VIII. 11.

For e-God is with us.”
“ll For ‘the Lorp spake thus to me with a strong xhand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the_ way_of xthis people, saying,
12 “tSay ye not, ‘A confederacy,’ to all them to whom xthis xpeople s) nall_ say, ‘A confederacy ;’ neither fear ye their rfear, nor 'be_afraid.
13 +Sanctify ! «the Lorp of_hosts Him- self; and /et Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.
14 And He sshall_be for a sanctuary ;
But for a stone_of stumbling and for a rock_of offence to both the_ houses_of Israél,
For a gin and for a snare to the -inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many among them -shall_ stumble, and -fall, and «be_broken, and -be_snared, and -be_taken.
16-Bind_up the testimony, sseal the law among My disciples.”
W7 And I -will_wait upon “the Lorp,
x1That hideth His face from the_ house_of Jacob,
And I -will_look for Him.
18 Behold, ¥ and the children whom Jthe Lorp shath_given me
Are for signs and for wonders in Israél from J the Lorp of_hosts,
x1Which dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 And when they shall_say unto
you, “Seek unto them that_have_fa- miliar_spirits, And unto «wizards xathat, c¢ peep, and xsthat mutter :’ Should not a -people tseek unto their =God ? For the =living to the =dead ? 20 To the law and to the testimony : If they ‘speak not according_to xthis xword, It is because there is no 4 light in them. 21 And they -shall_pass_through it, s hardly_bestead and hungry: And it -shall_come_to_pass, that when they shall_be_hungry, they shall_fret_themselves, And -curse their king and their =God, and -look upward. 2 And they shall_look unto the earth ; And behold trouble and darkness, dimness_of anguish ; And they shall be driven. to tdark- ness.
NEVERTHELESS the dimness shall not be such as was in her yexation, When at the first He lightly_afflict- ed the_land_of Zebulun and the_ land_of Naphtali, And xafterward did_more_grievous- ly_afflict her By the_way_of the sea, beyond
9
xJordan, in Galilee_of the na- tions. 2The -people x+that walked in
xdarkness shave_seen a great light : +They_that_dwell in the_land_of the_shadow_of_death, upon them hath the light shined, 8 Thou shast_multiplied the nation, and ‘not increased the joy:
Isaran IX. 17.
They «joy before Thee according_to| B.C. al
the joy in xharvest, 740. And «as men trejoice when they ja. acca divide the spoil.
4 For Thou shast_broken -the_yoke_ of his burden,
And ethe_statf_of his shoulder, - The_rod_of his oppressor, As in the_day_of Midian.
5 For every battle_of the warrior is with confused_noise, and gar-| § ments rolled in =blood :
But this -shall_be with burning and J fuel_of fire.
6 For unto us a child -is_born,
Unto us a son *is_given :
And the government shall_be upon His shoulder: 6. Ju
And His name shall_ be called Wonderful, Counsellor, i .
The Mighty ¢-God, The Everlast- a j ing Father, The_ Prince. of Peace. | For]
7 Of the_inerease_of His xgovern- ment and peace there shall be no|7.
end, Luke 1. . Upon ‘the_throne_of David, and up-
on his kingdom, a To order it, and to establish it With judgment and with justice |», now. From ” henceforth even for ever. | J. Jehovah The_zeal_of ‘the Lorp of_hosts oa
will_perform this. 8a The =Lord sent a word into Ja- T
cob, HE LORD’
And it hath ‘lighted upon Teraal. Wosnaa
® And all the -people *shall_know, | , Adonahy
Even Ephraim and the_ inhabit- Sovereign. ants_of Samaria, rd.
