and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Judah's desolation. ing them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 6 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Je e ch. 2. 16. & LORD: thus came they even to Tah-rusalem; and they are wasted and deso +1. called Hanes, Isai. panhes. 30. 4. 588. coding. 8 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the fch.25.9.& king of Babylon, my servant, and will Ezek. 29. 18, set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 27.6. See 20. g ch. 44. 13. & 46. 13. b ch. 15. 2. Zech. 11. 9. 11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver h such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses ich. 46. 25. of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. + Heb. statues, or, standing images. Or, the 13 He shall break also the images of || Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the house of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. CHAP. XLIV. 1 Jeremiah expresseth the desolation of Judah for their idolatry. 11 He prophesieth their destruction, who commit idolatry in Egypt. 15 The obstinacy of the Jews. 20 Jeremiah threateneth them for the same, 29 and for a sign prophesieth the destruction of Egypt. HE word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in a Exod. 14. the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migch. 43. 7. dol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, e Isai. 19. 13. and in the country of Pathros, saying, late, as at this day. Before CHRIST 587. h ch- 42. 18. 7 Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil 'against your souls, to cut off from you iNumb. 16, man and woman, child and suckling, tout Heb. out of of Judah, to leave you none to remain; 38. ch. 7. 19. the midst of Judar. ch. 25. 6, 7. ch.2.18 ver. 12 8 In that ye provoke me unto wrath k with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be la curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness + Heb, wickof your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in 16, 17, 22. the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, p. 18. and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. 13 For I will punish them that dwell IL in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: 14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have. It a desire to return to dwell there: for 'none shall return but such as shall r ver. escape 15¶ Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people up ther The Jews threatened for their obstinacy. CHAP. XLV. XLVI. Before CHRIST that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pa557. thros, answered Jeremiah, saying, 16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, s Soch.6.16. we will not hearken unto thee. t Numb. 30. 12. Deut. 23. 2. Judg. 11. 36. See ver. Or, frame u ch. 7. 18. of heaven. + Heb, bread. x ch. 7. 18. 1 Or, husbands. 17 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 18 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our || men? 20 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, 21 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind? 22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your 3 ch. 25. 11, land 'a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, 2 as at this day. 18, 38. z ver. 6. 23 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; Dan. 9. 11, therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. bch. 42.7. YET. 15 a 24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the ever. 15, &c. God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. Gen. 2. Ezek 20. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my Egypt's destruction foretold. CHRIST 587. name shall no more be named in the Before mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GoD liveth. & 31. 28. 27.13. h ver. 14. 27 Behold, I will watch over them for fch. 1. 10. evil, and not for good: and all the men Ezek. 7. 6. of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by 8 ver. 12. the famine, until there be an end of them. 28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, i ver. 17, 25, mine, or their's. 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I b Isai. 5-5have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I cch. 25. 26. will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee "for a prey in all places whither thou goest. & 38.2.& CHAP. XLVI. 1 Jeremiah prophesieth the overthrow of Pharaoh's army at Euphrates, 13 and the conquest of Egypt by Nebuchadrezzar. 27 He comforteth Jacob in their chastisement. HE word of the LORD which came The conquest of Egypt foretold. Before CHRIST cir. 607. So ch. 51. JEREMIAH. Jacob comforted in their chastisement. smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the | of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed son of Josiah king of Judah. 3 Order ye the buckler and shield, 11, 12. Nah. and draw near to battle. 2. 1. & 3. 14. 4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their Heb. bro mighty ones are beaten down, and are +fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. ken in pieces. d ch. 6. 25. d 6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the eDan.11.19. mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. f See Isai. 8. 7. 8. ch.47.2. Who is this that cometh up as a Dan. 11. 22. flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? + Heb. Cash. 8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. 9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come Heb. Put. forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, 8 that handle and bend the bow. g Isai. 66. 19. b Isai. 13.6. Joel 1. 15. & 2.1. iDeut. 32. 42. Isai. 34. Isa. 34. 6. Zeph. 1.7. See Ezek. 39. 