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

IOEL.

THE ARGVMENT.

THe Prophet Ioél first rebuketh them of Iudáh, that being now punished with a great plague of famine, remaine stil obstinat. Secondly he threatneth greater plagues, because they grewe daily to a more hardenes of heart, and rebellion against God notwithstanding his punishments, Thirdly he exhorteth them to repentance, shewing that it muste be earnest and procede from the heart because they had grieuously offended God. And so doing, he promiseth, that God wil be merci full and not forget his couenant that he made with their fathers: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wil send his Christ who shal gather the scattered shepe, and restore them to life, and libertie, thogh they semed to be dead.

CHAP. I.

1 A prophecie against the Iewes. 2 He exhorteth the peo ple to prayer, and fasting for the miserie that was at hand

1 THe word of the Lord that came to Ioél the sonne of Pethuél.

2 Heare ye this, ôa 1.1 El∣ders, and heark en ye all inhabitants of the land, whetherb 1.2 such a thing hathe bene in your dayes, or yet in the dayes of your fathers.

3 Tell you your children of it, and let your chil dren (shewe) to their children, and their chil∣dren to another generacion.

4 That which is left of the palmer worme, ha the the grashopper eaten, and the residue of the grashopper hathe the canker worme ea ten, and the residue of the canker worme ha the the caterpiller eaten.

5 Awake yec 1.3 drunkardes, and wepe, & houle all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine: for it shalbe pulled from your mouth.

6 Yea,d 1.4 a nation cometh vpon my land, migh tie, and without nomber, whose teeth (are like) the teeth of a lyon, and he hathe the iawes of a great lyon.

7 He maketh my vine waste, and pilleth of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of my figtre he maketh it bare, and ca steth it down the brāches there of are made white.

8 Mourne like a virgine girded with sacke∣cloth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the housband ofe 1.5 her youth.

9 The meat offring, and the drinke offring isf 1.6 cut of frō the House of the Lord: the Priests the Lords ministers mourne.

10 The field is wasted: the land mourneth: for the corne is destroyed:g 1.7 the new wine is dryed vp, (and) the oyle is decayed.

11 Be ye ashamed, ô housbande men: houle ô ye vine dressers for the wheat, and for the barly, because the haruest of the field is peri shed.

12 The vine is dryed vp, & the figtre is decayed the pomegranate tre and the palme tre, and the apple tre, (euen) all the trees of the field are withered: surely the ioy is withered away from the sonnes of men.

13h 1.8 Girde yourselues and lament, ye Priests: houle ye ministers of the altar: come, (and) lye all night in sacke cloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offring, and the drinke of fring is taken away from the House of your God.

14 Sanctifie you a fast: call a solenne assemblie: gather the Elders, (and) all the inhabitāts of the lād into the House of the Lord your God and crye vnto the Lord,

15 Alas: for the day, for thei 1.9 day of the Lord is at hand, and it cometh as a destruction from the Almightie.

16 Is not the meat cut of before our eyes? (and) ioye, and gladnes frō the House of our God?

17 The sede is rotten vnder their cloddes: the garn ers are destroyed: the barnes are broken downe, for the corne is withered.

18 How did the beastes 〈◊〉〈◊〉? the herdes of cattel pine away, because thei haue no pastu re, and the flockes of shepe are destroyed.

19 O Lord, to thee wil I crye: for the fyre hathe deuoured the pastures of the wildernes, and the flame hathe burnt vp all the trees of the field.

20 The beastes of the field crye also vnto thee for the riuers of waters are dryed vp, and thek 1.10 fyre hathe deuoured the pastures of the wildernes.

CHAP. II.

He prophecieth of the comming and crueltie of their ene∣mies. 13 An exhortacion to moue them to, conuert. 18 The loue of God towarde his people.

1 BLowea 1.11 the trumpet in Ziōn, and shout in mine holie Mountaine: let all the inhabi∣tants of the land tremble: for the daye of the Lord is come: for it (is) at hand.

2 Ab 1.12 daye of darkenes, & of blackenes, a daye of cloudes, and obscuritie, as the morning spreade vpon the mountaines, (so is) there ac 1.13 great people, and a mightie: there was none like it from the beginning, nether shal be a∣nie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 after it, vnto the yeres of manie ge∣neracions.

3 A fyre deuoureth before him, and behinde him a flame burneth vp: the lād (is) as the gar den ofd 1.14 Eden before him, and behinde him a desolate wildernes, so that nothing shal es∣cape him.

