The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. LIIII.

1 Mo of the Gentiles shal beleue the Gospel then of the Iewes 7 God leaueth his for a time, to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 afterward he sheweth mercie.

1 REioyce, ôa 1.1 baren that didest not beare: breake forthe into ioye & reioyce, thou that didest not trauaile with childe: for theb 1.2 desolate hathe mo children then the ma∣ried wife, saith the Lord.

2c 1.3 Enlarge the place of thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and let thē spread out the curtaines of thine habitaciōs spare not, stretch out thy cordes, and make faste thy stakes.

3 For thou shalt increase on the right hand & on the left, and thy sede shal possesse the Gē∣tiles and dwell in the desolate cities.

4 Feare not: for thou shalt not be ashamed, ne ther shalt thou be cōfounded: for thou shalt not be put to shame: ye a thou shalt forget the shame of thyd 1.4 youth, & shalt not remember the reproche of thye 1.5 wid dowhead aniemore

5 For he thatf 1.6 made thec (is) thi 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and [whose Name (is) the Lord of hostes] and thy redemer the holie one of Israél, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 called the God of the wholeg 1.7 worlde.

6 For the Lord hathe called thee, being as a woman forsaken, and afflicted in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and (as) ah 1.8 yong wife when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

7 For allitle while haue I forsaken thee, but with great compassion wil I gather thee.

8 For a momēt, in (mine) angre, I hid my face from thee for a litle season, but with euer la∣sting mercie haue I had compassiō on thee, saith the Lord thy redemer.

9 For this is vnto me (as) thei 1.9 waters of Noáh for as I haue sworne that the waters of No∣áh shulde no more go ouer the earth, so ha∣ue I sworne that I wolde not be angrie with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10 For the mountaines shal remoue and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shal sall downe: but my mercie shal not depart from thee, nether shal the couenant of my peace fall away, saith the Lord, that ha the compassion on thee.

11 O thou afflicted and tossed with tempest, that hast no comfort, beholde, I wil lay thy stones withk 1.10 the carbuncle, and lay thy fun∣dacion with saphirs,

12 And I wil make thy windowes of emerau∣des, and thy gates shining stones, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

13 And all thy children (shalbe)l 1.11 taught of the Lord, and muche peace shalbe to thy chil∣dren.

14 Inm 1.12 righteousnes shalt thou be established, (and) be farre from oppression: for thou shalt not feare it: and from feare, for it shal not co∣me 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee.

15 Beholde, (the enemie) shal gather him self, but without me: whosoeuer shal gather him* 1.13 self in thee,o 1.14 against thee, shall fall.

16 Beholde, I haue created thep 1.15 smith that blo weth the colesin the fyre, and him that brin∣geth for the an instrument for his worke, & I haue created the destroyer to destroye.

17 But all the weapons that are made against the, shal not prosper: and euerie tongue that shal rise against thee in iudgemēt, thou shalt* 1.16 condemne. This is the heritage of the Lords seruants, and their righteousnes (is) of me, saith the Lord.

Notes

• a 1.1

  After that he hathe declared the death of Christ, he spea∣keth to the Church, because it shulde fele the frute of the same, & calleth her barē because that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 she was as a wid∣dowe without hope to haue anie children.
• b 1.2

  The Church in this her affliction & captiuitie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bring forth mo children then when she was at 〈◊〉〈◊〉: or this may he spok n by 〈◊〉〈◊〉, cō∣sidering the great nomber that shul de come of her. Her deliuerance vnder Cyrus was as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 childe he de & therefore this was accōplished when she came to her age, whi∣che was vnder the Gospel.
• c 1.3

  Signifying, that for the great 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ber of children, that God shulde gvue her, she shulde seme to lacke roume to lodge them.
• d 1.4

  The afflictions whiche thou suf fred at the begin 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• e 1.5

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Chap 50. 1.
• f 1.6

  That did 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee by his holy 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• g 1.7

  His glorie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 al 〈◊〉〈◊〉 through the whole worl∣de, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be shut vp in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• h 1.8

  As a wife which wast 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thy you h.
• i 1.9

  As sure as the promes that I made to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shulde no more 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 earth
• k 1.10

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: te of the Church vnder 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• l 1.11

  By the hearing of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 worde and in ward 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• m 1.12

  In 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so that it shal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for euer.
• * 1.13

  "Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or, pea. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• o 1.14

  Meaning, the domestical ene∣mies of the Chu ch as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• p 1.15

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 ing hereby that man can do nothing but so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as God giueth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 seing that all are his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nedes gouerne and guide them.
• * 1.16

  n And therefore shal not preuaile.