C. about

1014.
a
And his banner over me 2ras love. 5 -Stay me with s -Comfort me with © xapples : For £ am sick_of love. 6 His left_hand is under my head, au his right_hand ‘doth_embrace
7I Heise O_ye_daughters_of Jerusalem eae By ie roes, cr by the_hinds_of the
That ye ‘stir not up, nor ‘awake my TSlove, till sh he please. 8 The_voice_of my ~ beloved ! Behold, ‘he cometh leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. 9 Bgab uw beloved 7 is likearoe ora young
Behold, the standeth behind our
wall, +He_looketh_forth at the windows, g peer une through the =lat-
10 My w aici an spake, And ssaid unto me, -Rise_up, my /r love, my fair_one, And -come away. 11 For, lo, the winter -is_past, The rain sis_over and gone; 2 The flowers -appear on the earth ; The_time_of the singing of birds *is_come, And the_voice_of the ‘turtle -is_ heard in our land ; 13 The fig _tree -putteth _forth her green_tfigs, And the vines with the tender _ grape «give a good smell. Arise, my /rlove, my fair_one, And -come away. 14 O_my dove, that art in the-_clefts_ of the rock, In the_secret_places_of the asstairs, *Let_me_see thy -countenance, -Let_me_hear thy «voice ; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance ts comely. 15 -Take us the foxes, The little foxes, +that_spoil the vines : For our » vines have tender_grapes. 16 My beloved is mine, And & am his: x1He /feedeth among the lilies. W Until the day ®rbreak, And the shadows -flee_away, *Turn, my beloved, and -be thou like a roe or a young hart, Upon the_mountains_of 4e Bether.
BY ~x=night on my bed I sought
-him_whom my soul -loyeth: |
I sought him, but I found him not.
21 will_rise now, and go_about the
city in the streets, And in the broad_ways I will_seek -him_whom my soul -loveth :
I sought him, but I found him not.
8 The watchmen =+that go_about the
city found me: To whom I said, “Saw ye -him_ whom my soul -loveth ?” 4 7t was but a little that I passed from them,
Sotomon’s Sone IV. 6.
w But I found -him_whom my soul | sloveth : I mens me and would not tlet_
unul I nies -brought him into my mother’s house,
And into the_i chamber. of her_ that_conceived me.
5 Ia-charge pou, O_ye daughters_of Jerusalem,
By the roes, and by the_hinds_of the field,
That ye ‘stir not up, nor ‘awake my *love, till she please.
6 Who is tthis «+that_cometh out_ of the wilderness like pillars_of smoke,
Perfumed_with myrrh and frank- incense, with all powders_of the merchant?
7 Behold his bed, which is Solo- mon’s;
Threescore ™ valiant_men are about it, of the_m=valiant_of Israél.
8 They _all shold -swords, +being_ expert_in war:
mae man hath his sword upon |i. his thigh because_of fear in the)
=night.
| ’xKing Solomon made himself a)
pchariot_of the.wood_of xLeba-
non. 10He made the_pillars thereof of silver, The_bottom thereof of gold, The_se covering_of it of purple, The_midst thereof being _ paved with love, For the p dvnehitors. of Jerysalem.
ll -Go_forth, O_ye daughters_of Zion, |
And «behold xking Solomon
With the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the_day_ of his ™a espousals,
And in the_day_of the_gladness_of | his heart.
BEHOLD, thou art fair, my /love ; behold, Thou art fair ;
Thou hast doves’ eyes 4within thy i
locks :
Thy hair is as a flock_of goats, | 5. that -appear from mount Gilead. |
2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even xshorn, Which came_up from the wash- ing; Whereof every_one bear_twins, And none 7s barren among them.
* Thy lips are like a ‘thread_of)t.
«scarlet, And thy speech is comely : Thy temples are like a piece_of a xpomegranate > within thy locks. 4 Thy neck is like the_tower_of David builded for an armoury, Whereon there hang a thousand xbucklers, All shields_of xmighty_men. 5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that_are_twins, x1Which feed among the lilies. ® Until the day ®r'break, And the shadows flee_away, I will_get me to the_mountain_of >myrrh,
B.C. about | 1014. w. When.
in. inner. chamber.
