in my wrath, and crumbled them like dust and shed their 4 blood on the earth. For the day of retribution came upon them 5 and the year of redemption is at hand. When I looked and there was no helper and observed that none upheld; then mine own arm delivered them. Mine indignation indeed was rous6 ed, and I trampled them down in mine anger and shed their blood on the earth.

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(c) I recollected the loving kindness of the Lord-the mercies of the Lord in all those things which he retributeth for us. The Lord is a good judge to the house of Israel. He 8 dealeth with us according to his tender mercy and according to the abundance of his saving goodness, and said, “Is not 9 this my people? Children should not rebel." And he became their Saviour from all their distress.

It was not an ambassador nor a messenger; but he himself saved them. Through his love and his indulgence to them, he himself redeemed them and took them up, and exalted them 10 all the days of old. But they rebelled and provoked his holy spirit; so he became their enemy. He fought against them; though he remembered the days of old.

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O! where is he who caused the shepherd of his flock to come up out of the sea? Where is he, who put his holy spi12 rit in them? That glorious arm of his which led Moses by

the right hand? He forced back the water from before him, 13 to make himself an everlasting name. He led them through

the deep, like a horse through a desert; and they were not 14 fatigued and like cattle through a plain. A spirit from the Lord descended and conducted them. Thus thou didst lead 15 this people of thine, to make thyself a glorious name. Return from heaven and take a view from the house of thy sanctuary and thy glory. Where is thy zeal and thy majesty? Where the abundance of thy loving kindness and tender affections, that thou hast withdrawn thyself from us? For thou art our 16 father. Because Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel hath not acknowledged us; do thou, O Lord, our father, do thou de. 17 liver us. From the beginning thy name is upon us; why, O Lord hast thou suffered us to wander from thy way, and our hearts to be hardened so as not to fear thee? Return for the sake of thy servants-for the sake of the tribes of thy heritage,

18 that we may inherit a little of thy holy mountain. We are bé19 come as at the beginning, when thou didst not rule over us, and when we were not called by thy name.

LXIV. If thou wilt open the heaven, at thy presence terror 2 will seize the mountains, and they will melt as wax melteth before fire; and a fire will burn up the adversaries, and thy name will be manifest to the adversaries-At thy presence 3 the nations will be troubled. When thou executest thy glorious works, because of thee terror will seize the mountains. 4 Never have we heard, nor have our eyes seen a God be

sides thee; nor works such as thine, which thou wilt do for 5 them who wait for mercy. For it will meet them who practise righteousness, and they will remember their ways. Behold 16 thou wast angry when we sinned; because of this we wandered and became all of us as unclean, and all our righteousness was like a polluted rag; and for our iniquities we have 7 fallen like leaves; so that the wind will sweep us away. There is indeed none who invoketh thy name, or who remembered to lay hold on thee; because thou hast turned away thy face from us, and delivered us up for our sins.

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But now, O Lord, thou art our father. Though we are clay, 9 we are all the works of thy hands: be not angry with us to the uttermost; nor remember forever our sins: but, O, look down 10 now upon us; for we are all thy people. The city of thy sanctuary is become a desert: Sion is become like a desert; Je11 rusalem, for a curse. The house, our sanctuary-even that glory which our fathers blessed, is utterly burnt up with fire, 12 and all our glorious things are in ruins; yet for all these things, thou, O Lord, hast refrained, and been silent. Thou hast humbled us exceedingly.

LXV. (M) I became manifest to them who inquired not for me; I was found by them who sought me not. I said, "Behold here I am" to the nation which did not invoke my name. 2 I stretched out my hands all the day long to a disobedient and gainsaying people, who were walking not in a good way, but 3 following their own sins. This people are provoking me continually to my face. They will sacrifice in the gardens and burn incense on the tiles, to demons which have not an ex4 istence. They sleep in tombs and in caverns for the purpose

of dreaming: they eat swine's flesh, and the broth of sacri5 fices; all their vessels are polluted; yet they say, "Keep at a distance from me; come not near me, for I am clean." This is a smoke which causeth my wrath; a fire is kindled by it every 6 day. Behold it is written before me: I will not keep silence, until I have retributed into their bosom their sins; and the 7 sins of their fathers, saith the Lord. They have burned incense on the mounts, and treated me with scorn on the hills, I will retribute their works into their bosom.

