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the balance: beholde, he taketh away the yles as into iudgement. Who raised vp iustice from the
a litle dust. 16 And Lebanon is not sufficient for East, and called him to his foote? and gaue the
fire, nor the beastes thereof sufficient for a burnt nations before him, and subdued the Kings? he
offering. 17 All nations before him are as nothing, gaue them as dust to his sword, and as scattered
and they are counted to him, lesse then nothing, stubble vnto his bowe. 3 He pursued them, and
and vanitie. 18 To whom then wil ye liken God? or passed safely by the way that he had not gone
what similitude will ye set vp vnto him? 19 The with his feete. 4 Who hath wrought and done
workeman melteth an image, or the goldsmith it? he that calleth the generations from the
beateth it out in golde, or the goldesmith maketh beginning. I the Lord am the first, and with the
siluer plates. 20 Doeth not the poore chuse out a last I am ye same. 5 The yles sawe it, and did
tree that will not rot, for an oblation? he seeketh feare, and the ends of the earth were abashed,
also vnto him a cunning workeman, to prepare an drew neere, and came. 6 Euery man helped his
image, that shall not be moued. 21 Know ye noth- neighbour, and saide to his brother, Be strong.
ing? haue ye not heard it? hath it not bene tolde 7 So the workeman comforted the founder, and
you from the beginning? haue ye not vnderstand he that smote with ye hammer, him that smote
it by the foundation of the earth? 22 He sitteth by course, saying, It is ready for the sodering, and
vpon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants he fastened it with nayles that it shoulde not be
thereof are as grashoppers, hee stretcheth out ye mooued. 8 But thou, Israel, art my seruant, and
heauens, as a curtaine, and spreadeth them out, thou Iaakob, whom I haue chosen, the seede of
as a tent to dwell in. 23 He bringeth the princes Abraham my friend. For I haue taken thee from
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to nothing, and maketh the iudges of the earth, the endes of the earth, and called thee before the
as vanitie, 24 As though they were not plated, chiefe thereof, and saide vnto thee, Thou art my
as though they were not sowen, as though their seruant: I haue chosen thee, and not cast thee
stocke tooke no roote in the earth: for he did away. 10 Feare thou not, for I am with thee: be not
euenblowvponthem, andtheywithered, andthe afraide, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee,
whirlewinde will take them away as stubble. 25 To and helpe thee, and will susteine thee with the
whom nowe will ye liken me, that I should be like right hand of my iustice. 11 Beholde, all they that
him, saith the Holy one? 26 Lift vp your eyes on prouoke thee, shalbe ashamed, and confounded:
hie, and beholde who hath created these things, they shalbe as nothing, and they that striue with
and bringeth out their armies by nomber, and thee, shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seeke them and
calleth them all by names? by the greatnesse of shalt not finde them: to wit, the men of thy
his power and mightie strength nothing faileth. strife, for they shall be as nothing, and the men
27 Why sayest thou, O Iaakob, and speakest O that warre against thee, as a thing of nought.
Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my 13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand,
iudgement is passed ouer of my God? 28 Knowest saying vnto thee, Feare not, I wil helpe thee.
thou not? or hast thou not heard, that the 14 Feare not, thou worme, Iaakob, and ye men
euerlasting God, the Lord hath created the endes of Israel: I wil helpe thee, sayth the Lord and
of the earth? he neither fainteth, nor is wearie: thy redeemer the holy one of Israel. 15 Behold,
there is no searching of his vnderstanding. 29 But I wil make thee a roller, and a newe threshing
he giueth strength vnto him that fainteth, and instrument hauing teeth: thou shalt thresh the
vnto him that hath no strength, he encreaseth mountaines, and bring them to pouder, and shalt
power. 30 Euen the yong men shall faint, and be make the hilles as chaffe. 16 Thou shalt fanne
wearie, and the yong men shall stumble and fall. them, and the winde shall carie them away, and
31 But they that waite vpon the Lord, shall renue the whirlewinde shall scatter them: and thou
their strength: they shall lift vp the wings as the shalt reioyce in the Lord, and shalt glory in
eagles: they shall runne, and not be wearie, and the holy one of Israel. 17 When the poore and
they shall walke and not faint. the needy seeke water, and there is none (their
tongue faileth for thirst: I the Lord will heare
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1 Keep silence before mee, O ylands, and let 18 I will open riuers in the toppes of the hils, and
the people renue their strength: let the come fountaines in the middes of the valleis: I will
neere, and let them speake: let vs come together make the wildernesse as a poole of water, and