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Should not a people enquire at their God? from Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel
the liuing to the dead? 20 To the Law, and to the with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is
testimonie, if they speake not according to this not turned away, but his hand is stretched out
worde: it is because there is no light in them. still. 13 For the people turneth not vnto him that
21 Then he that is afflicted and famished, shall go smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of
to and from in it: and when he shalbe hungry, he hostes. 14 Therefore will the Lord cut off from
shall euen freat himselfe, and curse his King and Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one
his gods, and shall looke vpward. 22 And when day. 15 The ancient and the honorable man, he
he shall looke to the earth, beholde trouble, and is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies,
darkenes, vexation and anguish, and he is driuen he is the taile. 16 For the leaders of the people
to darkenes. cause them to erre: and they that are led by
them are deuoured. 17 Therefore shall the Lord
9 haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will
he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of
1 Yet the darkenesse shall not be according their widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite and
to the affliction that it had when at the first wicked, and euery mouth speaketh follie: yet for
hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand
land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more is stretched out stil. 18 For wickednesse burneth
grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in as a fire: it deuoureth the briers and the thornes
Galile of the Gentiles. 2 The people that walked and will kindle in the thicke places of the forest:
in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of
dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, smoke. 19 By the wrath of the Lord of hostes
vpon them hath the light shined. 3 Thou hast shall the land be darkened, and the people shall
multiplied the nation, and not increased their be as the meate of ye fire: no man shall spare
ioye: they haue reioyced before thee according his brother. 20 And he shall snatch at the right
to the ioye in haruest, and as men reioyce when hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the
they deuide a spoyle. 4 For the yoke of their left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one
burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme. 21 Manasseh,
rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in Ephraim: and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both
the day of Midian. 5 Surely euery battell of the shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath
warriour is with noyse, and with tumbling of is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out
garments in blood: but this shall be with burning still.
and deuouring of fire. 6 For vnto vs a childe
is borne, and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen: and 10
the gouernement is vpon his shoulder, and he 1 Woe vnto them that decree wicked decrees,
shall call his name Wonderfull, Counseller, The and write grieuous things, 2 To keepe backe ye
mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The prince
of peace, The increase of his gouernement and poore from iudgement, and to take away the
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peace shall haue none end: he shall sit vpon iudgement of the poore of my people, that wid-
owes may be their pray, and that they may spoyle
the throne of Dauid, and vpon his kingdome, to the fatherlesse. 3 What will ye doe nowe in
order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and the day of visitation, and of destruction, which
with iustice, from hencefoorth, euen for euer:
the zeale of the Lord of hostes will performe this. shall come from farre? to whom will ye flee
8 The Lord hath sent a worde into Iaakob, and for helpe? and where will ye leaue your glorie?
it hath lighted vpon Israel. 9 And all the people 4 Without me euery one shall fall among them
shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of that are bound, and they shall fall downe among
Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption the slayne: yet for all this his wrath is not turned
of the heart, 10 The brickes are fallen, but we away, but his hand is stretched out still. 5 O
will build it with hewen stones: the wilde figge Asshur, the rodde of my wrath: and the staffe
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trees are cut downe, but we will change them into in their hands is mine indignation. I will sende
ceders. 11 Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp him to a dissembling nation, and I will giue him
the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne a charge against the people of my wrath to take
his enemies together. 12 Aram before and the the spoyle and to take the pray, and to treade