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vp in my place. 19 And he sayde, Beholde, I will of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousnes belongeth
shewe thee what shalbe in the last wrath: for vnto thee, and vnto vs open shame, as appeareth
in the end of the time appointed it shall come. this day vnto euery man of Iudah, and to the in-
20 The ramme which thou sawest hauing two habitants of Ierusalem: yea, vnto all Israel, both
hornes, are the Kings of the Medes and Persians. neere and farre off, through all the countreys,
21 And the goate is the King of Grecia, and the whither thou hast driuen them, because of their
great horne that is betweene his eyes, is the first offences, that they haue committed against thee.
King. 22 And that that is broken, and foure stoode 8 O Lord, vnto vs apperteineth open shame, to
vp for it, are foure kingdomes, which shall stand our Kings, to our princes, and to our fathers,
vp of that nation, but not in his strength. 23 And because we haue sinned against thee. 9 Yet
in the end of their kingdome, when the rebellious compassion and forgiuenesse is in the Lord our
shalbe consumed, a King of fierce countenance, God, albeit we haue rebelled against him. 10 For
and vnderstanding darke sentences, shall stand we haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lord our
vp. 24 And his power shalbe mightie, but not in God, to walke in his lawes, which he had laide
his strength: and hee shall destroy wonderfully, before vs by the ministerie of his seruants the
and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy Prophets. 11 Yea, all Israel haue transgressed
the mightie, and the holy people. 25 And through thy Lawe, and are turned backe, and haue not
his policie also, hee shall cause craft to prosper heard thy voyce: therefore the curse is powred
in his hand, and he shall extoll himselfe in his vpon vs, and the othe that is written in the Lawe
heart, and by peace shall destroy many: hee shall of Moses the seruant of God, because we haue
also stande vp against the prince of princes, but sinned against him. 12 And he hath confirmed his
he shalbe broken downe without hand. 26 And wordes, which he spake against vs, and against
the vision of the euening and the morning, which our iudges that iudged vs, by bringing vpon vs a
is declared, is true: therefore seale thou vp the great plague: for vnder the whole heauen hath
vision, for it shall be after many dayes. 27 And I not bene the like, as hath bene brought vpon
Daniel was striken and sicke certaine dayes: but Ierusalem. 13 All this plague is come vpon vs, as
when I rose vp, I did the Kings busines, and I was it is written in the Lawe of Moses: yet made we
astonished at the vision, but none vnderstood it. not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we

9 might turne from our iniquities and vnderstand
thy trueth.
Therefore hath the Lord made
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1 In the first yeere of Darius the sonne of ready the plague, and brought it vpon vs: for
Ahashuerosh, of the seede of the Medes, which the Lord our God is righteous in all his works
was made King ouer the realme of the Caldeans, which he doeth: for we would not heare his
2 Euen in the first yeere of his reigne, I Daniel voyce. 15 And nowe, O Lord our God, that hast
vnderstood by bookes the nomber of the yeeres, brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with
whereof the Lord had spoken vnto Ieremiah a mightie hand, and hast gotten thee renoume,
the Prophet, that he would accomplish seuentie as appeareth this day, we haue sinned, we haue
yeeres in the desolation of Ierusalem. 3 And I done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all thy
turned my face vnto the Lord God, and sought righteousnes, I beseech thee, let thine anger
by prayer and supplications with fasting and and thy wrath be turned away from thy citie
sackcloth and ashes. 4 And I prayed vnto the Ierusalem thine holy Mountaine: for because of
Lord my God, and made my confession, say- our sinnes, and for the iniquities of our fathers,
ing, Oh Lord God, which art great and fearefull, Ierusalem and thy people are a reproche to all
and keepest couenant and mercy toward them that are about vs. 17 Nowe therefore, O our
which loue thee, and toward them that keepe thy God, heare the prayer of thy serunant, and his
commandements, 5 We haue sinned, and haue supplications, and cause thy face to shine vpon
committed iniquitie and haue done wickedly, thy Sanctuarie, that lyeth waste for the Lords
yea, we haue rebelled, and haue departed from sake. 18 O my God, encline thine eare and heare:
thy precepts, and from thy iudgements. 6 For open thine eyes, and beholde our desolations,
we would not obey thy seruants the Prophets, and the citie whereupon thy Name is called: for
which spake in thy Name to our Kings, to our we doe not present our supplications before thee
princes, and to our fathers, and to all the people