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Thus saith the Lord, As when a good grape is found in the cluster, they will say, "Destroy it not; for there is a blessing in it," so will I do for the sake of him who serveth me; 9 for his sake I will not destroy them all. I will indeed bring forth the seed from Jacob namely, from Juda, and he shall inherit my holy mountain: and my chosen ones and my ser10 vants shall inherit and dwell there; and there shall be in the

forest folds for flocks; and the valley of Achor shall be a rest11 ing place of herds, for my people who have sought me. But

as for you, who forsake me and forget my holy mountain, and who prepare a table for the Demon, and fill up a mixed 12 potion for Fortune, you I will deliver up to the sword; you shall

all bow down to slaughter. Because I called and you answered not: I spake and you would not listen; but did what is evil 13 in my sight; and chose the things in which I did not delight; therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold my servants shall eat; but you shall be hungry: behold my servants shall drink; but you shall be thirsty: behold my servants shall rejoice; but you 14 shall be ashamed: behold my servants shall triumph with joy:

But you shall scream for sorrow of heart, and howl for anguish 15 of spirit. For you shall leave your name for a loathing to my

chosen. As for you, the Lord will destroy you; but to my 16 servants, a new name shall be given which shall be blessed on the earth; for they will bless the true God: and they who swear on the earth, will swear by the true God.

For they will forget their former affliction and it shall not recur to their

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new and they shall no more remember former things, nor 18 shall they ever come again into their mind. But in this they shall find joy and gladness: for behold I am about to make

Jerusalem a subject of joy, and this people of mine a subject of 19 rejoicing. And I will exult in Jerusalem and rejoice in my people; and there shall no more be heard therein, the voice of 20 wailing nor the sound of a mournful cry. Nor shall there any more be there an untimely birth, nor an old man, who shall not complete his term. For he who is a hundred years old shall be young; and the sinner, who dieth at a hundred years, 21 shall be deemed accursed. And they shall build houses and dwell therein: and they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruits 22 thereof. They shall not build, and others inhabit: nor shall they plant and others eat for according to the days of the tree of that life, shall be the days of this my people for they 23 shall out wear the works of their toils. My chosen ones shall not labour in vain, nor shall they bring forth children for a curse. Because they are a seed blessed of God, both they and 24 their offspring: therefore it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer them: and while they are yet speaking 25 I will say, What is the matter. Then shall the wolves and the lambs feed together: and the lion shall eat straw like the LXVI. ox. But the serpent shall eat dust as bread. They shall not hurt, nor shall they destroy on my holy mountain, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth, my footstool: what sort of an house will you build for 2 me? And of what sort shall be the place of my rest? For all these things my hand hath made: and all these things are mine saith the Lord. Upon whom therefore will I look down, but upon him only who is humble and quiet, and who trem3 bleth at my words? As for the wicked man, who sacrificeth to me a young bull: he is one who slayeth a dog: and though he offereth me fine flour: it will be as the blood of swine.Though he offereth incense for a memorial, he is as a blasphemer. As they have chosen their own ways: and their soul 4 hath delighted in their abominations: I also will chuse their delusions, and pay them back their sins. Because I called them and they did not answer-I spake, but they did not listen: but did that which is evil in my sight, and chose the things 5 in which I did not delight; hear the decisions of the Lordye who tremble at his word, say, "O our brethren-(to them

who hate you and are abominable, that the name of the Lord may be glorified and appear to their joy, when they shall be 6 ashamed) a sound of screaming from the city! a sound from the temple! the voice of the Lord rendering a recompense to his adversaries!

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That a woman hath brought forth before she travailed; that before her pangs came on, they are over and a male child 8 born; who hath heard such a thing, or who hath seen the like? Did ever the earth bring forth in a day, or was ever a nation born at once? That Sion should travail and bring forth 9 her children, I myself gave this expectation; yet thou didst not remember me, saith the Lord. Behold did I not make her who beareth; and her who is barren? Said thy God.

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Rejoice O Jerusalem! and sing praises therein, all ye who love her! Be exceedingly joyful with her, all ye who mourn for her! 11 That you may suck and be satisfied from the breast of her

consolation that you may suck and be fed deliciously, at 12 the commencement of her glory. For thus saith the Lord, Behold I will glide to them like a peaceful stream, and like a torrent deluging the glory of nations. Their children shall be 13 carried on shoulders, and shall be dandled on knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you, and in 14 Jerusalem you shall find consolation. And you shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice; and your bones shall flourish like a green herb. And the hand of the Lord will be made known to them who fear him. And it will terrify them who are disobe15 dient. For behold! the Lord will come as a fire, and his cha

riots as a whirlwind, to execute his vengeance with wrath 16 and his rebuke with flaming fire. For with the fire of the Lord

all this land shall be tried, and all flesh with his sword. Many 17 shall be the slain of the Lord! They who consecrate and purify themselves for the gardens, and they who, in the outer courts, eat swine's flesh, and the abominations and the mouse, shall for this be consumed together, said the Lord.

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As I know their works and their reasoning I am coming to gather together all the nations and the tongues, and 19 they shall come and see my glory. And I will leave among them a sign, and those of them who escape I will send to the nations to Tharsis and Phud and Lud and Mosach and to