BRIDE- GROOM.
a. adjure.
s. she.
VIRGINS. t. this, femi- nine, zoth. ¢. coming.
up.
SoOLoMON’S Bep, 7,8. Jude 3. | Rey. 3. 7, 8. m. toighty.
SoLomon’s | Gane, |
SoLoMon Crow. NED. Ss
519
SoLomon’s Sone IV. 7.
B.C.about 1014.
finished, perfected.
b. bride.
w. wine, — Hebd, yayin.
15. John 4. 14; 7. 38, 39.
BRIDE.
br. Breathe- upon, or Cause-to- breathe.
BRIDE- GROOM.
b. bride.
J. friends, Heb. ree- him, mas- culine.
BRIDE. 2. Rey. 3. 20.
Jr. friend, rangyahthi, Seminine.
p.or perfect. one.
And to the_hill_of «frankincense. 7 Thou art all fair, my / love ; There is no spot in thee. 8 tCome with me from Lebanon, my b spouse, With me from Lebanon: +Look from the_top_of Amana, From the_top_of Shenir and Her- mon, From the lions’ dens, From the_mountains_of the leo-
pards, ® Thou -hast_ravished_my_heart, my " sister, my spouse ; Thou -hast _ravished _ my _ heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain_of thy neck. 10 How fair sis thy =love, my sister, my &spouse ! How much-better «is thy =love than w wine ! And the_smell_of thine ointments than all spices! 11 Thy lips, O my 4spouse, 'drop as the honeycomb : Honey and milk are under thy tongue ; And the_smell_of thy garments 7s like the_smell_of Lebanon. 12 A garden !+inclosed 7s my sister, my » spouse; a spring /4shut_up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are aan orchard _ of pomegranates, With pleasant fruits ; =Camphire, with =spikenard, 14 -Spikenard and saffron ; Calamus and cinnamon, With. all trees_of frankincense ; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief - spices: ~ 15 A fountain_of gardens, A well_of living waters, And streams from Lebanon. 16 -Awake, O_north_wind ; and :come, thou south ; by -Blow_upon my garden, that the_ spices thereof tmay_flow_out. ‘Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
I -AM_come into my garden, My sister, my » spouse : I-have_gathered my myrrh with
5
my spice ;
I -have_eaten my honeycomb with my honey ;
I-have_drunk my wine with my milk :
‘Eat, O_/friends; drink, yea,
-drink_abundantly, O_=beloved. 2 £ «sleep, but my heart swaketh : It is the_voice_of my beloved +that_ knocketh, saying, “-Open to me, my sister, my /rloye, my dove, my » undefiled : For my head +is_filled_with dew, And my locks with the_drops_of the night.” 3T -have_put_off my «coat ; How shall_I_put_it_on ? I -have_washed my -feet ; How shall_I_defile them ? 4 My beloved put_in his hand by the hole of the door, aa my bowels were moved for im.
Sotomon’s Sone VI. 5
5 ¥ rose_up to epee to my beloved ; | B.C.abe And my hands Fey withmyrrh,| 1 And my fingers Asweet_smell- 0 ing myrrh, Upon the_handles_of the lock. 6 E opened to my beloved; But my beloved had_withdrawn_ himself, and was_gone : My soul failed when he spake : I sought him, but I could not find
him; I called him, but he gave me no answer, 7 The watchmen ~+that went_about the city found me, They smote me, they wounded
me; The_keepers_of the walls took-away te my nee from me an Gientsie of tacit a-charge pou, O_daug! -of | a. Jerusalem, e If ye tfind my «beloved, that ye Hell him, That £ am sick_of love. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O_thou fairest among xwomen ? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou «dost so « charge us? 10 My beloved 7s > white and ruddy, eThe chiefest among ten_thou-
sand. His head is as the most_fine
gold, His locks wre / bushy, and black as @ xrayen, 22 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the_t rivers_of waters, +Washed with milk, and sfitly
set. 18 His cheeks are as a xbed_of «spices, as to sweet flowers : His lips like lilies, dropping #sweet_ smelling myrrh. 14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. 15 His legs are as pillars_of marble, Set upon sockets_of fine_gold : His countenance 7s as xLebanon, Excellent as the cedars. 16 His mouth 7s most_sweet : Yea, «he is altogether lovely. This 7s my beloved, and this 7s my friend, O_daughters_of Jerusalem.
