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wil cause thee to mount vpon the hie places of the there was no iudgement. 16 And when he sawe
earth, and feede thee with the heritage of Iaakob that there was no man, hee wondered that none
thy father: for the mouth of ye Lord hath spoken woulde offer him selfe. Therefore his arme did
it. saue it, and his righteousnes it selfe did sustaine
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and an helmet of saluation vpon his head, and he
1 Beholde, the Lordes hande is not shortened, put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
that it can not saue: neither is his eare heauie, 18
that it cannot heare. 2 But your iniquities haue and was clad with zeale as a cloke. As to
make recompence, as to requite the furie of the
separated betweene you and your God, and your aduersaries with a recompence to his enemies:
sinnes haue hidde his face from you, that he he will fully repaire the ylands. 19 So shall they
will not heare. 3 For your handes are defiled feare the Name of the Lord from the West, and his
with blood, and your fingers with iniquitie: your glory from the rising of the sunne: for the enemie
lips haue spoken lies and your tongue hath mur- shall come like a flood: but the Spirit of the
mured iniquitie. 4 No man calleth for iustice: Lord shall chase him away. 20 And the Redeemer
no man contendeth for trueth: they trust in shall come vnto Zion, and vnto them that turne
vanitie, and speake vaine things: they conceiue from iniquitie in Iaakob, saith the Lord. 21 And I
mischiefe, and bring foorth iniquitie. 5 They will make this my couenant with them, saith the
hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders Lord. My Spirit that is vpon thee, and my wordes,
webbe: he that eateth of their egges, dieth, and which I haue put in thy mouth, shall not depart
that which is trode vpon, breaketh out into a ser- out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy
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pent. Their webbes shall be no garment, neither seede, nor out of the mouth of the seede of thy
shall they couer themselues with their labours: seede, saith the Lord, from hencefoorth euen for
for their workes are workes of iniquitie, and the euer.
worke of crueltie is in their handes. Their feete
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cent blood: their thoughts are wicked thoughts: 1 Arise, O Ierusalem: be bright, for thy light
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desolation and destruction is in their paths. The is come, and the glorie of the Lord is risen vpon
way of peace they knowe not, and there is none thee. 2 For beholde, darkenesse shall couer the
equitie in their goings: they haue made them earth, and grosse darkenesse the people: but the
crooked paths: whosoeuer goeth therein, shall Lord shall arise vpon thee, and his glory shall be
not knowe peace. Therefore is iudgement farre seene vpon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall walke
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from vs, neither doeth iustice come neere vnto in thy light, and Kings at the brightnesse of thy
vs: we waite for light, but loe, it is darkenesse: for rising vp. 4 Lift vp thine eyes round about, and
brightnesse, but we walke in darkenesse. 10 Wee beholde: all these are gathered, and come to
grope for the wall like the blinde, and we grope as thee: thy sonnes shall come from farre, and thy
one without eyes: we stumble at the noone day daughters shalbe nourished at thy side. 5 Then
as in the twilight: we are in solitarie places, as thou shalt see and shine: thine heart shall be
dead men. 11 We roare all like beares, and mourne astonied and enlarged, because the multitude
like dooues: wee looke for equitie, but there is of the sea shalbe conuerted vnto thee, and the
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none: for health, but it is farre from vs. 12 For our riches of the Gentiles shall come vnto thee. The
trespasses are many before thee, and our sinnes multitude of camels shall couer thee: and the
testifie against vs: for our trespasses are with vs, dromedaries of Midian and of Ephah: all they
and we knowe our iniquities 13 In trespassing and of Sheba shall come: they shall bring golde and
lying against the Lord, and wee haue departed incense, and shewe foorth the prayses of the
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away from our God, and haue spoken of crueltie Lord. All the sheepe of Kedar shall be gathered
and rebellion, conceiuing and vttering out of the vnto thee: the rammes of Nebaioth shall serue
heart false matters. 14 Therefore iudgement is thee: they shall come vp to bee accepted vpon
turned backewarde, and iustice standeth farre mine altar: and I will beautifie the house of my
off: for trueth is fallen in the streete, and equitie glorie. 8 Who are these that flee like a cloude,
cannot enter. 15 Yea, trueth faileth, and hee that and as the doues to their windowes? 9 Surely
refraineth from euill, maketh himselfe a praye: the yles shall waite for mee, and the shippes
and when the Lord sawe it, it displeased him, that of Tarshish, as at the beginning, that they may