534. + Heb. bread of defires. d Matth. 6.17. e Gen. 2. 14. f Chap. 12.6,7 one man + Heb. g Rev. I. 13, 14, 15. 4 And in the four and twentieth day of the firft month, as I was by the fide of the great river, which is e Hiddekel: 5 Then I lift up mine eyes, and looked, and f behold a certain man clothed in linen, whofe loyns were & girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 6 His body alfo was like the beryl, and his Jer. 10. face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his Rev. 1. 14 words like the voice of a multitude. Ezek. 1.14. Ezek. 1.7. 24. k 7 And I Daniel malone faw the vifion, for Ezek. 1. the men that were with me faw not the vision : 2 King. but a great quaking fell upon them, fo that they fled to hide themselves. 6. 17. A&ts 9.7. 27. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and faw this Chap. 8. great vifion, and there remained no ftrength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no ftrength. Or, vigour. • Chap. 7.28. Chap. 8.18. 9. Chap. 9.21. Yet heard I the voice of his words: P and 9 when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep fleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 109 And behold, an hand touched me, Rev. 1. 17. which fet me upon my knees, and upon the + Heb. palms of my hands. moved. a man of defires. + Heb. stand upon thy Rand 11 And he faid unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that Ifpeak unto thee, and † ftand upright: for unto thee am I now fent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I ftood trembling. S 12 Then faid he unto me, Fear not, Daniel for from the first day that thou didst fet thine heart to understand, and to chaften thy felf before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. V 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Perfia withstood me one and twenty days: but lo, * Verf. 21. x Michael t one of the chief princes came to help 2. me, and I remained there with the kings of Jude 9. Perfia. Rev.12.7. Chap. 12. Or, 14 Now I am come to make thee understand the firft. what fhall befall thy people y in the latter days: Gen.49. 2 for yet the vilion is for many days. 1. Chap. 2. 28. z 15 And when he had spoken fuch words unto Chap. me, I fet my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 8.26. Hab. 2. 3. a Verl. 9. 16 And behold, one like the fimilitude of the fons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and fpake, and faid unto him that stood Verf. 8. before me, O my lord, by the vifion my forrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. b not, peace be unto thee, be ftrong, yea, be 19 And faid, O man greatly beloved, fear Verf. 11. ftrong. And when he had fpoken unto me, [ was ftrengthned, and faid, Let my lord fpeak; for thou haft ftrengthned me. 20 Then faid he, Knoweft thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Perfia: and when I d Verf. 13. am gone forth, fo, the prince of Grecia fhall Or, fhill war. north. 9 So the king of the fouth fhall come into bis kingdom, and fhall return into his own land. to But his fons fhall be stirred up, and fhall affemble a multitude of great forces: and one fai. 8.8. fhall certainly come f and overflow and pass through: then fhall he return, and be stirred up & even to his fortress. 26. Or, then fhall he be stirred up again + Heb. at the end of times 11 And the king of the fouth fhall be moved with choler, and fhall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he fhall fet forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart fhall be lifted up, and he shall caft down many ten thousands; but he shall not be strengthned by it. 13 For the king of the north fhall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come (+ after certain years) with a great army, and with much even years. riches. between the kings. Chrift 20 Then fhall ftand up in his eftate + a raifer Before of taxes in the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he fhall be destroyed, neither in tan- 534. ger, nor in battle. Or, one that in his place. 21 And in his eftate k shall stand up a vile + Heb. perfon, to whom they fhall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he fhall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. m exactor to + Heb. H Or, k Chap. 7.8.& 8. Fulfilled / Verf. 10. 22 And with the arms of a flood fhall they angers be overflown from before him, and fhall be in his place. broken; yea, alfo the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the league made with him, he 9.15. fhall work deceitfully; for he fhall come up, and fhall become ftrong with a small people. 171. 24 He shall enter || peaceably even upon them Chap. fatteft places of the province, and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers into the fathers, he fhall scatter among them the prey and fat and spoil, and riches: yea, and he fhall + fore- &c. caft his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 25 And he shall ftir his up power and his courage against the king of the fouth with a great Fulfilled army, and the king of the fouth fhall be ftirred 170. up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he fhall not stand: for they fhall forecast devices against him. 26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat, fhall destroy him, and his army fhall overflow: and many fhall fall down flain. + Heb. their hearts. 。 Verf.29, 35,40. 27 And both these kings + hearts fhall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; Verf. 22. but it fhall not profper: for yet the end fball be at the time appointed. 28 Then fhall he return into his land with great riches, and P his heart fhall be against the holy covenant: and he fhall do exploits, and re turn to his own land. 29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the fouth, a but it fhall not be as the former, or as the latter. t I Mac. I. 44, &c. 9 Verf. 23. r Verf. 25. Fulfilled 169. 24.24. Verf. 28. Fulfilled 168. VI Mac. 1.43. * Chap. 30 For the fhips of Chittim fhall come 2 Mac. 5. against him: therefore he fhall be grieved and 1144 return, and have indignation against the holy 8.11.& covenant: fo fhall he do, he fhall even return, Mac. I. and have intelligence with them that forfake 39.41. the holy covenant. 