12 * And T will walk among you 7, and will be your God, and you ſhall be my people m.
1 As I have hitherto done, both by my pillar of cloud and fire, and by my Tabernacle, which have walked or gone along with you in all your journeys, and ſtayed among you in all your ſtations, to prote&, conduR, inſtru and comfort you. Twill owne you for that peculiar people which TI have fingled out of the maſs of man- kind, to bleſs you here and to ſave you hereafter.
13 I awthe LORD your God which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye ſhould not be their bond-men, and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright ».
n with heads lifred up, not prefſed down with a yoke. It notes _— _ ſecurity,, confidence and glory. See Exod: 14. 8. UMVL: > $s
14 Butif you will not hearken untome, and willnot do all theſe commandments :
15 Andif yeſball diſpiſe my ſtatutes, or if your ſoul abhor my judgments, fo that ye will not do all my ; commandments, bt that yg brgakmy covenant o,
| preſent life, P/al. 104. rs.
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o (i: e: ) Break your parf or conditions of that covenant made between me and you, and thereby diſcharge me from the bleſſings promiſed on my part | 16 I alfo will do this unto you, I will even appoint +overyou þ terrour,conſumption,and the burning ague, that ſhall conſume the eyes 9,and cauſe ſorrow of heart: and * ye (ball ſow your ſeed in vain, for your enemies *Job:;r:s, ſhall eat it. Jer.5.17. p I'will give them power over you, that you ſhall nor be able to & 12.13, avoid or reſiſt them. 9 By the decay of ſpirits and affluence of ll humors. 17 And * I will ſet my face againſt you, and ye hal * Chap. be ſlain before your enemies: they that hace you ihall PS reign over you,8& * ye ſhall flee when none purſueth you. .' MN is Andifye will not yet for all this hearken unto Prov.28.x me,then I will puniſh you ſeven times more foryour ſins:
19 And I will break the pride of your power q, and I will make your heaven as iron,and your earth as braſs 7:
q(3i: e:) Your ſtrength of which you are proud,your numerous
and united forces, your kingdom, yea your Ark and SanQtuary. 7» The Heavens ſhall yield you no rain, nor the earth fruits.
20 And your ſtrength s ſhall befſpent in vain : for your land ſhall not yield her increaſe, neither ſhall the trees of the land yield their fruitse
s Spent in plowing and ſowing, and tilling the ground.
21 Andifye walk || contrary unto me z, and will | Or, at not hearken unto me, TI will bring ſeven times more adventures plagues upon you, according to your fins, with me,
t Or, carele/ly, or heedleſly with me or before me. i, e. ſo #s to becare- and fo leſs and unconcerned whether you pleaſe me or offend me. This is ** *+*
oppoſed to exatt and circumſpe& walking with God, as Abraham did Gen. 17.1: and all are to do, Epheſ. 5. 15.
22 * 1] willalſoſend wild beaſts among you, which *neut:; 2: ſhal rob you of your children, and deſtroy your cattel, 24- Ezck. and make you few in number, and * your high ways 5: 17: ſhal be delolate «. *Tudg.5.6:
u By reaſon of the fewneſs of Travellers and People, and the ter- 2Chro.rs: rour of wild beaſts growing more numerous thereby. ; 5: Ifa 33. 23 Andif ye will notbe reformed by theſe things :: IP
+ Heb,
upon you,
but will walk contrary unto me 2 + 2 Sam. 24 * Then will I alſo walkcontrary unto you x, and 22* 27- will puniſh you yet ſeven times for your fins; 5d og Pp Io0: 20,
x Or, careleſly with you or cowards you, 3. e: T will put care and prote&ion. , FE FER our of my
25 And I will bring a ſword upon you, that ſhal a- venge the quarrel of my covenanty: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I willſend the pe-
ſtilence among you, and ye ſhal be delivered into the hand of the enemie 2. 9 ( #:e: ) My quarrel with you for your breach of your fai pr made with me. z Anker E4-cae few , wma vo , - | qa will be _ to defend you in your cities or ſtrong- 26 * And when I have broken the ſtaff of your bread #, * 1c, 3.1: ten women bþ ſhall bake your bread in one oven, and Ezek.5:16
they ſhal deliver you your breadagain b Fey x weight c: and &X 14 23:
” Aw wh and not be ſatisfied. S2L , _ my
_ & Either 1. by taking away that power and vert a Wea
riſhing, which I have pur into hd food, w__ the wich. RY
draw, it will be unable ro nouriſh. Or rather 2. by ſending a f
mine or ſcarcity of bread, —_ is the ſtaffe and ſupport of mans
or ſo this phraſe i ;
and el{where explained, as Pſal: 10s: 16: Feek: Rp yy and he Re.
lowing words expound it here. 6 (7:e: ) Ten or many Familie :
for the women took care for the bread and food of all the famil :
c This is a ſign and conſequence both of a famine. and of the =
—_ of the bread of ſeveral families together in an oven br
each family t2ok care to weigh their bread,and to receive the ſa By
as —_— they put in. Compare Ezek. 4. 16 ame
27 Andif ye will not for all this hearkes : '2 nu but walk contrarie unto me; nan,
28 Then I will walk contrarie unto you alſo in fury / and TI, even TI will chaſtiſe you ſeven times for hay 4 : « Or, In fury of raſbneſs or careleſneſs with you or amongſt you fa raging lion breaking into a multitude of people, and iefiro bi wage E LH with promiſcuouſly or without any ditinEion T righteous and wicked together, as is threatned, Fzek: a1. , _— in fury of contrariety, or meeting with you, or againſt hs” mY - Es that MCCts hisenemy in the fury of battel. OY "97 © WOO 29 * And ye ſhal eat the fleſh of the fleſh of your daughters ſhal ye eat, e RW extreme hunger, See 7m. 4 19. 2d _ I will deſtroie your high places f, and * cut Fl Fs L your 1mages g, and caſt your carcaſes upon the 347: _
carcafes of your idols þ, and my ſoul ſh Eze
age | y loul ſhal abhor you
which you will ſacrifice afrer the manner of the ” »o-HY :
See Levit: 19.26. Numb: .26. : 33- 52. g Or, Nour images of th the honour and worſhipping of the Sun, __ ME ot fr
Under this one kind of idolatry
our {ons y e, and *Deut:28. 53: Ezek:
: 6:4: *,
together in a forlorn and loathſome ft ; J ate 31 And Lwill make your cities Epck: 1 & waſt I Ee 195:Ezek: e, and* bring 9:6: & 27 youT 7,
Ch;v. XX VI,
(hap-
| *Deut. | 97 and 2 62, 64.
| *:Chro!
36. 21,
| | Or, ac | compliſh. | See Job
14; 6.
| ®*Proy. 2
4 I; | + Heb.
| griven.
. Iſa, IO.«
(hap. XXVT.
your ſan&uaries 7 unto deſolation, and I will not ſmell