V. 2.

For xjudgment ts toward you, Because ye -have_been a snare on
And a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And the revolters -are_profound to make_slaughter, Sone Sole = have been a rebuker of
sf Know Ephraim, and Tsraél «is not hid from Me: For now, O_Ephraim, thou -com- mittest _ whoredom, and Israél sis_defiled. + They will not frame their doings to turn unto their =God : For the_spirit_of whoredoms is in the_midst_of them, — ey shave not known !-the
dane rie ib aes of Israél -doth _ testify to his face :
Therefore shall Israél and Ephraim «fall in their iniquity ;
Judah also -shall_s fall with them.
6 They shall_go with their flocks and with their herds to seek /+the
LorD But they shall not find Him ; He hath_withdrawn_himself fro them. 7 They -have _dealt _treacherously Jthe Lorp: For they “haye_begotten strange schildren
Now shall a month devour them with their portions. | 8 -Blow ye the cornet in xGibeah, and | the trumpet in «Ramah : } -Cry_aloud at Beth-aven,after thee,
O_Benjamin.
’ Ephraim shall be desolate in the_ day_of rebuke:
Among the_tribes_of Israél hare I made_known that_which_shall_|
surely_be. 10 The_princes_of Judah were like | them_that_remove fhe bound: Therefore 1 will_pour_out My wrath | upon them like =water. lt Ephraim is oppressed and broken | | in Judgment, | Because he willingly walked after | the commandment. | LB ae will £ be unto Ephraim |
And 7 ee ia of Judah as |
xrottenness. 13 When Ephraim saw his -sickness, and Judah saw his «wound, Then went Ephraim to the As-
Syrian, - And sent to king Jareb: Yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. 14 For £ will be unto Ephraim as a nae ung li he_h as & xyo jon to the_house_ of Judah :
mk
¥, even £, will_tear and go_away; |
I will take away, and none rescue him. BT will_go and ‘return to My
place, Till they acknowledge _ their _ of- fence, and -seek My face:
\'7
In their affliction they - will_seek_ Me-_early.
discovered, And the_wickedness_of Samaria : For they -commit falsehood ; And the thief ‘com i And the_troop_of_robbers -spoileth without.
2 And they :¥consider not in their hearts that I -remember all their wickedness :
Now their_own doings -have_beset_ them_about ; They -are before My face.
3 They ‘make the King glad with
their wickedness, And the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adult
Hosza VII. 4. 6 py rae ae let_us_return unto! the — Fore -shath_torn,and He will_heal a ANCE. He hath_smitten, and He will_|1 pent 32 bind_us_up. Ex 2 After two_days will He_revive us: |J-Jeborah. | In the third «day He will_raise_us_| pits and we shall _live in His 3 Then shall_we_know, if Wwe Hollow_|3 Ps. 72.6 on to know /-the Lorp His going_forth mera as the} @mo | d. dawn. And He shall_come unto us as the As = latter and former_rain unto the ‘ Sa eek what shall Ido unto) Eyms oF o-Suab, what shall_I_do unto} ‘>. For your / goodness iz as @ xMorn-|7Joving- | ing cloud, kindness, And as the early dew +it_goeth_| 2 he away. 5 Therefore hare I hewed them by the prophets ; | I -have_slain them by the_words_of Lan tne pal judgments are as the f Aone that ee | 6 For I desired I merey, and not/s Marr.9 | sacrifice ; BE | And the_knowledge_of =God more_|=s than s+ burnt_offerings. plural. _ | 7 But thep like «men -have_trans| Jes > | gressed the covenant : ing-offer- | ae have they dealt_treacher-| inz ously against Me. = 8Gilead iz a city_of =them_that_| “@™ work iniquity, | And is = polluted with blood. mm. mrarked. $ ue as troops_of_robbers wait_for iman, ish Sot the_company_of priests ‘murder in_the_way ‘ by_consent = t. to She- For they ‘commit lewdness. 10] -have_seen a horrible_thing in | the_house_of Israél : ’ There isthe_whoredom_ofEphraim.| Israél -is_defiled. H Also, O_Judah, the -hath_set ajrthereis. | harvest for thee, appointed. When I returned. the_captivity_of f My people. | WHEN I would_have_healed Israél, SINS Then the_iniquity_of Ephraim-was_| oF Iska=L
say.
As an oven heated by the baker, Who ‘ceaseth from * raising after
| stoma VII. 5.
B.C. about 7380,
he. heat. w. wine, Heb. yayin.
( Fulfilled about 773. 7. 2 Kin. 15.
10, 14, 25, 30.
Ps eyeing
J.G. Jehovah their Elobim.
JUDGMENT.
