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❧The booke of the prophete Ezechiel.

The first Chapter.

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1 The time wherein Ezechiel prophecied, and in what place. 3 His kinred. 5 The vision of the foure beastes. 16 The fasshion and worke of the wheeles. 26 The vision of the throne.

[unspec A] 1 IT came to passe in the (a) 1.1thirtith yere in the fourth [moneth] in the fifth day of the mo∣neth, that (I beyng in the middes of the cap∣tiuitie, by the riuer Chebar) the heauens were opened, and I sawe visions of God:

2 In the fifth [day] of the moneth, which was the fifth yere of kyng Ioakins captiuitie,

3 The worde of the Lorde came to Eze∣chiel the priest the sonne of Buzi, in the lande of the Chaldeans by the riuer Chebar, * 1.2where the (b) 1.3hand of the Lord was vpon hym.

4 And I looked, and beholde a (c) 1.4 stor∣mie wind came out of the north, a great cloude, and a fire folding it selfe [in the cloude] and a brightnes rounde about it, and foorth of the middes therof as the colour of amber out of the middes of the fire.

5 And out of the middes therof, the like∣nesse of foure (d) 1.5 beastes [appeared] and this was their fourme, they had the likenesse of a man.

6 And euery one had foure faces, and euery one of them had foure wynges.

7 Their feete were straight feete, and the sole of their feete lyke the sole of calues feete, and they glistered as the appea∣raunce of brasse burnished.

8 From vnder their wynges vpon all the foure corners they had mens han∣des: and they foure had their faces and their wynges.

9 Their wynges were ioyned one to [unspec B] another: when they went they looked not backe, but eche one went straight forwarde.

10 But [touching] the similitude of their faces, they foure had the (e) 1.6 face of a man and the face of a lion on the right side, and they foure had the face of an oxe on the left side, the foure also had the face of an Egle.

11 Thus were their faces, and their winges were spread out aboue, so that two wynges of euery one were ioyned one to another, and two wynges coue∣red euery one of their bodyes.

12 Euery one went straight forward: (f) 1.7 whyther as the spirite led them, thither thei went, & returned not in their going.

13 And the fashion of the beastes, their appearaunce was lyke coales of fire, burning like the appearaunce of cres∣sets, it ran among the beastes, and the fire gaue a glister, and out of the fire there went lightening.

14 And the beastes ranne, and returned like lightening.

15 When I had considered the beastes, beholde a wheele vpon the earth nye to the beastes, to euery of the foure before his face.

16 The fashion & worke of the wheeles was lyke the colour of (g) 1.8 Tharsis, and

they foure had one fashion, and their fashion & their worke [was] as though it were a wheele in y^e middle of a wheele.

17 When they went, they went vpon their foure sides: they returned not backe when they went.

18 They had (h) 1.9 ringes, and heyght, and were feareful to beholde: & their ringes were full of eyes rounde about them foure.

19 When the beastes went, the wheeles went also by them: and when the beastes were lift vp from the earth, the wheeles were lyft vp.

20 Whyther soeuer the spirite [was] to go, they went, and thyther [was] the spirite to go, and the wheeles were lyft vp before them: for the spirite of the beastes were in the wheeles.

[unspec D] 21 When the beastes went, they went, & when thei stoode, they stoode, and when they were lifted vp from the earth, the wheeles were lifted vp before thē, for y^e spirite of y^e beastes was in the wheeles.

22 And the similitude of the firmament vpon the heades of the beastes, was like the colour of christall wonderfull, spread ouer their heades aboue.

23 And vnder the firmament their winges were stretcht foorth one to∣wardes another, euery one had two co∣uering them, and(i) 1.10 euery one had two couering them, [euen] their bodyes.

24 And when they went, I hearde the noyse of their wynges, lyke the noyse of great waters, as it had ben the voyce of the almightie, the voyce of speache, as the noyse of an hoast: when they stoode, they let downe their winges.

25 And there was a noyse from aboue the firmament that was ouer their heades: when they stoode, they let downe their wynges.

26 And aboue the firmament that was ouer their heades, there was the fashi∣on of a throne lyke a Saphir stone: and vpon the similitude of the throne by appearaunce, as the similitude of a man aboue vpon it. [unspec E]

27 And I sawe as the appearaunce of amber [and] as the similitude of fire rounde about within, from the appea∣raunce of his loynes vpward: and from the appearaunce of his loynes downe∣warde I sawe as the lykenesse of fire, and brightnesse rounde about it.

28 As the likenesse of a bowe that is in a cloude in a raynie day, so was the ap∣pearaunce of the brightnesse rounde a∣bout: this was the appearaunce of the similitude of the glory of God, & when I sawe it, I (k) 1.11 fell vpon my face and hearkened vnto the voyce of one(l) 1.12 that spake.

¶The .ij. Chapter.

The prophete is sent to call the people from their errour.

[unspec A] 1 AND then said he vnto me, Stande vp vpon thy fete (O thou sonne of man) and I wyll talke with thee.

2 And the spirite entred into me when he had spoken vnto me, & set me vpon my feete, so that I heard him that spake vnto me.

3 And he sayde vnto me, Thou sonne of man, I sende thee to the children of Is∣rael, to a rebellious people which haue rebelled against me, both they and their forefathers haue wickedly behaued them selues against me, euen vnto this very day.

4 For they are children of a “ 1.13harde face and stiffe heart, I do sende thee vnto them, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lorde God.

5 And whether they wyll heare or re∣fuse (for they are a rebellious house) yet they may knowe that there hath ben a prophete among them.

6 And thou sonne of man feare them not, neither be afraide of their wordes, for “ 1.14 bryers and thornes are with thee, and thou doest dwell among scorpions: feare not their wordes, nor be abashed at their lookes, for they are a rebellious house.

7 And thou shalt speake my wordes vn∣to [unspec B] them, whether they wyll heare or re∣fuse, for they are rebellious.

8 Therefore thou sonne of man, obay thou all thinges that I say vnto thee, and be not thou rebellious lyke the re∣bellious house: open thy mouth, and (a) 1.15 eate that I geue thee.

9 And when I looked, beholde a hand was sent vnto me, and lo, in it was a roule of a booke.

11 And he opened it before me, and it was written within and without, and there was written therein, (b) 1.16 lamentations, and mourning, and wo.

The .iii. Chapter.

1 The prophete beyng fed with the worde of God, and with the constant boldnesse of the spirite, is sent vnto the people that were in captiuitie. 17 The office of true preachers.

[unspec A] 1 AFter this said he vnto me: Thou sonne of man, eate whatsoeuer thou findest, eate this roule, and go thy way and speake vnto the house of Israel.

2 So I opened my mouth, and he fed me with this roule.

3 And he saide vnto me, Thou sonne of man, thy belly shall eate, and thy bow∣els shalt thou fill with this roule that I geue thee: Then dyd I eate, and it was in my mouth * 1.17 sweeter then honie.

4 And he saide vnto me, Thou sonne of man, go, get thee vnto the house of Is∣rael, and declare my wordes vnto them.

5 For not to a people of “ 1.18 profounde lippes and harde language art thou sent, but vnto the house of Israel:

6 Not to many nations whiche haue profounde lippes and harde languages, whose wordes thou vnderstandest not: otherwise if I had sent thee vnto them, they would haue hearkened vnto thee.

[unspec B] 7 But the house of Israel will not hear∣ken vnto thee, for they will not hearken vnto me: for al the house of Israel haue stiffe foreheades, & stubburne heartes.

8 Beholde therefore, I haue made thy face strong against their faces, & thy fore∣head strong against their foreheades.

9 As an Adamant, harder then the flint stone haue I made thy forehead: thou shalt not feare them, nor be abashed at their lookes: for they are a rebellious house.

10 He sayde moreouer vnto me, Thou sonne of man, all my wordes that I shall speake vnto thee, receaue in thyne heart, and hearken with thyne eares.

11 And go, get thee to the captiuitie, to the chyldren of thy people, and thou shalt speake vnto them, and shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, whe∣ther they will heare, or leaue.

12 With that the spirite tooke me vp, and I hearde behinde me a voyce of a great rushing [to wit] Blessed be the glory of Iehouah from his place.

13 [I hearde] also the noyse of the winges of the beastes ioyning one with ano∣ther, and the ratling of the wheeles that were before them, euen a noyse of great rushing.

14 Nowe when the spirite lift me vp and tooke me away, I went in bitternesse [unspec C] and furie of my spirite: but the hande of the Lorde vpon me was strong.

15 Then I came to the captiues in Thel∣abib that dwelt by the riuer Chebar, and I sate where they sate, and I re∣mayned there seuen dayes, astonished among them.

16 And when the seuen dayes were ex∣pired, the Lorde saide vnto me,

17 Thou sonne of man, I haue made thee a * 1.19 watchman vnto the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt heare the worde at my mouth, and geue them warning from me.

18 When I shall say vnto the wicked, Thou shalt surely dye, and thou geuest not him warning, nor speakest to admo∣nishe the wicked of his euill way, and so to liue: then shal the same vngodly man dye in his owne vnrighteousnesse, but his blood wyl I require of thyne hand.

19 Neuerthelesse, if thou geue warning vnto the wicked, and he yet turne not from his vngodlynesse and from his wicked way: he shall dye in his owne wickednesse, but thou hast deliuered thy soule.

20 Nowe if a righteous man go from his [unspec D] righteousnesse and do the thing that is euyll I wyll lay a stumbling blocke be∣fore him: and he shall dye, because thou hast not geuen him warning, dye shall he in his owne sinne, so that his righte∣ousnesse whiche he hath done, shall not be thought vpon: but his blood will I require at thyne hande.

21 Neuerthelesse, if thou exhortest that righteous that he sinne not, and so the righteous do not sinne: then shall he liue, because he hath receaued thy war∣ning, and thou hast deliuered thy soule.

22 And there came the hand of the Lord vpon me, and he sayd vnto me: Stande vp, and go into the fielde, that I may there talke with thee.

23 So when I had risen vp, and gone foorth into the fielde: beholde, the (a) 1.20 glo∣rie of the Lord stoode there, like the glo∣rie which I sawe by the riuer Chebar: then fell I downe vpon my face.

24 And the spirite came into me, whiche

set me vp vpon my feete, and spake vnto me, and said vnto me: Go thy way, and shut thy selfe in thyne house.

25 Beholde O thou sonne of man, they haue prepared bandes against thee, and they wyll binde thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them.

26 And I will make thy tongue (b) 1.21 cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumbe, and not be as a repro∣uer vnto them: for they are a rebellious house.

27 But when I speake vnto thee, I wyl open my mouth, and thou shalt say vn∣to them, Thus saith the Lorde God: Whoso heareth, let hym heare, who∣so leaueth of, let him leaue: for they are a rebellious house.

¶The .iiij. Chapter.

1 The siege of the citie of Hierusalem is signified. 9 The long continuaunce of the captiuitie of Israel. 16 A hunger is prophesied to come in the captiuitie.

[unspec A] 1 THou sonne of man, take thee a tyle stone and lay it before thee, and purtray vpon it the citie Hierusalem,

2 And lay siege against it, and builde a fort a∣gainst it, and cast a mount against it: set the campe also against it, and lay en∣gins of warre against it rounde about.

3 Moreouer, take an iron panne, and set it betwixt thee and the citie in steede of an iron wall, then set thy face towarde it to besiege it, and make an assault a∣gainst it: this shalbe a token vnto the house of Israel.

4 But thou shalt sleepe vpon thy left side, and lay the sinne (a) 1.22 of the house of Israel vpon it [according] to the number of the dayes that thou shalt sleepe vpon it, thou shalt beare their iniquitie.

5 For I haue layde vpon thee the yeres of their iniquitie according to the num∣ber of the dayes [euen] three hundred and ninetie “ 1.23 dayes, so shalt thou beare the iniquitie of the house of Israel.

6 When thou hast fulfilled these dayes, lye downe agayne and sleepe vpon thy (b) 1.24right side, and beare the sinnes of the house of Iuda: fourtie dayes haue I appointed thee, (c) 1.25 a day for a yere [euen] a day for a yere.

7 Therfore set nowe thy face towarde the siege of Hierusalem, and discouer thine arme, that thou mayest prophecie [unspec B] against it.

8 Behold, I will lay chaines vpon thee, that thou shalt not turne thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the dayes of thy besieging.

9 Wherfore take vnto thee wheate, bar∣lye, beanes, lintils, millot, and fetches, and put these together in a vessell, and make thee loaues of bread thereof, ac∣cording to the number of the dayes that thou must lye vpon thy side, that thou mayest haue bread to eate for three hun∣dred and ninetie dayes.

10 And thy meate that thou eatest shall haue a certaine wayght appointed, [namely] twentie sicles euery day: & from time to time shalt thou eate therof.

11 Thou shalt drinke also a certaine mea∣sure of water [namely] the sixt [part] of an * 1.26Hin from tyme to tyme shalt thou drinke.

12 Barly cakes shalt thou eate, and them shalt thou bake in (d) 1.27 mans doung before their eyes.

13 And with that sayde the Lord, Euen thus shall the chyldren of Israel eate their defiled bread among the gentiles whyther I wyll cast them.

14 Then sayde I, Oh Lorde God: be∣holde, [unspec C] my soule was yet neuer stayned, for fro my youth vp vnto this houre, I did neuer eate of a dead carkase, or of that whiche was slayne of wylde beastes, neither came there euer any vncleane fleshe in my mouth.

15 Whervnto he aunswered me: Lo, I wyll graunt thee (e) 1.28 cowcasins in steede of mans doung, and thou shalt make thy bread with them.

16 And he saide vnto me, Beholde thou sonne of man,* 1.29 I wyll breake the (g) 1.30staffe of bread in Hierusalem, and they shall eate their bread with waight and with care, and their water in measure and astonishment shall they drinke,

17 That they may cause a lacke of bread and water, and be astonied one at ano∣ther, and be consumed in their iniqui∣tie.

The .v. Chapter.

1 The signe of the heeres, by which is signified the destruction of the people. 6 The causes of the anger of God towarde the people.

[unspec A] 1 O Thou sonne of man, take thee then a sharpe knife [namely] a barbers rasour, take that to thee, and cause it to (a) 1.31 passe vpon thy head and vpon thy beard: then take thee waight scales and deuide [the heere.]

2 Thou shalt burne with fire the thirde part in the middest of the (b) 1.32 citie when the dayes of the siege are fulfylled, and thou shalt take the other thirde part and smite about it with a knife, and the last thirde part thou shalt scatter in the wynde, and I wyll drawe out a sworde after them.

3 Thou shalt also take therof a fewe in number, and bynde them in thy lappe.

4 Of them yet shalt thou take, and cast them into the middest of the fire, & burne them in the fire: therof shall a fire come foorth into all the house of Israel.

5 Moreouer, thus saith the Lorde God: This same is Hierusalem, which I set in the middest of nations, and countreis rounde about her.

6 But she hath chaunged my iudge∣mentes into wickednesse more then the nations, and my statutes more then the countreis that are rounde about her: for they haue refused my iudgementes and my statutes, and not walked in them.

[unspec B] 7 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God: For your (c) 1.33 multiplying more then the gentiles that dwell rounde about you, and because ye haue not walked in my lawes, neither haue ye kept my ordi∣naunces, no ye haue not done accordyng to the iudgementes of the nations that are rounde about you:

8 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde I will also come agaynst thee, I my selfe I say: for in the middest of thee wyll I execute iudgement in the sight of the heathen.

9 And I wyll handle thee of such a fa∣shion as I neuer did before, & as I will neuer do from that tyme foorth, and that because of all thine abhominations.

10 For in thee the fathers* 1.34 shalbe fayne to eate their owne sonnes, and the sonnes their owne fathers, I wyll execute iudgement in thee, and the whole rem∣naunt of thee wyll I scatter into all the wyndes.

11 Wherfore, as truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God, seyng thou hast defiled my sanctuarie with all maner of abho∣minations, and with all shamefull of∣fences:

12 For this cause will I also destroy thee, mine eye shall not spare thee, neither wyll I haue any pitie.

13 * 1.35One thirde part within thee shall dye of the pestilence and be consumed of hunger, another thirde part shalbe slayne downe rounde about thee with the sworde, the other thirde part that remayneth, wyll I scatter abrode to∣warde all the wyndes, and drawe out a sworde after them.

14 Thus wyll I perfourme mine indig∣nation, [unspec C] & make my wrath to settle vpon them, and I will be (d) 1.36 comforted: so that when I haue fulfylled myne anger a∣gaynst them, they shall knowe that I am the Lorde, which with a feruent gelousie haue spoken it.

15 Moreouer, I wyll make thee waste and reuiled among all the heathen that dwell about thee, in the sight of all them that go by thee.

16 So thou shalt be a reproche and shame, a chastisement and a wondryng vnto the nations that are rounde about thee, when I shall execute iudgementes in thee, in anger & in wrath, and in sharpe rebukes, I the Lorde haue spoken it:

17 When I shoote among them the pe∣rilous (e) 1.37 dartes of hunger, which shalbe for their destruction, yea therfore shall I shoote them because I wyll destroy you, I wyll encrease hunger vpon you, and * 1.38 wyll breake your staffe of bread.

18 Plagues wyll I sende vpon you, yea and wicked beastes also to spoyle thee, pestilence and bloodsheddyng shal come vpon thee, and the sworde wyll I bring ouer thee: I the Lorde haue spoken it.

The .vj. Chapter.

1 He sheweth that the people shalbe plagued for the sinne of idolatrie. 8 He prophecieth the repentaunce of the remnaunt of the people, and their deliueraunce. 11 The de∣struction of the frowarde is prophecied.

[unspec A] 1 AND the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man set thy face to the * 1.39 moun∣taynes of Israel, that thou mayest prophecie agaynst them,

3 And say, Heare the worde of the Lord God: O ye mountaynes of Israel Thus hath the Lord God spoken to the (a) 1.40mountaynes, hylles, riuers, & dales, Beholde I [euen I] will bryng a sworde vpon you, and destroy your hye places.

4 Your aulters shalbe destroyed, & your images of the * 1.41 sunne broken downe, your slayne men wyll I cast downe be∣fore your idols.

5 And the dead carkases of the children of Israel wyll I cast before their idols, your bones will I scatter rounde about * 1.42your aulters.

6 In all your dwellyng places your cities shalbe desolate, and the hye places laide waste, so that your aulters shalbe made waste and desolate, your idols shalbe broken and abolished, and your images of the sunne shalbe cut downe, and your workes quite taken away.

[unspec B] 7 Your slayne men shall fall among you: and ye shal knowe that I am the Lord.

8 Yet wyll I leaue a remnaunt, that you may haue [some] that shall escape the sworde among the nations, when as ye shalbe scattered through the countreis.

9 And they that escape of you shal thinke vpon me among the heathen where they shalbe in captiuitie, because I haue ben broken with their whorishe heart which hath departed from me, & with their eyes that haue gone a whoryng after their idols: and they shalbe abhor∣red before their owne eyes for the euils which they haue commited in all their abhominations.

10 And they shall knowe that I am the Lorde, and that I haue not sayde in vayne, that I woulde do this euill vnto them.

11 Thus saith the Lorde God, (b) 1.43 Smite thine handes together, and stampe with thy feete, and say, Wo worth all the ab∣hominations and wickednesses of the house of Israel: for they shall fall with the sworde, with hunger, and with pestilence.

12 Who so is farre of shall dye of the pesti∣lence, he that is nye at hande shall pe∣rishe with the sworde, and the other that are besieged shall dye of hunger: Thus wyll I satisfie my wrathfull dis∣pleasure vpon them.

13 And so shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde, when their slayne men shalbe among their idols rounde about their aulters, vpon euery hye hyll, and toppes of mountaynes, and vnder euery greene tree, and vnder euery thicke oke, [euen] in the places where they dyd offer sweete sauour to all their idols.

14 I wyll stretche mine hande out vpon them, and wyll make the lande waste, and desolate (c) 1.44 from the wildernesse vn∣to Deblathah through all their habi∣tations: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

The .vij. Chapter.

2 The ende of all the lande of Israel shall sodaynely come. 20 The cause of the destruction therof. 23 The prophete is commaunded to shewe the summe of the euyls that are at hande.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 And thou sonne of man, thus saith the Lorde God, an ende is come vnto the lande of Israel: yea veryly the ende commeth vpon the foure corners of the lande.

3 Nowe shall the ende come vpon thee: for I wyll sende my wrath vpon thee, and wyll punishe thee accordyng to thy wayes, and rewarde thee after all thine abhominations.

4 Mine eye shall not spare thee, neither wyll I haue pitie, but rewarde thee accordyng to thy wayes, & declare thine abhominations: then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde.

5 Thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde, one euyll shall come after another:

6 The ende is here, the ende [I say] is come, it watched for thee: beholde it is come alredy.

[unspec B] 7 The (a) 1.45 mornyng is come vnto thee that dwellest in the lande, the tyme is at hande, the day of trouble is harde by, and not the (b) 1.46 soundyng agayne of the mountaynes.

8 Nowe I wyll shortly poure out my sore displeasure ouer thee, and fulfyll my wrath vpon thee: I wyll iudge thee after thy wayes, and recompence thee all thine abhominations.

9 Mine eye shall not spare, neither wyll I haue pitie, but rewarde thee after thy wayes, & thine abhominations shalbe in the middest of thee: and ye shal knowe that I am the Lorde that smiteth.

10 Beholde the day, beholde it is come, the mornyng is gone foorth, the rodde (c) 1.47 florisheth, pride hath budded.

11 Crueltie is waxen to a rodde of wicked∣nesse, none of them shall remayne, none of their riches, “ 1.48 not one of their seede, & no lamentation shalbe made for them.

12 The tyme commeth, the day draweth nye: who so byeth let hym not reioyce, he that selleth let hym not be sory: for why? wrath is vpon all the multitude therof.

13 So that the seller shal not come againe to the thyng that he solde, although their life be (d) 1.49 yet with the lyuyng: for when the prophecie was preached vnto all the people, none returned, no man shal(e) 1.50 strengthen hym selfe in the iniqui∣tie of his life.

14 (f) 1.51They haue blowen the trumpet, and made all redy, but none goeth to the battayle: for my wrath is vpon the whole multitude.

[unspec C] 15 The sworde shalbe without, pestilence and hunger within: so that who so is in the fielde shalbe slayne with the sworde, and he that is in the citie shalbe deuou∣red with hunger and pestilence.

16 But they that flee away from them shall escape, and shalbe in the moun∣taynes lyke the doues of the valleys, all they shall mourne, euery one for his iniquitie.

17 * 1.52All handes shalbe let downe, and all knees shalbe weake as the water.

18 They * 1.53 shall girde them selues with sackcloth, feare shall couer them, shame shalbe vpon all faces, and baldnesse vp∣on their heades.

19 Their siluer shall they cast foorth in the streetes, and their golde shalbe dis∣pised: yea * 1.54 their siluer and golde shall not be able to deliuer them in the day of the wrath of the Lorde, they shall not satisfie their soules, neither fyll their bellyes therwith, because (g) 1.55 it was a stumblyng blocke of their iniquitie.

20 He had also set the beautie of his (h) 1.56 or∣nament in maiestie: but they made images of their abhominations and fyl∣thinesses in it, therfore haue I set it farre from them.

21 Moreouer, I wyll geue it into the [unspec D] handes of straungers to be spoyled, & to the wicked of the earth for to be robbed, and they shall pollute it.

22 My face wyll I turne from them, my secrete place shalbe defiled: for burglers shall go into it and pollute it.

23 Make a chayne: for the lande is full of the (i) 1.57 iudgement of blood, and the citie is full of extortion.

24 Wherfore I wyll bryng the most wic∣ked of the heathen to take their houses in possession, I wyll make the pompe of the mightie to ceasse, and their (k) 1.58 sanc∣tuaries shalbe defyled.

25 When destruction is come, they shall seeke peace, but they shall haue none.

26 One mischiefe shall folowe another, and one rumour shall come after ano∣ther: then shall they seeke a vision in vayne at their prophete, the lawe shall perishe from the priest, and counsayle from the auncientes.

27 The kyng shall mourne, the prince shalbe clothed with desolation, and the handes of the people in the lande shalbe troubled: I wyll do vnto them after their owne wayes, accordyng to their owne iudgementes wyll I iudge them: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

The .viii. Chapter.

•• An appearaunce of the similitude of God. 3 Ezechiel is brought to Hierusalem in the spirite. 6 The Lord sheweth the idolatries of the house of Israel, & chiefly of the priestes.

[unspec A] 1 AND it was in the (a) 1.59 sixt yere, in the sixt [moneth] in the fift [day] of the moneth, I sate in my house, and the elders of Iuda sate before me, and the hande of the Lorde God fell there vpon me.

2 Then I behelde, and lo, there was a likenesse as the appearaunce of fire: from the appearaunce of his loynes downewarde, fire: and from his loynes vpwarde as the appearaunce of bright∣nesse, lyke the colour of amber.

3 And he stretched out the likenesse of an hande, and toke me by an heery locke of my head, and the spirite lift me vp be∣twixt earth and heauen, and(b) 1.60 brought me in a diuine vision to Hierusalem, into the entry of the inner (c) 1.61 gate that lyeth towarde the north, where remayned the image of (d) 1.62 emulation [and] of gayne.

4 And beholde, the glorie of the Lorde God of Israel was in the same place, [euen] as I had seene it afore in the fielde.

5 And he sayde vnto me, Thou sonne of man, lift vp thine eyes nowe towarde the north: then lift I vp mine eyes to∣warde the north, and beholde north∣warde, at the gate of the (e) 1.63 aulter this image of emulation [was] in the entry.

6 And he sayde furthermore vnto me, Thou sonne of man, seest thou what these do? seest thou the great abhomina∣tions that the house of Israel commit in this place, to driue me from my sanc∣tuarie? but turne thee about, and thou shalt see yet greater abhominations.

[unspec B] 7 And with that brought he me to the court gate, and when I loked, beholde there was a hole in the wall.

8 Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, digge nowe in the wall: and when I digged in the wall, beholde there was a doore.

9 And he sayde vnto me, Go thy way in, and loke what wicked abhominations they do here.

10 So I went in and sawe, and beholde there were al maner of creeping beastes, and(f) 1.64 abhominable beastes, and all the idols of the house of Israel paynted vp∣on the wall rounde about.

11 There stoode also before the images threescore and ten men of the auncientes of the house of Israel, and in the mid∣dest of thē stoode Iaazaniah the sonne of Shaphan, with euery man his censor in his hande, and the smoke of the in∣sence ascended as a cloude.

12 Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, hast thou seene what the aunci∣entes of the house of Israel do secretly, euery one in the(g) 1.65 chaumber of his ima∣gerie? for they say, The Lorde seeth vs not, the Lorde hath forsaken the earth.

13 And he sayde vnto me, Turne thee yet agayne, and thou shalt see greater ab∣hominations that they do.

14 And with that he brought me to the [unspec C] doore of the gate of the Lordes house towarde the north, and beholde there sate womē mourning for (h) 1.66 Thammuz.

15 Then sayd he vnto me, Hast thou seene this thou sonne of man? turne thee yet about, and thou shalt see greater abho∣minations then these are.

16 And so he brought me into the inward court of the Lordes house, and beholde at the doore of the Lordes house, be∣twixt the porche and the aulter, there were about twentie and fiue men that turned their backes vpon the temple of the Lorde, and their faces towarde the east, and these worshipped the sunne eastwarde.

17 And he sayde vnto me, Hast thou seene this thou sonne of man? Thinketh the house of Iuda that it is but a trifle to do these abhominations which they do here? for they haue fylled the lande full of wickednesse, and haue returned to prouoke me to anger, and lo (i) 1.67 they are puttyng the braunches to their noses.

18 Therfore wyll I also do somethyng in my wrathful displeasure, so that mine eye shall not spare them, neither wyll I haue pitie: * 1.68 yea and though they crye in mine eares with a loude voyce, yet wyll I not heare them.

¶The .ix. Chapter.

1 The destruction of the citie. 4 They that shalbe saued are marked. 8 A complaynt of the prophete for the destruction of the people.

[unspec A] 1 HE cryed also with a loude voyce in mine eares, saying: Drawe neare ye(a) 1.69 visitations of the citie, euery man with a destroying wea∣pon in his hande.

2 And beholde, then came there (b) 1.70 sixe men out of the streete of the vpper gate towarde the north, and euery man a slaughter weapon in his hande: There was one amongest them that had on hym lynnen rayment, and a writers (c) 1.71 inckhorne by his syde: these went in and stoode besyde the brasen aulter.

3 And the glorie of the Lorde of Israel was gone from the Cherub whervpon it was, to the doore of the house: and he called to the man that had the lynnen rayment vpon hym, and the writers inckhorne by his syde,

4 And the Lorde sayde vnto hym, Go through the citie, euen through Hierusa∣lem, & set a marke vpon the foreheades of them that mourne, and are sory for all the abhominations that be done therin.

5 And to the other he sayd, that I might here, Go ye after hym through the citie, and smite, let your eye spare none, nei∣ther haue ye any pitie:

6 Kyll and destroy both olde men and young, maydens, children, and women: but as for all those that haue the marke vpon them, see that ye touche them not, and begyn at my sanctuarie. Then they began at the auncient men which were before the house.

7 And he sayde vnto them, Defyle ye the [unspec B] temple, fyll the courtes with the slayne, then go your way foorth. So they went out, and slue downe through the citie.

8 Nowe when they had done the slaugh∣ter, and I yet escaped, I fell downe vp∣on my face, and cryed, saying: Ah Lorde God, wylt thou then destroy all the re∣sidue of Israel, in powryng out thy wrath vpon Hierusalem?

9 Then sayde he vnto me, The wicked∣nesse of the house of Israel and Iuda is exceedyng great: so that the lande is full of * 1.72 blood, & the citie full of reuoltyng [from God] for they say, The Lorde hath forsaken the earth, and the Lorde seeth it not.

10 As touchyng me also, mine eye shall not spare them, neither wyll I haue pitie: but wyll recompence their wayes vpon their heades.

11 And beholde, the man that had the lynnen rayment vpon hym and the writers inckhorne by his syde, reported the matter, and sayde: As thou hast commaunded me, so haue I done.

❧ The .x. Chapter.

2 Of the man that toke hotte burnyng coales out of the middle of the Wheeles of the Cherubims. 8 A rehearsall of the vision of the wheeles, of the beastes, and of the Cherubims.

[unspec A] 1 AND as I loked, be∣holde in the * 1.73 firma∣ment that was aboue the head of the (a) 1.74 Che∣rubims, as it were a Saphir stone [made] lyke the similitude of a throne, was seene ouer them.

2 Then spake he to hym that had the lynnen rayment vpon hym, and sayde: Crepe in betwene the wheeles that are vnder the Cherub, and take thine hand full of hotte coales out from betwene the Cherubims, and scatter them ouer the citie. And he crept in, that I myght see.

3 (Nowe the Cherubims stoode vpon the ryght syde of the house when the man went in, and the cloude fylled the inner court.

4 And the glorie of the Lorde remoued from the Cherubims, and came vpon the doore of the house: so that the temple was full of cloudes, and the court was full of the shine of the Lordes glorie.

5 Yea and the sounde of the Cherubims winges was hearde into the fore court, lyke as it had ben the voyce of the

almightie God when he speaketh.)

6 Nowe when he had bidden the man that was clothed in lynnen, saying, Take fire from the middest of the wheeles which were vnder the Cheru∣bims: he went, and stoode besyde the wheeles.

[unspec B] 7 Then one Cherub reached foorth his hande from betwene the Cherubims vnto the fire that was betwene the Cherubims, and toke therof, and gaue it into the handes of hym that had on the lynnen rayment: which toke it, and went out.

8 And vnder the wynges of the Cheru∣bims there appeared the likenesse of a mans hande.

9 I loked also, and behold foure wheeles beside the Cherubims, one wheele by one Cherub, and another by another Cherub, and the wheeles were to loke vpon after the fashion of the precious stone * 1.75 Tharsis.

10 As touchyng their appearaunce (they were all foure of one fashion) as yf one wheele had ben in another.

11 When they went foorth, they went vp∣on their foure sides, not turnyng backe in their goyng: for which way the [head of the] first loked, after it they went, so that they turned not backe in their goyng.

12 And their whole bodyes, their backes, their handes, and wynges, yea and the wheeles also were full of eyes rounde about the foure wheeles.

13 And to the wheeles, he cryed to them in my hearyng, O wheele,

[unspec C] 14 Euery one of them had foure faces, so that the face of the first was the face of a Cherub, and the face of the seconde the face of a man, and of the thirde the face of a lion, and of the fourth the face of an egle.

15 And the Cherubims were lyfted vp: * 1.76This is the beast that I sawe at the water of Chebar.

16 Nowe when the Cherubims went, the wheeles went by them: and when the Cherubims lyft vp their wynges to mount vp from the earth, the same wheeles also turned not from besides them.

17 Shortly when they stoode, these stoode also, and when they were lifted vp, the wheeles lift vp them selues also with them: for the (b) 1.77 spirite of the beast was in the wheeles.

18 Then the glorie of the Lorde departed from aboue the doore of the temple, and [unspec D] remayned vpon the Cherubims.

19 And the Cherubims flackered with their wynges, and lyft them selues vp from the earth, so that I sawe when they went, & the wheeles besides them, and they stoode at the doore of the east gate of the house of the Lorde, so the glorie of the God of Israel was vpon them on hye.

