. o See Mark 16. 16. & Eph. 5. 26. P Tit. 3. 5. ft 2 Pet. I. 14 (Gk.). '" Comp. Rom. 10. 10. » So ver. 16. See i Tim. 1. 5. ' See ch. i. 3. " Rom. 8. 34. So ch. 1. 21. See Ps. no. I. "Rom. 8. 38. »■ i Cor. 15. 24. « Eph. i. 21 (Gk.;. y Col. I. 16 (Gk.). See Luke 12. II. « See Matt. 28. 18. " Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffer- I'V. ed for us 3 in the flesh, ''arm yourselves 'g^""'''^' likewise with the same "^mind : for ''he i" See Eph. 6. that hath suffered in the flesh "^hath cSeeHeb.4. 2 ceased from sin ; f that he no longer "-a ^ , ^ . . ° " So Kom. 6. should live sthe rest of his time in the 2. 7. flesh to ''the lusts of men, but to 'the coi'.' |.' s^s. 3 will of God. For the time past of our ' ^"mp. life Jmay suffice us "'to have wrought the t See Rom.' will of the Gentiles, when we walked in J.''- i .... ' - . So Kom. o. 'lasciviousness, "lusts, excess of wme, n, 13. "revellings, banquetings, and "abomina- Heb.M' i?' 4ble Pidolatries: wherein they 1 think it Comp. ch. Heb. 9. 14. P .So ch. 1. 14. ^ See Tit. 2. 12. ' ver. iq. See ch. 2. 15. j Ezek. 44. 6. & 45. 9. So Acts 14. 16. & 17. 30. Comp. lit. 3. 3. '' See Eph. 4. 17, 18, 19. .So I Cor. 12. 2. 1 See Mark 7. 22. ■" See Acts 15. 20. >» See Wisd. 14. 23. 0 See Acts 10. 28. P See Gal. 5. 20. 1 ver. 12. Comp. Isai. 8. 18. (224) Chap. iv. 5. I. PETER. Chap. v. 14. ^SeeaMacc. strange that you run not with them to the • See Acts Same excess of ''riot, ^speaking evil of Sod?.' 3. 16. JW'-' who shall 'give account to him s ' See Heb. that is ready " to judge the quick and the "Acts'io. 42. dead. For for this cause was the gos- 6 So i^Cor. 15. pgi preached also ''to thon that are dead, See Rom. 2. that they might be judged "according c<;n,p. to men in the flesh, but live "according James 5. 9. to God in the spirit. ^ oee en. 3. .^^ , , _ ,, . 19, or Eph. But y the end of all things is at ^ » I'cor. 3 3 'i^.nd : ^ be ye therefore sober, and marg. ^ watch *= unto prayer. And above all 8 rnarg"'' '^ things "^have ''fervent charity among r So Matt, yourselves: "^for ^charity "shall cover See Rom. 13. the multitude of sins, s Use hos- 9 'See Tit. 2. P't^il'ty One to another ''without gnidg- 6- ing. 'As every man hath received the^o 13. " "^ • '■ J gift, even so minister the same one b^SoMatt. to another, as good ''stewards of 'the Luke 21. 36. manifold grace of God. ' If any tnan n j^"-'"'"' speak, kt him speak as 'the oracles of 1 Sec Acts God ; if any man ■" minister, let him do Soch. 1. 22. '' " ^s of the ability which God giveth : e So Col. 3. that "God in all things may be glo- f Cited gene- rifled P through Jesus Christ, ito whom Prov^Tia ^^ '■praise and '■''dominion for ever and Comp. ever. Amen. James '^'20. Beloved, ^ think it not strange con-ir »0r,7M'//. cerning ' the fiery trial "which is to try 8 I 1 im. 3. 2. ^ , , -^ 1 • ^ Tit. I. s in you, 38 though somc Strange thing Iiap- Seejob I pened unto you : but 'rejoice, inasmuch 13 32- * as "'ye are partakers of Christ's suf- ' Rom. ^j.'e' ferings ; that, " when his glory shall be See I Cor. revealed, ye may be glad also with I Cor. 1. 7. exceeding joy. If ye be >' reproached 14 'Luke 12. 42. zfQj. the name of Christ, >'•■• happy are 1. '^' ye ; for the spirit of glory and of God 'See Rom. resteth upon you : ''on their part "^he is ■" Riom. 12. evil spoken of, but on your part ^ he "See Rom. 's glorified. But " let none of you 15 J'l- ?■ ^ suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or See I Cor.^'' OS '' an evildocr, or as =a busybody in p°See'ch 2 Other men's matters. Yet if any man 16 5- suffer as fa Christian, let him not be j^ch. s. II. ashamed ; but s let him glorify God '' on For the time is come that 17 Rev. I. 6 in theGk. this behalf. lui tnc tunc li lume mat 17 II. "e. """' 'judgment must begin at ''the house of ^i- See I Tim. Qod : and 'if it first begin at us, what • ver.'4. shall the end be of them that '"obey See.Thess. ^qj (he gospel of God ? And "if the .8 • Seech. righteous scarcely be saved, where "'(Jomp. shall "the ungodly and "the sin- ?ActT ""■ i' '^^'' ^PPS^''? Wherefore let them that 19 So ver. 16. See Phil. 3. I. " See 2 Cor. i. 5, 7. & Phil. i. 29. Comp. ch. 5. I. » So Rom. 8. 17, 18. ch. I. 5— 7. I Matt. 5. 11 (Gk.) So Heb. II. 26. * John 15. 21. » See ch. 2. 20. b See ch. 2. 12, « See James 2. 7. d go i Thess. 2. 12. ch. i. 7. c 2 Thess. 3. it I Tim. 5. 13 in the Engl. So i Thess. ^. 11. 'Acts 11. 26. & 26, 28 8 So ver. 13. t See 2 Cor. 3. 10. ' See Jer. 25. 29. ' See Heb. 10. 21. ' Comp. Luke 23. 31. Rom. 2. 9. "> See Heb. 11. 31 marg ° Cited from Prov. 11. 31 (Gk.). Comp. 2 Esdr. 9. 13. o See i Tim 1.9. you IS. ' See Acts 20. suffer according to Pthe will of God'^^^r. a. ■I commit the keeping of their souls to him Luke ^3. 46. hi well doing, as unto a faithful ''Creator. So ps. 10.14. '^ 2 lim. 1. 12. Comp. Tobit 10. 12. Acts 14. 23. & 20. 32 in the Gk. ' See 2 Mace. i. 24. " The elders which are among you I 'V. exhort, who am •'also an elder, and "a L^°a"' 5' witness of the sufferings of Christ, and 3°- also ''a partaker of the glory that shall 2J;°hT;. 2 be revealed : = feed the flock of God 3 John i. 'which is among you, flaking the over- 24^,! comp. sight thereof, s not by constraint, but 5''e''„'3- willingly ; ^' not for filthy lucre, but ' of 9 Tck."' '' 3 a ready mind : neither as "' Greet ye one another with a J-t"'=5 4- 6- kiss of charity. ^ Peace be with you all "o'!''™* ■*' that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. Si^e Matt. •^ 23. J2. ^ See Ps. 37. 5. & Heb. 13. 5. » Wisd. 12. 13. * See ch. i. 13. So Luke 21. 34, 36. y See Matt. 24. 42. » Job i. 9. & 2. 2. Eph. 4. 27. & 6. II. Rev. 12. 9 — 12. So Luke 22. 31. 2 Cor. 2. 11, ^ Prov. 28. 15. t" Comp. Job 1.7. c See James 4. 7. d 2 Tim. 2. 19 ;Gk. ). So Col. 2. 5. " See Acts 14. 22. Comp. i Cor. lo. 13. tGal. 3. 3 (Gk.). s ch. 2. 17 I'Gk.l. So Heb. 12. 8. >> i Cor. i. 9, i Thess. 2. 12. i Tim. 6. 12. ' 2 Tim. 2. 10. It So 2 Cor. 4. 17. See ch. i. 6. Comp. Heb. 10. 37. 1 Heb. 13.21. Jude 24. See Luke 6, 40. °' So 2 Pet. i. 12. See Rom. 16.25. " See Eph. 3. 17. "Seech. 4. 11. P See A.cts 15. 34. 4 Gk. as Rom. 8. 18. 2 Cor. II. s. Phil. 3. ij. r So Heb. 13. 22. ■ So Ants 20. 24. 2 Pet, I. 12. * See Act^; 13. 43- & Col. i. 6. " See i Cor. 15. I. V Comp. Rev. 14. 8? " So 2 John i, 13? » See Acts 12. 12. s See Rom. 16. 16, « So Eph. 6. 23. (22s) FF THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER. CIMON Peter, ^a servant and an Anno B DOMINI 66. *— ' apostle of Jesus Christ, to them '• that have obtained ''Hke precious faith Sym'fmi]. witli us <= through the righteousness * of Soi^Yacc'!^. ^'°'^' ^"'^ °"'' Saviour Jesus Christ : 1, 6s, &c. d Grace and peace be multipHed unto 2 •"see' James you "^ through the knowledge of God, ?■ '• „ and of Tesus our Lord. ^ See Rom. . •' ,. ..... , , 1. 12. According as his divine power hath 3 Rom"3!2i— given unto us all //n'/igs that pertain 26. unto life and ''godliness, "^s through the ^G?la{d'"' knowledge of ^ him that hath called us Saviour\ 1 (q ' glory and ^ virtue : whereby are 4 Tit™?' 13. given unto us e.xceeding great and pre- ^sie'*! Pet. cious promises : that by these you might 1. 2. be '•partakers of the divine nature, 'hav- 3. °^° " ''■ ing escaped ■" the corruption that is in ver. 3, 8. the world through lust : and beside this, 5 fv'er.'e.^y. giving all diligence, "add to your faith Acts3."i'2 virtue; and to virtue "knowledge; and e (Gk.). to knowledge P temperance ; and to tem- ," I im- 2. perance 1 patience; and to patience "^god- 8 See Phil. 3. iiness; and to ^godliness ■'brotherly kind- 7 t'see.Pet. ness ; and ^to brotherly kindness 'cha- lo'iThess. "'y- For if these ////«i'-j- be in you, and s 2. 12. abound, they make you that ye shall 2^ ess. 2. ijgithgr be 'barren nor "unfruitful in iHTb '' '' ' "^'^^ knowledge of our Lord Jesus ver.'4iGk.). Christ. But he that lacketh thcse M/;/!,nf 9 i'>hn'?.'i'2'. "'s blind, and cannot see far off, and I John 3. 2. hath forgotten that /«■ was "purged from 10. " ' "■ his old sins. Wherefore the rather, bre- lo 'ch. 2. j8, thren, give diligence 'to make your ■» See 1 Cor. >■ Calling and election sure : for if ye do »ye%er. 11. ^^^^ things, ^ ye shall never fall : for so n 0 1 Pet. 3. 7. an entrance shall be ^ ministered unto Se'e^iCor. you abundantly ''into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus 24. 25. Christ. Q s« James Wherefore I will not be negligent <^ to .2 ■■ See Heb. put you always in remembrance of these • See Gal. 6. lo. 'iCor. 13. 13. t [Rr.. '■"/'''!■]■ Matt. 12. 36. & 20. 3, 6. i Tim. 5. 13. Tit. I. 12 (Gk.). " See Tit. 3. 14. So John 15. 2. ^ So i John 2. 9, II. See Isai. 59. 10. * So Eph. 5. 26. See Tit. 2. 14. * Comp. r John 3. 19. 1 See Heb. 3. 1. ' So ch. 3. 17. Comp. i John 2. 10. * ver. 5. 2 Cor. 9. 10. _ Gal. 3. 5. Col. 2. ig in the Gk. t* See Col. 1. 13. * See 2 Tim. 2. 14. So Rom. 15. 14, 15. ver. 13. P See Acts things, "^ though ye know them, and be •' So ■ Pet. 5. 13 « stablished in the present truth. Yea, Jh. 3. 17. I think it meet, as long as I am in ^this 'J"''" ''^ =■• tabernacle, sto stir you up '^sby putting Phii'.''3. i. nyou in remembrance; ''knowing that ° ^,'^^,° ' ^"^'^ shortly / must 'put off this fmy ta- 'See2Cor. bernacle, even as ^ our Lord Jesus Ich. 3. i. 15 Christ hath shewed me. Moreover I See 2 Mace, will endeavour that you may be able '-'comp. after my ' decease to have these things f/"'- ••■ "' 16 always in remembrance. For we have & 31. 14. not followed '"cunningly devised " fa- f 7p™i. j.^', bles, when we made known unto you f;'' '• nil ^ ^ • f ^ 1 "John 13. 36. ° the power and p coming of our Lord & 21. is, 19. Jesus Christ, but iwere 'eyewitnesses I,4"''e^'(;or; 17 of his ^majesty. For he received from ■■ 17- God the Father ' honour and glory, comp. °- ^' when there came such a voice to him '„'^°'^- ^- '7- from the "excellent glory, "This is my "s'ee^Tim. beloved Son, in whom I am well pleas- „'ste , cor 18 ed. And this voice which came from 2- 4- heaven ^we heard, when we were with '.^f^'^''"^' 19 him in ' the holy mount. We have also I '^g'-^"- ''■ '■ a more sure word of prophecy ; where- MhA g. 2. unto yye do well that ye take heed, Luke 9. 28, as unto ^a light that shineth in a dark See i John i. place, until the day dawn, and ^the day J'soLukei. 20 star ^ arise in your hearts : knowing this |-^^ ^ p^^ ^ first, that '=no prophecy of the scripture 12. 21 is of (7«i' private ^ interpretation. For '(|'i^"'f° '• ''^ the " prophecy came not 'in old time by ' See Rev. 4. the will of man : but Hioly men of God u'j Mace. a. spake as they were moved by the Holy 'sC^-kJ- C'hoSt. See Matt. 3 « Comp. Ex. 3. 5. Josh. 5. 15. Acts 7. 33. T Acts 10. 33. 3 John 6. ' Ps. 119. 105 (Gk.). John 5. 35. So 2 Esdr. 12. 42. » So Rev. 2. 28. & 22. 16. Comp. Matt. 2. 2. t 2 Cor. 4. 6. c Comp. Rom. I2. 6. J So Mark 4. 34 (Gk.). e Comp. 2 Tim. 3. 16. See i Pet. i. 10, 11. II Or, at any time. Heb. I. 13. f So ch. 3. 2. Comp. 2 Sam. 23. 2. 2Esdr. 14. 22. Luke I, 70. Acts i. 16. & 3. 18. James 5. 10. But ^ there were false prophets also II. among '^ tlie ])eople, even as "^ there * '^'"'- '3- shall be Ailse teachers among you, who See Matt. 7. ^ Rom. 15. 10. Jude s. ' So Matt. 24. 11. Acts 20. 30. See 2 Cor. 11. 13. & I Tim. 4. 1. (226) Chap. ii. 2. II. PETER. Chap. hi. 4. ^ privily shall bring in damnable = here- sies, even f denying 8the Lord ''that bought them, and ' bring upon them- selves swift destruction. And many shall 2 follow their " pernicious ways ; by rea- son of whom J the way of truth ^ shall be evil spoken of. And ' through co- 3 vetousness shall they "" with feigned words " make merchandise of you : ° whose judgment now Pof a long time lingereth not, and ' their damnation islumbereth not. For if God spared 4 not ■■ the angels ^ that sinned, but ' cast t/wm down to hell, and delivered f/iem into ''chains of darkness, to he '"'re- served unto judgment ; and "spared not 5 the old world, but " saved Noah the eighth person^ a preacher of righteous- ness, y bringing in ^ the flood upon ^ the world of the ungodly ; and ^ turning the 6 cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with "^ an over- throw, ''making them an 'ensample unto those that after should Hive ungodly; and s delivered ''just Lot, vexed with 7 the 'filthy "^conversation of 'the wicked: (ior that ''righteous ?imn dwelling among s them, in seeing and hearing, ■" vexed his righteous soul from day to day with ///«> unlawful deeds;) "the Lord know- 9 eth ho7v to deliver ° the godly out of temptations, and Pto reserve the unjust unto " shall utterly perish in their own "^ corruption ; and 13 shall receive "^ the reward of unrighte- ousness, as they that count it pleasure ^ to riot in the day time. •= Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves « So GaL 2. . ■4- Jude 4. * See I Cor. 11. 19. So Tit. I. 10. f See I Tim. 5.8. B Jude 4. Rev. 6. 10. See Luke 2. 29. fa See I Cor. 6. 20. So Ex. 15. 16. Comp. Heb. 10. 2g. i So Phil. 3. 19. 1 Or, la^civiojis •ways, as some copies read. J Acts 19. 9. So Acts 9. 2. ^ So Isai. 52. 5- Rom. 2. 24. * Comp. 2 Cor. 12. 17, 18. _ I Tim. 6. 5. Tit. I. II. ver. 14. Jude 16. " See Rom. 16. 18. So ch. I. 16. " James 4. 13 (Gk.). So 2 Cor. 2. 17 marg. « J ude 4 (Gk.). So Deut. 32. 3S- P ch. 3. 5. 4 Matt. 25. 5. 'Jude 6. ■John 8. 44. I John 3. 8. Comp. Job 4. 18. * Rev. 20. 2, 3, 10. Comp. Rev. 12. 8. u So Wisd. 17. 17. ' See Matt. 25. 41. " Comp. Jude 14, 15. » See I Pet. 3. 20. y See Ecclus. 3. 2. * Job 22. 16. ch. 3. 6. » See Gal. 6. 14- *> Jude 7- Lam, 4. 6. See Gen. 19. * 2 Tim. 2. 14 (Gk.). ** So Num. 26. 10. * See James 5. 10. f I Esdr. I. 24. Jude 15 in the Gk. KGen. 19. 16. ti ver. 8 (Gk.). Wisd. 10. 6. & 19. 17. ' ver. 18 (Gk,). See Mark 7. 22. k See Gal. I, 13. ' ch. 3. 17. ■» So Ps. 119. 53, 136, 158, See Ezek. 9. 4. 1 So Ps. 34. 17, 19. Prov. 12. 13. Ecclus. 33. i. i Cor. JO. 13. Rev. 3. 10. *• See Acts 10. 2. P Comp. Luke 16. 23, 1 ch. 3. 7. See Judith 16. 17. r ch. 3. 3. Jude 16. See Gal. 5. 16, ' .So Jude 7. * So ver. 20 (Gk.). Jude 8. II Or, cLyminion. Jude 8. " Titus I. 7. " Jude 8. So Ex, 22. 28, * So Jude 9. U Some read, against tltemselves. J Jude 10. ^ Comp. Jer. 12. 3. * So 2 Tim. 3. 2. See Acts 13. 45. b ver. ig. See 1 Cor. 15. 42. « ver. 15 (Gk.j, Acts i, 18. d go Rom. 13. 13. Comp. i Thess. 5. 7. « Eph. 5. 27. with their own deceivings ^ while sthey JJ'"'^ "^• 14 feast with you ; having eyes full of i Cor m. 21. ' adultery and '' that cannot cease from 1,^J;^"".„ sin ; ' beguiling ^ unstable souls : a heart James 4. 4. they have ' exercised with "' covetous , pet'!'4! i. 15 practices ; "cursed children : which have '/'=''■ '*• r 1 1 ■ 1 1 James i. 14 torsaken ° the right way, and are gone in the Gk, astray, following the way of p Balaam t^^h^'^^JJ' the son of Bosor, who loved ^ the wages So James i. 16 of unrighteousness; but was rebuked i see Heb. 5. for his iniquity : ") the dumb ass speak- ]^- ing with man's voice forbad the mad- [marg.j. i7ness of the prophet. These are wells "foko^'''^' '"■ without water, "■ clouds that are car- " See Hos. ried with a tempest ; ' to whom the mist p'Num. 22. 18 of darkness is reserved for ever. For 5. ?■ 1 1 1 IT Ueut. 23. 4. when " they speak great swelling ivorcis Neh. 13. 2. of vanity, they ' allure through the lusts ^"jj," " •_ of the flesh, through ' much wantonness, 1 Num. 22. "those that were '•''clean escaped from rsJ'jude'12. 19 them who live in error. While they ' '^■''"- "• promise them >' liberty, they themselves t'uken. 24 ■ in the Gk. * Jude 13 [Gk. ). See Wisd. 17. 21. & Matt. 8. are ^ the serva,nts of '' corruption : for ^ of whom a man is overcome, of the 20 same is he brought in bondage. For if after they " have escaped the ^ pol- lutions of the world '' through the know- ledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again *= entangled there- in, and overcome, '' the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For •= it had been better for them not 'to have known the way of righteous ness, than, after they have known //, ' See Gal. 5, £ to turn from '' the holy commandment oimp, 22 delivered unto them. But it is hap- h^^'^A pened unto them according to the true 'proverb, ''The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and, The sow that was washed to her ' wallowing in the mire. ' Jude 16, So^ Ps. 73, 8. ' See ver. 7. ' ch, I. 4, ver. 20. U OT,/or a little, or, a white, as some read. » John 8. 36 (Gk.). » So John 8. 34- Rom. 6, 16, 20, * .So ver. 10 (Gk.). ^ See ch, I. 3f : ^ 2 Tim, 2. 4- • See James 4. 17. * See John 16. 35. •* .See Malt, 12, 45. Comp, Ecclus, f So I Tim. 4. 3. 8 Ps. 85. 8. " fc Rom. 7. ^ Cited from Prov. 26. 11. 1 So Ecclus. 23, 12, This second epistle, beloved, I now III. write unto vou ; in both which ^ I stir * ^'='= '=''■ '• up your t' pure minds by way of re- » See i Cor, smembrance: that '^ye may be mindful I'f^^^^^ of the words ''which were spoken before (Gk.). by the holy prophets, and of the com- ^f^^ "^^ '■ mandment of us "^ the apostles of the 'Jude i8 3 Lord and Saviour : knowing this first, So ch. 2. i. that there shall come "=in the last days ^Tim. 3.1-- scoffers, f walking after their own lusts, & 4- 3- . 4 and saying, g Where is the promise of f " " '^""- ■*■ '' his coming ? for since the fathers ' fell ' See ch. 2. ° 10. 