LXVI. 21.

To My holy mountain Jerusalem, saith / the Lorp,
a As the_s children_of Israél bri an 9*offering in a clean vesse! into the_house_of J the Lorp.
21 And I will also take of them for xpriests and for xLevites, ‘saith J the Lorp.
= For «as the new xheayens and the new xearth, which £ +will_make, sshall_remain before Me, -saith I the Lorn,
So shall your seed and your name remain. -
THE BOOK OF
JEREMIAH II. 3.
33 And it -shall_come_to_pass, that|B.C.about from one_new_moon to another, 698. and from one_sabbath to another, 23. Ps. 86. 9,
Shall all flesh come to worship be-| 10.
fore Me, ssaith / the Lorp. | 24 And they -shall_go_forth, and ‘look |
THE
upon the_carcases_of the «men | UNDYING x+that have_transgressed against Gee Me: ; | ED FIRE. | For their worm shall not die, 24. Mark 9. Neither shall their fire be.quench- #~9. ed: @. anah-
And they -shall_be an abhorring unto all flesh. |
THE PROPHET
JEREMIAH.
-words_of j Jeremiah the_son_of
h Hilkiah, of the priests that were
in « Anathoth in the_land_of Benjamin:
2To whom the_word_of J the Lorp
came in the_days_of Josiah the_son_of
Amon king_of Judah, in the_thirteenth year_of his reign.
8 It came also in the_days_of Jehoia- kim the_son_of Josiah king_of Judah, unto the_end_of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the_son_of Josiah king_of
Judah, unto the_carrying_away_of Je-|
rusalem captive in the fifth xmonth. *Then the_word_of ? the Lorp came unto me, saying, 5 “Before I tformed thee in the belly I knew thee ; and before thou 'camest_
. forth out_of the womb I sanctified thee,
and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
6Then said I, “Ah, A=Lord ’Gop! ae I ‘cannot speak: for EF ama
ild.
7 But Jthe Lorp said unto me, “Say not, £ am a child: for thou shalt_go to all that I shall_send thee, and -what- soever I tcommand thee thou shalt_
8 Be not afraid_of their faces: for E am with thee to deliver thee, +saith 4 the Lorp.”
® Then Jthe Lorp put_forth His chand, and touched my mouth. And Jthe Lorp said unto me, “Behold, I *have_put My words in thy mouth.
10 -See, I have xthis xday set thee over the nations and over the king- doms, to root_out, and to pull_down, and to destroy, and to throw_down, to build, and to plant.”
il Moreover the_word_of ?the Lorp came unto me, saying,
« Jeremiah, what +seest thon?” And I said, “E see a rod_of an «almond_ tree.” 3
12 Then said ‘the Lorp unto me, “Thou hast well seen: for £ will hasten My word to perform it.”
18 And the_word_of /the Lorp came unto me the second_time, saying, “ What
jaseest thou?” And I said, “E see a|B.C.about bseething pot; and the_face thereof is} 629. | J toward the north.” |b. boiling,
eg 8 ct o 8 3 & 2, e E g s i ef:
| upon all the_inhabitants_of the land. | phakh, to low, to breathe. Ff. from the- face_of. | 5. Jehovah.
thereof round_about, and against all | the_cities_of Judah. 16 And I -will_utter My judgments against them touching all their wicked- ness, who -have_forsaken Me, and have_ |burned_incense unto other gods, and worshipped the_works_of their_own hands.
W Thon therefore 'gird_up thy loins, 17-19. Ezek. and «arise, and «speak unto them -all Sere that = tcommand thee: tbe not dis- mayed at their faces, lest I confound | thee before them. | 18 For, behold, £ -have_made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the | whole land, against the_kings_of Judah, against the_princes thereof, against the_priests thereof, and against the_ -people_of the land.
19 And they «shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for £ am with thee, -saith J the Lorp, to deliver thee.”
MOREOVER the_word_of! the Lorp came to me, saying, 2“-Go and ‘cry in the_ears_of Jeru- salem, saying, * Thus ssaith J the Lorp; I -remember thee, the_kindness_of thy youth, the_love_of thine es-
pousals, : When thou wentest after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. 3 Israél vas holiness unto / the Lorp, And the_firstfruits_of his increase : |
16. 60. J. Jehoyah.