20 This is the (c) 1.78 beast that I sawe vnder the God of Israel by the riuer of Che∣bar, and I perceaued that it was the Cherubims.

21 Euery one had foure faces, and euery one foure wynges, and vnder their wynges the likenesse of mens handes.

22 Touchyng the similitude of their countenaunces, they were the very same countenaunces which I sawe at the riuer Chebar, and the selfe same ap∣pearaunces: euery one in his goyng went strayght forwarde.

The .xj. Chapter.

1 Who they were that seduced the people of Israel. 5 Agaynst these he prophecieth, shewyng them howe they shalbe dispersed abrode. 19 The renuyng of the heart commeth of God. 21 He threatneth them that leane vnto their owne counsayles.

[unspec A] 1 MOreouer, the spirite lift me vp, and brought me vnto the east gate of the Lordes house, which lyeth eastwarde: and beholde, at the entry of the gate were fiue and twentie men, among whom I sawe Iaazaniah the sonne of Azur, and Pheltiah the sonne of Banaiahu, the rulers of the people.

2 Then sayde he vnto me, Thou sonne of man, these men imagine mischiefe, & a wicked counsayle take they in this citie,

3 Saying, * 1.79It is not neare, let vs builde houses: this [Hierusalem] is the (a) 1.80caul∣dron, and we be the fleshe.

4 Therfore shalt thou prophecie against

them: yea prophecie O sonne of man.

5 And with that fell the spirite of the Lorde vpon me, and sayde vnto me, Speake, thus saith the Lorde: On this maner haue ye spoken (O ye house of Israel) and I knowe the imaginations of your heartes.

6 Many one haue ye murthered in this citie, and fylled the streetes full of the slayne:

[unspec B] 7 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, The slayne men that ye haue layde on the grounde in the citie are the (b) 1.81 fleshe, and this citie is the cauldron: but I wyll bryng you out of it, ye haue feared the sworde, and I wyll bring a sworde ouer you, saith the Lorde God.

8 And I wyll bryng you out of the mid∣dest therof, and deliuer you into the handes of straungers, and wyll execute iudgementes among you.

10 Ye shall fall by the sworde, in the bor∣ders of(c) 1.82 Israel wyll I iudge you, and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

11 This citie shall not be your cauldron, neither shall ye be the fleshe therin: but in the borders of Israel wyll I punishe you,

12 That ye may knowe that I am the Lorde, in whose commaundementes ye haue not walked, nor kept my lawes: but haue done after the customes of the heathen that lye rounde about you.

13 Nowe when I prophecied, (d) 1.83 Pheltiah the sonne of Banaiahu dyed: then fell I downe vpon my face, and cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Ah Lorde God, wylt thou then vtterly destroy all the remnaunt in Israel?

[unspec C] 14 And so the worde of the Lorde came vnto me on this maner.

15 Thou sonne of man, thy brethren [euen] thy brethren, the men of thy kinrede, and all the house of Israel, wholly [are they] vnto whom the inhabitauntes of Hierusalem haue sayd: (e) 1.84 withdrawe ye farre from the Lorde, for the lande is geuen vs in possession.

16 Therfore tell them, thus saith the God: Although I sende them farre of among the gentiles, and scatter them among the nations, yet wyll I be to them as a litle (f) 1.85 sanctuarie in the landes where they shall come.

17 Tell them also, thus saith the Lorde God, I wyll gather you agayne out of the nations, and bryng you from the countreis where ye be scattered, and I wyll geue you the lande of Israel agayne.

18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all their idols, and all their abhominations from thence.

19 * 1.86And I wyll geue them one heart, and I wyll put a newe spirite within their bowels: that stony heart wyll I take out of their body, and geue them a flesh∣lye heart,

20 That they may walke in my com∣maundementes, and kepe mine ordi∣naunces and do them, that they may be my people, and I their God.

21 But to the heart of their idols and their abhominations their heart goeth, their wayes wyll I bryng vpon their owne heades, saith the Lorde God.

22 After this did the Cherubims lift vp their wynges and the wheeles besides them, and the glorie of the God of Is∣rael was vpon them on hye.

23 * 1.87So the glorie of the Lorde went vp from the middest of the citie, and stoode vpon the mount of the citie towarde the east.

24 And the spirite toke me vp, & brought me agayne to Chaldea to the captiuitie, in a vision by the spirite of God: then the vision that I had seene went vp from me.

25 So I spake vnto the (g) 1.88 captiues all the wordes of the Lorde which he had shewed me.

The .xij. Chapter.

The parable of the captiuitie. 10 The exposition of the parable, by which the takyng of kyng Zedekiah is signified. 18 An other parable whereby the distresse of hunger and thurst is signified.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, thou dwellest in the middest of a rebellious house, which haue eyes to see and yet see not, eares haue they to heare, and yet heare they not: for they are a rebellious house.

3 Therfore (O thou sonne of man) “ 1.89pre∣pare thee instrumentes to flit with, & re∣moue on the day time that they may see,

yea [euen] in their sight shalt thou go from thy place to another place, yf per∣aduenture they wyll consider that they be a rebellious house.

4 Thou shalt bryng foorth thine instru∣mentes as stuffe to flit with by the day tyme in their sight, and thou thy selfe shalt go foorth also at euenyng before their eyes, as they that go foorth to flit.

5 Digge through the wall in their sight, and cary out therby.

6 In their sight shalt thou beare vpon thy shouldiers, and cary it foorth in the darke: hide thy face, that thou see not the earth, for I haue made thee a (a) 1.90 shewe token vnto the house of Israel.

7 And I did so as I was commaunded, I brought foorth my stuffe by day as [unspec B] the stuffe of one that goeth into captiui∣tie: and in the euening I digged through the wall with my handes, and brought it foorth in the darke, and bare it vpon my shoulder in their sight.

8 And in the mornyng came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

9 Thou sonne of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, sayd vnto thee, (b) 1.91What doest thou?

10 Then tell them, thus saith the Lorde God, This “ 1.92 burden toucheth the prince at Hierusalem, and all the house of Is∣rael that dwell among them.

11 Tell them, I am your shewe token, lyke as I haue done, so shall it be done vnto them, they shall go into bondage and captiuitie.

12 The prince that is among them shall loade his shoulders in the darke and get hym away, they shall breake downe the wall to cary through by it: he shall couer his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

13 My net will I (c) 1.93 spreade out vpon him, and he shalbe caught in my “ 1.94 net, and I wyll bryng hym to Babylon in the lande of the Chaldees, which he shall not see, and yet shall he dye there.

[unspec C] 14 As for all his helpers & all his bandes that be about hym, I wyll scatter them towarde all the wyndes, and drawe out a sworde after them.

15 So when I haue scattered them a∣mong the heathen and strowed them in the landes, they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

16 But I will leaue a litle* 1.95 number of thē from the sworde, hunger, and pestilence, to tell all their abhominations among the heathen where they come, that they may knowe howe that I am the Lord.

17 Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

18 Thou sonne of man, with a fearfull tremblyng shalt thou eate thy bread, with vnquietnesse & sorowe shalt thou drynke thy water.

19 And vnto the people of the lande speake thou: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Hierusalem, and to the lande of Israel: they shall eate their bread with sorowe, and drynke their water with desolation: yea the lande with the fulnesse therof shalbe layde waste for the wickednesse of all them that dwell therin.

20 And the cities that nowe be well inha∣bited, shalbe voyde, & the lande desolate, that ye may knowe that I am the Lorde.

21 Yet came the worde of the Lorde vnto me agayne, saying:

22 Thou sonne of man, what maner of prouerbe is that which ye vse in the lande of Israel, saying: (d) 1.96 The dayes are slacke in cōmyng, & all visions fayle?

23 Tell them therfore, thus saith the Lord God, I wyll make that prouerbe to ceasse, and they shall no more vse it as a prouerbe in Israel: but say vnto them, the dayes are at hande, and the effect of euery vision.

24 There shall no vision be any more in vayne, neither any flattering diuination within the house of Israel:

25 For I the Lorde speake it, and what∣soeuer I shall speake, it shalbe perfour∣med, and not be slacke in commyng any more, yea euen in your dayes O rebel∣lious house, wyll I speake the thyng & bryng it to passe, saith the Lorde God.

26 And the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to me, saying:

27 Beholde thou sonne of man, the house of Israel saith [on this maner] The vi∣sion that he seeth, it wyll be many a day or it come to passe: * 1.97 it is farre of yet the tyme that he prophecieth of.

28 Therfore say thus vnto them, thus saith the Lorde God, All my wordes shall no more be delayed, loke what I speake, that same shall come to passe, saith the Lorde God.

The .xiii. Chapter.

1 The worde of the Lorde against false prophetes, whiche teache the people the counsels of their owne heartes.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, prophecie against those prophetes of Israel whiche prophecie, and say vnto them that prophecie out of their owne * 1.98 heartes, Heare the worde of the Lorde,

3 Thus saith the Lord God, Wo be vn∣to those foolishe prophetes that folowe their owne spirit, & haue seene nothing.

4 O Israel, thy prophetes are lyke the foxes in (a) 1.99 desert places.

5 For ye haue not stand vp in the gappes, nor made a hedge for the house of Is∣rael, to stande in the battayle in the day of the Lorde.

6 They haue seene vanitie and lying di∣uination, saying: the Lorde saith it, and the Lorde hath not sent them, and they haue made me hope that they woulde confirme the worde.

7 Haue ye not seene vayne visions, and [unspec B] spoken false prophecies, when ye say, the Lorde hath spoken it, whereas I neuer sayde it.

8 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, Because ye haue spoken vanitie, and haue seene lies: therfore beholde I am against you, saith the Lorde God:

9 Mine handes shal come vpon the pro∣phetes that see vanities, and deuine lies: they shall not be in the counsell of my people, nor written in the booke of the house of Israel, neither shal they come in the lande of Israel, that ye may know howe that I am the Lord God:

10 And that for because they haue decea∣ued my people, * 1.100and told them of peace where no peace was: one setteth vp a (b) 1.101wall, and they daube it with vntem∣pered clay.

11 Therfore tell them which daube with vntempred morter, that it shall fall: for there shal come a great showre of raine, I will sende haylestones to cause it to fall, and a great storme of winde shall breake it.

12 And lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not then be sayd vnto you, Where is nowe your morter that ye daubed it withall?

13 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God: I wyll cause a stormie winde to breake out in my wrathfull displeasure, so that in mine anger there shall come a migh∣tie showre of raine, and haylestones in my wrath to destroy it.

14 As for the wall that ye haue daubed [unspec C] with vntempered morter, I wil breake it downe, and make it euen with the grounde, so that the foundation therof shalbe discouered, and it shall fall: yea and ye your selues shall perishe in the middes therof, and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

15 Thus wyll I perfourme my wrath vpon this wall, and vpon them that haue daubed it with (c) 1.102 vntempred mor∣ter, and then wyl I say vnto you, The wall is gone, and the daubers of it.

16 [To wit] the prophetes of Israel, whiche prophecie vnto Hierusalem, and looke out visions of peace for it, wheras no peace is, saith the Lorde God.

17 Wherefore O thou sonne of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, whiche prophecie out of their owne heartes, and prophecie against them:

18 And say, thus saith the Lorde God: Wo be vnto them that sowe (d) 1.103pillowes vnder all arme holes, and put kirchifes vpon the heades of euery (e) 1.104 stature to hunt soules. Wyll ye hunt the soules of my people, and (f) 1.105 geue life to the soules that [come] vnto you?

19 And wyll ye pollute me to my people for handfuls of barly, and for peeces of bread, to kyll the soules of them that dye not, and promise (g) 1.106 life to them that liue not, in lying to my people that hea∣reth your lyes?

20 Wherfore thus saith the Lorde God: Beholde, I wyll vpon your pillowes wherwith ye hunt the soules, to (h) 1.107 make them flee, and I will teare them from your armes, and wyll let the soules go, [euen] the soules that ye hunt to make them to flee.

21 Your kirchifes also wyll I teare in peeces, and deliuer my people out of your handes, so that they shall come no more in your handes to be hunted: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

22 Seeing that with your lyes you dis∣comfort the heart of the righteous, whō I haue not discomforted: Againe, forsomuche as ye encourage the hande of the wicked, so that he may not turne from his wicked way in promising hym life:

23 Therfore shall ye see no more vanitie, neither shall ye deuine diuinations, for I wyll deliuer my people out of your hande, that ye may knowe howe that I am the Lorde.

¶The .xiiij. Chapter.

2 The Lorde denieth his worde to the people for their sinnes sake. 9 The despisers of the worde doth the Lorde sometyme deceaue by false prophetes. 22 A comfort of them that fled vnto Babylon.

[unspec A] 1 THere resorted vnto me certayne of the elders of Israel, and sate downe by me.

2 Then came the word of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

3 Thou sonne of man, these men haue set vp their idols in their heartes, and put the stumbling blocke of iniquitie be∣fore their face: shoulde I then aun∣swere them at their request?

4 Therefore speake vnto them, and say vnto them, thus saith the Lorde God: Euery man of the house of Israel that setteth vp his idols in his heart, & put∣teth the stumbling blocke of his iniqui∣tie before his face, and commeth to the prophete: vnto that man wyll I the Lord my selfe geue aunswere when he commeth, according to the (a) 1.108 multitude of his idols.

5 That the house of Israel may be sna∣red in their (b) 1.109 owne heartes, because they be cleane gone from me all of them thorowe their idols.

6 Wherefore tell the house of Israel, thus saith the Lorde God: Returne and (c) 1.110 cause to returne from your idols, and turne your faces from all your ab∣hominations.

[unspec B] 7 For euery man, whether he be of the house of Israel, or a straunger that so∣iourneth in Israel, whiche departeth from me, and setteth vp his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling blocke of his wickednesse before his face, and commeth to a prophete for to aske coun∣sell at me through hym: vnto that man wyll I the Lorde geue aunswere by mine owne selfe.

8 I wyll set my face against that man, and wyll make hym to be an example for other, yea and a common byworde, and wyll roote hym out of my people, that ye may knowe howe that I am the Lorde.

9 And if that prophete be deceaued when he telleth a thing, then * 1.111 I the Lorde my selfe haue deceaued that pro∣phete, and wyll stretche out my hande vpon him, to destroy him out of my peo∣ple of Israel:

10 And they shalbe punished for their wickednesse, according to the sinne of hym that asketh, shall the sinne of the prophete be:

11 That the house of Israel be led no more from me through errour, and be no more defiled in all their transgressi∣ons: but that they may be my people, and I their God, saith the Lorde God.

12 And the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to me, saying:

13 Thou sonne of man, when the lande sinneth against me by committing a trespasse, I wyll stretche out my hande vpon it, and breake their * 1.112 staffe of bread, and sende dearth vpon them, to destroy man and beast foorth of it.

14 And though * 1.113 Noe, Daniel, and Iob, [unspec C] these three men were among them: yet shal they in their righteousnesse deliuer but their owne soules, saith the Lorde God.

15 If I bryng noysome beastes into the lande, and they spoyle it, and it be so de∣solate that no man may passe through it for beastes,

16 If these three men were also in the land: as truely as I liue saith the Lord God, they shall saue neither sonnes nor daughters, but be onlye deliuered them selues: & as for the land, it shalbe waste.

17 Or if I bryng a sworde vpon this lande, and say, sworde go through the lande, so that I slay downe man and beast in it,

18 And if these three men were therein: as truely as I liue saith the Lord God, they shall deliuer neither sonnes nor daughters, but only be saued thēselues.

19 If I sende a pestilence into this lande, and powre out my sore indignation vp∣pon it in blood, so that I roote out of it both man and beast,

20 And if Noe, Daniel, and Iob were therein, as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God, they shall deliuer neither sonne nor daughter, but saue their owne soules in their righteousnesse.

21 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde God, Howe muche more when I sende my * 1.114 foure troublous plagues vpon Hieru∣salem, the sworde, hunger, perillous beastes, and pestilence, to destroy man and beast out of it?

22 Beholde, there shalbe a remnaunt sa∣ued therein, whiche shall bryng foorth their sonnes and daughters, beholde, they shall come foorth vnto you, and ye shall see their way and their enterprise, and ye shalbe comforted concerning the euyll that I haue brought vpon Hieru∣salem [euen] concerning all that I haue brought vpon it.

23 They shall comfort you when ye shal see their way and workes: and ye shall knowe howe that it is not without a cause that I haue done all against Hie∣rusalem as I dyd, saith the Lorde God.

¶The .xv. Chapter.

As the vnprofitable wood of the vine tree is cast into the fire, so saith he that Hierusalem shalbe brent.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, what commeth of the vine tree, more then of euery other tree, & of the wylde vine stocke among other trees of the forest?

3 Do men take wood of it to make any worke withall? or wyll men take a pin of it to hang any vessell theron?

4 Behold, it is cast in the fire to be brent, the fire consumeth both the endes of it, the middes of it is brent: is it meete then for any worke?

5 Seeing then that it was meete for no worke beyng whole, muche lesse may there any thing be made of it when the fire hath consumed and brent it.

6 And therefore thus saith the Lorde [unspec B] god, As the vine tree [that is] among the trees of the forest, which I haue geuen to the fire to be consumed: so wyll I geue the inhabitauntes of Hierusalem.

7 And I wyll set my face against them, they shall go out from the fire, and yet the (e) 1.115 fire shall consume them: then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde, when I set my face against them,

8 And when I make the lande waste, because they haue so sore offended, saith the Lorde God.

The .xvj. Chapter.

2 The prophete declareth the benefites of God towarde Hierusalem. 15 Hierusalem is reproued of vnkindnesse for her fornication with idols. 46 He iustifieth the wickednesse of other people, in comparison of the sinnes of Hierusalem. 49 The cause of the abhomi∣nations into which the Sodomites fell. 60 Mercy is promised to the repentaunt.

[unspec A] 1 AGayne the word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, shewe Hierusalē their abhominations,

3 And say, Thus saith the Lorde God vnto Hierusalem: thy habitation and kinred is of the lande of (a) 1.116 Chanaan, thy father was an Amo∣rite, thy mother an Hittite.

4 In the day of thy byrth (b) 1.117 when thou wast borne, the string of thy nauell was not cut of, thou wast not bathed in wa∣ter to make thee cleane, thou wast not salted with salt, nor swadled in cloutes.

5 No eye pitied thee to do any of these thinges for thee, for to haue compassion vpon thee: but thou wast vtterly cast out vpon the fielde in contempt of thy person in the day of thy byrth.

6 Then came I by thee, and sawe thee defiled in thyne owne blood, and I said vnto thee when thou wast in thy blood, liue: [euen] when thou wast in thy blood, I sayde vnto thee, liue.

7 I caused thee to multiplie as the bud of the fielde, thou art growen vp, and

waxen great, thou hast gotten a mar∣ueylous pleasaunt beautie, thy brestes are fashioned, thy heere is goodly gro∣wen, where as thou wast naked & bare.

[unspec B] 8 Nowe when I went by thee and loo∣ked vpon thee, beholde, thy tyme was come, yea [euen] the time to woo thee: then spread I my clothes ouer thee to couer thy (c) 1.118 dishonestie, yea I made an othe vnto thee, and contracted my selfe with thee (saith the Lorde God) and so thou becamest myne owne.

9 Then washed I thee with water, and purged thy blood from thee, and I annointed thee with oyle.

10 I clothed thee with broidred worke, and shod thee with badgers skin, and I gyrded thee about with fine linnen, and couered thee with silke.

11 I decked thee with costly apparell, I put braselets vpon thy hands, a chayne about thy necke.

12 And I put a frontlet vpon thy face, and eareringes vpon thyne eares, and a beautifull crowne vpon thyne head.

13 Thus wast thou deckt with golde and siluer, and thy rayment was of fine lin∣nen, and of silke, and of broidred worke: thou didst eate fine floure, honye and oyle, marueylous beautifull wast thou, and thou dydst luckyly prosper into a kingdome.

14 And thy name was spread among the heathen for thy beautie: for it was per∣fite through thy beautie whiche I put vpon thee, saith the Lorde God.

[unspec C] 15 But thou hast put thy confidence in thyne owne beautie, and played the harlot because of thy renowne, and hast(d) 1.119 powred out thy fornications with euery one that went by, thou wast his.

16 Thou didst take thy garmentes, and deckt thy hye places with (e) 1.120diuers co∣lours, and played the harlot thervpon, (f) 1.121 they come not, and it shall not be.

17 The goodly iewels whiche I gaue thee of mine owne golde and siluer, hast thou taken and made thee mens ima∣ges therof, and committed whordome with them.

18 Thy broidred garmentes hast thou taken, and deckt them therewith: myne oyle and incense hast thou set before them.

19 My meate whiche I gaue thee, as fine floure, oyle and hony to feede the withall, that hast thou set before them for a sweete sauour: and thus it was saith the Lorde God.

20 Thou hast taken thyne owne sonnes and daughters whom thou hast begot∣ten vnto me, and these hast thou offred vp vnto them to be (g 1.122 deuoured: is this but a small whordome of thyne?

21 And thou hast slayne my chyldren, [unspec D] and deliuered them, to cause them to passe [through the fire] for them.

22 And yet in all thyne abhominations and whordomes, thou hast not remem∣bred the dayes of thy youth, howe na∣ked and bare thou wast at that tyme, and wast defiled in thyne owne blood.

23 After all these thy wickednesses, (wo wo vnto thee, saith the Lorde God.)

24 Thou hast buylt vnto thee an hye place, and hast made thee an hye place in euery streete.

25 Thou hast buylt thyne hye place at euery “ 1.123 head of the way, thou hast made thy beautie to be abhorred, thou hast opened thy feete to euery one that came by, and multiplied thy whore∣dome.

26 Thou hast committed fornication with the (h) 1.124Egyptians, thy neighbours whiche were great in fleshe, and thus hast thou increased thyne whordome to anger me.

27 Beholde, I did stretche out my hand ouer thee, and dyd minishe thy store of foode, and deliuered thee ouer into the wylles of them that hate thee, [euen] the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thyne abhominable wayes. [unspec E]

28 Thou hast plaied the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast insati∣able: yea thou hast [I say] with them played the harlot, and yet hadst thou not inough.

29 Thus hast thou furthermore multi∣plied thy fornication from the lande of Chanaan vnto the Chaldees, and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.

30 Howe weake is thyne heart saith the Lorde God, seeing thou doest all these workes of a presumptuous whorishe woman?

31 Buylding thy hye places at the head of euery way, and makest thy hye pla∣ces in euery streete: thou hast not ben as another whore that holdeth scorne of a rewarde.

[unspec E] 32 But as a wyfe that breaketh wed¦locke, and taketh other in steede of her husbande.

33 Giftes are geuen to all other whores: but thou geuest rewardes vnto all thy louers, & rewardest them to come vnto thee on euery side for thy fornication.

34 It is come to passe with thee in thy whoredomes contrary to the vse of o∣ther women, yea there hath no suche fornication ben committed after thee: seeing that thou geuest gyftes vnto o∣ther, and no rewarde is geuen thee, therfore thou art contrary.

35 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde, O thou harlot.

36 Thus saith the Lorde God, Because thou hast (i) 1.125powred out thy brasse, and discouered thy filthynes thorowe thy fornications with thy louers, and with all the idols of thyne abhominations, and in the blood of thy chyldren whom thou hast geuen them:

37 Beholde therefore, I wyll gather to∣gether all thy (k) 1.126 louers with whom thou hast taken pleasure, yea and all them whom thou hast loued, and euery one that thou hatest: I wyll [I say] ga∣ther them together rounde about a∣gainst thee, and wil discouer thy shame before them, that they may see all thy filthynesse.

38 Moreouer, (l) 1.127 I wyll iudge thee as a breaker of wedlocke and a murtherer, and recompence thee thyne owne blood in wrath and gelousie.

[unspec F] 39 I wyll geue thee ouer into their han∣des, and they shal destroy thy hie place, and breake downe thy hye places, they shall strip thee also out of thy clothes: thy faire iewels shall they take from thee, and so leaue thee naked and bare.

40 Yea they shall bryng a company vpon thee, whiche shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swordes,

41 They shall * 1.128burne vp thy houses with fire, and punishe thee in the sight of many women: thus wyll I make thee ceasse from playing the harlot, so that thou shalt geue out no more re∣wardes.

42 So wyll I make my wrath towarde thee to rest, and my ielousie shall depart from thee, and I will ceasse, and be an∣gry no more.

43 Seing thou remembrest not the dayes of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these thinges: beholde therfore, I wyll bryng thyne owne wayes vpon thy head saith the Lord God, so that (m) 1.129 thou shalt not commit [any more] mischiefe vpon all thyne abhominations.

44 Beholde, all they that vse common prouerbes, shall vse this prouerbe also against thee, saying: Such a n 1.130 mother, such a daughter.

45 Thou art euen thy mothers owne daughter, that hath cast of her husband and her chyldren: yea thou art the sister of thy (o) 1.131 sisters, which forsoke their hus∣bandes & their chyldren: your mother is an Hittite, & your father an Amorite.

46 Thyne eldest sister is Samaria, she and her (p 1.132 daughters that dwell vpon thy left hande: but thy younger sister that dwelleth on thy right hande is Sodoma and her daughters.

47 Yet hast thou not walked after their wayes, nor done after their abhomina∣tions, as a litle and a litle: but in all thy wayes thou hast ben more corrupt then they.

48 As truely as I liue, saith the Lorde [unspec G] God, Sodoma thy sister with her daughters, haue not done as thou hast done and thy daughters.

49 Behold, the sinnes of thy sister Sodo∣ma were these: (q) 1.133Pryde, fulnesse of meate, and aboundaunce of idlenesse, these thinges had she and her daugh∣ters: besides that, they strengthed not the hande of the poore and needie.

50 But they were hautit, and committed abhomination before me, therefore I toke them away as I sawe good.

51 Neither hath (r) 1.134 Samaria done halfe of thy sinnes, yea thou hast exceeded them in thyne abhominations, and hast (s) 1.135iustified thy sisters in all thyne abho∣minations whiche thou hast done.

52 Therfore thou which didst condemne thy sister, beare thyne owne shame: for thyne owne offences that thou hast cōmitted more abhominable then they dyd, which in deede are more righteous then thou art, be thou [I say] ashamed, and beare the shamefull rebuke, seeing that thou hast iustified thy sisters.

53 Therfore I wyll bryng agayne their captiuitie, the captiuitie of Sodom and her daughters, & the captiuitie of Sa∣maria and her daughters, and the cap∣tiuitie of thy captiuities among(t) 1.136 them,

54 That thou mayest take thyne owne confusion vpon thee, and be ashamed of all that thou hast done, in that thou hast (u) 1.137 comforted them.

55 And thy sister Sodom and her daugh∣ters shall returne to their former state, Samaria also and her daughters shall returne to their former state, when thou and thy daughters shall returne to your former state.

56 For thy sister Sodom was not (x) 1.138 heard of by thy report in the day of thy pryde,

57 Before thy wickednesse was (y) 1.139 disco∣uered, according to the tyme of the re∣proche of the daughters of Aram, and of all the daughters of the Philistines rounde about her, whiche despise thee on all sides.

58 Thou hast borne thy wickednesse and thyne abhomination, saith the Lorde.

59 For thus saith the Lorde God, I might by right deale with thee as thou hast done, which hast depised the(z) 1.140 othe in breaking the couenaunt:

60 Neuerthelesse, I wyll remember my couenaunt with thee in the daies of thy youth, and I wyll establishe vnto thee an euerlasting couenaunt.

61 Then shalt thou remember thy wayes, and be ashamed when thou shalt receaue thy (aa) 1.141 sisters, [both] thy el∣der and thy younger: and I wyll geue them vnto thee for daughters, but not by thy couenaunt.

62 And I wyll establishe my couenaunt with thee, that thou mayest know that I am the Lorde.

63 That thou mayest thinke vpon it, and be (bb) 1.142 ashamed, and neuer open thy mouth any more for shame of thy selfe, when I am pacified towarde thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lorde God.

¶The .xvij. Chapter.

The parable of the two Egles.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, put foorth a parable, & speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,

3 And say, Thus saith the Lorde God: There came a great (a) 1.143 Egle, with great winges, yea with a mightie long body, and ful of fethers of diuers colours, vp∣pon the mount of Libanus, and toke the hyest braunche of a Cedar tree.

4 And brake of the top of his twigges, and caryed it into the lande of (b) 1.144 mar∣chauntes, and set it in a citie of mar∣chauntes.

5 He toke also of the (c) 1.145seede of the land, and planted it in a fruiteful grounde, he brought it vnto great waters, and set it in an open trenche.

6 Then did it grow, and was a (d 1.146sprea∣ding vine, but (e) 1.147 lowe of stature, whose braunches turned towarde “ 1.148 it, and the rootes of it were vnder it: thus there came of it a vine, and it brought foorth braunches, and shot foorth buddes.

7 But there was another (f) 1.149 Egle, a great one, whiche had great wynges and many fethers: and beholde, the rootes of this vine turned towardes it, and spread out her braunches towards it, that she might water it by the tren∣ches of her plantation.

8 It was planted vpon a good soyle be∣side [unspec B] great waters, so that it should haue brought out braunches, & borne fruite, and haue ben a goodly vine.

9 Speake thou therfore, thus saith the Lorde God: Shall this vine prosper? shall (g) 1.150 he not pull vp the rootes therof, and destroy the fruite thereof, and cause them to dry? all the leaues of her bud shall wither without great power, or many people, to plucke it vp by the rootes thereof.

10 Behold, it was planted: Shall it pros∣per therfore? Shall it not be dryed vp and withered? when the (h) 1.151 east winde shall touche it, it shall wither in the trenches where it grewe.

11 Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

12 Speake now to the rebellious house, Knowe ye not what these thinges [do signifie]? Tell them, beholde, the kyng of Babylon is come to Hierusalem, and hath taken the (i) 1.152 kyng thereof, and the princes therof, and hath led them with him to Babylon.

13 He toke of the kynges seede, and made

a couenaunt with him, and toke an othe of hym, the princes of the lande toke he with him also.

[unspec C] 14 That the kyngdome might be holden in subiection, and not lift vp it selfe, but kepe the couenaunt, and stande to it.

15 But he rebelled against hym, and sent his embassadours into Egypt, that he might haue horses and muche people: Should he prosper? shall he escape that doth suche thinges? or shall he breake the couenaunt and escape free?

16 As truely as I liue saith the Lorde God, he shall dye at Babylon in the place where the kyng dwelleth that made hym kyng, whose othe he hath despised, and whose couenaunt he hath broken.

17 Neither shall Pharao with his great hoast and multitude of people, main∣tayne hym in the warre, when they haue cast vp mountes, and buylt a fort to destroy many persons.

18 For seeing he hath despised the othe and broken the couenaunt, (wheras he yet gaue his (f) 1.153 hande therevpon) and done all these thinges, he shall not es∣cape.

19 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, As truely as I liue I wyll bryng mine othe that he hath despised, and my co∣uenaunt that he hath broken, vpon his owne head.

20 * 1.154I wyll spreade my net vpon hym, and he shall be caught in my net: and I wyll bryng hym to Babylon, and enter into iudgement with him there, for the trespasse whiche he hath committed a∣gainst me.

21 As for those that flee from hym, with [unspec D] all his hoast, they shalbe slayne with the sworde, and the residue shalbe scat∣tred towardes all the windes: and ye shall knowe that I the Lord haue spo∣ken it.

22 Thus saith the Lorde God, I wyll also take of the top of this hye Cedar, and wyll set it, and cut of the top of the tender plant thereof, and wyll plant it vpon an hye hyll and a great.

23 [Namely] vpon the hye hyll of Israel will I plant it, that it may bryng foorth bowes, and geue fruite, and be an excel∣lent Cedar: and vnder it shall remayne all byrdes, and euery foule shall re∣maine vnder the shadowe of the braun∣ches thereof.

24 And all the trees of the fielde shall knowe that I the Lorde haue brought downe the hye tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dryed vp the greene tree, and made the drye tree to florishe, [euen] I the Lorde that spake it, haue also brought it to passe.

The .xviij. Chapter.

4 He sheweth that euery man shall beare his owne sinne. 21 To him that amendeth, is saluation promised. 24 Death is prophecied to the righteous whiche turneth backe from the right way.

[unspec A] 1 THE word of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

2 What meane ye by this cōmon prouerbe that ye vse in the lande of Israel, saying: The (a) 1.155 fathers haue eaten sowre grapes, and the chyldrens teeth are set on edge?

3 As truely as I liue saith the Lorde God, ye shall vse this by worde no more in Israel.

4 Beholde, all soules are mine, lyke as the soule of the father is mine, so is the soule of the sonne myne also: the soule that sinneth shall dye it selfe.

5 But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:

6 He hath not (b) 1.156 eaten vpon the hilles, he hath not lift his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defi∣led his neighbours wyfe, neither hath come neare a (c) 1.157 woman remoued:

7 Neither hath oppressed any man, but hath restored to the detter his pledge: he that hath not spoyled any by vio∣lence, hath * 1.158geuen his bread to the hun∣gry, and hath clothed the naked:

8 And hath not * 1.159 geuen foorth vpon vsu∣rie, neither taken any encrease, he hath withdrawne his hande from iniquitie, and hath executed true iudgement be∣tweene man and man:

9 And hath walked in my statutes, and kept my iudgementes to deale truely: this is a righteous man, he shall surely liue, saith the Lorde God.