8 Isai. 5. ig, Jer, 17, 15, Ezek. 12, 22, 27. Amos 5. 18, Matt. 24. 48, Luke 12. 45, n ver. 12, See 1 Thess. 2. 19. ' See Matt. 27. 52. (327) F F2 Chap. hi. 5. II. PETER. Chap. hi. 18. J Mark 10. 6. & 13. 19. »Gen. I. 6, 9. Ps. 33- 6. So Heb. II. 3- Comp. John I. 3. t ch. 2. 3. tGr. coitsisthig. Col. I. 17. »SoPs.24.2. & 136. 6. ° Gen. 7. II, 21. See ch. 2. 5. 0 See ver. 10. P So ver. 10, 12. Ps. 50. 3. q See ch. ?So ! Thess, asleep, all things continue as they were J from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, 5 that '' by the word of God the heavens were 'of old, and the earth '"'standing out of the water and in the water : whereby the world that then was, "being a overflowed with water, perished : but ^ ° the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto p fire against 1 the day of judgment and ■■ perdition of un- godly men. But, beloved, be not igno- s See 2 Thess. j-ant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and ^ a thousand years as one day. ' The 9 Lord is not slack concerning his pro- mise, " as some //uvi count slackness ; but "is longsuffering to us-ward, "not willing that any should perish, but ' that all should come to repentance. But .0 ythe day of the Lord will come as ^a thief in the night; in the which »the Ec"i' ^°' '^' li'^^^'sns shall pass away with a great See ver. is.' Hoisc, and ''the elements shall melt ' Se'fEzeV' ^'t'l fervent heat, ■= the earth also and 18. 23. the works that are therein shall be Rev.''2. 21. burnt up. Seeing then that all these n iwisd. II. t//i/,gs shir/ihe dissolved, ''what manner Rom. 2, 4, ('/ persons ought ye to be in all holy I Tim. 2. 4. 1 So ver. 12. « See Matt. 24. 43. « Matt. 24. 35. Mark 13. 31. ver. 7. Rev. 21. i. See Ps. 102. 26. Comp. Matt. 24. 29. l> ver. 12. Wisd. 7. 17. & 19. 18. Comp. Gal. 4. 3. « See ver. 7. & Mic. I. 4. il See I Pet. I. 15. ' See Ps. 90. 4- ' Ecclus. 35. 18. So Hab. 2. 3. Heb. 10. 37. See Rom. 13. II. " See Eccles. 8. II. 12 = conversation and "^ godliness, s looking for and " hasting unto *> the coming of 'the day of God, wherein '=the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and ''the elements ■= shall melt with fervent 13 heat ? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, s look for '' new heavens and a new earth, 'wherein dwelleth right- 14 eousness. '" Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye slook for such things, be dili- gent " that ye may be found of him in peace, ° without spot, and p blameless. 15 And account that i the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation ; even as our be- loved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written 16 unto you ; as also in all his epistles, ■■speaking in them of these things; in which are some things ^hard to be un- derstood, which they that are unlearned and ' unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own de- i7Struction. Ye therefore, beloved, "see- ing ye know these things before, " be- ware lest ye also, being led away with the error of " the wicked, " fall from isyour own stedfastness. vBut grow in grace, and in the ^ knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ^To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. y So Eph. 4. 15. Col. I. 10. Rom. II. 36. » See Gal. i. 13- f See ch. 1.3. K ver. 13, 14. So Jude 21. See I Cor. i. 7- II Or, hasting tite i:otning. ^ ver. 4. 1 So ver. 10. ^ Isai. 65. 17. & 66. 22. Rev. 21. 1. Comp. Acts 3. 21. ^ So laai. 60. 30. Rev. 21. 27. ^ I Cor. 15. 58. " So I Cor. 1. 8. Phil. I. 10. See I Thess. 2. 19. " James i. 27. P Phil. 2. IS (Gk.). 1 See Rom. 2.4. So ver. 9. ^ Comp. Rom. 8. 19? I Cor. 15. 24? I Thess. 4. > So Heb. 5. II. * See ch. 2. M- " So Mark 13. 23- ch. I. 12. * So Eph. 4. 14- ch. 2, 14, 18. » ch. 2. 7. 'G.,1.5.4. 00 ch. I. 10, : 2. ig. I Pet. 2. a. » Seech, i. 5. * See (23&) THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF JOHN, Aff^r Anno DOMINI SO. I. » See John i. I. So ch. 2. 13, 0 ver. 3. Acts 4. 20. So ver. 2. Acts 22. 15. Rev. I. 2. « John I. 14. ch. 4. 14 in the Gk. So Luke I. 2, 2 Pet. I. 16. •* See Luke 24- 39- • John 14. 6. See John i. f 1 Tim. 3. 16. ch. 3. 5. See Rom. 16. 26. 8 Johnis- 27. & 19- 35 (Gk.). & 21. 24. ch. 4. 14 iGk.). See Luke 24. 48. ^ See ch. 5. 20. ' So John r. I, 2, k See I Cor. I. 9. Comp. John 17. 21. ch. 2. 24. 1 2 John 12. See John 15. II. ™ So ch. 3. ? nn//A T which was from the begin- -^ ning, which ''we have heard, which ''we have seen with our eyes, which "^we have looked upon, and ''our hands have handled, of the Word = of life ; (for =the life ''was manifested, and ''we 2 have seen ?'/, and s bear witness, and shew unto you ^ i/iaf eternal life, 'which was with the Father, and ''was mani- fested unto us ;) //w/ which '' we have 3 seen and '' heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly '' our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these f/ii/!gs write we un- 4 to you, ' that your joy may be full. "This then is the message which we 5 have heard of him, and declare unto you, that " God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ° If we say that 6 we have fellowship with him, and Pwalk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth : but if we walk in the light, as 7 he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and 1 the blood of ■■ Jesus Christ his Son * cleanseth us from all sin. ' If we say that we have s no sin, we deceive ourselves, and " the truth is not in us. ' If we confess our 9 sins, he is " faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to * cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ^ If we say that 10 we have not sinned, ^we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. n So I Tim. 6. 16. James i. 17. See John i. c So 2 Cor. 6. 14. ch. 2. 4. P John 12. 35. ch. 2. II. ^ So Rev. 7, 14. See Acts 20. 28. ' So ch. 2. 2. = ver. q. So i Cor. 6. 11. See P.s. 65. 3. & Rom. 4. 25. & Tit. 2. 14. * See i Kin. 8. 46. & Job 15. 14. So Job 9. 2. Jer. 2. 35. " See ch. 2. 4. ' Ps. 32. 5. & 51. 3. » So Ps. 143. I. y See Prov. 28. 13. ■ ch. 5. 10. 11. My little children, these things write • See Rom. \ unto you, that ye sin not. And if b See John any man sin, ^we have an ''advocate 14. 16. ,vith the Father, Jesus Christ t/ie righte- ch^4™ii. ^^ ous : and <^he is the propitiation for our 2 So 2 Cor. 5. 18, 19. Col. I. 20. See ch. i. 7. sins: and not for ours only, but ''also 3 for t/ie sins of Xht whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, 4 if we i^keep his commandments. 'He that saith, si know him, and ^keepeth not his commandments, ''is a liar, and 5 'the truth is not in him. But whoso Jkeepeth his word, ''in him verily is the love of God perfected : 'hereby know ewe that we are in him. He that saith /;t' ""abideth in him "ought himself also 7 so to walk, even as he walked. Bre- thren, "I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment "Pwhich ye had from the beginning. iThe old commandment is the word Pwhich ye have heard from the begin- 8 ning. Again, ''a new commandment I write unto you, which t/iing is true "■''in him and in you : because the Markness 'is past, and "the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, ^'is in darkness a'cn 10 until now. "He that loveth his bro- ther abideth in the light, and "there is none 'occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother '■'is in darkness, and >walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that ^'darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12 I write unto you, little children, be- cause ^your sins are forgiven you for his 13 name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known *him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome ''the wicked one. I write unto you, "^little children, because ye have known 14 the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known ^him that is from the beginning. I have writ- ten unto you, young men, because ''ye » See ch. I. I. ■• ch. 3. 18, 19? See Matt. 13. 19. « 21. 5. Gk. not as ver. i, 12, 28. ch. 3. 7, 18. & 4. 4. & 5. 21. Eph. 6. 10. ** So John I. 29. & 4. 42. & II. 51, 52- ch. 4. 14. See Heb. 2. 9- •= John 14. 15. & 15. 10. ver. 4. ch. 3. 22, 24. & 5. 2, 3. Rev. 12. 17. & 14. 12. So Rev. 22. 14. See I Cor. 7. 19. f So ch. I. 6. t'' So ch. 3. 6. & 4. 8. ^ ch. 4. 20. ' John 8. 44. So ch. I. 8. 1 Esdr. 4, 37. J Juhn 14. 23. So Ecclus. 2. '5- '' ch. 4. 12, 17- So John 17. 2 3; 1 Soch. 4. 13. & 5- 3. ™ John 15. 4, 5. 7- " So ch. 4. 17- See Matt. ii. 29. 0 2 John 5. P ch. 3. II. 1 Lev. 19. 18. r See John 13. 34- " So ch. 3. 23. ' See I Thess. 5- 5. 8. * Gk. as ver. 17- " John I. g. & S. 12. ' So 2 Pet. I. 9- ' So ch. 3. M- ^ Comp. Prov. 4. ig. 2 Pet. I. 10. t Gr. scandal. See Matt. 13. & Rom. 14. I-. J See ch. i. 6. ' See Acts 13. 38. So ch. I. 7. ver. 18. John ■iSo (229) Chap. ii. 15. I. JOHN. Chap. ht. 16. • 2 Tim. 4. are strong, and the word of God abideth So Rom. 12. in you, and ye have overcome ''the ?•, wicked one. <=Love not the world, nei- 15 See Matt. 6. ther the //wigs that are in the world, sso 2 Tim. ^ If ^ny "^''"' ^ove the world, the love of 2. 22. ^ the Father is not in him. For all that i6 iiComp.^''" is in the world, sthe lust of the flesh, Eccies^. 4. 8. ^„(j hfhg lugt Qf the gygg^ and 'the pride See' I kin. of life, is not of the Father, but is of the i"see James world. And ''the world passeth away, 17 4.16. and the lust thereof: but he that doeth 7. 31. ■ ' the will of God abideth for ever. ^S 26 "^Little children, "'it is the last time : 18 • Seeithess. and as ye have heard that "antichrist ml'ooTim. shall come, even now are there "many 3- I- antichrists; whereby we know "'that it Seei^om.'i3. is the last time. PThey went out from 19 &'i Tim '^^' ^^^ '•'^^y were not of us ; for if they 1. had been of us, ithey would no doubt ch!"! 3^' have continued with us : but they went 2 John 7. (lut^ ■'that they might be made manifest 24. ^ ' °'*' that they were not ^all of us. But ye so 2Thess. 2. 3, ].,ave 'an unction from "the Holy One, oMatt. 24. 5. and "ye know all things. I have not 21 2 john'V. written unto you because ye know not pDeut 13. the truth, but because "ye know it, and So Ps. 41. 9. that no lie is of the truth. Who is a liar 22 cSmp.°'^°' ^"' ^'"''^ ^'''-'^'^ denieth that Jesus is the John 13. 21. Christ? He is "antichrist, that ^denieth VlTX% the Father and the Son. ^Whosoever 23 &17. 12. =^ denieth the Son, the same ''hath not ■•Seefcor. the Father : SJuit^'^he that acknowlcdgeth "• '2- the Son ^hath the Father also. Let that 2^ ■ 2 Ihess. 3. ... A ' ^ ^ 2. therefore abide in you, ° which ye have (g").^' heard from the beginning. If Ma/'^which So 2 Cor. I. ye have heard from the beginning shall Comp. remain in you, <=ye also shall continue Heb 'i 7- in the Son, and in the Father. And 25 " See Mark this is the proiiiise that he hath promised J's'o^ver. 27. us, ^/i"// f eternal life. These //wV/yj have 26 See John 14. I written unto you concerning sthem Comp. that seduce you. But •'the anointing 27 «So2Pet''i ■*'hich ye have received of him abideth 12. in you, and 'ye need not that any man ee om. 15. j-gac]-, yQu . ^ut as the same anointing Teh. 4. 3. iiJteacheth you of all things, and •'is 2 John 7. , , . .•' ,. I "^ . , , So ch. 5. I. truth, and is no he, and even as it hath • See I Tin., taught you, 'ye shall abide in 'him. And 28 • So John 5. now, little children, abide in him ; that, k'i5 23. ™when he shall appear, "we may have See Matt. 10. Confidence, and "not be ashamed Pbe- b'ch. 5. 12. fo''s him lat his coming. If ye know 29 2 John 9. that ■'he is righteous, "ye know that 'every Jolan 14. 7 q, IQ. Rom. 10. 9. ch. 4. 15. <1 So 2 John 6. " ch. 4. 12, 13, 15, 16 (Gk.). So John 14. 23. See ch. i. 3. f John 17. 2, 3. ch. 5. 11. See ch. 5.20. e ch. 3. 7 (Gk.). So 2 John 7. '" See ver. 20. ' Jer. 31.34. Heb. 8. n. J See Matt. 13. 11. ^ See John 14. 17. 1 John 14. 17 . 13. II. * Col. 3. 4. ch. (Gk.;. II Or, it. » Col. 3. 4. ch. 3. 2. " ch. 4. 17 (Gk.). See ch. 3.21. <* Mark 8. 38. P Gk. of Ecchis. 41. 17 — 23. ^ See i The.ss. 2. ig. ' So John 17. 25. H Or, know ye. See i Pet. 2. 5 niarg. But comp. v«r. 20, 21. ■ ch. 3. 7, JO. SosJohnii. See Rom. 2. 13. one which doeth righteousness is born of him. Behold, "what manner of love the I"- Father hath bestowed upon us, that '^we lo."'^''''' should be called '=the sons of God :'' See John therefore the world knoweth us not, be- So Eph. i. 5. 2 cause ''it knew him not. Beloved, "=now "/"""^ "• are we '=the sons of God, and fit doth ver. 2, 10. not yet appear what we shall be : but Ei,e ck^ '° swe know that, ''when he shall appear, ^John 16.3. 'we shall be like him ; for ''we shall 'see « Sc'e cii. 3. 3 him as he is. And every man "'that hath ^^p^p""'''' this hope in him "purifieth himself, °even 'Comp. 4 as he is pure. ^Vhosoever committeth ^ o'r. 4. '17. sin transgresseth also the law : for ^sin ^J'"- '■»■ 1 . /- , 1 .1 See John 21. 5 is the transgression of the law. And ye 24. know that ''''he was manifested ■''to take '^ Seech. 2. away our sins ; and 'in him is no sin. ' See Rom. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not : cioSp. whosoever sinneth "hath not seen him, X^ "^ "'• 7*'neitherknownhim. Little children, "let ksWj'oi.^^ no man deceive you: "he that doeth |ojohni7 righteousness is righteous, °even as he =4- sis righteous. vHe that committeth sin ReJ!"2.^4^' is of the devil; for ^the devil sinneth So i Cor. from the beginning. For this purpose n'^Rom. 15. the Son of God was manifested he might ''destroy the works of the devil. C"mp. 9'=Whosoever is born of God doth not oc'h.^.^?. commit sin; for ''his seed remaineth in So ver. 7. him : and he cannot sin, because '^he is i Pet. i. 15. loborn of God. In this f the children of ^.^,'5': ^''">- God are manifest, and sthe children of So ch. 5. 17. the devil : '■whosoever doeth not right- 2. ^'^'^ ' '' eousness is not of God, neither 'he that [ J''^''; ^/ ^*- 1 1 1-1 1 x^ 1 1 ■ • 1 See John i. 11 loveth not his brother, l-or ''this is the 29. 'message 'that ye heard from the begin- 5.''"/ '''"'' ning, '"that we should love one another. &Heb. 4. 15. 12 Not as "Cain, 7<:'//(; was of "/"//a/ wicked v ^h °^" "" one, and slew his brother. And where- |°u'''^'i' . . ch. 2. 26 fore slew he him? PBecause his own iGk). See works were evil, and his brother's right- » soVztk!' i3eous. Marvel not, my brethren, if ithe 18.5—9. 14 world hate you. ''We know that Sve &ech.'2. 29. have passed from death unto life, be- ^ See Matt. that " ''^''■'' '3- cause we love the brethren. He that ■ Comp. loveth not his brother abideth in death. \ so Gen!''3. 15 'Whosoever hateth his brother is "a is- murderer: and ye know that ^no mur- jo'hn 12. 3*1." derer hath eternal life abiding in him. ^J^'"'' 16 "■"Hereby perceive we the \o\e of God, >> See John' 2. because "he laid down his life for us: c*oPs. 119. and >'we ought to lav down our livc« for 3 ° ^ ch. 5. 18. •* 1 Pet. I. 23. « See John 3. 3. f ver. i. B So ver. 8. •» See ver. 7. ' ch. 4. 8. See Heb. 13. i. ^ So ch. i. 5. I Or, cvmmantintent. Gk. not as ver. 23. ' Lev. 19. 18. ch. 2. 7. ™ ver. 23, ch. 4. 7. 2 John 5. So ch. 4. 21. .See John 13. 34. " Gen. 4. 4, 8. Heb. 11. 4. Jude 11. 0 See Matt. 13. 19. P Ps. 38. 20. Prov. 29. 10. 1 John 15, 18, ig. & 17. 14. So 2 Tim. 3. 12. r ver. 2. 'John 5. 24. So ch. 2. 9 — 11. * So Matt. 5. 21, 22. " John 8. 44. ^ So Gal. 5. 21. Rev. 21. 8. ' So ch. 4. 9, II. " See John 15. 13. J See Phil. 2 .17. (230) Chap. hi. 17. I. JOHN. Chap. v. 5. ■ James 2. 15, 16. » Sec Mark 12. 44. *> Comp. Deut. 15. 7. See Luke 3. ti. & Rom. 12. 13. c See Col. 3. 12. Comp. the brethren. But ^whoso hath f/iisiy world's *good, and seeth his brother hath need, and t>shutteth up "^his bowels of compassion from him, "^how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little chil- 18 dren, "=let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and ^'in truth. And 19 hereby we know that we are fof the Ecciis. 10. 9. truth, and sshall 'assure our hearts be- dso^cii. 4.'2o. fore him. For ^'\{ our heart condemn 20 us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, 'if our 21 See Rom. 12. j^g^^t Condemn us not, then J have we confidence '^towards God. And 'whatso-22 ever we ask, we receive of him, because we '"keep his commandments, and do "those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, 23 °That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and Plove one another, las he gave us commandment. And he that '"keepeth his command- 24 ments ■'dwelleth in him, and ''^he in him. And 'hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. • Ezek. 33, Eph^4. 15 •e 2 John I. 3 John I. f John 18. 37. s Comp. 2 Pet. I. 10. tGr. persuade. See Gal. i. 10. b See r Cor. 4. 4. & II. 28. • Comp. Job II. 15. & 22. 26. See Rom. 14. J So Heb, 4. 16. ch. 2. 28. & 4. 17. & 5. 14. Comp. Heb. lo. 22. ^ Gk. as ch. 5. 14. ^ Soch. 5. 14.- See Matt. 7. 7. & James 5. 16. ■" ver. 24. Ses ch. 2. 3. "John 8. 29. So John 9.31, o John 6. 29. P See ver. II. *1 So ch. 2. 8. >" John 6. 56. ch, 4. 15, 16. So ch. 4. 12, 13. « So John 14. 20. & 17. 21—23. ch. i. 3, ' ch. 4. 13. So I Thess. 4. 