12. Ezek. 12. 13._2 Kin. 17. 13, 18.
n.new-wine, tirosh.
c. corrected.
about 760. J FORRES
INIQUITY. 1. Deut. 23. 49,
J. Jehovah.
he -hath_ kneaded the dough, until it be_leavened.
5 In the_day_of our king the princes have made_him_sick with he bot- tles_of w wine;
He stretched_out his hand with scorners.
6 For they have made_ready their heart like an xoven, whiles they lie_in_wait :
Their baker tsleepeth all the night ; In the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
7 They ‘are all hot as an xoven, And shave_devoured their ~judges ; All their kings -are_fallen :
There is none among them sthat_ calleth unto Me.
8 Ephraim, he thath_ mixed_himself among the =people ;
Ephraim «is a cake not turned. 9Strangers shave _ devoured his strength, and he ‘knoweth it not: Yea, gray — hairs «are sphere and there upon him, yet he *knoweth
not. . 10 And the_pride_of Israel -testifieth to his face : And they -do not return to ‘the Lorp their =God, Nor seek Him for all this. 11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: _ They -call_to Egypt, they -go to
Assyria. 12 When they shall_go, I will_spread My net upon them ; I will_bring_them_down as the_ fowls_of the =heaven ; I will_chastise them, as their con- gregation ‘hath_heard, 13 Woe unto them! for they shave_ fled from Me: Destruction unto them! because sey shaye_transgressed against
Though € thave_redeemed them, x et thep shave spoken lies against Le
14 And they -have not cried unto Me with their heart, when they thowled upon their beds :
They tassemble themselves for corn
and wine, and they 'trebel against Me. 15 Though £ chave_bound and
strengthened their arms, Yet ‘do_they_imagine mischief against Me. 16 ee srelueD, but not to the Most_
They = sare like a deceitful bow: Their princes shall _fall by the sword for the_rage_of their
tongue: This shall be their derision in the_ land_of Egypt.
SET the trumpet to thy mouth.
He shall come as an xeagle against the_house_of / the Lorb,
Because they have transgressed My covenant,
And trespassed against My law.
2 Israél shall_cry unto Me,
“My =God, we know Thee.”
9 ‘REJOICE not, O_Israél, for joy, as
Hosea IX.
3 Israél -hath_cast_off the thing that |B, .C. is good: The enemy shall_pursue him. 4 Then lal ain se but not
by M
They eae made princes, and I knew tt not:
Of their silver and their gold have they made them g idols,
That they may be_cut_off.
5'Thy calf, O_Samaria, hath cast_ thee_ oft;
Minas anger ‘is_ kindled against
How long will w be ere they attain to innocency ? 6 For from Israél was it also: The workman made it; therefore it is not =God: But the_calf_of Samaria shall_be broken_in_pieces. 7 For they thave_sown the wind, And they shall_reap the whirlwind : It hath no stalk: The bud shall_yield no meal: If_so_be it tyield, the strangers shall_swallow_it_up. 8 Israél sis_swallowed_up : Now -shall_they-be among the a » Gentle as a vessel wherein is oF 241 reget to Assyri: * ep care_gone_up to A wild ces alone by himself: 4: Ephraim -hath_hired lovers. 10 Yea, though they have _hired among the nations, now will_I_ gather them, And they shall_sorrow a little for the _burden_of the — king _ of princes. 1 Because Ephraim -hath_ made _ many altars to sin,. Altars -shall_be unto*him to sin. 12 [ thave_written to him the_great_ things_of My law, But they were_ counted as a strange_thing. 13 They tsacrifice flesh for the_sacri- fices_of Mine offerings, and eat
it; But‘ the Lorn -accepteth them not; Now will_He_remember their ini- quity, and visit their sins : They shall_return to Egypt. 14 For Israél hath _forgotten his “Maker, and buildeth » temples ;| 4 And Judah shath_multiplied fenced cities: But I -will_send a fire upon his cities, And it shall_deyour the _c palaces thereof.
other x=people:
For thou shast_gone_a_whoring from thy =God,
Thou -hast_loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
2 The tfloor and the winepress shall not feed them,
And the »new wine shall_fail in
her. 8 They shall not dwell in/ the Lorp’s land ; But Ephraim Egypt.
sshall_return to
690
Hosa IX. 4,
G. about 760. = eb, yayin. Tehovah.
day-of sembly.
tents.
heshame- Lthing.
ons. whdahm. accord-
g as.
DGMENT.