10 If he nowe get a sonne that is a rob∣ber, a shedder of blood, and do any one of these thinges:

11 Though he do not all these thinges, but either hath eaten vpon the hilles, or defiled his neighbours wyfe:

12 Or hath oppressed the poore and nee∣die, or spoyled by violence, or hath not restored the pledge, or hath lyft vp his eyes vnto the idols, or hath committed abomination:

13 Or hath geuen foorth vpon vsurie, or hath taken encrease: Shall this man liue? he shall not liue: Seeing he hath done al these abhominations he shal die the death, his blood shalbe vpon hym.

[unspec C] 14 Nowe if this man get a sonne also, that seeth all his fathers sinnes whiche he hath done, and feareth, neither doth suche like:

15 [Namely] he hath not eaten vpon the hilles, he hath not lift vp his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor defiled his neighbours wyfe:

16 Neither hath oppressed any, nor hath withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence: [but] hath geuen his bread to the hungry, and hath couered the naked with a garment:

17 Neither hath withdrawen his hande from the afflicted, nor receaued vsurie nor encrease, [but] hath executed my iudgementes, and walked in my sta∣tutes: this man shall not dye in his fa∣thers sinne, but shall liue without fayle.

18 As for his father, because he hath cru∣elly oppressed and spoyled his brother by violence, and hath not done good a∣mong his people, lo he dyeth in his owne sinne.

19 And yet say ye, wherfore then should not this sonne beare his fathers sinne? Because the sonne hath done iudgment and righteousnesse, he hath kept all my statutes and done them: therefore shall he liue in deede.

20 The same soule that sinneth shall dye, * 1.160 the sonne shall not beare the fathers iniquitie, neither shall the father beare the sonnes iniquitie: the righteousnesse of the righteous shalbe vpon hym, and the wickednesse of the wicked shalbe vpon him selfe also.

21 But if the vngodly wyll turne away from all his sinnes that he hath done, and kepe all my statutes, and do the thing that is iugdement and right, doubtlesse he shall liue and not dye.

22 As for all his sinnes that he dyd be∣fore [unspec D] they shall not be mentioned vnto hym: but in his righteousnesse that he hath done, he shall liue.

23 * 1.161For haue I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lorde God? shall he not liue if he returne from his wayes?

24 Agayne, if the righteous turne from his righteousnesse, and do iniquitie, and shall do according to all the abominati∣ons that the wicked man doth: shall he liue? All the righteousnesse that he hath done shall not be remembred, but in his transgression that he hath com∣mitted, in his sinne that he hath sinned, in them he shall dye.

25 And yet ye say, the way of the Lorde is not (d) 1.162 indifferent. Heare therefore ye house of Israel, is not my way equall? or are not your wayes rather vne∣quall?

26 When a righteous man turneth a∣way from his righteousnesse, and com∣mitteth iniquitie, and dieth in the same: in his iniquitie whiche he hath commit∣ted shall he dye.

27 Agayne, when the wicked turneth a∣way from his wickednesse that he hath [unspec E] done, and doth iudgement and right, he shall saue his soule aliue.

28 Because he “ 1.163 seeth, and turneth away from all his iniquitie that he hath com∣mitted, he shall surely liue, and not dye.

29 And yet saith the house of Israel, the way of the Lorde is not equall. Are my wayes vnequall O ye house of Is∣rael? are not your wayes rather vn∣equall?

30 Therefore I wyll iudge you, euery man according to his wayes, O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde: re∣turne and bryng your selues agayne from all your wickednesse, so iniquitie shall not be your destruction.

31 Cast away from you all your trans∣gressions wherby ye haue transgressed, and make you a newe heart and a newe spirite: for why wyll ye dye O ye house of Israel?

32 Seing I haue no pleasure in the death of hym that dyeth, saith the Lord God: bryng agayne your selues then, and ye shall lyue.

❧ The .xix. Chapter.

2 The captiuitie of Iehohas and Iehoiakim is signified by the lions whelpes, and by the lion. 10 He setteth out the prosperitie of the citie of Hierusalem that is past, & the miserie therof that is present.

[unspec A] 1 THou also take vp a la∣mentation for the (a) 1.164 princes of Israel,

2 And say: wherfore lay thy mother that lionesse among the lions? she norished her young ones among the lions whelpes.

3 One of her whelpes she brought vp, and it became a lion, it learned to catche the pray and to deuour folke.

4 The (b) 1.165 heathen hearde of hym, and caught hym in their snare, and brought hym in hookes vnto the lande of Egypt.

5 Nowe when she sawe that she had wayted and her hope was lost, she toke another (c) 1.166 of her whelpes and made a lion of hym.

6 Which went among the lions, and be∣came a fearce lion, learned to catche the pray, and to deuour folke,

[unspec B] 7 He destroyed their palaces and made their cities waste, insomuch that the whole lande and euery thyng therin were vtterly desolate through the voyce of his roaryng.

8 Then set the (d) 1.167 heathen together on euery side of the countreis agaynst him, layde their nettes for him, and toke him in their pit.

9 So they put him in prison in chaynes, and brought him to the kyng of Baby∣lon: they put him in holdes, that his voyce shoulde no more be hearde vpon the mountaynes of Israel.

10 As for thy (e) 1.168 mother, she is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she brought foorth fruite and braunches by the aboundaunt waters.

11 And she had strong roddes for the scepters of them that beare rule, and her stature was exalted on hye among the braunches, & she appeared in her height with the multitude of her braunches.

12 But she was pluckt vp in wrath, cast out vpon the grounde, the east wynde dryed vp her fruite [her braunches] were broken of & withered, as for the roddes of her strength, the fire consumed them.

13 And nowe she is planted in the wil∣dernesse, in a dry and thirstie grounde.

14 And there is a fire gone out of the (f) 1.169 rodde of her braūches, it hath deuoured her fruite, so that she hath no strong rodde for a scepter to rule: This is a la∣mentation, and shalbe for a lamentation.

¶The .xx. Chapter.

3 The Lorde denieth that he wyll aunswere them when they pray, for the offence of vnkindnesse which he here obiecteth. 33 He promiseth that his people shall returne from captiuitie. 46 By the Forest that shoulde be burnt, is signified the burning of Hierusalem.

[unspec A] 1 IN the (a) 1.170 seuenth yere the tenth day of the fift moneth, certayne of the elders of Israel came for to aske coun∣sayle at the Lorde, and sate downe before me.

2 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

3 Thou sonne of man, speake vnto the elders of Israel, and say vnto them, thus saith the Lorde God, Are ye come to enquire of me? As truely as I liue I wyll not be (b) 1.171 sought of you, saith the Lorde God.

4 Wylt thou not iudge them sonne of man, wylt thou not iudge [them?] cause them to vnderstande the abhominati∣ons of their fathers.

5 And tell them, thus saith the Lorde God, In the day when I chose Israel, and (c) 1.172 lift vp mine hande vpon the seede of the house of Iacob, and was knowen vnto them in the lande of Egypt, yea when I lift vp mine hande ouer them, and sayde, I am the Lorde your God:

6 Euen in the day that I lift vp mine hande vnto them, to bryng them out of the lande of Egypt into a lande that I had prouided for them, which floweth with mylke and hony, and is pleasaunt among all other landes:

[unspec B] 7 Thē said I vnto them, Cast away eue∣ry man the abhominations of his eyes, & defile not your selues with the idols of Egypt: for I am the Lorde your God.

8 But they rebelled against me, and woulde not hearken vnto me, they dyd not cast away euery man the abhomi∣nations of his eyes, neither dyd they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said I woulde powre out mine indignation ouer them, and accomplishe my wrath vpon them, yea euen in the middest of the lande of Egypt.

9 And I wrought for my names sake that it shoulde not be polluted before the heathen among whom they were, to whom I was manifestly knowen, in bryngyng them foorth of the lande of Egypt.

10 Nowe when I had caused them to go out of the lande of Egypt, and brought them into the wildernesse:

11 I gaue them my statutes, and shewed them my iudgementes: * 1.173which whoso doeth, shall lyue in them.

12 I gaue them also my* 1.174 Sabbath dayes to be a token betwixt me and them, and therby to knowe that I am the Lorde which halowe them.

13 And yet the house of Israel rebelled agaynst me in the wildernesse, they woulde not walke in my statutes, they haue cast away my iudgementes, which whoso doth shall lyue in them, and my Sabbath dayes haue they greatly pol∣luted: * 1.175 then I sayde, I woulde powre out mine indignation vpon them, and consume them in the wildernesse.

[unspec C] 14 And I wrought for my names sake, lest it shoulde be defiled before the hea∣then, in whose sight I brought them out.

15 Yet neuerthelesse I lift vp my hande vnto them in the wildernesse, that I woulde not bring them into the lande which I gaue them, that floweth with mylke and hony, and is a pleasure of all landes:

16 And that because they cast away my iudgementes and walked not in my sta∣tutes: but haue defiled my Sabbathes: for their heart was gone after their idols.

17 Neuerthelesse mine eye spared them, so that I woulde not destroy them, nor consume them in the wildernesse.

18 Moreouer, I sayde vnto their sonnes in the wildernesse, Walke not in the sta∣tutes of your (d) 1.176 fathers, kepe not their iudgementes, and defile not your selues with their idols.

19 I am the Lord your God, walke in my statutes, kepe my iudgementes, & do thē.

20 Halowe my Sabbathes, for they are a token betwixt me and you: that ye may knowe howe that I am the Lord your God.

21 Notwithstandyng, their sonnes re∣belled [unspec D] agaynst me also, they walked not in my statutes, they kept not my iudge∣mentes to fulfyll them, which he that doth shall liue in them, they prophaned my Sabbath dayes: and I sayde, I woulde powre out mine indignation ouer them, and accomplishe my wrath vpon them in the wildernesse.

22 Neuerthelesse, I withdrewe my hand and wrought for my names sake, lest it shoulde be defiled in the sight of the heathen, before whom I had brought them foorth.

23 I lift vp my hande to them also in the wildernesse, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and strawe them among the nations:

24 Because they had not kept my iudge∣mentes, but cast aside my statutes and broken my Sabbathes, and their eyes were after their fathers idols.

25 Wherfore I (e) 1.177 gaue them also statutes that were not good, and iudgementes wherin they shoulde not lyue.

26 And I defiled them in their owne giftes, in that they (f) 1.178 caused all that ope∣neth the wombe to passe, that I might destroy them, that they might knowe howe that I am the Lorde.

27 Therfore speake vnto the house of Israel thou sonne of man, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God: yet in this also your fathers haue blasphemed me, and greeuously transgressed agaynst me:

28 For after I had brought them into the lande, for the which I lifted vp my hande to geue it vnto them, when they sawe euery hie hil, & all thicke trees, they offered there their sacrifices, & there they presented their offering of (g) 1.179 anger, there also they made their sweete sauours, and powred out their wine offerynges.

29 And I sayde vnto them, What is that hye place whervnto ye resort? and the name of it is called (h) 1.180 Bamah vnto this

day.

[unspec E] 30 Wherfore speake vnto the house of Is∣rael, thus saith the Lorde God, Are ye not defiled in the waies of your fathers, and commit ye not whoredome after their abhominations?

31 For when ye offer your giftes, & make your sonnes to passe through the fire, you are polluted with all your idols vn∣to this day: shall I aunswere you when I am asked, O house of Israel? As I liue saith the Lorde God, I wyll not be sought of you.

32 And [that which] commeth into your mynde shall not be at all, which you say, We wyll be as the gentiles, as the kin∣redes of countreis, to serue wood and stone.

33 As truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God, I my selfe wyll rule you with a mightie hande, with a stretched out arme, and with indignation powred out ouer you.

34 And I wyll bryng you from the peo∣ple, and gather you out of the countreis wherin ye are scattered, with a mightie hande, with a stretched out arme, and with indignation powred out.

35 And I wyll bryng you into the(i) 1.181 wil∣dernesse of the people, & there I (k) 1.182 wyll be iudged with you face to face.

36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wildernesse of Egypt: so wyll I pleade with you also, saith the Lorde God.

37 I wyll cause you to passe vnder the rodde, and I wyll bryng you into the bonde of the couenaunt.

38 And I wyll “ 1.183 purge out of you the [unspec F] rebelles, & them that transgresse against me, and bryng them out of the lande of their habitation: as for the lande of Is∣rael they shall not come in it, that you may knowe howe that I am the Lord.

39 As for you O house of Israel, thus saith the Lorde God, Go you and serue euery man his idols, seyng that ye obey not me: and pollute no more my holy name with your giftes and your idols.

40 For vpon my holy hyll, euen vpon the hye hyll of Israel saith the Lord God, shall all the house of Israel, and all that is in the lande worship me: and in the same place wyll I fauour them, & there wyll I require your heaue offerynges, and the firstlinges of your oblations, with all your holy thinges.

41 I wyll accept your sweete sauour, when I bryng you from the nations, & gather you together out of the landes wherin ye haue ben scattered, that I may be halowed in you before the hea∣then.

42 And ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde, when I shall bring you into the lande of Israel, into the lande for the which I lift vp my hande to geue it vn∣to your fathers.

43 There shall ye call to rembraunce your owne wayes, and all your workes wherin ye haue ben defiled, and ye shal∣be cut of in your (l) 1.184 owne sight for all your wickednesse that ye haue done.

44 And ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde, when I deale with you for my names sake, and not after your wicked wayes, nor accordyng to your corrupt workes O ye house of Israel, saith the Lorde God.

45 Moreouer, the worde of the Lorde [unspec G] came vnto me, saying:

46 Thou sonne of man, set thy face to∣warde the way of Themanah, and drop [thy worde] towarde the (m) 1.185 south, and prophecie towarde the forest of the south fielde.

47 And say to the forest of the south, Heare the worde of the Lord, thus saith the Lorde God, Beholde I wyll kindle a fire in thee, that shall consume all the (n) 1.186greene trees, with all the dry: the con∣tinuall flambe shall not be quenched, and euery face from the south to the north shalbe burnt therin.

48 And all fleshe shall see that I the Lorde haue kindled it, and it shall not be quenched.

49 Then sayde I, Ah Lorde God, they say of me, Doth not he speake (o) 1.187 pa∣rables?

❧ The .xxi. Chapter.

•• He threatneth the sworde, that is to say, destruction to the citie of Hierusalem. 25 He sheweth the fall of king Zedekiah. 28 He is commaunded to prophecie the destruction of the children of Ammon. 30 After the slaughter of other, at the last the Lorde threatneth death vnto Na∣buchodonozor hym selfe.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, set thy face towarde Hierusalem, and (a) 1.188 drop [thy worde] towarde the holy places, and pro∣phecie agaynst the lande of Israel.

3 Say to the lande of Israel, thus saith the Lorde, Beholde I am against thee, and wyll drawe my sworde out of the sheath, and cut of from thee both the (b) 1.189 righteous and the wicked.

4 Seyng then that I wyll cut of from thee both the righteous and the wicked: therfore shall my sworde go out of his sheath agaynst all fleshe from the (c) 1.190 south to the north,

5 That all fleshe may knowe howe that I the Lorde haue drawne my sworde out of the sheath, and it shall not be put in agayne.

6 Mourne therfore O thou sonne of man, yea [euen] with the (d) 1.191 breakyng of thy loynes, mourne bitterly in their pre∣sence.

7 And if they say vnto thee, wherfore [unspec B] mournest thou? Then tell them, for the (e) 1.192tidinges that commeth: All heartes shall melt, all handes shalbe letten downe, all stomackes shal faynt, and all knees shall (f) 1.193 go as water: beholde it commeth, and shalbe brought to passe, saith the Lorde God.

8 Agayne, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

9 Thou sonne of man, prophecie and speake, thus saith the Lorde God, Speake, the sworde the sworde is shar∣pened and well furbished.

10 Sharpened is it to make a great slaughter, and furbished that it may glitter: Shall we then make mirth? It contemneth the (g) 1.194 rodde of my sonne [as] (h) 1.195all other trees.

11 He hath geuen it to be furbished, to holde it in the hande: this sworde is sharpened, and furbished, to geue it into the hande of the(i) 1.196 slayer.

12 Crye and houle sonne of man, for it commeth vpon my people [it commeth] vpon all the princes of Israel: the ter∣rours of the sworde shalbe vpon my people, * 1.197smite therfore thou vpon thy thygh.

13 Because it is a triall: and what if (k) 1.198 it contemne the rodde? It shalbe no more saith the Lorde.

14 Prophecie thou sonne of man, & smite thy(l) 1.199 handes together, & let the sworde be doubled thrise, [euen] the sworde of [unspec C] the great slaughter, entryng into their priuie chaumbers,

15 To make them faynt at the heartes, and to multiplie their falles, in all their gates, haue I geuen the terrour of the sworde: Ah it is made bright, and dres∣sed for the slaughter.

16 Get thee (m) 1.200 one way or other, either vpon the right hande or vpon the left, whyther soeuer thy face turneth.

17 I will smite my handes together also, and make my wrathfull indignation to rest: euen I the Lorde haue sayde it.

18 The worde of the Lorde came yet vn∣to me agayne, saying:

19 Thou sonne of man, appoynt thee two (n) 1.201wayes, that the sworde of the king of Babylon may come: Both these wayes shal go out of one lande, and choose thee a place, at the head of the citie wayes choose it.

20 Appoynt a way that the sworde may come towarde Rabbath of the Ammo∣nites, and towarde (o) 1.202 Iuda in the de∣fenced Hierusalem.

21 For the kyng of Babylon stoode at the (p) 1.203 partyng of the wayes, at the head of the two wayes, consultyng by diuina∣tion, he made his arrowes bright, con∣sulted with images, & lookt in the liuer.

22 At his right hande was the sooth∣saying for Hierusalem, to appoynt cap∣taynes, to open [their] mouth to the slaughter, and to lift vp their voice with the alarum, to set battle rammes a∣gaynst the gates, to cast a bulwarke, [and] to builde a fort.

23 And it shalbe vnto them as a false di∣uination in their sight, for the (q) 1.204 othes made vnto them: but (r) 1.205 he wyll call to remembraunce their iniquitie, to the

intent they may be taken.

[unspec D] 24 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, Because ye haue made your iniquitie to be remēbred in discoueryng your trans∣gressions, so that in all your workes your sinnes might appeare, because ye are come to remembraunce, ye shalbe taken by hande.

25 O thou shamefull wicked (s) 1.206 prince of Israel, whose day is come, euen when wickednesse shall haue an ende,

26 Thus saith the Lorde God, I wyll take away the (t) 1.207 Diademe, and put of the crowne: this shalbe no more the same, I wyll exalt the humble, and abase him that is hye.

27 Ouerthrowen, ouerthrowen, ouer∣throwen wyll I put (v) 1.208 it, and it shall not be, vntyll he come to whom the iudge∣ment belongeth, and to whom I haue geuen it.

28 And thou O sonne of man, prophecie and speake, Thus saith the Lorde God to the children of Ammon, and to their blasphemie, speake thou: The sworde, the sworde is drawen foorth alredy to slaughter, and furbished to consume be∣cause of the glitteryng:

29 Whiles they see vnto thee (x) 1.209 vanitie, and deuine a lye vnto thee, to put thee with the neckes of the wicked that be slayne, whose day is come when their iniquitie shall haue an ende.

30 Shoulde I cause it to returne into his sheath? In the place where thou wast created, in the lande of thine habitation wyll I iudge thee:

31 And I wyll powre mine indignation vpon thee, and wyll blowe vpon thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliuer thee into the handes of desperate people, which are skilfull to destroy.

32 Thou shalt feede the fire, and thy blood shalbe shed in the lande: thou shalt be put out of remembraunce, for I the Lorde haue spoken it.

The .xxij. Chapter.

The worde of the Lorde agaynst Hierusalem for manslaughter, and denying due honour to their fathers and mothers, and other wickednesses. 25 Of the wicked doctrine of the false prophets and priestes, and of their vnsatiable couetousnesse. 27 The tirannie of rulers. 29 The wickednesse of the people.

[unspec A] 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, and sayde,

2 Thou sonne of man, wylt thou not(a) 1.210 iudge, wylt thou not iudge this blooddy citie? wylt thou not shewe her all her abhomina∣tions?

3 And tell them, thus saith the Lorde God, The citie sheddeth blood in the middest of it, that her (b) 1.211 tyme may come, and maketh idols (c) 1.212agaynst her selfe, to defile her selfe.

4 Thou hast made thy selfe giltie in the blood that thou hast shed, and defyled thee in the idols which thou hast made: thou hast caused thy dayes to drawe nye, and made the tyme of thy yeres to come: therfore wyll I make thee a reproche among the heathen, and to be a mockyng in all landes.

5 Whether they be nye or farre from thee, they shall laugh thee to scorne, thou that hast gotten thee so foule a name, and art full of trouble.

6 Beholde the rulers of Israel, euery one in thee [was redy] to his power to shed blood.

7 In thee haue they dispised father and [unspec B] mother, in thee haue they oppressed the straunger, in thee haue they vexed the widowe and the fatherlesse.

8 Thou hast dispised my holy thynges, and defiled my Sabbathes.

9 “ 1.213Tale tellers are there in thee to shed blood, in thee are such as eate vpon the hylles, and in thee they commit abho∣mination.

10 * 1.214In thee they discouered their fathers shame, in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

11 * 1.215Euery man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbours wife, and abhomi∣nably defiled his “ 1.216 daughter in lawe, in thee hath euery man forced his owne sister, euen his fathers daughter.

12 Yea giftes haue ben receaued in thee to shed blood, thou hast taken vsurie and encrease, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, saith the Lorde God.

13 Beholde, I haue (d) 1.217 smitten my handes vpon thy couetousnesse that thou hast vsed, and vpon the blood which hath ben shed in thee.

[unspec C] 14 Is thy heart able to endure? or may thy handes be strenghthened in the dayes that I shal haue to do with thee? Euen I the Lorde that speake it, wyll bryng it also to passe.

15 I wyll scatter thee among the hea∣then, & strawe thee about in the landes, and wyll cause thy filthinesse to(e) 1.218 ceasse out of thee.

16 Yea and thou shalt be thine (f) 1.219 owne in∣heritaunce in the sight of the heathen, that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde.

17 And the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to me, saying:

18 Thou sonne of man, the house of Israel is vnto me as drosse: all they are brasse, tinne, iron, and lead in the middest of the furnace, euen drosse of siluer are they.

19 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, Forasmuch as ye all are turned into drosse, therfore beholde I wyll bryng you together vnto Hierusalem.

20 Lyke as they gather siluer, brasse, iron, tinne, and lead, into the middest of the furnace, and the fire is blowne there vnder to melt them: euen so wyll I ga∣ther you in mine anger & in my wrath, and let you remayne [there] and cause you to (g) 1.220 melt.

21 I wyll bryng you together, and blowe the fire of my wrath vpon you, and ye shalbe molten in the middest therof.

22 Lyke as the siluer is molten in the furnace, so shall ye also be molten therin, that ye may knowe howe that I the Lord haue powred my wrath vpon you.

23 And the worde of the Lorde came vn∣to me, saying:

24 Thou sonne of man, tell her, Thou [unspec D] art an vncleane lande, which is not (h) 1.221 rayned vpon in the day of wrath.

25 There is a (i) 1.222 conspiracie of her pro∣phetes in the middest therof: as a roring lion rauenyng his pray, they deuour soules, they haue taken the riche and pretious thynges, they haue made her many widowes in the middest therof.

26 Her priestes haue broken my lawe, and defiled my holy thynges, they put no difference betweene the holy & vnholy, neither discerne they betweene the cleane & vncleane: they turne their eyes from my Sabbathes, and I am defiled among them.

27 * 1.223Thy rulers in thee are lyke woolues rauenyng the pray, to shed blood, and destroy soules, for their owne couetous lucre.

28 As for her (k) 1.224 prophetes, they daube with vntempered morter, they see vanities, and diuine lyes vnto them, saying, The Lorde saith so: wheras the Lorde hath not spoken.

29 The people in the lande vsed wicked extortion and robbery, they vexe the poore and needy, and oppresse the straunger agaynst right.

30 And I sought among them for a man that woulde (l) 1.225 make vp the hedge, and set hym selfe in the gap before me in the landes behalfe, that I shoulde not de∣stroy it: but I coulde fynde none.

31 Therfore haue I powred out my cruel displeasure vpon them, and consumed them in the fire of my wrath: their owne wayes wyll I recompence vpon their heades, saith the Lorde God.

The .xxiii. Chapter.

4 Of the fornication, that is to say, of the idolatrie of Samaria and Hierusalem, vnder the name of Aholah and Aholibah. 11 In comparison of Samaria, he sheweth that the fornication of Hierusalem is the filthier. 22 The destruction of Hierusalem is prophecied. 36 The adulterie of both the whores is founde out. 47 Their destruction.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, there were two wo∣men the daughters of (a) 1.226one mother.

3 And they committed fornication in (b) 1.227 Egypt, they played the harlottes in their youth: there were their breastes pressed, and there they bruised the tea••es of their virginitie.

4 The (c) 1.228 names of them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister, and they were mine, and they bare sonnes and daughters: thus [were] their names, Samaria is Aholah, and Hierusalem Aholibah.

5 Aholah played y^e harlot (d) 1.229 when she was "mine, and she was set on fire with her louers the Assyrians her neighbours:

6 Which were clothed with blewe silke, [both] captaynes and princes, they were all pleasaunt young men, and horsemen rydyng vpon horses.

7 Thus she committed her whordome with them [beyng] all chosen men of

Asshur, & with all on whom she doted, and defiled her selfe with all their idols.

[unspec B] 8 Neither left she the fornication that she vsed with the Egyptians: for in her youth they (c) 1.230 lay with her, they bruised the brestes of her maydenhead, and powred their whordome vpon her.

9 Wherfore I deliuered her into the handes of her louers [euen] into y^e handes of the Assyrians vpon whom she doted.

10 These discouered her shame, toke her sonnes & daughters, and slue her with the sworde, an euyll name had she a∣mong women: for (f) 1.231 they had executed iudgement vpon her.

11 Her sister Aholibah sawe this, and de∣stroyed her selfe with inordinate loue more then she, & with her fornications, more thē her sister with her fornications.

12 She doted vpō the Assyrians captaines & princes her neighbours, clothed with all maner of gorgious apparel, horsmen riding vpon horses, beyng all pleasaunt young men.

13 Then I sawe that she was defiled, and they toke both one way.

[unspec C] 14 But she encreased styll in whordome: for when she sawe (g) 1.232 men paynted vpon the wall, the images of the Chaldees paynted with vermilon,

15 And girded with girdles vpon their loynes, and with dyed attire vpon their heades, lokyng all like princes, after the maner of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the lande where they were borne.

16 Assoone as she sawe them, she burnt in loue vpon them, & sent messengers vn∣to them into the lande of the Chaldees.

17 Nowe when the Babylonians came vnto her in the bed of loue, they defiled her with their whordome: and so was she polluted with them, and her lust was abated from them.

18 And she discouered her whordome, and disclosed her shame: then my heart for∣soke her, like as my heart was gone from her sister also.

19 Neuerthelesse, she encreased her whordome more, and remembred the dayes of her youth wherin she had played the harlot in the lande of Egypt.

20 She burnt in lust vpon their concu∣bines, whose fleshe was like the fleshe of asses, and their issue like the issue of horses.

21 Thus thou hast called to remēbraunce the filthinesse of thy youth, when thy teates were bruised by the Egyptians, for the pappes of thy youth.

22 Therfore O Aholibah, thus saith the [unspec D] Lorde God, I wyll raise vp thy louers agaynst thee from whom thy heart is departed, and gather them together agaynst thee on euery syde,

23 [Namely] the Babylonians and all the Chaldees, rulers, wealthy and mightie men, with all the Assyrians, all pleasaūt young men, captaynes and princes, all valiaunt and renowmed, riding vpon horses.

24 These shall come vpon thee with charrettes, wagons, and wheeles, and great multitude of people, with buckler, shielde, and helmet they shall beset thee on euery side: “ 1.233 I wyll geue iudgement before them, yea they them selues shall iudge thee accordyng to their owne iudgement.

25 I wyll lay mine indignation vpon thee, so that they shal deale cruelly with thee: they shall cut of thy nose and thine eares, and thy remnaunt shall fall by the sworde, they shall cary away thy sonnes and daughters, and the residue shalbe deuoured by the fire.

26 They shal strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy faire iewels.

27 Thus wyll I make thy wickednesse to ceasse from thee, and thy fornication out of the lande of Egypt: so that thou shalt turne thine eyes no more after them, and cast thy mynde no more vpon Egypt.

28 For thus saith the Lord God, Beholde I wyll deliuer thee into the handes of them whom thou hatest, yea euen into the handes of them from whom thine heart is departed.

29 And they shall deale hatefully with thee, and take away all thy (h) 1.234 labour, & leaue thee naked & bare, and the shame of thy fornications (i) 1.235 shalbe discouered, both thy wickednesse & thy whordome.

30 I wyll do these thynges vnto thee, be∣cause thou hast gone a whoryng after the heathen, and because thou art pol∣luted with their idols.

31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister, therfore wyll I geue her cuppe in thine hande.

32 Thus saith the Lorde God, Thou shalt drynke of thy sisters cuppe, deepe & large, thou shalt be laughed to scorne, and had in derision, because it conteineth

much.

33 Thou shalt be filled with (k) 1.236 drunken∣nesse and sorowe [euen] with the cup of destruction and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.

34 Thou shalt drynke it and sucke it out, and thou shalt breake the sheardes ther∣of, and teare thine owne brestes: for I haue spoken it, saith the Lorde God.

[unspec E] 35 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God, Forasmuch as thou hast forgotten me, and cast me aside behynde thy backe, so beare nowe thine owne wickednesse and whordome.

36 The Lorde sayde moreouer vnto me, Thou sonne of man, wilt thou not iudge Aholah and Aholibah? shewe them their abhominations.

37 [Namely] that they haue broken their wedlocke, and blood is in their handes: and with their idols haue they cōmitted adulterie, and haue also caused their sonnes whom they bare vnto me, to passe [by the fire] to be their (l) 1.237 meate.

38 Yea and this haue they done vnto me also, they haue defiled my sanctuarie in the same day, and haue prophaned my Sabbathes.

39 For when they had slayne their chil∣dren for their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuarie to defile it: and lo thus haue they done in my house.

40 And howe much more [is it] that they sent for men to come from (m) 1.238 farre, vnto whom a messenger was sent, and lo they came? for whom thou didst washe thy selfe, and paynted thine eyes, and deckedst thee with ornamentes.

41 Thou sattest vpon a stately bed, and a [unspec F] (n) 1.239table spread before it, whervpon thou hast set mine insence and mine oyle.

42 And a noyse of a mery company at “ 1.240 it, and with the men, beside the multitude of the people, were brought men of Sa∣ba out of the desert, which gaue them bracelettes vpon their handes, and beautifull crownes vpon their heades.

43 And I sayd vnto her that was worne in her adulteries, Nowe shall her forni∣cations come to an ende, and she also.

44 And they went in to her as they go vn∣to a common harlot: euen so went they [I say] to Aholah and Aholibah, those wicked women.

45 And the righteous men, they shall iudge thē after the maner of * 1.241 harlottes, and after the maner of murtherers: for they are harlottes, and blood is in their handes.

46 Wherfore thus saith the Lorde God, I wyll bryng a great multitude of peo∣ple vpon them, and geue them to be scat∣tered and spoyled:

47 And the multitude shall stone them with stones, and cut them downe with their swordes, they shall slay their sonnes and daughters, and burne vp their houses with fire.

48 Thus wyll I cause wickednesse to ceasse out of the lande, that all (o) 1.242 women may be taught, not to do after your wic∣kednesse.

49 And so they shal lay your wickednesse vpon your owne selues, and the sinnes of your idols shall ye beare: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde God.

The .xxiiij. Chapter.

3 He proueth the fixing of Hierusalem by a parable of a seethyng pot. 16 The parable of Ezechiels wyfe beyng dead, which he after expoundeth.

[unspec A] 1 IN the (a) 1.243 ninth yere, in the tenth moneth, the tenth day of the (b) 1.244 mo∣neth, came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

2 O thou sonne of man, write the name of this day, yea euen of this present day: for the kyng of Baby∣lon set hym selfe agaynst Hierusalem this selfe same day.

3 Shewe the rebellious house a parable, and speake vnto them, thus saith the Lorde God: Prepare a (c) 1.245 pot, set it on, and powre water into it.

4 Gather the (d) 1.246 peeces therof into it, euery good peece, the thygh and the shoulder, & fyll it with the chiefe bones.

5 Take one of the best sheepe, & a heape of (e) 1.247 bones vnder it: let it boyle well, and let the bones therof seeth well therin.

6 With that sayde the Lorde God on this maner, Wo vnto the blooddy citie, to the pot whose (f) 1.248 scumme is therin, & whose scumme is not gone out of it: bryng it out (g) 1.249peece by peece, let no (h) 1.250 lot fall vpon it.

7 For her blood is yet in it, vpon a hygh (i) 1.251 drye stone hath she powred it: and not vpon the grounde, that it myght be couered with dust.

8 That it might cause wrath to arise, and take vengeaunce: I haue set her blood vpon a high drye rocke, that it shoulde not be couered.

9 Wherefore thus sayth the Lorde God: O * 1.252wo be vnto the bloodthirstie citie, for whom euen I my selfe wil make a great fire,

10 And set much wood, and (k) 1.253 kindle the fire, and seeth the fleshe, & spice the pot, so that the very bones shalbe brent.

11 Moreouer, I will set the pot emptie vpō the coales, so that the brasse thereof may be hot and burnt, and the filthy∣nesse of it may be molten in it, and the scum of it shalbe consumed.

