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. IX.

1 The vocation of the Gentiles. 6 A prophecie of Christ. 14 The destruction of the tentibes for their pride and cō∣tempt of God.

1 YEta 1.1 the darkenes shal not (be) according to the affliction,b 1.2 that it had when at the first he touched lightly the land of Zebulún and the land of Naphtali, nor afterward (when) he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyonde Iordén in Galile ofc 1.3 the Gē∣tiles.

2 The people thatd 1.4 walked in darkenes, haue sene a greate 1.5 light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadow of death, vpon thē hathe thef 1.6 light shined.

3 Thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 multiplied the nation, (and) not increased (their) ioye: thei haue reioyced be fore thee according to the ioye in haruest, (&) as men reioyce whē they diuide a spoile,

4 Forh 1.7 the yoke of their burden, & the staffe of their shulder (&) the rodde of their oppres 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hast thou broken as in the day of Midiā

5 Surely euerie battel of the warriour (is) with noise, and with tūbling of garments in blood but (this) shalbei 1.8 with burning (and) deuou∣ring of fyre.

6 For vnto vs a Childe is borne, (and) vnto vs a sonne is giuen: & the gouernement is vpon his shulder, & he shal call his name Wonder ful, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerla stingk 1.9 Father, The prince of peace,

7 The increase of (his) gouernement and pea∣ce shal haue none end: he shal sit vpon the throne of Dauid, & vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from hence forthe, (euen) for euer:l 1.10 the zeale of the Lord of hostes wil perfome this.

8 ¶ The Lord hathe sent a worde into Iaakób and it hathe lighted vponm 1.11 Israél.

9 And all the people shal knowe, (euē) Ephrá* 1.12 im, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that saye in the pride and presumption of the heart,

10 Then 1.13 brickes are fallen, but we wil buylde it with hewen stones: the wilde figtrees are cut downe, but we wil change them into ce∣dres.

11 Neuertheles the Lord wil raise vp the aduer saries ofo 1.14 Rezin against him, & ioyne his ene mies together.

12 Arám before and the Philistims behind, and they shal deuoure Israél with open mouth: (yet) for all this his wrath is not turned a waie but his hand (is) stretched out stil.

13 For the people turneth not vnto him that smitteth them, nether do they seke the Lord of hostes.

14 Therefore wil the Lord cut of from Israél head and taile, branch and rush in one daye.

15 The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies he is the taile.

16 For the leaders of the people cause thē to erre, and they that are led by them, are deuou red.

17 Therefore shal the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, nether wil he haue com∣passion of their fatherles & of their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for euerie one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euerie mouth speaketh folie, (yet) for all this his wrath is notturned awaye, but his hand (is) stretched out stil.

18 For wickednesp 1.15 burneth as a fyre: it deuou reth the briers & the thornes & wilkindle in the thicke places of the forest: and they shal mounte vp (like) the liftning vp of smoke.

19 By the wrath of the Lord of hostes shal the land be darkened, and the people shalbe as the meat of the fyre: no man shalq 1.16 spare his brother.

20 And he shal snatche at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shal eat on the left hand, and shal not be satisfied: euerie one shal eat ther 1.17 flesh of his owne arme.

21 Manasséh, Ephráim: & Ephráim Manasseh, (and) they bothe shalbe against Iudāh: (yet) for all this his wrath is not turned awaie, but his hand (is) stretched out stil.

Notes

• a 1.1

  He comforteth the Churche a∣gaine after these great threatnings promising to re∣store thē to great glorie in Messiáh
• b 1.2

  Where 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Is∣raél was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 first by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iasar, which was a light scourge in respect of that whiche they sus∣fred afterward by 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who caried the Israelites awaie captiues.
• c 1.3

  VVhere as the Iewes & Gentiles dwelt together by reason of tho∣se twentie cities, which Salomon gaue to Hyram.
• d 1.4

  Which were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in Babylon and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 speaketh of that thing, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shulde come to passe threscore yeres after, as thogh it were nowe done.
• e 1.5

  Meaning, the comfort of their deliuerance.
• f 1.6

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & deliuerāce were figures of our captiuitie by sin∣ne, and of our d∣liuerance by Christ through the preaching of the Gospel, Mat. 4, 15.
• h 1.7

  Thou gauest them 〈◊〉〈◊〉, by deliuering them & by destroying the tyrants that had kept them in cuei bondage, as thou didest deliuer them: by Gid on from the Midranites, Iudg. 7, 22.
• i 1.8

  He speaketh of the deliuerance of his Church, whiche he hathe deliuered miraculously from his enemies, but specially by the comming of Christ, of whome he prophecieth in the next 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• k 1.9

  The autor of eternitie, and by whome the Church and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 member thereof shalbe preserued for euer and haue immortal life.
• l 1.10

  His singular loue and care for his elect
• m 1.11

  This is another prophecie against thē of Samaria, which were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and concemners of Gods promises and menaces.
• * 1.12

  g Their nomber was greater whē they went into captiuitie then when they retur ned, but their ioye was greater at their returne, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 2, 10.
• n 1.13

  VVe were but weake, when the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ouercame vs ut we wil make 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so strōg hat we wil ne∣her care for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mies, nor feare Godsthreatenīgs
• o 1.14

  Rezin King of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who was in league with 〈◊〉〈◊〉, was slaine by the Assyrians after whose death 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that is, the Syrians 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a∣gainste Israél, which on the o∣ther side were as sailed by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• p 1.15

  wickednes as abellow se 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the fyre of Gods wrath, which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all his obstinate enemies.
• q 1.16

  Thogh there were no foren enemie, yet they shal destroy one another.
• r 1.17

  Their griedines shal be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so that one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shal eat vp another, as thogh he shulde eat his owneflesh.