And they shall_eat unclean things
in Assyria. 4 They shall not offer « wine offerings
to the Lorn,
Neither shall_they_be_pleasing un- to Him:
Their sacrifices shall be unto them as the_bread_of mourners :
All that eat thereof shall_be_pol- luted: ;
For their bread for their soul shall not come into the_house_of ! the
Lorp. 5 What will_ye_do in the ¢solemn
day, And in the_day_of the_feast_of J the Lorp ? 6 For, lo, they -are_gone because_of destruction : Egypt shall_gather_them_up, Memphis shall_bury them: The pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall_possess them : Thorns shall be in their ‘te taber- nacles. 7 The_days_of «visitation -are_come, The_days_of xrecompence -are_ come ; Israél shall_know it: The prophet 7s a fool, the spiritual ‘man 7s mad, For the_multitude_of thine quity, and the great hatred. 8 The_watchman_of Ephraim with my =God: But the prophet is a snare_of a fowler in all his ways, And hatred in the_house_of his
ini-
was
=God, 9 They -have_deeply corrupted them- Selves, as in the_days_of xGibeah : Therefore He will_remember their iniquity, He will_visit their sins. 10] found Israél like xgrapes in the wilderness ; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig-tree at her first time : But thep went to Baal-peor, And separated_themselves unto ‘that xshame ; And their abominations were ac- cording_as they loved. 11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall_ fly_away like a bird, From the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 2 Though they tbring_up their s-children, yet -will_I_bereave them, that there shall not be a aman left: Yea, woe also to them when I de- part from them! 13 Ephraim, «cas I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place : But Ephraim shall_bring_forth his schildren to the murderer. 14 -Give them, O_) Lorp: what wilt_ pomene ? ‘Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts, 15 All their wickedness 7s in xGilgal : For there I hated them : For the_wickedness_of their doings I will_drive them out_of Mine house, I will_love them no more: All their princes are reyolters.
Hosra X. 11.
16 Ephraim -is_smitten, Their root sis_dried_up, They shall_bear no fruit : Yea, though they bring_forth, yet -will_I_slay even the_beloved_ Sruit_of their womb. 7 My =God will_cast_them_away, Because they did not hearken unto im: And they shall_be wanderers among the nations. 10 ISRAEL ts an s empty vine, He 'bringeth _forth fruit unto himself: According_to the_multitude_of his fruit he hath increased the altars;
According_to the_goodness_of his land they have made_goodly stim-
ages.
2 Their heart -is_divided ; now shall_ they_be_found_faulty :
e shall_break_down their altars, e shall_spoil their st images.
3 For now they shall_say,
“We have no king, because we feared not /-the Lorp ;
What then tshould a~xking do to us?”
£ They -have_spoken words, swearing falsely in ¢ making a covenant:
Thus judgment -springeth_up as hemlock in the_furrows_of the field.
> The_-inhabitants_of Samaria shall_ fear because _of the — calves_of Beth-ayen :
For the_people thereof -shall_ mourn over it,
And the ‘priests thereof that tre- joiced on it,
For the glory thereof, because it 7s departed from it.
6 £t shall_be also carried unto Assy- ria for a present to king Jareb:
Ephraim shall_receive shame,
And Israel shall_be_ashamed of his_own counsel.
7 As for Samaria, her king -is_cut_ offas the chfoam upon the,f=water.
8 The high_places also of Aven, the_ sin_of Israél, :shall_be_destroyed :
The thorn and the thistle shall_ come_up on their altars ;
And they sshall_say to the moun- tains, “-Cover us ;”
And to the hills, “+:Fall on us.”
9 O_Israél, thou shast_sinned from the_days_of xGibeah : there they stood:
The battle in xGibeah against the_ schildren_of iniquity ‘did not overtake them.
io Jt is in My desire that I should_ chastise them ;
And the =people shall_be_gathered against them,
When they skall_bind_themselves tin their two ‘ furrows.
i And Ephraim 7s as a heifer that is taught,
And loveth to tread_out the corn ;
But £ passed_over upon her fair neck:
I will.make Ephraim to_?ride; _
Judah shall_plough,
And Jacob shall_break his clods.
691
B.C. about 760.
about 740.
)1. Nah, 2, 2.
8. spreading, or empty- ing its fruits.
st. standing- images.
st. standing- images.
J. Jehovah.
c. confirm- ing.
r. Heb.rosh, as in Deut. 29. 18.
z.idolatrous_ priests, Heb, Che- marim.
6. Ch. 5. 13.
ch, chip. »J. face-of. 8. Rey. 6. 16.
ADMONI- TION.
§. SONS,
t. to, in. iniqui- ties.
b. be-ridden.
Hosna X. 12.
BC. about 740. 12. Proy. 11. 18. James 18.
7. loving- kindness, khesed.
te. teach.
t. or to you.
