10 ¶ And in that day there fhall be a Rom. 15.12. root of Jeffe, which fhall ftand for an enfign of the people; to it fhall the " Gentiles feek, and his reft fhall be * glorious.

m Rom. 15.10. •Heb. glory.

Zech. 10, 10.

m

II And it fhall come to pafs in that day, that the Lord fhall fet his hand again the second time, to recover the remnant of his people which shall be left," from Affyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros,and from Cufh, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the fea.

12 And he shall set up an enfign for the nations, and fhall affemble the outcafts of Ifrael, and gather together the difperfed ↑ Heb. wings. of Judah, from the four corners of the

• James 1. 1.

earth.

13 P The envy alfo of Ephraim fhall depart, and the adverfaries of Judah fhall be cut off Ephraim fhall not envy Judah, and Judah fhall not vex Ephraim.

14 But they fhall fly upon the fhoulders of the Philistines toward the weft, they fhall fpoil them of the east together: * they thall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon fhall obey

the laying on of them.

their hand.

tHeb. the chil

their obedience.

15 And the LORD fhall utterly destroy dren of Ammon the tongue of the Egyptian fea, and with Zech. 10.11. his mighty wind fhall he thake his hand over the river, and fhall fmite it in the felleb. in hoes. ven ftreams, and make men go over ‡ dryfhod.

16 And there fhall be an high-way for the remnant of his people, which shall be left from Affyria, like as it was to Ifrael in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

CHAP. XII

A joyful thanksgiving of the faithful for the mercies of God.

AY

Nd in that day thou fhalt fay, OLORD, will praife thee: though thou wait any with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedft me.

• Behold, God is my falvation: I will

Gods armies muftered.

b

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cir. 713.

3 Therefore with joy fhall ye draw wa- Exod. 15. 1. ter out of the wells of falvation.

ત

Pfal. 118.14. John 4. 10, 14. & 7.37,38,

4 And in that day fhall ye fay, Praise the LORD,* call upon his name, declare his di Chr. 16.8. doings among the people, make mention or, proclaim that his name is exalted.

5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

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6 Cry out and fhout, thou† inhabitant of Zion: for great is the holy One of Ifrael in the midst of thee. CHAP. XIII

Pfal. 105. 1.

e

his name.

Chap. 54.1.

Zeph. 3.14.

He burden of Babylon, which Isaiah cír. 712. the fon of Amoz did fee.

2b Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, fhake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

3

I have commanded my fanctified ones, I have alfo called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoyce in my highnefs.

4

Chap. 21. 1. & 47. J.

jer. so, & $1. Chap. 18.3.

* Jes. 51.25.

ness of.

The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people: a tumul- *Heb. the like tuous noife of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts muftereth the host of the battle.

5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6 ¶ Howl ye, d for the day of the LORD is at hand; it fhall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

10 For the stars of heaven, and the conftellations thereof shall not give their light: the fun fhall be f darkned in his going forth, 'Chap. 24-21, and the moon fhall not caufe her light to Ezek. 32.7. fhine.

11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to ceafe, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Gods merciful

Before a sheep that no man taketh up: h they fhall Chit every man turn to his own people, and flee

rit. 712. Jer. so. 16. & 510 90

Pfal. 137.9. Nah. 3.10.

Chap. 21.2.

every one into his own land.

15 Every one that is found, fhall be thruft through and every one that is joyned unto them, fhall fall by the fword.

16 Their children alfo fhall be dafhed to pieces before their eyes, their houfes fhall be fpoiled, and their wives ravished.

17 * Behold, I will stir up the Medes a Jer. 51. 11, 18 gainst them, which fhall not regard filver, and as for gold, they fhall not delight in it. 18 Their bows alfo fhall dafh the young men to pieces, and they fhall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye fhall not spare children.

■Chap. 14.49

2.

Heb. as the verthrowing.

Gen. 19. 24. Deut. 29. 23. Jer. 49. 18. &

30. 40.

Chap.34. 11-IS.