WHITHER -is thy beloved gone, O_thou fairest among xwomen ? Whither -is thy beloved turned_
aside? that we may-seek him with thee.
2 My beloved sis_gone_down into his
garden, To the_beds_of xspices, To / feed in the dens, And to gather lilies, 3 E am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: x1He / feedeth among the lilies. 4 Thou art beautiful, OAmy /r love, as Tirzah, cone as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army xwith_banners,
5 -Turn_away thine eyes from me,
For they -have_overcome me :
520
3OLOMON’S Sone VI. 6.
C.about Thy hair is as a flock_of xgoats that 1014. appear from Gilead. 6 Thy teeth are asa flock_of xsheep which -go_up from the washing, Whereof every one beareth_twins, And there is not one barren among them.
7 As a piece_of a xpomegranate behind Are thy temples » within thy locks. ay veil. 8 There_are threescore queens,
Rom. 12. 5. And fourscore concubines, She. Ses Virgins without number. or per- 9 ,3My dove, my pundefiled is but ct_one. one; punced. hte is the only one of her mother, er_happy. She is the choice one of her_that_ a. praised bare her. allelu The daughters saw her, and i pr blessed her ;
er. Rey. Yea, the queens and theconcubines, . 6, 7. “ ae f and they prapraised her. DAUGH- 10 Who is she «that looketh_forth as ae the morning, a Fair as the moon, 7 i Clear as the sun,
And terrible as an army xwith banners? BRIDE- NT went_down into the_garden_of GROOM. nuts 4 To see the_fruits_of the valley, ¢ And to see whether the vine fiou- yr set me. rished, Ammi- And the pomegranates budded. adib, My 12 Or ever I was_aware, = My soul smade me like the_char- a iots_of « Ammi-nadib. In Heb 13 -Return, -return, O_: Shulamite ;
-Return, -return, that we may_ look
“yi upon thee. -
| ible. “= will_ye_see in the sShulam-
Heb. As_it_were the _¢dcompany _of
iahanaim, m xtwo_armies.
én, 32. 2.
BRIDE- HOW beautiful are thy feet with
som, vf xshoes, O_prince’s daughter !
a The_joints_of thy thighs are like jewels,
- The_work_of the_hands_of a cun-
ning_workman. 2 Thy navel is like a xround goblet, which *wanteth not ™ «liquor: Thy belly is like a heap_of wheat set_about with ~lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower_of «ivory; Thine eyes like the fishpools in
Heshbon, h Heshbon, = By the_gate_of ? Bath-rabbim : Bath rab- Thy nose is as the_tower_of xLe- im, banon which_looketh toward Da- — mascus. Carmel, 5 Thine head upon thee 7s like « xCar- he fruit- mel,
And the_hair_of thine head like : xpurple ; bound. The king is boheld_in the /galleries. ee. ® How fair and how pleasant art thou,
O_love, for «delights! 7 This thy stature is like to a palm_
tree, And thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 8]I paid, I will_go_up to the palm
I willtake_hold of the_boughs thereof:
SoLtomon’s Sone VIII. 9.
Now also thy breasts shall_be as BE about clusters_of the vine, 4
And the_smell_of thy nose like xapples
$8 And Pie pxaul of thy mouth like 9. Ch. 5.1. the best wine for my beloved, p. palate.
That_goeth down «sweetly, s. straightly. Causing the lips of ! fa eg t. or the old. asleep to_speak,
10 € am wy beloyed’s, and his desire} Bre. is toward me.
-Come, my beloved, 'let_us_go_ forth_into the field ;
FLet_us_lodge in the Villages. 2 FLet_ —— _up_early to the vine- yar *Let_us_see if the vine flourish, Whether the tender_grape «appear, And the pomegranates -bud_forth : There will_I_give thee my loves. 18 The mandrakes «give a smell, 13. Matt. 13. And at our ‘of pleasant fruits, new and old, | & &mfances. Which I have laid_up for thee, O_ my beloved. O_THAT thou wert as my brother,| Brine. +That sucked the_breasts_of my/1. Heb. 2.14. mother! When I should_find thee without, I would_kiss thee; yea, L I should not be_ despised.