12 She hath weeried her selfe with labour, yet her great scum is not gone of her, in the fire her scum [must be consumed.]

13 In thy filthynesse is wickednesse: be∣cause I (l) 1.254 would haue purged thee, and thou wast not purged, from thy filthy∣nesse thou shalt not be purged any more, till I haue caused myne indignation to rest in thee.

[unspec C] 14 Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it: yea it is come therto all redy that I will do it, I will not go backe, I will not spare, I will not repent: but according to thy wayes and imaginations shall they (m) 1.255 iudge thee, sayth the Lorde God.

15 And the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

14 Thou sonne of man, behold I wil take away from thee the (n) 1.256pleasure of thyne eyes with a plague, yet shalt thou nei∣ther mourne nor weepe, neither shal thy teares run downe.

17 Mourne in scilens, make no (o) 1.257 mourning of the dead, bynde the tyre of thy head vpon thee, and put on thy shoes vpon thy feete, couer not thy lippes, and (p) 1.258 eate no mans bread.

18 So I spake vnto the people betymes in the morning, & at euen my wife dyed: then vpon the next morowe I dyd as I was commaunded.

19 And the people sayd vnto me: Wilt thou not tell vs what this signifieth towarde vs, that thou doest so?

20 I aunswered them, The word of the [unspec D] Lorde came vnto me, saying:

21 Tell the house of Israel, thus sayth the Lorde God: Beholde, I will (q) 1.259 pol∣lute my sanctuarie, euen the glorie of your power, the pleasure of your eyes, and your heartes delite: & your sonnes and daughters whom ye haue left, shall fall through the sworde.

22 Like as I haue done, so shall ye do al∣so: ye shall not couer your lippes, ye shall eate no mans bread.

23 And your tire [shalbe] vpon your heades, and your shoes vpon your feete: ye shall neither mourne nor weepe, but ye shall pyne away in your iniquities, & mourne one towardes another.

24 Thus Ezechiel is your shewtoken, ac∣cording to all that he hath done, ye shall do: when it commeth, then ye shal know that I am the Lorde God.

25 Also thou sonne of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from thē their power, the ioy of their honour, the plea∣sure of their eyes, and the (r) 1.260 lifting vp of their soules, their sonnes & their daugh∣ters,

26 In that day shall come one that is es∣caped, vnto thee, [(s) 1.261and bring it] to the hearing of [thyne] eares?

27 In that day shall thy mouth be ope∣ned to him which is escaped, that thou mayst speake & be no more dumbe: yea thou shalt be their shewtoken, that they may knowe how that I am the Lorde.

The .xxv. Chapter.

1 The worde of the Lorde vpon the sonnes of Ammon, which reioyced at the fall of Hierusa∣lem. 8 Against Moab and Seir, against Idumea, against the Philistines.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, set thy face toward the Ammonites, and pro∣phecie vpon them.

3 And say vnto the Am∣monites: heare the worde of the Lorde God, thus sayth the Lorde God: Forso∣much as thou saydest * 1.262 Haha ouer my sanctuarie because it was polluted, and ouer the land of Israel because it was desolate, and ouer the house of Iuda because they went into captiuitie:

4 Beholde therfore, I wil deliuer thee to the people of the (b) 1.263 east, that they may haue thee in possession: these shall settle their (c) 1.264 palaces in thee, and make their dwellinges in thee, they shall eate thy fruite, and drinke vp thy milke.

5 As for (d) 1.265 Rabbath, I will make of it a stable for camels, and of the Ammonites a sheepfolde: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

6 For thus sayth the Lorde God: Inso∣much

much as thou hast clapped with thyne handes, and stamped with thy feete, yea and reioyced ouer the lande of Israel with all thy “ 1.266 despite in heart:

7 Behold therfore I wil stretche out my [unspec B] hande ouer thee, and deliuer thee to be spoyled of the heathen, & roote thee out from among the people, and cause thee to perishe out of the landes: yea I will make thee to be destroyed, that thou mayest know that I am the Lorde.

8 Thus sayth the Lord God: Forsomuch as Moab and Seir do say, Beholde the house of Iuda is like as all gentiles be:

9 Therfore behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [I say] of his frontiers, the pleasures of the countrey [as namely] Bethiesimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim:

10 (e) 1.267Vnto the children of the east against the Ammonites, and will geue it into possession, so that the Ammonites shall no more be had in remembraunce a∣mong the heathen.

11 And I will execute iudgementes vpon Moab, and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

12 Thus sayth the Lorde God: For that Edom hath done in auenging reuen∣gement vpon the house of Iuda, & hath done great offence and auenged hym selfe vpon them:

13 Therfore thus sayth the Lord God, I wil reache out myne hand vpon Edom, and destroy man and beast out of it, I will make it desolate from Theman, & Dedanah shall fall by the sworde.

14 And I will execute my reuengement [unspec C] vpon Edom by the hande of my people Israel, they shall do in Edom according to my wrath and indignation, so that they shall knowe my vengeaunce, sayth the Lord God.

15 Thus sayth the Lorde God: For that the Philistines dyd in vengeaunce, [na∣mely] in auenging reuengement, with a “ 1.268dispyteful heart to destroy it for the old enmitie:

16 Therfore thus saith the Lord God, Be∣hold I will stretche out my hande ouer the Philistines, and destroy the (f) 1.269 Cere∣thites, and cause all the remnaunt of the sea coast to perishe:

17 A great vengeaunce will I take vpon them, with punishements of my wrath, that they may knowe that I am the Lord, when I shal lay my vengeaunce vpon them.

The .xxvi. Chapter.

1 He prophecieth that Tyrus shalbe ouerthrowen, because it reioyced at the distruction of Hie∣rusalem. 15 The wondring and astonishment of the marchauntes for the desolation of Tyrus.

[unspec A] 1 ANd it came to passe in the (a) 1.270 eleuenth yere, the first day of the moneth, the word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, because that Tyre hath spoken vpon Hierusalem, Haha, the gates of the people is broken, (b) 1.271 it is tur∣ned vnto me, for now that she is destroy∣ed, I shalbe (c) 1.272 filled:

3 Therfore thus sayth the Lord God, Be∣hold O Tyre, I will vpon thee, I wil raise vp many nations against thee, like as whē the sea ariseth with his waues.

4 They shal breake the walles of Tyre, & cast downe her towres, I will scrape her dust frō her, & make her a drie rocke.

5 She shalbe for a spreading of nettes in the sea, for I haue spoken it, sayth the Lord God, and she shalbe for a spoyle to the nations.

6 Her (d) 1.273 daughters that are in the fielde shalbe slayne with the sworde, that they may knowe how that I am the Lorde.

7 For thus sayth the Lord God: Behold, I will bring vpon Tyrus, Nabuchodo∣nozor [unspec B] king of Babylon from the north, a king of kinges, with horses, charets, horsemen, with a multitude, and much people.

8 Thy daughters that are in the field shal he slay with the sword: but against thee he shal make bulwarkes, & cast a mount against thee, and lift vp his speare a∣gainst thee.

9 He shall set engins of warre before hym against thy walles, & with his weapons breake downe thy towres.

10 The dust of his horses shall couer thee they shalbe so many: thy walles shall shake at the noyse of the horsemen, wheeles & chariots, when he shal enter into thy gates, as into the entry of a citie broken downe.

11 With the hoofes of his horses shall he treade downe al thy streetes, he shall slay the people with the sworde, dna the pillers of thy strength shall fall downe to the grounde.

12 They shall rob thy riches, and spoyle thy marchaundise, thy walles shall they breake downe, and destroy thy houses of pleasure, thy stones, thy timber, and dust shall they cast into the mids of the water.

13 * 1.274Thus will I cause the sounde of thy [unspec C] songues to ceasse, and the noyse of thy harpes shall no more be hearde.

14 I wil bring thee into a drie rocke, thou shalt be for a spreading of nettes, thou shalt neuer be buylt againe: for euen I the Lord haue spoken it, saith the Lord God.

15 Thus hath the Lord God spoken con∣cerning Tyre: Shall not the iles trem∣ble at the noyse of thy fall, and at the crie of the wounded, when they shalbe slaine & murthered in the mids of thee?

16 All princes of the (e) 1.275 sea shal come downe from their thrones, they shall lay away their robes, & put of their broidred gar∣mentes, yea with trembling shall they be clothed, they shal sit vpon the ground, they shalbe astonished at euery moment, and be amased at thee.

17 They shall mourne for thee, and say vnto thee: How art thou destroyed that wast inhabited of the (f) 1.276 seas, the renow¦med citie, whiche was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitauntes, whiche cau∣sed their feare to be on all that haunted therin?

18 Now shall the inhabitours of thē iles be astonished in the day of thy fall: yea the iles that are in the sea shalbe trou∣bled at thy departure.

19 For thus sayth the Lord God: when I make thee a desolate citie, as other cities be that no man dwell in, and when I bring vp the deepe vpon thee, that great waters may couer thee:

20 Then wil I cast thee downe vnto them that descend into the pit, vnto a people of (g) 1.277olde time, and set thee in a lande that is beneath, like the olde ruynes, with them which go downe to the graue, so that no man shall dwell more in thee: but I wil reserue honour for the (h) 1.278 land of the liuing:

21 I will make thee terrors, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou not be founde for euer∣more, sayth the Lorde God.

The .xxvii. Chapter.

1 The prophete is moued to be wayle the desolation of Tyrus. 12 He setteth out the prayse of Tyrus for the haunting of marchauntes therto.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 O thou sonne of man, take vp a lamentable complaint vpon Tyre,

3 And say vnto Tyre that is situate at the entry of the sea, whiche is the mart of the people for many iles, thus sayth the Lorde God O Tyre, thou hast sayde, I am of perfite beautie.

4 Thy borders are in the mids of the seas, thy buylders haue made perfite thy beautie.

5 They haue made all thy [ship] bordes of firre trees ofa 1.279 Shenir, from Libanus haue they taken Cedar trees to make thee mastes:

6 And the Okes of Basan to make thee ores, they haue made thy benches of iuory, gotten in Assyria, brought out of the iles of b 1.280 Chittim.

7 Fine linnen with broidred worke out of Egypt was spread ouer thee to be thy sayle: blewe silke and purple out of [unspec B] the iles of Elishah was thy couering.

8 The inhabitours of Sidon and Aruad were thy mariners: and thy wise men O Tyre, that were in thee, were thy shipmaisters.

9 The auncient and wyse men of Gebal were in thee, thy (c) 1.281 stoppers of ••hinkes: all shippes of the sea with their shipmen were in thee, to occupie thy marchaun∣dise.

10 The Perses, Lydians, and Phutens were in thy armies, thy men of warre: these hāged vp their shieldes & helmets in thee, these set foorth thyne honour.

11 They of Aruad were with thyne hoast round about thy walles, and the (d) 1.282 Phyg∣menians were thy watchmen vpon thy towres: these hanged vp their quiuers round about thy walles, they made thy beautie perfite.

12 They of Tharsis [were] thy mar∣chauntes for the multitude of all riches, in siluer, iron, tin, and lead, whiche they brought to thy faires.

13 Iauan, Tubal, and Mesech were thy marchauntes concerning the (e) 1.283 lyues of men, and they brought vessels of brasse for thy marchaundise. [unspec C]

14 They of the house of Thagarma brought vnto thee at the time of thy marte, horses, cour••rs and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

15 They of Dedan were thy marchaunts, and many iles the marchaundise of thy handes, & brought thee (f) 1.284 hornes, teeth, and (g) 1.285 Hebenus, for presentes.

16 They of Aram [were] thy marchauntes for the multitude of thy workes, and oc∣cupied in thy fayres with emeraudes, purple, broidred worke, fine linnen, co∣ral, and pearle.

17 Iuda and the land of Israel occupied with thee, & brought vnto thy markets wheat of (h) 1.286 Minnith & Pannag, hony, oyle, and triacle.

18 Damascus also vsed marchaundise with thee, in the wine of Helbon, and whyte wooll: because thyne occupying was so great, and thy wares so many.

19 Dan, Iauan, & Meuzal haue brought vnto thy markets wrougth iron, Cassia, and Calamus were among thy mar∣chaundise.

20 They of Dedan were thy marchauntes in precious clothes for chariots.

[unspec D] 21 Arabia and all the princes of Cedar haue occupied with thee, in weathers, rammes, and goates: in these were they thy marchauntes.

22 The marchauntes of Seba and Rema haue occupied also with thee, in al chiefe spices, in all precious stones and golde, which they brought vnto thy markets.

23 Haran, Chenne, and Eden, the mar∣chauntes of Seba, Assyria, and Chel∣mad were doers with thee:

24 These were thy marchauntes in all sortes [of thinges,] in rayment of blewe silke, and of broidred worke, and in cof∣fers for the riche apparell, whiche were trussed with coardes, and Cedar boorde among thy marchaundise.

25 The ships of Tharsis were the chiefe of thyne occupying: thus thou wast re∣plenished and in great worship, euen in the mids of the sea.

26 Thy rowers haue brought thee into great waters, the (i) 1.287 east wind hath bro∣ken thee in the mids of the sea.

27 Thy riches, and thy fayres, thy mar∣chaundise, thy mariners, & shipmasters, thy calkars, and the occupiers of thy marchaundise, and al thy men of warre that are in thee, and all thy multitude that is in the mids of thee, shall fal in the mids of the sea, in the day of thy fall. [unspec E]

28 The (k) 1.288 suburbes shal shake at the loude crie of thy shipmen.

29 All that handle the ore, mariners, and all shipmaisters of the sea, shall come downe from their ships, and stand vpon the lande.

30 And they shall cause their voyce to be heard against thee, and shall crye bitter∣ly, and shall cast dust vpon their heades, and wallowe in the asshes.

31 They shal(l) 1.289 make them selues bauld for thee, and girde them with sackcloth, & they shal weepe for thee, with sorowe∣full heart, and bitter mourning.

32 And they shall take vp a lamentation for thee in their mourning, and lament ouer thee, [what citie] is like Tyrus so de∣stroyed in the mids of the sea?

33 When thy wares went foorth of the seas, thou filledst many people: the kinges of the earth hast thou made riche, thorowe the multitude of thy riches and marchaundise.

34 When thou shalt be broken by the seas in the deapthes of the waters, thy marchaundise & all thy multitude that was in the mids of thee, shall fall.

35 All the inhabitauntes of the iles shalbe astonied at thee, and all their kinges shalbe sore afrayde, and troubled in their countenaunce.

36 The marchauntes of the nations shall hisse at thee: thou shalt be a terrour, and shalt (m) 1.290 neuer be any more.

The .xxviii. Chapter.

1 The word of God against the king of Tyrus for his pride. 12 Ezechiel the prophete is moued to bewayle the king of Tyrus. 20 The word of the Lord against Sidon. 25 The Lorde pro∣miseth that he will gather together the children of Israel.

[unspec A] 1 I He worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, tel the prince of Tyre, thus sayth the Lorde God: Because thou hast a proude heart, and hast said, I am (a) 1.291 a God, I sit in the seate of God, in the mids of the sea: wher as thou art but a man, and not God, (b) 1.292though thou set thyne heart as the heart of God.

3 Beholde, thou thinkest thy selfe wyser then (c) 1.293 Daniel, that there is no secretes hyd from thee.

4 With thy wisdome and thine vnderstan∣ding thou hast gotten thee great welthi∣nes, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold.

5 With thy great wysedome and occupy∣ing hast thou encreased thy power, and because of thy great riches thy heart is proude.

6 Therfore thus sayth the Lorde God, Forsomuch as thou hast set thyne heart as the heart of God:

[unspec B] 7 Behold, I will bring straungers vpon thee, euen the terrible nations, these shal drawe out their swordes vpon the beau∣tie of thy wysdome, and shall defile thy glorie.

8 They shall cast thee downe to the pit, so that thou shalt dye the death of them that be slayne in the mids of the sea.

9 Wilt thou say then before them that slay thee, I am a God? where as thou art but a man, and not God, in the handes of them that slay thee.

10 Die shalt thou the death of the (d) 1.294 vncir∣cumcized in the handes of the straun∣gers: for I haue spoken it, sayth the Lorde God.

11 Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

12 Thou sonne of man, take vp a lamen∣tation vpon the king of Tyre, & tel him, thus sayth the Lord God: Thou sealest vp the summe, (e) 1.295full of wysdome, & per∣fite beautie.

13 Thou hast ben in the pleasaunt garden of God, thou art deckt with all maner of precious stones, with ruby, topas, dia∣mond, [unspec C] thurkis, onyx, iasper, saphir, eme∣ralde, carbuncle, and golde: the worke∣manship of thy timbrels and of thy pipes [that be] in thee, was prepared in the day that thou wast created.

14 Thou art an (f) 1.296 annoynted Cherub, that couereth, and I haue (g) 1.297 set thee [in this dignitie,] thou wast vpon the holy mount of God, thou hast walked in the mids of the (h) 1.298 stones of fire.

15 From the time of thy creation thou haste ben perfite in the wayes, till wic∣kednesse was founde in thee.

16 By the multitude of thy marchaundise they haue filled the mids of thee with crueltie, & thou haste sinned: I will cast thee as prophane out of the (i) 1.299 mount of God, & I will destroy thee O couering Cherub, from the mids of the stones of fire.

17 Thy heart was proude in thy beautie, and thorowe thy brightnesse thou hast destroyed thy wisdome: I will cast thee downe to the grounde, I will lay thee before kinges, that they may beholde thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy k 1.300 sanctification with the great wickednesse of thyne vn∣righteous occupying: I will bring a fire from the middest of thee to consume thee, and will make thee to asshes vpon the earth, in the sight of all them that loke vpon thee.

19 Al they that haue ben acquainted with thee among the heathen shalbe abashed at thee: thou hast ben a terrour, and ne∣uer shalt thou be any more.

20 And the word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

21 Thou sonne of man, set thy face against [unspec D] Sidon, and prophecie vpon it,

22 And speake, thus sayth the Lord God: Beholde O Sidon, I will vpon thee, and I wilbe glorified in thee: that it may be knowen howe that I am the Lord when I shal haue executed iudge∣mentes in her, & shalbe sanctified in her.

23 For I will sende pestilence and blood∣sheding into her streetes, and the slayne shall fall in the mids of her, by the sword [comming] vpon her on euery side: & they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

24 They shalbe no more a pricking thorne vnto the house of Israel, nor a greeuous thorne of al that are round about them and despised them: and they shal knowe that I am the Lorde God.

25 Thus sayth the Lorde God: When I gather the houshold of Israel together againe from the nations among whom they be scattered, then shall I be sancti∣fied in them in the sight of the gentiles, and they shall dwell in the lande that I gaue to my seruaunt Iacob.

26 They shal dwell with confidence ther∣in, buyld houses and plant vineyardes: yea with confidence shall they dwell therin, when I haue executed iudge∣mentes vpon all those that despise them rounde about: and then shal they know that I am the Lorde their God.

The .xxix. Chapter.

1 He prophecieth against Pharao, and of the desolation of Egypt, with the sparkling abrode of the Egyptians. 13 The Lorde promiseth that he will restore Egypt againe after fourtie yeres. 10 Egypt is the rewarde of king Nabuchodonozor for the labour which he toke a∣gainst Cyrus.

[unspec A] 1 IN the (a) 1.301 tenth yere, vpon the twelft day of the tenth moneth, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, set thy face against Pharao the king of Egypt, prophecie a∣gainst him, and against the whole lande of Egypt.

3 Speake & tell him, thus sayth the Lord God: Beholde O Pharao thou king of Egypt, I will vpon thee thou great (b) 1.302dragon that lyeth in the mids of his riuers, thou that sayst, The riuer is mine, I haue made it for my selfe.

4 I wil put(c) 1.303 hookes in thy chawes, and hang the fishe in thy riuers vpon thy skales: after that I will drawe thee out of thy riuers, yea and all the fishe of thy riuers shall hang vpon thy skales.

5 I will leaue thee in the wildernesse, [both] thee and all the fishe of thy riuers: thou shalt fall vpon the open fielde, thou shalt not be brought together, nor ga∣thered: I haue geuen thee for meate to the beastes of the fielde, & to the foules of the ayre,

6 That all they which dwell in Egypt may know that I am the Lord, because they haue ben a * 1.304staffe of reede to the house of Israel.

[unspec B] 7 When they toke hold of thee with their hand, thou brakest & rent all their shoul∣der▪ & when they leaned vpon thee, thou brakest and madest all their loynes to stande (d) 1.305 vpright.

8 Therefore thus sayth the Lorde God: Behold, I wil bring a sword vpon thee, & destroy out of thee both man and beast.

9 Yea the lande of Egypt shal be desolate and waste, and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde, because he sayde, The ri∣uer is myne, I my selfe haue made it.

10 Beholde therefore I will vpon thee and vpon thy riuers, I will make the land of Egypt vtterly waste and deso∣late from the towre of Seueneh vnto the borders of (e) 1.306 Ethiopia.

11 No foote of man shall passe by it, nor foote of beast shall passe by it, neither shall it be inhabited fourtie yeres.

12 I wil make the land of Egypt to be de∣solate among other waste countreys, and her cities destroyed fourtie yeres a∣mong other destroyed cities: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nati∣ons, and strawe them thorow the coun∣treys.

13 Againe, thus sayth the Lorde God: * 1.307when the fourtie yeres are expired, I will gather the Egyptians together a∣gaine out of the nations among whom they were scattered.

14 And I will bring the captiuitie of E∣gypt [unspec C] againe, and cause them to returne into the lande of Pathros, the lande of their habitation, and they shalbe there a (f) 1.308small kingdome.

15 Yea it shalbe the smallest among other kingdomes, neither shall it exalt it selfe any more aboue the nations: for I wil so minishe them, that they shall no more rule the nations.

16 And they shalbe no more vnto the house of Israel a trust whiche bringeth their iniquitie to remembraunce, when they shall loke after them: & they shal knowe that I am the Lorde God.

17 In the (g) 1.309 twentie and seuenth yere, the first day of the first moneth, came the word of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

18 Thou sonne of man, Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon caused his armie to serue a great seruice against Tyrus: eue∣ry head was made balde, & euery shoul∣der bare, yet had neither he nor his armie any wages for Tyrus for the ser∣uice which he serued against it.

19 Therefore thus sayth the Lorde God: Behold, I will geue the lande of Egypt vnto Nabuchodonozor the king of Ba∣bylon, that he may take away her mul∣titude, and spoyle her spoyles, & take her pray to pay his hoast their wages with∣all.

20 For the “ 1.310 worke whiche he wrought a∣bout it, I haue geuen him the lande of Egypt, because they wrought for me, sayth the Lorde God.

21 In that day I will cause the horne of the house of Israel to bud foorth, and I [unspec D] will geue thee the opening of thy mouth in the mids of them: & they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

The xxx. Chapter.

The destruction of Egypt, and of his cities is bewayled.

[unspec A] 1 THe word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man prophecie, and speake, thus sayth the Lorde God, howle, wo worth this day:

3 For the day is neare, the day of the Lorde is at hande, the darke day, the time of the nations shalbe,

4 And the sworde shall come vpon E∣gypt, and feare shalbe in Ethiopia when the slayne shall fall in Egypt: and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shalbe broken downe.

5 Yea Ethiopia, Lybia, & Lydia, all their common people, and Chub, and all that be confederate vnto them, shal fall with them thorowe the sworde.

6 Thus sayth the Lorde: The mayntei∣ners of the lande of Egypt shall fall, the pryde of her powre shall come downe: euen from the towre of a 1.311 Seueneh shal they fall downe in it with the sworde, sayth the Lorde God.

[unspec B] 7 Among other desolate countreys they shalbe made desolate, among other waste cities they shalbe wasted.

8 And they shall knowe that I am the Lord when I haue set a fire in Egypt, & when al her helpers shalbe destroyed.

9 In that day shall messengers go foorth from me in ships to make the carelesse Morians afrayde, and feare shall come vpon them, according to the day of E∣gypt: for lo it commeth.

10 Thus sayth the Lord God, I wil cause the multitude of Egypt to ceasse by the hande of Nabuchodonozor king of Ba∣bylon.

11 He, and his people with him, the terri∣ble nations shalbe brought to destroy the land: they shal drawe out their swordes vpon Egypt, & fill the land full of slayne men.

12 I wil make their riuers drie, and sel the lande into the handes of wicked people: the land and all that is therin I will destroy thorow the hand of straungers: euen I the Lorde haue sayde it.

13 Thus sayth the Lorde God, I will de∣stroy the idoles, and bring the images of * 1.312 Noph to an end: there shal no more be a prince of Egypt, and a fearfulnesse wil I send into the Egyptians lande.

14 As for Pathros, I wil make it desolate, [unspec C] and kindle a fire in (c) 1.313 Zoan, and I will execute iudgementes in (d) 1.314 No.

15 And I will powre my wrathful indig∣nation vpon Sin the strength of Egypt, & I will destroy the multitude of No.

16 And I will kindle a fire in Egypt, Sin shalbe in great heauinesse, No shalbe rooted out, and Noph shall haue dayly sorowe.

17 The young men of “ 1.315 Auen, and of “ 1.316 Phi∣beseth shall fall by the sworde, and these [cities] shall go into captiuitie.

18 At Tehaphnehes the day shalbe (e) 1.317 darke, when I breake there the barres of Egypt, and when the pompe of her power shall ceasse in her: a cloude shall couer her, and her daughters shall go into captiuitie.

19 Thus will I execute my iudgementes in Egypt, and they shall knowe howe that I am the Lorde.

20 And in the (f) 1.318 eleuenth yere, vpon the se∣uenth day of the first moneth, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

21 Thou sonne of man, I haue (g) 1.319 broken the arme of Pharao king of Egypt: and lo, it shall not be bounde vp to be healed, to put a roller to bynde it, to make it strong to hold the sworde.

22 Therfore thus sayth the Lorde God: Beholde, I will vpon Pharao king of Egypt, and breake his arme that was strong, but is broken: and I will cause the sworde to fall out of his hande.

23 As for the Egyptians, I will scatter them among the nations, and strawe them in the landes about.

24 Againe, I will strengthen the arme of the king of Babylon, and geue hym my sword in his hande: but I will breake Pharaos armes, and he shall grone the grodinges of a deadly wounded man before hym:

25 Yea I will strengthen the king of Ba∣bylons arme, and the armes of Pharao shall fall downe: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde, when I shall (h) 1.320 geue my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, that he may stretch it out vpon the lande of Egypt.

26 And I will scatter the Egyptians a∣mong the nations, & strowe them in the landes about: and they shal knowe that I am the Lorde.

The .xxxi. Chapter.

1 A comparison of the prosperitie of Pharao with the prosperitie of the Assyrians. 10 He propheciteh a like destruction to them both.

[unspec A] 1 MOreouer, in the a) 1.321 ele∣uenth yere, the first day of y^e third moneth, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

2 Thou sonne of man, speake vnto Pharao king of Egypt, and to all his people: whom art thou b) 1.322 lyke in thy greatnesse?

3 Behold, Assur is a Cedar in Libanon, with faire braunches, and with thycke shadowing bowes, of a hygh stature, & his top was among the thicke bowes.

4 The waters made him great, and the deepe set him vp on hye, with her riuers running rounde about his plantes, and sent out her (c) 1.323litle riuers vnto all the trees of the fielde.

5 Therefore was he higher then all the trees of the fielde, and his bowes were multiplied, & his braunches were long, because of the multitude of the waters, which the deepe sent out.

6 Al foules of the aire made their nestes in his braunches, vnder his bowes did all the beastes of the fielde bring foorth their young, and vnder his shadowe dwelt all mightie nations.

[unspec B] 7 Beautiful was he in his greatnesse, and in the length of his braunches: for his roote stoode beside great waters.

8 No Cedar tree might (d) 1.324 hyde hym in the garden of God, there was no fyrre trees like his braunches, the chestnut trees were not like the bowes of him: all the trees in the garden of God, might not be compared vnto him in his beautie.

9 I made him faire with the multitude of his braunches: insomuch that all the trees in the pleasaunt garden of God had enuie at hym.

10 Therefore thus sayth the Lorde God: forsomuch as he hath lift vp him selfe so hye, and hath shot vp his top among the thycke bowes, and his heart is lift vp in his heyght:

11 I haue therfore deliuered hym into the handes of the (e) 1.325 mightiest among the heathen: he shall handle hym, [for] in his wickednesse haue I cast hym away.

12 And straungers haue destroyed hym, euen the terrible nations, and haue left hym: vpon the mountaynes and vpon al valleys haue his bowes fallen, and his bowes are f 1.326 broken by all the riuers of the land: and all the people of the earth are departed from his shadowe, & haue forsaken hym.

13 Vpon his ruine shall all the foules of the ayre remayne, and all the beastes of the fielde shalbe vpon his braunches.

14 So that none of all the trees by the [unspec C] waters shalbe exalted in their heyght, nor shoot vp their toppes among the thycke bowes, neither shall their trees stande in their heyght, as many of them as drinke water: for they are all deliue∣red vnto death in the neather partes of the earth, in the mids of the children of men among them that go downe to the pit.

15 Thus sayth the Lord God: In the day when he went downe to the graue, I caused a lamentation to be made, I(g) 1.327 couered the deepe for hym, I restrayned the fluddes thereof, and the great wa∣ters were stayed, I caused Libanus to mourne for him, and all the trees of the fielde fainted.

16 I made the heathen shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast hym downe to hell with them that descend into the pit: all the excellent trees of Eden, & the best of Libanus, all that (h) 1.328 drinke waters, shalbe (i) 1.329 comforted in the neather partes of the earth.

17 They also went downe to hell with him vnto them that be slayne with the sword, which were his arme [and] dwelt vnder his shadowe in the middest of the nations.

18 To whom (k) 1.330 art thou thus like in glo∣rie and in greatnesse among the trees of Eden? yet thou shalt be cast downe with the trees of Eden vnto the neather partes of the earth: in the middest of the (l) 1.331 vncircumcised shalt thou sleepe with them that are slayne with the sworde: This is Pharao and all his multitude, sayth the Lorde God.

¶The .xxxij. Chapter.

The prophete is commaunded to bewaile Pharao the king of Egypt. 12 He pro∣phecieth that destruction shall come vnto Egypt through the king of Babylon.

[unspec A] 1 IN the (a) 1.332 twelfth yere, the first day of y^e twelfth moneth, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, take vp a lamentation vpon Pharao the king of Egypt, and say vnto him, thou art (b) 1.333 lyke a lion of the heathen, and as a whale fishe in the sea: thou drawest out thy riuers, thou (c) 1.334 troublest the waters with thy feete, and stampest in their riuers.

3 Thus saith the Lorde God, * 1.335 I wyll spreade my nette ouer thee with a great multitude of people, these shal make thee come vp into my net.

4 For I wyll leaue thee vpon the lande, and cast thee vpon the open fielde, and I wyll cause all the foules of the ayre to remaine vpon thee, & fill all the beastes of the fielde with thee.

5 Thy flesh wyll I lay vpon the hils, and fill the valleyes with thy (d) 1.336 high∣nesse.

6 I wyll (e) 1.337 water thyne ouerflowing lande with thy blood euen to the moun∣taynes, and the riuers shalbe ful of thee.

7 When thou art (f) 1.338 put out, I wyll co∣uer the heauen, and make his starres dim:* 1.339 I wyll spreade a cloude ouer the sunne, and the moone shall not geue her light.

8 All the lightes of heauen wyll I make darke for thee: and bring (g) 1.340 darkenesse vpon thy lande, saith the Lorde God.

9 I wyll stirre vp to anger the heartes of many people, when I bring thy de∣struction among the heathen, and vpon the countries which thou knowest not.

10 Yea, I wyll make many people ama∣sed at thee, and their kinges shalbe asto∣nished with feare for thee, when I shall make my sworde to glitter against their faces: and they shalbe afraide at euery moment euery man for his owne lyfe, in the day of thy fall.

11 For thus saith the Lorde God, The king of Babylons sworde shal come vp∣on thee:

12 With the swordes of the mightie wyll I smyte downe thy multitude: they all shalbe terrible nations, & they shal de∣stroy the (h 1.341 pompe of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shalbe consumed.

13 I wyll destroy also al the beastes ther∣of from the great waters sides, neither shall the foote of man trouble them any more, nor the hooues of beastes trouble them.

14 Then wyll I make their waters (i) 1.342 deepe, and cause their riuers to ruune lyke (k) 1.343 oyle, saith the Lorde God,

15 When I make the lande of Egypt de∣solate, and when the countrey with all that is therein shalbe layde waste, and when I smyte all them which dwell in it, then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde.

16 This is the mourning when they shal lament her, the daughters of the nati∣ons shall lament her, they shall make the lamentation ouer Egypt, and ouer all the people thereof, saith the Lorde God.

17 In the twelfth yere, the fifteenth day of the moneth, came the worde of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

18 Thou sonne of man, lament for the multitude of Egypt, and (l) 1.344 cast them downe, euen them and the daughters of the famous nations vnto the neather partes of the earth, with them that go downe into the pit.

19 Whom doest thou passe in (m) 1.345 beautie? go downe and sleepe with the vncir∣cumcized.

20 Among those that be slaine with the sworde shall they lye: to the sworde is (n) 1.346she alredie delyuered, drawe her downe and all her multitude.

21 The (o) 1.347mightie worthies shall speake to her out of the hell, and to her helpers: they are gone downe and lye vncircum∣cized with them that be slaine with the sworde:

22 Assur is there also with all his compa∣ny, and their graues rounde about him, which were slaine and fell all with the sworde.

