C. about

— 600.
nations,
ahdahm.
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JEREMIAH XLIX. 32.
10 But ¥ -have_made -Esau bare, Surely the_least_of the flock shall_|B.C. about shave_uncovered his -secret w_them_out : 600. places, } Surely He shall_make their habita-
And he shall not be_able to hide tions desolate with them. , himself : 21 The earth -is_moyed at the_noise_of
His seed -is_spoiled, and his breth- their fall, ren, and his neighbours, and he At the cry the noise thereof was_ és not. heard in the » Red sea. r. Red, i
ll -Leave thy fatherless_children, 2 Behold, he shall_come_up and fly} Weedy £ will_preserve_them alive ; as the eagle,
And ‘let thy widows trust in Me. And spread his wings over Bozrah :
2 For thus «saith 4 the Lorp ; And at xthat «day -shall the_heart_
Behold, they whose judgment was of the mighty_men_of Edom be not to drink of the cup have_ as the_heart_of a woman in_her_ assuredly drunken ; pangs.
And art thou he that shall_alto-| 3 Concerning Damascus. “CONCERN- gether go_unpunished ? Hamath -is_confounded, and Ar- ING
Thou shalt not go_unpunished, but pad: for they shave_heard eyil| DAMascus thou shalt_surely drink of it. tidings : 23. Amos 1
13 For I -have_sworn by Myself, +saith They -are_fainthearted ; 2 4 the Lorp, There is sorrow on the sea; it can-
That Bozrah shall_become a deso- not be_quiet. lation, a reproach, a waste,anda| 24 Damascus -is_waxed_feeble, and curse ; -turnetb_herself to flee,
And all the cities thereof shall_be And fear -hath_seized_on her:
rpetual wastes. Anguish and sorrows -have_taken 14 J have heard a rumour from !+the her, as @ xwoman_in_travail. Lorp, 25 How is the_city_of praise not left,
And an ambassador +is_sent unto The-city_of my joy! the ~=heathen, saying, 26 Therefore her young_men shall_fall
“-Gather_ye_together, and -come in her streets, against her, And all the_* men_of *war shall_|«. anah-
And ‘rise_up to the battle.” be_cut_off in xthat xday, shim,
1) For, lo, I swill:make thee small +Saith J the Lorp of_hosts. J. Jehovah. among the » =heathen, 7 And I -will_kindle a fire in the_
And despised among « xmen. wall_of Damascus,
16 Thy terribleness hath deceived And it -shall_consume the_palaces_ thee, of Ben-hadad.
And the_pride_of thine heart, O_| 7 Concerning Kedar, CONCERN- | thou_that_dwellest in the_clefts_ And concerning the_kingdoms_of| NG Kepar. of the rock, Hazor,
That_holdest the_height_of the hill: Which. Nebuchadrezzar_ king _ of
Though thou shouldest_make thy Babylon -shall_smite, nest as high as the eagle, Thus «saith / the Lorp ;
Iwill_bring_thee_down from thence, Arise ye, -go_up to Kedar, asaith Jthe Lorp. And ‘spoil -the_s men_of the east. |. sons.
17 Also Edom -shall_be a desolation : 29 Their tents and their flocks shall_
Every_one +that_goeth by it shall_ they_take_away : be_astonished, They shall_take to themselves their
And shall_hiss at all the plagues curtains, thereof. And all their vessels, and their
18 As in the_overthrow_of Sodom and camels ; Gomorrah And_ they -shall_cry unto them,
And the neighbour cities thereof, “Fear is on every_side.” saith Jthe Lorn, 30 -Flee, «get you far_off, AND
No iman shall_abide there, Dwell deep, O_ye inhabitants_of} Hazor.
Neither shall a son_of « man dwell Hazor, «saith 4 the Lorn ; in it. For Nebuchadrezzar king_of Baby-
12 Behold, he shall_come_up like a lon -hath_taken_counsel against lion from the_swelling_of «Jordan you, against the _habitation_of the *And hath_conceived a purpose strong: against you.
