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| 5:1 | Runne yee to and fro thorow the streetes of Ierusalem, and see now and knowe, and seeke in the broad places thereof, if ye can finde a man, if there be any that executeth iudgement, that seeketh the trueth, and I will pardon it. |
| 5:2 | And though they say, The Lord liueth, surely they sweare falsely. |
| 5:3 | O Lord, are not thine eyes vpon the trueth? Thou hast stricken them, but they haue not grieued; thou hast consumed them, but they haue refused to receiue correction: they haue made their faces harder then a rocke, they haue refused to returne. |
| 5:4 | Therefore I said, Surely these are poore, they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God. |
| 5:5 | I wil get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them, for they haue knowen the way of the Lord, and the iudgement of their God: but these haue altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bondes. |
| 5:6 | Wherfore a lyon out of the forrest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the euenings shall spoile them, a leopard shall watch ouer their cities: euery one that goeth out thence shalbe torne in pieces, because their transgressions are many, and their backeslidings are increased. |
| 5:7 | How shall I pardon thee for this? Thy children haue forsaken mee, and sworne by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adulterie, and assembled themselues by troupes in the harlots houses. |
| 5:8 | They were as fed horses in the morning: euery one neighed after his neighbours wife: |
| 5:9 | Shall I not visit for these things, sayth the Lord, and shall not my soule bee auenged on such a nation as this? |
| 5:10 | Goe yee vp vpon her walles, and destroy, but make not a full ende: take away her battlements, for they are not the Lords. |
| 5:11 | For the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah haue dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord. |
| 5:12 | They haue belyed the Lord, and said; It is not he, neither shall euill come vpon vs, neither shal we see sword nor famine. |
| 5:13 | And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done vnto them. |
| 5:14 | Wherfore thus saith the Lord God of Hostes; Because yee speake this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth, fire, and this people wood, and it shall deuoure them. |
| 5:15 | Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say. |
| 5:16 | Their quiuer is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. |
| 5:17 | And they shall eate vp thine haruest and thy bread, which thy sonnes and thy daughters should eate: they shall eate vp thy flockes and thine heards: they shall eate vp thy vines and thy figtrees: they shall impouerish thy fenced cities wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. |
| 5:18 | Neuerthelesse in those daies, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you. |
| 5:19 | And it shall come to passe when yee shall say; Wherefore doth the Lord our God all these things vnto vs? then shalt thou answere them; Like as ye haue forsaken me, & serued strange Gods in your land; so shall yee serue strangers in a land that is not yours. |
| 5:20 | Declare this in the house of Iacob, and publish it in Iudah saying; |
| 5:21 | Heare now this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not. |
| 5:22 | Feare yee not mee, saith the Lord ? Will yee not tremble at my presence, which haue placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetuall decree that it cannot passe it, and though the waues thereof tosse themselues, yet can they not preuaile, though they roare, yet can they not passe ouer it? |
| 5:23 | But this people hath a reuolting and a rebellious heart: they are reuolted and gone. |
| 5:24 | Neither say they in their heart; Let vs now feare the Lord our God, that giueth raine, both the former and the later in his season: he reserueth vnto vs the appointed weekes of the haruest. |
| 5:25 | Your iniquities haue turned away these things, & your sinnes haue withholden good things from you. |
| 5:26 | For among my people are found wicked men: they lay waite as hee that setteth snares, they set a trap, they catch men. |
| 5:27 | As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. |
| 5:28 | They are waxen fat, they shine: yea they ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they iudge not the cause, the cause of the fatherlesse, yet they prosper: and the right of the needy doe they not iudge. |
| 5:29 | Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord ? shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this? |
| 5:30 | A wonderfull and horrible thing is committed in the land. |
| 5:31 | The prophets prophecie falsely, and the priests beare rule by their meanes, and my people loue to haue it so: and what will yee doe in the end therof? |
| 5:1 | Loke through Hierusalem, beholde and see, seeke through her streetes also within, yf ye can fynde one man that doth equall and ryght, or seketh for the trueth, and I shall spare that citie, saith the Lorde |