8. Comp. Rum. 8. g. Beloved, ^believe not every spirit, but ''try ■= the spirits whether they are of God : because "^many ■= false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye 2 the Spirit of God : f Every spirit that con- fesseth that Jesus Christ sis come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit 3 ''that confesseth not that Jesus Christ sis come in the flesh is not of God : and this is that spirit of 'antichrist, ° ^" Comp. whereof you have heard that it should Rev. 16. 13. come; and ci'cn Jnow already is it in f So I Cor. ^ - 12. 3. ver. 15. ch. 5. I. « I Tim. 3. 16. See John t. 14. •* 2 John 7. So ch. 2. 22 * See ch. 2. 18. J So 2 Thess. heareth us; ^hc that is not of God hear- ch^'is, 22. eth not us. IV. » See Matt. 24. 4. b I Thess. 5. 21. So I Cor. 2. 15. & 12. 10. & 14. 29. See 2 Cor. II. 13. c 2 Thess. 2. 2. ** So Rev. 2. 2. See ch. 2. 18 « See Matt the world. •'Ye are of God, little chil- dren, and have overcome them : be- cause 'greater is he that is in you, than ■"he that is in the world. "They are of s the world, therefore speak they of the world, and "the world heareth them. We are of God : Phe that knoweth God 6 Hereby know we i the 'Soch. 5. 4. spirit of truth, and i^the spirit of error. * See Rom. tT , , i , , .- Beloved, ''let us love one another : for love is of God ; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth " See John 12. 31. Comp. I Cor. 2. 12. ° John 8. 23. So John 3. 31. o See John 15. ig. & 18. 37. Comp. Tsai 8. 20. i Cor. 14. 37. John 14. 17. ch. 2. 22. Sec ch. 4. 2. c John I. 13. "1 John 8. 42. « See ch. 3. i. f ver. 3. See ch. 2. 3, s See John 14. 15. So ch. 2. 5. 2 John 6. h Matt. II. 30- ' So ch. 4. 4. See John 16, 3:- Lump. Eph. 6. 16. J I Cor. 15.57. ("30 Chap. v. 6. I. JOHN. Chap. v. 2 i . ' ch. 4. 15. ' John 19. 3*- „ ver. 8. ™ Comp. Eph. 5. 26. "John 15. 26. Comp. 1 Tim. 3. 16. 0 ver. 6. P John 5. 34, & 8. 17. « John 5. 37. &8. 18. >• See Matt. 3. 17. ■ Rev. 12. 17 & 19. 10. Comp. Rom. 8. 16. Gal. 4. 6. * ch. 1. 10. Comp. John 3. 33. & 5. 38. " See ch. 2. =5. ' See John I. So Acts 3.15. ch. 4. 9. * John 3. 15, 36. & s- 24- & 6. 40, 47. * See ch. 2. y Comp. John 20. 31. ■ So John 9. » See ch. 3, ai. ''that Jesus is the Son of God ? This is 6 he that came 'by water and 'blood, ci ver. 13. So I Pet. 5. Comp. Cant. 6. 9 (Gk.). c 3 John I. So I John 3. 18. ver. 3. d John 8. 32. " John I. 17. & 14. 6. See Gal. 3. i. f I Cor. 13.6. 8 See I Tim. z. 2, ^ Rev. J. 4. See Rom. i. ^ nPHE elder unto ''the elect lady and -L her children, '^whom I love in the truth ; and not I only, but also all they that have "^ known "=the truth; ffor the : truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever, sh Grace *be : with you, s'mercy, ani/ sh peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, "^in truth and love. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy , children 'walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Fa- ther. And now I beseech thee, lady, ''not as though I \vrote a new command- ment unto thee, but ^f/iat which we had from the beginning, ''that we love one another. And 'this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, "as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. For "many deceivers are entered t [Gk. s/mU ie]. As ver. 2. '3 John 3, 4. ' 1 John 2. 7, See I John 3. 11. ' See I John 5. 3. "^ So I John 2. 24. n See i John 2. 18. So i John 2. 26. into the world, "who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. "This 3 is Pa deceiver and an "antichrist. "J Look to yourselves, ■'that we lose not f/fose things which we have ""'wrought, but ^yihat ^vve receive a full reward. Whoso- ever 'transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, "hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he "hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, "receive him not into your house, "neither bid him God speed : 11 for he that biddeth him God speed "is partaker of his evil deeds. 12 ^Having many things to write unto you, I would not ivrite with y paper and ink : but I trust to come unto you, and speak ' face to face, ^ that 13 'our joy may be full. The children of thy •> elect sister greet thee. Amen. y See 2 Esdr. 15. 2. t Gr. jnoiitk to mouth. 3 John 14. 15.11. D [Or, ^OT*r]. I John 1. 4. o I John 2. 22. & 4- 3- p Matt. 27. 63. *1 Mark 13. 9 (Gk.). I" Comp. Gal. 3. 4. Heb. 10. 32, 35- H Or, gattied. Some copies read, ivhick ye have gained, but that ye re- ceive, &^c. " Matt. 25. 16 (Gk.). John 6. 27 marg. 8 Comp. John 15. 16. ' See Acts 1. 25. " See I John 2. 23. T See Rom. 16. 17. Comp. Gal. I. 8, 9. « See I Tim. 5. 22. « 3 John 13. * See John (233) G G THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN. Anno ^HTHE elder unto the wellbeloved DOMINI J- bGaius, =»whom I love 'in the « See^'john truth. Beloved, I ' "^ wish above all I. •^ Not as Rom. i6. 23, &c. I Or, truly. Gk. as ver. U Or, pray, c Acts 27. 29. Rom. 9. 3. d I Cor. 16.2. « 2 John 4. f Philem things that thou mayest ''prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prosper- eth. For I <= rejoiced greatly, when the 3 brethren came and ■■ testified of the truth that is in th'ee, even as thou ^walkest in the truth. I have no greater 4 joy than to hear that ^my children " walk in truth. Beloved, thou doest s So Gal. 4. 19. faithfully whatsoever thou doest to e the brethren, and to " strangers ; which 6 have ■■ borne witness of thy charity before the church : whom if thou 'bring forward on their journey 'after a godly sort, '' thou shalt do well : because that 7 for his name's sake they went forth, ' taking nothing of the Gentiles. ™ We s therefore ought to receive such, that See I Cor. 4. 15., ^ Comp. Gal. 6. 10. *> See Job 31. 32; * See Acts 15. 3. t [Or. ivor- thyo/God\. 1 Thess. 2. 12. So Col. t. 10. ^ 2 Pet'.%'.°i"' '^^'^ might be fellowhelpers to the truth. 1 I Cor. 9. 12, 15. See Acts 20. 33. " Comp. Matt. 10. 41, I wrote unto the church : but Dio- trephes, who lovetli to have the pre- eminence among them, receiveth us 10 not. Wherefore, if I come, I will re- member his deeds which he doeth, " prating against us with malicious words : and not content therewith, nei- ther doth he himself receive the bre- thren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. 11 Beloved, ° follow not that which is evil, but that which is good, p He that doeth good is of God : but he that doeth evil i hath not seen God. 12 Demetrius ■■ hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself : yea, and we also bear record ; ^ and ye know that our record is true. 13 • I had many things to write, but I will not with- ink and pen write unto 14 thee : but I trust / shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak 'face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends " by name. n So I Tim. 5- 13- " I PeL 3. II, 13. See Ps. 34. 14. P See I John 2. 2Q. 1 I John 3. 6. f ver. 3, 6 (Gk.). See Acts 6. » John 21. 24 (Gk.). ' 2 John 12. f Or. vtonih to month. 2 John 12. " John 10. 3. (=34) THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF J U D E. I. 2. k See Rom. 12. 8, do.mTni "* TUDE, •'the servant of Jesus Christ, about J and <= brother of '•James, ''to them • John M- 22. ^^^^ ^^^ sanctified by God the Father, I) See James and ^ preserved in Jesus Christ, a/iti «'Luke6. i6. « Called : 1^ mercy unto you, and 'peace, : ^SeVicu ^"^ '°^'^' ^^ multiplied. 12. 17.' Beloved, when I gave all ^ diligence 3 ° jiAa^j.'tl', to write unto you of the 'common ™sal- I-, 15 iGk.i. vation, it was needful for me to write 5.° ' ' ■ "' unto you, and exhort you that "ye Comp. should earnestly contend for ° the faith ver. 21, 24. J B Rom. 1. 7. which was once delivered unto the i^Cor. 1. 2, 5^i,;,(s. por p there are certain men 4 i" See I Tim. pp crept in unawares, 1 who were ■■ be- ■'see I Peu fore of old ordained to this ^condem- nation, ungodly mni, ' turning " the grace of our God into "lasciviousness, m^Heb.'2.'3. and '"denying the only p Lord God, " So Phil. I. and our Lord Jesus Christ. I will 5 I'tim. 1. 18. therefore ^ put you in remembrance, ^ *■. "■ thousrh ye once knew this, how that 2 1 in I. 13. , T 1 1 • 11 & 4. 7. y the Lord, having saved p the people 1%^^^^ out of the land of Egypt, afterward p See 2 Pet. z destroyed ^ them that believed not. w So Gal. 2. And •* the angels which kept not their 6 q See I Pet " ^^^^ estate, but left their own habita- 2.8. tion, •'he hath reserved in everlasting 4'Gk';.'^' chains under darkness unto "^ the judg- « 2 Pet. 2. 3 ment of '• the great day. JSiwi as 7 'Soi'Pet. 2. "= Sodom and Gomorrha, and ^the cities '%. r- 1 about them, in like manner giving " See Col. I. ' . . 1 6. themselves over to fornication, and go- V See Mark ^^^ g after 'strange flesh, are set forth » 2 Pet. 2. 1, for an example, suffering ^ the ven- 5.^8." '" geance of ' eternal fire. Likewise also 3 ^ See 2 Tim. thesc Ji////y dreamers s defile the flesh, j'corap. s'' despise dominion, and s speak evil 1 Cor. 10. s, qC dignities. Yet • Michael "' the arch- 9 2 Num. 14. angel, when contending with the devil &'2"'64, 65. he disputed " about the body of Moses, Ps. 106. 26. • So Ps. 78. 22. Heb. 3. 18, 19. b See 2 Pet. 2. 4. '! Or, f>rincipaUty. See Eph. I. 21. *= See Judith 16. 17. <* Comp. Ecclus. 12. 6. e See 2 Pet. 2. 6. f Hos. U.S. 8 See 2 Pet. 2. 10. t Gr. otiier. >> See 2 Thess. i. 8. 1 Matt. 25. 4t (Gk.). k See Mark 7. 9. ' See Dan. 10. 13. " 2 Esdr. 4. 36. I Thes.s, 4. 16. ■* Conip. Deut. 34. 6. IS- ^ Num. 16. 1—3. 31—35. « See Heb. 12. 3. " See 2 Pet. "durst not bring against him a railing » 2Pet. 2. n. accusation, but said, PThe Lord rebuke , iee''2 Pet°.' 10 thee. But 1 these speak evil of those 2. 12. things which they know not : but what Rom'"?.' 26. they know naturally, 1 as brute beasts, ' ^'^'^ ' J''^'" ■■in those things 1 they corrupt them- ' Eccius. 37. 11 selves. Woe unto them ! for they have u''sM''2''pet. gone in the way of ^ Cain, and 'ran greedily after the error of " Balaam for reward, and ' perished in the ■" gain- saying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of y Ez^ek. 34. charity '''when they feast with jw/, yfeed- \°- ing themselves without fear: ^clouds ,4.™^"^'' tluy are without water, » carried about ^"^"^ ^ ^'''- °' of winds ; trees whose fruit withereth, " See Eph. 4. •> without fruit, twice dead, "= plucked up i\pi, j, „. 13 by the roots; '•raging waves of the sea, 'Matt. 15.13. '• foaming out their own "^ shame ; wan- c""'?. 7. dering stars, •'to whom is reserved the ^^So isai. 57. 14 blackness of darkness for ever. And » See 2 Cor. Enoch also, s the seventh from .A.dam, ?'see ^ p^t. prophesied of these, saying, Behold, |- J7- ^^ ••the Lord cometh 'with ten thousands 1 1 oir^'ie.' 15 of his saints, "^ to execute judgment up- ||^ ^^1"^^ jg, on all, and to convince all that are 27. ungodly among them of all their un- iCor^n. 26. godly deeds which they have ' ungodly committed, and of all their "'hard speeches which " ungodly sinners have spoken a- gainst him. 16 These are " murmurers, complainers, P walking after their own lusts ; and ^3. their mouth 1 speaketh great swelling 2 Pet. 2! 5. words, ■■ having men's persons ^ in admi- ^ ^|° ^ ^'^'■^ 17 ration 'because of advantage. But, be- ^ p^- 31- is loved, "remember ye the words which &q4%marg, were spoken before of the apostles of i° p/'j*°' 10 our Lord Jesus Christ; how that they 20. told you "there should be mockers in f "/ ^'""• the last time, " who should walk after " See i Tim. 19 their own ungodly lusts. These be they o oimp. 1 See Deut. 33- '• So Heb. 12. 22 (Gk.). Comp. 2 Ebdr. 6. 3. & 13. 3- I Thess. 3. p 2 Pet. 2. 10. q 2 Pet. 2. 18. f See James 2. 29 (Gk.). ' So Tit. I. II. Comp. 2 Pet. 2. 3, 14. ^' See 2 Pet. 3. 3. Phil. 2. 14. > Eccius. 7. Pet. 3. 2 (Gk.). (233) G 02 JUDE. p Comp V ^j^Q separate themselves, ^ sensual, Ezek. 14. 7. y having not the Spirit. But ye, be- 30 Hos.4.14? loved, ^building up yourselves on your Heb. JO. 25. most holy faith, * praying in the Holy ee I or. Qj^ggj.^ ^ keep yourselves in the love of 21 God, "^ looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And "^of some have compassion, mak-ss ing a difference : and others ^save *^with 33 2. 14. r So Rom. 8. ' See Col. 2. a'See Eph. 6. 18. Comp, John 4. 23, =4- See 2 Pet. 3. 1 f Comp. 2 Cor *» So ver. I (Gk.). Comp. ver. 24. 12. '^ Comp. 2 Cor. 2. 7. » So Tit. 2. 13. * See Rom. 11. 14. 15. 1 Rev. 3. 4. to Comp. fear, e pulling i^em out of ''the fire ; ^^""^ ■♦• " hating even 'the garment spotted by the '■'i'^cor! 3. flesh. 24 ''Now unto him that is able keep you from falling, and 'to present kR^Im^'it. yciti "' faultless before the presence of J.5 'P^'>-^ 25 his glory with exceeding joy, to "the ' So'2^Co°' only wise °God our Saviour, ie p glory m'-^'y, j and majesty, 1 dominion and power, & s- 27 both now and ever. Amen. ^ Rom. 16. 27. I Tim. i. 17, 1 See 1 Tim. 6. 16. ' See Luke i. 47. Col. 1. 22. Rev. 14, 5 in the Gk. P See Rom. 11. 36. {S36) THE REVELATION OF S. JOHN THE DIVINE. t^A",",1tt T"HE =» Revelation of Jesus Christ, DOMINI I 1, , • , ^ , -^ , ■ 96. X b which God gave unto him, <^ to I- shew unto his servants things which 6/26°"^' ''*' must shortly come to pass ; and '' he 2 Cor. 12. 1, sent and signified it '^by his angel unto Gal. I. 12. ^ his servant ''John : who bare record 2 ^johns. 32. of ^the word of God, and of g>>the & 8. 26. testimony of Jesus Christ, and of ' all Corap^* things that he saw. J*" Blessed is he 3 ^^ch^ii'i''' ^^^^^ readeth, and they that hear the So v'er. 3. ' words of this prophecy, and ''keep those d''ch'*'22. 16 f^'i'igs which are written therein : ' for "Comp. 'the time w at hand. fver.''4,9. ''" ^ JOHN to "'the seven churches which 4 See Acts i. J ^tXt in Asia : ° Grace be unto you, 8 ver. 9. and ° peace, from him °p which is, ° and &12.' %. '^ which was, ° and which is to come ; & 20. 4 and from ■■ the seven spirits which are So ch. 12. ij. before his throne ; and from Jesus 5 5 c'' c r I Christ, who is ^ the faithful ' witness, 6. ' ' and " the first begotten of the dead, &'?2.V7^' ^""-^ ^' the prince of the kings of the 6 19. 10. earth. Unto '*' him that loved us, and 8.° ^ ""■ '■ '^ washed us from our sins in his own ' s° ' J°'"' blood, and y hath made us kings and 6 J So' Luke II. priests unto ^God and his Father; ^'to Comp h"^^ ^^ glory and ^ dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, "^he cometh ^'^ with clouds; 7 " ver. II, See Acts Ecclus. 50. 28. •' ch. 22. 7. So'^ch ^' '°! ^^'^ ^ every eye shall see him, and fthey See Rom. 13'. also which pierced him: and ''all kin- dreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so. Amen, e I am Alpha s "See 2 John and Omega, s'^thc beginning and the Over 8 ending, saith the Lord, 'which is, and ch. II. 17. So ch. 4. 8. & 16. 5. See Heb. 13. 8. P Ex. 3. 14 (Gk.). See John 8. 58. <1 See John i. i. •■ ch. 3. I. & 4. 5. & 5. 6. Comp. ch. 8. 2 ? ■ Comp. Ps. 8g. 37. * So Isai. 55. 4. John 8. 14. i Tim. 6. 13. ch. 3. 14. & ig. II. " See Col. 1.18. * See ch. 17. 14, * John 13. 34. & 15. 9. Rom. 8. 37. GaL 2. 20. So 2 Thess. 2. 16. ch. 3. g. ^ So ch. 7. 14. See Acts 20. 28. 3 ch. 5. 10. So ch. 20. 4, 6. See i Pet. 2. 9. ^ See Rom. 15. 6. * See Rom. 11. 36. b Ps. 62. 11. ch. 5. 13 in the Gk. See i Tim. 6. 16. ■= See Matt. 16. 27. & 2 Thess. I. 10. <1 Matt. 24. 30 (Gk.). « Dan. 7. 13. Acts 1.9. Comp. ch. 10. I. & II. 12. & 14. 14, 16. f Zech. 12. 10. John 19. 37. 8 ver. II. ch. 21. 6. Sc 22. 13. ^ So ver. 11, 17. See Job 19. 25. 1 See ver. 4. which was, and which is to come, J the J See 2 Car. Almighty. t'se^ever. ,. 9 I "^ John, who also am your brother, ' So Phii. 4. and ' companion in tribulation, and "" in J'pet. 5. i the kingdom and patience of Jesus J?^*; Christ, " was in the isle that is called Phii- i- /• Patmos, for "the word of God, and for Z"!^"""' "' io°the testimony of Jesus Christ, p I was So Rom. 8. in the spirit on ithe Lord's day, and "Comp. heard behind me a great voice, 'as of a ?|'ee'v°r 7' II trumpet, saying, s I am Alpha and O- "^ *■ 4- '• mega, = the first and the last : and, f^tiZ' ^' What thou seest, ^^ write in a book, and ^omp. send // unto ' the seven churches which 2 Cor'°i2. 2. are in Asia ; unto " Ephesus, and unto ll ^"''' "" ^ Smyrna, and unto *" Pergamos, and So Acts 20. unto ^ Thyatira, and unto y Sardis, and Tcor. 16. 2. unto ^ Philadelphia, and unto ^ Lao- 9?'"P- , ,. A 1 X 1 1 ■ Mark 16. 9. i2dicea. And I turned to see the voice "-ch. 4. i. that spake with me. And being turned, J,^"^'. |!' 13 1 saw •'seven golden candlesticks; and & 2=- 13- = in the midst of ''the seven candlesticks 4."^"^ ^^i. 41. '' one like unto the Son of man, ''clothed S" ■>■". 8. with fa, garment down to the foot, and 'ver.' 4. ' •=8 girt about the paps with a golden "s^",^.^""^ 14 girdle. His head and ^/lis hairs loere Soch. 2. i. white like wool, as white as snow; and '•ch.V/2. 15 ' his eyes TM-re as a flame of fire ; ^ and "^"^'^/f l'^' « his feet like unto fine brass, as if they ^ ch.\. 1,4.' burned in a furnace ; and ' his voice as a lo ch.'s. 16 the sound of many waters. And he 14- had ™in his right hand seven stars : bEx.^^s.^?.' and ° out of his mouth went ° a sharp ^Al '^■ 1 11. ^2 Chr. 4. 20. P twoedged sword : and 1 his counte- Zech. 4. 2. nance 7i/as as the sun shineth ''in his c"';'^',^.' 17 strength. And ^ when I saw him, I fell '-j°'"P- at his feet as dead. And 'he laid his cch'2.'*i. right hand upon me, saying unto me, '' Dan. 7. 13. So Ezek. r. 26. Dan. 8. 15. & ID. 16. c Dan. lo. 5. f Ex. 28. 4. Ecclus. 45. 8 in the Gk. s ch. 15. 6. t So Dan. 7. 9. ' ch. 2. 18. & 19. 12. So Dan. 10. 6. k ch. 2. 