19 ¶ And Babylon the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees excellency, fhall be as when God overthrew " Sodom and Gomorrah.

m

20 It shall never be inhabited, neither fhall it be dwelt in from generation to generation neither fhall the Arabian pitch tent there, neither hall the fhepherds make their fold there.

21" But wild beafts of the defert fhall lie there, and there houses fhall be full of t doleful creatures, and ‡ owls fhall dwell Or, offriches there, and fatyrs fhall dance there.

Rev. 18. 2. Heb. Ziim. Heb. Ochim.

'Heb. daughters f the owl. Heb. Tim. 01, palaces.

Zech. 1.17. k 2. 12.

22 And † the wild beafts of the islands fhall cry in their ‡ defolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days fhall not be prolonged.

CHAP. XIV.

1 Gods merciful reftauration of Ifrael. 3 Their triumphant in fultation over Babel. 24 Gods purpose against Affyria. 29 Palestina is threatned.

"Or the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Ifrael, and fet them in their own land and the strangers shall be joyned with them, and they fhall cleave to the house of Jacob.

And the people fhall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Ifrael fhall poffefs them in the land of the LORD, for fervants and handmaids: and Heb. that had they fhall take them captives, whofe capken them captives they were, and they fhall rule over their oppreffors.

5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the fceptre of the rulers.

6 He who fmote the people in wrath * with a continual ftroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is perfecuted, and none hindreth.

7 The whole earth is at reft, and is quiet: they break forth into finging.

8 Yea, the fir-trees rejoyce at thee, and back. 3.16. the cedars of Lebanon, Jaying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that Or, did not let pened not the house of his prifoners?

18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them ly in glory, every one in his own houfe.

19 But thou art caft out of thy grave, like an abominable branch: and as the raiment of those that are flain, thruft through with a fword, that go down to the ftones of the pit, as a carcafe troden under feet.

CHAP. XV.

The lamentable state of Moab.

He burden of Moab. Because in the

a

726. night Ar of Moab is laid wafte, and

Jei. 48. Ezek. 25.8. Amos 2. I.

b

* brought to filence; because in the night Num. 21.28. Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to filence :

*O1, cut off.

• 2 Kings 14.7%

*Or, Peta.

+Heb. A rock.

1 Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to Chrifts kingdom. 6 Moab is threatned for her pride. 9 The prophet bewaileth her. 12 The judgment of Moab.

End ye the lamb to the ruler of the land

state of Moab,

2 For it shall be that as a wandring bird Before caft out of the neft: So the daughters of Chil

Moab fhall be at the fords of Arnon.

3

Oг, a neft for

Take counfel, execute judgment, 726. make thy fhadow as the night in the midft of the noon-day, hide the outcasts, bewray Num. 21. 13.

not him that wandreth.

Saken.

*Heb. Bring.

4 Let mine outcafts dwell with thee, Moab, be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the † extortioner is at an Heb.wringer, end, the spoiler ceafeth, the oppreffors are Heb. confumed out of the land.

ers down.

5 And in mercy fhall the throne be • stablished, and he shall fit upon it in truth, in Mic. 4.7. the tabernacle of David, judging and feeking Luke 1.33. judgment, and hasting righteousness. We have heard of the pride of Mo- & Jer. 48.25. ab (he is very proud) even of his haughti- Zeph.2, 10. nefs, and his pride, and his wrath: but his chap.28.15, lies ball not be fo.

7 Therefore fhall Moab howl for Moab, 'Jer. 43.20. every one fhall howl: for the foundations of Kir-harefeth fhall yet mourn, furely they tor, mr. are ftricken.

h Ver. 9.

8 For the fields of Hefhbon languish, Chap. 24.7% and the vine of Sibmah, the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandred through the wilderness, her branches are ‡ ftretcht out, they are or, plucked gone over the fea.

9 Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer, the vine of Sibmah: I will Jer. 48.32. water thee with my tears, O Hefhbon, and ⋆ Chap. 15,4Elealeh: for the fhouting for thy fummer-* Or, the alarm fruits, and for thy harveft, is fallen.

