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| [1]The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. |
[1]Neuerthelesse, the darknesse shall not be suche as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the lande Zabulon, and the lande of Nephthali, and afterwarde dyd more greeuously afflict her by the way of the sea beyond Iordane in Galilee of the heathen |
| [2]Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast increased their joy; they joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. |
[2]The people that walked in darknesse, haue seene a great light: As for them that dwell in the lande of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined |
| [3]For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, Thou hast broken as in the day of Midian. |
[3]Thou hast multiplied the people, and not increased their ioy: they reioyce before thee, euen as men make merie in haruest, and they be ioyfull as men that do deuide the spoyle [after the victorie. |
| [4]For every boot stamped with fierceness, and every cloak rolled in blood, shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire. |
[4]For thou hast broken the yoke of his burthen, the staffe of his shoulder, and the rod of his oppressour, as in the day of Madian |
| [5]For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is ca Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom; |
[5]And truely euery battayle that the warrier maketh, is done with confused noyse: and defiling their garmentes with blood [but this battayle] shalbe with burning and consuming of fire |
| [6]That the government may be increased, and of peace there be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it through justice and through righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 of hosts doth perform this. |
[6]For vnto vs a chylde is borne, and vnto vs a sonne is geuen, vpon his shoulder doth the rule lye, and he is called with his owne name wonderfull, the geuer of counsell, the mightie God, the euerlasting father, the prince of peace |
| [7]The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. |
[7]He shall make no ende to encrease the rule & peace, and shall sit vpon the seate of Dauid, and in his kingdome, to order the same, and to stablishe it with equitie and righteousnesse from hence foorth for euermore: This shall the zeale of the Lorde of hoastes bring to passe |
| [8]And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in arrogancy of heart: |
[8]The Lorde sent a worde into Iacob, the same is come into Israel |
| [9]'The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but cedars will we put in their place.' |
[9]And all the people of Ephraim shall knowe, and they that dwell in Samaria that say with pryde and high stomackes [on this maner, |
| [10]Therefore 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 doth set upon high the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies; |
[10]The tyle worke is fallen downe, but we wyll buylde it with squared stones: the Mulberie timber is broken, but we shall set it vp agayne with Cedar |
| [11]The Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. |
[11]But the Lorde shall strengthen the enemies of Razin, and ioyne his aduersaries together against him |
| [12]Yet the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them, neither do they seek 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 of hosts. |
[12]The Syrians before, and the Philistines behinde, and shall deuour Israel with open mouth: After all this is not the wrath of the Lorde ceassed, but yet his hande stretched out styll |
| [13]Therefore 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 doth cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day. |
[13]For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastiseth them, neither do they seeke the Lorde of hoastes |
| [14]The elder and the man of rank, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. |
[14]Therefore hath the Lorde rooted out of Israel both head and tayle, bough and reede in one day |
| [15]For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. |
[15]By the head, is vnderstande the senatour and honourable man, and by the tayle, the prophete that preached lyes |
| [16]Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh wantonness. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. |
[16]For the guides of this people are deceauers, and those that be gouerned are vtterly lost |
| [17]For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in thick clouds of smoke. |
[17]Therefore shall the Lorde haue no pleasure in their young men, neither haue pitie of their fatherlesse and wydowes: for they are altogether hypocrites and wicked, and al their mouthes speake folly: After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed, but yet his hand is stretched out styll |
| [18]Through the wrath of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 of hosts is the land burnt up; the people also are as the fuel of fire; no man spareth his brother. |
[18]For vngodlynesse burneth as a fire, and shall deuour bryers and thornes, and it shall burne as in the thicket of a wood, and [the wicked] aduaunce them selues, as the smoke is caryed vp |
| [19]And one snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry; and he eateth on the left hand, and is not satisfied; they eat every man the flesh of his own arm: |
[19]Thorowe the wrath of the Lorde of hoastes is the lande full of darknesse, and the people be consumed as it were with fire: no man doth spare his brother |
| [20]Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together are against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. |
[20]But he robbeth on the right hande, and doth famishe, he eateth on the left hande, and he shall not haue inough: euery man shall eate the fleshe of his owne arme |
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[21]Manasses [shall eate] Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they both together shall eate Iuda: After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed, but yet his hande stretched out styll |