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Ask ye of the (
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The Prophet reproves the Jews ,
because by their own infidelity they turn away God '
s promised graces ,
and so famine came by God '
s just judgment .
Therefore to avoid this plague ,
he exhorts them to turn to God ,
and to pray in faith to him ,
and so he will give them abundance .(:
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LORD rain in the time of the latter rain ; [
so ]
the LORD shall make bright clouds ,
and give them showers of rain ,
to every one grass in the field .
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For the (
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He calls to remembrance God '
s punishments in times past ,
because they trusted not in him ,
but in their idols and sorcerers who always deceived them .(:
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idols have spoken vanity ,
and the diviners have seen a lie ,
and have told false dreams ;
they comfort in vain :
therefore That is ,
the Jews went into captivity .
they went their way as a flock ,
they were troubled ,
because [
there was ]
no shepherd .
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My anger was kindled against the shepherds ,
and I punished the (
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Meaning ,
the cruel governors who did oppress the poor sheep ; (
Eze_34
:16-17 ).(:
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goats :
for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah ,
and hath made them as He will be merciful to his Church ,
and cherish them as a king or prince does his best horse ,
which will be for his own use in war .
his majestic horse in the battle .
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Out (
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Out of Judah will the chief governor proceed ,
who will be as a corner to uphold the building ,
and as a nail to fasten it together .(:
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of him came forth the corner ,
out of him the nail ,
out of him the battle bow ,
out of him every Over their enemies .
oppressor together .
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And they shalbe as the mightie men ,
which treade downe their enemies in the mire of the streetes in the battell ,
and they shall fight ,
because the Lorde is with them ,
and the riders on horses shall be confounded .
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And I will strengthen the house of Judah ,
and I will save the (
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That is ,
the ten tribes ,
which would be united under Christ to the rest of the Church .(:
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house of Joseph ,
and I will bring them again to place them ;
for I have mercy upon them :
and they shall be as though I had not cast them off :
for I [
am ]
the LORD their God ,
and will hear them .
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And they of Ephraim shall be as a gyant ,
and their heart shall reioyce as thorowe wine :
yea ,
their children shall see it ,
and be glad :
and their heart shall reioyce in the Lord .
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I will (
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By which he declares the power of God ,
who needs no great preparation when he will deliver his own :
for with a gesture or hiss he can call them suddenly from all places .(:
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hiss for them ,
and gather them ;
for I have redeemed them :
and they shall increase as they have increased .
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And I will (
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Though they will yet be scattered and seem to be lost ,
yet it will be profitable to them :
for there they will come to the knowledge of my name ,
which was accomplished under the Gospel ,
among whom it was first preached .(:
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sow them among the people :
and they shall remember me in far countries ;
and they shall live with their children ,
and Not that they would return into their country ,
but be gathered and joined in one faith by the doctrine of the Gospel .
turn again .
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I will bring them againe also out of the land of Egypt ,
and gather them out of Asshur :
and I will bring them into the land of Gilead ,
and Lebanon ,
and place shall not be found for them .
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And he (
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He alludes to the deliverance of the people out of Egypt ,
when the angel smote the floods and rivers .(:
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shall pass through the sea with affliction ,
and shall smite the waves in the sea ,
and all the deeps of the river shall dry up :
and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down ,
and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart .
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And I will strengthen them in the Lorde ,
and they shall walke in his Name ,
sayth the Lorde .
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Open thy doors ,
O (
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Because the Jews thought themselves so strong by reason of this mountain ,
that no enemy could come to hurt them ,
the Prophet shows that when God sends the enemies ,
it will show itself ready to receive them .(:
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Lebanon ,
that the fire may devour thy cedars .
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Wail , (
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Showing that if the strong men were destroyed ,
the weaker were not able to resist .(:
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fir tree ;
for the cedar is fallen ;
because the mighty are laid waste :
wail ,
O ye oaks of Bashan ;
for the forest of the Seeing that Lebanon was destroyed ,
which was the strongest fortress ,
the weaker places could not hope to hold out .
vintage is come down .
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There is ]
a voice of the wailing of the shepherds ;
for their (
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That is ,
the fame of Judah and Israel would perish .(:
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glory is destroyed :
a voice of the roaring of young lions ;
for the pride of Jordan is laid waste .
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Thus saith the LORD my God ;
Feed the flock of the (
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Which being now destined to be slain ,
were delivered as out of the lion '
s mouth .(:
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slaughter ;
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Whose possessors slay them ,
and hold themselves (
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Their governors destroy them without any remorse of conscience ,
or yet thinking that they do evil .(:
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not guilty :
and they that sell them say ,
He notes the hypocrites ,
who always have the name of God in their mouths ,
though in their life and doings they deny God ,
attributing their gain to God '
s blessings ,
which comes from the wealth of their brethren .
Blessed [
be ]
the LORD ;
for I am rich :
and their own shepherds pity them not .
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For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land ,
saith the LORD :
but ,
lo , (
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I will cause one to destroy another .(:
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I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour '
s hand ,
and into the hand of his Their governors will execute cruelty over them .
king :
and they shall smite the land ,
and out of their hand I will not deliver [
them ].
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And I will feed the flock of slaughter , [
even ]
you , (
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That is ,
the small remnant ,
whom he though worthy to show mercy to .(:
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O poor of the flock .
And I took to me God shows his great benefits toward his people to convince them of greater ingratitude ,
who would neither be ruled by his most beautiful order of government ,
neither continue in the bands of brotherly unity ,
and therefore he breaks both the one and the other .
Some read «
Destroyers »
instead of «
Bands »,
but in (
Zec_11
:14 )
the second reading is confirmed .
two staffs ;
the one I called Beauty ,
and the other I called Bands ;
and I fed the flock .
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Then said I ,
I will not feede you :
that that dyeth ,
let it dye :
and that that perisheth ,
let it perish :
and let the remnant eate ,
euery one the flesh of his neighbour .
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And I tooke my staffe ,
euen Beautie ,
and brake it ,
that I might disanull my couenant ,
which I had made with all people .
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And it was broken in that day :
and so the (
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He shows that the least always profit by God '
s judgments .(:
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poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it [
was ]
the word of the LORD .
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And I said to them ,
If ye think good ,
give [
me ] (
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Besides their ingratitude ,
God accuses them of malice and wickedness ,
who did not only forget his benefits ,
but esteemed them as nothing .(:
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my price ;
and if not ,
forbear .
So they weighed for my price thirty [
pieces ]
of silver .
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And the LORD said to me ,
Cast it to the (
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Showing that it was too little to pay his wages with ,
which could hardly suffice to make a few tiles to cover the temple .(:
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potter :
a glorious price that I was valued at by them .
And I took the thirty [
pieces ]
of silver ,
and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD .
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Then brake I mine other staffe ,
euen the Bandes ,
that I might dissolue the brotherhood betweene Iudah and Israel .
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And the LORD said to me ,
Take to thee yet (
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Signifying that they should have a certain type of regiment and outward show of government :
but in effect it would be nothing ,
for they would be wolves ,
and devouring beasts instead of shepherds .(:
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the instruments of a foolish shepherd .
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For ,
lo ,
I will raise up a shepherd in the land , [
who ]
shall not visit those that are cut off ,
neither shall seek the young one ,
nor heal that which is broken ,
nor feed that which (
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And is in health and sound .(:
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standeth still :
but he shall eat the flesh of the fat ,
and tear their claws in pieces .
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Woe to the idle shepherd that leaveth the flock !
the sword [
shall be ]
upon his (
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By the arm he signifies strength ,
as he does wisdom and judgments by the eye :
that is ,
the plague of God will take away both your strength and judgment .(:
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arm ,
and upon his right eye :
his arm shall be wholly dried up ,
and his right eye shall be utterly darkened .
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The burden of the word of the LORD for (
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That is ,
the ten tribes ,
which neglected God '
s benefit in delivering their brethren ,
and had rather remain in captivity ,
than to return home when God called them .(:
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Israel ,
saith the LORD ,
who stretcheth forth the heavens ,
and layeth the foundation of the earth ,
and formeth the spirit of man within him .