13. Gal, 6.7,
8. Sons.
t. the_evil_of your wick- edness.
d. the dawn.
LOVE.
1. Ex, 4, 22, 2. MATY. 2. 15.
w. Walk.
a, ahdahm.
7. lifteup.
JUDGMENT.
about 728. They be- came tri- butaries to Shalmu-
m. Most- High, Heb. hal.
MERcyY. 8, Gen. 14. 8. Deut. 29. 23.
c. or com- passions.
e. El, God, singular. @. ish.
co. or come in wrath.
J. Jehoyah.
$. sons.
ha. or hasten.
12 -Sow to yourselves in righteousness, ‘reap in / mercy ; -Break_up your fallow_ground : For it is time to seek ! «the Lorn, Till He'come and ¢e rain righteous- ness ¢upon you. 13 Ye shave_ploughed wickedness, Ye shave_reaped iniquity ; Ye -have_eaten the_fruit_of lies : Because thou didst_trust in thy way, In the_multitude_of thy mighty_
men. lt Therefore ‘shall a tumult arise among thy =people,
And all thy fortresses shall_be_ spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth- arbel in the_day_of battle:
The mother was_dashed-in_pieces upon her s children.
15 So -shall Beth-él do unto you be- cause of ¢ your great wickedness :
In @ dxmorning shall the_king_of TIsraél utterly be_cut_off.
WHEN Israél was a child, then I loved him, And called My son out_of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them: They sacrificed unto xBaalim, And 'burned_incense to xgraven_ images. 3 € ttaught Ephraim also to_~ go, Taking them by their arms ; But they knew not that I healed them. 41I'drew them with cords_of a4 man, With bands_of_love : And I was to them as they_that_ ltake_off the yoke on their jaws, And I laid meat unto them. 5 He shall not return into the_land_ of Egypt, But the Assyrian ai shall_be his king, Because they refused to return. 6 And the sword sshall_abide on his cities, And -shall_consume his / branches, and «devour them, Because_of their_own counsels. 7 And My people tare_bent to back- sliding_from Me: Though they ‘called them to the m Most_High, None at_all would_exalt Him. 8 How shall_I_give_thee_up, Eph- raim ? How shall_I_deliver thee, Israél ? How shall_I_make thee as Admah ? How shall_I_set thee as Zeboim ? Mine heart is turned within Me, My crepentings are kindled to- gether. 8 JT will not execute the_fierceness_of Mine anger, I will not return to destroy Eph- raim : For € am e ~God, and not ‘man; The Holy_One in the_midst_of thee: And I will not co enter into the city. 10 They shall_walk after Jthe Lorp: He shall_roar like a lion : When 3¢ shall_roar, then the schil- : ore shall_hatremble from the wes'
1
12a
Hosa XII. 18 il They shall_hatremble as a bird|B.C.a
out_of Egypt, And as a dove out_of the_land_of| ha. or Assyria : hasten,
And [ -will-place them in their
houses, saith /the Lorp. 2 Ephraim *compasseth _ Me_ about
with -lies,
And Peg rie Israél with de- cei
But Judah yet -ruleth with ¢-God,
And ‘is_faithful with the » saints.
eke +feedeth_on wind, sfolloweth_after the east_ ie He daily 'increaseth lies and deso- lation ; And they *do_cmake a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil tis_carried into Egypt. 23 The Lorp hath also a controversy with Judah, And -will_ypunish Jacob accord- ing_to his ways ; According_to his doings will_He_ recompense him. 3 He ttook his ~brother by_the_heel in the womb, And by this strength he }had_ power with =God: 4 Yea, he had_power over the angel, and prevailed : He wept, and made_supplication| 727% unto him: i. i He ‘found him in Beth-él, and there he spake with us; 5 Even ! the Lorp =God_of xhosts ; 1 The Lorp is His memorial. 6 Therefore 'turn thon to thy =God : *Keep / mercy and judgment, And -wait on thy =God continually. 7 He is ca a merchant, The_balances_of deceit are in his hand : 4+He_loveth to @ oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, “Yet [ -am_ become_rich, I have found_me_out substance : In all my labours they shall_find none iniquity in me that were
sin. % And £ that am ‘the Lorp thy =God from the_land_of Egypt Will yet make_thee_to_dwe te xtabernacles, = an the_ days_ of the csolemn_
JACOB, J. Jeho' v. Visit Up
in
10E “have also spoken by the pro-| 7 phets And ¥ have multiplied -visions, And fused _similitudes, by the_ h ministry_of the prophets. 11 Ts there iniquity in Gilead ? Surely they -are vanity: They sacrifice bullocks in ~xGil-
gal: Yea, their altars are as heaps in the_furrows_of the -fields. 22 And Jacob fled into the_/ country_ of Syria, And Israél served for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. 133 And by a prophet Jthe Lorp «brought -Israél out_of Egypt, And by a prophet was_he_pre- served,