That_say in the pride and stout- ness_of heart, 7
10 The bricks -are_fallen_down, but we will_build with_hewn_stones : :
The sycomores -are_cut_down, but
* we will_change them into cedars. ‘ 11 Therefore 4 the Lorp shall_set_up}s. Jehovah, ee ~adversaries_of Rezin against im. And ‘join his ~enemies together ; 12 The -Syrians before, and the Philis- tines behind : And they shall_devour -Israél with open mouth. Forall this His anger -is not turned_
away, But His hand 7s stretched _ out
+
.
iY
still. 13 For the -people -turneth not unto 13. Jer. x1Him_that_smiteth them, Neither :do_they_seek Jethe LORD
or jos sts. 14 Thefefore J the Lorp will_cut_off from Israél head and tail, Branch and rush, in one day. 5 The elancient and honourable, he is| e7. elder. the head ; ; And the prophet sthat_teacheth 4 lies, he is the tail. 2 16 For the_eleaders_of xthis xpeople|e. culos cause_them to err ; tall then And they_that_are_ ’eled_of them _ blessed. are s destroyed. eulogised uv nhac the=Lord shall_haye no|s: + swallow joy in their young_men, Ado: Neither shall_haye_mercy_on their i -fatherless and «widows : Lord.
For every_one 7s a hypocrite and an evildoer,
) 4
Oo}
8
IsaAIAH .C. about 738.
DESOLAT- ING JUDG- MENTS. lawless-
ness.
_ Jehovah. _ or burnt- up.
. food. ish.
about 713. WoE
10 OPPRESS- ORS.
THE ASSYRIAN. w. or Woe- to.
p. or pro- fane.
IX, 18.
And every mouth -speaketh folly. For all this His anger «is not turn- ed_away, But aot hand 7s stretched_out still. ; 18 For / wickedness -burneth as the
re: It_shall_devour the -briers and -thorns, And shall_kindle in the_thickets_of the forest, And they shall_mount_up like the_ lifting_up_of smoke. 19 Through the-wrath_of J the Lorp of_hosts -is the land » darkened, And the -people shall_be as the_ / fuel_of the fire : No ‘man shall_spare his brother. 20 And he shall_snatch on the right_ hand, and -be_hungry ; And he shall_eat on the left_hand, and they «shall not be_satisfied : They shall_eat ‘every_man the_ flesh_of his_own arm : 21 Manasseh, ~Ephraim; and Eph- raim, -Manasseh : And thep together shall be against Judah. For all this His anger sis notturned_
away, But His hand 7s stretched _ out still.
WOE unto =x:them_that decree unrighteous decrees, And +that_write grievousness which they have prescribed ; 2 To turn_aside the=needy from judg- ment, And to take_away the right from the_=poor_of My -people, That widows may_be their prey, And that they may _rob -the =fatherless ! 8 And what will_ye_do in the_day_of visitation, And in the desolation which shall_ come from far ? To whom will-_ye_flee for help? And where will_ye_leave your lory? 4 Without Me they shall bow_down under the prisoners, And they shall_fall under the=slain. For all this His anger ‘is not turned away, But His hand 7s stretched_out still. 5wQ@O Assyrian, the_rod_of Mine anger, And the staff in their hand is Mine indignation. 6J will_send him against a p hypo- critical nation, And against the_-people _of My wrath will_I_give_him_a_charge, To take the spoil, and to take the
1
prey, : And to tread them down like the_ mire_of the streets.
7 Howbeit he tmeaneth not so, Neither 'doth his heart think so ; But it is in his heart to destroy and
cut_off nations not a few.
8 For he tsaith, “ Are not my princes
altogether kings ?
® Ts not Calno as Carchemish ?
Js not Hamath as Arpad?
ISAIAH X. 22.
Is not Samaria as Damascus ?
10 a As my hand -hath_found the_king- doms_of the ‘-idols,
And whose graven_images did_excel them of Jerusalem and of Sa- maria ;
11 Shall I not, «as I -have_done unto Samaria and her ‘idols,
So tdo to Jerusalem id idols?”
12 Wherefore it *shall_come_to_pass, that when «dthe =Lord thath_ performed His «whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem,
Iwill_punish the_fruit_of the_stout heart_of the_king_of Assyria,
And the_glory_of his high Naat
18 For he «saith, “ By the_strength_of my hand I :haye_done if, _
ae Py my wisdom; for I am_pru-
ent:
and her
And I have_removed the_bounds_of the =people,
And shaye_robbed their treasures,
And I hayve_put_down the inhabit- ants like @ valiant man :
14 And my hand hath_found as a nest the_riches_of the =people :
And as one_gathereth eggs that are left, have E gathered all the earth;
And there was none -that_moved the wing, or +opened the mouth, or ¢ 4peeped.”