17. 1 ch. 8. 22. & 51. 8. m Isai. 47. 1. + Heb. no cre shall be unto thee. n Ezek. 30. 21. o Isai. 19. 1. eh. 43. 10,11. Ezek. 29. & 30. & 32. cir. 571. 10 For this is the day of the Lord GoD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GoD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. 11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, "O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for +"thou shalt not be cured. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together. 13 The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. 14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish Fulfilled in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, 'Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. 27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Is- ch rael: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. 28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct & 30. thee in measure; yet will I not leave 10 thee wholly unpunished. 16 He made many to fall, yea, "one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, Lev. 26. 37. and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the+Gaza. oppressing sword. Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Heb c 2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, wa- che 17 They did cry there, Pharaoh king ters rise up out of the north, and shall se The judgment of Moab CHRIST cir. 600. CHAP. XLVIII. therein. for their several corruptions. Before be an overflowing flood, and shall over- | shall be desolate, without any to dwell Heb. the fulness thereof. cir. 600. a Isai. 15. & 16. ch. 25. 21. & 27.3. Ezek. 25.9. CHAP. XLVIII. 1 The judgment of Moab, 7 for their pride, Before CHRIST cir. 600. 523, 1 Sam. Kings 20. 15. 3, 9. 42. gently. 10° Cursed be he that doeth the work. See Judg. of the LORD || deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 11 Moab hath been at ease from his i Or, negli youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to 12. vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity therefore his taste remained in Heb.stood. him, and his scent is not changed. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of 15 "Moab is spoiled, and gone up out 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. p Zeph. 1. king q Judg. 11. 11.7. r Hos. 10. 6. $ 1 Kings 12.29. t Isai. 16. 6. u 18. ver. 8, 9, + Heb. the choice of y ch. 46. 18. AGAINST Moab thus saith the LORD Dibon, come down from the glory, and 30. sal: 13. of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: KiriaAmos 2. 1,2 thaim is confounded and taken: || Mis38.&33. 47. gab is confounded and dismayed. cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in p Ps. 55. 6, the sides of the hole's mouth. 7. ver. 9. q Cant. 2. 14. 29 We have heard the ' pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and Kai. 16. 6, his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. &c. 30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; Tsai, 16. 6. but it shall not be so; *|| his lies shall not so effect it. ch. 50. 36. Or, those on whom he stayeth (Heb. his bars) do not right. t Isai. 15. 5. & 16. 7, 11. 9. 31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres. 32 "O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for Isai. 16. 8, thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. x Isai. 16. 10. Joel 1. 12. y Isai, 15. 4, 5.6. 33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. 34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have Isai. 15.5 they uttered their voice, * from Zoar even 6. ver. 5. unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of NimHeb. deso- rim shall be + desolate. lations. & 16. 12. 35 Moreover I will cause to cease in a Isai. 15.2. Moab, saith the LORD, "him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods. b Isai. 15-5. & 16. 11. 36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of KirIsai. 15.7. heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. Isai. 15. 2, 3. ch. 47. 5. 37 For every head shall be bald, and Heb. di- every beard + clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. minished. e Geu. 37. 34. 58 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken fch. 22. 28 Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. 39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned +Heb. neck. the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them Deut. 28. about him. 49. ch. 49. 22. Dau. 7. 40 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, Hos. 8. 1. & he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread h Isai. 8. 8. his wings over Moab. Hab. 1. 8. i ver. 24. ! Or, The cities. & 21.3. ch. 41 | Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's k Isai. 13.8. hearts in Moab at that day shall be as 30.6.& 49. the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42 And Moab shall be destroyed 1from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD. 21, 24. & 50. 43. & 51.30, Mic. 4.9. IP's. 83.4Isai. 7. 8. m Isai. 24. 17, 18. 43 "Fear, and the pit, and the snare, 658 fall into the pit; and he that getteth up 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for "I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, " See ch.1 the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. shadow of Heshbon because of the force: 45 They that fled stood under the bon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, but a fire shall come forth out of Hesh- Numb. 91. and shall devour the corner of Moab, Numb. 24. and the crown of the head of the ttu-Heb multuous ones. saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm 13- cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring 1 See bot 19. 11. e ver. 39. back. |