692
OsEA XII. 14,
}
Hosra XTV. 9. about| 1 Ephraim provoked_Him_to_anger I will_redeem them from death: B.C. about =most_bitterly : O_death, w I will_be thy plagues ; 723. Therefore shall_he leave his =blood O_k grave, wI will_be thy destruc- | w.or where? eg upon him, tion: pyereizn_ And his reproach shall his 4=Lord Repentance shall_be_hid from Mine ord, return unto him. eyes. | tural. 15 Though he tbe_fruitful among Ais! Jupement. eHRAIM'S WHEN Ephraim spake trembling, brethren, 15. See Gen. | “SIS. 18 He exalted himself in Israél ; An east wind shall_come, | 41. 52; 48. a 16. But when he ¢ offended in xBaal, he The_wind_of/the Lorp shall_come_| 1° Sets. died. up from the wilderness, 16-20. 2 And now they ‘sin more_and_more, And his spring shall_become_dry, rans- And have_made them molten_im- And his fountain shall_be_dried up: ! Esk ages oftheir silver, Be shall_spoil the_treasure_of all | aa And gidols according_to their_ pleasant vessels. own understanding, | 16 Soenaris shall_become_desolate; 16. Gh. din All of it esac the crafts- For she hath rebelled against her | Heb. begins : men: =God : Keree ahdahm. They +say of them, “'Let the «men | They shall_fall by the sword: } S puted =that_sacrifice kiss the calves.” Their infants shall_be_dashed_in_ | 4¢ 9 Kin. i> 3 Therefore they shall_be as the pieces, 12 morning cloud, And their women_with_child shall_| oles the early dew +that_pass- be_ripped_up. eth_aw: As the chair that ‘is_driven_with_ | 4 O_ISRAEL, -return unto ‘the} Exnorra- the_whirlwind out_of the floor, 1 Lorp thy =God ; | men . And as the smoke out_of the chim- For thou -hast_sfallen by thine ini-| T°, a ney. | quity. 6-9. Joel2 DGMENT + Yet £ am ‘ the Lorn thy =God from 2-Take with you words, and r-turn| es re Bx. 20. 2. the_land_of Egypt, tothe Lorp: {3 e Jehovah | evan And thou shalt_know no =god but *Say unto Him, “tTake_away all) | = Triune Me: iniquity, bled. ad. For there is no saviour beside Me. And «receive us graciously : 2 Heb.13.15. | 5= = know thee in the wilder- Soni _We_render the_calves_of our | REE ips. In arerana* of =great_drought. 3 Asshur shall not save us; |3. Ps. 68.5, Jeut. £. 6 According to their pasture, so! We will not ride upon horses : | “20. were_they_filled : | Neither will_we_say any_more to| They were_filled, and their heart the, -Wwork_of our hands, ‘ Ye are| was_exalted ; | gods: " Therefore -have they forgotten Me. Forin Thee the -fatherless 'findeth_ -SeeDan.| 7 Therefore I will_be unto them asa mercy.’ 47. ae lion: 4] will_heal their backsliding, GRACIOUS | 2 €v-| As a leopard by the way will_I_ob- I will_love them freely : ASSUR- | , serve them: For Mine anger- -is_turned_away esa 8] will_meet them as a bear that is from him. |e a bereaved of her whelps, -_ 5 T will_be as the dew unto Israél: | And will_rend the_caul_of their | He shall_grow as the lily, | heart, | And cast_forth his roots as xLe- And there will_I_devour them like | banon. a lion: 6 His branches shall_spread, The wild_beast shall_tear them. And his beauty shall_be as the} RACIOUS °Q_Israél, thou -hast_destroyed __ olive_tree, ROMISES. thyself ; | And his smell as xLebanon. a. But in Me ‘is thine help. 7 They_that_dwell under his shadow 1 Sam. 10 wT will_be thy king: shall_return ; Where ie Where is any tle: that may_save They shall_revive as the corn, king? thee in all thy cities? And grow as the vine: r, remem- ng And thy _dudges of whom thou | The_r scent thereof shall be as the_| amnee ahem saidst, “-Give me a king and | w wine_of Lebanon. ‘Heb. yayin. | ee Ser princes?” 8 Ephraim shall say, “ What have_I_| i. idols, Hed. | e2Kin. uy cand thee a king in Mine anger, to_do any_more with ¢xidols ?” 2a A And took him away in My wrath. = -haye_heard him, and observed! {p, £0 y ¥ The_iniquity_of Ephraim 7s bound_ him: | grieve, be up; = am like a green « fir_tree. in pain. His sin is hid. From Me -is thy fruit found. pee 18 The_sorrows_of a travailing_wo- * Who zs wise, and he shall_under-| 4 Worp To man shall_come upon him : stand these things? | THE WISE. : e is an unwise son ; Prudent, and he shall_know them ? 9. Ps- 107.5. MER. 15. or he tshould not stay long in the ue the_ ways_of J the LorpD are 57. place of the breaking_forth of ght, hand schildren. ea the =just shall_walk in them : ae 14] will_ransom them from the_ But the =transgressors shall-s fall! « or =a ha power_of } the grave ; therein. stumble.
