Destruction of Jerusalem. ZECHARIAH, XI, XII. shall live with their children, and B. C. 518. turn again. 10 I will bring them again also lead and Lebanon; and m place the waves in the sea, and all the 12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk n up and down in his name, saith the; LORD. CHAPTER XI. 1 or, gal- 2 or, defenc ed forest. 3 make to be c Mat. 11.5. Judah restored. 11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. 12 And I said unto them, If 9 ye if not, forbear. So they weighed think good, give me my price; and for my price thirtye pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: ƒ a goodly price that I was prized at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. 14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even 10 Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. 15 T And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments 1 The destruction of Jerusalem. 4 By 5 or, Binders. of a foolish shepherd. PEN thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thyon, that 2 Howl, fir-tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the 1 mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the 2 forest of the vintage is come down. 3 There is a voice of the howl-8 ing of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. 4 Thus saith the LORD my God;a Feed the flock of the slaughter, 5 Whose possessors slay them, and guilty: d Ho.5.7. 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not 6 was strait-visit those that be 11 cut off, neiened for. ther shall seek the young one, nor his fellow, that that standeth still: but he heal that that is broken, nor 12 feed or, neighshall eat the flesh of the fat, and bour. tear their claws in pieces. or, the poor, 9 it be good e Ex.21.32. 17 Wo to the idol shepherd that leavethg the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. CHAPTER XII. 6 The victorious restoring of Judah. 10 The repentance of Jerusalem. HE hold the selves not guy and Mat.27.3-10. To burden of the word of the 11 or, hidden. be the LORD; for I am rich: and 10 or, Binders 7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, 4 even you, O poor c of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called 5 Bands; and I fed the flock. 8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month;d and my soul 6loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. 9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of 7 another. 10 T And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that 1 might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 13. (CHAP. 12.) 1 or, slumber, 2 or, and also he be which shall be a Mat.21.44. 3 or, There is to me and habitants, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of 1trembling unto all the people round about, 2 when they shall be in the siege both against Judah, and against Jerusalem. 3T And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone a for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, saith the LORD I will smite every horse b with astonishment, and his rider with madness and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, 3 The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 6 In that day will I make the Purgation for Jerusalem. 4 fallen, or, abject, The coming of Christ. when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall e thrust him through when he prophesieth. ZECHARIAH, XIII, XIV. governors of Judah like an hearth B. C. 518. of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. 7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David, and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Ju dah. c He.11.34. 23. e Is.54.17. Ro.8.26. 8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble c among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be asi Mat.24.30. God, d as the angel of the LORD be- Jno. 19.34. fore them. Re. 1.7. 9 T And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy k Ac.2.37. e all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 7 2Ch.25.22 25. 5 families, m 2Sa.5. 14. 10 And f I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, g and of supplications; h and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn i for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bit-1 terness for him, as one that is in n Pr.9.12. bitterness for his first-born. 6 or, Simeon, 4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every f one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a 2 rough garment to 3 deceive: 5 But he shall say, I am no prophet. I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. 6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my g fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off, and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold i is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. CHAPTER XIV. 1 The destruction of Jerusalem: 3 ̃ The coming of Christ, and the grace of his kingdom, clc. d Lu.11.20. Both, and thy spoil shall be QEHOLD, the day of the LORD e De. 13.6,9. 1 The fountain of purgation for Je-f Mi.3.6,7. rusalem 2 from idolatry, and false 2 garment of prophesy: The death of Christ,etc. hair. there shall a 3 lie. fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for 1 uncleanness. 2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off b the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more c be remembered: and (CHAP. 14.) also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit d to pass out of a Mat.23.37, the land. 3 And it shall come to pass, that 38. divided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city a shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4 T And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall re The plague of MALACHI, I. move toward the north, and half of in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. 6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that 3 the light shall not be 4c clear, nor 5 dark: 7 But 6 it shall be one day, which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. he shall tains to the 4 6 some places Jerusalem's enemies. the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and f his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14 And 11 Judah also shall fight 12 at Jerusalem; and the wealth g of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold. and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. 16 And it shall come to pass, other places that every one that is left of all the of the world nations which came against Jeruprecious. salem shall even go h up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. i 5 thickness. or, the day shall be one. or, eastern, Joel 2.20. d Re. 21.4. or, aide. elSa. 14. 15,20. 9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth in that day shall there be one LORD,and his name one. 10 All the land shall be turned as a plain, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's wine-12 11 And men shall dwell in it, and Eze.39.10, presses. there shall be no more d utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall 10 be safely inhabited. 