15 Shall the axe boast_itself against xshim_that heweth therewith ?
Or shall the saw magnify _ itself against him_that_shaketh it?
As if the rod should_shake itself against -them_that_lift_it_up,
Or as if the staff should _lift_up itself, as if it were no wood.
16 Therefore shall the 4-Lord, ‘the =LorD of_hosts, send among his fat_ones leanness ;
And under his glory He shall_ kindle a burning like the_burn- ing_of a fire. ;
V7 And the_Light_of Israél -shall_be for a fire,
And his Holy_One for a flame :
And it -shall_burn and «devour his
+ -thorns and his -briers in one
ay ;
18 And shall_consume the_glory_of his forest,
And of his fruitful_field, both soul and / body:
And they -shall_be as when a stand- ardbearer fainteth.
19 And the_rest_of the_trees_of his forest shall_be few, ;
That a child *may_write them.
20 And it «shall come_to_pass in xthat
xday, that the_remnant_of Israél,
And such_as_are_escaped of the_ house_of Jacob,
Shall no more again stay upon him_ that_smote them ;
But ‘shall_stay upon ‘the Lorp, the_ Holy_One-_of Israél, in truth.
21 7The remnant shall_return, even the_remnant_of Jacob, unto the Mighty = ~God.
22 For though thy people Israél tbe as the_sand_of the sea,
Yet a remnant_of them shall_
B.C. about 713.
a. According
as.
i. idol, Heb.
elil, no-
thing.
i. idols,
nothings.
id. idols,
hatsabim, Briefs.
THE KING OF ASSYRIA PUNISHED. 12, 2 Kin, 19. 36, 37. ad, Adon- ahy, Sove- reign-Lord.
c. chirped,
A.J. the Adon Jeho- yah of_ Tsebahoth.
J. flesh.
THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL. at 2 Kin, 16.
J. Jehovah.
E. El gibbor as ch. 9. 6.
22. Rom. 9. 27, 28.
return:
529
ISAIAH X. 23.
B.C. about
PROMISES. 24. Isa. 37. 6.
26. Judg. 7. 25. 3. Jehovah.
o. oil, Heb. shahmen.
PROGRESS OF THE INVADER.
b. or bag- gage.
His DE- STRUCTION. A, J. the
rd Jehovah of- hosts.
THE RoD OF JESSE. 1. Rey. 22. 16, o. out of his
John 3. 34. J. Jehovah.
3. John 5. 30.
Isarau XI. 14, The c consumption decreed 4shall_ sc understanding in the_fear_of| B.C.
overflow with righteousness. ‘the Lorp: i 713. 2 For the A=Lord ‘Gop of_nosts And He shall not judge after the_| sc. or scent
ashall_make a c¢consumption, sight_of His eyes, J. Jeho
even determined Neither ¢'reprove after the_hear-| d. or deci
In the_midst_of all the ¢ land. ing_of His ears: 24 Therefore thus «saith the 4=Lord 4 But with righteousness -shall_He_
‘Gop of_hosts, judge the =poor, 4
O_My people +that_dwellest in Zion, And ¢-reprove with equity for the_ tbe not afraid of the Assyrian : =meek_of earth :
He shall_smite thee with a xrod, And He «shall_smite the earth with
And shall_lift_up his staff against the_rod_of Hismouth, thee, after the_manner_of Egypt. And with the_sbreath_of His lips spi
25 For yet a very_little while, and the shall_He-slay the ! -wicked. ; indignation -shall_cease, 5 And righteousness -shall_be the-_|,’ And Mine anger in their destruc- girdle_of His loins,
tion. And «faithfulness the_girdle_of His 26 And J the Lorp of_hosts «shall_stir_