18. So ch. 10. i. Ezek. i. 7, Dan. 10. 6. 1 ch. 14. 2. & 19. 6. So Ezek. i. 24. & 43. 2. 2 Esdr. 6. 17. ™ ver. 20. ch. 2. I. & 3. I. " ch. 19. 15, 21. So Eph. 6. 17. ch. 2. 12, 16. See Isai. 49. 2. o Comp. Wisd. 18. 16. P Ecclus. 21. 3. See Ps. 149. 6. Q ch. 10. I. r So Judg. 5. 31. * See Ezek. i. 28. & Luke i. I2. ' Dan. 8. 18. & 9. 21. & 10. 10. (237) Chap. i. i8. REVELATION. Chap. ii. 23. » See Matt. 14. 27. V See ver. il, * ch. 2. 8. So Rom. 6. i-Se ch. "Fear not ; "^I am the first and the last : ^ I am he that liveth, and was dead ; is and behold, ^ I am alive for evermore, Amen; and yhave ^the keys of ^hell and of death. ^ Write ^ the things which 19 thou hast seen, '^and the things which are, ^and the things which shall be here- after ; the mystery ^ of the seven stars 20 which thou sawest in my right hand, and s the seven golden candlesticks. The seven ^ stars are 'the angels of Jthe seven churches : and sthe seven candle- sticks which thou sawest ^are Hhe seven churches. y So John 5. 21 I Thess. 4. 14. See Deut. 32, 39- & ch. 3. 7. Comp. Wisd. 16.13. * ch. 9. I. & 20. I . * See I Cor. Comp. Job 28. 22. i> 2 Esdr. 12. 37. ver. II. See ch. 14. 13. '^ ver. 12 — 16. ^ ch. e ch. 4. I, lie. *^ver. 16. b See ver. 12. ^ Comp. ch. 9. i 2. 7 i,Gk.). ch, 2. I, 8, 12, 18. & 3. I, 7, 14. J ver. 4, 11. Malt. 5. 15. Phil. 2. 15. i Mai. '' Comp. II. * See ch. I. 20. b See ch. I. II. « See ch. i. 16. <* ch. I. 13. * ver. 9, 13, 19. ch. 3. 1, 8, 15- * John 16. 12. K So I John 4. I. h See a Cor. II. 13. * See Acts 14. 4- s Gal. 6. 2. ^ Heb. 12. 3 (Gk.). So Gal. 6. 9. Heb. 12. 5. 1 Comp. Jer. 2. 2. >" See John 21. 22. Comp. Matt. 21. 41, 43- " ver. I. 0 ver. 15. Comp. Acts 6. 5? P ver. II, 17, 29. ch. 3. S, 13, 22. & 13. 9. See Matt. II. IS- 1 ver. 17. So ver. II, 26. ch. 3. 5, 12, 21. & 21. 7. ' Gen. 2. 9. ch. 22. 2, 14. 2 Esdr. 2. 12. &8. 52. So Ecclus. 19. 19. See Prov. 3. 18. ■ 2 Esdr. 7. S3- See Luke 23. 43- Comp. Ezek. 28. 13. * See James 24. & 3. 9. & Unto ^ the angel of the church of ^ Ephesus write ; These things saith "^ he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh ^ in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks ; ' I know thy 2 works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not ^bear them which are evil : and s thou hast tried them ^ which say they are ' apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars : and hast f-i borne, and hast patience, 3 and for my name's sake hast laboured, and ''hast not fainted. Nevertheless I 4 have somavhat against thee, because thou hast left ■ thy first love. Remem- s ber therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works ; or else ™ I Kiill come unto thee quickly, and will remove " thy candle- stick out of his place, except thou re- pent. But this thou hast, that thou 6 hatest the deeds of °the Nicolaitans, which I also hate, p He that hath an ^ ear, let him hear what the .Spirit saith unto the churches ; 1 To him that over- cometh will I give to eat of "■ the tree of life, which is in the midst of ^ the para- dise of God. And unto ^the angel of the church 8 in ' Smyrna write ; These things saith " the first and the last, " which was dead, and is .alive ; = I know thy works, 9 and tribulation, and "poverty, (but thou art "' rich) and / ttnow the blasphemy of -"^ytheni which say they are Jews, and are not, but are >' the synagogue of ^ Satan. Fear none of those things which 10 * So ch. I. II. « See ch. i. ii. t ch. i. i8. 2. 5. * See Rom. 2. 17. J ch. 3. g. ■ ver. 13, 12.9. & 20. 2, 7. See I Cor. 5. 5. thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast sonie of you into pri.son, that ye s see John may be tried ; and ^ ye shall have '' tri- j6. 33. bulation ■= ten days : ^ be thou "= faithful (Gk.)'. ' ^''' ' unto death, and I will give thee ''a ''^"'"p- '-' oen. 24. 55. 11 crown of life, s He that hath an ear, Uan. 1. 12, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto J'see Matt, the churches ; s He that overcometh l?,?^; ''shall not be hurt of 'the second death. =ver. 13.'' 12 And to -i the angel of the church in Soc'h'12^'11 '^ Pergamos write ; These things saith See i Cor. 4.' 'he which hath the sharp sword with fjamesi.12. 13 two edges ; "" I know thy works, and s°j Esdr. 2. where thou dwellest, even where "Sa- ch. 3''.'ii. tan's seat is : and thou boldest fast my ^f' ' '-°''- 9- name, and hast not ° denied my faith, " See ver. 7. even in those days wherein Antipas n'as Mat"""?,;. 28. my <= faithful p martyr, who was slain 'See ch. 20. among you, where ° Satan dwelleth. j See ch. i. 14 PP But I have a few things against thee, 1°^^^ ^ ^^ because thou hast there them that hold ' So ver. 16. the doctrine of "! Balaam, who taught ^"ch. i. Balac to cast a stumblingblock before ™ See ver. 2. the children of Israel, ''to eat things « See it'u^ sacrificed unto idols, and ^to commit p'acis22 20 15 fornication. So hast thou also them ch. 17. 6 that hold the doctrine of ' the Nicolai- pp'vfi'.'^o 16 tans, which thing I hate. Repent; or (G'<)- else I 7cii// come unto thee quickly, and 2. 15. " will fight against them with ' the sword ' ^^'^ ■'^"^'^ "CI 15, 29. 17 of my mouth, s He that hath an ear, So ver. 20. let him hear what the Spirit saith unto ^ ji."^^^" '' the churches; sTo him that overcometh ' Cor. 10. s. will I give to eat of "'the hidden manna, wer. 6. and will give him a white stone, and "So 2 Thess. in the stone " a new name written, cii, i. t6. •'' which no man knoweth saving he that f "^ '^^'' "" receiveth it. »Comp. 18 And unto J the angel of the church 50. " "* in y Thyatira write ; These things saith ^^^- 3- "• the Son of God, ^ who hath his eyes ch. 5. 9. like unto a flame of fire, and ^ his feet t^^<^; ^^ ,j igare like fine brass ; ■" I know thy works, Cump. and charity, and service, and faith, and j ver^'ij thy patience, and thy works ; and the s^e ch. i. 20 last to be more than the first. ''Not- 'Seech, i. withstanding I have a few things against 1%^^ ^h. i. thee, because thou sufferest that woman js- "^Jezebel, which calleth herself a pro- iGk.>. '* phetess, to teach and to seduce my ' ^ '^"'- '*■ servants to '' ■-' commit fornication, and & 21. 23. d to eat things sacrificed unto idols. I .see'vL'V 21 And "^I gave her space to repent of her °Comp. ^ 22 fornication ; and she repented not. Be- icomp.'^' hold, I will s cast her into a bed, and ^""J^- =■ ■»■ tliem that commit adultery with her ch 9. ai, 21. into great tribulation, e.xcept they re- fixM.l^'^ 23 pent of their deeds. And I will kill ° I n So Acts 15. come. P And he that overcometh, and 26 ° ch. 3. II. keepeth my works 1 unto the end, to p°s"L''e ver^' '' ^™ ^111 I give power over the na- 1 See Heb. ' tions : and ^ he shall ' rule them with a 27 f'So Ps. 2. 8. rod of iron ; ^ as the vessels of a potter & 49- M. s/ia// they be broken to shivers : " even Lu1i;e'2'2''29,' as I received of my Father. And I ^s i°Cor 6 2 ^''^ Sive him "the morning star. " He 29 ch. 3.'2i. ' that hath an ear, let him hear what & eo. 4. • See Ps. 2. 9. ' Matt. 2. 6 marg. ch. 12. 5. & iq. 15 in the Gk. " See Matt. 28. 18. " So 2 Pet. I. 19. ch. 22. 16. Comp. Ecclus. 50. 6. Matt. 2. 2. » See ver. 7. in. And unto ^'the angel of the church See ch^'i't'o ii^ ^ Sardis write ; These t/ihigs saith he b ver. 4. that hath ■= the seven .spirits of God, ^'se'e c'h.' I. and <• the seven stars ; I « know thy f , works, that thou hast a name fthat 16. ^^"^ ' '■ thou livest, and fsart dead. Be •'watch- 2 « See ch. 2. £-yj^ ^^^ strengthen the t/iings which f So I Tim. remain, that are ready to die : for I I'see Eph. 2. have not found thy ' works perfect be- J-- J. fore God. ^ Remember therefore how 3 24. 42. ^ ' thou hast received and heard, and hold iU°sT' 26 ^^st, and ' repent. If therefore thou (Gk!). ' shalt not ^ watch, I will "" come on thee cfmp."' "' ° as a thief, and " thou shalt not know I Tim. 6. 20. what hour I will come upon thee. Thou 4 We'r^iJ.' ''' hast a few "names even in ''Sardis, "/h'ie % which have not p defiled their garments ; Sec Matt. 24. and they shall walk with me lin white : o^ch. II. 13 for they are ■■ worthy. = He that over- 5 ^^e- Cometh, the same ' shall be clothed 1 in 15. '^ ^ '■ white raiment ; and I will not " blot Soch'f^' O"*^ '""'s name out of 'the book of life, q Matt. 28. 3. but " I will confess his name before my ^'.'/.'l^' Father, and ^before his angels. >' He 6 &i5. II. that hath an ear, let him hear what the I4.''' '■ ''' Spirit saith unto the churches. c '?■ '^ And to ^ the angel of the church in 7 So Eccles. 9. , . . ° rT^i 7 • -1 8. z Philadelphia write ; These Uii/igs saith 2Esdr. 2.39. a he f/iat is ''holy, ^ he t/iat is <= true, •■ See Matt, he that hath "^ the key of David, « he • ver! 12, 21. that openeth, and no f/ia/t shutteth ; and ^Soch.^i'' '^ shutteth, and no man openeth; els 8. " See Ex. 32.32. ' ck 13. 8. & 17. 8. & 20. 12, 15. & 21. 27. & 22. 19. SeePhil. 4. 3. » So Matt. 10, 32. » Luke 12. 8. J ver. 13, «2. Seech. 2. 7. * ch. I. II. * ch. 6. 10. *> Acts 3. 14. c See i John 5, 20. So ver. 14. ch. ig. 11. ** Isai. 22. 22. So Luke i. 32. « Conip. Matt. 16. 19. f See Job 12. 14. So ch. i. 18. 8 See ch. 2. 2. know thy works : behold, I have set ^ s== '^"='-'^ before thee '' an open door, and no ' See i Tim. m(7/i can shut it: for thou hast a little kg^eech. 2. strength, and hast kept my word, and f- . 9 hast not ' denied my name. Behold, I & 6o!'i4* °^' 7C'i// make i/if/u of '^ the synagogue of " S'" "''• '• Satan, ''which say they are Jews, and So ver. 19. are not, but do lie ; behold, ' I will l^^^ ' ^''■ make them to come and worship be- " See Matt, fore thy feet, and to know that "" I have p^Jh! 6. lo. 10 loved thee. Because thou hast kept (g^V^ the word of my patience, "I also will &11. 10. keep thee from the hour of temptation, ^ J^; I' '"*• which shall come upon ° all the world, & '■7- s. to try P them that dwell upon the earth. ,°. '' '*' III Behold, I come quickly: "-Miold i/iaf &,"■,"■ fast which thou hast, that no )/in)i take & 17. 2 in 12' thy crown. "Him that overcometh q^'^^^^; 7^ will I make " a pillar in the temple of '2. '°- my God, and he shall go no more out : sjI'io! ^' and I will wTite upon him "' the name ^"^^ J"''" ''■ of my God, and the name of the city ■■ ch. 2. 25. of my God, rc/iic/i is " new Jerusalem, ?co"2.% y which Cometh down out of heaven (gi<.!. from my God : and 7 loi// 7vrite upon 10. .,////« 2 my new name. » He that hath " See ver. s. ^ 1 r. ■ - - 1 l^in. 7- 21. an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith 2 chr. 3. 17. unto the churches. jeT?'. is. 14 And unto ''the angel of the church Jj-J.'- =• 9- " of the "^ Laodiceans write ; These things ,. ° ' '■*' saith the ^ Amen, = the faithful and ^true f= T^- ■*• ' , -^ en, 21. 2. witness, sthe beginning of the creation SeeGai. 4. 15 of God ; '' I know thy works, that thou f''^^ ^^ ,^ art neither cold nor hot : T would thou j°- 16 wert cold or hot. So then because thou 17.'^* art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, sJ"^,f'/^' I will spue thee out of my mouth. ^ see ycr. i'. 17 Because thou sayest, ^ I am rich, and LaodUea. increased with goods, and have need 'Seech.i.n. of nothing ; and knowest not that thou (Hebj. ^' '° art -HTetched, and miserable, and poor, Seech'i"' isand blind, and naked: I counsel thee f So John's.' ' to buy of me ■" gold tried in the fire, JJ; j^ „ that thou mayest be rich ; and " white '^ 22. 6. raiment, "that thou mayest be clothed, ksoCoI.'';. and that the shame of thy nakedness JSg^^ ^^ ^^_ do not appear ; and anoint thine eyes ' See i Cor. 7vith eyesalve, that thou mayest see. k'iCor. 4.8. 19PAS many as "J I love, I rebuke and See Hos. 12. chasten : "■ be zealous therefore, and '^ re- 1 'isai. 55. i. 20 pent. Behold, I stand at the door, ";"'■ '3- 44, and '" knock : " if any man hear my & 25. 9. voice, and open the door, " I will come pr^i's. 19. in to him, and will sup with him, and »' See i Pet. 21 he with me. "" To him that overcom- n'^^ ver. 4. eth will I grant " to sit with me in my ° So 2 Cor. ch. 16. 15. P.SeePlt)v. 3. II, 12. q So ver. 9. r See i Cor. 12. 31. ■ ver. 3. t Cant. 5. 2. " Luke 12. 36, 37. <■ So John 14. 23. ' See ver. 5. I See Matt. 19. 28. So 2 Tim. 2. 12. ch. 2. 26, 27. & 20. 4. & 22. 5. (239) Chap. hi. 22. REVELATION. Chap. v. 13. I ch. 5. 5. &6. 2. & 17. 14 in the Gk. " See ver. 13. IV. » ch. I. 10. *> ch. 11. 12. c See ch. 1. 1 So John 16. 13- ch. I. 19. d See ch. i. 10. e ch. 16. 17. See I Kin. 22. ig. fSeePs. 11. throne, «v« as y I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. ^ He that hath an ear, let him 2 hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. After this I looked, and behold, a door 7cias opened in heaven : and the first voice which I heard was ^as // were of a tnnnpet talking with me; which said, ^ Come up hither, and "^ I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately ^ I was in the spirit : and behold, "^"^a throne was set fin heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look 4- B Ex. 28. 20. Ezeic. 28. 13. upon like a s jasper and a •> sardine ch. 21. II, 18, stone : and there 7vas ' a rainbow round i> kx. 28. 17. about the throne, in sight like unto an Ezet.2°8. 13 J emerald. And i^ round about the throne (text). were ' four and twenty seats : and upon cn. 21. 20. 'Ezek. 1. 28. the seats I saw '"four and twenty elders f go Ex°28'.' sitting, " clothed in white raiment ; and 17 (Gk.), iS (Engl.). & 39. 10 (Gk.), II (Engr they had on their heads "crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded Plight- nings and thunderings and voices : and E^ekl'iV. 16 there were seven "i lamps of fire burn- (Engl.). ■ - - - &2S. 13 (te,\t) ^ ver. 6. ch. 5. II. 1 ch. II. 16. *" ver. 10. ch. 5. 6, 8, 14. & 7. II. & .9. 4. So ch. 5. 5. & 14. 3. ^' See ch. 3. 4. o ver. 10. So 2 Ebdr. 2, 43- ing before the throne, which are ''the seven spirits of God. And before the 6 chi'^c"!'4^' ' throne there was ^a sea of glass like unto == crystal : and ' in the midst of the throne, and '' round about the throne, wc7-e ' four beasts " full of eyes before and ^behind. And "the first 7 beast 7vas like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the 8 pSoch. 8. 5. four beasts had each of them ''six wings & 16. is! about him ; and they we7-e " full of eyes See Ex. 19. within: and 'they rest not vday and lEzek. 1. 13 night, saying, ^Holy, holy, holy. Lord ch.t.'fo'i^''''' God ^ Almighty, ^ which was, and is, See John i8. and IS to come. And when those beasts 9 'Seech.i. 4. give '^glory and '^''honour and ''thanks ■ ch. IS. 2. to him that sat on the throne, ■= who So ch. 21. 18, ,. , . ^ , . ' liveth for ever and ever, 'the four and lo twenty elders fill down before him that sat on the throne, and worship 'him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast f their crowns before the throne, say- ing, sThou art worthy, O Lord, to re-n ceive "= glory and •=•' honour and power: =» ch. 22. I. So ch. 21. ' Ezek. I. s. u ver. 8. ^ ch. 5. I (Gk.). * Comp. Ezek. 1. 10. & 10. 14. * Isai. 6. 2. t Gr. they have fto rest. ch. 14. 11. y Luke iS. 7. Acts 9. 24. ch. 7. 15. & 12. 10. & 14. II. See 1 Thess. 2. 9. » Isai. 6. 3. So John 17. 11. '^ See 2 Cor. 6. 18. ^ See ch. 1.4. c i Tim. 1. 17. 2 Pet. i. 17. ver. 11. ch. 5. 12, 13. & 7. 12. & ig. I. 1 ch. 7. 12 (Gk.). e Dan. 4. 34. & 12. 7. ver. 10. ch. 5. 14. & 10. 6. & 15. 7. So ch. i. 18. ( Sec ver. 4. B So ch. 5. 9, 12. 1" See i Tim. 6. 16. for 'thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. And I saw in the right hand of " him that sat on the throne '^ a book written within and "^ on the backside, "• sealed 2 with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice. Who is worthy to open tlie book, and 3 to loose the seals thereof? And no man "^in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the 4 book, neither to look thereon. And I wept much, because no 7nan was found worthy to open and to read the book, 5 neither to look thereon. And ""one of the elders saith unto me. Weep not : behold, s the Lion "^ of the tribe of Juda, ' the root of David, ^ hath pre- vailed to open the book, and to loose 6 ' the seven seals thereof And I be- held, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of •" the four beasts, and in ■" the midst of the elders, stood "°a Lamb as it had been °slain, having seven horns and P seven eyes, which are i the seven -spirits of God sent forth into all the 7 earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of ^ him 8 that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, ■" the four beasts and '■four and twenty elders fell down before " the Lamb, having e\'ery one of them = harps, and 'golden vials full of '' odours, " which are the prayers of 9 saints. And they sung "a new "song, saying, ^Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for f thou wast slain, and "" hast re- deemed us to God yby thy blood out of '^ every kindred, and tongue, and 10 people, and nation ; and ^ hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. M And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels •'round about the throne and " the beasts and the elders : and the number of them was <* ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of 12 thousands ; saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is ^the Lamb that was slain to receive s i power, and riches, and s wisdom, and ^ ' strength, and s •» ho- i3nour, and gi'J glory, and «'' blessing. And ' every creature which is in heaven, and » ch. 20. 