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1 HOw hathe the Lorda darkened the daughter of Ziōn in his wrath! (&) hath cast downe fromb heauen vnto the earthe the beautie of Israél, and remembred not hisc fote stole in the day of his wrath!
2 The Lord hathe destroyed all the habita∣cions of Iaakób, and not spared: he hath throwen downe in hys wrath the strong holdes of the daughter of Indáh: he hathe
cast them downe to the grounde: he hathe polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof.
3 He hathe cut of in his fierce wrath all the d horne of Israél: he hathe drawen backe hise right hand from before the enemie, & there was kindled in Iaakob like a flame of fyre, which deuoured round about,
4 Hef hathe bent his bowe like an enemie: his right hand was stretched vp as an aduer sarie, and slewe all that was pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Ziôn: he powred out his wrath like fyre.
5 The Lord was as an ennemie: he hathe de∣uoured Israél, (and) consumed all his pala∣ces he hathe destroyed his strong holdes, and hathe increased in the daughter of Iu∣dáh lamentacion and mourning.
6 For he hathe destroyed his tabernacle, as a garden, he hath destroyed his congrega∣cion: the Lord hathe caused the feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Ziôn, & hath despised in the indignaciō of his wrath the King and the Priest.
7 The Lord hathe forsaken his altar: he hath abhorred his Sanctuarie: he hathe giuē into the hand of the ennemie the walles of her palaces: they haue made ag noyse in the house of the Lord, as in the day of solēnitie.
8 The Lord hath determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he stretched out a line: he hathe not withdrawen his hād from destroying: therefore he made the rā∣parth and the wall to lamēt they were de∣stroyed together.
9 Her gates are sonke to the ground: he hath destroied and broken her barres her King and her princes (are) among the Gentiles: the Lawe (is) no more, nether can her Pro∣phetes” receiue (any) vision from the Lord
10 The Elders of the daughter of Ziō sit vpō the grounde, and kepe silence: they haue cast vp dust vpon their heades: they haue girded them selues with sackecloth: the virgines of Ierusalém hang downe theyr heades to the ground.
11 Mine eyes do faile with teares: my bowels swell: my lieuer is powred vpon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the children and sucklings “ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the stretes of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉,
12 Thei haue said to their mothers, Where is ” bread and drinke? when thei swouned as the wounded in the stretes of the citie, (&) when thei” gaue vp the gost in their mo∣thers bosome.
13 i What thing shal I take to witnes for thee what thing shal I compare to thee, ô daugh ter Ierusalém? what shal I liken to thee, that I may comfort thee, ô virgine daughter Zión? for thy breache (is) great like the sea: who can heale thee?
14 Thy Prophetes hauek loked out vaine, and foolish things for thee, and they haue not discouered thine iniquitie, to turne away thy captiuitie, but haue loked out for thee false“ prophecies, and causes of banishement.
15 All that passe by the waye, clappe theyr handes at thee: they hisse and wagge their head vpon the daughter Ierusalém, (say∣ing,) Is this the citie that men call, The per fection of beautie, (and) the ioye of the whole earth?
16 All thine enemies haue opened their mou∣the against thee: thei hisse and gnash the teeth, saying, Let vs deuoure it: certeinly this is the day that we loked for: we haue founde (and) sene it.
17 * The Lord hathe done that whiche he had purposed: he hathe fulfilled his word that he had determined of olde time: he hathe throwen done, and not spared: he hath cau sed thine enemie to reioyce ouer thee, and set vp the horne of thine aduersaries.
18 Their heart * cryed vnto the Lord, O wall of the daughter Ziō, let teares runne downe like a riuer, day & night: take thee no rest, nether let the apple of thine eye cease.
19 Arise, crye in the night: in the beginning of the watches powere out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift vp thine hands toward him for the life of thy yong children, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for hungre in the corners of all the stretes.
20 Beholde, ô Lord, and considre to whome thou hast done thus? shall the women eate their frute, (and) childrē of a“ spanne long shal the Priest and the Prophet be slaine in the Sanctuarie of the Lord?
21 The yong and the olde lye on the ground in the stretes: my virgines and my yong mē are fallen by the sworde: thou haste slaine (them) in the day of thy wrath: thou haste killed and not spared.
22 Thou hast called as in a solemne daye my “ terrours rounde about, so that in the day of the Lords wrath none escaped nor remai ned: those that I haue nourished & broght vp, hathe mine enemie consumed.
That is, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 her from prospe∣ritie to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Hathe giuen her a most sore 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the Temple or to the Arke of the coue∣nant, Whiche was called the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Lord becau se they shulde not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their mindes so lowe, but lift vp their hearts 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
〈◊〉〈◊〉, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as 1 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 2 1,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 is, his suc∣cour which he was wonte to send vs, when our enemies oppressed vs.
Shewing, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 there is no reme∣die but 〈◊〉〈◊〉, where God is the enemie.
As the people were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to praise God in the solemne feasts with a lowde voice, so now the ene mies blaspheme him with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and crying.
This is a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 speache, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was, whē he said, the wayes did la∣ment, Chap. 1. 4. meaning, that this sorowe was so great that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 things had 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
〈◊〉〈◊〉. wheat and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Ebr. powred out the soule
Meaning, that her 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was so euident 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it nede to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 called them selues 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as the other were 〈◊〉〈◊〉, therfore he cheweth that thei saw amisse, becau 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thei did not re∣proue the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but flatte∣red them in their sinnes, which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the cause of theyr 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Leu. 26. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Deut. 28. 25.
Iere 14. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Chap. 1. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Or, broght vp 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 whome I feared.
Chap. III.