But I will.suddenly make_him_| *! Arise, -get_you_up unto the wealthy run_away from her: nation,
And who 7s a chosen man, that I That_dwelleth without_care, +saith may_appoint over her? J the Lorp,
For who 7s like Me? Which have neither gates nor bars,
And who will_appoint _ Me _ the - which *dwell alone. time? 82 And their camels :shall_be a booty,
And who ts that shepherd that will_ And the_multitude_of their cattle stand before Me ? a spoil: -
20 Therefore -hear the_counsel_of ! the And Tf «will_scatter into all winds Lorp, that He shath_taken against them ‘that are in the utmost! ¢.that-have_ Edom ; corners ; the.
And His purposes, that He hath And I will_bring their -calamity| o™mer=of purposed against the _inhabit- from all sides thereof, +saith J the ants_of Teman : Lor. :
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598,
AGAINST ELAM.
24. Gen. 10. 22, J. Jehovah.
8. soul.
RESTORA- TION OF ELAM.
595. WORD OF JEHOVAH AGAINST BABYLON.
J. Jehovah. at. the hand_of.
g, grievous.
a. ahdahm.
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83 And Hazor sshall_be a dwelling for dragons,
And a desolation for ever :
There shall no i man abide there,
Nor any son_of «man dwell in it.
34 The_word_of J the LorD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the_beginning _of the - reign _ of Zedekiah king_of Judah, saying,
35 Thus ‘saith ¥ the Lorp of_hosts ;
Behold, I +will_break -the_bow_of Elam, the_chief_of their might.
86 And upon Elam -will_I_bring the
four. winds from the_four quar- ters_of x=heaven,
And -will_scatter them toward all xthose xwinds ;
And there shall_be no nation whither the_ outcasts _ of Elam shall not come.
37 For I +will_cause “Elam to_be_dis-
mayed before their enemies,
Ap sbelore them_that_seek their s life :
And I -will_bring evil upon them, even My -fierce anger, +saith 4 the Lorp;
And I -will_send «the sword after them, till I shave _ consumed them:
38 And I -will_set My throne in Elam,
And -will_destroy from thence the king and the princes, «saith J the
Lorp. 39 But it -shall_come_to_pass in the latter days, That I will_bring_again -the_cap- tivity_of Elam, +saith J the Lorp.
50 THE word that J-the Lorp spake against Babylon and against the_ land_of the Chaldeans by ,/ Jeremiah the prophet. :
2-Declare ye among the nations,
Andepueaehy and sset_up a stand- ard ;
*Publish, and ‘conceal not:
Say, Babylon sis_taken, Bél sis_con- founded,
Merodach *is_broken_in_pieces ;
Her g idols ‘are_confounded,
Her dimages -are — broken _ in _ pieces.
3 For out_of the north there :cometh_ up a nation against her,
Which shall_make her «land deso- late, and none shall_dwell there- in:
They *shall_remove, they -shall_de- part, both « man and beast.
4 In xthose xdays, and in xthat xtime, 4saith J the Lorn,
The_s children_ofIsraél shall_come,
Thep and the_s children_of Judah together,
Going and weeping : they shall_go, and seek J «the Lorp their =God.
5 They shall_ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying,
“-Come, and :let_us_join_ourselves to / the Lorp ina perpetual cove- nant that shall not be_forgotten.”
6 My people -hath_been lost sheep :
Their shepherds -have_ caused _ them_to_go_astray,
They -haye_turned_them away on the mountains : :
JEREMIAH L. 17.
be ‘have_gone from mountain to ae! “have_forgotten their resting_
place. 7 All sthat_found them -shave_de- voured them :
And their adversaries said, “We roffend not, because they shave_ sinned against / the Lorb,
The_habitation_of * justice,
r. Even ! the Lorp, the_hope_of their
fathers.” 8 -Remove out_of the_midst_of Baby-
lon,
And -go_forth out_of the_land_of the Chaldeans,
And «be as the he_goats before the flocks. x
2 For, lo, € +will_raise and +cause_ to_come_up against Babylon an assembly_of great nations from the north country :
And they -shall_set_themselves_in_ array against her; from thence she shall_be_taken :
Their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert_man ;
None shall_return in_vain.
10 And Chaldea «shall_be a spoil :
Allthat_spoil her shall_be_satisfied, saith ! the Lorp.
11 Because ye twere_glad.
Because ye ‘rejoiced, G_ye destroy- ers_of Mine heritage,
Because ye tare_grown_fat as the heifer at_grass,
And bellow as bulls ;
122 Your mother ‘shall_be sore con- founded ; é
She _ that_bare you «shall _be_ ashamed ;
Behold, the _hindermost_of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry_land, and a desert.