573
JEREMIAH II. 4,
ba be-guilty. J. Jehovah.
EXPosTu- LATION,
5. Mic. 6, 2, 3.
6. Deut. 32. 10.
|
| @. ish.
| a, ahdahm. | 7. Deut. 11. | 11,12.
| f. fruitful
| land.
| | |
sa. 9. 16. Sate 15.14.
| 9. Ezek, 20. 35, 36.
, 86. | s. son's sons.
11. Ps. 106. 20, 21.
13. Rey. 21. 6.
c. cannot hold the waters.
ISRAEL WASTED. 14. Ex. 4, 22,
~23.
| PLEADING.
All +that_devour him shall_? of- fend ;
Evil shall -come upon them, saith
1 the Lorp.”
4-Hear ye the_word_of ! the Lorp, O_house_of Jacob,
And all the_families_of the_house_ of Israél :
5 Thus ‘saith / the Lorp, What iniquity shave your fathers
found in Me, that they -are_gone_-
far from Me,
And have_walked after xvanity, and are_become vain?
6 Neither said they, “ Where is ! the Lorp x:that brought us up out_ of the_land_of Egypt,
xsThat led us through the wilder- ness, through a land_of deserts and of pits,
Through a land_of drought, and of the_shadow_of_death,
Through a land that no ‘man passed _ through, and where no aman dwelt ?”
7 And I brought pou into a /xplenti- ful country,
To eat thefruit thereof and the_ goodness thereof :
ae sare ye entered, ye defiled My
And made Mine heritage an abomi- nation.
8 The priests said not, “Where is ‘the Lorp?”
And they_that_handle the lawknew Me not:
tue pastors also transgressed
inst Me,
And ek prophets prophesied by
fins mci after things that do not profit.
8 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, +saith 4 the Lorp,
And with ate schildren’ss children will_I_p
10 For ae ae ‘the_isles_of Chittim, and see ;
And send unto Kedar, and «consider diligently,
And see if there -be such a
thing. 11 -Hath a nation changed their gods, tohich are yet no gods?
But My people -have_changed their glory for that which ‘doth not profit.
12 -Be_astonished, O_ye heavens, at this, and -be_horribly_afraid,
Beas: ye very desolate, «saith I the
13 For My people shave_committed two evils ;
They shave. forsaken Sle the_foun- tain_of living waters,
And hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that ¢'can_hold no x=water.
14 Js Israél a servant? is he a home- born slave ?
Why «is he spoiled ?
15 The young_lions ‘roared upon him, and yelled,
And they made his land waste :
His cities -are_burned without in- habitant.
JwrEMiaH II. 27
16 Also the_schildren_of Noph and|B.C.ab Tahapanes 62 —— roken the_crown_of_thy_ W hers pe not procured this unto z
In rien thou -hast_forsaken ! the) J. Jeho
Lorp thy =God, When He led thee by the way? 18 —_ now = hast thou to do in e_way_of Egypt, To drink the_waters_of ‘Sihor ? Or —_ hast thou to do in the_ way-_of Assyria, - To drink the_waters.. of ‘ce the river? 19 Ele own wickedness shall_cor-
t thee, And thy backslidings shall_reprove
“Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter,
That thou -hast_forsaken /+the Lorp thy =God,
And that My fear is not in thee, 4saith 4 the =Lord / Gop of_hosts.
20 For of old time I -have_broken thy
yoke, and burst thy bands ;
And thou saidst, I will not trans-|“¢
When upon every high hill and under every green tree thon 4wan- derest, playing_the_harlot.
1 Vet £ planted thee a noble vine, aT a_right seed
How then -art_thou_turned into the degenerate plant_of a strange vine unto Me?
2 For betsy thou ‘wash thee with so xp
And take thee much soap,
Yet thine iniquity +is_marked be- fore Me,
4Saith 4 the =Lord 4 Gop.
3 How tcanst_thou_say, I -am not lluted,
I -have not gone after xBaalim ?
“See thy way in the valley, -know what thou shast_done :
Thou art a swift dromedary tra- versing her ways ;
24 A wild_ass used_to the wilderness,
That snuffeth_up the wind at her
pleasure ; In her occasion who tcan_turn_her_ away ? All they _that_seek her will not weary_themselves ; In her month they shall_find her. 5 ee thy foot from being un- And thy throat from thirst :
ae thou saidst, “There is no hope:
For. I -have_loved strangers, and after them will_I_go. 25 As the thief neers when he Hs_found, then, thelr cathcey Aleit! e e! and their priests, and their pro-
phe ets, 7 Sayin to a xstock, “Thou art my | 27.
father ;”
And to @ es “Thon shast_ brought_me_fort
For they shave_turned their back unto Me, and not their face:
j
;
EREMIAH II. 28. JEREMIAH III. 16.
. about 629.
But in the_time_of their trouble they will-say, “-Arise, and -save us.”
28 But where ave thy gods that thou shast_made thee ? Let_them_arise, if they can_save thee in the_time_of thy trouble : For according to the_number_ of thy cities -are thy gods, O_ Judah.
Hos, 10.1.
29 Wherefore will_ye_plead with Me ? |
Ye all -have_transgressed against Me, +saith 4 the Lorp.
20 In vain ‘have_I_smitten your s«chil- dren ;
They received no correction :
Your_own sword hath devoured your prophets,
Like a destroying lion.
31 O_generation, ‘see pe the_word_of ‘the Lorp.
*Have_I_been a wilderness unto Is- raél? a land_of @ darkness ?
Wherefore -say My people, “We weare_lords; we will_come no more unto Thee?”
82 kCan a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire ?
Yet My people -have_forgotten Me days without number.
33 Why 'trimmest thou thy way to seek love ?
Therefore ‘hast thou also taught the / -wicked_ones thy -ways.
84 Also in thy skirts -is.found the_ blood_of the_souls_of the poor innocents:
I -have not found it by ¢xsecret_ “search, but upon all these.
35 Yet thou sayest, “Because I am_ innocent, surely His anger *shall_ turn from Me.’
Behold, I +will_plead_with thee,
4 because thou sayest, “I have not sinned.”
36 Why 'gaddest _thou_about so_ much to change thy «way?
Thou also shalt_be_ashamed of Egypt, «as thou wast-ashamed of Assyria,
37 Yea, thou
him,
And thine hands upon thine head:
For Jthe.Lorp hath rejected thy confidences,
And thou shalt not prosper in them. E
eminine.
ne. gging.
‘shalt _ go_forth from
THEY -say, If a ‘man 'put_away his «wife,
And she -go from him, and -be- come another * man’s,
Shall he return unto her again ?
Shall not xthat land be_greatly polluted ?
But thon -hast_played_the_harlot with many lovers;
Yet -return_again to Me, -+saith
ehovah. J the Lorp. 2 -Lift_up thine eyes unto the high_ places, And -see where thou shast not been_lien_with. In the ways shast_thou_sat for - them, as the Arabian in the wil- : derness ;
i And thou hast_polluted the land
with thy whoredoms and with|B.C. about thy wickedness. 629. 8 Therefore the showers have_been_ withholden, And there shath_been no latter_ rain ; And thou hadst a whore’s fore- > Thou refusedst to be_ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this_time cry} 4. Hos. 14, 1- unto Me, 3. “My father, Thou art the_guide_of my youth?” > Will He reserve His anger for ever? |5, Isa. 57. 16. | Will He Keep 7t to the end? Behold, thou -hast_spoken and done xevil_things as thou could- est. : ae | 63 The Lorp said also unto me in| aboutél2. | the_days_of Josiah the king, “Hast|TREACHER- | thou seen that which backsliding Israél CUS TED AS shath_done? she +is_gone_up upon) “gryiping | every high mountain and under every} IsRaEt. preci tree, and there hath_played the} J. Jehovah. arlot. 7 And I said after she had_done -all these things, ‘Turn thou unto Me.’|r. Return, But she returned not. And her treach-| 27She will erous sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israél committed_T adultery I had_put_her_away, and given her a -bill_of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but
went and played_the_harlot also:
9 And it :came_to_pass through the_ lightness_of her whoredom, that she defiled «the land, and committed adul- tery with x-stones and with x-stocks.