23 Whose graues are made in the side of the pit, and his multitude are rounde a∣bout his graue, [to wit] all the slaine and fallen by the sworde, which cause a feare

to be in the lande of the liuing.

24 There is (p 1.348 Elam also, with all his people rounde about his graue: which all being slaine & fallen with the sworde, are gone downe vncircumcized vnder the earth, which neuerthelesse some∣time brought feare into the lande of the (q) 1.349lyuing: they beare their owne shame, with the other that be gone downe to the graue.

25 They haue made his bed in the midst of the slaine, with al his multitude, their graues are rounde about him: all these vncircumcized, slaine by the sworde, al∣though they caused their feare in the lande of the lyuing, yet haue they borne their shame with them that go downe to the pit, they are layde in the midst of them that are slaine.

26 There is(r) 1.350 Mesech also and Tubal, and their people, & their graues rounde about him: these al vncircumcized were slaine with the sworde, because afore∣time they made the lande of the lyuing afraide.

27 They shall not lye with the (s) 1.351 vali∣aunt [which are] fallen of the vncircum∣cized, which are gone downe to the graue with their weapons of warre, and haue layde their swordes vnder their heades: but their iniquitie shalbe vpon their bones, because the terrour of their mightie [was] in the lande of the lyuing.

28 Yea, among the vncircumcized shalt thou be destroyed, and sleepe with them that perished through the sworde.

29 There is Edom with her kinges and princes also, which with their strength are layde by them that were slaine with the sworde: yea among the vncircumci∣zed shal they sleepe, & with them which are gone downe into the pit.

30 Moreouer, there be al the princes of the (t) 1.352 north with al the Sidonians, which are gone downe with the slaine: with their feare and strength they are come to confusion, and lye there vncir∣cumcized among those that be slaine with the sworde, and beare their owne shame with them that be gone downe to the pit.

31 Pharao shall see them, and be (u) 1.353 com∣forted ouer all his multitude: Pharao and al his armie [shalbe] slaine with the sworde, saith the Lorde God.

32 For I haue geuen my feare (x) 1.354 in the lande of the lyuing: but Pharao and al his people shalbe layde among the vn∣circumcized, and among them that be slaine with the sworde, saith the Lorde God.

¶The .xxxiii. Chapter.

He setteth out the office of the gouernours and ministers, 14 He strengthneth them that dispaire▪ and boldneth them with the promise of mercie, 30 The worde of the Lorde against the remnaunt of the people, against the mockers of the wordes of the prophete.

[unspec A] 1 AGaine, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, speake to the children of thy people, and tell them: When I sende a sworde vpon a lande, if the people of the lande take a man of their coastes, and set him to be their (a) 1.355 watchman:

3 If when he seeth the sworde come vp∣on the lande, he shall blow the trumpet and warne the people:

4 Then he that heareth the noyse of the trumpet and wyll not be warned, and the sworde come and take him away, his blood shalbe vpon his owne head.

5 For he heard the sounde of the trum∣pet, and would not be warned, therefore his blood be vpon him: but he that re∣ceaueth warning, he shall saue his lyfe.

6 Againe, if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, so that the people is not warned, if the sworde come then, and take any man from a∣mong them: the same shalbe (b) 1.356 taken a∣way in his owne sinne, but his blood wyl I require at the watchmans hand.

7 And thou O sonne at man, I haue made thee a watchman vnto the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt here the worde at * 1.357 my mouth, and thou shalt warne them from me.

8 If I say vnto the wicked, thou wic∣ked, thou shalt surely dye: & thou spea∣kest not to admonish the wicked of his way: that wicked man shall dye in his owne sinne, but his blood wyl I require

at thy hande.

9 Neuerthelesse, if thou warne the wic∣ked of his way to tourne from it, and he yet wyll not be turned from his way: then shal he dye in his iniquitie, but thou hast deliuered thy soule.

10 Therfore O thou sonne of man, speake vnto the house of Israel, yea say thus: If our offences and sinnes lye vpon vs, and we be consumed in them, (d) 1.358 howe should we then liue?

11 Tell them, as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God, * 1.359 I haue no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but much rather that the wicked tourne from his way, and lyue: Turne you, turne you from your wicked wayes, for why wil ye dye O ye of the house of Israel?

12 Therefore thou sonne of man, tell the children of thy people, * 1.360 the righteous∣nes of the righteous shall not saue him in the day of his iniquitie: againe, the wickednes of the wicked shall not ouer∣throw him for it in the day that he re∣turneth from his wickednes: neither shall the righteous lyue for * 1.361 it in the day that he sinneth.

13 If I say vnto the righteous, he shall surely lyue, and so he trust to his owne righteousnes, and do sinne: then shall his righteousnes be no more thought vpon, but in his wickednes that he hath done, in it he shall dye.

14 Againe, if I say vnto the wicked, thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne from his sinnes, and (f) 1.362 do the thing that is lawfull and right,

15 Insomuch that the same wicked man geueth the pledge againe, restoreth that he had takē away by robbery, walketh in the commaundementes of lyfe, and doth none iniquitie: then shall he surely lyue and not dye.

16 None of the sinnes that he hath com∣mitted shalbe mentioned vnto him: for insomuch as he doth now the thing that is lawfull and right, he shall lyue,

17 And yet the children of thy people say, * 1.363the way of the Lorde is not equall: but their owne way is rather vnequall.

18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousnes, and doth the thing that is wicked, he shall dye therein.

19 But if the wicked turne from his wic∣kednes, doing the thing that is lawfull and right, he shall lyue therefore.

20 Yet ye say, the way of the Lorde is not equall: O ye house of Israel, I wyll iudge euery one of you after his wayes.

21 In the twelfth yere, the fift day of the tenth moneth of our (g) 1.364 captiuitie, one which was escaped out of Hierusa∣lem, came vnto me and said, The citie is smitten.

22 Nowe the (h) 1.365 hande of the Lorde had ben vpon me the euening afore this man which was escaped came vnto me, and had (i) 1.366 opened my mouth vntill the morning that he came to me: yea, my mouth was opened, so that I was no more dumbe.

23 Then came the worde of the Lorde vn∣to me, and saide:

24 Thou sonne of man, these that dwell in the wasted lande of Israel talke and say:(k) 1.367 Abraham was but one man, and he had the lande in possession: nowe are we many, and the lande is geuen vs to possesse also.

25 And therefore tel them, thus saith the Lorde God, * 1.368 In the blood haue ye ea∣ten, your eyes haue ye lift vp to idols, and haue shed blood: shall ye then haue the lande in possession?

26 Ye (l) 1.369 leane vpon your swordes, ye worke abhominations, euery one defi∣leth his neighbours wyfe: and shall ye then possesse the lande?

27 Say thou thus vnto them, thus saith the lorde God: As truely as I liue, they that are in the desolate places shall fall by the sworde, and him that is vpon the fielde wyll I geue vnto the beastes to be deuoured: and they that be in the strong holdes and dennes shall dye of the pestilence.

28 For I wyll make the lande so desolate and waste, that the * 1.370 pompe of her strength shall ceasse: the mountaynes of Israel shalbe so waste, that no man shall trauaile thereby.

29 Then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde, when I make the land deso∣late and waste, because of all their abho∣minations that they haue wrought.

30 And thou sonne of man, the children of thy people that talke of thee by the waters and in the doores of their hou∣ses, and speake one to another, euery one to his brother, saying, Come I praye you, let vs heare what worde is gone foorth from the Lorde:

31 They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come, and my people syt before

thee, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter: for in their mouthes they make a (m) 1.371 iest of them, and their heart goeth after their couetousnes.

32 And lo, thou art vnto them as a (n) 1.372 ie∣sting song of one that hath a pleasaunt voyce, and can sing well: for they heare thy wordes, but do them not.

33 When this commeth to passe (lo it com∣meth:) then shall they knowe that there hath ben a prophete among them.

¶The .xxxiiij. Chapter.

2 Against shepheardes that despise the flocke of Christe, and seeke their owne gaine. 7 The Lorde saith that he wyll visite his dispearsed flocke, and gather them toge∣ther. 18 He reproueth the malice of certaine of the flocke. 23 He promiseth the true shephearde Christe, and with him peace.

1 ANd the worde of the [unspec A] Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, prophecie against the shepheardes of Israel, prophecie and speake vnto them: thus saith the Lorde God vnto the shepheardes, * Wo be vnto the (a) 1.373 shepheardes of Israel that feede them selues: should not the shepheards feede the flockes?

3 Ye eate vp the (b) 1.374 fat, ye clothe you with the wooll, the best fed do ye slay: but the flocke do ye not feede.

4 The (c) 1.375 weake haue ye not strengthe∣ned, the sicke haue ye not healed, the bro∣ken haue ye not bounde together, the dryuen away haue ye not brought a∣gaine, the lost haue ye not sought: but with force and crueltie haue ye ruled them.

5 They are scattered without a shep∣hearde, yea all the beastes of the fielde (d) 1.376 deuour them, and they go astray.

6 My sheepe go wandring vpon al moun∣taines, and vpon euery hie hill, yea my flocke is scattered through all the face of the earth, and there is no man that see∣keth or searcheth [after them.]

[unspec B] 7 Therefore O ye shepheardes, heare the worde of the Lorde.

8 As truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God, forsomuch as my sheepe are rob∣bed, & deuoured of all the wylde beastes of the fielde, hauing no shepheard, and seeing that my shepheardes seke not my sheepe, but the shepheardes feede them selues, and feede not my sheepe:

9 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde O ye shepheardes,

10 Thus saith the Lorde God: be∣holde, I wyll vpon the shepheardes, and require my sheepe from their handes, and make them ceasse from fee∣ding of the sheepe, yea the shepheardes shall feede them selues no more: for I wyll * 1.377 deliuer my sheepe out of their mouthes, so that they shall not deuour them after this.

11 For thus saith the Lorde God: behold, I [euen] I wyll loke to my sheepe my selfe, and seeke them out.

12 Lyke as a shephearde when he hath ben among the flocke, seeketh after the sheepe that are scattered abroade: euen so wyll I seeke after my sheepe, and de∣liuer them out of all places where they haue ben scattered, in the (f) 1.378 cloudie and darke day.

13 I wyll bring them out from the peo∣ple, and gather them together out of the landes, I wyl bring them into their owne lande, and feede them vpon the mountaines of Israel, by the riuers and in all the places of the countrey.

14 I wyll feede them in right good pa∣stures, [unspec C] and vpon the hie mountaines of Israel shall their foldes be: there shall they lye in a good folde, and in a fat pa∣sture shall they feede, euen vpon the mountaines of Israel.

15 I wyll feede my sheepe and bring them to their rest, saith the Lorde God.

16 Such as be lost, wyll I seeke: such as are driuen away, wyll I bring againe: such as be broken, wyl I binde vp: such as be weake, wyll I make strong: such as be fat and strong, those wyll I roote out, and feede them with (g) 1.379 iudgement.

17 And as for you O my sheepe, saith the Lorde God, I wyll iudge betweene cattaile & cattaile, betweene the rammes and the goates.

18 Seemeth it a smal thing to you to haue eaten vp the good (h) 1.380 pasture, and to treade downe the residue of your pa∣sture with your feete also? to drinke the

deepe waters, and to trouble the rest al∣so with your feete?

19 Thus my sheepe must be faine to eate the thing that ye haue troden downe with your feete, and to drinke it that ye with your feete haue defiled.

20 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God vnto them: Beholde I [euen] I wyll iudge betweene the fat cattaile and the leane cattaile,

21 Forsomuch as with side and shoulder ye haue shoued, and with your hornes haue pushed all the weake, till ye haue scattered them abroade.

22 I wyll saue my sheepe, so that they shal no more be spoyled, yea I wil iudge betweene cattaile and cattaile.

23 I wyll set vp ouer them a shepheard, and he shall feede them, euen my ser∣uaunt (i) 1.381 Dauid, he shall feede them, & he shalbe their shepheard.

24 And I the Lorde wyll be their God, and my seruaunt Dauid shalbe their prince: euen I the Lorde haue spoken it.

* 1.38225 Moreouer I wyll make a couenaunt of peace with them, & cause euil beastes to ceasse out of the lande: so that they may dwell (k) 1.383 safely in the wildernesse, and sleepe in the woods.

26 And I wyll set them [as] a blessing euen rounde about my hill, and I wyll cause raine to come downe in due season, [and] there shalbe raine of blessing.

27 And the tree of the fielde shal yeelde her fruite, and the earth shall geue her en∣crease: they shalbe safe in their lande, and shall knowe that I am the Lorde, when I haue brokē the bondes of their yoke, and deliuered them out of the handes of those that serued them selues of them.

28 They shall no more be spoyled of the heathen, nor deuoured with the beastes of the lande: but safely shall they dwel, and no man shall fray them.

29 And I wil raise vp for them a (l) 1.384 plant of renowme, and they shalbe no more “ 1.385 clungd with hunger in the lande, nei∣ther beare the reproche of the heathen any more.

30 Thus shall they vnderstand that I the Lorde their God am with them, and that they, euen the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lorde God:

31 And ye my sheepe, the sheepe of my pasture, are men: and I am your God, saith the Lorde God.

¶The .xxxv. Chapter.

The destruction that shall come on the mount Seir, that is, on the Idumeans, because they troubled the people of the Lorde.

[unspec A] 1 MOreouer, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, set thy face toward the mount * 1.386 (a) 1.387 Seir, pro∣phecie against it.

3 And say vnto it, thus saith the Lorde God: Beholde O thou mount Seir, I wyll vpon thee, I wyll reache out my hande ouer thee, yea waste and desolate wyll I make thee,

4 Thy cities wyll I laye waste, & thou shalt lye voyde, that thou mayst knowe howe that I am the Lorde,

5 Forsomuch as thou bearest an olde en∣mitie, and hast put the children of Israel to flight by the force of the sworde, in the time of their calamitie, [when their] ini∣quitie had an ende.

6 Therefore as truely as I lyue, saith the Lorde God, I wyll prepare thee vnto blood, yea blood shall folowe vp∣on thee, except thou (b) 1.388 hate blood, euen blood shall persecute thee.

7 Thus wyll I make the mount Seir desolate and waste, and cut out from it him that passeth out, and him that re∣turneth: [unspec B]

8 His mountaines wyll I fill with his slaine men, thy hils, valleys, and al thy riuers, the slaine with the sworde shall fall in them.

9 I wyll make thee a perpetuall wilder∣nes, so that thy cities shal not (c) 1.389 returne: that ye may knowe that I am the Lorde.

10 And because thou hast saide, (d) 1.390 both these nations, and both these landes must be myne, and we wyll haue them in possession, * 1.391 whereas the Lorde wa•• there:

11 Therefore as truely as I lyue sa•• the Lorde God, I wyll euen do acc••¦ding

to thy (c) 1.392 wrath, and according to thyne enuiyng which thou hast vsed in thyne hatred against them: and I wyll make my selfe * 1.393knowen amongst them when I haue iudged thee.

12 Yea and thou shalt knowe that I the Lorde haue heard all thy blasphemies, whiche thou hast spoken against the mountaines of Israel, saying, They are made waste, & geuen vs to deuour.

13 Thus with your mouthes ye haue made your boastes against me, yea and multiplied your wordes against me, which I haue heard.

14 Thus saith the Lord God: To the ioy of all the worlde wyll I make thee waste.

15 And lyke as thou wast glad because the heritage of the house of Israel was destroyed, euen so wyll I do vnto thee: thou shalt be destroyed O mount Seir, and all Idumea wholly, and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

The .xxxvj. Chapter.

2 He promiseth to deliuer Israel from the Gentiles. 22 The benefites done vnto the Iewes, are to be ascribed to the mercie of God, not vnto their deseruinges. 26 God reneweth our heartes, that we may walke in his commaundementes.

[unspec A] 1 THou sonne of man prophecie vnto the mountaines of Israel, and speake, * 1.394 heare the worde of the lord O ye mountaines of Israel,

2 Thus saith the Lord God: Because your (a) 1.395 enemie hath saide vpon you aha, the (b) 1.396 hie places of the worlde are now become ours in pos∣session:

3 Prophecie therefore and speake, thus saith the Lorde God: For because that they haue made you desolate, and swa∣lowed you vp on euery side, that ye might be a possession vnto the residue of the gentiles, and ye are taken vp in the (c) 1.397 lippes and tongues of men, and to the reproche of the people:

4 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde God, O ye mountaines of Isra∣el, thus saith the Lorde God to the mountaines and hils, to the riuers and valleys, to the waste and desolate pla∣ces, and to the cities that are forsaken, which are spoyled and had in derision on euery side, among the residue of the heathen:

5 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God: Surely in the fire of my gelousie haue I spoken against the residue of the gen∣tiles, and against all Edom, which haue (d) 1.398 appoynted my lande for their possessi∣on, which also reioyced from their whole heart with a dispitefull stomake, to cast it out for a pray.

6 Prophecie therefore vpon the lande of Israel, and speake vnto the mountaines and hils, to the riuers and dales, thus saith the Lorde God: Behold, this haue I spoken in my gelousie and terrible wrath, because ye haue borne the (e) 1.399 shame of the heathen:

7 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God, I haue (f) 1.400 lyft vp my hande, surely the heathen that are about you, shall beare [unspec B] their shame.

8 But you, O mountaynes of Israel, ye shall (g) 1.401 shoote out your braunches, and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel: for they are at hande to come.

9 Beholde I come vnto you, and vnto you wyll I turne my face, that ye may be tilled and sowen.

10 I wyll multiplie men vpon you, [euen] al the house of Israel wholly, the cities shalbe inhabited, and the decayed places shalbe repaired againe.

11 And I wyll multiplie vpon you man and beast, which shal encrease and bring fruite: and I wyll cause you to dwell after your olde estate, & be better (h) 1.402 vnto you then at the beginning: and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

12 Yea I wyll cause men to walke vpon (i) 1.403 you, [euen] my people Israel, & they shall possesse * 1.404 thee, and thou shalt be their inheritaunce, & thou shalt no more hencefoorth depriue them of [men]

13 Thus saith the lorde God, Forsomuch as they say vnto you, thou art an * 1.405 ea∣ter vp of men, and a waster of thy peo∣ple:

14 Therefore thou shalt eate no more men, neither destroy thy people any more, saith the Lorde God:

15 Neither wyll I cause men to heare in thee the shame of the heathē any more: neither shalt thou beare the reproche of the people any more, nor cause thy folke to fall any more, saith the Lorde God.

16 Moreouer, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

17 O thou sonne of man, when the house of Israel dwelt vpon their owne grounde, they defiled them selues with their owne wayes and imaginations: so that in my sight, their way was lyke the vncleannes of a remoued woman.

18 Wherfore I powred my wrathful dis∣pleasure vpon them, because of the blood that they had shed in the lande, and be∣cause of their idols where with they had defiled it:

[unspec D] 19 I scattered them also among the hea∣then, so that they were strawed about in the landes: according to their wayes, & after their owne inuentions, so did I iudge them.

20 And when they entred vnto the hea∣then whyther they went, * 1.406 they polluted my holy name, when they saide of them, These are the people of God, & are gone out of his lande.

21 Then spared I my holy (m) 1.407 name, which the house of Israel had disho∣noured among the gentiles where they came.

22 Therfore tel the house of Israel, thus saith the Lorde God: I (n) 1.408 do not this for your sakes O house of Israel, but for my holy names sake which ye disho∣noured among the heathen where ye came.

23 Therefore I wyll halowe my great name againe, which among the gentiles is polluted, for ye your selues haue dis∣honoured it among them: & the gentiles shall know that I am the Lorde saith the Lorde God, when I shalbe sanctifi∣fied in you before your eyes.

24 As for you, I wyll take you from a∣mong the heathen, and gather you toge∣ther out of all countreys, and bring you [unspec E] againe into your owne lande.

25 Then wyll I sprinckle cleane o 1.409 wa∣ter vpon you, and ye shalbe cleane: yea from all your vncleannes and from all your idols shall I cleanse you.

26 A * 1.410 newe heart also wyll I geue you, and a newe spirite wyll I put into you: as for that stony heart I wyll take it out of your fleshe, and geue you a fleshy heart.

27 I wyll geue my spirite among you, and cause you to walke in my cōmaun∣dementes, and ye shall kepe my iudge∣mentes and do them.

28 And so ye shall dwell in the lande that I gaue to your fathers: & ye shalbe my people, and I wil be your God.

29 I wyll deliuer you from all your vn∣cleannes, I wyl call for the * 1.411 corne, and wyll encrease it, and lay no famine vp∣on you.

30 I wil multiplie the fruites of the trees and the encrease of the fielde: so that ye shal receaue no more reproche of hunger among the heathen.

31 Then shall ye remember your owne wicked wayes, and your imaginations which were not good: so that ye shalbe (q) 1.412irksum in your owne eyes for your sinnes and abhominations.

32 But I wyl not do this for your sakes, saith the Lorde God, be ye sure of it: therefore O ye house of Israel, be a∣shamed and confounded of your owne wayes.

33 Moreouer, thus saith the Lorde God, [unspec F] what time as I shal cleanse you from al your iniquities, then wil I make the ci∣ties to be inhabited againe, and the pla∣ces that be decayed shalbe repaired.

34 The desolate lande shalbe tilled a∣gaine, which afore time lay waste in the sight of al them that went by.

35 And they shal say, this waste lande was like the garden of Eden: and these waste and desolate and ruinous cities [were] strong [and] inhabited.

36 Then the residue of the heathen that lye rounde about you, shall knowe that I the Lord (r) 1.413 repaire that was broken downe, and plant againe that that was made waste: euen I the Lord haue spo∣ken it, and wyl do it in deede.

37 Thus saith the Lorde God: I wyll yet for this be sought of the house of Is∣rael, to do it for them, I wyll multiplie them as a flocke of men,

38 Like as the holy flocke, and the flocke of Hierusalem are in the hie solempne feastes, so shall also the wasted cities be filled with flockes of men: and they shal knowe that I am the Lorde.

¶The .xxxvij. Chapter.

He prophecieth the bringing againe of the people being in captiuitie. 16 He sheweth the vnion of the ten tribes with the two.

[illustration]

[unspec A] 1 THe hande of the Lorde was vpon me, and ca∣ried me out in the spi∣rite of the Lorde, and set me downe in the midst of a plaine fielde that was full of (a) 1.414 bones.

2 And he led me rounde about by them, and beholde, there were very many in the open fielde, and lo [they were] very drye.

3 Then saide he vnto me: Thou sonne of man, thinkest thou these bones may liue againe? I aunswered, O Lorde God, thou knowest.

4 And he saide vnto me, Prophecie thou vpon these bones, & speake vnto them: Ye drye bones, heare the worde of the Lorde,

5 Thus saith the Lorde God vnto these bones: Beholde, I wyll cause breath to enter into you, that ye may lyue.

6 I wyll geue you sinowes, and make fleshe growe vpon you, and couer you ouer with skinne, & so geue you breath, that ye may liue, and knowe that I am the Lorde.

7 So I prophecied as I was cōmaun∣ded: and as I was propheciyng, there was a noyse, and lo a great motion, so that the bones came neare together, bone to his bone. [unspec B]

8 Now when I had loked, behold they had sinowes, & flesh grewe vpon them, and aboue they were couered with skin: but there was no breath in them.

9 Then saide he vnto me: Thou sonne of man, prophecie thou towarde the winde, prophecie thou towarde the winde, prophecie & speake to the winde, thus saith the Lorde God: Come, O thou ayre from the foure (b) 1.415 windes, and blowe vpon these slaine, that they may lyue.

10 So I prophecied as he had commaun∣ded me: then came the breath into them, and they receaued lyfe, and stoode vp vpon their feete, a marueilous great ar∣mie.

11 Moreouer he said vnto me: Thou sonne of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: Behold, they say, Our bones are dryed vp, our hope is gone, and we are cleane cut of.

12 Therefore prophecie thou, and speake vnto them, thus saith the Lorde God: Beholde, I wyll open your graues O my people, and cause you to come vp out

your sepulchres, and bring you into the lande of Israel againe.

13 So shal ye know that I am the Lord, when I open your graues O my peo∣ple, & bring you * 1.416 out of your sepulchres.

14 My spirite also wil I put in you, and ye shal liue, I wil set you againe in your owne lande: and ye shall knowe that I the Lorde haue sayde it, and fulfilled it in deede, sayth the Lorde.

[unspec C] 15 The word of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

16 Thou sonne of man, take one sticke, and write vpon it, Vnto Iuda and to the children of Israel his companiōs. Then take another sticke and write vpon it, Vnto Ioseph the stocke of Ephraim, & to all the housholde of Israel his com∣panions.

17 And * 1.417 ioyne thee them one to another into one sticke: and they shalbe as one in thy hande.

18 Now if the children of thy people speake vnto thee, saying: Wilt thou not shew vs what thou meanest by these?

19 Then geue them this aunswere, thus sayth the Lorde God: Beholde, I will take the (e) 1.418 stocke of Ioseph, whiche is in the hand of Ephraim, and of the tribes of Israel his felowes, and wil put them with him, [euen] with the stocke of Iu∣da, and make them one stocke, and they shalbe one in my hande.

20 And the stickes where vpon thou wry∣test, shalt thou haue in thy hand, that they may see.

[unspec D] 21 And thou shalt say vnto them, thus sayth the Lorde God: Beholde, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen vnto whom they be gone, and will gather them together on euery side, and bring them againe into their owne lande.

22 Yea I wil make one people of them in the land vpon the mountaynes of Isra¦el, and * 1.419 one king shalbe king to them al: they shall no more be two peoples, nei∣ther be deuided from hencefoorth into two kingdomes.

23 They shall also defile them selues no more with their idoles and abhominati¦ons, and al their wicked doynges: I wil saue them out of all their dwelling places wherin they haue sinned, and will so cleanse them, that they shalbe my people, and I wilbe their God.

24 * 1.420Dauid my seruaunt shalbe their king, and they all shall haue one sheepheard only: they shall walke in my iudge∣mentes, and my commaundementes shall they kepe, and fulfill them.

25 They shall dwell in the lande that I gaue vnto Iacob my seruaunt, wheras your fathers also haue dwelt, yea [euen] in the same land shal they, their children, & their childers children dwell for euer∣more: and my seruaunt Dauid shalbe their prince for euer.

26 Moreouer, I will make a bonde of peace with them, whiche shalbe vnto them an euerlasting couenaunt: I will settle them also and multiplie them, my sanctuarie will I set among them for euermore.

27 My tabernacle shalbe with them: yea I wilbe their God, and they shalbe my people.

28 Thus the heathen also shal know that [unspec E] I the Lorde do sanctifie Israel, when my sanctuarie shalbe among them for euermore.

The .xxxviii. Chapter.

1 He prophecieth that Gog and Magog shall come with an appoynted hoast into the land of promise. 12 Their intent. 17 He rehearseth that the comming of Gog was before prophecied of the prophetes. 21 The destruction of hym.

[unspec A]

1 AND the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

2 Thou sonne of man, set thy face towarde a 1.421Gog, the land of Ma∣gog, which is the chiefe prince at Mesech and Tubal: prophe∣cie against him,

3 And say, thus sayth the Lorde God: O Gog, thou chiefe prince of Mesech and Tubal, beholde, I will vpon thee:

4 And I will turne thee backe, and put hookes in thy chawes, I will bring thee foorth and all thyne hoast, both horse and horsemen, all armed with all sortes of armour, a great multitude with speares and shieldes, all handling swordes.

5 They of * 1.422 Paras, of Cush, & Phut, with them [euen] all [hauing] shieldes and hel∣mets.

[unspec B] 6 * 1.423Gomer and all his hoastes, the house of Togarma out of the north quarters and all his hoastes, yea and much peo∣ple with thee.

7 Therfore prepare thee, set thy selfe in a∣ray with all thy people that are come vnto thee by heapes, & be thou their de∣fence.

8 After many dayes thou shalt be visited, and in the latter yeres thou shalt come into the lande that hath ben turned [and tost] with the sworde, and gathered together againe out of many people vpon the mountaynes of Israel, which haue ben alwayes [subiect] to waste: but it is brought out of the people, and they dwell all safe.

9 Thou shalt ascend and come vp like a storme, as a cloude to couer the lande shalt thou be: thou with al thine hoastes, & a great multitude of people with thee.

10 Moreouer, thus sayth the Lorde God: At the same time shall thinges come in∣to thy minde, so that thou shalt thinke (d) 1.424 euyll thoughtes.

11 And say, I will vp to the lande of (e) 1.425 vn∣walled villages, I will go to them that be at rest, whiche dwell safely, all dwelling without walles, they haue nei∣ther barres nor gates:

12 To spoyle the pray, and to take a bootie, to turne thy hande vpon the desolate places that are [nowe] inhabited, & vpon that people that is gathered together from among the heathen, whiche haue gotten cattell and goodes, and dwell in the mids of the lande.

13 Then shall Saba and Dedan, and the marchauntes of Tharsis with all their [unspec C] lions, say vnto thee:* 1.426 Art thou come to spoyle a pray? hast thou gathered thy people together to take a bootie, to take away siluer and golde, to cary away cat∣tel and good, and to haue a great pray?

14 Therfore, O thou sonne of man, thou shalt prophecie and say vnto Gog, thus sayth the Lord God: In that day when my people Israel * 1.427 dwelleth safe, shalt thou not knowe it?

15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north partes, thou and much peo∣ple with thee, which ride al vpon horses, [euen] a great multitude and a mightie armie.

16 Yea thou shalt come vpon my people of Israel, as a cloude to couer the lande: this shall come to passe in the (h) 1.428 latter dayes, and I will bring thee vp into my land, that the heathen may knowe me, when I shalbe * 1.429 sanctified in thee O Gog, before their eyes.

17 Thus sayth the Lorde God: Art not thou he of whom I haue spoken in olde time * 1.430 by the handes of my seruauntes the prophetes of Israel, which prophe∣cied in those dayes and yeres, that I should bring thee vpon them?

18 At the same time when Gog commeth vp into the lande of Israel, sayth the Lorde God, shall myne indignation rise in my wrath:

19 For in my ielousie and fire of my wrath haue I spoken it, surely at that time ther shalbe a great shaking in the lande [unspec D] of Israel.

20 The very fishes in the sea, the foules in the ayre, the beastes of the fielde, and all that moue and crepe vpon the earth, and all the men that are vpon the earth, shall tremble at my presence: the hilles also shalbe turned vpside downe, the (l) 1.431 staires shall fall, and all walles shall fall downe to the grounde.

21 I will call for a sworde vpon (m) 1.432 hym in all my mountaynes, sayth the Lorde God: so that euery mans sworde shalbe vpon another.

22 With pestilence and blood wil I pleade against him: stormie rayne and hayle∣stones, fire and brimstone wil I cause to rayne vpon him and all his hoastes, yea and vpon all that great people that is with him.

23 Thus will I be * 1.433 magnified, sanctified, and knowen in the eyes of many nati∣ons: and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde.

The .xxxix. Chapter.

1 He sheweth the destruction of Gog and Magog. 11 The graue of Gog and his hoast. 1•• He prophecieth that Gog and his companie shalbe deuoured of birdes and beastes. 23 Wherfore the house of Israel is wasted. 25 Their bringing againe from captiuitie is promised.

[unspec 1] 1 THerfore O thou sonne of man, prophecie a∣gainst Gog, & speake, thus sayth the Lorde God: Behold O Gog, thou chiefe prince at Mesech and Tubal, I will vpon thee.

2 And I wil turne thee about, and I wil (a) 1.434prouoke thee forward, and cause thee to come vp from the north partes, and bring thee vp to the mountaynes of Is∣rael.

3 As for thy bow, I wil smite it out of thy left hande, and cause thyne arrowes to fall out of thy right hande.

4 Thou with all thyne hoast, and all the people that is with thee, shall fall vpon the mountaynes of Israel: then will I geue thee vnto the (b) 1.435 flockes of birdes [euen] to all fethered foules and beastes of the fielde, to be deuoured.

5 Thou shalt fal vpon the open fielde: for I haue spoken it, sayth the Lorde God.

6 Into Magog, and among those that sit so carelesse in the (c) 1.436 Iles will I sende a fire, and they shal know that I am the Lorde.

7 I will make also the name of my holi∣nesse [unspec B] to be knowen among my people of Israel, and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: but the very heathen also shall knowe that I am the Lord, the holy one of Israel.

8 Behold it is * 1.437 come, and it is done, sayth the Lorde God: this is the day wherof I haue spoken.

9 They that dwell in the cities of Israel, shall go foorth and (e) 1.438 set fire vpon the weapons, and burne them, shieldes and speares, bowes & arowes, hand staues and * 1.439 swordes, and they shal burne them with fire seuen yeres.

10 So that they shall els bring no wood from the fielde, neither hew downe any out of the wood: for with weapons shal they make their fire, they shall rob those that robbed them, and spoyle those that spoyled them, sayth the Lorde God.

11 At the same time wil I geue vnto Gog a place to be buried in Israel, euen the valley wherethrough men go towarde the east sea: those that trauayle thereby, shall (f) 1.440 stop their noses, there shall Gog and all his multitute be buried, & it shal∣be called the valley of the “ 1.441 multitude of Gog.

12 Seuen monethes long shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the lande.

13 Yea all the people of the land shal burie them, and they shall haue a name when I shalbe glorified, sayth the Lord God.

14 They shall chose out men to go conti∣nually [unspec C] thorowe the lande, to (g) 1.442 burie as they passe through those that remayne vpon the ground, to cleanse it: after the end of seuen monethes, shall they make their searche.

