C. about anger in offering_incense unto

608. xBaal. Seviews | J8 And the Lorp shath_given-me_ knowledge of it, and I know ?t : Then thou shewedst me their doings. 19 But E was like a lamb ov an ox that tis_brought to the slaughter ; And I knew not that they had_de- vised devices against me, saying, “'Let_us_destroy the tree with the_ fruit thereof, And let_us_cut_him_off from the_ land_of the =living, That his namé may_be no more remembered.” 20But,O_J Lorp of_hosts,+that_judgest righteously, That_triest the reins and the heart, FLet_me_see Thy vengeance on them: For unto Thee have I revealed my “cause. 21 Therefore thus -saith Jthe Lorp ¢ of B. the_# men_of Anathoth, that seek thy solife, saying, “tProphesy not in the_ name-_of ? the Lorp, that thou ‘die not by our hand :” = Therefore thus «saith 'the Lorp of_
hosts,
Behold, I +will_v punish them: the young_men shall_die by the sword ;
Their sons and their daughters shall_die by xfamine :
23 And there_shall_be no remnant_of them:
For I will_bring evil upon the_ emen_of Anathoth, |
Even the_year_of their visitation.
RIGHTEOUS art thou, O_’ Lorn, when I ‘plead with Thee:
Yet let_me_talk with Thee of Thy judgments:
Wherefore doth the_way_of the 1=wicked prosper ?
Wherefore are all they «happy that_deal very treacherously ?
2Thou -hast_planted them, yea,
they -have_taken_root:
aa EAOW yea, they -bring_forth
ruit :
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Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins, 3 But Thou, O_) Lorn, -knowest me: Thou thast_seen me, and ‘tried mine heart toward Thee: *Pull_them_out like sheep for the slaughter, 2 And s*prepare them for the_day_ of slaughter. 4 Howlong shall the land mourn, and the_herbs_of every field wither, For the_wickedness_of them_that_ dwell therein ? The beasts -are_consumed, and the birds ; Because they said, “He shall not see our «last end.” 5 If thou -hast_run with the footmen, and they have_wearied thee, Then how canst_thou_contend with xhorses ? And 7 in the_land_of peace, where-
= 107. 33,
an thou +trustedst, they wearied
thee,
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Then how wilt_thou_do in the_ swelling_of «Jordan ?
6 For even thy brethren, and the_ house_of thy father, even thep have dealt_treacherously with thee ;
Yea, thep have called !a multitude after thee :
‘Believe them not, though they ‘speak fair_words unto thee.
7 T -have_forsaken Mine -house,
I -haye_left Mine ~heritage ;
I -have_given -the_dearly_beloved_ of My soul into the_hand_of her enemies.
8 Mine heritage -is unto meas a lion in the forest ;
It -crieth_out against Me: there- fore have I hated it.
9 Mine heritage is unto Me as a speckled $xbird,
me bbirds round_about areagainst
er;
-Come ye, ‘assemble all the_beasts_ of the field, -come to devour.
10 Many pastors *have_destroyed My vineyard,
They shaye_trodden My portion under_foot,
They -have_made My pleasant por- tion a desolate wilderness.
11 They -have_made it desolate, and being desolate it -mourneth unto
Me; :
The whole land is_made_desolate, because no ‘man ‘layeth it to heart.
2 The spoilers «are.come upon all ehigh_places through the wilder-
ness :
For the_sword_of 1the Lorn +shall_ devour from the one end_of the land even to the other end_of the land:
No flesh shall have peace.
13 They shave_sown wheat, but -shall_ reap thorns:
They chave_put_themselves_to_ pain, but shall not profit:
And they -+shall_be_ashamed _of your /revenues because of the_ fierce anger_of Jthe Lorp.
14 Thus ‘saith Jthe Lorp against all Mine xevil neighbours,
xThat touch the inheritance which I -have_caused My raél to_inherit ;
Behold, I +will_pluck_them_out of their land, i
And pluck_out -the_house_of Ju- dah from among them.
15 And it sshall_come_to_pass, after that I have_plucked them out
I will_return, and shave_compas- sion_on them,
And -will_ bring _ them _ again, éevery_man to his heritage, and éevery_man to his land.
16 And it :shall_come_to_pass, if they will_diligently learn -the_ways_ of My people,
To swear by My name, ‘Zhe Lorp liveth ;
aAs they taught My -people to swear by xBaal ;
Then sshall_they_be_? built in the_ midst_of My peopk.
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XIT. 16.
B.C. about 608. 6. Job 6. 15.
7. loudly.
THE HERITAGE DESOLATE,
6. bird-of- prey.
i. ish.
e, eminent_ places.
J. Jehovah.
J. fruits. JEHOVAH'S Evin
NEIGH- BOURS.
7. ish.
16. Deut. 10. » 20, 21.
a, Accord- ing as.
b. built-up.
U3
B.C. about 608.
17. Isa. 60. 12.
h. hear.
about 602. PARABLE OF THE GIRDLE.
