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way of the Lord is not equall: heare now, O house planted by the waters: she brought foorth fruite
of Israel. Is not my way equall? or are not your and branches by the abundant waters, 11 And she
wayes vnequall? 26 For when a righteous man had strong rods for the scepters of them that
turneth away from his righteousnes, and com- beare rule, and her stature was exalted among
mitteth iniquitie, he shall euen die for the same, the branches, and she appeared in her height
he shall euen die for his iniquitie, that he hath with the multitude of her branches. 12 But she
done. 27 Againe when the wicked turneth away was plucked vp in wrath: she was cast downe
from his wickednes that he hath committed, and to the ground, and the East winde dried vp her
doeth that which is lawfull and right, he shall fruite: her branches were broken, and withered:
saue his soule aliue. 28 Because he considereth, as for the rod of her strength, the fire consumed
and turneth away from all his transgressions that it. 13 And now she is planted in the wildernes in a
hee hath committed, he shall surely liue and shall drie and thirstie ground. 14 And fire is gone out
not die. 29 Yet saith ye house of Israel, The way of a rod of her branches, which hath deuoured
of the Lord is not equall. O house of Israel, are her fruite, so that she hath no strong rod to be
not my wayes equall? or are not your wayes a scepter to rule: this is a lamentation and shalbe
vnequall? 30 Therefore I will iudge you, O house for a lamentation.
of Israel, euery one according to his wayes, sayth
the Lord God: returne therefore and cause others 20
to turne away from all your transgressions: so 1 And in the seuenth yeere, in the fift moneth,
iniquitie shall not be your destruction. 31 Cast the tenth day of the moneth, came certaine of
away from you all your transgressions, whereby the elders of Israel to enquire of the Lord, and
ye haue transgressed, and make you a newe heart sate before me. 2 Then came the worde of the
and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Lord vnto me, saying, 3 Sonne of man, speake
Israel? 32 For I desire not the death of him that vnto the Elders of Israel, and say vnto them, Thus
dyeth, sayth the Lord God: cause therefore one saith the Lord God, Are ye come to enquire of me?
another to returne, and liue ye. as I liue, sayth the Lord God, when I am asked,
I wil not answer you. 4 Wilt thou iudge them,
19 sonne of man? wilt thou iudge them? cause them
1 Thou also, take vp a lamentation for the to vnderstand the abominations of their fathers,
princes of Israel, 2 And say, Wherefore lay thy 5 And say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, In
mother as a lyonesse among the lyons? she nour- the day when I chose Israel, and lift vp mine hand
ished her yong ones among the lyons whelps, vnto the seede of the house of Iaakob, and made
3 And she brought vp one of her whelps, and my selfe knowen vnto them in the land of Egypt,
it became a lyon, and it learned to catch the when I lift vp mine hand vnto them, and sayd,
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praye, and it deuoured men. 4 The nations also I am the Lord your God, In the day that I lift
heard of him, and he was taken in their nets, vp mine hand vnto them to bring them forth of
and they brought him in chaines vnto the land the land of Egypt, into a land that I had prouided
of Egypt. 5 Nowe when she sawe, that she had for them, flowing with milke and hony which
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waited and her hope was lost, she tooke another is pleasant among all lands, Then sayd I vnto
of her whelps, and made him a lyon. 6 Which them, Let euery man cast away the abominations
went among the lyons, and became a lyon, and of his eyes, and defile not your selues with the
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learned to catch the praye, and he deuoured men. idols of Egypt: for I am the Lord your God. But
7 And he knew their widowes, and he destroyed they rebelled against me, and would not heare
their cities, and the land was wasted, and all that me: for none cast away the abominations of their
was therein by the noyse of his roaring. 8 Then eyes, neither did they forsake the idoles of Egypt:
the nations set against him on euery side of the then I thought to powre out mine indignation
countreys, and laide their nets for him: so he was vpon them, and to accomplish my wrath against
taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in prison them in the mids of the land of Egypt. 9 But
and in chaines, and brought him to the King of I had respect to my Name, that it should not
Babel, and they put him in holdes, that his voyce be polluted before the heathen, among whome
should no more be heard vpon the mountaines they were, and in whose sight I made my selfe
of Israel. 10 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, knowen vnto them in bringing them forth of