18 Because of the_wrath_of ? the Lorp it shall not be_inhabited,
But it -shall_be wholly desolate :
Every_one +that_goeth by Babylon shall_be_astonished,
And hiss at all her plagues.
14 -Put _ yourselves _ in_array against Babylon round_about :
All ye_that_bend the bow, ‘shoot at her,
tSpare no arrows: for she hath sinned against J the Lorp. -
15 Shout against her round_about :
She -hath_given her hand:
Her foundations -are_fallen,
Her walls -:are-thrown_down :
For it is the_vengeance_of / the
LorpD:
*Take_vengeance upon her ;
« As she ‘hath_done, do unto her.
16 -Cut_off the sower from Babylon,
And him_that_handleth the sickle in the_time_of harvest:
For fear of the oppressing sword
They shall turn every_one to his
people, And they shall_flee every_one to his_own land. 17 Israél is a scattered sheep ;
B.C. 595.
The lions -have_driven_him_away :| 7
xFirst the_king_of Assyria -hath_ devoured him ;
And «last this Nebuchadrezzar
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B.C. 599.
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lee
king_of Babylon shath_broken_ his_bones.
_bones. 18 Therefore thus saith ! the Lorp of_ hosts, the_=God_of Israél ; Behold, I ppg tel the_king_of Babylon and his land, « As | -haye_punished the_king_of
Assyria. 19 And [ -will_bring -Israél again to - his habitation, : And he sshall_feed on *Carmel and
xBashan, And his soul shall_be_satisfied upon ‘mount Ephraim and «Gilead. 20 In xthose «days, and in «that «time, 4saith J the Lorp, -The_iniquity_of Israél shall be_ sought_for, and there shall be none ; And -the_sins_of Judah, and they shall not be_found : For I will_pardon them_whom I reserve. 21 -Go_up against the land_of ™ Mera- thaim, Even against it, and against the_in- habitants_of »p Pekod : -Waste and -utterly_destroy after them, «saith ! the Lorp,
And -do according_to all that I
have commanded thee. 2 A sound-of battle zs in the land, And of great destruction. 3 How «is the_hammer_of the whole earth cut_asunder and broken! How -is Babylon become a desola- tion among the nations! 24 J -haye_laid_a_snare for thee, we thou -art also taken, O_Baby- on, And thou wast not aware: Thou -art_found, and also caught, Because thou -hast_striven against J the Lorp. : 2> J The Lorp shath_opened His
moury, And hath_brought_forth -the_wea- pons_of His indignation: , For this is the_work_of 4the =Lord 1 Gop of_hosts in the_land_of the Chaldeans. 26 «Come against her from the utmost_ border, ‘open her storehouses : -Cast_her_up as heaps, and-destroy_ her_utterly : *Let nothing of her be_left. @ -Slay all her bullocks ; *Let_them_go_down to the slaugh- tems
rt Woe unto them! for their day -is_ come, the_time_of their visitation. °8 The_yoice_of them_that_flee and escape out_ofthe_land_of Babylon, To declare in Zion-the_vengeance_ of J the Lord our =God, The_vengeance_of His temple. 23-Call together the archers against Babylon: All ye_that_bend the bow, -camp against it round_about ; ‘Let none thereof escape: -Recompense her according_to her work ; According_to all that she -hath_ done, -do unto her: For she -hath_been proud against tthe Lor,
JEREMIAH L. 42.
Against the-Holy_One_of Israél. *0 Therefore shall her young_men fall in the streets, And all her « men_of war shall_be_ cut_off in xthat
Lorp. 31 Behold, I am against thee, 0 thou Most_proud, +saith Athe =Lord 7 Gop of_hosts: For thy day -is_come, the time that I -will_visit thee.
