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The .vi. Chapter.

1 He prophecieth against the princes of Israel liuing in pleasures. 8 The Lord swea∣reth that he will bring to passe the thinges that are purposed against Israel.

[unspec A] 1 WO to them that are at ease in Sion, and trust in the mountayne of Samaria, which were famous at the begin∣ning of the nations, & the house of Israel came to them.

2 Go you vnto Calneh, and see, and from thence go you to Hemath the great, then go downe to Gath of the Philistines: be * 1.1 they better then* 1.2 these kingdomes? or the border of their lande greater then your border?

3 Ye that put farre away the euyll day, and * 1.3 approche to the seate of iniquitie.

4 They lye vpon beddes of yuorie, and stretche them selues vpon their couches, and eate the lambes out of the flocke, and the calues out of the stall.

5 They sing to the sounde of the viole, they inuent to them selues instrumentes of musicke, like Dauid.

6 They drinke wine in bowles, and an∣noynt them selues with chiefe oint∣mentes: but no man is sorie for the afflic∣tion of Ioseph.

7 Therfore nowe shall they go captiue [unspec B] with the first that go captiue, and “ 1.4 the sorowe of them that stretched them selues is at hande.

8 The Lorde God hath sworne by hym selfe, sayth the Lorde God of hoastes: I abhorre the “ 1.5 excellencie of Iacob, and hate his palaces, therfore will I deliuer vp the citie, with all that is therin.

9 And if there remayne ten men in one house, they shall dye.

10 And his vncle shall take him vp, and burne him, to cary out the bones out of the house, & shall say vnto him that is by the c 1.6 sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? And he shal say, None. Then shal he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not remember the name of the Lorde.

11 For behold the Lord commaundeth, and he will smyte the great house with breaches, & the litle houses with cleftes.

12 Shal horses run vpō the (d) 1.7 rocke? or wil one plowe there with oxen? for ye haue turned iudgement into “ 1.8 gall, & the fruite of righteousnesse into wormewood.

13 Ye reioyce in a thing of naught, ye say: Haue not we gotten vs hornes by our owne strength?

14 But behold, I wil rayse vp against you a nation O house of Israel, sayth the Lorde God of hoastes, and they shall afflict you from the entring of (e) 1.9 He∣math, vnto the riuer of the wildernesse.

Notes

• * 1.1

  If God haue destroyed these excellent cities in three diuers king∣••es▪ as in Babylon, Syria and of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & hath ••ght their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 borders 〈…〉〈…〉 greater ••nesse then yours yet are: thinke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be bet∣ter or to es∣••▪
• * 1.2

  The king∣d••••es of Iu∣t•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Israel.
• * 1.3

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• “ 1.4

  Or, the ioy of them that stretched thē selues, shall depart.
• “ 1.5

  Or, magni∣ficēcie, that is the riches and pompe.
• c 1.6

  That is, t•• some negh∣bour that dwelleth neare about.
• (d) 1.7

  He compa∣reth them to baren rockes, whervpon it is in vayne to bestow labour, shewing that gods benefites can haue no place among them.
• “ 1.8

  Or, poison
• (e) 1.9

  That is, from one cor∣ner of the countrey vnto an other. For Antioche, which is here called He∣math, and the west sea which is here signi∣fied by the ri∣uer of the wil∣dernesse, are the vtter bor∣ders of the countrey of the ten tribes. see 4. Re. 14▪ f