1

is fallen upon, &

10 And gladness is taken away, and joy 1Jer. 48. 33. out of the plentiful field, and in the vineyards there fhall be no finging, neither fhall there be fhouting: the treaders fhall tread out no wine in their preffes; I have made their vintage-fhouting to cease.

II Wherefore my bowels fhall found Chap. 15.5i like an harp for Moab, and mine inward Jer. 48.36. parts for Kir-haresh.

a

the mount of the daughter of Zion.

and

placi

xix.

Chap. 4. 13.

5

And it fhall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it fhall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

d

6 (¶ Yet gleaning-grapes fhall be left in it, as the fhaking of an olive-tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermoft bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, faith the LORD God of Ifrael.

7 At that day fhall a man look to his maker, and his eyes fhall have refpect to the holy One of Ifrael.

8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither fhall respect that which his fingers have made, either the Ox, fun-images, groves, or the images. )

*

9 In that day fhall his ftrong cities be as a forfaken bough, and an uppermoft branch, which they left, because of the children of Ifrael and there fhall be defolation.

:

10 Because thou haft forgotten the God of thy falvation, and haft not been mindful of the rock of thy ftrength: therefore fhalt thou plant pleasant plants, and fhalt fet it with ftrange flips:

II In the day fhalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning fhalt thou make thy feed to flourish: but the harvest ball be Or, removed in a heap in the day of grief, and of defperate forrow.

be day of inheriance, and there hall be deadly

[arrow.

01, noise.

01, many.

ePfal. 83.13. Hof 13. 3. tor, thistledown.

cir. 714. Chap. 20. 4. Zeph. 2. 12. &

3. 10.

12 ¶ Wo to the multitude of many people, which make a noife like the noife of the feas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of* mighty

⚫ to the land fhadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: Ezek. 30.9. 2 That fendeth ambaffadors by the fea, even in veffels of bulrushes upon the waters, Saying, Go ye fwift meffengers to a nation fcattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; † ‡ a nation meted out and troden down, * whofe land the rivers have spoiled.

b ver. 7.

*Or, ont-spread,
and polished.
tor, a nation
that meeth out,

and treadeth
down.

Heb. a nation of Line line, and treating under

foot.

3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, fee ye, when he lifteth Or, whofe land up an enfign on the mountains; and when the rivers defpif he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. tor, regard my For fo the LORD faid unto me, I will take my rest, and I will † confider in my

fet dwelling.

4

dwelling place like a clear heat upon Befozs herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. Chris

5 For afore the harvest when the bud is perfect, and the fowre grape is ripening in the flower; he fhall both cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

6 They fhall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls fhall summer upon them, and all the beafts of the earth fhall winter upon them.

3 And the fpirit of Egypt + fhall fail in the † Heb. bakl bt midft thereof, and I will deftroy the coun- emptied. fel thereof: and they shall feek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar fpirits, and to the wizards.

4 And the Egyptians will I give over ⋆ Or, shut my into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king fhall rule over them, faith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

5

a And the waters fhall fail from the fea, and the river fhall be wasted and dried up. 6 And they fhall turn the rivers far away, and the brooks of defence fhall be emp-Kings 194 tied and dried up the reeds and flags fhall 24. wither.

7 The paper-reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing fown by the brooks fhall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

8 The fishers alfo fhall mourn, and all they that caft angle into the brooks fhall lament, and they that fpread nets upon the waters fhall languish.

+Heb. and not be.

9 Moreover, they that work in fine flax, 1 Kings ro and they that weave net-works fhall be 28. ‡ confounded.

Prov. 7. 154 Or, white works.

Io And they fhall be broken in the pur- "Heb, founda poses thereof, all that make fluces and ins ponds † for fish.

tHeb. of living

11 Surely the princes of Zoan are thing fools, the counfel of the wife counsellers of Num. 13.224 Pharaoh is become brutish: how fay ye unto Pharaoh, I am the fon of the wife, the fon of ancient kings? Ttta

12 Where