ee
693
Jorn I. 1.
B.C. about HE_word_of 4 the Lorn that came 800.
DESOLA- TION. J. Jehovah. j. Joel, Jeho- yah is~God. p. Pethuel, Enlarge- mentof ~God.
8. SONS.
INVASION. w. wine, yayin, nmnew-wine,
Heb.hahsis,
LAMENTA- TION.
g. gift_offer- ing.
n.new-wine, Feb. tirdsh, Jrom yah- rash, possess.
a. abdahm.
JOEL.
to j Joél the_son_of » Pethuél. 2-Hear this, ye old_men, And -give_ear, all ye inhabitants_of the land. Hath this been in your days, Or even in the_days_ofyour fathers?
3 Tell ye your s children of it,
And det your schildren tell their s children,
And their s children another gene- ration.
4 That_which the palmerworm -hath_ left ‘hath the locust eaten;
And that_which the locust shath_ left ‘hath the cankerworm eaten ;
And that_which the cankerworm shath_left shath the caterpillar eaten.
5 -Awake, ye drunkards, and weep ; And show], all ye drinkers_of “wine, Because of the » new_wine ;
For it sis_cut_off from your mouth.
6 For a nation *is_come_up upon My land,
Strong, and without number,
Whose teeth ave the_teeth_ofa lion,
And he hath the_cheek_teeth_of a great_lion.
7 He hath_laid My vine waste,
And barked My fig-tree :
He -hath_made it clean_bare, and *cast_it_away ;
The_branches thereof white.
8 -Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the_husband_of her
outh.
9 The g meat_offering and the drink_ offering -is_cut_off from the_ house_of J the Lorp ;
The priests, ’the Lorp’s ministers, ‘mourn. The field -sis_wasted, the land *mourneth ; For the corn *is_wasted : The »new_wine *is_dried_up, the oil ‘languisheth. il -Be_ye_ ashamed, O_ye husband- men ; -Howl, O_ye vinedressers, For the wheat and for the barley ; Because the_harvest_of the fleld is perished. 12 The vine is dried_up, And the fig-tree -languisheth ; The pomegranate_tree, the palm_ tree also, and the apple_tree, Even all the_trees_of the field, are withered : Because joy is withered_away from the_sons_of « men. 18 -Gird_yourselves, and -lament, ye priests : -Howl, ye ministers_of the altar : -Come, ‘lie_all_night in xsackcloth, ye ministers_of my =God : For the gmeat_offering and the drink _ offering ‘is _ withholden from the_house_of your =God.
*are_made
14 -Sanctify ye a fast, -Call a ¢dsolemn_assembly, *Gather the elders and all the_in- habitants_of the land Into the_house_of 4the Lorp your
And «cry unto J the Lorp, 15 Alas for the day! For the_day_of Jthe Lorp ts at_ hand, And as a destruction from the =Al- mighty shall_it_come. 16 «Ts not the meat cut_off before our eyes, Yea, joy and gladness from the_ house_of our =God ? 7 The seed sis_rotten under their clods, The garners «are laid_desolate, The barns -are_broken_down ; For the corn is withered. 18 How «do the beasts groan! The_herds_of cattle -are_perplexed, Because they have no pasture ; Yea, the_flocks_of sheep sare_made_ desolate. 19 O_) Lorn, to Thee will_I_ery: For the fire shath_devoured the_ pastures_of the wilderness, And the flame shath_burned all the_trees_of the field. 20 The_beasts-of the field tery also unto thee: For the_srivers_of waters are _ dried_up, And the fire shath_devoured the_ pastures_of the wilderness.