reins. up a scourge for him 6 The wolf also -shall_dwell with the According_to the_slaughter_of Mid- lamb, ian at the_rock_of Oreb : And theleopard shall_lie-down with And as his rod was upon the the kid; : sea, And the calf and the young_lion So -shall_he_lift_it_up after the_ and the fatling together; manner-_of Egypt. And a little child -shall _ lead 27 And it -shall_come_to_pass in «that them. xday, 7 And the cow and the bear shall_ That his burden shall_be_taken_ feed ; away from off thy shoulder, Their young_ones shall_lie.down And his yoke from off thy neck, together :
And the yoke -shall_be_destroyed And the lion shall_eat straw like because of the ° anointing. the ox. 28 He -is_come to Aiath, he -is_passed 8 And the sucking_child -shall_play
to Migron; on the-hole_of the asp, At Michmash he thath_laid_up his And the weaned_child s-shall_put|s. b carriages : his hand on the «4 cockatrice’ 29 They -are_gone_over the passage : den. They have_taken_up_their_lodging * They shall not hurt nor ‘destroy|9. at Geba; in all My holy mountain:
xRamah -is_afraid : Gibeah_of Saul For the earth -shall_be_full of the_
*is_fled. knowledge_of ’the Lorp, 30-Lift_up thy voice, O_daughter_of As the waters +cover the sea. Gallim : 10 And in xthat xday there -shall_be a
*Cause_it_to_be_heard unto Laish, O_poor Anathoth. Which -shall_stand for an ensign_ 31 Madmenah -is_removed ; of the =people ; The_inhabitants_of xGebim -gath- To it shall the » Gentiles seek : er_themselves_to_flee. And His rest -shall_be 7 glorious. 32 As_yet shall_he_remainat Nob that | 1 And it -shall_come_to_pass in xthat
day : xday, :
He shall_shake his hand against That the =Lord shall_set His the_mount_of the_daughter_of hand again the second_time to Zion, the_hbill_of Jerusalem. rrecover +the_remnant_of His
33 Behold, the 4~Lord, J the Lorp of_ people, which shall_be_le! hosts, +shall_lop the bough with From Assyria, and from Egypt, terror : and from Pathros, a
And the_high _ ones _ of xstature And from Cush, and from Elam, shall be hewn_down, and from Shinar,
And the =haughty shall_be_hum- And from Hamath, and from the_
root_of Jesse,
bled. islands_of the sea. z 34 And he -shall_cut_down the_thick-; © And He -shall_set-up an ensign 4 ets_of the forest with xiron, for the nations, : And xLebanon shall_fall by a And -shall_assemble the_outcasts_ - mighty_one. | of lena : And. 'gather_together the _ dis- 4 11 AND there -shall_come_forth a persed_of Judah from the four rod out_of the_stem_of Jesse, w corners_of the earth. w. wings, And a branch ¢shall_grow out_of| 13 The_envy also of Ephraim -shall_|13. Jer. 3.1 his roots : depart, 2 And the_Spirit_of! the Lorp sshall_ And -the_adversaries_of Judah rest upon Him, shall_be_cut_off : The_Spirit_of wisdom and under- Ephraim shall not envy -Judah, standing, And Judah shall not yex -Eph- i The_Spirit_of counsel and might, raim. . The_Spirit_of knowledge and of} But they -shall_fly upon the_ the_fear_of J the Lorp; -shoulders_of the Phi es to- 3 And -shall_make_Him_of_quick_ ward_the_west ;
530 iH
Isatan
B.C. about 718. +. the-sons_ _ of the east. ‘ad sons,
. THE HIGHWAY. 15, Zech. 10.
ii. J. Jehovah.
7. in shoes, 16, Ex. 14. 29.
PRAISE. 1, See ch, 11. 10.
J. Jehovah.
2 Ex. 15. 2. Ps. 118. 14.
El, God, # lar. ah Je- lovah.
8. John 4. 10, 4; 7. 37-39.
4. Ps. 105. 1. J, Jehovah.
oe See Ex. 15. #. Sing. praise.
€. an-excel- lent-thing,
or an_emi- nent_thing.
6. ae 3. 14-17.
i. inha- about 712.
BURDEN OF BABYLON.
1. Ch. xvii. Jer. 1.
w, Wave.
