e 1 Kin. 12. 15-17. f Cp. 1 Kin. 11. 26. 92 Sam. 7. 15. Ps. 89. 33. h1 Kin. 11. 43. * Cp. ch. 10. 3. See 1 Kin. 12. 10-14. j See 1 Kin. 12. 28-30. * 2 Kin. 17. 6, 18. I Mal. 4. 5. m See 1 Kin. 17. 1. n 1 Kin. 18. 38. 2 Kin. 1.10, 12. ° 1 Kin. 17. 21, 22. P See 2 Chr. 21. 12-15. ? 2 Kin. 1. 16. r See 1 Kin. 19. 8-18. women, And in thy body thou wast brought into subjection. 20 Thou didst blemish thine honour, And profane thy seed, To bring wrath upon thy children; And I was grieved for thy folly: 21 eSo that the sovereignty was divided, And out of Ephraim ruled a disobedient kingdom. 22 9 But the Lord will never forsake his mercy; And he will not destroy any of his Nor blot out the posterity of his elect; 8 s Who anointed kings for retribution, And prophets to succeed after him: Who was taken up in a tempest of fire, 9 uTo turn the heart of the father unto "Mal.4.5, 6. the son, And to restore the tribes of Jacob. For we also shall surely live. Elijah it was, who was wrapped in a tempest: Luke 1. 17. ch. 36. 11. And wElisha was filled with his w 2 Kin. 2. spirit; And in all his days he was not moved by the fear of any ruler, And no one brought him into subjec tion. 13 2Nothing was too high for him; 15. * Cp. 2 Kin. 3. 14. And when he was laid on sleep his 2 Kin. 13. body prophesied. 21. 14 As in his life he did wonders, Cp. ch. 46. 20. So in death were his works marvel lous. h See 2 Kin. 19. 35 & Isai, 37. 36. i 2 Kin. 18. 3. j 2 Kin. 20. I See Isai. 40. 1. ¿ Cp. Isai. 42. 9. m 2 Kin. 22. 1, 2. 2 Chr. 34. 1, 2. n C'p. Ex. 30. 34, 35. Cp. Ps. 19. 10 & 119. 103. P ch. 32. 5, 6. I See 2 Kin. 23.4-8 & 2 Chr. 34. 3, 7, 33. * 2 Kin. 23. 3, 25. $ ch. 47. 1, 2. tch. 48. 17, 22. " ver. 1. "C'p. 2 Kin. 16. 7. WCp. ch.47. 5, 11 (for mg.). * 2 Kin. 25. 9. 2 Chr. 36. 19. y Jer. 34. 22 & 37. 8. * Jer. 37. 21 & 38. 6. a Jer. 1. 5. Cp. Gal. 1. 15. b Jer. 1. 10. c Ezek. 1. 3, 4, 15. d Cp. Ezek. 13. 11 & 38. 9, 22. e Cp. 2 Esd. 1, 39, 40. f ch. 46. 12. godliness to prevail. 4 Except David and Hezekiah and All committed trespass: For they forsook the law of the Most The kings of Judah failed. 5 For they gave their 1wpower unto And their glory to a strange nation. And made her streets desolate, y as it 7 For they entreated him evil; And yet he was sanctified in the To root out, and to afflict, and to And in like manner to build and to 8 It was Ezekiel who saw the vision Which God shewed him upon the 9 For verily he remembered the ene- And to do good to them that directed 10 Also of the twelve prophets & May the bones flourish again out of creation is Adam. I It was Simon, the son of Onias, the 5 great priest, Who in his life repaired the house, & 11. 10. 8 Gen. 5. 3. t See Gen. 1. 26. " See 1 Kin. 7.23. "Cp. Ex. 30. 19 (for mg.). w Cp. Rev. 2. 28 & 22. 16. 23.4. And as the rainbow giving light in Cp. 2 Sam. clouds of glory: 8 As the flower of roses in the days of new fruits, As alilies at the waterspring, y ch. 43. 11, 12. Gen. 9. 14. * ch.24. 14 & 39. 13. As the shoot of the frankincense tree ch. 39. 14. 3 The remainder of this line is omitted by the best authorities. 4 Some ancient authorities read temple. 7 Gr. to besiege: that is, as to besieging it. 6 The text here seems to be corrupt. 8 Gr. house of the veil. 9 See ch. 39. 26. * See ch. 35. 6. ¿ Num. 10. 10. j Num. 10. 2. k ch. 47. 9. He was as a young And as stems of passed they him 13 And all the sons of Aaron in their glory, And the Lord's offering in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel. 14 And finishing the service at the altars, That he might adorn the offering of the Most High, the Almighty, 15 He stretched out his hand to the 1 cup, And poured of the blood of the grape; He poured out at the foot of the altar hA sweet-smelling savour unto the Most High, the King of all. 16 Then shouted the sons of Aaron, ¿They sounded the trumpets of beat- They made a great noise to be heard, 17 Then all the people together hasted, And fell down upon the earth on their faces To worship their Lord, the Almighty, 18 The singers also praised him with their voices; In the whole house was there made sweet melody. 