4 The beholding of him (is) like the sight of horses, and like the horse men, so shal they runne.

5 Like the noyce of charets in the toppes of the mountaines shal thei leape, like the noy ce of a flame of fyre that deuoureth the stub∣ble, (&) as a mightie people prepared to the battel.

6 Before his face shal the people tremble: all facese 1.15 shal gather blackenes.

7 They shal runne like strong men, and go vp to the wall like men of warre, and euerie man shal go for warde in his wayes, and they shal not staye in their paths.

8 Nether shall onef 1.16 thrust another, (but) eue∣rie one shal walke in his path: and when thei fall vpon the sworde, they shal not be woun∣ded.

9 They shal runne to and fro in the citie: they shal runne vpon the wall: they shal clime vp vpon the houses, (and) enter in at the win∣dowes like the thief,

10 The earth shal tremble before him, the hea∣uens shal shake, theg 1.17 sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shal withdrawe their shining,

11 And the Lord shalh 1.18 vtter his voyce before his hoste: for his hoste is verie great: for (he is) strong that doeth his worde: * for the daie* 1.19 of the LORD is great and very terrible, and* 1.20

who can abyde it!

12 Therefore also no we the LORDE sayth, Turne you vnto me with all your heart, and with fastyng, and with wepyng, and with mourning.

13 Andi 1.21 rent your heart, and not your clo∣thes: and turne vnto the Lord your God, for he is gracious, and merciful, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to angre, and of great kindenes, and repenteth hym of the euil.

14 Who knoweth, (if) he wilk 1.22 returne and re∣pent and leaue a blessing behinde him, (euē) a meat offring, and a drinke offring vnto the Lord your God?

15 Blowe the trumpet in Zión, sanctifie a fast, call a solemne assemblie.

16 Gather the people: sanctifie the congrega∣cion, gather the Elders: assemble thel 1.23 chil∣dren, and those that sucke the breasts: let the bridegrome go forthe of his chambre, and the bride out of her bride chambre.

17 Let the Priests, the ministers of the Lorde wepe betwene the porche and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, ô Lorde, and and giue not thine heritage into reproche that the heathen shulde rule ouer them, * Wherefore shulde they say among the peo∣ple, Where is their God?* 1.24

18 Then wil the Lord bem 1.25 ielouse ouer his lād and spare his people.

19 Yea, the Lorde wil answer and saie vnto the people, Beholde, I will send you corne, and wine, and oyle, and you shalbe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 there with: and I wil nomore make you a reproche among the heathen.

20 But I will remoue farre of frome you then 1.26 Northren (armie,) and I wil driue him into a land, baren and desolate with his face tow∣arde theo 1.27 East sea, and his end to the vtmost sea, and his stinke shal come vp, and his cor∣ruption shal ascend, because he hathe exal∣ted him self to do (this.)

21 Feare not, ô land, (but) be glad and reioyce: for the Lord wil do great things.

22 Be not afraied, ye beastes of the fielde: for the pastures of the wildernes are grene: for the tre beareth her frute: the fig tre and the vine do giue their force.

23 Be glad then, ye children of Ziōn, and re∣ioyce in the Lord your God: for he hathe gi∣uen you the rayne ofp 1.28 righteousnes, * and he wil cause to come downe for you the raine, (euen) the (first) raine, and the latter rayne in the first (moneth.)

24 And the barnes shalbe full of wheat, and the presses shal abounde with wine and oyle.* 1.29

25 And I wyll render you the yeres that the* 1.30 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hathe eaten, the canker wor∣me and the caterpiller and the palmer wor∣me, my great hoste whiche I sent among you.

26 So you shall eat and be satisfied and prayse the Name of the Lord your God, that hathe delt marueilously with you: and my people shal neuer be a shamed.

27 Ye shal also knowe, that I am in the middes of Israél, and that I am the Lord your God and none other, and my people shal neuer be ashamed.

28 And afterwarde will I powerq 1.31 out my Spi∣rit vpon all flesh: and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie: your olde men shal dreamer 1.32 dreames, (and) your yong men shal se visions.

29 And also vpon the seruaunts, and vpon the maydes in those dayes will I powre my Spirit.

30 And I will shewes 1.33 wonders in the heauens* 1.34 and in the earth: blood and fyre, and pillers of smoke.

31 Thet 1.35 sunne shalbe turned into darkenes: ād the moone into blood, before the great and terrible daie of the Lord come.

32 But whosoeuer shall callu 1.36 on the Name of the Lord, shal be saued: for in mount Zión, and in Ierusalém shal be deliuerance, as the Lord hathe said, and in thex 1.37 remnant, whom the Lord shal call.