12 ¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall con-. sume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult e from Eze.38.21. 11 or,thou also or,against. 17 And k it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, 13 that have no 1 rain; there shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 19 This shall be the 14 punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all 17. nations that come not up to keep h Is.66.23. the feast of tabernacles. Le.23.33,&c 20 In that day shall there be upNe.8. 14,&c on the 15 bells of the horses, HOLIk Is.60.12. NESS m UNTO THE LORD; and 13 upon the pots in the LORD's house shall whom there be like the bowls before the altar. is not. 21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem Z De. 11.10. and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein; and n in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite o in the house p of the LORD of hosts. 14 or, sin. 15 or, bridles. 3 And I hated Esau, and laid c his mountains and his heritage 1 Malachi complaineth of Israel's unkindness, 6 of their irreligious-1 by the hand waste for the dragons of the wilness, 12 and profaneness. THE burden of the word of the THE of. a De.7.7,8. LORD to Israel 1 by Malachi. 2 I have loved a you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet c Je.49.17,18. loved Jacob, b derness. 4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will retura and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but 1 will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and,The people against Malachi complaineth. whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. MALACHI, II. or, upon. 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from 2 the border of Israel. 6A son honoureth his father, e ch.3.7,8,13. and a servant his master: if d then 3 or, bring I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein e have we despised thy name? 7 Ye 3 offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The f table of the LORD is contemptible. 8 And if g ye offer the blind for 4 sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. 9 And now, I pray you, beseech 5 God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been 6 by your means: will h he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? i neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.. 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles: 7 and in every m place incense n shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: o for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD 13 polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! 7 and ve have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. 14 But cursed be the deceiver, 8 which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, f unto. 1Co. 10.21. Le.22.20-22. De. 15.21. 4 to. 5 the face of God. from your hand. h Ro.2.11. 1Pe. 1.17. i ICo.9.13. k Is.59.19. 8 Is.60.3,5. m Jno.4.21, n Re.8.3. 23. o Is.66.19,20. or, whereas ye might have blown it away. or, in whose flock is. (CHAP. 2.) a De.28.15,&c 1 or, reprove. 2 scatter. 3 or, it shall take you Nu.25. 12, away to it. b 13. De.38.8-10. c Je.23.22. d Le.10.11. e Ac. 16. 17. 2 Co.5.20. f1Sa.2.17,30. Lu. 11.45, 4 h or, ought to love. i Ezr.9.1,2. k Jos.23.12, 13. He reproveth the priests. 2 If a ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. 3 Behold, I will 1 corrupt your seed, and 2 spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts, and 3 one shall take you away with it. 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 5 My covenant b was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, c and did turn many away from iniquity. 7 For d the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the e messenger of the LORD of hosts. 8 But ye are departed out of the way; yef have caused many to 4 stumble at the law; ye have corrupted g the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have 5 been partial in the law. 10 Have h we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he 6 loved,i and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, 7 the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts. 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he re and my name is dreadful among 7 or, him that gardeth not the offering any more, Amanow, ye priests, this com- 1 Ps.78.34-37. between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast m Mat. 19.4.5. 8 or, excel. lency. 15 And did not he make one? m Yet had he the 8 residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. n. 9 seed of God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, n ICo.7.14. and let none deal 10 treacherously 10 or, unagainst the wife of his youth. faithfully. 16 For o the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that 11 he hateth 12 putting away for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 17 Ye have wearied p the LORD with your words: yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? CHAPTER III. 1 Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ. Of the rebellion, sacrilege, and infidelity of the people. o De. 21. 1. 11 or, if he hate her, put her away, Mat. 19.8. 12 to put away. p Is.43.24. Am.2. 13. (CHAP. 3.) a Lu. 1.76. 7.27. b Lu.2.27. c Mat.25.10. Re.6. 17. d 1Co.3.13. BEHOLD, Ia will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, e 1Pe.2.5. whom ye seek, shall suddenly 1 or, ancient. come b to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who c shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's d fire, and like fullers' soap: f He.13.4. 2 or, de fraud. g Ja.5.4. Ps.78.38,57. La.3.22. i Zec. 1.3. Blessing promised. hosts. But k ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and 3pour you out a blessing, that m there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not 4 destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. 13 Your words n have been stout against me, saith the LORD; yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his 5 ordinance, and that we have walked 6 mournfully before the LORD of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness' are 7 set up; yea, they that tempt o God are even delivered. 16 Then they that feared the LORD spake p often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remem brance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine,r saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my 8 jewels; s and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye retura, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not. CHAPTER IV. 1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing on the good. 5 Of Eljah's coming and office. F OR, behold, the day a cometh. that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that the day that cometh shall barn do wickedly, shall be stubble: and them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. |