4. See ch. 1. fi. >> ch. 4. 4, 6. ' See ver. 7. 10. So Ps. 68. 17. Heb. 12. 22. e So ch. 4. 11. ver. ver. 6. « ch. 7. 12. Ii Sec ch. 4. 9. & i Tim. 6. 16. ' i See Rom. 11. 36. ^ ver. 13. So Rom. 9. 5. 1 Se( ' So ch. 10. 6. & 14. 7. See Acts 14. 15. V. ^ ch. 4. 2. See ver. 13. !> So Ezek. 2. 9. 10. ' ch. 4, 6 (Gk.) •^ Isai. 29. II. Dan. 12. 4. * ver. 13. Phil. 2. 10. ' ch. 4. 4. B Gen. 49. 9, 10. 2 Esdr. II. 37- & '2- 3l> 3'- Comp. ch. 10. 3. '■ Heb. 7. 14. * Isai. II. 10. Rom. 15. 12. ch. 22. 16. Comp. Ecclus. 47. 22. t See ch. 3. 21. ' ver. I. ch. 6. I. " See ver. 8. " Jer. II. 19 (Gk.). ver. 8, 12, '3- ch. 6. I, 16, &c. & 14. 1, &c. Sec Jolin I. 29. 0 ver. 12. ch. 13. 8. So ver. 9. P Zech. 3. 9. & 4. 10. 1 Seech. 1.4. r ver. 14. ch. 19. 4. So ver. 6, 11. ch. 14. 3. See ch. 4. 8. " ch. 14. 2. & 15. 2. ' Comp. ch. 15. 7. See Neh. 7. 70 (Gk.). II Or, incense. Ex. 30. 7, S. " ch. 8. 3, 4. See Ps. 141. 2. >' See Ps. 33. w Eph. 5. 19. Col. 3. 16. ch. 14. 3. & 15. 3. " So ch. 4. TI. ver. 12. ^■"^ ch. 14. 3, 4- See I Cor. 6. 20. y See Acts 20. 28. * ch. 7. 9. & II. 9. & 14. 6. So ch. 10. II. & 13. 7. i: 17. '5. See Dan. 3. 4- B. * Dan. 9. f See I Chr. 29. II. ver. 3. {240) Chap. v. 14. REVELATION. Chap. vii. 5. >" See ch. i. 6. n ch. 6. 16. & 7. 10. So ch. 4. 2. ver. J, 7. 0 ch. 19. 4. P I Chr. 16. 36.' 1 Cor. 14. 16. 2 Cor. I. 20. ch. 7. 12. See Neh. 5. q See ver. 8. r See ch. 4. 9. VI. « ch. s. s— 7, on the earth, and under the eartli, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, s'^ Bless- ing, and ^ honour, and ^ glory, and " power, l>e unto " him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And ° the four beasts said, m °PAmen. And 1 the four am/ twenty elders fell down and worshipped ■'him that liveth for ever and ever. And * I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, ^^ as if Ti°ig\^'^' '^""''^ '^'^^ noise of thunder, ''one of the Comp. ch. four beasts saying. Come and see. And j '"ch.' 4"!' 6, 7. I saw, and behold '='^a white horse: « Zech. 6. 3. d and he that sat on him ^ had a « ch. 19. II. , , ^ « Comp. bow ; and ' a crown was given unto HabVs.^q him: and he went forth s conquering, Zech. 9. 13, and to conquer. f So ch. 14. And when he had opened the second 3 14. & 19. 12. seal, I heard •'the second beast say, Zech. 6. II. Come and see. And there went out 4 sSee Jh another 'horse that was red : and i power 21. was given to him that sat thereon ''to 1 Zech. I'. 8. take peace from the earth, and that & 6. 2. they should kill one another : and there Comp. ^ . , . , ch. 12. 3. was given unto him a great sword. And when he had opened the third 5 seal, I heard ^ the third beast say. Come and see. And I beheld, and Lev. 19.36. lo I a black horse ; and he that sat . ° u."- 7 Qj^ jjjjj^ |.ja(j mg^ pg^if Qf balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the 6 midst of the four beasts say, ' " A measure of wheat for ° a penny, and three measures of barley for ° a penny ; and see thou °° hurt not the oil and the wine. And when he had opened the fourth ^ seal, I heard the voice of ^ the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I look- 8 ed, and behold p a pale horse : and his name that sat on him was 1 Death, and 1 Hell followed with him. And power was given " unto them over the fourth 15. 55 marg. part of the earth, to kill '^ with sword, ■■SeeEzek"' and ""with hunger, and ■'^with death, and '■'with the beasts of the earth. And when he had opened the fifth 9 Dral; sf: I4.' ^eal, I saw "under ^ the altar ""the souls of them that were slain yfor the word of God, and yy for the testimony which they held : and they cried with 10 a loud voice, saying, ^ How long, ^ O J Supplied from ver. 8. ^ Comp. Matt. ID. 3 1 Zech. 6. 2. the Gk 11 The word chenix sig- nifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart. n So Ezek. s. lo. i6. ver. 8. o Comp. Matt. 20. 2. 00 ch. 7. 3. & 9. 4. P Comp. Zech. 6. 3. ^ ch. 20. 13. See I Cor. 14. 21. * 2 Esdr. 15 " Comp, Ex. 29. 12. Lev. 4, 7. & 8. 15. » ch. 14. 18. & 16. 7. Not as ch. 8. 3, &c. " ch. 20. 4. So Song 64. * 2 Esdr. 4. 35. y ch. I. 9. See ch. i. 2. TJ Comp. Zech. i. 12. 2 Esdr. 15. 8. • See 2 Pet. 2. i. » ch. 3. 7. So 2 Thess. i. 6. b ch. 11. 18. & 18. 20. & 19. 2. •= Ps. 79. 10. & 119. 84. Lord, ^ holy and true, dost thou not •^ judge and <^ avenge our blood on 11 "^ them that dwell on the earth ? And ^ white robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto them, ^that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, t should be fulfilled. 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, '' there was a great earthquake ; and ' the sun became black as sackcloth of '^ hair, and '' the 13 moon became as blood ; and ' ™ the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even "as a fig tree casteth her ' un- timely figs, when she is shaken of a 14 mighty wind. And ° the heaven de- parted Pas a scrole when it is rolled together ; and every v mountain and ■■ island were moved out of their places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and ' ' the great men, and the rich men, and the ^" chief captains, and 'the mighty 7nen, and ■**■ every bondman, and "' every free man, ''hid themselves in the dens and 16 in the rocks of the mountains; vand said to the mountains and rocks. Fall on us, and hide us from the face of ^ him that sitteth on the throne, and from ^ the wrath of the Lamb : 17 for ''the great day of his wrath is come; and '^ who shall be able '' to stand ? the Gk. " ch. ig. iS (Gk.). See i Mace. 16. 19. ^ ch. 13. 16. & 19. 18. See I Cor. 12. 13. ^ Isai. 2. ig. Hos. 10. 8. Cited also Luke 23. 30. Comp. ch. g. 6. Comp. Mark 3. 5 (Gk.). '*.Jer- 30- 7- Joel 2. 11, 31. ch. 16. 14. •= See Ps. 76. See Luke 21. 36. And after these things I saw ^ four angels standing on ^ the four corners of the earth, holding ''the four winds of the earth, 'that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, 2 nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from <^ the east, having ^ the seal of "^ the living God : and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt 3 the earth and the sea, saying, ^Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have '' sealed the servants 4 of our God 8 in their foreheads. '' And I heard ' the number of them which were sealed : and there were sealed '' an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. ^ See ch. 3. 10. « Mark 16. 5. See ch. 3. 4. f ch. 14. 13. So 2 Thess. 1. 7. Heb. 4. 10. Comp. Heb. II. 40. s See 2 Esdr. 2. 41. ^ ch. II. 13. & i6. 18. So ch. 8. 5. & II. ig. ■ So ch. 8. 12. See Matt. 24. 29. k 2 Esdr. 16. 2. See Zech. 13. 4 marg. ' Joel 2. 31. ■» ch. 8. 10. & g. I. So 2 Esdr. 25- 35- ^ Nahum 3, 12. II Or, gicenfigs. Cant. 2. 13 (Gk.). " See Ps. 102. 26. P Isai. 34. 4 iGk. & Engl.]. Q See Jer. 4. 24. !■ ch. 16. 20. s Mark 6. 21 (Gk.). ^ I Esdr. 3. I, 9, H- & 4. 33- Judith 2. 2. is: 5. 22. ch. 18. 23 in V I Cor. 1. 26. y Cited from See ch. 5. 13. Zeph. I. 14. VII. » ch. 20. 8 (Gk.). Comp. ch. 9. 14. 1> Dan. 7- 2. Comp. Matt. 24. 31. Mark 13. 27. c So Luke I. 78. Comp. Ezek. 40. 6. ch. 16. 12. <* ch. 9. 4. See Eph. i. 0 See Ps. 42. f ch. 6. 6. iS; 9. 4. Comp. ver. I. K See Ezek. 9. 4- Comp. Ezek. 3. 9. *' ch. 9. -1&. i See 2 Esdr. 2. 38. t ch. 14. I. {241) H H Chap. vii. 6. REVELATION. Chap. vni. 13. * Comp. Gen. 48. 14. »" 2 Esdr. 2. 42. Comp. Rom. IT. 25. n See ch. 5. 9- o See ch. 3. 4- Sover. 13, 14. P 2 Esdr. 3. 45- Comp. Lev. 23. 40. 2 Mace. 10.7. q ch. 12. 10. •& 19. I. See Pa. 3. 8. r See ch. 5. * ch. 4. 4, 6. ' See ch. 5. 14. " See ch. 5. 12. V ch. 4. 9 (Gk.). * See Matt. 11. 25. '^ Gr. as Gen. 43. 20. Matt. 13. 27. fk. 21. 30. & 27. 63. John 4. II, ^5. 19. 49- &5. 7. & 12. 21. & 20. 15 (not as Acts 7. 26, &c ). See 2 Esdr. 2. 44. y See Matt. 24. 21. " Comp. Ibai. I. 18. Zech. 3. 3— S- » So Heb. g. 14. 1 John I. 7. ch. I. 5. *> See ch. 4. 8. * ch. 21. 3. So Ex. 25. 8. Ps. 68. 18 (Gk.). Ezek. 43. 7 (Gk.). John I. 14. See Lev. 26. II. Comp. Isai. 4. 5, 6. ch. 12. 12. & 13. 6. ti Cited from Isai. 4g. 10. * SeePs. 121. 6. Comp. ch. 16. 8, 9. fPs. 23. I. John 10. II, 14. 8 Ps. 23. 2. Isai. 49. 10. So Ps. 36. 8. Comp. ch. 14. 4. ^ Isai. 25. 8. ch. 21. 4. So Matt. 5. .4. Comp. 2 Esdr. S. 54. VIII. • ch. 6. 1. ^ ch. 5. 1. Of the tribe of Gad JC'crc sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser jvere sealed twelve 6 thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim ■tofri: sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of ' Manasses taer/: sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon fcc/r sealed 7 twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Isachar rtwc sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed s twelve thousand. Of the tribe of ' Joseph 7aere sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin jcere sealed twelve thousand. After this I beheld, and lo, " a great 9 multitude, which no waN could number, " of all nations, and kindreds, and peo- ple, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with ° white robes, and p palms in their hands ; and cried with a loud voice, 10 saying, i Salvation to our God "■ which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood ''round n about the throne, and al>(}i/t the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, ' Amen : " Blessing, and 12 "glory, and "wisdom, and "thanksgiv- ing, and " honour, and " power, and "might, de unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders 13 ^'' answered, saying unto me. What are these which are arrayed in "white robes? and whence came they ? And I said 14 unto him, "Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me. These are they which came out of y great tribulation, and have 2 washed their robes, and "made them white ^ in the blood of the Lamb. Tlierefore are they before the throne 15 of God, and serve him '' day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne ^^ shall dwell among them. '^They shall hunger no more, nei-i6 ther thirst any more; "^"^ neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in 17 the midst of the throne ^ shall feed them, and e shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and •> God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And ^ when he had opened ^ the se- venth seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw <= the seven angels <* which stood before God ; and to them were 3 given seven ■= trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, hav- ing fa golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should ' offer // with s the prayers of all saints upon ^ the golden altar which 4 was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, 7i'hkh came s with the prayers of the saints, ' ascended up be- 5 fore God out of the angel's hand. And the angel took fthe censer, and ''filled it with fire of "^ the altar, and cast // "Jinto the earth : and there were 'voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and 6 ■" an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 7 The first angel sounded, and there followed "°hail and " fire mingled with blood, and they were cast Pupon the earth: and pp the \\\\xiS. fart of ir trees was burnt up, and all 1 green grass was burnt up. s And the second angel sounded, and as it were ^a great mountain burning with fire was cast J ' into the sea : and the third part of ' the sea " became 9 blood; and the third /a;-/ of 'the crea- tures which were in the sea, 'and had life, died; and the third Jtart of "the ships were destroyed. 10 And * the third angel sounded, and "there fell a great star from heaven, burning as // iae?'c y a lamp, and it fell upon the third fart of the ^rivers, 11 and upon the fountains of waters ; and the name of the star is called ^Worm- wood : and the third fart of the waters became wormwood ; and many men died of the waters, ^ because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third faj-t of ■= the sun was smitten, and the third fart of the moon, and the third fart of the stars ; so as the third fart of them was darkened and the day shone not for a third fa)-t of 13 it, and the night likewise. And I be- held, and heard ^ an angel '' ■= flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, ^Woe, woe, swoe, to s i> the inhabiters of the earth by p c)i. 12. 12. So 2 Esdr. 15. 14. •* e Tobit 12. 15- Cump. ch. I. 4? ^ Luke I. 19. See Matt. 18. 10. e See i Chr. 15. 24. Comp. Lev. 25. 9, 10. ' So Heb. 9. 4- II Or, add it to the prayers, Comp. vcr. 4 fGk.\ « See ch. 5. 8. '' V-y.. 30. I, 3. ver. 5. ch. 9. 13. & II. I. Not as ch. 6. 9, S;c. ' Acts ID. 4 (Gk.). ■^ See Lev. 16. 12. II [Or, ?i/r>:i. ver. 7. i Gk. as ver. 8. 1 See ch. 4. 5- "" I Kin. 19. II. ch. II. 19. Sec Judg. 5. 4. & Acts 4. 31. & ch. 6. 12. n Ezek. 38. 22. * So ch. 11. 19. & l5. 21. P So ch. 16. 2. pp ch. 9. 15, 18. S: 12. 4. "] So ch. 9. 4. '■ Isai. 2. 13. & 10. J 8. * Jer. 51. 25. ^ So ch. 16. " Comp. Ex. 7. 17, en. II. 6. V Isai. 2. 16. ^ Comp. 2 Esdr. 5. 4. ^ ch. 9. I. So Isai. 14. 12. .See ch. 6. 13. y See ch. 4. 5. = So ch. 16. 4' * Deut. 29. 18. See Piov. 5. 4- Comp. Ruth I. 20. <• See Jer. 8. H- Comp. V.\. 15. 23. « So ch. 6. 12. & 16. 8. See Matt. 24. 29. ^ ch. 14. 6, e ch. 19. 17. ' Comp. ch. 9. 12. & II. 14- Sec ch. 3. 10. (J*'! Chap. ix. i. REVELATION. Chap. x. 8. IX. a See ch. 8. lO. Comp. ch. I. 20. ver. II. ^ So Luke 10. 18. ch. 12. 9. <= ch. 20. I. So ch. I. 18. d Luke 8. 31 (Gk.). ver. 2, II. ch. II. 7. & 17. 8. & 20. I, 3. e See Matt. ■ 13; 42. f Comp. Joel 2. 10. ch. 16. 10. K ver. 7. See Ex.10. 4. Comp. Judg. 6. 5. & 7. 12 in the Heb. & Ok. •i ver. 5, 10. See Luke 11. > ch. 6. 6. & 7- .^- >t So ch. 8. 7. 1 ch. 7. 2. See Ezek. 9. 4- Comp. Ex. 12. 23. '" ver. 10. n See Jer. 3. 3- Comp. ch. 6. 16. 0 Joel 2. 4. P Nahum 3. 17? Comp. ch. 6. 2. 1 Dan. 7. 8. r Joel 1. 6. 'Joel 2. 5. * See I Cor. 14.8. " So Job 18. '4- Eph. 2. 2. Comp. Prov. 30. 27. ^ ch. 16. 16. See Acts 21. 40. * See Job 26. 6. & Tobit 3. 8. II That is to say, A de- stroyer. « So Wisd. j8. 25. r See ch. 8. 13- * Ex. 30. 3. Comp. ch. 16. 7. « See ch. 8. 3- b Comp. ch. 7. I. c ch. 16. 12. So 2 Esdr. 13- 43- Comp. ch. 14. 8, &c. II Or, at. <* ch. 14. 7 (Gk.). So Mark 13. reason of the other voices of the trum- pet of the three angels, which are yet to sound. And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw ^ a star ^ fall from heaven unto the earth : and to him was given "= the key of ^ the bottomless pit. And he open- 2 ed '^ the bottomless pit ; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of "=a great furnace; and ^the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came 3 out of the smoke s locusts upon the earth : and unto them was given power, as '' the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them 4 'that they should not hurt ''the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree ; but only those men which have not ' the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was 5 given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented "five months : and their torment was as the torment of *• a scorpion, when he strik- eth a man. And in those days " shall 6 men seek death, and shall not find it ; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. And ° the shapes of ^ s the locusts were like unto horses pre- pared unto battle ; and on their heads were as // were p crowns like gold, and their faces loere as the faces '' of men. And they had hair as the hair of wo- s men, and ■■ their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as 9 it were breastplates of iron ; and the sound of their wings was ^ as the sound of chariots of many horses running ' to battle. And they had tails like unto 10 ^ scorpions, and there were stings in their tails : and their power was to hurt men "" five months. And they had "an king over them, which is * the angel of ''the bottomless///, whose name "in the Hebrew tongue is '>'' Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his'mxwQ "•'' Apol- lyon. y One woe is past ; and behold, 12 there come two woes more hereafter. And the sixth angel sounded, and 1 13 heard a voice from ^ the four horns of ^ the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the 14 trumpet. Loose ''the four angels which are bound in "=the great river Euphrates. And ^ the four angels were loosed, 15 which were prepared " for <• an hour, and '^''a day, and sa month, and fa 32. e See I Cor. 3. 13. f Isai. 34. 8. & 61. 2. ^ Hos. 5. 7 year, for to slay fthe third /<7/-/ of men. 16 And ^ the number of the army ' of the horsemen 7aere ^ two hundred thousand thousand : ^ and I heard the number of 17 them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and ' of jacinth, and brimstone : and "'the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions ; and out of their mouths issued "fire and 18 smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, " by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their 19 mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails : for their tails zciere like unto serpents, and had heads, 20 and with them they do hurt. