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. XLVI.

1 He proplrecieth the destruction of Egypt. 27 Deliueran∣ce is promised to Israél.

1 THe wordes of the Lord, which came to Ie remiáh the Prophet against thea 1.1 Gētiles.

2 (As) against Egypt, against the armie ofb 1.2 Pha raóh Necho King of Egypt, whiche was by the riuer Peráth in Carchemish, whiche Ne∣buchad-nezzar Kyng of Babél smote in the fourth yere of Iehoiakim the sonne of Io∣siáh King of Iudáh.

3 c 1.3 Make readie buckeler and shield, and go fourth to battel.

4 Make readie the horses, and let the horsemē get vp, and stand vp with (your) sallets, four∣blish the speares, ād put on the brigandines.

5 d 1.4 Wherefore haue I sene them afraide (and) driuen backe? for their mightie men are smit ten, and are fled away, and loke not backe: (sor) feare (was) round about, saith the Lord.

6 The swift shal not flee away, nor the strong man escape: they shal stomble, and fall tow∣arde thee 1.5 Northe by the riuer Perath.

7 Who is this, that commeth vp, asf 1.6 a floode, whose waters are moued like the riuers.

8 Egypt riseth vp lyke the flood, and (hys) waters are moued lyke the riuers, and he sayth, I will go vp, (and) will couer the earth: I wil destroye the citie with them that dwell therein.

9 Come vp, ye horses, and rage yecharets, and let the valiant men come forthe,g 1.7 the black Mores, ād the Lybians that beare the shield, and the Lydians that handle (and) bend the bowe.

10 For this is the day of the Lorde God of ho∣stes, (and) a day of vengeance, that he maye aduenge him of hys ennemies: for the sword shal deuoure, and it shalbe satiat, and made drunke with their blood: for the Lord God of hostes hatheh 1.8 a sacrifice in the North countreyi 1.9 by the riuer Peráth.

11 Go vp vnto Gileád,k 1.10 and take balme, ô vir∣gine,l 1.11 the daughter of Egypt: in vaine shalt thou vse manym 1.12 medicines: (for) thou shalt haue no health.

22 The nations haue heard of thy shame, and thy crye hathe filled the land: for the strong hathe stombled against the strong (and) thei are fallen bothe together.

13 ¶The worde that the Lorde spake to Iere∣miáh the Prophet, howe Nebuchad-nezzár Kyng of Babélshulde come and smite the land of Egypt.

14 Publish in Egypt and declare in Migdol, ād proclaime in Noph, and in Tahpanhés, (and) say, Stād stil, and prepare thee: for the sword shal deuoure rounde about thee.

15 Why are they valiāt mē put backe? they cold not stand, because the Lord did driue them.

16 He made many to fall, and one fell vpon an other: and they said, Arise, let vs go againe to ourn 1.13 owne people, and to the land of our natiuitie from the sworde of the violent.

17 They did crye there, Pharaôh King of Egypt (and) of a great multitudeo 1.14 hathe passed the time appointed.

18 As I liue, saith the King, whose Name is the LORD of hostes, surely as Tabór (is) in the mountaines, and as Carmél (is) in the sea: (so) shalp 1.15 it come.

19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, make thee geare to go into captiuitie: for Noph shalbe waste and desolate, without an inha∣bitant.

20 Egygt (is like) aq 1.16 faire calfe, (but) destructiō cometh: out of the North it cometh.

21 Also her hired menr 1.17 (are) in the middes of her like fat calues: they are also turned bac∣ke & fled a way together: thei colde not stād because the day of the destruction was come vpon them, (&) the time of their visitacion.

22 The voy ce thereof shal go forthe like as 1.18 ser pent: for they shal marche with an armie, & come againstet 1.19 her with axes, as he wers of wood.

23 They shal cut downeu 1.20 her forest, saith the Lord: for they can not be counted, because they are more then thex 1.21 greshoppers, and are in numerable.

24 The daughter of Egypt shalbe confoun∣ded: she shalbe deliuered into the hands of the people of the North.

25 ¶Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israél, Beholde, I wil visite they 1.22 cōmune peo∣ple of No and Pharaōh, & Egypt, with their gods and their Kings, euen Pharaōh, and all them that trust in him,

26 And I wil deliuer them into the hands of those, that seke their liues, and into the hand of Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél, and in∣to the hands of his seruantes, and afterward she shall dwell asz 1.23 in the olde time, saith the Lord.

27 ¶ a 1.24 But feare not thou, ô my seruant Iaakób, & be not thou afraied, ô Israél: for beholde, I wil deliuer thee from a farre (countrey,) & thy sede from the land of their captiuitie, & Iaakôb shal returne and be in rest, and pro∣speritie, and none shal make him afraid.

28 Feare thou not, ô Iaak ób my seruant, saith the Lord: for I am with thee, and I wil vtter∣ly destroy all the nations, whether I haue dri uen thee: but I wil not vtterly destroy thee, but correctb 1.25 thee by iudgement, and not vt∣terly cut thee of.

Notes

• a 1.1

  That is, nine na tions, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are round about the land of Egypt.
• b 1.2

  Read 2 King. 23 29. & 24. 7. and. 2. chron. 35. 20.
• c 1.3

  He Warneth the Egyptians to pre pare them selues to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.4

  The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had this vision of the Egyptians Which shuldebe put to flight by the Babylonians at Carchemish.
• e 1.5

  The Babyloni∣ans shal discom∣fit them at 〈◊〉〈◊〉 uer Euphrates.
• f 1.6

  He derideth the boastings of the the E yptians Who thoght by their riches, and power to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ouercome all the Worlde, alluding to the riuer Ni∣lus, Which at cer teine times ouer flow eth the coū∣trey of Egypt.
• g 1.7

  For these nati∣ons toke parte 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• h 1.8

  He calleth the slaughter of Gods enemies a sacrifice because it is a thing that doeth please him Isa. 34. 6.
• i 1.9

  That is, at Char∣chemish.
• k 1.10

  For at Gilead did growe most soueraine balme for Woundes.
• l 1.11

  So called becau∣se Egypt had not yet bene ouer∣come by the ene∣mie.
• m 1.12

  He sheweth that no salue or medicine cā pre∣uaile Where as God giueth the Wounde.
• n 1.13

  As they that shuld repent that they helped the Egyptians.
• o 1.14

  He derideth thē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shal impu re their ouer thro We to Lacke of counsel and poli∣cie, or to fortune: & not obseruing of time, not con∣sidering that it is Gods iust iudge∣ment.
• p 1.15

  Towit, that the Egyptians shalbe destroyed.
• q 1.16

  They haue abū dance of all, thīgs and therefore are 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and proude.
• r 1.17

  As vers. 9.
• s 1.18

  They shalbe sear se able to speake for feare of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• t 1.19

  Meanīg, Egypt.
• u 1.20

  That is, they shal stay the great & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 men of power.
• x 1.21

  To Wit, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ar∣mie.
• y 1.22

  Some take the libre We Worde Amon for the Kings name of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that is of A∣lexandera.
• z 1.23

  Meaning, that after the space of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yeres Egypt shulde be restored Isa. 19, 23 ezek. 29, 13.
• a 1.24

  God cōforteth all his that Were in captiuitie, but specially the sma le Church of the Iewes, Whereof were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & Baruch, Which remained among the Egyptiās: for the Lord neuer for saketh his, Isa. 44, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 chap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 10.
• b 1.25

  Read Chap. 10, 24.