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| [1]At the same tyme, saith the Lord, shal I be the God of all the generations of Israel, & they shalbe my people |
[1]Thus has the Lord said concerning MOAB, Woe to Nabau! for it has perished: Cariathaim is taken: Amath and Agath are put to shame. |
| [2]Thus saith the Lord: The people of Israel which escaped in the wildernesse from the sworde, founde grace to come into their rest |
[2]There is no longer any healing for Moab, nor glorying in Esebon: he has devised evils against her: we have cut her off from being a nation, and she shall be completely still: after thee shall go a sword; |
| [3]Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appeare vnto me from farre [and say] I loue thee with an euerlasting loue, therfore by my mercie I haue drawen thee vnto me |
[3]for there is a voice of men crying out of Oronaim, destruction and great ruin. |
| [4]I wyll repayre thee agayne O thou daughter of Israel, that thou mayest be fast and sure: thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne, and go foorth with them that leade the daunce |
[4]Moab is ruined, proclaim it to Zogora: |
| [5]Thou shalt plant vines agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria, and the grape gatherers shall plant, and commonly eate of it |
[5]for Aloth is filled with weeping: one shall go up weeping by the way of Oronaim; ye have heard a cry of destruction. |
| [6]For the dayes shall come when the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall crye, Arise, let vs go vp vnto Sion to our Lorde God |
[6]Flee ye, and save your lives, and ye shall be as a wild ass in the desert. |
| [7]For thus saith the Lorde, Reioyce with gladnesse because of Iacob, crye vnto the head of the gentiles, speake out, syng and say, O Lorde saue thy people the remnaunt of Israel |
[7]Since thou hast trusted in thy strong-hold, therefore thou shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go forth into captivity, and his priests, and his princes together. |
| [8]Beholde, I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the north lande, and gather them from the endes of the worlde, with the blynde & lame that are among them, with the women that be great with chylde, & such as be also deliuered: and the companie of them that come agayne shalbe great |
[8]And destruction shall come upon every city, it shall by no means escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain country shall be completely destroyed, as the Lord has said. |
| [9]They shall come weepyng, and with mercifull pitie will I bring them hither agayne: I will leade them to the riuers of water in a strayght way where they shall not stumble: For I am Israels father, and Ephraim is my first borne |
[9]Set marks upon Moab, for she shall be touched with a plague-spot, and all her cities shall become desolate; whence shall there be an inhabitant for her? |
| [10]Heare the worde of the Lorde O ye gentiles, preache in the Isles that lye farre of, and say: He that hath scattered Israel, shall gather hym together agayne, and shall kepe hym as a sheephearde doth his flocke |
[10]Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood. |
| [11]For the Lorde hath redeemed Iacob, and ridde hym from the hande of the violent |
[11]Moab has been at ease from a child, and trusted in his glory; he has not poured out his liquor from vessel to vessel, and has not gone into banishment, therefore his taste remained in him, and his smell departed not. |
| [12]And they shall come and reioyce vpon the hyll of Sion, and shall haue plenteousnesse of goodes, which the Lorde shall geue them, [namely] wheate, wine, oyle, young sheepe, and calues: and their soule shalbe as a well watered garden, for they shall no more be hungry |
[12]Therefore, behold, his days come, saith the Lord, when I shall send upon him bad leaders, and they shall lead him astray, and they shall utterly break in pieces his possessions, and shall cut his horns asunder. |
| [13]Then shall the mayde reioyce in the daunce, yea both young and olde folkes: for I wyll turne their sorowe into gladnesse, and wyll comfort them from their sorowes, and make them ioyfull |
[13]And Moab shall be ashamed of Chamos, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Baethel their hope, having trusted in them. |
| [14]I wyll powre plenteousnesse vpon the heartes of the priestes, and my people shalbe satisfied with my goodnesse, saith the Lorde |