19 And the people besought the Lord Most High, In prayer before him that is merciful, be ended; And so they accomplished his service. 20 Then he went down, and lifted up his hands Over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, To give blessing unto the Lord with his lips, And to glory in his name. They that sit upon the mountain of 3 Samaria, and Pthe Philistines, ° Cp. 2 Kin. 17. 24 & John 4. 9. 3 According to some ancient versions, Seir. The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities. 1 Gr. cup of libation. 2 Gr. adornment. 4 Gr. graven. 5 Gr. footstep. *Cp. Ps. 57.4 4 & Prov. 16. 27. a Jonah 2. 2 (& mg.). b Ps. 88. 3 & 107. 18. c Cp. Ps. 118. 10, 11, 12. d Ps. 22. 11 & 142. 4. e ch. 36. 16. fCp. Ps. 110. 1. “ Cp. ch. 2. 11. * Cp. chỉ 34. 11. i Cp. Wis dom 7. 7. j Ps. 5. 7 & 28. 2. From the choking of a fire on every 16 I bowed down mine ear a little, and side, And out of the midst of fire which I kindled not; received her, And found for myself much instruction. 5 Out of the depth of the belly of 1 the 17 I profited in her: grave, And wfrom an unclean tongue, And from lying words, 6 The slander of an unrighteous tongue unto the king. My soul drew near even unto death, And my life was near to 1the grave beneath. 7 They compassed me on every side, d And there was none to help me. I was looking for the succour of men, And it was not. 8 And I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, And thy working which hath been from everlasting, How thou deliverest ethem that wait for thee, And savest them out of the hand of the enemies. 9 And I lifted up my supplication from the earth, And prayed for deliverance from death. IO I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, That he would not forsake me in the days of affliction, In the time when there was no help against the proud. II I will praise thy name continually, And will sing praise with thanksgiving; And my supplication was heard: 12 For thou savedst me from destruction, And deliveredst me from the evil time: Therefore will I give thanks and praise unto thee, And bless the name of the Lord. 13 When I was yet young, hOr ever I went abroad, I sought wisdom openly in my prayer. 14 J Before the temple I asked for her, And I will seek her out even to the end. 15 From her flower as from the ripening grape my heart delighted in her: My foot trod in uprightness, From my youth I tracked her out. Unto him that giveth me wisdom I will give glory. 18 For I purposed to practise her, And I was zealous for that which is good; And I shall never be put to shame. 19 My soul hath wrestled in her, And in my doing I was exact: 20 21 22 I spread forth my hands to the heaven above, And bewailed my ignorances of her. I gat me a heart joined with her from the beginning: Therefore shall I not be forsaken. My inward part also was troubled to seek her: Therefore have I gotten a good pos session. k Prov. 4. 6. The Lord gave me a tongue for my Cp. Isai. reward; And I will praise him therewith. 3 m Draw near unto me, ye unlearned, And lodge in the house of instruction. 24 Say, wherefore are ye lacking in these things, And your souls are very thirsty? 50. 4. m Cp. Prov. 8. 5 25 I opened my mouth, and spake, 26 Put your neck under the yoke, 55. 1. • ch. 6. 25. Cp. Matt. 11. 29. ? Deut. 30. 14. 4 Cp. ch. 6. 19. 28 r Get you instruction with a great Cp. Prov. sum of silver, And gain much gold by her. 29 May your soul rejoice in his mercy, And may ye not be put to shame in praising him. 30 tWork your work before the time cometh, 1 Gr. Hades. And in his time he will give you your reward. 4.7. $ Cp. Wisdom 7. 11. * Cp. John 9. 4. u ch. 2.8 & 16. 14. See Job 34. 11. BARUCH. Jer. 32. 12 & 36. 4 & 45. 2. 6 Jer. 51. 59, Cp. 2 Kin. 25. 8, 9. 24. 10-16. 25.9 59-64. 9 ver. 9. Jer. 24. 1. Cp. 2 Kin. 24. 6, 15. h Jer. 42. 1. Cp. 2 Kin. 23.2. & 2 Cor.8.3. k Cp. 1 Chr. 6. 13. 12 Kin. 24. 13. 2 Chr. 36. 