€. or excel- lency.
J. Jehovah of_Tseba- hoth,
t. the
heavens. J. Jehovah.
XI, 15.
They shall_spoil ¢-them of the east | together :
+They-shall_lay their hand upon Edom and Moab;
And the-_schildren_of Ammon 4shall_obey them.
1% And !the Lorp -shall_utterly_de-
stroy the_tongue_of the Egyptian
sea ; And with His mighty wind «shall_ He_shake His hand oyer the river, And -shall_smite it in the seven streams, And -make_men_go_oyver i dryshod. 16 And there -shall_be a highway for the_remnant_of His people, which shall_be_left, from Assyria ; Like as it_was to Israél in the day that_he_came_up out_of the_ land_of Egypt.
12 AND in xthat xday thou -shalt_ say,
i = O_ Lor», I will_praise Thee: Though Thou wast_angry with me, Thine anger tis_turned_away, and
Thou comfortedst me.
2 Behold, ¢-God is my salvation ;
I will_trust, and not 'be_afraid :
For “hthe Lorp JEHovAH is my strength and my song ;
He also is_become nty salvation.
8 Therefore with joy -shall_ye_draw =water out_of the_wells_of *sal- yation.
4 And in xthat xday -shall_ye_say,
-Praise /the Lorp, -call upon His
name,
‘Declare His doings among the =people,
-Make_mention that His name -is_ exalted. :
5s-Sing unto ‘the Lorp; for He shath_done e -excellent_things : This is known in all the earth. §-Cry_out and -shout, thou ‘inha- bitant_of Zion : For great is the-Holy_One_of Is- raél in the_midst_of thee. 13 THE_burden_of Babylon, which Isaiah the_son_of Amoz did_see. 2-Lift_yeup a banner upon the high_mountain, *Exalt the voice unto them, w-Shake the hand, That they may_go into the_gates_ of the nobles. ~ 3 E have commanded My sanctified_
ones, I have also called My mighty_ones for Mine anger, Even them _that_rejoice_in My ¢ highness. 4The_noise_of a multitude in the mountains, Like_as of a great -people; A tumultuous noise_of the_king- doms_of nations gathered _to- ether : 1 The Lor» of_hosts +mustereth the_ host_of the battle. 5 1They_come from a far country, From the_end_of ¢ =heayen, Even ! the Lor», and the_weapons_ of His indignation,
IsaraH XIII. 1. |
To destroy the whole land. 6 -Howl ye; for the_day_of! the Lorp is at_hand ; It shall_come as a destruction from the =Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be-_faint, And every ¢ man’s heart shall_melt : 8 And they -shall_be_afraid : Pangs and sorrows shall_take_hold_ of them ; They shall_be_in_pain as a woman_ that_trayaileth : They shall_be_amazed one at an- other ; Their faces shall be as »f flames. ® Behold, the_day_of ‘the Lorp cometh, Cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate: And He shall_destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the_stars_of x=heaven and the_ constellations thereof shall not give their light :
The sun shali be darkened in his going_forth,
And the moon shall not cause_her_ light to_shine.
11 And I -will_punish the ) world for their evil,
And the !=wicked for their iniquity:
And I -will_cause the_arrogancy_ of the =proud to_cease,
And will_lay_low the_haughtiness_ of the =terrible.
1 J will_make a ¢ man more precious than fine_gold ;
Eyen a «man than the_golden_ wedge_of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will_shake the heavens,
And the earth shall_remoyve out_of her place, Tn the_wrath_of !the Lorp of_hosts, And in the_day_of His fierce anger. 14 And it -shall_be as the chased roe, And asasheepthat no_mantaketh_
up: : They shall * every_man turn to his_| 7. i
own people,
And Hee tevery_one into his_own]i.
land. 15 Every_one x+that is_found shall_ be_thrust_through ; And every_one «that is_joined un- to them shall_fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall_be_ dashed _to_pieces before their eyes; Their houses shall_be_spoiled, and their wives ravished. W Behold, I +will_stir_up -the Medes against them, Which shall not regard silver ; And as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 18 Their bows also. shall_dash the young_men to_pieces ; And they shall_have no pity on the_fruit_of the womb; Their eye shall not spare schildren 19 And. Babylon, the_glory_of king-
doms,
The_beauty_of the Chaldees’ ex- cellency,
*Shall_be as_when =God overthrew
B.C, about 712.