“BLOW ye the trumpet in Zion, And -sound_an_alarm in My holy mountain : 1, ‘Let all the_inhabitants_of the land tremble: 5. For the_day_of J the Lorp cometh, for it ts nigh_at_hand ; 2A day_of darkness and of gloomi-
ness,
A day-_of clouds and of thick_dark- ness,
As the morning spread upon the mountains :
A great people and a strong;
Thee hath not been ever the
e, ,
Neither shall_be_any_more after it,
Even to the_years_of many genera- tions. 3 A fire -devoureth before them ; And behind them a flame tburneth: The land ¢s as the_garden_of Eden before them,
And behind them a desolate wilder- ness ;
Yea, and nothing sshall _ escape them.
4 The_appearance_of them is as the_
appearance_of horses; And as horsemen, so shall_they_
run. 5 Like the_noise_of chariots on the_
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. about tops_of xmountains shall_they_ 800. leap,
; Like the_noise_of a flame_of fire : that_devoureth the stubble,
ss As a strong people set in_battle_ Ny
array. 6 Before their face the =people shall_ ; be_much_pained : or pale- All faces -shall_gather p blackness. SS. 7 They shall_run like mighty_men ; They shall_climb the wall like anah- «emen_of war; im. And they shali_march ey ery_one on his ways, And they shall not break their ranks: | 8 Neither shall one thrust another : They shall_walk every_one in his
path: | And when they fall upon the sword, | they shall not be_wounded. |
®° They shall_run_to_and_fro in the | : city ; | They shall_run upon the wall, |
} They shall_climb_up upon the!
houses : They shall_enter_in at the windows | like a xthief. Matt.24.| 1 The earth -shall _ quake before them;
The heavens -shall_tremble : The sun and the moon -shall_be_
k, And the stars -shall_withdraw their
shining: | Zeph.1. | 11 And Jthe Lorp -shall_utter His | j | yoice before His army: nost. For His # camp is very great: . i For He is strong that_executeth His word: Jehovah. For the_day_of Jthe Lorp is great r and very terrible ; » And who can_abide it?
cHorTA- | J2 Therefore also now, - TO RE- Lorp, |
CE. J 2 eh ol] wv, | Jer. 4.1. | mink even to Me with all your | of And with fasting, and with weep- * ing, and with mourning:
313 And -rend your heart, and not your garments,
. Jehovah And -turn unto ‘the Lorp your
ur Elo- =God:
For He is gracious and merciful, od. Slow | to anger, and of great kind-
s And istenantctl Him of the evil. 14 Who -+knoweth if He will_return and -repent, And ‘leave a blessing behind Him ; rift_offer- Evena gmeat_offering and a drink_
. Sous unto Jthe Lorp your AND 15 -Blow the trumpet in Zion, PRAYER. *Sanctify a fast, on day_of Call a ¢solemn_assembly : straint. 16 «Gather the —people, assembly. *Sanctify the « congregation, 4 -Assemble the elders,
*Gather the children, and those_ that_suck the breasts:
tLet the bridegrocm go_forth of his chamber,
And the bride out_of her closet.
17 *Let the priests, the_-ministers_of
Jthe Lorp, weep between the porch and the altar,
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And let_them_say, “Spare Thy people, O_? Lorp,
And fgive not Thine heritage to reproach,
That the »=heathen should_rule over them:
Wherefore*should_they_sayamong ue we ea ‘Where zs their
18 Then will 4 the Lorp be_jealous for His land, And pity His people. 19 Yea, Jthe Lorp will_answer and say unto His —people, “Behold, I will_send you corn, and ve xwine, and oil, And ye ‘shall_be_satisfied there- with : And J will no more make pou a re- proach among the »=heathen : 20 But I will_remove_far_off from you «the northern army,
THE ANSWER.
ne. new- wine, Heb. tirosh.
And -will_drive him into a land} -
barren and desolate, With his «face toward the east
xsea, Z
And his hinder_part toward the «utmost xsea,
And his stink -shall_come_up,
And his ill_savour shall_come_up,
bee he m+hath_done great _/|m.
21 tFear not, O_land ; *Be_glad and “rejoice : For Jthe Lorp ™-will_do great_|m. things. 2 Be not afraid, ye beasts_of the field : For the_pastures_of the wilderness -do_spring, For the tree -beareth her fruit, The fig-tree and the vine «do_yield their strength. 3 «Be _glad then, ye schildren _of Zion,
And rejoice in Jthe Lorp your} =God :
For He -hath_ given you -the tformer_rain + moderately,
And He will_cause_to_come_down for you the rain,
The mformer_rain, and the latter_ rain in the first month.
24 And the floors sshall_be_full of
wheat,
And the vfats «shall_oyerflow with ne Wine and oil.