J. Jehovah,
c. or cleft.
a. according as.
. | @. it was thence- forth, &c.
EXPLANA- TION.
9. Isa, 23. 9. James 4. 6,
s. stubborn- ness.
11, Ex. 19. 5, 6
a, ish.
PARABLE OF THE BOTTLE.
J. jar. w. wine, _ Heb. yayin,
j. jar. w. wine, _ Heb, yayin,
JEREMIAH XII, 17.
17 But if they will not obey, I -will_utterly pluck_up and de- stroy xthat nation, +Saith the Lorn.
1 THUS ‘saith ‘the Lord unto me,
“.Go and -get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and tput it not in x=water.”
2So I gota girdle according_to the_ word_of ‘the Lorp, and put 7t on my loins.
3 And the.word_of Jthe Lord came unto me the second_time, saying,
4 “Take the girdle that thou hast_ got, which zs upon thy loins, and arise, «go to Euphrates, and chide it there in a c hole of the rock.”
5 So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, aas Jthe Lord commanded me.
6 And it came_to_pass after many days, that ’the Lorp said unto me,
“-Arise, ‘go to Euphrates, and ‘take ethe girdle from thence, which I com- manded thee to hide there.”
7Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took -the girdle from the place where I had_hid it: and, behold, the girdle was_marred, it ‘+was_profit- able for nothing.
8 Then the_word_of ‘the Lorp came unto me, saying,
2 “Thus saith the Lorp,
After this_-manner will_I_mar -the_ pride_of Judah,
Aud the great -pride_of Jerusa- em.
10 xThis xevil x-people, x+which re-
fuse to hear My «words,
x1W hich walk in the_simagination_ of their heart,
And walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them,
Shall even be as xthis xgirdle, which Hs_good for nothing.
il For «as the girdle tcleaveth to the_loins_of a * man, - So have I caused_to_cleave unto Me -the_whole house_of Israél And -the_whole house_of Judah, 4saith Jthe Lorp ;
That they -might_be unto Me for a people,
And for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory :
But they -would not hear.
12 Therefore thou -shalt_speak unto
them xthis x-word ;
Thus -saith JZhe Lorp =God_of
Israél,
‘Every J bottle shall_be_filled with w wine :”
And they shall_*say unto thee,
“Do we not certainly know that eyery J bottle shall_be_filled with w wine ?’
18 Then -shalt_thou_say unto them, Thus -saith Jthe Lorn,
Behold, I +will_fill -all the_inhabit- ants_of xthis xland,
Even -the kings «that sit ‘upon David’s throne, and the priests, and
And -all the_inhabitants_of Jeru- salem, with drunkenness,
14 And I -will_dash them one against another,
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JEREMIAH XIII, 27
Even the fathers and the sons to-|B.C.a gether, saith J the Lorp: 602.
I will not pity, nor spare, nor have_
mercy, but destroy them.” 15 -Hear ye, and «give_ear ; :
‘Be not proud: for Jtke Lorp shath_spoken.
16 “ae rapa to Jthe Lorp your =Go'
Before He tcause_darkness,
And before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains,
And, while ye -look for light, He ‘turn it into the_shadow -of- death,
And tmake it gross_darkness.
17 But if ye will not hear it,
My soul shall_weep in secret_places for your pride ;
And mine eye shall_weep sore, and run_down with tears,
Because J the Lorn’s flock *is_car-
. _Yied_away_captive. 18-Say unto the king and to the m queen, -Humble_yourselves, ssit_down :
For your principalities shall_come_ ie 2 down, mistress, Even the_crown_of your glory. ; 19 The_cities_of the south sshall_be_ shut up, "
And none 4shall_open them: Judah -shall_be_carried_away_cap- tive all of it, It -shall_be wholly carried_away_ captive. 20 -Lift_up your eyes, and -behold |20.
xithem that come from the| 7-10.
north :
Where is the flock that was_given thee, thy beautiful flock ?
21 What wilt_thou_say when He shall_ punish thee ?
For thon -hast_taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee :
Shall not sorrows take thee, aas a woman in_travail ?
2 And if thou tsay in thine heart,
Wherefore -come these_things upon me?
For the_greatness_of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered,
And thy heels made_bare.
23 Can _ the Ethiopian 'change his skin,
Or the leopard his spots ? 5 Then ‘may pe also do_good, a +That _are _¢accustomed to = do _|¢. or taug
evil. -
24 Therefore will_Lscatter them as
the c stubble +That_passeth_away by the_-wind_ of the wilderness.
% This és thy lot, the_portion_of thy measures from Me, +saith / the Lorp ; ;
Because thou -hast_forgotten Sle, and trusted in «falsehood.
26 Therefore -will £ discover thy skirts upon thy face,
That thy shame -may_appear:
27 T -have_seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings,
The _lewdness_of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the
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hills in the -flelds, i
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fEREMIAH XIV. 1.
JEREMIAH XIV. 22.