® And the most_proud -shall_stumble =
and fall, And none And I -will_kindle a fire in his cities, And it -shall_devour all round_ about him. 3S Thus -saith Jthe Lorp of_hosts: The_schildren_of Israél and the_ s children_of Judah were_oppress- ed together : And all +that_took_them_captives held them fast ; They refused to let_them_go. * Their * Redeemer is strong; 1 The Lory of_hosts is His name: He shall_throughly plead their “cause, That He may_give_rest_to-theland, And -disquiet the_inhabitants_of Babylon. % A sword is upon the Chaldeans, 4saith J the Lorn, And upon the_inhabitants_of Baby-
on, And upon her princes, and upon} 13.
her wise_men. %6 A sword isupon the liars ; and they sshall_? dote : A sword ts upon her mighty_men ; and they -shall_be_dismayed. 37 A sword 7s upon their horses, and upon their chariots, And upon all the mingled_people that are in the_midst_of her; And they -shall_become as women : A sword is upon her treasures ; And they -shall_be_robbed.
38 A drought is upon her waters ; And they -shall_be_dried_up : Forit isthe_land_of graven_images, And they tare_mad upon their
id idols. : ®9-Therefore the_wild_beasts_of the_
desert with the_wild_beasts_of_| 2
the_islands shall_dwell there, And the cowls-shall_dwell therein : And it shall_be no more inhabited for ever; Neither shall it be_dwelt in from generation to generation.
409 As =God overthrew “Sodom and -Gomorrah and -the_neighbour_ cities thereof, saith the Lorp;
So shall no ¢ man abide there, Neither shall any son_of «man dwell therein.
41 Behold, a -people-shall_come from the north, and a great nation,
And many kings shall_be_raised_up from the_scoasts_of the earth.
#2They shall_hold the bow and the lance:
B.C. 595. 30, Isa. 13.15, 16.
@. anah-
shim.
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They are cruel, and will not shew_ mercy :
Their voice shall_roar like the sea,
And they shall_ride upon horses,
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41. Isa. 13. 3- 2.
5. Sides.
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| 3. Ch. 50, 14.
B,C, 595.
i. ish.
43. Dan. 5. 6.
44. CH. 49, 19,
JEHOVAH'S COUNSEL AGAINST
BABYLON.
45, 46. See
Ch. 49. 20,
21. J. Jehovah.
JUDGMENTS UPON
BABYLON. J. Jehovah.
§. strangers, or winnow- ers.
c. coat-of_ mail.
| 4. Ch, 40, 26.
SF. or for their land (i.e. of
bylon) is
with
7. Rey. 14. 8.
JEREMIAH L. 43.
Every one put_in_array, like a *man to the battle, ainst thee, O_daughter_of Baby-
on,
43 The_king_of Babylon hath heard -the _report_of them, and his hands -waxed_feeble :
Anguish took _ hold _ of him, and |- pangs as of @ xwoman_in_travail.
44 Behold, he shall come _up like a lion from the_swelling_of xJor- dan unto the_habitation.of the strong :
But I_will make_them_suddenly run_away from her:
And who 2s a chosen_man, that I may_appoint over her ?
For who is like Me?
And who will_appoint _ Me _ the _ time?
And who 7s that shepherd that will_ stand before Me?
45 Therefore ‘hear ye the_counsel_of the Lorp, that He shath_taken against Babylon ;
And His purposes, that He shath_ purposed against the_land_of the Chaldeans :
Surely the_least_of the flock shall_ draw_them_out:
Surely He shall_make their habita- tion desolate with them.
46 At the_noise_ofthe_taking_of Baby- lon the earth *is_.moved,
And the cry -is_heard among the nations.
1 THUS ‘saith J the Lorp ;
5 Behold, I +will_raiseup against Babylon,
And against them_that_dwell in the_midst_of them_that_rise_up_ against Me,
A destroying wind ;
2 And -will_send unto Babylon sfan- ners,
That -shall.wfan her, and shall_ empty her «land:
For in the_day_of trouble they sshall _be _against her round _ about.
3 Against him that 'bendeth let the archer bend his bow,
And against him that ifteth_him- self_up in his ¢ brigandine :
And tspare ye not her young_men ;
»Destroy_ye_utterly all her host.
4Thus the slain sshall_fall in the_ land_of the Chaldeans,
And they that are thrust_through in her streets.