[14]How will ye say, We are strong, and men strong for war? |
| [15]Thus saith the Lorde, The voyce of heauinesse, weepyng, and lamentation was hearde on hye, euen of Rachel mournyng for her children, and woulde not be comforted because they were not |
[15]Moab is ruined, even his city, and his choice young men have gone down to slaughter. |
| [16]But nowe saith the Lorde, leaue of from weepyng and crying, withholde thine eyes from teares: for thy labour shalbe rewarded saith the Lorde, and they shall come agayne out of the lande of their enemies |
[16]The day of Moab is near at hand, and his iniquity moves swiftly to vengeance. |
| [17]Yea euen thy posteritie shall haue consolation in this saith the Lorde, that thy children shal come agayne into their owne lande |
[17]Shake the head at him, all ye that are round about him; all of you utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence! |
| [18]Moreouer, I hearde Ephraim that was led away captiue complayne on this maner: O Lorde thou hast correct me, & thy chastenyng haue I receaued, as an vntamed calfe, conuert thou me and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art my Lorde God |
[18]Come down from thy glory, and sit down in a damp place: Daebon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against thee one to ravage thy strong-hold. |
| [19]Yea assoone as thou turnest me, I shall refourme my selfe, and when I vnderstande, I shall smite vpon my thygh: For veryly I haue committed shamefull thynges: for I haue borne the reproofe and confusion of my youth |
[19]Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Arer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened? |
| [20]Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe: Is not Ephraim my deare sonne? Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all my mirth and pastime? For since the tyme that I first comuned with hym, I haue hym euer in remembraunce: therfore my heart driueth me vnto hym, gladly and louyngly wyll I haue mercie vpon him, saith the Lorde |
[20]Moab is put to shame, because he is broken: howl and cry; proclaim in Arnon, that Moab has perished. |
| [21]Make thy selfe markes, set vp heapes of stone, set thine heart vpon the way that thou didst walke, and turne againe O thou daughter of Israel, turne agayne to these cities of thine |
[21]And judgment is coming against the land of Misor, upon Chelon, and Rephas, and Mophas, |
| [22]Howe long wilt thou go astray O thou shrinkyng daughter? for the Lorde wyll worke a newe thyng vpon earth: A woman shall compasse a man |
[22]and upon Daebon, and upon Nabau, and upon the house of Daethlathaim, |
| [23]For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel: It wyl come therto, that when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuitie, these wordes shalbe hearde in the lande and in his cities, The Lord blesse thee O thou dwellyng place of ryghteousnesse, O thou holy hyll |
[23]and upon Cariathaim, and upon the house of Gaemol, and upon the house of Maon, |
| [24]And there shall dwell Iuda and all her cities, the sheepheardes and husbandmen |
[24]and upon Carioth, and upon Bosor, and upon all the cities of Moab, far and near. |
| [25]For I shall feede the hungry soule, and refreshe all faynt heartes |
[25]The horn of Moab is broken, and his arm is crushed. |
| [26]When I hearde this, I came agayne to my selfe, I sawe like as I had ben waked out of a sweete sleepe |
[26]Make ye him drunk; for he has magnified himself against the Lord: and Moab shall clap with his hand, and shall be also himself a laughing-stock. |
| [27]Beholde saith the Lorde, the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israel and the house of Iuda with men and with cattell |
[27]For surely Israel was to thee a laughing-stock, and was found among thy thefts, because thou didst fight against him. |
| [28]Yea it shall come therto, that like as I haue gone about in tymes past to roote them out, to scatter them, to breake them downe, to destroy them, & chasten them: euen so wyll I also go diligently about to builde them vp agayne, and to plant them, saith the Lorde |
[28]The inhabitants of Moab have left the cities, and dwelt in rocks; they have become as doves nestling in rocks, at the mouth of a cave. |
| [29]Then shall it no more be sayde, The fathers haue eaten a sowre grape, and the childrens teeth are set on edge |
[29]And I have heard of the pride of Moab, he has greatly heightened his pride and his haughtiness, and his heart has been lifted up. |