CHAP. III.

Of the iudgement of GOD against the enemies of hys people.

1 FOr beholde, ina 1.38 those dayes and in that time, when I shal bring againe the capti∣uitie of Iudáh and Ierusalém.

2 I will also gather all nations, and will bryng them downe into theb 1.39 valley of Iehosha∣phát, and will plead with them there for my people, and for mine heritage Israél, whome they haue scattered among the nations and parted my land.

3 And they haue cast lottes for my people, and haue giuen the childec 1.40 for the harlot, and solde the girle for wyne, that they myght drinke.

4 Yea, and whatd 1.41 haue you to do with me, Ty∣rus and Ziōn and all the coastes of Palestina? wil ye render mee 1.42 a recompense and if ye re compēse me, swiftely (and) spedely, wil 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ren der your recompense vpon your head:

5 For ye haue taken my siluer and my golde, and haue caried into your temples my good∣lie (and) pleasant things.

6 The children also of Iudáh and the children of Ierusalém haue you solde vnto the Gre∣cians, that ye myght send them farre from their border.

7 Beholde, I will raise them out of the place where ye haue solde them, and will render your rewarde vpon your owne head.

8 And I wil sell your sonnes and your daugh∣ters into the hand of the children of Iudah, and theyf 1.43 shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people farre of: for the Lorde hym selfhath spoken it.

9 Publish this among the Gentiles: prepare warre, wake vp the mightie men: let all the men of warre drawe nere (and) come vp.

10 g 1.44 Breake your plowe shares into swordes, and your sieths into speares: letthe weake saie, I am strong.

11 Assemble yourselues, and come all ye hea∣then and gather yourselues together round about: there shall the Lord caste downe thy mightie men.

12 Let the heathen be weakened, and come vp to the valley of Iehoshaphat: for there will I sitto iudge all the heathen rounde about.

13 Put in yourh 1.45 sieths, for the winepresse is ri∣pe: come, get you downe, for the winepresse is full: yea, the winepresses runne ouer, for their wickednes is great.

14 Omultitude, ô multitude, (come) into the valley of threshing: for the daye of the Lord (is) nere in the valley of threshing.

15 The sunne and moone shalbe darkned, and the starres shal withdrawe theirlight.

16 The Lorde also shall roare out of Ziōn, and vtter his voice from Ierusalém, and the hea∣uens, and the earth shalke, but the Lord wil∣be the hopei 1.46 of his people, and the strength of the children of Israél.

17 So shall ye knowe that I am the Lord your God dwellyng in Zion, mine holie Moun∣taine: then shall Ierusalém be holy, and the∣re shall no strangers gok 1.47 thoro we heranie more.

18 And in that day shal the mountainesl 1.48 drop downe newe wine, and the hilles shall flowe with milke, and all the riuers of Iudáh shall runne with waters, ād a fountaine shal come forthe of the House of the Lord, and shall watter the valley of Shittim.

19 m 1.49 Egypt shalbe waste, and Edóm shalbe a desolate wildernes, for the iniuries of the children of Iudáh, because they haue shed in nocent blood in their land.

20 But Iudáh shall dwell for euer, and Ierusa∣lém from generacion to generacion.

21 For I willn 1.50 clense their blood, that I haue not clensed, and the LORDE will dwellin Zión.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Signifying, the Princes, the Priests, and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b 1.2

  He calleth the Iewes to the con sideratiō of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who had now 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the ground for the space 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ye re, which was for their sinnes, & to call them to repentance.
• c 1.3

  Meaning, that the occasion of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 excesse and d. unkennes was taken 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d 1.4

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. was an∣other plague 〈◊〉〈◊〉 God had 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thē when he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vp the Assyrians against them.
• e 1.5

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 grie∣uously as a wo∣man, which hath lost her housbād, to whome she hathe ene ma∣ried in her 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• f 1.6

  The tokens of Gods wrath did appeare in his Temple in so mu 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as Godsserui ce was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• g 1.7

  All comfort & substance for nou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is taken away.
• h 1.8

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the only meanes to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Gods wrath & to haue all things resto∣red is vnsained repentance.
• i 1.9

  VVese by these great plagues that vtter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at hand.
• k 1.10

  That is drought
• a 1.11

  He sheweth the great iudgemēts of God which are at hand except they 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b 1.12

  Of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & trouble.
• c 1.13

  Meaning the Assyrians.
• d 1.14

  The enemie de stroieth our 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tiful countrey where soeuer he 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• e 1.15