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet "" repented not of ° the works of their hands, that they should not worship p devils, and i idols ■■■^ of gold, and '"^silver, and * brass, and ^ stone, and ^ of wood : "^^ which neither 21 can see, nor hear, nor walk : neither re- pented they of their ' murders, nor of their '"sorceries, nor of their "fornica- tion, nor of their thefts. And I saw another might)' angel come down from heaven, ^ clothed with a cloud : and '' a rainbow was upon his head, and '^his face loas as // were the sun, and ''his feet as •= pillars of fire: 2 and fhe had in his hand a little book open: and sfie set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 and cried with a loud voice, as when ^ a lion ' roareth : and when he had cried, seven J thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders had ut- tered their voices, I was about to write : and '' I heard a voice from heaven say- ing unto me, ' Seal nj> those things which the seven thunders uttered, and "write 5 them not. And the angel which I saw s stand upon the sea and upon the earth 6 "' lifted up his hand to heaven, and "' sware by " him that liveth for ever and ever, owho created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, p that there should be time no longer : 7 but lin the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, 11 the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. 8 And ''the voice which I heard from fiver. 18. See ch. 8. 7. li See Ps. 68. 17 marg. • Comp. Ezek. 38. 4. k ch. 7. 4. 1 See Ecclus. 40. 4. Comp. ch. 21. 20. "' Comp. I Chr. 12. 8. Isai. 5. 28, 29. " Comp. ch. 16. 8. "" See ch. 2. 21. 0 Deut. 31. 29. See Ps. 115; 4- P See Ps. 106. 37. 1 Comp. I John 5. 21.. ■■ Ps. 115.4— 7- & I3S. 15— 17. « Dan. 5. 23. 'Soch. 21. 8., & 22. 15, " ch. 18. 23. See Wisd. 12, 4- *' .See I Cor. 6. 18. X. » See ch. i. 0 Ezek. I. 28. So ch. 4. 3. c Matt, 17. 2( So ch. I. 16. Comp. ch. 12. I. "1 So ch. I. 15; " Cant. 5. 15. fver. 8. So Ezek. 2. 9- B ver. 5, 8. Comp. Matt. 28. iS. ^ Comp. ch. 5. 5. • Joel 3. 16. Amos I. 2. J Seech. 6. i. k ver. 8. 1 See Dan. 13. 4. Comp. ch. 22. 10. 1' See ch. 14. 13- '" Dan. 12. 7. See Gen. 14. 22. i> See ch. 4. 9- « So Neh. 9. 6. See ch. 4. 11. P ch. 12. 12. Comp. Dan. 12. 7. ch. 16. 17. & 21. 6. q ch. II. 15. qfi Comp. ch. 17. 17. (243) II H : Chap. x. 9. REVELATION. Chap. xii. i. n Comp. Ezek. 2. heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take '^the little book which is open in the hand of the angel e which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, 9 and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me. Take //, ^Ezek. 2. 8. and ■• eat it up ; and it shall make thy So^jer. 15. belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth '*■ sweet as honey. And I took the little 10 » Ezek. 3. 2. book out of the angel's hand, and ^ ate ' Ez=k. 3. 3. it up ; and ' it was in my mouth sweet as honey : and as soon as I had eaten it, "my belly was bitter. And he saidn ^Comp.^ unto me, "Thou must prophesy again "See'ih.'s. ' before many ^''peoples, and nations, and '• tongues, and kings. XI. And there was given me ^ a reed • Ezek. 40. like unto a rod : and the angel stood, So jer. 31. saying, Rise, and measure the temple Fech 2 I '^^ GoA, and ^the altar, and them that ch.'^2i.°i5'' worship therein. But "^ the <* court which 2 ^'fizek. 41. ^s without the temple 'leave out, and 22. measure it not ; for it is given unto "= the «^Ezek'. 40.'' Gentiles: and fthe holy city shall they IWZ-- " tread under foot sforty and two months. " lobit 2. 9 A J II T -11 ■ (Gk.). And " 1 will give power unto my two 3 ma™'^'*^''^ ''witnesses, and i^they shall prophesy See^JLitt. 26. s'a thousand two hundred and three- \q^_ score days, ■'clothed in sackcloth. These 4 cast Old. are ' the two olive trees, and "" the two 24 (Gk.)!'' candlesticks " standing before the God So Dan. 8. of the earth. And if any man will hurt 5 them, ° fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies : Corr.p. Ps 79- I. ' ch. 21. 2. S:22-i9- and if any man will hurt them, Phe i" ^ ■ "• must in this manner be killed. These s s^ve'/' ^' '^^^® power 1 to shut heaven, that it ch. 12.' 6.' rain not in the days of their prophecy : S"!?'. 14. ^"^d \-\^\ ',uin them to blood, and ^ to smite the earth ^myh"o°tuU- with all plagues, as often as they will. nessesHmt And whcn they shall have finished 7 tney may ... .* ' prophesy. their ' testimony, "the beast that ascend- t^Soch. 19- eth out of "the bottomless///' "shall Comp. make war against them, and "shall i'ch. i°2. 6. overcome them, and kill them. And s So ver.^2. their ^dead bodies shall lie in the street " See 1 Kin. of >" the great city, which spiritually is ?Zech. 4. 3, called ^Sodom and =" Egypt, ''where also lee Ps 2 8 ^""^ '^°'^'^ ^^'^^ crucified. And they of 9 ■""o zelh. ■ "^ the people and kindreds and tongues Seech I 12 ^^^ nations shall see their "dead bodies 13" " ' '■ '^' three days and a half, and ^ shall not " Zech. 4. 14. Comp. Matt. 25. .;. o Comp. 2 Kin. i. 10, 12. Jer. 5. 14. p Comp. Num. '.6. 35. I See James 5. 17. ■• Comp. Ex. 7. 19. ch. 8. 8. « Comp. Ex. ch. 7_ch. 10. ' See ch. 1.2. " ch. 13. i. & 17. 8. & 19. 19. So ch. 13. n. '.Seech. 9. I. " Dan. 7. 21. ch. 12. 17. & 13. 5, 7. & 19. 19. ' Sec Mark 6. 29. r See ch. 14. 8. « See Isai. i. 10. » Ezek. 23. 3, 8, 19, 27. b Comp. Heb. 13. 12. « See ch. 5. 9. ^ Comp. Ps. 79. 2, 3. 9- names suffer their "dead bodies to be put in "Seech. 3. 10 graves. And "=they that dwell upon the 'seeEsth.9, earth shall rejoice over them, and make ^^^ merry, and 'shall send gifts one to an- ver."^.""' other ; because s these two prophets \ k°^^8. ,j, ^ tormented ' them that dwelt on the '. ""■■ 9- 11 earth. And after 'three days and a 5,^f''io,f4 half i' the spirit of life from God entered [fj^'=.''- ^ into them, and 'they stood upon their Soden. 2. 7. feet; and great fear fell upon them Pj'^'.s^ '^''' 12 which saw them. And they heard a ' ^^^^- yi- great voice from heaven saying unto u°ch. 4. i. them, "" Come up hither. And " thev !'.''''■ '^- ^■ ascended up to heaven ° in a cloud ; 2 Kin. 2. h. 13 and their enemies beheld them. And \^_ ^''"^' ''■ the same hour p was there a great earth- See ch. i. 7. quake, and -J the tenth /(r;-/ of the city ^^^eech.e. fell, and in the earthquake were slain ''Comp. *of men seven thousand : and the rem- iGr'»/ nant were affrighted, and ■'gave glory f^""f'' 14 to '^ the God of heaven. ' The second ■■ ch. 14.^7.*" woe is past; and behold, the third woe li^./iok.) Cometh quickly. SoSong28. 15 And " the seventh angel sounded ; fh.'is.V^' and " there were great voices in heaven, See josh. 7. saying, "The kingdoms of ///« world are "''chr. 36. become the kingdoms of our Lord, and ■^: of "his Christ; and vhe shall reign for s^.^'i'i/iV 16 ever and ever. And ^ the four and | *• ^-^ twenty elders, which sat before God nJii.T.' 4f 5. ^on their seats, fell upon their faces, psi'ije. 26. 17 and worshipped God, saying. We give Dan.''2. 18, thee thanks, O Lord God " Almighty, jo'n^',. 9. ''which art, and wast, and art to come; ^t '*v"g because thou hast taken to ihee thy 13.^°' ' is great power, and <=hast reigned. And "socrie the nations were angry, and ^ thy wrath 17. is come, and "= the time of the dead, comp.'' that they should be judged, and that '•''^'- ''^• '3- thou shouldest give reward unto thy cKig^'e. servants <== the prophets, and to the I p^; f •^'°- saints, and fthem that fear thy name, (Gk.'). ' fs small and great; and shouldest de- i'isaT24°'23. stroy them which ' destroy the earth. i'^"- 7- 14. 19 And f" the temple of God was opened ^irVi). in heaven, and there was seen in his e'!' ',?;*• temple ' the ark of his ^ testament : and 16. there 'were lightnings, and voices, and ^^^^"i^''- thunderings, and ""an earthquake, and 'Seech. 4.4. * See 2 Cor. , 6. 18. " See ch. I. 4. c So yer. 15. cTi. 18. 8. ^ See Ps. no. 5. ' ch. 20. 12. So Dan. 7. 10. ch. 14. 7. & 20. 4. See ch. 6. 10. «« ch. 16. 6. f ch. 19.5. 6 See Acts 26. 22. II Or, <-or>-«/^. t So ch. 15. 5. Comp. ch. 19. II. 'Heb. 9. 4. k See Gal. 3. 15 marg. 1 See ch. 4. 5. "■ See ch. 8. 5. n ch. 16. 21. So ch. 8. 7. Comp. Isai. 28. 2. " great hail. And there appeared a XII. great " wonder in heaven ; a woman Gk.''as«'r. 3. =' clothed with ''the sun, and 'the moon ch.'is. 13," under her feet, and upon her head a &',5. ,. & 16. 14. & 19. 20. • Comp. Ps. 104. 2. IJ Comp. ch. lo. i. c Comp. Cant. 6. lo. (»44) Chap. xii. 2. REVELATION. Chap. xni. 10. days. there was war in heaven : ^ ' Michael and his angels fought against art of the 13, 16, 17.' ' stars of heaven, and " did cast them ch. 13. 2, 4, J.Q jjjg earth: and ''the dragon stood & 16. 13. before ° the woman which was ready So'ps.'gi. 13. to be delivered, p for to devour her isai. 27. 1, child as soon as it was born. And she 5 &i7.'3. ' brought forth a man child, who was i^h"' '' '' to =1 rule all nations with a rod of iron : & ig. 12 ' and her child was "■ caught up unto OTiy in the Q^^^ ^^^ fy j^jg throne. And ° the 6 1 Mic. 7. 17 woman fled into the wilderness, where ^ch's. 7— sl^s ^■^^S^ a place prepared of God, 12. that they should feed her there * a 0 ^r°'2.^' '°' thousand two hundred and threescore P Comp. Ex. 1, 16. , Matt. 2. 16. And >1 See ch. 'See 2 Cor. i^ the dragou J and the dragon fought "o^p and "his angels, and prevailed not; 8 ch. II. 12. " neither was their place found any \e°^lX more in heaven. And the gi'eat '' dra- 9 S"<:h-"-3- gon "was cast out, ^that old y serpent, io.%. ''"' called the devil, and ^ Satan, y^ which M^t't'. 2s- 14. deceiveth *> the whole world : "= he was •f Luke 10. cast out into the earth, and his angels J,^' were cast out with him. And I heard a 10 Comp. . . , -^ . ver. 12. loud voice saymg m heaven. Now is See 2 Pet. 2. ^ome 'i Salvation, and <*<' strength, and = the » John 12. kingdom of our God, and the power of »'ch. 20. 2. " his Christ : for the accuser of our jGen. 3. 1,4. brethren is cast down, ^ which accused «SeTch!'2^' them before our God sday and night. 9- And ''they overcame him by the blood n So'Jh^°3.'i4. of the Lamb, and by ' the word of their & 19. 20. testimony ; and ^ they lo\'ed not their ch."^?! 3, 8. lives unto the death. Therefore ' re- 12 >> See Matt, joice, ye heavens, and ye that "" dwell «''ver!*'i3. in them. ° Woe to the inhabiters of Comp. );[je earth and of the sea ! for ° the devil d See ch. 7. is comc down unto you, having great ;;• . wrath, P because he knoweth that he aa ch. 19. I ' . (Gk.). hath hut a short tmie. = See ch. ii. ^^^^ when the dragon saw that he 13 fjobi. 9. was cast lunto the earth, he persecuted ~%''',^' "^the woman which brought forth the So Zech. 3. , . , 7 « 1 , I. man child. And to the woman were 14 cf^p^' ^' given ^two wings of a great eagle, 'that Rom. 8. 33, 8 See ch. 4. 8. ^ See John 16. 33. Comp. Rom. 16. 20. * ver. 17. See ch. I. 2. ^ See Luke 14. 26. & ch. 2. 10. * Ps. 96. 11. Isai. 44. 23 (Gk,). & 49. 13 (Gk.). ch. 18. 20. ■» ch. 13. 6. See ch. 7. 15. " ch. 8. 13. See ch. 3. 10. Comp. ch. 13. i, 11. « Comp. ver. 8. P ch. 10. 6. Comp. Matt. 8. 29. 1 Gk. as ver. 9. ' ver. 5. ■ See Ex. 19. 4. * ver. 6. she might fly " into the wilderness, ' into " Comp. her place, where she is nourished "for i-Dan. 7. 25. a time, and times, and half a time, from S "''• ^• 13 the face of the serpent. And the ser- ch. n. 2. pent cast out of his mouth water " as w'^comp. a flood after the woman, that he might ^^- 59- 19- cause her to be carried away of the 16 flood. _ And the earth helped the wo- man, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the 17 dragon cast out of his mouth. And the , „ ° . * Oen. 3. 15. dragon was wroth with the woman, and See ch. n. 7. went ^ to make war with the remnant of see'i jthn 2 her seed, y which keep the command- 3- ments of God, and ^'have 'the testimony \o. " ^' of Jesus Christ. ch. 19. 10. And I stood upon the sand of the XIII. sea, and saw ^ a beast rise up ^ out of « Dan. 7. 3. the sea, ''having seven heads and ten so cVi"'?'.' horns, and upon his horns ten '' crowns, & '*. 13. and upon his heads the " name of bias- ch°"2', 12. 2 phemy. And the beast which I saw '' ^"^"^ ^^- "■ was <^like unto a leopard, and his feet 11 Or, >m»k«. were as the feet of ''a bear, and his cca'n fe mouth as the mouth of ' a lion : and See Cant. 4. •^the dragon gave him his power, and a'Dan. 7. 5. 3 8 his seat, and great '' authority. And \ D""- ?■ ■»• I saw one of his heads as it .were Seech.'i2.'3. 'wounded to death; and 'his deadly , I ^^^^.'4; 5,°^, wound was healed : and ^ all the world i? i" the Gk. 4 wondered ' after the beast. And they LukTV 6. worshipped the dragon which gave |,^j.''/''""- '■ power unto the beast : and they wor- ' ver. 12, 14. shipped the beast, saying, "'Who is like fcon'J;'' unto the beast? who is able to make John 12. ig. 5 war with him ? And there was given is." " "^ ' ' ' unto him " a mouth speaking great " ^an. 7. 8, things and blasphemies; and '■power See lian.'n. was given unto him 'to "continue pforty f^^ ^^ 6 and two months. And he opened his mate war. mouth in blasphemy against God, to g"^ ^f, „ ^ blaspheme his name, and his taberna- ° See James cle, and "i them that d\vell in heaven. il'sVe ch. n. 7 And it was given unto him ''to make ^-g^^ch. 12. war with the saints, and to overcome 12. . them : and '' power was given him over n,f rg."^'"^' ^ =* all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. ' See ch. 3. 8 And all 'that dwell upon the earth shall 'ver. 12, 14, worship him, ''whose names are not „ 'Da'i^ i^- " ' written in "the book of life of "the See ch. 375.' Lamb slain "from the foundation of the f° «'=''• '=■ 9 world. "If any 7nan have an ear, let »ch. s. 6, 12. ,0 him hear, y He that ^ leadeth into cap- se'e \llit. 'i^. tivity shall go into captivity : ^he that g^^ killeth with the sword must be killed Eph. i. 4. with the sword, i' Here is the patience ^ S"== <^''- '^■ and the faith of the saints. >■ Comp. Isai. 33. r. ' Hal). I. 9 (Gk.). » See Gen. 9. 6. So Matt. 26. 52. Comp. ch. 18. 6. ^ ch. 14. 12. (24s) Chap. xiii. ii. REVELATION. Chap. xiv. i6. bb Comp. ver. 14. ch. 16. 13. « Comp. ch. 12. 12. ^ Comp. ch. 5. 6. * ver. 2. fver. 14 (Gk.). ch. 19. 20. ff ch. 20. 4. s ver. 3, 14. li See Malt. 24. 24. So ch. 16. 14. & 19. 20. i Comp. 1 Kin. 18. 38. 2 Kin. I. 10, 12. Luke 9. 54. ch. 20. 9. k ch. 19. 20. Seech. 12. 9. 1 2 Thess. 2. 9- n» ch. 12. I marg. \Gr.. drcaf/i. See ch. 11. II. ." ch. 14. 9, II. & 15. 2- & 16. 2. & 19. 20. & 20. 4. nn Comp. ch. t6. 6. o See Acts z6. 22. P See ch. 6. 15- t Gr. io gh'i' \them\ ^ ver. 17. ch. 15. 2. & 16. 2. Comp. Gal. 6. 17. r See Ezek. 9. 4. » ch. 15. 2. 'Soch. 17. 9, " So ch. 21. XIV. » ch. 5. 6. b 2 Esdr. 2. 42. Heb. 12. 22. Comp. Ps. 2. 6. & 125. I. c ver. 3. ch. 7. 4. d ch. 22. 4. So ch. 3. 12 &7-3- " See ch. I. 15- f See ch. 6. i B See ch. 5. 1> See ch. 5. > Comp. ch. 2. 17. J So ch. 3. 4. " 2 Cor. II. * Comp. ch. 7. 17. & 17. 14. t Gr. were bott^ht. I Cor. 6. 20. ™ See James I. 18. And I beheld ''''another beast com-n ing up '^ out of the earth ; and he had two horns "^Hke a Iamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth *= all the 12 power of the first beast f before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein f to worship the first beast, s -whose deadly wound wa,s heal- ed. And ""he doeth great "'wonders, 13 ' so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and *' '^ deceiveth them that 14 dwell on the earth 'by the means of those ""miracles which he had power to do fin the sight of the beast ; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, s which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give 15 ' life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not "worship the image of the beast ""should be killed. And he caus-16 eth all, both "small and great, rich and poor, Pfree and bond, *to receive "ia mark in their right hand, or 'in their foreheads : and that no man might buy 17 or sell, save he that had ithe mark, or the name of the beast, or ^ the num- ber of his name. 'Here is wisdom. Let 18 him that hath understanding count ^the number of the beast : for "it is the num- ber of a man ; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 17. Comp. ch. 7. 9. And I looked, and lo, ■' a Lamb stood on '' the mount Sion, and with him '^an hundred forty and four thou- sand, ^ having his Father's name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice = from heaven, '^as the voice of many waters, and fas the voice of a great thunder : and I heard the voice of harpers s harping with their harps : and 3 they sung as it tverc ''a new song before the throne, and before s the four beasts, and the elders : and ' no man could learn that song but "^the hundred and forty and four thousand, '' which were redeemed from the earth. These are 4 they which J were not defiled with wo- men ; for ^ they are virgins. These are they J' which follow the Lamb whither- soever he goeth. These ' ''were re- deemed from among men, being " the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. Gal. 1. 6 — 9. Eph.3.9— II. lit. 1.2. '"Seech. 3. 10. s And "in their mouth was found no "Citcdgene- guile: for they are "without fault be- Zeph. 3°'?3. fore the throne of God. |°-'''''i^''' ''' 6 And I saw another Pangel fly in the John i. 47. midst of heaven, having ithe everlast- Pch^i"'!!.''''' ing gospel to preach unto ''them that ^Comp. dwell on the earth, and to ^ every na- tion, and kindred, and tongue, and peo- 7 pie, saying with a loud voice, ' Fear •Seecii'.''5'9! God, and "give glory to him ; for 'the u''see"cii!'n. hour "of his judgment is come : and 13- "worship him that made heaven, and (0")'.'