2 I would_lead thee, and bring thee
into my mother’s house,
Who would_instruct me:
I would_cause _thee_to _ drink of spiced bate of the_juice_of my pomegranat
3 He are ould be under my
eal And his right-hand should_em- brace me.
#1 a-charge pou, O_daughters_of} Brrme- Jerusalem, that ye ‘stir not up,| 00M. nor tawake my ‘love, until she) - 2djure.
please. | «. she.
7W fo is this +that_cometh_up from) Davex- the wilderness, leaning upon her| £88. beloved ?
Ia apalen. thee_up under theapple_| Brive OR BRIDE- There ‘thy mother pbrought_thee_| 600M forth : a. aupke There she p brought_thee_forth that| p. pledged, bare thee. or plighted 6-Set me as a@ xseal upon thine| tee heart, Love. As a xseal upon thine arm: 6. Luke 2. For love is strong as xdeath ; = Eph. 5, Jealousy is cruel as * the graye: Hee The coals thereof are coals_of fire,| sheol, Gr. which hath a /most_vehement_| hades. flame. eee
7 Many waters tcannot quench “love, | 7. Rom. 8. 35-
Neither ‘can the floods drown it: | 39.1 Cor.
If aiman would_give -all the_sub-| 1%. > stance_of his house for love, :
It would_utterly be_contemned.
8 We have a little sister, and she} Daten
hath no breasts: = What shall_we_do for our sister In the day when she_shall_be_
spoken for? eae ss
3 Ifshe be a wall, we will_build upon’ Brive. her a palace_of silver :
And if she bea door, we will_inclose her with boards_of cedar. I
521
$3
SoLtomon’s Sone VIII. 10.
mon, Place of a multi- tude.
BRIDE.
BC. about
a. Isaiah, Salvation- of Jehovah.
a. Ainoz, Strong.
EXPOsTU- LATION. 2. Deut. 32.1. Ps, 50. 1-6. J. Jehovah. 8. SONS. 3. Jer. 8.7.
h. heavy.
s. Sons.
d, despised.
6—-Luke 10. 34.
o. oil.
7.2 Chr. 28. 5, 16-21,
3. Jehovah -
of_Tseba- hoth,
10 £ am a wall, and my breasts like xtowers :
Then was I in his eyes as +one_that_ found p favour.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at 4 Baal- hamon ;
He let_out «the vineyard unto xkeepers ;
Every_one for the fruit thereof twas_to_bring a thousand pieces of silver.
12 My vineyard, which 7s mine, 7s be- fore me:
THE BOOK
HE_vision_of ‘Isaiah the -_son _of a Amoz, which he saw concerning
1. 2 Chr. 26. | Judah and Jerusalem in the_days_of 22. Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings_of Judah.
2 «Hear, O_heavens, and -give_ear O_ earth : For ! the Lorp -hath_spoken, “T -have_nourished and -brought_ up s children, Aaa thep shave_rebelled against
3 The ox -knoweth his owner, And the ass his master’s crib : But Israél -doth not know, My people -doth not consider.
- 4 Ah sinful nation,
A people / laden_with iniquity, A seed_of evil_dcers, s Children +that_are_corrupters : They -have_forsaken 4 -the Lorn, They -have_¢ provoked -the_Holy_ One-of Israel unto_anger, They -are_gone_away backward. 5 Why tshould_ye_be_stricken any_ more ? Ye_will_revolt more_and_more : The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint. 6 From the_sole_of the foot even un- to is head there is no soundness in i But wounds, and bruises, and pu- trifying sores : They «have not been_closed, Neither bound_up, Neither mollified with o ointment. 7 Your country 7s desolate, . Your cities ae sburned_with fire: Your land, strangers +devour it in your presence, And it is desolate, as by strangers. 8 And the_daughter_of Zion -is_left as a cottage ina vineyard, As a lodge ina garden_of_cucum- bers, As a +besieged city.” ° Except J the Lorp of_hosts had_left unto us a very_small remnant, We should_have_been as Sodom,
overthrown_
OF THE PROPHET
ISATAH.