| [30]For euery one shall dye for his owne misdeedes: so that who so eateth a sowre grape, his teeth shalbe set on edge |
[30]But I know his works: is it not enough for him? has he not done thus? |
| [31]Beholde the dayes wyll come saith the Lorde, that I wyll make a newe couenaunt with the house of Israel, and the house of Iuda |
[31]Therefore howl ye for Moab on all sides; cry out against the shorn men in a gloomy place. I will weep for thee, |
| [32]Not after the couenaunt that I made with their fathers, when I toke them by the hande and led them out of the lande of Egypt, which couenaunt they brake, yea euen when I as an husbande had rule ouer them saith the Lorde |
[32]O vine of Aserema, as with the weeping of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they reached the cities of Jazer: destruction has come upon thy fruits, and upon thy grape-gatherers. |
| [33]But this shalbe the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes saith the Lorde: I wyll plant my lawe in the inwarde partes of them, and write it in their heartes, and wyll be their God, and they shalbe my people |
[33]Joy and gladness have been utterly swept off the land of Moab: and though there was wine in thy presses, in the morning they trod it not, neither in the evening did they raise the cry of joy. |
| [34]And from thencefoorth shall no man teache his neighbour or his brother, and say, Knowe the Lorde: but they shal all knowe me from the lowest vnto the hyest, saith the Lorde: for I wyll forgeue their misdeedes, and wyll neuer remember their sinnes any more |
[34]From the cry of Esebon even to Ætam their cities uttered their voice, from Zogor to Oronaim, and their tidings as a heifer of three years old, for the water also of Nebrin shall be dried up. |
| [35]Thus saith the Lorde, which gaue the sunne to be a lyght for the day, and the moone and the starres to shine in the night, whiche moueth the sea, so that the fluddes thereof waxe fierce, his name is the Lorde of hoastes |
[35]And I will destroy Moab, saith the Lord, as he comes up to the altar, and burns incense to his gods. |
| [36]Like as this ordinaunce shall neuer be taken out of my sight, saith the Lord: so shall the seede of Israel neuer ceasse, but alway be a people before me |
[36]Therefore the heart of Moab shall sound as pipes, my heart shall sound as a pipe for the shorn men; forasmuch as what every man has gained has perished from him. |
| [37]Moreouer, thus saith the Lord, Like as the heauen aboue can not be measured, and as the foundations of the earth beneath may not be sought out: so will I also not cast out the whole seede of Israel for that they haue committed saith the Lorde |
[37]They shall all have their heads shaved in every place, and every beard shall be shaved; and all hands shall beat the breasts, and on all loins shall be sackcloth. |
| [38]Beholde, the dayes come saith the Lorde, that the citie of the Lorde shalbe enlarged, from the towre of Hananeel, vnto the gate of the corner wall |
[38]And on all the housetops of Moab, and in his streets shall be mourning: for I have broken him, saith the Lord, as a vessel, which is useless. |
| [39]From thence shall the right measure be taken before her vnto the hyll toppe of Gareb, and shall come about Gaath |
[39]How has he changed! how has Moab turned his back! Moab is put to shame, and become a laughing-stock, and an object of anger to all that are round about him. |
| [40]And the whole valley of the dead carkasses, and of the asshes, and all the fieldes, vnto the brooke of Cedron, and vnto the corner of the horse gate towarde the east, it shalbe holy vnto the Lorde, and shall neuer be broken nor cast downe any more |
[40]For thus said the Lord; |
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[41]Carioth is taken, and the strong-holds have been taken together. |
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[42]And Moab shall perish from being a multitude, because he has magnified himself against the Lord. |
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[43]A snare, and fear, and the pit, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab. |
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[44]He that flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he that comes up out of the pit shall even be taken in the snare: for I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their visitation. |