Jeremias — Chapter 7

lamenteth, ee 7% 2 Take A af Ms =ge Princes thereof, and the bones of Priefts , and the bo- . RG 7 nes of the Prophets , andthe bones of thems thar inha~ ayes WF bite lerufalem, out of their fepulchers, 2. And they Raa fh] fpread them abrode in the funne , and the moone, auarice if they and al'the hoft of heauen,which they haus joued, and which they haue derichly ador- ferued,& atrer which they haue walked, and whichthey haue foughr, i and adored: they fhal not be gathered , and. they thal ner be buried: they thal be asa dunghil vpon the face of the earth. 3. And they thal choofe rather deaththen lite, al that thal be remaining of this. wicked kinred ia al places , whicharc left , to the which I hiuecaftthem out, faith the Lord of hofts. 4. And.thou fhak fay to them: Thus. faith our Lord: Shal not he tharfalleth rife againe ? and he that is turned away, fhal he notturne againe ?5. Why then isthis. people in Terufalem tur- ned away with a contentious revolting ? they hauc apprehended lying, and would not returne, 6, I attended, and harkned : no man fpeaketh that which is good.there is.none that doth penance for his finne, faying: What haue done? They are al turned to. their owne courfe,as.an horfe oinz with-violence to battcl 7, The kite in the heauen bath knowen Fer time:the turtle , and the {walow, and the ftorke haue obferued the time of their comming : but my people haue not Knowen the iudge. ment of the Lord. 8. How fay you; We are wife, and the law of eur Lord is withvs ? In very.deede the lying penne of the Scribes hath b Thote that wrought lving. 9. The wife are confounded , they are terrified and Mt ofetie know. takenztor they (6 ) hauecaft away the word of aur Lord, and there is no wifcdom in them, 10. Theretore will give their women to ftran- av ,& obferue gers, their fields to inheritours.: becaufe froin the leaft euen to the greateft al folow auarice : from the Prophet cuen tothe Pricft al make lies, 11, And they healed the defiruGion of che daughter of my.people toignominie, faying : Peace, peacc, when there wasnot peacc.12. They are confounded , becaufe they haue done abomination : yea rather they are not confounded with contuffion , and they haue not knowen how to blufh ; therefore fhal they falamongthem that fal inthe time of their vifitation they shal fal, faith our Lord. 13. Gathering ] wil pather them OF IEREMIE. 545 them together, faith our Lord, there is no grape in the vines, and there are no figges on the figtree, the leate is fallen downe : and I haue giuen them the things that are paffed. 14. Why doe we fit ?come together’ and let vs enter into the fenced citie , and let vsbe filent there: becaufe the Lord our God bath made vs to be filent , and hath given vs water of vaule for drinke ; for we haue finned to our Lord. 15. We expected peace and there was no good : a time of medicine and behold teare, 16, From Dan was the fnoring noyfe of his horfes heard, with the ; voice of the neyinges of his fighting horfes al the land was moued; aad they came and devoured the land, and the fulnes thereof : the citie & the inhabitants thereof, +7. For behold I wil fend you (¢) ferpents ba- faliskes , for which there isno enchantment : and they fhal bite you, faith our. Lord, 18. My forow is aboue forow , my hart mourning within me, 19. Behold the voice of the daughter of my people from a farre.countete : Is not our Lord in Sion:or is not her King 1 iher? Way then diaue they prouoked me to wrath in their {culptils, & ia ftrangeva- Lnities:?- 20. The hacue& is paft , fommer is ended: and we are not faued. 21. For the affliGion of the daughter of my people 1 am affli- Gted , and made forowtul, altonihmeat hath taken me. 22. 1s there not-rofen in Galaad? or is there no phifition there? Why thenis nor the wound of the daughter of my people clofed2.