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you with sackecloth: mourne and runne to and of men remaine in it. 19 Beholde, hee shall come
from by the hedges: for their King shall goe vp like a lyon from the swelling of Iorden vnto
into captiuitie; and his Priestes, and his princes the strong dwelling place: for I will make Israel
likewise. Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleis? to rest, euen I will make him to haste away from
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thy valley floweth away, O rebellious daughter: her, and who is a chosen man that I may appoynt
she trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall against her? for who is like mee? and who will
come vnto me? 5 Beholde, I will bring a feare appoint me the time? and who is the shepheard
vpon thee, sayth the Lord God of hostes, of all that will stande before me? 20 Therefore heare
those that be about thee, and ye shalbe scattered the counsell of the Lord that hee hath deuised
euery man right foorth, and none shall gather against Edom, and his purpose that hee hath con-
him that fleeth. 6 And afterward I will bring ceiued against the inhabitants of Teman: surely
againe the captiuitie of the children of Ammon. the least of the flocke shall drawe them out:
surely he shall make their habitations desolate
7 To Edom thus sayeth the Lord of hostes: Is with them. 21 The earth is mooued at the noyse
wisdome no more in Teman? is counsel perished of their fall: the crie of their voice is heard in
from their children? is their wisdome vanished? the red Sea. 22 Behold, he shall come vp, and flie
8 Flee, ye inhabitants of Dedan (they are turned as the Egle, and spreade his wings ouer Bozrah,
backe, and haue consulted to dwell) for I haue and at that day shall the heart of the strong
brought the destruction of Esau vpon him, and men of Edome be as the heart of a woman in
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the time of his visitation. If the grape gatherers trauaile. 23 Vnto Damascus he sayeth, Hamath
come to thee, would they not leaue some grapes? is confounded and Arpad, for they haue heard
if theeues come by night, they will destroy till euill tidings, and they are faint hearted as one on
they haue ynough. 10 For I haue discouered Esau: the fearefull sea that can not rest. 24 Damascus
I haue vncouered his secrets, and he shall not be is discouraged, and turneth her selfe to flight
able to hide himselfe: his seede is wasted, and his and feare hath seased her: anguish and sorowes
brethren and his neighbours, and there shall be haue taken her as a woman in trauaile. 25 How
none to say, 11 Leaue thy fathers children, and is the glorious citie not reserued, the citie of my
I will preserue them aliue, and let thy widowes ioy? 26 Therefore her yong men shall fall in her
trust in me. 12 For thus sayth the Lord, Beholde, streetes, and all her men of warre shall be cut off
they whose iudgement was not to drinke of the in that day, sayeth the Lord of hostes. 27 And I will
cuppe, haue assuredly drunken, and art thou kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, which shall
he that shall escape free? thou shalt not goe cosume the palaces of Benhadad. 28 Vnto Kedar,
free, but thou shalt surely drinke of it. 13 For I and to the kingdomes of Hazor, which Nebuchad-
haue sworne by my selfe, sayeth the Lord, that nezzar, king of Babel shall smite, thus sayeth the
Bozrah shall be waste, and for a reproche, and a Lord, Arise, and goe vp vnto Kedar, and destroy
desolation, and a curse, and all the cities thereof the men of the East. 29 Their tents and their
shall be perpetuall desolations. 14 I haue heard flocks shall they take away: yea, they shall take to
a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassadour themselues their curtaines and all their vessels,
is sent vnto the heathen, saying, Gather you and their camels, and they shall crie vnto them,
together, and come against her, and rise vp to Feare is on euery side. 30 Flee, get you farre off
the battell. 15 For loe, I will make thee but small (they haue consulted to dwell) O ye inhabitants of
among the heathen, and despised among men. Hazor, saith the Lord: for Nebuchad-nezzar King
16 Thy feare, and ye pride of thine heart hath of Babel hath taken counsell against you, and
deceiued thee, thou that dwellest in the cleftes hath deuised a purpose against you. 31 Arise, and
of the rocke, and keepest the height of ye hil: get you vp vnto the welthy nation that dwelleth
though thou shouldest make thy nest as hie as the without care, saith the Lord, which haue neither
eagle, I wil bring thee downe from thece, sayth gates nor barres, but dwel alone. 32 And their
the Lord. 17 Also Edom shall be desolate: euery camels shall be a bootie, and the multitude of
one that goeth by it, shall be astonished, and their cattel a spoile, and I will scatter them
shall hisse at all the plagues thereof, 18 As in the into all windes, and to the vtmost corners, and
ouerthrowe of Sodom, and of Gomorah, and the I will bring their destruction from al the sides
places thereof neere about, saieth the Lord: no thereof, sayeth the Lord. 33 And Hazor shall be
man shall dwell there, neither shall the sonnes a dwelling for dragons, and desolation for euer: