& The ruinous Heaps of Ciries or Towns, in which ſome ſorry | Habitations might poſſibly be found by them. 1 The Chaldean Sol. { diers ranſacking all places, and either expeCing, or by chance find.
ing them there, ſhall kill in Revenge of Gedaliah's Death, and I/ma- el, with others ſhall deſtroy ſome of them. »= Thar wanders in the Fields ſhall be a prey to Lions, or rather ravenous Beaſts, that will mulriply in that ruined Country. # Out of the reach of Men and Beaſts, my Hand ſhall reach, I will ſend the Peſtilence, that ſhall ſweep them away. F
28 © For I will lay o the land + moſt deſolate, and the; * pomp p of her ſtrength ſhall ceaſe : and the mour- tains 9 of Ifrael ſhall be deſolate, that none » ſhall pab,” through. k
0 I do purpoſe to deſtroy utterly all in this Land, and what can e-
ſcape, when Salvage Beaſts, cruel Men, and a peſtilential Air a!l con- cur to ruine the Land? 6 The ſtately and pompous ſhews of her Strength, and her former Riches and Power. q On which were Vine- yards, and Oliveyards, where the joyful Sounds of the Vintage and Harveſts did glad the Heart, there ſhall be utrer Deſolation, » No Man daring to venture for fear of Wild Beaſts, or Peſtilential Air, or Fa mine in thoſe waſted Mountains.
29 Then ſhall they know that I azz the LORD -, whet I have laid the land moſt deſolate, becauſe of all their abominations which they have committed. =
sT would have had them acknowledged me to be the Lord by my Bleſſings which beautified the Land; by my holy Precepts which di- reed to Piety and Juſtice; by my Mercy and Kindneſs towardsthem ; but they deſpiſed my Mercy, broke my Law, abuſed my Bounty, 2" now by the Puniſhment of their Sins, as I threatned, and by laying the Land moſt waſte, they ſhall be conſtrained to own and ſubmit t9 m?, as the Lord.
39 © Alſo thou fon of man, the children - of thy # peo- ple ſtill are talking againſt thee by the walls «, and the doors x of the houſes, and ſpeak one to another every one to his brother, ſaying, Come, z, I pray yt and ' hear what is the word that cometh forth from t<># | LORD. : |
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%. 23 And when this cometh to paſs (lo it will come ) & then * ſhall they know that a prophet hath been among ” them.
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= warn them to fly from Wrath, not imployed by Men to pleaſe their & wanton Ear and Fancy.
o CHAP. XXXIV. p 4 repraf to the wicked ſhepherds of God's people, 1—6. his judgment againſt
; I ND the word- of the LORD came unto me, : {aying ,
# ihepherds ec of Ifrael that do feed f themſelves : ſhould not - the ſhepherds feed g the flocks 4? kt ” » The Rulers of the People, both Political, as Kings, Magiſtrates; & and Princes, as alſo Eccleſfaſtical, Prieſts and Prophets. 6 The rwo | Tribes, and the few that out of the ten, did adhere to the Houſe of ' David. c The Command is repeated, to encourage and engage the > Prophetto his Work. & Exzckiel ſpeaks,bur theſe Rulers muſt know 'ris | Cod that ſp*nks by him. e They have been principal Cauſes of many 2 Sins, and exemplary AQtors in other Sins, for which many Woes were & threatned, many re already come, and the reſt will come,- in which
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x Captives in Pafyion, 2 Thy, int my People, God doth. debaſe, u AS Men now do in Cities or Towns, ſo then they ſtood up to the Wall, when meeting in the Steets they : x Others go into the Porchesof Doors of their
deorade and dilown them. would talk together. ke Houſes, this they did-ro tell each other what News of their Coyntry. y And aliends in this Prophet, rhe true Propher, and enquire what God hath revealed to him,
04 what he may reveal untous, whether any, or when will that end,
ot Our Sorr ows be. EE WO. 1 And * they come unto thee - as the people
2s Flocking to the School of ſome famous Door, or as Men and
” the Synagogues to hear their learned Scribes. 4 So we find the Elders rheir Feer, ſo is Saul fajd to be broughtup at the Feet "of Gixaicl. e By their outward Deportments you might judg them
"2 nity hzar what thou fayſt, but they will not do ir. e All their ; Tere is but from Teeth outward, either to Me, my Word, or my P:opher, faith God. 7 Their Delire, Love and Care is about their Gaia. how to make thriving Bargains, how to place out and ſecure
s +» And lo, thou art to them as a + very lovely ſong of one that hath a pleaſant voice, and can play well on an ini{trument: for they hear thy words , but
they do thein not. | _
Theſe Frwr efteem and regard thee, and what thou fayeſt, as Men rz2ard a Skiful Muſician, who to a well-tuned Inftrument hath ſung the Praztes of Verrue, or of vertuous Men; it pleaſeth their Ear, bur ic doth nor frame their Hearts and Lifeto Vertue. They loved him for his eloquent Lamentation, and Reproof of their Enemies, and for forerelling rhar they ſhould fall, and ſaying nothing againſt them and their Sins for theſe three Years paſt ; but when he exhorts,or diſlwades thzmto Duty, or from Sinthey 1 hear, nor do.
| When all thouhaſt propheſied againſt the Jews ſhall, as that thou