10 And yet for all this her treacher- ous sister Judah shath not turned unto}.
Me with her whole heart, but feignedly,
ssaith J the Lorp.
il And ‘the Lorp said unto me, The backsliding Israél -hath_justified 4 her-| 1. her soul. self more_than treacherous Judah.” =n er
12-Go and proclaim xthese xwords| INviTATION
toward_the_north, and «say, ‘0 RETURN. ‘Return, thou_backsliding Israél,
asaith J the Lorp; And I will not cause Mine anger
to_fall upon you: For £ am gmerciful, saith J the|g. stacious,
Lor», Geb khah= And I will not keep anger for| sid. ever.
8 Only -acknowledge thine iniquity, | 13. Lev. 26. that thou -hast _ transgressed| 4042 against J the Lorp thy =God, °
And hast_scattered thy ways to
ae strangers under every green ree,
And ye shave not obeyed My voice,
4saith J the Lorp.
14rTurn, O-_backsliding schildren,| Promises ssaith Jthe Lorp; for = -am_| ON RE- married unto you: aes
And I -will_take pou one of a city,|7" one”
and two of a family, and I -will_|s. Jehovah, bring pou to Zion:
15 And I -will_ give you pastors ac- cording_to Mine heart,
Which -shall_feed pon with know-
ledge and understanding.
16 And it *shall_come_to_pass, when
ye 'be_multiplied and «increased
in the land,
575
}
JEREMIAH III. 17.
B.C. about 612. J. Jehovah.
THRONE OF JEHOVAH.
17. Isa. 2. 3.
st. stubborn- ness.
18. Isa, 11. 13.
ADOPTION. S. SONS.
f. friend.
REPENT- ANCE. ~
6, Because.
23. Ps. 3. 8.
24. Ch. 11.38.
t. the shame- ful thing, the idol.
a: Joel 2 12, J. Jehovah.
In xthose xdays, +saith 'the Lorp, they shall_say no more,
“The-ark_of the_covenant_of 4 the Lorp :”
Neither shall_it_c come to mind :
Neither shall_they_remember it ;
Neither shall_they_visit it ;
Neither shall_‘that_be_done any_ more.
17 At xthat xtime they shall_call Jeru- salem the_throne_of Jthe Lorp;
And all the nations -shall_be_ga- thered unto it, to the_name_of Jthe Lorp, to Jerusalem :
Neither shall_they_walk any_more after the_s‘imagination_of their evil heart.
18In xthose days the _ house _ of Judah shall_walk with the _ house_of Israél,
And they -shall_come together out_ of the_land_of the north
To the land that I -have_given_for_ an_inheritance unto your -fa- thers.
19 But E said, How shall_I_put thee among the s children,
And give thee a pleasant land,
A goodly heritage_of the_hosts_of nations ?
And I said, “Thou shalt_call Me, “My father ;’”
ond shalt not turn_away from
le.”
20 Surely as a wife streacherously_ departeth from her husband,
So have ye - dealt _ treacherously with Me, O_house-of Israél,
4Saith J the Lorp-
21 _A voice was_heard upon the high_ Fie
ees oe and supplications_of the_ ildren_of Israél :
bFor they -have _perverted their rway,
And They have _ forgotten ? Lorp their =God.
2 “-Return, ye backsliding schildren, and I will_-heal your backslid- ings.”
“Behold, we come unto Thee; for Thou art ‘the Lorp our =God.
3 Truly in vain is salvation hoped Jor from the hills, and from the_ multitude_of mountains :
Truly in Jthe Lorp our =God is the_salvation_of Israél.
24 For ¢xshame hath_devoured -the_ labour_of our fathers from our youth ;
Their -flocks and their -herds, their -sons and their «daughters.
25 We +ie_down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us:
¢ For we shaye_sinned against Jthe Lorp our =God, we and our fa- thers,
From our youth even unto xthis xday,
And have not obeyed the_ voice_of ‘the Lorp our =God.”