5 For Israél-hath not been_forsaken, nor Judah of his =God,
Of ! the Lorp of_hosts ;
J Though their land was_filled with sin penlngt the_-Holy_One_of Is-
raél. 6 -Flee_out of the_midst_of Babylon, and «deliver ‘every_man his soul : ‘Be not cut_off in her iniquity ; For this ts the_time_of / the Lorp’s vengeance ; He +will_render unto her a recom- pence. 7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in ‘the Lorv’s hand,
+That_made all the earth drunken :
JEREMIAH LI, 1
The nations ‘have-drunken of her w wine ; Therefore the nations tare_mad. 8 Babylon *is_suddenly fallen and de- stroyed : *How!l for her ; "Take balm for her pain, if_so_be she may_be_healed. ; ® We would_have_healed -Babylon, but she «is not healed : *Forsake her, and let_us_go every_ one into his_own country : For her judgment «reacheth unto x-heaven, And «is lifted_up even to the skies. 10J The Lorp. shath_-brought_forth our «righteousness : *Come, and let_us_declare in Zion -the_work_of! the Lorp our =God. 11-Make_bright the arrows; / gather the shields: JThe Lorp -hath_raised_up -the_ spirit_of the_kings_of the Medes: For His device 73 against Babylon, to destroy it ; Because it 2s the_vengeance-of ! the Lorp, 2 ; The_vengeance_of His temple. 12-Set_up the standard upon the_ walls_of Babylon, *Make the watch strong, *Set_up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes ; For Jthe Lorp hath both devised and done +that which He spake against the_inhabitants_of Baby-
lon. 13 O_thou_that_dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, Thine end is_come, and the_mea- sure_of thy ¢ covetousness, UJ The Lorp of_hosts ‘hath.sworn| by Himeelf, saying, “Surely I will_fill_thee_with «men, as with eaten A And they -shall_lift_up a shout against thee.” 15 sHe_hath_made the earth by His
power, 4+He_hath_established the world by His wisdom, And _ -hath —stretched_out the =heaven by His understanding. 16 When He tuttereth His voice, there zs a multitude_of waters in the heavens ; 7 And He causeth the vapours to_as- ; cend from the_ends_of the earth : , He -maketh lightnings with rain, And -bringeth_forth the wind out_ of His treasures. i7 Every «man «is_brutish by his knowledge; Every founder -is_pconfounded by the graven_image : For his molten_image is falsehood, |” and there is no breath in them. 18 hep are vanity, the_work_of ¢ er-
rors : In the_time_of their visitation they shall_peri
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d.or ;! delusions.
rish. 19 The_portion_of Jacob is not like
them ;
For Se is the_f Former_of ~all_ things :
And Jsrael is the_rod_of His in-
heritance :
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JEREMIAH LI. 45.
A cago eee to meet an-| And one messenger to mectanother, shew the_king_of Babylon that his city 4s taken at ene 2 And that the /opassages -are_ t
And reeds they -have_burned And the_«men_of =war -are_|
affrighted_ / ® For thus -saith 4 the Lozp the_=God_of Israel: :
xdragon, He -hath_filled his belly with my delicates, he -hath_cast_me_out. |
Neither ‘doth any son_of «man) # And I -will_ punish Bal in Babylon, And I -will_bring_forth ont_of his mouth that which_he_ hath swal-
|37. Isa. 14.23.
BC. 595. |
2 Dan EH 7. rummer.
And -deliver ye ‘every_man his -sonl
5.Ch 8: Comp. Rev. ma
JEREMIAH LI. 46.
B.C. 595. J. Jehovah.
JUDGMENT. 47. Isa. 21. 9.
50. Ps. CXXxXVii.
uh. upon your heart.
51. Ps. xxiv.
DESOLA- TION UF BABYLON.
J3.G. Jehovah ELof re- compences. 4. VU. Od.
J. Jehovah of-Tseba- hoth.
from the_flerce_anger_of ‘ the
Lorp.
