and, behold, there stood before the river | a ram, which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will,a and became great. 5 And as was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west, on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones, toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasanti land. 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down' some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11 Yea, hem magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. ones. eor, prosperity. e Re. 10. 4. fch. 7. 6, &c. 9 ch.11.25, &c chap. 5.31. Ps. 48. 2. Eze. 20. 15. Kor, against. or, in which he. k Is. 14. 13. I Re. 12. 4. m verse 25. or, from. Je.25.11,12. • Ex. 29. 38. vor, the host was given over for the transgression against the daily sacrifice. P Ne. 1. 4, &c. Je.29.10..13 12 And van host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgres-1 Pe. 1.12. sion, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. 13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression P of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, w make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for at the time of the end shall be the vision. 18 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and x set me upright. Palmoni, or, the num berer of secrets, or, the wonderful numberer. r Ne.9.32, &c. Ex. 20. 6. por, making desolate, chap. 11.31. 12.11. t Ps. 106. 6. Is. 64. 6, 7. σ evening, morning. u2 Ch. 36. 15, 16. justified. for, thou hast. Daniel's confession and prayer. two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. up 22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are y come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. с 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days: afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. CHAPTER IX. IN the first year of Darius, the son of 2 In the first year of his reign, I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah" the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments: 5 Wet have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts, and from thy judgments: 6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day: to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass Lu.1.19,26. that they have trespassed against thee. 8 O Lord, to us belongethy confusion 10.0.1: of face, to our kings, to our princes, and ch. 10.9, 10 to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. made me Ps. 51. 4. Le.26.33, 34 a Ps. 130.4, 7. stand upon my standing. Re. 10. 7. 19 And he said, Behold, I will make Hab. 2. 3. thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. 20 The ram which thou sawest having c verse 3. d Is. 1. 4..6. 9 To the Lord our God" belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 11 Yea, alld Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us,, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. & strait of. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniqui-nor, ties, and understand thy truth. 14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast Pgotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. 17 Now, therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city x which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken, and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God; for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly Y swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art A greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. 24 Seventy weeks 9 are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to " finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. people, Ho. e or, it shall be cut off by desolations. K or, a. Vision near the river Hiddekel. seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even" in & troublous times. 26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. K 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. CHAPTER X. IN the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those days I Daniel was mournLe.26.14,&c ing three full weeks. De.28.15,&c we not the shall be the idols of the desolator. v desolator. d Ne. 9. 33. π great. p made thee a name. σ weeks of T bread of cause to y with wea- They begin from the taxerxes. 3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; 5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz. e 6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands: 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou or, restrain. didst set thine heart to understand, and vor, seal up. to chasten thyself before thy God, thy Ac.10.30,31 words were heard," and I am come for thy words. i He. 9. 12. prophet. Jude 9. 25 Know, therefore, and understand, that from the going forth of the command-σor, build ment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah the Prince, shall be again. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, Pone of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in Daniel alarmed and comforted. DANIEL, XI. the latter a days: for yet the vision is for many days. 15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 16 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not; peace be unto thee; be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. h2 Co. 12. 9. children of robbers. 20 Then said he, Knowest thou where-n fore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. 21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael' your prince. CHAPTER XI. ALSO I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. Re. 17. 17. verse 13. O city of munitions. people of his choices. Astrengtheneth him self. I verse 13. m chap. 9. 1. the land of u 2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stirn up all against the realm of Grecia. up, 3 And a mighty king shall stand that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. 5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. 7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail : 8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. ornament, • Am. 3. 7. vor, much uprightness, or, equal conditions. π to corrupt. phim. his reproach. rch. 8. 4, &c. q Ps. 37. 36. Tor, place, verse 7. & one that causeth an exactor to pass over. Fulfilled, 171 B. C. x angers. she brought or, into the peaceable and fat. vessels of their desire. think his thoughts. The reign of Antiochus. 10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; then shall y he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.d 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. 13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come Safter certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.i 15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 17 He shall also set his face" to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daugh. ter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. π 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 20 Then shall stand up in his Testate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in x anger, nor in battle. 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 24 He shall enter Speaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches; yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 25 And he shall stir up his power and The invasion of the Romans. DANIEL, XII. Appearance of Michael promised. of his hand, even a Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand for they shall forecast devices against him. 26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain. 27 And both these kings' y hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. 28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy 'covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south: but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. 30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. 32 And such as do wickedly against the Covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. 35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all." 38 But in his Pestate shall he honour the God of forces; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for x gain. 40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him Like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall enter also into the Yglorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out B. C. 534. a Is. 11.14,15. ẞsend forth. y their hearts. b ver.29,35,40 chap. 8. 19. Sor, goodly. Heb. mountain of delight of holiness. 2 Th. 2. 8. dch.10.13,21. Jude 9. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles Nu. 24. 24. of his palace between the seas in the Mat. 24. 21.8 glorious holy mountain; yet he shall Fulfilled, come to his end, and none shall help 168,169 B.C. 1Mac.I..III. him. CHAPTER XII. 2 Mac. IV. V. h Je. 30.7. Ro. 11. 26. Re. 13. 8. Mat. 25. 46. Is. 66. 24. Sor, asto nisheth. nor, teachers. m Mat. 13. 43. or, cause to dissemble. n1 Co. 15. 41, Re. 10. 4. 42. Klip. P2 Ch.32.31. λor, by them. μor, from above. q Hab. 2. 3. r Is.14.13, 14. Re. 13.5, 6. Re. 10. 5..7. vor, a part. t chap. 9. 27. 2 Th. 2. 4. as for the almighty God, in his seat he shall honour, yea he shall things de- fortresses Re. 22. 11. the abomination. Bor, astonisheth. w Zec. 9. 14. land of ver. 16, 45. 8 or, and. AND at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to' shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars" for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders ? 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever, that it shall be for a time, times, and van half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 8 And I heard, but I understood not; then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy way till the end be, for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. HOSE A. CHAPTER I. THE word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jero-B boam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms: ford the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. 3 So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. 4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. 6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. 7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. B. C. 785. a Job 19. 8. La. 3. 7, 9. Y new wine. away. * make de- A That is, not 2 Ki. 17.6,23 should alto- 8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ru-Is. XXXVI hamah, she conceived, and bare a son. 9 Then said God, Call his name "Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered: and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. 11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel. ye CHAPTER II. SAY unto your brethren, X Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 2 Plead with your mother, plead; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 Lest I strip" her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness," and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. 4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. XXXVII. i Zec. 4. 6. That is, not Eze. 20. 35. to her heart, Is. 65. 10. m Ro.9.25,26. • John 1. 12. That is, my husband. PIs.11.12,13. That is, my lord. q Zec. 13. 2. X That is, my mercy. r Zec. 9. 10. Eze.16.25&c t Is. 54. 5. a 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it bet ter with me than now. 8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will Srecover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness. 10 And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand. 11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. 12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. 13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD. 14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak P comfortably unto her. 15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. 16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more + Baali. 17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name. 18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: andr I will break the bow, and the sword, and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. 19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies: 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, Je.13.22,26. I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the Ep.5.23..27 w Eze. 19. 13. heavens, and they shall hear the earth; Am.8.11,13 22 And the earth shall hear the corn, Is. 1. 21. and the wine, and the oil; and they shall Je. 3. 1..9. hear Jezreel. * Je. 44. 17. 5 For their mother hath played they harlot; she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my y drink. a chap. 1. 6. y drinks. 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, |