10. I AND these are the words of the read this book which we have sent book, which a Baruch the son of Nerias, the son of Maaseas, the son of Sedekias, the son of Asadias, the son of Helkias, wrote in Babylon, 2 in the fifth year, and in the seventh day of the month, dwhat time as the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire. 3 And Baruch did read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Judah, and in the Cp. Jer. 51. hearing of all the people that came to hear the book, 4 and in the hearing of the mighty men, and of the kings' sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and in the hearing of all the people, from the least unto the greatest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by the river Sud. 5 And they wept, and fasted, 1and prayed i Cp. ver. 10. before the Lord; 6ithey made also a ¿ Cp. Deut. collection of money Jaccording to every 16. 17 man's power: 7 and they sent it to Jerusalem unto Joakim the high priest, the son of k Helkias, the son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at Jerusalem, 8 at the same time when he took the vessels of the house of the Lord, that had been carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of Judah, the tenth day of the month m Sivan, namely, silver vessels, which " Sedekias the son of Josias king of Judah had made, 9 after that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away 9 Jechonias, and the princes, and the captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jerusalem, and brought them unto Babylon. 10 And they said, Behold, we have sent you money; buy you therefore with the money burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and incense, and prepare 9 an oblation, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God; 11 and rpray for the life of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and for the life of Baltasar his son, that their days may be was the days of heaven above the earth: 12 and the Lord will give us strength, and vlighten our eyes, and we shall live wunder the shadow of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Baltasar his son, and we shall serve Cp. Ecclus. them many days, and find favour in their sight. 13 Pray for us also unto the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Cp. Ezek. Lord our God; and unto this day the wrath of the Lord and his indignation is not turned from us. 14 And ye shall Esth. 8. 9. " Cp. 2 Kin. 24. 17. Cp. ver. 6. P Cp. Jer. 17. 26. 4 Cp. Jer. & Jer. 29. 7. 24. 1 & 25. 1 & Ezra 1.7 & Jer. 28. 14 & 49. 28 & Dan. 2. 1, al. * Cp. Dan. 5. 1, 2 & 7.1 & 8. 1. "Deut. 11. 21. Ps. 89. 29. 45. 15. "Ezra 9. 8. Ps. 13. 3. 31. 6 & Dan. 4, 12. 1 Another reading is, and vowed vows. 15 And ye shall say, To the Lord our God belongeth righteousness, but unto us a confusion of face, as at this day, unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 16 and to our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers: 17bfor that we have sinned before the Lord, 18 and disobeyed him, and chave not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments of the Lord that he hath set before us: 19 d since the day that the Cp. 2 Kin. Lord brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been disobedient unto the Lord our God, and we have dealt unadvisedly in not hearkening unto his voice. 20 e Wherefore the plagues clave unto us, and the curse, which the Lord commanded Moses ƒ Dan. 9. 11. his servant to pronounce in the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land 9 that floweth with milk and honey, as at this day. 21 Nevertheless we hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord our God, according unto all the words of the prophets, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Judah, ze to bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses; 33 that See Lev. we should eat every man the flesh of his own son, and every man the flesh of his own daughter. 4 Moreover he hath given them to be in subjection to all the king- 24. 2. doms that are round about us, to be lach. 3. 8. reproach and ma desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord hath scattered them. 5" Thus were they cast down, and not exalted, because we sinned against the Lord our God, in not hearkening unto his voice. 60 To the Lord our God belongeth righteousness: 2 Another reading is, even as he hath done. Cp. 2 Kin. Jer. 29. 18. Cp. Deut. 28. 37. m ver. 23. Jer. 44. 6, 22. n Deut. 28. 43, 44. • See ch. 1. 15. |