^ earth, and the sea, and the fountains '^''/.s's- See ch ii 5 of waters. And there followed another is. angel, saying, y^Babylon is fallen, is s^°Actst'^' fallen, ^that great city, because ''she 15. made all nations drink of the wine of f ciJeaVrom 9 the wrath of her fornication. And the isai. 21. 9. third angel followed them, saying with s'^'^'^j'?''* a loud voice. If any man ■= worship the J,':''- ?'-,^- , , . . ^ , . ^ , . Cued also beast and his nnage, and receive '^ his ch. is. 2. mark in his forehead, or in his hand, comp"'' '"' 10 the same ''shall drink of the wine of ' Pet. 5. 13? the wrath of God, which is "^poured out &ij.\',is'. f without mixture into ''the cup of his ^ '^- ^' '°' indignation ; and she shall be torment- Comp! '^' ed with s''fire and s'' brimstone in the ^"j^^ presence of 'the holy angels, and in the '' jer. 51. 7. 11 presence of the Lamb : and ''the smoke Soch!i7.'2, 4. of their torment ascendeth up for ever " See ch. 13. and ever: and 'they have no rest day i^ch.ie.ig. ■ nor night, "who worship the beast and |"^'=^- js- ', ?• his image, and whosoever receiveth "^the Seejoh2i.2o. 12 mark of his name. " Here is the pa- Comp. tience of the saints : here are "they that » ch. is. 6 keep the commandments of God, and cj,mp. 13 "the faith of Jesus. And I heard a Ps. 75. 8. voice from heaven saying unto me, is.atT'22. p Write, 1 Blessed are the dead '' which h^5lj°''°' die in the Lord '^from henceforth : Yea, " ' '' °°' saith the Spirit, ' that they may rest from their labours; and "their works do follow them. k'fs^l.'j^. j^. 14 And I looked, and behold a white ?.''■ ?9-„3- , , , „ ' , , , Soch.i8.9,T8. cloud, and upon the cloud one sat 'Seech. 4. 8. "like unto the Son of man, "having °'seech.i°2. on his head a golden crown, and in t-, 15 his hand a sharp sickle. And another n.'j^. angel came >'out of the temple, crying ^'=:['; '9- '■ with a loud voice to him that sat on So ch'.i! 11,19. the cloud. Thrust in ^thy sickle, and S1T4. reap : for "the time is come for thee to '>Soch.2o. 6. reap; for the harvest of the earth is 'ripe, icdes. 4. 2. 16 And '' he that sat on the cloud thrust ' ^° I ^°^- 15. 10, & 21. 8. See 2 Thess. See Matt. in his sickle on the earth ; and the earth TThess. 4. was reaped. Jor',%,,, henceforth satth the Sfifit, 1 ca. » See John 13. 19 marg. ^ So 2 Esdr. 8. 52. Seech. 6. 11. " 2 Esdr. 7. 35. v ver. 16. See ch. i. 7. * See ch. I. 13. ^ So ch. 6. 2. & 19. 12. J See ver. 17. « Mark 4. 29. See Joel 3. 13. Comp. Matt. 13. 39. a Gk. as ver. 7. H Or, dried. Gk. as Matt. 13. 6, &c. i Pet. i. 24. ch. 16. 12. ^ ver. 14. (246) Chap. xiv. 17. REVELATION. Chap. xvi. 15. * ch. 16. 17. So ver. 15. ch. 15. 5. ** See ch. 6. 9- eSoch. 16. S. f So Joel 3. 13- K ch. 19. 15. •» Isai. 63. 3. Lam. I. 15. i So Heb. i.i 12. ^ Comp. ver. 8. ch. II. 8. * So 2 Esdr. 15. 35- *" Comp, ch. 19. 14. n See John XV. * ch. 12. I, 3. ^ ver. 6, 7. ch. 16. I. 6 ai. 9. <= So ch. 14. 10. •* Seech. 4. 6. « Comp. Matt. 3. II. fch. 13. I. B ch. 13. 14, 15. 8 ch. 13. 16. h ch. 13. 18. > Seech. 5. 8. k Ex. 15. X. Deut. 31. 30. 1 See Heb. 3. 5- ■" See ch. 5. ° So Job 37. 5- Ps. 66. 3. See Ps. 92. 5. o ch. 16. 7. See 2 Cor. 6. 18. P Deut. 32.4. Ps. 145- 17- Q ch. 16. 5, 7. So Ps. III. 7. Hos. 14. 9. B [Or, fwrt- tions, or, >■ Jer. 10. 7, s ch. 14, 7. So Ex. 15. 14 —16. t Heb.7. 26. So Ps. 99. 3, 9- " See Ps, 86. 9- V See Rom. I. 32. w See ch. 14. 17- * See Num. I. 5o(Gk.). 7 See ch. 11. 19. ' Comp. Ex. 28. 6. Ezek. 44. 17. ch. I. 13. " So ch. 19. 8, .4. "* ch. I. i^. So Ex. 28. 8. f See E-\. 40. I Kin. 8. II. And another angel came "=out of the 17 temple which is in heaven, he also hav- ing a sharp sickle. And another angel is came out from ^the altar, «\vhich had power over fire ; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; '^for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into 19 the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great swine- press of the wrath of God. And s'' the 20 winepress was trodden ' without ^ the city, and blood came out of the wine- press, not ' unto ™ the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred " furlongs. And I saw => another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, '' seven angels having the seven last plagues; <^for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were ^z. sea of glass 2 •^mingled with fire : and them that had gotten the victory over 'the beast, and over "^his image, and over shis mark, and over ** the number of his name, stand on "^the sea of glass, 'having the harps of God. And they sing ''the 3 song of Moses ' the servant of God, and "" the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and maiTellous are thy works, "Lord God Almighty; Pijust and itrue arc thy ways, thou King of ' saints. ■■^Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, 4 and glorify thy name? for thou only art P'holy : for "all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy 'judg- ments are made manifest. And after that I looked, and behold, 5 "the temple of '^the tabernacle of the testimony >'in heaven was opened: and 6 ^ the seven angels came out of the tem- ple, having the seven plagues, ^ clothed in "- pure and white linen, and ^ having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of ''the four beasts gave unto 7 the seven angels seven ^ golden vials full of the wrath of God, ^who liveth for ever and ever. And ^the temple s was filled with smoke sfrom the glory of God, and sfrom his power; and ''no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. ver. II. Ex. 9. 9 — And I heard a great voice out of the XVI. temple saying ="10 the seven angels. Go '|7e"^p5'''g your ways, and ''pour out the vials "^of 6. the wrath of God ■ upon the earth. X^?" ''^' ^''' 2 And the first went, and poured out *! ^o ch. 8 7. ,. -,j , ,,, Deut. 28. his vial "upon the earth; and there 35 (Gk.). fell a noisome and •= grievous "^^sore upon the men s which had the mark of the beast, and upon them ''which wor- in"theGk.^' shipped his image. "1''^'= '^'^- '3- 3 And the second angel poured out '" See ch. 13. his vial 'upon the sea; and 'it became ''■ , „ „ 1 1 1 1 r 1 11 ' So ch. 8. 8. as the blood of a dead man: and "every ^ So ch. 8. 9. living soul died in the sea. »^e.?7?'i7°" 4 And the third angel poured out his jo- vial 'upon the rivers and fountains of 25. "''■ ' 5 waters ; and ""they became blood. And Seech, is. 3. I heard the angel of the waters say, \ ^ ^s.' 24^" "Thou art righteous, O Lord, "which So Matt. 23. art, and wast, and shalt be, because ch! ^/j. g. 6 thou hast judged thus. For Pthey have Comp. shed the blood of "isaints and prophets, Soch. 8. 12. given unto him ^to scorch men with s'^g.' 5(Gk,). 9 fire. And men were '"'scorched with § "; 3- 1 ,111 11 So ch. 14. 18. great heat, and <^ blasphemed the name « Comp. of God, which hath power over these ^^'J- ^^'^^' plagues: and ''they repented not '=to "Or.'feTOfrf. '■",•, •' ' So ver. 8. give him glory. _ b M.itt. 13. 6. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his J'j"'' ■•• 6- 00 ver lit vial upon fthe seat of the beast; and 21. s his kingdom was full of darkness ; and \f^'' '^'^■ they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 and '^blasphemed ''the God of heaven because of their pains and ' their sores, p- and ''repented not of their deeds. bEx.'?o.''2i. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his S"^" '^''^''• vial upon Jthe great river Euphrates; &ch. 9. =• and '' the ^\'ater thereof was dried up, \^'^^ '^''' "' that 'the way of the kings of the east '^ 13 might be prepared. And I saw three 14. ■"unclean spirits like "frogs come out of ''^^t'^^'' the mouth of ° the dragon, and out of 1 See isai. the mouth of Pthe beast, and out of the J.'^_^p 14 mouth of iHhe false prophet. For they ch. 7. 2. are 'the spirits of devils, 5' working (cu.).' ' ' miracles, which go forth unto the kings (-'"mp- 1 1 /- 1 11 1 J I John 4. I. of the earth and of "the whole world, " e.v. s. 6. ''to gather them to the battle of "'that ^Seech. 12. 15 great day of God "Almighty. Behold, pSeech.is.i. ° ^ •' q ch. 19. 20. & 20. 10. So ch. 13. II, 14. '•iTim. 4. 1. Comp. ch. 20. 3. » See Matt. 24. 24. ' ch. n. 14. & ig. 20. See ch. 12. i raarg. " See Matt. 24. ,4. » ch. 20. 8. Sc. ch. 17. 14. & 19. 19. " See ch C. 17. ^ ver. 7. er. 2. See ch. 9. 1247) Chap. xvi. i6. REVELATION. Chap, xviii. 2. I come y as a thief. =^ Blessed is he that ^watcheth, and ^keepeth his garments, •^lest he walk naked, and '=>^they see "^his shame. And ^he gathered them 16 together into a place called ^ in the He- brew tongue sArmageddon. And the seventh angel poured out 17 his vial into ''the air; and 'there came a great voice ''out of the temple of hea- ven, from ' the throne, saying, ■" It is done. And " there were voices, and 18 thunders, and lightnings ; and ° there was a great earthquake, Psuch as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, a>/d so great. And ithe great city was divided ■■ into 19 three parts, and the cities of Hhe na- tions fell : and 1 great Babylon ' came in remembrance before God, "to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And 'every 20 island fled away, and "the mountains See Matt. 24. were not found. And there fell upon 21 Q See ch. 14. men a "great hail out of heaven, every stone ^about the weight of a talent : and men y blasphemed God because of ^ the plague of the hail ; for the plague there- of was exceeding great. y ch. 3. 3. See Matt. 24. ■♦3; ,, 2 See Matt. 24. 42, 46. "* Corap. Cant. s. 3. •^ So 2 Cor. S- 3- ch. 3. 18. c Luke 12. 20 marg. <1 So I Cor. 12. 23 (Gk.). e ch. 19. 19. f .See ch. 9. II . G See Judg. 5. ig. Comp. Zech. 12. II. h Comp. Eph. 2. 2. ' See ch. 11. 13- ^ See ch. 14. 17- ' ch. 4. 2. f" ch. 21. 6. Comp. ch. 10. 6. "Seech. 4. 5. ° See ch. 6. 12. P Dan. 12. I. >■ Comp. ch. 11. 13. ^ ch. 2. 26. & II. 18. & 19. 15. & 20. 8. ' So ch. 18. 5. See Ps. 74. 18. Comp. ch. 17. i. « See Job 38. 23. & ch. 11. 19. , Ex. 9. 23—25. " Seech. 14. 10. ' Comp. I Esdr. 3. 2] ^ See ch. 6. 14. y So ver. 9, II, ■8. 3, 9- XVII. a ch. 21. 9. a* See ch. 15. I. t* Comp. ch. 16. 19. •= ch. 19. 2. So Nahum 3. See Is.ii. i. 21. ♦^ So Jer. 51. 13- Comp, ver. 15 « ch. IL fver. 6. See ch. 3. 10. e Seech. 14.8. t ver. 8. See John 2. 10. * ch. 21. 10. See ch. I. 10. k Comp. ch. 12. 6, 14. 1 ver. 4. See Heb. 9. 19. ^ ch. 13. I. See ch. 12. 3. » ver. 7, 9. o ver. 7, 12. P ch. 18. 16 (Gk.). q See Judg. 8. 26. t Gr. gilded. ■•Dan. 11.38. • See ch. 21. 21. ' Jer. SI. 7- ▼ Comp. ch And there came ''one of "^the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, ^ Come hither ; ''I will shew unto thee the judg- ment of "^the great whore '■that sitteth upon many waters : = with whom the 2 kings of the earth have committed for- nication, and fthe inhabiters of the earth s have been ^ made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he 3 carried me away 'in the spirit ''into the wilderness : and I saw a woman sit upon a 'scarlet coloured beast, full of " names of blasphemy, ■" " having seven heads and """ten horns. And 4 the woman was p arrayed in 1 purple and 'scarlet colour, and * decked ''with gold and ■■ precious stone and '^ pearls, 'having a golden cup in her hand sfuU of abominations and filthiness of her fornication : and upon her forehead was 5 a name written, "MYSTERY, e BABY- LON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF "HARLOTS AND v ABOMINA- TIONS OF THE EARTH. And I 6 saw "the woman ''drunken ='with the c^p^j'''' blood of the saints, and with the blood 15. 53. of ythe martyrs ^of Jesus: and when See isai. 34. I saw her, I wondered ii. ch. 17. 2. ver. 9. See ch. 17. 5. 'i' ver. II, 15. Isai. 47. 15. So Ezek. 27.' sa- il Or, power. ch. 17. 13. & 19. I. 1 So ver. 7, 9. 1 Tim. 5. II. >" See Isai. 48. 20. So 2 Cor. 6. 17- n Jer. 51. 9. So Gen. ly. 20, 21. Jonah I. 2. James 5. 4. See 2 Chr. 28. 9. o See ch. 16. 19. P Ps. 137. 8. Jer. 50. 13, 29. So Jer. 51. 24, 49. ^ See 2 Tim. 4. 14. Comp. ch. 13. 10. 4 ch. 14. 10 (Gk.). ch. 16. 19. & 17. 4- r Comp. Ezek. 23. 2— 8. •SoPs. 10.6. ' Isai. 47. 7, S. So Zeph. 2. IS- " Comp. 2 Esdr. 15. 49- ^ Isai. 47. 9. So ver. 10. Jer. 51. 8. * So ch. 17. 16. » Jer. so. 34 (Gk.). So ch. II. 17, 18. J So Ezek. 26. 16, 17. * So Jer. 50. 46. 2 Esdr. 15. 44- » ver. 18. So ch. 19. 3. See ch. 14. b ver. 18, 19, 21. See ch. 14. 8. « ver. 17, ig. So ver. 8. See ch. 17. 12. "^Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, And is become ^the habitation of devils. And the hold of ^every foul spirit. And a cage of s every unclean and hateful bird. For ''all nations have drunk of the 3 wine of the Virath of her forni- cation, And ' the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. And ''the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the "abundance of her 'delicacies. And I heard another voice from hea- 4 ven, saying, "Come out of her, my people. That ye be not partakers of her sins, And that ye receive not of her plagues. " For her sins have reached unto s heaven, And "God hath remembered her ini- quities. P Reward her even as she rewarded t you. And double unto her double accord- ing to her works : iln the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 'How much she hath glorified herself, ; and 'lived deliciously. So much torment and sorrow give her : For ' she saith in her heart, 'I sit a queen, And ' am no widow, and shall see no soiTow. "Therefore shall her plagues come 'in 1 one day. Death, and mourning, and famine ; And "she shall be utterly burnt with fire : For " strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And '>'the kings of the earth, 'who . have committed fornication and ' lived deliciously with her, >'^ Shall bewail her, and lament for her, ^ When they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar oif for the fear of her i torment, Saying, ''Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city ! For "^in one hour is thy judgment come. (249) And ''the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her ; "^For no man buyeth their merchan- dise any more : The merchandise ^of gold, and silver. And f precious stones, and "^ of pearls. And gfine linen, and f purple, and silk, and '^ scarlet. And all "thyine wood, and all maimer vessels of ivory. And all manner vessels of most pre- cious wood. And of brass, and iron, and ''marble. And 'cinnamon, and odours. And ointments, and 'frankincense, And wine, and oil. And ''fine flour, and wheat. And beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, And ""'slaves, and "souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee. And all things which tcere dainty and goodly are departed from thee, And thou shalt find them no more at all. = The merchants of these things, "which were made rich by her. Shall stand afar oft' for the fear of her torment, Weeping and wailing, and saying, i^Alas, alas, that great city, PThat was clothed in s fine linen, and 'purple, and "^ scarlet, And decked 'with gold, and precious stones, and f pearls : For <^in one hour so great riches Isai. 24. 8. c Ezek. 26. 13- d Matt. 9. 23 (Gk.). e Eccles. 12. 4- f See Jer. 7. 34- 6 So Isai. 23. 8. *> See ch. 6. • Comp. 2 Kin. 9. 22. Nahum 3. 4. •^ See ch. 9. ■2.1. ' See ch. 16. 6. So Matt. 23. 35. Luke II. 51. ■" Jer. 51- 49. XIX. * See ch. 11. 15- ^ ver. 3, 4, 6. Tobit 13. 18. c See ch. 7. 10. »i Seech. 4. 9. «ch. 12. 10 (Gk.). SoPs. 62. II. f See ch. 16. 7- s See ch. 6. 10. ■• ch. 17. I. > Deut. 32. 43- 2 Kin. p. 7. ^ See ch. 14. II. So ch. 18. 9, 18. Comp. 2 Esdr. 15. 44- ' ch. 5. 8, 14. See ch. 4. 4. "' See ch. 5. 14. " Luke 2. 13, 20. " Ps. 134. I. & 135. I. P ch. II. 18, 1 ver. 18. See Acts 26. 32. •■ Dan. 10. 6. So Ezek. I. 24- ■ See ch. i. 15 ' See ch. 6. i. " See ch. II. '5- SoWisd. 3. 8. » ver. 15 (Gk.) Matt. 22. 2. & 22. 17. ' And a mighty angel ytook up a stone 21 like a great millstone, and cast // into the sea, saying, ^ Thus with violence shall '= that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And ^ '' the voice of harpers, and 22 "^ musicians, and of '' pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee ; And no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; And ="=the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee ; And '•' the light of a candle shall 23 shine no more at all in thee ; And ^"^the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee : For sthy merchants were ''the great men of the earth ; For 'by thy ''sorceries were all nations deceived. And 'in her was found the blood of 24 prophets, and of saints, And of ""all that were slain upon the earth. And after these things '^ I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, ''Alleluia; "^Salvation, and ''glory, and ''honour, and ^ power, unto the Lord our God : for ^true and righteous 2 are his judgments : for she hath judged '' the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and s'hath avenged the blood of his ser- vants at her hand. And again they 3 said, ''Alleluia. And ''her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And ' the four 4 and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, '" Amen ; ''Alle- luia. And a voice came out of the s throne, saying, " Praise our God, all "ye his servants, and Pye that fear him, P'iboth small and great. And I heard 6 as // 2tiere ""the voice of a great multi- tude, and =as the voice of many waters, and 'as the voice of mighty thunder- ings, saying, ''Alleluia: for "the Lord God ^Omnipotent reigneth. Let us be 7 glad and rejoice, and "give honour to him : for " the marriage of the Lamb is come, and >'his wife hath made her- self ready. And ^ to her was granted a See 2 Cor. 6. 