  This shalbe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and blacke for feare, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 2, 10.
• f 1.16

  For none shalbe able to resist thē.
• g 1.17

  Read 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 13. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 32, 7. chap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 1 & 3. 15. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 24, 29.
• h 1.18

  The Lord shal stirre vp 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Assy rians to execute his 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ierem. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 7.
• * 1.19

  〈◊〉〈◊〉. 5, 18.
• * 1.20

  seph. 1, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• i 1.21

  Mortifie your affection and ser ue God with pu∣renes of heart and not with ce remonies.
• k 1.22

  He speaketh this to stirre vp their slothfulnes and not that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Gods mercies, if they did repent How God repenteth read. Iere, 18, 8.
• l 1.23

  That as all haue sinned, so almay shewe for the si∣gnes of their 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that mē seyng the chil∣dren, whiche are not fre frō Gods wrath, might be the more 〈◊〉〈◊〉 touched with the consideration of their owne sin∣nes.
• * 1.24

  Psal. 79, 10.
• m 1.25

  If they repent he sheweth that God wil preser∣ue and defende them with a moste ardent affe ction.
• n 1.26

  That is, the As∣syrians your ene mies.
• o 1.27

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 the salt sea, or Persiā sea: meanyng that thogh his armie were so great, that it filled all from this sea to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 called me diterraneum, yet he wolde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them.
• p 1.28

  That is, suche as shulde come by iuste measure and as was wont to be sent when God was recon∣ciled with them.
• * 1.29

  Leu. 26. 4.
• * 1.30

  Deut. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 14.
• q 1.31

  That is, in grea ter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ād more generally then in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 past ād his was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnder 〈◊〉〈◊〉, when as Gods graces, and his Spirit vnder the Gospe was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ly giuen to the Church. Isa. 44. 3. Act. 2. 17.
• r 1.32

  As they had vi∣sions, and drea∣mes in old time, so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thei now haue clearer reue lations.
• s 1.33

  He warneth the faithful what 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thing shuld came, to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that they shulde not looke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 continuall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in this worlde, and yet in all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 troubles he wolde preserue them.
• * 1.34

  Iohn. 7. 38.
• t 1.35

  The order of nature shal seme to be changed for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be in the worlde. Isa. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ezek. 32. 7. Chap 3. 1. Mat 24. 29.
• u 1.36

  Gods iudgements are for the destruction of the inside∣les, and to moue the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to call vpon the Name of God, who wil giue them saluation.
• x 1.37

  Meaning hereby the Gentiles. Rom. 10. 13.
• a 1.38

  VVhen I shall deliuer my Chur che, whiche stan∣deth of the Iew∣es, and of the Gen 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b 1.39

  It appeareth that he alludeth to that great vi∣ctorie of Iehos ha phat, whē as God without 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 helpe destroyed the enemies. 2. King. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 26. also he hathe respect to this word, le∣hos haphat, whi∣che signifieth pleading 〈◊〉〈◊〉 iud∣gement, because God wold iudge the enemies of his Churche as he did there.
• c 1.40

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 whiche the enemie gate for the sale of my people the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ed it vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tes and drinke.
• d 1.41

  He taketh the cause of his Chur che in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a∣gainst the ene∣mie, as thogh the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were done to him selfe.
• e 1.42

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 I done you wrong, that ye will rendre me the like.
• f 1.43

  For afterward God solde them by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 zar, and Alexan der the great, sor the loue he bare to his peo∣ple, and thereby they were com∣forted as thogh the price had be∣ne theirs.
• g 1.44

  VVhen I shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 my iud∣gements against mine enemies, I wil cause euerie one to be ready, and to prepare their weapons to destroy one a∣nother, for my Church sake.
• h 1.45

  Thus he shall incourage the enemies when their wickednes is ful ripe to de∣stroye one ano∣ther, whiche he calleth the valley of Gods iudge∣ment.
• i 1.46

  God assureth his againste all troubles, that when he destroy eth his enemies, his children shal∣be deliuered.
• k 1.47

  The strangers shal no more de stroy his Church Which if they do 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is the people whiche by their sinnes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the breache for the enemie.
• l 1.48

  He promiseth to his Churche a∣bundance of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, read Ezek. 47. 1. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shulde watter and comfort the moste baren 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Amos. 9. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• m 1.49

  The malicious enemies shal ha∣ue no parte of this grace.
• n 1.50

  He had suffered his Church hither to to lye in their filthinesbut now be promiseth to clense them and to make them pu 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him.