Jerusalem a burden to her enemies.

Before CHRIST cir. 587.

Or, Binders. "Ezek. 34. 2, 3, 4.

Or, hidden.

CHAP. XII, XIII.

Jerusalem's purgation from idolatry.

h

CHRIST 587.

14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even 8 In that day shall the LORD defend the Before Bands, that I might break the brotherhood inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is between Judah and Israel. llt feeble among them at that day shall be Joel 3. 10. as David; and the house of David shall be ! Or, abject. as God, as the angel of the LORD before fallen. them.

15 And the LORD said unto me, "Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal Or, bear. that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

9 And it shall come to pass in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

k

* Heb.

ver. 3.

k

Jer. $1.9.

& 50.4. Joel 2. 28.

34, 37.

10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusa- Ezek 39.29. lem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: 17°Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth and they shall look upon me whom they John 10:12, the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean" as one mourneth for his only son, and shall dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly be in bitterness for him, as one that is in darkened. bitterness for his firstborn.

4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open Ezek. 3. 4. mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

f Ps. 76. 6.

5 And the governors of Judah shall say
Or, There in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem
me and to the shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts
inhabitants, their God.
6¶ In that day will I make the governors
Obad. 18. of Judah like an hearth 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
Judah.

folin 19. Rev. 1.7. Jer. 6. 26.

Amos 8. 10.

2 Kings 23.

2 Chron. 35.

11 In that day shall there be a great of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 29. "mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning Acts 2. 37. 12 And the land shall mourn, † every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family || of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

4 And it shall come to pass in that day, Kings r. that the prophets shall be ashamed every Isai. 20. 2. one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear ta rough garment a garment of t to deceive:

5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I

hair.

+ Heb. to lie.

h Amos 7.

14.

The coming of Christ, w

Before CHRIST

ZECHARIAH.

am an husbandman; for man taught me to cir. 587. keep cattle from my youth. s 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 shepEzek. 34 23. herd, and against the man that is my fellow, 30. & 14. 10, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, Phil. 2. 6. and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon m the little ones.

Isai. 40. 11.

* John 10.

11.

Matt. 26. 31. Mark 14.27. In Matt. 18. 10, 14.

8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein Luke 12. 32. shall be cut off and die; "but the third shall be left therein.

"Rom. 11.

5.

The plague of the enemies of Jerusalem.

be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: Before
CHRIST
but it shall come to pass, that at evening dr. 587
time it shall be light. bus,000) Tsai 30.26.
GOJ
8 And, it shall be in that day, that living
60. 19, 20.
Rev. 2.23.
waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half Ezek. 47.
of them toward the former sea, and half Joel s. 18.
of them toward the hinder sea: in summer
and in winter shall it be.

9 And I will bring the third part through P1Pet. 1.6, the fire, and will refine them as silver is Ps. 50. 15. refined, and will try them as gold is tried: ch. 10. 6. they shall call on my name, and I will hear Jer. 30, 22. them: I will say, It is my people: and they Ezek. 11.20. shall say, The LORD is God. my

Ps. 144. 15.

Hos. 2. 23. ch. 8. 8.

• Isai. 13. 9. Joel 2. 31. Acts 2. 20.

b Joel S. 2.

CHAP. XIV.

m

9 And the LORD shall be "king over the earth in that day shall there be LORD, and his name one.

1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed. 4 The
coming of Christ, and the graces of his kingdom.
12 The plague of Jerusalem's enemies. 16 The
remnant shall turn to the Lord, 20 and their
spoils shall be holy.

all "Dan. 2. 44. one Eph. 4. 5,

Rev. 11. 15.

in.

0

6.

10 All the land shall be turned as a Or,
plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jeru-
salem: and it shall be lifted up, and
habited in her place, from Benjamin's gate
unto the place of the first gate, unto the cor-
ner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel
unto the king's winepresses.

Neh. 3. 1.