| 5:2 | For though they can say, the Lorde lyueth: yet they sweare to deceaue |
| 5:3 | Wheras thou (O Lorde) lokest only vpon faith and trueth: Thou hast scourged them, but they toke no repentaunce, thou hast corrected them for amendement, but they refused thy correction, they made their faces harder then a stone, and woulde not amende |
| 5:4 | Therfore I thought in my selfe: peraduenture they are so simple & foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way, and iudgementes of their God |
| 5:5 | Therfore will I go vnto their heades and rulers, and talke with them, if they knowe the way of the Lord, and iudgementes of their God: But these in lyke maner haue broken the yoke, and burst the bondes in sunder |
| 5:6 | Wherfore a lion out of the wood hath hurt them, and a woolfe in the euenyng shall destroy them, the Leoparde doth lye lurkyng by their cities, to teare in peeces all them that come therout: for their offences are multiplied, and their departyng away is encreased |
| 5:7 | Shoulde I then for all this haue mercie vpon thee? Thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no gods: and albeit that I fed them to the full, yet they fall to adulterie, and haunt harlottes houses |
| 5:8 | In the desire of vncleanly lust they are become lyke the stoned horse, euery man neyeth at his neighbours wife |
| 5:9 | Shoulde I not correct this, saith the Lorde? shoulde I not be auenged of euery people that is lyke vnto this |
| 5:10 | Climbe vp vpon their walles, beate them downe, and destroy them not vtterly: take away their battlementes, because they are not the lordes |
| 5:11 | For vnfaithfully hath the house of Israel and Iuda forsaken me, saith the Lorde |
| 5:12 | They haue denied the Lorde and sayde, It is not he that loketh vpon vs tushe, there shall no misfortune come vpon vs, we shall see neither sworde nor hunger |
| 5:13 | As for the warning of the prophetes, it is but wynde, yea there is not the worde of God in them: such thynges shall happen vnto them selues |
| 5:14 | Wherfore thus saith the Lorde God of hoastes, Because ye speake such wordes, beholde, the wordes that are in thy mouth wyll I turne to fire, and make the people to be wood, that the fire may consume them |
| 5:15 | Lo, I wyll bryng a people vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lorde, a mightie people, an olde people, a people whose speache thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say |
| 5:16 | Their arrowes are sodayne death, yea they them selues be very giauntes |
| 5:17 | This people shall eate vp thy fruite and thy meate, yea they shall deuour thy sonnes & thy daughters, thy sheepe and thy bullockes, they shall eate vp thy grapes and figges: As for thy strong and well defensed cities wherin thou didst trust, they shall bryng to pouertie, and that through the sworde |
| 5:18 | Neuerthelesse, I wyll not then haue done with you, saith the Lorde |
| 5:19 | But if they say, wherfore doth the Lorde our God all this vnto vs? Then aunswere them: because that lyke as ye haue forsaken me, & serued straunge gods in your lande, euen so shal ye serue straungers out of your lande |
| 5:20 | Preach this vnto the house of Iacob, and crye it out in Iuda, and say thus |
| 5:21 | Heare this thou foolishe and vndiscreete people, ye haue eyes but ye see not, eares haue ye but ye heare not |
| 5:22 | Feare ye not me, saith the Lorde? will ye not tremble at my presence? which bynde the sea with the sande by a continuall decree, so that it can not passe his boundes: for though it rage, yet can it do nothing, and though the waues therof do swell, yet may they not go ouer |
| 5:23 | But this people hath a false and obstinate heart, they are departed and gone away fro me |
| 5:24 | They thinke not in their heartes, O let vs feare the Lord our God, who geueth vs raine early and late when nede is, whiche kepeth euer still the haruest for vs yerely |
| 5:25 | Neuerthesse, your misdeedes haue turned these from you, and your sinnes haue robbed you of good thinges |
| 5:26 | For among my people are found wicked persons, that priuily lay snares and wayte for men, to take them and destroy them |
| 5:27 | And like as a nette is full of byrdes, so are their houses full of that which they haue gotten with falshood and deceipt: Hereof commeth their great substaunce and riches |
| 5:28 | Hereof are they fat and welthy, and are more mischieuous then any other: they minister not the lawe, they make no ende of the fatherlesse cause, yea and they prosper: yet they iudge not the poore according to equitie |
| 5:29 | Should I not punishe these thinges saith the Lorde? should not I be auenged of all suche people as these be |
| 5:30 | Horrible and greeuous thinges are done in the lande |
| 5:31 | The prophetes teache falsely, and the preachers receaue giftes, and my people hath pleasure therein: what wyll come thereof at the last |