12. II. y I Mac. 1.54. aftonisheth. || Or, 31 And arms fhall ftand on his part, and or they fhall pollute the fanctuary of ftrength, and z 1 Mac. fhall take away the daily facrifice, and they 1.52. fhall place the abomination that maketh defo- cause so late. 32 And fuch as do wickedly against the co- 1.62. venant, fhall he corrupt by flatteries: but the 2 Mac. f. people that do know their God, fhall be strong, 19. & 7. and do exploits. diffemble. a 1 Mac. 27.& 6. 33 And they that understand among Zz5 1, &c. b Mal. 2. the peo 7. d2 Mac. to them with flatteries. 12.40.8 13.21. 12.10. Or, by them. 17, 19. d 35 And fome of them of understanding shall Chap. fall to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: s because it is yet for a time appointed. f Chap. 8. 36 And the king thall do according to his Verf. 29. will, and he fhall exalt himself, and magnifie Chap 7 himself above every god, hand shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and Rev. 13. fhall profper till the indignation be accomChap. 8. plished for that that is determined, fhall be 11, 24. done. 8, 25.& 8. 25. 5,6. k Chap. 9.27. 1 : k m 37 Neither fhall he regard the god of his fa4.3. thers, nor the defire of women, nor regard m Ifai. 14-any god: for he shall magnifie himself above 13. 2 Thef. 2. 4. || Or, fread. Or, all. 38 But in his eftate fhall he honour the God But inhis of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not, fhall he honour with gold, and filver, and munitions, with precious ftones, and pleasant things. + Heb. 39 Thus fhall he do in the † most strong or, Gad holds with a strange god, whom he fhall ac protectors, knowledge and increase with glory: and he fhall or, as for cause them to rule over many, and shall divide mighty God the land for+gain. Mazzim, acGods Before Christ circa 785. 3.1. HOSE A. CHAP. I. 1 Hofea to fhew Gods judgment for spiritual whoredom, taketh Gomer, 4 and bath by her Jezreel, 6 Lo-ruhamah, 8 and Lo-ammi. 10 The reftauration of Judah and Ifrael. HE word of the LORD that came unto Hofea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the fon of Joafh king of Ifrael. 2 The beginning of the word of the LORD So Chap. by Hofea and the LORD faid to Hofea, a Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children Pfal.73. of whoredoms: for b the land hath committed 27. whoredom, departing from the LORD. great Ezek. 23. 3,&c. IO. II. 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, which conceived and bare him a fon. 4 And the LORD faid unto him, Call his 2 King. name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will caufe to cease the kingdom of the houfe of Ifrael. + Heb. vifit. 6 Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy Heb. way with thorns, and † make a wall, that the Job 3. fhall not find her paths. 23. & 19. 8. + Heb. 7. And the fhall follow after her lovers, but Lam. 3. 7, the fhall not overtake them; and she shall feek 9: them, but shall not find them: then fhall fhe wall a wall. fay, I will go and return to my first husband, for then was it better with me than now. Or, 8 For fhe did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oyl, and multiplied her filver +. Heb. and gold, which they prepared for Baal. new wine. Therefore will I return, and take away my wherewith 9 corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the they made feafon thereof, and will || recover my wool and or, my flax given to cover her nakedness. Baal. take away. 23.29. 10 And now & will I discover her + lewdnefsg Ezek. in the fight of her lovers, and none fhall deliver 16. 37.& her out of mine hand. + Heb. II I will also cause all her mirth to ceafe, her folly, or, villany. feaft-days, her new-moons, and her fabbaths, and all her folemn feasts. h folate. 12 And I will deftroy her vines and her + Heb fig-trees, whereof the hath faid, Thefe are make demy rewards that my lovers have given me: and Verf. 5I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the; Pfal. So. field fhall eat them. 12, 13. 13 And I will vifit upon her the days of Baa- Ifai. §. 5. lim, wherein fhe burnt incenfe to them, and the decked her felf with her ear-rings, and her jewels, and fhe went after her lovers, and forgat me, faith the LORD. 14 Therefore behold, I will allure her and 16 And it Thall be at that day, faith the 1 Jer. 2.7. 22,60. That is, My husband. That is, My lord. 23.13. 17 For mI will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembred by their name. 18 And in that day will I make a " covenant m Exod. for them with the beafts of the field, and with Joh.23.7. the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping Pfal. 16.4 things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the fword, and the battle out of the earth, " Job 5. and will make them to lie down safely. Zech. 13. 2.. 23. Ifai. 11.6. 19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever, Ezek. 34 yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteoufnefs, Pfal. 46. and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in 25. 9. mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness, and P-thou fhalt know the LORD. I 21 And it fhall come to pass in that day, Jer. 31. will hear, faith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they fhall hear the earth, 33.34. 9 Zech. 8.12. Y Chap. 1.4. s Jer. 31. 22 And the earth fhall hear the corn and the wine and the oyl, and they fhall hear Jezreel. 23 And I will fow her unto me in the earth, Zech.10.9. and I will have mercy upon her that had not Chap. obtained mercy, and I will fay to them which Chap. were not my people, Thou art my people; and Zech.13.9. they fhall fay, Thou art my 1.6. 1.10. Rom.9.26. 1 Pet. 2. 10. . Chap. 1.2. God. CHA P. III. 3 Therefore fhall the land mourn, and Jer. 4every one that dwelleth therein fhall languifh, 25. & 12. with the beafts of the field, and with the fowls Zeph. 1. 3. of heaven, yea, the fishes of the fea also shall be taken away. 4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that ftrive with the priest. 5 Therefore fhalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet alfo fhall fall with thee in the night, and I will deftroy thy mother. 7 As they were increased, fo they finned againft me: therefore will I change their glory & Phil. 3. into fhame. 8 They eat up the fin of my people, and they 1 By the expiation of an adulterefs, 4 is bered the fet their heart on their iniquity. TH |