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. XXII.

2 He exhorteth the King to iudgement and righteousnes. 9 why Ierusalem is broght into captiuitie, 11 The death of Shallúm the sonne of Iosiah is prophecied.

THus said the Lord, Godowne to the house of the King of Iudáh, and speake there

this thing,

2 And say, Heare the word of the Lord, ô King of Iudáh, that sittest vpon the throne of Da∣uid, thou and thy seruants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.

3 Thus saith the Lord, * Execute ye iudgemēt* 1.1 anda 1.2 righteousnes, & deliuer the oppressed from the hād of the oppressor, and vexe not the stranger, the fatherles, not the widdowe do no violence, nor shede innocent blood in this place.

4 For if ye do this thing, then shal the Kings sitting vpon the throne of Dauid enter in by* 1.3 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of this house, * and ride vpon cha∣rets, and vpon horses, (bothe) he and his ser uants and his people.

5 But if ye wil not heare these wordes, Ib 1.4 swea re by my self, saith the Lord, that this house shalbe waste.

6 For thus hathe the Lord spoken vpon the Kings house of Iudáh, Thou artc 1.5 Gilád vn∣to me, (and) the head of Lebanōn, (yet) sure∣ly I wil make thee a wildernes (and as) cities not inhabited,

7 And I wild 1.6 prepare destroyers against thee, euery one with his weapons, and they shal cut downe thy chiefe 1.7 cedre trees, and cast them in the fyre.

8 f 1.8 And many nacions shal passe by this citie, and thei shal say euery man to his neighbour wherefore hathe the Lord done thus vnto this great citie?

9 Then shal they answer, Because they haue for saken the couenāt of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and serued them.

10 ¶ Wepe not for the dead, and be not mo∣ued for thē, (but) wepe for himg 1.9 that goeth out: for he shal returne no more, norse his natiue countrey.

11 For thus saith the Lord, As touchingh 1.10 Shal∣lúm the sonne of Iosiáh King of Iudáh, whi∣che reigned for Iosiáh his father, which wēt out of this place, he shal not returne the∣ther,

12 But he shal dye in the place, whether they haue led him captiue, and shalse this land no more.

13 ¶ Wo vnto him that buyldeth his house byi 1.11 vnrighteousnes, and his chambers without equitie: he vseth his neighbour without wa∣ges and giueth him not for his worke.

14 He saith, I wil buylde me a wide house, and large chambers: so he wil make him self lar∣ge windowes, and fiding with cedre and pain te them with vermelon.

15 Shalt thou reigne, because thou closest thy self in cedre? did not thyk 1.12 father eat and drin ke and prosper, when he executed iudgemēt and iustice?

16 When he iudged the cause of the afflicted and the pōore, he prospered: was not this be cause he knewe me, saith the Lord.

17 But thine eyes and thine heart are but one∣ly for thy couetousnes, and for to shed inno∣cent blood, and for oppression, & for destru ction, (euen) to do this.

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord against Ieho hoiakim, the sonne of Iosiáh King of Iudáh, Thei shall 1.13 not lament him, (saying,) Ah, my brother, or ah, sister: nether shal they mour∣ne for him, (saying,) Ah, lord, or ah, his glorie.

19 He shalbe buryed as an assem 1.14 is buryed, (euen) drawen and cast for the without the gates of Ierusalém.

20 ¶ Go vp ton 1.15 Lebanón, and crye: shoute ino 1.16 Bashán and crye by the passages: for all thy louers are destroyed.

21 I spake vnto thee when thou wast in prospe ritie: (but) thou saidst, I wil not heare: this ha∣the bene thy maner frō thy youth that thou woldest not obey my voice.

22 The wīde shal fede all thy pastors,p 1.17 and thy louers shal go into captiuitie: and then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded of all thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

23 Thou that dwellest in Lebanōn, (and) ma∣kest thy nest in theq 1.18 cedres, how beautiful shalt thou be when sorowes come vpon thee as the sorow of a woman in trauail?