18. * See ch. 11. 13. * ver. 9. See 25- I- ^ So Isai. 54. 5. 2 Cor. 11. 2. ch. 21. 2, 9. & So Ps. 45. 14, 15. Ezek. 16. ID. that she should be =" arrayed in *" fine * So ch. 3. s, linen, "^clean and "white: for ''the fine I'ver.H. linen is "^the righteousness of saints. Seech.18.12. ^ - *• ou CD. 15. 9 And he saith unto me, "^Write, s Blessed 6. are they which are called unto the Ifor'*' marriage supper of the Lamb. And he ^^"'£'''1 • 1 , I, .1^1 , See Luke 23. saith unto me, " 1 hese are the true n. 10 sayings of God. And 'I fell at his feet ^jj' ""'^ to worship him. And he said unto me, "i See job 29. JSee thou do it not: I am ''thy fellow- ' Rom. 5. j6 servant, and of thy brethren that 'have (pk.), 18. the testimony of Jesus : "'worship God : 3" ' for "the testimony of Jesus is "the spirit ' Seech. 14. of prophecy. .-Luke 14. 11 And I saw p heaven opened, and ^.s- behold 'Ja white horse; and ')he that '^"^Ir.^.^i. sat upon him was called ""^ Faithful and ^"^"V- ?■ ■■'True, and "m righteousness he doth 5. 12 judge and make war. ^His eyes wa-e p?^'^'g as a flame of fire, and ''' on his head j ch! 22! 9! wei-e many •■* crowns ; and he had v a fg^ ■^'^'^ '"• name written, ^that no man knew, but ''Comp. 13 he himself And he was clothed with ?seech!'i2^' ='a vesture dipt in blood : and his name l^\. is called ^The Word of God. And ,,.'*'""■ "^ 14 the armies which were in heaven fol- \ ^^^ '^''' '• lowed him '^upon white horses, clothed "Soch. 11.3. 15 in •'fine linen, ''white and clean. And see'^Ezek."' •= out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, '; ^ that with it he should smite the nations: ch. n'. 19. and fhe shall rule them with a rod oi^^^'l'^ iron: and "she treadeth the winepress ver. 19, 21. of the fierceness and ''wrath of 'Al- .'S.l^Jv''': 10 mighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh '' a name writ- ten, 'KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to "' all the fowls " that fly in the midst of heaven, ° Come and gather yourselves together Punto the sujjper of ProT3o. 4. 18 1 the great God ; ■'that ye may eat the *'."".■ "■ =7- n 1 ■ ' Isai O^. 2 * See ch. i. S- * See ch. 3. 7- " Isai. II. 4. ^' See ch. i. 14- " ch. 6. 2. & 14. 14. ^ See ch. 12. 3 y ver. 16. ch. 2. 17. '' See John 1. I. ^ Comp. ch. 14. 20. <■ So ver. 8. flesh of kings, and the flesh of ^cap tains, and 'the flesh of mighty men, and ''the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both *free and bond, both 'small See ch. 3. 4. 19 and great. And I saw " the beast, and soYsafii. the kings of the earth, and their armies, ♦■ "gathered together "to make war against s«'l".'i.%6! "him that sat on the horse, and against 'Seech. 2. 20 his army. And "the beast was taken, sseech. 14. and with him ythe false prophet "that l\'^^ " before him, with ch. 14. 10. ' See ver. 6. ^ ver. 12. n ch. 8. 13. o Jer. 12. 9. Ezek. P See Zeph. 1. 7. 1 Tit. 2. 13. ' Ezek. * See ch. 6. 15. ' ver. 5. " See ch. 7. » ch. 16. 16. " See ch. 16. 14. » ver. 11, 14, 21. r See ch. 16. 13. • See ch. 12. i marg. « ch. 13. la, 14 (Gk.). wrought ^ miracles ' See ch. 17. 14. ^ ver. 21 39. 17. Comp. I Sam. 17. 44. 39. 18, 20. Comp, ch. 17. 16. (250) Chap. xix. 21. REVELATION. Chap. xxi. *> See ch. 13. 14- *= ch. 13. 16. * ch. 13. 15. ".ch. 20. 10, 14. 15- So Dan. 7. II. ch. 21. 8. See 2 Thess. 1. 8. Comp. Matt. 13. 42. 2 Thess. 2. 8. f See ch. 14. 10. 8 ver. II, 19. *> ver. 15. which he '^ deceived "^ them that had received the mark of the beast, and •^ them that worshipped his image. T/iese both "=vvere cast ahve into a lake fof fire burning with brimstone. And the 21 remnant were skiin with the sword of shim that sat upon the horse, ^^ which s7aoni proceeded out of his mouth : and ' all the fowls were filled with their flesh. 1 ver. 17. So ch. I. 18. b ver. 3. See ch. 9. I. Comp. ver. 10. c See ch. 12. 3- <* See ch. 12 9- e ver. ro. f ver. 7. See ch. 2. s So iPet. 4- Jude 6. Comp. Tobit 8. 3. ^ See Dan, 6. 17. * Comp. ver. 8, 10. 28, &ch. 2 & 3. 21 26. XX. And I saw an angel come down • ch.9. 1. from heaven, ^having the key of ''the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on <^the dra- ; gon, '^ that old serpent, which is = the devil, and f Satan, and s bound him a thousand years, and cast him into '' the ; bottomless ///, and shut him up, and ^ set a seal upon him, that ^ ' he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled : and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw ^ thrones, and ' they sat < upon them, and ""judgment was given unto them : and / saw " the souls of othem that were beheaded for Pthe Se^Ma^L^g. witncss of Jcsus, and for Pthe word of God, and i which had not worshipped the beast, neither ""his image, neither i^Luke 12. 20 sj^^(j received /lis mark upon their fore- See I Kin. heads, or in their hands ; and they lived and ■ reigned with Christ " a thou- sand years. But the rest of the dead "■ lived not again until " the thousand years were finished. This is ''the first resurrection. "Blessed and holy is he ^ that hath part in the first resurrection : on such >■ the second death hath no power, but they shall be ^priests of God and of Christ, and ' shall reign with him "a thousand years. And when " the thousand years are expired, ^Satan shall be loosed ^out of his prison, and shall go out "^ to deceive 8 the nations which are in ' the four quarters of the earth, *^Gog and Magog, ^SeeiThess. etQ gather them together to fbattle : Corap. gthe number of whom is as the sand J4. '^ ''*' of the sea. And ^ they went up on o I So ch. 14. ^].,g breadth of the earth, and com- 7ch. 2. II. passed 'the camp of the saints about, ver. 14. cb. 21. 8. * See ch. i. 6. * ver. 2. Comp. i Pet :i. 19. ** ver. 3, 10. See ch. 12. 9. c ch. 7. I (Gk.). d Ezek. 38. 2, &:c. & 39. i. Comp. Gen. 10. 2. ® See ch. 16. 14. f See i Cor. 14. 8. s Judith 2. 20. Song 13. Rom, 9. 27. Heb. ir. 12. See Gen. 22. 17. ^ Comp. Isai. 8. 8. Ezek. 38. 9, 16. ' See Heb. 13. 11. 22. 19. m So Dan. 7. 22, 27. I Cor. 6. 2. n See ch. 6. 9- 0 Comp. ch. II. 8. P See ch. 1. 2. 1 ch. 13. 12. r ch. 13. 15. « ch. 13. 16. ' Dan. 7. 18. 2 Tim. 2. T2. ch. 5. 10. ver. 6. So Ps. 45. 16. " ver. 2, 3, 5, 6,7 » Sec Rom. and ''the beloved city: and 'fire came down from God out of heaven, and 10 devoured them. And the devil that '' deceived them "" was cast into the lake "of fire and brimstone, ™ where the beast and "■ the false prophet are, and "shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face °the earth and the heaven fled away ; and P there was found no place for 12 them. And I saw the dead, '^ small and great, stand before God ; and ''the books were opened : and another book was opened, '^which is th( book of life : and 'the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, 13 " according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and "death and ''hell ^delivered up the dead which were in them : and they were judged "every man accord- Ming to their works. And ''death and hell "were cast into the lake of fire. 15 This is >the second death. And who- soever was not found written in 'the book of life '"was cast into the lake of fire. And I saw ^ a new heaven and a new earth : for '' the first heaven and the first earth were passed away ; and 2 <^ there was no more sea. And I ''John saw "^the holy city, ^new Jerusalem, fe coming down from God out of heaven, prepared ''as a bride 'adorned for her 3 husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, Jthe ta- bernacle of God is with men, and he will ■' dwell with them, and J they shall be his people, and 'God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and "■ there shall be no more death, "neither sorrow, nor cr)'ing, neither shall there be any more pain : for ^ the former things are passed 5 away. And "he that sat upon the throne said. Behold, p I make all things new. And he said unto me, i Write : for ■'these words are true and faithful. 6 And he said unto me, ' It is done. 'I am Alpha and Omega, 'the begin- ning and the end. "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of 7 the water of life ^freely. "He that o ch. 4. 2, 9. & 5. I, &C.& 20. It. P See 2 Cor. 5. 17. f '■ See ch. 22. 6. ■ See ch. 16. 17. ' See ch. i. 8. See John 4. 10. & 7. 37. ' See Matt- 10. S. Solsai. 55. i. ^ Ecclus. 24. II .text). Comp. Ps. 132. 13. ' See ch. 13. 13- ■" ver. 14, 15. See ch. 19. 20. " See ch. 14. * So ch. 21. I. See Ps. 102. 26. P Dan. 2. 35. «i See Acts 26. 22, '■ Dan. 7. 10. '^ ver. 15. So Dan. 12. I. See ch. 3. 5. ' See ch. II. 18. ^ ver. 13. See ch. 2. 23. '■ ch. 6. 8. li Or, the See I Cor. 15. 55 marg. ' Comp. Phil. 2. 10. ^ So I Cor. 15. 26, 54. ch. 21. 4. J See ver. 6. XXI. a Isai. 65. 17- & 66. 22. 2 Pet. 3. 13. '' 2 Pet. 3.10. So ver. 4. See ch. 20. II. <^ Comp. Ps. 65. 7. d ch. 22. 8. See Acts i. « ch. 22. 19. Isai. 52. I. So ver. 19. See ch. 11. 2. *■ See ch. 3. 12. ^ ver. 10. See Heb. 11. 10. Comp. 2 Esdr. S. 52. '' ver. g. ch. 22. 17. .See ch. 19. 7. > Isai. 6i. TO. ver. 19 (Gk. j. See Matt. 23. 29. j See Lev. 26. II, 12. ^ See ch. 7. 15- "So Ezek. 4S. 35- ch. 22. 3. I' See ch. 7. "" See ch. 20. 14. " Isai. 35. 10. & 51. TI. & 65. ig. See ch. 14.13. " ch. 22. 17. " See ch. 2. 7. K^SA 1 CiiAP. XXI. 8. REVELATION. Chap. xxii. • See Matt, overcomcth "shall inherit 'yall things; HOr.'these and ^I will be his God, and he shall j'^Seel'cor. ^^ ^ ^Y ^o"' ^ut I' the fearful, and 8 3.21. 'unbelieving, and "^the abominable, and • ^eejer. 31. de jjjm-fjgrers, and ''•'whoremongers, and »So2Cor. dgsorcerers, and ''idolaters, and '"'all b'seeWisd. Hars, shall have their 'part in Jthe lake ^u*' ,„ which burneth with fire and brimstone: ;Gk.). which is ''the second death. Qh"7j. 4, 5. And there came unto me ' one of 9 ver. 27. m (-j^e seven angels which had the seven d cJi. 22. 15. . So ch. 9. 20, vials full of the seven last plagues, and • See I John talked with me, saying, ' Come hither, 3- IS- I will shew thee "the bride, the Lamb's 13." '^ ' wife. And ° he carried me away ° in 10 e So Gal. s. {he spirit to a great and high moun- t i Tim. I. tain, and shewed me that great city, So ver, 27. "ths holy Jerusalem, descending out of See Ps. 5. 6. heaven from God, p having the glory ofn i Luke 12. 46 ^ , , , ,'. , ^ ° ,., ° / (Gk.). God : and her light laas like unto a j See ch. 10. gtone most precious, even like ia Jasper "Seech. 20. stone, ''clear as crystal ; and had a wall 12 ?'ch. 17. 1, great and high, and ^ had twelve 'gates, ■n See ch. 15. and at the gates twelve angels, and "See ver. 2. names written f hereon, which are the 0 See ch. 17. fiames of the twelve tribes of the chil- liomp. dren of Israel : ^^ on the east three 13 ?ver.' tl'. '■ 'gates ; on the north three gates ; on Ezek. 43. 2, the south three gates ; and on the west So ch. 22. 5. three gates. And the wall of "^ the city m ^ ver. 18, 19. iia^fj twelve 'foundations, and "in them bee ch. 4. 3. , ' f See ch. 4. the names of the twelve apostles of ^Ezek. 48. ^^^ Lamb. And he that talked with 15 3'— 34- me had a golden ^reed to measure the 2r25.'^' ''' city, and the 'gates thereof, and the See Luke i6. .^y^U thereof. And the city lieth four- 16 20. •' " Luke 13. square, and the length is as large as •'keb. II. ^^^ breadth : and he measured the city with ythe reed, twelve thousand ^fur- 19. longs. ^'The length and ^the breadth So I Cor. 3. and ^the height of it are ''equal. And 17 >SeeEph. 2. he measured '=the wall thereof, an hun- j'see ch. ii. dred and forty and four cubits, accord- \- ing to ''the measure of a man, '^that is, II. Ts " of the angel. And the building of the 18 E'h""'''i8 ^^^^ ^^ '' ^^^^ "f "^J^sper : and the city I'Gk. a.s ' W(2J j pure gold, 8 like unto clear glass. Mark 14. 56, And ^ the foundations of the wall of 19 Comp. the city were 'garnished with all man- c ver.''i2, 14. ""er of'i precious stones. The first foun- ^Deiit. 3. II. (Jation rwzj fjasper ; the second, ''J'^sap- So ch. 13. 18. , . , ^ , } , ' , , , ' ,* = Comp. phire ; the third, a chalcedony ; the r-'seevlr.f;. fom't''". ^n J'emcrald; the fifth, '"sar-20 "ver. 21. dony.x ; the sixth, 'sardius ; the seventh, I' isal 54.' li, "chrysolite; the eighth, J "^ beryl ; the 12. ' ver. 2 (Gk.). See Matt. 73. 19. j Tobit 13. 16, 17. "^ Ex. 24 10. & 28. iS. & 39. II. Job 28. 6, 16. Cant. 5. 14. Lam. 4. 7. Ezek. i. 26. & 10. i. & 28. 13. 1 See ch. 4. 3. ■» So Ex. 39. 13. E;ek. 28. 13. ■> Ex. 28. 20. tSc 39. 13 in the Gk. Ezek. 28. 13 marg. o See Cant. 5. 14. ! Tim. ninth, a Ptopaz; the tenth, a chryso- p See job 28. prasus ; the eleventh, a ijacinth ; the 'itomp. a. twelfth, an ''amethyst. And the twelve fd-* "J- ' '' ' £-X. 20. 19. gates icvre twelve ^pearls ; every several & 39- 12. gate was of one pearl : and 'the street 'i^gi)^' '* of the city 7eias Jpure gold, sas it were Matt. 7. 6. 22 transparent glass. And "I saw no tem- i -{^mX. %.' pie therein : for the Lord God ^ Al- J^ l^^ ^ . I . , , ^ I". 12, 10. mighty and the Lamb are the temple ' ch. 22. 2. 23 of it. And "the city had no need of ju'f.n'^^'jj. the sun, neither of the moon, to shine ' C'or. 15. in it: for ""the glory of God did 'See 2 Cor. lighten it, and the Lamb is the light ^j'^^'i ^ 24 thereof. And ythe nations of ^them 19.20. which are saved shall walk in the 23. ^^^'' ''''' light of it : and =the kings of the earth jEsdr. 2. 35. 1 1 - 1-1 11 ■ ■ See ver. 25. do bring their glory and honour into it. ^ seever. n. 25 And ''the gates of it shall not be shut '' So isai. 60. at all by day: for <=there shall be no &66. 12. 26 night there. And ^they shall bring the ]°f^l^- "' glory and honour of the nations into ■ See Luke 27 it. And ''there shall in no wise enter comp. into it any thing that defileth, neither l^^ '^- 1- 7t'hatsoeTer "= worketh abomination, or Comp. makdh "= a lie : but they which are writ- J^^',6*°' ^' ten in the Lamb's "^book of life. And ^ isai. 60. n. ^ So Isai. 60. 20. Zcch. 14. 7. ver. 23. ch. 22. 5. ^ Isai. 35. 8. & 52. i. See Joel 3. 17. So Isai. 60. 21. 2 Pet. 3. 13. ch. 22. 14. 15. « See ver. 8. ' See ch. 3- 5- he shewed me ^a pure river of water XXIL of life, ''clear as crystal, proceeding out ° '•''^''- 47- '• of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Ps. 36.'8. ' sin the midst of ■= the street of it, and SeeZech.14. ''of either side of the river, 'was there ''Seech. 4. "^the tree of life, which bare ftwelve c'ch. 21. 21. manner of fruits, attd yielded her fruit ■" e^^''- ^t- every month : and '' the leaves of the « ver. 14. tree u See ch. 2. =3- « See ch. 1. 8. «* See ch. I. II. e So Matt 19. 17. _ I John 2. 3. &3-24. t ver. 2. 8 Ps. 118. 20, See ch. 21. 27- t See Luke 16. 20. i See Gal. 5. k See Phil. 3. 2. ' See ch. 21. And I 'John saw these things, and heard t/tem. And when I had heard and seen, "I fell down to worship be- fore the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. "Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not : for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book : worship God. And he saith unto me, ''Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book : "for the time is at hand. ''He that is unjust, let him be unjust still : and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still : and v he that is holy, let him be holy still. And "'^ behold, I come quickly; and ''my reward is with me, ''to give every man according as his work shall be. '^I am Alpha and Omega, "^the beginning and the end, ''the first and the last. <= Blessed are they that do his commandments, 'that they may have right to ^the tree of life, and eniay enter in through the ''gates into the city. For ' without are ^ dogs, and 'sorcerers, and 'whoremongers, and 'murderers, and 'idolaters, and 'whoso- ever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 ""I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. " I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and 17 "morning Pstar. And the Spirit and '1 the bride say. Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And ■■ let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take ■'^the water of life is freely. For 1 testify unto every man that heareth the words of the pro- phecy of this book, ' If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written 19 in this book : and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, " God shall take away his part ' out of '' the book of life, and out of "the holy city, and from the things which are -written in this book. 2oHe which testifieth these things saith, ^ Surely I come quickly. Amen. vEven 21 so, come. Lord Jesus. ^ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. " See ch- 5. S- o See ch. 2. 28. V See Matt. 2. 2. 4 See ch. 21. 2. Comp. Cant. 8. 13, 14. r See ch. 21. 6. s ver. I. ' See Deut. " So Ex, 32. 33- HOr, from the tree of Ufe\ ^ See ch. 3. S- * .See ch. 21. 2. ^ See ver. 7. y Comp. 2 Tim. 4. 8. * See Rom. 16. 20, 24. THE END. CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED fiY C. J. CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. (253) .^