garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glo4rified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many 5 generations. And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and 'aliens' shall be your plowmen and your vine6 dressers. But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD: men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the 'nations', and 'in their glory shall 1yel *(7 boast yourselves. For your shame

ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion therefore in their land they shall possess double: everlasting joy shall 8 be unto them. For I the LORD love judgement, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them' their recompence in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall be known among the nations', and their offspring among the peoples': all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

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I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom 'decketh himself with la garland', and as a bride adorneth 11 herself with her jewels. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

621 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salva2 tion as a lamp that burneth.

And

the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall 3 name. Thou shalt also be a crown

1 Or, Ito their glory shall ye succeed 2 Or, for (or with) a burnt offering 3 Heb. decketh as a priest.

That is, My delight is in her.
That is, Married.

of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy 4 God. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be 5 married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

C I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that $lare the LORD'S remembrancers',

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7 take ye no rest', and give him no Brest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and 'strangers shall not drink thy wine, for the 9) which thou hast laboured: but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my 'sanctuary.

10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare lyel the way of the people; cast up, cast up the high way; gather out the stones; lift up an ensigni 1ofor the 11 'peoples'. Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth', Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his 12 11 recompencel before him. And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.

631 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with 12dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his ap parel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in right2 eousness, mighty to save. °Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth 3 in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the 'peoples' there was no man' with me: yeal, I 18 trod them in mine anger, and tram

pled them in my fury; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my 4 raiment. For the day of vengeance 41 was in mine heart, and the year of 5 my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it 6 upheld me. And I 'trod' down the 'peoples' in mine anger, and made! them drunk in my fury, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth. 7 I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us; and the great goodness toward' the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude 8 of his lovingkindnesses. For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not 'deal falsely: so he was 9 their saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the 10 days of old. But they rebelled, and

Igrieved his holy spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and 11 himself fought against them. of Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy spirit lin (12) the midst of them? that caused'

his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the water before them, to make himself 13 an everlasting name? that led them through the depths', as 'an' horse in the wilderness, that they stumbled1 14 not? As the cattle that go down into the valley, the spirit of the LORD caused them to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a (15) glorious name. Look down from

heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory : where is thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy bowels and thy compassions are restrained 16) toward me. For thou art our father, though Abraham 'knoweth' us 'not', and Israel doth not acknowledge us thou, O LORD, art our father; our redeemer from everlast17 ing is thy name. O LORD, why 'dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, 18) the tribes of thine inheritance. Thy holy people possessed it but a little while our adversaries have trodden 19) down thy sanctuary. "We are 'be

come as they over whom thou never barest rule; as they that were not 641 called by thy name. "Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might 12flow down at thy pres2) ence; as when fire kindleth the 'brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil: to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 3 °When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy 4 presence. For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen al God beside thee, which worketh' *(5) for him that waiteth for him. Thou 15meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou Iwast wroth, and we sinned: 16in Ithem have we been of long time, and 6 shall we be saved? For we are all 'become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as la polluted garment and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, 7 take us away. And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us,

12 Or, quake|

13 [Ch. lxiv. 1 in Heb.]

14 Or, seen, O God, beside thee, lonel which &c. 15 Or, sparest

16 Or, in those is continuance, and we shall be saved The text is probably corrupt.

and 'hast consumed us by means of 8 our iniquities. But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are 9 the work of thy hand. Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, 'look', we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 10 Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilder* 11 ness, Jerusalem a desolation. °Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is 'burned' with fire; and all our pleasant things 12 are laid waste. "Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? 651 I am inquired' of 'by them that

asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation 5that was not called by my name. 2 °I have spread out 'my' hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that is not good, (3) after their own thoughts; a people that provoketh me to my face continually, Isacrificing in gardens, and 'burning incense upon 'bricks'; 4 which sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places'; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 5 which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou: these are a smoke in my nose, 6 a fire that burneth all the day.

Be

hold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, Iyea, I will recompense into their 7 bosom, your own' iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have 'burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.

chosen' shall inherit it, and my serv(10 ants shall dwell there. And Sharon shall be a 10fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have (11 sought me. But ye that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for 111 Fortune!, and that fill up mingled wine! unto 12 Des(12) tiny; I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but 'ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and 'chose that wherein I delighted not.

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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but 14 ye shall be ashamed: behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for 18vexation of spirit. 15 °And ye shall leave your name for 14 curse unto my chosen, 'and' the Lord GOD shall slay thee; and he shall' call his servants by another name: 16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of 15truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of 15truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are 17 hid from mine eyes. For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former 'things' shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18 But be lye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and 19 her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of

20 crying. "There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old, 'and' the sinner being an hundred 21 years old shall be accursed. And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, 22 and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit;

• Or, Idwell

8 Or, Idefied

they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and 'my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their 23 hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for calamity'; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with 24 them. And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will 25 hear. The wolf and the lamb shall

feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the lox: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

661 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is

my throne, and the earth is my footstool what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place 2 ishall be my rest? For all these things hath mine hand made, and 'so' all these things came to be', saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth 3 at my word. He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth' a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh' a dog's neck; he that offereth *an oblation, as he that offereth swine's blood; he that "burneth Ifrankincense, as he that blesseth' an idol yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth 4 in their abominations; °I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that 'wherein I delighted not.

5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that 'hate' you, that cast you out for my name's sake, 'have said, Let the LORD be glorified, 'that we may seel your joy; but they shall be ashamed. 6 A voice of 'tumult' from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to 7 his enemies. Before she travailed,

1 Heb. wear out.

2 Or, Isudden terror\

3 Or, ishall bel with them

Or, la meal offering

she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man (8 child. Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall la land' be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought 9 forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy God.

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Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that 11 mourn over her: that ye may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abun12) dance of her glory. For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing! stream, and ye shall suck thereof; ye shall be borne upon the side', and Ishall be dandled upon the knees. 13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and shall ye 14 be comforted in Jerusalem. And ye Ishall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward' his servants, and he will have indig15 nation against his enemies. For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of 16) fire. For by fire will the LORD plead, and by his sword, with all flesh and the slain of the LORD (17 shall be many. They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves 10 to go unto the gardens, behind 12one in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse; they' shall 'come to an end' together, saith 18 the LORD. For I know their works and their thoughts: 18the time cometh', that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and 19 shall see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and I will send

Heb. maketh a memorial of.

10 Or, in

• Or, Imockings

11 Many ancient authorities have, one after another.

12 Or, one tree (or Asherah!; see Deut. xvi. 21)

13 Many ancient authorities have, I come to gather &c.

- LXVI. 1 Where

Isuch as escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among *20) the nations'. And they shall bring

all your brethren out of all the nations for an offering unto the LORD, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon 'swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring 'their offering in a clean vessel into the house 21) of the LORD. And of them also will

I take for priests and for Levites, 22 saith the LORD. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed 23 and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. 24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

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THE words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 2 to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thir3 teenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah; unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

4 Now the word of the LORD came (5 unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the na*6 tions. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD!

behold, I cannot speak: for I am a 7) child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command 8 thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid because of them: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have 10 put my words in thy mouth: see,

1 Or, Idromedaries

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I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to 'pluck up and to 'break' down, and to destroy and to overthrow; to build, and to plant.

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod 12 of an almond tree. "Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to per13 form it. And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething caldron; and the face thereof is from the north. (14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out

of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. 15 °For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of 16 Judah. And I will utter my judgements against them touching all their wickedness; in that they have forsaken me, and have burned' incense unto other gods, and worshipped the 17 works of their own hands. °Thou

2 Or, lon whatsoever errand

6 Or, speak with them lof】 my judgements

pull.. throw