DAY OF JEHOVAH. 6. Rey. 6. 17. J. Jehovah.
e. endsh, frail, mor- tal-man.
»1. faces_of. DESOLA- TION.
9. Mal. 4. 1.
10. Matt. 24, 29,
h. habitable. world, tee-
beel. 7. lawless,
e. endsh, frail, mor- man. a, ahdahm.
THE HEAVENS SHAKEN.
13. Hag. 2. 6. Heb. 12. 26,
THE MEDEs. 17. Jer-51.11.
$. Sons.
DESOLATION OF BABYLON.
19. Dan. 4. 30.
Sodom and -Gomorrah,
x x
531
7
B.C. about
712.
g.or goats, Heb, sehi- rim.
.
RESTORA- TION OF ISRAEL. 1. Deut. 30. ‘y Ps. 102.
J. Jehovah.
KING OF - BABYLON.
1. lawless.
c. cypress_ trees.
THE DEAD.
t rephahim.
a, answer.
IsatAnH XIII. 20.
20 Tt shall never be_inhabited, Neither shall_it_be_dwelt_in from generation to generation: Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; Neither shall the shepherds make_ their_fold there. 21 But wild _ beasts _ of _ the «shall_lie there ; And their houses -shall_be_full of doleful_creatures ; And owls *shall_dwell there, And gsatyrs shall_dance there. 22 And the wild_beasts_of_the_islands
_ desert
sshall_cry in their desolate _ houses,
And dragons in their pleasant palaces :
And her time 7s near to come,
And her days shall not be_pro- longed.
1 4 FOR ! the Lorp will_have_mercy_
on -Jacob,
And «will yet choose Israél,
And -set them in their_own land:
And the -strangers shall_be_joined_ with them,
And they “shall_cleave to the_ house_of Jacob.
2 And the =people -shall_take them,
and «bring them to their place:
And the - house _of Israél «shall _ possess them in the_land_of ! the Lorp for servants and hand- maids:
And they -shall_take _ them _cap- tives, whose captives_they_were ;
And they -shall_rule over their op- pressors.
8 And it -shall_come_to_pass in the day that J the Lorp shall_give_thee_rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard xbondage wherein thou wast_made_to_serve,
4 That thou -shalt_take_up «this pro- verb against the_king_of Babylon, and
ay, “How hath the oppressor ceased ! The golden_city ceased ! 5 J The Lorp hath_broken the_staff_ of the !=wicked, And the_sceptre_of the rulers. 6 sHe_who_smote the =people in wrath with a continual stroke, +He _that_ruled the nations in anger, Ts persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth -is_at_rest, and sis_quiet : They -break_forth into_singing. 8 Yea, the ¢ fir_trees -rejoice at thee, And the_cedars_of Lebanon, say- ing, ‘Since tMou «art _laid_down, no xfeller tis_come_up against us. °h Hell from beneath -is_-moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: +It_stirreth_up the r =dead for thee,
Even all the_chief_ones_of the earth ; It -hath_raised_up from_ their
thrones all the_kings_of the na- tions.” 10 All they shall_« speak and say unto
thee, “Art thou also become_weak as we?
532
Art_thou_become_like unto us? 1. Thy pomp sis_brought_down to the
How -art_thou_cut_down to the ground, +which_didst_weaken the nations ! 1
13 For thon shast_said in thine heart,
“T will_ascend_into ¢ x=heaven,
I will_exalt my throne above the_ stars_of ¢~God: Voaven
I will_sit also upon the_mount_of e. Bu the congregation,
In the_sides_of the north :
14 Tw fe asend above i ai a the -clouds ; ’
I will_be_like the Most_High.
15 Yet thou shalt_be_broug ene to hell
To the-sides_of the pit.