RETURN- 4 IF aon wilt return, O_Israél, ssaith
he Lorp, HRenven unto Me: And if thou wilt_put_away thine
JEREMIAH IV. 1
abominations out_of My sight, then shalt thou not remove,
2 And thou -shalt_swear, “! Zhe Lorp liveth,” In truth, in judgment, and in right- eousness ; And the nations -shall_bless_them- selves in Him, And in Him shall_ they. glory. 3 For thus *saith Jthe Lorp to the_
imen_of Judah and Jerusalem, -Break_up your fallow_ground, And tsow not among thorns. 4 +Circumcise _ yourselves to Lorp, And -take_away the_foreskins_of your heart, Ye ‘men_of Judah and inhabit- ants_of Jerusalem : Lest My fury ‘come-forth like
fire,
And -burn that none +can quench
it, Because of the_evil_of your doings. 5 «Declare ye in Judah, and «publish
in Jerusalem
And ‘say, “Blow ye the trumpet in the land:
-Cry, /*gather_together, and ssay,
“+Assemble_yourselves, and let_us_ go into the defenced cities.”
6 -Set up the standard toward Zion:
Retire, fi 4 not:
For = bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
7 The lion *is_come_ up from his|7.
thicket, And the _destroyer_of the » Gentiles *is_on_his_way ; He -is_ gone_forth from his place to make thy land desolate ; And thy cities shall_be_laid_waste, without an inhabitant. 8 For this -gird you with sackcloth, ‘lament and -howl: For the_fierce_anger_of /the Lorp is not turned_back from us. ° And it -shall_come_to_pass at xthat xday, saith Jthe Lorp, That aT the king shall_
per And ie heart_of the princes ; And the priests -shall_be_aston- te and the prophets shall_
onder.
(20 Then eat I, “Ah, 4=Lord J Gop! surely Thou shast greatly deceived xthis x-people and Jerusalem, paying, ‘Ye shall_have_peace;’ whereas ¢: sword -reacheth unto the soul.)”
11 At xthat xtime shall_it_be_said to :
xthis x-people and to ee A dry wind_of the high_places in the wilderness toward the_daugh- ter_of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 12 Even a full wind from those places shall_come unto me: Now also will £ give =sentence_
against them. 13 Behold, he shall_come_up as xclouds, And his chariots shall be as a xwhirlwind :
His horses -are_swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we -are_spoiled. 1£Q_Jerusalem, ‘wash thine heart
576
B.C. ab
612. ea 25; 60.
Avexieri 14, Is
(ae
=REMIAH TV. 15.
about p12.
e-hill_ ntry_of.
bh. 2.17,
from wickedness, that thou may- est_be_saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee ? 45 For a voice declareth from Dan, And publisheth affliction from h mount Ephraim. 16 -‘Make_ye_mention to the nations; Behold, publish against Jerusalem, that bwatchers +come from a Age) country, ~ give_out their voice against the_cities_of Judah. 7 As keepers_of a field, sare they against her round_about ; Because she shath_been_rebellious against Mle, +saith J the Lorp. 18 Thy way and thy doings have pro- cured these things unto thee; This is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, Because it ‘reacheth unto thine
heart. 12 My bowels, my bowels ! I Fam_pained at ‘my very heart ; My heart +maketh_a_noise in|
me; I cannot hold_my_peace
Because thou -hast_heard, O_ny |
soul,
*The_sound_of the trumpet, the_ alarm_of war.
») Destruction upon destruction -is_
cried ; For the whole land -is_spoiled : Suddenly -are my tents spoiled, And my curtains in a moment 21 How long shall_I_see the stan-
And hear the_sound_of the trum- ?
pet ? = For My people . foolish, thep have not known Thep are sottish schildren, and thep have none understanding : Thep are wise to do_evil, but to do_good they have no know-
ledge. 33 I beheld -the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; And the heavens, and they had no
light. 24¥ beheld the mountains, and, lo, - they =trembled, And all the hills moyed_lightly. 3] beheld, and, lo, there was no @ xman, eat = the_birds_of the heavens
fled. 1 beheld, and, lo, the fruitful_place was a derness,
And all the_cities thereof were_ broken_down at the_presence_of ithe Lorp,
_ And by His ‘flerce anger.