2 And I -will_restore to you -the BS)
years that the locust -hath_eaten, The cankerworm, and the cater- pillar, and the palmerworm, My «great army which I sent among
you. 26 And ye ‘shall_eat in plenty, And -be_satisfied, And-praise-the_name_of! the Lorp your =God, That -hath_dealt_wondrously with
you: And My -people shall never be_ ashamed. 2 And ye :shall_know a = am in the_midst_of Is: And that E am ra uke Lorp your =God, and none else: And My -people shall never be_ ashamed.
w. or western.
. Mag- nified to do.
GRACIOUS PROMISES.
m. mag- nified to do.
23. Ley. 26. 4. §. Sons. 3.G. Jehovah
your. lohim.
t.r. or teach- er for right-
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B.C. about 800.
PROMISE OF
THE SPIRIT.
2B. Ch. 3in Heb, begins
30. Luke 21. 25, 26.
31. Matt. 24. 29, Mark 13. 24. Rey. 6.1
J. Jehdrah 32. Rom. 10. Isa.
a. according as.
RECOM- PENCE ON THE GENTILES.
1. Ch.4in Heb. begins here.
j. Jehovah judgeth. ju. judge.
3. Obad. 11.
w. wine, Heb. yayin.
c. circuits, or regions. p. Philistia.
d. desirable. so. sons,
at. the-sons- of.
#0. SONS.
| m. nation. J. Jehoyah.
°8 And it ‘shall.come_to_pass after- ward, That I will_pour_out My upon all flesh ; And your sons and your daughters -shall_prophesy, Your old_men shall_dream dreams, Your young_men shall_see visions : 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in xthose xdays will_I_pour_out My -Spirit. 30 And I -will.shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, Blood, and fire, and pillars _ of
smoke. re
51 The sun shall_be_turned into dark-
ness, and the moon into blood, Before the great and the terrible day_of ! the Lorp come.
82 And it -shall_come_to_pass, that whosoever shall _ call on the _ name_of !the Lorp shall_be_de- livered :
For in mount Zion and in Jeru- salem shall_be deliverance, «as J the Lorp shath_said,
And in the remnant whom Lorp shall «call.
‘the
FOR, behold, in xthose «days, and in 3 xthat xtime,
When I shall_bring_again captivity_of Judah and Jeru- salem,
21 -will also gather all nations, and -will_bring_them_down into the_valley_of j Jehoshaphat,
And +will_j« plead with them there for My people
And for My heritage Israél,
Whom they shave_ scattered among the nations,
And parted My eland.
3 And they shaye_cast lots for My people ;
And have - given a xboy for a xharlot,
And sold a xgirl for “wine, that they might_drink.
4 Yea, and what have pe to do with Me, O_Tyre, and Zidon, and all the_c coasts_of p Palestine ?
Will pe render Me a recompence ?
And if pe recompense Me, swiftly and speedily will_I_ return your recompence upon your_own head;
5 Because ye shave_taken My silver and My gold,
And-have_carried into your temples My goodly @ pleasant_things :
6 The_so children_also of Judah and the_so children_of Jerusalem have ye sold unto ,¢ the Grecians,
That _ye_might remove _them_far from their border.
7 Behold, I +will_raise them out_of the place whither ye -have_sold
em, And ewill_return your recompence upon your_own h 8 And I -will_sell your sons and your -daughters into the_hand_of the_ | sochildren_of Judah, And they -shall_sell them to the Sabeans, to a ” people far off : For / the Lorp shath_spoken it.
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men, ‘Let all the.e men_of xwar draw_ near ; tLet them come_up: 10 -Beat your ploughshares swords, Andyour pruninghooks into spears: Let the -weak say, £ am strong. 11 heAssemble_ yourselves, and -come, all ye xa =heathen, And «gather _ yourselves _ together round_about: Thither -cause Thy mighty_ones to_ come_down, O_! Lorp. 12 HLet the na =heathen aE wakened, And come_up to the - valley - of Jehoshaphat : For there will_I_sit to judge all the ~a=heathen round_about. 13 -Put_ye_in the sickle, for the har- vest is_ripe : *Come, ¢-get_you_down; press is_full, The » fats -overflow ; For their wickedness 7s great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the_val- ley_of xdecision : For the_day_of 4 the Lorp is near in the_valley_of xdecision. 45 The sun and the moon sshall_be_ darkened, Angee the stars -shall_withdraw their shining. 161 The Lorp also shall_roar out_of
into
for the
Zion And hitter His voice from Jeru-
em : And the heavens and the earth -shall_shake : But ! the Lorp will be the_* hope_ of His people, And the_s¢strength_of the_se chil- dren_of Israél. 17 So -shall_ye_know that € am ‘the Lorp your=God dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain: Then «shall Jerusalem be holy, And there shall no strangers pass_ through her any_more, 18 ane it -shall_come_to_pass in xthat xda;