& 12. 39. Jer. 31. 58.

11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jer. 1.40 Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

12 And this shall be the plague where-with the LORD will smite all the people that shall consume away while they stand upon have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

13/6. | Or, shall abide.

"

13 And it shall come to pass in that day, EHOLD, the day of the LORD cometh, that "a great tumult from the LORD shall 1 Sam. 14.

a

Band thy spoil shall be divided in the midst be among them; and they shall lay hold

of thee.

b

C

2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be Isai. 13.16. 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.

•See Ezek. 11. 23.

3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and Joel S. 12, fight against those nations, as when he fought 14. in the day of battle.

Or, my

mountains.

|| Or, when heshall touch

the moun

X

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before the valley of Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of tains to the Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward parated. the east and toward the west, and there shall Amos 1.1. be a very great valley; and half of the mounMatt. 16. tain shall remove toward the north, and half 51. & 25.51. of it toward the south.

place he se

f

cir. 787.

27.& 24.30,

Jude 14.

i. e. it

someplaces,

every one on the hand of his neighbour, and
his hand shall rise up against the hand of his Chron. 20.
neighbour.

1 Ezek 38.21.

n Joel 3. 11. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the
shall not be mountains; for the valley of the mountains
clear in shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as
and dark in ye fled from before the earthquake in the days
the word of Uzziah king of Judah; and the LORD my
God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
Heb. 6 And it shall come to pass in that day,
Or, the day that the light shall not be clear, nor
1. Rev. 22.5. † dark:

* Ezek. 39.

10, 17, &c.

15 And so shall be the plague of the ver. 12. 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.

7 But it shall be one day

16 T And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year Isai 60 6, to year to worship the King, the LORD of 2 hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. Lev. 25. 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not 31,154 come up of all the families of the earth unto Hos. 17. 9. Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Isai.60.12. hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, 19r, sim and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

C

Before CHRIST cir. 397.

+ Heb. by

the hand of
Maluchi.
* Deut. 7. 8
& 10. 15.

Rom.9 13.

* Jor. 49. 18.

Ezek. 3. S

4,7,9,14, 15.

Obad. 10, &c.

1 Malachi complaineth of Israel's unkindness, 6 of your hand.
their irreligion, 12 and profaneness.

HE burden of the word of the LORD to
Tisrael + by Malachi.

2 * I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet
Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not
ye say,
Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet
I loved Jacob,

3 And I hated Esau, and laid his moun-
tains and his heritage waste for the dragons
of the wilderness.

4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impover-
ished, but we will return and build the de-
solate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts,
They shall build, but I will throw down; and
they shall call them, The border of wicked-
ness, and, The people against whom the LORD
hath indignation for ever.

5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say,
Ps. 35 27. The LORD will be magnified from the
Or, up
Heb. from border of Israel.

upor

• Exod. 20.

12

f Luke 6.46.

'ch. 2. 14, 17. & 3. 7,8,

13.

Or, Bring

6 ¶ A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then 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 have we despised thy name?

11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

Before CHRIST cir. 377.

12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, "The table of the LORD is polluted, and the "ver.7. fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

ye might it away,

13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Or, whereas LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which have blown was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of Lev. 22.40 your hand? saith the Lord.

X

&c.

Or, in

14 But cursed be the deceiver, which ver. 8. hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and whos flock sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing:: is. for I am a great King, saith the LORD of 2 Ps. 47. 2. hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

Z

CHAP. IL.

1 He sharply reproveth the priests for neglecting their
covenant; 1.1 and the people for idolatry, 14 for
adultery, 17 and for infidelity.

ND now, O ye

sto, de altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted Ament is for

&c.

Deut. 15.

21.

thee? In that ye say, 'The table of the LORD

is contemptible.

8 And if ye offer the blind † for sacrifice, Ver. 115.21. 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 tGod Hos 13.9. that he will be gracious unto us: "this hath your been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

'Jub 12. 8. + Heb. the face of God.

hand.

