Isaias — Chapter 10

Whereas good laws are the stability of the commonwealth, wicked are the ruin thereof. Such as Jeroboam made forbidding to go to Jerusalem, and setting up golden calves in Dan, causing the people to serve them as the Gods of Israel. Such also as the Scribes and Pharisees made, wicked traditions, contraries to Gods commandments. Mat. 5.

The Jews are called a deceitful nation, because they broke their promise made to God, that they would serve him and keep his commandments. Exo. 5. Sennacherib not by his own power, but as Gods instrument afflicted the Israelites.

Arphad,fo Emath: Is.not as Damafcus, fo Sa-} marta? 10, Euen.as-my hand hath found the Kingdomes.of the idol,{o al- Samaria and her idols fo doeto Ierufalem and her idols > 12, And it mount Sion , andin Terufalem , I wil vilite ouer the fruire of the tines of his eyes. 13. For he hath faid:In the ftrength of mine owne hand haue I doneit , and inmine owne wifdome haue I vnderftood and] haue taken ayay the borders of peoples, and haue fpoitedeheir: Princes , and haue pulled downe asa mightie man ,.them chat fate on bigh, 14. And my hand hath-found the ftrengch of peoples as.a nefi : and . as egges be gathered that are leaft, fo hane I gathcred together al the earth : and there wasnenethat moued wing , and opened mouth ,.and once muttered. 15. Shal (c) the axe glorie againit him. that catteth with. it? ov shal the {aw exalt itfelfe againtt him, by whom it is drawen? As if arod should litt vp itfelf againit him , that liftethit wp, anda ftaffe exalt itfelf,which is certes but wood. 16, Forthis caufe the Dominarour the Lord of hoftes shal fend leannes in his far ones : and vnder the glorie shal burne asit were the burning of fyre kindled. 17. And his light of Ifrael shal bein fyre , and the Hobie one therof inflame: and his thorne shal be kindled , and be dcuoured, and the briars in one day, 18. And the gloric of his forefit, and of his, carmelus. shal- be confumed , fromthe ioule euen to the flesh, and he shal be a fu- gitiue for feare, 19, And the remaynes of the woode of his foreft for the tewnes shal be numbred, and achild shal write them, 20, And it shal be in that day ,therefidue of Ifrael, and they that shal efcape of the houfe of lacob ~shal not adde toJeane vpon him, that ftrikeththem: but they fhal Jeane ¥ponour Lord the holie one of Ifrael in truth, 21. The remnang shal be cenuerted , the remnant 1 fay ot lacob, to the firong God, 22. Forif thy people 6 Lrael, shal be as the fand of rhe fea, the remnant .therof shal be comuerted , confummatien abbridged shal make iuftice ouerflow, 23. For our Lordthe God of hoftes shal make confummmation, and abbridgement in the middes of althe earth. 24, For of Sion, be not aitayd of Aflur : he shal ftrike thee with-hisrod, and shal litt vp his ftaffe quer cheeinthe way of Aegypt. 25. For yet alitle and avery iitle,& mine. indignation and furie vpon their wickednes shal be -confummare, 26, And the Lord of hoftes shal rayfce vp a icourge vpen him! [4 Reg. fhalbe : when the Lord fia] haue accomplifhed al his workes in * ; Tudi. 7. > ea _ ; OF IS ATE, 459 . him, according to the plague of Madian in the Rocke Oreb, and his rod: vponthe fea , and he shal lift it vp inthe way of AEgypt. 27. Andit shal be in:that day : his burden shal be taken away from of thy shoulder,and his yoke from of thy necke, and the yoke shal purrifie at the face of oile,