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. XII.

1 The Prophet marueleth at the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the wicked althogh he confesse God to be righteous. 7 The Iewes are forsakē of the Lord. 10 He speaketh against pastors & preachers, that seduce the people. 14 The Lord threat∣neth destruction vnto the nacions, that troubled Iudáh.

1 OLord, if I dispute with thee, thou arta 1.1 righteous: yet let me talke with thee of (thy) iudgemēts: wherefore doeth the waye of the wickedb 1.2 prosper (why) are all they in welth that rebelliously 〈◊〉〈◊〉?

2 Thou hast planted them, and they haue takē roote: they growe, and bring forthe fruthe: thou art nere in their mouth, and farre from theirc 1.3 reines.

3 But thou, Lord, knowest me: thou hast sene me, and tryed mine heart toward thee: pul them out like shepe for the slaughter, &d 1.4 pre pare them for the day of slaughter.

4 Howlong shal the lādmourne, and the her∣bes of euery field wither, for the wickednes of them that dwell therein? the beasts are cō∣sumed and the byrdes, because they said, He wil not se our last end.

5 If thou hast runne with thef 1.5 fotemen, and they haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee, then how cāst thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thy selfwith horses? & if thou thoght est thy self safe in a peacable land, what wilt thou do in the swelling of Iordén?

6 For euen thy brethren, and the house of thy father, euen they haue delt vn faithfully with thee, & they haue cryed out altogether vpō thee: (but) beleue them not, thogh they spea ke faire to thee.

7 I haue forsakēg 1.6 mine house: I haue left mine heritage: I haue giuen the derelie beloued of my soule into the hands of her enemies.

8 Mine heritage is vnto me, as ah 1.7 lyon in the* 1.8 forest: it cryeth out against me, therefore ha∣ue I hated it.

9 Shal mine heritage be vnto me, as a birdei 1.9

of diuerse colours? are not the birdes about her (saying,) Come, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to eather?

10 Many pastors haue destroyed myk 1.10 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ar de, and troden my porcion vnder fote: of my pleasant porcion they haue made ad eso late wildernes.

11 They haue laid it waste, and it, being waste mourneth vnto me: (and) the whole land lyeth waste, because no man setteth (his) minde onl 1.11 it.

12 The destroyers are come vpon all the high places in the wildernes: of the sworde of the Lord shal deuoure from the one end of the land, euen to the (other) end of the land: no flesh shal haue peace.

13 m 1.12 They haue so wen wheat, and reaped thor nes: they weren 1.13 sicke, (and) had no profite: and they were ashamed ofo 1.14 your frutes, be∣cause of the fierce wrath of the Lord.

14 Thus saith the Lord against all mine euilp 1.15 neighbours, that touche the inheritance, which I haue caused my people Israél to in herite, Beholde, I wil plucke them out of their land, & plucke out the house of Iudáh from among them.

15 And after that I haue plucked them out, Iq 1.16 wil returne, and haue compassion on them, & wil bring againe euery man to his herita∣ge, and euery man to his land.

16 And if they wil learne ther 1.17 wayes of my people, to sweeare by my Name, [s 1.18 The Lord liueth, as they taught my people, to sweare by Báal] then shal they be buy Itt 1.19 in the mid∣des of my people.

17 But if they wil not obey, then wil I vtterly plucke vp, & destroye that nacion, saith the Lord.

Notes

• a 1.1

  The prophet cō∣fesseth God to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in all his doings, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man be not able to giue a reason of all 〈◊〉〈◊〉. actes.
• b 1.2

  This question hath bene alway a great 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the godlie, to se the wicked ene mies of God in prospeti ie, & his dere children in aduersitie, as Iob 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 7. psal. 37, 1. 73, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Haba 1, 3.
• c 1.3

  They professe God in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but denie him in heart, whiche is here 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by the reines, Isa 29, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. mat. 15, 8.
• d 1.4

  The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 worde is, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thē, meaning that God wolde be sanctified in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the wicked, to whome God for a while giueth prosperitie, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they shulde the more 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 iud 〈◊〉〈◊〉 when they lacke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 we re a signe of his mercie.
• f 1.5

  Some 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that God repro∣ueth Ieremiáh in that, that he wold reason with him saying, that if he were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with mē that he were far re vnable to dis∣pue with God Others, by the fote men, meane them of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and by the horse men 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Ierusalém, which shuld 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ble the Prophet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then his owne countrey men did.
• g 1.6

  God willeth the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to de nounce his iudge ments against 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, not with stāding that they shal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by threathings and flatteries labeur to puc him to si∣lence.
• h 1.7

  Euer tamping & raging against me and my Pro∣phets.
• * 1.8

  e Abusing Gods leuitie & his pro∣mises, they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 red thē selues as thogh God wold euer be merciful, and not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thē: ther∣fore they harde∣ned them selues in sinne, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & insensible 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tures felt the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 os their stubberne rebel∣lion against God.
• i 1.9

  Instead of bea∣ring my liuerey & wearing onely my colours, they haue change and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of colours of their idoles and superstitions, therefore their ene 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as the foules of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, shal come 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them.
• k 1.10

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the destiuction of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 calleth pastors.
• l 1.11

  Because no man regardeth my worde, or the plagues 〈◊〉〈◊〉 I haue sent vpon the land.
• m 1.12

  To wit, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• n 1.13

  They 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the sinnes of the peo∣ple.
• o 1.14

  For instead of amendment you 〈◊〉〈◊〉 worse and worse as Gods plagues testified.
• p 1.15

  Meaning, the wicked enemies of his Church whiche 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his na∣me, and who me he wolde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 after that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his people.
• q 1.16

  After that I haue punished the Gentiles, I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vpon them.
• r 1.17

  The true doctrine and maner to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 God.
• s 1.18

  Read Chap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 2.
• t 1.19

  They shalbe of the nomber of the faithful, and haue a place in my Church.