24 As I liue, saith the Lord, thoghi 1.19 Coniáh the sonne of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 King of Iudáh, were the signet of my right hand, yet wolde I plucke thee thence.

25 And I wil giue thee into the hand of thē that seke thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and into the hand of thē, whose face thou fearest euen into the hand of Ne∣buchad nezzár King of Babél and into the hand of the Caldeans.

26 And I wil cause them to cary thee away, and thy mother that bare thee, into another co∣untrey, where ye were not borne, and there shal ye dye.

27 But to the land, whereunto they desire to re turne, they shal not returne thether.

28 Is not this man Coniáh (as) a despised (and) broken idole? or (as) a vessel, wherein is no pleasure? Wherefore are thei caryed away, he and his sede, and cast out into a land that they knowe not?

29 Os 1.20 earth, earth, earth, heare the worde of the Lord.

30 Thus saith the Lord, Write thist 1.21 man desti∣tute of (children,) a man that shal not prosper in his dayes: for there shalbe no man of his sede that shal prosper and sit vpon the throne of Dauid or beare rule any more in Iudáh.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chap 21, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• a 1.2

  This was his ordinarie maner of preaching be∣fore the Kings from Iosiáh vnto zedekiáh, which was about four∣tie yeres.
• * 1.3

  Chap. 17, 25.
• b 1.4

  Shewing that there his none greater thē he is, Ebr. 6, 13 and that he wil moste cer∣teinly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his othe.
• c 1.5

  He compareth Ierusalém to Gi∣lead, which was beyonde Iordén, and the beautie of Iudeáh to Le∣banon.
• d 1.6

  The Ebrewe worde signifieth to sanctifie, becau se the Lord doeth dedicate to his vse & purpose suche as he prepareth to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his worke, Isa. 13, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. chap. 6, 4. aud 12 3
• e 1.7

  Thy buyldings made of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 trees.
• f 1.8

  As they that wōder at a thing which thei thoght wolde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ha∣ue come so to pas se, Deut. 29, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 10 King. 9, 8.
• g 1.9

  Signifying that they shulde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their King: for le 〈◊〉〈◊〉 went forth to mete Ne buchadnezzár & yelded him self and was caryed into Babylon, 2. King 24, 2.
• h 1.10

  whome some thinke to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was his grand 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but as semeth this was Iehoiakim, as vers. 18.
• i 1.11

  By bribes & 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• k 1.12

  Meaning, Io∣siah, who was not giuen to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and super fluitie, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with me∣diocritie and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 onely delite in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & to do 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to all.
• l 1.13

  For euery 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shal haue ynough to lament for him self.
• m 1.14

  Not honora∣bly amongs his fathers, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as ca 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are cast in a hole because their slinke shul∣de not infect, read 2. King 24. 9 Iosephus Antiq. 10. 8. Writeth that the enemie slewe him in the citie & commanded him to be cast before the walles 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• n 1.15

  To call to the Assyrians for helpe.
• o 1.16

  For this was the way 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Assy∣ria: whereby is ment 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shulde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the Caldeans 〈◊〉〈◊〉 subdued bo∣the them and the Egyptians.
• p 1.17

  Bothe thy go∣uerneurs & they that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee, sha 〈◊〉〈◊〉 away as wind.
• q 1.18

  Thou that art buylt of the faire cedie trees of Le∣banon.
• i 1.19

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 was called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or Ie∣coniáh, whome he calleth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who thoght 〈◊〉〈◊〉 kingdome 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from him, because he came of the stocke of Dauid, and there fore for the pro∣mes sake colde not be takē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his house: but he abused Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mes, & therefore was iustely 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ued of the king∣dome.
• s 1.20

  He sheweth that all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shalbe witnesses of this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pla∣gue as thogh it were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 memo ie.
• t 1.21

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had no children (for after he begate Salathiél in the captiuitie, Match. 〈◊〉〈◊〉) but that none shulde reigne after him as King.