16 They_that_see theeshall_narrowly_ look upon thee, and consider thee, saying,
“ Ts this the ‘man +that_made the]i. i earth to_tremble,
+That_did_shake kingdoms ;
W That made the ha world asa xwilder- ness,
And destroyed the_cities thereof ;
That opened not the_house_of his
risoners ?
18 All the_kings_of the nations, even
all of them, -lie in glory,
Every_one in his_own house.
19 But thou -art_cast_out of thy grave like an abominable branch,
Andasthe_raiment_of*+those_that are_slain,
Thrust_ through with a sword,
eS down to the_stones_of the pit:
As a carcase trodden_under-_feet.
20 Thou shalt not be_joined with them in burial.
Because thou -hast_destroyed thy land, and ‘slain thy -people :
The_seed_of evildoers shall never be_renowned.”
21 «Prepare slaughter for his children| Baw for the_iniquity_of their fathers ;| D: That they 'do not rise, nor «possess|__™ the land, — Nor -fill the-face_of the hworld with cities. 2 For I -will_rise_up imst them, =. ssaith J the Lorp of hosts, 3. Jehovah And -cut_off from Babylon the or
name, and remnant, And oson, and nephew, saith 4 the|o. o
LORD. and = 23 I -will also make it a possession for) °"** the bittern, and pools_of water : And I -will_sweep it with the_besom_ of destruction, +saith Jthe Lorp of_hosts. 2%IThe Lorp of_hosts shath_sworn, THE ASSYRIAN
saying,
Surely «cas I have thought, so} ac. -shall_it_come_to_pass ;
sao ac ie I shave_purposed, so shall
2 That. bri mill: break the Assyrian in My land,
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Tsaran XIV. 26.
IsarAH
B.C. about And upon My mountains tread_ shall_raise_up a cry of destruc- 712. him_under-foot : tion.
Then shall his yoke depart from off} © For the_waters_of Nimrim shall_ them, be =desolate : :
And his burden ‘depart from off For the hay *is_withered_away, the their shoulders. grass faileth,
26 This 7s the purpose x1that is_pur- There is no green_thing, posed upon the whole earth: 7Therefore the abundance they
And this is the hand ~x+that is_ shave_gotten, stretched_out upon all the na- And that_which_they_haye_laid_ tions. up,
7. Job 9.12.) 27 For J the Lorp of_hosts shath_pur- Shall _they_carry_away to the_ ae ve posed,and who shall_disannul it ? brook_of the willows. meejoven. And His hand is xstretched_out, 8 For the cry -is_gone_round_about and who shall_turn_it_back ? -the_-borders_of Moab ; PALESTINE.| 78 In the year that xking Ahaz died The_howling thereof unto Eglaim, ; was xthis xburden, And the_howling thereof unto . Palestina,! 29 Rejoicenotthou, whole » Palestina, Beer-elim. nine because the_rod_of him_that_| For the_waters_of Dimon -shall_ Be Wallow smote thee «is_broken : be_full_of blood : ing. For out_of the serpent’s root shall_ For I will_bring more upon Dimon, or an come-_forth a « cockatrice, ~Lions upon him_that_escapeth of adder. And his fruit shall be a flery flying Moab, serpent. And upon the_remnant_of the land. 30 And the_=firstborn_of the =poor sshall_feed, 1 6 “SEND ye the lamb to the_ruler_
And the =needy shall_lie_down in of the land from sSela to the safety : wilderness,
And I -will_kill thy root with xfa- Unto the_mount_of the_daughter_ mine, of Zion.
And he shall_slay thy remnant. 2¥For it -shall_be, that, as a wander-
31 -Howl, O_gate ; ‘cry, O_city; ing bird cast_out_of the nest
Thou, whole »Palestina, art dis- So the_daughters_of Moab shall_be solved : at the_fords_of Arnon.
For there -shall_come from the 3b -Take counsel, ‘execute judgment ; north a smoke, *Make thy shadow as the night in
And none shall be alone in his the_midst_of the noonday ; appointed_times. *Hide the outcasts ;
2. Ps, 87.1-} 32 What shall_one_then_answer the_ *Bewray not him_that_wandereth.