46 And lest your heart ‘faint, and ye fear for the rumour x+that shall_ be_heard in the land;
A xrumour -shall both come one xyear,
And after that in another year shall come @ xrumour,
And violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
47 Therefore, behold, the days +come, that I +will_do_judgment upon the_graven_images_of Babylon :
And her whole land shall_be_con- founded, and all her slain shall_ fall in the_midst_of her. £
48 Then the -heayen and the earth,and all that ts therein, -shall_sing for Babylon:
For the spoilers shall.come unto her from the north, «saith 4 the
Lorp. 49 As Babylon hath caused the_=slain_ of Israél to fall, So at Babylon «shall_fall the_slain_ of all the earth. 50 Ye_that_have_escaped the sword, *go_away, ‘stand not still: *Remember ! the Lorp afar off, And: Het Jerusalem come «into your / mind. 51 We -are_confounded, because we *haye_heard reproach : Shame shath_covered our faces : For strangers sare_come into the_ sanctuaries_of J the Lorp’s house. 52 Wherefore, behold, the days +come, ssaith J the Lorp, that I -will_do_ judgment upon her graven _ images; And: through all her land the wounded shall_groan. 53 Though Babylon should_mount_up to x=heaven, And though she should_fortify the_ height-of her strength, Yet from Me shall spoilers come unto her, 4saith ! the Lorp. 54 A sound_of a cry cometh from Babylon, And great destruction from the_ land_of the Chaldeans : »° Because Jthe Lorp +hath_spoiled -Babylon, And «destroyed out_of her the great voice ; When her waves -do_roar like great waters, ’ A noise_of their voice *is_uttered : 56 HeeausS the spoiler sis.come upon er, Even upon Babylon, And her mighty_men sare_taken, Every_one_of_their bows -is_ broken: For Jthe Lorp ~God_of recompences shall_surely requite. 57 And I. -will_make—drunk her princes, and her wise men, Her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty_men: And they sshall_sleep a perpetual sleep, and not twake, +Saith the King, whose name is ‘the Lorp of_Hosts. °8 Thus ssaith J the Lorp of_Hosts ;
Jxeremran LIL. 8
The broad walls_of Babylon shall_| B.C. be_utterly broken, _
And her high gates shall_be_burned with «fire;
And the =people shall_labour in
ep And the =folk in the fire, and they
*shall_be_weary. 59 The word which Jeremiah the pro- het commanded -Seraiah the_son_of
eriah, the_son_of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the_king_of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a ¢ quiet) c. prince. t
60 So Jeremiah wrote in oa book ~all the evil that should_come upon Baby- lon, even call xthese xwords «that are_ written against Babylon. * 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah “When thou comest to Babylon, an -shalt_see, and *shalt_read all «these xwords ; 62 Then -shalt_thou_say, ‘O_’ Lorp, Thou shast_spoken against «this xplace, to cut_it_off, that none shall_remain in it, neither «man nor beast, but that it shall_be =desolate for ever. 63 And it -shall_be, when thou -hast_ made_an_end_of reading ~this *book. that thou shalt_bind a stone to it, and -cast it into the_midst_of Euphrates : 6 And thou «shalt_say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that £ +will_bring upon her: and they -shall_be_f weary.’” Thus far are
the_words_of Jeremiah.
2 ZEDEKIAH was one and twenty a years old when he *began_to_ reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was. Hamutal the_daughter_of Jere-|°>j miah of Libnah. - 1. 2 Chr. 2 And he did that which was xevil in the_eyes_of ‘the Lorn, according_to all that Jehoiakim had_done.
3 For through the_anger_of' the Lorp it came_to_pass in Jerusalem and Ju- dah, till He had_cast them out from His presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the_king_of Babylon.
4 And it came_to_pass in the ninth xyear of his reign, in the tenth «month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king_of Babylon came, | *,>- he and all his army, against Jerusalem,| 7; and pitched against it, and built forts against it round_about. ~
5 So the city was_besieged unto the eleventh year of xking Zedekiah.
6 And in the fourth xmonth, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was_sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the_people_of the land.
7 Then the city was_broken_up, and all the_¢ men_of xwar ‘fled, and went_ forth out_of the city by night by the_ way_of thé gate between the two_walls, which was by the king’s garden ; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round_ about :) and they went by the-way_of
the plain.
8 But the_army_of the Chaldeans pur- sued after the king, and overtook -Zedekiah in the_plains_of Jericho ; ey and allhis army was_scattered from him,
624
JHREMIAH LILI. 9.
B.C. 588.
. blinded. See Ezek.
pefore.
Jehovah,
THE APTIVITY. j, 16. 2 KN. . 11, 12,
. beneath, und.
* Then they took the king, and car- ried him up unto the_king_of Babylon to Riblahin the_land_of Hamath; where he gave =judgment upon him. .