522
Tsaran I.
Thou, O_Solomon, must have a a xthousand, And those_that_kee oo -the_fruit thereof two_hund: 6B daa _that dwellest in the gar- ens, The companions +hearken to thy voice: *Cause_me_to hear it. 14 -Make_haste, my beloved, and -be_ thou_like to a roe Or to a young hart upon the_moun- tains_of spices.
BRIDE- GROOM,
14. Rev, 22 17-20.
And we should have_been_like un-
to Gomorrah. 10-Hear the_word_of Jthe Lorn, ye rulers_of Sodom ;
-Give_ear_unto the_law_of our =God, ye -people_of Gomorrah.
11 “To_what_purpose is the_multi- ng tude_of yoursacrifices unto Me?” |= & tsaith Jthe Lorp:
“T eam _full_of the_«s burnt_offer- ings_of rams, and the_fat_of fed_ beasts ; 17.
And I -delight not in the_blood_of | as. a bullocks, or of lambs, or of_he_| ing
goats. 2 bs ye *tcome to appear before €, Who -hath_required this at your hand
To_ttread My courts ?
13 Bring no more vain g-oblations ; beh ‘is an abomination unto e;
The -new_moons and -sabbaths, the_calling_of -assemblies, I can- not_¢ away_with ;
It is iniquity, even the da solemn_ meeting.
14 Your new_moons and your appoint- ed_feasts My soul -hateth :
They -are a trouble unto Me;
I -am_weary to bear them.
15 And «when ye spread_forth your hands, I will_hide Mine eyes from
you:
Yea, when ye 'make_many prayers, I will not hear:
Your hands -are_full_of =blood.
16 -Wash you, ‘make_you-_clean ; -Put_away the_evil_of your doings
from before Mine eyes ; *Cease to_do_evil ;
17 «Learn to_do _well ; : “Seek ju tae ® Relieve f, trata -Judge the fat erless, *Plead_for the widow.
18 -Come now, and let_ gee to-
ISArAH I. 19.
.C.about 760.
ROMISE. . Ahdon shovah
sebahoth.
Mal. 3.3.
his work,
aw-in- sion, OUNTAIN OF THE HOUSE.
. Mic, 4, 4.
hall suredly. atter. Jehovah's, Th. 66. 23. ech. 8, 20- ; 14. 16-
Though they 'be_red like xcrimson, they shall_be as «wool. 9Tf ye 'be_willing and ‘obedient, ye shall_eat the_good_of the land: 20 But if shall _ be — devoured _ with sword : For the_mouth_of J the Lorp -hath_ spoken ?t.” 21 How «is the faithful city become a harlot ! It_was_full_of judgment ; Righteousness lodged in it ; But now murderers. 22 Thy silver sis_become dross, Thy s wine mixed with x=water : 23 'Thy princes are rebellious, and companions_of thieves : Every_one +loveth ® gifts, And +followeth_after rewards : They 'judge not the fatherless, Neither ‘doth the_cause_of the widow come unto them. 24 Therefore 4saith the «-Lord, ! the Lorp of_hosts, The_Mighty_One_of Israél, “Ah, I will-ease_Me of Mine ad- versaries, And avenge_Me of Mine enemies : % And I will_turnm“My hand upon thee, ; And purely purge_away thy dross, And take_away all thy tin: 2 And I will_restore thy judges as at the first, And thy counsellors as at the be- ginning: Afterward thou shalt_be_called, ‘The_city_of xrighteousness, The faithful city.’ 27 Zion shall_be_redeemed with judg- ment, And ther conyerts with righteous-
e ‘refuse and -rebel, ye the
ness. 23 And the_destruction_of the trans- gressors and of the sinners shall be together, And they_that_forsake Jthe Lorp shall_be_consumed. 29 For they shall_be_ashamed of the oaks which ye shave_desired, And ye shall_be_confounded for the gardens that ye -have_chosen.
30 For ye shall_be as an oak whose
leaf fadeth, And as a garden that hath no water.
81 And the strong «shall_be as tow, And h the_maker_of it as a spark, And they :shall both burn together, And none +shall_quench them.”
