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despised and reiected of men: he is a man full shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the
of sorowes and hath experience of infirmities: reproch of thy widdowhoode any more. 5 For
we hidde as it were our faces from him: he was hee that made thee, is thine husband (whose
despised and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely Name is the Lord of hostes) and thy redeemer
hee hath borne our infirmities, and caried our the Holy one of Israel, shall be called the God
sorowes: yet wee did iudge him, as plagued, of the whole world. 6 For the Lord hath called
and smitten of God, and humbled. 5 But hee thee, being as a woman forsaken, and afflicted
was wounded for our transgressions, hee was in spirite, and as a yong wife when thou wast
broken for our iniquities: the chastisement of our refused, sayth thy God. 7 For a litle while haue
peace was vpon him, and with his stripes we are I forsaken thee, but with great compassion will
healed. 6 All we like sheepe haue gone astraye: I gather thee. 8 For a moment, in mine anger,
wee haue turned euery one to his owne way, and I hid my face from thee for a litle season, but
the Lord hath layed vpon him the iniquitie of vs with euerlasting mercy haue I had compassion
all. 7 Hee was oppressed and he was afflicted, on thee, sayth the Lord thy redeemer. For this
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yet did he not open his mouth: hee is brought is vnto me as the waters of Noah: for as I haue
as a sheepe to the slaughter, and as a sheepe sworne that the waters of Noah should no more
before her shearer is dumme, so he openeth not goe ouer the earth, so haue I sworne that I would
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his mouth. Hee was taken out from prison, and not be angrie with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For
from iudgement: and who shall declare his age? the mountaines shall remoue and the hilles shall
for he was cut out of the lande of the liuing: for fall downe: but my mercy shall not depart from
the transgression of my people was he plagued. thee, neither shall the couenant of my peace
9 And he made his graue with the wicked, and fall away, saith the Lord, that hath compassion
with the riche in his death, though hee had done on thee. 11 O thou afflicted and tossed with
no wickednesse, neither was any deceite in his tempest, that hast no comfort, beholde, I wil
mouth. 10 Yet the Lord would breake him, and lay thy stones with the carbuncle, and lay thy
make him subiect to infirmities: when hee shall foundation with saphirs, 12 And I will make thy
make his soule an offring for sinne, he shall see windowes of emeraudes, and thy gates shining
his seede and shall prolong his dayes, and the stones, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Hee 13 And all thy children shalbe taught of the Lord,
shall see of the trauaile of his soule, and shall be and much peace shalbe to thy children. 14 In
satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous righteousnes shalt thou be established, and be
seruant iustifie many: for hee shall beare their farre from oppression: for thou shalt not feare it:
iniquities. 12 Therefore will I giue him a portion and from feare, for it shall not come neere thee.
with the great, and he shall deuide the spoyle 15 Beholde, the enemie shall gather himselfe, but
with the strong, because hee hath powred out his without me: whosoeuer shall gather himselfe in
soule vnto death: and he was counted with the thee, against thee, shall fall. 16 Beholde, I haue
transgressers, and he bare the sinne of many, and created the smith that bloweth the coales in the
prayed for the trespassers. fire, and him that bringeth forth an instrument
54 for his worke, and I haue created the destroyer
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But all the weapons that are made
to destroy.
1 Rejoice, O barren that diddest not beare: against thee, shall not prosper: and euery tongue
breake forth into ioy and reioyce, thou that that shall rise against thee in iudgement, thou
diddest not trauaile with childe: for the desolate shalt condemne. This is the heritage of the Lords
hath moe children then the married wife, sayeth seruants, and their righteousnesse is of me, sayth
the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of thy tents, and the Lord.
let them spread out the curtains of thine habita-
tions: spare not, stretch out thy cords and make 55
fast thy stakes. 3 For thou shalt increase on the
right hande and on the left, and thy seede shall 1 Ho, euery one that thirsteth, come ye to the
possesse the Gentiles, and dwell in the desolate waters, and ye that haue no siluer, come, bye and
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cities. Feare not: for thou shalt not be ashamed, eate: come, I say, bye wine and milke without
neither shalt thou be confounded: for thou shalt siluer and without money. 2 Wherefore doe ye
not bee put to shame: yea, thou shalt forget the lay out siluer and not for bread? and your labour