| 5:1 | Run to and from by the streetes of Ierusalem, and beholde nowe, and knowe, and inquire in the open places thereof, if ye can finde a man, or if there be any that executeth iudgement, and seeketh the trueth, and I will spare it. |
| 5:2 | For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely. |
| 5:3 | O Lord, are not thine eyes vpon the trueth? thou hast striken them, but they haue not sorowed: thou hast consumed them, but they haue refused to receiue correction: they haue made their faces harder then a stone, and haue refused to returne. |
| 5:4 | Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God. |
| 5:5 | I will get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them: for they haue knowen the way of the Lord, and the iudgement of their God: but these haue altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bondes. |
| 5:6 | Wherefore a lyon out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the wildernesse shall destroy them: a leopard shall watch ouer their cities: euery one that goeth out thence, shall be torne in pieces, because their trespasses are many, and their rebellions are increased. |
| 5:7 | Howe should I spare thee for this? thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no gods: though I fed them to the full, yet they committed adulterie, and assembled them selues by companies in the harlots houses. |
| 5:8 | They rose vp in the morning like fed horses: for euery man neyed after his neighbours wife. |
| 5:9 | Shall I not visite for these things, saith the Lord? Shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this? |
| 5:10 | Clime vp vpon their walles, and destroy them, but make not a full ende: take away their batilments, for they are not the Lords. |
| 5:11 | For the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah haue grieuously trespassed against me, saith the Lord. |
| 5:12 | They haue denied the Lord, and saide, It is not he, neither shall the plague come vpon vs, neither shall we see sworde nor famine. |
| 5:13 | And the Prophetes shall be as winde, and the worde is not in them: thus shall it come vnto them. |
| 5:14 | Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hostes, Because ye speake such wordes, beholde, I will put my wordes into thy mouth, like a fire, and this people shall be as wood, and it shall deuoure them. |
| 5:15 | Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, which is a mightie nation, and an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say. |
| 5:16 | Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong. |
| 5:17 | And they shall eate thine haruest and thy bread: they shall deuoure thy sonnes and thy daughters: they shall eate vp thy sheepe and thy bullocks: they shall eate thy vines and thy figge trees: they shall destroy with the sworde thy fenced cities, wherein thou didest trust. |
| 5:18 | Neuerthelesse at those dayes, sayth the Lord, I will not make a full ende of you. |
| 5:19 | And when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God doe these things vnto vs? then shalt thou answere them, Like as ye haue forsaken me and serued strange gods in your land, so shall ye serue strangers in a land that is not yours. |
| 5:20 | Declare this in the house of Iaakob, and publish it in Iudah, saying, |
| 5:21 | Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not. |
| 5:22 | Feare ye not me, saith the Lord? or will ye not be afraide at my presence, which haue placed the sand for the bounds of the sea by the perpetuall decree that it cannot passe it, and though the waues thereof rage, yet can they not preuaile, though they roare, yet can they not passe ouer it? |
| 5:23 | But this people hath an vnfaithfull and rebellious heart: they are departed and gone. |
| 5:24 | For they say not in their heart, Let vs nowe feare the Lord our God, that giueth raine both early and late in due season: hee reserueth vnto vs the appointed weekes of the haruest. |
| 5:25 | Yet your iniquities haue turned away these things, and your sinnes haue hindred good things from you. |
| 5:26 | For among my people are founde wicked persons, that lay waite as hee that setteth snares: they haue made a pit, to catch men. |
| 5:27 | As a cage is full of birdes, so are their houses full of deceite: thereby they are become great and waxen riche. |
| 5:28 | They are waxen fat and shining: they doe ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they execute no iudgement, no not the iudgement of the fatherlesse: yet they prosper, though they execute no iudgement for the poore. |
| 5:29 | Shall I not visite for these things, sayth the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this? |
| 5:30 | An horrible and filthie thing is committed in the land. |
| 5:31 | The Prophets prophesie lies, and ye Priests receiue giftes in their handes, and my people delite therein. What will ye then doe in the ende thereof? |
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