10 And the_king_of Babylon slew -the_ sons_of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also rall the_princes_of Judah in Riblah. vi ti 33t 5
11 Then he ®put_out -the_eyes_of Zedekiah; and the_king_of Babylon bound him in. ¢x=chains, and carried him to Babson, gud put him in prison till the_day_of his death.
22 Now in the fifth xmonth, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar
*|King_of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan,
captain_of the =guard, which s served fhe -king_of Babylon, into Jerusa- em,
18 And burned -the_house_of / the Lorp, and the king’s ~house; and -all the_houses_of Jerusalem, and -all the_ houses_of the great men, burned he with ~fire:
14 And all the_army_of the Chaldeans, that were with the_captain_of the =guard, brake_down the_walls_of Jerusalem round_about.
15 Then Nebuzar-adan the_captain_of the =guard carried_away_captive cer- tain of the_=poor_of the -people, and -the_residue_of the -people x-that re- mained in the city, and those «that fell_away, that fell to the_king_of Baby- lon, and «the_rest_of the multitude.
16 But Nebuzar-adan the_captain_of the =guard. left certain of the_=poor_of the land for vinedressers and for hus- bandmen.
17 Alsorthe_pillars_ofxbrass that were in the_house_of J the Lorp, and -the bases, and the brazen «sea that was in the_house_of 4 the Lorp, the Chaldeans brake, and carried them to Babylon.
18-The caldrons also, and «the shovels, and «the snuffers, and -the » bowls, and sthe spoons, and -all the_vessels_of xbrass wherewith they ‘ministered, took_they_away.
19 And -the basons, and. «the firepans, and -the /bowls, and -the caldrons, and -the!/ candlesticks, and «the spoons, and «the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the_captain_of the =guard away.
2 The two xpillars, xone xsea, and twelve brazen xbulls that were be under the bases, which xking Solomon had_ made in the_house_of 4 the Lorp: the brass of all xthese xvessels was without weight.
21 And concerning the pillars, the_ height_of «one pillar was eighteen cu-
-| bits; and a fillet_of twelve cubits tdid_ ,, compass it; and the_thickness thereof
was four fingers: it was hollow.
JEREMIAH
22 And a chapiter_of brass was upon it; and the_height_ofxone xchapiter was five cubits, with network and pome- granates upon the chapiters round_ about, xall of brass. The second xpillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
23 And there were ninety and six xpomegranates on_a_w side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were a hundred round_about.
24 And the_captain_of the =guard took -Seraiah the chief priest, and -Zepha- niah the second. priest, and -the_three keepers_of the ‘door:
2 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the_charge_of the e@men_of xwar; and seyen «men of them-_that_s were_near the king's per- son, which were_found in the city; and the principal scribe_of the host, xswho mustered -the -people-of the land; and threescore ‘ men of the_-people_of the land, x-that were_found in the_ midst_of the city.
26 So Nebuzar-adan the_captain_of the =guard took them, and brought fiem to the_king_of Babylon to Rib- a
27 And the_king_of Babylon smote them, and put_them_to_death in Rib- lah in the_land_of Hamath. Thus Judah was_carried_away_captive out of his_own land.
28 This is the -people whom Nebu- chadrezzar carried _away_captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty :
23 In the eighteenth year of Nebu- chadrezzar he carried _ away _ captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two s° persons:
30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the_ captain_of the =guard carried_away_ captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five sopersons: all the so persons were four thousand and six hundred.
31 And it came_to_pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the_captivity_of Jehoiachin king_of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king_of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted_up-the_head_ofJehoiachin king_ of Judah, and brought htm forth out_ of prison,
82 And spake g kindly unto: him, and set his «throne above the_throne_of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
33 And:changed his prison -garments : and he «did continually eat bread before him all the_days_of his life.
34 And for his diet, there was a con- tinual diet given him of -the_king_of Babylon, every day a portion until the_ Cayo: his death, all the_days_of his =life.
w. wind.
THE CHIEF MEN OF THE City SLAIN. 24,25. 2 KIN.
. 18, 19. t. threshold.
s. saw the king’s face.
i. ish.
26. 2 Kin. 3. 20, 21.
600. CAPTIVITY.
KINDNESS To JE- HOIACHIN. 31. Gen. 40.
13, 20. 2 Kin. 25. 27-30.
g..good- things with him.