15 And the trauaylers that passe thorowe the land, where they see a mans bone, they shal set vp a token by it, til the dead buriers haue buried it also in the valley of the multitude of Gog.

16 And the name of the citie shalbe called (h) 1.443Hamonah: thus shall they make the lande cleane.

17 And thou sonne of man, thus sayth the Lord God: Speake vnto the birdes and all fethered foules, yea and to all the beastes of the fielde, Assemble you toge∣ther, and come, gather you round about to my (i) 1.444 sacrifice that I sacrifice for you, [euen] a great sacrifice vpon the moun∣taynes of Israel, that ye may eate fleshe, and drinke blood.

18 Ye shall eate the fleshe of the valiaunt, and drinke the blood of the princes of the land, of the rammes, of the weathers, of the goates, and of the bullockes, that be all fed at Basan.

19 Ye shall eate the fat your belly full, and drinke blood till ye be drunken of my sa∣crifice, which I haue sacrificed for you.

20 Ye shall fil you at my table with horses & horsemen, with the valiaunt and men of warre, sayth the Lorde God.

21 I wil set my glorie also among the gen∣tiles, [unspec D] that all the heathen may see my iudgement that I haue executed, & my hand whiche I haue layde vpon them.

22 And the house of Israel shall knowe that I am the Lorde their God, from that day, and so forwarde.

23 And the heathen shal know, that wher∣as the house of Israel was led into cap∣tiuitie, it was for their (k) 1.445 wicked∣nesse sake, because they offended me: for the which cause I hyd my face from them, & deliuered them into the handes of their enemies, that they might all be slayne with the sworde.

24 According to their vncleanesse, & ac∣cording to their transgressions haue I done vnto them, & hid my face frō them.

25 Therefore thus sayth the Lorde God: Nowe will I bring againe the captiues of Iacob, and haue mercie vpon the whole house of Israel, and be ielous for my holy names sake,

26 After that they haue borne their shame, and all their transgression, wherby they haue transgressed against me when they dwelt safely in their lande, and no man to feare them:

27 And when I haue brought them a∣gaine from among the people, when I haue gathered them together out of their enemies landes, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations:

28 Then shall they knowe that I am the [unspec E] Lorde their God, which caused them to be led into captiuitie among the hea∣then, but haue gathered them againe into their owne land, and not left one of them any more there.

29 After that wil I hyde my face no more from them, but will powre out my spi∣rite vpon the house of Israel, sayth the Lorde God.

The .xl. Chapter.

1 The restoring of the cities and of the temple that was to come, is shewed vnto the prophete.

[unspec A] 1 IN the fyue and twen∣tie yere of our captiui∣tie, in the (a) 1.446 beginning of the yere, the tenth day of the moneth, that is the fourtenth yere after the citie was smitten, the selfe same day came the hand of the Lorde vpon me, & brought me thyther:

2 Euen into the land of Israel brought he me in the visions of god, & set me downe vpon a marueylous hye mountayne, wherevpon there was as it had ben the buylding of a citie towarde the south.

3 Thyther he caried me, and behold there was a (b) 1.447 man, whose similitude was like brasse, whiche had a twisted line of flax in his hand, and a cane to measure with: and he stoode in the doore.

4 And that man sayde vnto me: Thou sonne of man, marke well with thyne (c) 1.448 eyes, hearken to with thyne eares, and fasten it in thy heart, whatsoeuer I shal shewe thee: for to the intent that they might be shewed thee, therfore art thou brought hyther, and whatsoeuer thou seest, thou shalt certifie the house of Is∣rael therof.

5 Behold, there was a wall on the (d) 1.449 out∣side of the house, rounde about: the cane to measure with that he had in his hande, was sixe cubites long by the* 1.450 cubite & a hande breadth: So he measu∣red the breadth of the building with one cane, and the heyght with one cane.

6 Then came he to the gate which loketh toward the east, and went vp the staires therof, and measured the post of the gate one cane broade, and the other post of the gate one cane broade.

7 And [euery] chamber was one cane long [unspec B] and one cane broade, and betweene the chambers were fiue cubites: and the post of the gate by the porche of the gate within, was one cane.

8 He measured also the porche of the gate within one cane.

9 Then measured he the porche of the gate eyght cubites: & the “ 1.451 pentises ther∣of two cubites, and the porche of the gate [was] inwarde.

10 And the chambers of the gate east∣ward, were three on this side, & three on that side: they three were of one mea∣sure, & the pentises had one measure on this side, and one measure on that side.

11 After this, he measured the breadth of the entrie of the gate ten cubites, and the heyght of the gate thirteene cubites.

12 The space also before the chambers was one cubite [on this side] and the space one cubite on that side: & the chambers sixe cubites on this side, and sixe cubites on that side.

13 He measured the gate from the roofe of a chamber to his owne roofe the breadth of fiue and twentie cubites: doore against doore.

14 He made * 1.452 frontes also of threescore cu∣bites, [unspec C] [euen] vnto the front of the court rounde about the gate.

15 And from the forefront of the entrie of the gate, vnto the forefront of the gate within [were] fiftie cubites.

16 And there were narowe windowes in the chambers, and in the frontes within the gate rounde about: & so in the arches: and the windowes [went] rounde about within, and vpon the frontes were paulme trees.

17 Then brought he me into the outward court, where as were chambers, and a pauement made for the court rounde a∣bout: thirtie chambers were vpon the pauement.

18 And the pauement [was] by the side of the gates, ouer against the length of the gates: and the pauement [was] beneath.

19 Then he measured the breadth frō the forefront of the lower gate without, vn∣to the forefront of the court within, a hundreth cubites eastwarde and north∣warde.

20 And the gate in the outward court that loked toward the north, measured he af∣ter the length and breadth therof.

[unspec D] 21 And the chambers therof [were] three on this side, and three on that side: and the frontes therof, and the arches there∣of were after the measure of the * 1.453 first gate: the length thereof was fiftie cu∣bites, and the breadth fiue and twentie cubites.

22 And their windowes and their arches with their paulme trees [were] after the measure of the gate that loketh toward the east: and the goyng vp vnto it [had] seuen steppes, and the arches thereof [were] before them.

23 And the gate of the inner court [stoode] ouer against the gate towarde the north and toward the east, and he measured from gate to gate a hundreth cubites.

24 After that he brought me towarde the south, where there stoode a gate to∣warde the south, and he measured the frontes therof and the arches therof ac∣cording to those measures.

25 And [there were] windowes in it, and in the arches therof round about like these windowes: the length [was] fiftie cu∣bites, & the breadth fiue and twentie cu∣bites.

26 And [there were] seuen steppes at the goyng vp to it, and the arches therof be∣fore them: & it had paulme trees, one on this side, and an other on that side, vpon the front therof.

27 And [there was] a gate in the inner court towarde the south, and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubites.

28 So he brought me into the inner court [unspec E] thorowe the south gate, and he measu∣red the south gate according to those measures.

29 And the chambers thereof, the frontes therof, and the arches thereof, accor∣ding to these measures, and wyn∣dowes in it: and in the arches thereof round about, fiftie cubites long, and fiue and twentie cubites broade.

30 And the arches round about [were] fiue and twentie cubites long, and fiue cu∣bites broade.

31 And the arches therof [were] toward the vtter court, and paulme trees vpon the frontes therof, & the goyng vp to it [had] eyght steppes.

32 He brought me also into the inmost court toward the east, and measured the gate according to those measures.

33 And the chambers thereof, and frontes therof, and the arches therof [were] ac∣cording to these measures, & there were windowes therin, and in the arches therof round about: it [was] fiftie cubites long, & fiue and twentie cubites broade.

34 And the arches therof [were] towarde the vtter court, and pauline trees vpon the frontes thereof on this side and on that side, & the goyng vp to it had eyght steppes.

35 And he brought me to the north gate, & [unspec F] measured it according to those measures.

36 The chambers thereof, the frontes therof, and the arches therof, and [there were] windowes therin rounde about: and the length [was] fiftie cubites, & the breadth fiue and twentie cubites.

37 And the frontes therof [were] towarde the vtter court, and paulme trees [were] vpon the frontes therof on this side, and on that side, and the goyng vp to it had eyght steppes.

38 And a chamber and the entrie thereof [was] vnder the frōtes of the gates: there they washed the (g) 1.454 burnt offeringes.

39 And in the porche of the gate stoode two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, vpon the whiche they slue the burnt offering, and the sinne offering, and the trespasse offering.

40 And at the side without the steppes at the entrie of the north gate [stoode] two tables, and on the other side which was at the porche of the gate [were] two ta∣bles.

[unspec G] 41 Foure tables were on this side, and foure on that side by the side of the gate, [euen] eyght tables, wherevpon they slue [their sacrifices.]

42 And the foure tables were of hewen stone for the burnt offring, of a cubite & a halfe long, and a cubite and a halfe broade, and one cubite hye, wherevpon were layde the instrumentes wherwith they slue the burnt offring, and the sa∣crifice.

43 And within there were hookes one hand breadth [long] fastened rounde a∣bout, and vpon the tables was the offe∣ring fleshe.

44 And without the inner gate [were] the chambers of the singers in the inwarde court, whiche was at the side of the north gate, and their prospect was to∣warde the south: and one was at the side of the east gate, hauing the prospect towarde the north.

45 And he sayde vnto me: This chamber, whose prospect is towarde the south, [is] for the priestes that haue charge to kepe the house.

46 And the chamber whose prospect is towarde the north [is] for the priestes that haue charge to kepe the aulter: these are the sonnes of Sadoc, which of the sonnes of Leui come neare to the Lorde, to minister vnto him.

47 So he measured the court, which had in length a hundred cubites, and a hun∣dred in breadth, [euen] fouresquare: and the aulter stoode before the house.

48 And he brought me to the porche of the (h) 1.455 house, and measured the porche fiue cubites on this side, and fiue cubites on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubites on this side, and three cubites on that side.

49 The i 1.456 length of the porche was twen∣tie cubites, the breadth eleuen cubites, and by steps went men vp to it: by the frontes also were pillers, one on this side, and another on that side.

The .xli. Chapter.

1 The disposition and deuice of building againe the temple, and of the other thinges therto belonging.

[unspec A] 1 AFter this he brought me to the temple, and measured the frontes sixe cubites broade on the one side, and sixe cu∣bites broade on the o∣ther side, [which was] the breadth of the tabernacle.

2 The breadth of the doore was ten cu∣bites, and the sides of the doore [were] fiue cubites on the one side and fiue cubites on the other syde, and he measured the length (a) 1.457 therof fourtie cubites, and the breadth twentie cubites.

3 Then went he in & measured the front of the doore two cubites: but the doore it selfe was sixe cubites, and the breadth on the other side of the doore was seuen cubites.

4 He measured the length therof twentie cubites, and the breadth twentie cubites before the temple. And he said vnto me, This is the most holy [place.]

5 He measured also the wall of the house sixe cubites, and the breadth of a cham∣ber foure cubites round about the house on euery side.

6 And the chambers were chamber vpon chamber, three and thirtie in order: and they entred the wall whiche was of the house for the chambers rounde about, that they might be fastened, and not be fastened in the wall of the house.

7 Ther was an enlarging, and a winding [unspec B] about, mounting still vpwarde to the chābers: for the staire of the house was mounting still vpward round about the house, therfore the house was larger vp∣warde: so they went vp from the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the midst.

8 And I saw the house hye round about: the foundatiōs of the chambers [were] a ful cane of sixe cubites (b) 1.458 vp to the arme∣holes.

9 The thickenesse of the wall which was for the chamber without [was] fiue cu∣bites, and that whiche remayned was the place of the chambers that were within.

10 And betweene the chambers was the wydenesse of twentie cubites rounde a∣bout the house on euery side.

11 And the doores of the chambers were toward the “ 1.459 place that remayned, one doore toward the north, and another to∣ward the south: & the breadth of the place that remayned was fiue cubites rounde about.

12 Now the buylding that was before the separate place at the end towarde the west [was•• seuentie cubites broade: and the wall of the buylding was fyue cu∣bites thicke round about, and the length ninetie cubites.

13 So he measured the house, which was a hundred cubites long, and the separate place and the buylding with the walles were a hundred cubites long also.

[unspec C] 14 The breadth also of the forefront of the house and of the separate place to∣warde the east, was a hundred cubites.

15 And he measured the length of the buyl∣ding ouer against the separate place which was behynde it, and the cham∣bers on the one side & on the other side a hundreth cubites, with the temple within, and the porches of the court.

16 The doore postes, and the narow win∣dowes, & the chambers round about, on three sides ouer against the doore, seeled with wood round about, and from the ground vp to the windowes: and the windowes them selues were seeled.

17 And from aboue the doore vnto the house within and without, and vpon euery wall rounde about within and without, [toke he] measure.

18 And it was made with (d) 1.460 Cherubims and paulme trees, so that a paulme tree was betweene a Cherub and a Cherub, and euery Cherub had two faces.

19 So that the face of a man was toward the paulme tree on the one side, and the face of a lion towarde the paulme tree on the other side: [thus] was it made through all the house rounde about.

20 From the ground vnto aboue the doore were Cherubims & paulme trees made: and [thus was] the wall of the temple.

21 The postes of the temple were foure [unspec D] squared, and the fashion of the sanctua∣rie was (e) 1.461 appearaunce lyke appea∣raunce.

22 The aulter of wood was three cubites hye, and two cubites long: the corners, the length, and the walles thereof were of wood. And he sayd vnto me, This is the table that shalbe before the Lorde.

23 The temple and the holiest of all had either of them two doores.

24 And the doores had two (f) 1.462 doores [a peece, euen] two folding doores, two for the one doore, and two doores for the other.

25 And vpon the doores of the temple, there were made Cherubims & paulme trees, lyke as was made vpon the walles: & thicke beames vpon the fore∣front of the porche without.

26 And [there were] narow windowes and paulme trees on the one side and on the other side, by the sides of the porche and vpon the sides of the house, and thicke beames.

The .xlii. Chapter.

1 Of the chambers of the temple for the priestes, and the holy thinges.

[unspec A] 1 THen led he me into the vtter court by the way toward the north, and he brought me into the chamber that [was] o∣uer against the separate place, whiche [was] be∣fore the buylding towarde the north.

2 Before the length of a hundred cubites [was] the north doore: and the breadth [was] fiftie cubites.

3 Ouer against the twentie cubites, which were for the inner court, and ouer a∣gainst the pauement, which was for the vtter court, [was] chamber against chamber, three [orders.]

4 And before the chambers, ther was a walking place of ten cubites wyde in∣warde, the way of one cubite: and their doores towarde the north.

5 Thus the vpper chambers were alway narower: for those chambers [seemed] to eate vp these, [to wit] the lower and the middlemer of the buylding.

6 For they were in three orders, but had no pillers as the pillers of the courtes: therfore were they smaller then the ne∣thermost and the middlemost [to recken] from the grounde.

7 And the wall that was without ouer [unspec B] against the chambers, towarde the vt∣ter court on the forefront of the cham∣bers, the length therof was fiftie cubits.

8 For the length of the chambers that were in the vtter court was fyftie cubites: and lo, before the temple was a hundred cubites.

9 And vnder these chambers [was] the en∣trie from the east, as one goeth vnto them from the vtter court.

10 In the thicknesse of the wall of the court towarde the east before the sepa∣rate place, and before the building of the chambers.

11 And the way before them after the ap∣pearaunce of the chambers which were toward the north, as their length, so was their breadth: and all their entries [were] according to their fashion, and ac∣cording to their doores.

12 And according to the doores of the chambers that were toward the south, [was] a doore in the head of the way, [euen] the way directly before the wall towarde the east, as one entreth.

13 Then sayd he vnto me: The chambers toward the north, and the chambers to∣warde the south, whiche are before the separate place, those be holy chambers, wherin the priestes that (a) 1.463 approche vn∣to the Lorde must eate the most holy thinges, & there must they lay the most holy thinges, and the meate offring, and sinne offering, and trespasse offering: for it is a holy place.

[unspec C] 14 When the priestes come therein, they shall not go out of the holy place into the vtter court, but there they shall lay vp their garmentes wherin they minister, for they are holy: & shall put on * 1.464 other garmentes, and so shall approche to those which are for the people.

15 Now when he had finished the measu∣ring of the house within, he led me foorth toward the gate whose prospect is towarde the east, and he measured it rounde about.

16 He measured the east side with the mea∣suring cane fiue hundred canes, [euen] with the measuring cane round about.

17 And he measured the north side fyue hundred canes, [euen] with the measu∣ring cane round about.

18 The south side also measured he fiue hundred canes, by the measuring cane.

19 He turned about [also] to the west side, and measured fiue hundred canes, by the measuring cane.

20 So he measured it by the foure sides: it had a wall round about fyue hundred canes long, and fiue hundred broade, to make a separation betweene the (c) 1.465 sanctuarie, and the prophane place.

The .xliii. Chapter.

1 He seeth the glorie of God goyng into the temple, from whence it had before departed. 7 He mencioneth the idolatrie of the children of Israel, for the whiche they were consumed and brought to naught. 10 He is commaunded to call them againe to repentaunce.

1 SO he brought me to [unspec A] the gate [euen] the gate that turneth towarde the east:

2 And beholde, then came the glorie of the God of Israel from out of the east, whose voyce was lyke a great noyse of waters, and the earth was lightened with his glorie.

3 And * 1.466according to the appearaunce of the vision which I saw, [euen] according to the vision which I sawe (a) 1.467when I came to destroy the citie: and the visions were like the visions whiche I sawe by the riuer Chebar, & I fell vpon my face.

4 And the (b) 1.468 glorie of the Lorde came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is towarde the east.

5 So a winde toke me vp, and brought me into the innermer court: and behold, the house was full of the glorie of the Lorde.

6 And I heard one speaking vnto me out of the house, & there stoode a man by me,

7 And he sayd vnto me: O thou sonne of man, this roome is my seate, & the place [unspec B] of my foote steppes, wheras I wil dwel among the children of Israel for euer∣more: so that the house of Israel shal no more defile my holy name, neither they nor their kinges thorowe their whor∣dome, and thorowe the dead bodies of their (c) 1.469 kinges [in] their hye places.

8 Albeit they haue set their thresholdes by my thresholdes, and their postes by my postes, and a wal betwixt me and them, yet haue they defiled my holy name with their abominations that they haue committed: wherfore I haue consumed them in my wrath.

9 But nowe let them put away their whordome, and the dead bodies of their kinges out of my sight, and I will dwel among them for euermore.

10 Therfore O thou sonne of man, shewe thou the house of Israel this house, that they may be ashamed of their wicked∣nesse, & measure them selues an example therat.

11 And if they be ashamed of all their workes, then shew them the fourme of the house and patterne thereof, the go∣ing out, the comming in, all the maner therof, yea all the ordinaunces thereof, the figures, and all the lawes thereof, and write it in their sight, that they may kepe the whole fashion thereof, and all the ordinaunces thereof, and do them.

12 This is the * 1.470 lawe of the house: Vpon the top of the mount, shall all the limits thereof be, rounde about the most holy place: lo, this is the lawe of the house.

13 And these are the measures of the aul∣ter in cubites: the cubite is a cubite and a hande breadth, the botome [shalbe] a cu∣bite, and the breadth a cubite, & the bor∣der therof by the edge thereof rounde about was one span, and this [shalbe] the height of the aulter.

[unspec C] 14 And from the bottome vpon the groūd vnto the lower peece [shalbe] two cubites, and the breadth one cubite: and from the litle peece to the great peece [shalbe] foure cubites, & the breadth one cubite.

15 The aulter was foure cubites hie, and from the aulter vpwarde stoode foure hornes.

16 And the aulter was twelue cubites long, and twelue cubites broade, square in the foure corners thereof.

17 The frame of the aulter [shalbe] four∣teene cubites long, and fourteene broade in the foure square corners thereof, and the border about it shalbe halfe a cubite, and the bottome thereof [shalbe] a cubite about, and the steps thereof [shalbe] tur∣ned toward the east.

18 And he saide vnto me, Thou sonne of man, thus saith the Lorde God: These are the ordinaunces of the aulter, in the day when it is made, to offer burnt of∣feringes thereupon, & to sprinckle blood thereupon.

19 And thou shalt geue to the priestes, to the Leuites that be of the seede of Sa∣doc, and approche vnto me saith the [unspec D] Lord God to minister vnto me, a young bullocke for a sinne offering.

20 And thou shalt take of the blood ther∣of, & put it on the foure hornes of it, and on the foure corners of the frame, and vpon the border rounde about: thus shalt thou cleanse it, and purge it.

21 Thou shalt take the bullocke also of the sinne offering, and burne him in the ap∣poynted place without the sanctuary.

22 The seconde day, take a goate bucke without blemishe for a sinne offering, to cleanse the aulter withal, like as it was cleansed with the bullocke.

23 Now when thou hast made an ende of cleansing it, then offer a young bullocke without blemishe, and a ramme out of the flocke without blemishe also.

24 Offer them before the Lorde, and let the priestes cast salt therupon, and geue them so vnto the Lorde for a burnt offe∣ring.

25 Seuen dayes shalt thou prepare eue∣ry day a goate bucke for sinne, a young bullocke and a ramme of the flocke, both without blemishe shall they prepare.

26 Seuen dayes shall they reconcile and [unspec E] cleanse the aulter, and (c) 1.471 fill the place thereof.

27 When these dayes are expired, then vp∣on the eight day & so foorth, the priestes shall make your burnt offringes, and peace offringes vpon the aulter: so I wyll accept you, saith the Lorde God.

The .xliiij. Chapter.

1 He sheweth what doore of the temple is shut. 6 He is commaunded to vpbraide the people with their offence. 9 Who are to be admitted to the seruice of the temple, and who to be refused. 15 He sheweth what priestes he would haue admitted into the holy place, and also their office.

[unspec A] 1 AFter this, he brought me againe to the out∣ward gate of the sanc∣tuarie on the east side, and that was shut.

2 Then saide the lorde vnto me: This gate shalbe still * 1.472 shut and not opened, nei∣ther shall any man go through it: for the Lorde God of Israel hath entred by it, and it shalbe shut.

3 It is for the prince, the prince him selfe shal sit in it to eate bread before the lord: he shal enter by the way of the porche of that gate, and shal go out by the way of the same.

4 Then brought he me toward the north gate before the house: and as I loked,

beholde the glory of the Lorde filled the house of the Lorde, and I fell vpon my face.

5 So the Lorde spake vnto me: O thou sonne of man, set thyne heart, and be∣holde with thyne eyes, and heare with thyne eares al that I say vnto thee con∣cerning all the ordinaunces of the house of the Lorde, and all the lawes thereof, and marke well the entring in of the house, with euery going foorth of the sanctuarie.

6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious [euen] to the house of Israel, thus saith the Lorde God: O house of Israel, ye haue inough of al your abhominations.

[unspec B] 7 Seeing ye haue brought into my sanc∣tuary (b) 1.473 straungers hauing vncircumci∣zed heartes and vncircumcized fleshe, to be in my sanctuarie to pollute my house, when ye offer my bread, fat, and blood, and they haue broken my coue∣naunt because of all your abhominati∣ons:

8 And ye haue not kept the (c) 1.474 ordinaun∣ces of my holy thinges, and ye haue set kepers to kepe my sanctuarie (d) 1.475 for you.

9 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God: Of al the straungers that dwell among the children of Israel, no straunger vn∣circumcized in heart, nor vncircumcized in fleshe, shall enter into my sanctuarie.

01 But the Leuites that went backe from me when Israel went astraye, which strayed from me after their idols, (e) 1.476 shal beare their iniquitie:

11 And they shalbe ministers in my sanc∣tuary, and kepe the gates of the house, and minister in the house: they shall slay the burnt offeringes, and the sacrifice for the people, and they shal stand before them to serue them.

12 Because they serued before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall in∣to iniquitie: therefore haue I lift vp my hande against them, saith the Lorde God, and they shal beare their iniquitie.

[unspec C] 13 And they shall not come neare vnto me to do the office of a prieste vnto me, neither shall they come neare vnto any of myne holy thinges in the most holy place: but they shall beare their owne shame and abhominations which they haue done.

14 And I wyll make them kepers of the watch of the house for all the seruice thereof, & for al that shalbe done therin.

15 But the priestes, the Leuites, the sonnes of Sadoc that f 1.477 kept the charge of my sanctuarie when the children of Israel straied from me, shal come to me to do me seruice, to stand before me, and to offer me the fat and the blood, saith the Lorde God.

16 They shall go into my sanctuarie, and apropche vnto my table to do me seruice, and they shall kepe my charge.

17 Now when they go in at the gates of the innermer court, they shal put on lin∣nen clothes, so that no woollen come vp∣on them while they do seruice vnder the gates of the innermer court, and with in.

18 They shall haue linnen bonnets vpon their heades, and linnen “ 1.478 breeches vp∣on their loynes: they shal not gird them selues in the “ 1.479 sweate.

19 And when they go foorth into the vt∣ter court [euen] to the vtter court of the people, they shall put of the clothes wherein they haue ministred, and laye them in the chamber of the sanctuarie, and put on other apparel, and they shal not sanctifie the people with their clo∣thes. [unspec D]

20 They shall not * 1.480 shaue their heades, nor suffer their here to growe long, but poule their heades onely.

21 * 1.48121 Al the priestes that go into the inmost court shal drinke no wine.

22 They shall mary no widowe, neither one that is put from her husband: but a maide of the seede of the house of Isra∣el, or a widowe that hath had a priest before.

23 They shall shewe my people the diffe∣rence betweene the holy and vnholy, and cause them to discerne betwixt the cleane and vncleane.

24 And in controuersie they shall stand to iudge, and geue sentence after my iudge∣mentes: and my lawes and my statutes shal they kepe in al my solempne feastes, and halowe my Sabbathes.

* 1.48225 They shall come at no dead person to defile them selues: but with father or mother, sonne or daughter, brother or sister, that hath had yet no husband,(h) 1.483 may they be defiled.

26 And when he is cleansed, there shalbe reckened vnto him seuen dayes.

27 And when he goeth into the sanctuarie vnto the inner court to minister in the sanctuarie, he shal bring his sinne offring

saith the Lorde.

28 * 1.484There shalbe to them an inheritaūce, [euen] I their inheritaunce: but possessi∣on shall ye geue them none in Israel, for I am their possession.

29 The meate offering, sinne offring, and trespasse offring shal they eate: & euery dedicate thing in Israel shalbe theirs.

30 * 1.485And all the first of all the first borne, and euery oblation, [euen] all of euery sort of your oblations shalbe the priestes: ye shall also geue vnto the priestes the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thyne house.

31 But the priestes shal eate nothing that * 1.486is dead [by it selfe] or torne of foule or of beaste.

¶The .xlv. Chapter.

1 Out of all the lande of promise are there separated foure portions, of which the first is geuen to the priestes and to the temple, the seconde to the Leuites, the third to the citie, the fourth to the prince. 9 An exhortation to the heades of Israel. 10 Of iust waightes and measures. 13 Of the first fru••tes.

[unspec A] 1 WHen ye deuide the land by the lot for inheri∣taunce, ye shall offer an oblation to the Lorde, a holy (a) 1.487 portion of the lande, twentie and fiue thousand canes long, and ten thousand broade: this shalbe holy in all the borders thereof rounde a∣bout.

2 Of this part there shall belong vnto the sanctuarie fiue hundred cubites [in length] with fiue hundred [in breadth] square rounde about: and fiftie cubites rounde about for the suburbes.

3 And of this measure shalt thou mea∣sure, [namely] of the length of twentie & fiue thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shalbe the sanctuarie and the most holy place.

4 That holy portion of the lande shall parteyne vnto the priestes which do ser∣uice in the sanctuarie, which come neare to serue the Lorde: and it shalbe vnto them a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuarie.

5 And in the twentie and fiue thousand length, and ten thousand breadth, shall the Leuites that minister in the house haue their possession for twentie cham∣bers.

6 Ye shal geue also vnto the citie a posses∣sion of fiue thousand canes broade, and twentie and fiue thousand long, ouer a∣gainst the oblation of the holy portion, [unspec B] that shalbe for the whole house of Is∣rael.

7 And [a portion shalbe] for the prince on this side and on that side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the citie, [euen] before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possessi∣on of the citie, from the west corner westwarde, & from the east corner east∣warde: and the length shalbe by one of the portions, from the west border vnto the east border.

8 In this lande shalbe his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppresse my people, and [the rest] of the lande shall they geue to the house of Is∣rael according to their tribes.

9 Thus saith the Lorde God, (b) 1.488 Let it suffise you O ye princes of Israel: leaue of crueltie and oppression, and execute iudgement and iustice: take away your exactions from my people, saith the lord God.

01 Ye shall haue a true Ballaunce, a true (c) 1.489 Ephah, and a true Bath.

11 The Ephah and the Bath shalbe a∣lyke: one Bath shall containe the tenth parte of an Homer, and an Ephah the tenth part of an Homer: the equalitie thereof shalbe after the Homer.

12 * 1.490The Sicle maketh twentie Gerrahs: & twentie Sicles, and (d) 1.491 twentie & fiue, and fifteene Sicles make a Maneh.

13 This is the oblation that ye shall of∣fer: the sixt part of an Ephah out of an Homer of wheate, and the sixt part of an Ephah out of an Homer of barlye. [unspec C]

14 Concerning the ordinaunces of the oyle, [euen] of the Bath of oyle, [ye shall offer] the tenth part of a Bath out of the Cor: ten Bathes [shalbe] a Homer, be∣cause ten Bathes [fill] a Homer.

15 And one lambe from two hundred sheepe out of the fat pastures of Israel, for a meate offring, burnt offring, and peace offring, to reconcile them, saith the Lorde God.

16 All the people of the lande shall geue this oblation for the prince in Israel.

17 Againe, it shalbe the princes part to offer burnt offringes, meate offringes, and wine offringes, in the holy dayes, newe moones, Sabbathes, & in all the hie feastes of the house of Israel: he shal prepare the sinne offring, meate offring, burnt offring, and peace offring, to re∣concile the house of Israel.

18 Thus saith the Lorde God: The first day of the first (e) 1.492 moneth, thou shalt take a young bullocke without blemishe, and cleanse the sanctuarie.

19 So the priest shall take of the blood of the sinne offring, and put it vpon the postes of the house, & vpon the foure cor∣ners of the frame of the aulter, & vpon the postes of the gate of the inner court.

20 And thus shalt thou do also the seuenth day of the moneth for such as haue sin∣ned of ignoraunce, or being deceaued, to reconcile the house withall.

21 * 1.493Vpon the fourteenth day of the first moneth, ye shall haue the passouer, a feast of seuen dayes, and ye shall eate vnleauened bread.

22 Vpon the same day shal the prince pre∣pare for him selfe and all the people of the lande a bullocke for a sinne offring.

23 And in the seuen dayes of the feast, he shall make a burnt offring to the Lord, [euen] of seuen bullockes & seuē rammes without blemishe dayly, for seuen dayes, and a hee goate dayly for a sinne offring.

24 And he shall prepare a meate offering of an Ephah for a bullocke, & an Ephah for a ramme, and a (f) 1.494 Hin of oyle for an Ephah.

25 In the seuenth [moneth] in the fifteenth day of the moneth on the feast, he shall do according vnto these for seuen dayes: according to the sinne offering, according to the burnt offring, and according to the meate offring, and according to the oyle.

The .xlvj. Chapter.

1 The sacrifice of the Sabbathes, and of the newe Moones, 8 Through which doores they must go in, or come out of the temple.

[unspec A] 1 THus saith the Lorde God: The gate of the in∣ner court towarde the east shalbe shut the sixe working dayes: but in the Sabbath & in the day of the new moone it shalbe opened.

2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porche of the gate without, and shall stande by the poste of the gate: and the priestes shal make his burnt offring, and his peace offringes, and he shall worship at the thresholde of the gate, & go foorth: and the gate shall not be shut till the euening.

3 On the same maner shall the people of the lande also do their worship before the Lorde, at the doore of this gate vp∣on the Sabbathes, and new moones.

4 The burnt offring that the prince shal bring vnto the lorde vpon the Sabbath, shalbe sixe lambes without blemish, and a ramme without blemishe.

5 And the meate offring shalbe an Ephah for a ramme, and the meate offring for the lambes a (a) 1.495 gift of his hande, and a Hin of oyle to an Ephah.

6 In the day of the new moneth, [it shal∣be] a young bullocke without blemishe, and sixelambes, and a ramme also with∣out blemishe.

7 With the bullocke he shall geue an [unspec B] Ephah, & with the ramme an Ephah al∣so for a meate offring: but to the lambes (b) 1.496 according as his hande shal take, and a Hin of oyle to an Ephah.

8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porche of that gate: he shall go foorth by the way thereof.

9 But when the people of the lande come before the Lorde in the hie solempne feast, as many as come in by the north gate to do worship, shal go out againe at the south gate: and they that come in at the south gate, shall go foorth againe at the north gate: there shall none returne by the gate where he came in, but shall go right foorth ouer on the other side.

10 And the prince he shall go in the midst of them when they go in, and so come foorth when they come foorth.

11 Vpon the solempne & hie feast dayes this shalbe the meate offring: an Ephah to a bullocke, & an Ephah to a ramme, and to the lambes the gift of his hande, and a Hin of oyle to an Ephah.