THE word that Isaiah the_son_of Amoz ssaw concerning Judah and
Jerusalem.
2 And it s*shall_come_to_pass in the Vast xdays,
That the_mountain_of J the Lorp’s house shall_be established in the_ top_of the mountains,
And shall _be_exalted above the
hills ; \ And all xnations -shall_flow unto it
8 And many =people -shall_go and
“say,
IsarAH II. 17.
“sCome ye, and let_us_go_up to the_ mountain_of J the Lorp,
To the_house_of the _=God _of Jacob ;
And He will_teach us of His ways,
And we will_walk in His paths:
EOE out_of Zion shall-go_forth the aw,
And the_word_of ‘the Lorp from Jerusalem.”
4And He «shall_judge among the
nations,
And ‘shall_rebuke many =people:
And they -shall_beat their swords into ploughshares,
And their spears into pruning- hooks :
Nation shall not lift_up sword against nation,
Neither shall_they_learn war any_ more.
5 O_house_of Jacob, -come ye, and
let_us_walk in the_light_of / the
Lorp. 6 Therefore Thou “hast_forsaken Thy -people the_house_of Jacob, Because they -be_replenished from the east, And are soothsayers like the Philis- tines, And they J please_themselves in the_children_of strangers. 7 Their land also is_full_of silver and
gold, Neither is there any end of their treasures ; Their land is also full_of horses, Neither is there any end of their chariots : 8 Their land also is_full_of ‘¢ idols ; They ‘worship the_work_of their_ own hands, That_which their_own fingers have made; 9 And the «mean_man boweth_down, And the ‘great_man humbleth_ himself: Therefore forgive them not. 10 -Enter into the rock, And shide thee in the dust, For ¢fear_of ‘the Lorp, And for the_glory_of His majesty.
11 The lofty looks_of «man shall_be_ humbled,
And the_haughtiness _of «men shall_be_bowed_down,
And /the Lorp alone -shall_be_ exalted in xthat xday.
12 For the_day_of 4 the Lorp of_hosts shall. be upon every one that is proud and lofty,
And upon every one that is lifted_
up; And he «shall_be_brought_low : 13 And upon all the_cedars_of xLeba- non, x+that are_high and x-lifted_
up, And upon all the_oaks_of xBashan, 14 And upon all the high xmountains, And upon all the hills x+that are_ lifted_up, 15 And upon every high tower, And upon every fenced wall, 16 And upon all the_ships_of Tarshish, And upon all @expleasant pictures. 7 And the_loftiness_of « xman sshall_ be_bowed_down,
523
s
B.C. about 760. J. Jehovah. =G. Elohim, plural,
PEACE
ESTAB-
LISHED. 4. Ps, 72. 7.
INvira- TION.
5, Ps, 89. 15. Wuy JACOB WAS FORSAKEN. 6. 1Sam, 6.2.
J. join- hands. with.
id. idols, Heb, elilim, nothings, Jrom ahlal, to be
nothing. a, ahdahm. i. ish,
MAJESTY OF JEHOVAH. 10. Rey. 6. 15,
d. dread.
shim, plural of ish.
DAY OF JEHOVAH. J. Jehovah of-Tseba- hoth.
de. de- sirable.
a, ahdahm,
5
TsaraHn IT. 18.
B.C. about 760.
@. anah- shim, plural of ish.
J. Jehovah. His MAJESTY. 19, Heb. 12. 25-29. Rev.
6. 12-17. du, dust.
a, ahdahm. id. idols, Hebd, elilim, Srom ab to be nothing. di. digger-of holes.
J. fissures.
d, dread.
22. Ps. 146. 3.
‘Stay AND
Tsebahoth. i. ish.
di. diyiner. ,
e. elder,
m. man-of_ eminent counte- nance.
sk. skilful charmer.
4. Eccles, 10. 16.
JERUSALEM RUINED.
7. lift-up. b. binder- up.
8, Svambled. J. Jehovah.
SIN MANIFEST.
And the -haughtiness _of «men *shall_be_made_low :
And ‘the Lorp alone sshall _be- exalted in xthat xday,
18 And the ‘didols He shall_utterly abolish.
19 And they -shall_go into the_holes_ of the rocks,
And into the_caves_of the du earth,
For fear_of J the Lorp,
And for the_glory_of His majesty,
When He ariseth to shake_terribly the earth.