10 Who is there even among you that 1 Cor. 9.13. would shut the doors for nought? "neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD

a

ye priests, this commandyou.

1 Tim. 6. 15.

2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay Lev. 26:14. it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Deut. 28. 15, the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse &c. upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked Jer. 23. 22. with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

Jam. 5. 20.

• Deut. 17.

9, 10. & 24.

f

7 For the priest's lips should keep know

Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.
7 Of the rebellion, 8 sacrilege, 13 and infidelity
of the people. 16 The promise of blessing to
them that fear God.

a

cir. 397.

ledge, Band he shall
ledge, and they should seek the law at his EHOLD, I will send my messenger, Mau. 11.

8.

Lev. 10. 11.

Ezra 7. 10. mouth: " for he is the messenger of the LORD
Jer. 18. 18. of hosts.
Hag. 2. 11,

8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to || stumble at the law; "ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

1

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but Or, liftedt have been partial in the law.

up the face
against.
Heb.
accepted
faces.
m1 Cor. 8. 6.

10 Have we not all one father? "hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, Eph. 4. 6. by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

"Job 31. 15.

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 loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

2 But who may abide the day of his com-
ing? and who shall stand when he appeareth?
for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers'
sope:
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier
of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Zech, 13.9.
Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that
they may offer unto the LORD an offering in '1 Pet. 2. 5.
righteousness.

12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out and him that of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto unto the LORD of hosts.

ans wereth. P Neh. 13. 28, 29.

1

i

h

||Or,

1. 25.

ancient.

4 Then shall the offering of Judah and *ch. 1. 11.
Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as
in the days of old, and as in || former years.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment:
and I will be a swift witness against the sor-
cerers, and against the adulterers, and against 'Zech. 5. 4.
false swearers, and against those that || oppress 12.
the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the
fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger
from his right, and fear not me, saith the
LORD of hosts.

14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and Prov. 5. 18. the wife of thy youth, against whom thou Prov. 2.17. hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

r

15 And did not he make one? Yet had
he the residue of the spirit. And where-
|
fore one? That he might seek t'a godly seed.
seed of God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have
1 Cor. 7. 14. none deal treacherously against the wife of robbed me, even this whole nation.
||
faithfully. his youth.

Neh.13.10,

12.

10.

2

11.

10' Bring ye all the tithes into the store- Prov. 5. 9, house, that there may be meat in mine house, 1 Chron. and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD Chron. 31. of hosts, if I will not open you the "windows N of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, & 13 12 that there shall not be room enough to receive Kings 7.. it.

Neh. 10. 58.

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empty out. $1.10.

+ Heb.

11 And I will rebuke the devourer for Chron your sakes, and he shall not destroy the Amos 4.9. fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine corrupt. cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

ch.9

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13 Your words have been stout against
¶

1 God's judgment on the wicked, 2 and his blessing cir. 397.
on the good. 4 He exhorteth to the study of the
law, 5 and telleth of Elijah's coming and office.
OR, behold, the day cometh, that shall

Joel 2. 31.

ch. 3. 2.

me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have burn as an oven; and all the proud, 2 Pet. 3.7.

we spoken so much against thee?

b

14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept this ordinance, and that we have walked † mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness † are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even deliverPs. 95. 9. ed.

+ Heb. ure built.

16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD Ps. 56. 8. hearkened, and heard it, and a book of reRev. 20. 12. membrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name..

Isai. 65. 6.

17 And they shall be mine, saith the Deut. 7. 6. LORD of hosts, in that day when I make Tit. 2. 14. up my 'jewels; and I will spare them, Or, special as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

1 Pet. 2. 9.

treasure.

Isai. 62.3.

Ps. 58. 11.

* Ps. 103. 13. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

b

yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be 'stubble:
and the day that cometh shall burn them up,
saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave Amos 2. 9.
them neither root nor branch.

THE END OF THE PROPHETS.