12 Nowe when the prince shall make a free burnt offring, or peace offringes

freely vnto the Lord: one then shal open him the gate that turneth toward the east, and he shal make his burnt offe∣ringes, and his peace offeringes, as he did on the Sabbath day: after he shall go foorth, and when he is gone foorth, one shall shut the gate.

[unspec C] 13 Thou shalt dayly make a burnt offe∣ring vnto the Lorde of a lambe of one yere without blemishe, thou shalt do it euery morning.

14 Thou shalt prepare a meate offering for it euery morning, the sixt part of an Ephah, and the third part of a Hin of oyle to mingle with the fine floure: this meate offering shalbe continually by a perpetuall ordinaunce vnto the Lorde.

15 Thus shal they prepare the lambe, the meate offering, & oyle, euery morning, for a continuall burnt offering.

16 Moreouer, thus saith the Lorde God: If the prince geue a gift vnto any of his sonnes, the inheritaunce thereof shal∣be his sonnes: their possession shalbe by inheritaunce.

17 But if he geue a gift of his inheritaunce to one of his seruauntes, then it shalbe his to the (c) 1.497 yere of libertie, and then re∣turne to the prince: but the inheritaunce thereof is his sonnes and shalbe theirs.

18 The prince also (d) 1.498 shall take none of the peoples inheritaunce, nor put them from their possession: but to his sonnes shall he geue his owne possession, that my people be not scattered abrode eue∣ry man from his possession.

19 And he brought me through the en∣traunce at the side of the gate, to the ho∣ly chambers of the priestes which stoode toward the north, & beholde, there was a place vpon the west side of them.

20 Then saide he vnto me: This is the place where the priestes shall seethe the trespasse and sinne offringes, and bake [unspec D] the meate offringes: that they neede not beare them into the outward court, and to (e) 1.499 sanctifie the people.

21 So he brought me into the vtter court, & caused me to go by the foure corners of the court: and beholde, in euery cor∣ner of the court, there was a court.

22 In the foure corners of the court there were courtes ioyned, of fourtie cubites long, and thirtie broade: these foure cor∣ners were of one measure.

23 And there went a wall rounde about them, [euen] about those foure: and vn∣der the walles there were “ 1.500 kitchins made rounde about.

24 Then saide he vnto me: These are the cookes houses, where the ministers of the house shall boyle the sacrifice of the people.

The .xlvij. Chapter.

1 The vision of the waters that came out of the temple. 13 The coastes of the lande of promise and the deuision thereof by tribes.

[unspec A] 1 AFterwarde he brought me againe vnto the doore of the house, and beholde there gushed out (a) 1.501 waters from vn∣der the thresholde of the house eastwarde: for the forefront of the house stoode to∣ward the east: & the waters ran downe from vnder the right side of the house, which lyeth to the aulter southwarde.

2 Then led he me out to the north gate, and led me about by the way without vnto the vtter gate, by the way that tur∣neth eastward: and behold, there issued foorth waters from the right side.

3 Now when the man that had the line in his hande went foorth eastward, he measured a thousand cubites, and then he brought me through the waters, the waters were to the ancles.

4 So he measured yet a thousande, and brought me through y^e waters, the wa∣ters were to the knees: yet measured he a thousand, and brought me through, the waters [were] to the loynes.

5 After this he measured a thousand a∣gaine, then was it such a (b) 1.502 riuer that I might not wade through it, the waters was risen, & the waters did flowe as a riuer that might not be waded ouer.

6 And he saide vnto me: Hast thou seene this O thou sonne of man? and with that he brought me and caused me to re∣turne to the riuer banke againe.

7 Now when I returned, beholde at the bancke of the riuer were very many trees (c) 1.503 on the one side and on the other.

8 Then saide he vnto me: These waters [unspec B] flowe out toward the east countrey, and

runne downe into the plaine, & come into the * 1.504 sea: which when it commeth into the sea, the (e) 1.505 waters shalbe hol∣some.

9 Yea, all that liue and moue, whereun∣to this riuer commeth, shall liue: and there shalbe a very great multitude of fishe, because these waters shal come thi∣ther, for they shalbe holsome: and euery thing shall liue whyther the riuer com∣meth.

10 By this riuer shall the (f) 1.506 fishers stand, from En gaddi vnto (g) 1.507 En Eglaim, and ther spreade out their nets: for their fishe shalbe according to their kindes as the fishe of the (h) 1.508 maine sea, exceeding ma∣ny.

11 But the (i) 1.509 marishes thereof, and the pits thereof, shal not be made holsome, they shalbe made salt pits.

12 By this riuer vpon the bankes therof on this side and on that side shall grow all trees for meate, whose leaues shall not fade, neither shall the fruite thereof fall, but shall bring foorth newe fruite according to his monethes, for the wa∣ters thereof run out of the sanctuarie: and the fruite thereof shalbe for meate, and the leaues thereof for “ 1.510 medicine.

13 Thus saith the Lorde God: Let this be the border whereby ye shall inherite the lande according to the twelue tribes of Israel, * 1.511 Ioseph shall haue two por∣tions.

14 And * 1.512 ye shall inherite it one aswell as [unspec C] an other, concerning the which I lift vp my hande to geue it vnto your fathers: and this lande shall fall vnto you for in∣heritaunce.

15 This is the border of the (k) 1.513 lande vp∣on the north side, from the maine sea to∣ward Hethlon, as men go to Zedada.

16 [Namely] Hamah, Berotha, Sabarim, which are betweene the borders of Da∣mascus, and betweene the borders of Hamah, Hazar Hatichon, that lyeth vpon the coastes of Hauran.

17 Thus the borders from the sea foorth shalbe Hazar Enan, the border of Da∣mascus, and the north northwarde, and the borders of Hamah: this is the north part.

18 The east side shall ye measure from Hauran and Damascus, from Galead and the land of Israel by Iordane, and from the border vnto the east sea: & this is the east part.

19 The south side shalbe toward Teman, from Thamar to the waters of strife in Cades, and the riuer to the maine sea: and that is the south part towarde Te∣man.

20 The west part also shalbe the great [unspec D] sea, from the borders till a man come ouer against Hamah: this is the west part.

21 This lande shall ye part among you according to the tribes of Israel,

22 And deuide it by lot to be an heritage for you, & for the straungers that dwell among you and beget children among you: for ye shall take them among the children of Israel lyke as though they were of your owne countrey, and they shall haue (l) 1.514heritage with you among the children of Israel.

23 And in what tribe the straunger dwel∣leth, in the same tribe shall ye geue him his heritage, saith the Lorde God.

¶The .xlviii. Chapter.

1 The lots of the seuen tribes. 9 The partes of the possession of the priestes and of the temple, of the Leuites, of the citie, and of the prince, are rehearsed. 23 The lots of the other tribes. 31 The gates of the citie.

[unspec A] 1 THese are y^e names of the tribes: from the north side to the coast towarde Hethlon, till thou cōmest vnto Ha∣mah and Hazar, Enan, the borders of Damascus northward, the coast of Hamah, Dan shall haue his portion from the east quarter vnto the west.

2 Vpon the borders of Dan, from the east side vnto the west, shall Aser haue his portion.

3 Vpon the borders of Aser, from the east part vnto the west, shall Nephthali haue his portion.

4 Vpon the borders of Nephthali, from the east quarter vnto the west, shal Ma∣nasses haue his portion.

5 Vpon the borders of Manasses, from

the east side vnto the west, shall Ephra∣im haue his portion.

6 Vpon the borders of Ephraim, from the east part vnto the west, shall Ruben haue his portion.

[unspec B] 7 Vpon the borders of Ruben, from the east quarter vnto the west, shall Iuda haue his portion.

8 Vpon the borders of Iuda, from the east part vnto the west part, shalbe the * 1.515 offering which they shall offer of fiue and twentie thousand [canes] brode, and of length as one of the partes, from the east side vnto the west side: and the sanc∣tuarie shalbe in the midst of it.

9 The oblation that ye shall offer vnto the Lord, shalbe fiue and twentie thou∣sand long, and ten thousand brode.

10 And for these [euen] for the priestes shal∣be this holy oblation: toward the north fiue & twentie thousand [long] & toward the west ten thousand brode, towarde the east ten thousand brode also, and to∣ward the south fiue and twentie thou∣sand long, & the sanctuarie of the Lorde shalbe in the midst thereof.

11 This sanctified portion shalbe the priestes that are of the children of* 1.516 Sa∣doc, which haue kept my charge, which went not astray in the errour of the chil∣dren of Israel like as the Leuites went astray.

12 Therefore this oblation of the lande that is offered, shalbe theirs as a thing most holy, hard vpon the borders of the Leuites.

[unspec C] 13 And ouer against the border of the priestes, shall the Leuites haue fiue and twentie thousand long, & ten thousand brode: all the length shalbe fiue & twen∣tie thousand, and the breadth ten thou∣sand.

14 Of this portion they shall sell nothing, nor make any permutation thereof, nor alienate the first fruites of the lande: for it is holy vnto the Lorde.

15 And the fiue thousande that are left in the breadth ouer against the fiue and twentie thousand, shalbe a prophane place for the citie, for housing, & for sub∣urbes: and the citie shalbe in the midst thereof.

16 And these shalbe the measures therof: the north part fiue hundred and foure thousand, and the south b 1.517 part fiue hun∣dred and foure thousand, and the east part fiue hundred and foure thousand, and the west part fiue hundred & foure thousand.

17 The suburbes of the citie shall haue toward the north two hundred and fif∣tie, toward the south two hundred and fiftie, toward the east two hundred and fiftie, toward the west also two hundred and fiftie.

18 And the residue in length ouer against the oblation of the holy portion, shalbe ten thousand toward the east, and ten thousand toward the west: and it shalbe ouer against the oblation of the holy por∣tion: and the encrease thereof shalbe for their meate that serue the citie.

19 And they that serue the citie, they shal [unspec D] serue it out of all the tribes of Israel.

20 All the oblation shalbe fiue and twen∣tie thousand (c) 1.518 with fiue and twentie thousand: ye shall offer this oblation foure square, for the sanctuarie, and for the possession of the citie.

21 And the residue shalbe for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the citie ouer against the fiue and twen∣tie thousand of the oblation toward the east border: and westward ouer against the fiue and twentie thousand towarde the west border, ouer against shalbe the portion for the prince: this shalbe the ho∣ly oblation, and the house of the sanctu∣arie shalbe in the midst thereof.

22 Moreouer, from the possession of the Leuites, and the cities possession, that which is in the midst shalbe the princes, betwixt the border of (d) 1.519 Iuda and the border of Beniamin shalbe the princes.

23 Nowe of the other tribes: from the east part vnto the west, shall Beniamin haue his portion.

24 Vpon the borders of Beniamin, from the east side vnto the west, shall Sime∣on haue his portion.

25 Vpon the borders of Simeon, from the east side vnto the west, shal Isachar haue his portion.

26 Vpon the borders of Isachar, from the east side vnto the west, shall Zabulon haue his portion.

27 Vpon the borders of Zabulon, from the east part vnto the west, shall Gad haue his portion.

28 Vpon the borders of Gad at the south side toward Temanah, the border shal∣be from Thamar, vnto the waters of strife to Cades, and to the riuer [that run∣neth]

into the maine sea.

29 This is the lande which ye shal deuide by lot for an inheritaūce vnto the tribes of Israel, and these be their portions saith the Lorde God.

30 These be the bondes of the citie, vpon the north part fiue hundred and foure thousand measures.

31 The gates of the citie shal haue the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates of the north side: one gate of Ru∣ben, another of Iuda, the third of Leui.

32 Vpon the east side fiue hundred and foure thousand measures, with three gates: the one of Ioseph, another of Beniamin, the third of Dan.

33 Vpon the south side fiue hundred and foure thousand measures, with the three gates: the one of Simeon, another of I∣sachar, the third of Zabulon.

34 And vpon the west side, fiue hundred and fiue thousand measures, with their three gates also: the one of Gad, another of Aser, the third of Nephthali.

35 Thus shal it haue eighteene thousand measures rounde about: and the name of the citie from that time foorth, shalbe, The Lorde is there.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  After the Iubile, in whiche yere the booke of the lawe was founde, which was the .xviii. yere of Iosi∣ah, so that .xxv yere after this booke was found. Iecho∣niah was led away captiue with Ezechiel (and many of the people) who the fift yere after saw these visions.
• * 1.2

  Ezech. iii. d. and .37. a.
• (b) 1.3

  That is, the spirite of prophesie.
• (c) 1.4

  By this diuersitie of woordes, he signifieth the feareful iudge∣ments of god, and the great afflictions that shoulde come vpon Hierusalem.
• (d) 1.5

  Whiche were the foure Cherubims that repre∣sented the glory of God, as Eze. iii. d.
• (e) 1.6

  Euery Cherub had foure fa∣ces, the face of a man and of a lion on the right side, and the face of a bullocke and of an Egle on the left side.
• (f) 1.7

  Why thee their wyll or minde was to go,
• (g) 1.8

  That is a precious stone of a goodly co∣lour, thought to be the Thurkis.
• (h) 1.9

  The vtter compasse of the wheeles, whi∣che some call strakes.
• (i) 1.10

  He noteth two maner of coueringes, the one with winges, stret∣ched vpwarde to couer their faces, and the other with the nether winges to couer their bodyes.
• (k) 1.11

  Conside∣ring the maie∣stie of God, & the weake∣nesse of fleshe.
• (l) 1.12

  That is, the Lorde.
• “ 1.13

  Or, impu∣dent.
• “ 1.14

  Or, rebel∣les.
• (a) 1.15

  That is, print in thy memorie, or receaue in thine heart all my wordes, as Ezec. iii. b.
• (b) 1.16

  That is Gods iudge∣ments against the wicked.
• * 1.17

  Psal. xix. b. cxix.
• “ 1.18

  Straunge speache.
• * 1.19

  Ezech. 33. b.
• (a) 1.20

  Meaning the vision of the Cheru∣bims and the wheeles.
• (b) 1.21

  It is a great plague of God to∣ward the peo∣ple, when he causeth the ministers to ceasse prea∣ching & rebu∣king of sinne.
• (a) 1.22

  Hereby he represented the idolatrie & sinne of the ten tribes (for Samaria was on his left hande from Babylon) and howe they had remayned therein three hundred and nineteene yeres.
• “ 1.23

  Vnder∣stande▪ shall they be.
• (b) 1.24

  Which de∣clared Iosu∣ah, who had nowe from the time of Iosu∣ah slept in their sinnes fourtie yeres.
• (c) 1.25

  That is, for euery yere they haue sin∣ned, to sleepe one day.
• * 1.26

  Exo. xx••x. f
• (d) 1.27

  Signifi∣yng hereby the great scar∣citie of fuel and matter to burne.
• (e) 1.28

  To be as fire to bake thy bread with
• * 1.29

  Esai. iii. a. Ezech. v. c. and .xiiii. b.
• (g) 1.30

  That is, the force and strength wher¦with it should nourishe.
• (a) 1.31

  To shaue my head and bearde.
• (b) 1.32

  To wit, of that citie which he had portrayed vp∣on the bricke, chap. 4. By the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, he meaneth fa∣mine & pesti∣lence, where∣with one part perished du∣ryng the siege of Nabucho∣donozor: by the sworde, those that were slayne when Zede∣kiah fled, those that were ca∣ryed awaye captiue: and by the scatteryng into the wind, those that fled into Egypt, and into other partes after the citie was taken.
• (c) 1.33

  Because ye haue en∣creased the number of your idols and superstitions more then the gentiles. Esai. 65. b.
• * 1.34

  Leuit. 28. c. Deut 2•• •• 2. Reg. 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.35

  Iere. xv. b.
• (d) 1.36

  That is, I wyll not be pacified tyll I be reuenged. Esai. i. c.
• (e) 1.37

  Which be the grashop∣pers, mildew, and whatso∣euer were oc∣casions of famine.
• * 1.38

  Ezech. iiii. c.
• * 1.39

  Ezech. 30. a.
• (a) 1.40

  He spea∣keth to all the places where the Israelites accustomed to commit their idolatries, threatnyng them destruc∣tion.
• * 1.41

  4. Reg. 23. b.
• * 1.42

  4. Reg. 23. c.
• (b) 1.43

  He wyl∣leth the pro∣phete not only with wordes, but also with gestures of hande & foote, to signifie the destruction to come.
• (c) 1.44

  Some read, more de∣solate then the wildernesse of Deblathah, which was in Syria, and bordered vpon Israel: but it may stande well from the wildernesse, which was south vnto Deblathah, which was north, mea∣nyng the whole coun∣trey.
• (a) 1.45

  That is, the begynning of thy punish∣ment.
• (b) 1.46

  That is, no vayne or counterfayte crye, as is the ecco in the hylles.
• (c) 1.47

  Meanyng Nabuchodo∣nozor, whom God had ap∣pointed to be a rod to scourge them.
• “ 1.48

  Or, none of their pleasures.
• (d) 1.49

  That is, in the yere of Iubile, when euery man re∣turned to such possessions as he solde before Leuit. 25. b.
• (e) 1.50

  Iniquitie shall make no man strong agaynst God.
• (f) 1.51

  The Is∣raelites made a bragge, but their heartes fayled them.
• * 1.52

  Esai. xiii. b. Iere. vi. c.
• * 1.53

  Esai. xv. a. Iere. 48. d.
• * 1.54

  Prou. xi. a. Eccle. v. b.
• (g) 1.55

  Their golde & siluer brought them to this ruine or destruction.
• (h) 1.56

  Meanyng the sanctuarie.
• (i) 1.57

  That is, of sinnes that deserue death.
• (k) 1.58

  That is, their temple which was deuided into three partes. Iere. 61. ••.
• (a) 1.59

  Of the captiuitie of Ieco••iah, so that there was fourteene mo∣nethes be∣twixt the first vision & this.
• (b) 1.60

  This was ••n the spirit•• & not in body.
• (c) 1.61

  The porch or court where the people assem∣bled.
• (d) 1.62

  Of emu∣lation, because at displeased God: of gaine, because it was set vp & wor∣shipped for gayne and in∣crease of their offeringes for the priestes, and of their catell and sub∣staunce for the people.
• (e) 1.63

  That was in the court where the people had made an aul∣ter to Baal.
• (f) 1.64

  Which were forbid∣den in the law. Leuit. xi.
• (g) 1.65

  For be∣side their com∣mon idolatrie, they had their particuler ser∣uice in their secrete places or pewes.
• (h) 1.66

  The Iewes say this was a prophete of the idols, who after his death was once a yere mourned for in y^e night, only of wo∣men. Saint Hierome ta∣keth it for Adonis Ve∣nus louer. Other thinke it was Osyri•• an idoll of the Egyptians.
• (i) 1.67

  They smelled to their braun∣ches, flowers, or poses, in doyng their sacrifice to the sunne, which yet before god was vyle and stinckyng, howe sweete soeuer they seemed to them selues.
• * 1.68

  Prou. i. d
• (a) 1.69

  The per∣sons appoyn∣ted to visite the citie, as Nabuchodo∣nozor and his captaynes.
• (b) 1.70

  Which were sixe an∣gels in lyke∣nesse of men.
• (c) 1.71

  To marke them that shoulde be saued from destruction.
• * 1.72

  Esai. i. c.
• * 1.73

  Ezech. i. d.
• (a) 1.74

  Which i•• the first chap. and fift vearse he called the foure beastes.
• * 1.75

  Eze. i. c.
• * 1.76

  Eze. i. a.
• (b) 1.77

  There was one con∣sent betwene the Cheru∣bims and the wheeles.
• (c) 1.78

  That is, the whole body of the foure beastes or Cheru∣bims.
• * 1.79

  2. Pet. 3 a.
• (a) 1.80

  We shall not be pulled out of Hieru∣salem tyll the houre of our death come, as the fleshe is not taken one of the caul∣dron tyll it ••e so••.
• (b) 1.81

  Contrary to their vayne confidence he sheweth in what sence this citie was the cauldron, that is, be∣cause of the dead bodyes that haue ben murthered therin, and so lye as fleshe in the caul∣dron.
• (c) 1.82

  That is, in Riblath. 4. Reg. 24. a.
• (d) 1.83

  It seemed this noble man dyed of some terrible death, & ther∣fore the pro∣phete feared some straunge iudgement of God towarde the rest of the people.
• (e) 1.84

  They that remained styl at Hieru∣salem, thus re∣proched them that were gone into cap∣tiuitie, as though they were cast of & forsaken of God.
• (f) 1.85

  They shalbe yet a litle Church whom he wyll pre••erue▪ though they be dispearsed and for a tyme afflicted.
• * 1.86

  Iere 32. d. Eze. 36. d.
• * 1.87

  Eze. x. a.
• (g) 1.88

  Those that were led away ca••tiues with Ieco∣niah.
• “ 1.89

  Or make thee vessels to go into captiuitie.
• (a) 1.90

  That as, thou doest so shall they do, and therfore in thee they shall see their owne plague & punishment.
• (b) 1.91

  Do not they deride and mocke thy doynges.
• “ 1.92

  Or, pro∣phecie.
• (c) 1.93

  When the kyng shall thinke to es∣cape by fleeing I wyll take hym in my net, as Ezech. 27. c. and 32. a.
• “ 1.94

  Or, tooles.
• * 1.95

  Eze. xi. c.
• (d) 1.96

  Because they dyd not see the pro∣phecies ac∣complished, they contem∣ned them as though they neuer shoulde be fulfylled▪
• * 1.97

  Ezech xi. a. ii. Pet. iii. a.
• * 1.98

  Iere xxiii. c.
• (a) 1.99

  Watching to destroy the vineyardes, reade Can. ii. c
• * 1.100

  Iere. vi. c.
• (b) 1.101

  What one false prophete did say (which is here called the buylding vp of a wall) another false prophete would affirme the same, though he had neither occasi∣on nor good grounde to ••eare hym.
• (c) 1.102

  That is, whatsoeuer man of him selfe setteth foorth vnder the aucthori∣tie of Gods worde, and God alloweth it not.
• (d) 1.103

  These su∣perstitious women for lu∣cre would pro∣phesie and tell e••ery man his fortune, ge∣uing them pil∣lowes to leane on▪ and ker∣chifes to couer their heades, that they might the more allure them and be∣witche them.
• (e) 1.104

  Vpon eue∣ry man and woman, young and olde, great and small.
• (f) 1.105

  Thinke you the liues of my people to be in your handes, to make them long or short.
• (g) 1.106

  These sor∣cerers made the people be∣leue that they could preserue life or destroy it, and that it should come to euery one ac∣cording as thei prophesied.
• (h) 1.107

  Makyng them stocke vnto you with deceauable doctrine▪ as the fowlers do the birdes with their st••s & calles.
• (a) 1.108

  As his ab∣homination hath deserued, that is, he shal be led with lies, according as he delited therein. 2. Thessa. 2. b.
• (b) 1.109

  That is, conuince them by their owne consciences.
• (c) 1.110

  All suche as by your ex∣ample haue declined from God.
• * 1.111

  3. King. 22 c.
• * 1.112

  Ezech. iiii. b. and .v. b.
• * 1.113

  Iere. xv. a.
• * 1.114

  Ezech. v. c.
• (e) 1.115

  Though they escape one daunger, yet another shall take them.
• (a) 1.116

  Thou boa∣stest to be of the seede of Abraham, but thou art dege∣nerate, and fo∣lowest the ab∣hominations of the wicked Chanaanites, as chyldren do the maners of their fathers. Esai. ••. a. 57. a.
• (b) 1.117

  When I first brought thee foorth of the lande of Egypt, and planted thee in this land to be my Churche.
• (c) 1.118

  These words, blood, pollution, na∣kednesse, and filthynesse▪ &c. are oft tymes repeated, to beate downe their pryde, and to cause them to consi∣der what they were before God receaued them to mer∣cye, fauoured them, and co∣uered their shame.
• (d) 1.119

  There was none idolatry so vyle, wher∣with thou didst not pol∣lute thy selfe.
• (e) 1.120

  This de∣clareth howe the idolaters put their chiefe delite in those thinges which please the eyes and outwarde senses.
• (f) 1.121

  In suche sort as the like hath not ben nor shalbe, so that they pas∣sed all nations in idolatrie.
• (g 1.122

  Meaning by fire, reade Leuit. xvi••. b. 4. King. xxiii. ••
• “ 1.123

  Corner of the streete.
• (h) 1.124

  He noteth the great im∣pietie of this people, who first falling from God to seeke helpe at straunge nati∣ons, did also at length em∣brase their idolatrie, thin∣king therby to make their a∣mitie more sure.
• (i) 1.125

  That is, lauished out thy money vp∣pon images to thy shame.
• (k) 1.126

  Egyptians Assyrians, & Chaldeans, whom thou tokest to be thy louers, shall come and destroy thee. Ezech. xxxiii. b
• (l) 1.127

  I wyll iudge thee to death, as the adulterers & murtherers.
• * 1.128

  4. King. 25. b
• (m) 1.129

  Of all the heynous offē¦ces this shalbe the last▪ or god wyll punishe thee so, that thou shalt ne¦uer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 more
• n 1.130

  As were the Chanaa¦nites and the Hittites, and other your pre¦decessours, so are you their successours.
• (o) 1.131

  That is, of Samaria and Sodom.
• (p 1.132

  That is, her cities.
• (q) 1.133

  He allea∣geth these foure vices, pryde, excesse, idlenesse, and cōtempt of the poore, as foure principall cau∣ses of such ab∣homination, wherfore they were so horri∣bl•• punished. Gen. xix. d.
• (r) 1.134

  Which wor∣shipped the calues in Be∣thel and Dan. 3. Kyng 12. d.
• (s) 1.135

  Thou art so wicked, that in respect of thee Sodom and Samaria were iust.
• (t) 1.136

  That is, as if he had sayde neuer.
• (u) 1.137

  In that thou hast she¦wed thy selfe worse then they, and yet thoughtest to escape punish∣ment.
• (x) 1.138

  Thou woul¦dest not call her punish∣ment to minde when thou wast aloft, to learne by her example to feare my iudgementes.
• (y) 1.139

  That is, tyll thou wast brought vnder by the Syri∣ans and the Philistines. 2. Chro. 28. c.
• (z) 1.140

  Reade the eyght vearse
• (aa) 1.141

  He spea∣keth here not onlye of So∣dom and Sa∣maria, but also of the gentiles whom God wyll receaue of his owne free mercy.
• (bb) 1.142

  This de∣clareth the fruites of Gods mercy, to wit, sorowe and repen∣taunce for their former lyfe.
• (a) 1.143

  That is Nabuchodo∣nozor, who hath great power, riches, and many countreys vn∣der him, shall come to Hie∣rusalem and take away Iechoniah the kyng, as verse .xii.
• (b) 1.144

  Meaning to Babylon.
• (c) 1.145

  That is Zedekiah, who was of the kynges blood, & was left at Hieru∣salem & made kyng in steade of Iech••mas. 4. King 24. c. Iere. 37. a.
• (d 1.146

  This was Zedekias kyngdome.
• (e) 1.147

  That it might not haue power to ••ell against Babylon, as vers. xiiii.
• “ 1.148

  The Egle.
• (f) 1.149

  Meaning the kyng of Egypt, of whō Zedezias ••ought succour against Na∣buchodonozor.
• (g) 1.150

  Nabu∣chodonozor, vnderstanded by the first Egle.
• (h) 1.151

  That is, the Babylo∣nians.
• (i) 1.152

  That is, Iechonias. 4. Kyng 24 c.
• (f) 1.153

  Because he toke the name of God in vayne, & brake his oth which he had confir∣med by geuing his hand, ther∣fore the pro∣phete decla∣reth that God woulde not suffer periurie and infidelitie to escape pu∣nishment.
• * 1.154

  Ezech. xii. b. and .xxxii. a
• (a) 1.155

  The peo∣ple murmured at the chasti∣••inges of the Lorde, and therefore vsed this prouerbe, meaning that their fathers had sinned, and they were punished for their trans∣gressions, reade Iere. xxxi. d.
• (b) 1.156

  That is, if he haue not communicated in the sacrifi∣ces of idols.
• (c) 1.157

  Meaning suche as were set apart in tyme of natu∣rall & month∣lye diseases, namely intime of chyldbyrth, leprosie, and suche like, as Leuit. xx. c.
• * 1.158

  Esai. lviii. a. Mat xxv. ••. Exo. xxii. d. Leui. xxv. ••. Deu. xxiii. c Psal. xv. a.
• * 1.159

  Esai. lviii. a. Mat xxv. ••. Exo. xxii. d. Leui. xxv. ••. Deu. xxiii. c Psal. xv. a.
• * 1.160

  Deut 24. c. 4. King. 14 c ii. Par. 25. a.
• * 1.161

  ii. Pet. iii. b. Ez xxxiii. b
• (d) 1.162

  In pu∣nishing the fa∣thers with the chyldren.
• “ 1.163

  Conside∣reth or re∣membreth his iniqui∣ties.
• (a) 1.164

  That is, Iehohas and Iehoiakim Iosiahs sonnes, who for their cru∣eltie and pride are compared vnto lions
• (b) 1.165

  Meanyng Pharao Ne¦cho kyng of Egypt. 4. Reg, 23. d.
• (c) 1.166

  Which was Iehoia∣kim.
• (d) 1.167

  Nabucho∣donozor with his great ar∣mie which was gathered of diuers nations.
• (e) 1.168

  〈…〉〈…〉 ••¦keth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the rep•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 king, in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 blood, that in the ra•• his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••¦sours, ••¦salem 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so should 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ben blessed, ••¦cordyng to Gods ••¦mises, and florished 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a fruit••ul vine.
• (f) 1.169

  Destruc∣tion to come by Zedekiah, who was the occasion of the rebellion.
• (a) 1.170

  Of the captiuitie of Ieconiah.
• (b) 1.171

  If ye aske counsayle at me, I wyll geue you no aunswere. as Exod. xxxi.
• (c) 1.172

  This was a maner of swearyng which was obserued in takyng an othe of all antiquitie, and is yet in di∣uers coun∣treis vsed.
• * 1.173

  Rom. x a. Gal. iii. b. Leuit. 18. a. Exo. xx. b.
• * 1.174

  Rom. x a. Gal. iii. b. Leuit. 18. a. Exo. xx. b.
• * 1.175

  Num. 14. d.
• (d) 1.176

  Wherby the holy ghost confuteth thē that say they wyll folowe the religion & example of their father, & not measure their doynges by Gods worde, whe∣ther they be approuable therby or no▪
• (e) 1.177

  Because they woulde not obey my lawes, I gaue them vp to them selues, that they shoulde obey their owne fantasies, as vearse. 39. Rom. 1. d.
• (f) 1.178

  Causyng their first borne to passe through the fire in sacri∣fice to Mo∣loche.
• (g) 1.179

  Such of∣feryng as pro∣uoke God to anger.
• (h) 1.180

  Which signifieth an hye place, de∣claryng that they vaunted them selues of their idolatrie, and were not ashamed ther∣of, though God had com∣maunded ex∣presly y^t they shoulde haue no aulter lif∣ted vp on hye by stayres. Exod. xx. ••.
• (i) 1.181

  That is, amongst straunge na∣tions.
• (k) 1.182

  I wyll reason and pleade my cause with you my selfe▪
• “ 1.183

  Or, cull.
• (l) 1.184

  Your owne consciences shal cōdempne you as worthy to be cut of from the earth.
• (m) 1.185

  That is, towarde Hie∣rusalem and Iuda, which was south from Baby∣lon.
• (n) 1.186

  That is, both strong & weake in Hie∣rusalem.
• (o) 1.187

  Because the people said that the pro∣phete spake darkly, ther∣fore he desi∣reth the Lord to geue them a playne de∣claration therof.
• (a) 1.188

  As doc∣trine is com∣pared to raine, euen so here wordes are compared to droppes.
• (b) 1.189

  That is, such as seeme to haue an outward shew of righteous∣nesse by ob∣seruation of y^e ceremonies of the lawe.
• (c) 1.190

  Meanyng through all the lande.
• (d) 1.191

  As though thou were in extreme an∣guishe wher∣with thy loynes should breake.
• (e) 1.192

  Because of the great noyse of the armie of the Chaldeans.
• (f) 1.193

  Shalbe as weake as water.
• (g) 1.194

  Meaning the scepter, shewyng that it wyll not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the king, who shoulde be as the sonne of God, and in his place.
• (h) 1.195

  That is, the re••t of the people.
• (i) 1.196

  To wit, vnto the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Chaldeans.
• * 1.197

  Iere 31. c••.
• (k) 1.198

  Meaning the sworde of the kyng of Babylon, which shall not spare the scepter of Iuda.
• (l) 1.199

  That is, encourage the sworde.
• (m) 1.200

  He spea∣keth vnto the sword, geuyng it libertie to range at his pleasure.
• (n) 1.201

  Where the way deuideth and leadeth to many cities.
• (o) 1.202

  The tribe of Iuda that kept thēselues chiefel•• in Hierusalem.
• (p) 1.203

  To know whether he shoulde go a∣gaynst the Ammonites or them of Hierusalem.
• (q) 1.204

  Because there was a league be∣twene the Iewes and the Babylo∣nians, they of Hierusalem shall thinke nothyng lesse then that this thyng shall come to passe.
• (r) 1.205

  That is, Nabuchodo∣nozor wyll re¦member the rebellion of Zedekiah, and so come vpon them.
• (s) 1.206

  Meanyng Zedekiah.
• (t) 1.207

  Some re∣ferre this to the priestes attire, for Ie∣hozadek the priest went into captiuitie with the king.
• (v) 1.208