625
LAMENTATIONS I. 1.
B.C. about 588.
ALPHA- BETICAL. Aleph.
Beth.
2. Jer. 4. 30; 30, 14. Deut. 28. 64, 65.
Gimel. 3. Jer. 52. 27.
n, nations.
p. or pursuers. Daleth.
He. 5. Dan. 9. 7, 16. J. Jehovah.
Vau.
Zain.
d. desirable- things.
c. cessations,
Teth. 9. Deut. 32. 29.
J. Jehovah.
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THE
LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH.
OW -doth the city sit solitary,
That was full_of -people !
How *is_she_become as a widow!
She that was great among the nations,
And princess among the provinces,
How *is_she_become tributary !
2 She tweepeth sore in the night, And her tears are on her cheeks : Among all her lovers she hath none
to_comfort her :
All her friends shave_dealt_trea- cherously with her,
They -are_become her enemies.
3 Judah -is_gone_into_captivity be- cause_of affliction,
And because_of great servitude
She-dwelleth among the »=heathen,
She «findeth no rest :
All her ppersecutors overtook her between the straits.
4 The_ways_of Zion do_mourn, Because none come to the -solemn_
feasts :
All her gates +are_desolate :
Her priests «sigh, her virgins are afflicted,
And she is in bitterness.
5 Her adversaries «are the chief,
Her enemies «prosper ; =
For ‘the Lord -hath_afflicted her for the_multitude_of her trans- gressions :
Her children sare_gone into_cap- tivity before the enemy.
6 And from the_daughter_of Zion all her beauty -is_departed :
Her princes sare_become like harts that -find no pasture,
And they are_gone without strength before the pursuer.
7 Jerusalem remembered in the _ days_of her affliction and of her miseries
All her @pleasant_things that she had in the_days_of old,
When her people fell into the_ hand_of the enemy,
And none «did_help her :
The adversaries saw her, and did_ mock at her ¢sabbaths.
8 Jerusalem -hath_grievously sinned ;
Therefore she *is_removed :
All that_honoured her despise her, because they ‘have_seen her na- kedness :
Yea, she ‘sigheth, and turmeth backward.
° Her filthiness ts in her skirts ;
She peer a not her last_ end ;
Therefore she came_down wonder- fully :
She had no comforter.
O_} Lor», behold my «affliction :
For the enemy chath_magnified
himself.
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Lamentations I. °
10 The adversary *hath_spread_out his — upon all her ¢pleasant_ things: ‘
For she shath_seen that the =hea- then entered_into her sanctuary,
Whom Thou didst-command that} things,
they should not enter into thy
as congregation. 7
11 All her people «sigh, +they seek bread ;
They -have-given their @ pleasant_ things for meat to relieve the soul:
*See, O_J Lorn, and ‘consider; for I *am_become vile.
12 Js it nothing to you, all ye_that_
ass_by ?
1-Behold, and -see if there_be_any |r.
sorrow like _ unto my sorrow,
which -is_done unto me,
Wherewith ‘the Lorp -hath_afflict-
ed me in the_day_of His fierce
anger.
13 From above hath He sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth _ against them :
He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me back:
He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
14 The_yoke_of my transgressions *is_
bound by His hand:
They tare_wreathed, and -come_up
upon my neck :
= ge made my strength sto_|s. a
a The =Lord hath delivered me into
their hands, from whom I am| 8°
not able to rise_up.
15 a The =Lord -hath_trodden_under_
foot all my mighty men in the_
midst_of me:
He-hath_called an assembly against
me to crush my Peden se :
aThe =Lord shath _ trodden the virgin, the_daughter_of Judah, as in a winepress.
16 For these things E weep ;
Mine eye, mine eye runneth_down with water,
Because the comforter «that _ should _relieve my soul is_ far from me: abt
My sechildren -are_desolate, be-|so. sons. cause the enemy prevailed.
17 Zion spreadeth _ forth her hands,| Pe.
wee there is none +to_comfort |17- Jer ner:
1 The Lorp hath commanded con- cerning Jacob, that his adver- saries should be round _ about him: ek
Jerusalem is as a menstruous_ woman among them.
133 The Lorp »his righteous; for I
have rebelled against His ™ com- mandment:
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LAMENTATIONS I. 19.