2 For thus hath Jthe Lorp said,
The whole land shall_be_desolate ;
Yet will I not make a full_end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn,
And the heavens above -be_black :
Because I -haye_spoken 1, I -have_
urposed 7f, had -will not repent, neither will I_turn_back from it. 29 The whole city +shall_flee for the_ noise_of the horsemen and bow-
men ;
> JEREMIAH V.7.
They -shall_go into thickets, and! B.C.about
-climb_up upon the rocks: 612. al Every city shall be forsaken, and | at. All the not a ‘man -+dwell therein. | city.
3% And when thou art spoiled, what|* =)
wilt_thou_do ?
Though thou ‘tclothest _ thyself _ with crimson,
Though thou tdeckest thee with ornaments_of gold,
Though thou -*'rentest thy ¢ face en. en- with xpainting, largest, or
In vain shalt_thou_make_thyself_| Sucielsst, fair ;
Thy lovers +will_despise thee, they will_seek thy
31 For I have heard a voice as of a
woman_in_travai
And the anguish as of her_that_ bringeth_forth_her_first_chil
The_voice_of the_daughter_of Zion, that *bewaileth_herself,
That 'spreadeth her hands, saying, |
“Woe is me now! for my soul -is_} wearied because of murderers.”
| 5 *RUN_ye_to_and_fro through the_ JupemMenNtT ostreets_of Jerusalem, and see AND TRUTH. now, and -know, /1,Gen. a=
And ‘seek in the_broad_ places eee thereof, if ye can find a man, if| o.out-places. there be any +that_executeth é ish. judgement, sthat_seeketh the
And I will_pardon it. 2 ane bee they tsay, “7 The Lory}. Jehovah. ive Surely they tswear xfalsely. eee aes 3 O_) Lorb, are not Thine eyes ae THE E Boor the truth 2 ? Ap Thou -hast_stricken them, but they ee as shave not grieved ; Ze; > Thou -hast_consumed them, but, Pa = hi, they -have_refused to receive cor- rection: They ‘have_made their faces harder than a rock; they have_refused
to return. + Therefore = said, 4Ch.87. | “Surely these are =poor; they are) John 7. 49. foolish :
For they know not the_way_of J the Lorn, nor the_judgment_of their
5I will_get me unto the =great_men, | 5. Mic. 3.1. k_unto them ;
Rae! they ‘haye_known the_ way_of ‘the Lorn, and the_judgment_of their =God : 4
But these shave taltogether broken ¢. together. the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 Wherefore a lion out_of the forest 6. Hos. 13. 5- *shall_slay them, s eee 1
And a wolf_of the devenings shall_| 7” deserts. spoil them,
A leopard nati over their cities :
Every_one «that goeth_out thence shall_be_torn_in_pieces :
Because their ions -are many, and their backslidings -are_increased.
7 a shall_I_pardon thee for
Thy schildren -have_forsaken Me, 5. sons. and sworn by them that are no| gods:
B.C. about 612.
J. Jehovah.
TREACH- ERY,
12. 2 Chr. 36. 16. 1John 5. 10.
| JUDGMENT. | 15. Deut. 28, 49-57. :
17. Ley. 26. 16-39.
| 18. Rom 11. 5.
19. Deut. 29. | 24-28.
JEHOVAH
21. Ezek, 12. h. heart.
JEREMIAH V. 8.
When I had_fed them to the full, they then committed_adultery, And tassembled _ themselves _ by —
troops in the harlots’ houses.
8 They were as fed horses in the morning :
Every_one 'neighed after his neigh- bour's wife.
® Shall I not visit for these things ? ssaith /the Lorp :
And shall not My soul be_avenged on such a nation as this ?
10 -Go_ye_up upon her walls, and «de- stroy ;
But ‘make not a full_end : Take_away her battlements; for thep are not ‘the Lorp’s.
