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. III.

1 I Am the man, that hathe senea 1.1 affliction in the rod of his indignation.

2 He hathe led me, & broght me into darck∣nes, but not to light.

3 Surely he is turned against me: he turneth his hand (against me) all the day:

4 My flesh and my skinne hathe he caused to waxe olde, (&) he hath brokē my bones.

5 He hatheb 1.2 buylded against me, and compas sed (me) with gall, and labour.

6 He hathe set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.

7 He hathe hedged about me, that I can not get out: he hathe made my chaines heauie.

8 Also when I crye and shoute, he shutteth out myc 1.3 prayer.

9 He hathd 1.4 stopped vp my waies with he wē stone, (and) turned away my paths.

10 e 1.5 He was vnto me (as) a beare lying in wait,

(and as) a lion in secret places.

11 He hathe stopped my waies, and pulled me in pieces he hathe made me desolate.

12 He hath bent his bow & made me a marke for the arrowe.

13 He caused” 1.6 the arrowes of hys quiuer to entre into my reines.

14 I was a derision to all my people, (and) their song all the daye.

15 He hathe filled me with bitternes, (and) made me drunken withf 1.7 worme wood.

16 He hathe also broken my teeth with sto∣nes, (and) hathe couered me with asshes.

17 Thus my soule was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of from peace: I forgat prosperitie,

18 And I said, My strength and mine hopeg 1.8 is perished from the Lord.

19 Remembring mine affliction, & my mour∣ning, the worme wood and the gall.

20 My soule hathe them in remembrāce, and is humbledh 1.9 in me.

21 I consider this in mine heart: therefore haue I hope.

22 It is the Lordsi 1.10 mercies that we are not cō sumed, because his compassions faile not.

23 (Thei are) renuedk 1.11 euerie morning: great 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thy faithfulnes.

24 The Lord (is) myl 1.12 porcion, saith my soule: therefore will hope in him.

25 The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, (and) to the soule that seketh him.

26 It is good bothe to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.

27 It is good for a mā that he beare the yoke in hism 1.13 youth.

28 He sitteth alone,n 1.14 and kepeth silence, be∣cause he hathe borne it vpon him.

29 He putteth hiso 1.15 mouth in the dust, if there maie be hope.

30 He giueth his cheke to him that smiteth him he is filled ful with reproches.

31 For the Lord wil not for sake for euer.

32 But thogh he send affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multi∣tude of his mercies.

33 For he doeth notp 1.16 punish” 1.17 willingly, nor afflict the children of men,

34 In stamping vnder his fete all the prison∣ners of the earth.

35 In ouerthrowing the right of a mā before the face of the most high.

36 In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord q 1.18 seeth it not.

37 Who is he then that saith, and it cometh to passe, (and) the Lordr 1.19 commandeth it not?

38 Out of the mouth of the most high procea∣deth nots 1.20 euil and good?

39 Wherefore then) is the liuingt 1.21 mā sorow∣ful? man (suffreth) for his sinne.

40 Let vs serche and trye our waies, & turne againe to the Lord.

41 Let vs lift vpu 1.22 our hearts with our handes vnto God in the heauens.

42 We haue sinned, and haue rebelled, (ther∣fore) thou hast not spared.

43 Thou hast couered (vs) with wrath, and per secuted vs thou hast slaine (and) not spared

44 Thou hast couered thy self with a cloude, that (our) praier shulde not passe through

45 Thou hast made vs (as) the * of scouring &* 1.23 refuse in the middes of the people.

46 All our enemies haue opened their mou∣the against vs,

47 Feare, and a snare is come vpon vs (with) desolation and destruction.

48 Mine eye casteth out riuers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

49 Mine eye droppeth without staie and cea seth not.

50 Til the Lord loke downe, and beholde frō heauen.

51 Mine eyex 1.24 breaketh mine heart because of all the daughters of my citie.

52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a birde with out cause.

53 They haue shut vp my lifey 1.25 in the dunge ō and cast a stone vpon me,

54 Water flowed ouer mine head (thē) thoght I, I am destroyed.

55 I called vpon thy Name, ô Lord, out of the lowe dungeon.

56 Thou hast heard my voice, stoppe not thi∣ne eare from my sigh (and) from my crye.

57 Thou drewest nere in the daye that I cal∣led vpon thee thou saidest, Feare not.

58 O Lord thou hast mainteined the cause of myz 1.26 soule (and) hast redemed my life.

59 O Lord, thou hast sene my wrong, iudge thou my cause.

60 Thou hast sene all their vengeance, (and) all their deuises against me.

61 Thou hast heard their reproche, ô Lord (&) all their imaginations against me.

62 The lippes (also) of those that rose against me, and their whispering against me con∣tinually.

63 Beholde, their sitting downe and their ri∣sing vp (how) I am their song,

64 * Giue them a recompence, ô Lord, accor∣ding* 1.27 to the worke of their hands.

65 Giue them "sorowe, of heart (euen) thy curs 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to them.

66 Persecute with wrath and destroie them from vnder the heauen, ô Lord.

Notes

• a 1.1

  The Prophet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nishments & af∣flictions that he endured by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Prophetes & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, when he declared the de struction of Ieru∣salém, as Ier. 20. 2.
• b 1.2

  He speaketh this as one that felt Gods heauie iudge ments, whiche he greatly feared, & therefore 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of wor∣des.
• c 1.3

  This is a greate 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the godlie, when thei se not the frute of their 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and causeth them to thinke that they are not 〈◊〉〈◊〉, whi che thing God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to do, that thei 〈◊〉〈◊〉 praie more earnestly & the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.4

  And kepeth me in holde, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• e 1.5

  He hath 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.6

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• f 1.7

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 greate an∣guish and sorowe he hathe made me to lose my sense.
• g 1.8

  Thus with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he was driuen to and fro betwene hope and dispaire as the godlye oft times are, yet in the end the Spirit getteth the victo∣rie.
• h 1.9

  He sheweth that God thus vseth to exercise his to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that hereby thei maye knowe themselues & fele his mercies.
• i 1.10

  Considering the wickednes of mā, it is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that anye remayneth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 only that God for his owne mercies sake and for his promes wil euer haue his church to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thogh thei be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so fewe in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Isa. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 9.
• k 1.11

  VVe fele 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 daily.
• l 1.12

  The godlie put their whole con∣fidence in God, & therefore loke for none other inhe∣ritāce, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Psal. 16 5.
• m 1.13

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 neuer begin to timely to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnder the crosse, that whē the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grow greater, our pacience also by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may be 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• n 1.14

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not against God, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• o 1.15

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him selfe as they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 downe with their face to the grounde, and so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wai∣teth for succour.
• p 1.16

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no pleasure in it, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it of neces∣sirie for our 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dement, when he suffreth the wic∣ked to oppresse the poore.
• ” 1.17

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• q 1.18

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 doeth not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• r 1.19

  He sheweth that nothing is done without 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pro 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• s 1.20

  〈◊〉〈◊〉, aduersi 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Amos 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 6.
• t 1.21

  VVhen God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him.
• u 1.22

  That is, both heartes & handes: for els to lift vp the handes is but 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.23

  1. Cor. 4. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• x 1.24

  I am 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with sore weping for all my people
• y 1.25

  Read Ierem. 17. 16. how he was in the mydle dun∣geon.
• z 1.26

  Meaning, the cause wherefore his life was in dan ger.
• * 1.27

  Psal. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 4.