  That is, the state of the kingdome & priesthood shall euer more & more decay tyll Christe come, vnto whom of right both belong.
• (x) 1.209

  Though the Iewes & Ammonites would not be∣leue that thou, to wit, the sworde shoul∣dest come vp∣on them, and sayde that the prophete whi∣che threatned, spake lyes: yet thou shalt as surely come as though thou wart alredy vpon their neckes.
• (a) 1.210

  That is, wylt thou wincke at such horrible faultes, and not vtter my iudgementes against them?
• (b) 1.211

  That is, the time of her destruction.
• (c) 1.212

  To her owne vndoing
• “ 1.213

  Or, pick-thankes.
• * 1.214

  Leuit. 18. b.
• * 1.215

  Iere. v. b.
• “ 1.216

  Or, sonnes wyfe.
• (d) 1.217

  As soro∣wyng and la∣menting their wickednesse: or in token of his wrath and vengeaunce.
• (e) 1.218

  I wyll take away the occasion of thy wickednesse.
• (f) 1.219

  Wheras before thou wast Gods inheritaunce, nowe thou shalt be left to thy selfe miserable and forsaken.
• (g) 1.220

  Meanyng therby that the godly shoulde be tryed, and the wicked de∣stroyed.
• (h) 1.221

  Thou art lyke a bar•• lande which the Lorde plagueth with drought.
• (i) 1.222

  The false prophetes haue conspired together to make their doctrine more probable. 3. Reg. 22. b.
• * 1.223

  Mich. iii. b. Soph. iii. a.
• (k) 1.224

  They which shoulde haue reproued thē, flattered them in their vices, and co∣uered their doynges with lyes. Eze. 13. b
• (l) 1.225

  Which woulde shewe hym selfe ze∣lous in my cause by re∣sisting vice. Esai. 59. c. and 63. a. and also pray vnto me to withholde my plagues. Psal. 106. d.
• (a) 1.226

  Meanyng Israel and Iuda which came both out of one familie.
• (b) 1.227

  They be∣came idola∣tours after the maner of the Egyptians.
• (c) 1.228

  Aholah signifieth a mansion or dwellyng in her selfe, mea∣nyng Sama∣ria, which was the royal citie of Israel, and Aholibah signifieth ••y mansion in her, wherby is ment Hierusalem, where Gods temple was.
• (d) 1.229

  or, Vnder me, that is, vnder my go∣uernaunce, & named the people of god, they became idolaters, for∣soke God, and put their trust in the Assy∣rians.
• (c) 1.230

  The holy ghost vseth these tearmes which seeme straunge to chaste eares to cause this wicked vi••e of idolatrie so to be abhorred, that vnn••th any shoulde abyde ••o heare the name ther∣of mentioned.
• (f) 1.231

  That is, the Assyrians, mo•••• plagyng them.
• (g) 1.232

  This de∣clareth that no wordes are able suffici∣ently to ex∣presse y^e rage of idolaters, & therfore the holy ghost here compareth them to those which in their ragyng loue & filthy lustes dote vpon the images and payntynges of them after whom they 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.233

  Or, I wyll leaue the punishment vnto them
• (h) 1.234

  All the treasures and riches which thou hast got∣ten by labour.
• (i) 1.235

  All the worlde shall see thy shame∣full forsakyng of God to serue idols.
• (k) 1.236

  Mean••ng that the afflic∣••ions shoulde be so great, that they shoulde cause them to loose their sences and reason.
• (l) 1.237

  That is, to be sacrifices to their idols. Read. Ezech. xvi. c.
• (m) 1.238

  They sent into other countreis to haue such as shoulde teache them the ser∣uice of their idols.
• (n) 1.239

  He mea∣neth t••e aul∣ter that was prepared for the idols.
• “ 1.240

  Or, the table.
• * 1.241

  Eze. xvi. d.
• (o) 1.242

  Meanyng all other cities and countreis.
• (a) 1.243

  Of Ieco∣niahs captiui∣tie, and of the raigne of Ze∣dekiah. 4. Re. 25. a.
• (b) 1.244

  Called T••keth, con∣taynyng part of December and parte of Ianuarie, in which mo∣neth and day Nabuchodo∣nozor besieged Hierusalem.
• (c) 1.245

  Wherby is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Hieru∣salem
• (d) 1.246

  That is, the citez••ns & chiefe men therof
• (e) 1.247

  Meanyng of the inno∣centes whom they had slaine, who were the cause of the kind∣ling of Gods wrath against them.
• (f) 1.248

  Whose in∣iquities & wic∣ked citezins there yet re∣mayne.
• (g) 1.249

  Signifiyng they shoulde not be destroy¦ed all at once, but by litle and litle.
• (h) 1.250

  Spare no state or condition.
• (i) 1.251

  The citie shewed her crueltie to all the world, and was not as••∣••ed therof, neither yet h••d it.
• * 1.252

  N••. 〈…〉〈…〉 2. b.
• (k) 1.253

  Meaning that the citie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be vt∣terly destroy∣ed & that he would geue the enemies an ap••etyte thervnto.
• (l) 1.254

  I labou∣red by sending 〈◊〉〈◊〉 prophetes to call thee to repentaunce, but thou wouldest not.
• (m) 1.255

  That is, the Babylo∣nians.
• (n) 1.256

  Meaning his 〈…〉〈…〉 he de∣•• 〈…〉〈…〉.
• (o) 1.257

  Mourne not as men vse to mourne for their friendes whē they are dead
• (p) 1.258

  For mour∣ners were wont to eate bread sent vn∣to them by their neygh∣bours in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of mour∣••g.
• (q) 1.259

  By sen¦ding the Chaldeans to destroy it, as chap. 7. c.
• (r) 1.260

  Their heartes delite
• (s) 1.261

  That is, ••ing thee ti∣dinges of the destruction of Hierusalem.
• * 1.262

  〈…〉〈…〉
• (b) 1.263

  That is▪ to the Baby¦lonians.
• (c) 1.264

  They shall chase thee away, and take thy gor∣geous houses to dwell in.
• (d) 1.265

  Called al∣so Philadel¦phia, whiche was the chiefe citie of the Ammonites and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of cond••s as 2 Reg 12. d.
• “ 1.266

  Or tikling of heart.
• (e) 1.267

  Vnder∣stand out of the next verse I wil opē. &c.
• “ 1.268

  Or, tikling heart, as they often haue which delite in seking re∣uengement.
• (f) 1.269

  Whiche were certayne garrisons of Philistines: wherby they oft molested y^e Iewes. Of the Cerethite•• Dauid also had a garde. 2. Reg. 8. d.
• (a) 1.270

  E••ther of the captiuitie of Ieconiah, or of the raigne of Ze∣dek••a.
• (b) 1.271

  The traf∣fique of mar∣chaundise that was vsed in Hierusalem, shalbe turned ••o my againe.
• (c) 1.272

  My riches and sinne shall encrease: thus the wicked reioyce a•• their ••all by whom they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 haue any profite or ad∣uantage
• (d) 1.273

  Meaning the sm••ll townes and villages that were in the•• countrey or territory of Tyrus.
• * 1.274

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• (e) 1.275

  The go∣uernours and rulers of other countreys by the sea, wher∣by he signifi∣eth that her destruction should be so horrible that al the world should heare therof, and be afrayde.
• (f) 1.276

  〈…〉〈…〉 wonderf••ly, 〈…〉〈…〉 her power.
• (g) 1.277

  Which are dead long ago
• (h) 1.278

  Meaning Iud••a, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it shalbe re∣stored.
• a 1.279

  This moū∣taine was cal∣led Hermon, but the Amo∣rites called it Shenir. Deut. 3. b.
• b 1.280

  Which is a kin for ••rece and It••lie.
• (c) 1.281

  〈…〉〈…〉 they buylt the walles of the citie, which is here ment by the ship. And of the••e wer•• the buylder•• of Solomon•• temple. 3. Reg. ••. c.
• (d) 1.282

  Gamma∣d••ms of Cap∣••adocia, which were called Pygme∣••s & ••wa••es, beca••e that out of the hye towres they seemed litle.
• (e) 1.283

  By sell••ng 〈…〉〈…〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• (f) 1.284

  Hornes of vnicornes, teeth of Ele∣phants, called Iuory
• (g) 1.285

  Hebenus, a precious wood, bright and blacke.
• (h) 1.286

  These were two places where the best wheat groweth.
• (i) 1.287

  That is, N••buchodo¦no••or king of B••b••on
• (k) 1.288

  That is, the townes & villages neare adioyning vpō the mayn land
• (l) 1.289

  Which was y^e maner of the heathen in mourninges and miseries.
• (m) 1.290

  Wherby is ment, a long time: for it was propheci∣ed to be de∣stroyed but se∣uentie yeres. Esa. 23. c.
• (a) 1.291

  Like as God is s••••e, in heauen, euen so I am ••e that none can come to hurt me.
• (b) 1.292

  Though thou diddest thinke in thine heart that thou wast equall with God.
• (c) 1.293

  Thus he speaketh by derision, for Daniel had declared nota∣ble signes of his wisdome in Babylon, when Eze¦chiel wrote this.
• (d) 1.294

  Like the rest of the hea∣then and infi∣dels, whiche are gods ene∣mies.
• (e) 1.295

  He derideth the vayne opi∣nion and con∣fidence that the Tyrians had in their riches, strēgth and pleasures.
• (f) 1.296

  He meaneth the royal state of Tyrus, which for the excellencie & glorie thereof, he compareth to the Cheru∣bims whiche couered the arke: and by this word an∣noynted, he signifieth the same.
• (g) 1.297

  I appoyn∣ted & admitted thee to the ho∣nour of one of the buyl∣ders of my temple: which was whē Hi∣ram sent to Solomon th••nges neces∣sarie to the worke. •• Reg. 5. b.
• (h) 1.298

  That is, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the cōmon expositours 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••mong my ••ple Israel, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 s••ned 〈…〉〈…〉.
• (i) 1.299

  Thou shalt haue no part among my people.
• k 1.300

  That is the honour wherunto I called thee.
• (a) 1.301

  To wit, of y^e captiuitie of Ieconia & of the raigne of Zedekia: But note that the disposition of these visions are not set foorth accor∣ding to the or∣der of the times: but ac∣cording to the nearnesse and distaunce of the countreys against whom they were written. As the vision of Cyrus seene in the eleuenth yere, is set be∣fore this▪ seene in the tenth yere, because it was nearer to Iurie then Egypt.
• (b) 1.302

  He compa∣reth Pharao to a dragon, or Crocodile, which was wont to haunt the riuer Nilus.
• (c) 1.303

  I will send enemies against thee, which shall plucke thee & thy people that trust in thee, out of thy sure places.
• * 1.304

  4 Reg. 18 c. Esa. 36 a.
• (d) 1.305

  When the•• ••e••tnet••i, they woulde stay no more vpon th•• but stoode vpon their ••e•• and put their truss in others.
• (e) 1.306

  Which•• some 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the land of the blacke Mo••es
• * 1.307

  Ier. 40. d.
• (f) 1.308

  Meaning that they should not haue ful domi∣nion, but be vnder the Persians, Gretians, and Romanes: and the cause is, that the Israelites should no more put their trust in them, but learne to de∣pend on God.
• (g) 1.309

  Counting from the cap∣tiuitie of Ie∣coniah.
• “ 1.310

  The tra∣uayle he toke about Tyre.
• a 1.311

  Which was a strong citie of Egypt. Ez•• xxix. b
• * 1.312

  〈…〉〈…〉
• (c) 1.313

  o••, Thaph¦nis.
• (d) 1.314

  Which ••s supposed of di¦uers to be the citie Alexan¦dria.
• “ 1.315

  Or, Helid∣polis.
• “ 1.316

  Puba∣stum.
• (e) 1.317

  Meaning that there shalbe great sorowes and afflictions, when the strength and force of Egypt shalbe broken.
• (f) 1.318

  Of the cap∣tiuitie of Ie∣coniah, or raigne of Ie∣dekia.
• (g) 1.319

  For Na∣buchodonozor destroyed Pharao Necho at Charchemish Ier. 4••. d.
• (h) 1.320

  Wherby we see, that tirauntes haue no powre o•• them selues, neither can do any more harme then God 〈…〉〈…〉
• a) 1.321

  Of Zede∣kias raigne, or Ieconiahs captiuitie.
• b) 1.322

  Meaning that he was not lyke in strength to the king of the Assyrians, who the Ba∣bylonians ouercame.
• (c) 1.323

  Many o∣ther nations which were vnder their dominion.
• (d) 1.324

  Signifi∣ing that there was no grea∣ter power in the world then his was.
• (e) 1.325

  That is, Nabuchodo∣nozor, who af¦terwarde was the monarche and only ruler of the world.
• f 1.326

  Hereby is signified the destruction of the power of the Assy¦rians, in the Babilonians.
• (g) 1.327

  The deepe waters that caused hym to mount so hye, meaning his great aboun∣daunce and pompe, shall now lament••s they which in mourning were couered with sacke∣cloth.
• (h) 1.328

  That are norished with waters.
• (i) 1.329

  To cause this destructiō of the king of Assyria to seeme more horrible, he setteth foorth other kinges and princes which are dead as though they reioyced at the fall of such a tiraunt.
• (k) 1.330

  Meaning that Pharaos power was nothing to great, as his
• (l) 1.331

  Read cha. 28.10.
• (a) 1.332

  Which was the first yere of the ge∣nerall capti∣uitie vnder Zedekiah.
• (b) 1.333

  Thus the scriptures compare ty∣rauntes to cruel and hugebeastes, which deuour all that be weaker then they, and such as they may ouercome.
• (c) 1.334

  Thou dis∣quietest the worlde with warre.
• * 1.335

  Chap 12 13.17 20.
• (d) 1.336

  With the heapes of the ca••kases of thyne armie.
• (e) 1.337

  As Nitus ouerfloweth Egypt, so wil I wake the blood of thyne hoast to ouer∣flowe it.
• (f) 1.338

  The word signifieth to be put out, as a candell is put out.
• * 1.339

  Esai 13. b. Ioel. 2. d. and 315. Mac. 24.
• (g) 1.340

  By this maner of speache is ment the great sorowe that shalbe for the great slaughter of the king and his people.
• (h 1.341

  This came to passe in lesse then foure yeres after the pro∣phecie.
• (i) 1.342

  The inha∣bitantes of Egypt shalbe so cleane de∣stroyed, that there shall remaine none to drawe the waters out of the riuers to water their groundes as be••ore, where∣by it shalbe the deeper in his channel.
• (k) 1.343

  That is, cleare and vntroubled with feete, passing through the ••oordes.
• (l) 1.344

  That is prophecie, that they shal∣be call downe. Thus the Lorde geueth power both to plant and to destroy by his worde, Ier. ••.x.
• (m) 1.345

  Haue no other king¦domes 〈…〉〈…〉 tho•• 〈…〉〈…〉.
• (n) 1.346

  That is, Egypt.
• (o) 1.347

  To make the matter more suitable, he bringeth in Pharao as though the dead shoulde meete him when he is slaine, & mar∣uaile at him. Esa. 14. 9.
• (p 1.348

  Meaning, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• (q) 1.349

  They which being a lyu•• were a terrour to all the worlde, now being dead, are des∣pised both of their ly••ing and the dead.
• (r) 1.350

  That is, the Capado∣ci••ns & Itali∣ans, or Spa∣ni••rdes, Io∣s••phus wri∣teth.
• (s) 1.351

  Which dy∣ed not by cru∣ell death, but by the course of nature, and are honorably buried with their coate ar∣mour, and signes of ho∣nour.
• (t) 1.352

  That is, the kinges of Babylon.
• (u) 1.353

  Lyke as the wicked reioyce, when they see o∣thers perta∣kers of their miseries.
• (x) 1.354

  I wyll make the E¦gyptians a∣fraide of me, as they haue caused other to feare them.
• (a) 1.355

  He she∣w••th that the people ought continually to haue gouer∣nours and teachers, wh••ch may haue a care ••uer them, and to ••ne them euer of the daungers which are at hande.
• (b) 1.356

  Signifi∣ing that the wicked shall not escape pu∣nishment, though the watchmen be negligent: but if the watch∣men blowe the trumpet, and then he wyll not obay, he shall de¦serue double punishment. Chap. ••. c.
• * 1.357

  Which teacheth that he that recei∣ueth not his charge and watchworde at the Lordes mouth▪ ••s a spot, and not a true watch∣man.
• (d) 1.358

  Thus the wicked when they heare of Gods iudge∣mentes for their sinnes, dispaire of his mercies and murmure.
• * 1.359

  Eze. xviii. c.
• * 1.360

  Eze. xviii. c.
• * 1.361

  Namely, his righteous∣nes.
• (f) 1.362

  Hereby he condēpneth al them of hypo∣crisie, which pretend to for∣sake wicked∣nes, and yet declare not them selues such by their fruites: that is, in obeying gods commaunde∣mentes, and by godly lyfe.
• * 1.363

  Eze. xviii. c.
• (g) 1.364

  When the prophete was led away cap∣tiue with Ie∣coniah.
• (h) 1.365

  I was endued with the spirite of prophecie as Chap 8. a.
• (i) 1.366

  Whereby is signifieth that the mi∣nisters of god can not speake till God geue them courage, and open their mouthes. Chap. 14. d.
• (k) 1.367

  Thus the wicked thinke them selues more worthy to enioy gods promise then the lam••tes of God, to whō they were made: & would binde God to be subiect to them, though they woulde not be bounde to him.
• * 1.368

  Leui. 17. c.
• (l) 1.369

  As they that are redy still to shed blood.
• * 1.370

  Eze. vii. d.
• (m) 1.371

  This de∣clareth that we ought to heare gods worde with such zeale and affection, that we should not onely bought therein to heare it prea∣ched, but also in al pointes obey it: els we abuse the worde to our owne cōdem∣nation, and make of the ministers as though they were iestes to serue mens fantasies.
• (n) 1.372

  Or a song of pastime and pleasure,
• (a) 1.373

  By the shepheardes, he meaneth the king, the magistrates, priestes, and prophetes.
• (b) 1.374

  Ye seeke to enriche your selues by their commo∣dities, and so spoyle their riches and substaunce.
• (c) 1.375

  He descri∣beth the office and duetie of a good pastor, who ought to loue and suc∣cour his flock, and not to be cruel towards them.
• (d) 1.376

  For lacke of good go∣uernment and doctrine they perish••.
• * 1.377

  By de∣stroying the couetous hirelinges & restoring true shepheardes.
• (f) 1.378

  In the day of their affliction and miserie: and this promise is to comforts the churche in all daungers,
• (g) 1.379

  That is, by putting difference be∣tweene the good and bad & so geue to eyther as they deserue.
• (h) 1.380

  By good pasture and deepe waters is ment the pure worde of God▪ and the administr•• of iustice: which the•• did not d••∣bute to the poore 〈…〉〈…〉
• (i) 1.381

  Meaning Christe, of whom Dauid was a figure, as Hose. 3. ••.
• * 1.382

  Ier. 30. b.
• (k) 1.383

  This de∣clareth, that vnder Christe the flocke should be truely deliue∣red from sinne and hel: and so be safely preserued in the church, where they should neuer perishe.
• (l) 1.384

  That is, the rodde that shall come out of the roote of Isai. Esai. xi. a.
• “ 1.385

  Or clembd, or hunger∣staruen.
• * 1.386

  Esai 34. a.
• (a) 1.387

  Where the Idumeans dwelt.
• (b) 1.388

  Except thou repent thy former crueltie.
• (c) 1.389

  To wit, to their for¦mer es••
• (d) 1.390

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.391

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• (c) 1.392

  As thou hast done cru∣elly to s••e thou be cruel¦ly handled.
• * 1.393

  Shewing that when God puni∣sheth the ene∣mies, the god∣ly ought to consider that he hath a care ouer them, & so praise his name: and al∣so that the wicked rage as though there were no God, till they feele his hande to their destruction.
• * 1.394

  Eze. vi. a.
• (a) 1.395

  That is, the Iduine∣an.
• (b) 1.396

  That is, the hilly coun∣treys of Iu∣da.
• (c) 1.397

  Ye are made a matter of talke and derision to all the worlde.
• (d) 1.398

  They ap∣poynted with them selues to himselfe▪ and therfore came with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Nebu∣chodnozor a∣gainst Hieru∣salem for this purpose.
• (e) 1.399

  Because ye haue ben & laughing stocke vnto them.
• (f) 1.400

  By ma∣king a so∣lempe oth. Chap. 10. ••.
• (g) 1.401

  God de∣clareth his mercies and goodnes to∣ward his church, who stil preserueth his men wh•• he destroyeth his enemies
• (h) 1.402

  which was accom∣plished vnder Christe, to whom al these temporall de∣liueraunces did direct thē.
• (i) 1.403

  That is, vpon the mountaines of Iuda.
• * 1.404

  you, chaunging the number.
• * 1.405

  Thus the enemies im∣puted as the reproche of the lande▪ which God did for the sinnes of the people, ad••¦ding to his misiudge¦mentes.
• * 1.406

  Esai. 52. a. Rom 25. d.
• (m) 1.407

  And therefore would not suffer my name to be had in con∣tempt, as the heathen would haue reproched me, if I had suf∣fered my church to pe∣rishe.
• (n) 1.408

  This ex∣cludeth from men all digni∣tie and meane to deserue any thing by, see∣ing that God referreth the whole to him selfe, and that onely for the glory of his holy name.
• o 1.409

  That is, his spirite, whereby he ••ormeth the ••rt, and re∣generateth 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.410

  Esai. 44. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 23 g.
• * 1.411

  Vnder the aboundaunce of temporall benefites, he concludeth the spirituall gra∣ces.
• (q) 1.412

  Ye shall come to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 repentaunce, and thinke your selues vnworthy to be of the num∣ber of god & creatures▪ for your ingrati∣tude against him.
• (r) 1.413

  He decla∣reth that it ought not to be referred to the soile or s••r∣tuitie of the earth, that a∣ny countrey is rich & aboun∣dant: but ••ne∣ly to gods mercies, as h••s plagues & curses declare when he ma∣keth it baren.
• (a) 1.414

  By this vision he pro∣phecieth that the people of Israel shalbe deliuered, whom he com∣pareth to bones of dead men: for as drye bones seeme without all hope of ly••e againe••, so the Israelites thought they should neuer returne into their coun∣trey, as appea∣reth by their wordes in the eleuenth verse Our bones are dryed, and our hope is gone &c.
• (b) 1.415

  He fra∣ineth this talke to the fantasie and opinion of men, that thinke the life of men when they departe is dissolued into the ayre when as in deede the spi¦rite returneth to him that giue it, to the Lorde, who is the bosome of Ibraham, the receptacle of the faithfull: Neither ought any man to con∣clude here up∣on that the soule of man is of the na∣ture of ayre
• * 1.416

  That is, whe•• I bryng you out of these places and townes where ye are captiues.
• * 1.417

  which sig∣nifieth their ioyning toge∣ther of the two houses of Israel and Iuda.
• (e) 1.418

  This is the house of Israel.
• * 1.419

  Joan ••. ••
• * 1.420

  Esa. xl. b. Ier xxiii a chap 34. d▪ Dan. ix ••
• a 1.421

  Which was a people that came of Ma∣gog the sonne of Iaphet. Gen. 10. a. Magog also here signifieth a certayne countrey, so that by these countreyes which had the gouernement of Grecia and Italy, ••e ••eth the ••pall ene∣mies of the church 〈…〉〈…〉 b
• * 1.422

  The Per∣sians, Ethio∣pians, & men of Ephrica.
• * 1.423

  Gomer was Ia∣phe••s s••nne, and Togar∣ma the sonne of Gomer, and are thought to be they that Inhibite in Asia minor.
• (d) 1.424

  That is, to molest & de∣stroy the churche.
• (e) 1.425

  Meaning Israel whiche had now ben destroyed, and was not yet buylt againe, declaring hereby also the simplicitie of the godly, who take not so much to forti∣fie them selues by outwarde force, as to de∣pend on the prouidence and goodnesse of God.
• * 1.426

  One ene∣mie shal enuse another, be∣cause euery one shall thinke to haue the spoyle of the people of the people of God.
• * 1.427

  Shalt not thou espie thine occasiōs to come a∣gainst the church, when they suspect nothing?
• (h) 1.428

  Meaning in the last age, and from the comming of Christ vnto the end of the world.
• * 1.429

  Signifying that god wilbe sanctified by maynt••ining his church & destroying his enemies, as chap. 36 c. and 37 d.
• * 1.430

  Hereby he declareth that none afflictiōs can come to the church, wherof they haue not ben aduersited a∣fore time, to teach them to endure all thinges with more patience when they know that God hath so ordeyned.
• (l) 1.431

  Al meanes wherby man should thinke to saue him selfe shal sayle, the af∣flictions in those dayes shalbe so great, and the enemies de∣struction shal∣be so terrible▪
• (m) 1.432

  Against the people of Gog & Ma∣gog.
• * 1.433

  Chap. 36. c. and ••7. d.
• (a) 1.434

  That is, I will encou∣rage thee with clapping and stroking, as men do horses when they wil encourage thē
• (b) 1.435

  Hereby he signifieth that which is wont to befall in warre: that the bodies of the slayne should be vn∣buried.
• (c) 1.436

  That is, among all na∣tions where the enemies of my people dwel, ••eme they neuer so farre separate
• * 1.437

  That is, this plag••e is fully determi∣ned in my counsell, and can not be chaunged.
• (e) 1.438

  After this destruction, shalbe such peace & tran∣quill••tie, that th•• shal neede no weapons of warre, but burne them al with fire
• * 1.439

  Or, Iaue∣lin••.
• (f) 1.440

  For the stinke of the carkases, that shal lye slayne there vnbu∣ried.
• “ 1.441

  Or, Ha•• Gog.
• (g) 1.442

  Partly that the holy land shoulde not be pollu∣ted, and partly for the com∣passion which the children of God haue, euē vpon their enemies,
• (h) 1.443

  So called, for the multi∣tude of the people of Gog that should be slayne there.
• (i) 1.444

  As solemne sacrifices were common feastes to great multi∣tudes of peo∣ple assembled; so was this slaughter as a great sacrifice and feaste for all birdes and beastes to fede vpon.
• (k) 1.445

  The hea∣then shall know that they ouercame not my people by their owne strength, nei∣ther yet by the weaknesse of myne arme, but that this was for my people sinnes.
• (a) 1.446

  The Iewes coun∣ted the begin∣ning of the yere after two sortes: for feastes, they began to count in Marche: and for their other affaires in Septēber: so that this is to be vn∣derstande of September.
• (b) 1.447

  Whiche was an angell in fourme of a mā, that came to measure out this buylding.
• (c) 1.448

  By this and the like hebrew phra∣ses, he exhor∣ted him to be∣hold, & marke diligently as a thing worthy noting.
• (d) 1.449

  Which compassed the whole hill of Sion, in the top wherof the temple was buylded.
• * 1.450

  The cu∣bite which he speaketh of, was larger then the com∣mon cubite by a hād breadth: that is, foure inches, and it was ca••led the holy cubite: the common cubite contey∣ned but fiue hand breadth, and this ••i••e Bede ••cha. ••.
• “ 1.451

  Or, frontes
• * 1.452

  Or, pētises
• * 1.453

  That is, the east gate, as appeareth in the next verse.
• (g) 1.454

  That is, the inwardes or entrayles of the sacrifice that was offe∣red for a burnt offering.
• (h) 1.455

  That is of the temple.
• i 1.456

  From north to south
• (a) 1.457

  Of the temple from this doore to the most holy place.
• (b) 1.458

  That is, great, and of the largest syse.
• “ 1.459

  Or, voyde space.
• (d) 1.460

  That is, Cherubims and paulme trees were grauen and carued in the walles.
• (e) 1.461

  That is, the doore postes or cheekes of the sanctuarie, were like the doore cheekes of the temple.
• (f) 1.462

  That is, two leaues, one on the one side and the o¦ther on the o∣ther side of other of the doores.
• (a) 1.463

  That is, which exercise the priestes office, as more fully is decla∣red in the next chapter folow∣ing vers. 19.
• * 1.464

  That is their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 apparel w••i•• they v••es a¦mong the peo¦ple: and as some say, was such as the common peo∣ple vsed.
• (c) 1.465

  That is, betweene the temple & the citie, which in respect of the sanctuarie and temple was counted pro∣phane.
• * 1.466

  Ezec. ix. a.
• (a) 1.467

  When I prophecied the distruction of the citie by the Chaldeans.
• (b) 1.468

  Whiche was departed 〈…〉〈…〉. 10 a. and 11. c.
• (c) 1.469

  He allu¦deth to Animo & Manasses, who were bu¦ried in their gardens neare the temple, and there had erected vp monumentes to their idols.
• * 1.470

  Or, de∣scription.
• (c) 1.471

  Or con∣secrate it.
• * 1.472

  Meaning from the common people but not from the priestes nor the prince Chap. ••. b.
• (b) 1.473

  For they had brought idolaters which were of other coun∣treys, to teach them their idolatrie. Chap. 23. g.
• (c) 1.474

  Ye haue not offred vn∣to me accor∣ding to my lawe.
• (d) 1.475

  In your lace.
• (e) 1.476

  That is▪ the Leuites which had committed idolatrie, wer put from their dignitie, and could not be receaued into the priestes office, al∣though they had ben of the house of Aa∣ron, but must serue in the inferior offi∣ces, as to watch and to kepe y^e dores. 4. Reg. 23. b.
• f 1.477

  Which ob¦serued 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not to 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.478

  Sl••ppe••.
• “ 1.479

  In the places of sweate, or els not ouer straite to make them to sweate.
• * 1.480

  For that, as saint I••¦r••m saith, was the maner of the Gentiles, and Infidels.
• * 1.481

  Leui x. b.
• * 1.482

  Leui. 21. b.
• (h) 1.483

  They may b••t their burial, which was ter••ed a defi∣ling.
• * 1.484

  Nume. 18. d.
• * 1.485

  Exo. ••3. a. Nume. iii. e.
• * 1.486

  Exo 22. c. Leui. 22. b.
• (a) 1.487

  Of all the lande of Isra∣el, the Lorde requireth one∣ly this portiō, for the temple and for the priestes, for the citie & for the prince.
• (b) 1.488

  The pro∣phete sheweth that the heads must be first refourmed, a∣fore any good order can be established a∣mong the peo∣ple.
• (c) 1.489

  Ephah & Bath were both of one quantitie, for the Ephah conteined in drye thinges, that as the Bath did in licour.
• * 1.490

  Leui. v. b. Exo. 30. c. Leui. 27. d. Nume. iii. g.
• (d) 1.491

  That is, threescore sicles make a weight cal∣led Maneh for he ioyneth these three partes to a Maneh.
• (e) 1.492

  Which was Nisan, contayning part of March and part of April.
• * 1.493

  Exo 12. c. Leui xiii. a. Deu. xvi. a.
• (f) 1.494

  Reade Exo 29. ••.
• (a) 1.495

  That is▪ as much as he wyll▪
• (b) 1.496

  Accor∣ding to his habilitie,
• (c) 1.497

  Which was at the yere of Iubi∣le. Leui. 25. b.
• (d) 1.498

  But be content with that portion that God hath assigned him. Exe. 45. b.
• (e) 1.499

  To cause the people to thinke it is lawfull for them to care them, and so fail into a vet••e opinion of holines and sanctification.
• “ 1.500

  Raneges.
• (a) 1.501

  Whereby are ment the spiritual gra∣ces that should be ge∣uen to the church vnder the kingdome of Christe, as Iohn. 4. ••.
• (b) 1.502

  Signif••∣ing that the graces of god should neuer decrease▪ but euer abounde in his church.
• (c) 1.503

  Meaning▪ the multitude of them that should be re∣freshed by the spirituall wa∣ters.
• * 1.504

  Shewing 〈…〉〈…〉 there 〈…〉〈…〉 be so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that all the worlde should be full thereof▪ which is here ment by the Persi∣an sea or Gen∣nezareth and the sea called Mediterrane∣an. Zac. 14. b
• (e) 1.505

  The wa∣ters which of nature are salt & vnhol∣some, shalbe 〈…〉〈…〉 and comforta∣ble.
• (f) 1.506

  Signifi∣ing that when God bestow∣eth his mer∣cies in such a∣boundance, the ministers shall b•• their preaching will many.
• (g) 1.507

  which were cities at the corners of the salt or dead sea.
• (h) 1.508

  They shal be here of all sortes, and in as great a∣boundance as in the great Ocean where they are bread.
• (i) 1.509

  That is, the wicked & reprobate.
• “ 1.510

  Or, for bruises and sores.
• * 1.511

  Gen 48 d.
• * 1.512

  Gen. xii b. Deu 34. a.
• (k) 1.513

  By the lande of pro∣mise, he signi∣fieth the spiri∣tual land, whereof this was a figure.
• (l) 1.514

  Meaning, that in this spiritual king∣dome, there should be no difference be∣tweene Iew nor Gentile, but that all should be per∣takers of this inheritaunce▪ in their hea•• Christe.
• * 1.515

  That is, the portion of the grounde, which they shall seperate and appoynt to the Lorde, which shalbe deuided into three partes: for y^e priestes, for the prince, and for the citie.
• * 1.516

  Chap. 44. c.
• b 1.517

  Meaning, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it shoulde 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• (c) 1.518

  Euery way it shalbe fiue & twentie thousand.
• (d) 1.519

  So that Iuda was on the north side of the princes and Leuites por∣cions, and Beniamin on the south side.