11 For the_house_of Israél and the_ house_of Judah shave_dealt very treacherously against Me, 4saith ‘ the Lorp.
12 They shave_belied 4 the Lorp, and
said,
“Tt is not He; neither shall evil come upon us ;
Neither shall_we_see sword nor famine :
13 And the prophets shall_become wind,
And the word 7s not in them: thus shall_it_be_done unto them.”
14 Wherefore thus ‘saith ‘the Lorp =God_of hosts,
Because ye speak «this word,
Behold, I +will-make My words in thy mouth fire,
And xthis xpeople wood, and it shall_devour them.
15 Lo, I will_-bring a nation upon you from far, O_house_of Israél, +saith Ithe Lorp:
£t is a mighty nation,
£t is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language thou tknowest not,
Neither tunderstandest what they say.
16 vere quiver is as an open sepul- chre,
They are all mighty_men.
17 And they sshall_eat_up thine har- vest, and thy bread,
Which thy sons and thy daughters should_eat:
They shall_eat_up thy flocks and thine herds :
They shall_eat_up thy vines and thy fig_trees :
They shall_impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou -trustedst, with the sword.
18 Nevertheless in xthose xdays, +saith Jthe Lor», I will not make a full_ end with you.
19 And it sshall_come_to_pass, when ye shall_say,
“Wherefore :doeth J the Lorp our =God -all these things unto us ?”
Then -shalt_thou_answer them,
“Like as ye *have_forsaken #le,and served strange gods in your land,
So shall_ye_serve strangers in a land that is not yours.”
20 «Declare thisin the_house_of Jacob, And -publish it in Judah, saying, 21-Hear now this, O_foolish people, and without ? understanding ;
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Which have eyes, and tsee not ;|B.C.
which have ears, and hear not : are
es ye not ite? ssaith “the \22, Rew RD:
walk ye not tremble at My pres-|4- eh
nce,
W hich have placed the sand for the_bound_of the sea
By a perpetual decree, that it 'can- not pass it:
And though the_waves thereof toss_ themselves, yet ‘can they not prevail ;
Though they ‘roar, yet ‘can they not pass_over it?
23 But «this x-people ‘hath a revolting and a rebellious heart ;
They -are_revolted and gone.
24 Neither ‘say they in their heart,
“rLet us now fear J*the Lorp our =God, «that giveth rain,
Both the former and:thagatter, ta his season :
He treserveth unto us the appoint- ed weeks_of the harvest.”
% Your iniquities ‘+have_turned_away these things, 25, And your sins shave_withholden x=good things from you. 26 For among My people sare_found wicked men :
They lay_wait, as ite thatsaokiath snares ;
They “set a trap, they 'catch men.
27 As a cage is full_of birds, so are their houses full_of deceit :
Therefore they -are_become-_great, and waxen_rich.
28 They -are_waxen_fat, they «shine :
Yea, they -overpass the_deeds_of the wicked :
They -judge not the cause, the_ cause_ of the -fatherless, yet they
1 pees e_) right. of the =needy -do ¥ they not judge. s 29 Shall I not ep A these things ?} 29, ». 9. c 9. 9. ri 4
4saith J the Lo Shall not My al “pe_avenged on such a nation as this ? = 30a wonderful and horrible_thing|a. An asto *is_committed in the land ; 18) = 31 The prophets :prophesy falsely, 31. Isa. And me priests -bear_rule by their} 11. “i mean 19, 20, And “My people love to have it
And. what will_ye.do in the_end j thereof ? |
O_YE schildren_of Benjamin, -ga-| Evi Fro} ther _ yourselves _ to _ flee out_of|THEN the_midst_of Jerusalem, 5. sons.
And «blow the trumpet in Tekoa,
And «set_up a / sign_of_fire_in|+. Beth-haccerem :
For evil -appeareth out_of the north, and great destruction.
21I -have_likened the daughter of|t. or The Zion to a xcomely and xdelicate comell woman. one,
3 The shepherds with their flocks pe 3 shall_come unto her: At
They shall_pitch their tents against | °°" her round_about ;
They -shall_feed every_one in his replace.
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