20 In xthat xday a axman shall_cast his “-idols_of silver, and his id -idols_of gold,
Which they made each one for him- self to worship, to the @imoles and to the bats ;
21 To go into the_clefts_of the rocks,
And into the tops_of the ragged_ rocks,
For @fear_of 4 the Lorp,
And for the_glory_of His majesty,
When He ariseth to shake_terribly the earth.
2 »Cease ye from 4xman, whose breath zs in his nostrils :
For wherein +is he to _/be_ac- counted_of ?
FOR, behold, «the -Lord, 1the Lorp of_hosts, +doth_take_away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff,
The whole stay_of "bread, and the whole stay_of water,
2 The mighty_man, and the_iman_of war,
The judge, and the prophet,
And the diprudent, and the e ancient, 3 The _ captain — of fifty, and the
m honourable_man,
And the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the sk +eloquent orator.
4 And I -will_give children to be their princes,
And babes shall_rule_over them.
5 And the —people «shall_be_oppress- ed, ‘ every_one by ‘another,
And ‘every_one by his neighbour :
The child shall_behave _himself_ proudly against the ancient,
and be base against the honour- able.
6 When a ‘man shall_take_hold_of his. B brother_of the_house_of his ather,
ae ng, “Thou hast clothing, be
ou our ruler,
And Jet xthis xruin be under thy hand:”
7 In xthat xday shall-he_! swear, say- ing, “I will not be a bhealer;
For in my house 7s neither bread nor clothing :
‘Make me not a ruler_of the people.”
8 For Jerusalem s+*is_ruined, and Judah «is_fallen :
Because their tongue and their doings ave against Jthe Lorp,
To provoke the_eyes_of His glory.
°The shew_of their countenance -doth_witness against them ;
Tsaran III.
And they -declare their sin as Be : Sodom, they -hide zt not, Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10 -Say ye to the pelea, that it shall be well with him: For they shall_eat the_fruit_of their
doings. 11 Woe unto the Me -wicked ! it shall be ill with him a. heat of his hands shall_ be_do given him. 12 As for My -people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O_My people, they_which_lead thee cause_thee_to_err, s. And s destroy the_ way_ of thy paths. 13 J The Lorp +standeth_up to plead, And sshandens to judge the) P a
14 shes Lorp will_enter into judg- ment with the_eancients_of His |e. “people, and the_princes thereof :
For pe -have_eaten_up the vine-
yard ; The_spoil_of the -poor. ts in your
houses. 15 “What mean ye that ye "beat My -people to_pieces, a. And ‘grind the_faces_of the=poor?” saith «the =Lord ’Gop of_hosts. 16 Moreover !the Lor» saith, Because
the _ esos of Zion are _|PAUug haughty,
And walk with stretched_forth necks and ¢ wanton eyes, d,
Walking and mincing as they fo. Pi And pak Boe with t
fee!
VW Therefore «the =Lord -will_smite with a scab the_crown_of-_ the _head _ of the _ daughters _ of
Zion, ae Bid Lorp will_discover their t_purts. 18 In*tl that xday « the =Lord will_take_ away cthe_bravery_of their xtink- ling_ornaments about their
Feet, And ‘their nxcauls, and their xround_tires_like_the_moon,
19 The p chains, and the bracelets, and the » mufflers,
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments_ of_the_legs,
And the headbands, and the ve tab- lets, and the earrings,
21 The rings, and nose jewels,
2 The c changeable_suits_ of_apparel,
And the mantles, and the cowimples, | and the écrisping_pins,
23 The m glasses, and the fine_linen,
And the hoods, and the yails.
24 And it +shall_come_to_pass, that] ,> instead _ of sweet _ smell there_ shall_be rstink; . ~
And instead_of a girdle a rorent;
And instead_of well_set hair bald- ness ;
And instead_of astomacher a gird- ing. of sackcloth ;
And «burning instead_of beauty.
25 Thy ™ men shall_fall by the sword, mt
And thy mighty in the war.
26 And her en gates -shall_lament and oa
‘mourn ;
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sara IV. 1.